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Blizzard shuts down Madison University cancels afternoon and night classes after daylong snowstorm covers city, campus

By Whitney Newman THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison classes were canceled Wednesday afternoon due to severe weather and poor road conditions. This is only the third time in almost 20 years classes have been canceled.

Provost Patrick Farrell said the university made the decision to cancel classes when city plows were pulled off the roads, buses stopped running and the snowstorm threatened to leave students stranded on campus. The city of Madison accumulated 12.5 inches of snow Wednesday.

“Our job here is to provide education as best we can under virtually almost all circumstances,” Farrell said. “If it’s impossible for students, faculty or staff to get here, that’s one thing.

When most of the faculty and staff came to campus this morning, that wasn’t the case.”

Farrell said UW-Madison is a state agency, and cannot be closed without the governor’s order.

“Technically the university itself was not closed,” he said.

“Classes were canceled, but the university officially was not closed.”

University Communications spokesperson John Lucas said despite student complaints, the campus will be open whenever possible, as long as it is safe and employees can travel to and from campus.

“We understand that it wasn’t very popular Wednesday morn-

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Freshman Lindsay Koch (left) rides a Pop’s tray down Liz Waters hill, while UW-Madison students struggle to keep their footing. ing,” Lucas said. “We were really careful as we were staying open to specify that if people felt their safety was going to be jeopardized by coming in that we didn’t want them to travel unsafely.”

Lucas said part of the hesitation to cancel classes is because students pay tuition.

“There’s a little bit of a finan-

cial loss to students because you probably only are getting a certain number of class meetings for your tuition each semester, and we hate to take that away from people if we absolutely don’t have to,” he said.

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WEATHER BRINGS CITY TO A STANDSTILL Madison declares snow emergency The city of Madison declared a snow emergency around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning lasting to around 7 a.m.

Friday.

Record amounts of snowfall Twelve and one-half inches of snow accumulated during Wednesday’s storm. The city is currently only 3.5 inches away from a record amount of snowfall for one season.

The city shuts down Dane County Sheriff’s Department recommends against using roadways after 12:30 p.m.

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk closed all nonessential county offices at 1 p.m.

Metro Bus service stops at 7 p.m.

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Recent history of UW-Madison snow closures

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February snowstorm blankets campus, cancels night classes

First winter storm causes record snowfall

A day-long snowstorm resulted in the cancellation of all UW-Madison evening classes, as five to seven inches of snow buried the campus.

UW-Madison interim provost Virginia Sapiro cancelled classes after 4:30 p.m. because of unsafe travel conditions caused by high winds and low visibility.

Responding to an unprecedented Wisconsin blizzard, University officials at 9:30 a.m. canceled all classes for the remainder of the day, leaving thousands of faculty to reschedule class sessions.

A record 17.2 inches fell over the weekend.

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his should all be in order.”

I smiled brightly at a hostile-looking woman in her mid-20s as I passed her the jar.

Her disapproving silence confirmed my suspicion that even in a health clinic, handing over a half-pint of one’s own urine is not considered an invitation to friendly conversation.

I decided then that a handshake was probably out of the question.

It wasn’t my fault we had to go through this transaction. An hour earlier I had been stating my earnest desire to spend my summer nights laboring in a McDonald’s warehouse in a drab industrial park, a claim which prompted my interviewer’s narrow-eyed follow-up question, “Would you be willing to take a drug test?”

You bet I would. The fact that I didn’t use drugs didn’t make a man-

datory test any less inconvenient or annoying, but I responded as though I was never more delighted or flattered then when I had to drive an hour out of my way to prove I wasn’t a criminal or an addict.

My feigned enthusiasm at the prospect of undergoing the scrutiny of Ronald McDonald, Creepy Clown M.D., was merely one side of a dilemma I frequently experienced during job interviews.

Clueless as to when and how to lie in a professional situation, my typically comatose body language failed to conceal my attitude toward the business end of hot food lines and credit card scanners.

Now, sitting in a tiny office ripe with the odor of Chicken McNuggets, my first attempt at a professional demeanor had sent me over into the manic glee usually exhibited by game show contestants.

It wasn’t that I possessed too much personal integrity to hide my actual feelings on customer care from half-a-dozen assistant managers in coffee shops and chain restaurants all around the Midwest.

New Beer Thursday Vanilla Java Porter a coffee porter

Atwater Block Brewery • Detroit, Michigan $9.99 at Riley’s Wines of the World Taking a decidedly whiter tack on the stout formula, Atwater’s Vanilla Java Porter would fit in well in a coffee house, especially if you’ve got a heavy hand on the creamer.

Vanilla Java Porter pours dark and tastes like coffee with a smack of vanilla added for effect. Though the bottle touts the addition of Golding Hops, their presence is negligible. This is a porter, through and through.

The taste is pretty average for a porter, and it’s clear the vanilla extract was probably of the Roundy’s variety.

It’s a good concept for a porter, and the flavor is promising, but it comes off a little flat.

If the tastes of coffee and Vanilla Java Porter are comparable, the lingering sour aftertastes are indistinguishable from one another.

This isn’t necessarily bad for the coffee lovers among us, but it reiterates the parallel and will make you want to reach for a stick of gum.

The bottom line is that Atwater Block could benefit immensely from a portlier porter. This one should have spent a little more time on the iron.

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Five years of teaching swimming lessons to young children had simply trained me to be dishonest in a less cynical, more fanciful way, and corporate America was markedly less interested in the pirates, piranhas and talking foxes that allegedly inhabited our municipal pools.

Prior to my brief stay under the golden arches, I had failed to make it past the application itself.

Pressured by my parents to land a job at a coffee shop which conveniently neighbored their workplace, I learned that the journey to becoming a barista was a philosophical and moral one.

Besides name, contact information and references, the only two questions posed were, “Would you be willing to work without adequate compensation?” and, “Is there any kind of work you would refuse to perform?”

It was a measure of how far my education had overreached my common sense that I spent the next 15 minutes pondering indentured servitude and the conflict of duty and morality, two topics that seemed to invite longer reflections than the

single blank line provided for each response would allow.

Whether the questions were meant to be taken at face value or were just there to screen for sarcasm, I handed in my paperwork relatively sure that my respective answers of “Adequate compensation would be appreciated” and “Mink farming” would place me toward the bottom of the applicant pile.

There are books on the strategy of the job search as thick and imposing as the Oxford English Dictionary, so it’s clear I’m not the only one lost in the application process.

But as much as I learn to better inflate my accomplishments and obscure my weaknesses, I can’t shake the idea that any employment gained through lying and deceit is likely to be unfulfilling and short-lived.

I only hope that when it’s time to begin a career, I find a job that appreciates me for qualities I don’t have to exaggerate, like my thick head of hair or my fear of spiders.

Want to earn a competitive salary? Enjoy working with mink? E-mail hunziker@wisc.edu.

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BTN game may air at Kohl Center The Kohl Center may broadcast the Big Ten Network’s coverage of the men’s basketball away game Feb. 13 against the Indiana Hoosiers on the facility’s big screens.

Vince Sweeney, senior associate athletic director for external relations, said the broadcast is tentative, but the athletic department has made a lot of progress to show the game at no cost to fans.

“We hope to have it finalized

in the next two days—hopefully sooner—but there’s a lot of things we have to work out,” he said.

Sweeney said the athletic department is still working on some logistical arrangements, such as making sure the scoreboard can broadcast the game and moving the practice location of one UWMadison sports team.

“This idea’s been kicked around not only for basketball, but during the football season,” he said, adding fans and internal

staff have suggested it. “It’s not a new idea, it’s just an idea that looks like it might work.”

Previous scheduling conflicts in the building have prevented UW Athletics from showing the BTN broadcasts earlier in the season, but the building is available next Wednesday with only minor adjustments.

“We’re optimistic it’s going to happen,” Sweeney said. “We hope to have some fun.”

—Amanda Hoffstrom

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Plans are in motion for the Kohl Center to broadcast next Wednesday’s men’s basketball game against the Indiana Hoosiers. UW Athletics is currently working out the logistics of hosting the event.

UW System to hear second transcript proposal UW System students with poor grade point averages may soon find reprieve via extracurricular transcripts.

According to the Associated Press, UW System President Kevin Reilly will introduce the second transcript proposal to the UW System Board of Regents Thursday.

Under the policy, each student would receive a traditional transcript

that catalogs courses and grades earned plus a second transcript that would detail facets of extracurricular development.

Faculty would approve each activity listed on the second transcript and describe how students applied non-academic experience toward their education.

If implemented, the UW System would set a precedent

as the nation’s first institution to offer two transcripts at every campus, which includes 13 fouryear universities and 13 two-year colleges.

A task force would investigate the viability of the program, which currently has no timeline for implementation. Pilot projects could launch as early as Fall 2008.

GOP not to campaign in state soon, Democrats battle for Wis.

By Emily Bisek THE DAILY CARDINAL

With “Super Tuesday” over, Democrats are expected to focus on Wisconsin’s Feb. 19 primary election much earlier than Republicans.

Wisconsin’s primary is still seen as important for both parties, but because there is no front-runner in the Democratic race, each state has increased significance, according to political observers.

“I don’t think [Wisconsin] will be decisive this time,” Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton said. “But we will be important. We will get the spotlight.”

Lawton supports U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. With McCain as a front-runner in the Republican race, other candi-

dates hoping to gain on his lead are expected to focus their resources on states between now and Feb. 19.

“There is a presumptive frontrunner, so all the campaigns are assessing where to go from here,” said Mark Jefferson, executive director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

Jefferson also said Louisiana and Virginia are key primaries for Republicans before Wisconsin’s.

It is not clear how much attention Republicans will give to Wisconsin, but lots of activity is expected once the earlier states are done voting, according to Jefferson. He said events would likely be organized on fairly short notice around the state.

Democratic candidates already launched their campaigns in Wisconsin at the grassroots level.

Clinton and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., have begun organizing with offices located throughout the state, according to Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Rachel Strauch-Nelson.

Obama wasted no time shifting the campaign focus to Wisconsin after “Super Tuesday,” launching a statewide TV and radio ad campaign Wednesday.

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UW-Madison student recognized for National History Day film

By Jillian Levy

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After more than 40 years since the tragic deaths of three civil rights activists during the “Freedom Summer” in Mississippi, a UW-Madison student is receiving national attention for her successful effort to bring justice to the victims.

UW-Madison sophomore Brittany Saltiel and two of her high school classmates, Sarah Siegel and Allison Nichols will appear on “The Montel Williams Show” Thursday to discuss their 10-minute documentary called “The CORE of the Solution” for their National History Day

“We got an exclusive interview with the man who has now been convicted of the killings.”

Brittany Saltiel sophomore UW-Madison

The film centers on the murders of three workers in 1964, including former UW-Madison student Andrew Goodman. Siegel said the film received national attention and revealed new infor-

mation about the case.

“We got an exclusive interview with the man who has now been convicted of the killings,” Saltiel said. “We were able to talk to him as well as other people who had been involved in the civil rights movement and were willing to come forward with new information.”

The film and the interview provided compelling new evidence against the main suspect in the case, Edgar Ray Killen, Saltiel said. Killen was arrested and convicted in 2005 for the murders.

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Voter turnout to be largest in 20 years Officials say 35 percent likely for Wisconsin primary The Wisconsin Presidential primary Feb. 19 will likely have the highest voter turnout rate in decades, state officials said Wednesday.

Kyle Richmond, spokesperson for the state Government Accountability Board that handles all elections, said 35 percent of all eligible voters would likely turnout.

Richmond said because Wisconsin is an open primary, meaning a voter does not have to register for one political party, turnout would be larger than other primaries.

“Someone like McCain may value Wisconsin more than other closed primary states,” Richmond said, referring to the impact Independent voters could have

history from page 4 and James Chaney were working for the Congress of Racial Equality to register black voters in Philadelphia, Miss. when they were killed by a mob of Ku Klux Klan members.

Peter Sherman, Schwerner’s former roommate at Cornell College, said he remembers Mickey and the events of that summer well.

“People were astonished. It was a pivotal moment for the nation,” he said, adding the country was

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on the primary.

Voters can also register to vote on Election Day, Richmond said.

Absentee ballots are also available for voters who want to register and vote early.

Wisconsin voter turnout has been below 25 percent in primary elections for the last 10 years.

Wisconsin had the second highest voter turnout in the United States among 18- to 29-year-olds in 2006, according to a report by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

Minnesota had the highest turnout among young voters.

Numerous campaigns are planned around the state to increase youth voter turnout around the state, for the primary and general election.

Cedric Lawson, legislative affairs director for the United Council of UW Students, said the group would be more focused on the general election than the primary concerning voter turnout.

—Charles Brace still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. “For me, personally, it was a really devastating time. To see someone you knew and roomed with [killed] was really devastating.”

Saltiel said her project first gained national attention at the National History Day in Washington D.C. and has continued to have importance since.

Her appearance on the Montel show, which will have a focus on hate crimes, will air at 4 p.m. on My Madison TV, Channel 14.

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Beer and chocolate raise money for cancer Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation will host the event at Dexter’s Pub

By Danielle Switalski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation is providing the public an opportunity to sample a variety of beers and chocolate in a fundraiser Sunday at Dexter’s Pub in Madison.

“This is a fun, relaxed afternoon and we encourage everyone to attend and enjoy beer and chocolate,” said BCRF Executive Director Sue Abitz in a statement.

Dexter’s, formerly known as The Sandlot, will provide samples of beer from more than 15

primary from page 1 Thursday. Former Gov. Tommy Thompson recently endorsed U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

Republicans are not expected to advertise in Wisconsin nearly as heavily as the Democrats, Jefferson said. Overall, he said Republican candidates have not spent as much on advertising as the Democrats in the country. Wisconsin will not see

snow from page 1 essarily to take snow days off.”

The cancellation of UWMadison classes came late in comparison to surrounding colleges and public schools.

UW-Milwaukee, Edgewood College and Madison Area Technical College closed for the day, and Madison Public Schools shut down for the second time in two weeks and

local breweries from noon to 4 p.m. A $15 donation is required at the door and all proceeds will go to the BCRF. Guests must be 21 or older to attend.

Commemorative glasses will be given to the first 125 attendees.

Guests are also encouraged to take in a chocolate baking competition where a group of celebrity judges will give awards to the best-tasting dishes.

Wonder Pub is co-sponsoring the fundraiser with Dexter’s and will have beer samplings from additional local breweries

including Capital Brewery, Lake Louie Brewery, Grumpy Troll, Ale Asylum, Bell’s Brewery and the Great Dane.

Kirby Nelson, brewmaster at Capital Brewery in Middleton, said charity events are usually very successful for organizations and breweries alike.

Wonder’s Pub hosted a similar event in 2007 raised over $3,000 for the BCRF. Ann Haney, who also created Infinite Boundaries, a four-day wellness retreat for women in recovery, founded the BCRF in 1997.

Republican ad campaigns until closer to the Feb. 19 because the competition is not as intense, Jefferson said.

With the majority of the state’s population living in Green Bay, Milwaukee and Madison, the southeast portion of the state is expected to see drastic increase in candidate activity. However, Jefferson said all parts of the state are important for the overall vote.

Fox Valley and Milwaukee suburbs are especially important to Republican campaigns, according to Jefferson. He said Republicans candidates want to make strong appearances in Wisconsin to prepare for the November general election.

“We know in November we will have a close race in Wisconsin, and they’re going to want to start laying the foundation for that,” he said.

only the third time in 14 years.

Dane County employees were sent home early Wednesday afternoon and all Madison School District activities were canceled for the evening.

All Madison Metro buses, including those serving campus routes, discontinued service at 7 p.m. All campus libraries, except for Helen C. White Library, closed by 6 p.m.

Both Memorial Union and Union South also closed early.

Marc Kennedy, Union communications director, said he could not remember the last time the Unions have closed early.

“It’s been a long time, as far as I can remember, but with the buses not running after seven, we didn’t want to encourage people to come down here,” Kennedy said.

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Piecing together a diverse disorder New research on autism is helping complete the puzzle facing patients and doctors alike Story by Kate Manegold

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new ABC legal drama, “Eli Stone,” which made its debut this January, featured a mother who, believing that a dangerous preservative in a vaccine caused her son’s autism, sues a pharmaceutical company. “America’s Next Top Model” shook up stereotypes when Heather, a knockout with Asberger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, entered the competition. An indie flick set to release this March, titled “The Black Balloon,” focuses on an adolescent who finds his life complicated by his autistic brother.

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While the topic of autism has only recently become a popular topic on television and in the movies, off-screen the disorder is quickly becoming one of the most controversial issues in both the medical and local communities.

However, a common cause of autism has yet to be found, and as more theories continue to emerge, most of the general public still remains in the dark on the subject, without the resources or the knowledge to help treat or identify it.

Glenis Benson, Ph.D, a Madison educational psychologist in private practice, defined autism as not a single disorder but as a “spectrum disorder,” with cases ranging from mild to severe.

“Autism spectrum disorders are both social and communicative,” Benson said, as the disorders affect the ability to communicate and interact with others.

With the entire spectrum, autism is the second most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability in children after mental retardation, according to a MSNBC report in June 2007.

Statistics from the same report show that one in 166 children born today will be diagnosed with an autistic disorder, a shocking growth from 1970, when only one case per 10,000 was diagnosed.

Researchers are left to question whether this dramatic increase is due to environmental factors or simply a higher rate of diagnoses.

“The evidence to date suggests that right now, the increase that we see is due to diagnosis and awareness and not due to any

Personal experience:

Childhood vaccinations are not immune to controversy Could the mercury in vaccines lead to autism?

“I was one of those moms that was into excellent food,” Lucille Marchand, associate professor of family medicine at UW-Madison, said. “No environmental exposure that would be harmful to my child ... I didn’t take any drugs—I can’t imagine a more pristine environment for my child to develop in.”

Yet despite her precautions, Marchand’s son Noah was diagnosed with autism, and she feels that the vaccines administered in the months after he was born may have been to blame. Additionally, after her son had a mercury amalgam dental filling put in, Marchard said his behavior became significantly more aggressive and uncontrollable. “We saw a huge, huge change in him for the worse,” Marchand said. “We had it taken out.”

Conventional research and unconventional medicine Marchand has tried autism treatments ranging from cranial psychotherapy to yoga therapy, with few results from any method. Marchand said she also brought her son in for a neurological evaluation at the Waisman Center when he was young, but the clinic was not very helpful.

“I’ve not been very happy with the practical applications of whatever is going on at the Waisman Center,” Marchand said.

real increase in the number of actual cases of autism,” said Leonard Abbeduto, professor of educational psychology at UW-Madison and researcher at the Waisman Center.

Benson argued that the expanding criteria for classifying autism could also be contributing to the rising number of diagnoses, although not all cases diagnosed are necessarily severe.

“Asberger’s is thought to contribute probably 50 percent of those currently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,” Benson said.

Asberger syndrome is at the milder end of the autism spectrum, according to Benson, as it does not delay speech, allowing for a high level of functioning despite depressed communication and social skills.

“Asberger’s is thought to contribute ... 50 percent of those currently diagnosed.”

Glenis Benson, Ph.D educational psychologist private practice, Madison

However, many parents remain convinced that the rising number of children being diagnosed is a result of varying environmental factors—the most controversial being vaccines.

Vaccines contain the preservative thimerosal, which contains mercury and is thought by some to cause the onset of autism in children. According to Abbeduto, no evidence has been provided to document vaccines as a definite cause of autism, despite several studies done in the United States and other countries.

“When their child is diagnosed, any parent is going to look under every rock for potential signs of the child’s disability,” Benson said. “The timing of the vaccination is coincidentally around the time that children will exhibit the characteristics.”

There is still no clearly defined cause of autism, but UW-Madison is leading the search for answers at the University’s Waisman Center, funded by grants from the National Institute of Health. The Waisman Center is examining a broad range of theories, attempting to gain a better understanding of autism, as well as targeting possible causes.

Investigations range from using neuroimaging to understand how the brain functions in people with autism, to looking at twins, one of whom who has autism, to gage how genetics may contribute to the development of autism.

One of the most cutting-edge projects is conducted by Marsha Mailick Seltzer, the director of the Waisman Center, and funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

According to Abbeduto, the study looks at adolescents and young adults with autism and attempts to understand how the symptoms of autism change with age, as well as the ways autism affects other family members psychologically.

Results posted in the September Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders show that symptoms remain stable for some as they mature, but for many, symp-

toms improve over time—a sign of hope for many parents.

“The number of projects on autism ... have increased dramatically over the last five to 10 years,” Abbeduto said. “I think that what we are seeing [in the Waisman Center] is one of the premier research centers for autism.”

Even so, researchers are volleying to stay on top of the latest developments.

“Many of our researchers are applying for other research grants,” Abbeduto said.

“I think it’s important that we not only do research, but that we provide services for families affected by autism.”

To this end, the Waisman Center offers diagnostic clinics as well as a preschool that provides educational therapeutic services for children with autism. In addition, Madison offers several other services for families as well, including The Autism Society of Greater Madison and the Wisconsin Early Autism project. Most recent is the Common Threads Family Resource Center, opened Oct. 1 of last year.

The center, which provides treatments such as art and music therapy along with psychological counseling, held a fundraiser this January to raise $250,000 for operational costs by Feb. 15 after losing one of its main funding sources. Parents have already raised more than half the money, with less than $100,000 remaining until the goal is reached.

Students on campus have recently begun to reach out to the autistic community as well. Founded just last semester, the Student Association of Volunteers for Autism assists and raises money for multiple community and national autism organizations and aims to increase autism awareness on campus.

Junior Joseph Burdowski, president and founder of SAVA, emphasized the necessity of volunteering around Madison.

“The number of projects on autism ... have increased dramatically over the last five to 10 years.”

Leonard Abbeduto professor of educational psychology UW-Madison

“The most important thing we can do is give our time,” Burdowski said, adding that he hopes to get involved in volunteering around local schools as well.

Later this semester, SAVA will become the first chapter in a college campus to team up with Autism Speaks, a national organization raising funding and awareness for autism.

“I’ve really been looking for a group of committed students,” Burdowksi said.

“We’re just trying to get our bearings.”

As researchers and parents alike struggle to fit the pieces of this mysterious disorder together, it is becoming increasingly apparent that autism is potentially caused by a multitude of factors that affect each person differently, according to Abbeduto.

Benson argued that early identification in children is key, because although autism continues to grow in prominence with each new breakthrough, “there is never enough awareness.”

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By Jennifer Evans THE DAILY CARDINAL

To promote awareness about global climate change, UWMadison joined over 1,600 schools and organizations across the country for the “Focus the Nation” global climate change teach-in last Thursday. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz teamed up with UWMadison scientists and business leaders to discuss what the latest scientific evidence says about global warming and Madison’s efforts to become a “greener” city. Here’s a re-cap:

The moral issue To understand the full scope of global warming, UWMadison scientists urged Focus the Nation participants to look beyond global climate change as solely an ecological issue but also as a social issue.

“In the United States, Americans per capita CO2 emissions is six times the global average citizen and 30 times that of a citizen in a developing country,” said Jonathan Patz, UWMadison professor of environmental studies. “We are really over-reaching our resources and stepping on the rest of the world.”

While Americans comprise only 9 percent of the world population, the United States contributes nearly 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. As global climate change continues, researchers predict rising temperatures, sea levels and high hydrological extremes will result in contaminated water supplies, newly evolving vector-borne illnesses, extreme temperatures and displaced populations due to flooding. But it won’t be the United States that suffers the first health blow, said Jon Foley, director of UW-Madison’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment.

Warm temperatures bring with them a host of problems for developing countries, explained Foley. Without refrigerators and water purifying systems, warm temperatures mean more insects in water, food and air that lead to diseases such as cholera, malaria and any number of diarrheal diseases—the leading killer of children in developing countries. Scientists say this isn’t a far-off theory; in fact, the impact of climate change on global health is happening right now.

A comprehensive study published by Patz in 2005 estimates nearly 150,000 people die each year from the Earth’s warming temperatures.

“That’s about the size of Madison,” Foley said. “That’d be like dropping an atomic weapon on a city the size of Madison every year and nobody noticing.”

“People need to be aware that those most vulnerable to global warming are contributing least to the problem,” said Jack Kloppenburg, UW-Madison professor of rural sociology.

As Kloppenburg sees it, the energy consumption by the U.S. and other northern countries represents social injustice.

“It is unjust and unsustainable that 40 percent of the world’s population live on less than $2 per day,” Kloppenburg said. “Those of us living beyond our means need to find a way to share.”

Though Kloppenburg said he recognizes people are becoming more aware about environmental issues, he believes the movement needs to be intensified.

“We are not living sustainably now,” Kloppenburg said. “We are not using the technology we have to become more sustainable.”

“We are interconnected economically and through security. Maybe we ought to be more connected morally as well,” Foley said. “We in America cannot just isolate ourselves and hope this will all go away.”

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The big picture

The health issue

If humans are going to slow the gradual warming of the Earth, the time to act is now, Foley said.

One of the greatest contributing factors to climate change is the world’s massive human population growth over the past 50 years, Foley said. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world population grew from 3 billion to 6 billion people between 1959 and 1999, and is estimated to jump to 9 billion by 2042.

The rapid population boom is believed to be one of the major causes behind the depletion of land and water resources, as well as energy use that Foley said is “outpacing all previous generations combined.”

“In many ways our planet is being pushed to and beyond its physical limits,” Foley said. As a result, global warming is rewriting the Earth’s map.

Photographs from around the world document charred lands and dusty riverbeds where lush tropical rainforests and raging rivers once stood. Satellite images of Earth show the shrinking levels of Arctic ice.

By studying the Earth’s atmosphere with the scrutiny of investigators at a crime scene, Foley said scientists know with certainty the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is entirely caused by human activity and are to blame for the nearly two degrees Fahrenheit the global climate has warmed over the past century.

Though two degrees may seem like a small number, UW-Madison scientists say the changes caused by this rise in temperature continue to appear around the world.

As the Earth heats, Foley said the chemical composition of land and water is changing, sea levels are rising and animal behavior is changing to adjust to new climates.

According to Patz, there is evidence that even Madison is experiencing global warming, with Lake Mendota freezing 25 percent less than it once did years ago.

“These aren’t isolated things; they aren’t happening on separate planets or in little test tubes in a lab,” Foley said. “These are happening on one planet—ours.”

Because of the size of the planet, Foley said it takes the Earth between 30 to 50 years to heat up, and the temperature changes we see today are the result of the warming of the planet nearly 50 years ago.

“If we want to start affecting the climate for not just today but for the next thousand years, we need to get moving now,” Foley said.

Researchers believe by making personal lifestyle changes, joining environmental organizations and holding politicians accountable for the implementation of big-picture changes, people can begin to make a difference.

“If we’re going to deal with global warming and environmental change with the urgency it deserves, we need to change the structure of government,” Kloppenburg said. “That means knowing where the different [presidential] candidates and [political] parties stand on environmental issues and voting.”

“We are living in an incredibly unique and defining moment in all of human history. In this moment, whether you like it or not, you have inherited a window into history that will affect what happens in the next 1,000 years,” Foley said. “What you do today will affect our climate, what gets to be living and what gets to be dead for thousands of years.”

Though global warming could have potentially devastating impacts on human health around the world, scientists largely agree humans can play a major role in slowing global climate change.

Patz said lifestyle changes to reduce energy and fossil fuel dependency in the United States will not only help to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, but can also help improve the health of a country plagued with a variety of diseases caused by the largely sedentary lifestyle of Americans.

“The biggest problem with public health in the U.S. is obesity and the repercussions of obesity,” Patz said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than two-thirds of all Americans and 15 percent of children are overweight, 7 percent of the population has diabetes and 60 percent of Americans do not meet the recommended levels of exercise.

“Yet, get this: More than 40 percent of trips made by car are less than two miles,” Patz said. “Couldn’t that be bike-able or walk-able?”

“We have an obesity problem because we’ve replaced human labor with fossil fuel energy,” said UW-Madison nutritionist Pete Anderson. “We’ve produced two problems: global warming and obesity through the same act.”

“The 10 leading causes of death in the United States are related to sedentary lifestyle, air pollution, or motor vehicle crashes,” Patz said. “So, if we can redesign our cities to get cars off of the roads and replace that with walking and biking, [imagine] the disease burden we would reduce.”

Patz and others are working to promote the “Triple-Win Biking Project,” motivating community members to use biking for personal fitness and help to reduce local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Patz said early calculations show that if 20 percent of commuters were to travel by bike each year, Madison would see a reduction in ozone, nitrogen oxide and particulates, thus decreasing respiratory problems, saving money from respiratory health issues and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 16 tons.

To bring the Triple-Win Biking Project into practice, Cieslewicz is working with city leaders to continue to improve and expand Madison’s award-winning biking trails.

According to Patz, Mayor Dave has vowed for Madison to be the first city with true winter with the highest levels of bikability.

“Madison can really become an example for the rest of the country for having the most modern transportation system in the country,” Patz said.

Looking for more you can do for the environment?

There are more than 150 environmental organizations in Dane County.

To get involved, check out these local websites: —www.sustaindane.org —wispirgstudents.org/big-red-go-green Read about how you can reduce your carbon footprint by purchasing local foods at: —dailycardinal.com/science

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ttacks on affirmative action are nothing new in the United States, and more often than not, those taking aim do so because their positions at the top of a historically unbalanced American social system are under attack.

Most of the time, they are white, conservative and male.

Empty statements about competition and true equality notwithstanding, their rhetoric is self-serving. State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, who this week called for a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in Wisconsin, is no exception.

Abolishing a system that helps bring college degrees to communities where they are rare would be inexcusable.

Perhaps Grothman is simply ignorant, rather than malicious.

His criticism is shallow to say the least, based on the contention that white men are sometimes passed over in favor of women and people of color for government jobs and university enrollment.

Of course, that is precisely the point of affirmative action: providing opportunities for historically disadvantaged groups to get their foot in the door of what has been a white, male-dominated club for centuries. Still, Grothman and other conservative opponents claim that if a white male has higher test scores or higher grades, for example, he should be rewarded over less qualified minorities, extenuating circumstances be damned.

In the short term, such a narrow argument makes some sense. After

all, UW-Madison should not have to lower its standards in response to southern slavery, Jim Crow laws, and crippling urban poverty. Or so the right wing insists.

In the long term, however, if building an America based on real equality and social harmony is at all important to those Republicans so happy to wave the flag in support of foreign war and tax cuts, affirmative action is a social necessity. It would be nice if telling poor people to work harder and quit complaining was a sound economic strategy. Unfortunately for Republicans, it is not.

Centuries of bald-faced oppression have only recently given way to veiled racism, and people of color in the United States cannot simply get on board with the white upper class.

An educational and occupational chasm persists largely along racial lines in this country, and poor kids cannot pay for many of the advantages that wealthy whites accumulate throughout their lives.

Abolishing a system that helps bring college degrees and well-paying jobs to communities where they are rare, and addressing the inequality that even those in West Bend cannot ignore, would be inexcusable.

Politicians like Grothman seem to believe that in the future, white men will be a persecuted minority, unable to compete with unqualified rivals. But in truth, no American, regardless of color, dreams to be the recipient of government handouts.

Those who benefit from affirmative action by and large ask only for the chance to work as hard as they can and ultimately help not only themselves but also their families. In time, they can achieve the same things as white men with no help from the government. Slamming the door in their face now would be unfair.

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f you’re Ann Coulter, you live in a dream world—a world where it’s OK to call Christians “perfected Jews” and to refer to John Edwards as a “faggot.” It’s also a world where Hillary Clinton is more conservative than John McCain.

Yes, you read that correctly.

“If you are looking at substance rather than if there is an R or a D after his name, manifestly, if he’s our candidate, then Hillary is going to be our girl, because she’s more conservative than he is,” Coulter said last week on Fox’s “Hannity and Colmes.” “I think she would be stronger on the war on terrorism.”

Now I’m no Clinton supporter—my affiliation with Students for Obama says otherwise—but are you serious? According to Coulter, McCain and Clinton aren’t radically different on the issues and she is even prepared to campaign for Clinton if McCain wins the Republican nomination. If that somehow does happen, I urge Clinton, or any Democrat, to throw that endorsement right back in her face.

Although McCain was a maverick for many years, times have changed since he decided to run for president.

Here’s the real problem with McCain though: As a Democrat, he scares the hell out of me. Since this election cycle began—which was what, three years ago?—many assumed a Democrat would regain the White House. However, McCain could pose a serious threat in November, and after Tuesday, that threat is very real.

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As we saw in New Hampshire, McCain has significant crossover appeal. Many independents and some Democrats like him and would vote for him. According to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll, McCain’s favorable rating is 56 percent, and his unfavorable is just 32 percent. In comparison, Romney’s numbers are 37/39, Clinton’s are 48/48 and Obama’s are 59/32. In general election matchups, McCain is the only Republican who comes close to either of the Democrats, even beating them in some polls.

This all comes down to McCain’s reputation. During his time in the Senate, McCain, a genuine war hero, has been thought of as a maverick, willing to work across party lines—a politician who votes with conviction, much like our own Sen. Russ Feingold.

Voters hear this and rightfully conclude McCain is the only candidate who could seriously contend with the Democrats in the general election.

What doesn’t seem to matter is that

none of this is true anymore.

Although McCain was a maverick for many years, times have changed since he decided to run for president.

He now opposes a key provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which he co-sponsored with Feingold.

He said recently he wouldn’t sign his own immigration bill, McCainKennedy, if it were brought to him as president. He opposed the Bush tax cuts but now supports them. And he opposed the repeal of Roe v. Wade but changed positions on that, too.

Coulter is prepared to campaign for Clinton. If that happens, I urge Clinton to throw that vote out the window.

By pandering to the right, you’d think McCain would lose votes, but that hasn’t been the case. According to New Hampshire exit polls, 36 percent of Republican primary voters oppose the Iraq War and 44 percent of those people voted for McCain, the candidate who has said we could be in Iraq for another 100 years.

The disparity is mind-boggling and shows one of two things: Either voters are really stupid, or they just don’t care that much about the issues, choosing instead to vote for the candidate they trust the most, which is McCain.

So why, if it’s clear that McCain is the only candidate able to beat Democrats in November, is the farright so dissatisfied with him? That I can’t answer. Perhaps it’s a ploy to make Democrats think they’re scared of a Clinton candidacy and not an Obama one. Then again, nothing the far-right does makes sense to me, so perhaps I shouldn’t try to make sense of it.

I just hope Coulter’s candidate, Mitt Romney, wins the nomination. I’m sure her conservative values will be much better represented when he loses in a landslide.

Erik Opsal is a senior majoring in journalism and political science. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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By Patrick Kenney THE DAILY CARDINAL

This weekend, a sweeping tale of revolution, power and greed invades Madison when “Evita” comes to the Overture Center. Based on a true story, the musical examines the life and controversial political ideas of Eva Peron—the power-hungry workingclass champion and wife of Argentina’s former dictator Juan Peron—through an eclectic musical style.

“Evita” began as a concept album with music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the creative minds behind “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

That album has led to the highly successful stage musical as well as an Oscar-winning film starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas. As one of the most popular musicals of all time, “Evita” has been performed in 14 different languages and 18 different countries.

According to Omar LopezCepero—who portrays Che, the narrator—“Evita” doesn’t conform to the stereotypes of traditional musical theater.

“It’s not a fluffy musical. It is very much an acting piece,” he said.

There are only four spoken lines throughout the entire performance, a fine example of the “rock opera” genre Webber has pioneered through his work. The songs flow into each other, creating a seamless cycle of music. Evita’s tunes are among Webber’s finest, including the widely popular “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” one of the few musical theater songs to invade the pop charts.

For those unfamiliar with “Evita’s” plot, the show opens at Eva Peron’s funeral. An Argentine man named

Che observes the Argentine people’s hysteria surrounding her death and takes the audience on a historical journey through her life, painting a picture of the legendary woman.

Acting as an omnipresent storyteller, Che weaves in and out of the action on stage, criticizing Eva’s decisions while recognizing her undeniable charisma and power.

“He plays the devil’s advocate,” Lopez-Cepero explained. “He carries the narrative along while showing the negative side of Eva’s story.”

At the age of 15, Eva runs away from her home with a tango singer to Buenos Aires, full of ambition.

She gradually works her way up the social ladder, progressing from model, to radio host, to movie star while becoming involved with a number of love interests, each more powerful than the last.

This twisted chain of lovers eventually leads to Juan Peron, an upand-coming political figure. Eva’s role in Peron’s presidential campaign soon makes her the darling of Argentina, but her populist ideas also earn her enemies among the upper class and Argentine military.

‘Evita’ is an enthralling stage musical full of passion and power, told through beautiful, soaring music.

Due to Webber’s British heritage, the musical sometimes paints the Peron administration’s policies in a negative light since England controlled 90 percent of Argentina’s business enterprises prior to Peron reign.

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Cameron Leigh Wade will play the controversial role of Eva Peron in Andrew Larry Fuller’s production of ‘Evita’ this weekend in Madison.

But according to Cameron Leigh Wade, who plays Evita, “The musical gives you both sides of the Peron administration controversy,” adding that. “It allows the audience member to make a decision based on the facts presented.”

Because her proletariat ideals occasionally conflict with her selfcentered proposals, Eva Peron’s character is hard to pinpoint, but Wade maintains a positive outlook on her character’s role in Argentine history.

“She loved the spotlight, which is evident from her ruthlessness, but she absolutely had a heart for her people,” Wade said.

The role of Evita is not only emotionally complex, but it is also considered one of the most physically demanding roles in the musical theater because the actress rarely leaves

the stage, sings 13 solos and goes through 14 costume changes.

“Evita” is an enthralling stage musical full of passion and power, told through beautiful, soaring music. It will make you ponder the world-changing potential of a single, strong political presence, while sending you out of the theater humming its haunting melodies.

‘Evita’ at Overture Center when: This weekend, Fri.: 8 p.m., Sat.: 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., and Sun.: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. how much: Tickets start at $28. Available at Overture Center ticket office or at www.overturecenter.com

‘Burnout’ not ‘Paradise’ for all, drives off casual gamers

By Mark Riechers THE DAILY CARDINAL

For the uninitiated, the “Burnout” series is essentially “Mario Kart” on steroids, except the mushrooms are replaced by jet engines, firing fuel obtained by running competitors off the road and checking them into traffic. Its claims to fame are the spectacular crashes that result from all this mayhem, and the latest installment does not disappoint—glass flies everywhere in a glittery show of particle-rendering and physics while cars twist and crunch with frightening detail.

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While the developers have been accused of churning out “safe” sequels, “Burnout Paradise” takes a radical step forward by building all the tracks into a giant, free-form city, where players discover events at any of the city’s intersections.

After learning the interface and the roadways, even skeptics may find the new system extremely entertaining. You have the option to drive around mindlessly and explore, and you can use that experience in the game world to your advantage when racing across the city during a particularly close race.

This design decision makes “Burnout Paradise” a deeper game instead of the pick-up-and-play quickie it was in earlier iterations.

While racers who enjoy playing events ad nauseam will likely love it, casual players may be turned off by the need for deeper investment to appreciate the game’s finer points. Additionally, the popular “Crash Mode”—where players attempt to cause as much

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‘Burnout Paradise’ builds off the original, giving gamers more chances to explore the paradise they’re recklessly through. damage as possible on planned courses—has been scrapped entirely, a decision that may turn off long-time fans.

The Xbox Live play is also superbly done, allowing you to invite friends at the push of a button to jump into your Paradise City and cruise for events togeth-

er. This use of online play is exactly where developers ought to be heading in this generation, allowing players to get together in an unstructured space and have a blast together. This freedom will keep players crashing and raising havoc in Paradise City for months.

umor has it that the end of the writers strike may be close at hand, and what better way to celebrate than with new episodes of “Lost”?

Love it or hate it, the castaway drama is back after a lengthy hiatus.

The wait has been far too long for “Lost” fanatics like me, who could hardly fathom how slowly the months would crawl by when we first found out the series wasn’t returning to the air until late January. The writers strike then dealt another frightening blow to the show we love so much, cutting the originally planned 16 episodes down to eight.

All of this turmoil in the TV industry has certainly affected a lot of shows, but “Lost” fans seem to have reacted the most passionately. It has made me reflect on what sets “Lost” apart from the rest of television today, despite the ups and downs it goes through from season to season. “Lost” is far from just a show anymore; it has become more of an experience. More importantly, it has become an experience that—cheesy as it sounds—brings people together.

As for me, I come from a family of “Lost” addicts, and we can never resist an opportunity to discuss and theorize on every last detail of the show. No birthday party or holiday celebration goes by that doesn’t involve my aunts, uncles and cousins shooting their interpretations of the show back and forth across the dinner table. Some of the things we come up with make no sense at all, but other explanations seem to have such sparkling clarity that we become hard-pressed to wonder how they couldn’t be true.

The cynical reader might argue that talking about a fictional television show is nothing special, but I disagree.

With a plot so rich, complicated and full of mysteries, trying to sift through the symbolism and unexplainable happenings that “Lost” throws at viewers takes much more brain power than the average show. I don’t remember the last time I heard people discussing the deep psychological aspects of characters in “Grey’s Anatomy” or “Desperate Housewives.” With “Lost,” however, unraveling the characters’ psyches through flashbacks and the decisions they make within the plot becomes just as important as understanding the island itself.

This season, “Lost” promises to take its mysteries to the next level with character flashforwards in addition to its trademark flashbacks. The meaning of these flashforwards is another matter of hot debate for my family of “Lost” fans, as well as fans on message boards and websites everywhere. Are these actually visions of the future, or just possible futures? No two fans can agree, and the show isn’t going to give us the answers anytime soon.

Maybe getting the answers isn’t the most important thing. Maybe it’s the discourse and speculation between fellow “Losties” that really matters in the long run.

Planning to host a “Lost” colloquium to deliberate the implications of time travel in serial dramas? Send Casey an invite at mysliwy@wisc.edu.

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Strummer’s ‘Unwritten’ story revealed in documentary

By Ben Pierson THE DAILY CARDINAL

The warmth of a campfire will bring out the heart of a story, the passion of a song and the frontman of friends.

In “Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten,” director Julien Temple turns again to the punk scene—in the 1980s he directed “The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle” starring the Sex Pistols—in an intimate look at the adventur-

ous life of the late Clash frontman. The film manages to capture Strummer’s famous political edge while also focusing on his struggle to avoid appearing as a sell-out.

“Strummer” has all the things a punk movie should have—frenzied music, obscure clips from old Orwell movies and slimy singers with bad teeth—but it really hits by humanizing the punk legend. Temple takes us on a jour-

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ney from Strummer’s childhood at boarding school to the exotic capitals of the world (Joe’s father was a diplomat), stopping along at the depraved glory days of the Clash until finally resting where Joe finds honest maturity.

“Strummer” has the power to take us to a place of maturity and inner peace that few recent punk films have. Excluding 1998’s “SLC Punk!,” 2000’s “The Filth and the Fury” (also directed by Temple) and 2007’s “Punk’s Not Dead,” there have been few quality films as honest to the lifestyle and philosophy of punk as “Strummer.”

Like Strummer did in his later days, Temple uses campfires to bring people together. Flames flicker in front of Strummer’s family, old friends and those he influenced—a touch that brings the audience into the conversation. At times, audience members won’t feel like they’re in a theater, but instead sitting on the other side of the campfire listening to a former bandmate spinning yarns about a mutual friend.

As the documentary progresses, Temple bonds the people around the fire to the audience members as they talk about Strummer as a man who would fight for the rights of anyone to perform. While flames flicker in front of him, Grandmaster Flash recalls Joe chastising the crowd for booing Flash off the stage in New York. Temple uses recollections like these to warm the audience to Strummer’s sense of equality. By capturing this concept, Temple is able to represent

the ambitions, ideals and fears of a man who embodied not only a genre of music, but an entire way of life.

It is quite amazing to see how many lives were affected

by Strummer. The film features interviews with former bandmates Topper Headon and Mick Jones, as well as a dizzying list of collaborators and friends including Flea, Don Letts, Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, Jim Jarmusch, members of the Mescaleros (Strummer’s

last band) and even Bono (who worked with Strummer on a tribute song for Nelson Mandela).

All these accounts build a picture of the late Strummer, who passed in 2002, as a man who wanted to change the world. The movie affirms Strummer’s victorious struggle to maintain his dignity and shouts his immaculate taste in music.

“Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten” is currently playing at the Orpheum Theatre.

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Celebrity talking heads, punk music and ‘Animal Farm’ clips collide to tell the fascinating life story of Joe Strummer, the Clash’s leading man.

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By Ryan Matthes beeramid_comic@yahoo.com

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Mega Dude Squad

By Stephen Guzetta and Ryan Lynch rplynch@wisc.edu

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

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

This one’s for you, math majors.

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By James Dietrich jbdietrich@wisc.edu

When asked how old she was, Mary replied, “In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago.”

How old is she?

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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Ranked No. 5 overall from Minnesota Ranked as No. 16 DE in nation Great motor inside and out No. 1-ranked player from Wisconsin A true “Mike” linebacker, hard hitter Had 103 tackles, 4 INTs as a senior Most likely a fit for safety Set Timberview record in 200m dash Cornerback, WR and kick returner Can play corner and safety Great first step, quick feet Flat, raw speed. Could play offense Three-sport letter winner 28 tackles in 9 games senior season Four-year letter winner in football 2,116 yds and 24 TDs senior season No. 1 tight end in Wisconsin

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Senior forward Brian Butch played tough on the inside and made a clutch 3-pointer late in the game against Iowa.

iowa from page 12 18 points. Hawkeye senior center Seth Gorney added eight firsthalf points of his own, but was held to only two points in the second half.

Landry led Wisconsin with 16 points, Butch recorded 12 and Bohannon added nine in his second game playing in his home state.

Krabbenhoft tallied eight points and eight rebounds.

The Badgers scored 24 points in the paint while the Hawkeyes managed just 10. Wisconsin also shot better than Iowa, which made only 35.4

bielema from page 12 developed deep roots in Texas and Florida, much like Barry Alvarez did in New Jersey during his coaching tenure.

But no matter where he is recruiting, Bielema strongly believes in pursuing players that will fit the program, not vice versa.

“If you ever try to start to go outside of what you are and who you are, you are going to start to

percent of its attempts. Wisconsin shot 43.5 percent from the field.

The game featured 13 lead changes with neither team taking a advantage greater than six points.

Hughes plays through pain With Wisconsin leading 3534 with 15:19 to play, sophomore guard Trevon Hughes appeared to injure his left ankle after missing a 3-pointer and landing on the heel of Hawkeye junior forward Cyrus Tate.

But Hughes returned to the game and made a three, his only field goal of the game to give UW a 42-40 advantage. bring in people who don’t fit,” Bielema said.

It has been this attitude that has brought Bielema his success as head coach, and, considering his recruiting prowess after three seasons, there doesn’t seem to be any reason to expect anything different in the upcoming years.

E-mail Na t e at ncarey@dailycardinal.com to discuss the intricacies of college football recruiting.

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By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Normally, washing whites with the Badger reds produces quite the undesired result.

But for this Sunday afternoon’s game against No. 19 Ohio State, Wisconsin women’s hoops fans are asked to “Think Pink” as part of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s nationwide campaign for breast cancer awareness.

The “pink-out” will also be televised live on ESPN2—center stage for the streaking Badgers.

“We’re playing a quality team, a quality opponent, but we have some confidence right now,” head coach Lisa Stone said. “And knowing that we went there, did what we did, brings some positive energy coming into this week.”

The first time around, OSU squeaked by the Badgers 79-74 in Columbus, Ohio. But in what Coach Stone called a “breakout game” by forward Lin Zastrow, the freshman totaled 15 points and five rebounds against the bigger Buckeyes.

“She’s young, but she’s really growing,” Stone said. “She has great basketball sense ... She took the ball hard to the basket inside, she went out and hit a three. In transition, she’s rebounding with more authorISABEL ALVAREZ/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO ity. Her aggressiveness ... her matuFreshman forward Lisa Zastrow scored 15 points and added five rity has picked up its pace right rebounds against Ohio State earlier this season. now, and that’s what we need.”

Despite three Wisconsin players scoring in double figures, OSU is necessary. is a unified global effort for the senior guard Marscilla Packer stole “I think the way we played at WBCA’s nation of coaches to assist the show at Value City Arena, scor- Ohio State certainly was a momen- in raising breast cancer awareness ing a career-high 32 points. tum builder for us coming back to on the court, across campuses, in “We’ll do a better job on Marscilla play Penn State and Northwestern communities and beyond.

Packer, my hope is this time,” Stone at home,” Stone said. “Although we This Sunday, ESPN has dedisaid. “I mean, she got loose for [six] didn’t win the game, we played very, cated its annual “February Frenzy” three’s. That can’t happen.” very well there and found a little bit of of regionally televised women’s basketball games to the WBCA’s Wisconsin, over halfway through resolve. The toughness stepped up.” its Big Ten season, is trying to get Wisconsin is one of 753 uni- message. The game at the Kohl into the upper half of the incredibly versities in all three divisions of Center will be just one of 50 overtight conference standings. For the women’s basketball that is par- all games honoring the “Think Badgers, who currently rest in 10th ticipating in the WBCA’s “Think Pink” campaign.

—uwbadgers.com and wbca.org place but just four games out of Pink” campaign. contributed to this report.

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Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema announced the 2008 football signees Wednesday, and the main topic of the conference was incoming quarterback Curt Phillips, who is already enrolled at the university.

“Obviously every year I want to sign at least one quarterback.

I’m very excited about Curt and what he brings to the table,” Bielema said.

Phillips comes to Wisconsin with quite the pedigree. As a senior at Sullivan South in Kingsport, Tenn., he was a PrepStar All-American, the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and was a member of the PrepStar 135 Dream Team.

The 6'3", 215-pound quarterback was rated as the No. 10 quarterback in Tennessee and the 42nd-best quarterback in the nation by Scout.com.

Phillips threw for 2,263 yards and added another 1,885 yards on the ground, with a total of 57 touchdowns. Despite the awards and statistics, however, Phillips does not feel any pressure or have any lofty expectations for his freshman season.

“I don’t really have any playing time expectations, just to come in and compete,” Phillips said. “That’s all you can ask for is to get a shot to come into spring practice.”

Bielema echoed Phillips’ beliefs, as the head coach is not placing any expectations on any of his new recruits.

“As a coach I really try to downplay expectations because it is unfair. Curt is a tremendous football player,” Bielema said.

“He has accomplished a lot of things in high school. He has been a guy that has gotten better every year, and hopefully when he comes to Wisconsin those same things will happen. But we didn’t tell Curt that we expected him to come in and play next year.”

Phillips also touched on some of his strengths, which he feels will benefit him at Wisconsin.

“Just trying to be smart with the ball, not make mistakes,” Phillips said. “[I’m just] trying to relax so that I don’t make any mistakes.

I’m kind of an athletic quarPHILLIPS terback, which should hopefully pay off a little bit.”

Considering Phillips is from Tennessee, it seems odd for him to have chosen Wisconsin, but he made it clear that all it took was one visit to Camp Randall before he knew UW was the place for him.

“Just coming to a game at Camp Randall [was a big selling point],” Phillips said. “Obviously coming from Tennessee, I didn’t really know that much about Wisconsin and the Big Ten, but after I came to a game, it was an amazing atmosphere.”

Camp Randall was a selling point for many of the signees, as a total of 24 players—with an additional five players joining as walk-ons—will join the Badgers’ roster. One of the walk-ons, tight end Ricky Wagner, decided to attend Wisconsin without a scholarship, even though he had

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the game’s final 10 minutes.

Hawkeye senior guard Justin Johnson trimmed the Badger lead to 48-47 after hitting a 3pointer on a fastbreak.

The lead was at 54-51 when Landry stuffed Iowa junior guard Tony Freeman to set up more Bohannon free throws.

The Hawkeyes cut the Badger lead to two in the game’s final seconds, but Krabbenhoft and Landry were perfect at the line.

With the Big Ten’s No. 1 and No. 3 defenses squaring off, the game had all the markings of a traditional conference slug fest.

Both the Hawkeyes and the Badgers sustained lengthy offensive droughts—Iowa went almost nine minutes without a field goal late in the second half.

Neither team had hit double digits by the 10-minute mark of the first half.

Along with the poor offensive production, 34 total fouls were called.

Only after Landry made a turnaround jumper in the lane to give Wisconsin a 10-8 advantage did the two teams come to life, and the lead see-sawed back-and-forth for the remainder of the game.

The Hawkeyes led 29-26 at the break but only mustered 25 second-half points.

Freeman paced the Hawkeyes with four first-half 3-pointers and finished with a game-high

itting in the media room in the basement of the Kohl Center Wednesday, one could not help but feel a sense of accomplishment on behalf of Bret Bielema.

After introducing the 2008 Wisconsin football signees, the satisfaction and pride that beamed from the head coach’s smile required sunglasses.

“I’ve probably never been more relaxed on signing day,” Bielema said. “I believe all our signees were in by 10 o’clock this morning which is kind of a record ... I think it is an indication of them feeling good about us, us feeling good about them. We recruited them the right way, we told them the truth all the way through, and hopefully it pans out into something successful.”

In only three recruiting classes, Bielema has shown the ability to recruit quality players who will genuinely help the program. By keeping Wisconsin players within the state at Madison, and by developing strong recruiting lines in the deeply talented states of Texas and Florida, Bielema has brought in a level of talent that has not been seen at Wisconsin in a long time, if ever.

“We go after guys who fit our program academically, athletically and socially. We don’t care who is recruiting them, we don’t care who’s not recruiting them,” Bielema said.

“All we care about is [if ] we evaluate them on film and we like them, they’re an academic fit and they’re a social fit.”

That formula has worked well for the Badgers, who have enjoyed a great amount of success in Bielema’s first two seasons.

However, Bielema was quick to point out that it is the campus itself that draws many prospects to the cardinal and white.

“Kids in the state of Wisconsin and some of the kids in the Midwest, they come, they fall in love with what they see and make a commitment because they realize it is a match for what they want,” Bielema said.

It has been his ability to use all of these different facets of UWMadison that has brought Bielema the recruiting success he has had.

This year’s recruiting class is full of highly rated players, many of which are “home grown” in the state of Wisconsin. Tight end Ricky Wagner is considered the No. 1 player in Wisconsin at the position.

Defensive end Tyler Westphal is ranked No. 1 among all players in Wisconsin, while offensive linemen Peter Konz and Kevin Zeitler are both ranked in the overall top-five in the Dairy State.

“In the state of Wisconsin, which is our No. 1 priority, we get every kid that we offer,” Bielema said.

Wisconsin has never been regarded as a pipeline for talented athletes, which has undoubtedly helped the Badgers in terms of recruiting. But while the Badgers recruit a majority of their players from Wisconsin, Bielema and his coaching staff have

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Wisconsin football welcomed 29 new members to its team Wednesday during national signing day. received multiple scholarships to play basketball elsewhere.

Both the offensive and defensive lines were a point of emphasis for Bielema and his coaching staff, and the head coach felt very comfortable with how this year’s recruiting class turned out.

“I really believe that this recruiting class is the culmination of a lot of hard work, not only by the guys who are out on the road recruiting, but by the coaches who did a great job of analyzing the film and prioritizing who they are,” Bielema said.

Wisconsin tops Iowa in Big Ten basketball brawl

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Junior forward Marcus Landry continued his strong conference play, leading Wisconsin with 16 points against Iowa.

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While much of the Midwest lay under a thick blanket of snow, the Wisconsin defense turned up the heat on the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Badgers made 12 of their final 14 free throws to earn a 6054 victory Wednesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The victory set up No. 8 Wisconsin for a first-place showdown with the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday at the Kohl Center.

As has often been the case under head coach Bo Ryan, the Badgers (9-1 Big Ten, 19-3 overall) pulled away from the Hawkeyes (4-7, 11-13) by playing tenacious defense and pounding the ball inside to their big men.

Yet UW also took control at the charity strip, an area where Ryan’s teams have traditionally struggled from time to time.

Trailing by one with just over six minutes left to play, junior forward Marcus Landry made a pair of free throws to give UW a 45-44 lead. Six free throws by sophomore guard Jason Bohannon, two by junior guard Joe Krabbenhoft and another pair by Landry kept the pressure on the Hawkeyes and helped seal the victory for UW. A timely 3-pointer by senior forward Brian Butch and an acrobatic layup by senior guard Michael Flowers were the only two Wisconsin field goals over

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This season the Badgers have had to recover from the loss of top scorers Kammron Taylor and Alando Tucker of last year’s squad. One of the important players who has emerged to fill that vacuum is junior forward Marcus Landry.

This season he has worked to expand his game and become a more complete player. He has come on in full force since the Big Ten season started, leading the team in shooting percentage.

“I just know that Marcus has had the experience now to be the kind of guy who should be able to handle tough situations, [and he] is counted on to handle that. He’s a competitor,” head coach Bo Ryan said.

“He’s done a good job, he’s trying to do better and if he wasn’t trying to do better, it’d be hard to be on this team.”

Landry, a Milwaukee native, came to Madison in 2005 despite fielding a scholarship offer from then-defending champion Connecticut. Marcus’s brother Carl was starting for Purdue (another team that recruited Marcus) at the time, but Marcus said he wanted to stay close to home.

Landry’s first season was not a smooth one. He did average six points, 3.1 rebounds and 15.4 minutes per game but was ruled academically ineligible for the second half of the season.

The next season he bounced back, playing the sixth most minutes of any Badger.

He shot 52 percent from the field, but only 56 percent from the free throw line (down from 71.4 percent the year before). Landry led the team in blocked shots and carved out a niche in the rotation, often being out

on the floor late in games. He even started the final six games of the season after forward/center Brian Butch went down with an injury.

His role this season has grown even more prominent. Now, as a full-time starter, he is averaging 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

In Big Ten play, he upped those numbers to 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds while hitting 45.5 percent of his threes and 81 percent from the charity stripe. He has scored in double digits in ten of his last 13 games and registered his first career double-double in the Badger’s win over No.11 Indiana.

“I knew it was coming last year, that he would have big year this year. It’s his time now,” junior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said.

“He’s a hell of a player, but more importantly, he’s a great teammate.”

Landry has a skill set that fits perfectly into Bo Ryan’s inside-outside swing offense. He can attack opponents on the low block but is also capable of hitting jumpers from mid-range to as far out as the 3-point line.

“He brings everything ... He’s an intimidating player out there,” Krabbenhoft said.

“He’s learning the game very well. He’s learned from his brother, he’s learned from Alando [Tucker], so he is a combination of that, and that’s a scary thing.”

Landry echoed that, saying he also tried to adopt many of the off-court positives his brother and Tucker practiced.

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Talk to Janese Banks’ teammates or coaches about the standout senior and sooner or later the word “leader” is sure to come up in the conversation.

The four-year starter has been second on the team in scoring each of her four seasons and her vocal leadership on the floor is one reason the Badgers have a winning record this season.

Banks’ leadership will be needed Sunday as the Badgers get set to play the conference-leading Ohio State Buckeyes, (8-3 Big Ten, 17-5 overall).

Banks is a team captain and is described by head coach Lisa Stone as a great kid.

“Janese Banks has been a leader on and off the floor, has tremendous work ethic, is a great student and a tremendous representative of our program,” Stone said.

Stone said Banks is a great recruiter for the program and is always willing to step in and help a fellow teammate arriving on campus.

“She’s got great presence, and she has an ability to communicate very well with young people,” Stone said. “She also wants to pursue coaching as a profession, and I think she’s got a young mind and energy and a passion for the game that will allow her to pursue this area.”

Sophomore Rae Lin D’Alie said Banks showed her the ropes when she was a freshman and has been a great teammate.

“She’s one of the great leaders I’ve ever met and ever played with. That’s what she does.

She takes people under her wing and helps them out no matter what,” D’Alie said.

Banks said her leadership has developed over time.

“The older you get, the more people

start to expect of you and some of the things that you do, they start to follow,” she said.

Banks has started for four years alongside fellow senior and leading scorer Jolene Anderson. Anderson said Banks and her complement each other and have stepped up together into a leadership role.

Anderson also brought up leadership when talking about her teammate.

“Whether it’s in practice or whether it’s on the floor, she’s always talking, always trying to help the younger kids out,” Anderson said.

Banks said being a starter so early in her career helped with her confidence.

“I think it’s easy when you have a role and you just work yourself into it. When it’s given to you so early, you have to work harder to maintain it,” Banks said.

Coach Stone said Banks was ready to start as a freshman.

“She’s gifted, she works hard. I think she was ready. If we went back again, probably the same thing would happen,” Stone said. “She found some early confidence right away and knew the team needed her, and she really rose up.”

Banks’ goals for her team include playing better on the road and being more consistent.

Coming off of last Sunday’s victory at Penn State, the team’s first Big Ten road win of the season and first win ever at Penn State, the Badgers are optimistic about the rest of the season. Talking more about goals, Banks said she thinks an NCAA tournament berth and a Big Ten tournament championship are both still attainable.

In order for those to come true, the Badgers will undoubtedly look to Banks to step up and finish her impressive career at Wisconsin in strong fashion.

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By Ryan Killian COURTSIDE

First place in the Big Ten is on the line Saturday night when Purdue invades the Kohl Center in a rematch of two of the top teams in the conference. Purdue won the previous matchup in West Lafayette 60-56.

Since Wisconsin’s first conference loss at Purdue, the Badgers have rebounded to win consecutive games over Indiana, Minnesota and Purdue, putting Wisconsin at 9-1 in the Big Ten. They also moved up five spots in each poll to number eight.

Purdue enters the contest on an eight-game winning streak with their last loss coming Jan. 8 at Michigan State.

Saturday’s game is extremely important as both teams sit tied atop the Big Ten standings at 9-1, with Indiana only one game back at 7-1, Michigan State sitting one and a half games behind and Ohio State two games back. With the Big Ten being a top-heavy conference, a loss Saturday night could bump Wisconsin or Purdue all the way back to third place, but a win could put either team all alone in first place.

Purdue has been the surprise team of the Big Ten. They were picked to finish around the middle of the pack in most preseason polls and have turned their season

around in Big Ten play after a couple of bad non-conference losses. Purdue is finally receiving national attention, breaking into the Associated Press Top 25 at number 24 this week.

A big reason Purdue did not receive a lot of preseason attention is because of their inexperience.

The Boilermakers start two freshmen, two sophomores and one junior. Their top six scorers are comprised of four freshmen and two sophomores. Yet Purdue has been playing like a veteran team for much of the Big Ten schedule, recently coming off a win at Illinois last Saturday, 83-75.

Freshman guard E’Twaun Moore and sophomore guard Keaton Grant lead a balanced Boilermakers offense in scoring at 11.2 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. Other players to watch include freshman guard Robbie Hummel, who had 10 points and seven rebounds along with the game winning block when these teams hooked up at Purdue. Also look for sophomore guard Chris Kramer to make an impact; he is considered Purdue’s best defender.

“I think the biggest thing is their poise. They don’t play like typical freshmen. They’re very aggressive, Matt [Painter] has done a great job of molding those guys and keeping them confident,” said assistant coach Howard Moore. “[Painter] has thrown them in the fire right away so they’re battle tested. They’ve gone through the [non-conference schedule] and half of the Big Ten season, so they are not typical freshman now. They are pretty

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Senior center Brian Butch has been a strong post player for the Badgers, averaging 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per Big Ten Conference game. much seasoned players so you’ve got to be prepared for those guys, they are all talented and skilled.”

Saturday’s game will be a battle for Wisconsin. Purdue plays a grind-it-out type style much like the Badgers. They do not have a go-to guy offensively. Instead, Purdue presents a balanced attack that features a number of options.

“We just try to learn from the previous game. A lot has been learned, not much has changed.

Wisconsin vs. Purdue

Offense As of Feb. 5, Purdue’s offense was fifth best in the conference with its 68.7 points per game average. Wisconsin has been in some low-scoring games lately but is fourth in the conference with 69.4 points per game. All season long, Purdue’s offense has shown a tremendous amount of balance with four players averaging around double figures and high productivity from its bench. Although Wisconsin also possesses balance, its shooting has been very inconsistent as of late. Wisconsin has relied heavily on defense to win its games. In the Badgers’ last matchup against Purdue, Wisconsin gave up several points above its average and will likely have its hands full again with an athletic offense that continues to emerge with growing chemistry.

Advantage: Purdue

Defense Wisconsin’s defense is still the best in the Big Ten and has climbed to another level since Wisconsin and Purdue’s last matchup. The Badgers allowed just 49 points to Indiana and 47 in an away matchup against Minnesota. Both of these were season-lows for each Big Ten rival. Purdue’s defense is also among the best in the Big Ten and played Wisconsin very well in their previous matchup in West Lafayette.

However, Purdue’s defense has also been less consistent, as they gave up 75 points to a struggling Illinois team in a recent road appearance. Look for Wisconsin to continue its aggressive edge on the defensive end, especially with a home court advantage.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Coaching Purdue’s Matt Painter is in his third season as head coach and has made major strides since taking the position. Last year in just his second season he led Purdue to a first round victory over Arizona in the NCAA tournament before losing to eventual national champion Florida in the second round. Purdue also had the fourth most victories in the conference, and its 13-game turnaround in wins from the previous year also set a school record. This season Painter has taken a young Purdue club and allowed spectators to see how talented his squad really is. Meanwhile, Bo Ryan continues to add to his impressive resume with just six losses at home and the best coaching record in the Big Ten over a five-year period. Ryan’s experience and ability to evaluate Wisconsin’s last matchup against Purdue should give them a distinct edge.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Overall In Wisconsin and Purdue’s last meeting, the Boilermakers abruptly ended the Badgers’ 10-game winning streak and established themselves as a Big Ten threat. In the Boilermakers’ victory, they held the Badgers to poor shooting and made a clutch defensive stop in the game’s final seconds to secure the win. However, Purdue’s performance on the road has been inconsistent all season, with four losses already, three against less than stellar out-of-conference competition. Wisconsin has defeated Indiana and Minnesota, two of the Big Ten’s best, since its meeting with Purdue. Those wins, the Kohl Center advantage and a chance at revenge will likely propel the Badgers to a higher level of play this time around.

Advantage: Wisconsin —Matt Fox

[Purdue] has gotten better, I feel we have too, so it’s really going to be a battle,” junior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said.

Wisconsin is going to need to defend the three better this time around and keep Purdue off the offensive glass.

Timely shots and poor free throw shooting doomed the Badgers in Purdue. If Wisconsin is able to take care of the basketball and get out to an early lead, don’t be surprised to see a familiar result from the Kohl Center.

landry from page 1 the athleticism to be a good shot blocker at 6'7". This year he has been asked to play more defense on the perimeter, and he has stepped up to the challenge.

“He’s had some tough post people he’s had to guard,” assistant coach Gary Close said. “He’s had to play defense both inside as well as out, so he’s making good, steady progress.”

Landry has also made strides in his ability to make his teammates better. This year, he is averaging 1.4 assists per contest and has one more assist in 22 games than he had in all 36 games he played last season. “[Landry] has slowed his game down. He’s very patient. He’s making great passes, great reads, good decisions,” Krabbenhoft said.

Landry has shown vast improvements from last season by concentrating on all the little things and by being well-rounded.

“He’s just becoming a very complete player, and he has worked hard at it, so I’m happy to see the success for him out on the court,” Krabbenhoft added.

Throughout Landry’s career at Wisconsin, he has also had to handle something far more important than a basketball. He is married and has two children—a son, Marcus Jr., and a daughter named Mariah. His wife Efueko played basketball at Marquette from 2002 to 2007, meaning that this is the first year where the family can live together in Madison.

“This year it’s made a big impact on me, having [Efueko] and the kids here. I’m eating right, not going out getting McDonalds, then hitting the road,” Landry said. “It makes it more family oriented. It’s right here, not 90 miles away, so it makes it a lot better.”

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very time my boyfriend gets his hands on the TV remote, I already know what he is going to change the channel to: ESPN. Well, it’s either that or the weather channel. Don’t ask. I seriously don’t know what he finds so interesting about storm patterns, not that there is anything wrong with that.

However, watching the topten sports plays of the day definitely tops Doppler radar reports and tales of tornadoes.

But that’s just my opinion.

Needless to say, there have been quite a few strong ball players in the Big Ten this season, and since ESPN takes up most of my free time, I figured I would take this opportunity to highlight some top performers.

Top Shooter “Cash, Money” Eric Gordon—Indiana This freshman guard has been the spark for the Hoosiers all season. He currently leads the Big Ten in scoring with 21.8 points per game this season. Gordon leads the Big Ten in free-throw shooting by making 131 of 154 free throws, averaging just over 85 percent.

Gordon is also a sharp shooter from beyond the 3-point arc and is currently ranked fifth in the conference. From 3-point land, he is shooting just over 41 percent.

Other great shooters: Jamar Butler, Ohio State; Drew Neitzel, Michigan State; Justin Johnson, Iowa.

Strongest Post Player “The Put Back King” D.J. White—Indiana White was the leading rebounder for the Hoosiers last season, averaging just over seven rebounds per game. This season, White has an average of 10.7 rebounds per game. Sixtyone of those rebounds were offensive, resulting in several put-back opportunities for the senior forward. He is also the second leading scorer in the Big Ten with 17.5 points per game, all of which have come from within the 3-point line.

Other top rebounders: Gordon Suten, Michigan State; Shaun Pruitt, Illinois; Brian Butch, Wisconsin.

Best Passer “Dime Dropper” Jamar Butler—Ohio State Butler is a very experienced ball player for Ohio State and proves it on the court. The senior guard is averaging over six assists per game, while also knocking down big shots when left open. He already has 145 assists this season, along with

65 3-pointers. Butler has an eye for finding the open man and feeds his post players when they are open. However, when teams start doubling down, he finds an opening and makes the baskets when they count.

Other outstanding passers: Travis Walton, Michigan State; Drew Neitzel, Michigan State; Chester Frazier, Illinois.

Best Ball Handler “Consistently Solid” Drew Neitzel—Michigan State With the strongest turnover/ assist ratio in the Big Ten, Neitzel has proven to be the most solid individual within the Spartan offense. Besides being strong with the ball, this senior guard is one of the best shooters and passers Michigan State has produced in years. Last season, Neitzel was granted first-team all-conference honors and looks to make that a repeat.

Other solid ball handlers: Travis Walton, Michigan State; Michael Thompson, Northwestern; Armon Bassett, Indiana.

Best Defender “The Hawk” Michael Flowers—Wisconsin Flowers has been blooming on defense all season long. This senior made one of the biggest defensive plays for the Badgers this season against Texas when he made a game-winning shot and then stole the in-bound

pass to seal the victory.

Flowers’ ball pressure and ability to shut down opponents has allowed teammates like Trevon Hughes to step in passing lanes and gamble on the defensive end. In fact, Hughes currently leads the Big Ten in steals, largely because of Flowers’ ball pressure.

Other great defenders: Al Nolen, Minnesota; Chris Kramer, Purdue; Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin.

Most Ups “The One Man Wall” Ekpe Udoh—Michigan Standing at 6'10", this sophomore center has been the most athletic single-man barrier in the Big Ten this season. Udoh has 63 total blocks, averaging out to 2.9 blocks per game. As a freshman, Udoh averaged just under two blocks per game. He is only eight blocks away from tying his blocking total from last season.

Other blocking leaders: Kosta Koufos, Ohio State; D.J. White, Indiana; Kurt Looby, Iowa.

Best Coach “Sideline Sensation” Bo Ryan—Wisconsin Ever since head coach Bo Ryan was welcomed by the Badgers in 2001, the team has been a top contender in the Big Ten Conference. Ryan has the highest overall winning percentage in the entire NCAA among coaches with at least 20

years of college-level coaching experience.

Wisconsin is currently tied with Purdue for first place in the Big Ten and has only three losses this season. The team’s only loss in the Big Ten came less than two weeks ago at Purdue. The lowest the Badgers have finished since he has been in charge was tied for fourth place two years ago.

Other great coaches: Matt Painter, Purdue; Kelvin Sampson, Indiana; Tom Izzo, Michigan State.

Best Style “Lookin’ Good” Trevon Hughes—Wisconsin I can’t name another ball player in the Big Ten who is fashionable every game. His hair looks good, his uniform fits him well and he’s got game.

Hughes can do crazy things with the ball and has a great looking jump shot.

Hughes’ behind the back pass to Flowers against Indiana was amazing, and when he does something awesome, you get to see the Trevon smirk. The guy obviously has great style, just take a look at him.

Other stylish players: Jason Bohannon, Wisconsin; Marcus Landry, Wisconsin; Michael Flowers, Wisconsin.

If you would like to nominate any other players or suggest another category for the “Crownsy Awards,” e-mail her at crowns@wisc.edu.

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team roster

No. 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 14 20 21 25 30 33 55

Name Garrett Mocas Chad Sutor Chris Kramer Robbie Hummel Keaton Grant Bobby Riddell Tarrance Crump Scott Martin Marcus Green Nemanja Calasan JaJuan Johnson Mark Wohlford E’Twaun Moore Chris Reid

Pos. F F G G/F G G G G/F G F F/C G G F

Ht. 6-8 6-7 6-3 6-8 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-8 6-4 6-9 6-10 6-0 6-3 6-9

Wt. 218 206 210 208 207 163 176 200 229 243 210 185 180 251

AP National Rankings 1. Memphis 2. Duke 3. North Carolina 4. Kansas 5. UCLA 6. Georgetown 7. Tennessee 8. Wisconsin 9. Stanford 10. Butler 11. Michigan State 12. Texas 13. Xavier

14. Indiana 15. Drake 16. Marquette 17. Washington State 18. Texas A&M 19. Connecticut 20. Kansas State 21. Pittsburgh 22. Notre Dame 23. Vanderbilt 24. Purdue 25. Saint Mary’s

Yr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr.

team roster

Hometown Columbus, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Huntington, Ind. Valparaiso, Ind. Kissimmee, Fla. Lafayette, Ind. Decatur, Ala. Valparaiso, Ind. Franklin Park, Ill. Srbinje, Bosnia Indianapolis, Ind. Columbus, Ind. East Chicago, Ind. Castro Valley, Calif.

No. 1 2 3 12 14 15 21 22 24 30 32 34 43 44 45 52

Name Marcus Landry Wquinton Smith Trevon Hughes Jason Bohannon Tanner Bronson Brett Valentyn Morris Cain Michael Flowers Tim Jarmusz Jon Leuer Brian Butch Greg Stiemsma Kevin Gullikson J.P. Gavinski Joe Krabbenhoft Keaton Nankivil

Pos. F G G G G G G/F G F/G F F/C C F C G/F F

Ht. 6-7 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-10 6-11 6-11 6-7 6-11 6-7 6-9

Wt. 222 200 193 203 170 193 210 183 200 208 235 260 240 255 220 245

Yr./Elg. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. #Sr./Sr. So./Fr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. #Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr.

Hometown Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. Queens, N.Y. Marion, Iowa Glendale, Wis. Verona, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. Madison, Wis. Oshkosh, Wis. Long Lake, Minn.

Appleton, Wis. Randolph, Wis. Stillwater, Minn.

Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Sioux Falls, S.D. Madison, Wis.

Schedule

Big Ten Stat Leaders Scoring Gordon, IND White, IND Morgan, MSU Harris, MICH J. Butler OSU

21.8 17.5 16.0 15.9 14.8

Assists Butler, OSU Thompson, NU Walton, MSU Neitzel MSU Ellis, IND

6.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4

Rebounding White, IND Suton, MSU Claxton, PSU Pruitt, ILL Elliss, IND

10.7 8.5 8.4 7.6 7.6

Steals Hughes, WIS Nolen, MINN Kramer, PUR Johnson, MINN Butler, OSU

2.3 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.6

Date Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 TBA Feb. 28 March 5

Opponent Michigan @ Purdue Indiana @ Minnesota @ Iowa Purdue @ Indiana Minnesota @ Illinois @ Ohio State Michigan State Penn State

Result W 64-61 L 56-60 W 62-49 W 63-47 W 60-54 8 p.m.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

8 p.m.

TBA 8 p.m.

8 p.m.