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UW-Madison Law School creates clinic to help immigrants By Shannon Kelly The Daily Cardinal

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According to a new Marquette University Law School poll, U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin and President Barack Obama are pulling away from their opponents in Wisconsin.

Poll shows Baldwin, Obama up big in Wis. By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has a nine-point lead over former Gov. Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday. The survey showed 50 percent of likely voters in the state plan to cast their ballot for Baldwin in November compared to 41 percent for Thompson. The results are a complete reversal of the previous Marquette poll conducted in mid-August, when Thompson led Baldwin 50 percent to 41 percent. The most significant improvement for Baldwin seemed to come among swing voters, as 50 percent of independents polled said they preferred Baldwin while 38 percent favored Thompson. Baldwin’s campaign spokesperson John Kraus said Baldwin’s recent gains in the polls prove momentum is on the congresswoman’s side.

“Tammy Baldwin has a strong record of fighting for Wisconsin middle class families and small businesses,” Kraus said in a statement. “She isn’t afraid to take on the big-moneyed special interests that have too much power and influence in Washington.” However, Thompson’s campaign spokesperson Lisa Boothe said the Marquette poll does not accurately reflect voters’ opinions because it over-sampled Democrats. Thirty-four percent of voters questioned for the poll were self-identified Democrats while 26 percent were Republicans. “We have no doubt that Wisconsin families will see through the lies and demagoguery that Tammy Baldwin and her liberal cronies are using to divert voters’ attention away from her failed record,” Boothe said in an e-mail. Director of the Marquette poll Charles Franklin pointed out in his analysis more Democrats were surveyed than usual and therefore included adjusted results to the average sample,

suggesting Baldwin actually holds a smaller 48 to 43 percent lead over Thompson. University of WisconsinMadison political science professor David Canon said even though the poll likely oversampled Democrats, Baldwin’s message painting Thompson as a Washington insider seems to be resonating with voters, helping to give her a slight advantage in the race. “There’s clearly been a shift towards Baldwin, there’s no doubt,” Canon said. “All the polls are pointing in the same direction.” As for the presidential election, 54 percent of poll respondents backed President Barack Obama while 40 percent supported Romney after Obama led by only three percentage points in the Marquette poll one month ago. Adjusted for the partisan sample, Obama led Romney 51 percent to 43 percent. The poll was conducted from September 13-16 and has a margin of error of 4.1 percent.

University of Wisconsin Law School students launched a new clinic Wednesday to help immigrants at risk of deportation navigate through the complicated legal proceedings surrounding deportation hearings. The Immigrant Justice Clinic, which is the first in the state, is the result of several years of work by the Latino Law Students Association with immigrant detainees at the Dodge County Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Juneau, Wisconsin. According to third year law student and LLSA President Kathryn Finley, it quickly became evident the detainees had few options for much needed legal assistance due

to a lack of Wisconsin attorneys willing to defend them. “Immigration law is very complex and deportation defense…is a complicated area in immigration law,” Finley said. “So I think the students of our organization just wanted to do something to try to solve a very big problem in our own way.” In addition to helping the detainees, Immigrant Justice Clinic Director and Wisconsin Law School Professor Stacy Taeuber said the clinic, which is open to all second and third-year law students, benefits the students. “I’m really excited to be able to give this opportunity to the students because I know they’ve want-

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ASM grants Homecoming significant funding increase By Megan Stoebig The Daily Cardinal

University of WisconsinMadison student government approved funding for this fall’s UW Homecoming in a meeting Wednesday after a heated discussion over how much money the event should receive. The UW Homecoming Committee originally requested a $24,402 grant, but the Associated Students of Madison Student Council amended the request and approved the event’s funding at $20,897.

Stacy Day, President of the UW Homecoming Committee, said she was glad ASM supported her committee and the tradition of UW Homecoming week. “I think it’s an important week for all our students and it’s reassuring to know that there are students who govern and control our money that support it too,” Day said. The legislation sparked a heated debate over what level of funding would be appropriate for

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President Obama to campaign in Milwaukee Saturday The latest in a flurry of campaign activity in Wisconsin, President Barack Obama will be in Milwaukee Saturday to speak to supporters on the Summerfest grounds as well as hold a private fundraiser. Obama’s visit underscores how Wisconsin has become one of a handful of important battleground states in November’s

presidential election. Last week, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan made stops in Wisconsin. Ann Romney will be in Milwaukee this Thursday campaigning for her husband Mitt. The Obama campaign’s Wisconsin Press Secretary Gillian Morris said in an email to

supporters Obama will talk about his plan to continue creating an economy “that’s built to last” by investing in education, energy, innovation and infrastructure. In addition to his speech on the Summerfest grounds, Obama will hold a private fundraiser with Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron at the Milwaukee Theatre.

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t various points in my college career, I’ve seen Facebook posts, newspaper columns and other forms of media celebrating the idea of “what it means to be a Badger.” And I have to say, as I enter my senior year, I still don’t get it. Aside from the tired cliché of “work hard, play hard,” I’ve never heard anybody provide a coherent explanation. Does it mean that as Badgers we are by default more intelligent, more admirable and more awesome than a “Gopher” or a “Buckeye?” I think that’s what people are getting at, but I have no clue. I know I can at least tell you one thing that many people consider “unbadgerly:” the selling of student football tickets. This much was clear two years ago, when Wisconsin made the Rose Bowl and a mild uprising took place when students bought tickets solely with the intention of profiting upwards of $300-$400 off

of them. Of course, students who intended to attend the game but were shut out during the online sales were justifiably peeved that they would have to pay up the ass for tickets, prompting them to question if those profiteers were “true Badgers.” It even prompted The Badger Herald to label the sellers as “The Worst People on Campus,” publishing their names in an effort to shame them. I was pissed off, too. Had I realized that demand for Rose Bowl tickets was more inelastic (Econ 101, FTW) than I believed, I would’ve tried to make the easy $300 profit myself, damnation of the campus notwithstanding. I don’t believe it makes you a bad person to take advantage of a profit opportunity ripe for the taking; it’s what happens on Wall Street every day. It’s likely the same reason why the NFL is standing its ground with its referees at the moment, even though referees earn less than 1 percent of the league’s revenue. No amount of public backlash regarding the replacement referees is enough to dissuade viewers from turning away from their T.V. sets while Clay Matthews is making Jay Cutler

his bitch. Much like the NFL, the appetite for Badger football is insatiable. As such, I can’t fault enterprising students for selling their Badger tickets for more than face value when people are so willing to shell out the cash for student seats. While some people might argue that such a practice prices out the real fans, I look no further than the good word of Mick Jagger for my rebuttal: “You can’t always get what you want.” Quite simply, that’s how the world works—the people with more money or more willingness to spend get what they want. It reminds me of when I begged for a N64 for Christmas one year. My mom said it was too expensive, I whined and she essentially told me “tough shit.” I was stuck with my Super Nintendo for another few years. I survived. Though it might suck that some of the more enthusiastic Badger fans get priced out of the game, an individual who sells his or her tickets above face value is simply exploiting the inefficiency of the market. While some may say this makes them “unbadgerly,” others, like me, might say it

makes them resourceful. Differences in opinion like these are why we should do away with conceptualizing what it means to be a Badger in the first place. How can we possibly make a blanket statement for over 40,000 people? During my time on campus, I’ve met several individuals who have brilliant minds, uncompromising integrity and who are just a good time to be around. At the same time, I’ve also met people who were the exact opposite of these traits. To say that people you like and people you don’t like are entirely unique to a particular college—or any location for that matter—is extremely narrow-minded. So here’s my definition of what it means to be a Badger: it means you attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and that’s it. More importantly, you’re a human being with your own beliefs and life experiences to guide your actions, instead of being held to some one-size-fitsall framework based on where you attend college. Want to tell Adam what you think it means to be a Badger? Let him know at ajwolf2@wisc.edu.

Batten down the hatches: The Beer Battle is on Niko Ivanovic beer columnist

rom Miller-Coors to Pabst Blue Ribbon to the impressive list of craft brewers that call it home, and hell even our baseball team, Wisconsin is in many ways the beer state. We also consume more beer per capita than 44 of the 50 states, and UW-Madison will forever hold the honor of being the first public university with a student union that serves beer. However, with so many solid options to choose from, it can be difficult to decide which brewer is most worthy of your precious beer money. The point of this brewery battle is to answer that very question and determine which Wisconsin brewer I think deserves to be labeled the best in the state. Before I jump right into the results, I’ll first outline the details of how the battle was conducted. Seven craft Wisconsin breweries were selected to compete: New Glarus, Ale Asylum, Central Waters, Tyranena, Leinenkugel’s, O’So and Capital. There are five

rounds to the battle, the first two are described below, and the last three will be revealed in next week’s column. Each round is separated based on beer style, with Amber Lagers, Pale Ales/Single IPAs, Double IPAs, Strong Ales/ Barleywines and Stouts each represented by the brewers. In order to ensure biases could not play a role, the beer tastings were performed while blindfold-

that can vary considerably from brewer to brewer. Low alcohol and a highly carbonated mouthfeel make the style perfect for summer and early fall drinking. With a nice hop presence to provide a fuller flavor, Ale Asylum Ambergeddon took first place, followed by the mellower and toasty flavors of New Glarus Two Women. Capital brewery also scored nicely with their sweet and caramel-heavy Oktoberfest lager.

Ale Asylum came out on top, this time tied for first place. A true pale ale, Moon Man has as much light fluffy wheat bread backbone from the considerable barley as it does citrus hop bitterness. Hopalicious, on the other hand, is closer to a single IPA, with lots of floral and grapefruit to cut against an earthy pine undertone. Somewhat surprisingly, the relatively new Madison-based Ale Asylum stands on top of the pile after two rounds, followed by the better known New Glarus brewery. Thanks to their solid Oktoberfest beer, Capital comes in third with 14 points despite the pretty uninteresting hop cream ale. The rest of the breweries have some catching up to do with large double-digit deficits, but with 3threerounds to go, the title of Wisconsin’s best brewery is still very much up for grabs. Check back next Thursday for the conclusion of the battle as we sample some of the boldest and best beer styles that craft beer has to offer: strong ales/ barleywines, double IPAs and porters/stouts. Have suggestions or questions for Niko? Email him at ivanovic@wisc.edu.

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Amber and Octoberfest Lagers 1. Ale Asylum Ambergeddon:

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Lager: 10/15 pts 3. Capital Oktoberfest: 9/15 pts 4. (tie) Tyranena Oktoberfest: 7/15 pts 4. (tie) Leinenkugel Oktoberfest: 7/15 pts 6. Central Waters Octoberfest: 5/15 pts

ed, with three judges, including myself, scoring each beer on a scale of zero to five. Finally, it’s worth noting that each brewer will sit out one of the five rounds, so the total score out of four will be tallied to determine the ultimate winner. Round 1: Amber/ Oktoberfest Lagers The amber lager is a malty, creamy and drinkable session beer

Round 2: Pale Ales/Single IPAs Perhaps the perfect gateway beer style, the American Pale Ale provides a bright citrus profile with a noticeable, but not overwhelming amount of hop bitterness. Sweet honey and light biscuit flavors tend to show up in the more balanced offerings as well. Much like the first round, New Glarus and

1. (tie) Ale Asylum Hopalicious: 11/15 pts 1. (tie) New Glarus Moon Man: 11/15 pts 3. Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA: 8/15 pts 4. O’So Hopdinger: 7/15 pts 5. Tyranena Bitter Woman: 5/15 pts 6. Capital Hop Cream: 5/15 pts

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news Three downtown buildings receive commission approval By Sam Garigliano The Daily Cardinal

City officials approved plans Wednesday night for three building developments in the downtown area. The Urban Design Commission granted final approval to Hovde Properties and architecture company Epstein for a multipurpose building at 309 West Johnson St., and approved initial proposals for two other apartment complexes. The West Johnson Street building would be a 14-story multi-purpose complex containing apartments, commercial businesses and offices. The development would have approximately 252 apartments and would house the new office space for the Madison Fire Department’s administrative sect. Epstein Architecture worked closely with the city, including area neighborhood and business groups, in creating the final proposal, said Victor Villacrez, a commercial real estate associate with Hovde Properties. “[Hovde Properties] challenged us to make one of the best apartment developments in Madison and we took it seriously,” said Epstein architect Steve Holzhauer. The UDC also approved ini-

tial plans for two other downtown apartment structures. A four-story, eight unit apartment at 125 North Bedford St. would target student residents and cost around $600 a bedroom. “In my opinion what the Mifflin Street neighborhood needs is some newer housing stock that is going to be relatively affordable,” said property owner Todd Meinholz. Construction would begin January or February 2013 and would finish by August 2013 provided the city approves the final proposal. The commission also approved initial plans for an apartment highrise that would be located on 306 West Main St. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said all three buildings would be positive incorporations for downtown. “The [West Johnson Street and West Main Street apartments] will have more of a pricey rental structure that could be cost-prohibitive to many UW students, but nonetheless I’m sure there will still be UW students living in the buildings,” Verveer said. All three buildings will require approval from the Plan Commission on Oct. 15th, and the City Council on Oct. 30th before construction can begin, Verveer said.

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Club Segredo made changes to its employee training, interior decorations and booking focus following city officials’ safety concerns about the area and the club’s staff.

Committee discusses new pizza restaurant, Segredo By Jesse Pollans The Daily Cardinal

clinic from page 1 ed it for a long time,” Taeuber said. “As an attorney in the community, I know there’s a huge unmet need for low-cost and pro bono legal services for noncitizens, particularly people in deportation proceedings, which is our focus.” Finley pioneered the efforts to create the clinic when she began the grant-writing process for the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant, which the LLSA ultimately received. The grant provides funding to support the Immigrant Justice Clinic

for three years. But Finley said she hopes the clinic will continue to grow beyond the three-year tenure provided by the grant. Law students are actively seeking other funding and hope to work with other student organizations and law school clinics to spread the word about Wisconsin’s low number of attorneys willing to handle cases involving immigrant detention and rights, according to Finley. “We’re definitely hoping that it continues,” she said. “There is such a great need for a program like this in the state of Wisconsin.”

Students could be surprised to see the owner of Ian’s Pizza, which became famous for its unique toppings, selling a more traditional style of the classic Italian food at a new restaurant in the future. The Alcohol License Review Committee approved an alcohol license Wednesday for a possible new pizza restaurant at 558 State St. Although Ian Gurfield, owner of Ian’s Pizza, would include alcohol on his new restaurant’s menu, he said the emphasis would still be on the food. Gurfield added the main differences between Ian’s and the new restaurant would be the introduction of sourdough crust and cooking with a wood burning oven. “We’re looking to provide a very different experience

than Ian’s, but still obviously focused on really great pizza,” he said. According to Gurfield, the restaurant would be named “S2” after the first letter of his wife’s and maternal grandmother’s first names. Gurfield said opening a new restaurant would be a “passion project” for him. “When I started Ian’s Pizza, I was in my early twenties and I’m now in my mid-thirties,” he said. “I’m looking for a challenge, still within the pizza realm, but to do something a little bit different with a wood burning oven.” Also at Wednesday night’s meeting, the ALRC discussed security and staff training improvements at the club Segredo, located at 624 University Ave., that were made in response to city officials expressing concern with vio-

lence in the area. Last May, three people were shot and injured outside of Segredo. ALRC members said the club had to improve employee training and reevaluate its employee handbook, partially in response to an incident where Segredo’s staff found a loaded handgun, but did not immediately inform police. Since then, Segredo owner Michael Hierl said the club has made changes to its staffing, interior decorations and booking focus. “We have had 600 plus crowds for the past few weekends…but we have had incidents that you can count on two or three fingers,” Hierl said. However, because the ALRC did not see a finalized copy of the revised handbook at the meeting, the committee will not take further action until its October meeting.

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UW Homecoming Committee President Stacy Day expresses her concern that $8,602 would not sufficiently fund Homecoming.

homecoming from page 1 the event, which received around $15,000 last year. Day said the committee asked for a significant increase in this year’s funding because Madison Police are requiring an increased safety presence at the Homecoming Parade following last year’s accident, when a Madison woman sustained injuries after falling from a parade float. Before coming to Student Council for approval, ASM Finance Committee approved the event’s funding at $8,602 in its last meeting Tuesday, which Day said would not have been

enough to fund the homecoming parade, the committee’s most popular event. But Finance Committee Chair Andrew Kidd supported his committee’s original funding decision, saying increased funding would not leave enough money to fund other groups’ events this year. Despite Kidd’s concerns, a majority of Student Council felt the increased funding was appropriate and voted Wednesday to alter Finance Committee’s decision. This years UW Homecoming will take place Oct. 21st-27th, and marks the event’s 101st anniversary.

Madison and Dane County police unions released a joint statement Wednesday criticizing the Capitol Police’s handling of recent protests at the Capitol in late August and early September. Under new Capitol Police Chief David Erwin’s leadership, Capitol police have issued more than 20 tickets in the last few weeks to protesters who failed to follow a new policy requiring groups of four or more gathering in

the Capitol to apply for a permit up to 72 hours in advance. Madison Professional Police Officers Association and Dane County Deputy Sheriffs Association criticized the recent crackdown against people they consider “peaceful protesters.” “Officers have been ordered to arrest and cite protesters whose only offense is the silent carrying of a sign,” the union groups said in a joint statement. “Other protesters have been cited for gathering

for the ‘Solidarity Sing-along,’ a non-violent group of citizens who sing every day over the noon hour.” Erwin responded with a statement Wednesday, calling the condemnation “unfortunate,” especially coming from another police union. “This is not an issue about saying what you want,” Erwin said in the statement. “It’s about sharing the space at the Capitol and there is a process to do it.”

Country proposes funding for winter emergency shelters The Dane County Executive’s office proposed an initiative Wednesday to provide winter shelter for homeless people and victims of domestic violence. The initiative includes opening a homeless day shelter at an existing building on Wright Street in partnership with the low-cost housing provider Porchlight, Inc., according to a Sept. 19 press release.

Additionally, Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a nonprofit organization in Dane County, would receive $15,000 from the county to provide emergency shelter as well as hotel room vouchers meet demands from victims of domestic violence fleeing their abusers. The press release said the initiative will “keep individuals who

are homeless warm this winter and address the mounting need for emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence.” If approved by the County Board’s Personnel and Finance Committee at its meeting Thursday, funding from the $50,000 initiative will be available for the day shelter and the DAIS emergency shelter and vouchers beginning Nov. 1.

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Austin Wellens all’s Well-ens well

never got around to formally introducing myself last week, so belatedly—hi, my name is Austin and I will be your film columnist this evening/morning/afternoon/ week/semester/however long they let me write it. Alright, cool, moving on. Batman is awesome. I can say this loudly and proudly once again, thanks in large part to Christopher Nolan. Before his “Dark Knight” trilogy, I would’ve been laughed at and reminded of the dark, dark days of ’80s and ’90s superhero movies. But now, because of Mr. Nolan, Batman is cool again, the gritty reboot is quickly becoming one of the most annoying trends in cinema and George Clooney’s BatNipples are all but forgotten. For this we owe Nolan a debt of gratitude. He emerged, cloaked and cowled by shadow, from the depths of the independent movie scene to take hold of “Batman Begins” and show a cynical world in which superheroes could be

awesome once again. So he’s a lot like Batman in that way. In fact, he may be Batman, but that’s a topic for another column. Three movies and a couple billion dollars later, he’s accomplished what he set out to do. He’s basically a household name, on the level of Spielberg in the ’80s, but because he punctuated the DK trilogy with his own, original projects like “The Prestige” and “Inception,” he isn’t just known as “The Batman Guy.” Considering the absolutely silly financial success of his Batman films (despite mixed reactions and the tragedy that took place in Aurora, “The Dark Knight Rises” still took in over $1.5 billion dollars worldwide) and the position of notoriety he finds himself in, the word around the Internet water cooler is that he’ll be given a “blank check” for his next project. Quick explanation, a “blank check” just means that he’ll be given absolute financial and creative control over the film, free to operate without budgetary or artistic constraints. Anyway, there is some doubt as to whether or not Nolan will actually be given his “blank

check,” mostly because the last few times a studio tried it, they, um…collapsed. It was attempted by United Artists in 1980. United Artists backed Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate” blindly, conceding to his demands and eventually swelling the budget of the film to $44 million. The film took in $3.5 million. United Artists went bankrupt and was bought by MGM. American Zoetrope, a slightly less-well-known studio tried it again two years later, this time with legendary director Francis Ford Coppola’s film “One From the Heart.” Fresh off the successes of “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather” trilogy, the studio gave him so much power that he was essentially his own studio head. The film cost $26 million to make and brought in only $636,000. American Zoetrope studios went bankrupt. To put this in perspective, it’s like Justin Beiber recording a bad album… OK, bad example. It’s like Mumford and Sons recording an album so bad that their record label collapsed because of it. So, needless to say, studios aren’t exactly jumping at the opportunity to try this experi-

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ment again. And the thing is, this isn’t necessarily bad. See, something that’s often overlooked when giving credit for a great movie is the fact that moviemaking is a collaborative process, not a one-man show. This is perfectly exemplified in the Star Wars tragedy… trilogy, I meant trilogy.

Because of Mr. Nolan, Batman is cool again ... and George Clooney’s Bat-Nipples are all but forgotten.

Now, some of you may be saying, “but Austin, what tragedy? There are only three Star Wars movies, and they’re all awesome.” My roommate is one of you too, one of those who chooses to forget that the prequels exist, like Vietnam veterans repressing memories of all those awful things they saw…of all those awful things they did…. Sorry, I’m back. The point is, painful as it may be, there are things to be learned from the prequels. It’s OK, we’re going to get through this together.

Just be strong. Now. The original trilogy is, undeniably, awesome. I was, and remain, a huge Star Wars nerd. However, giving all the credit for those successes to George Lucas alone is just wrong. If you look at the credits, Lucas only directed ONE of the original trilogy movies. On the other two, arguably stronger films, he was just an executive producer and writer, and throughout the production of the original trilogy he was compromising both with the studio and with other members of his creative team. This give and take led to the communal works that were the original, fantastic, Star Wars movies. George Lucas did not compromise with the prequels. That was all him. We gave him absolute creative control. Nobody told him no. And what we got was Jar Jar Binks. This is why, maybe, it’s a good thing Nolan won’t be given Supreme Overlord powers on his next movie. I don’t want to see Christopher Nolan’s Jar Jar Binks. God that sounds dirty. Have an idea of what Nolan’s blank check creation might look like? Share your foresight with Austin at wellens@wisc.edu.

High Moon fails to shoot for the stars with ‘Fall of Cyberton’ Adam Paris SEGA what?!

s with most beloved series, Transformers’ continued popularity depends primarily on the devotion of its initial fan base that emerged with the inception of the series. After years of unimpressive video game entries in the franchise, 2010’s “War for Cybertron” from High Moon Studios finally delivered the experience many original adoptees had been waiting for. “Fall of Cybertron” is a superior sequel in nearly every way with a streamlined campaign featuring far more variety and impressive sequences. Despite the obvious leap forward, the title is marred by a lackluster story and an uninventive multiplayer offering. For fans of the G1 series, the story picks up at nearly the same time as the pilot. The Autobots are gathering energon in an attempt to leave Cybertron as it shuts down while their usual foil, the Decepticons, are opposing the mass exodus in every way possible. Dozens of characters are introduced that will surely please fans of the 1980s series, but as someone without that original affinity for robot automatons the story’s emotional appeals rang hollow. There aren’t any impressive plot twists or engaging moments as the story consists of alternating efforts to gather resources; a linear tale full of one-note characters as empty as their fuel tanks seem to be for all the mechanical one-liners they spout about them. Luckily, this mundane tale is saved by diverse gameplay ele-

ments that result in a vastly improved single-player experience. Scrapping the co-op campaign of the previous title, High Moon’s decision to focus on only a single character at a time has helped eliminate the repetitive environments and gallery shooting that appeared so often in “War for Cybertron.” Players control both Autobots and Decepticons throughout the course of the game and each character features unique gameplay. Optimus Prime totes guns around massive battlefields, Cliffjumper plays like a stealthy assassin and Jazz utilizes his grapple to move quickly between platforms amidst falling debris. Although the immense boss battles are mostly absent, other one-off moments separate the casual destruction of Transfomer underlings across the planet. Whether it’s calling down air strikes on a sprawling war zone or utilizing the brute melee strength of Bruticus or Grimlock, the sheer power of the Transformers is readily apparent. An upgrade system also allows players to improve their weapons, vehicle modes or innate skills like running speed or health. It provided lots of incentive to find all the hidden collectibles strewn about the world as well as to discover various weapons’ unique abilities once fully upgraded. Although added verticality to battlefields during jet missions allows for greater utilization of the Transfomers’ alternate forms, it’s still frustrating to see groundbased vehicles be used almost exclusively as a vessel to traverse the planet faster. Multiplayer returns with two new offerings: headhunter (similar to the mode of the same name in “Halo: Reach”) and capture the flag.

Neither game type is particularly innovative and apes the similarly designed features in other titles. Escalation returns as waves of increasingly powerful Transfomers storm up to four players. While the levels featured additions like upgradeable weapons and less-constrained maps, it’s once again an essential clone of Horde mode. High Moon includes all the necessary trimmings for a multiplayer game these days: an upgradeable perk system, multiple classes to choose from and customizable characters. However, as with any other shooter not named “Call of Duty”

or “Halo,” it’s nearly impossible to find a dedicated audience when your title doesn’t offer any distinguishing features. Without any innovation in game types that could utilize one of the main hooks of their game (see: transform) High Moon Studios has crafted a multiplayer that may draw players in postlaunch, but will quickly wither away as the more popular franchises release this fall. High Moon’s willingness to scrap vital elements of the campaign mode from “War for Cybertron” undoubtedly helped them craft a far-superior singleplayer experience. Although the

story is dull to those who haven’t invested 25 years into these characters, the myriad of additions to gameplay are still impressive. Sadly, their innovation in the campaign only highlights the severe lack of ingenuity in the multiplayer space. Despite my misgivings about the inability to utilize the game’s namesake in creative ways, “Fall of Cybertron” is a polished title with enough noteworthy sequences to please both fans and non-fans alike. Grade: C+ Have a game you think Adam should review? Send him your suggestions at arparis@wisc.edu.

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aying for college is rough. That’s not a surprise, and because it can be so expensive, people have to turn to less-than-favorable means of earning money to get through it. Madison even boasts its very own plasma center, where donations are compensated in cash. This is all fine and good— unless, like me, you’re terrified of needles—but recent reports have revealed some very strange sources of income that are just plain icky.

The idea of companies seeking out young people who are totally dependent on that money sounds less than ethical.

College students are being targeted for egg donations, according to a report by KOBTV4. The concept of oocyte donations isn’t so shocking. It’s even comforting when consid-

ering the various diseases or circumstances that might prevent a conventional pregnancy. However, the idea of companies seeking out young people who are totally dependent on that money sounds less than ethical, particularly when gametes are the only part of one’s body that can legally be sold. Despite the unsavory aspects of giving up some potential offspring, women can make bank from such donations. Asian women can make up to $20,000 for their eggs, though the price is lower for females of other races, the Los Angeles Times reports. So the financially challenged college girl might say donating some eggs is worth it, if it keeps the loan collectors at bay. So donating eggs is generally acceptable. Maybe a little disconcerting, but it results in something positive. But nothing can justify the creation of the unsettling website, seekingarrangement. com. This is essentially a dating site in which one party is super wealthy and the other, well, not so much, bringing together “sugar daddies” and their “sugar babies” under one happy little URL. I feel it’s important to remind everyone we live in America. People are free to live whatever

lifestyle they choose, and I’m not judging if your man just so happens to be loaded.

So the financially challenged college girl might say donating some eggs is worth it, if it keeps the loans at bay.

But 350,000 sugar babies on the site are college kids, twothirds of whom admit their sugar daddies are paying most of their tuition. So this brings up the ugly question: are these sugar babies really looking for love, or are they just trying to get by? I was immediately turned off after a quick glance at the homepage. It describes the different kinds of sugar babies, one of which is the “Sugar Lover”—someone who “likes to have intelligible conversation with a man who not only can afford to buy her nice things, but also knows how to please her in the bedroom.” Yuck. The site also caters to the “Aspiring Trophy Wife”—I didn’t know this was an actual career goal…?—which is a woman who “only date[s] wealthy” men.

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More applicably, seekingarrangement.com services the “Goal Digger.” The Goal Digger is marketed as a sugar baby using their sugar daddy as a means to an end, like a college degree. The description ends with a warning: “It’s not uncommon for a Sugar Daddy to employ a Sugar Baby somewhere down the line, sometimes it really is about WHO you know.” Statistics make this sound like a popular route for the struggling student, but overall it’s just a little gross. The “typical” Goal Digger is essentially encouraged to sleep their way into a job, while other users are pretty much told to let high class men earn money and do their work for them.

Brandon Wade, the owner of the site, told Daily Mail rising tuition and fees were good for business. “We’ve had a huge influx of beautiful, highly educated young women,” he said. The phenomenon has traveled to the UK, where 35 percent of the site’s British users are students. Ladies, let’s not take a step backward. Women are fully capable of getting a job, saving money and working their way up to wealth. College is tough, but almost everyone has loans, and no one should be sleeping with guys they met on the Internet in order to get a degree. Kate is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and English. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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How can you even think about voting for Romney? David Ruiz opinion columnist

he night after the Packers won the Super Bowl in 2011 my palm was burning from all the high-fives I got during and after the game. State Street was awash in Green and Gold fans celebrating in the temperate winter conditions. I remember watching the Wisconsin vs. Ohio State game where J.J. Watt and company steamrolled the No. 1 ranked Buckeyes. The city erupted, students and visitors crammed the bars and the streets until the early morning. However, neither of those nights compares to the amount of energy that I experienced the night of November 4, 2008, when Barack Obama beat John McCain by seven percentage points and a whopping 190 electoral votes. People cried, people cheered, cars honked the night away and, like the other nights, Madisonians went out and celebrated hard, as we are prone to do. Obama's campaign was a beacon after eight years of Bush's mangled, national embarrassment of a presidency. The fact that his first term as president has been widely considered disappointing has to be attributed, in part, to the wild success of his campaign. So if we can establish presidencies generally going worse than campaigns, what would Mitt Romney’s presidency look like?

Denying his supporters any semblance of composure, control or presidential attributes, Romney’s campaign has once again been rocked by controversy this week. A candid video of Romney talking to his supporters at a $50,000-a-plate fundraiser has the candidate excoriating the bottom 47 percent of wage earners in America calling them “entitled” and claiming that they are beyond the scope of his campaign. The video has drawn comparisons to off-the-cuff remarks from Obama when he, also at a ritzy fundraiser, chastised the rural population of Pennsylvania as xenophobes and clinging to guns or religion when times turn tough. Both of the remarks reveal an overly simplified world view. Rural populations, just like the 47 percenters, aren’t homogenous by any means and don't deserve to be lumped into one group. This most recent of Romney’s gaffes has a convenient and accurate analog to Obama's campaign, but there are no comparisons for the vast majority of Romney's other missteps.

Obama’s campaign was a beacon after eight years of Bush’s mangled, national embarrassment of a presidency.

It’s hard to pick just one opportunity where Romney turned a ho-hum opportunity into a smudge on his campaign, but one of the best ones came on Feb. 26. Romney was asked whether he followed NASCAR,

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While Mitt Romney ideas might be sound, evidence of how his campaign is run may be indicative of how he will perform as President of the United States. and he answered with this gem: “Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans, but I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.” It’s not Romney’s fault that he grew up wealthy. But when you combine this comment with his 47 percenters comments, constant berating of “entitlement,” refusal to turn over more than two years of tax returns and his tax-cuts for the uber-wealthy, Romney seems so out-of-touch with America he should be on the moon. Romney’s campaign couldn't seem to help themselves after the attack on the American embassy last week. Romney moved quickly to attack the president and start assigning blame. His claim that Obama was apologizing for

America was grossly inappropriate given the cultural and social lines the conflict crossed. Using the attack as political fodder should be grossly disconcerting to anyone following the presidential race. Imagine if Romney’s campaign took the high road and issued nonpartisan shows of support for all Americans overseas instead of immediately going on the offensive. Romney’s campaign moves one step forward and two steps back. I think selecting Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate is the best decision his campaign has made, but even that was tainted after Ryan’s deceitful speech at the Republican National Convention. I can understand liking the policies of Mitt

Romney, but how can you trust this man? Romney’s staffers have certainly failed him at critical moments of his campaign. Running a campaign means relying on many, many people around you. So does being President of the United States. If Romney seems to be on the brink of disaster at each step of his campaign, what will four years of having this man as our president look like? His poor decision making might not be as evident on domestic issues, but having Mitt Romney be the spearhead of our foreign relations will be disastrous for the United States David is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Defense looks to make name for itself By Matt Masterson the daily cardinal

While much of the national spotlight has been centered on the Wisconsin football team’s (2-1 overall) struggling offense, the squad’s defense has been the team’s stabilizing force so far this season. The unit will need to continue playing at a high level if the Badgers want to come away with a win against the University of Texas El-Paso (1-2 overall) this Saturday. Averaging 15 points against per game, the UW defense, long thought to be the weakness of the team, has kept the Badgers in games that could have easily gone the other way. “Our mantra right now is ‘do your job,’” defensive coordinator Chris Ash said. “As long as you do your job as an individual every play, then we’re going to be pretty good.” Injuries to two of the team’s top five cornerbacks, redshirt sophomore Peniel Jean and redshirt senior Marcus Cromartie, could have unwound the Wisconsin secondary, but Ash

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The Wisconsin defense dispensed a late scare against UNI, but the unit has looked like a shutdown ‘D’ since then. says his team has prepared for this type of situation and shouldn’t miss a beat. “Last spring and through training camp we’ve just preached ‘next man in,’” Ash said. “We prepared everybody like they were

going to be a starter because at some point we knew injuries were going to happen.” Despite the injuries, the Badgers had arguably their best performance from the secondary last weekend. While it

Brewers make games meaningful parker gabriel parks and rec Every once in a while, I like to get away from writing about college football. It’s not like there’s any shortage of storylines at this point, nor any shortage of opinions about those storylines, but let’s put that aside, just for these few hundred words. On occasion—probably more often than I take a break from writing about the Badgers—my column gets submitted to my editors a little later in the evening than they’d prefer. This is one of those nights. It’s a little after 7:30 p.m., and after being in class most of the day, I get home to find the Brewers leading the Pirates 2-0 in the top of the fifth inning. Bases loaded, one out. Aramis Ramirez (.294, 24 HR, 92 RBI) is batting. Nice. When I went about plotting a general schedule for my semester, not a whole lot of time was penciled in for watching baseball. After all, the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t ink a whole lot of wins through the first four months of the season, and maybe it’s just me, but playing spoiler isn’t going to drag me away from productive things like HBO Go. Ramirez just grounded into a double play. The only thing I trust less than the Brewers taking a narrow lead into the late innings is taking a big lead into the late innings, so at least there’s that. After all, the Brewers traded Zack Greinke, the undisputed ace of their pitching staff, July 27 in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. Their record stood 44-54, but it felt a lot worse. In Greinke’s last start on July 24, everybody knew it was essentially a tryout for just about every contending team in baseball. Greinke breezed through seven shutout innings on just 87 pitches against

Philadelphia. The bullpen was in shambles, but Greinke was lifted. He hadn’t pitched in nine days, the Brewers were up 6-0 and management didn’t want to tax his arm knowing he would likely be traded. The Brewers lost that game 7-6. They lost all three games of that series against the Phillies 7-6 after holding big leads in all three. Marco Estrada has now breezed through six innings. The Brewers now have posted 24 consecutive scoreless innings since the Mets scored two runs in the ninth inning Saturday. Rookie shortstop Jean Segura tripled to leadoff the seventh, Estrada beats a drawn-in infield and Norichika Aoki lays a Texas-leaguer into center. Two on, nobody out, 3-0 Crew. Since that day, the Brewers are 31-18. They’ve won 21 of their last 27 entering play Wednesday. Instead of 12.5 games out of the second wild card spot, they’re 2.5 behind the St. Louis Cardinals. That promising inning ended when Rickie Weeks hit into a double play and Ryan Braun struck out. It’s still OK. This year’s team has been a bit of an anomaly from the start. They were hit hard by injuries early, but the offense held its own. The starting pitching was decent too, despite injuries to Chris Narveson and Shaun Marcum. But that bullpen. Atrocious doesn’t begin to describe it. Every time the team led in the late innings, it honestly felt like they’d lose. Most of the time they did, and it got to the point it was comical. Now, closer John Axford— who lost the job during the bullpen’s slump, only to reclaim it because everyone else was just as bad—has converted 11 save opportunities in a row. Marco Estrada is now through seven innings on 96 pitches. No Brewers pitcher has thrown a complete game this year. Estrada won’t tonight. Writing about how bad the bullpen was all year isn’t helping at the moment. There are a couple interesting

things about the Brewers’ position at this point in 2012, beyond the fact that just about everyone—including management, who said it would be looking at young pitching in September to try to get a feel for the 2013 rotation—figured they were dead in the water 45 days ago. Without the second wild card, this wouldn’t matter. Atlanta has had a stranglehold on the top spot for a while. Jim Henderson, the 29-year-old rookie with 10 seasons in the minors under his belt, navigates around two base runners in the eighth. St. Louis leads Houston 3-0 in the sixth. Milwaukee goes quietly in the top of the ninth. Andrew McCutchen ends the Brewers’ shutout streak at 26 innings with an opposite-field home run. It’s 3-1. If Axford’s hair grows six inches in the next few minutes, I’m giving up. It’s also hard to gauge what the emotions of Brewers fans will be like if (when) Milwaukee falls just short of making the postseason. Disappointment is the obvious answer, but they’re also playing with house money at this point. A month ago we’d have been happy if top pitching prospect Wily Peralta looked good in a couple starts. He threw eight shutout innings Sunday in the thick of a playoff race. Sure, I’ll wonder what-if. One measly blown save here, one more run on an otherwise miserable July evening. But at the end of the day, it’s September and I’m watching baseball every night. I’ll never, ever complain about that. Ax gives up a broken-bat single but his hair stays short and the Brewers win 3-2. At the moment, they’re two games out. At worst, it’ll be 2.5 games Thursday morning. Ride on, Milwaukee. Do you think the Brewers can catch St. Louis for the final NL wild card spot? Email Parker at pgabriel15@gmail.com

didn’t force any turnovers, the unit came through to help earn the win. One player who has been called on to step up is redshirt sophomore safety Michael Trotter, who has taken over the starting role of injured redshirt senior Shelton Johnson. A Racine, Wis., native, Trotter earned his first career start last week against Utah State, and he is already looking to shift the national perception of Wisconsin. “When you think about Wisconsin, you think about that run game, not the defense at all, and I really think we’re changing people’s perspective on us,” Trotter said. “Hopefully we can show college football that this weekend we’re going to be better than we have been. We’re definitely looking to be a defensive school.” The Badgers are facing a UTEP team this weekend that has kept things close against major conference opponents such as No. 5 Oklahoma and Ole Miss. The Miners’ offense hasn’t gotten in the habit of giving up any freebees to defenses this year—senior quarterback Nick

Lamaison has yet to throw an interception and the team has not lost a fumble. “They’ve got some really good concepts and schemes that put some stress on your coverages,” Ash said. “They’ve got good receivers too, [sophomore Jordan Leslie] and [senior Michael Edwards] are both legit guys, they’re deep ball threats and they throw it downfield to them.” In many ways the Miners’ offense presents a challenge to Wisconsin similar to that of Utah State—an offense that won’t blow you away with speed, but has several good, veteran athletes who can get the job done. Both teams run a similar system, which could work to the Badgers’ advantage this weekend. “They’re good at what they do, they’re very well coached and we just have to focus on our cues and responsibilities,” redshirt senior linebacker Mike Taylor said. “They’re going to present a challenge to us, we’ve just got to lock in.” Wisconsin takes the field against the Miners on Saturday at Camp Randall at 11 a.m.

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After rushing 37 times for 144 yards and a touchdown last weekend, senior running back Montee Ball looks to get back into Heisman contention.

Wisconsin hoping to mirror 2011 form

hrough the first three games of the 2012 campaign, the Wisconsin offense is still trying to find its identity as it concludes its non-conference schedule against University of Texas E l - P a s o ( 1-2 ) .

Story by Rex Sheild After averaging 44 points per game a season ago, the offense has taken a huge step backward, averaging a mere 16.3 points, which ranks last in the Big Ten, and converting only 31 percent of their third-down attempts. “We have not produced. Period. It does not make any difference what’s going on. Nobody cares other than producing and winning football games,” Badgers’ offensive coordinator Matt Canada said. “We’re 2-1, which isn’t as good as we can be, but we have to play better football to win more games. We just have to keep making strides.” Frustration has been commonplace for the offense as the quarterback play was been less-than-spectacular and the productivity of the offensive line has dropped, coupled with

a slow start by star senior running back Montee Ball, who has recorded only two touchdowns. Despite this, the team still remains optimistic going forward. “We are just going to keep fighting. We’re not panicking,” wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni said. “We’re confident and we know what we have to do. We’re heading in the right direction.” As the offense looks to reestablish a dominant running attack, UTEP seems to be an opponent where the Badgers can have success on the ground. The Miners have allowed an average of 5.5 yards per carry and 216.3 yards per game on the ground, not to mention having been outscored 80-35 against Oklahoma, Ole Miss and New

Mexico State thus far. “Looking at film I see a lot of opportunities to make plays,” Ball said of Saturday’s opponent. “We’re just trying to establish the run game. That’s what the tradition here at Wisconsin is.” Despite getting off to a sluggish start in a 10-7 loss at Oregon State, rushing 15 times for 65 yards, Ball came back strong against Utah State in a 16-14 win, rushing 37 times for 144 yards with one touchdown, which proved to be the gamewinning score.

“I’m excited about this week. I’m just biting at the bit to get back, so I can’t wait.” Jared Abbrederis junior wide receiver Wisconsin Badgers

“I have to make sure I start fast, start strong,” Ball said of his recent performances. “I can’t wait until the third or

fourth quarter of the game, or tice on Tuesday for the first third or fourth quarter of the time in over a week and picked season. I have to make sure I up right where he left off. start now.” “I felt good out there, flyWhile questions at the quar- ing around, making plays, terback positions still linger being out there with my teamand the explosive plays have mates, playing the game I love,” been nonexistent, the return Abbrederis said. “It was good.” of junior wide receiver Jared The Wautoma, Wis., native Abbrederis from a leads all Badgers’ wide concussion suffered receivers in receptions against Oregon State (7), yards (110) and will provide a muchtouchdowns (2) and is needed deep threat anxious to get back on Number of down the field and the field and provide a consecutive consistency at the spark offensively. home games wide receiver position, “I’m excited about won by the which was lacking in this week. I’m just Badgers his absence. In fact, biting at the bit to get with Abbrederis in the back, so I can’t wait,” lineup, redshirt junior Abbrederis said. The Badgers’ conversion rate quarterback Danny Head coach Bret on third down O’Brien completed 71 Bielema’s 1-0 mantra percent of his passes. has proved effective in With Abbrederis out, the past for not overO’Brien and redshirt freshman looking pedestrian opponents quarterback Joel Stave hit just like UTEP, and that mantra will 52 percent of their passes. be at the forefront this weekend “(Abbrederis) brings a lot of with a road game at Nebraska energy to us. He has a lot of fun on the horizon. playing football,” Azzanni said. “We want to go into the Big Ten “He works hard and (the other [conference play] riding a high wide receivers) see him work- wave,” Ball said. “That’s really ing hard.” what we’re going to focus on is Abbrederis returned to prac- having a big win this weekend.”

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QUESTIONS AT QB

Wisconsin redshirt freshman Joel Stave replaced Maryland transfer Danny O’Brien at quarterback in the second half against Utah State last Saturday. Since then, nothing has been set in stone under center for the Badgers, while head coach Bret Bielema and his staff aren’t giving any hint as to who they are going with, saying they will be “making that decision as the week goes along.” One thing is for certain after just three weeks of the season: improvements need to be made for this Saturday’s game against the University of Texas El-Paso as well as the upcoming Big Ten play. Currently, Wisconsin is ranked 117th nationally in passing yards and 115th in points scored, just a year after the Badgers were in the top 10 in both passing efficiency and touchdowns thrown. Regardless of the verdict, quarterback play is a key component for Wisconsin’s success this season.

O-LINE REBOUND For the better part of last week, the big men up front were adjusting to a new position coach after

a less-than-par performance against Oregon State prompted the release of offensive line coach Mike Markuson. The adjustments are far from over, as everyone is talking about the return to “Wisconsin football,” where the offensive line plays such a large role. A couple of hiccups here and there are to be expected after the loss of three NFL-caliber linemen from last season, though the handful of false start and holding penalties drawn by the offensive line last Saturday can’t happen again if the Badgers are to be successful in the coming weeks. Over the course of the last few years, Wisconsin fans have become accustomed to large, dominating linemen who are able to silently win games. The line play has shown promise, but they are still far from the Badgers’ lines of years past.

ABBREDERIS RETURN

The loss of Jared Abbrederis was a huge blow to Wisconsin’s offense last week and, besides a punt return touchdown by his sophomore replacement Kenzel Doe, was surely felt. Even after missing out on last week’s game and a good part of the previous Saturday’s game against Oregon State, Abbrederis is still tied for first in receptions on the team and still has the lead in receiving yards. While his return is now set in stone, the coaching staff has all of

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the players’ safety at the forefront. A healthy Abbrederis will certainly add another facet to the Badgers’ offense and—if Stave is named the starting quarterback—would make the transition a little easier for the new play-caller.

DISPLEASED CAMP RANDALL CROWD

After a dismal first half against Utah State a week ago, the Camp Randall crowd booed its home team as they returned to the locker room—a day that most Badgers’ fans thought they would never live to see. The Camp Randall gameday environment of late has become akin to a force of nature, causing opposing teams to make mental mistakes and playing a large part in more than a few upsets. This was seemingly reversed last Saturday, where the Badgers offense was the victim of numerous costly mental mistakes—namely offensive linemen false starts and holding penalties, a pair of botched kicks and a fair catch on their own three-yard line. Online student marketplaces are flooded with ticket sales for this Saturday’s game, many of them going for below face value. Don’t expect a huge change in fan support, but look for the Camp Randall edge to be slightly less sharp.

IMPROVED DEFENSE

Wisconsin’s defense is the only measurable aspect of the game that is ranked in the top 95 nationally. They rank 27th nationally in points allowed. The defensive front is seemingly keeping the Badgers above water this season. Though with the offense averaging only 1.3 points above the average points allowed per game by the defense, there isn’t much room for error in the gameplan. The loss of senior captain and safety Shelton Johnson to a broken arm in week two against Oregon State was certainly a blow, but they rebounded well and redshirt sophomore safety Michael Trotter looks to continue to excel in his absence.

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(15) Kansas State at (6) Oklahoma, 6:50 p.m. (22) Arizona at (3) Oregon, 9:30 p.m.

WEEK FOUR POLLS AP TOP 25

Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Tennessee 23, Brigham Young 25 Others receiving votes: Oregon State 68, Baylor 55, Northwestern 41, Ohio 20,

USA TODAY/COACHES 1. Alabama (54) 1470 2. LSU (5) 1411 3. Oregon 1339 4. Florida State 1240 5. Oklahoma 1201 6. Georgia 1150 7. West Virginia 1114 8. South Carolina 1071 9. Clemson 955 10. Texas 869 11. Stanford 868 12. USC 779 13. Kansas State 767 14. Florida 689 15. Notre Dame 681 16. TCU 675 17. Michigan 507 18. Louisville 434 19. UCLA 375 20. Michigan State 354 21. Arizona 296 22. Nebraska 194 23. Mississippi State 99 24. Wisconsin 97 25. Oklahoma State 73 Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Arkansas 21 Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 71, Boise State 70, Baylor 54, Cincinnati 39

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

(10) Clemson at (4) Florida State, 7 p.m.

1. Alabama (58) 1498 2. LSU (2) 1433 3. Oregon 1356 4. Florida State 1275 5. Georgia 1203 6. Oklahoma 1181 7. South Carolina 1081 8. West Virginia 1051 9. Stanford 1009 10. Clemson 899 11. Notre Dame 854 12. Texas 816 13. USC 776 14. Florida 743 15. Kansas State 683 16. Ohio State 680 17. TCU 535 18. Michigan 448 19. UCLA 429 20. Louisville 366 21. Michigan State 318 22. Arizona 296 23. Mississippi State 106 24. Boise State 95 25. Nebraska 80

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Michigan senior quarterback and Heisman hopeful Denard Robinson looks to add to his six touchdowns and 699 yards against a stingy Notre Dame defense Saturday evening

ing under the radar despite outscoring their first two opponents 93-20. Meanwhile the Wildcats have returned to prominence with the return of former longtime coach Bill Snyder in his second year during his second stint with the program. Kansas State looked impressive in drubbing Miami to the tune of 52-13 and will be looking to prove that style points don’t count for anything extra under the lights in Oklahoma on Saturday. Sooner junior running back Damien Williams has been a surprising lift for the offense, averaging 13.0 yards per carry and scoring five times on only 20 carries. The San Diego native has worked well in the backfield with senior quarterback Landry Jones, who will be making his final go round this season with the Sooners. Expect Kansas State to use heavy doses of bulky senior quarterback Collin Klein to bludgeon Oklahoma with an effective power running game. Through three games, Kansas State has ran the ball 128 times in comparison to only throwing it 59 times. There is nothing sexy about what the Wildcats do on offense, but their 46.0 points per game in 2012 shows opponents that they are effective and execute well. This meeting of Big 12 unbeaten teams will help separate the men from the boys in a stacked conference title race that features five teams currently ranked in the top 20 of the AP Poll. Whichever team is able to pull this one out will undoubtedly have the upper hand going through the rest of what has become a meat grinder of a conference slate.

ner of the end zone to give the State coming into this game Wolverines a stunning 35-31 with a premier defense and With one quarter of the col- win. With the rivalry returning Clemson bringing its highlege football season over already, to South Bend, Notre Dame and octane offense, this game figNo. 22 Arizona vs. No. 3 clarity is starting to take hold of the rest of the Irish faithful will ures to be a true battle of con- Oregon the college football landscape. have revenge on their mind as trasting styles of footFirst-year Arizona Pretenders such as Arkansas they continue to climb into the ball. head coach Rich (1-2) and Michigan State (2-1) national championship picture. It does not take a Rodriquez has the have already been knocked out Notre Dame’s defense made football expert to figure Wildcats off to one of the national title hunt, while mincemeat of Michigan State last out that when a team of their best starts in Oregon RB surprising contenders Notre week in a 20-3 slugfest that has leads their conference school history and De’Anthony Thomas’ YPC Dame (3-0), Texas (3-0) and suddenly created many believ- in both scoring offense back among the top this season Florida (3-0) have risen into the ers in the Fighting Irish con- and defense like the 25. Meanwhile, fourthranks of the formidable with big tending for at least a berth in a Seminoles do, the team year Oregon headman wins on the road. This week- BCS game. Senior linewill typically Chip Kelly just keeps Average YPG end in college football features backer Manti Te’o will be successful. finding explosive playof Arizona several early big time confer- be a difference maker Through three ers to plug into his dizopponents ence collisions that should sift for an Irish defense that games the zying offensive assault. FSU’s points out the cream of the collegiate stands as one of the defense has Expect both teams to for vs. points crop as we move further along most aggressive units in been downput plenty of points on against this through the season. the country. right intimithe board in this highseason M e a n w h i l e , dating, having not scoring West Coast affair. No. 18 Michigan vs. No. 11 Michigan is still smartallowed a touchdown Freshman quarterback Notre Dame ing from a humiliatall season and not sur- Marcus Mariota has impressed PPG for In what is quickly becoming 41-14 beatdown on rendering a single point in his first season under center Clemson’s opponents ing a career-defining season national television to in over 10 consecutive for the Ducks. Through three this year for Notre Dame third-year head Alabama to start the quarters of play. games, the freshman is comcoach Brian Kelly, the season. Look The Tigers haven’t pleting passes at a 75.3 percent Fighting Irish renew for the hungry been slouches either, and has thrown eight touchacquaintances this Wolverines to show the coming into the matchup with down passes in comparison to Saturday for the 40th nation that last season’s an offense that has rebound- one interception. Last year time with longtime rebound campaign was ed nicely from an offseason Arizona is playing with that the Irish rival Michigan. no fluke. in which last year’s top wide confidence under the highstarted 4-0 Few can forget last receiver and ACC Freshman of flying offense of Rodriguez. season’s matchup in No. 10 Clemson vs. the Year Sammy Watkins was Senior signal caller Matt Scott which a dramatic backNo. 4 Florida State dismissed from the team. Junior has transitioned well into a Michigan’s and-forth fourth quarTwo of the most quarterback Tajh Boyd is off to a new system, passing for 955 margin of ter culminated in Irish athletic teams in the phenomenal start, throwing for yards and seven touchdowns. victory over ND the past three heartbreak when curnation meet in prime- 747 yards and six touchdowns The Wildcats have also been matchups rent Michigan senior time in Tallahassee, through three games. doing things on the ground quarterback Denard Fla., for a game that with sophomore running back Robinson found curbears both ACC and No. 15 Kansas State vs. No. Ka’Deem Carey, who is second rent senior wide receivnational champion- 6 Oklahoma in the Pac-12 conference with er Roy Roundtree in the cor- ship implications. With Florida The Sooners have been fly- 344 yards and five touchdowns.

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