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University of Wisconsin-Madison Complete campus coverage since 1892 dailycardinal.com Wednesday, October 20, 2010l
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
Capitol evacuated due to bomb threat
Primate Researcher Michele Basso’s right to due process was violated when her lab was closed last year, according to a report.
JaCob Ela/caRdinal file Photo
The Wisconsin State Capitol was evacuated Tuesday morn-ing because of a bomb threat, according to the Department of Administration.
The threat was sent first to an unidentified media outlet, which then informed the Capitol.
Capitol Police and the Dane County Sheriff ’s K-9 unit searched the area and ultimate-ly allowed people back in the building in the early afternoon.
According to State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison,
Capitol workers were evacuated for a few hours starting at 10 a.m., and they were calm and orderly as they were evacuated.
Roys praised the Capitol security for handling the situ-ation in a safe and efficient manner.
“I think that we have won-derful security personnel who make sure that we’re safe in this building from all kinds of threats,” she said.
Although Roys said Capitol bomb threats are not particularly
common, Roys recalled being evacuated last year due to a rogue stolen plane from Canada flying in the area.
Roys said she has not yet received details on the bomb threat.
Although the Capitol is open to the public, police continue to survey the area.
The investigation is ongoing, and more information on the details of the situation will be released as they become available.
—Ariel Shapiro
by Kayla Johnsonthe daily caRdinal
According to a report by the University Committee, UW-Madison researcher Michele Basso’s right to due process was violated when her primate research lab was temporarily shut down last year.
In addition, the report said the All Campus Animal Care and Use Committee exceeded its authority in halting Basso’s research on non-human primates to study brain conditions like Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.
The temporary closing of Basso’s lab sparked controversy about the eth-ics of primate research last year, which lead to various ethics panels and a public statement from Chancellor Biddy Martin on the issue.
According to the report, the All Campus ACUC did not conduct for-mal investigations of the violations and Basso did not receive the list of allegations against her until five months after her lab was shut down.
“I wasn’t provided with due pro-cess. They levied allegations against me that were never investigated,” Basso said. “There was never a hearing, an investigation, anything
like that. That’s the definition of due process.”
Research Animal Resources Center Director and All Campus ACUC Member Eric Sandgren agrees there were problems with the process.
“I do agree that the process should have been handled in a more efficient and effective, in general a better way,” Sandgren said. “Since it occurred there have been a lot of changes to the policies to keep these same problems from occurring again.”
The All Campus ACUC does not have the authority to suspend a researcher’s animal use, so Basso’s research should never have been sus-pended, according to the report.
“The university has a campus policy that outlines how these kind of allegations are to be handled and they didn’t follow their own policy,” Basso said. “The All Campus Animal Care and Use Committee doesn’t have the authority to shut down laboratories like this.”
Sandgren said the All Campus ACUC does not have the authority to shut down a lab now, but at the
Primate researcher’s rights violated, faculty report says
Students for a Free Tibet members asked to leave local China forumby Kathryn Weenigthe daily caRdinal
Members of UW-Madison’s Students for a Free Tibet and other local Free Tibet activists were asked to leave Madison’s China Town Hall event Monday for allegedly disrupting a discussion.
Madison participated in the international event held by the National Committee on US- China Relations to facilitate dia-logue about Sino-American ties with a focus on energy issues.
Director of Madison Center of Foreign Relations Caroline Garber said she took the microphone from Students for a Free Tibet member Gabriel Feinstein when she felt his presentation contradicted the event’s non-partisan mission.
Feinstein and the other activists
were then asked to leave. Feinstein continued speaking as he exited the room, and a fellow activist held a banner that read “Human Rights in Tibet Now!”
In September, The National Committee on US-China Relations held an honorary dinner for Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
Wen Jiabao in New York. Due to Jiabao’s opposition to
the liberation of Tibet, the rela-tionship between Jainbo and the National Committee drew the activists to the Madison forum.
Garber said the activists were asked to leave because of their manner rather than content.
“I had expected him to speak about something that was totally non-partisan … something that was fairly bland,” Garber said. “This is not a forum for people getting on their soapbox. It’s more of a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. It’s not because it was on Tibet.”
Feinstein said the town hall was not bipartisan in the first place if
Caroline Garberdirector
Madison center of foreign Relations
“This is not a forum for people getting on their soapbox.”
Undecided no more!
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Students went table-to-table in search of the perfect major tuesday at the Memorial Union. the Majors fair features more than 100 majors, departments, certificate programs and student services.
baraboo killer receives two life termsA 48-year-old Baraboo man was
sentenced to two life terms in prison Tuesday for killing his twin infants.
In April 2008, David R. Yates killed his two children, Savannah and Tyler, who were both 5-weeks-old at the time, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Yates was found guilty of two counts of first-degree homicide, according to court records.
Sauk County Court Judge
James Evenson sentenced Yates to two life terms with no possibility of parole for his crimes.
Yates pleaded not guilty to both charges in July 2008, and continued to deny it even at his sentencing.
“First and foremost, my state-ment remains the same, I did not kill my son Tyler Richard Yates,” he said, according to the WSJ. “I did not kill my daughter Savannah Irene Yates.”
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For the record
I recently received an e-mail titled “Universal Truths,” which listed observations of
life that all humans, more or less, could identify with. Upon reading, “I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t as least kind of tired,” I decided that the guy who wrote the article must be some kind of genius.
If the author weren’t anony-mous I’d send him a personal let-ter thanking him for his insights. I mean, with such simplicity and ease he basically summa-rized my life story. Honestly, I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t feeling at least somewhat sleepy. Of course as a child I had boundless energy, but now, as Mickey Rourke from the movie “The Wrestler” puts it, “I’m an old broken down piece of meat.”
Even as I write this column my eyes are fluttering open and closed and all I want to do is throw my computer off the table, smash my kiwi strawberry Snapple against the floor and demand that the stranger sitting next to me in the library turn down his damn music.
I am a enraged, exhausted mess and all I want is my pillow. I have a feeling that my current condition might not be the result of me getting older, but rather have something to do with the fact that I was up until 4 a.m.
writing a paper. Whatever, that’s a minor detail.
Anyway, since I’ve been on this campus for a little over three years now, I decided to re-envision the “Universal Truths” article on a Madison scale. I hope you find these observations accurate, and if you don’t, then that just means, “You are so dumb. You are really dumb. Fo’ real.”
If you didn’t catch that refer-ence, then, first of all, where have you been for the past four months? Second, you need to immediately search “Antoine Dodson, Bed Intruder” on YouTube.
Without further ado, I present “Madison Truths.”
1) Whenever the SERF is crowded, the student who dis-obeys the 30-minute time limit automatically becomes the big-gest jerk ever. But, whenever you take a few more minutes it’s, like, totally acceptable.
2) In the dorms, carrying books to the den is just a front. About 96 percent of the time, schoolwork never gets done. (Maybe this only pertains to Sellery. But, I’m guess-ing that’s probably not the case).
3) If the construction near Helen C. White was a person I’d punch him/her in the face.
4) Packing up your belongings just so you can go the bathroom is a total bitch, but sometimes a complete necessity.
Hey buddy a few feet away from my stuff, your snoring is convincing, but you need to start drooling a little before I actually believe you’re asleep. I know your gig. The whole “slouched in my chair, heavy
breathing, eyes closed” is just an act. As soon as I make my way to the bathroom you’re going to run away with my computer and never look back.
5) Ordering pizza was never such an anxiety-ridden process until I went to Ian’s on a weekend night. Behind the counter they quickly ask, “What do you want? What do you want? What do you want?” You know what I want? I want you to be quiet for a minute and let me think. I just waited in line for a freaking half an hour and I’m not going to let you rush me into buying a slice of pizza with some soggy vegetables.
I’m aware that they need to keep the line moving, but still, it’s frustrating to be surprised with a Veggie Delight when you thought you paid for a slice of Potato Bacon Ranch.
6) DARS is hard to figure out. Too many lines and too many numbers!
7) At your first Badger football game, there is a good chance you will screw up the hand motions that accompany “If You Want to Be a Badger.”
8) I feel bad for disliking the people who stake out the entrance of the dining halls to promote their club/cause/whatever. But, honestly, it is super annoying to deal with them every time you want to eat.
First of all, I have my headphones in, a clear sign I don’t want to talk. Second, they are delaying my retrieval of Belgium Waffles (you know, the ones you get to make yourself and that have the “W” emblem in the middle.)
Third, I run into the same
person three or four times in the same day, and now I just feel bad for eating so much.
9) Bascom Hill is the last terrain you want to climb when you’re running late for class, tired, out of shape, or all the above. As a student body let’s all just come to an agreement that we’ re going to stop holding back our heavy breathing and let ourselves pant like dogs if we need to. I mean, not getting enough oxygen could be a life-or-death situation.
I can see the news story already: “So-and-so, a student at UW-Madison, passed away on Bascom Hill due to insuffi-cient air intake after they tried to refrain from panting and therefore not be silently mocked by pass-ersby.” The tragedy. We need to prevent this from happening. So stop suffering and pant to your little heart’s desire. (All you exer-cise enthusiasts who run 15 miles before the sun even rises don’t get any input.)
10) Teachers e-mailing stu-dents with additional reading assignments should be outlawed. If it ain’t on the syllabus, I ain’t doing it.
11) THE WISCONSIN WIN OVER OHIO STATE WAS THE MOST BALLIN’ SHIT EVER. (Insert pizza parlor scene from “Hardball.” “We going to the ‘ship! What? We going to the ‘ship! What? We going to the ‘ship!”)
You too nearly peed your pants when you discovered the “W” emblem on the Belgium waffles? Have any Madison Truths of your own? Let’s chat at [email protected].
tHURSDAY:sunnyhi 56º / lo 34º
tODAY:partly sunnyhi 65º / lo 36º
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Madison Truths—situations we can ALL agree onKAThLeen BrosnAn‘leen back
For the past several months, the Humanities building’s exte-rior has been filled with young-looking skateboarders in tight, pre-ripped jeans. They are often dirty and most of them smell like a pungent mixture of lice and failure. But just who exactly are these skateboarder “hooligans?” I was able to catch up with the supposed leader of the group, a Madison native and high school senior named Travis Michaels.
“Look, we’re ’boarders. That’s it. The end, Michaels said, aggressively. If we’re boarding, doing our thing and if we crash into someone then tough luck. Get out of the way, dude. We don’t care who you are, if we’re boarding and you’re in the way you’re gonna get it. That’s just
how it goes.” “We’re daredevils. If we’re
trying a trick and we wipe out and kill ourselves … then I guess that’s the chance we take.”
As I was interview-ing Michaels, a fellow high school ’boarder, Jason Knight, attempted a small jump with his skateboard, resulting in his falling to the sidewalk as he screamed in pain.
“Ahhhhh, did you see that? I think my legs broke, but whatever, I’m a ’boarder, so you know, I don’t really feel this kind of shit too badly,” Knight said as he pointed to what appeared to be a small scrape on his upper knee and quickly wiped away a tear.
When I asked Knight what made him feel qualified to describe himself as a “daredevil punk,” he pointed to faded graf-fiti on a nearby building wall that read “NO ONE CARES.”
“You see that shit? I didn’t write that, but I could have,” he said as he shoved me with a gentle awkwardness only a high school kid is capable of.
“Hell, I know who wrote it but I’m not gonna tell a reporter nerd like you cause I know the cops are all over that shit.” But what does the university crowd think of these “Daredevil ’Boarders”? I inter-viewed UW-Madison sopho-more Sasha Lane, who seemed less than enthusiastic.
“Honestly, they’re really annoying. They seem so intent on skateboarding in front of everyone but they’re not very good,” Lane said.
“All they do is skate around and try lame tricks they usu-ally don’t land. How long have they even been doing this? Did they just discover that skate-boarding existed?”
Lane’s comments brought
up an intriguing question: Just how long ago did these daredevil psychos choose a life of danger, risk and mediocre skateboarding skill?
“Most of us have been ’boarding for a month or two now,” said Michaels as he tried to ‘grind’ on the staircase and promptly fell to the pavement.
“I’m the vet, so I’ve been doing this for some time. I think I first started ’boarding about a year ago, so that’s why most of my tricks are so dan-gerous and shit,” “When you fall off the horse you gotta get back up,” Michaels said sheep-ishly before thanking a passerby who helped him up.
“Thanks man, sorry I crashed into you, I just tried a new trick. Hope I didn’t get in your way. Oh, I didn’t? OK great. Well have a nice day,” Michaels politely said to the passerby.
—Phil Vesselinovitch
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State balance in major shortfall due to medical spending
The state’s gross balance after the 2009-’10 fiscal year was less than a quarter of previ-ous projections, according to a memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau sent to the Joint Finance Committee.
According to Bruce Lang, director of the LFB, they were initially projecting a balance of $335 million and ended up with only $71 million.
The $265 million shortfall is due to a $43 million decrease in departmental revenues and increased net expenditures $222 million.
The biggest cost for the 2009-’10 fiscal year was the medi-cal assistance program. The MA program, which provides medical care for children under the age of 19, the elderly and disabled, spent $207 million over their budget, according to the LFB.
Because of this spending by
the MA program, the funding for the program for the 2009-’11 biennium will be short by $148 million.
The Department of Health Services will attempt to partially make up for this shortfall by seek-ing approval to re-allocate a $20 million surplus from the state’s Senior Care program and to delay $44 million in payments, Lang said in the report.
Lang said the goal for the next fiscal year is to wind up with a balance of $45 million by what-ever means necessary and prevent too much further degrading of the state’s balance.
The fiscal year saw minor departmental increases, spe-cifically from tribal gaming revenues and fees collected by the Department of Financial Institutions, according to the LFB’s report.
—Ariel Shapiro
Barrett and Walker both pledge to preserve state transportation fundsBy Ariel ShapiroThe Daily CarDinal
Although they disagree on issues from health care to job creation, both gubernatorial can-didates found common ground today when they pledged to the Transportation Development Association they would not raid their funds for other projects.
Republican Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Democrat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told the TDA Tuesday that as Governor they would endorse an amendment preventing transfers from the state’s segregated transportation fund, according to a statement by the TDA.
“Past raids on the transportation fund by Democrats and Republicans alike have created a crisis in main-taining our infrastructure that affects every corner of the state,” Barrett said in a statement. “As governor, my budget will not raid that fund—you have my word.”
Walker agreed he would also not permit any tampering with their funds.
“I will not tap the segregated transportation fund,” Walker said in a statement. “We need to protect against the raids that happened in the last couple of budgets.”
The amendment and reactions by the two candidates are due to Gov.
Jim Doyle’s transferring of nearly $1.3 billion from the transportation budget into the general state fund, according to Andrew Welhouse, spokesperson for the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Barrett did not shy away from criticizing Doyle’s role in the transfer, but also saw it as a bipar-tisan problem.
“There are unclean hands all over on this,” Barrett said in a statement, adding that “Governor Doyle and the Republican legisla-ture committed the bipartisan sin” of using money from the trans-portation fund to make up for a shortfall in the state budget.
Common Council nixes review of Overture funding modelBy Anna BukowskiThe Daily CarDinal
The Common Council voted down an amendment to the current Operating Budget to review a poten-tial ownership model for the Overture Center during Tuesday’s meeting.
The amendment would have appropriated $25,000 to hire a third party to review the proposed operat-ing model for the Overture Center. The focused model in question sug-gests public ownership and private non-profit operation.
Many community members were concerned that the focused model was the only model under review. Madison resident Chris Thunker said he wants “all the options on the table.”
Other potential models for the Overture Center include private own-ership and operation or public owner-ship and operation.
Some considered the funds exces-
sive. Davin Pickell, Local 60 Union Representative, said “$25,000 seems a whole lot of money to evaluate a plan without a plan.”
Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, saw a third party review as an opportunity for the council to make an informed decision on the Overture Center.
“To leave this stone unturned is an incredible detriment to our city,” Maniaci said. “We have to continue moving along.”
Also in support of the amend-ment, Ald. Lauren Cnare, District 3, said she wants another set of eyes to review the model because it is “so difficult to understand where the truth lay.”
Of the three alders who voted against the amendment, Tim Bruer, District 14, considered the review “a little too late.”
“We’re trying to analyze the Titanic as it’s sinking,” Bruer said.
The motion failed by one vote.In another effort to gather
information on the Overture Center, a different amendment called for $25,000 of the budget to conduct a third party review of the structural integrity and conditions of the building. This amendment passed Tuesday.
Mortenson Construction will conduct an on-site review of the building to assess lighting, plump-ing and building structure.
Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11, considers the review, “another piece of information in our hands before the grand showdown [of the Overture].”
The council aims to determine a final model for the Overture Center by the end of the year.
The Common Council also passed a temporary glass-free zone on State Street during Freakfest, a motion passed annually.
Chancellor Martin further informs community about Badger Partnership
By Taryn McCormackThe Daily CarDinal
Chancellor Biddy Martin held the second of three forums on the Badger Partnership Tuesday to further inform the UW-Madison community of the proposed business model.
Martin said it is important for the university to remain competi-tive not only on a national level, but internationally as well.
According to Martin, the New Badger Partnership would pro-vide more flexibility with income so UW-Madison can stay com-petitive by attracting the best students and faculty.
“How can we keep the best faculty or track the best fac-ulty at UW Madison when we are not allowed to increase their pay even for merit, unless all other state agencies are increasing pay?” Martin said. “How can we attract students if we can’t use flexibly the tuition money we get to cover things like financial aid?”
Martin said the university needs more autonomy to make decisions independent of the state because of the decrease in the state’s support for higher educa-tion over the last few decades.
“The business model that has supported higher education in
this country for a very long time no longer works in the way that it once worked or it was intended to work,” Martin said. “What used to be primary source of funding for our operating budget, was in this case the state of Wisconsin, that source of funding has gone down overtime relative to the costs of higher education.”
Martin shared her hopes for what students in 2015 would experience if the Badger Partnership was implemented.
“For students, we would have more classes so more students would be graduating in four years, better education, more innovative curriculum, more innovative peda-gogical methods, more combina-tion of online and in class learning, more financial aid by a lot, better experiences over all,” Martin said.
The next discussion will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., in the Friends of the Waisman Auditorium at the Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave.
Man attacked in McDonalds parking lotSuspects attacked a man in
the parking lot of McDonalds on Regent Street Oct. 15, according to Madison police.
The victim, a 46-year-old man, was waiting behind a car in the drive-thru when he decided to park to order instead. He heard someone shout at him from the car as he got out of his truck.
Two or three men got out of the car and allegedly punched and kicked the victim. The sus-pects were upset the man did not wait behind them to order,
police said.One of the suspects broke a
window of victim’s truck and stole money from inside. The suspects fled from the scene after attacking the victim, according to police.
One suspect was described as a black male, 20 to 25 years old, 6'2" inches, slim build and wear-ing a baseball cap.
The other was described as a black male, 20 years old, 6' to 6'2" inches, slim build and wear-ing jeans, a light-colored sweat-shirt and tennis shoes.
time it did have that power.“That is true now, because
in the last two months we have changed the character of the committee, but that was not true at the time of the action,”
Sandgren said. “That was one of the factual errors that was in the letter.”
The University Committee report was sent as a letter to Martin Oct. 4 and has yet to receive a response from the chancellor.
Basso said she is “disappointed
and surprised” that Martin has not responded to the report yet.
However, Basso does not have a plan for what she wants to hap-pen in response to the report.
Basso said, “I just want to get on with my science and would like to have my name cleared.”
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the issue of Tibet was not allowed into the discussion.
“We were prepared to dis-cuss and not make a scene,” said
Feinstein. “We were silenced, and that’s when the banner came out.”
Tenzin Wangzor, who held the banner, said human rights viola-tions, specifically within Tibet, should be discussed amongst
Sino-American relations.“The US should put pres-
sure on China,” said Wangzor. “It should send a message that human rights should be part of the topic.”
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“Howcanweattractstudentsifwecan’tuseflexiblythetuitionmoneywegettocoverthings
likefinancialaid?”
Students for a Free Tibet Member Gabe Feinstein was asked to leave a China Town hall Monday after speaking about human rights in Tibet. Check out the video on dailycardinal.com.
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The discussion was the second of three this week
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What’s in the Fridge? Tailgate EditionBy Alec Walkerthe daily cardinal
“Hey Alec,” Yeah? “can you teach me how to Bucky?” Um... nah, but I can teach you how to tailgate!
Fortunately for myself, as well as for everyone who eats the food I cook, my culinary skills far surpass my dancing skills. That said, I still love to Jump Around on occasion. In light of last weekend’s events, we moved “What’s in the Fridge?” out to Breese Terrace for the Ohio State game and cooked up some simple yet delicious tailgate cuisine.
Amped-up sliders christened the sizzling charcoal grill, their cheesy, garlicky goodness inviting the company of a rich, homemade bleu cheese dressing. Crispy chicken wings followed suit, steeping and simmering in a tangy honey barbecue creation. The last dish to jump on board: A zesty tortellini salad, skillfully avoided the smoldering coals, but its cun-ning was no match for the rumbling stomachs of a sea of Badger Red.
Top this feast off with a bottle of your favorite brew and you’ll be ready to send all of those Ohio State fans cowering back to their rightful place at No. 11 in the AP polls.
Tortellini salad
For this recipe, I have to give a shout-out to my good friend Becca, who first introduced me to this scrumptious dish!
Dressing:1/2 cup olive oil1/4 cup white wine vinegar1/4 cup chopped green onions1 medium garlic clove, minced1 tablespoon basil (dried or fresh)1 teaspoon dill weed
Salad:2 (12-ounce) packages fresh tortellini1 (8-ounce) can water-pack artichoke hearts, drained
and quartered1 cup halved cherry tomatoes1 cup crumbled feta cheese
Pretty simple everybody. Cook the pasta until al dente, drain, and chill in an ice-water bath. Add the olive oil, vin-egar, green onions, garlic, basil and dill weed to a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Toss the pasta, artichokes, tomato, cheese and dressing in a bowl, toss gently to mix, and enjoy!
Bleu Cheese-Dressed Sliders
Moving on to your sliders. You’re going to want to fire up your grill.
Bleu Cheese Dressing:3/4 cup mayonnaise2 tbsp sour cream1/2 cup heavy whipping cream1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce3-6 ounces mild bleu cheesePinch of saltBlack pepper to taste
Whisk all ingredients together until thoroughly com-bined, adjusting the flavor to you preferences with salt and black pepper. If possible, keep chilled until serving.
Burger:3 lbs. ground beef1 1/2 cup grated cheddar2 eggs1/2 cup breadcrumbs3 tbsp. soy sauce3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce1 red onion, diced1 head of fresh garlic, finely chopped2 tbsp. black pepper
Combine all of the ingredients listed above, and mix thoroughly. Don’t be afraid to use your hands, it’s the best way I’ve found. Form the mixture into patties no more than an inch thick and two inches in diameter, and grill until nicely charred. Slide the patty into a lightly grilled bun, and slather with your creamy, homemade bleu cheese dressing.
Zesty Grilled Chicken Wings
3 lbs. chicken wings8 tbsp. melted butterSaltFreshly ground black pepper
Depending on available grill space, you can either grill or bake your wings. If you choose to bake, toss the wings in melted butter and season with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes until the wings are a crispy, golden brown. For the grill, butter and season the wings and grill on medium-high until tender and juicy. While the wings are cooking, prepare your tangy barbecue sauce.
Homemade Honey Wing Sauce1 cup V81 cup ketchup2 tbsp. Dijon mustard1/4 cup honey3 tbsp. olive oil1/4 cup white wine vinegar3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce1 tbsp. molasses1/2 lemon, juiced2 tbsp. Louisiana hot sauce1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper3 tbsp. garlic powder1 tbsp. black pepper6 ounces beer
Combine all of these ingredients in a sauce-pan and bring to a boil. Allow to simmer for 10-30 minutes, depending on how thick you like your sauce. Make sure to adjust the flavors to your liking, as spices and fresh ingredients vary significantly in flavor. When your chicken and sauce are finished cooking, toss the wings in the sauce and place them on the grill in an aluminum pan. Allow the wings to steep in the sauce for 10-15 minutes, and serve up along-side your bleu cheese dressing.
77th Assembly District Democratic Candidate Forum
7 p.m., Wednesday, October 22
Wisconsin idea room
education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Great opportunity to learn more about each canditate’s views on the university and other important issues! Free and open to the public.
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these Badger fans are clearly excited to learn about all the great food they can make for their next tailgate.
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By Donnie Radcliffegreen rOOm cOlumnist
M ark Twain once wrote in regards to the water of the Mississippi River, “It
is good for steamboating, and good to drink; but it is worthless for all other purposes, except baptizing.” His statement is extremely inaccurate: the water is a very versatile and important resource, but it is not safe to drink.
In recent years, pollution has unfortunately become a massive problem for those who live near and depend on the Mississippi River.
Such pollution is of major concern because the Mississippi is a massive river system. According to the National Park Service, the Mississippi River is approximately 2,500 miles long and its watershed covers 1,837,000 miles, 40 percent of the United States including 31 states and two Canadian prov-inces. About 15 million people depend on the Mississippi for water supply, and the agricultural importance to the country is enormous. Sixty percent of all grain exported is floated down a river barge. Furthermore, 260 fish spe-cies are found in the Mississippi, and 40 percent of all migratory birds in the continent use the Mississippi Corridor.
An array of toxins and nutrients threaten the Mississippi way of life for both wildlife and humans. A 1995 U.S. Geological Survey study, how-ever, found that the river contains an unhealthy amount of nutrients, chemicals and heavy metals. Such pollution leads to the destruction of human health and wildlife diversity. The effects are best exemplified by the staggering 6,600 square mile dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the environmental organization Green Nature. Nutrient overload has led to massive algae growth in the gulf at the end of the Mississippi, causing a lack of oxygen for fish and other wildlife.
Such drastic consequences have sparked action from those inter-ested in stopping the slippery slope the Mississippi is heading down. According to a case study by the Mackinac Center, government agen-
cies have cracked down on large indus-tries such as factories, food processing plants, slaughterhouses and sewage treatment plants, to keep them from dumping their waste into the waters. Although this is a fantastic start to the solving the problem, it is only a begin-ning. Such action only affects point source pollution.
Point source pollution is charac-terized by having a single, identifiable source, as in industrial discharge—a common example are pipes run-ning directly into water. According to the Mackinac Center the Clean Water Act regulation targets mainly point source pollution. This does not account for the massive toll from non-point source pollution, differen-tiated from point source as coming from a more obscure source not as easily identifiable as a drainage pipe. Non-point source pollution is usu-ally caused by agricultural activity and humans living adjacent to rivers. The Mackinac Center states that up to 90 percent of Mississippi River pollution originates from a non-point source.
In the past 20 years, people have begun to organize in the name of saving the Mississippi. Groups such as The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, Pamlico/Tar River Project and Reinvest in Minnesota have formed a progressive and cooperative brain-storming of industry leaders and envi-ronmentalists to reduce non-point source pollution.
Programs have been created to pur-chase conservation easements along the rivers of the Mississippi watershed, which act as buffers between developed land and the waterside. They act to
filter out nutrients and contaminants before they ever reach flowing water. Conservation easements are vital to the success of reducing nonpoint source pollution.
Money must be raised to reim-burse farmers for setting aside land along the water’s edge, whether in the form of tax breaks or direct payment. Such measures may affect tax rates, but the government must take action.
It is also vital to educate farm-ers and homeowners alongside water in pollution reduction techniques. Irresponsible or uneducated use of manure, commercial fertilizers, pes-ticides and insecticides is a major source of water pollution. Many cities outlaw the use of lawn fertilizer con-taining phosphorus, and many more areas should follow. High school cur-riculum should include responsible lawn care and agricultural education programs should touch on proper watershed care. Education is perhaps the most powerful tool in the fight to save the environment.
Action cannot be taken only along-side the Mississippi River itself. All the rivers and streams dumping into it contribute to its pollutant levels, including the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. The entire watershed of the Mississippi, from the largest river to the smallest stream, must receive equal protection if the cleanup effort is to be effective.
The job of de-polluting the Mississippi River is not a small task, but it is imperative to the vitality of the American people and wildlife. We must provide conserva-tion easements along the rivers of the Mississippi River watershed and educate the next generation about saving the Mississippi.
If Mark Twain could explore the mighty Mississippi today, he would be sadly disappointed. A cleaner, healthier Mississippi is necessary for a cleaner, healthier America.
Donnie Radcliffe is a freshman majoring in biomedical systems engi-neering. Please send all feedback to [email protected].
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O ops, he did it again! State Rep. Jeff Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, wound
up in a situation he knew all too well: Stumbling feet, a set of car keys, an unsympathetic police officer and a blood alcohol content well over .08 percent. No, he wasn’t trip-ping through the stands, jingling his keys while the stadium police were in hot pursuit at the Ohio State game; instead he was being issued a fourth OWI in a squad car ride to the Marathon County police station.
Wood’s history of driving while intoxicated doesn’t end with this recent late night jaunt. Three addi-tional incidents also scar his perma-nent record—two of which occurred while Wood held office, with the first in his teenage years. This fourth offense clearly demonstrates Wood hasn’t learned his lesson. While cir-cuit courts rule in OWI cases quite often, it is rare for public figures to engage in this type of behavior.
But through the years, Wood has managed keep his title of assem-blyman by making half-hearted apologies to publications. In a 2008 Wisconsin Journal Sentinel article he claimed, “This is not typical behavior for me, but unfortunately I drank too much and exercised very poor judgment.”
If by “not typical,” Wood meant to say “on a yearly basis,” then his statement is credible. Unfortunately, Wood’s fourth offensive received only meager punishments. On top of his 60-day jail sentence and 30-month license suspension, the state representative finally agreed not to run for his seat in the next election. Whether Wood felt this decision deserved an inspiring slow clap or not, the question of why it took four OWI’s to stimulate his pronouncement remains a concern.
As far as I know, state represen-tatives represent the state and last time I checked Wisconsin doesn’t support drunk driving. While we may be the only state where first-offense drunk driving is considered a civil offense rather than a criminal one, the recent passage of legislation making a fourth offense OWI a
felony portrays feeble efforts to push Wisconsin in sobriety’s direction.
According to the State Department of Transportation, Wisconsin has the highest drunken driving rate in the country, with 238 people killed in drunk driving-related accidents in 2009—45 percent of Wisconsin’s fatal traffic accidents. It is obvious that there is substantial need for more effec-tive reform that advocates stronger penal measures for just one drunk driving offense.
And rather than act as a role model to younger generations, Wood’s behavior perfectly exempli-fies this necessity. Driving drunk is not an accident. Whether you are in a proper state of mind or not, it is still a conscious decision that risks the lives of others. Offenders should be subject to harsh penalties regard-less of the OWI arrests clipped off their punch card.
The severity of the matter jus-tifiably spotlights Wood’s ability to maintain office through all four of his misdemeanors. The fact that he avoided expulsion with his previ-ous two offenses shows constitu-ents Wisconsin isn’t serious about reforming drunk driving legislation. And because Wood’s charges took place before the state passed its legislation to make a fourth OWI a felony, Wood only faces a few slaps on the wrist.
Wisconsin’s failure to effec-tively punish Wood for his repeated behavior along with his abil-ity to remain a Wisconsin State Representative shows that stronger and more serious efforts to prevent drunk driving need to stay on the House agenda. The fact that Wood held office seems like a crime on its own, but with Wisconsin’s currently weak legal ramifications, it’s any-thing but surprising.
Sam Witthuhn is a junior major-ing in political science and journal-ism. Please send all feedback to [email protected].
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Saving the Mighty Mississippi
Police not at fault for issuing $86,000 in party finesBy nick FritzOpiniOn cOntributOr
B y now most of you have heard about the party on North Brooks Street that
was busted by the police and received thousands of dollars in fines. For those of you who haven’t here is a little background:
Former MTV “College Life” participant Kevin Tracy and his roommates, Mitchell Klatt and Travis Ludy, threw a party at their
house on North Brooks Street. Like a lot of parties, it got out of control as the number of people reached somewhere near two hundred. Most of whom were crammed into the basement or spilling into the street, according to WMTV-NBC.
According to the incident report, police officers came to the door and the residents of the home were not cooperative with police officers. This led to more than 130 counts includ-ing: dispensing alcohol without a permit, providing alcohol to minors, and encouraging under-age alcohol consumption. Two of the residents are also under legal drinking age, and each of them has also been cited for underage possession. These citations add up to around $20,000 per person, totaling near $86,000.
These citations may seem out-
rageous, but the fact is the law is the law. If you break it then you run the risk of getting caught and you must pay the consequences. It doesn’t matter if everyone else is doing it, everyone runs the same risk when they break the law. If a lot of people are stealing things, then is it outrageous if you get caught and arrested while others may go free? Of course it isn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I too enjoy going to parties and throwing them myself, but you have to be aware of the risk, control the crowd and cooperate with authorities.
What the officers did was not irrational, either. Some of the residents believe that they were singled out as an example to oth-ers. Which is just not true. The officers were simply doing their jobs—they concluded that the party was a safety concern, leading
them to issue citations as the law dictates. Parties tend to have the increased risk of sexual or physical assault, not to mention the inher-ent risks with binge drinking. The house party was in violation of the law on a variety of levels. Plus, it was a safety issue and the officers did the right thing.
The situation for the residents sucks and I would definitely not want to be in their shoes, but that is why you have to take precau-tions so you don’t get caught in the first place. For those of you who want to throw a party, I wouldn’t let this story deter you.
It is very easy to avoid tickets like the ones these guys received. For starters, don’t let people hang out in front of your house. This is what draws police in initially and just screams “Hey, here’s a party!”Also, if the police do hap-
pen to come to the door, don’t be stupid and try to hide like these guys did. Go to the door and talk to them, they will more than likely just tell you to start ushering people out.
Actually, I don’t feel any sym-pathy for the residents at all. They broke the law and they got caught—that’s all there really is to it. Maybe if they had cooperated with the police, they wouldn’t be in this predicament. Fortunately for them, the fines will most likely be reduced since smaller house par-ties that have been busted often getthe fines reduced. The same thing will most likely happen with this house. Hopefully the $86,000 will be reduced to something more affordable for three college kids.
Nick Fritz is a sophomore majoring in marketing. Please send all feedback to [email protected].
It is obvious that there is sub-stantial need for more effec-tive reform that advocates for stronger penal measures for
just one drunk driving offense.
An alarming array of toxins and nutrients threaten the
Mississippi way of life for both wildlife and humans.
I too enjoy going to parties and throwing them myself, but you have to be aware of the risk,
control the crowd and cooperate with authorities.
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Looking good in a tuxedo© Puzzles by Pappocom
Beeramid Classic By Ryan Matthes [email protected]
Crustaches By Patrick Remington [email protected]
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.
Today’s Sudoku
HAND COUNT
ACROSS 1 Eighth Greek letter 6 Attention-getting
sound 11 Audit expert 14 Underlings 15 Seasoned rice dish
(Var.) 16 Sue Grafton’s “___
for Ricochet” 17 Painful thing to have
for lunch 20 Make a deep
impression 21 Grown-up elvers 22 LuPone or Page 23 ___ time (golf course
slot) 24 Codlike fi sh 25 Faith, hope or charity 26 In an unconventional
manner 28 Be caught by a
polygraph 29 Commit a boo-boo 30 Love or hate, e.g. 34 Promising rock 35 They’re used for
rinsing in restaurants 37 The guy’s 38 Attired 39 ___ X’er (Baby
Boomer’s child, perhaps)
40 The Caspian or the
Caribbean 41 Gelatin mold used as
a garnish 45 The Beaver State 47 Sultanate of Arabia 50 The Santa ___ winds 51 Star fl ower 52 Twirled like a top 53 Caterers’ coffeepots 54 Display contempt for 57 After dark, poetically 58 Accustom to
hardship 59 Made a dash for 60 It takes in the sights 61 Attire at fraternity
blasts, sometimes 62 ___-dinner mint
DOWN 1 Begin liking 2 Gave inklings 3 Brought forth 4 Computer repair pro 5 Be inquisitive 6 Sneak ___ (look
surreptitiously) 7 Cotton fabric 8 “___, poor Yorick”
(Hamlet) 9 Bled in the laundry 10 Child’s make-believe
dessert 11 Animals, informally 12 Visualize 13 Having more volcanic
fallout
18 Pasture 19 It’s more than a mere
battle 24 Choir song 25 Italian restaurant
selections 27 Flowery necklaces 28 Arcing tennis shots 31 City near Salt Lake
City 32 Prefi x meaning “one
trillion” 33 Angry feeling 34 Line discontinued by
GM 35 Hone 36 Withdraw, as from a
habit 37 Town known for
chocolate 39 Pointed beard 40 Ice cream alternative 42 Mom or dad 43 Present from birth 44 Type of oil 46 Turquoise or topaz,
e.g. 47 “Falstaff,” for example 48 Nine goddesses of
the arts 49 Raggedy doll 52 Like a proverbial bug
in a rug 53 “Wild blue yonder”
org. 55 Lennon’s spouse 56 Man-mouse link
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By John BarisoneThe Daily CarDinal
If you can believe it, there was a time when indie meant something completely different than it does today. There was a time when the term was associated with its origin; that is, of being autonomous, indefinable and generally unpopular. To show the dex-terity of the term, consider the fact that a band like Vampire Weekend, still identified as indie, simultaneously sells out huge venues on every leg of their tour, are backed by a hugely successful commercial label and are as musically accessible to trendy teenagers as they are to suburban moms.
But the indie of old never made the Billboard Top 200, indie kids were not the hippest people in school and the music was an out-let not necessarily aimed at pleas-ing the masses, and usually didn’t.
Indie was a misunderstood outcast, a precious stone willfully jagged to popular taste. I don’t mean to condemn the massive popularity today’s indie bands have achieved, as these changes are a simple mat-ter of logistics, the most pertinent of which being the advent of the Internet. The music outgrew the term, but the term itself hangs on like a vestigial trait hinting at an ancient past, a past that Mount Eerie still inhabits today.
Yes, in a world where the indie forces have converged into a climate of hype journalism and monstrously pop-ular summer festivals, Phil Elverum (aka Mount Eerie) remains secluded in some deep wooded area, immersed in nature, contemplating the universe. It does not seem strange then, that Song Islands Volume 2 finds Mount Eerie calling out to the modern era with a
quiet request to return to simplicity. In “Don’t Smoke,” a catchy tune
that could pass as a lo-fi reworking of a track found on Weezer’s Blue Album, Elverum asks, “Where is the rebellion in acting like a fuck-up? / Why not embrace good health?” On perhaps the most fully realized track on the album, “A Sentimental Song,” a haunting ballad from which pro-ceeds a series of rhetorical questions aimed at inciting self-awareness in the 21st century computer-depen-dent teenager, Elverum asks, “When was the last time you drew a pic-ture? / When was the last time you swam in a pond? / When was the
last time you told a lie?” Such ques-tions might sound obvious, overtly didactic and far from profound, but delivered over the coarse melodic
humming of organs and the emotionally nuanced monotone of Elverum’s vocal delivery, these ques-tions dive deep.
Juxtaposed with such successes are the album’s many lesser attempts, how-ever. “Get Off the Internet” puts forth a
similar plea as that of “Don’t Smoke,” as Elverum urges us to “Get off the Internet … take out the garbage … open the windows … and shut up about music.” Such messages might be useful for our slovenly era, but the song itself is lazy and haphazard, rehashing a
vocal melody that could easily pass for a commercial religious hymn.
But such shortcomings should not come as any sort of surprise. As is customary with any b-side album—and especially one as robust as Song Islands Volume 2, which contains 31 tracks spanning nearly eighty min-utes—not all of these songs are keep-ers. While gems like the delightfully self-aware “Where?” or the nostalgic tugging of “A Sentimental Song” are interspersed, these fully formed enti-ties exist amidst a slew of shades and undeveloped ideas. I might recom-mend this album to longtime listen-ers of Phil Elverum, but new listeners ought seek out his earlier, fully real-ized material before listening to this brainstorm. After all, Mount Eerie is a dense forest, a separate world, and it’s best to get acclimated before stepping in.
Song Islands Volume 2
Mount Eerie
CD REVIEW
Eerie easily embodies indie on new release
sportsl8 Wednesday, October 20, 2010 dailycardinal.com/sports
Experienced offensive line gaining steam
Football
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Peter Konz (66) and John Moffitt (74) paved the way for the Wisconsin running backs Saturday night.
By max Sternbergthe daily cardinal
Whether it is due to the ram-pant milk consumption in America’s Dairlyand or the hard-working men-tality of the Midwest, Wisconsin seems to always possess an offensive line that ranks among the best in college football, and this year is no exception. As the Badgers come off a defining win last week against former No. 1 Ohio State, they will once again turn to the veteran group to lead the charge in Saturday’s matchup with No. 15 Iowa.
Strength up front is at the heart of Badger football, reflecting the recruiting pool that Wisconsin and the rest of the Midwest have to offer.
“We eat well in Wisconsin,” sophomore center Peter Konz joked.
But Konz noted that the strength of the O-line is about much more than just big bodies.
“I think its our ability to work hard,” he added. “We just bring in a lot of disciplined kids and then when they come here, the discipline carries into the weight room.”
Offensive line coach Bob Bostad echoed that sentiment, noting the
style of play meshes perfectly with the local recruiting scene.
“It’s a run-oriented offense,” Bostad said. “You’ve got bigger than average kids, hard working, good work ethic, those tradition things that you look for in an offensive lineman.”
The strength on the line has been a big asset in the Badgers’ recruiting efforts, not only on the line itself but also at the running back position.
“I knew Wisconsin had the best O-line in the nation, so who wouldn’t want to come running behind these guys,” freshman run-ning back James White said. “We support each other because they’re out there working their tails off blocking and opening up holes and they’re counting on us to make our reads and get through those holes.”
In the lead-up to last week’s game against the Buckeyes, junior run-ning back John Clay made clear the appreciation that the Badger rushing attack has for the offensive line when he etched the numbers of each line-man into his hair.
“John’s always been really grateful, giving us credit,” left guard John Moffitt said. “So it
was really great of him to do that, but not surprising.”
The success of the line as a group has been aided greatly by the chem-istry between Moffitt and fellow fifth-year senior Gabe Carimi.
“We do have a good feel for how each other plays,” Moffitt said. “I think the communication is very clear between us in practice.”
After passing the challenge of a physical Buckeye defense, the Badgers must deal with a new challenge this weekend against a similarly physical Hawkeye front seven.
“Now it’s [time to] notch it up again, because no one thinks we can do it again,” Konz pointed out. “Similarly, they’ve got a good D-line … [But] they’re completely different defenses. Ohio State kind of tries to disguise things, Iowa’s just straight forward, they’re giving you what they’ve got.”
With this weekend’s hostile environment putting the Badger running attack to the test yet again, the size, strength and experience of the men up front will be much needed if Wisconsin is to end their two-year drought in the battle for the Heartland Trophy.
men’s Soccer
Wisconsin looks to end draught against UW-GBBy matthew Kleistthe daily cardinal
It has been 46 days since the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-9-2. 0-2-1 Big Ten) won a game. It may be fair to say that the team is now in panic mode, if they hadn’t already been. As the only team in the conference with-out a Big Ten win, it is crunch time for the Badgers.
With only six games left before the Big Ten Tournament starts, Wisconsin is looking to finish the season strong by earning a handful of positive results.
Returning home after a thor-ough thrashing at the hands of Michigan State, the Badgers will host in-state rival UW-Green Bay (7-4-1) at the McClimon Soccer Complex Wednesday night.
Historically, the two teams are even-ly matched, with the all-time series tied at 16-16-1. Neither side has had the advantage in recent years either, with the series over the last nine years going 4-4-1. The Phoenix took the victory last season in a 1-0 shutout win when the Badgers traveled to Green Bay.
Having an impressive season, the Phoenix boast one of the nation’s top players in senior midfielder J.C. Banks, who ranks among the top 20 in four offensive categories. With eight goals on the season and averaging 0.67 per
game, Banks ranks 17th in the nation in both categories. He is also ranked 12th in total points and points per game with 21 and 1.75, respectively.
Aside from Banks, the Phoenix have a number of players who can put the ball away. With three goals and four assists of his own, Green Bay midfielder Tony Walls is also a threat on offense. All together, Green Bay can put 12 dif-ferent players on the field that have at least one point on the season.
Against a high-powered offense like that of Green Bay, the Badger defense will need to be firing on all cylinders. Having a solid year of their own, the Wisconsin defense has only given up 18 goals this season.
In a game that is shaping up to be a defensive struggle for the Badgers on paper, it will be the ability of the Wisconsin offense to put up points that could be the difference. If the Badgers are able to get on the board first and early, the advantage will turn to them, as Green Bay has only won one game where their opponent has scored the first goal.
In what appears to be an exciting matchup, the Badgers need to leave the field with a win in order to revi-talize their season. Looking to enter the Big Ten Tournament with some momentum, Wisconsin needs a win more than ever.
Freshman Paul yonga helps anchor a defense that has allowed just 18 goals this year. the defense is a lone bright spot so far for UW.
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B efore the Wisconsin football team ever loaded up the team plane and flew to Las Vegas
to kick off the 2010 season, conven-tional wisdom pointed toward this two-week stretch—including dates with Ohio State and Iowa—as the defining stretch of a promising sea-son. An uninspiring, if not unsurpris-ing, loss in East Lansing temporarily threatened to mute all of that talk, but after bludgeoning the Buckeyes on Saturday, UW is one win away from leaping right back into conference championship relevance.
More than just providing the Badgers with a path back into title contention, this portion of Wisconsin’s schedule provides a perfect opportu-nity to examine what the future has in
store for each rivalry.Here’s a hint: They’re headed in
opposite directions. In the lead up to last Saturday’s
game, several UW players were asked whether or not they would consider Ohio State a rivalry game. Although it’s a circle-the-calendar type of week-end, most said they’d like to prove that the Buckeyes could be beaten before proclaiming it a tried-and-true rivalry.
Check that off the list.I’m not going to claim that
Wisconsin’s roster has the same A-to-Z talent that Ohio State’s does, but 31-18 is no fluke. In his post-game column, ESPN college football writer Pat Forde included a striking quote from Buckeye line-backer Brian Rolle.
“They just lined up toe-to-toe and beat us,” the standout senior said.
No frills, no trick plays, no mira-cles. Wisconsin played its own style, Ohio State did the same, and by the time students filled the turf at
Camp Randall Stadium one team had clearly out played the other.
Rivalries need that. For once, it will be the Buckeyes chomp-ing at the bit to get another crack at Wisconsin next year. The best part is that they’ll get that chance. Beginning in 2011, Ohio State and Wisconsin find themselves in the same yet-unnamed Big Ten division. Of course the Badgers will never cause blood to boil in Columbus like Michigan does, but if this is game is going to have championship ramifications every season, the word ‘rivalry’ is not far behind.
As sure as Wisconsin and OSU is a rivalry on the rise, the border battle between Bucky and Iowa is destined to lose steam.
Everybody talks about Paul Bunyan’s Axe and the hated Gophers, but most players say there is no team they’d rather beat than the Hawkeyes. It makes sense too, given the eerie similarities between the two programs. They play the same style of football,
they recruit the same kids, they’ve both had success recently and they play just 146 miles from each other. Despite Iowa winning the last two match-ups, even play in the series also fuels competitiveness—the all-time series between the two is 42-41-2 in favor of the Hawkeyes.
On top of that, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema (Hawkeye tatooo and all) played his college ball in Iowa City under legendary coach Hayden Fry and served as an assis-tant for Fry and current head coach Kirk Ferentz earlier in his career.
With the exception of an awe-some trophy to play for—the Heartland Trophy is six years old and senior UW strong safety Jay Valai asked after the Ohio State game if it was an ox or a pig—Wisconsin and Iowa have all the makings of a rivalry that’s built to last, save one small point of concern.
They don’t play each other much after this season.
Because the Hawkeyes and Badgers
are in opposite divisions beginning next year, the teams will not play again until at least 2013. Each team received one protected rivalry game, and with Wisconsin’s being against Minnesota, that means only four games every ten years against the Hawkeyes. Such spo-radic play is not conducive to the good ‘ole-fashioned bad blood that we’ve become accustomed to seeing when these two slug it out.
Wisconsin entered last Saturday’s nationally televised contest with Ohio State knowing it needed a vic-tory to stay relevant in the Big Ten, and the same applies this weekend in Iowa City. I’m not convinced the Badgers have enough gas in the tank to dial up the same emotions they did last weekend—especially with a bye week beckoning—but this game is worth enjoying regardless because it’s the final annual installment of a classic Midwestern brawl.
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