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Madison reacts to Baldwin’s candidacy By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
Just a day after U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate, members of the campus community and politicians across Wisconsin expressed their opinions and made predictions about her campaign. Representatives of two student organizations expressed enthusiasm over her Senate bid. Former College Democrats Chair Evan Geisemann said he thinks Baldwin is a “breath of fresh air” in today’s political climate. Baldwin is “standing up for students, middle class … the people of Wisconsin,” Geisemann said. Members of the LGBT community in particular have actively voiced their support for Baldwin, who, if elected, would be the first openly gay senator. Robin Matthies, Assistant Director of the LGBT Campus
Center, said Baldwin “has consistently been a strong advocate for [the LGBT] community in Madison and beyond.” But former Republican U.S. Congressman Mark Neumann, who could face Baldwin in the 2012
election, criticized her for “voting for the entire Obama agenda except for when it wasn’t liberal enough.” “Since Tammy Baldwin was elected, Congress has racked
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Football player dismissed following arrest By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema dismissed reserve defensive linemen Jake Irwin Tuesday after university police arrested the redshirt freshman, saying he was involved in a fight outside the Red Gym. UWPD said they arrested Irwin late last week on two counts of disorderly conduct
and two counts of battery for his role in an early morning fight on Langdon Street, Sept. 1. Irwin, a 20-year-old freshman from Wa u n a k e e , redshirted as a IRWIN freshman last season, but was
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ASM Representative Leland Pan encourages protesters to resume the fight for increased wages and benefits for TAs.
not part of this year’s fall camp roster because he was serving a suspension for undisclosed reasons, according to Bielema. The badger football coach announced his choice to dismiss Irwin Tuesday. “Following an incident that occurred late last week, I have decided to dismiss Jake from
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Rallying cries rang throughout Bascom Hall Tuesday afternoon, as more than 100 UW-Madison teaching assistants, faculty, staff and students posted a list of demands on Chancellor David Ward’s door. The sign, which protesters taped on Ward’s door, demanded what they called reasonable benefits and wage increases for TAs and that the university give students a stronger voice in policy making. “For too long we’ve been out of the streets, but we’re back on campus,” TA Michael Billeaux said. “I think things are going to change this semester.” Billeaux said he earned $12,000 as a TA last year and expects a lower salary in the upcoming year. He said $12,000 sufficed for his lifestyle as a single male, but for some it is not enough. “Some of us have families. Some of us have children. Some of us have people who depend on us or who are sick and in need,” said Billeaux. Madison Area Technical College Professor Ben Manski, who participated in Tuesday’s event, is no stranger to marching at Chancellor Ward’s doorstep to demonstrate his beliefs. In February of 1999, Manski was among a group of UW-Madison students who locked themselves in Ward’s Bascom office in protest of the university’s handling of sweatshop apparel. “What we found was we
could eventually get [Ward] to do the right thing if we made him do the right thing,” Manski said. “I have confidence [students] will make him do the right thing this year.” Manski said the current question facing Ward was whether he will remain accountable to students, faculty and staff or to Gov. Scott Walker.
“Students have an unprecedented amount of power in Wisconsin and they should take advantage of that.” Leland Pan representative Associated Students of Madison
“I think it is really important in the coming semester that students let the chancellor know that they expect him to be on their side, not on the side of the Chamber of Commerce,” Manski said. ASM representative and Student Labor Action Coalition member Leland Pan, who helped organize Tuesday’s protest, said the best way for students to express their expectations for the new chancellor is through ASM. “It is state mandated that [ASM] must exist to help govern the university,” said Pan. “Student’s have an unprecedented amount of power in Wisconsin and they should take advantage of that.” Chancellor Ward could not be reached for comment before publication.
“…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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In the wake of controversy surrounding the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson proposed to make all court proceedings open to the public in a memo released Tuesday. Abrahamson published the memo in response to Justice David Prosser’s recent recusal from a case after ethics experts questioned his impartiality as well as the highly publicized altercation between Justice Ann Walsh Bradley and Prosser. Bradley alleged Prosser put her in a choke-hold when debating the release of their collective bargaining decision. Prosser said Bradley charged at him with a fist raised. Abrahamson connected the state’s greater polarization to recent discord in the Supreme Court. “The bitter divisions in the legislature, state and federal, have affected public confidence, and we have had our own problems,” Abrahamson said in the memo. Abrahamson released two
baldwin from page 1 up more debt than all previous Congresses combined,” Neumann said in a statement. Political Science Professor Charles Franklin said that Baldwin is correctly scored by the non-partisan National Journal as one of the most liberal members of Congress. Even though critics call it a liability, Franklin said it could be used to her advantage. “[Baldwin] will have to stake out a campaign that lets her acknowledge her liberal voting record but present that as a positive to voters,” Franklin said. Franklin said the 2011 election results suggest Wisconsin is split 50-50 between liberals and conservatives.
proposals—the first of four—that acknowledge the recent problems within the court. She said no specific group should be blamed for the June incident. Rather, Abrahamson called on the members of the court to start anew this term in their commitment to improving the institution. Primarily, she suggested there be more transparency within the court by streaming all conferences and opening them to the public online. “Transparency will help assure the public that we are working in a collegial fashion and doing the job we were elected to do,” Abrahamson said in the memo. In addition, she suggested there be recusal reform, which would require justices to remove themselves from cases when their impartiality is doubted. “We should be above all a place where disputes are resolved openly, civilly, professionally, not where they are created,” Abrahamson said. Details of Abrahamson’s last two proposals will be released at a future administrative conference. “If [Wisconsin is evenly divided,] strong party-line and ideological voting could be a benefit for extreme candidates on both sides,” Franklin said. Even though Franklin called the race a “toss-up” Tuesday, he cautioned “it is precarious to predict whether the political forces are going to remain so evenly balanced.” State Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, who is expected to announce his candidacy for Baldwin’s congressional seat Wednesday, praised Baldwin for fighting for the middle class. “We’ve fought many of the same fights rooted in our deeply held belief that everyone deserves a voice in our government, not just those who can afford to buy one,” Pocan said in a statement.
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Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, said the Edgewater project’s loss of aid will hurt the Langdon community.
Soglin dismisses repeal of habitual offenders law By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Mayor Paul Soglin announced at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting he will not repeal the Habitually Intoxicated Persons’ List, due to strong opposition from Common Council. The ordinance prevents those identified with repeat criminal offenses related to alcohol use from purchasing alcohol from bars, stores and other venues. According to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, Soglin wanted to repeal the current habitual offenders law because he worried it did not respect repeat offenders’ legal rights to due process. Soglin wished to discuss alternative solutions to the issue but every committee denied his proposal. The Dane County Coalition to Reduce Alcohol Abuse also strongly opposed the repeal of the list. According to a statement released by the coalition, the ordinance, if enforced, will keep alcohol out of the hands of those who abuse it and therefore “be part of a critical, comprehensive
approach to minimize the negative impact of risky and problem drinking in our community.” Resnick said habitual offenders are a big issue downtown, especially on State Street. “There have been so many alcohol-related incidents in a relatively short time span,” Resnick said. “If you regularly go to State Street, you can probably point out who these people are.” The ordinance targets a small population, but a population that draws heavily on police and emergency services, according to a statement released by the alcohol abuse coalition. There are currently 18 of 41 offenders that made “the list,” who have consistently been what Resnick calls “completely out of line.” “This ordinance would increase incentive for habitually intoxicated persons to get the help they desperately need to curb their dangerous addiction to alcohol,” DCCRAA facilitator Maureen Busalacchi said in a statement. Resnick said Soglin may seek alternatives to the Habitually Intoxicated Persons’ List later.
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football from page 1 the Wisconsin football team,” Bielema said in a statement. “We will continue to provide Jake with support as he transitions into his future and wish him the best,” he said in the statement. Detectives investigating the incident said the fight was provoked by an argument that took place earlier in the evening on the Memorial Union Terrace. Campus police report that Irwin was hit in the head with a rock
during the fight, sustaining injuries severe enough to require stitches. One other person involved in the incident, Abraham Thomas, 17, was also jailed last week. Thomas was booked on a suspected probation violation, and is still being held at the Dane County Jail on charges of substantial battery. Campus police say the investigation is ongoing. Investigators are currently working with the Dane County District Attorney’s office to determine Irwin’s final charges.
After over a year of debate, the Edgewater Hotel project will no longer receive the $16 million tax incremental funding aid from the city as planned due to Mayor Paul Soglin’s Executive Capital Budget cuts. According to the Cap Times, the proposal Soglin drafted will provide only $3.3 million TIF for the $98 million renovation project instead of the $16 million TIF Common Council originally voted to provide after a year of debate to aid the hotel renovation. “Despite the economic difficulties the City of Madison faces, the 2012 Executive Capital Budget will move Madison forward,” Mayor Paul Soglin said in a statement. However, Soglin’s proposal to slash funding for the Edgewater project proved to be controversial because TIF cuts for the project “send a chilling message to the business community,” according to a statement released by Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
President Jennifer Alexander. “Renovation would create jobs, restore blighted property and create new public access to the lake,” Alexander said in a statement. “Failing to follow through on commitments made sends he wrong message to individuals and businesses looking to invest in Madison.” Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, said that for the Langdon Street community, this loss of funding should be troublesome, because the Edgewater Hotel is a significant infrastructure in the city and for the neighborhood. Maniaci said she hopes Soglin will see the benefit this project brings and honor the work and consideration the council staff has given to this project in their ultimate decision of support. “I believe the council as it has before will act in a diligent and collective manner to see this project through,” Maniaci said. —Taylor Harvey
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Kermit and the gang have their songs retrofitted for a modern audience, with mixed results.
Bein’ Green better left to the Muppets By Dave Zhang the daily cardinal
For many, the death of “Muppets” creator Jim Henson in 1990 passed the decades-old franchise into the realm of nostalgia, an indelible cultural songbook shielded from the ravages of modern tastes. Yet while the Muppets: The Green Album's conceit of mixing classic Muppet anthems with the likes of Weezer or The Fray might ring as exploitative, the result is an uneven but pleasantly sunny romp that showcases more the strength in the original songwriting than the vanity of its multi-platinum stars. Though The Green Album offers a wide selection from the series' television and film history, its highlights are more in the faithful renditions of vintage tunes than the raucous, more experimental tracks that dominate the latter half of the collection. Excluding OK Go's lively, if decidedly atonal, funk mix of the “Muppets Show” theme, the album opens strong with several staples from 1979's “The Muppet Movie.” Weezer's uncharacteristically subdued “Rainbow Connection” channels Kermit the Frog's most memorable solo through angelic harps, and Alkaline Trio's “Movin' Right Along” captures the original's roadhouse aesthetic with a snappy duet and rousing electric guitar. On a more orthodox spectrum, My Morning Jacket’s “Our
World” transforms Alice Otter's operatic melody into some manner of folk hymn, replete with hypnotic banjo. While the Fray's amusing choice of “Mahna Mahna” is quite competent in its rendition of the musical joke, given the band's pedigree, it's easy to postulate what they could have done with more substantial material. Sondre Lerche's “Mr. Bassman” is a playful homage to the simpler side of Muppetry, and brings the song its closest ever to a genuine country ditty. Yet, The Green Album's diversity is arguably its greatest pitfall, as its need to retrofit its source material for modern genres results in several unrecognizable tracks. Brandon Saller and Billy Martin's “Night Life” is a cacophony of cheap guitar thrashing and buttrock-Nickelback vocals and “Halfway Down The Stairs”, once contemplative, is injected with laughable New-Age trappings in the hands of Amy Lee. The Airborne Toxic Event embellishes “Wishing Song” with a muddy, reverb-ridden chorus—a shame, given its quality voicework. Outside the balance of outright mimicry and utter bastardization lies perhaps the collection's strongest point—subtlety. As with “Rainbow Connection,” Andrew Bird pays his own tribute to Kermit in “Bein' Green,” a perfect fit for his soothing style that mimics the character's own conversa-
tional singing. Likewise, Rachel Yamagata's breathy vocals in “I'm Going To Go Back There Someday” add a touch of excitement to one of the most stirring moments in “The Muppet Movie” —even without Rowlf the Dog's signature musicianship. These songs require no acquaintance with the Muppets themselves to display their quality, and are testament to the series' uncanny ability to connect to children and adults alike.
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Muppets: The Green Album Various In many ways, the professional talent involved with the album only reminds us how much more genuine these songs felt from the over-enunciated voices and larger-than-life personalities of the Muppets themselves. With the prospect of an upcoming liveaction film, there's hope for such musical reprisals by the Muppets themselves. Until then, Muppets: The Green Album is a blissful dose of nostalgia, and evidence Henson's entertainment legacy is truly evergreen.
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hen you’re in high school, it’s cool when a band writes about issues that are close to your heart. Unfortunately, these bands are also most likely way older than you. I mean, these guys or gals are way out of high school, but they’re still singing about that one girl they couldn’t grow a pair to talk to. There’s something to be said about bands that consistently act like they’re 15 or 20 years younger than they are. It’s not always a bad thing. Some bands just possess that youthful energy that is infectious. A good live show with a mature sound that still maintains the youthful energy a band displayed in their 20s is amazing. The problem really comes in when a band just refuses to mature at all. Take a band like All American Rejects. Never have they been a truly profound band, but after three albums I still feel like I’m in middle school when I hear one of their songs. There’s no growth between “Swing, Swing” and “Gives You Hell,” except perhaps the intensity of their word choice, if ‘hell’ is a really intense word for you. It’s not like the band has an absolutely prolific career or anything, I mean they only have three albums. It has been 12 years however, and I would hope for some musical growth in that time span. On the other side of the coin is a band like Green Day. I have to admit, I do have most of their albums, although after American Idiot I refused to pick up another one. Gone was the fun band that sang about masturbation and being “another shitty old man,” in their place stood a band that wrote rock operas about disillusioned youth. They did also start doing the whole guy-liner thing, which wasn’t exactly the most appealing, unless you’re a 14-year-old girl. There are bands that can toe the line between growing up and losing their edge and not growing up at all. As I flip past bands like NOFX and the Offspring, I can’t help but think about how weird it is that some of these guys
are pushing 40 or more and still writing songs about drinking at six in the morning and hitting rock bottom. After seeing NOFX play live, I can honestly say I don’t know how they could ever sound mature, which might be a good thing. The youthful energy they maintain on stage is wonderful. The Offspring on the other hand have mostly grown up, but the core of their sound has remained. To that end, the hiatus is usually the enemy of music fans. When a band takes a long break their sound tends to change drastically. Members may start new projects or join established bands that twist and warp their style. Listening to a band like the Get Up Kids have trouble with a come-back record after pioneering the second wave of emo in the 90s is painful. They sound like a completely different band, and maybe should have started working under a different name to preserve their legacy. Finding a band that has managed to do the opposite of that is much harder, however. The only band I can think of, at least in my record collection is the Smoking Popes, who called it quits in 2001, released a mediocre album in 2008, followed up by This is Only a Test, which turned out to be one of the best of the band’s career. There is a precedent here that I’d like to see overturned. I would love to see blink-182’s new album surpass their self-titled garbage from 2003, but I have little hope of that actually happening. The music industry is a souleating monster, and bands that can retain their core sound and balance it with a little growth are the bands that are going to be successful. Too many bands today are getting swallowed up in the machine and spat out with guyliner and skinny jeans. Is Green Day still your favorite band, guy-liner and all? Do you think Jeremy’s just a blithering idiot? You should probably let him know at jgartzke@dailycardinal.com.
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Students must act to prevent sexual assault By Jacqueline O’Reilly PAVE Media Advocate
Last week, thousands of freshmen descended onto the UW-Madison campus. Eager to start the next chapter of their lives, most are delightfully overwhelmed with everything this tremendous university has to offer. Most are also undereducated about a reality plaguing this campus: Sexual assault. Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) continually finds that the majority of students come to UW-Madison believing rape is something that only happens in the middle of the night when no one is around.
One in four women will be victims of rape or attempted rape during their time at college.
As we’ve seen far too many times this summer, this form of rape certainly happens and needs to be addressed, but there is another reality students need to be aware of: One in four women will be victims of rape or attempted rape during their time at college. Ninety percent of these assaults will be perpetrated by someone the victim knows. While these numbers are staggering, most students remain confused about the scenario in which sexual assaults most commonly occur. Knowing this dangerous misconception exists, it should be the university administration’s responsibility to inform
all, but especially new students, of these undeniable realities. Currently, the university invites freshmen to participate in a sexual assault prevention program, one that has proven effective. Pre-tests show that most students start the program ill informed about the definitions, realities and dynamics of sexual assault, but, based on their post-test scores, leave with a better, more comprehensive understanding. Still, only 13 percent of students completed the workshop in the fall of 2010, while 27 percent had partial completion
We need to use our collective voice to say we will not let our campus be a place where rape is prevalent.
However, 80 percent of those who completed either all or a portion of the program felt it was important for colleges to provide a sexual assault prevention program to its students, this compared to 49 percent of the population who did not complete any of the program. This gap suggests that once students are taught about the realities of sexual assault, they realize how severe of an issue it is and how important it is for students to be educated about the topic. One gentleman who completed the program said, “It helped me understand how I can help stop sexual assault from happening to people around me. Even if I’m not involved in it, I can help stop
it.” This is an incredibly powerful take-away. If every student had this attitude, the impact would be profound and felt around campus. Yet, because the university does not enforce this program, the potential for change is lost. That said, we cannot simply point our fingers at the university administration and expect them to rid this community of rape. Is there more they could be doing? Absolutely, but we cannot expect anyone else to take action against rape until the majority of students step up and actively recognize it as a serious problem on campus.
We need to remember that alcohol is not a gateway to consent.
Passive disdain for sexual assault is not sufficient. We need to use our collective voice to say we will not let our campus be a place where rape is prevalent. We will not let our institutional leaders or peers turn a blind eye when something tragic happens. And,
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most of all, we will not let ourselves remain idle when offered the opportunity to make a difference and learn. Doing this not only means holding perpetrators accountable, but also breaking down the existent rape culture. We need to remember that alcohol is not a gateway to consent. We need to stop blaming rape victims for what they were wearing, how much they were drinking or how promiscuous they are, but instead blame the rapists for not getting consent. Most of all, we need to remember that consent is a freely given ‘yes,’ not the absence of a ‘no.’ Rape would occur far less frequently on campus if this simple distinction was recognized by all. Sexuality may be a private issue, but sexual assault is a community problem. We all must work together to stop it. PAVE is a student organization dedicated to ending sexual assault, dating/domestic violence and stalking on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus through education and activism. PAVE’s kickoff meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 in the PAVE office, room #3147 of the Student Activity Center. For more information or to find out how to get involved, e-mail uwpavemedia@gmail.com.
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The Wisconsin offense proved in its season opener it has meshed well, but head coach Bret Bielema is confident that it can improve as the season progresses.
Offense gels in opener, room for improvement By Max Sternberg the Daily Cardinal
While Oregon State may be an unfamiliar opponent for the Badgers, the UW coaching staff is well versed in the Beaver system, with Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst having spent nine years under OSU head coach Mike Riley. But while the Badgers are familiar with the offensive looks that their new Pac-12 foe will bring to Madison, they feel fortunate to have the extra few days familiarize themselves with some unfamiliar opposition. “You’ll see a lot of carryover from Oregon State’s offense to our offense,” UW head coach Bret Bielema said Monday. “But personnel is different. We probably have bigger personnel in then they do {…} you’ll see a lot of the same concepts but yet they’re a little different.” With the Big Ten schedule ahead, the UW non-conference slate is filled with teams who bring a look that doesn’t quite match up with the brunt of the Wisconsin schedule. Still, coach Bielema noted that these early season tests are not about getting ready for the
opponents themselves, but about getting the Badgers ready for conference play. As the non-conference slate moves forward, Bielema and the Badgers have to be excited about the continued gelling of the newlook offense led by senior transfer quarterback Russell Wilson. After a much-hyped debut that resulted in Wilson being named Big Ten offensive player of the week, it seems like the sky is the limit for this offensive group. “They way guys worked together that were new {was good},” Bielema noted. “Obviously with a new quarterback and the way he worked with his center and his offensive line was really good.” Still, UW figures to improve as time goes on, even after Wilson put together a debut that included 317 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. “The good news is, I think we can be better,” Bielema said. “Obviously Russell’s first start was very good, but on the same account I know everyone wants to be better in the second.” One of the benefits of bring-
ing in a dynamic quarterback like Wilson has been the expanded threat of the playaction passing game. With the highly-touted running attack of sophomore James White and junior Montee Ball garnering an understandable amount of attention from defensive coordinators, the playaction pass is almost impossible to defend. “It’s one thing to have play action, but if your run action isn’t great, it doesn’t matter,” Bielema said. “it’s a valuable piece of our offense that probably doesn’t get mentioned as much.” As this dual-threat attack of UW heads toward Saturday’s matchup with Oregon State, they have to stay focused on improvement and shy away from getting caught offguard against a team that lost to FCS school Sacramento State last Saturday. “When we play Oregon State, when we played UNLV last week, when we play Northern Illinois the next week, whatever it is, it’s about us, it’s about our preparation,” Bielema said. “And I think that’s something that keeps our guys on a mission.”
ith all the excitement surrounding the Wisconsin football team and Russell Wilson’s brilliant debut last Thursday, I’m sure that the top priority of every Badger fan right now is the 2011’12 UW men’s hockey season that kicks off in just about a month. There is no way that only applies to me, right? On the off chance that it does, allow me to fill you in: The Badgers held their first team meeting of the season this past Friday in preparation for what they hope will be a rebound year after a disappointing 2010-’11 campaign that saw the team stumble badly down the stretch and bow out in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. For head coach Mike Eaves and company, the biggest question that will have to be answered for a rebound season is whether Eaves will put his trust in freshman goaltender Joel Rumpel to start the season. Going with a true freshman— albeit a 20-year old true freshman—in goal is a bit unnerving in its own right but Wisconsin’s goaltending depth for this season leaves a lot to be desired. Between Rumpel and his two backups—freshman Landon Peterson and junior Mitch Thompson—there are exactly zero games of starting experience at the collegiate level. That’s not exactly a comforting number. Rumpel doesn’t come in completely untested though. He has spent the past two seasons playing junior hockey with the Penticton Vees in the British Colombia Hockey League (BCHL). Last season with the Vees, Rumpel went 27-12-3 with a 2.53 goals against average and a .911 save percentage. The previous year he posted a 19-3-0
record, 1.97 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. Those numbers certainly suggest that Rumpel has the ability to successfully take the reins in goal for the Badgers, however what makes it tough for Rumpel is that he will be counted on to make a successful transition to the WCHA as a true freshman and carry the team in goal right out of the gate. There is no learning period for him. Wisconsin will have to get off to a good start right out of the gate to help get the bad taste from the end of last season out of their mouths and build up the confidence of the core of young players that UW will count on this year. For that to happen the team will have to have solid play from their goaltender. A team has to have confidence in their goalie. Without the ability to count on your goalie to come up with the big saves when needed, a team feels extra pressure to perform, and a young team that is still growing as a unit doesn’t need to feel anymore pressure to produce. However, Rumpel’s ineviable task can be helped by the Badgers’ core of defenseman that should prove to be this seasons team’s biggest strength. Leading the way are juniors Justin Schultz—an All-American last season and potential Hobey Baker candidate this year—and this year’s Badger captain John Ramage. The offensive-minded Schultz and defensive stalwart Ramage should compliment each other well to form what should be one of the country’s best defensive duos. The team’s only senior this season, Eric Springer, sophomores Frankie Simonelli, Joe Faust and Chase Drake and talented freshman Jake McCabe and Patrick Daly round out a group that has great depth of talent that should develop into a potent group under the tutelage of assistant coach Bill Butters. On a team that will give a lot of ice time to a group of young forwards and an unproven goaltender, UW’s defenders will be relied on as the team’s backbone in 2011-12. They will be counted on to bail the Badgers out from time to time. But the biggest effect they could have is easing the transition for Rumpel. If the defense plays well at the start of the year and Rumpel doesn’t have to undertake a huge workload every weekend then it will allow the young goaltender to settle in and take some of the heat off of his trial by fire. Rumpel will be under a lot of pressure to perform early and how he responds will have a significant effect on the success of this year’s team. But, with what should be a stout core of blue liners in front of him to help with some of the weight, the Badgers may not be in as tough a spot as people believe. How do you see the Badgers’ goalie situation panning out this season? E-mail Ryan at rmevans2@dailycardinal.com.