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The best-kept secret about the Dutch is: a. How dikes are built b. Anne Frank’s middle name. c. Rembrandt d. You can take Dutch language courses at UW-Madison by signing up for “German” 111, 213, or 235 e. “German” 245 is a course about culture and immigration (taught in English).

For more secret Dutch info, call Prof. Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor at the Dutch-oops, German Department. 262-1844, jvtaylor@wisc.edu

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ne time, in Canada, when I was working as a sliced-bread slicer at the Wonder Loafery, I fell into one of those “Everything” conversations with an aged, eight-fingered Eskimo named Harvey.

Slicing as we spoke above the drone of the machines and under that harsh factory lighting, Harvey and I slowly treaded past the meaning of life, meandered around God and man, waded through law and love and finally alighted upon death and the eternal march of time.

It was at this juncture that Harvey looked at his hands and remarked with general glum that some 50-odd years ago he had stood where I now did with all his digits intact and the open expanse of adulthood still far

ahead of him.

“Them years just a-come and gone,” he said as he slid yet another newly cut loaf in my direction.

Then he paused to rub his knotty head with his withered hands and sighed, which I couldn’t help but find a fitting summation of the life that had escaped him.

I quit working for Wonder that day, and have since vowed never to return to Canada, but that image of Ol’ Harvey slouched over his life’s work as he reflected on his lost years still haunts me.

I fancy I feel something akin to what Harvey must have felt when I happen to be standing across the old beer pong table from some freshmen.

For though they doubtlessly have countless more of the same ahead of them and are even titillated by the idea of playing in a dorm room, experience has lessened the luster for me, and I regretfully have lost the thrill of the bounce and even the sense of the sweet justice of the swat.

I enter my final year here

at UW with a sort of Chicago Bulls entrance theme á la Jordan to the Max playing in my head.

But while the entire year still stretches out before me like a pristine bathroom soon to be soiled, I already find myself looking back upon my time here and examining my own body of work.

And by body of work, I of course mean the photos I have been tagged in on Facebook.

You come to realize after all is said and done that it’s all that really matters. You may have made scores of stupendous friends and a million fond memories. You might have worked two jobs and volunteered every day besides and are still about to get that degree they say it’s all about.

Maybe you’ve walked home on a Sunday morning from every frat on Langdon and have the T-shirt collection to prove it. But if you can’t point to a photo on Facebook with your name and mug on it to document the deed, does it really matter?

The answer is no, it doesn’t.

I think it’s safe to say that all seniors come to realize that the point of college is to accumulate an impressive album of Facebook photos that feature you and preferably other attractive people looking cool or funny or even more attractive than you may normally be. After that everything else is just icing on the cake. And if that’s not what your parents told you when they sent you here, it’s only because they’re a little slow coming around to the whole “MyFace” thing.

And so I find it my Harveyesque duty to warn you, all incoming frosh. If you do find yourself teeing up at the beer pong table this Friday or stealing some traffic cones on Saturday, you better make damn sure some girl with a camera is snappin’ pics of that shit. Otherwise you might as well go slice bread in Canada.

Are you worried about your legacy as well? E-mail David at dhottinger@wisc.edu so he can introduce himself and tell you that you should be.

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UW-Madison?

BM: Like Wisconsin, Cornell is the land grant university for its state, but Cornell is a private institution.

Wisconsin is significantly larger than Cornell. I look forward to the forms of interdisciplinary research, teaching and outreach that are possible at a university with its medical college on the campus.

DC: What is your favorite aspect of the UW-Madison campus?

BM: I like the location on the lakes, the combination of urban density and natural beauty, the visible combination of work and play, the Union Terrace, the Arboretum, Observatory Hill and Picnic Point.

DC: How will you go about administrating to accommodate those differences?

BM: My overall approach to administration will not change. I will want to understand the aspirations of the students, faculty and staff. I want to help build community among them while establishing a strong, collaborative and effective team of administrators.

DC: In terms of organization, how does Cornell differ from

DC: Do you believe in communication on all levels within

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the university?

BM: Open communication is essential to a well-functioning university. As chancellor I want to interact regularly with the student government leaders, with student media representatives and university communications’ staff.

DC: What do you think of UWMadison’s past reputation as a party school?

BM: UW-Madison is a place where hard work and merit are rewarded. It has also always been a place where pleasure and fun are valued and pursued with gusto. As long as that pursuit is responsible, I think it is a wonderful reputation to have.

Three UW students die in car crash

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

With less than a week before the start of the fall semester, the UW-Madison community is mourning the loss of three students after a fatal car crash on Midvale Boulevard early Wednesday morning.

The Dane County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Lindsey Plank, 23, Richard Putze, 22, and Daniel Myers, 22, all of Madison.

According to a police report, Madison Police Department officers

responded to a single-vehicle crash at 215 S. Midvale Blvd. around 1:45 a.m.

Police said the vehicle slammed into a tree near the intersection of Midvale and Hillcrest Drive between Mineral Point Road and Regent Street.

Putze was pronounced dead at the scene, and Myers and Plank were transported to UW Hospital where they later died, according to the coroner’s office. Police said they are investigating whether alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash.

According to the Offices of the

Dean of Students, Plank and Putze were both incoming seniors majoring in chemistry. Myers was not enrolled for fall classes but completed graduation requirements for a degree in music performance during the summer.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam said students were “stunned” to learn of the death of their classmates.

“This is a tragedy no matter how you add it up, but then multiply it by three,” she said. accident page 7

Former UW student awaits trial in alleged killing of Madison man

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

A former UW-Madison student was arrested and charged with firstdegree intentional homicide this summer in connection with the stabbing death of a Madison man in January.

Madison Police arrested 20-yearold Adam Peterson on June 26 at his mother’s home in Grant, Minn., nearly six months after Joel Marino, 31, was fatally stabbed in his downtown home Jan. 28.

“We have a great sense of relief in reaching some closure on this homicide,” Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said at a news conference following Peterson’s arrest.

Forensic evidence collected from a knife, backpack and knit cap found at the scene all contained DNA samples of the same white male, police said. After a five-month investigation, it was this DNA evidence that

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Former UW-Madison student Adam Peterson, 20, was arrested and charged in late June for the January death of Joel Marino. led investigators to Peterson.

According to the criminal complaint, Peterson first came into contact with police when he reported his laptop missing from his West Main Street apartment on Jan. 20. He then reported the same laptop missing on Feb. 25, telling police he needed a case number to receive a replacement from Dell.

After the encounters, police

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Carolyn “Biddy” Martin will assume her new role on September 1.

She is only the second female chancellor in the university’s history.

As a new chapter in UW-Madison’s history begins, The Daily Cardinal interviews incoming Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin on her past experiences as a UW graduate student and her goals for leading a public institution The Daily Cardinal: What would you like to accomplish as chancellor of UW-Madison?

Biddy Martin: I would like to increase funding for financial aid so as to ensure access for talented students regardless of economic circumstance; increase faculty salaries and strengthen our efforts to recruit and retain the best researchers and teachers; develop a more integrated living-learning environment for students and increase diversity.

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deemed Peterson’s actions unusual and added him to an internal database of people who display strange behavior in case officers have to deal with them again. Police said they eventually checked on Peterson at his apartment after his roommates called police with concerns.

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DC: How does Greek life factor into the reputation of the university?

BM: At large universities, fraternities and sororities offer students smaller communities in which to seek friendship, support, fun and opportunities for leadership. Greek life can also damage a university’s reputation in the same way other

groups can, like when they allow or promote irresponsible and potentially damaging behaviors.

DC: Do student athletes play a significant role as leaders on campus?

BM: Yes, as do students whose martin page 8

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Charter to show football opener on Big Ten Network Nearly a year after the launch of the Big Ten Network, Charter Communications customers will be able to watch Badger sports broadcast on the network from their home televisions.

The wait for the channel ended Thursday as BTN programming went live on Charter’s expanded basic cable system, in time for Saturday’s home football season opener against the Akron Zips. An agreement to offer the channel was reached Wednesday.

Charter is the third major cable provider to reach an agreement with the network in the last month, following Comcast and Time Warner.

“Charter is pleased that an agree-

ment ‘in principle’ to offer the Big Ten Network to our customers has been reached,” Charter spokesperson John Miller said in a statement. “We believe this agreement is in the best interests of all Charter customers and look forward to an exciting season of Big Ten sports.”

Charter expanded-basic cable customers can watch the game on Charter channel 73, or on Charter HD channel 795. UW-Madison’s ResNet, the television system in student housing and other campus buildings, and the Digital Academic Television Network have included BTN since its launch and will also broadcast the game this weekend.

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As season ticket holders cheer on the Badgers in Saturday’s home opener, Charter subscribers will be able to watch the game on the Big Ten Network. Charter’s carriage of BTN programming went live Thursday.

UW-funded ID scanners hit local liquor stores

Madison police still working to solve Zimmermann, Nolan homicides

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After months of planning and coordination with the City of Madison and the Madison Police Department, eight downtown liquor stores are now equipped with ID scanners funded by UW-Madison.

Madison’s Alcohol Policy Coordinator Katherine Plominski said the new alcohol initiative, launched July 9, is intended to prevent underage alcohol sales by providing ID scanners to local

liquor stores.

MacTaggart’s Market, Capitol Centre Foods, Riley’s Wines of the World, University Avenue Liquor, Pinkus McBride Market, Sadhara Wine Shop, The Vineyard and Badger Liquor are the first stores participating in the initiative.

According to Plominski, the initiative was inspired by the Memorial Union Rathskeller’s success using ID scanners to check the validity of IDs. Special Assistant to the Chancellor Dawn Crim said

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University-funded ID scanners have been placed in eight downtown liquor stores to help curb the use of fake IDs.

the University Alcohol License Renewal Committee’s policy of encouraging new licensees to utilize scanners for alcohol sales was also a factor.

“We wanted to support the Alcohol Density Plan that was passed in the City Council over one year ago,” Crim said. The Alcohol Density Plan is designed to hold the number of liquor licenses steady in the campus and downtown area.

Dan Granat, manager of the Rathskeller, said the establishment has been using ID scanners since January.

“It has enabled the bartenders a little bit more merit to actually taking the fake IDs,” he said.

“Sometimes the bartenders have a harder time [telling if an ID is fake]. This just actually merits it a little bit more.”

At a cost of about $1,000 each, the ID scanners are “quite a hefty expenditure,” Crim said.

The funds for the initiative came from the Chancellor’s Office and the University of Wisconsin Police Department, she said.

Granat said the scanners are “definitely worth the investment.”

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While the homicide of UWMadison student Brittany Zimmermann remains unsolved five months after her death, questions about its circumstances are far from over.

After Zimmermann, 21, was found dead in her off-campus apartment April 2, concerns about downtown safety rattled the campus community during the spring semester. Madison Police Department Central District Captain Mary Schauf said two full-time and several part-time detectives were assigned to pursue

leads and tips in the Zimmermann case over the summer, but no suspects have emerged.

As the investigation into the homicide remains active and ongoing, the issue of Zimmermann’s 911 call before her death continued to unfold in the summer months. 911 Center records show that Zimmermann placed a call to the center from her cell phone before she died, but when the line was disconnected, the dispatcher failed to call her back, a violation of the center’s policy.

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Madison Police Chief outlines public safety issues to City Council members

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison Police Chief Noble Wray met with members of the city’s Common Council Wednesday in an effort to create an increased partnership in issues regarding public safety.

Wray highlighted a variety of ups and downs in Madison’s crime statistics for 2007. While overall crime increased 5.5 percent, violent crimes including rape, murder and aggravated assault decreased 14.2 percent.

One crime trend contributing to the

overall increase is the 8.3 percent increase in property crimes like burglary, theft and arson.

Wray said police are acting quickly to combat the property crime problem. One such initiative that has proven successful is the burglary task force known as “Blue Net.” Noting an increase in the theft of precious metals such as copper, Wray and council members discussed how to resolve the problem.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, pointed out that legislation could be instrumental in decreasing the number of property crimes, which Wray said are connected to gang involvement and drug use. Verveer said a pawn shop ordinance that expanded in the late 1990s to include CDs and DVDs and the recently passed textbook ordinance help prevent thieves looking for cash from profiting off stolen items, particularly in student neighborhoods.

Wray agreed that legislation is a powerful approach to fighting the problem and noted coordination of city officials as a stepping stone to a solution.

“This is something that we desperately need to have happen,” he said of reducing burglaries and thefts in Madison.

With less than three months to city budget talks, Wray also said he wanted the meeting to create a dialogue between police and council members about the utilization of 30 new officers added this year.

In February 2009, 16 of the new officers will hit the streets upon graduation. Wray said many of the new officers will work in the field to increase beat patrols in each of the five police districts.

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University launches all-day, every-day safety campaign

By Andrea Carlson THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison’s Offices of the Dean of Students recently implemented a “Safety 24/7” campaign and website containing personal safety tips for residents on campus, in an effort to prevent the violence that struck the campus community last year.

The site focuses on promoting campus safety awareness, in addition to providing emergency phone numbers.

“We love to be a trusting community, but at the same time I want [the students] to graduate and make a difference in the world,” Dean of Students Lori Berquam said.

UWPD Chief Susan Riseling, who participated in Safety 24/7 promotion events, said safety has always been a main focus of the university.

“From a student perspective, our campus blends with the city and the city blends with the campus,” Riseling said in a statement. “Security concerns exist in both environments, and it is important to work in partnership to emphasize awareness.”

Berquam stressed safety is not just an issue for women. According to Berquam, the main goal of the site is to remind people to take care of themselves. She said she wants people to help each other by walking in groups to parties at night and

Former chancellor to assume interim position at UW research center

By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

After outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley leaves his position at Bascom Hall September 1, he will assume a new position at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, the public half of a research center to promote publicprivate scientific collaboration.

“I think these institutes are going to be very important to the future of this university.”

John Wiley outgoing chancellor UW-Madison

Wiley will officially become interim director of WID November 1, taking over for Marsha Mailick Seltzer, who will instead focus on her role as UW-Madison’s Waisman Center director. “[John Wiley] is a very good leader for WID because he brings expertise in the area of science we conduct at WID,” she said.

UW-Madison Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader said one of the reasons Wiley is right for the job is because he has strong national and international contacts in academia.

“We are very pleased that John Wiley has agreed to continue to serve the university by accepting this critical position,” Cadwallader said.

WID and the private, non-profit Morgridge Institute for Research will move to a new facility currently under construction on University Avenue, wiley page 10

locking doors to apartments.

“It’s not going to be the website that increases safety awareness, but the students saying that they want to take care of themselves by using their voice and balancing that with personal safety,” she said.

Berquam said the transition from living with family to living alone is a big responsibility.

“The information provided helps make the difference between living at home and living on your own smaller,” she said. “That transition is huge in that, at college, you have to take on more responsibility regarding taking care of oneself.”

Volunteers walked around campus Aug. 15 to promote the safety program. They handed out magnetic door handles and water bottles to incoming freshmen. House fellows will also share the initiative with residents during upcoming floor meetings.

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Engineers, UW undergrads face higher tuition

By Caitlin Gath THE DAILY CARDINAL

The College of Engineering will become the second school at UW-Madison to increase its tuition costs for declared majors this fall, following the Wisconsin School of Business’ increase in fall 2007.

The UW System Board of Regents approved the increase at a meeting in June, as well as a 5.5 percent tuition increase for undergraduate students at its four-year schools.

On top of a $348 undergraduate tuition increase this

year, UW-Madison engineering majors will begin paying an additional $300 per semester, which will jump to $500 per semester in 2009-’10 and $700 per semester in 2010-’11.

According to Paul Peercy, dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering, the differential tuition is key to improving the quality of education in undergraduate engineering. The increase is also a step in making UW-Madison’s engineering program more competitive with other Big Ten schools that already have a higher tuition.

“Every college in the Big Ten had this differential tuition,” Peercy said. “It’s a high recognition to have an engineering background; there’s a need for [engineers] … If our engineering school has a better reputation, then students are going to want to come to it.”

According to a university statement, tuition in the engineering programs at Penn State University, the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan was more than twice engineering page 10

UW receives prestigious national grant for stem-cell research

By Melanie Teachout THE DAILY CARDINAL

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences granted UW-Madison $8.9 million in early August to aid in stem-cell research.

A team of researchers at UWMadison will use the grant to study how embryonic stem cells evolve into all other cells of the human body.

“This is a very important grant

to help Wisconsin progress further in understanding stem-cell potential, which can then lead to new therapy for the human body,” said Igor Slukvin, an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

UW-Madison is one of the leading universities in the study of stem cells and is one of only three organizations to receive a grant from NIGMS.

“Grants are awarded on a competitive basis; the NIGMS is a primary funder—is probably the largest federal funder of UWMadison,” said Terry Devitt, a university spokesperson.

A grant from a prestigious science institute assures a well-assisted opportunity for productive science research at UW-Madison. stem cells page 10

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Aftermath of summer floods felt in Wisconsin communities

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A house near the village of Lake Delton, Wis., is cut in half and washed away during the summer’s record flooding. Some areas in southern Wisconsin are still recovering.

Over two months after record flooding put much of the Midwest under water, affected areas of southern Wisconsin still have not completely recovered.

Gov. Jim Doyle declared a state of emergency for 30 Wisconsin counties in June, and President George Bush declared those counties federal disaster areas due to severe storms and flooding.

The state experienced damage to businesses and homes and endured closed highways, crop damage and the loss of Lake Delton, which emptied into the Wisconsin River.

Lori Getter, a spokesperson for Wisconsin Emergency Management, said it could be months if not years before flooded areas are back to normal, citing locations where the water has not yet receded.

“If you go to Spring Green, and there are some neighborhoods in Waukesha County [where] the water table is so high that there’s no place for the water to go,” Getter said.

“The water won’t be gone until sometime this fall.”

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Fraternity plans to rebuild firedamaged home by fall of 2010

By Rachel Racoosin THE DAILY CARDINAL

After a major fire destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon house in May, the fraternity will begin the fall semester with only charred remains of a home at 237 Langdon Street, but efforts to rebuild the structure are already underway.

Immediately following the fire, the members of Sig Ep began to focus on the future, with rebuilding the house as their top priority.

“It is our goal to have a new house built and ready for occupancy in two years,” said Ryan Sugden, vice president of the fraternity’s alumni board.

Over the summer, Sig Ep made great strides in designing a new house that will serve as a model for all other Sig Ep chapters across the country. Both current members and alumni members provided suggestions and recommendations for the new house.

“The rebuilding of the Sig Ep

house has been a process,” Sugden said. “We have been working with the city for a permit for deconstruction.”

Once the permit is issued, the house will be demolished, and the fraternity plans for the new house to be rebuilt on the same site.

Currently, Sig Ep is negotiating a settlement with its insurance company and is engaging in a fundraising campaign targeted to alumni brothers.

Stronger inter-fraternity relationships have evolved following the fire. Tau Kappa Epsilon graciously welcomed the 20 members who planned on living in the Sig Ep house this fall.

“It is great that these members will be able to live in a fraternity setting and build a strong friendship with another fraternity on campus,” Sugden said.

The midnight blaze erupted during finals week of the spring 2008 semester, causing an estimated $750,000 in damage, according

to the Madison Fire Department.

MFD spokesperson Bernadette Galvez described the structure as “pretty much lost.”

Madison Police Department officers who responded to the scene said the fire began at the back of the house and quickly engulfed the entire structure, but questions remain as to the cause of the blaze.

“The cause of the fire is still under investigation,” Galvez said.

While all residents escaped safely, three firefighters suffered minor injuries.

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Flames engulfed the Sigma Phi Epsilon house on Langdon Street during finals week in May. The damage was estimated at $750,000.

Political party officials say candidates McCain and Obama will fight to win state

By Rebecca Autrey THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin voters can expect to see both presidential candidates and their running mates frequently between now and the November election as campaigns attempt to attract voters in a key battleground state, party officials say.

Matt Lehrich, deputy communications director for Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s campaign in Wisconsin, said the state was won by the Democrats by less than 1 percent of the total vote in both 2000 and 2004.

“Wisconsin is a state that as a Democrat you have to win if you want to be president.”

Matt Lehrich deputy communications director Obama campaign

“Wisconsin is a state that as a Democrat you have to win if you want to be president,” he said.

Kirsten Kukowski, communications director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said Wisconsin is definitely a targeted state for Republican candidate John McCain.

“It’s a swing state, and we

have enough delegates in the state that if we do win that would significantly improve Sen. McCain’s chances of winning the presidency,” she said.

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School year brings campus bus route changes Beginning September 2, bus route 80 will no longer make stops south of Observatory Drive between Walnut Street and Highland Avenue, which will save three minutes of travel time between the Memorial Union, UW Hospital and Eagle Heights.

Until the Observatory Drive construction is complete in October, passengers of Route 80 will need to use the stops at the McClimon Track or Lot 60 to access the area

near the hospital.

After 6 p.m., Route 80 will resume serving Union South on Randall Avenue and West Johnson Street until construction closes the area later this year.

A new express Route 84 will make trips every 30 minutes between 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. with limited stops from the UW-Madison campus to Eagle Heights.

Students can pick up their free fall

bus pass through September 12 in Memorial Union’s 2nd floor Annex Room or the Union South lobby weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Starting September 14, bus passes will be available at StudentPrint in the Memorial Union basement weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A student ID is required to pick up a pass.

For a full schedule and campus bus routes, go to www. mymetrobus.com.

Major construction on State Street to end in September State Street’s makeover is nearly complete, as major construction on the 500 and 600 blocks of Madison’s signature drag is expected to end in September.

The $5 million project from Lake Street to Gilman Street began at the end of March and has continued throughout the summer, adding new underground utilities,

peterson from page 3 Madison detectives traveled to Minnesota on June 26 and obtained a DNA sample from Peterson, who had been living there with his mother since March. The evidence was sent to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab and promptly resulted in a match to the items found at Marino’s home.

A recorded jailhouse conversation between Peterson and his father

pavement, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and street lights.

According to the Madison Central Business Improvement District website, final touches including benches and trees will be added in November.

This year’s construction is the fourth phase in a series of improvement projects on State Street.

Construction on Library Mall began in mid-August, which will close the State Street Podium concrete stage area until November.

Additional underground utility construction from Library Mall toward the East Campus Mall will continue through June 2009.

played at a July 18 preliminary hearing revealed that Peterson said he stabbed Marino, a stranger, during an attempted robbery.

“I just stabbed him out of nowhere,” Peterson told his father.

Peterson also said he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the killing and he “just wasn’t thinking sanely.”

Peterson graduated from Stillwater Area High School in

2006 and transferred to UWMadison from UW-La Crosse in the fall of 2007, but dropped out in October. He remains in the Dane County Jail on $1 million bail, and his trial is scheduled to begin in January 2009.

Wray said “there is no current forensic connection” to link Peterson to the April 2 homicide of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann.

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Democrats look to retake state Assembly in Nov.

By Hannah McClung THE DAILY CARDINAL

Democrats will attempt to gain control of the Wisconsin state Assembly this election season, having earned more campaign dollars this summer than their Republican opponents.

According to Mike McCabe, executive director of the advocacy group the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Assembly Republicans usually raise more money than the Democrats.

“Democrats feel they have a really good shot at winning the Assembly and holding on to the Senate.”

Mike McCabe executive director The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

McCabe said money alone will never decide who controls the Assembly, but it is an extremely important factor.

“Democrats feel they have a really good shot at winning the Assembly and holding on to the Senate,” McCabe said.

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accident from page 3 Berquam cited the correspondence of the deaths with the beginning of school and the tragic homicide of UWMadison student Brittany Zimmermann last semester as factors making the situation particularly difficult.

“Students are still recovering from that situation and then are faced with yet another one,” Berquam said.

Professor Robert Hamers, chair of the Department of Chemistry, described UW-Madison’s chemistry community as “devastated” by the stu-

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Party have focused on a handful of closely contested races, according to McCabe, and Democrats are running aggressively in more places than they have before.

“They’re feeling like its time to go on the offense,” McCabe said.

Control of the Assembly will be decided in districts that usually have the narrowest margin of victory, he said.

In the past the Assembly followed a socially conservative agenda, but the house would be prochoice with a socially liberal agenda if the Democrats win the majority, according to McCabe.

He said a socially liberal agenda means fewer taxes on the individual and higher taxes for businesses.

There would also be more emphasis on environmental protection rather than deregulation.

“There [would] be a big shift in how the Assembly does business,” McCabe said.

Money is never the whole story; the key to winning an election is always door-to-door contact and hard work, according to state Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison.

If the Democrats win the majority, school financing is assembly page 10 dents’ deaths. He said both Plank and Putze volunteered to help with lecture demonstrations in addition to being chemistry majors.

“Our heartfelt condolences go out to all the family and friends of all three students,” Hamers said in a statement.

Students in need of crisis counseling are encouraged to call the University Health Services Counseling and Consultation Services at (608) 265-5600 or the Dean of Students Office at (608) 263-5700 or e-mail dean@odos.wisc.edu.

Center’s policy regarding cell phone calls. Previous policies stipulated that if the dispatcher was unsure if an emergency was occurring or not, police were only dispatched if calls were made from landlines. In June, the 911 Center adjusted the policy to include police dispatch for calls made from cell phones as well.

On June 13, Kevin and Jean Zimmermann, Brittany’s parents, filed a federal lawsuit against Dane County and 911 dispatcher Rita Gahagan seeking unspecified compensatory damages. The suit alleged the defendants contributed to Zimmermann’s death by violating county regulations and failing to call Zimmermann back or alert police after her initial 911 call was disconnected.

Nearly a month after county attorneys moved to dismiss the case, the Zimmermann’s dropped the suit on July 28.

In addition to Zimmermann, the homicide of Kelly Nolan, another young female coed, remains unsolved. In June 2007, Nolan, a 22-year-old UW-Whitewater student living in Madison for the summer, disappeared after a night of drinking at State Street bars. Police found her body in a wooded area on the outskirts of Madison in the town of Dunn about two weeks later.

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martin from page 3 talents lie in other domains. There are also mental acrobats. They have abilities to use their minds and push their thinking [that] are as impressive as our best athletes’ physical abilities. We need to find ways to celebrate them as well.

DC: What is your favorite Badger team to watch?

BM: Right now it’s a tie between football and men’s and women’s basketball, but I have the feeling that other sports will soon compete for the status of my favorite team to watch.

DC: What role will the university play in the upcoming presidential election?

BM: I think our role is to help all candidates and elected officials understand the importance of higher education for the health and well being of the state.

DC: How do you see the university functioning as a single entity in the greater Madison area both on a personal and state level?

BM: We will foster strong, collaborative, mutually beneficial relationships with the city of Madison

and the state of Wisconsin while also staying true to the academic values that have made UW-Madison a world-class institution.

DC: What do you have to say about the amount of outside funding that goes to the sciences as compared to the humanities and social sciences?

BM: UW-Madison is a research powerhouse in the sciences, a fact in which we should all take enormous pride. However, the arts, humanities and social sciences are no less vital to a great university and a healthy society.

I take it to be my responsibility avidly to promote the arts, humanities and the social sciences and to help the public understand the urgency of supporting them.

DC: Is it important to sustain UW-Madison as an affordable and outstanding university?

BM: Keeping Wisconsin an affordable and outstanding university is our collective imperative. It is important to keep the rates of increase as low as we can in order to allow students to attend regardless of their economic circumstances.

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DC: What are you going to do as chancellor to ensure incidents like the death of Joel Marino and Brittany Zimmermann do not occur again?

BM: We will do everything in our power, as I am sure the city of Madison will, to ensure the safety of our students. These horrific crimes have generated a great deal of anxiety and a terrible sense of loss.

I believe the university responded with serious discussions and assessment of what it is possible for the university to do and I look forward to learning more about those discussions.

DC: What skills and qualities do you hope to see in students who graduate from UW-Madison?

BM: Intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning, awareness of self and of the world around you, love for what you choose to do, the ability to think critically, teamwork, a sense of your own values, the ability to laugh at yourselves, the willingness to work hard, respect for yourselves and for other people and for our environment.

DC: What should students be proud of during and after their time at UW-Madison?

BM: The talent and hard work that got them admitted to a very selective university, the outstanding researchers, teachers and staff with whom they are studying and working, and the excellence of our athletics and other teams.

DC: How do you see diversity of race, culture and ethnicity play into the importance of the everyday education students receive at UW-Madison?

BM: One of the most important advantages of higher education at a large research university is the opportunity to get to know people whose backgrounds and perspectives are very different from the ones we bring with us to campus. Every student should have the chance to expand his or her understanding and appreciation of the world by interacting and getting to know students, faculty and staff from every conceivable social and economic background.

DC: What are your best memories of attending UW-Madison?

BM: Several of the classes I took in German and in Women’s Studies, and the friends I made. I also enjoyed learning cross country skiing, sailing on Lake Mendota, visiting the lilac garden in the Arboretum and eating ice cream at Ella’s Deli.

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“Show and Blow” returns for the 2008-’09 football season, with changes affecting both ejected students and season ticket holders.

‘Show and Blow’ to tag student vouchers

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The second season of “Show and Blow,” a program through the Offices of the Dean of Students to help curb high-risk drinking at UW-Madison home football games, will resume Saturday.

Launched in fall 2007, Show and Blow requires students with a previous alcohol-related ejection to blow into a portable Breathalyzer test before subsequent games to prove their sobriety. Underage students need to blow a .00 for admittance, while those over 21 need to blow below .08 percent.

Students’ names added to Show and Blow do not carry over from year to year.

In a letter sent to all student season ticket holders Wednesday,

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Assistant Dean Ervin Cox outlined changes to the program, which include shifting from an honor system for previously ejected students to electronically tagged vouchers.

This season, in addition to the individual who is kicked out, any other student using a tagged voucher will need to comply with the program at future games.

Cox said the shift was to improve accountability for those with season tickets.

“We’re trying to address the really serious issues with alcohol we have on our campus,” Cox said. “It gives students a second chance to show that they can be responsible and support the team.”

Students placed in the program will receive an e-mail before the games reminding them to report to a designated area inside Camp Randall on game day.

Cox said students who do not pass the PBT will not be allowed to enter the stadium, and the ODOS would follow up with those students to discuss further consequences.

However, he said no one has ever failed the pre-game test.

University of Wisconsin Police Lt. Bill Larson said students who stumble, pass out, vomit or act disorderly are at risk of being arrested or ejected at football games.

“The students that we don’t come in contact with are having a good time, but they’re acting within a reasonable manner,” he said.

Larson said the number of student arrests at games has decreased in the last three years, and attributed the drop in part to ODOS involvement.

“I don’t believe since [ODOS has] been with us that we’ve had a repeat offender in almost six years,” he said.

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Disaster aid cannot completely make up for what the recipients have lost, Getter said.

“Federal disaster aid is not designed to make you whole the day that you were before the flooding, but basically to provide assistance for you to have a safe living condition,” Getter said.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has distributed roughly $46 million in assistance checks and is still receiving applications for federal aid, according to FEMA spokesperson Marquita Hynes.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has also given damaged Wisconsin businesses over $23

million in loans.

Hynes said many volunteer agencies are also helping flooded areas.

UW-Madison sophomore Casey Schoenmann, a resident of Spring Green, Wis., said the flood made roads and driveways inaccessible, and several areas of his hometown are still underwater.

“There are still fields and subdivisions throughout Spring Green that have standing water in them or around them,” Schoenmann said.

UW-Madison sophomore Allison Mahvi has a house on Lake Mendota and said her yard was flooded for a large portion of the summer.

According to Mahvi, residents in her neighborhood were not panicking when the water rose, but there was an overall mood of annoyance at the hassles and inconveniences that came with the flood.

campaign from page 6 Madison political science professor, said both campaigns have used numerous resources over the past year to sway Wisconsin voters and will continue to do so through November.

“Both campaigns have spent time visiting the state, both have opened local offices, and the amount of advertising we’ve been getting in the state puts us in the top four states nationally for advertising,” he said.

Kukowski said one ad in particular is being used by the McCain campaign to target undecided voters in Wisconsin, especially independents and supporters of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. The ad features Deb Bartoshevich, a for-

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“The amount of advertising we’ve been getting in the state puts us in the top four states nationally for advertising.”

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Democrats to actually come out publicly and show their support for Sen. McCain,” Kukowski said. So that ad is something the campaign is using to fix that and to help that.”

The Republican Party is also using coalition-building processes and voter contact programs to reach independents in the state.

Lehrich said the Obama campaign is using Obama’s ability to inspire citizens to help build their campaign at the local level.

“Senator Obama has been inspiring young people, and people of all ages and all backgrounds, to get involved in the political process in a way that they haven’t necessarily,” he said.

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“Any source of research funding is always most welcome, but NIGMS is the largest source of biomedical research funding in the world and uses a highly rigorous system of peer review to select the most meritorious research,” UW-Madison chemistry professor Lloyd Smith said.

According to Smith, the grant will help with medical advancements of the human body and will define future possibilities in the medical field.

UW-Madison’s tuition.

Although students may not be happy about the increase in tuition, Peercy is adamant the tuition increase is the best way for the engineering college to acquire necessary changes.

tive are turned over to the MPD every three months, according to Mitch Eveland, manager of Capitol Centre Foods—one of the eight participating stores.

Liquor stores participating in the program say it is too soon to tell how successful the initiative will be, but are optimistic about the use of the ID scanners.

Joel Kouba, manager of University Avenue Liquor, said the scanners will be particularly useful during busy times— Thursday through Saturday nights. Kouba also noted the limitations of scanners, however, because they can only detect fake IDs, not underage individuals using an of-age person’s ID. Capitol Centre Foods is unique among the eight program participants, as it is a grocery store rather than a liquor store.

The store has multiple check-out points, which is why it is the only program participant so far that has invested in four additional ID scanners to supplement the one provided by the program, according to Eveland. Capitol Centre Foods also uses the scanners for tobacco sales.

“All of the proposed research seeks to reveal mysteries of the functioning of stem cells that are not presently known or understood.”

Lloyd Smith chemistry professor UW-Madison

“All of the proposed research seeks to reveal mysteries of the functioning of stem cells that are not presently known or understood,” Smith said. “The improved understanding of stem cell biology that will be obtained through this work will drive our ability to apply stem cells to urgent problems in human health.”

Incoming Chancellor Biddy Martin said she is proud to begin working with a strong research university but wants to reinforce the importance of the arts.

“The University of WisconsinMadison is a research powerhouse in the sciences, a fact in which we should all take enormous pride,” she said. “However, the arts, humanities and social sciences are no less vital to a great university and a healthy society.

“The liberal arts are the heart and soul of the university and must be adequately funded if we are to remain one of the highestquality public universities in the world.”

“We’ve taken the right steps to eventually surpass those engineering programs at other schools.”

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Josh Thornton, senior co-president of the Polygon Engineering Student Council, agrees the increase is necessary to improving students’ education.

“I feel like we’ve made the right decisions,” he said.

“We’ve taken the right steps to eventually surpass those engineering programs at other schools.”

Although costs are rising, Peercy told the Regents any student who wants to major in engineering would not be overlooked due to financial restrictions.

assembly from page 7 going to be dealt with and not ignored by the Assembly agenda, Berceau said. “[The Assembly agenda] will depend on who [the Democrats] elect as their leader and how far to the left they want to take the state,” said John Murray, spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem.

According to UW-Madison political science professor John Coleman, the effects of a presi-

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dent’s popularity can filter down to the state level.

“Republicans are suffering under a weight of an unpopular president, and that has led more support and dollars to go to Democrats,” Coleman said.

He said Democratic supporters are excited about their party’s chance of winning, which has led to more campaign contributions.

“The fact that they have a better chance to win is what generated a lot of contributions in the first place,” Coleman said.

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“I think these institutes are going to be very important to the future of this university. They will be transformational for the campus in terms of the kind of research they stimulate,” Wiley said.

Wiley criticizes politicians in Madison Magazine Early in his term as UWMadison chancellor, Wiley published an article in Madison Magazine about the appropriate split between tax and tuition money needed for university funding.

“The point I was making in that article was this: It is a fair question for the public and taxpayers to ask how they should pay for public higher education,” Wiley told The Daily Cardinal.

Five years later, Wiley has published a second article—this time with criticism for state lawmakers, residents and those

in the business sector.

According to Wiley, the public previously thought the state should pay two-thirds and students one-third for university funding, but the standards are different today.

“Tuition has increased so much in recent years compared to the amount the state has cut that the percentage is now different,” he said. “We need to talk about this in an honest discussion and decide as a state what that split should be, and then do it and stick with it.”

In his outgoing comments for UW-Madison students, Wiley discussed the partisan nature of state politics today.

“The politicians insist that the answer to every problem is cutting taxes over and over. They are basically cutting off the source of revenue for the whole public sector,” he said. “We need people who can talk to each other and make reasonable compromise in trying to raise middle ground.”

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CONVENTION The Daily Cardinal spent a week in Denver to cover the official nomination of Barack Obama and more at the Democratic National Convention Coverage by Erin Banco and Megan Orear Photos by Lorenzo Zemella and Brandon Laufenberg Graphics by Matt Riley

Delegates push youth vote in ’08 DENVER—UW-Madison students Jamie Stark, Molly Rivera and Bryon Eagon, and recent grad Awais Khaleel represented the university and the state of Wisconsin as delegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention this week. u Wisconsin state officials and UW-Madison student delegates said the youth vote will matter more in this election than any other election in the past, and these students are critical to the momentum of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama’s campaign. Eagon earned a seat as a Wisconsin delegate at the 2008 DNC through his work as state coordinator of UW-Madison’s Students for Obama chapter.

“This campaign is honestly about bottom up,

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about engaging the communities, creating networks of students and community members that will be here beyond the election,” he said. “The heart of the campaign is at the grassroots level—peer to peer contact.”

Jamie Stark, of Green Bay, will be a freshman at UW-Madison this fall and is currently the youngest serving delegate for the state of Wisconsin.

“I still don’t believe it ... it is hard to believe that I am actually here and able to do this,” Stark said.

Many of the young Wisconsin delegates said they feel a sense of pride by serving the state’s delegation and representing America’s youth. Khaleel said he wants everyone to know he was a Badger.

“I feel a sense of pride of not only being a delegate from Wisconsin, but from being a former student from UW-Madison,” he said. “I have a huge responsibility, but at the same time I know this is never about me.”

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Special roles for Wis. female lawmakers DENVER—Wisconsin’s female Democrats raised women’s issues and worked to unite supporters of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, D-Ill., at the Democratic National Convention this week.

As a prelude to Clinton’s speech Tuesday, Wisconsin’s Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., shared

Female Barack Obama supporters say a John McCain presidency could hurt the fight for equal pay for women.

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their views on Clinton, Obama and the convention.

Moore, a Clinton supporter, said she admired Clinton but disagreed with a statement she made.

“There’s something she has said in the last couple of days that I totally disagree with. And that is that this is Barack Obama’s convention.

This is not Barack Obama’s convention. This is our convention, this is the people’s convention,” Moore said.

According to Moore, the convention should not be about a particular candidate, but about the Democratic Party’s collective agenda.

She said if McCain wins this election, women would suffer because he has opposed bills supporting women’s reproductive rights and equal pay for women.

Lawton said this country needs a culture change instead of “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling,” an accomplishment Michelle Obama attributed to Clinton Monday night.

“I don’t like the idea of glass ceilings.

Anybody who broke through one knows that you don’t get through one without serious injury, and then somebody can re-install it,” Lawton said.

Madison’s own U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin had two important roles at this year’s convention as a member of the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee and one of the speakers Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center.

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Meet four delegates who represented the state of Wisconsin, as well as UW-Madison, at the Democratic National Convention.

Awais Khaleel: Superdelegate Campaign role

Jamie Stark: Delegate Campaign role

Molly Rivera: Delegate Campaign role

State coordinator of Students for Obama, 20year-old Eagon plans to take the fall semester off to focus on electing Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. Eagon spoke at the rally before Obama at the Kohl Center last fall and will continue to organize events to help elect the senator as the next president.

Khaleel, a recent UW-Madison grad, is the vice president of College Democrats of America and one of the youngest superdelegates to serve nationally. He said he became involved in the movement to elect Barack Obama because he wanted to represent young people.

Stark is the youngest serving delegate for Wisconsin and plans to attend UW-Madison as a freshman this fall.

Following his election into the 8th congressional district, Stark completed a six-week fellowship program where he helped with voter registration.

Molly Rivera, a UWMadison sophomore, is the youngest serving woman delegate from Wisconsin. Her father’s interest in Democratic politics inspired her to get involved. She actively participates in UW-Madison’s College Democrats and volunteers her time to Students for Obama.

On the campaign

On being a UW graduate

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“This campaign is honestly about the bottom up, about engaging the communities, creating networks of students and community members that will be here beyond the election.”

“I feel a sense of pride of not only being a delegate from Wisconsin but from being a former student from UW-Madison … make sure everyone knows that is where I am from.”

“I looked at all the candidates and I associated with Barack so well … I thought he put all my ideas into where this country is going into words that I agreed with.”

“I think students play a huge role in this process, especially in Madison.

I think whoever wants to win this election needs to contact the students in Madison.”

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Obama: Making history Biden: Veteran know-how DENVER—Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama accepted his nomination for president at Invesco Field Thursday, becoming the first black man to secure the candidacy.

Obama praised his former competitor for the nomination, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., for the historic work she completed during her campaign. Clinton’s release of her delegates at the convention Wednesday helped put an early end to the voting process in which Obama clinched the nomination.

In his speech he defined his plan for presidency if elected. He spoke of the need for creating a country based on hard work and determination.

Obama said Democrats measure progress differently than the Republicans.

“We measure progress by how many people get jobs that can pay the mortgage,” he said.

Obama attacked John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, for his repeated decision to support President George Bush 90 percent of the time.

“We love this country too much to make the next four years look like the last eight,” Obama said. “We cannot make the 21st century work with a 20th century bureaucracy.”

The presidential hopeful offered a clear

youth from page 11 “I think students play a huge role in this process, especially in Madison,” she said. “I think whoever wants to win this election needs to contact the students in Madison.”

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said he too realizes the impact of the youth vote.

“The student vote will be crucial to the outcome of which candidate wins Wisconsin,” he said. “They played a direct role in delivering a key state in 2004, and that is going to count this time.”

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said she could not be more proud to live in the Madison community and represent a constituency that has record high turnout for Obama.

“I’ve seen that over the last many years, we defy all stereotypes about the involvement of university students and young people in politics, and it’s just been born out and demonstrated in you.”

Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton said people ages 18 to 30 have a different view of the future than those older than them. � “Their arch for the future is much higher, and if we don’t take that into

view for what he will do to change the downDENVER—U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, Dfall of affordable health care and the war in Del., shared his support of Democratic Iraq. He said now is the time to finally keep presidential candidate Barack Obama and the promise of affordable health care for accepted the vice presidential nominaevery American and now is the time to set a tion at the 2008 Democratic National plan for a troop pullout.

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Biden said.

Obama confirmed the Delaware Attorney election is about the people of America. General Captain Beau Biden introduced “This election has never been about me, it is his father with an emotional recount of his about you,” he said. childhood. He spoke of his father’s ability His speech fell on the 45th anniversary of to stick by him during difficult times as a Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” child. speech in Washington, D.C. He told the audience his father used to State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, the stutter as a child, but it does not affect his only black woman currently in the Wisconsin ability to speak his mind today.

Senate, said she is “absolutely” proud Obama “Now he speaks with a clear and strong is the first black presidential nominee. voice,” Beau Biden said. “He says what “When you think about all of the his- needs to be said, and does what needs to torical things that are coming together to be done.” make this moment, it’s almost eerie, but Joe Biden said he is a close friend of yet exciting and prophetic,” Taylor said. “I John McCain, the presumptive Republican believe that this will rekindle, re-inspire the presidential candidate, but does not agree American dream that you can.” with the direction he wants to take this —Erin Banco and Megan Orear country. The potential vice president said

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Wisconsin delegates said their main concern is to encourage voter turnout at the polls in November.

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She said she did not expect to be appointed to this post, but did not hesitate to accept

A view from inside the Pepsi Center where many events took place, including Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s speech and Barack Obama’s nomination clinch.

McCain is “more of the same.”

“I profoundly disagree with the direction John wants to take this country, from Afghanistan to Iraq, from Amtrak to veterans,” he said.

In his speech, Biden emphasized how Obama aims to transform the suffering economy if elected president in November.

“He will cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people who draw a paycheck.

He will make alternative energy a national priority,” he said. “That’s the change we need.”

On foreign affairs, Biden said McCain is wrong and Obama is right, and spoke of the Russia’s August bombings of Georgia.

“Barack and I will hold Russia accountable and will help the people of Georgia rebuild,” Biden said of the ticket’s actions if Obama is elected.

Biden tried to ease the fear of many Americans by reminding them of the United States’ former reputation and the need for change.

“Remember when the world used to trust us, when they looked to us for leadership? With Barack Obama as our president, they’ll look at us again, they’ll trust us again, and we’ll be able to lead again,” he said.

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“It was a complete and total surprise. I had done nothing to suggest that I was seeking the post, and I got a call out of the blue, perhaps not from someone you’d expect. I had a telephone call on my cell phone from Senator Clinton,” Baldwin said.

Obama and Clinton both agreed on Baldwin’s appointment to the committee, which Baldwin said is a sign the Democratic Party is uniting after the divided primaries.

“I think in part my appointment to the drafting committee represented one of the many ways in which the two campaigns postprimary are unifying into one for Senator Obama,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin endorsed Clinton early on in her campaign, but shifted her support toward Obama once he won the nomination. She said she is now glad to be on his team.

State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, said women like Clinton and Michelle Obama provide inspiration for the younger generation of women.

“Hillary and Michelle Obama both do something for women all around this country, for little girls who will be able to look at those two women and say, ‘I can do anything I want to do,’” Taylor said.

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Day 1 Police block off Lincoln St. in front of the Colorado State Capitol building (above). Party Mascots on Segways (below).

Emotional speeches given by U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., and Michelle Obama led off the covention the first day.

Michelle Obama and her daughters wave to the crowd after talking to their father, Barack Obama through a live satellite feed.

Day 2

An Obama impersonator seen outside of the Pepsi Center.

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., endorsed her former rival Barack Obama and asserted that it is time for the Democratic party to unite. Wisconsin’s own Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., also spoke.

Day 3 Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden, spoke his support for the presidential hopeful while labeling presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain as “more of the same.” Former President Bill Clinton also spoke, declaring Obama “the man for this job.”

Former President Bill Clinton praised Obama during his speech, declaring him ready for the presidency (left). The Democratic ticket making their first appearance together at the DNC (right).

Day 4

Joe Biden has served in the senate since Obama was 11 years old.

Barack Obama accepts his nomination as Democratic presidential candidate at Invesco Field in front of an audience of nearly 80,000 people.

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John Wiley may have left big shoes to fill, but Biddy Martin brings much more than love for her alma mater to the chancellorship.

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On September 1, Martin will begin her role as UW-Madison’s chancellor. Her experience working with faculty retention will fulfill a pressing need at UW-Madison, whose faculty retention rate has decreased in the past four years.

Martin, 57, assumes her first university presidency after eight years as provost, the No. 2 post, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She is credited with expanding financial aid at Cornell to guarantee assistance for students of low-income families and implementing raises for faculty and health coverage for their domestic partners.

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Her expertise as a top administrator at a land-grant university—one of only two private institutions with such distinction—is expected to serve her at UW-Madison, another of the nation’s leading land-grant research schools.

“My goal at Wisconsin is to contribute to the quality of research, training and outreach.”

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“She has outstanding experience in higher education leadership positions,” UW System President Kevin Reilly said. “She speaks passionately and with great

credibility about the importance of higher education to America’s future success.”

Part of Madison’s future growth includes grappling with the issue of racial and ethnic diversity on campus. In 1998, the Board of Regents attempted to increase racial diversity with its implementation of Plan 2008, a program to increase the number of students of color who apply to UW-Madison and better their experience at the university.

Martin’s vision extends beyond diversity and the battle for domestic benefits—UW-Madison has also struggled with the state legislature on issues such as benefits for domestic partners.

“My goal at Wisconsin is to contribute to the quality of research, teaching and outreach at the University of Wisconsin by encouraging innovation and

securing financial Martin said.

support,”

“[Biddy] speaks passionately ... about the importance of higher education to America’s future success.”

Kevin Reilly systems president UW-Madison

Martin earned her doctorate degree at UW-Madison in 1985, giving her a more personal connection to the university.

“Biddy had these mixed feelings, of loyalty and connections to Cornell, but the hugely exciting opportunity to lead not only one of the great universities of the world but also her PhD alma mater,” Cornell President David

Skorton said.

“I spent some of the most intellectually stimulating and pleasurable years of my life in Madison and UW,” Martin said.

“My time as a student at UWMadison weighed heavily in my decision to return.”

Skorton, who worked closely with Martin at Cornell even before his tenure as president, fully supports her decision to lead UW-Madison. “[It] showed what a soulful person she is and how deeply she feels about the power of academia in her own life,” Skorton said.

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Creating new connections Chancellor: Executive head of UW-Madison Board of Regents As Chancellor, Martin will work with members of the Board of Regents such as David Walsh and Regent President Mark Bradley. These responsibilities include issues such as designing curricula, setting degree requirements, determining academic standards and establishing grading systems.

Governor Martin’s agenda also includes working with Governor Jim Doyle to improve faculty salaries and faculty retention.

Mayor As the leader of Madison’s major university, Martin will work with Madison’s mayor, Dave Cieslewicz. Cieslewicz worked with former chancellor John Wiley on building projects and issues related to alcohol on campus.

Martin will work with him on similar projects.

University Martin will work with UW System President Kevin Reilly to administer Board of Regents policies.

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Department and was promoted to chair of the Department of German Studies from 1994-’97.

In 1996, she became a Senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, where she served until she became provost in 2000.

In 2008, Martin successfully changed the financial aid structure at Cornell to provide students and families in the bottom half of the socioeconomic spectrum with grants instead of need based loans, alleviating post-graduation debt.

The initiative is a loan replace-

ment grant in which the university replaces need-based loans with grants from its own endowment, gifts and donations.

“Biddy was able to come up with a very bold and assertive approach to guaranteeing that the people who need the help the most would be able to get through Cornell,” Skorton said.

Martin also worked on recruiting and retaining exceptional faculty through Cornell’s faculty salary improvement initiative as well as establishing benefits for all faculty members.

In 1994, she served on a committee at Cornell University that fought to make health insurance and other benefits available to same-sex partners. The university immediately implemented the committee’s recommendations.

Retaining a successful faculty is also a pressing need at UWMadison. From 2003-’07, 4 to 5 percent of the UW-Madison faculty was recruited by other institutions or was at high risk of being recruited, according to the 2008 Summary of Faculty Outside Offers and Recruitment

Efforts 2006-’07—twice as many as in the four years prior.

“My time as a student at UWMadison weighed heavily in my decision to return.”

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“I believe we need to develop a plan to increase faculty sala-

ries and to create an environment in which faculty and staff know they can thrive,” Martin said. “At this moment, competition for the best researchers and teachers could not be stiffer, and we will have to develop strategies to attract and keep our strong performers.”

UW-Madison is one of only two Big Ten universities who do not offer domestic partner benefits, which has affected the retention of the school’s faculty.

“I believe domestic partner benefits are critical to our success in recruiting and retaining faculty and staff and I will support them,” Martin said.

“Her warmth is infectious and [it is] apparent that she cares about people and she shows and sort of exudes that warmth and honest caring,” Skorton said.

According to Skorton, Martin wants to get to know the undergraduates, graduates and professional students on a personal level, in addition to the faculty and staff employees.

“That’s really important because in a big university— research university—like Madison or Cornell ... It is easy for the president to not be engaged, not hooked in with the students, for example,” Skorton said. “But Biddy is not that way.”

Martin’s goals return to the university’s original values, including personal interaction and genuine warmth.

“I will champion the university’s traditional mission,” Martin said. “[That aims] to develop knowledge and understanding of the world that are grounded in facts, in careful analysis, in creativity, openness, even love.”

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ast fall, the Offices of the Dean of Student’s introduced “Show and Blow,” a program intended to curb excessive drinking by students on Badger football game days.

Noble in its intent, Show and Blow required all students previously arrested for belligerent behavior at Camp Randall to take a Breathalyzer test upon entering the stadium for the remainder of the season. To enter, previously cited fans under 21 needed to blow a .00, while those of age needed to register below the legal limit of .08.

Adherence to Show and Blow was largely based on the honor system, but the DOS office recently announced the program will return this fall with a concerning addition to their existing policy.

Whereas before the program had been tied to the cited individual, it will now electronically monitor “Show and Blow” students by tagging their student ticket voucher.

That means if someone buys a ticket from a student previously ejected from a game, they’d be forced to comply with the program. If a student sells a ticket to someone who then goes to a game and is cited, that season ticket holder would be submitted to a Breathalyzer before the season’s remaining games.

One can easily imagine a scenario where a senior—who’s had tickets the past three years but wasn’t drawn in the now infamous lottery—buys

an Ohio State ticket from a student already in the Show and Blow program, unaware the ticket has been tagged. That of-age senior might then go to a bar before the game, have three or four beers and—still in complete control—blow above a .08. What then happens at the Camp Randall gates?

The senior is out of luck and out of the $100 or more spent on the voucher.

Officials discourage the re-selling of student vouchers, but how realistic is that? This year’s new ticket lottery system has left a lot of loyal, upperclassmen ticket-holders without vouchers. Of course they’ll be scrambling to buy tickets from others.

In the future, the DOS should enact policy to help ensure both responsible behavior and protection of diehard fans who lose the lottery. Scanning student IDs would act as a way to track whether those receiving vouchers are actually using their tickets at the games and ensure that the students buying secondhand tickets are not blamed for others’ poor behavior.

The DOS rightfully needs to encourage responsible behavior at games, but reconsidering their expecations for of-age spectators is a necessity. Cheering for the home team at a football game requires much less coherence than driving, and of-age fans in this program should be allotted more leniency.

Student support a must for College Democrats Claire Rydell COLLEGE DEMOCRATS

Welcome back to the start of another year of school! As we head into September and begin to think about classes, football games and perhaps even our Halloween costumes, it might appear to be any other fall semester. But, this one’s a little different. This fall we have the opportunity to make a direct impact on the city, the state and country we call home.

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, we have a chance to elect individuals whom we feel best represent our dreams, our values and our vision for the future.

On Election Day, we will vote to elect not only the next president but representatives at both the state and local levels. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, we have the chance to elect and re-elect Democrats across the board who will work to better the America we love.

In these next few months, we need to ask ourselves what is at stake in the 2008 elections. The future of our education, the reputation of our country, the well-being of our economy, our jobs, our health-care system and the environment hang in the balance. What kind of a nation do we wish to leave behind for our children and our grandchildren? Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. and other Democrats have

the correct solutions to our current and future problems.

While we may focus on the weeks, months and years ahead, the work to elect these Democrats begins today. I invite you to join the College Democrats of Madison this fall as we work hard to do just that.

As a member of the College Democrats you will have the opportunity to volunteer for campaigns, help organize events such as issues nights and panel discussions, and even take on leadership roles throughout election season. This fall, we will be registering thousands of voters and encouraging them to vote on Election Day. The College Democrats is a great way to meet fellow students interested in politics. In addition to our biweekly meetings and events, our volunteer and social opportunities allow us to build lasting friendships, which makes the work to elect Democrats fun and all the more meaningful.

We have an exciting and important fall ahead of us. As UW-Madison students, we have the chance to make history. Yes, we do have our work cut out for us, but it is well worth the fight. I hope to see all of you at the College Democrats Kick-off Meeting on Sept. 16 TITU. Claire Rydell is Chair of the College Democrats of Madison. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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Political shifting makes 2008 one for the ages JOSEPH KOSS opinion columnist

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ertain years tend to stand out in the annals of history more so than others.

2008 might be shaping into such a year: the Chinese superpower is here and now; we have an important election year and a presidential candidate that is breaking historical molds; we also have economic, domestic and foreign policy issues the likes of which we haven’t seen in 50-plus years; and on campus, a new chancellor is beginning her term on shaky political and financial ground.

On the world stage, China had its coming out party at this year’s Summer Olympics. It might be easy to dismiss some of the obvious successes of the 2008 Olympics by focusing on their suspect human rights record or the incredible income gap between the countries have and have nots. But doing so would be missing the larger issue. The 2008 Olympics was not 1936 Berlin, with Hitler marching pompously to the music of world domination. China had two goals: to impress the world with their economic might and resourcefulness and also to placate the Western world’s fears about a communist country becoming the world player by showing how regular (re: Western) they are. It almost had the feel of a small town parade, with the high school band marching proudly and

the local collector cars showing off their freshly waxed babies, with parents and kids pridefully enjoying the show. Even taking into account the way with which they controlled both the media and protesters, there was an undeniable genuiness to it all. China is the here, and the now and will be for some time in the future.

At home, we have arguably the most important election year since 1980. Public opinion polls show confidence in the economy, the president and Congress at lows not seen since Jimmy Carter. The Democratic candidate is the first black American to become an official presidential nominee and is inspiring crowds of impassioned supporters usually reserved for rock stars. The historical importance of his candidacy is hard to overstate.

We have also been mired in a slumping economy for almost a year.

The housing market is bottoming out.

The entire country faces a financial crisis that finds both individual families and banks over-extended and unstable.

The everyday costs of household necessities are increasing and gasoline is close to $4 a gallon. Finally, the Iraq war is piling up emotional, physical and economic debts—the severity of which we won’t know for some time. The middle class is continuing to get squeezed, with no end in sight.

If there is a bright side, it might be that the country is beginning to wake up, starting to recognize the need for civic involvement. None of these issues are partisan. They are actually problems that need actual attention, not political lip service. As such, the local, state and national representative elections might

be even more important. The need to find honest, dedicated, sincere and likable public servants might be our country’s most pressing need. One presidential candidate cannot carry the burden. The system starts at the ground up, and this year might be the first in the necessary upheaval of our broken political system. Vote wisely.

And here on campus, we are ushering in a new chancellor at a time when animosity between lawmakers, special interest groups and university officials might be at an all-time high. Years of irresponsible budgeting and hostile relations have sullied the university’s reputation and put it in a position of financial vulnerability.

The relationship between the state, our economy, the legislature and the university is so blatantly symbiotic it is mind-boggling how this mess is allowed to perpetuate. Level-headed, pragmatic people need to be put in positions where political and media jockeying are kept to a minimum and reform and hard work are in abundant supply. Here’s to hoping that Chancellor Martin is the first step in the right direction.

Some years are looked back upon as watershed years. The Berlin Wall falling, the 1968 Summer of Love, 1945 World War II, Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. 2008 is already looking like it is an extremely important year and it may just be a year that we remember for the rest of our lives.

Joseph Koss is a junior majoring in secondary education in social studies. His column will be appearing Wednesdays this fall. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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From the desk of the editor ALEX MORRELL Editor in Chief In our Summer Registration Issue 2008, The Daily Cardinal ran a comic under the title “The Graph Giraffe” that some readers found offensive and racist.

The Daily Cardinal received questions regarding the message of the comic, especially since it ran in the issue that served to welcome family and friends of incoming students. Although the artist’s message was meant to neither harm nor demean, it was poorly conveyed and was overlooked by Cardinal management because of deadline complications and concerns.

Although comic strips are often open to interpretation, the artist has explained to the editors of the Cardinal the intent and the message he wanted to convey to the audience. In his own words, the comic’s artist, Yosef Lerner, explained: “I was not attempting to make some grand political statement ... I simply pictured a situation where my friend is not Hispanic, but his name sounds like it is.

So he hypothetically applies for a scholarship that is designated for Hispanics only. I was simply trying to show how easily someone could pretend they are foreign when they are not.”

Whether his point is factually supported or not, we believe Yosef had no malicious or racist intent. We also believe he was not trying to imply that minorities are granted scholarships they don’t deserve but rather that he was mocking a possible loophole in which non-minori-

ties could take these scholarships away from those for whom they are actually intended.

As the editor, I defend Yosef’s right to publish his views given the correct time and venue, and I believe he simply conveyed them poorly in this publication.

We, at The Daily Cardinal, apologize for any discomfort or anger the comic inflicted to our readers.

We also apologize for the confusion we instilled by including “SOAR” on the front of our issue, which led many to believe that the university played a role in the issue. The Daily Cardinal is an independent paper, therefore, the university has no control, oversight or direct affiliation to the paper. We titled this issue “SOAR” because it aimed to provide information to SOAR participants that we at the newspaper believe to be of value to them. The publication of this comic—in its current state–was inappropriate for this issue.

As an independent student newspaper that emphasizes hands-on education and learning, mistakes are apt to happen.

Deadlines are inherent to journalism, and time crunches occasionally lead to poor outcomes. The editors at The Daily Cardinal decided to place the comic on the page having only seen it moments before the paper was due at the printer.

While that is not meant to justify the outcome, it exposed a potential problem in how we approach our deadlines, one that we are working to correct to prevent similar breakdowns in the future.

Sincerely, Alex Morrell

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Comic’s message negatively impacts UW community Dear Daily Cardinal staff, Please consider this letter a response to the “Graph Giraffe” cartoon that appeared in the SOAR edition of The Daily Cardinal this summer. I initially spoke with the cartoonist via telephone at the beginning of the SOAR sessions.

Subsequently I have also met with one of the editors. I have also forwarded many of the e-mail messages that have been directed to me or my office regarding the content of the cartoon. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to engage on this issue.

It is my belief that freedom of expression is an essential requirement for a healthy and vibrant academic community, even if it also brings controversy and disagreement. Individuals within our community are best positioned to reflect on information, opinions and experiences of others and validate or reject them in whatever public or personal manner they so choose. It is culmination of these empowered voices that ultimately affirms our shared values and continues to shape the university’s direction.

Recognizing that the First

Amendment and our shared belief in “sifting and winnowing” that guarantees the right to print cartoons such as these, I want you to know that this particular cartoon has had a significant and negative impact on the campus and the community. Over the past two months, my staff and I have heard from a variety of people including new and current students, parents, faculty and staff.

Their overall sentiment is that the cartoon was malicious, distasteful and disrespectful.

Freedom of expression is essential for a healthy and vibrant academic community, even if it brings controversy.

From my perspective, SOAR offers a unique opportunity to connect with new students and their parents, demonstrating all that the UW has to offer as a diverse and inclusive environment.

In this particular circumstance, The Daily Cardinal’s action has

not helped to foster a welcoming campus climate, nor does it represent the UW-Madison in a positive light.

In addition, I have heard from many students and parents who have assumed that this issue is being distributed to students via their SOAR orientation folders, and a product of the university.

If possible, in the future, I would encourage you to make it clear that it is a summer edition of your newspaper, and not a publication of UW-Madison or the SOAR program. Consideration might also be given to offering your readers an opportunity to respond to your paper when most of the Cardinal staff are away from Madison for the summer.

I hope you will consider the impact this cartoon has had and will continue to have on our campus. I would also ask that you remain open to meeting with those who have been offended by this cartoon, and would reflect their opinions in your pages.

Sincerely, Lori M. Berquam Dean of Students

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Although the merits of ‘Disaster Movie,’ ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Legally Blonde’ are debatable, their inspirational qualities are undeniable.

Movies that are ‘major’ly inspiring

Whether you’re a budding freshman or super senior test driving your fifth major, chances are you’d like some guidance. Too busy for an advising appointment? Our staff writers reveal the secrets to their success: movies.

Major: Mechanical Engineering Inspired by: “Inspector Gadget” A hat helicopter? Giant bouncy legs? A Swiss Army Knife contained in my ring finger? Although no one wants to be an outcast or a freak, the wonders of engineering gave Matthew Broderick’s bumbling security guard a new lease on life. Plus, I would love my car to regularly dispense candy from the dashboard, all while sassing me in the voice of D.L. Hughley.

–Kevin Slane Major: Music Inspired by: “Mr. Holland’s Opus” I first saw this movie when I was six years old, and I was instantly enamored with the way Mr. Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) took high school students’ nonchalance toward music and transformed it into passion. The film’s connection between playing music and wholehearted emotion might be cliché, but it is truly powerful.

The scene where Holland tells a struggling woodwind player not to merely read the notes on the page but to “play a sunset” has always been a point of inspiration for me. Even at a young age this movie helped me to realize I’ve always wanted to include music as an important part of my life.

–Katie Foran-McHale

I was scared into studying psychology by “Silence of the Lambs.”

Major: Mechanical Engineering and Dance Inspired by: “The Goonies” The gadgets and gizmos that helped Corey Feldman and �friends discover a pirate ship inspired me to work�with mechanics when I was

young. I didn’t have the same�success as Dana, but I am still considering a certificate in Dance with the Truffle Shuffle as my specialty.

–Megan Corbett Major: Psychology Inspired by: “The Silence of the Lambs” I was scared into studying psychology by “Silence of the Lambs.”

I figured that on the off chance I ever encountered an insane-butbrilliant cannibal, a Psych degree would allow me to outsmart him in his mind games. I’m not sure if I’m prepared for an encounter with Hannibal Lecter yet, but I’m pretty confident I could outsmart Buffalo Bill and that stupid, yappy dog of his.

–Todd Stevens Major: Journalism Inspired by: “Never Been Kissed” A journalist’s true purpose is not fulfilled until a story is told, the truth is uncovered and she gets her first kiss in the middle of a baseball field... right? At least this is what I thought when my 11-year-old self saw Josie Gellar (Drew Barrymore) locking lips with Sam (Michael Vartan) in “Never Been Kissed.”

When Gellar dresses up as a high school student for an undercover story, she must ditch her geeky new pals to uncover what’s going on in the popular crowd.

Chaos ensues, but all is forgiven in the end, just like any self-respecting romantic comedy. Still, the way Josie uses her front-page story to lure her teacher to the mound in those crucial final seconds made me realize I wanted to be a reporter just like her.

–Marly Schuman Major: Undecided Inspired by: “High Fidelity” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” To me there is nothing more endearing than the lovable loser,

the Rob Gordons or Joel Barishes of the world (respectively from “High Fidelity” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”). These men have romantic aspirations but no ambition, and they have inspired me to become a nice guy with no major. Neither character has premed credentials nor lots of money, but they are intelligent guys with good senses of humor. They were shy and misunderstood by women, but audiences knew they would find someone to put up with their music snobbery and spaced-out attitude because they were such good guys underneath.

–Anthony Cefali

to be a huge mistake. Don’t believe everything you see in the movies.

–Sara Barreau Major: Religious Studies Inspired by: “Kundun” During my freshman year I watched the movie “Kundun,” causing my seemingly straightforward path in life to change forever.

This Martin Scorsese film tells the story of the 14th Dalai Lama’s childhood from the time of his selection to his eventual exile from Tibet. This movie demonstrates the incredible beauty and richness that can be found within Buddhism. It also helps provide a basic historical foundation for the Chinese-Tibetan conflict of today.

After seeing Kundun, I left my previous life as a medical microbiology and immunology major studying parasites to a religious studies major studying Buddhism.

–Simon Dick Major: Political Science (Prelaw) Inspired by: “Legally Blonde” Reese Witherspoon showed the world in this film that a can-do attitude, combined with careful color coordination can take a girl far. Plus, with her role in the dark comedy, “Election,” Witherspoon had already showcased her political savvy, albeit in a different manner. Who knew lawyers could be so spunky?

–Kevin Slane

I would love my car to regularly dispense candy from the dashboard.

Major: Film Inspired by: “Disaster Movie” “Disaster Movie” is hardly considered a classic in most film circles.

In fact, it’s not considered a classic in any circles. Because it sucks. But, directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer have shown me that with a shoe-string budget, no script and a movie based entirely on current pop culture references, you can make millions. So Hollywood, here I come!

–Kevin Slane �Major: Rockstar Extraordinaire Inspired by: “Almost Famous” Drawn to the energy, drama, tension, exhaustion and, most importantly, the stardom surrounding this entire film, I was certain I was wasting my time in lectures and labs. So without a whole lot of consideration, I quit school and became the front-woman of a local rock band. Man, that turned out

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Cameron Crowe’s rock ’n’ roll epic ‘almost’ inspired one Cardinal writer to pursue a life of groupies and tour buses.

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By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Hint: Start with one-letter words and words with apostrophes

Example:

“J’n b upzt-s-vt lje” “I’m a toys-r-us kid”

When one letter “b” moves one place to “a” each letter shifts back one

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1 Flag flapper 5 Last word on the silver screen, sometimes 8 Drive by 12 Purim month 13 Scientist’s notes 14 Designate 15 Slide rule’s basis 17 Pokerplayer’s ploy 18 Jungle creature 19 Blvd. relative 20 Figure bounded by straight sides 22 Stunning 25 Like the Grinch 26 Choice in a casino 27 Mayberry’s selfincarcerator 29 “You are here” setting 32 4, to 16, e.g.

36 Brazilian sports legend 37 Bee and Em 38 Past 39 Infernal writer?

40 Shop clamp 41 Angle measurer 43 Catchall abbr.

44 Remove the rind 45 Turner or Eisenhower 46 Merit 48 Relishing 53 Trigonometry ratio

56 Completely equipped 57 Negative conjunction 58 Impede, legally 59 Geometric shape 62 Mortgagors’ protection 63 It’s after Joel 64 Entomologist’s wings 65 A well-mannered woman 66 Stock market maneuver 67 Man with a top hat and cane, for short DOWN 1 Black tie affairs 2 One way to enlarge a family 3 Pilsner, e.g.

4 Period of note 5 Word with “worm” or “moth” 6 Considerable degree 7 Affected by drizzling 8 Desert bottomland 9 Servicestation job 10 Like a .250 batting average 11 Tommy’s gun, maybe 13 Cause to disagree 14 Medieval French kingdom 16 Gatherers of the fall fall 21 Exclude 23 Peeved

24 Unfathomably large numbers 28 Factory whistle sound 30 Certain vocal range 31 Person of equal standing 32 Command to a computer 33 Become an ex-smoker 34 Odorless 35 Like hen’s teeth 36 Horse trained to run at a certain gait 39 Posh NYC apartment building (with “The”) 41 English Quaker 42 Hardware for Rosie 44 Attends a private high school 47 Torment 49 Queen Anne’s race 50 Fireplace 51 Man without a country, in literature 52 Do some salaaming 53 Break the news 54 Its lowest point is the Dead Sea 55 It’s catchy 60 Herded bird 61 Faultfinder

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JOIN the Comics Staff! meet us September 8th 7:30pm 2142 Vilas Hall

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10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE CHAMPS. Members of Wisconsin’s 1998 Rose Bowl-winning team will be introduced between the first and second quarters of Saturday’s football game to commemorate that season.

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“You’re just kind of aching to go out there and play somebody ... there is a lot of pentup excitement.”

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Anger at ticket lottery unwarranted

By Nate Carey Saturday marks the end of the summer slumber that many Badger fans have suffered through the last three months, as the Wisconsin football team takes on the Akron Zips in the opening game of the 2008-’09 season.

The Badgers enter the season ranked No. 12 and No. 13 in the AP and USA Today polls, with many critics and analysts expecting them to make a run at the Big Ten title, battling for the top spot against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

For Wisconsin, Saturday marks the end of six long months of preparation and planning.

“It’s just kind of like, ‘Let’s go’,” senior right tackle Eric Vanden Heuvel said. “It’s been since the bowl game, and for me it’s been since November when I got hurt, so you’re just kind of aching to go out there and play somebody other than Wisconsin guys, so there is a lot of pent-up excitement.”

One of the most intriguing themes entering this season is that some key positions still have not been finalized, even after August’s Training Camp.

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ence under her belt, but may still have to compete with Gabrielsen to earn the job.

On the defense, the likely heir to succeed graduated libero Jocelyn Wack is sophomore Kim Kuzma. The second-year defensive specialist had a number of great showings last season, including eight digs at home against No. 2 Penn State and a career high 18 digs in four games at Purdue. She will be joined in the backcourt by senior defensive specialist Faye McCormack, who should see significant time due to the departures of Megan Mills and Amanda Berkley, the primary defensive substitutes each of the last three years.

Nearly all the remaining players are seasoned veterans who bring a wealth of experience and skill to an otherwise untested team. Fifth-year senior middle blocker Audra Jeffers is the only remaining player from Waite’s 2004 recruiting class and is the captain for this year’s team. She tallied 266 kills and 132 blocks in 106 games after moving from the right side to the middle last season.

At outside hitter, the Badgers retain sophomore Allison Wack, junior Caity DuPont, senior Morgan Salow and three-time All-Big Ten standout Brittney Dolgner. The majority of the Wisconsin offensive firepower last season came off the hand of Dolgner, who tallied 491 kills with an average of 4.63 kills per game. In addition, the Badgers will see Dykstra return to the right side.

“Because so much of our front row has at least two years of experience or more, our ‘bigs,’ as we

s soon as the results were in, the complaints echoed from near and far.

“The new system is incredibly unfair,” and “I’m the biggest Badgers fan ever, how could I not get tickets,” were just a few of the more civil responses to the UWMadison Athletic Department’s changes to its student ticket distribution policies. The policy for non-freshmen was switched from a first come, first-serve system to a weighted lottery.

Despite all the anger and grumbling, however, this new system is not that bad, and there is really nothing “unfair” about it.

It is different because it gives fans less control, but it is just as fair as any other system.

Each class received 2,000 tickets, and the rest were distributed through a lottery weighted in favor of those with higher class standing.

Since 19,258 students applied for 13,607 tickets, around 30 percent of students would be upset by the result, no matter what.

Furthermore, the hail of grievances over last year’s e-mail snafu was the impetus for this new system after many students did not get e-mails notifying them when tickets would be available.

The logic used by those pining for the old system is that a more fair system allows students to control their own fate and that more passionate fans will therefore get the tickets. This falls into line with the common attitude that getting a “fair shake” allows those with the most merit to come out ahead (or in this case, come out to games).

The problem here is that the passion that drives fans to purchase tickets is not a reflection of how they act on game day. If students would forgo that extra beer bong and get to the stadium before kickoff, maybe there would be fewer changes.

Game after game, the student section was half empty for the beginning of the first quarter, even on gamedays with later start times. Was it simply that all the unpassionate fans got tickets in the “fairer” system, or was the lure of football Saturday festivities more appealing to these fans than the games themselves?

The only arrangement employed recently in Madison that truly rewarded fans for their passion and determination were the men’s hockey and basketball seating systems in use before last year. Fans camped out for up to a week in groups, showing a willingness to labor for something they wanted.

The camping, however, was disruptive to the rhythms of the students’ lives and was ultimately shelved.

However, there are a few other ways to reward passionate Badger fans.

The first would be to disband student tickets all together and have students slide their WisCards

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Junior running back P.J. Hill has led the Badgers in rushing yards both of his seasons in Madison. He will again lead the backfield, which this year features three talented backs.

David Gilreath is listed as the No. 1 on one side, while fellow sophomores Maurice Moore and Kyle Jefferson are both listed as the No. 1 on the other. With Paul Hubbard and Luke Swan’s graduation last spring, the wide receiver position will be watched closely all season.

At kicker, junior Matt Fischer and freshman Philip Welch battled throughout camp, and even head coach Bret Bielema is not sure who will be handling the field goal and kick-off duties come Saturday.

Bielema said as of August 22’s practice, Welch holds the field goal responsibilities, while Fischer is the main kicker.

“So if that carries forward,

that’s the way we’ll start,” he said.

“Could that change between now and then? Yes.” At strong safety, sophomore Jay Valai leapt past incumbent junior Aubrey Pleasant to take the starting role. Pleasant played well at times as a full-time starter in his sophomore year last season, but missed many tackles and took bad pursuit angles that led to bigger runs for the opposition.

But while Valai has shown he has the skills on the field, it is what he shows off of it that has made an impression.

“What I think he brings to our defense is he does have excitement, he has energy, he is not afraid to hit anything at any given time,”

Bielema said. “[He] has learned to play probably better disciplined football defense, just from a coverage standpoint, in the secondary.

So any time you have a good player that has a little personality, that can really lighten up a defense.”

Offensively, all eyes will surely be on fifth-year senior quarterback Allan Evridge, who will be making his first start Saturday against Akron. Bielema said Evridge knows the system, and probably would have won the starting job last year if not for a hamstring injury during Training Camp.

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Volleyball puts upset aside, focuses on coming year

By Andrew Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL

It has been eight long months since the Wisconsin volleyball team last stepped off the court, finishing its 2007 campaign with a heartbreaking 3-0 loss to Iowa State on its home court

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Senior middle blocker Audra Jeffers will take on the role of captain in 2008.

in the second round of the NCAA tournament in December. For a year in which the Badgers accrued a 26-5 overall record with 17 conference victories and a pair of All-American awards, head coach Pete Waite’s crew ended the season in forgettable fashion.

For faithful fans of the program, consider it forgotten.

“We’ll continue to learn from the loss to Iowa State last year,” junior opposite hitter Katherine Dykstra said. “But as far as [that game] is concerned, it’s behind us and we’re starting over this season working harder than ever.”

With five fresh faces joining the team and a host of letter winners eager to claim one of the four vacant starting positions, the Wisconsin volleyball team will have a very different look when it takes the court at the end of the month. This year’s freshman crop features help from 6'6" middle blocker Elle Ohlander and a versatile outside hitter who has strong skills at setter in Janelle Gabrielsen.

The Wisconsin freshmen also include middle blocker Kelsey Maloney, defensive specialist Sally Shumaker and outside hitter Katie Schill.

But familiar faces from last year’s bench will likely have the most immediate impact on the team. Sophomore setter Nikki Klingsporn may finally get her chance to take over the Wisconsin offense after red-shirting her first season and waiting in the wings last year while the Badgers’ AllAmerican setter Jackie Simpson ran the show. The former 2005-’06 Miss Volleyball Minnesota has a tremendous jump serve and two years of experi-

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Improvement a big goal for both men and women’s soccer

By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

After failing to win a Big Ten contest last season, the Wisconsin men’s soccer team has nowhere to go but up.

And up is exactly where head coach Jeff Rohrman expects the Badgers to go.

“I think we can accomplish quite a bit this year,” Rohrman said. “[Our players] are extremely driven and motivated.”

Last year after dropping its season opener, Wisconsin won its next four games. The success proved unsustainable as the Badgers then won just two of their final 19 games, finishing with a 6-7-6 record.

“We let a good start get away,” Rohrman said. “This year we’re com-

mitted to completing a season.”

The Badgers have already shown signs of quality play in two recent exhibition matches. Wisconsin tied UW-Parkside, 0-0, and then hammered Edgewood College, 6-0.

“We came away from the Parkside game thinking we did pretty well, but we couldn’t finish whether it was a shot or a pass,” Rohrman said.

But the Edgewood game eased some of the offensive worries.

“We are capable of scoring goals,” Rohrman said.

Wisconsin has many key players returning, including last season’s top goal scorer, senior forward Victor Diaz. Also returning are senior midfielder Scott Lorenz and junior forward Brandon Miller, who each started a team-high 19 games last

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Wisconsin will return a number of important contributors from last year’s squad, including 19-game starter Scott Lorenz (4).

lottery from page 23 to pay for tickets at the gate until the supply was exhausted. The downside for this is that fans might not show up against opponents like the Citadel, causing it to be a hard sell for the athletic department.

A more plausible solution might be one that punishes students who don’t show up on time or at all.

The ticket bar codes offer a convenient way to track this and could also discourage students from selling tickets for fear that buyers’ actions could cost them in the next season’s lottery.

As for the current system, it is no less fair than last year’s. It rewards seniority and in the future will reward students who consis-

fresh start from page 23 call our frontcourt players, are going to be able to hang in there with any team in the country,” Dykstra said.

“We also have a very strong group of freshmen who will be able to pick up on the game very quickly and contribute immediately.”

The strength of Wisconsin’s frontrow hitters has also helped national critics forget about the team’s season-ending debacle in the NCAA tournament. The American Volleyball Coaches Association ranked the Badgers 13th in the nation in its preseason poll. Volleyball Magazine gave Wisconsin a similar ranking, placing it 12th on its list of elite programs and picking the Badgers to finish third in the Big Ten. Among UW’s greatest challenges this year will be toughing out three road tournaments in four weeks

tently apply for the lottery, though that is little consolation for the current crop of outraged students.

Seventy-nine percent of seniors, 68 percent of juniors and 58 percent of sophomores who applied got tickets. These are not bad odds.

Until the fans make a concerted effort to show up to all games on time, they lack much ground to complain about not getting tickets. The new system does little to reward fan’s “passion” but, as last year showed, beer seemed to trump passion more often than not.

Do you think Ben would be writing a much different column if he had not gotten tickets? He disagrees, but send your thoughts to breiner@wisc.edu. to start the season, with trips to Lexington, Las Vegas and Milwaukee.

They will also face reigning NCAA champion Penn State twice, as well as fellow Big Ten schools Minnesota and Purdue, both of which rank in the AVCA top 25.

The Badgers’ season kicks off this weekend when they travel south to face Western Carolina, Pittsburg and Kentucky in the Kentucky Classic.

DYKSTRA Wisconsin’s first home matches will come in two weeks when it hosts Central Michigan, Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis and Brigham Young in the annual InnTowner Invitational at the UW Field House Sept. 9 and 10.

season. Senior Andy Miller, who led all Badger defensemen in starts last season, returns as well, as does junior midfielder/forward Pablo Delgado.

Rohrman is excited to see so many contributors return this season and expects several of them to stand out. “[Lorenz] is going to make a bit of a name for himself; he’s a dynamic and elusive forward,” Rohrman said. “[And Delgado] will put the ball where he needs to, [he’s] as good a passer there is in the conference.”

Rohrman also said he believes his team has the most underrated player in the conference in Brandon Miller, who Rohrman called “a very good athlete.”

Wisconsin will stick with a 4-42 formation this year and besides a few position changes, Rohrman said there would be no major changes in strategy or philosophy.

The Badgers will open their regular season against Wright State on the road on August 29 in the Dayton Flyer Classic. They will then face Denver in the Classic before returning back to Madison for their home opener against Santa Clara September 5.

Women’s season already underway The Wisconsin women’s soccer team also has plenty of room for improvement this season. Last year, Wisconsin finished 10th out of 11 in the Big Ten with a 2-8 record (6-11-1 overall). And unlike the men’s squad, the women do not have the luxury of many returning key players.

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football from page 23 “He is a hard worker, he is going to continue to work hard on his game, and nothing is going to stop him on that. I’m comfortable with him, [he] is the person who is going to play a part on this team and lead us throughout this season,” Hill said. “He is going to leave his mark this upcoming game.”

As for Hill, he leads a deep and talented running back position, with sophomore Zach

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Senior goalkeeper Jamie Klages (above) started 16 games in 2007 and will be a key player for the Badgers in the coming season. players to the team this season, which will make improving the disappointing record from last season that much harder.

“We have a lot of young players,” head coach Paula Wilkins said. “So how they adapt to the college game will be interesting.”

With such a young team, many freshmen will be forced to take on starting roles. Freshmen midfielders Krista Lundgren, Leigh Williams and Erin Francel, freshman forward Laurie Nosbusch and freshman defender Taryn Francel all started against UW-Green Bay August 27.

The Badgers won the game on a goal by senior forward Taylor Walsh, a player Wilkins expects to excel this season.

Walsh was voted team MVP as a junior last season, and she shared the team lead in goals with four. Because Walsh took a mediBrown and freshman John Clay behind Hill on the depth chart.

All three expect to get carries, and UW will utilize each running back to its advantage.

Akron head coach J.D. Brookhart knows what he is getting with Wisconsin’s style of play, and spoke about it at his press conference August 25.

“They aren’t trying to hide what they are, which is a strong, physical Big Ten football team that wants to run the ball,” Brookhart said. “They are big,

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With the graduation of receivers Paul Hubbard and Luke Swan, sophomore receiver Kyle Jefferson (above) becomes the most experienced player at a very thin wideout spot.

cal redshirt earlier in her career at Wisconsin, she is able to return for a fifth season.

Another player who brings experience to a youthful squad is senior midfielder Tricia Krombach.

Krombach also netted a team-high four girls last season. Other seasoned players who should contribute to this year’s team are senior goalie Jamie Klages and junior defenseman Whitney Owusu.

“The biggest focus we have is getting better each game,” Wilkins said.

The Badgers have already begun their 2008 campaign. They are 1-1 with a 3-0 loss to UW-Milwaukee coupled with a win over UWGreen Bay. Wisconsin will host Western Michigan August 29 in another non-conference clash.

Its Big Ten schedule begins Sept.

26 with a home contest against Illinois. strong and physical across the board on both sides of the ball.”

Akron will counteract with one of the best return games in the country. Senior wide receiver Andre Jones and senior defensive back Bryan Williams lead the way for Akron. Jones, the main punt returner, had 232 yards last season, and 295 yards returning kicks. Williams had 670 yards on kick returns, and both Jones and Williams returned one kickoff for a touchdown.

With a new UW punter and kicker, the Badgers will have to play to their strengths to ensure they don’t fall into the Zips.

Offensively the Zips are led by junior quarterback Chris Jacquemain, who passed for 1,632 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. Bielema mentioned August 25 how complex Akron’s offense is and how complicated it can be to defend.

“They involve and incorporate, you know, all different kinds of personnel groupings.

They involve the tight end. They have two-back sets,” Bielema said. “They do some unusual things with their quarterback and using him as a lead receiver on certain around plays, on certain looks that are very unique.”

However, it seems Brookhart has as good of knowledge of the Badgers as Bielema does of the Zips.

“They don’t try to hide it or trick you,” Brookhart said.

“They just play Big Ten football.”

Kick-off is set for 11 a.m. and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

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Ex-Badgers compete in Beijing

By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Once their collegiate careers conclude, most UW athletes move on to lives free of constant training and high-level competition. There are a select few, however, who move on to professional and even Olympic competition. These are just a few of the stories of former Wisconsin athletes who spent their summers competing at the Olympics in Beijing.

Matt Tegenkamp, Track & Field As a freshman at UW in 2001, Matt Tegenkamp began to realize his dream of becoming an Olympic runner.

Well, dreams can come true.

After three years of grueling training, the man known as “Tegs” swapped out the Cardinal and White Wisconsin jersey for one of Red, White and Blue to compete for the United States.

Tegenkamp, with a time of 13:33.13 in the final, finished as the 13th fastest runner in the world at 5,000 meters.

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele took the

gold medal with an Olympic recordbreaking 12:57.82 mark in the final.

“I just didn’t have it. It was a slow first mile, and then they started going.

At the mile we were seven seconds off 12:55 pace, but he still ran 12:57,” Tegenkamp said in his blog on KIMbia. net.

“I thought I was ready to roll. They were messing around with the pace.

It took a toll. It was tough. I might have forced myself too hard to cover the moves. I should have run more patiently to get back in it.”

To qualify for the 5,000-meter finals, Tegenkamp won the first heat with a time of 13:37.36—the fastest time in any qualifying heat.

Despite a somewhat disappointing final, the 2005 Wisconsin grad is already looking to next year and London in 2012.

“I’ve got a lot of work to do. I’ve got to get a lot stronger,” Tegenkamp blogged. “I know I have the finish. Now I have to get close enough to use it.”

Beau Hoopman & Micah Boyd, Men’s Rowing As the oldest sport at UW, rowing dates back to 1878 when it became a part of intramural competition.

How fitting that two former Badger rowers helped earn the only American men’s rowing medal of the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Wisconsin duo of Beau Hoopman and Micah Boyd, who graduated in 2003 and 2004, respectively, reunited as part of the crew of the U.S. men’s eight boat.

That group went on to claim the Bronze Medal with a time of 5:25.34—just 23 hundredths of a second behind silver medalist Great Britain. Canada took the gold with a time of 5:23.89.

After a disappointing second place finish in the qualifying heat in which the US rowers were out-stroked by the British, the Americans were sent to the repechage to earn their spots in the final.

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Matt Tegenkamp (pictured at the U.S. Olympic Trials) ran for UW from 2001 to 2005. He placed 13th in the men’s 5000 meters in Beijing.

“I don’t know if it was the extra day, or the eerily flat conditions, but we didn’t have a super efficient race,” Hoopman, a Plymouth, Wis., native, blogged to the Sheboygan Press. “We got out with everyone, but couldn’t hold our own in the second 500 meters of the race against the Brits.

The American boat finished in first place with a time of 5:38.95, which sent them to the A Finals.

“Today we corrected the pace of the piece and came out on top in a very well contested rep,” Hoopman blogged.

“With so few boats (eight) in the event,

it meant that the medal hopes for two crews was over at the finish line, so you can imagine every crew out there was pulling their minds off.”

Amy Vermeulen, Women’s Soccer Amy Vermeulen, a 2005 graduate from Wisconsin, represented her native Canada as an alternate soccer player in the Beijing games, at which Canada did not earn a medal. Though she saw no playing time in Beijing’s National Stadium, Vermeulen excelled as a twosport athlete in soccer and hockey at Wisconsin.

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Coaching change keys offseason for cross country

By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Under the leadership of a new head coach with the entire squad returning, the Wisconsin men’s cross country team will be in the running for a 10th straight Big Ten championship, as well as the NCAA team title this fall.

Mick Byrne, who turned Iona into a cross country powerhouse in 18 years as head coach there, will take over the UW men’s program. Under Byrne, Iona finished top-10 at the NCAA championships in each of the last six years and was the runner-up last year for its highest finish ever.

Byrne, a Dublin, Ireland native, ran for Providence college and still holds the school record in the 4-mile relay set in 1977.

Byrne will replace Jerry Schumacher, who is leaving to coach professional runners in Portland, Ore., under a Nike contract. Schumacher’s team of professional runners is made up of mostly former Badgers, including 2005 graduate Matt Tegenkamp, who recently placed 13th in the 5,000 meters at the Beijing Olympics. Schumacher sets a high bar for Byrne, as the Badgers have earned an NCAA national title, five runner-up finishes and a record ninestraight Big Ten titles in his 10-year stint as head coach.

With a young team, Wisconsin placed fifth at the NCAA championships last year, a low point after finishing among the top two every year since 2001. Matt Withrow, last year’s Big Ten champion, and fellow senior Stuart Eagon—who both earned All-American honors in cross country—are expected to lead the team this year.

UW’s success this season will likely

hinge on how top-notch sprinters, including sophomores Jack Bolas and Evan Jager and junior Craig Miller, adapt to the long-distance cross country races. Bolas, Miller and Jager placed third, fourth and eighth, respectively, in the 1,500 meter final in at the NCAA track championships in June.

Juniors Brandon Bethke and Ryan Gasper had break-out seasons in track, each winning individual Big Ten titles.

Also returning from last year’s nationals team are juniors Landon Peacock and Andrew Lacy and senior Christian Wagner.

Wisconsin’s top competition for the NCAA title this year will likely be

Oregon, the returning champs, as well as Iona—Byrne’s old team.

Women’s preview The Wisconsin women’s cross country team is in position to improve upon last year’s 21st place finish at the NCAA championships with most top runners returning as well as a large class of newcomers.

Last year’s tandem of junior Hanna Grinaker and sophomore Cassie Hintz will likely lead the way for the Badgers in 2008. Grinaker and Hintz battled each other for the squad’s No. 1 spot throughout the season. The duo finished within three places of each other at every competition until mononucleosis kept Hintz

from racing in the last few meets.

Grinaker took 25th at the NCAA championships last year, earning AllAmerican honors.

In March, head coach Jim Stintzi touted his recruiting class as the best since he began coaching at UW five years ago. Newcomers are expected to make a strong impact this season, as nearly half of the women’s team—11 out of 24—are freshmen. With a plethora of high school state titles and records in their respective states, Nadya Bishton of Arizona and Ashley Beutler of New Glarus, Wis., have the best chance to compete on the conference and nationals teams.

Senior Gwen Jorgensen, who used to swim for UW, joined the top tier

of collegiate runners and was named an All-American in track after finishing seventh in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA championships.

Junior Alicia Pabich, sophomore Leah Coyle and senior Sarah Hurley are the other returning veterans of cross country nationals. Also, senior Maggie Collison competed at the Big Ten championships last year.

The first competition for the women’s team will be the Northern Illinois Huskey Open on Sept. 13.

On that same day, the men’s team will race for the first time in Waukesha, Wis., at the Pioneer Invitational hosted by Carroll College.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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hen Barry Alvarez inherited limiting factor. The running game has always a 1990 Badger football team been a given, and the defenses come and go, but that had won just three games the quarterbacks have never stood out. The bill during its previous two sea- for this tradition has been passed onto senior sons, the new regime sparked quarterback Allan Evridge, who replaces last year’s an era that yielded a level of success entirely for- starter, Tyler Donovan. Bret Bielema recently eign to the program. During his tenure, Alvarez expressed distinct confidence in Evridge’s talent posted four seasons of 10 or more wins, some- and management skills, stating, “He’s definitely thing that had not been done by the Wisconsin got a lot of ability that he’s able to use ... what he’s football program in its pre-Alvarez existence. been able to do during these first couple of weeks With that, the bar had been raised. of camp is just separate himself by being able to The foundation laid by Alvarez left Wisconsin manage and handle the game.” as a yearly fixture in discussions regarding college Despite the optimism, Evridge has the disadfootball’s top 25 teams. Still, three Rose Bowl vantage of inheriting an inexperienced group of victories over the course of a decade will leave fans receivers. The two top spots on the depth chart and critics alike with higher expectations, espe- were awarded to sophomores David Gilreath cially when a conference and Maurice Moore, who, rival (Ohio State) boasts a combined, have one career national championship vic- Opportunity passing reception. Evridge and tory in the same timeframe. star senior tight end Travis One of the Badgers’s lone weaknesses over Once more than content Beckum are unalarmed recent years has been the inability of the with Big Ten championby this lack of experience, passing game to supplement the run game. ships, the aspirations of citing the raw talent and UW has out-rushed its opponents every year Badger football must be explosiveness of the receivsince 1999, but has only once out-passed inching toward a national ers. Evridge plainly said, opponents by more than 200 yards once. title. The 12-1 record post“We’ve got a great group ed in the debut season of of young receivers,” while UW-Opponent yd. differential head coach Bret Bielema, Beckum pointed out, Rushing Passing Alvarez’s hand-picked suc“The biggest thing with cessor, makes this goal seem our WRs is we have speed, - 1,042 + 1485 1999 reasonable. Besides, Ohio and when you have speed + 591 - 1,023 2000 State has already upped the in space, that kills.” + 86 + 143 2001 ante, and contending for Given that the pass+ 581 - 836 2002 a Big Ten title alone will ing game has never been + 455 + 59 2003 require an improvement of Wisconsin’s forte, the most + 443 -1 2004 some sort. obvious contrast between +6 - 279 2005 What does the program the Alvarez model of suc+ 610 + 951 2006* need to do to reach the next cess and what happened + 867 - 189 2007 and final tier of accomlast year is the productivity + 5,124 - 2,217 Total plishment? The prosperity of the defense. The wellwitnessed in Wisconsin’s documented disappoint*Winningest season in Badger history recent history is evidence of ment of last year’s 301 a job well done, but it also points allowed demands makes apparent that simply possessing a domi- that the defense play better, but it has somewhat of nant run game isn’t enough to make a team truly an uphill battle. Top cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu elite. Look no further than the back-to-back Rose bolted for the NFL, and four returning starters Bowl victory seasons in 1998 and 1999, the Ron are coming back from injuries, one of whom is Dayne glory years. standout senior defensive end Matt Shaughnessy.

In 1998 and 1999, the Badgers allowed 143 If you ask him, there’s not much reason for conpoints and 176 points, respectively—around half cern. He believes the leg he broke in spring drills of last year’s total of 301. Not only did the 1998- is ready to go, speculating, “I don’t think anyone’s ’99 defenses supplement Dayne’s production by worried about the injuries anymore. Everybody’s performing well as a unit, they boasted the star been practicing and participating.” The Badgers power provided by once-in-a-decade playmak- defense produced five fewer sacks than its oppoers Tom Burke and Jamar Fletcher. Burke, a nents in 2007, and Shaughnessy’s presence will be defensive end, terrorized offenses in 1998 with crucial in changing that.

22 sacks and 31 tackles for loss. Fletcher, a corRegardless of the ‘1-0’ philosophy taught by nerback, intercepted 14 passes during those two Bielema, expectations eventually weigh heavier years, turning five of them into touchdowns. The than slogans. Certainly, a trend of being one Badgers even had special teams phenom Nick or two pieces away from the highest level of Davis scoring touchdowns on two kick returns achievement is easily embraced by a program as and three punt returns during this span. downtrodden as the one Barry Alvarez stumbled How did all this dominance fail to earn a upon, but Bielema has inherited a tradition that national title? Twenty passing touchdowns in is much more hopeful. two years may have had something to do with it.

Two years removed from a one-loss season, When a player like Chris Chambers is only catch- it looks like the Wisconsin program will find ing around 500 yards per year, the person throw- all the necessary pieces sooner rather than later. ing the ball needs to do a better job. In those two Maybe this team would like to take this year’s years, the passing game invariably failed to pick opportunity to show that they’ve already been up the slack whenever the defense had a bad day found. If such a thing is to happen, it won’t be or Dayne had a less than phenomenal effort. about the running game. It’s up to the defense The inability of the passing game to supple- and Allan Evridge to determine how far this ment the rushing attack has long been Wisconsin’s team goes.

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Bottom: John Stocco’s TD-Int ratio in 2006 was impressive, leading UW to its winningest season ever.

Still, he couldn’t pick up the run game when it underperformed, as he only threw one TD in the team’s only loss of the season to Michigan. P.J. Hill struggled in the game.

Upper Left: Tyler Donovan’s three INT’s and one touchdown against Penn St. and Tennessee were underwhelming for the 2007 Badgers.

Upper Right: The 2003 Badgers lost to UNLV and Auburn as Jim Sorgi threw for one TD and three INT’s combined.

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Wisconsin Badgers (5-3 Big Ten, 9-4 overall last season) vs. Akron Zips (3-5 MAC, 4-8 overall last season) series: The Badgers lead the all time series, 1-0.

Time: 11 a.m.

TV: Big Ten Network Radio: WIBA (1310 AM, 101.5 FM in Madison); WTMJ (620 AM in Milwaukee) with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas.

Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema (Third year as head coach: 21-5) and Akron’s J.D. Brookhart (Fifth year as head coach: 22-26 career).

Wisconsin starting quarterback Allan Evridge’s last start was as a freshman at Kansas State on November 19, 2005; 1,015 days ago.

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Role players and stars alike will be relied upon Team MVP Travis Beckum

#9 TE The senior tight end undoubtedly enters the season with more hype surrounding him than any of his teammates.

Beckum had the BECKUM chance to enter the NFL Draft after last season and begin an NFL career this year. But Beckum decided to return to Wisconsin for his senior season.

With many questions surrounding Wisconsin’s aerial attack, the Badgers do know what they are going to get with Beckum; an athletic tight end with reliable hands and a match-up nightmare for opposing defenses.

Whether opponents match up on Beckum with a linebacker or a cornerback, Badger fans can expect more outstanding numbers from their tight end this season.

Offensive Spotlight Allan Evridge

#4 QB The Badgers know what they are going to get from their running game this season.

The ground game alone could be enough to get EVRIDGE Wisconsin past the lower rung of the Big Ten this season. But if the Badgers want to beat the likes of Ohio State, Penn State and Illinois they will need solid performances from their senior quarterback.

Doubts surround Evridge because he failed to win the starting quarterback job last season over Tyler Donovan and because it has been so long since he last started a game; plus Evridge is working with a widely inexperienced receiving core. But if Evridge can perform well for Wisconsin, the Badgers could do special things this year.

Defensive Spotlight Matt Shaughnessy

#92 DE The Badgers are leaning heavily on senior defensive end Matt S h a u g h n e s s y, the most disruptive player on the Wisconsin SHAUGHNESSY front seven, in their effort to reduce the number of defensive points allowed from last season’s disappointing total of 301. The unit struggled to apply pressure on opposing quarterbacks, but Shaughnessy’s 18.0 tackles for loss last season, a number tied for 19th in the nation, showed his immense ability to swarm opposing backfields. More hits on the quarterback will make stopping the pass easier, as well as force more turnovers. Shaughnessy broke his leg earlier this year but is confident he is back to 100 percent and ready to be a force.

Impact Freshman Mario Goins

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#23 CB Freshman cornerback Mario Goins has already opened eyes by seizing one of the two starting cornerback spots. Because of the role head

coach Bret Bielema has given Goins, Goins will likely be the most important freshman for Wisconsin. Scouts, Inc. rated the Copperas Cove, Texas native a top 50 cornerback recruit. Goins had 140 tackles in his senior season at Copperas Cove High School, so the Badgers are hoping his tackling ability could improve a defensive unit that struggled to make big play-saving tackles last season. Wisconsin also hopes Goins can be consistent enough in coverage to fill the void left by Jack Ikegwounu’s departure.

Darkhorse Playmaker Maurice Moore #3 WR

Sophomore wide receiver Maurice Moore has yet to catch a pass in college, but he was impressive enough in the off-season MOORE to earn one of the two starting receiver spots. Similarly, the other starter, sophomore David Gilreath, has only one career catch. The reason this is especially odd is that these two beat out sophomore Kyle Jefferson, who posted 26 catches, 412 yards and two touchdowns as a true freshman. The fact that Moore and Gilreath are extremely raw doesn’t worry Travis Beckum, who certainly would appreciate it if the youngsters would become a

force on the offense, making his own job easier. Beckum recently endorsed the new starters, saying, “I think they’re doing a great job and I’m excited to see what they bring to the table this year.” Unlike Gilreath, who is at least a fairly accomplished return specialist, Moore is an almost entirely unknown commodity, which implies that his off-season progress must have been monumental.

Overlooked Contributor Chris Pressley

#44 FB Though the senior fullback is not a household name, Pressley is reportedly the most popular player among his teammates.

PRESSLEY After the announcement of the team’s four captains, one of whom is Pressley, head coach Bret Bielema said, “Chris Pressley, I don’t believe there’s a guy that didn’t vote for him. He’s got that much presence.” Leadership is often overlooked by viewers, but not by the coaches. Ironically, Pressley might be the last player on the Badgers roster that opponents want to meet, as the crushing lead blocker routinely leaves opposing defenders feeling sore.

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Quarterback Shuffle With a new season starting, so does another quarterback. Allan Evridge gets the nod at being the number one quarterback for this Saturday’s game vs. Akron.

After a long spring of competing between Evridge and now secondstring quarterback Dustin Sherer, head coach Bret Bielma finally handed the reigns to Evridge.

Behind a now experienced Badger offensive line, Evridge will rely on the front five to adjust to protecting the blind side of a lefthanded quarterback. Through all his appearances last year, Evridge was five-for-12 passing for a total of 66 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. These stats should not be looked into too deep given the miniscule amount of playing time he saw, as well as the fact he never started a game. With a deep running backfield behind him and a great receiving tight end in Travis Beckum, Evridge should get all the support he needs in his first start as the Badgers’ quarterback. Look for big things from explosive starting sophomore receivers David Gilreath and Maurice Moore.

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Deep Backfield P.J. Hill, Zach Brown and John Clay arguably sport one of college football’s best backfields, even without recently dismissed tailback Lance Smith. After a solid spring, the backfield is pretty much full to the brim with talented rushers. Last year, P.J. battled through injury late in the season but still managed to rush for 1212 yards on 233 carries, including 14 touchdowns.

Because of Lance Smith’s suspension last season, Zach Brown stepped up to challenge once Hill went down by rushing for 568 yards on 119 carries. This year, Brown will officially take over the No. 2 spot for tailback with Lance Smith being dismissed from the team for problems occurring off the field. With so many talented backs, the Badgers can afford to be cautious with any injury to Hill or Brown with John Clay coming off of a good showing in spring. Keep an eye out for starting fullback Chris Pressley to lead the tailbacks as he is trying to find his way into the opener Saturday after suffering an injury to his thumb.

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Off the Disabled List After a badly banged offseason, the Badger defense is aiming to look sharp in its first competitive action this Saturday. The injured list includes starting linemen junior O’Brien Schofield and seniors Matt Shaughnessy and Jason Chapman.

Two cornerbacks are also returning from injury: sophomore Aaron Henry and senior Allen Langford.

Despite Henry receiving surgery for his knee on August 15, the Badgers still are confident in their top three candidates at cornerback. This includes Allen Langford, who tore an ACL last year during the Ohio State game. Langford will team up with two healthy but young corners in sophomore Niles Brinkley and freshman Mario Goins.

The starting defensive linemen all expect to play Sunday, as they feel their injuries are fully healed by now. With Wisconsin’s starting line back, they should be solid from left to right and able to stifle the already weak run attack of Akron. Look for reserve ends junior Dan Moore and freshman Brendan Kelly to see time at defensive end against Akron.

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Experienced Zips Offense This season Akron returns eight offensive starters, including junior quarterback Chris Jacquemain.

Last year, the Zips’ rushing offense accumulated a total of only 1,534 yards after running on a little over half their total possessions.

Jaquemain completed 154 of 275 passes for a total of 1632 yards, more than the entire running game itself. While he passed for 11 touchdowns, he also threw 10 interceptions.

With four experienced offensive linemen and the arm of Jacquemain, Akron is hoping to improve their lackluster offense from 2007. Leading rusher and senior Bryan Williams made a switch to defense this year, leaving tailback Carlton Jackson as one of the main backs this year.

Jackson ran for 207 yards on 66 carries last season.

On defense, the Zips are replacing half of their starters from last year. Expect the Wisconsin defense to force turnovers, awarding the offense more time to bulldoze the inexperienced Akron defenders.

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Special Teams With Taylor Mehlhaff and Ken DeBauche gone, some big shoes are left to be filled by new kicker Phillip Welch and Ken’s little brother, Brad DeBauche.

Wisconsin was blessed with two players who could really get the ball down the field when they needed them to. Last year Taylor Melhaff only missed one extra point attempt and made 83% percent of his field goals, his long being from 51 yards out. While many fans may have taken kickoffs and punts for granted, that doesn’t mean this year’s new faces can’t get the job done.

With David Gilreath having one year under his belt as kick returner, expect him to feel a little more comfortable and confident at that spot and to make some big steps forward at the end of last season.

Gilreath finished his first season of return duties by gaining 967 yards on 42 carries and averaging 23 yards per carry. Entering his sophomore season, the New Hope, Minn., native was named a Third Team Preseason All-American kick returner by Athlon Sports.

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WISCONSIN DEFENSE VS. AKRON OFFENSE

Wisconsin’s offense clearly revolves around its running game.

The Badgers have never been afraid to pound the ball on the ground against less talented teams, and that is exactly what they will do against the Zips. An experienced offensive line and a deep running back corps should have tremendous success against Akron. The Zips may struggle defensively this year, being a team that allowed nearly 30 points per game last year and is returning only five starters. At times last season Akron’s defense imploded, allowing 48 points to an Ohio team that finished 6-6, and surrendering 39 points to a Western Michigan squad that finished last season 5-7. The Zips faced a Big Ten opponent last season in Indiana and were lit up for 41 points.

Look for the Badgers to utilize a consistent running attack from the start and put a lot of points on the board.

Akron is one of many smaller football schools using the spread formation offense. The Badgers had trouble with this type of offense in 2007, squeaking past a UNLV team that won just two games last year and allowing 31 points in a loss to Illinois. That being said, the Zips do not boast much firepower, and if the Badgers execute correctly they should be able to shut down Akron’s attack. After splitting time last season, junior quarterback Chris Jacquemain will start for the Zips. Jacquemain had one solid game last season against Western Michigan, in which he passed for four touchdowns and 389 yards. But other than that the junior failed to eclipse the 250 yard mark in any of his games and threw at least one interception in his final seven contests last season. The Badgers’ line should get pressure on Jacquemain, who is not a running quarterback, and force some errant throws.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Advantage: Wisconsin

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For a team that finished sixth out of seven schools in the MAC East standings last season, the Zips have an excellent special teams unit. Senior defensive back Bryan Williams averaged 31.9 yards per kickoff return last season, which was top in the MAC. Williams also returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown last year.

Senior wide receiver Andre Jones handled punt returns last season and averaged 14.5 yards per return, also best in the MAC. In fact, Jones was the only punt returner to crack a double digit average on returns. Jones will also line up for kickoff returns alongside Williams, creating a lethal special teams duo. Because of Williams and Jones, Akron was the only team to have a player in the top 15 in kickoff returns and punt returns in the nation last season, showing how special the two really are. For the Badgers, sophomore David Gilreath opened some eyes in his freshman season, averaging over 23 yards per kickoff return and 14 yards per punt return. But if Wisconsin can minimize the return game of Akron and break even in special teams, they should consider themselves successful.

Bret Bielema begins his third season at the helm for Wisconsin with some impressive numbers. Bielema is 21-5 after two seasons with the Badgers. Although Bielema has only been in charge for two seasons, the head coach has yet to lose a home game, a regular season non-conference game or a season opener. In fact, Bielema has been dominant in both his season openers as a coach, winning each contest by 21 points. This shows the 38-year-old coach knows how to get his players ready to start a season.

J.D. Brookhart is starting his fifth season with Akron. Like Bielema, Brookhart’s current squad is the only one he has coached. In 2005 Brookhart led Akron to their only ever MAC Championship. But the Zips seem to be on their way down after winning five games in 2006 and four games in 2007. Bielema’s undefeated record at Camp Randall speaks for itself, and it is not likely it will be broken against Akron.

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Advantage: Wisconsin —Compiled by Scott Kellogg

gameday projected winner: The last time these teams played...

It was the 2003 season. Wisconsin led by only three points with 6:42 left in the fourth quarter when quarterback Jim Sorgi completed a 99yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lee Evans. Safety Jim Leonhard intercepted a pass on Akron’s next drive, and running back Dwayne Smith put the game away with a 34-yard touchdown run, leaving the final score of 38-21.

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The No. 18-ranked Badgers avoided the huge upset thanks to the outrageous performances of Lee Evans and running back Anthony Davis.

Evans posted 214 of the Badgers’ 281 yards through the air while scoring two touchdowns as Davis ran for 247 yards and three touchdowns.

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Bielema’s approach allows team to resist the hype MATT FOX the fox hole

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elative to many of his other Big Ten counterparts, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema has fairly little experience.

Still, Bielema has already given Badger fans a great sense of what mental approach the Badgers need in order to maintain success. One of these elements is Bielema’s unquestioned focus on a game-to-game basis, taking things one step at a time. Over time, UW’s campus has become almost too familiar with Bielema’s “1-0” philosophy.

Over time, UW’s campus has become almost too familiar with Bielema’s “1-0” philosophy.

Bielema and his team are able to incorporate this philosophy into practically every discussion with the media. And after a while, people inevitably get irritated. In fact, it has become somewhat of a joke around campus as to how overused this phrase has become.

But after Wisconsin’s 21-17 Outback Bowl loss to Tennessee, a season of spring football and an entire summer for me to think about Wisconsin’s incoming squad for the 2008 season, there’s one thing I can’t deny. Plain and simple, the “1-0” philosophy just makes a whole lot of sense.

If you’re a fan of college sports or just this campus in general, it’s important to be grateful and remember how few schools have such a historic, rich tradition in football. Most college-age individuals in this country haven’t even been to a college football game let alone attended college football

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The Badgers need no reminder of how treacherous games against small schools and teams with poor records can be. In 2007, Wisconsin narrowly escaped matchups with the Citadel and Minnesota, giving up 65 points in the two games. The 1-0 approach emphasizes that looking forward to bigger games down the road often results in losing the ‘smaller’ game at hand. games regularly—a cornerstone for social life and the full college experience.

Heading into Camp Randall Stadium on a Saturday morning with your best friends, everyone enjoying delicious dogs and brats, cheering hard for the Badgers with about 80,000 other devoted fans—it just doesn’t get any better than that.

But the intensity of that culture also brings huge expectations at the beginning of each season. The stakes are high, as UW makes a large profit off each football game. The entire staff puts in tremendous effort in continuing to assemble a cohesive unit, one that can compete with some of the best football programs in the nation. Everyone expects the Badgers to play at a high level, but this is never easy in today’s competitive college football landscape.

It doesn’t help that the media coverage of college football and athletics in general is practically unlim-

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You can bet Bret Bielema loses as much sleep over the Zips as he does over the Lions, Wolverines and Buckeyes.

ited. When networks like ESPN offer season previews months before the season even begins, it’s difficult for the common fan to stay grounded and realize how much can change over time.

At the top of this hierarchy are the predictions and rankings of where teams will finish. Everyone wants to have a feeling or expectation of their upcoming season, but is it really necessary to put so much emphasis on it?

When a team obtains a No. 1 preseason ranking heading into the season, would anything less than an appearance in the BCS championship seem like a failure? Everyone loves a team that overachieves, but a team that underachieves is not appreciated.

The joy of watching college football lies in the experience of seeing how things play out, keeping in mind that anything can happen.

With some of the biggest upsets in college football history taking place last year (Michigan-Appalachian State, Stanford-USC), who is to say that we won’t see events like that unfold again?

Badger fans have plenty of reasons to be excited for this upcoming season. Fifteen players who started in 2007 will do so again this year, including key playmakers on both sides of the ball.

Their schedule is not only quite competitive but should provide some quality entertainment, highlighted by back-to-back night games at home against Ohio State and Penn State.

There has been plenty of talk about this being the year the Badgers reenter as a participant in a BCS Bowl, their first appearance since UW’s 2000 Rose Bowl win over Stanford.

But again, there’s just so much that can happen before January. If the Badgers take their less-established opponents lightly, it will lead to negative consequences. In a world of so many predictions and preseason hype, the only ones truly in control of their own fate are the Badgers themselves.

So before you go jinxing the Badgers and book your flight to Pasadena, Ca., for this year’s Rose Bowl, you might want to take Coach Bielema’s “1-0” philosophy a little more seriously. This season only happens once, enjoy the ride.

If you think the Badgers shouldn’t worry about small stuff like Akron, e-mail Matt at mfox2@wisc.edu.

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(24) Alabama vs. (9) Clemson, 7 p.m.

(20) Illinois vs. (6) Missouri, 7 p.m.

By David Heller GAMEDAY

It’s almost guaranteed that the top 25 will feature a wild number of risers, fallers, unexpected arrivals and vanishing acts from week to week, but you can count on these five matchups to carry significant implications on where everyone lands at the season’s ending.

AP TOP 25

In the best non-conference matchup this year, Ohio State travels to Los Angeles to face Southern Cal. The Associated Press preseason poll puts Ohio State at No. 2 and USC at No. 3, while the USA Today poll has the opposite, suggesting an evenly matched game that will create an early favorite for the national championship.

The Buckeyes come in boasting one of the most talented rosters in the nation featuring All-Americans junior running back Chris Wells, senior linebacker James Laurinaitis, senior cornerback Malcolm Jenkins and senior offensive tackle Alex Boone. In addition, the Buckeyes have a massive and experienced offensive line and a sound passing attack featuring senior quarterback Todd Boeckman and wide receivers senior Brian Robiskie and junior Brian Hartline.

USC has its own stable of celebrated players, including defensive stars senior linebacker Rey Maualuga and junior safety Taylor Mays, who team up with a well-rounded defense that littered the All Pac-10 list last season. The question mark for the Trojans is whether they can get their passing game back on track after junior quarterback Mark Sanchez injured his knee in the preseason and Mackey award winning tight end Fred Davis graduated.

In last year’s Rose Bowl, USC made quick work of an Illinois squad that defeated the then No. 1 Buckeyes in Columbus. If Ohio State’s defense can prevent the big play and the offense doesn’t turn the ball over, the Buckeyes could walk out of Los Angeles with a victory and the top ranking.

USA TODAY/COACHES

1. Georgia (22) 1,438 2. USC (14) 1,430 3. Ohio State (14) 1,392 4. Oklahoma (3) 1,329 5. Florida (5) 1,293 6. LSU (3) 1,163 7. Missouri 1,143 8. West Virginia 1,008 9. Clemson 999 10. Texas 979 11. Auburn 888 12. Wisconsin 747 13. Kansas 714 14. Texas Tech 644 15. Virginia Tech 568 16. Arizona State 560 17. Brigham Young 547 18. Tennessee 506 19. Illinois 422 20. Oregon 399 21. South Florida 350 22. Penn State 313 23. Wake Forest 203 24. Michigan 112 25. Fresno State 91

Others receiving votes: Alabama 83, South Carolina 64, Utah 60, Rutgers 53, Florida State 53, Boston College 47, California 41, Pittsburgh 34. Boise State 25, Oregon State 23, Nebraska 17, Cincinnati 13, Virginia 12, Connecticut 9, Michigan State 9, Mississippi State 6, Kentucky 5, Notre Dame 5, TCU 5, Maryland 4, Texas A&M 3, UCLA 3, North Carolina 3, Louisville 2, Georgia Tech 2, UCF 2, Tulsa 1, Oklahoma State 1, Arizona 1, Colorado 1

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With five key frays, the ranks shall shake

SEPT. 13: OHIO STATE AT USC

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 84, Fresno State 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida State 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan State 21, Boise State 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon State 5, Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1.

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NATIONAL OUTLOOK

PRESEASON POLLS 1. Georgia (22) 1,528 2. Ohio State (21) 1,506 3. USC (12) 1,490 4. Oklahoma (4) 1,444 5. Florida (6) 1,415 6. Missouri 1,266 7. LSU 1,135 8. West Virginia 1,116 9. Clemson 1,105 10. Auburn 968 11. Texas 966 12. Texas Tech 786 13. Wisconsin 771 14. Kansas 707 15. Arizona State 631 16. Brigham Young 590 17. Virginia Tech 578 18. Tennessee 509 19. South Florida 496 20. Illinois 483 21. Oregon 366 22. Penn State 293 23. Wake Forest 227 24. Alabama 89 25. Pittsburgh 85

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After single-handedly outscoring the Badgers in last year’s game, Chris Wells is enemy #1 on a loaded Buckeyes roster. to 37 yards. Don’t expect the same numbers this year since Hill is back and redshirt freshman John Clay will help provide a one-two power punch.

Badger fans, circle Oct. 4, cross your fingers and hope the Badgers go 1-0.

NOV. 22: TEXAS TECH AT OKLAHOMA

outrageous numbers through the air, often connecting with star sophomore wide receiver Michael Crabtree. The Texas Tech offense is an unorthodox version of the spread that nullifies any athletic advantage a defense would have. The Sooners have to stay disciplined on defense to nullify Tech’s schematic advantage.

White is the lightning-quick sophomore Noel Devine at running back.

If Pitt sticks to their 2007 game plan and manages to shut down the fast paced West Virginia attack, they may be able to sneak out of 2008 undefeated. But without homefield advantage like last year, a victory by the Panthers will be that much tougher.

NOV. 28 - PITTSBURGH AT WEST VIRGINIA

NOV. 1: FLORIDA VS. GEORGIA

OCT. 4: OHIO STATE AT WISCONSIN As far as Badger fans are concerned, this is “The Game.” The scenario of a night game in Camp Randall against Ohio State immediately conjures images of the 2003 game where the Badgers overcame steep odds to dismount the previously undefeated Buckeyes under the lights in Madison.

The Buckeyes are a perennial contender for the national championship, while the Badgers are looking to break through the glass ceiling blocking them from Pasadena. If Ohio State manages to beat USC Sept. 13, expect them to be No. 1 in the nation, making the caliber of this game the highest Madison has seen in the last four years.

A banged up Badgers squad gave the Buckeyes a scare last year in Columbus, and there is good reason to believe the Buckeyes will pay for their previous victory. UW returns four of its five starters along the offensive line, with promising sophomore John Moffitt stepping in at center.

Last year, the Buckeyes gashed the Wisconsin offensive line for 10 sacks, including four from now departed defensive end Vernon Gholston, while holding the PJ Hill-less running game

There’s almost a whole season between now and this Big 12 matchup, but the outcome of this game could determine who goes to the national championship game in Miami. Texas Tech gets in-state rival Texas at home and a difficult away match against a ranked Kansas squad before squaring off against the Sooners. Meanwhile, Oklahoma faces Texas in the Red River Shootout and Kansas at home.

Last year, Tech turned out a shocking victory against the Sooners, ending their national title hopes. This year, Oklahoma craves revenge and has the offensive firepower to do so.

Sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford made a huge splash last year, throwing for over 3000 yards, 36 touchdowns and only eight interceptions. Bradford was knocked out of last year’s matchup against Texas Tech early in the game, leading the Oklahoma offense to stall until the fourth quarter. This year, Bradford should be able to find holes in Tech’s defense, which was rated 49th in the nation last year.

Any weaknesses of the Red Raider defense are offset by the nation’s most productive offense. Senior quarterback Graham Harrell consistently put up

The “Backyard Brawl” carries more weight this year than in previous years, as both teams should be in contention for the Big East title and a BCS bowl. Last year, West Virginia was in cruise control to New Orleans until the Panthers had different plans and knocked the Mountaineers out of national championship contention.

This year, Pitt brings a strong squad to the rivalry while both teams benefit from soft schedules with only one ranked opponent apiece before the brawl, lending to the likelihood that both teams will come to the game with one loss or less.

Pitt brings stud sophomore running back LeSean McCoy and a veteran offensive line to the match, putting West Virginia’s 3-3-5 defense to the test. McCoy raced for 148 yards in the upset victory last year.

Even though West Virginia lost running back Steve Slaton to the NFL last year, senior quarterback Pat White, the leading passer and rusher for the Mountaineers last year, is entrenched in the Heisman conversation. Flanking

This year’s version of the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” will feature more stars than the Milky Way and one of the more bitter rivalries in the Southeastern Conference. Florida is still sour from last year’s loss, especially after the entire Georgia team stormed the field to celebrate a mid-game touchdown.

Georgia’s sophomore sensation running back Knowshon Moreno is still cleaning the dirt out of his cleats from his 188 yard romp in last year’s victory over the Gators, and comes into this season as a Heisman favorite.

Florida’s 2007 Heisman Trophy winner junior quarterback Tim Tebow and junior receiver Percy Harvin form the foundation of coach Urban Meyer’s complex, trick-filled spread offense.

This game doesn’t necessarily have an impact on the national scene since the strength of schedule amongst SEC teams makes any single loss almost irrelevant; however, Georgia is the preseason favorite to win the national championship, so any match up with them and a top team in conference is a big deal.

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