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Lawyers’ donations to Abrahamson disputed By Megan Orear The Daily Cardinal

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Students gathered in the Red Gym Sunday evening to partake in a Black History Month celebration. Two motivational speakers kicked-off the event, which was hosted by the Black Student Union.

BSU celebration inspires students for the future By Ryan Hebel The Daily Cardinal

Struggles and pain infused the “hope and change” sentiment last night when students gathered for a Black History Month event at the Red Gym. Far from static lecturers, emcees Kwbena Antoine Nixon and Muhibb Oyer roamed through the surrounding audience with electricity that mixed personal anecdotes, crowd participation and spoken-word tales of real world suffering in the black community. The distinguished poets’

message was clear. “Be the rose that bursts through the concrete,” Dyer said. UW-Madison sophomore Kasandra Bellamy said juggling college life and obstacles at home could be difficult for black students at Madison. “It does take a toll on you being in school and thinking about what’s going on at home, all your friends dying and struggling and having kids … there are just so many things you have to control and think about to be here,” she said.

According to Nixon, President Barack Obama’s recent election united more students than ever. Mirroring Obama’s campaign, the theme of this year’s Black History Month is “The Quest for Black Citizenship in America.” “This group of young people was the main cog in getting Barack elected, and they did it on a grassroots level so there’ll be a lot more … people getting involved because they can put a stake on it and say, ‘Yeah, we were a student union page 3

Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson accepted donations from lawyers whose cases are still pending before the court, a move that has drawn ire from her opponent’s campaign. According to an investigation by the Associated Press, nearly 30 lawyers with cases pending before the Supreme Court contributed more than $30,000 to Abrahamson’s campaign since August. Seamus Flaherty, campaign advisor for Abrahamson’s opponent Jefferson County Judge Randy Koschnick, said Friday her acceptance of these donations and failure to disclose them to other parties in the case is “shocking.” “Starting with judicial ethics, judges are supposed to avoid even the appearance of partiality in cases, and the response from her campaign has been cavalier in light of the concerns that these donations raise,” Flaherty said. According to Heather Colburn, Abrahamson’s campaign manager, donations from lawyers with pending cases are legal and very common, and many lawyers who contribute to Supreme Court races have at one point gone before the Court. “Campaign contributions are part of the electoral system, and it’s not surprising that people who have been before [Abrahamson] respect her and want to be a part of her reelection campaign,” she said. Koschnick signed a Clean Campaign Pledge when he

announced he was running in November, which includes a promise to return such donations. According to Flaherty, Koschnick has received no donation offers he had to give back. Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Mike McCabe said this issue of donations and conflicts of interest are “a symptom of the bigger problem that we have with the way Supreme Court elections are run nowadays.”

“Candidates for Supreme Court nowadays are damned if they do, damned if they don’t.” Mike McCabe Executive Director Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

According to McCabe, Supreme Court candidates could either stay away from financial conflicts, lose control of their campaigns and likely lose the race, or “enter the money game” and deal with constant conflict of interest charges. “Candidates for Supreme Court nowadays are damned if they do, damned if they don’t,” McCabe said. “This just screams out for reform.” Judicial candidates are particularly vulnerable to conflict of interest charges, but if they do not accept enough donations, they could be outspent by outside interest groups, according to McCabe.

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Police say old evidence convicts alleged rapist By Caitlin Gath The Daily Cardinal

Courtney Cowins, the alleged suspect in a brutal rape and beating of an East side Madison resident in 2006, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault based on evidence police say they had all along. According to Channel 3000, the evidence used to convict Cowins in his December 2006 crime was mistakenly left off the list of evidence to be sent to the crime lab. However, the underwear of the victim possessed DNA which matched that of Cowins. Cpt. Tom Snyder of the Madison

Police Department said the mistake was simply a clerical error. “It was not included on the initial property list but it was included within the narrative of a police report, so unfortunately it wasn’t noted at the time,” he said. “It was just a matter of finding it within a narrative of a police report, and that’s what happened.” In addition to being charged with four counts of first-degree sexual assault, Cowins also faces charges of burglary, battery and recklessly endangering safety. Cash bail for Cowins was set at $70,000. His preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 19.

Residents of the Jana Lane neighborhood, the area where the crime occurred, are just happy to see Cowins behind bars after allegedly committing such a violent crime. “The whole district is relieved he has been apprehended now and is off the street,” Ald. Joe Clausius, District 17, said. “This really frightened everyone, this whole invasion that happened.” According to a recent crime report by the FBI, overall crime throughout Madison in 2008 went down 1.9 percent compared to 2007, but violent crime increased by about 6 percent.

East Washington Street gas station suffers armed robbery An armed robbery occurred at an East Washington Street gas station early Friday morning. At around 1:30 a.m. Friday, several police officers responded to the BP gas station, located at 4222 E. Washington St., after a

man allegedly robbed the station. According to police, the suspect entered the gas station with a gun showing and attempted to flee with an unknown amount of money. The suspect is described as

a white male, possibly between 5'8" and 5'10", and of thin build. He is said to be wearing a grey or light blue jacket. A police canine was used in an attempt to locate the suspect, but he was not found.

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Students get down and snowy while playing broomball on Lake Mendota Sunday as part of the Hoofers’ annual Winter Carnival.

“…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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weat drips from my brow as I stare blankly at the page. Think Megan, think! What the hell is the biological species concept? Why does this crab have a non-functioning claw? Why the hell do I care about these stupid fricking lizards on an undiscovered island?! I slam my head on the desk in despair. When I decided to take an introductory ecology course, I thought I was signing up for slacker science. When I walked in the ﬁrst day and the professor pulled out an overhead projector, I could only imagine myself back in high school biology class. Time to kick back with the Onion and enjoy. Oh sure I did the reading... well, at least the highlighted parts some student before me had graciously passed on. And I studied with the help of my study group—a friend from high school who drew funny pictures of

bacteria and viruses doing the nasty. I even went to discussion, where I texted my friends and ate M&Ms. I like to think I was using natural selection by eating all the brown ones ﬁrsts. Or would it be artiﬁcial selection since they use food dye? But now, now it was all coming back to bite me in the gluteus maximus. How was I supposed to know that a class where we spent most of the hour discussing multiple-choice questions with our neighbor would suddenly turn into an ass kicker extraordinaire? Somehow the questions had gone from blatantly obvious to riddles that made several brain cells melt just from reading them. This beast was 20 questions of pure soul-crunching pain, the kind where all the answers are right but you have to choose the best one. I looked at my professor’s smug smile, and could tell he was laughing on the inside. I called on the spirit of my former physics teacher, the infamous Mrs. Balbach. She too had a passion for making ludicrously hard tests, but I had somehow persevered then. I heard her overly peppy voice echoing in my head. “Passionate perseverance promotes

progress!” I attacked my test with new vigor... for about ﬁve minutes. It was then I remembered that the reason I had passed Mrs. Balbach’s class probably had a lot to do with the fact that I had agreed to baby-sit her children for free, and not my stunning 33 percent on the ﬁnal. Damn it. Snapping back to the task in hand, I began to trudge my way through. I gritted my teeth, I pulled my hair and at one point started screaming, “FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND DECENT WHEN WILL IT END?! KILL ME NOW!!!” My neighbors stared at me in a mix of fright and confusion. I knew many of them were screaming the same on the inside, but the TA asked me to be quiet anyway. Finally it was time to turn in the exam. With mascara tracks staining my teary face, I gave the professor my best “please, have pity on me” puppy dog eyes and slumped away. A few days later, the time came to meet my fate on Learn@UW. I logged in, telling myself that next time would be different. Next time I would study. Next time I would... holy shit! A 90 percent?! An AB!? I am the champion!

Hahaha, in your face Mrs. Balbach. Passionate persistence may apply to ﬂip cup, but good old-fashioned luck won this day. Now, I knew this time I had lucked out. When the next class rolled around I would be a model student. Pen in hand, I would jot down all the tidbits on the slides, even extras the professor threw up on the overhead projector. I might even answer an in-class question. This was my intention today in class as I sat down. I took notes and I had just about raised my hand to answer that question when Josh elbowed me. Today he had drawn a gang of bacteria and a gang of viruses engaged in an epic street battle. I glanced back at the board, to see the professor deﬁning what adaptation was. My eyes drifted back to the gang war taking over my friend’s notebook. “Oh well,” I thought, as I added a group of amoebas from the south side rolling in. How hard could a multiplechoice test be anyway? If you want to be Megan’s study buddy and draw inappropriate yet hilarious pictures in Josh’s notebook, E-mail her at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

Bufﬁng up the Brein

We all know a guy who could use some beefing up. You may even be that guy. This semester, over a 12-week span, we will be taking one such man, Ben Breiner (br-EYE-ner), and attempting to strap some muscle onto his gaunt frame. In performing this social experiment, we hope to not only boost Ben’s health, athleticism and confidence, but also provide valuable health and fitness insight and a realistic, average-guy’s step-by-step guide to getting jacked.

Brein Time: No Pain No Gain With one week of workouts under his belt, Ben Breiner’s strengths, and weaknesses, are becoming clear. With naturally good form, Ben’s risk of injury is low. He also weighs more than previously thought possible, and he puts up better than average numbers on his bench press. For a beginner, the Brein is in a good position to pack on some muscle. Like most college students, however, Ben’s diet is, let’s call it, irregular. Those who worked with him this week believe the nutritionist will tell Breiner if he wants to gain muscle, he will have to eat more. Lots more. Ben also has a mind of his own, which should serve to keep him motivated, but also makes him difficult to coach. Will Ben be able to trust the experience of his personal trainer and the tips of body builders who have already accomplished what he is attempting? Week two will be critical in developing his routine and attitude for the rest of the semester. This week we hope to discover more of the Brein’s vital statistics.

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The Brein doesn’t wish to be disturbed while performing push ups. Hassle with caution.

Brein Workout: Week 2 MONDAY/ FRIDAY

Back: Pull ups, Pull downs, Lat Rows, Deadlift, Power Clean Biceps: Standing Curls, Preacher Curls, Hammer Curls

TUESDAY/ SATURDAY

Legs: Squats, Leg Press, Hamstring Curl, Calf Raises Shoulders: Military Press, Front Raise, Upright Row

THURSDAY/ SUNDAY

Chest: Incline, Decline and Flat Bench press, Pec Flys Triceps: Skullcrushers, Tricep Extension, Dips, Bench Dips

Ask the Brein a question Each week, Brein will say a few words recapping the action and answering questions from readers. Got a question for the Brein? E-mail it to page2@dailycardinal.com.

For the record Corrections or clariﬁcations? Call The Daily Cardinal ofﬁce at 608-262-8000 or send an e-mail to edit@dailycardinal.com.

Quote of the Week: In response to being warned not to go to further than 45 degrees on dips: “Ugh.” PHOTOS BY DANNY MARCHEWKA/THE DAILY CARDINAL GRAPHICS BY JENNY PEEK/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Brein’s Vitals Height: 5'9" Weight: 153.5 pounds, starting weight Bench press: 115 pounds, 8 reps Flexibility: “pretty inﬂexible” Heart rate: unknown Body fat percentage: unknown Water percentage: unknown Metabolic rate: unknown Overall attitude: deﬁant

Week Two Goals -Meet with nutritionist on 18th -Pick personal trainer -Restock on high-protein groceries -Follow six-day Brein workout plan -Increase daily Calories by 500

Workout Jam of the Each week, Breiner will have a theme song especially tailored to his name to help him get motivated to meet the week's goals. This week: “One More Brein” based off of Daft Punk’s “One More Time.”

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Singer Vince Neil serenades enthusiastic fans during the Mötley Crüe concert at the Alliant Energy center Saturday, part of the notorious hard-rock band’s 2009 “Saints of Los Angeles Tour.”

Madison polar bear looks for love in New York There are currently two polar bears at Vilas Zoo, but only Nanuq will participate in the program. Mishka will stay in Madison. The breeding program is operated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Polar Bear Species Survival Plan.

Nanuq, 22, and his twin, Norton, arrived in Madison in 1988 after being saved by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. The bears had been rendered as orphans in Alaska, near Wales. Nanuq will leave for New York sometime this month.

Doyle’s budget might include registry for same-sex couples A domestic partner registry legally recognizing same-sex couples may be included in the budget Governor Jim Doyle will deliver Tuesday, sources familiar with the budget plan told the Wisconsin State Journal. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the amount of benefits that the registry would grant domestic partners is unknown.

Several other states have a domestic partner registry. The registry in Washington state grants domestic partners the same rights as spouses in regard to hospital visitation and property rights and gives them legal recognition as domestic partners, according to the Washington State Legislature website. Dane County, the city of Madison

Film incentive deal has calls for reform

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A Madison polar bear will attempt to find love by traveling to Buffalo, N.Y., in search of a mate. Nanuq, a resident of the Henry Vilas Zoo, is being sent to the Buffalo Zoological Gardens to participate in a captive breeding program for endangered species.

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and the city of Milwaukee currently offer same or opposite sex domestic partner registries. Wisconsin passed a constitutional amendment in 2006 banning samesex marriages, but, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, the registry would not conflict with this amendment and would be administered at the county level.

The state spent $4.6 million in tax incentives for “Public Enemies,” the film shot in Wisconsin last year starring Johnny Depp, and some officials are calling for reform of the state’s film incentive program. Wisconsin’s film tax incentive program, which began in 2008, involves the state paying for 25 percent of the wages of some of the employees who worked on the film. According to the Associated Press, Wisconsin taxpayers paid for $450,000 of director Michael Mann’s salary, in addition to onefourth of the salaries for several other production workers. The State Department of Commerce, which told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal that NBC Universal spent only $5 million in Wisconsin for the film, has recommended some changes for the program, such as capping the entire spending on the program at $5 million a year and requiring 50 percent of the production take place in Wisconsin.

student union from page 1 part of that,’” Nixon said. Dyer noted Obama’s presidency is not a panacea for the black community or the country’s racial divides. “I think people have really calmed down and they’ve begun to understand that as a country, we still face a whole lot of challenges,” Dyer said. UW-Madison freshman Bryson Green echoed Dyer’s sentiments afterwards, praising the event’s “unconventional” approach, which focused on overcoming personal experiences. “Everyone always talks about how … we are the people who are

Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton wrote a letter to Doyle in January warning that a $5 million cap on the program would make Wisconsin less competitive as a filming location. According to Ben Nuckels, chief of staff for Lawton, the incentive program was very successful in the first year, and Wisconsin benefited more from the film than the $5 million spent by the film company. He said that number does not count what the crew members spent in the state and subsequent industries that popped up. Film Wisconsin estimated Wisconsin received $7,455,381 from “Public Enemies” from labor, site and location fees, lodging, meals and other Wisconsin production expenses. “It’s tough to analyze what the [film’s] ultimate impact is going to be. We’re not going to know ultimately what the positive is from it … so it’s going to be difficult to ultimately measure,” said Dale Knapp, research director for the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. going to solve the problems … but it’s also good to realize you have to solve the problems within yourself first before you try to accomplish the bigger problems out in the world,” he said. Freshman Joseline Nyinawabera cautioned that exaggerating the impact of Obama’s success would be a mistake. “[What] I’m scared about is that people will think that the problems are solved … but in reality … not enough has changed,” Nyinawabera said. The Black Student Union will host several more events for Black History Month including the first Black Man’s Initiative Forum at Memorial Union Feb. 22.

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eagon, flores and maniaci best bets

n Tuesday, Madison’s District 8 will hold primaries to narrow the race for the alder seat being vacated by Eli Judge this spring. Of the four candidates running, Bryon Eagon and Katrina Flores deserve to move on to the general election. Both candidates possess attributes that would serve the residents of the district—98 percent of which are students—well. A junior at UW, Eagon’s greatest strength lies in his pragmatic approach and thorough understanding of the key issues that affect the district and its constituents. Running on a platform that focuses on campus and downtown safety, landlord accountability and transportation efﬁciency, Eagon is realistic about what can be accomplished at the city level and progressive in calling for improvement where it is most needed. Of the candidates, Eagon seems to have done the most homework and offers comprehensive plans for his top issues. His safety plan is 18 pages—17 pages longer than any plan the other candidates have put forth—and showcases Eagon’s ability to pinpoint pressing problems and ﬁnd sensible solutions to them. Flores, a graduate student at UW, takes a community-organizer approach to the alder position. Concerned with tenants’ rights and environmental sustainability, Flores states on her website that she wants to bring the community together to solve problems. Although she has yet to offer plans on some important issues such as safety, Flores’ emphasis on community building would be welcome in a district with many students. Constituents of the district and Madison students at large have come

to expect the District 8 alder to represent them and the issues most important to them. Out of the four candidates, Eagon and Flores are the best candidates for the job. District 2 Primary In the District 2 primary, Ald. Brenda Konkel continues to fend off criticisms from her opponents regarding her last term as alder. Perhaps Konkel’s most controversial ordinance proposal came last September when Konkel attempted to pass legislation protecting the homeless from ﬁnes involving public urination and sleeping in public parks. Konkel’s ordinance would only serve to encourage the homeless to engage in such behavior instead of identifying programs meant to help curb homelessness. One would assume that Konkel, an active member of the Affordable Housing Action Alliance, would understand such a concept. Out of her opposition, Bridget Maniaci brings a fresh perspective on the transitional state of District 2, focusing on the challenges of infrastructure and safety. Maniaci desires to alter the aging infrastructure to meet the changing demographic of residents and create density-appropriate housing to complement the infrastructure already in place. Maniaci also desires to expand the Downtown Residential Lighting Initiative, an immediate response to growing concerns of residential safety in the area. Konkel’s last term as alder was an exercise in pushing numerous policies and amendments deemed unnecessary or not feasible in the eyes of the City Council. Change is needed in District 2, and Maniaci is the most suitable and pragmatic replacement.

Strict penalties needed to curb drunken driving RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

few weeks ago, a group of Wisconsin lawmakers, amid the growing demands to deal more effectively with drunken driving violators, endorsed a proposal forcing certain ﬁrst-time and repeat DUI offenders to install ignition interlock systems in their vehicles. These systems, once added, make it impossible for the perpetrator to start their car unless their blood-alcohol levels are around (typically) 0.03 or less. Although it is great to see lawmakers take action to toughen the rather weak DUI laws, their efforts to impose this interlock law are pointless. Instead, they should be focusing on other solutions. More severe penalties, suspended driver’s licenses and alcohol awareness programs targeting youth would be a more effective means of curbing drunken driving in the state than these ignition interlock systems.

Ignition interlock systems, while a good idea, are ineffective tools in the ﬁght against drunken driving.

In general, there have been several studies conducted pertaining to the overall efﬁcacy of ignition interlock systems on reducing drunken driving. A majority of these have, admittedly, found that they are at least fairly effective—when they are being used. An oft-cited evaluation of interlock devices carried out in 2002 by the California Department of Motor

Vehicles points out that “interlocks can reduce DUI recidivism while they remain on offenders’ vehicles, but that once they are removed, recidivism rates climb back up.” This implies that no social learning actually takes place, and that alcoholics are once again undeterred from drinking and driving after the ignition interlock system is removed from their vehicles. Furthermore, while interlocks have become more tamper-proof in the past decade or two, people still continue to find ways to bypass these systems, illegally driving under the influence even with the device successfully installed on their vehicles. Hence, these systems are really more trouble than they are worth, and alternatives to these devices need to be pursued. A simple but fairly successful way of fighting drunken driving is tougher penalties for those who fail to adhere to the law. Current DUI laws are relatively weak, as compared to other states, giving first-time offenders little more than a slap on the wrist and not considering it a felony until the fifth offense. Turning third-time offenders into felons, instituting larger fines, longer jail times and longer suspensions of driver’s licenses would provide better motivation to avoid drinking and driving. People may be less inclined to drink and drive if they know that mandatory jail time and hefty fines may result. Another means of reducing the amount of drunken driving in the state is to start attacking alcoholism, and the best way to do this is before people even get involved with it. Ideally, the state should implement programs aimed at reducing alcohol consumption among middle-and high-school students. According to a 2008 study done by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, delaying the onset of alcohol use among youths is important in preventing

alcohol-dependence disorders that form later on in life. The study found that people who took their ﬁrst drink at or before the age of 15 were 50 percent more likely to develop an “alcohol-use disorder” later on in life as compared to those who took their ﬁrst drink at or after the age of 18. Targeting younger people can have a massive effect, and alcohol programs may cause some middle-and highschool students to avoid abusing alcohol.

A simple but fairly successful way of ﬁghting drunken driving is tougher penalties for those who fail to adhere to the law.

Ignition interlock systems, while a good idea, are ineffective tools in the ﬁght against drunken driving. Once they are removed, there is nothing stopping offenders from committing another DUI. The same may also be said about suspending licenses. However, a suspended license is a far harsher penalty, whereas an interlock system is typically little more than a slight annoyance for people who have committed a DUI. Hence, there is more of a motivation to avoid drunken driving if people know they will lose their license for a long period of time. The same can also be said of longer jail times and higher ﬁnes. Targeting middle-and high-school students with alcohol education programs would also be an effective means in combating alcoholism in the state. Stiffer penalties coupled with antialcoholism programs would be the best way Wisconsin lawmakers can reduce drunken driving. Ryan Dashek is a junior majoring in biology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Union Redevelopment Project irresponsible undertaking by UW By Qi Gu THE DAILY CARDINAL

139,700,000. I know you’re going to start processing all those digits. This number reveals the total budget of Wisconsin Union Redevelopment Project (estimated last Dec.), including the construction of a new Union South and renovation of Memorial Union. Surprisingly still, news is pouring in that Union South now is way over budget. Personally, I don’t object to the construction itself. Yet, as everybody becomes gripped by ﬁnancial crisis, the notion of a splendid Union South is too much at odds with the context, especially at a time when students and their families are doomed to shell out even more for tuition. On Chancellor Biddy Martin’s agenda, a rise in segregated fees has been a matter of course since last year: This could help pay faculty and improve UW-Madison’s academic competitiveness. If academics are indeed weighed so much, why don’t we show adequate sympathy to the other end of the balance: students. If academics is a top priority, why do we bother to dump hundreds of millions of hard cash into still

usable non-academic infrastructures? Well, out of courtesy, I’ll let the other debater talk ﬁrst. While the new union is under construction, you may wonder where will you get your coffee, snacks, and lunch. What about your weekly meeting room, SOAR and Badger Bash?

Union South should not merely be a faded piece of memory, but also a constant reminder of cherishing what we already have.

As you turn to the new union’s website, these questions pop up in red. Chew them a bit and you come to ﬁnd: What a pertinent summary of Union South this is! Namely, food and gathering. Wait a second, do these functions really call for an entirely new building? I ate my ﬁrst American lunch here in the old Union South, and that experience is still refreshing. I remember during my SOAR orientation how my

advisor wished us success by quoting an old man’s encouragement for Walt Whitman. Everything rolled out just perfect. And if the South Hall could continue its legend into its 153rd spring, why can’t the 38year-old Union South have its 40th birthday? Well, the “eyesore” Union is already history. Yet from a more utilitarian perspective, I don’t ﬁnd this change affecting my daily routine much. As the web site suggests, without Union South, you still have plenty of places to go. This message implies that current facilities can mostly accommodate students’ needs. Instead of squeezing Union South’s functions into other services, we are using the present resources more efﬁciently. So why are we still digging in our thin pockets for something we don’t really need? That’s not the end of the story. To justify its birth, new Union South is championed as a victory for democracy: In 2006, UW-Madison students voted for it. Do you have more to say when the “outrageous” project actually slips out of our own tongue? Back in 2006, the Student Union initiative

was dubiously phrased. It stuffed the refurbishment of Memorial Union, demolishing of Union South and construction of a completely new replacement building all into a single voting package instead of dividing them into three individual initiatives. For students endorsing only the ﬁrst part, they had to approve other parts as well to get the rather imperative renovation done.

We just can’t let another specter called apathy hinge upon the multi-million dollar bill of Union South II.

However, even those fully embracing the initiatives shouldn’t be blamed. The economy still looked good two years ago and the school wasn’t whining over fund shortages. Thus, the proposal didn’t seem THIS bad. Even among 20 Wall Street elite friends of George Soros, only one predicted recession. This was on Aug.

17 of 2007, almost one year after the Union South II resolution. Asking a layman student to foretell storm through sunshine was just too exorbitant. Yet this is not an excuse for sticking on the wrong track. We’ve already witnessed unresponsiveness toward tuition increase; we just can’t let another specter called apathy hinge upon the multi-million dollar bill of Union South II. Reminiscent of Union years, some alumni and faculty staff initiated a wiki space for the stony giant. Stories started from 1971, the very ﬁrst year of Union South, through 2009, the last days of its service: laughter by the bowling lane, psychedelic print on an old carpet, a stellar list of performing bands and your ﬁrst encounter with your husband. What’s done cannot be undone, yet we can still put a brake on what’s being wrongly done. Union South should not merely be a faded piece of memory, but also a constant reminder of cherishing what we already have. Qi Gu is a freshman intending to major in journalism. We welcome your feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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India.Arie serves up ‘Love & Politics’ in uncertain times By Stephanie Oyer

hope into all of her tracks. The album’s romantic balIndia.Arie’s fourth solo lads also seem to feature an album, Testimony, Vol. 2: Love undertone of positivity regard& Politics, gives her fans a taste less of whether she is singing of two different sides of the about a recent breakup or a artist by providing a balanced new, stable relationship. In “Therapy,” she sings division between two subjects: alongside Morgan, where romance and social issues. Most notably, India.Arie her lyrics paint a picture of a has taken on a more global per- healthy and dependable relaspective with her tracks about tionship. “You’ve taken good political and social issues. care of me / Always been there Along with lyrics about current for me / Boy I cant bare to world problems, the album leave ‘cause I need your theraalso includes duets with artists py,” she sings. “Chocolate High” is a sultry from across the globe such as and smooth duet Jamaican reggae CD REVIEW with soul singer singer Gramps Musiq Soulchild. Morgan. Soulchild and A good example of this interIndia.Arie clearly national influhave chemistry ence can be seen in this song ﬁlled on “Ghetto,” a with references to Spanish-flavored Hershey’s Kisses Testimony: Vol. 2, track that rejects and plenty of Love & Politics any difference sexual tension. India.Arie between poor In t e r t w i n e d people living in the United with her ballads on both love States and those living in third- and politics, the soul singer world countries. She introduces adds a window into her soul this idea early in the track, sing- by incorporating a hint of her ing, “There are places in Havana established self-worth and faith that remind me of Savannah in God. / parts of West Virginia that In “Psalm 23,” the alwaysmight as well be Kenya / Parts composed yet defiant India. of New York City, parts of Arie sings about how she Mississippi, parts of Tennessee won’t be defeated by anyone look like another world to me in her life: “I see money come / The ghetto might as well be between my best friend and me another country.” / I see old friends become new “Pearls,” another song that enemies / I’ve been through a takes on a global perspective, couple of litigations / I’ve been tells two separate tales of women through character assassination in Somalia and Rwanda who / They tried to put this stick both struggle with hardship in between my wheels / But in their lives. India.Arie seems they can’t stop my motivation, equally troubled and inspired nothing will.” by the women’s stories. Overall, the album is strateShe sings, “There is a woman gically well-balanced between in Somalia scraping for pearls the singer’s two types of songs. by the roadside / There is a Even if some of her lyrics could force stronger than nature keeps be considered cliché, India.Arie her will alive / That is how she has undoubtedly put a lot of lives her life / She is dying to thought and emotion into all of survive / I don’t know what she her tracks, which leaves listenis made of / I would like to be ers with an album full of lyrics that brave.” No matter the sub- that are intelligent, engaging ject, she incorporates a touch of and thought provoking. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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The beautiful scenery and attractive actors provide the right ingredients for a successful action ﬁlm, but the mixture is not handled properly as the action scenes do not capitalize on the built-up potential.

Good pieces, bad puzzle The banking system takes center stage in new action-thriller By Brian Bienenfeld THE DAILY CARDINAL

From the film’s first scenes in Berlin, director Tom Tykwer (“Run, Lola, Run”) takes audiences across the globe from Luxembourg, to Italy, to Istanbul and, of course, eventually to Manhattan. These grand settings immediately give meaning to the title by taking audiences on a tour of the beautiful scenery that includes the stars of the film, the short-tempered foreigner Clive Owen and the innocent Naomi Watts. In the film, the IBBC (International Bank of Business and Credit) is one of the world’s largest, most powerful and sinister banks that looks to control the international flow of money by offering political coups, military weaponry and counter-intelligence to all nations, governments and insurgents. And when someone gets too close to discovering the truth, they’ll settle with an old-fashioned assassination. Trying to emphasize the interconnectivity among the IBBC, governments of the world and warfare, Tom Tykwer does a nice job of establishing an ever-changing setting. The hard-cutting and extreme long shots between the sprawling landscapes help capture the immeasurable influence of the evil bank. Unfortunately for viewers, the magic carpet ride coupled with a good-looking cast isn’t enough to make this a great film.

Clive Owen plays Louis Salinger, an Interpol agent who has been following the business practices of the IBBC. Just when he manages to find witnesses, they wind up either dead or silenced. Teaming up with Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts), the two try desperately to bring the bank to justice. Both Salinger and Whitman travel across the globe looking for that one piece of evidence that can transport them from paranoid outcasts to fearless heroes.

The movie is successfully propelled not by murder, but by music.

In terms of casting, Owen has more experience in saving the world while hating everyone. Nevertheless, Salinger’s history with violence and conspiracy theories allows the audience to feel sympathetic toward his seemingly incessant pursuit of bringing the bank to justice. On the other hand, Watts lacks any real power or conviction in her performance. Her character could have been completely left out of the movie, as the film relies too much on her looks and not enough on character develop-

ment. If there is not going to be a love story or sex scene, then you have to actually build a character and not just a pretty blonde. A lot of times, action dramas go too heavy on the action and too light on the drama. “The International” completely flips it around, allowing the drama to accelerate and foreshadow the limited action. For most of the movie, the actors are not shooting but staring at each other, heightened by extremely intense and climactic musical tones. The continuous and almost superfluous use of dramatic percussion masks the lack of action in the movie. The dramatic music did seem slightly overused, but aside from the effective lighting and planning of the Guggenheim massacre, the movie is successfully propelled not by murder, but by music. Capitalizing on an American audience whose fear and loathing for the banks is second to none, this film should do reasonably well at the box office. Nevertheless, if you’re a film buff looking for more then just good scenery, “The International” may leave you a bit unsatisfied. Although the visual aesthetics and accessible plot are commendable, audiences may not want to see a movie where America’s worst nightmares are exaggerated for profit. Grade: C

Viral Videos of the Week Search terms: Joaquin Phoenix Letterman People were already scratching their heads when Joaquin Phoenix announced he was retiring from acting to pursue a hip-hop career. Phoenix attracted more speculation with this incredibly awkward interview with David Letterman in which he appears to be unaware he’s on the show and unable to construct complex sentences. If you’re wondering what that smell is, its Joaquin’s career going up in ﬂames.

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The talented soul singer India.Arie remains an engaging force as she releases her ﬁrst album under a label other than Motown.

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Monday, February 16, 2009

This Sudoku

Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

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. The Daily Code

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“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe

Evil Bird

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com LP COLLECTION

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Twenty Pound Baby

By Stephen Tyler Conrad stconrad@wisc.edu

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Women’s Basketball

Forward thinking: Badgers look to slow Hoosier posts By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Sophomore forward Tara Steinbauer, who registered her ﬁrst doubledouble against Penn State, will face a tough Indiana frontcourt.

As the Big Ten Tournament draws near, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team will look to boost its resume when it hosts Indiana (8-6 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) in a Monday night showdown at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin (5-9, 15-10) is fresh off a 58-52 home win over Penn State last Thursday and head coach Lisa Stone knows wins are especially important around this time of the year. “Hopefully this will be the game that jump-starts us, that breaks us through the ice and we get rolling into the tournament,” Stone said following the defeat of the Nittany Lions. The Badgers have collected some signature wins, including over current No. 7 Baylor and two teams who are receiving votes in the latest AP poll in Minnesota and UW-Green Bay. But there is still much work to be done for the Cardinal and White. Left on the 2009 regular season slate are Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State—teams against which Wisconsin has a combined 0-4 record so far this season. Also most notably on each of

those teams is the presence of All-Big Ten caliber post players, including Indiana’s hometown senior All-American candidate Whitney Thomas. After a breakout performance from Wisconsin sophomore forward Tara Steinbauer last Thursday in which she recorded her ﬁrst career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, the Badgers know the play of their “bigs” need to act as such down the stretch. “For every game for us, post play is a huge factor,” Steinbauer said. “I think recently we’ve been working on our communication … and I think if we keep working on that every day in practice, we’re going to lock down on the post players and hopefully it will show in the games.” “Echoing Tara, it comes down to every day in practice,” fellow UW sophomore forward Lin Zatrow said. “So when it comes down to the games, we do it right because every team has good post players.” Indiana boasts a pair of powerful forwards in Thomas and 6'2" senior Amber Jackson. Jackson leads the Hoosiers with 13 points per game while Thomas averages 12.5 points and nine rebounds for Indiana.

Thomas led the Hoosiers to victory, scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds in the latest UW/IU matchup. Sophomore Jori Davis scored 18 points and Marshﬁeld, Wis., native and Indiana junior Jamie Braun scored 14 en route to a 64-61 Hoosier victory at Assembly Hall just over one month ago. “If we keep working on [communication] in practice, we’re going to lock down on post players and hopefully it will show in the games.” Tara Steinbauer sophomore forwrd Wisconsin women’s basketball

Indiana, after jumping out to a 7-1 record to start the Big Ten season, has faltered as of late, losing four straight and ﬁve of its last six. The Hoosiers looked poised to qualify for its ﬁrst NCAA tournament since 2002, but are now in desperate need of wins—wins Wisconsin needs just as much. Game time for the Hoosier/Badger matchup is set for 7 p.m. and will air live on the Big Ten Network.

Softball

UW Hurlers lead squad to ﬁrst two victories By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin softball team (26-0) recorded its first victories of the season this weekend in the Bama Bash tournament at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Wisconsin dropped its first two games of the tournament to the Pirates of East Carolina and the top-ranked Crimson Tide. However, the Badgers avenged their loss to ECU in a rematch, and then downed Notre Dame on the final day of the tournament. The two-game winning streak is the Badgers’ first since sweeping a pair of games from UW-Green Bay on April 23, 2008. VANEVENHOVEN The Badgers began tournament play Friday against ECU. Wisconsin and ECU were tied 1-1 after five innings of play. But the Pirates took the lead for good in the sixth inning when junior Kaui Tom doubled, scoring a run, and ECU won 2-1. Saturday brought two games for the Badgers, including a meeting with No. 1 Alabama. The Tide con-

recap from page 8 Then, down 47-48 with just over two minutes to play and the shot clock winding down, Wisconsin freshman guard Jordan Taylor drove down the lane ﬂanked by three Buckeyes, and passed it back to a wide-open Krabbenhoft, who connected from behind the arc to put the Badgers up for good. “Shot clock was down, I had to put it up, and [I was] sure guys were in there for rebounding position so it wasn’t a bad shot,” Krabbenhoft said. “Jordan did a good job of driving the lane and getting a couple guys to go with him because I’m sure they weren’t too worried about me out there, and just put it up there and it went down.”

trolled the game from the first inning on, scoring multiple runs in each of the first three innings. Wisconsin junior pitcher Letty Olivarez could not contain Alabama’s offense, allowing eight runs off of nine hits in 3.2 innings of work. Despite only one error in the field, the Tide never turned for the Badgers. Alabama prevailed, 8-0. The Badgers had to quickly move on from the loss and prepare for their rematch with ECU. Wisconsin’s offense finally came to life in the tournament Saturday night, scoring one run in the fourth inning and two in the seventh. The real triumph for Wisconsin was the stellar pitching from senior Leah Vanevenhoven. The southpaw from Kaukauna, Wis., allowed just one run on four hits in six innings of work. Olivarez finished the seventh inning, giving the Badgers their first victory of the season, 3-1. With a game remaining in tournament play, Wisconsin could not relish its win. Sunday morning the Badgers faced off with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Olivarez and Vanevenhoven gave Wisconsin bigtime performances both at the plate and in the circle. Notre Dame pitchKrabbenhoft had nine points on the night, a distant second to Landry’s 17, but his defensive efforts were pivotal in the victory. He had eight of the team’s 32 rebounds and six steals, the most of any player on the court. “The whole atmosphere around here today was a lot of fun, and it’s something I’m going to remember for a long time,” Krabbenhoft said. “It was a very enjoyable day and to cap it off with a game like that, to win in a close, tough game against a great team—an NCAA tournament team—was huge. It’s a big win for us, but we’re not going to celebrate like we have done anything yet … but we’ve got a lot of work left to do, and I think everybody knows that.”

ers allowed only three Wisconsin hits, but Olivarez recorded all the RBI’s that Wisconsin would need in a third inning two-run home run off of Irish sophomore Jody Valdivia. Vanevenhoven provided another solid outing, allowing no runs on two hits in four innings of work. Olivarez once again relieved Vanevenhoven, giving up only one hit and no runs in the ﬁnal three innings en route to a 2-0 victory. Wisconsin pitching managed to shut down a potent offense from a Notre Dame team that had received some top-25 votes the previous week. Irish sophomores Sadie Pitzenberger and Katie Fleury, two of Notre Dame’s offensive leaders from the previous season, went a combined 0-6 at the plate. The Irish produced only three hits as well, two of which came from senior Linda Kohan. Both Olivarez and Vanevenhoven received AllTournament Team honors. Wisconsin looks to continue its winning ways against the likes of Texas Tech, New Mexico and Drake in the Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. next weekend, Feb. 20-22. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

analysis from page 8 and he made some great reads offensively and defensively.” Handling the big guy Buckeye freshman center B.J. Mullens was far and away the biggest player for either team, and threw his weight around with six points in the first half, including a pair of dunks. After the break, Mullens played 15 minutes, scored a single point and lost the ball four times as the Badger defense harassed his dribble and prevented the near 70-percent shooter from attempting a field goal. Matta credited the Badgers for packing the lane and making interior passes difficult and the Badger

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Junior pitcher Letty Olivarez did not allow a run in her ﬁnal two games of the weekend after letting through eight earned runs in the ﬁrst two.

big men pointed to the aggressive play of their guards as the cause of Mullens’ difﬁculties. “In the ﬁrst half he kind of got going,” Landry said. “He’s a big guy, all you’ve got to do is throw the ball up to him and he’ll catch it. In the second half we were just really helping and recovering to him.” JBo the chaser Entering Saturday night’s game, sophomore guard Jon Diebler was connecting on 45 percent of his 3-point attempts against conference foes and scoring 12 points per game. Against the Badgers, he missed all of his 3-pointers and only took four shots. That was because junior Badger guard Jason Bohannon followed

him doggedly around screen after screen and rarely allowed Diebler much space to get of his shot. After the game Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan compared Bohannon to several recent Badger guards who excelled in the defensive end, especially in chasing shooters around screens. BOHANNON “I thought Jason Bohannon never took a possession off defensively,” Ryan said. “He looked like Michael Flowers chasing out there. I mean he was chasing hard, he’s defiantly chasing hard.”

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Men’s Basketball

No ordinary Joe

Krabbenhoft’s big shot, all-around performance key in Wisconsin win over Buckeyes rebounds to overcome shooting 32 percent in the first half. After that, however, the Badgers found way to overcome both phases of the Buckeye defense. “Any time a team is in zone, we always say we can beat a zone down the floor,” senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said. “When they extended and were pressing, Jon [Leuer] did a great job there right in the second half attacking that pressure.” Early in the second half, Leuer took the ball down the sideline, around the Buckeye defenders, and dropped in a pair of lay-ups. That forced Ohio State to pull back on their press. For much of the contest, Badger guards and forwards moved the ball around the Buckeye zone, but late in the game they began finding soft spots in the defense and getting touches around the post. That led to a few open shots down the stretch, including a Leuer free-throw line jumper and the 3-pointer that gave Wisconsin its final lead.

RECAP By Andy Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL

The end of a four-game winning streak was the beginning of another in the Kohl Center Saturday night as the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (7-6 Big Ten, 16-9 overall) escaped with an exciting 55-50 win against Ohio State (7-5, 17-6) to keep its postseason hopes alive. Although the Badgers had three double-digit scorers in each of their previous three wins, it was their defense that kept them in the game Saturday night, besting the Buckeyes by wide margins in steals, rebounds and turnovers while shooting a paltry 36.4 percent from the field. “That was a hard-fought battle, and eventually Wisconsin obviously made the plays down the stretch,” Ohio State head coach Thad Matta said. “We felt that coming into the game the keys were going to be taking care of the basketball and rebounding the ball. We didn’t do either one of them very well and that was probably the difference.” Senior forward Marcus Landry seemed to be the only Wisconsin player who was consistently able to make shots on the night. After a 2-for-2 start on shots from senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft and Ohio State freshman guard William Buford, Landry made two layups that would be the only two additional scores from the field nearly nine minutes into the game. Both teams kept each other in check on the scoreboard, with four ties and 11 lead changes in the first half, but it was a bit of a different story on the court. The Buckeyes were extremely efficient, shooting 10-of-19, while Wisconsin could not buy a bucket, yet had 12 more opportunities thanks to 19

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Senior forward Marcus Landry leaps for a tip-in near the end of the ﬁrst half against Ohio State. The bucket gave Wisconsin a one-point lead and accounted for two of Landry’s 17 points on the night. ﬁrst-half rebounds—10 on the offensive glass—and nine Ohio State turnovers. “It felt good out-rebounding a team that’s known for their size,” Landry said. “We were active on the glass today and it really paid off for us. It gave us second chances and second opportunities to score again, so it really worked out in our favor today.” The half ended with a rebound and short jumper from Landry to put Wisconsin up 24-23 in the closing seconds. The second half was just as

tight, with four more tied scores and six more lead changes. However, key shots from players who were quiet offensively in the ﬁrst half gave Wisconsin major bursts of momentum. Sophomore forward Jon Leuer made all four of his second-half shots after only putting up one point in the ﬁrst half. Wisconsin junior guard Jason Bohannon squelched Ohio State’s biggest lead of the second half at 37-34 with his only three-point shot of the game to tie it up at 37. recap page 7

ANALYSIS By Ben Breiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

For the Badgers, the idea was to literally get in the zone. The UW offense struggled against a Buckeyes squad that pressured Wisconsin guards all the way down the court and then fell into an aggressive match-up zone defense, but stayed in the game by taking advantage of one ﬂaw in the OSU defense. The Badgers crashed the boards as the Buckeye zone did not put players in ideal position to collect defensive

Player of the game: Joe Krabbenhoft Besides hitting that big shot 3-pointer late in the game, Krabbenhoft also contributed to the Badgers’ winning effort in a variety of ways. He had the most rebounds on the team with eight, the most assists with four and doubled his career-best with six steals. Furthermore, Krabbenhoft was charged with defending sophomore guard Evan Turner, Ohio State’s top scorer. Turner did lead all scorers with 23 points, but turned the ball over six times, once with under a minute to go with OSU trailing by two. “I love Krabbenhoft’s game. He’s got the savvy,” Ohio State head coach Thad Matta said. “He understands everything that’s going on analysis page 7

Women’s Hockey

Wisconsin stops Mavs in shootout to keep pace with Gophers

By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team took a strong win in the first game of its series against Minnesota State but needed a shootout Saturday to earn a sweep in Mankato. The No. 2 Badgers remain one point behind No. 1 Minnesota in the WCHA standings after the Gophers swept North Dakota over the weekend. With just one series to go in the 2008-’09 season, Wisconsin will need to sweep Bemidji State and have the Gophers lose at least one game against St. Cloud State to take the regular-season NASH WCHA title. In Friday’s game, the Badgers were firing on all cylinders, taking an 8-1 win thanks in part to their strength on special teams —Wisconsin scored on four of its six power-play opportunities and earned two shorthanded goals. Four minutes into the first period, junior Minnesota State forward Christina Lee was called for hook-

ing, setting up a power-play goal from sophomore Kelly Nash that put the Badgers up 1-0. Junior forward Meghan Duggan turned a Maverick penalty into Wisconsin’s second goal of the game, giving the Badgers a 2-0 lead heading into the ﬁrst intermission. In the second period, Minnesota State cut the Wisconsin lead in half when freshman Jackie Ott beat Jessie Vetter on a slap shot to bring the Mavericks within one, but that goal would be the only good news for Minnesota State in the second period. On a powerplay minutes later, Wisconsin sophomore forward Mallory Deluce scored on the rebound from a shot by freshman center Brooke Ammerman. This gave Deluce her ﬁrst of two goals in the game and Ammerman her second assist of the afternoon. Goals from junior wing Jasmine Giles, Ammerman and sophomore wing Hilary Knight capped off a four-goal second period that gave the Badgers a 6-1 lead after two. Wisconsin tacked on two more in the third from Ammerman and Deluce to finish off the 8-1 victory.

In game two, however, the Badgers faced a tougher challenge. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the ﬁrst period thanks to goals from sophomore Anne Dronen and Knight, Wisconsin let the game get away from them in the second period. Rachel Bible’s attempt to break up an opportunity for Minnesota State sophomore Nina Tikkinen resulted in a hooking call and a penalty shot for Tikkinen. She scored, cutting the Badgers’ lead to 2-1. Later in the period, Minnesota State’s Ashley Young and Emmi Leinonen scored within a minute of each other to give the Mavericks a 3-2 lead. Knight’s second goal of the afternoon tied the game for Wisconsin in the third period, sending it into overtime. After a scoreless overtime period, the Badgers converted on two of their three attempts thanks to Knight and Ammerman, winning the shootout and taking two points from the 3-3 tie. The Badgers now return home to face Bemidji State in the ﬁnal series of the regular season. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Sophomore wing Hilary Knight netted three goals, an assist and scored in a shootout in two games against Minnesota State.