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MADISON ON ICE Salt contamination poses threat to Madison’s lakes and groundwater, giving the city a challenge as citizens want streets cleared.

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Walker backs off on Wisconsin Idea changes

Governor calls item in budget proposal ‘drafting error,’ would have removed public service language from UW System mission

by Nina Kravinsky State Editor

The University of Wisconsin System’s longstanding mission of the Wisconsin Idea won’t be eliminated and will be included in the final version of the state’s

budget, Gov. Scott Walker ’s office said Wednesday.

Walker ’s announcement came hours after reports that his budget proposal would change the UW System’s mission to focus it more on “meet[ing] the state’s workforce needs” while removing

language about spreading knowledge from UW “beyond the boundaries of its campuses.” The proposed change would have eliminated much of the statement’s public service goals to focus it more on training the state’s workforce.

Those proposed language changes, Walker ’s office said, were a drafting error and will not be in the final version of the budget Walker will sign this year.

“The Wisconsin Idea will continue to thrive,” Walker spokesperson Laurel Patrick said in a statement.

“This was a drafting error.

The final version of the budget will include the Wisconsin Idea.”

UW System President Ray Cross responded, “Thanks to the governor for his commitment to the Wisconsin Idea.”

The proposed changes

had earlier led to a full-on defense from Cross and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who said on Twitter that the “Wisconsin Idea is — and always will be — central to the mission of this university.”

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Unpaid internships create slippery legal slope As issue gains national attention, university career advisers recommend pre-graduation experience with or without pay

by Jolene Anders Herald Contributor

While internships have become an increasingly critical component for a successful career path after graduation, those that are unpaid have gained national attention because of legal and practical issues for financially-strapped students.

Unpaid internships have gained momentum nationally, due in part to the Fair Pay Campaign, an organization advocating for fair compensation and educational outcomes in internships.

“We’re opposed to unpaid internships because they’re only open to those who can afford to work for free,” said Mikey Franklin, founder and executive director of the Fair

Pay Campaign.

Franklin said the FPC is “anti-unpaid internship, not anti-internship” because the competition for positions is no longer about talent and dedication, but parental wealth.

Legal issues also arise when unpaid internships at for-profit, private companies border on being illegal, Franklin said.

To be considered legal, the internship must fall within the guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Labor in April 2010 titled “Fact Sheet #71” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The internship must be academic in nature, for the intern’s benefit and the intern should not displace an employee. Unpaid internships taken for academic credit remain legal.

FPC has taken steps to further interns’ knowledge of their rights within the workplace with the launch of a new website “ismyinternshiplegal.com” this month.

A recent campaign the FPC conducted with students successfully stopped the posting of ads for unpaid internships by the New York University Career Center.

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Columbia University also recently announced academic credit would no longer be given for unpaid internships.

“That does an enormous amount to help their students and [shows] companies that they can’t get away with exploiting students for cheap and free labor,” Franklin said.

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UW officials look to increase alumni gifts University hopes to tap other revenue sources as it prepares for cuts in Walker biennial budget

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The governor ’s proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System has UW-Madison officials looking more than ever at alternative solutions to compensate for the anticipated loss in state funds.

At a meeting of ASM’s Coordinating Council on Jan. 28, UW Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf, who previously taught at Northwestern University and was dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, suggested that one way to offset cuts would be to look to alumni for increased support.

“It’s important that our alums do realize how

increasingly important they are,” Mangelsdorf said. “For years, alums would love their public institutions, but the percentage of alumni who give at Wisconsin is far lower than at Northwestern because people think that they already gave their tax dollars. Part of what we have to do is [the] education of alums to let them know that we really do need their support.”

According to the UW System Red Book, UWMadison only received 16.72 percent of its revenue from state funds in the 2013-14 school year, a lower percentage than the amount of gifts and contributions the university received, which was 17.64 percent.

In comparison to other peer institutions, UW’s reliance on donations for funding lies in the middle of

the pack, with institutions like the University of Iowa that has 30 percent donations at the higher end of the list, according to Forbes.

While some UW officials suggested reaching out to alumni for increased support, UW Chancellor Blank, shortly after a $100 million gift from John and Tashia Morgridge was announced, highlighted the major caveat for any gift the university receives.

“Let me clear about what this gift doesn’t mean, however,” she wrote in her blog. “It doesn’t mean that we have $100 million in new money to spend. Endowment gifts spin off 4.5 percent in income each year. So a $100 million gift, once we’ve fully received all the money, means that there is $4.5 million per year available for us to spend.”

University breaks down number of hours of faculty work after Gov. Walker suggests they can teach more classes Photo · Professor Tristan L’Ecuyer said taking on extra classes may not be the central issue, but sacrificing other aspects of the job might be.

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pointing to the Student Commencement Campaign that began two years ago, which has senior class members asking peers for donations in the spring.

Heather Kopec, who started the campaign two years ago, said that it attempts to make students and alumni know that every contribution, no matter the size, counts. She said contrary to popular belief, around 30 percent of gifts to the university are under $100.

“I think it’s a really important stance,” Kopec said. “It allows the seniors and students at UW to say ‘We’re not intimidated by what’s coming ahead, and we believe in the power of this university,’ and it’s letting everybody start making an investment in what a great university this is.”

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Alisa Robertson, chief development officer for the University of Wisconsin Foundation, which is responsible for engaging alumni and friends of the university to make philanthropic gifts, also sees the university relying more on contributions in the light of proposed cuts.

“I would say that philanthropic support for the university is becoming increasingly important,” Robertson said. “We used to be funded in large part by the state of Wisconsin.

Over time, federal research support and philanthropy have played a greater role in the university’s overall budget.”

In addition to UW officials, some students are also beginning to persuade their peers to donate to the university, Robertson said,

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Gov. Scott Walker’s suggestion to ask professors in the University of Wisconsin System to teach one more class raised concerns among faculty that the university could lose some of its prestige in research.

Last week, Walker said the UW System could save money if faculty members added another class to their current workload, helping the system deal with a proposed $300 million in cuts from state

funding.

“They might be able to make savings just by asking faculty and staff to consider teaching one more class a semester,” Walker said.

Tristan L’Ecuyer, a UW assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, said the idea of teaching another class does not necessarily pose a problem, but sacrificing other aspects of the job does.

This week, UW published a study on workload, representing the four major fields – biological science,

physical science, humanities and social science – and including 11 departments. The study showed the average faculty work week during Fall 2013 was at 63 hours, up from 57 hours in 2010.

The faculty’s work was broken down into four components: instruction and mentorship of undergraduates, graduates, research and service.

Instruction of undergraduates averaged 14.2 hours per week, while that of graduates averaged 6.6 hours.

Outside of teaching their own

classes, faculty also frequently act as guest lecturers for varying institutions.

“I gave a guest lecture in a freshman engineering course in November, where I invited students to contact me about research opportunities,” said Tracey Holloway, professor of environmental studies in the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE).

“I give a lot of guest lectures – about one every other week – so I interact with lots of new students.”

Supervision in directed study, independent study and research is also something to consider.

Holloway currently works with eight undergraduate and four graduate students.

Because only some of the students are conducting research for independent study classes, not all of this work shows up on her teaching record, she said.

L’Ecuyer said with an increase in instruction, a reduction in the university’s vast scope of research is a

concern.

“Our research reputation here is almost as important as our classroom [and] educational reputation in terms of attracting the best students,” L’Ecuyer said. “It’s what gives us this national reputation that we have for being a really great school.”

More than $500 million dollars in federal research awards were brought in by faculty and staff in 201213, according to university statistics published last week.

On average, each faculty member is bringing in roughly $242,000 to support their research.

“Bringing in grant money is a big part of my job, since over 25 percent of the university’s income comes from grants,” Holloway said.

According to the workload study, faculty currently dedicate 21.3 hours per week to research. Research conducted with students consists of 8.4 hours per week.

“We are great at research because we have such great students, and we have great students because of UW’s excellent reputation and topnotch faculty,” Holloway said. “Students come to UWMadison and take classes from professors who are ‘big names’ in their fields – writing textbooks, leading research teams, making discoveries and innovations.”

Startup ecosystem ‘explodes’ in Madison Exact Sciences expects to double employees from 400 to 800 by end of year; credits talented UW grad pool

by Anne Blackbourn Herald Contributor

Exact Sciences is giving credit to University of Wisconsin graduates and Madison locals who are now employed there for the company’s recent expansion and success.

When Exact Sciences was brought to Madison, there were fewer than 10 employees, a number that slowly increased until 2013, when there was a spike in employment.

Today, that number has grown to about 400 employees and is expected to double to about 800 by the end of the year, Exact Sciences spokesperson J.P. Fielder said. The company’s stock price skyrocketed, as well; starting at $0.83 in 2009, the price of their stock was at $27.78 this Wednesday.

Their employee engagement is at 92 percent, which is triple the national average of 31.5 percent, Fielder said.

Kevin Conroy, the chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences, attributes much of the success of Exact Science’s growth to the talented employees hired directly from UW-Madison and the UW System. “[The company] would not have been successful

without our ability to recruit people directly from UW-Madison, because the talent level is so high there,” Conroy said.

The company started 20 years ago originally in Massachusetts, Fielder said.

In 2009, however, the company changed management and was brought to Madison.

“One of the key reasons [management] brought [the company] here was the educated based employees that they could get from this area,” Fielder said. “Obviously, Madison is a cornerstone of the University of Wisconsin.

About 50 percent of our workforce in the research and development labs are UW graduates.”

The company got a boost from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of its noninvasive Cologuard test that detects signs of colon cancer using DNA from stool samples, Conroy said.

The product was developed to fulfill a significant need, designed for patient-friendly use and made ordering easy for doctors, Conroy said.

Conroy said he hopes Exact Sciences’ success will inspire other entrepreneurs in Madison, as more

success stories could lead to more people taking risks and start their own companies.

“This is incredibly important because the data shows nationwide, on a net basis, all job growth comes from startups. ... There is a need of a constant supply of entrepreneurs to keep the state’s economy strong,” Conroy said.

After designing a new cancer screening process, the company caught the attention of the public, including a popular website featuring startups in Madison.

Madisonstartups.com promotes local business entrepreneurs and UW graduates with inspiring success stories and hope for jobs for future graduates.

“The startup ecosystem in Madison has exploded in growth over the past few years,” Brian Lee, the publication’s editor-inchief, said.

Today, entrepreneurs in Madison inspired by similar success stories are lucky to have a variety of resources to help get them started, Lee said, noting the various accelerator

Photo · Exact Sciences is a startup company that produces a test detecting signs of colon cancer.

Courtesy of Exact Sciences programs that help with office space, funding or advice as they seek to develop their business.

“Our community should be proud of the many smart, driven and talented entrepreneurs we have in the area,” Lee said. “In other words, Madison is a great place to start a business.”

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City conflicted on clean water vs. clear streets Madison continues to seek new solutions to protect its lakes, groundwater while keeping roads safe

by Alex Arriaga Features Editor

Clean lakes in the summer and clean streets in the winter is what Madison wants, but the city has yet to find a solution to achieve both.

It’s an issue Madison has been trying to solve for decades, with the city implementing a salt reduction policy that has been in effect since the 1970s, according to George Dreckmann, the city’s recycling coordinator.

One of the solutions to reduce chloride contamination in Madison’s lakes and groundwater is the practice of designating salt routes, which have priority over other streets in dropping salt, Dreckmann said. These routes include main streets, bus routes and routes to schools and hospitals, which are always plowed regardless of how much snow comes down, he said.

While Madison residents may not all be aware of the policy on salt restrictions, it does not go unnoticed, Dreckmann said, as the city gets a lot of heat from residents whose streets don’t get cleared.

“People are concerned about the lakes in June, July and August and then February rolls around and people just want the snow removed,” Dreckmann said.

The city’s gameplan The city starts preparing equipment in August, preparing to respond from November through the end of March or into April.

Dreckmann said the city plans for six general plowings throughout the season. The 2015 budget for snow and ice control sits at $6,738,878, which plans for sand, salt and other equipment, as well as

Photo · Chloride has been found at high toxic levels in Madison’s lakes and groundwater as a result of salt on roads and sidewalks.

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overtime for city employees clearing the streets.

The city will sometimes go over its prepared budget if it is a heavy snow season, he said.

The city contracts with several private companies to prepare an arsenal of 150 pieces of plowing and salting equipment.

Dreckmann said the city plans for 10 to 12 hours to clear the streets, but has been successful in finishing the designated routes in eight to nine.

Before a storm, the city will preventively spray the streets with salt brine, which overall reduces the amount of salt that gets sprayed. The brine, Dreckmann said, is basically water that is 23 percent salt and makes it easier to remove snow after the storm.

City employees who clear the snow may also be the same individuals removing the city’s waste, Dreckmann said.

“Some people will commit at midnight to clear the snow and go out into a garbage truck at seven,” Dreckmann said. “They’ll put in 16-hour work days.”

For Madison businesses, the snow can mean early closures, Mary Carbine, executive director of Madison’s Central Business Improvement District, said.

She said property owners contribute to the cost for a city sidewalk snow removal service. Some businesses take advantage of weather by advertising “winter specials,” but if weather is bad enough to turn away even customers, businesses have to close, Carbine said.

Madison police are also forced to prioritize their responses during heavy storms, Joel DeSpain, Madison Police Department spokesperson, said.

“Depending on how much snow we get, oftentimes we get so many minor accidents that we only respond to those which involve injuries or road blockages,” DeSpain said. “Blood and blockage, some officers call it.”

In times of severe cold, MPD also takes on the task of ensuring Madison’s homeless

get assistance in finding warm shelter. That being said, not everyone who is offered assistance wants or accepts it, DeSpain said.

Clean lakes or clear streets Madison not only restricts which streets receive salt and how much they get, but the city is also on the front line of trying alternative solutions, according to John Magnuson, a University of Wisconsin professor emeritus in limnology. Among those alternatives, he said, are salt brine solutions and other alternatives such as beet juice.

Even sand, which comes with its own negative effects, has fewer problems than salt, Magnuson said. By using sand instead of salt, Madison is able to lower the toxicity levels.

Magnuson said the levels of chloride that have been found in wetlands around Lake Mendota at the present time are already at acute levels, according to Environmental Protection Agency standards. Acute toxicity, as opposed to chronic toxicity, is able to kill an organism in a day or two, Magnuson said.

The levels of toxicity that the city has already reached are a sign, Magnuson said, that while Madison may be progressive in its efforts to

reduce road salt, it still may not be enough.

“How soon will we have negative effects? We already do,” Magnuson said. “How soon will we have drinking water issues? We already do.

How long will it take before a solution comes? I don’t know.”

Dreckmann said after more than 70 years of relying on salt for de-icing, the city realizes that the chloride levels in Madison’s lakes, especially Lake Wingra, have steadily gone up. He said a growing concern is also the threat to some of Madison’s drinking water.

To counteract the primary culprit of salt from roads and sidewalks, Dreckmann said salt has been restricted from use on residential streets.

Magnuson said even if the city were to end the application of salt now, salt would continue to come through the groundwater for several years. In some wells, Magnuson said, the chloride levels have reached detectable taste levels.

According to the Public Health Madison and Dane County, in 2013, 14,915 tons of salt were used, compared to 17,993 tons in 2012.

Magnuson said while Madison is taking steps in its plans to limit the levels of salt use over time, groundwater contamination from several

Photo · Madison has had plans since the 1970s to restrict the levels of salt on the roads in an effort to protect water sources.

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The only way to remove salt once it has contaminated water is through reverse osmosis, a process that can be more difficult and expensive than prevention, Magnuson said.

“Truth of it is, we have a problem,” Magnuson said.

“We haven’t solved it; it’s been below the radar. Clearly, the city, [the] university [and] home owners are concerned about being sued if someone falls and breaks something or runs into a tree. Those things are easy to measure. The effects on the environment are harder to measure, but we’re getting a handle on that.”

Photo · Madison is progressive in its strategies to reduce chloride contamination, but experts are concerned current precautions are not enough.

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Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said Walker ’s office likely backed off the change after seeing the backlash it caused. Ross said if Walker hadn’t intended to seek that change, he would have said right away that it was a drafting error, rather than saying that hours later.

“The reason that this happened is that Gov. Walker doesn’t value education,” Ross said. “His explanation is laughable.

That’s what it comes down to.

His explanation is not believable.”

Yet Mike Mikalsen, a spokesperson for Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said the delayed response could be explained by the fact that Walker was on the road promoting his biennial budget, so it may have taken his staff some time to confirm he was not seeking that change.

Mikalsen said Nass would have opposed that language and that any changes to the university’s mission statement should be considered in a separate bill outside of the budget.

Still, the UW System faces $300 million in cuts over the next two years, although Walker is also proposing giving the system increased autonomy over its operations to make up some of the cuts.

Walker ’s proposed UW System changes, however, face opposition from both parties, with many in his own party questioning whether they trust UW System officials enough to give it more autonomy.

Nass, a Republican and a frequent critic of the UW System Board of Regents, has called for two changes to Walker ’s proposal. One is to shorten the term of the Board of Regents from seven to three years and ensure 16 of the 18 members are appointed by the governor. Nass’

second change would cap tuition increases to inflation after Walker ’s next proposed two-year tuition freeze ends.

Nass said in a statement his proposal would make the Board of Regents more accountable and said that without a tuition cap, tuition could skyrocket after 2017, when the UW System would have full latitude to set tuition rates under Walker ’s proposal.

“On the [proposed] autonomy, more members of the Legislature are starting to figure out the governor ’s offer, in order to offset the nature of $300 million in cuts, is not a good deal long-term,” Mikalsen said. “It gives up legislative oversight over an agency.”

Photo · The Walker administration announced there will be no changes to the Wisconsin Idea late Wednesday afternoon.

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Red Elephant Cafe will open on 100 block of State Street, bring new social setting to enjoy ‘mysterious, wonderful’ premium chocolate

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At the end of each Red Elephant chocolate figurine’s trunk is a heart.

Fittingly, the new chocolate cafe on the 100 block of State Street will open just in time for the season of love.

Richard Koenigs, owner of Red Elephant Chocolate Cafe, said he is always happy to talk about chocolate and his company.

The cafe’s namesake is the creative brainchild of its owner.

Red stands for the iconic color of the two biggest holidays for chocolate sales: Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Koenigs said. He chose the elephant for the animal’s nurturing, loving and social nature because that represents the “type of people” he wants to attract to his business.

“I started thinking about chocolate as a universal product around which [people] could create a social setting for enjoyment of an incredible food product that’s just plain mysterious and wonderful,” Koenigs said.

Koenigs’ project before Red Elephant was to revive Milwaukee-based chocolate company Buddy Squirrel.

After successfully fulfilling this project, Koenigs

UNPAID, page 1 Wisconsin, however, career advisers like Pam Garcia-Rivera say for some students, unpaid internships can still be valuable and give them a path into the professional world. GarciaRivera is the career adviser for media, information and communications at the UW College of Letters and Science.

David Nelson, director of alumni professional networks at the Wisconsin Alumni Association, said students need to create a “bridge from academic to professional success.”

Many students, especially in the realm of media

thought about what his next venture may be, but his mind stayed with chocolate.

Koenings was looking to expand the company, and Madison seemed like a logical choice. His demographics fit the bid, as he is a Wisconsin native and University of Wisconsin alumnus.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he is pleased Red Elephant chose downtown Madison as their second location.

“Everything I know about the business is extremely positive,” Verveer said. “I’m excited for them to open on State Street.”

Koenigs said he is hopeful that their location is ideal for their clientele as it sits across from the Overture Center.

“Those people are the kind of patrons that will appreciate and take the time to dine on desserts,” Koenings said.

Red Elephant is not about food, Koenings said; it is about fine chocolates as a treat. If people are willing to spend money on a piece of chocolate that looks and tastes good, they will come to this cafe, he added.

The food menu is full of variety, including truffles, sea salt caramels, mint meltaways and more, Koenings said. On top of the types of chocolates, Red Elephant has bakery items that feature

chocolate on or in them.

The drink menu is made up of natural chocolate coffee drinks with no added preservatives. “[The company is] a chocolate cafe, and what [it] intends by that is a place you come in and can sit down and have chocolate in a number of traditional and non-traditional forms,” Koenings said.

When the cafe comes to Madison, wine and cheese will be added to the menu, Koenings said.

Verveer said Red Elephant’s application for a wine license was completely non-controversial.

There are very few establishments in Madison that have only asked for a wine license, Verveer said. Most alcohol-licensed establishments have a license to cover a minimum of beer and wine.

“It was an absolute no-brainier for the Alcohol License Review Committee,” Verveer said.

The wine license will be on the next city council agenda, and Verveer said he has no concerns about the license’s approval.

and communications, are expected to build this bridge for free, so to offset those costs, UW offers scholarships for those who might not otherwise be able to have that experience, GarciaRivera said.

“In the school of journalism, we have a scholarship for summer internships,” Garcia-Rivera said. “If a student wants to do an internship where it may be unpaid, and they also have to get credit, they can apply.”

Other departments also host their own scholarships.

Nelson said the political science department received $150,000 this year to create more scholarships for

internships.

Nelson said that good internship opportunities with pay do exist, but students should avoid limiting themselves to positions with ‘intern’ in the title. Volunteer opportunities, leadership activities through the community and campus, part-time jobs and involvement in organizations can all fill the same role as an internship, he said.

“Think of an internship as any time you’re able to experiment in a field, to learn about that field to refine your professional skills and to make contact,” Nelson said.

“Whether or not someone calls it an internship doesn’t really matter.”

Photo ·Owner Richard Koenigs is confident the cafe’s new home on upper State St. is just the place for his business.

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Dane County hesitant to sign off on oil pipeline Approval of project would expand existing line in state; connect it to massive tar sand reserve in Alberta, Canada

by Nina Kravinsky State Editor

Dane County is the only district in Wisconsin to hold out on permitting Enbridge, a corporation that builds oil pipelines, to expand a line which currently runs across the state from north to south.

The project would increase the line’s capacity and move it above ground.

The line would make it easier for the state and country to access Alberta’s massive oil reserves, but environmentalists are concerned for a variety of reasons.

The Dane County zoning committee postponed a decision Tuesday to permit Enbridge’s project.

Elizabeth Ward, conservation programs director with the Wisconsin Sierra Club, said she supports Dane County’s resistance.

“This would become the country’s largest pipeline,” Ward said. “We’ve never done this before.”

Alan Carroll, a professor of geology at the University of Wisconsin, said the amount of retrievable oil reserves in Alberta is comparable to those of Saudi Arabia. He said most tanks of gas purchased in the Midwest are made with oil from Canada.

Carroll said one of

the economic benefits of revamping the pipeline would be the expansion of construction work, and it benefits the supply of oil going to refineries in the Midwest. It also has an influence on regional gasoline prices, he added.

“If you look around the U.S., the gasoline prices vary remarkably based on which area you’re in,” Carroll said. “It varies on supply coming into that market versus demand. In the Midwest, the argument is [that] the pipeline would lower gasoline prices.”

Ward said one of her organization’s concerns is that the line will increase the use of and dependence on tar sands oil in the US. She said compared with normal oil, the type pumped from Canada releases significantly more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Ward said now is not the time to increase to increase the country’s reliance on oil, especially tar sands.

“More oil is more [carbon dioxide] in the atmosphere that we can’t afford,” Ward said.

Ward said another concern for many environmentalists is tar sands oil pipelines tend to leak more than pipelines with other types of oil.

Additionally, cleaning up this type of oil is something that is not well known,

Photo · Expansion of the pipeline raises concerns for environmentalists, especially surrounding the potential for a spill.

Courtesy of Environmental Defence Canada which was made clear in the 2010 Kalamazoo oil spill, Ward said.

Unlike traditional oil, which floats on water, tar sands oil sinks after certain chemicals are released into the air, Ward said. She said more than a billion dollars were spent trying to clean up the Kalamazoo spill, but the effort was unsuccessful.

“Once it sinks, we have no idea how to clean it up,” Ward said.

Ward said she is glad Dane County continues to hold back on permitting Enbridge to expand the line, especially considering what a possible spill into Lake Superior could do to the fresh water supply of the region and world.

She said the Dane County took a step back and had a strong citizen voice objecting the line, which was not as true in other counties.

“They didn’t have a lot of staff, time or money to really go through the permit,” Ward said.

A spokesperson for the Enbridge Corporation was unavailable for comment.

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Long-term flexibility for UW System will alleviate cuts Based on successful implementation of similar legislation in Virginia, Gov. Scott Walker remains confident in proposed changes Photo · Walker is known for his controversial education reforms such as Act 10, which led to the Capitol protests and recall election in 2012.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald

You’ve heard that Gov. Scott Walker is proposing new legislation that would change a lot of things regarding the UW System.

Coupled with those changes is the fact that the UW System will see $150 million less per year over the next two years.

If you’ve listened to the conversations regarding this topic on campus, you’ve probably concluded something like: “Walker hates public education. He

hates the UW System, is cutting a huge amount of money and others after me are going to suffer because of this.”

Yes, there will be a cut coming to the UW System.

No, the UW System is not royally screwed because of this. You see, along with the cuts comes something the UW System has long been lobbying for: more freedom and autonomy as a system.

This idea isn’t something new, either.

In 2005,

Virginia passed the Restructuring Act. This bill, similar to what Walker is proposing, granted more autonomy to the state system as long as the state system met certain statutory educational goals and requirements laid out by the legislature.

Like Walker ’s proposal, the passage of the bill was also coupled with cuts to their state system. In fact, the Virginia state system faced a 27 percent cut.

The UW System is facing a lower one at 13 percent. The legislation in Virginia is still actively being used and improved upon. We’ve seen something like this succeed in another state with similar circumstances, but what about our state?

When Act 10 was first proposed, opponents were outraged that the governor cut a significant amount of state aid to public schools.

However, Walker and other Republican legislators knew that granting local school boards more control would allow them to save more money in the long run and would give them more flexibility of administrative decisions.

Are Democrats still harping on Act 10? Did Mary Burke run against Act 10? No. Why? Because it’s working! Wisconsin students have the secondhighest ACT scores in the country, more students are

graduating and third grade reading scores are up. I don’t have time to tell you about all of the success stories, but those are some of the highlights mentioned in Walker ’s budget address.

Through the Virginia example, we’ve seen something like this work in another state at the same level, and we’ve seen fundamental changes like this work in our state at a more local level through Act 10. That is why I believe it will work at the university level. This is not saying that this legislation should pass as is. Of course there are issues that need to be resolved.

This was just the start of the dialogue. In fact, some concerns have already been addressed. Last week, Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, proposed two changes to address some issues with the proposal.

The first would reduce the term limit of the members of the Board of Regents from seven to three years. These positions are appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate. The shorter terms would thus equal greater accountability. The second amendment to the proposal would cap the amount the Board of Regents could raise tuition relative to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

In sum, there will be

a decrease in the UW System’s funding. Along with those cuts will come more system autonomy.

This autonomy will allow for the system to make up the loss of those funds and then some.

It won’t be easy at first, because we haven’t done this before. It will foster creativity, resourcefulness and efficiency that will, in the end, lead to greater success for the UW System.

The dialogue has just begun. What you hear now will not be what actually passes.

I challenge you to sift through the rhetoric and buzzwords and look at the details. At the entrance to Bascom Hall there is a plaque with a quote from the 1894 Board of Regents. It says, “Whatever may be the limitations which trammel inquiry elsewhere, we believe that the Great State University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

Sift. Winnow. It will be a challenge and take a lot of hard work. But if we put in the time and effort, it will lead to a better, stronger future.

Anthony Birch (abirch@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in political science and strategic communication.

Resnick offers city new, innovative solutions Young mayoral candidate with background in technology has better chance than Soglin to bridge divide between ‘two Madisons’

by Adam Johnson Columnist

The future of Madison is a broad story with many narratives. Each mayoral candidate has spent the past few months expanding his vision for how to shape the narrative, and on Feb. 17, we’ll know who will face off in the general election to design the future of Madison’s economic development.

Scott Resnick, the alder of the student-dominated District 8 and one of the candidates for mayor, tells us that there are two Madisons: one affluent, one not; one connected, one not; one mobile, one not. The problem he describes is not new, but the description does serve as a measuring stick for each mayoral candidate’s plan for Madison five, 10 or 30 years down the road.

Last month, Mayor Paul Soglin warned against State Street becoming a string of

“megasaloons” as bars and restaurants crowded out locally-owned stores. For many, including students, State Street is the most accessible part of Madison culture and entertainment, and we all have a large stake in the diversity and success of the area.

Soglin’s vision of Madison’s downtown focuses on a variety of local businesses offering services outside of alcohol, food and coffee.

While a venerable and noble goal, this is indicative of a solution for only one of the two Madisons. This helps the affluent — whether they are students, young professionals or longtime Madisonians. While turning State Street into a true heart of the city is a venerable and worthy plan, it really doesn’t do anything for the other Madison south of Regent Street or northeast of the Yahara River.

Resnick is focused on solving key issues facing both of the Madisons and envisions an economic

future for Madison that leverages entrepreneurial success primarily through the technology sector.

Crusading on crucial access issues like a widening digital divide between the two Madisons, Resnick is all-in on innovative solutions. On the backs of organizations like Resnickbacked startup incubator StartingBlock, Resnick’s vision is similar to Soglin’s in that it calls for a vibrant downtown that offers diversity in business and housing. However, Resnick is banking on his experience in the tech startup community to see issues in a new way and come up with creative solutions to old and new problems.

Madison has become a hotbed of technology-based startups, and someone with Resnick’s experience and expertise could be the catalyst for solving the complex problems facing our city.

I’ve written before about my support for Resnick.

That hasn’t changed. I believe Resnick is best equipped to lead the city to where we need it to be five, 10 and 30 years from now.

Although Mayor Soglin is formidable, capable and could lead the city well if elected for yet another term, I am supporting Resnick for the change in style and vision. What he brings to the table is what Madison needs right now.

As Resnick has frequently said, ours is the tale of two Madisons: one for the haves and one for the have-nots. As students, we fall into both camps.

We’re downtown, and much of the downtown is built to accommodate and promote our presence. We have bars, coffee shops, apartments, shops and transportation options that many — especially in other areas of Madison — covet mightily. Conversely, we are also frequently ignored in important conversations, and many students struggle to make

ends meet. For example, luxury apartments are built near campus aimed at non-students, city committees determine policy with cursory student input and homeless students struggle to attend class and attend to their personal needs. With the pending changes to the UW System, student input on campus itself will be diminished.

We belong in both of Resnick’s Madisons, and the gap needs to be bridged.

Economic development is not just about money.

It’s about bridging the two Madisons and creating opportunities for everyone in the community, not just a subset of the population. I will be voting for Resnick in the primary, but I encourage all students to vote based on what kind of Madison they want to live in. The Badger Herald has profiled each candidate so you can determine for yourself.

Photo · Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, is a successful entrepreneur hoping to use his business expertise as mayor of Madison.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald Read up, think and vote.

Adam Johnson (amjohnson25@gmail.com) is a Master’s candidate at the La Follette School of Public Affairs.

Wisconsin Idea change is more than ‘drafting error’ Walker retracted revised mission statement, but UW students must still defend against assaults to this fundamental concept

by Zachary Walters Opinion Editor

In the past couple of weeks, the landscape of Wisconsin politics has been filled with politicians, students, university officials and other university stakeholders screaming into microphones, each trying to proclaim that they hold the key to the future of the UW System. One side loves to tout the flexibilities that the UW System would have under Gov. Scott Walker ’s budget, while the other shrieks in terror at the drastic budget cuts to public education.

Among those proposed changes to the UW System is one that apparently was not supposed to happen: drastically changing the UW System’s mission statement

and the Wisconsin Idea.

Walker ’s office chalked up that proposed change to a “drafting error” and promised it wouldn’t be in the final version of the budget he signs. Yet changes like this should put every UW System student on high alert. The changes to the Wisconsin Idea would have been detrimental to both the UW System and to Walker ’s future.

Being the co-director for the Wisconsin Spirit Initiative on campus and a house fellow, I am well aware of the Wisconsin Idea and its influence on campus.

As many university students know, the Wisconsin Idea was best summed up by professor Charles Van Hise in 1904 when he said that he “would never be content until the beneficent

influence of the university reaches every family in every state.” Since then a lot of time has passed, and the Wisconsin Idea turned into a concept. This concept defines the Wisconsin Idea as the effort put forth by everyone at the university to learn as much as possible, so that what is learned here can be used to improve their own lives and the lives of those around them — both now and in the future.

The changes Walker had proposed would have taken this traditional approach to the Wisconsin Idea and changed it to a more jobfocused approach. Words like “to extend knowledge and its application beyond the boundaries of the state” would have been taken out in favor of words like “to meet the state’s workforce

needs.” Additionally, the words “research” and “public service” were completely struck from the draft. Even though it is great to supply the state with well-trained, competent workers, I like to believe that the University of Wisconsin has a farther reach than that. Looking at the thousands of patents, the 17 Nobel Prizes, and the 26 Pulitzer Prizes coming from the flagship university of the UW System, this fact becomes self-evident. In addition to this, I would imagine that the 1,050 UW graduates in CEO positions or the 16,000 graduates in executive positions around the globe would agree with my statement. Therefore, to take the focus away from influencing the world to only producing workers

would be underselling UW graduates. We already produce graduates that end up being leaders in a variety of fields and have tremendous impact across the world.

Not only would this change in the University’s mission statement be detrimental to the UW System, but it would also be detrimental to Walker ’s career. In making this change, Walker would gain nothing. Instead, he would have continued to alienate an already-annoyed student population. I realize that some changes may need to be made, but Walker needs to know when to stop poking the proverbial bear — otherwise, he might get his hand bitten off. I think this is the reason why the proposed changes morphed

into a “drafting error.”

I do not always agree with the way that he accomplishes his goals, but I am generally a supporter of Walker. While I find it hard to believe that this was all brought about by a drafting error, it may have been the best resolution for the situation. At least for the time being, the Wisconsin Idea is safe and Walker has saved himself from a significant amount of political blowback. To me, it seems like Walker tested the waters, and they were not favorable for change — at least not now, and not in this aspect.

Zach Walters (zwalters@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in management and human resources and Spanish.

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WHO WILL HIT OR MISS AT 2015 GRAMMYS

by Audrey Piehl & Selena Handler ArtsEtc. Editors

The Grammys have been a center of controversy and parody for many years now, with 83 ambiguous categories and convaluted voting process that includes a secret committee. On the left, we suggest who should win a gramophone; on the right, we predict who will actually win.

Album of the Year

Morning Phase With his first album since 2008, Beck proved he is still one of rock music’s most influential artists of our time. Morning Phase is a mellow and seductive, yet powerful piece of song-craft. It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has received a lot of positive critical acclaim since.

Song of the Year

Beyoncé

“Take Me to Church”

“Shake It Off”

Beyoncé is no stranger to the Grammys. In addition to performing at the show, the female pop and R&B artist has already won five awards. Self-titled album Beyoncé includes a mix of powerful dance tracks and slow, rhythmic ballads featuring artists like Drake, Frank Ocean and Jay Z.

Hozier was the Irish dark horse of 2014.“Take Me to Church” sits at No. 3 on the Billboard 100 chart as of the week of Feb. 7 and was named the most viral song of 2014 by Spotify. It is a melodic, powerfully-rendered song boasting a complex metaphor unusual in a song of its popularity.

Despite a series of recent copyrighting controversies, Taylor Swift is still the queen of the charts and her devoted fan base. The catchy, self-deprecating anthem “Shake It Off” will be a difficult juggernaut to beat, especially given that she has already received seven Grammys, among many other rewards.

Best New Artist

Best Rock Performance

Haim

Iggy Azalea

Since bursting onto the scene in 2013 with their self-titled album Haim, these three sisters from Los Angeles have established themselves as major players in the pop rock world. For example, “My Song 5” with A$AP Ferg is a jazzy hiphop, rock and pop hybrid serves as a harbinger of big things to come.

Criticized for appropriating black culture without advocating for black issues, Iggy Azalea has been the center of controversy and Twitter battles for some time now. However, this has not stopped tweens and Top 40 radio stations from over-playing her hit singles, such as “Black Widow” and “Fancy.”

“Do I Wanna Know?”

Arctic Monkeys were known for their punk, dark-humored alternative rock long before their single “Do I Wanna Know?” was released from their 2013 LP, AM. With the new single came a new, matured sound. The simple, seductive and soulful frontman Alex Turner croons his listeners into a frenzy.

Best Alternative Music Album

“Lazaretto” Jack White has been a critic darling for several years, earning acclaim for his many incarnations from the White Stripes to the Raconteurs and his producing endeavors. He has eight Grammys thus far, and his bluesy, alternative sound is a safe choice for voters, despite “Lazaretto” being one of his weaker tracks.

Best Rap Performance

St. Vincent

Reflektor

“0 to 100/The Catch Up”

“i”

In one of the most competitive categories this year, the “high priestess of pop” should reign supreme with her self-entitled album, St. Vincent. The intimate and experimental album is a breakthrough, but St. Vincent’s lack of chart-topping hits will greatly inhibit her chances.

Normally I would not assume that avant-garde, non-mainstream artists like Arcade Fire would be shoo-ins for a Grammy, but the voters have been surprisingly kind to them in the past.

In 2011 they won Album of the Year for “The Suburbs,” a shocker for a category rarely breached by alternative sounds.

In typical Drake fashion, “0 to 100/ The Catch Up” focuses on themes of friendship, success, self-image and coming up in the rap world. The beat is slow and minimalistic to start, transitioning midway to an atmospheric retrospective. It’s a complex, yet basic track that seamlessly embodies Drake’s style.

Kendrick Lamar’s track “i” deviates from his normal trap, hip-hop style.

With syncopated percussion, strong guitar riffs and vocal samples, “i” is significantly more pop sounding and PG than his past tracks. Lamar has received numerous awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and radio play over the last year.

Aesop Rock blazes it up at Barrymore Classic rapper, Rob Sonic drop poetic, gritty beats for ‘evidently chill’ crowd

by Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Hard-hitting rap beats blew up the east side Tuesday night as rappers Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic made it out to the Barrymore. In spite of the snow-pocalyptic conditions, these New-York born rappers preached to a packed theatre of loyal fans.

Up first on stage was experimental hip hop artist WebsterX and his crew. A self-proclaimed poetry freak turned MC, this Milwaukeebased rapper riled up the scene like no other. Though still paving his way in the music industry, WebsterX drew an energy down front that was electric. His performance of each song grew progressively more animated, to the point where he was glistening in sweat and gasping for air between drops.

WebsterX transformed the typical rapper stance to more of an exercise in calisthenics. Bopping from side to side and grinding way down low on that stage, the rapper no doubt left

the theatre that night five pounds lighter. The hilarity of his crew’s dancing was just as entertaining. Breaking, locking and popping were redefined on that stage. The crowd certainly admired the stamina, loving WebsterX all the more as they nodded their heads in approval and cashed out zealous arm waves.

But just as the room was warming up, the life quickly fizzled as WebsterX made his exit and left the audience waiting for the next act. In the lapse between performances, a set track list streamed out rap tunes to a group thirsty for more live beats. As the crowd twiddled thumbs for close to an hour, the classic Shy Glizzy tune “So Awesome” screeched in over the speakers, which elicited a chorus of “boos.” Queensbased rapper Homeboy Sandman read the impatience as his cue and grabbed the mic for a brief stint.

Well-known in the rap world, Homeboy Sandman has been chosen as a coach on MTV shows and also writes regularly for Huffington Post and Gawker. Even Rolling

Stone has cited his “skill for wordplay that keeps you hooked.” He proved such accolades in the performance he gave on stage at the Barrymore.

Admittedly fucked up, Sandman took his rapper stance and apologized for the brevity of what was a 10-minute performance.

He expressed guilt for “the abbreviated shit” and promised he’d make it up to the crowd as he handed the stage over to the main act of the night.

Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic then swung into their performance with little lag after Homeboy Sandman to the satisfaction of the enthused crowd. Also on stage was Minneapolis underground hip hop producer DJ Abilities. The talented DJ is well-respected in the local scene and is known as one of the best battle DJs in the Midwest.

The crowd welcomed his addition to the stage as he scratched out crunk solos on his turntable that matched the drops of Aesop and Rob Sonic.

After delivering a

steady stream of music, the strapping Rob Sonic later pulled a fake move to dive into the crowd, laughing at the girl down front who didn’t even flinch at the threat. Perhaps what fueled the evidently chill crowd, which continued to sway If you’re a nontraditional student looking for nonchalantly, was the financial assistance to complete your education, attempted inconspicuous Adult Career and Special Student Services can weed use throughout the help. The application deadline for the 2015-16 show.

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While no following artists could reach the manic WebsterX’s level of hype, all rappers delivered a solid string of poetic beats.

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‘Super Smash Bros.’ scene powers up in Madison ‘Smashers’ from around Wisconsin seek to expand gaming community, tournaments for players of all experience levels

by Evan Conley ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Most “Super Smash Bros.” players are accustomed to vanquishing digital foes from the comfort of their own couches, but several choose to take their game to the next level. These dedicated “smashers” — and newcomers to the scene — brought their enthusiasm Jan. 31 to Union South for the first Madison bi-weekly tournament put on by the Super Smash Bros. Club.

It mirrored the largest “Smash” tournament to date but on a smaller scale; that same day, the Apex Tournament Series was occurring in Somerset, New Jersey. But as I watched the early matches of the New Jersey event being projected on the screen in the Agriculture room on the third floor, I couldn’t help but notice the dichotomy between the tension and sense of grandness surrounding the largest “Smash” tourney in the world and the more calm environment of the Madison tournament.

I mentioned this relaxed, smaller atmosphere when speaking with Jake Johnson and Justin Bant, two of the tournament’s organizers, as we sat observing the event, all of us glancing often at the CRTs lining the tables around the room where smashers played “Super Smash Bros.

Melee” and “Project M” (a fan modification of the game “Super Smash Bros.

Brawl” that mechanically attempts to make the game like “Melee”).

Bant suggested he’d like to get a third “Smash” game into these bi-weeklies, thereby expanding the tournament and its attendance.

Between the two games currently provided at the Madison event, there were 25 attendants in total.

“There are maybe 20 people who I know would come if we had [‘Super Smash Bros. for Wii U],” Bant said, referring to a newer version of the game.

Of course, the addition of the most recent “Smash” release and other additions would also call for a change in venue. While

the Agriculture room in Union South worked well for the very first and much smaller Madison biweekly tournament, the addition of a new game and more than 20 other players would call for more setups, which would mean more consoles and televisions.

The organizers have also been in talks with the group Melee Milwaukee, who could stream the event live on Twitch.tv for those who want to watch Wisconsin “Smash” players from anywhere in the world, making the humble Madison biweekly a global event.

The event’s name has evolved to match the growing “Smash” zeitgeist. The organizers eventually settled on “Muk Ly-Weekies.”

The name comes from the phrase “Muk Lyfe,” the origin of which Johnson attributed to a group of Stevens Point smashers.

The phrase itself references the Pokémon Muk, whose “janky” existence serves as a parallel to the style of

play Wisconsin smashers are known for — namely doing things that you wouldn’t expect to work, but they do anyway.

“It’s gotten to the point where you can just yell ‘Muk Lyfe’ at an event and you’ll get an echo from the crowd,” Johnson said.

“If you don’t understand, you’re just a ‘Grimer,’ and you have to evolve.”

Yet even with a closeknit scene and daunting technical aspects of competitive “Smash” play possibly warding off new smashers, Bant reassured that the smaller biweeklies are “a welcoming community.” This was far and away one of the most common phrases I heard when speaking with

Photo · Organizers hope to expand the tournament to incorporate more games and setup, boosting the attendance by nearly 50 percent.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald

him about the scene. He said the entire point of these small events are to allow new players to see what it’s like to play in a tournament without the tension and high entry fee of something as large as Apex, while also allowing for a safe and friendly space to learn how to play the game competitively.

Bant even pointed to a few players that one could talk to for advice, including the best player and eventual winner of the event, Madisonbased smasher Frank Borden, also known as “Frootloop.” He ranks 64th and 88th in the world for “Melee” and “Project M,” respectively, on SmashBoards.com.

Bant also mentioned that every other week when the “Muk LyWeeklies” aren’t being held, “The Construct” biweekly tournaments are held in Milwaukee — the last of which attracted some Illinois groups over the border and pushed the overall attendance of the event to over 100.

Of course, these two bi-

Photo · Smashers play in the Madison bi-weekly, put up by the Super Smash Bros. club, in the Agriculture Room of Union South. About 25 people attended this event in total.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald weeklies in Wisconsin’s largest cities are certainly not the only tournaments in the state, as many events are held all over and in all shapes and sizes. There is a Facebook group for the UWMadison “Smash” scene, but Bant suggested joining the “Wisconsin Smash Bros.” group to become closer to the community, which sports over 900 members and is constantly updating with tournament information for events all over the state.

Regardless of whether you are a seasoned pro or curious newcomer to the “Smash” scene, the Madison bi-weekly is the perfect place to show off your skills. I know I’ll be there, taking it all in.

How America’s sweetheart sold her soul for $64 million

In light of trademarked phrases from latest album, Taylor Swift has lost sight of musical integrity, authenticity in pursuit of money

by Selena Handler ArtsEtc. Editor

It took me a long time to realize exactly why I hate Taylor Swift so much. Yes, her sappy ballads make me want to regurgitate her shallow ideas of love and identity right back at her and her myriad boyfriends.

Yes, her blasé performance style leaves much to be desired. But why has my subtle disliking morphed into rapt abhorrence? Why can I no longer sit idle while Taylor Swift effectively takes over the music world?

Because no one should stay silent while America’s sweetheart forever changes the music industry for the worse in an attempt to make money for herself and to protect her cherished brand.

With earnings reaching $64 million in 2014, according to Forbes, Swift

has quickly climbed the ranks of wealthy artists since she started producing music in 2006. No heiress to massive fortunes, I can’t deny Swift has earned her wealth and place as queen of the pop billboard charts.

However, along the way, Swift lost sight of the music and her personality — only to focus on maintaining steady revenue.

In the last two years, she officially cut ties with her country beginnings, transitioning to the cash cow of pop music. She became the tourism ambassador of New York City after living there for a few months. She removed her songs from Spotify. She refused to show her bellybutton to the press and while performing.

But amid all this change, she committed her most egregious act in the pursuit of cash.

Last week, about three

months after the release of her chart-topping album 1989, Swift became the first artist to preemptively trademark phrases from her lyrics she has deemed as catchphrases. Now if you are planning on using the lines, “party like its 1989”, “this sick beat”, “‘cause we never go out of style,” “could show you incredible things” and “nice to meet you, where you been?” on pretty much any product, you have to ask her permission first.

According to legal database Justia (via Rolling Stone), her legal claim explicitly prohibits products like wind chimes, decals, removable tattoo transfers, hosiery, shoelaces and Christmas tree accessories from including her highly original and distinct phrases. Sorry, kids, but if you were planning on selling “non-medicated preparations for the skin, scalp, body or hair” with “this sick beat” on it, think again. Trademark serial-numbered 86434770 clearly outlines the illegal nature of that act.

While it is extremely common to copyright lyrics to original songs, trademarking phrases takes the process to a whole new level. A copyright mainly gives the creator exclusive right to reproduce work like musical material and literary work.

A trademark, on the other hand, is usually a symbol, word or words representing a company or product.

By trademarking her phrases within her lyrics, she not only stands to gain revenue from people using her words, but she is in a prime position to start selling products based

on the themes in her lyrics, according to the Guardian.

The Guardian also speculates she is merely trying to stop third parties from exploiting her creativity and making money off of her work without permission, and she is not just trying to turn everything into a moneymaking opportunity.

But what makes this argument so hard to believe is this legal action is no isolated event. It comes toward the end of a long laundry list of PR stunts, new career directions and business ventures transforming her from a singer to a mogul, greedily expanding her empire bit by bit at the cost of her integrity.

Taylor Swift is by no means the first artist to have sold their musical souls to cable television appearances and a strong personal brand. But Taylor Swift has transformed into an amorphous business monster so rapidly that

she has lost all sense of authenticity.

It was just nine years ago that a bright-eyed Swift released her debut, selftitled country album and sang about finding love at first sight. Now, when she is not a judge on The Voice or stopping someone from sewing “this sick beat” into a throw pillow, she is exposing her belly button with the Haim sisters and singing about using men in defiant pop songs. Usually, development is good for artists. No one wants to hear the same album over and over, but she has changed so much she has effectively left her old persona behind.

Some artists can successfully flirt with the line of selling out while keeping their respect as artists. Jay Z has built a manifold business empire.

As the co-founder of Rocawear and Roc-a-Fella records, former president of Def Jam Records, a producer and founder of Roc Nation, Roc Nation Sports and

Photo · After leaving naive, country roots behind for artsy Instagrams and growing net worth, Swift has shown her true, moneygrabbing colors.

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Because Taylor Swift’s brand and musical style has changed so much since her humble beginnings as a country singer, it almost seems like she could morph into whatever shape would make her the most money.

Don’t be surprised when her next album is produced by Jay Z and is only available for download on iTunes for a modest $30 a pop.

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Where Walker’s Kathie Lee Gifford to speak at U of M $300M will go

UM-Twin Cities secures popular, intoxicated TV personality for 2015 spring commencement Photo · Kathie Lee Gifford (right) and drinks (farther right) enjoy looking at nude pictures of Goldy Gopher with Today Show co-anchor Hoda Kotb (left).

Gov. Scott Walker announces exact shuffling of finances from UW System budget cuts Gov. Scott Walker announced a proposal for a three-hundred million dollar budget cut for the UW system.

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Prominent television personality Kathie Lee Gifford is slated to give the University of Minnesota commencement address this spring as an alleged counter to the announcement that Katie Couric will speak at the University of Wisconsin spring 2015 graduation ceremony.

It was also revealed that, as per usual, Gifford will deliver her address while under the influence of alcohol.

“We feel as though Gifford has not been offered her fair share of speaking

engagements,” UM-Twin Cities President Eric Kaler said.

“Further, the Board of Regents at this university found that Kathie Lee, a renowned journalist, singer and actress, is best received while absolutely shitfaced.”

For most universities, finding a commencement speaker for spring graduation involves a process of asking various individuals if they would be willing to prepare a speech, travel to the university and deliver it to thousands of graduating students. However,

Kaler said Gifford drunkenly sent the U of M’s Department of Music a video pleading, through song, to give the address.

“She was pretty adamant about coming to Minneapolis to do this,” Kaler said. “We think it may be a desperate cry for help, drenched in pink moscato and missed opportunities.”

U of M students are not taking the news well. Many have expressed dumbfounded sentiments.

“What the fuck,” said graduating senior John

Freeman. “Just, wow.”

Other undergraduates, however say they find Gifford to be the optimal candidate for the task.

“Kathie is clearly meant for this,” student Ben Folger said.

“Having her in my presence would be truly, truly humbling.

She is the speaker this campus deserves.”

Many may know Gifford from her work on the fourth hour of The Today Show, co-hosting Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and her controversial clubbing of baby seals with empty vodka bottles to speak out against dry college campuses. However, she is perhaps most associated with her efforts to stigmatize the feminist movement.

Kaler says he is unsure as to the content of Gifford’s speech, but is pretty sure “it will be kind of like a car accident, hard to watch, but you can’t quite look away.”

State Senate approves Keystone Light pipeline Nearly unannimous house vote gives clearance to system that will distribute liquid gold between all of UW System schools Politicians on both sides of the aisle put differences aside today as they approved the $50 million Keystone Light pipeline, a groundbreaking project that will run to all schools in the University of Wisconsin system.

Unlike the highly controversial Keystone

pipeline, the Keystone Light pipeline has been met with overwhelming approval from literally everyone.

“The Keystone Light pipeline will be a lot different than the rugged twists and turns of that stupid oil pipe,” Chief engineer Keith Stone said.

“Our pipeline is going to

be smooth. Refreshingly smooth.”

The pipeline is expected to be the largest source of crude beer in the Midwest.

Upon completion of the system, the price of a keg of Keystone Light is projected to finally drop below $40 a keg, to the relief of many college students.

“At one point, it was costing me $50 a week to fill up my stomach,” said UW-Madison freshman Kyle Oberman. “I was considering switching to something more alcohol efficient, like Franzia, but then everyone makes fun of you.”

The bill passed in the

Senate with a record 99 percent of the vote, with the only opposition being Jeremy, who is a complete pussy and no one really likes him anyway. The pipeline is expected to add billions to the state economy, both in alcohol sales and medical bills due to liver failure.

“This truly is a proud day for our state,” said Governor Scott Walker. “It is well known that most of my decisions have been made while under the influence of Keystone Light.

With this new pipeline (which will run through my office), I believe I can make even more.”

Short course students resolve UW Diversity issues Farm, agribusiness group helps administration, university body understand racial troubles previously in midst of crisis In the midst of crisis at University of Wisconsin regarding a lack of diversity in the student body, short course students arrived just in time to help administration understand and solve the issue.

Scraggly, pale, and carrying armfuls of bags brimming with carrots, the diversity experts saved the University Division of

Diversity a headache with their experience and wellthought out proposal.

“Y’all just need to understand that the problem starts inside all of us,” Wakanaka County native Joshua Nelson opened, “Once we stop othering cultures outside of our own, we can move forward and make this campus a cornucopia of race, color, and

creed.”

Student organizations dedicated to informing the campus on the expanding gap between white students and every other race underrepresented seemed weary when they noticed an influx of tractors, Ford trucks, and “yee-haws” coming from every direction.

“The endless loop of Ted Nugent songs scared

me initially,” Students for a Diverse Campus spokesperson Jessica Chantell commented, “but after they delved into the systematic failures of the admissions office and the harmful effects of eradicating quotas, I began to trust that these country mice were the heroes we needed.”

The entire university feels forever grateful for

their priceless contribution in planning UW’s mission for a more diverse and welcome school within their program’s duration, as they need to get back to helping with “pappy scrabblin’ the hipper-poppers and grit logs before those stinkin’ shmickshmacks get ‘em first” on their respective farms.

“We couldn’t do it without them,” Chancellor Becky

Blank started, pausing to hold back tears, “God damn, it those kids have hearts bigger than the tomatoes they came into town with.”

With their remaining time at the university, the short course students are looking to tackle other campus issues, such as campus rape culture, the wage gap, and corralling all those loose greased pigs.

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No. 5 UW deflates Hoosiers, wins fifth straight Kaminsky goes for 23 points, six rebounds, all Wisconsin starters score in double figures as Badgers defeat Indiana despite 13 threes from IU

by Nick Brazzoni Men’s Basketball Writer

In what was a tale of two halves, the No. 5 Wisconsin men’s basketball team dominated the final 20 minutes of the game Tuesday night at the Kohl Center on their way to a 9278 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Wisconsin (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten) opened the game on a 9-0 run, but Indiana (167, 6-4 Big Ten) was able to counter with a 13-2 run of their own that put them up 13-11. Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, that was the last time they would see a lead Tuesday night, as the Badgers countered with a 13-3 run that Indiana never seemed able to recover from.

The game still remained fairly close throughout the rest of the first half, however.

Both teams shot well in the period, with Wisconsin shooting 68 percent (17-for-25) from the field and 66.7 percent (4-for-6) from three, while Indiana shot 56 percent (14-for-25) and 72.7 percent (8-for-11) from three. Wisconsin also shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line while Indiana did not attempt a free throw in the first half.

Wisconsin was able to put the game away in the second half by means of a 15-1 run in the first five minutes and a 27-6 run in the first eight minutes of the period, getting the lead up to as much as 32.

“With the way they shot and got themselves back into the game, if we don’t have that lead who knows what happens,” senior forward Frank Kaminsky said.

Ultimately, it came down to Wisconsin improving on the defensive end in the second half and not allowing Indiana to shoot the ball from behind the arc with the same kind of rhythm they had in the first half.

“We did not change anything we were doing defensively,” Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan said.

“It’s just that they got into a rhythm where they felt real comfortable with their threes [in the first half].”

Just as UW’s defensive mindset stayed the same, so did that of their offense.

The Badgers dominated undersized Indiana down low all game, outscoring the Hoosiers 24-8 in the paint in the first half and 40-24 overall.

Wisconsin made sure to take advantage of all the mismatches they had down low, as there were even times where Indiana junior guard Yogi Ferrell, whose height is listed at six feet, would find himself guarding the seven-foot Kaminsky on the block.

“Most of our offense ran through the post tonight,” Kaminsky said. “When we had the size advantage we knew we had to take advantage of it. I think we did a good job feeding the post.”

Kaminsky, who scored a game-high 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting and also grabbed six rebounds, led the strong effort inside for the Badgers. “[Kaminsky] is smart enough and agile enough and a student enough to be able to recognize some things, and his teammates have done a good job of recognizing how to get the ball into him,” Ryan said.

“He has to be a part of the

offense and he has been all year.”

While Wisconsin appeared to be in full control of the game in the second half, with more than seven minutes remaining in the game and the Badgers up 25, the Hoosiers decided to make one final push.

Over the next two minutes of the game, Wisconsin appeared to relax a bit while Indiana refused to go away, hitting three shots from behind the arc en route to a 13-2 run that brought them within 12.

With five minutes remaining, it seemed as though Indiana was going to make one final run at it, but Kaminsky had other plans, scoring the next 6

points for the Badgers, and Wisconsin wouldn’t let the Hoosiers creep any closer.

“We might of stepped off the gas a little bit and kind of relaxed and they took advantage of it, but we were able to give ourselves a huge cushion that whatever they did would’ve been really hard to come back from,” Kaminsky said.

Following Kaminsky’s effort were four other Wisconsin starters in sophomore forward Nigel Hayes (16), sophomore guard Bronson Koenig (15), junior forward Sam Dekker (14) and redshirt senior guard Josh Gasser (11) who all scored in double figures.

Off the bench, it was redshirt sophomore

guard Zak Showalter who provided a spark for the Badgers, scoring a careerhigh 9 points off threeand-one layups. Showalter came into the game early in the second half after Gasser picked up his third personal foul and was able to take full advantage of his opportunity.

“I just kind of bring energy like I always do,” Showalter said. “Frank and Nigel seemed to be open every time I touched the ball so I was just trying to hit those guys. It felt good to be out there, and I had some good flashbacks of this action.”

With their total team effort, Wisconsin was able to put up their second highest scoring mark of the

Photo · Bronson Koenig was one of five Wisconsin starters to score in double figures Tuesday with 15 points. The Badgers shot 60.4 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from beyond the arc in their win over the Hoosiers at the Kohl Center.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald season and now have a two-game lead over four other teams in the Big Ten standings.

Wisconsin will stay at home for its next game when it takes the court Saturday against Northwestern.

Tip is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Men’s hockey looks to avoid grips of Nittany Lions Despite another tough series against Minnesota last weekend, Badgers see growth as they take on Penn State for second time this season Photo · The Badgers lost their two previous matchups this season against the Nittany Lions, falling at the Kohl Center on Dec. 5 and 6 by a combined score of 9-4.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald Saturday, Wisconsin will be hoping for better luck away from the Kohl Center this weekend. For the first time in two months, Wisconsin (2-16-4, 0-6-2-2 Big Ten) will hit the road for a two-game series against the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-7-4, 5-2-10).

It’s like “planting a

a farmer field with new seeds. You can go out there every day and see if they’ve grown at all, but it takes time.

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by Derek Franklin Men’s Hockey Writer

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team played some entertaining hockey last weekend against Minnesota,

but once again came away from the series disappointed with the end results.

Coming off a loss to the

Gophers last Friday, in which the Badgers gave up four goals in 100 seconds, and a last-second tie on

Back in early December, Penn State handed Wisconsin two losses at the Kohl Center, losing both games by a combined score of 9-4. Now, two months later, the Badgers are still searching for their first Big Ten win.

However, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves said he believes his youthful team is further along in their development since their last two meetings against the Nittany Lions on Dec. 5 and 6.

“We are at a different place than we were then,” Eaves said.

“We’re looking forward to going back and seeing what we can do against them.”

Badger forward Grant Besse agreed with Eaves, saying he feels the team has grown a lot since then and expects them to play much better against the Nittany Lions this time around.

After two goals this past weekend against Minnesota, Besse leads

Wisconsin in both goals (nine) and points (16).

“We played them before the winter break and we’ve shown that we’ve been an improved team after the break,” Besse said. “So I think this time around it will be a better series for us.”

Penn State is currently second in the Big Ten standings, and if the lastplace Badgers want to pull off a few upsets in State College, Pennsylvania, they will need Besse to continue his recent offensive surge. With five goals in Wisconsin’s last four games, Besse said his recent success has given him confidence that will allow him to score even more.

“When you start putting a few in the back of the net you’re going to want to shoot more and more,” Besse explained. “I think that will lead to even more production in the future.”

In addition to Besse, Wisconsin will also look to goaltender Joel Rumpel to keep the Badgers in the game by continuing to make big saves in big moments.

Rumpel, who recorded 70 saves in the two-game series against Minnesota, praised the passion and intensity of Nittany Lion hockey fans, while adding he embraces the challenge of overcoming Penn State’s great home-ice advantage.

“Fans are always an issue. Penn State always has some great fans that really love their hockey,” Rumpel said. “It kind of gets me into it if anything. When I hear them giving me a hard time, it kind of gets me going and makes me a little bit more excited.”

However, win or lose come 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Eaves stressed that Wisconsin’s turnaround is not something he is counting on to happen overnight.

“It’s like a farmer planting a field with new seeds,” Eaves said. “You can go out there every day and see if they’ve grown at all, but it takes time.”

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Get to know the newest Wisconsin Badgers

by Eric Kohlbeck Sports Content Editor

From 11 states across the country, the 2015 Wisconsin football recruiting class will look to leave their mark on the program. From four-star prospects to walkons, this year ’s class will seek to fill much-needed depth at positions or push for playing time as freshmen next season. Here are the football commits for the 2015 class at Wisconsin.

by Chris Bumbacha Associate Sports Editor

QB - Austin Kafentzis

QB - Alex Hornibrook

RB - Jordan Stevenson

HS: Jordan City: Sandy, Utah

HS: Malvern Prep City: West Chester, Pennsylvania

HS: South Oak Cliff City: Dallas, Texas

Ranked as the No. 1 quarterback in Utah by Scout.com after he threw for 3,862 yards and 40 touchdowns in addition to 1,842 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns his senior season. Kafentzis is considered by some to be the top Wisconsin recruit in the 2015 class and has enrolled early.

Originally committed to Pittsburgh but flipped to Wisconsin after Paul Chryst was hired. The left-handed pocket-passer has also enrolled early.

Ranked by Scout.com as the 84th overall player in the 2015 class and the fourth-best running back in the state of Texas. A former Texas commit, Stevenson ran for 2,511 yards and 31 touchdowns his senior season and is the highest-ranked recruit in Wisconsin’s 2015 class.

RB - Bradrick Shaw

FB - Jake Whalen

OT - Jon Dietzen

HS: Hoover City: Birmingham, Alabama

HS: Wausau West City: Wausau, Wisconsin

HS: Seymour City: Black Creek, Wisconsin

Featured on the MTV show “Two-A-Days” in 2006-07, Hoover High School is considered the best high school football program in Alabama. Shaw chose Wisconsin over Vanderbilt and held offers from Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Nebraska.

Played both sides of the ball in high school, but Whalen commits as a fulllback. The 6-1, 220-pounder was a firstteam All-State selection and was named the state’s most outstanding linebacker in 2014.

Dietzen is ranked by Scout.com as the top tackle in Wisconsin and the 169th overall player in the 2015 class. The 6-5, 305-pound tackle has enrolled early.

OT - Kevin Estes

OG - David Moorman

TE - Kyle Penniston

HS: San Marcos City: San Marcos, California

HS: Northville City: Northville, Michigan

HS: Mater Dei City: Orange, California

Estes is 6-5, 270 pounds and is ranked as the 10th offensive tackle from California. He chose Wisconsin after receiving offers from most power conference schools in the West.

Moorman is ranked as the No. 2 offensive guard prospect in the Midwest by Scout.com. The 6-5, 290-pound lineman also had offers from Minnesota and Penn State and is ranked 290th overall in the class of 2015.

Played in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game after he caught 31 passes for 419 yards and two touchdowns as a senior. ESPN.com has Penniston ranked as the 10th tight end overall in the 2015 class.

TE - David Edwards

WR - Andrew James

DT - Olive Sagapolu

HS: Downers Grove North City: Downers Grove, Illinois

HS: Cardinal Gibbons City: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

HS: Mater Dei City: Huntington Beach, California

Ranked by Scout.com has the No. 1 tight end in Illinois.

The 6-6, 220-pounder played quarterback in high school but will slide over to tight end at UW.

The 5-11, 165-pound wide receiver from Florida is a speedster, clocking a 4.33 40-yard dash time, according to Scout.com. James is the lone wide receiver for the Badgers in the 2015 class.

A teammate of Penniston in high school, Sagapolu is listed as the fifth-best defensive tackle in California by Scout.com.

He is 6-2 and 290 pounds.

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OLB - Arrington Farrar

HS: Homestead City: Mequon, Wisconsin

HS: Archbishop Alter City: Bellbrook, Ohio

HS: Woodward Academy City: Atlanta, Georgia

The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Defensive Player of the Year is 6-2, 253 pounds and was also named the state’s most outstanding defensive lineman.

The Associated Press named him the 2014 co-defensive Player of the Year in the state of Ohio, and he is 6-3, 253 pounds.

Farrar was a late pickup for the Badgers, choosing Wisconsin over Notre Dame on Signing Day around 3:30 p.m. At 6-2, 202 pounds, Farrar was a 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Game and a first-team Class AAAA All-State selection at defensive back.

OLB - Zack Baun

ILB - Nick Thomas

ILB - Chris Orr

HS: Brown Deer City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

HS: IMG Academy City: Bradenton, Florida

HS: DeSoto City: DeSoto, Texas

Coming in at 6-3 and 198 pounds, Baun will move to the other side of the ball for his time at UW after playing quarterback in high school. He was named the 2014 Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Year.

Thomas -- a 6-2, 230-pounder—moved from Kansas to Florida after his sophomore season and helped IMG Academy to a 19-3 record in his two seasons there, including the No. 1 ranking in the state in 2014.

The 6-0, 215-pounder was an honorable mention to his AllState team and is the 17th-ranked linebacker out of Texas.

ILB - Alec Ingold

CB - Titus Booker

S - Serge Trezy

HS: Bay Port City: Green Bay, Wisconsin

HS: Grayslake North City: Grayslake, Illinois

HS: Agape/Eastern Arizona CC City: Orlando, Florida

Like Baun, the 6-2 and 205 pound quarterback and 2014 Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year will transition from quarterback to linebacker at UW.

Coming in at 5-11 and 176 pounds, Booker is a fourstart recruit by Scout and a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports. He played running back in high school

Early reports say Trezy can run a 4.29 40-yard dash, and the 6-2 195 pounder has played offense and can return kicks.

Walk-ons: LB - Ty DeForest, TE - Mitchell Herl, K - Zach Hintze, RB - Troy Laufenberg, DE - Andrew Ruzek, WR - Noah Stengel, CB - Elijah Strong, S - Bret Verstegen

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SPORTS EDITOR Dan Corcoran sports@badgerherald.com @BHERALDSPORTS

THE BADGER HERALD · SPORTS · THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Chryst, Badgers welcome 2015 recruiting class Thirty players, 21 on scholarship, nine walk-ons, signed letters of intent to Wisconsin Wednesday as part of National Signing Day

by Eric Kohlbeck Sports Content Editor

New Wisconsin head football coach Paul Chryst didn’t have a whole lot of time to put together the finishing touches on the recruiting class of 2015 for Wisconsin once he was hired on Dec. 18.

But now, after 49 hectic days, Chryst and the Wisconsin football team have their 2015 recruiting class set after 30 high school players – both on scholarship and as walkons – signed letters of intent Wednesday as part of National Signing Day to play their collegiate football careers at Wisconsin.

“Today is a big day for any program, and I’m excited about the guys that are joining our team,” Chryst said. “I think in all of recruiting you’re looking for a couple of things. You’re looking for guys that add value to your team, certainly on the field, in the locker room. I think we’ve done that with this group.”

Wisconsin finished National Signing Day with the 30th ranked class in 2015 and the fourth best in the Big Ten, according to Scout.com. The offensive side of the Badgers’ class is highlighted by three-star quarterback Austin Kafentzis from Sandy, Utah and running back Jordan Stevenson, a fourstar prospect from Dallas, Texas who is ranked as the 84th overall prospect in the 2015 class

by Scout.com.

Despite committing to Wisconsin in June of 2013, Kafentzis took an official visit to Oregon State once former head coach Gary Andersen left Wisconsin for Corvallis. But ultimately, Kafentzis stuck with the Badgers and enrolled early at Wisconsin to participate in workouts and spring practices in March and April. The 6-foot-1 quarterback owns 15 Utah state

high school football records, throwing for 13,079 yards, rushing for 6,942 yards and throwing for 115 touchdowns in his high school career.

Kafentzis, along with fellow early-enrollee quarterback Alex Hornibrook, joins an alreadycrowded quarterback position at Wisconsin. With the addition of Kafentzis and Hornibrook, the Badgers currently have seven quarterbacks on the roster, with the starting job up for grabs after the inconsistent play from redshirt juniors Tanner McEvoy and Joel Stave last season.

“When you have people competing, that’s going to make everyone better,” Kafentzis said. “Because if you’re already handed the job, you’re laid back, and I don’t know how everyone’s approach is to it, but when you have to compete for a job and you have to learn from the coaches and the coaching staff, all that comes together and you’re going to have a good output.”

Much like Kafentzis, Chryst sees the depth at quarterback as an added advantage for the Badgers, with all seven currently in Madison.

“If we’re going to be stacked at one spot, I kind of like it being at the quarterback,” Chryst said.

Stevenson is the highest ranked prospect in Wisconsin’s class, according to Scout.com.

The 5-foot-9 Dallas, Texas running back rushed for 2,530 yards and 28 touchdowns his senior season. He was named a second-team all-state selection by the Associated Press. Stevenson originally was committed to the University of Texas but committed to Wisconsin when it didn’t even have a head coach — the day after Andersen departed.

Wisconsin running backs coach Thomas Brown was instrumental in bringing in Stevenson to UW, along with three-star running back Bradrick Shaw out of Alabama

powerhouse Hoover High School. Both could contend for playing time in their freshman season behind Corey Clement.

“It was a tough battle for both those guys to get them on board,” Brown said of Stevenson and Shaw. “Obviously the tradition here attracted those guys. The program sold itself.”

The Badgers also shored up their offensive line depth, adding four-star tackle Jon Dietzen — who’s enrolled early — from Black Creek, Wisconsin, along with four-star guard David Moorman from Northville, Michigan.

Wisconsin added just one wide receiver, two-star prospect Andrew James as well as threestar tight ends Kyle Penniston (Orange, California) and David Edwards (Downers Grove, Illinois).

Defensively, the top two high school quarterbacks in Wisconsin will make the switch from the position to linebacker

for the Badgers. Three-star recruit Alec Ingold, the 2014 AP Wisconsin Player of the Year and 2014 Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year, comes to Madison from Bay Port High School in Green Bay. Not only did Ingold excel on the football field, he is also a talented wrestler, which should help as he translates to defense.

Joining Ingold at linebacker will be Brown Deer High School’s Zack Baun from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Another three-star recruit, Baun was named the 2014 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Offensive Player of the Year and was a first-team all-state selection by WFCA. “You just feel confident that they’re the right kind of guys that will fit and do well here,” Chryst said of Ingold and Baun.

“I think that linebacker right now is probably where you would start them at and see, but I think they both, different

stories, but I think they both have a great opportunity here to be special.”

Perhaps Wisconsin’s biggest pickup from National Signing Day was four-star prospect Arrington Farrar from Atlanta, Georgia. Farrar chose Wisconsin over Notre Dame on Wednesday and was a first-team Class AAAA all-state selection at defensive back in Georgia.

Another early-enrollee, inside linebacker Nick Thomas, joins the Badgers and was ranked the top middle linebacker in Florida by Scout.com. Fourstar cornerback Titus Booker from Grayslake, Ill. will add to the depth in the defensive secondary.

As with any coaching change in college football, the recruiting process for Chryst and his new coaching staff brought in some new players, kept many players from former head coach Gary Andersen and lost some commits along the way in the

Photo · Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst (left) had 49 days to salvage the Badgers’ incoming recruiting class after the departure of Gary Andersen. The 2015 class signed their letters of intent Wednesday.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald span of less than two months.

But overall, Chryst said he is happy with how the 2015 recruiting class turned out for Wisconsin despite the lack of recruiting time at UW. It’s a class that Chryst and the rest of the Badgers hope will continue to keep Wisconsin among the top of the Big Ten. “I think it is a group that can, and will, have success here, individually, and certainly help our team to have some success,” Chryst said. “I’m excited about that.”

Wisconsin looks to stay hot against Big Ten’s worst After loss to Rutgers, UW has rattled off five straight wins with four by double digits, hopes to continue streak against Northwestern GAME VITALS:

Wisconsin

(20-2 overall, 8-1 Big Ten)

Big Ten: 8-1, 1st place by two games over Maryland and Purdue Last game: Defeated Indiana in Madison, 92-78 Probable Starters: G – Bronson Koenig (64, 6.5 ppg), G – Josh Gasser (6-4, 7.6 ppg), F – Sam Dekker (6-9, 12.7 ppg), F – Nigel Hayes (6-8, 12.6 ppg), F – Frank Kaminsky (7-0, 17.8 ppg) Key Reserves: F – Duje Dukan, G – Zak Showalter, F – Vitto Brown

Northwestern (10-12, 1-8 Big Ten)

Big Ten: 1-8, last place (14th)

by Nick Brazzoni Men’s Basketball Writer

The Wisconsin men’s basketball will go up against the Northwestern Wildcats Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center as they look to extend their current fivegame winning streak.

Wisconsin (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten) destroyed Northwestern (10-12, 1-8 Big Ten) by a margin of 23 points when the two teams met in Evanston, Illinois, on Jan. 4.

This time around, the two teams couldn’t be going in more opposite directions.

While the Badgers are streaking and atop the Big Ten, the Wildcats are continuing to fall. They have lost eight consecutive games and have not won a game since December.

Since their loss to Rutgers, Wisconsin has been able to rattle off five straight wins thanks to their efficient play on both sides of the ball.

According to Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency rankings, Wisconsin currently leads the nation in offensive efficiency, averaging 125.2 points per 100 possessions. On top of scoring at an efficient rate, the Badgers are also taking care of the ball, as their average of 7.6 turnovers per game is the fewest in the country.

In their first outing against Northwestern, the Badgers dropped 81 points on the Wildcats and were led by senior forward Frank Kaminsky, who put together a line of 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in just 24 minutes.

Northwestern will look to

put forth a better defensive effort this time around, bringing in a scoring defense that ranks in the middle of the Big Ten, as they have given up 63.5 points per game thus far.

Defensively, Wisconsin is first in the Big Ten and ninth in the country in scoring defense, giving up just 56.5 points per game thus far.

That defense will be going up against a Northwestern team who has struggled to score this season, averaging just 64.4 points per game, which is good for 12th in the Big Ten. Through their first nine Big Ten games, the Wildcats have only scored more than 70 points once in a losing effort to Michigan State.

Despite the clear advantage Wisconsin has on both sides of the ball and Northwestern’s recent

Photo · Frank Kaminsky, who had a game-high 23 points Tuesday against Indiana on 9 of 12 shooting, has scored 20 points in five of the last six games.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald struggles, NU has showed it is still capable of putting up a decent fight. In a recent road test against Maryland, the Wildcats took then-No. 13 Terrapins to the wire in College Park, but ultimately lost 68-67.

Northwestern has shown in flashes that they can compete with better teams, but Wisconsin is not just a better team — they are a much better team, and with proper execution, the Badgers should have no problem taking care of the Wildcats at home.

Last game: Lost to Nebraska, 76-60 Probable Starters: G – Bryant McIntosh (65, 4.3 ppg), G – Tre Demps (6-3, 11.9 ppg), G – JerShon Cobb (6-5, 6.2 ppg), G – Scottie Lindsey (6-5, 4.3 ppg), C – Alex Olah (7-0, 11.0 ppg) Key Reserves: F – Vic Law, G – Dave Sobolewski, G – Sanjay Lumpkin Who – Northwestern at No. 5 Wisconsin When – Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 Where – Madison, Wisconsin; Kohl Center (17,230) TV Broadcast – Big Ten Network