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Ironmen, women cruise through town

Amber Hahn (pictured), one of approximately 2,500 competitors, held her own and kept up with the pack in the cycling stage.Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Resnick proposes replacement to SAFEcabThe idea of a downtown

rapid taxi service has been introduced to replace the missing services from SAFEcab after it was discontinued last summer.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, recently

proposed the idea of a new taxi service downtown and said it would be highly successful for students and residents of the city.

Resnick said the administrative decision, which came under UW Transportation Services, to end SAFEcab was a “detriment” to students.

“SAFEcab itself was a utilized service, particularly for students who lived far from campus,” Resnick said. “During peak hours and winter months, students would use this to get home safely.”

Resnick said the university has not said

SAFEcab will be brought back or that they will introduce a supplementary program. He added his idea of a downtown rapid taxi service was the first attempt to replace the services of SAFEcab.

In an email to The Badger Herald, Resnick said the taxi service would

run between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Students and young professionals in the downtown area would be able to utilize the taxi service for a flat fee inside a zone, including the tip to the cab driver, Resnick said. He added the taxi service would cover the

immediate downtown area, extending from Blair Street to all of campus.

Resnick said in an email the fl at fee for a ride would be $5 in the central zone of the city and that the cost to the city would be minimal. He added guests could

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Wisconsin’s offense was largely ineffective in Saturday’s 10-7 loss to Oregon State, as the traditionally dominant Badger run game was contained to just 35 total yards.

DAMMEDAs many as 3 in Dane County inflicted with West Nile virus

West Nile virus is believed to have reached humans in Dane County, affecting as many as three people, one health offi cial said.

Amanda Kita-Yarbro, communicable disease epidemiologist for Madison and Dane County Public Health, said Friday there was one “probable” case and two “suspected” cases. The department had only received details over the latter two Friday and had not yet investigated the matter,

according to Kita-Yarbro.All cases must be confirmed

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kita-Yarbro said, but she added MDCPH considers the “probable” case to be West Nile.

“We would consider her a case,” she said, after explaining the patient is an adult female.

The other two suspected cases are also adults, she said.

The virus was detected after the woman attempted to donate blood, according to Kita-Yarbro. She said she is recovering and was not hospitalized.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not immediately return phone or email messages for this story.

Should any of the three cases be confirmed, it would be the fi rst human case of the virus in Dane County this year. Health offi cials found a dead bird with

the virus in Dane County in July, according to a WDHS statement.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Thursday two people who tested positive for West Nile in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties died, although the causes of death have yet to be determined. Nobody in Wisconsin has died from the virus since 2008, according to the Journal-Sentinel.

In late August, WDHS had announced the first human case of West Nile in Dodge County, which borders Dane to the northeast. One other human case has been found in Kenosha County, according to the WDHS.

Eighty percent of humans infected with West Nile never experience any symptoms,

Local health offi cials still waiting for confi rmation; all cases involve adultsElliot HughesDeputy News Editor

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Winning male fi nishes in under 9 hours, female victor in under 10

Thousands of spectators filled the streets with their most encouraging applause and loudest whistles to cheer on the 2,500 athletes that endured Wisconsin’s 11th annual Iron Man.

The race kicked off at 7 a.m. with a 2.4-mile swim in Lake Monona, which led to a 112-mile bike ride through rural areas of the city and concluded with a 26.2 mile run that went through State Street and finished off in front of the Capitol. The race ended around midnight on Monday.

The Iron Man brought out many professional triathletes, amateurs and

everyone in between.Professional Ben

Hoffman, 29, was first to cross the finish line at 8 hours, 32 minutes and 51 seconds, breaking the record for Iron Man Wisconsin.

He said finishing the race was “beyond words” and even though the last ten miles of running were difficult, the crowd kept him going. He said every time he hit a low point in the race, the fans in funny costumes cheered him up.

“The crowd is easily the best crowd I’ve ever [experienced] at a race,” Hoffman said. “It was incredible.”

The second place winner was Eduardo Sturla from Argentina. He finished in 8

hours, 46 minutes and 29 seconds.

He said the race was different than any he had done in the past because it was outdoors and the people were so friendly to him, especially for being from out of the country.

The fi rst woman to fi nish the race was Elizabeth Lyles, who finished in 9 hours, 34 minutes and 35 seconds. She took time off from 2008 to 2011 to raise her children, a four-year-old boy and two-year-old girl, and this was her first year as a professional triathlete, she said.

When asked if she could ever see herself as the first female to finish an Iron

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Ben Hoffman (pictured) chugs along during the 26.2-mile run included in the race. He placed fi rst among all participants with a time of 8:32:51.Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald

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Unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent

Despite a falling unemployment rate and an increase in the number of jobs, the latest national employment numbers did not meet economists’ expectations and may have repercussions for Democratic candidates in Wisconsin’s November elections.

According to Friday’s statement from the United States Department Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent and the nation added 96,000 non-farm jobs in August.

However, Steven Deller, a University of Wisconsin professor of agricultural and applied economics, said that in order to meet the

demands of the population entering the workforce, the nation needed to have economic growth about two or three times more than reported.

Presidential Republican candidate Mitt Romney said in a statement for every new job created in the past month, four people gave up looking for work entirely.

“If last night was the party, this morning is the hangover,” Romney said in the statement last Friday, following the end of the Democratic National Convention.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis said in a statement since President Barack Obama entered office, the country has added 4.6 million jobs during the last 30 months, pulling the economy out of a “free fall.”

Deller said the country

is experiencing a changing dynamic for job numbers, as more baby boomers hold onto their jobs because of the recession rather than retiring, making it more difficult for those entering the workforce to fi nd jobs.

However, he said the country has seen positive job growth for the past 36 months, despite not meeting job expectations.

“It’s a recovery, and while slow and painful, it’s still a positive trend,” Deller said.

Kenneth Mayer, UW political science professor, said the news would not cancel out a post-convention bump in the polls. He said he would expect Obama and the Democrats to focus on how the unemployment rate has fallen.

However, he added that much of the drop in unemployment may be

due to people leaving the workforce and not actively searching for employment.

In a statement, the Republican Senate candidate and former governor Tommy Thompson said the numbers show that Wisconsin needs to elect him, since he created 750,000 jobs as governor while lowering taxes.

The statement also said Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., would increase taxes, government spending and regulation on businesses.

John Kraus, Baldwin spokesperson, said in a statement Baldwin’s priority is to help move the economic recovery forward and create more jobs.

“Thompson would provide budget-busting tax

cuts for millionaires like himself while increasing the cost of college and cutting investments in innovation, small business growth and rebuilding our manufacturing,” Kraus said. “Tammy will continue her fight to cut taxes for small businesses and end tax breaks for companies that ship Wisconsin jobs to other countries.”

Mayer said it would be difficult for the Republican Party to tie a specific Senator or Representative to the results of macroeconomic policies.

However, he said Republicans might use it to reinforce claims on the policies Baldwin supports, as well as try to tie her in with the President’s policies.

“This is not terribly good news for the President or for the Democrats,” Mayer said.

With 96,000 jobs added, candidates of both parties restate commitment to moving economy forwardSean KirkbySenior News Reporter

New $100,000 scholarship up for grabs

The University of Wisconsin’s Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives partnered up with the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation to offer a new full tuition scholarship to qualified students.

The $100,000 First Wave MC Lyte Scholarship is designed to bring talented students to campus and give them the tools to turn their passion into a profession, according to a statement released by the university.

The scholarship was named in honor of the female hip-hop artist MC Lyte, founder and CEO of the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation, the statement said.

“MC Lyte is a groundbreaking hip-hop pioneer and one of the most well-respected female hip-

hop artists of our time,” said OMAI Education Coordinator for Alexis Anderson-Reed.

In addition to tuition, the scholarship will also award the recipient with a spot as one of the scholars for First Wave, UW’s spoken word and hip-hop arts learning community.

The scholarship will be awarded to one high school senior looking to pursue a bachelor’s degree at UW, the statement said. Students must first be granted admission to the university for fall 2013 before they can be considered for the scholarship.

According to Anderson-Reed, because of the connection to the First Wave program, the scholarship committee is looking for applicants who embody the mission of the program. First Wave focuses on the three As:

arts, academics and activism, she said.

Anderson-Reed described the ideal candidates as “students that are highly motivated and excel academically, are the top young hip-hop and urban

artists in the nation and are dedicated to social justice and community uplift.”

OMAI chose to partner with the Hip Hop Sisters

Foundation because they saw the goals of the foundation as a perfect fit for what they were trying to accomplish with the scholarship, Anderson-Reed said.

She added HHSF is dedicated to helping the hip-hop generation change their lives and achieve their dreams. This scholarship shows the success of when hip-hop and higher education support and strengthen one another. She noted the two do not have to live in “separate worlds.”

“Being a part of this scholarship program will benefit students by encouraging youth who have been influenced by hip-hop culture to change their lives through higher education and pursue a career of their interest,” Anderson-Reed said.

According to the statement, First Wave is

“the only higher education program of its kind to offer to incorporate hip-hop artistry at the college level.”

The program, which is administered through OMAI, brings together young artists and leaders from across the U.S., Anderson-Reed said.

According to Anderson-Reed, the First Wave program “epitomizes the Wisconsin Idea on the UW campus.” First Wave seeks to combine artistic expression and innovation with social justice and activism, using students’ talents in the field of hip-hop and spoken word to positively impact their community, she said.

“The program strives to go beyond the ‘boundaries’ of the university to impact and learn from the community,” Anderson-Reed said.

The submission deadline for the scholarship is Oct. 1, 2012.

Offi ce of Multicultural Arts Initiatives, Hip Hop Sisters Foundation to offer endowment geared toward arts, activismAllison JohnsonReporter

Report conflicts UW’s brain drain perceptionStudy fi nds 67 percent of Wisconsin graduates stay in-state; those in education, health care most likely to stick around

A study by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute found 62 percent of respondents perceived too many UW students left the state of Wisconsin after graduation.

Matt Hintz The Badger Herald

With the release of a UW Alumni study, questions may have been put to rest about whether the state of Wisconsin can keep the graduates of its flagship university.

A study conducted by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute showed 62 percent of respondents perceived a “brain drain” at UW, UW spokesperson David Giroux said. However, according to Giroux, that perception is falsely concluded, as the numbers from a UW Alumni study reports, debunking the notion of a brain drain.

“Simply put, eight out of 10 Wisconsin graduates stay [in Wisconsin],” Giroux said. “That is not the kind of brain drain people think. ...We are holding on to a good proportion.”

According to the Alumni report, conducted by the Office of Policy Analysis and Research, 81 percent of graduates who were state residents upon arrival at the school remained in-state. The report said graduates with degrees in education and health care are more likely to stay in-state after graduation, with 76 percent of the former and 75 percent of the latter staying.

Giroux added a small percentage of out-of-state students also remain residents in Madison after graduation, which he finds to be a “good return on tax-payer dollars.”

According to the report, 13 percent of non-Wisconsin and non-Minnesota residents also stay in-state, with an overall 67 percent of all UW students staying post-

graduation.However, according

to Mayor Paul Soglin, it is more important to look past the numbers and studies and continue encouraging youth to want to stay in the state.

“The problem is that we too often act defensively,” Soglin said in response to discussions on the brain drain. “What we have to do is create a work environment where our communities are attractive as well as focusing on the work place.”

According to Soglin, that denotes good public

schools and cultural and recreational opportunities but excludes taxes.

Citing Epic Systems, a Madison company that attracts students from all over the country, Soglin said youth entering Madison do not hold low taxes as their priority, but rather focus more on their co-workers, the culture and recreational opportunities.

Soglin said Madison excels in that regard.

“Over the last 40 years Madison is one of the few cities that has grown in population,” Soglin said. “What is it that Madison

has that attracts investment and workers? It goes back to cultural activities, recreational activities.”

According to Soglin, when it comes to encouraging more educated youth to stay in the state, public investment in infrastructure is key to attracting a knowledgeable community. He also noted the importance of a tolerant community in regard to gay rights. People want to be in communities that are accepting and diverse, he said.

To Soglin’s understanding, the higher

the level of education they have attained, the more likely students will leave. With that, he finds that Madison needs to focus on the creation of jobs that are challenging and fi nancially rewarding,

“A race to the bottom, in regards to salaries, is not going to help,” Soglin said. “Everyone is looking for the same thing. It’s a safe environment, it’s good schools. If they feel they can find it, that’s where they go.”

A Kiplinger study recently rated Madison the No. 1 city for young people.

Tara GolshanHigher Education Editor

“Being a part of this scholarship program will benefi t students by encouraging youth who have been infl uenced by hip-hop culture.”

Alexis Anderson-ReedOMAI Education Coordinator

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$750 billion wasted in U.S. health care system in 2009

National health experts are calling for changes to America’s health care system in a new report, warning it has become too wasteful to continue in its present state and could hurt the nation’s economic stability.

The Institute of Medicine, an independent nonprofit National Academy which provides objective advice to

the government, released a report Thursday saying about 30 percent, or $750 billion, of health spending in 2009 was wasted on excessive administrative costs, unnecessary services, fraud and other problems.

“Our health care system lags in its ability to adapt, affordably meet patients’ needs and consistently achieve better outcomes,” Mark D. Smith, president and CEO of California HealthCare Foundation, said in a statement. “But we have the know-how and technology to make substantial improvement on costs and quality.”

According to the statement, an estimated 75,000 deaths could have

been prevented in 2005 if every state had delivered health care at the quality of the best state.

The report recommends that the nation’s health care system be turned into a “learning system” incorporating lessons from every care experience and new research discovery. The report also recommends improving and enhancing data sharing and collection, increasing transparency about health care costs and increasing communication between patients and doctors.

Christine Stencel, an Institute of Medicine spokesperson, said the report is laying out a vision of major changes for not

only government agencies but for major health care organizations and the public. She said health care providers need to engage patients and change the working relationship between health care providers and their patients.

“We need to move from health care providers saying ‘what we are going to do’ to providing options and making sure families know all the information,” Stencel said. “As patients, we need to be actively engaging and we need to ask questions so we can really consider what is best for each of us.”

Stencel said the report was written to be mindful of the current health care situation including the

Affordable Care Act. She said provisions in the act can support the report’s recommendations, but that the report is neutral and its recommendations can go forward regardless of whether the act stands or not.

Pamela Herd, University of Wisconsin public affairs and sociology professor and an expert in Medicare and social welfare policies, said the recommendations will not address all the problems the system faces.

Herd said changes are needed in the administrative overhead of health care providers’ companies. Although she said it was a simplification, Herd said by not having a primary-

insurer health care system as Canada has, insurance companies and health care providers are replicating the same type of administration again and again.

Herd also said that a key part of regulating unnecessary spending would be to regulate new innovations. Herd said often new kinds of surgeries and technologies are not always going to improve patient care and often times are introduced without clearly improving outcomes.

Herd said portions of the Affordable Care Act do require demonstration policies to ensure that surgeries and new technologies improve outcomes.

Report fi nds excessive administrative costs, fraud, other issues plaguing industrySean KirkbySenior News Reporter

Man, she responded, “Only in my dreams.” She said she grew up watching professional women athletes and becoming a pro herself has been a life-long dream.

She said being a stay-at-home mom is very hard work, as is the Iron Man, and that she was instantly driven to get back into training after having her children.

“It’s never too late to

go for your dreams,” Lyle said. “I always need a challenge in my life.”

Zach Lammers, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse and the youngest competitor at 18 years old, finished the race in 10 hours, 13

minutes and 27 seconds.Lammers said it was

a unique experience

to be one of the youngest to do the race and it was a good feeling to cross the finish line. He said his goal was to

fi nish in less than 11 hours.

He said he had been

training for a triathlon for two years and had been training for this Iron Man specifi cally since January. He added although he struggled with the run between miles 14 and 22, the last four miles of the run were his favorite part overall.

“The Iron Man is just an amazing experience and I think anyone can definitely do it if they set their mind to it and train right for it,” Lammers said.

IRON MAN, from 1

reach taxis through phone pickup or by hailing one.

Another benefit to the idea of a taxi service is multiple students would be able to ride together on the program, Resnick said.

“Let’s say a cab leaves from Lakeshore and goes to the Overture Center,” Resnick said. “If they found someone wanting to ride in between, they could pick them up.”

He said one of his concerns is someone who may or may not be intoxicated or walking

alone still might not take advantage of the taxi.

Resnick said a pilot program for the downtown rapid taxi service could be introduced this spring. He said he will give updates to the public as the service progresses.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said any program that could help

fill the void of SAFEcab would be helpful. He added for students, the

current alternatives to SAFEcab, such as SAFEbus and SAFEwalk, are not viable options for some students due to certain restrictions.

“I am concerned about SAFEcab being discontinued; it is very

troubling,” Verveer said. “Many students were taken by surprise by the decision, and if there was anything the city could do to help, I think we should do it.”

He added he is concerned a student will be the victim of a crime that could have been prevented by SAFEcab.

Verveer said he hopes those who made the decision to end SAFEcab will work to rectify the situation. He added that he and other city officials were not involved in the elimination of SAFEcab.

RESNICK, from 1

while 20 percent sustain a mild illness consisting of rashes, headaches and a fever, among others. Less than 1 percent experience serious symptoms such as convulsions, tremors or neck stiffness and require hospitalization.

“It seems that elderly

people are more susceptible to the severe disease and possibly some people who have underlying health conditions too,” Kita-Yarbro said.

The virus is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes and then to any animals they may bite. People can report dead birds for testing by calling 800-433-

1610, a WDHS statement said.

According to Kita-Yarbro, the mosquito season can last until the first “hard freeze” of the coming winter.

“Here in Dane County that could be until October,” she said. “It’s really hard to say, especially with the way the weather’s been this

year.”According to WDHS,

tips to avoid exposure to mosquitoes include:

Minimize time spent outside at dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are active.

Use insect repellant on skin and clothing.

Prevent mosquitoes from entering your home

by ensuring window and door screens are in good condition.

Prevent standing water so mosquitoes cannot use it as a breeding ground.

Clean roof gutters and downspouts so water drains properly.

Change water in birdbaths and pet dishes at least every three days.

WEST NILE, from 1

Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald

Two young fans of Wisconsin’s men’s soccer team receive a talking to just before the Badgers kicked off a match against Georgetown at the McClimon Complex Sunday. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Now you kids behave, mmk?

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s public school teachers will be on strike Monday morning for the first time in 25 years after their union announced that intense, months-long contract talks with the school district had failed over issues including compensation, health benefits and teacher evaluations.

“We will be on the (picket) line,” Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said after emerging from all-day talks with district negotiators.

“This is a difficult decision and one we hoped we could have avoided,” she said. “We must do things differently in this city if we are to provide our students with the education they so rightfully deserve.”

More than 26,000 teachers and support staff are expected to hit the picket lines first thing Monday, while the school district and parents carry out plans for keeping nearly 400,000 students safe and occupied while classes remain empty in the coming days in the nation’s third largest school district.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel condemned the union’s decision, calling the action “unnecessary” and “a strike by choice.” He said the negotiations had come down primarily to two issues that he claimed could be resolved if the two sides kept talking, “given how close we are.”

“Our kids don’t deserve this,” Emanuel said. “The kids of Chicago belong in the classroom.”

School board President David Vitale had first announced Sunday night that talks had broken off, despite the school board offering what he called a fair and responsible contract that would cover four years and meet most of the union’s demands. He said the talks with the union had been “extraordinarily diffi cult.”

Emanuel said the district had offered the teachers a 16 percent pay raise over four years.

Lewis said she believed talks would resume

Monday but a time had not been set for the sides to meet. She added that progress had been made but not enough to avert a strike.

Union officials said among the outstanding issues were district proposals for standardized student testing that would “cheapen” the school system and a teacher evaluation system that would cost 6,000 teachers their jobs within two years. Lewis said the union had won concessions from the district on other matters.

The walkout was announced after months of tense, at-times heated talks between Emanuel, the school board and union leaders at a time when unions and collective bargaining have come under criticism in many parts of the country.

The district had been offering a raise of 2 percent a year for four years. The union called that offer unacceptable — particularly after Mayor Rahm Emanuel last year canceled a previously negotiated 4 percent pay raise, citing budget problems.

The union countered by asking for a 30 percent pay raise over two years, followed by a request for a 25 percent increase over two years. Just weeks ago, Lewis told delegates the union had adjusted its demand and was asking for a 19 percent pay raise in the contract’s fi rst year.

The union also has raised concerns about raises based on teacher experience and education. It said the district agreed to retain contract language allowing raises based on experience, called step increases, but would not actually pay the money now.

Teachers also have been concerned about new teacher evaluations, health benefits and regaining lost jobs. An additional issue was how a longer school day for students is being implemented.

The strike is the latest flashpoint in a very public and often contentious battle between the mayor and the union.

Chicago teachers to hit picket lineMore than 26,000 expected to walk out as months-long negotiations fail

“I am concerned about SAFEcab being discontinued; it is very troubling.”

Mike VerveerAlderman, District 4

“The crowd is easily the best crowd I’ve ever [experienced] at a race. It was incredible.”

Elizabeth LylesWomen’s First-Place Finisher

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Assembly seats better occupied by students

A student would be more benefi cial in Rep. Hulsey’s seat, given the impetus for student power and Hulsey’s recent publicity.

Matt Hintz The Badger Herald fi le photo

Brace yourselves. With another year of hardship and austerity ahead of us, we’re about to hear the term “student power” repeated incessantly thanks to the good people in our student government.

This time last year, I stepped into the Associated Students of Madison’s offi ce in the Student Activity Center and noted a few changes to the space — most notably that a graffi tied piece of canvas had been added depicting several clenched fi sts risen in the air to show solidarity with, well, something. But “student power” became the session’s unoffi cial motto, and the idea even swept Sup. Leland Pan out of the SAC and into the City-County Building amid a wave of progressive discontent. Many ASM graduates and defectors have taken their talents and hate for the two-party system to the Madison-based headquarters of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.

Things couldn’t be more different this year. ASM’s two most senior offi ce-holders are conservatives who make no apologies for their loathing of last year’s session and the left-wing dystopia it became.

But even Chair Andrew Bulovsky, perhaps one of the most conservative students to sit on ASM in the last several years, was able to bite the bullet and lobby against the University of Wisconsin’s projected budget cuts with his progressive colleagues on United Council. And former Student Services Finance Committee Chair Sarah Niebart, still on SSFC and supposedly receiving a plethora of job offers from hard-right Republicans, has led an effort to challenge the state and the Board of

Regents on their faulty policy with segregated fees. Her favorite term to promote the cause?

“Student power.”So it’s settled, then.

Students need power. With a current student and recent alumnus serving student districts on the Dane County Board and Madison City Council, respectively, we exert signifi cant enough power on the local level.

But I’m not satisfi ed. Despite ASM’s bipartisan nature and UC’s attempts to represent student interests, everyone at the Capitol seems to think we’re full of it.

That’s not really our fault, either. Student-heavy assembly districts have been represented wonderfully by departing Rep. Mark Pocan, a Democrat who will likely take Tammy Baldwin’s place in Congress.

The same can’t be said about the other representatives who serve us up State Street. Rep.

Brett Hulsey, who no longer represents most of campus because of redistricting, has ridden a roller-coaster of embarrassment throughout his freshman term, often leading to rejection within his own caucus and, most recently, ridicule for his unusual public behavior. He has, in only two years, managed to bend the truth about endorsements in his campaign literature, cast himself as the misunderstood hero of the union protests, ran

a bizarre advertisement implying he would run against Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election, and most recently has fought off media coverage of a disorderly conduct charge that involves him allegedly taking pictures of young children on Independence Day.

To make matters worse, Rep. Terese Berceau is a Madison unknown who enjoys her safe seat and

Social Security’s structure awful for students’ futures

doesn’t really do much in the way of student outreach. Her only decent idea that has received public attention in the last several years was a proposal to raise the keg tax. And Rep. Chris Taylor, another freshman, is apparently such a poor legislator that Segway Jeremy Ryan decided to mount a campaign against her that never quite got off the ground.

It has become clear in the last two years that the only solution to the shutting out of students at the Capitol is to pick the lock and let ourselves back in through electoral means. Berceau is safe in her seat, but Hulsey will

likely be a perennially unpopular candidate whose victory is only assured by the “D” next to his name. In 2014, a practical campaign could be waged against Taylor or Berceau, but for now Hulsey is the most vulnerable candidate.

Now is the perfect opportunity to stage a write-in campaign against Hulsey led by a current student or recent alumnus with the desire to turn at least one Madison-area Assembly district into an area represented by students, much like District 8 on the City Council. It shouldn’t matter if the candidate is an undergraduate or a

student from the graduate school, but the idea of an offi ce staffed and managed by some of the brightest students at UW is enough to make me want to watch Peter Pan to remind myself how he fought off Captain Hook … I mean Rep. Steve Nass.

Oh, and if this hypothetical write-in campaign plays its cards right and does not align itself with a political party, it might provide a direct service to UW students. Not a bad use for segregated fees, right?

Ryan Rainey (rrainey@badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and Latin American studies.

Imagine a company presents you with a great investment idea: “We will set up your investment account for you, only we — and not you — will determine how much you invest. Your account will be pooled with others and you’ll have no right to your individual contributions. The return rates are negative and only getting worse, so you will pay us more than what you will ever get back. Although we cannot manage our own fi rm, trust us to spend your money better than you can. Disclaimer: This investment is uniquely guaranteed to lose you money.”

Are you still interested? No? That’s too bad — the investment is Social Security, and you have no choice.

The federal government has proven, time and time again, to be an incompetent manager of money. Social Security’s historical return rates have been a dismal two percent, as noted by the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities, unable to keep pace with the government’s devaluation of our currency via infl ation.

Despite the best intentions of liberals to construct a “Great Society,” Social Security is arguably one of the single worst investments today’s university students will make. AP reports according to a 2011 study by the Urban Institute, “A married couple retiring last year after both spouses earned average lifetime wages paid about $598,000 in Social Security taxes during their careers. They can expect to collect about

$556,000 in benefi ts, if the man lives to 82 and the woman lives to 85.” Given at an age beyond our present life expectancies we still lose money, why on earth would we continue to support this mandated program?

Even if Social Security did break even, we’d still receive zero net return on our investment. Considering the enormous opportunity cost of what we could earn if we are allowed to privately invest our money at higher return rates, we are being royally screwed over. It’s only going to get far,

far worse for current university students by our retirement age.

The solution? Obama’s abject failure of leadership has yet to seriously propose one, and will likely come in the traditional form of kicking the can down the road. This inevitably results in raising payroll taxes (your “investment” the government forcibly compels you to make) and decreasing benefi ts. In other words, we will pay even more for less. Wonderful. Or, we could borrow more money from China and other creditors, paying for it through debt — all of which is fi nanced courtesy of higher infl ation taxes imposed on

all Americans. Much of the money deducted from your paycheck under the Social Security portion of Federal Insurance Contribution Act you will never see back.

The Republican solution goes in the direction of partial-privatization, but let’s take it one step further: Abolish Social Security. Yes, you read that right: Phase out Social Security, quit redistributing our money and abolish it. In the words of one of the greatest economists of our time, Milton Friedman, “What you should do, in my opinion, is to give every person who now has a claim on Social Security bonds equal to the value of his claim, and set him free. Let him save. Let him do what he wants with it. That would not add a dollar to the debt we now have; it would just convert an unfunded debt into a funded debt.”

Privatization, contrary to the demagoguery and hysteria by the left, does not equate to handing Social Security over to Wall Street. Privatization does precisely what the term implies: Making decisions of how we spend our money personal, removing all bureaucrats from the equation. Nobody is compelled to invest in anything they wouldn’t want to, and quite frankly, even conservative, “safe” investments would yield signifi cantly more than Social Security’s negative returns.

Giving people back their money and maximizing personal freedom over how to spend it? Now that is a “stimulus” worth implementing.

Justin Kramer ( jdkramer2@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in nuclear engineering.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I think it would be very unlikely you’d even get one.”

-BOB WELCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WISCONSIN HUNTERS RIGHTS COALITION

Mr. Welch told the Wisconsin State Journal he thinks the state’s allowance of dogs in wolf hunts is crucial to the hunt. The opinion section editors were under the impression hunters liked hunting because of the “thrill of the hunt.”

Apparently that’s not the case. So if hunters would rather use dogs than rely on their own tracking

expertise, why not just have the Department of Natural Resources GPS track all wolves in the state so hunters could just get in ATVs and drive right to them?

Better yet, just put them all in a zoo, and set up a stand like at a circus. Except instead of airsoft guns shooting cardboard cutouts of animals, it would be the real deal. Why let life challenge your skills when you can just sit back and let something else do the work?

Justin KramerStaff Writer

Ryan RaineyEditor-in-Chief

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BITCHY

In response to the 9/1 news: Soglin: City is headed in direction to end Miffl in this yearDuh

Hmm let me think why Miffl in was so expensive last year. .... Oh yeah, there were more cops than attendees!Hmm let me think why Miffl in was so expensive last year. .... Oh yeah, there were more cops than attendees!

A roundup of some of the more thought-provoking (or thoughtless) comments left on badgerherald.com

Duh’s got a point.Not only were there more cops, but there were more tickets given out than in

previous years, giving the city a good chunk of money back.It seems kind of contradictory too that Mayor Soglin allowed the event to happen

last year after a contemptible Miffl in the year before. But now, after a calm, uneventful last year, he suddenly wants to stomp it out for good?

Sure, the current state of Miffl in makes Soglin’s economic reasons for shutting it down justifi ed, but Soglin could have pushed that issue to justify using all means necessary to shut it down last year. But he didn’t. So it seems Soglin’s reasons are more based in “I don’t like you hoodlums in my city” than in fi nances.

In response to the 9/1 editorial: Wisconsin has failed UWUW Students

What does the UW System have to show in exchange for $5.9 billion? A glut of un-hireable, anti-conformist graduates What does the UW System have to show in exchange for $5.9 billion? A glut of un-hireable, anti-conformist graduates lacking expertise in how to earn more money than what they’re paid.lacking expertise in how to earn more money than what they’re paid.

Yeah, Madison is just full of lazy bums. But I guess that’s why it TOTALLY makes sense that in 2004 Madison was tied

with Harvard in turning out hte most CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, according to Bloomberg. Or that, according to UW-Madison News, in 2010 Madison was only outranked in putting out Fortune 500 CEOs by three Ivy League schools.

There’s a difference between “We don’t wanna work” and “I’m capable of running a business better, on my own.” We’re not bums; we’re the future.

Despite the best intentions of liber-

als to construct a “Great Society,”

Social Security is arguably one of the single worst

investments today’s university students

will make.

Now is the perfect opportunity to stage a write-in campaign

against Hulsey led by a current student or recent

alumnus with the de-sire to turn at least one Madison-area Assembly

district into an area represented by students,

much like District 8 on the City Council.

ArtsEtc.ArtsEtc.ArtsEtc. EditorAllegra Dimperioarts@badgerherald.com

The Badger Herald | Arts | Monday, September 10, 20126

It takes a talented director and strong cast to produce an exceptional opera fi lled with a hailstorm of popular culture, both from the past and the present. Such was Saturday’s performance of “The Good, The Bad and the Divas” by Madison’s Fresco Opera Theatre.

With Fresco Opera Theatre, it’s all about audience engagement. The company is distinct in its mission to “bring opera to newer audiences” –– as their promotional materials advertise –– by modernizing classic works. One way Fresco does this is by condensing and thematizing. In Saturday’s performance, audience members heard an eclectic collection of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Verde’s “Rigoletto” and Puccini’s “La Boheme.” In essence, 18th and 19th-century Italian operas, but with a twist.

Fresco’s cast produced a compilation of arias, which they glued together as a romanticized ballad of the American West. The plot focused on a self-styled “gang of divas,” consisting of a handful of slighted women. They sang of their misfortunes and plotted vengeance against their former male beaus. Cactus Cate, played by Kassy Coleman, as well as Bonny Jo Loco (Caitlin Cisler) gave particularly impressive performances, revealing precise vocal control and broad ranges.

Throughout the story, an omniscient narrator explained the relationships between scenes and characters in his colloquial Texan dialect. A pattern emerged in which the divas broke the fourth wall as they threatened male cast members with their revolvers –– and all of them carried revolvers, even Cactus Cate, who strapped her pink-handled pistol to her white sundress.

The audience was greeted by an elaborate set. Arranged in a thrust stage setup, washboard saloon doors drew the audience to the central action. Dusty wood planks, tin milk barrels and cream-ebony bull horns added to the atmosphere. Lighting was eery. Swirling aquas and emeralds between scenes, and hot pinks and electric oranges as the emotional intensity of ballads thickened. Likewise, costumes refl ected the frills and boots of American Victorian-era dress.

While the staging stimulated viewers’ imaginations, the plot often felt contradictory, and there were certain arias that seemed jarringly out of place. As such, Fresco’s attempt to build the female ensemble into a ruthless “gang of divas” was largely unconvincing.

Throughout the production, the narrator summarized the qualities of each diva using evocative imagery. For instance, he characterized Bonny Jo Loco as “nuttier than squirrel poop,” and one of

the divas who sent men to “res(t) in peace in the marble orchard.” Yet her rendition of “Tornami a vagheggiar” by Handel depicts her as anything but savage: “Return me to languish / Only you can love this faithful heart.” In an aria from Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte,” another diva asks “Who mocks my pain? / Who will console me?” Despite the leather chaps, the divas’ boo-hoos of failed romance did not support their image as cowboy-vigilantes; more accurate would be a rendition of “The First Wives Club.”

This point notwithstanding, “The Good, The Bad and the Divas” deserves credit for strengths that largely made the production a success. The cast drew the audience in with their endearing smiles and slapstick humor. Tossing in anachronisms throughout –– like a surprise martini served in the saloon, or a campfire “ignited” through an AC outlet –– not only poked fun at opera’s traditional conventions, but also helped the cast maintain rapport with the audience.

The title of the production comes from Sergio Leone’s 1966 cinematic masterpiece, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” A distinctive feature of Leone’s Spaghetti Western films was his placement of a sarcastic and cunning male protagonist within an environment that was periodically marked by often gratuitous scenes of mass destruction and murder. In so doing,

Leone altered the romanticized notion of the American West in his characteristically ironic reinterpretation.

“The Good, The Bad and the Divas” finds common ground with Leone’s style in its upturning (to some extent) of operatic conventions. Moments of unexpected humor, such as coyotes joining in a character’s cries during her otherwise heavy aria, bring a pleasurable absurdity to the production. That the opera mocks itself provides a greenhorn audience member with an opportunity to laugh; maybe the pulsating vibrato of the diva’s cries do sound like coyote howls.

In breaking down the hoity-toity attitude that fills opera culture, the production opens the story to a broader audience, such as individuals who may fi nd opera uncomfortable to listen to. Ranging from the gold coins one diva throws into the audience to the cast members who walk up and down the aisles while they sing standing over the viewers, the Fresco Opera Theatre has made their production accessible in a very literal sense.

Perhaps the lead diva, who lets down her hair at the end of the production, represents a shrugging off of the formality of convention. It’s certainly liberating for her, and like the audience member who sat through his first opera, she breathes a sigh of relief not often heard in the opera world.

The brave fi ght for frozen yogurt

By the time the average person turns 70, they have spent about 3 years of their life waiting — for a red light, for a fi le to download or for food to be served. On Friday, I spent nearly four hours standing outside in the rain, waiting to win a year’s worth of frozen yogurt from Forever Yogurt during their Grand Opening celebration/public relations kick. The question I pose to you, dear Arts reader, is: Was it worth it?

When I saw the Forever Yogurt 50/50 flyer on the floor of the Herald office, I quickly scooped it up, thinking perhaps no one had seen it. I immediately texted my fellow fro-yo fiends about it, telling them the details — Grand Opening at 6 p.m., first 50 people in line get free fro-yo for a year, next 50 get fro-yo that day. I thought that getting there at 4 p.m. would secure us a spot in the top 50, because really, who was going to spend their Friday standing idly on State Street?

When Friday rolled around, my first inkling that 4 p.m. wouldn’t work to nab a golden ticket to fro-yo bliss came around 11 a.m. when I walked past the shop and saw what appeared to be a group of people already waiting under the chipper pink awning. Flustered, I thought it might just be a coincidence, so I went home trying not to think about it.

When I walked past again an hour later, there was no denying it: eight people were already waiting to get their fro-yo fix for 52 straight weeks. They had seven more hours to wait. It was then my anxiety kicked in: What if I didn’t make the fi rst 50?

I had class to go to and errands to run, but I made sure to swing past again to see if all hope was already lost. At 1:15 pm, I texted my fro-yo partner in crime to assure her that there were still only eight people. After going home and eating lunch I decided I’d swing by again, just to see the progress. My heart sank when I saw the measly line of eight had more than quadrupled, snaking around the corner and all the way past Mimosa and Ear Wax. I nearly ran inside to ask one of the employees what number they were at and doubled my pace when “40” was the response. I wouldn’t be waiting until my friend got off work at 4 p.m..

Back to my apartment I hustled to grab my raincoat and a book, because of course by now it had started drizzling. The fact that I was committing to wait in line from 2:15 until 6 p.m. in the rain by myself for the sole purpose of free fro-yo, and not even my favorite kind of fro-yo, made me feel more than slightly insane, but at that

point I was more committed to winning than anything else. I wanted to be in that fi rst 50, I wanted to have truly committed to something.

The fi rst forty-fi ve minutes were the most eventful. The guy in front of me was number 40, a position he had clearly marked on his hand by the Forever Yogurt team. I had missed the great numbering, and myself and everyone behind me was wracked with anxiety: We wouldn’t feel secure in our positions until we had a sharpied number on our hands. By our count, the 50th person had gotten in line at 2:30 p.m., but that didn’t stop a few people from lining up behind them in hopes that some before them had given up.

I was situated near two sophomore girls (whose friend joined them later and in fact cut in line) and a senior whose friends had gotten in line about half an hour before. After sharing our majors, gossiping about when the fi rst people got in line (either 10 or 10:45 a.m.) and speculating as to when we would be numbered, the camaraderie fi zzled as we realized how cold it actually was and how much longer we had to wait.

When the Forever Yogurt crew came back around 3:30 p.m. to hand out the coveted 50/50 club cards to not just the first 50 but the first 55 (lucky for the sophomore line-cutter — she may have been verbally abused by number 51), we were elated — could we really go home already? Our hopes were squashed when they said we couldn’t leave the line until 6 p.m. when our cards would be activated, but that they might try and let us in at 5 p.m.. Which didn’t happen.

We hadn’t sat, eaten or drank for as few as three and a half and as long as eight hours (except those that brought lawn chairs, ordered Jimmy John’s, or did a clandestine Starbucks run). As we were filmed pouring into the shop, we were tired, but jubilant, frivolous but proud — we had waited it out. Yes, we had been pawns in a corporate PR move, but the payout was $260 worth of fro-yo. We may have been part of the problem with American culture, but damn it, we wanted frozen yogurt and we wanted it for a whole year.

As we had our picture taken with our driver’s licenses and hard-fought 50/50 cards, some leapt to immediately use their cards and others trickled home, just glad it was over. I was in the latter camp, and though I’ll be pleased to not pay for my next fro-yo run, I’ll never forget the look of disgust on one woman’s face when she was told we were waiting for frozen yogurt. But as one fellow fro-yo fan stated in line, “I wait in line for Black Friday where I don’t know if I’ll get anything I want. Here, I know I’ll get what I want.” So from a publicity contest survivor to the general public, I say three cheers for corporate America, and thanks for the fro-yo.

Allegra DimperioArtsEtc. Editor

Brianne Sura in her role as Deputy Sam in Fresco Opera Theatre’s “The Good, The Bad, and The Divas,” a classical music-fi lled Wild West opera.Photo courtesy of Max Wendt

Unconventional opera singsBennet GoldsteinArtsEtc. Reporter

Growing up, each school year invariably started with my mom photographing me and my back to school outfi t. Look through our family album and there’s me going to kindergarten with an alphabet printed dress. Next is a middle schooler who just wants to fi t in, completely decked out in Abercrombie and Fitch wuth meticulously straightened hair. Oh and I can’t forget my high school attempt to be “indie,” back when I mistook clashing for fashion.

Regardless the age or even the clothes themselves, each picture documented what I saw as a transformational outfi t. On the fi rst day of school, you could present a “new you,” one that had grown and bettered themselves during the summer months. For me,

the last week of summer was spent selecting the perfect outfi t because a new look could make a new person.

The beginning of the semester presents an opportunity to at least change the way we present ourselves. Whether you want to be bolder, edgier or more sophisticated, fall has a few key pieces that will transform your look and your life.

This season, transformation is all about playing with lengths. Mini skirts and dresses are a tried and true favorite that show off those legs you’ve been toning all summer, and the maxi has proven itself a chic staple. However, mid-length pieces that hit somewhere between the knee and mid-shin are this season’s hottest trend. In muted colors and soft, untailored fabrics such as chiffon, the midi skirt has both the elegance of a maxi

and playfulness of a mini. Perhaps the best thing about this style is its versatility. Pair it with simple tank tops, comfy color-block sweaters, or hip leather jackets for a look that will take you all the way through November with an effortless coolness.

The next step in changing your look is changing your prints. Replace girly fl orals and cheesy graphics with art deco inspired prints that are more architectural and geometric in nature. Unlike yesterday’s popular patterns, these are genderless, timeless, yet completely fashion forward. Think simple shapes and subdued colors in unexpected combinations. On a soft button up or a pair of skinny trousers, these prints will give you a look that is both mature and playful.

When revamping your look, accessories are key, as one simple piece can change

multiple different outfi ts. For those of you cursed (or should I say blessed?) with poor vision, your style-transforming accessory this fall is not only obvious, but also as much fun as a game of “Where’s Waldo?” That’s because the ultra-hip and affordable eyeglass company Warby Parker has rededicated their Revolver Black Matte Monroe Frame to the popular children’s book character while he celebrates his 25th birthday. These thick-rimmed circular glasses are classic yet hip, and surprisingly fl attering for many different face shapes. Fortunately for us, they can be paired with more than just a red and white striped shirt and beanie.

For those of us with 20/20 vision there are luckily a slew of other accessories with magical, look-transforming powers.

Take, for example, the

skinny braided belt. Following fall trends, these belts come in bright colors as well as more neutral tones. The best part? Their limitless loopholes allow them to be worn around your hips, your waist, or even your head. One simple belt can transform any outfi t by cinching and defi ning all the right spots.

If you buy one piece of jewelry all fall, make it a collar necklace. These striking pieces imitate the collar of your favorite button up shirt, but with the high shine and style of your favorite necklace. Coming in a range of different styles, these necklaces can be sophisticated with smooth metal or edgy with spikes or chains. Wear them with a simple top to add some shine and style to an otherwise dull outfi t.

My personal favorite look this season is thick eyebrows. Transform not only your style

but your looks by creating strong brows that frame your face and eyes. For some of you, that means putting down the tweezers, but most of us can fake Hepburn-esque brows with just a few tools. If your brows have a tendency to be unruly, start by brushing them out with clear mascara to help them stay in place. Then take an eyebrow pencil slightly lighter than the shade of your brows, and lightly color in the areas where skin peaks through. The trick is to make this as subtle as possible, so don’t press down too hard, and don’t, by any means, draw outside of your natural shape.

Start your year strong, fashionistas!

Maggie Schafer is an English/Creative Writing and Sociology major. Let her know your opinions on the latest trends at mfschafer@wisc.edu.

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In a grand return to the UW Field House, the Wisconsin volleyball team dominated the opposition this weekend as it captured the Inn Towner Invitational title without dropping a set.

Junior outside hitter Julie Mikaelsen was crowned MVP of the tournament, recording double-digit kills in all three matches. Twelve of those put-aways came in a 25-15, 26-24, 25-23 sweep of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers Saturday night to clinch the tournament title.

Senior middle blocker Alexis Mitchell also contributed a dozen kills for the Badgers (8-1) against Milwaukee, leading the team with a .435 hitting percentage.

Head coach Pete Waite knew the final match against the gritty Panthers would be a dogfight, as Milwaukee has earned the Horizon League championship in eight of

the last nine years.“I’m really happy with

the win tonight against Milwaukee,” Waite said. “It’s traditionally a very strong team, often conference champions and a very, very scrappy team and well-coached.”

The battle with the Panthers came down to a tough Badger defense. Wisconsin kept the Milwaukee hitting percentage to a lowly .113, which had risen significantly from .030 in the opening set.

The tournament’s MVP explained that communication is key when facing a persistent squad.

“The players in the back row are doing a really good job talking to the blockers,” said Mikaelsen. “We’re working together really well compared to what we had done earlier. We’ve been working a lot with this in practice and it’s showing out in matches.”

Earlier in the day, Wisconsin wrapped up its second win of the weekend by sweeping the North Dakota State Bison by a

score of 25-22, 25-20, 25-23.

In the first set, the Badgers found themselves at a difficult 10-point disadvantage with the score at 6-16. But the defi cit quickly shrank as junior libero Annemarie Hickey ripped six consecutive serves to help cut the lead to four. Five kills apiece from senior outside hitter Bailey Reshel and sophomore outside hitter Ellen Chapman in the set gave Wisconsin the 1-0 lead in the match by ending the set on a 19-6 run.

The Badgers found themselves down in every set of their match against the Bison, but managed to battle their way back to win in straight sets. Waite has been impressed with his team’s ability to rebound from early defi cits.

“We’re not getting flustered, and they’re keeping their composure and bit by bit, they’re fighting their way back,” Waite said. “It’s important — sometimes your game isn’t quite there or the other team is just hot or they’re getting some

breaks. As long as you hang in there and keep fi ghting, good things happen.”

A ubiquitous force for Wisconsin in the match was sophomore setter Courtney Thomas, who contributed on both the offensive and defensive side of the net with 36 assists, 10 digs and six kills. She achieved a double-double in all three matches this weekend and, along with Hickey, was named to the all-tournament team.

Thomas said that the fluidity of ball movement and offensive chemistry were the elements that put the Badgers past the opposition.

“Our passing was really good — we were digging a lot of balls this weekend,” Thomas said. “As a setter, if it’s up in the middle of the court, I’m happy. I’m not really too picky about where it’s up. As long as we dig, we’re going to get a kill out of it.”

The first match of the weekend came against the Drake Bulldogs Friday night in the highly-anticipated home opener. Wisconsin found itself

down by three points in each of the first two sets, but was once again able to win cleanly in straight sets, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.

The Badgers’ attack was again led by Mikaelsen, who finished with 10 kills at a season-high .588 hitting percentage. Chapman added nine kills of her own while contributing a personal best in service aces with three.

Although Wisconsin has posted perfect records the past two weekends, Waite believes the team has much to improve on. He hopes to advance the front row’s blocking and expand the playbook on the offensive end to prepare for the nearing conference season.

“We need to be closing the blocking and getting our hands across the net,” Waite said. “Offensively we hope to put a few new wrinkles in the offense. ... As we get closer to conference people get our tapes and they’ll be reading what we’ve done, so we need to bring some new things in.”

UW takes Inn Tower Invitational crownBadgers volleyball doesn’t drop single set in wins over UW-Milwaukee, Drake, North Dakota State at Field House

than three minutes left in the game, the Badgers went 64 yards on eight plays and scored their only touchdown on an 11-yard pass from O’Brien to tight end Jacob Pederson, avoiding their fi rst shutout since 1997.

Wisconsin, void of timeouts, had one last shot to recover an onside kick and did... or so it was fi rst ruled.

UW kicker Kyle French dribbled the ball straight off the tee and appeared to allow the ball to roll exactly ten yards before jumping on the ball himself with 1:31 remaining, but the play went under review for several minutes and was ultimately overturned, securing the Oregon State victory.

The Beavers held the Wisconsin offense, which averaged 44.1 points and 469.9 yards of offense in 2011, to just seven points.

“There just wasn’t any room down there,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said. “We didn’t handle the pressure very well and they brought some pressure. They did a nice job of controlling the line of scrimmage.”

The first quarter ended in a scoreless tie, but Oregon State kicker Trevor Romaine gave the Beavers an advantage Wisconsin was unable to overcome with a 43-yard fi eld goal less than two minutes into the second quarter.

After taking the 3-0 lead into the break, the Beavers marched down the fi eld on the opening drive of the second half. The Beavers used an 11-play, 86-yard drive, capped off by a 20-yard strike from quarterback Sean Mannion to Brandin Cooks, to take the 10-0 lead.

“They were able to move the chains and pick (up) yards, and that was enough for them to win the game,” UW linebacker Mike Taylor said. “I wasn’t surprised. Oregon State has a good team. Last year was last year. Oregon State is a new team and they played well.”

The Beavers added injury to insult in the second quarter when OSU defenders Rueben Robinson and Feti Taumoepeau crushed Badgers No. 1 wide receiver Jared Abbrederis over the middle. Reports stated that Abbrederis, who did not return, was taken to a local hospital with a chest injury. The redshirt junior had just one catch for 26 yards in the game.

Jeff Duckworth became O’Brien’s primary target following the injury, catching seven passes for 55 yards. O’Brien finished the game completing 20 of his 38 passes for 172 yards with a touchdown and interception and was sacked three times. Ethan Armstrong led the Badgers defense with a game-high 10 tackles.

“A lot of credit goes to Oregon State,” Bielema said. “They did a lot of good things today to go out and get a win.”

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Lee GordonVolleyball Writer

better chance to defend,” head coach John Trask said. “To see those guys come out and really compete from the get-go, it really set the tone and allowed us to compete in this game.”

Allowing very few promising opportunities for the Hoyas in the first half — apart from a breakaway that nearly netted Georgetown an early goal — UW was able to capitalize on one of its chances midway through the first half to take an unexpected lead against the stingy Hoya defense.

After earning a corner kick in the 27th minute, junior forward Chris Prince whipped in a dangerous ball onto the head of UW defender AJ Cochran, as Cochran headed it down right into the path of an on-rushing Paul Yonga, who then placed it into the back of the net.

“Chris Prince played a pretty good ball,” junior defender Paul Yonga said. “I told AJ to leave it, and I just shot it at the goal. I was lucky that it defl ected off two or three guys to go in.”

While, the Badgers would suffer one costly defensive lapse in the second half — giving up a penalty kick, and subsequent goal, on a dangerous tackle in the box — that would be the only defensive blemish as they went on to dominate play in the closing minutes of the game and through two periods of extra time.

Even though the Badgers couldn’t hold on to earn their second win of the season, Trask said he believes that they will be able to build off of this game as they head into the rest of the season, citing the reinvigorated defense as a step in the right direction as they enter the bulk of the season.

“I think Georgetown is probably [worthy of being] a top 10 team,” Trask said. “There are ebbs and flows in the game of soccer … and I

thought for the most part we handled it pretty well.

“They didn’t get many good chances, and that is pretty promising.”

Badgers disappoint against FIU, fall 3-1

Under the lights on Friday night, Florida International came out hot from the start against the Badgers, recording a number of good chances in the first half before eventually breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute when a long-distance effort by FIU found its way into the corner of the net, just past the outstretched hand of Rau.

The goal, scored by midfielder Gonzalo Frechilla, would be the start of a standout night for the junior, who would finish the game with one goal and two assists to lead all players.

Despite the Badgers evening up the game on an AJ Cochran header right before halftime, that score line wouldn’t last long as the Panthers continued to test the Badger defense on the counterattack throughout the second half. After FIU again took the lead in the 68th minute on a confident strike by FIU’s leading scorer Quentin Albrecht, a dejected UW defense would go on to concede one more goal in the 77th minute before the game had fi nished.

The loss, the Badgers’ second in three games, left the coaches and players with many questions to be answered heading into Sunday’s game. Some of the most concerning questions centered on the poor play of UW’s defense, a defense that just one year ago repeatedly made big plays to keep the team in the game.

“To give up 10 goals in four games is hard, and you can’t win in college soccer doing that,” Trask said. “We [were] doing a little soul searching as a group, and we need to get back to the team of the last two years that was stingy to play against.”

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the Badgers 61 total plays Saturday, 38 were passes), and short, one-to-three yard pass plays have dominated the Badgers’ aerial attack. In the past two games, you could count on just one hand how many times the Badgers tried to throw the ball even moderately deep. Besides the deep bomb to Jared Abbrederis against Northern Iowa, the Badgers and Canada have yet to test O’Brien’s arm.

One thing Canada should begin to consider is the use of a screen game. With the way Oregon State was able to reach O’Brien, a basic dump-down screen to Ball would be a perfect neutralizer for an overeager blitzing defense. And it’s also a good way to get O’Brien into a comfort zone. While Wisconsin passed more times than

it ran the ball Saturday, it was sadly a necessary evil. Additionally, the Badgers may need to consider passing on fi rst and second down more than half the time, as the running game has not been able to yield those fi rst downs of which the Badgers have been in such dire need.

And don’t give up on O’Brien just yet.

Besides an ill-advised throw off his back foot that led to an interception and a costly fumble, the Badgers’ junior quarterback had to respond to constant pressure and a collapsing pocket for most of Saturday’s game. Given adequate time, O’Brien has shown the ability to make timely throws, and his effi ciency will increase as his offensive line improves.

Also keep in mind that the Badgers have yet to prepare for an opponent with fi lm

from this current year. With Northern Iowa being the season-opener and Oregon State’s fi rst game of the year coming against Wisconsin, it will be interesting to see how much of a difference up-to-date fi lm study will make in game-planning and preparation.

Looking to the immediate future, a very formidable Utah State team coming off its fi rst win over Utah in 15 years will pose another challenge to the Badgers this weekend. If the Badgers hope to turn this season around, there will be some considerable soul-searching to perform in practice this week. In just a few short weeks, the Badgers will have to mosey on to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium against a Nebraska team hungry to avenge its humiliating 48-17 rout last year in Camp

Randall.While there are plenty

of other less-than-desirable aspects to the Badgers’ performances as of late — mainly the absence of an adequate pass rush on defense — much has changed after the loss. This team can no longer fi nish undefeated or compete for the national championship game. That’s it.

The Big Ten Championship Game and the Rose Bowl still remain realistic goals, even though the road to get there remains much more treacherous than before.

Nick is a fi fth-year senior majoring in history and English. Love/hate the column? Email him at nkorger@badgerherald.com or tweet at him @nickkorger and let him know what you think of the Badgers’ struggles so far.

Wisconsin benefi ted from a well-placed corner from freshman Kinley McNicoll (13) in the 103rd minute. Senior Joana Bielefeld won the ball on a header, which sophomore Cara Wells put away for the game-winner.Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Badgers win 2OT thriller 3-2Wisconsin boosted by 2-goal performance from sophomore Wells, survives Illinois State’s late goal in 83rd minute

Mental lapses limit scoringUW rushes shot opportunities late after outshooting Redbirds in 1st half

In their final home game before Big Ten play begins, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team found itself struggling to defeat Illinois State.

The No. 15 Badgers (5-1-0) came out victorious in Sunday night’s game, but inconsistencies on both the offensive and defensive side for UW brought the game to overtime.

Scoring goals has not been an issue for Wisconsin this season. In its fi rst six games, the Badgers have put 17 balls in the back of the net, seven more than they were able to fi nish in the fi rst games of last season.

But panic showed on the field as players rushed to complete passes and take shots as they approached the Redbirds’ defense. Even with three goals in the game, head coach Paula Wilkins believes her team can do more to push the front of the fi eld.

“I felt we got rushed in the final third. We have been more patient in previous games,” Wilkins said after the game. “It is important to me that [players] worry less about the results and more about the performance and I think that we got a little unsteady.”

During the first half, UW looked strong on the attack, outshooting Illinois State 8-6, and headed into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

However, the second half was a different story as Wisconsin managed just six shots. UW drove balls in from outside the 18-yard box, and when the Badgers could have controlled the ball to set themselves up for a shot the ball was instead quickly kicked into the keeper’s hands.

“It was in spans. We would play good for a few minutes and then fall into ball watching,” sophomore forward Cara Walls said. “But we got it together in the end.”

Despite the poor finishing in the latter part of the game, there was no shortage of opportunities for offensive production by Wisconsin. The team distributed the ball well to the outsides, a strength Wisconsin has maintained from past seasons even with two freshman starting on the outside. Freshman midfielder Kinley McNicoll sent several quality crosses into the box and took four shots throughout the game. Walls also took four shots in the game, three of which were on net. And with both Walls and her wingman up top, redshirt junior Paige Adams, both scoring goals, Wilkins is pleased with the potential she is seeing.

“There were three

goals, I would like to finish more chances if we can but it is great to get both Paige and Cara up on the board,” Wilkins said.

But possession on the attack is where the Badgers fell short, making weak passes at times and losing the 50-50 battles in the middle of the fi eld.

“At this point in the season I would really like us to be cleaner in some of our passes, keeping possession, and moving off the ball,” Wilkins said. “I thought we lost some of our transition and things we had done well before in the past.” On defense, in the fi rst three games of the season, UW’s defense had solid performances, shutting out Notre Dame, South Dakota State and Loyola Chicago. However, the past three games have all resulted in two goals against the Badgers.

Wisconsin held the Redbirds to just six shots on goal throughout the game Sunday. The Badger defensive line looked strong, but a lack of experience with two freshmen in the back showed.

Small mistakes while in possession of the ball inside Wisconsin’s defensive half handed Illinois State opportunities to score.

Star Illinois State forward Rachel Tejada took advantage of a mistake by the Badger defense that resulted in a Redbird goal to tie the game up in the second half and send the game to overtime.

Wilkins said that while she was happy with the outcome, better transitioning in future games will eliminate such mistakes from happening.

“I think it has to do with us keeping the ball. We are giving away balls in bad areas and giving up fouls; it is really about being better in the transition,” Wilkins explained. “I think that is the part we are going to focus on for Milwaukee.”

Redshirt senior goaltender Lauren Gunderson was an exception to the inconsistent Badger display. Both goals against Wisconsin were shots even the pros would probably have a difficult time saving. Gunderson made four saves in the game and remained a positive reinforcement for her defensive unit.

With a game against UW-Milwaukee Wednesday, Wisconsin will have just two days to make the adjustments needed to be victorious over its neighboring foe.

But having lost just one game thus far this season, UW has showed it is a force to be reckoned with and possesses the potential to deliver a solid performance and fi nish near the top of the conference standings.

It took extra time, but the Wisconsin women’s soccer team left the McClimon Complex with a 3-2 win over Illinois State Sunday to remain perfect at home.

The Redbirds (3-2-2) gave the No. 15 Badgers (5-1) all they could handle, forcing the game into two overtime periods before sophomore forward Cara Walls lifted UW to victory over the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference champions.

After the game, head coach Paula Wilkins was quick to praise Illinois State’s effort.

“I give great credit to Illinois State,” Wilkins said. “They were organized, which we knew they would be. They had a game plan that we didn’t do well to adapt to. A huge credit to Illinois State and what they tried to do when they came in here.”

UW’s offense had some early opportunities to score against ISU but was unable to capitalize on its chances until the 26th minute, when Walls was able to get a ball past the opposing goalkeeper.

Wisconsin was able to fend off the Illinois State attack until the 52nd minute, when junior midfielder Anna Stinson evened the score at one from 18 yards out.

In the 59th minute, the Redbirds committed a crucial mistake after officials called them for a handball in their own

box. The call resulted in a chance at a penalty kick which redshirt junior Paige Adams took full advantage of. Adams buried the penalty kick, giving Wisconsin the edge once again in the back-and-forth battle.

The game seemed all but won for UW in the closing minutes of the game until Illinois State’s sophomore sensation and back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week Rachel Tejada delivered the tying blow with a missile from 12 yards out. Tejada’s score added to her MVC-leading goal total, giving her nine on the season.

Coach Wilkins admitted her team may have gotten a little complacent after taking the lead which resulted in the game-tying goal.

“I think [we became complacent] a little bit,” Wilkins said. “I think that they won a ton of second balls ... and they were running by us in the midfield and I think tactically we had to make a better decision as coaches. I think that we lost some of our transition ability and we got a little lackadaisical.”

Tejada’s late goal forced the Badgers into overtime. Neither team was able to

put the ball in the back of the net in the first 10-minute overtime period. However, it was in the second overtime period with six minutes left when Walls scored the game-winning goal.

“We played a short free kick. I just wanted to catch them off guard,” Walls said. “I remember seeing the cross go up and I knew Joana (Bielefeld) was going to win the head-ball so I just wanted to get around it for the knockdown.”

Both offenses were generating chances against

the opposing defense with each team

racking up 18 shots. UW managed to put six shots on goal while ISU put four shots on net.

Wisconsin continued to find the back of the net, as Sunday marked the fourth game in which

the Badgers were able to score three or more goals.

Although the Badgers did score three goals on the game, they could have done a lot more damage to the Redbirds, failing to finish on a number of opportunities that presented themselves in the opposing box.

Coach Wilkins said she hopes UW will be able to capitalize on more offensive opportunities as her team gets deeper into the season.

“[Being able to finish]

usually comes a little bit later in the season, but I’d like it to be higher right now,” Wilkins said. “I’m not going to complain about three goals but I would like to finish more of our chances if we can.”

Walls was equally critical of the way her team played offensively, as she would also like to see more consistency out of the offensive unit.

“[The offensive play] was OK,” Walls said. “It was in spans. We would play well for 15 minutes and then it was kind of like we didn’t get the ball a lot so we just need to put it all together.”

On the defensive side of the field, Wisconsin gave up two goals for the second consecutive game. The Badgers were able to shut down the Redbirds for most of the game but committed some untimely turnovers that resulted in quick transitions and points.

Joana Bielefeld, a team captain and senior defender, thought the defense played well at times but needed to do a better job limiting the number of turnovers.

“We did what we needed to do to win the game,” Bielefeld said. “Maybe it wasn’t a good game for us overall, but we got the result we wanted.

“I think we had moments when we were really brilliant and then I think we had moments that kind of killed us. So we just need to make sure that we work on those things in practice and make sure we don’t give away those easy balls.”

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Spencer Smith Women’s Soccer Writer

Caroline Sage Statistics Editor

“They were organized, which we knew they would be. They had a game plan that we didn’t do well to adapt to.”

Paula WilkinsHead Coach

SPORTSSports EditorIan McCuesports@badgerherald.com

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Running back Montee Ball spent his day searching for holes along the offensive line, fi nishing the game with 61 yards on 15 carries. In Corvallis — for the fi rst time in 21 games — the senior tailback failed to reach the end zone.

Associated Press

Corvallis, Ore. — Aspirations of something even greater than a Rose Bowl berth for Wisconsin football almost certainly came to a humbling end at Reser Stadium Saturday, as Oregon State defeated the Badgers 10-7.

Perhaps, based on postgame interviews, nobody informed UW transfer quarterback Danny O’Brien what exactly was expected.

“The one positive in all of this is that our guys did not stop fighting, and if we get that, we have a chance to tie or win the game,” O’Brien said. “We fought until the last second and felt good about it.”

Still, despite a five-point victory over Northern Iowa last week, few expected the Badgers to have to fight until the last second to simply have a chance against the Beavers.

Instead, the Beavers’ defense dominated the now-unranked Badgers, holding the powerhouse offense of a year ago to just 207 total yards and last year’s Heisman Trophy fi nalist, running back Montee Ball, to 61 yards on 15 carries.

Oregon State’s defensive performance also shattered two Wisconsin streaks — Ball’s 21 straight games with a touchdown and the team’s 33-game regular season nonconference winning streak, which was the second-longest active streak in college

Badgers offense flops in 10-7 loss

football.“That is one of the best

(defensive performances), probably that has ever been in that stadium,” Oregon State head coach Mike Riley said. “It was just a beautiful

job, a great mixture of stuff, but the players played like crazy.”

The Badger’s best opportunity to get back into the game was dashed late in the third quarter. Wisconsin

forced a punt and Oregon State punter Keith Kostol was unable to hold onto the snap and was tackled by David Gilbert deep in Beaver territory.

The Badgers drove all the

way to the Beavers nine-yard line, but on second down, O’Brien showed poor pocket awareness and ran into OSU defensive end Dylan Wynn, fumbling the ball as he was sacked. The Beavers

recovered the ball, making it the second turnover of the third quarter for O’Brien after an earlier interception.

Still trailing 10-0 with less

Brett SommersSenior Sports Writer

UW manages only 207 yards of offense against Oregon State

In a weekend of soccer at the McClimon Complex that served to remind fans just how unpredictable collegiate soccer can be, the UW men’s soccer team’s fortunes seemed to turn from dismal to promising almost overnight.

After a disheartening 3-1 defeat Friday to the Florida International Golden Panthers that

saw the Badgers concede three goals in a game for the second consecutive weekend, they would only fall twenty minutes short of pulling off an upset against the No. 13 Georgetown Hoyas just two days later. The game would eventually finish in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes of regulation, and two overtimes couldn’t separate the two teams.

“We knew we had a lot to improve on coming out of [Friday’s game],” freshman

goalkeeper Chase Rau said. “I’m extremely proud of our guys and the result, but we know we have a lot to improve on still if we want to start winning games.”

Against one of the premier teams in the country in Georgetown Sunday, it might have been easy to predict another deflating loss for the Badgers after their less-than-dominant showing Friday night.

Instead, the Badgers

experimented with a new formation, adding a fourth defender to the backline in an attempt to shore up the shaky defense, and while they didn’t get the win, it injected new life into a defense that seemed to have been suffering from a crisis in confidence over the span of their last few games.

“[Having four at the back], it seems to give us a

Wisconsin lacks identity in defeat

After losing multiple starters and coaches in the offseason, it was understandable to expect the Badgers to go through the typical bumps and bruises associated with breaking in a new team during the nonconference part of its schedule.

But after just two games, it’s fair to say nobody expected this.

Wisconsin has built an identity on offense in recent history — a heavy dose of the run, controlling the clock and lethal play-action passes. However, the team offense that played against Oregon State hardly resembled a Wisconsin team in recent memory. There was barely a push on the offensive line throughout the game with plenty of three-and-outs and enough missed opportunities to make even the most hardened Badger fan cringe.

To put it lightly, the offense looked dead Saturday. The unit failed to fi nd its rhythm on the fi eld until the waning minutes of the game, and the offensive line offered O’Brien less than adequate protection against a majority of the Beavers’ blitzes. Out of the Badgers’ 13 offensive drives, only two went for more than seven plays, with the longest drive lasting just three and a

half minutes.Even more startling

was the complete lack of a dominant run game. For the second week in a row, Monteé Ball found nowhere to rush, as the run game yielded Ball just 61 yards on 15 carries and 35 total team rushing yards — an uncharacteristic group of numbers for a program that prides itself on dominance in the offensive trenches.

Going into this season, there were question marks on the offensive line. Although they had depth, the Badgers still had to replace three starters, two of which started in multiple Rose Bowls. However, the overall performance of the group in this young season is far from acceptable.

After these lackluster offensive numbers, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema decides to shake things up even further after the departure of former offensive line coach Mike Markuson and start some new faces next to Ricky Wagner and Travis Frederick. In a long season of physical football, the Badgers will only go as far as their rushing game and the play of their offensive front, something that must improve rapidly over the next two games before the start of the conference season.

The play-calling itself has also been less than stellar in the fi rst two games. It almost seems as if Wisconsin isn’t running a pro-style offense anymore (out of

Nick KorgerKorger’s Korner

UW earns draw with No. 13 HoyasAfter a disappointing loss to Florida International under the lights Friday, Paul Yonga (4), Joey Tennyson (11) and Drew Connor (7) were more than pleased with a tie against Georgetown.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Wisconsin surprises Georgetown with 1-1 tie behind Yonga goal in 27th minute; falls to Florida International 3-1

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Nick DanielsAssociate Sports Editor

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Markuson out as Badgers’ offensive line coachWisconsin State Journal reports fi rst-year UW coach gone after only two games; Bart Miller expected to take over.