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Faculty offer criticism of campus initiatives

By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal

The Faculty Senate heard reports Friday on the progress of two campus initiatives, Educational Innovation and changes to university alcohol policy, both of which received criticism from various faculty members.

In February, the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced it would join other peer institutions in partnering with Coursera, an online learning company, to pro-

vide free online courses available to the public called Massive Online Open Courses.

The senate heard a short presentation from Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies Jeff Russell, who has been involved in the university’s plans to create four MOOCs that will be made available to the public in the fall and spring.

Russell said the pilot courses are an extension of the campus Educational Innovation strategy, championed by UW-Madison

Ward advocates for MOOCs University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward advocated for alternative and innovative learning techniques at UW-Madison, including the newly instated Massive Open Online Courses, in an article for the Wisconsin State Journal Monday.

Ward said the university must continue to update its learning techniques to keep up with

new technology and demands of more students.

Ward highlighted the “Educational Innovation” initiative he started upon returning to campus to “rethink” current curriculums and class formats. He said he believes UW-Madison’s four pilot MOOCs will continue his efforts in the future. sam cusick

Chancellor David Ward and Provost Paul DeLuca, which aims to identify new and more efficient modes of teaching and learning.

However, Sara Goldrick-Rab, faculty senator and professor of educational policy studies, questioned the university’s plan for assessing the success of the courses, especially given current university revenue constraints.

“Revenue generation and savings seem to be very important,” Goldrick-Rab said. “And as we all know, there’s really no business model for MOOCs.” Russell said the university does not yet have a complete plan for evaluation and emphasized the intent is not to monetize the courses but to collaborate with peer institutions in learning new teaching strategies from the courses.

Also in the meeting, University Health Services Director Sarah Van Orman presented the findings of the Event Alcohol Sales and Service

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Plan Commission recommends demolishing three buildings to make way for apartments

By Meghan Chua the daily cardinal

City officials approved an apartment proposal requiring the demolition of three residence buildings Monday despite concerns about affordable housing

in the area.

Potter Lawson and Fiduciary Real Estate Development proposed constructing a 12-story, 317-unit apartment complex, including two and a half levels of underground parking, at 415

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A proposed development would demolish three low-cost housing units to make way for a new apartment complex.

W. Johnson St. geared toward young professionals.

Eric Lawson, Potter Lawson’s project representative, said of the three buildings slated for demolition under the proposed plan, two appear in a downtown Madison building development plan as “obsolete or underutilized.”

Madison’s Plan Commission approved demolition of those structures, located at 415 W. Johnson St., 424 W. Dayton St. and 226 N. Broom St. The commission approved the proposal along with a condition that developers agree to assist current tenants in those buildings with relocating.

Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, said monthly rent in the existing structures is around $550 to $750, a price under the market rate. But according to Lawson, efficiency units in the new development will likely cost just under $1,000 per month.

Lifelong Madison resident and former University of Wisconsin-Madison student Damon Terrell said affordable housing “matters deeply and intimately” in Madison.

Terrell said the city should

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Christian Hansen dropped out of the District 8 alder race and said personal and financial reasons contributed to his decision.

Hansen drops out of District 8 race, Resnick unopposed Campus-area alderperson candidate Christian Hansen confirmed Monday he plans to drop out of the race for Common Council’s District 8 seat due to events related to personal finances.

Hansen, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate, ran approximately a three month campaign against incumbent Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, to represent the district which encompasses most of campus, including university residence halls and off-

campus housing.

In an interview with The Daily Cardinal, Hansen said he is unable to campaign any longer due to obligations he must fulfill to the Madison Community Cooperative as its board member representative, as well as to ensure he is able to pay his rent.

“I cannot sacrifice members of my co-op and the work we do for each other,” Hansen said. “There

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Preferred Name Policy available to students beginning in fall semester At an Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee meeting Monday, members announced a new university policy will officially go into effect next semester allowing students to change how their name appears in different locations around campus.

Diversity Committee Secretary Madison Tully said she is working with the LGBT Campus Center, the dean of students and Office of the Registrar to work out the details of the Preferred Name Policy.

In the pilot program that will begin in August, students will be able to specify the name they

would like to be identified by on class lists. The policy is geared toward groups such as international students that go by an English name and certain members of the LGBTQ community.

“If your name is legally Jane but you go by James, then on a class roster it would have your legal name, but then also your preferred name,” Tully said. “Then when the teacher is calling role you don’t have to out yourself.”

Tully said she and other campus leaders are working to obtain this option for additional places names are listed, such as

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“…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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Alex Tucker page 2 editor Thursday, a column entitled “Try these strategies to get more Badger ladies” ran on this page.

Since then, we have received several complaints about it, which have said some of the language used was offensive.

After reviewing the article, we realize the column engaged in slut-shaming, albeit unintentionally. We apologize to anyone who may have been offended by the column and regret that its tone and language could be considered negative, as it was not the author’s intention.

The views reflected in the column are not held by the writer, editors or The Daily Cardinal. It was an error in the editing process, and we will do everything we can to learn from

the experience and ensure it does not happen in the future.

The Daily Cardinal has received letters to the editor regarding the column. In place of printing them, we are choosing to respond to the column by shedding light on the issue directly.

“Slut-shaming” is a selfexplanatory term that can have unintentional consequences when put into action. Calling people “sluts” or “whores,” even as a joke, propagates a culture that accepts rape as inevitable and as a side-effect of being a woman. By saying that “classy” women only hang out in the libraries, or by saying that women who go out to the bars are “slutty,” we are chastising people for doing what makes them happy or allows them to have fun.

Additionally, the Thursday column was giving men advice on finding women to date, explicitly stating that men need to “get more” women, implying that

females are items to be “had” or “owned” instead of people.

Think about it: Although it’s wrong, we would never call a guy who stayed in during the weekends and worked at the libraries “classy.” In fact, society might refer to him as “pathetic.” Although it’s wrong, men who cannot keep up with their friends while drinking are often harassed. Some passedout men have their faces drawn on, or are even feminized or homosexualized, implying that men who cannot drink as much as their friends are “womanly” or “gay.”

Let’s think about what we have discussed: Women are taught to be beautiful and dainty, stay in and study, and have a man. Men are taught to be strong and aggressive, “get chicks” and “keep up” when drinking with their friends.

Each of the stigmas aligned with men and women are “obligations” in social norms. These

behaviors propagate something called “rape culture.” By saying that only “trashy” or “slutty” women drink, we are implying that those women who do go out are “asking for it” just by going out. We also imply that men should take advantage of women because of their affinity for drinking and their alleged need to “score” each time they go out.

However, neither of these norms are true, realistic or healthy for our society. We should never ask a woman why she was assaulted (e.g. “what were you wearing?” or “why were you out so late anyway?”) or ask a man why he “pussied out” of a night of drinking or didn’t “get any.” Each individual should be allowed to make choices independent of their gender and the social pressures that accompany it.

None of this was purposely promoted by the writer, but it illustrates how hard we must work to change our attitudes.

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fter ruminating on the issue for quite some time, I have come to the conclusion that the United States of America should annex Canada. As America’s hat, Canada has provided centuries of fashion and warmth to Alaska and Maine, our vulnerable ears, and has offered millions of American youth a sanctum for underage drinking and ice fishing. But as long Canada is a sovereign nation, we cannot fully exhaust its utility. Therefore, it would be in the interest of all parties involved to render Canada part of the United States.

Here is why: Firstly, hockey is in right now. Cool kids like hockey.

So does hockey analyst Barry Melrose, and he is pretty much the James Dean of ESPN. The lockout is over, and people really dig the guys on skates. Just as Republicans and Democrats mustered the brinksmanship necessary to juke the Fiscal Cliff, NHL owners and players took on the rinksmanship to settle on a deal that inevitably made the vast majority of them multimillionaires. Many of the best pro hockey teams are Canadian anyway, so why not just claim all of that money and all of those bragging rights for the good ole U-S of A? If Canada becomes part of the United States, our GDP will soar because hockey is just so fetch.

Secondly, Canada maintains a bitter climate for much of the year. I know many Canadians, and they all agree that much of Canada is “aboot” as chilling as an ice cold Labatt Blue.

Those in our country who are anti-Al Gore, or anti-science, could utilize Canada’s average weather conditions to corroborate their theory that global warming is not actually occur-

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ring because the U.S. climate is actually reverting back to more typical average annual temperatures. Moreover, we could have easier access to cabins up north because the land is already ours.

Thirdly, as Trey Parker and Matt Stone tell us in the South Park movie, “They are not even a real country anyway.” Seriously, despite the fact that 87 percent of statistics are made up, an estimated 2.3 percent of Americans can name the Prime Minister of Canada. (For the record, his name is Stephen Harper.) But when Ontario and Quebec become states, you will probably recognize that moniker better as U.S. Sen. Stephen Harper.

Fourthly, they’ve got oil. I’m talking “Beverly Hillbillies” amounts of oil. This would make

the United States less dependent on OPEC to make our planes, trains and automobiles go vroom. Being able to produce our own oil means more money in our own pockets.

So, why would Canada want to join the United States? Well, firstly, we’re ’Merica. Nuff said.

Fifthly, they already have free health care. We would not need to institute the necessary laws and infrastructure to make ObamaCare a reality because it is already in place up there. A healthy Canada would mean a

healthy United States.

So, why would Canada want to join the United States? Well firstly, we’re ’Merica. Nuff said. But furthermore, we happen to be the home of baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. We have Jackie Chan, Jennifer Lopez, Mila Kunis and SpongeBob. And, like I said before, we also happen to be the head upon which Canada, our hat, rests. Just as there can be no good without evil, there can be no hat without a head. Therefore, I must conclude that a U.S. annexation of the entity currently known as Canada would be an auspicious venture for all parties involved.

How do you feel about Zac’s policy advice? Let him know aboot it at pestine@wisc.edu.

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Fried and Fabulous owner says future of food cart at risk The owner of a popular late night food cart is concerned the city is not helping ensure the future of his business, but a city official said the Vending Oversight Committee is working to reach a compromise.

Since opening Fried and Fabulous in April 2012, Steve Lawrence has operated primarily on Broom Street, prompting complaints from nearby restaurants, including Pita Pit and Silver Mine Subs, that late night vendors are taking away business.

“The underlying issue is that we have consistently only had one area where late night food carts could profitably operate and so all the carts go [there],” Lawrence said.

He said the VOC proposed limiting the number of carts allowed in the popular late night food area, and allotting parking spaces based on a lottery system rather than a systematic review system.

“The practical effect of the lottery is that, statistically, I’m guaranteed to eventually lose... and that means I go out of business and it’s not a compromise,” Lawrence said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the vending committee rejected the suggestion of a lottery system.

“I’m frankly baffled that Steve is perpetuating a rumor that the committee is on the verge of going to a lottery system,” Verveer said.

He added the committee is working to reach a compromise that will most likely ban late night vendors from parking directly in front of restaurants.

“I’m optimistic that we can reach a compromise that Steve and his late-night food vending colleagues will find acceptable and at the same time address the concerns of the brick and mortar restaurants,” Verveer said.

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Attempted armed robbery on Langdon Street Feb. 18 Police released a report Monday detailing an attempted robbery on the north side of campus in February, around the same time a similar string of muggings were reported on the south side of campus.

At approximately 9:50 p.m.

Feb. 18, an 18-year-old man was texting while walking near the intersection of Langdon and North Frances Streets when he

was approached by two men, according to the report.

The victim told police one of the suspects tried to steal his phone but he managed to keep possession of it.

According to the report, the suspects did not pursue the strong-armed robbery any further, but instead walked away from the victim without saying anything.

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Class Student Union.

Members shared stories about instances in which they had seen minorities in middle and upper classes accused of being “white,” among other topics.

Diversity Committee Chair Mia Akers said it was important for the group to discuss issues of class because of the “intersectionality” with other diversity topics.

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WisCards, but this change is still in negotiations.

Also at the meeting, committee members discussed topics surrounding race and class after they watched a documentary exploring social class in America.

The discussion was held partly in preparation for an upcoming workshop with the Working

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Members of the ASM Diversity Committee discuss issues of socioeconomic class in a meeting Monday.

Students, state legislators work on adjustments to Responsible Action legislation

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Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies Jeff Russell updates the Faculty Senate about Educational Innovation strategies.

senate from page 1 Task Force, charged with reviewing university alcohol policies following the sexual assault controversy during the 2012 Rose Bowl.

According to Van Ormen, the task force created six recommended policy changes, including a change to the university’s alcohol permit policy that would require an event with alcohol be limited to two hours and 50 attendees, unless the alcohol is

provided through a hired catering service.

Multiple faculty senators expressed concern over the constraints this policy would place on social events within departments, including additional financial burdens.

John Sharpless, faculty senator and history professor, said he worries the policy would be a “challenge to tradition,” citing his department’s yearly barbeque, among other events.

State official aims to lower individual income taxes by ending tax credits A state representative plans to reform and simplify Wisconsin’s tax codes later this spring in an attempt to lower income taxes.

State Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, said he is working on lowering rates for Wisconsin taxpayers by removing tax credits, which he called “special loopholes,” from the state’s tax code.

Tax credits can drive economic behavior such as investment by individuals and businesses, according to Kooyenga, but this investment would likely continue even without many of these credits.

“The reality is the Wisconsin tax code doesn’t drive a lot of behavior,” he said.

Currently, tax credits exist for a variety of industries including investment in dairy and livestock farms as well as credits for owners of historic homes restoring their buildings.

“Why should our tax dollars go to someone’s home or

someone’s private business to renovate it?” Kooyenga said. “It just doesn’t make sense from a public policy standpoint.”

He added less than half a percent of all tax filers claim these credits and said those people are generally wealthier. Additionally, federal tax credits also exist to incentivize such behavior.

Kooyenga said he expects to provide an amendment to the legislature in May. Gov. Scott Walker also proposed lowering income tax rates for the bottom three tax brackets in his 2013-’15 biennial budget.

But Kooyenga said that proposal only eliminates one tax credit and taking more credits out of the tax code would benefit Wisconsin’s taxpayers.

“Instead of saying that there’s credits for specific [people], it’s spreading those credits over all taxpayers and lowering rates for everyone,” he said.

—Meghan Chua

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Verveer said his excitement “is tempered by the loss of affordable housing.”

“We just don’t see anywhere near enough affordable housing units proposed in the downtown campus area,” he said.

The commission approved the project despite the concerns, and several members said it would be unfair to suddenly hold a proposal so far along in the approval process to higher affordability standards.

Madison’s city council will consider the proposal March 19, according to Verveer.

make sure people who grew up in the area see Madison as a stable, affordable place to live in addition to attracting young professionals.

“I love this city,” he said. “And I feel like I’m being priced out of it steadily, building by building.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, supported the proposal and said pedestrian lighting, which the developers will pay to install on West Dayton and West Johnson Streets, will improve safety in the area.

At an Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs meeting Monday, student leaders highlighted the potential penalties UW System students could face when reporting violent crimes or emergency situations while intoxicated if the proposed Responsible Action bill is passed by the state legislature.

Although the bill aims to protect underage citizens across Wisconsin from receiving drinking citations when calling the police, it will also specifically address underage drinking penalties for students on UW System campuses.

According to Legislative Affairs member Morgan Rae, the bill will include a clause to protect students who report emergencies from being written up for drinking by university housing, as well as protections from suspension or expulsion.

Rae said the bill will be sent back to drafting later this week after state legislators expressed concern about the clause, requesting clarification between university and housing penalties.

“We’re fine with having students discuss the situation with the dean of students, we just don’t want there to be criminal or monetary punishments,” Rae said.

“We also don’t want students to be able to be kicked out of housing, expelled or suspended.”

Instead, Rae said the bill would call for lesser punishments for the people who need assistance in emergency situations, and even fewer punishments for those who report dangerous situations to police. “[Legislators] are going through the list of punishments for students and they’re going to cross off the strict ones,” Rae added.

Rae said they are considering community service hours or an alcohol responsibility class as alternatives.

She predicts the bill will be recirculated for co-sponsorship within the legislature by April.

—Mara Jezior

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Resnick said he wishes Hansen the best of luck in the future and he hopes Hansen will consider serving on one of Madison’s many city committees.

“I will continue my campaign and talk to students about improving campus and downtown life,” Resnick said.

Although Hansen said it is “too early to tell” if he will run for city government in the future, for now he plans to continue to support his co-op in ways that are more community-oriented as well as work with other co-ops to give back to the community in general.

Additionally, Hansen said he will continue to focus on the same issues he did during his campaign, such as affordable housing for students and the city’s homeless, by working with local nonprofits with shared goals.

“After occupy and Walkerville, it becomes who you are,” Hansen said. “I am going to keep being who I am.”

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New Metal Gear fails to meet high standard Adam Paris SEGA WHAT!?

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ore than any other genre, superb action games are analogous with rhythm. At their best, when players are landing a dizzying flurry of combos in a rhythmic trance of gore, action titles generally require several hours for players to grasp the extent of their complex combat systems.

“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance” approaches this nirvana, but the end result is an enjoyable action romp that remains hampered by uncharacteristic mechanical issues and an entirely shallow experience beyond the spine-shattering gameplay.

Introduced in 2009 and nearly canceled by Kojima Productions after development troubles, “Revengeance” was retooled for release by Platinum Games, the preeminent action developer in the industry.

As a spin-off from the original “Metal Gear Solid” series, “Reveangence” offered an opportunity to craft an interesting selfcontained tale that could shed more light on Raiden as a character. Instead, I experienced a yarn more tangled, unwieldy and incomprehensible than the regular “MGS” storyline.

Occurring four years after “Guns of the Patriots,” Raiden is working as a member of a private military company tasked with protecting a Libyan president.

When a rival company invades, killing the president and costing Raiden an arm in the process, Raiden embarks for revenge.

The story from here on out contains the typical Metal Gear gobbledygook. The philosophical bosses and wholly uninteresting companions wax poetic lines about corrupt politics, how war dictates the economy and moral quandaries. In pursuit of the murderous private military company, Raiden travels across the

globe in a hodgepodge of strange storylines that serve as a convoluted backdrop to the game’s well-executed combat.

In typical Platinum fashion, gameplay is lightning-quick with the concept of zan-datsu as the main hook. Zan-datsu means cut and take, a mantra pertaining to Raiden’s ability to slow down time, cut his enemies into an unhealthy number of parts and grab their cybernetic spines to replenish his health and energy levels.

Although the entire game revolves around this central mechanic, it never becomes tedious. The thrill of executing a perfect combo followed by cutting three foes in half with one slice is a feeling players will constantly be chasing. The rhythmic quality of combat is significantly enhanced by this catharsisinducing ability.

Where the game fails, however, is in providing players with enough variety to accompany Raiden’s overpowering capabilities. There are myriad upgrades players can purchase with experience earned during missions, but the majority of them are strength, life or energy bonuses.

The list of new combos is paltry, with almost all variety derived from the few additional weapons Raiden can wield.

Players can utilize secondary weapons like rocket launchers or grenades, but employing them in the heat of battle feels slow and cumbersome compared to the rapid paced sword fighting.

Platinum also made the odd choice of not including a dedicated dodge or block button. Players can unlock a dodge attack, but its execution requires the awkward tap of two buttons simultaneously.

Blocking and countering forces players to have precise attacks, a tactic that becomes woefully ineffective if multiple cyborgs barrage Raiden at once. These mechanics are functional, but combat feels far less intuitive than an action game with impeccable controls like “Bayonetta”.

As a “Metal Gear” game, “Revengeance” wouldn’t be

complete without some stealth mechanics. Functional but uninteresting, I oftentimes found myself at odds with my Codec companions urging me to take the stealthy route. Most of the combat arenas are large, open-spaced areas that didn’t lend themselves to stealthy approaches.

One level in particular takes control away from Raiden in a covert-dedicated level that was maybe my least favorite portion of the game. It sounds simplistic, and I appreciate Platinum’s implementation of gameplay variety, but “Revengeance” works best when players are systematically mincing their enemies.

A bright spot in the campaign is the diverse and challenging bosses. Ranging from a cyborg capable of splitting itself into multiple pieces, to a bomb-wielding combatant that requires precise blade swings, “Revengeance” continues the “Metal Gear” tradition of superb boss battles.

The campaign runs short with a play-through clocking in around five hours. New Game Plus helps offset the abbreviated length somewhat by allowing players looking to run through again with their previous upgrades in tow.

Beyond replaying the campaign, there are twenty mildly entertaining VR training missions to unlock that provide additional XP for purchasing powerups. Additionally, “Metal Gear” fans expecting compelling series tidbits won’t find more than an off-hand reference to Raiden’s family back home.

“Revengeance” shines when it allows players to simply lose themselves in the mindless fun of zan-datsu. Taken as a whole however, Platinum’s latest offering remains a fairly shallow game with lackluster storylines bolstered solely by a familiar fan favorite character.

Grade: C

Think the new “Metal Gear” had a compelling plot? Email Adam at arparis@wisc.edu

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Bill Burr is set to appear at the Barrymore Theatre March 7 at 8 p.m.

Madison prepares for comdedian Bill Burr

By Andy Holsteen the daily cardinal

Bill Burr, a comedian renowned for his unique take on many popular and controversial issues, is coming to Madison this Thursday. Bill, who has starred in several featurelength comedy specials, has been working as a stand-up comedian for about 20 years. He knew the exact moment when stand-up was the job for him.

“I was working in a warehouse and there was someone else I was working with—they were into stand-up as much as I was,” Burr said. “I guess when it became possible was when we were watching people on TV and he was like ‘Bill, we’re funnier than these guys, one of these days, I’m going to take a shot of Jack Daniels and go onstage.’

And the second he said it all the sudden it became this doable thing.”

“I have people complain ‘Oh, you go to a Broadway show, they don’t heckle.’

It’s like, ‘then book a musical.’”

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Burr is known for delving into topics that some comics won’t touch. For his upcoming show in Madison, he plans to hit on the themes of adoption, robots, sociopaths, meat eaters and mosquitoes, just to name a few. Currently his favorite bit is on Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

However, there are some topics that

Burr says he tries to stay away from.

“You know, some famous person’s daughter starts making pornos … those just seem like easy, cheap jokes,” Burr said.

“Someone could look at my act and say I get a lot of cheap jokes in there, but I try to have a little bit of quality control.”

Hecklers are a staple of stand-up comedy. They stir mixed emotions from different people. Even as a performer, Burr feels that hecklers aren’t so bad for the most part.

“If you’re going to go out on a stage and talk to a crowd, you’re going to get heckled … I have people complain, ‘Oh, you go to a Broadway show, they don’t heckle.’

It’s like, ‘then book a musical.’ Get on Broadway. The president got a shoe thrown at him,” Burr said.

“The only heckler I don’t like is someone who’s just hell-bent on disrupting the show.”

Regardless of hecklers or anything else, Burr is focused on continuing his career as a stand-up comedian. He doesn’t feel pressure to move into other mediums such as television. He feels that he’s doing the exact right thing for himself.

“I worked my ass off 21 years in to finally get these great gigs and then people go ‘What are you doing next?’ So you’re just like ‘Well what’s wrong with this?’”

Burr said. “My goal has always been I want to become the best comedian I can become, and I’m still working at that … My focus has been and always will be being a stand-up comedian.”

Bill Burr will take the stage at the Barrymore Theatre March 7 at 8 p.m.

Minus the Bear flat at their recent Madison performance

By Brian Weidy THe daily cardinal

Every so often, no matter how talented a band may be on the stage, something just doesn’t click at a show. Saturday night, I had that response for Minus the Bear.

I was excited as I strolled into the venue for the final songs of the first opener, Eighteen Individual Eyes. Rarely am I impressed by the first of multiple openers, but by all accords and from the two songs I heard, they set the tone with a highenergy 30-minute set.

The self-described atmospheric art rock quartet from Seattle, Wash. did exactly what any opening band should do, bring a lot of energy and write catchy songs.

Next up was Rah Rah. This indie rock group from Regina,

Saskatchewan (a fact that prompted the man standing in front of me to voraciously boo Canada), was better than most openers I’ve seen to date.

The jubilant quintet busted through nearly a dozen songs in their 40-minute set. One thing to note, the members of the band were constantly changed instruments.

At one point, the woman originally playing keyboards traversed the stage to pick up an accordion, only to set it down to play violin on the next tune.

After a 30-minute changeover, Minus the Bear finally stepped on stage at around 11 p.m. After a punchy opening to their set, the band kicked into gear with “Absinth Party in the Fly Honey Warehouse.”

On the song, lead guitarist Dave

Knudson showed off an impressive arsenal of skills that most indie rock guitarists can only dream of.

Knudson’s fret board fireworks exploded as he walked to the front of the stage, appearing as if he was almost in the crowd. He used his finger-tapping technique, originally made famous by Eddie Van Halen, and typically not used in this context; however, he made it work.

The next highlight of the set came at the halfway point, when lead singer Jake Snider said, “If you liked what we’ve done so far, you are going to love this next one,” before launching into “Diamond Lightning.”

“Diamond Lightning,” while never released as such, is the de facto lead single of their latest album, Infinity Overhead. The

song has an Explosions in the Sky feel to it, with an almost ambient yet anthemic sound as the guitar parts exquisitely layer on top of one another.

Both in the studio and live, the band segues seamlessly into the next track off the album, “Toska.”

Each of the two songs featured some of the biggest guitar solos of the night from Knudson, as he considers this the preeminent song off the album, and the band certainly gave it such a treatment on Saturday night.

While the set certainly had its highlights, for long stretches of their 70-minute set, I found myself incredibly bored, wondering how such a talented group of individuals could get into such a collective songwriting rut. For every sub-

lime moment, such as the transition between “Diamond Lightning” into “Toska,” there were 15 minutes of what almost felt like filler material.

Despite a very strong set closer in their biggest fan favorite “Pachuca Sunrise,” they just could not hold my attention long enough for me to want to stay for the encore.

Overall, Minus the Bear is an incredibly talented indie rock band with remarkably impressive chops out of Knudson and drummer Erin Tate, but something just didn’t fully click for me Saturday night. If they came to a festival near me, I would certainly stay for a few songs; however, despite their on-stage charisma, the band just couldn’t connect with me in a way that live music should.

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ov. Scott Walker recently announced plans to expand the school voucher program in Wisconsin, providing more students from underperforming school districts the option to attend private schools. He said doing so would allow all students in the state access to a quality education, “regardless of their zip code.”

While we certainly agree with the notion that all students deserve access to a quality education, we believe that funneling resources into the voucher program is a short-term fix that disregards the need for reform in the public education system.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, in the 2011-’12 school year only 33.1 percent of tenth grade students in the Milwaukee Public School District scored as advanced or proficient in mathematics on achievement tests.

The average Milwaukee Public School student’s ACT score was 16.

Public money should be going to improve the public school system, rather than to private schools.

Clearly, certain public schools are not able to provide their students with the quality education every child deserves. The solution to this problem, however, does not lie in telling the students to go to school elsewhere. Using vouchers as the solution to public education problems essentially deems these struggling schools “lost causes.” We believe that admitting defeat when it comes to the education of the next

generation is unacceptable.

To be clear, we find nothing inherently wrong with providing students with options for the schools they attend. We do, however, believe that public money should be going to improve the public school system, rather than to private schools. With schools that are so obviously struggling, it is clear that some sort of reform needs to occur. But reform requires resources—resources that with the expansion of the voucher system will be going to private entities rather than public schools.

The newly proposed biennial budget would increase funding to K-12 education by $129.2 million, with $73 million of that increase set to go to the voucher system. After the $834 million in cuts to public education in the 2011-’13 budget, we do not believe that a majority of this increase should end up in the pockets of private schools.

Whatever reform needs to happen, we recognize it will be difficult.

Admittedly, it is much easier to turn a blind eye to the problems that face these schools than it would be to try and fix them. Rhetoric surrounding improving the public education system has become so politicized that often we seem to lose sight of the notion we all want to work to the same ends—a better future for the youth of our country.

In short, the voucher system is just a small bandage on the gaping wound that is the public education system. Admittedly, this board does not have the solution to the problems that exist in underperforming schools. We are not even sure that one exists. But somewhere out there, there is an option that is better than the status quo.

Wisconsin’s resources need to go toward finding that option.

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2013 Oscars soiled by Seth MacFarlane and The Onion Lanni Solochek opinion columnist

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’m a huge fan of award show season. In ranking the months of the year, I’d say February might actually be near the top, thanks to all of the award shows. Of course I love the glitz and glamor of Hollywood; I love seeing all my favorite celebrities looking their best and I do indulge in the extremely materialistic viewing of the red carpet.

What I love most about award show season, though, is that the people who have spent their year working all hours of the day and night—prepping for roles, editing film and sound, writing phenomenal scripts and screenplays ,and doing everything else Hollywood does—finally get the recognition they deserve.

I think it’s normal to enjoy watching the shows for the award content, but the host and the media surrounding it seriously affect the disposition of the show.

The host typically opens with a monologue, which sets the mood for the show. This year at the Oscars, host Seth MacFarlane, unfortunately, set off a lot of triggers. The job of a show host is earned—it is rewarded to somebody who is well-known in the Hollywood community.

They’ve worked hard for many years and have earned their right to be introducing some of the biggest names in the world. Obviously, Seth MacFarlane has had a pretty big impact on the comedy scene for quite a while. Being a triple threat--creator, writer and actor—MacFarlane has earned his Hollywood credit. However, in a setting like the Oscars, there’s a certain amount of professionalism and respect that is required, and that’s really

where MacFarlane crossed the line. A lot of his jokes dealt with racism, misogyny and other touchy topics. He opened, as usual, with a description of each film in the best picture category, making some pretty rough jokes about “Django Unchained” and “Lincoln.” The monologue then turned to Captain Kirk from Star Trek “beaming” into the show warning MacFarlane that he was going to take it too far.

Using examples, like a song entitled “We Saw Your Boobs” and a sock puppet reenactment of “Flight,” William Shatner narrated MacFarlane’s journey from being the worst Oscar host ever to a “mediocre” one, which I will pretty much agree with.

O b v i o u s l y, Seth MacFarlane’s comedic style has always been a bit lewd— anybody who has ever seen an episode of “Family Guy” or the movie “Ted” knew that from the start. Unfortunately, the Oscar writers tailored most of the show toward that style.

While it’s funny sometimes, it also tends to cross the line between acceptable and racy.

For me, the host’s script really lowered the quality of the Oscars because the humor was based on the exploitation of some very serious issues, even though some were used as a reference of inappropriate behavior. I acknowledge that many reactions on the show were pre-filmed and that MacFarlane was not in charge of all the writing, but the principle still stands that everyone’s idea of humor is different and, for me, MacFarlane’s hosting was distasteful and annoying in context.

Another huge controversy that exploded on Sunday night related to everyone’s favorite satiric news source, The Onion.

Throughout the night, it felt like the social media director had a keyboard in one hand

and a handle in the other. A decent amount of offensive tweets were published in the short time span of the show, most of which linked to articles like: “Commentary By Daniel Day-Lewis—While I’m Glad I Won, I Personally Believe Abraham Lincoln Deserved To Die” and “Oscars Fashion Report: Kathryn Bigelow Stuns On Red Carpet Wearing Blood-Soaked Rags Osama Bin Laden Was Killed In”.

It’s hard to believe, but The Onion outdid itself, tweeting, “Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a c*nt, right?”

This is another situation where I’m not sure what the worst part is—the fact that they’re using the word or the fact that somebody had to tell a 9-year old that a media source, even with the intention of joking, said that about her.

I read an interesting article in the Huffington Post while doing research for this piece explaining that The Onion actually did us a favor with this one—they pointed out how we, as a whole, regard women in the public eye. While I understand the concept, I don’t agree with the action at all.

The point of satire is to highlight the serious flaws with its topic, this being the crudeness with which we judge celebrities for their actions. I think The Onion took it a step too far by aiming it at Wallis.

All in all, The Oscars were a pretty big disappointment for me this year. It’s sad that a massive media event can be so swayed, but I guess that’s show business.

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U.S. relations with China damaged after Chinese hack American businesses Mike Brost opinion columnist

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eople don’t like thieves.

It’s no surprise, then, that Chinese-American relations have soured a bit following the recent revelation that China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army, regularly hacks American businesses. This economic espionage—which has been documented by the computer security company Mandiant and confirmed by American intelligence agencies—has the potential to exact a significant toll on the American economy.

Which companies have been hacked? Google, Coca-Cola, General Motors and DuPont just to name a few. Oh, and Lockheed Martin, the nation’s largest defense contractor. Countless others have anonymously reported being hacked to avoid bad press. I can’t blame them. If, say, my bank reported being hacked,

I might reconsider using them, as they hold my money and other important personal information.

Attorney General Eric Holder recently said, “there are only two categories of companies affected by trade-secret theft: those that know they’ve been compromised and those that don’t know it yet.”

But the Chinese military’s hacking isn’t simply targeted at stealing American technology or other inventions that America’s largest corporations have patented. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post have also all been hacked. The Chinese government has hacked the email accounts of the newspapers’ correspondents reporting in China.

After all, it’s always good to know when Western journalists are writing articles that could reveal too much about Chinese leadership, right? Like in 2012, when The New York Times revealed then-Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s family

amassed $2.7 billion in wealth, largely as a result of Mr. Jiabao’s political power.

But hacking U.S. companies has other benefits, too. For instance, when Coca-Cola was negotiating to buy a Chinese company, in what would have been the largest ever foreign acquisition of any Chinese company, the Chinese military simply hacked Coke to learn more about its negotiating strategy.

Indeed, it probably helps to know what the company looking to buy your company is thinking.

It’s clear that there are economic incentives to steal American trade secrets. But why is it that it’s the Chinese military that’s doing the hacking? Chiefly because China’s political leaders derive their legitimacy through robust, sustained economic growth.

Many Chinese citizens may be relatively happy when their economy is steaming along at growth rates in the double digits, but when growth rates fall lower, the Chinese people are less likely to

accept the fact that they have no say in selecting their nation’s leaders. To avoid such questioning, Chinese leaders tightly control the country’s economy. 80 percent of the companies on China’s stock market are government owned. And according to “The Economist” magazine’s reporting, the country’s leadership routinely swaps CEOs at top Chinese companies in hopes of maintaining growth. Another way to maintain growth, of course, is to steal somebody’s—in this case American companies’—patented idea to achieve more economic growth.

Surely hacking American corporations is purely beneficial to China, right? Maybe. Besides the threat of economic sanctions as Americans grow increasingly impatient with theft, a general disregard for the protection of intellectual property may have more pernicious effects within China itself. When you don’t stand to profit from creating the next great invention or the next great theory, you’re less inclined to work to create that invention

or theory. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why Chinese citizens who were living in China at the time of the award have only won two Nobel Prizes in the 111 years the award has been given out, despite the fact that China has more than one billion citizens. Nobel Prizes are awarded to recipients who have made groundbreaking discoveries or achievements in chemistry, physics, medicine, literature and peace.

The two Chinese winners won for literature and peace. It stands to reason to me that if Chinese leaders showed greater respect for the protection of intellectual property, more Chinese citizens could be encouraged to create the next great theory or invention.

Recently, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that establishes voluntary cyber security standards for companies that manage infrastructure such as the nation’s electric grid.

Here’s to hoping they move to adopt those standards.

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y parents love to tell me how my college application process was quite a different experience than theirs. Back in their day, students applied to only a few schools and moving far from home was out of the question.

Since then, high school students have started broadening their horizons, researching and considering universities all across the country. This trend shows that universities are now trying to expand their brand to gain attention from kids across America in almost any way possible. Colleges try to sell their image of a wholesome academic institution, full of opportunities to study abroad, meet new friends, and ensure a successful future. However, a string of viral videos that depicts the exact opposite are making a significant impact on prospective students today.

The “I’m Shmacked” Youtube series is a powerful recruiting tool for colleges. It has influ-

enced the way high school students view potential universities.

Starting last year, these videos have documented the social scene at many American colleges in a short weekly feature. The clips show the universities’ prized students taking bong rips, throwing back shots, chugging out of beer bongs, and acting like stereotypical college kids, exactly what an esteemed university would not want associated with its image.

However, if one takes a step back from shock of being able to see college kids partying from their computer screen, there is actually a value in this for the universities themselves. When colleges come to give their talks to high school kids selling their school, they mainly limit the presentation to all things academic related when portraying the positives of their universities’ experiences. Of course, high school kids are also aware that, while important, obtaining a degree in college is not the only focus of much of the student body. For an impressionable teenager who is always looking for more schools to apply to or wants a reason to

like a particular college more, “I’m Shmacked” is perfect way for a school to become etched in that teenager’s mind.

The “I’m Shmacked” videos have gotten millions of hits on Youtube, with the University of West Virginia Saint Patrick’s Day video gaining more than 600,000 views alone. The videos are all synced to upbeat music and make that school look like the coolest college in the country.

When high school kids are trying to decide where they want to spend their next four years, they look at the big picture and take every little detail into account when judging a university. When I was looking for what college to attend, I would go on each and every website to get as much information about every aspect of that school’s experience that I could. I read reviews, I looked at photographs, and I went on campus tours. After a while, all the information thrown at you tends to become exhausting and monotonous. For a high school student who wants to know what the social scene of a college they have heard so much about is like, the three-minute, highly enter-

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taining “I’m Schmacked” videos are unique in their ability to have an impact on kids choosing what college to attend.

“I’m Schmacked” also shows aspects of the school that are not just party-related. Jeffery Ray, the 19-year-old college student making all of the videos, films the campus during the daytime and splices in some shots into his final product to show that college is not only about partying.

Ray also claims that he has heard from many high school students that his videos have convinced them to work harder on grades so they can be accepted to a school he features. It is true that some of the most exciting videos are also filmed at some of the most well known academic schools in the country (NYU, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc.) and portrays each college in a way that highlights aspects other than the school’s established academic reputation. In addition, the videos feature many smaller schools too, combating the stereotype that big public schools are the only way for students to have a social life.

While it would be insane for a university to endorse or even acknowledge these videos, in terms of attracting students’ interest it is quite beneficial.

The videos do not portray a school in a favorable light to parents, but most parents will not base their decision on whether or not to send their child to a school solely from a video showing a small amount of students looking like idiots.

I am not suggesting that high school students are now choosing what college to attend based only upon a three minute clip on Youtube. However, one would be foolish to think, in a process where every little detail counts, that for better or worse these videos do not have an impact on many high schoolers. In a time when colleges compete for any edge they can have to attract as many potential students as possible, they should not only work on their formal presentations to students, but also secretly hope “I’m Shmacked” rolls into town.

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High-time for United States to legalize hemp production Tyler Davis opinion columnist

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n our polarized political climate, most major policy proposals are instantly rebuked by the other party for political gain regardless of merit or how the policy fits with the opposing party’s ideology. Think of the Republican party’s about-face on market-based healthcare reform, including the individual mandate that forms the core of Obamacare—an idea originally proposed by the conservative Heritage Foundation.

So it’s refreshing that—after top Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, flirted with the idea of reducing marijuana-related incarceration and completely legalizing the production of hemp—Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has come out in favor of allowing the production of hemp in the United States.

The distinction between marijuana and hemp is the former refers to a strain of the plant prized by pot enthusiasts for its high THC content, which gives it the “feel-good sensation, while the latter has minimal THC and has applications from textiles to paper to food.

Now I don’t want to give the senator too much credit—McConnell will forever be hopeless in his continued support of the failed prohibition of marijuana. But any policy that legalizes something that so obviously should be legal is something to be celebrated.

While I understand how people could have reservations about marijuana and the drug trade that led them to support marijuana prohibition, there is absolutely no reasonable argument to support the illegality of hemp production.

Several law enforcement groups in McConnell’s home state of Kentucky oppose legalizing the

growing of hemp because they claim they’d have trouble distinguishing industrial hemp from cannabis grown for marijuana.

Of course, they’re not any paragon of efficiency right now. Though it’s impossible to pin down with any precision how much of the pot trade is intercepted by law enforcement, the most wildly optimistic, propagandist estimate is around 10%. It’s hard to imagine what it would look like for law enforcement to flounder even more. It’s even harder to justify preventing productive economic activity in the name of a misconceived war on drugs that has never been anything more than a lost cause.

So what is the rationale for the illegality of manufacturing hemp?

The answer is that a minuscule amount of THC is present. And as THC is classified as a Schedule I drug, anything containing it is illegal to possess or produce. That tiny amount of THC—a small fraction of the amount found in marijuana cultivated for recreational and medicinal use and far too low in concentration to have any effectiveness—dominates the economic and public health benefits of the rest of the plant.

And the benefits of hemp are nothing to scoff at. Hemp uses minimal water and pesticides and fixes nitrogen from the air, adding nutrients to the soil. The fiber can be used to make paper or textiles and the seed is one of few plant-based sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

Here’s the kicker: All of these products are produced in Canada and imported into the U.S. This leaves American farmers to grow only soil depleting, water-intensive crops like soy and corn that require copious amounts of toxic pesticides.

The European Union recognizes the advantages of hemp and subsidizes its production. Meanwhile, the United States subsidizes corn–a low quality food strongly linked to

prohibits growing nutritious hemp.

The illegality of hemp production doesn’t just prevent good, productive activity from happening. It also makes us lose faith in our government.

How can we trust our government to act rationally on

healthcare or any other concern when it maintains policy that’s so obviously misguided and pointless?

Our government’s ridiculous prohibition of hemp production is maddening. It’s almost enough to make a per-

son disavow the government, slap teabags on a hat, and go to a Glenn Beck rally.

Don’t make me do that. Let’s legalize the production of hemp.

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‘March Madness’ finding its way into college hockey

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Senior forward Brianna Decker and the Wisconsin women’s hockey team will look to continue their run in the conference playoffs in the WCHA Final Face-Off in Minneapolis this weekend.

Badgers prepare for big week across sports

By Jack Baer the daily cardinal

Women’s Hockey

The women’s hockey team (179-2 WCHA, 23-9-2 overall)) will face third-seeded North Dakota (18-9-1, 25-10-1) in the semifinal of the WCHA Final Face-Off Friday and with a victory, will play either Minnesota or Ohio State in the final Saturday.

The Badgers are currently riding an eight-game winning streak, with their most recent win against St. Cloud State. Johnson described the win as difficult, saying “the toughest thing in our business is to try to eliminate and end someone’s season.”

“We knew Saturday night St. Cloud was going to come out, especially their seniors,” Johnson said.

“They didn’t want to finish their careers off on Saturday, but we were able to withstand a little diversity and challenges in the second period and came out in the third period and scored a couple power play goals. Now we have the right to play one more game on Friday.”

Men’s Hockey

The men’s hockey team (12-7-7 WCHA, 16-11-7 overall) completed a road sweep of Nebraska-Omaha last weekend and will go into the final weekend of the regular season tied for fourth in the WCHA. Still capable of finishing anywhere from first to seventh in the standings, the Badgers will host first place St. Cloud State (17-8-1, 20-13-1) at the Alliant Energy Center this weekend. Head coach Mike Eaves called the Nebraska-Omaha series as a “great reward for the kids as we go down the stretch.”

Eaves also described the Alliant

Energy Center as “almost a neutral site,” but also noted the team’s success on the road as a source of confidence, relishing the opportunity to play a top team.

“The one thing that keeps popping up in athletics is no matter what the rankings say where teams are, you have to play.

Men’s Indoor Track and Field

The men’s indoor track and field team earned a dramatic win at the Big Ten championships and will now send seven athletes to the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships.

Head coach Ed Nuttycombe previewed the competition, identifying the top contenders and Wisconsin’s place at the competition.

“I think the top two teams going in are Florida and Arkansas. Of course, Arkansas is at home. That’s always a little bit of an advantage,” Nuttycombe said. “We’ll go, and we’ll do the best we can and see what happens.”

Nuttycombe also described tough strategic decisions he will have to make, particularly what to do with sophomore Austin Mudd. “I think it boils down to which he has the most confidence in and which we, as coaching staff, see as the best opportunity to help the team.”

Wrestling

The wrestling team will compete in the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill., this weekend.

The Badgers will be led by two-time All American junior Tyler Graff and freshman Connor Medbery.

Head coach Barry Davis previewed the championships, saying it is “probably the toughest tournament in the country.” Davis also

credited the Badgers’ extended break as an asset, going from “beat up physically” to “ready to go.”

Davis also took time to discuss wrestling’s recent departure from the Olympics. “ I think what they’ve got to do is change the rules again and go back to the 1980s where there’s more scoring that way. If you look at it now, it’s a little too much like judo in that way. Hopefully, there’s new things going on with the sport. With the new guy coming in with FITA, talking about rule changes, how can they make the sport more exciting, put it more in the athletes’ hands.”

Football

The football team will hold its pro day on Wednesday and open spring practice on Saturday.

Head coach Gary Andersen primarily discussed the departure of tight ends coach Jay Boulware, saying “I hired him. It’s my fault. It’s upsetting, and I brought the wrong guy in here. We’ll be better off as we move forward.” Andersen went on to say he “will never beg a coach to stay.”

Andersen also previewed spring practice, announcing that senior Jon Budmayr will take a role as a student coach and that he expects the quarterback competition to stretch into fall.

When asked about the possibility of a ten game Big Ten schedule, Andersen made it clear he was against it. “If we go to ten, there’s going to be a lot of sore kids, I’ll tell you that much.”

Also denounced were recent NCAA recruiting rule changes, as Andersen lamented the stress it would put on recruits and their high school coaches.

Dekker named B1G co-freshman of the week Freshman forward Sam Dekker was honored by the Big Ten Monday, as he was named the conference’s cofreshman of the week.

Dekker scored 19 points, tying a career-high, in the Badgers 77-46 win over Nebraska last Tuesday.

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He followed up that impressive performance with a 10-point and three rebound outing in Wisconsin’s 69-56 loss to Purdue Sunday.

The Sheboygan, Wis., native is averaging 9.6 points off the bench

this season to go along with 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

Indiana freshman guard Yogi Ferrell was the other Big Ten honoree this week.

It is the second time this season that Dekker has received this award.

-Matt Masterson

he term “March Madness” may be colloquially tied to college basketball, but heading into the last weekend of the regular season, it feels like that phrase was tailor made for college hockey, especially in the WCHA. With two games remaining, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team—which currently sits in a tie for fourth place in the conference—has the ability to finish anywhere from first to seventh place when all is said and done.

A couple wins and they could be on top of the conference. A couple losses and it’s very possible they will start the conference playoffs on the road.

“Nothing like this,” head coach Mike Eaves said in a press conference Monday, when asked if he had ever seen a weekend with this much potential before. “It speaks to the parity in the league and it speaks to the parity in college hockey. Any given night a team can win, and now we’re down to one through seven up for grabs here.”

After a sweep of No. 16 Nebraska-Omaha, the Badgers moved up to No. 14 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 20 in the Pairwise, a ranking used to mimic that of the NCAA selection committee.

Wisconsin was the only topeight team in the conference to record the max of four points last weekend, as No. 8 St. Cloud, No. 2 Minnesota and No. 10 Minnesota State all suffered losses.

What this sets up is a wild finish to the Badgers’ final season in the WCHA. Five teams— Wisconsin, St. Cloud, Minnesota, Minnesota State and No. 5 North Dakota—all have an opportunity to bring home at least a share of the MacNaughton Cup, the prize for the regular season conference champions.

The top six finishers in the conference also earn home ice advantage for the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

Currently, St. Cloud leads the conference with 35 points, followed by Minnesota (33 points), North Dakota (33), Minnesota State (31) and Wisconsin (31). The Badgers’—who host St. Cloud this weekend—only hope for a conference title rests on them winning both games against the Huskies.

If that happens, UW and St. Cloud would be tied in the standings, and could share the WCHA title.

After that, they would also need Minnesota to lose at least one game on the road to Bemidji State and for North Dakota to lose one game to Minnesota State.

However, if Minnesota State sweeps UND, they would end up with the same number of points as Wisconsin, and would enter into a three-way tie for first place.

Still following? Good, because we’re just getting started.

Wisconsin sits one point ahead of UNO, and two points ahead of Denver, the sixth and seventh place teams in the conference and the only other remaining teams with a chance at earning home ice advantage.

If both those teams win out and the Badgers earn less than two points, UW would finish seventh and lose out on home ice.

However, Wisconsin does hold an advantage over NebraskaOmaha and Denver in that, if the teams end up tied in points, the Badgers would win the tiebreaker with a superior head-to-head record with both teams, as they went 1-0-1 against Denver this season and 2-0-0 against UNO.

Five key series, seven top-16 teams, and endless possibilities for the final WCHA standings. Who said madness in March was reserved for basketball?

Ok, fasten your seatbelts because we’re about to go even deeper. If neither Wisconsin or Minnesota State record over one point, and UNO and Denver both sweep their series, then UW and MSU would be tied for sixth, and would head to a second tiebreaker, as they finished the season with identical 2-2-0 records against each other.

In the second tiebreaker— which is determined by total conference wins—Minnesota State holds a 15-to-12 edge over the Badgers, and would claim the sixth and final home ice position in the conference. If that were the case, the two teams would face off the following weekend in Mankato, Minn.

If I’ve lost you, I apologize, but I’ll try to sum it up here. If Wisconsin wins one game this weekend, they will clinch homeice advantage. If they record a win and a tie, it’s the same story. If they win out, and the other three teams between them and St. Cloud lose at least one game, the Badgers will win a share of the regular season conference title.

However, losing both games could result in the loss of home ice and would put Wisconsin in a position where they would almost certainly have to win the conference tournament in order to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament.

“It’s the best reality show out there,” Eaves said. “We have to play the No. 1 team in our conference, and we have a chance to do some things here.”

Five key series, seven top-16 teams, and endless possibilities for the final WCHA standings.

Who said madness in March was reserved for basketball?

Do you think the Badgers have what it takes to bring home the MacNaughton Cup? Will they be on the outside looking in when it comes to home ice advantage? Let Matt know what you think by emailing him at sports@dailycardinal.com