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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and others gave presentations on city development at the first annual State of Downtown Thursday. Rich Bradley, from the Downtown Washington D.C. Business Improvement District, went over Washington D.C.’s downtown development in the past decade. The area is no longer as “dully, dirty and dangerous” as it was a decade ago according to Bradley. Bradley presented aspects of the plan used to revitalize downtown Washington D.C. in comparison to what could potentially be done with downtown Madison. Cieslewicz spoke about his recent trip to Stockholm, Sweden for a green conference where the Madison

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two squad cars. According to the amendment, this will be funded through the Justice Assistant Grant, a federal grant awarded to law enforcement programs. Another budget amendment requested, $221,203 for the Streets Division and Metro Transit agencies. The amendment Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11 and Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway, District 12, sponsored includes the addition of six street sweeping machine operators effective September 1, 2011. Additionally there is a $40,000 amendment Ald. Bridget budget page 3

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City alders propose budget amendments Common Council members proposed $792,000 worth of amendments to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s operating budget Thursday. One of the more controversial amendments is one sponsored by Ald. Joe Clausius, District 17 and Ald. Tim Bruer, District 14, to give eight of the 11 Madison police officers added in 2010 permanent positions. Cieslewicz’s proposed $274 million operating budget for 2011 included no new police officers. The amendment would have a net cost of $286,690 for the additional eight officers, plus costs associated with equipment and

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was recognized as one of the ten cities in the United States invited to that event. Cieslewicz talked about public market in Stockholm and his desire to build one in Madison. The mayor said the high-speed rail station will put Madison on the map and said it is an “absolute economic investment.” “It moves us up on the scale,” Cieslewicz said in reference to other cities. Cieslewicz said he believes it is possible to resolve issues concerning the Central Library and the Overture Center by the end of the year. “We won’t know anything more in March that we don’t know in November,” Cieslewicz said in reference to concerns about the Overture Center.

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U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett went on a bar crawl in downtown Madison to help rouse student interest and support Thursday.

Feingold, Johnson differ on campaign strategy By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal

Six months ago, it appeared that three-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, could be fairly certain he would retain his seat, but with the election just days away, Feingold is in for the toughest battle of his career. Polls show his Republican opponent, political newcomer and Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson, consistently leading Feingold. Aside from clashing on nearly every major issue, from health care to foreign policy, Feingold and Johnson have run vastly different campaigns. In the past few weeks, it has been difficult not to find Feingold on the campaign trail. He has run a mostly grassroots campaign and has attended events all over the state. “Senator Feingold has always

stayed connected and been accessible to voters,” campaign spokesperson John Kraus said. Johnson, on the other hand, has made limited appearances and has yet to visit UW-Madison, a routine stop for nearly every other major candidate this election season. Emphasizing his business savvy, Johnson has used his lack of political experience as away to appeal to the anti-incumbent sentiment that has swept the country. UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said this is an effective strategy for Johnson, given his campaign inexperience. “He has more to lose by unscripted public appearances,” Franklin said. Johnson has mainly relied on television advertisements to

get his message of smaller government and fiscal responsibility across to voters. “This race is about bringing jobs back to Wisconsin,” campaign spokesperson Sara Sendek said. Feingold and Johnson have also spent much of their time slinging negative accusations at each other. Johnson has stressed that Feingold is a career politician and is out of touch with Wisconsin’s needs.

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12k voter registrations removed from state databases

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Rich Bradley provided some insight into downtown planning by discussing Washington D.C.’s development Thursday.

The G ov e r n m e n t Accountability Board retracted over 12,000 voter registrations in Wisconsin after citizens failed to confirm their personal information. The federal government requires states to compare voter databases against drivers license registries and, at times, Social Security records. According to the Wisconsin

State Journal, the GAB and the Milwaukee Election Commission contacted 16,552 people by mail recently. Of these people, 12,431 were taken off voter registries because of inconsistencies between voter databases and other identification databases. Many of the letters were returned to the postal service as undeliverable. Some of these were because of change of

address. During the past year and a half, the GAB reviewed the names of 777,000 people who registered to vote between 2006 and 2008, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. They have 70,000 people yet to contact. If citizens have been removed from voting registries, they can re-register at the polls Tuesday.

“…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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ote to readers: Refer back to this column after celebrating your Halloween weekend. You may indeed find these scenarios eerily familiar. Madison Freakfest does have the tendency to create such a feeling. (Knock knock knock) “DUDE let me in!! C’mon I am freezing my ass off! Are you serious man? What the hell, get up and open the door!” (Door knob wobbles and door is violently pushed open). A man wearing a flannel cut-off T-shirt, stained blue jeans and a raggedy blond mullet falls into the living room, crashing into the pyramid of beer cans sitting on the floor. “Damn it dude! I feel like shit; I am so hungover. I seriously made out with the nastiest girl at the bar last night, way too drunk to even care, but she was the ugliest girl in the bar, no doubt.” “Are you serious man? Look at

yourself! You were the ugliest guy walking down the street last night! You are lucky that any girl even looked at you. You are fucking Joe Dirt! Don’t you think she thought you were the ugliest guy at the bar too? You dumbass.” (‘Joe Dirt’ gets up and runs to the bathroom.) “Whoa you’re totally right dude, who the hell made out with me like this? Are you kidding me? I look like scum, dude! I was Joe Dirt for Halloween! My mustache reeks like beer, my mullet smells like sweat and I’m pretty sure I pissed myself! That chick is wack dude, straight up wack. And why the hell do I have a Progressive Insurance card in my pocket with ‘FLO’ written on it and a phone number?” “Are you kidding me bro? That was the chick you made out with. Yeah, you were all over her, you nasty freak! You kept pulling her dress up, insisting that she just ‘go with the Flo.’” (Joe Dirt chuckles, and sits down in the 1980s-era recliner.) “Yeah, well at least I didn’t fall for the mammogram trick of that one girl! Gosh you are stupid. Whenever a girl is practically begging you to look

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at her tits you know you don’t do it! You stuck your face in her homemade mammogram of a cardboard box like it was your job and you got Iced bro!” (Roaring laughter) “Hey now! That girl was smart, OK? I mean seriously, who puts Smirnoff Ice in a box and then begs guys to ‘give her a mammogram’? She was hot too! You got to give her some mad props for that one! I didn’t mind getting iced by her at all.” “Dude, you puked right after! You tried to clean it up by ripping the towel off ‘Shower Girl,’ remember? You were trying to convince her that she needed to ‘play the role of her costume and get in the shower.’” “Yeah, playboy move, man. I remember stealing someone’s laundry bag and puking in it. Oh shit, I totally stole the bag from the GTL trio! Who actually dresses up as ‘gym, tan and laundry’ anyways? Damn, I would not want to be the guy who had to get a spray tan to play that part.” “I wouldn’t want to be you either man! You walked around with Snooki attached to your arm all night. Damn that’s embarrassing. Not to mention, I slammed a pump-

kin on your head and watched you run down the hall on Witte 5B buttass naked, peering through the eyes of a jack-o-lantern!” “Dude, you were Joe Dirt— enough said! Go shave that ’stache off your face.” “You were a goddamn Coastie you weirdo! You and your bros wore leggings, boots, an oversized T-shirt and fake Ray Bans. And you’re a dude! That really went well for you, huh? Yeah, you ended the night with Snooki!” “At least I didn’t do the walk of shame looking like Joe Dirt, you freak!” “Dude, you are still wearing your leggings and Uggs.” “Eff you.” (Crack open Keystones and turn on ESPN). *Based on a true story involving Ted Pappas, Pete Hoyem, Molli Meyer, Michael Baack, Peter Schreiber, Jordan Kutil and Dave Bothwell. Round of shots to all. Do the scenarios in this column resemble your typical Halloween night? Do you plan on making a fool out of yourself? If so, e-mail Taylor at tcurley@wisc.edu.

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Erica andrist sex columnist My boyfriend and I have been together for a VERY LONG TIME (3 years) and I have a problem. I love my boyfriend very much, but the sex has gotten so boring. I’ve tried to talk to him about it, but he just gets defensive and doesn’t want to talk… I’ve been spending a lot of time with this other guy that I work with. At first it was just work-related stuff, but then we started going out after work … I am starting to like him, and I think he likes me… What should I do? I don’t want to leave my boyfriend, but I don’t know if I can resist this other guy for much longer. —Stuck You’re not stuck. You have multiple options here, none of which are super easy, but you have choices. In no particular order: Option #1: Dump your boyfriend and go out with this new guy. I know, I know. That sounds harsh, and I know it’s way easier for me to say than for you to do. But think about it for a moment. I don’t know any more than what you told me in your e-mail, but your boyfriend isn’t scoring many points with me. You’ve tried to talk to him about your sexual needs (multiple times, from the sounds of it) and he brushes you off? Major red flag. Consider carefully why you want to preserve this relationship. Inertia can be a powerful force in dictating our romantic decision-making, but it is never a force for good. Option #2a: All that said, I’m sure I didn’t get the whole story in these few paragraphs. If you want this relationship to pull through, you have to talk to your boyfriend. Sex doesn’t just magically get better one day, or just magically stop being important. Ever.

Start with the positives, and use them to illustrate why having this talk is so necessary. “I love you because _______. This relationship is important to me because ______. That’s why I think it’s so important that we talk about the way things have been going lately.” It will help if you come prepared with concrete grievances and suggestions for addressing those grievances, e.g. “We seem to always have sex in [old position] lately, and I’d really like to mix it up with [new position].” Find a friend you trust and rehearse first, because if your boyfriend shuts down, it’s going to be very easy to shut down right along with him and drop it. If necessary, I think it’s legit to issue an ultimatum. Tell him you’re at the end of your sexual rope (and not in a good way). You’re willing to work with him to make things better, but letting things stay as they are is not an option. Romantic inertia can also lead us to become complacent in pleasing our lovers. Apply just a tad bit of force to make your boyfriend realize this relationship either needs to pick up speed or come to rest. Option #2b: Maybe you can have your cock and eat it too, Stuck. Go home with that new guy. Slow down, hotpants. You’ll notice this option is 2b and not 3. You still need to talk to your boyfriend. I’m not giving you license to cheat, Stuck, because screwing around with someone else when your partner thinks you’re not screwing around with anyone else is a shitty thing to do. Period. But getting your partner’s blessing? Having a long talk in which you make your needs clear? In which your boyfriend realizes he can’t meet those needs right now, but still loves you and wants to make sure you’re happy? Negotiating a clear agreement that allows you to get your rocks off while still maintaining the

trust between you and your boyfriend? That’s golden. That’s only half the equation, though. Make sure you’re also up front about your situation with this other guy. Because if he thinks he’s your only partner, then you’ve still got a problem. Let him know what’s up. And if your boyfriend freaks out? If he gets defensive and refuses to talk about it (again)? If he says, “Forget it,” and breaks up with you? Well, Stuck, at the risk of sounding like a condescending douchebag, I beg to differ with one part of your e-mail. In the grand scheme of life, three years isn’t really a VERY LONG TIME. And even if they were the very best, most amazing three years in the history of all time, the past three

years aren’t entitled to your present and future. I’ve said this before in this column, but I think we’re often taught that sexual needs aren’t worthy or legitimate enough to sacrifice an “otherwise good” relationship. And that’s bogus. You’re unhappy. You are unhappy enough that you took the time to write to a stranger to ask for advice on what to do. That’s not trivial, that’s not unimportant. You deserve a relationship that makes you feel happy, that makes you feel satisfied, that no matter how long it’s lasted still occasionally gives you that little flip inside. Whether that’s this relationship or the next one, best of fuck luck, Stuck. Sex questions? E-mail sex@dailycardinal.com.

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Dane County bike trails receive grants for expansion By Beth Pickhard The Daily Cardinal

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The SSFC approved budget increases for MEChA, Vets for Vets and F.H. King. The committee also heard budget proposals from GUTS and Student Leadership Program at their meeting Thursday.

SSFC approves increased budgets for three student orgs By Grace Gleason The Daily Cardinal

The Student Services Finance Committee approved budget increase for MEChA, FH King Students for Sustainable Agriculture and Vets for Vets Thursday. MEChA, an organization that educates students about Chicano culture on campus, requested an increase in their 2011-2012 budget to cover various needs, including art and music supplies, as well as transportation costs for students to go to national conferences. “The fact that they understood our mision so much that they were willing to raise our advertising budget is a great show of support for our group.” Stephen Lee marketing director Vets for Vets

Although the SSFC reduced

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Feingold has framed Johnson’s campaign as one that is controlled by special interests and claims that Johnson, a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, is trying to buy the election. He has also said Johnson represents the far right and does not have the experience to be a senator. It is unclear whether these labeling attempts are sticking with voters. “Neither campaign has done an extremely effective job of painting the worst of the other campaign,” Franklin said. He added that no charge has been extremely damaging because both candidates have been able to diffuse these criticisms. One characteristic of both candidates is their tendency to distance themselves from their respective parties. Prominent Democrats have visited Wisconsin recently to campaign for the party’s can-

the airfare budget of MEChA, the group was granted over $64,000 for their 2011-2012 budget in a unanimous vote. The sustainable farm of UW-Madison, FH King, received an increase in their funding from last year. Isaac Sinnott, finance director of FH King, was optimistic about the new possibilities for the organization given the increase. “We hope to continue to increase the number of produce we’re producing. FH King is currently hiring more interns from last year, and expanding our composting projecy,” Sinnott said. Vets for Vets, an educational service group providing resources for veterans and students, received the greatest budget increase. The total budget for Vets for Vets was approved at $36,382. The group wanted to concentrate most of it’s funds on increasing visibility on campus through advertising.

“With our actual programs, it doesn’t take a lot of money. It doesn’t take money for us to sit down and talk to somebody. But it does for them to know that we are here as a resource for them,” Zakiiyah Sorensen, President of Vets for Vets, said. Some members expressed concern about the amount of funding allocated for the organization’s advertising budget and the committee decided to cut $5,224 for items such as apparel. “The fact that they understood our mission so much that they were willing to raise our advertising budget [from last year] is a great show of support for our group,” Marketing Director of Vets for Vets, Stephen Lee, said. The SSFC also heard budget proposals from Greater University Tutoring Services and Student Leadership Program at the meeting. The budgets will be decided at the next meeting Nov. 1.

didates, but Feingold has generally stayed away from them. Out of the five major recent Democratic visits to the state, he has appeared at two of them. He did attend the Moving America Forward rally with President Barack Obama and a fundraiser with First Lady Michelle Obama. However, he did not appear with Democrats such as Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine. Franklin said he was not surprised. “Feingold has always delighted in the maverick or independent image,” he said. “He seems quite willing to roll the dice on the strength of his own campaign and not take outside support.” Similarly, not one leading Republican has campaigned for Johnson. Although figures such as Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney have come to Wisconsin to stump for Republican gubernatorial candidate Milwaukee

County Executive Scott Walker, Johnson has not brought in the same kind of national support.

“This race is about bringing jobs back to Wisconsin. ”

Sara Sendek campaign spokesperson

The Tea Party movement was essential to the Johnson campaign early on, according to Franklin. However, he said the Tea Party has been less critical to the race because Johnson is now running a more conventional campaign and trying to sway independents. Tuesday night’s result may show whether a campaign based on constant or limited public visibility is most effective with Wisconsin voters.

Almost $6 million in state and federal grants were awarded to Dane County to create a new bike trail in Madison and connect bike trails south of Madison to downtown. The grants, issued Wednesday, allocate about $2.5 million to fund construction of a new 4-mile bike trail on Madison’s south side. Plans for the proposed trail, Cannonball Path, include a bridge passage over the Beltline. Cannonball Path would reach from Fish Hatchery Road to Verona Road, where it would join up with the Military Ridge Trail near Fitchburg. The trail would use the path of an old railroad track. Construction has begun on one section of the path. The grants also include $3 million in funds to link Madison’s

Capital City Trail with the Lower Yahara River Trail, which passes through McFarland. Construction on the project would begin in 2011. Future plans call for the trail to run along the Yahara River to Stoughton. Other proposed Dane County projects are a bike path connection from Madison to Sun Prairie and an expansion of West Old Sauk Road in Middleton to include space for bike lanes. A total of $32.5 million was awarded to improve bicycle and pedestrian paths throughout the state, Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement. “These projects demonstrate the commitment of Wisconsin communities to strengthening our local and state economies and improving our overall quality of life,” Doyle said in the statement.

UW Law School, Chinese university collaborate to provide Masters in law Starting in September 2011, students will be able to earn their Legal Institutions degree from UW-Madison with one semester in Madison and the remaining semesters in Shanghai. The Executive Master in Law Program is offered through the East China University of Political Science and Law and the UW-Madison Law School. Courses will be taught by professors from both universities and will include Internet video conferences.

The program accompanies two existing programs in Bangkok and Kyoto. The other programs are relatively new. The program in Bangkok began in 2010 and the program in Kyoto began in August. The programs are organized by the East Asian Legal Studies Center of the UW-Madison Law School. The programs are meant to contribute to the university’s diversity and its commitment to global education, Charles Irish, director of the EALSC, said in a statement.

Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences resigns, will resume faculty position UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Molly Jahn will step down Jan 1., according to the university. Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca announced Jahn’s resignation Thursday. Jahn, who has served as dean since 2006, will take a half-time faculty position in the departments of agronomy and genetics. She will also temporarily act as a special adviser to the chancellor and provost for sustainability sciences. Beginning July 31, 2011 Jahn will no longer serve as adviser and will become a full-time faculty

member. Jahn, who came to Wisconsin from Cornell University, is a plant geneticist who is known for her research on economically important plant traits and breeding new vegetables. Jahn was the first woman to serve as Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. While Jahn served as dean, the college’s structural deficit was eliminated and the school was granted $130 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to create the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, according to the university.

Backpack allegedly stolen from car A 55-year-old man was arrested after a Madison man saw the man wearing the victim’s backpack. Casimir Brandon was arrested on charges of receiving stolen property, according to the police incident report. The victim told police his backpack was stolen from his car after someone smashed one of the windows with a rock. “The officer recognized the suspect as a man he had seen earlier looking through garbage

budget from page 1 Maniaci, District 2, sponsored to establish heath insurance and retirement benefits for Common Council members. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, sponsored an amendment for $25,020 to restore overtime fund-

cans on West Gorham Street,” Madison police spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. The suspects removed the backpack from his shoulders. The 21-year-old then looked through the backpack and saw his textbook and many personal items were still there. Additional papers belonging to the victim were found in a trash can across the street, police said. The suspect told police he did not break into the car and just found the backpack. ing associated with the August student move out. The amendments will be discussed at the Board of Estimates meeting Monday. The Common Council will make final decision on the operating and capital budgets the week of Nov. 16.

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Keepin’ it Irish: The ﬁrst Jack ‘O Lanterns originated in Ireland and were carved from turnips. dailycardinal.com/comics

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Staying sober this weekend...

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Branching Out

By Brendan Sullivan bsullivan3@wisc.edu

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.

Eatin’ Cake

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Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

PICKING NITS? 1 5 8 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 35 38 40 43 44 45 46 47 49

ACROSS Bonnie one Battery option San ___, Calif. Sheltered, nautically “Gladiator” garment Dumbfound Telluride lift Withdraw from, as a class Avoid simply throwing away Philanthropists Letters on an ambulance Caught ___ (being dishonest) He’s not a Mensa candidate TLC dispenser Letters for Jefferson Davis Grassy expanse Popular Indian destination Widely used currency Act furtively Campus hangout Shampoo follow-up Only OK Future indicator Ancient One’s fate Demand repeatedly

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Messy one Pancake mixture Braggart’s problem Large reptile Taper upward “One touch” sport Brown bagger’s dessert, perhaps Stubble remover White-tailed creature Look accompanying a pass, sometimes Support the economy Three dots, in Morse code Totals DOWN Shaping machine Commemorative book Tailored lines Evening, along the Arno “Thirteen ___” (Agatha Christie title) Line from the ticker Set ___ (plan for the future) ___ avis (one of a kind) Modify, as a law The Taj Mahal is one Lb. fractions Maiden-name indicator They may be in a jam

21 Touch of winter 22 What “y” often becomes when pluralized 26 Tenant’s protection 27 Spoken for 28 Back muscles, in gym lingo 30 White ___ (hard brownish wood) 32 They were picked at Woodstock? 33 Bar companion 34 Arrange haphazardly 36 Tacit 37 City known for Carnival 39 High time for Gary Cooper 41 Sushi ﬁsh 42 Alpine singers 48 Kimono sash 50 Altdorf is its capital 52 B on a table 54 Safari headgear 55 They’re scarce on llanos 56 Like cornstalks 57 Theme of “Wall Street” 58 Garbage emanations 60 Dweeb’s cousin 61 “J’accuse” writer Emile 62 Yearbook signers, brieﬂy 63 Mushy food

Washington and the Bear

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Like father like son: Lennon channels dad’s skill on latest By Nick Cusatis

“Rainbow’s and Gasoline,” Muhl and Lennon harmonize, People inevitably compare Sean “What will you do / When the Lennon to his father, John, and moon comes tumbling down?” based on Acoustic Sessions, the apple This significant lyric flows into doesn’t fall far from the tree. a simple yet tasteful guitar riff. Stylistically, the two are Between Lennon’s and incomparable, Muhl’s voices, CD REVIEW but their voices it is obvious the are undeniably album attempts similar and Sean to highlight to seems to have his vocals, but the father’s tremenmusicianship dous song writshould not to ing ability. be overlooked. On Acoustic The guitar pickAcoustic Sessions Sessions, Lennon ing and riffs The Ghost of a teams up with are outstandSaber Tooth Tiger Charlotte Kemp ing, and comMuhl under the name The Ghost plement the vocals nicely. In Of A Saber Tooth Tiger to create some instances, like on the song an superb, eclectic album. “Dark Matter,” a guitar, chimes The opening track, “Lavender and vocals intermingle, synerRoad,” is a slow, harmonious song gistically interacting to create a with soothing lyrics like “Heroes stunning piece of music. and ghosts sit in the front row,” The album closer, “Song a reference to a magic show. The For James,” wraps up with song, like every other on the moving lyrics that put pictures album, has thoughtful lyrics that in listeners minds: “Going require reflection, similar to those around / Round and around Sean’s father sang. / Like a boat with one oar.” On the last 49 seconds of the album, Lennon and Muhl leave listeners with the sound Between Lennon’s and Muhl’s of chirping birds, a tranquil voices, it’s obvious the album scene for listeners to fully take in the magnitude of what attempts to highlight vocals, they’ve just heard. but the musicianship should not be overlooked.

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While OK Go are best known for their creative music videos, their performance at Freakfest this Saturday night will give UW-Madison students a new reason to remember the group: Putting on a terrific show.

‘Go’ to Freakfest to see this more than ‘OK’ band OK Go bassist Tim Nordwind sits down with the Cardinal to talk about his band, costumes and what he’s expecting from a Madison crowd

By Hope Carmichael The Daily Cardinal

As Madison residents anticipate the weekend of masquerade and drunkenness that is Halloween, members of Grammywinning band OK Go are looking forward to putting on a great show for them. Set to perform at Freakfest Saturday, the band will take the Mountain Dew & Amp Stage at midnight, giving the crowd on State Street something other than costumes and beer to get excited about. OK Go consists of lead singer and guitarist Damian Kulash, bassist Tim Nordwind, guitarist Andy Ross and drummer Dan Konopka, and they are all excited to perform in this college town. “College kids are usually unabashedly drunk—drunker than normal—and it always provides for a good time.” Tim Nordwind bassist OK Go

“We were invited to come and it sounded like a fun time so we said yes,” Nordwind said. “We’ve been to Madison a lot over the years, had lots of first recordings in Madison.” “We got excited to spend a little more time there.” The band is most well known for their treadmill-filled music video “Here it Goes Again,” a song from their second album Oh No. The video nabbed the band a Grammy for Best Short-Form Music Video in 2007 after it became an instant YouTube phenomenon. In the video, Nordwind lip-syncs the lyrics while he and his bandmates perform an intricately choreographed dance. Unfortunately, there won’t be any

treadmills involved on Saturday, but that’s no reason for the hype to die. “No treadmills, but there will be a lot of surprises,” Nordwind said. “I should probably not say too much but expect the unexpected.” OK Go released a new album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, in January and Freakfest attendees can expect to hear some of those newer songs. “There will be a pretty healthy dose of old stuff and new stuff,” Nordwind says. “You can expect to hear stuff off all three records.” As for their new music, Nordwind says it is more melancholic, while their two previous albums are more upbeat. “Really, my favorite song to perform changes every week,” he said when asked what he enjoys playing, “but this week I really like ‘Needing/Getting,’ a bombastic song about relationships.” “It’s really fun to play,” he said. But no matter what music they play, Nordwind thinks the audience is crucial for a successful show. “Ideally what makes a good show is that we have some sort of connection with the audience,” he said. “If we’re playing songs, as long as everyone’s on the same wavelength, whether up or down, that’s what is important, that’s when you get something magical.” Although Nordwind feels this rapport with the audience is important, an emotional connection is not all one should expect at an OK Go concert. “It usually just feels like a party,” Nordwind said. Luckily for him, college students are always ready to take the party to a new level. “College kids are usually unabashedly drunk—drunker than normal—and it always provides for a good time,” Nordwind said, but immediately

qualified, “not that I condone that, but generally it gets pretty crazy because the kids get to just let off steam, go out for night instead of studying.” While he expects the audience to participate in excessive drinking and other activities, Nordwind admits this will not be the case for the band. “We’re pretty mellow before our shows actually, conserving our energy before the show,” he said. “Generally speaking, we get into the zone. Warm up. Read a newspaper. We try and save the craziness for the actual show.” After the show, however, students may catch a glimpse of the band around town.

While he expects the audience to participate in excessive drinking and other activities, Nordwind admits this will not be the case for the band.

“It’s not totally out of character for us to go hang out for a bit,” Nordwind said. So as students raid Ragstock and Goodwill to find that perfect combination of original and slutty, it’s worth asking if the band members are planning on wearing costumes too. “We dress up every night,” Norwind said, and would not elaborate. Students will just have to wait and see what the band members have up their sleeves. OK Go has never attended Freakfest, but Nordwind is still anticipating a good time. “I’ve heard it’s a crazy drunken night when lots of people dress up in Halloween costumes and go wild,” Nordwind said. “I’m looking forward to it. Should be a pretty good show.”

“Jardin Du Luxembourg” features opening lyrics that are hauntingly similar in delivery and style to John Lennon’s. The parallel is so remarkable listeners might second guess which Lennon they’re listening to. The resemblence to John Lennon extend beyond the man himself, but also the Beatles’ 1969 album, Abbey Road. With the slightly dark and eerie tones of Acoustic Sessions echoing tracks like “Because,” it’s easy to get swept up in the slow lyrics that take your mind to other places. Muhl’s voice goes handin-hand with Lennon’s soft voice and intense lyrics. On

Muhl’s voice goes hand-in-hand with Lennon’s soft voice and powerful lyrics.

While open-minded folk and rock listeners will love Acoustic Sessions, it’s unlikely the album will create a big splash in the mainstream. Its eclectic style and lyrics will be too much for that corner of the music world. That said, radio play was probably not Lennon’s goal. It’s more likely Lennon wanted to make music because he wanted to make music. Like father like son.

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It might be difficult for Sean Lennon to live in the shadow of his father, John, but he encapsulates his dad’s talent on his new work.

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matt beaty opinion columnist

or the past year, internet privacy has attracted more attention from many big names. The Wall Street Journal has a series detailing websites’ use of cookies, “beacons” and other tracking measures showing how much of our information is at their control. The American Civil Liberties Union has a petition letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg asking for individuals to have “control over all” information they put on the billionaire’s website. Last summer, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., introduced legislation that aims to regulate personal data and online privacy. The recent WSJ series focuses its message on the massive amounts of cookies and other tracking devices websites use to keep track of their users’ “non-identifiable information.” The most recent leak of Facebook and MySpace personal ID numbers, mainly through third-party applications from companies like Zynga, has refocused attention to legislation to regulate the use of website users’ data. However, the answer to stopping leaks and slowing the use of cookies and other tracking files doesn’t lay in Congress or any other authoritative body. The answer is in each and every internet user. The most effective way to change the course of internet privacy is to be more careful and diligent when using it. Websites are businesses that rely on advertising, with most of their revenue

coming from ad sales. Internet companies are able to make revenue by selling space for advertising, and advertisers are willing to pay if they know their ads are going to be hitting a desired target audience, which is why sites share or sell the non-identifiable information. Sites like Facebook and Google are able to continue offering free services we love and rely on because they raise the necessary profits from selling advertising space. So unless users are going to be willing to pay to use the websites, companies are going to give information to help their true consumers, advertising companies and get prime marketing opportunities. Legislation may seem like an easy way to change privacy practices by regulating the way websites use the data we voluntarily give to them. However, it will come with negative side effects. If websites can no longer give targeted marketing opportunities to advertisers, revenues will drop, and websites will either have to charge for use or scale back services. Both of those options are undesirable. Privacy isn’t an inherent quality of the Internet, so users will have to exert some effort to protect it. There are ways to protect privacy while using websites. Users can disable cookies, enter private browsing options and use anti-virus software to delete more pesky tracking cookies. Those ideas are not new, but many people still fail to use them, probably because it takes time and effort. Another effective way to change the way companies use our information is to change the way we use their sites. If users do not want companies to share where their hometown is, their name

or favorite color, do not volunteer the information. Another way to make sure companies like Zynga do not leak information is to not use their products. Stay off Farmville and do not click on ads or get off the Internet. Personal responsibility and knowledge of websites’ privacy policies will be the best tool to change the way companies use your information. But to many companies’ credit, they have reacted positively to privacy concerns. For instance, after nearly every major privacy leak, Zuckerberg has offered new ways for Facebook users to protect their information. Recently, after user IDs were leaked from his site, Zuckerberg announced that the IDs would be encrypted while being sent on Facebook. This has created a site that is profitable and user-friendly. On the other hand, sites like MySpace have failed to change their ways, stressing personal responsibility. If privacy is indeed a concern for users, then they’ll begin to use sites that respond to concerns, like Facebook, and begin to leave sites that don’t. There are legitimate privacy concerns on the Internet, and some people want the government to take care of it. Instead, people should begin to rethink what information they give to websites in the first place, and what websites they choose to use. If people are willing to set aside some time, they could begin to mold the Internet into what they want it to be, even without government intervention. Matt Beaty is a sophomore majoring in computer science and mathemetics. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Change the channel, change the costume Jaime Brackeen opinion columnist

hat is this world coming to? I went online searching for Halloween costume ideas and the first things that popped up were “Jersey Shore” characters. Seriously? I have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to dress up as an Italian oompa-loompa. Okay, maybe I see the comedic value, but perhaps this epidemic should be taken a little more seriously. According to TMZ, associatedcontent.com and several other blogs, the cast members of the show earned $10,000 per episode plus a $10,000 signing bonus for season two. At 12 episodes per season they’re making at least $130,000 to go around New Jersey partying, fake-baking, getting drunk and hooking up with whoknows-what kind of people. Meanwhile, thousands of

UW-Madison students are paying about that much to do the same things, though students get a complimentary degree as well. But I digress. My curiosity got the better of me as I rummaged through Halloween costume websites and decided to explore just how much it would cost to be one of the two most popular characters on “Jersey Shore”: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Mike “The Situation” Sorentino. For Snooki, you can buy a $28 tight, tacky cheetah print dress, a $20 black wig that looks like it’s housing several bump-its underneath and some cake foundation for $13 to get that burntto-a-crisp look. Add in a can of hairspray, your best pair of black pumps and a lot of mascara and it will cost you at least $60. Or if you want to be The Situation, you can pay $17 dollars for a “Jersey Shore” Guido Kit that appears to be composed of merely a black, spiky hair wig and a wife beater. I didn’t realize that was the going rate for being a tool these days. What I’m trying to get across here is that even though people deciding to dress as “guidos” and “guidettes” for Halloween are doing so in jest, by purchasing these outfits and watching the television show they are supporting and assimilating the behavior of these trashy stereotypes into our everyday culture. It’s funny to do a fist pump to mock the ridiculous dance move created by characters on the show, but how long until it becomes a normality on dance floors across the country? People throw “Jersey Shore”themed parties where girls dress skimpy and load on bronzer all in the name of mockery, but although it’s done as a joke, they’re still doing it. They’re still

wearing distasteful outfits and perpetuating the behaviors of drunken drama queens. The mimicking of members of “Jersey Shore” is satire gone awry. Yet, the cast of “Jersey Shore” should not be held responsible for the public’s fall to shame. Who wouldn’t want to make an easy $130,000? The true guilty party in this situation could be you. Anybody who watches this show is accountable—watching this mindnumbing material is what writes the cast members’ checks. And purchasing novelty merchandise and costumes only adds to their payment. The Wall Street Journal reports that since the “Jersey Shore” costumes are licensed by MTV, all revenue will go to the network and the characters the costumes imitate. So by purchasing a Snooki wig or foamy abs that create a Situation on your stomach, you are endorsing, supporting and furthering the pollution of our television airwaves with the cast that has given New Jersey a bad name for years to come. Don’t be that person. It sets a bad example for those who can’t distinguish a difference between mockery and imitation. Even Snooki herself is being more creative with her costume. Instead of a mere short dress and heels, the Wall Street Journal reports that she will be going as a sexy pickle. If saving your integrity, pride and brain cells isn’t enough to deter you from dressing up as a walking orange controversy, at least stay away for originality’s sake. Madison can only handle so many Snookis. Jaime Brackeen is a sophomore majoring in journalism. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Get the ‘freak’ out: State Street festival overrated Melissa Grau opinion columnist

here are three pivotal facts I learned from my first Halloween experience in Madison last year. First, Zachery Binx, the loyal, scrawny brother-turned-blackcat devoted to thwarting the three witches of Salem in the movie “Hocus Pocus,” is actually named Thackery. Salem folk celebrated their virginity by lighting candles and speaking with heavy lisps. Second, pumpkins, pre-Jack-o-lantern, are unusually long-lasting vegetables that can add a festive touch to a windowsill for up to seven months. And third, Freakfest, with its newly minted safe and positive reputation, is a contradiction in itself that is not worth students’ time. In 2006, after reaching 100,000 festive revelers bombarding State Street, coupled with riots, fires, property damage, arrests, tear gas and all around mayhem, the City of Madison sanctioned the previously unstructured Halloween celebration and renamed it “Freakfest.”. According to a Halloween series in the Isthmus by Kristian Knutsen from the same year, the original goals of the reorganization were to lower the cost of the event by charging entrance fees, provides alternatives to alcohol and employing clever public relations experts to change the Madison Halloween’s badass reputation. When it comes to the big bucks, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz deserves some hoots and hollers. Hovering around $700,000 in public cost in 2005, the free-forall event needed to be regulated in some form, and charging the people that were actually partaking in the party has proven to be successful over the past few years. Costs have been decreasing since 2007, when Madison budgeted about $82,000 for Freakfest. This year, Madison Board of Estimates budgeted only $35,690 and Mayor Cieslewicz told The Daily Cardinal that he anticipates the city breaking even.

Freakfest, with its newly minted safe and positive reputation, is a contradiction in itself that is not worth students’ time.

Freakfest’s evolution from a financial standpoint is positive. However, the original objective to curb drinking by providing entertainment has in no way been a success. What a surprise. Halloween in Madison is to drinking as the fourth quarter is to “Jump Around”—each event unquestionably results in these celebratory practices that have traditionally been ingrained in Badgers’ systems. State Street is

still a drunken debacle. But with Freakfest’s limitations, we uninhibited masked fiends are fenced in a small area and given no other option than to grope, suffocate and trample each other. Last year, I paid my dues for a full 25 minutes of molestation in a gyrating crowd of Alan’s from “The Hangover,” “Ninja Turtles” and Dicks in a box before I escaped to the salvation of other Madison parties.

Unfortunate and gullible students buy into this positivity campaign expecting to have a fun and safe, albeit hammered, time at Freakfest.

This unappealing scenario begs the question how well Freakfest achieved its final aim of erasing the madness from Madison’s Halloween reputation. Cieslewicz was quoted on Channel3000.com last year propagating that, “Each year, we’ve made tremendous progress on transforming what was once a black eye for the city into a safe and fun event for all our residents.” In my opinion, that “black eye” has been carefully concealed by work in public relations to “re-brand” the event as something that it is not. Here lies the annoying irony. Unfortunate and gullible students buy into this positivity campaign expecting to have a fun and safe, albeit hammered, time at Freakfest. Then they are slapped in the face, or in most girls’ case, the ass, with the truth. On the other end of the spectrum, experienced festers realize that our mischief is not, and will never be, managed, even though authorities keep trying to make our reputation R.I.P. We don’t evoke the use of tear gas anymore, but we deserve some kind of status for the fanatical beings we become on All Hollow’s Eve. For those who, like me, pride themselves on UW’s history, debauchery and all, it’s annoying that our antics haven’t changed much, but our reputation has. Rebranding Halloween on State Street is dangerous for unaware novices and irksome to those who like our traditional reputation. A quote I personally enjoy, yet regret to admit is from “Grey’s Anatomy,” strangely applies to Freakfest: “Boundaries don’t keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That’s how we’re made. So you can waste your life drawing lines. Or, you can live your life crossing them.” In words that come from Melissa Grau and not Meredith Grey, you can waste your Halloween inside the suffocating fences of the messiness and sloppiness that is Freakfest, or you can freely get your freak on at the numerous other Halloween parties in the city that are infamous for crossing lines. Melissa Grau is a sophomore majoring in journalism. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Men’s Soccer

Badgers host OSU in search of third win of their season By Jack Doyle the daily cardinal

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Team captain Meghan Duggan scored two goals in Wisconsin’s most recent win over OSU. The Badgers face MSU this weekend.

mavericks from page 8 against Minnesota State. Wisconsin’s offense is tied for second in the country, averaging 5.5 goals per game, and the Badger forwards have been converting at a rate not seen since their 2008-’09 national titlewinning squad. Three different players have tallied hat tricks in Wisconsin’s six series this season. The most recent came from sophomore forward Brianna Decker, whose third goal against the Buckeyes in the series opener was also the overtime game-winner. Johnson likes to talk about the importance of the team’s best players being their best players, and the high level of play from forwards like

huskies from page 8 Sophomore defenseman John Ramage said Wisconsin will try to use their home ice to slow Micigan Tech’s momentum. “They are coming in hot right now and are going to try to come in and take four points from us,” Ramage said. “But this is our barn and we’re going to have to match their intensity.” “We have more team speed than they do,” Zengerle said. “We have to take advantage of that, but we have to show up right away on Friday and be ready to play.”

Decker, Duggan and junior Hilary Knight helps make the team as a whole better. “Their statement of how they’re playing and how they’re practicing filters through the rest of the team,” Johnson said. “When they’re playing and working hard and creating and helping win hockey games that just pulls everyone along in the same direction.” The Badger defense will have to keep an eye out for Minnesota State’s talented freshman forward Kathleen Rogan, who had a hat trick of her own in the Mavericks’ upset of North Dakota. Wisconsin will face off against Minnesota State Friday and Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Despite the gaudy offensive statistics that Michigan Tech has put up this season, senior goaltender Scott Gudmanson is confident in the ability of his defense to keep the Huskies’ scorers in check this weekend. “Last year we had one of the top defensive corps in the country, and I definitely believe we do again this year,” he said. “We have experienced guys back there like [Jake] Gardiner, Ramage, and [Justin] Schultz. They just have to play well and the forwards need to back check, help us out, block a lot of shots and I think we’ll be fine.”

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Following the Badger’s (0-31 Big Ten, 2-11-2 overall) 2-0 shutout of UW-Milwaukee Wednesday night, Wisconsin head coach John Trask had this prediction for Saturday night’s match at No. 25 Ohio State. “We’re gonna knock ‘em off like the football team did.” To defeat the Buckeyes (2-20, 8-5-2), the Badgers will have to conjure at least a little bit of the magic the football had when they took down then-No. 1 Ohio State at Camp Randall Stadium. Although Wisconsin is brimming with confidence after its first victory in nearly two months, the Buckeyes present a much bigger challenge than the Panthers did. Senior forward Bryan Gerster, who tallied two assists against Milwaukee, hopes Wisconsin can ride the momentum from Wednesday’s victory and steal a win at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “We always play well against Ohio State, so hopefully we can carry this momentum into there,” Gerster said. “I think we’re going to come out pretty good against Ohio State.” The Buckeyes have plenty of firepower and are capable of ending Wisconsin’s bid to double their shut-

out streak. Senior Konrad Warzycha leads Ohio State with 12 points off six goals, and he is complemented by sophomores midfielders Chris Hegngi and Austin McAnena, who both have nine points on three goals and three assists. Knowing the Buckeyes have an abundance of offensive weapons, Gerster says the team has to buckle down on defense. “We need to clean up the mistakes in the back,” Gerster said. “With the shifted formation we still have a lot to learn back there.” Freshman Nick Janus, who scored his first collegiate goal Wednesday against the Panthers, said the team’s defense will continue to improve with time and progressive adjustment to the 4-4-2 formation. But while the defensive side of the ball has struggled for the most part with the new formation, the offense has transformed from a liability into a juggernaut, scoring more goals in the past three games (eight) than it had the previous 12 (seven). Gerster said the formation change has caught a lot of opponents off guard. “On the scouting report it says

we are in a 4-5-1, so a lot of teams haven’t seen the new formation and aren’t prepared for that,” Gerster said. Following their road trip to Ohio State, Wisconsin will return to Madison to host the University of Illinois-Chicago on November 3rd at the McClimon Complex.

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Badger defensive end J.J. Watt might be a fearless player on the field, but when it comes to horror flicks he’s just about as scared as Terrelle Pryor when... well, when seeing J.J. Watt coming at him.

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recruiting from page 8 peril, they are now flooding college coaches with new opportunities to suddenly and immediately change the competitive abilities of their program with one letter of intent. If the new policy was exposing wayward-thinking high school seniors to the value of higher education, I would be all for it. However the reality is that the new rules are flooding college basketball with young players who ignore the student side of student-athlete and simply spend a year wandering in the world of college basketball, still intent on preparing for the draft and having the goal of an NCAA championship in their minds only as a secondary thought. As for the chance to get a fully-subsidized college degree? Forget it, too much effort. And amidst all this, let’s not forget that they are taking up a scholarship that could have just as easily been used to fund the education of someone who truly wanted to pursue knowledge and not just a lottery pick. Even more troubling than the ignorance of academics in the collegiate basketball expe-

rience is the way in which these so-called “one and done” recruits have brought the evils of the NBA and of professional sports free agency as a whole into the recruitment process. Today’s recruit is no less laden with perks than LeBron James

As for the chance to get a fully-subsidized college degree? Forget it, too much effort.

was this past summer. Just as teams flocked to Cleveland on LeBron’s terms, coaches flock to communities across the country promising every possible benefit in the hopes of getting that blue chip signature. And while the majority of the promised benefits remain within the confines of NCAA regulations, more and more recruits are finding themselves flooded with monetary promises, only getting around NCAA investigation through the use of the modern American Amateur Union coach. This is where the NCAA has

tried to step in and is where they truly should be focusing their enforcement attention. Nicer dorms, better class schedules, higher food stipends— these are merely the benefits a collegiate athlete should have in return for their providing the university with positive attention and increased revenue. Payment in the form of cash or promises of goods such as cars, homes and other luxury goods should be the perks of being a professional athlete, not a student-athlete. The growing influence of AAU “coaches” in gaining their players direct access to these goods is endangering NCAA athletics’ survival as a bastion of pure amateur athletic competition. Sure, the popularity of collegiate athletics necessitates the growth of a business component to men’s basketball. That said, we must stop the growth of this “business” within collegiate athletics before we lose the distinction between the Final Four and the NBA finals. Should Wisconsin recruit more “one-and-done” players, or is Bo Ryan doing just fine? Is the NBA hurting the sport by forcing players to go through one year of college? E-mail your thoughts to max.sternberg@yahoo.com.

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Lines between collegiate, pro levels blurred with recruiting

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Looking for success at home, team faces set against Wolverines and Spartans at Field House By Stephanie Richter the daily cardinal

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n today’s two primary collegiate revenue sports, the concept of recruiting a team of top players suited to the individual campus and team is a thing of the past. Instead, recruiting has morphed into a process in which the nation’s “top” players run programs through what is in essence an auction for their services, with the highest bidder receiving that all-important letter of intent and the accompanying press release boasting the victory. Rather than being treated as prospective student-athletes, top high school football and basketball players are being treated in a fashion no different than a free agent is treated in professional sports. As a result, the programs which have not only the incentive to try and elude NCAA investigators, but also the resources to do so, are the programs that ultimately get the top recruits. No longer is recruiting about schools finding the right players and players finding the rights schools. Instead, it’s all about placing the bids necessary to get the names.

Here in Madison, we should take pride in the way in which our men’s basketball program has consistently taken the high road in recruiting.

That said, successful programs have gone about the process the right way. Here in Madison, we should take pride in the way in which our men’s basketball program has consistently taken the high road in recruiting. The team and head coach Bo Ryan has sacrificed the chance at that one blue chip recruit in favor of putting together a team of talented individuals willing to put in the effort and make the necessary commitment in order to put a winning product out on the court. While the resume of success is clear throughout Ryan’s tenure at the top of the program, one thing that is notably absent is the presence of the so-called “one and done” player. In Madison, Ryan sees his team as being composed of players who are students first and athletes second. Graduation is a goal on par with an NCAA championship and class is every bit as important as practice. Unfortunately, this is a philosophy on the decline. Perhaps this idea is aided by the NBA’s addition of a 19-year-old age limit, requiring high school seniors to wait a year before entering the draft. (Although more and more are choosing Europe, the reality is that most are opting for the “one and done” college experience.) Whereas many of the top high school players had previously just acknowledged reality and jumped straight for their future in the NBA at their own recruiting page 7

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Sophomore John Ramage has been the core of a young Wisconsin defensive unit that has allowed an average of just two goals per game through six contests this season.

Wisconsin to open WCHA home slate By Ryan Evans the daily cardinal

The No. 18 Wisconsin men’s hockey team (3-2-1) returns home this weekend to square off against WCHA conference rival Michigan Tech (3-0-2). The Badgers will be looking for their first win in conference play after failing to come away with a victory last weekend against Denver. Following an admittedly poor showing on Friday against the Pioneers, the Badgers players and coaches believe there is a lot they can build off of from their Saturday performance, despite only coming away with a tie. “We came out flat on Friday,” freshman forward Mark Zengerle said. “We didn’t have our best performance but we like what we were able to do on Saturday. We probably should have won that game, but we had team highs in blocked shots and hits, and the preparation and energy were there so we have to build off of that.” Michigan Tech comes into Madison this weekend, and the Badgers will be seeing a

much different Huskies team from the one they swept the season series from last season, outscoring them 24-6 in the process. The Huskies have been one of the biggest surprises in college hockey this year, and come into this weekend’s series with an undefeated record. Boasting a prolific offensive attack that is averaging almost five goals per game. “They have a new year, new life, new attitude, and are believing in themselves right now,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “Their power play is second in the country, penalty kill is in the high 80s, and they score around five goals a game.” “They are a big team and they come after you,” he added. “They like to position guys at the front of the net so we need to try to block them out from getting to the front of the net. They are a pretty simple team, they get the puck back and they try to get it to the net. A lot of their goals have been rebounds and stuff like that.” huskies page 7

Women’s Hockey

Unbeaten Badgers hope to avoid letdown against MSU By Nico Savidge the daily Cardinal

The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team welcomed No. 10 Ohio State to the Kohl Center last weekend, and next weekend it will travel to Minnesota to take on the No. 6 Gophers. Between those two series, the Badgers will finish their eightgame season-opening homestand with a pair of games against Minnesota State, an unremarkable 2-3-1 squad still struggling to move up from the lower rungs of the WCHA ladder. So after a pair of high-energy wins over the Buckeyes and the Border Battle looming, it is fair to ask if the Wisconsin team that takes the ice Friday and Saturday afternoons will lack the energy it had a week ago or will have a week from now. Senior forward Meghan Duggan, however, said given the big upsets in the conference so far— including one last weekend when Minnesota State defeated No. 8 North Dakota— the Badgers will not take the Mavericks lightly. “Anyone’s going to be hungry this early

in the season,” Duggan said. “There’s been upsets in the league already, there’s been people beating teams that people aren’t expecting.” Head coach Mark Johnson and sophomore goaltender Becca Ruegsegger both said the series against top-10 teams, with Mankato in between them, will not be an issue. “I haven’t even thought about Minnesota,” Johnson said. “If we’re playing Friday we need to focus on Friday,” Ruegsegger said. “If we’re playing on Saturday we’re focusing on Saturday.” Johnson said the Mavericks’ 4-2 victory over the Sioux shows not only their skill as a team but the parity throughout the WCHA. “That gets your attention,” he said. “They’re capable of beating anybody on a given night. That’s sort of what we’ve become as a league.” As long as Wisconsin’s offense keeps producing at the pace it has, however, the Badgers shouldn’t have much difficulty mavericks page 7

The Badger volleyball team (2-8 Big Ten, 13-8 overall) will take on Michigan State (3-7, 11-10) and No. 15 Michigan (8-2, 19-3) this weekend. Wisconsin’s seniors have been stepping it up this season, as outside hitter Allison Wack was named Big Ten Player of the Week after her impressive performances of back-to-back 20-plus kill matches. “She’s strong, she’s got great shots and she really has been picking up her defense, which I think has also helped her offense,” head coach Pete Waite said. Senior libero Kim Kuzma needs just six digs to move into third on the UW career digs list. Kuzma has contributed doubledigit digs in 20 of 21 matches this season. Defense has been a key for the Badgers lately, as five players recorded double-digit digs at Iowa last weekend, totaling a season-high 85 digs. Freshman defensive specialist/outside hitter Annemarie Hickey has improved greatly so far. She doesn’t just put up impressive numbers in assists—she averages 10.44 per set—but also contributes 3.28 digs per set. Michigan State is coming off a weekend of two losses, falling to Purdue and Indiana. MSU Senior outside hitter Megan Schatzle, who contributes 2.96 kills per set, leads the team. The Badgers will have to look out for senior defensive specialist Allyson Karaba, who leads MSU in digs. The Badgers fell 3-2 to the Spartans earlier this season. The No. 15 Michigan Wolverines are coming off of a split weekend, falling to Indiana and winning against Purdue. The Wolverines are led by junior outside hitter Alex Hunt, who is third in the Big Ten with .46 aces per set and averages 4.41 kills per set. The Badgers are going to have to hit around Michigan’s blocking force, as freshman middle blocker Jennifer Cross leads the team with 1.11 blocks per set. Earlier this year, the Wolverines came out on top as the Badgers fell 3-0 in Ann Arbor. Additionally Friday night’s game against Michigan State is Breast Cancer Awareness Night and all fans in pink will receive $1 admission. Saturday night’s game against Michigan is Costume Night and the fan with the best costume has a chance to win a $150 gift card to Best Buy.

Tolzien honored as NFF Scholar-Athlete Senior quarterback Scott Tolzien has been named one of just 16 scholar athletes across the country by the National Football Foundation. Tolzien is only the fifth Badger ever to receive the award, the last since Joe Thomas in 2006. The selection was made based on a pool of 121 nominees from across the country in both the NCAA and NAIA. In order to qualify for the award, canidates must show strong academic standings—at least a 3.2 GPA— excel on the field and demonstrate exemplary community and service involvement. Tolzien, who has made the dean’s list on six occasions, holds a 3.5 GPA in consumer sciences, and TOLZIEN was recently highlighted by ESPN for his friendship with young cancer patient Jaxson Hinkens. The Rolling Meadows, Ill. native will receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship and is now a candidate for the William V. Campbell Trophy, awarded to the best scholar-athlete in the country each year. —Mark Bennett