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Monday, September 22, 2008

World Stem Cell Summit kicks off in Madison

By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

Stem-cell researchers, advocates and industry leaders will flock to Madison Sept. 22-23 for the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit, an event to inform the public of new developments in stem-cell research.

The Genetics Policy Institute, the University of Wisconsin Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, and the WiCell Research Institute are hosting the summit, which is being held at the Alliant Energy Center and is expected to attract over 1,000 advocates.

“In many ways, they are really coming home to where it all started, to Madison and to Wisconsin, which is the birthplace of stem-cell research,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement.

Madison is considered a leading city in stem-cell research, and last November UW-Madison biologist James Thomson discovered a major breakthrough when he found a way to make skin cells function like human embryonic stem cells.

Thomson, Doyle and UWMadison law professor Alta Charo will give keynote presentations during the summit.

Stem-cell patent challenged Consumer Watchdog, formerly known as the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, and the Public Patent Foundation filed an appeal with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Friday against its decision to uphold a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation stemcell patent.

The patent and two others held

by WARF had been reviewed and upheld by the patent office earlier this year after the two groups challenged them in 2006. Two of the three patents—all based on Thomson’s research—could not be appealed.

The appeal states that the patent office made two errors of law in approving the patent, holding too high of standards in its review.

—Amanda Hoffstrom contributed to this report.

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Howard Schweber, a UW-Madison political science professor, presents his keynote address at Peace Day.

UW professor speaks at first campus Peace Day

By Alyssa Connolly THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison students, faculty and community members gathered in Library Mall Sunday for the first Peace Day @ UW, a day which coincides with the worldwide International Day of Peace.

The international Peace Day was first recognized in 2001, when the United Nations declared Sept. 21 a day of non-violence and worldwide ceasefire.

While interning this summer at the United Nations, UW-Madison senior Todd Brogan saw documentary filmmaker Jeremy Gilley’s film “Peace One Day” and said he had to do something.

Brogan, working with several other student groups, eventually orga-

nized Peace Day @ UW. Brogan began Sunday’s event with an introduction and encouraged attendees to think about those who have died in conflict worldwide with a moment of silence.

Earlier this month, student organizations voted UW-Madison political science professor Howard Schweber the keynote speaker for event.

During his address, Schweber said UW-Madison’s Peace Day is just the start of creating worldwide peace.

“A peace worth having has costs … they may be of wealth or of blood … or a willingness to let go of our past grievances,” he said.

Schweber encouraged people to think about their own mentality toward peace and what they could give up to achieve it on a global scale.

“We need to challenge our perceptions of self, what we think defines us,” Brogan said.

Peace Day @ UW appealed to a wide variety of people, with attendees varying in religion, political view and ethnicity. Brogan said he was most proud of the diverse attendance.

“The whole point of the day was to say that we have Democrats, Republicans, we have Jews, Christians and Muslims, we have all kinds of people … so we got that,” Brogan said.

At the event, Brogan asked attendees to text “Peace” to a specified number along with a message for world political leaders. He said messages would be distributed at the opening of the General Assembly at the United Nations Tuesday.

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Maya Banks, 12, of Madison, plays with bubbles and enjoys a smoothie at the 31st annual Willy Street Fair Sunday. The two-day event featured seven stages of music and entertainment, over 150 vendors selling food and beverages, arts and crafts, a raffle with over 200 prizes and a parade.

Students caught in Sellery Hall elevator Several students were stuck in a Sellery Hall elevator for over 30 minutes Sunday night, according to dorm employees.

UWPD and Madison Fire Department officials arrived at the scene shortly after the students realized they were trapped.

Front desk services said students got caught around 8:30 p.m. and did not get released from the elevator until 9 p.m. The elevator was shut off completely at 8:45 p.m. to successfully retrieve the students.

One student in the dorm, who asked not to be named, said she expe-

rienced elevator mechanical problems a few days ago.

“I tried to key up to the third floor and the elevator did not stop, it continued all the way up until the top floor,” the student said.

Christa Edwards, a Sellery Hall resident assistant, said there have been elevator problems in the past and the dorm had cables replaced last week.

In the University Housing contract, students are prohibited from tampering with the elevators and are asked not to dump water in the elevator or force doors open because it can cause permanent damage to the equipment.

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A social networking website launched last week aims to connect college students around the world— not through wall posts and photos but through uploaded class notes.

Knetwit, the creation of former Babson College fraternity brothers Ben Wald and Tyler Jenks, encourages college students to upload and share study materials for money.

The idea garnered Wald and Jenks a finalist spot in the 2008 BusinessWeek list of America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs.

According to the website, Knetwit allows college students and teachers around the world to share notes, ideas, issues and other content from their education.

UW-Madison senior Samantha Gould, who works as a marketing representative for the site, said Knetwit is similar to other networking databases students already use.

“It is similar to Facebook, only it has an academic twist to it,” she said. “It has the whole networking aspect where people can contact one another.”

Gould said she thinks the website reinforces good study habits and helps teach new ways to take notes.

“I’m guilty of going to class, bringing my computer, surfing the web and not paying attention to the notes,” she said. “So I definitely think it’ll encourage people to go to class, take notes and share what they’re getting.”

Noah Simon, a member of Wald and Jenks’ 22-employee business, said he thinks teachers should not worry about students relying on Knetwit to get by. “[The website] is simply a supplement for students’ work … It in no way replaces going to class,” Simon said.

The website encourages students to participate in note-taking

by offering to pay those who post their notes.

Knetwit pays students based on the number of file downloads they receive. Each student’s profile contains a User Statistics section, allowing other members to view the downloaded file levels.

According to Simon, producers use “Koins” as a form of currency to pay students. Every time a member views a downloaded file, the author receives a Koin. All Koins can be redeemed for cash via PayPal, a website students can use without exposing their credit card number.

In addition, students can also visit the company store online and purchase items like speakers, shirts, iPods and televisions using their Koins.

“It’s kind of like a reward system where you’re not only rewarded for going to class but you’re rewardknetwit page 3

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

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woke up this morning feeling productive. I made a delicious breakfast (Fruit Loops), went for a morning run (made it to the corner today, whoo!) and did several hours of extensive research for future columns—three hours of cartoons and a bowl of ice cream.

But now it came time to do something really useful. The interior door handle of my car had been coming loose, and rather than have someone intelligent look at it, I decided to fix it myself. So I went out with my little bottle of Super Glue and went to work.

I was holding the handle in place to dry and felt pretty proud of myself.

Now I would treat my car to a good wash, wax and vacuum before taking her out for a night on the town. But that was before I tried to stand up.

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I had glued myself to my car. I hadn’t realized it while I was holding the door handle in place, but the glue had smeared all over my hand, and I was now stuck with my hand tightly clenched around the handle and would be for the next several hours.

My brother was the only other person home. After several minutes of screaming, he finally came out to “help.” But being the little darling he is, he spent the first 10 minutes lying on the ground laughing, another 15 searching for a camera and yet another five making sure there was enough photographic evidence that this little escapade would never be forgotten.

He patted my head lovingly and said, “Only you, dear sister, only you.” Then he left for his girlfriend’s house.

But before leaving, he set a bottle of fingernail polish remover—which will take Super Glue right off your skin—just out of reach. He also left my laptop, because even for a little jackass who can’t type, he knows a good column in the making.

So here I sit, typing away, all the while trying to reach the bottle of

remover with my toes.

It seems far too often things happen to me that “only I” can do. I get locked out of my car and my house at the same time. I go for a paddleboat ride and the paddle breaks off, leaving me to swim a half mile to shore tugging a damn boat behind me.

And, of course, there was the night I was almost abducted by an a cappella group, but I hear that is becoming more common.

But all this reminiscing was getting my big toe no nearer to the bottle of remover. And, of course, as I am breaking sweat and most likely tearing muscles in my foot, my parents finally arrive home. And it seems, in an effort to assure the entire community that I am mentally lacking, they’ve brought home friends—including my boyfriend’s parents.

My face red with embarrassment and all their faces red from laughter, my dad was finally gracious enough to roll the bottle within my grasp. Never have I scrubbed my hands so hard. I ran inside and hid in my room. Even the powerful fumes of nail polish remover didn’t

make me feel any better.

When I finally crawled from my room for dinner, my family sat around the table with giggles barely suppressed.

I stared hard at my plate, knowing it was only a matter of time before someone said something. Things were going OK, and my brother asked me to pass the potatoes. I did, and with a big, stupid grin he said, “Gee thanks, Meg, you’re super.”

I threw down my utensils. If they were going to make jokes, they could at least make good ones. I ran outside to hop in my car; if I couldn’t have a peaceful meal at home, I would just go out to eat. I slammed the door, and the door handle that had held me captive all day fell off into my lap. I stared for a moment, and then slammed my head onto the steering wheel. Even the loud HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK could not drown out the laughter from the house.

If you ever have incredibly stupid things happen to you but are smarter than Megan and don’t share them with the entire student body, e-mail her at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

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UW School of Pharmacy raises money at benefit to honor Nickel UW-Madison pharmacy students and faculty held a benefit Friday in honor of student Adam Nickel, who died unexpectedly in March after finishing a marathon in Arkansas.

The event raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training program, in which Nickel, a third-year pharmacy student, was involved with.

Friends and student organizers named the event R.A.N, an acronym for “Remember Adam Nickel.”

Anne Walterman, a third-year UWMadison pharmacy student, said many students and faculty members helped with the organization.

“We had a lot of people help out with the process, it was not directly led by one or two people,” Walterman said. “I got the idea from a classmate of mine … We originally had planned to do a charity dance, but after Adam’s death we decided to raise money in his honor.”

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knetwit from page 1 ed for the quality of your notes,” Gould said.

Knetwit stands apart from other networking websites because there is no cost for a membership.

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Nickel’s team handed out training information.

Walterman said many of the members from the pharmacy student organization Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International helped lead a successful evening.

“Overall, I think it went really well; we had about 250 purchase

[event] tickets and we raised a little over $3,000,” she said.

The Pharmacy Global Health Interest Group, Phi Delta Chi, Rho Chi, Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students and the Minority Affairs Program in Pharmacy also participated in organizing the event.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Michelle Obama to speak on campus, Barack Obama to make stop in Green Bay Michelle Obama will visit Madison Monday to campaign for her husband, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and to kick off “Women’s Week of Action.”

The event will be held at 10 a.m. at the GAR Memorial Park at Camp Randall. Doors will open at 9 a.m.

“Women’s Week of Action” is part of the national campaign, “Women for the Change We Need,” which highlights Barack Obama’s stance on issues that

would affect women and families.

Michelle Obama will also make a stop in West Allis, Wis., and hold a roundtable discussion in Wausau, Wis., Monday.

Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign in Wisconsin Monday as well, hosting a rally at noon in Green Bay. Monday will mark Michelle’s first visit to Wisconsin since the February primaries and her husband’s third visit to the state in the past month.

Wisconsin Democrats ask Van Hollen to make communication records public NICK KOGOS/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Pharmacy school students and faculty dance at a benefit Friday night in honor of deceased third-year student Adam Nickel. work that you already have to do,” Gould said.

Simon said the main goal of the website is to create another learning environment where students can network and use each other as resources.

“Not only can you look up dif-

ferent notes from people at your college, but you can also look up notes from any college in the entire country,” he said. “Basically, we’re there to help students and make studying a lot easier and faster.”

For more information and notetaking tips, visit www.knetwit.com.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin sent a letter to Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Friday calling for the release of any records of communication between the state Department of Justice and outside sources relating to his recent lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board.

The letter was in response to a Republican lawyer, Christopher Morhman, saying Thursday he had discussed his concerns about voter registration checks with the state DOJ before Van Hollen sued

over the issue Sept. 10.

Morhman told the Wisconsin State Journal he did not speak directly to Van Hollen over the matter and did not release the names of the lawyers he talked to.

He said he contacted the justice department because the GAB was ignoring its legal responsibilities.

According to a statement, the DPW will push its motion to become a party to the lawsuit if Van Hollen does not provide copies of the communication records.

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smoking ban a plus, expand it to state

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cross the country, 24 states—including Wisconsin’s neighbors Illinois and Minnesota—have passed statewide smoking bans.

Wisconsin, on the other hand, has failed to pass a similar statewide ban every year since 2003. On Thursday, the Dane County Board voted in favor of a county-wide smoking ban, placing greater pressure on state lawmakers to realize the pressing need for a uniform, statewide ban on public smoking.

Passing with a 21-14, the ordinance, which is similar to the smoking ban passed in Madison in 2004, will prohibit smoking in workplaces, bars and restaurants in all unincorporated parts of Dane County.

Additionally, the new ordinance bans smoking within 15 feet of any establishment’s smoke-free entrance or windows. The ban will take effect Aug. 15, 2009.

This editorial board previously endorsed passing a statewide smoking ban because of the deleterious consequences of exposure to secondhand smoke, as well as studies revealing that variances in smoking bans enforced by individual municipalities lead to greater drunk driving fatalities. Although still a far cry from statewide enforcement, a uniform ban with jurisdiction across an entire

county gives greater support to those in favor of enacting a statewide ban.

According to Smoke Free Wisconsin, secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the country, killing approximately 53,000 people each year.

Furthermore, Sup. Carousel Bayrd of Madison told The Capital Times that 73 percent of deaths related to secondhand smoke are a result of workplace exposure. Bayrd also noted that working in bars and restaurants as bartenders or wait-staff members is one of the three fastest-growing occupations Wisconsin, employing students and stay-at-home parents because of the flexible hours it offers.

Enacting this smoking ban is conducive to a healthy working environment for everyone in Dane County, and it ensures that workers in Dane County are not unfairly exposed to harmful carcinogens.

Passing this ordinance is a big plus for the state of Wisconsin, but it’s only a small step. Nonsmokers should not have to submit themselves to the dangers of secondhand smoke simply because lawmakers have been unable to agree on legislation in support of a statewide smoking ban. The state legislature must get serious about the health of its residents and pass a uniform, statewide smoking ban.

Drug disposal methods must be state-regulated RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

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ecently, the Associated Press released a commentary on the dangers hospitals, nursing homes and other medical institutions pose in terms of their unused pharmaceutical drugs. More often than not, these drugs are either flushed down a toilet or tossed carelessly into the sink to be washed away.

This water, after purification and cleansing, eventually comes back to our faucets. However, traces of those drugs may still remain, and trace amounts can easily enter our bodies and bloodstream the next time we take a drink of water.

To prevent further contamination, tighter waste disposal regulations on medical institutions need to be imposed to avoid the contamination of not only the environment, but also our own drinking water. Although the problem affects the entire nation and many parts of the world, monitoring drug disposal methods needs to begin at the state level. The Wisconsin state government needs to step in, take control of the situation and begin drawing out a regulatory plan to prevent the pollution of our lakes, rivers and water supply

by pharmaceutical and medical waste.

Although extremely diluted amounts of certain drugs can have several adverse effects on aquatic wildlife, such as fish and frogs, researchers have also shown that they can be dangerous to humans as well. Allowing water contamination on this level to continue is wrong, and the government has an obligation to put a stop to it. Although the Drug Enforcement Administration and Environmental Protection Agency both have guidelines suggesting proper disposal methods, but few of the aforementioned hospitals, nursing homes and other establishments follow these guidelines.

Why? Because nobody is monitoring these institutions. This is precisely where the government needs to step in.

Contaminating the environment with our drugs is senseless considering how easy it is to dispose of them in safer ways.

So what can the government do? First, it could learn a thing or two from the hospitals following the rules. Take, for example, the UW Hospital, which has had a drug disposal system set up for

the past five years. According to David Musa, the assistant director of pharmacy at UW Hospital, they have a very simple method of disposing of medical waste that also minimizes the amount actually ending up in the sewer system.

Basically, the hospital keeps color-coded bins in all patient care areas, with each colored bin representing a different type of trash, such as pharmaceutical, chemical, etc. Nurses and hospital staff are also trained and kept up-to-date through yearly orientation on proper disposal methods for all types of medical waste.

This disposal method keeps the majority of potential contaminants out of the sewer, but unfortunately, no system is perfect, and UW Hospital is still is forced to put its narcotics into the sewer system. They have to, however, because disposing the narcotics in bins would make them a target for theft. The drugs that do end up in the sewer, though, are not considered a threat to the environment by the EPA. A simple disposal plan to minimize what actually gets into the environment—and consequently our water supply—could easily be instituted by other medical establishments, and the state should monitor this. Wisconsin itself has over 200 hospitals, not to mention numerous nursing homes, veterinary clinics and other institutes that generate medical waste. Since each state is already in charge of governing its natural resources and ensuring that its environment stays clean, an extension of its Department of Natural Resources, or synonymous state branch, should monitor the waste generated by hospitals and the like. By screening the waste exiting each medical facility, government officials can ensure that only very low levels of medical waste actually enter the environment.

Contaminating the environment with our drugs is senseless, especially considering how easy it is to dispose of them in cleaner and safer ways. We need to ensure that hospitals and other medical institutes discontinue this pollution, and the only way to do that is to get our state government involved. By punishing those establishments that disregard the state’s drug disposal standards and who fail to minimize their pollution of lakes and rivers, we can assure that not only is our environment cleaner, but also that our water supply is uncontaminated and safe to drink.

Ryan Dashek is a junior majoring in biology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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UW grad, new film explore political apathy

By Claire Wiese THE DAILY CARDINAL

With the presidential election looming, UW-Madison, like the rest of the country, is in a time of heated political turmoil. Monday, a campus group called Project Youthanize is hoping to encourage discussion and political awareness in Madison with the premier screening of its documentary, “Youthanized,” at the Memorial Union Play Circle.

Project Youthanize, spearheaded by a small group of concerned Madisonians, has set out to discuss whether Generation Y is uniquely apathetic to the political process.

“By the nature of this subject, this is an inherently progressive film.”

Mark Korshak director ‘Youthanized’

The Project Youthanize crew, composed primarily of UW students, interviewed many notable political players for “Youthanized,” including former Chancellor John Wiley, former MTV News correspondent Gideon Yago, former “Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” producer Ben Karlin and many politically involved students on campus.

Mark Korshak, a recent UW grad, is the leading force behind the project.

Korshak said his idea for the project was inspired by a political science class he took as an undergrad.

“I had this thought. It didn’t quite get to the documentary yet, but it was like, ‘This is worth exploring,’” Korshak said.

The next step was deciding just what to do. Korshak said the answer came to him while comparing today’s students to those in Madison from the politicized 1960s. “I just thought to myself, ‘well, why don’t I make a documentary about this and kind of do a comparison?’”

Korshak hopes to spark conversation between students and staff on what issues concern Generation Y and how those issues compare to historic generations.

“It’s history,” Korshak said. “You’re learning about what went on here in the ’60s. It’s not an election piece, really. It’s really on the issues.” He later added, “By the nature of this subject, this is an inherently progressive film.”

The documentary, since its inception, has grown into something much larger. What started out as a documentary has morphed into a miniseries for the WisconsinEYE network. It has become a movement, according to Korshak.

Project Youthanize, Korshak said, is essentially a call to action for all of the non-politically minded at UW, a major challenge for such a large, diverse campus. Still, Korshak is determined to reach students who don’t have the time to get involved or interested in politics.

“We don’t want to preach to the choir here ... We want to kind of be the place of information for kids who haven’t been interested in the past,” Korshak said.

According to Korshak, the overall message of “Youthanize” will differ depending on the audience.

“You’re going to run into a group of people who are going to say this is calling people to action or whatever, but I don’t see it that way,” he said. “I really see it as being something positive.”

A discussion of the documentary’s themes will follow the screening Monday. Project Youthanized will also host three presidential debates this month in Memorial Union—starting Sept. 26—to coincide with the nationally televised debates.

‘Youthanized’ where: Memorial Union Play Circle Theatre when: 7 p.m. cost: Free

PHOTO COURTESY MARK KORSHAK

UW grad Mark Korshak hopes to ignite meaningful political discussion when he screens “Youthanized” this Monday at Memorial Union.

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Monday, September 22, 2008

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Today’s Sudoku

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

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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com YOU ARE HERE ACROSS 1 Like cotton candy 5 Edith Evans or Edna Everage 9 Bagel purveyors 14 “Not to mention ...”

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Badgers go 2-1 to close nonconference play

By Andrew Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL

MILWAUKEE—The final weekend in this year’s non-conference schedule yielded mixed results for the No. 13 Wisconsin volleyball team (10-2), as the Badgers finished the Marquette Cheese Bowl tournament with two wins and a loss. After fighting to earn a 25-21, 25-14, 23-25, 25-18 victory over American University (5-6), Wisconsin fell in a 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 16-25, 1315 battle with Oregon State before turning things around Sunday with a 25-23, 25-23, 25-15 sweep of Marquette.

In Saturday afternoon’s match with American, the Badgers put forth a well-rounded assault on both sides of the ball, hitting .371 as a team and putting up 18.5 blocks.

Senior middle blocker Audra Jeffers was the star of the match, recording 11 kills and a career-high 13 blocks for her first double-double as a Badger. Junior right-side hitter Katherine Dykstra and junior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner also had field days, each throwing down

11 kills of their own. Senior outside hitter Rubena Sukaj kept things close for the Eagles, contributing five kills and two service aces in the third en route to their only set win, but was ultimately contained by the Badger defense, finishing with 16 kills on 47 attempts and committing 12 errors.

“I’m glad we got the win,” UW head coach Pete Waite said. “We were hoping to get it done in three, but that’s something we have to learn as a team is to close teams out and play stronger in the third to finish things off so they don’t gain momentum back.

“But our blocking game was fantastic—18.5 blocks as opposed to two from American, it was fantastic.

I think that kind of got in the heads of their hitters, and that’s why their hitting percentages were down.”

Wisconsin’s sole defeat over the weekend was at the hands of Oregon State, led primarily by sophomore outside hitter Jill Sawatzky and junior outside hitter Rachel Rourke.

The two combined for 46 kills and 54.5 points, creating a headache for Waite’s defense.

Though the Badgers outdug the Beavers 55-52, they were outdone on blocks 11-9 and on service aces 6-2. The Badgers particularly struggled from the service line, where they committed 15 errors on the

night, including two in the last five points of the final set. Solid offensive efforts by Dolgner, Jeffers, Dykstra and sophomore outside hitter Allison Wack were not enough to counteract the Oregon State assault, as the four combined for just as many points as Sawatzky and Rourke alone.

“I think part of it is our serving has to keep them out of system more, which means the setter [would have] less options,” Waite said of the loss. “But Rourke, when she gets rolling, she’s hitting over the top of the block to the deep end line, and it’s very hard to cover ... we were trying to shift our block and shift our defense, but she was making some great plays.”

The Badgers regrouped to win their final match of the weekend in good form. After an unnerving 0-4 start to the first set, Wisconsin gathered momentum with two service aces by freshman setter/outside hitter Janelle Gabrielsen.

Though the Golden Eagles stayed in it during the first two sets, Wisconsin had the upper hand during the match in blocks, kills, digs and serving—an area that needed much improvement from the previous night. Dolgner led the offensive effort on the afternoon, throwing down 12 kills, while Dykstra provided the biggest defensive presence

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Sophomore outside hitter Allison Wack accrued 17 kills and 20 digs over the weekend in the Badgers’ final three non-conference matches. by putting up five blocks. Combined with only four errors and seven aces, Wisconsin turned around its serving woes and put together a complete game to finish the tournament.

“It felt really good to get the win because this is the kind of match that makes me nervous,” Waite said. “We really wanted to come in here and play strong after a long match last night. It wasn’t

easy, but they showed a lot of resilience coming back.”

With the non-conference tournaments now in the rear-view mirror, Wisconsin will focus its energies on Big Ten play this weekend. The team will head to Iowa on Friday to take on the Hawkeyes (8-4) before traveling north to Minneapolis to do battle with No. 8 Minnesota (10-2) Saturday.

Women’s soccer scores seven over weekend, stays perfect at home

By Emily Hendricks THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s soccer team took advantage of its last two non-conference games this weekend at the McClimon Soccer Complex,

defeating Pepperdine and Nevada to put the team at 6-2-1 heading into Big Ten conference play.

The team entered the weekend coming off a less-than-satisfying performance the previous weekend

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Freshman Meghan Flannery battles for the ball against Nevada.

She scored one of UW’s four goals against the Wolf Pack.

in Boston, where it lost 1-0 to Boston University and tied Harvard 1-1—both games in which the Badgers felt they should have come out on top. “[The games] should have been both wins, and I think we were a little disappointed with our play,” senior goalkeeper Jamie Klages said.

In Friday’s game against the Pepperdine Waves, the Badgers capitalized on their opportunities, with two of the three goals originating from penalties against the Waves.

Wisconsin’s first goal came in the 16th minute off a free kick by sophomore defender Taryn Francel to senior midfielder/forward Sheri Ferron. The goal by Ferron was her first of the season.

The Badgers’ second goal of the first half resulted from an attempted shot by freshman midfielder/forward Erin Jacobsen in the 34th minute.

Jacobsen’s shot ricocheted off the cross bar, landing in the penalty box where sophomore midfielder/ forward Darcy Riley scored off the rebound.

The assist marked the first of Jacobsen’s five points on the weekend, and the goal was the second of Riley’s career.

With UW up 2-0 early in the second half, Jacobsen took advantage of a penalty kick awarded in the 66th minute, putting the Badgers up 3-0. Pepperdine soon followed with its only goal of the game in the 76th minute, when senior forward Amanda Rupp scored off a breakdown of the Badger defense.

The 3-1 Badger victory dropped the Waves to 3-4-1 on the season.

Wisconsin finished out the weekend with a 4-0 win Sunday against the 0-6-1 Nevada Wolf Pack. In the first half, freshman forward Laurie Nosbusch scored off a header in the 23rd minute, her fifth goal of the season. Junior forward Stephanie Krombach and Riley were both credited with assists. Jacobsen scored the second goal of the half, assisted

by Riley, putting the Badgers up 2-0 at halftime.

The third goal was also scored

off a header, this time from freshman midfielder/forward Meghan Flannery in the 65th minute, with the assist awarded to sophomore defender Birdie Leibham.

Krombach scored her first goal of the season in the 88th minute, putting the Badgers up 4-0.

Klages stopped all three shots on goal for the shutout, giving her a total of four saves on the weekend.

Sunday’s game marked her third shutout of the season.

The Badgers will look to maintain their perfect record (4-0) at home as they gear up for the beginning of conference play against No. 23 Illinois. The Fighting Illini, now 6-3 after their win Sunday against the Washington Huskies, will be a tough test for Wisconsin.

“They are a very good team.

They are probably one of the top teams in the Big Ten, so I think it is going to be a challenging game right off the bat,” head coach Paula Wilkins said.

Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the McClimon Soccer Complex.

Badger runners undeterred by strong field and hilly terrain at Iowa State

By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

The No. 13 Wisconsin women’s cross country team showcased its strength on the hilly Iowa State course against some respectable competition Saturday, taking the top three collegiate spots and five of the top six.

Although the meet was not formally scored, Wisconsin defeated No. 23 Colorado, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Drake.

“The competition was definitely better than last week,” head coach Jim Stintzi said. “It was a pleasant surprise that we dominated as much as we did. We expected a tough fight from Colorado and Oklahoma State, and we handled that competition

fairly easily.”

Last week, the Badgers swept the top five spots for a perfect score in a more low-key meet.

“The competition was definitely better than last week ... It was a pleasant surprise that we dominated as much as we did.”

Jim Stintzi head coach UW women’s cross country

Junior Hanna Grinaker finished as Wisconsin’s top runner for the second week in a row, completing the 6,000-meter course in 21 minutes,

43 seconds. Losing to two unattached runners, Grinaker was the top collegiate finisher.

Just like last week, senior Gwen Jorgensen finished one second behind Grinaker for fourth overall in 21:44.

Freshman Ashley Beutler finished the race in 22:11 to earn fifth place as Wisconsin’s top newcomer.

Fellow freshman Caitlin Comfort took seventh in 22:20, and sophomore Leah Coyle was right on Comfort’s heels, taking eighth place with the same time.

Rounding out the top seven were senior Sarah Hurley, who took 13th in 22:38, and freshman Alyssa Beste, who ran 22:47 for 15th.

Removed from the mostly flat terrain in Madison, the Badgers got a

good hill workout.

“The Iowa State course is hillier than ours, which we’re not especially prepared for right now,” Stintzi said.

“Our team realized that we have a lot of work to do on hilly courses. It was definitely someGRINAKER thing we needed to see, and it was definitely a surprise.”

While three freshmen ran at Iowa State, five more members of Stintzi’s quality recruiting class competed at the Concordia Falcon invite in Mequon, Wis. The five freshmen took third as a team, behind Concordia and

UW-Stevens Point.

Nadya Bishton dominated the field, winning by 25 seconds over her nearest competitor. She ran the 6,000 meter course in 22:38. Jessica Dietz also placed high, finishing third in 23:17.

Megan Beers ran 24:41 for 16th place, and Kate Sanft ran 24:59 for 20th. Cara Feeney was Wisconsin’s fifth runner, completing the course in 27:08 for 57th overall.

Wisconsin will take a break from racing next week to focus on performing well at the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Penn., where a number of top-25 teams will put Wisconsin’s No. 13 rank to the test.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.