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UW property crime down, violent crime up

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Crime rates in Madison reached a 36-year low in 2009, according to a UW-Madison Police Department report. In the report, Police Chief Susan Riseling said the overall reduction in 2009 came from a decrease in property crimes but said that violent crime has increased from eight to 13 incidents since 2008. According to the report, the overall reduction is a result of programs, Community Policing and the collaborative efforts of students, staff and UW-Madison

police department. Campus programs including Badger Watch, Bait Bike and Community Area Patrols are a few methods frequently used to prevent criminal activity on campus. The report added that patrollers and security officers routinely walk through university buildings, meeting with both staff and students in an effort to ensure their safety and security. UW-Madison police staff members were presented with ribbons in recognition of the role that their hard work and dedication played in 2009’s 36-year low.

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The Wisconsin Student Initiative hosted the Orchard Street Block Party at the new Union South Wednesday afternoon. Over the next few months, Union South will unveil a different feature each 15th.

Rep. Colón appointed as judge By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

State Rep. Pedro Colón, D-Milwaukee, was appointed by Gov. Jim Doyle Wednesday to the Milwaukee C o u n t y Circuit Court to replace Judge Patricia McMahon. “I look forward to conCOLÓN tinuing in my role as a public servant and to make sure that all the citizens of the County of Milwaukee get a fair hearing while I preside over Branch 18,” Colón said in a statement by the governor.

Colón, a UW-Madison Law School alumnus who has had a private practice since 1994, is not running for re-election after six terms in the State Legislature. His term as judge will begin September 20 and continue through July 31, 2011, according to the statement. “Pedro Colón is a dedicated public servant that will serve the people of Milwaukee County well on the bench,” Doyle said. However, state Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, is less than confident in Colón’s capacity to serve as judge. “Based on Colón’s votes in the Assembly, I fear that his service on the bench could greatly harm public safety,” Nass said in a statement.

Colón serves as vice chair of the Joint Finance Committee and as chairperson of the Wisconsin Migrant Labor Council.

“Based on Colón’s votes in the Assembly, I fear that his service on the bench could greatly harm public safety.” Steve Nass state representative R-Whitewater

Nass said Colón is too sympathetic to illegal immigrants, and has “a proven lack of decency and compassion.” Doyle, however, said Colón “will work really hard to uphold fairness and justice in Milwaukee.”

Noted NBC news anchor, Cardinal alum dies By Kayla Johnson The Daily Cardinal

Edwin Newman, distinguished UW-Madison alumnus, witty NBC anchor and former Daily Cardinal reporter, died of pneumonia at the age of 91 in Oxford, England. Newman died Aug. 13 but his death was not made public until Wednesday. Newman was born in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 1919 and graduated from UW-Madison in 1940 with a degree in political science. He served in the Navy in World War II and started his career in radio during that time.

Newman received a Distinguished Service Award from UW-Madison in 1967 for his work in post-war journalism. Newman worked at NBC for more than 30 years as an anchor, critic and correspondent. UW-Madison journalism professor James Baughman said Newman was a crucial player in NBC’s ability to challenge CBS and emerge as a popular news channel in the 1950s. “Newman was one the reasons [NBC] were able to do that, because he was very good, very solid, very witty,” said Baughman. “He didn’t take himself too seri-

ously. He had a sense of irony about him.” Newman covered such historical events as the shootings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy. He was best known as an anchor on the “Today” show in the 1960s. “My colleagues and I, we grew up watching him,” said Baughman. “He was funny in a very droll way.” With his bushy eyebrows and balding head, Newman did not newman page 3

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Students to build intergalactic habitat By Molly Reppen The Daily Cardinal

Twelve University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students will be constructing an intergalactic inflatable habitat for astronauts this year for a course offered by the Engineering Department. The students won a proposal to participate in a contest with National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Space Foundation to build the habitat. The contest will be held in June 2011 in Houston, and participants for the contest include the University of Maryland and University of Oklahoma. The contest calls for students to construct a soft shell structure that future NASA crew members can use on their expeditions. UW-Madison senior Nathan

Wong, who will be participating in the project, found the contest online this summer and was soon working on the proposal.

“Space is my passion. I was lucky enough to find other students who were passionate to work on this project with me.” Nathan Wong student UW-Madison

“I’m very, very excited for the project,” Wong said. “Space is my passion. I was lucky enough to find other students who were passionate to work on this project with me.” The project will be planned nasa page 3

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Victoria Statz the tor-ture chamber So, I don’t know about the rest o’ you cats, but I’m just chillin’ here, eating on some lemon poppyseed muffin and reminiscing about my golden years. When was that exactly? Well, I reckon it was those damn fine summer days ages before I was hopelessly addicted to PBR, when I spent my time at summer camps checking out Cave of the Mounds and buying shitty rock candy, canoeing and making some top-notch friendship bracelets with DayGlo colored embroidery floss. (If you want one, I still have them somewhere. All of them, since I sure as fuck didn’t have any “school chums” then, and there’s a good possibility I still haven’t put forth the effort to acquire any as of today.) Beside that cool shit, I had one other favorite activity, which actually still ranks among my top five. I’ll give you one guess… Welp, times up and the answer is READIN’. A.k.a any day of the week, when I could convince the madre to cart my scrawny ass to the public library, I could be found in the so-called “Children’s Department” squatting merrily on the only beanbag chair my poor-ass, small-town library could afford, (either that or someone donated that janky thing and if so I’m damn glad I never got scabies). Whatever, cuz you bet your sweet bippy I was reading my ass off paying abso-

lutely no mind to whatever biological epidemic was potentially growing on that chair. Favorite genre? Want to take a stab at this one? Alright I’ll just tell ya. MYSTERIES! Oh, hell yeah! Let’s hear it for my skinny little tookus who just so happened to read every single one of the “Boxcar Children” series and for damn certain every single “Nancy Drew” mystery ever published! That shit was so dope! Except for those non original-series attempts trying to bring my BFF Nancy and her pals into the modern world, those are worth shit. Now that everyone knows about my gross obsession with mystery stories that may or may not have fueled an embarrassing infatuation with NCIS and CSI, I come to the point of this column. There are two: One, I confess I am still intensely and irreversibly in love with crime and justice! I enjoy stealing road signs, scribbling on desks, nabbing t.p. from public bathrooms that aren’t on lockdown, telling mean people to “suck it,” demanding crackheads stop being “half-ass crack-ass” drug pushers, etc. My second confession is that there is an “interrogation room,” or, as I like to call it, “PAIN CHAMBER” in the house next to my apartment. Screw all you non-believers out there, I have hard, cold, painful proof. First off, that place is creepy as shit. Old moldy carpets sitting in windowsills, a ladder laying on the roof that has been there since I moved in, plus there is a decaying scarecrow of some sort sitting in a rickety wooden chair on the porch.

What the fuck! It’s keeping me up at night! But there’s more. All you PG-13 readers just drop this shit now. The fine you may get from littering is nowhere near as bad as the electricity bill you will receive from keeping your closet light on all night every night for the REST OF YOUR LIFE if you finish. Well, I warned you. Anyway, this house has a legitimate tower. I admit, not so scary, but totally fucking awesome if you always wanted to live in a castle like Sesame Street’s Count Von Count! What’s inside the tower? This is where it gets good and gory. Let me set the proper mood:

I ain’t tryin’ to die yet, I still have to re-read “The Flying Saucer Mystery” and “The Mystery in the Cave!”

On an afternoon when the sun is shining just perfectly, the contents of the room in the tower are harshly illuminated: through the space between the shutters I can see a sturdy-looking wooden chair sitting directly in the middle of the room. I bet using some nice, thick rope you could tie fine looking professional knots on that thing without it snapping, know what I’m sayin’? If you need adequate lighting in order to tie those immovable knots, whad’ya know! (As Michael Feldman would say.) There just so happens to be a single light fixture, no lampshade mind you, only a

bare bulb conveniently hanging down about three feet from the ceiling for easy access. Bada bing bada boom ladies and gentlemen, a PAIN CHAMBER. What? you don’t think it sounds scary as fuck? Like worse than when you were a kid and shit your pants in the haunted house because that creepy guy in a sheet jumped at you and made you stick your hand into a bowl filled with peeled grapes that he said were eyeballs? Specifially Gloucester’s eyeballs? You don’t think the Pain Chamber keeps me up all night and forces me to steal vicodin and drink entire bottles of NyQuil just to sleep a half hour? Not to mention the thousands of dollars I spend on Visine so I don’t look like I’m stoned all the time from lack of sleep? Well fuck it. One day when I look out my window and see your face twisted in pain because you are tied up to THAT wooden chair with THOSE immovable knots looking up at AN UNMISTAKEABLY bare lightbulb... Ah, forget it. I’ll call 911 for you, no worries. I admit it’s possible I could be wrong and it’s only some loser dude with no sense of aesthetics but I promise you I don’t plan for one fucking second to pull some “Blue Velvet” shit and break into that mother to find out. I ain’t tryin’ to die yet, I still have to reread “The Flying Saucer Mystery” and “The Mystery in the Cave!” Are your neighbors this fucking sick and twisted? Well, you can email Victoria about it at vstatz@ wisc.edu, but if you hear incessant screaming I suggest you call the police instead.

New Beer Thursday At the risk of abusing puns or making a lame turn of phrase, we at the new beer board have to admit the New Glarus Brewing Company’s Enigma is just that: an enigma. It’s complex, mysterious and difficult to grasp. And, damnit, we love it. Enigma is a recent release in New Glarus’ “Unplugged” series, in which they basically let brewer Dan Carey go crazy and brew whatever he wants. Although a new Unplugged beer has debuted and Enigma is on its way out, you can still find the beer at some local liquor store like Star Liquor, albeit for the steep price of $9 for a four-pack. You get what you pay for, however, as Enigma is a fantastic brew. Enigma’s many flavors transition so smoothly and fre-

quently it takes a while for the drinker to catch up and tell what exactly they taste. You might not know what the flavors are but one thing is for sure, it is a great beer. After a few sips the pattern becomes clearer. A bright and sweet cherry taste is the first sensation, followed by a wonderful bitter contrast a few seconds later. That bitter taste is likely a product of the oak casks the beer ages in, and gives it an almost whiskey-like feel. Despite the complex flavors, however, Enigma is an extremely drinkable beer. We are just a few days into this semester, but Enigma has already set the bar high.

New Glarus Enigma

New Beer Facts Brewery: New Glarus Alcohol by volume: 5.5 %

Style: Sour brown ale Served in: Bottle Serving Temperature: Cold

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Primary election turnout at 21 pecent in Dane County Voter turnout in Dane County for Tuesday’s primary elections was 21 percent of the voting population, according to the Dane County Clerk’s Office. Although this number is relatively high for a primary, the turnout was lower than predicted by government officials. Sept. 2, the Government Accountability Board predicted a 28 percent statewide voter turnout for the September primaries, which would have been a record

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high. The highest turnout in the last half century was in 1964 when 27.9 percent of the voting population participated in the primaries. The GAB said they were expecting the high number because there is no incumbent candidate. The last time there was a highprofile race for the governorship was in 2002 when Gov. Jim Doyle was elected over Mark Green. Primary turnout that year was 22.5 percent.

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The Associated Students of Madison’s Finance Committee approved funding for two projects that add up to nearly 30 percent of the committee’s budget for the semester.

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Finance Committee passes funding for student trips to Kenya, China By Andrew Kasper The Daily Cardinal

The Associated Students of Madison’s Finance Committee approved nearly $15,000 in funds Wednesday night, which is close to 30 percent of the committee’s travel budget for the semester. These funds will send Engineers Without Borders on a service project to Kenya and allow the Academic Advancement Program to send four students to China. “At this rate, we will use all of our funds by mid-October,” Matt Beemsterboer, chair of the Finance Committee, said. Beemsterboer said he does not believe international travel is the most effective use of the funds, which are available to all registered student organizations, but he acknowledged that there are no official holds in place to restrict it. Initially, members of the council seemed hesitant to pass the bills. However, Student Services Finance Committee

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ing procedures were also passed at Wednesday’s meeting. Both amendments are scheduled to appear on the mid-October allstudent ballot with a majority vote.

“At this rate, we will use all of our funds by mid-October.”

Matt Beemsterboer chair ASM Finance Committee

The Finance Committee also passed a $5,250 grant for a comedy event organized by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. The money will come from the Finance Committee’s $250,000 event fund, which is also available to all registered student organizations. The comedy event is slated to be held at the Memorial Union and will be free and open to all university students.

Madison West High School graduate found dead in Evanston A Madison West High School graduate was found dead in a park in Evanston, Illinois early Tuesday morning. Colin Dalebroux, 21, was identified as the victim by Evanston Police Department. Evanston Police were notified of a loud explosion at approximately 3:53 a.m. Tuesday. Police

newman from page 1 look like today’s typical news anchor. “He wasn’t a particularly handsome man. He had kind of a rumpled look about him …

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Chair Matt Manes urged council members to trust the discretion of the committee proposing the bill. Manes’ statements appeared to resound with council members and the funds were eventually approved. The SSFC allocated $6,500 to Engineers Without Borders to send six students to Kenya to help advance water filtration practice and further assess irrigation projects in the village of Orongo, according to ASM documents. Additionally, about $8,000 will be given to the Academic Advancement Program to send four students to Shanghai and Beijing to help students understand relations between China and the U.S., gain knowledge of Chinese culture and learn from the other 190 or more nations that will send delegates to the conference, according to ASM documents. The Constitutional Amendments to extend Student Judiciary terms from two years to four years and change vot-

and constructed during a twosemester course taught by professor Frederick Elder and a teaching assistant. The National Space Foundation is providing $48,000 for each project.

responded to the area, but were unable to identify the source, police said. A man walking his dog discovered the decapitated body at the Fitzsimmons Park around 5:48 a.m. on Tuesday, police said. Further investigation indicated Dalebroux had two bombs in his possession, one of which

ended his own life, police said. The other explosive device was safely defused by the Cook County Bomb Squad. “We are devastated that our beloved son, Colin Dalebroux, lost his 15-year battle with depression,” the Dalebroux family said in a statement. “We know that Colin committed suicide.”

but that was fine,” Baughman said. “They didn’t all have to look like mannequins.” Newman moderated two presidential debates—Ford vs. Carter in 1976 and Reagan vs. Mondale in 1984.

He also won seven New York Emmy Awards in the 1960s and 1970s and hosted Saturday Night Live in 1984. Newman is survived by his wife, Rigel Grell, and daughter Nancy.

Students will be separated into five different groups pertaining to different areas of the structure. The first semester is focused on design and the second semester will involve the construction of the habitat. The group will consult NASA along the way. Fred Best, technical direc-

tor for the Space Science and Engineering Center, said the center will be assisting the group throughout the year. Best said winning this contest “will not only give bragging points, but [will help to] improve the design course and give a good name to the university.”

opinion Madison v. McDonald’s 4

JAIME BRACKEEN opinion columnist

hen picturing McDonald’s, I think of greasy (yet delicious) cheeseburgers, my kindergarten birthday party, kids meals, obesity, fruit smoothies and of course—golden arches. However, these blazing yellow beacons for a fast food empire have apparently been wronged by our beloved city, and McDonald’s wants Madison to pay for it in the only way a corporation that owns over 31,000 restaurants worldwide can find justice—in cash. The controversy first arose with the construction of a pedestrian footbridge that spans over East Washington Ave. It was developed with the safety of Madison Area Technical College students in mind, as the street can sometimes be very busy and dangerous. But what nobody seems to have thought about during the planning process was what this community project might obscure. After construction was complete, McDonald’s and city officials realized the bridge covered up two golden arches. For decades, the big yellow “M” has beamed its way across highways, alerting hungry drivers to a fast food oasis. It is fair to say that this emblem is a big conductor of business for the corporation, but $312,000 worth of business? Eh. Yet this is the price

the city has settled on in compensation for business disruption caused by the footbridge. McDonald’s claims that the walkway blocks visibility of their trademark golden arches until passing underneath it, therefore preventing potential customers from seeing the restaurant until they have already passed the only turn that can get them their fast-food ﬁx. Being a restaurant chain that depends heavily on impulse buys, this can be a crippling blow. It’s not like you plan a night out with your friends and decide in advance to hit up Mickey D’s too often. So I agree they probably lost business because the sign was obscured, but you’d think the collaboration of several adult ofﬁcials could come up with a better solution to a problem that’s been in negotiation since 2008. But reality continues to rest on a $312,000 settlement. This whole problem could have been solved by a quick relocation of the sign for far, far less than what was paid, but Assistant City Attorney Doran Viste that the community would prefer not to have their new pedestrian bridge marred by a billboard. Apparently, they’d much rather have their taxes raised to pay for the settlement and legal fees incurred in the process. I don’t think so. Though, perhaps taxpayers will not have to pay an additional fee. The city says they should be able to draw on some of the leftover funds from the original project to cover the costs. I think these extra

funds could be put to much better use by expediting the other construction projects that riddle our avenues and boulevards from April until November every year. It seems as if the one-way streets didn’t make it difficult enough to navigate this area, now we must weave our way through detours as well. And how many other, smaller businesses have been set back some income due to construction? As far as the public knows, Madison didn’t go throwing money at them in compensation fees. For lawsuits such as this it comes in handy to have the best corporate lawyers money can buy. If they hadn’t settled and had this ordeal been brought to trial, the city stood to lose almost twice as much as the $300k settlement fee. All because moving those damn arches was just not enough. I say suck it up, McDonald’s and let us fix your business up with a new billboard that will set you back on the fast track to profit. During all this fussing you’ve only been losing more business, and it would have only cost Madison mere thousands of dollars versus hundreds of thousands. This whole lawsuit has been a waste of everyone’s time and money and a more reasonable conclusion should have been drawn long ago. Corporate bullies need to leave Madison alone, we just want to walk to class and enjoy our organic food in peace. Jaime Brackeen is a sophomore majoring in journalism. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Walker will restore Wisconsin MATT PAYNE opinion columnist

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n Tuesday night’s primary, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was officially chosen to represent the Republican Party in November’s election. Walker, whose grassroots primary campaign stressed smaller, more responsible government, will now face former Congressman and current Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. According to an average of polls from pollster.com, Walker is currently five points ahead of Barrett and in good position to win the governorship. While Walker is the endorsed Republican candidate in the race, he will be representing much more than just a single political party come this November. Walker, whose brown bag-themed campaign gained much popularity during the primary, will be representing the values and principles Wisconsinites consider most important in their daily lives. With the state’s unemployment rate soaring to 8.1 percent, he will be representing those who feel Governor Doyle has left them behind in this economic turmoil. As people see a record deficit that has soared to billions of dollars, Walker will be representing individuals who wish to see fiscal responsibility and discipline restored to the state once again. Now many college students, who optimistically looked to Barack Obama and Democrats to solve the problems our nation and our state face, are now faced with massive

unemployment and a sluggish economy themselves. The job market is especially tough for college graduates as companies are less willing to hire workers with little to no experience. Despite the fact that many young people remain more liberal on social issues, they are looking to conservatives like Walker to fix this economy and restore jobs to a State that has lost hundreds of thousands over the past several years. As voters are becoming more and more fed up with the worn-out rhetoric coming from the left that government is the only solution to problems our state and nation face, they are looking to a person who has proven leadership in tackling these tough issues through new and innovative means. As county executive, Walker was able to lower the county’s debt by 10 percent without raising taxes. Walker understands, as many economists do, that it is the private sector, not the government that creates jobs. He understands that raising taxes during the middle of such economic uncertainty will seriously impede economic expansion and job creation. He, like many Wisconsinites, values personal responsibility over government entitlements. While, according to a recent Rasmussen poll, most Wisconsinites see the economy and government fiscal irresponsibility as the biggest factors influencing their vote this fall, many are also fed up with the “business-as-usual attitude” that often engrosses the Capitol. Though both candidates in the race have promised to reform government and bring sound ethical practices to office, Tom Barrett raised over $340,000 from political action com-

mittees and lobbyists. How can the mayor be serious about reforming the way government works when he takes hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from people who don’t always have the best interest of the state in mind? Scott Walker’s grassroots approach to campaigning on the other hand has resonated with voters across the state. Walker has also promised a more transparent administration which requires lobbyists to report any attempts to influence particular areas of public policy. Walker has done more than just say he wants to solve the problems that face our state; he has put forward solutions for them. He has pledged to work with Democrats to eliminate $300 million worth of fraud and waste from the state by the end of his first year in office. He has put forward an economic plan that will bring 250,000 jobs to Wisconsin by 2015 through lowering taxes. This encourages businesses from other states to invest in Wisconsin. These among other things have broadened his appeal with voters across the state. Scott Walker’s proven leadership and solutions to the problems our state faces make him the best candidate for governor. His appeal to both conservatives and independents who are tired of the current governor’s policies is showing in the polls. Wisconsin needs someone right now who understands our economy and understands how to fix it. Matt Payne is a junior majoring in Chinese and economics. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Keep stem-cell research funds suspended MATT BEATY opinion columnist

f my parents thought it was hard to keep track of my major, they should try keeping tabs on the availability of embryonic stemcell research funding. About a month ago, a federal judge in opposition of the DickeyWicker Amendment put an injunction on President Obama’s executive order, which opened embryonic stem cell research to federal funds. The amendment prevents federal funding for any research creating or destroying a human embryo. And now, that injunction was put on hold for further review. Because of this, federal funds can temporarily go toward human embryonic stem-cell research. This research studies cells that, when in the correct biological conditions, can turn into a variety of different cells. For that reason, many scientists believe they can eventually lead to cures for Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and many other life-threatening illnesses. While the new ruling gave a glimmer of hope to researchers, the fact that the amendment still stands is reason enough to stop scientists in their tracks. Until the Dickey Amendment is repealed, allowing human embryonic stemcell research funding is breaking the law. Because of this, it is important that government ﬁnancing of stem-cell research remains in suspension until proper legislation is created. Any legislation will take precedence over an executive order. This fact was the basis for the lawsuit that, for a short while, halted embryonic stem-cell testing. After the lawsuit upholding the Dickey-Wicker Amendment was presented, a slew of governments, including Wisconsin, fought back with lawsuits in favor of maintaining funding. There is little chance that, without a repeal of the Dickey Amendment, funding for human embryonic stemcell research can continue. The pursuit of federal funding should not be taken through lawyers and lawsuits, but through legislation. And ultimately, these lawsuits will be unsuccessful and a waste of taxpayer money. Because the ban regards funding rather than research, it can be argued that the federal gov-

ernment does not have constitutional duty to finance scientific research. Therefore, the DickeyWicker Amendment should be upheld in court. That is not to say the intentions of the administration were not noble. Stem-cell research is one of the most promising ﬁelds in terms of slowing human suffering due to disease. The lack of federal funding doesn’t change that. And while private and state funding is available for embryonic stem-cell research, the money available is nowhere near enough. Knowledge gained from stemcell research will lead to lifechanging therapies, but that fact cannot be an excuse for administration and school officials to ignore legislation. If the majority of America supports creation of human embryos for research, then let legislation prove it. Because President Obama has already shown solace for this type of research, Congress would have no trouble repealing the amendment and taking all questions of legality out of the mix. If funding for human embryonic stem-cell research is allowed to continue while the Dikcey-Wicker Amendment is still the law of the land, a dangerous precedent could be set. A president should not be able to change legislation without the help of Congress. If Obama wants to make a positive contribution to stem cell research, he should ask Congress for legislation to repeal the Dickey-Wicker Amendment instead of calling for challenges to the injunction. Allowing Obama’s executive order to stand is an affront to the powers of congress and to the Constitution, no matter how well intentioned. A president does not, and should not, have the power to unilaterally change previous legislation. By fighting the lawsuit that asserted the powers of Congress and overturned Obama’s executive order, states, like Wisconsin, demonstrate that funding is more important than following the Constitution. Instead, they should be getting out of the courts and into the drafting room to right solid legislation that allows for the safe, ethical and responsible use of embryos in stem-cell research. Matt Beaty is a sophomore majoring in math and computer science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Slicing meats, droppin’ beats: musical dilemmas at the deli

did a lot of things this summer, but mostly what I did was work. For the last year and a half or so I’ve worked at a deli about a block off campus, but most of our clientele is older people from the local business park. I make sandwiches, I slice meats, and we deli-men get to choose what music we listen to on the stereo. Surprisingly, we run into very few problems running the stereo democratically. We can all get down to RJD2 or Neon Indian without incident, so it’s like, whatever. I guess I’m fortunate because the people I work with are all interesting and cool—but it’s just that everyone else at the deli is so terrible. Believe it or not, slicing two pounds of prosciutto is a major pain in the ass. And when someone comes to the counter in the middle of our lunch hour and asks for seven fresh cannolis, we all look at each other with the same exhausted misery. We’re all college kids—we’re tired, we’re poor, we’re probably hung-over. So in the face of such inconsiderate patrons, we project our shared animosity onto the one outlet we have complete control over: the stereo. And we listen to some pretty hostile stuff. Make no mistake—I’m a pretty amiable dude. But I can only be friendly for so long when I’ve got three different adults cursing at me for slicing their pancetta too thick and their mortadella too thin. It rouses some sort of beast I never knew was inside me—and boy, oh boy does this beast love Slint’s Spiderland. Admittedly, this stereo gimmick is a pretty childish act of rebellion—customers make us miserable, so we’re going to make them miserable, too. We can’t contaminate pasta salads or overcharge packages of gnocchi, but we can totally make middle-age prudes listen to oppressive, angu-

lar post-rock. It’s the one minor object we can wield in our own defense. But make no mistake about it—I don’t think cruel intentions are really the point. I think of it more territorially. We surrender authority to the deli and band around the stereo as some polar entity. It’s more defensive than it is thrilling. Dark rock like Jesu or Pelican helps us deﬁne the two sides of the deli dynamic. But sometimes a dynamic even this stark gets blurred. When I’m working the cash register, I expect to catch some slack from an old-timer who can’t handle the decibels I’ve given Zola Jesus’ Stridulum EP. I brace myself for a mother to let me know how much she appreciates us subjecting her young son or daughter to the coarse language in Swans’ Children of God. Some people get pretty upset about this stuff. I’ve been through this a lot. One afternoon this summer I put No Age’s Weirdo Rippers on the stereo a few notches above normal talking level. A father comes in with his son, grabs some cheese from the cooler and walks my way. “What is this?” Ah, crap. I have to shout back, “No Age.” “Who?” This time he’s louder. I lower my voice to make it seem like the volume on the stereo isn’t as loud as it is—that’s the sort of faux-psychology theory you can convince yourself is true when your back is against the wall. “No Age,” obviously. I’m already preparing my apology—we’re cleaning up from lunch, it’s almost the weekend, this is a bootlegged copy and the sound levels ﬂuctuate and I didn’t have enough time to adjust the stereo and it wasn’t intentional I promise—but he beats me to it. “I like it,” he says. Sometimes working in the deli isn’t so bad. Think Kyle’s music taste is the best thing since sliced prosciutto? Have a similar deli-dilemna to share? Dish him your thoughts at ktsparks@wisc.edu.

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(Park)ing Day is an international event that transforms parking stalls into mini public parks in order to stress the importance of urban green space. Past participants have been very inventive with their spaces. On Friday, Madison’s 1900 block of Atwood Ave. (bottom right) will be transformed into a green space.

[Park It!] like it’s hot

Eight local artists use their talents to highlight an important social issue

By Jacqueline O’Reilly THE DAILY CARDINAL

Forty years ago, Joni Mitchell released her album Ladies of the Canyon. On it was the song “Big Yellow Taxi.” In the track, her iconic voice sings, “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” In 2005, Rebar, a San Francisco art and design collective, found a way to counteract Mitchell’s lyric. In an effort to emphasize the importance of urban green space, the group transformed a single parking stall in downtown San Francisco into a temporary public park. From there, the project grew. Immensely. Only ﬁve years after the original demonstration, what is now known as (Park)ing Day has turned into an international event, with last year’s celebration drawing participants from 21 countries on six different continents. 2010 will mark the ﬁrst year Madison is taking part in (Park)ing Day. Seven local artists will work to turn eight parking spaces—each at 270 square feet—into remarkable art installations. The project is called [Park It!] and headed up by local artist and Project Lodge gallery manager Tyler Mackie. After going through the grueling process of applying for grants and asking for donations, Mackie and her six counterparts will transform the 1900 block of Atwood Ave. into an outdoor gallery that stresses the importance of urban green space. “I think it’s fun for the artists to have a change of space and location,” Mackie said, in describing what it’s like to work outdoors. “I think it’s really fun for the viewers, too, because then they can conceptualize art as existing outside of the gallery ... It doesn’t need to be contained within those walls for it to be art,” she said. Mackie’s own 270 square feet show-

room will consist of a picnic marathon and crochet station, an artform Mackie commonly uses in her work. “People can bring a special item, some sort of memorabilia that commemorates some special moment in your life, and I’ll crochet a cozy to protect it,” Mackie said, explaining her concept. “I’m bringing the domestic out,” she said. Her fellow artists have equally impressive installations. Inspired by the purpose parks serve in Madison, each artist is channeling his or her own style and viewpoint into a creative space. Among these installations is a screen-print booth, created by Lance Owens, program director of Artworking, a center offering career-oriented support for artists with cognitive disabilities, and John Hitchcock, an associate professor in the art department. Here, [Park It!] attendees can bring a T-shirt and have ready designs printed on it for $2. Other installations include a bike-powered, inflatable replica of the Olbrich Observatory by William Turnbull, a rocking chair by Angela Richardson, a commentary on the use of greenspace to combat childhood obesity by Kyle Pfister and a performance area and sweet shop by Christine Olson. Patrick Breiner, a local jazz musician, calls his installation as a “miniature music festival.” “Every parking space is supposed to be turned into a park that’s inspired in some way by a park in Madison, and every freaking park in Madison has a music festival in the summer, so I’m just kind of using that as my model,” Breiner said. Named “Surrounded By Reality Stumpfest” for the stumps that listeners will be able to sit on, various solo artists and duos—it’s pretty difficult to fit a full band in a parking space—will perform throughout the day for who-

ever decides to stop by. Breiner is drawing from the plethora of talent Madison contains. “I know of ton of great musicians in that ﬁeld who don’t get a lot of attention or playing time ... I really wanted to put on a festival that showed the solidarity of this scene and show everybody how much talent there is,” Breiner said. The overarching theme to Breiner’s stall will be a project he’s involved in, Surrounded By Reality, a musical cooperative aimed at building community among local musicians and fans as well as promoting regional musicians by providing more opportunities and spaces to play in. In explaining his own connection to the mission of [Park It!], Breiner said, “Having lived in New York for six years, [I] tend not to notice when I’m living in a space like that, that I’m not seeing nature or green. And when I leave the city to go somewhere else, it hits me like a ton of bricks that I’m missing something really obvious and really important.” Now a resident of Madison, Breiner no longer experiences that feeling of shock when he leaves the city, but that doesn’t mean preserving urban green space isn’t important to him. “There are so many beautiful things and to lose them would be a real tragedy,” he said. “Madison’s (Park)ing Day is a lot more a celebration of the urban green space, but at the same time, there can always be more,” Mackie said. [Park It!] takes place tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the 1900 block of Atwood Ave., in front of Ideal Bar, Green Owl, Yonda Photo Studio, Alchemy and Thorpes. A ribbon cutting/ground-breaking ceremony will kick off the event with Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6; Madison Arts Commission’s Arts Program Administrator, Karin Wolf and Sustainable Atwood’s Twink Jan McMahon. All are welcome to attend.

What do these two records have in common? They can both be found infuriating patrons at Kyle’s deli shop.

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Be sure to check out The Daily Cardinal’s website next Monday, the 20th, to view pictures and videos from Madison’s [Park It!] event!

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Who let the sharks out? The Swell Shark, found in New Zealand, barks like a dog. dailycardinal.com/comics

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Well. Damn it.

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Branching Out

By Brendan Sullivan bsullivan3@wisc.edu

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.

The Graph Giraffe Classic

By Yosef Lerner graphics@dailycardinal.com

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Dookingham Palace

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

TO EECH HIS OWN?

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Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Despite common perception, players right to fight for CBA Nico Savidge savidge nation

hen a lot of sports fans think of labor controversy in professional sports, they think of someone like Dan Ellis. Well, they probably don’t think of Dan Ellis in particular, since he’s a backup goaltender with the Tampa Bay Lightning. But they think of people like him—people who are paid millions of dollars to play a sport we love and still think that’s something worth complaining about.

Ellis’ complaints elicited a number of “are you serious?” responses.

Ellis got himself into some hot water a couple of weeks ago after using his Twitter page to complain about revenue sharing and escrow payments in the NHL, saying things like “I can honestly say that I am more stressed about money now than when I was in college.” This would be a perfectly reasonable thing for him to say if Ellis was some fourth-liner who made the league minimum and was always at risk of being sent down to the minor leagues. But Dan Ellis isn’t making the league minimum—he’s doing a little better, having signed a $3 million deal with the Lightning this summer after a $3.5 million contract with the Nashville Predators in 2008. Ellis’ complaints elicited a number of “are you serious?” responses including a #DanEllisProblems hashtag and a string of “Mo Money, Mo Problems” jokes from blogs like Yahoo! Sports’ Puck Daddy. Ellis has since deleted his account. With the possibility of a lockout in the 2011 NFL season appearing more and more likely, there is a temptation to see the disputes as a conflict between millionaire players and billionaire owners squabbling over revenue we can’t imagine. To a certain extent that is true. There are probably some whiny football versions of Ellis, with contracts that guarantee them millions of dollars whether they take a snap or not. But that is not the majority of the league. The NFL isn’t entirely made up of guys like Darrelle Revis and Reggie Bush, who know they will make millions of dollars in their careers, even if they are cut short for whatever reason. A lot of professional football players, and professional athletes in general, are no-name guys who have devoted their whole lives to a sport where they now make a few hundred thousand dollars per year. Behind every prima donna starting quarterback, there are

countless backup offensive linemen making the league minimum. If they get hurt, they don’t have a multi-million dollar safety net, they have the NFL’s lackluster pension and health care plans. They are the ones who have the most at stake in these negotiations over TV revenue and a new collective bargaining agreement. Let’s say you, dear reader, are one of those players. You spent all of high school practicing football, and did about the same in college. Obviously you took classes and did well enough, maybe you even got your degree. But that wasn’t how you were going to make your living—you get drafted and spend the next few years as a decent, if underpaid, offensive lineman. After spending a few years in the league, you suffer a careerending injury when you destroy your knee. Years of football have left you prone to a number of injuries and illnesses, including, as recent research suggests, a condition brought about by concussions that mimmicks ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. And you don’t have many options other than football, either, since companies probably aren’t hiring too many thirty-yearold right tackles with no experience outside of the NFL and a “Consumer Affairs” degree. Now, you have to support a family with the remnants of your salary and retirement benefits from the NFL Players’ Association.

A 2011 lockout would be disastrous for the NFL, and nobody wants to see it happen.

Obviously this Dickensian scenario is not the sealed fate for anyone looking to be a professional athlete. But for some players it is, and that is why they need the protection of these revenue deals and CBA negotiations. Team owners need to make money, and with a bad economy coupled with increasing player contracts it’s clear why they want to be stingy in these negotiations. But they are still turning millions of dollars in profit every year, and it’s not like those owners are missing any meals to begin with. A 2011 lockout would be disastrous for the NFL, and nobody wants to see that happen. If it does, there is no question people will be angry at everyone involved, players and owners alike. But before we rush to blame the players’ association, let’s remember what they are fighting for—it’s not the superstars, it’s the guys you might have never heard of, the guys who need this protection most of all. Is Nico going too easy on the NFLPA? Do you care what happens to players after they retire from professional sports? Let him know by e-mailing him at savidgewilki @dailycardinal.com.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Football

‘Backers healthy, primed for success

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Sophomore linebacker Mike Taylor registered 46 tackles in 2009 before an injury ended his season. After missing the 2010 opener against UNLV, Taylor returned to action against San Jose State a week ago. By Parker Gabriel THE DAILY CARDINAL

This could be the week Badger fans ﬁnally get to see two of the defense’s most exciting playmakers on the ﬁeld at the same time. Sophomore linebackers Mike Taylor and Chris Borland both appear to be healthy and ready to roll, and just in time with the high-powered Arizona State Sun Devil passing attack paying a visit to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday.

“This week is the best week to have depth. Having fresh legs is going to be a key for us. Culmer St. Jean senior linebacker Wisconsin football

Last season, as a freshman, Taylor led the team in tackles up until Oct. 17 when he tore his

ACL against Iowa. At that point, Borland stepped into the starting lineup and went on to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year awards after finishing with 54 total tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss. “Both of those guys are so exciting,” junior free safety Aaron Henry said. “They’re high level, high-energy guys and they fly to that football. Those guys, someway somehow, the ball always winds up around those two guys.” While the Wisconsin coaching staff certainly will not complain about the chance to get Borland and Taylor on the ﬁeld together, the Badger linebackers have not exactly struggled in the ﬁrst two games. Last week, senior linebacker Blake Sorensen led the team in tackles with seven and also intercepted a pass in the second quarter. On the strength of that performance, he leads the team for the year with 12. Nipping at the Eden Prairie, Minn. native’s heals is fellow senior linebacker Culmer St. Jean, who has registered 11 stops. Against

ASU’s lightning-paced offense, the fact that UW has four linebackers (Borland, Taylor, Sorensen and St. Jean) with at least five starts will certainly help the defense. “This week is the best week to have the depth,”St. Jean said. “It’s a high speed, high tempo offense and just having the fresh legs in is going to be key for us.” St. Jean, who has started in the middle each of the last two games, should be able to get off the field a little more frequently now that the entire unit is healthy and Sorensen can take on a jack-of-all-trades roll. “He can do everything,” St. Jean said. “He can give me a break, he can give Mike a break and Borland too and he can start. He’s already started two games this year and the type of leadership he displayed was phenomenal.” While those four top guys provide experience and playmaking ability in the base defense, sophomore Kevin Rouse has provided some excitement in the Badgers’ 3-3-5 nickel package. He registered his first career sack

against UNLV in week one and, with a pass-happy team on the docket this weekend, the nickel package could see extensive work. “Kevin Rouse has been playing phenomenal,” St. Jean said. “He’s doing everything he can to get on the field. He should get a lot of action.” Arizona State relies heavily on quick-hitting passes over the middle, and with junior quarterback Steven Threet standing 6'5," passes will be hard to bat down at the line of scrimmage. Defensive coordinator Dave Doeren said it will be important for the linebackers to be prepared. “There are a lot of underneath throws and obviously [Threet] has the height that’s going to help him but there are a lot of short passes,” Doeren said“[Tackling] is going to be at a premium.” Arizona State has a prolific linebacker of their own in sophomore Vontaze Burfict. Burfict took over the middle linebacker position early in his freshman year and went on to earn Freshman All American Honors from several college football publications. Burfict certainly will not be the last dynamic linebacker the Badgers will face this year, as stars like Michigan State’s Greg Jones and Ohio State’s Ross Homan will both get their chances against

Wisconsin. Though in a perfect world, the Badgers would not have had to deal with the injuries to Borland and Taylor, Sorensen said it will help in the long run. “It’s a long year, especially once we get in to Big Ten play,” he said. “The more guys you have that can play, the better. We’re going to play a lot of guys. Guys are going

“The more guys you have that can play, the better. Guys are going to come in and be fresh." Blake Sorensen senior linebacker Wisconsin football

to come in and be fresh, and that’s going to benefit us.” Last week, the coaching staff limited Taylor to about 30 snaps because he had missed so much time with the knee injury. Along that same line of thinking, it is possible that both he and Borland will be monitored from the sidelines. If the game is close, though, it will be hard to keep either of them off the ﬁeld. “Both of those guys have tremendous ability,” Henry said. “I’m just really looking forward to both of those guys being on

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Senior middle linebacker Culmer St. Jean is currently second on the team in tackles with 11 and is one of six team captains.

Fast Football Facts BADGER BITS Run Stuffers The Wisconsin defense has not allowed an individual player to rush for 100 yards since Fresno State’s Ryan Mathews turned the trick on Sept. 12, 2009. Even more impressive, only UNLV, on Sept. 4, managed to rush for 100 yards as a team during that span. Not So Quick Strike For all of the struggles in the ﬁrst two weeks, the UW offense has found success on it’s ﬁrst drive of each game. Against UNLV, the Badgers drove 80 yards in 14 plays and 7:37. Last week, UW put together a 10 play, 77 yard drive that chewed up 4:57. Each ended with a John Clay touchdown run. Special Coverage After years of struggling in all facets of special teams, every unit has shown improvement so far this season. Especially impressive has been the kickoff team. Junior Philip Welch is averaging a Big Ten-best 67.8 yards per kick.

Junior Defensive end J.J. Watt found trouble for himself in a deceivingly difﬁcult class.

“1st day of Swimming class today. Teacher asked us to ﬂoat for 30 seconds as a warm-up. I sank in about .05 seconds.” @JJWatt99

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Passive Passing attack

The burden of whether or not the Wisconsin passing game will crumble does not entirely rest on the shoulders of Tolzien alone. He needs help through solid pass protection and sure-handed receiving. The hyped offensive line, loaded with one first-team and two second-team all Big-Ten blockers, has underperformed in its pass protection duties thus far by giving up four sacks. As far as receivers go, with junior wide receiver Nick Toon questionable for this Saturday and senior wide receiver David Gilreath still suffering from a lingering concussion, the Badgers will rely on unproven contributors. “Physically I can’t go right now… As soon as I’m physically able to go out and play I’ll do so,” Toon said. “Obviously, we have to work with what we have and I think we’ll be fine but obviously when the guys that Scott has spent the majority of the time working with aren’t out there, it makes it difficult.” Freshman wide receiver Jared Abbrederis will likely have to improve on his five catch, fifty-eight yard effort last week. “His confidence is high or he wouldn’t be in the position that he’s in,” said wide receiver coach DelVaughn Alexander. “He’s not just an over-achiever or just a hard worker, he’s got some skill and talent too.” With inexperience on the field being a guarantee Saturday, proven senior tight end Lance Kendricks will willingly fill the void at receiver. “Definitely [I expect] a heavier workload having our two top receivers out, but I’m not worried about it,” Kendricks said. “I like being the primary receiver when I can be.” It’s true that the Badgers will continue to run the ball frequently with freshman James White, sophomore Montee Ball and of course junior John Clay. The three backs have totaled a joint effort of 490 yards on the ground. However, Tolzien will have to show a calm and poise that he hasn’t exhibited. “In practice he shows a lot more poise than he has thus far. He’s yet to get to where his potential is. I think he’ll get there soon,” Kendricks said. The question is: how soon will this poise be found in game situations, and if it isn’t soon, by that time will it be too late for the Badger’s to salvage their season?

fter last year’s record of 10-3 in his first season starting, senior quarterback Scott Tolzien looked poised to have a breakout year behind center. However, a slow start with turnover troubles, mental misques and an injured receiving corps has fans and opponents alike wondering if Tolzien and the Badger passing game will ever reach its full potential. Story by Sam Sussman

For most who follow the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers, the oh-so-promising 2010-2011 season starts this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. when the undefeated Arizona State Sun Devils stroll into the historic Camp Randall Stadium. The Badger’s high seed has yet to be validated, but will likely be put to the test in the only meeting between these two teams since Wisconsin was handed consecutive losses in the 1967 and 1968 seasons. The Badgers’ defense, especially their secondary, will be challenged by a Sun Devil offense that has posted over 1,000 yards, 705 through the air, in its first two games. However, all eyes will be on the arm of high-regarded quarterback Scott Tolzien. “They’re definitely the best defense we’ve faced thus far. They have alot of talent and they’re well-coached” Scott Tolzien Senior quarterback Wisconsin Badgers

Last year, during his junior season, Tolzien was solid but not spectacular. He didn’t need to be spectacular with the Big 10 offensive player of the year, junior running back John Clay, bulldozing over would-be tacklers behind a gargantuan offensive line. Yet, this year there are expectations. This year there is pressure. This year, there is an eleventh seed to uphold. 10-3 just might not cut it for a Badger team stacked with talent unseen since the Ron Dayne era. Tolzien will need to do more than simply top the Big Ten in passer rating and yards per attempt. He

will need to perform under the intensely focused limelight of primetime, which means cutting down on costly turnovers. He must be a leader who teammates can look to for a big play when the time comes. In Tolzien’s first two games this season, he hasn’t looked very much like the leader he must soon become. He’s gone for under 200 yards in each of the first two games, while tallying two interceptions and just one touchdown. These numbers are against last year’s 115th and 109th ranked defenses in all of college football. “There are so many different things from the first two weeks that we can improve upon,” Tolzien said. “First and foremost, we need to take care of the ball. Those are money situations down there [in the redzone]. It’s a smaller field and smaller windows and really just plain and simple you have to execute.” How will he fare then against an Arizona State defense that ranked 13th in the nation and tops in the Pac-10 last year and is led by sophomore first team preseason all pac-ten linebacker Vontaze Burfict? “They’re definitely the best defense we’ve faced thus far. They have a lot of talent and they’re well-coached,” Tolzien said. More importantly, how will Tolzien perform when backed up against the inconference foes of No. 2 Ohio State and No. 9 Iowa, against which he had an abysmal five picks and no scores combined last year? Lorenzo zemella/cardinal file photo

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Wisconsin vs. Arizona State State

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Wisconsin Badgers (0-0 Big Ten, 2-0 overall) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0 Pac Ten, 2-0 overall) Series: Arizona State leads the series, 2-0

Time: 2:30 p.m. TV: ABC Radio: Wisconsin Radio Network (with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas)

Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema (Fifth year as head coach: 40-14 career) and Arizona States’s Dennis Erickson (4th year as head coach: 167-83-1 career).

Arizona State and Wisconsin face off for the first time in over forty years. The Sun Devils hold a 2-0 record in the series, beating the Badgers 42-16 in Madison in 1967 and 55-7 in Tempe in 1968.

Arizona State Sun Devils

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Wisconsin defense looks to shut down ASU’s aerial attack WISCONSIN OFFENSE VS. Arizona state DEFENSE

WISCONSIN DEFENSE VS. Arizona State OFFENSE

If you like watching physical football, this is a great matchup to keep an eye on. The Badgers boast one of the biggest, and most productive, offensive lines in the nation, but Arizona State counters with a dynamite front seven. While it is possible that the Sun Devil defense will feature no senior starters, they have picked up where they left off in 2009, when they ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10 in total defense. Arizona State has the capability to rotate multiple players at each of the four defensive line positions, which will help in the effort to stay fresh against the Badgers bruising backfield. At linebacker, sophomore Vontaze Burfict is a beast. At 245 pounds, he still runs sideline to sideline and makes big plays all over the field. With just two games of evidence to evaluate the Badger offense, the most striking elements have been UW’s struggle to score in the red zone and inconsistency in the passing game. Wisconsin has the ability to put up points against ASU, but their performance needs to be improved from the first two games.

If there is a polar opposite to Wisconsin’s grind-it-out, ball control offense, it might be the Sun Devil’s frantic spread attack. Arizona State gets up to the line of scrimmage and goes as fast as anybody in the country. Junior quarterback Steven Threet- a transfer from Michigan who helped the Wolverines stage a second-half comeback and beat Wisconsin in 2008has already completed passes to 13 different receivers and has 630 yards and five touchdowns. The aeriel attack will provide plenty of challenges for UW’s secondary. Senior free safety Aaron Henry is still getting acclimated to the position after moving from cornerback this season. While senior strong safety Jay Valai is a bona fide playmaker, coverage is not his strong suit and he made a couple of bad breaks on the ball last week against San Jose State. The unit will have to be more in sync against ASU, but the solid play from UW’s front seven should help immensely. Junior defensive end J.J. Watt and a linebacking corps that is steadily moving toward full health will have to cause havoc up front, or UW will have trouble knocking Threet out of rhythm. Advantage: Arizona State

Advantage: Wisconsin

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COACHING

This game has the potential to be decided by special teams, and both teams have been very good so far this year. Wisconsin may have the best punter/kicker duo in the Big Ten, as junior punter Brad Nortman averaged 44.7 yards per punt on three kicks last week against San Jose State and the coverage forced fair catches on all three. Junior kicker Philip Welch is a perfect 4-4 on field goal attempts so far this year and made a 45-yard try look easy against the Spartans last week. Wisconsin suffered a loss last week when senior return man David Gilreath suffered a concussion. Two freshmen will step into his spots as Jared Abbrederis handles punt returns and James White fields kickoffs. Arizona State features one of the best kickers in the country in senior Thomas Weber. Weber won the Lou Groza Award, given to the top kicker in the country, as a freshman in 2007, but struggled with injury issues last year. This season, he is off to a good start, having connected on 3-4 attempts. The Sun Devils’ punter, Trevor Hankins, has also been stellar, averaging 53.2 yards per punt- good for tops in the Pac-10. Advantage: Arizona State

Arizona State is led by coaching vet Dennis Erickson, who is in his 21st season overall. He holds a career record of 169-83-1 for a winning percentage of (.668). That number is tenth among active coaches with at least ten seasons of coaching. Erickson won Pac-10 coach of the year awards in 1988 with Washington, 2000 with Oregon, and 2007 with Arizona State. Since then, his record has been more spotty though, as his career record with the Sun Devils is 21-18 since becoming the head man in Tempe, Ari. Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema, in his fifth season at UW, has a career record of 40-14. He has led the Badgers to a bowl appearance in every season in Madison, and has the second best record among coaches that started before the 2006 season. He trails only Boise State coach Chris Peterson, who has racked up a 50-4 record. UW sports a perfect 13-0 record at Camp Randall against non-conference opponents under Bielema and have beaten teams by an average of 19.2 points per game. Advantage: Wisconsin - Compiled by Parker Gabriel

Miscues need to be eliminated for Badgers to succeed Ryan Evans If only I had a flat top The expectations for this year’s Wisconsin Badger football team have been set high, and rightfully so, after the team rolled to an impressive 10-3 record last season, which culminated in a victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the Champs Sports Bowl. In the past, the Badgers have not played well under high expectations. In 2007, the Badgers started the season ranked fifth, only to go 9-4, losing to Tennessee in the Outback Bowl. By no means a bad year, but not what fans expected from a team who started the season ranked in the top five. The following year the Badgers came into the season ranked similar to this year, beginning the season at No.13 in the polls. That season did not go well for them as they lost to Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl to finish the season at 7-6. This year many believe the Badgers can buck the trend of disappointment. Many pundits are calling the Badgers a dark horse in the race for the Big Ten title, and project a BCS bowl bid this January. The strength of this year’s team is on offense, where the Badgers return 10 starters from a unit that ranked at the top of the Big Ten in scoring last season. Not too shabby, and certainly warranting of heightened expectations. Through the first two games the Badgers’ offense has certainly looked like the potent, high-scoring machine that we saw a year ago. In the two wins over UNLV and San Jose State the Badgers

offense has averaged 34 points and 414 yards per game, including averages of 194 yards through the air and 245 yards on the ground. Though these are all reasons to be even more optimistic about the future of this season, there has been one glaring problem that has shown up so far for the Badgers: wasted opportunities due to turnovers and sloppy play. Against UNLV, Scott Tolzien threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Later in that game, Nick Toon coughed up a fumble on the two yard line that was returned 82 yards and set up a Rebel touchdown that brought them within a field goal.

Many pundits are calling the Badgers a dark horse in the race for the Big Ten title, and project a BCS bowl bid this January.

In the San Jose State game, the Badgers were up 7-0 and knocking on the door again. James White got the carry in the red zone from San Jose State nine-yard line. As he approached the end zone, he reached for the pylon with the ball, but fumbled it through the back of the end zone for a touchback giving the Spartans the ball back. Scott Tolzien fumbled the ball off the snap three times, including on a fourth and goal play that turned the ball over on downs in that game as well. These miscues can kill the chances of victory when they happen repeatedly over the course of a game. This season, it has

kept points off the board for the Badgers. These mistakes need to be eliminated if the Badgers hope to achieve their lofty goals for this season. This weekend’s matchup with the Arizona State Sun Devils will be a good test for the Badgers. While last season was not a good one for the Sun Devils, finishing with a 4-8 overall record, their defense played superbly. Arizona State’s defense was ranked at the top of the Pac-10 and 13th in the country last year. The Sun Devils held opponents to conference lows of 21.1 points and 297.6 yards of total offense per game in a conference known for its high-flying offenses. The Sun Devil’s defense returns seven players with starting experience and is led by reigning Pac-10 defensive freshman of the year linebacker Vontaze Burfict. In this game the Badgers would be ill advised to leave points on the board against a team that doesn’t give up scoring opportunities often. The Badgers will also use the game as a gauge of where they are for the opening of Big Ten conference play in two weeks. Cutting down on sloppy turnovers will be a necessity if the Badgers hope to contend for the conference title this season. In their two biggest games last year, it was sloppy play and turnovers that cost the Badgers. Against Ohio State in Columbus, the Buckeyes returned two Scott Tolzien interceptions for touchdowns as well as taking a kickoff back for a score. Against Iowa at Camp Randall the Hawkeyes picked the ball of three times to close out that game. Wisconsin’s chances of capturing the Big Ten title this year will depend

on the outcomes of their showdowns with Ohio State and Iowa. To do that, not repeating last year’s mistakes will be critical. That sloppy play has shown up

in this season’s first two games, and if the Badgers hope to achieve what they are capable of this year, those types of miscues need to be eliminated.

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Football Schedule Date

Opponent

Time/Result

9/04/2010

@ UNLV

W, 41-21

9/11/2010

vs. San Jose State

W, 27-14

9/18/2010

vs. Arizona State

2:30 p.m. CT

9/25/2010

vs. Austin Peay

11:00 a.m. CT

10/02/2010

@ Michigan State

TBA

10/09/2010

vs. Minnesota

11:00 a.m.

10/16/2010

vs. Ohio State

6:00 p.m.

10/23/2010

@ Iowa

TBA

11/06/2010

@ Purdue

TBA

11/13/2010

vs. Indiana

TBA

11/20/2010

@ Michigan

TBA

11/27/2010

vs. Northwestern

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Who’s Hot DENARD ROBINSON Just a few weeks ago, little was mentioned of this lightning-quick sophomore from Florida. After two nonconference games, he has quickly made a name for himself, especially after his 502 total yards in a win against Notre Dame in South Bend. Rushing for 258 yards against the Irish and 197 against Connecticut redefines the term mobile quarterback. Premature Heisman talk is already beginning to follow Robinson, whose Wolverines have jumped into the AP rankings at number 20. Behind a resurgent offensive line led by center Dave Molk, look for Robinson to continue to use his unquestioned speed and athleticism against future opponents.

THE OREGON OFFENSE The number seven ranked Ducks have certainly put on a clinic on the offensive side of the ball their first two games, knocking off New Mexico 72-0 and giving Tennessee a 48-13 pounding in Knoxville. Any team that scores 120 points in two games, regardless of the opponent, has to be doing something right. With 61 first downs, 614 rush yards, and 513 yards passing, the statistics really do tell the story. After a tough Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State last season, Oregon looks a legitimate top ten team with a balanced offensive attack. It’ll be interesting to see how the offense continues, with tough upcoming games against Stanford, USC, and a Cal team with an intimidating defense.

JOHN CLAY

Perhaps somewhat lost in the inconsistencies of certain Badgers like Scott Tolzien and the defense has been the stellar play of Wisconsin’s own John Clay. In an offseason of having surgery done on both ankles, Clay has done about as much as anyone could ask for through the first two games, rushing for 260 yards and four touchdowns. Averaging six and a half yards a carry, the coaching staff will only look for those numbers to improve as the team continues nonconference play. When running at optimal level, Wisconsin fans know what Clay is capable of. In a season when other teams are gunning at Clay due to all the hype, he has not disappointed thus far. - Tom Czaja

Big Ten Standings

Team

W-L

1. Ohio State

2-0

2. Iowa

2-0

3. Michigan State

2-0

4. Wisconsin

2-0

5. Northwestern

2-0

6. Michigan

2-0

7. Indiana

1-0

8. Minnesota

1-1

9. Illinois

1-1

10. Penn State

1-1

11. Purdue

1-1

Matchups this week in the Big Ten Conference Saturday, September 18, 2010 Arizona State at No. 11 Wisconsin- 2:30pm at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis.

Ohio at No. 2 Ohio State- 11:00am at Ohio Staduim, Columbus, Ohio Kent State at No. 22 Penn State- 11:00am at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Penn.

VIRGINIA TECH The Hokies were expecting big things coming into the year and had a big matchup week 1 against a Boise State team many think deserve consideration for a national title bid. After rallying from a 17-point deficit, Virginia Tech eventually succumbed to defeat when Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore threw the game winning touchdown pass with a little more than a minute to play to lead the Broncos to the 33-30 victory. Fast forward to the following week, when Virginia Tech lost in one of the biggest upsets in college football. Small James Madison came into Blacksburg and knocked off the Hokies 21-16, bringing back memories of an Appalachian State upset over Michigan a couple years back. A heartbreaking loss followed by a devastating loss will make things interesting to see how Virginia Tech plays the rest of the way.

Northern Illinois at Illinois- 11:00am at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. Ball State at Purdue- 11:00am at Ross Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. No. 18 USC at Minnesota- 2:30pm at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. Indiana at Western Kentucky- 4:00pm at Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kty. Northwestern at Rice- 6:00pm at Rice Stadium, Houston, Tex. Notre Dame at Michigan State- 7:00pm at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich.

RANKED ACC TEAMS

Not only has it been a down period for Virginia Tech, but the rest of the pride of the ACC as well. Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Miami, all ranked going into week 2, all lost, with the Virginia Tech loss to James Madison and the Georgia Tech loss to Kansas standing out as particularly painful. There is still too much talent and too much schedule left to get worried, but as of right now the ACC is putting itself towards the bottom of the major conferences. Look for them to step up and show they are more than just a basketball conference. TIM BREWSTER

No. 9 Iowa at No. 24 Arizona- 9:30pm at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz.

Opening Weekend of Big Ten conferene play - Oct. 2 No. 11 Wisconsin at Michigan State

After Minnesota’s stinging 41-38 defeat to South Dakota in their home opener, Tim Brewster’s name is once again being put on the hot seat by many critics. Gopher fans have been harsh on Brewster after suffering through mediocrity, and with a tough Big Ten schedule looming, Brewster could be gone without an upset win or two. In a recent Minneapolis Star-Tribune poll, an estimated 15,000 voters said the school should fire him immediately. Ouch. The only thing warm right now with Brewster and the Gophers is that hot seat.

Massachusetts at Michigan- 11:00am at Michigan Stadium

Who’s Not

Thursday, September 16, 2010 B5

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No. 20 Michigan at Indiana No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois Northwestern at Minnesota No 22. Penn State at No. 9 Iowa

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NATIONAL OUTLOOK

Iowa-Arizona Set to Duel in the Desert

(24) Arizona vs. (9) Iowa, 9:30 p.m. Georgia vs. (12) Arkansas, 11:00 a.m. Texas Tech vs. (6) Texas, 7:00 p.m. Minnesota vs. (18) USC, 2:30 p.m.

WEEK THREE POLLS AP Top 25 1. Alabama (52) 1,466 2. Ohio State (5) 1,410 3. Boise State (1) 1,306 4. TCU 1235 5. Oregon 1,172 6. Texas (1) 1,150 7. Oklahoma 1,123 8. Nebraska 1,083 9. Iowa 1,037 10. Florida 1,036 11. Wisconsin 855 12. Arkansas 755 13. South Carolina 642 14. Utah 627 15. LSU 595 16. Auburn 538 17. Miami (FL) 530 18. USC 481 19. Stanford 446 20. Michigan 437 21. West Virginia 197 22. Penn State 171 23. Houston 169 24. Arizona 138 25. Oregon State 75 Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Georgia Tech 15, Georgia 22 Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 62, Fresno State 48, Air Force 46, California 45, Georgia 42, Florida State 41, Missouri 37, Georiga Tech 35, Clemson 25, North Carolina 23, Texas A&M 18, Texas Tech 17, Michigan State 15

Usa today/coaches 1. Alabama (55) 1,470 2. Ohio State (4) 1,410 3. Boise State 1,278 4. Texas 1,262 5. TCU 1,168 6. Oregon 1,122 7. Florida 1,108 8. Nebraska 1,095 9. Oklahoma 1,062 10. Iowa 1,050 11. Wisconsin 889 12. LSU 740 13. Arkansas 738 14. Utah 625 15. Auburn 618 16. South Carolina 527 17. Miami (FL) 417 18. Arizona 410 19. Stanford 338 20. Penn State 296 21. West Virginia 264 22. Michigan 254 23. Houston 220 24. California 131 25. Missouri 82 Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Georgia Tech 17, Georgia 19, Brigham Young 24 Other recieving votes: Clemson 68, Florida State 63, Oklahoma State 55, Air Force 51, Pittsburgh 50, Georgia 39, Michigan State 35, Oregon State 33, Texas Tech 28, Georgia Tech 26, North Carolina 23, Brigham Young 17, Washington 14, Nevada 12

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Ricky Stanzi will look to keep Iowa undefeated as the ninth ranked Hawkeyes invade the desert for a showdown with the No.24 Arizona Wildcats. By Michael Tews gameday

Iowa is poised to improve its record to 3-0 as they head southwest to take on the Arizona Wildcats. While that game ensues, instate rivals Texas and Texas Tech will fight in a classic Big 12 showdown, and SEC powerhouses Clemson and Auburn will face off. In Washington, Nebraska hopes to improve its national title hopes as they take on Heisman candidate and future first-round draft pick, quarterback Jake Locker.

Iowa vs. Arizona The Hawkeyes, who have played flawlessly on both sides of the football, receive their first true challenge this Saturday when they invade Tucson, Ariz. to take on the Wildcats. Iowa has been quite offensively minded this season, outscoring its first two opponents 72-14, with quarterback Ricky Stanzi compiling 433 yards and three touchdowns. At the same time, Arizona has also performed exceptionally, beating its first two opponents by a combined score of 93-8 and is currently ranked 10th in the nation in passing yards, averaging 344 per game. Quarterback Nick Foles has completed a staggering 83 percent of his passes (49-59), while accumulating 574 yards and three touchdowns. On defense, Arizona features a stout unit, which is ranked 2nd in the nation and is coming off a victory where it allowed only 171 total yards against The Citadel. To add fuel to the fire, Arizona is seeking redemption after faltering to the Hawkeyes last season 27-17. Iowa held Arizona to just eight first downs and limited the Wildcats to 253 yards of offense. Iowa needs its defense, one of the nation’s most talented, to live up to its expectations and play

the hard-nosed, physical game that enabled the team to slay the Wildcats previously. Both teams have alot to lose this weekend but Iowa needs the win this weekend if it wants to have a shot at the BCS National Title at the end of the season.

Texas vs. Texas Tech Texas Tech is hoping that some of the magic still remains from the previous time the two rivals met in Lubbock in 2008. In that game, where Texas Tech stunned Texas 39-33, wide receiver Michael Crabtree scored the go-ahead touchdown with one second remaining. ESPN.com ranked the game as the No. 3 game of the decade, but both teams have undergone drastic changes since that match-up. A new era has begun at Texas Tech under the regime of coach Tommy Tuberville, who replaced former head coach Mike Leach. The Red Raiders have gotten off to a fresh start at 2-0 and are coming off a 52-17 rout of New Mexico. Quarterback Taylor Potts accumulated 293 yards and three touchdowns in that game. As for the Longhorns, their offense has morphed into a more balanced attack. Unlike last season, when Texas was primarily a pass oriented offense under quarterback Colt McCoy, the Longhorns have focused on the ground game, averaging 182 rushing yards in their first two games. Yet their passing game is still respectable, averaging just less than 200 yards per game. This could spell trouble for the 62nd ranked Texas Tech defense, which has allowed 22 points and has yielded 380 yards per game. Texas will be looking to exploit that weakness and the Red Raiders may need a lot

more than pure magic to knock off the No. 5 ranked Texas Longhorns.

Clemson vs. Auburn It will be a battle to the finish when two of the top SEC squads square off for conference supremacy. The Clemson Tigers, despite losing ACC player of the year C.J. Spiller to the NFL draft, have been a consistent force on the ground all season, averaging 229 rushing yards, the 24th best in the nation. Running back Andre Ellington leads the way with 133 yards and three touchdowns this season, while backups Jamie Harper (110 yards, 1 touchdown) and Roderick McDowell (91 yards, 1 touchdown) have also contributed. On the other hand, Clemson will have its hands full as it attempts to stymie the Auburn Tigers, who will have quarterback Cameron Newton try to lead them to victory. Newton has not garnered the attention of the nation like Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has, but he has been absolutely sensational this season. Not only does he lead Auburn in passing (322) and rushing (241), but he heads into Saturday with a substantial amount of confidence after an impressive performance last Thursday. In Auburn’s 17-14 victory over Mississippi State, Newton completed 11-of-19 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, as well as rushing for 70 yards. To put this in an even better perspective, Newton’s total yardage was 146 in the first half compared to Mississippi State’s 125. It will be a daunting task for the Clemson defense to contain Newton, because up until now, no one has been able to put a leash on the tiger.

Nebraska vs. Washington Despite a lackluster performance in a 23-17 loss to Brigham Young in Week 1, Washington rebounded and showcased its high-octane offense last Saturday in a 41-20 victory over Syracuse. Senior quarterback Jake Locker looked much more like a Heisman candidate as he completed 22-of-33 passes for 289 yards and tied a career-high with four touchdowns. Locker’s weapon of choice was the electrifying junior Jermaine Kearse, who caught nine passes for an outstanding 179 yards and three touchdowns. Kearse became the first Huskies receiver with three touchdowns in a game since Reggie Williams in 2002. Unfortunately, it won’t be that easy against 8th ranked Nebraska, who features a physical, aggressive defense. Nebraska not only has held its opponents to an average of 13.5 points per game but had five interceptions against Idaho last Saturday. To compliment the defense, the Cornhuskers have the 3rd best rushing offense in the nation, having already amassed an astounding 649 yards. This offensive juggernaut is directed by true freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez, who has been everything except short of amazing. Martinez has only had 21 carries this season but is averaging an absurd 13.5 yards per carry while totaling 184 yards on 5 touchdowns. Washington will have to play a perfect game to have a shot because not only must Locker find a way to score against one of the toughest defenses, but a mediocre defense will have to neutralize the Cornhuskers potent offense. If the defense can’t do that, it could be a very long day for the Huskies.

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Tolzien's tribulations In Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27-14 win over San Jose State last saturday, senior quarterback Scott Tolzien threw one interception in the red zone and fumbled the ball three times. The turnovers allowed San Jose State to remain in the game and gave the Badgers unnecessary need to worry. All three fumbles were recovered but stalled promising drives, and the interception directly resulted in seven points for the pesky Spartans. No turnovers are ideal, but a quarterback trying to make a play downfield and failing is a mistake that every quarterback around the country is susceptible to making. The fumbles, however, are inexcusable. A senior tandem of Tolzien and center Peter Konz should not have trouble exchang-

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ing the ball after three and a half years of practice, especially during a crucial 4th and 1 in the red zone. In addition, Tolzien needs to be aware when the pass rush is coming and get rid of the ball quickly. Recognizing a blitz and weaknesses in pass protection should be routine for someone with Tolzien's level of experience. Teams like Iowa and Ohio State are not going to hold back on passing downs, and its important that Tolzien is able to react.

Injured receiving corps A frightening moment occurred in the third quarter last week as senior wide receiver David Gilreath was carted off the field after being on the receiving end of a helmet-tohelmet hit. Gilreath suffered a

concussion and was released from the hospital later that day, which is fantastic news. Gilreath is unlikely to be back in action this week and his abilities as a return man, as well as a receiver, will be missed. Look for the bulk of the return duties to be taken by freshman running back James White, who is quickly pushing sophomore running back Montee Ball and junior running back John Clay for carries in a crowded Wisconsin backfield. Another player to watch is freshman quarterback-turnedwide receiver Jared Abbrederis, who stepped in for Gilreath as a receiver in the second half. He hauled in five catches for 58 yards. Abbrederis may also have to pick up some of the slack for Nick Toon, who may also miss the game with a nagging turf toe injury.

The white clay ball The Badgers backfield is suddenly looking more and more loaded. With the emergence of James White, a scatback from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. head coach Bret Bielema now has three talented running backs to share the load. Last week, Clay received the lion's share with 23 carries, while Ball had nine and White was given a lowly six. Had White not fumbled into the endzone after a tremendous run to the outside the numbers would not have been so lopsided. In the opener against UNLV, all three running backs had double-digit carries and combined to average nearly six yards per carry. Finding carries for all the backfield weapons will not be as easy as competition increases,

but it surely won't be anything Bielema will lose sleep over.

extra special Teams Special teams are often the most overlooked aspect of football, but it is worth noting the successes to date of junior kicker Philip Welch and junior punter Brad Nortman. Welch has converted on all four field goal attempts thus far this season, including a 45 yarder and a 37 yarder. Meanwhile Nortman has averaged over 40 yards per punt and has shown ability to kick directionally, limiting the return abilities of opposing return men. Winning the special teams battle can pin offenses deep in their own end and start offensive drives in an opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s territory. In addition, having a reliable kicker can be an offense's best friend. Welch and Nortman might combine to be the Badgers' most overlooked players this year, but their contributions should not be ignored.

second-tier secondary One serious spot of concern for the Badgers is the same area that often cost them last year: the defensive secondary. Captain Chris Maragos is now last year's news and has been replaced by junior defensive back Aaron Henry, but the secondary remains mostly unchanged. Junior defensive back Antonio Fenelus came up with a tremendous interception against San Jose State, but the secondary gave up eight catches, 113 yards and a touchdown to a walkon from the WAC. Yes, walk-on freshman wide receiver Chandler Jones. That is inexcusable, and not a good sign of things to come as the Badgers will soon enough be facing teams with much more talent at the receiver position.

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Record Book All time leading rushers in UW history

1. Ron Dayne (1996-’99)- 7,125 yards 2. Anthony Davis (2001-’04)- 4,676 3. P.J. Hill (2006-2008)- 3,942 4. Billy Marek (1972-’75)- 3,709 5. Brent Moss (1991-’94)- 3,428 6. Terrell Fletcher (1991-’94)- 3,414 7. Alan Ameche (1951-’54)- 3,345 8. Larry Emery (1983-’86)- 2,979 9. Rufus Ferguson (1970-’72)- 2,841 10. John Clay (2008-Present)- 2,661

Record Book All time kicking records in in UW history Field Goals Made 1. Todd Gregoire (1984-’87)- 65 2. Rich Thompson (1988-’92)- 50 2. Taylor Melhaff (2004-2007)- 50 4. Philip Welch (2008- Present)- 41 5. Mike Allen (2001-’04)- 39 Field Goal Accuracy 1. Matt Davenport (1996-’98)- .868 2. Philip Welch (2008- Present)- .788

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Record Book All Time Passing Leaders in UW history Career Passing Yards 1. Darrell Bevell (1992-’95)- 7,686 2. John Stocco (2003-’06)- 7,227 3. Brooks Bollinger (1999-’02)- 5,627 4. Randy Wright (1981-’83)- 5,003 5. Mike Samuel (1995-’98)- 4,989 6. Jim Sorgi (2000- ‘03)-4,498 7. Tony Lowery (1987- ‘88, 1990- ‘91)- 4,006 8. Neil Graff (1969- ‘71)- 3,699 9. Mike Howard (1983- ‘86)- 3,402 10. Tyler Donavon (2004- 07)- 3,227 11. Scott Tolzien (2008- Present)- 3,200 Career Passing Efficiency (Minimum 300 attempts) 1. Scott Tolzien (2008-Present)- 143.6 2. Jim Sorgi (2000- ‘03)- 141.2 3. John Stocco (2003-’06)- 134.1 4. Darrell Bevell (1992- ‘95)- 133.9

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5. Brooks Bollinger (1999- ‘02)- 126.9 6. Randy Wright (1981- ‘83)- 118.7