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MCSC gets extension Katherine Krueger Deputy News Editor Members of the Student Services Finance Committee weighed the deadline for a multicultural student organization’s decreased funding request, since the budget will now have to fall under the set $250,000 cap.

Members of the Multicultural Student Coalition will now have until noon on Oct. 17 to prioritize programs and direct service in a budget that was originally valued at $1.27 million. Their final budget will be due Oct. 31 at noon.

Committee members found themselves in uncharted territory, owed to the fact that a student group has never before had to resubmit their final budget.

The debate in the committee comes after the group’s waiver, a form required for budgets over $250,000, was automatically denied for being submitted past deadline. MCSC will now have to resubmit a budget that falls under the cap, which will be a reduction of nearly four-fifths the originally proposed budget.

The organization’s eligibility hearing is currently set for Oct. 17, with a decision to be made on Oct. 20.

SSFC Chair Sarah Niebart said it would be necessary to provide MCSC leadership with sufficient time to reexamine their budget, a luxury she said would have been offered to any other group in the same position.

Committee member Cale Plamann said the revised timeline should allow sufficient time for student leaders to meet with SSFC financial staffers, although it would be helpful for representatives to have the budget completed before the eligibility begins.

Plamann also proposed the group could not make substantial changes to direct services or its programs before the final budget was due.

During open forum, MCSC members presented on two expenses contained in their budget: an art gallery and commemorative months, which aim to promote a more inclusive climate on campus.

“The commemorative month gives students the chance to display pride and learn from each other,” Nneka Akubeze, a member of MCSC’s Executive Board, said at the meeting.

The committee also

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At the “Day of Rage,” Lenora Hanson, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, gathers with other students on Library Mall Thursday to protest Troy Davis’s execution. Members of the International Socialist Organization spoke to the several dozen people who gathered and reflected on the larger meaning of Davis’s death.

Students rally after Davis’s death Matt Huppert State Editor Several dozen students and Madison residents gathered in Library Mall Wednesday to express their frustration over the execution of a Georgia man many in the country believed was innocent.

During the rally, representatives from the International Socialist

Organization, students and community members spoke on the death by lethal injection of Troy Davis Wednesday night and the broader racial and judicial implications Davis’ death brought into the national spotlight.

ISO spokesperson Elizabeth WrigleyField said Davis’ execution should never have happened

because new evidence released during his two decades on death row clearly pointed to his innocence.

“Last night in Georgia a man was murdered,” Wrigley-Field said.

Several witnesses in the case, Wrigley-Field said, had come forward since their testimonies and admitted to lying under oath in the case, claiming to have been coerced by police.

Since 1973, ISO spokesperson Daniel Suárez said, over 100 death row sentences around the country have been overturned while the sentenced were awaiting the death penalty. He said there is no way of knowing how many innocent lives have been taken by the death penalty when their sentence was not

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Van Hollen: DOJ will not investigate Walker’s aide Adrianna Viswanatha News Reporter The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Thursday it will not take up the investigation of a former aide of Gov. Scott Walker, a decision which political opponents have charged as motivated by partisanship.

While items were recently seized from the house of Cindy Archer, a former deputy secretary of the Department of Administration and an aide for Walker while he was the Milwaukee

County Executive, the motives behind the Federal Bureau of Investigation raid remain murky.

In a statement from the DOJ, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said the department made the decision not to seek participation in the federal investigation.

Cullen Werwie, spokesperson for Walker, declined to comment on the issue.

DOJ spokesperson Dana Brueck said in a statement information concerning the investigation would not be made available

for the public from the organization until it is deemed necessary to do so.

“We understand your interest in wanting to know more, and when appropriate, any interaction between the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and the Attorney General’s office will be made available,” she said.

They gave no further comment.

Van Hollen’s political affiliations, a statement from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin said,

have frequently colored his decision-making while serving as attorney general.

The statement credited the decision not to involve itself as ruling based primarily on party lines, and said the attorney general has not distributed an even weight to Democratic and Republican legal issues.

The investigation of former Milwaukee Democratic Ald. Michael McGee Jr., District 6, was a case which Van Hollen eagerly pursued, the statement said,

which vastly contrasts to the attorney general’s approach to the Archer case, saying he does not take on cases where his “Tea Party ally [Walker]” is under scrutiny.

“J.B. Van Hollen has been close to Scott Walker and committed to operating the Department of Justice as an adjunct to Walker’s radical Tea Party agenda,” Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate said in a statement.

Van Hollen, the statement said, is not performing his duty as attorney general by letting

his partisanship interfere with what should be a fair justice process.

“Justice should be blind, regardless of whether one is a cheerleader for the Koch Brothers agenda or not,” the statement said.

Walker said in a recent stop in Milwaukee that his office had not received any information on the raid and that he knew no more details on the ongoing investigation than he had received from media coverage from around the state.

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Decision to remove ASM leaders stands Vice chair, nominations board chair ask for, denied stay on unprecedented judicial ruling Katherine Krueger Deputy News Editor

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Former ASM Vice Chair Beth Huang speaks during a Student Council meeting earlier this summer. Huang was removed from her seat due to election violations. © 2011 BADGER HERALD

In a situation without precedent, the removal of two leaders stands to cast the student government into a period of uncertainty.

After the Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary removed Vice Chair Beth Huang and Nominations Board Chair Nico Magallon from office for an elections violation, the judiciary body ruled in special session Thursday that a temporary stay on the decision would not be extended.

As a result of the

ruling, two members of ASM leadership are no longer official members of Student Council.

Chief Justice Kathryn Fifield said Huang and Magallon were charged to complete 20 hours of community service for canvassing in the dorms during the spring 2011 election season.

She said because the records were submitted late in the day on the Sept. 15 deadline, they were notified that their candidacy had been disqualified, but the two were granted a stay lasting 24 to 36

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A Madison man claimed a man who robbed him proceeded to sit down and have lunch with him Wednesday afternoon at the Taco Bell on South Park Street, according to a Madison Police report.

The victim said a man rapped on the front window of Taco Bell while the victim was eating a five-layer burrito, according to the report, and motioned for him to come outside.

The suspect asked the victim for money for gas, and when the victim refused, he claimed he was robbed at gunpoint, the report said.

The victim went back inside to finish his lunch, and shortly thereafter, the suspect followed, bought lunch and sat down next to the man he had allegedly just robbed, the report said.

“The robber was possibly dining on the victim’s dime,” the report said.

Madison Police are still investigating the alleged robbery, said Madison Police spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

“The report is what he told us. It certainly is a highly unusual robbery report. Sometimes things that seem very strange turnout to be true,” DeSpain said.

among the objects stolen from the trucks, DeSpain said.

DeSpain said it will be good for area pawn shops to have this theft on their radar in case the thieves try to sell the property.

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Police are investigating a theft after approximately $9,000 of property was stolen out of two work trucks earlier this week, according to a MPD report.

Employees at the home repair business that owns the trucks said the trucks were either broken into late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, according to the report.

DeSpain said while it is not uncommon for items to be stolen out of trucks, the dollar amount of this robbery was significant.

Not just tools were stolen, either. Pool cues, a GPS and a car stereo were

knifepoint after responding to a Craigslist ad that claimed to be selling an iPad 2, the report said.

The victim and the suspect met in the Copps Food Center parking lot, and the victim led the suspect into his van to close the deal on the iPad 2 but was robbed at knifepoint, according to the report.

Later in the day, a 42-year-old Muskego man was robbed at knifepoint at the Woodman’s Food Market on Milwaukee Street after responding to a Craigslist ad that claimed to be selling an iPad 2, according to a separate MPD report.

SOUTH PARK AND MILWAUKEE ST Authorities are urging people to be cautious when responding to Craigslist ads after two people were robbed Thursday in similar but separate incidents authorities say may be related, according to an MPD report.

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Kaylie Duff y News Reporter City officials laid out preliminary plans to turn East Johnson Street and East Gorham Street from one-way streets to two-way streets during a Capital Neighborhoods meeting Thursday night.

Capital Neighborhoods, a membership organization representing five downtown Madison districts, held the forum to discuss the pros and cons of this potential transformation and provide insight regarding the project.

Chris Petykowski, a city engineer, and Brian Smith, a city traffic engineer, presented the audience with an update on the scope of the study.

The City Council has recently approved the study routing contract and is now waiting for signatures. The study has not been done as of yet.

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Petykowski noted that

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A city official speaks to the Capital Neighborhood at a meeting Thursday night to lay out the tentative plan for the current one-way streets on Johnson St. and Gorham St. one-way streets encourage speeding.

Smith added that Johnson receives about 2,200 - 2,300 cars per hour during peak traffic hours.

Two-way streets could slow down traffic due to left turns, creating more traffic jams.

Petykowski thanked the audience for their feedback and reminded them to, “look at the tradeoffs.”

Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, who represents many residents in that area, was not able to make it to the meeting.

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preliminary engineering 2014.

Petykowski added, would involve two phases.

The first “If you have a two-way phase would focus on street, you probably need evaluation at a regional some room for left turns level to determine revised at some locations.”

He went on to list a traffic volumes on the number of issues this streets.

The second phase project would impact. would evaluate specific Pedestrians, bicyclists, parking, intersections and how motorists, they operate. The phase air quality and traffic would determine if more redirection were just a turn lanes would be few.

Petykowski needed, he also noted that said. further public Phase meetings and one of six city board the traffic meetings study would further will take discuss the place from study.

October to “There December are a lot of of this stakeholders in year. Phase a project like two is set Chris Petykowski this,” he said. to begin City of Madison Engineer The majority in January of Capital and will Neighborhood last until members were March in favor of the of 2012.

Preliminary engineering reconstruction to twowill take place from April way streets.

Other members of to December of 2012, and the final design will be the forum discussed ready by July of 2013, how two-way streets he said. If the project is create better visibility commercial finalized, construction to while is set to begin in March establishments,

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state at the forefront of this year’s fight over union rights.

The unions representing about 50,000 workers opted not to file notice of an intention to hold the complicated and expensive votes required by Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s sweeping

collective bargaining changes passed by lawmakers earlier this year.

The unions still will be able to request informal talks with state agencies, but formal negotiations will go by the wayside.

Salary increases no greater than inflation was only item that even remained subject to bargaining under the state’s new law, which took effect after months of divisive political wrangling and massive protests at the state Capitol. Unions lost the power to negotiate other issues like workplace safety standards, vacations and health care benefits — all of which had been subject to

collective bargaining since Wisconsin became the first state to require it in 1959.

Labor leaders and lawmakers said they still hoped informal talks would continue.

“Prior to 1959 there wasn’t official recognition and unions were very engaged in the workplace,” said Bryan Kennedy, president of the 17,000-member American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin. “The most important thing is unions are going to do what they did prior to 1959 and that is we’re going to be the watchdogs for waste, fraud and abuse in these agencies.”

Showing power through numbers — either in support or opposition to employer proposals — will be the model until unions win back the power to bargain a contract, Kennedy said.

“I’m confident we’re going to continue to be a squeaky wheel,” he said.

Experiences in other states without collective bargaining show public employees can still successfully work with employers to achieve their goals, said Paul Secunda, a labor law professor and program coordinator for the Marquette Labor and Employment Law Program

in Milwaukee. He also called the Wisconsin unions’ decision not to pour resources into the recertification votes a “smart move.”

“It doesn’t have the bells and whistles of formal recognition. But what you do have is strength in numbers.

It’s only going to be the most callous state employer that ignores that,” Secunda said.

“The problem is, beyond consideration, there is no stick backed up by the law to force them to do anything.”

Unions in states without collective bargaining, such as Virginia and North Carolina, often turn to lobbying state legislatures and local governments when they can’t reach informal deals to get what they want, said Ann Hodges, a labor law professor at the University of Richmond Law School in Virginia.

“I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of trial and error,” Hodges said of Wisconsin. “I think the benefit from the unions’ point of view is you’re not in the South. You have this tradition of unionization.”

Republican state Rep. Robin Vos, who employs 20 non-union workers at a food packaging business and was a staunch supporter of Walker’s collective bargaining plan, said he expects there will be informal talks with state employees.

Walker’s spokesman, Cullen Werwie, had no comment Thursday on unions’ decision not to seek recertification votes.

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ASM, from 1 hours because of their prominent positions in ASM. During the Thursday night session, Fifield said she put forth a resolution to extend the appeals deadline, which had long since passed since the original decision was released in the spring.

The appeal is scheduled for Oct. 4, giving Huang and Magallon until noon on Sept. 30 to submit an appellate brief outlining their case.

Fifield said while the violation is not uncommon, the current crisis for ASM has no precedent.

“People violate rules all the time and the only sanction we usually have is to revoke candidacy, which isn’t supposed to happen many months down the road,” she said.

While the appeals process gears up,

Huang said she would continue her involvement in ASM’s grassroots recruitment and training campaigns, which she said stand to lose the most in the time of transition.

Huang also said she fears for the future of the Student Council moving forward.

“I’m unsure that [Student Judiciary] recognizes the implications of this decision,” she said.

ASM Chair Allie Gardner said she would call on other council members to dedicate additional time to the roles that now stand vacant.

She added her main concern would continue to be ensuring that ASM serves its mission to students.

“I think we’re all a little bit worried right now as to how to do that right now without these people,” Gardner said.

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items that had been taken from her home.

Archer submitted a court affidavit in June, explaining her involvement with the bill against collective

bargaining rights and her opinions on that matter.

Van Hollen, currently acting as Archer’s attorney, has asked the affidavit be withdrawn as this would prevent the plaintiff

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from reading further into Archer’s claims and also prevent Archer’s possible deposition.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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New graduate school office to bolster research ties Branch hopes to connect university with private sector groups for contracts Katie Caron News Reporter The University of Wisconsin Graduate School has forged a new branch, the Office of Industrial Contracts, in an effort to foster stronger relationships with corporations and aid research contract agreements.

Interim Director Bill Barker, an associate dean in the College of Letters & Science, said the office will mainly aim to build stronger

ties with private sector industry, as well as make the internal process of research contract agreements more effective.

Initially, he said, this will involve straightening out the nuts and bolts and focusing on policy clarity.

“Our first concern is a process question about what the most efficient way [is] to have internal conversations when contracts are being negotiated,” Barker said.

“As we get that streamlined, we’ll move to the broader question of what should be our philosophy of working with industries.”

Barker said this philosophy includes building strong, lasting ties with industrial partners.

“It’s about building

broad relationships, not just finding a quicker way to get a contract deal,” he said. “It’s more holistic than that.”

Another goal of the new office, according to Barker, is to increase the amount of funding from the private sector.

In a UW statement, he said industrial contracts amounted to $26.4 million in fiscal year 2010, and this should be utilized and built on.

He said decreases in federal government spending on research funding paired with cutbacks in internal corporate research make now a good time to focus on relationships with the corporate world.

“This offers the opportunity for both sides to figure out a model that works for everyone,” he said.

Through establishing new and broader relationships with industry, Barker said the Office of Industrial Contracts benefits not only academic and research faculty but students as well.

“By building good relationships between faculty research labs and industrial partners, there will be more opportunities for students to have internships, more research positions and ultimately employment opportunities,” he said. “All of these things happen now, but we want to increase this.”

William Mellon, UW

professor and associate dean for research policy at the Graduate School, said the idea for the office has been in the works for some time.

For the past five years Mellon has been a member of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership, authorized by the National Academies of Science.

He said the goal of the organization is to enhance research potential through fostering universityindustry relationships. “[The idea for the office] certainly came about internally through committees, but we’ve been pointing toward this goal for a few years and have now gotten certification from the university to initiate this office,” Barker said.

Barker said the committee Mellon refers to is an ad hoc group of report faculty and academic staff which recommended the creation of a new office in a 2009 report.

He said preliminary tasks for the Office of Industrial Contracts currently include initial meetings, making a website, finding space and hiring staff.

Though the office is still in the works, Barker said, deals are being worked on.

Mellon said the creation of the Office of Industrial Contacts bodes well for the future of research at UW. “It’s very positive that we can make an impact on faculty and staff and how they conduct research with industry,” he said.

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SSFC, from 1 heard a presentation from representatives from the Wisconsin Union, a body in the non-allocable funding stream. Although the final

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budget likely will not be due until early March, Niebart said these groups are required to present background on the funding they were approved for last year and an initial overview

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2006 of the budget.

According to documents provided to SSFC members at the meeting, the Union would be requesting $9,120,800 in student segregated fees for the next fiscal year.

Union Associate Director Hank Walter said this request would still leave the body with a budget deficit of $2,237,700.

“We’re not trying to make money, but we’re also not trying to lose it,” he said.

Walter added the current Memorial Union renovation plans, which aim to strike a balance between the needs of the Hoofers, the Union Theater and other groups using the facilities, could be completed by early November at the earliest.

SSFC also approved eligibility for Adventure Learning Programs, a student group that fosters team-building exercises on campus, and Supporting Peers in Laid-back Listening, which facilitates open and anonymous support for students on campus.

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DAVIS, from 1 overturned.

Suárez said Davis’ death illuminates the racial injustices that occur in the country’s justice system.

Blacks represent a much larger proportion of death row inmates than they do inmates who receive life in prison, he said.

In an email to The Badger Herald, University of Wisconsin law professor Cecilia Klingele said 35 states have authorized the death penalty. In the past 10 years, 26 of these states have performed an execution.

Klingele said Wisconsin was one of the earliest states to abolish the death penalty, doing so in 1863. While there have been attempts

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to revive it since then, she said, none have been successful.

While the law varies between states, Klingele said in most cases a death row inmate is given one chance to directly appeal his case.

Inmates can also ask the US Supreme Court to hear their case during this time, but it is rare the court will take up an inmate’s appeal.

Klingele said an inmate’s case can receive further review if new evidence emerges which the inmate could not present at an earlier time. This is what happened in the Davis case, she said.

The Supreme Court had twice before involved itself in the Davis case while he was trying to litigate his claim of innocence, Klingele

said, but said the court could not intervene this week due to the stage the case had proceeded into.

Only the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, Klingele said, could have stalled Davis’ sentence.

However, the board denied the inmates’ request for clemency two days ago.

Klingele said she wished the GBPP would have postponed Davis’ execution given the large amount of evidence presented which brought his guilt into question.

“Whether or not you think Troy Davis was guilty, it’s hard not to have a reasonable doubt, and to wonder whether a jury would convict him knowing what we know now,” Klingele said.

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Drawing line between protest, disturbance

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Bill protects human dignity, leaves room for research Respect for human dignity is essential in the authorization and conduct of scientific research, a point underscored by numerous and horrific past failures to establish or follow such protocols.

As a UW-Madison graduate with substantial coursework in the biological sciences, I heard the declaration from more than one of my professors that the ethical questions surrounding pushing the

AB 214 does not prohibit stem cell research ... or human fetal tissue research, only the sale of aborted babies or the use of an aborted baby’s body parts in research. boundaries of scientific inquiry should be “set aside and dealt with later” if there was “great potential” for medical breakthroughs — a philosophy that can also reduce human life in its various parts and stages to the status of mere research tools and manufactured products.

We can do better.

I have introduced Assembly Bill 214 to establish reasonable standards for human tissue research and prohibit the sale or use of aborted fetal body parts for experimentation or other purposes.

During the 1990s, researchers at UWMadison initiated several experiments utilizing aborted fetal body parts, as was recently uncovered through internal UW documents and research logs — including a thank you to former Madison abortionist Denny Christenson for his provision of aborted babies to UW officials.

While several UW officials maintained that such experiments were not taking place

at the time of this bill’s introduction, it is disturbing that a UW spokeswoman for efforts to open a late-term abortion clinic at the UW Surgery Center publicly cited the potential for induced abortions at the facility to serve as a supply of fetal body parts for UW research.

There has been a great deal of misleading rhetoric regarding this proposal, and I am disappointed that I did not have the opportunity to be interviewed in the article about this bill in Monday’s Badger Herald (PROFS register opposing GOP stem cell legislation).

AB 214 does not prohibit stem cell research (embryonic or adult) or human fetal tissue research, only the sale of aborted babies or the use of an aborted baby’s body parts in research. Abortion, as defined in present state statutes and this legislation, is defined as “termination of a uterine pregnancy by a physician of a woman known by the physician to be pregnant, for a purpose other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.”

In Todd Finkelmeyer’s August 6 article in the Capital Times on this legislation, he notes “Most agree this would not affect embryonic stem cell research in the state, because those cells aren’t produced using aborted fetuses. Typically, embryonic stem cell lines are derived from frozen human embryos that are donated by women using in vitro fertilization to get pregnant and have never been implanted in the womb.”

This legislation also has no effect on the ability of researchers to work with adult stem cells (which can be derived from placental cord blood or adult tissues), which have been non-controversial and far more clinically effective.Nor would it prohibit the donation of tissues to medical research, by their parents, from those babies who

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die in the womb other than through an abortion attempt.

If a mother suffers a miscarriage, or her baby is stillborn or dies during any non-abortive medical procedure where she wishes to donate her child’s body to research, such decisions would be perfectly legal and consistent with current practice in adult organ donation under this legislation.

Science without ethics is a dangerous slope. I am a strong supporter of medical research, but I believe that such research must adhere to high standards.

In his own editorial, Thomas Still of the Wisconsin Technology Council admits that, “Only eight UW-Madison researchers out of the hundreds on campus who use fetal cells in their research derived their tissue from aborted fetuses, the campus reports.”

Yet experiments identical to those being conducted with aborted fetal tissues could be performed with cells which would have been derived through ethical

Science without ethics is a dangerous slope. I am a strong supporter of medical research, but I believe that such research must adhere to high standards. means, if such an attempt had been made.

Legislators from both parties have authored and voted for similar proposals in the past, and the time has long arrived to instill such safeguards.

Basic respect for human dignity and principled research demand nothing less.

State Rep. André Jacque (Rep.Jacque@legis. wisconsin.gov), 2nd Assembly District

It has been over a week since the UW community was torn by the debate over affirmative action on Sept.13. As is well known, the conflict was precipitated by the presentation of a study conducted by the Center for Equal Opportunity, which alleges reverse discrimination in UW admissions policies.

Neither I nor the academic freedom groups with which I am associated entertain an official or definitive position on affirmative action, deeming the issue to lie outside the domain of academic freedom.

Indeed, our personal views lie across the policy spectrum, including the agnostic.

We do not have a horse in this race.

Perhaps such diversity of viewpoints is appropriate for members of a university.

But we do have a horse in a race regarding the marketplace of ideas at this institution, which has a historic commitment to the “fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone truth can be found.” It is here that I am both encouraged and discouraged by how the recent confrontation has been handled.

Let me address the encouraging part first. In my view, the university’s commitment to robust sifting and winnowing was honored by both the CEO and the large majority of student protesters.

Roger Clegg of the center presented his group’s controversial and highly disfavored ideas with skill and the requisite courage, and protesters responded with the clarity of their own ideas and the courage of their convictions.

Counter-speech and protest are honored free speech traditions deserving

great respect and full First Amendment protection. Though very tense, the debate on affirmative action at Union South was carried forth in this spirit. I came away from it having learned new arguments on each side of the dispute.

Unfortunately, some aspects of the morning press conference at the DoubleTree Hotel appear to have been a different matter, crossing an important line. There is a key First Amendment distinction between protest and disruption.

Some public commentary on the press conference protests has portrayed the protesters as completely orderly and lawful. But other witnesses with whom I have spoken have been considerably less sanguine.

One reason for the difference of opinion is that the protests there were not limited to one area, but took place at several areas throughout the hotel. What some observers saw, others did not. According to witnesses who have spoken to the police, some protesters forced their way into the hotel, while some others pushed hotel employees to the ground and made threats, causing injury in at least one case.

Such conduct is not the kind of counterspeech countenanced and protected by the First Amendment — to say nothing about appropriate behavior.

For starters, the hotel is not a public forum, but rather private property.

While public and protester access to a public forum is mandatory, private property owners have a right to control access within legal limits.

Protesters had a right to engage outside the hotel, and witnesses told me that this demonstration was orderly and

effective. But no First Amendment theory maintains that the other incidents of physical force and physical intimidation that transpired are properly rights of free speech. Awareness of this fact is perhaps one reason that several peaceful protesters apologized to hotel employees and others after the event for the conduct of a disruptive few.

Disruption is a problem for at least two reasons. First, it violates the rights of speakers and listeners.

Second, it sends a message that the topic under discussion is taboo, and, therefore, not a proper subject for public discussion.

Perhaps there are such topics, even at a university, but affirmative action is not one of them.

There are reasonable arguments on all sides of this question, as the debate at Union South demonstrated; and it is a topic of widespread debate in the public sphere, including many college textbooks that deal with controversial issues.

Given these points, some poignant questions need to be addressed. What do University of Wisconsin leaders have to say about what happened at the press conference? Are they prepared to support and espouse the rules that make free speech possible? Did some administrators play a role in encouraging protests?

If so, were they acting consistently with their professional responsibilities?

Only by seriously addressing these and related questions can we proceed together as a community bound by a common commitment to legal speech, counter-speech and protest.

Donald Downs (dadowns@wisc.edu), Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science

Ron Paul brings needed discussion to GOP race Ryan Plesh Staff Writer Ron Paul is the most practical candidate in the 2012 presidential election. If you thought it was impossible for those words to be combined in that order, think again.

Ron Paul has a small but growing number aof staunch supporters; you’ve probably heard them speaking (or preaching, as some might call it). It’s usually “that crazy guy” in the back of the class, who thinks Ron Paul has never been wrong. Ever.

Why, you may ask?

Because, the usual response goes, he has an ideology, and he never strays from it.

On the other side of the schoolyard are the people who think Ron Paul is totally insane.

Many people at least respect him for his candor, but some believe that he is simply an old, racist Texan who doesn’t understand the modern world. It seems as though these are the only two groups of people who have strong opinions on Ron Paul; everyone else is quick to dismiss him as the kooky grandpa who seems like a nice little man but could never be elected President.

Ron Paul is not going to win the 2012 presidential election.

That much is clear to anyone who follows politics and isn’t a hardcore Paulite. He’s just too different, too anti-establishment, too old, too much of an ideologue and not enough of a politician to appeal to the general public.

However, Paul is central to the 2012 election: He is the most important candidate in the election insofar as he is talking about the issues we as a nation must begin to confront if we wish to

thrive and prosper again.

True, Paul has been talking about such issues for a long time, but there are two reasons people are beginning to listen.

The first is the Tea Party.

For better or worse, Ron Paul founded the modern Tea Party movement in 2008; it has since grown far beyond his control, but some of Paul’s positions have been adopted by the Tea Party. The second is the stagnation of the economy. Especially after seeing America’s debt downgraded by S&P following the defunct deficit negotiations in Congress, people are beginning to recognize that there are indeed flaws in the system that is Washington. Now the only question is how to deal with them.

Ron Paul is a quirky politician because, in fact, his supporters are right.

He does indeed have an ideology, and he does mostly, if not wholly, stick to that ideology.

Some critics have argued that Paul lives

in the 19th century (not quite, but he is 76), and that his policies are incredibly regressive. For instance, Paul has argued that we should get rid of the dollar and return to the gold standard, also allowing silver and other materials to serve as legal tender. Most economists strongly disagree that

If nothing else, I think people can take this away from Paul’s message: The Empire can’t be saved, but the Republic can. this would be the best move for our country to make.

However, Ron Paul holds some positions that are arguably quite progressive. Take, for example, his philosophy on foreign policy: Paul believes America should not be the policemen and

women of the world, we should stay out of the affairs of foreign countries whenever possible and we should remove the dozens of military bases we have in foreign countries around the world. Some call this isolationism, and they argue that it is actually America’s duty, as the world superpower, to intervene in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.

There are many other issues like these that Ron Paul constantly tries to talk about, but I think these two (one domestic, one foreign) illustrate my point well enough: Whether you agree or disagree with his proposed solutions, Ron Paul is pretty much the only candidate talking about such important issues.

Ron Paul will not be the next president of the United States.

If you’ve seen Paul ramble on about the United States’ failed war on drugs and atrocious stripping of civil liberties,

you probably agree.

He just doesn’t stand a chance next to a polished pretty boy like Mitt Romney, and frankly, his ideology is probably just a bit too extreme for even this country. However, there’s no denying that Ron Paul is the only candidate in the race right now who’s making people think and talk about substantive issues.

If nothing else, I think people can take this away from Paul’s message: The Empire can’t be saved, but the Republic can.

Paulites may complain that Paul doesn’t get nearly enough media coverage, but I have a sneaking suspicion that, should we survive the horrible doomsday that must follow the end of America’s reign as the world superpower, Paul will get a few more mentions in the history books than Michele Bachmann.

Ryan Plesh (rplesh@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in philosophy and physics.

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Emma Austin Fabulous & Broke Columnist Every year, I swear I’m going to find a way to get there and get into one of the shows. Maybe I will find some friend-of-afriend or family member who miraculously has connections. Or I’ll win a contest. Something. But as another year comes around, I find myself yet again stuck in the Midwest rather than sitting front row at New York Fashion Week.

So, I’ve had to live vicariously through my Twitter feed, just pretending I’m actually there. But as of Sept. 15, New York Fashion Week has officially ended, and London Fashion Week has begun.

For those of you familiar at all with Fashion Week and fashion shows in general, the collections that are shown are not what is currently on the racks and shelves, but what is to come next season. In other words, the models were sporting all the latest trends and styles the designers will debut for the spring.

As your fashion columnist for the semester, I have been dutifully following the goings-on in New York City, and would like to share them with you. Some of you might be skeptical — “Aren’t the collections for spring?”

And while you would be absolutely right, I’ve noticed some trends that are absolutely applicable and relevant to a fall and winter wardrobe.

Thus, I will take a little of what I’ve witnessed, tweak it ever so slightly and give you some tips and ideas of how to make your colderweather wardrobe even more fabulous.

One element many of this year’s designers adopted was animal print.

I will be the first to admit this is a love of mine.

Animal prints of all kinds can be a fierce and fun addition to any outfit. But don’t just get caught up on the tiger, cheetah and zebra prints — there are so many more that would be fun to experiment with.

Peacock or alligator, for example. I’m not saying you need to find actual alligator skin accessories,

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but a faux alligator print or material is just as awesome. While some collections featured real animal clothing materials, I think for a college student going to class or out to dinner, that might be just a little much (and not to mention quite a bit above an average budget).

One thing I love is embracing these animal prints through accessories, such as flats, jewelry or maybe a clutch. They won’t overwhelm your look

Some of you might be skeptical — “Aren’t the collections for spring?” And while you would be absolutely right, I’ve noticed some trends that are absolutely applicable and relevant to a fall and winter wardrobe. but will definitely make a statement.

I do have a warning, however, if you’re up for the challenge of getting a little wild with your wardrobe — be cautious of the animal print accessories that look cheap. If you’re looking to save money, be careful not to sacrifice the style. It’s not impossible to find inexpensive animal print items (not at all!) but just be skeptical.

Especially if you’re shopping online, you must be cautious if you want your items to look like they’re of good quality.

Some sites I’ve found abundant with cute, classy and somewhat inexpensive accessories are www.asos. com and www.topshop.com.

Another one of my favorite new trends shown on the runways is prints.

I’m ready to admit I am obsessed with black, and I have more than enough solid color tees, but I’m so excited to see prints becoming more acceptable to incorporate into your

wardrobe. They can be tricky, but I see no reason as to why everyone can’t rock a printed dress or top if they want.

Polka dots, floral and unique patterns on dresses, tops, skirts and suits were just some of the hits on the runways. But while the looks shown at NYFW were able to utilize summery colors and designs, you might want to stick to somewhat deeper and darker colors for the fall and winter. Rich reds, blues, greens and purples can make for some gorgeous frocks, as long as the patterns aren’t too overwhelming.

And, in quite a different direction, boyish and sporty looks are making their way back. Oversized suits, relaxed trousers and athletic-inspired designs were popular with this year’s designers.

Personally, this is a little bit harder of a look for me to embrace. I’ve always been into more feminine styles, however, I am eager to branch out and experiment with pieces that are slightly more masculine — the idea is to accentuate a person’s natural femininity by contrasting with her maleinspired clothing.

If you’re still a little hesitant to throw on something a little more boyish, find ways to maintain that feminine look; if your pants or top are sportier, try juxtaposing something girly to go along with it. For example, throw on a string of pearls or a killer heel for a new effect.

Don’t forget about your hair, too — a fun and flirty hairstyle can be the perfect complement to a more masculine blazer.

I hope these insights gave you a little hint into what was hot on the runways, and what will be popular once these trends hit the stores. To be a step ahead, try take some of these ideas and start incorporating them into your wardrobe now!

And although following the action on Twitter may be fun (who am I kidding — it’s not fun, it’s my only option), I will make it to Fashion Week. Someday.

Emma Austin is a junior majoring in journalism. Send comments, questions and column ideas to eaustin2@ wisc.edu.

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‘hunts’ for new sound Famed ’90s singer brings sophisticated musical direction to latest art pop album Bess Donoghue ArtsEtc. Staff Writer American singer and songwriter Tori Amos does not waste time when it comes to producing music.

The musician has released 11 albums since the premiere of her first, Little Earthquakes, in 1992. She has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards and has provided music for the scores of films such as “Great Expectations” and “Mission: Impossible II.” On Tuesday, Amos released her 12th album, Night of Hunters, but provides a musical makeup different from her traditional style. The album is solely acoustic and is composed of her soft vocals accompanied by string and woodwind instruments.

The album is also considered a concept album, meaning the songs are united through thematic elements. For Night of Hunters, Amos attempted to express a story regarding a woman in a perishing relationship.

On four songs throughout the album, Amos’ daughter, Natasha Hawley, provides guest vocals. Throughout their four songs, the two singers discuss Amos’ theme: a dying relationship.

In “Cactus Practice,” a

beautiful flute stands as a background score while Amos succumbs to the ideas and suggestions of Hawley, with a deep and powerful voice similar to that of Adele, on how to handle Amos’ crumbling relationship.

During “Job’s Coffin,” the lyrics question why women so easily surrender to the demands of men.

“Since time why do we women/ Give ourselves away/ … Thinking somehow that will make him want to stay …”

Two songs popular on iTunes that continue to accentuate this theme include “Shattering Sea” and “Fearlessness.” In “Shattering Sea,” the vocals are accompanied by a powerful violin that really dominates the tune, adding an edgy attitude.

The tone of the song matches the tense emotions in the lyrics, describing a man’s fury. “He gets his power from tide and wave/ … His tempest surged and angry flesh …”

“Fearlessness” continues to include the passionate violin sounds, but the violins are merged with the piano, which together, are quite harmonious. This song provides motivation for women who struggle with confidence and allow darkness into their lives. “He let in a dark companion/ That orbited between us/ His siren friends convinced him that love/ Was no match against the storms to come …”

Along with making Night of Hunters a concept

album, Amos aimed to blend the music of composers from 400 years ago with present musical styles. Some artists she was influenced by included Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy. Although the influences from these composers are not recognizable for everyone, they add a unique and delightful aesthetic to the soundtrack.

One popular artist referenced is German composer Johann Sebastian Bach whose flute sonata is built upon in “Edge of Moon.” The song has a beautiful combination of the flute and piano in conjunction with Amos’ low-key vocals. A familiar Bach introduction is heard in “Seven Sisters,” influenced by his Prelude in C minor, a melody often heard on the piano.

Tori Amos certainly took a risk when producing Night of Hunters. With aims such as an album with a thematic concept through solely acoustic songs and influenced by historical composers, Amos was striving to make this soundtrack stand apart from the rest.

Fortunately for Amos, she manages to create an arrangement of music that is innovative and enticing.

Although not every ear can appreciate her intentions, many can appreciate what this album can offer.

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Workplace-set comedies to dominate NBC

Scott or no Scott, Lin predicts a hands-down victory for ‘The Office’ in lineup of shows vying for fan approval this season Even as I write this on a Thursday afternoon, I realize that there’s a rather large chance that I’m going to look absolutely silly when this page is printed tomorrow morning. I’m well aware of the fact that the words I’m about to put down on this page could easily be obsolete just hours from now. I’ve been informed that the argument I’m about to make no longer holds. Still, here we go: “The Office” remains the best comedy on Thursday nights.

The reason is simple: Its cast best matches the tone and premise of the show.

Phyllis, Oscar, Stanley, Jim, Dwight, Pam, Toby and the rest of the crew feel like people you would see in a real paper company office — if you were shooting an expansive multi-

season, highly produced documentary there.

And speaking of highly realistic scenarios, I know verisimilitude isn’t everything to a comedy show. But for a program with an emotional core — as the four in question unquestionably are (well, jury’s out on 30 Rock) — it’s absolutely essential for the audience to relate to the characters. Plus, with apologies to “It’s Always Sunny in Philidelphia,” absurd situations are exponentially more funny if every character involved isn’t already outrageous.

Which brings us to “Parks and Rec.” Explain to me, Sarah, in what world Tom Haverford would be working for the Pawnee government. Actually, start by explaining in what world Tom Haverford

even exists. I love Aziz Ansari, but that character is more ridiculous than giving Creed Bratton Pam’s role. Also, this might be mostly personal, but I’ve never been able to get over how poorly CGI’d Ron Swanson’s facial hair is. Honestly, that is just a totally unrealistic mustache.

As for the other shows, well, “30 Rock” has become corporate “Scrubs,” at best.

“Community” feels like a show from an alternateuniverse Disney Channel that only plays the lost dreams of adults way too old for this shit.

So true, Robert California might come in and completely Spader up the place. “The Office” may well be on it’s way down.

But even going down, it’s still the best.

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TV-less editor utilizes Hulu, anticipates strong performances in autumnal episodes of ‘Parks and Recreation’ NBC has a promising quad of comedies coming up this season: Community, 30 Rock, The Office and Parks and Recreation. Of these, I am most looking forward to see what Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and the Pawnee crew have to offer my late-night Hulu binges.

The show left off with the tragic demise of Lil’ Sebastian in its third season, but I anticipate this round of episodes to provide far sunnier, and perhaps funnier, fare.

First, we have the introduction of Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman)’s first ex-wife Tammy One — heretofore exceedingly elusive, aside from her supposed ability to scare Tammy Two (Megan Mullally, Offerman’s real-life spouse) shitless.

Contrary to Offerman’s hopes, the role will not be played by Oprah Winfrey — instead it will be Patricia Clarkson (you’ve seen her in “Jumanji”).

Almost as exciting as Swanson’s mustache is the personality of Knope, who will run for city council. Although Poehler fell short of the Emmy for Best Lead actress in a Comedy Series, she nearly stole the awards show from Melissa McCarthey; that spontaneity is sure to transcend to her whimsically competent character.

I think the faux-campaign will be a great jumpingoff concept — much better than the haphazard pretense “The Office” has chosen, with the pregnant Pam and Angela, and nonCarell boss.

To contrast with Swanson’s rapid beard growth, we have a cute new haircut on the now-married April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World“). Plaza’s portrayal of April comes off like the dark-haired, less-artistic twin of Margot Tenenbaum — and I can’t wait to see how her character continues to develop in the fourth installment of the show. And let’s not forget hit singles like “Sex Hair” that are sure to come from April’s husband, Andy (Chris Pratt), and his band Mouse Rat. Lin thinks he’s the only one around here that can make a “That’s what she said” joke. In response, I will merely say that viewers should think long and hard before they put their faith in “The Office” this season.

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Sports DYNASTY, from 10 offense more than made up for its scoring 31 goals en route to its fourth national championship.

Despite the success of last season, a new one calls for a whole new challenge.

“You basically have to start over,” Rigsby said.

“Last year, it didn’t come easy to win that national championship. We have to forget about it and start from scratch and keep working towards possibly and hopefully another one.”

And it all starts with Lindenwood.

The Lady Lions are entering their first season as a D-I program and have the opportunity to face the sport’s perennial

powerhouse.

Lindenwood fields only one senior and 14 freshmen, but Wisconsin

“You basically have to start over.

Last year, it didn’t come easy to win that national championship.”

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knows not to take anything for granted.

“I’m excited they’re coming here,” Knight said.

“It’s awesome to have a home game against them.

I’ve never seen them play,

so I don’t really know what to expect but that’s the scariest thing. Expect the unexpected.”

The Badgers aren’t trying to presume anything — instead they’re just going to enjoy this season’s journey and see where it takes them.

“Every season here in the WCHA is extremely long and we play great teams so I think first we have to focus on the journey and really getting our focus back and enjoying the ride,” Knight said. “That’s all it’s about.

I can look back on both years that we’ve won the National Championship and the ride there was awesome and those are the memories you take with you.”

JOHNSON, from 10 Each year that Wisconsin won a national championship, Johnson was honored as Western Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year and American Hockey Coaches Association Coach of the Year. He also received WCHA honors in 2003.

Johnson certainly has quite a reputation — one powerful enough to earn the Lester Patrick Trophy.

“It means you’ve done some good things over a period of time and obviously give back to the sport that has been very good to me not only as a player, but certainly has been as a coach,” Johnson said.

“Growing up with a legend hockey coach as a father, it’s been part of our livelihood for a long, long time. You’re humbled by it and certainly excited by it.”

As a fixture of an elite program, Johnson has created one of the most successful teams in

recent collegiate history.

While the sport itself continually fails to capture the attention of the masses, Johnson has given it the best possibility for survival and appreciation, earning him perpetual respect from the hockey world.

Yet when Johnson first received a call about the award, he thought it was a prank.

“When I got a message from [NHL commissioner] Gary Bettman on my cell phone this summer, I thought somebody was playing a prank on me, so I was sort of hesitant to call his office back in New York, but when I called them back and I was talking to him and he mentions that I’m one of the recipients of the Lester Patrick, it sort of stops you,” Johnson said.

While he has been a part of the game his entire life, Johnson is still thankful for the honor. He also isn’t the only Badger getting attention from the NHL. Former head coach Jeff

Sauer, who coached UW from 1983-2002, is also listed among this year’s recipients.

Sauer and Johnson join an elite group of hockey greats, as players and coaches like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, Hobey Baker and “Badger” Bob himself have all also received the award.

But Johnson still has more to give to the game.

With this prestigious honor in tow, Johnson and the Badgers will drop the puck on another season, chasing another chance at a national championship and another season to help their sport grow and bring more fans into the stands.

Kelly is a junior majoring in journalism.

What’s one of your favorite Badger hockey moments? Let her know at kerickson@badgerherald. com. Kelly will be one of Herald Sports’ men’s hockey beat writers this season, so be sure to follow her on Twitter @ kellyerickson4.

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Wisconsin wary of dangerous South Dakota Coyotes bring complex attack, varying looks on ‘D’ to Madison Mike Fiammetta Sports Editor Seemingly every cliché involving trap games and overlooking opponents has been thrown in the face of the Wisconsin Badgers this week, but to no avail.

Even outside of head coach Bret Bielema’s patented ‘1-0’ philosophy, the Badgers (3-0) have made it abundantly clear this week that despite Saturday’s opponent, the South Dakota Coyotes (2-1), coming from the Football Championship Subdivision, there won’t be any looking ahead to next week’s game — the inaugural Big Ten game for a certain squad from Nebraska.

“I’m expecting [South Dakota] to come in here full throttle with their backs against the wall,” safety Aaron Henry said. “It’s one of the games for them where I’m sure they feel like they have nothing to lose and a lot to gain. We’re going to do what we’ve been doing the last three weeks.”

Simply put, these last three weeks have been blissful for the Badgers.

Wisconsin has posted a combined 135-24 margin of victory, ranking as the nation’s No. 11 scoring offense and No. 4 scoring defense.

Quarterback Russell Wilson has emerged as an early Heisman Trophy hopeful with a stunning beginning

to his Badger career, completing more than 75 percent of his passes for 791 yards, eight touchdowns and just one interception.

The passing game (802 yards) has been so good that its yardage numbers have eclipsed those of the vaunted Badger running game — albeit slightly.

Running backs Montee Ball (272 yards) and James White (208) have carried UW’s rushing attack to 715 yards, an average of 238.3 rushing yards per game that ranks No. 16 in the country.

Nevertheless, seeing a Wisconsin football team excel through the air has generated an exceptional amount of buzz for a season less than a month old. Sure, the competition has largely been inferior compared to what the Big Ten schedule will provide. But the very strong connections Wilson has developed with wide receiver Nick Toon, tight end Jacob Pedersen and the exhaustive number of weapons on the Wisconsin offense has led many to overlook the deficiencies of Nevada-Las Vegas, Oregon State and Northern Illinois.

“As far as the passing game goes, it’s just working,” center Peter Konz said. “There’s a lot of open receivers, Russell’s doing great reads, so as far as anything different, it’s a good different. It’s not, ‘Oh no, we’re not running the ball.’ It’s good for us that we’ve found some other things that we can do.”

Of course, it’s not as if Wisconsin’s offense was ever solely onedimensional.

But as contests with Nebraska, Michigan State and Ohio State draw closer,

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Safety Aaron Henry has helped carry the Wisconsin Badgers to the nation’s No. 4 ranked scoring defense, allowing just 24 points through the first three games. a thorough tuning of the offense is welcome — and wise — in the weaker non-

“It’s one of the games for them where I’m sure they feel like they have nothing to lose and a lot to gain. We’re going to do what we’ve been doing the last three weeks.”

Aaron Henry Safety conference portion of the schedule.

Indeed, the Badgers’ offensive balance will be

tested Saturday against the Coyotes. South Dakota employs a defense with plenty of different looks, with fronts including anywhere from two to four defensive linemen and a varying number of linebackers. The Coyotes lead the Great West Conference in scoring defense, allowing just 21.3 points per game.

South Dakota has enjoyed a pleasant start to the season, playing Air Force tough on the road before falling 37-20 and then defeating defending FCS champion and No. 1 Eastern Washington and Northwestern Oklahoma State.

“I expect them to do a lot of different things,” Konz said. “There’s just a lot to memorize, but luckily

we’ve had teams sort of like this. Indiana kind of dabbled with it last year.

Michigan obviously ran a three-front. Ohio State did that weird kind of four down linemen, but it was really like a linebacker who would stand up once in a while.”

On the other side of the ball, Coyotes quarterback Dante Warren presents a dual-threat attack similar to what Wilson himself brings, rather like the the Northern Illinois quarterback Wisconsin saw last week in Chandler Harnish.

Warren has passed for 488 yards, completing 56.7 percent of his passes with five touchdowns and four interceptions.

On the ground, Warren is South Dakota’s second-leading

rusher with 185 yards and two touchdowns on 36 attempts (5.1 yards per).

Those 36 carries are tied with running back Chris Ganious for the most on the team, indicating that the Badgers can expect plenty of intentional quarterback run plays.

“They run a couple of different formations; they run spread, pistol,” defensive end David Gilbert said. “Their main power plays are zone; they’re not a big stretch team. They come out in a lot of different formations.

Nothing that we’ve never seen, but just things that we’re not used to. We’re definitely not used to playing all those in one game, even with all the teams we’ve faced so far. So it’ll be a challenge for us.”

UW opens Big Ten season with doubleheader Badgers face off with Northwestern, 3rd-ranked Illinois squad this weekend Nick Korger Extra Points Editor The Wisconsin volleyball team is in no way easing into conference play this year, as two tough matches against Big Ten opponents loom this weekend.

Wisconsin (8-4) opens Big Ten play at home against Northwestern (9-2) Friday, while the second match of the weekend slate pits the Badgers against the nation’s No. 3 team, Illinois (11-0) Sunday.

Northwestern will enter Friday’s contest riding a four-match win streak. In the those four wins, the Wildcats’ set record is an impressive 12-1. The Wildcats have also won three of the four tournaments they have played in, including the Utah Classic, the Chicago Challenge and the Wildcat Classic in Evanston.

Boasting strong outside play, Northwestern is led by sophomore Stephanie Holthus, who was named to the Big Ten AllFreshman team last year.

The sophomore leads the Wildcats and the Big Ten with 187 kills through 37 sets, giving Holthus an impressive 5.05 kills per set ratio, also tops in the conference.

“Northwestern has a couple strong players returning for them,” UW head coach Pete Waite said. “Holthus is a great outside hitter and a ball control player who spent some time with the USA program. They’ve got some new faces, but they’ve got some nice athleticism and talent out there. Their libero, Julie Chin, is also a solid player for them.”

Chin averages just under five digs (4.95) per set for Northwestern, tying her for the thirdbest ratio in the Big Ten. Chin will look to make kills difficult for the Wisconsin attack.

“We definitely want to focus on tough serving,” senior Janelle Gabrielsen said. “Forcing them back deep in the corner will help because those are the hardest balls to pass.

They’ll be out of their system, and they’ll be easy to defend. We also are looking to improve our serve receive, so we’ll focus on staying in our system and pounding them on offense.”

The Badgers will have Saturday to recover from their contest with Northwestern, as

Wisconsin welcomes third-ranked Illinois to the Field House Sunday.

Illinois’ roster carries a tremendously tall front line, with only one outside hitter under 6-feet. Two players of note for the Illiniosans are junior middle blocker Erin Johnson and redshirt junior setter Annie Luhrsen.

“We need to cut down our errors and take full advantage of theirs. We need to build off their mistakes.”

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Johnson currently holds the second-best hitting percentage in the conference at .418 percent, while Luhrsen looks like one of the conference’s premier setters, leading the Big Ten in total assists with 515 through 43 sets.

“You have to stay aggressive against tall blockers like Illinois has,” Waite said.

“Actually, a big blocker can be a great target to hit at. As long as you stay aggressive and go after them, you’re fine.”

Waite also recognizes

that Illinois’ physical play has been a major contribution to the Illiniosans’ early success in their 11-match win streak.

“Illinois has some very physical players on the court,” Waite said.

“Michelle Bartsch, who was a rightside hitter for a long time, is playing left side now and putting up some big numbers. They’ve got Colleen Ward as one of the outside hitters who’s very strong and doing a good job this year. You go down the roster and they’ve got good strong players and

they’re very deep. We had a good battle with them last year, and I expect the same thing Sunday.”

For Gabrielsen, victory in these first two conference matches will be a simple matter of the Badgers playing their own game efficiently.

“I think it’s a matter of us doing what we need to do,” Gabrielsen said. “We need to cut down our errors and take full advantage of theirs. We need to build off their mistakes. In games this year we’ve had momentum early and lost

a point, and that brings us down. We need to rally off some early points to take control of the sets and hopefully the matches.”

“All the teams we’ve played so far we’ve respected,” sophomore Annemarie Hickey said.

“But the Big Ten is a more competitive conference top to bottom, so we need to go out with a different mentality now. We have to step up; we can’t get down like we have in recent games. It’s important to bring it early against tough teams in the conference.”

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SPORTS

WOMEN'S HOCKEY PREVIEW

DYNASTY.

Kelly Erickson

Associate Sports Editor

Wisconsin women’s hockey head coach Mark Johnson doesn’t like distractions.

But regardless of that disdain, Friday night’s season opener is full of them.

Between getting a new season under way, unveiling its 2011 national championship banner and missing a portion of its team, Wisconsin knows it has to stay focused.

“I think the biggest thing is just refocusing everybody,” senior captain Hilary Knight said. “We worked really hard this summer, and now we just have to put that into play

during the game.”

Ranked No. 1 in the country, the Badgers face against the Lindenwood Lady Lions — a team they’ve seen play before — with a depleted roster.

Defensemen Brittany Haverstock, Stef Mckeough, Saige Pacholock and forward Carolyne Prevost will miss the season opener due to a fall evaluation camp with Team Canada.

“It’s the nature of the women’s game,” Johnson said.

“That’s part of the recruiting process when you talk to these kids. One of the questions that they ask you is, ‘If Canada calls me up and I need to go to camp, will you let me go?’

Some games and some parts of the season you’re missing kids, but they’re still doing the things that we’re probably doing right here whether they’re on the ice, training or playing with elite players. …

They’re in a good environment.

It’s just too bad that they’re going to miss Friday night.”

With the absence of three blue-liners and a forward, the newest Badgers will get a chance to show what they can do.

This season, UW is joined by four freshman forwards, as well as a transfer defenseman and a transfer goaltender.

“They look great so far,” senior forward Brooke

Ammerman said. “They don’t look shy; they don’t look nervous. They really mesh well with our team.”

Not only did Wisconsin win yet another national title last year, but it was also honored with another Patty Kazmaier Award, as then-senior Meghan Duggan was named women’s hockey’s player of the year.

Duggan led UW last season with 87 points off 39 goals and 48 assists. In a close second, Knight posted 81 points off 47 goals and 34 assists.

“Losing players like Meghan Duggan is obviously huge, but I think with our work ethic and working hard — we’ve looked great so far — I think

everybody has to step up whether it be us as leaders on the team or just the freshman to the sophomore step,” Ammerman said. “I think our sophomores came back in great shape, our juniors also. I think the expectation is to grow as a player each year you’re here and bring your best effort.”

Last season, much like the men’s hockey team, Johnson switched sophomore Alex Rigsby and junior Becca Ruegsegger in goal. But as soon as postseason play started, it was all Rigsby. Through seven postseason games, Rigbsy allowed 12 goals, but the

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Johnson honored with Lester Patrick Trophy Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor Already boasting one of the strongest resumes a hockey coach could ask for, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team’s very own Mark Johnson can now add “Lester Patrick Award recipient” to his list of accolades.

The award itself is one of hockey’s most distinguished.

In 1966, it was presented to the NHL by the New York Rangers in memory of Lester Patrick. Patrick devoted devot o ed 50 years of his life to hockey, first as a player, then as a coach and eventually a general manager.

“First, it’s a great great award,” Johnson said. “They don’t give it out too often.

Second, it’s an individual winning it which means you’ve done some things for a long period of time to help our sport grow and help impact a lot of kids lives. When that happens it certainly makes my career as a player and a coach.

It puts a smile on my face. It’s very humbling.”

The Lester Patrick Award is given to coaches, players, officials or other personnel within hockey for their contributions to the game.

Johnson, of course, has made plenty of contributions.

He’s been a Badger since the beginning, playing college hockey for his father, “Badger” Bob Johnson. In his three-year career at UW, Johnson scored 125 goals g als in 125 games, setting go a school s hooll record that has yet sc yet to be broken. n Once out of

college, Johnson tried out for the US Olympic team.

No one expected much from a team of players who had just finished college and were waiting for a bid at the National Hockey League. On

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Feb. 22, 1980, Johnson scored two goals, each of which tied possibly the most historic game of hockey ever played, ultimately helping his team upset a juggernaut Soviet team.

While representing the US through 12 other international tournaments, Johnson also enjoyed an 11-year stint in the NHL from 1979-90, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils.

Johnson ended his pro career with 508 points, having played a total of 669 games.

But he wasn’t quite done with the sport of hockey.

After a couple of coaching jobs, Johnson landed the head-coaching g job at his hiss alma a ma materr for al f the the thenn recently established establi lished women’s women’ n s hockey h ckey program. ho progrram a .

Three years after the UW program began in 1999, Johnson John h son took over.

Four years years later,, hee led the team to its first national nation nal championship, championship ip, and then returned four more times times in the following five years, claiming the national title three more times.

The lone year the Badgers didn’t skate for a chance at the title was the 2009-10 season, when Johnson was on sabbatical coaching the women’s Olympic team.

Per usual, his squad found success, bringing home the silver medal.

KEY PLAYERS FORWARDS

Hilary Knight, Sr (C) Brooke Ammerman, Sr Carolyne Prevost, Sr Briana Decker, Jr Brittany Ammerman, So Madison Packer, So

DEFENSE

Brittany Haverstock, Sr Stefanie McKeough, Jr Alev Kelter, Jr Saige Pacholok, Jr Kelly Jaminski, So

GOALTENDER Alex Rigsby, So

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