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Neighbors show Badger game concern UW says students need to be respectful football fans; alums, attendees complain Julia Skulstad News Reporter With a large influx of fans flocking to the city for game day this year, the issue of fan behavior and the resulting noise has become a cause for concern for Madison residents.

In a email from Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez and Badger football coach Bret Bielema Thursday, students were reprimanded for vulgar language at football games.

According to the email, the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department has received a number of complaints from game day attendees who said student chants such as the popular student section rivalry “fuck you, eat shit” were inappropriate for the Camp Randall atmosphere.

“The vulgar profanity the students chant back and forth to one another for amusement inside the stadium is simply pathetic,” a quote in the email said. “I expected much more from the Wisconsin program.”

While no direct actions to stop the profanity were indicated, Alvarez and Bielema emphasized students should focus on representing their university in a positive light.

The University of Wisconsin Police

Department has also been receiving complaints about this year’s new Badgerville tailgate in the hours before home games.

The tailgate, which neighbors Camp Randall, opens two and a half hours before each Badger football game and receives a steady flow of fans of all ages, according to UWPD Sgt. Aaron Chapin.

This close proximity has caused several noise complaints for nearby Madison residents, Chapin said.

Chapin said the police department receives complaints for each game every year and stressed UWPD works carefully with residential associations and neighborhoods surrounding Camp Randall stadium to address the concerns.

Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney said he believed the Athletic Department has worked hard to build a healthy relationship with the Camp Randall neighborhood.

Sweeney met with City

Council members to address the noise complaints. He expressed the meeting was a positive exchange between University Relations and city representatives.

He said this constructive exchange was an example of how the Athletic Department works with the Madison community. “[I] strongly believe the Athletic Department does care about having good relationships with neighborhoods,” Sweeney

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Election shows long wait times Andrea Choi News Reporter A mock election conducted by the Madison City Clerk’s Office Tuesday intended to test out the effects of the voter ID bill found voters would have to wait significantly longer to cast their ballots, which some city officials said could turn voters away from the polls.

According to a statement from the City Clerk’s office, nine election officials and 154 voters participated in the mock election.

When two Election Officials were at the poll book, the average amount of time each voter had to wait in line was approximately four minutes, the statement said.

With the addition of a third official, the average waiting time was shortened to one minute and 18 seconds per voter.

Splitting the pool book alphabetically into A-L and M-Z also reduced the waiting time to one minute and six seconds times the number of voters waiting in line, according to the statement.

City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl said longer

waiting time might bring logistical problems to voters.

“We’ve had people tell us that they will never miss an election again, so I think there is a lot of interest in voting, and people want to make sure that they can vote,” Witzel-Behl said.

“But there are also many logistic problems that may come into effect. People may not have a lot of time to wait before they go to work. Some people may also have things to do like picking up their children from day care.”

She said adding a third official helped but would not make the line move a lot faster than it used to be in the past.

“For example, you will have to wait for 32 minutes when there are 30 people in line,” she said. “When you think about it, that isn’t really a lot of people. Every second adds up when it takes time to pick out your ID and to reach the poll book.”

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said city officials were looking for any strategies to shorten the waiting time.

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Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers said students needed to take more responsibility in contributing positively to the Mifflin Street Block Party and should be held accountable for their actions.

Mifflin to require accountability Kailey Duff y News Reporter Members of a city association met Thursday night to begin the preliminary discussions for this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party.

Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers attended the Mifflin Neighborhood Association meeting to discuss the involvement

Gettin’ dizzy Teams of students participated in the annual Badger Games Thursday at the McClain Center. This year’s event featured competitive events such as Tug of War, Dizzy Izzy and two games that made their debut Thursday.

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of students in the development of this year’s annual party.

She said ASM has been working to receive student feedback regarding last year’s event and how the event should be changed for this spring. At last year’s block party, there were multiple stabbing incidents and sexual assaults that initially led Mayor Paul Soglin to say he would consider ending the decades-long historical

event.

As such, Somers said students need to have a bigger commitment in the event to ensure it can still take place.

“We definitely would like to see a conversation between students and you as residents of Mifflin,” she said.

She said ASM has met with Madison Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf to discuss the issue of alcohol and public

intoxication, which is considered one of the causing factors in last year’s violence.

A survey is also being developed to ask how safe students feel about Mifflin and what changes they would like to see, she said.

“We are planning to email the survey, but we know that campus emails aren’t read very often,” Somers said. “I’m hoping

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DOJ proposes time requisite for concealed carry training Adrianna Viswanatha News Reporter A proposed change to the concealed carry law that would require a four-hour training period before a Wisconsin resident could obtain a concealed carry permit is causing contention between Republican and Democratic leaders.

Rep. Evan Wynn, R-Whitewater, said he believes the fourhour training period, proposed by the Department of Justice, is the wrong way to determine weapon proficiency.

“In the military you train to standard, not to time,” Wynn said.

“Training focuses on performing tasks to standard. You train for mastery.”

Wynn, who served 22 years in the military, said he is ultimately in support of no training requirement or permits at all to carry concealed weapons.

However, he said if DOJ wants training, it should figure out the minimum standard for

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training, not just a time measurement, and apply that.

DOJ spokesperson Dana Brueck said the law does not specifically call for any test of proficiency with firearms.

“Training focuses on performing tasks to standard.

You train for mastery.”

Rep. Evan Wynn

R-Whitewater

“Based on our research, the consensus view of those who provide training seems to be that four hours is the minimum amount of time needed to conduct the most basic level of firearm safety training,” Brueck said.

Those who can provide this firearm training, according to DOJ, include instructors in hunter education programs, training programs in law enforcement agencies, state training programs

and instructors who are certified by the department, among others.

Wynn said he is in favor of constitutional carry and would support concealed weapons in public offices and on university campuses.

He said requiring training and permits for concealed weapons is a limit to people’s constitutional right.

Wynn referenced an incident that took place earlier this year at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in which a woman who was a firearm permit holder was not allowed to have her weapon on campus and was raped later that day. Wynn said concealed carry on campus is a means of defense.

Some members of the parties are at odds not over the content of the law and its new proposed rules, but over its timing.

Graeme Zielinski, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of

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Despite the recent passage of a state-wide concealed carry law, the city attorney’s office announced this week it will continue to allow Madison Metro to implement its long-standing policy of prohibiting weapons on buses.

While Gov. Scott Walker officially signed concealed carry into law earlier this summer and it will go into effect Nov. 1, City Attorney Michael May said the law will have no effect on Madison Metro’s prior policies.

“The question for us was whether this change in the law required them to change [their policy],” he said. “Our analysis was that it did not.”

Rick Rusch, Madison Metro’s spokesperson, said

he did not anticipate any issues with keeping up the company’s old policy.

“When concealed carry was introduced, some thought that we might have to change this policy,” he said. “As our city attorneys have researched, [it] won’t apply to transit vehicles.”

He said if any issues were to arise, Metro would work with authorities to resolve them. He said customer safety was the company’s “utmost concern.”

May further explained the rationale behind his conclusions, saying the decision was ultimately left to the company itself.

“Our conclusion was that the law did not require the owner of a vehicle … to allow somebody into their vehicle carrying a weapon,” he said.

He said Eau Claire’s city attorney had conducted

similar research and found the same conclusions.

Madison Metro and the city attorney’s office received support in their analysis from the

“Our conclusion was that the law did not require the owner of a vehicle ... to allow somebody into their vehicle carrying a weapon.”

Michael May City Attorney

Wisconsin Department of Justice, May said.

Because Madison Metro’s policy was been put into place long ago, May said the company itself had no plans of altering it.

“They’ve always had an internal policy that weapons are not allowed on city buses,” he said.

“They are continuing their existing policy.”

May was uncertain about how some aspects of concealed carry would fare once it went into effect. He said there is a possibility that some decisions regarding it may be challenged.

“I think that as the law goes into effect you’re probably going to see quite a bit of litigation over what it means and how to implement it,” he said. “I don’t think it was particularly well drafted.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, had little concern about this decision in particular being challenged.

He said he and other alders were unanimous about these aspects of concealed carry.

“I think it’s fair to say that the city government is doing everything we can do mitigate the impact of the new law by adopting various ordinances restricting concealed carry to the greatest possible extent that we can,” he said.

Data from the engineering department estimated that new signage prohibiting weapons and firearms in city buildings would cost around $5,000, May said.

Rusch noted signs will also be required at transfer points and in bus shelters.

He said this was not an unanticipated expense.

“It’s something that is a routine purchase for us,” he said. “It’ll just be a standard charge.”

He said Metro has specific rules about its policy outlined in the ride guide and on its website.

MCSC denied additional funding, budget extension Selby Rodriguez Campus Editor Members of student government deliberated over two budgetary issues for the Multicultural Student Center, as well as denied eligibility for an organization that had previously violated policy during a meeting Thursday night.

Rebecca Pons, a representative from MCSC, spoke during open forum to request a motion to put a budget alteration for the MCSC on Thursday’s agenda.

The alteration request amounted to an additional $5,500 on top of the organization’s current budget of $220,586.88.

Pons said this increase was necessary to provide salaries and accommodations for the MCSC’s trainers.

Pons also pointed out that in the Associated Students of Madison bylaws, it is not within SSFC’s jurisdiction to deny budget alterations. SSFC can only approve them, she said.

Representative Cale Plamann disagreed,

stating that when SSFC members do not approve budget alterations, these alterations are denied.

SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart emphasized the committee’s need to remain consistent, citing a policy that organizations are not allowed to change budgets after approval.

“I have remained consistent in this policy with every other group, and it is not fair for me to change this policy for MCSC,” she said.

Neibart also pointed out that according to the MCSC budget application submitted last year, alumni coming in as trainers were listed as not being paid. She stressed SSFC must hold the organization to what was previously approved.

The committee denied the motion.

Members also deliberated on the MCSC’s request for its budget deadline to be moved after its eligibility hearing Oct. 17.

SSFC Vice Chair Chase Wilson said the initial budget is important as it enables the organization to determine how it is

spending the hours and direct services being provided.

SSFC Secretary Ellie Bruecker agreed, stating it would be incredibly difficult to speak on direct services during an eligibility hearing without a finalized budget.

“I will be at complete loss how they would figure out the direct services if they have not figured out their budget,” she said.

Neibart emphasized the need for consistency, stating that if an organization does not meet its budget deadline, it is not allowed an eligibility hearing.

The majority of council agreed, adding it is unfair to make an extension for this one organization when there are other groups seeking eligibility.

The extension was denied, and MCSC’s budget will be due Oct. 17.

SSFC representatives also made two eligibility decisions during Thursday night’s meeting, following Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow and the Legal Information Center’s hearings Monday.

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MCSC representative Rebecca Pons said the group needed an additional $5,500 on top of the group’s current budget of more than $200,000. The request was denied, and the group’s deadline was kept as is.

Having not returned equipment on time on Nov. 20, 2009, and thus constituting an intentional policy violation, CFACT has been denied eligibility for the past two years.

CFACT President Joshua Smith said this should not be taken into consideration when deciding the group’s eligibility and that it should be based solely on the group’s application.

Wilson stressed the policy violation was intentional, and since it has only been two-years since the original violation, the group should not receive funding.

CFACT was denied eligibility by a vote of 9-1.

The Legal Information Center ’s eligibility was approved by a vote of 9-0.

-Reporter Izarin Izhar conributed to this report.

State considers altering primary, absentee votes Grant Hermes News Reporter The Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate are working toward a compromise in an effort to pass a bill that would move fall primary elections back and change state policy on email absentee ballots for those serving overseas.

The bill would move the state’s fall primary election from the second Tuesday in September to the second Tuesday in August so Wisconsin residents fighting or working overseas could send their votes home to be counted on time, Government Accountability Board spokesperson Reid Magney said.

Senator Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, authored the bill early last spring

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He added that as issues arise, the Athletic Department would take care to address them immediately.

Sweeney said he encourages people to walk through Badgerville, which he described as a family-friendly environment.

Chapin also said he believes Badgerville uses its space well to create better game-day

in a response to the Federal Military and Overseas Empowerment Act passed in February, she said. It was passed through the Senate in June.

Attached to the bill is a provision that would change the current email absentee ballot law, Magney said.

Magney said the old law required clerks to send email absentee ballots to overseas voters but did not require them to be sent to absentee voters at home. The new law, passed with the voter ID law, required clerks to send email ballots to all who requested them.

“Not every clerk in the state has email,” Magney said. “There are between 100 and 200 municipal clerks who do not have the ability to send people email ballots because of

experiences.

The Badgerville tailgate is a recent addition to game day tradition and was formed by the Athletic Department as a source of entertainment and food for football fans of all ages, according to a September UW statement.

Chapin acknowledged a lot of time was spent in putting together the tailgate, which he described as a “good experience for Badger fans.” “[Badgerville] is

this.”

The law proposed with the bill in the assembly now would reverse the most recent law back to clerk discretion email absentee ballots for instate voters, Magney said.

“I want uniformity.

Everyone should be treated equally under this law.”

Sen. Mary Lazich R-New Berlin

The only part that would not change is that voters would still have to return email ballots by mail or in-person, he said.

Lazich said she was adamant about making

something the Athletic Department put much thought behind as an opportunity for fans to be involved,” he said.

Chapin said UWPD was doing its best to address the complaints without impacting the tailgate.

Chapin added this year has been better than past with fewer behavior complaints resulting from Badger football games.

He attributed this shift to the Athletic Department’s strict policy regarding behavior at games.

the law constitutional and fair.

“I wanted uniformity.

Everyone should be treated equally under this law,” she said.

She said as of now there has not been any real partisan divide regarding whether or not to pass the bill.

The email absentee ballot provision is not a part of the Senate proposed bill, Lazee said. The absentee voter provision was included by the state assembly as a part of the bill undergoing deliberation.

Magney said he has not heard of any opposition from either party or legislative body.

However, he said GAB has not yet been asked by the state to make a formal opinion in regards to the new bill and whether it would be admissible

CONCEALED, from 1 Wisconsin, said this bill should not be such a big concern at the present time. He said there are far more pressing issues for Wisconsinites today than firearm laws, particularly in the job market.

Though a gun owner himself, Zielinski said this is a not a time to be focused on issues like firearm laws.

“The Legislature has totally dropped the ball

under current statutes.

The state Legislature was also visited by federal members of the Department of Defense earlier this week. The members were urging the Assembly to pass the bill to allow Wisconsin residents overseas to comply with military ordinances.

Julie Laundrie, spokesperson for Sen. Jon Erpenhach, D-Middleton, said it would be unwise for members of either party to be against the bill.

“It really would be in the best interest of everyone in the Legislature to pass this bill. I’m sure there will be resolutions,” Laundrie said.

Majority Senate leader Fitzgerald’s office was unable to comment on the bill.

on jobs,” Zielinski said.

Brueck said the final draft of emergency rules for concealed carry was sent to Walker ’s office last Friday morning and is awaiting his approval before it is put into effect.

Brueck said Wisconsinites can start applying for concealed carry permits Nov. 1, and applications will be submitted to the DOJ. The applications must include proof of firearm training.

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ELECTION from 1 “I really hope that the longer waiting time won’t lower the turnout rate, but we know that it is one of the consequences,” he

said. “We are trying to be as efficient as possible.

We will look for strategies particularly on campus and make sure that there will not be any confusion about the voting

process.”

A second mock election is coming up this fall on campus, and this time the voter registration process will be included, WitzelBehl said.

MOCK ELECTION RESULTS Three election officials at table

1:18 in line per person 1:02 at poll book

Two election officials manning

4:00 in line

per person 1:16 at poll book

Splitting books into A-L, M-Z

1:06 in line per person 0:46 at poll book

ID checked at door

1:05 in line per person 0:38 at poll book

MIFFLIN, from 1 as we advertise this that [students] will want to come forward and be more involved.”

Because students are the primary attendees, members feel they should be responsible for their actions during the event, association member Peggy LeMahieu said.

Somers agreed students should play a heavier role in the aftermath of the event.

“I definitely understand the accountability,” Somers said. “The future of [Mifflin] depends on the students.”

Following the discussion of the Mifflin Street Block Party, the association moved to talk of a potential high rise in downtown Madison.

Scott Faust and Ron Fedler, both Madison real estate developers, spoke about the progress of their

high-rise plans.

The city of Madison has wanted to construct a new city park on the block between West Johnson and Dayton, which is also where Faust hopes to build the new high rise.

City planners have heard Faust and Fedler’s appeal and are discussing other potential areas to construct the park, Faust said.

Faust is proposing a five to six story high-rise with 84 units and 176 bedrooms.

“We would like to break ground by next August,” Faust said. “We are still trying to get it approved through the new zoning.”

Fedler said he would like to construct a 12 story highrise downtown, but not until the conditions are right.

In order for Faust to make a formal submission to the city for development of the high-rise, he would need

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the Mifflin Neighborhood Association to pass a 60day waiver. Otherwise, his formal submission would be put on hold until Nov. 27.

Granting the pass would allow Faust’s proposal to go before the city officials sooner rather than later.

“The practicality of it is that they want to build,” association member Dory Christiansen said. “To me, the 60-day waiver is a nobrainer.”

Still, LeMahieu said the area is being overbuilt with student housing.

“I’ve got almost 2000 apartment units, and I don’t have one vacancy in downtown Madison,” Fedler said in response.

The Association passed the waiver on the condition that more neighborhood and Steering Committee meetings are held regarding the high rise.

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POINTCounterpoint

Eat shit? Fuck you!

Carolyn Briggs Managing Editor

Allegra Dimperio Editorial Page Editor

ESFU chant is part of UW game day. If parents don’t like it, they shouldn’t bring their kids to football games.

Cutting the ESFU chant small price to pay for alumni donations. There is plenty of time to scream at tailgates.

POINT: Sorry, University of Wisconsin Athletics, but I don’t think an email is going to stop your least favorite cheer.

Especially one that makes largely banal and easily refutable points.

Let’s take them one at a time.

Children under 18 should not be subjected to vulgarity at a football game.

Story time: I went to a Packers vs. Bears game at Soldier Field when I was 12 and got called an asshole by a man at least as old as my dad.

That’s kind of part of the deal when you show up for games. And language is by no means the most destructive thing you can observe during America’s favorite sport.

From sexualized cheerleaders at both the college and pro level to fans beating the shit out of each other as part of some weird Californian ritual, football has never been an entirely wholesome pastime.

Even the sport itself hinges on violence — how many times per game do you shout, “Hit him!” at the top of your lungs?

Aside from the ridiculous notion that football is made for children, there is also a flaw in the idea that our football stadium is the

COUNTERPOINT: At UW, school spirit is something we wear with pride. We dutifully don red, sell out the student section at games and post pictures of ourselves with Bucky on facebook. Yes, we love our Badgers, as long as we’re belligerent.

I hate to break it to everyone, but getting up at 7 am to be wasted at the game by 9 is not a typical “U Rah Rah.” While partying is an essential part of game day, flocking to the student section to drunkenly scream obscenities at the other team and each other is not something to be proud of.

While most students rolled their eyes at the email from Barry Alvarez and Bret Bielema (if they read it at all), the coaches did have a point: Slinging f-bombs makes us look bad. However, the coaches erred in thinking anyone in the student section would care.

For most game goers, the ESFU chant is a staple, right up there with “Jump Around” and “Sweet Caroline.” The call and response slips off the tongue as naturally as the word “asshole” for any non-Badger fan

place where Madison’s children are being corrupted. Let your kids walk anywhere downtown, send them to public school, hell, just turn on your television and you can hear phrases worse than eat shit and fuck you. At least at a football game you’re sitting next to them and you can tell them not to repeat what they’re hearing.

TV cameras have to be removed from the student section every time we begin.

If UW wants to stop our shouting, they’ll have to be a hell of a lot more convincing than they were in yesterday’s email.

Have you ever watched a college football game on television? If you have you’ll have noticed shots of the student section occur very occasionally, usually at the very end or beginning of a commercial break.

ESFU tends to happen once, maybe twice per game, and it doesn’t last longer than a minute or two. This lost footage due to vulgar cheers is not critical. Don’t try to sell it as otherwise.

Madison and Camp

Randall are seen as unwelcoming and classless because of ESFU and other profane cheers.

There is a lot more that makes a game experience than two minutes of profanity.

Certainly there will be a few people who these moments stick with, but for the most part people remember the friendly banter during tailgates, the level of excitement Badger fans show both in and out of the stadium and the incredible marching band/mascot shows/ countless other game time traditions. These are the reasons Madison has consistently been rated one of the best places to see a game, even with ESFU. Do I love ESFU? Do I really get my rocks off by telling people they fucked up? Of course not. Frankly, I could take or leave the cheers.

But I do not think students are hurting the university’s reputation in any way by continuing their rowdy behavior. If UW wants to stop our shouting, they’ll have to be a hell of a lot more convincing than they were in yesterday’s email.

Carolyn Briggs (cbriggs@badgerherald. com) is a senior majoring in English.

dumb enough to be in the student section.

There is nothing wrong with using profanity in daily speech, but in the student section, we don’t just say it, we scream it.

We scream it so the other team can hear us. We scream it so the fans way up in section AA can hear us. We scream it so loud ESPN has to get cameras out of the student section.

And for those who don’t like it, we say fuck you.

What the student

To be blunt, we can’t afford to piss off alumni simply because we like our vulgar little cheer. section often forgets is that it makes up a small percentage of fans in Camp Randall and an even smaller percentage of viewers nationwide. Yes, the Badgers are “our” team, but our game day actions and words travel well beyond campus.

So sure, shaming fans into cleaner language for the sake of children seems laughable, but avoiding four letter words for donors is a much more serious

issue.

While current students pay tuition, it is alumni who donate money to the football program. Without their support, our cherished football team may not be the Big 10 darling it is today. As loath as we are to admit, the football program brings both money and students to this school.

To be blunt, we can’t afford to piss alumni off simply because we like our vulgar little cheer.

Both UW and alumni have largely turned a blind eye to game antics, punishing only those drunk and disorderly beyond accepted game day norms. Requesting students refrain from screaming a profane chant that, frankly, is pretty weak as chants go is not too much to ask.

If we truly want to support our Badgers, embarrassing them in front of a national audience on game day is not the way to do it. So save the ESFU for the tailgate; the football team says it well enough with its winning touchdowns.

Allegra Dimperio (adimperio@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in journalism.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Hey Cardinalistas, as I’m sure you’ve heard over the past week, our annual flag football matchup against the Herald is THIS FRIDAY at Vilas Park. Wait, sorry, that should read “our annual flag football clinic, in which we school those Herald punks in football like we school them in journalism erreday, is THIS FRIDAY at Vilas Park.

-Daily Cardinal All Staff Email Twice a year, this university’s dueling newspapers take it out of their newsrooms and onto the sports field, battling for glory — that’s the idea anyways. The annual softball and football games usually involve the sports writers and other brave souls from both papers chasing each other in alcohol-induced rages, itching to be able to gloat for the next year. The game does not begin when the whistle blows, however, and there is a certain ceremony in the pre-game preparations. This year, an anonymous source sent us the DC’s attempt to rally the troops. If the email predicts their skill on the field, the caps-laden message with questionable spelling guarantees another Herald victory.

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

New diversity policies now in effect The Associated Press Style guide is no longer king at The Badger Herald when it comes to writing about diversity. Effective today, our editors now rely on the News Watch Diversity Style Guide.

The guide outlines rules on everything from how to refer to a person with a disability to the difference between “Mexican American” and “Chicano/a.”

It has its weaknesses, including some omissions and vague descriptions, but it is also extremely

thorough in areas the AP Style Guide falls short. We will continue to expand on it with our own custom style when need be.

A lot of big names are behind the News Watch Guide, including the national journalism associations of many marginalized groups and copy editors from major newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal.

Equally as important, meetings with University of Wisconsin student and administrative leaders resulted in positive

endorsements of the guidelines.

The guide also reflects a long overdue change in Herald policy: When it is relevant, sources will now be asked to self-describe.

This is not a matter of political correctness, but an affirmation of the nuance of identity. Someone may be homosexual, but he or she may draw a richer meaning from the selfaffixed label of “gay” or “queer.” The words “deaf” and “Deaf” are not the same.

We recognize some terms

will be new to readers, and as a result will affix a note to explain words when need be. This is a deliberate means to push what we consider a progressive agenda, but also an acknowledgment of the traditional journalism value of communicating in a way that is understandable to all. We are still a newspaper read by tens of thousands of people a day, and we will continue to respect that.

There will still be times when physical descriptions or broad terms are

necessary, and there will be many more times where we rely on our new style.

There will also be times we mess up.

As we navigate between these times, help us by contributing your own knowledge. If you have feedback on the News Watch Style Guide or our policy of self-description, please email me at sbrewster@badgerherald. com or comment online.

Sincerely, Signe Brewster

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What? You still don’t get it? Come, on, really? It’s not calculus or anything. Honestly, if you don’t know how to do a sudoku by now, you’ve probably got more issues than this newspaper.

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CONCERT PREVIEW Redamte’s volunteer-brewed espresso may be worth a shot Friday 8:30 p.m.

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Coffeehouse run by Christ faith group occupies secluded niche off State Street Kevin Kousha ArtsEtc. Reporter State Street does not need another coffee shop. It baffles most that the plethora that exist generally manage to stay in business and that they’re usually full. The area around this part of Madison clearly seems to house the café-going type, however, which keeps the businesses afloat.

Perhaps State Street does need another coffee shop, though. Of the ones on State Street, Steep and Brew provides the only espresso of consistent quality worth buying.

Not to mention that in many other cities, shots of espresso can run for as little as a fraction of a dollar, but in this part of Madison, they seldom dip under two.

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Redamte Coffee House, a coffee shop manned by the Journey Community Christian faith group, may be the last stop on students’ quest for the perfect dose of espresso. the area, worth nibbling on with the drink.

Redamte also offers a variety of breakfast items, sandwiches and the like that are also a good complement to a drink there.

Currently, Redamte’s seating area is completely open, a far cry from the nooks and crannies of other coffee shops.

Entering the place, one can see all the way to the back, with a few lone columns obstructing the view. At first, it makes the place seem alien, but it eventually feels more social.

Conversations aren’t restricted to cliques

of chairs huddled around tables, and people can’t hide in little depressions in the wall; but at the same time, someone could do his or her work uninterrupted. To some, it should prove a welcome change. The decoration is sparse, but the coffee house is currently looking for artists willing to contribute work.

The location makes it tucked away but not inconvenient, which many will appreciate.

While coffee shops directly on State draw a much more talkative crowd, dipping in for a quick cup, it’s hard to

find Redamte without looking for it. As such, it isn’t frequently full as most of the other cafés are, which makes it a nice potential hideaway for studying students.

Both on its surface and with deeper inspection, Redamte is a fairly unusual take on a café. Given its relative infancy, it already has the fundamentals to be a successful coffee shop.

Further on, it should be interesting to see how using volunteers and staying active in the community shapes the business, but for now, it’s worth a shot.

Third installments of Battlefield, COD shape up well for fall Andrew Lahr Herald Arcade Columnist We are often faced with big decisions during our lives. Boxers or briefs? White or whole wheat? Med School or McDonalds? These are all equally important decisions, but now, as fall rears its leafy head, a decision looms which dwarfs all others in importance. Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3?

In the gaming world, the first person shooter is king of the castle, and these two titles are at each other’s throats to wear the crown. So, how can we know which title to buy? We can’t. We can, however, take a look at the two games and their histories in order to make a decent pre-launch assessment.

COD Modern Warfare 2 single-handedly showed the world how a firstperson-shooter should be made. It’s the best-selling 360 game of all time, and for good reason.

Infinity Ward’s 2009

shooter boasted online gameplay that was almost too fun and addicting for its own good. Their weaponunlocks, kill-streak reward system and prestige mode kept gamers wanting more for months on end.

Everything just seemed to “work” with MWF 2.

So its sequel has to be a smash hit, right?

Wrong. Gaming behemoth Activision quickly sniffed out the immense success (and money) surrounding Modern Warfare in 2010 and subsequently bought Infinity Ward and its famed Call of Duty series.

This pissed off a lot of people, including half of the Infinity Ward team, causing them to leave the company following the announcement in what must have been an epic rage quit.

So, as many people don’t actually know, MWF 3 has been created with the experience of only half of its founding team.

Is this enough reason to not buy the game?

Probably not. From viewing gameplay videos of MWF 3, it does look as though there has been a lot of copying and pasting going on. The graphics look roughly identical, and the multiplayer seems to be basically the same old thing, with a few tweaks here and there to spice things up.

Certainly, this fall we won’t see the revolutionary and creative changes seen from Modern Warfare to Modern Warfare 2, but let’s get real here. It’s still Call of Duty, which in my and many others’ opinion is the greatest console shooter series of all time.

And even if it ends up being a re-hashed MWF 2, that’s a tough game to beat.

This is where Battlefield 3 hopes to change things.

I had the opportunity to play the beta for EA’s new Battlefield 3, and let me just say that all the hype over this game is well deserved. Clearly EA is trying its damndest to smash its way into the

shooter market, which Modern Warfare has a death grip on.

Although the beta was mind numbingly glitchy (as betas usually are), the game hooked me instantly. Drawing from the beta and other video

Clearly, EA is trying its damndest to smash its way into the shooter market, which Modern Warfare has a death grip on ... Although the beta was mind numbingly glitchy (as betas usually are), the game hooked me instantly. previews, it’s readily apparent that Battlefield took a few cues from Modern Warfare and incorporated them into its newest title, especially when it comes to ground combat. There is a lot of sprinting, crouching and

jumping over walls going on, but really, it’s the lack of emphasis on ground combat that makes Battlefield so unique.

Battlefield is all in all a completely different beast than COD. Everything is destructible, including walls, trees and … well pretty much anything that can physically explode. Players can get in helicopters, humvees, tanks and even fighter jets in the middle of a multiplayer match to dole out additional destruction in the most badass ways conceivable.

There aren’t any rewards for kill streaks like those seen in MWF 2, but the fact that you can simply hop in a chopper rather than have to get seven kills in a row for one makes up for this.

Graphically, Battlefield 3 takes the cake. Its new Frostbite engine puts Call of Duty’s ancient engine to shame (though Infinity Ward insists that MWF 3 will look noticeably better than 2).

So the question really comes down to: Do you buy Battlefield 3 Oct. 25,

or do you grind your teeth waiting for MWF 3, debuting Nov. 8? Here’s my advice for anyone on the fence. Battlefield 3 will probably be hit or miss for EA, though I’m guessing it will be more hit than miss.

If indeed Battlefield 3 is a smash hit, you’ll know within 24 hours at the least. If it fizzles, play Gears a few more weeks until COD comes out.

Or, if you’re a shooter connoisseur, buy both.

This is the route I plan on pursuing, and though I may need to commit a few small crimes to scrounge up the cash for two consecutive games, I think both games will offer their own distinct flare.

All things considered, both of these games are going to make for one hell of a holiday season, so stock up on Coke, Cheetos and beer because big games are near!

Andrew Lahr is a creative writing major by day, gamer by night. Email questions, comments and column ideas to aplahr@wisc.edu.

Grizzly Bear band member Chris Taylor bares all in interview Artist’s solo endeavor CANT to play at High Noon Saloon Sunday amid LP debut True Sam Berg ArtsEtc. Writer While most people have never heard the name Chris Taylor before now, Grizzly Bear definitely rings some bells in indie kids’ ears all over the country. Taylor gained prominence as bassist, back-up vocalist and producer of the hipster flagship’s last two records.

Last month he released his debut solo album, Dreams Come True, under the moniker CANT. The Badger Herald

managed to wake Taylor from a nap while on a driving trip through the Utah desert. He spared a few words his on his new solo project and his role as a producer.

Taylor ’s new release undoubtedly has a sound that is easy to mistake for the band that gave him a name in music.

Asked whether he made any effort to depart from Grizzly Bear ’s distinct sound, Taylor said, “No, not intentionally. Just more, you know; I’m one guy and they’re four guys, and if I was to do something that sounded like four guys with one guy, that would be — I don’t know — It’s not really possible.”

His solo pseudonym, CANT, brings to mind

either a contraction Taylor. He was vague on of “cannot,” or a slur the role of producers but for feminine genitalia. sure of their powerful role Ultimately, the creator of in recording music.

“Yeah, I mean you know. the name has as much a grasp on his stage name as It could go in any potential direction. anyone.

Those “Yeah, involved uh, I don’t even know. I ‘These questions [are] will shape didn’t really so fucking stupid that that direction,” think about there’s no way I can Taylor it too much. said.

I suppose I answer them without Taylor should have. also getting down to a It doesn’t similarly stupid level.’ stayed mum really mean regarding much of his anything,” goals in Taylor said of the elusive personal professional music. When meaning behind “CANT.” CANT’s close sonic asked whether there is relationship to Grizzly a sound he wants to be Bear ’s past two records is known for in the future, he uncanny. The one thing said, “Uh, no, I don’t really the three albums have in think about that.”

He does not make common is the producer,

music so that he can enjoy listening to it in the future.

“That’s not my goal,” he said. “You’re effectively pretty done with listening to it by the time it [the record] is out.”

His goals for himself as an artist are as unclear as his idea of his solo project. “[I’m] just making music because that’s what musicians do,” he said.

Critics have said some parts of Dreams Come True sound expensive. Taylor had little to say about the adjective he had never heard applied to music before.

“I am being fucked with,” Taylor said.

In true rocker fashion, Taylor ended the interview abruptly. He opined on his distaste when asked whether he would change

the name of a band if the genre changed.

“The thing about these questions is that they’re so fucking stupid that there’s no way I can answer them without also getting down to a similarly stupid level,” Taylor said of the interview.

Does the stupidity lie within the interviewee or interviewer? Decide for yourself: Composer Chris Taylor, the bassist of Grizzly Bear, will introduce his solo project, CANT, to Madison audiences by playing for the first time at the High Noon Saloon Sunday at 8 p.m. Bands Mirror Mirror and Blood Orange will be opening. Tickets are $12. For more information, call the High Noon Saloon at 608268-1122.

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Gentle Clowns ready to make Dirty Birds weep Herald ready to grace Cardinal with its presence, kick major ass Carl Golden Everybody’s Friend Drop your notepads, pens and recorders; close your Twitter feeds and shut off those laptops: it’s time for the dazzling and dapper men and women of the Badger Herald to dance with the wretched scalawags of the Daily Cardinal on the gridiron.

After experiencing three years of anguish on the football field, the Gentle Clowns made a breakthrough last year against their butt-ugly rival, burying the Dirty Birds in an 18-13 victory on the hallowed grounds of Vilas Park. With the foundation laid, the Herald hopes to usher in a new era — or perhaps an eon — of dominance Friday.

“I’m literally going to squat over those Dirty Birds on Friday and take a dump on their heads,” Publisher Peter Hoeschele said, who’s been eating Taco Bell all week. “That way the Daily Cardinal

HOOSIERS, from 8 Wilson’s rise has by no means tilted the scales of the Badger offense in the direction of passing, however. What has faded into the background of the Heisman hype is the fact that junior running back Montee Ball is the nation’s leading scorer in points per game and, combined with sophomore James White, has accumulated 840 yards rushing.

Equally as appetizing for the balanced Badger offense then is the Hoosiers’ 109th FBS ranking in rushing defense.

“I’m sure it puts a lot of stress on people because [we have] big running backs behind a big offensive line so they have to account for us running through the first line of defense,” Ball said. “And also if they do a good job stopping us they have to account for Russell, who can put the ball in the air and get a bunch of yards.”

That balanced attack has also allowed Wisconsin to excel in pressure situations.

After five games, the Badgers are second in the nation in converting on 62.07 percent of third downs and tied for fifth in red zone scoring at 97

ERICKSON, from 8 place among our timehonored rituals.

Imagine throwing a few f-bombs into “Varsity.” It’s practically blasphemous to even mention it. The song is so pure and representative of the great fans that exist in Wisconsin. The thought of the vulgarity as a continual tradition in comparison to “Varsity” or even “By the Light of the Moon,” “Jump

will become useful for someone for a change. It’s ok as toilet paper.”

Much like the speculation that surrounded the Wisconsin football team’s replacing JJ Watt, The Badger Herald has its own void to fill in time for Friday’s game. Former Design Director/linebacker Meagan Stilp was the favorite target of Dirty Bird quarterback Parker Gabriel a year ago, as he threw two critical interceptions her way.

Although Stilp will surely be missed, the Herald does have a stockpile of females whose stardom is ready to burst like supernovae.

Arts Editor Sarah Witman, Photo Editor Megan McCormick and Associate Sports Editor Kelly Erickson all spent the offseason in awardwinning portrayals of piranhas in “Piranha 3D” and join the Gentle Clown defense this year.

“It’s like they say in the movie, ‘The first bite draws blood; the blood draws the pack,” McCormick said of the trio’s mentality. “If a Dirty Bird crosses paths with us, well, tough titties, dude.”

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percent.

Nevertheless, UW offensive coordinator Paul Chryst knows those numbers don’t mean anything when kicking off a new game.

“Everybody’s got a job to do and if you do it,

A lot of the times when guys are in great position, as I’ve been watching, he’s still been making plays.

If they’re trying to get him the ball ... if that middle safety can make a great break, I think we’ll have a successful day.

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make some plays, things like that can happen,” Chryst said. “This week we haven’t done any of that, so that’s the fun thing about sports, you have to prove it every play and every game.”

The Indiana offense, meanwhile, has experienced some shuffle at the quarterback position as of late.

Redshirt sophomore

Around” or “Hot Time” is just embarrassing.

These other songs and traditions are what set Madison and its atmosphere apart from every other college town.

Why taint that with the continuation of a chant that disgusts, embarrasses and even attacks fellow fans?

“I can tell you what is consistently written to us,” Doherty said. “One is that there are little kids in the stadium and

Briggs is also expected to start Friday. Briggs’ availability became clouded upon her arrest a week ago by Interpol authorities in Finland.

Details are spotty due to an attempted coverup by the organization, but the managing editor was apparently detained in suspicion of being responsible for several bodies that washed ashore in southern France back in July.

After her involvement could not be proved, authorities allowed her to return home Wednesday on the condition that she never reenter the confines of the European Union again.

Nevertheless, Briggs’ availability is reassuring for the Gentle Clowns, a team stricken by injuries and mishaps.

Alex Laedtke is questionable with a really full stomach, and Malory Goldin is doubtful with a case of scurvy she sustained after pirating off the eastern seaboard of Africa for several months.

Copy Chief Zach Butzler, who could not recall the last 36 hours of a recent 48-hour bender, can’t locate his pants.

“If those refs don’t let me play without

Edward Wright-Baker started the first four games for the Hoosiers until he went down with an ankle injury against North Texas.

Dusty Kiel, who started the last two games, also became felled by an injury against Illinois. Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson said on his radio show over the week that he expects both WrightBaker and freshman Tre Roberson to see playing time under center against Wisconsin.

No matter who’s calling the plays though, the Hoosiers have a big, reliable target in Demarlo Belcher to rely on. The 6-foot-5, 213 pound-wideout leads the team with 23 receptions for 265 yards this year.

Belcher provides a test for the UW secondary, but safety and team cocaptain Aaron Henry thinks it can slow down the wide receiver with some extra help.

“A lot of the times when guys are in great position, as I’ve been watching, he’s still been making plays,” Henry said. “If they’re trying to get him the ball or throwing somewhere else, if that middle safety can make a great break, I think we’ll have a successful day.”

they’re with their parents and the parents are put in a position to have to tell their kids what is being chanted. The kids don’t understand it; they don’t understand why. …

I know there are alums of the school that feel, and I can just quote you the words: embarrassed, disgusted. Those are usually words we hear a lot, and they don’t feel the university that they attended is being represented very well

my pants, then I got no problem tearing those Dirty Birds a new asshole on the flip cup table,” Butzler said. “It’s one or the other; they can’t hide forever.”

Astonishingly, Multimedia Editor/ running back Ryan Rainey is expected to play Friday despite being struck by a semi on Wednesday.

When asked about the condition of his health, Rainey at first appeared taken aback.

“I mean, I’m totally fine,” Rainey said, clearly puzzled at why the question was asked.

“When I got hit I was about to hit the pavement, so I planted my hand on the ground to stop myself.

When I did that, I think I might have sprained my middle finger a little, but it’s no big deal. I’ll just use my other hand to fl ip off the Cardinal when I cross the goal line.”

Despite these misfortunes, the Gentle Clowns do sport a coaching staff and front office of football wunderkinds that should keep the squad prepared nonetheless.

General manager Jake Begun is a wizard of player development,

SERIES, from 8 an assistant coach at Michigan, where the Wolverines appeared in 11 Frozen Fours and three NCAA championship games, winning two of them during that span.

The matchup could pose a real challenge for a Wisconsin team with 20 underclassmen.

“They play in a small rink with big bodies, so it’s going to be fast, furious — isn’t there a movie named that?”

Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves joked.

“There will be a lot of contact. They will play hard. A new coach, new beginnings and there is a lot to be said for hope right now so, they are going to be banking on that.”

The Badgers proved that they could handle themselves in a tough situation, falling behind 2-0 in both games at the Kohl Center before making consecutive comebacks in their season-opening series against Northern Michigan, but there is some uncertainty heading into the weekend.

Freshman forward Joseph LaBate, who scored the first goal of his collegiate career last series, is just trying to keep everything in

by the students that are chanting like that.”

With all these complaints week after week, the athletic department can only do so much. It can’t comfort people, assuring it’ll bring change. It’s the students that have to create that change. The students have to decide if sounding like an immature college kid is the impression they want to give everyone else of Madison, of a school that

with a long, hard staff of Beer 30 cans to prove it. Sports Editor/Head coach/Nobel laureate Mike Fiammetta, known for wearing a top hat, cane and monocle on the sidelines, is also flanked by two astute coordinators.

Associate Sports Editor Ian McCue — who’s illustrious playing career was cut short by a Jump Around-induced torn ACL — mans the offense while the swashbuckling and brass Katherine Krueger, deputy news editor, leads a defense trained to hate the fugly Dirty Bird uniforms like bulls despise red.

Design Director Eric “The Garage” Wiegmann, along with other Gentle Clowns, appear to have bought into Krueger ’s unusual coaching techniques. Although he’s been socially distant all week, the upstart safety appears focused as fuck for Friday’s game.

When asked how his day was going, Wiegmann gave this peculiar response: “Cat,” Wiegmann said, pointing to himself, before adding “Mouse” while gesturing to a nearby portrait of DC Sports Editor Matthew

perspective.

“I don’t really know what to expect [going on the road], so I just go in prepared and helping my team get prepared,” LaBate said. “I’m just going to try to play my game and keep things simple and play tough.”

Eaves says that while he was proud of his team’s comeback ability, the two-game sample size is just too small to make

“We only have two games under our belt, so all I know is that we made progress in the way they are going to want to play in terms of their systems.”

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projections headed into Friday.

“We only have two games under our belt, so all I know is that we made progress in the way we want to play, and they made progress in the way they are going to want to play in terms of their systems,” Eaves said. “I think it’s going to come down to people playing

is supposed to be one of the best in country.

Vulgarity happens.

People swear, but those certain chants don’t need to define Wisconsin’s atmosphere. It’s simply a tradition not worth fighting for.

“It’s up to the students,” Doherty said.

“It’s up to the student section to ask itself: ‘What do we want to be known for? Do we want to be known for singing ‘Build me up Buttercup’ and

Kleist with crosshairs drawn across his face.

The legendary and former BH head coach Adam Holt — who is being portrayed by Brad Pitt in a 2013 movie – denied reports of acting as mentor to Editor-inChief Signe Brewster as she prepares for the traditional EIC chug off.

“All of those reports are false, actually,” Holt said. “Are you kidding me? I don’t need to train someone by the name of Brew-ster. She packs a mighty wallop in drinking fermented beverages. Maybe if Signe chugs Everclear mixed with gasoline and gun powder it’ll actually be fair.”

Brewster won’t be the only true force of nature wielded by the Herald.

Arts Content Editor/ wide receiver Lin Weeks — who is believed to be a direct descendent of Julius Caesar, Dolph Lundgren and a silverback gorilla — is expected to blow away the Dirty Bird secondary.

“After I have my way with those Dirty Birds, I imagine they’ll feel lonely, ineffectual and unnoticed,” Weeks said.

“Just like those stacks of newspapers they put out five days a week.”

hard, playing smart, and if they can play together better than they did the weekend before then they are going to get the results they want.”

It isn’t just Michigan Tech’s excitement of potentially turning around a program and the road environment that will be different from the confines of home for Wisconsin. The rink itself is a different size from the rink inside the Kohl Center. John MacInnes Student Ice Arena’s smaller size could change the pace of the series.

To prepare, the Badgers have been practicing at the Shell Facility.

“Going into a smaller rink at Michigan Tech, we are not going to have as much time as we do when we play in the Kohl Center,” junior defender Justin Schultz said. “We just have to worry about moving the puck a little quicker and supporting each other a little more.”

The mood from many of the players seems to be that this road trip could be as crucial to the season as any series throughout the rest of the year, and Zengerle made the team’s goals and focus crystal clear headed into this WCHA showdown.

“We expect four points and nothing less,” Zengerle said.

for ‘Jump Around,’ or do we want to be known for chanting four letter words at each other?’ … We’ll find out Saturday.”

Kelly is a junior majoring in journalism. Are you ready to show the nation how classy the Badger student section is and retire the ESFU chant once and for all? Let her know your thoughts at kerickson@ badgerherald.com or discuss it with her on Twitter @kellyerickson.

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Wisconsin running backs James White (pictured) and Montee Ball have averaged a total of 168 yards per game, while the Hoosier’s defense allows 210 yards on average.

When the Indiana football team visited Camp Randall Stadium last year, it was greeted by an unstoppable Wisconsin offense, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in nearly a century.

The Badgers ran wild over the Hoosiers in that game, winning 8320. It was the largest number of points scored in Badger history since a 85-0 defeat of Marquette in 1915. Now a year later, with Indiana (1-5) back

in Madison, Wisconsin (5-0) is preparing for a Hoosiers team with revenge on its mind.

“We’re definitely preparing like they do [want revenge],” fullback and co-captain Bradie Ewing said. “I think any time a team puts up some big numbers on you that kind of ticks you off and makes you prepare that much harder.”

“We’re preparing like they’re going to have a chip on their shoulder and we’re looking forward to the challenge.”

Thanks to a bye week, the Badgers enter Saturday’s game a full two weeks removed from the emotional high that followed from their 48-17 victory over then-No. 8 Nebraska.

The extra rest allowed

various bumps and bruises to heal, as right guard Kevin Zeitler and safety Shelton Johnson are both expected to return to the starting lineups Saturday.

“Everybody had a pretty good amount of general soreness, so it was really nice to be able to sit down and relax a little bit,” left guard Travis Frederick said.

“The [starters] really only practiced three times last week and just to be able to relax and get your feet up a little bit was really helpful.”

The Hoosiers, on the other hand, come to Madison on a three-game slide.

Indiana has lost four of its five games by seven points or less, but that one exception came last

week against its toughest opponent yet, No. 19 Illinois, its first ranked opponent of the year.

Illinois dispatched Indiana by a score of 41-20, scoring on three passing touchdowns of 66 yards or more. On the season, IU has allowed roughly 211.5 passing yards per game and a total of 11 touchdown passes.

Those numbers will look appetizing for UW quarterback Russell Wilson, who in the past few weeks has emerged as a top contender for the Heisman Trophy. Wilson sports the nation’s top passer efficiency rating at 216.9 and has thrown 13 touchdown passes to just one interception.

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‘Fast, furious’ series expected from Huskies Badgers hit road for first conference matchup against undefeated MTU Brett Sommers Statistics Editor The first series is in the books, and already the young Wisconsin men’s hockey team is being thrust into the dual challenge of its first road and WCHA conference series.

The Badgers (1-1-0) are heading to Michigan Tech to take on the Huskies (20-0) in a series that has

been dominated by the Badgers in the previous 13 matchups. Wisconsin has won the past 11 games and is 12-0-1 in that 13-game stretch between the two schools.

Atypical of many other collegiate sports in that teams have multiple non-conference games to prepare for league play, the important games come soon and often in hockey, but sophomore forward Mark Zengerle is not backing down from the competition.

“I think it’s good that you start playing teams that are good off the bat,” Zengerle said. “We have [Michigan Tech], North

Dakota, Nebraska and a real tough schedule right away. We have a young team, and its good for them to get that experience right away and for the whole team [by] playing good teams, and you kind of know what college hockey is going to be like for the whole year.”

Despite the disparaging recent history, Michigan Tech is not the same team it was in last year ’s series or the previous nine defeats before that.

The Huskies welcome in Mel Pearson, an alum of the school, after he spent his previous 23 years as

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Defenseman Justin Schultz had an assist on each of the Badgers three goals in their 3-2 victory Saturday over Northern Michigan.

Students need to give up disrespectful ES-FU chant Kelly Erickson Erickson the Red “Keep it classy” is a phrase often used as a sincere hope that you have a good time.

Wisconsin football fans are not, in the definitive sense of the phrase, keeping it classy.

Thursday morning, football season ticket holders received an email on behalf of athletic director Barry Alvarez and football head coach Bret Bielema urging fans to put an end to vulgar chants.

The email contained multiple examples of complaints sent to the athletic department from fans who thoroughly enjoyed their game day experience at Camp Randall, except when it came to the student section screaming “Eat Shit, Fuck You” at one another.

All Alvarez and Bielema are requesting is that this type of language ends. It is in no way a classy representation or aspect of arguably one of the best college game day experiences in the entire nation.

As a little innocent freshman I had never even heard of the chant until my first game — a thrilling 28-20 victory over Northern Illinois two years ago. From the first moment the chant started, I thought it was one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.

What is the point of screaming such things at one another? At people who are cheering for the same team as you?

Point being: What’s so cool about it?

Well yet again, the athletic department is attempting to make change happen.

“After every home football game we get emails and letters from visitors from out of town and our own fans expressing embarrassment, displeasure, disgust, whatever you want to call it, at the vulgar chants of those four letter words in the stadium that come out of the student section,” Associate Athletic Director for External Relations Justin Doherty said. “We’ve tried emails over the years, and we just decided now might be a good time to try and address it

Between visiting fans, families, alumni, students and the press, the athletic department wants to make every Badger game day a great event for everyone involved, but when people are offended by a chant ... it’s time to put an end to it. again. We probably got more emails from the Nebraska game simply because there were more people here that week, but we get responses every week from people.”

Between visiting fans, families, alumni, students and the press, the athletic department wants to make every Badger game day a great event for everyone involved, but when people are offended by a vulgar chant that has no real value in the first place, it’s time to put an

end to it.

Students need to stop and think about the image they’re sending to others who attend the games.

A few weeks ago Packers general manager Ted Thompson was at the game. The chant in question made an appearance like it always tends to, and one can only wonder what sort of impression it made on him. It’s like making a first impression at a job interview or in another professional setting: You want to look good, not dumb.

Two weekends ago, the UW student section wowed Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and the nation with it’s rendition of “Build Me Up Buttercup” that was heard so clearly over TV, it gave everyone the chills. It was a memorable experience and tradition that takes place at every game.

Every fan is able to enjoy the classic song and sing-along if they feel the urge.

“What do we want to be known for?”

Doherty said. “I think that’s why Barry and Bret were interested; I think they love and appreciate the support of the students, and it’s a fun part of the stadium on game days and should be. I know the team really appreciates what they get, but on the flip side this is one of the impressions that people are getting of our students at Camp Randall Stadium.”

From “Jump Around” to the Fifth Quarter, traditions have been an essential and unforgettable part of the game. But the vulgar chants really have no

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