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Chelsea Clinton to visit Memorial Union Monday By Charles Brace The Daily Cardinal

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will hold a “Stand For Change Rally” at the Kohl Center in Madison Tuesday. The event will be free and open to the public. Tickets are not required for entry to the event, but interested students can RSVP by logging on to www.barackobama.com. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. Obama spokesperson Dan Leistikow said in an email the campaign is expecting a larger crowd than the 4,000 who attended his last visit on Oct. 15, 2007 at the Monona Terrace. Obama won Democratic primaries in Washington, Louisiana and Nebraska Saturday, and in Maine Sunday, according to CNN. Upcoming primaries include Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. on Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., will visit Wisconsin on Feb. 16 at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala in Milwaukee. Chelsea Clinton will be in the Main Lounge of the Memorial Union Monday at 3:15 p.m., according to a spokesperson for Clinton, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. She will also campaign in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Eau Claire Monday and Tuesday. Sen. Clinton spokesperson Carly Lindauer said Clinton would also participate in the ABC/WISN-TV/Marquette University Law School/Wispolitics.com debate at Marquette University. Lindauer said the debate was still being organized and no date has been set. Leistikow said Obama agreed to participate in two more debates with Clinton in the coming weeks but could not confirm if the Marquette debate would be possible due to scheduling. According to Lindauer, Clinton and former President Bill Clinton will also campaign in Wisconsin in the days before the primary. The Wisconsin primary, which will be held on Feb. 19, has 92 delegates at stake for Democrats. Twenty-nine delegates are up for grabs in Hawaii, who hold their caucuses on Feb. 19. In the Republican race, U.S. Sen. John McCain, RAriz., won Washington’s primary Saturday, though he lost to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Kansas and Louisiana. McCain also recently received the endorsement of two Wisconsin members of the Republican National Committee.

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Hoofer Ski and Snowboard offered its members a free trip to Tyrol Basin in Mount Horeb Saturday as part of Hoofer’s Winter Carnival. Trip attendees had the slopes exclusively for themselves from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m.

Regents OK higher pay for next chancellor By Amanda Hoffstrom The Daily Cardinal

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The UW System Board of Regents approved salary range increases for the next UW-Madison chancellor and others.

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New report seeks to combat racial inequalities in state By Charles Brace

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will hold a campaign rally at the UW-Madison Kohl Center Tuesday.

In an effort to attract the most qualified candidates to be the next UW-Madison chancellor, the UW System Board of Regents unanimously approved Friday a salary range increase for the position. Effective July 1, the next chancellor’s salary will be between $370,000 and $452,000. The change has no effect on Chancellor John Wiley’s current salary of $327,400, which is one of the lowest chancellor salaries among peer institutions. Chancellors at UW System

four-year campuses and UW System President Kevin Reilly also received salary range adjustments. The UW System is currently searching for chancellors at UWMadison, UW-Whitewater and UW-Parkside. Reilly said in his three and a half years as president, he has hired five chancellors at UW System schools. “With hard work and a bit of luck in these three new chancellor searches … I will have hired eight chancellors before completing four years as president—and we only

A state task force released recommendations Thursday in response to Wisconsin facing substantial inequalities in its criminal justice system. The Governor’s Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Justice System said in a statement Thursday that in many areas of the justice system, minorities face harsher treatment than whites. According to the findings, blacks are more likely to be arrested for drug offenses and drug sales in the state. However, the report said white

youths are more likely to use drugs than black youths. In public hearings, the commission heard testimony that suburban offenders were often given citations or fines instead of being arrested, unlike inner city offenders

charged with similar crimes. “The racial disparities in our justice system, as well as in education, employment and health care, are nothing short of a crisis for our state and nation,” said Commission co-chair state

Sen. Spencer Coggs, DMilwaukee. The commission said improving access to treatment options would be more effective than “zero tolerance” policies in state page 3

Disparities in Wisconsin criminal justice system Drug offenses Blacks are 15 times more likely to be arrested for drug sales, though drug use is higher for whites.

Prison populations Blacks represent 6 percent of Wis. population, but comprise 45 percent of inmates.

Differences in options Methamphetamine users are more likely to be given treatment than crack cocaine users.

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

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MEGAN CORBETT little red corbett

s I climbed the stairs of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences building, I could not resist an evil giggle. After weeks—nay, months—of plotting, my evil scheme was about to be fulfilled. I reached the top of the building, pulled out the device and prepared to make history. When we had our first snowfall this winter, I had been elated. Snow- ball fights, hot chocolate and the beauty of fresh-fallen snow made the chilly temperatures bearable. However, winter soon turned from a playful friend into a cruel, heartless wench. Hail, freezing rain and mildly irritating mutant snowmen made walks to class agonizing and outside activities a distant memory. Even my adoration of hot chocolate could not soothe me. Then winter increased her wrath

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tenfold. She would let spring sneak in for a day, with temperatures in the 40s. Then whoosh! The wind swept in sub-zero temps the next day. This reign of terror had to end, and I knew someone had to step up. It was then I began my beauty, my wonderful machine. My project was a weather machine. Positioned on the highest building, I could control the weather for miles around. Winter’s chokehold on our fair city would soon be released. I slaved over her night and day. One day the flux capacitor would be right, but that would throw off the turbo cotigator. I would toil away for hours over the turbo, only to find that its perfection disrupted the kelvinator. Its creation included exhausting days, sleepless nights and never-ending marathons of the “Back to the Future” trilogy for inspiration. But one day, one fateful day, she was finished. I burst onto the roof of AOS and began to position the machine. As if winter could feel its end nearing, the winds grew more powerful and the

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icy rain slapped my face. Just a few adjustments to the zumdometer and everything would be ready. However, I could not let such a heroic moment pass by without a soliloquy. I threw my head back to face the sky. “Oh vile winter, your time has come to an end. No longer shall you terrorize my friends and me. Prepare to greet the spring!” On “spring,” I hit the button. Nothing happened. “The spring!” I cried again. Still nothing. I slammed the button with my ﬁst, slapped the remote to my thigh, and shook it. “The spring, the spring, the spring!” I shrieked, but nothing worked. I opened the back of the remote and my greatest fear was realized: I had forgotten the batteries. I searched my pockets, scanned the roof, prayed for the Energizer Bunny; anything was better than to admit defeat now. I found them ﬁnally, buried in the fresh-fallen snow next to the machine. “Ah winter, your tricks cannot stop destiny!” I hollered to the heavens. But as I reached for the batteries, the

wind picked up and I lost my footing, plummeting over the side of the building. I roared, “Curse you winter, CURSE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!” as I fell to my impending doom. Ironically, the depth of the snow bank I fell in saved my life. However, my mission had failed and for the second time this year a column idea had landed me in a hospital bed. As I made my recovery, I slowly came to terms with the fact that I live in Wisconsin and whether I like it or not, winter is going to be around for a very long time. For now I just had to relax in my nice warm hospital bed and drink all the hot chocolate I could get. Trying to relax, I ﬂipped through the morning paper and saw the 10day forecast. Snow, sleet, doom, freezing rain, Armageddon, ﬂurries and more snow. CURSE YOU WINTER, CURSE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOU! If you happen to have some AA batteries you are willing to donate to science, e-mail Megan at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

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Reward fund increases. The reward established by friends and family of Joel Marino, the Madison man fatally stabbed Jan. 28, has reached $40,000. Police are seeking any information that may lead to the arrest of Marino’s killer.

state from page 1 local communities. A lack of treatment and community supervision options for prison inmates was also cited as impacting the justice system. Minnesota, a state with crime rates similar to Wisconsin’s, has more options for non-violent, drugand alcohol-related offenders as alternatives to prisons, according to the report. This has led Wisconsin to have almost three times as many inmates as Minnesota.

“Racial disparities in our justice system ... are nothing short of a crisis for our state and nation.” Spencer Coggs state senator D-Milwaukee

According to the report, inmates in Wisconsin are often enrolled in treatment programs shortly before their release. If treatment options were available from the start, it is more likely an addiction could be stopped, according to the report. “This report states unequivocally what we’ve known for some time,” said Jill Jacklitz in a release, executive director of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. “Misguided public policy is playing a role in the immense racial disparities we see in the justice system, and children and youth are paying the price.” The commission said laws banning access to financial aid and housing funds from convicted drug offenders should also be revised.

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Nat’l Condom Week kicks off Sex Out Loud to sponsor week of safe sex events By Jillian Levy The Daily Cardinal

UW-Madison’s sex education organization Sex Out Loud will hold several events beginning Wednesday to bring attention to National Condom Week. National Condom Week activities from Wednesday to Saturday will occur on campus to remind students of the importance of practicing safe sex and understanding barrier method options, said Paula Tran, events coordinator for SOL. The dates of National Condom Week vary according to different organizations. Traditionally the

week falls on the same week as Valentine’s Day, according to Tran. “National Condom Week is an event we run every year over Valentine’s Day,” Tran said. “In this kind of frenzy when everyone is thinking about dating and relationships we like to remind people about safer sex and healthy relationships.” The theme for this year’s events is “Put this on when you get off.” In a combined effort with UWMadison pharmacy students and UHS, SOL will hold a forum on birth control Wednesday at the Memorial Union. The organization will run its pleasure and relationship programs on Thursday. “We’ll talk about using condoms and barrier methods and birth control and how to recognize an unhealthy relationship,” Tran said. Thursday evening the group will distribute condoms to patrons of

State Street bars and restaurants in their “Condom Crawl.” The series of events will conclude at the Barrymore Theater with a production of the “Vagina Monologues” on Friday and Saturday evenings. Tran said it’s very important for students to know what birth control and banning options they have. The American Social Health Association said in a statement it recognizes the importance of National Condom Week to help educate young adults on the importance of using condoms every time they engage in sexual activity. According to the ASHA, over 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections occur each year, over half of which occur in youths aged 15 to 24. By age 25, half of sexually active young adults will contract an STD.

Two wounded in Park Street shooting

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A Madison man is in custody after an early morning shooting Saturday injured two men on South Park Street, police said. Police responded to a call around 2:12 a.m. Saturday reporting a person was shot near the 400 block of South Park Street, according to a police report. Police found the first victim, a male with a gunshot wound to the leg, at a local hospital. His

have 14,” Reilly said. “So that startling fact … makes its own case I think that we must have the tools to compete in a national market for the best academic leaders. Competitive compensation and benefit packages are the most prominent among these recruitment and retention tools.”

injury was not life threatening and he was treated and released from the hospital. Detectives located a second male victim with a minor bullet wound to the leg. He did not seek medical attention. Police arrested 21-year-old Dontae Collins for the shootings. He is currently being held at the Dane County Jail and tentatively charged with two counts of First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety.

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Campus buildings approved The Regents also unanimously approved three construction projects

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Chancellor forums Students and community members can offer input about the next UWMadison chancellor at three forums: Feb. 20 — 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1325 Feb. 26 — 11:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Memorial Union, Main Lounge March 6 — 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Union South, Dag Hammarskjold Room A search and screen committee plans to submit five finalists to a Special Regents Committee before the end of the semester. The full Board of Regents plans to appoint the next chancellor in early June.

at UW-Madison, including a continuous emission monitoring system for the Charter Street Heating Plant, a $17.5 million renovation at Sterling Hall and a slight increase in the budget for the Education Building’s renovation and addition. The installation of the emissions monitoring system at the Charter Street plant is a direct result of the Sierra Club lawsuit against the university for excessive emissions at the coal plant. The total cost of the installation will be around $500,000, according to Regent Jeff Bartell.

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higher standards for ‘connections’

he UW System Board of Regents is seeking to expand the UW-Madison Connections Program to encompass four-year universities, starting with UW-Green Bay. The Connections program currently applies to only technical and two-year colleges. The program offers deferred enrollment at UW-Madison for select applicants who were not accepted to UW-Madison for freshman year. The expansion of the Connections program is part of the UW System Growth Agenda, which includes nine other strategies to produce more college graduates, stimulate job growth and strengthen local communities. One of the ﬂaws concerning the expansion of the Connections program is that it requires only a 2.0 GPA after two years at UW-Green Bay for a guaranteed transfer to UW-Madison to ﬁnish a bachelor’s degree. It is questionable that the Board of Regents will allow can-

didates, who are almost suitable for admission at UW-Madison for freshman year, an opportunity to potentially slack off for two years until they begin classes at UW-Madison. Also, the minimum GPA requirement to transfer to UW-Madison is a 3.0 if the student is not already enrolled in the Connections program. If the Connections students were already deemed not ready for initial admission to UWMadison after high school, a 2.0 GPA does not seem like adequate preparation for a campus which will likely prove more challenging to the student. These students should be held to higher expectations, motivating them to excel prior to transferring and allowing for a smoother transition. More should be expected of Connections students to ensure they do transfer to UW-Madison, but also to make sure that UW System schools produce quality graduates who will be competitive in the job market.

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Biofuel not sustainable as petroleum substitute RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

s the global climate heats up, so does the debate over the effectiveness of biofuels. Advocates of biofuels claim these ethanol-based fuels release less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than conventional gas. However, recently in the scientific research journal Science, two more articles have declared that biofuels are essentially not any better than fossil fuels and may actually be more detrimental to the global environment in the long run. Biofuel technology is still relatively new, having been around for less than a decade. As such, people should not blindly place their hopes in this supposed remedy before all of the potential impacts of biofuel have been examined. In late December last year, Congress passed a bill that would require the annual production of renewable fuels be raised to 36 billion gallons by the year 2022. This is roughly ﬁve times the amount of

biofuels currently being produced in the United States. It has been proven that fuels made from biomass (which are biological materials that can be used as fuel or for other industrial purposes) release less carbon dioxide than fossil fuels when burned. Carbon dioxide, of course, is the main culprit behind global warming, so if biofuels can help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, they must be good, right? Not necessarily.

To depend completely on biofuels could prove to be extremely dangerous in the long run.

According to the two scientiﬁc papers published in Science, the widespread use of biofuels may have some environmental downfalls. Since the majority of biomass used in producing these fuels comes from corn and sugarcane, there has been a sharp increase in demand for both of these agricultural products, especially corn. As the price of these two crops rises, more and more farmers in developing countries are motivated to cultivate them and cash in on the growing demand. By doing so, more farmland is being developed. However, the production of new farmland comes at a price. Because of the need for more farmland to grow these two crops, the destruction of rainforests and scrublands is actually increasing. As a result, a major producer of our planet’s oxygen supply is being wiped out at an even faster pace than usual because of biofuels. This is a classic example of people placing all of their hopes in one solution before all of the possible outcomes have been thoroughly

examined. Dramatically increasing our nation’s use of renewable fuels, as Congress hopes to do, could be disastrous for the environment in the long run. With all of the farmland that would be needed to support such a plan, what room would there be for the world’s rainforests and scrublands? A new source of biomass would undoubtedly need to be used to supply such a vast amount of biofuel. Otherwise, this renewable energy source may actually be quite harmful to the environment it is trying to save. There really is no doubt that our planet is fragile, and burning fossil fuels at the rate we are now could end up proving devastating in the long run. An alternative to conventional gas needs to be found, but we simply cannot rely on biofuels to solve all our problems. It may very well help us, but scientists and researchers have been discovering more and more evidence that contradicts this idea. To depend completely on biofuels could prove to be an extremely dangerous risk in the long run. With the world population ever increasing and with starving people in third world countries, can we really afford to be burning a food source to run our cars? With more and more farms cashing in by supplying the swelling demand for biomass to feed our biofuel plants, how many other farms will be left to support our food supply? A simple answer to these questions would be to increase the amount of farmland, but to do that would mean the destruction of natural ecosystems. And this would include those that contribute greatly to our planet’s oxygen supply. Perhaps an alternative solution to our alternative solution should be sought out. Ryan Dashek is a sophomore majoring in biology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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By Alison Eiler The Daily Cardinal

Among the premier artists of the contemporary world, Jasper Johns is considered to be one the greatest printmakers America and modern art have seen to this day. His printmaking career stretched over four decades and can be seen in “Jasper Johns: The Prints,” a retrospective exhibit of his work at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. This grandiose collection boasts over 100 prints that display the culmination of Johns’ talent, innovation and experience in a chronological walk through his artistic career. A palpable trademark of Johns’ style is the repetition of motifs and symbols throughout his works. “Two Flags” and “Flags II” demonstrate his fascination with re-using subjects. Each print contains the American flag portrayed in a different style or color—a subject that Johns used in more then 50 drawings, 30 paintings and 14 prints. Johns reworks and transforms his subjects and motifs by changing the medium, technique, color or scale to alter the form and meaning. Printmaking is a technique that allows for easy alteration and reworking of a subject matter, a main selling point for Johns when he first considered printmaking. His transformations of the same objects allow for a streamlined and in-sync theme to his entire body of work, but each print still entails a different feel and individual distinction. Johns’ first real attempt at transforming a subject was his striking series “0-9.” This series boasts a straightforward appearance with its simplistic motif of numbers and bold color choice.

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Johns’ exhibit features paintings, drawings and lithographs like ‘Savarin’ (left) and some of his favorite motifs like the American flag in ‘The Seasons (Summer)’ (right). Playing off earlier artists such as Marcel Duchamp—who was most commonly known for his introduction of ready-made objects in the art world—Johns glorified the everyday object as subject matter. His use of flags, targets, numbers and cans helped bridge the gap between the world of abstract expressionism and pop art, proving that simple objects can also be void of direct meaning and allow for individual interpretation. Regardless of current artistic trends, Johns’ work has always been fresh and distinct, taking only minor influences from other

A ‘Fool’ish new comedy By Ben Pierson The Daily Cardinal

God bless him. Matthew McConaughey just does not like shirts. That is probably the source of half the ticket sales “Fool’s Gold” will receive. Desperate middle-aged women, this one is for you. Beyond McConaughey’s appeal, there is no reason for someone not on a date or looking for cinematic “gold” to go out of their way to see this film. Don’t get me wrong, Donald Sutherland makes one damn good tycoon, and “Fool’s Gold” is a completely suitable date movie, but there is little to director Andy Tennant’s latest.

There are plenty of funny bits and only a few moments that will make audience members chuckle in disbelief.

It’s not that “Fool’s Gold” is bad, it’s just that it is not aiming for much—which is okay. Honestly, it is an appropriate mix of believability, a few smart lines and zany slapstick. It uses restraint, and that is a good thing. “Fool’s Gold” is acceptably formulaic. The writers and audi-

ence both accept that this is a big budget romantic comedy, and it is a nice one—not ground breaking by any means, but good enough. “Fool’s Gold” will make you laugh and tense up with worries about the tribulations of the cast. Everything about this movie works barely enough. The film’s premise is that Finn (McConaughey) and Tess (Kate Hudson) are married treasure hunters, and after eight years of chasing the lost treasure of the Spanish Main, Tess wants a divorce. Desperate to keep Tess and hot on a new lead, Finn convinces Tess and her boss Nigel Honeycutt (Sutherland) to join him on one last attempt to find the treasure. That’s enough to make a happy movie, but throw in a zany bad guy who wants the treasure too (famous rapper Big Bunny) and you have “Gold.” More formulas show up as the film follows Finn and Tess’ crazed adventures, while the audience rides a satisfactory roller coaster of emotions, panic and giggles. It’s a lot like “National Treasure,” except with more sex and fewer shirts. That said, “Fool’s Gold” is good enough to see. It’s no classic, but you won’t demand your $8 back. There are plenty of funny bits and only a few moments that will make audience members chuckle in disbelief.

artists and always staying true to his own style. Throughout the past decade of Johns’ career, prints such as “Periscope I” and “Lands End” have included a more personal touch, which he had generally withheld from his works, and more complicated print designs. Motifs and subjects, such as his hand prints or actual family photos began to appear, adding depth to his already deeply layered prints. “Within” is one of Johns’ latest prints that summarizes his previous motifs and themes and shows the culmination of expe-

rience and knowledge with an image that has a gray layers of cross-hatching overtop of colors. While Johns continually uses the same simple objects in his works and transforms them to possibly alter the meaning, he refuses to explain the actual meaning behind the prints. His transformations and different approaches to an object or subject allow for individual interpretation and the personalization of the works on behalf of the viewer. “Jasper Johns: The Prints” is a collection of works that represent American contemporary art at its best, showing off the work of an

artist who is considered among the likes of Picasso, Goya and Cézanne. The exhibit is magnificent not only for the works it contains, but because it is also one of the largest of its kind to grace the Midwest, perhaps bringing some recognition to the heartland states.

Jasper Johns: The Prints where: the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art when: Feb. 2 - April 13 how much: free

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

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

Add this to your exercise regimen.

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Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.

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1 Dispose of, informally 5 Rain cloud 11 Junior reporter 14 Jai ___ 15 Believe to be true 16 Anecdotal assortment 17 Be infamously unusual 19 Some lead to forks, brieﬂy 20 Message boat 21 Outdoor warning 22 Have misgivings about 23 Pampered one? 25 Progressively declined 27 Imminent danger warning 32 Pocket sandwich bread 33 They may hold pencils 34 Pig product 36 Basic security device 39 Lifting device 40 Hordes 42 Israeli designed weapon 43 Saxon start 45 Blood components 46 Go off the deep end 47 Riverbank component 49 Some are at the helm 51 Like many soft drinks 54 Zodiac name

55 Bobby of the Bruins 56 Bumbling 59 Artiﬁces 63 Kimono cincher 64 Suffer a sportsrelated injury 66 Goose egg 67 American songbird 68 Assuage 69 Venusians, e.g. 70 Annoy 71 Choreographer’s creation DOWN

1 Shefﬁeld farewell 2 Name of several Norwegian kings 3 Pseudonym of H.H. Munro 4 Noonday naps 5 ’’Ixnay’’ 6 Cinches or clinches 7 1,201, to Tiberius 8 Mountain goat feature 9 Maintenance 10 Lettering tools 11 Display one’s ability to sing well 12 Inordinate 13 Situated 18 Word with “kit’’ or “around’’ 24 Prompter’s beginning 26 Words with “distance’’ or “glance’’

27 Country queen McEntire 28 Command a salary 29 Places to burn rubber 30 Scott Joplin’s legacy 31 Essays 35 Extremely uncool person 37 Kaiser kin 38 Rose fruit 40 It gets a good licking 41 It’s hit on the head 44 Torched 46 Wedding acquisitions 48 Professor’s goal 50 South American nation 51 Fall off the wagon 52 Path that the whole world follows 53 Some are kosher 57 Conspirator’s creation 58 Imaginary narrative 60 “Amscray!’’ 61 It may follow something 62 Penetrate slowly 65 Sea, to Monet

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Win streaks end on consecutive nights for Bulldogs and Badgers By Ben Breiner the daily cardinal

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team could only manage a split against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs over the weekend. The Badgers ended UMD’s 16-game winning streak on Friday only to have the favor returned when their 11-game tear was halted the following night. UW remains eight points behind Duluth in the standings with four games left. This all but ends Wisconsin’s shot at a third consecutive WCHA regular season title. Friday’s game was close throughout, with momentum swinging back and forth. Junior forward Kyla Sanders got UW on the board first by putting back a blocked shot two minutes into the game. Bulldog freshman forward Laura Fridfinnson tied the game halfway through the second period when she shot the puck through traffic and past Wisconsin junior goalie Jesse Vetter. Sophomore forward Meghan Duggan’s 12th goal of the season put Wisconsin

tech from page 8 “We have a power-play session after every game, we made a couple of adjustments and the power play is what gave us a good start,” Eaves said. “We played well in the first period and the power play gave us the first goal.” Freshman defenseman Cody Goloubef scored his second career goal at the 16:43 mark in the first, just seconds after a UW power play had ended. Michigan Tech cut the Wisconsin lead in half, with junior defenseman Geoff Kinrade tallying a power-play goal, his second of the season. But as they have done all season, the Badgers outplayed their opponent in the final stanza, notching two more goals. The first came from the stick of freshman defenseman Craig Johnson, his first career goal. Johnson has seen significant ice time since fellow freshman defenseman Brendan Smith went down with an injury four

back in front late in the second frame. The score came off a breakout pass from junior forward Tia Hanson. However, Duluth struck back as sophomore forward Emmanuelle Blais scored. Junior wing Kayla Hagen untied it yet again when she redirected a Hanson pass on a 2-on-1 that got past Duluth sophomore netminder Kim Martin. The goal was Hagen’s first since Oct. 13. Wisconsin got another chance for a goal when Duggan was tripped during a breakaway and given a penalty shot. Martin rejected the shot, setting up a tense finish. In the game’s final three minutes, the Badgers committed two penalties, one for interference and one for too many players on the ice. This meant UW played down a player for most of those three minutes and were down two skaters once the goalie was pulled. They, however, held off Duluth and escaped with the 3-2 victory. Overall, Wisconsin was called for nine penalties, almost double weeks ago. “Shane got the MVP of the tournament, but Craig Johnson got the game puck for his first goal and it was a big goal. It took a lot of pressure off of us,” Eaves said. “You saw the reaction on the bench. The guys were really happy for him. It was a snipe. That’s the word the guys were using on the bench: a snipe.” Freshman forward Sean Dolan tallied the fourth and final goal of the night at the 15:24 mark of the third period. With the three-point weekend, Wisconsin is still tied for fourth place in the WCHA. The only difference is now the Badgers are tied with Minnesota State, who swept Alaska Anchorage last weekend. Minnesota State visits the Kohl Center next weekend, setting up an interesting matchup with only two weekends of conference play left. —The Daily Mining Gazette and uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

their season average. The script was reversed on Saturday as Fridfinnson scored the first goal for Duluth. Duggan tied the game when she redirected a shot from junior forward Angie Keseley on a power play early in the second period. Bulldog freshman forward Haley Irwin put her team up for good late in the second stanza and Heidi Pelttari scored from the point on a third-period power play to give her team an insurance goal. They would need it when Duggan scored her second goal of the day with under three minutes to go in the game. The Badgers, however, could only muster one shot after that and lost 3-2. The series highlighted the matchup between two of the WCHA’s best goaltenders in Martin and Vetter. They rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the conference in both goals against allowed and save percentage. The rivalry between these two teams has often been intense, and the games they play are usually important. Last season, Wisconsin

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Sophomore forward Meghan Duggan tallied three goals over the weekend, but the Badgers split their series with the first-place Bulldogs. took the series 2-1-1, escaping with 1-0 and 2-1 wins, the second in overtime. The loss was Wisconsin’s only one of the season, but the Badgers avenged that setback when they

beat the Bulldogs 4-1 in the national championship game. Wisconsin will next play against Bemidji State at the Kohl Center Friday and in the Eagle’s Nest in Verona on Saturday.

Women’s basketball loses heartbreaker to OSU By Jay Messar the daily cardinal

A season-high 9,746 fans “thought pink” at the Kohl Center Sunday to watch the Wisconsin women’s basketball team take on No. 19 Ohio State. But the outcome was not quite as rosy for Badgers fans as Wisconsin dropped an 80-77 decision to the Buckeyes. “We’re playing good basketball at the right time of year. We have to pick up the pieces and go back and get Illinois.” Lisa Stone head coach UW women’s basketball

“Courageous effort by our team,” Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone said. “[Ohio State] is a very good team. They are ranked for a reason.” Senior guard Marscilla Packer led Ohio State (9-4 Big Ten, 18-6 overall) with 23 points. Freshman center Jantel Lavender dominated down low, adding 22 points as the Buckeyes squeezed out the Big Ten road win. Senior guard Janese Banks led the Badgers with 22 points and nine rebounds, tying a season high. Senior guard Jolene Anderson added 20 points and eight assists, a season high for her.

boiled from page 8 possession game. But freshman forward JaJuan Johnson hustled back and blocked Hughes’ attempt all the way back down to the other end where Kramer had an easy layup to make it 61-55. Again, UW fought back. With just over a minute to play, Johnson missed a free throw that left the score at 69-65. Hughes set the offense up and then tried to do a little too much. Attempting to split two defenders at the top of the key, sophomore Keaton Grant stole the

Wisconsin (4-8, 11-11) started out hot in the first half, soaring to an 11-point lead at the break. Wisconsin caused 12 Buckeye turnovers and held Ohio State’s potent offense to just 31 points at the half. Banks also scored 18 of her 22 points before the intermission, including a triple with three seconds remaining. “She was unconscious,” Ohio State coach Jim Foster said. “When a player feels like that, you have to have a heightened sense of urgency. I thought in the second half we did a much better job of having that urgency.” It was a tale of two halves, as Wisconsin’s lead quickly disappeared. The Badgers’ offense stalled while Packer and Lavender led the Buckeyes on a 15-2 run to start the second session. A Lavender free throw gave Ohio State its first lead since the opening bucket and it never looked back. “That eight minutes was the reason that [the momentum] switched,” Stone said. “In that drought, we turned the ball over, didn’t get rebounds and took some crazy shots which allowed a good team to go on a run,” Stone said. “Instead of being in charge, we were in catch up [mode].” Wisconsin cut the lead to three with less than two minutes remaining and had several chances to push the game into overtime. But Anderson’s attempted buzzer-beater bounced off the back rim and the Buckeyes left Madison victorious.

“Take the fact that we’re playing good basketball at the right time of the year,” Stone said. “We have to pick up the pieces and go back and get Illinois here.” The Badgers, with six games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament, will host the Fighting Illini Thursday night at 7 p.m. Fans nationwide sported pink Sunday to support the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s “Think Pink” campaign for breast cancer awareness and research. The game, as well as the pink, was televised live on ESPN2 as part of the network’s annual February Frenzy.

ball and ran down the court for an emphatic dunk that sent many fans to the exit rows. “A player trying to make a play,” Ryan said of Hughes’ late turnover. “He’s done that a few times and what are you going to do? When [he] splits it and makes a play and something positive happens, you clap, and if he doesn’t, I don’t go in there and blame somebody. [They’re] tough team to do that against, too athletic.” Hughes struggled all night from the floor. The sophomore only had four points on 1-of-9 shooting

and missed all five of his 3-point attempts. It was also a tough night for Landry, who scored the team’s first six points but finished with just eight on the game. The junior forward also committed six of the team’s 18 turnovers. Still, 30 free throws and 42 rebounds gave Wisconsin a chance. But just like they did two weeks ago in their first win over UW, the Boilermakers turned back each and every one of Wisconsin’s late punches, making another statement while leaving the Badgers with a lot of work to do.

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Senior guard Janese Banks’ 22 points were not enough for UW to defeat the Buckeyes.

sports Boiled Over: Purdue defeats Wisconsin again to take top spot in Big Ten 8

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By Adam Hoge the daily cardinal

Robbie Hummel did it again. But this time he left Purdue atop the Big Ten standings while stunning a sold out crowd at the Kohl Center. Just two weeks after sealing a win over UW in West Lafayette, Ind., with a late block, the freshman poured in 21 points on 8-of12 shooting as the Boilermakers topped No. 8 Wisconsin 72-67 Saturday night in Madison.

“If you turn it over that many times, you usually have to pay.” Bo Ryan head coach UW men’s basketball

“Hummel was huge,” head coach Matt Painter said. “He really stretched their defense. I thought that was key for us with their size that we had to stretch their defense and make some perimeter jumpers early in each half.” Purdue (10-1 Big Ten, 19-5 overall) did that and a whole lot more. The Boilermakers hit 65 percent of their first-half field goals and Hummel added two quick threes in

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the second half to do exactly what Painter wanted. With the win, Purdue became only the second Big Ten team to ever beat Bo Ryan in the Kohl Center. Illinois previously beat Ryan twice, and Saturday’s loss dropped the UW head coach to 513 in Big Ten home games. That was the long-term accomplishment for Purdue. The shortterm accomplishment was the magnitude of the win in the race for the league title. In a game of two league leaders, a loss for the home team is devastating, especially when it means a season-series sweep for the road team. That’s the reality Wisconsin (92, 19-4) now faces. “If you turn it over that many times (18) you usually have to pay. I think we had 18 at Minnesota, but we shot it better,” Ryan said. The UW head coach’s formula for winning includes getting to the line and out-rebounding opponents, which the Badgers did to near perfection Saturday. Wisconsin hit 30 of 33 free throws, outscoring Purdue by 18 points at the charity stripe. UW also out-rebounded the Boilermakers 42-21. “There’s a lot more to the game than that,” Krabbenhoft said. “Those are two big things that when you look at the end of the game, if you are up on those you expect to win, but defensively there

is no stat there and we didn’t get it done on that end. That’s huge. That’s where they beat us.” But the free throws and rebounds kept Wisconsin in the game. Three key second-half moments spoiled a comeback, however. After being down by as many as 15, sophomore guard Jason Bohannon, who tied Michael Flowers with 14 points, hit a layup to cut the deficit down to eight. But on the other end of the court Bohannon was called for a foul on a play where Purdue sophomore guard Chris Kramer seemed to lose his footing. With the crowd roaring with displeasure, Ryan gestured to the floor and was called for a technical foul. “I was pointing at the floor to tell our guys to get on the floor for a loose ball and he looked over and the other official came over and said ‘That guy told me to tell you that you were gesturing in the coaches’ box,’” Ryan said after the game. Hummel went to the line and hit two free throws, spoiling Wisconsin’s momentum. Still, UW fought back. Minutes later, Flowers made it a four-point game at 59-55, and sophomore Trevon Hughes grabbed a rebound, springing a fast-break opportunity that would have made it a oneboiled page 7

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Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan was called for a technical foul in the second half of the Badgers’ 72-67 loss to the Boilermakers.

Free throws, rebounding advantage not enough for Badgers ANALYSIS By Ben Breiner the daily cardinal

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Purdue sophomore guard Keaton Grant rejected Wisconsin sophomore guard Trevon Hughes and scored nine points Saturday night.

It is not often that a team can out-rebound its opponent by 22, connect on 30 of its 33 free throws while its opponent hits only 12-of-22 and still lose at home. That, however, was exactly what the Wisconsin Badgers did Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue’s offense spent much of the game attempting to invert the Badger defense. They forced Wisconsin’s big men to close out on outside shooters and left the Badger guards to chase bigger players. The starting Boilermaker forwards, freshman Robbie Hummel and junior Nemanja Calasan, combined to attempt 11 of the 19 3-pointers taken by Purdue and connected on five of them. Hummel was especially effective on the offensive end, leading his team with 21 points. Overall, Purdue shot 53.1 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from beyond the arc. Wisconsin sent out a three-

guard lineup for much of the game with junior forwards Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft. That left the Badgers with a disadvantage in height at all three guard spots. Purdue spent much of the game disrupting Wisconsin’s offense by picking up guards in the backcourt and attacking passing lanes. “There was a lot of pressure out there,” Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan said. “We felt we could get some fouls, unfortunately on some of the situations where we tried to probe, we lost the handle and you don’t get a shot.” The Badgers turned the ball over 18 times, two less than their season high. Landry, senior guard Michael Flowers and sophomore guard Trevon Hughes combined for 13 giveaways. “Since [the Badgers] have such great balance and they’re scoring very similar to us, with such balance ... We talk about their strengths,” Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. “We talk about what they are trying to do in their swing offense and each situation and how we’d

like to defend it.” “To be honest, we had a difficult time guarding them so we just pressured them and got after them to knock out what they were trying to do.” The Purdue offense revolved around constant motion and screeners reading how the defense reacted. Their solid screens often led to cutters and shooters gaining a step or two on defenders. “They were making good reads off of it. We were playing defense, we were hedging well off those screens. They had a guy coming around and they had some tough shots,” sophomore guard Jason Bohannon said. “We could have played better defense on some of them but some of them we had some let downs and stuff but I thought we picked it up a little in the second.” The Wisconsin dominance on the glass and at the stripe could not overcome a 20 percent shooting deficit from the field and a 25 percent deficit from long range. “It all comes down to the little things,” Landry said. “Some of the little things we just didn’t do right.”

UW retains hold on fourth place after win, tie against Tech By Nate Carey the daily cardinal

With the WCHA season winding down and points at a premium, the No. 11 Wisconsin men’s hockey team made a huge step, taking three points from Michigan Tech at Winter Carnival. The Badgers (9-9-4 WCHA, 1311-6 overall) rallied Friday night to tie the Huskies (6-10-4, 10-13-5) 1-1 and won 4-1 Saturday. Wisconsin junior goaltender Shane Connelly was named MVP of the

Winter Carnival after allowing only two goals over the weekend series. “He was solid when he needed to be. I don’t think he had to make a lot of big saves, he played good angles,” UW head coach Mike Eaves said. EAVES “He did a nice job on rebound control. I think the thing that set Shane

up all weekend was the ability to play the puck when it was dumped in. He was really assertive. He made good decisions and almost acted like a third defenseman for us.” Friday’s game provided plenty of opportunities for Wisconsin. However, the Badgers were unable to convert. Sophomore defenseman Jamie McBain had a shot go off the post, and freshman forward Kyle Turris had a shot get behind Michigan Tech junior goaltender Michael-Lee Teslak that slid through

the crease and out the other side. The Huskies struck first, taking a 1-0 lead at 9:06 in the second period on a goal by winger Bennett Royar. The freshman collected a wide-open pass in front of the net to give MTU the early lead. Wisconsin tied the game at the 9:55 mark of the third as Turris took a Michigan Tech turnover from the blue line and put a wrist shot past Teslak, his 11th of the season. This season the Badgers have had a huge lead in the final period of

play, outscoring their opponents 4218, including three goals in the two third periods against the Huskies. Saturday’s match saw Wisconsin jump out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period. Sophomore forward Michael Davies scored on a power play off a back-door pass from McBain and fellow sophomore forward Blake Geoffrion. The goal was Davies’ eighth of the season, his fourth on the power play. tech page 7