THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1969 Volume XLIV, Issue 62
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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Bye, bye Bielema HEAD COACH OF WISCONSIN LEAVES FOR ARKANSAS
Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald
Ian McCue & Nick Korger Sports Editor & Content Editor University of Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema is leaving the program to take the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas, UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez confirmed Tuesday evening. Arkansas’ Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long also confirmed Tuesday night Bielema had accepted the offer to become the head
Odd story puzzles officials Victim’s account of theft near campus raises some questions Molly McCall City Life Editor A 28-year-old Madison male reported a theft on the 700 block of University Avenue Saturday afternoon. According to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain, the victim claimed he was picking up an acquaintance to give him a ride, but did not know his name, DeSpain added. According to an MPD statement, the alleged suspect is a male, 28-29 years old, 5’7” to 5’8” and weighing 180-190 pounds with a trimmed beard and mustache. The statement said he wore a black sweat suit and black shoes. The suspect reached in the victim’s pocket and stole his money. The victim then chased the suspect to the intersection of North Broom Street and West Mifflin Street, DeSpain said. The victim was stopped from the chase when he met with a man wearing ski goggles, wielding a gun, he added. The victim claimed the
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coach. A source close to the program said Bielema will not coach in the Rose Bowl against Stanford Jan. 1. “I am very humbled and honored to become the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks,” Bielema said in a statement. “During my conversation with Jeff (Long), he described the characteristics for the perfect fit to lead this program. It was evident we share the same mission, principles and
goals. The infrastructure in place at Arkansas shows the commitment from the administration to accomplish our goals together, and I am excited to begin to lead this group of student-athletes. This program will represent the state of Arkansas in a way Razorback fans everywhere will be proud of.” A source told Rick Pizzo of the Big Ten Network that Bielema knew two weeks ago he was leaving and was weighing offers from several
SEC schools. Pizzo also said sources informed him Alvarez knew of Bielema’s plan to leave at the end of the season. Players had a meeting at the Camp Randall facilities at 6 p.m. where Bielema was present. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada was spotted leaving around 10 minutes later (he declined to comment) as players gradually filed out of the facility. “I’m not (disappointed);
there’s no reason to be,” senior tailback Montee Ball said as he walked to his car. “As men, we’re all proud of him. He has goals in this life that he wants to accomplish.” When asked why Bielema said he was leaving, Ball simply replied, “He wants to go win a championship.” Other players were caught off-guard as well. “I’m a little surprised,” center Travis Frederick said. “But it’s a great opportunity
for him and I think he’s going to do a great job there.” Like Ball, Frederick also expressed that Bielema cited a better opportunity at Arkansas for himself. “He expressed that it was the best opportunity for him. I think that everybody faces choices in life and you need to do what’s best for you in those choices. I think he’s done tremendous things for the program and he’s left us
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Logan’s packs up, closes overnight Leah Linscheid News Content Editor The downtown Logan’s Madtown Bar and Restaurant is poised to permanently close its doors after a city committee gave the establishment 15 days to relinquish its liquor license. Logan’s general manager Adam Mais represented the establishment at an Alcohol License Review Committee hearing Tuesday. He told ALRC members that its owners — who were not in attendance — had informed employees of their intent to shut down the business for good Monday evening, according to Madison Alcohol and Food Coordinator Mark Woulf. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, Logan’s owners, including Texas Andy Fate The Badger Herald native Joe Bendetti, visited Owners of Logan’s Madtown Bar and Restaurant emptied the place of all valuables Monday and did not attend an Alcohol Madison Monday evening License Review Committee hearing Tuesday. The ALRC gave the establishment 15 days to give up its liquor license voluntarily. after years of supervising the
Walker visits Obama to talk fiscal cliff Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker joined six other governors Tuesday to meet with President Barack Obama regarding the impact the “fiscal cliff ” may have on the states. Walker joined two other Republicans and three Democrats in the White House, where
they met with Obama on Tuesday morning and held a news conference shortly after. Gov. Jack Markell, D-Del., said the governors discussed the impact the fiscal cliff agreements would have on the states’ budgets as well as their states’ economic growth, which he said Walker pointed out at the meeting. The states are “willing
to share the sacrifice” of whatever cuts in federal funding come from the agreements, but do not want to absorb all of them, Gov. Mike Beebe, R-Ark., said. Walker and the governors emphasized that they were not advocating a particular solution and were only expressing the views of governors across the nation.
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“We’re not elected to fix all the problems in Washington; the president and the members of Congress are here to do that,” Walker said. “We’re here to offer a resource in a way that could help not just our state governments, but the people we represent in each of our states.” Reporters also asked
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business from afar to empty the building of any materials of value. Kitchen equipment, sound systems and even wall decorations were removed and shipped to Texas via U-Haul trucks, Verveer said, leaving the establishment virtually empty by Tuesday. “The place is pretty much stripped bare,” Verveer said. In the meeting that lasted 20 minutes, the committee gave Logan’s 15 days to voluntarily relinquish its liquor license. Logan’s future as a downtown hotspot has been contested since the Madison Police Department requested the city’s finance department audit it, a process that lasted from May 2011 until the summer of 2012. Woulf said the request for an audit stemmed from suspicions that
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EVENTS today 5-6:30 p.m. Dogs on Call Lounge Dejope Residence Hall
7:30 p.m. TED Talks with Coffee Prairie Fire Union South