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Tragedy strikes UW students Junior dies when car veers into oncoming traffic in Minnesota

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Spirit Squad member Tommy Kuehn succumbed to bacterial meningitis Jan. 13.

Graduate student loses five relatives in fire A UW-Madison graduate student is recovering from serious burns after her uncle allegedly set fire to a room with a blowtorch, killing five of her family members in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day. Patricia Sanchez Vazquez, 24, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Bacteriology, is recovering at a hospital in Puerto Rico from second-degree burns on more than 25 percent of her body. Vazquez is expected to make a full recovery and be out of the hospital within two

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to four weeks, according to Department of Bacteriology Chair Richard Gourse. Vazquez’s cousin, grandmother, sister, brother and brother’s fiancé were killed in the attack. Her father is recovering well with a similar prognosis to Vazquez, and her mother remains in induced paralysis. Justino Sanchez Diaz, 45, allegedly doused the room where Vazquez and her family would gather for a family meal with gasoline before his relatives arrived. Local police said Diaz placed fuel canisters under the dinner table and sprayed kerosene on family members as they sat down. He then lit them on fire with a homemade blowtorch. Diaz is in custody with no known motive.

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UW-Madison student Tommy Kuehn will be remembered as a driven student and loyal friend with ample enthusiasm to rile up fans at Badger games as a member of the UW Spirit Squad. Kuehn died of bacterial meningitis at a Madison hospital Jan. 13. Kuehn thought he was sick with a cold, but when his condition worsened, he went to the hospital. When Kuehn was brought to the hospital, he had a seizure that rendered him unconscious. He never woke up after it, according to Assistant Cheer Director Jerry Wheeler. “There wasn’t any warning. He was in good spirits, but then things got progressively worse,” Wheeler said. Kuehn, originally from Stoughton, Wis., will be remembered fondly by family and friends. “Tommy was an extremely upstanding, bright young guy. He was funny,” Wheeler said. “He was the kind of guy that makes a great friend for anyone.” Kuehn’s parents, Jill and Tom Kuehn, expressed their gratitude for support and “outpour of love” from the Madison and Stoughton communities in a statement Jan. 15. “Tommy was a vibrant young man with such promise; he was loved by many,” the family said. Kuehn was working as a research assistant in the Department of Neurosurgery at UW Hospitals and Clinics with hopes of attending medical school. He graduated from UW-Madison in 2010 with a degree in biology. There were six cases of meningitis in Dane County in 2010, one of which resulted in the death of UW-Madison senior Neha Suri on Feb. 2. Bacterial meningitis is a rare but sometimes fatal disease that is caused by an inflammation of protective membrane covering the spinal cord and brain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 17 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Stoughton. Friends are invited to greet the family from 2-6 p.m. on Jan. 16 and from 10-11 a.m. on Jan. 17 at the Olson-Holzhuter-Cress Funeral Home.

Lawmakers propose bills to attract jobs in special session By Ariel Shapiro

Gov. Scott Walker and other Wisconsin lawmakers took part in a ceremony celebrating the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the state capitol Monday.

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Bacterial meningitis claims life of Spirit Squad member

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UW-Madison junior Anna Shoemaker, remembered for her fun-loving personality and ability to “tell it like it is,” died Jan. 13 from injuries caused by a car accident. Shoemaker, 20, was riding in the passenger seat while her friend, Elizabeth Burns, drove south on U.S. Highway 63 in Bayfield County, Minnesota. Burns, also 20, lost control of the car, swerved into oncoming traffic and hitting a semi, according to the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department. Shoemaker, from Hudson, Wis., was airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., where she later succumbed to her injuries. Burns is in stable condition and the semi driver was not injured. She is remembered by family and friends as an organized, athletic music lover who enjoyed spending time with friends. “Anna was very outspoken, very blunt,” said Erick Siegenthaler, a friend of Shoemaker. “She was full of energy and liked to have a good time.” Shoemaker was pursuing a degree in environmental policy and planned to apply to law school after graduation. She was preparing to leave for a semester abroad in Venezuela this week. Although her own life ended early, Shoemaker saved the lives of six people through the donation of her heart, kidneys, pancreas and liver, according to a CaringBridge website set up by her family. Icy roads are suspected to have contributed to the accident. The crash is under investigation by the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department.

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In the first two weeks of Gov. Scott Walker’s special session on job creation a range of legislation has been introduced that intends to give tax cuts to small businesses, offer tax credits for health care contributions and reduce business liability, all aimed at stimulating job growth. Walker’s tort reform bill aims to protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits, and is receiving support from the business community. The National Federation of Independent Business lauded several components of the bill, including protecting small businesses from being penalized for selling faulty products and raising standards on what constitutes expert opinion in a court case. However, the Wisconsin chapter of the American Federation of Labor and

Congress of Industrial Organizations, which already has a contentious relationship with Walker due to the fight over state employee contracts at the end of 2010, said in a statement that it puts the welfare of workers and consumers at risk. “This is not about job creation,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary Treasurer of Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “This is an extreme shift in the balance of the law to dramatically favor corporate interest over ordinary people.” Other legislation focuses on providing businesses and individuals with tax cuts and credits. One bill would grant tax credits for contributions to health savings accounts, including those made by employers on behalf of an employee. “Healthcare costs are a major concern jobs page 3

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The Deer Cardinal Proudly Presents: How to cope with being “back on the grind” (aka SKOOL)

know everyone missed reading my loads of excessively profane birdshit while we were away for winter break. Now that you’re all back, 10 pounds heavier with caffeineblood running through your veins from too much Bailey’s and coffee, I think it’s high time I do something to help everyone start the semester out right. So, I came up with this brainchild of an advice column for your benefit. I also had nothing better to do while flying over Kansas. First things first: Cut out a picture of a spa in Costa Rica or something that is similarly soothing yet infuriating. Tape it on your fridge, your notebook or even inside your sunglasses. Who cares if you can’t see. All you would be looking at is snow anyhow. Two Get a random person from each of your classes to perform in a “welcome back” orgy. It must take place in the Rathskellar, on the griddles, frolicking among the sandwich fixings. This is a great way to make lifelong friends. Three Go to Humanities late at night—there’s always a door open somewhere. Piss on a fallen slab of ceiling tile in one of the rooms. No one will know since the whole fucking place reeks like a 1600sera Thames overflowing with chamber pot excretions. Four Before your 9:30 power lecture, drop acid while relaxing in Abe Lincoln’s icy-cold metallic embrace. History of American Political Thought will bleed and mosh in Technicolor serotonin all over your cerebral cortex. Five Walk onto Lake Mendota. Make a series of snow angels that form a square mile-sized replica of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.” It will only take a few weeks and is sure to amaze the entire city. Some of you entrepreneurial types might consider conducting aerial tours by helicopter to allow Madisonians a better view of your reconstruction masterpiece. Don’t worry, frostbite is proven to enhance creativity. Six Go to the Super Walmart that has those sweet escalators. Beeline for the toy aisle

and pick out a Play-Doh Fun Factory. It probably costs around six bucks so don’t bitch, you penny pincher. Then, ask the person/animal of your dreams, (mine is Arthur the Aardvark), if

they’d like to come over and hang out. No one can resist an extruder set. Seven Quit school. Move to Nicaragua and squat outside of a fine cigar crafting

establishment. Cultivate an enjoyable addiction to puros and spend the rest of your life in tobacco-enduced bliss. Bathing in public fountains at night in tighty-whities is completely acceptable.

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Doyle returns to legal career Former governor Jim Doyle will resume his legal career and join Foley & Lardner LLP, the largest law firm in Wisconsin. “Gov. Doyle understands the health care and energy policy issues facing the Obama administration and Governors across the country as new laws and regulations are considered and adopted, and can help our clients anticipate and comply with the evolving regulatory framework facing those industries,” Ralf Boer, chairman and CEO of Foley, said in a statement. Foley & Lardner not only praised Doyle’s work as governor, but also cited his experience as Wisconsin Attorney General, Dane County District Attorney and with the Peace Corps doing legal work in Tunisia and on the Navajo Indian Reservation as reasons for the partnership. Doyle will counsel Foley & Larnder’s lawyers and clients on health care and energy policy.

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The UW men’s and women’s hockey teams signed autographs and met fans on the Kohl Center ice at “Skate with the Badgers” Sunday.

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After several rounds of voting, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Reince Priebus secured the 85 votes necessary to take over as Chairman of the Republican National Committee Friday, and promised to unify the party in the face of the upcoming 2012 presidential election. “With the election over, now is the time for the committee to unite,” Priebus said in his acceptance speech. “We must come together for our common interest, for the betterment of our party and the country.” Priebus thanked a slew of

Wisconsin Republicans in his speech, including Gov. Scott Walker, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, and Congressmen Sean Duffy, R-Wisconsin, and Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin. “We must recognize that the Democrats have taken this country on the wrong path, and it isn’t going to be easy or glamorous, but together, we must lead the way to a better committee and a better America,” he said. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman Mike Tate congratulated Priebus in a statement. “I will miss our spirited—and civil—debates on the direction of our state and our nation,”

Soglin joins race for mayor once again By Maggie DeGroot

Wisconsin GOP chair Priebus to lead RNC By Ariel Shapiro

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The race for the next mayor of Madison has heated up since former mayor Paul Soglin announced he would run in December. Soglin served as mayor from 1973 to 1979 and again from 1989 to 1997. The UW-Madison alumnus ran for mayor against incumbent Dave Cieslewicz in 2003 but lost by a narrow margin. Cieslewicz is running for re-election. Soglin recently served as a member on the Overture Ad Hoc Committee, which evaluated the future business plan of the Overture Center. Soglin said the way the city handled the Edgewater Hotel project and Overture Center have impacted his decision to run for mayor. According to Soglin, it became very difficult to resolve the Overture issues because of the way the city handled the project. “The problem of process subsequently left to a debate on that process rather than on the substance, on the project itself,”

Soglin said. Soglin said there needs to be a focus on the development of jobs for a wide variety of people and a tax base that allows maintenance of community services. “Madison’s a wonderful city, but it’s got some very serious problems,” Soglin said. Former Alder Noel Radomski announced earlier this month he was dropping out of the mayoral race. Radomski said in a statement he is endorsing Soglin. “There is no one better prepared to provide the new, strong leadership we need in Madison than Paul Soglin,” Radomski said. Jeremy Ryan also announced earlier this month medical reasons would prevent him for continuing the race for mayor. Ryan said he will not support Cieslewicz or Soglin. Other candidates include City of Madison Construction Management Supervisor John Blotz, Madison resident Dennis Amadeus de Nure and stand-up comedian Nick Hart.

Tate said. “And while of course we don’t wish him luck, we do wish the first national party chairman from Wisconsin well in his new endeavor.” Priebus’s first significant change to the Committee after assuming the chairmanship was to fire the staff organizing the 2012 Republican National Convention. “There are some changes that need to be made to ensure a successful convention. Those changes start today,” Priebus said in a statement. “I look forward to bringing on top-notch staff and planning a convention that all Republicans, especially our 2012 Presidential nominee, can be proud of.”

Feingold takes new career path at Marquette Law School By Ariel Shapiro the daily cardinal

Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, announced earlier this month the first move in his post-congressional career will be to join the Marquette Law School faculty for the spring semester. Feingold, who has spent the better part of the last three decades as a legislator at the state and national level, will teach a course titled “Current Legal Issues: The U.S. Senate” as a vis-

iting professor. “As I looked at beginning to write the next chapter of my professional life, the opportunity to be in a Wisconsin classroom with engaged law students is one I found very appealing,” Feingold said in a statement. “Marquette Law School is a dynamic place, and I look forward to being part of it.” Before being elected to the state senate in 1982, Feingold completed his law degree at Oxford

University and Harvard University after attending UW-Madison as an undergraduate, and went on to practice law for six years thereafter. Joseph D. Kearney, dean of Marquette University Law School praised Feingold’s academic and legislative background, saying he will be able to draw upon his experience when working with students. “I look forward to his service on our faculty,” Kearney said in a statement.

Victims, families file lawsuit after Sun Prairie home explosion The victims and families involved in the Nov. 9 Sun Prairie home explosion filed a lawsuit against Service Specialists of Dane County. Lindsey Stephany and Steven Slack, the homeowners and the family of Andrew Manley, who died from injuries sustained in the explosion, alleged it was the Service Specialists’ work from the installation of a furnace days before the

jobs from page 1 for small businesses in Wisconsin,” State Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills said in a statement. “HSAs are a vital tool for controlling costs and allowing our entrepreneurs to grow the economy.”

incident that caused the explosion. Manley, a 26-year-old teacher, rented a bedroom from Stephany and Slack. According to Service Specialists, neither they nor the company’s attorneys have seen the civil complaint. “The lawsuit will be vigorously defended as Service Specialists denies that there were any shortcomings in their work or that their

work in any way contributed to the cause of the explosion,” Service Specialists said in a statement. Stephany and Slack were injured in the explosion. According to a statement, Stephany sustained less serious injuries and Slack is paralyzed from the waist down. An investigation into the explosion is ongoing, and police have yet to determine the official cause.

However, Legislative Fiscal Bureau Director Bob Lang released a report claiming the HSA tax credits would cost the state more than $48 million over the next two years, a sum state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, called a “give-away

to insurance companies.” Another bill would provide tax cuts to small businesses with a gross annual revenue of $500,000 or less a year. Lang’s report said it would result in $79.2 million less in revenue for the state.

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Paul Soglin during his re-election campaign in 1991. The former mayor announced in December that he will run for the position again.

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Overture Center assembles transition team Overture Center President and CEO Tom Carto announced Friday the creation of a transition team that will meet weekly to monitor progress during the center’s switch to private ownership. The team includes Carto, Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, and 201 State Foundation’s chair Deirdre Garton among others. Anika Wright, who has experience in the private sector in change management and human resources, will serve as transition manager, Carto said in a statement. According to Carto, there are other sub committees that will work on specific areas such as legal and finance. “There will also be changes in bylaws, an official name change to the Overture Center Foundation and concentrated fundraising for the transition,” Carto said in a statement. Madison’s Common Council voted in favor of a plan for private ownership in December. Under the new plan, the private, non-profit 201 State Foundation will own and operate the performing arts center. The city will provide a $2 million annual subsidy. The 201 State Foundation will take over the center on Jan. 1, 2012.

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Hot Sauce

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Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

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First in Twenty Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Clothes Quarters ACROSS

1 Gate-locking device 6 Certain sandwich 10 In the proverbial cellar 14 Word of welcome 15 Bagel feature 16 Dull hurt 17 Alligator’s home, in urban mythology 18 Dwellers in 17-Across 19 Dietary fiber source 20 Fashion plates 23 London socials 24 Scratch post? 25 Date 26 Contribute 29 Like most students at Gallaudet University 31 Lose firmness, in a way 33 Singles bar predator 35 Guinness of “The Bridge on the River Kwai” 37 Steep in wine 41 Charities supported by individuals 44 NASA lap 45 Unlike Norman Bates 46 Cut with a scythe 47 Ball-bearing device 49 Abundant store 51 Unbuttered, as toast

2 Planet, poetically 5 55 Abrade 57 Hot Japanese drink 59 They charge to use their facilities 64 Continent that Marco Polo explored 65 Drain clogger, often 66 Brutish beasts 68 Mannerly man 69 Word with “slide,” “ground” or “golden” 70 Forearm bones 71 Providers of sheep’s milk 72 Some were louses as spouses 73 Inventor of a coil that bears his name DOWN

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13 Pluperfect, e.g. 1 Hymn of praise 2 22 Bomb’s opposite 26 With the bow, in violin music 27 Cuckoo clock feature 28 Inane 30 Like a baby’s position in the womb 32 Not a homebody 34 Give off 36 They provide guidance 38 Consumed 39 Film rater’s unit 40 Glimpse from afar 42 Ova developers 43 Sauna wood 48 Game usually played with 32 cards 50 Make laboriously, as a living 52 Great Plains tribe 53 Fix with a needle 54 Pickle juice 56 Sweethearts 58 Two under, on the links 60 Drums for liquids 61 Digestive fluid 62 Decorative mantel pieces 63 “Burp” the Tupperware 67 ___ legs (nautical steadiness)

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Dan tollefson opinion columnist

et’s hope the bulk of last semester wasn’t a precursor of things to come this spring for the Associated Students of Madison. Aside from going through the obligatory student government motions, ASM did little to expand on past accomplishments. Yes, many of us picked up a bus pass from the Student Activities Center. Maybe you even went to the textbook swap. But good policy items like the Campus Services Fund, hiring a full-time lobbyist and finalizing Medical Amnesty legislation failed to make any significant ground.

Aside from the persisting structural problems of ASM, there were some good takeaways from last semester.

Even worse, appeals from the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group and Collegians For a Constructive Tomorrow—two student organizations rightly denied General Student Services Fund eligi-

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bility last semester by the Student Service Finance Committee— somehow managed to find success with the Student Judiciary in questionable rulings. Although the odds are still stacked against WISPIRG and CFACT, each will undoubtedly take up future ASM time and money that could be better spent elsewhere. Aside from the persisting structural problems of ASM—unavoidable turnover, lack of engagement from certain Student Council members, wasteful bickering and a terrible website (asm.wisc.edu)— there were some good takeaways from last semester. For instance, ASM hosted a gubernatorial debate in October featuring eventual victor Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic candidate Tom Barrett. And at the local level, Legislative Affairs Committee Chair Sam Polstein partnered up with The Daily Cardinal to host the State Assembly District 77 debate. Polstein also helmed the first annual Madison Student Housing Fair, which offered tips for student renters and introduced incoming tenants to their future landlords. In a more symbolic stride, ASM made an outreach effort unmatched in previous years. Due mainly to the backlash facing SSFC Chair Matt Manes’ pet funding project, the Campus Services Fund, multiple town hall-style meetings were held to get a better sense of the prob-

lems surrounding current student organization funding methods. Speaking as someone who made the effort to attend those meetings, I was genuinely disappointed by the turnout. So many students showed up to council meetings to vent their frustrations with the CSF just before it went to a vote, but hardly anyone was willing to do the dirty work. That lack of effort is exactly what undermines the credibility of many “concerned” student organizations.

I’m confident Lymer, along with SSFC Secretary Jason Smathers, can make progress with the GSSF eligibility application.

Although the CSF was eventually sent to the rules committee for further evaluation, I’m hopeful that the problems it aimed to correct are still solvable. Rae Lymer, a newly elected member of SSFC, has made it a priority to transform the application process for GSSF eligibility. In its current form, the application poses the wrong questions. It needs to be streamlined and less intimidating for would-be organizations. Simple questions focusing more on time and money allocations would make the whole

eligibility process a lot smoother. I’m confident Lymer, along with SSFC Secretary Jason Smathers, can make progress with the GSSF eligibility application and reword some misguided language in its criteria. Outside of tinkering with the GSSF, there are other exciting opportunities for ASM this semester. Among them, implementing some form of permanent, accessible student legal service center could have the most impact. Whether it’s advice for settling disputes with landlords or just information regarding options to fight an underage drinking ticket, reliable legal counsel is painfully absent on campus. There is less dramatic policy on the table as well. Since a good many of the top dogs at ASM are seniors, it should come as no surprise that the idea of a commencement speaker fund is being thrown around to attract the best possible graduation speaker. From what I’ve heard, raising anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 seems reasonable. Um, how does President Bill Clinton sound? What about my girl Oprah? Lastly, with the newly-elected Republican legislature about to slash the state budget to shreds— especially with cuts to funding for higher education—it’s important that the university gains the freedom it needs to remain competitive at a national level. Chancellor Martin’s Badger Partnership aims

to do just that. By freeing UW from overbearing state restrictions in purchasing, construction projects and setting salary and tuition levels, Martin hopes to take the university in a new direction. In this case, ASM needs to be a helpful partner to the administration, not a roadblock to academic success.

It’s important that the university gains the freedom it needs to remain competitive at a national level.

Almost by definition, student government is a struggle. By no means do I envy those in the trenches. Show up to a Student Council meeting sometime and you’d get my point. But last fall, there were glimpses of greatness, and now’s the time to actually follow through with those good policy proposals. Without a doubt, there’s a lot at stake this semester. But if ASM is able to cleanse itself of the petty arguments and pointless debate, it just might be able to make some significant changes this spring. If not, at least we’ll still get our bus passes, right? Dan Tollefson is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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UW budget crunch: What’s at stake By Alison Dirr The Daily Cardinal

As Wisconsin’s projected budget deficit approaches $3 billion, the UW System is preparing for significant cuts in coming years. “Increasingly … the states in this country are in dire economic straits and are finding it unaffordable to keep up with costs of public higher education,” UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said at a forum last October. UW-Madison must simultaneously maintain quality in its classrooms, keep tuition affordable and sustain further projected budget cuts. So how did the university come to be in this predicament? Funding Shifts over the Years General purpose revenue, the main type of funding the university receives from the state, has continued to increase over time. UW-Madison received $408 million and $476.5 million in the 2001-’02 and 2010-’11 academic years, respectively, in GPR. These funds are divided into general program appropriations, which the university has the jurisdiction to distribute, and specific purpose appropriations, which the university must dedicate to certain costs like utilities. Although the dollar value of GPR has increased, the UW System has actually seen a decrease in state funding as a percentage of its total revenue, from just over 25 percent in 2001-’02 to 17.3 percent in 2010-’11. This is partially due to an influx of funding independent of the state. “Some of the state support for fixed costs such as utilities has gone up while support for our core mission, that is education and research, has gone down,” Martin said. “That means fewer positions and bigger classes.”

Cuts Affect Faculty Numbers Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell, a key participant in allocating funds within the university, said every school and college on campus has had to endure budget cuts. The College of Letters and Science, which teaches 65 percent of all credits at the university and 80 percent of freshman and sophomore credits, has lost between $9-10 million of funding over the last seven years, according to Letters and Science Dean Gary Sandefur. The effects of this loss can be seen in faculty recruitment and retention. “We’re usually able to pay competitive starting salaries to new faculty, but new faculty also know that overall we have the second-lowest salaries in the Big Ten, or [lowest] among our peer institutions, so they feel their future salary trajectory is not going to be as good as it might be some other places,” Sandefur said. Political science, the most popular major on campus, has lost 5 percent of its faculty either to retirement or better offers. “Political science got hit pretty hard and then we couldn’t afford, with the budget constraints, to replace all those people at once, so we had to kind of do it over a period of time,” Sandefur said. Political science professor Charles Franklin said this disparity in salary creates a “long-term penalty” for professors who choose to stay at UW-Madison. “Your salary relative to your peers in the rest of the world falls every year you stay here and don’t get an outside offer and don’t get a salary match,” he said. Increasing revenue from other sources like tuition, Franklin said, would benefit students by retaining the best professors.

As professors have left, Sandefur said, Letters and Science has tried to remain faithful to its core mission–research, instruction and service–by relying increasingly on instructional academic staff who are paid less than faculty. However, Sandefur said that though individual classes taught by an academic staff member might be just as good as those taught by professors, students’ overall academic experiences suffer because they cannot work with faculty members involved in research. “Increasingly ... the states in this country are in dire economic straits and are finding it difficult to keep up with the costs of public education.” Biddy Martin chancellor UW-Madison

According to Martin, the budget cuts also affect whether students are able to graduate in four years because there are not enough spots in prerequisite courses for majors. Part of solving this problem, she said, is to bring in more faculty and staff. Tuition Hikes: More to Come In order to achieve its goals with less state funding, the university has come to rely more heavily on tuition revenue. Between the 2001-’02 and 2009-’10 academic years, the university’s revenue from tuition has increased from $225.3 million to $377 million. In this period, the cost of tuition and fees have risen steadily from $4,089 to $8,314 for residents and from $15,976 to $23,063 for non-residents. Although the cost of high-

er education may strain family finances, UW-Madison has the second-lowest in-state tuition and fourth-lowest out-of-state tuition in the Big Ten. The university’s relatively small price tag, among other statistics, has been the basis for the Badger Partnership, the administration’s plan for a new university-state relationship. The Future Martin outlined the Badger Partnership at a public forum in October. The Partnership aims to increase the university’s autonomy from the state in making financial decisions. Included is the university’s request for greater authority to determine tuition rates. As it stands, the Board of Regents, a body appointed by the governor, determines how much students will pay. The university has no influence in the decision, Martin said. Given this authority, she said she hopes to increase tuition to the median of UW-Madison’s peer group. Increased tuition rates would in turn provide more funding for financial aid, she said. The median tuition amount is about $10,000 for residents and $25,500 for non-residents. John Keckhaver is a Madison lobbyist whose work focuses on budget issues. According to Keckhaver, increasing tuition is not a long-term solution to budget shortfalls. “The university system is always going to have new programs it wants to invest in, new facilities it wants to create, and in general, tuition increases [are not] the kind of money that lets you do those things,” he said. Martin, on the other hand, said increased flexibility in generating and spending revenue would save a substantial amount of money.

However, the cost of education has already increased under the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, a program that uses funding from additional tuition charges approved by the Board of Regents to improve UW-Madison’s learning environment and increase need-based financial aid. With this funding, more than 6,000 students have received grants to offset additional tuition charges based on family income, and $5.1 million in need-based financial aid has been distributed, according to the MIU website. The university has also hired 11 new faculty members. Some of whom have begun to rebuild the political science department. Martin said her goal is to provide a clearer picture of the future of revenue growth and reward faculty and staff for merit instead of distributing pay raises in tandem with all other state workers. UW-Madison would be a more diverse, efficient and service-oriented university, she said, if the new legislature and governor decided to enact this plan. Martin cautioned, however, that the UW System will likely not get all it wants in negotiations with the newly elected state leaders. As Gov. Scott Walker and the new legislature begin work on the next biennial budget this month, Martin will gain a better idea of how much of her plan will be executed. The financial and academic futures of the university and the entire system promise to be a complex series of negotiations, compromises and cuts that will test the UW-Madison administration’s plans to improve the quality and accessibility of education despite dim budget projections. “The state now makes up 17.5 percent of our budget, but it has 100 percent control,” Martin said.

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MAMMA MIA! Jan. 25-30 at the Overture Center Mamma Mia! is coming to the Overture Center next weekend for a three day run. The show features the tunes of ABBA, a band that your parents were probably huge fans of, and I guarantee you’ve heard some of their songs. This feel-good show is a comedy with a little bit of a love story and a lot of trying to find oneself. “Dancing Queen,” “SOS” and “Take a Chance on Me” are among the songs that will be belted from the stage starting next Friday night with matinee and evening shows on Saturday and Sunday. With tickets starting at only $35, this is a fairly affordable night of Broadway.—Jeremy Gartzke

Tapes n’ Tapes Jan. 28 High Noon Saloon

SMITH WESTERNS - Feb. 25 at the Frequency “Young Frankenstein” Feb. 22-27 Overture Center

“Rocky Horror Picture Show” March 3-5 Wisconsin Union Theater

Everyone in the Smith Westerns is under 21 years old, yet they’re already set to release their second pitchperfect pop record. Their songs show their age in a good way—endearing in their innocence, optimism and zeal—but they are composed and, on their newly released sophomore LP Dye It Blonde, impressively grand. They’re growing up, writing more intricate and complicated songs that still capture the most basic appeal, and their show at the Frequency Feb. 25 catches them right in stride. They’ll swoon you with gawking melodies and fuzzy pop medleys and make you believe in love all over again—just don’t try to buy them any drinks. —Kyle Sparks

GIRL TALK March 7 at the Orpheum Few people would want to brag about almost being trampled to death, but I did just that my senior year of high school after visiting some College Friends on this fair campus. During my visit I crammed in among 300 other sweaty students at Club 770 in the “old” Union South to see a new deejay called Girl Talk. Club 770, which had a maximum capacity of approximately 11.5, was quickly transformed into a teeming cesspool of pure party. Man, college was awesome. Four years later, Gregg Gillis is returning to this old town to cause mass undulation among Madison’s youth, and though the tracks may be different, the effect will doubtlessly be the same.—Emma Roller The Rural Alberta Advantage March 24, High Noon Saloon

WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL March 30 - April 3 For Madison movie buffs, there is no better time of year than the annual extended weekend dedicated to the Wisconsin Film Festival. Spread out over nine theaters in downtown Madison, Wisconsin’s largest celebration of film brings together a great collection of notable indie flicks, local productions and cinematic classics every year. Tickets for the hottest shows sell out quickly every year, so all eager filmgoers should make mark their calendars for March 3 (festival program released) and March 5 (tickets go on sale). Because while it may not have the glamor of Cannes or the trendiness of Sundance, the Wisconsin Film Festival does manage to capture a uniquely Madisonian spirit of film and its an experience no film enthusiast should miss. —Todd Stevens

Kings Go Forth Jan. 29 The Majestic

Gabriel Iglesias Jan. 30 The Barrymore

SNOOP DOGG Feb. 1 at the Orpheum Madison goes a bit gangsta on Thursday February 1 when Snoop Dogg takes the Orpheum stage. A mentee of Dr. Dre, Snoop is best known for his laid-back delivery of bluntly worded lyrics. He recently released the single “Wet” and is expected to release the album Doggumentary Music this March, a supposed sequel to his 1993 debut Doggystyle. Snoop is ubiquitous in the hip-hop world; if you have not had the chance to

Tennis Feb. 21 High Noon Saloon

see his rhymes live, I highly advise you to attend this show where you can see him in his truest form. And though he is getting old and no less misogynistic, Dr. Dre is back around, making Snoop Dogg someone to keep an eye on this year. —Aimee Katz

Against Me! Feb. 12 The Majestic

Mason Jennings Feb. 5 The Majestic

IMages courtesy Littlestar (Mamma Mia!), Priority records (Snoop Dogg), Fat possum records (Smith Westerns) and Illegal art (girl talk)

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DESTROYER - April 11 at the High Noon Saloon What James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem is to dance parties, Dan Bejar’s Destroyer is to cocktail parties. Penned by a poet and pinned by alcoholism, Destroyer’s vast discography is an exhaustive lesson in hyper-intellectual, whimsical observation. After 2008’s frustrated-sounding Trouble in Dreams, Bejar found a new avenue on 2009’s ambient-disco Bay of Pigs EP, which makes an appearance on the outstanding 2011 release— the smooth, saxophone-driven Kaputt—in a slightly altered form (not to mention his nine other indie-folk masterpieces). And regardless of what you thought about the last two New Pornographers records, there’s no denying Bejar’s place as the supergroup’s most dignified songwriter. He’s not the kind of talent you want to miss. —Kyle Sparks

“Eurydice” April 1-16 Hemsley Theater

Breathe Owl Breathe April 17 Der Rathskeller

LES MISÉRABLES May 10-15 at the Overture Center The U.S. tour of “Les Misérables” will come to the Overture Center May 10-15. Headed by critically acclaimed producer Cameron Mackintosh, this 25th anniversary edition brings new direction and scenery to the celebrated Boublil and Schönberg musical. “Les Misérables” is one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. It has been translated into over 20 languages and performed in over 40 countries. Because of the acclaim for the powerful cast and timeless music, there is a lot of anticipation for the show’s run in Madison, and thus people are advised to get tickets as early as they can. Tickets will go on sale March 3. —Kayla Liederbach IMages courtesy Merge Records and Cameron mackintosh Overseas limited

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Miles Kellerman opinion columnist

ithin all of us exists an inner beast, one that pokes its snarling head in moments of rage and greed. Most of us learn, for better or worse, to suppress that monstrous instinct and act civilly. But for others the creature refuses to be suppressed any longer, growing like a cancerous tumor until the distinction between the person and the animal within dissolves. In light of recent events, most would attribute such animalism to Jared Lee Loughner, whose shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., left six people dead including a federal judge and a 9-yearold girl. And while this is probably an accurate comparison, I’m thinking of a different beast— Reverend Fred Phelps, leader of Topeka, Kansas’ infamous Westboro Baptist Church.

The members, who are almost completely composed of Reverend Fred Phelps’ massive family, also happen to have a heavy arsenal of lawyers.

Mr. Phelps and his church have gained international fame for their unabashed hatred of gays, Jews, abortionists, traditional religion, non-whites and even the Swedish. Wait a second, what dreadful sin did my Swedish ancestors commit to deserve such condemnation? Who doesn’t enjoy a little ABBA and traditional pastry? But we’re getting off point. The Westboro Baptist Church made national headlines when it announced that it would protest the funeral of Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old girl needlessly slain in the Arizona shootings. The general national reaction has been one of disgust and confusion. How could a group be so inconsiderate? How could a group purposely increase the heartache of an already griefstricken family? The answer to that question is

one I’ve wrestled with ever since I encountered the group in person. During my senior year of high school in Corona del Mar, Calif., our drama department decided to put on the musical “Rent,” whose themes of homosexuality and AIDS inspired our principal to challenge its appropriateness. The issue shortly garnered national attention, and when political influence pressured our principal to allow the play to go forward, Westboro Baptist Church felt the need to intervene. As a result, two proud delegates boasting “God Hates Fags” and “Bitch Burger” (an abortion reference) traveled all the way from Kansas only to be met with hundreds of high school students in support of our local gays. Running the roaches out of town was by far the most satisfying moment of my high school experience, and also helped shed light on the motivations of the church. The members, who are almost completely composed of Reverend Fred Phelps’ massive family, also happen to have a heavy arsenal of lawyers. And while ideology may very well be the underlying motivation for their actions, the driving force is money. Every time the church members protest a gay soldier’s funeral or a Holocaust memorial, they incite physical assault in order to sue and profit from the rage of those they target. Each active member carefully hides their sharp teeth and claws all the way through law school so that they may exploit the tragedy of others for money. It is truly the darkest shade of the human conscience, one hiding in plain sight under the protection of the second amendment. Even more infuriating, every time the group protests, taxpayers must provide the thousands of dollars necessary for police presence in order to prevent violence. In response, many states, including swift-acting Arizona, have passed laws to prevent such demonstrations within a certain amount of feet of funeral processions. And while this is a fantastic start, a national law should be created to prevent such disregard for human decency. In purely academic terms, the constitutional literalist could argue that such prevention is unjust. But the world is not literal, and thus practical interpretation is necessary, and, in purely prac-

tical terms, these people should be stripped to their skivvies and paraded around the Capitol.

The fact that these dolled-up creatures protest is bad enough, but the idea that we’ve allowed it to happen is even worse.

For now, I suppose it’s only right to offer practical legal solutions. Well let’s start by charging the cost of

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police protection to those who require it instead of footing the bill on the taxpayer. That money would be better spent on just about anything, perhaps even financial support for “Angel Action,” a wonderful organization which creates giant angel wings worn by volunteers to block such protest. And of course uniform legislation regarding the distance between demonstrations and funerals is absolutely imperative. The fact that these dolled-up creatures protest is bad enough, but the idea that we’ve allowed it to happen is even worse. The government must put into place preventative

measures or pardon the actions of those who react. Anything in the middle isn’t sufficient, either cage them away or feed ‘em to the dogs. While I would vote for the latter, perhaps the first option is more realistic. These heinous acts of selfishness and degradation have gone on long enough, and it’s time to officially recognize that everyone, even the misled members of the Westboro Baptist Church, deserve a final moment of respect. Miles Kellerman is a sophomore majoring in political science. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Badgers’ confidence growing as second half begins By Ryan Evans the daily cardinal

Heading into the two-week winter break, the No. 9 Wisconsin men’s hockey team was searching for the consistency that would push them to the next level, especially

from their core of younger, inexperienced players. Before the break. Head coach Mike Eaves said that he believed his young roster would benefit from a half season of experience. Eaves hoped that his players would

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Sophomore forward Craig Smith notched four goals and amassed a total of 10 points in the Badger’s last three series.

basketball from page 16 Michigan invaded the Kohl Center for a Jan. 5 contest. Despite trailing at the half, Wisconsin finally got things going with an aggressive second half from Leuer, Taylor and senior forward Keaton Nankivil, taking care of the Wolverines 66-50. The three combined for 50 of the Badger’s 66 total points. Taylor lived up to his NCAA leading 3.95 assistto-turnover ratio, dishing out three assists and only one turnover while chipping in a game high 20 points in 39 minutes of play. Whenever the Badgers square off with the Michigan State Spartans, fans are well aware they are in for a treat, and Jan. 11 did not disappoint. Both the Badgers and Spartans came in with a 2-1 record in Big Ten play, so a victory was crucial. Michigan State kept with the Badgers the entire game, and at halftime the

rose bowl from page 16 the ball in the second half, the defense couldn’t keep up as Dalton led the Mountain West-champions on a 71-yard touchdown drive to run their lead to eight. For the next 24 minutes a gamechanging play never surfaced for the Badgers. Both offenses had their chances, each time seemingly a single play shy of scoring position. The back and forth finally came to an end thanks to junior running back John Clay. The forgotten preseason All-American looked unwilling to go out on the losing end of a bowl game, leading a 77-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter with six carries for 59 yards. Two minutes on the game clock. Down two points. A team that came within four yards of being the first to have three separate 1000 yard rushers. And they lined up out of the shotgun.

Badgers led by three. The second half showed much of the same from both teams and a nine point UW lead with just under two minutes left in the game seemed to guarantee a Badger victory. “I felt like, against Michigan State, I let my teammates down by not being agressive and making good plays.” Jon Leuer senior forward UW Men’s Basketball Team

Aside from a late loss to Notre Dame in November’s Old Spice Classic final, Wisconsin came into East Lansing 34-1 when leading at the four minute mark of the second half dating back to last season. But thanks to some uncharacteris-

come back older, wiser and better hockey players. The Badgers’ start of the second half of their season validated their coach’s thought, sweeping both Massachusetts and Canisius College to extend the program’s longest winning streak since 2005’06 to seven games, before returning to WCHA play and earning a split in Duluth. Sophomore John Ramage has been a key contributor on the blue line all year, but for their series with Massachusetts, the Badgers had to find a way to win without him, as Ramage was busy representing the United States in the World Junior Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. In his absence Wisconsin saw one of their freshman players, defenseman Frankie Simonelli, step up to help fill the void. In the series opener, Simonelli netted a goal and two assists in the 5-1 win. The next night he added another assist in the 4-2 victory to give himself four points on the weekend. Simonelli wasn’t the only young gun getting it done against the Minutemen; freshman forward Michael Mersch had three assists of his own on the weekend, and Tyler Barnes had two assists. When Atlantic Hockey foe Canisius College paid a visit to the Kohl Center, this season’s top scorers brought their “A” games to help sweep tic play from the Badgers press break, the Spartans were able to muster a run as UW turned the ball over four times during the penultimate minute. Jordan Taylor led UW with 22 points but was unable to hit an eventual game winner late in OT as the Badgers fell in a heartbreaker, 64-61. Despite a fight from another reeling team in Illinois, UW showed an ability to bounce back in their 76-66 victory this past weekend at the Kohl Center. Jon Leuer led all scorers with 26 points. “I felt like, against Michigan State, I let my teammates down by not being aggressive and making good plays,” Leuer said. “I felt tonight I did a better job of that … but it was a total team effort from everybody.” With 13 games left in a challenging conference schedule, UW’s toughness will be tested along their journey to an eighteenth Big Ten championship.

the Golden Griffins in the first meeting ever between the two programs. With last year’s Hobey Baker winner, former Badger forward Blake Geoffrion, on hand for the first game between the teams, this year’s high scoring Badgers let last year’s captain know that the offense was in good hands. The top three goal scorers on the team, sophomore defenseman Justin Schultz, forward Craig Smith and junior forward Jordy Murray, each scored a goal to help back up senior goaltender Scott Gudmandson’s fourth shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory. A wild series conclusion the next night helped the Badgers end a long running streak. The fans in attendance that night could not have expected the offensive explosion that would ensue. The Badgers and Griffins traded goals all night. When the buzzer sounded the scoreboard read 5-5, and the two teams would head to overtime. With eight seconds left in OT, Schultz found the back of the net for the second time that weekend giving the Badgers their first overtime victory since a 3-2 extra time win over St. Cloud State in the 2007 WCHA Final Five. Wisconsin went 0-18-8 in overtime games during the streak. Smith had a five-point weekend (3G, 2A) to earn WCHA Player of the Week. To close out their winter break

future from page 16 served as the backup to Tolzien for the entire season and should be given a chance to win the job next year. His competition will likely come from freshman Joe Brennan, a native of Audubon, N.J. who ran the scout team for the Badgers this year. The Badgers are also reportedly still in the hunt to land Jacoby Brissett, a dual-threat recruit from West Palm Beach, Fla. who earned a four-star ranking from Rivals.com and recently competed in the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl. It remains to be seen though if Brissett would compete for the starting job in the event he decides to play for Wisconsin. The production of Watt will not be completely replaced along the defensive line, but having a healthy Chris Borland at linebacker in 2011 would certainly add a playmaker to the UW front seven.

series, Wisconsin traveled to Duluth to try and avenge the series sweep the WCHA-leading Bulldogs handed the Badgers at the Kohl Center in November. The first game of the series was more of the same as the No. 3 Bulldogs outplayed a flu-stricken Badgers team, ending the seven game win streak, shutting out Wisconsin with a 2-0 defeat, a loss that wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. The Badgers were able to bounce back the next night, taking a valuable two points to split the series in Duluth. Wisconsin jumped out to an early three-goal lead thanks to Schultz’s team leading fourteenth goal of the year as well as goals from senior Podge Turnbull and Craig Smith. However, the Badgers had to hold off a furious Bulldog rally to close out the 3-2 victory, and a good start to the second half of the year. Eaves hoped that the second half of this season would serve as a springboard for his team to take their play to the next level. After a start that saw them win five out of six games, Eaves has to be excited about where the team is heading. If they can play with the same consistency they showed in the three series, we could be looking at a team that can do some serious damage in the WCHA from here on out. Along with the loss of several playmakers, Bielema will also have to find a new defensive coordinator, as Dave Doeren accepted an offer to become the head coach at Northern Illinois in December. Bielema has options to fill the position from within, including defensive line coach Charlie Partridge and defensive backs coach Chris Ash. On the offensive side, speculation ran far and wide that offensive coordinator Paul Chryst would move on from UW as well. Rumors included head coaching jobs at Indiana, Minnesota and Pittsburgh and coordinator duties in Texas, both with the Longhorns and the Dallas Cowboys. Most of that talk has died down, and it appears likely that Chryst will call plays for Wisconsin again in 2011. There is plenty to keep track of this offseason personnel wise, but the Badgers return a talented corps of players and coaches that should make more noise come September.

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Storybook season shut in Rose Bowl loss Post-Pasadena future foggy after Watt, Tolzien depart By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal

sions to finish off touchdown drives on their first two possessions, giving them a 14-10 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. “Third down stops were critical in the first half, and I don’t think our defense got off the field on third down,” Bielema said. “That was a big part of the game. Bottom line, two big pass, play action plays in the first half were critical.” UW did return to their bread-andbutter, holding TCU to just 3three offensive plays in the second quarter. Still, the execution remained slightly off when it was needed most. The Badgers put themselves deep inside TCU territory on both offensive possessions but came out of the quarter with just three points. But it was the 39-yard miss, Welch’s first miss from under 40 yards all season, that would loom large. After the Wisconsin offense stalled TCU’s attack by controlling

At least Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema isn’t quite as stressed as UW hockey head man Mike Eaves this past offseason. Still, Bielema and the Badgers have significant areas to address in the approaching months due to graduations, early draft entries and coaching changes. Turnover is inevitable at the college level, but the 2011 football team retains plenty of talent and could compete for a second straight Big Ten Title if the moves Wisconsin makes in the coming months pan out. Replacing departing senior quarterback Scott Tolzien and junior defensive end J.J. Watt will likely garner the most public attention, but replacing two AP All-Americans on the left side of the offensive line, in John Moffitt and Gabe Carimi, will be equally important. Carimi’s spot at left tackle will be filled by current sophomore right tackle Ricky Wagner. Wagner battled senior tackle Josh Oglesby for the job on the right side through the early season this past year, and ultimately took over after Oglesby struggled with procedure penalties and then suffered a season-ending knee injury. Oglesby, if healthy, should compete with redshirt freshman Casey Dehn for the right tackle job. Moffitt’s spot is a bit more up in the air, but sophomore Travis Frederick, who redshirted this season after starting four games—two at center, two at guard—in 2009, should have the inside track to take over. Wisconsin’s offensive line put together a dominating season and Moffitt and Carimi provided stellar work, but offensive line coach Bob Bostad has an embarrassment of riches at his disposal and a track record of pushing the right buttons for his unit. The quarterback position is a different story. Redshirt freshman John Budmayr

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Senior Scott Tolzien and junior J.J. Watt walk off the field for their last time as Badgers after a 21-19 loss to TCU in the Rose Bowl Jan. 1.

Hopes batted down in waning seconds vs. TCU By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal

Wisconsin’s season of power running came to an end with TCU junior linebacker Tank Carder’s tip of a Scott Tolzien pass in the fourth quarter that would have given the Badgers a twopoint conversion and a tie game. While the 21-19 loss to an undefeated Horned Frog squad will certainly be defined by that final incompletion, UW’s failure to win their eigth straight contest was the result of more than just a batted down pass. “This game wasn’t decided on one play or two plays,” UW head coach Bret Bielema said after the loss. “It was probably an accumulation of 10 to 12 plays that we failed to execute, and they did; so hat’s off to them.”

After having seemingly every break go their way throughout the Big Ten championship run, the Badgers found themselves on the wrong end of luck all day as TCU got the bounces and made the plays necessary to finish out their 13-0 season. The flawless execution on both sides of the ball UW had shown while finishing the Big Ten slate with seven straight wins couldn’t survive the fiveweek layoff since Wisconsin’s season finale against Northwestern. Even though the Badgers out-gained their opponent, never turned the ball over and contained TCU’s special teams, the execution was a tick off for most of the game. “What got us here was clean execution and clean disciplined football, and we didn’t do that today all around, myself included,” senior quarterback Scott Tolzien said. “That’s why it’s the greatest game, because [if] you don’t execute and you’re on edges, the other team’s going to find a way to beat you.”

As if they hadn’t missed a beat, the Wisconsin offense took the field and seemed unfazed by the layoff early on. Sophomore running back Montee Ball got the game started with an electrifying 40-yard run to immediately put the Badgers in TCU territory. But after spending the final month and a half of the regular season putting the ball into the endzone with ease, the drive stalled and UW was forced to settle for an opening field goal after junior wide receiver Nick Toon couldn’t hang onto a thirddown pass from Tolzien. The Horned Frogs, led by quarterback and eventual offensive MVP Andy Dalton, then drove down the field for a 77-yard touchdown drive that made it clear the game would be a serious test for the Badgers. Throughout what became the highest scoring first quarter in Rose Bowl history, the Badger defense couldn’t get off the field. TCU needed three crucial third-down conver-

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Statement victories, dissapointing losses highlight break for Wisconsin By Jeremy Wodajo the daily cardinal

While students return for the spring semester, the ball continues to roll for Badger men’s basketball as they continue the hunt toward their second Big Ten championship in four years. Winter break proved to be a challenging, but mostly rewarding stint for the team as they ended their nonconference slate and dove into the tough Big Ten schedule. Wisconsin headed into final week of the semester with what now stands out as their best non-conference victories, a 69-64 win over Marquette in Milwaukee and finally with a 70-56 win over Green Bay to finish their first in-state sweep since

the 2006-2007 season. Riding a fivegame winning streak into final exams UW came into their final non-conference game, an 80-56 blowout of Coppin State. Finishing non-conference play at 10-2, Minnesota stood as the opening test for UW’s Big Ten campaign. Even though Christmas had come and gone, Jordan Taylor played the role of Santa dishing out seven assists to compliment his 22 points. But the highlight was Wisconsin’s Division I season-low two turnovers, preventing the Gophers from any easy buckets. Although the Badgers were outrebounded by the Gophers 42-24, they were able to walk away with a 68-60 win heading into 2011. The new year began with UW’s

first Big Ten road test, a match-up with the Illini down in Champaign. With Badger nation still reeling from a Rose Bowl loss, Wisconsin had their worst shooting display of the season, falling 69-60 at Assembly Hall despite forcing 12 turnovers. “We had great penetration kickouts probably more so in that game than any other.” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “You make two or three more of those ... and look at the difference in a game. If they’re twisting, running, off balance, that’s a bad shot. I think you guys have seen enough basketball to know the difference.” Three days later, the Badgers looked to redeem themselves as basketball page 14

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Senior forward Keaton Nankivil averaged just under 11 points and two blocks per game over eight contests during winter break.