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Campus remembers visiting executives on Presidents’ Day By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Protesters fill Library Mall Saturday to express their concerns with Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed cuts the UW System.

When most students think of presidents and UW-Madison their thoughts drift to one of the more famous sites on campus: the stately statue of Abraham Lincoln perched atop Bascom Hill. This underscores the rich history of presidential visits to the city of Madison and the UW-Madison campus. From Rutherford B. Hayes to Barack Obama and nine commanders-in-chief in between, the campus has seen its fair share of presidential pomp and circumstance. The fun began in 1878 when Hayes paid a visit to the Wisconsin

State Fair, then held at Camp Randall Stadium. While Hayes spent most of his time drumming up support for the Republican Party with predecessor Ulysses S. Grant, he still found time to visit the UW-Madison campus. According to a 1929 Milwaukee Journal article, the 19th president stopped by “the Ladies Hall at the university and mingled in ‘a friendly manner with the young lady students.’” The next sitting president to visit campus was Herbert Hoover, who did so for a campaign visit in November 1932. William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt visited in 1915 and 1918, respectively, but both

Protesters brave cold to oppose budget cuts, racial injustice By Miller Jozwiak THE DAILY CARDINAL

For more than an hour Saturday, UW System students, faculty and community members endured a minus 11 degree wind chill to express opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day frozen fingers held up signs that said, “The Budget is Heartless,” and “Walker has a Love Child.”

“We must come together and stand together.”

Brandi Grayson member Young, Gifted and Black Coalition

The protest featured 10 speakers, including state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and several UW faculty members. Following the speakers, the protesters planned to march to the Capitol, but did not because barricades for a special city event surrounded the Square. Although the event was titled “Stop the Cuts—Save UW,” supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement were in attendance as well. Many

saw the two issues as related, including Young, Gifted and Black Coalition member and the protest’s emcee Brandi Grayson. “I am in solidarity with the UW faculty, with [the Teachers Assistant Association] and with the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition. We are standing against the proposed budget cuts by Walker,” Grayson said. “We must come together and stand together, we must understand that our liberation, black and brown people liberation, is bounded in everybody’s liberation.” TAA members attended the protest to voice concerns over how the cuts would affect TA salaries and job opportunities. Sociology graduate student Katie Zaman said she worries that TA funding sources will become “even more precarious,” along with her future job prospects in the UW System. Zaman said she believes people should write letters to the Legislature to further express their concerns. “We [TAA] have a letter writing event on Monday at Bascom Hall. Our last line of defense against getting this budget cut is to work on the legislatures. Not to mention that we will be in the streets,”

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Then-Sen. John F. Kennedy visited UW-Madison’s campus in 1960 to tell students about a new policy agenda.

had left office before they came. A Wisconsin State Journal profile of the event estimates that roughly 12,000 people attended Hoover’s campaign speech at the old UW Field House, while 60,000 more lined the streets to watch the presidential motorcade roll by. Despite the support of the large crowd, Hoover was trounced by Franklin D. Roosevelt days later, garnering only 38 percent of the popular vote. Eighteen years later President Harry Truman spoke at the same building to deliver a speech on the nation’s foreign affairs. Truman offered high praise for the university, calling it “a university center that has done so much for our great nation,” according to the Truman Presidential Library, but other parts of his speech struck a decidedly serious tone, coming mere weeks before the official start of the Korean War. “It is more than ever necessary for us to work together with the other free nations, to preserve our freedom and to increase our common welfare,” Truman said in his speech. His visit also showed the simpler security that a 1950 visit would elicit relative to with modern times. A tongue-tied Daily Cardinal reporter found himself face-toface with the president at one point during the event. “The writer looked at the President and racked his brains for something cheerful and encouraging to tell the world’s top executive,” reporter John Hunter wrote, referring to himself. “All he could manage was a weak

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STUDENT PROFILE

Organization bridges gaps between students By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL

On a campus of 40,000 faces, it can be common to feel lost. Two UW-Madison students launched a conversation-based class to build community among the diverse student body. Mackenzie Carroll and Tammy Tian have worked together with a group of students over the past year to bring Project Pengyou, an initiative that brings international and domestic students together, to UW-Madison.

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The main goal of the organization is to create a comfortable environment where students of different cultures can share ideas and collaborate. Carroll said the members all need to feel included to elicit the best conversations. “One of our members told us this was the first time she felt like she had a family on campus,” Carroll said. “Providing that inclusive environment is really important to encourage ideas.” Tian said the inclusive environment helps students look

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past typical cultural barriers through teamwork. “Because we focus on collaborative work through our projects, you have to look beyond stereotypes and differences that you see, and actually have a dialog,” Tian said. “When you work together with someone you realize the way they think, their perspectives and what’s important to them.” Through traveling to China

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Alex tucker sex columnist

f anybody has seen 40-Year-Old Virgin as many times as I have (No, you haven’t. Yes, I’m sure.), then they’ll understand the obsession with Urban Dictionary that sprang in the wake of the film’s success. One of the funniest scenes shows one of Steve Carell’s coworkers assuring him he’s not missing out on sex because life is about love, not the “Cincinnati Bow Tie” or the “Dirty Sanchez.” Between my obsession with Paul Rudd’s Box o’ Porn and incessantly reading Tucker Max, I’ve run across plenty of silly sex terms that even I needed explained! With the help of the fine writers of Urban PhotoDictionary, I’m here to break down all of those phantom sex acts and tell you all about why we should or shouldn’t engage in them (and whether or not people really do!).

Donkey Punch Urban Dictionary’s contributor, Mh, says: The Donkey Punch is when your engaged in anal sex and when your about to ejaculate you punch the poor little lady in the back of the head so her anal cavity tightens making the orgasm all that more better (for you of course). So consensual violence during sex can be a huge turn on, right? We know this because sometimes in our society, actors get paid to portray characters with colors for names and make lots of money by pretending to be cute enough for soft-core, kinky porn! But I digress. If our fine fucking friend likes to get punched in the back of the head or slapped on the behind, we should go for it! If we like the feeling of a clenched vagina or b-hole, we should just tell our partner to clench, or better yet make them orgasm! Pelvic floor muscles pulsate during orgasm and can feel great around our dongs.

Angry Dragon Sex Master says: While a girl is sucking you off, right as you are about to cum, you grab hold of her head and pull her mouth as far onto your cock as possible. She proceeds to gag from the cock unexpectedly being rammed down her throat, but since your cock is blocking her air passage, her cough (and your

cum) exit through her nose. The cum dripping out of both of the girl’s nostrils, resembles a dragon’s snout— and after pulling a stunt like this, you can be sure she’s going to be an angry one. With a name like Sex Master, he’s bound to know his shit! However, Sex Master, you’re letting the team down big time with this little ditty. Some people may be into being face fucked until they snot out of their noses, but without knowing whether our partner is into it or not we super duper do not have consent to shove our penis down their throat. Again, if someone is into that, do it! Just please, talk about it first. We gots to get that freely given, informed, clear and enthusiastic yes before making our partner into a hopefully Docile Dragon.

Cleveland Steamer Swinger Dave says: Don’t get this shit wrong. A genuine (pronounced gen-u-INE) Cleveland Steamer is specifically the act of: 1) Laying a deuce upon your partners chest, then, 2) Sliding your buttcheeks up and down your partner’s chest in a wake of your mud river, AND 3) making an authentic sound of a steam-whistle blowing. Only once the steam-whistle has been sounded have you actually completed a realistic and true Cleveland Steamer. Parodied in one of my favorite films—a real Hollywood classic—Movie 43, some couples actually enjoy shitting on each other. It’s called skat, like what awful musicians do when they forget their lyrics! I would say we should be thoughtful before consensually dropping the deuce on our bae by carefully picking out what we eat beforehand. Let’s try to make it a solid stool, maybe avoiding spicy or ethnic food, which often lead to an upset spaghetti house and an even more upset partner.

Cincinnati Bow Tie comal6669 says: when a girl is jacking you off and licking your browneye at the same time So we often see this in porn—it’s basically a hand job-rim job combo. It can feel insanely super pleasureable for the receiver and can make the giver feel accomplished, shifty and sexy as fuck. I suggest we all try this once we

grow up and become comfortable with butt stuff. However, let’s make sure we’re all clean down there before we go tongue surfing so our browneye is, well, not so brown.

I would say we should be thoughtful before consensually dropping the deuce on our bae by carefully picking out what we eat beforehand.

Blumpkin bread infection says: to recive a blowjob with defecating (taking a dump) The best of two worlds. This is universal, I can’t believe it wasn’t in here before! People really do this! Usually couples in relationships with clearly defined power dynamics—such as people living in BDSM communities or in 24/7 slave-master relationships—can enjoy things like blumpkins consensually. If it’s in our relationship contract to make one partner feel completely empowered while the other is subservient, we can happily take a poo with shooting our goo.

Houdini

dildo machine says: shitting in a girls pussy and using it as lube

j. biddy says: As a man reaches climax whilst in the “doggie style” position, the man pulls out and spits on their partner’s back, fooling them into thinking that he has ejaculated, however, when their partner turns around, the man lets loose his baby yoghurt in his partner’s face.

OKAYYY, readers, I think we can all agree that this one is completely unsafe. We know that we don’t wipe back to front, so of course we’re not going to be shitting into any vaginas any time soon. Please, please, please don’t do this. If we simply cannot resist shitting in a pussy and fucking it, and if our partner is cool with it, we can use receptive condoms (available in the Sex Out Loud office for free!) placed into the vag 20 minutes before we dump our load. But guys really the risks associated with this make it unsafe for either partner. We should all do our best to abstain from Alabama Hot Pockets.

Thanks for that, j. biddy! We can all see the Houdini is similar to the Donkey Punch but without the silly violence! While engaging in the Houdini can be pretty non-consensual, if we know our partner loves to get jizzed on and has a good sense of humor, this could definitely be something to try. How we’re going to mask the sound of spitting and try to convince anybody that it’s actually our sex goo is beyond me, but have a roll at your own risk. Disturbed by how infrequently Alex had to look up these terms to define them? Inform her about her lack of morals at sex@dailycardinal.com.

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Black Lives Matter activist is optimistic about movement By Phoebe Kiekhofer THE DAILY CARDINAL

Optimism filled the air Friday as Black Lives Matter activist Opal Tometi spoke about the movement and state of violence against black people. As a first-generation American born to Nigerian parents, Tometi said she experienced racism and anti-immigrant sentiment firsthand. In response, she decided to dedicate her time to social justice through open communication. “Words matter. Entire ideologies come to life in words, and unless we’re able to take hold of language and name things we need to name, we’ll constantly be dizzying ourselves, fighting the ideological structures, without getting to the root cause of the problem,” Tometi said. In 2013, she joined the Black Lives Matter movement after the death of Trayvon Martin and not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman, which Tometi describes as an embodiment of state violence.

protests from page 1 Zaman said. “We will not take this sitting down.” The cold weather forced demonstrators to rotate between protesting and huddling in the entrance to Memorial Library to stay warm. For some, showing up despite the weather was a sign of determination. “The fact that it’s cold and people are still coming out [shows] how

“State violence means that black people feel the effects of structural racism every day in the U.S. and across the globe,” Tometi said. “It’s not just about the interpersonal racism on an individual level, it’s systematic.”

While Tometi, Young, Gifted and Black leaders and other members of the community said there is still work to be done to subvert state violence and racism, they remain optimistic about progress being made on campuses and in cities. UW-Madison senior Taylor Scott said helping educate others on

issues of racism and state violence can make Madison a better place for black people. “On a primarily white campus, white people can transform their guilt into something constructive, because right now their guilt is just distracting from the Black Lives Matter movement,” Scott said. Young, Gifted and Black leader Alix Shabazz said the city should invest in black leadership. “We want instead an investment in black-led initiatives here in Madison; we feel like as black people we have self-determination to free ourselves, and people should invest in that,” Shabazz said. Tometi says while there is a long road to racial integrity, it can be achieved. “If we uplift and substantialize the issues of those community members who are most acutely impacted and living at the margins, we’ll all get close to justice, to real justice for all of us,” Tometi said.

important it is to get awareness out about these budget cuts and why they are a problem for not only the university, but the entire state of Wisconsin,” said UW-Madison graduate student Ismail Umer. The event was not exclusive to UW-Madison students and faculty members. Demonstrators came from all around the state, including UW-Milwaukee professor Lane Hall and Christina Luna, a

UW-Stevens Point student. “I came to protest because I believe that we can make a difference by voicing our concerns,” Luna said. Saturday’s protest marked the four-year anniversary of Act 10 protesters marching from Library Mall to the Capitol to give Walker Valentine’s Day cards. That march sparked a week-long sit in at the Capitol opposing the “Budget Repair Bill.”

“We want ... an investment in black-led initiatives here in Madison.”

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President Harry Truman spoke at the old UW Field House in 1950 two weeks before the start of the Korean War.

presidents from page 1 ‘How are you, sir?’ When the car pulled away, he discovered he was standing stiffly at attention.” Fortunately, a driver who had witnessed the events ushered Hunter into a car “two … behind the First Family” in the parade— an experience implausible today. John F. Kennedy also paid a visit to the new Field House, adjoining Camp Randall Stadium, in October of 1960, less than a month before becoming the youngest president ever elected, and, like Truman, used the opportunity to unveil a new policy agenda to a younger crowd. “We can do better and we must do better,” Kennedy declared to the estimated 12,500 people who turned out to see the senator tout his ideas for international aid to newly independent countries and nuclear disarmament. Between the passage of the 26th Amendment, which gave 18-year-olds the right to vote, and more sophisticated ways of targeting messages, college students became more important in getting candidates elected. By the time the next commander-in-chief came to campus 32 years later, the visits were increasingly political, rather than policy driven. More recent visits embodied this tendency, including Bill Clinton in 1992 and Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Clinton’s speech antago-

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A DJ performs Saturday at the Valentine’s Day BYOB event put on by Catch Wreck Collective. UW-Madison students Me eN You, Otis Franklin, Lord of the Fly, Hiwot and Nate France were among the artists to take part. + Photo by Thomas Yonash

and then working with international students in the organization, Carroll said Project Pengyou opened her eyes to problems she didn’t previously notice. “I think you can look at a variety of issues, like race or gender, any of those issues, if you don’t have to worry about it, sometimes you just don’t see it until it’s in your face and you’re the one personally experiencing it or you know someone who is,” Carroll said.

nized George H.W. Bush, as he implored the crowd to choose a government that “is on our side.” The nation agreed and Clinton, propelled by the majority of the national youth vote, defeated Bush weeks later. As a young Illinois senator in 2008, Obama complimented Wisconsin, saying “where better to affirm our [Democratic] ideals than here in Wisconsin, where a century ago the Progressive movement was born.” Obama’s most recent visit came as president in 2012. In his speech on Bascom Hill, he encouraged the roughly 30,000 spectators to turn out for early voting. The president criticized his opponent’s performance in the debate the night before and touted his own record throughout his first term. He reaffirmed that “we’ll finish what we started in 2008.” As for Lincoln? While the 16th president signed the Land-Grant College Act of 1862, re-inventing the university, there is no record of the man coming to campus. A UW-Madison alumnus commissioned the bronze representation atop Bascom Hill and sold it to the university in 1909. Even though no Wisconsin politician has reached the Oval Office, the statue serves as a connection between presidents past and the birthplace of the Progressive movement and modern Republican Party. Tian said the challenges of attending a public university, like working around supervising professors’ heavy workloads and being underestimated as students, made starting the class more difficult, but also helped her realize each students’ capabilities. “I feel like university students aren’t being challenged enough,” Tian said. “We’re here for a reason: We’re pretty smart, we know how to think and we can problem solve, but there aren’t very many clear outlets for where to apply those abilities.”

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Maham hasan lit columnist

ociety deemed it necessary we have a day for love— showing, in my opinion, how little the very same society actually knows about love, thinking it can be squeezed into a day, that it can actually encompass it—and thus began an almost rabid furor for Valentine’s Day. The commercial build up is quite epic to witness, with pink and red slowly appearing everywhere you look weeks before the actual day. The day itself is supposed to be one of great business for bakeries and flower shops. But what comes after? Well, the commercial world doesn’t stick around to witness the broken debris of plans and hearts of the people for whom this day took a wrong turn. While they may choose to desert you in this hour of need amidst flaccid pink balloons and boxed chocolates, remember that books remain, and the stories and words within them. More often than not you can find a cure for anything in there, even a broken heart due to a Valentine gone wrong. No one understands tragedy better than those long gone before us. It’s not that they had

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secret knowledge that we don’t, but the timelessness of their words cannot be rivaled. Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” is work that we’re all very familiar with, but this tale of doomed love can still enthrall and soothe when picked up again. Revolving around a remarkably unhappy but magnificent woman, this story explores an all-consuming passion between Anna and the man she has an affair with, Vronsky. While they existed in a time when extramarital trysts and liaisons were the fashionable thing to do, isolation is what she finds herself surrounded with in a society where her love

and passion is alien. The words of this story not only sear you with their depth of emotions, but probe you into exploring questions about what it really means to have a fulfilled life. André Aciman’s “Call Me by Your Name” explores finding love, and the resulting fear of losing it and never finding it again that accompanies total and utter intimacy. Although it begins as your traditional run-of-the-mill summer romance, it quickly veers off into in-depth psychological maneuvering and an exploration of human passion. Six weeks worth of romance is wrapped in a litany of currents of obsession,

desire, fear and fascination with each other as well as what they’re experiencing. Hailed as a bareknuckled elegy to passion, this book may leave you longing for what has gone. But it may also reveal to you the beauty of passion that’s worth looking, and fighting, for again. Commonly recognized as being a largely unrecognized work from the 20th century, “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith makes you believe both that love can conquer all but you cannot escape or run away from reality either. Never given the literary accolades it deserved because it is a story

about “forbidden love,” this has now become a lesbian cult classic. But more than that, it is a story that exemplifies sexual obsession and your soulmate appearing before you as an erotic epiphany. Finding an escape in each other from the monotony of a dead-end job and the suffocation of an unhappy marriage, the two protagonists choose running away from it all rather than staying to fight for their right to be happy, perhaps forgetting briefly that their mere act of running away is what detracts from the worthiness of their love and happiness. Only we can give or take away the worth of something, sometimes by not having the courage to fight for it. So for all those with temporary bleeding hearts, moments of rejection, booty calls that did not pan out or actual aching souls: it is the courage to continue that counts. In the words of Charles Bukowski, “Find what you love and let it kill you. Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness. Let it kill you and let it devour your remains. For all things will kill you, both slowly and fast, but it’s so much better to be killed by a lover.” What book has helped sooth your broken soul? Email Maham at mhasan@wisc.edu

Pete Davidson brings ‘SNL’ charm to Memorial Union By Emily Gerber The Daily Cardinal

If you didn’t recognize him from “Saturday Night Live” fame, it’d be easy to mistake Pete Davidson as just another college kid: he took the Fredric March Play Circle stage Thursday night in a flannel shirt, worn-out tennis shoes and with posture that would make any mother cringe. Despite the feeling that he could’ve been enjoying a beer or fries in Der Rathskeller minutes earlier, Davidson performed like a comedy veteran. Maybe it’s because he’s had some practice: Davidson became one of many newcomers to join the cast of “Saturday Night Live” on its 40th season this past fall as a featured player, after performing stand-up for what he said was close to six years.

Davidson, who said he recently turned 21, used his age to his advantage, basing most jokes around common situations college-aged kids encounter. Real-life experiences surrounding living in dorms, smoking (maybe too much) weed and navigating new relationships resonated among the predominantly student-populated audience. There was something so endearing about Davidson’s half smile and giggle that, after detailing a time when he faked his grandfather’s death just because he didn’t want his latest fling to spend the night, you almost forgot he’s a semi-celebrity. He based many of his jokes off funny observations, ranging from short one-liners (“Did you ever notice how rich people actually wear pajama sets?”) to more detailed analyses (“Why did

Harry Potter never get laid?”). Davidson demonstrated he wasn’t afraid of what some may see as touchy subjects, either. He almost shamed the crowd for the lack of diversity on campus. “It’s 8 degrees here, you have, like, 4 black people,” Davidson said. There was a resonating genuineness to Davidson all throughout his nearly hour-long set; nothing seemed formulaic or preset. He appeared to really be enjoying himself as much as the audience was enjoying watching him, which is at times missing with stand-up comedians today. It was unfortunate, however, that Davidson had the opening act he did. Every positive attribute Davidson possessed, Craig Loydgren seemed to have the opposite. Though much older than

Davidson, Loydgren lacked the calming presence one normally achieves with time and experience. He relied heavily on profanity, as if attempting to use it as a key to connect with the youngerthan-him crowd. Right from the gate, Loydgren flopped with an unappealing quip about the cold weather and his testicles, then continued his downward spiral with an offensive comparison of his wife’s vagina to a three-bedroom apartment. Profanity in comedy is a delicate thing: it works in the joke when you almost don’t even realize it’s there. If the profanity is the only thing the audience is picking up on, like with Loydgren, you’ve lost the importance of why you’re saying the joke in the first place: to make people laugh. What I think set Davidson miles

apart from Loydgren was his effortless ability to appeal to the audience; he proved Thursday it isn’t always age that correlates with experience. At the end of his set, Davidson entertained mostly “SNL”-based questions from the audience, including who his favorite cast member is (Kenan Thompson) and who has been his favorite host so far (Woody Harrelson). Davidson also mentioned how enjoyable it has been working with notable oddballs Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney. “I think everyone that’s kind of cool is weird,” Davidson said. Davidson told the crowd he still has a lot he needs to learn in terms of comedy, but based on the talent he demonstrated Thursday, I think Davidson is already well on his way to establishing a strong foothold in the comedy community.

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Shedding his jovial skin, Drake’s sharp tone highlights surprise album ALBUM REVIEW

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late Drake By Brandon Danial The Daily Cardinal

The hip-hop scene has been on the rise as of late, with new tracks dropping left and right from some of the genre’s top artists. That being the case, it’d only make sense that Drake

got in on the action as well, releasing his pseudo-mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late last Thursday. Complete with a price tag and over an hour of content, IYRTITL feels like a traditional release, but with Drake having already picked out the name for his next full feature album, Views From The 6, it’s safe to say this is just a prequel to something bigger. Even if this isn’t the main event, IYRTITL shouldn’t be taken lightly, as Drake’s approach this time around is his most callous yet. Many listeners know what to expect from Drake at this point: a dichotomy of emotional and confi-

dent rap. However, the majority of IYRTITL feels lacking in any form of positivity. Drake has an abundance of malicious thoughts on his mind, throwing shade to the likes of Kanye, Kendrick Lamar and even labelmate Tyga. We’ve evolved past a Drake that sulks over his relationship turmoil, and are met with a battle-tested man who’s adopted some thicker skin. But as much as Drake has hardened up, his vulnerabilities still shine through, constantly questioning his worth and his place in the rap game. Drake’s recurring safe haven on IYRTITL is his hometown of Toronto, referred to as “the

6” in several verses and track titles. His life in Toronto is about the only place left where Drake feels comfortable, where the people have real, meaningful relationships with him, which explains why most of the mixtape feels like an icy Toronto night. Drake’s influence on rap is undeniable at this point, and his ability to adapt to current trends without it feeling like a cop-out is commendable. Several tracks have very stripped-down production, relying on heavy bass lines and hi-hats, resonant of the popular trap style of beat production. Surprisingly, it naturally fits with Drake’s delivery,

allowing him to experiment with vocal pitches, adding new sounds to his arsenal. Drake has moved from flashy to something a little more cold and empty. If Nothing Was The Same was Drake’s realization of his predisposition to be in the spotlight, then If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late is him trying to wrap his head around what is really important to him at this point in his career. It’s a dreary walk through the mind of someone who has come a long way but still feels there are plenty of stories to tell, and Drake is confident he won’t be going away anytime soon.

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Today’s Sudoku

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Swag swag like Caillou

Sid and Phil Classic

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The Graph Giraffe Classic

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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.

Evil Bird Classic

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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Eatin’ Cake Classic Based ACROSS 1 Minute components, briefly 5 Wasn’t up to date? 9 Turn on the ignition 14 Crowning 1 5 Competitor 1 6 Prohibited 17 Small quahog 2 0 Where to see some chaps 2 1 Symbols of power 22 Accedes 2 5 “___ a Rebel” (1962 Crystals hit) 26 ___ down (watered) 28 Metrical foot in poetry 3 2 Persuade with flattery 37 Low-budget film, often 3 8 Well-being contributor 41 Illegal lending practice 42 Calms 43 Extinct birdbrain? 4 4 Very small serving 46 Comrade 47 Last in a series 53 Strong shore embankments

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Morning classes increase efficiency Marisa Bernstein Opinion Columnist

he first day of a new semester always holds so much promise. If I’m going to be honest with myself, I was excited to have a fresh start. First semester was certainly a learning experience, and now, as a second semester freshman, I was sure that I knew everything there was to know about college. For me, this semester kicked off at about 7:50 a.m. on a chilly Tuesday morning. A little note about me: both “Tuesday” and “morning” are words that, simply at their mention, are rash-inducing. When making my schedule a few months ago, I nearly blasted a Simple Plan album and cried when I saw that I had to have classes before 11 a.m. But I’m a strong woman, so on the first day of the new semester I climbed out of bed, ironically laughing at my

own exhaustion, got dressed and told myself I could power through. Now, I am about to share with you a horrifyingly embarrassing list of real events that prove that I am to mornings as Taylor Swift is to men—I try, but it does not typically go my way. It started with my trip to the dining hall in my building to grab some cereal, and on my way back up, I kid you not, I had an arm spasm. My cereal and my dignity flew through the air, and spewed all over the floor. This left my bowl with only about half of the cereal that I paid for. I got back to my dorm room, trying to shake off what I considered to be an unfortunate accident. I poured milk into what was left of my cereal and ate as my roommate and I discussed our schedules for the day. It was about 8:30 a.m. when I got up to put my cereal bowl away, and in the

midst of this process I tripped over my own computer charger, fell face-first into my door, slammed it closed and spilled milk all over our shelves. Reminder: I’m still not kidding. OK, I thought. Literally nothing else can go wrong. Oh Marisa, you fool. Look, for my sake, I’ll skip through the next few events fairly quickly because this is getting pathetic. On my twominute walk to class, I slipped on ice and spilled coffee on my shirt. When I got in the building, I walked past my assigned classroom while making eyecontact with everyone inside, only to have to do some kind of twisted walk of shame back when I realized that I had walked too far. I sat down and realized I had no writing utensils, and then I spilled the rest of my coffee on the floor. What an icebreaker!

I wish so much that I could tell you that I was kidding, or I got to meet Ashton Kutcher because I had been “Punk’d.” Unfortunately, this is all too real. Not exactly the way I had anticipated my aforementioned fresh start to go. So in case there was any confusion, I am not a morning person. My earliest class last semester was at 9:55 a.m. and truly was a battle. After my first day with an 8:50 a.m. start time, I was certain I would never last a week with this new schedule. Here’s the kicker: after my morning from hell, I still had the entire day to turn things around. I had not slept until 11 a.m. only to realize that the day was nearly halfway over. Because of my early classes, my productivity has increased from doing nearly nothing but sleeping all morning, to now doing homework or even being

a #activebadger and exercising. I get done with my classes earlier, so I am able to go to office hours or complete my work during the day when all of my floormates come home. Earlier morning classes give you more time in your day to negotiate your busy schedule. While I will never feel like my soul is intact when I descend from my bed before 8 a.m. every morning, I have found that it is worth the productivity. So take that leap of faith and try out an earlier class, and know your morning could never go worse than mine. Marisa is a freshman and is undecided in her major. Do you agree with her perspective? Do morning classes, while initially difficult to get used to, help your daily efficiency in the long run? Tell us what you think. Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com

Legalizing drugs will solve more problems than it causes Hae rin lee Opinion Columnist

he illegal drug market causes damage in many developing nations, but there are two countries with major drug booms: Afghanistan and Myanmar. Both countries have a long history of being ravaged by endless conflicts. Amid great confusion, the opium market has bloomed. In Afghanistan, many farmers carry massive debts from the drug traffickers after receiving their help during the start-up period. Unfortunately, most end up never being able to pay the money back as government raids often destroy the crops that were promised to the drug dealers as payment. If such unplanned obstacles appear, many farmers are trapped between two extreme solutions. They either give up their family to the drug dealers for collateral, or they have to flee their land. Both options are very dangerous, and many find themselves taken as hostages or killed. The government intervention of directly destroying the opium fields has turned out to be highly ineffective—farmers encounter desperate troubles that can only be solved through extreme means. The illegal drugs also help give power to militant groups such

as the Taliban. They control the opium market and continue to strengthen from its profit. While the fields are getting destroyed, there are new fields created to make up the loss and the efforts of the government only victimize the poor. Therefore, the Afghan government is being ineffective in solving the problem. In Myanmar, the situation is not so different. Opium farming is considered necessary to increase incomes for the poor farmers. Because of ongoing civil wars that have taken away other compensatory options, farmers have turned to opium farming for a living. Due to the increasing demand from neighboring China, the farmers have more incentive to produce the plants for sale. However, there has been a rise in opium-related health problems in the country. As the government has launched laws against opium production in order to stop the abuse of drugs, it has become difficult for people to obtain pure opium. In a pinch, people have been consuming opium in the form of injections, which has led to the recent rise in the spread of HIV and other diseases through the shared needle uses. However harmful and evil this industry may seem, it

feeds many people’s hunger. According to the latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the rate of drug cultivation and use has been rising. In 2013 poppy cultivation in Myanmar rose by 13 percent on the previous year, to 57,800 hectares (143,000 acres). The combination of more cultivation and higher yields has resulted in a more than 25 percent rise in opium production in Myanmar since 2012. No matter how necessary the production of opium may be for making a living, the damages are high. The massive production of opium not only damages the lives of farmers, but also the lives of the people addicted to the drug. The damage will continue as long as the high demand in the market remains unregulated. What could be the solution that can help both the suppliers and addicted consumers? One idea is the possible legalization of drugs—not to encourage people to become drug addicts, but to drive the severity of drug problems down. Hypothetically, if a government legalizes certain products, then the prices usually decrease because there is no need to go to underground sources to obtain products.

I think the reason why the cost of illegal drugs are so high is because the government made them illegal. Instead of spending money on border security and hunting down transporters, governments could focus on prevention efforts and financial support of subsistence farmers— subsidies, tax reductions, provisions of specific money for a fixed amount of time—to allow them to switch into normal farming. The legalization of drugs to lower their prices and prevent people from committing crimes related to their purchase. I am fully aware that this legalization could have some negative effects such as moral decline and addictions, however, the current market of illegal drugs reflect how unfairly wealth is distributed and how the poor is exposed to more dangers and miseries. The addiction rates in both Myanmar and Afghanistan are already high enough to make this a social problem. When the products and policies become legal, the money saved on enforcement could be spent on the improvement of prevention methods, making it legal for people to seek active help to escape addiction and return back to the workforce. Many addicts are not offered help as their drug use marks them

as criminals, eliminating ways to improve themselves and allowing the problem to persist. It would be hard for governments to reach these audiences as civil wars are making access to these populations difficult. Then, non-governmental organizations or international support groups could help the farmers and addicted consumers to improve themselves. If the addiction rates are high enough to be a great problem, shouldn’t that be acknowledged lawfully to provide appropriate care? Drugs will never be eliminated permanently. They will always be a problem, but we can try to reduce the severity of it. We need to acknowledge it before solving it. I am aware that drug problems are not simple situations, but I think the important step in solving them is to break the economies of them. There are not many examples of such attempts found around the world—my argument may seem unreasonable and unrealistic—but perhaps our world needs unconventional thinking to solve unconventional problems. Hae Rin is a freshman majoring in history. Do you agree with her take on this? Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com

Stop complaining about Valentine’s Day and embrace love Owen Desai Opinion Columnist

hile Valentine’s Day has passed, I’d like to express my opinion on the day all about love. While I have been very single for the past 18 years of my life, I’ve never felt alone or sad on this day. I was always distracted by the candy and presents my parents would give me, everyone around me was also single and, as a guy, I don’t get a lot of the pressure from the media to feel alone on Valentine’s Day. What I have noticed over the

years is people harping on this holiday, stating that it shouldn’t exist and you should love your friends, family and special someone all year-round. But I would have to disagree. Although I do think it is important to express your feelings all 365 days of the year, I like that we have a day when people focus all of their love and affection. Feb. 14 could be called “Appreciation Day,” a day for showing everyone around you just how much you care. Just how the Fourth of July celebrates our independence, and our birthday obviously celebrates our birth, Valentine’s Day is meant to celebrate our love and I think that’s important. For those who are single and

bitter, I say “cheer up!” Go celebrate your “Galentine’s Day” with your girlfriends, or hangout with your bros, or go out to dinner with your entire group of friends. Instead of thinking of the 14th as your annual reminder that you’re single, change your mindset and use the 14th as a day to acknowledge those people around you whom you love and who love you back. Having really great friends is more important than having a boyfriend or girlfriend, and who knows, that best friend could turn into a potential sweetheart. I spent my Valentine’s Day laughing and hanging out with some of the best people I’ve met since coming to college. I

think there’s a different type of affection between me and my friends; when I look at them all I can think is “I appreciate you.” Maybe it’s because I always share my feelings with people and I’m just a guy with a lot of emotions, but I’ve always liked this day. Love is in the air, no matter if it’s for your parents, siblings, friends, teachers, animals, strangers or anything else. So in conclusion, I believe you should tell people you love them everyday. Don’t be negative just because you’re single, and especially don’t be a downer on a day all about love. Focus your energy on being positive and spreading that joy to your friends and family. To the naysayers who think

Valentine’s Day shouldn’t exist and that it’s just a “Hallmark Holiday,” adjust your thinking and grow up. As I grow older and gain more life experience, I could possibly become jaded and begin to hate this holiday too, but hopefully the Grinch in all of us can stay inside and we can cherish the people we love. I hope everyone had a happy Valentine’s Day and will learn to love the day just as much as a single person like myself can. Owen is a freshman writer for The Daily Cardinal. Do you agree with his take? Do you enjoy Valentine’s Day? Tell us what you think. Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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illinois from page 8 15 points in the second half and had four assists compared to zero turnovers, the fourth time in eight starts that he finished the game with no turnovers. “The first thing I look at when I see the box score is my assist-to-turnover ratio,” Koenig said. “I guess I didn’t have any turnovers, so I was happy with that.” Sophomore forward Nigel Hayes and junior forward Sam Dekker each finished the game with double-digit scoring as well, recording 14 and 10 points, respectively. Four of Dekker’s 10 points came courtesy of a pair of thunderous dunks that helped ignite the Kohl Center crowd in the first half. Sophomore guard Malcolm Hill scored 15 points to lead the Fighting Illini, who came into Madison riding a four-game winning streak. Redshirt senior guard Rayvonte Rice also chipped in 10 points, but was held to just 4-12 shooting. The Badgers got off to a hot start in the first half, jumping out to a 10-2 lead in the first 5:38 of the game. However, the Illini answered right back, hitting 3-pointers on three straight possessions over a span of 1:19 to take an 11-10 lead. The game turned into a seesaw battle for much of the remainder of the half, before Wisconsin went on a 12-2 run to take a 32-24 lead into the locker

room. Kaminsky scored his 17 points on 8-9 shooting and UW outscored the Illini 22-6 in the paint during the half. Though Illinois was able to hold Kaminsky scoreless for nearly 16 minutes in the second half, Koenig and Hayes combined to score 23 points to help Wisconsin maintain a comfortable lead during the final 20 minutes of the game. The victory was the 727th in the career of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan, who was announced Saturday as one of 12 finalists to be considered for election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2015. Ryan received a standing ovation when recognized prior to tip-off, and became emotional when asked during his postgame press conference about the possibility of being inducted into the Hall of Fame. “It would be a thank you to all the people that I’ve either played for, played with, and all the administrators, all the faculty at all the schools, and the players, obviously,” Ryan said. “If that would put a smile on the face of the 12th man that I had at Brookhaven Junior High School, Sun Valley, Platteville, Milwaukee, Madison, I’d be real happy.” The Badgers will look to win their ninth in a row Wednesday night when they travel to University Park to take on Penn State (3-10, 15-11).

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Bronson Koenig scored 15 points and had zero turnovers, the fourth time he has done so in eight starts at point guard.

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Despite 16 points and eight rebounds from Nicole Bauman, UW fell to Nebraska Sunday, 70-63.

Strong senior play not enough as Wisconsin loses to Huskers By Tommy Valtin-Erwin the daily cardinal

The Badgers (4-10 Big Ten, 8-16 overall) fell 70-63 to Nebraska (8-6, 18-7) Sunday afternoon in Lincoln despite stellar performances from senior forward Jacki Gulczynski and senior guard Nicole Bauman. Gulczynski made five of her seven field goal attempts, including a perfect 4-4 from 3-point range for 15 points. She also added eight rebounds, two steals and a game-high four blocks. Bauman, meanwhile, never left the game, pouring in a team-high 16 points to go along with eight rebounds. Wisconsin failed to score at least 70 points for the first time in nearly a month, a mark they had reached in each of their previous seven games. The loss was the Badgers’ seventh in eight games, and moved them into a three-way tie for 10th place in the Big Ten with Illinois and Michigan State. Scoring droughts and turnovers doomed the Badgers throughout the game, even from tipoff. The Cornhuskers took a

quick 8-0 lead early, forcing two Badger turnovers in their first two possessions. Later in the half, a scoring drought that lasted almost five minutes stretched the Nebraska lead to 13. Wisconsin didn’t quit, though, and a 10-1 run brought them to within four with under seven minutes to go in the first half. The Badgers took their first lead of the game on a Gulczynski 3-pointer to make it 29-28, but would let that lead slip away when sophomore Nebraska center Allie Havers scored with just nine seconds left in the half. Wisconsin regained the lead 34-33 when junior guard Dakota Whyte buried a jump shot, and would hold on to a two-point lead until about 17 minutes remained in the game. At that point, the Badgers failed to score for over four minutes as they watched the Cornhuskers build up an 11-point cushion, 50-39. One last time, the Badgers clawed their way back from a big deficit, pulling to within four after freshman guard Cayla McMorris hit a short

pull-up jumper. Another four-minute scoring drought, fueled by five Wisconsin turnovers, pushed the Nebraska lead to 15, and the Cornhuskers never looked back. Nebraska capitalized on Wisconsin’s sloppy ball-handling all night, scoring 23 points on 20 forced turnovers. They also dominated the Badgers in the paint, where they outscored Wisconsin 34-20. The Badgers were miserable from the free throw line, hitting just seven of their thirteen attempts (53.8 percent). Outside of Gulczynski and Bauman, no one could get it going from deep. Those two combined to go 6-7 from range, while the rest of the team went just 2-12. Poor 3-point shooting hurt Wisconsin in the second half, as they shot only 28.6 percent, compared to 50 percent in the first half. The Badgers will now look ahead to Thursday night, when they will welcome Big Ten-leading Maryland, the No. 5 team in the country, to the Kohl Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Badgers get back on track, win four of six games in weekend tournament By Jacob Hams the daily cardinal

In a redeeming performance, the Badgers (5-6 overall) won four of their six games in the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tournament this weekend to alleviate some of this season’s early disappointment. Wisconsin’s first series came Thursday against host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Badgers swept the two-game set with good offensive production and a strong pitching performance from junior Taylor-Paige Stewart in the opener. She tossed

6.2 innings and only gave up three hits in the game and the Badgers won 4-2. The second game with the Islanders was a little more dramatic. The Badgers continued to get offensive production thanks to senior second baseman Megan Tancill, who got a hit every time she stepped up to the plate and scored three of the team’s five runs. Down three runs in the bottom of the seventh, the Islanders trimmed the deficit to two but came up just short as Wisconsin won 5-4. Wisconsin got yet anoth-

er sweep Friday against South Dakota, winning 6-1 and 4-1 in the two-game series. In the first game, the Badger offense came storming out of the gates by scoring five runs in the first two innings. After getting this early lead, the team relied on Stewart the rest of the way. She gave up only four hits and allowed one run in seven innings. The second game followed the same pattern as the first game. The Badger offense scored early with three runs in the first two innings and was then able to rely on pitch-

ing and defense to get the win. Freshman pitcher Mariah Watts recorded her first win as a college player in a game where she allowed only one run in seven innings. The Badgers wrapped up their final series against UAB and lost both games by one run. Both teams had an offensive outburst in the first game, combining for 25 hits. The game was close throughout, but the Badgers’ seventh-inning comeback effort came up short as they lost 8-7. Pitching shined through

in the second game. The teams were tied at 2 going into the final inning, but the Blazers hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom half to get the 3-2 walk-off win. Despite the two tough losses to conclude the tournament, it was a far more successful weekend than the season opener, when the Badgers went 1-4 in the Arizona State tourney. Wisconsin now has a week off and will be back in action Feb. 27 in the UNLV tournament. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

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UW finally records first conference win By Andrew Tucker the daily cardinal

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Frank Kaminsky scored 23 points and grabbed 11 boards to strengthen his Wooden Award candidacy.

Badgers control Illinois By Zach Rastall the daily cardinal

The recipe for success for No. 5 Wisconsin has been fairly consistent during its current eight-game winning streak, and Sunday afternoon was no different. Behind stellar performances from senior Frank Kaminsky and sophomore guard Bronson Koenig, the Badgers (11-1 Big Ten, 23-2 overall) defeated Illinois (7-6, 17-9) 68-49 at the

Kohl Center, tying the record for the best 25-game start in school history. The eight consecutive Big Ten wins is also the team’s longest win streak in conference play since the 1940-’41 season, when UW won the lone national championship in program history. Kaminsky scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half on 11-16 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds to record his confer-

ence-leading 10th double-double of the season. “I thought Kaminsky was terrific,” said Illinois head coach John Groce. “I’ve watched him play a lot and I certainly think he is one of the country’s best players. Today he definitely played like it.” Koenig, meanwhile, hit a trio of 3-pointers and scored 13 of his

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As the college hockey season approached its end, the Badgers were still looking for their first Big Ten conference win. Saturday, the Badgers (1-9-2 Big Ten, 3-19-4 overall) finally got it, grabbing a 3-2 win in the second game of their road series against Ohio State (3-9-0, 8-16-2). But before they had their time to shine, the Badgers looked dull Friday night, losing a lowscoring affair 2-1. Wisconsin opened the scoring late in the first period, taking the lead off the stick of redshirt freshman forward Corbin McGuire after he punched in a rebound from the shot of junior defenseman Kevin Schulze. UW couldn’t muster up any more offense, and the Buckeyes’ two second period goals sealed the game. Wisconsin’s senior goalie Joel Rumpel was fantastic in the first game despite the loss. He only allowed two goals on 42 shots, a performance that will usually earn a win. However, the team’s lackluster offense couldn’t capitalize on the gift that Rumpel gave them. In Saturday’s game, OSU was the first on the board about a minute into the game, with junior forward Anthony Greco scoring his 14th goal of the year, making him the third highest scorer in the conference. UW

responded with its own leading scorer, sophomore forward Grant Besse, netting a tying goal halfway through the first. Midway through the third, Ohio State took the lead again, only to have the Badgers tie it up four minutes later when senior forward Joseph LaBate scored a goal off a pass from freshman forward Adam Rockwood. The pair also connected on the game winner in the third, this time with Rockwood getting the glory and LaBate tallying the assist. The Badgers’ special teams played a large part in the victory, scoring on their only power play chance and killing both of OSU’s power plays as well. For the second night in a row, Rumpel only allowed two goals, breaking a seven-game skid where he allowed four or more goals in each. If Rumpel gets back to the form he was last season, which earned him a spot as a Mike Richter Award finalist for the NCAA’s top goalie of the year, the Badgers’ lack of offensive firepower might be compensated for. The Badgers will host the Michigan State Spartans (6-42, 12-12-2) next weekend, with Friday night’s game at 8 and Saturday’s game starting at 7 p.m. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

Women’s Hockey

Unbeaten streak ends as Wisconsin splits road series with Ohio State By Bobby Ehrlich the daily cardinal

The Badgers (18-5-3 WCHA, 23-5-4 overall) traveled to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes (12-11-3, 17-12-3) and came away with a series split, taking the first game 2-0 and falling in the second, 4-3. In the opening contest, senior forward Blayre Turnbull continued her offensive hot streak, netting both of the Badgers’ goals. After scoring a hat trick Feb. 8 against Minnesota-Duluth, Turnbull’s two goals gave her five in her last two games. “Well I think after our last game where she scored a hat trick, she left the rink a little more confident,” said Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson. “Certainly that confidence showed tonight as she scored the first goal and then scored a real nice power play goal in the second period. Hopefully it’ll continue, I think she’s been pretty consistent all year.” After this recent surge, the captain of the squad now has 13 goals on the season, a mark that places her second on the team. The only player with more goals is freshman Annie Pankowski, who has found the back of the net 16 times. In addition to Turnbull’s strong offensive play, sophomore goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens captured her 12th shutout of the season, which is the second-most in program history. Ohio State played a formidable game, matching the

Badgers shot total with 24. Desbiens turned away all those shots, including a huge third period where she stopped nine Buckeye attempts. “Ann was very sharp, not only in the first period, but certainly throughout the game, and I’m excited for her and she’s certainly earned another shutout,” Johnson said. The Badgers’ special teams continued their strong play, killing four penalties to help Desbiens record her shutout. At this point, Wisconsin had killed 54 penalties in row and then added to this run, stopping the Buckeyes on their first power play in the second game. On their second power play, the Buckeyes lit the lamp, which was the first time the Badgers had allowed a power play goal since Oct. 24 against Bemidji State. The game was tied heading into the third after goals from junior defender Courtney Burke and sophomore defender Melissa Channell. The final frame was a different story as the Buckeyes came out firing, scoring on a shorthanded goal and then taking advantage of a Wisconsin turnover to take a commanding 4-2 lead. The Badgers added some late drama as Pankowski found twine with 1:28 remaining after they had pulled their goalie. It proved to be too little, too late as UW would come up short, snapping

an eight-game unbeaten streak. “I thought we played OK,” Johnson said. “At times we showed some desperation and played pretty well and other times we turned the puck over a little too much and they capitalized on the opportunities they had, especially in the third period on the short-handed goal.” The loss not only ended Wisconsin’s unbeaten stretch, but also eliminated any hopes of capturing a WCHA regular season title. Minnesota defeated Minnesota-Duluth Saturday to move eight points ahead of the Badgers. With only two games remaining in the conference schedule, the Gophers clinched the title with their victory. Nonetheless, the No. 3 Badgers still have a very realistic shot at a national title. Wisconsin will need to continue its strong play and build confidence for the upcoming postseason. The Badgers must correct the mistakes made against Ohio State in their final conference series beginning Friday. St. Cloud State will come to Madison to bring the regular season to an end. The games are set for 3 p.m. Friday and 12 p.m. Sunday. After these two contests, the WCHA playoffs will begin the following weekend, with the first round being held at LaBahn Arena. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded her 12th shutout of the year Friday, the second-highest single-season total in school history.