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NASA runs trial of submersible in Lake Mendota By Jillian Levy THE DAILY CARDINAL

NASA’s robotic submarine ENDURANCE was sent into Lake Mendota Tuesday for a series of trials before heading to Lake Bonnie in Antarctica for astrobiology and terrestrial research. The ENDURANCE’s function is to create 3-D maps of lake and ocean ﬂoors through advanced navigation and measurement systems. The submarine is a prototype for a probe NASA hopes to send to investigate the frozen oceans on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. John Rummel, head of NASA’s astrobiology program, said the probe would allow scientists to explore the idea of drilling into Europa’s oceans through trials in arctic lakes. “We’re learning how to explore under the ice on worlds we’ve just become aware of,” Rummel said. The submarine’s name, which stands for environmentally non-disturbing under ice robotic Antarctic explorer, stresses the project’s dedication to protecting the untouched arctic environment it seeks to explore. “There’s a really nice synergy between the NASAfunded research, which is looking at the astrobiology search for potential life elsewhere, and ongoing terrestrial research that’s funded by the National Science

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Gov. Jim Doyle introduces presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to more than 17,000 attendees Tuesday. The event drew one of the largest crowds in Kohl Center history. For more photos, log on to dailycardinal.com.

Obama rallies at Kohl Center Over-capacity crowd waits two hours to hear presidential hopeful By Amanda Hoffstrom

John McCain, R-Ariz. Obama said McCain’s recent remarks about troops spending 100 years in Iraq was “reason enough not to give him four years in the White House.” The senator said the money spent on the Iraq War should have funded schools, hospitals, roads and bridges. “In this election, your voice will be heard,” Obama said. “It is time to turn the page and write a new chapter in American history—our time for change has come.” As Gov. Jim Doyle took the stage to introduce Obama, he announced the senator’s projected win in the Maryland primary, which brings Obama’s victories to eight consecutive states. “Next Tuesday, here in Wisconsin, we are going to make it nine straight,” Doyle said.

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UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley urged students Tuesday to learn about the presidential candidates, register to vote and participate in the 2008 Wisconsin primary Feb. 19. “As I’m sure everyone is already

aware, Wisconsin voters will have the chance to make their voices heard in the presidential primary,” Wiley said in an e-mail sent to all students Tuesday. UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group is currently working to ensure students will be well repre-

Polling locations for dorm residents Bradley, Cole, Humphrey, Jorns, Kronshage or Sullivan Halls: Holt Commons: Lower Cafeteria

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Two men who allegedly attacked and robbed a UW-Madison student on the 400 block of North Frances Street were arrested early Tuesday morning shortly after the incident, police said. Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said police identified the victim as a 19year-old male student. According to a police report, the victim told officers he was walking down the sidewalk just after midnight when he was hit from behind with a hard object, dragged off the sidewalk and kicked repeatedly. Police said the suspects took the victim’s wallet and fled on foot. DeSpain said an officer patrolling the downtown area saw two men matching the victim’s descrip-

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tion of his attackers on the corner of Langdon and Henry streets at around 1 p.m. “It certainly is possible that they were looking for an additional victim or victims,” DeSpain said. Police arrested 20-year-old Cristobal Jimenez-Montes of Madison and 25-year-old Hugo Diaz of Sun Prairie in connection with the crimes. Both men are tentatively charged with robbery, recklessly endangering safety and carrying a concealed weapon. UW-Madison junior Lindsey Dieter lives in the Langdon neighborhood and said the attack shocked her. “I think the Langdon Watch Program has done a really good job lately,” Dieter said, noting she feels

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An overflowing crowd of UW-Madison students and community members filled the Kohl Center and the attached NicholasJohnson Pavilion Tuesday to rally for presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. “This is our moment, this is our time,” Obama said in front of the energized crowd of more than 17,000. “And where better to affirm our ideals than here in Wisconsin, where a century ago the Progressive movement was born. It was rooted in the principle that the voices of the people can speak louder than special interests.” Obama did not mention his competitor for the Democratic presidential bid, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in his speech. However, he vocally opposed the policies of the “likely Republican nominee” U.S. Sen.

sented when polls open next week. “We’re really focused on getting new voters to the polls,” WISPIRG Chair Jeff Rolling said of the group’s New Voters Project. “Candidates are coming to students because they know that students are turning out in record numbers. “We really have the ability to sway an election outcome.” WISPIRG has many plans to appeal to new voters, but their upcoming Feb. 14 campaign may grasp the most attention. In light of National Condom Week, the group will host a “Lose Your Political Virginity” tabling event at Memorial Union. Its goal is to bring in as many new voters as possible. In years past WISPIRG has brought voting attention to over 100,000 students. Issues like health care, higher wiley page 3

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like the way the salt on his skin tastes in the morning. When I untangle myself from the sheets, I can’t help but coyly smile as he stares at me in my oversized “I Cheese Wisconsin” T-shirt. Even though I have not yet brushed my teeth, I pick him up and bring him to my lips. Sure, he’s a day old piece of Ian’s steak and fry I picked up at bar time and brought to bed, but man, he feels like home. Now, I don’t hate men: I routinely shave my legs when it’s not winter, I have a fairly healthy relationship with my old man and I haven’t banged my brother’s head against the wall in at least four years. It’s just that I’ve had some really bad luck with the male species and have sought comfort and love elsewhere. And that place, my friend, is the dinner table.

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ASHLEY SPENCER back that ash up

This doesn’t make me a manhater. Or a lesbian action hero. Or an asexual. I now consider myself a woman with a food fetish—a cuisine Casanova, if you will. I don’t think there is a linear sequence as to how I came to prefer a slice of cheese, a scoop of guacamole or a hunk of meat over, you know, the other kind of meat. But I’m pretty sure that I am just generally more pleased with foods’ overall performance. When I’m craving some satisfaction, food gets the job done. Three times a day. I’m pretty sure I’ve never met a guy with that kind of track record. Now when I’m feeling frisky, I forgo the booty sext message and I call my main man: Ian. Speed dial number 9. In less than forty minutes, we’re going at it in my kitchen. He’s sprawled across my table and is literally dripping and oozing melty goodness in my mouth. It’s just so hot. The cheese. The crust. The love. And unlike that awkward guy I was seeing from my philosophy class, food needs no direction. It knows exactly where to go: It eases into my mouth, moves down my esophagus

and gets all up in my digestive system. I don’t need to direct the food to my hot spot—it gets there every single time. Yes. Yes. YES! For me, going to the grocery store can be the most erotic event of the week. There I am walking down aisle after aisle with thousands of potential suitors waiting for me to select them, gently unwrap them and devour them frantically. I swear I can feel the heartbeat of the Cheez-Its box as I lovingly lift him into my trembling cart. And as I pass the lonely tuna fish, I swear I see a tear trickle down his cheek, smearing his packaging. I hear him calling my name, “ASHLEY. ASHLEY. ASHLEY.” I have an empty feeling in my stomach, but I can’t look back at him—he just doesn’t do it for me. By the time I rummage through the aisles of snacks, pastas and baking goods, it’s not unlikely that you’ll find me in the produce section, rubbing down a cucumber to get it nice and ripe or fantasizing about how many carrot sticks I can fit in my mouth at once. I pride myself on the way I select my daily veggies

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and fruits, because unlike the way I select male companions, I’m actually sober, not biting its neck, and have a 20 percent off coupon in hand. Last time I checked, tall guys who wear collared shirts and douse themselves in Axe body spray don’t accept a Copps Card. Best of all, food will do all of those things guys don’t want to do with you. The bag of Doritos will graciously accompany you to a girls sleepover, has no problem watching a Grey’s Anatomy marathon with you and will never seek the company of another woman’s pantry. Tomorrow night, after I consume my Kcals with my other single friends while we emotionally overeat, we’ll all feel fulﬁlled because food never leaves anything left to be desired: Whether you like to freak it when you eat it, or you’re a prude and prefer to keep it basic, everybody can get their ﬁx. Just remember, always use a condiment. If you know of any single food products interested in long-term commitment, give them Ashley’s e-mail: aaspener@wisc.edu.

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Campaign ﬁnance debate lingers Bills likely to face opposition from key lobbyists By Britney Tripp THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz originally supported presidential hopeful John Edwards, who exited the Democratic primary race Jan. 30.

Mayor Cieslewicz endorses Obama before Madison rally By Callie Rathburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz endorsed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Tuesday, just hours before he spoke at the Kohl Center. “I am supporting Senator Obama in the Wisconsin primary because I believe he can reach out to new voters, to young people and independents who will decide the next election,” Cieslewicz said in a statement. “He is a truly transformational national ﬁgure who has the chance to inspire and unite Americans like no national leader since John Kennedy,” he added. In an interview after Obama’s speech Tuesday night, Cieslewicz said he believed Obama would be successful in Wisconsin’s upcoming primary Feb. 19. “I think he’s going to win Madison. I think he’s going to win the state, and that is tremendous because

probe from page 1 Foundation,” said Peter Doran, a scientist with the University of Illinois at Chicago in charge of the project. The ENDURANCE project is designed to research both the possibility of creating a probe capable of traveling to Europa in addition to providing information about sub-glacial lakes in Antarctica. Chief engineer of the project Bill Stone said the submarine is different than any other like it because it is capable of fully functioning without human assistance. Doran explained the project has several functions that need to be tested before the research team travels to Antarctica for the ﬁrst time in October of this year. “We weren’t really sure what was going to happen when we put it below the ice, and we didn’t want to ﬁnd out by surprise when we got

wiley from page 1 education costs, social topics and the Iraq War are increasingly grabbing the attention of students all over the nation. The university has already been the focal point for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Chelsea Clinton. Feb. 16, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Obama will visit Milwaukee. Former president Bill Clinton will visit Madison Thursday, as well as presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee. Students who live off-campus can ﬁnd their polling location at cityofmadison.com/clerk/voterwhere.

Wisconsin is such a bellwether state for November,” Cieslewicz said. “I think it’s going to mean more than just winning a primary when he wins here next week.” Cieslewicz previously endorsed John Edwards primarily because of his firm stance to end national poverty. Edwards dropped out of the Democratic primary race on Jan. 30. Obama’s campaign said Cieslewicz’s endorsement is an excellent addition to the politicians backing him. “Senator Obama is honored to have the mayor’s endorsement, which is just one more sign that progressives and those hungry for real change in America are rallying behind Senator Obama,” said Obama spokesperson Dan Leistikow in a statement. Other Wisconsin officials endorsing Obama include Gov. Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, DMilwaukee. to Lake Bonnie that there was an issue,” he said. Doran chose to conduct the first trial in Wisconsin because of the long-recorded history of ice coverage on Lake Mendota. “The decision to use Lake Mendota was actually a little risky,” he said. “We were going to go further north to Trout Lake, but the advantage of Madison is it’s a real city with a lot of facilities and a lot of support.” According to Stone, while the submarine is in Lake Mendota, it will be tested for its ability to withstand the extremely low temperature. Additionally, the robot will have its first test-run of mapping a large terrain. Stone said the goal for the submarine is to create a one-kilometer map of Mendota’s floor. The ENDURANCE research team will continue to test the robot in Madison until Friday. cfm. Students living in university housing can log on to uc.wisc.edu/ vote. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and students can register on Election Day at their polling location with a valid proof of residence or witness. Election Officials Needed The Madison’s City Clerk is seeking Madison residents to help with the Feb. 19 Primary Election. Anyone interested in serving as an election official can submit an application at cityofmadison.com/clerk/pollworker.cfm. To qualify as an official you must be a Madison resident age 18 or older, an eligible voter and a U.S. citizen.

A state Senate committee held a public hearing Tuesday regarding several campaign ﬁnance reform bills, though two inﬂuential interest groups oppose the bills. The bills would allow more public funding for candidates. They would also force special interest groups to disclose their funding for political ads. Mike McCabe, director of the group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said the bills have bipartisan support. McCabe said there are many lawmakers in the state Assembly who wish to pass the bills but said the important issue is whether the

Assembly legislative leaders would allow the bills to be voted on. Julie Laundrie, spokesperson for state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, DMiddleton, author of campaign finance bill SB 12, said many lawmakers support the bill. Erpenbach is also the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology. Laundrie said there are several lobbyist groups, such as the business group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and the anti-abortion organization Wisconsin Right to Life, that oppose the bills and may make it difficult for them to pass. McCabe said reform is necessary, as many state polls show Wisconsin residents support changing the current system. “[Polls] show that the public is very concerned about political corruption and the public is losing faith in the integrity of state-elected officials and state government,”

McCabe said. Laundrie said people running for office either need a lot of money or have support from a major interest group. She said running for state positions should be more accessible to a broader range of people. “By reforming the campaign finance system we would clean up elections, restore people’s beliefs in a good campaign system here in Wisconsin and really achieve the goal of a better electoral process,” Laundrie said. WRL gave written testimony in opposition to the bills at the hearing. The organization said SB 12 does not support the first amendment right to freedom of speech. According to the group, voting record information and issue ads about politicians that air 60 days before the election should not be regulated. Advertisements that do not specifically endorse a candidate should also not be regulated, WRL said.

McCain, Obama lead among young voters in new polls By Hannah McClung THE DAILY CARDINAL

A new poll shows U.S. Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and John McCain, R-Ariz., leading among young voters in Wisconsin, less than a week before the state primary. Blacks and young voters have consistently supported Obama, said Dean Debman, spokesperson for Public Policy Polling who conducted the survey released Tuesday. According to the poll, Obama is ahead of opponent U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., 57-37 percent among voters 18-29 years old. Clinton campaign spokesperson Carly Lindauer said they are not worried about student support in the primary.

obama from page 1 The 8 p.m. start time coincided with the closings of the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia primaries. “Fired up and ready to go” attendees displayed UW-Madison’s tradi-

attacks from page 1 the area is safe despite the incident Tuesday. In a separate case, an 18-year-old Madison female reported Monday that two men sexually assaulted her on the 400 block of West Gorham Street Saturday night. According to a police report, the woman said she was on the corner

“[Clinton has] seen a high turnout from students and young voters in other primaries and caucuses,” Lindauer said in an e-mail. Obama led Clinton 46-44 percent among all declared Democrats and 63-25 percent among third party voters, according to the poll. Clinton plans on focusing on health care, the economy, tuition and the Iraq War, according to Lindauer. Debman said there has been a recurring trend throughout polls during the current election cycle that “the Republican turnout is depressed and the Democratic turnout is energized.” McCain supporter and UWMadison junior Mark Bednar said he does not expect a large student

turnout for McCain. However, McCain is ahead with a 52-15 percent lead over Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee among voters 18-29 years old, according to the poll. According to Bednar, McCain’s focus regarding students in Wisconsin is tuition, the future job outlook in the state and health care. McCain had a 64-25 percent lead over Huckabee regarding the economy and jobs, according to the poll. The poll also showed McCain led all other age groups. Bednar said because McCain has support among Wisconsin Republicans, he would try to attract moderate or undecided voters.

tional “waves”—a staple at Camp Randall football games—around the Kohl Center, as many waited more than two hours to hear Obama. “I’ve been waiting a long time … for us to have someone step forward as the leader of this country, who isn’t trying to divide us

by race, prestige and geographic location or party, but a leader who’s bringing us together,” Doyle said. Doyle said he does a lot of great things as Wisconsin’s governor, but introducing “the next president of the United States” was one of the best things he has ever done.

of West Gorham and North Broom streets around 9 p.m. when two men pulled her into a nearby alley. The victim told police one man touched her inappropriately and removed his pants and underwear while the other man watched. Police said the victim struggled but was able to escape the attackers. Police are looking for two suspects connected to the incident.

The ﬁrst perpetrator is described as a short black male, about 50 years old, wearing a torn black jacket with brown fur on the hood. The other suspect is described as a thin black male, 6'3" to 6'4," wearing a long camouﬂage jacket and a baseball cap. DeSpain said the victim was not a UW-Madison student. Police are still investigating the incident.

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ot too long ago, many assumed that the nominations would be decided on Super Tuesday and contests following Feb. 5 would be essentially irrelevant. This is clearly not the case anymore. Wisconsinites, and Madison residents in particular, can sense a palpable excitement concerning next week’s presidential primaries. Tuesday night thousands of students packed the Kohl Center to hear U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, DIll., speak. According to some event attendees, the Kohl Center has never been more packed. There was not an empty seat in the house; supporters packed the aisles on the upper decks; there was an overﬂow room for those who would not ﬁt in the 17,000seat Kohl Center—many more were turned away. On a smaller scale, students packed Memorial Union Monday to see Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of presidential candidate Sen.Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., speak on a range of issues. The student excitement in Wisconsin and at these two events

mirrors a dramatic nationwide increase in participation by young voters this election cycle. Across the nation, youth turnout in the primaries and caucuses has increased dramatically compared to the 2000 and ’04 elections. With the exception of one primary, youth turnout has increased in every primary and caucus this election cycle compared to 2000 levels. In Missouri, Obama rode the support of two-thirds of young voters to a narrow victory over Clinton. According to a 2000 poll, 13 percent of 18-to-29-year-olds said they were paying attention to the presidential campaigns. This year, a poll at a comparable time in the campaign found 74 percent of young people were following the campaigns. Students in Madison, Milwaukee and La Crosse, as usual, have a chance to determine the outcome of next Tuesday’s election. And state ofﬁcials expect the highest turnout in nearly 20 years. However, the cynics, as Obama would say, ﬁgure you won’t show up to vote next Tuesday. Prove them wrong.

Superdelegate vote has more impact in 2008 MATT JIVIDEN opinion columnist

here is an election this year, and my fellow Democrats and I are preparing for the Wisconsin primary on Feb. 19. If you didn’t know before, now you do. I have heard a lot of talk—as I do every year—about how people “aren’t going to vote” because the system is ﬂawed or because their vote doesn’t count. This kind of talk makes me sick. Of course everyone’s vote counts in the Democratic primary (well, unless you live in Florida or Michigan). Let me start again—everyone’s vote counts, some just count more than others. Much more. What do I mean? Well, take Jason Rae, for example. He is a 21-yearold junior at Marquette University who has never voted in a presidential election. As a superdelegate, his vote is going to count this year—about 10,000 times more than yours. Like most good stories, this one starts in 1968. Most of you are too young to remember that in ’68 the Democratic National Committee nominated Hubert Humphrey. There was some disillusionment within the ranks of the Democratic Party. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota ran a decidedly anti-war campaign calling for an immediate withdrawal from Vietnam. He was passed over in favor of Humphrey—despite the fact that Humphrey hadn’t entered a single primary and supported the war in Vietnam. In an appropriate gesture

(which still brings a tear to my eye), Humphrey delivered his acceptance speech while protesting youth outside the Chicago convention were bludgeoned with clubs and tear gassed. As bad as it seemed at the time, there was a silver lining to the ’68 convention. The McGovern commission—staffed by Kennedy and McCarthy supporters—passed sweeping reforms to the nomination process.

Everyone’s vote counts, but some just count more than others. Much more.

The commission increased the role of primaries and decreased the power of party delegates in the selection process. These reforms returned some power to the general Democratic constituency. They aided the nominations of dark-horse candidates McGovern in ’72 and Carter in ’76, who before the reforms would have simply been passed over. In 1980, however, the Democratic Party insiders struck back. Desperate to take back some of the power that had been ceded in ’68, the 1980 convention developed “superdelegates.” Don’t get confused—they aren’t really super. That’s just a euphemism. In my opinion, superdelegates are as ‘super’ as friendly ﬁre is ‘friendly,’ but I digress. These delegates make up about one-ﬁfth of the approximately 4,000 delegates. The superdelegates con-

sist of all Democratic members of Congress, but at least half are DNC ofﬁcials ranging from special interest advocates to local politicians. It is estimated that the support of one superdelegate is roughly equivalent to 10,000 popular votes in a state primary. They are free to determine who they will support despite the way their respective states vote. In most years these delegates have little sway in the nomination process, but this year will most likely be different. The race between Obama and Clinton is so close that, at this point, the nomination will most likely be determined by superdelegate counts. These circumstances, in effect, take the nomination process out of the hands of the American people and lay it squarely in the hands of the superdelegates—the few individuals comprising 20 percent of the total delegates and representing only themselves. To be fair, it should also be said that technically the general public calling themselves Democrats don’t have a ‘right’ to decide who the nominee is or isn’t. A political party is an independent group and the general public is not obliged to be a member in any way. Everyone is given the choice to decide on Nov. 4, but the nomination process is technically something in which the DNC allows us to take part. That is to say, we may expect to have a voice in the process, but it is not constitutionally guaranteed or protected—but even so, who would have thought the Democratic nomination process would be so undemocratic? Matt Jividen is a senior majoring in history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Ordinance trades out ﬂuorescent bulbs By Ryan Seib THE DAILY CARDINAL

There is an ordinance up for debate in the Madison Common Council dealing with light bulbs. Specifically, these are fluorescent light bulbs that seem to be a new trend sweeping the nation, and Madison is really starting to consider getting in on it. The ordinance would require efficient lighting in Madison’s rental properties—home to more than 50 percent of Madison residents. Focusing on an electric efficiency standard measured by how much light is given off per unit of electricity, a mandate targets output levels for every rental property owner, in reality giving them a choice of how they

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want to meet those standards. The recommended way is replacement of the existing lighting structure. Opponents of the efficiency ordinance say these new requirements and performance standards would be a bane to landlords who would have to change most light bulbs and exit signs in their respective properties. Vocal opponents thus far have generally been the landlords who would be most affected by a confirming vote. Additionally, some dissent has arisen because of the initial costs to property owners and commercial establishments who would be required to implement the changes. Fortunately, advocates have shown supporting claims of reduced electricity costs for landlords and tenants in our city, to the tune of millions of dollars per year. The estimates also mention that, in addition to the initial cost being more than made up for by energy savings, for both owners and tenants, the savings will also tend to increase depending on the initial cost. If more lights are replaced, after all, more energy is saved. Furthermore, the Energy Efficiency and Safety Ordinance proposition suggests a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the Madison area and, of course, the proposed standard bulbs last anywhere from 10 to 30 times longer than the older incandescent ones. One of the most interesting

points of the plan is something very few people often consider—exit signs. Rarely paid any attention to unless one is inconveniently unlit, exit signs are legally required to be on at all times in thousands of locations around the city. There are numerous, self-explanatory safety reasons for the signs which are great and thoughtful, but each sign costs around $40 each year to keep lit. The Efﬁciency Ordinance is set to change this, reducing the costs considerably by replacing incandescent-lit exit signs with LED-lit ones. The potential reduction in energy consumption is a big, painted 95 percent. This sounds like less money to the energy companies and a happier spaceship Earth to me. It seems like there are always some seriously good ideas out there for lessening our carbon output into the skies and alleviating our slow domination over the ozone layer (although this pertains more directly to soot and smog), but often there are dire and arguable economic tradeoffs. Well, this one is a ridiculously easy choice to make because ﬂuorescents and the economy are old pals: They went to middle school together and sat at the same lunch table every day eating similar peanut butter-andham sandwiches, meaning it would be everything and an act of injustice to keep these two apart. Ryan Seib is a junior majoring in business and English. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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The Whigs talk about upcoming show By Oren Rosenberg THE DAILY CARDINAL

This Wednesday the Whigs, a rock band from Athens, Ga., will bring their incendiary sound to the Majestic Theatre here in Madison. Once called “the best unsigned band in America” by Rolling Stone, their emergence in the modern rock scene is part of the wave of backto-basics rock bands that have chosen to stress energy and exuberance instead of overly-polished recordings full of overdubs and harmonies. Although this sound may not get the Whigs much airtime on the mixtapes of any teeny-bopper Aguilera/ Lohan/Maroon 5 acolytes, it is clear that this stripped-down rock sound makes for a vicious live show. In 2005, the Whigs were just three mild-mannered college kids going to class on weekdays and playing shows across the Southeast on weekends. In the spirit of the American dream, the Whigs managed to self-release their ﬁrst album, Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip, during that summer on a very limited budget. “We didn’t have much money, so we decided we needed to buy equipment instead of going to a studio,” drummer Julian Dorio explained. “So we bought all the equipment on the Internet and recorded in a frat house that was vacant for the summer—a big, southern mansion—and then when we were done we sold back all of the equipment on eBay.” They actually sold some of the pieces back for more than they paid for them, making the album a profitable venture before a single record was sold. The circumstances surrounding the Whigs’ new album, Mission Control, were much more conventional than Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip. “For the new album, we went to

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Georgia natives the Whigs get ready to rock the Majestic Theatre Wednesday night with their unique brand of back-to-basics rock. Los Angeles and recorded at Sunset Sound,” Dorio said. “The place has been around forever—the Stones and Led Zeppelin recorded there, and all the Doors albums were made there.” Although the work environment for the new album was much more posh, the output was purposefully more raw and authentic than their previous release. “The goal for Mission Control was to record in a way that was more indicative of the live show,” Dorio said. One need only

YouTube “the Whigs” to get a better picture of what Dorio and the Whigs were looking for on their new album. The Whigs’ live set is a clenchedknuckle burst of white-hot sexuality, that draws on the songs of old masters like the Stones and the Who, as well as more recent rockers like the White Stripes and Oasis. One question often put to the Whigs involves the band’s name, which, according to Dorio, came about rather organically. It wasn’t until, while booking their ﬁrst gig at a bar when they were asked for their

name, that lead singer Parker Gispert and the rest of the band realized they had forgotten this most crucial component of the band’s success. Gispert told the bar owner he’d call back, and after 30 minutes of deliberation in a parking lot, the band had arrived at the Whigs. Dorio is quick to note that any relation between his band’s name and the British political party of the late 17th century is purely coincidental. What is no coincidence is that the Whigs continue in the strong tradition of bands from Athens, which is widely known as a Mecca

of rock music in the South. Those looking for a bit of heat on this witch’s tit known as the state of Wisconsin need look no further than the Majestic this Wednesday. They’ll make your innards warmer than a ﬁfth of whiskey.

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Brad waxes poetic about his favorite romantic movie ‘Annie Hall’ BRAD BORON The ‘Boron’ Identity

here’s an old joke. Uh, two elderly women are at a Catskills mountain resort, and one of them says, “Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.” The other one says, “Yeah, I know, and such small portions.” Well, that’s essentially how I feel about my favorite film, “Annie Hall.” It’s full of scattered oneliners, now-dated jokes and a nonlinear plot that loses context if not watched carefully—and it’s over much too quickly. The other important joke for me is one that’s usually attributed to Groucho Marx, but I think it appears originally in Freud’s “Wit and its Relation to the Unconscious.” I’m paraphrasing but it goes like this: “I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member.” It would seem that’s the key joke of my adult life in terms of my relationships with women because my favorite love story has such a depressing ending. I’m not sure what it says about

me when I say my favorite cinematic love story is about a failing relationship, but nonetheless, it is (what that should say to my wonderful girlfriend is another issue entirely). It’s time I admit it; not only is “Annie Hall” my favorite love story, but it is probably my favorite movie of all-time. I tend to argue that the film is smart, funny, artful and unique.

I’m not sure what it says about me when my favorite cinematic love story is about a failing relationship.

However, some of my friends would argue that I identify with Woody Allen’s character, Alvy Singer—the liberal, kvetching neurotic who’s more likely to take a date to “The Sorrow and the Pity” than to a romantic comedy, and more likely to argue over Marshall McLuhan than talk about my day. The fact that I once broke up with someone by saying, “A relationship is like a shark. It either moves forward or it dies,” seems

to aid their case further. However, what I find most endearing about “Annie Hall” is that although Alvy and Annie’s relationship is doomed to fail, the film itself believes in true love. The film knows that love does not necessarily mean being together forever and living happily ever after; love is a series of splendid moments that you can treasure forever. Likewise, “Annie Hall” itself is a film of moments, flashing back and forward, turning into one amazing love story. That it doesn’t have a happy ending is irrelevant, because love is not a culmination. It’s a journey. So if you and your Annie or Alvy are looking for a movie both of you can enjoy this Valentine’s Day, skip “Ghost” and “Dirty Dancing” and nurture your love and your film knowledge at the same time. See a film that will become a favorite to you like it has to me. It reminds me of that old joke, y’know... this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, “Doc, uh, my brother’s crazy; he thinks he’s a chicken.” And, uh, the doctor says, “Well, why don’t you turn him in?” The guy says, “I would, but I need the eggs.” Well, I guess that’s pretty much now how I feel about relationships, and especial-

ly my undying affection for this film. Y’know, it may seem totally fanatical, and crazy, and... but, uh, I guess I keep goin’ through it

because, uh, I... need the eggs. If you are wondering what your choice in romantic movies says about you, ask Brad at boron@wisc.edu.

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Today’s Sudoku

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

Dwarfhead and Narwhal

Now that’s irony.

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

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1 Content of some globes 5 Aussie birds 9 Arrangement containers 14 On something? 15 American Beauty, e.g. 16 Preﬁx with “violet’’ or “liberal’’ 17 Hybrid citrus fruit 18 Outward appearance 19 Easy hoop 20 Interrogation, in slang 23 Last word of a holiday song title 24 Chowder mollusk 25 “___ yer old man!’’ 28 Heartache 30 Rhea’s Roman counterpart 33 One with parts 35 Slow equine 36 Distort, in a way 37 Journalists, as a group 41 Elton John or Paul McCartney, e.g. 42 Born in France 43 Prepared, as a letter 44 Foreign exchange listing 45 “A Horse With No Name’’ band 48 More than frustration 49 Distance between pillars

50 What some comments are off of (with “the’’) 52 Legally not talking 58 Strained soup 59 Waterless 60 Spot for a hoop 61 Monkeyshine 62 Singer Halliwell 63 Course ritual 64 The Duke 65 Berkshire school 66 Phoenician trading center DOWN

1 Not even ajar 2 Almost, in poems 3 Eye impolitely 4 Particles 5 Weasel, in winter 6 Fabrics with wave-like designs 7 Not factory fresh 8 College student’s message to dad 9 Coarse, as language 10 Burglar’s bane 11 Sore for sight eyes? 12 Port on a lake of the same name 13 Gabriel, for one 21 Preﬁx for “electric’’ or “plane’’ 22 Girl in a Beethoven title 25 Was inactive or

indifferent 26 Autumn color 27 Gertrude’s mug? 29 Father, to Caesar 30 Giraffe’s shorter kin 31 Dwindle to nothing (with “out’’) 32 Alfred Nobel, for one 34 In many cases, to a poet 36 Dirty digs 38 Cause to lose one’s nerve 39 Involve again 40 Type of nurse or sergeant 45 Each, in pricing 46 Speedy Suzuki 47 Added music to, as in a play 49 Ball of yarn, e.g. 51 Take the bones out 52 Charlie of commercial fame, for one 53 Like some experimental ﬁlms 54 Allowance for waste 55 Conniving 56 Aspen conveyance 57 Blood component 58 Foot in the forest

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Strong showing at Meyo for UW track By Royston Sim THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s and women’s track and field teams provided another strong display of distance running over the weekend at the Meyo Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind. The outstanding performer at the meet was sophomore Jack Bolas, who won the invitational mile and broke a 30-year-old UW record with a time of 3 minutes, 59.40 seconds. The previous best of 4:00.4 was set by Steve Lacy in 1978, nine years before Bolas was born. Bolas’ time—the first NCAA automatic qualifying time for the Badgers this season—ranks him fifth nationally and leads this season’s ranking of Big Ten competitors. For his efforts, Bolas has been named the Big Ten Conference coAthlete of the Week along with Illinois’ Gakalogelwang Masheto. The last Badger to receive the indoor honor since sprinter Demi Omole won, Feb. 13, 2007. Meanwhile, sophomore Brandon Bethke also went under the four-minute barrier in the mile to finish third in 3:59.85 and provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championship. In the open mile, freshman Evan Jager won in 4:03.73 while sophomore Ryan Gasper placed second in 4:04.98. Both times were NCAA provisional qualifying marks. Junior Matt Withrow also clinched the men’s 5,000 meters in 14:11.28. In the men’s 4x400-meter relay, the team of Andrew Milenkovski, Kyle Jefferson, Quinn Evans and James Groce ran a season’s best time of 3:10.62 to finish third. Groce also finished sixth in the open 400 meters with an indoor personal best time of 47.51. The women’s team saw three athletes—seniors Ann Detmer and Katrina Rundhaug and junior Jenny Soceka—earn NCAA provisional qualifying marks. Detmer finished third in the mile, clocking a personal best time of 4:44.22. Her time was almost four seconds under the NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 4:48.00. In the 3,000 meters, Rundhaug finished fifth with a personal best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:23.02.

In other notable finishes, junior Chavon Robinson recorded a personal best of 41.15 to place fourth in the triple jump. Her jump moves her into second place on the UW all-time list. Robinson also finished fourth in the long jump with a personal best of 19.9. The women’s 4x400 team of Caitlin Dodge, Kaitlyn Marsolek, Nicole Slaby and Carly Ducharme also ran a seasonbest time to place 11th in 3:48.15. This Saturday, Bolas and the UW distance runners travel to Seattle to compete in the Husky Classic at the University of Washington. Events begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Dempsey Indoor, which features a 307-meter track. The rest of the track team will travel to Ames, Iowa, for the ISU Classic on Friday and Saturday. All events will be held in the Lied Recreational Center on the Iowa State University campus, which features a 300-meter, eight-lane track. Field events begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday with running events starting at 2 p.m. Unseeded sections of several running events start at 9:25 a.m. Saturday with field events beginning at 10:30 a.m. All seeded running events start at noon. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report

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Sophomore Jack Bolas set a new UW record in the mile with a time of 3:59.40 seconds.

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that’s what happens as you mature, and his confidence grows with it. Knowledge comes in pieces, and he’s definitely a great example of that. He continues to show, and with that confidence, you look stronger when you play.” The gates will open at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kohl Center with free admission. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and will also be aired on the Big Ten Network.

Bradley and Team Canada, then Northwestern State and California-Davis Feb. 16, and finally Cal Poly and No. 10 UCLA Feb. 17. UC-Davis is 3-2 and UCLA is 4-1 after tournament play last weekend. Four Bruins have hitting averages of .500 or above, and the team earned run average stands at 2.26 points. Although UC-Davis boasts a less impressive offense, they have allowed only 11 earned runs in five games.

You’re leading the Big Ten in scoring as a freshman! Good luck in the NBA, because unless we meet in the Big Ten Tournament, we’ll never play at the same level together ever again. Love me or hate me, Chester Frazier Dear Skip Bayless, You are a moron. Love, Adam Hoge Send your valentines to Adam at hoge@wisc.edu.

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ADAM HOGE a hoge in one

WATCH THE GAME ON THE JUMBOTRON. The Kohl Center will host a viewing party for the men’s basketball game against Indiana tonight. Admission is free and hot dogs, soda and popcorn will be $1 each..

Leap frog: By Matt Fox THE DAILY CARDINAL

Sports love letters that will rock this Valentine’s Day

hh, February 13. The day pitchers and catchers report to spring training and former pitchers and catchers report to Washington D.C. But it’s also the day before Valentine’s Day, which means we have to take our annual look at some of the Valentine’s Day cards that have come across the sports wires this week: Dear Roger Clemens, Since I don’t have to be on Capitol Hill today ratting you out, I ﬁgured I would write you this Valentine to lift your spirits. You know, I was thinking that you might want to think about telling the truth. I know you got used to sticking those needles in your butt, but if you go to prison—well, you know. P.S., do you think ESPN will ever get some new footage of us working out? Every time I turn on the TV I see us throwing that football or catching the baseball sliding left and right. Don’t they know we were high when we ﬁlmed that? Your BFF, Andy Pettitte. Dear Boilermakers, Sorry we didn’t rank you higher this week. See, we don’t get the Big Ten Network, so we really had no idea you even beat Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. We apologize because sometimes we can be a little hypocritical. You see, we like to complain about how the Big Ten isn’t that good, but then when a team like yours comes along that features two exciting freshmen, aggressive defense and one of the better young head coaches, you make us look like we are wrong. So instead of giving you the ranking you deserve, we decided to ignore your big win and hope you lost at home to Michigan State Tuesday night. Whoops! Happy V-Day, the media.

Wednesday night, Badger fans will pack the Kohl Center to watch their team on the Jumbotron. The Badgers hope some of this homecourt advantage will rub off on Wisconsin basketball (9-2 Big Ten, 19-4 overall) as they travel to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers (9-1, 20-3). Nearly two weeks ago, the Badgers defeated the Hoosiers 62-49 to hand Indiana its first Big Ten loss of the season. But things have changed drastically since then. The Hoosiers have won their last three, while the Badgers picked up two road victories before a shocking loss at home to Purdue last Saturday. Purdue was only the second Big Ten team to defeat the Badgers at the Kohl Center since Bo Ryan became Wisconsin’s head coach in 2001. Wisconsin currently sits in third place in the conference with a 9-2 record but can overtake second-place Indiana with a win on Wednesday night at Assembly Hall. However, that is no easy feat to accomplish since Indiana has only lost once at home this season and Wisconsin has a mediocre 22-52 record in Bloomington alltime. At Monday’s press conference, head coach Bo Ryan discussed what factor revenge will play in Wisconsin’s game versus Indiana. “Well, they know us better too, I think they feel, OK, they got us here, but wait until we get them at their place,” Ryan said. “I think that people feel that way sometimes, but you still have to play

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the game. If we competed out of revenge, I can’t say it would be the game that I know and love.” In the last matchup between the teams at the Kohl Center, Indiana’s two superstars—senior forward D.J. White and freshman guard Eric Gordon—put together standout performances despite the loss. White was dominant in the low post with 22 points and 17 rebounds, while Gordon finished with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists despite a nagging wrist injury. However, the Badgers held the rest of the Hoosier team to just 11 points. Wisconsin will need to bring another superior defensive effort to beat Indiana in the hostile road environment of Assembly Hall. On the offensive side, sophomore guard Trevon Hughes, the Badgers’ leading scorer, has struggled lately, with just four points in each of the last two contests, where he shot a combined 2-for15 from the field. But Coach Ryan says he is not at all worried by Hughes’ lack of scoring. “You don’t blame a guy,” Ryan said. “Sometimes some guys are going to contribute more than others. He’ll be okay.” One Badger who stepped up his game offensively against Purdue was sophomore guard Jason Bohannon, who finished with 14 points in 32 minutes for one of his most impressive performances of the season. Coach Ryan has been impressed with Bohannon’s increasing confidence. “[Bohannon is] getting stronger with the ball,” Ryan said. “I think

UW softball ﬁnishes 2-3 on opening weekend By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Villanova, On behalf of every Big East ofﬁcial, we hope you accept this Valentine’s Day card as an apology for what happened Monday night at Georgetown. That referee should have swallowed his whistle. No really, he should have literally swallowed his whistle for making that call because he choked and blew the game. Contact? That referee forgot that it wasn’t the ACC—you are allowed to play defense. Sorry, Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese Yo Eric Gordon, Sorry about chest bumping you last week before the game. My 4.6 points per game average went to my head and I got a little excited. Maybe I’m a little jealous because when I got to Champaign everyone called me Lil’ Dee Brown. I always wanted my rapper name to be Lil’ Fraz, but Lil’ Dee wasn’t bad when I realized they were comparing me to one of the best guards in Illinois history. So I took the compliment and went out and averaged 1.3 ppg my freshman year. v-day page 7

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Sophomore guard Jason Bohannon has played well as of late and hoosiers page 7 will be heavily relied upon against Indiana.

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Sophomore pitcher Letty Olivarez led UW to a 9-3 win over Northern Colorado going 3-for-3 from the plate.

The Wisconsin softball team kicked off their season with a 2-3 record at the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah, playing in the complex where the baseball scene in High School Musical 2 was filmed. On Feb. 8, the Badgers opened 0-2 after losing to Utah and BYU, 3-1 in both games. Against Utah, UW scored first with an RBI by junior outfielder Valyncia Raphael, which brought senior catcher Joey Daniels over home plate. Daniels almost scored another run in the fifth inning after stealing second and third base, but the Utes got three runs in the sixth inning to put them on top. In game two, the Cougars took the early lead in the second inning, where they scored all three runs. In the third inning, sophomore utility player Katie Soderberg took advantage of two wild pitches to score after hitting a double, but the score remained 3-1 for the rest of the game. On Feb. 9, Wisconsin got out of its slump by defeating Northern Colorado 9-3, with sophomore Letty Olivarez going 3-for-3 at bat with four RBIs as well as striking out eight batters during the last four innings as pitcher. Junior outfielder/pitcher Ricci Robben also went 3-3 with two RBIs. The game was tied after the second inning, but UW scored at least two points

each inning through the fifth to widen their lead over the Bears. The match against LoyolaMarymount later that day went into extra innings after Soderberg and junior infielder Alexis Garcia scored in the seventh inning to tie the game 4-4. UW got another run in the top of the eighth, but the Lions answered with a home run to finish with a 7-5 win. Freshman infielder Livi Abney hit her first collegiate home run in the fifth inning. In the weekend’s final game against Utah Valley on Feb. 10, home runs by senior infielder Lynn Anderson and Garcia in the fifth and sixth innings put UW in the lead to cap DANIELS off the tournament with a 5-3 win. Abney and Garcia went 2-for-3 and Anderson went 2-2 at bat. Pitchers Olivarez and junior Leah Vanevenhoven each accumulated 20 strikeouts over the weekend and earned a team 4.04 earned run average. The offense went .281 batting, with Oliverez and junior infielder Theresa Boruta hitting 50 percent. This weekend, the Badgers will face six teams in Las Vegas. On Feb. 15, UW will play softball page 7

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and get good body position on [Fairchild] and hopefully kind of just get a shot on net,” Turris said. “I tried to cut him off and avoid him from getting his stick on the puck and I kind of got lucky, [Kangas] went to poke check and kind of left that side open.” Turris also assisted on freshman defenseman Ryan McDonagh’s ﬁrst-period goal earlier that night. After narrowly missing a centering pass from sophomore forward Blake Geoffrion, Turris found McDonagh at the blue line who put the Badgers up 1-0. Later that night, Turris’ goal was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays.

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NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN 10/12/2007 Four Badgers scored their first career goals as Wisconsin opened up its 2007-’08 season in style beating now-No. 9 Notre Dame 4-1 in Dayton, Ohio, at the Lefty McFadden Invite Tournament.

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In his ﬁrst game against rival Minnesota, Badger freshman forward Kyle Turris scored a highlight-reel goal in the second period on Jan. 25. With Wisconsin leading 1-0 in the second period, freshman defenseman Cody Goloubef found Turris heading toward the offensive end, leading to a breakaway. As Turris approached the net, Minnesota freshman defenseman Cade Fairchild attempted to poke the puck away. As Fairchild took down Turris, the Badger backhanded the puck past Gopher freshman goalie Alex Kangas. “I was just trying to protect the puck

Junior goalie Shane Connelly made an acrobatic save in a 3-1 loss against North Dakota. “The only thing I could really put out there was my stick. It was just kind of pretty much all luck,” Connelly said.

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Wisconsin junior goaltender Shane Connelly recorded a 43-save shutout against North Dakota Nov. 9 as the Badgers beat the Fighting Sioux 4-0. After making 18 saves in the ﬁrst two periods, North Dakota began peppering Connelly with shot after shot in the third period, but the junior remained up to the task, stopping every puck thrown toward him for his ﬁfth career shutout. “It was a big game. I told myself I needed to step up and really help this team win,” Connelly said. Connelly’s effort was even more impressive because of the quality of the opponent. The Fighting Sioux entered the season ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com preseason poll. Connelly stopped all six shots from last season’s Hobey Baker Award winner, junior forward Ryan Duncan.

Wisconsin staged two third period comebacks against St. Cloud State as the Badgers recorded their only WCHA sweep to date, defeating the Huskies 3-2 and 4-3.

1/5/2008 Colorado College junior forward Chad Rau scored his fourth shorthanded goal against the Badgers in as many games in the 2007’08 season. Wisconsin has allowed eight shorthanded goals this season, the most in the WCHA.

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Ten players were ejected from the Nov. 10 game against North Dakota after a thirdperiod fight escalated out of control. Trailing 3-0 in the third period, Wisconsin freshman defenseman Brendan Smith was run over by Fighting Sioux senior forward Rylan Kaip, setting off a minute-and-a-half-long fight between the two teams and a 10-minute delay as referees Jon Campion and Derek Shepherd sorted out the penalties. Overall, they gave out 122 penalty minutes to the 10 skaters involved in the fight.

After the game, the referees and assistant coaches had to separate Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves and North Dakota head coach Dave Hakstol as they began to argue. “You go to battle together, everybody is going to protect each other. It’s just part of the game,” Wisconsin senior defenseman and captain Davis Drewiske said. “It was everybody sticking up for each other, so it was great to see and I thank them a lot,” Wisconsin freshman forward Kyle Turris said.

Denver beat Wisconsin 32 after the Badgers appeared to tie the game with 0.9 seconds left in the third period. Referee Randy Schmidt incorrectly overturned the goal and the Pioneers escaped with a victory. Wisconsin won the second game of the series 7-2.

2/9/2008 Wisconsin secured an important road victory against Michigan Tech at the Winter Carnival, beating the Huskies 4-1 after the ﬁrst game ended in a 1-1 tie. The victory pushed Wisconsin up to No. 11 in the PairWise Rankings.

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Wisconsin opened up the home portion of the season with wins of 7-2 and 8-2 over the Robert Morris Colonials Oct. 19 and 20. The Badgers scored 29 seconds into Friday night’s home opener when senior defenseman Kyle Klubertanz’s shot was redirected by junior forward Ben Street for the 1-0 lead. At the end of the second period on a Badger power play, freshman forward Kyle Turris scored his first Kohl Center goal, firing a shot past Robert Morris senior goalie Christian Boucher with three seconds left to put Wisconsin up 4-1. Turris scored two more goals on the series—one later in the third period and then a power-play goal in the first period of the Saturday night game—and notched five assists for a total of eight points over the two games. “We wanted to come off to a great start and we did that,” Turris said. “We definitely wanted to come out and give the fans something to cheer about early and make sure we kept [Robert Morris] out of the game.” Wisconsin freshman goalie Scott Gudmandson made his debut in Saturday night’s game, making 18 saves—including a point-blank glove stop in the third period—for his first collegiate victory.

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Recap Wisconsin is coming off its first victory at the Winter Carnival since 2000, after it tied Michigan Tech 1-1 last Friday and beat the Huskies 4-1 in the series finale Saturday. The Badgers were led by junior goalie Shane Connelly, who made 46 saves on 48 shots over the two games. Connelly was named the Winter Carnival’s Most Valuable Player, giving him the privilege of kissing the Winter Carnival Queen. Wisconsin scored on the power play when sophomore forward Michael Davies scored Saturday’s first goal. The Badgers have now scored on the man advantage in five straight series, a stark contrast to the 8-percent success rate Wisconsin had in conference games before the Denver series. The Badgers moved up to No. 11 in the USCHO.com PairWise Rankings. Traditionally, the top 14 teams in the PairWise make the 16-team NCAA Tournament, so Wisconsin has some breathing room. Minnesota State won its fifth and sixth straight games when it swept Alaska-Anchorage in Mankato, Minn., last weekend. The Mavericks beat the Seawolves 3-1 Friday and scored the first four goals of Saturday’s game before Anchorage scored twice en route to a 4-2 State victory. The Mavericks moved up to eighth in the PairWise Rankings.

Preview Last time the Badgers played at home, they attempted to settle a fourth-place WCHA tie with Minnesota-Duluth. This time around the scenario is similar, except this series features Minnesota State. Senior weekend in Madison will be overshadowed by underclassmen, as last weekend the Badgers were led by four freshman goals and one by the sophomore Davies. Connelly continues to provide solid goaltending for Wisconsin and has become an elite WCHA netminder in the last two months. He has allowed two or fewer goals in nine of his last 12 performances and now has a 2.19 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in

conference games. Minnesota State comes in as a much different team on the road compared to at home. The Mavericks have been outscored 3419 away from Mankato this season in the WCHA, while they are 7-3-2 at home in conference play. Maverick junior goaltender Mike Zacharias has a 2.18 GAA and .919 save percentage in conference games. Up front, the Mavericks are led by sophomore forward Trevor Bruess, who leads Minnesota State with 18 points in WCHA games. If either team skates away from this weekend with a sweep, it would have an easier path to next month’s NCAA Tournament. The loser would have a steep uphill climb.

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Sophomore forward Michael Davies scored his eighth goal of the season last Saturday, sparking Wisconsin to a 4-1 victory.

Hagen returns to northern Minnesota in game-winning fashion By Ben Breiner POWERPLAY

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Wisconsin junior forward Kayla Hagen scored the game-winning goal last Friday at Minnesota-Duluth, as the Badgers won 3-2.

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Badger sophomore forward Jasmine Giles is tied for second on the team with 15 assists. She has three goals on the season.

Junior forward Kayla Hagen’s game-winning goal against Minnesota-Duluth last Friday helped end the nation’s longest winning streak and gave the Badgers a win against a bitter rival. Hagen’s background made that goal even more significant. The junior played high school hockey in Hibbing, Minn., a town 75 miles northwest of Duluth. Hagen had friends and family from home at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center for last weekend’s series. “It was exciting because I could have my family there and even my high school coaches and a lot of the Iron Rangers that saw me play growing up,” Hagen said. “It was special to me in the sense that I could have all that support in the stands.” During her first two seasons in Madison, Hagen bounced between lines partially because of a nagging knee injury that required two surgeries. This season she has played on the fourth line and notched just four points. Adversity, however, has done little to dampen her outlook. “This year, though, I’m 100 percent healthy, but just the way our recruiting goes and how many amazing players we have on this team, any position I’m able to fill, I’m thankful to be there,” Hagen said. “First line, second, third or fourth, it doesn’t matter to me where I’m playing. I’m just going to go out there every shift that I get and play as hard as I can, and I’m thankful to be healthy again this year, so I can’t complain.” Lower line impact Throughout this season, the Badgers have often had an advantage in talent even when their top scorers are on the bench. This is because of some very productive play from Wisconsin’s third and

fourth lines. “Not very many other teams that we play against have the depth that we do,” sophomore forward Jasmine Giles said. “Duluth this weekend could not roll three lines like we could, or even four for that matter. “We had the fourth line score our big goal this weekend. It’s pretty good to go out against their third line and be able to score and put the puck in the net.” That fourth line accounted for one goal and three assists against Duluth last Friday. Giles spent last season on the second line but was moved to the third to allow ice time for several talented freshmen. However, she does not see the move as a demotion.

“It was special to me in the sense that I could have all the support in the stands.” Kayla Hagen junior forward UW women’s hockey

“I still play, I feel like, the same role, even greater maybe with penalty kill,” Giles said. “I’m still on one of the top penalty kills, top power play. So I still feel like I play the same but it’s just different people.” The third line also has sophomore forward Kyla Sanders, who ranks third on the team with 13 goals, and freshman forward Kelly Nash, who has 11 points on the season. Bemidji State up next Wisconsin hosts Bemidji State at the Kohl Center Friday and at the Eagle’s Nest in Verona on Saturday. Each game begins at 2 p.m. The Badgers enter this weekend third in the WCHA standings behind Duluth and Minnesota.

2007-’08 season host to many surprises, letdowns ERIC LEVINE the man advantage

f we run into each other, feel free to congratulate me. I was the only one who predicted before the season that Minnesota State and Minnesota-Duluth would be tied for eighth in the USCHO.com PairWise Rankings in the final month of the regular season. Just kidding. No one logically foresaw the success of those teams this season, and the shakeup that has occurred in the WCHA this season is also displayed around the rest of the country. The Minnesota State Mavericks come to Madison this weekend having the most surprising season of any team in college hockey. Head coach Troy Jutting, in his ninth season, has somehow revived Mankato after it started off 1-6-1 in the WCHA. The Mavericks have gone 8-3-3 since that point, the fewest amount of losses —along with North Dakota—of any WCHA team in the last 14 conference games. Heading into the spring semester, it appeared as if Minnesota State was still left for dead, but the Mavericks have won six in a row (five at home) to arrive at .500 in the WCHA. The Kohl Center faithful saw what Minnesota-Duluth was made of two weekends ago when the Bulldogs came into Madison and outplayed Wisconsin for much of the series. In the Friday night game, Duluth pressured Wisconsin for the entire third period, causing the students to break out in song so they could keep themselves entertained.Saturday night, the offensive aggressiveness turned into an overtime victory for the Bulldogs. Unfortunately for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, not all surprises are good. The maroon and gold were picked by the 37th annual Grand Forks Herald Preseason WCHA Poll to finish second in the conference and received first place nominations in both the Herald and the USCHO.com polls. Haltered by the loss of sophomore forward Kyle Okposo to the NHL’s New York Islanders, an inconsistent goaltender in junior Jeff Frazee, and virtually no scoring—the Gophers are tied for last in goals scored in the WCHA with Michigan Tech— Minnesota has sputtered to seventh in the WCHA. In the Hockey East conference, the coasties have experienced a similar theme this season. Northeastern, which won the Badger Hockey Showdown at the end of December, has one NHL draft pick on its roster (compared to Wisconsin’s nine, for instance) yet has found ways to beat top teams this season such as Boston College and New Hampshire. Adversely, Boston University was ranked as the national preseason No. 9. The Terriers, who lost to the same Robert Morris team Wisconsin scored 15 goals against, have no chance of making the NCAA Tournament with a 1014-4 record. This college hockey season has served as a well-crafted thesis statement as to why preseason polls should not exist. It also shows that every fan of a college hockey team should eagerly anticipate every season because you never know what will happen from October to April. You just never know. E-mail Eric at elevine@wisc.edu.

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STAT OF THE WEEK: Wisconsin has been in seven overtime games this season, but has yet to come away with a victory in an extra session, losing once and tying six times.

ONE YEAR AGO: The Badgers took three points at home against fourth-ranked St. Cloud State, winning 3-0 and tying 2-2.

No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Minnesota State

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Defensemen

Goalies

Wisconsin and Minnesota State are almost dead even on offense, with each team receiving consistent scoring from its forwards. The Badgers and Mavericks have each scored 54 goals in conference games this season.

The teams are fairly even on defense, but factor in defensive scoring and the Badgers have a decided advantage. Wisconsin blue-liners have scored 44 points in conference play this season.

Wisconsin junior Shane Connelly and Minnesota State junior Mike Zacharias are having twin seasons statistically. The two match up almost evenly in save percentage and goals-against average.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Advantage: Even

Coaching

Intangibles

Overall

Troy Jutting has done an excellent job this season reviving his Mavericks after they started off 1-6-1 in conference play. Mike Eaves has guided his Badgers to the brink of another NCAA Tournament.

For some unknown reason, Minnesota State always saves its best hockey for its games against Wisconsin. The Mavericks are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Badgers.

Wisconsin and Minnesota State head into the weekend tied in the WCHA standings. The two teams match up too evenly to logically predict a sweep for either team.

Advantage: Even

Second-Half Schedule

WCHA Standings

Date Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 29 Mar. 1

Conference Games Only

Opponent Colo. College Colo. College @ Denver @ Denver @ Alaska-Anc. @ Alaska-Anc. Minnesota Minnesota Minn.-Duluth Minn.-Duluth @ Michigan Tech @ Michigan Tech Minn. State Minn. State @ Minnesota @ Minnesota @ St. Cloud State @ St. Cloud State

February 15-16, 2008

Result 0-2 1-3 2-3 7-2 2-1 4-4 3-1 2-2 3-1 1-2 1-1 4-1 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

No. Team 1 Colo. College 2 North Dakota 3 Denver 4 Minn. State Wisconsin 6 Minn.-Duluth 7 Minnesota 8 St. Cloud State Michigan Tech 10 Alaska-Anc.

Record Points 16-5-1 33 14-7-1 29 13-6-1 27 9-9-4 22 9-9-4 22 7-8-5 19 6-11-5 17 7-11-2 16 6-10-4 16 3-14-5 11

Advantage: Minnesota State

Prediction: Split

USCHO.com National Rankings No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13

Record Team 23-3-4 Michigan 25-4-1 Miami (OH) 17-8-2 North Dakota 18-7-1 New Hampshire Colorado College 21-8-1 19-8-1 Denver 15-6-7 Boston College 18-8-5 Michigan State 20-10-2 Notre Dame 13-11-6 Wisconsin Minnesota State 15-10-4

Points 995 939 875 854 813 747 685 634 536 493 403

Last 2 1 3 5 4 7 9 6 8 11 15

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Line Chart 5 Blake Geoffrion, SO 9 Michael Davies, SO 24 John Mitchell, SO 6 Josh Engel, SR

21 Mick Berge, JR 9 Kael Mouillierat, SO 20 Jason Wiley, SO 15 Jerad Stewart, SO

*4 Davis Drewiske, SR 17 Ryan McDonagh, FR 3 Craig Johnson, FR

25 R.J. Linder, SR 4 Brian Kilburg, JR 2 Nick Canzanello, SO

10 23 7 13

35 Shane Connelly, JR 1 Scott Gudmandson, FR

Zach Harrison, SO Trevor Bruess, SO Andrew Sackrison, FR Ryan Gunderson, SO

19 Kyle Turris, FR 22 Ben Street, JR 16 Sean Dolan, FR 13 Aaron Bendickson, SO

20 Kyle Klubertanz, SR 2 Jamie McBain, SO 27 Cody Goloubef, FR

5 Ben Youds, FR 22 Kurt Davis, FR 28 Channing Boe, FR

10 Patrick Johnson, FR 18 Matthew Ford, SR 14 Ben Grotting, SO 8 Podge Turnbull, FR

Head Coach: Mike Eaves

1 Mike Zacharias, JR 49 Dan Torney, JR

37 Jon Kalinski, JR *29 Joel Hanson, SR 19 Geoff Irwin, SO 18 James Gaulrapp, SO

* Denotes team captain

Head Coach: Troy Jutting