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The death of Mifflin?

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A Madison Police Department statement released Thursday encouraged students to attend Revelry and warned residents against this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party.

Letter shocks Mifflin Student leaders, Revelry organizers surprised by city’s message for annual block party Noah Goetzel State Politics Editor Revelry Festival organizers and student government leaders began to show their alarm last weekend after Madison officials announced last week there would be no Mifflin Street Block Party for the second consecutive year, The Madison Police Department issued a statement last week that

said the city would not permit or sanction any May 4 event because the “toll of the spring student party far outweighs any benefit to the community.”

Wisconsin Union Directorate President and Revelry Executive Committee Chair Sarah Mathews said she and the other music festival organizers are stunned and upset by the city’s announcement.

“All of us were horrified,”

she said, adding the campus police chief was equally shocked by the MPD statement. “This was completely out of left field for all of us.”

While Mathews acknowledged “you can’t just cancel Mifflin,” she said the increased crack down could benefit Revelry, as the idea of attending a large music festival could be more attractive to students now that they know police will be so strict

on Mifflin.

Mathews added she thinks Revelry will be safer than Mifflin because it is on public grounds and police can control who comes in.

Dan Statter, legislative affairs chair for the Associated Students of Madison, said he was surprised city leaders decided not to host Mifflin without first communicating to students.

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University of Wisconsin senior Henry Mackaman was a “family man” with a contagious smile and an all-around “cool” kid.

Remembered by friends, family and members of the Madison community for his outstanding talent, creativity and intelligence, Mackaman, 21, died Thursday evening of bacterial meningitis.

A St. Paul, Minn., native and senior at UW majoring in English and economics, Mackaman was set to graduate in May, until contracting the illness suddenly.

According to Mackaman’s uncle, Dan Mackaman, Mackaman checked himself into Meriter Hospital Saturday night but was sent home shortly after only to return with escalated symptoms Monday.

He was declared brain dead Wednesday and removed from life support Thursday evening, Dan said.

As Mackaman had requested, his organs will be donated.

Outside of school and work, Mackaman dedicated his time to Twin Cities-based dreampop band, Phantom Vibration, which he helped start in high school and continued to develop throughout college.

From a very musical family, Henry picked up

the guitar at a young age and since then, rarely set it down, his uncle, who is also a musician, said.

To Dan, Mackaman was a hard-working artist and personable young man.

A self-taught musician, Mackaman was always experimenting with different styles, Dan said, noting his involvement with the creative side of his community.

“Life just came effortlessly to him,” Dan said. “His smile was contagious.”

In addition to playing in a band, Mackaman was also a DJ for a show on WSUM Student Radio and wrote a play that won a competition in Madison, Dan said, adding Mackaman was never one to brag about it.

Two of his bandmates, Daniel ClintonMcCausland and Gunnar Kauth, remember their friend in the same positive and creative light.

Henry was deeply devoted to Phantom Vibration, ClintonMcCausland said, and was always trying to improve his own playing and the band as a whole.

“We were perfect musical counterparts,” Clinton-McCausland said. “It was so gratifying to go through the developmental stages of struggling to play the most simple of parts on our first EP to him tearing through incredible lines for our album.”

Even outside the

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Public forum to aid Library Mall design Alder: Campus’ $4.9 million reconstruction project to improve pedestrian, bike access Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor The University of Wisconsin and the City of Madison are slated to begin construction on a redevelopment of the 700 and 800 block of State Street and Library Mall at the end of 2013.

According to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, the goal of the project is to update the underground utilities, which are nearly 40 years old, and to “give the whole area a facelift.”

The revamping has a budget of $550,000 for planning the reconstruction and $4.9 million for the reconstruction itself, he said.

Resnick said the central planning of the reconstruction area will focus on the street-scape and will be redesigned for better use by pedestrians and bikes.

Construction should be finished by the end of 2014, Resnick added.

According to a City of Madison statement, the reconstruction of the “iconic” area will attempt to honor the history of the location.

However, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the space, which has been a main gathering space for the campus, should be updated and aesthetically improved from its

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Annual Relay For Life fundraiser raises $157,000 for cancer Kayla Rathjen Herald Contributor For twelve hours University of Wisconsin students walked, ran and skipped around a track in effort to raise awareness and fundraise for cancer Friday.

UW’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer hosted the Relay For Life fundraiser

at Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center, or the Shell, raising about $157,000 in total. The event, which is the American Cancer Society’s signature event, saw around 1,400 participants in 128 teams, CAC co-president Caitlin DeVos said.

CAC reached this year’s goal to raise $160,000 and bring together 1,300

participants, DeVos said.

The money goes to the American Cancer Society to fund research projects and provide patient services to those fighting cancer.

Jamie Rothberg, CAC co-president, said the main purpose of the event is to raise money to fight back against cancer.

“Laps are walked, [run]

and skipped by survivors, friends, family or anyone who wants to help,” Rothberg said. “It is a fundraising walk open to anyone.”

The event consists of three ceremonies meant to reflect the mission of “Celebrate.

Remember.

Fight Back.”

This year, 32 registered UW students who were

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personally cancer survivors participated in the event, DeVos said, adding Relay For Life allows them to come together on campus and celebrate.

DeVos said Relay For Life conveys a very important message to the community by showing the Badgers are committed to the fight against cancer.

By bringing people

together, it too serves as a reminder of the support behind the cause, Rothberg said.

“Coming together as a group is much more efficient and heartwarming than fighting a terrible disease on your own,” Rothberg said. “No one should be surviving

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A senior Republican state legislator criticized a Milwaukee County official Friday for being unclear on whether the Milwaukee County Board allegedly reopened contract negotiations with a decertified union.

In a letter to Milwaukee County Board Chair Marina Dimitrijevic, Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, said recent reports of the board’s contract negotiations with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 48, a decertified public employee union, raised serious concerns about the board’s integrity.

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the reported “secret negotiations” was “disgraceful” to Milwaukee County voters and the Legislature.

“Advancing an agenda in violation of state law, against the advice of county and outside legal counsel is unwise at best,” Ellis said.

“I assure that, if true, I will personally view these negotiations as an insult to the Wisconsin Legislature and the voters that elected us.”

Dimitrijevic’s office did not return requests for comment on the letter.

However, Richard Abelson, executive director of AFSCME 48, said while his union has been engaged in discussions with the board, their discussions have not regarded legal contracts.

“There’s never been any talk about a written

contract, per se,” Abelson said. “We have been seeking to reach agreements but not in contract negotiations.”

Abelson said any reasonable employer would engage in conversations with its employees.

Allegations and the controversy surrounding the meetings are “much ado about nothing,” he said.

According to Abelson, AFSCME 48, which represents 3,000 Milwaukee County employees, did not choose to seek recertification because its leaders disagreed with laws passed by the state last session curbing collective bargaining rights for many public employee unions.

Abelson said a recent court ruling by Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas, which is currently being challenged in an Appeals Court, struck down

the parts of the law dealing with certification.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander, District 18, said she and other members have met to hear concerns from Council 48 members, adding none of those meetings had to do with contract negotiations.

“I’m happy to listen to their concerns in situations that were completely separate from contract negotiations where nothing was private, just to hear what their concerns are,” Alexander said. “I think it’s OK to have communication.”

Although Alexander said she was unable to comment on what happened during closed sessions, she confirmed reports from Aaron Rodriguez, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel blogger, that the Milwaukee County Board has directed

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Gov. Scott Walker departed to China Friday to lead his first international trade mission, intending to grow business, build relationships and bring back money into Wisconsin.

The governor said in a statement Friday China is an important market for Wisconsin industrial, medical and clean energy and water exports. The state’s exports to China increased 11.8 percent and totaled $1.5 billion last year, according to the statement.

“This trade mission will strengthen our relationship with the country, build trade ties between Wisconsin firms and Chinese businesses and investors, and reinforce the strong position the Wisconsin has in the global marketplace,” Walker said.

Walker will accompany the governors of Virginia and Iowa, along with 42 business and government agency delegates from

Wisconsin to Beijing, Shanghai and Harbin.

There is speculation among professors and business leaders that Walker’s motive behind the trip to China is boosting his publicity and foreign policy experience to enhance his position as a 2016 presidential candidate.

Edward Friedman, a University of Wisconsin political science professor and expert in Chinese politics, said the primary purpose of Walker’s trip is expanding the state’s economy, but having an international presence helps his resume too.

“Obviously, if a person has higher ambitions, the president is commander and chief of the armed forces, it does not hurt to have some international exposure,” Friedman said.

Walker visited Las Vegas two weekends ago for a Nevada Republican Party event and will travel to Arkansas, Iowa and California for other GOP gatherings before July.

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Walker’s visit to China “a very ordinary trip” that governors from every state have been making since China opened its markets to the world in 1979. But, Friedman said the difference is China has been looking to invest in the U.S. recently, as it has accumulated $3.4 trillion in foreign exchange.

While Walker hopes to increase state exports, establish new Chinese trade partners and boost investment back into Wisconsin, it will be difficult to evaluate the successfulness of his visit in the short term, according to Dan Paulson, executive director of InVision Business Development in Madison, a consulting firms for companies interested in going into business with Chinese corporations.

“The short-term results will be immeasurable, much like [former Gov. Jim Doyle’s] trips,” Paulson said, comparing Walker’s trip to Doyle’s five visits to China in his eight years in office.

However, Paulson said the long-term impacts of Doyle’s foreign diplomacy are coming into fruition now, as exports have increased 49 percent last year compared to 2011 increases.

Wisconsin is now expanding its Chinese exports to agricultural equipment and consultative services, Paulson said.

China needs all the farming help it can get from the U.S., and Midwestern states like Wisconsin in particular, because just 7 percent of Chinese land is tillable, while the nation is home to a fifth of the world’s population, Paulson said.

“There is a huge offset in the number of people that need to be fed and the amount of land that can actually produce the product needed to feed those people, which is why you’re seeing a large amount of exports from food staples and equipment to make the land that is available more productive,” Paulson said.

a head of the county’s Department of Labor Relations to enter into negotiations with the union.

In a March 22 email sent to committee members after a closed meeting March 20, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said he was concerned about the direction the committee gave to the department.

“I have asked for and received a clarifying legal opinion from Corporation Counsel that further underscores the risk to the County if the Department of Labor Relations proceeds as directed,” Abele said. “Given this risk, I urge you to reconsider that direction.”

Brendan Conway, Abele’s spokesperson, said attorneys have advised the county to not follow Colas’ ruling until the state’s Supreme Court decided on it.

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Rothberg said the event has thrived over the years because it builds hope and positive community support, rallying passionate people around an important cause.

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since its introduction to UW’s campus in 2001. This year’s event was the biggest yet, DeVos said, as they have increased campus awareness and involvement.

She said she hopes the event continues to see growth every year.

Rothberg said in addition to Relay For Life, UW does many other things to raise awareness about cancer, including holding blood drives and small charity donations around campus.

Friends commemorate Paul Heenan at candlelight vigil Participants meet outside City Hall to send message to Madison police Allie Johnson City Life Editor Friends of a 30-yearold man who died during a confrontation with a Madison police officer Nov. 9 gathered outside City Hall Friday evening to commemorate their friend and send a message to the police department and city officials.

Participants lit candles to honor the life of Paul Heenan, the man who was killed, according to Nathan Royko Mauer, a close friend and roommate of Heenan’s.

Madison Police Department Officer Stephan Heimsness encountered an intoxicated Heenan while responding to a call about a burglary in progress.

After Heenan reportedly attempted to disarm him, Heimsness shot him three times, ultimately resulting in his death.

Royko Maurer said the vigil was orchestrated as a demonstration to the Madison Police Department that the community has not forgotten about the incident.

The vigil was held because friends of Heenan and other members of the community felt MPD has

not adequately complied with the actions they asked for.

Friends of Heenan and other Madison residents are still calling for an impartial investigation of Heimsness’s actions in the incident, according to Amelia Royko Maurer, another close friend and roommate of Heenan’s.

An internal investigation by the MPD determined Heimsness’s use of deadly force was reasonable and no department policies were violated, according to an MPD statement.

Nathan said although an independent review of the investigation upheld the MPD ruling, the results were not satisfactory because there were too many conflicts of interest with the officials who conducted the review.

MPD agreed to address the issue of impartiality in the future, but they will not readdress Heenan’s case, Nathan said.

While they can support future changes to the system, friends of Heenan believe the department should start with Heenan’s case. They should be willing to let someone who does not care about MPD to review the case and the investigation, Nathan said.

“They can make all the promises in the world, but we won’t believe them until they do it,” Nathan said.

The candlelight vigil

included a slide projection of a selection of comments from signers of a petition calling for the removal of Heimsness from the streets. Organizers of the event also explained they still plan to present their change.org petition to Chief Noble Wray in person.

“An impartial investigation would be good for Heimsness,” Amelia said. “If he was cleared by an objectively impartial investigation, then he would be cleared with the community, community could trust him again and he would be working right now.”

Amelia said for now, the community needs to play it safe and not allow Heimsness to continue to patrol the streets. The city needs safe policing, she said.

Amelia said there was a strong turnout for the vigil overall.

“There are a lot of good, rational people who will stick with this until the end,” Amelia said.

“There is a lot of love and commitment for Paulie out there.”

In addition to submitting the petition, Nathan said he and other city residents will continue to bring attention to the officerinvolved shooting.

Friends and residents are also starting another petition to ask specifically for an impartial review of the case and plan to hold more vigils, he said.

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University of Wisconsin senior Henry Mackaman, 21, was declared brain dead Thursday. A founding member of St. Paul band Phantom Vibrations, Mackaman is remembered by his friends and family for his love of music and his caring and creative character.

REMEMBERED, from 1 band, Kauth remembers Mackaman as first and foremost a “family man,” who would come home from spring break to play cards with his grandfather and was always dedicated to making sure that his friends and family knew how much he cared about them.

“He was kind and caring and nurturing. Fill in the blank with a positive adjective and that’s Henry,” Kauth said, remembering Mackaman as one of the most genuine people he knew. “It was a privilege for everyone that got to know

him.”

For Dan, one of the hardest parts of losing his nephew was the realization that in Mackaman’s death a friendship was also stolen.

Dan said Mackaman was one of the “coolest kids he knew.”

The Mackaman family plans to hold a “musician’s wake” memorial for Mackaman next weekend in St. Paul, Dan said, hoping to give his many musical friends and family members a chance to celebrate Mackaman’s memory through song — the most apt way they know how.

“It was an amazing life,”

Dan said.

University Health Services executive director Sarah Van Orman said bacterial meningitis, or meningococcal disease, is not highly contagious, but can come on and seriously escalate very quickly. It can be spread only through very close contact with persons carrying the bacteria in their nasal or oral secretions, Van Orman said, adding this case does not present a health risk to UW. UHS offers grief counseling and Van Orman urges any struggling student to talk to one of their resources.

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Paul Ryan: GOP must stay strong against abortion Congressman looks to party to find compromises with pro-life campaign Sarah Link Reporter

Rep. Paul Ryan said the Republican Party should maintain its strong prolife position on abortion, in addition to gaining support of pro-choice advocates, in a speech last week.

At the Susan B. Anthony List Gala last Thursday, Ryan, a Republican from Janesville who ran for vice president

MIFFLIN, from 1 “An authoritative topdown approach that they have isn’t going to curve behavior, it’s just going to make students angry,” Statter said.

Lt. Dave McCaw said MPD will take the same action at Mifflin as it did last year because, like last year, no organization stepped up to sponsor the event and repay the estimated $200,000 costs of additional police enforcement.

“Nothing has been cancelled because nothing has been asked for,” McCaw said.

McCaw said there are two issues with finding sponsors for the event.

The first problem is making Mifflin profitable enough to pay the city back for hiring at least 200 police officers to work overtime. The other setback is sponsors must abide by city ordinances for regulating special events.

Representatives from the Majestic Theatre were the last event sponsors in 2011, McCaw said. That year’s event resulted in two stabbings and 162 arrests ranging

last year, said despite criticisms the GOP’s stance on abortion is hurting the party, Republicans should continue to be stronger than ever in their conviction.

“There’s a lot of talk these days about how to win the next election,” Ryan said, “Our critics say we should abandon our pro-life beliefs. But that would only demoralize our voters.”

Ryan added pro-life advocacy groups, as well as the Republican Party, need to broaden support for their position as part of the strategy.

To do this, Ryan suggested pro-life advocates need to win over pro-choice supporters

from sexual assaults and robberies to knees broken by baseball bats.

The police lieutenant said he would like to continue to enforce largescale student gathering.

However, McCaw said the current model of having 10,000 people on the residential Mifflin Street is not a sustainable model.

“We think it’s 100 percent environmental; it’s just a bad spot,” McCaw said. “We work with anybody and everybody to make it safe.”

He recommended an open public space, such as Warner Park, for future events, adding other colleges and universities host these events annually and make money off of them.

In general, Mifflin is simply costing Madison too much, McCaw said.

“We’re in those economic times where we just can’t afford this sort of thing anymore,” McCaw said, adding he is disturbed by having to convey this message.

“I don’t think anyone is angry about it from the police side, it’s just one of those things that has to happen.”

and key legislators by finding common areas where they can both agree.

“We need to articulate a vision — one that can attract a broad coalition,” Ryan said. “To advance the prolife cause, we need to work with people who consider themselves pro-choice — because our task isn’t to purge our ranks. It’s to grow them.”

Ryan added he hopes one day the U.S. will be a country where abortion is not even considered.

Sam Guzman, spokesperson for ProLife Wisconsin, said the organization agrees with Ryan’s remarks.

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Resnick said the plans for reconstruction will allow for bicycles to be ridden through Library Mall and will continue to allow food carts to vend in the area.

In an effort to involve the community, Resnick added that the city will hold listening

we need to reach out and try to change minds and hearts,” Guzman said.

Guzman said he believes the organization should be more persuasive and less adversarial by trying to broaden its support base, instead of pushing opponents away.

However, Guzman also emphasized Pro-Life Wisconsin opposes all types of abortion and does not believe there should be any exceptions for any cases.

He said the organization is careful not to compromise its position in any way.

“As long as we are building these bridges and trying to reach them, we just want to

sessions in order to gain input on specific elements of the design.

Verveer, a member of the State Street Design Oversight Committee which is facilitating the area’s reconstruction said the committee will attend the public information meeting in order to hear the feedback from students and other community members.

be extremely cautious that that doesn’t mean, in any way, losing any lives through compromise,” Guzman said.

In his speech, Ryan stressed the need to find compromises with pro-choice workers, citing such issues as putting an end to taxpayer funding for abortions. According to Ryan, such agreements will help the party reach the eventual goal of making abortion illegal.

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Director Mike McCabe said this speech shows a major failure of the GOP to appeal to public opinion on social issues.

He said the public’s stance on many issues such as abortion, gay marriage and

immigration has shifted over the years, yet the Republican Party lags behind.

McCabe also said Republicans are struggling to get support from women voters and the party’s strict opposition to abortion rights for women is probably a significant reason.

“There’s an obvious gender gap,” McCabe said. “They get a lot more support from men to women and I think abortion rights is one factor that leads to that gender gap.”

However, Ryan concluded his speech by emphasizing the importance of the Republican Party’s dedication to the “higher standard” of the pro-life cause.

Among many ideas, Verveer noted he would like to improve the connection to Bascom Hill, and the stairs leading to the Mosse Humanities Building. He added the area could also better accommodate food carts with electrical outlets.

He said he is unsure of whether they will decide to keep the podium structure, or find another way for

people to express their First Amendment rights.

“My main thought going into our design process is that we do not screw anything up and that we build on the successes that Library Mall has,” Verveer said.

A public information meeting will be held April 23 7-9 p.m. in the Memorial Union’s 1924 Reception Room, the statement said.

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Herald Editorial Mifflin policy jeopardizes student-police relationship Last Thursday, the Madison Police Department began a public information campaign that was doomed from the start.

The campaign began with a letter to Mifflin Street residents, which, in its first paragraph, stated in bold letters, “There will be no Mifflin Street Block Party on or around Saturday, May 4th in 2013.” The letter cited “widespread public safety issues” as the reason for this crackdown.

The letter’s contents should not be surprising to anyone who has followed the city’s tireless campaign against Mifflin. In fact, this newspaper’s newsroom was more surprised that the story about a simple neighborhood meeting went viral within a matter of hours than by the actual contents of the letter. Mayor Paul Soglin made no effort to disguise his intentions from the day he was elected mayor that Mifflin was all but done. Let this be a lesson to students who do not feel the need to vote: Elections have consequences. Had former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz been reelected over Soglin, this board does not believe we would be in this position today.

In the letter, MPD says Revelry is the “only sanctioned event” on May 4, and an MPD

officer emailed a statement to The Badger Herald detailing how the police hope for Revelry to become a de facto alternative event to Mifflin. Understandably, this led to immense backlash from Revelry’s organizers, who negotiated in good faith with city officials about the messaging for May 4 only to have incompetence ruin their plans. Although we have our doubts over the likelihood of Revelry’s success considering its date placement, its organizers have worked hard to distance themselves from the city and the University of Wisconsin administration’s incessant desire to end Mifflin. However, while Revelry’s organizers are right to be upset by this language, they should not find it surprising.

They knew exactly what they were getting themselves into by holding the event on May 4.

MPD also warns they will be enforcing a strict “no tolerance” policy for house parties throughout the downtown area, presumably to counteract the natural spreading of parties away from the Mifflin area.

The letter states, “So, if you’re thinking you’ll just have a friend in another part of downtown host an illegal/nuisance party; [sic] The Madison Police

Department again encourages you to reconsider.” This sort of heavy-handed policing is worrying. Nearly two years ago, the debate over a “nuisance ordinance” began the slow, seemingly intentional deterioration of MPD’s relationship with the student body.

MPD has traditionally had a friendly, respectful relationship with students. In explicitly pitting themselves against students on May 4, they risk creating the sort of adversarial student-police relationship that benefits no one. Do not try to take a picture with a cop.

Regardless of the policy itself, the messaging by the city and MPD has been nothing short of embarrassing. The initial letter to residents from MPD, which can be found on The Badger Herald’s website, contains numerous typos. Just look at the first sentence, whose words are ordered confusingly. The letter later warns: “Only persons with express permission from the owner or tenants my [sic] drink alcohol on any private property in the City of Madison.” If MPD were serious about this issue, one would hope the department could find someone to proofread its material. It is disrespectful to the letter’s intended recipients

— the students of UW and other downtown residents— not to take the few minutes to make sure it is at least errorfree, especially after Dean of Students Lori Berquam’s comical “Don’t Go” video just a year ago.

Even if the city succeeds in quashing Mifflin this year, we doubt the party will be gone for good. Regardless of “zero tolerance” policies, the first weekend of May will still come around once a year, regardless of anything the city or MPD does. Mifflin is not the sort of event that can be eliminated in just one year — students will not let it fade away that easily.

With history and tradition to its name, the annual block party and the spirit surrounding it will not disappear without somewhat of a struggle.

We see little chance of the city reversing its stand on ending Mifflin in the near future — that ship sailed the moment Soglin stepped into office. This is not to say there is nothing students can do to affect change. However, complaining on Facebook is not one of those things. We hope students can find a constructive way to make their voices heard, peacefully, and that the city listens.

THE END OF MIFFLIN Revelry Music and Arts Festival at Union South is the only sanctioned event on 05/04/2013.

No street use permit: Mifflin Street will be open to normal traffic and parking.

A “no tolerance” policy will be enforced at illegal house parties throughout downtown.

If you choose to have an illegal house party, you will be cited for any and all law violations.

If you are arrested/cited you will face sanctions by the UW Dean of Students.

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topic for hyperbole No, the weather is not “bipolar.”

Today in lecture, my professor flippantly used the term “schizophrenic” to describe the nature of a life as a scientist. I was deeply disturbed and personally offended by this casual metaphorical use of this term. Especially troubling is the fact that this term was used in a classroom full of students preparing to enter health care professions, perhaps giving the impression that the use of this word in such a context is appropriate and inoffensive.

The misuse of mental health terms can be extremely problematic, and it perpetuates a cycle of stigma that oftentimes follows the diagnosis of a mental health disorder.

While some might argue that the casual use of mental health terms is a sign of progress as it means we’re finally talking about mental health, or that it stimulates dialogue about the disorders, I find it extremely problematic because it gives false information about what it means to have a mental health disorder. It also ignores the pain and hardships experienced by people with mental illness and their loved ones due to

a mental health condition.

While it might serve as a vehicle for dialogue, it is important to remember that such use can be extremely offensive, and that it might serve as a trigger for those with mental health issues. As a student with a bipolar disorder diagnosis, I must say that I was personally offended by my professor’s flippant use of the mental health term.

I don’t mean to say that I speak for all people with mental health diagnoses, for grouping all disorders together is also problematic as each illness is unique in its characteristics and treatments. I simply mean to draw from my personal experiences to bring attention to the larger issue at hand.

Terms meant to describe very serious disorders are being used as a sort of hyperbole. We must overcome this misuse in order to cultivate healthy, empowering dialogues about mental health issues that reduce the oftentimes crushing weight of stigma.

Leah Dittberner (dittberner@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in environmental studies and biological aspects of conservation.

Heikal Badrulhisham Staff Writer

In 1905, the University of Wisconsin’s tuition was $10 and $25 per semester for Wisconsin residents and nonresidents, respectively.

Knowing this little trivia puts today’s tuition in perspective. It is no secret the cost of going to college in this country has ballooned in recent years.

Not only that, but the cost of higher education has increased faster than inflation. Thus, there must be other sources of increasing cost, such as decreasing state aid (as in the case of UW), as well as progressively expanding university bureaucracies.

We can wonder why a state would reduce financial support for public institutions of higher education and why colleges and universities need large bureaucratic armies in the first place.

However, here I want to question a particular part of the expense that we have to bear as students.

Compared to UW students in 1905, we have things pretty good. It is true we are facing a higher cost of studying here, but we also get more student services, such as Greater University Tutoring Services, which started in 1974, and the student bus pass program, both of which students finance through segregated fees.

Furthermore, students at this campus today are also lavished with many outlets and means of diversion and merriment.

For example, the Wisconsin Union provides entertainment in forms such as movies, live music and food. For physical recreation, students can join Hoofer Sailing or go to the gyms that we have on campus.

Although students who actually take advantage of these outlets may value them very much, not all students benefit from them, even if they have to finance these programs through segregated fees.

This begs the question if are these programs really worth spending money on.

How important are these outlets of recreation? Of course, entertainment is instrumental to a balanced lifestyle, as well as to the maintenance of sanity.

However, why must the entertainment available to students be deliberately organized and provided, therefore needing collective funding?

I am disturbed by the notion that these expenditures on diversions are considered instrumental to enriching student life here. The kind of entertainment that is expensive and needs collective spending must be very complex. These sorts of diversions require less effort on the part of the one receiving the

experience. Movies and live bands bombard the audience with sensory signals, and thus are passive entertainment, but much organization and expense goes into enabling people to enjoy them passively. On the other hand, one can find fuller satisfaction from simpler pleasures like walking in the park — by actively seeking out intrinsic values from simpler activities and the environment.

I view these expenditures on entertainment, especially the Union and recreational sports facilities, as an extravagance. I do not call them extravagant merely because I find them unappealing and hardly utilize them. For example, I live very close to campus and thus seldom use my bus pass.

But I do not oppose the fact that a part of my segregated fees go to the bus pass program, because I think it is genuinely beneficial that my fellow students can get to class on time. However, I resent being made to financially support programs such as organized and institutionalized entertainment, especially when I think things such as live musical performances at the Memorial Union terrace does not make the rest of the student body culturally richer.

I don’t want to give the impression that doing away with funding these recreational outlets will make the cost of studying here considerably lower.

For the 2012-2013 school year, each student pays only roughly $250 for things like the Union and Rec Sports. However, we should not trivialize the money from each student that goes to these outlets just because it appears small in comparison to larger expenses such as tuition. Although these expenses per students are small relatively, they are not small absolutely. With more than $200, I can buy a great number of books and several stretched canvasses. That is not insignificant.

Of course, entertainment is important for students, but it need not be scheduled, prepared, institutionally-run and, therefore, costly. Students in 1905 were not lavished as we are, but I have never heard people back then dying out of the lack of free, elaborate entertainment. One can read a book, run along the lakeshore or one can indulge in something more sophisticated, but it should be at one’s own cost only.

Heikal Badrulhisham (badrulhisham@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in economics.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

ASM Diversity Week aims to ‘bring campus together’ The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee is proud to announce that it will be kicking off Diversity Week this week. The week will consist of Sexuality Day, Disability Day, Religious Day, Gender Day and Multicultural Day. One of the main goals

of the weeklong event is to promote the different spectrums of diversity that are continuously growing on campus. It is structured to bring the campus together and share student differences and similarities through varying identities.

Victoria Atkinson has been heading this project,

and all of Diversity Committee hopes students have an opportunity to develop an awareness of diversity issues on campus through these events. It’s often easy to forget that things like this exist on campus and in society in general. Everyone on campus should have a place

to feel safe and included and be passionate about issues they think are important.

Diversity Committee has also worked to incorporate different presentations from student organizations that will promote each of the identities throughout the week. Several participating organizations

are Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano@ de Aztlán; Sigma Alpha Omega Christian Sorority; Badgers for Developmental Disability Awareness; Sex Out Loud; and many more. There will be fliers posted around campus with the location,

dates and presenters for every day of diversity week.

We encourage all students to come and join the ASM Diversity Committee for the festivities!

Ricardo Moras and Derek Herman are interns with the Associated Students of Madison.

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Big K.R.I.T. back with “country shit” and Smoke DZA are featured on the following ArtsEtc. Editor track “Only One,” which Big K.R.I.T.’s latest has a similar vibe, acting release a behemoth of as the marijuana-filled chill sesh follow-up to Big thought-provoking, well-produced hip-hop. SANT’s party.

Following “Only Consisting of 17 tracks listeners are total, King Remembered in One,” Time is not a mixtape to transported on bluesy saxophone vibes back be overlooked.

The release goes back to Big K.R.I.T.’s tortured and forth between upbeat, memories. “Banana Clip speaker-blowing hits and Theory” is about the more soulful, thoughtful loss of a woman close to tracks. Big K.R.I.T., who him and the subsequent wrote and produced all desire for revenge. The but one track, knows how song touches on the to utilize storytelling senselessness of revenge elements like free-form present in gang violence, narratives and spoken while acknowledging the verses. Climbing his emotions and pressure way through the ranks associated with getting “Banana Clip of Southern hip-hop even. royalty, his Mississippi Theory” reminds listeners roots are apparent in that those killed by gang his lyrics and in the use violence were loved by of jazz instrumentals someone — they are likely grieved by a parent, a throughout.

One of the standout child, a friend or a lover.

“WTF” is also a tracks, “King Without narrative, a Crown,” begins with a powerful very strong, confident weaving between an exasperated, intro of almost angry“Forever is free form a very long “... his Mississippi narrative of time / I do it roots are apparent struggling for the South with the / And the folk in his lyrics and question of that held me in the use of jazz what to do down.” It is next and a a bumpin’, instrumentals.” remembrance beat-heavy of the track, reminiscent of “Country romance that led to Shit” from Return of the situation. Haunting and jazzy 4eva in both sound and chords message. Big K.R.I.T.’s instrumentals seamlessly confidence and country blend these elements boy pride shine through together while classic hip-hop beats add in this party-ready track.

“Meditate” has a much emphasis to the chorus.

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South Korean pop star Psy reached international fame with his single “Gangnam Style” t hat inspired countless remakes. “Gentleman,” released two days ago, is Psy’s newest single.

New Psy single less craze-worthy “Gentleman” follows dance craze formula, falls short of “Gangnam Style” expectations Seung Park

ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Just in case the world hasn’t had enough craziness already, K-pop star Psy — famous for his hit “Gangnam Style” that set the world ablaze with the horse dance last year — has returned with his newest single, “Gentleman.”

Much like its predecessor, “Gentleman” is a lively dance track, and it’s understandable Psy didn’t want to mess around with a proven formula.

However, perhaps more important than the song itself is the accompanying music video — after all, the “Gangnam Style” phenomenon was much, much more than a simple party song. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that an entire pop culture movement grew out of the video, for which YouTube has recorded more than 1.5 billion views so far, shattering records along the way.

Similarly, “Gentleman” is a song that needs to be experienced with visual accompaniment — it just doesn’t feel complete without it. The same held true for Psy’s previous song, “Gangnam Style,” with Elevator Guy, the “horse dance” and Yellow Suit Man now being integral parts of the “Gangnam” experience.

With “Gentleman,” Psy reuses several tropes from his last video — wacky antics from a series of cameo roles, trademark glasses and — of course — a hot girl (played this time around by K-pop singer Ga-in).

To fully appreciate the music video for “Gentleman,” one has to be acquainted with some of the ins and outs of Korean pop culture.

The cameo roles are filled by cast members from a popular television program called “Infinity Challenge.” The signature dance, a slow sashaying of the butt with arms

crossed, is actually a reused dance from another popular song several years ago, and has gained iconic status since then.

All this contributes to the music video for “Gentleman” feeling somewhat like déjà vu.

While similarity to “Gangnam Style” is definitely not a bad thing and, truth be told, expected — there can be too much of a good thing, and the music video for “Gentleman” simply doesn’t resonate as much as its predecessor.

Lacking its shock value and element of surprise, the music video is more of the same, albeit upgraded.

But although it does feel somewhat similar, it outpaces its predecessor in nearly every way. The stage sets are larger — a particularly awe-inspiring shot of a stadium filled with sashaying ponytails come to mind — and Psy’s antics are crazier.

And while this may rely

on personal opinion, Gain blows HyunA from “Gangnam Style” out of the water.

“Gentleman” isn’t a game-changer for Psy; it falls in line with his previous releases, even before “Gangnam Style.”

(Songs such as 2002’s “Champion” are much in line with his current body of work). However, the expectations around his releases have changed, and some newer fans may be disappointed that he chose to stick with what he knows.

“Gentleman” is, without a doubt, a decent club song. But considering the massivelyinflated expectations for Psy’s comeback, and the inevitable disappointment that will follow, it’s hard to objectively consider the song on its own merits — the comparisons are inevitable after launching what may be the mostheard song in recent history.

Maturity prevails at Bada$$ concert, show goes on Brooklyn-based hiphop artists take the stage at Rathskeller show Friday night Chris Kim

ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Old school hip-hop has been reincarnated and University of Wisconsin students had the rare opportunity to glimpse its revival last Friday. The revival comes in the form of 18-year-old Brooklyn native Joey Bada$$. His rap collective is The Progressive Era (Pro Era for short), and they, along with fellow Brooklyn-based hip-hop groups Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers, graced us with their presence at Memorial Union’s Der Rathskeller.

Joey Bada$$ is an up and comer in the world of

hip-hop and arguably the most exciting artist to come out of Brooklyn in recent memory. His flow is smooth, his raps are genuine and creative, and his music brings us back to the Golden Age of boom-bap hip hop.

His album is called 1999 for a reason.

The supporting artists, Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers, also hail from Brooklyn, specifically Flatbush Junction. These three hip-hop groups are part of the Beast Coast movement, a term derived from their origins on the East Coast, of which A$AP Rocky and the rest of the A$AP hip-hop collective are also a part.

The show started first with a selection of songs and mixes from DJ Statik Selektah.

He played sections of songs from Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky and other popular, contemporary hip-hop

artists to get the crowd fired up.

The Underachievers came on next and that’s when the crowd “turnt up” (as was repeated multiple times during the night). They played pump-up songs such as “Gold Soul Theory” and finished their set by playing “Herb Shuttles” twice. The show stopped after their set because the crowd was encroaching on the stage and being too rowdy in the front. A batwielding manager tried to get his point across, which had no effect on the crowd’s exuberance, and eventually the police made an appearance onstage.

Issa Dash, a member of The Underachievers, gave a speech, telling the audience that if they crossed the line onto the stage, the show would be canceled. After the departure of roughly a third of the audience and a chant of “Don’t cross the line!” Flatbush Zombies came on and played their set.

The energy was high but not uncontrollable

for the Flatbush Zombies.

They seemed annoyed at the lengths it took to calm the crowd down and played an exceptionally short set.

The problems with the crowd were a product

“The result was Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era performing an incredible show.

Joey’s slick flow and great songs had the audience listening intently, instead of pushing and shoving for a view.”

of misunderstanding the situation and not preparing fully for the size and demographic of the audience. Der Rathskeller is not a venue built to hold hundreds of rowdy students who are trying to get revved up at a hip-hop show. Visibility of the performance was very poor due to the

Rathskeller’s stage being a foot high at most, and clearly the popularity of the artists, as well as the passion of the fans, was underestimated.

The audience had its fair share of men at least six feet tall and when the front of the audience has their arms up and waving, one could not see the performance at all. Standing on chairs and benches was prohibited early on, so as a result, only those in front could actually see the performance.

However, these problems evaporated as the crowd, staff and artists came to an understanding: don’t be obnoxiously rowdy and everyone will do their best to provide a good time.

The result was Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era performing an incredible show. Joey’s slick flow and great songs had the audience listening intently, instead of pushing and shoving for a view. Audience members were clustered around the stage on all sides, ravenous for a glimpse of this talented,

relatable young rapper.

The whole audience chanted “I went to high school but … I went to school high!” during Pro Era’s song “School High” and were rapping Joey’s complicated verses in unison with him in songs such as “Hardknock” and “Survival Tactics.”

Old school hiphop doesn’t make one feel reckless and violent, it channels that emotion into an art.

Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers reappeared on stage, likely feeling the vibe and impressed by the turnaround of energy.

There was a circle in the rear of the Rathskeller, with attendees watching others breakdance, pop and lock and show off their moves one by one.

Joey Bada$$ finished by spitting a freestyle while a member of Pro Era beatboxed. Good vibes were felt all around, the audience proved that maturity can prevail and immense talent was just witnessed. Keep an eye on Joey Bada$$. He’s making underground hiphop mainstream.

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The cheering is not just for show; it’s for results.

In Wikberg’s matchclinching win Friday against Purdue, he said his teammates played a major role and deserved a lot of credit.

“Oh, absolutely the cheering has an effect on my play,” Wikberg said.

“When my teammates came over to cheer me on this Friday [against Purdue] all I wanted to do was win. I just wanted to win even more.”

Bertha added, “When we’re all cheering for each other in matches, and when we’re pushing each other on the court, it’s because we all have the same goals and we all want to help each other accomplish them.”

Those who have never been to a Badger tennis match might think that cheering for teammates is commonplace in collegiate tennis, but that is not necessarily the case. In Sunday’s match with the Indiana Hoosiers, the Badgers found themselves in a 6-0 hole with just Wikberg’s match remaining. Both teams were cheering on their respective players (the Hoosiers cheering on Dimitrije Tasic) when the match was tied up.

As Wikberg started to put together a few points, however, the Hoosiers suddenly were nowhere to be found while the Badgers were still cheering loudly between points and giving the emotional support Wikberg needed in order to

SWEPT, from 8 and that was just another example of a great match with a bad ending.”

The Badgers will head to Iowa City, Iowa, to take on the Hawkeyes Friday with hopes of finishing the season off strong.

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KORGER, from 8 who called every single one of his players at Utah State to let them know he was leaving. It is the same guy who routinely takes time out of his day to text players, current or former, and is the same guy who tries his best to remember every birthday.

This is the guy who already has Madison gushing over its new head coach.

When you have a head coach who you know is in your corner, who you know you can trust — a word that Andersen put an important emphasis on establishing when he first arrived at Wisconsin — it makes learning a

make it a match.

Tasic fought back and was soon in control of the match and, miraculously, his Hoosier teammates were back courtside. Where were the Badgers during this momentum shift?

Changing in the locker room? Grabbing some bagels as a postgame snack?

No, they were right there cheering loudly as ever for their teammate when he needed them most.

And while Wikberg and the Badgers were unable to pull out the victory, at the end of the day they are teammates and, regardless of the score, it’s the job of teammates to be there for each other and to support

“When my teammates came to cheer me on this Friday all I wanted to do was win.”

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one another — something at which this Badger squad excels.

In his postgame interview with The Badger Herald and with his teammates walking by and screaming his name while poking fun at him by saying things like, “How can you do that interview? You don’t know any English!” in a mocking and sarcastic tone, Wikberg said “to win for these guys and to win with these guys is a truly unbelievable feeling.”

of practice this week,” Van Emburgh said. “Iowa is a good team and even though they’re last in the conference right now, they have good players that are going to try to go out, compete and beat us. We just have to be ready for their best day and we have to make sure that we [give them] our best day.”

new system and buying in to a new group of coaches much easier for players.

And when you have a head coach who is willing to open up practices to the fans, well, it seems pretty obvious you have a man who cares about getting people on board.

Andersen seems to understand what it takes to make a great program.

Winning hearts and minds not because it’s necessary for support, but rather, because of who the person and the team is, will serve Andersen well in the long run.

Think about the dance video of the Wisconsin players during practice.

Where most teams might be going through another day of tiring drills, the

Wisconsin stuns Purdue 4-3 After falling behind 3-0, men’s tennis team rallies for 4-3 comeback win Friday Zack Miller Men’s Tennis Beat Writer The Badgers’ men’s tennis team pulled off one of its greatest victories of the season with a come-frombehind 4-3 victory over No. 58 Purdue on Friday night at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

“For these guys to be able to step up and overcome adversity was great to see,” Wisconsin head coach Greg Van Emburgh said after the victory. “This [win] should bring a lot of confidence to the guys. They should feel confident about their games again and we should be back to competing at a high level.”

The win had a bigger impact on the Badgers than just putting a halt to their losing streak and continuing their dominance of Purdue (10 straight coming into Friday). This win gave the Badgers back their swagger; it gave them back their confidence.

“I think this is huge [for our confidence],” senior Billy Bertha said after the win.

“We’ve lost the past three Big Ten matches after winning the doubles point, so to come out and not win the doubles point while still being able to win the match really sets the tone for Indiana on Sunday.”

Confidence had been something this team was lacking during its recent seven match losing streak – including six conference games. The difference between

Badgers saw players like defensive tackle Warren Herring busting moves that would make many out-of-shape students pop a hammy.

That same video went viral and ended up on ESPN. “Publicity is a very positive thing,” Andersen said. “That stuff is fun for the kids. I think it brings energy and excitement and when you get out there for recruiting … if I’m a player, I want to have fun playing football and I think it also helps on the recruiting side of things.”

It’s not a secret there were plenty of Wisconsin fans who disliked Bret Bielema. So Gary Andersen only had to

Friday’s match and those during the losing streak was the fact that this team is once again healthy and has its senior captain back on the court.

“It was a lot of fun to get back out there on the court after missing a few games due to back injuries,” Bertha said. “Getting the win just made it that much better.”

The Badgers (11-9, 2-6), who came into the match winning five of their past seven doubles points, lost two of three doubles matches to the Boilermakers (168, 4-4). Their lone doubles win came by the strong play of Bertha and Alexander Kostanov on court number one over the No. 79 ranked doubles pairing of Krisztian Krocsko and Szymon Tatarczyk, 8-5.

Wisconsin’s No. 2 doubles pairing of Alexander Kokorev and Petr Satral fell 8-4 at the hands of Diego Acosta and Aaron Dujovne, which tied the score at 1-1.

The Boilermakers earned the doubles point after Mark Kovacs and Pawel Poziomski defeated Jakhongir Jalalov and Oskar Wikberg, 8-6 at the No. 3 position.

Sporting a record of 16-1 when winning the doubles point, the Boilermakers put themselves in a great position to win the match, especially after Tatarczyk defeated Satral 6-1, 6-3 on court one and Mateus Silva defeated Frederik Strabo 6-2, 6-2 on court six. The Badgers, however, did not give

be a bit different to be accepted by the Badger faithful. What they probably didn’t count on when they first heard the surprising name of Barry Alvarez’s hire in December was that they’d be buying in a lot sooner than they planned on.

Nick is a fifth year senior and law school hopeful majoring in history and English. Besides serving as the sports editor of The Badger Herald, Nick hosts “The Badger Herald Sports Hour” and is a member of the WBA award-winning show “The Student Section” on 91.7 WSUM. Know other reasons to love Gary Andersen? Let him know at nkorger@badgerherald. com.

up and continued to fight on.

“When the guys huddled up before singles,” Van Emburgh said, “they pointed to when we lost the doubles point against Minnesota and came back and won four singles, so it felt good that they were all jacked to play the singles.”

Of course, digging themselves into a 3-0 hole wasn’t a part of that plan, but the Badgers were willing to do whatever it took to pull out the victory.

“For us to come out there and to be down 3-0 to lose the doubles point, set, set three, and match point down just shows a lot of heart,” Van Emburgh said.

The Badgers’ first point of the day came at the singles’ No. 2 position as Kostanov defeated Kovacs, 6-3, 6-4.

Simultaneous with the conclusion of Kostanov’s match, Bertha was fighting off a team match-point for the Boilermakers and he came up with an ace to keep the Badgers’ hopes for victory alive.

“I didn’t know that we were down until my dad told me that I better not lose this match [because then] the team will lose,” Bertha said.

“So I kind of turned it on a little bit.”

Meanwhile, Jalalov made the Badgers’ far-fetched

dreams a reality when he cut the lead 3-2 with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Krocsko at the No. 6 slot. Bertha won a tight second set 7-6 (8-6) before finishing off Poziomski in the third set for a final line of 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3.

Suddenly, the senior leader had tied the match at 3-3 and all the Badgers needed to complete the comeback was for a freshman to pull off the biggest victory of his young career.

“When Billy got the break in the third I knew it was up to me, Wikberg said. “[When my teammates came to my court to support me], I just wanted to win even more; I wanted to clinch it.”

After dropping the first set to Dujovne, 7-6 (7-3), Wikberg rallied and won the final two sets 6-3, 6-1 to clinch it for the Badgers.

“He’s one of the hardest workers on the team,” Bertha said of the freshman. “For him to get that win and to see him play better than he has lately – not even in terms of the score but just his play – speaks volumes in the way he’s preparing himself and the way he’s closing out.”

The Badgers, armed with newly found confidence, play host to No. 56 Indiana on Sunday with just three B1G matches remaining on their schedule.

Sports Editor Nick Korger sports@badgerherald.com

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Wisconsin fell 11-2 in the final match of its three-game series at Nebraska 11-2 Sunday. UW earned a 5-2 victory Saturday after losing Game 1 4-0 Friday.

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Wisconsin swept by No. 56 Indiana Strong showing by Hoosiers Saturday leads to 7-0 defeat over Badger team Zack Miller

Men’s Tennis Beat Writer Despite a valiant effort and close matches across the board, No. 75 Wisconsin fell 7-0 to No. 56 Indiana Sunday at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

“The losses are never easy,” Wisconsin head coach Greg Van Emburgh said after the match. “[Indiana] competed well and they played the important points really well.”

Wisconsin (11-10, 2-7 Big Ten) fell behind 2-1 in doubles play to give Indiana (16-11, 6-3) the doubles point.

The first match to wrap up was court No. 2 doubles, where the Badgers’ duo of freshman Alexander Kokorev and junior Petr Satral lost 8-2 to the Hoosiers’ Daniel Bednarczyk and Josh MacTaggart.

On court No. 1, Wisconsin’s best doubles pairing made up of seniors Billy Bertha and Alexander Kostanov faced the No. 21 ranked doubles tandem in the nation, Indiana’s Sam Monette and Isade Juneau. It was knotted up at 7-7 until the Hoosiers were able to break Bertha’s serve and go on to win the match

9-7, clinching the point for Indiana.

UW freshmen Jakhongir Jalalov and Oskar Wikberg were able to come from behind and beat Chris Essick and Dimitrije Tasic 8-7 (7-5) for Wisconsin to avoid the doubles sweep.

In between doubles and singles play, Van Emburgh told the team “to compete hard and try to win,” according to Satral, who believed the team still had a chance to come away with a win as six points still remained up for the taking. After all, the team had come back from a deficit just two days ago to steal a win away from Purdue.

“We won two other conference matches after losing the doubles point so I told the team that we’ve come back before and I felt that we were even or better in most of these matches,” Van Emburgh said. “We were ready for a long day and I told the guys that we were going to have to fight like we did on Friday night [against Purdue].”

The Hoosiers, however, were able to carry over the momentum from doubles and bring it to the court for singles play. First to finish was court No. 2, where MacTaggart beat Satral soundly 6-2, 6-1.

The resounding victory was followed shortly after by Essick defeating Wisconsin freshman Frederik Strabo in No. 6 singles 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.

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Wisconsin’s men’s tennis team has been without the services of veteran player junior Alex Robles since January due to injuries. The absence has been noteable , as the team is currently 2-7 in Big Ten play.

After dropping his first set against Juneau in No. 3 singles 6-0, Bertha fought his way back into the match with a 7-6 (86) tiebreaker in which Bertha was awarded the second set after Juneau received a point penalty.

Juneau, however, kept his composure to win the final set 6-3.

For the first time all

season, Kostanov found himself playing at the No. 1 position for Wisconsin and competed against freshman phenom and No. 106 Monette. After dropping the first set 7-5, Kostanov pushed the second set to a tiebreak, but came up just short 7-6 (7-3), ending the match in two sets.

On court five, Jalalov

and Bednarczyk played three extremely close sets, but in the end the Badgers couldn’t hold on to a oneset lead as Jalalov fell 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-7).

For the second time in as many matches, Wikberg played in the final match.

After losing the first set, 6-1, the freshman pulled out a second set win, 7-5.

In the third set, which

lasted over an hour, including a 16-minute final game, Tasic won 7-6 (7-4) after fighting off five match points to secure the 7-0 victory.

“Oskar had three or four match points so I’m sure he’s a little upset about that,” Satral said. “But he played extremely well

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Openness bodes well for football program

Nick Korger Sports Editor

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Senior captian Billy Bertha battled back after losing the first set 6-0 to earn a 6-7 (6-8) victory in set two. However, Bertha ultimately came up short falling in the final set 6-3. .

UW stays positive despite losses During disappointing season, Wisconsin men show committment to sport, teammates Zack Miller

Men’s Tennis Beat Writer Oftentimes when teams have disappointing seasons, some quarrels and unrest among players are common.

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team, however, could not be a stronger, more tightly-knit unit, regardless of its 2-7 Big Ten conference record.

“Playing with these guys is so much fun,” freshman Oskar Wikberg

said of his teammates.

“We are basically spending all of our time together on and off the court and we see each other everyday, so we are very close [to each other].”

Perhaps the reason why these seven guys spend so much time together is because they find themselves in the same boat: six of them are international students — most of whom did not come to America before

enrolling at Wisconsin.

The lone American player on the roster, senior captain Billy Bertha, takes pride in showing his teammates the ropes.

“I think it’s cool [having so many international players on the team],” Bertha said. “I get a different perspective from other people and their culture and just the fact that I get to interact with people from another part of the world is pretty cool.”

The greatest example of just how close this team is can be seen during any of their matches. As soon as one player finishes, instead of going to the locker room and taking a shower or grabbing a bite to eat, they go to cheer on a fellow teammate.

Regardless of the score, each player has a smile on his face when he sees his teammate hit a great shot, come up with a clutch

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While addressing the local media after his team’s 6 a.m. Friday morning practice, Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen was asked a question about the program being more open to the public this spring.

For Wisconsin, more open really means open at all. Because how many times had a practice been open to the general public during the Bret Bielema era? Spring games not included, zero would be a very safe guess.

Now with Andersen, there seems to be something, well, new about the way the football program is handling its relationship with the general population of fans.

April 6 at Camp Randall Stadium, 850 fans showed up to watch the Badgers scrimmage in the team’s first open to the public practice of the spring.

Again, this Monday at 4 p.m., Andersen and his team will open up their doors for fans to watch an entire practice at Camp Randall.

Coming up this Saturday the Badgers will play their annual spring game, but one that has a new scoring system and multiple activities to get fans involved more than ever. For example, if the defense records a turnover, it’s worth five points. A tackle for a loss of yards is two points, and there are several other plays worth

points.

You get the drift, more scoring means even the most casual fans will actually pay attention rather than marvel at how (hopefully) wonderful a sunny day in Camp Randall is after a long, dragged out Wisconsin winter.

Three special assistant coaches, or three selected kids between the ages of 10 and 14, will have the chance to stand with Andersen on the sidelines and get close to the action.

Badger students who submit their dance videos to the Wisconsin football Twitter handle may get an opportunity to show their moves against members of the team for a chance at season tickets.

“It’s something we’ve done for a number of years,” Andersen said of the fan activities. “I just believe it’s a football community, it’s not a football group of 110 individuals. It’s everybody.

I want people to be involved that want to be involved. … Our kids have a chance, every single time they’re around fans, it gives our kids a chance to give back and [reach out to] a little kid. Who knows who they’re going to touch as they go through the day, and that matters to me a lot.”

Is this real life? In today’s day and age of “me, me, me” and emphasizing the individual, somebody is instead thinking about the community, about making a bigger impact?

Bravo, Mr. Andersen.

But, this isn’t exactly surprising behavior from Wisconsin’s newest man on the job.

This is the same guy

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