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The fight over wind power

By Corinne Burgermeister THE DAILY CARDINAL

By Tyler Nickerson

ndustrial wind turbines are becoming more and more prevalent in Wisconsin. As of December 2010, there were 314 commercial turbines in the state, 209 of them in and around the district of state Sen. Frank Lasee, R-DePere. But Lasee does not think those turbines will necessarily have a positive impact on Wisconsin.

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He proposed stricter regulations on wind turbines in Wisconsin’s legislature, citing potential health concerns when the turbines are installed too close to residences. The “Health Studies for Wind Turbines” legislation would stop further wind energy system developments until the Department of Health Services finishes a study analyzing health impacts of turbines and UW scientist review the results. After the DHS study is deemed scientifically sound, the Public Service Commission, the state agency that oversees utility use, would take action to restrict where industrial turbines can be built in relation to existing developments. “We thought it was important to make sure that we know what the safe set-back distance for these wind turbines was before the PSC set new standards for the set-back distances,” said Rob Kovach, Lasee’s chief of staff. Kovach said Lasee is not “antiwind” energy and cited two existing studies that suggest industri-

al turbines can cause a number of health problems including sleep disturbance, headache, nausea, and depression. Other studies pertaining to adverse health effects of industrial turbines are being pursued across the country and in Canada. But Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable energy policies, questioned the science and motives behind Lasee’s proposal. “We haven’t seen any studies that go through the usual peer review process. You get allegations from one or two individuals, but in reality that’s a very tiny minority.” Vickerman said. Lasee, however, said turbines can pose a threat. “There are three families that I am aware of who have moved out of their homes to get relief because they are getting so ill,” Lasee said in statement. “One family’s teenage daughter was hospitalized, and when they

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Mayor Paul Soglin and Chancellor David Ward invited the public into the newly expanded Chazen Art Museum Saturday with a ceremonial grand opening, music and guided tours. The 86,000 square foot expansion doubles the amount of art the museum can hold, and currently features watercolor paintings by artist Sean Scully and pieces from Jerome and Simona Chazen’s personal collection. Soglin said the museum serves as a reminder of why people appreciate the arts.

“[Most importantly] we learn about ourselves … and the people with whom we share space,” he said. “This is a marvelous space to do that.” Ward said the museum is also a symbol of the Wisconsin Idea. “The generosity of the Chazens and so many other people have created an institutional fixture, a beautiful space right here in the university that we will all value,” Ward said. After the extension’s construction blocked off large sections of East Campus mall, UW-Madison student Jennie LaCourt said she thinks the museum enhances campus.

“I’m really excited about how campus looks now that all the construction is done,” said LaCourt. “The architecture of the new part is awesome, and I think it’s brightening up the area.” Other students said they were simply happy to see construction end. “I’m thrilled, first of all, just being able to walk under the archway,” said student Michael Kushner. “Now that I’m actually inside, it blows me away.” Junior Art History student Laura Dreischmeier said the

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Campus reflects on end to Iraq war By Rachel Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL

President Barack Obama announced Friday the complete withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. On campus, news of the war’s end brought about reflection from veterans and their advocates on the nearly nine-year conflict. The current 41,000 troops stationed in Iraq will leave the country by the Dec. 31, 2011 deadline. “The last American soldier will cross the border out of Iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success, and knowing that the American people stand united in our support for our troops,” President Obama said in a statement. Iraq War veteran and

UW-Madison student Stephen Lee said he supports the withdrawal deadline.

“[Iraqis] now see they have a voice in determining their own future.” John Bechtol assistant dean of students and veterans affairs

“[The withdrawal] a good thing because I didn’t see an end to it other than to just arbitrarily say ‘hey, we’re getting out of here.’ As far as I could tell, there were no stated goals,” Lee said. Lee said he couldn’t accurately portray what Iraqi citizens thought

of the U.S. presence. “When I was in Iraq I saw a whole spectrum of different opinions from [Iraqis] who didn’t want us there at all to Iraqi’s who said they liked us being there just because our presence was in line with their goals for their country”, Lee said. Assistant Dean of Students and Veterans Affairs John Bechtol said the United States “set Iraq up with success” in the end. “For the Iraqis to have a voice in their government, that’s something completely alien to most of them, and over the time we’ve been there, they now see they have a voice in determining their own future,” said Bechtol.

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festival of lights

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Dancers performed traditional Indian routines at the Union Theater Sunday for Diwali Night 2011. The festival was sponsored by the Indian Graduate Students’ Association.

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Jacqueline O’Reilly o’really?!

have zero acting or singing ability, and thus my chances of becoming a celebrity are slim to none. I’m generally OK with this fact. It is a given these days that if you have any modicum of fame, Star Magazine will print a gigantic picture of the cellulite in your butt on its cover with the tagline “Which celebrity has let herself go?” I don’t find that prospect too terribly appealing. That said, my not being a movie star means one sacrifice that I have had an especially difficult time grappling with: I will never appear on James Lipton’s “Inside the Actor’s Studio.” Never will I see my name listed among Julia, Meryl and the show’s countless other esteemed guests (Bradley Cooper being the obvious exception). For some, this may seem like a random aspiration, but to them I say, “Have you seen James Lipton’s beard?” Nah, I know it is a peculiar fantasy, but I can’t help it. I have always had

a fascination with celebrity. Beyond reading trashy gossip magazines—I’m the world’s best journalism student—my favorite procrastination technique is surfing YouTube for old Academy Award acceptance speeches. Seriously, I’ve seen Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s acceptance speech for Best Screenplay for “Good Will Hunting” at least 20 times. It was not until the 11th viewing that I was able to control my blubbering. There is something about complete dreamboats thanking their moms that gets to me. Ridiculous, yes, but speeches like that one inspire me to give my hairbrush a double-life far better than most Conair products are privy to. (You’re disgusting. I’m referring to it being used as a stand-in Oscar. Get your mind out of the gutter.) Eventually, this fairly common fantasy grew into a desire to be on “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” because—if we are being honest—who doesn’t want to talk about how awesome they are for an hour’s time? But, as has already been established, I will never be Kate Winslet’s equivalent, so I will answer James’ infamous ques-

tions here, because being a columnist for this here Daily Cardinal is likely the biggest taste of fame I will ever get. Sigh. “Inside the Actor’s Studio” featuring Jacqueline O’Reilly: Q: What is your favorite word? A: Anything so long as it is said with an English accent, preferably Jim Sturgess’. Q: What is your least favorite word? A: Pussy. Reason one: misogyny. Reason two: Tom Jones. Q: What turns you on? A: I could say something explicit, but I’ve written far too many columns my parents can’t read, so let’s go with men. Q: What turns you off ? A: The fact that nothing will move me to euphoria the way Scholastic Book Club did as a kid. In other news, growing up blows. Q: What sound or noise do you most love? A: The opening music for “Mad Men.” It is almost as sexy as Jon Hamm. Q: What sound or noise do you most hate?

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A: The shrill scream of my brain cells dying whenever someone tries to explain the merits of vegetarianism. OMG I KNOW BUT BACON. Q: What is your absolute favorite curse word? A: I can drop an f-bomb with the best of them, but I especially enjoy the comical appeal of asshat. Q: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? A: Tina Fey. I would like to attempt the profession of being Tina Fey because that is a thing. Q: What profession would you not like to do? A: Proctologist. Somebody has to do it. I would just prefer it not be me. Q: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? A: Welcome! Here is your complimentary English bulldog. Find yourself practicing your acceptance speech with your Conair hairbrush as well? Share your answers for James Lipton’s “Inside the Actor’s Studio” questionnarie with Jacqueline at jgoreilly@wisc.edu.

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By Stu Chapman Contributing Editor

Student demonstrators will picket President Johnson at the University Fieldhouse Friday in an attempt “to push him farther to the left.” Calling themselves “The Committee for a second Thought on Johnson,” several members of the University’s Young Peoples’ Socialist League (YPSL) have announced plans for a 3 p.m. demonstration. The protest will serve as a rallying point for liberals and democratic radicals who are not satisfied with several of the Johnson administration policies. YPSL members are soliciting the support of liberally tinged campus political groups and Monday night won the qualified endorsement of the DuBois Club. Hundreds of handbills will be distributed Thursday announcing the reasons for the demonstration. The YPSL leaflet says, “We feel that President Johnson is a most unsatisfactory standard bearer of liberalism, and that liberals and democratic radicals should not panic in the face of reactionary Goldwaterism and give their unqualified support to Johnson’s inadequate and compromised version of ‘liberalism’.” Other parts of the handbill criticize Johnson for his policies in Vietnam and his withdrawing of federal support for Mississippi civil rights workers. It also accuses him of “an inadequate war on poverty.” Paul Mueller, a YPSL spokesman said, “Many of us feel that the campaign is not that clear cut. We want to make

these issues clearer. “YPSL has called the demonstration for three basic things. First we want the neutralization of South Vietnam, which means an end to the war there. “Second, we want protection for civil rights workers and full implementation of the Civil Rights Bill. Third, we want the Johnson administration to develop a more ‘real war’ on poverty, with a great deal more money spent in the war.” Other campus political groups began joining the demonstration ranks Monday night and it appeared that the protest would enlist several more organizations before the President’s speech. Announcing that they would participate in the demonstration were the Young Socialist Alliance, Socialist Club and the Students for a Democratic Society. The DuBois Club said it would issue a separate leaflet which it would circulate at the Fieldhouse. The demonstration will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Memorial Union and will march to the Fieldhouse. Once there it will continue until the President has left. There was little comment from the Republican groups on campus. Mort Allin, chairman of the Collegians for Goldwater, said his group was going to be working extensively on the precinct level and planned no demonstration at the Fieldhouse. Allen said he probably would attend the speech but said he saw little point in demonstrating. Bob Pelner, chairman of the Young Republicans, added a tongue-in-cheek footnote to Allin’s comments. Pelner

said, “I think the Jenkins’ episode on top of the Bobby Baker affair speaks for itself. We won’t need any signs there. Any demonstration will be ad hoc, if you’ll pardon the expression.”

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College of Agriculture, Life Sciences names new dean UW-Madison named Karen VandenBosch the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Friday. VandenBosch, professor of plant biology at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities, said she is excited to lead the school. “I am really honored by my selection and very appreciative of how welcoming everyone has been,” VandenBosch said in a press release. “I’m looking forward to getting to know people

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While Occupy Madison protests have been ongoing for nearly two weeks, protestors hope a university-focused march, called ‘Occupy UW,’ will increase student participation.

Occupy Madison to involve students with ‘Occupy UW’ Students inspired by the populist Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City will participate in an Occupy UW march Monday, protesting corporate influence in politics and the economy. The march is part of Occupy Madison, itself a branch of the larger OWS movement protesting what organizers call social and economic inequality and corporate greed around the country. Organized by UW-Madison students on the Direct Action

Committee of Occupy Madison, the march will begin at Union South at 12:30 p.m., continue up Charter Street and finish at the Memorial Union, where protestors discuss future events. UW-Madison freshman Noah Phillips, one of Occupy UW’s organizers, said the event’s purpose is to “get across to students that they can be empowered and they can stand up and be heard regardless of where they’re coming from.” He also hopes the march will

increase student involvement in Occupy Madison. “[The Occupy Madison] scene is one of the relatively small Occupy communities around the country, and I think part of that is because we haven’t had very much student outreach,” Phillips said. He said the group will continue to raise students’ awareness of Occupy Madison by speaking in lectures, passing out flyers and holding weekly Occupy UW demonstrations. —Kelly Kallien

Caracas Empanadas returns for first time since fire The Caracas Empanadas food cart reopened Friday for the first time since it caught fire at Taste of Madison over the Labor Day weekend. Cart owner Luis de Dompablo said he is anxious to return to Library Mall and the Farmer’s Market, and said he “thanks his foodie fans for their patience over the last two months.” “Many people have been sending well wishes and words

of encouragement via our Facebook page,” Dompablo said in a statement. “I know a lot of people have been anxiously waiting for our return.” The cart closed on Sept. 3, after fire fighters broke through its steel wall to put out a fire caused by an overheated cooking vent. “It was like I was watching a movie,” Dompablo said after the incident. “I didn’t really under-

stand. I kept thinking, ‘Is this happening to me?’” The cart sustained almost $10,000 in damages as a result of the fire. Dompablo said he replaced the rear wall and installed a new insulation system to ensure the cart will not catch fire again. He also added a new fryer and hood fan and replaced the artwork on the cart’s rear. —Taylor Harvey

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Earlier this year, Gov. Scott Walker proposed a bill that would have significantly pushed back the distance that turbines could be placed from homes. Current standards for industrial turbines hold that they cannot be built within 1,250 feet of a home, while Walker’s proposal would have required turbines to be 1,800 feet from property lines, a distance not seen in other states. Lasee supported the proposal, which never reached a vote.

“Lots of people were opposed to it because it would have wreaked lasting damage to the state’s economy,” Vickerman said. “I don’t think Walker quite understood how valuable wind energy was to the state’s economy, but he got a lesson there.” But with Lasee’s proposal in the works, similar restrictions could be placed on the hundreds of turbines in Wisconsin, and new projects could come to a stop.

moved, she fully recovered.” “We can’t let this kind of a thing go on,” Lasee said. Additionally, the Wisconsin Realtor’s Association has opposed industrial turbine development. Lasee is a real estate broker, and is not currently a member of the association, but a spokesperson for the group declined to say if he ever was. “I think that’s what’s really behind all this,” Vickerman said.

What they’re saying: Wind turbines “There are three families that I am aware of who have moved out of their homes to get relief because they are getting so ill.” STATE SEN. FRANK LASSE, R-DePere “We haven’t seen any studies that go through the usual peer review process. You get allegations from one or two individuals, but in reality that’s a very tiny minority.” MICHAEL VICKERMAN, executive director, RENEW Wis.

better and becoming a part of the CALS community.” Provost Paul DeLuca Jr. said VandenBosch will bring new insight to the CALS school. “She brings a wealth of experience, accomplishments, and leadership acquired at public land grant institutions not dissimilar from Wisconsin,” DeLuca said in a press release. VandenBosch will replace interim dean William Tracy, who headed the school since June. She will start the job March 1.

Van Hollen defends states concealed carry training requirements to NRA Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen responded Thursday to the National Rifle Association’s Oct. 5 letter on the Department of Justice’s interpretation of a new law allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons, saying the department’s interpretation of the law is sound. “The legislature created the training requirement,” Van Hollen said, referring to the required four hours necessary established by the DOJ to obtain the permit. “We merely interpreted the statutory language as narrowly as possible to carry out the legislature’s intent.” Chris Cox, executive director for NRA Institute for Legislative

Action, had written he was concerned with DOJ rules requiring four-hour trainings to get permits. He argued NRA’s programs would already fulfill the training requirement and not need DOJ approval. Cox said a “one-size-fits-all” training requirement would dissuade eligible applicants from trying to get permits. But Van Hollen said the implications of saying the DOJ has no power to determine a firearms training course are “absurd.” “We simply cannot identify and accommodate every private organization that may have its own way of doing things,” Van Hollen wrote.

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a “more strategic reserve” with more troops available to be sent to Afghanistan and other parts of the world. The withdrawal of troops in Iraq brings back thousands of soldiers to their homes in Wisconsin and the rest of the country. “Having the mission draw to an end, ends a chapter in our nation’s history, a chapter in which a lot of Wisconsinites and Madisonians were a part of,” Lee said.

But Bechtol said many Iraqi citizens might still not be comfortable with the transition to democracy. With democracy “there’s a little more turmoil, not chaos, but it can certainly seem concerning to people [who] have had every aspect of their life controlled up to that point.” Bechtol also mentioned being out of Iraq would give the U.S.

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Members of the public toured the new Chazen Museum expansion for the first time Saturday.

chazen from page 1 museum adds incentive to visit Madison and prestige to the university by housing the secondlargest art collection in Wisconsin. “It creates a place for all students to experience artwork up close and free of charge,” said Dreishmeier. As an art student, Dreischmeier said she values seeing artwork up close and being able to examine old pieces in the

extension’s study rooms. “You can experience art in relation to your body, and the fine details or multiple views can’t always be shown in online images,” she said. Kushner, LaCourt and Dreischmeier, said any student, regardless of major, can appreciate the museum. “Even if you don’t have a formal art background, anyone can appreciate the beauty of the architecture,” Dreischmeier said.

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david cottrell co-ttrell it on the mountain

’ve spent the better part of a decade perfecting my movie theater regiment. And chief of all is the commandment: Thou shalt not attend Friday or Saturday-night movies. Friday nights at seven may be the seminal American movie-going hour, but that’s exactly why I’ve always avoided it. Even in today’s modern luxury theaters, while you may no longer have to passive aggressively elbow-wrestle a stranger for border control of your armrest, the intervening presence of a movie theater audience can still be felt. There always seems to be the irresponsible parent with no qualms about shuffling his kids straight from soccer practice into the latest ultra-violent, expletiveladen, Tarantino flick that’s sure to keep them up past their bedtime. Or worse yet, you get the parents so desperate for a night out, that think it’s somehow OK to bring an infant to

an R-rated movie. I’ve always wished movie theaters were more like the student section at Badger games. That way the next time a dad is walking up and down the theater aisle, jingling his keys in a vain attempt to will his banshee-wailing infant to subside, a sizable portion of the audience would shout “asshole” at him. Maybe then such inconsiderate patrons would get a clue. But alas, in the darkness of a movie theater, we are eternally subjected to the rudeness of our fellow man, with little hope for recourse. We are at the complete mercy of our movie-going brethren. Aside from these exceptionally un-self-aware individuals are still the candy-plastic crinklers, the popcorn chompers, the soda slurpers, the texting teens and a host of other nuisances, perhaps the most annoying of all being the talkers. The talkers take many forms. There’s the perpetually lost, eternally asking their neighbors “What’s going on?” “Who’s that?” or “What happened while I was in the bathroom for the third time?” There’s the attention-seeking comedian who

feels the need to declare his own commentary, alternate dialogue or innuendos to the rest of the audience. And then there’s the stoned guy that laughs hysterically at everything that could possibly be construed as funny and even some moments totally bereft of comedy. But this begins to enter into a territory largely dependent on taste and perspective—the laugh track effect. For decades, TV comedies have supplied us with an artificial invisible audience to watch along with us, not so subtly informing us when to laugh, when to gasp and when to applaud. But recently, a new breed of sitcoms like “Community”, “Parks and Recreation”, “The Office”, and “Modern Family” have done away with these reaction-stoplights, confident enough in the intelligence of the viewers and their own material to let the real audience decide when to laugh and what to feel. And for the most part, this is how I feel movies should be. I want to form my own opinions about a movie, react to it and engage with it on my own terms, without the distraction of being subjected to every one of my neighbors’ immediate reac-

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tions. However, attending the Majestic Theater’s Brew n’ View screening of “The Big Lebowski” Saturday night reminded me that sometimes a crowd, despite its annoying qualities, can make a movie-going experience more enjoyable. It can create an entirely new experience watching the same old movie. The first time I saw “The Big Lebowski” was on VHS in the early 2000s, and every time since then has been at home with at most a few close friends. Saturday night was the first time I had seen the film with a full public audience, and I must say it was a different beast entirely. I found that the laugh-track effect that usually feels like a jab in the ribs, goading me to laugh just because everyone else is, was replaced by the sensation of communal appreciation. When you already know the script by heart, the masses’ inebriated guffaws cease to threaten your ability to understand the dialogue and instead take on a certain endearing quality. It becomes a communal event that’s just as much about the company you find yourself in—bonded over mutual taste and attitude— as it is about the movie itself.

To me, this experience feels more like to a sporting event, a concert or some other raucous live performance, than what I normally consider consuming a movie—an experience closer to digesting and contemplating a piece of literature, analyzing its fine details and nuances, allowing it to sink into me completely. But the fact that movies can inspire either side of the coin— rapt attention and deep contemplation or communal revelry—is a testament to the medium’s versatility. And I don’t think movie watching should be restrained to either sphere. So, if you’re like me and usually prefer to watch movies in the comfort of your own home or a partially deserted theater, insulated from an audience, give the masses another shot. Perhaps not for the new Ryan Gosling political thriller, but the next time you see a movie you love playing at the Terrace, at a WUD midnight screening or at a Brew n’ View at the Majestic, order a few drinks and share in the mutual love of great cinema, even if you can’t hear every line. Got your own movie theater gripes? E-mail David at dcottrell@wisc.edu.

Embrace the sounds of the local ‘Nightlife’ By Jaime Brackeen the daily cardinal

After a break from making new music and two years on the road, Phantogram comes back with what should have been their debut album, Nightlife. Not that critics from all over the place didn’t give them shining reviews on their 2010 effort— members Sarah Barthel and Joshua Carter just didn’t expect their first record, Eyelid Movies, to be met with such success. “We were just planning on putting it out for us to use as a demo,” Barthel said in a phone interview. “If we knew what was going to happen to us and we knew where we would be at this moment, I think we would have Eyelid Movies sound more like Nightlife .”

“I think [Nightlife is] a lot darker, more sad to me, personally. And it’s more dynamic for us.” Sarah Barthel Phantogram

The only disappointment Phantogram fans will experience with Nightlife, a six-song EP, is that there isn’t more to listen to. While incorporating many of the same synth and sample sound techniques luxuriously layered over organic guitar, piano and whispery vocals in tracks like “Don’t Move,” the songs also have a heavier tone than their first work does. “I think it’s a lot darker, more sad to me, personally,” Barthel said. “And it’s more dynamic for us.”

This new edge is especially prominent on tracks like “Turning Into Stone” and “Dark Tunnel.” “Turning Into Stone” features a near militia-sounding backbeat and extra reverb. “Dark Tunnel” has vocal parts by both Carter and Barthel that take listeners on a journey of soaring soprano highs only to drop them back down to ominous, pit-inyour-stomach low tones. The trouble comes when listeners try to categorize these sounds. Critics and fans alike have described Phantogram’s music as dream-pop to psychedelic, but Barthel had a surprising revelation on the band’s style during her interview when asked how she would describe them. “I probably shouldn’t say this but, we’re emo,” she said cautiously. “That would probably freak everyone out, but in a way we are. The best way to describe it is to not try and pigeonhole. We like to write really beautiful, emotional music.” This becomes pretty clear once listeners have a look at the lyrics. Take this excerpt from Eyelid Movies’ “As Far As I Can See,” for example: “As far as I can see / Nobody loves me / As far as I can tell / Nobody loves you with her.” “[The lyrics are] very open. They’re very open for everyone,” explained Barthel. “There’s a lot of sadness and happiness and love, and I guess just life experiences that go into the lyrics that Josh writes.” And although Carter composes the lyrics of their songs, Barthel says they both can relate to what he writes, mainly because they’re together all the time. That’s probably why,

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Phantogram, an electronic rock duo, will be bringing their acclaimed sound to the High Noon Saloon Oct. 24. Their latest album, Nightlife, is sure to be a prominent feature of their lineup. when they had some time between touring this summer, they decided to spend the break apart. A good chunk of Nightlife was composed with each of them working on something and sending it to the other via e-mail, though guitar parts had to wait until they were back home at the studio in Sarasota Springs, N.Y. The duo went to high school together, but the two weren’t very close during this time. They were, however, both in band, with Carter on drums and Barthel playing saxophone. When asked if any saxophone might make it onto a future album, Barthel chuckled and at first said no but then gave it more thought.

“Who knows? If its done right I think it sounds really cool,” she said, but no saxophone solos made it onto this latest album.

“We like to write really beautiful, emotional music.” Sarah Barthel Phantogram

Regardless of their experiences with high school brass and snare, since their inception in 2007, Phantogram have been a rapidly rising success story.

Playing festivals like Sasquatch, Coachella, and Lollapalooza and opening for artists like The xx, Caribou, and School of Seven Bells, any appreciators of good tunes will not want to miss these up-and-comers’ Madison appearance with the quirky sultans of synth, Reptar. Their show is Monday, Oct. 24, at the High Noon Saloon, with the fun starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $13 in advance or $15, at the door and those in attendance are in for a special treat. Even though Phantogram’s new album isn’t technically scheduled to release until Nov. 1, Barthel says copies of Nightlife will be on sale at the show exclusively for concert-goers.

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view Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational “While anti-Semitism has indeed been shunned by the civilized world, things are quite different in the Muslim/Arab world, because anti-Semitism is an integral part of their religion and culture.” It takes a tremendous amount of ignorance, racism and stupidity to write something like that. It takes poor, troubling judgment—based on a gross misreading of our nation’s constitution and the responsibilities of reputable news organizations— to run an ad with that statement as its thesis. But there’s something else about that ad, which was printed in The Badger Herald Oct. 19, something we’ve heard in the days since it ran: A deafening silence.

Since the ad came from a group calling itself Facts and Logic About the Middle East was printed, we have waited for a response to it. And we have been sadly disappointed, as little more than scattered disapproval has echoed from our campus community after a vile, ignorant attack on our fellow Wisconsin students. Sure, there have been statements against the ad at a student government meeting and there have been students who wrote directly to the newspaper responsible for running it. Their actions are commendable. But the rest of our student body, including the multi-cultural student groups who have requested seven-figure budgets to handle situations just like these in which

our fellow Badgers come under attack, has been disappointing in its lack of action. There have not been, nor does it appear there will be, any discussions to address the problems of racism that act as the foundation of an ad like that one. There will not be any rallies on Bascom Hill or any panels in Union South to address the backward world view showcased in the pages of one of our campus newspapers. There will be none of that because Muslim students on this campus are so few in number, and it would sadly appear, have so few allies that even the student groups created to respond to controversies such as this one are making their voices heard loud and clear through a troubling and disappointing silence. This board and this student body are part of a community that prides itself on coming together when outside forces challenge us with racism and ignorance. We did it when Bradley Smith

and his national group of antiSemites placed an ad in the Herald denying the Holocaust. We did it when the Center for Equal Opportunity launched an attack on our university’s already meager efforts to diversify Wisconsin’s student body. But when FLAME, a national group with a PO Box in San Francisco, hurls ignorance and stupidity at our fellow students, our campus responds not with the deafaning roar of a univeristy united, but the whimper of a few people standing alone. So to the Muslim students of this university, to our colleagues and our classmates, our board says this: We stand with you. We stand against bigotry and hatred. We stand against FLAME and against The Badger Herald’s decision. It goes without saying that this newspaper would have never allowed an ad such as FLAME’s to disgrace its pages, that we would have declined the group’s message

and its money. The Daily Cardinal believes in free speech and holds dear the values of open debate, but we will never support or condone content that attacks our fellow students. We will not dignify print material built upon ignorance and stupidity. What should also go without saying, though, is that Wisconsin students as a whole will not stand for such bigotry either. It should be a foregone conclusion that Badgers will rise up and defend their fellow students when they come under attack. Regrettably, that has not been the case in the past week, and that’s something we must act to change. Our Muslim students, like other students of color and students of Jewish descent, must know that our university respects their faith and their beliefs, and dismisses as hopelessly misguided the ideas expressed in FLAME’s ad. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Match the Republican candidate to his or her quote! An opinion desk political quiz A.

ROMNEY

PAUL

BACHMANN

“I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out under another Democratic president, Jimmy Carter. And I’m not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it’s an interesting coincidence.”

“I’m happy to learn that after I speak you’re going to hear from Ann Coulter. That’s a good thing. I think it’s important to get the views of moderates.”

CAIN

PERRY

“I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution.”

“War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.”

HUNTSMAN

“It will be a twenty foot wall, barbed wire, electrified on the top, and on this side of the fence, I’ll have that moat President Obama talked about. And I would put those alligators in that moat!” -Referring to immigration

“Economic prosperity and quality education for our children are inexorably linked.” Answers at dailycardinal.com/opinion

‘Waitress’ movie emphasizes importance of addressing domestic abuse Olivia Jonynas pave media advocate

Three women sit on a bench outside of a the small-town diner where they work as waitresses. They start up what appears to be a conversation familiar to them. Dawn: “But now here you are [Jenna], married to this handsome guy … who’s got very good hair, and pregnant with a little girl. But neither of us would trade places with you for one second, now would we Becky?” Becky: “No we wouldn’t, Dawn, No we wouldn’t.” As the offending, attractivehaired husband in question, Earl, tears into the parking lot to pick up Jenna, the nature of the waitresses’ conversation becomes clear: Earl is a controlling jerk. Earl speaks in a threatening tone and reacts with satisfaction when Jenna gives in to his every command. As he proceeds to collect all of Jenna’s tips from the day and threatens to make her leave her job, the viewer gets the uncomfortable feeling that Jenna is walking on egg shells with her every move around Earl. The film, “Waitress,” depicts

between 600,000 and 6 million women’s realities in the United States per year. This number doesn’t take into the account the number of men who experience the same violence and control. While women do make up the majority of domestic violence victim, 15 percent of those affected are male. The myth that only physical abuse can be considered domestic violence saturates the media. Films and television shows typically show cases of murders or extreme physical attacks. This is an important and very real occurrence in the world. The Domestic Violence Resource Center states, “On average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country every day.” However, a typical case can be much more subtle and complex. As demonstrated in “Waitress,” domestic abuse includes much more than physical abuse; intimidation, isolation, emotional and financial abuse are all common weapons perpetrators use to control their victim. Perpetrators can lower the victim’s self-esteem, restrict the victim from seeing or

speaking with friends and family, and control their access to finances. These all serve to keep the victim under their control and create major barriers that keep them from leaving. It is important to recognize that these behaviors are just as serious and abusive as physical attacks and are often more difficult to detect. With young people comprising almost half of domestic violence cases, it’s important to remember these myths when observing relationships in our daily lives. Whether for our personal relationships or those of our friends and family, it is necessary to keep an eye out for these traits. They are neither excusable nor normal; they are indicative of a violent relationship and must be taken seriously. Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) is a student organization dedicated to ending sexual assault, dating/domestic violence and stalking on the UW-Madison campus through education and activism. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, PAVE will be screening “Waitress” on Tuesday, October 25 at 7 p.m. in Ogg Hall. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinalcom.

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Whistling Dixie

Today’s Sudoku

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Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

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.

Charlie and Boomer Classic

By Natasha Soglin graphics@dailycardinal.com

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

HOT AT THE BOX OFFICE ACROSS 1 Sound made by Big Ben 5 Certain moles 10 Masterful move 14 Sheriff Taylor’s boy 15 “The Luck of Roaring Camp” author Bret 16 Pearl Mosque site 17 Lion’s pride? 18 Marry 19 Extend credit 20 Hot Mel Brooks classic 23 Superman’s logo 24 “Affirmative” 25 Uses a spoon, perhaps 28 Ship that was doublebooked? 31 Does some stevedoring 35 Female lobster 36 Requiring fast action 39 Beat a hasty retreat 40 Hot Clint Eastwood film 43 French father 44 Magician’s hiding place 45 Word in a comic balloon, perhaps 46 Ripped off

8 Some shoe widths 4 49 Some flirty signals 51 Part of a nest egg 53 Bart Simpson’s age 54 Hot WWII film? 62 Acoustical engineer’s concern 63 Wrinkle-resistant fabric 64 One of seven continents 65 Brewski 66 Part of New England 67 Pinball foul 68 Spoiled youngster 69 Ponies up 70 To be, to Caesar DOWN 1 Broadway failure 2 Australian mine find 3 One of Columbus’ vessels 4 Fuddy-duddy 5 Cold-shoulders 6 Twinge of hunger 7 Purple perennial 8 James of jazz 9 Run-down in appearance, as a hotel 10 Cancels 11 Curved molding 12 Coffee containers 13 Cape Canaveral fixture

Edition Tierra ___ Fuego Titanic and Lusitania True believer’s belief Opening lines Like a ballerina Actress Zellweger What believers fall on Not from Earth Jeter at short Searches for “Treasure Island’’ author’s monogram 38 “Mazel ___!’’ 41 Certain landing site 42 Not as many 47 ___ of Good Feelings 50 Existing from birth 52 Bakery byproduct 53 Whistle blowers’ concerns? 54 Bakery artist 55 Ballpark demolished after the 2008 season 56 Ayatollah territory 57 Narrow opening 58 Exemplar of dryness 59 Cow-horned goddess 60 E-Street Band guitarist Lofgren 61 Boarding place 62 Tidal movement

Caved In

By Nick Kryshak nkryshak@wisc.edu

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee@wisc.edu

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Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Women’s Hockey

Badgers roll over Minnesota-Duluth in series sweep RECAP By Matthew Kleist The Daily Cardinal

It hasn’t been an easy month for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (5-1-0 WCHA, 7-1-0 overall), but the Badgers have been able to make the most of their opportunities. After back-to-back series with North Dakota and Minnesota, Wisconsin found itself in Duluth to face the No. 5 Bulldogs (0-2-0, 3-3-3). The Badgers once again showed why they are the defending national champions, sweeping UMD by scores of 4-3 and 6-3. Overcoming a tough stretch of schedule and an early lead by the Bulldogs Friday night, Wisconsin put away another conference opponent. Wisconsin opened the scoring early Friday on a then team-leading eighth goal from junior forward Brianna Decker. However, UMD would take the lead later in the first on a pair of goals by freshman forward Jenna McParland. After exchanging goals again late in the second and early in the third, the game was tied at three.

The game wouldn’t be decided until late in the third period. It appeared that UMD had the advantage when a cross check was called on Wisconsin senior defender Brittany Haverstock with 2:17 left in the third period. But it would be the Badgers that came out on top when the power play expired. Senior forward Hilary Knight was able to get the puck past the UMD goalie for the shorthanded goal which would stand as the game-winner. The Badgers completed the sweep by taking advantage of every opportunity they had Saturday night. Wisconsin jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and the Badgers cruised to a 6-3 win. With a comfortable 4-1 lead, the Badgers were helped out by a UMD miscue. Seeing the delayed penalty on Wisconsin, Duluth senior goalie Jennifer Harss left for the Bulldog bench. With the extra skater on, UMD mishandled the puck in the Badger zone and it ran the distance and found the back of the net. Wisconsin sophomore goalie Alex Rigsby had two career nights despite giving up three goals each night. Facing 37 shots Friday night, Rigsby would turn away 34 of them, her second

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Senior Hilary Knight came up clutch for the Badgers in their 4-3 win over Duluth on Friday, scoring a short handed goal late in the third period to clinch the game for Wisconsin. highest in a single game. Rigsby followed that up with a careerhigh 46-save performance in game two. With the pair of wins, the Badgers are out to another exceptional start to their season. Despite looking like the

Women’s Soccer

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Wisconsin clinches spot in Big Ten Tournament with two weekend wins By Rex Sheild The Daily Cardinal

The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-2-3 Big ten, 10-5-3 overall) swept their weekend series’ against Purdue (4-5-1, 7-10-2) in a 5-1 win on Friday and a 2-0 win on Sunday against Indiana (2-8, 6-111). As a result of these victories, the Badgers secured their spot in the Big Ten Conference tournament. “Getting two wins in a weekend was going to be really important for us physically as a group. We haven’t done that since Dayton and Cincinnati,” UW head coach Paula Wilkins said. “We got more people wanting to play, and we got some more people playing time, getting ready for the Big Ten tournament because it’s going to be a couple-day tournament.”

28 and 29 at the Kohl Center. The Badgers last faced Boston University in the 2010-’11 NCAA National Championship game, defeating the Terriers 4-1 to win the title. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

Men’s Soccer

Cara Walls scored both of Wisconsin’s goals against Indiana and leads the Badgers with nine tallies this season.

RECAP

Badgers from just one year ago, it is still too early to make any assumptions on where they will be at the end of the season. The Badgers close out the month of October, and their toughest stretch of the season, against Boston University Oct

In the first game of the weekend, the Badgers scored early and often as they scored a season-high five goals from five different players. They started the offensive surge in the 12th minute. Junior midfielder Monica Lam-Feist passed it to freshman midfielder Julia Roddar, who then fed it back to Lam-Feist for the perfect give-and-go goal. Wisconsin scored again in the 27th minute with Roddar recording her first career goal with an assist from Lam-Feist. The Badgers weren’t done yet in the first half as they scored at the 44:31 mark from a header from junior defender Joana Bielefeld. Purdue finally got on the board in the 65th minute from the foot of senior Kellie Phillips on a straight corner kick. However, Wisconsin would add on two more goals at the 76:25 mark from junior

midfielder Alev Kelter and another at the 82nd minute as senior forward Laurie Nosbusch scored her sixth goal of the season. In the second game of the weekend, the Badgers were extremely aggressive early on as they got several scoring chances but had nothing to show for it. However, Wisconsin was able to capitalize on an Indiana blunder in the 21st minute. Indiana senior goalkeeper Lindsay Campbell tried to pass the ball to clear it out but it was intercepted by freshman forward Cara Walls who was able to find the back of the net from there. “I think it was instinct and being in the right place at the right time,” Walls said of her eighth goal of the year. “I was there and I was ready to finish.” Walls found the back of the net again for her team-leading ninth goal of the year at the 69:15 mark off of passes from sophomore defender Catie Sessions and Nosbusch.

“Getting two wins in a weekend was going to be really important for us physically as a group.” Paula Wilkins head coach UW women’s soccer

Senior goalkeeper Michele Dalton had another great performance in goal as she recorded her sixth shutout of the year and stopped a key penalty kick in the 58th minute from the foot of Indiana junior forward Orianica Velasquez. Wisconsin returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 1 p.m. against Iowa for the final home game of the season.

UW falls to Northwestern in battle of conference’s best Loss drops Badgers into second place RECAP

In the coming minutes of the second half the ball traded By Dylan Flaks possession until the Wildcats The Daily Cardinal got another shot in 56th minThe Wisconsin men’s soc- ute on a junior midfielder Nick cer team (3-1-0 Big Ten, 7-6-2 Gendron header, which sailed overall) fell to Northwestern just high of the goal. (3-0-1, 8-4-3) in Evanston, Ill, The second half continued in a game between the two pre- miserably for the Badgers, who viously unbeaten team’s in Big were constantly and consistentTen conference play. ly pressured by a Northwestern The first half of the game was team that just seemed to want it slow, with both the Badgers and more. The shots by the Wildcats Wildcats each managing just two finally came to fruition in the shots on goal. Wisconsin junior 75th minute. midfielder Tomislav Zadro Layth Masri, Northwestern’s had both shots for the sophomore midfielder, Badgers, while the rest crossed the ball into of the team was held in the box. His pass met check by the smothering Gendron’s head, who Northwestern defense. finished the play from The Wildcats, like six yards out by knockWisconsin, had both ing the ball into the back of their first-half shots of the net for the decitaken by one playsive goal of the game. GENDRON er, junior midfielder This was Wisconsin Kyle Schickel. The freshman defender A.J. Wisconsin defense was stout Cochran’s one mistake as he in the first half against the rest lost Gendron in the box, thereof the Wildcat offense. by allowing the Gendron to The Badger defense was, score the game-winning goal. however, more on its heels durThis game was extremely ing the first 45 as the Wildcats important for both teams. The had four corner kicks in the first loss cost Wisconsin first place half to accompany the two shots. in the Big Ten conference while The only thing Wisconsin had to the Wildcats moved up into the show for the first half was those conference’s top spot. two shots and five fouls. The Badgers continue their The Wildcats must have got- road trip in Milwaukee to face ten a great pep talk at halftime UW-Milwaukee Wednesday because in the second half they where they look to win their first were clearly the team coming game of the road trip. Wisconsin to play. They attempted three is down, but not out and will shots in the first three minutes have some soul-searching to do of the second half, all of which this week in practice to rebound were blocked by the Wisconsin from this disappointing loss. defense, which was seemingly UWBadgers.com contributed burdened by the number of shots. to this report.

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Football

Badgers earn impressive sweep of North Dakota UW humbles No. 5 Fighting Sioux RECAP By Matt Masterson The Daily Cardinal

After two gut-wrenching overtime losses on the road last week, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (2-2 WCHA, 3-3 overall) returned home and earned a pair of hard-fought victories over No. 5 North Dakota (0-2, 2-3-1). The Badgers’ offense—which had been dormant throughout the first four games of the season averaging a mere two goals per game—finally awoke and exploded for 10 goals in the 5-3 and 5-4 victories. UW head coach Mike Eaves made it clear to his players that they had to forget about last weekend’s difficult losses at Michigan Tech and move forward, focusing their efforts on beating one of the top-ranked teams in the country. “I think it started with practice,” freshman forward Joseph LaBate said. “On Monday, coach really emphasized just forgetting about last weekend and we’ve got to focus on North Dakota. I think we just went in with clear minds, and we just focused on North Dakota.” The Badgers opened the scoring on Friday night, the first time they’ve done so this season, with sophomore forward Mark Zengerle netting his first goal of the season. However, the lead was short-lived as North Dakota tied the game just 27 seconds later with a tally of its own. However, the Badgers would not be shaken, scoring three straight goals and jumping out to a 4-1 lead. Halfway through the second period, the Sioux cut the lead to one and were gaining momentum, when freshman forward Brendan Woods scored a highlight reel goal, his first as a Badger, to seal the win. Woods grabbed the puck near center ice, deked past UND sophomore defenseman Derek Forbort, buried a backhander past junior netminder Aaron Dell and sending the crowd into a frenzy. After allowing the first goal in every game this season, the Badgers showed they are very capable of maintaining a lead over an extended

period of time. “We seemed to play with some real poise and confidence,” Eaves said. The offensive fireworks continued Saturday when, after falling behind 1-0, the Badgers tied the game on LaBate’s second goal of the season and added two more scores from juniors forward Ryan Little and defenseman John Ramage to take a 3-1 lead. North Dakota forward Danny Kristo tied the game with two goals of his own, but the Badgers took the lead for good with tallies from Zengerle and sophomore defenseman Joe Faust. With five goals from five different players in each game this weekend, the Badgers displayed the depth of talent that they will need to utilize if they want to continue playing competitively against top teams. “This is going to be our formula for winning—spread out kind of production by both forwards and defensemen,” Eaves said. While UW came away with the win on Saturday, it was outshot (42-15) and struggled to control the tempo of the game. If not for the efforts of freshman goalie Joel Rumpel—who made 38 saves—Wisconsin would not have completed the sweep of its rivals. “He gets the game puck,” Eaves said of his young goaltender. “Without his effort in the net, we don’t have a chance.” Both Rumpel and fellow freshman goalie Landon Peterson, who started Friday night, played spectacularly over the weekend series. “They have both given us a chance to win every single game,” Little said. “I have confidence in both of them.” Wisconsin may have gotten off to a slow start this season, but with two impressive wins over a top-five team, the players are feeling more and more confident heading into next weekend’s series against Nebraska-Omaha. “I think it just proves that our team can play with the best,” Ramage said. “I think that it proves that our young team can play with anyone.”

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The Wisconsin offense broke out against the Fighting Sioux, scoring 10 goals during the two-game sweep.

STUNNING

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Michigan State ends Wisconsin’s hopes for a national title with a miraculous last second touchdown catch RECAP By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal

EAST LANSING, Mich.— Just as quickly as it seemed this team of destiny would come through once more, destiny came up and bit the Wisconsin football team where it hurt most. Wisconsin overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but that ended abruptly on a 44-yard Michigan State touchdown as time expired. The tipped pass found senior Spartan receiver Keith Nichol, who wiggled his way across the plain for the game-winning score. While the hail-mary winner was pretty much up to the football gods, what was certainly in the Badgers’ control was the decision to call two timeouts on defense during that fateful drive, a decision made in an attempt to get the ball back for a final drive. “What we wanted to do was get the ball back,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “We were going for the win.” Though Bielema will certainly face criticism over this aggressive move, he was certainly playing odds that were increasingly in his favor. Michigan State had struggled throughout the fourth quarter when a few first downs could have iced the game and the chances of getting just one more stop were certainly not insurmountable. After seeing the penultimate Badger touchdown set up by a 33 yard return by sophomore Jared Abbrederis, Bielema wanted to give his punt unit one final shot to put this game away. “All the timeouts there in the fourth quarter were trying to get our punt team or punt return unit out there,” Bielema said. “We had a return that almost broke. We were trying to get an opportunity to win the game.” Despite an ending that was difficult to digest, the Badgers showed a level of toughness in overcoming a two score deficit on the road in the fourth quarter. “That’s just kind of how we are;

we don’t really need any motivation,” junior lineman Peter Konz said. “Like I said all year, this group, no matter whether we’re up or down, we just go as hard as we can.” With Wisconsin trailing by two scores, the defense was pushed up against the wall for much of the second half. Though it was able to get three crucial stops in the fourth quarter, it ultimately allowed Michigan State to convert on too many third down chances (8-of-16). “We’ve got to continue to improve. We didn’t perform well today,” sophomore linebacker Chris Borland said. “There are good teams that are going to take advantage of that.” On offense, the running attack was once again led the charge. Junior running back Montee Ball rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, adding two catches for 24 yards and another touchdown through the air. However, it was Ball’s injury late in the second quarter that stunted a UW drive in the redzone with the

Badgers leading 14-9 that ultimately resulted in a blocked field goal and consecutive Michigan State scores, allowing the Spartans to turn that early deficit into a 23-14 halftime lead. Having dug deep and come back from the depths of defeat only to lose on the final play, the Badgers are understandably in a state of disbelief. “It’s just a really, really tough way to lose,” senior safety Aaron Henry said. “You almost prefer that they just go out there and beat you.” The Big Ten’s new divisional system leaves the Badgers with destiny still in their hands concerning a potential conference title and Rose Bowl appearance. The question now turns to whether this loss becomes a rallying point or a crutch. “To take that experience and move forward, I don’t know if we will lean on it and use it next week or in two weeks or in three weeks,” Bielema said. “At some point in their lives they’re going to remember this, and I know us coaches will as well.”

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Montee Ball’s injury in the second quarter set off a chain of events resulting in a rush of momentum for Michigan State.