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Crime ranking puts city below others in the state

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

Although recent crimes in the downtown area have made Madison residents wary about safety, a new crime-ranking survey reveals that Wisconsin’s capital might be in better shape than many other cities in the state and nation.

“Madison’s been pretty good at beating the challenge [of crime] in the past.”

Joel DeSpain public information officer Madison Police Department

The CQ Press, a group that publishes an annual analysis of nationwide city crime rankings, put Madison at the No. 263 spot on its 2008-’09 list—the lowest among other cities in Wisconsin included in the survey. Milwaukee came in at No. 25, Racine at No.

160, Green Bay at No. 225 and Kenosha at No. 249.

On a national scale, New Orleans had the highest crime ranking in the survey, while Ramapo, N.Y., a suburb of New York City, came in last. The rankings are compiled from city crime statistics, including incidents of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor-vehicle theft.

According to a CQ Press news release, the group dubbed results of the survey as the “safest” and “dangerous” cities in past years, but decided those adjectives were better used to describe perception of safety within the communities and decided to stick with a simple ranking of the data.

For many Madison residents, the perception of safety in the downtown area has been compromised after a string of recent violent robberies and several homicides within the last year.

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UW System announces money-saving measures

By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Leonard J. Taylor, a former defensive back for the Badgers, was arrested Friday for placing threatening phone calls to the UW Athletic Department.

Former Badger football player arrested for threatening Athletic Dept. employee A former Badger football player was arrested Friday for placing threatening phone calls to the UW Athletic Department.

Leonard J. Taylor, 32, was arrested in Indianapolis, Ind., by the city’s police department in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

According to UWPD, it was reported that Taylor made threatening phone calls to a UW Athletic Department employee sometime within the past week. UWPD officials said the phone calls were made outside the Madison com-

munity, most likely from Indiana.

Taylor played for the Badgers from 1995 to 1998 and continued on to play for the professional Madison Mad Dogs indoor football team.

Prior to his arrest, signs had been placed on campus buildings that banned Taylor from all Athletic Department buildings.

Taylor was in the custody of the Indianapolis Police Department over the weekend, where he will stay until he is extradited to Wisconsin. According to UWPD, the extradition proceedings will begin this week.

With Wisconsin facing a $5.4 billion budget deficit, the UW System will be forced to economize, and university officials announced last week measures to save money and cut spending.

One of these measures will be to shrink UW faculty and staff pay raises, according to UW System President Kevin Reilly.

The UW System Board of Regents implemented a plan in 2006 to raise UW System salaries, which are about 10 percent lower than those at competing universities, to the level of their peers, but Reilly said in a statement these pay raises will be cut by more than half.

The UW System faces problems with faculty retention due to the pay disparity, but Reilly said the budget shortfall calls for the university to handle its finances responsibly in order to raise tuition as little as possible.

“For now, we must demonstrate that our public university is sensitive to the public’s dire financial situation,” Reilly said.

Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Science, said cutting back on pay increases could put the UW System even further behind in faculty retention.

“This is a difficult financial situation that any colleges and universities around the country are facing right now,” Sandefur said.

As another step to save money, Reilly also proposed implementing a three-year degree plan at UW System schools.

According to a statement, the three-year plan would involve students using online classes, summer courses and Advanced Placement tests to decrease their college costs.

“In that scenario, both the university and the student save money,” Reilly said.

UW System Spokesperson David Giroux said details of the proposed program are still up in the air, but officials are formally looking into that model.

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Astronomy students discover galaxy behind Milky Way disk

By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

A group of UW-Madison astronomers used the largest radio telescope in the world this semester to discover a small galaxy behind the disk of the Milky Way. Snezana Stanimirovic, a UWMadison assistant astronomy professor, conducted the study of the galaxy in a class titled “Experiencing Astronomical Observations” with six UW-Madison students: Nick Ballering, Lucas Hunt, Ryan Birdsall, Adam Beardsley, Lars Bryan and Andrew Wilson.

Stanimirovic said the students based their study off a published paper, which suggested that the newly discovered galaxies behind

the Milky Way are visible to infrared observations.

“The most rewarding part of the project was seeing [the students] getting an idea of how the scientific process works. They got the idea, obtained observations and conducted data processing,” she said.

The students studied one particular galaxy and measured its velocity, distance from Earth, rate at which it spins and hydrogen content. They determined the galaxy moves at a rotational speed of 70 kilometers per second.

According to Stanimirovic, the dust and gas surrounding the Milky Way disk usually makes it difficult to observe galaxies in what is known as the Zone of Avoidance. The telescope,

which lies in the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, helped the students get a clearer view of the galaxy. “[Directors of the observatory] were really very nice in getting us a little bit of observing time to get some educational experience for the course,” Stanimirovic said.

Participants conducted the observations by logging onto the telescope’s server from a computer on campus.

Stanimirovic said the researchers plan to write a paper on their results but need more observation time to confirm the measurements before publishing them.

“They are very important observations,” she said. “[The results] will be very useful for scientists studying galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance.”

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

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oworkers can make or break a job. Even if you have an easy job like me, not getting along with your coworkers makes work anything but a pleasurable experience.

That said, I can’t help but recall an old coworker of mine, who went by the nickname Kegger. Although she was lazy, stupid and whiny, she was also the most interesting person I’ve ever worked with.

Kegger was a stripper and she made sure everyone knew it. Well, technically, she was an ex-stripper: When I met her, she was working at a fast-food restaurant. But this did not deter her from wearing as little clothing as possible.

Yes, we had a uniform, but Kegger would come to work in

a skirt that revealed both the top and bottom of her thong. I had a theory that she had just bought a jean belt somewhere and decided it would make a cuter skirt.

Fortunately, she changed out of this belt and into her uniform each day. Unfortunately, she felt bras weren’t part of this uniform, and went without. We worked with ice cream and it was cold in there. What was probably painfully cold for her was disturbingly cold for the rest of us.

Kegger was fearless. An hour into my first shift, she walked up and grabbed my butt. Not a pinch; mind you, but a doublehanded squeeze and a slap that left a handprint. I spun around, shocked, and she said, “Your butt was just made to strip. You probably have the nicest ass in here, after me, of course.” I murmured a confused “thank you” and she walked away.

But Kegger wasn’t happy sexually assaulting her coworkers in fast food. She was “destined for that pole,” as she liked to say. She

was thinking about going back to stripping but was having trouble getting “Club Shaker’s” to give her a recommendation. She had been fired from the strip club for inappropriate conduct.

But as I worked more with Kegger, I also realized she may be a compulsive liar. There was the time when she called in sick with a severe case of strep throat, only to show up two hours later and order some burgers in the drive through. She claimed the grease from the burgers would soothe her throat.

Then there was the time she went downstairs because she had to “take her medicine”—once again for strep throat—only to be found 40 minutes later sleeping in the office with a flask in hand.

But even her 13 cases of strep throat over a three-month period couldn’t top the pregnancy scare.

She came in crying one day, and for some reason decided I would be the perfect audience. She didn’t know how it happened,

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she was always so careful. She used a condom, like, 50 percent of the time—doesn’t that count for anything? I gently patted her head and was a little glad I had my food-prep gloves on.

She had narrowed it down to four possible fathers. She was dating one seriously, engaged to the other and she was pretty sure the third guy’s name was Bob, so she had some leads. Oh, and the fourth one happened to be one of the assistant managers, but she was “like, 60 percent sure it’s not his.”

Later that night, her fiancé came in and ruined the whole soap opera when he revealed she was lying about the pregnancy in an effort to get extra time off work.

Needless to say, Kegger did not get her time off, but maybe she will when the boss finds the flask she hides in the box of kid’s toys.

If you have met some interesting characters at work, e-mail Megan at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

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ASM committee closer to finalizing 2nd draft

By Rory Linnane THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Associated Students of Madison Constitutional Committee met twice during the last week to discuss areas of concern with the second draft of a new student government constitution.

At a meeting last Tuesday, the committee debated the powers of the executive branch in ASM. Under the second draft, a president appoints directors, justices, finance committee positions and appropriation committee positions allotted to the executive.

If the draft is passed, the president of ASM would appoint the Student Election Commission chair and vice chair for the first time.

As written in the draft, two members of the senate would be required to witness candidate interviews, and two-thirds of the senate would be needed to approve an appointment. Members of the Constitutional Committee said they are concerned the executive power regarding appointment is too great.

“The failure case that we need to be more aware of is a

malicious president,” said Erik Paulson, an at-large member of the Constitutional Committee.

A proposal for lessening the executive role in appointment-making was to move to a “3-3” system in which three senators and three executive members witness interviews and have equal voting power. However, some members thought this system would undercut executive power too greatly.

Ben Carter, member of the Constitutional Committee, said he worried the system would slow down appointments. He recognized giving the executive branch greater power in appointment can bring risk, but said it could allow the government to be more productive.

ASM Student Services Finance Committee Chair Kurt Gosselin said he viewed the appointment power as central to the executive branch and suggested ASM get rid of the whole branch if they greatly lessened the executive power of appointment.

In an attempt to compromise, members discussed possibilities of having different appointment processes for varying positions, but were

unable to come to a consensus by the end of the meeting.

According to Constitutional Committee Chair Jeff Wright, students in feedback sessions said they were worried about ASM members becoming under-involved because the constitution does not require them to participate in grassroots committees.

Constitutional Committee members stood by the new draft’s senate requirements. They conceded many senators may choose not to participate in grassroots committees, but said senators have new duties under the constitution, which will require a greater time commitment than the current regulations recommend.

The second draft of the constitution is posted at the Constitutional Committee’s blog at asmconstitution.wordpress.com.

Students can send feedback to the blog or to jawright2@wisc.edu.

The group met Sunday to continue the discussion.

The final draft of the constitution will be released Dec. 1 and will be on the ASM Student Council agenda Dec. 3 for a vote.

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Travis Knapp, 34, plead no contest Wednesday for his role in the Sept. 3 homicide of Juan Bernal, 22, outside the Plaza Tavern.

Accomplice in fatal bar fight convicted

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

Judge: Release of Zimmermann call could harm investigation Although the tape of Brittany Zimmermann’s 911 call may not be made public, an attorney representing a group of media organizations seeking the audio should get the chance to hear the recording, a judge said Wednesday.

Controversy has surrounded the case of the UW-Madison student’s death after it was revealed that the Dane County 911 Center mishandled a call from Zimmermann’s cell phone the day she was killed in her off-campus apartment April 2.

In May, a group of media orga-

nizations including the Wisconsin State Journal, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Channel 3000 sued Dane County in an effort to hear audio of Zimmermann’s call and see a 40-page unedited internal review of how the 911 Center handled the incident.

At the core of the lawsuit is a debate between the media organizations’ ability to obtain the documents through Wisconsin’s open records law and the county’s reasoning that making certain unreleased information public could compromise the

ongoing homicide investigation.

After listening to both arguments, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess said releasing more details of Zimmermann’s 911 call could pose a threat to the police investigation.

Before making a ruling, Niess also agreed that Greg Conway, an attorney for the media organizations, should listen to the audio and see the review so he can better direct his clients in future pursuit of their public records request.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Man racks up $1,450 in late fees from stolen library DVDs Madison police recently busted a man who used several forms of false identification, including student library cards, to accumulate over $1,000 in late fees on DVDs at a downtown library.

On Nov. 17, staff at the Madison Public Library at 201 W. Mifflin St. alerted police that 52year-old Mark Rowe had attempted to check out some DVDs using

another person’s library card, according to a police report.

Police learned it was common for Rowe to use cards that were not his to rent DVDs and sell them at pawnshops or music stores. One library card in Rowe’s possession has amassed more than $1,450 in late fees, mostly for unreturned DVDs. In Rowe’s bag, police found

several Social Security cards, library cards, wallets, a UW-Madison student’s bus pass, jewelry and a six-pack of beer. Police said two victims, including a Madison Area Technical College student, said they had no idea Rowe was using library cards in their name.

Police arrested Rowe at the library and tentatively charged him with theft and a probation hold.

Wisconsin food bank asking for non-perishable donations UW-Madison Visitor and Information Programs and the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin are conducting a food drive for non-perishable items through Dec. 10.

So far, the drive has been successful, with the UW Marching Band contributing 350 pounds of food items during the official kickoff.

According to university officials, 110,000 individuals in southern Wisconsin are at risk of hunger and of those, 10,000 are children living in Dane County. The Second Harvest Foodbank provides services to these families. For every 1.25 pounds of food received, the food bank can produce one meal.

Visitor and Information Programs is looking for vol-

unteers to help run Donation Day Dec. 5 at the Red Gym. University Housing will serve complimentary hot chocolate throughout the day to those who participate.

Students and Madison community members can drop off their food items at the Red Gym or at the Welcome Center on Park Street.

Wis. organ donations on the rise with help of UW Health The rates of organ donations have been on the rise in Wisconsin with the help of a collaboration between the UW Health Organ Procurement Organization and hospitals throughout the state.

The Federal Government assigned OPO to work with over 104 hospitals in Wisconsin, Northern Michigan and the

Rockford, Ill., area, encouraging the sharing of knowledge among executives.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Organ Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative awarded 12 Wisconsin hospitals with medals of honor for mustering a 75 percent donation rate.

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Health website, the average in the UW Health OPO service area stands at 87 percent— greater than the national average of 70.7 percent.

Wisconsin residents are also contributing to the increase in donations by adding orange stickers to their licenses in response to the statewide “Got Your Dot?” campaign.

A Madison man involved in a fatal stabbing outside a downtown Madison bar in September was convicted in Dane County court Wednesday on two felony charges, while the accused killer is still awaiting trial.

Travis Knapp, 34, plead no contest to harboring a felon and bail jumping in connection with the deadly fight outside the Plaza Tavern Sept. 3 that killed 22-year-old Juan Bernal.

Knapp faces a sentence of no more than two years behind bars based on District Attorney Brian Blanchard’s recommendations.

According to a criminal complaint, Knapp, Bernal and 34-yearold Justin Stout were drinking at the Henry Street establishment when an altercation broke out over music playing on the tavern’s jukebox. The men went outside the Plaza’s doorway, where Bernal placed Stout in a headlock and hit him on the head as Bernal’s friends pulled Knapp away from the brawl by his jacket.

After escaping from Bernal’s headlock, the complaint states that Stout allegedly stabbed Bernal twice in the heart. Knapp said Stout handed him the knife used in the stabbing, which he then tossed before fleeing down West Gilman Street toward State Street.

Witnesses were able to chase down Knapp and detain him until police arrived. Police later found Stout at his apartment in Master Hall on West Gilman Street by following a trail of blood drops from wounds Stout sustained during the altercation.

Knapp was awaiting sentencing on a substantial battery charge after a February incident in which he punched a woman outside the Pub Tavern on State Street. He was ordered to abstain from drinking, but Assistant District Attorney Mike Verveer previously said Knapp’s blood alcohol level was .13 percent at the time of the Plaza stabbing, a violation that resulted in the bail-jumping charge.

Stout is charged with firstdegree reckless homicide and is awaiting a trial scheduled to begin in March.

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public information officer Joel DeSpain said the arrival of more drugs and gangs 20 to 25 years ago began changing the city’s crime landscape into what it is today.

“You’ve got more of those issues that I think were at one time thought to not be part of Madison’s fabric,” DeSpain said.

Another concern facing Madison’s crime over the years is location—problems that were once confined to certain neighborhoods in Madison have spread throughout the city and created a perception of increased crime.

DeSpain pointed out a rash of residential and commercial burglaries as a hurdle the city is trying to overcome—an issue that sparked police to create a specific task force to crack the problem.

He said city leaders and residents alike must continue to be proactive in dealing with illegal activity throughout the community.

“It’s a true challenge,” DeSpain said of combating crime in the city. “But Madison’s been pretty good at beating the challenge in the past.”

students already complete their degrees in three years, but there is not currently an advising program modeled with that time frame in mind.

“If we put something like that in place and be reasonably assured that is a high quality University of Wisconsin degree, we could help students save significant amounts of money, and at the same time reduce our expenses as a university as well,” Giroux said.

According to Sandefur, UWMadison would “definitely” offer the three-year degree plan if the UW System implemented it.

Other proposed moneysaving measures include cutting back on hiring and faculty travel, re-examining low-enrollment programs and creating more efficient business practices.

“Other Wisconsin organizations are being forced to adapt to an evolving global economy. Our university is not immune from that pressure,” Reilly said.

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tarting today, Dane County residents will be able to officially register their domestic partnerships. The domestic partnership registry comes as a result of passing Ordinance Amendment 13 in September and will require any companies working for the county to offer health benefits to employees and their domestic partner. A domestic partnership is defined as any two people in a committed relationship for at least 90 days.

As Dane County already offered domestic partnerships to its own employees, implementing this registry proves another positive measure for Dane County to fairly serve its citizens. Despite the notable progress Dane County has made, the UW System and the state of Wisconsin have noticeably stood still on the issue. It is time for both to get serious about the issue of domestic partner benefits.

The university’s lack of domesticpartner benefits puts it at the bottom of the pack not only in comparison to Dane County, but peer institutions as well. UW-Madison stands alone as the only Big Ten University to ban domestic-partner benefits.

The University of Michigan, for instance, implemented domesticpartner benefits for its faculty as far back as 1996. Failure to offer benefits has already cost UW-Madison a number of notable faculty, such as

Rob Carpick from the department of engineering physics, who left in for Cornell University in August 2007 because of the lack of benefits at UW-Madison, where he has since brought in millions in grants.

Furthermore, a number of important faces in Wisconsin are members of the Gay community. Be it Tammy Baldwin, Mark Pocan or Carolyn “Biddy” Martin, the state must follow Dane County’s example and at least allow UW-Madison to offer domestic partner benefits for its faculty. The loss of talented staff who bring money to the university, like Carpick, cannot continue given the state’s dire financial circumstances.

If the state argues that implementing benefits are too expensive, hiring new and equally talented staff will only prove more expensive.

When the Legislature meets to make the 2009 state budget, Doyle will yet again foster discussion on domestic partner benefits. This cannot prove to be simply discussion, though.

With liberal control of the senate, domestic partner benefits should be passed to ensure UWMadison maintains its competitive edge. Dane County—specifically Madison—is often considered the sequestered minority in Wisconsin, but this can’t be the case. Domestic partner benefits are a must.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gay rights article favors emotion over logic In response to Jon Spike’s piece entitled “California’s gay marriage ban aids discrimination” in The Daily Cardinal on Nov. 21, 2008: Every person is entitled to their own opinion, but it would appear that every opinion is not equally backed by sound reason.

In some cases of late, I’ve read opinions that referred to emotional appeal more than reason.

For example, Jon Spike, in his opinion published on November 21, referring to the total amount of money spent campaigning for and against Proposition 8 in California, wrote that “The real eye-opening part of that statistic is how much money was wasted fighting over the equal rights of every human being, a matter one would think is fairly straightforward.” Setting all emotional reactions aside, it must be realized that either way, all humans have equal rights. If homosexual marriage is allowed, every adult would be allowed to marry any other adult of their choice. If homosexual marriage is not allowed, then every adult would be allowed to marry any other adult of the opposite sex.

In both instances, every last person is permitted the same actions and allowed the same legal rights as any other per-

son. While Spike was trying to imply that only homosexual marriage assures equal rights, clearly equal rights are preserved either way.

After this fact is acknowledged, it becomes a wonder how the passage of Proposition 8, or the similar referendum in Wisconsin in 2006, “aids discrimination.” Although the passage of Proposition 8 did remove a legal right from people in California, it must be understood that in this specific case, the citizens of California responded within the framework of democracy to tell a panel of judges that they did not agree with their previous ruling.

That is substantially less than “a sad and continuing trend of stripping legal rights from other human beings.”

Finally, possibly the most interesting statement made by Spike was also one of the most unsupported. “Here’s hoping it doesn’t take 25 years for federal, state and local citizens to realize how morally wrong banning gay marriage is.” I would have loved to read another sentence or two expanding on this parting point.

Perhaps I’ll get the opportunity to indulge some other time.

—Timothy Reasa undeclared major

Lawmakers must tighten drunk-driving penalties RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

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s a result of the recent buzz started by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s series about drinking in Wisconsin, lawmakers have discussed changing some policies concerning alcohol as well as drunk driving. Wisconsin, according to the Journal Sentinel, is the number one state in the nation in occurrences of drunk driving. We also have one of the most lenient laws on drunk driving in the nation: Wisconsin does not consider drunk driving a felony until an individual’s fifth offense. State lawmakers need to crack down on drunk driving now.

Passing stricter laws concerning driving under the influence is extremely important. People who consume large amounts of alcohol and then get behind the wheel not only put themselves in danger but others on the road as well.

Enabling police to conduct sobriety roadblocks and implement ignition interlocks would help curb drunk driving.

We all know drinking and driving is bad. When you operate a vehicle while intoxicated, you turn your car into a weapon that can be used to seriously hurt or kill innocent people. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, alcohol-related crashes accounted for 337 deaths and 5,500 people injured last year. In Wisconsin, roughly 41.4 percent of all fatal car accidents include at least one driver who is legally drunk— the third-highest percentage in the nation. Furthermore, an analysis also done by the Journal Sentinel shows that less than half of fifth-time OWI offenders actually spend time behind bars. Evidently, something is wrong.

Wisconsin is far too lenient with drunk driving, despite the fact that as a state we are one of the heaviest consumers of alcohol in the nation.

Wisconsin needs to take a firmer stance with drunk driving, and lawmakers must do so now. I can understand giving one or two extra chances to people so they can get help and try to change their behavior, but three or four is really too much. Imposing stricter laws on drunk driving is extremely important and effective at reducing drunk driving. In Illinois, for example, stricter laws regarding driving under the influence were passed in 2004. This included considering third and fourth-time DUIs as felonies, as well as harsher penalties for anyone convicted of drunk driving. Just two years later, Illinois saw roughly 60 fewer alcohol-related fatalities in 2006 than in 2004.

Although enacting harsher penalties for those who drink and drive would be an effective way of reducing fatal accidents on the road, other measures may also need to be taken. Another proposed bill considers whether ignition interlock systems should be required for

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people who are arrested for OWI and found to have a blood alcohol level above double the legal limit.

In addition, Wisconsin is only one of 12 states that currently have a ban on sobriety checkpoints—roadblocks that stop random vehicles to check and see if the driver has been drinking. Enabling police to conduct sobriety roadblocks and implementing ignition interlocks would both be effective means of combating drunk driving.

Employing these measures may have to wait until the economy has stabilized, until taxpayers are willing to pay for them and until there is room in the Wisconsin budget, but these bills should be seriously

considered now. The sooner they are implemented, the better off all Wisconsin drivers will be.

Wisconsin lawmakers must realize the current law system regarding drunken driving is far too lenient.

Hundreds die every year because of those who choose to drink and drive.

People who get behind the wheel of the car are after drinking are putting several people in danger, and those who repeatedly break the DUI laws are even worse. Thus, harsher consequences for, as well as increased regulation of, those who drink and drive should be the aim of Wisconsin lawmakers.

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

NUMBERS DON’T LIE: DRUNK DRIVING IN WISCONSIN

41.4 Percent of fatal accidents in Wisconsin that included at least one legally drunk driver.

337 Number of deaths last year due to alcohol-related car crashes.

5,500 Number of injuries last year caused by alcohol-related car crashes.

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Number of drunk driving arrests before offenders run the risk of prison time in Wisconsin.

Source: Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Britney embraces Circus lifestyle on sixth album

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mainstream pop music, infiltrating her songs with a more techno, dance vibe.

Just when you thought the selfThe biggest strength of Circus is shaved head and lack of panties in the variety of electrically charged songs public could keep Britney Spears from trademarked by Spears’ mix of clubever having a legitimate music career inspired beats and playfully captivating again—she’s back. lyrics. Named in accordance with the On Dec. 2, the same day Spears album title, the second single “Circus” turns 27, she will release her sixth stu- and other songs like “If U Seek Amy” dio album Circus, a title hinting at the and “Mannequin,” highlight Spears’ spectacle that has become her sordid ability to utilize fresh musical elements and overexposed personal life. with her vocals to create powerful During the decade-long span hooks and a unique pop-dance sound. since she first entered the music busiEven the two slower songs on ness, Spears’ career has been marred the album, “Out From Under” and by just as many personal meltdowns “Unusual You,” stand out as spirited as albums released, but Circus proves testaments of Spears’ personal issues to be the result of a that will resonate CD REVIEW hard-fought effort to with listeners. On get the troubled star the other hand, the back to form. ballad “My Baby,” In September, presumably an ode Spears re-emerged to her two young at the MTV Video sons Sean Preston Music Awards and and Jayden James, is walked away with sweet in theory, but Circus three awards—a far Spears’ vocal immaBritney Spears turity reminds the cry from her ill-fated, listener why upbeat lip-synching appearance in 2007. That same month, the dance songs are her forte.

Spears revival continued with the Truthfully, the world has been avidrelease of “Womanizer,” the first single ly tuned into the Spears’ show for some on Circus and an electric, high-energy time now, but as observers of her antics song about men, one of Spears’ most rather than listeners of the music that made her famous so many years ago. frequented musical subjects.

While Blackout was touted as For the fans following Spears’ singing Spears’ big comeback, the extra year of career, Circus ushers in a reinvented polishing for the release of Circus might and rejuvenated act from the pop prinbe the key to a true resurgence. Spears cess—hopefully one that will be more serves up a fresh sound as she moves musically entertaining than the freak outside the cookie-cutter confines of show of her personal past.

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The on-screen chemistry between Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and scenic cinematography may soften hearts, but that doesn’t mean the typical plot structure isn’t vulnerable to mindful viewers.

Same story, new setting

By Lauren Fuller THE DAILY CARDINAL

The dusty Australian outback is no place for a lady’s soft skin, but who needs moisturizer when you can have Hugh Jackman? It’s an old formula for hard country and rugged company to make the fires of passion blaze in a wintry bosom, but you still have to know where people’s buttons are in order to push them.

Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann knows where your buttons are.

“Australia” has its shortcomings—more than a few of them, actually—but it’s pretty impressively calibrated to sweep you into a crushing embrace and dip you down for a smooch so sultry it makes your toes curl. It’s a two-fisted romance with some colorful historical grandeur thrown in for good measure.

The movie’s action is narrated by Nullah (Brandon Walters), a “half-caste” who is the son of an Aboriginal mother and white, Aussie father. The real protagonist, however, is Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), a British aristocrat who has misplaced, yet understandable, suspicions about the nature of her husband’s long absences while supervising the management of their estates Down Under.

Lady Sarah finds disarray and

danger at Faraway Downs cattle station, after arriving there with the good-natured assistance of a friendly Australian cowpuncher (Jackman), whom everyone calls Drover. She also finds Nullah, who becomes an orphan just in time to make Lady Sarah’s heart stretch between romantic destinies and a dormant maternal instinct.

It’s a two-fisted romance with some colorful historical grandeur thrown in for good measure.

That’s only the core conflict, by the way. The movie also tangles itself in range wars, international wars and a bitter class war to determine the place in society of children like Nullah, who is viewed with both a sense of embarrassment and obligation.

Luhrmann seemingly acknowledges that he structured the movie to place a greater emphasis on the largely amorous travails of Lady Sarah, as the film’s advertising certainly wants you to think it’s an epic romance.

Although that’s not untrue, there are swaths of story and

definitely points of narrative clarification (like the titles that open and close the movie) that attempt to shift attention to the real-life history of children like Nullah. It is a complicated, racially charged issue that Luhrmann’s otherwise twodimensional sense of right and wrong doesn’t really engage.

The writ-large ending is also a muddled picture that tries to cram in about six emotional crescendos, including a badly miscalculated bit of business with the primary villain, a cattle baron (David Wenham) from a rival ranching enterprise.

As happened recently with “Twilight,” “Australia” gets a huge boost from its sensationally effective casting. Kidman’s ethereal beauty and Jackman’s roguish charisma combine to produce about 9,000 volts of electrifying romantic energy, and charming first-time actor Walters confidently holds the screen against his vastly more experienced co-stars.

There’s visual splendor to spare, along with a stirring symphonic score and a thrilling cattle drive, complete with breathless stampede, that saves the story from sagging too much in its weaker moments.

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Britney Spears releases her sixth studio album on her 27th birthday, hoping the good omen will shift the public’s focus to her music.

The Killers strike a deadly combination of fun and arrogance on latest release

By Mark Riechers THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers’ boast from 2006, which claimed Sam’s Town was the best album in the last twenty years, was enough to turn many Hot Fuss fans into Sam’s Town haters. This resulted in leaving anyone who would listen an earful about how overrated these pompous asses were, and how they were overplayed and should never be heard from again.

And after a couple of listens, it seems clear that Brandon Flowers was eavesdropping on some of the Killers bashing of late, as the new album bears the energy and pompousness of Sam’s Town with a side of humble pie, bringing the sound on many tracks closer to the trance-

like feel of Hot Fuss. The result is an album for Killers fans of all sizes, giving the best of all their previous work in a tight, ten-track package.

Most importantly, Day & Age is fun to listen to.

The best part of Sam’s Town was what originally came across as unappealing—“When You Were Young” dumped the slow, hypnotic sound of “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine” for a fast-paced energy that really

set the tone for a totally different is fun to listen to. “Human,” the sound. That energy, which seemed album’s first single and second track, sporadically and haphazardly applied makes this clear as Flowers asks in Sam’s Town, is controlled and stra- jovially, “Are we human or are we tegic in Day & Age. dancer?” You ponCD REVIEW der the lyric, wonThe opening track “Losing der if it serves as Touch” serves as a deep commentary good example. With on our generation, jazz sax and trumor on dance music pets blasting over in general, but then the early hypnotic you realize that it keyboard and lyrics is just nonsense.

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by Flowers, the preThe description The Killers viously misplaced of some kind of boasting energy is alien abduction in layered in the background, blending “Spaceman” is similarly hilarious, electronic melody with instrumen- matched with bouncing guitar riffs tal accompaniment in a way that and a pop sound that keeps the trade sounds natural. light and fun.

Most importantly, Day & Age The middle tracks of the album

slow things down for a bit, bringing the album back to the band’s ravemusic roots until arriving at “I Can’t Stay,” a ballad tapped out on marimbas and a keyboard. “Neon Tiger” brings up the musical energy but the lyrics are more relaxed, leading to a sleepy finale in “Goodnight, Travel Well.” They aren’t quite as fun, but they make the overall album feel like it has a logical flow, from sunrise to sundown.

Day & Age manages to do enough new things while pleasing fans of their early work. It’s more complex than their previous efforts, and shows significant understanding of where their sound will go next. If you want to try to fall in love with the Killers again, this is the album to do it with.

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Monday, December 1, 2008

Two more weeks!

Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

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Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

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

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The Graph Giraffe

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David Sedaris quote Yesterday’s Code:

“White meat, dark meat, you just can’t lose. I fell off my moped and I got a bruise.”

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

OFF THE WALL ACROSS 1 It’s blue, in song 7 British poet laureate Nicholas 11 Numbers person, briefly 14 Old Greek malls 15 Bank offerings, for short 16 Was published 17 They’re good for a giggle 19 Focus of some exhibits 20 Item with a concave top 21 Company’s wares 22 Japanese battle cry in WWII 24 Kind of organ 25 ___-night (unscrupulous) 26 Hero of a Virgil epic 29 Word with “knee’’ or “riding’’ 32 Roughmannered 33 Television innovator John 34 Nose bag nibble 35 “Gilligan’s Island’’ constructions 36 Teaspoonfuls, sometimes 37 Jason’s boat 38 Suitable to the

occasion 39 Derby wear 40 Contemplative one 41 Some beauty parlor employees 43 Napoleon locale 44 Some agcy. employees 45 Is repentant 46 Sailor’s lungful 48 A billion years, geologically 49 Petalplucker’s word 52 “Deck the Halls’’ words 53 Warner Bros. creation 56 Biblical verb ending 57 Tel ___ 58 Adversaries in Risk 59 Litmus, essentially 60 Count (on) 61 Bottle cap?

DOWN 1 Round the bend 2 Cause of some shaking 3 What Old Mother Hubbard’s dog had 4 Cinerary vessel 5 Seasoning from the laurel tree 6 Detects 7 Entirely edible 8 Assayer’s specimen 9 Singing birds 10 Gave it the old college try?

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12 Legal lead-in 13 Nay-saying 18 Companions’ separator 23 Seinfeld’s old network 24 Arbiters of plays 25 Part of a Happy Meal 26 Turkish military leaders (Var.) 27 Give vent to anger 28 Feature of a PayDay 29 Catches some rays 30 Rarin’ to go 31 Distance covered by a flight?

33 Frankenstein’s monster features 36 Refute 37 Web-footed diving birds 39 Alike 40 Toscanini and Iturbi, for two 42 Rustic locale 43 He had a blue ox 45 Lobster eggs 46 Luge, for one 47 Crossword category 48 Object of desire?

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Awkward Turtle

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Men’s Basketball

Badgers triumph over Panthers Andy Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL

Fresh off the holiday and still stinging from a loss to No. 2 Connecticut Monday night, the No. 25 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (5-1) soundly defeated in-state opponent UWMilwaukee (3-4) Saturday at the Kohl Center. Nearly a week and a half since their last home game, the Badgers appreciated coming home from the Virgin Islands and playing in front of a sea of red and white.

“I think guys are eager to get back home and play on their own court,” senior forward Marcus Landry said.

“The weather, of course, is not something we want to come back to. But just getting back home and being able to play on your own court and in an atmosphere that you’re used to is always a good thing.”

Wisconsin had its way with the visiting Panthers early on, taking an 1812 advantage in rebounds and points in the paint at the half. The Badgers’ height advantage gave them the statistical lead in nearly every category and was a major factor in their 37-27 lead at the half.

“You have to give a lot of credit to Wisconsin,” UW-Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter said. “Their defense

volleyball from page 8 “I thought actually in the first game we were up 15-13, so we actually did come out of the gates,” UW head coach Pete Waite said.

“At that point, I think we came out of a timeout and we served it out of bounds. Then we made a couple passing errors and then the momentum swung to their side. And once it swung, they had the confidence and they kept going at us.”

From then on, it was all Illinois as the visitors racked up a 10-2 start and only allowed 16 points in the second game, and capitalized on a number of Wisconsin errors to take the third game despite a tie at 15 points and seven more ties down

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UW freshman setter/outside hitter Janelle Gabrielsen and the Badgers did not advance to the NCAA Tournament.

hockey from page 8 “Things were just kind of going our way [Friday],” Grotting said.

“It’s nice to have those nights.”

Wisconsin doubled its lead midway through the third with a goal from junior forward John Mitchell and maintained control of the tempo until Michigan State’s Tim Crowder flipped a rebound past senior goaltender Shane Connelly with just over six

is one where you have to shoot over the top of them, and they’re going to limit you to one shot. If you look at our offensive rebounds, we only had four, so we were not getting multiple opportunities.”

Things only seemed to get easier for the Badgers, who started out the second half with a 13-2 run, which was capped off by a deep 3-pointer from junior guard Trévon Hughes from the top of the arc to put the Badgers up 50-29. The team did not let up on its stingy defense and took advantage of numerous trips to the free-throw line to finish the game.

Wisconsin shot 18-of-26 at the freethrow line compared to 10-of-12 for the Panthers.

But defense and free-throw shooting down the stretch were not the only factors that contributed to the solid win. With Hughes, Landry and senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft all netting double-digit point totals and sophomore center Jon Leuer tacking on another nine for the day, Wisconsin’s ball distribution—especially down low to the big men—played a vital role in the team’s success. The domination of the Badgers underneath was also apparent in the rebound category, where the team gathered in 36 boards, including

10 offensive rebounds. Krabbenhoft’s 12 points and 10 rebounds in the contest was the team’s first double-double of the year.

“My teammates did a great job of finding me down low,” Krabbenhoft said. “I had an advantage over some of the guys guarding me, and the point guards did a great job calling plays to get me in the post and to get [Landry] in the post and go to work down there.

“They were just easy buckets. I tried to get my hands on a couple rebounds which went my way and did my best job of putting it back up there and trying to finish, and I’m glad they dropped in.”

The Badgers have not had much time to prepare for their next game against Virginia Tech (4-2), which takes place Monday night in Blacksburg, Va. The game is Wisconsin’s matchup in this year’s installment of the Big TenACC Challenge and is the Badgers’ third road game in the past four years of the series.

Unlike the Panthers, the Hokies do have enough big men on their roster to size up with the Badgers. At 6'7", sophomore forward Jeff Allen leads the team in points with 101 and rebounds with 10.5 per game this year. Senior

the stretch. DeBruler led all players with 16 kills on the night while the Illini dominated defensively on the net with nine team blocks. Junior outside hitter Caity DuPont led the Badgers with 11 kills in the match, including six in the second set.

Saturday night proved to be a closer match, even after UW dropped the first two games against the Boilermakers. The Badgers rallied to snare victories in the third and fourth games to force a fifth, where Purdue jumped out to a 10-6 lead. Wisconsin scored four straight points to tie the score at 10 before the Boilermakers gained momentum and scored three of their own to come within two points of the win.

The Badgers again came back, tying the score at 13, before a service error and a kill by Purdue senior middle hitter Stephanie Lynch ended the game. Lynch and senior outside hitter Danita Merlau led all players with 19 and 17 kills respectively, though junior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner amassed 16 for Wisconsin.

The Badgers also had a better game defensively, tallying 15 blocks and 54 digs, but the Boilermakers bested them in both categories, putting up 16 blocks and 62 digs of their own.

“I think we really needed one of these two wins, especially this one tonight,” Waite said after the match against Purdue. “This is the one we felt we could get and we were right there … Unfortunately just a couple of errors at the end of the match made the difference and that was it.

That’s kind of been the story of the season, get to the brink and then a couple errors.”

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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minutes to go.

Freshman forward Matt Thurber iced the game for the Badgers as he fired home a rebound from the near circle with just under three minutes remaining. Wisconsin held on the rest of the way, recording a 3-1 victory.

Fresh off a commanding victory in Minneapolis Friday night, Michigan looked to spoil the Badgers’ weekend Saturday. But thanks to a trio of third period

goals and Connelly’s second shutout of the season, Wisconsin came out on top, 3-0.

The Badgers got on the board early in the third period with a power-play tally from junior forward Michael Davies. Davies, who had recently been reactivated to the lineup, made a solid impression on the coaching staff with his contributions offensively.

“I liked his energy,” Eaves said.

“He showed some poise and con-

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Wisconsin junior guard Trévon Hughes registered a game-high 16 points as the Badgers cruised past UW-Milwaukee Saturday. guard/forward A.D. Vassallo and sophomore guard Malcolm Delaney are the primary offensive threats behind Allen, as both are averaging better than 16 points per game.

Tipoff for tonight’s game is set for 6 p.m. and is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN2.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

UW claims Paradise Jam Tournament title

By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team spent its Thanksgiving vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands, lying on the beach and soaking up the sun.

Oh, and they also played a little basketball.

In the finale of the Paradise Jam, Wisconsin (5-1) held No. 6 Baylor (6-1) scoreless in the final 2:43 to upset the Bears 59-58 and took home the 2008 women’s Island Bracket Championship.

“I’m just so emotional, I can’t even stand it,” head coach Lisa Stone said. “I’m so proud of my entire team. This was a great trip. This capped off some beautiful weather and a Paradise Jam Championship.”

Wisconsin slowly chipped away at the Baylor lead in the second half, taking advantage of timely Bear turnovers. Down one point, sophomore guard Alyssa Karel hit a clutch pull-up jumper with just seven seconds remaining to give Wisconsin its first lead of the game.

Baylor’s sophomore guard Melissa Jones grabbed an offensive rebound on the other end of the floor and was fouled with 0.5 seconds remaining. Stone then took a strategic timeout to ice the shooter.

“We got it down to one [point],” Stone said of her team’s strategy. “We went a little bit

early but that’s OK. We said eight or 10 [seconds remaining] and we went about 12. Alyssa made a great play [and] we take it when we can get it. We wanted to use the clock. We wanted to give us enough time to get an offensive rebound.”

“Unfortunately, they got it in quick and came back down, but I’m really proud of our team.

That’s a great Baylor team.”

“I’m just so emotional, I can’t even stand it. I’m so proud of my entire team.”

Lisa Stone head coach UW Women’s Basketball

Jones stepped to the line and missed both shots to seal Baylor’s fate, giving Wisconsin its first win over a ranked opponent since 2006 and its first win over a top-10 opponent since 2001.

“This team and their identity has surfaced. I’m so proud of them,” Stone said. “From a defensive standpoint, we did what we had to do ... They had to make a play and we had to make a play. My team was just outstanding and this is just a great lift for us right now.”

The Badgers were led by Tournament MVP Karel with 15 fidence with the puck. It was a good first step back for Michael.”

Senior forward Tom Gorowsky added his fifth goal of the year to put Wisconsin up 2-0 midway through the third period. As Michigan goaltender Billy Sauer moved out of the crease to cover a rebound, Gorowsky sent the puck over Sauer’s head and into the open net.

The Wolverines pulled Sauer for an extra attacker with 1:13 left in the contest but could not

points against the Bears. Junior forward Mariah Dunham added 11 and sophomore guard Lin Zastrow pitched in 10 in the one-point win.

Junior post Danielle Wilson scored a double-double for the Bears with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Yet the Badgers swarmed Baylor’s preseason first-team AllAmerican, senior forward Rachel Allison, holding her to just nine points and seven rebounds.

“We rotated a lot of different people on her. I thought Mariah, Tara [Steinbauer] and Ashley [Thomas] did a great job on her, but our team did as well,” Stone said.

UW junior captain Rae Lin D’Alie was also named to the alltournament team.

Wisconsin won a pair of close games Thursday and Friday, beating Villanova 47-45 and Central Florida 65-61 in its first two rounds of pool play. Karel led the Badgers in both those games, with 12 and 17 points, respectively.

The Badgers’ tournament title was their first since the 2006 Lady Rebel Shootout in Las Vegas.

UW will not have much time to celebrate, as it hosts UWMilwaukee Tuesday. Tipoff at the Kohl Center will be at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report. manage a comeback. Freshman forward Jordy Murray added an empty-net goal to seal the 3-0 Wisconsin win.

With the seventh shutout of his career, Connelly moved into a tie with Bernd Bruckler for fourth on Wisconsin’s all-time shutout list.

The Badgers return to WCHA play next weekend when they face Alaska-Anchorage. Faceoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center.

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Badgers win pair over weekend

By Brandon Storlie THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin hockey was on display this weekend as the Badgers won a pair of games in the College Hockey Showcase at the Kohl Center.

The men’s hockey team got back to the .500 mark by way of a 3-1 win against Michigan State (4-9-3) Friday and a 3-0 shutout over No. 14 Michigan (9-7-0) Saturday. The weekend marked the first time the Badgers went 2-0 in the College Hockey Showcase since 2005’06 and the first time they’ve ever accomplished the feat on home ice.

By Andy Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL

up a rebound in the slot and sent it flying over Lerg’s shoulder to give Wisconsin a 1-0 lead.

With one final shot and two tough home matches to round out the season, the Wisconsin volleyball team (7-13 Big Ten, 17-15 overall) suffered losses at the hands of No. 15 Illinois (15-5, 24-7) by scores of 2518, 25-16, 25-23 and No. 18 Purdue (13-7, 24-8) in a 25-21, 25-22, 2125, 19-25, 15-13 dogfight.

Losing nine of their previous 12 matches, the Badgers needed both wins against the ranked opponents this weekend to have any hopes of making the 2008 NCAA tournament.

However, ending the weekend emptyhanded left Wisconsin out of the picture for this year’s postseason tournament, officially ending the team’s season Sunday night.

The first match of the weekend against Illinois was not much of a contest besides the early lead the Badgers took in the first set. Up 13-10 to start the night, the Badgers allowed sophomore outside hitter Laura DeBruler to bring the Illini back into the game. DeBruler had 10 kills and hit .529 for the game and spearheaded a sizable 21-15 Illinois lead en route to a first-round win.

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“Things were just kind of going our way [Friday]. It’s nice to have those nights.”

Ben Grotting junior forward UW men’s hockey

Wisconsin (7-7-2) fired an unparalleled 53 shots at the Spartan net Friday night, but Michigan State goaltender Jeff Lerg was up to the challenge.

Despite facing 36 shots through two periods, Lerg preserved the scoreless tie for nearly 37 minutes, turning aside a multitude of Badger scoring chances.

UW drops two games, fails to qualify for NCAA tourney

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Wisconsin sophomore forward Patrick Johnson and the Badgers offense found the net six times this weekend in the College Hockey Showcase at the Kohl Center. UW went on to defeat Minnesota State and Michigan.

“I didn’t think we were sharp offensively early in the game,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “We just weren’t productive enough.

We missed some open nets.”

When the Badgers finally scored late in the second period, they did so in style. After an initial shot from freshman defenseman Jake Gardiner, junior forward Ben Grotting picked