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MSU vs. Eastern Michigan 12:00 p.m. Saturday TV: Big Ten Network

Eastern looked pretty darn good in a 52-0 win over … Indiana State. Come on, get real. No matter what happened last week, the Spartans are still a sleeper. Playing against the Eagles is a tune-up game. MSU 38, EMU 17

Among the “directional” schools, Eastern is like the lowly stepsister to Western and Central. No Cinderella story here. MSU pounds the ball up the gut and uses play action to open up B.J. Cunningham for the big play. MSU 48, EMU 10

The Eagles aren’t as awful as the casual fan might presume. They return 16 starters from last season and they enter the game with confidence. MSU wins, but by an underwhelming margin. MSU 42, EMU 28

This week is the home opener, there’s going to be a lot of excitement and they’re going to score a lot of points. Eastern has a quarterback who can score, but I’m going with MSU. MSU 45, EMU 10

Miami vs. No. 5 Florida 8 p.m. Saturday TV: ESPN

If anyone read my Heisman Watch last year, you know my love for Tim Tebow — he’s basically God’s gift to college football. Although you have to give some respect to the “U” players (and their rap sheets), this one is all Florida. Florida 42, Miami 24

I cannot hide my man-crush on Tim Tebow. He’s everything you want in a college quarterback. Florida’s golden boy powers the Gators past Miami with three touchdown passes, one run for six and a flash of his pearly whites for the fans. Florida 38, Miami 17

Tim Tebow is a monster. No, seriously, I think he might be a monster — have you seen that guy? Not even Hurricane Gustav would be able stop him on a gridiron. That being the case, certainly these Hurricanes don’t have a shot. Florida 38, Miami 17

I’ll take Florida with the returning Heisman Trophy winner in The Swamp. It’s a big rivalry game, but Florida’s going to come out on top. Florida 31, Miami 24

No. 19 Penn State vs. Oregon State 3:30 p.m. Saturday TV: ABC

A few writers picked Oregon State as a sleeper in the Pac-10, but that went up in smoke last week. If this was at Oregon State, I would probably pick the upset, but I’m going with Joe Pa’s crew. Penn State 34, Oregon State 23

Penn State and Joe Paterno silenced a lot of critics with a opening weekend blowout of Coastal Carolina. Oregon State blew their underrated status with 36-28 loss at Stanford. You do the math. Penn State 28, Oregon State 17

Spearheaded by Evan “Rolls” Royster, the Nittany Lions have a three-headed monster at tailback. That could pose problems for the Beavers, who gave up 210 rushing yards to Stanford last week. Penn State 36, Oregon State 14

It’s tough to win in Happy Valley and they always bring a great crowd out there. Penn State put up big numbers against Coastal Carolina while Oregon State lost to Stanford. Penn State 38, Oregon State 17

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SN style Europe meets indie rock in this traveler’s wardrobe

By Marilyn King

Feshman pre-med Colette Ngana describes her sense of style as fabulous, a fusion between old and new trends. This is evident from her jellies to her heartprinted sunglass lenses.

py, I want to look cute.

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The State News caught up with MSU student Colette Ngana to talk about her indie-rocker-meets-casual-student style. Colette’s style is influenced in part by her worldly background. Living in France for three years and traveling Europe showed this premedical freshman how to express herself by mixing cultural stylings. The State News How would you describe your style? Colette Ngana It’s kind of a mix of a bunch of different things; it changes from day to day depending on how I feel like dressing. SN So your mood affects how you dress? CN Sometimes. If I feel kind of sick or not very good, I’ll just wear a blah outfit, but if I’m feeling a little more upbeat and hap-

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SN Have you always had the same style? CN I don’t think since I’ve started college it’s changed, but it hasn’t always been like this … I’ve been a little more daring with what I like to wear, not exactly caring as much about what people think. SN How has living in different places affected your style? CN I lived in France just outside of Paris for three years. Being able to travel a lot and see different cultures and the way other people dress helped me learn to mix different styles together. SN Does the type of music you listen to influence your style? CN I guess you could say that. I usually like low-key bands like indie rock, and I like the fact that they’re not so much into

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always looking perfect. They’re more about the music. SN Do you have a wardrobe that will be accommodating when it gets cold?

CN Since I’m going to be here, I’ll have to change a little bit. I like to wear dresses and tights during winter, but I’ll still wear cute stuff and stay warm.

FROM THE LOWDOWN

New season of ‘Prison Break’ fast-paced, full of surprises By Mike Blasky THE STATE NEWS ■■

In this season of “Prison Break,” the focus will be breaking in, not breaking out. The fourth season of Fox’s hit show will debut Monday at 8 p.m. with a two-hour premiere, and the fans that have been waiting for answers since last season’s finale won’t be disappointed. In the first hour Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) will finally discover the circumstances behind the apparent death of his lover, Dr. Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies). Scofield’s battle against The Company also takes an interesting turn. With the help of an FBI agent played by series newcomer Michael Rapaport, Scofield and a familiar group of former inmates will be faced with the task of breaking in to a secure building to retrieve an item that could signal the end of The Company for good. Overall, the first two episodes of the season are exciting, fastpaced and full of interesting twists.

Breaking in “Prison Break” premieres with a two-hour double episode this Monday at 8 p.m. on Fox SO U RCE : FOX B ROADC A S T CO.

Rapaport’s character, as well as Alexander Mahone (William Fichtner) and Theodore “T-Bag” Bagwell (Robert Knepper) each have interesting story lines that develop during the first two hours. Characters of other series regulars Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) and Fernando Sucre (Amaury Nolasco) also make an early impact. The first-time viewer will have a little difficulty understanding the story lines of the previous seasons, but the writers do a good job inserting key flashbacks from other episodes to help with the exposition. “Prison Break” is not a show for every viewer. The story moves pretty fast, characters that seem important are killed off almost as fast as they’re introduced and the plots are fairly tricky, but the core of the show has what every good show needs to survive — really good drama.

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COMLEY LEARNS MORE ABOUT TEAM DURING INTRASQUAD SCRIMMAGE “For us to have early success we have to keep this pretty basic. I think the ingredients are there, but it’s just going to take some time.”

By Alex DiFilippo THE STATE NEWS ■■

During the MSU hockey team’s annual Green and White game, both teams got a little taste of victory. A f te r t wo WHT 5 25-minute periods, the White GRN 1 team prevailed 5-1, but the Green team won the practice shootout afterward. MSU head coach Rick Comley saw progress on both sides of the puck in the team’s first time playing a game together. “I was pleased with a couple of the forward lines and a couple defensemen,” Comley said. “The one thing about playing games is that it takes you a step closer.” The White team scored fi rst four minutes into the game on the power play. Sophomore forward Dustin Gazley brought the puck into the zone but lost an edge — taking a Green defender down with him. When the puck bounced out to the point, Gazley went to the goal and buried the puck into the net after junior defenseman Ryan Turek found him open on the doorstep. The White team made it 2-0 with another power play goal 11:44 into the period. Freshman forward Daultan Leveille received a cross-ice pass and

Rick Comley, MSU head coach

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Sophomore forward Joey Shean looks for the puck Sunday at Munn Ice Arena during the first period of the Green and White game. The White team beat out the Green team with a score of 5-1.

fi red a quick snapshot before junior goaltender Bobby Jarosz could slide across the crease. A shorthanded goal made the score 3-0 in favor of the White team when sophomore forward

Andrew Rowe picked the pocket of a Green defender during a heavy forecheck. Rowe walked right in on Jarosz and fi red a wrist shot over his glove. At the conclusion of the sec-

ond period, freshman goaltender Drew Palmisano came into the game in place of Jarosz, who faced 22 shots. Shortly into the period, Palmisano made a sprawling glove save

that seemed to be a certain goal. “That was a great save,” Comley said. “He’s got great reflexes and he’s a great goaltender.” The fourth goal for the White team came at 10:02 into the second period when Palmisano gave up a rebound in front of the net. Senior forward Nick Sucharski picked up the puck and put it past Palmisano, who almost was able to make the stop with his extended stick. Sophomore forward Andrew Conboy scored the final goal for the White team on the power play a little more than three minutes later when he battled through defenders in the slot and was able to find the back of the net with a wrist shot. The Green team fi nally got on the board with a power play goal with less than a minute left in the game to blow senior goaltender Jeff Lerg’s shutout.

Freshman forward Ben Warda received a cross-ice pass and beat a sprawling Lerg high. After the game’s conclusion, the team had a shootout, which will now settle all ties if CCHA games aren’t resolved in the overtime period. Senior forward Kurt Kivisto from the Green team shot fi rst and scored the only goal of the shootout. Comley isn’t sure who he will select for shootouts yet, but he likes Kivisto’s smooth approach to the breakaways. “Kivisto doesn’t get many points during the year but he’s really good in shootouts,” Comley said. “Some of the guys you think should be good in shootouts play with the puck too much. So there is going to have to be some time and thought going into that.” The Spartans play their second and final exhibition game at 7:05 p.m. tonight against Western Ontario. With the youth of this year’s team, Comley recognizes how important it will be for every player to improve after every game. “For us to have early success we have to keep this pretty basic,” Comley said. “I think the ingredients are there, but it’s just going to take some time.”

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Acupressure

Clare resident Chad Swarts runs through a patch of pumpkins to relay a message Saturday afternoon during the 15th annual Great Lakes Commonwealth Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off held at Andy T’s Farm in St. Johns.

cupressure is a technique derived from acupuncture and is used to apply physical pressure to traditional acupuncture points using hands, feet and fingers instead of needles. It is used to relieve tension in the body, help maintain good health and increase circulation. Although acupressure cannot replace professional medical care, try the following tips for some at-home relief. —Kelley Hodges, The State News

Apply steady pressure with your fingers or hand for approximately a minute to the following points:

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Directly behind the lower part of your earlobe. Effect: lowers sensitivities. Depression under the clavicle underneath the shoulder. Effect: to help coughing and asthma. Midway up the upper arm, in the space between muscles. Effect: helps cough and asthma problems. Outer side of the bent elbow, at the end of the “elbow crease.” Effect: heals body of anger. On the skin between your thumb and index fingers. Effect: releases body of grief. Fourth toe, on the outer corner of the nail. Effect: enhances focus. SOURCE: ACUPRESSURE .COM, ECLECTICENERGIES .COM

1,381-POUND PUMPKIN DWARFS STATE RECORD By Kelley Hodges

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St. Johns — A pumpkin tipped the scales Saturday at 1,381 pounds — smashing the state record by a whopping 79 pounds and beating the grower’s personal record by 133 pounds. Thirty-five entries of pumpkin, squash, watermelon and cantaloupe were present at the 15th annual Great Lakes Commonwealth Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off. Growers from all over Michigan competed to see who had cultivated the heaviest fruits and vegetables. “It’s a lot of care, a lot of work,” said Clare, Mich. resident Chad Swarts, who grew the record-breaking pumpkin. The number of entries was slightly down from previous years, said Sunday Todoscluk, who owns and operates Andy T’s Farm, in St. Johns, with her husband Andy.

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“With the huge storms (this season) came disease, and if you have one or two pumpkins on a vine, that’s it,” Todoscluk said. Sixteen-year-old Nikki Clark of Stockbridge brought the pumpkin she grew with her father, but she said she knew it wasn’t as heavy as the previous year. “Last year, we had a 1,160 (pound) pumpkin. This year, it’s probably 700 or 800 (pounds),” Clark said. “This summer there wasn’t enough humidity — the pumpkins weren’t comfortable.”

Despite less-than-ideal weather conditions, many of the fruits and vegetables still had a strong showing. Marshall resident Bill Edwards’ 267-pound watermelon was only 1.8 pounds off the world record. “I’m very excited. It was still growing when I cut it Friday morning, but that’s neither here nor there,” he said. Edwards said the most important factor when growing enormous fruit or vegetables is the seeds. His near record-breaking watermelon sprouted from the seeds of a 255-pound watermelon grown the previous year. The supplier of the magic seeds was Edwards’ friend and fellow grower, Fenton resident Marvin Mitchell. Mitchell came to the event just to see Edwards’ watermelon weighed. “(Michigan) doesn’t have the best climate, so something like this is really special,” Mitchell

said. “Usually when it comes to watermelon, people think Tennessee, Arkansas, places with warmer climates. But we can do it, too.” Fertilizer is used to aid the process, as well as other unconventional methods. “There is a lot of treatment of soil,” Clark said. “We had to till horse manure in the soil.” And although cheating is a possibility — people can pump gallons of water into their vegetables — the people that come to this event are honest, said Charlotte resident Al Miller. The work involved in the growing process takes patience, skill and time, but for those who love it, the passion for their work shows in the gigantic fruits and vegetables produced every year. “(It’s) just a hobby,” Swarts said. “Sometimes you wonder why you like it ’cause it’s so much work.”

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Joe Martinez wipes his brow Saturday while walking through the West End section of Galveston, Texas which was flooded by Hurricane Ike. Born and raised in the area, Martinez rode out the storm at his home, as he has others in decades past, but stated that this was the worst he has ever seen and vowed to never stay on the island during another hurricane.

A R O U N D T H E N AT I O N A N D WO R L D

OBAMA CAMPAIGN RAISES $66M IN AUG. Washington — Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign announced Sunday it raised $66 million in August, marking another record fundraising month for the Democrat. The August total tops the $55 million Obama raised last February. He reached the $66 million mark with help from more than a half million new donors. Obama’s total for August was almost $20 million more than the $47 million Republican rival John McCain raised. Obama’s campaign said that with the latest figures he had more than $77 million cash on hand. More details about the campaigns’ finances are expected later this week, when their monthly financial reports are due at the Federal Election Commission.

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Bangkok, Thailand — The Thai government ended a state of emergency imposed in the capital to control a violent political crisis, saying on Sunday it had only served to scare away tourists crucial to the country’s economy. Emergency rule was imposed on Sept. 2 after a night of violent clashes between anti-government supporters and opponents left one man dead and dozens injured. Images of the mayhem were broadcast around the world, prompting travel advisories from several countries. Calm was quickly restored and business and daily life continued as normal in the Thai capital. The army refused to exercise its authority under the decree to oust tens of thousands of protesters from the prime minister’s compound, where they have been camped in tents since Aug. 26. Acting Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat urged all sides in the deepening political standoff to compromise and help restore the country’s image. The stock market has fallen about 25 percent since anti-government protesters started their campaign with street demonstrations in May.

ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS 5 IN IRAQ POLICE CONVOY Baghdad — Three roadside bombs planted in succession struck a police convoy in one of Iraq’s most dangerous provinces Sunday, killing five policemen. In Baghdad, the leader of a Sunni group allied with the U.S. died when his booby-trapped car exploded. The bombs planted along a main thoroughfare targeted a police convoy in Jalawla, 60 miles north of Baghdad, said Ibrahim Bajilan, head of the provincial council of Diyala. The province, northeast of Baghdad and bordering Iran, remains a major security challenge for the U.S.-backed Iraqi government, even as violence drops in other parts of the country. Diyala has had a volatile mix of Sunni and Shiite militants, and some Iraqi Arabs are concerned forces from the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq are encroaching on territory there. On Saturday night, a bomb killed the leader of a U.S.backed Sunni armed group in the al-Furat neighborhood of western Baghdad. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Karel, Wisconsin upset No. 6 Baylor in tourney Sophomore guard hits jumper late to secure thrilling win

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Losses to Illinois and Purdue will cause Wisconsin to miss the NCAA Tournament.

Volleyball team closes on disappointing note Badgers will miss tournament for 1st time in 13 seasons It was too little, too late as the Wisconsin volleyball team pushed 18th-ranked Purdue to five sets but lost to the Boilermakers 25-21, 25-22, 2125, 19-25, 15-13 in their final regular-season match. The Badgers (17-15) finish tied for seventh in the final Big Ten Conference standings at 713, their worse league mark since going 7-11 in 1988 before Penn State joined the league. Wisconsin also finishes with its worst overall record since 1992. After losing both games, the Badgers failed to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in 13 years. Of the 64-team field, five teams made it from the Big Ten, including topseeded Penn State. “There was a slim chance we would get in but sometimes it depends upon other conferences,” Wisconsin head coach Pete Waite said. “There were a few upsets in conference tournaments across the country and that bumps out higher seeds and that pushes anyone on the bubble out. I think that’s what happened to us and what happened to Indiana also.” After losing the first two sets, the Badgers battled back to

even the match by winning the third and fourth sets. The match came down to the decisive fifth set when Wisconsin battled back from deficits of 10-6 and 13-10 to tie the score both times. Following a Purdue timeout at 13-13, UW served the ball into the net before a Badger overpass allowed the Boilermakers’ Stephanie Lynch to pound down the match-winning point. “Unfortunately just a couple of errors at the end of the match made the difference, and that was it,” said Waite. “That’s kind of been the story of the season — get to the brink and then a couple errors.” The Badgers battled with the 18th-ranked Boilermakers (248, 13-7) in the closely fought match. Only one kill, one block and one service ace separated the two teams. Purdue’s Danita Merlau led both teams with a match-high 19 kills while Lynch added 17 kills for the Boilermakers who hit .174 while putting down 60 kills. Lynch led all players with 13 blocks as Purdue stuffed 16 shots, compared to 15 for Wisconsin. Brittney Dolgner led Wisconsin with 16 kills while Allison Wack came off the bench to hammer down 11 kills. The Badgers totaled 59 kills and hit .177 as a team. Elle Ohlander led UW with eight blocks

while Audra Jeffers and Janelle Gabrielsen added six blocks apiece. Dolgner also added two of the Badgers’ five service aces. Wisconsin was aced four times by Purdue. “I thought Al Wack had a great match offensively, really came in and saved us,” said Waite. “She brought a great game … serve receive was good, her hitting was great. I think it calmed everybody down, and they played really well.” Wack led the Badgers with eight kills in the third set and nine kills in the fourth set. Kim Kuzma led Wisconsin with 20 digs as Purdue finished with a 62-54 edge in the backcourt. The Boilermakers Kelli Miller led all players with 22 digs. “We saw a lot of good things, and we pushed a top-20 team to the brink,” said Waite. “(We) just couldn’t get over the hump unfortunately. “We just had some streaks in those first two sets. It just got much better on the court and much more fun to watch. I know the fans; they’ve been fantastic this season. I know they enjoyed seeing the team compete and seeing what they’re capable of. And hopefully that’s a bit of a spring board heading into next season.” — UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

got to figure out what we’re doing and move on.” Dunham finished with 11 points for Wisconsin (5-1), which shot 35.5 percent from the field but made 18 of 21 free throws. Baylor shot 17-for-46 (37 percent) from the field and was only 24-of-38 (63 percent) from the free throw line.

“We’re not going to beat anybody shooting the percentage we shot. We missed too many free throws and too many gimmes,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “We had an opportunity to win at the end of the game, but it didn’t come down to Melissa Jones missing free throws. We missed them throughout the game.”

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Alyssa Karel scored 15 points, including a jumper with seven seconds left, to lift Wisconsin to a 5958 win over No. 6 Baylor on Saturday. Baylor led 58-53 with 2:43 left before Wisconsin rallied behind Karel, scoring the game’s final six points. Mariah Dunham started the run with a free throw, then Karel scored a layup to cut the deficit to 5856. Dunham then hit another free throw with 53 seconds left, and Baylor’s Jhasmin Player missed a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left, setting up Karel’s basket. Baylor had one last chance when Melissa Jones was fouled with five-tenths of a second left when she grabbed an offensive rebound. After a Wisconsin timeout, Jones missed both free throws. “I’m just so emotional, I can’t even stand it,” said Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone. “I’m so proud of my entire team. This was a great trip. This capped off some beautiful weather and a Paradise Jam championship.” The win was Wisconsin’s first over a top 10 opponent since defeating then-No. 7 Purdue, 71-59, on Dec. 28, 2001, and the first time Wisconsin has beaten a ranked team since Feb. 19, 2006, when it upset No. 17 Minnesota, 67-61. “This team and their identity has surfaced. I’m so proud of them,” said Stone. “From a defensive standpoint, we did what we had to do. We got one stop, they go to the free throw line. They had to make a play, and we had to make a play. My team was just outstanding, and this is just a great lift for us right now.” Danielle Wilson scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Baylor (6-1). LEAH BELLACK/Herald file photo “We missed a lot of chippers and free throws down the Alyssa Karel scored 15 points as the Wisconsin women’s stretch,” Wilson said. “We’ve basketball upset No. 6 Baylor in a last-second 59-58 win.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008

THE BADGER HERALD, PAGE 9

Badger runners set for NCAAs Byrne’s squad hoping to carry momentum from success of Great Lakes Regional meet BY

CHARLIE DREWEK and Stanford — stand in the way Sports Editor

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Goalie Shane Connelly earned a shutout in Wisconsin’s 1-0 win over the St. Cloud State Huskies Saturday night.

Wisconsin, St. Cloud State split Connelly earns shutout Saturday; women’s hockey goes 2-0 against New Hampshire In an arena in which it lost three out of four games a season ago, the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team escaped St. Cloud State with a split this weekend, falling 6-2 Friday and shutting out the Huskies 1-0 Saturday. Goaltender Shane Connelly made up for Friday’s shaky performance — in which he stopped just 21 of SCSU’s 27 shots — by earning his first shutout of the season Saturday as he turned away all 26 shots. Freshman Jordy Murray scored the lone goal Saturday, beating Huskies netminder Jase Weslosky just 1:38 into the third period, with assists from fellow freshman Jake Gardiner and junior Andy Bohmbach. It was Murray’s third goal of the season. In Friday’s loss, Wisconsin found itself in a 3-0 hole late in the second period after a goal by forward Garrett Roe — which proved to be the game-winner. It was the sixth goal of the season for Roe, who leads all St. Cloud State scorers with 20 points on the year. UW’s John Mitchell got his

fifth shutout of the season and 31st career shutout for UW senior netminder Jessie Vetter, who stopped all 18 shots Saturday to earn the win. Three Badgers registered two goals each in Friday’s trouncing. Angie Keseley, Carolyne Prevost and Meghan Duggan all found the net twice en route to the 82 victory. UW actually trailed twice in the game, however, at 1-0 and 2-1 in the first period. Erika Lawler got the Badgers on the board, and Duggan’s first goal tied things up at 2-2. Knight also scored in the third period. The undefeated Badgers (14Women’s hockey sweeps New 0-2) host Minnesota State in a two-game series this weekend Hampshire in Florida Playing in the warm, neutral at the Kohl Center. site of Fort Meyers, Fla., the Wisconsin women’s hockey Volleyball swept by top-ranked team had no problem handling Penn State In late October, the Penn State New Hampshire, winning 8-2 Friday and blanking the Nittany Lions came to Madison and swept the UW volleyball Wildcats 2-0 Saturday. Erika Lawler and Hilary team in three sets. Saturday’s Knight both found success trip to Happy Valley yielded on the power play Saturday, similar results for the Badgers. scoring the two Badger goals. It The top-ranked Nittany Lions was Knight’s team-leading 18th again swept Wisconsin 25-21, 25-13, 25-17 a day after clinching goal of the season. Saturday’s 2-0 win was the the 2008 Big Ten Title. team on the board with under five minutes to play in the second, but Roe would find the net again midway through the third to extend the lead to 41. The Huskies tacked on two more goals to build a 6-1 lead before sophomore defenseman Brendan Smith scored for Wisconsin. Following the split, the Badgers find themselves tied for third in the WCHA with Minnesota State. UW will host Michigan and Michigan State this weekend in the College Hockey Showcase.

PARADISE: UW tops Iona in O.T. From page 12 points and six rebounds to help the Badgers beat Iona 60-58 on Friday in overtime at the Paradise Jam’s opening day. “I’m extremely happy with the win,” Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. “(Our players) didn’t get scatterbrained. They stuck with what they needed to do.” Ryan said his team effectively performed at the free-throw line. The Badgers were sent to the line 34 times, where they got 25 points. “You’ve got to get to the line, and we did. When you get into these types of games that’s what you’ve got to do,” Ryan said. Both teams ran the floor aggressively. The Badgers, who won the 2005 Paradise Jam in the school’s only

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previous appearance in the tournament, outrebounded Iona 38-30 and shot 40 percent from the floor during

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overtime while holding the Gaels to 25 percent. Iona shot 41.2 percent

from the field and held the Badgers to 31.3 percent during the game. Iona coach Kevin Willard praised his team for pressing hard throughout the game. “It was a hard-fought game. You play Wisconsin and you know you’re going to have a tough fight on your hands,” Willard said. “I thought our guys did a great job down the stretch, but you’re never happy with a loss.” Willard said that any team will have a hard time notching a win when they send their opponents to the free-throw line as often as Iona did. The Badgers sent Iona to the line 15 times, where they shot 60 percent. “Iona is a very scrappy team and it was a tough game,” Wisconsin sophomore forward Tim Jarmusz said.

The Nittany Lions had three players in double-digit kills as they dominated the match. PSU had 45 kills and hit .440 for the night while UW totaled 32 kills while hitting .105. Megan Hodge led all hitters with 16 kills for Penn State while Arielle Wilson and Nicole Fawcett added 11 and 10 kills, respectively. The Badgers, who played without Brittney Dolgner, were led by Caity DuPont with eight kills while Katherine Dykstra, Audra Jeffers and Elle Ohlander all put down six kills. Penn State also out-blocked Wisconsin 11-3. The loss to PSU came a day after Wisconsin fell to Indiana in Bloomington in four games, 2523, 25-19, 17-25, 25-18. Despite the final score, the Badgers actually topped the Hoosiers in several categories, including blocks (52 to 50) and digs (43 to 37). Wisconsin plays its final two games of the regular season this weekend at the Field House, where they will host Illinois and Purdue. —UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

The No. 4-ranked Wisconsin men’s cross country team will head to Terre Haute, Ind., today as they look to repeat the success they had last time in Indiana. Nine days removed from its Great Lakes Regional Championship, held in West Lafayette, Ind., UW is competing to bring home an NCAA championship to Madison. The Badgers will be led by seniors Matt Withrow, Stu Eagon and Christian Wagner, who are all participating in their fourth national championship race. Although Withrow and Eagon have been dealing with nagging injuries throughout the year, head coach Mick Byrne believes that they are closer to 100 percent than they have been all season. “Matt Withrow and Stu Eagon came through, are coming through pretty well,” Byrne said. “Matt survived Saturday, did pretty well. We slowed him down a little bit. Three-quarters of the way through the race, we told him to back off. And Stu did real well. So, with those two in much better shape than they were two or three weeks ago, it’s certainly going to help us.” Aiding the seniors in their attempt to bring home its second title is first team All-Big Ten runner Landon Peacock. Peacock, a sophomore, Peacock has put together a solid year, placing second at the Big Ten Championships and fourth in the Great Lakes Regional. Juniors Craig Miller and Ryan Gasper also figure to play big roles in the Badgers’ shot at the title. Other top-ranked teams — such as Oregon, Oklahoma State

of the Badgers winning the title. “There are obviously some big guns out there,” Byrne said. “Anytime you go to a national championship, there are a couple of favorites, and certainly Oklahoma State and Oregon are the big favorites. But behind all those guys, No. 3 and 4, we think that we’re in there with a shot.” Another factor that could play into the race is the weather. Coming from the colder Midwestern climate, the Badgers hope to have temperatures down in the 20s or 30s for today’s race. Byrne Wisconsin is used to running in colder temperatures, whereas the West Coast teams are not. “We’re looking for it to be pretty cool, and that’s the condition that our kids like,” Byrne said. “They feel comfortable running in anything around 30 degrees.” A championship would mean quite a bit not only for the seniors but also to Byrne, the Great Lakes Coach of the Year and first-year Badgers coach. After spending over two decades at Iona College, Byrne came to Wisconsin to replace former head coach Jerry Schumacher. There has been no drop off, as this year’s team won its 10th consecutive Big Ten title and seventh straight Great Lakes Regional title. Today, Byrne looks to keep one more streak alive as the Badgers look for their seventh straight top five at the NCAA Championships. “When we go to Terre Haute on Monday, the goal has been throughout the season to get back on the podium as one of the top four teams,” Byrne said. “It’s going to come down to who’s going to put it together on the date.”

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ASO to having a dream that my roommate is a transvestite and now feeling really uncomfortable around her and searching for signs of a penis in her jeans. Christmas break cannot some soon enough. SO to going home to Chicago and witnessing two midgets getting kicked out of our favorite Rogers Park bar as we walked in because they were absolutely trashed. DSO to realizing how low of a tolerance midgets must have....I guess a plus is that they donʼt have to spend as much money to get drunk. ASO to the influx of orangeskinned Lucky residents since Tan World opened. ASO to the nasty fingernail I just picked up near a computer at H.C. White!! You disgusted me so much I stopped writing my paper to post an ASO about you!! Ugh. ASO to my birthday being on world aids day. i was born before the inception of such a ridiculously stupid idea, therefore my birthday clearly takes precedence. bigger aso to people who say “happy world aids day” rather than a bday greeting. you are not clever and i probably hate you. SO to hearing my Aunt say f*ck for the first time on thanksgiving DSO to it being to the dead turkey carcass I think I snorted apple juice up my nose ASO to the girl who pointed at my car like I was a dog and commanded me to stop at a crosswalk. Maybe you shouldnʼt be crossing when youʼre not supposed to. Let me know how it feels to get hit next time. SO to the thanksgiving day parade for getting rickrolled. ASO for having “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down” stuck in my head for the rest of the day. SO to my roommates drinking bourbon and playing Guess Who? “Would I sleep with your person?” “Is yours a transvestite?” Oh how I wish I didnʼt have to write this paper. ASO to the B. Spears Documentary. My roomates and I were waiting for that all week, and come 9 p.m. Sunday, felt like we were on acid watching it. Poor Brit, but someone must have preformed a lobotomy on her... SO to the girl in van hise who told me when i dropped my flash cards. you maʼam have saved me from have a mental meltdown and well i pretty much love you for that SO to the guy who jumped off his bike to make sure I was okay after getting hit by a moped. Itʼs nice to know there are still fairytale prince charmingʼs around. SO to the Bureau of Economic Research for finally (officially) announcing that the U.S. is in a recession. ASO for it taking so long. Way to stay up on current events, asswipes. ASO to the coastie preaching about saving the environment/ our resources while drinking out of a paper starbucks cup and

eating her lunch with a plastic fork.Itʼs okay though, Iʼm not surprised that her convictions are as fake as her boobs SO to the Union lifetime membership card I got in the mail that asked me, “How would you like to pay for the gift that keeps on giving?”...um...people usually donʼt pay for that, right?...err...thatʼs what she said?? SO to witnessing one of the first major wipe-outs of the snow season. Donʼt be embarrassed bud, Iʼm pretty sure I still have scars from the 50 spills I took last winter... SO to Prof. Mellor who was wondering if it was a good or bad thing to get a shoutout posted about himself. I donʼt think itʼs ever a bad thing. After all, most Madison students spend their entire school careers trying to get just one shoutout posted about them and now you have two in less than a year! Mad skills man! SO to the guy who drives around in the gigantic black pickup truck with raised suspension, exhaust kit, and flood lights. Your penis must be microscopic ASO to that “HOLY CRAP IʼM GOING TO DIE” feeling you get from walking onto ice you didnʼt know was there ASO to trying to hide a tampon in my sweatshirt sleeve at the library only to drop it in the middle of the floor where everyone could see it... itʼs going to be a long week. Damn you baby maker! SO to Sellery 10A for throwing a killer party last Monday night. I saw the strobe light from my apartment in Lucky and was for once jealous that i donʼt live in the dorms. Well done, but invite me next time SO to ESPN2ʼs pool. “That was a nice shot breaking those balls.” SO to Trevon Hughes... I love you and your last second shots!!! You gave me a small heart attack at the age of 21, but I forgive you. SO to spending the last hour and half of my life reading the SOʼs and laughing my ass off. ASO to transferring from UW and now technically being a coastie. I miss you, sconnie. SO to Tupperware full of turkey ASO to my roommate who got Scabies from a cockeyed barfly whom he thought had a severe case of razor rash. SO to not having Scabies after the supposed 3-week incubation period! SO to screenprint wolf shirts SO to wondering why the Blackberry Storm commercials turn me on... bigger SO realizing it was because the voice in them is John Krasinskiʼs. Oh Jim Halpert... ASO to the toaster at Frankʼs: reaching in with my bare hands while my dinner roll is in FLAMES and throwing it on the ground so it stops burning

really had me scared for a second. SO it my 11 year old boy cousin running around on thanksgiving screaming “I AM....SASHA FIERCE” beyonce wannabe SO to have a sex dream about Joe Krabbenhoft... except his dick was black. That would have been ideal if it wasnʼt so creepy. ASO to my roommate for duct-taping the thermostat. Yes, your five roommates all want the heat on, and are sick of freezing our asses off for your sake--If you didnʼt spend more money on pot and booze than the rest of us, we could all be warm! SO to everyone else in the house laughing about it all the time. (A)SO to my mom for telling me not to buy a plaid shirt because “plaid is going to go out of style soon”... SO to my mom telling me this while wearing a plaid shirt. SO to my grandpa who, when being scolded for staring at my grandmaʼs bum in public said, “whatʼs the matter? I paid good money for that.” SO to my friend who texted me at 5:15 pm “i just went to the bathroom and the condom from this morning spluged out of my vag”. Congrats on a successful sunday funday ASO to my roommate who left her used condom on my chair, and leaving for the weekend so I had to clean it up. ASO to the people who broke through the doors & trampled a Wal-Mart employee to death trying to get this yearʼs hot items for Christmas. Whatever happened to the REAL reason for celebrating the holidays? SO to my Nintendo DS & the highly addictive Brain Age game that came with it. ASO to having a brain in the 50ʼs the first time I played. SO to the hot guy working the register at my hometownʼs grocery store. ASO to my mom for asking me to pick up some Imodium while iʼm there stalking him. mom, iʼm sorry youʼre sick, but thereʼs no way in hell iʼm associating myself with diarrhea. seriously, iʼm trying to get laid. SO to the after bar turned lingerie party over break. ASO to me thinking it was a good idea to send my boyfriend pictures of my best friend in the lingerie. It seemed like a good idea until I returned from break and found it as the background on his phone. Ummm, wait? That canʼt be right.... SO to homebrews. DSO to my homebrew book telling me to drink a homebrew and think about it. Perhaps I take this advice too often now. oops Endangered SO to the girl wearing the sweet panda hat outside of College today. Your dreads made it look like the panda was hiding in a field of sugar cane. SO to finding $20 under my pillow and immediately thinking of the tooth fairy.

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Airport aims for shorter lines Dane County Regional adds lines for security to be used by families, slower movers BY

BECKY VEVEA with the addition of a security hopefully this will be a benefit live in the Midwest do not need

City Editor checkpoint at the south end of the airport, should move Students flying home from an estimated 3,500 travelers school this Thanksgiving through security, efficiently weekend may see shorter lines Wisniewski said. According to Allen Fugate, at security checkpoints. manager at The Transportation Security operations Administration has enacted a Van Galder Bus Company, new family line to speed up Thanksgiving weekend is one the security process at airports, of the busiest times of the year including the Dane County for the transportation industry. “You generally have a lot of Regional Airport. Sharyn Wisniewski, people traveling over a short marketing and communications period of time,” Fugate added. Wisniewski agreed, saying manager for the Dane County Regional Airport, said the that because Thanksgiving is new line is meant for families compressed over such a short with small children or people time period, the airline industry with disabilities who need a often refers to it as the busiest little more time to get through time of the year, while people schedule Christmas flights over security. “It can be used by anyone several different days. The new family line at who doesn’t want to feel stressed when going through security checkpoints will go the security checkpoint,” into effect Tuesday and last throughout the holidays. Wisniewski said. “We’ll see how it works, and The new measure, along

for both the infrequent flyers and people who travel often,” Wisniewski said. Among the changes in the security lines at the Dane County airport, Wisniewski said they now have a Metro bus route that drops off at the airport and will be opening an additional parking ramp soon. Wisniewski said the ramp has been in construction for a while, and they now have at least half of it available for an additional 600 cars to park over Thanksgiving weekend. For students who do not have cars or do not plan on driving them to the airport, they can use Madison Metro route 20, Wisniewski added. Students who live downtown must take a different route, such as route 2 or 4 to the north transfer point, where they can transfer to route 20. However, many students who

to fly home but must rely on other forms of transportation. Fugate said the Van Galder Bus serves many cities in the Midwest, including Milwaukee, Minneapolis and three locations in Chicago: downtown, O’Hare airport and Midway airport. “A lot of the UW students are making a quick getaway for the weekend,” Fugate said. “We add additional buses on each run. We run our regular schedule but just add more buses to them.” The Greyhound Bus Company also sees a significant increase in riders over Thanksgiving and increases the number of busses on popular routes as well, Eric Wesley, spokesperson for Greyhound, said. “We have quite a few college students that ride Greyhound,” Wesley said. “They’re one of the main demographics for us.”

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The newly appointed chair of the Associated Students of Madison’s Diversity Committee said he hopes to make the committee a more effective entity on campus, something it hasn’t been known for recently. According to Jeff Wright, ASM representative and constitutional committee chair, the committee has not been active since last year’s chair’s term ended in May. Wright added ASM did not aggressively seek a replacement because of the transitions taking place in the government alongside the instatement of the new ASM Constitution. After speaking with the recently-appointed ASM Diversity Chair Steven Olikara at the beginning of this semester, Bus, from page 1 the proposal to increase the fares. Rhodes-Conway was concerned about working families and their reliance on the metro system. However, she also said choice riders are just as important to the system as dependent riders. “If we are going to have a strong metro system, we need to have choice riders. We can’t just be a system that is serving transit-dependent riders — we also need to pull people onto the bus,” she said. Rhodes-Conway and Solomon’s proposal contained a number of amendments removing some of the various increases in the Metro’s budget that had been in Mayor Dave Cieslewicz‘s base budget. According to Chuck Kamp, a member of the TPC, the proposed fare increase would go into effect in March. He described the predicament as “the two forks”— either raising fares or cutting service. “I guess I support option zero,” Madison resident Tim Wong said. “With a deep recession looming, is this the time to increase bus fares 33 percent?” The TPC is scheduled to act on these proposals at its meeting Dec. 9.

with the vision Olikara laid out for the committee and encouraged him to run for the position. Olikara said he plans to reassess the committee’s goals and restructure its organization. “My goal is to form a comprehensive network of students, faculty, administration and community leaders so we can discuss issues and address them in a way that is agreeable to all the corners of campus,” Olikara said. Dominique Chestand, point person for diversity education in the Multicultural Student Coalition, said MCSC does not believe the diversity committee has worked to its full potential in the past, and its success or failure can be attributed to the people filling its positions. “The type of person who

a person connected with all the student organizations, someone who shares a common goal with those organizations,” Chestand said. Olikara has been meeting with members of various multicultural student organizations for the past few months in order to broaden his perspective as committee leader. He added the current focus of many of the organizations on campus is on increasing the statistics of minority presence on campus, an emphasis with which he disagrees. Olikara said he believes the committee’s goal should rather be how to increase the diversity of ideas. “Our initiatives can’t be focused on a statistic; we need to be focused on education,” Olikara said. “Diversity of ideas

to have a campus where ideas and values are being challenged. It’s how we become exposed to new things and become openminded.” With increased contact between the Diversity Committee and other multicultural student organizations, Olikara plans to reassess the impact and procedures of diversity programs and initiatives instated on campus. He said he is also in contact with the directors of diversity admissions at other universities and is hoping to use their insight to reevaluate admissions procedures at UW. “I’m just generally curious and interested in learning other people’s perspectives, which is absolutely critical when addressing diversity issues,” Olikara said.

A new website where candidates must report the source and value of donations they receive will make campaign finance information even more accessible to the public, according to the Government Accountability Board. The website created by the GAB allows candidates to directly enter their reports instead of having to send separate files in to the board. “This means the information will be entered into the system as quickly as possible, and our auditors will be able to get through the system in a more timely manner,” said Tommy Winkler, ethics specialist for the GAB. In the past, only people who received contributions totaling $2,500 or more had to file their information online, yet they could use any sort of format for the report, which caused some problems, according to Winkler. With this new system, information on how much money a certain public candidate has received and the source of the donations is now publicly accessible. However, there currently is no way to look up specific donors or groups of donors to see their contributions. According to Mike McCabe, director of the Democratic Wisconsin Campaign, the new system has the potential to be a good tool for the public, but some flaws still need to be worked out. “I’ve heard a number of candidates complain about the new system, and it seems there is some uncertainty on how to

said. Until now, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign was the only group in Wisconsin to offer a searchable website database. Even with the GAB’s new site, this alternative site will still be useful because the user can search for specific groups of donors, such as the Wisconsin League of Taverns or Wisconsin Realtors, according to McCabe. The GAB’s new system of data entry has affected the ability of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign to compile its data for public access. According to McCabe, it has been a challenge for the organization to retrieve the data because of certain technical aspects, costing time and money. “So far we have found dealing with the new system unduly cumbersome,” McCabe said. “It slows down the work we do.” Winkler admits that there have been some drawbacks to the system, such as difficulties entering old data. “The data that was filed in the past we are trying to convert into this new system, and there are challenges with that just like you would have in any new computer software system,” Winkler said. McCabe said it’s too early to pass a full judgment on the system, but he believes, along with Winkler, the website has a great potential to be a good tool for the public. “It’s not going to work perfect right away, but as we transition people over to the new system it is going to be a great benefit to its users, the auditors, and especially the public,” Winkler said.

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