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Descending 30 meters underground in a South African cave, grad students unearthed an unprecedented amount of fossils from some of the oldest humans as part of National Geographic’s Rising Star expedition.

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Snuggle House closes up shop Open for only 22 days, controversial city business says harassments not worth it Cogan Schneier City Editor

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City of Madison declares snow emergency after predictions indicate high snow accumulation and slow commutes.

Financial policy passes Board of Regents approves increased transparency in finances for UW System Nyal Mueenuddin Reporter In addition to approving a financial transparency policy as required by the state Legislature, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents also approved the expansion of the newly launched Flexible Option program to five more UW schools, including UW-

Madison.

Pressure from the Wisconsin Legislature on the UW System last spring to develop and agree upon a comprehensive new policy to ensure the university’s financial transparency and accountability has been mounting since nearly $650 million of UW reserve funds surfaced last spring. The committee unanimously put the new financial

transparency policy into action Friday.

The UW System Board of Regents and other UW administrators also spent time discussing the timely expansion of the new UW Flexible Option program, which allows non-traditional students the opportunity to earn a college degree based on their knowledge, as opposed to traditional class credits.

The program gives individuals who are unable to attend a traditional university the opportunity to prove their mastery of a subject through online exams, essays and evaluations, and eventually earn a college degree.

The expansions to the program announced Friday include five new online

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Madison’s nearly infamous The Snuggle House has closed its doors to cuddlers for good, after making an announcement on its Facebook page late Friday night.

“The Snuggle House is Officially Closed — for good,” the post read.

“For those people who supported us, thank you.

Snuggle on!”

The Snuggle House was open just 22 days before “push back and harassment” led to its end, according to its Facebook post.

The business, which charged $60 for an hour -long snuggle session, had already delayed its opening when city attorneys expressed concern the sessions would result in prostitution.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he was surprised the business closed so quickly after opening. He said The Snuggle House has not had any issues with the city since officials delayed its opening in November due to insurance issues.

Verveer said it was likely The Snuggle House just was not seeing the business they had anticipated.

“I would say that I am quite surprised they have closed so abruptly,” Verveer said. “Especially given all the national media attention that they were largely enjoying, and so perhaps one of the main factors in their closing was that their business just wasn’t what they had hoped it to be.”

Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, said in an email to The Badger Herald that the closure does not come as a shock.

“I always thought their business case was not a very strong one so I am honestly not surprised that they had to close so quickly,” Bidar-Sielaff said.

The Snuggle House also put up a Facebook post saying it would donate its extra furniture to any church organization that would use it for people in need, saying the furniture is “brand new and very nice.” The post encouraged anyone interested to email the business directly.

Comments on the post announcing the closing expressed solidarity with the business and outrage that the Snugglers would “give up so easily.”

Ald. Chris Schmidt,

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Police warn residents about synthetic marijuana Officials concerned after recent incident, say new drug poses serious health risks Cogan Schneier City Editor After the city experienced its first incident regarding synthetic marijuana in more than a year Wednesday, Madison police are warning downtown residents about the increased use of the substance in the upper State Street area.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, who sat in on a meeting with police concerning the issue said though some types of synthetic marijuana are legal, police are more concerned about the effects of it on users, especially given the most recent incident.

A Madison Police

Department report released Thursday said police arrested two individuals Wednesday in connection with dealing or using synthetic marijuana, or “hazardous substances.”

The statement said the individuals were smoking a “cigarette” they admitted contained such a substance when police approached them.

Verveer said police concern on the issue is not new, though this is the first incident he has heard of involving synthetic marijuana in more than a year.

“This isn’t really new,” Verveer explained. “The police departments locally and around the county have been dealing with synthetic forms of marijuana for a long time. In fact, the government keeps chasing what the latest development is in that field by passing laws defining what is legal

and what’s illegal.”

Verveer said some downtown businesses do sell the legal forms of synthetic marijuana, though police have conducted raids on these establishments in search of illegal types.

The statement added that police have seen very concerning behavior from users of synthetic marijuana, including violent behavior and a heart attack in one case.

Verveer said this behavior is likely what has police so concerned.

“I think what the police also might be saying is that even if some varieties of synthetic marijuana are legal, they are still causing problems that are alarming the cops,” he said.

According to the statement, synthetic marijuana can cause a stronger high in users

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The Badger Herald File Photo Police said synthetic marijuana users exhibit concerning behavior, including violence and in one case a heart attack.

Majestic to host free, groove-heavy concert Thursday Erik Sateren ArtsEtc. Editor Every Madisonian who enjoys dancing, free stuff and good music, take note: up-and-coming indie artists Gemini Club and Strange Names will hit the Majestic Theatre Thursday in a free concert put on by Red Bull Sound Select.

Hailing from Chicago, Gemini Club stands as one of the most infectious groups currently operating in the indie pop genre.

Their danceable sound caught the attention of Red Bull, who offered to make a music video for the group.

Band member Tom Gavin was instantly drawn to the company.

“I just think as a brand Red Bull does really, really cool stuff,” he said. “I mean, that space jump, all that motorcross, dropping snowboarders out of helicopters. They seem to help people who want to do cool things, so I think that’s mainly what attracted us to

them.”

Doing cool things is nothing new to Gemini Club. The group sports a “specially designed rig” that allows for improvised remixing during their shows. This means that no two Gemini Club shows are the same.

“Sometimes I find remixes to be better, and with an a cappella track you can do pretty much anything with it,” Gavin said.

Come Thursday, Gemini Club will release a wave

of infectious dance beats upon the Majestic crowd.

The band insists that dance music makes up the backbone of all their music.

“People are calling us indie pop. But even our songs that are on the heavier side and a little bit

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darker are danceable as well,” Gavin said.

Gavin is attracted to the city of Madison for one simple reason: “I like how crazy people are there.”

From the other side of Wisconsin comes Strange Names.

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the Twin Cities, Strange Names was birthed when Liam Benzvi met Francis Jimenez in their University of Minnesota dorm. Benzvi, who is from Brooklyn originally, knew there was

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Reporter A recent report by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance said the southern and western regions of Wisconsin have seen a 6.4 percent increase in employment over the past decade, outstripping the growth of northern and eastern regions, and even surpassing expansion on a national level.

While South Central Wisconsin, made up of Dane, Columbia, Sauk, Iowa, Lafayette, Green and Rock counties, increased employment, the report showed the state as a whole decreased the number of residents employed by 1.4 percent.

Matthew Mikolajewski, manager of the Office of Business Resources in the Madison’s Economic Development Office, said thanks to this job growth, the city of Madison has experienced a lower unemployment rate in the past few years.

“I think we continue to see within Madison the return of an unemployment [rate] toward that of what we saw before the recession,” Mikolajewski said. “We’re not quite there yet, but we do continue to see our employment picture

improving. We’re still not at pre-recession level … [but] it’s definitely improving.”

The city, according to Mikolajewski, does not track the specific number of jobs in the community at one time, but utilizes reports that come from state and federal labor bureaus.

Reports have shown employment increases in technology sectors in information technology, software and hardware, as well as increases in the biotechnology sectors and consistency in manufacturing sectors throughout the city, he said.

Mikolajewski added the city tries to maintain employment in a variety of ways.

“Typically, what the city does is work to try to retain and help grow existing businesses, and then we do some attraction work, so when businesses work to extend within Madison, we try to help them with getting the necessary approvals,” Mikolajewski said. “We’re trying to maintain those jobs that are already here, because that’s the easiest job to create is the one that isn’t lost.”

Madison helps to support local business through occasional financial assistance in tax increment finances, and partnerships with the state of Wisconsin to provide tax cuts for growing businesses, Mikolajewski said.

Mikolajewski said the city does see success in these methods. “[Our goal is] to retain the existing job rate, and next to

help businesses to extend, and finally we do some outreach to try to attract new businesses that aren’t here to Madison, and we obviously bring a lot of jobs,” Mikolajewski said.

However, Ald. Sue Ellingson, District 13, said this support does very little to help job growth at a local level.

She said her experience with economics has shown her government can do little to help the area.

“As a person who has studied economics, I will tell you that I don’t think the local or state governments can do much of anything to affect employment,” Ellingson said.

“The federal government, with deficit spending, can affect employment a lot, however state and local governments have to balance their budgets. Deficit spending is not possible at the state or local level.”

Still, Mikolajewski said the efforts of Madison have provided economic growth to the community.

Despite her doubts in the ability of a local government to create economic growth, Ellingson said she still praises the efforts of the city in working with citizens to encourage local businesses.

“However, I will say that I do think that the city of Madison has worked hard to be efficient to make our approval processes as efficient as they can be while still incorporating the necessary amount of citizen input,” Ellingson said.

Madison police have arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of multiple phones at Johnny O’s Sports Lounge early Friday morning.

Police arrested Karim Ibrahim, age 19, after victims reported he had stolen multiple phones throughout the night at the bar, according to a Madison Police Department report.

The report said patrons had alerted bouncers to the thefts Thursday night. Bar staff then approached the suspect. According to the report, Ibrahim dropped three or four phones under the table he was sitting at. He escaped the bouncers as they went to call police, the report said.

The report said as officers arrived at the scene of the crime, the suspect shook one of their hands saying he appreciated them, though police did not know at the time that he was actually the suspect.

A staff member then informed the police Ibrahim was the thief as he took off running, the report said. However,

he tripped as he was running and police were then able to handcuff him.

The suspect had two phones in his pocket as well as a credit card that was not his, the report said. The suspect reportedly yelled at police, saying they had “no probable cause” to arrest him, and claiming someone had planted the cell phones in his pocket.

The report said stealing cellphones in this manner is a phenomenon that is occurring across the county, known as “apple picking.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the robbery is only the most recent in a string of smartphone thefts in the downtown area.

“The Johnny O’s incident is just the latest example of cell phone theft downtown,” Verveer said. “In this case, luckily the suspect was apprehended.

Many times the suspects are never apprehended [for these crimes].”

Verveer said he hopes people are reminded by the incident that their phones are almost equivalent to cash and to be extra careful in campus area bars.

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After extensive studies aimed at determining the market demand for varying degrees, the UW system has introduced new degree opportunities in sales, project management, global skills, geographic information systems, as well as alcohol and drug abuse counseling, Chancellor of UW Colleges Raymond Cross said.

Currently 26 percent of Wisconsinites hold a college degree and an additional 40 percent have earned some college credit, according to the U.S. Census from 2010. UW officials

Documents released last week show one-third of Wisconsin’s lawmakers are members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, an organization which supports free-market policies and helps to write state legislation alongside corporate sponsors.

The internal records were made public by The Guardian in the United Kingdom, who exposed the records as ALEC conducted a conference for legislators and its corporate sponsors in Washington D.C. Keynote speakers at the conference included ALEC members U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.

Patrick McIlheran, Johnson’s spokesperson, said, “ALEC is a forum of state lawmakers swapping

say that if even a fraction of that 40 percent were given the opportunity to obtain a degree, it would have very positive implications for the state’s economy.

“It is a big new idea in a system like ours, and it is part of the way the ground is shifting under us in higher education,” Kevin Reilly, president of the University

ideas to see what works, while promoting strength in the state government made for the people, and promotes an orientation toward a freer country.”

Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, who joined ALEC in August to attend a summit in Chicago, said legislators on the council “are wine and dined by big corporations.”

The legislators then work with corporations to create model bills to maximize profits for the businesses, Taylor added.

“The legislators are foot soldiers rewarded for going ahead and pushing the bills that benefit corporations,” Taylor said.

McIlheran said Johnson does not see the group as being pro-business but as a “pro-liberty group.”

The group also provides a forum to allow state lawmakers to exchange

of Wisconsin System, said.

At Friday’s discussion of the Flex Option expansion, there was a resounding insistence among UW officials that despite the program being available to individuals sitting at their computers across the world, Wisconsin residents should be the first to benefit from the new “visionary”

ideas about policies working in each state, McIlheran said.

However, Taylor said ALEC “depends on secrecy.”

“ALEC does not disclose what they are doing,” Taylor said. “If people understood the corporate policies and the amount of money used to push the profitmaximizing bills, there would be huge backlash.”

The corporations sponsoring the conference in D.C. include Exxon Mobil, Pfizer, Peabody Energy, Altria and Wells Fargo, according to the Guardian documents.

Progressive groups do not like ALEC because they are “opposed to liberty,” McIlheran said, although the group’s goal is to make the country “more free,” and to scale back powers of the federal government.

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program, as Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, described the program.

“I want this to be ours,” Regent Margaret Farrow said at the meeting Friday. “And if you admit out-of-state students, I want to double tuition on them. What we are doing is so forward

government watchdog group, the Center for Media and Democracy, brought a lawsuit in June against state Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, current second vice chairwoman for ALEC, for not disclosing documents related to the group.

Vukmir and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement that Vukmir is exempt from lawsuits since she is currently in office.

Vukmir also claimed she did not have any documents relating to ALEC, although Brendan Fischer, general counsel for the Center for Media and Democracy, said she has sponsored bill meetings and attended ALEC conferences in the past.

“The lawsuit underscores my point that ALEC depends on secrecy,” Taylor said.

“Sen. Vukmir doesn’t want people to know how she

thinking. This should be Wisconsin-centered.”

The program, which will be fully launched next fall, has received acclaim from educators and policy makers across the country, including President Barack Obama and Gov. Scott Walker.

“Offering additional programs for competencybased learning is great news

interacts with ALEC and how ALEC influences her.”

Currently the lawsuit is being negotiated and could lead to a settlement, Fischer added.

Vukmir said in an email to The Badger Herald, “As always, we meet as state legislators to exchange ideas on legislation that will make Wisconsin a better state.

That is the primary goal of its members and my role with ALEC.” Despite the criticisms from progressive groups and leaders, McIlheran said Johnson shares similar key issues with ALEC: federalism, free markets and limited government.

McIlheran added creating a freer nation makes for a “better country,” and the exchange of ideas between legislators “is a good thing.”

Alex Stearns contributed to this article.

for the UW System and prospective students across Wisconsin,” Walker said.

As the meeting came to a close, the committee took the time to thank, and say goodbye to Reilly, who will be leaving his job this January. Candidates to replace Reilly will be announced in late December.

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Negotiating rights set to expire for hospital staff Employees express concern regarding collective bargaining law implementation Na Chen Reporter With the implementation of collective bargaining law and expiration of negotiating agreements, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics employees walked into a board meeting to address concerns about the loss of representation and what it will mean for them.

Thousands of medical employees of the University

of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics will face the expiration of collective bargaining agreements at the end of the year, Christine Lamitina, from Service Employees International Union, said.

Unlike most other public employees, medical staff in Wisconsin have the right to negotiate agreements with the hospital on work conditions, according to reporting from the Wisconsin State Journal.

Currently, there are no negotiations between the unions and UWHC, Lamitina said.

The coalition of community supporters and UWHC employees walked into a meeting of the UWHC Board of Directors Thursday

and delivered 1,198 petitions signed by UWHC employees, she said.

“Donna, [CEO of the UW Hospital], and the board were polite but noncommittal,” Lamitina said.

As the agreements expire at the end of the year, the collective bargaining rights will be stripped away by the provisions of Act 10, Lisa Brunette, UW Health Marketing and Public Affairs spokesperson, said.

Under Act 10, all represented employees at UWHC will transition to nonrepresented status, Lamitina said. Around 5,000 members of the UWHC community will become “at will” employees

who are subject to dismissal without cause at any time, Lamitina said.

Lamitina said after their current contract expires, UWHC employees will not have union recognition by the hospital.

David Walsh, the UW System Board of Regents chair and board member of UWHC Authority Board said the main concern of employees is they will be treated unfairly without representation.

Lamitina said she thinks the lack of bargaining rights will put patient safety at risk.

“For more than three decades, we have had the right to collectively bargain for safe work conditions that improve

the quality of care we offer at UWHC,” Lamitina said. “Our efforts have helped ensure the best healthcare outcomes for UWHC patients. Those rights continue for most employees under current contract, but once the contracts end, UWHC could become a very different place.”

Service Employees International Union along with labor unions American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has organized a rally “5,000 strong,” Lamitina said. She said the unions want UWHC to continue to recognize them as the voice of the employees and commit to embodying policies in renewed agreements.

Brunette said the hospital always acknowledges its achievement based on the contributions by its staff.

“Our success is built on teamwork,” Brunette said. “We have always and will continue to listen to all employee voices as they help us shape a work environment.”

Walsh said the hospital is now in the process of communicating the transition plan to its employees and looking for feedback. He said he is not sure about what agreements the unions and hospital will reach.

Walsh expressed concerns about keeping market dynamics in the field of medical service.

New app seeks to simplify ride-sharing for students UW geography grad student worked at 100state to develop mobile application Alex Arriaga Reporter Students trying to get home for the holidays may soon have an easier time finding a ride, as a new mobile application seeks to connect students hoping to “rideshare” with the help of local entrepreneur group 100state.

Many students at University of WisconsinMadison have the same problem figuring out inner

city travel within the Midwest, said Oso Ride creator and UW geography graduate student Fei Ma. Ma said she is trying to solve this with her development of Oso Ride, a mobile application that seeks to simplify ride-sharing for students in Madison.

Ma said she thought of the app from her own experiences traveling through places such as Germany and Mexico, where she often had to hitchhike.

“I love traveling,” Ma said. “I find it really exciting, getting connected with strangers and cultures.”

Another reason Ma said she wants to develop the app is because of her

environmental concerns. Ma said carpooling is an easy way to reduce carbon footprints.

She added ride-sharing is a “win-win” for drivers and passengers, as traveling can get expensive for both with the cost of gas.

To further the app’s development, Ma took her idea to 100state, a “coworking company” located above Ian’s Pizza on State Street. She said being involved with 100state has been useful, as it provides for business connections and other resources members share with one another.

“I like the community a lot, 100state is definitely a great place for startups,” Ma said.

“There are entrepreneurs who are there to help and provide you with resources.”

Adam Braus, one of the cofounders of 100state, said the company started up just this past June. He said 100state is now at about 95 members, and could reach 100 in the near future.

He said members work on all different types of projects related to art, music or even social issues, such as homelessness. Ma said working with other entrepreneurs at 100state can also be a comfort.

“Of course being an entrepreneur is pretty lonely, solving all the startup problems by yourself,” Ma

said. “[At 100state] there are mentors and peers who are other people dealing with similar problems.”

Braus himself is also involved with Oso Ride. He and some developers are working on the app with Ma, and hope to launch it later this winter, he said.

Braus said Ma already has a website up that has fostered more than 300 rides, boasting about 700 users. He said he and Ma have also made connections to Facebook, noting that many travelers connect through ride-share Facebook groups.

Braus said the kinds of startups that come out of 100state vary. He said

100state typically has 15-25 startups working in their office space. One example he gave was 100 Friends, a “place-making” startup that grew out of 100state, he said.

“Madison is a good place to start a company,” Braus said.

Braus said 100state allows members to connect with each other as well as with mentors who have more experience starting businesses. He said there are experienced entrepreneurs who hold office hours at the location on State Street for those who seek mentorship.

100state is an open community where everyone is encouraged to make their ideas happen, Braus said.

UW researchers help excavate ancient human remains Largest number of fossils from oldest ancestors found in South African cave Lindsey Gapen Reporter Researchers from the University of Wisconsin joined National Geographic in uncovering an unprecedented number of fossilized bones in a cave in South Africa.

Six women, including

UW graduate student Alia Gurtov, descended 30 meters underground to recover remains from some of the oldest hominins, or ancient humans, as part of National Geographic’s Rising Star expedition, according to a UW statement. The women found the remains in a cavern at the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site in northeastern South Africa that houses some of the oldest hominins, the statement said.

Gurtov said in an email to The Badger Herald

she participated in the archaeological expedition, which consisted of a total of 60 people, and helped excavate more than a dozen hominins during the archaeological expedition.

Gurtov said it is currently unclear what species was discovered, the exact number or age of the individuals and the reasons for their presence in the cave. These questions will be addressed upon further examination and analysis of the fossils, she said.

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release, calcite deposits created as the cave formed may help determine the fossils’ age.

Gurtov said the discovery is significant for many reasons.

“First, the sheer quantity of fossil remains from a single site, let alone a single excavation season, is almost unprecedented in Africa,” Gurtov said. “This find has the potential to answer old questions about human evolution and raise many new ones.”

Gurtov added instead

of blasting a hole into the fossil chamber, team members made conservation a priority by selecting six “appropriately-sized” archaeologists to enter the cave and obtain the fossils.

Gurtov said her small size played a significant role in qualifying her for the project because the scientists had to squeeze down a chute that was never wider than a foot to enter the fossil chamber.

This helped preserve the cave system for future scientists to enjoy, she said.

Gurtov said this discovery is significant because humans are unusual among primates in having delayed maturation, short inter-birth intervals and significant post-menopausal survivorship. These and other aspects of the evolved human developmental pattern can be addressed by taking a comparative look at the growth rates of their ancestors through fossils like the ones found in the cavern, she said.

Gurtov said analysis of the the fossils will begin now that the fossils are out of the cave.

No public hearing for bill against dog use in wolf hunt Legislator says Wis. only state allowing dogs to take part in the ‘brutal sport’ Alexa Ardis Reporter Dogs were allowed alongside hunters during the wolf hunt that opened this week, despite efforts from legislators to ban the use of dogs in wolf hunting with a new bill that still has not gone to hearing.

Bill author Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said he believes the practice should be banned because it is both unnecessary and unsafe for the dogs.

“It seems to me that hunters can go hunt with their guns and their bows and arrows but they don’t need dogs,” Risser said.

“This is sort of a brutal

SNUGGLE, page 1 District 11, and president of City Council said in an email to The Badger Herald he is also not surprised at the closure. “’Non-phased’ is a good way to put it,” Schmidt said. “I presumed that once they cleared their

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sport, as far as I see, it looks like authorizing dogs and wolves to fight, and there’s no need for that.”

Risser added Wisconsin is the only state in the country that allows the use of dogs in wolf hunting today.

In order to go to hearing, the bill must be taken up

by Committee on Natural Resources Chair, Sen. Neal Kedzie, R-Elkhorn, Risser said.

Risser added he believes Kedzie’s refusal to address the bill may come from personal preferences.

“My suspicion, because I’ve asked him for a hearing and he just doesn’t want to hold it, is that he just doesn’t agree with it,” Risser said.

The bill has also received support from the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, who voted against the use of dogs, Risser added.

Risser said because Kedzie himself is a hunter,

he may simply not like the bill.

“The way our process works over here in the legislature is that the chairman has almost dictatorial powers over whether or not to hear a bill, regardless of how the public feels,” Risser said. “And if the chairman doesn’t like the bill, he just doesn’t hold a hearing on it.”

University of Wisconsin forest and wildlife ecology professor Timothy Van Deelen said this year’s wolf hunting season is only the second wolf hunting season in Wisconsin since the wolf population began to rebound around 1978.

Van Deelen said this year dogs are allowed to be used now that the nine-day firearm deer season has ended. However, last year, the practice was banned.

“The courts prevented

regulatory hurdles that their success or failure was up to them.”

Verveer said that though he was a “healthy skeptic” of The Snuggle House’s business model, he tried to keep an open mind and not be judgmental.

He added he guessed there could be another

factor in the closing, though he was not sure what it could be.

“Although I can’t imagine any business that would only give it three weeks before they pulled the plug,” Verveer said.

“So I have to believe there was something else that instigated it.”

and even seizures or convulsions, the statement said.

The police report also detailed one arrestee said though he is aware of the risks associated with synthetic marijuana, he

has formed an addiction “similar to crack cocaine.”

Police warned products are often sold as “herbal incenses” and their packages often say the product is “not for human consumption.”

the use of dogs during the first wolf hunting season because stakeholder groups sued, saying essentially that hounding wolves was the same as dog fighting which is illegal in Wisconsin,” Van Deelen said.

Van Deelen added dogs are regularly injured and killed by wolves, even during the wolf population’s recovery period, and it’s relatively safe to assume that using hounds is going to create similar

incidents and injuries to the dogs.

In the hunting of bears, bobcats and other animals, the dog’s role in a hunt is to chase the animal and hold it at bay, often in a tree, until the hunter can come kill it, Van Deelen said.

“I frankly don’t know how it works with wolves because wolves don’t climb trees and are likely to fight back against the hounds,” Van Deelen said.

Risser echoed Van Deelen’s

statements and said a wolf is far more likely to fight back or defend itself than other animals that dogs are used to hunt.

Risser added in fights between dogs and wolves, dogs typically lose.

“I think it’s an inhuman situation,” Risser said, “Not just that there’s no need for it, but that it’s not really the human way to go at it.”

Calls to Kedzie’s office were not returned.

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Proposed bill small step toward restoring privacy Madeline Sweitzer Staff Writer Recently, Wisconsin legislators introduced a bipartisan bill that would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before being able to use cell phone data as a means to track Wisconsin citizens’ locations. While it may seem like a given that the police would need a warrant before accessing information from citizens’ cell phones, as the situation currently stands, law enforcement may simply request the data from telephone companies — bypassing the “right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures” guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment using what is known as the third party doctrine.

The third party doctrine originated in the 1976 United States Supreme Court Case United States v. Miller in which the Supreme Court ruled that a person has no

claim to privacy when information is voluntarily given to a third party. For example, police cannot place a tracking device on a person’s car without a warrant to do so, but through the third party doctrine the exact same tracking information collected from a cell phone GPS app without a warrant is legally permissible as the citizen has “voluntarily disclosed” their location to a third party.

While controversial from the beginning, the third party doctrine has become even more dangerous as the world has gotten more technologically advanced.

As the world becomes more and more tech-reliant, the meaning of the Bill of Rights must advance with it. If passed into law, the bill that requires a warrant to gain access to cell phone tracking data would be the first step of many needed on a state and federal level to update the application of the Fourth Amendment into the modern world.

The Internet has made third party disclosure

extremely prevalent and this is especially dangerous as the majority of citizens do not know they are “voluntarily disclosing” private information to third parties on a seemingly endless basis. Every time you click “Accept Terms and Conditions,” you allow the company — and potentially the government — access to your information and communications.

We live in a world where personal effects are becoming increasingly less physical and more digital by the second. Yet as it stands now, the application of the Fourth Amendment is extremely outdated, as it is applied almost solely to physical property.

While warrants are still required for searches of physical personal property, as more and more things are communicated via the biggest third party of them all — the Internet — personal effects that previously necessitated a warrant for search such as bank statements, personal communications and even medical records can

be considered fair game for law enforcement to search and seize without a warrant. In the modern era, disclosure of sensitive personal information to third parties has become virtually unavoidable.

There is a reason that the Fourth Amendment exists: to provide a powerful check on law enforcement and to guard against corruption.

Without the privacy protections applying to all personal effects, physical or otherwise, law enforcement is able to go widely unchecked, leading to the possibility of government surveillance. It is wishful thinking to suppose that the possibility of government surveillance is nothing more than a conspiracy theory.

In 2013, the large leak of National Security Agency documents found the government agency had been running a topsecret program known as PRISM, which had been collecting data such as e-mails, messages, photos, videos, data stored in the cloud and social network

profiles from nine major technology companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Youtube, Facebook, Skype and Yahoo since 2007. The purpose of this program was to search for foreign spies and terrorists but an unreported number of innocent Americans — the people the Fourth Amendment is designed to protect from unwarranted government intrusion — had their data “incidentally” searched as well. Per PRISM rules, a tech analyst need only have 51 percent certainty that a target was a foreign national that was overseas at the time of collection before requesting all of their personal data — a much lower standard than that necessary to gain a warrant.

While the program may have had no intent of explicitly spying on citizens, the fact that it could even access citizens’ information without the consideration a warrant brings is blatantly ridiculous. Programs such as PRISM are wildly

unconstitutional in the modern era but completely legal under the outdated third party doctrine.

The Wisconsin bill, which is still in introductory phases, would be a small step in the right direction as it mandates a warrant for the usage of cell phone data to track citizens. However, this bill is by no means the solution to the growing privacy problems. The bill does not protect all electronic communications or even all cell phone data — just cell phone information can be used to track citizens’ locations. Still, this bill can be considered a start for the state of Wisconsin, but the state and the nation as a whole still have a long way to go in terms of facing the privacy violations brought on by the third party doctrine in the modern era.

Madeline Sweitzer (mcsweitzer@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

UW ‘Flex Option’ will Equitable law enforcement benefi t students, state key to safe and fair campus Pamanisha Gross

With the University of Wisconsin Police Department sending out information on crimes around campus on a regular basis, the issue of public safety is on people’s minds more than ever. Certainly, the safety of everyone in our community is paramount.

However, we cannot talk about the criminal justice system in Dane County and Madison without talking about issues about race.

Six percent of Dane County residents are black, yet 40 percent of the Dane County jail population is black, according to the Center for Effective Public Policy. Data revealed in the Wisconsin Council on Children and Family’s report this year showed in 2010, Dane County’s black youth arrest rate was 46.9 percent compared to 7.7 percent for whites — meaning black juveniles are six times more likely to be arrested than whites. It’s not much prettier for adults, with 29.5 percent of blacks arrested in 2012 compared to only 3.6 percent of whites arrested.

This is not only an awful disparity, but puts us as one of the absolute worst in the nation (the nation’s arrest rate difference is 8.2 percent of blacks vs. 3.3 percent of whites).

These are not issues just pertaining to AfricanAmericans, either. Profiling and police brutality cases

have occurred for AsianAmericans time and time again, with profiling a pertinent issue for many Middle Easterners and South Asians.

Immigration status and police brutality cases are causes for concern for people of all backgrounds, be it Hispanic, AsianAmerican, black or even white — last year, Paul Heenan, an unarmed white man, was shot and killed by a police officer, and the officer faced no disciplinary consequences in response.

So as we talk about ways to curb crime, we need to talk about ensuring our

If we want a safe “campus that we are proud of and a police force that truly serves the public, we need to ... turn the tide of racial disparities in our criminal justice system.

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pursuit of law enforcement is not done in a way that continues this trend of racial disparities. Law enforcement is premised on principles of justice. Making law enforcement equitable is necessary to making law enforcement more effective.

If we fail to pursue this

goal, many students on our campus will find UW to be a more and more hostile environment, and fraying relationships between the police and the community will only worsen. If we want a safe campus that we are proud of and a police force that truly serves the public, we need to come up with ways to turn the tide of racial disparities in our criminal justice system.

To that cause, student organizations on campus are forming a coalition called Students for Equitable Law Enforcement.

We will host a panel and discussion on the issues of policing and racism and open with artwork and music as well — Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Masley Media Room, Red Gym. Please join us to discuss next steps for our campus.

Students for Equitable Law Enforcement (SELE) is a coalition comprised of United Council, the MultiCultural Student Coalition, the African Student Association, Student Progressive Dane, Student Labor Action Coalition, the Teaching Assistants’ Association Diversity Committee, the Asian American Student Union, ASM Diversity Committee and other campus organizations.

Questions and comments can be directed to Leland Pan at ltpan@wisc.edu.

Staff Writer On Dec. 6, University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of WisconsinExtension Chancellor Ray Cross announced that UW-Madison, along with three other UW Institutions, will be participating in UW Flexible Option. UW Flexible Option describes itself as offering “a more personalized, convenient and affordable way for adults and other nontraditional students to earn a [UW] degree or certificate while balancing work, family and other commitments.”

The program was first introduced last year in November. UW-Milwaukee was one of the premiere schools partaking in the program — for example, offering nursing-related degrees to registered nurses who needed additional schooling to obtain higher professional credentials.

Because most of the students participating in this program do not have the flexibility to obtain a degree the traditional way, they get to work at their own pace, taking programs online and assessments (projects, tests and other measurements of knowledge) when it best suits them. They are not subjected to term-based schedules, and they do not have the problem of waiting for available spaces

in the classroom to proceed with their education. They can pause and continue their educations as they please. UW faculty decides on the students’ progress towards their degrees using a variety of assessments to determine their key competencies. While the bulk of the UW Flexible Option programs are offered online, there are still a few that dive into more hands-on experience.

This program has been garnering interest quickly. By providing more flexibility for adults to obtain a degree or certificate in a field they already possess background knowledge and skills in, UW is increasing these students’ chances of employment. This program is a huge asset to people who may have started higher education, but weren’t able to finish and obtain a degree outlining their qualifications. It also benefits those who may have acquired skills and experience outside of the traditional education system but lack a degree or certificate from traditional schooling.

This program is not only an ingenious idea for the purpose of equipping students with the credentials they need to move higher up in the workplace, but it also provides a quality education. Although the students are moving

at their own pace and working mainly online, the UW faculty who designed this program ensured the degrees and certificates gained through this program will be “held to the same rigorous standards for all UW degrees.” While this program was designed to be more convenient and accessible, it is not designed to make the coursework any less rigorous. Students are expected to put in just as much hard work and have just as much credibility as a person obtaining their degree or certificate through traditional schooling.

With the strategic thinking behind the planning of UW Flexible Option, it has the potential to be helpful to a great many people. The rest of the country should take note and follow UW’s example and start implementing this kind of program in other institutions of higher learning. Giving well qualified workers the chance to prove their qualifications and earn their credentials so that they can gain employment is a sure way to lower unemployment rates and get more money circulating within the economy.

Pamanisha Gross (pmgross@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in journalism and communication arts.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Maybe [Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel] will be the Democrats’ Scott Walker after all.”

Gov. Scott Walker

On Friday, Gov. Scott Walker authored a guest opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune.

The piece, entitled “Look north for a solution to Illinois’ fiscal woes,” wasn’t particularly interesting. It was essentially the standard fare — Illinois, run

by Democrats, is bad, while Wisconsin, which is run by Republicans, is good.

Uncharacteristically, however, Walker gave Emanuel what was apparently meant as high praise: that he might be the next Scott Walker.

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Hopsin loses shock value on ‘Madness’ L.A. rapper reverts to old formulas on stale third LP Lee Ziegler ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Courtesy of Chris Heidman Francis Jimenez (left) and Liam Benzvi of Strange Names will bring their infectious dance pop to the Majestic Thursday.

ARTS, page 1 a connection the second he met Jimenez.

“Well I saw his blue eyes, and I just had to say hello,” Benzvi said jokingly. The two grew close, living across the hall from each other, and bonded over their music tastes.

They began making music and performing in 2012. It wasn’t long until they were named one of the Twin Cities’ best new bands by the City Pages in 2013.

The Twin Cities, Benzvi said, is the perfect place to be playing music.

“Minneapolis is a really hopping arts hub. Even coming from New York, I was really impressed with the whole vibe of Minneapolis. It’s kind of

fresh and cool,” he said. “I feel like there’s a boom that’s about to happen, not just in what we’re trying to do but with our peers. There’s a lot of cool bands that are about to blow, I think.”

Like Gemini Club, Strange Names injects an utterly danceable aesthetic into their groove-laden indie pop. With such catchy songs as “Potential Wife,” “Luxury Child” and “Once an Ocean,” the band seems destined for mainstream recognition. But first, the relatively young band has to push their way into the music industry, which is easier said than done.

“It’s very agonizing at times.

It kind of just keeps you going.

We’re in a privileged time in

our career because it’s the most time we can luxuriate in writing songs without any kind of pressure from anyone who’s signed us. It’s a really cool creative time,” Benzvi said.

Strange Names is currently working on a new album, which they anticipate will be out in spring 2014. They’ll be releasing a new single in January to hold listeners over.

Until then, they’ll be touring with Red Bull Sound Select, and Benzvi couldn’t be happier to stop by Madison.

“We’re excited to meet all of you.”

Both bands will be playing a free show Thursday at the Majestic. To get tickets, RSVP at Red Bull Sound Select’s website.

After garnering attention from his first album, Raw, and earning a spot on the 2012 XXL Freshman List, Los Angelesbased Hopsin has released his third album, Knock Madness. The rapper — known for his aggressive, dark style and lyrical attacks on other established artists — keeps up more of the same on Knock Madness.

The album comes amid a whirlwind of Hopsin hype, but the album brings an expected vibe, as Hopsin produced almost all of Knock Madness himself, just like he did with Raw. Many of the beats feature a dark tone reminiscent of a young Eminem’s sonic stylings.

Hopsin’s hooks are almost all sung and his features are kept to a minimum (any features are generally supplied by his labelmates).

The album’s themes touch upon lost love, violence, fame and anti-drug use. All of these elements might leave people

asking, “What’s different about this new album?” Well, besides allowing listeners three years to forget his formula, he has at least made one major change which will surely cause some mixed reactions from longtime fans: throughout Knock Madness, Hopsin doesn’t diss any mainstream rappers and he finally keeps quiet about his beef with Ruthless Records.

This album shines in its individual tracks and their quality goes in streaks.

The beginning doesn’t start off nearly as hot as it should, but by the album’s fifth track, “Rip Your Heart Out”— which boasts a standout feature from Tech N9ne — Knock Madness has a 15-minute stint of top-notch music before falling into another lull.

But not to worry: “Old Friend” and the following few tracks bring back the glory once more before the album’s unsatisfying end.

After making a shocking introduction with Raw, Hopsin just doesn’t have the same shock value he once had. The aggression of his rhymes just seems

dull this time around.

In order to stay relevant, Hopsin needs to strengthen his flow or experiment with more complex lyricism to fill the faded shock value’s void. Hopsin is hit or miss in delivering on these needs.

Songs like “Hip Hop Sinister” fail to bring anything more than yelling with a little rhythm into a microphone. He says “Good Guys Get Left Behind” is “strictly for the ladies,” but there aren’t too many ladies who enjoy hearing their own getting demeaned and subjected to violence.

Knock Madness is a refreshing sound and offers Hop’s thoughts on a variety of topics but numerous tracks just fall short.

Overall, the album’s production is on point, and Hopsin is essentially the same old guy that fans came to know and love. But it doesn’t live up to the hype of a project that took three years to make. However, tracks like “Gimme That Money,” “I Need Help” and “Still Got Love For You” are absolutely too good to miss. Knock Madness may not have been worth the wait, but it is definitely worth the listen.

The Snuggle House: It came, it snuggled, it left, we are crying Erik Sateren ArtsEtc. Editor Snuggle House, we hardly knew thee. Even before The Snuggle House opened on Nov. 15, the business faced an onslaught of criticism.

After 22 days of operation, The Snuggle House closed its doors for good, writing on Facebook, “The push back and harassment is

not worth it, honestly.”

Those words could be an epitaph of dejection on a moss-covered gravestone.

But at least we know that, below that metaphorical gravestone, The Snuggle House is warm and snuggly in its coffin.

I got to experience The Snuggle House firsthand before it closed. It was a strange experience, but a

comforting one as well. In retrospect, for me, seeing The Snuggle House closing is like having a family member die only to realize that you got to spend one last great day with them.

It’s a sad truth that, no matter what, the haters always gon’ hate. The Snuggle House learned this the hard way. Rest — and snuggle — in peace.

Courtesy of BET Where his aggressive lyricism and style were once fresh, Hopsin proves the same old tricks get dull.

Kip Moore warms hearts on freezing Dec. evening Country singer focuses on love themes, wows Orpheum crowd Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Ignoring the fact that it was six degrees outside, throngs of country fans stood outside the Orpheum Theatre Saturday night, forming an unsystematically muddled line that spanned the entire block from State down to the corner of Johnson Street.

Cleary, Kip Moore was in town.

Rising country star Chris Cavanaugh began the night, playing lively tracks that drew the enthusiastic crowd’s attention. Despite his newcomer status in the country music scene, Cavanaugh appeared a

natural-born musician as he freely jammed on his guitar and busted out canorous lyrics.

Cavanaugh’s suave performance stems from his passion for music that began when he was 12 years old growing up in his hometown of Springfield, Miss.

He had been entranced by the sounds of traditional country music heroes George Strait and Garth Brooks from an early age, and he used them as inspiration to pursue what he loved — singing and songwriting. What makes this young star all the more popular is the way that the lyrics to his music are largely influenced by his ordinary roots, and therefore strike a connection with the easygoing, average Joes that typically constitute the country music fan base. Ergo, Chris

Cavanaugh was a hit.

Following Cavanaugh’s performance, the next opening act hit the stage.

Drake White and The Big Fire set off on what would be an hour’s worth of a fresh variation of country heavy on the rock influences. White dances the border between country and rock, reminiscent of the cherished outlaw countries — like Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash — who made headway in late 1960s and 1970s.

At times, White’s raw, haggard vocals developed into the sounds you would expect from Southern alt rock band Kings of Leon and the indie blues rock gods The Black Keys.

This Nashville startup’s distinctive expression is racking up the accolades, and as of late the group has been on tour with an increasing number of esteemed musicians,

including Eric Church and Luke Bryan. White is undoubtedly inching his way up to mainstream stardom.

The well-received

He apologized “saying, ‘I’m just kinda rambling now ... I’ve had a lot of Jack Daniels tonight,’ a statement that instantly elicited applause from the similarly intoxicated audience.

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opening performances ended as Kip Moore made his entrance around 9:30 p.m., dressed in his signature backwards caps and sleeveless T-shirt.

Moore dressed according

to the venue, bearing a red cutoff with the word “Wisconsin” on it. The Madison crowd greatly appreciated this. The artist riled the audience with each song and earned the affection of the packed theatre with the drunken anecdotes he rattled off between each track. At one point Moore engaged in a long-winded, hashtag-filled speech about selfies and the wonders of contemporary social media, upon which he apologized saying, “I’m just kinda rambling now … I’ve had a lot of Jack Daniels tonight,” a statement that instantly elicited the applause from the similarly intoxicated spectators.

Love was a repeated theme of the night. At one point, Moore accounted the various stages of a breakup. As he said, “first you’re sad, then you’re pissed off.” He described

one of his breakups from when he was 21 years old. He went off alone in a field in his birthplace in Southern Alabama. There he smoked Marlboro Reds and drank Budweisers to the point where he was no longer sad or pissed.

And this theme made a glorious segue into the most memorable point of the night when an old friend of Moore proposed to his long-time girlfriend right in front of the stage with Moore serenading the couple, singing “Young Love” and “Hey Pretty Girl,” before closing out with his spirited song “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.”

Moore and the band made it back for an encore and performed “Faith When I Fall” and Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’.” These tunes warmed the room with a measure of nostalgia and made for an affable end to an impressive string of performances.

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Badgers show toughness in Saturday’s win Bo Ryan nominates Gasser leader after rivalry won by loose balls, key rebounds Spencer Smith Men’s Basketball Writer A defining characteristic of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team this season has been its ability to adapt to the situation at hand whether it be a defensive battle or a shootout.

It was no different Saturday afternoon when Wisconsin (10-0) found itself locked in a physical battle with in-state rival Marquette (5-4) at the Kohl Center.

No matter how the season has gone for Marquette and Wisconsin before they meet, the I-94 rivalry game can be depended on to be a dogfight as the Badgers’ 6-6 record against the Golden Eagles under Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan would suggest.

“You can look at any rivalry and it’s always going to be a possession game,” Marquette head coach Buzz Williams said.

“Stylistically how we play and how they play is always going to balance out and it always comes down to loose balls and first to the floor and 5050 balls and offensive rebounds, put backs andones. It boils down to ‘how tough are you?’”

When looking for a model of toughness, Wisconsin’s players need look no further than their four-year starter and guard battling back from ACL surgery Josh Gasser.

Ryan agreed when asked about where his team’s toughness started in its matchup with Marquette answering simply “Josh Gasser.”

“The guys saw what he went through last year

and you can’t tell me there isn’t a guy in that locker room that didn’t take notice of the hours and the discipline that Josh put in,” Ryan said.

“We got some other guys out there that have a lot of grit, but you have to start somewhere and that’s where it starts.”

The combination of physicality and the new defensive rule implemented by the NCAA this year made for a lot of foul calls and consequently foul trouble for both teams.

“We’re working at it,” Gasser said of adjusting to the new rules. “Some games are different than others. You just have play with the way it’s going.

We never really used our hands on defense, coach teaches it that way …

You just have to really concentrate sometimes and stick to what we do.”

By the time 10 minutes had gone by in the first half, a total of 12 fouls had been called, seven of which went on Marquette, putting Wisconsin in the bonus with still 10 minutes to play in the opening half.

Things started to get dicey for the Badgers when both of their big men, Nigel Hayes and Frank Kaminsky, picked up their second personal fouls within six seconds of each other. This forced Ryan to sub in junior forward Evan Anderson and fifth year senior forward Zach Bohannon, who had played a combined total of just five minutes coming into Saturday’s game.

“I thought Evan and Zach did a great job of not letting it slip away,” Ryan said. “We were not in a hole when we were down those last three or four minutes. We were hanging tough.”

But Anderson’s opportunity was short lived as he picked up three

Nathan Hartung The Badger Herald Junior guard Josh Gasser’s 10.4 points per game are just the fifth best for the Badgers, but he has been lauded for his defense and toughness in 2013.

fouls in more than two minutes of play which put him back on the bench in favor of Bohannon.

Wisconsin was able to limit their foul calls in the second half picking up just six, while penalties continued to be a problem for the Golden Eagles in the second half, getting called for 13 fouls with two players, Jake Thomas and Juan Anderson, fouling out.

As time began to wind down in the second half, the intensity ratcheted up resulting in a quicker tempo and several loose balls. With hustle plays highlighted by Gasser and Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin gained the edge.

“50-50 balls are what we pride ourselves on and what we always want to get,” Gasser said. “Loose balls and even rebounds

we consider 50-50 balls, so we want to come up with most of those. Just those plays can really turn the tide of a game and it was good that we got a few of those and then limited theirs.

I think that was a big point to the game.”

The Badgers were able to weather their foul trouble and win the battle of toughness with Marquette, giving them

their 10th-straight win of the season in a game that lived up to the billing of the I-94 rivalry.

“That’s why they’re 94-7 in November and December. They’re not beating themselves, you have to beat them,” Williams said. “The last two years, what was the difference? You could say it was our will. You could say today it was their will.

It wasn’t tactical.”

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Cal head coach Rich Feller said the toughest part of Wisconsin’s game was the defense — he said some of Cal’s biggest hits were being picked up by Wisconsin’s back row.

If Wisconsin were to defeat Florida State, it would next face a familiar Big Ten foe of either Purdue or 13-seed Illinois.

With No. 4 Missouri and No. 5 Florida knocked out in second-round action, Wisconsin is now the highest seeded team in its section of the tournament bracket.

Hickey said she has seen a determination in her team so far in the tournament, and against Cal, saw a fire in her teammates that told her they were ready to dominate the match.

“We’re playing really hard and we have a lot of belief that our team can go far,” Hickey said.

“People say that going into the tournament that they’re nervous and they’re less confi dent, but that’s not our game plan at all. I can tell when I look into my teammates eyes that we’re all really confident and believe we’re going to win this game.”

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It was something each coach referenced as key during a tight game.

Ben Brust took off for a dunk — likely just a few inches too far from the hoop — stoned by the front of the rim, but Traevon Jackson went airborne to keep the ball in play, grabbed by Dekker just before he tossed a lob to Kaminsky for the Kohl-Centerrocking alley-oop.

Josh Gasser grabbed a loose ball near Bo Ryan on the Wisconsin sideline, evaded a diving Golden Eagle, slipped through a pair of jumping opponents at the hoop and found Dekker waiting in the opposite corner for his third three-pointer of the game. “[Loose balls] are huge. Several of those we turned into points,” Ryan said. “And you know what that does to you as a player, what it does to the crowd.”

There is no loose ball statistic in any stat book, but Wisconsin’s 13 offensive rebounds were its most since their opening game of the season against St. John’s.

“I’ve always thought coach Ryan’s teams were tough,” Williams said. “And they were definitely the toughest team today.”

It was a mentality of toughness that Wisconsin wanted to exercise Saturday.

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Setting up Faust’s third UW goal was a hard hit by senior forward Sean Little, forcing a turnover deep in PSU’s ice. In one of his best performances as a Badger, Little also recorded his first goal of the season to tie the teams at 1-1 following a five-on-three power play goal by PSU’s Eric Scheid in the first quarter.

Though known for his aggressive play more than his contributions to the scoreboard, the Badgers

Gasser wasn’t able to play in the I-94 rivalry last year, redshirting the season after tearing his ACL. Nonetheless, Gasser remembered how Marquette was more physical in the 2012 game, out-rebounding Wisconsin, if even by the slimmest of margins, 3633.

Gasser wasn’t going to have the Badgers beat on toughness this time around.

So when Ryan saw his team scrap for the sixpoint win, he was pretty

We have a very “confi dent bunch.

And Trae and I tried to preach it early this offseason: why can’t we win every game we go out and play?

”

Sam Dekker Forward blunt about the source.

“You know — Josh Gasser,” Ryan said, calling it the shortest answer in his history of answering questions.

“He’s a leader.”

“We’ve got some other guys out there that have a lot of grit, but I think you have to start somewhere,” Ryan continued. “And that’s where it starts.”

On the opposite side of the ball, the offensive performance started with Jackson and Dekker.

Jackson’s statline was nearly flawless, scoring 12 points and chipping in five rebounds and seven assists, not committing a turnover in his 26

are 6-0 when Little scores over his four years at UW. “He’s that spice in your stew when you need some fl avor,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “He plays hard and he plays his game. He keeps it simple.”

Entering the second period tied one-all, the Badgers notched their first power-play goal of the series as senior forward Michael Mersch knocked in a blocked shot by Skoff from just outside the crease. Yet the Nittany Lions would not let the Badgers out of reach. Seven minutes and 10 seconds later, Ricky DeRosa scored from the back door on junior goaltender Joel Rumpel, who was caught off balance after making an initial block on the play.

“It wasn’t the prettiest game but we got it done and that’s what probably matters,” Kerdiles said.

UW wins B1G in game one Friday night UW stormed the ice to trounce PSU 7-1 in an inaugural B1G home game that included one of the flashiest goals to grace the Kohl Center ice.

Almost midway through the second period at the 8:46 mark, Joseph LaBate backhanded a shot on net from the left circle with PSU’s sophomore goaltender Michael Skoff making the initial save but kicking a rebound to Tyler Barnes on the doorstep. Instead of a quick one-timer, Barnes netted a backhanded shot with his back to the net, sliding the puck between his legs past, giving UW its fourth goal of the night.

“It was one of those goals where he showed his athleticism. He knew where the net was, knew where the goalie was and he didn’t see it go in,” Eaves said.

UW started the game off strong with a pair of goals in the opening four minutes of play.

A textbook two-onone breakaway from the neutral zone led freshman forward Grant Besse to his fourth goal of the season off a pass from Kerdiles.

Exactly one minute later senior defenseman Frankie Simonelli tallied Wisconsin’s second goal with a shot from the top of the left key to the top left corner of the net.

PSU would not let the

minutes.

He silently controlled the game from the lead guard spot, but his most effective play of the day was all vocal.

“Trae, with 11 minutes left in the first half, came up to me and said, ‘How many shots have you taken today,’ and I said ‘One,’” Dekker said. “He said ‘You’re too good for that, you know. You’ve got to be more aggressive and go out and assert yourself.’”

Dekker was a good listener.

The sophomore missed his first shot post-Jackson’s pep talk, but made his first threepoint attempt, tipped in a Nigel Hayes missed layup and cashed his second three all in less than three minutes.

Dekker would go on to shoot 7-for-11 on the day, racking up 20 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double in the past two weeks. It was a few of his dunks that brought the Kohl Center to its peak in decibels.

The victory brought Wisconsin to 10-0 for the first time in two decades and the first under Ryan as a coach. The head coach isn’t ready to refer to his team’s start as anything impressive, but as the schedule lightens up before the new year, that undefeated record becomes much more of a topic.

“We have a very confident bunch. And Trae and I tried to preach it early this offseason: why can’t we win every game we go out and play,” Dekker said. “We’ve got the talent to do it, and we’ve got the best coach in the business leading us.”

game get out of hand so early and junior forward Tommy Olczyk made it a one-goal game 11:47 into the first period as the puck escaped from behind UW’s net to a wide open Olczyk in the slot.

Badgers’ senior forward Michael Mersch made it a 3-1 game to begin the second period and PSU could not come back against a solid performance by junior goaltender Joel Rumpel, who recorded 27 saves on the night to Skoff and goaltender PJ Musico’s combined 33 saves — as Musico entered the game following UW’s fifth goal from Kerdiles with 7:23 remaining in the game.

The Big Ten is open “now.

We fight for three points every night, so getting six points on the weekend is huge.

”

Nic Kerdiles Forward LaBate and junior Brandon Navin added two more to the scoreboard for the final seven-goal victory.

For Eaves, the inaugural home game of the new B1G conference was one of improvement throughout the game, feeling that despite the two early goals, the team struggled in the opening period.

“Our anxiety level was up. Our players wanted to play so well and didn’t.

Just too many turnovers,” Eaves said regarding the start of play. “As the game went on we started to settle our play.”

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Just a Little goes a long way for Wisconsin Senior forward the surprise leader on weekend that saw pair of UW victories Dan Corcoran Men’s Hockey Writer Coming off a sweep at the hands of top ranked Minnesota last weekend, this weekend’s series against Penn State was significant for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team for several reasons. Not only was it the first series at the Kohl Center in the Big Ten era — an event commemorated with several new features, including the unfurling of an American flag in the student section Friday night and a steam tunnel entrance before both games — but it was also a chance for the Badgers to get back on track in the Big Ten early on in the conference season.

With contributions from up and down the lineup, the 17th-ranked Badgers (6-5-1 overall,

2-2-0-0 Big Ten) swept the Nittany Lions with a 7-1 win Friday and 4-3 triumph Saturday, evening their Big Ten record and putting Wisconsin back above .500.

Between the two games, 16 different Wisconsin players tallied points and nine different players found the back of the net.

And although many of those points came from regular contributors, there were a few players whose contributions on the score sheet were out of the ordinary, but welcomed, none more than senior forward Sean Little.

Little, who had previously only scored 13 points in his career, garnered three points on the weekend, including a very important goal against the Nittany Lions (3-9-1, 0-2-0-0) in Saturday night’s win.

After Saturday’s game, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves talked about what Little means to the team statistically but more importantly,

intangibly.

“I don’t know if you folks are aware of this but we’re 6-0 when Sean Little scores, so just a little detail I thought I’d share with you guys,” Eaves said.

“He’s that spice in your stew that gives it some flavor. He comes out and he plays hard. He plays his game. He keeps it simple and every once in a while — we’ve been asking him to chip in, go to the next level because he hasn’t done what he did tonight for, well, since last year really. Him and [Dahl] have been working after practice, doing little things to get their hands going, thinking about chipping in offensively.

And tonight he was rewarded.”

But while others were interested in talking about his performance, Little humbly deflected the praise and credited his best series output since January of last season to the play of his teammates.

“I think our whole line played well. Keegan Meuer had a great game.

Joe Faust with that goal was huge for us. Grant Besse made a lot of great plays. Jefferson [Dahl] set me up on the goal, which may or may not have hit Brad Navin. I’m not sure.

Overall, I’d say Dahl, and Keegan [Meuer] and Besse all set me up to have a successful game,” Little said.

Including Little, the third and fourth lines — Jedd Soleway, Dahl, Navin, Besse and Meuer — accounted for nine points in the series to help propel Wisconsin to victory, especially so in the back-and-forth affair Saturday night.

After Wisconsin easily handled business Friday, Penn State came out ready for revenge Saturday night, an eerie déjà vu from when the Nittany Lions stunned Wisconsin in their second-ever meeting last season. Only 6:38 into the opening period of play Saturday and with a 5-on3 powerplay the Nittany Lions took advantage of the golden opportunity and struck first for the 1-0

lead.

Instead of one of the top two scoring lines answering for the Badgers it was the scrappy third line with Little that responded. With Dahl moving toward from left to right toward the slot in the offensive end, he slid a pass to Little who put a soft wrister on net that eventually found its way past Penn State goalie Matthew Skoff to tie the game for the first time at one.

Wisconsin never trailed the rest of the way, but the Nittany Lions kept themselves in the game every time the Badgers tried to pull away. With the game tied at two in the third period, it was once again the third line that came to the rescue.

This time it was Little starting the play with a big hit in the corner of the attacking zone. Little then fed the puck to Meuer who set up Faust for the goal that put Wisconsin up 3-2.

Eventually, Nic Kerdiles would go on to score the game-winning goal after

the Nittany Lions fought back to tie again, but the win was certainly not possible without the help of Little and his pseudoGordie Howe hat trick.

“When you get help from other lines other than the top two it really helps the team and fortunately he was on this weekend,” Dahl said of Little.

Unlike last year when Wisconsin faltered in the second game against Penn State, this weekend’s games, although completely different, displayed what kind of team the Badgers can be when playing their best hockey.

“We stayed persistent.

We had steely resolve to do what we wanted to do and it paid off for us.

The exciting thing about this is it helps us form our team identity. We’ve been talking about that early in the season. Last year had an identity as the year went on. And you only create it in terms of games and tonight was an important piece for us,” Eaves said.

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald Fifth-year senior forward Taylor Wurtz’s back issues forced her to take a redshirt last season, extending her UW career to the 2013 season.

Wurtz back for final UW ride Wisconsin native enjoying her return to court following lost 2012 season Chris Bumbaca Women’s Basketball Writer About a year ago, Taylor Wurtz’s doctors informed her that she had suffered a stress fracture and had three herniated disks in her back. Just five games into the season, Wurtz had discectomy surgery, a procedure that removed the bulging disks, which were rubbing against her spinal nerve root.

The operation kept Taylor out of all physical and basketballrelated activities for six months. For any athlete, especially a senior, not being able to participate in the last hurrah with her teammates she had begun with four years prior was particularly devastating.

Wurtz decided to grab a medical redshirt so she could be eligible for the 2013-2014 season and finish her illustrious career as a Badger on a high note.

“I wanted to be out there so bad, especially it being my senior year,” Wurtz said. “[Former Wisconsin guard] Tiera [Stephen] is my best friend, and we were supposed to be seniors together, so it sucked a lot.”

So Taylor watched her friends and teammates of four years play their final games together from a seat on the sideline, knowing that her book was yet to be closed. She credits the support of her family, her teammates and the

coaching staff for giving her the confidence to stay positive and look ahead.

The Brandon, Wis. native and Ripon High School star began to see the upside of salvaging her final year of eligibility.

Junior forward Michala Johnson became eligible this season after transferring from University of Connecticut and having to sit out the 2012-2013 season with Wurtz.

Johnson offers an inside scoring presence that takes some of the pressure off Wurtz and other outside shooters.

Sophomore Dakota Whyte had a year to develop and has stepped into the starting point guard role nicely this season.

Wurtz said it is helpful that junior forward Jackie Gulczynski and senior guard Morgan Paige had a season to play valuable minutes, and both are now starting and contributing this season.

Wurtz began a long and difficult rehabilitation process in early June. She started by running and performing light basketball activities.

It was not until July that she could fully participate in practice and contract drills. She took the back-to-squareone approach and used her situation to improve on all of her skills from shooting to ball handling.

The average fan

would find it hard to believe that Wurtz sat out nearly all of last season, given her caliber of play and statistics thus far in 2013. In her first game back, the opener against Drake, Wurtz needed just five points to reach 1,000 for her career. With 8:51 remaining in the first half, Wurtz drained a three from the right wing to put her name in the history books. But as the selfless player she is, she was more concerned with the outcome than the milestone.

“It was nice to be able to get those points,” Wurtz said. “I was just happy to get the win on top of that. It was a good day.”

Wurtz has had no problem getting back into form. She leads the 5-2 Badgers in points per game (15.7) and rebounds (8.6).

She is second on the team in assists with 24 (3.4 per game). She was named to the alltournament team at the conclusion of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament.

She scored 24 points against Mercer in the first round and pulled down 14 rebounds.

She put up 17 in a loss against Vanderbilt, averaging 21 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists throughout the tournament.

Despite her impressive numbers, some may argue that it is the intangibles, such as Wurtz’s leadership qualities (it is her third

season as a captain), that make her invaluable to this Badgers squad.

“She’s definitely a leader that leads by example,” Whyte said.

“She works the hardest as anyone I’ve ever played with. She sets the tone with her work ethic.”

Head coach Bobbie Kelsey inherited the sixfoot guard after she took over the reigns in 2011.

Kelsey says it has been a privilege to watch Taylor develop throughout her career and to watch her persevere through her injury.

“Taylor’s work-ethic is second-to-none, I wish we could put her work-ethic into other bodies,” Kelsey said.

“She has been a real joy to coach.”

With Wurtz firing on all cylinders, the dominance down low of Johnson, and sharp shooting from the supporting cast, the Badgers have a chance to compete in conference play for the first time in several years.

When asked what she wanted to accomplish in her final year, she said she wants to win a Big Ten championship.

“I’ve never experienced it since I’ve been here,” Wurtz said.

“I would love to be part of a team to do that.”

If there is a team Wurtz has been on to achieve that goal, this is the one. And there would be no more of a fitting player to lead them there.

In a pair of three-set sweeps Friday and Saturday night over UW-Milwaukee and California, the Wisconsin volleyball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament with their best hitting performances of the season.

Junior outside hitter Ellen Chapman recorded a teamhigh 12 kills against UWM and another team-high 14 against Cal Saturday.

Saturday night, Wisconsin fell behind early in the third set, but Chapman took things into her own hands as she had four kills in the deciding set, including the gamewinning kill.

“I was trying to be aggressive anytime I got set,” Chapman said.

Chapman was not the only player hitting well for the Badgers as every Badger played well in the opening two rounds of the NCAA tournament, following the team’s motto: “Keep the train moving forward.”

The train did not stop as the Badgers turned in a season-high hitting percentage Friday at .461 thanks to an aggressive style the hitters all displayed.

While playing with added aggression on the court, UW did not make many unforced errors during either of their matches this weekend.

Saturday night brought a new set of challenges for Wisconsin, as they had to keep their hitting strong going up against California, a team with a dominating front line. Going into the match Saturday night, the Badgers knew that hitting would be a challenge against the big and physical Cal team.

Without much time to scout a game plan, Wisconsin stayed true to what worked the previous night and hitting was the key reason for the second three-game sweep on the weekend.

Against the tougher blockers of California, Wisconsin was able to keep their hot streak going by hitting .404 as a team.

Led by Chapman and junior outside hitter Deme Morales, the offense continued rolling, but the hitters were not the only ones getting in on the fun against Cal. The net play of freshman setter Lauren Carlini

added a change of pace that California could not seem to handle. Carlini was able to go out and just find holes in the defense and attack, tallying five kills and leading the team with a hitting percentage of .714 to go along with her 40 assists. Looking at the game as a whole, Carlini felt her performance Saturday was largely aided by the strong hitting by the rest of her teammates.

“Everyone has been taking really aggressive swings this weekend and they’ve been hitting the ball really well,” Carlini said.

Not only aggressive on the attack, UW was also smart about where and how to hit the ball.

Instead of swinging hard every time, Chapman and Morales were able to hit around the block and use tips to get the opposing defenders off-balance.

“There were certain areas where we felt we could go off-speed,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said.

Although the hitting saw most of the success in the stat line, Sheffield emphasized that UW’s defense led to better offense all weekend.

Senior libero Annemarie Hickey had 29 digs in the two matches.

A big reason the Badgers believe is making for such aggressive performances this weekend is their growing confidence in one another.

“We are being aggressive and we are so confident in each other that it is just a complete team effort that is going to make us win in the end,” Carlini said.

This complete team effort has led to some of the best volleyball that Wisconsin has played this season. California head coach Rich Feller gave credit to the Badgers’ hitters, who kept his team off balance most of the game.

He said that his team was not able to make adjustments quick enough to come back and win the match.

“They did a great job of keeping us on the defensive,” Feller said.

Carlini gave high praise for the all the hitters’ performances this weekend, which she hopes will carry on throughout the tournament “Overall, our hitters have done just a great job and have been really smart these past two days,” Carlini said.

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Wisconsin reclaims I-94 rivalry Second-half run the difference as Badgers move to 10-0 this season Sean Zak Sports Content Editor They usually refer to football as a “game of inches,” but the Wisconsin-Marquette game took that theme to the basketball court Saturday.

For much of the game, the No. 8 Badgers (100) would inch ahead of Marquette (5-4) and, just moments later, the Golden Eagles would steadily creep right back. Every mini-run

by Wisconsin birthed a mini-run by Marquette.

That was until an extended, 12-4 run by the Badgers yielded a 42-31 Wisconsin lead with just more than 15 minutes remaining.

But following the flow that the game had seemingly declared for itself, Marquette didn’t fade. Instead, they crept back again, shortening the lead to eight; then six; eventually three following a Jamil Wilson three-pointer with little more than two minutes left.

Marquette was trying to win its third consecutive game over the Badgers, an in-state rivalry that has only

increased in prominence over the last few years, much aligned with the hiring of head coach Buzz Williams.

The next possession ruined that story.

With the shot clock running down, Wisconsin point guard Traevon Jackson snaked his way to the free throw line off a Frank Kaminsky screen. Kaminsky didn’t move much more than an inch, squaring his body to the hoop at the top of the key. Jackson made a quick bounce pass and the 7-footer splashed a three-pointer that all but sealed the 70-64 victory for the Badgers.

“I tell him all the time, ‘Be ready to catch and shoot,’” Jackson said of Kaminsky. “That’s what he does, that’s what Frank is good at. That’s what we have the most faith in him taking that shot anytime, so it was huge.”

Kaminsky played a key role in Wisconsin extending their lead early in the second half.

He sat for the final fiveplus minutes of the first half after getting into foul trouble, but converted his first three buckets of the second frame as Wisconsin’s lead grew to 11.

The inches theme was not always clearly visible, but the amount of

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald Sophomore forward Sam Dekker took a while to get going, but eventually led the Badgers in scoring with 20 points, and rebounds, grabbing 10.

Badgers move on in tourney Wisconsin wins every set at UW Field House topping Milwaukee, California Lee Gordon Volleyball Writer

Andy Fate The Badger Herald Senior defenseman Joe Faust scored just his first goal of the season Saturday, one of three go-ahead goals netted by Wisconsin during the game.

B1G sweep for UW over PSU After dropping first two conference games, Badgers even out in one weekend Caroline Sage Men’s Hockey Writer In its first home series of Big Ten hockey, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team stormed past Penn State, sweeping the Nittany Lions with 7-1 and 4-3 victories to earn University of Wisconsin its fi rst set of wins in the new

conference.

Following the domineering win Friday, the Badgers (6-5-1, 2-2-0 Big Ten) and Nittany Lions saw a much more evenly matched game Saturday as the teams traded goals throughout the game. In the end it was a goal from forward Nic Kerdiles with eight minutes and eight

seconds left in the game that won it for Wisconsin.

The sophomore forward netted a shot inside the slot, sending a puck top shelf that PSU sophomore goaltender Matthew Skoff could not stop.

“The Big Ten is open now. We fight for three points every night so getting six points on the

weekend is huge,” Kerdiles said. “Whether it was ugly or not we got it done.”

A third period of play that had begun in a 2-2 deadlock, senior defenseman Joe Faust drilled a shot that was redirected in front of the goal into the back of

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For the first time since 2006, the Wisconsin volleyball team will be competing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament after sweeping California (2519, 25-18, 25-21) in its second round matchup Saturday at the University of Wisconsin Field House.

This was 12th-seed Wisconsin’s second straight match where they hit for an attack percentage of more than .400 with a .404 clip. No player hit for less than a .333 percentage.

Head coach Kelly Sheffield said Wisconsin’s keys to the match were serving tough, the defense kick starting the offense and covering the back row — aspects of the match he said were all strengths for the team.

Wisconsin is now lined up to face Florida State Friday in Wisconsin’s 11th appearance in regional action in program history. At this point in the tournament, Sheffield said he’s thrilled for his players to continue with their season.

“It’s cool — I don’t know if there’s a better way of saying it,” Sheffield said. “I’m happy for our team.

I’m happy Annemarie [Hickey] gets to play some more volleyball.

We’re going to go [to Champaign]; we’re going to give it our best

shot.”

After Wisconsin hit .486 through the first two games of the match, Cal’s growing intensity on defense and serving helped them build a 10-4 lead. Wisconsin was aced twice and had four attack errors in that span. The team totaled only nine errors the entire match.

However, a 5-0 run and hard-fought rallies propelled the Badgers to within one point of the Bears at 14-15, and eventually gained their first lead of the set at 21-20. Key kills from junior middle blocker Dominque Thompson and junior outside hitters Deme Morales and Ellen Chapman, who led all players with 14 kills, helped seal the set and the sweep for Wisconsin.

Freshman setter Lauren Carlini, who distributed 40 assists, said her attackers were finding a perfect balance with smart and forceful shots.

“Everyone’s been taking really aggressive swings this whole weekend,” Carlini said. “I think we’re just getting really good looks too and being smart with the ball.”

Senior libero Annemarie Hickey led the Badgers on defense with 18 of the team’s 45 digs. Hickey said she had to adjust to Cal’s deep hitting over the blocks by positioning herself farther back on the court to reach for

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