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UW student arrested for punching, head-butting Police arrested a University of Wisconsin-Madison student early Saturday morning after he punched one man inside a downtown bar and head-butted another man, according to a report released by the Madison Police Department.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:06 a.m. on the 500 block of State Street, when 22-year-old Michael Zaiss insulted one 22-year-old victim and punched him in the face, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in the report. A bouncer then kicked the suspect out of the bar.

As a friend of the victim exited the bar later Saturday morning, the suspect approached him and headbutted the 22-year-old man and broke his nose, DeSpain said in the report. An MPD officer on regular patrol witnessed the second battery and caught Zaiss as he attempted to flee the scene, according to the report.

Zaiss was arrested on two counts of battery, disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine, DeSpain said in the police report.

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Three panelists speak at the ‘Hip Hop in the Heartland Panel,’ as part of the ‘Getting Real IV’ lecture series.

UW hosts panel on hip-hop education

By Daniella Emanuel THE DAILY CARDINAL

The “Getting Real IV” lecture series at the University of Wisconsin-Madison featured the “Hip Hop in the Heartland Panel,” a discussion on the future of hip-hop education and teaching Monday.

The event was held in Grainger Hall and was part of an ongoing series sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiative and hosted by UW-Madison education professor Gloria Ladson-Billings.

Three prominent hip-hop educators, Toni Blackman, Baba Israel and Michael Cirelli, sat on the panel.

Israel, a spoken word artist who considers himself one of the earliest hip-hop educators, discussed his recent projects, which include “Telepresence,” a technology more advanced than Skype that gives a heightened sense of presence of to users who are not actually in the room.

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University of WisconsinMadison researchers recently demonstrated advancements in the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells, according to a university press release.

The researchers presented their findings in a paper centered around the geometries of substrates, molecules that bind with acting enzymes to allow chemical reactions to occur, as they relate to stem and heart-muscle cells, according to the release.

The research focused on the development of stem cells into mature-heart muscle cells, otherwise known as cardiomyocytes, and the optimization of the these cells’ function.

Wendy Crone, a professor of engineering physics, biomedical engineering and material science, and lead author of the paper said cardiomyocytes derived from stem cells could be groundbreaking in the scientific and medical field.

“I’m hoping that our research … will be able to help better treat-

ments for disease and particularly heart disease,” Crone said.

Moreover, Crone’s study could lead to progress in tissue engineering and drug research.

“We can use [the cells] for things like testing out the side effects for drugs,” Crone said.

“Frequently new drugs have negative impact on heart function.”

Crone also expressed in the release one of her team’s biggest challenges was finding a suitable environment for the stem cells to exist outside of the body.

“It’s really hard to culture stem cells effectively and to provide them with an environment that’s going to help them to thrive and differentiate in the way you want,” Crone said in the release.

In response to this challenge, the research team focused its studies on discovering appropriate substrate patterns and sizes to best imitate an environment similar to that of the heart muscle.

Ultimately, the team will “train the cells to get the communication [between cells] to be as fast as it is in natural heart tissue,” Crone said.

TAA continues efforts to see more Master Plan funding from Athletics The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association responded to Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s statement on her blog regarding funding for the Recreational Sports Master Plan, reiterating its belief the Athletic Department should increase contribution to the project.

The response reinforced the association’s belief the Athletic Department should contribute a larger sum to the Recreational Sports Master Plan, arguing the department needs to contribute to the wellbeing of the student body that helps support them. Currently, the plan outlines the department’s $7 million contribution, which is 3 percent of the plan’s

cost, with students providing 57 percent.

“The view of campus as just the sum of its parts overlooks the real quality of work that is done...”

Charity Schmidt co-president UW-Madison TAA

Charity Schmidt, co-president of the association, said Blank’s response was “disappointing,” as it separates two departments of the university, instead of regarding them as part of a whole in which each part

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A UW-Madison student campaigns for student government office while wearing a horse head and a sign on Bascom Hill Monday. + Photo by Wil Gibb

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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‘Awake, arise, or be forever fallen’ part three

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Campus Wordsmiths is a biweekly feature. It’s a space for writers from around campus to publish their poems, stories and other creative pieces.

Here, Self-Knowledge A Story by Ryan Yanke

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alking to a medical school admissions interview and asking myself why I wanted to be a physician, I was unexpectedly hailed by a man walking counter to me and, I suppose, asking himself if I would stop. I stopped. The man asked me if I was going somewhere.

“Health Sciences for an interview so I can’t really chat. The medical school stressed that attendance is mandatory at inter—” He cut me off.

“What a coincidence! Med school, huh? Coincidence ’cause my dad teaches there: Give me your wallet.”

My brain took a few moments to catch up to his speech and deduce that I was being robbed, but by then the robber had amended his demand to “Actually just go ahead and take your pants off.” Perhaps I complied so readily to his order because I had been raised on a commune, or perhaps I had internalized what police advise, which is that “Things are replaceable but your life isn’t so, give the mugger what they want.” Either way, within seconds I was barelegged.

However, instead of snatching my pants and running, the robber doffed his pants and traded his jeans for my trousers.

“So why’d you want to be a doctor?” he asked me as he pointed to my tie.

“Take care of children I guess,” I said, swapping my tie for his Subway.

“So what’re some of your strengths?” He was holding up and admiring his shirt and jacket after I had handed them to him.

“My resistive and resilient nature, for one.” I was donning my T-shirt after he had tossed it to me.

We likewise traded Oxfords for sandals, a wristwatch for a baseball cap, some intangibles.

The robber finished by taking my glasses but not before removing his contact lenses and sprinkling them onto my open palm.

“What’s your prescription?” I asked, looking from the contacts to the man as he walked off in the direction he’d come from, but he never answered me. Thus, it’s clear to see that any later attempt to retrieve my possessions from this stranger would have been insurmountably difficult because I lacked his contact information.

Walking now in the direction

I’d come from, I was removed from reverie when my cell phone began ringing. I slid the phone from out of my jeans pocket and answered it.

“You’re still coming, right?” a woman’s voice inquired.

“Yea.” “Okay, see you soon.”

After I’d hung up, I noticed I had a new text message. The message read “Damn dude... I’m sorry.” This text was a response from my best friend Jim to a text I’d sent him this morning. In that earlier text, I’d told Jim that I thought Amanda was going to tell me she was pregnant today.

I looked through more messages until I found one sent by Amanda seven months ago which consisted only of her address.

When I arrived at her apartment, Amanda led me into her very blue bedroom.

“What’s wrong with your face?” she asked.

“I was mugged.”

“I see,” she said, patting the spot next to her on the bed. I sat beside her and she held my hands in hers. She told me she was pregnant and keeping the baby, a turn of events I thought about in silence for some time.

When it seemed right to speak, I spoke.

“Amanda. I know we haven’t been dating long, but I know that I love you, as simple as song. Do we love at first sight? No: for at first sight there can only be the bang that expands into what we describe as ‘love’ but feel as an everything taking us everywhere.

I remember well that bang, and each sight of you triggers that bang anew. Knowing this, I need never fear to break apart (as Alvy did in Annie Hall, a movie I said I hated again and again only so I could see again and again how immensely cute your stares of disbelief were).

How, then, can I want anything else but to spend the rest of my life with you? How, then, can I want anything else but to play a major role in the life of our child?

How, then, can I refrain from saying what I want to say? Amanda, will you marry me?”

“When did we see Annie Hall together?” she asked.

“That one time,” I replied.

“Oh, I don’t remember that but okay, I’ll marry you,” she said.

So that’s the story, Son. Now you know why you look a lot like your pediatrician and not at all like me.

“What now?” Foster asked in the front seat.

“Now? Now we go meet Thile and The Moveable Feast. And I have to pick up my last paycheck.”

Klasper St. Pettigrew had eight jobs, three of which were unilaterally illegal, with a possible fourth depending on how the city council ruled at its next meeting.

His first job was cleaning a Laundromat after hours, emptying the lint filters and removing any abandoned clothing from the machines. There was a lost and found bin, but Klasper preferred to hoard the clothes and sell huge bags worth every few weeks at the thrift store.

His second job was manning a wok at the local AmericanChinese restaurant, Glorious Panda. His specialty was lo mein noodles and a Szechwan chicken worthy of a class-action lawsuit.

His third job was walking Mr. Kerber’s nine schnauzers, which he named after the nine Muses of Greek mythology. Unfortunately, Clio and Melpomene had been run over by a truck; they were replaced with two new schnauzers, named Marbles and Doctor Cuddles. On the whole, they were a sickly, decrepit lot of dogs, although Thalia was by far the healthiest schnauzer.

Klasper’s fourth job was as a house painter, which he did occasionally with Thile Knitwool.

His fifth job was as a cashier at the local vegan delicatessen, the Verdant Vole, where The Moveable Feast bought all his falafel and kosher soda. Their pastrami was the best in town.

Klasper’s sixth job was as a teaching assistant for an online course at the community college, pertaining to the works of John Milton. Klasper had never actually spoken to any of his hundreds of students over the years, although he was well versed in Milton. Rather, Klasper ran it with the help of a program installed on his computer that emailed assignments to the classlist,

graded Scantrons (the sole basis of grading, although Klasper did ask them to write essays) and automatically filed student papers into his email’s trash bin. For all his nonwork, Klasper received a healthy stipend and his flock received three introductory English credits.

His seventh job was as a car hood ornament thief. He worked on commission for used car salesman trying to pawn off lemons as quality, affordable luxury vehicles.

Klasper also sold them to middle schoolers looking for “bling” to wear around their necks.

Finally, his eighth job was nebulous gangster work, which Klasper did not talk about except by the most abstruse allusions usually involving paved sidewalks.

The city council ruling, by the way, pertained to the licensing of house painters. Neither Klasper nor Thile were licensed.

Klasper’s last paycheck was at the Verdant Vole.

As Klasper cajoled Lycidas out from the curb, Foster stared airily in the rear view mirrors. With a sudden impulse he reached his arm back and pulled out his stereocube from the duffel bag in the back seat. With delicacy, he placed it on the dashboard and started it.

Jethro Tull’s “Thick As A Brick” started washing over the front of the car. Klasper groaned.

“Criminy, not more of this fey skit,” he said.

Foster smiled and looked back.

The rear of the car was a panoply of containers, the sun slanting gently over them. Then Foster’s eyes followed to the shipping box poked with holes. He hadn’t even asked Klasper about it. And then his eyes followed to a man in gray standing just outside the front door of the house. And he saw the box shake, and he saw the man in gray start walking toward Lycidas.

“Klasp.”

He looked back. “… Criminy.”

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Lines drawn in sand during fracking bill public hearing A state Senate bill adjusting frac sand mining policy, sparked public debate as advocacy groups presented their opinions on the new policy that would strengthen agreements between mining companies and municipalities.

Under current law, local governments that have contracts with mining companies may pass ordinances amending the agreement without consulting the company, forcing it to accept the new terms or scrap the project.

The bill placed environmentalists and mining firms at opposite ends of the legislative spectrum with groups such as Midwest Environmental Advocates lamenting the interests of the mining industry being put before theirs.

“It is unthinkable for our state legislators to, once again, make this bill public one week and then hold a hearing within days on an issue so critical to the integrity of community life with no input from the people who are actually impacted by

the industry,” Executive Director Kimberlee Wright of Midwest Environmental Advocates said in a release Monday.

State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, echoed Wright’s sentiment and said most of the mines were new and more likely to make mistakes, which could lead to environmental damage.

Conversely, the Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association has expressed its support for the bill in a statement, explaining the current uncertainty over agreements made mining firms reluctant to exploit new sites.

“This bill allows legally permitted, highly regulated businesses to keep operating responsibly under carefully negotiated agreements with their host communities,“ President Rich Budinger said. “It’s a good bill that will make Wisconsin an even better place to do business.”

If approved, the bill will go to a Senate committee for a vote.

—Siddharth Pandey

City committee discusses proposal to designate homeless as ‘protected class’

By Morgan Haefner THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Equal Opportunities Committee addressed reports from the Madison homeless community on discrimination and debated creating a new protected class in a meeting Monday.

Homeless citizens voiced feelings of discrimination after incidents when their belongings disappeared, according to Ald. Anita Weier, District 18. Those involved said they believed their belongings were stolen and making homelessness a protected class could prevent future discrimination.

In December 2013, Madison City Council made unemployment a protected class, meaning employers cannot legally discriminate when hiring the unemployed, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

The committee discussed making homelessness a protected class but voiced concern over the large amount of existing protected classes. Members said disagreements between the EOC and business sector could create backlash.

EOC member and attorney David Bolles said the problem with making homelessness a pro-

tected class is when one begins to use transitive statuses such as homelessness, the definition of protected classes expands.

However, President Bill Fetty disagreed and said homelessness should not be labeled as transitive because some children are born into such conditions.

“I wanted to start the conversation, and I feel like we are doing that,” Fetty said.

Weier said Porchlight Inc., contacted the committee and expressed concern about the protection class, saying it could lead to legal issues if it refused access to a homeless citizen based on previous violent behavior.

In reference to the Common Council, Weier said she thinks “some people would be skeptical of adding it as a protected class.”

Bolles suggested approaching the issue from a “creative” standpoint rather than a protective class option.

The committee met previously with representatives from the business sector and homeless community and plans to meet with city park and police forces for further conversation.

Discussion is set to continue March 13.

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Chancellor Rebecca Blank explains Monday with the proposed leadership split, more effort could be placed on expanding both the research and graduate sectors of the university.

Faculty group weighs efficacy of potential position division

By Emily Gerber THE DAILY CARDINAL

A University of WisconsinMadison Faculty Senate working group presented a draft outlining changes to a research and graduate school position at a committee meeting Monday, recommending a division between the two roles.

Martin Cadwallader, who currently holds the title of vice chancellor of research and dean of the Graduate School, is stepping down from his post August 2014. With the shift in leadership, the UW-Madison University Committee charged a group of faculty with determining the efficacy of the position being split and delegated to two different people.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank spoke to the proposal of split-

hip-hop from page 1 “What was amazing to me is … this idea, which for me feels like science fiction, for [the students] felt like what should be happening,” Israel said about a project collaborating young dancers in Manchester, England with a choreographer in New York.

Each panelist emphasized the importance of keeping a healthy balance between pursuing one’s own artistic work and educating students.

During the event, Ladson-Billings asked panelists about the challenges in their fields of work, which included narrow-mindedness and misconceptions about hip-hop.

“The biggest glaring barrier of this work is mainstream hip-hop,” Cirelli, the executive director of Urban

ting the position, there will be more room to grow the individual departments and potentially attract better candidates.

“I want the strongest possible team working for me as my vice chancellors,” Blank said. “You are not going to get the top rate people that you need by asking someone to do twice as much as we’re currently asking.”

Some faculty members voiced concern the university’s focus should be addressing lack of resources for the departments rather than the leadership structure. Working group members said structural flexibility is crucial, and changing organization is one way to advance the university’s efforts in research and graduate success.

Town hall meetings will be Word NYC said. “The downfall of this movement and the mainstream media lens is that we only get to see one really monotheistic perspective of the ‘pimp, ho, gangster trilogy.”’

At the end of the panel, time was allotted for discussion between the attendees and the panelists, during which one student sought advice on how to instruct a large groups of youths in hip-hop.

“You’ve got to take care of yourself. Because this work we do is not a game … this affects your life,” Blackman said. “And these young people? They’re watching you too. They know when you’re happy. They know when you’re sad. There’s a reason why you hear teachers say ‘my kids’. Because they become yours.”

held March 4 and 5 to facilitate public discussion on the potential shift before the group presents a finalized plan at the April 7 Faculty Senate meeting.

Faculty members also heard a recommendation to merge the Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts and the Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies, to create the condensed Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies.

The proposed recommendation asserts the merger makes sense in terms of the programs, function and fiscal structure the two departments employ, as the two have been essentially operating as one already. The merger will be up for vote at the April meeting.

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“The view of campus as just the sum of its parts overlooks the real quality work that is done on the university and what makes this a world-renowned place to get an education,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt also said the TAA’s campaign requesting more funding from the Athletic Department has seen a strong response from university students, faculty and employees.

Schmidt said she does not know whether Athletics will shift its stance on the issue, but said she hopes the issue “reminds them that they are part of this grand university and that it inspires them to give back.”

The Master Plan is up for vote this week through March 5, as part of the Associated Students of Madison Spring Elections.

—Scott Bembenek

Urban League of Greater Madison president steps down

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Read it and weep Elizabeth Eulberg speaks about her new book and publishing at Union South for UW-Madison’s fourth annual Lit Fest. For the full story visit www.dailycardinal.com. + Photo by Wil Gibb

President and CEO Kaleem Caire announced he will step down from the Urban League of Greater Madison, according to a Board of Directors release Monday.

“Now is the time to pass the baton to a new pace setter for the Urban League,” Caire said in a letter Monday.

Caire said he has “worked hard to create greater educational and

employment opportunities for all.”

During his tenure, Caire said he accomplished many goals, but mentioned an “unsuccessful pursuit” of the Madison Prep Charter School. However, Caire said he now wants to focus on new opportunities.

The League is now in a position to have an “even greater impact” on the community,

according to Caire.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said in a statement Monday “it was a pleasure” to create equal opportunities for everyone and address racial inequalities in the county with Caire.

Caire will serve on the search committee for his replacement and stay on the League until March 31.

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The Revivalists with The Sharrows

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Dan Deacon with Chants The Majestic 8 p.m.

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Arsonists Get All the Girls with Beyond the Shore, Seeker and To Set Ablaze

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Damn Band with Earl Foss Wild & Scenic and the Brown Film Festival Derby That 1 Guy

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David Hecht & the PCult Electric Trio

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China helps North Korea despite human rights violations ANDREW PARK opinion columnist

O Uncle Sam finds himself in a tough spot The standoff between Ukraine and Russia is inching closer to an all-out war each day. Many in the Ukraine are calling for the U.S. to intervene, but the U.S. does not want to get its hands dirty with the Russian bear, especially with the less than stellar relations between the two. Russia is obviously at fault, but the next step taken by the U.S. and Ukraine should be one of caution. + Graphic by Ravi Pathare

Vote ‘yes’ on the Rec Sports referendum CHRISTIAN BLATNER opinion columnist

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f you haven’t already, go vote in the spring student elections! Vote “yes” to pass the Rec Sports Master Plan, which would create four brand new Rec Sports facilities across campus.

Vote “yes” to make exercising and intramural sports more comfortable and enjoyable for the many future generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison students to come. And most importantly vote ‘yes’ because that’s the Badger thing to do. I already know what you’re thinking: Why should I care about something I probably won’t even get to enjoy during my time in college? Well, I argue, because it’s the right thing to do. As UW students, we pride ourselves on being the best at many things. Madison has been voted the best college football game-day town, “Jump Around”

has been ranked as the best college football tradition, Wisconsin is recognized as one of the top party schools in the country, the school’s academics are documented as some of the most elite in the nation.

The list goes on and on. I don’t see why we can’t add one more perk to the list of UW’s luxuries and have the best rec sports facilities in the Big Ten, too.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve mentioned I attend UW to someone, and they’ve said what a great city Madison is to live in and how lucky I am to go to such a great university. My only response is, “I know.” There’s really nothing else to say. It really is the greatest combination. And I think the remarkable student body and faculty that make up the university and a lot of the city have come to expect it to be renowned as one of the country’s premiere schools and cities. In the wake of The Daily Cardinal’s first

installment of the Action Project series last week, I think we can all agree that when we say Wisconsin, we may not be saying it all regarding campus climate. But despite the many unanswered questions and room for improvement when it comes to diversity throughout campus, voting “yes” on the Rec Sports referendum will only help to bring more truth to the claim, “When You Say Wisconsin, You’ve Said It All.” So go vote, Badgers.

It’s not too late to make a difference and give the next generation of UW students the best possible rec sports experience. Voting is open until 5 p.m. Wednesday and more information about the plan can be found at http://uwmadisonrecsports.wordpress.com.

Do you agree with Christian’s plea to vote “yes?” Is this a good investment for UW students?

Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

n February 19th, the United Nations provided a report on inhumane atrocities taking place in North Korea. According to the report, Kim Jong-un’s regime is conducting systematic human rights abuses against its own people that are as horrible as those of Nazi Germany during World War II. The report was developed in accordance with testimonies and public hearings. Such crimes against humanity include arbitrary imprisonment, torture, deliberate starvation and execution without trials. It has been long known by South Koreans and those who care about the issue that the notorious North Korean regime is conducting such atrocities, but it is the first time the international community has officially addressed the issue.

Thanks to the United Nations’ efforts, the horrifying facts have been revealed to many people, but one more fact has to be addressed by the people: China is supporting North Korea in numerous ways despite knowing such atrocities are taking place. It is well-known that China has been a supporter of North Korea for a long time, but most of the people do not know exactly why.

For three reasons, China has supported North Korea for decades, ignoring horrifying tyrannical deeds being done there. The reasons are: 1) the Northeast Project, 2) vast underground natural resources and 3) preventing unification of the two Koreas.

If China really wants to be an influential country, it needs to address the human rights violations that are being perpetrated

by North Korea.

China’s Northeast Project stands for Serial Research Project on the History and Current State of the Northeast Borderland. Since 1978, China’s Communist Party has heavily invested in scholarly research to restore historical facts that prove there was an ancient Chinese state that included Manchuria and the northern part of Korea under its territory.

Through this process, China is trying to develop a legitimacy, which enables it to intervene and take over North Korea when the regime collapses. According to China’s Impact on Korean Peninsula Unification and Questions for the Senate, which was developed by a Minority Staff Report for Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate, 41 percent of

Chinese companies registered as doing business in North Korea in 2010. These companies extracted coal, iron, zinc, nickel, gold and other minerals such as rare earth elements that are crucial base materials for semiconduction.

Various immense corporations are under this process of mining expensive materials with extremely cheap labor under the condition that they share some amount of the profit with the North Korean dictator.

Kim Jong-un’s regime is conducting systematic human rights abuses against its own people that are as horrible as those of Nazi Germany during World War II. Preventing the unification of the Korean peninsula is a major interest of China. Many people around the world think the possibility of the unification depends on North and South Koreas’ stances, but it does not.

China is the key for the unification because it is the one that attached a respiratory machine on decomposing North Korea, who had several economic crises that could lead to a collapse of the system. However, to pursue the regional stability and maintain its significant political influence in East Asia, China backed up North Korea whenever there was a severe problem within the country.

China’s support for North Korea has been a very effective tactic for leveraging South Korea, Japan and the United States. With its “national interests” that only benefit China itself and the notorious dictatorship of North Korea, China is not fulfilling its important role of being a member of the Permanent Five in the United Nations Security Council.

According to the United Nation’s incumbent SecretaryGeneral, Ban Ki-moon, UNSC has to lead the international community to halt crimes against the humanity in accordance with the Responsibility to Protect principle. However, China, one of the leading countries within the UNSC, is aiding and abetting North Korea’s crimes against humanity. If China really wants to be an influential country, it needs to address the human rights violations that are being perpetrated by North Korea. Similarly, the United Nations must hold China accountable for its aid provided to North Korea.

Do you agree the United Nations needs to assess China’s actions since they are part of the United Nations Security Council? Do you think China must address North Korea’s human rights atrocities? Please send your feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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By Jake Powers and Jason Braverman THE DAILY CARDINAL

Men’s Basketball

Two regular season games remain for the Badgers (11-5 Big Ten, 24-5 overall), who still have a chance to earn a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. The focus now, though, is on the Badgers’ three graduating seniors playing in their final home game Wednesday against Purdue (5-10, 15-14).

“Zach [Bohannon] … practiced hard every day, even though he’s obviously not getting the minutes that everybody wants to get, but that shows you the type of man that he is,” head coach Bo Ryan said.

One of the players to be honored Wednesday night is redshirt junior Evan Anderson, who decided he would not return to the team next year after graduating this spring.

“Everyday he has contributed because of what he’s done in practice,” Ryan said. “He’s helped us get the record that we have right now, and that’s not just saying it to say it.”

The last Badger playing in his final home game will be Ben Brust, the team’s only starting senior.

“He’s known for his 3-point shooting, but he’s done a lot of other good things for us,” Ryan said. “His all-around game has helped put us, each year where we are at the end.”

Men’s Hockey

Wisconsin (10-5-1 Big Ten, 19-9-2 overall) makes its first trip of the season to Penn State (2-13-1, 6-22-2) to play the Nittany Lions Friday and Saturday after a two-week break from game action. The

Badgers have not played since sweeping Michigan State Feb. 21-22 at the Kohl Center.

“I thought that we got some rest and had time to recover for some guys that were dinged up,” Eaves said. “I think that we were able to focus on areas that we felt would help us going down the stretch.”

Friday’s game marks the first time the Badgers play at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pa., which has a reputation of being a hostile environment for visiting teams.

“The atmosphere at Penn State is outstanding,” Eaves said.

“They’ll pack the place. They’re right on top of you.”

Women’s Hockey

Wisconsin (21-5-2 WCHA, 27-6-2 overall) advanced to the WCHA Final Face-Off Semifinals after winning a three-game series against Minnesota State at LaBahn Arena last weekend. Head coach Mark Johnson believes his team’s decisive 2-0 victory Sunday displayed toughness the Badgers need as their tournament push continues.

“The players get a real understanding firsthand of what it takes to win a game that your backs are against the wall,” Johnson said. “And the bruises after a victory yesterday don’t hurt as badly as if you lose those games.”

The win sends Wisconsin to Bemidji, Minn. to take on No. 10 North Dakota (14-10-4, 19-114). The Badgers split the Jan. 11-12 series against visiting North Dakota, and Johnson anticipates another competitive matchup this weekend.

“It’s fun and it’s enjoyable and it’s competitive,” Johnson said.

“The energy that we had to put

forth yesterday in our victory, you’re going to have to do the same thing or maybe a little bit more Friday because it’s going to be a very similar environment.”

The winner of Friday afternoon’s game will play for the WCHA Championship Saturday against the winner of the other semifinal game between Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota Friday night.

Women’s Basketball

The Big Ten tournament starts this week in Indianapolis, and the No. 11 seed Badgers (3-13 Big Ten, 10-18 overall) will take on the No. 6 seed Minnesota (8-8, 19-11) Thursday in hopes of keeping their season alive.

Wisconsin is on a seven-game skid, but head coach Bobbie Kelsey still remains confident her team can go on a run in the conference tournament.

“I’m hoping the ball will bounce our way at least one or two more times here,” Kelsey said. “You hate for the seniors to go out with that long of a stretch of losing.”

The two regular season matchups with the Gophers did not end well for the Badgers, but Wisconsin put forth a strong defensive effort in both games. Despite its record in conference play, Kelsey believes Wisconsin should be viewed as a tough opponent in the tournament, with more than half its Big Ten losses coming by 10 points or less.

“We’ve been waiting for a while for it to go our way and it hasn’t,” Kelsey said. “I wouldn’t necessarily want to play us if we’re playing the way we’re supposed to be playing.”

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Senior Michael Mersch leads the Badgers into their second-ever meeting against Penn State this weekend after a two-week break. come to Madison next weekend, and head coach Barry Davis is excited about the opportunity to host the event.

“I think it’s great that we’re here in the Kohl Center,” Davis said. “I think it’s a really great thing for our young guys. I think it gives us a huge advantage.”

Much of the focus next weekend will be on redshirt freshman Isaac Jordan, who defeated the top two wrestlers in his weight class and is the number one seed

at 157 pounds. “[Jordan] had a great weekend last weekend, beat the No. 1 guy in the country,” Davis said.

Despite his recent success and hosting the Championships at the Kohl Center, Davis acknowledged the team still has work to do in preparation for next weekend.

“Now we’re back to the drawing board again, working on those skills in those situations where we were before,” Davis said.

Wichita State keeps winning streak alive JACK BAER baer necessities It is done. The Wichita State Shockers finished their regular season Sunday and are undefeated. I don’t care what conference you’re in, that’s an incredible achievement.

But not many people agree with that statement.

Wichita State hasn’t exactly played a Wisconsin or Kansas-level schedule. Their best win is a road victory over St. Louis. After that?

BYU and Tennessee. Wichita State could go into the NCAA tournament with one win over a tournament team.

One could use this to say that Wichita State is the most overrated team in the country, a team that would have as many as 10 losses if they played a true schedule with a tough conference and premier nonconference opponents.

On the other side, one could use the undefeated angle to argue that the Shockers belong at the top of the rankings because they are the only team that is not proven to be defeatable.

Both of those arguments are fairly wrong. Wichita State is ranked No. 8 (RPI), No. 4 (BPI), No. 5 (KenPom), No. 15 (Sagarin). It belongs in the top 10, just probably not ahead of Florida or Arizona.

Going undefeated is an achievement that implies a team has an incredibly high floor of execution. If going undefeated with a soft schedule is so easy, then why are we seeing it for the first time in 10 years?

Wichita State didn’t plan this. Their head coach Gregg Marshall didn’t sit in his evil lair, put his pinkie to his mouth and say “We shall use an easy schedule to go undefeated and become the No. 1 team in the country, muhahaha!”

Marshall wanted to play big teams. It’s the big teams that have refused to play the Shockers. It was Kansas that rejected a home-and-home proposal from Wichita State.

Kansas gains nothing from scheduling them. Until the Shockers prove their recent run of dominance isn’t a fluke, they won’t be a marquee matchup that will sell tickets at Phog Allen Fieldhouse. If the Jayhawks win?

Whoo, they beat the little brother of their little brother, Kansas

State. If they lose? Oh my God, they lost to a college with a 95.2 percent admission rate.

You can’t really blame Kansas for not doing something that carries far more risk than reward.

Other power conference teams shy away from scheduling Wichita State because by doing so, they run the risk of going into a Wisconsin-TCU situation.

Remember the Rose Bowl where Wisconsin represented not just the Big Ten, but every power conference’s Goliath against TCU’s supposed David? If the Badgers lost, it was an upset and if they won, then TCU was just overrated to begin with.

Is Wichita State the best team in the country? Probably not. Do they belong outside of the top 10?

Almost definitely not. Is there a way to prove any of this? No. And God help anyone who uses an NCAA tournament loss as evidence to cry “overrated!” Losing in the tournament is an inevitability for all but one lucky team, not an exposure.

Unless it’s a first-round game, then yeah, go nuts.

What do you think about this year’s Wichita State Shockers? Let Jack know at jfbaer@wisc.edu.

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