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State weighs system funding in budget After surplus found in system, Rep. says state should scale back UW spending Andrew Jensen Herald Contributor

After the University of Wisconsin System called for a tuition increase despite holding over $1 billion in reserve funds, lawmakers have voiced plans for a possible budget reform for funding the system in the governor’s budget.

A number of Republican leaders in the state,

including Gov. Scott Walker, have pledged their support for a UW System tuition freeze based on the recent findings from a Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Friday.

One Republican even questioned the state’s level of biennial budget funding to the system.

However, Rep. Howard

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analysis was released Friday, UW System announced its plan to increase tuition for the following year by 2 percent, a significant decrease from the 5.5 percent annual increases since 2005.

Dylan Jambrek, student

in [general purpose revenue] for the UW System,” Marklein said.

The bureau reported Friday the system holds more than $1 billion in total appropriations, including $648 million once federal aid, grants and other costs are excluded.

Shortly before the LFB

Marklein, R-Spring Green, said he believes the state budget for UW should not be increased given the surplus.

“With the new knowledge of such a large surplus, I believe we need to re-assess Governor Walker’s current budget recommendation for an increase of $181 million

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Commission approves church reconstruction City Council set to vote on demolition of building, plan to convert to housing Stephanie Awe Herald Contributor

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All-campus party kicked off Monday with free breakfast and Yes+ yoga on Bascom Hill to help students relieve stress before finals.

A city committee greenlighted contentious new property lines for a historic city church, along with plans for outdoor volleyball courts at Essen Haus, in a meeting Monday.

The Plan Commission approved a plan to separate the property owned by St. Raphael’s congregation into two lots that would divide Holy Redeemer School on 142 W. Johnson St.from its church, allowing the school to convert into a multifamily complex, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.

Verveer said the commission approval means the building’s conversion is likely, which

would result in gutting its interior and constructing an addition to facilitate residential use. The exterior of the building would be preserved, he said.

Holy Redeemer School was built in 1892 and became a city landmark in 1999, according to a city statement. It also said the Landmarks Commission previously approved a Certificate of Appropriateness, which allowed for the addition at the back of the building. “[This is a] historic resource that really should be cherished,” Verveer said. “It’s hard for me to be enthusiastic because of the auditorium, which would be altered drastically.”

Michael Christopher, attorney for the Holy Redeemer congregation, said the approval of the proposal would allow for financing of the project and protect the church from liability issues. He added

his clients were proud of what they are doing in this project.

Parishioners of Holy Redeemer Church expressed disapproval of the proposal at the meeting, highlighting multiple concerns such as overcrowding, vandalism and losing control of the property.

Gail Geib, a parishioner at the church, said since the school occupies a small plot land and is located just yards from the church, it would not have room for adequate traffic circulation, especially on Sundays.

“Ready-access to [the] church is vital to the parish’s survival,” she said.

In addition, she said she would have other concerns for the school if it were converted to student housing as well, including vandalism. She said the walls and foundations of

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Plan could give State Street facelift Mohammad Najafian Jazi University Inn. Herald Contributor

Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor A new project slated for the corner of State and Frances Streets could change the face of the area, replacing several local businesses with a 12-story apartment building, retail space and a parking lot.

The proposal includes above-ground parking spaces and a number of offices. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, the new project would replace all the businesses on the State Street area from Jimmy John’s down to Roast Bar and Grille, including the

Mary Carbine, executive director at Madison’s Central Business Improvement, said both the Mullins Group and Core Campus of Chicago came up with the proposal. She said she is unsure about the budget of the project, but supports the plan.

“The project will be very beneficial to the city,” she said. “It will bring about more people working and living in the area.”

Carbine said the parcels of land are underutilized and the surface parking lot that current occupies part of the space is not the best use of space in a dense, downtown environment.

She said the project would

bring more people to State Street to live and work. She said the project would also create a modern space for retail and be a better overall use of space.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the University Inn and adjacent parking lot are the most underutilized downtown property.

“Overall, I think it is an excellent idea conceptually,” Verveer said.

He said the project proposed demolishing several buildings, one of which is a student rental property on North Frances Street.

Verveer said this project is a huge proposal for the downtown area. He said

his only concern was for the businesses that may be displaced by the project.

“I am pleased that this prime piece of downtown real estate will finally be developed,” Verveer said.

He said he hopes current businesses would be incorporated in the project or would find an alternate suitable downtown location for their business. Many of the businesses have been around for decades, he added.

Along with Jimmy John’s and Roast, Husnus and Kabul would also be impacted.

Verveer said he has spoken to some of the

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A potential project would replace parts of the 500 block of State Street, including Jimmy John’s, Roast Bar and Grille and the University Inn with apartment buildings and offices.

Report: Census contains $1.2B state error INSIDE Wis. department’s failure to report revenue statistics results in major error for national data points Arthur Bartram Herald Contributor A state department confirmed Monday it failed to report Wisconsin’s most recent 2012 tax revenues, which the U.S. Census Bureau statistics underreported by more than one billion dollars in its April 11 report.

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue, which oversees the state’s tax system, said in a statement the 2012 fiscal year revenues were $1.2 billion greater than

indicated in the Census Bureau’s annual report.

The statement confirmed DOR’s initial fiscal year report from September.

The Census Bureau report listed Wisconsin as the only state in which total income and sales tax revenue both declined from the 2011 to 2012 fiscal years.

However, according to the statement, total general revenue actually increased by 4.7 percent.

According to Brian Lavin, Census Bureau spokesperson, the Wisconsin Department of Administration, the

bureau’s contact in the state, failed to provide up-to-date data before

“Mistakes happen.

From everything we know, it’s a onetime mistake. ” Dale Knapp

Research Director for Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance

the Census Bureau’s deadline.

“In instances where

we have only received preliminary data from survey respondents by these deadlines, the Census Bureau must use the data that is available,” Lavin said.

He added the bureau has now been provided with the complete information and will publish an update in 2013 in accordance with the standard revision process.

Stephanie Marquis, DOA spokesperson, confirmed in an email to The Badger Herald the state reported initial figures to the census bureau in June, but

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did not resubmit final revenues later in the year.

Marquis also said her department did release the correct numbers in the 2012 agency financial report. She added the Legislative Fiscal Bureau audits those numbers to be sure they are correct before publication in annual financial reports.

According to Marquis, the department asked the Census Bureau to update its website with the accurate figures and the bureau is currently deciding whether to do

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Earth Day brings sustainable goals into focus Muge Niu Higher Education Editor

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University of Wisconsin sustainability officials reflected on successful conservation initiatives on campus over the past year, along with plans for new collaborations in the future, on Earth Day. UW started the “We Conserve” energy initiative in 2006 as a comprehensive approach to achieve two goals: to improve energy efficiency on campus and to promote environmental stewardship on campus.

UW has invested $60 million dollars in addition to $29 million before 2006 in the energy conservation initiative, according to Faramarz Vakili, director of campus sustainability

operations.

Seven years later, Vakili said the energy side of the initiative has met and exceeded its original goals and continues to pay off.

“We had a goal to reduce our environmental footprint and energy consumption by 20 percent in 2010,” Vakili said. “We met that goal in 2010 and we keep doing better and better.”

According to a UW statement, total campus energy use has dropped 12.5 percent, although campus building space grew by 16.4 percent since 2006. One program under We Conserve studies energy consumption of laboratory buildings, which by nature consume a lot of energy, Vakili said.

So far, the program has brought a combination

of new technology and user awareness promotion to about 17 buildings on campus and reduced energy consumption by between 29 percent to 70 percent, according to Vakili.

“We study what their true needs are and bring a combination of new technology and user awareness… on average, we have gone through 5 million gross square feet of laboratory building space and reduced on average 40 percent energy consumption,” he said.

Besides working on energy efficiency to make laboratory buildings safer while meeting the needs of the research programs, the Office of Sustainability works on projects to improve distribution systems and

lighting. The other goal of establishing environmental stewardship is more difficult to measure and requires joint efforts from faculty, staff and students, Vakili said.

In addition to this initiative, the student government recently established the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee, which runs campaigns pertaining to environmental sustainability.

Chair Colin Higgins said the committee serves as a resource for student groups and individuals within ASM and works closely with the Office of Sustainability. Higgins said while UW is a leader in some environmental efforts, it lags behind in clean energy.

“We do an awesome job with waste management.

Where we can use some improvement is energy and switching from coal power plant to natural gas, which doesn’t come with the negative social and environmental implications,” Higgins said.

Other areas for improvement Higgins identified include putting more effort into providing local food for students.

In addition to meeting the current large demand for local food, Higgins said the campus community should work to address the runoff that affects Lake Mendota.

“Mendota gets lots of pollution from the campus side, and we can do our part to not pollute it,” Higgins said.

County board admits to illegal union negotiations Noah Goetzel State Politics Editor Two sources within the Milwaukee County Board confirmed contracts and illegal negotiations were ongoing between the board and Milwaukee’s largest union Monday.

Milwaukee County Board Supervisor Deanna Alexander and board spokesperson Bill Zaferos confirmed closed session contract negotiation occurred with Council 48 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

“It’s pretty clear from all the facts on the table that they did authorize negotiations,” Zaferos said, noting he cannot say what agreements occurred

because they all happened in closed session.

Zaferos added some members of the board, including Chair Marina Dimitrijevic, claim they never directed the labor negotiator to come to terms with the union.

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele emailed the Milwaukee County Board March 22 expressing distress over the board’s March 14 meeting actions, according to Zaferos.

“What the county executive is concerned with is we should not be talking to, meeting with, negotiating with... a decertified union,” Zaferos said. “Post-Act 10, there aren’t unions, except for police and fire unions and

all employees should be treated the same.”

Alexander, who said she has served on the Milwaukee County Board’s finance committee for at least a year, said closed session contract negotiation occurs during every monthly board meeting.

Starting in April, Alexander said Dimitrijevic prohibited the board from going into closed session due to recent news reports accusing the board of illicit union talks. Alexander explained contract negotiations have been kept in closed session to keep them secret from the public.

“If we were negotiating a contract, we could not have that with the public

because then the entity which we were negotiating with would know what our plans were,” Alexander said.

While Abele’s criticism of the board’s negotiation with AFSCME is unrelated to the Assembly’s vote next month to restrict the board’s budget and power, Zaferos said that is not the case for Senate President Mike Ellis, R–Neenah.

According to Zaferos, Ellis said on “UpFront with Mike Gousha” Dimitrijevic’s inability to come clean on the Milwaukee County Board’s decision to disregard state laws and negotiate with unions drove him to support the county board overhaul that would cut the board’s salary and power, as well as potentially reducing the salaries of its

supervisors.

While Alexander said she would like to see a few amendments to the bill, she said she supports the legislative measure overall.

“Assembly Bill 85 and Senate Bill 95 really, at their heart, just restore powers to the county executive that he or she was originally intended to have,” Alexander said.

AFSCME Council 48 Executive Director Rich Abelson acknowledged the union has been in communication with the county board, but he denied allegations these talks were about contract negotiations.

However, Zaferos said a contract administrator of that union, David Eisner, confirmed contract negotiations occurred.

UWPD to attend memorial for fallen Boston officer Muge Niu Higher Education Editor Two members of the University of Wisconsin Police Department traveled to Massachusetts Monday to attend a memorial service for a campus police officer killed in the line of duty as officers pursued the Boston Marathon bombing

suspects.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26, was killed April 15 during a shootout with the suspects in Watertown, Mass. on Thursday night.

Detective Peter Grimyser and Officer Juan Avila, two members of the UWPD Honor Guard, will

represent UWPD at the memorial service on the MIT campus Wednesday at noon.

Marc Lovicott, UWPD spokesperson, said both Grimyser and Avila willingly donated their time to attend the service and will not receive compensation.

“They are not getting

any overtime,” Lovicott said. “They are doing that part of the trip on their own. They are going on our behalf, to represent our department, to let the folks know that we support [Collier], his family and the department.”

Despite not personally knowing the MIT campus police officer, Grimyser

said Collier’s death is a tragic incident. “[It is important] to honor the police officer who was killed and to honor his family,” Grimyser said.

According to Lovicott, the UWPD Honor Guard regularly attend funerals for fallen officers from other departments.

SSFC budget cap for groups remains unresolved Bryan Kristensen Herald Contributor The student government’s student fee allocation committee passed changes to its standing rules and debated a plan to cap student organization budgets in a meeting Monday night.

The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance Committee passed amendments to several parts of the group’s standing rules and weighed the possibility of setting budget caps for student organizations that receive their funding through the General Student Services Fund.

The main debate focused on the proposed caps set on the budgets of groups through the GSSF. At a previous meeting held

by SSFC, the proposed amendments were met with heavy backlash from numerous student organizations.

FUNDING, from 1 government relations director for the United Council of UW students, said he does not think it is appropriate to reduce funding for UW System.

“We understand the anger, but we do not want a decrease in funding, as it may hurt students,” said Jambrek.

A group of accountants discovered the hundreds of millions of extra dollars in the University of Wisconsin System’s cash reserves,

SSFC proposed changes to the budgets of GSSF groups, limiting the groups to a $100,000 total budget, excluding the costs of professional staff and project assistantship costs which may not exceed $75,000.

Within the allocated $100,000 of the budget, up to $70,000 could be allocated for student hourly positions and $15,000 may be used for events and travel, with no more than $5,000 of that amount going toward travel.

Previously, it had been proposed that student hourly positions may not exceed $60,000, but the committee altered that part of the amendments. In the prior meetings about the change, student organizations voiced their opposition to the proposed amendments, saying it would force groups to cut back on certain areas within their organizations that are necessary for them to function.

Several representatives from these student organizations showed up once more to express their concerns on the proposed changes.

Robin Matthies, codirector of Greater University Tutor Services, said the organization would lose a significant amount of money that goes toward its student employees and would be forced to cut several positions if the legislation was approved.

While nothing was changed from the proposals that had been previously announced besides the amount allocated for student salaries, the committee debated the rest of the proposal.

The most heavily debated component of the legislation was the need for an overall cap on the budget.

Jonathan Harris, SSFC secretary, said if organizations max out all the

minor caps placed on student wages, travel and events, the proposed budget cap would leave very little money for what direct services the organization can carry out.

“In the future, there could be groups that will max out [in the minor caps]…and I think we may have taken this a little too far,” Harris said.

Several members in the committee said not many organizations exceed $20,000 for direct services, so the proposed cap along with other caps would be feasible.

SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said with setting the overall cap limit, the committee could treat all of the organizations on a more even field and fewer viewpoint neutrality issues would arise.

“I think that this limits arbitrary cuts to budgets because we have a set of Jen Small The Badger Herald parameters that we can’t go SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker expressed her support for the budget caps on campus student over and that’s the same for all the groups,” Bruecker said. organizations, adding it would lead to fewer viewpoint neutrality issues and more equality.

which sparked backlash among lawmakers and student groups Friday after a state analysis was made public.

Four Republican representatives — Rep. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield; Rep. John Klenke, R-Green Bay; Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield; and Marklein — said in a statement Monday that the Certified Public Accountant Caucus discovered the system’s $648 million in cash reserves after questioning financial discrepancies with Legislative Fiscal Bureau

analysts.

Last week’s LFB report also shows a total of $400 million dollars is left unused by the UW System. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau cites the steady rise in the system’s student tuition totals, noting it was $212.8 million in 2009 compared to $414.1 million in 2012.

Noel Radomski, director and associate researcher of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, said in an email to The Badger Herald no one in state government had

asked UW System if it had a program revenue cash balance until there was a legislative inquiry regarding a financial report.

“The problem is that the UW System (reviewed and/or approved by state government) does not have reserve policies, goals and reporting requirements, which is awkward,” Radomski said.

A tuition freeze would force UW to dip into the surplus revenue disclosed in the Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s report.

During the past three

years, tuition increases were preventable by UW System, Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Rep. Steve Nass, R–Whitewater, said.

“UW System President Kevin Reilly could have held down tuition increases,” Mikalsen said.

He added the UW System knew it was running on a surplus, but continued to increase tuition despite the best interest of students.

Mikalsen also dispelled the system’s argument of the surplus acting as a financial safety net because the revenue surplus UW

System has accumulated over the years totals to 26 percent of educational operations, which he said any accountant would consider “very high.”

Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter said he does not believe the recent surplus disclosure will affect Walker’s proposed budget for UW System. However, he affirmed ASM supports a tuition freeze.

“The surplus should go towards decreasing the financial burden on students,” Statter said.

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Pizzeria to open on Willy Street Restaurant will replace Grampa’s Gun Shop, owner hopes establishment will attract diverse group of Madison customers Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor Residents will have a new option for pizza in the Willy Street neighborhood coming in July, with a pizzeria opening in the old storefront of an antique gun shop.

Gilbert Altschul, the owner of Grampa’s Pizzeria, said the restaurant is slated to open the second week of July at 1374 Williamson St. He said it will serve pizza to the diverse and upbeat neighborhood.

Altschul said he is applying for a license to serve wine and beer in the restaurant. He said the license will come before a

city alcohol committee later in the month. “[I’ve received] excellent feedback [about the

“It’s pretty much been the plan my whole life.”

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Owner of Grampa’s Pizzeria

restaurant],” Altschul said.

“People are very excited.”

He defined the target

Class elections draw complaint Muge Niu Higher Education Editor The student government’s judiciary body heard a case Monday in which a student condemned the “corrupted” senior class president race, an outcome he argued was swayed by the winning candidate affixing posters in violation of election rules.

UW senior Ryan Hughes filed the complaint against Joe Meeker, who won the position of senior class president by 64 votes in the Associated Student of Madison spring election.

Hughes said he noticed between six and eight “Joe Meeker for Senior Class President” posters on building columns of the Humanities building and one poster wrapped on a City of Madison light post.

According to Hughes, Meeker broke two ASM election rules that restrict candidates’ rights to hanging posters in certain areas on campus, which gave Meeker an unfair advantage over other candidates.

“To persuade 0.3 percent of the electorate wouldn’t take much,” Hughes said.

Meeker acknowledged the existence of these posters on building columns and one light post, but said he made a “reasonable mistake” considering the ambiguity of the language of the ASM election rules.

According to Meeker, he read the information packet for candidates and believed he had a good understanding of the rules and used them as a guide for his campaign operation.

Out of all the buildings where he placed his posters, Humanities was the lone exception where he posted not only on designated bulletin areas, but also on building columns.

Meeker explained to the judges his mindset while putting the posters in Humanities.

“As a humanities student and a member of an a cappella group on campus, I have visited Humanities

CHURCH, from 1 the 120 year-old building could not stand the load of students, who pose a threat to parish life.

Verveer said the complex would not offer parking for residents. He also said the building would likely attract Catholic students, although it would be open to all those interested.

Richard Bonomo, a parishioner of the church, said since occupancy could not be limited to Catholic students, he was concerned about the lack of control concerning who would live in the complex. He added the pastors have been negligent to parishioners’ concerns.

“I’m going to ask you to protect us from our

almost every other day for the last three years of school,” Meeker said. “The first thing I always see when entering Humanities is a column covered in posters affixed with tape.”

Based on his understanding of the ASM election rules, he apologized for making the mistake. He said he did not previously know about the poster on the city light post, which he said was placed there by his running partner.

Hughes argued the rules were clearly stated in an email from Student Election Commission Chair Mickey Stevens and added ignorance is no defense in this situation.

He also highlighted the seriousness of this offense.

“The fact that the outcome was corrupted is reason enough to disqualify in this clear cut situation,” Hughes said.

He also urged the judges to sanction disqualification of Meeker’s senior class president position instead of asking for an apology letter or fines because those remedies are merely “a slap on the wrist,” he said.

Meeker questioned the validity of Hughes’ claim, saying the seven posters had little effect on the election result given the totality of his campaign.

“I do apologize. My first thought when I was sent this brief was ‘man, I wish I hadn’t put those up there’ because I would have won anyway… but here we are,” Meeker said.

The result of the hearing will come out in about five days, according to Vice Chief Justice Kenny Ho. The Student Judiciary will independently decide on a sanction after reviewing all the evidence presented by both parties.

Meeker said he is willing to apologize to anyone who might have been affected by his actions, but said disqualification is excessively harsh for someone who has never been in any other ASM campaign.

pastors,” he said to the commission.

Verveer said the Plan Commission had limited control, and their decision could only impact the exterior of the building.

What the congregation decides to do with the interior of the building, he said, is not within the city’s discretion. The building could be ready by fall 2014, he added.

Another proposal approved at the meeting was adding volleyball courts at Essen Haus on 514 E. Wilson St. With the loss of volleyball courts at the Stadium Bar, he said this would provide players a new location.

The City Council will vote on final approval for both projects on April 30.

market of the pizzeria as “anybody that’s hungry for good food” and added the Willy Street neighborhood has a broad variety of people and customers.

He said the pizzeria is moving into a location previously occupied by Grampa’s Gun Store, whose owner recently retired and sold the the building.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the gun store is not relocating and people will now have to rely more on gun stores on the outskirts of Madison if they want to purchase firearms.

He said the gun store sold mostly used and antique guns.

PROPOSAL, from 1 businesses that are in jeopardy of being dislocated and added he would work with the developer and the business owners to weigh potential spaces for relocation.

“I hope those businesses are able to find new suitable location downtown and that none of them choose to go out of business,” Verveer said.

He said many of the businesses in the

The recent gun control debate in light of recent shootings that have occurred in the United States did not likely have much of an impact on the gun store, Verveer said.

“It’s not like the economy put him out of business,” Verveer said.

Grampa’s Pizzeria will be the first restaurant he has owned, Altschul said. He said he is connected to the neighborhood and grew up around four blocks from where his restaurant will be located. He added he is enthusiastic about the plans to open the business.

“Its pretty much been the plan my whole life,” he said.

development’s footprint are small, local businesses. He added Porta Bella is not in jeopardy of being part of the reconstruction.

The development has not yet appeared in front of any city committee, but the developers will talk with the neighborhood and the businesses that could be displaced about future plans for relocation. The project could potentially begin construction as soon as 2014.

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Ald. Mike Verveer said the gun shop’s closing was unrelated to the gun control debate.

REVENUES, from 1 so prior to the next quarterly update.

Dale Knapp, research director for the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, an independent non-government organization which deals with tax policy, said he thinks this reporting failure is not necessarily a

major problem.

“Mistakes happen,” he said “From everything we know, it’s a one-time mistake. If it keeps happening, that will be an issue.”

However, he added the revised data will delay his organization’s ability to conduct national tax policy comparisons.

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Herald Editorial Waiting for closure on school safety The massacres at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University rocked the world of higher education.

It seemed like reform was imminent — after all, how could we not take action at a national level to prevent future tragedies?

Unfortunately, we know how those reform efforts turned out. It has been more than five years since the shooting at Virginia Tech, but the higher education community — and more broadly, the nation as a whole — has yet to experience any sort of closure on the issue.

The recent failure of Congress to pass even moderate gun control legislation in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shooting exemplifies the complete lack of forward motion on the issue of gun violence. In particular, the decision of Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to vote against gun reform legislation is disappointing for a state still recovering from its own mass shooting in Oak Creek this

summer.

Last week, the U.S. Senate voted down measures that would have expanded background checks for gun purchasers and banned certain types of assault weapons. This board had hoped that the Senate, including our very own Ron Johnson, could come to an agreement on these sensible reforms — really, does anyone believe that expanding background checks for gun purchasers is too much to ask for? Although it is overly optimistic to call a proposal “common sense” in this day and age, it seems fitting here.

This shameful failure to pass any gun reform legislation also highlights the disproportionate influence of the National Rife Association, which threw its entire weight against the Senate bills.

According to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., one of the bill’s cosponsors, the bill would have received 70 votes had the NRA not decided to consider the vote when tabulating its

legislator report cards.

While interest groups play an important role in policymaking, it is totally unfit for a single organization to hold so much influence on the governing process — especially when it comes to issues of public safety.

Since the shooting at Virginia Tech, universities have developed code red plans to deal with campus shootings. Although this is a necessary response, it does not constitute a solution to the larger problem of gun violence.

While schools certainly play an important role in student safety — as they should — the entire responsibility of keeping students safe should not fall on universities.

Universities can only do so much to counteract the fact that people who shouldn’t be able to own guns are able to easily and legally purchase them.

The reality of the situation is that if someone has a gun, especially a highcapacity assault weapon, and wants to kill people

on a college campus, there is almost nothing anyone can do to stop them before they kill a large number of people.

The most realistic way to stop these tragedies from happening is to enact controls that keep guns out of the hands of those who are unfit to carry them. It is not an infallible strategy, but it is certainly better than the status quo — which is to say, nothing.

While tragedies on college campuses have raised serious questions about student safety, little has changed to make students feel more secure while sitting in class. It is disappointing that common sense measures, like expanded background checks, failed to muster enough votes to pass. While Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., deserves credit for voting for the new legislation, we find it frustrating that the other half of Wisconsin’s senatorial delegation did not act in the interest of student safety.

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Social media bill protects privacy Jared Mehre Columnist Tweets, statuses and likes — these commonly used words allude to the culture of social media. However, these ofteninane actions can sometimes have hefty consequences if not carefully monitored. In response, state legislators are pursuing reform that would ban landlords, universities and employers from forcing prospective tenants, students and employees to show their personal information they have on social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

The legislation would specifically ban landlords, universities and employers from forcing or asking applicants to reveal their profiles on social media websites. However, because the legislation includes several exceptions to this ban, social media users are still required to be both vigilant and responsible in their online activities. This legislation is a necessary step in protecting peoples’ right to privacy and ability to regulate their own social media activity.

The legislation still allows employers to compel employees to show information if it would help in a police investigation and to monitor any information exchanges that may take place on electronic device the company purchased.

It also still permits landlords, tenants and admission officials to look at publicly available personal information.

In other words, social media users cannot be completely carefree in their social media habits. The legislation merely levels the playing field by

taking away some of the information gathering power that certain parties have gained since the advent of social media. The bill would provide some privacy and security for anyone who uses social media.

When it comes right down to it, even the most selective social media user is not perfect, and to force them to give over their account name and password is an overreach.

There is little chance that, if you were to pick two random people off the street and ask them to view each other’s Facebook profiles, they would not be able to find something that they didn’t like about the other person.

Now, in no way am I defending some idiots who have profile pictures of them smoking a joint. I aim only to point out that it is not acceptable for employers to deny a prospective employee a job based on their assumptions about the employee’s Facebook page. The legislation is created to protect people from losing out opportunities due to minor online mishaps and petty social differences.

Prospective tenants, students and employees should be judged on their credit history, academic accomplishments and prior experiences. They should not be disqualified from houses, schools and jobs due to information about their personal lives they are forced to give to employers.

Social media has provided our society with many benefits in communication. However, with its immense popularity, it has been operating with few legal restrictions at the individual level. With all new inventions that become

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Prevent assault by intervening Just more than a month ago, two Steubenville, Ohio high school students were convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl. The Steubenville case received national media attention, bringing the issue of rape to the foreground.

There are many lessons to be learned from this case, including the importance of bystander intervention.

Bystander intervention is a peerto-peer tool that can be used to intervene when in an unsafe situation.

There are many ways a person can step in to divert potential harm to one or both parties, and it can be especially useful in preventing sexual assault and dating violence.

Through recognizing ways in which bystander intervention was not used in this case, we can understand the importance of using this tool to help intervene in harmful situations here on the University of Wisconsin campus. Stepping in can be a difficult thing to do, but taking a stand against questionable behavior is a way that you can support others on campus.

It may seem as if you are interfering with someone else’s business or you don’t know how to help — these are reasonable concerns. However,

look at the situation, but also to get people to support you. Of course, if things become hostile, it is always important to remove yourself and others from the situation and request support from local law enforcement.

Stepping in and separating the parties is a good first step. It often works to create a distraction and redirect either person by asking him or her to come talk with you. If this feels too intimidating, having others around to support you is a way to help. Check out the “Tonight” video for more concrete examples on how to intervene.

Bystander intervention is one of the most powerful tools that can be used in the prevention of sexual assault. There are many situations that can be approached before they get out of hand, and it is important that you remember that the actions of one person or a group of people can make a difference.

Looking out for one another is a great way to support a healthy campus community and end the cycle of sexual violence that is all too prevalent on campus.

Following the Steubenville case, political analyst and Feministing blogger Zerlina Maxwell received widespread

“ ... the actions of one person or a group of people can make a difference. Looking out for one another is a great way to support a healthy campus community and end the cycle of sexual violence that is all too prevalent on campus.”

Jen Small The Badger Herald

The prevalence of social media usage has raised questions about people’s right to online privacy. an integral part of daily life, regulations must be passed in order to protect society. For example, it is unlikely the first drivers of the automobile believed its creation would result in national speed limits, state-issued license plates or state-issued driver’s licenses — all of which have been essential to a functional society reliant on automobiles.

The same process of regulation is beginning to happen with social media, and this piece of legislation is one of the first of its kind in Wisconsin. Already

nine states have passed similar legislation, and 35 are currently considering passing similar legislation.

The proposed legislation would regulate social media and is meant to protect the personal information and privacy of applicants for housing, colleges and jobs. It is essential that we begin to discover the legal and moral boundaries in which social media should be allowed to operate.

Jared Mehre (mehre@ wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science, sociology and legal studies.

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we owe it to one another to intervene to help prevent unsafe situations from occurring.

Recognizing an unsafe situation is the first step to being able to intervene when necessary. The most recognizable situation, especially on a campus environment, is when someone appears to be too intoxicated to make decisions that are in his or her best interest.

This might mean going home for the night with someone they do not know, or overhearing the intentions of the escort that would place the intoxicated person at an elevated risk of being sexually assaulted. Even checking in with both parties to clarify his or her intentions can lead to less harm in case things get out of hand later.

There are some tips that you can use when intervening in an unsafe situation.

While it may be nerve wracking to approach a stranger, it is important to approach everyone as a friend and to remain calm using nonviolent language and behaviors.

Getting your friends or other partygoers to help out is another way to intervene. Asking others around you if they notice something potentially harmful is a good way to not only

media attention after speaking out against rape. In a piece for EBONY, Maxwell outlines several ways we can teach men not to rape, including teaching about the importance bystander intervention. The piece brings up the key point that intervention is about talking about social and cultural change when people are young.

Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Science Hall Room 180, Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is hosting Maxwell, as well as Feministing editor Chloe Angyal, on a panel where they will explore how sexual assault is portrayed in the media and what it means to be a feminist in media in a genderbiased world. We invite the campus to attend this important panel surrounding issues that affect us all.

Sexual assault victims at UW can call the Rape Crisis Center’s 24-hour hotline at 608-251RAPE for immediate assistance. University Health Services also offers counseling, both scheduled and drop-in, for UW students who have been victims of sexual assault.

Maggie DeGroot (communications. pave@gmail.com) is the communications director for PAVE.

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Farmers’ Market ushers in spring Benjamin Cox Chew On This Columnist

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Bill Skarsgård and Landon Liboiron play rich boy Roman and gypsy new kid Peter Rumancek in “Hemlock Grove.” The two teens band together to solve the recent murder of a classmate.

‘Hemlock Grove’ oozes with gore New Netflix Original Series features a mythology-laced storyline filled with sex, violence Danielle Leick ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Last Friday, Netflix released its third original series “Hemlock Grove.”

Based on the book by Brian McGreevy, this supernatural thriller centers on the gruesome murder of a high school cheerleader and the attempts of two young men to solve the mystery.

In a day where movies are stuffed with angels and demons, vampires and werewolves, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that this thriller is full of angels, demons and werewolves.

Set in an old, small steel town in Pennsylvania, this story just wouldn’t be complete without a prestigious, rich family controlling the town.

Enter the Godfreys.

Widowed Olivia Godfrey, played by Famke Janssen (“Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”), seems to be the “evil” character in town.

However, as a character, she is extremely onedimensional: Her only real roles seem to be sleeping with her brother-in-law, insulting anyone she lays her eyes on and letting her son Roman, played by Bill Skarsgård (“Victoria”), do anything he wants.

The gruesome murder scene that sets the plot for the show isn’t for those easily affected by gore and blood. Coming about a quarter way through the first episode, it is the first truly thrilling part of the show. Viewers definitely aren’t expecting it to happen at this point, so make sure you aren’t watching with a full glass in hand or you will spill it. From there, we don’t encounter the body for another half hour. The next day comes, and a lone runner finds the mangled body sticking halfway out of a playhouse on the town’s playground. Police begin to wonder what type of animal could have done this, since clues indicate nothing on two legs committed this gruesome act.

Gypsy Peter Rumancek is the new kid in town, played by Landon Liboiron (“Girl in Progress”), who meanders through the park near the crime scene on his way to school. He is immediately questioned by the cops and taken to school. Later, we see a bit of foreshadowing when he has an encounter with neighbor Christina Wendall, played

by Freya Tingley (“Sticks and Stones”). Christina

is a very curious aspiring writer. While talking with Peter, she notices his index and middle finger are the same length and uses this to accuse him of being a werewolf. It is only after this rumor flies around their school that Roman befriends him, and together they set out to solve the murders occurring in town.

While the plot line of “Hemlock Grove” seems to be a mash-up of multiple plots seen elsewhere in pop culture entertainment, it adds its own twist. By poking fun at vampire and werewolf movies like “Twilight” and adding humorous references to “Dirty Dancing,” Netflix’s most recent series proves to be more than another werewolf murder thriller.

The first two episodes start off slow, but they know when to add thrill or show mangled bodies strewn about the screen. “Hemlock Grove” is filled with gore, guts, sex and blood (sometimes even together), with a plot line that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

The special effects behind the scenes are very well done, especially in the end of the second episode when, spoiler alert, we find out Christina was

right in accusing Peter of being a werewolf. The transformation between human and werewolf is gruesome, disgusting and amazingly done all at the same time. Take any Jacob Black clothes-rippingwhile-running images out of your mind and fill them with eyeballs popping out, teeth turning to fangs and skin being ripped off. However awesome this transformation is to viewers, you might be disappointed to see the werewolf portrayed as a cuddly-looking wolf, not a scary man-wolf as one might imagine.

“Hemlock Grove” definitely isn’t a show for anyone with queasy stomachs or those who faint at the sight of blood and guts. The show definitely has potential to scare viewers. It starts out slow enough to introduce characters deeply and to let the plot stew. This causes viewers to wonder what happened with the murders, but at times the plot can be overwhelming.

Nevertheless, the graphics are above any standards set for Netflix Originals.

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It might have snowed on Thursday. Some small patches of ice might still be clinging to the lakes, and weather that everyone can agree is “shorts weather” might still be a couple weeks away. But after Saturday this weekend, I am confident summer is finally around the corner.

That’s because Saturday marked the return of the Dane County Farmers’ Market to the Capitol Square.

The Dane County Farmers’ Market dates back to 1972, when then-Mayor Bill Dyke saw a need to unite the rural and urban cultures in Madison. The first Farmers’ Market in 1972 had just five farmers selling goods. But by 1974, that number has grown to the point where the county had to issue season passes to assign spots for the farmers’ stands. Today, more than 280 vendors sell their wares every Saturday in the summer. The wait list to get a spot on the square is about 5 years long.

The Farmers’ Market is one of the best things about living in Madison in the summer. In honor of this weekend, I wanted to share some my favorite stops around the square this past weekend.

My first stop is usually at the Stella’s Bakery stand. Stella’s has been around since 1988 and has always been a popular stand at the Farmers’ Market where their specialty hot and spicy cheese bread always attracts a line. They even go so far as to call the Farmers’ Market their “second home” on their website. A loaf is a little pricey at $8, but it’s big enough to share and definitely worth it – especially for first timers. The cheese bread is spicy and is laden with butter, mozzarella and red pepper flakes. It’s the perfect thing to nibble on

as you walk around the square.

The next thing I look for is produce. The produce at the Farmers’ Market is as close as many of us can get to going outside and picking the produce fresh. It’s literally from the field to the market. I like to take a lap and check out which fruits and veggies are in season that week.

Another thing I only seem to have a craving for at the Farmers’ Market is honey. I’m not a big honey eater, but the honey sticks they sell at the market take me back to when I was little, when my parents would buy me them. Some of the honey stands have whipped honey and most will give you a free sample.

Whipped honey is thicker and has an opaque creamy color when compared to un-whipped honey. It tastes like a cross between whipped cream, marshmallow and traditional honey.

My last stop at the Farmers’ Market is always for some cheese curds. I wrote about fried cheese curds recently, but at the Farmers’ Market, you can buy the fresh kind. You can get a few different varieties, but I’m a traditionalist and always go for either white or yellow cheddar.

People who know cheese curds know when they’re freshest, they squeak when chewed.

One cheese vendor even offers pan-fried cheese as free samples.

Whether you’re looking for produce, baked goods, flowers, cheese or just a relaxing Saturday morning, the Dane County Farmers’ Market is worth a visit.

It is now the largest producer-only farmers’ market in the U.S. And one rule has remained since its inception – all of the goods sold at the Farmers’ Market came from somewhere in Wisconsin.

Were you excited to see your favorite Farmers’ Market vendor at the first market of the year? Let me know at bcox1@wisc.edu.

‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ unworthy of Gosling goodbye Latest flick features heavy plot, bloated run time with downer soundtrack Elise Romas ArtsEtc. Writer “The Place Beyond the Pines” is the last film from actor Ryan Gosling (“Gangster Squad”) for

the foreseeable future.

Having earned recognition throughout the years with impeccable acting skills in a variety of roles, Gosling recently announced it is time he takes a break from acting. Despite an emotional plot, “The Place Beyond the Pines” does not live up to the high standard one would expect Gosling to exit with.

This film takes places in Schenectady, N.Y. and tells

the story of professional traveling biker Luke Glanton, played by Gosling, who reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Romina (Eva Mendez, “Holy Motors”) and discovers that he has a son. Wanting to provide for his boy and be a part of his life, Glanton turns to bank robberies as a way to get cash. Unfortunately, police officer Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings

Playbook”) is hot on his trail and eventually catches up. Cross is dubbed a hero, but lives the rest of his life thinking about the moment he caught Glanton. The film does a great job of portraying the lasting consequences one’s choices may have.

However, the film has some noticeable problems.

It is very long, clocking in at 145 minutes, although it feels like 145 hours.

The cinematography was horrible. At one point in the movie, Glanton is riding loudly and recklessly through the woods on his motorbike, dodging trees and whatnot, and the camera shakes so much that it barely captures anything.

It’s more than enough to make a viewer dizzy.

In other scenes, the cinematographer gets really close to the actors’ faces, but only to part of their faces. While it seems the intent was to capture a specific emotion with a small close frame, the emotions are not conveyed clearly or sensibly. For example, in one of the countless segments where Glanton lights up a cigarette, the camera zooms in very closely, right up to his eyes, forehead and part of his ear. Instead of dramatizing the mood, this shot ends up looking awkward.

Just when you have hope for the music to make things a little brighter, you’re wrong.

The movie is solemn and sad, and therefore calls for tunes to fit that mood. Most of the time, whether one scene is transitioning into another, or if an intense happy or sad reaction was sought

for from the audience, a series of random chord and note progressions in different keys would start up for a brief time and then fade away. It was not until the ending scene that led into the credits that a melodious tune played.

But the music and the cinematography were not the main point of the movie. “The Place Beyond the Pines” is a film that gains sympathy and allegiance from the audience for the lawbreaking criminal and makes them both resentful and understanding of the law-enforcing police officer. Cross is supposed to be an adored hero, but isn’t as amazing of a person the public thinks he is.

This film is directed at anybody who is patient enough to enjoy a nice long movie with an overall sad storyline. If you are someone looking for an exciting activity to do on the weekend, this movie is not recommended.

However, it is a decent compelling film with an interesting, sad story to be told that some viewers might enjoy.

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Memorable senior day for Bertha, Kostanov Zach Miller Men’s Tennis Writer Senior day. It is the last time for a college athlete to step on the court, rink or field at home. For some it is an emotional rollercoaster, for others inspirational and for some nerve-racking. The Wisconsin men’s tennis team walked into Nielsen Tennis Stadium to play its last home match of the season. For Billy Bertha and Alexander Kostanov, the Badgers’ two lone seniors, it would be the last time they played at home in their careers.

Kostanov and Bertha stepped onto the doubles court as teammates for the last time at home Sunday, determined to take a win against Nebraska’s number one doubles team of Dusty

KORGER, from 10 The realignment also gives Wisconsin its natural border rival, Minnesota, back in a similar division.

Just think, perhaps in the future down a very long and winding road, a football game between the Badgers and Gophers might actually have deeper implications than the growing shame of a certain state.

With the league aiming to extend the conference schedule to nine games per team starting in 2016, the Badgers will also have some flexibility for crossover games with the teams from the opposing division.

Even though the only proposed crossover game that would be guaranteed on an annual basis is Indiana versus Purdue, Wisconsin could make a strong case that Michigan State should be its protected rival. Maybe if the two programs make a trophy they could sell it better. Might I suggest a very thorny rose? Michigan State fans, I know you get it.

From a competitive standpoint, things couldn’t have turned out any better for Wisconsin in their divisional draw. All of the teams in the slated West division — with Wisconsin included — combined to go 23-33 in conference play in 2012. Not exactly impressive.

The East? Between their five teams that played in the Big Ten last year, the group combined for a 26-15 record in conference play.

HOME RUNS, from 10 “I think [the Buckeyes] were just a little bit more prepared. They just saw [McIntosh] in the second game last night. I think they were just ready to come out swinging. They didn’t want [us] to get the sweep.”

Massey noted McIntosh was most effective in keeping OSU off balance when her changeup was finding the strike zone with consistency.

After Ohio State tied Sunday’s game in the top of the sixth inning, Massey was the one who promptly untied it in the bottom of the same inning.

Earlier in the game, in the third inning, Massei had homered, which was the Badgers’ only run and hit in the game by the time the sixth inning rolled around.

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For both Badgers it was an experience filled with emotion.

“It was kind of weird,” Bertha explained. “I have been playing on that court for 8 years now if you include high school finals. Just taking a look around the building it was really nostalgic.”

For Kostanov, who transferred to Wisconsin from the University of South Carolina after his sophomore season, the nostalgia wasn’t as strong, but the nerves were still present.

“I was a little bit nervous,” Kostanov confessed. “There were so many people that came here, and everyone knew that I was a senior and it is going to be my last match. I had a hard time relaxing at first, but we still finished strong and came

Adding a Rutgers team that was a tiebreaker away from winning the Big East in 2012 and a Maryland program that is rebuilding under Randy Edsall, it appears the East division will be stratospherically more competitive than the West.

And that means Wisconsin will be competing consistently in the next few years with Nebraska for the opportunity to represent the West in the Big Ten Championship game. Sure, right now Northwestern looks like it could be potentially dangerous, but after that the competition sure looks mediocre.

Plus, there will be no more annual games against Ohio State and Penn State for Wisconsin. It’s almost a similar situation to what the Badgers faced in 2012 with the two best teams in the Leaders division facing a bowl ban.

I’m not saying that the divisional change has made it easy for Wisconsin — nothing is ever easy when it comes to sports — but it does seem to make the path to Pasadena or a playoff game easier than it used to be.

Nick Korger is the sports editor of The Badger Herald and a fifth-year senior majoring in history and English. He also hosts “The Badger Herald Sports Hour” and is a member of the WBAaward winning “The Student Section” on 91.7 WSUM. Like or hate the divisional split?

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Massei came up second in the sixth and reached by way of a single, giving Wisconsin its second hit.

Senior outfielder Kendall Grimm then walked, which set up Massey for what proved to be the gamewinner. With one strike on her, Massey crushed a ball deep over the left field fence, emptying the bases and giving the Badgers a 4-1 lead.

The Buckeyes would get one run back in the top of the seventh, but the home runs and dominating pitching by Wisconsin came together and solidified its first Big Ten sweep of the season.

“Ohio State is just a phenomenal program in every sport, so if you can get wins against them, it’s a big deal. For us right now, the sweep was a nice boost,” Healy said.

away with the win. It doesn’t get a whole lot better than that.”

The nerves were fairly evident as the two seniors struggled getting settled and dropped the first game.

However the two rallied back, putting away the next four games to bring the score to 4-1. After that, Nebraska went on their own run tying the game up at four apiece. The remainder of the match was hard fought back and forth, until finally the Badgers’ top doubles duo pulled away and notched their final win at Nielsen 8-6.

“Being seniors, we could understand the position each other were in,” Bertha said.

“It really helped us meld together and pull out the win.”

After winning the doubles point, Bertha and Kostanov

WINNERS, from 10 defensive back Sojourn Shelton played beyond his years in Wisconsin’s spring game.

Nearly making an interception on one play and playing physical press coverage, Shelton, one of the prize recruits of the 2013 recruiting class, was impressive. He doesn’t have a choice, either. With a thin secondary that is trying to replace three starters from 2012’s team, Shelton already looks poised to be a key contributor for next year’s squad.

“I think I’ve grown a lot,” Shelton said. “Once I started to see myself progress[ing] in the weight room, putting on weight, getting on the

were honored in a ceremony for the seniors. Both received framed pictures of the team as family and friends cheered and snapped pictures. This was clearly a strong motivator as the team went on to win five out of six singles matches, an area the team has been struggling in as of late.

Bertha faced off against Nebraska freshman Marc Herrmann.

Herrmann, looking for vengeance from the close doubles loss, came out swinging in his singles match. Herrmann took the first point and didn’t look back, winning in two sets with scores of 6-3 and 6-4.

“Billy’s opponent played a nearly flawless match,” head coach Greg Van Emburgh said. “He didn’t miss many balls, capitalized on his opportunities and was just

field and making plays here and there [that] made my confidence level go back up and I think as a cornerback you have to have it.”

He doesn’t care what way it is either, whether the minutes come in the secondary or on special teams too.

“He shows what we want out of everybody, that’s to go out and play hard and then be excited when you do something the right way,” redshirt senior Dezmen Southward said of his young teammate. “That’s the kind of feeling coach Andersen wants to get across the team, and I think everybody’s embraced it for the most part.”

Loser: Beau Allen Due to the entire defense

hot today.”

Herrmann’s ability to win on deuces and prevent Billy from taking the close games made the loss slightly more heartbreaking.

Kostanov started his singles match firing on all cylinders. He cruised to a 6-1 win in the first set after winning the first five games, causing Dusty Boyer of Nebraska to be visibly frustrated. Boyer used that frustration in the second set to take a 5-3 lead. However Kostanov was not going to give up easily. The senior from Kursk, Russia beat back four set points and eventually sent the set into a tiebreaker.

Kostanov’s enthusiasm and energy in the game exploded in the extended play as every point warranted a loud battle cry. Kostanov put away the final point of the tiebreaker

to make the score 7-5, winning the match 2-0.

“It was great,” Kostanov exclaimed. “It could not have been any better. To pick up a doubles and singles win, and win on a tiebreak. It was perfect.”

Despite being thought of as an individual sport by some, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team is just that--a team.

“My best memories of this place have just been coming here and enjoying time with the guys,” Bertha reminisced.

“I got to meet and get to know a lot of really good friends here over the years.”

In the end, the team gave the seniors one of the best gifts they could, a decisive 6-1 win over a Big Ten opponent, further readying the team for the Big Ten tournament next weekend.

as a group excelling in Spring Game, it was tough to find someone to call a “loser.” So it may come as a shock that senior Beau Allen takes this award. How can Allen be recognized negatively when he didn’t even play Saturday? It’s for one reason and one reason only.

Chris Borland called him a manatee.

When the “Ask The Badgers” interactive event occurred Saturday on the video board, the question the selected fan had to answer was “Who does Chris Borland think is harder to tackle: Beau Allen or Melvin Gordon?”

It seemed the natural answer that Borland would select Allen, a 6-foot-3 ultra-

athletic defensive tackle and fan favorite. But, Borland pulled the shocker of the century by selected Gordon, the Badgers’ running back, citing that Allen was topheavy or in some way like a “manatee.”

This is a starling turn of events for what seemed to be such a beautiful friendship between teammates. Allen once cited at Disneyland prior to the Rose Bowl that he was the “beauty” to Borland’s “beast.”

Borland once compared their relationship to that of Kim and Khloe Kardashian.

How have things gone sour in such a short amount of time? No one can be sure, but hopefully the two have things patched up before fall camp starts.

Sports Editor Nick Korger sports@badgerherald.com

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With Saturday’s Spring Game complete, the Herald Sports Department took a look at the players whose stocks rose and fell this spring season.

Nick Korger & Nick Daniels Offense Winner: Joel Stave After finding himself stuck in what seemed like second place behind sixthyear senior Curt Phillips for the starting job next fall, Joel Stave was the third quarterback to see the field Saturday at the annual Spring Game.

After struggling on his first pass play — underthrowing his receiver — Stave recovered quickly, completing his next five passes and working the team down the field for an easy touchdown.

“I felt like I was able to throw the ball pretty well today,” Stave said. “The first throw came out really, really poorly, so it was nice to recover really quickly on the drive and finish it.”

Storming down the field 71 yards on 5-6 passing, Stave threw for first down after first down, before the drive was finally capped off by an 11-yard Melvin Gordon touchdown.

In his second drive under center, Stave led the way once again — this time capping the drive off with a 5-yard touchdown pass to sophomore fullback Derek Watt.

By the end of the game, Stave had accumulated 161 passing yards, completing 15 of his 20 passes.

Even head coach Gary Andersen said he was impressed by how polished Stave looked as the spring season came to a close, crediting Stave for his poise.

While Stave has certainly not locked up the job for the upcoming season — junior college transfer Tanner McEvoy will certainly have a shot when he arrives this

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summer — he has solidified his place as the frontrunner coming out of the spring.

Loser: Curt Phillips With Stave surging to the front of the pack on an impressive performance in front of over 12,000 faithful fans that showed up for the Spring Game, sixth-year senior Phillips fell by the wayside.

Entering the game, Phillips seemed to have gained Andersen’s trust as a capable veteran candidate for the job, starting with the first team on offense for much of the practices

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throughout the spring.

So it came as no surprise when Phillips got the nod at quarterback to start the game Saturday.

On the first possession of the game, Phillips orchestrated a 10-play, 50yard drive resulting in junior kicker Kyle French scoring a field goal.

Despite finishing 8-13 and 82 yards, Phillips threw a number of risky passes, including one that was nearly picked off.

More importantly, Phillips was trusted much less when it came to throwing the ball.

Besides being given

seven fewer attempts than his redshirt sophomore counterpart, Phillips was also given much simpler passing plays as Andersen reserved the two long-range efforts to receivers down field for Stave.

Still, Andersen wouldn’t rule out Phillips for the starting job next fall, despite Stave’s Spring Game success.

“I think Curt had good demeanor,” Andersen said.

“The turnovers were down.

He was poised. He had composure, like he’s had and you would expect from a cagey veteran, which he is. … He probably had a couple

he’d like to get back, but so does Joel.”

Defense Winner: Sojourn Shelton Despite being one of the youngest players on the team’s roster — he enrolled early after graduating high school a semester early — Wisconsin freshman

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Left Curt Phillips was outplayed by Joel Stave in the QB battle Saturday Below The UW defense had a solid showing defeating the offense 61-47

Home runs prove crucial against Ohio State UW softball cruises past OSU thanks to timely long blasts

by Massey, Massei Dan Corcoran Softball Writer Big fly. Round-tripper.

Salami. Tater. Those are just a few colorful synonyms for a home run, which played a big part in the Wisconsin softball team’s weekend sweep of Big Ten rival Ohio State at Goodman Diamond. Thanks to three timely home runs, the Badgers pulled off 7-6 and 3-1 wins Saturday — with the

former coming in 10 innings — and a 4-2 win Sunday.

With the sweep, the Badgers (33-9 overall, 10-5 Big Ten) moved into sole possession of third place in the Big Ten standings, and now sit only one win away from tying their season total from a year ago.

After leading the final three and a half innings of the first game Saturday, the Buckeyes (27-17, 6-9) surrendered three runs to Wisconsin in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings. Then, in the bottom of the 10th, Wisconsin’s leading hitter stepped into the box just looking for a way to reach

base.

“Really, I was just in the zone in that at-bat. I wasn’t thinking about ending the game right away or anything like that. I just wanted to get on base and hopefully someone else could hit me in, so we could end that game,” junior right fielder Mary Massei said.

But instead of reaching base, Massei drilled a shot over the centerfield fence to give the Badgers the comefrom-behind victory.

“Always having a walkoff hit is pretty exciting, but having it be a home run also-it’s amazing,” Massei said.

Wisconsin’s long-ball prowess wasn’t the only

aspect on display during the three games as the pitching staff, composed of senior Meghan McIntosh and junior Cassandra Darrah, put together three strong performances.

Other than the fourth inning of the first game, in which Darrah gave up five runs, she and McIntosh combined to give up only two earned runs in the 23 other innings of work.

Head coach Yvette Healy was impressed with her two pitchers’ resiliency during the course of the weekend, which included Darrah tossing 10 innings of six-hit ball in the first game.

“They did a good job

mixing speed, keeping them off balance, throwing both sides of the plate,” Healy said.

“I think that was the number one thing that I saw that I think [pitching coach Tracie Adix] has really instilled in them. [Darrah and McIntosh] were just tough pitchers and even if there were errors behind them or any little adversity, the pitchers really muscled through, so I was really proud of that.”

After the exciting finish in game one, McIntosh scattered six hits in the second game Saturday and struck out four to hold the Buckeyes to one unearned run. Her strong showing led Healy to go with her hot

hand for start in the finale Sunday afternoon.

Although Healy’s plan was to have both pitchers split the game, McIntosh came out strong and ended up completing all seven innings while yielding only four hits to Ohio State.

Senior catcher Whitney Massey witnessed all three pitching performances from behind home plate, citing how McIntosh looked just as good Sunday, even though the Buckeyes had seen her in back-to-back games.

“Actually, everything was working really well behind the plate today,” Massey said.

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Wisconsin emerges victorious in B1G realignment you consider Indiana a legendary football program?

Or two programs that had bowl-bans in 2012 leaders of the conference? Not exactly a great fit, Jim. Luckily, historians will soon be the only ones Nick Korger muttering those terrible Korger’s Korner names in passing when their research leads them into the long forgotten history of the “Legends” and “Leaders.” conference. With the Big Ten Not exactly what we might seemingly once again set to call Big Ten commissioner realign its divisions in 2014, Jim Delany’s finest moment.

The names became laughable the conference has chosen a much more ingenious title monikers that seemed to for its two divisions. mock the 12 teams of the Big East and West. Seriously.

Ten thrown into divisions in The Big Ten has struck a grab bag manner. Would

creative gold.

This time the teams of the Big Ten are divided geographically. The West will be made up of all the conference teams in the central time zone —Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois, Nebraska, Wisconsin — with the exception of Purdue. The East representatives consist of Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State combined with newcomers Maryland and Rutgers.

Another amazing idea!

Let’s split up the divisions geographically! By golly, who would have ever thought that

could work? Does anybody have a ruler and pencil? I wonder how long the bigwigs at the Big Ten spent staring at a map until this became clear.

Thanks to this common sense realignment, fans of teams like Nebraska and Rutgers can rejoice knowing they won’t have an annual game between the schools that requires one of the team’s fans to travel the almost 1,300 miles that separate the two campuses.

Road trips now.

This geographical realignment may favor Wisconsin more than any

team. This new split brings back the yearly game between Iowa and Wisconsin that was effectively destroyed when the two programs were separated at the initial divisional alignment in 2010.

Now, Badger and Hawkeye fans alike can take solace in knowing the teams will meet in 2013 after a two-year hiatus and the rivalry game will now become an annual occurrence.

The Heartland Trophy, a brass bull that was introduced to the rivalry in 2004, can get dusted, polished and prepared to see the light of day again.

Plus, something special seems to happen when these two teams meet. Some of the best games I’ve watched in my life have featured Wisconsin and Iowa, whether it was current Athletic Director Barry Alvarez trying to beat a program that was a perennial thorn in his side during his career as head coach or former running back Montee Ball’s comingout party to lead the Badgers to a win in Iowa City in 2010.

Heck, the all-time series between the two schools is tied at 42 wins each.

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