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Morgridges to speak to grads

By Kayla Johnson and Scott Girard The Daily Cardinal

John and Tashia Morgridge will be the speakers at the UW-Madison Spring Commencement ceremony.

The UW-Madison graduates have used their fortunes made through John’s career as CEO of Cisco to give back to their alma mater in the form of over $80 million dollars to fund building projects.

They have helped to fund the Wisconsin Institute for D i s c ov e r y, Grainger Hall MORGRIDGE and the new Education building, among others.

The Daily Cardinal interviewed Tashia Morgridge via e-mail: Q: How did you two meet?

A: We started dating as sopho-

mores in high school.

Q: What was the most important lesson you learned at UW? A: The most important thing we learned while at UW was that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. We also learned that I really loved to teach and that John found business interesting enough to apply to graduate school. John went right onto the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and I went to Lesley University in Massachusetts several years later for a Masters in Education. John had a successful business career, and I loved my teaching career.

Q: What is your primary message to UW graduates?

A: A message to graduates would be to think about their goals, to enjoy the work they do, and to think about what their Facebook picture will say about them five years from now.

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A UW-Madison student threatened to jump off of the Van Hise building Friday before authorities talked him down.

Man threatens to jump from Van Hise A young man threatened to jump off the top of Van Hise Hall Friday, according to UW-Madison Police Department Spokesperson Ruth Ewing.

UW police received a call at 4:06 p.m. Friday that there was a suicidal subject on the corner of the roof overlooking Charter Street and Observatory Drive.

A professional negotiating team was prepared to come to the scene, but university police in the building succeeded in convincing the man to come off the roof around 6 p.m.

Officers rerouted traffic down University Avenue and blocked off the perimeter of the building to ensure there was no danger to

people in the surrounding area, according to Ewing.

Observatory Drive was shut down from Babcock Drive to Park Street.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam said she hopes other UW-Madison students who may have similar feelings will be open in the aftermath of the incident.

“This is not a time to suffer in silence,” Berquam said. “If this resonates with anybody or this triggers anything, then I hope that students will talk to each other, talk to trusted professionals and colleagues so that they can get the support that they need during this time.”

—Kayla Johnson

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Protesters were infuriated by the Assembly’s vote on the budget repair bill early Friday morning, and since then have flooded the Capitol area to voice their anger.

Protesters undeterred by Assembly vote After the Assembly passed the budget repair bill early Friday morning, tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out at the Capitol, culminating in the largest protest to date Saturday.

Union leaders, dissenters from around the state and even a few television actors showed their fury over the weekend for the bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights.

Some protesters applauded Democratic representatives for delaying the inevitable for as long as they did, while others said they should have fought harder.

“I’m proud that the Assembly was able to extend the debate for over a week, so our voices could be heard,” said Randy Becker, a public school teacher from Verona. “I’m disap-

pointed that Republicans didn’t want to listen.”

Other protesters weren’t so sympathetic and blamed both parties for allowing the measure to pass, but pledged not to let the setback deter their protesting.

“I think they’re a bunch of cowards,” said Linda Kolodzne, a custodian at Fort Atkinson High School, who took the day off work to join the protests.

“Those that would have probably stood with us probably felt like they were shackled into to doing what their party wants them to, because they feel like they won’t have job.”

Demonstrators who have been camping out in the capitol for almost two weeks were asked to leave at 4 p.m. Sunday, and while

many left, those who stayed were not forcibly removed and remained in the building Sunday night.

The budget repair can now be taken up by the state Senate, but it still does not have the quorum necessary for a vote as the 14 Democratic Senators are still in Illinois. Despite this, Senate Republicans were able to move the bill past the stage where it can be amended Friday morning.

However, Senate Republicans are not completely unified on the budget repair bill. State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, is planning to vote against the bill, according to a post by liberal blog The Daily Kos. Two more Republicans would need to vote against the bill in order to keep it from passing.

—Patrick Tricker

Martin defends Partnership to Board of Regents

By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

Chancellor Biddy Martin met with the Board of Regents Friday to discuss the potential UW-Madison split from the UW System as protesters of the deal gathered outside.

The plan, which will likely appear in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget Tuesday, would give UW-Madison a separate 21-member board of trustees, which would be capable of setting tuition and would have more authority to manage building projects.

UW-Madison student leaders supported Martin’s plan, which she said is necessary following a likely budget cut.

“My approach has been to say, begin with the hand we’re dealt,” Martin said. “And the hand we were dealt has no money in it. And it’s for that reason, my staff and I have been developing and present

the New Badger Partnership.”

Other UW System chancellors fear, however, that this spinoff will create unnecessary competition for state resources between the schools, create difficulties in recruiting new faculty and will hurt the prestige of the UW System.

Martin assured these schools that UW-Madison is not going anywhere, and emphasized that shared prestige comes from the quality of institution and the service they provide to young people and the state.

“Surely the pride that faculty, staff, students and alumni feel for their particular institutions in the system is derived from something other than UW-Madison,” Martin said.

She said each of the UW schools has something unique to offer students. Martin pointed to the unparalleled music program at UW-Eau Claire, a great film and productions unit at

UW-Milwaukee and strengths in energy and environmental studies at UW-Stevens Point.

Chancellors from other UW schools continued to worry, however, about negative repercussions from these changes.

“It feels like we’re getting a divorce,” UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson said.

“It feels like in every divorce, the ones who come up short are the children. In this case we need to be thinking about 182,000 students.”

Others advocated for more flexibility not only for UW-Madison, but also for their respective schools.

Martin agreed these universities deserve more flexibility, but said, along with support from Madison student leaders, UW-Madison is just different.

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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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On Feb. 15, hundreds of Madison residents flooded the hallways of the Wisconsin state Capitol in protest of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. Many slept in the building that night and every night following.

A look inside the Capitol Phil Weyers, a sophomore at UW-Madison, kneels in the corner of a back hallway in the Capitol building. He wears a red tie-dye T-shirt, sweatpants and a knit hat— an outfit he has likely worn for several days. His eyes are barely open behind his thin black frames. Today marks his 11th day protesting.

“I have only slept for about three or four hours a night,” he says over the lull of drums playing in the rotunda. “The marble floor is not really conducive to sleeping.”

Thousands of people, including Phil Weyers, have called the Capitol hallways home for two weeks.

The hallway where Weyers sits is filled with people in sleeping bags and on air mattresses trying to grab a quick nap before returning to the rotunda area—a cauldron of peaceful, political protest.

Hundreds of signs condemning the bill hang on almost every inch of the ground-level walls.

Local nurses man the first aid stations located on every floor of the building. Several women helped set up a family center where children and their parents can convene for playtime and food.

Boxes with free items such as coffee mix, cleaning supplies and water line almost every corridor.

“As soon as all the energy gets going, you are revitalized instantly because you know you are fighting for something bigger than you,” Weyers says.

“The inconveniences you feel sleeping are so insignificant in comparison to the inconveniences people would feel if this bill were to be passed.”

The protests Saturday marked the biggest rally in two weeks, as nearly 100,000 people gathered at the Capitol to protest. Some of them drove in from states as far away as Virginia.

“What’s most striking is how sporadic this all was. There are people everywhere supporting the cause,” Weyers said. Everyday you see it get stronger and stronger for no overriding reason.”

Weyers, along with thousands of other young people from the Madison area, have protested every day and night since Feb. 15.

Maxwell Love, a sophomore at UW-Madison, organized dozens of political rallies and sit-ins as soon as

Walker introduced the bill.

“That night the bill was introduced my friends and I sat in the TAA office until two or three in the morning figuring out how we were going to get people involved,” Love said. “After that I slept in the Capitol for three or four days straight. I think I know every place in the Capitol right now.”

Although Love said the days are starting to blur together, one night of political protest stands out in his mind—the day the Joint Finance Committee cut off public testimonies, Feb. 15.

“I think I went to bed for two hours that night. That was when we didn’t know how long the protests were going to last,” he said.

But thousands of people continued to come back to the Capitol every day to protest the bill.

Although police made many people leave the building Sunday, those who refused remained peacefully protesting in the rotunda.

A sense of community One teacher from the Menominee School District, who chose not to disclose her name for fear of being fired, said she drove three hours to Madison to protest. Saturday marked her fourth day participating in the rallies.

“Everyone here is treating each other so well. We are all standing

together strong,” she said. “I do not come from a strong union at my school and here I see everyone supporting each other.”

Although thousands of UW-Madison students and working-class Madison residents attended the political protests, young children also participated in the rallies. They even held signs calling out Gov. Walker.

Laura Berghahn, a Madison resident, said protesting at the Capitol has become a family affair. She and her husband switch off nights so that someone can stay with their children, who also participated in protesting.

She spent Friday night in the Capitol protesting with friends.

“This is the first night that I haven’t had tears in my eyes by just watching everyone chant and protest together,” Berghahn says. “It’s all very emotional.”

Weyers, who says he has always been “disenfranchised with politics,” never thought he would find himself in the midst of a political rally.

“I wasn’t sure I had a political bone in my body until this,” he said. “It has been truly incredible.

I have never experienced something like this in my entire life … the sense of community, of unity, it’s just … it’s just amazing.”

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History of AfricanAmerican studies In honor of Black History Month, Professor Freida High Tesfegiorgis recalls the formation of UW’s Afro-American Studies Department

By Ben Siegel The Daily Cardinal

There were angry protests in Madison, fiery speeches and a demand for action. Was it another day of discontent aimed at Gov. Scott Walker?

No, this was 42 years ago this month, when African-American students at UW-Madison said they had had enough. On Feb. 15, 1969, 1,500 students marched to Capitol Square after picketing school buildings and disrupting classes – part of a week-long strike to call attention to demands for increased aid, recruitment of AfricanAmerican students and the creation of an autonomous AfricanAmerican studies department.

Freida High was a graduate student then. Today, she is Freida High Tesfagiorgis, a professor in the university’s Department of African-American Studies—a department created as a result of those protests decades ago.

“Today, with the new dynamic that extends beyond race and class, moving into gender and sexuality and religion, multiple layers [of sensitivity] need to be taken into account.”

Freida High Tesfagiorgis professor Dept. of African-American Studies

According to Tesfagiorgis, students were not satisfied with the “polka-dot” offerings of classes on African-American culture scattered across departments and disciplines. Earlier that year, the university opened the Afro-American Race and Relations Center in response to these demands. In 1969, the center identified 10 related courses over six departments as being pertinent to the study of African-American culture.

Forty years later, that center’s offerings evolved into an independent department within the College of Letters & Science, with 10 faculty members, 12 graduate students and 80 courses, with many cross-listed with other departments. Currently, 25 undergraduates major in AfricanAmerican Studies. Many of them are double majors, having continued African-American Studies after enjoying classes meant to fulfill requirements such as ethnic studies.

Established in 1983, the threecredit ethnic studies graduation requirement has affected AfricanAmerican studies on campus, according to Tesfagiorgis.

“One thing [the requirement] does is create a different dynamic in the classroom … some students will resist and be less interested, which affects the class dynamic,” Tesfagiorgis said. “With others, it’s interesting to see how some of them, depending on their interests when they get into the material, find that they love the classes …

Sometimes you can see it on the

student evaluations, ‘I’m really angry that I only got to take this course as a senior!’ or ‘The class opened up a whole new world for me, and made me think broadly, differently.’”

It is no surprise that students with various majors and interests are drawn to the department.

“When you talk about AfricanAmerican history and culture, you’re not talking about it in isolation,” Tesfagiorgis said. “It is the history of the United States, and therefore needs to be discussed in terms of larger dynamics.”

This intricacy inherent in the study of African-American Studies at UW has been visible throughout the department’s history. Many faculty members involved in the creation of the department held positions in other schools and departments, from nursing to meteorology.

This diversity of professors’ backgrounds has only enriched the learning experience.

“When we teach, we bring whatever consulting [and] interacting we do in our larger communities into the classroom in order to enrich our students,” Tesfagiorgis said.

This too has remained constant over time. Cora Marrett, professor emeritus in sociology, was a consultant for the Carter Administration during the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. A current professor, Craig Werner has experience in the music industry. Tesfagiorgis herself is an accomplished visual artist, and has consulted for the Ford Foundation on museums in Africa.

From the ’70s onward, Tesfagiorgis believes this awareness has grown. This emergence of an African-American studies program has set a precedent for various types of ethnic and cultural studies to be considered independent areas of academia.

“Today, with the new dynamic that extends beyond race and class, moving into gender and sexuality and religion, multiple layers [of sensitivity] need to be taken into account,” Tesfagiorgis said. “There is an increased sensitivity ... that has developed over time.”

The department is hoping to expand its offerings, potentially with an undergraduate certificate program, new undergraduate courses and by increasing the department’s number of graduate Bridge Programs offered. The program is meant to facilitate graduate-level study between the various departments.

The department is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a symposium entitled “Ancestors, Elders, and the Next Generation: 40 Years of Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison” on April 15 and 16. The celebration will include several panel discussions, each consisting of students that participated in the protests surrounding the founding of the department as well as alumni.

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The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents called an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the proposed New Badger Partnership where Chancellor Biddy Martin defended her plan.

regents from page 1 Chair Brandon Williams, released a statement to point out that unlike other UW schools, UW-Madison brings in $1.1 billion in research funding to Wisconsin and attracts a substantial number of students from outside the state.

The Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC), among other student and community organizations who oppose

the separation, protested outside of the meeting and said they worry tuition will increase to levels of private universities and shared governance of the university will disintegrate.

Chancellor Martin said shared governance will continue but recognized a tuition increase. She said UW-Madison’s tuition would remain low compared to its public peers.

“We have incredible balance that

we have to strike between access and affordability, and quality,” Martin said.

She said accessibility won’t be an issue if they sacrifice quality because the brightest students will attend universities in other states.

Martin assured the board the tuition increase will not harm students from families earning $80,000 dollars or less, and UW-Madison will continue to provide more need-based financial aid.

Madison schools will decide on layoffs in May Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Dan Nerad announced Friday the district will delay handing out possible layoff notices to teachers until mid-May. The superintendent said delaying the letters will allow district officials more time to see what the state budget will look like. Nerad said the time will allow them to look into where to

morgridges from page 1 your acts of charity?

A: Our philanthropy is based to a great degree on our belief that education is the greatest gift. We support education across a wide range of endeavors from K-12 to graduate fellowships, and to topics as wide ranging as literacy, science, research, and the environment.

Q: What does a UW education offer that you can’t get at other schools?

A: The UW-Madison is a research university that is internationally ranked not only for

make the cuts and possibly affect a lower amount of teachers.

“The board has been very concerned about the possibility of noticing employees for non-renewal as well as understanding the need to protect the district financial positive that that might have been needed under this particular bill,” Nerad said. “This is what we’re facing.”

Nerad said they used collective bar-

gaining to reach a decision on the date for issuing possible layoff notices.

Representatives from local teachers’ union Madison Teachers Inc. were not present at the press conference.

Nerad also said an agreement has not been reached on how to make up the four days school was canceled because of teacher absences related to the protests at the Capitol.

research, but for the quality of the faculty. Not only that but it was so much fun. Many of our lifelong friends stem from our days at Madison.

Q: What is a donation you have made that you consider especially rewarding?

A: One of our most rewarding gifts was for the renovation/expansion of the School of Education. The 1900 portion of the building was renewed and updated and the new addition complements the original building. The new School of Education has been embraced by

students, enhanced the working environment for faculty and staff and will inspire future teachers for the next 50 years.

Q: What does public service mean to you?

A: John and I have been interested in Public Service all of our adult lives. Now that we are both retired, we “work” full time on philanthropy and public service.

We feel that this nation needs educated citizens who are willing to get involved. The Morgridge Center for Public Service offers students the opportunity to become informed citizens.

Students discuss African-American leadership at forum The Wisconsin Association of Black Men hosted the 3rd Annual Black Men’s Initiative in the lounge of Ogg Hall Friday to discuss key issues faced in the community, leadership and the importance of setting a positive example for others to follow.

Members of the WABM and guests alike participated in group discussions to reflect and express their thoughts on the theme of the evening. Although designed for young men, both men and women comprised the estimated 160 attendees at the meeting.

Dr. Charles Gilmer of Cornell

University was the keynote speaker of the event, rallying spirits and encouraging listeners to use their resources to make a difference in society.

“Having a mentor really is priceless,” Gilmer said.

Gilmer, president of the Impact Movement, spoke of his keys to engage in the mentoring process: time, tenacity and teachability.

“It’s something that needs to become a lifestyle,” he said. “You need to be taking advantage of people who will mentor.”

After closing his speech, members of WABM put his words into

use when they led their tables in presenting scenarios that challenged them to think about the role of leadership.

UW-Madison sophomore Alicia Montageist found Gilmer’s speech inspiring.

“Those who I would like to associate myself with are those who are making the most impact and those who are making a change positively,” Montageist said.

Gilmer’s book, “A Cry to Hope, Call to Action” was being sold at the event as well.

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‘West Wing’ star leads group of actors in support for union protests Madison native Bradley Whitford among those speaking out against budget bill

By Steven Rosenbaum The Daily Cardinal

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Boston rockers bring back ‘style’

By Jeremy Gartzke The Daily Cardinal

East Coast punk rock has not been the same since Dropkick Murphys began, taking their Irish Boston roots and mixing them with punk rock.

Heavier than the Pogues or Flogging Molly, the band has a lot of energy while still incorporating a traditional folk sound, and are back with a new album Going Out In Style. The band has said that this is a concept album about a character named Cornelius Larkin, but it doesn’t really feel that different from their other records.

The opening song, “Hang ‘Em High,” begins with a cacophony of drums and gang vocals, with a little guitar feedback thrown in for good measure. This is a classic Dropkick song, reminiscent of The Gang’s All Here. The sound is a little heavier and the vocals a little harsher than their last record, but the song features a wonderful mandolin solo in the bridge and dueling vocals in the verses.

“Going Out In Style” has the singalong lyrics that make Dropkick shows so great, and an almost drunken quality to them toward the end. The song starts nice and slow with the mandolin in the back and a low distorted guitar before picking up the speed and getting the party going. In the chorus, the entire band is shouting instructions for what is to be done after Larkin’s funeral, ending with the line “I could really give a shit / I’m going in style.” This song has enough tempo changes and that powerful sing-along chorus to make it a standout cut for the album, and a good choice for the lead single.

“Cruel” reminds me why I find Dropkick Murphys so dynamic, as the band dials back the speed a little for a song with a tin whistle. The chorus ends

with the line “they were crazy, they were mine,” and it would seem that the band isn’t far from the truth there.

The concept behind the album is really easily understood when listening to “Memorial Day,” but it certainly doesn’t need to be a concept album for this song to exist. That said, this is the most different song Dropkick has released since 2005’s The Warrior’s Code, keeping the punk feel going with an acoustic sound, relying on the mandolin and tin whistle, with the guitar hanging out in the rhythm section. The lyrics are some of the most honest the band has written, sung as someone at the cusp of maturing beyond the petulance of adolescence.

Another real story song, “Broken Hymns,” is heartfelt, with a minimalist drum beat that is agitating, but that feeling is subdued by the held chords of the guitar. The tale woven through the song is of men returning from war, and it really tugs at the heartstrings in a way that nothing in the band’s past catalog has. The instrumental bridge is even fitting because there is nothing more that needs to be said, the lyrics “but the last car, it was silent, they listened close but they couldn’t hear / it was laden down with coffins, that didn’t speak and couldn’t cheer” are perfect to swing your emotions.

The band is definitely more mature on this record, incorporating sounds from all of their other records, to the point that certain songs sound like they are b-sides or castoffs from those sessions. Yet, when listened to in order this album is obviously cohesive. I didn’t really think Dropkick Murphys could take the concept album and make it work, but they have, and this record is one that stands out as the highlight of their career.

VIRAL VIDEOS OF THE WEEK Search Terms: Muppets Dance Yrself Clean Here at The Daily Cardinal, we love LCD Soundsystem. We also love the Muppets.

Actually, a lot of people like those things, so we’re not exactly unique. But that just means a lot of you are sure to enjoy a Muppet-centric rendition of the LCD Soundsystem single “Dance Yrself Clean.” Animal hitting the drums two minutes in will rock your world.

Search Terms: Oscar Winning Boston Movie “The Fighter” may not have walked away from the Oscars as best picture, but that doesn’t mean we can’t mock the Academy for falling in love with its Boston accents.

This video sends up “The Fighter,” along with other Boston-centric Oscar bait, such as “The Town,” “The Departed,” “Gone Baby Gone,” “Good Will Hunting” and more.

The political battle over public workers’ union rights in Wisconsin has drawn national attention and support from unions of all types. Three members of actors unions came to Madison Saturday to show their support for the ongoing protests at the Capitol.

Bradley Whitford, Madison native and star of “The West Wing” and “Billy Madison,” was one of the celebrities. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, one of the major Hollywood unions representing movie and television actors.

“I think what all those people are fighting for out there is a con-

servative, traditional American value, which is to be part of a strong community and to have a good education for your kids,” Whitford said in a meeting with the press.

“What Walker is doing, there’s nothing conservative about it.

It’s radical.”

Bradley Whitford actor “The West Wing”

Two other actors, Gabrielle Carteris from “Beverly Hills 90210” and Robert Newman

from the soap opera “Guiding Light” were also at the rally, representing the American Federation of Television Actors.

Carteris said her union supported her when she was severely injured on the job a few years ago, and she thinks every worker should have the same protections.

“I think every person deserves to have that kind of support when they work. We’re not supposed to be doing this alone,” Carteris said.

The three actors were among several speakers during an outdoor rally Saturday afternoon.

“What [Gov. Scott] Walker is doing, there’s nothing conservative about it. It’s radical,” Whitford said.

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

Dirty Liar! Elvis Presley’s hair was naturally a dirty blond color. He first dyed it in 1957, hoping to emulate his Hollywood idol, actor Tony Curtis.

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Eatin’ Cake

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

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

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The Graph Giraffe Classic

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assembly speaker must resign post As state Assembly Democrats tried to delay a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill early Friday morning, Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, committed an act that one Democrat accurately described as “a stain on democracy.”

With 15 Democrats waiting their turn to speak, Kramer called for a vote to move the bill to the Senate, and within seconds he accomplished just that. The budget repair bill passed the Assembly 51-17, as Kramer started and ended voting so quickly more than a quarter of the state representatives did not have a chance to vote.

By calling the vote, which violated Assembly rules, Kramer undermined not only the credibility of the legislation, but also threatened the legitimacy of this state’s political process. As such, Kramer must resign from his position as speaker pro tempore.

At the point in the process when Kramer called the vote, all Assembly members should have

been allowed to speak up to two times about the bill. Instead of following the rules, however, he cut off debate with 15 representatives queued up to speak.

Kramer committed an unacceptable abuse of power Friday morning. Even if he received pressure from Republican leadership to call the vote before debate was finished, Kramer should have known that doing so broke Assembly rules.

By going through with the vote, Kramer showed he is not fit for his role as speaker.

That problem—that desire to circumvent democracy—was on full display during Friday’s vote.

Still, his action was not the first instance of Republicans ignoring the Assembly’s rules in the fight over

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Partnership is vital to UW’s success The New Badger Partnership can be a scary thing when first discussed.

There are mountains of misinformation being disseminated about the New Badger Partnership ranging from rising tuition to dismantling the UW System. Corporatization and power grabs are participating in frightening (and frighteningly false) conversation pieces that could lead one to oppose the New Badger Partnership based on nothing but false concepts; unless, of course, you know your facts.

The New Badger Partnership is a plan built with the realities of our current socio-economic situation in mind; a plan that will help preserve this university that we all love for years to come. The bare bones of the proposal are to get more flexibility from the state in regards to our budget. We spend the money, we know how it should be handled better than the state does and we don’t like it when the state micromanages. Who do you want making decisions about your education: A board of mostly alumni and education experts or a governor who didn’t get a degree? I’m going with the school-centric board on this one.

I’m sure many of you have heard some of the previously mentioned falsehoods. Here’s the truth: the New Badger Partnership will not cause tuition to rise; the state cutting funding by roughly $50 million will cause tuition to rise.

All documents released point to the New Badger Partnership actually reducing the tuition increases than if we were cut without gaining more flexibility.

Students will actually gain power in this new structure. With shared governance language preserved verbatim, we retain all authority that we have now. Additionally, we’ve been told that students would get to decide how to select our new student on the Board of Trustees, which is a huge benefit over the current system where the governor appoints whomever he pleases. Finally, isn’t it a little easier to lobby your governing board when their only concern is your campus? It’s wins all around.

The last bit of truth for this letter surrounds unfounded concerns about privatization. This university currently receives a majority of its funding from private sources and only a small minority from the state and this model seeks to better utilize the funds we have, not eliminate public funding. We will remain a public institution, committed to access, affordability and remaining one of “America’s Best Values” as named by the Princeton Review.

We’re at a crossroads for our university, fellow Badgers. Down one path is the status quo, a lot of governmental red tape and slow process, and down the other lies the tools that we need to solve some of these problems. Am I saying this proposal will fix everything? Surely not, but it’s the best hand we’ve been dealt in awhile, and as any good player could tell you, you have to know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em. We need to hold this hand.

—Adam Johnson Vice-Chair ASM

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the budget bill.

When Republicans first attempted to move the bill to a third reading Feb. 18, the stage at which it can no longer be amended, they did so in a vote that occurred before Democrats were told the Assembly would convene. Democrats eventually struck the vote from the record, but it was a sign of what was to come.

In one of the impassioned speeches Democrats gave Feb. 18, state Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, summed up a fundamental problem with the way Republicans have approached the process of passing the budget repair bill.

“If you want to jam through a bill, you’ve got to sit through the

messy process that is democracy,” Hintz said.

That problem—that desire to circumvent democracy—was on full display during Friday’s vote.

If Wisconsin Republicans truly respected this state’s political process, they would follow it in every instance. Whether you are voting on a controversial piece of legislation such as the budget repair bill or congratulating the Green Bay Packers on winning the Super Bowl, you must play by the rules.

Granted, those rules have been broken by both sides. In a civil debate, party members should not be fleeing across state lines to avoid a vote just like they should not cut

off debate to rush one.

But over the past two weeks, it has become clear that Republicans are more than willing to work outside the constraints of Wisconsin’s democracy to get their way. It is a problem that does not begin with Bill Kramer, and one that will not end with the budget repair bill.

Instead, the way Kramer acted Friday morning is symptomatic of a Republican legislature that has shown brazen disregard for the political process. Kramer must take responsibility for his actions and resign, and members of both parties must return to a civil debate that follows the laws they were elected to uphold.

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Men’s Basketball

Seniors complete perfect home season

By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal

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Senior forward Jon Leuer led all scorers Sunday with 26 points as Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 78-63 on Senior Night. The win gave the Badgers a perfect 16-0 record at the Kohl Center this season.

Playing in his final game at the Kohl Center, senior forward Jon Leuer went out in style, carrying the Wisconsin men’s basketball team to a 78-63 victory over Northwestern with a 26-point, six rebound performance.

Though Northwestern (6-11 Big Ten, 16-12 overall) trailed for all but the first possession, the game became one of the Badger’s more difficult second half tests as the Wildcats shot their way back from a 16-point deficit to cut the lead to just three with 7:14 left.

“If they’re hitting tough shots, it’s hard to defend it no matter what,” senior forward Keaton Nankivil said.

“So building that cushion makes a big difference.”

But when as it seemed things were slipping away from UW (12-4 , 22-6), its seniors erased any thoughts of what would have been a monumental collapse. Right after Northwestern junior forward John Shurna hit a three-pointer to cut the Badger lead to three, Leuer responded with a hook shot to give the Badgers a cushion.

After junior guard Jordan Taylor’s

Men's Hockey

Slide continues against St. Cloud State

By Ryan Evans the daily cardiinal

ST. CLOUD, Minn.—The Wisconsin men's hockey team traveled to St. Cloud this weekend searching desperately for a win, but instead were swept in dominating fashion by a hungrier Huskies team. Wisconsin is now 0-5-1 since its bye week, dropping from fifth to seventh in the WCHA standings during that stretch.

The Badgers went to St. Cloud knowing what they were fighting for with home ice advantage in the WCHA playoffs and a berth in the NCAA tournament both up for grabs for UW. Coming in to this series the Badgers controlled their own destiny: Win and all of that could be theirs.

But in Friday’s series opener, it was soon evident that St. Cloud was in control, as the Huskies out-chanced a Badgers team that was having trouble executing with the puck from the start.

The game remained scoreless until the second when St. Cloud broke through in a big way. In a four-minute span the Huskies rattled off three goals from forwards Travis Novak, Garrett Roe and Jordy Christian to take a 3-0 lead.

“We came out a little flat but kept it close for half the game,” senior Wisconsin goaltender Brett Bennett said. “Then they are up there with three goals in a quick span and its tough to dig ourselves out from that.”

Thirty-nine seconds into the third period, sophomore defenseman Justin Schultz scored a highlight reel-goal for his 17th of the season to cut the deficit to 3-1. Just when the Badgers looked to have grabbed some momentum, however, Roe netted his second goal of the game on a breakaway to push St. Cloud’s lead to three once again.

Junior Badger forward Jordy Murray scored on a tipped shot, but

that would be all for the Badgers as they fell to St. Cloud 4-2.

“One word, its simple, execution,” sophomore forward Derek Lee said.

“They made more plays than we did.”

In the series finale the following night it was more of the same as St. Cloud again came out and overpowered the Badgers. Wisconsin had trouble completing passes and couldn’t seem to find a rhythm offensively.

The Huskies had a 3-1 lead going into the third period thanks to goals from Roe, Novak and senior forward Aaron Marvin, with senior forward Patrick Johnson scoring for the Badgers.

But the nail in Wisconsin’s coffin came when Murray took a five-minute major for kneeing. On the ensuing power play St. Cloud scored twice, including Roe’s fourth of the series, and again just as the penalty expired to build the lead to 6-1, with the Badgers eventually falling 7-3 on two late goals.

Women's Hockey

Wisconsin advances to WCHA Final Face-off

By Nico Savidge the daily cardinal

Two periods into Friday night’s first round WCHA playoff game between Wisconsin and St. Cloud State, there was still a chance the impossible might happen.

The top-ranked Badgers, winners of 30 regular season games and regular season conference champions, held just a one-goal lead over St. Cloud state, losers of 31 regular season games and regular season conference cellar dwellers, after 40 minutes of play. The idea of the lowly Huskies topping Wisconsin was by no means likely, but the game was certainly closer than anyone at the Eagle’s Nest Ice Arena in Verona thought it would be.

Then, just over a minute into the period, junior forward Carolyne Prevost stick handled around the St. Cloud defense, put Wisconsin up 5-3

and kicked off a five-goal third period.

Those 20 minutes flipped the script on the first step in the Badgers’ playoff journey, taking it from tighter than expected to predictably one-sided.

Wisconsin followed up Friday’s 9-3 win with a more consistently dominant victory Saturday night, propelling the team into the next round of conference playoffs, the WCHA Final Face-off in Minneapolis March 4-5.

“Whether it’s a good season or you’re disappointed in your season, everyone starts off fresh,” Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson said Friday night. “I would anticipate us going back tomorrow and playing a little bit better than we did today.”

The Badgers scored 15 seconds into the first period Friday, indicating the lopsided affair most expected. But the Huskies stuck with Wisconsin for the first two periods,

before UW’s defense got a grip on St. Cloud, allowing just two shots on goal in the third period.

“They got a lot of bounces and a lot of things went their way because they caught us breaking out of the zone too early and not playing a solid defensive zone,” junior forward Hilary Knight said.

Wisconsin had no such defensive problems Saturday night as the Badgers took better care of the puck in their own zone, and freshman goaltender Alex Rigsby seemed to get over the nerves of her first playoff start. With their defensive troubles behind them, Wisconsin cruised to a 5-1 victory, ending St. Cloud’s frustrating season and advancing their own to the next round of the conference playoffs.

The Badgers will face North Dakota in the WCHA semifinals Friday.

triple was countered with two Wildcat free throws, a crucial second chance opportunity resulted in a three-point play from Nankivil that pushed the UW advantage to nine points, giving them a comfortable lead they would not relinquish.

“They made their run, they did the same thing last year,” Taylor said. “I just felt like we were always in control, especially the way Jon was playing.”

With Northwestern shooting better than 50 percent from three-point range, UW’s ability to dominate inside proved crucial. While the official tally of points in the paint gave the Badgers just a 10-8 advantage, Wisconsin clearly had control of the post, evidenced fairly clearly in the numbers Leuer put up.

“I thought our guys, especially Jon, did a good job of scoring in the post,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said after the win. “He didn’t rush things.”

The Wildcats finished with four players in double digits, but

that would be the only scoring they could manage. Even though the trio of Shurna, junior forward Davide Curletti and senior guard Michael Thompson combined for 51 points, the lack of a bona fide support cast proved to be the difference, and the four hot hands that kept NU in it ran out of gas.

As the Badgers hit the road for games at Indiana and No. 2 Ohio State to close out the regular season, they know they have plenty of work left ahead of them in order to finish off the season the way they want to.

But after completing only the third perfect home slate in the last 80 years of Wisconsin basketball, there is a sense of pride in what has already been accomplished.

“When we are at the Kohl Center, we don’t plan on losing ever,” Leuer said. “One of the goals we had was to always protect our home court and we were able to do that so lets check that one off the list.”