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Petition supporting Ayers includes Wis. professors By Hannah Furfaro THE DAILY CARDINAL

More than 40 people afﬁliated with Wisconsin universities and colleges have signed an online petition titled “Support Bill Ayers,” showing their support for the controversial professor’s contributions to education. Ayers, a professor of education and senior university scholar of 20 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was accused of participating in acts of terrorism during his time as a Vietnam protester in the Weather Underground, a radical leftist organization. The petition is meant to show support for Ayers’ contribution to academia, not his alleged terrorist activities, according to petition signer Matthew Knoester, a doctoral student in UWMadison’ Department of Curriculum and Instruction. “The association is about education and that’s it—it’s not about the Weather Underground or any of the

things Bill Ayers did in the 1960s and early 1970s—that assertion is very misleading,” Knoester said. As of press time, the “Support Bill Ayers” petition had received 3,247 total endorsements. The statement encourages educators and students to sign the petition to “promote critical inquiry, dialogue and debate” and speak out against the “character assassination” of Ayers. “When you see something that just is wrong, you need to stand up and say so, and in this particular case I did so by signing the statement,” said Julie Mead, a UW-Madison education professor. UW-Madison professors and students, as well as academic community members nationwide are signing the petition to promote “independent thinking,” according to the statement. “I saw this petition as a group of people who all respect Bill Ayers’ work as an educational researcher and theo-

rist and teacher, and somebody who has really contributed a lot to the ﬁeld of education,” Knoester said. Republican presidential candidate John McCain has brought up Ayers and his controversial past on the campaign trail, and his campaign has tried to show a connection between Ayers and Democratic candidate Barack Obama. “Bill Ayers has a history of questionable acts of character. Around September 11 he said he had wished he had done more acts of terror against Americans,” said Kirsten Kukowski, communications director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Kukowski said although she does not support the petition, it is important for both sides of the issue to voice their opinions about Ayers. “The point is to let the American people make up their own minds and own decisions about the issue,” Kukowski said.

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Rick Bogle, founder of the Primate Freedom Project, speaks to university members about the need for animal rights in research.

Animal rights activist criticizes UW research By Estephany Escobar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Members of the Primate Freedom Project held an educational session on animal rights for students, faculty and community members at the UW-Madison Law School Wednesday. Rick Bogle, founder of PFP and member of the board of the Alliance for Animals, was the keynote speaker for the event. Lynn Pauly, director of the Alliance for Animals, introduced Bogle as an active participant in research and protests against animal testing. “Science is telling us there are a lot of things in common between us [and animals],” Bogle said. “My question is always … at

what point do those similarities become so similar to us that … we need to recognize the rights as [we] would recognize the rights of another person.” Bogle discussed animal rights, history of primate research and the UW-Madison primate labs in the session. He also analyzed animal torture in research by explaining the procedures of animal testing. According to Bogle, in the past the UW-Madison Harry Harlow research lab used cruel methods of testing. Bogle gave recent examples of these procedures, including violations of primates page 3

Alcohol-free alternatives to take place Halloween weekend By Andrea Carlson THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Members of Hypnotiq perform as ﬁnalists at the ‘UW’s Got Talent’ competition in Mills Music Hall on Wednesday night. The competition featured everything from singing, to dancing, to more offbeat talents like juggling.

Stadium Bar under ﬁre for posting city ofﬁcials’ numbers on TV By Callie Rathburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

City ofﬁcials are complaining that some Badger fans “drunk dialed” them from the Stadium Bar Oct. 11 after the bar posted phone numbers to their outdoor big screen TV following the Penn State football game. The Stadium Bar posted city ofﬁcials’ numbers, including those of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Ald. Robbie Webber, District 5, after the game in response to city requirements that the bar must close its outdoor beer garden by 10 p.m.

“For the Penn State game we decided we would put a note on our big TV outside [saying] ‘Sorry for the inconvenience, this is due to an ordinance,’” Stadium Bar Head Manager and Operator Jim Luedtke said. “If you have a problem with the ordinance, contact these people, and we listed them.” Luedtke said the decision to put up the numbers, which came after the Ohio State game one week prior, caused customer complaints regarding the beer garden’s early close time. Although the numbers posted are

public information, the calls received as a result are being criticized. Webber said she received a number of hostile voicemails on her home phone number. “I personally think it doesn’t matter what the occasion is unless it’s an emergency or the person is a friend, it’s not OK to call me late at night,” Webber said. Joel Plant, assistant to the mayor, said Cieslewicz did not receive calls, but found the posting and calls stadium page 3

To counter alcohol consumption by students on campus during Halloween, the Wisconsin Union will provide students with alternative sources of entertainment during the Freakfest 2008. Students and faculty of various organizations contributed to organizing sober activities for those students who prefer to keep Halloween casual. “We’re looking forward to Halloween weekend … The students’ youth program here at the Wisconsin Union want to offer some alternatives to State Street,” Susan Dibbell, assistant director to the Wisconsin Union, said at a Policy Alternative Community and Education Project meeting Monday. According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department website, the Ofﬁces of the Dean of Students, Residents Life and University Health Services are

helping to provide these alternative programs. “Historically there haven’t been very many events during Halloween week because people would ﬁgure that no one is going to go because they’re all going to go downtown,” Marc Kennedy, communications director of the Wisconsin Union, said. The events provided during the designated “Shriek Week” include radioactive bowling at Union South, scary movies and ghoststory telling at Memorial Union. A haunted campus tour will be held Wednesday night. Sober campus events are not unique to Halloween. There are multiple programs on campus that encourage and provide sober activities every weekend of the year. WisChoices, a new program that aims to educate students about alcohol use, offers members the opportunity to shadow police halloween page 3

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oughly a week ago, I found myself working under deadline while sequestered in an empty classroom with a laptop, the frigid dregs of a cup of coffee, and the wish it was not 3:30 a.m. Previous generations might have described this as “burning the midnight oil,” a phrase suggesting cloistered monks hunched over papyrus scrolls by lamplight, a marked contrast from the over-caffeinated undergraduate dividing time between bathroom breaks and staring at a blank Word document. It can be easy to romanticize the all-nighter. This all-or-nothing approach to higher education may be exciting at ﬁrst, but after the initial I’m-going-to-stay-up-‘tildawn buzz wears off, the unsettling hum of ﬂuorescent lighting makes

a lousy stand-in for a dozen chanting clergyman. When I hit this point a week ago, I realized I had a choice to make and, in deﬁance of Winston Churchill, “Galaxy Quest” and yellow rubber bracelets everywhere, I gave up. I sent out a brief e-mail to my TA stating the terms of my surrender and asking for his sublime mercy, shut off my laptop and went home. Within half-an-hour, I had embraced the enemy’s ways and beliefs—in the form of pajamas, a hot shower and a comfy bed. The battle was lost and I wasn’t going to let something inconsequential like pride keep me from enjoying my slumber of attrition. Despite all the good that’s come of famous surrenders (Appomattox, Yorktown, the Berlin Wall), giving up still carries an unfortunate stigma. This attitude carries over into education, which keeps students driving forward, despite the fact we’re exhausting ourselves for neither king nor country, but instead for breadth credits and

leadership experience. Halfway through the semester, it’s easy to forget that backing down is an option. Thousands of people pack into College Library, entrench themselves in little study cubicles and prepare to make a last stand against rampaging tetracyclines, polygons and Ezra Pound. With all the negative consequences of stress, a break here and there can help save both sanity and time. I learned this lesson two years ago, after two all-nighters in one week triggered an immune system crash. Apparently, a temperature of 103 degrees halts all productivity. This was hard-won knowledge, the kind only understood while huddling in a blanket cocoon, shuddering next to a space heater for the better part of a week, distractedly muttering the chorus to “Hot Blooded.” After my fever broke, exams had to be made up and extensions granted. My scholastic zeal left me further behind than when I’d started. Even if it’s too late to get an extension or drop a class, there

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New Beer Thursday Founders Brewing Co. scotch style ale Finally, Grand Rapids, Mich., puts itself on the map. Before Founders Brewing Co., the city’s proximity to Wisconsin was all it had going for it. Now, there is a particular Scotch-style Ale by the name of Dirty Bastard that tastes as unique as its name. The label at the top of the bottle informs the drinker that the you haven’t had a taste of heaven like this since drinking your mothers breast milk, although the actual words were written in phonetic Scotch or just drunk English—it “ain’t fer the wee lads.” The beer itself packs a punch in both the flavor department and the alcohol department, and having more than one bottle is difficult on account of both factors. The beer taste has the sweetness of brown ale and the smokiness of scotch, together creating a faint taste of coffee. The sweetness kicks in first, and the bitter smokiness later. The flavor and texture of the beer is reminiscent of porter, and the thick head only supports that notion. The 8.3% abv provides just the right amount of alcohol to put the drinker to sleep, and having two would surely seal the deal. Why this beer is called Dirty Bastard isn’t clear, it may be due to the complex blend of flavors that could be likened to the complex composition of dirt, or rather it may be the name of the freaky looking Scottish guy sketched on the front. Either way, if you’re willing to spend $9.99 on a 6-pack with the alcohol of a 12-pack and the richness of a keg of porter, Dirty Bastard might just be for you.

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are still plenty of opportunities to look after your mental and physical health. After last week, I thought it would be a good idea to renege on social commitments and spend my weekend catching up on sleep. In the spirit of productivity, I wrote up a brief (and easily imitable) agenda to guide my relaxation. Adhering to a schedule is much less stressful when the number one and two priorities are, respectively, “eating large bricks of chocolate” and “kittens!” At the end of the weekend, I experienced not only a sense of accomplishment at having followed through with an agenda but also the satisfaction of sleeping, eating and grooming. When I ﬁnally returned to work on my assignment, I was a completely new man—fat and covered in cat hair. It turned out the change of perspective was all I needed. That, and an ending. If you have strong feelings about giving up, e-mail Matt at hunziker@wisc.edu. You lazy bastard...

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Female Democrats call for change at Roosevelt tribute By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin held the 10th annual Eleanor Roosevelt Tribute Wednesday night to honor Democratic women for their leadership and to bolster enthusiasm for the election. Keynote speakers included Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards. “Many say the next president is going to face the biggest challenges, he’s going to have a tall order, he’s going to have to deal with the economy, he’s going to have to deal with the war, he’s going to have to deal with a sense of fear and hopelessness,” Napolitano said. She called for a change from the last eight years and said this year’s Democratic presidential ticket has the ability to restore America. “We have the ticket to get it done … let’s get it done,” Napolitano said. Richards said President Bush’s policy of abstinence-only education has resulted in the U.S. leading the western industrial world in unin-

tended pregnancies and teen pregnancies. She claimed Bush does not understand women’s health. Richards said women are going to be “reaching out to our mothers … sisters ... and daughters” to go to the polls and elect Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. “To me there could be no ﬁner woman to inherit the mantle of Eleanor Roosevelt than Michelle Obama,” Richards said. According to Klobuchar, Wisconsin is key for Obama’s victory, but voters should also pay attention to the Senate races that could change which bills are passed in Congress. Before handing out awards to the four recipients, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton said Obama’s platform is the strongest platform for women the country has ever seen. Award winners were Rebecca Young, a former representative in the state Assembly, Dawn Martin, treasurer of the Milwaukee County Democratic Party, Jessica King, the only woman on the Oshkosh City Council and Meagan MaHaffey, campaign director for Advancing Wisconsin.

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Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano shows her support for Barack Obama Wednesday at a tribute for female Democrats.

Annual fundraising event to help keep Tenant Resource Center open The Tenant Resource Center will hold its 13th annual fall fundraiser Friday in an attempt to fend off decreased funding and an increased demand for services. The evening will include a cash bar and a silent auction. All proceeds from the auction, as well as any donations collected throughout the night, will help benefit the TRC. The TRC lost over 30 percent of its funding last year when both UW-Madison and the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development discontinued their financial support. According to Brenda Konkel, executive director of TRC, the loss in funding is not a reflection of

poor services, but simply shows the reduction in money available for housing counseling programs. Because of the decreased funding, it has been increasingly difﬁcult to serve the 15,000 people TRC is accustomed to helping, especially with the national economic meltdown in full force. “With the economy faltering, more people are having difﬁculty paying their rent and need eviction prevention, counseling and meditation,” Konkel said in a statement. “This situation looks like it will get worse before it gets better.” The event will be held from 5-7 p.m. at The Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave.

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between the city and the Stadium Bar is scheduled for December to discuss if the establishment violated the terms of its permit and to come to an agreement on what the permit entitles. “Were not dealing with a rogue establishment that’s causing all sorts of trouble,” Plant said. “What we would like to do is just sit down with them, make sure everyone knows what they can do and when they can do it.”

inappropriate. The Penn State incident follows a series of arguments and meetings between the city and the Stadium Bar over the past year. The city requires any business with outdoor food and beverage to have a conditional permit, which requires beer gardens to close at 10 p.m. and have limits on capacity. Weber said a hearing

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Students participate in Campus Safety Day by practicing fire-fighting techniques with Madison Fire Department representatives on Bascom Hill. The event was co-sponsored by the dean of students’ office.

Local experts teach students basic ﬁre safety procedures By Melanie Teachout THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison students learned how to manage small fires with extinguishers for Campus Safety Day on Bascom Hill Wednesday. The Offices of the Dean of Students and the Madison Fire Department cosponsored the event to urge students to become more conscious of their fire safety habits. Yvonne Fangmeyer, a staff member of ODOS, said the office planned the event as an opportunity for students to learn more about fire prevention and safety. UW Homecoming Committee representatives also joined the event, providing fire safety pamphlets. “Our Homecoming theme this year is Bucky to the rescue, so we made it into a ‘make yourself super’ day. [Students] will learn how to use a fire

extinguisher and make [themselves] super,” Homecoming Committee member Megan Halverson said. The event provided free 9-volt batteries for smoke detectors and handson demonstrations on how to properly use a fire extinguisher. Lori Wirth, Madison Fire Department community education officer, led the fire extinguisher demonstrations for students. “People can feel how an extinguisher works and become aware of the limitations of a fire extinguisher,” said Eric Dahl, another officer from the MFD. According to Dahl, many students are unaware of how to properly use a fire extinguisher. He expressed unease in how people often do not take the alarms seriously or react to them in a timely manner, whether they are simply

alarms or an actual fire. “Many times you may have lost those few minutes you have to get out by ignoring that alarm,” Dahl said. Wirth said she has seen devastating fires involving students and people in the Madison area. “There is a sense of invulnerability among youth, they think, ‘This can never happen to me,’” she said. Both Dahl and Wirth urged students to take the necessary precautions in keeping themselves safe in case of a fire emergency. “Wherever [students] live, if there is not a posted evacuation plan people should think about that, make a map of their home and find two ways out of every room and then practice getting out,” Dahl said. For more information on fire safety students can visit www.safeu.wisc.edu/ protect/fire.html.

Polls show Obama holds lead in Wis., race narrows nationally By Grace Urban THE DAILY CARDINAL

Recent polls show Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continuing to hold a strong lead over Republican presidential candidate John McCain in Wisconsin, but reveal a presidential race that is much tighter nationally. A WISC-TV October poll has Obama leading McCain 52 to 41 percent, while a Wisconsin Public Radio/ St. Norbert College Poll shows Obama leading by 13 points in Wisconsin. However, an Associated Press poll and the national George Washington

University Battleground Poll reveals a much smaller gap nationwide, suggesting McCain may be making up some ground overall. UW-Madison political science professor Kenneth Mayer said any poll by itself can be misleading, but polls are pretty accurate if collectively averaged. Joe Wurzelbacher, known as “Joe the Plumber,” who told Obama he would be hurt by his economic plan, was a hot topic during the last presidential debate and, according to Mayer, may be beneﬁting McCain’s campaign. “He seemed to play to the

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ofﬁcers at football games and in their patrol cars on weekends. They can also go to detox to observe how it functions. UW sophomore Julie Chou, a WisChoices member, said she thinks drinking has become a part of the culture at UW-Madison. “If you’re not participating [in drinking] you’re sometimes on the outside,” she said. WisChoices and other student organizations work to remind students they do not have to feel like an outsider by providing alternative activities and programs to drinking.

agreed commitments by institutions like Covance and the UWMadison primate research center. One such example, according to Bogle, includes the university violating agreements with the Vilas Zoo and destroying 628 videotapes of experimental procedure when asked to release them for public inspection. “We have been asking for a single tape over and over again, it turns out they destroyed [the tapes] within the span of 15 years of research and different researchers,” Bogle said. Leslie Hamilton, co-founder of

strengths of the Republicans, which is the working person who is trying to get out from under the oppressive government regulation and taxation,” Mayer said. Obama’s recent suspension of his campaign to visit his ill grandmother may add yet another twist to the polls. Although Mayer said suspending a campaign does not do a lot of good for candidates, he also said it humanizes them. “It shows that despite everything, these are two men who have families and the same things happen to them that happen to everyone else.” the Animal Law Association, discussed several court cases involving the mistreatment of animals. “The problem with going into court lawsuits on behalf of animals is you are not actually arguing the animal’s rights, but you are arguing your right to enjoy the animal,” she said. UW-Madison student Cassie Jurenci, one of the few students who attended, said she believes in the issues being discussed. “I came because I am very interested in animal rights and I feel like having animal experimentation is a great degradation to what our university stands for,” she said.

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BREW-IT YOURSELF Home brewing is a popular hobby for students and grads alike, but what happens when the brew you can create underage is illegal to consume? Story by Lauren Fuller

merican culture grows increasingly soulless and homogenized. The landscape edges ever closer to indistinguishable strip malls with the same shops on every block. There is one great beacon of hope for those of us who value a unique regional identity: beer. Yes, beer, that frothy delicious liquid that’s both one of life’s pure, simple pleasures and, at times, like moonlight to a werewolf, the stuff that brings out our most embarrassing behavior. A new chapter is opening in the story of beer, and those who are underage can take advantage of it—brewing your own beer. UW-Madison students on campus are starting to pick up on this new trend. Dave Mitchell, the owner of the Wine and Hop Shop, said he does see UW students coming in to his store looking for books and information about brewing, though most of them tend to be graduate students. “[We] give a lot of advice and spend a lot of time with new brewers helping them to select equipment, ingredients and recommending recipes,” Mitchell said. Alex Bilgri, a UW-Madison senior, is one of those students. Part of a long family history of home brewing, Bilgri started brewing for himself about a year and a half ago. “My dad did it about 10 years ago, but it is a lot of work,” Bilgri said. “He liked it but he kind of fell out of the habit a while ago. I knew he had a lot of the basic starting equipment, and so I thought it might be interesting to try. So I borrowed his fermentors and things.” Matt Michalak, a fourth-year nuclear engineering student at UW, started brewing with Bilgri in the summer of 2007. “I enjoy brewing beer because the possibilities are pretty much endless,” Michalak said. “One can make any kind of beer exactly to the brewer’s taste.” Michalak said brewing can be quite time consuming but it is worth it. “Not only for the end product, but because it is a good excuse to have some friends over and enjoy a beer and catch up while cooking up a batch,” Michalak said. “It is also fun to hear, ‘You made this?!’ or ‘This is pretty good, what brewery did it come from?’”

by a parent, guardian or spouse of legal drinking age, and in certain other limited circumstances. These limited circumstances include drinking in “private clubs or establishments” or in an individual’s home, according to the Wisconsin Brief 95–3 from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Mitchell said that his establishment does not have to ID anyone that buys from his store because they do not sell any alcoholic beverages, just the ingredients. Student brewers like Bilgri do not view the age discrepancy as a problem. “In my honest opinion, it’s like really more of a food,” Bilgri said. “I mean, I feel like at the point I’m in college and living by myself, if I want to have a beer with dinner, who’s to say I shouldn’t have a beer with it? I like beer—it’s tasty. I like to have it with food sometimes.”

Imitation is flattery What can be brewed is only limited by imagination, but certain types of beverages are difficult to imitate. “My favorite beer is ... the hacker shore hefeweizen,” said Bilgri. “It’s German. Hefeweizen is a particular style of wheat beer.” Bilgri said he wishes he would be able to brew hefeweizen at home, but it’s proving to be a little difficult. “Brewing the hefeweizen is a little tricky sometimes,” Bilgri said. “At least half of the flavor of the beer is from the yeast. And so you need that yeast, and since it’s coming from Germany, by the time it gets somewhere, there’s only a little yeast in the bottom of the bottle that you can sometimes steal and culture.” Culturing from a small amount is possible if the yeast is traveling a short distance, but when it is traveling for days over an ocean, the flavor is lost. “I haven’t been able to do it yet,” Bilgri said. Another limitation is the pH of water in a specific region. Certain areas in the world can only brew their own type of beer because of the water’s pH. “That’s why certain areas will have the very light beers,” Bilgri said. “They can’t [make light beer] in other places, [so] they’ll have to have dark beers—like Ireland.” Ireland brews dark beers like stouts and Guiness because the pH of the water in Ireland causes certain enzymes in the yeast to activate. Underage Drinking and Brewing The enzymes that are activated are not good for According to Wisconsin Act 337, effective lighter beers. Sept. 1, 1986, it states no one under the age of 21 “This problem has led to a lot of new develmay legally purchase, possess or consume alcohol- opments and styles because the beer will filcontaining beverages except when accompanied ter through to this area,” Bilgri said. “People will say, ‘Wow this is like really good stuff,’ and we’ll try to make it and ... Get brewing can’t do it.” If you don’t have access to any equipment, there are beer brewing Brewers will sets that include everything you need. Such kits run about $100. experiment while “A basic start up kit has everything you need to make decent trying to duplicate beer,” Alex Bilgri, a UW-Madison senior and brewer, said. a beer and end up creating a new variGet ideas ety. For example, There are many resources available to help get you started. the much-loved “Get a book,” Bilgri said, “I did a lot of research.” Oktoberfest was Dave Mitchell, owner of the Wine and Hop Shop, advises new created while trying brewers to “just choose good ingredients, a good recipe, follow the to duplicate a pildirections, and be clean, clean, clean. And have good karma.” sner from Turkey, Bilgri said. Get advice “Keep things very clean,” Bilgri said. “Sanitize after everything The Brewing and make sure you’re brewing into sterile containers.” He also advised Process paying attention to timing and bottling for the ideal brew. According “If you are interested in making really good beer, then either use to Bilgri, people dry malt extract or get into whole grain as fast as possible,” Bilgri have been brewrecommended. “Liquid malt doesn’t work very well.” ing beer for over 3,000 years, so The Wine and Hop Shop is located at 1931 Monroe Street. variation in production methods

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is common. The basic process Bilgri uses begins with filling a large insolated container, usually a cooler, with crushed malted grain. “Then you ‘mash’—which is where you mix the grain and hot water into this kind of slurry,” Bilgri said. “The temperature depends on a lot of things,” adding that depending on the temperature, different enzymes in the yeast are activated. The next step is to drain the mixture slowly into a brew pot—Bilgri’s four-gallon pot fills 48 to 50 bottles—and boil. “The foam will get really high, and you have to make sure it won’t overflow,” Bilgri said. “It can get pretty messy if it does.” After it reaches the boiling temperature, the wort turns cloudy and all the foam disappears; this is called the “hop break.” “The hop break is important for historical reasons. This means it’s at the boiling point and that you’ve sterilized the beer,” Bilgri said. “In the 1700s, when you couldn’t drink the water, everyone drank beer and you knew it was clean.” After the hop break, the first hops are added and boiled. Most of the aroma is lost at this point, so more hops are added. After the second portion of hops is added, the beer has to cool very quickly; this is the “cold break.” “What my roommates and I used to do is fill a bath tub full of ice and just try to swish the pot around in it for a while. It would take like an hour and a half, and it was really annoying, and it didn’t really work,” Bilgri said. “Now I have a bio-heat exchanger. It works great. It can cool five gallons in about four minutes.” Once the beer is cooled, add the yeast. There will be a violent fermentation for an average of four or five days, after which the fermentation will die down. “Then I’ll usually rack the beer, which is where you siphon the beer from one fermenter into a second one,” said Bilgri. “It’ll just sit there for awhile.” When the beer is sitting, it is aging. According to Bilgri, a general rule is the darker the beer, the longer it has to age. “The oatmeal wheat I’m working on, I can turn that around in about a month,” Bilgri said. “But I did a stout, and that’s still aging. I started in May. It’ll be ready around Christmas.” Once the beer is done aging, the bottling process starts. “You have to add a little bit of sugar back into it so it carbonates,” Bilgri said. “Brewing ... it’s a hobby,” Bilgri said, adding that all it takes to start is a big pot, some extract and a little hops. “You can get into it as much or as little as you want.” PHOTOS BY CHARLIE BAKER/PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KYLE BURSAW

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UW Scientists develop a new process that turns sugars into fuel By Lauren Fuller THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Products made from milk, such as chocolate, may contain harmful amounts of the additive melamine.

Tainted Takeout?

Chinese food imports may be laced with a dangerous chemical By Bill Andrews THE DAILY CARDINAL

With all the interest in the presidential election and the ﬁnancial crisis, it’s easy to overlook the fact that China’s unsafe exports continue to spread across the nation. For over a year, certain foods exported from China have contained unsafe amounts of melamine, an industrial additive, but to date the only widespread reaction has been individual project recalls. Melamine is not a new substance in America’s households. Halfway through the twentieth century, a new material known as Melmac became a popular choice for plates and bowls. The easily moldable and virtually unbreakable substance was made from a mixture of melamine and formaldehyde, and its colorful shine lent it an aura of ultramodern fashion. But before too long Melmac dish ware fell out of fashion, due to its easily scratchable and stainable surfaces. Now melamine is entering American homes again, but instead of transporting food it is transported within it. Since melamine and protein both have a high concentration of nitrogen, unscrupulous vendors can sprinkle a powdered form of melamine into food to make it appear higher in protein. Even though melamine isn’t toxic, this can still cause problems since melamine interferes with kidney function, sometimes causing kidney stones and even life-threatening renal failure. In 2007, thousands of pets became mysteriously ill, apparently suffering from kidney problems. When tainted pet food turned out to be the cause, American consumers were understandably upset, but only brieﬂy. After learning which brands should be avoided and being assured food was once again safe for the nation’s pets, many promptly forgot about the tainted food scare. The word melamine hardly registered on the general public’s consciousness. Recently, however, melamine has begun attracting notoriety with the revelation that it had been added to Chinese dairy products. According

to the New York Times, the Chinese government announced in September that melamine-laced powdered baby formula had sickened over 53,000 infants, sent 13,000 to the hospital and killed four. Although the contamination seemed at ﬁrst to be just one company’s doing, subsequent announcements revealed over 21 other Chinese dairy companies also produced tainted products. Despite the recent Food and Drug Administration announcement that ingesting small amounts of melamine was innocuous for adults, even tiny amounts proved to be harmful when in baby formula. Infant formula made in the United States remains safe though, since manufacturers don’t use any ingredients from China. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of all melanine-tainted foods.

“It’s pretty clear this is a big scandal in China. I wouldn’t put it past them to execute someSex Drive’one.” Ian Coxhead professor of agricultural and applied economics University of Wisconsin-Madison

Reports began surfacing in the beginning of October that foods were contaminated with unsafe levels of the chemical. According to the Times, chocolate from Cadbury’s Hong Kong factories contained over 22 times the FDA’s legal limit of 2.5 parts per million of melamine. Ofﬁcials have also detected melamine in yogurt, candy and other foods that use Chinese dairy products. Yet amid all the tainted food bound for or even reaching America’s stores, little outcry has erupted in this country. Although no cases of melamine-related illness have broken out according to the FDA, the level of harm done to China’s own children from the chemical underscores the importance of having clean food. “Anyone who imports dairy from China has to be testing,” Ian

Coxhead, University of Wisconsin professor of agricultural and applied economics, said. “[There will be] a lot more caution now with imports from China.” Signs of such caution have already appeared, according to the Associated Press. Iran, Senegal and dozens of other countries have banned all dairy imports from China outright because of concerns of melamine contamination. The United States has not issued a similar ban, despite calls from consumer groups. Certainly the hardest hit by this news has been China itself. In addition to bearing the brunt of the physical effects of tainted food, the country’s ability to effectively regulate its industries must be called into question as well. In order for trust once again to be placed in the country’s monitoring agencies, drastic measures may be necessary. “It’s pretty clear this is a big scandal in China. I wouldn’t put it past them to execute someone,” Coxhead said, referring to China’s past draconian punishment for regulatory officials. Coxhead believes the current scandal is a natural consequence of China’s rapid economic expansion. As the market grew, the regulatory agencies just couldn’t keep up. “There were lots of opportunities to exploit that weakness with unscrupulous methods,” he said. “This kind of thing was bound to happen.” No more instances of melamine contamination have been announced since the last round in September. Time will soon tell whether this is because there simply are no more to discover, or if they just haven’t been found yet. Allegations that Chinese officials knew of the contamination months ahead of time but kept it hidden seem to make the former option more likely. Either way, it’s important for Americans to keep in mind this latest threat to their food supply, even amid the troubling political and financial news. “People should be aware this could happen,” Coxhead said.

UW-Madison is in the midst of implementing an important initiative to reduce the energy consumption on campus and to promote grassroots efforts to motivate the community. UW-Madison Chemical and biological engineering professor James Dumesic and his team are taking the grassroots initiative literally. They’ve developed a process that creates transportation fuels from the sugar in plant material. The new fuels look surprisingly like the gasoline and diesel fuels used in vehicles today. That’s because the new fuels are identical at the molecular level to their petroleum-based counterparts. The only difference is where they come from.

“We still have to optimize it a little further to see if we can extract more of the [fuel precursors] from the sugar” Ed Kunkes graduate student University of Wisconsin-Madisonl

This new process was unveiled in a paper, published in the Sept. 18 online version of Science. It explains how sugar is converted into molecules that can be efficiently “upgraded” into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Ed Kunkes, a UW-Madison graduate student in the chemical and biological engineering department, ran the reactions converting the sugar solutions into the liquid that gets upgraded into gasoline and diesel fuel. “We started this project maybe back in 2006, but the fundamental discovery that led to this process was found back in 2002,” he said. Kunkes explained the process Dumesic developed revolves around something known as aqueous phase reform, which is also essential to the gasoline forming process that is used

today. Aqueous phase reform involves turning sugar solutions into hydrogen. “This started with supported platinum catalysts, which are commonly used in the petroleum industry to upgrade all sorts of petroleum peat stocks and turn them into something more useful,” Kunkes said. “So Dumesic thought, ‘Instead of petroleum, why don’t I put sugar on the same catalyst... used in the petroleum industry and see what happens?’” The process of converting sugar into fuel begins by adding a solid catalyst to an aqueous solution, leading to the formation of an organic, oil-like solution floating on top of water. The oil layer contains molecules of alcohols and ketones, which are the precursors to fuel. “We still have to optimize the efficiency of the process;— right now it’s 70 percent or so,” Kunkes said. “We still have to optimize it a little further to see if we can extract more of the organic liquid from the sugar.” The group is also looking for other catalysts to perform the process. “The catalysts that are used for this are rather expensive; they’re platinum and rinium,” Kunkes said. “Platinum is a very, very expensive metal. And this rinium was only discovered 75 years ago, so it’s quite rare.” What does this new biofuel mean for us as consumers? Kunkes said he doesn’t think the process Dumesic developed will replace ethanol, but it will add another type of biofuel to the mix of fuel alternatives. “In some areas, ethanol is just too profitable to stop producing it, or replace it with something else,” Kunkes said. This doesn’t affect the possible success of Dumesic’s new process. “As far as biofuels are concerned, the more options we have, the better,” Kunkes said. “As far as economics goes, I think it’s possible to take this process and make it competitive with petroleum sources.”

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By Ali Rothschild THE DAILY CARDINAL

The quest of a horny young male to lose his virginity by the end of a two-hour ﬁlm is nothing new. In the last decade, “American Pie” and “Superbad” both did fresh takes on that concept. Mix that with earlyto-mid 1980’s ﬁlms “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “No Sure Thing,” or even 2004’s “Eurotrip” (meeting online, long road trip to reach sex with hot blonde), and you’ve got the central premise of director Sean Anders’ “Sex Drive.” It’s an easy formula that is usually served with a side of revolting grossout jokes, but, surprisingly enough, “Sex Drive” makes the effort to include likable characters and a touch of heart, resulting in a movie that, despite absurdity and predictability, succeeds as a teen sex comedy for the YouTube generation.

At times, the gross-out jokes are so revolting, it’s almost gleeful.

Our hero is 18-year-old Ian (Josh Zuckerman), who is sick of being teased by his peers and doesn’t want to go to college (University of Wisconsin, speciﬁcally) a virgin. He meets a Badger hottie on Facebook (by the name of Ms. Tasty) who lives in Tennessee. With a name like Ms. Tasty, it isn’t long before she proposes to “go all the way for him” if he drives all the way for her.

Ian takes his brother’s (James Marsden) car, bringing along awkward-looking but sexually confident Lance (Clark Duke) and best friend Felicia (Amanda Crew). The triangle is like this: Ian totally likes Felicia, but she likes Lance, but Lance isn’t into her and would never do that to Ian. Deep down, Felicia likes Ian but is scared to ruin the friendship. Got it? The road trip is set in motion. Suspending belief is essential. Perhaps because Anders knows he’s working with a time-old formula, he makes the decision to go 10 steps too far. At times, the gross-out jokes are so revolting, it’s almost gleeful. The bumps along the road in Middle America are predictable, the relationships equally so, but the actors make the central characters likable and believable. Duke as Lance makes for an unlikely lady-killer, which shows that maybe the teen comedy genre has grown up and realizes sexual values aren’t all based on looks. Crew and Zuckerman are cute, sympathetic characters, eye-candy Marsden is hilariously over-thetop as Ian’s muscled, raging and homophobic brother. Seth Green plays a passive-aggressive Amish car mechanic, who would be funny if one didn’t feel that the writers were so self-congratulatory in writing it (“You know what’s funny? The Amish! Let’s make fun of the Amish!”). The film isn’t without the obvious flaws, and won’t likely impress anyone outside the 16 to 24 age demographic. But for its genre, it’s a fun ride and an improvement on the teen sex comedy. Grade: B

KEVIN SLANE citizen slane

hile skimming channels the other day with a girl friend of mine (note the space, friend ﬁrst, girl second), she alerted me to an intriguing phenomenon by asking, “Why are you stopping here? This movie sucks.” The movie in question was “2 Fast 2 Furious,” a ferociously bad movie that would please only the truest

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Chris “Ludacris” Bridges’ Oscar-worthy performance in “2 Fast, 2 Furious” is often overlooked because of Devon Aoki’s rocking bod.

Sources say ‘Gossip’ is glorious By Jacqueline O’Reilly THE DAILY CARDINAL

The ability to consistently make amazing music is a rare quality in artists these days. Many of them suffer from the feared sophomore slump or change their sound to get attention from the mainstream media. Others ﬁnd themselves having one huge hit, but after that, the magic from their music is mysteriously gone. Luckily, Ray LaMontagne has not suffered any of these dilemmas. His sophomore album, Till the Sun Turns Black, was just as genius as his ﬁrst, Trouble. He hasn’t changed his style to get attention from the “music enthusiasts” of MTV. Although songs such as “Burn” and “Hold You In My Arms” were featured on the television shows “Rescue Me” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” respectively, and “Shelter” was featured on the soundtrack of the motion picture “Prime,” LaMontagne has continued to have success and make glorious music.

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Despite being unspectacular in most regards, “Sex Drive” makes the most out of the teenager-aimed virgin-anxiety cliché.

Skin ﬂicks, ‘Barb Wire’ snag male viewership auto-maniacs. The reason I had stopped was not because of an aesthetically pleasing automobile, nor was it the witty back-and-forth dialogue between esteemed singer/actor Tyrese and Paul “the guy who was in the ﬁrst ‘Fast and the Furious’ not named Vin Diesel” Walker. No, it was the simple fact that as I lazily moved through the channels, catching a quick glimpse of a scantily clad female suddenly made my brain think, “Holy crap, I might get to see a hot chick in this movie.” Despite the PG-13 rating, despite me fully knowing that TBS would never

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show nudity and despite astoundingly awful dialogue, (including such gems as “Damn Suki, uh ... when you gonna pop my clutch, huh?”), I was hooked. Why is it that guys, knowing that there are billions of magazines, posters, movies and Web sites—more than half the Internet, according to most experts—devoted to naked chicks, decide to expose themselves to dialogue worse than that of most snuff films? To find an answer, I embarked on a research project. In what some have called “the greatest scientific experiment of the 20th century,” I searched through the years, trying to find a movie that had so little cinematic value, so little reason to exist, that the film would not have been made in the first place without the aforementioned part of the male psyche keeping it afloat. To be frank, some of the movies I watched were downright embarrassing. I watched “Epic Movie” just to see Carmen Electra try her hand at playing a satiric version of Mystique of “X-Men” fame. I watched “BASEketball,” just to see if “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone could coerce Yasmine Bleeth or Jenny McCarthy to slip into something a little more comfortable. I watched “Cyborg 2,” the first role Angelina Jolie ever took, playing a life-like robot whose mission is to use the art of seduction to infiltrate a rival headquarters and self-detonate. Yet, like Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and the rest of the pot-addled gang

in “Knocked Up,” who watched every movie and documented the exact time a celebrity was naked in a ﬁlm, I labored on. Finally, I found the greatest waste of ﬁlm, the movie that truly would not exist without its titillating star.

Beyond the allure of Anderson, “Barb Wire” would never have seen the light of day.

The movie was “Barb Wire,” a Pamela Anderson atrocity from 1996. Anderson starred as Barb, an exotic dancer/bounty hunter extraordinaire, who gets wrapped up in the highest levels of government scandal. The movie poster features Anderson leaning against a gun, wearing nothing and looking like she means business. At the height of her “Baywatch” fame, Anderson was every teenager’s dream come true, and this ﬁlm, with little else to offer, was an answered prayer. Yet there can be no doubt that beyond the allure of Anderson, “Barb Wire” would never have seen the light of day. My research complete, I vowed to return to good movies, heading to AMC to watch “Dirty Harry.” But ﬁrst I had to take a gander at VH1. After all, “The Girl Next Door” is a classic. If you have any titillating movie selections for Kevin e-mail him at kslane@wisc.edu.

Gossip in the Grain Ray LaMontagne Now, LaMontagne returns with his third album, Gossip In the Grain. Similar to his previous albums, it is an hour of crooning by one of the most soulful voices in music today. Beyond LaMontagne’s own talent, the album features his touring band, offering more instrumentation than his usual voice and acoustic guitar. There are also songs that include a variety of brass instruments, including the opening track, “You Are the Best Thing.” This provides the album with a little more drama and depth than his previous two have featured. But loyal fans of LaMontagne should not be wary, as several songs on the record feature nothing but his familiar guitar and raspy voice—the sound that he does best. “Winter Birds” is a prime example of this natural talent. Painting scenes of placid nature and its animals, LaMontagne sings of love, chanting “Oh, my lady / Lady I am loving you now.” It’s a simple song with a simple beauty. Gossip In the Grain also features the wonderfully timid voice of Leona Naess on two tracks, “I Still Care for You” and “A Falling Through.” With her tone bringing an attractive femininity to the album, the harshness of LaMontagne’s voice is softened, and together the pair’s voices meld into a single, harmonious melody. On the whole, Gossip In the Grain is a pleasing new release. Ray LaMontagne doesn’t shift too far from what he has done so well in the past, yet changes it up enough to not bore his listeners. It’s an album of intense emotions and fierce passion—one that is definitely worth looking into.

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biddy’s framework a starting point

hancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin will address the university at the Kohl Center today, as a matter of formally introducing herself to the campus and outlining her plans for UWMadison’s future. Biddy talked with the Daily Cardinal last month to give us an idea of her goals and visions for the university. She established priorities, focusing the majority of her attention on the early years of her tenure. Her priorities are to protect and enhance the academic values of this institution, to protect academic freedom, recruiting and retaining faculty in order to uphold UW-Madison’s high academic standing, making sure tuition remains affordable while increasing the need-based financial aid program, increasing diversity in the faculty, staff and student body, and invigorating the Wisconsin Idea, which makes sure UW-Madison’s efforts benefit both the student body and the state of Wisconsin. Martin conceded she does not have specific initiatives for each priority, but she has solid frameworks from which to begin. For “crucial” increased funding, Martin pointed to methods of increasing revenue from all available sources: the state, the UW foundation, and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, as well as private philanthropists. However, significant increases in funding must come from private sources. Martin said, “Over the long haul, it will be private money that will provide that margin of excellence,” stemming from efforts to find new donors and maintaining relationships with current donors. Discussing diversity, Martin said she needed to learn more to determine the successes and failures of Plan 2008, and also acknowledged a major source of increased diversity could come from an increase in needbased financial aid. Martin cited an aggressive approach to minority candidates in “trying to devise more aggressive strategies.” Martin stopped short of offering a concrete plan in saying, “But what will those be? I just can’t tell you yet. I don’t know

enough about what people have tried here.” Martin impressively cited her work at Cornell to increase faculty diversity by mandating efforts to seek out minority candidates for open faculty positions. Furthermore, Martin wanted to create new relationships with graduate programs and other areas that would provide quality minority candidates for the faculty, while recognizing such an effort is labor-intensive and time consuming. Martin’s dedication to improving campus diversity is admirable, and hopefully she can familiarize herself with UW-Madison’s previous efforts to increase diversity so she will know where the university fell short and how she can succeed. The chancellor expressed both a need to increase funding, but also to increase tuition. “Tuition will rise. It’s unrealistic to say it wont rise. It’s a matter of the rate of increase ... should UW-Madison tuition be the lowest in its peer group? Probably not. It’s not indicative of the relative quality of education.” Martin said. It is fair to bring UW-Madison at least to the middle of its peer group in tuition cost because the increased revenue will help pay for faculty salaries, maintaining and improving UWMadison’s academic prowess. Although her priorities are in line with what would serve the university best over the long term, we hold some reservations about the specific plans Martin plans to employ, in most part because they don’t exist. No one expects Martin to walk in and drastically change the status quo of any of her priorities. She acknowledged it should take seven to 10 years for any substantial improvements in faculty salary and diversity. UW-Madison can wait, but current students should be able to see some improvements during their remaining years. Chancellor Martin should familiarize herself with the history of this university and find specific and tangible approaches to addressing the priorities she laid out. Today’s speech would be a golden opportunity to share at least a start to what these approaches might be.

Ebadi’s talk a stirring civil rights predicament JOSEPH KOSS opinion columnist

onday night, UWMadison had the incredible honor of hosting Dr. Shirin Ebadi as part of Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The DLS offers students extraordinary (and free) opportunities to see some of today’s most influential thinkers. I can’t recommend them enough to any and all students. Monday night was no exception.

The movement, the impetus, must come from within. It must reach a critical mass where the people become uniﬁed behind democracy.

Ebadi is a former Iranian judge, becoming the first woman promoted to such a post in 1969. She is also the 2003 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her pioneering work in human rights and democracy, becoming the first Muslim woman and first Iranian to be awarded the honor. Her lecture centered around democracy and human rights. What she spoke of Monday night was impressive in its simplicity. What also struck me was the view she offered seemed to be in such a contra-position to the everyday views of Iran in the United States (and not just The Bush Doctrine).

The U.S. must stop propping up, arming and legitimizing autocratic/plutocratic Middle Eastern regimes.

It is almost impossible to say anything with certainty about the Middle East, and this is especially so for a 20-something-year-old

student. So I am not going to try to fool anyone in thinking that I know anything about anything on this incredibly complex topic. But I would like to present a little of what I heard and interpreted Monday night. Iran is a proud country with a proud history and a proud citizenry, and this identity needs to be separated from the acts of its government, an idea that I think is lost on many Americans. Iranians have a contiguous history spanning centuries (one of the oldest). It is a history that they hold very dearly—and rightfully so—one of a unique people, and their struggle to find identity, peace, prosperity and happiness in a region of the world that we, as Americans (or Westerners), have trouble fully appreciating. Western culture has gotten into the bad habit over the last half century of viewing the world through myopic lenses. In doing so we, in many instances, lose perspective on what kind of world we are living in—a terribly complex one without any black and white answers—and what kind of goals we ought to have—peaceful ones. “In attacking Iran you are attacking the people of Iran, and we will fight to defend her,” Ebadi said about calls for American intervention in Iranian affairs. Nations “intervening” (in other words, attacking) in other nations’ affairs essentially amounts to citizens attacking other citizens. The citizens of Iran, whether they agree with their government’s positions on any number of issues, will quite naturally rise, as a people with a shared history and culture, to defend what they view as an attack on their way of life. That this reaction isn’t entertained by some as one, plausible, and two, acceptable is puzzling. Dr. Ebadi said it best, claiming that the Iranian people will not let their country turn into another Iraq by the hands of Americans. Ebadi instead chose to focus on the confluence of democracy and human rights. She called for the grounding of peaceful, democratic governments in human rights, because human rights are

the medium through which citizens become free.

The ﬁght for human rights, the basic principle that everyone is worthy of equal respect, is to be fought for all by all.

The idea that democracy can be instantiated in the Middle East, and a nation built, as we have tried to do with Iraq, has proven to be a tragic failure. What Ebadi had to say reminded me much of Mahatma Ghandi’s great book “Hind Swaraj.” The movement, the impetus, must come from within. It must reach a critical mass where the people become unified behind the ideals of democracy and self-rule, not behind a certain religion or ideology. That these sentiments should be fostered is not a point of contention.

Iran is a proud country with a proud history, and this identity must be separated from the acts of its government.

The question is how best to do so? Ebadi mentioned one idea worth repeating. The United States must stop propping up, arming and legitimizing autocratic and/or plutocratic Middle Eastern regimes (Saudi Arabia to name one) that deliberately and openly oppress and abuse the basic human rights of its people. By doing so we, as a nation and people, reinforce and augment the insidious political machinery that must be broken down. Her call ought to be viewed as a challenge: Demand more from ourselves and our government. The ﬁght for human rights, the basic principle that everyone is worthy of equal respect and concern, is to be fought for all by all. Joseph Koss is a junior majoring in secondary education in social studies. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Media bias playing an unnecessarily large role against GOP By Kristen Wall COLLEGE REPUBLICANS

It has long been claimed that the media has a liberal bias, but the majority of the media has never been so in the tank for any Democrat as they are for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill. On Oct. 21, the Kansas City Star editorial page came out with a column calling U.S. Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz., and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin racist for calling Obama a socialist. Apparently, “J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972, used the term liberally to describe African Americans who spent their lives ﬁghting for equality,” at least according to Lewis Duguid, a columnist for the Kansas City Star. This is an absurd statement, even by the liberal media’s standards.

Whether or not Senator Obama is a socialist, or favors socialist legislation and policy, is beside the point. The point is that the liberal media has run out of things to attack McCain and Palin on, and now have to conjure attacks out of thin air, like calling them racist for using the word “socialist” to describe Obama. For many Republicans, this pangs of former Sen. George Allen’s, R.-Va., media storm over the “macaca” comment. The left-wing media bias has gotten completely out of control. It seems that Obama and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden can do no wrong, since the media hasn’t jumped on Biden’s inability to spell a three letter word—”jobs”— and his claims that there could be a terrorist attack within the ﬁrst

six months of his presidency while every move that McCain and Palin make is dissected and scrutinized until the media can ﬁnd something offensive about it. In the 2000 Republican party primary, McCain was often referred to as the media’s darling, and in March of 2008, “Free Ride: John McCain and the Media,” by David Brock, was published, attacking the media for giving McCain a pass and enabling his rise to political prominence. As his ‘Straight Talk Express’ rolled through America, the media’s heart leapt as McCain cast off the shackles of the Republican establishment. One would think that with a record such as McCain’s, that if anyone were to be given a free pass by the media, it would be him. He is a decorated war hero, a celebrat-

ed legislator who has a history of working across party lines—with his name attached to bills with two of the most liberal senators in the congress, Kennedy and Feingold—and is a genuinely intelligent man. Since McCain locked up the Republican nomination, the media have turned on him in a way not seen since Democrats in Congress threw U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I.-Conn., under the bus for turning Independent. Obama, on the other hand, is the person who has been given a free ride by the media. They have turned a blind eye to all of Obama’s surreptitious friends, including Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers, America-hating Reverend Jeremiah Wright, disgraced Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines, Obamassiah proclaimer

Louis Farrakahn and shady Chicago slumlord Tony Rezko. And they have even condemned the McCain campaign for bringing up these clandestine characters in attack ads. If McCain were associating himself with the aforementioned men, the media would be having a field day. McCain was fighting an uphill battle in this election from the beginning. The liberal media bias has made that battle even more difficult. Only time will tell what effect the media had on this election, but it will probably be more profound than any of us would ever think was possible. Kristen Wall is a junior majoring in economics and political science and is the current vice chair of the UW-Madison College Republicans. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Sudoku is my hot hot sex

Today’s Sudoku

Classic Anthro-Apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

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

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

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein lewein@wisc.edu

The Graph Giraffe

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

A Fine Dutch Hobby

By Matt Riley mriley2@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com LIGHT IT UP ACROSS

1 Bit of high jinks 6 ___-walsy 10 In the sack 14 French river to the Rhone 15 Away from the breeze 16 Like a bug’s ear? 17 Be a pioneer 19 King or Dungeness 20 Antsy 21 Pleasant odors 23 Doorkeeper 24 They often have busy hands 25 Administrative branch 26 Aftermath of chewing tobacco 29 Vessels often made of balsa 32 Worn-down 33 Morse code element 34 Sufﬁx with “convert” 35 Butler in a Civil War epic 36 Automatic opener? 37 Address for a brother 38 They can swing 39 On the ocean blue 40 In a renowned manner 42 Bus depot, for short Monster cohort 44 Frosty’s pipe material

48 Van of “Battle Cry” 50 Conﬁrm, as identiﬁcation 51 Dish of many ingredients 52 Human dynamo 54 Abbr. in many group names 55 “Bonanza” brother 56 Radio navigation system 57 Stadium cheers 58 Olympus residents 59 Irregularly notched, as a leaf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Shoulder of a road It’s got its limits Legwear of yore Run-down in appearance ID part Karmann-___ (sports car) Bit of jazz Incantation opener Atlantic swimmers between Florida and Brazil Entire Pitcher’s mound Represent “Scarface” actor Paul Not much at all Wrinkle- resistant fabrics Without accompaniment Eases one’s anxiety “The Purple Rose of ___” Others, in Barcelona Fashion designer Geoffrey Rime “Born Free” character Prince who inspired Dracula “Much ___ About Nothing”

Classic Adventure Series

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UW men’s basketball prepares for another exciting season By Matt Fox THE DAILY CARDINAL

As UW men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan spoke on Tuesday, one couldn’t help but notice the pride with which he wore his Big Ten Championship ring, glistening prominently in Badger red. This upcoming season will present a series of new challenges for Wisconsin, which became one of just ﬁve Division-I schools to win at least 30 games in each of the last two years. The Badgers return three starters: senior forwards Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft and junior guard Trévon Hughes. Hughes is Wisconsin’s top returning scorer, averaging 11 points per game last year. Junior guard Jason Bohannon will also look to play a signiﬁcant role after earning Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year honors last season. Wisconsin is coming off a 31-5 season where it won both the Big Ten regular season and conference championships. Wisconsin beat

Cal-State Fullerton and Kansas State in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Davidson in the Sweet 16. This year’s Badgers are extremely young—11 players have either freshman or sophomore standing. Although Ryan knows that having such a young team will present some difficulties, he also has a lot of faith in his seniors and the leadership they provide. “When we start traveling, when we start doing things that are a little different than right now, that’s where you always want the seniors, the upperclassmen to pass on to the underclassmen. This is the way we do it,” Ryan said. “When you say leadership, we’ve got leadership. The players have shown that and now I’m not as concerned with it.” One of those leaders is Landry, who finished last season as Wisconsin’s third-leading scorer and rebounder. Ryan believes Landry has a great chance for suc-

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Wisconsin senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft scored 272 points last season, which averaged out to about 7.6 points per

hockey from page 12 will need someone else to step up and assume a leadership role. The Badgers’ other co-captain, junior forward Blake Geoffrion, is the firecracker of the two, while Street is the calming force that every hockey team needs. With that in mind, it is still unclear what UW head coach Mike Eaves will do about the vacated captain spot. Will he add an assistant captain to give Geoffrion some much-needed help? Or will the whole team be expected to take on some sort of communal captain role? No one knows for sure, but Wisconsin needs to find a leader fast. Over the last two weekends, UW has allowed two games to get out of hand that they should have won. Senior goaltender Shane Connelly gave up five goals in the season opener against then No. 1 Boston College, but only one of those goals was against even-strength. Of the other four, two were short-handed, which doesn’t help Connelly’s case, and two were on Eagle power plays.

Last weekend against then No. 4 Denver, the Badgers had a 4-1 lead early in the second period, but were unable to hold off the Pioneers, eventually losing 6-5. With that said, the Badgers are deﬁnitely in need of some leadership from the top, and with Street out, who will this young squad—16 of the 31 players are underclassmen—turn to?

Not having Street in the lineup for three months will be hard enough for UW.

Connelly seems to be the obvious choice, but Eaves has sat him the ﬁrst two Saturdays to start the season, giving sophomore Scott Gudmandson the nod as the netminder. Another candidate is junior defenseman Jamie McBain, who many believed would leave for the NHL after last season. But after opening the year with a

cess on this year’s system. “The sky’s the limit for him,” Ryan said. “In our offense and the things that we do, Marcus has more opportunities to score than anybody else in the league because he can take advantage of some of the things that you can do from the swing [offense].” As always, Ryan emphasized Wisconsin’s excellent defense, which limited their opponents to just 54 points per game last season, among the best in the nation. Ryan says footwork will likely determine which players see the most playing time. “It’s still all about feet, particularly on defense,” Ryan said. “The guys who struggle with their feet are going to find it very hard to get on the floor. Big men with good feet are so hard to find, but they don’t have to have great feet, just good feet.” With the graduation of seniors Brian Butch and Greg Stiemsma, the Badgers will have a major hole to fill at the center position. Fortunately for Wisconsin, this year’s freshman class offers plenty of size. Freshmen big men like 6'10" Jared Berggren and 7'0" Ian Markolf could possibly see extended playing time early in the season. Berggren is excited about the possibility of being able to contribute in this fashion. “It’s a nice opportunity, being able to compete for some time,” Berggren said. “We’ll all be working hard trying to do what’s best for the team. That’s what I’m going to try and do—work as hard as I can everyday, whether it’s pushing other people to fill the role, or filling the role myself.” Other newcomers include guard Jordan Taylor, who was named Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball last year, and swingmen Ryan Evans and Rob Wilson. Several Badgers including sophomore swingman Tim Jarmusz are already impressed with what they’ve seen so far from the freshman class. “They’re very athletic and very quick,” Jarmusz said. “They come from good high school programs and know the game well. Their basketball IQ is very good, too. Our job is to put these guys in the right position at the right time, and the coaches have done an excellent job with that.” plus/minus rating of negative-five the last two weekends, McBain obviously hasn’t been setting a good precedent on the ice either. With those two out, it seems that the leadership is going to have to come directly from the top: Coach Eaves himself. This might be one of Eaves’ toughest coaching challenges yet. Wisconsin was expected to do well this year, and possibly challenge for a spot in the upper echelon of the Western Collegiate Hockey Conference among Colorado College, Denver, North Dakota and St. Cloud State. But after a start like this and the loss of Street’s no-nonsense, rational attitude, things could spiral out of control quickly for Wisconsin men’s hockey. Wisconsin’s saving grace at this point is its return to the Kohl Center. The Crease Creatures will be out in full force for the season-opening series, and some home cooking is exactly what UW needs right now. Which hockey player will step up for UW? Let Nate know by e-mailing him at ncarey@wisc.edu.

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UW freshman Aleksandra Markovic will compete in the singles qualifying draw of the tournament Thursday.

UW tennis team battles region’s best at Michigan St. tourney By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s tennis team will take on some of the top teams in the country in the ITA Midwest Region Championship Thursday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The tournament features teams from 34 colleges and universities all over the Midwest, including nine members of the Big Ten Conference. The tournament is divided into three sections: the singles main draw, the singles qualifying draw and the doubles main draw. Wisconsin senior Elizabeth Carpenter and sophomore Alaina Trgovich qualified for the singles main draw. Freshmen Angela Chupa and Aleksandra Markovic, sophomore Jessica Seyferth and junior Katya Mirnova will compete in the singles qualifying draw. It is no fluke that Carpenter and Trgovich have become the leaders of the Badgers’ 11-player roster. Head coach Brian Fleishman sees the duo as two players capable of leading the team into Big Ten conference play in the spring semester. Though they come from opposite parts of the country—Carpenter from California and Trgovich from Indiana—the pair has come together to lead the team into the tough competition of Big Ten play. “I think they’ll be able to do well at the top, at the 1-2 spot,” Fleishman said. Carpenter and Trgovich solidify the top of an already solid roster. Fleishman noted how, in addition to the duo, the Badgers have good depth from top to bottom. This depth includes up-and-coming freshman Angela Chupa. Chupa enters the singles qualifying draw of the Midwest Region Championship on a hot note. The talented first-year player from Bradenton, Fl., won four straight matches in her flight, or pool, of the Wildcat Invitational at Northwestern University earlier this month. Chupa said she was proud

of her performance at the Wildcat Invitational. “I was a little nervous, but I think I performed well and represented the school in a good way,” she said. “It was really exciting to go 4-0 in singles.” Fleishman remarked on the freshman’s performances and her development this season as she solidifies her spot on the roster. He noted how she has experienced the typical highs and lows of a first-year player, but gave a promising outlook for her chances in East Lansing. “I think she’s gonna get to see the best players in the Midwest region,” Fleishman said. Indeed Chupa will see a familiar face in the first round of the singles qualifying draw of the tournament. Chupa will take on Ana Milosavljevic, the South African senior of host Michigan State. The Badger freshman won her first of four matches at the Wildcat Invitational against Milosavljevic, defeating her in an exciting three-set match, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. The Michigan State senior will look to avenge her first-round loss at Northwestern and force Chupa to bring her top game in what is shaping up to be an thrilling Big Ten rivalry—just in time for conference play. Fleishman commented on the overall talent at the Midwest Region Championship. He saw Northwestern as the finest competitors at the tournament, setting the bar for up-and-coming teams like Wisconsin. “Are we there yet? Probably not, but that’s what we’re striving for,” Fleishman said with respect to the talent on the Wildcat roster. But the coach remained firm in his goals for the team in the tournament. “I want some representation … I want them to represent the university,” he said. The singles qualifying draws begin Thursday and continue Friday. The top eight competitors of the qualifying draws will join the rest of the singles main draw in competition Saturday.

Player of the week: JOHN CLAY

CLAY

Sport: Football Position: RB Year: Freshman Total Yards: 392 Touchdowns: 4

John Clay led the Badgers with 89 rushing yards against the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday on the road. Wisconsin, however, lost the game 38-16.

Player of the week: LAURIE NOSBUSCH

NOSBUSCH

Sport: Soccer Position: Forward Year: Freshman Goals: 7 Assists: 7

Laurie Nosbusch scored a goal and had an assist in each of the Badgers games last weekend, leading her team to a 3-1 victory over Michigan and a 2-0 win over Michigan State.

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Hockey needs leadership more than ever NATE CAREY sports magnate

t’s only two weeks into the Wisconsin men’s hockey team’s season, and already there might be a state of panic in the locker room. Senior forward and co-captain Ben Street will miss three to six months with a right knee injury, and will have to undergo surgery to repair a ligament. The loss of Street is a huge blow to the team. Besides being one of the team’s highest returning scorers and donning the “C” on his chest, Street was an important member of penalty kills, power plays and faceoffs. Not having Street in the lineup for three months will be hard enough for UW. But a knee injury will likely end his senior season before it even began. Wisconsin is currently 0-4 overall and is looking at a huge series this upcoming weekend at the Kohl Center against rival Minnesota. The Golden Gophers come into Madison with a 2-0 record, winning two low-scoring games last weekend against St. Cloud State. Since Street is gone, Wisconsin hockey page 11

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Clay plays part in shaping future By James Adams THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin’s 0-4 start in Big Ten play has come as a shock and disappointment to Badger fans. The frustration continued in last Saturday’s loss to Iowa, as junior running back P.J. Hill re-aggravated a lower leg injury that kept him out for part of the 2007 season. Saturday’s homecoming game against Illinois, however, may present a gleam of hope as redshirt freshman John Clay could become the focal point of the offense with Hill’s injury. Despite his secondary role in the rushing attack, Clay has impressed opposing defenses in 2008. He is averaging 6.03 yards per carry this season, compared to P.J. Hill’s 4.61 yards per carry on twice as many touches. Clay’s most impressive performance came against Michigan when he gained 53 yards on just three carries. The very next week he rushed for 69 yards on 10 carries versus Ohio State. Running backs coach John Settle compared Clay’s style of running to that of Hill. “John Clay is a big thumper,” Settle said. “He’s a guy that’s physical, runs downﬁeld, [and he is] able to get his pads down and punish people … if you’re not careful, he’ll jump over you as well.” When Clay came onto the scene at Wisconsin, he was a highly touted recruit as he ranked on many scouts’ chalkboards as one of the nation’s top high school running backs. There was no question Clay would be the future

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UW freshman running back John Clay had 91 yards against Iowa, and the Badgers need him to step up again this weekend against Illinois. of the Badgers’ running game—with future being the key word, as no one expected him to take center stage this early in his career. After redshirting his ﬁrst season with the Badgers, Clay was able to observe Hill in action and prepare for his future. “I talked to him all the time,” said Clay about learning from Hill. “You know, [I asked] what do I need to do

to become a better back and be able to go out on the ﬁeld and play? He just told me to be patient, stay in the playbook, and make sure I know all my assignments.” If Hill is inactive for Saturday’s game against the Illini, Clay won’t be the only one getting the ball. Sophomore running back Zach Brown will be replacing Clay’s spot as the second back.

“[Brown] is a guy that can get to the edge and as soon as you think you got him, he runs right out of your grasp,” Settle said. “I think [Clay and Brown] complement each other well, and I’m looking for both of those guys to play well this weekend.” With the recent ineffectiveness and uncertainty of Wisconsin’s passing game, the Badgers need Clay and Brown to perform well Saturday to have a shot at outscoring the highpowered Illini offense. In spite of Hill not practicing since the Iowa game, it has been business as usual for the other running backs. Clay explained that he was “taking it like any other week—practice by practice, rep by rep—just making sure I’m doing my right things and asking questions.” Settle can explain why Clay possesses this mature attitude. He conveyed that the coaching staff had recently been grooming Clay for a situation just like this. “He’s a guy we’ve thrown in there in the last couple of weeks trying to get him started,” Settle said. “[We were] trying to expose him to conference play, you know, how physical it is.” If Hill’s leg injury leads to missed time, the Badgers seem to be confident in his replacements. Clay, though young and in his first season of action, has learned from veterans like Hill, and he has proven he can carry the ball successfully in the Big Ten. Will this success continue as his workload increases? Saturday will be the first test.

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HOPECOMING? True, the Badgers won’t attain anything close to their lofty preseason goals. A resurgence of traditional Wisconsin strengths coupled with fans’ low expectations may still yield hope, but time is running out. The team’s homecoming game vs. Illinois may represent its last stand against a season of complete despair. “This week or in the next few weeks we’re going to let it go and were nsomniac Badger fans, help is going let it fly deep and were going to on the way. Try counting the show our speed and our God-given number of mental errors and gifts.” missed tackles in the last two This would be a welcome sight for games and you are sure to fall Badger fans and receivers alike, and asleep before reaching the end. While it just might help put points on the you may end up having nightmares, scoreboard. you will be asleep nonetheless. Then there’s the fatal problem of The nightmarish 0-4 Big Ten missing tackles on defense. As far as record the Badgers have accumulated freshness goes, this defense looks like removes all but a glimmer of hope that a brown banana with worms crawling Wisconsin will reach a bowl game this out of it. The solution is not obviwinter. A common theme over the ous, either. Although previous starting last week is for the team to start fresh, safety Shane Carter would approach and as Senior a ball carrier fullback Chris like oil to Pressley puts it, water, current “We always want safety Chris to establish our Maragos had identity, and we his fair share of know [going 0-4 missed tackles in Big Ten play] is against Iowa. not our identity.” Everyone Thus, it is on the time for a change. defense did. — Fullback Chris Pressley S o m e t i m e s Coach Bielema has made some the solution visible efforts over the last few weeks, doesn’t lie on the depth chart, but making changes at quarterback and free in the heads of the players on the safety. While junior free safety Chris field. Captain Chris Pressley takes the Maragos provides a marginal upgrade approach that the players’ minds aren’t over junior safety Shane Carter, junior in the right spot, saying, “We gotta quarterback Dustin Sherer has yet to go out there and play with swagger ... show any improvement over senior we’re trying to find a groove.” quarterback Allen Evridge. In fact, a A fresh mentality coming into the repeat performance of last week’s game game may prove to be the most benefiat Iowa will open up a nice spot for cial change for the struggling Badgers. Sherer on the bench, leaving the signal Bielema’s 1-0 mentality would precalling to Sophomore Scott Tolzien. sumably help the players focus on To go back to the Badgers’ fresh the upcoming opponent and not start this week, it is important to rec- worry about the greater circumognize what has gone rotten. The pride stances surrounding the game. If and joy of the Wisconsin offense, the the players can forget that the running game, hasn’t produced a 100- greater goals of the season are yard rusher in over a month. Junior already unattainable, they can running back P.J. Hill has seemingly play like a team that was fallen out of favor of Badger fans, as he once ranked ninth in the has only managed 3.7 yards per carry country. Pressley has the in Big Ten play, while his backups proper approach, which freshman John Clay and sophomore he can hopefully pass to Zach Brown have managed 6.5 ypc the rest of the team. and 6.8 ypc respectively. Due to a leg “Obviously things injury, Hill may sit out this week, giv- are out of our ing the Badgers’ run game a fresh face hands as far on the first snap. as goals we set Another ripe area of the Wisconsin in terms of a offense is the vertical passing game, national chamwhich has all but vanished this season. pionship,” he The offensive coaching staff used to said. “[We still spoil fans with a deep ball every so have] goals as far often, but that aspect of the offense as winning and has evaded the playbook this year. finishing and doing the Sophomore wide receiver Kyle Jefferson things we want to do. We want cannot explain the drought. to show that we aren’t quitters.” “I really don’t even know,” Jefferson And the Illinois game provides to said. “I don’t know if it’s scheme or just better forum for the team to prove they how things are going. We just have to still have some gas in the tank and fire stay focused and stay positive. We still in their belly. got five games left. We got five opporKyle Jefferson has bought into that tunities to show up and make plays.” mentality, as he has a tough challenge Story by Dave Heller

“As a man you gotta say to yourself ‘I gave it all.’ With the type of season we’ve had, all you can do is ﬁnish.”

of going against one of the nation’s elite cornerbacks in junior Vontae Davis, brother of former All-American Vernon Davis, who now plays for the San Francisco 49ers. “Davis is an athlete and he’s supposed to be their best corner, but I like the challenge,” Jefferson said. “I’m going to take the challenge and ride with it. I want to see what he really has.” homecoming to page 3

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INSIDE THE GAME

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time/media

coaches

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Wisconsin Badgers (0-4 Big Ten, 3-4 overall) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2 Big Ten, 4-3 overall) series: Illinois leads the series 36 to 33 with seven ties.

Time: 11 a.m. TV: ESPN Radio: Wisconsin Radio Network (with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas).

Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema (Third year as head coach: 24-9 career) and Illinois’ Ron Zook (Fourth year as head coach: 17-26 career).

Wisconsin is giving up 33.3 points per game in conference play, which ranks ninth in the Big Ten.

Illinois FIghting Illini

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DB Davis, Vontae Wilson, Martez LB Wilson, Tavon DB Wilkins, Marques WR Hardeman, Donsay DB Leshoure, Mikel RB James, Chris WR Williams, Juice QB Jenkins, A.J. WR Benn, Arrelious WR Stunkard, Cody DB McGee, Eddie QB Fayson, Jarred WR Cordale, Scott WR Charest, Jacob QB Judson, Will WR Thomas, Miami DB Anderson, Sean QB Duvalt, Chris WR Hoomanawanui, M. TE Cumberland, Jeff WR Vilinuas, Eddie QB Bussey, Nate DB Dimke, Derek K Ramsey, Jack WR Edwards, Garrett DB Ford, Jason RB Dufrene, Daniel RB Eastman, Jack WR Flowers, Bo DB Williams, Ashante DB Gully, Antonio DB Hicks, Dere DB Pollard, Troy RB Smith, Rahkeem RB Locksley, Jr., Mike DB Bellamy, Travon DB Supo, Sanni DB Burgess, Mark RB Ellington, Russell LB Cklamovski, Michael K Johnson, Kevin DB Bosch, Jared P Yelton, Kyle P Perkins, Nattiel DB Brandabur, Matt K Thomas, Ian LB Gillen, Conor LB Davis, London TE Becker, Zach RB Lundeen, Dane LB Carson III, Sam LB Miller, Brit LB Pittman, Rodney LB Pederson, Zak LS Foster, Glenn DL Palmer, Nate LB Uzodinma, U. DL Pacha, Tyler RB

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01 Toon, Nick 02 Casillas, Jonathan 02 Harris, Xavier 03 Moore, Maurice 04 Evridge, Allan 04 Merill, Otis 05 Lukasko, Andrew 06 Anderson, Isaac 07 Henry, Aaron 07 Kyle Jefferson 08 Pleasant, Aubrey 09 Beckum, Travis 10 Smith, Devin 10 Phillips, Curt 11 Ewing, Brady 11 Levy, DeAndre 12 Valai, Jay 13 Jones, Daven 14 Cromartie, Marcus 14 Stallons, James 15 St. Jean, Culmer 16 Offor, Chukwuma 16 Tolzien, Scott 17 Langford, Allen 17 Preisler, Mike 18 Welch, Philip 18 Sherer, Dustin 19 Hartmann, William 19 Claxton, Kevin 20 Williams, T.J. 21 Maragos, Chris 22 Smith, Erik 22 Hampton, Adam 23 Goins, Mario 24 Johnson, Shelton 25 Carter, Shane 26 Fenelus, Antonio 27 Emanuel, Nate 27 Sorensen, Blake 28 Jones, Dex 29 Brinkley, Niles 30 Brown, Zach 31 Moody, Prince 31 Rose, Cody 32 Clay, John 32 Kossoris, Eric 34 Rentmeester, Bill 36 Megna, Tony 36 Turner, Mickey 37 Nettles, Josh 38 Holland, Tyler 39 Hill, P.J. 41 Rouse, Kevin 42 Prather, Erik 42 Spitz, Sam 43 Hubbard, Leonard 44 Pressley, Chris 45 Moore, Dan 46 Davison, Zach

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46 Rosemeyer, Tyrell 47 McFadden, Jaevery 48 Neal, Joshua 49 Flasch, Ryan 49 Korslin, Rob 50 Schoﬁeld, O’Brien 51 Grimes, Jasper 52 Hodge, Elijah 53 Taylor, Mike 54 Newkirk, Mike 55 Briedis, Eriks 56 Groff, Matthew 57 Woodward, Drew 59 Hoey, Brandon 60 Opsol, Zach 61 Cromwell, Chris 62 Wojta, Kyle 63 Urbik, Kraig 64 Hein, Jordan 64 Burge, Robert 65 Schafer, Joe 66 Konz, Peter 67 Oglesby, Josh 68 Carimi, Gabe 69 Jones, Kenny 70 Zeitler, Kevin 71 Vanden Heuvel, Eric 73 Bergmann, Jordan 74 Mofﬁtt, John 75 Kemp, Andy 76 Nagy, Bill 77 Cascone, Dan 78 Bscherer, Jake 79 Stehle, Jeff 81 Peck, Dave 81 Wagner, Ricky 82 Byrne, Jake 84 Kendricks, Lance 85 Gilreath, David 86 Theus, Elijah 87 Kirtley, Richard 87 Watt, J.J. 89 Graham, Garrett 90 Wickesburg, Ryan 90 Mains, Anthony 91 Chapman, Jason 92 Shaughnessy, Matthew 93 Nzegwu, Louis 94 Westphal, Tyler 95 Butrym, Patrick 95 Debauche, Brad 96 Fischer, Matt 97 Kelly, Brandon 98 Garner, Ricky 98 Nortman, Brad 99 DeCremer, Kirk

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Badger victory hinges on containing Williams By James Adams GAMEDAY

Badger fans cringe when they hear the names of quarterbacks Daryll Clark and Terrelle Pryor. Saturday morning’s Homecoming game at Camp Randall will be a continuation of the nightmare unless the Badgers stop Illinois’ junior quarterback Isaiah “Juice” Williams. Williams, who used to only be known for his athleticism and ability to run in the open field, has transformed his game into a dual threat. He has established himself as a dangerous passer, ranking first in the Big Ten with an efficiency rating of 158.75. The shift in the Big Ten to predominantly spread offense systems has left the Badgers in the minority: They are one of two teams in the conference that do not run the spread. Adjusting to a spread system is usually one of the humps that young quarterbacks must surpass to effectively run the offense. Williams, now in his third year starting for Illinois, has nearly mastered it. He has the ability to evade the blitz and create opportunities that strictly pocket passers could not. The ability to throw inside and outside of the pocket grants more time for Williams to convert on third and long situations. By moving in the pocket, he creates more time for his receivers to

homecoming from page 1 While there may be more important battles in the game, such the Illinois defensive line against the Wisconsin offensive line, it’s refreshing to know the lesser-involved players are still trying to win their matchups. The question left for Jefferson is whether the quarterback can get him the ball. This game should help determine the quarterback not only for next week, but also for 2009. If Sherer can’t get the job done, Tolzien is the next in line and he will go through the same trial and error process to determine his effectiveness. Going down the depth chart, there are still young quarterbacks waiting in the wings, none more heralded than Freshman Curt Phillips, who is the most mobile QB of the current bunch. If this upcoming game

get open downfield. The Badger defense ranks second-to-last in the Big Ten when it comes to defending third downs. “We need to go out there and get off the field ... on third down and play well on first down,” Badgers’ senior cornerback Allen Langford said.

“If we go out and execute the plan, I’d feel good about stopping either [the spread or a balanced attack].” Randall McCray linebackers coach UW football

Stopping the Fighting Illini on third downs will be crucial for Wisconsin to limit Williams’ effectiveness. Every third down conversion for Illinois means two things: the Badgers’ offense stays on the sideline and the defense continues to exhaust energy defending the persistent sideline-to-sideline attack led by Williams. Wisconsin’s defensive ends, who were expected to be a bright spot this year, have had difficulties containing spread minded offenses. Junior O’Brien Schofield and senior Matt Shaughnessy are critical components of the will tell us anything, it will be whether the game of quarterback musical chairs needs to continue, or if the team’s problems stem from a broken-down mentality after four deflating losses. Pressley feels that he has the solution. “Talent only goes so far because we’re not winning,” he said. “We gotta work and fight for a win ... Illinois is going to come in here and they’re going to play hard, but we can play harder, we can play better. They’re nothing special. Are we going to let this [situation] get us down or are we going to learn from it? As a man you gotta say to yourself ‘I gave it all.’ With the type of season we’ve had, all you can do is finish.” And with the season we’ve endured thus far, finishing might be the most refreshing result of all.

Badgers defense when it comes to stopping Williams. Controlling Williams in the running facet of his game will be the primary objective of the defensive ends. If the ends can force Juice into being a one dimensional quarterback, the other players on defense will be able to focus on shutting down the aerial element of Williams’ game. The linebacking core of junior Jaevery McFadden and seniors DeAndre Levy and Jonathan Casillas has been one of the few strengths on the defensive side for Wisconsin this season. The speed and experience of the linebackers will certainly help stop the highpowered Fighting Illini offense. As evident against quarterbacks such as Penn State’s Clark and Ohio State’s Pryor, however, the defense has sometimes been baffled by the complexities the spread offense entails. As a freshman at Illinois, Williams’ pass completion percentage was a mere 39.5, a massive difference from this year, during which he has completed 60 percent. He is also the Big Ten’s leading rushing quarterback with 67.9 yards per game. The Badgers’ defense will have their hands full with Williams, arguably the conference’s most prolific all-around quarterback. The Big Ten, known in the past for its smash-mouth style of foot-

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Junior quarterback Juice Williams, who has always been a running threat, has developed his passing game this season. ball, has experienced a complete 180 degree turn around as we now see speed-based spread offenses. The Wisconsin defense is undoubtedly experiencing growing pains when it comes to adapting to this new style of football. Wisconsin linebackers coach Randall McCray still remains confident. “I’d like to think we can stop them all [both spread and bal-

anced styles of offense],” McCray said. “If we go out and execute the plan I’d feel good about stopping either one right now.” Saturday will be an enormous test for the struggling Badgers as they look for their first conference win. Stopping the highly respected and extremely dangerous Williams will undoubtedly be the key to victory.

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Shutting Down the Run The Wisconsin defense has given up four rushing touchdowns in each of the last two games. Last week junior running back Shonn Green torched the Badgers for 217 yards and four touchdowns. Two weeks before the Iowa game, junior running back Chris Wells carried for 168 yards against Wisconsin for Ohio State. Illinois freshman Jason Ford broke out for a huge 172-yard rushing day on 19 carries last week against a weak Indiana defense. Ford also rushed for three touchdowns in his ﬁrst start while replacing Daniel Dufrene. Although Illini quarterback Juice Williams has been held to under 50 yards rushing the last two weeks, he is capable of breaking free for a big game if the Badgers aren’t careful. Williams put together a 92-yard effort against the Badgers last year, and even though Rashard Mendenhall is now a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Badgers defense will still have their hands full against the Illini rushing attack.

Keeping It Close Wisconsin has allowed its previous two opponents to jump out to early double-digit leads. If the Badgers are going to come out with the win, they need to come out of the tunnel fully focused and ready to play. Penn State built a 17-point lead two weeks ago and the Hawkeyes were able to put 14 on the board last week before Wisconsin had a chance to catch its breath. Iowa went on to rack up their highest point total against Wisconsin since 1978. With questions surrounding Wisconsin’s offense, especially its quarterback, it may be on the defense to keep the game close early. The defense could not do that over the past two weekends, but three weeks ago when Ohio State was limited to 20 points, Wisconsin had a chance to pull out the win late. To win this one, the defense must muster up a performance on par with the one against the Buckeyes.

Stopping Juice Williams Last week Wisconsin faced sophomore quarterback Ricky Stanzi, a pocket passer. This week’s challenge will be much different. Fighting Illini junior quarterback Juice Williams is well-known for his running ability, which helped lead Illinois to a victory against the Badgers last year. What is even more impressive is his passing performance over the last three weeks. Williams has averaged over 347 passing yards per game and has seven touchdowns in that stretch. His main target has been the athletic sophomore wide receiver Arrelious Benn. Benn has gone over 100 yards receiving in each of the Fighting Illini’s previous four games for a total of 543 yards and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Will Judson is also a threat with 356 receiving yards this season. The Wisconsin secondary will need to run tight coverage schemes if they are to disrupt a potent Fighting Illini offense that has been running on all cylinders recently.

Eliminating the Turnovers The Badgers have given away their fair share of turnovers this season and will need to keep them to a minimum if the defense is to stay fresh against a quick Fighting Illini offense. Wisconsin must hold onto the ball to avoid the minus-three turnover deﬁcit it saw against Penn State and Iowa. Junior quarterback Dustin Sherer and freshman running back John Clay will need to put several scoring drives together if they are going to defeat the Fighting Illini. Illinois is 4-0 when holding opponents to under 21 points this season, so the Badgers cannot afford to turn the ball over on scoring opportunities. Last weekend, head coach Bret Bielema tried to avoid putting Sherer in down-and-distance situations by running the ball on ﬁrst and second down. Even so, Sherer still made questionable decisions in the passing game. Expect Bielema to look for other options behind center if Sherer starts off with an early interception.

Fading Bowl Hopes Dreams of a Rose Bowl berth for the Badgers are now distant memories. Wisconsin has lost four straight games for the first time since 1996 and most analysts now project the Motor City Bowl as the team’s end-of-the-season destination, against either Ball State or Central Michigan. The Badgers have tough games against Michigan State and Minnesota to go along with weaker matchups versus Indiana and California Polytechnic. If the Badgers can come away with a victory today, they have a good shot at finishing with a winning record. Illinois, however, needs a victory on Saturday or it will fall to .500 with Iowa, Ohio State and Northwestern still on the schedule. This game is a mustwin for both teams. The loser will be caught in an uphill battle the rest of the season if it is going to maintain any hope of making it to a bowl game.

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Williams, struggling defense will doom Wisconsin WISCONSIN OFFENSE VS. ILLINOIS DEFENSE

WISCONSIN DEFENSE VS. ILLINOIS OFFENSE

Freshman running back John Clay has become the team’s most productive runner in recent weeks. Clay comes into this week averaging six yards per carry, and his unusual combination of size and speed has caught the eyes of many. Junior running back P.J. Hill’s usefulness to the offense is up in the air because of a leg injury from last week. The injury is possibly related to the tibia fracture Hill suffered during 2005. Hill’s productivity has been somewhat lacking this year, as he has averaged only 3.75 yards per carry outside of the season-opener against Akron. If Hill is unable to compete, sophomore running back Zach Brown, who has been productive throughout his career, will see an increased role. The Badgers passing game, thanks mostly to the horrid quarterback play of late, has been a huge liability to the offense. If Illinois takes an early lead, forcing the Badgers to play catch-up, things could get ugly. If the Badgers are allowed to run the ball and make conservative play-calling, the running game should carry Wisconsin to the end zone, as Illinois has the second-worst run defense in the Big Ten. Advantage: Even

It’s no secret junior quarterback Juice Williams is the star of this game. Williams leads the conference in both passing efﬁciency and passing yardage, boasting an especially impressive 9.5 yards per attempt. As if that weren’t enough, the star signal-caller’s rushing yardage currently ranks ninth in the Big Ten. Although Williams deserves the most attention, he isn’t the lone playmaker on his offense. Sophomore receiver Arrelious Benn is the Big Ten’s second-leading receiver, averaging over six catches per game. Senior receiver Will Judson presents another big-play threat, averaging over 20 yards per reception. Certainly, the most eye-catching stat for Illinois is their total of 30 offensive touchdowns through the ﬁrst seven games, a number that towers over Wisconsin’s total of 19 offensive touchdowns.

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In the kicking and punting aspect of the game, the standout is freshman placekicker Philip Welch. Welch has been especially impressive kicking from long distances, making six of seven kicks beyond forty yards. Both Wisconsin and Illinois have poor punt coverage, allowing over nine yards per return, ranking third and secondto-last in the Big Ten, respectively. Funny enough, both teams have awful punt return units, as well. With 6.5 and 5.67 yards per return, respectively, Illinois and Wisconsin rank in the bottom three of the conference in this regard. Wisconsin does have a distinct advantage in the kick return game, where Illinois has allowed 26.1 yards per return, including two touchdowns. Sophomore kick returner David Gilreath has the chance to give the struggling Wisconsin offense excellent ﬁeld position if Illinois puts up points (as they usually do).

It seems Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema is being charged with the task of solving a sort of identity crisis facing the Badgers. Although the Wisconsin program is historically hard-nosed in all facets of the game with a ball-control offense and tough defense, the team has suffered a negative six turnover margin the past two weeks, and the defense has been pummeled, giving up 86 points. With the quarterback position in a state of disarray and the defense seemingly lost, the solution is not immediately evident. Still, Bielema is a respected head coach and has been successful prior to this year. Whether the struggles this year are the result of Bielema and his staff or simply a lack of roster talent is unknown at this point. Illinois head coach Ron Zook has had his share of both criticism and success throughout his career, but he deserves credit for taking an Illinois program facing massive struggles and turning it into the competitive team it is today. He has done nothing to warrant distinction above Bielema, however.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Advantage: Even

Advantage: Illinois

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gameday projected winner: The last time they played... Last season, both Wisconsin and Illinois entered their matchup on Oct. 6 brimming with conﬁdence. After a 2-10 campaign in 2006, the Fighting Illini welcomed in the Badgers with a 4-1 record and a win the week before against Penn State, a top-25 team. Wisconsin was ﬂying even higher with a 5-0 record and a lofty No. 5 national ranking. But it was Illinois who came out victorious, 31-26, spoiling the Badgers’ dreams of an undefeated season.

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The final score may have made the game seem closer than it really was. Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall rushed for two early touchdowns to carry Illinois to a 17-0 lead midway through the third quarter. Wisconsin got within four early in the third quarter on a Tyler Donovan touchdown pass, but that was as close as the Badgers would get in the second half. Donovan threw two critical fourth quarter interceptions with his team down five in the fourth quarter. Mendenhall finished the game with three touchdowns and 160 rushing yards on 19 carries.

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No one person bears responsibility for Badgers’ losing streak MATT FOX the fox hole

hen a team goes through a tough stretch and plays so far below expectations, it’s only natural for spectators to hand one person all the blame. But if the blame for Wisconsin’s troubles is directed at a single person or element, wouldn’t that be oversimplifying things? During Wisconsin’s current four-game losing streak—its first in more than a decade—the Badgers have been entirely outplayed in just about every phase of the game. Bret Bielema has done a great job handling the media in a difficult situation, a time where any other coach might snap and instantly lose his patience. He’s done the right thing by accepting complete responsibility for what has gone wrong. He knows that his team hasn’t been adequately prepared to compete with its opponents. It’s much better for him to be honest about this rather than think of sneaky ways to defend himself. People who are already questioning Bielema’s job security need to consider what he has already achieved during his short tenure in Madison. In his first year, he led the Badgers to their most wins in school history. Despite adversity and injuries, he still led Wisconsin to a New Year’s Day bowl appearance last season. Most importantly, he’s been through both the good and the bad while conducting himself with tremendous class and professionalism. He simply deserves more chances. He’s one of the youngest coaches in the Big Ten, and though he has a ton of prior experience, he still has a lot more to learn about what it takes to succeed. In reality, this disastrous season might even make him a stronger coach in the

long run. As for senior quarterback Allan Evridge, it’s a sad story of a guy that every fan wanted to see succeed. The transfer from Kansas State had some bright moments during Wisconsin’s early victories. Although his stats were never overwhelming, he played the game smart and made good decisions. Maybe it all unraveled in Ann Arbor, but somewhere along the way, Evridge lost his conﬁdence and never quite got it back. Unfortunately, the Badgers have learned the hard way that you can’t win without a conﬁdent quarterback and the ability to make plays in high-impact situations. Wisconsin accumulated more offensive yards than Iowa last week, yet they were outscored by 22 points because of Iowa’s ability to make big plays that resulted in longer drives.

People who are already questioning Bielema’s job security need to consider what he has already achieved during his short tenure in Madison.

So what direction do the Badgers take with this issue? For starters, they need to continue to recruit heavily at quarterback. In the past two seasons, there was a relatively tight race for the starting quarterback spot. This encouraged positive competition between the candidates. But it was also quite distressing that each quarterback didn’t have the superior natural skills to separate himself from the rest of the pack. You also have to feel for the seniors, those who came in with such high expectations for their ﬁnal season in Madison, only to see those dreams vanish just as quickly as Wisconsin’s fast start. Players like senior tight end Travis Beckum, who could have easily bolted for the NFL but returned to Madison in

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After winning 12 and nine games in head coach Bret Bielema’s first two seasons, respectively, his Badgers could struggle to become bowl eligible this season. In reality, it seems appropriate success in the past, or perhaps redehopes of finishing what he started, have been let down. Now, with nag- that the university and the team fine the team’s identity entirely. ging injuries and no quarterback itself should strive to place the The Badgers should play not to form a regular chemistry with, blame not just on one person, but for post-season position but for questions have been raised about to hold everyone equally account- their own pride and the future of able. It encourages the concept of the UW football program. Then Beckum’s future in the pros. But enough with the pity, team—that the Badgers have suc- maybe they can regain some of the because in the end these players ceeded but also suffered as one. confidence they’ve been lacking and After another embarrassing loss end the season not with utter disaphave no one left to blame but themselves. They let down their fans to Iowa last weekend, the Badgers pointment, but something they can and the entire campus community. emphasized a need to go back to build upon for years to come. The passion and dedication that square one and go back to playing If you don’t care about the football Wisconsin fans have shown toward “Wisconsin football.” There are still team’s future and just want to burn this team should have translated five games remaining and the Badgers some witches in the meantime, e-mail onto the field. need to rediscover what led to their Matt at mfox2@wisc.edu.

Bielema’s ups and downs at Wisconsin HIGHS September 2, 2006 - Wisconsin 35, Bowling Green 14 Bielema captures the victory on the road in his first game at the helm for Wisconsin. October 21, 2006 - Wisconsin 24, Purdue 3 The victory makes Bielema 7-1 as a head coach and more importantly catapults Bielema to his first top-25 ranking. January 1, 2007 - Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14 Bielema gets his first victory in the Capitol One Bowl and sets a school record with 12 wins. Bielema’s Badgers finish the season ranked No. 5.

LOWS October 6, 2007 - Illinois 31, Wisconsin 26 Bielema begins his second season 5-0 and reaches No. 5 in the polls, but then falls victim to an unranked Illinois team and has his national title hopes dashed in the process. January 1, 2008 - Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 Bielema fails to salvage a disappointing second season by falling short in the Outback Bowl. October 11, 2008 - Penn State 48, Wisconsin 7 A week after a close home loss to Ohio State, Penn State blows out Bielema’s team to give him consecutive home losses.

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Senior defensive end Matt Shaughnessy and his teammates on defense have failed to fulﬁll expectations this season and deserve at least a portion of the blame for Wisconsin’s 3-4 record.

October 18. 2008 - Iowa 38, Wisconsin 16 Bielema hits the low point of his tenure as head coach courtesy of his alma matter. The loss gives Bielema a losing record for the ﬁrst time in his three-year career.

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SATURDAY’S BIG GAMES (8) Texas Tech vs. (23) Kansas, 11 a.m. (6) Oklahoma State vs. (1) Texas, 2:30 p.m. (7) Georgia vs. (13) LSU, 2:30 p.m. Virginia Tech vs. Florida State, 2:30 p.m. (2) Alabama vs. Tennessee, 6:45 p.m. (3) Penn State vs. (9) Ohio State, 7 p.m. (5) USC vs. Arizona, 9:15 p.m.

WEEK EIGHT POLLS BCS STANDINGS 1. Texas 2. Alabama 3. Penn State 4. Oklahoma 5. USC 6. Oklahoma State 7. Georgia 8. Texas Tech 9. Ohio State 10. Florida 11. Utah 12. Boise State 13. LSU 14. TCU 15. Misouri 16. South Florida 17. Pittsburgh 18. Georgia Tech 19. Tulsa 20. Ball State 21. BYU 22. Northwestern 23. Kansas 24. Minnesota 25. Florida State

AP TOP 25

1. Texas (65) 1,625 2. Alabama 1,543 3. Penn State 1,506 4. Oklahoma 1,358 5. Florida 1,307 6. USC 1,292 7. Oklahoma State 1,252 8. Texas Tech 1,194 9. Georgia 1,117 10. Ohio State 1,053 11. LSU 987 12. Utah 943 13. Boise State 849 14. South Florida 674 15. TCU 643 16. Missouri 568 17. Pittsburgh 540 18. Brigham Young 412 19. Kansas 364 20. Ball State 357 21. Georgia Tech 338 22. Tulsa 321 23. Boston College 281 24. Florida State 190 25. Minnesota 149 Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern 62, Virginia Tech 62, Vanderbilt 61, Michigan State 15, North Carolina 14, Kentucky 10, Maryland 10, Cincinatti 9, Oregon 8, Arizona 6, California 3, Oregon State 2

Saturday, October 25, 2008

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

Everyone’s favorite bowl system is back By Jonathan Roffe GAMEDAY

IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME Well, well, well... after another year of questioning its methodology and even its existence, it seems that the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking is back. For those of you who don’t know, the BCS ranking is the computer system that decides the National Championship game matchup and which teams receive at-large bids to other BCS bowl games. For the past few years, the BCS system has been widely questioned, and many people have wondered why it has not been replaced by a playoff system. The skeptics are not out of line, as in the past ﬁve years there has only been one year, the 2006 Rose Bowl game won by Texas, where the BCS system crowned an unquestioned champion. Nevertheless, it seems we must live with this system until the higher-ups get a better idea of what is right and wrong with the system. Let’s begin by looking through the ﬁrst BCS rankings of the season, and see which teams the BCS is likely to choose for the National Championship.

No. 1 : TEXAS Considering they beat then-ranked No. 1 Oklahoma 45-35 and had tossed around then-No. 11 Missouri in a 56-31 victory this past weekend, Texas has definitely made the most convincing argument for the No. 1 BCS ranking. Although these signature wins make it look like Texas is essentially in, many people are concerned with the difficulty of their upcoming schedule. With five games remaining, not including the Big 12 title game, Texas will face three ranked opponents. Two of those teams, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, are top 10 in the country and are two of the nine remaining undefeated teams. Either one of these teams could beat Texas and possibly take its spot as No. 1 in the country. Make sure to watch this weekend’s matchup against No. 6 Oklahoma State. If Texas wins this game, most people believe the Longhorns will have proved their superiority over all competitors and that the BCS rankings will crown them as favorites to land in the National Championship game.

No. 2 : ALABAMA At the start of this season, everyone was saying whoever won the SEC would win a trip to the National Championship. Through seven weeks of the season, there is only one undefeated team left in the SEC, and it is

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The out-of-nowhere No. 3 Nittany Lions have mercilessly thrashed their opponents this year. During Penn State’s unexpected rise to dominance, junior quarterback Daryll Clark has been almost flawless. not the team most people thought it would be. It’s not Georgia, Florida or LSU, it’s the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama has shown poise and determination unlike any of the other SEC powerhouses this season. So far, Alabama defeated then-No. 3 Georgia in a week five matchup with a score of 41-30, and then-No. 9 Clemson in a week one matchup 34-10. What is impressive about these wins is not just the way they beat their opponents, but the fact they won both of these games on the road. Another reason why many people consider Alabama a likely National Championship contender is because of the five games left on their schedule, not including the SEC championship game. The Tide has only one ranked team remaining, No. 13 LSU. Although this all sounds great, there is still a cause for concern. During their last two contests, against the less-than-great Mississippi and Kentucky teams, Alabama only won by a combined seven points. Even with a loss by Alabama in the upcom-

ing weeks, it does not mean National Championship sights are out of the question. Remember, the past two national championships had at least one team without a perfect record. As of right now, Alabama looks like they are ready to ﬁght anyone for the National Championship.

No. 3 : PENN STATE As much as it hurts to admit, Penn State is the most dominant team in the Big Ten, bar none. So far this season, Penn State holds a perfect record of 8-0 and has dominated teams with its new, highly diverse spread offense. Penn State has won every game this season by at least 14 points and looks to be one of the most effective scoring offenses in the country. One other positive note for Penn State that many people tend to overlook is the fact that they have only four games remaining on their schedule. When you look at teams like Texas and Alabama who have possibly another six games remaining because of Big 12

and SEC championship games, Penn State holds a major advantage. The only thing missing from the National Championship equation for Penn State is a signature win. Penn State has a chance to ﬁx that this weekend when they have their marquee matchup of the season against No. 9 Ohio State. Many seem to think that Penn State is essentially playing for a trip to the National Championship this weekend, and they are not far off. With a win this weekend, Penn State can smell a perfect season, as they will have no ranked opponents left on their schedule.

WHAT’S NEXT? How will it end? That is tough to predict because of the many ups and downs that come with the college football season, but the way it is looking now, Penn State has the easiest trip to Miami for the National Championship game. No matter who goes, it should be a close ﬁght the rest of the way.

THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND THE TOP THREE TEAMS Texas: Colt McCoy, QB #12

2,265 total yards, 81.2 percent completion percentage, 25 total touchdowns, three interceptions

-It would be astounding if the junior’s numbers didn’t fall off a bit, as completing 81.2 percent of one’s passes is mind-boggling. Alabama: Glen Coffee, RB #38 and Mark Ingram, RB #22

Combined: 1,179 rushing yards (6.34 YPC), 9 rushing touchdowns

-The junior and freshman running backs spearhead the smash-mouth offense assembled by head coach Nick Saban. Penn State: Daryll Clark, QB #17

1,726 total yards, 63.3 percent competition percentage, 19 total touchdowns, two interceptions

-The junior quarterback has been both a game manager and a playmaker, leading his team to big points while refusing to turn it over.

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