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Badgers spring into action Courtesty of UW Alt Breaks

Students partake in alternative breaks to help reduce unmet humanitarian needs Rachael Lallensack Print Campus Editor Offering an opportunity to interact with unique communities and people across the country, 120 students participated in Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Alternative Breaks program over spring break. The Alt Breaks program coordinates trips every winter,

spring and summer that provide participants with the opportunity to travel, serve and change lives, including their own. Through Alt Breaks, University of Wisconsin students have the option to travel to places all around the country on a low-cost budget while donating their time and labor to a variety of volunteer services. Student were offered the opportunity to travel to Detroit, Michigan; the Appalachian Mountains; Everglades National Park in Florida; Naples, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina; New Orleans,

Louisiana; New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; and a few other areas, according to the WUD Alt Breaks website. Volunteering efforts ranged from Habitat for Humanity, homeless shelters in well-known cities, wildlife sanctuaries, community recovery projects, environmental restoration and various educational purposes, the website said. “As students we tend to get really caught up in what we’re doing and [Alt Breaks] gives us a reminder of what we’ll be doing after graduation and how we’ll be able to make an impact in the community that

we’re in,” Alt Breaks program assistant director Kim Ebner said. Maja Ivanovic, a UW sophomore studying neurobiology and psychology, is deciding whether to pursue either law school or medical school post-graduation and said her experience through Alt Breaks gave her invaluable insight for her decisionmaking. Ivanovic recently returned from an Alt Break in the small Appalachian village Gilbert in West Virginia. Deep mining and service mining industries directly affect the health of individuals in this town of less

than 500 residents, she said. “I thought it was a unique opportunity to meet people who were very unlike me and had a very different upbringing,” Ivanovic said. “It was a way to have a fun spring break, but also positively impact people’s lives as well as learn something from it.” Through an organization called Restoring Eden, Ivanovic and nine other UW students worked with a researcher from the School of Public Health at Indiana University to survey the local people about their living conditions, health problems and quality of life, Ivanovic said.

One of Ivanovic’s biggest takeaways from the experience was how friendly and welcoming the people were. Many of the families welcomed them into their homes, showed them around or offered them food and beverages, she said. Ivanovic’s partner while conducting surveys was an international student from China who she says she probably would never have met on campus had they not been paired up for Alt Breaks. Alt Breaks has been an active organization on campuses nationwide for almost 30 years

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Vet School eyes Google Glass Technology captures surgeon’s perspective as innovative tool for student instruction Rachael Lallensack Print Campus Editor

Courtesy of Ara Alonso Through the Rafiki Club, UW students communicate with Kenyan women through letters, helping them improve their English skills.

Snail mail: from UW to Kenya Professor-led programs empower women, connect students to new cultures Emma Palasz Herald Contributor In Swahili, the word “rafiki” means “friendship” and one University of Wisconsin student organization with the word in its title allows members to gain exactly that. Rafiki Club, a student organization on campus, allows its members to learn invaluable lessons about friendship, culture and life through letter writing correspondence with Kenyan women. The club collaborates with a program called Health by Motorbike that Ara Alonso, a UW professor in the Department of Gender and Women Studies, was inspired to create in 2009. Health by Motorbike aims at training health

workers to help enhance programs to promote health for women in isolated communities in Kenya and Tanzania, Alonso said. Rafiki Club enhances communication between women receiving the benefits of Health by Motorbike and students involved in Alonso’s organizations, she said. Alonso now takes regular visits to Africa with UW students from both Health by Motorbike, where they train health workers with knowledge learned at UW and translate it in a culturally-sensitive way, and Rafiki Club, where they get the opportunity to meet some of the women they have bonded with through their letters. In Rafiki Club, UW

students are each paired with a woman from Kenya with whom they communicate through letters about once every one or two months, Alonso said. Not only does it strengthen the bond between students and Kenyan women, but it helps the women practice English, she said. “For the women in the village, [Rafiki Club] is very crucial,” Alonso said. “English is power in Kenya … Only people in power can speak and write English.” About 30 students are involved in Rafiki Club, co-president Kelsey Scherer said. When it first became a student organization in 2010, there were only five members, Alonso said. Rafiki Club is important and impactful

for both UW students involved as well as Kenyan women, Scherer said. She accompanied Alonso on a trip to Kenya in the summer of 2012. “[The women] love their Rafikis,” Scherer said. “They take us in as another kid. They keep all of our letters and they hang our pictures on the walls in their house.” Scherer said when she visited Kenya, many students were able to spend a night at their Rafikis’ houses, which were mostly mud huts with dirt floors. Nevertheless, the women welcomed the students, cooking for them and letting them sleep in their homes, she said. Alonso said having a pen pal in Kenya is both an exciting learning

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In an effort to find a method to record surgical videos from a first person point of view, University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the first schools to implement Google Glass technology. Last semester, Tyler Gregory, an instructional designer at the School of Veterinary Medicine, was approached by several clinical professors to assist them in recording surgical videos from a first person point of view, which gave him the idea to use Google Glass. Google Glass is a wearable, voice-controlled device that resembles a pair of reading glasses and displays information directly in the user’s field of vision. Clinical Assistant Professor, Jason Bleedorn, began recording his surgeries using Google Glass technologies earlier this year. “The genesis was mainly to try to capture the surgeon’s perspective for teaching students, residents and other trainees,” Bleedorn said. In the past, Bleedorn said they had various pictures and videos from cases taken by a person leaning over his shoulder, or even more cumbersome, he would have to step back, allow someone to take a picture, then return to his surgical procedure. Bleedorn said he wanted something that he would be able to control himself and allow him to get genuine footage during his procedures. Bleedorn is currently working on constructing an online learning module

that will allow students to follow every stage of his work with a patient from initial examination to surgery, Gregory said. The process involves compiling photo, video and Google Glass footage and converting them to teachable resources, he said. Both Bleedorn and Gregory said they are optimistic about ways this technology can be used in a surgical setting. They said they see potential in the technology for use ranging from filming video for student instruction to using it as a direct part of the treatment by displaying X-ray images on its screen during surgery, or even as a way to broadcast real-time footage to locations outside of the operating room. Bleedorn works specifically with small animals and said when he operates only about two or three residents can be scrubbed in at a time. The only way students can view the surgery as it happens is through live-streaming footage through a camera mounted in the ceiling, he said. Despite his initial apprehensions, Google Glass captures wide-view, highdefinition footage rather than narrowly focused, low quality video, Bleedorn said. Being able to broadcast the footage he captures from his own perspective would provide a better service to his students, he said. However, with every new form of technology, the early phases include rapid software updates and bug fixes and Bleedorn and Gregory said the technology is promising, but has some flaws. “There’s still some fine-

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With more than 40 bills on the agenda for the session, the state Assembly scrambled to pass the bills on to the Senate in what was likely the chamber’s last floor session of the year Thursday. The chamber focused in particular on passing several controversial bills including legislation to reduce costs of critical oral chemotherapy medication for certain patients, a bill to increase school accountability through a report card system for all publicly funded schools and a bill that limits early voting in the state. Assembly and Senate Democrats expressed mixed feelings on the session. They were content but somewhat unsatisfied with Republican-

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hours a week. “The bill allows equal opportunity for all people to vote, whether you live in an urban or rural area, which [Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater] thinks is an important change,” Nass’s spokesperson, Mike Mikalsen, said. Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said Wisconsin should be known for increasing voting patterns, not restricting them. The bill to help make oral chemotherapy more affordable for cancer patients passed with an amendment that establishes a $100 co-payment cap for oral chemotherapy patients every 30 days. Republicans who wrote the amendment said it would take a similar path as other states’ laws. As the Senate had earlier

overwhelmingly passed a different version of the oral chemotherapy bill, Democrats had said the Assembly’s changes could mean the Senate might not approve those changes during its last April 1st session. That, Democrats argued, could effectively kill the bill’s chances this legislative session, although Assembly leaders expressed confidence the Senate would approve the bill. “As new treatment options become available, it is important that we ensure cancer patients have affordable access to the medication that can save their lives,” Rep. Dean Knudson, R-Hudson, said in a statement. “They deserve every opportunity to fight this disease — some of these drugs can cost tens of thousands

of dollars just for a month’s supply. Patients and families have enough to worry about as it is. Capping the co-pay at $100 helps remove another financial concern and ensure that these medications remain affordable.” Instead of pushing for a broader bill, the Assembly passed the Senate’s watereddown version of the school accountability bill, which does not include sanctions for failing schools. The bill now heads to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. Any legislation that did not pass during the session is now likely dead for the year, Risser said. Walker’s “Blueprint for Prosperity” tax cut bill passed the Assembly in Tuesday’s session and will now go to Walker’s desk to be signed into law.

Student seeks to make robots more human Research studies ways to improve ‘gaze aversion’ to enhance relatability Rachael Lallensack Print Campus Editor If interactive robots were able to pause during conversation and take a moment to gaze off into the distance as if pondering what the user was saying, research suggests this small change could make them seem less robotic. Sean Andrist, a graduate researcher at the University of Wisconsin, studies ways researchers can improve how communicative characters, both digitallyconstructed virtual agents and physical robots, maintain eye contact. Specifically, Andrist’s research focuses on “gaze aversion,” or the moments when people glance away or look around during conversation. Andrist has a particular interest in humancomputer interaction and computer animation, so he started working on a cross-section of these two topics. He looked at how to make computer agents behave more naturally and work with users more intuitively, his co-advisor, Bilge Mutlu, a professor in the Computer Sciences Department, said.

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amended legislation to provide more affordable oral chemotherapy cancer treatment and to increase school accountability, but outraged with the early voting legislation. Democrats called this an attempt to suppress urban, and often Democratic, voters from early voting. The divide was clear during the session, particularly in the heated discussion over early voting. Democrats argued that the bill, which would limit early voting to clerks’ offices between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays is a direct attack on individuals’ constitutional right to vote while Republicans argued it will level the playing field for urban and rural voters, as rural voters often have fewer time windows to vote early. The bill would limit clerks’ offices to accept ballots to 45

and UW’s chapter has been running since 1990, Director Jake Heyka, A UW senior studying political science and international studies, said. What makes Alt Breaks unique is that it is entirely student-led and coordinated with supervision of a faculty advisor, Heyka said. It operates in partnership with WUD, which provides insurance for each trip and keeps trips within lowcost budgets, Ebner said. Prices range from $250 to $600 depending on travel expenses, she said. The planning committee

KENYA, page 1 process for students involved, as they have to share information in a cultural way. Once, Alonso’s daughter wrote about donating her hair to Locks of Love to Kenyan women, she said. “All the women were laughing,” Alonso said. “[They] couldn’t understand why my daughter was telling this story about getting her hair cut. They have their hair cut or have their head covered or shaved.” Scherer said Rafiki Club is unique in the way it allows its members to observe both similarities and differences between

To achieve a stronger application of gaze mechanisms in communicative characters, Andrist said he also studies social science aspects of how humans behave while communicating with one another. In his most recent paper, Andrist outlined how speakers use these aversions in conversation, they signal to the listeners that cognitive processing is occurring, creating the impression that deep thought or creativity is being undertaken in formulating their speech. His goals for the research were to see if robots’ gaze aversions could be perceived as intentional and meaningful by either signaling a pause for contemplation, setting conversational intimacy levels and establishing that it is still their turn to speak. He used parameters of gaze aversion length, timing and frequency to test his goals. “It is one of those things where it’s really hard to nail down what the right thing to do is, but it’s really easy to know when something is wrong,” Andrist said. “For example, if someone is talking to you and they’re being sort of weird with the way they are looking at you, you get the sense that something’s off even if you can’t articulate

Courtesy of Bilge Mutlu Researchers have found that giving robots a series of small behavioral cues can help them appear more human.

why.” Andrist presented the paper at the International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction in Germany earlier this month, where he was nominated for the best paper award and ranked among the top five out of 132 submissions. An article written about the conference on NewScientist. com said researchers found giving robots a series of small behavioral cues can make help them appear more human, which makes people feel more comfortable interacting with them. The concept of shifting from robots that appear starkly nonhuman to those

that are easy to relate to or work with is called “bridging the uncanny valley,” the article said. Researchers believe large advances toward people accepting robots into their daily lives can be made through implementing small habits that humans make innately when programming such devices. “You fall into this valley of uncanniness when you can tell the robot or character is just not doing the right thing, even if you can’t quite explain why,” Andrist said. Andrist recently received the Chateaubriand Research Fellowship offered by the Embassy of France to spend five months at a graduate

school there to further his studies on gaze, personality and motivation in order to create effective human-robot interaction in assistive setting. The situations these communicative characters can be applied to include teaching settings, elderly care and assistance or possibly therapeutic practices, Andrist said. Ultimately, Andrist said his hope for the future of his work entails combining his findings on gaze aversion with other gaze actions to provide comprehensive programming to integrate effective human and robot interaction into common settings.

is made up of 50 members and has access to thorough information about all the previous Alt Breaks trips taken over the years, Heyka said. They do background checks and risk management reports to ensure the organizations they collaborate with are running ethical practices, he said. Students can also suggest an alternative break option to the committee, Heyka said. Opportunities to apply for summer alternative breaks ends this Thursday and further information about the application process will be sent out in an all-campus email early this week.

the two cultures. Additionally, Alonso said when students receive the letters they tend to realize the women are exactly the same as they are and they share the same values — family, friendship and happiness. One of the most remarkable aspects of being a part of the club is learning how strong the Kenyan women are as people, Scherer said. “To see … how strong they are and just happy to have a chance to learn more and make their lives and families better — I think it’s just very profound to see that,” Scherer said.

Courtesy of Tyler Gregory Bleedorn plans to use Google Glass to construct a learning module that will follow every stage of his work.

GOOGLE, page 1 tuning involving limitations with the current software. You can only record a short segment of video,” Bleedorn said. In a surgical setting, sterilization is a crucial requirement for safe practice, Bleedorn said. Right now, Google Glass is programmed to turn off after a short period of time to preserve battery, which

is not ideal in surgeries that are ongoing for up to several hours, he said. Gregory said he has already sent requests to programmers to attend to these issues and believes upcoming software updates will resolve them. Bleedorn and Gregory said they could see this technology benefiting complementary programs at the med school or even programs or research

projects in the school of engineering. “One of the big draws to me to veterinary school and specifically Wisconsin was to be on that forefront and be moving things forward … I think we have a service to the animals to provide a better quality of care and new techniques,” Bleedorn said in a video published on the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine Youtube channel.

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Report shows state job growth stagnant Dan Kinderman Herald Contributor New numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that Wisconsin’s rate of job growth remained relatively stagnant in the last quarterly reporting period. The state saw 28,351 private-sector jobs created between September 2012 and September 2013, a 1.2 percent increase over the year. In the same time period, the numbers show a 2.1 percent increase in job growth at the national level. Wisconsin currently ranks 35th in the nation for the rate of job creation, according

to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report shows the job creation rate from June 2012 to June 2013 was identical to the following September period, indicating little improvement in job growth over time. Among the sectors assessed by the report, Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector lost 748 jobs, or 0.2 percent, of its jobs in the latest 12-month period. On the other hand, the report showed the job rate in Wisconsin’s construction sector grew at 6.8 percent. As legislative and gubernatorial elections approach, Wisconsin’s economy and job growth will

likely be central platforms on which candidates run. Gov. Scott Walker, who has stressed his administration’s focus on job creation, is up for re-election in November. The Department of Workforce Development’s unemployment numbers from January 2014 place Wisconsin’s unemployment rate at 6.1 percent, 0.5 percent below the national average of 6.6 percent. Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, said the steps taken by Wisconsin’s Republican controlled government have indeed spurred economic activity. “We’ve created 103,000 private sector jobs so far

with our favorable changes, but as we continue to have these pro-growth policies, you’re going to see more and more of this job growth in the coming years,” Kooyenga said. Kooyenga cited property and income tax cuts, tax code simplification, investments and tax cuts for businesses as examples of some of the “pro-growth policies” that have been implemented, including Walker’s “Blueprint for Prosperity” tax cut which recently passed through the Assembly and is headed to Walker’s desk to be signed into law. Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said he believes

the state could be taking more steps to improve Wisconsin’s economic standing, stating his displeasure with Walker’s performance and saying he has put personal political interest above the best interest of the state. However, Risser attributed the interest rates set by the federal government and continued national recovery as factors to the state’s gradual economic recovery. In terms of Wisconsin’s banking sector, Wisconsin Bankers Association president and CEO Rose Oswald Poels said banks saw a positive improvement in almost every major measurement category, including lending overall,

when compared to where the industry was a year ago. “While the recovery of both the banking industry and the state itself has been slow, it continues to be a steady progression in the right direction for consumers and our economy,” Poels said. Although Democrats in the Legislature have accused Republicans of a lack of action regarding job creation legislation, the Legislature passed three bills, all of which were passed unanimously or nearly unanimously, targeting job creation efforts, including grants for technical school or job training, school scholarships and apprenticeship grants.

Kaleem Caire to continue racial disparity eﬀorts Alex Arriaga Print City Editor

Courtesy of Kaleem Caire Caire served as president and CEO of Urban League for four years.

After four years serving as president and CEO of the Urban League of Madison, Kaleem Caire is moving on to new ways to stay involved with the racial disparity movement in Madison. The Urban League is a historic civil rights organization established in 1910 whose original goal was to help AfricanAmericans leaving the South and escaping to the North to find a better life. “We helped them overcome discrimination, find education and also find jobs when they came north,” Caire said. “What we’re really known for is integrating and diversifying corporate America and the public sector.” The Urban League plays a central role in advocacy, employment training and providing education options to children in Madison schools, he said. Some of the initiatives that were started under

Caire’s leadership include the addition of four new workforce academies as well as the current development of a fifth one. “We’re the primary representative voice of African-American families in Dane County. It’s important that the league continues to be strong,” Caire said. “In my four years my focus was in making sure that it had an agenda and initiatives that it was operating that could really make a lasting difference in the lives of families here and also be a serious voice for change.” The number of adults served by the Urban League have increased since Caire first started from 183 to 1,731 last year, he said. Caire said one of his top priorities has been education. He said the Urban League has established a scholars academy which extends the school day for two extra hours in language arts, reading and math four days a week. The academy also provides immersion in

career-based learning and understanding of higher education. Caire said some of the additions to workforce academies include the growth of the health administrative academy, and the additions of the information technology academy, food service, customer service and sales and trades academies. The league also works to make the issue of racial disparities a top concern for communities in Dane County, Caire said. “When I got here nobody was talking about it, now if you ask a political leader what the top three issue are in Dane County, I bet your number one or two would be that issue,” Caire said. After his resignation from the Urban League, Caire hopes to continue working on racial disparity concerns in the city. Opening avenues in corporations for diverse employment as well as providing opportunities for youth in education are most important for the racial disparity movement

in the city, he said. Caire said he expects that Noble Wray, interim President and CEO at the Urban League, will tighten up some policies related to many of the initiatives he started at the Urban League to ensure that the league is thriving when a new permanent leader is selected. Tutoring opportunities are available for University of Wisconsin students to get involved with the League and Caire said he hopes students will continue to volunteer with the League and possibly work with them in the long term. Caire said he wishes to increase the amount of young professionals that choose to stay in Madison following graduation and said he thinks students are the future of the city. He said he hopes to increase the amount of young professionals that choose to stay in the Madison following graduation. “We want to keep our best and brightest right here. You all are the future of the city,” Caire said.

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Wis. initiatives fuel crime lab update Databank program project approved this month to accomodate bill for expanded DNA collection Margaret Rotter Herald Contributor The Madison Crime Lab, one of the nation’s first state-level laboratories, will be expanded in April to accommodate the recent DNA at arrest initiatives. A project approval earlier this month by the Wisconsin Building Commission under Gov. Scott Walker has allowed for the expansion of the lab, which could lead to more criminal cases getting solved. The expansion to the crime lab will accommodate the DNA Databank program, which collects DNA samples from every person convicted of a felony in the State of Wisconsin, according to the website. Profiles of known offenders are searched against casework profiles to develop suspects, the website said. The expansion to the laboratory includes six shared lab stations, a chemistry lab, a high-density storage room, an extraction room, a robotic room and support spaces, according to the Department of Administration’s Request for State Building Commission Action. In 2013 Wisconsin passed a bill that expanded the Department of Justice’s DNA collection so they now can take samples at the time of arrest for all adult felony arrests and misdemeanor convictions, Dana Brueck, spokesperson for Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, said. The act allowed for additional positions to accommodate the heavier workload as well as the expansion to provide additional space that is needed for the increased DNA analysis and for the extra employees, Bruek said. The Madison Crime Lab’s areas of analysis include controlled substances, DNA, crime scene responses,

fingerprint identifications, forensic imaging and toxicology, the website said. Brian O’Keefe, the administrator for the Division of Law Enforcement Services, said law enforcers take a buccal swab from the inside of the cheek of all arrested people. Law enforcement then forwards this information to the crime lab, he said. At the crime lab, scientists process the DNA and develop a DNA profile, O’Keefe said. This profile is then uploaded into the Combined DNA Index System. The profiles of the individuals are then shared in a nationwide bank, he said. The lab then uploads the information to a databank, O’Keefe said. Law enforcement uses the information for their investigations, and the data can help them rule out or include current suspects, he said. “With the help of the databank program, we can more quickly identify the perpetrators of crimes, especially one where DNA is left, such as a sexual assault,” O’Keefe said. O’Keefe said he was happy about the expansion and thinks it will be a positive move for the state of Wisconsin. He said he hopes the program will help get lawbreakers into custody much quicker and will prevent future crimes. The DNA at arrest program is expected to begin in April of next year, Brueck said. Van Hollen was optimistic about the crime lab expansion, Brueck said. “We’re very pleased with the action by the State Building Commission and appreciative of the Commission’s support for the expansion,” Brueck said. “The DNA at arrest program will further assist law enforcement in solving crimes, bringing justice to victims and reducing additional victimization.”

Courtesy of Flickr user Ruben de Rijcke Reports show Wisconsin reduced carbon pollution by at least 4 million tons in 2012, but still trails behind 12 other states in eﬀorts.

State reduces carbon pollution Joel Drew Herald Contributor As concerns over the implications of global climate change have risen, studies show they have spurred action in Wisconsin and across the nation to address the issue with carbon emissions standards, renewable energy requirements and public awareness. According to a recent report released by Wisconsin Environment, an environmental advocacy group, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency requirements reduced carbon pollution by at least 4 million metric tons in 2012 alone, which is equal to the annual emissions of more than 850,000 cars. Additionally, the study found that Wisconsin’s renewable electricity standards have helped Wisconsin generate enough renewable energy to offset as much carbon pollution as 191,667 cars produce in a year. “By using energy more efficiently, and by generating more

power from clean, renewable sources, we are delivering a onetwo punch in the fight against global warming,” Megan Severson, state advocate with Wisconsin Environment, said in the report. “We’ve proven that we have what it takes to protect our children and future generations from the worst impacts of climate change. We will need firm limits on carbon pollution in order to deliver a knockout blow.” Earlier this year, Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, introduced a bill to further ramp up Wisconsin’s renewable energy production by requiring utilities to produce 30 percent of their power from renewable sources like solar, wind and bio-fuels by the year 2030. The bill gained no traction in the Legislature. Clean Wisconsin, a leading advocacy group for environmental efforts in Wisconsin, has a network of 20,000 Wisconsinites that volunteer and write to Congress and the EPA to push for

increased environmental protection, Clean Wisconsin spokesperson, David Hunt said. “We are also currently working with the EPA to craft a nationwide policy on carbon emissions,” Hunt said. In Wisconsin, Focus on Energy, the state’s utilities’ statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource program, has helped 2.7 million Wisconsin residents install costeffective energy efficient renewable energy projects in their businesses and homes since 2001. Hunt said this project alone has produced enough energy to avoid the building of two more power plants in the state. In an interview with The Badger Herald, Severson said Wisconsin should look toward California’s cap and trade system if the state wants to see major improvement in carbon emissions. “As far as a good state policy that Wisconsin could model to tackle carbon pollution, California’s carbon cap

and trade system is the best. Some of the other states with carbon caps might be developing rules, but I don’t think any of them are as far along as California,” Severson said. Though Wisconsin’s efforts show promise, Wisconsin still trails behind 12 other states with greater emissions reductions, according to the report. California, which enacted the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2006, set the goal to achieve greenhouse gas limits of 427 million tons or less of carbon pollution per year by 2020. According to Wisconsin Environment, California saved the environment from 20 million metric tons of carbon emissions through their energy efficient policies in 2012 alone. A report released by energy think tank World Resources Institute shows that if Wisconsin continues to increase renewable power generation by 1 percent per year after 2015, Wisconsin can reduce 6 percent of total carbon emissions in 2011 by 2020.

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‘Ban Bossy’ campaign discourages leadership Theresa Cooley Columnist As anyone who pays attention to the news or has any feelings about feminism will know, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has launched a campaign against the commonplace use of the word “bossy.” According to Sandberg and the women involved in her campaign — Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, Diane von Furstenberg and Condoleezza Rice to name a few — society needs to “recognize the many ways we systematically discourage leadership in girls from a young age.” The “Ban Bossy” campaign leaders advise that “The next time you have the urge to call your little girl bossy? Take a deep breath and praise her leadership skills instead.” It seems like these women behind the campaign have good intentions, doesn’t it? After all, bullying is a proven source of low self-esteem that can lead to any number of issues later in a child’s life. However, as it was put by Harold Koplewicz, head of the nonprofit Child Mind

Institute: “Bossy girls, as my 13-year-old daughter describes them, are closer to being bullies than they are leaders. And we know that bullies fundamentally feel insecure, hate themselves for it and assert themselves over other insecure people as a way of garnering a sense of control and dominance.” Will encouraging the disuse of words like “bossy” aid these girls in the pursuit of becoming leaders? No, because these bullies are called bossy for their negative behavior, not because they’re actually burgeoning leaders who are being suppressed. Banning the word bossy won’t cause them to change their psychologicallyrooted behavior and reveal aspirations to become CEOs or a modern-day Margaret Thatcher. But what about the other girls who aren’t bullies and who are still being called bossy? Aren’t they deterred from pursuing leadership roles? According to Koplewicz, “At the moment there is no direct research that categorizes the word

bossy as dangerous.” If one disconnects from the campaign’s touchy feminist rhetoric and considers the matter logically, it can be predicted that there never will be any research to conclusively categorize the word bossy as threatening. The whole matter boils down to this: Bossiness is a behavioral flaw, not suppressed leadership qualities; being called bossy is a form of criticism, and criticism is not innately evil. Criticism serves a positive purpose. True, it can be taken too far and become malicious. Even in those instances, however, if an individual is taught to process and handle criticism correctly, it can still achieve its proper end. This means that girls cannot be taught to duck for cover with tears in their eyes when judgment, true or false, is shot their way. To prepare them that way is to do girls a disservice because life is not a cakewalk, and no one, male or female, becomes a leader on any scale by hiding behind a list of banned words. Reporter Dana Loesch

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of TheBlaze news network is among those who understand the proper solution to the problem. “How about teaching girls not to let the perception of others deﬁne them? How about you teach girls strength from overcoming something, not running to Uncle Sam to ban what you dislike? How about you teach girls to get tough, Sheryl Sandberg, because no girl-woman is going to take over a board room if an innocuous adjective hurts her little feelings?” If girls are taught along the lines of Loesch’s advice instead of feeling victimized when they are called things like bossy, then they can truly become leaders. They will self-reflect when they’re criticized and have the sensibility to determine whether they will modify their behavior because there was truth to the criticism or to be strong and let the criticism roll off their backs. Making someone into a victim or making someone believe they’re a victim naturally makes them a follower. Leaders are who they are because they find

Recovered from cosmopolitan.com Beyoncé is one of the celebrity backers of Sandberg’s “Ban Bossy” campaign.

strength internally. That’s a trait that can be developed — but not by hiding behind the red tape of political correctness. Not if girls only crawl into the open when words like “bossy” and “stubborn” and “pushy” aren’t speeding like bullets through the air. I’ve been called “bossy” and “stubborn” and “pushy.” Who hasn’t? Girls and boys criticize each other every

day — and sometimes, the criticisms are true. Nearly if not all kids go through some kind of snotty phase. Everyone knows that kids are brutal to one another and to everyone else around them. If we can’t pick ourselves back up after we fall down, then who are we? Theresa Cooley (tcooley@ wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in English.

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Redistricting in Wisconsin: To change or not to change the state constitution COLLEGE REPUBLICANS Every 10 years, the Wisconsin news is flooded with stories of the minority party complaining about new district lines. In most of these stories, the narrative is the same. Generally, the minority party objects with the newly drawn district lines, saying that they unfairly favor the majority party. The last redistricting in 2011 was no different. Republicans, who controlled the Legislature, dominated the redistricting process, and Democrats complained. Many Democrats even went so far to say that the new district lines would have a significant impact on the upcoming elections. While it’s disagreeable that the entire composition of the Wisconsin Legislature can change as a result of selective redistricting, also known as gerrymandering, this process does give the majority party an advantage in future elections. For example if the minority party can redraw district lines in such a way that it can consolidate two minority party-controlled districts, then it can effectively reduce the amount of seats the minority party will hold in the future. Even though

gerrymandering might slightly distort votes, Wisconsin should not simply do away with the way it splits up the state for voting purposes for several reasons. First of all, a movement to change this would be extraordinarily diﬃcult since it would result in a change in our state constitution. That means in order to change the process by which districts are decided, an amendment would need to be passed by two Legislatures in a row and then approved by the citizens of Wisconsin. Not only would a change like this be difficult to accomplish, but it really would not beneﬁt anyone. A recent article in the Journal Sentinel written by Christian Schneider entitled, “Partisan Redistricting is Nothing New,” highlighted this idea perfectly. Even though the last redistricting will surely benefit Republicans in the short run, it has not always been this way. In the past, Democrats have won during periods of redistricting, and they have reconstructed the districts in a way that benefits them. Likewise, unless we get lucky and the Democrats continue to remain the

minority in Wisconsin for the foreseeable future, they will use this tactic to beneﬁt themselves again. In the same way, redistricting does not make it impossible for the minority party to win, and Schneider’s article mentioned numerous examples of the minority party winning despite unfavorable redistricting. As a result, redistricting does not really give any party a net advantage. Everyone does it, and while it does provide some short-term benefits for the controlling party, it does not provide nearly enough benefits to allow the majority party to continually maintain the majority. Therefore, this change in our state’s constitution would not have really any effect on Wisconsinites. Instead of wasting time on a topic like this, the Wisconsin Legislature should focus on topics that actually matter for the people that they represent, such as lower taxes, unemployment and education. If we focus on these key issues, rather than the trivial aspects of government, we will see which party is truly making a difference for the people of Wisconsin.

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS The issue of state redistricting reform presents itself every 10 years as State Senate and Assembly Districts are redrawn following the latest census. The Wisconsin Constitution mandates that Legislative districts are redrawn according to the number of inhabitants. This process is, and always has been, overseen by the majority party at the time, meaning that Wisconsin Republicans redrew the most recent districts in 2010. The issue, however, is that as Wisconsin becomes more politically divided, so do the districts. Recently proposed bipartisan legislation from senators Dale Schultz, R-Richland, and Time Cullen, D-Janesville, would put district maps into the hands of the Legislative Reference Bureau, a nonpartisan service agency. Senate Bill 163, which was proposed during the current session by Schultz and Cullen and will probably not make it out of committee, would also establish a Redistricting Advisory Commission. Earlier this year, UWMadison political science professor David Canon testified at a public meeting for the bill. The College

Democrats spoke with Professor Canon about the benefits of redistricting reform. While there are several different methods of nonpartisan redistricting utilized across the United States, Canon believes the “Iowa Model” is best; nonpartisan staff draws lines based solely on numbers and not political data, a system that is unique to Iowa. This model effectively “takes politics out of redistricting,” says Canon, and results in more even, compact districts. The United States Constitution requires districts to be drawn to be compact and contiguous, have equal numbers of constituents, and allow for fair competition. While gerrymandering may be mutually beneficial — both Democrat Mark Pocan and Republican Paul Ryan have benefited from increasingly safe congressional districts — partisan redistricting is hurting Wisconsin. Every 10 years, millions of dollars in taxpayers’ money is spent on court cases against unfairly drawn districts. Why would ﬁscal conservatives not jump at the chance to save the taxpayers of Wisconsin this unnecessary expense? Many

Republicans argue against redistricting reform because this is just the way “it always has been.” However, it may be more accurate to say that state Republicans believe they will still be in power in 2020, the next time districts are to be redrawn. The next census is still several years away, which, according to Professor Canon, is “exactly the reason to do it [reform] now.” However, the issue, says Canon, is that “both parties think they could be in power” in 2020. Republicans currently oppose reform because they believe they will still hold the majority, but, says Canon, “never in the history of Wisconsin has one party controlled state government for that long.” We do not know what our state Legislature will look like in the next 10, 20 or 100 years. It is our representatives’ duty to change Wisconsin now to make for a fairer future. No more closed doors, secret maps and expensive lawsuits. No more districts that don’t allow for competitive races or fair representation. Redistricting reform overcomes partisan boundaries so that all Wisconsinites may move forward, together.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Re-elect Leland Pan to Dane County Board April 1 My name is Carl Jiang, and I am in support of Leland Pan’s re-election to the Dane County Board. For two years Leland has enthusiastically represented the interests of District 5, which covers most of the UW campus area. It has been my experience as both a student and activist in Madison that the work of the county government is often relegated to the back pages of the local consciousness, even more so in District 5 with our transient population. This atmosphere requires an engaging and thoughtful representative, one

who is capable of achieving two things — advocacy and enhancement of the direct interests of student residents and promotion of their values and beliefs in the agenda of Dane County. Since ﬁrst being elected in 2012, Leland has steadily worked to invest county resources in programs and initiatives that are both responsive to the needs of student residents and also reﬂect their deep commitment to fairness, justice and equality. As a supervisor, Leland has collaborated with board members to ensure protection

and access to reproductive rights and women’s health by increasing funding to Planned Parenthood. Leland has worked with county leaders to invest in programs students use and need, such as the Tenant Resource Center and Rape Crisis Center, as well as initiatives to help students decrease and eliminate student loan debt. As a member of both the Homeless Issues Committee and Equal Opportunities Commission, Leland worked to target and eliminate the racial and economic inequities. While on the Environment,

Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Leland has focused on keeping our lakes and drinking water clean and usable. And because Leland believes in making fundamental changes that will help the broader community, he co-authored a referendum to call for the legalization of marijuana in Wisconsin, an issue already moving to the forefront of the state legislative agenda. It is clear based on the issues Leland has worked on that he believes strongly in the importance of making our community better through

grassroots, bottom-up change, in which people have the ability to directly inﬂuence the values and directions of their government. For students like myself, I know being a public servant is not about developing a career but serving the people. Being a progressive is about supporting and being supported by leaders in our community who believe in our values, not people with a history of working against struggling families and students. And being a serious leader is about championing and advocating on issues, not

merely whispering them in a quiet voice. That is why I believe Leland certainly embodies his slogan, Maximizing the Student Voice; he speaks directly from our views. Leland is a proactive, passionate champion, one who continues to promote the values and beliefs of students here in Dane County. I hope that on April 1, Leland will earn your vote. Carl Jiang (carljiang92@ gmail.com) is a senior and also the education chair of the Asian-American Student Union.

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SPRING CONCERTS- THE BEST OF THE REST When we made a spring music calendar at the beginning of the semester, we had no idea that so many excellent acts would be announced as the ﬁrst few weeks of school dragged on. Spring break is over. So are midterms. Erik Sateren Weʼre on the downhill now, bbs; enjoy the shows the Madison music scene has left to offer. ArtsEtc. Editor

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Real Estate, MAJESTIC THEATRE, $16

madison hip Hop Festival, THE SETT, FREE

Movits!, HIGH NOON SALOON, $15

Itʼs gonna be warm soon, folks. Real Estate is a band that emanates warmth, so it just wouldnʼt be right to miss out on the bandʼs Madison stop. Hot off its critically-acclaimed third album, Real Estate shows no signs of switching up its aesthetic. But when it feels this good, does it really matter?

Madison has never been thought of as a hip-hop haven. It lies comfortably between the East and West Coasts and the dirty South. But thatʼs what makes the Madison hip-hop scene so great: itʼs full of hidden gems. This ﬁrst-ever festival stars Lord of the Fly, Dada x Oppi, Flame the Ruler and CRASHprez, among others. Pick up tickets in advance at the Vilas Hall box ofﬁce.

When blond Swedish men put on nice clothes and fuse the genres of hip-hop and jazz, the results are nothing short of extraordinary — itʼs Movits! The band, which last stopped by Madison in 2012 for an energetic show at the Terrace, is a delightful live act, injecting its shows with humor and Scandinavian charm.

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Dessa, MAJESTIC THEATRE, $15

Avery Tare’s Slasher Flicks, MAJESTIC THEATRE, $15 Danny Brown, MAJESTIC THEATRE, $20

In a hip-hop world dominated by men, Dessa stands as one of the strongest female voices currently working. A self-proclaimed “china doll in the bullpen,” she ﬂows effortlessly from aggressive rapping to fragile singing, spanning every cadence in between. Sheʼs not only the queen of the Twin Cities, sheʼs the queen of the Midwest.

Avey Tare is a weirdo. As the frontman of one of indie rockʼs most psychedelic bands, Animal Collective, Tare is no stranger to weird sounds. His latest project, Avey Tareʼs Slasher Flicks, sees him working with Angel Deradoorian and Jeremy Hyman and showing no hesitance to continue his journey into the lush haze of psychedelica.

Danny Brown is one of hip-hopʼs finest eccentrics. Listening to his music is like taking 60 mg of Adderall, chasing it with some molly, then delving into a steamy bout of cunnilingus for several hours. Heʼs like no other rapper out there, and this uniqueness translates to his bass-heavy live shows.

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The Uncluded, HIGH NOON SALOON, $16

Cloud Nothings, HIGH NOON SALOON, $13

Neko Case, ORPHEUM THEATER, $26.50

The Uncluded teams rapper Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson (you know her from the “Juno” soundtrack) in an strange combination that sounds and tastes absolutely delicious. Dawsonʼs cutesy vocals and acoustic guitar blend with Aesop Rockʼs booming voice to create a sound thatʼs anything but stilted. Itʼs lovely.

If youʼre in your 20s and at all caught up in the indie music scene, someday youʼll hear a Cloud Nothings track, probably one from Attack On Memory, and youʼll reminisce on your college days when you drank beer with reckless abandon and amplified your angst with aggressive post-hardcore tunes.

Queen of alt-country Neko Case just released her sixth studio album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, and itʼs the latest in a string of critically-acclaimed albums. She can do little wrong. Chances are sheʼll do little wrong on the Orpheum stage come May.

The War on Drugs brings Americana to cosmic heights Jake Rickun ArtsEtc. Writer “When it all breaks down and we’re runaways / standing in the wake of our pain / and we stare straight into nothing

/ but we call it all the same,” Adam Granduciel, frontman of The War on Drugs, croons over a lush, dreamy soundscape on “Under the Pressure,” the opener of the band’s brilliant new album, Lost in the Dream. Building on everything that worked so well on their previous 2011 LP, Slave Ambient, The War on Drugs has returned with an album that provokes the untouched emotions of dreams and questions the boundaries of the mind. Lost in the Dream does exactly what one might expect – it emulates a dream world and situates its listeners within it. With track titles like “Disappearing,” “Eyes to the Wind” and “Suffering,” it’s simple enough to get an idea of what the album is about: the pangs of loss, the dark corners of the soul and the haunting of forgotten memories. But listening provides a different

understanding. Lost in the Dream functions as a series of landscapes and atmospheres; each track endlessly reverberates, hypnotizes and swells with beautiful melodies and familiar rock-roots. With a steady pulse mediated by a thundering locomotion of drums, Granduciel and bandmates take each track on its own individual journey to explore the unknown. It’s a journey without a destination, a trip without intention. Getting lost is what this album is about. Lost in the Dream, at times, is emotionally gutwrenching but visceral and beautiful nonetheless. “Under the Pressure” opens the album with a click-clacking, syncopated drumbeat that propels the track off into the distance. “Suffering” is the album’s take on a psychedelic

power ballad, replete with trippy reverberations of slide guitars bowing out in all directions. Emulating and playing off folk-rock origins, Granduciel channels Springsteen’s shoegazing Americana in “Eyes to the Wind” and “Burning.” But album standout “Red Eyes” best evokes the 80’s synth backdrops and fist pumping motions akin to Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A.-era rock anthems. Similar to how Springsteen attributed his music to measuring the distance between the American dream and American reality, Lost in the Dream plays and relishes in that disparity without interference. If there’s one thing that Granduciel wants to make known, it’s that dreaming, however illusory it may be, can function as an enormous, new world of freedom fresh for exploration and discovery.

Whether or not Lost in the Dream intends to make a point is irrelevant. With expansive, swelling environments that seem to be stuck somewhere right between dreams and reality, The War on Drugs cover so much distance on this record. Extremely personal and private yet humane and inviting, Lost in the Dream spends a lot of time creating colossal walls of sound only to break them at their climax. It’s what remains that is most beautiful. Perhaps that’s what these sonic journeys are all about. Only when we pick up the pieces can we return from our journey meaningfully affected and transformed. Lost in the Dream doesn’t force you to make a decision, it just wants you along for the ride.

½ LOST IN THE DREAM THE WAR ON DRUGS

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Puzzle by David Steinberg ACROSS 1 Everything 5 “Yo mama” joke, e.g. 9 Hopeless case 14 Buffalo Bill’s surname 15 Rap devotee, slangily 16 University of Maine locale 17 “Gotcha, dude!” 18 One who goes on and on 20 ”What should I ___?” 22 Lollapaloozas 23 “___ tu” (Verdi aria) 24 Run like the wind 26 “Am I nuts?” 28 Former Rocket Olajuwon 31 Sarah Palin or Arnold Schwarzenegger, informally

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UW’s season ends in Frozen Four Minnesota scores three goals in 3rd period to keep Wisconsin from championship Meghan Eustice Women’s Hockey Writer No team has been more dominant in collegiate hockey than the Minnesota women’s hockey team in the past three years, and that didn’t change Friday. Through two periods of the national semifinal matchup up between Wisconsin and Minnesota, the Wisconsin Badgers looked to be on the brink advancing to the championship game and snapping their 12game losing streak to its biggest conference rival. But, as it always has, the Minnesota squad found a way to break through, scoring three goals in the third period to take a 5-3 lead and end Wisconsin’s season and the career of five seniors. The majority of the first period had passed without either contender getting on the scoreboard, and it was starting to

look as if both would be sent to their locker rooms empty-handed, despite two power play opportunities for the Gophers and the Badgers seeing one themselves. But Wisconsin ended up striking first blood with a goal in the waning minutes of the opening period, reaping the benefit of outshooting an opponent by more than twice as many shots in the first 20 minutes of a game, when junior forward Brittany Ammerman found the back of the Minnesota net on an unassisted shot. The excitement on the UW bench didn’t last long, though. After play resumed in the second period, Minnesota wasted no time in curbing UW’s energy and taking the lead for themselves, striking twice within 2:12 of the period. The second was scored on a power play while Wisconsin defender Courtney Burke was serving a two-minute checking penalty, which is perhaps why the rest

of the UW bench stayed out of the box for the remainder of the period. If the Badgers were at all discouraged by the sudden momentum shift they certainly didn’t show it as they held the Gophers off for the rest of the middle period and tallied two more goals of their own just before the buzzer went off. Junior defenseman Katarina Zgraja set up teammate Katy Josephs with a goal at 16:20, and later, with just 30 seconds to go, junior forward Karley Sylvester snuck another puck past Minnesota defenders off an assist from senior Madison Packer. For the second time in the game the Badgers stepped off the ice with the lead in both goals and shots on net, having put up 13 to Minnesota’s 10, the only time this season where they had won even two of the three periods against the Gophers. By the end of the night, however, the lead had changed hands once again. After a hooking call on UW forward Rachel Jones early on

in the third period, the Gophers, who were only just getting started, earned an initial power play goal. The rival bench went on to score twice more, putting the score at 5-3 and solidifying the win. But Minnesota’s taste of victory was short lived. Last night the defending NCAA champion lost the title to a tough Clarkson University team, who bested the Gophers 5-4, despite Minnesota outshooting the Golden Knights each period and keeping penalty minutes lower as well. Finishing the season with a record of 28-82 (21-5-2 WCHA), no one can argue that the Wisconsin women’s hockey team didn’t see a fair share of successes, despite not making it to the championship round of playoffs. But judging from the talent seen all season long from freshmen to seniors, and the steady contributions made by each line, it’s safe to say that next year could bring the team even closer to seeing that final round.

Chris Lotten The Badger Herald Senior forward Katy Josephs scored a game-tying goal in the second period, one of three juniors to score Friday.

TITLE, page 10 shift. Sometimes it might be tough going down two with seven minutes left. They came out right away and got that next goal, 4-3, gained a little more confidence in our group, the bench. The rest of the game there, we were buzzing.” Although Wisconsin clearly had gained a great deal of momentum, neither team could find the back of the net the rest of the way in regulation. That set the stage for sudden death overtime and it just so happened that another senior answered the bell for Wisconsin. Despite being known more for his play-making ability in his Wisconsin career, Mark Zengerle, who also had two assists

in the game, entered the scoring role 7:48 into the first overtime when he tracked down his own shot at the right side of the net and pushed it past Frey as a frenzy of sticks and gloves ensued on the ice. It wasn’t a do-or-die situation for Wisconsin, but the comeback still brought with it valuable lessons for the Badgers as they head into the NCAA tournament next weekend and along with it a Big Ten Tournament Championship. “We have made the analogy that going into the playoffs in this tournament and beyond is much like trying to climb Mt. Everest. The higher up you go, the less oxygen there is in the air, the games get tougher. We had to overcome

FLIES, page 10 compared to OU’s 3 — catapulted the Badgers to a 20-6 run early in the second half and a 15-5 run in the final four minutes to put the game out of reach for the Ducks. “I knew that they would come out and we talked about this at halftime, that they would be really emotional to start the second half and we had to do a good job,” Oregon head coach Dana Altman said. “We just didn’t get the stops.” The Badgers was able to share its third round win with an overwhelmingly Wisconsin fan base that made up nearly the

being behind. Those are good lessons to put in the hip pocket as we go into next weekend because the games are going to be pretty much similar to this,” Eaves said. You’re going to have to battle through some things, adversity of being behind, stay with it, stay patient. I thought our group showed some maturity getting behind twice by two goals. That maturity and that steely resolve paid off for us.” Before last season Wisconsin hadn’t won a tournament championship in the old WCHA before 1998. Now, Wisconsin has won back-to-back tournament championships, albeit in different leagues, which should earn them a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament.

entire 18,000-plus that were in attendance at the Bradley Center. “I can’t say enough about our fans tonight,” Sam Dekker said. “They were crazy. That’s the loudest gym I’ve been in in a long time.” Wisconsin and Brust will now have four days to appreciate the win and its newest recordholder on the team until it will face either Baylor or Creighton Thursday. But, of course winning is all that matters this time of year. “It was a special moment, but I’m just happy that I got the win, Brust said. “I want to keep going. I don’t want this to end and we’re going to do whatever it takes.”

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Wisconsin to face familiar opponent in NCAA’s UW draws No. 1 seed in national tournament, plays in Cinncinnati Friday Dan Corcoran Sports Content Editor Despite a conference shakeup this season that saw many teams depart the WCHA for two new conferences — the Big Ten and National Collegiate Hockey Conference — that won’t stop two familiar foes from squaring off this season. Wisconsin and North Dakota will meet this Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Cincinnati. After winning their two games at the Big Ten tournament in St. Paul, Minn., this past weekend, the Badgers (24-10-2) earned a No. 1 seed in

the tournament, and in the process of winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship actually aided North Dakota in getting into the NCAA tournament. “Getting matched up there with North Dakota just tells me that the gauntlet starts right now,” Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves said in a press conference Sunday. “There’s four games to get to the top of the mountain and the gauntlet starts right now. Every team is going to be tough and we are starting with a foe that we have a history with so it should be an awesome game.” In the other newly formed conference this year, the NCHC, North Dakota (23-13-3) finished the regular season in second place. That second place finish though still did not guarantee UND a spot in the NCAA tournament

and it found itself on the bubble heading into this past weekend’s NCHC tournament, which took place just down the road from the Big Ten Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis. North Dakota fell in the semifinal game Friday night to Miami (OH), and was still very much on the edge of making the 16-team NCAA tournament field. But UND played its way into the tournament with a 5-0 win over Western Michigan Saturday in the third place game, and was aided by Wisconsin who beat tournament hopeful Ohio State and ended the Buckeyes’ season. Had Ohio State come away with the Big Ten’s automatic bid to the tournament, North Dakota very well might have been on the outside looking in. After helping UND into the tournament, Wisconsin will now do battle with

one of its biggest rivals second to only Minnesota. The two programs spent many years together in the old WCHA and are very familiar with one another, evidenced by the 165 games played all-time between Badgers and the team formerly known as the Fighting Sioux, but who no longer has a nickname for the time being. “We’ve played them quite a bit,” Senior forward Jefferson Dahl said. “We know what they’re going to bring, they know what we’re going to bring. We’re just looking forward to the opportunity and I’m sure it will be a good one.” In the two schools most recent meeting, a twogame series in Grand Forks which was the only meeting between the two teams last season, Wisconsin tied the first game but lost the second

game. Wisconsin has struggled somewhat in the last 10 games against UND, as well, with a record of 3-5-2. The Badgers did sweep North Dakota two seasons ago, though, which accounted for two of the three wins in the last 10. North Dakota is led in scoring by Rocco Grimaldi who has 36 points this season, including 14 goals. But the UND offense isn’t just limited to Grimaldi as seven other skaters have 20 or more points this season. Ten players have 10 or more assists for North Dakota as well. In net, Zane Gothberg has seen the majority of the minutes and has started 28 games this season for the Green and White. Gothberg has a goals-against-average of 2.05 this season and a save percentage of .923. Wisconsin is also looking to rebound from its most recent NCAA tournament game against

North Dakota, which was actually played at the Kohl Center back in 2008. Wisconsin lost the regional final game 3-2, with North Dakota earning the trip to the Frozen Four that season. History, though, bodes well for Wisconsin as a No. 1 seed. The two more recent times Wisconsin was a No. 1 were 2006 and 2010 and both of those years the Badgers went on to the National Championship game, winning it all in 2006 over Boston College. “Everyone is fighting for their lives at this point. It’s a life or death situation,” senior captain Frankie Simonelli said. “That’s one thing that we came across the season this year. We’ve done a good job of finishing teams off ... we’ve had some good comebacks when we were down and I think that’s something we’ll build on.”

Sixteen teams remain in road to Final Four (8) Memphis 60, (1) Virginia 78 Virginia will appear in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1995 as the Cavaliers shot 56 percent from the field and outrebounded Memphis 4028. Joe Harris led the way for Virginia with a gamehigh 16 points. Virginia will face-off with Michigan State Friday at Madison Square Garden.

(8) Kentucky 78, (1) Wichita State 76 Kentucky shot 58 percent from the field and hit eight three-pointers as Wichita State allowed a season-high 78 points to the Wildcats. With the shockers’ 35-game winning streak snapped, Wichita State is the first No. 1 seed to exit the tournament.

(8) Gonzaga 61, (1) Arizona 84 Arizona forced Gonzaga into 21 turnovers and came away with 15 steals as the Wildcats will move on to face San Diego State Friday. Aaron Gordon and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson both scored a game-high

18 points in a rout of the Bulldogs.

(10) Stanford 60, (2) Kansas 57 Stanford failed to make a three-point attempt, but held freshman Andrew Wiggins to just four points and Kansas shot just 31 percent from the floor. The Cardinal’s win marks the fourth time in 10 years the Jayhawks lost to a doubledigit seed in the NCAA Tournament. Standford advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008.

(6) UNC 83, (3) Iowa State 85 North Carolina held a three-point lead with 55 seconds to go, but Iowa State would go on a 5-0 run to take the lead for good. DeAndre Kane scored a game-high 24 points in the Cyclone’s win that ensures that no team from North Carolina will advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1979.

(14) Mercer 63, (11) Tennessee 83 Mercer could not follow

up its upset over Duke as Tennessee overpowered the Bears in the lane and attempted 17 more free throws than Mercer. The Volunteers will now face Michigan in Indianapolis Friday.

(12) SF Austin 60, (4) UCLA 77 UCLA turned the ball over just four times and outscored Stephen F. Austin by 20 points in the paint. The Lumberjacks shot just 35 percent from the field as the Bruins shot 54 percent. UCLA will make an appearance in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008.

(6) Baylor 85, (3) Creighton 55 Baylor made 14 baskets from beyond the arc as Creighton struggled from long-range shooting a season-low 20.8 percent from the three-point line. The Bears shot 63 percent from the floor and will make their third trip to the Sweet 16 in four years where it will take on Wisconsin Thursday in Anaheim, Calif.

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(9) Pittsburgh 45, (1) Florida 61 Florida won its 28thstraight game as senior guard Scottie Wilbekin scored a game-high 21 points in the Gators’ win over the Panthers. Florida advances to the Sweet 16 for the fourth year in a row — the longest current streak in the country.

(7) Texas 65, (2) Michigan 79 Michigan made 14 three-pointers, shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc, and turned the ball over just four times in a blowout win over Texas. Sophomore guard Nik Stauskas scored or assisted on 48 percent of Michigan’s points.

(7) Connecticut 77, (2) Villanova 65 Senior guard Shabazz Napier scored 21 second-half points to push Connecticut past Villanova in the round of 32. The Huskies capitalized on the Wildcats’ mistakes

scoring 20 points off Villanova’s 16 turnovers.

(11) Dayton 55, (3) Syracuse 53 Dayton hit seven shots from beyond the arc as Syracuse failed to make a single three-point attempt for the first time since 1995. The Flyers will continue their Cinderella run in Memphis where it will play in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1984.

(5) St. Louis 51, (4) Louisville 66 St. Louis held a two-point lead with more than 14 minutes left in the game, but Louisville overcame 19 turnovers to go on a 23-8 run to put the game out of reach for the Billikens.

(12) North Dakota 44,

(4) San Diego State 63

Senior guard Xavier Thames led the way for San Diego State with 30 points and scored or assisted on 71 percent of the Aztecs points. North Dakota State shot just 32 percent from the floor and was held to a season-low 44 points.

(12) Harvard 73, (4) Michigan State 80 Harvard gave Michigan State all it could handle Sunday taking a lead with more than seven minutes to go, but the Spartans rode Branden Dawson’s 25-point, 9 rebound night to advance to Madison Square Garden where it will take on No. 1 seed Virginia.

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Wisconsin ﬂies into Sweet 16 Ben Brust breaks program’s career three-point record in comeback win over No. 7 seed Oregon Spencer Smith Sports Editor MILWAUKEE — Ben Brust has made 228 three-point shots in his career at Wisconsin, but none have been bigger than the shot he hit with 1:07 left against Oregon to break a 23-year-old record and help send the Badgers to the Sweet 16. With its back against the wall and seasonending elimination looming, Wisconsin (287) overcame its largest deficit of the season (14 points) to beat Oregon (24-10) 85-77 in the round of 32 at the Bradley Center Saturday night. Junior center Frank Kaminsky led the Badgers with 19 points and five rebounds. Traevon Jackson picked up 16 points with eight boards as all five of Wisconsin’s starters hit double figures in what became a track meet with the Ducks. Oregon’s Joseph Young scored a gamehigh 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting and Jason Calliste put up 20 — 11 coming from the freethrow line.

Down by one with less than a minute-and-ahalf left, Wisconsin was in dire need of basket to prevent Oregon from extending its lead. Three missed shots, three offensive rebounds and a timeout later, Jackson found Brust at the right wing. The senior nailed the three to give him the outright record for career threepointers at Wisconsin and most importantly to give the Badgers a 77-75 lead with more than a minute to go. “Honestly I was about to shoot it, but I saw him open and I had to give it up,” Jackson said. “If he can get his feet set and square, pretty much 90 percent of the time it’s going in. I was just so happy that he hit the shot, broke the record on that shot. I couldn’t be more proud of him.” From then on it was Wisconsin’s game to take at the free throw line. Jackson stepped up for the Badgers hitting seven shots from the line in the final minute to ice the game and book Wisconsin a trip to Anaheim, Calif. Before Jackson and

Wisconsin could even dream about icing anything, they had to figure out how to stop the high-octane Oregon offense that torched the Badgers in the first half. Like it has all season long, Oregon came

“ I was just so

happy that he hit the shot, broke the record on that shot. I couldn’t be more proud of him . ” Traevon Jackson

Wisconsin Point Guard

out running against Wisconsin. The Badgers had a difficult time stopping the Ducks in transition as they racked up 19 fast break points in the first half. Oregon shot 55.6 percent from the field in the first half scoring 49

points — the most points Wisconsin has allowed in the first 20 minutes all season. “They definitely had some quick guys and knocked down some tough shots,” Brust said. “Overall, I’m just proud that we weathered the storm and got the job done.” Young and Calliste led the charge for the Ducks putting up 17 and 14 points in the first half, respectively. The combination of Oregon’s offensive success and questionable calls that went against Wisconsin resulted in frustration from the Badgers that boiled over when coach Bo Ryan was called for a technical foul with more than a minute to go in the first half. Up to that point the Ducks had hit all 14 of its free throws, but split the technical shots. “At halftime last thing I said before we went out was, who is the best defensive player in the room? Guys were looking at me,” Ryan said. “I’m the best defensive player in the room. I got the technical. They made their 14th straight free

throw or 13th and then they missed the second one. I’m the only guy that got them to miss … I just said that to loosen them up.” If Wisconsin was going to have a chance at a comeback in the second half, it had to figure out a way to limit Oregon’s fast break opportunities. The Badgers responded by completely eliminating the fast break from the Ducks, not giving up a single fast-break point in the second half. “How many points fast break points did they get in the first half? How many did they get in the second half? That stat right there will tell you that it’s the old ‘fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me,’” Ryan said. “If they did the same thing in the second half, we’re going home and not playing anymore, Ben and the other seniors are finished.” Wisconsin’s ability to neutralize Oregon’s blistering pace and dominate the offensive boards — UW finished with 14 offensive boards

game-changing numbers

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Three-pointers Ben Brust has made in his four years at Wisconsin—a program record.

Fastbreak points by Oregon in the second half after it scored 19 in the first.

Sweet 16 apperances by Wisconsin under Bo Ryan.

Offensive rebounds compared to the Ducks’ 3.

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Badgers take inaugural Big Ten Tournament Title UW scores two goals in 28 seconds to tie game in 3rd period, wins in OT Dan Cocoran Sports Content Editor Wisconsin found itself in a familiar situation Saturday night playing in the conference tournament championship game for the second year in a row. Although the Badgers didn’t have to win Saturday night to secure a NCAA tournament berth like last season, they still found themselves with their backs against the wall trailing Ohio State by two with less than seven minutes to go in the third. Then, in the blink of an eye, Wisconsin tallied two scores in 28 seconds to tie the game, and eventually overcame the Buckeyes in overtime 5-4 to win the inaugural Big Ten tournament championship. For much of the game the Buckeyes (18-14-5) looked to be the better team and jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Wisconsin in just the first eight minutes and change in the first period of play. With Ohio State unlikely to make the tournament if it lost, the Buckeyes found themselves in the very same shoes Wisconsin was

in a year ago, which was key to their early lead more than anything Wisconsin was doing wrong. “We’re trying to end their season. That’s a very difficult thing to do,” Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves said. “They were playing at a higher desperate rate. We were playing for a championship; they were playing for their lives. There was a gap there.” But Wisconsin (24-102), despite trailing by two goals twice throughout the game in the beginning and in the fading minutes of the third, dug deep and battled back within just a matter of seconds in the high scoring affair. Ohio State extended its lead to 4-2 with just 6:52 left in the game when Tanner Fritz ripped a wrister to the far post past Wisconsin goaltender Joel Rumpel, who collected 28 saves in the win. The Badgers looked like they had fallen off the cliff on the way to a disheartening defeat. But the eight member senior class had been on the brink of adversity before. They were part of a group that started last season off with a 1-72 and this year they fell from a No. 2 ranking at the beginning of the year when the Badgers got

Larry Radloﬀ UW Athletics Wisconsin has won back-to-back conference tournament championships, after winning the Broadmoor Trophy last season in the WCHA.

swept handily 9-2, and 7-3 by Boston College and Boston University. With those experiences in hand, the seniors put Wisconsin right back in the game when it appeared all hope might have been lost. “Through good times, bad times, they’re able to give each other feedback and do it in a good way. It’s helped us grow into the team that we are now,”

Eaves said of the senior leadership. It started on the very next shift after Ohio State pushed its lead to two. Just twenty seconds after Ohio State had scored, Morgan Zulinick blasted a shot from the left point, which was initially stopped by OSU goaltender Christian Frey (31 saves). But with a pileup of bodies in front of Frey, senior center

Jefferson Dahl found himself with the biscuit to the left of the cage and promptly fired home the rebound into the back of the cage to bring the deficit to just one at the 13:28 mark. Dahl provided the starting point and senior winger Tyler Barnes, part of the first forward line, picked up right where Dahl had left off when he came

onto the ice for his next shift. Just 28 seconds after Dahl had scored, Barnes slipped the puck past Frey, and in a matter of 48 seconds the entire game had shifted. “We’re a resilient group,” Mark Zengerle, who assisted on Barnes goal, said. “It started with Jefferson [Dahl], the next

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STUDENT CHOICE AWARDS 2014 THE BEST OF MADISON Page 1 · Best Newcomer Page 2 · Best Burger · Best Off Campus Bar · Best Off Campus Restaurant Page 3 · Best Sports Bar · Best Bar On State · Best Drink Specials Page 4 · Best Coffeehouse · Best Pizza Joint & Best Late Night Food · Best Smoke Shop Page 5 · Best Date Night Restaurant · Best Place to Cure a Sweettooth Page 6 · Best Clothing Store · Best Salon · Best Booze Run · Best Hangover Food Page 7 · Best Fitness · Best Student Service · Best Trivia Night · Best Transporation Page 8 · Best Entertainment · Best 21st Birthday Bar · Best Landlord · Best Sandwich

BEST

WENDY’S

NEWCOMER RESULTS Wendy’s Bassett Street Brunch Club Steepery Redrock Saloon

31% 30% 17% 13%

Wendy’s has been open for less than a month and all is well in the world. While it’s hardly a Madison creation, lines were out the door on the restaurant’s opening day, with crowds gathering to welcome the newcomer to its downtown digs. The restaurant’s arrival was also hotly anticipated after two other eateries closed up shop at the same location. The place that literally invented the concept of late night meat has graced State Street once again with it’s highly addictive Frosties and absurdly sized Baconators —

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loaded with more beef and slabs of crispy bacon than anyone should reasonably consume in one sitting. Why it’s taken a brave soul this long to conceive a business model prevmised on selling burgers and fries on State Street after bar time is a wonder, but Wendy’s has already won loyal fans among the occasionally sloppy late night dining scene. By staying opening until 3 a.m. on the weekends, it’s also one of few spots that can accommodate even the most sluggish stragglers after bar close. Like an ill-conceived hookup, you’re not going to feel good about yourself after you’re done, but damn if it’s gratifying in the moment. While every glance at the

new red facade and awkward tiled alcove might bring passersby back to the time when Taco Bell served it’s “meat” filled “Mexican food” a mere two blocks from campus, Wendy’s fills a void amid the current State Street offerings. Fully equipped with wifi, the burger stop is also cultivating a lunchtime crowd. It’s just close enough to campus to grab a quick bite, even if you’re

dining alone. So no matter what time of day you’re looking to fill your meat craving — in between classes, on the way to the library or too-late-toremember — a Wendy’s burger, Frosty and side of fries is just what the doctor ordered (well, not really). — Will Haynes & Katherine Krueger

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BASSETT STREET BRUNCH CLUB There’s a ‘just take my money already’ mentality surrounding new breakfast spots opening in Madison. In a city that loves to eat, drink and be merry, there is a curious lack of brunch options in the studentfilled neighborhoods just off campus. On the occasion that a new spot shakes up the city’s breakfast establishment, it’s pandemonium. So has been the case with newcomer Bassett Street Brunch Club, which has skyrocketed to popularity so quickly that the standard wait time during prime weekend brunch is nearly always upwards of 90 minutes. The restaurant prides itself on kitsch-y menu choices to match its décor: eggs Benedict

with pesto, breakfast nachos weighed down by what seems like an entire chicken and savory French toast, which switches up the breakfast standard with sunny side up eggs, bacon and onions. My personal favorite is the healthy-ish Spring Break Diet, a bowl of rice, scrambled eggs and beans ripe to be paired with Sriracha. The homemade donuts are the real stars here. I’m partial to the sprinkled variety (an oftdisrespected donut), but they also come bacon-topped, filled with crème brulee custard and other varieties depending on the day. The food’s good, and it’s a delightfully filing way to start your Saturday at 11 a.m. or propel you into a midday nap.

You can also sit and drink as much coffee as you want – free refills! – if you’re able to withstand the withering glares of the long-waiting masses. Also check out The Brunch Club’s larger-than-expected bar, which pumps out mimosas and other hair of the dog remedies by the dozen. It’s a quiet spot for a drink on a weeknight (#YOLO) or a flute of champagne, which is half off when it snows, a promotion that hopefully won’t be valid for much longer. — Katherine Krueger

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BEST

DOTTY DUMPLING’S DOWRY

BURGER RESULTS Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry Nitty Gritty Five Guys The Sett

The winner of the Student Choice Award’s for best burger is probably closer than you think. Why walk all the way up to Capitol Square when the votes determine you can indulge in the city’s best burger right downtown at Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry. Whether you are in the mood for a traditional hamburger or something more adventurous, such as the

36% 19% 17% 13%

Stanley’s Blue Ribbon burger topped with cream cheese, sweet BBQ sauce and a crispy onion ring, you can find it all at Dotty’s. If you are a vegetarian, vegan or simply a nonred-meat eater, Dotty’s has options for you as well. There is an entire menu labeled “adventurous alternatives” serving turkey, chicken and buffalo burgers in addition to

veggie patties. And don’t forget the cheese curds. Never forget the cheese curds! These curds are arguably the best burger side known to man; crispy on the outside and gooey cheese on the inside with a side of ranch. However, beware if you are thinking of heading into Dotty’s for a quick bite to eat on a Friday or Saturday night. This burger joint gets

packed on the weekends and is a popular eatery for those heading to the Kohl Center to watch the Badger’s kill it in a hockey or basketball game. At times, diners wait more than an hour to be seated, so plan accordingly if your mouth is watering for the best burger in town. — Kaity Moquet

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OFF CAMPUS RESTAURANT

THE OLD FASHIONED BEST

OFF CAMPUS BAR

THE GREAT DANE RESULTS The Great Dane Essen Haus Brocach High Noon Saloon

45% 20% 12% 11%

You’re fatigued with the campus bar scene, in need of a change of scenery, so you venture about as far as you can get by foot: the far side of the Capitol. The Great Dane hits all the right notes, making it our top pick for an off campus bar. The Madison institution is known as a heavy hitter in the craft brew game, with a cast of permanent features along with rotating seasonal specials. I’m partial to the Crop Circle Wheat, a hoppy German wheat beer with a light a citrusy finish. The Devils Lake Red Lager and Old Glory American Pale Ale are also celebrated local beers worth a sampling.

But the bar is also a winner for pairing awesome brews with multiple top-notch pool tables, a spacious bar area and a comfortable, accessible atmosphere, like a living room away from home. The Dane is also quite possibly the only Madison bar with shuffleboard on the itinerary, which is another draw for the crowd that’s aged out of the State Street set. Make it an evening by arriving during the dinner shift to order a scintillating signature burger topped with a pretzel bun or the sinfully rich Wisconsin-Style Cheddar Mac.

The Old Fashioned, “where Wisconsin is king,” embraces the food and spirits traditions that our state is famous for. Naturally, the ideal location for a restaurant that pays tribute to all things Wisconsin is nestled on a corner adjacent to our state capitol. The restaurant celebrates the traditional Wisco trio — beer, brats and cheese — but its menu goes beyond the classics and emphasizes the traits of familiar local heritages. Even their breakfast menu features State Fair favorites like Hot Mini Donuts and Wisconsin Beer Battered Cheese Curds. Their value of authenticity leads them to go to great lengths to support in-state producers. They value these small-town entities like “Reuf’s Meat Market landjaeger sausages” at the same level as well-known brands associated

RESULTS 43%

The Old Fashioned The Great Dane 14% Cooper’s Tavern 13% Flat Top Grill 21%

with Wisconsin like Johnsonville. This home-away-from-home that embodies the essence of Wisconsin taverns and supper clubs is a great place for classic Friday Fish Fry or Saturday Prime Rib. In every bite or sip, any native Wisconsinite can recognize the taste of home — from Door County cherries to Sheboygan brats and hard rolls, from PBR to its namesake “old-fashioned.” — Rachael Lallensack

— Katherine Krueger

About the 2014 Student Choice Awards The students have spoken. These are their picks for The Badger Herald’s coveted annual honors: the Student Choice Awards. It’s the students’ chance to speak out about what spots they love the most around the city. The campus community casted their votes online to pick their favorite local businesses in categories ranging from best newcomer

and best burger to the best place to work up a sweat or nurse a hangover. It’s your definitive guide of what spots to check out now — so update your weekend social do-to list ASAP.

Design Will Haynes Editorial Katherine Krueger Will Haynes Katie Caron Louis Johnson Briana Reilly Erik Sateren Spencer Smith Sean Kirkby Katie Caron Rachael Lallensack Cogan Schneier

Dan Corcoran Nyal Mueenuddin Alex Arriaga Kaity Moquet Aliya Iftikhar Aaron Drews Photo Joey Reuteman Kirby Wright Web Survey Zach Thomae Matt Neil

Advertising Director Mackenzie Chaffee Account Executive Max Rosenberg Display Advertising Stacy Mcclain Sophie Nathan Shia Fisher Jacob Balwit

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BEST

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

SPORTS BAR RESULTS Buffalo Wild Wings Jordan’s Big Ten Pub Wando’s Lucky’s Bar and Grill

Wings. Beer. Sports. The slogan says it all for Buffalo Wild Wings. If there is a game on, chances are pretty good that it will be on at least one of the several TVs at B-dubs. Pair that with the centralized location on East Campus Mall, variety of beers, game day atmosphere and of course the wings, and this sports bar becomes a mecca for sports fans. Watch six different games at once with a couple hundred college students and enter a sports haven. Buffalo Wild Wings offers a unique setup

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with a restaurant layout, but a sports bar vibe. This gives its customers plenty of room to be comfortable yet still feel like you’re in a raucous crowd similar to a smaller sports bar. And the best part is, if you want to watch a game and it’s not on a TV, just ask and they’ll put it on! Domestic, import and craft beers, 22 different wings sauces and 30plus TVs makes Buffalo Wild wings the ideal place to watch the big games. — Spencer Smith

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STATE STREET BRATS

BAR ON STATE

RESULTS 38%

State Street Brats 16% Ivory Room Piano Bar 12% Paul’s Club 10% Diego It’s Tuesday. Or Friday. Or Saturday. You’re in the mood to meet up with every person you’ve ever met, so you head to State Street Brats. With promotions like Flip Night – the holy grail of drink specials that gets you 75 percent off your entire order if you guess the bartender’s coin flip

correctly – it’s a guaranteed line-out-the-door night. Once you’re sufficiently loaded, indulge in the late night menu, featuring deep-fried favorites like waffle fries and cheese curds. Break out your phone and be that guy who texts something creepy about a girl across the room to see it scroll on the monitors throughout the bar. If you’re feeling motivated and in need of a change of pace, stake your place in line and make friends with the bouncer in hopes of making in to the storied second level. With a light-up dance floor and blaring Top 40 jams, it’s the perfect bar to grind up on a

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DRINK SPECIALS RESULTS Vintage Madhatters The Kollege Klub The Plaza

23% 18% 18% 16%

VINTAGE

For Wisconsinites and their brethren, good local beer for cheap prices is a sacrament. That makes Vintage Brewing Company the sanctuary, with a thriving satellite location conveniently located downtown.Monday’s at Vintage are the hand-down the best drink special in the area, with Wisconsin taps only setting you back a single Washington, along with the excellent range of Vintage taps for $2.50. The

MADHATTERS Three floors of intense blackness is an apt description for Madhatters. It’s always dark because when the bar’s in full swing – most often on weekend nights – and all floors are open, colorful flashing lights are pretty much the only visibility you’ll get when you reach the uppermost echelon. It’s also notorious for causing a gapping black hole in the evening for the many students taking full advantage of the intense Happy Hour discounts running from 5 to 9 p.m.: $1 rails and $1 taps on Tuesdays; half price rails, bottle and taps on Wednesday; and the crowning deal of every day of Happy Hour specials converging on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s worth getting in early. On weekends, regulars know that the line of latecomers can reach down the block on a particularly busy night. But with the music pumping and the drinks flowing freely,

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many still stick it out to get inside. Each floor generally has a different vibe, so make sure to check out each one during your stop. Just be extra careful walking those stairs if you’re wearing heels. — Katherine Krueger

bar also runs a top-notch Happy Hour to get you through those tough weekdays, with half off Vintage pints and $2 rails. These are the specials that tug on your heartstrings; they’re so good that they’re capable of overriding your better judgment—you can probably push off that reading, that homework, that pretty much anything until tomorrow night—in pursuit of a truly

WINNER great bar special. Plenty of Mondays have been had with good friends and good conversation over great beer. Vintage also has the perfect cure to dust yourself off if you overindulged without tanking your credit the night before with a build your own Bloody Mary Bar and breakfast every Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. — Katherine Krueger

stranger while jumping up and down for hours. Brats is the top State Street destination for a reason: It’s always a damn good time. — Katherine Krueger

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BEST

COFFEEBYTES

COFFEEHOUSE RESULTS CoffeeBytes Barrique’s Steep & Brew Indie Coffee

15% 13% 12% 12%

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Shakespeare said that when he decided to skip high school one day. This quote is even more applicable in a college context, especially at a prestigious institution like the University of Wisconsin, where rigorous classes cut into essential rose-smelling time. CoffeeBytes (799 University Ave.) is good for three things: location, quality and atmosphere, all of which factor into the idyllic end product of the above quote. Located at East Campus

Mall, CoffeeBytes is the perfect choice for students of the humanities who need a quickly-prepared Americano, matcha green tea or chai latte to get them through the next installment of Gender, Place and Power in SeventeenthCentury Literature. Every drink is delicious and best enjoyed while sitting on one of the coffee shop’s small couches or comfortable chairs. CoffeeBytes’ orange walls and student-heavy customer base make for a vibrant coffee-drinking experience. And it helps that CoffeeBytes continually plays great music, with what seems to be at least one song by The

Knife every hour. CoffeeBytes conforms to our fast-moving lives, but allows us to break away from it all, even if only

IAN’S PIZZA There is definitely no shortage of food places around Madison to go to satisfy your late-night food cravings. However, if you’re looking to get a triangle of dough loaded with toppings not meant for consumption in pizza form, Ian’s Pizza is your best bet. Ian’s has two locations; one at 319 N. Frances Street (next door to Dotty’s Dumplings) and the other at 100 State Street (kitty-corner to the Capitol) and both share excellent, unique and reasonably-priced food. Although I don’t associate this pizza franchise with the

leafy greens, the Ian’s on State Street has the best salad bar, with a ton of options for makeyour-own salads. Additionally, the portions are perfectlysized, and between the amount of salad and the monster-slices of pizza, there’s no question that you’re not getting bang for your buck. Whether looking for a source of comfort or hosting a get-together, Ian’s is definitely the go-to place for a late-night meal. — Briana Reilly

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— Erik Sateren

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PIZZA JOINT RESULTS Ian’s Pizza 51% Glass Nickel 19% Toppers 8% Pizza Di Roma 7%

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LATE NIGHT FOOD RESULTS Ian’s Pizza 47% Qdoba 13% Jimmy John’s 9% Wings Over Madison 8%

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SMOKE SHOP RESULTS The Pipefitter Knuckleheads Smokes on State Sunshine Daydream

43% 18% 17% 14%

THE PIPEFITTER Conveniently located just doors away from several other smoke shops and hookah emporiums, Pipefitter has been a State Street favorite for decades. While offering the typical selection of cigarettes, cigars, shisha, hookahs etc.,

the Pipefitter’s two main attractions are the impressive glass displays containing a remarkable array of pipes as well as the racks and hangers of novelty t-shirts, books, Badger paraphernalia and other useful trinkets. Many of the pipes are made

of glass (strictly for tobacco use, of course) and come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. If you’re lucky, you’ll find a skillfully-crafted glass elephant or a simpler corn cob pipe for the more adventurous smoker. Pipefitter also offers

solutions to life’s everyday problems, and not just that constant hankering for a good smoke. They have “Douchebag Citation Notepads” for that annoying roommate of yours, “Really Enjoy Your Job Breathspray” for a rough day at work and inflatable unicorn horns for cats for when you get bored with your run-of-themill house cat. Whether you’re just looking for the usual pack of Marlboro Lights or a unique gift for friends or family, Pipefitter has something for you. Needless to say, it almost had a nonsmoker wanting to pick up the habit. — Aaron Drews

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BEST

DATE NIGHT RESTAURANT

TUTTO PASTA

RESULTS Tutto Pasta Graze Porta Bella Fresco

27% 23% 19% 14%

My freshman year, any excuse to eat outside of Gordon Commons felt like an exotic event. So when my cohort discovered the State Street mainstay, which serves up olive oil, balsamic and homemade bread before you even know it’s an option, we were hooked. The ravioli Alfredo — ravioli stuffed with mushrooms and swimming in white sauce — was my go-to order for “parents in town” dinner for years. Also among the recommended dishes are the restaurant’s namesake pasta, which features a red sauce I can’t seem to find anywhere else. The noodles are made in house, so it’s hard to order wrong. During the dinner hour, you’ll notice many of the

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PLACE TO CURE A SWEETTOOTH RESULTS Greenbush 30% Forever Yogurt 23% The Chocolate 22% Shoppe Madison Sweets 9%

GREENBUSH Few places around campus can offer students food options for breakfast and at bar close. Nestled at the corner of Regent and Orchard Streets, Greenbush Bakery is open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday through Saturday (and until 10:30 p.m. during the week) and has famous doughnuts that taste wonderful at all hours. Ranging from $1$4 dollars, Greenbush’s wide variety of delicious carbohydrate bombs are cheap and made with love

and expertise. Highlights include the one-of-a-kind oreo doughnut which transcends most human experiences as well as the apple fritters, old fashioneds and cinnamon rolls. But if you just want a normal glazed doughnut, Greenbush will satisfy your sweet tooth. Whether you’re on your way to an 8:50 a.m. class or leaving a house party on Mills Street on a Saturday night, Greenbush has your back with the best doughnuts in town. Also, it

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FOREVER YOGURT With countless flavor options, a sweet student discount and a great location, Forever Yogurt provides fro-yo lovers a surefire way to satisfy a craving for something cold and creamy. The business fairly new to State Street offers a rotation of 85 flavors (16 at a time) and more than 40 toppings, amounting to endless combinations. The self-serve style common among fro-yo joints lets you pile on whatever you want in whatever quantity you want. If you fill your cup to the top, you’ll probably pay more than $5, but you can pay $3.50 or so for a reasonable serving. Also, the business offers a 15 percent discount for students who show UW student IDs to the cashier. They also offer you a few sample cups as you walk in the door to try flavors before you make your important decision. It’s pretty

neat. Often brimming with sorority girls and freshman on dates, Forever Yogurt is full of optimism with its bright lighting and vibrantly colorful walls. Whether you’re wandering in from the Langdon Neighborhood in your pajamas for a late night fro-yo fix or looking for something else to do with your floormates, Forever Yogurt is a cheery establishment that will satisfy your sweet tooth. — Katie Caron

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gets bonus points for being Kosher. — Katie Caron

parties dining are quite obviously couples having a date night. It’s an ideal spot: Italian food is the tried and true shorthand for romance, and Tutto fits the bill. Candlelight makes eyes dance while red wine makes cheeks flush, all while you gaze across the table at your significant other/current partner/roommate/special friend. Try not to gorge yourself on bread, as I have done ahead of more than a couple Greek formals, but instead pace yourself as the meal unfolds before you on white linen. It’s some great Italian that doesn’t break the bank, so make it a date – if you’re into that kind of thing. — Katherine Krueger

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SALON

AVEDA

RESULTS 47%

Aveda Institute VICI 23% Nogginz 14% Hair Forum 12% Alan Koa Salon

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CLOTHING STORE

URBAN OUTFITTER RESULTS

Urban Outfitters Pitaya Gap Retreads

27% 18% 18% 15%

The classic fashion standby reigned in the votes this year for best shopping. Urban Outfitters offers something for every fashion slave, from the hipsters to the bohemians to the downright weirdos. The expansive store will ensure you don’t get claustrophobic, and the fashionable employees will inspire you as you shift through the lacy crop tops and squarerimmed glasses. Sporting brands like Kimchi and Levi’s, Urban’s eclectic mix can dress you for any season or occasion.

High-wasted shorts and chunky sweaters are always available, as well as the elusive “going out dress” and slinky tops. For guys, Urban constantly supplies cheeky t-shirts and a selection of flannels sure to make you look laid-back cool. Urban also offers much in the way of accessories. Be sure to check out the sunglasses rack; it’s always restocked with classics and the newest trends. The jewelry counter plays host to statement necklaces, midi rings and other unique finds. But Urban offers more

than just fashion accessories; the home furnishing section alone will blow you away. Check it out for a cute pillow, comfy blanket or even a record player. And don’t forget to check out the gift section — we all need another “Award Family Photo” book in our lives. Our one piece of advice for a day at Urban? Beware the dressing rooms. Between the dark lighting and small rooms, objects in mirror may fit worse than they appear. — Cogan Schneier

Beauty may be pain, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a pain to your bank account. Whether it is a simple hair-trim or a drastic do-over, students know maintaining appearances, let alone a makeover, can cost a pretty penny. The Aveda Institute can help you find a look you love for a price you love as well. At haircut prices starting at just $12, Aveda cannot be rivaled. With its classy and welcoming interior in its convenient East Campus Mall location, you can pop in between or after classes and let other students get to work. The Aveda Institute has students complete all their services, but fear not, they are under the supervision of a licensed instructor to ensure everything goes smoothly. Aveda’s services don’t end with just hair; they also offer skin care, massages, body care, nails and makeup. Looking fabulous on a student budget has never been so do-able. — Aliya Iftikhar

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WOODMAN’S

BOOZE RUN RESULTS Woodman’s Riley’s Regent Liquor Univeristy Liquor

41% 27% 14% 11%

It’s Friday night or, let’s be honest here, a Tuesday night and you need to forget that horrible midterm from earlier in the afternoon. The only problem is it’s 8:30 p.m. and you don’t have any of that cheap booze that goes down smoother than a handful of razors. Thankfully, there’s Woodman’s with two locations

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HANGOVER FOOD RESULTS Mickies Dairy Bar Greenbush Bakery The Sunroom Bassett Street Brunch Club

41% 14% 12% 10%

near campus and alcohol prices that are low enough to keep your parents unaware of your bad grades and the resulting drinking habit, or vice versa. At Woodman’s you can snag three bottles of wine for that lovely pasta dinner you’ll be hosting Thursday, or more likely, the let’s-throw-a-party-

but-keep-it-classy “soiree” you’re having this weekend. If wine isn’t your thing, or if you want to be anything but classy, Woodman’s also has a plentiful selection of beer and some inexpensive options at that. Whatever your alcohol choice is, with all the selections and cheap prices, Woodman’s has everything

you want when you want to be anything but dry, which is why it was voted the Best Last Minute Booze Run in this year’s Student Choice Awards. — Dan Corcoran

MICKIES DAIRY BAR

You wake up, but can hardly open your eyes. Your mouth tastes like an old folks’ home, stripped of any saliva. Your body feels like a large piece of fragile glass, and your head feels like it’s being sat on by a 400-pound man who can’t hear your cries for him to stop. Your room

smells of cheap rum, farts and regret. You have a hangover. You hunch over the toilet and clear your stomach of the remaining poison. You now need nutrients, but you need the greasiest, most breakfast-y nutrients available. You walk to

Mickies Dairy Bar (1511 Monroe St.) and order a Scrambler for less than 7 dollars. You wait for the meal, sipping your coffee, soaking up the vibrant atmosphere of the 1950s-style diner, which was opened in 1946 and still accepts CASH ONLY. Then it arrives: a big-ass plate

of pan-fried potatoes covered with eggs, cheese and breakfast meat. Then you remember why Mickies is such an iconic gameday tradition: your hangover is gone, and you’re ready to start drinking again. — Erik Sateren

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CYC FITNESS

FITNESS RESULTS CYC Fitness 36% Anytime Fitness 33% Inner Fire Yoga 26% Kaivalya Yoga 5%

Want to lose weight and get fit in a room full of attractive and energetic college students? CYC fitness provides just that with flagship locations in college towns like Madison, WI and Austin, TX. What makes CYC such a great choice for University

of Wisconsin students? The location could not be better with a studio right in the heart campus at 773 University Avenue just above Fresh Market. CYC is so conveniently located that students can get in a workout before grocery shopping, after class or even between classes.

Additionally, CYC has its own culture with dedicated, young employees. Many of whom have attended our beloved UW. The quick, yet intense workouts have been almost perfectly crafted for the busy and active college student. In the words of CYC, “CYC offers an exhilarating, beat-

based, 45-minute ride that activates the whole body, the whole time.” — Louis Johnson

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UNION SOUTH BEST

STUDENT SERVICE

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES RESULTS University Health Services Badger Coaches Madison B-Cycle ASM Student Print

48% 21% 11% 10%

Conveniently located on floors 5 to 8 of 333 East Campus Mall, University Health Services offers a wide range of health services for students including primary care, mental health services, a sexual health clinic and a full pharmacy. Open to all UW students enrolled in a given academic term, UHS is used by 9 out of 10 students in their time at the university and 50 percent of students visit the offices at least once each year. Since most UHS funding comes from student segregated fees, most services come with no additional charge. It’s secure online portal function, MyUHS, also

makes things easier by allowing students to schedule appointments, keep up with health records and communicate with health providers through secure messaging. The staff at UHS is always helpful and friendly, making visits go smoothly. UHS is generally open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, aside from its newly opened Lakeshore Clinic in Dejope Hall which provides walk-in appointments only from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m during the week. — Katie Caron

Every Monday evening, RESULTS students, staff members, anyone and everyone with even the remotest 47% Union South association with the 23% Chasers Bar & Grill university square off at Team Trivia, to show off 9% City Bar their collection of useful and 9% Capital Tap Haus mostly useless knowledge. Anywhere between 10 and Tavern 36 teams consisting of one to 10-plus members compete becomes a truly memorable each night for prizes, ranging and unique experience. from Dollar Tree books (such — Sean Kirkby as Bristol Palin’s “Not Afraid of Life” and Dog the Bounty Hunter’s “Where Mercy is Shown, Mercy is Given”) to Union gift certificates that can be used for Bascom Hall ice cream or anything found at the Sett. With these prizes alone, the Sett ranks as the best of on-campus and off-campus trivia. Competition is thick in the air in a location with an almost omnipresent game day ambiance. The Sett’s atmosphere distinguishes it from other locations, with team names ranging from “semi-colonoscopy” to “Janet, Miss Jackson if you’re nasty.” Combine that with a rowdy attitude as players scream “SCIENCE” as loud as possible whenever the category comes up and always sultry, sassy remarks from semi-legendary Madison DJs, including Josh B. Kuhl, and the Sett

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TRANSPORTATION RESULTS Madison Metro Bus 60% Green Cab 13% Union Cab 10% Madison B-Cycle 9%

MADISON METRO BUS

Madison Metro Bus offers easy transportation throughout the city, especially for University of Wisconsin Students. The 80, 81 and 82 buses are free for anyone and travel through dorm neighborhoods. Every UW student is also granted an ASM bus pass that provides access to the other bus routes that travel throughout the city and allow students to have the opportunity to travel to shopping centers or other locations further off campus. It also allows students who don’t live near or on campus to reach campus.

The bus system allows students to have rides late at night, the 80, 81 and 82 operate late at night, past midnight on weeknights and past 2 a.m. weekend nights. Students can track the bus schedule in real-time by using the Mobile UW app, which updates Madison Metro bus routes. Madison Metro Bus experienced its second highest ridership in 2013, leading to overcrowding on many occasions and bringing the need for bus system expansion. — Alex Arriaga

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ENTERTAINMENT RESULTS Majestic The Overture Center Comedy Club The Orpheum

29% 28% 20% 14%

MAJESTIC If we didn’t all know it already, the Majestic has proven itself yet again to be the heart of Madison’s music scene. The oldest theatre in Madison, the Majestic initially opened as a vaudeville theatre in 1906 but now draws in DJs, bands, rappers and stand-up comedians of every type and genre from around the country and globe. The theatre hosts shows several times a week and is open

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to people of all ages, providing underage college kids and those without fake-IDs a spot to dress up and get their groove on. In addition to a music venue, the Majestic hosts events ranging from political rallies to themed parties to burlesque shows. So, hop on the Majestic’s website, check out upcoming shows and events and enjoy some good music, you goons. — Nyal Mueenuddin

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OVERTURE CENTER The Overture Center is a spectacular architectural landmark in the heart of Madison. The state of the art performance center serves as a cultural hub for local performers and artists, but also brings world-renowned musicians, dancers and artists

to the city. The Overture brings more than 200 events to Madison every year ranging from symphony orchestras to ballet troupes to local children’s performances. The arts center also houses an art museum and a classy rooftop restaurant for

delicious pre-show dinners. If you’re looking for a classy night out with friends or a hot date, throw on your classiest attire and hit the town right at the Overture. — Nyal Mueenuddin

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THE NITTY GRITTY

21st BDAY BAR RESULTS The Nitty Gritty Wando’s The Kollege Klub State Street Brats

78% 8% 5% 5%

It’s the night of your 21st birthday, and you want cheap drinks and a good time. What first comes to mind when you think “birthday” and “Madison”? The Nitty Gritty, obviously. Offering Badgers a warm spot for a birthday celebration since 1968, the

Nitty is a great place to grab a booth with friends and drink cheap things on any special occasion. On your 21st, the Nitty will give you a mug with which you can drink free beer, cocktails, or soda all night. But the best part is, you get to keep the

mug. And if you get hungry, the Nitty offers an expansive menu including favorites like cheese curds, waffle fries and delicious sliders and burgers. Of all the bars that line State Street and the University Avenue area, The Nitty Gritty is the clear frontrunner for places to take your crew on

your most holy of birthdays. All you need is your ID, some friends and your party face. — Katie Caron

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LANDLORD

MADISON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RESULTS 29%

Madison Property Management 27% Steve Brown

23% 13%

JSM Tallard

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SANDWICH

POTBELLYS RESULTS 38%

Potbellys 19% Jimmy John’s

14% 12%

Cheba Hut Erbert and Gerbert’s