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Thursday, November 20, 2008

State’s request for more cuts to affect UW

By Hannah Furfaro THE DAILY CARDINAL

With a deeper projected budget deficit for the 2009-11 biennium, the Department of Administration has called for even further spending cuts from state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System.

Gov. Jim Doyle announced last Tuesday Wisconsin is facing a $5 billion budget deficit through June 30, 2011, a $2 billion increase from his earlier projection of $3 billion.

The DOA sent a memo to state agencies asking them to make cuts beyond the 10 percent reductions they were initially asked to make after Doyle’s first budget deficit projection.

Several state agencies, including the Railroad Commission and the Board on Aging and Long

Term Care, have stated they are unable to make these further cuts.

“[The University] will have to turn to significant and potentially double-digit tuition increases the next several years.”

Mike Mikalsen spokesperson State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater

According to Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for state Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, the DOA is now looking for a 15-20 percent spending cut from state agencies. He said the UW System will budget page 3

Business success story inspires students to enter job market

By Alexandra Bream THE DAILY CARDINAL

For one of the final events of Global Entrepreneur Week, businessman Mark McGuire presented a speech to UW-Madison students about the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur Wednesday.

McGuire, co-founder of nameprotect.com, jellyfish.com and alice. com, divided his speech down into four steps. He said the steps were vital for him and his co-founders ,especially when starting jellyfish. com, which was eventually taken over by Microsoft in 2007.

According to McGuire, the steps are important in the process of creating a strong and legitimate company. The steps include, finding a partner, creating an idea, working with speed and focusing on execution.

McGuire emphasized the importance of not only having a partner, but having one who is easy to collaborate with. He said the execution of the idea includes the process of obtaining investors who can support and help.

The last step is launching the lecture page 4

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Adam Peterson, 20, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the Jan. 28 stabbing death of Madison resident Joel Marino. Peterson plead not guilty and is awaiting trial set for January 2009.

DA acknowledges former UW student caused Marino’s death

By Callie Rathburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

The defense attorney for a former UW-Madison student awaiting trial for homicide charges filed a set of stipulations in Dane County Circuit Court Wednesday, including one acknowledging his defendant did cause the death of Joel Marino in January.

Adam Peterson, 20, was arrested in June after DNA connected him to a knife, knit cap and backpack found near the South Park Street crime scene where Marino died of stab wounds to the chest Jan. 28.

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father. Peterson also said he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the killing and he “just wasn’t thinking sanely.”

The series of stipulations filed

by Peterson’s defense attorney, Dennis E. Burke, indicates the DNA extracted from the knife, backpack and knit cap was the defendant’s.

The document says that Peterson purchased the backpack found on the crime scene at Sportsworld on State Street.

It also says Peterson concealed marino page 4

New ASM diversity Chair to change goals of committee

By Rory Linnane

Mark McGuire spoke about his successful career as a businessman and encouraged students to become entrepreneurs as well.

Peterson was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death but plead not guilty.

Judge James Martin, who is presiding over the case, said part of the trial would likely involve debate over whether Peterson intended to kill Marino.

Peterson confessed to police he killed Marino. In a recorded jailhouse conversation with his father after the arrest, Peterson said Marino was a stranger he stabbed during a botched robbery.

“I just stabbed him out of nowhere,” Peterson told his

Members of the Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted in freshman Steven Olikara as the new Diversity Committee Chair by a vote of 15-1-6 Wednesday.

“His goals are concrete; they’re realistic ... I’ve never been so impressed by an underclassmen at this university,” Jeffrey Wright, chair of ASM’s constitutional committee said.

Recently, Olikara met with previous members of the diversity forum, including the chair, and members of other student organizations. He spoke with Damon Williams, vice provost for diversity and climate, about the importance of studentfaculty communication.

Olikara and his opponent, Kimberly Cho, presented their

visions for the committee by discussing the state of diversity on campus and answered questions from ASM members. “[Diversity on campus] turns into a cycle. People that come from diverse backgrounds want to be around people who come from diverse backgrounds,” Cho said about UW-Madison’s limited diversity.

Olikara said he wanted to alter the role of the committee from “just another multicultural organization” to a governmental entity, which would work to coordinate existing multicultural organizations.

He said he will reach out to other student organizations and try to recruit ambassadors from each to work together on diversity.

According to Olikara, one of his main goals is to reassess admissions

procedures and scholarship programs at the university. He encouraged a more holistic approach to admissions in which the university looks for diverse ideas in essays and interviews.

From his experience with multicultural organizations on campus, Olikara became concerned with the limited participation of non-minority students.

“We need to increase the diversity of ideas, not just race,” he said. “We all have those moments where we meet someone who totally blows us away and challenges the stereotypes that we had, and that’s the kind of exchanges we should be having all the time.”

Jeffrey Wright, chair of the constitutional committee, announced asm page 4

“…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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Matt searches his boredom for meaning

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MATT HUNZIKER his dark matterials

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hen I first started nude modeling, one of my hopes was that the hours I would spend standing naked in front of strangers would teach me something important. What that was exactly, I didn’t have any particular idea, beyond the hope that—whatever form the lesson took—it would allow me to appear wise.

“Brothers, sisters,” I would address the multitudes, still dressed in the paisley bathrobe I wore during breaks.

“I have just come from the studio, and I bring you an important lesson about... myself... I guess—or maybe just nudity in general... hey, can I get back to you on this?”

The fantasy crumbled after months passed without any sort of epiphany.

Things often occurred to me while modeling, but these tended to be conclusions along the lines of “my calves

hurt” or “an orange would be great right now,” revelations that refused to yield any deeper truths, no matter how long I meditated on them.

“Brothers, sisters, I bring you an important lesson about isometric exercise and Vitamin C.” Worse, after the novelty of the situation wore off, I began to notice that standing still for hours at a time, even while nude, could be very, very boring. The students’ drawings seemed to confirm this. There I was in charcoal, head and hips cocked jauntily to one side with both hands curled daintily around the end of a walking staff. It was the pose, I had thought at the time, of an ostentatiously gay wizard— heroic, in a strange way. Unfortunately, my unmistakably apathetic expression lessened this effect considerably.

Looking at the drawings of other models hanging in the art department’s display cases, I noticed that my boredom was not unusual. No matter the props used or overall absurdity of the scene, the facial expression of each subject suggested torpor. Here was the retired sheriff, riding nude in the saddle but looking glum and defeated.

And here was the young woman listlessly swaddling a human skull to her exposed chest.

I’d noticed the same thing before in art museums and had always found it distracting. The vacant expression of a seated monarch might be dismissed as the result of generations of inbreeding, but the lazy stare of the Flemish prince on one wall was reflected by the lassitude of the stable boy on the next.

Even the attendant saints and angels in a nearby portrait of the Christ Child appeared nonplussed, far from the harking heralds I had come to know from grade school Christmas pageants.

“Sigh,” they seemed to intone in unison. “Behold the savior, who is... somewhere over there. It’s a boy.”

Stranger still were the martyrs. One would think that the sight of one’s intestines being cranked out onto a rotisserie spit would be a source of dismay—or, at the very least, sincere concern—but Saint Erasmus seemed to regard his disembowelment with even less interest than the jaded townspeople who had gathered for the spectacle.

In a way, I suppose, the boredom of these people made them more relat-

able. I had never tried to preach the Gospel to a group of suspicious pagans nor been subsequently roasted alive as payment for my troubles, but like Saint Lawrence, I certainly knew what it felt like to be disappointed.

“Oh, come on, guys,” he halfheartedly protested, as the Roman centurions stoked the bonfire. “Really?”

It was the same look that was on the face of the nudist cowboy hanging in the art hallway, and the same thought that I had had when the drawing instructor had informed me that I’d be spending an entire class period lying in bed next to a scoliotic human skeleton. What did it mean that these similarities spanned thousands of years of human experience? Was it a lesson?

What did it have to do with art?

“Brothers, sisters,” I would tell the assembled multitudes. “Suffering is universal and boredom is everywhere.”

“That’s a terrible lesson,” the multitudes would rage, before charging forward to seize my arms and legs.

“Oh come on, guys,” I’d groan, as they tied me to the stake. “Really?”

Really?

E-mail Matt at hunziker@wisc.edu.

New Beer Thursday New Glarus altbier As one of the breweries held in the highest regard among local goblet guzzlers, New Glarus is always expected to produce a high quality product. That being said, when the brewery of Spotted Cow lore came out with a new seasonal beer, it could not evade New Beer Thursday for long. This newest offering is simply called “Alt,” stemming from its category as an altbier, an ale with a little extra storage after fermentation.

As a seasonal beer, the context must not be ignored. It’s cold outside and all anyone can ask for is to be in a warm place, surrounded by friends. Well, this beer is the only friend you’ll ever need, and it will surely keep you warm at a gaudy 9 percent alcohol by volume.

As for the taste, there is an apparent sweetness to the beer from start to finish, which isn’t a coincidence since it includes caramel malts and raw sugar as part of its brewing process. There is a hint of smokiness provided by the oak chips used in the “little extra storage” process after fermentation. The flavor is complex, but not overwhelming, leaving a pleasant aftertaste. The only

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issue with the taste is that it’s not perfect. It’s missing a je ne sais quoi. Although not perfect, it’s not far off either. The taste is good enough to make the drinker want more, but the drinker can still know when to say “no more.” A perfect flavor transcends all boundaries, sobriety included.

And yet Alt leaves so much to gush about. Yes, it tastes great.

Yes, it’s more than reasonably priced. Yes, it’s at least 9 percent alcohol by volume and could sedate an elephant without affecting the flavor at all. These are all good things. The only complaint, if even valid, is that it’s not perfect, which prevents it from a perfect score.

Nonetheless, this is one of the season’s elite.

New Glarus • New Glarus, Wis. $7.99 at Riley’s Wines of the World

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By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Members of the Madison Alcohol License Review Committee listen to public hearings on a number of liquor license applications Wednesday, including one for a new downtown barbeque restaurant.

Committee OKs liquor license for new barbecue restaurant

By Caitlin Gath THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Alcohol License Review Committee voted to approve a liquor license for a new Gorham Street restaurant Wednesday, the latest venture of a well-known downtown business owner.

Jong Yean Lee received the go-ahead to serve alcohol at Brickhouse BBQ restaurant, slated to reside at 408 N. Gorham St. She is already the owner of Samba Brazilian Grill, Church Key Pub & Grill, Riley’s Wines of the World and Badger Liquor.

She said this location would be ideal to serve barbecue food because there are no places nearby that serve similar food and it is within close proximity to the student population in Madison.

She made sure to emphasize

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“We need to preserve the core of this university now, and arguably we need to invest in it.”

David Giroux spokesperson UW System

“[The University] will have to turn to significant and potentially double digit tuition increases the next several years,” Mikalsen said.

that this establishment will primarily be a food restaurant and alcohol is simply a secondary concern.

Capitol Neighborhoods Inc. President Bob Holloway voiced his support for the restaurant, but with certain conditions. He advocated closing the restaurant before bar time and keeping the kitchen open at least a half hour before closing time.

“This should enhance the quality of life of the community, and if it doesn’t we need to be asking ourselves why we’re granting such a license,” Holloway said. “In the case of the Brickhouse, they meet that standard for us.”

He also said good institutions should be rewarded and encouraged. According to Holloway, Jong Yean Lee has demonstrated she is a

good businessperson, as seen with Brazilian steak house Samba.

“We worked at length with her and we’ve been gratified to see the way it has worked out, and we hope the Brickhouse can be the same way,” Holloway said.

Madison resident Rosemary Lee spoke in opposition of the approved license, arguing that granting the license would go against the Alcohol License Density Plan, which strives to limit new alcohol licenses from being issued in the central downtown area.

“I believe that we’re becoming oversaturated in restaurants and bars in that area of downtown, and to me even though [Jong Yean Lee’s] coming in as a restaurant, it’s making mockery of the Density Plan,” Rosemary Lee said.

State Rep. Spencer Black, DMadison, said the university will try to make cuts that will cause the least damage, but any sort of budget cut will hurt the UW System.

UW System Spokesperson David Giroux said Wisconsin is facing a paradox in regard to budget reductions for UW System schools because UW schools are an “economic engine” for the state.

“The state has never needed the public university more, and it has probably never been more of a challenge to maintain it at the level of which it is needed,” Giroux said. “We need to preserve the core of this university now, and arguably we need to invest in it.”

A federal stimulus plan to address the nation’s economic ills is expected to be announced in the coming months. A federal plan could alleviate some of the deficit in Wisconsin but not solve it, according to Black.

“Whatever stimulus package Congress adopts will be of some help to closing the deficit, but it will only close it to a modest extent,” Black said.

Mikalsen said increases in efficiency within UW schools will be the “silver lining” to the situation “We are hopeful the UW system will make the changes and reforms, the cost savings, that long-term will make them a much better organization,” Mikalsen said.

Doyle signs international agreement to combat climate change As a co-host of the Governors’ Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, Gov. Jim Doyle signed an agreement Wednesday between U.S. governors and international leaders to reduce carbon emissions and promote “green” economies.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger held this international summit Tuesday and Wednesday to help promote a

global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a statement.

At the summit, Doyle also signed a Memorandum of Understanding between foreign nations and other U.S. states to reduce deforestation.

“By working together with global partners, we will develop climate change strategies that will

save us money, create jobs, help secure our world and improve our air and water,” Doyle said in a statement.

President-elect Barack Obama addressed the summit via video Tuesday, commending Doyle and other governors in attendance for their efforts to fight climate change and pledging to address the issue as president.

The third cycle of UWMadison’s NCAA Division I athletics certification program commenced with the launching of a new informational website, Chancellor Martin announced Wednesday.

According to Shawn Eichorst, associate athletic director, the NCAA started the program in 1989.

“The certification program is like the reaccredidation program the campus is going through right now,” Eichorst said. “It tries to have each institution do a selfanalysis … to make sure [they] are going along with fundamental rules of integrity.”

With the launching of the website, students and faculty will have the opportunity to view and participate in the progress of the department’s self-study, which assess the extent to which UWMadison meets the certification standards.

Darrell Bazzell, vice chancellor for administration and leader of the program, helped compile university community members to analyze gender, diversity and student athlete well being. Specific committees, headed by officials like Dean of Students Lori Berquam, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Relations Vince Sweeney

also helped with the evaluation.

According to the website, the last certification of UW-Madison athletics occurred in 1994 and in 2000.

“It tries to have each institution do a self-analysis ... to make sure [they] are going along with the fundamental rules of integrity.”

Shawn Elchorst associate athletic director UW-Madison

The conclusion of the selfstudy will initiate the conduction of a three-day assessment by an external team of reviewers. The team will be comprised of individuals from other colleges and universities. After the assessment, which will take place Sept. 21-23 of 2009, the team will report to the athletic certification subcommittee of NCAA. Institutions that fail to conduct a comprehensive self-study could face consequences by the NCAA. According to university officials, the three levels of certification include certified, certified with conditions and not certified.

However, institutions have the chance to correct deficient areas, and those who do not take that opportunity can be ruled ineligible for NCAA championships.

UW-Madison student sexually assaulted while jogging, police search for suspect Madison Police released a sketch Wednesday of a man they are searching for after he sexually assaulted a female UWMadison student as she was jogging Sunday night on East Washington Avenue.

According to a police report,

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the 21-year-old victim was jogging in the 2200 block of East Washington Avenue around 9 p.m. when the man grabbed her from behind. He then pushed her to the ground and inappropriately touched the woman for a brief period of time. The perpetrator released the victim before fleeing in the eastbound direction.

The victim did not sustain any injuries in the assault.

Police describe the perpetrator as a white male, 35-40 years old, 5'10" and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black stocking hat, dark jacket, hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white tennis shoes.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

Falk pens approval for 911 upgrades Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk signed off Wednesday on the county’s 2009 budget, approving a significant upgrade to the Dane County 911 Center and other sectors of public safety.

Facing both a tough economy and calls to improve the 911 Center after slain UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann’s call was mishandled last semester, county officials drafted a budget that allocates three-fourths of the money to public safety, according to a release from Falk’s office. Fifty-two percent of the $493 million budget was granted to Health and Human Services, while 20 percent was given to Public Safety and Criminal Justice.

“I worked hard with Chair McDonell and the county board on a budget that sticks to the basics: public safety, safe roads, the best human services in the state, and better protections for our lakes for all to enjoy,” Falk said in the statement.

Measures in the budget totaling $30 million FALK will go toward improving countywide communication among 911 dispatchers, including improvements in technology and training for fire and police response.

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Many public records requests do not receive adequate response

By Cathy Martin THE DAILY CARDINAL

According to a study conducted by the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, 30 percent of public-records requests are not carried out correctly in Wisconsin.

The organizations performed a public records audit that found 10 percent of requests were completely denied or ignored while another 20 percent were fulfilled only after local officials demanded identification or explanation from the requesters, a violation of freedom of information laws.

The study employed journalists and citizens from counties across Wisconsin to request basic documents such as jail booking logs of county sheriff ’s offices and e-mails from mayors and city administrators.

Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, said in a statement these problems acquiring basic documents are disappointing.

“The statewide compliance rate for providing this information should have been 100 percent.”

Bill Lueders president Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council

“The statewide compliance rate for providing this information should have been 100 percent,” Lueders said.

Jason Shepard, a graduate student in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, coordinated the audit because of his belief in the importance of public records law

for journalists and other civilians. “[Public records law] is really a crucial tool to make sure that public officials are honest and accountable,” Shepard said.

Mike McCabe, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said units of government in Wisconsin must follow this law more carefully. “[Wisconsin has] a reputation of having some of the strongest open records laws … in the country. But those laws aren’t worth much if they’re not being followed by public officials,” McCabe said.

Shepard said although there are some cases in which it seems public officials went out of their way to place hurdles to access public documents, most of the problems were caused by records custodians’ ignorance of open records laws.

“The study shows that training of local officials about public records law continues to be

Wisconsin senators support bailing out U.S. auto industry U.S. Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., both showed support Tuesday for allocating some of the $700 billion for bailing out financial institutions to the auto industry.

Chief Executives of General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor Company asked Congress to bail out their failing companies with a

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$25 billion in federal aid.

Automakers are unlikely to persuade Congress to grant them this aide, but Feingold and Kohl said they are in favor of their plan.

“With millions of jobs at stake, Congress should carve out some of the Wall Street bailout funds to help U.S. automakers,” Feingold said.

Feingold and Kohl both said the rescue package should come with a requirement for the auto industry to reform and create more fuelefficient cars. “[It] must come with accountability and the expectations these companies will undergo big changes that lead to their renewal and revival,” Kohl said in a statement.

tions to candidates running for president and vice president. The change would require students to be on campus for two semesters before becom-

ing president or vice president.

The constitutional committee will hold another student listening session Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. TITU.

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McGuire took his audience through the success of jellyfish. com, an online site that works to give consumers the cheapest prices, by using the four steps.

“I hope [my career] affects college students in a way that shows them a different path for going to corporate America,” McGuire said. “I hope that doing stuff like this and having success in Madison shows people at the UW that things are possible.”

McGuire provided his audience with advice on how to become successful in starting a business, and many found the

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The stipulation also states the defendant was taking five different medications at the time of the arrest.

The medications listed include those used to treat bipolar disorder, schizo-

knowledge beneficial.

“It was great insight to hear from a successful entrepreneur,” UW-Madison senior Nate Lustig said. “It’s great that he is willing to share how to be successful with a bunch of college students.”

Through his success story, McGuire reinforced students with optimism despite the failing economy.

“I find it really invigorating to come and talk to different people and tell them a little bit of the story and hopefully inspire people … about what they want out of their life,” McGuire said. “Being an entrepreneur is saying I’m not going to let the world happen to me, I’m going to figure out what I want in the world and do it. ” phrenia, anxiety and panic disorders and reduce the side effects of antipsychotic treatment.

Burke did not return phone calls Wednesday afternoon.

Peterson has been in Dane County Jail since his arrest from his mother’s house in Grant, Minn., in June. His trial is scheduled to begin in January 2009.

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For drinkers on campus, saving money and watching the waistline are typical weekend considerations. But for students who intentionally fast all day to get more intoxicated at night, serious health consequences can result.

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hen UW-Madison sophomore Kelsey Davison vomited into her toilet after a long night out, all she saw was red.

“That day I only ate a sandwich around noon,” Davison said. “By the time it was 2 a.m., I had nothing in my stomach but wine.”

This was not the first time Davison had gone without dinner before drinking—nor was it unintentional.

“If I know I’m going out that night, I make sure not to eat a lot during the day,” she said. “Because really, who doesn’t want to get drunk fast, spend hardly any money on drinks and maintain their weight all at the same time?”

This way of thinking is known as “drinkorexia,” and it’s increasingly spreading across bar-filled college towns and crowded house parties.

Influenced by the lifestyles of celebrities, more students than ever are eating less during the day to compensate for the calories they will consume in alcohol late at night or, as is sometimes the case, binge eating they may partake in. This strategy helps them maintain both their partying schedules and their waistlines.

Although drinkorexia is efficient, cheap and staves off weight gain, it comes with hefty consequences.

There can be serious costs that affect both the body and mind, according to Richard Brown, clinical director of the Madisonbased Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles.

Brown says that frequently forgoing meals for the sake of alcohol can lead to malnourishment and exacerbate the harmful effects of alcohol.

“Who doesn’t want to get drunk fast ... and maintain their weight all at the same time?”

Kelsey Davison sophomore UW-Madison

“When people are malnourished, lower blood-alcohol levels are more likely to result in poor coordination, loss of balance and falls and injuries,” he said.

Malnutrition impacts more than

just coordination, Brown said.

“It puts a strain on one’s liver, which is then more susceptible to injury from alcohol,” he added.

Alcohol does pack more calories than nutritious food. It contains seven calories per gram, whereas carbohydrates and proteins each contain four.

This three-calorie difference is enough to motivate most drinkorexics to make the hazardous choice of choosing alcohol over a nutritious dinner.

UW-Madison junior Chelsea Stockhaus, a self-confessed drinkorexic, understands the dangers, but makes her decision depending on what her priorities might be that evening.

“When my top priority that night is to relax and stay at home then, no, I do not sacrifice a meal,” she said. “But when my top priority is to go out and get a bit tipsy, then I do. For the sake of my wallet and weight, it just works better.”

Sometimes a “priority” is not the primary determinant of whether a student chooses a meal over a drink. A preoccupation with weight that characterizes so many drinkorexics often overlaps with other dangerous disorders.

“Some of the women who engage in this behavior actually have anorexia nervosa,” Brown said.

“Eating disorders are more common among women with drinking problems and vice versa.”

A study published last year by the Journal of Biological Psychiatry stated that between 25 and 33 percent of bulimics also struggle with drugs and alcohol.

“Eating disorders are more common among women with drinking problems.”

Richard Brown clinical director Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles

Although drinkorexia has yet to be declared an official psychiatric disorder, its overlap with such severe eating disorders could mean that it is well on its way.

Drinkorexics share the same drinking patterns as another subset of individuals: chronic alcoholics.

According to Dave Mack, director of Madison detox facility Tellurian UCAN, alcoholics are commonly drinkorexics.

“Folks who are alcoholics figure out that if you don’t eat much and drink cheap vodka, you can get drunk [very quickly],” Mack said. “It’s an old drinking trick.”

Unfortunately, these alcoholics

face disastrous stomach problems due to the prolonged lifestyle of rarely eating and excessively drinking.

Janet Duberry, director of outpatient services at Tellurian UCAN, has witnessed first-hand the devastating effects.

“I’ve had clients die of bleeding ulcers because of this lifestyle,” Duberry said. “If you don’t eat before drinking, all you have is acid in your stomach and no food. Just imagine putting acid on your stomach. It couldn’t be more dangerous.”

Instead of avoiding food before a night out, Duberry recommends eating a well-rounded meal an hour before drinking.

“Any heavy food with protein is a safe bet,” Duberry said.

“These foods will help coat the stomach and balance out a lot of the sugar and acid found in alcohol.”

Like eating disorders and alcoholism, drinkorexia can be a difficult cycle to escape once swept in. Duberry points out, however, that the best step drinkorexics can take is to alter their main objective.

“If you don’t focus just on getting drunk, you won’t drink as much, you won’t gain weight and you won’t get sick,” she said.

“Don’t celebrate alcohol; celebrate with alcohol.”

A night in the life of a drinkorexic

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It was a Friday a couple of weeks ago. I ended class around noon and strolled over to Uno’s for a salad with a friend. That night, I saw a show and afterward went over to a friend’s house for a party.

Pouring my first cup of wine, I was well aware that I hadn’t eaten anything in 10 hours. But eating dinner would wreck my plans; I was planning to hook up for the first time with this guy that night. If I did, I wanted to be pleasantly tipsy for it—and I certainly did not want to have a bloated stomach from excess alcohol and food consumption. So, I skipped dinner and went on my merry way.

After four cups of wine, I walked/stumbled/transported myself to his apartment alone, where we danced to awful music, put on an awful movie and made out. He kept asking me what I wanted to do, but the truth was that I hadn’t a clue; I had gotten so drunk that I couldn’t even walk or think straight.

After a while, I started to feel confused and queasy. I told him that it was time for me to leave. As I said the word “Goodbye,” I felt a pool of saliva flood into my mouth.

I was about to throw up.

I ran to the bathroom, stuck my head into the toilet, and vomited every last ounce of wine out of me. After multiple dry heaves, I sat on the floor and cursed myself for not having had a sandwich. Although I can hardly recall my 10-minute walk alone at 3 a.m., I have not forgotten the confusion and utter loss of control I felt that night.

The worst part: I did it again two weeks later.

—UW junior, name withheld, as told to Bonnie Gleicher

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Is there a food you couldn’t live without? This Thanksgiving, Cardinalistas give thanks to their favorites Although there are many things we can be thankful for this Thanksgiving, food is undoubtedly biting at the top of the list.

Consider how much you would truly love the Thanksgiving holiday without the emphasis on the Thanksgiving meal.

Spice up your latte What would be the point in celebrating without apple cider, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and the juicy roasted turkey with gravy? One thing is for sure: the taste of Thanksgiving always brings comfort, and the best way to anticipate Thanksgiving is with a morning Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Nothing is better than waking up for class and smelling the delicious blend of pumpkin and traditional fall spice flavors in your a.m. cup of coffee. If you haven’t tried it, Starbucks makes a mouth-watering Pumpkin Spice Latte with their signature espresso, steamed milk and whipped cream topping that will leave you craving a Turkey dinner. It’s a treat we wouldn’t be able to live without in the fall, but, thanks to Starbucks, we have it around for a limited time during the Thanksgiving season to spice up our festivities.

Check in with your favorite coffee shop, whether it’s Fair Trade Coffee House, Steep & Brew or Michelangelo’s and ask if they have Pumpkin spices in for the season, too. Espresso Royale certainly gets the point. They offer a Pumpkin Pie Latte that fills your Thanksgiving craving by putting the flavor of

pumpkin pie into the goodness of your latte.

Not a coffee addict? Try steaming milk and blending in these fall spices. The key is to simmer a little syrup on the stove, then add in the pumpkin spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and vanilla) and see why you won’t be able to live without this comfort drink for the season.

—Oren Katz

A splendid sweetener If you haven’t seen their usually delightful and lively commercials, you’ve seen them next to the sugar in the colorful condiment stands in your favorite coffee shop. “It” is Splenda brand no-calorie sweetener.

As advertised on each packet, you can technically put as many packets of the sugar look-alike in your favorite coffee or tea drink without affecting your total calorie intake for the day. Fellow sugar alternatives Sweet-n-Low and Equal also have no calories, but there’s something about Splenda that makes it the most popular artificial sweetener.

Maybe it’s their bright yellow packets that make Splenda stand out above its competitors. Or maybe it’s the fact that sucralose, the main ingredient in Splenda, is 600 times sweeter than sugar, bringing you (literally) more bang for your buck. Also, each packet has less than one gram of

carbohydrates in it, not putting too much of a damper in your total carb count for the day.

Or maybe it’s the fact that it has the same health benefits no matter what you put it in.

Although the most popular thing to put Splenda in, especially on campus, is obviously coffee, it also goes well in hot beverages like tea and cider, and it also tastes great in oatmeal.

Although Splenda has had its share of trials and tribulations for calling itself “not sugar,” it has easily become one of the most popular coffee add-ins in the country.

—Caissa Casarez

Pumpkin up Pumpkin is one of the most versatile foods because it can take on both sweet and savory characteristics. It can evoke memories and connote tradition, and it has wonderful adaptability in varying dishes. Pumpkin evokes a certain cultural image in American cuisine: pumpkin pie—a dessert that’s place at the end of the Thanksgiving meal promises a rich, creamy custard baked in a flaky pie crust. It is the perfect culmination of an already decadent feast.

We should not pigeonhole this food into a rigid time period during a single season, however. Even though pumpkin reigns those few weeks during October and November, it is simply for-

gotten the remaining months of the year, hindering our potential for relishing its distinctive flavor and texture.

Pumpkins contain such health benefits as potassium and betacarotene. The New York Times reports that beta-carotene is an antioxidant that converts to vitamin A in the body, which scientists have attributed to reducing development of certain types of cancer and to help protect against heart disease and stroke.

Although in recent years Americans have increased interest in the health benefits of certain fruits and vegetables, pumpkin’s position is placed primarily in the ranks of comfort foods. Most often served in pies, breads and soups, pumpkin is a mainstay for dishes enjoyed in blustery November weather. As you walk down State Street, advertisements catch your eye for pumpkin muffins at Sunroom Café and pumpkin bagels at Einstein’s.

World cuisine offers us refreshing takes on the traditional pumpkin dishes. In Italian cooking, pumpkin and sage can serve as a savory filling for ravioli. Japanese chefs will often use pumpkin in tempura. Thai cuisine mimics the Pilgrims’ recipes: filling smaller pumpkins with custard and serving it as dessert. Certain parts of China use pumpkin leaves in soups, and Australians serve pumpkin roasted with other vegetables.

Even if you choose apple or pecan pie over the classic pumpkin this Thanksgiving, be sure to reserve a place for pumpkin throughout the season. It offers many choices and you will easily find a dish to savor.

— Frances Schoeller

The classiest cupcake There is a certain type of cupcake called red velvet that reigns supreme over all other cupcakes. Granted, one can’t really go wrong with any flavor of this quintessential dessert. Warm cake and sweet icing is a duo that is difficult to beat. And yet, there is something in the rich decadence of a red velvet cupcake that makes it appear extra fancy.

Each moist bite feels as if it is a treat to be savored. Even the name red velvet conjures up images of a sweet, some-

how royal, individual specialty cake. Its fluffy layering, dark red cake and soft cream cheese icing makes for a dessert that feels more grown-up than your average runof-the-mill chocolate or vanilla baked good.

One of the joys surrounding cupcakes is that we associate them with nostalgic memories of our past childhood. There was no better feeling than knowing someone’s mother had brought cupcakes to the playground. Cupcakes were the embodiment of excitement felt during childhood that couldn’t be articulated beyond a wide, icinglaced smile. As adults, we are now able to relive this youthful delight with each bite.

Red velvet is the epitome of the adult cupcake. Its extraordinary richness adds an extra measure of guilty pleasure, as it is a top-tier cupcake. Stepping into a bakery that carries a perfect red velvet cupcake provides a link to the delight we felt on the playground as a kid. So go ahead, adult college student, be thankful for such a delectable treat and take a bite out of childhood.

—Jessica Ward

A healthy split The food pyramid. A detailed description of the nutritional foods you should consume in a day. How could you possibly be able to get the appropriate number of servings for each different food group?

Be thankful for the one food that makes it possible to get your daily serving of each: the banana split.

The banana split is the perfect combination of all the nutrition and satisfaction you could only hope to be in more of your meals.

You have your daily consumption of protein thanks to the nuts sprinkled on top, and the main source of dairy comes from three large scoops of ice cream.

Let’s not forget about the fruits and veggies. The banana and cherry on top provide an adequate amount of healthy vegetation. We’re even required to have a small amount of fats, which is drizzled on in the form of chocolate syrup. Just add a cookie for some carbs, and you have the full meal.

As you work your way up the food pyramid, be thankful you can satisfy all of these servings in one delicious dessert. This Thanksgiving, don’t focus on the turkey, the stuffing or the apple pie.

Start a new Thanksgiving tradition by eating the one food we should truly be thankful for.

—Casey Tarnas

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One of the more bourgeois building-fronts on Library Mall, the University Club is an ivy-covered building I used to associate with fancy faculty dinners and expensive weddings.

Not until recently did I find out anyone can go there for a decadent lunch.

The interior of the club has beautiful dark wood furniture, faux-candle chandeliers and plenty of tables and chairs to sit at. The restaurant portion is located on the right side after you enter the building.

The menu at the University Club reads like a menu from L’Etoile or Le Chardonnay. For lunch you can order anything from the normal looking soup and salad to the fancy pine nut-encrusted walleye fillet. After ordering the grilled chicken sandwich, I was pleasantly surprised to discover how well the dish was prepared. The chicken was very tender and the entire sandwich tasted like perfection.

I would recommend trying out the University Club for a fancy lunch date or whenever you have your parents in town and want to bring them somewhere elegant.

Overall: 3/4 For more information, check out madisonculinary.blogspot.com.

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Neither fantasy nor fable, Un d e r g r a d u a t e T h e a t re Association’s production of Kenneth Lonergan’s “This is Our Youth” opens Thursday, examining a generation searching for meaning amidst chaos.

“The biggest thing is that we don’t want this to be a ‘don’t do drugs’ show.”

John Hause actor Undergraduate Theatre

Directed by UW junior Charlie Bauer, the play follows three Upper West Side New York teens during the Reagan Era: Warren (UW junior Andy Ortman), an awkward but charming “abused soul,” Dennis (UW sophomore John Hause), a charismatic but jerky “dark cult god of high school” and Jessica (UW senior Paloma Nozicka), an argumentative but lonely fashion student.

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ne week from now, I can rest easy. One week from now, I won’t have midterms, papers, quizzes, labs or any other stresses in my life. I’ll be curled on the couch, in a partially vegetative state in a tryptophaninduced coma and enjoying some of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions. I wake up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, then flip back and forth between the Westminster Dog Show and watching the Detroit Lions lose to whatever team they’re playing. However, one tradition that has yet to catch on in my family is the Thanksgiving movie.

Years before the idea of having a traditional movie to watch on Turkey Day crossed my mind, I already had my Halloween and Christmas favorites.

Halloween isn’t the same without a requisite viewing of Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Although the movie actually concerns Christmas, as its title suggests, the film’s twisted nature makes it a perfect Halloween treat.

You may not have a Halloween favorite, but most families have some classic to watch every Christmas.

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As the play opens, Warren is visiting Dennis’ unkempt apartment after stealing $15,000 from his lingerie-tycoon father.

Together the pair grapple with moral and philosophical issues concerning this theft and eventually decide they must figure out a way to get the money back without Warren’s father finding out.

Along the way, they encounter Jessica, who makes them question their purpose even further.

“This is Our Youth” explores a myriad of complex themes: sex, drugs, death, relationships, youth and addictions to name a few.

Yet, through these more somber ideas, comedy emerges out of the desperation and sheer awkwardness of the characters.

“They’re funny the way real people are funny—they don’t mean to be,” Nozicka said.

Although the characters may not seem relatable at first glance— rich kids trying to decide what to do with a stolen $15,000—the comedy increases our ability to sympathize with them.

“Humor is really the means of making the characters accessible to the audience,” Bauer said.

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UW junior Andy Ortman and sophomore John Hause turn up the tension in the Undergraduate Theatre’s latest production, “This is Our Youth.” The play’s director, Charlie Bauer, focused heavily on realism. “[Warren’s dating] insecurities really come out, which is also very relatable to people,” Ortman added.

Although philosophical and moral issues do arise, the show does not intentionally preach to the choir.

“The biggest thing is that we don’t want this to be a ‘don’t do drugs’ show,” Hause said. “We want it to speak and raise a lot of

questions.”

Throughout the script, Lonergan creates natural dialogue by adding filler such as “like” or “um,” creating more natural dialogue.

“Every word, every typeface means something,” Bauer said.

“And it’s a code that we had to crack. We had to break its back to make it do what we wanted it to do.”

The play also contains a series

of confrontations, each creating more tension than the last. Bauer and the cast have worked to continually raise the stakes with every scene and every confrontation, containing the explosive climax until the end.

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Drama offers child perspective on Holocaust

By Brandi Stone THE DAILY CARDINAL

Mark Herman’s new film, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” is not for the faint of heart. Set in WWII Germany, this film confronts the horror of the Holocaust in a story aimed at young adults. Unlike its predecessor, “Schindler’s List”— whose story unfolded through the eyes of German businessman Oskar Schindler—“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” shows us the world through the innocent eyes of a child who is completely naïve about the war and who mistakes the concentration camps for farms where everyone gets to wear pajamas all day.

The story begins in Berlin, where the protagonist, an 8-year-old German boy named Bruno (Asa Butterfield), learns that his father (David Thewlis) has received a promotion in the military, forcing the family to move to the countryside. The new house is like a fortress, confining Bruno to his yard with no one to play with. Here, Bruno discovers he can see a “farm” from his bedroom window where there are kids. He asks his mother (Vera Farmiga) if he is allowed to play with the “farm children,” but she forbids it.

Eventually, Bruno sneaks out and discovers an 8-year-old Jewish boy, Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), opposite the “farm’s” electrified wire fence.

Bruno makes friends with the boy, visiting him every day and laughing at Shmuel’s weird behavior—like how Shmuel always asks for food and then devours it whole. Bruno is eventually thrown into conflict when he learns Shmuel is supposed to be his enemy.

The audience is rarely taken out of Bruno’s naïve view, which makes the

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Personally, my yuletide film of choice has always been “Home Alone.” Whether it was because of Macaulay Culkin’s sadistically violent booby traps or the fact that the iconic scream of “KEVIN!” resonates all too well with my own childhood memories, “Home Alone” has always stuck with me. With its endlessly quotable lines, it’s common to hear me yell, “Look what you did, you little jerk!” to one of my messier roommates, or check my Facebook

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said. “By that point the audience is begging for it.”

As with all UTA shows, every aspect of “This is Our Youth” is completely rendered by undergraduate students at UWMadison. The cast and crew operate in an extremely professional manner, holding themselves to exceptionally high standards. This show in particular is also a means to connect with students.

“This Is Our Youth” explores a myriad of complex themes.

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Asa Butterfield stars opposite Jack Scanlon in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” taking a page from “Life is Beautiful” by focusing on youthful innocence in the midst of the Holocaust’s horror. images of concentration camps and Nazi soldiers dragging people away all the more unsettling. Watching Bruno and his friends playing airplane and running past a wagon full of Jews headed off to concentration camps will create a lump in your stomach that only gets bigger as the movie continues.

Although the focus of the film is on children, the audience still gets to see how the adults in the film respond to their situation. Bruno’s father becomes militaristic and cold as he runs the concentration camp and how to see if any new updates have been made to one of my favorite groups, “Buzz’s girlfriend, WOOF!”

Personally, my yuletide film of choice has always been “Home Alone.”

Given all the wonderful things “Home Alone” has brought into my life, I can only wonder why it

German soldiers became so infatuated with the idea of doing a great service to their country that they ignored the horrors they were inflicting.

The film’s most relatable adult is Bruno’s mother. The audience watches her journey from excited, proud wife to a woman who cannot even look at her husband once she discovers his real war job. The audience easily empathizes with her sense of outrage.

“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” is incredibly hard to watch, but maybe that’s the point. The innocent way Bruno sees these horrible events makes took me so long to pick out the perfect Thanksgiving film. After much deliberation and soul-searching, I narrowed my search to one film: “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.”

“PT&A” has it all. Like “Home Alone,” it’s about someone (Steve Martin) desperately trying to get home in time to celebrate with his family. Also like “Home Alone,” it stars the dearly departed comedy genius John Candy. Just like “Home Alone,” Candy is insufferable on the ride home, whether it is his roving polka band from Sheboygan in “Home Alone” or his delightfully manic turn as Del Griffith in

the events disturbing, yes, yet it creates a false security blanket; you go so long without seeing any violence that you almost forget about the real horrors happening within those camps. This security blanket protects the audience but backfires, helping the film’s finale build up its pulverizing power.

It’s hard to imagine a Holocaust movie designed for older children, but this movie does a good job of gently approaching its tough subject while still showing its horrors. Suggestion for all moviegoers: bring tissues.

Grade: A “PT&A.” The one problem with my plan of transportation domination come Thanksgiving is the obscene nature of “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.”

Although most of the film is relatively tame, a few choice scenes would leave my mother scrambling to cover my little brother’s ears.

Martin’s encounter with an unhelpful car rental lady contains a higher concentration of F-bombs than I’ve ever seen in any other movie.

That being said, “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” has sat below the radar for too long. It stars Steve Martin and John Candy in their comedic

“I think this show is going to change the way people look at UTA,” Nozicka said. “It’s one of the first shows they’ve picked in a while that’s been really pertinent to people our age.”

Laden with edginess, awkwardness, humor and connection, “This is Our Youth” opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Hemsley Theatre and runs through Nov. 22.

‘This Is Our Youth’ where: Hemsley Theatre when: Nov. 20-22. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. cost: Tickets are $5 and available online at www.uniontheater.wisc.edu.

primes, and is directed by legendary ’80s director John Hughes (“The Breakfast Club,” “Sixteen Candles,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Weird Science”). Come to think of it, John Hughes wrote the script for—you guessed it—“Home Alone.” So when you get tired of the yammering relatives, or you can’t stomach another minute of uncompetitive football (or Grandma’s stuffing for that matter), pop in “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” and prepare to laugh.

If you want to gripe about the exclusion of boats from the title of “Planes, Trains & Automobiles,” e-mail Kevin at kevslane@gmail.com.

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hancellor Biddy Martin recently made news by rearranging her staff following the departure of former Chancellor John Wiley’s top aides, Casey Nagy and Deb Lauder, as well as by establishing a relationship with the controversial Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, a lobby Wiley opposed for its economic and political stances.

In addition to replacing the two aides leaving the chancellor’s office, Martin plans to reorganize her staff by adding a vice chancellor of communications. The new vice chancellor will handle the university’s strategies in dealing with communication, state relations and economic development.

The implications of these moves show a chancellor willing to step out of the shadow of her predecessor, something Martin will need to do as she further establishes herself at UWMadison, especially considering the unique problems that will be brought by the continuing economic crisis.

If Chancellor Martin feels having a vice chancellor for communications will help her achieve her goals and bring better prosperity to the university, so be it. Martin has an agenda for the university that she needs fulfilled, and any tools necessary for effectively instituting this agenda are welcomed.

Martin has hopes for the future of this university, and for that

future to be realized, she has to make her own changes and pave her own roads. This is particularly applicable to her budding relationship with WMC in light of previous criticisms.

These moves show a chancellor willing to step out of the shadow of her predecessor.

A lobby that traditionally promotes deregulation and opposes taxes, WMC is certainly a group whose policies are not congruent with the majority of UW-Madison’s students.

However, WMC also represents a potentially vast source of funding—something the university badly needs. Furthermore, the Wisconsin Idea promotes the university’s labor as fruits for the business of the state—of which WMC is a major part—so they should have a vested interest in the prosperity of Wisconsin’s flagship university. It’s a relationship that could have vast potential and must be pursued

by Martin.

Until the Chancellor’s actions and decisions bear specifically positive or negative results, we can only wait with tempered optimism. Martin clearly has a vision and knows best how to further it for UW-Madison’s future and benefit.

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By Jeremy Wick COLLEGE REPUBLICANS

Recently, NBC’s chief environmental affairs analyst Anne Thompson said there is “no doubt that man is responsible for global warming,” and every scientist worth their weight in beaker solvent agrees that the globe has been warming steadily over the past four decades.

One problem, though—the past two-plus years have seen a precipitous decline in global temperatures that negated the increase of the prior eight-year period (1998-2006). We’re talking a whole 0.2 degrees Celsius! Then there’s the nasty problem of the “little Ice Age” which appeared to be sending the world into an icy new era during the 1970s.

Clever accounting is responsible for the hysterical call for enormous curbing of carbon dioxide emissions.

With world temperatures already depressed far below normal levels, the subsequent rise over the following three decades becomes much more ominous. It is exactly this kind of clever accounting that is responsible for the hysterical call for enormous curbing of carbondioxide emissions and the institution of crippling cap-and-trade schemes all across the world which target emission-heavy industries like coal-fired power plants for extinction.

As recently as Nov. 9, Al Gore wrote an opinion piece for the

New York Times in which he maintains that the planet continues to issue “apocalyptic warnings” to mankind.

Meanwhile, nations across the Northern Hemisphere have been setting record lows and earlysnowfall marks. A recent globalwarming march in Washington, D.C., witnessed below freezing temperatures on a day with a normal high of 56, and a meeting of British Parliament to discuss measures to fight climate change on Oct. 29 was met with an unusually early snowfall.

And as if Gore-o-phile James Hansen at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies didn’t need to dig his proverbial hole any deeper (he’s already seen as Al Gore’s “chief scientific ally”), his institute released erroneous figures this week claiming the warmest October on record. However, according to Christopher Booker of the Telegraph, “scores of temperature records from Russia and elsewhere were not based on October readings at all.” Instead, two blogs skeptical of global warming showed that the data had been carried over from the previous month.

Then there is the all-important follow-up question to global warming—how do you fight it? Scientists and politicians the world over praised the historical Kyoto treaty as a bold step in the right direction. Then, figures came out in the Wall Street Journal from the United Nations Framework on Climate Change showing that between 2000 and 2004, the United States cut emissions growth five-fold while the EU-15 doubled their emissions growth. Meanwhile, the two

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biggest polluters in the world— China and India—enjoy exemptions from Kyoto as “developing nations.”

Now, an article from the New York Times on Oct. 6 outlines the European Union’s attempts to enforce clean-energy standards on its member nations. One such nation, Poland, gets 90 percent of its energy from domestic coal sources converted to energy in aging, inefficient plants. Under the new system, Poland and several other former Soviet bloc states would be forced into a very unwanted alternative—importing Russian natural gas while constructing expensive nuclear power plants to replace the dirty and outdated coal plants.

The past two years have see a precipitous decline in global temperatures that negated the increase of the prior eight years.

No matter which side any particular observer may fall on in this debate, one thing has become ominously clear—the verbiage is changing. It is rare to hear the words “global warming” coming from anyone but rabid environmentalists these days, while “climate change” is the term du jour.

Perhaps a modicum of backpedaling in light of hard evidence against their once prominent beliefs? You decide.

Jeremy Wick is a senior majoring in economics and history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Home football games should promote fun, not stadium aesthetics JOSEPH KOSS opinion columnist

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fter another home football season at Camp Randall winds down for the Badgers this weekend, the UW Athletic Department’s PR team will have a handful of issues to address when the offseason finally rolls around. Likely one of their biggest concerns is the empty section in the north end zone reserved for 14,000 student season-ticket holders. Yes, you heard me right.

A handful of people have expressed their discontent for the state of attendance in the student section for years. Whether it’s ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, or former Chancellor John Wiley, they haven’t been quiet when pressing students to make it to the game by kickoff. The early part of this season even saw a revision to the ticketing policy that lasted all but three home football games before reverting back to the old policy.

In a recent Badger Beat column, Andy Baggot re-engaged in The Great Debate of the University of Wisconsin Men’s Football Team: How do we get the students to show up on time?

The most recent solution posed by “A person much smarter than [Andy Baggot],” in the Capital Times, calls for charging students face value for season football tickets. This amount would be refunded to the original student rate of $140 if that student has “perfect pregame attendance.”

Like the previous attempt to

More important than criticizing solutions is the fact that student attendance at home games is even an issue.

restructure the student seating program, this proposal falls short on a number of fronts. First, of course, are the obvious logical concerns with this approach.

What about the student who sells their ticket because they wanted to go out of town to visit a newborn family member, or even

worse, a sick one? Should these trips wind up costing them extra money because the student it was sold to showed up late? Why the Athletic Department would want to get into this game of paternalism is hard to fathom. Students tend to appreciate being treated like adults, not children.

Then there is the ‘rational choice concern’: It is anything but certain that such a surcharge would in fact work as a disincentive to showing up late. I am not sure that either psychology or economics would support the theory that disincentives would work in this instance. One, you are assuming students are rational agents at game time, when a majority of the student body is intoxicated—this is a big assumption to make. Two, levying fines to change behavior hasn’t been proven to work in many other segments of life, so why should we assume it would here?

Finally—and most importantly in my opinion—concerns the seriousness such a trivial issue is receiving and has received in the past. Does it really matter that the student section isn’t full at the start of the game? Any of the recent regulations imposed on the student fan base are, in effect,

supporting the aesthetics of the stadium and our supposed reputation as ascertained by a national audience over a known loyal and boisterous student fan base.

Students seem to have the right priorities and perspective in this debate, and neither are grounded underneath a beer bong.

However, more important than criticizing individual solutions is the fact that student attendance is even an issue. That this debate has continued for so long is a testament to our Athletic Department valuing money more than the sport itself. More important than scouting the best team or providing the best game-time experience is finding a way to “look pretty” on network broadcasts. Do we really want our athletics to amount to the liveor-die death matches that engulf universities like they do in, say, the SEC? UW-Madison has never been the type of school to put athletics first, and it never will be. Last

month, when Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked this university “14th best value” and highest of any Big Ten school, athletics played absolutely no part in making such a decision. Most of our public notoriety, and the reason students attend UW-Madison comes—and will continue to come—as a result of academics.

Although home football games are an exciting bonus to many students, they are in no way worth over $200 per season, or dictating when a student walks through the gates of Camp Randall.

It is unfortunate, and maybe telling, that the students seem to have both the right priorities and the right perspective in this debate, and neither are grounded underneath a beer bong. What matters is our studies during the week, our sense of community and our outlook on the future.

As philosopher Harry Frankfurt has written, it’s about “the importance of what we care about.” In terms of sporting events, nothing we ought to care about has anything to due with arriving to a mere game on time.

Joseph Koss is a senior majoring in secondary education in social studies. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

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Angel Hair Pasta

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Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Sid and Phil

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com MYSTIC PIZZA ACROSS

1 Org. concerned with suits 4 Like the front-runner 9 Extreme severity 14 Discriminatory leader?

15 Capote portrayer on Broadway 16 Venerate 17 Fondness for the past 19 Monsoon result, often 20 Plot device, perhaps 22 Satyric stares 23 Asner and others 24 Scuba supply 27 Withered 28 Emulate a shopaholic 31 Plot size, perhaps 32 ___ mater 33 It may move you on vacation 35 Policy of expansion 40 Carol’s first word 41 Comfort 42 Contract stipulation 43 Sells by machine 45 First name in dare devilry 49 Spot to stop 50 ___ Xer 51 In need of freshening 52 Lennon hit 56 Optimist’s credo 59 Aberrations

60 “Get lost!”

61 Small bay 62 I-I connector of palindromic fame 63 Kid 64 Sergio of spaghetti Westerns 65 Sound of a drop of water hitting a hot pan DOWN

1 Historical records 2 Piggies’ protector?

3 This one contains six letters 4 Stack up 5 “Remington Steele” character Laura 6 For this reason 7 “Like that would ever happen!”

8 Stun with sound 9 They go with the flow 10 Inactive 11 Infantile remark 12 Conquistador’s quest 13 Like the Coke logo 18 Country swing, perhaps 21 Postman’s concern 24 Play start 25 Persia, today 26 Swear by (with “on”) 28 Vest’s lack 29 Abbreviated

afternoons 30 Not left over 31 Queen of the hill?

32 Stern spot 34 Suffix with “Canton” and “Peking” 35 Coup in a certain board game 36 Most common gulf in crossword puzzles 37 Dweeb’s pal 38 Certain belief 39 Pop or Pops 44 Necessitate 45 Abbr. used by namedroppers?

46 Changes 47 Big name in adhesives 48 Alternatives to purchases 50 Fairy-tale creature 51 Perform a camel spin 52 Cantor and Lupino 53 Heche in “Wag the Dog” 54 ___ contendere (court plea) 55 Some feds 56 New Orleans clock setting 57 It could be part of a deal 58 Ulysses S. Grant org.

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UW’s McDonagh fills big role as assistant captain

By Brandon Storlie THE DAILY CARDINAL

Leadership takes many forms in college hockey.

The knee injury to senior cocaptain Ben Street earlier this season dealt a tremendous blow to the Wisconsin men’s hockey team, both on and off the ice.

Having named Street and junior forward Blake Geoffrion as the squad’s only co-captains before the season started, head coach Mike Eaves was forced to choose a pair of assistant captains to help fill the void.

Junior defenseman Jamie McBain was the obvious choice in the minds of many fans. A draft pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, McBain tied for fourth on the team in points last year and led all Badger defensemen with 19 assists. As a junior, he was one of the older players on a team that returned only two fourth-year skaters this season.

“More than anything, guys respect [McDonagh] because of how he works and what he can do on the ice.”

Mike Eaves head coach UW Men’s Hockey

Eaves seemed to go out on a bit of a limb with the other “A,” putting it on the sweater of sophomore defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Some worried that the Minnesota native was not vocal enough for the job, especially compared to a fiery player like Geoffrion. Inexperience was also an issue. With only one full year under his belt, McDonagh had not yet played in every WCHA arena when the season began.

However, those doubts were

football from page 12 Langford said he’s trying to have fun with the younger players as the season winds down, rather than try to drill more tips and information into their heads.

“I’m just trying to be more personable with them,” Langford said. “I’m trying to show them

quickly erased the first time McDonagh hit the ice at the Kohl Center.

“Once Ben Street went down and we formalized leadership by putting an ‘A’ on [McDonagh’s] jersey, I think he stepped up to the plate,” Eaves said. “We have what we call a ‘leadership core,’ which is a non-formal leadership group, and Ryan was a part of that, but I think that he has stepped up.”

Drafted No. 12 overall by Montreal in the 2007 NHL draft, it is clear that McDonagh possesses extraordinary on-ice talent. After recording 12 points in 40 games during his freshman campaign, he is currently fourth on the team in points, having tallied four goals and four assists through 12 games this season.

When it comes to leadership, McDonagh prefers to let his game do the talking.

“I’m more of a ‘lead by example’ guy both on and off the ice,” McDonagh said. “I’m doing the important things first and trying to stay focused, coming to the rink every day with a good attitude and ready to work hard.”

As the season has progressed, Eaves has seen that work ethic pay off for his assistant captain.

“More than anything, guys respect him because of how he works and what he can do on the ice,” Eaves said. “I see him stepping up, talking to the coaches, talking to his teammates and being more active.”

Despite the respect he has earned from his teammates, the leadership role still poses a challenge for McDonagh, especially because he is only in his second season at Wisconsin.

“The toughest thing is not [having been] at every rink,” McDonagh said. “[Last weekend] was my first time playing at the funny side of me.

“So many times I show them the football side and try to tell them, ‘Don’t do that, don’t do that.’ I just want to have fun with those guys so they can remember me not just for what I did on the field or what I taught them, but me just being a great person.”

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Wisconsin senior defensive back Allen Langford has been a leader for his teammates both on and off the field this season.

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UW sophomore defenseman Ryan McDonagh has been a quiet leader this season for the Badgers.

UMD, and I didn’t really know what to expect.”

As the freshmen gain more experience, Eaves has noticed them picking things up from the leaders on the team.

“They’ve been learning,” Eaves said. “It’s good for young defensemen not only to play but then to sit out and watch, because you

wrestling from page 12 was able to pin Zabriskie, giving this highly ranked match some extra excitement.

The Kohl Center does allow Wisconsin wrestling to showcase its deep talent against a nationally ranked team.

The Badgers have already started the season 3-0 by defeating North Carolina State, Virginia and North Carolina last weekend, and in doing so witnessed history.

UW senior Dallas Herbst set a school record, breaking Lee Kemp’s all-time pin record.

“Obviously, Lee Kemp is probably the greatest wrestler to go through the University of Wisconsin, being a four-time finalist and three-time national champion,” Davis said. “Dallas feels good about that, but I know right now his mind is on Jake Varner, No. 1 ranked guy in the country.”

But with all the individual matches and the highly anticipated meeting between the Badgers and the Cyclones, the main attraction has to be the grand atmosphere that will undoubtedly await the UW wrestlers at the Kohl Center.

learn a lot like that. Everybody’s pulling their weight on the rope.”

Unbeaten in the last five games, it is clear that something is working for the Badgers. “[We are] just trying to keep it going,” McDonagh said. “We have been working really hard in practice, and if it’s producing the right results we are going to keep Wisconsin has played in large arenas before, but never at the Kohl Center, making Friday’s meet extra special. Having spent the last 10 years in the UW Field House despite the fact that the Kohl Center has been open, it will be interesting for Davis’ squad to leave the friendly confines of the Field House for the bigger venue.

“Actually, I enjoy the Field House, because we pull the bleachers in, the fans are right on top of you there and it’s a great atmosphere all the way around,” Davis said. “I think this is something good for our guys, being this big of venue, because come March, St. Louis is kind of same venue there.”

However, the Kohl Center does allow Wisconsin wrestling to showcase its deep talent against a nationally ranked team.

“It’s a chance for us to showcase our program early in the season with Iowa State,” Davis said. “I think being in the Kohl Center with that many people in town, too, it will get some people that have probably never been in there to watch a dual meet as well.”

For the Badgers, their Kohl Center debut will be a special one, but something says that it will be just as exciting, if not more, for the fans.

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doing it.”

McDonagh remains humble about his new leadership role through everything that has happened during his career.

“On any team, the first thing you look for is leadership,” he said. “The coaching staff and the players felt that I was one of those guys, and it feels good.”

basketball from page 12 The Jackrabbits were 6-for-7 from behind the arc in the first half and 16-for-22 from the field in the first half and never looked back.

Sophomore guard Alyssa Karel paced the Badgers with 11 points and five rebounds, and freshman forward Anya Covington added eight points and four boards in just 15 minutes of play.

“We’ve got to make some better decisions, take higher percentage shots, try to get the ball inside more and be a little stronger.”

Lisa Stone head coach UW Women’s Basketball

Drake leads the series with Wisconsin 5-3, with Stone defeating the Badgers 59-49 in the most recent matchup in 2003 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Wisconsin has not started a season 0-2 since the 2002-’03 campaign.

Tipoff for Thursday night’s contest between Wisconsin and Drake is set for 7 p.m. at the Kohl Center. This game will also be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network’s website, www.bigtennetwork.com.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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For the Wisconsin football team’s seniors, this season is the first time a bowl-game berth hasn’t been locked up with just one game to play.

If the Badgers lose, Saturday’s game against Cal Poly could be the seniors’ last, as Iowa and Northwestern didn’t get into a bowl with 6-6 records last year. If they win, the Champs Sports and Insight bowls are two plausible finales to the 2008 season. “[Saturday] is like a playoff game,” senior defensive end Jason Chapman said. “We’re trying to end this season with a win, and hopefully we’ll make it to a bowl.”

Chapman and senior cornerback Allen Langford got used to winning over the last few years. In 2005, Wisconsin went 10-3 and won the Capitol One Bowl, which features the top non-BCS teams from the Big Ten and SEC. In 2006, the first season head coach Bret Bielema took over,

the Badgers went 12-1 with a second-straight Capitol One Bowl victory, and last season they finished 9-4 after losing in the Outback Bowl against Tennessee. Until losing to Ohio State this year, the Badgers were undefeated at home under Bielema.

It looked like UW would carry that same success into this season when the team was 3-0 and ranked No. 9 in the nation, until a four-game Big Ten losing streak put them out of the rankings for good.

To say 3-5 in the Big Ten and 6-5 overall at this point is disappointing is a huge understatement.

But though this season hasn’t gone quite as the seniors had hoped, it can still be somewhat salvaged by a win Saturday and a subsequent bowl championship. “[We’re] trying to set an example for the younger guys so they have something to look forward to next season,” Chapman said.

Winning Paul Bunyan’s Axe

last weekend, which goes to the victor of the MinnesotaWisconsin game, was huge for the seniors. Great efforts by the defense, including back-to-back safeties, three forced fumbles and crucial sacks during the second half, put the Badgers on top 35-32 after being down 14 points at halftime. The Axe has been in Wisconsin’s possession for all four years that Chapman and Langford have been playing.

“To have it as long as we have been here since freshmen, that’s a big accomplishment,” Chapman said.

The Cal Poly matchup will mark Senior Day for the class of 16 that will get to play their last game at Camp Randall Saturday.

It will be the final class that played a year under former head coach Barry Alvarez. Both Chapman and Langford said it hasn’t quite sunk in yet but they’re too focused on the game to reminisce too much. football page 11

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Wisconsin sophomore post Tara Steinbauer and the Badgers hope to earn a victory against Drake in the team’s home opener Thursday night.

Wisconsin women’s basketball hosts Drake

By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Wisconsin senior defensive end Jason Chapman (91) could play in his fourth consecutive bowl game if the Badgers are selected to participate in postseason action.

Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Lisa Stone will see her former Bulldogs for the first time since her inauguration at UW in 2003 Thursday night in the Badgers’ home opener.

Stone coached at Drake from 2000-’03, where she compiled a 6427 overall record and .778 Missouri Valley Conference winning percentage in three years, including a conference championship in her first season at the helm.

Drake (1-0) returns three starters and eight letter-winners from last year’s co-MVC championship squad and defeated Texas State 7254 in its home opener last Friday.

The Bulldogs had four players in double figures in the win, led by senior guard Ashleigh Brady’s 18 points. Senior forward Lauren Dybing tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds for Drake’s first double-double of the season. Juniors Jordann Plummer and Monique’ Jones both added 10 points apiece.

The Badgers, meanwhile, lost their season opener Monday to

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his Friday, the Kohl Center will once again be shining bright and jumping, full of thousands of people watching a sport they love. However, these faithful fans will not be watching basketball or hockey.

For the first time ever, Wisconsin wrestling will make its debut at the

Kohl Center and will take on No. 2 Iowa State.

“I think it’s an opportunity for us … Iowa State’s coming to town, and it’s a big dual meet,” Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry Davis said. “It’s the day before the last football game of the season here, and a chance for us to kind of showcase our program before some people that have never seen much wrestling before, with the football fans being down here.”

Although Davis might be looking to the football team’s sea-

son finale against Cal Poly to fill in some seats at the Kohl Center, the wrestling team doesn’t really need any help besides the proper recognition that it deserves.

In the Iowa State matchup alone, there will be a total of 13 nationally ranked athletes, and the most anticipated match will more than likely come in the heavyweight division, between No. 2 David Zabriskie of Iowa State and No. 3 Kyle Massey of Wisconsin.

Last season at Iowa State, Massey wrestling page 11

South Dakota State 64-44 in Brookings, S.D.

“We have a very strong non-conference season, and it’s going to make us better.”

Lisa Stone head coach UW Women’s Basketball

After racing out to an 8-0 lead, Wisconsin went cold and shot just 34 percent from the floor while committing 23 turnovers.

“We’ve got to make some better decisions, take higher percentage shots, try to get the ball inside more and be a little tougher,” Stone said following the loss to SDSU. “This team here showed us what toughness is all about.

“We have a very strong non-conference season, and it’s going to make us better,” Stone said. “This is something we can really learn from.” basketball page 11

Player of the week: JON LEUER

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Sport: Basketball Position: Forward Year: Sophomore Points: 26 Rebounds: 6

Wisconsin’s Leuer scored a gamehigh 19 points against SIUEdwardsville as the Badgers went on to win 88-58 Tuesday night. He also had three rebounds and two assists.

Player of the week: HILARY KNIGHT

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Sports: Hockey Position: Forward Year: Sophomore Goals: 16 Assists: 9

Knight had six points for the No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team in its series against North Dakota over the weekend. She was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week.

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FAREWELL, BADGER SENIORS

Clockwise starting in upper left: Mike Newkirk, Jason Chapman, Allen Langford, Chris Pressley and Kraig Urbik are the five remaining players from the 2004 Badger squad.

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oday marks the end of the road for 16 Wisconsin Badger seniors. Some will move on to play professional football, others will start their professional careers, and a few will continue their studies. While the future will reveal different paths for each athlete, they will all share the same experience that comes with being a member of the Wisconsin football tradition.

Chris Pressley, Kraig Urbik, Mike Newkirk, Jason Chapman and Allen Langford began their football careers at UW-Madison in 2004. They shared the field with such Badger legends as Anthony Davis, Antajj Hawthorne, Erasmus James, Jim Leonhard and Scott Starks.

2004 was a season to be remembered. The five seniors who were members of the 2004 squad were on the sidelines for back-to-back road wins against No. 15 Ohio State and No. 5 Purdue.

Scott Starks intercepted Kyle Orton and ran the ball back for a touchdown with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the Purdue game.

Orton’s Heisman hopes were dashed and the play would go on to win the Pontiac Game-Changing Performance of the Year Award.

Travis Beckum, Eric Vandenheuvel, Andy Kemp, Matt Shaughnessy, DeAndre Levy, and Jonathan Casillas joined the squad in 2005. These six starters were fortunate to play for Barry Alvarez in his final year as head coach of the Badgers. Matt Bernstein, Owen Daniels, Brandon Williams, and Joe Thomas were still around when the

Badgers claimed a Citrus Bowl victory in Alvarez’s final game. The season also included a memorable upset over No. 14 Michigan, when John Stocco ran the ball for a four-yard touchdown to seal the victory in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter.

“You miss all seniors,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “All these guys have stories within stories, personally with me and then also obviously the things you’ve seen out there on gameday.”

Although Pressley tallied a score against No. 1 Ohio State in 2007, his most memorable experience at UW-Madison will undoubtedly be non-football related. The 259-pound fullback and co-captain traveled to China for three weeks to study abroad last summer through the school of Business. The current graduate student and Academic All-Big Ten selection’s

future lies in the business world, where his success on and off the football field will surely translate to a bright career.

As Babe Ruth exclaimed in Sandlot, “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” This mantra certainly holds true for tight end Travis Beckum.

Injuries may have shortened his senior season, but the preseason first team All-American selection has a solid NFL career ahead of him. The former No. 1 recruit in the state of Wisconsin ends his tenure with the Badgers placing third in career receptions behind Williams and Lee Evans. Beckum recorded seven games with over 100 yards receiving, which helped him secure third on the Badgers’ all-time receiving yardage list with 2,149 yards.

His draft stock may have dropped a bit after this season, but Beckum is a lock for a first-day draft selection.

Offensive Linemen Urbik and Vandenheuvel have been lining up together since their high school days in Hudson, Wisconsin. Both players captained the Hudson Raiders and won back-to-back team MVP awards (Urbik graduated a year before Vandenheuvel). Urbik served as cocaptain of the Badgers this year and both linemen earned preseason All-Big Ten selections in 2008. These two monsters have the size to make it in the NFL if they put in the effort.

Aside from subletting this reporter’s apartment during the summer of 2006, Kemp could also have a future in the NFL with the blocking skills he brings up front. The Academic and Athletic All-Big Ten lineman came out of high school as the Gatorade Wisconsin Football Player of the Year and contributed all four years. His

athletic ability and leadership skills will be sorely missed.

Shaughnessy has been a stalwart at defensive end since he began playing for the Badgers in 2005. The active defender was named a first-team Freshman All-American in 2005 and was named UW’s Defensive MVP last year. His athletic ability earned him a spot on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Ted Hendricks Trophy watch lists prior to the start of this season. Next stop: National Football League.

Defensive tackles Newkirk and Chapman leave Wisconsin with numerous awards and contributions. Newkirk, a former high school wrestling and discus state champion, has been the UW defensive player of the week for the past three weeks and helped force a key safety last Saturday against Minnesota. seniors page 3

A look back at 16 Wisconsin careers Beckum, Travis Casillas, Jonathan Chapman, Jason Evridge, Allen Flasch, Ryan Kemp, Andy Langford, Allen Levy, DeAndre Neal, Joshua Newkirk, Mike Peck, Dave Pressley, Chris Rentmeester, Bill Shaughnessy, Matt Urbik, Kraig Vandenheuvel, Eric

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159 catches for 2,149 yds, 11 TD 240 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 2 INT 112 tackles, 3 forced fumbles 178-for-357 for 2,380 yds, 11 TD 12 tackles 34 games, 2-time Academic All-Big Ten 144 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 8 INT 197 tackles, 6 forced fumbles, 2 INT 18 tackles 141 tackles, 2 forced fumbles Handled snaps on FGAs, PATs 2006-’08 24 carries for 101 yds, 1 TD 26 carries for 116 yds, 2 TD 170 tackles, 1 forced fumble Started in 45 consecutive games 33 career starts at right tackle

SENIOR-CLASS HIGHLIGHTS Travis Beckum finished his career third on Wisconsin’s all time list in receptions and receiving yards.

In 2005, Jonathan Casillas blocked a punt at Minnesota with 30 seconds left that led to the game-winning TD. BECKUM

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Allen Evridge threw completed 65 percent of his passes, throwing for 308 yards and a TD against Marshall Sept. 6.

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In 2005, Kraig Urbik became the first UW freshman to start at tackle since 1996.

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INSIDE THE GAME

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Wisconsin Badgers (3-5 Big Ten, 6-5 overall) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (3-0 Great West, 8-1 overall) series: This will be the first meeting between Wisconsin and Cal Poly

Time: 2:30 p.m.

TV: BTN Radio: Wisconsin Radio Network (with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas).

Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema (Third year as head coach: 27-10 career) and Cal Poly’s Rich Ellerson (Eighth year as head coach: 56-32 career).

This will be Cal Poly’s second FBS opponent this season. The Mustangs defeated San Diego State on August 30, 29-27.

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Tolver, Tre’dale WR Jackson, Asa DB Broadous, Andre QB Shumway, Doug QB Anderson, Mike DB Hives II, Fred LB Smith, Tony QB Daly, Jonathan QB Grayson, Jono RB Cordier, Scottie DB Barden, Ramses WR Papanikolas, Lanny QB Mole, Ryan RB Breaux, Andrew RB Prather, Harlan QB Budd, Logan QB Mohamed, Marty LB Taylor, Ryan QB Gardley, Eric DB Silberman, Blaze DB Freitas, Vince WR Johnstron, Phil LB Williamson, Brandon DB Mares, Martin DB Solomon, Ryan RB Noble, James RB Hall, Jon RB Fullerton, David DB Yocum, Jordan LB Gardner, Xavier DB Restelli, Mark LB Tidwell, Neil DB Romanelli, Jake RB Moriarty, Kellen DB Francis, Greg DB Greenlaw, Quentin LB Grant, Gene DB Williams, Darryl DB Montero, Mike LB Navarro, Bismark WR Jackson, Kenny RB Ludwig, Reece RB Shotwell, Ryan DL Pace, Tommy LB Morales, Angel LB Rutledge, Kelvin RB Reynolds, Thomas RB Shotwell, Troy OL Frangieh, Joe OL Cox, Jason OL Chen, James DL Cooper, Gavin DL Rickard, Dominic LB Gillespie, Carlton LB Best, Bobby DL Bertole, Matthew OL McClure, Maurice OL Daniels, Brock OL Gatta, Tommy LB

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Lee, Alex Koligian, Pat Boaz, Korben McGuinness, Stash Duffy, Matt Trily, Lucas Mitchell, Will Kelley, Hal Winkelman, Karl White, Eric Munoz, Art Winnewisser, Scott Lawyer, Sean Field, Stephen Porter, Mike Swaney, Joshua Schulz, Max Mahr, David Page, Blake Aber, Kyle Roberts, Brandon Chambers, Ryan Houston, Jarred Yessner, John Mohamed, Kyle Masterson, Ian Sullivan, Matt Gardner, Andrew Swisher, Jason West, Jake Hess, Kevin Reece, Justin Klemme, Erich

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01 Toon, Nick 02 Casillas, Jonathan 02 Harris, Xavier 03 Moore, Maurice 04 Evridge, Allan 04 Merill, Otis 05 Lukasko, Andrew 06 Anderson, Isaac 07 Henry, Aaron 07 Jefferson, Kyle 08 Pleasant, Aubrey 09 Beckum, Travis 10 Smith, Devin 10 Phillips, Curt 11 Levy, DeAndre 12 Valai, Jay 13 Jones, Daven 14 Cromartie, Marcus 14 Stallons, James 15 St. Jean, Culmer 16 Offor, Chukwuma 16 Tolzien, Scott 17 Langford, Allen 17 Preisler, Mike 18 Welch, Philip 18 Sherer, Dustin 19 Hartmann, William 20 Ewing, Brady 20 Williams, T.J. 21 Maragos, Chris 22 Smith, Erik 22 Hampton, Adam 23 Goins, Mario 24 Johnson, Shelton 25 Carter, Shane 26 Fenelus, Antonio 27 Emanuel, Nate 27 Sorensen, Blake 28 Ring-Noonan, Coddye 28 Jones, Dex 29 Brinkley, Niles 30 Brown, Zach 31 Moody, Prince 32 Clay, John 32 Kossoris, Eric 34 Rentmeester, Bill 36 Turner, Mickey 37 Claxton, Kevin 38 Holland, Tyler 39 Hill, P.J. 41 Rouse, Kevin 42 Prather, Erik 42 Spitz, Sam 43 Hubbard, Leonard 43 Korslin, Rob 44 Pressley, Chris 45 Moore, Dan 46 Davison, Zach

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46 Rosemeyer, Tyrell 47 McFadden, Jaevery 48 Neal, Joshua 49 Flasch, Ryan 50 Schofield, O’Brien 51 Grimes, Jasper 52 Hodge, Elijah 53 Taylor, Mike 54 Newkirk, Mike 55 Briedis, Eriks 56 Groff, Matthew 57 Woodward, Drew 59 Megna, Tony 60 Current, Jake 60 Opsal, Zach 61 Cromwell, Chris 62 Wojta, Kyle 63 Urbik, Kraig 64 Hein, Jordan 64 Burge, Robert 65 Schafer, Joe 66 Konz, Peter 67 Oglesby, Josh 68 Carimi, Gabe 69 Jones, Kenny 70 Zeitler, Kevin 71 VandenHeuvel, Eric 73 Bergmann, Jordan 74 Moffitt, John 75 Kemp, Andy 76 Nagy, Bill 77 Cascone, Dan 78 Bscherer, Jake 79 Stehle, Jeff 81 Peck, Dave 81 Wagner, Ricky 82 Byrne, Jake 84 Kendricks, Lance 85 Gilreath, David 86 Theus, Elijah 87 Kirtley, Richard 87 Watt, J.J. 89 Graham, Garrett 90 Wickesburg, Ryan 90 Mains, Anthony 91 Chapman, Jason 92 Shaughnessy, Matthew 93 Nzegwu, Louis 94 Reierson, Jeremy 94 Westphal, Tyler 95 Butrym, Patrick 95 Debauche, Brad 96 Fischer, Matt 97 Kelly, Brandon 98 Garner, Ricky 98 Nortman, Brad 99 DeCremer, Kirk

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Valai's enthusiasm, big hits can fill leadership gap

By Mario Puig GAMEDAY

With the arrival of Senior Day, it’s only natural to reminisce over the last few years. After this day, some of the most visible members of Badgers football as we know it will never play in Camp Randall again. At least 11 starters will bid farewell to the place where they have spent the last four or five years. Badger fans and players alike have much to reflect upon.

They also face a future with many questions. The Wisconsin program will not have time to indulge in the past because roughly half of the offensive and defensive lineup will need to be replaced.

Some of the answers are already apparent. Tight end Travis Beckum, whose senior year was robbed by injuries, was without a doubt the team’s best player. His career as a Badger is over, but the tight end position is in good hands with standout junior Garrett Graham and budding sophomore Lance Kendricks. Freshman offensive tackle Josh Oglesby will ease the pain of Eric Vanden Heuvel’s departure.

Provided that he successfully recovers from the knee injury he suffered at the end of the 2007 season, sophomore cornerback Aaron Henry will pair with fellow sophomore Niles Brinkley to replace the void left by Allen Langford.

The fact remains, however, that

seniors from page 1 Chapman will be remembered for his ability stopping the run and forcing a fumble during the 2005 Capitol One Bowl win against No.7 Auburn.

The names “Levy” and “Casillas” will be echoed across the great state of Wisconsin for years to come. The two linebackers always seemed to be involved in one instrumental play or another during their playing careers in Madison. Levy always seemed to be involved in key turnovers when he took the field, whether it be against Fresno State in 2008 or Michigan State and Arkansas the season before. Casillas stepped it up a notch whenever the Badgers saw themselves facing a tough opponent. Each player has the ability to make it to the next level.

Langford’s skills in the defensive backfield will not be easily replaced.

The former Detroit high school star

some of these seniors are the face of the team, which begs the question, who will become the face of the teams from this point? Who will be the next Chris Pressley, the leader who the rest of the team can look to during the most crucial moments?

The four captains, fullback Chris Pressley, guard Craig Urbik, defensive tackle Mike Newkirk and linebacker DeAndre Levy, are all seniors.

The answer to the question of leadership is never easy, but at least one player who figures to stick around for a while looks the part. Sophomore safety Jay Valai has the contagious enthusiasm and fearlessness on the field that tends to inspire. Chris Pressley led by example in making big hits on offense, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see Valai function in a similar manner through his defensive play.

“Making the hit on the quarterback and making a game-changing [play], I love it,” Valai said. “That’s what I love to do, hitting people.”

Valai was a relative unknown before this season and still isn’t exactly a household name, but his jaw-dropping hits have certainly caught the attention of opposing wide receivers and ball carriers. Against Indiana, Valai dealt a crushing hit to sophomore quarterback Ben Chappell, causing a fumble that Levy returned for a 45 yard gain.

Valai also sets an example with has received multiple accolades in his collegiate career. His academic success off the football field will leave him with numerous options in the future.

While 2008 may not have ended with a trip to the Rose Bowl, the 16 graduating seniors on the Wisconsin football team leave a strong legacy behind.

“Some people on the outside looking in might think the Badgers were so down and this is one of our worst years,” Pressley said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

“But I think the season told a lot of guys, especially the young guys that are going to be here next year, how to fight. You have to persevere.”

These seniors may not have achieved every goal along the way, but each and every one of them will undoubtedly look back upon these days 50 years from now and wish that they were still donning the red and white of the Wisconsin Badgers.

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With senior leaders like fullback Chris Pressley and defensive tackle Mike Newkirk concluding their Badger careers, Wisconsin may look to sophomore safety Jay Valai (12) for leadership in future years. his energy and eagerness to play in all phases of the game. Even while starting at strong safety and making big hits on defense, Valai was asking head coach Bret Bielema if he could play on special teams coverage.

“One thing about Jay, and I notice this from his high school film too, is that he doesn’t need many steps to come up with a full-speed hit,” Bielema said after the Indiana game. “I can’t give it up enough for Jay and guys

like DeAndre Levy that came up to me and talked about getting put on special teams ... just to have the ability to get down the field and make a play.”

Despite being in his first season as a starter, Valai has never looked like the typical newcomer.

He ranks fourth on the team with 52 tackles, and he leads the team with three forced fumbles. He insists the inexperience of he and his partners in the secondary is a

non-issue, and certainly no excuse for poor execution.

“It doesn’t affect us at all,” he said.

“We just play football. Football is football. Just do your job.”

It’s always more convincing when the guy telling you to do your job is doing a good job himself. Routinely making hits that can be heard a mile away might qualify as doing such a thing. That’s the sort of example you expect from a leader.

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Home Run Threat There is no denying sophomore wide receiver David Gilreath’s talent, and he is beginning to emerge as perhaps the Badgers’ most productive weapon in almost all facets of the game.

The sophomore stud is averaging 142 all-purpose yards per game this season and with five total trips to the end zone so far, his touchdown numbers have begun to rise as well.

Although he has yet to reach the end zone as a kick and punt returner, Gilreath has become especially dangerous as a runner and receiver in recent weeks. In the last four games he has produced 385 yards and four touchdowns on offense.

As a team from the FCS (formerly known as Division I-AA), it may be fair to say that Cal Poly has not faced a team with a player as explosive as Gilreath.

It will be interesting to see whether or not the Mustangs can shut down the Badgers’ most electrifying player.

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It Happened Before No one has forgotten about the Appalachian State Mountaineers’ incredible upset over Michigan inside the Big House last year, and it is surely possible for the Cal Poly Mustangs to be the next FCS team to take down a Big Ten foe.

In fact, Ramses Barden said it himself, “This is our Appalachian StateMichigan.” So how can the Badgers reduce the chances of an upset?

First, they must come out strong. The Mustangs have won every game in which they have scored first and lost the only game in which they didn’t score first.

Junior quarterback Dustin Sherer has done a good job of being a Wisconsin quarterback by managing games, and should make sure to get the offense out of the gates effectively.

Wisconsin’s running back situation is quite unique and by continuously playing hard-nosed football and rushing up the gut, the team will look to tire the defense early and will benefit in the long run.

Have Some Fun Out There There is no hiding from reality. This season was a massive disappointment, and an appearance in the Motor City Bowl won’t exactly wash away five losses.

Still, with little time left, the Badgers should just go out and have fun against Cal Poly. At home, in front of 80,000 Badger fans, in a game that doesn’t mean too much, why not take some chances?

Why not try, for example, the Wildcat offense, a craze that has forced every team in the NFL to re-evaluate their defensive playbook. David Gilreath certainly has shown the speed factor through end arounds and reverses, so let him take a few snaps in the shotgun. Give the ball to Chris Pressley for once. Just be creative and take a chance.

The Badger coaches certainly understand that, for many of the players on this team, this is their last game of organized football, so it’d be a good thing to end their football career the same way they all started it, by having fun.

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Brains and Brass?

Does the number 418 mean anything to you? That’s the amount of points that Cal Poly has put up this year.

Although it may only be the FCS, averaging 46.6 points per game is impressive. Just about as impressive as Cal Poly's average student GPA of 3.71.

Senior quarterback Jonathan Dally has played incredibly well this season, posting a 20 to 1 touchdown to interception ratio while amassing 1,680 yards through the air.

Even more remarkable is the fact that senior wide receiver Ramses Barden has caught 15 of those 20 touchdown passes. Although he may be no King, Ramses is averaging 20 yards per catch this year and is widely considered a potential third or fourth round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema even mentioned that, while talking with scouts, it was said that Barden might be drafted as high as the first round. At 6'6", Barden is a big test in more ways than one.

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Senior Day Making a varsity athletic team in high school isn’t too difficult.

Many of us have done it. Making a varsity football team for a regularly ranked FBS football school is difficult, scratch that, it is nearly impossible.

Sixteen seniors will play their last game in Camp Randall this weekend and it's time that we, as good Badger fans, join them in celebrating their tireless commitment and effort toward impressing us every Saturday.

It is not easy to wake up early in the morning for workouts and it certainly isn’t easy to stay up late at night for practices. These seniors have worked extremely hard the past four or five years to get to where they are, and though this season is not the best way to end their Badger career, this game is a great way to make their mark inside of Camp Randall and in front of the home fans.

The seniors will be fired up and should lead the Badgers to victory.

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Undersized Mustangs in for a Big Ten stomping WISCONSIN OFFENSE VS CAL POLY DEFENSE

CAL POLY OFFENSE VS WISCONSIN DEFENSE

Although Cal Poly recently sent a few of its defenders (linebackers Jordan Beck and Chris Gocong, cornerback Courtney Brown) to the NFL, a real milestone for the program, the Mustangs have a long way to go before their defense can match up against a Big Ten offense.

The Mustangs run a versatile, pursuit-oriented defense that would likely be classified as a 3-3-5. In emphasizing speed, however, Cal Poly drastically sacrifices size—bad news for anyone going against the Badgers’ offensive line. Their three-man defensive line’s average weight is just 251 pounds and their starting middle linebacker, senior Fred Hives II, weighs in at just 200 pounds. When your linebackers have weights similar to that of safeties and cornerbacks, you want to stay clear of the Big Ten conference.

Even with the recent emergence of young receivers such as freshman Nick Toon and sophomores Isaac Anderson and David Gilreath, it’s unlikely Wisconsin will need to throw much at all. Look for the running backs, junior P.J. Hill, freshman John Clay and sophomore Zach Brown to go berserk as per the season-opener against Akron, in which the three ran for 368 yards and four touchdowns. Even senior fullback Brent Rentmeester might get a chance to hit paydirt.

Advantage: Wisconsin

The Mustangs are 8-1 for a reason: they put up points. They have outscored their opponents 418-207 using a tricky offense with a variety of skilled runners who can burn defenses on misdirection plays and well-disguised option runs. The result?

The Mustangs boast four running backs who average over eight yards per carry. The Wisconsin defense will need to be disciplined in their lane responsibilities to make sure the Mustang ground game doesn’t break loose.

Although senior quarterback Jonathan Dally has thrown 20 touchdowns with just one interception, the Cal Poly passing game starts and ends with senior receiver Ramses Barden, a big-time player in regard to both stature and production. If the 6'6", 227 pound Barden catches a touchdown pass in this game, he will break Larry Fitzgerald’s NCAA record of 18 consecutive games with a touchdown catch.

Wisconsin’s talented senior outside linebackers, Jonathan Casillas and DeAndre Levy, should be able to contain the Cal Poly running game, but Barden is one of the best receivers in the country and may put a beating on the Wisconsin secondary.

Advantage: Even

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Cal Poly is bad in all aspects of special teams play.

Junior kicker Andrew Gardner is 6-of-13 on field goal attempts this year, and has yet to make a kick longer than 36 yards. Junior punter Harlan Prather averages just 36.8 yards per punt. The Mustangs average a miserable 14.3 yards per kick return, and senior punt returner Tre’dale Tolver averages only seven yards per return.

Wisconsin’s pair of freshman kicking specialists, kicker Philip Welch and punter Brad Nortman, have both performed well this season and look to have very bright futures for the Badgers. Welch has been especially impressive when kicking from long-range, as he has made seven of his eight attempts between 40-49 yards. Nortman currently ranks fourth in the Big Ten with an average of 41.8 yards per punt.

Sophomore receiver David Gilreath has yet to turn into the return threat that he was expected to be, but he is at least average, which is more than what can be said for Cal Poly’s returners. Thanks to the skills of Welch and Nortman, Wisconsin gets the advantage here almost by default, but neither team has a whole lot to brag about.

Cal Poly head coach Rich Ellerson began coaching college football in 1977 as a graduate assistant at Hawaii, specializing in defensive line coaching. After serving as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the University of Arizona, coaching the likes of eventual NFL stars Tedy Bruschi and Chris McAlister, Ellerson was hired for the Cal Poly head coaching job in 2001. With a 56-32 record and six winning seasons in a row, Ellerson has done well for himself and has made Cal Poly a greater college football force than it ever before.

Of course, it’s difficult to gauge how Ellerson would compare to Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema given that the two work under almost opposite circumstances. Bielema has the advantage of far greater recruiting ability and much better players overall, but he also plays against better opponents than Cal Poly. Bielema has not done a good job this season, but we can’t assume Ellerson would do any better. Ellerson does have more experience and is probably more creative than Bielema, but his lack of work at the highest level of competition makes it difficult to tell just how good he is.

Advantage: Wisconsin

Advantage: Even —Compiled by Mario Puig

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As expected, the Badgers haven’t had much trouble with the FCS. In 2006, Wisconsin defeated Western Illinois 34-10 in a game in which then-freshman running back P.J. Hill rushed for 101 yards on 22 carries in his home debut. In 2007 the Citadel scored late in the first half to tie the game at 21, but Wisconsin came out of the locker room in the second half and scored 24 points to win the game 45-31.

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Tumultuous season creates uncertain future for Wisconsin MATT FOX the fox hole

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s Wisconsin’s season winds down, one cannot help but remember a time when the Badgers’ future held so much promise.

It seems hard to believe that just about nine weeks ago, the No. 10 Badgers ground out a 13-10 victory over thenNo. 21 Fresno State. Spirits were at an all-time high after this difficult test on the road, and maybe the Badgers began to believe they were truly as good as their preseason hype had indicated. But then everything that could have gone wrong went wrong for Wisconsin.

In my first column way back in August, I highlighted that although head coach Bret Bielema’s “1-0” slogan may seem grossly overused, it’s something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Somehow during Wisconsin’s loss to Michigan and the threegame losing streak that followed, the Badgers lost sight of a motto that the entire UW campus just can’t seem to get away from.

Time and time again, when Wisconsin needed to make the big play on offense or defense, it couldn’t pull through.

Wisconsin looked like a solid team on paper, but a season is defined by much more than that.

Time and time again, when the team needed to make the big play on offense or defense, it couldn’t pull through. A win or loss in college football can essentially make or break your entire season. Whether the Badgers want to admit it or not,

their losing streak must have really damaged the team’s mental state.

Fans have grown impatient with Wisconsin’s lackluster play for the majority of the season, and just like passionate fans often do, people are quick to jump to conclusions. In the past few weeks I’ve heard students on this campus question everything from Bret Bielema’s job security to potential loss of future recruits.

But people also tend to forget Wisconsin’s recent record of consistency, which includes three straight New Year’s Day bowl appearances.

Every program goes through difficult times, and one mediocre season doesn’t mean the Badgers will have to start next season without anything positive to build on.

Last weekend’s victory over Minnesota was just as much about the atmosphere of Camp Randall Stadium as it was about the team’s overall play. At the end of the first half, the Badgers had squeaked out just seven points and trailed the Gophers by 14. The immense frustration and the bitter cold Madison day probably caused some fans to leave their seats and give up on their team. But those who stuck around witnessed something quite special.

The Badgers struck back against their opponent, outscoring the Gophers 28-10 in the second half and picking up their intensity on both sides of the ball. Finally, Wisconsin played with the passion and desperation that the team has been so often criticized for lacking this year.

Obviously this came far too late in the season, but the Badgers proved to themselves that they’ve had the ability to compete at this level all along. The players were not shy about their victory as they held the axe proudly and showed the enthusiasm of a team that had done much more than clinch a bowl game berth. The fans were also thrilled by the victory, and a mini-celebration broke out at

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Head coach Bret Bielema has been subject to criticism in his third year at the helm of Wisconsin.

Camp Randall. It may seem like oversimplifying things, but as long as the Badgers are able to maintain these feelings of Wisconsin football as a cultural experience, Madison will still be a hot destination for recruits when it’s time to sign their letters of intent.

After Wisconsin’s final regular season game against Cal Poly this weekend, the Badgers will head into unfamiliar territory. The national

standing of Wisconsin’s bowl game will fall well below the squad’s original expectations. While people may downplay this game as insignificant, the Badgers and the UW campus community should hope for a moral victory like last weekend’s triumph over the Gophers.

As unsatisfied as fans have been about Wisconsin’s play this year, you can bet Bielema and his staff are even more infuriated. Regardless

of Wisconsin’s bowl game result, the athletic department will waste little time preparing for the spring game and everything beyond. The Badgers will not soon forget the deep frustration they felt this year.

We’ll see whether Wisconsin can translate this disappointment into motivation and future success.

Have the answers to the Badgers’ future? E-mail Matt at mfox2@wisc.edu.

Hot and Cold: Florida on a mission while Kansas’ defense flounders in big games WHO’S HOT

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Since Florida lost to an inferior Mississippi squad in September, the Gators have done everything necessary to prove they are the best team in the nation.

The Gators are not just beating teams, they’re demolishing them. Florida has beaten its last six opponents by an average of 39 points, and this has not been a cupcake schedule for the Gators. During the streak the Gators defeated then-No. 4 LSU 51-21, No. 6 Georgia 49-10 and No. 25 South Carolina 56-6.

Florida’s closest game during this streak was a 42-14 victory over Vanderbilt.

If they can win their two remaining regular season games and beat Alabama in the SEC Championship, they’ll be national title-bound.

Oregon State The Pac-10 has sent powerhouse USC to the Rose Bowl the last three years, but that will change if the Beavers win their final two games. Oregon State and the Trojans both have one loss in the conference, but because the Beavers beat USC in September, they have the tiebreaker, meaning if Oregon State doesn’t trip up against Arizona or Oregon, they’ll be in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. Ever since Oregon State got the big win against USC, the team has taken care of business in the Pac-10, winning its last six in-conference match-ups.

Now the Beavers can win their first conference title since 2000.

Shonn Greene After a disappointing 2007 season, leading rusher Shonn Greene is the main force behind Iowa being in position for a return to a bowl game. Greene is making a serious push for the Big Ten Player of the Year award with his 1,585 rushing yards and 6.2-yard average per attempt. Greene has rushed for over 100 yards in all 11 games this season and even eclipsed the 200-yard mark against Wisconsin and Purdue. In the Hawkeyes’ marquee victory over then-No. 3 Penn State, Greene took the ball 25 times for 117 yards. Iowa’s record this season will keep Greene out of Heisman consideration, but he will still be taking home some hardware when all is said and done.

Last year Kansas came out of nowhere to surge to a top 5 ranking and eventually beat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. But with heightened expectations this season, the Jayhawks flopped. It started when Kansas lost its third game of the season to South Florida, who is now 1-4 in the Big East. The Jayhawks won their next three, but then lost four of their last five. For the most part, junior quarterback Todd Reesing and the offense have been getting it done, but the Jayhawks’ defense has been a letdown, especially in big games. Kansas gave up 35 points against Texas, 45 to Oklahoma and 63 to Texas Tech.

Auburn After a 4-1 start, the Tigers have completely collapsed. Auburn has lost five of its last six games, with the lone win coming at home against Tennessee-Martin. Arkansas would be winless in the SEC if it weren’t for its victory over Auburn. Much of the blame has to fall on the Tigers’ offense, which ranks 10th in the conference. Auburn isn’t getting anything out of its quarterback position with sophomore Kodi Burns, who has a 2-7 touchdown-to-interception ratio. At 5-6, Auburn needs a win in its final contest against No. 1 Alabama to be bowl eligible.

ACC In 2004 the Atlantic Coast Conference scooped up Miami and Virginia Tech from the Big East, then grabbed Boston College in 2005 in hopes of establishing itself as a power football conference. But since the additions, the conference has failed to produce an elite squad, and this year is no exception. In the last 10 years, the conference is 1-9 in BCS Bowl Games, and adding to that win total this year does not look likely. The ACC is the only BCS conference not to have a team in the top 20 of the BCS Standings. This year, the cream of the crop in the conference is North Carolina, Miami and Maryland, but none of those squads have fewer than three losses.

—Compiled by Scott Kellogg

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SATURDAY’S BIG GAMES (15) Michigan State vs.

(8) Penn State, 2:30 p.m.

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BCS STANDINGS

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(2) Texas Tech vs. (5) Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Michigan vs. (10) Ohio State, 11 a.m.

Mississippi vs. (18) LSU, 2:30 p.m.

Florida State vs. (25) Maryland, 6:45 p.m.

1. Alabama 2. Texas Tech 3. Texas 4. Florida 5. Oklahoma 6. USC 7. Utah 8. Penn State 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Georgia 12. Oklahoma State 13. Missouri 14. BYU 15. Michigan State 16. TCU 17. Ball State 18. LSU 19. Cincinnati 20. Pittsburgh 21. Oregon State 22. North Carolina 23. Miami 24. Oregon 25. Maryland

This one is a bit easier to figure out, but not too easy. For this conference most people have come to the conclusion that it all comes down to the SEC championship game of Alabama vs. Florida on December 6.

The reason for this is because everyone has agreed that the winner of the SEC must play for the national championship. But even though this SEC title game is already set in stone, these two teams still have difficult match-ups along the way that could easily change the rankings in another team’s favor. The speed bump for Alabama would be the Auburn Tigers in the 2008 Iron Bowl. Everyone knows that a matchup late in the year with a team’s most heated rival is never a guaranteed win. Take West Virginia in last year’s Backyard Brawl against Pittsburgh.

Although Florida fans would love to see Alabama lose, they would have to remember that they have a few speed bumps of their own to face.

Not only does Florida have to beat Alabama for a spot in the national championship game, they also have to beat a very improved Florida State team on Nov. 29. So lets take a look at possible scenarios.

The first could be Alabama losing to Auburn and Florida beating Florida State. If this happened, Florida would be the favorite in the SEC title game. But what if Alabama won the SEC title game?

Would the Alabama loss to Auburn be forgotten so quickly? Would a one loss Alabama team really have the right over a one loss Penn State or USC team for the National Championship game?

The second scenario could be Alabama beating Auburn in the Iron Bowl and Florida losing to Florida State. Obviously people would favor Alabama in the SEC Championship game if this were the case, but once again, what if an upset occurred and two-loss Florida beat undefeated Alabama? Could a two-loss Florida team really earn the right to play for the National Championship?

Alabama definitely wouldn’t be allowed to play for the National Championship if they don’t even win their conference, right?

A third scenario could present itself as well. What if both Alabama and Florida lose in the upcoming weeks to Auburn and Florida State?

As you can see, none of these teams have an easy road ahead considering they both have two major match-ups remaining. If I were to guess, I would say that Alabama cannot remain unbeaten much longer. For some reason, the college football gods do not like to make things simple and I see them giving another No. 1 rated team an upset in the closing weeks of the season.

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Senior quarterback John Parker Wilson has been surprisingly unproductive, throwing for just eight touchdown passes, but Alabama has yet to lose.

Big 12 And to think that was the easy one. Well, I do not even know where to begin with this conference.

One thing is for certain, though: there is no possible way that a team in this conference does not make the National Championship Game.

I think, and the pollsters agree, three of the best five teams in the country are in this conference. As of right now, all roads go through Texas Tech. At this point, one cannot help but feel sorry for the Red Raiders. For the past two weeks, No. 2 Texas Tech has not been favored in their games. Nothing

AP TOP 25

1. Alabama (42) 1,601 2. Texas Tech (21) 1,574 3. Florida (2) 1,476 4. Texas 1,437 5. Oklahoma 1,369 6. USC 1,310 7. Penn State 1,178 8. Utah 1,158 9. Boise State 1,098 10. Ohio State 1,017 11. Oklahoma State 987 12. Missouri 913 13. Georgia 864 14. Ball State 714 15. TCU 659 16. Brigham Young 656 17. Michigan State 612 18. LSU 526 19. Cincinatti 413 20. Pittsburgh 406 21. Oregon State 389 22. Maryland 161 23. Miami (FL) 139 24. Oregon 126 25. North Carolina 115 Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 79, Northwestern 44, Georgia Tech 34, Central Michigan 13, Western Michigan 12, Florida State 11, Iowa 8, West Virginia 6, South Carolina 5, Mississippi 4, Nebraska 3, Air Force 3, Connecticut 2, California 2, Virginia Tech 1

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National title will go through SEC, Big 12

WEEK 11 POLLS

(20) Pittsburgh vs. (19) Cincinatti, 6:15 p.m.

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NATIONAL OUTLOOK

We all should have seen this coming. I personally think Presidentelect Barack Obama knew of the onslaught to come, and that was why he mentioned a possible college football playoff system on Monday Night Football and 60 Minutes. I of course am talking about the only two invitations that are given out for the 2008-09 BCS national championship game. It is looking very likely, again, that there will be some confusion on who deserves a spot in the National Championship Game. One thing I can promise you, though, is that BCS officials are praying to God Alabama and Texas Tech (the only two unbeaten major conference teams) will win out. Because then and only then will the country have two undoubtedly worthy teams playing for the national championship.

If I were a betting man, though, I would say there will be some major shifts in the BCS rankings in the upcoming weeks. Let’s find out why.

(14) Brigham Young vs.

(7) Utah, 5 p.m.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

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Junior defensive back Javier Arenas has provided Alabama with a spark on punt returns. Arenas shares the national lead with two punt returns for touchdowns, including an 80-yard runback last weekend.

has changed either, as they are getting ready for their third week in a row of being underdogs. This week they travel to Oklahoma to face the No. 5 Sooners. This game is pretty simple to Texas Tech: win and they are in the National Championship Game. It does not matter what happens in the Big 12 Championship Game because the fact is, even if they lose to Missouri or Nebraska in that game, they still have beaten Texas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. At least that’s what the fair thing would be. But say Texas Tech loses this weekend to the Sooners, then what happens?

There would then be a three-way tie in the Big 12 South. According to rules, the Big 12 Championship Game is chosen, in the case of a tie, on the basis of who is ranked highest on the Nov. 30 BCS standings, so they are saying that voters have to decide which team is the best in the Big 12 South, even though all three teams have beaten at least one of the other teams.

On one hand, Texas Tech has a very entertaining offense and would make for a great championship game participant. On the other hand, a three-way tie might actually make the BCS reconsider the current system and change to a playoff. But with it would come the misery two of those three teams must deal with since they would believe they had earned the right to show they are champions.

My pick for this year’s BCS National Championship game is Florida vs. Texas. I choose these two teams because I do not see Texas Tech or Alabama staying undefeated. Their upcoming schedules are too harsh and I believe Florida and Texas have shown that they are the two teams that come closest to perfect. I hope that I am wrong, though, because if I am right, then the BCS could claim for another year that the system produced undoubted champions.

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

gameday

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