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DOWN TO TWO Longtime Mayor Paul Soglin will face Ald. Scott Resnick after both move on from low-turnout primary.

by ALEX ARRIAGA

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College Republicans accuse ASM of partisan bias Debate arose Wednesday regarding politically pointed language used in Associated Students of Madison budget resolution

by Riley Vetterkind Campus Editor

The University of Wisconsin College Republicans accused the UW student government Wednesday of expressing partisan views in a proposed resolution against Gov. Scott

Walker’s budget.

The Associated Students of Madison then amended its resolution to remove the political language while still expressing its opposition to the cuts Walker proposed for the UW System.

ASM passed that amended resolution on a 15-3-1 vote

after a heated debate at its Wednesday meeting. The change removed Walker’s name from the resolution, a word choice that many argued sent an unnecessarily political message.

ASM also debated whether to include support of an undergraduate tuition freeze and a public authority model

for the UW System.

More than a dozen members of the College Republicans were present for the debate, including Walker’s son, Alex, who appeared visibly upset.

Jake Lubenow, a spokesperson for the College Republicans, expressed at the beginning of the meeting what

he saw as ASM taking a political stance unrepresentative of the entire student body.

“We can see that your proposal [has] a base for what it believes in, [but] the College Republicans and conservatives on campus have a basis for what they believe in, as well,” Lubenow said.

In protesting ASM’s proposed resolution, which opposed Walker’s suggested public authority model for the university, Lubenow remarked his dismay at their stance given the UW System Board of Regents’ support of the model.

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Tribe marches 155 miles to protest casino rejection Menominee members endured bitter cold temperatures in six day trek from Kenosha to Capitol in effort to meet with Gov. Walker

by Brandon Maly Herald Contributor

The wind chill pushed the temperature below negative 20 degrees, but the Menominee tribe wrapped up their 155 mile march Wednesday at the state Capitol, protesting Gov. Scott Walker ’s rejection of their proposed casino in

Kenosha.

The march began Friday after Walker decided last month to reject the Menominee’s request to build an off-reservation Hard Rock Casino in Kenosha. The tribe’s latest offer calls for the tribe to pay the $220 million that Walker wants to borrow to help fund a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks

basketball team.

After walking 155 miles, the Menominee marchers arrived at Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin campus Wednesday morning, where an additional 11 buses brought more tribe members and supporters to join for the final leg of the march to the Capitol.

Craig Corn, secretary of

the Menominee Legislature, remained optimistic about changing Walker ’s mind.

“Every proposal Walker has set forth, the Menominee has achieved,” Corn said, referencing the Menominee proposal to help fund the Milwaukee Bucks arena.

But on Monday, in a letter to Menominee Tribal Chairman Gary Besaw,

Walker delivered his final decision, echoing a top aide’s recent comments that suggested the Bucks proposal wasn’t serious.

“Over nearly a year and a half, Menominee never seriously discussed providing funding for a Bucks arena,” Walker wrote.

“After a comprehensive review … I found that the risk to taxpayers is too

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The tribe remained hopeful they could spark a conversation between Walker and Besaw before Walker faces a deadline for final approval on Feb. 19.

“We want Gov. Walker to meet with our chairman to fill him in on some misinformation about the

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BUDGET STORY

DNR would tighten belt under budget

Land purchasing put on hold until 2028, Natural Resource Board to become advisory, lose policy-making power

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Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal would include cuts to the Department of Natural Resources and structural changes that has environmental advocates concerned.

The cuts would lead to 66 positions cut from the department, 18.4 of which would come from its science bureau.

Walker also proposed a moratorium on public land purchases until the program has $1 or less of debt for every $8 of property it owns, which is projected to take until 2028.

The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program began in 1989 and has been the state’s largest legislative contributor of land reserved for conservation, according to the DNR’s website.

Initially, the program was set up to allocate grants to nonprofit conservation and landtrust groups over a period of one decade.

Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, said the land purchases made under the stewardship program are bonded, or borrowed.

“In other words, it’s put on the state’s credit card,” Tiffany said.

In addition to bonds, Tiffany said local governments are not required to pay property taxes on the property, so the state is burdened with “payments in lieu of taxes” payments.

“As a member of the Joint Finance Committee, I believe it’s appropriate that we are having this moratorium, that we take a pause in buying more land via the stewardship program until we can get that debt under control,” Tiffany said.

But the change alarmed

supporters of the stewardship program such as Gathering Waters, also called the Wisconsin Alliance for Land Trust, that benefit from the program’s grants.

The state’s $12 billion outdoor recreation industry and $20 billion forestry industry directly benefit from land obtained through the stewardship program, Gathering Waters spokesperson Mike Carlson said.

He named the ongoing expansion of the Ice Age Trail, one of only eight National Scenic Trails, as something that could be put to a halt under the new legislation if Walker’s current proposal passes. The Ice Age Trail attracts about a million tourists on a yearly basis, which helps the local businesses and economies, Carlson said.

Another provision of Walker’s proposal would remove policy-setting power

of the seven-citizen Natural Resource Board, and instead makes it an advisory group to the DNR secretary, whom the governor appoints.

The board used to make hiring decisions for DNR secretary until former Gov. Tommy Thompson made it a cabinet position, according to George Meyer, who was the first DNR secretary to be governor-appointed and held the position from 1993 to 2001.

Each month, the NRB holds a public session on any kind of management plans, land purchasing or environmental regulatory decisions, Meyer said. Meyer said the board gives citizens “direct access” to policymaking that is not possible if power is shifted to the secretary.

The board also allows citizens to bring up any concerns about agency operations as an oversight authority measure, he added.

“So, for one, the secretary could ignore whatever is done, and advisory boards have no requirement for these monthly meetings,” Meyer said. “You would find far less talented individuals serving on the advisory commission.”

Tiffany said his main concern comes from the fact that this is an unelected board.

“I believe the citizens should have the ability to vote for the people who make laws,” he said. “The citizen do not vote for the individuals on the Natural Resources Board. Those are all governorappointed. I’ve always been opposed to any lawmaking agency that is not citizenelected.”

Walker’s budget proposal now sits in the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, which will make revisions in the coming weeks before sending it to the full Legislature.

Top Republicans slam Blank on budget

Co-chairs of Legislature’s finance committee say UW chancellor ‘bringing Washington politics to Madison’

by Polo Rocha Managing Editor

The co-chairs of the state Legislature’s budget committee slammed University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank Wednesday for “bringing Washington politics to Madison.”

Blank has raised concerns over Gov. Scott Walker ’s budget proposal that would cut $300 million from the UW System while giving the system autonomy it has long sought. She has said the cuts would not make up for the long-term savings that would come from increased flexibility.

But Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, criticized Blank’s recent comments on the issue that claim the proposal would hurt the UW campus.

“Is the current chancellor and former Obama appointee playing politics with our state’s universities?” the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs said in a statement. “We need to make decisions based on what’s best for Wisconsin students, and we believe that giving the UW System more autonomy will achieve that goal.

“In the future, we hope to have an open and honest dialogue with the System about the budget,

as no constructive conversation will come from bringing Washington politics to Madison.”

Before coming to UW, Blank was the interim U.S. commerce secretary under President Barack Obama’s administration.

Blank responded in a statement that university officials “understand the pressures [legislators] are facing,” emphasizing that she supports the increased autonomy for the UW System.

“As I have stated in the past, flexibilities offered through a public authority model are welcome and would eventually allow the System to function more effectively,” Blank said.

“However, we continue to be concerned about the impact of a proposed $300 million cut to the university system. We look forward to working with legislators throughout the budget process to reduce the impacts on the university.”

Darling and Nygren contrasted Blank’s recent comments to when former UW Chancellor Biddy Martin “publicly praised” a 2011 proposal from Walker. That proposal would have split off UWMadison from the UW System while cutting $125 million from UW-Madison.

“Today’s budget proposal is similar to that

of the 2011-13 budget with one major difference — the autonomy and prospective $300 million cut would be spread between campuses in the entire UW System,” they said. “This may mean a lesser cut for the UW System’s flagship campus and more autonomy than what was proposed in 2011 — the proposal lauded by Chancellor Martin.”

The two had been strong critics of past UW System leadership, calling for former UW System President Kevin Reilly’s firing two years ago after lawmakers discovered

hundreds of millions of dollars in reserve funds.

Nygren, however, has praised the new UW System President Ray Cross and wrote a letter of recommendation for him when he got hired early last year.

Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, a frequent UW critic, opposed Blank’s hiring but trusts Ray Cross and his new approach of cooperating with lawmakers, Nass’ spokesperson, Mike Mikalsen, said in a recent interview.

“People do believe that

Ray will

Photo · Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, criticized Blank Wednesday but has voiced support for UW System President Ray Cross.

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listen,” Mikalsen said.

“Kevin Reilly’s leadership, there was no one frankly left in the Capitol that trusted anything he had to say in terms of their relationship. … Ray is a breath of fresh air.”

Chains increase coffee scene competition As Colectivo looks to add two new shops in Madison, downtown vendors fear increasingly ‘predatory’ industry Photo · Several Madison coffee shops are concerned about how two new Colectivo Coffee locations will affect their business.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald

by Marigrace Carney City Editor

Surrounded by students and professionals, State Street’s market for coffee shops is no stranger to competition.

Come August, Colectivo Coffee will also be competing with locally-owned coffee shops closer to campus as they plan to expand their business throughout Madison.

Colectivo currently occupies a space on South Pinckney Street on the Capitol square.

They are opening new cafés in

the Hub on State Street and on Monroe Street.

Formerly named Alterra Coffee Roasters, Colectivo Coffee is a Wisconsin company based in Milwaukee.

Scott Schwebel, Director of Marketing at Colectivo, said the coffee shops have been building relationships with the neighborhoods they are located in, and have been doing so throughout their 20 years of business. The expansion is only a continuation of that, he said.

“As a local Wisconsin company, we have always intended our cafes to

positively contribute to the neighborhoods and communities they occupy,” Schwebel said.

“Adding vibrancy to the street, creating engaging hand-built environments for gathering, offering a unique range of made-from-scratch bakery, locally sourced food and our session-roasted coffees. All with a sense of purpose and a mission to operate at the highest level of quality and service possible.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said while local coffee shops in the State Street and

Capitol area will have new competition, there should be no substantial adverse effects on their business.

With all of the people living and working in the downtown area, there is plenty of competition to go around, Verveer said.

But local coffee shops are not quite seeing it like that.

Sam Chehade, owner of Fair Trade Coffee House and Michaelangelo’s Coffee House, said the coffee shop industry is becoming “predatory,” especially in Madison.

“The market in Madison is saturated with coffee houses, and it is not a sustainable model to just keep opening and opening coffee houses,” Chehade said. “Especially if they are trying to dominate.”

Chehade said Colectivo and other franchised coffee shops are “not helping” the public by pushing local companies out of business.

However, patrons of various cafés and coffee shops downtown do not seem be as involved with the political

side; they are more interested in getting good coffee.

“It’s different. There aren’t only students but also a lot of people from the Madison area,” Nicole Brandt, a customer at Espresso Royale Coffee said.

“There’s lots of diversity.”

Customers at Colectivo said they appreciated the coffee and the general atmosphere of the café.

“I really like the music, the ambiance, and the comfy chairs,” Kim Truong, a customer at Colectivo, said.

“I feel safe. It has a warm environment.”

Verveer said he is supportive of Colectivo expanding business in Madison, and expects the same popularity and success for the State Street location as the Capitol square location.

However, Verveer said Madison officials try to not get involved in the politics of coffee houses aside from dealing with liquor license applications.

Schwebel said he looks forward to the expansion and sees it as a positive step.

“We are a company that focuses daily on trying to do our best work, yet seeking constant improvement as we go; this takes tremendous energy,” Schwebel said.

“We also want to evolve and embrace opportunity, so the future is an unknown adventure.”

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Mayoral candidates spar over student issues Following low voter turnout Tuesday, Resnick, Soglin focus on UW System cuts, downtown development

Photo · Soglin was the top vote-getter in Tuesday’s primaries with 52.7 percent of the vote.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald

by Alex Arriaga Features Editor

Mayor Paul Soglin and his challenger Scott Resnick face six weeks of campaigning for the April mayoral elections, although many students seemed unaware the primary for that election happened Tuesday.

Soglin approaches the ballot with 40 years of experience and seven terms as mayor since 1973. Resnick, a 2009 graduate from University of Wisconsin, became the youngest alder to be elected onto Madison’s City Council in 2011.

Resnick’s approaches to the city’s issues align with his background in entrepreneurship, his vision for a “21st century Madison” and a heavier focus on alternative solutions to Madison’s problems.

Soglin’s approaches to new technology and city updates follow more traditional viewpoints, opposing Resnick on issues of updated technology such as the introduction of rideshare companies to the city.

State relations become top issue as UW faces cuts With much of the political attention on campus turned toward proposed state budget cuts to the UW System, Resnick said the city needs to develop strategies to help the university defend against the cuts.

Resnick said his strategy as mayor would be to call mayors throughout the state that have UW System campuses and form an alliance against the cuts Gov. Scott Walker has proposed.

“We need to go to Walker, not as the mayor of Madison, not as the mayor of Milwaukee, but as a unified front to address the major cut to the UW System and what that means in in job loss and economic development in each one of our local communities,”

Resnick said. “Paul Soglin has failed to take on Scott Walker.”

Soglin said his focus right now was on how Madison will fare with a second Walker term.

“When we look at the Walker administration, the devastation is everywhere,” Soglin said. “It’s for children, it’s for school-aged kids, and it’s for university students.”

Soglin said it is clear when it comes to UW that the government is swimming upstream in regards to building a healthy economy and state.

Former Dane County Supervisor Stu Levitan, who endorsed Soglin in the primary and supports him going forward, said the conflict with the state may work in favor for Soglin.

“We have an enemy at our gates: the state,” Levitan said. “This is not the time for experimentation. This is the time for someone we know.”

Candidates spar over future developments Soglin, who has in the past worked on the developments of State Street Mall and the Concourse around the Capitol square and was part of the team that worked on building Monona Terrace, said he is continually working toward developing the city for economic prosperity and decreasing rent prices.

“Even though things like the Hub, Hub 2 or Ovation are not oriented toward students, their existence, creating more housing in the campus area takes pressure off the market and eases the rents,” Soglin said.

But Resnick said the city should be on board with collaborations with University Housing to ensure students have easier access to housing that is affordable. The building of additional high-rises to compensate for currently vacant high-rises shows a failed development strategy, he said.

The Hub is not targeted

to students, and not to Epic employees, he said. “[The Hub targets] folks who can afford a 50-person hot tub, and everything else under the sun,” Resnick said. “I definitely couldn’t afford that when I was a student, or even now.”

Soglin has launched initiatives to shape the developments downtown to be more family-friendly, with fewer bars. He said 70 percent of State Street used to be retail, but that is now down to 40 percent.

While more nightlife would provide more entertainment

students, leaving the student voice out of how to develop the vibrant downtown area near campus.

“I don’t think Paul Soglin cares one thing about what the students of Madison think,” Resnick said.

Candidates look forward to April elections Madison’s mayoral primary election Tuesday drew 22,338 voters across the city, giving a city-wide turnout of 12.19 percent.

In comparison, Levitan said when Soglin challenged former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz in 2011, the primary saw about a 40,000 voter turnout.

“That shows how pitiful yesterday’s turnout was,” Levitan said. “It was pitiful.”

Soglin won Tuesday’s primaries with 52.7 percent of the vote, with Scott Resnick coming in second at 23.3 percent. As they were the top two vote-getters, both moved onto the April elections and defeated the three other candidates.

Resnick’s strengths lied within student wards, earning

to students, Soglin said, it would shrink the competition for essentials such as food, clothing, books, household goods and furnishings.

He said he recently wrote a request to open a new motion picture theatre downtown, suggesting the opening of another Sundance.

Resnick said Soglin’s vision for State Street as a “dry, retail, good street” is one with no meaningful input from

56 percent of the vote in his campus-area district, whereas Soglin earned 37 percent. But the total turnout in the campus area was low, hovering around 1 percent at 4 p.m.

Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, said the turnout was a reflection of current mistrust of the government, a “they’re all crooks” attitude that has come from state relations.

“There seems to be just a tremendous amount of

apathy by the public, almost a complete lack of turnout in the student wards,” Clear said.

Clear said this kind of turnout could work against Resnick if it occurs again in April, with students as his strongest supporters but turnover the least votes.

“Any time an incumbent gets over 50 percent in a fiveway primary, that’s a good sign,” Levitan said.

Christopher Daly, a 25-yearold activist who ran in the primaries, endorsed Soglin immediately after, which Levitan said was a good sign, despite Daly only getting about 5 percent of the vote.

Resnick said the other two primary candidates, Bridget Maniaci and Richard Brown, would likely release their endorsements in the coming days.

As the third candidate with 14.8 percent of the vote, Maniaci’s endorsement will be important, Levitan said.

“I don’t think she’ll do anything in a hurry,” Levitan said. “She wants to remain a player. If she bets right, she’ll be on a committee in a year.

If she bets wrong, she’s in the wilderness for four years.”

Levitan, while endorsing Soglin, believes this will be his final term.

“I can almost guarantee that Paul is the last baby boomer mayor,” Levitan said. “Our

Photo ·Resnick won majority of votes in his student-dominated district but saw few students going to the polls.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald time is almost up. I think we got one more shot, one more term.”

Hayley Sperling contributed to this story.

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ASM, page 1 He also questioned ASM’s allegiance with UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank, remarking that she vowed to raise tuition while the governor froze it.

Some representatives, such as ASM secretary Alex Schultz, argued against striking the governor’s name out of the resolution, maintaining it was his proposal.

“I disagree with this amendment,” Schultz said. “It was Scott Walker’s decision, and it’s his budget. It’s not partisan to say that it was his idea. We have to hold this man accountable for the actions he’s taking against this university and the [UW System] as a whole.”

Others insisted on less pointed language, including ASM Vice Chair Derek Field and Rep. Ariela Rivkin who argued

that the ASM resolution should represent the student body as a whole and avoid using partisan language.

ASM approved an amendment on a 13-6 vote that supported an undergraduate instate tuition freeze for students when coupled with a cap on tuition increases.

Rep. John Paetsch fully supported the amendment’s adoption, stressing the importance of ASM siding with affordability for students, but Rep. Steven Hughes disagreed, arguing it is not realistic to implement a tuition freeze when the state won’t increase funding to the university.

“We lose credibility if we’re asking for, at the same time, a tuition freeze and no budget cuts,” Hughes said. “It fiscally can’t work, and makes us look lazy.”

Members upheld a clause

opposing proposed public authority status of the UW System because protection for shared governance and faculty tenure is not guaranteed, according to the finalized budget resolution.

“What’s frightening to me is under the public authority model, the person who is setting my tuition rate is someone I have no accountability over,” Paetsch said.

Photo · At Wednesday’s ASM meeting, College Republicans started a debate over partisan language in budget resolution.

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Researcher applies her disability to vision study University of Wisconsin McPherson Eye Research Institute goes into fourth year of Cycle for Sight benefit event to fund program Photo courtesy of UW English Department

by Anne Blackbourn Herald Contributor

Annika Konrad, a University of Wisconsin graduate student in English, realized at a support group meeting that those who are visually impaired struggle with communication.

Konrad, who’s visually impaired herself, realized that after a meeting at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired and has since helped try easing those communications.

“I realized that many of the frustrations and obstacles people were sharing revolved around communication,” Konrad said. “[Their issues included] figuring out how to instruct strangers on the bus about not distracting your guide dog, dealing with the stressful burden of always having to ask friends and colleagues for rides or simply

explaining to friends and colleagues what it means to be visually impaired but not blind.”

Konrad used her experience to help establish a writing group for those who are blind and visually impaired. In 2013, with the help of her support group, she began recruiting people across Wisconsin who wanted to write about their experiences of living with blindness or low vision, she said.

Together, they created a blog called The Outlook From Here to publish their stories, intending the stories to help others understand the everyday experiences of living with blindness and visual impairments, Konrad said.

“Many of the writers have taken the opportunity to instruct, guide, enlighten and inform readers about what life is really like for people who are blind and visually impaired,” Konrad said.

Now, Konrad is contributing to research at the McPherson Eye Research Institute. The institute was founded in 2005 to help gather knowledge and critical research about vision and apply that knowledge to the prevention of blindness, according to Emily Kumlien, a UW Health spokesperson.

As a trainee for institute

researchers, Konrad aims to learn more about the communication challenges blind and visually impaired people face by conducting life history interviews.

In these interviews, people who are blind and visually impaired discuss how they have been able to communicate with their disability whether in school, work, family life, social life, health care and more, Konrad said.

“Communication goals like asking for help, instructing others on how to give help and inviting people to talk to you are all challenging and require constant effort,” Konrad said.

Konrad said she hopes this research will contribute to changing the national discourse and make it easier to talk about these disabilities.

Next month, the McPherson Eye Research Institute will mark its fourth annual Cycle for Sight fundraiser. The event will be held Saturday, March 13 in Madison at the Natatorium, the Southeast Recreational Facility and the Princeton Club’s west side location, Kumlien said.

Cycle for Sight began in 2011 when the institute wanted to raise awareness of its research to help not only the 100,000 people in Wisconsin affected by blinding diseases, but millions of Americans across the nation, Kumlien said. She encouraged students and community members to participate in the annual event.

Teach for America to see lower applicant numbers

Debate over effectiveness of organization, unsteady job market may be deterring graduates from enrolling in TFA

by Jolene Anders Herald Contributor

The national Teach for America program for underserved schools might see a dip in applicants this year, but the University of Wisconsin is still on track to be a top contributor of participants.

The organization this year has seen 36,000 applicants nationally with about two weeks left in the application deadline, making it tough to meet the 50,000 applicant total from last year. The program sends college graduates to help in underserved schools but has been criticized by some education experts for its effectiveness.

UW had 52 alums join the program in 2014, 53 in 2012, and 70 in 2011, according to UW statistics, and though the total number has declined, the university continues to maintain a high national ranking for how many students it sends.

“Consistently every year, [UW] has been in the top 10, and close to number one in the past as a contributor to Teach for America” Sam Sherwood, TFA recruitment manager for UW, said.

Matthew Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEOs of Teach for America, attributed the cause of this decline in a recent blog post to the changing

economy and desire of college graduates to secure more stable, financially sustainable positions.

“I think as jobs grow in the community, on a national and local scale, there are fewer people choosing to teach,” Sherwood said.

Sherwood said UW is on target to be a top 10 contributor again in 2015, despite the overall dip in applicants.

Kramer and Villanueva Beard noted the debate about education on the national stage does not help boosting application numbers.

Michael Apple, a UW educational policy studies professor, said the program replaces skilled, respected teachers in the community with individuals that don’t have enough experience to be adequate teachers.

“They don’t have a firm foundation in curriculum development and how to take the knowledge that you’re supposed to teach the kids and make it culturally relevant,” Apple said. “Not all kids are the same, and many don’t understand the communities they’re teaching in.”

He said teachers need more than two years of experience to become good at what they do, and the five-to-six week training TFA provides is not enough to prepare new teachers.

Because of this, the

classrooms are given a “packaged curriculum,” Apple said. The educators are teaching for tests, and the importance of teaching about “critical citizenship” is forgotten, he said.

“If they don’t get a chance to test out their ideas, what kind of citizens are we making in the community?” Apple said.

Sherwood said TFA targets applicants with strong leadership experience, significant experience working in low-income communities and who portray a great understanding of diversity.

Further, applications from individuals identifying as Latino or Asian American have increased nationally, he said.

“We’re seeing a decline in applications across the country, but we’re particularly excited about the growing number of applications we’ve received from students who share backgrounds with the kids we serve,” Sherwood said.

While expressing his respect for those joining the corps with the goal of helping underprivileged students, Apple draws on stability for students.

“What I would ask is that instead of two years, you commit yourself to five or ten,” Apple said. “It shouldn’t be like a hobby that you get tired of and then you leave.”

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Corn had stronger words.

“It’s interesting, the day before he leaves for Iowa, he dumps our project,” Corn said. “We want solutions for that bogus letter he sent.”

Photo ·It took six days for the marchers to get from Kenosha to the Capitol, traveling 155 miles in below zero temperatures.

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Before the final march began, Besaw said he wanted to clarify any misunderstandings Walker may have and hear the real justification behind his rejection.

Besaw said he hoped Walker can put aside politics because the casino is too important for Kenosha, Wisconsin and the Menominee to lose, providing economic benefits to all three, he said.

A little after 11:30 a.m., the march down State Street began with leaders carrying Menominee staffs and flags, while marchers danced down the street in traditional regalia to the beat of the tribal drums.

The marchers reached the Capitol and gathered in the rotunda for a final rally where Kenosha-area lawmakers from both

Photo · Tribe members crowded the Capitol rotunda Wednesday in opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s rejection of the proposed Kenosha Hard Rock Casino.

Ricardo Zhang The Badger Herald parties praised the Menominee community for their efforts to try to make the proposal a reality.

The rally concluded with Besaw speaking to the group and leading the way to speak with Walker, who was not available to meet at the time, but tribal members remained positive.

“What happens, happens,” Corn said. “This is a proud day for the Menominee.”

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THE BADGER HERALD · OPINION · THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

UW offers encouragement in wake of Chapel Hill As Muslim students struggle to cope with shooting in North Carolina, MSC, student organizations give support to fellow Badgers Photo · After the tragedy, the Multicultural Student Center sent emails to the campus community offering support to Muslim students and held a vigil to honor those killed in the shooting.

Derek Bauer The Badger Herald

by Naman Siad Contributor

Three Muslim college students were shot dead on Feb. 10, execution style, outside of their home on the University of North Carolina campus.

Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha were three Muslim college students much like the ones on our campus.

Three Muslim college students were killed heartlessly, based on hate for who they were. It was a tragedy that reflected the extreme Islamophobia engrained in our media

and society. While the news downplayed the murders as a parking dispute, it was apparent the motive was one of extreme hatred.

For me, going to class the next day was extremely difficult. Putting a forced smile on my face, I pretended to go about my day as normal. In between classes I received texts from family urging me to stay safe. I received several updates from social media about how my fellow Muslim students on campus were completely heartbroken, and found the day equally difficult. It was surreal to be so broken, yet

see many professors and students unaware of the pain their fellow students were experiencing at that very moment. It was as if I was in a different universe, going through the motions while my mind was somewhere else completely.

From students feeling sad and angry to some students even feeling unsafe, the tragedy reached far and wide. For the first time I, myself, was conscious about the headscarf I wear every day.

I heard my friends speak about how this was the first time they felt fear. This was the first time many students

felt the sentiment that being Muslim might make them a target of hate crimes such as this incident.

It was at that moment I felt so lost on campus that I received kind emails from faculty such as Joshua Johnson from the Multicultural Student Center and from student organizations.

As the president of the Muslim Students Association, I received these emails so I could relay them to general body members.

These messages of solidarity and support provided a sense of solace and a clear message that this campus was a safe space for Muslim students.

Thursday evening the MSA hosted two leading national community activists, Linda Sarsour and Dawud Walid, who addressed racism and prejudice. The two speakers facilitated a vigil in response to the events in Chapel Hill at the MSC shortly after the lecture. Over 70 students came together to express their emotions and feelings,

and what I began to see was the immense potential our campus has. Students from all different racial and religious backgrounds sat together and expressed their condolences and emotions.

You may ask why this event, which occurred across the United States, have such a deep effect on students here in Wisconsin. Why did some of your fellow Badgers tighten their headscarves as they left their apartments?

The answer was simple: because the students in Chapel Hill were just like the students on our own campus. In pictures I saw the Muslim students I study with at College Library during finals or organize events with through the MSA. It was apparent the incident had a deeper question of Islamophobia, but the media just played off the tragedy by focusing on a parking dispute. In this denial the media sent a clear message to students: Your lives and deaths were not worth more than a mere parking spot.

As a Muslim student, I initially hesitated to write on another subject that applied to my Muslim identity. When I saw the media coverage of the shooting, however, I saw how this was an opportunity to change the narrative. To many students, Chapel Hill quite frankly was an ignored headline or a headline lost in the sea

of cat videos on Facebook.

In this light, I question everyone to be aware of the greater conversation that is happening. Don’t just accept the fact that we live in a bubble as students and that these incidents are “too depressing to talk about.”

Look to your classmates and be aware of all of the struggles and pain they are going through. To my fellow Muslim students, I urge us to continue educating what our faith stands for in a time where so many sources are portraying the exact opposite. To my fellow Badgers from different backgrounds, help educate those around you and challenge the biases you face. As a Badger community with individuals from all different backgrounds and experiences, it is vital to make this campus a safe home for everyone. In such a difficult time, I find solace in what Yusor Abu-Salha, one of the Chapel Hill shooting victims, said in an interview prior to her death, “That’s the beautiful thing here.

There’s so many different people from so many different places, of different backgrounds and religions — but here we’re all one. One community.”

Naman Siad (nsiad@wisc. edu) is a senior majoring in community and environmental sociology.

ASM must focus on keeping shared governance intact While tuition, UW autonomy has been prominent in debate, removal of statute would weaken student voice in university affairs

by Adam Johnson Columnist

Pundits from Madison to New York have written extensively about Gov. Scott Walker ’s proposed budget and its effect on education in Wisconsin. While almost all of the columns universally question the wisdom of slashing the budget, they usually conclude that the moves are mostly posturing for a presidential run even if he isn’t officially a candidate yet. However, it is too soon to declare Walker ’s proposal the law of the land, and many aspects relating to the University of Wisconsin may not come to pass. The public authority model is not a sure thing even with the support of the UW System Board of Regents and even the budget cuts are likely to be reduced.

It is crucial to understand the internal dissent among Republicans to understand the reservations about a public authority model.

These reservations essentially boil down into two categories: concern over lack of tuition controls and the overall size of the cut. Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, a longtime UW critic, blasted Walker

over allowing the regents to set tuition when the first public authority rumors surfaced. In recent weeks, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Walker have discussed instituting a permanent tuition cap to prevent UW from hiking up tuition rates in a few years when the tuition freeze expires. Whether the cap would be tied to inflation or some other metric has not been fleshed out yet, but the main point is clear – legislators don’t want to keep their fingers out of the UW pie.

Secondly, and personally a bit surprisingly, there is not uniform agreement over the size of the cuts. When the initial $300 million cut was announced, Vos along with Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, expressed concern over the size of the cut. Krug explicitly said he was not on board with the idea of cuts that large and that the impact on his constituency, UW-Stevens Point, would be too large to stomach. Vos questioned the wisdom of imposing all those cuts at the same time and the effects it would have on the smaller UW schools like River Falls, Whitewater or Platteville.

Despite the potential

good news of a divided Republican caucus in regards to tuition and funding, keeping shared governance in the statute has not been discussed with the same public attention.

The Associated Students of Madison, United Council of UW Students and student governments from around the state need to be prepared to act quickly in case 36.09(5), the statute outlining shared governance, is removed from state statutes.

While the regents have said they would adopt shared governance and tenure as policy, students would do well to press for more secure assurances.

One potential method, and perhaps the cleanest strategy legally, is simply to present the regents with a legal contract asking them to implement 36.09(5) as if it were still statutory law. This contract would recognize student governments as official representatives of the student bodies and would need to have some form of legal recourse to protect against the regents disregarding the contract when it does not suit them.

By framing the agreement as a legal contract, the regents would face repercussions for

breaching the contract and would give students and faculty legal recourse in the event that they ignore student involvement.

This contract could also take the opportunity to clarify vague language or specify explicit oversight roles regarding “unallocable segregated fees” or the chancellor ’s approval of all funding that is currently contentious.

Unallocable segregated fees are by far the largest part of student segregated fees, but also the part with the least amount of student input.

Additionally, the regents could clarify a method of creating official student governments that fit within the new contract. Right now, a student government can just start meeting and they would have shared government authority. These have all been happening in the dark for some time now, and bringing light to the process and making it clear for students and administration will benefit everyone.

Whether or not a public

authority actually happens — and I’m inclined to believe it won’t — there is much to gain in regards to shared governance. These potential changes create an opportunity to clarify processes that have long needed clarification. Keeping up the fight for increased funding but expanding the scope to include new shared governance rules could solidify student authority in new and exciting ways.

Photo · UW officials have said they would include the current shared governance language in UW System policy if the budget passes.

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Recreational sports at UW might be in jeopardy Student fees must increase slightly to protect master plan, offset losses from Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal Last spring, the University of Wisconsin’s student body voted overwhelmingly in favor of new campus recreation facilities. The first two phases of the project, the Southeast Recreational Facility and Near West Playfield, go before the State Building Commission this spring with the hopes of moving forward.

Unfortunately, the $300 million proposed cut to the UW System has undermined the solvency of the Division of Recreational Sports in ways no one could have predicted a year ago. Left unaddressed, these solvency issues could delay construction on new facilities by two years at a

minimum, with fees going up significantly in the meantime to support maintaining existing facilities. As the chair of the Student Services Finance Committee, I believe it is paramount that we increase the student fee for Rec Sports by $7 per student in order to ease concerns over solvency, and ensure Rec Sports can operate successfully as it looks to begin construction on the Master Plan.

From the onset of the Master Plan project, students and administration pledged to do everything in our power to delay any major increase to the Rec Sports fee until new facilities started

to open.

Unfortunately, potential budget cuts have forced the university to repurpose current gift money toward necessary academic functions.

That being said, the university’s commitment to contribute 43 percent of the funding for the Master Plan has not changed; rather, this proposal would essentially swap short-term gift money with long-term segregated fee revenue to free up money for operation costs now, while keeping the overall cost to students the same. I am confident this move will allow Rec Sports to improve their solvency and protect services critical to students,

including building hours, programming and student wages.

The current state budget and moratorium on capital projects leave the Master Plan project schedule in a precarious position. I believe any delay to the Rec Sports Master Plan would be fiscally irresponsible; a delay would mean band-aid repairs to the SERF and Natatorium may no longer be enough. The SERF alone has millions of dollars in repairs and maintenance that were delayed after the successful referendum.

A third party consultant recently found more than $17 million in necessary repairs and code requirements —

none of which do a thing to increase the size of the weight room or free up space in the basketball courts.

The NAT and Camp Randall Sports Center, known as the Shell, are much older, and in need of even more repair and maintenance. Furthermore, any delay would likely result in the loss of the Shell as overflow capacity when construction does finally begin. This proposed increase of segregated fees ensures a fiscally responsible budget, and protects the student body against a multitude of unknown expenses.

The state often applies particular scrutiny to UW

System projects to protect students and keep costs down. A segregated fee swap allows us to approach the State Building Commission at the end of March with confidence and improved solvency, while also ensuring student services aren’t reduced in light of budget cuts. Most importantly, it demonstrates that students at UW are passionate about carrying out a vision created and approved by students.

Devon Maier (dsmaier@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in economics and political science and chairs the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee.

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OSCARS 2015 SCORECARD

by Elise Romas ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

It’s that time of year again. This Sunday, millions of people will tune into ABC to witness celebrities figuratively fight over those little

gold statues. That’s right.

The Oscars are upon us once more.

The 2015 Academy Awards are sure to be filled with

winners, losers, jokesters delivering uncomfortable sketches and Meryl Streep jokes.

Here is a scorecard to make your Oscars party

as competitive as the show itself, including brief synopses of the Best Picture nominees in case the champagne starts to go to your head.

BEST PICTURE “AMERICAN SNIPER” This Clint Eastwood film is dedicated to the life of

America’s most effective sniper, Chris Kyle (Bradley

Cooper). The story takes the audience from Kyle’s

young days in Texas to his transition into a Navy SEAL

serving four different tours to the Middle East.

“BIRDMAN or (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)” This is the fifth academy award nomination for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. His

film portrays the life-long challenges of an actor, Riggan Thomson (Michael

Keaton), who once starred as a superhero in a series of films and is putting on a serious

Broadway play in order to repair his reputation.

“BOYHOOD” “Boyhood” features a revolutionary approach to film-making, taking 12

years to shoot. Writer and director Richard Linklater tells the story of a boy,

Mason (Ellar Coltrane), who must grow up and adapt to living a life of

hardship due to the actions of the adults around him.

Monsieur Gustav (Ralph Fiennes). When Gustav is accused of murdering one of his guests, the duo of master and pupil fall

into a long-winded investigation while encountering a few interesting people along the way.

including Joan Clarke played by Keira Knightley, the film follows their attempts to crack the Nazi

code from a stolen Enigma encrypting machine during World War II. As all this occurs, Turing faces the risk

of being thrown into jail if he is not able to hide his homosexuality.

traumatizing events of discrimination against African Americans in the mid-1960s. The film

follows King’s actions of determination to encourage civil rights and send out a peaceful message.

“THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL” Think a twisted comedy, but not dark comedy in the sense of “Django Unchained,” but in the sense of quirky humor

typical of director Wes Anderson. It is about a young lobby boy (Tony Revolori) who is befriended by a famous hotel owner,

“THE IMITATION GAME” Based on the true story of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) and a group of English mathematicians,

“SELMA” Centered on Martin Luther King Jr.’s freedom marches for civil rights, “Selma” depicts the

“THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” This film is a classic love story based on the love between Hawking

and his eventual wife, Jane. As an intelligent graduate from Cambridge

University, Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) discovers that he has a neural motor

disease and will most likely die at a very young age.

in. “Whiplash” is about a young boy, Andrew (Miles Teller), who is striving to become one of the greatest

drummers of all time.

He puts himself through the emotional and verbal abuse from one of his

conservatory’s best teachers in order to pursue his dream.

“WHIPLASH” Writer and director Damien Chazelle brings audiences a dramatic story that can be difficult to take

BEST ACTOR Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher” Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper” Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game” Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”

BEST DIRECTOR Alejandro G. Iñárritu Richard Linklater Bennett Miller Wes Anderson Morten Tyldum

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Duvall in “The Judge” Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood” Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher” J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”

BEST ACTRESS Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night” Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything” Julianne Moore in “Still Alice” Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl” Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood” Laura Dern in “Wild” Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game” Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods” Designed by Emily Shullaw

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Drag queens entertain loyal subjects at Majestic At ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons,’ crowd celebrates diversity with impromptu makeovers, vibrant performances Tuesday night

by Danielle Bunker ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

A line of men wearing tight pants and vibrantcolored shirts stretched from the Majestic door all the way to the Capitol for the sold out “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons” show Tuesday night. With crisp, orange entrance band in hand (or rather on wrist), I walk to the end of the line, all the while observing the diverse crowd. Immediately I realize this will be unlike any event I have covered in the past.

Photo · Ivy Winters was one of the many lovely ladies to entertain the Majestic Tuesday night.

Danielle Bunker The Badger Herald

Women with short hair and baggy pants are mixed throughout the line, along with the average college students and sorority girls.

Older men with soft faces link arms and share scarves as the crowd awaits in frigid temperatures for the Majestic to let everyone in.

Every type of person you could possibly imagine, ranging from an eightyear-old girl to a 50-yearold muscular masculine man to a drag queen with a face full of make up and a tight sparkly dress, waits anxiously in the cold.

When the doors open, people in the front begin to cheer. As I stand with my scarf wrapped around my face and toes nearly frozen to the ground, I am thankful but nervous to get into the warmth of the theater. Although I’ve seen “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on LOGO TV numerous

times, I have no idea what to expect. For those who don’t know, the show is like America’s Next Top Model for drag queens, and I am about to see the best of the best.

The opening act, an Adam Lambert look-alike, sings “be who you are” as I make my way toward the stage. It isn’t until later in the show that I realize how significant and meaningful those words are to this crowd.

Finally, the girls start coming out on stage — and damn, they are hot.

With apparel tighter than a speedo and no bulge to be found, you would never guess they were men in drag.

By the time the drag show begins, the place is packed. Screams and cheers accompany the booming EDM bass. Drag performances include

dancing, lip-synching and comedy. Anything is possible: Ivy Winters dresses as a butterfly and sings on stilts; Sharon Needles makes an entrance in a coffin and performs a song from her upcoming CD; Manila Luzon sings her original jam “Buy My T-Shirt” as she throws shirts to crowd members willing to buy them.

For each performance the intensity of the crowd rises. At the beginning of the night the audience members threw $1 and $5 bills at the performers, and at the end, an enthusiastic man held up three $20s for his favorite queen.

In one skit drag queens grab contestants from the audience. Even though Plan B’s drag queen, Karizma Mirage, is one of the chosen contestants, a different contestant stands out in particular. It is a timid and scrawny man wearing a plaid button up, khaki pants and some brown penny loafers. He seems shocked he was pulled onto the stage, and his face flushes red once he finds out what the contestants have to do; each contestant is paired with a drag queen that has to dress him or her to fit the show. Immediately after the pairings are made, clothes start flying off.

By the end of the challenge, the timid man is wearing nothing but boxers and duct tape. He has a hand on his hip, ending

the challenge nearly nude, proud and confident with a rose between his teeth. At this moment I felt the unity and togetherness filling the Majestic.

The night was filled with fun, laughing, dancing and unlimited entertainment.

Individuals weren’t shoved into a stereotype or appointed a label.

Whether straight, drag, hipster, lesbian, gay, elderly, bi-sexual, transgender, masculine, feminine, sorority girl or just the average Joe, everyone was united into one community: “Be who you are.”

Photo · A timid attendee of “Battle of the Seasons” paired with his drag queen fashion expert before his duct tape makeover.

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José González asks existential questions in latest LP Icelandic singer-songwriter contrasts heavy themes like mortality with reassuring lyrics, uplifting melodies in Vestiges & Claws

by Sam Cleveland ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

For anyone seeking an escape from the subzero

temperatures on their journey across campus, the latest release from José González, Vestiges & Claws, may be the perfect self-medication. Suggesting the music of the melancholic

Icelandic singer-songwriter may seem like strange advice, but the music conveys an uplifting, warm quality capable of brightening even the East Campus Mall wind tunnel.

If any skepticism remains, take a look at González’s music video for the album’s second single, “Leaf Off / The Cave.” Upon first watching it, the influence from the hyper-

ironic society we live in may degrade the true meaning of the video. The inclusion of mohawked teenagers, mentally handicapped men and a man in drag may initially appear to create an absurd video. On the contrary, González’s intent in showing these people is to celebrate life on the fringes of society, creating a happily sentimental and inspirational video to accompany his reassuring lyrics.

But it would be disingenuous to say the rest of González’s new album can match the warm feeling produced by “Leaf Off / The Cave.”

While the rest of the album is equally emotionally and philosophically evocative, they pack their punches in different ways.

With complex acoustic guitar instrumentation, wonderful vocal melodies and a distinct voice, combined with thought-provoking lyrics, González has crafted an album that will withstand the test of time.

González’s first solo album since 2007, Vestiges & Claws is very much a continuation of where he left off. His two prior solo albums, Veneer and In Our Nature, feature intricate guitar patterns, minimalist instrumentation and soft, nuanced vocals. Vestiges is much of the same. While still gentle in presentation and strikingly beautiful in production, Vestiges distinguishes itself with some instrumental flair and heavy, expressive lyrics.

While González’s two previous solo releases contained little to no percussion, it appears multiple times on Vestiges. It doesn’t come in conventional drumkit percussion, but rather with repeated snaps and claps. This effect adds another layer to tracks such as “Let it Carry You” and “Leaf Off / The Cave,” both of which would be far less enjoyable sans the human percussion.

Lyrically, González focuses on heavier

existential topics. Some songs tackle what it means to be alive; on“Let it Carry You,” he seems to be warning of living life too fast and not pausing enough to reflect. González sings, “Remind our restless souls / Of the beauty of being here at all / Let it carry you away.”

The pauses between words and the swell on the “being here at all” lyric accentuate just how precious life is.

In the lead single “Every Age,” González advocates the merits of self-improvement and goodwill toward others.

Incorporating metaphors such as the growth of a tree and tending a garden, he suggests personal development can, and should be, used for the benefit of all humanity. “Build a place where we all belong,” he sings.

But the most prominent theme on this album is mortality, and not just personal mortality, but that of the human species as a whole. The album’s centerpiece, “What Will,” asks what will remain of us once we’re gone. The answer happens to be the title of the album: vestiges and claws. The penultimate track, “Afterglow,” carries on the mortality motif.

In the song González expresses the belief that humans are just a passing phenomenon on this Earth, “All of this will be gone someday / You and me and everyone / the memories and traces, an afterglow.”

As evidenced in lyrics like this, González’s album is much less a happy pill but more of an album that makes us ask: why? Looking into existential matters and colossal moral concerns mixes well with González’s musical style. His instrumentation provides a sense of comfort and an anchor, while his lyrics on this album allow your mind space to explore these abstract ideas.

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Sprint hires Walker as spokesperson Civil war draws divide in lakes

Governor accepts position to be face of cell phone network’s ‘cut your bill’ campaign

Mendota, Monona fishermen break out in arms over catch count, lifestyles

Ever since Sprint began their new “Cut Your Bill In Half” event, they have been searching for the perfect figurehead to endorse it. After Governor Scott Walker ’s proposed budget cut bill for the University of Wisconsin System, Sprint CEO, Marcelo Claure, knew he found the perfect man for the job.

Sprint offered Walker an average salary, a 2011 Ford Focus and leftover bagels from the conference room. As a result, Walker hurdled through the crowds of protesters outside the capital building and got on the next flight to Sprint’s headquarters. Claure said he was “half-joking” about the offer, but was overwhelmed

by Walker’s excitement.

“It didn’t take much to

get Scott onboard. He came running when we told him he gets to pose for pictures, pretend to have a lot of responsibility, and cut things with a chainsaw,” Claure said.

Walker later appeared oblivious both to the fact that this was a less-prominent position than Governor of Wisconsin, and also that he was not elected into it.

“I have never held a job this important before. It’s truly a dream come true to have the opportunity to lead such a prestigious campaign.

I just want to take a moment to thank all those who voted for me for this position,” Walker said.

Walker went on to say, “What a great country we live in where any average citizen can work their way

up the ranks to become a representative for the greatest running cellphone company in the world.”

Walker ’s shocking change in occupation left Wisconsinites wondering about the status of the budget bill. It is still unclear whether the bill will be passed, but since the bill has lost its premier patron, political scientists and psychics predict the outcome may be in favor of the UW System.

Despite losing a state governor, UW students seem to be accepting the news surprisingly well.

“I’ll take Scott Walker running around with a chainsaw over a presidential candidate any day,” Tom Kidd, a sophomore at UW Madison, said.

Thus far, Sprint is very satisfied with their newly appointed spokesperson.

Walker has even come up with his own slogan, “Cut your bill! Sprint your way to savings!” A fitting statement given Walker’s reputation as a money-saver and college dropout. He is scheduled to begin appearing in television commercials later this month as both the “chainsaw guy,” and the new role of “goat jockey.”

Overall, Wisconsinites appear fairly content with the news. Both Sprint and the UW System are satisfied. The only downside for Walker was his recent discovery that he is being limited to cutting cell phone bills, instead of future children’s dreams of attending college.

Kiss-for-burrito promo spreads herpes Qdoba Valentine’s Day promotion raises UW campus STI rate by more than 10 percent Tensions are mounting at University Health Services after a sudden influx of new herpes infections on campus.

UHS reported Monday that a sudden, 10% increase in herpes infections on campus is most likely linked to Qdoba’s Valentine’s Day burrito giveaway.

In the spirit of their new smothered burrito campaign, Qdoba encouraged Valentine’s Day customers to smother strangers with awkward, uncomfortable kisses in exchange for a free smothered burrito.

Any Qdoba costumer

that successfully smooched someone while in line on Valentine’s Day received a free smothered burrito with the purchase of another smothered burrito. Experts speculate that the recent outbreak of herpes on campus originated with just a few hungry, herpes-infected individuals.

Response to the sudden herpes epidemic has been overwhelmingly positive among students.

“They take a regular burrito, and then they smother it, so of course it was worth it,” junior Tim Yager

said as he waited in line at Walgreens to fill his Herpecin prescription.

“I’ll just tell my parents I have cold sores,” Jenna White, a sophomore at UW said. “I’d do it again in a heartbeat.”

Several freshmen were spotted standing outside of Qdoba Feb. 14, practicing their pickup lines in preparation for the burritokiss exchange.

“Hey baby, if you were a type of queso you’d be the diablo sauce because you’re HOT,” freshman Joey Hoffman reportedly asked before planting an awkward,

unwanted smooch on an upperclassman girl.

Qdoba maintains that this promotion was all in the spirit of Valentine’s Day. “Here at Qdoba, we know romance,” Qdoba CEO Gary Beisler said. “And nothing says romance like a painfully awkward peck on the lips, followed by stuffing yourself with two smothered burritos.”

In response to the large number of new herpes cases, UHS workers are advising UW students to refrain from making out with anybody who has bright red sores around their mouth.

Foxesm, cougars return to campus Young males across campus raise concerns after increased sightings of aged creatures In the past few weeks, both students and teachers have reported increasing sightings of the infamous campus foxes. The red fox, a staple of University of Wisconsin winters, provides a beautiful sight, as well as a signs that campus cougars are soon to follow.

“I made friends with this total fox named Carine,” said sophomore Tyler Carrington. “But my buddy Joe wasn’t so lucky. This cougar snapped him up. I think her name was Judy.

She must have been at least 50.”

Though the whereabouts of freshman Joe Riendell are still unknown, he was last seen leaving a party with a lady at least 30 years older than him. Campus police believe that although Riendell will be unharmed physically, he will wake up with “serious regrets” and possible mental scarring.

“They really do prey on the underclassmen,” says senior Garret Plover.

“I remember this cougar named Jeneene got me sophomore year. I swear she looked 27 when I saw her.

She didn’t tell me she was 48

‘til the next morning.”

Police say that as an extra caution, student should carry cougar repellant spray (containing the smell of old men and mace) whenever walking near dance clubs.

In addition, never leave freshmen or sophomores alone near Pampered Chef parties, or any place containing substantial amounts of red wine.

While campus foxes eluded reporters, the Misnomer ’s own Jacob Wise was able to catch an exclusive interview with one campus cougar, provided it

was in her own candle-lit apartment.

“Why don’t you sit on the bed while I answer that?” answered cougar Judy Erickson when asked to state and spell her name.

The interview was largely unsuccessful, as Erickson similarly eluded most other questions with responses such as “You tell me big boy” and “I’m too horny to answer that.”

At press time, Wise told the Misnomer he would have more information tomorrow morning.

11:13 p.m. A hazy fog shrouds the isthmus as ice fishermen on both sides of Madison’s lakes prepare for battle. No one is sure who will fire the first shot, but both camps knows that once war begins, it will not cease until one side is under the ice.

When the inevitability of war lay on the horizon, a certain feeling moves across the land. That’s why I, Chief Conspiracy Correspondent Tommy Yamaha, took to the frozen waters with my trusty intern Stan Stanley to get to the bottom of this senseless violence.

“No one is fighting, it’s literally just a competition about what lake has the bigger fish. You guys need to stop trying to insight a conflict, we’re all friends,” local Madisonian Brett Carlson “explained” to Yamaha.

Is “bigger fish” a code word for turf? Possibly.

Are fishermen naturally aggressive and territorial people? Absolutely. Could the Misnomer be blowing this playful fishing competition out of proportions? Not in the slightest.

“Who are you again? A school newspaper?” began Monona fisherman Martin Coppola, “Fake news? What the hell is that even? No we aren’t going to ‘slaughter every last one of those dirty Mendota scum’.”

“Seriously, stop. You’re scaring all the fish away from my hole. Do you expect me to really think that families are dividing over this competition? Jesus, go do homework or stand like a hundred feet over there,” a tired looking Sarah McConnor

told Yamaha.

Witnesses have reported seeing ice fishers on both sides setting up tents, calling their families, and sharpening what looked like bowie knives. The only explanation for this kind of ritualistic behavior could be a war for total control of both lakes.

“The only part of this that deals with race is who catches the fish first. You do know that any sort of warlike activity would land all of us in jail. Murder, or even fighting, is a serious crime. There’s absolutely no reason why any of us would want that to happen. What are you writing down?”

Monona fisher Margaret Suarez inquired.

Tensions are at an all time high as ice fishers refuse to reveal any detail as to what their strategies hold, or why they refuse to acknowledge the impending bloodbath to come.

“Guys, the competition is over. Derek’s cousin Chad caught a twelve-pound bass this morning. You can stop crowding the ice and yelling ‘Civil War part two’ at everyone. It’s getting old,” Paul Sanders lectured Misnomer intern Stan Stanley, “We’re actually uniting against you guys. There’s at least two Cease and Desist letters being written up against whatever your paper is as we speak.”

While the city nervously waits on the eve of battle, Mayor Paul Soglin was reported donning a stovepipe hat, dipping a quill in ink, and eloquently writing the words “Dane County Address” at the top of his parchment paper.

New ways to pay with lovin’ McDonald’s latest ad campaign makes costumers get creative with payments Recently, McDonald’s announced a campaign ‘Choose Lovin’,’ where people can choose to pay for meals with acts of kindness. After just finishing up Valentine’s Day, you’re probably sick of traditional love, so we at the Misnomer have come up with different ways to pay with your own style of loving.

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No. 4 UW to end regular season with St. Cloud State Winners of five of its last seven, women’s hockey squad looks to fine tune game, gear up for WCHA playoffs next weekend Photo · With the playoffs starting next weekend, the Badgers will look to end their regular season on a high note.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald

by Eric Goldsobel Women’s Hockey Writer

With their playoff spot secure, the WCHA tournament beginning next

week and the NCAA’s the week after, this weekend’s series for the Badgers women’s hockey team against St. Cloud State serves as one last test in preparation for Wisconsin’s final push.

St. Cloud State seems a lowly opponent for the Badgers, having accrued only 14 points to date in conference play during the season.

However, this series isn’t a

waste of Wisconsin’s efforts; in fact, it is an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of their opponent.

The Badgers will be seeing much of the Huskies in these next two weeks since they will be hosting them in the first round of the WCHA tournament.

This weekend’s games will provide head coach Mark Johnson and his players an opportunity to feel out their opponent before next weekend’s games, where losses end their season.

“They’re going to come out to play,” Melissa Channell said. “It’s the last two games of the regular season. They’re going to try and win for their seniors, and we’re going to try to win for ours. As of

now, we’ve already clinched home and will be playing St. Cloud in the playoffs. …

We have to be ready, come prepared, and make sure we’re doing what we’ve been doing all season.”

Wisconsin is coming off a split series at Ohio State.

They dropped the second game in a 4-3 loss, their comeback effort falling just short.

“I think we really showed some heart,” Annie Pankowski said. “We need to bring that effort to every single game we have, not just the last six or seven minutes of the game.”

The loss, while not demoralizing, has kept the team hungry as they tread a fine line between staying fresh before the tournament games while not losing their competitive edge. That edge has led them to second place in the WCHA and a No. 3 national ranking, which Johnson emphasized that the team keeps regardless of the opponent.

“The big thing now is to manage our energy, for the players to manage themselves mentally,” Johnson said. “We’ve been going since September.

You want to make sure that the practices are fun and enjoyable, that the kids are laughing, having a good time, but at the same time getting their work done.”

While St. Cloud State does not strike a menacing tone, the principle Johnson instills into his players still applies.

The team must carry over the intensity from the final minutes against Ohio State into this weekend, Johnson said.

“We need to package what we did in that last eight or nine minutes and start with that this Friday afternoon,” Johnson said. “These games this weekend and certainly in the playoffs get magnified.

So our ability to go out and stay focused and play with that urgency is important, and that’s what I am trying to get across to my team.”

Johnson embraces family tradition at Wisconsin

Women’s hockey redshirt sophomore embraces chance to play for her father, Mark, sees different side of UW head coach

by Chris Caporale Women’s Hockey Writer

Coming to Wisconsin meant dealing with higher expectations for Wisconsin women’s hockey redshirt sophomore Mikayla Johnson.

Following in her family’s footsteps in Madison, Mikayla has to overcome some of the difficulty of following the “Johnson” legacy throughout Badger history but it was always a goal of hers to wear the cardinal and white of a Wisconsin women’s hockey sweater.

“It’s been my dream,” Mikayla Johnson said.

“It’s hard not to. It’s my hometown. The campus is awesome. And the program here is unbelievable, so I was pretty jacked.”

Bob Johnson, Mikayla’s grandfather, coached the men’s hockey team for 16 years and is a member of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of

GULCZYNSKI, page 14 her left wrist.

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Fame.

Mikayla’s father, Mark Johnson, was a Badgers men’s hockey player from 1976-79 before becoming a national sensation as a member of the 1980 United States Olympic team when he scored the tying goal against the Soviet Union as part of the “Miracle on Ice.” Mark Johnson also played in the NHL for 10 seasons with five different teams.

Patrick Johnson, her brother, played for the Badgers from 2007-11, before being picked by Montreal in the 2008 NHL draft. He has had to deal with many of the same issues her sister now faces.

“They need to understand all of the parameters of being on the team being a part of Wisconsin and maybe dealing with some of the things that other student-athletes don’t have to deal with,” Mark Johnson, now the Wisconsin women’s hockey team head coach, said. “In her case, the

dad is the coach, and my son’s case, trying to follow in my footsteps and my dad’s footsteps and being a ‘Johnson’ and understanding all that goes into that. It’s probably harder on her, and certainly harder on Patrick because of those situations they were in.”

Mark Johnson had to deal with a similar situation in his time as a member of the Badger men’s hockey team. He played in Madison with his father coaching him during that time, so he understands the complexity of coaching a child.

His responsibilities as a coach are to put the team first, a line that Mark Johnson believes he has dealt with well.

“I had played for my dad here and gone through that,” the elder Johnson said. “So the shoe is on the other foot, so now I’m the coach. So you take each day at a time and each situation at a time and handle it the best, knowing

you have the best interest of the team.”

He understands that having your father around practice every day could be difficult for a college student to get used to.

But Mark Johnson has been impressed with how his daughter has handled the situation, especially now that he gets to see her on a daily basis and can see how she interacts and fits in with her teammates.

“I think the resilience of playing for your dad at the university and dealing with some of the things a coach’s daughter or a coach’s son has to deal with and conduct themselves on a daily basis,” Mark Johnson said. “Some days are hard, but I’ve been impressed with the way she has handled it. I think she has matured and grown and learned a lot about herself in that situation.”

The recruiting started normally, with assistant coach Jackie Friesen starting the

conversation with Mikayla about playing for the cardinal and white. In fact, her inhouse recruiting visit was in her house. She was sitting at home when Mark Johhson walked in and asked her to play for Wisconsin.

She knew what she was getting into when she took the offer from her father to play at Wisconsin, but she also could not turn down the opportunity to succeed where her family has made such a name.

But it was not exactly what Mikayla expected when she decided to play in Madison.

After red-shirting her freshman season, she played in 27 games last season for Wisconsin, tallying just a goal and an assist. This year Mikayla has seen limited game action, as well, playing in more than half of the 32 total games thus far. But she’s doubled her goal scoring output this season with a goal on the road at Lindenwood Sept. 27 and

adding another on the road at New Hampshire on Nov. 29.

Dealing with the family name can be difficult at times for her, but she also sees a different side to her father now.

“It’s also been a lot more fun than I expected,” Mikayla said. “He’s goofy and fun to be with. I didn’t get to see him every day until I came to play here.”

For some people, dealing with a parent daily, especially in front of friends, could prove to be difficult, but Mikayla has taken everything in stride. Playing for the Badgers has strengthened their relationship in ways she could not previously imagine, she said.

“Some people would think it could make it awkward between us, but I think we’ve gotten a lot closer between us actually,” Mikayla said.

“It’s goofy and weird, and serious at other times. It’s fun because I get to see him all the time.”

my brothers could be here,” Gulczynski said.

“Unfortunately they can’t,

but like I said, I have them with me every time I go out on the floor. They stay with

me right on my left wrist.”

Sunday will also be the final time Gulczynski will

play in front of the Kohl Center faithful, for whom she said she is incredibly grateful for.

She plans on addressing the crowd during the ceremony, something she’s been thinking about before falling asleep for the last couple of weeks.

“I wish I could go up to every single fan and thank them personally for sticking with us these last four years,” Gulczynski said.

“I know we haven’t had

the greatest of records, but for us to consistently get three, four thousand people a game, it means so much to me and to the college experience I had.”

And while her basketball career will close in the forthcoming weeks, Jacki Gulczynski, better than anybody, knows there’s more to life than a game.

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Men’s hockey looks for first win streak of season After their first Big Ten win of 2014-15 at Ohio State last Saturday, Badgers look for second conference victory against Michigan State

by Dan Corcoran Sports Editor

For just the third time this season, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team has a chance to win consecutive games.

After earning their first road victory of the season last Saturday at Ohio State, the Badgers (3-19-4, 1-9-2-2 Big Ten) return to the Kohl Center this weekend to take on Michigan State in their second-to-last home series of the regular season.

The 3-2 win against the Buckeyes helped Wisconsin snap an 11-game winless streak dating back to a 2-0 shutout of Michigan Tech on Jan. 3. But considering UW has won just two other games this season, the situation heading into this weekend is a unique one, according to head coach Mike Eaves “There is a tendency to, okay, finally got a win on the road, take a breath,” Eaves said. “But at the same time I think we have to be careful and not lose our position and slide back.”

Heading into this weekend with just the one conference win, UW still sits alone in last place with seven points and is pretty much guaranteed a bottom-two league finish.

A last place finish has never happened in Wisconsin hockey history, even going back to the start of WCHA play in 1969, and a bottomtwo finish has happened only one other time, in 1979-80.

“It’s interesting, you walk in our locker room, there’s the standings right there,” Eaves said. “We’re down here at the bottom, and that’s not a very pleasant thing to look at. We’re not used to that.”

Despite being at the bottom of the conference ladder, Wisconsin still has eight games to play and can make up some ground in the series against the Spartans (12-12-2, 6-4-2-2

Big Ten), who currently sit third with 22 points.

MSU is coming off a series sweep of Penn State at home, which helped propel the Spartans into a tie for third in the Big Ten race with the Nittany Lions. In the inaugural year of Big Ten play, Michigan State struggled much like Wisconsin has this year. The Spartans ended the 201314 campaign with just five conference victories and a lone win away from home.

But with eight games still left in the conference slate this year, MSU has already exceeded its win total from a year ago and trails first place Minnesota and Michigan by just two points. Eaves credits a big part of the Spartans’ success this season to a great deal of hard work.

We’re down “the bottom

here at [of the standings], and that’s not a very pleasant thing to look at. We’re not used to that.

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Mike Eaves Men’s hockey head coach Similar to Wisconsin, Michigan State has not been overly potent offensively this season, averaging just 2.3 goals per game with only six players having score five-plus goals.

But similar to the Badgers, strong goaltending has kept the Spartans in most of their games.

Junior Jake Hildebrand has started every game in net for Michigan State, and has a solid 92.4 save percentage along with a 2.27 goals-against average.

With the strong play of Hildebrand, the Spartans have held opponents to two goals or fewer in 14 of their 26 total games. MSU has surrendered four or more goals on just six occasions and five goals only three times.

As far as special teams are concerned, both teams’ power play units have converted on about 15 percent of their chances.

After scoring power play goals in four of five games a few weeks ago, the Wisconsin man advantage has gone just 1-11 in its last four games. Meanwhile, the Spartans had three games without a power play goal, but scored twice on the man advantage last Saturday night against Penn State.

If the Badgers can do the little things right, such as staying out of the penalty box, they might have a chance at accomplishing the goals Eaves laid out for the remainder of the season.

“Those short-term goals are be 1-0 on Friday, 1-0 on Saturday and play our best hockey in March, because

we know if we do that we give ourselves a chance to extend our season when we go to Detroit, and that’s the reality,” Eaves said.

Series Vitals Who: Wisconsin vs.

Michigan State When: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, 8 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Where: Kohl Center; Madison, WI (15,359) TV: Friday night on Big Ten Network, Saturday night on Wisconsin Channel Series history: UW trails 45-46-3, but has gone 8-1-1 in last 10 games, including 3-1 last season Wisconsin Record: (3-19-4, 1-9-2-2 Big Ten)

Big Ten: 1-9-2-2, 7 points, last place Last series: Split with Ohio State, the second worst Big Ten team, with 2-1 loss and 3-2 win.

Leading scorers: Grant Besse (10 G, 10 A), Joseph LaBate (6 G, 9 A) and Morgan Zulinick (5 G, 9 A) Probable goaltender: Joel Rumpel, 3-17-4, 89.9 save percentage, 3.62 goalsagainst average Michigan State Record: (12-12-2, 6-4-2-2 Big Ten) Big Ten: 6-4-2-2, 22 points, tied for third place Last series: Swept Penn State at home with 3-0 and

Photo · Wisconsin captured its first conference victory of the season and will look to string together a pair of wins for the first time when Michigan State comes to the Kohl Center.

Cody Schwartz The Badger Herald 3-2 victories to come into a tie with Nittany Lions for third place in Big Ten standings.

Leading scorers: Matt Berry (8 G, 13 A), Mackenzie MacEachern (10 G, 10 A) and Michael Ferrantino (9 G, 6 A) Probable goaltender: Jake Hildebrand, 12-12-2, 92.4 save percentage, 2.27 goalsagainst average

Peterson ready to assume net at moment’s notice Second-string goaltender, Oregon, Wisconsin native, knows his number may be called at any time to replace starter Joel Rumpel Photo ·Senior goalie Landon Peterson has played 186 minutes between the pipes for the Badgers this season, making saves on 88.1 percent of the shots he’s faced. His career record is 14-17-4.

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by Derek Franklin Men’s Hockey Writer

As the Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team approaches the home stretch and eyes the Big Ten tournament, they will depend on their senior goaltender to keep them alive, but not necessarily senior Joel Rumpel.

For four seasons, Landon

Peterson has served as a backup goaltender for the Badgers, understanding that it only takes one moment to send him off the bench and into the line of fire.

While much has changed since Peterson arrived in 2011, one thing that’s remained constant for the senior goaltender from Oregon, Wisconsin, is

maintaining the readiness to help the team whenever his number is called.

“You just always have to be ready and you always have to prepare the same way as if you’re starting a game,” Peterson said. “You never know what’s going to happen in or out of the game.”

Peterson has already

stepped in for the Badgers four times this season, starting twice and making 96 saves thus far.

For the other 24 games, it’s been starter Joel Rumpel in net. And considering Rumpel is coming off second-team All-Big Ten honors last year and is seen by many as one of the top netminders in the conference, it’s easy to understand why Peterson’s opportunities can be scarce. The shortage of playing time in his senior season doesn’t seem to bother Peterson, who explained he just wants whatever is best for his team.

While there is only room for one of them on the ice, Peterson said he and Rumpel are almost inseparable off it.

“Joel and I are really good friends on and off the ice,” Peterson said. “We have a really good bond.”

Rumpel said the two have been close friends ever since they arrived as freshmen together and room together on every road trip. Rumpel also explained that their friendship off the ice is matched by fierce competiveness when they get in goal in practice as they push each other to improve and battle for playing time.

“On the ice we’re pretty competitive,” Rumpel said.

“We have to battle every day in practice to try to make each other better and try to get in the lineup.”

Rumpel added that he doesn’t envy how Peterson often has to come in the game so abruptly, which is much more difficult than starting since there’s no way to anticipate it or get warmed up.

No game exemplified that task for Peterson more than the Jan. 24 against Michigan when Peterson replaced Rumpel just two minutes into the game. As spontaneously as Peterson’s opportunity to play that night arrived, it vanished almost just as quickly when Rumpel was reinserted just 18 minutes later at the start of the second period.

If anything, that game

have “toYoube justreadyalways and you always have to prepare the same way as if you’re starting a game.

You never know what’s going to happen in or out of the game.

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Landon Peterson Men’s hockey goaltender

showed Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves is not afraid to quickly go to Peterson if he feels a change is warranted or, in some cases, necessary.

Wisconsin’s ideal scenario is for Rumpel to never leave the goal the rest of the season, but they know that it only takes a moment for an injury to make that scenario to change rapidly.

Although unlikely at this point in the season, Eaves has shown multiple times this year that he’s not afraid to pull his starter if they’re not playing to expectations.

According to Eaves, a decision like that always comes down to what’s best

for the team.

“We’ve pulled Joel a couple times and Peterson has jumped in there,” Eaves said. “If we felt it might be time to give the team a different look and put him in there, it would be because it’s what’s best for the team.”

Eaves cited Peterson’s strong work ethic in practice as a big reason why he’s fully confident his backup could come through for them if they needed to make a change in goal.

“He competes so hard in practice,” Eaves said.

“He’d be ready to go. He’s not as big as Rumpel, but he competes, and I think that’s a strong factor.”

At 6-foot, Peterson is three inches shorter than Rumpel. Because of his smaller size, Peterson said he plays a different style that has him positioned further out from the net and that utilizes his quickness.

“I play more aggressive than Joel since Joel has a bigger body and is able to sit back more,” Peterson said. “I’m more active; I rely on my feet and my reactions help me out.”

Peterson’s style gives him some unique strengths, Eaves said.

“On breakways, he’s hard to score on because he comes far out and cuts down the things they can see in the back of the net, and then he backs in and meets them at the post,” Eaves said. “He’s tough to score on.”

Ever since he became a Badger, Peterson has never stopped preparing for when his time could come. That won’t change when it comes to possibly playing at the next level once his days as a Badger come to a close at this season’s end.

“If the chance comes, I’m definitely ready to take the next step forward,” Peterson said.

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SPORTS EDITOR Dan Corcoran sports@badgerherald.com @BHERALDSPORTS

THE BADGER HERALD · SPORTS · THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Brother’s sacrifice pushes Gulczynski to persevere With senior forward’s career close to completion, she reflects on how loss of family member in Iraq keeps life, basketball in perspective

by Chris Bumbaca Associate Sports Editor

Perseverance is something Jacki Gulczynski had to learn at a young age — and for all of the wrong reasons.

On Sept. 17, 2008, when she was 15, her brother Lenny was killed while serving in Iraq, when the driver of the Humvee he was riding in lost control of the vehicle and crashed, ejecting him. He was 19 years old.

“I think it puts life in a different perspective,” Gulczynski said. “Anybody who has a life-changing moment like that sees things differently.”

That perspective has carried into the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball forward’s career, which doesn’t have much left in it. Gulczynski will take the Kohl Center floor for the final two times Thursday night against No. 5 Maryland and Sunday afternoon on Senior Day against Northwestern.

And when asked what she’s most proud of during her time at Wisconsin, the answer is not a specific game, or moment, or shot.

It’s a word. It’s a trait. It’s character-defining.

Perseverance.

During her senior year of high school, Gulzynski remembers looking onto the court from the upper deck of the Kohl Center, deciding to commit to Wisconsin.

Now, gazing at the big, red ‘W’ at center-court again, Gulzynski realizes that her time in Madison is dwindling.

“It’s bittersweet. The fans have been so good to us,” Gulczynski said. “We’re really lucky to play for such

an amazing community and school.”

Just like she has in the past, she’ll persevere through her career ending, too.

Gulczynski’s first act of perseverance as a Badger came before she even set foot on campus. The spring of her senior year of high school, Wisconsin fired former head coach Lisa Stone, complicating her commitment.

Bobbie Kelsey, the current UW head coach, visited her and her family in Gulczynski’s hometown of Carol Stream, Illinois. She decided to remain a Badger, saying she chose Wisconsin because of the community and the academics, which outweighed any other factors.

It was on that visit that Kelsey heard the Gulczynski family story, and the first time she learned about Lenny, who had died only about two-and-a-half years before.

“We will never let her forget his sacrifice and what he chose to do to protect us and our freedom,” Kelsey said.

So every Sept. 17, when the team joins hands in a circle at the middle of the court like they always do, they dedicate a moment of silence to Lenny, and to remind Gulczynski of her teammates’ love and support.

“We always make sure she knows that we’re thinking about her on that day,” Kelsey said. “It’s a hard day for her and her family, but when you have the support of the people around you, it makes it more bearable, not easier, just more bearable.”

Perseverance has followed Gulczynski onto

the court. After at one point averaging 13.0 points per game and 33.6 minutes per game, she has seen a decrease in both of those categories. Last season she averaged 7.9 points per game and 31 minutes, while averaging 29.5 minutes and 8.9 points per contest this season.

Injuries the team suffered during her sophomore season propelled her into that scorer ’s role, but she hasn’t needed to score as much because of a more balanced team attack, she said.

“Roles can change,” Gulczynski said. “And I’ve been okay with that. It’s not about me, it’s about what’s gonna be best for us as a whole.”

In all four of her seasons at Wisconsin, the Badgers have never been within seven games of .500 at the end of the season. Her record as a Badger is 49-94.

“It’s tough losing, and unfortunately throughout my career I’ve been on teams that have had losing records,” Gulczynski said.

“But the team camaraderie ... I think I’m proud of the girls for sticking through whatever obstacles we’ve gone through.”

Because at the end of the day, the losses she’s suffered on the court don’t even come close to the loss she’s suffered in her heart.

“I’m sure [Lenny’s death] motivated her to continue to push forward,” Kelsey said. “And that he’d want her to play tough and strong because those are some of the things he displayed in his service to this country.”

There are happy moments too, like sinking six threepointers against Penn State in a 23-point performance

Jan. 6 of this year. Like being named to the 2012-13 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten list, or being named to the 2013 and 2014 Academic All-Big Ten teams (her major is civil and environmental engineering).

There are the times when action is slow during the game, and Gulczynski will look down at the wristband on her left wrist, which displays her brother ’s initials, something she started doing her sophomore year of high school for both basketball and volleyball.

“It’s just something special that I have that always reminds me that I have my brother with me,”

Gulczynski said.

The Gulczynski clan has always been a military clan.

Her father, Mike, served in the 70s and 80s. Now, her younger brother, also named Mike, was recently admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, giving up a promising career in volleyball. Her younger brother ’s decision to join the forces prompted Gulczynski to add Mike’s initials to the wrist band, as well.

“I’m just blessed to have that and think about them, kind of during the down times of the game,” Gulczynski said.

When Gulczynski and the other three seniors are

Photo · Jacki Gulczynski’s brother, Lenny, was killed in Iraq in 2008. While he is gone, she honors him every game by wearing a wristband on her left wrist with his initials on it.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald honored Sunday afternoon, neither of her brothers will be there. Instead, she will walk onto the court surrounded by her parents, aunts and uncles. But her brothers will be where they always are when she dresses in the cardinal and white —

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Badgers handle PSU, prepare for rival Minnesota

No. 5 Wisconsin picks up ninth consecutive win at Penn State Wednesday, returns to Kohl Center for Border Battle with Gophers Photo · Junior Sam Dekker (15) scored a career-high 22 points in Wisconsin’s 55-47 win on the road against Penn State Wednesday night. The Badgers take on Minnesota Saturday in the two teams’ first matchup of the season.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald

by Eric Kohlbeck Sports Content Editor

Despite a second-half comeback attempt by Penn State, the No. 5 Wisconsin men’s basketball team outlasted the Nittany Lions in State College, Pennsylvania Wednesday night 55-47 to capture its ninth straight victory.

Wisconsin (24-2, 12-1 Big Ten) was led by junior forward Sam Dekker, who had a team-best and season-best 22 points on 9 of 13 shooting (3-for-6 from three) Wednesday along with five rebounds. Senior forward Frank Kaminsky was the only other UW player in double figures with 16 points and nine rebounds.

The Badgers took a 31-24 lead into halftime over Penn State (15-12, 3-11 Big Ten) and extended that lead to 16, 4630, with eight minutes and 52 seconds left in the second half.

Earlier in the half, the Nittany Lions went on a more than six-minute scoring drought, staying at 26 points and helping Wisconsin extend its lead.

But from there Penn State responded with a 13-3 run that pulled them within six at 49-43 with a little over three minutes left in the game.

However, Wisconsin made its free throws from that point on to leave State College with a win and a program-best 24-2 overall record.

Penn State guard D.J. Newbill, who entered the game

as the Big Ten’s leading scorer, had a game-high 29 points and was the only Nittany Lion to score over seven points.

Wisconsin sophomore forward Nigel Hayes hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds along with nine points.

Neither team shot particularly well, as Wisconsin was just 20-for-51 (39.2 percent) while Penn State went 21-for54 (38.9 percent) from the floor.

Both teams struggled from beyond the arc, as well, with Wisconsin shooting just 22.7 percent (5-for-22) and Penn State shooting only 15.4 percent (2for-13) from three.

The Badgers will now turn their attention to their next game on Saturday against Minnesota (16-11, 5-9 Big Ten) at the Kohl

Center.

With the regular season coming to a close — Wisconsin has just six games left until the Big Ten tournament and postseason play begins — the Badgers can finally start to look toward clinching their first regular season conference championship since 2008. As of Wednesday night, the Badgers have a three game lead over three teams (No. 16 Maryland, Michigan State and Purdue) in the Big Ten conference standings.

It is possible for the Badgers to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular season Saturday.

If Wisconsin can defeat the Gophers at the Kohl Center and either Maryland, Michigan State or Purdue loses, the Badgers will clinch a share of the conference title.

But first they’ll have to take care of their border rival Saturday. Minnesota fell to Northwestern 72-66 Wednesday night to give them back-toback losses after falling to Indiana Sunday night. Gopher senior guard Andre Hollins led Minnesota with 12 points, six assists and four rebounds Wednesday.

Hollins leads the Minnesota scoring threat, averaging a teamhigh 15.2 points to go with 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The 6-foot-2 guard is deadly from deep, making 43.8 percent of his shots from three, which is good for third best in the Big Ten. Wisconsin and Minnesota will square off at 11 a.m.

Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center. The game will be televised on ESPN.

GAME VITALS:

Wisconsin

(24-2 overall, 12-1 Big Ten)

Big Ten: 12-1, 1st place by three games over Maryland, Michigan State and Purdue Last game: Defeated Penn State, 55-47 Probable Starters: G – Bronson Koenig G – Josh Gasser F – Sam Dekker F – Nigel Hayes F – Frank Kaminsky Key Reserves: F – Zak Showalter G – Vitto Brown F – Duje Dukan

Minnesota

(16-11, 5-9 Big Ten)

Big Ten: 5-9, 11th place Last game: Lost to Northwestern, 72-66 Probable Starters: G – Andre Hollins G – DeAndre Mathieu F – Joey King F – Charles Bugg F – Maurice Walker Key Reserves: G – Nate Mason G – Carlos Morris C – Elliott Eliason Who – Wisconsin vs. Minnesota When – Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 Where – Madison, Wisconsin; Kohl Center (17, 230) TV Broadcast – ESPN