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Enough is enough
Senate passes bill amid Capitol chaos
Special committee tailors bill to take away collective bargaining sans Democrats
Andrew Averill
City Editor
In a move that shocked opponents and threw the Capitol into chaos, Senate Republicans pushed through a stripped-down version of the governor s contentious budget repair bill Wednesday in an 18-1 vote. With the entire Senate Democratic caucus outside of Wisconsin, the Senate has been unable to meet quorum to pass the bill. That all changed Wednesday night when Republicans stripped fiscal components from the bill, dropping the quorum requirement. Legislative leaders held a joint conference committee meeting in the Senate parlor at 6 p.m. to discuss discrepancies between the Senate and Assembly versions of Gov. Scott Walker s budget repair bill, which he introduced nearly four weeks ago on Feb. 11. The lawmakers at committee adopted an amendment that left provisions repealing collective bargaining and prohibiting state employee strikes intact while stripping the budget repair bill of its fiscal items, such as pensions and health care premium contributions. By doing so, Republicans could take up and pass the bill without any Democrats returning. I have consulted with the Legislative Council Bureau, Legislative Reference Bureau and Legislative Fiscal Bureau and have been advised this proposal would not trigger the special quorum requirement in article 8, section 8 of the Wisconsin constitution, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said to his colleagues in committee. Sitting on either side of Scott Fitzgerald were Reps. Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford and Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah. The lone Democrat, Rep. Peter Barca, Kenosha, sat across the table from an empty chair with a name plate belonging to the leader of the missing 14, Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona. The director of the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau sat at the head of the table and served as the committees clerk. Scott Fitzgerald was the first to address the committee.

Dems will stay put, contrary to rumors

Missing senators say they will pursue recall efforts against GOP legislators
Katherine Krueger
Campus Editor
Amid a flurry of legislative action and the resulting public uproar, the 14 missing Democratic senators announced they would not return to Wisconsin Wednesday night, and one senator said they will focus on recalling Republican senators if the amended collective bargaining bill passes. Although speculation circulated that the senators would reenter the state as a result of the Senate passing a bill to eliminate collective bargaining for public workers as a non-fiscal issue, the senators said the condition of their absence remains unchanged. Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, said there was a consensus among the Democratic senators on the decision to remain out of the state in a caucus meeting that took place early in the day on Wednesday. Erpenbach said the senators will be following legislative activities as the bill is introduced on the Assembly floor very closely. He added the classification of collective bargaining rights as a non-fiscal issue marks another example of hypocrisy among Republican lawmakers, as many Republicans had previously stated collective bargaining rights were a fiscal issue. The Senate Republicans can still play a lot of games in the Legislature, he said. This is just another example of the hypocritical position taken by the Walker administration. Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said he suspects the senators will choose to return if the Assembly passes the bill but will not come back until the action on the bill is completed. Risser said the Joint Conference Committees adoption of an amendment to strip the budget repair bill of fiscal items in a meeting called with less than two hours of notification

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Word spread quickly when the Senate voted to pass the part of the budget repair bill that would take away collective bargaining rights, and protesters flooded the Capitol grounds into the late evening on Wednesday.
In order to move this process forward, the speaker and I have asked [Legislative Fiscal Bureau Director Robert Lang] to prepare a proposal for the committees consideration, Fitzgerald said, reading from a statement. The proposal in front of you, if the committee approves it, will be drafted as a substitute amendment to special session assembly bill 11. He then started a motion to adopt the amendment, but Barca interrupted and asked to speak.

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Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, adopt the bill and its revisions during Wednesdays committee meeting.

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Protests more aggressive than usual; police barriers broken down

Ralliers pour into Capitol building en masse after hearing of Senates vote
Alexa Sunby
City Reporter
After learning the state Senate passed the collective bargaining portion of the budget repair bill without the 14 missing Democrats, the Capitol erupted Wednesday evening as protesters flooded the closed building against a court order. The hearings where the Senate passed the bill lasted less than a half hour, prompting the building to officially close around 6:30 p.m. Protesters outside chanted in frustration, Let us in. After about an hour and a half, protesters stormed the buildings entrances, forcing themselves past police blockades. Protesters who remained in the building past the hearings conclusion ran the risk of being arrested for disorderly conduct because of a March 3 court order that declared people could not occupy the Capitol after hours. Capitol police said they were in crisis mode Wednesday evening because the building had been taken over by protesters. About 1,000 people were inside the building and 6,000 joined them after rushing previously locked doors, according to a statement from the Department of Administration. Police were concerned about protesters physical safety with overcrowding, especially on the Capitols second floor bridges, the statement said. DOA spokesperson Tim Donovan said law enforcement officers attempted to prevent forced entry from happening but were unable to because of the large volume of people. Were disappointed that people who have been very cooperative over the past three weeks were not cooperative tonight and entered the building against the court order, Donovan said. Madison resident John Severa held a State Street entrance door open for an hour and said people inside the building rushed to the entrance to push the doors open for protesters outside. Police responded shortly after to try to barricade the door, but their attempts were unsuccessful. After several minutes, police retreated while protesters cheered. I know police dont want to be violent, Madison resident Josh Olson said. But tonight [the police were violent], and it was upsetting and disturbing. Olson said the decision to open the doors had very little coordination. He also claimed he was punched in the shoulder by an officer aggressively trying to stop the rush of people. Once people started coming in there was nothing police could do, Olson said. This is our

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Case against UW fraternity dropped

Milwaukee judge dismisses negligence lawsuit against Sigma Chi more than 2 years after alleged rape at organizations house
Carolyn Briggs
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More than two years after a rape allegedly took place at the Sigma Chi fraternity house, a Milwaukee judge dismissed the muchcontested civil case against the fraternity. Both the national and local chapters of Sigma Chi had filed motions claiming there was not sufficient evidence to convince a judge the plaintiff, who was a University of Wisconsin student at the time of the alleged rape, could convince a jury. Judge Timothy Dugan ruled in favor of both motions, effectively dismissing the case. In the case, the Jane Doe said both the local and national chapters of the fraternity were negligent in looking after house guests, which lead to the rape she believes occurred on the premises early in the morning of Oct. 5, 2008. The alleged negligence came in two areas: the rape occurred in the Sigma Chi house and a member of the fraternity knew she was intoxicated and allowed her to stay unattended in the private living areas of the house. At a hearing on Feb. 4, Dugan said he looked at two previous cases as reference for the first point. In those cases, the question at hand was whether or not the owner of a property was responsible for the behavior of tenants of the property. Dugan said in both of those cases the owners were not found to be negligent. His main problem with the argument the fraternity did not provide appropriate safeguards for guests, Dugan said, is the alleged incident occurred in a private apartment, not an area used for fraternity functions. It is basically asking any member organization to be responsible for its members and their conduct away from the organization and the organizations activities, Dugan said in the hearing, according to court documents. He added while a party hosted by the fraternity had been going on at the house earlier that day, it had ended by the time of the alleged rape. Because the official fraternity function was not related to the alleged incident, any lack of safeguards at the party was not related as well. Elliot argued in previous disciplinary hearings the second floor of the house including the living quarters housed fraternity functions. In fact, he said, housing fraternity members is a fraternity function.

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Dugan responded the entities that own the fraternity allow members to use portions of the house as common areas, but the individual residencies are not included in this group of spaces. Does other example of negligent behavior came when a fraternity member offered to walk her home due to her intoxication and when she refused allowed her to remain in the house with multiple fraternity alumni, Dugan said. According to court records, these alumni were the last individuals Doe was seen with before being found by another member of the fraternity, though Marie Stanton, an attorney representing Sigma Chi, noted no legal action of any kind has been taken against them. He said this individual did not display any negligence in allowing Doe to stay. These are two adults, and to say that he had a responsibility for an adult person opens the door that any time you go anywhere with anyone, youre fully responsible for that individual even if that person says, no, thank you, go away, Dugan said in the hearing. Elliot argued the negligence did not occur when Doe refused the walk home, but rather when the fraternity member let her in the house and then instead of keeping track of her allowed her to be led in a private bedroom with the alumni. I think a fact finder could well determine that was a failure to exercise ordinary care to let her go in there rather than to either go in there or do something to see that she wasnt assaulted, Elliot said. Stanton argued as an adult, Doe made the decision to walk in the room herself. She said the fraternity member had no responsibility to force Doe to allow him to walk her home. The official order for summary judgment was filed Feb. 18. On Feb. 22, Robert Elliot, Does attorney, filed a motion to reconsider. In a brief filed March 3, attorneys for Sigma Chi encouraged the court to sign the motion for judgment and not consider Elliots motion.

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Unions encourage business as usual until further notice

Leaders express disappointment, betrayal in light of Senate passing revised bill, but currently do not say if there will be a strike
Pam Selman
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Following the Republican Senators 18-1 vote to pass the collective bargaining provisions of Gov. Scott Walkers budget repair bill, Wisconsin unions were considering a general strike but encouraged workers to tentatively return to work Thursday until more concrete plans can be determined. Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, addressed the organizations members through a video conference Thursday evening urging them to allow the democratic process to take its route by attending classes and not creating further disruption in Wisconsins education system. Classes were shut down for four consecutive days in February when Madison Metropolitan School District teachers staged sickouts to protest the repair bill. For weeks our members, teachers, nurses and public workers have pushed forward to have their voices heard about the need to protect their rights, and we have won in the court of public opinion, Bell said. We know this is not over we are outraged and we are betrayed, but we will not be broken. I ask Wisconsin educators to be at work tomorrow as we determine the next steps to make the voices of Wisconsin workers and working families heard. Bell said the Senates actions were not an example of what democracy looks like, and has only given Wisconsin workers more fuel to fight for what she said is right for our state. Marty Beil, executive director of Wisconsin State Employees Union, joined Bell in the video and said Thursdays legislative actions were proof the collective bargaining provisions in Walkers budget repair bill are not about fiscal matters. Senator Republicans used a nuclear option to ram through their bill attacking working families in Wisconsin, Beil said. The truth is that none of the provisions that [Walker] asked for in this workers rights attack had anything to do with the budget. Beil said the speed at which the revised bill was passed through the Senate was criminal, but said unions had to allow the democratic process to run its course rather than immediately taking serious actions against the bill. He said while the unions have clearly demonstrated their disagreement with the Wisconsin government, they had to allow the appropriate process to change it and said he was asking union members and any Wisconsinite affected by the assault on civil rights to join the recall efforts against Republican Senators in the eight districts where the process is already underway. The Teaching Assistants Associations Executive Board voted Wednesday night to spend the night in the Capitol building despite threats of civil disobedience arrests because of a March 3 court order prohibiting overnight stays, TAA copresident Alex Hanna said. Hanna said the association had not yet discussed a teach-out or any kind of work action, but said he was uncertain what actions TAA would take if the bill passes through the Assembly Thursday. I dont know what the TAA will do if the bill passes [Thursday] its up to our members to decide what actions need to be taken, Hanna said. But, we are absolutely furious about it everyone here is furious about it. Hanna said he is certain whatever decisions TAA makes the University of Wisconsin campus will act with one hand. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 24 Council member Lori Wisnicky said she predicts there will be a general strike if the bill passed the Assembly. I do think a general strike can come out of this if the bill passes the Assembly I believe that is what is going to happen next, Wisnicky said.

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Bill would give ocers right to question citizenship

Race, ethnicity could not be used as factors in determining citizenship; only those arrested or charged would be susceptible to questioning
Andrew Averill
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A lawmaker started circulating a bill Wednesday that would give law enforcement officers the right to question certain peoples citizenship. The bill requires officers to determine a persons citizenship if there is reasonable suspicion to believe the person is not lawfully present in the country. But the person must be an arrestee or be charged with a crime or civil violation, and officers cannot consider a persons race, color or national origin as reason to expect they are an illegal alien, according to language in the bill. Bill author Rep. Don Pridemore, R-Hartford, said the provisions within his bill are not an attack on immigrants, but a way to punish criminal elements within the illegal alien community. If a person comes here illegally, I dont care where theyre from Egypt, Mexico, wherever, Pridemore said. If they come here and work and do not get involved with law all of their efforts on keeping everyone safe, Donovan said. Madison Police Department Sergeant Dave McClurg, who was protesting while off duty, said he was concerned with the dangers of security procedures during the Senates hearing. State law requires the Capitol to remain open after its designated hours during any public meetings. Protesters began enforcement or get into any crimes they will never get under the jurisdiction of this bill. Pridemore said he drafted the bill during the last session in August because it was a hot issue at the time in Arizona, which passed a similar law in April 2010. The law caused illegal immigrants in Arizona to leave and look for other states to live in, Pridemore said. Wisconsin, and Madison specifically, Pridemore said, has always been known for its social benefits and attracted illegal arriving en masse outside the buildings only open entrance near King Street about a half hour before the 6 p.m. Senate hearing. The hearing was only publicly announced at 4:09 p.m. Because police began airport-like security procedures outfitted with a standing metal detector, the crowd grew as protesters were forced to enter the building oneby-one. McClurg said he was concerned with immigrants. He said he hopes the bill he drafted would disinterest illegal immigrants from coming to Wisconsin because of the stricter policies. Currently, the Madison Police Department does not require its officers to check the citizenship of those arrested or charged with a crime or civil violation, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. Another part of Pridemores bill would prohibit cities like Madison, villages, towns or counties from enacting ordinances the dangers to everyone involved because the buildings only entrance at the time was severely overcrowded. If someone gets hurt tonight because of the security set up, I would testify for them, McClurg said. He said at some point police could have removed the metal detector and asked to wand a few people independently for any weapons. He added prohibiting an employee from inquiring whether an individual who receives public services is lawfully present in the state. The bill requires employees to notify the authorities if they have reason to believe an illegal alien is receiving benefits and failure to do so would cost $500 for each day of noncompliance. Rep. Evan Wynn, R-Whitewater, has already volunteered to co-sponsor the bill, Pridemore said. The circulation period is set to end March 15. officers should have asked their supervisors to alter the security measure out of safety concerns. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said the mayoral debate was canceled Wednesday night in light of the rally. He said he attended the rally because he wanted to make sure people remained peaceful. Theyre angry and they should be, but lets show our anger in a tasteful way, Cieslewicz said.

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Pro-regime soldiers detained, beat, shot right past heads of BBC staff members, who feared for lives
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LONDON (AP) Three British Broadcasting Corp. staff were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions by proregime soldiers in Libya while attempting to reach the western city of Zawiya, the broadcaster said Wednesday. The news organization said the crew, members of a BBC Arabic team, were detained on Monday by Moammar Gadhafi loyalists at a check point about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Zawiya. Chris Cobb-Smith, a British journalist and part of the crew, said the group were moved between several locations, in some cases alongside civilian captives who had visible injuries from heavy beatings. On Tuesday, the crew were driven to a building in Tripoli which they believed was the headquarters of Libyas overseas intelligence service. The men were told to bow their heads and line along a wall by soldiers. A man with a small submachine gun was putting it to the nape of everyones neck in turn. He pointed the barrel at each of us. When he got to me at the end of the line, he pulled the trigger twice. The shots went past my ear, Cobb-Smith said. The BBC said the men were held for 21 hours

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before they were released, and have since left Libya. It reported the details of their detention in bulletins late on Wednesday. Liliane Landor, an executive at BBC Global News, said the organization would continue to cover the conflict in Libya, despite the attack on its staff. The BBC strongly condemns this abusive treatment of our journalists and calls on the Libyan government to ensure all media are able to report freely and are protected from persecution, she said. Feras Killani, another of the crew, said in one location he was forced to his knees while a guard cocked a gun in a mock execution. I thought they were going to shoot me, he told the BBC. Killani said he was accused of being a British spy, abused for his Palestinian heritage and beaten by guards. One captor struck him with his fist, then boots, then knees. Then he found a plastic pipe on the ground and beat me with that. Then one of the soldiers gave him a long stick. Cameraman Goktay Koraltan, who is Turkish, said he feared for the crew lives. I thought they would shoot us, I could hear guns loading, he said. Killani said four other men being held in one facility told him they had been without food for three days and had been repeatedly tortured.

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While temperatures this week teased Madisonians with thoughts of spring, a fluffy cover of snow blanketed the city Wednesday morning. Some used the unexpected snow as an opportunity to make a political statement on Capitol grounds. Frosty is apparently a union member.

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Senate approves ne on absences

Legislators repeal fine on businesses who advertise nosales-tax promotions; public hearing location undecided
Casey Kennedy
News Reporter
Senate Republicans voted Wednesday morning on monetary punishments for the missing 14 Democratic Senators and passed a bill curtailing a retailer discount law. The Senate passed 14 resolutions fining each absent Democratic senator $100 for each day they are not at work in the Senate chambers for two or more session days. The chief Senate clerk would calculate the penalties and bring the totaled amount to Senate President Michael Ellis, R-Neenah, who would then deliver it in writing to the missing senators office for immediate payment. Sen. Fred Risser, one of the 14 missing Democrats who would face a $100-per-day fine, said he questioned whether Senate leadership could enforce the resolutions. It has no effect on anyone, I dont think theyre serious and I dont think they could enforce it if they wanted to, Risser said. The Senate intended to take up the resolutions Tuesday but deferred until Wednesday because Republicans wanted to make sure fining the Democrats was legal and within their powers, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgeralds spokesperson Andrew Welhouse said. The Senate also passed a bill Wednesday that would repeal a law making it a $500 fine or a misdemeanor for businesses to hold nosales tax promotions. Weve all seen them, bill author Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, said. Businesses claim you can save your sales tax or that there will be a tax-free sales event, or they might also mention the retailer will pay your sales tax. Although the retailer tells the consumer they would not have to pay sales tax on a purchase, the business is simply discounting the purchase price by 5.5 percent while sales tax is still collected on the purchase price of the item sold, Wanggaard said. The law is unnecessary and requires a large amount of resources to enforce, Wanggaard said, and is not on a list of the Department of Revenues top priorities. The DOR only enforces

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Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, speaks to his fellow legislators during a Senate session last month. Risser is one of the absconded senators.
the current law if they received a complaint, spokesperson Stephanie Marquis said. She added there are only around five complaints a year. In other Capitol business Wednesday, rumors spread about possible public hearing locations on the governor s biennium budget. The Associated Press announced Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said the Bradley Center in Milwaukee and the Kohl Center in Madison could be potential sites chosen by the Joint Finance Committee to hold public hearings on the proposed budget for fiscal years 2011-2013. However, JFC cochair Rep. Robin Vos spokesperson Kit Meyer said the public hearing locations had not been decided on yet. It most definitely wont be at a big arena, Meyer said. She added that Vos and the JFC members have not decided where any of the hearings are going to be. Vos, Meyer said, was working on other things at the moment. --State Editor Andrew Averill and the Associated Press contributed to this article.

New council will ensure UW follows protocol to help crime victims

Committee of students, UHS members will try to identify more ways to help abused
Katherine Krueger
Campus Editor
In an attempt to promote a more coordinated response for individuals coping with sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, members of the University of Wisconsin campus community are forming a new council of faculty, staff and students to better support victims of crime and abuse. Dean of Students Lori Berquam and University Health Services Director Sarah Van Orman established the End Violence on Campus Coordinating Council to address violent incidents through a review of services and practices for assistance. Berquam said in a statement the council will have a direct responsibility in providing a coordinated response to acts of sexual violence and will reinforce UWs commitment to safety for all students on campus. Carmen Hotvedt, a violence prevention specialist with UHS, said the EVOC Coordinating Council will work to recommend strategies to decision makers in order to be more responsive to students needs. She said the new body will not be a service Regardless of whether the bill is passed by the Assembly, Risser said the senators will return to fight Gov. Scott Walker s proposed budget bill and will shift their energy to possible recall elections for Republican senators who supported the legislation. The end hasnt come yet; this is only one battle in the field, he said. Well be back at the appropriate time to bring attention to the provider, but instead will assess gaps in service and identify and prioritize the needs on campus. According to a statement, the council will serve as stewards of the EVOC initiative, provide a place for community service providers to extend their services and work to address additional resources to meet priority areas of improvement on campus. The EVOC Coordinating Council will also serve to strengthen the resource infrastructure for individuals seeking assistance, Hotvedt said. She added the founding of the group does not coincide with any particular incident worst budget thats ever been presented to the state. He added the renewed demonstrations at the Capitol Wednesday evening demonstrated the publics frustration with the antics of the Republicans and said he trusted the tone of the protests will remain peaceful. While the Democratic senators are scattered as far south as Chicago and also much nearer to the but rather is meant to improve upon a university subcommittee on dating violence that has existed for nearly 15 years and has run its course. The statement said the coordinated approach is recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and the American College Health Association to coordinate response within communities. [The strategy will] review and strengthen victim response services, disciplinary policies and prevention efforts in a given community, the statement said. The founding of the group is the result state line, he said they will continue to meet once a day to address new developments in the situation. Risser said even if the legislation should pass, he and his absent colleagues have succeeded in stalling the budget bill and garnering public attention for workers rights under attack across the state and helped galvanize a nationwide movement. of nearly one year of collaboration between UW groups to determine the best response to catalyze a change in campus culture. The statement said the council will also ensure institutional compliance with the laws and procedures associated with reporting incidents of sexual violence on campus. Hotvedt said it is crucial to ensure such policies are clear, and representation on the council from the Office of Legal Services will help make certain the university adheres to state and federal standards for reporting and collecting victimization data and UWs incident response. She added while the group will continue to strengthen rape resources available, programming for victims of dating violence and stalking victims are areas for possible improvement. Individuals also commonly feel they cannot seek support if they were under the influence at the time of the assault, a misconception Hotvedt said the council will work to eliminate. At the end of the day, the human cost of victimization is too high, she said. We need to start working together for a common vision and start thinking critically about how we approach these issues as a campus. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, voted no. As someone who has spent the better part of the last four weeks working toward and hoping for a compromise, this is a difficult night, Schultz said in a statement. Ultimately, I voted my conscience, which I feel reflects the core beliefs of the majority of voters who sent me here to represent them. Schultz had drafted an amendment to the budget repair bill that would have made the provisions ending collective bargaining for state employees sunset after two years. He withdrew his amendment in a previous Senate session because he said his amendment could not move forward without the Democrats. Barca, standing in front of a dozen other Democrats, said it was an extremely sad day for Wisconsin. Clearly the people of Wisconsin were cheated tonight. They cheated democracy. They cheated workers, Barca said. They cheated what this state was built on. Walker applauded the Senate in a statement Wednesday night. In order to move the state forward, I applaud the Legislatures action today to stand up to the status quo and take a step in the right direction to balance the budget and reform government, he said. The action today will help ensure Wisconsin has a business climate that allows the private sector to create 250,000 new jobs. The Assembly is scheduled to hear the amended budget repair bill Thursday morning.

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presents significant legal questions and was in violation of strict open meeting laws set by the state. He added he was shocked by the procedure Republican senators used to pass the bill, particularly in refusing to allow the Democrat on the committee to introduce any amendments or offer testimony.

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Only after a man sitting with the 20 or so members of the public who were let in shouted aloud, Take a moment! Take a moment! Step back from the desk! Think about what youre doing here! did Scott Fitzgerald recognize Barca. Barca said he questioned the legality of holding a meeting without notifying participants and the public at least 24 hours in advance. Officials announced the meeting through e-mail at 4:09 p.m., Barca said. Public notice of every government meeting must be given 24 hours in advance. A shorter notice can be given if there is good cause, but even then no notification can be provided less than two hours in advance of the meeting, according to open meetings law. Scott Fitzgerald stopped Barca while he was in the middle of discussing the open meetings law, at which point Fitzgerald told Lang to begin a roll call vote on the amendment. Over Barcas protests, the four Republicans present voted in the affirmative, adopted the amendment and moved to adjourn the meeting. While a stunned Barca addressed the press still in the parlor, Republicans were moving onto the chamber floor to begin a Senate session. With the fiscal components stripped from the budget repair bill, the Republican Senate passed the bill quickly, with 18 senators voting affirmative while one Republican, Sen.

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UW sells medical technology startup to California company

Developed by Wisconsin researchers, equipment uses radiation for tumors
Matt Huppert
News Reporter
The University of Wisconsin may see big benefits after a California company purchased a medical equipment company that has ties with UW research. Accuray, a Californiabased manufacturer of radiation surgery equipment, purchased TomoTherapy, Inc. for $277 million, a UW statement said. According to the statement, TomoTherapy has grown to include nearly 650 total employees, with 300 based in Madison. UW researchers founded the company around innovative technology that targets precise doses of radiation to a cancerous tumor while simultaneously allowing physicians to monitor treatment with a CT scanner built into the device. This targeted technique kills the tumor more effectively and also reduces some of the side effects commonly associated with cancer treatment. The technology is currently used in nearly 300 clinics around the world. While the design and engineering sectors of the company will be transferred to Accuray, the physical manufacturing of the machines will continue to take place in Madison. Carl Gulbrandsen, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation managing director, said in an e-mail to The Badger Herald that TomoTherapy was presented to WARF and issued a license prior to the sale of the company in an attempt to protect the technology. The technology that TomoTherapy is based on was disclosed to WARF, Gulbrandsen said in the e-mail. WARF patented the technology and licensed it back to the company founded by the faculty inventors. WARF also directly invested in the company. Gulbrandsen said TomoTherapy is just one of the several WARF-licensed companies that have been purchased during its existence, including DNA technology and other innovations in medical technology. While some of the WARF funding will also be allocated to the inventors of the TomoTherapy technology and to their respective departments, another portion of the revenue generated by the sale will fund continuing research at UW, Gulbrandsen said. The statement said the inventions and research of the UW Department of Medical Physics have previously lead to the creation of several medical technology companies which have stimulated job creation in the state. UW-Madison medical physics inventions are being used to diagnose and treat patients around the world, the statement said.

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ASM Student Council Chair Brandon Williams speaks during Wednesdays short meeting.

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Members unanimously pass initiative to get 1 attendance policy across all UW schools
Emily Coban
College Reporter
In a meeting that spanned only around 10 minutes, the University of Wisconsin student government approved measures to promote a unilateral attendance policy and consult prior student judiciary decisions before making new rulings. The Associated Students of Madison Student Council considered a class attendance policy with more broad conditions for excused absences for all students. University Affairs Chair Carl Fergus said it is crucial for the UW campus to have a unified attendance policy and it is important for ASM to take the initiative to pursue that goal. Fergus also said he would like to add a reasonable amount of time for maternity and paternity leave to the excused absences being proposed, which include court subpoenas, jury duty, military service, bereavement and religious observances. Shared Governance Chair Melissa Hanley said she is eager to see the new policy come to life. This is a great example of what all of ASM should be doing, Hanley said. Id really like to see a lot more of these kinds of initiatives in the future. The council unanimously approved the policy change and plans to begin gathering support from UW faculty and staff members. Student Judiciary Chief Justice Kathryn Fifield also proposed a new bylaw amendment that would require SJ to consult precedents set by previous case decisions while considering future rulings. Fifield said ASM and SJ should take any measure to ensure old cases are revisited and handled responsibly. Its frustrating to deal with new chief justices who seem to be making decisions out of nowhere, Fergus said. I am really glad Kathryn is implementing this policy. The bylaw amendment passed without opposition. ASM also considered the possibility of funding the MadFest Music Festival, scheduled for April 23. The event aims to provide a culturally enriching experience for all UW students. Finance Committee Chair Matt Beemsterboer proposed amending several aspects of the funding to meet requirements for the festival. Beemsterboer said he would like to add $127 dollars to the events advertising fund, the exact amount needed to purchase two full-color, quarter page advertisements in both campus newspapers. The fund now totals $1,127. All members present voted to approve the funding of the event.

Illinois governors decision to ban death penalty could be inuential

Critics call move victory for murderers; supporters hope other states follow
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same. Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat who has long supported capital punishment, looked drained moments after signing the historic legislation. Lawmakers sent him the measure back in January, but Quinn went through two months of intense personal deliberation before acting. He called it the most difficult decision he has made as governor. If the system cant be guaranteed, 100-percent error-free, then we shouldnt have the system, Quinn said. It cannot stand. Illinois becomes the 16th state in the nation without a death penalty more than a decade after former Gov. George Ryan imposed a moratorium on executions out of fear that the justice system could make a deadly mistake. Quinn also commuted the sentences of all 15 men remaining on death row. They will now serve life in prison with no hope of parole. In his comments, the governor returned often to the fact that 20 people sent to death row had seen their cases overturned after evidence surfaced that they were innocent or had been convicted improperly. Death penalty opponents hailed Illinois decision and predicted it would influence other states. This is a domino in one sense, but its a significant one, said Mike Farrell, the former MASH star who is now president of Death Penalty Focus in California. The executive director of a national group that studies capital punishment said Illinois move carries more weight than states that halted executions but had not used the death penalty in many years. Illinois stands out because it was a state that used it, reconsidered it and now rejected it, said Richard Dieter of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington. New Jersey eliminated its death penalty in 2007. New Mexico followed in 2009, although new Republican Gov. Susana Martinez wants to reinstate the death penalty. In New York, a court declared the states law unconstitutional in 2004. The U.S. is one of the few industrialized countries that still practices capital punishment. The European Union, for instance, bans executions by any member nations. Quinns decision incensed many prosecutors and relatives of crime victims. Robert Berlin, the states attorney in DuPage County, west of Chicago, called it a victory for murderers. The governor reflected on the issue week after week, speaking with prosecutors, crime victims families, death penalty opponents and religious leaders. He consulted retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and met with Sister Helen Prejean, the inspiration for the movie Dead Man Walking. Quinn realized that its a righteous and a moral decision to end this system that almost took my life, said Gordon Randy Steidl, who spent 12 years on death row after being wrongly convicted in the 1986 murder of two newlyweds. In the future, there wont be any more Randy Steidls that are standing in a court of law that are innocent and facing a sentence of death. At least theyll be alive to prove their innocence on down the road. A Chicago woman whose teenage son was gunned down in 2006 said the killer, who has never been caught, should not be allowed to breathe the same air she breathes. I am a Christian. I never believed in killing nobody else, Pam Bosley said, explaining her change of heart after her son was shot outside a church. But the pain you suffer every single day, I say take them out. Quinn said capital punishment was too arbitrary. A prosecutor in one county might seek the death penalty, while another prosecutor dealing with a similar crime might not, he said. And death sentences might be imposed on minorities and poor people more often than on wealthy, white defendants. A Gallup poll in October found that 64 percent of Americans favored the death penalty for someone convicted of murder, while 30 percent opposed it. The polls margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. The high point of death penalty support, according to Gallup, was in 1994, when 80 percent were in favor. Doubts about Illinois death penalty grew steadily throughout the 1990s with each revelation of a person wrongly sentenced to die people like Anthony Porter. Porter had ordered his last meal and even been fitted for burial clothes when, just 48 hours before his execution, lawyers won a stay to study the question of whether he was mentally capable of killing. That provided time for a group of Northwestern University students to gather information proving Porters innocence. Illinois was also the place where Ryan called for clemency hearings for all death row inmates proceedings that involved a parade of people describing in heartbreaking detail how their children, parents, siblings and spouses died by violence. Ultimately, Ryan told his staff, I cant play God, and he cleared death row in 2003 by commuting 167 death sentences to life in prison and pardoning four people. That delivered a jolt to the death penalty debate that was felt around the world. A few years earlier, the Republican governor had halted all executions, and his Democratic successors continued the moratorium. Illinois last execution was in 1999. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers immediately began discussing legislation for a new, narrower death penalty. They said safeguards added to the system after Ryan cleared death row protections negotiated in part by President Barack Obama when he was a state senator had eliminated any real danger of executing an innocent person. Republican Rep. Jim Durkin of Westchester predicted Quinn will pay a political price if he seeks re-election in four years. Some terrible murder that cries out for the death penalty is bound to occur and grab voters attention, he said. Quinn said he would oppose any attempt to reinstate a new version of the death penalty. He also promised to commute the sentence of anyone who might receive a death sentence between now and when the measure takes effect on July 1, a spokeswoman said. The governor sought to console those whose loved ones had been slain, saying the family of Illinois was with them. He said he understands victims will never be healed. Bill Sloop, a truck driver from Carthage, said he was saddened to think that taxpayers would have to continue feeding, clothing and caring for Daniel Ramsey, the death row prisoner who killed his 12-year-old daughter and wounded her older sister in a 1996 shooting spree.

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International Womens Day a reminder of what true plight is

Victoria Yakovleva
Columnist
This past Tuesday was the 100th anniversary of International Womens Day. What may be misconstrued to the unaware as a holiday celebrating the sexiness of Brazilian, Dutch and other foreign women is actually a day dedicated to womens rights to work, vote, be trained, hold public office and end discrimination. As a result, I got to thinking about what it means to be a woman in America compared to elsewhere. I first was very thankful for my blessings. I can attend college, write publicly for a newspaper and apply for jobs without discrimination. Thats pretty great. I think women my age and younger in the United States tend to forget and neglect these simple rights they may not otherwise have. Thats what really got me thinking. While American women have been trampling around with their breasts flopping all over the place complaining about how they dont get treated equally, women in the Middle East have been fighting for more basic things, like legal protection against widespread violence and sexual abuse. Stemming from the protests in Egypt is an opportunity for female representation in an otherwise highly gender discriminatory country. With the dust of the uprising still unsettled, womens rights activists are well aware that, over the coming weeks, they will have to seize the moment and fight the battle for representation one institution at a time, writes Basma Atassi of Al Jazeera. Their success or failure may set the course for how the womens rights scene will look like over the next decade. That, to me, is amazing. Thats what International Womens Day is about. Women, just like anyone else, should have a voice in society. A lot of women in America, however, misuse and abuse feminism. What was initially defined as a movement to establish equal political, economic and social rights and opportunities now has the associated definition of hating men and fighting for crosswalk figures to have skirts and ponytails. Take for instance, how Scott Adams recently wrote about mens rights and was ripped apart by some women who took his commentary to a completely over-the-top level, to the point that he had to delete the post in hopes of retreating all the cat claws on him. I, for one, very much enjoyed his post. One of the best lines in it was that fairness is an illusion that it is unobtainable in the real world. Lets be honest here: When you are stuck in a room with a man and a woman and you have a jar to open and a button to sew back, its pretty obvious to whom you will come to with each of these problems. And I think that is okay. Whats not okay is for women to continue to draw attention to miniscule things that arent really worth exhausting nerves over (Why wasnt I chosen to open that jar? Is it because Im a female? I should be given an equal opportunity to open that jar and all jars for that matter, despite my not having as much strength and a complete disinterest in opening jars.). Whats also not okay is to force men into tiptoeing around issues and taking what Adams calls the path of least resistance. Dont get me wrong, Im all in favor of women power but not when it results in

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the subduement of others, i.e. men. In 1994, there were supposedly approximately 70 percent unclaimed scholarships for women in engineering why didnt those go to men? One of the ballsiest articles I have read discusses how opportunities should be merit driven and how women shouldnt be given an advantage just because they are women. This is probably hard for women to swallow in America because they are so used to getting the easy ride, but I think if we want to live in as equal a society as we can, women should have to work just as hard as men to get to the same places. I think society is still trying to assimilate to the possibility of power, leadership and strength coming in the form of a skirtsuit. If women want to keep the momentum going, they need to stop drawing attention to themselves in the wrong ways. Dont be that woman who complains how her husband doesnt do a fair share in the kitchen when youre never the one to mow the lawn or change the lightbulbs. Victoria Yakovleva (yakovleva@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in chemical engineering.

Abortion a deplorable backup for ineffective birth control

Virginia Zignego
Guest contributor
Babies are just too damn hard. Have an abortion. Does that sound cold? Offensive? That is the message carried throughout the March 8 editorial statement. Too poor? Irresponsible? Well, if you can come up with $1,000 or more, depending on how far along your pregnancy is, one of Wisconsins abortion facilities will be happy to take your problem off your hands. Advocating for the abortion of babies conceived by poor or teenage parents is callous and elitist. This is akin to Rep. Gwen Moores argument that abortion is better for unplanned babies than a life eating Ramen noodles. The Guttmacher Institute, formerly the research arm of Planned Parenthood, states that one in three women will have an abortion by the time she is 45. More than 53 million abortions have occurred since abortion was legalized in 1973. Birth control was available long before 1973 and has been widely used ever since. Yet one in three women still has an abortion. So the solution is to provide more birth control? Birth control is not on the same economic scale of necessity as other services necessary to keeping the state running. Low-income women can already obtain STD screenings, breast cancer screenings or pap smears from federally qualified health centers all over the state. Birth control is not health care, and all taxpayers should not be mandated to fund something that many of them oppose. The pill has a failure rate of 1 percent when it is taken at the same time every single day. With typical use, the average failure rate is between 3 and 13 percent per year, depending on the type of pill you are taking. This means that at best, one in 100 women will still become pregnant while using the pill; at worst, up to 13 women out of 100 will still become pregnant. Looking at the abortion statistics, we can see that abortion is used as back-up birth control. Putting aside the staggering statistics of aborted babies, why should taxpayers continue to pay for a system that has a failure rate of 1 in 100? While a University of Wisconsin student, some of my friends did end up pregnant. Almost all of those pregnancies ended in abortion. To this day, those friends still have emotional scars and remember very clearly the circumstances. Yet the one friend who did not abort her child has no regrets and no emotional scars. Why is this? Abortion hurts women, and it is time we recognize that, rather than prescribing abortion in some condescending, blas manner. Virginia Zignego (virginia@ prolifewisconsin.org) is the communications director of Pro-Life Wisconsin and a 2005 graduate of UWMadison.

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student voice should for the most There are a lot of stakeholders in part be contained to the lower the University of Wisconsin. That committees involved in the shared is why it is unsurprising that the 21 people who would be appointed governance process. Though the chancellor holds to the universitys new governing none of the boards members board under Gov. Scott Walkers represent a specific group, they budget come from a wide range of will be called on individually to backgrounds. provide insight on their areas of What is surprising, however, expertise. Asking one student to is that only one of those represent the diversity within the representatives is required to be a student body is a defenestrable student. Chancellor Biddy Martin offense. attempts to justify this imbalance Also worrisome is the sentiment several times on the New Badger that one student member Partnerships website: should be accepted because it The composition of the is better than the status quo. Board of Trustees as proposed The New Badger Partnership is ensures that the board fulfills not in any way its independent about accepting oversight function something while at the same Asking one student to minimally better time drawing its representation represent the diversity than how things are now it is from diverse about the sweeping constituencies that within the student will act in the best body is a defenestrable changes this university needs. interests of UWoffense. Students should Madison. have that same On a board opportunity to of this sort with achieve the best representation fiduciary responsibility for a possible. university, none of the members The Associated Students of are considered to be representative Madison Legislative Affairs of any group. committee has already begun Two students serve on the forming plans to advocate for Board of Regents, but there is another student member. This no requirement that one be from board commends them for their UW-Madison, and one cannot action and suggests adding be from UW-Madison if a UWanother provision to ensure the Milwaukee student is currently students come from diverse serving. Thus, as composed, the parts of campus say, one new Board of Trustees increases undergraduate and one graduate. shared governance compared with Whether this additional student the Board of Regents. would come from the university This board understands that or state side of the appointments, the fate of UW is tied to the fate we urge Martin and Walker of the state, and for that reason to consider that, in the end, it is important that a wide range governing UW should be about the of opinions are represented. students. However, it is worrisome the

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March is here, and the Big Ten is ready to jump into the Madness. With conference tournaments already underway, the 14th edition of the Big Ten Mens Basketball Tournament begins today in the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. With many bracket pundits predicting as many as six Big Ten teams to go on to the NCAA Tournament, half of the league enters this playoff battling for their lives. But for third-seeded Wisconsin, whose fate in the Big Dance rests not on the conference tournament, theres no shortage of motivation. Were going down there to win the thing, first-team All-Big Ten forward Jon Leuer said. Its [been] one of our goals before the season started. Obviously we wanted to win the Big Ten regular season; we didnt get a chance to do that, so now we have a new opportunity in front of us. Being the third seed, Wisconsin receives a first-round bye. The Badgers open their postseason on Friday afternoon against the winner of the IndianaPenn State game, which is played today. Wisconsin enters the tournament after suffering its most lopsided victory of the season. Ohio State converted an NCAA record 14-of-15 3-pointers in a 93-65 victory over the Badgers at home last Sunday. But fellow first-team All-Big Ten guard Jordan Taylor calmly dismissed any notion of a hangover by citing the teams performance last year, when the teams fortunes were reversed. Wisconsin ended the year with an encouraging 72-57 road win against Illinois to end the regular season, but the Badgers followed that with a 58-54 loss to the Illini in the conference tournament and a second-round exit in the NCAA tournament. Taylor knows UWs season finale has no further bearing on the teams postseason now that its over. Last year we went in and beat Illinois on the road in the last game of the regular season, and we didnt play that well in the postseason, Taylor said.

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[The Ohio State game] was a pretty big loss in terms of the point spread its in the past, and you got to go to the next one, so all of us have already put it behind us. En route to a 13-5 Big Ten record, the Badgers beat all 10 of their conference opponents at least once during the record season and went 4-3 against ranked conference foes. Wisconsin swept Indiana and traded victories with Penn State this year. Thursdays game between the Hoosiers and Nittany Lions begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Its conclusion will give the Badgers about 24 hours to prepare. According to sophomore forward Mike Bruesewitz, in the three days of preparation the team has had since its loss against Ohio State, the Badgers have prepared for both PSU and IU, spending Tuesday preparing for the former and Wednesday the latter. Weve been doing both teams, Penn State and Indiana, and weve been working on stuff for ourselves as well, Bruesewitz said. I think so far weve had two really good days of practice. Wisconsin met with Indiana as recently as one week ago, where Taylor produced the third-highest scoring performance in UW history with 39 in a 7767 win on the road. The Badgers and Nittany Lions last clashed on Feb. 19 at the Kohl Center, where Wisconsin came out on top in a 76-66 result. PSU guard Talor Battle scored 23 points in that game, and Taylor knows players like Battle cant be taken lightly in the postseason. Talor Battles been one of the best players in the Big Ten for four years now, and hes never even been to an NCAA Tournament, Taylor said. Im sure he wants nothing more than to get there, so Im sure [Penn State is] going to throw everything they have at Indiana first and then at us if they get to us. And though Taylor has enjoyed two trips to the NCAA tournament already, theres no lack of motivation for the junior who is winless in the conference playoffs. Ive never won a game at the Big Ten Tournament, so I want to get at least one this year. Its a pretty big deal for me, he said.

If youre looking for a mini-Cinderella within the Big Ten Tournament this year, look no further than John Beilein and the Michigan Wolverines. After January, a month where Michigan lost six straight conference games, the team found its stride and won eight of its next 11, pushing its record to 9-9 in the Big Ten. Sophomore Darius Morris leads the team with 15.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, but it has been freshman Tim Hardaway, Jr. (13.8 ppg) who has led Michigan to a successful end to the regular season. The freshman put up 42 points in Michigans last two games while shooting 7 for 14 from behind the arc. With only a buzzer-beater loss to Wisconsin last month, the Wolverines come into tournament action on a roll. In the first round, which is actually the second round because the top five seeds receive byes, Michigan will take on an Illinois squad that has played really underwhelming basketball down the stretch. Should they win, they take on No. 1 seed and topranked Ohio State, a team they took down to the wire twice during the regular season. With Hardaway and Morris leading the way, in addition to the postseason experience John Beilein garnered during his time with West Virginia, dont sleep on Michigan this year.

WHOS HOT?
Ohio State has stayed hot throughout the entire regular season, only losing twice to top 10 teams on the road in Purdue and Wisconsin. They blew out the Badgers almost by 30 points in the regular season finale where Jon Diebler went off for 27 points, going seven for eight from behind the three-point line. Diebler, who the Buckeye faithful have aptly nicknamed 3-bler, has gone on an absolute 3-point bender, shooting 17 for 20 from 3-point land in his last two regular season games. If the sharpshooter can keep up the high 3-point percentage, forget about anyone else winning the Big Ten crown. With a cast of players like Ohio State has, including William Buford, David Lighty and freshman phenom Jared Sullinger, there might not be a team in the country that can stop it, much less in the Big Ten. Purdue finished up its Big Ten regular season winning seven of its last eight games, losing only to Iowa in a letdown game on the road. During that streak, the Boilermakers bested the other two top Big Ten teams in Wisconsin and Ohio State in back-to-back games. JuJuan Johnson has swiftly inserted his name into Player of the Year considerations because over his last seven games the senior is averaging a doubledouble. If Purdue is going to make noise in the Big Ten Tournament, and subsequently the NCAA Tournament, it will need large contributions from the guy who has led it to the top 10 in the country. Its a little scary to think about how good this team would be if Robbie Hummel were healthy.

WHOS NOT?
Michigan State has been the true definition of an enigma this year. With several key players coming back from past seasons, it was wildly believed this team could make another run at a conference title. But as the season has worn on, Kalin Lucas has remained the lone bright spot among a bland supporting cast. Head coach Tom Izzo is going to have to work some magic to take the Big Ten Tournament this year. Lucas has done everything in his power to keep the Spartans afloat this season, averaging 17 points and 3.3 assists per game. If Michigan State is going to make a run, it will be on the shoulders of their senior floor general. Penn State looked like a team that was going to turn some heads in the Big Ten at the beginning of the season with key conference wins against Wisconsin, Michigan State and Illinois. To finish out the season, however, the Nittany Lions have lost five of their last nine games. Only a deep run in the Big Ten Tournament will earn them a bid to the Big Dance. Regardless of the outcome of their season, Happy Valley has found a star of its own on the hard court. Talor Battle is averaging 20.4 points per game this year, including two 30-plus performances in conference play.

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The words Wisconsin and beer go together like summer and baseball, or April showers and May flowers. Bringing to mind images of satisfaction and, frankly, pure joy, Wisconsin and beer come together in perfect harmony at the Capital Tap Haus. A relatively new restaurant located on the 100 block of State Street, Capital Tap Haus opened this past fall and is already proving to be at the height of Wisconsin beer culture. Serving almost exclusively Capital Brewery beer, this restaurant proudly serves a lunch and dinner menu filled with beer as well youd be hard-pressed to find a dish that doesnt come wrapped, dipped or smothered in the tasty stuff. With a menu of hearty salads, a classic beercheese soup and selfproclaimed big and bodacious pub style sandwiches, you just cant go wrong. The entres are affordable and substantial, even offering A Dish to Feel Good About, as the menu boasts, for when you want to tighten your waistline as well as your belt. Owner Jack Sosnowski runs the show at Capital Tap Haus. Hes thought long and hard about what type of restaurant to open as a complement to his Ivory Room Piano Bar and felt a pub specializing in Capital Brewery beer would be a perfect fit for Madison. A Wisconsin native and brew aficionado, he could not be more simultaneously laid-back and passionate about his work. Its kind of a nonstop thing when you have a busy, functioning restaurant, Soswnowki said. Youll see me behind the bar, in the kitchen, doing everything. I switch it up and do it all. Outfitted in a Capital Brewery sweatshirt and baseball cap, the man seems at home in front of or behind the scenes and is especially proud of the wholesome, hearty Wisconsin fare. Whats unique about us, Sosnowski said, is that we have an all-scratch kitchen. Everythings handmade, and we dont even have a freezer like most bars or pubs. Capital Tap Haus is a far cry from falling into the college bar trap. Although Sosnowski acknowledges the importance of catering to the university crowd and proudly announces the only boots of beer that can be found close to campus his nearCapitol location has a greater influence on the cuisine and clientele. Located on State Street behind the Ivory Room, these two venues from the popular and profitable pre-prohibition Tied House concept, is one which influences both the restaurants serving of Capital Brewery beer and its dcor. Featuring cozy booths, a wooden bar and a few flat screen televisions always necessary to appease the Badger game-day crowds Capital Tap Haus feels right at home, just a block away from Madisons historical Capitol building. The pre-prohibition setting cant help but bring to mind John Dillinger and the Capitols recent role in the filming of Public Enemies and emphasizes Madisons history as a city rather than simply a college town. As spring and summer approach, a pivotal question must be asked of this new establishment, one that can make or break a young restaurant due to the Madison populations affinity for drinking beer outside. And so, it was asked: Will the Capital Tap Haus have a patio? We are going to have a patio, Sosnowski said. Its got a great view of the Capitol. Well have brunch, too, and were going to kick that off in April, once the Farmers Market starts. Well, then, its settled. Madison may now officially welcome the Capital Tap Haus to its family of indoor/ outdoor, boot-serving, brew-loving restaurants.

...Youd be hard-pressed to find a dish that doesnt come wrapped, dipped, or deliciously smothered in [beer].
share more than just an owner. Equally classy, unpretentious establishments, they are perfectly suited to the Capitol bar culture. In keeping with a more sophisticated style of drinking and dining, the idea for Capital Tap Haus was in fact inspired by a concept that begs a flipping back through our freshman year American history books. Back in the day, preprohibition taverns were heavily taxed, Sosnowski said. So they struck a deal with the breweries, who told them, Hey, you can only serve my beer. This idea, taken

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Mac netbook would be dream come true

allowing passengers to easily and conveniently pay with credit and debit cards. Other than a few scattered examples, however, I have yet to find an iPad function Rachel Vesco that has warranted the Technologic Columnist hoopla the device has received since it was introduced, other than Last month, the trusty thinking Oh wow! Now MacBook that had stuck I have a really big screen with me all throughout college finally broke. Not to play Angry Birds on!!!!! completely, thankfully, Unlike a netbook, the but a portion of the iPad has a small hard screen became very drive. Plus, like the pixilated, making it iTouch and iPhone, it nearly impossible for me doesnt run Adobe Flash, to easily take and read making it notes. It so much more happened difficult (and my mom had As I sang the a netbook praises of my new at times, at home she little computer... impossible) to watch received at to a friend, I the videos a discount after she commented on how that have become such purchased I wish Mac made an integral her home part of web computer; a netbook. My she was kind friends response browsing today. enough to Although loan it to me was simple: Well, the iPad for the rest of what do you think could be the semester. seen as an Now, Im the iPad is? e-reader, in love. Amazons Sure, my Kindle is a much better netbook runs Windows (and cheaper) alternative. the operating system The Kindle doesnt have of death, in my opinion the same backlight as a but other than that computer screen or iPad, its small, lightweight meaning that its not as and very portable. Plus, much of a strain on your since its a relatively eyes to read for long new model, it has well periods of time. Plus, you over 100GB of memory can e-mail documents and runs Intels Atom (like class notes) to a processor. Essentially, Kindle and make notes its convenient, fast and to those documents, insanely easy to use. As I sang the praises of making staying on top my new little computer of your homework while taking a bus to work (as Ive started nearly effortless. And, of affectionately calling it) course, you can read a to a friend, I commented Kindle in the sun. on how I wish Mac made Then, theres the a netbook. My friends problem with the response was simple: iPads hardware. Well, what do you think Primarily, the iPad lacks the iPad is? a physical keyboard, When I first heard this argument, I had to laugh. making extensive note taking more difficult. Sure, my netbook is a Additionally, though great substitute for basic the iPad 2 computing will have functions Other than a a camera, like notethe original taking and few scattered model did Facebookexamples, not. And, of stalking, but however, I have course, the the notion that the yet to find an iPad iPad does not have a USB iPad could function that has port, meaning be used its impossible for similar warranted the purposes hoopla the device to upload and access large was nearly has received... files that are comical. often stored To me, on an external the actual hard drive or usefulness flash drive. of the iPad is very When you break it limited. I think the down, then, unless benefits for doctors, youre a doctor, a Green allowing them to easily Cab taxi driver or the pull up a patients Angry Birds World records, scans and x-rays Champion, the iPad just all with a stroke of their ends up being a really finger, are enormous and big iPhone that doesnt could potentially save make or receive calls. many lives. For now, though, Ill As Green Cab has just continue to sing demonstrated, the iPad the praises of my little can also be used as a computer and keep my cheap, cost efficient fingers crossed that one way for taxi drivers to day Steve Jobs will build figure out a customers me a netbook. destination while

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In Battle: Los Angeles Eckhart stars as Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz, who must lead his platoon in saving L.A. from an apocalyptic alien invasion.

UFO sightings inspire new sci- ick

Aaron Eckhart, co-star Michelle Rodriguez, discuss production process, grueling training for upcoming Battle: Los Angeles film
Tom Guthrie
ArtsEtc. Writer
Weve all been exposed to aliens and foreign invasions in the realm of popular culture. But rarely do we witness an apocalyptic fight between mankind and extraterrestrials from a first-person perspective, all set in the sprawling expanse of Los Angeles. The upcoming film Battle: Los Angeles has been touted by its stars as a meaningful contribution to the library of alien invasion movies, thanks in large part to its cinematographic style. The film is portrayed as being based loosely on the so-called Battle of Los Angeles, a 1942 UFO sighting that triggered military action and a temporary blackout of Los Angeles. The films official website, which displays a slideshow of UFO sightings in various cities over the course of the past century, contributes to the buzz surrounding influence from other species. Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole) stars in the film as Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz, the leader of a Marine unit that must deal with an alien invasion in the City of Angels. Eckhart explained in a conference call interview that the aliens themselves are portrayed in a unique way in this film. They have very human characteristics. In terms of their mentality and psychology theyre very human. Theyre unlike anything youve ever seen in a movie before, he said. To prepare for his role, Eckhart, along with other cast members, participated in boot camp to learn Marine tactics and strategies, including how to handle weapons and how to take a room. What makes the film unique to Eckhart is the cinematography. Its such a gritty, documentary-style filmmaking that you really feel youre here in Santa Monica; youre grounded and you could be fighting anybody. It could happen anywhere, Eckhart said. Co-star Michelle Rodriguez (Blacktino), who is seasoned in the genres of action and scifi, also lauded the film for the perspective it gives the audience. Youre like one of the characters just being an audience member because of the way the whole film is shot. Its very in-yourface, first-man shooter. The way the film is shot, it makes you feel like youre in the experience, Rodriguez said. Rodriguez portrays Tech Sergeant Elena Santos, whose initial responsibility in the plot is to monitor atmospheric activity. Once the invasion begins, however, her role takes a different turn. [Thats when] all hell breaks loose and the guns break out, Rodriguez said. Rodriguez alluded to the training necessary in preparing for the role but overall emphasized the thrill of firing real guns. The training was agonizing but fun. Its not everyday you get to play with so many toys, Rodriguez said. Of course, the film should provide a solid dose of simple entertainment and impressive special effects, but Eckhart explained that it doesnt end there; this film offers something more. This movie is a war movie, really. Its a war movie that happens to be fighting a foe from outer space. Its really about a group of Marines who have to bond together to survive, he said. He further explained that the roles he and the other Marines portrayed represent the ideas of teamwork and brotherhood. You have to rely on each other [as members of a unit]. You have to trust each other. And you have to live and die with each other, Eckhart said. Whatever the real state of affairs may entail, an action movie centered on an alien invasion is sure to draw its fair share of attention. Battle: Los Angeles seeks to fulfill movie-goers craving for entertainment, for sure. But it seeks to do something different and much more difficult: leave a lasting impression on its audience, making it remember the film as a work distinct from the infinite mass of alien invasion movies. Battle: Los Angeles hits Madison theaters March 11.

Its such a gritty, documentary-style of filmmaking that you really feel youre here in Santa Monica; youre grounded and you could be fighting anybody. ...
Aaron Eckhart
Battle: Los Angeles star Eckhart praised Rodriguez for her approach to the film as well as her enthusiasm and doit-all attitude. She was great. She really brought a lot of character to the piece. She has a very unique and interesting way of looking at characters. Shes game for anything, Eckhart said.

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LOOKING FORWARD
Princeton vs. Harvard Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden 2011 NCAA Tournament Selection

WEEKS Rankings
NUMBER OF THE WEEK
Associated Press Top 25
1. Ohio State 2. Kansas 3. Pittsburgh 4. Notre Dame 5. Duke 6. UNC 7. San Diego St. 8. BYU 9. Purdue 10. Texas 11. Syracuse 12. Florida 13. Wisconsin 14. Louisville 15. Kentucky 16. Arizona 17. St. Johns 18. Xavier 19. Kansas St. 20. WVU 21. Connecticut 22. Georgetown 23. Utah St. 24. Temple 25. Cincinnati

USA Today Top 25

1. Ohio State 2. Kansas 3. Pittsburgh 4. Notre Dame 5. Duke 6. San Diego St. 7. UNC 8. BYU 9. Purdue 10. Texas 11. Syracuse 12. Florida 13. Wisconsin 14. Louisville 15. Arizona 16. Kentucky 17. Utah St. 18. St. Johns 19. Connecticut 20. Xavier 21. Texas A & M 22. Georgetown 23. Kansas St. 24. Vanderbilt 25. Temple

Saturday, Mar. 12, 3p.m.

The Ivy Leagues automatic-bid is still up for grabs as Princeton has forced a one-game playoff with Harvard. Harvard hasnt made an appearance in the tournament since 1946. Whats the square root of excitement?

Championship: Saturday, Mar. 12, 8 p.m.

Some say its harder to win than the NCAA Tournament. Thats probably not true, especially for the teams who get byes, but its a field full of talent and as we have already seen, full of exciting finishes.

Selection Shows: Sunday, Mar. 13, 5 p.m.

Its the Christmas of college basketball: When the teams in the tournament are revealed. There is nothing like printing out a fresh bracket, pouring over the match-ups, the upsets and the Cinderella possibilities.

The number of extra at-large bids afforded to schools this year as the tournament field has grown from 65 teams and one play-in game, to 68 teams and four. The field will be stronger and the bubble softer. Let the madness ensue.

TEAM OF THE WEEK

North Carolina
The Tar Heels finished out the ACCs regular season on a hot streak with seven straight wins including a two-point victory over Florida State on the road and an 81-67 whipping of mortal enemy Duke at the Dean Dome. Roy Williams has Harrison Barnes and the rest of his team playing great basketball.

2011 STANDINGS
ACC
Team UNC Duke FSU Clemson BC V. Tech Maryland Virginia Miami NC State G. Tech Wake Conf. 14-2 13-3 11-5 9-7 9-7 9-7 7-9 7-9 6-10 5-11 5-11 1-15 Overall 24-6 27-4 21-9 20-10 19-11 19-10 18-13 16-14 18-13 15-15 13-17 8-23

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jon Diebler Ohio State
Diebler, or as some have dubbed him, 3-bler seems to have saved his best for last as the senior put up a combined 57 points in his last two Big Ten regular season games. Against Penn State he went 10-12 from the three-point line.

BIG EAST
Team Pitt. ND Louis. Syracuse St. Johns WVU Cinc. George. UConn. Villa. Marq. Seton Hall Rutgers Prov. SF DePaul Conf. 15-3 14-4 12-6 12-6 12-6 11-7 11-7 10-8 9-9 9-9 9-9 7-11 5-13 4-14 3-15 1-17 Overall 27-4 25-5 23-8 25-6 20-10 20-10 24-7 21-9 22-9 21-11 18-13 13-18 15-16 15-16 10-22 7-24

Who stands the best chance at becoming 2011s Cinderella? After winning the Summit League final, Oakland looks like a good bet.

BEST PERFORMANCE
Jimmer Fredette BYU
On Saturday against Wyoming Fredette continued his bid for Player of the Year with a 38-point performance in BYUs 102-78 romp of their conference foe. Fredette is scoring 27.9 points per game, which is tops in the nation.

Its March: Grab your brackets

On Selection Sunday, millions flock to draft predictions while friends, coworkers briefly become enemies
Tom Sakash
Hoops America Editor
On Sunday night after the last conference championship game is decided, printers will work overtime, pools will form, money will be exchanged and inevitably hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people will fill out an NCAA Tournament bracket. Many will choose based on the empirical evidence gathered by watching hundreds of college basketball games, scrutinizing every pick to its core. Others will color inside the lines or hover as close to the chalk as possible. And of course, some (and mind you, this is usually the most successful group) will pick according to mascot partiality and/ or uniform color. Theres no one correct way to fill out a bracket because the NCAA Tournament is so unpredictable, which makes it as exciting as it has become over the last few decades. There are some statistics that may help with bracketology, however, especially for first round games when many brackets are substantiated or torn to shreds (literally). Feel free to use them even though; in the end, theyll likely help very little. Picking No. 1 seeds are a given. In the history of the NCAA Tournament, no No. 16 seed has usurped No. 1 (thats a 100 percent success rate if youre scoring at home). Predicting the first ever No. 16 over No. 1 upset is throwing away points (but if youre in my pool, you can be sure this IS the year it will actually happen; in fact all the No. 1 seeds might lose). No. 2 seeds are usually pretty straightforward, as well. They are 80-4 in first round games (since 1985, when the field expanded to 64 teams). The last time a No. 2 lost in the first round, however, was in 2001, when Hampton took out Iowa State (Marcus Fizers career rapidly declined since that day, and how the heck did Iowa State earn a No. 2 seed in the first place?). Three and four seeds are, for the most part, sure things. Lately, a few 13 and 14 seeds have snuck into the second round (Bucknell, Weber St. and Bradley come to mind), but even those upsets are pretty few and far between. Then theres the pesky 5-12 matchup. Most serious bracketologists wouldnt dare turn in their bracket without a No. 12 over No. 5 upset. The reasoning behind the strategy is sound, as every year since 1988, except one, a No. 12 seed has taken down a No. 5. Interestingly enough No. 6 seeds have a better record against No. 11 than No. 5 vs. 12. But even still, turning in a finished bracket without a No. 11 over a No. 6 is probably foolish. From there, 7-10 and 8-9 matchups are often tossups. I suggest the Ask Your Grandmother technique for these games. Grandmothers are perfect for this kind of thing. They usually know nothing about basketball, sports or really anything else besides baking brownies, knitting sweaters and smelling kind of weird, which makes them eminently qualified for the job at hand. Ask her which mascot sounds friendlier. Show her pictures of the head coaches, and ask her which man has a nicer face (they really like that kind of stuff; trust me). Do anything so that they are the ones making the ultimate decision, not you. Finally, voila: The first round is complete. Now, there are some very difficult decisions to make in the second round. The first, however, happens to be the most exciting part of the process: picking the one or two Cinderella(s) in your bracket. Everyone loves to see a Cinderella go deep into the tournament. Even more people love to be the ones who knew it would happen the whole time (though they didnt really know, they just used the Grandmother Technique and are taking the credit for themselves). If a No. 12 seed can take out No. 5, why cant they do the same against a No. 4 and dance into the Sweet 16? A No. 11 over a No. 3, why not? Remember George Mason? The numbers get pretty crazy past the first round in terms of statistics (how often No. X moves on vs. No. Y because there are so many possible matchups). But the No. 1 seed (assuming they have moved on) will always have to play the winner of the 8-9 game, which can be a really tricky pick. The stats are in the No. 1 seeds favor since their record against No. 8 or No. 9 seeds is 92-13 or about 85 percent all time. Though, dont be so quick to assume No. 1 is a sure thing this year. ESPNs resident bracketologist Joe Lunardi has Ohio State possibly matched up with Missouri (a team that was ranked as high as eighth in the polls this year) or Tennessee, (a team with wins over Pittsburgh and Villanova during the regular season) in the second round. Is it so far fetched that either of these teams could take down the Buckeyes? Heavens no! (Though if Ohio State continues to shoot the three as well as it has lately, maybe its an easier pick than it seems). In either case, past the second round, there are no sure things. There is no UNC with five NBA ready players to blaze through the tournament field. Its wide open this year. Some will go through several brackets, rethinking upsets, overanalyzing the 2-15 games, pestering grandma to no end and still wont be happy with their finished product. Others will go with their first instinct; fill out the bracket once, and leave it as is without worrying too much about it. But almost all will be wrong about almost everything.

BIG TEN
Team Ohio St. Purdue Wisc. Mich. Ill. Mich. St. Penn. St. NW Minn. Iowa Indiana Conf. 16-2 14-4 13-5 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-9 7-11 6-12 4-14 3-15 Overall 29-2 25-6 23-7 19-12 19-12 17-13 16-13 17-12 17-13 11-19 12-19

BIG XII
Team Kansas Texas A&M K. State Missouri Color. Baylor Nebraska OK. St. Okla. T. Tech Iowa St. Conf. 14-2 13-3 10-6 10-6 8-8 8-8 7-9 7-9 6-10 5-11 5-11 3-13 Overall 29-2 25-6 23-7 22-9 22-9 19-12 18-12 19-11 18-12 13-17 13-18 16-15

WEEKLY NUGGETS
Butler is Back
On Tuesday night Butler took out UW-Milwaukee in the Horizon League Championship giving them an automatic bid into the big dance. Bubble teams can breathe a sigh of a relief as the Bulldogs might have stolen an at-large spot should they have lost.

PAC-10
Team Arizona UCLA Wash. USC Cal. Wash. St. Stanford Oregon Oreg. St. AZ. St. Conf. 14-4 13-5 11-7 10-8 10-8 9-9 7-11 7-11 5-13 4-14 Overall 25-6 22-9 20-10 18-13 17-13 19-11 15-15 14-16 10-19 12-18

PLAYER OF THE YEAR RACE

1. Jimmer Fredette, BYU 27.9 ppg, 4.3 apg, 3.5 rpg 2. Kemba Walker, Connecticut 23.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.3 apg 3. Nolan Smith, Duke 21.6 ppg, 5.2 apg, 4.8 rpg 4. Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 17.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.2 apg 5. Kenneth Faried, MORE 17.6 ppg, 14.5 rpg, 2.4 bpg

SEC (East & West)

Team Florida Alabama Kent. Vand. Georgia Miss. St. Tenn. Miss. Ark. S. Car. Auburn LSU Conf. 13-3 12-4 10-6 9-7 9-7 9-7 8-8 7-9 7-9 5-11 4-12 3-13 Overall 24-6 20-10 22-8 21-9 20-10 17-13 18-13 19-12 18-12 14-15 11-19 11-20

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS

1.the Big East send 11 teams

Big 12 Now that Kansas State is playing well again, the Big 12 has three legitimate title contenders in a wide-open tournament field. Dont sleep on Martins group, but Kansas looks as deep as any other team in the country.

Big East Not only will

to the big dance, but the bottom of the conference (Rutgers, Seton Hall and South Florida) are all playing good basketball. Wow.

NATIONAL LEADERS
Points (Per Game)
1. Fredette, BYU 2. Brooks, PROV 3. Oliver, SJSU 4. Goudelock, CofC 5. Walker, CONN 27.9 24.6 24.3 23.4 23.2

2.

BUBBLE WATCH

ACC UNC taking out Duke at home isnt too big of a surprise as they are the hottest team in basketball since January, but can they make a push for the title without outside shot making ability? Time will tell.

3.

Last
Four

Villanova, Michigan State, Alabama, Virginia Tech

OK, so it may sound crazy that Villanova is even on the bubble in the first place. But for as horrible as they have played down the stretch (losing 10 out of the last 15 games of the regular season), they deserve nothing less than at least a scare on selection Sunday. Michigan States loss to Michigan last weekend didnt do anything to improve their chances, but it didnt hurt them enough to be left out this year. Alabama has the second best record in a very bad SEC; they might not be great but they deserve a bid.

Rebounds (Per Game)

1. Faried, MORE 2. Rossiter, SIE 3. Williams, MD 4. Gaston, FOR 5. Kazemi, RICE 14.5 13.2 11.6 11.3 11.1

IN Last

Big Ten The only reason this conference is even in the top five is because of Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin. If there is a favorite to win it all this year, it has to be the Buckeyes.

Assists (Per Game)

1. Johnson, UAB 2. Machado, IONA 3. Cooper, OHIO 4. Thorns, TCU 5. Morris, MICH 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.8

4.

Nebraska, Baylor, Boston College, Georgia

Who would have thought the Big 12 would produce so many quality teams this season? The result is a few stragglers stranded on the dreaded bubble. Nebraska and Baylor were early outs in the Big 12 Tournament and Colorado might have just played themselves right into an at-large bid. The other two outs are mediocre teams with vastly unimpressive resumes. If either gets in, maybe the NCAA should rethink this 68-team field.

5.

SEC/ MWC When Alabama is leading your division in the SEC, its a down year. BYU looks like a different team without the starting center Davies and maybe San Diego St. is primed for a tournament run.

3 Out

Four

Blocks (Per Game)

1. Mosley, NWST 2. Aiken, JOES 3. Benson, OAK 4. Muldrow, SCAR 5. Agbelese, HAMP 4.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.3

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exposed. Last years national title game squad had its big guns in Hobey Baker winner Blake Geoffrion, fellow AllAmerica Brendan Smith and current NHL rookie phenom Derek Stepan. But with guys like Michael Davies, Ben Street and Andy Bombach also posting big seasons, there were few teams with as much depth as Wisconsin. One year later and UW has been exposed as a team that relies too much on select players. Senior Podge Turnbull is only one of five Badgers with double-digit goals. At times, freshmen Tyler Barnes and Michael Mersch have shown the flashes of greatness that indicate theyll have good years next year or the year after that. But unsurprisingly, the freshmen have been inconsistent in their first years of WCHA play. And when Eaves trotted out lines of Sean DolanPatrick Johnson-Ryan Little and an all-freshman line of Jefferson Dahl centering whoever played best the week before in practice, it was like UW was playing two checking lines. You cant do that and win. So what happens when five guys are shouldering the scoring burden for the team? Apparently, Atlas gets tired. Mighty tired. Nobody on the team will admit it, but recently, this team looks out of gas. seemed happy with his performance. I needed to show people I could put up better times, Clay said. Being able to come here and be relaxed, where Im comfortable, with my teammates out here felt real good. It was much better. Clay said he has no interest in a position switch to fullback and reiterated his desire to become a three-down tailback for an NFL franchise. Bench, vertical jump draws crowd The 225-pound bench press always attracts viewers, and Culmer St. Jean earned some applause with his performance. The UW linebacker injured his leg during his 40-yard dash attempt, but that didnt stop him from putting up 30 reps. Jay Valai later showed off his strength with 21 reps. The skill players showed off their leaping ability Maybe the freshmen six to eight might be in the lineup any given night are being worn down by a WCHA schedule combined with college coursework. Or maybe the big hitters are out there too long for UW. I think [fatigue] plays a role, Smith said last Friday. But I dont think it should be an excuse. More importantly, that means two of the most important cogs in this machine Schultz and Gardiner are seemingly on the ice 66 percent of the game. Head coach Mike Eaves and his staff dont keep track of ice time, but that top defensive pair is usually on the ice for at least half of the game. The other two defensive to during the vertical jump, but it was offensive lineman Bill Nagy who stole the show. Nagy displayed impressive burst and turned some heads with his leap. Bears well represented Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz and offensive line coach Mike Tice worked extensively with several UW prospects yesterday. Martz watched Tolzien closely and put the quarterback through a number of drills. Tolzien went through a variety of drops and looked sharp during the throwing portion of his workout. Scouts clearly wanted to see Tolzien throw plenty of deep balls and out routes to test his arm strength, and he responded with good zip on the majority of his throws. Tice, as well as Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler, took Carimi, Moffitt and Nagy aside to get a closer look during pairs arent liabilities but certainly arent at the caliber of Gardiner and Schultz. The other factor in Gardiner and Schultz spending so much time on the ice is how much the Badgers rely on them offensively as well as defensively. They man the point for the firstunit power play and are counted on to produce points, which recently, UW has struggled to do. Yet still, theres no admission of fatigue. Those two guys, they can go all day, Eaves said of Gardiner and Schultz. Theyre in great shape; they dont get tired easily. Wisconsin probably rode its top five guys as long as it could. If you some cone drills. Kugler later asked Moffitt to take some snaps at center a position Moffitt played prior to his switch to left guard. Tice is particularly familiar with the Wisconsin program. His son Nate is currently a walk on quarterback at UW. All in the family Several former Badgers stopped by to watch the prospects perform, and at times the McClain Center appeared to be hosting a UW football family reunion. Jim Leonhard, Brian Calhoun, Chris Maragos, Joe Panos, DeAndre Levy and Kirk DeCremer were all in attendance. Athletic Director Barry Alvarez watched alongside the UW coaching staff, and tons of current Badgers constantly stopped in to observe and show their support. Watt out to prove doubters wrong J.J. Watt only looked at the Badgers 2014-4 record right now and didnt have any context to go by, it would look about right, given the talent. The things that appear confusing are the 12-of-13 win streak early in 2011 and the 1-6-1 stretch to finish the regular season. So now UW heads to Colorado Springs for a rematch with Colorado College in a best-of-three series. The grim reality for the Badgers who before their winless February were in position for a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament is that they probably need to win this series and then hoist the Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA tournament champions to make the NCAA field at all. And to do so, Wisconsin participated in agility drills at his Pro Day thanks to his stellar NFL combine performance. Watt finished in the top five for every D-line drill at the combine, including an impressive 4.76 40-yard dash time for a 290-pound lineman. Hopefully we quieted some of the doubters who doubted my athletic ability, Watt said. Im very proud of how hard I work, but at the same time that doesnt discount any amount of talent or athleticism that I have. Just because Im a big Wisconsin kid doesnt mean Im not athletic. Moffitt laughs off 40-yard dash The always-entertaining 319-pound lineman was at it again yesterday. Moffitt said he was pleased with his Pro Day performance and his showing at the NFL combine. But he readily admits his 40-yard dash time isnt anything special. After running at the combine, will likely need to beat at least one of the following teams in St. Paul: North Dakota, MinnesotaDuluth, Denver and Nebraska-Omaha teams UW went 1-8-1 against in the regular season. UWs top talent is great, but five guys cant put 13 other skaters on their backs. In hockey, five skaters do not make a team. The truth was out there as soon as the season was ready to begin: Wisconsin is not an elite hockey team this year. Adam is a senior majoring in journalism. Think UW is cooked, or will the Badgers go on a postseason run? E-mail him at aholt@ badgerherald.com or tweet @AdamJSHolt. it was no surprise to see Moffitt dodge that event at his Pro Day this time around. My 40 [yard dash] wasnt great. It was about a swift seven seconds, Moffitt said with a laugh. It was horrible. It was about 30 yards too far. But my other numbers I was really happy about, and those are the things that really pertain to me, to my position. No lockout please Potential draftees are all curious to see if theyll be able to go to work once they are drafted or if the league will undergo a lockout as the players and coaches negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. As you would expect, Moffitt hopes the issue is resolved in the near future. I hope they get it figured out because my parents do not give me allowance anymore, Moffitt said with a smile. I need money.

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watch 12 former Badgers participate in the Pro Day. That list of players included J.J. Watt, Gabe Carimi, Lance Kendricks, John Moffitt, John Clay and Scott Tolzien, who took part in only a couple drills each after performing at the NFL combine. Isaac Anderson, David Gilreath, Blake Sorensen, Bill Nagy, Culmer St. Jean and Jay Valai were also participants looking to impress scouts. Clay back in his comfort zone The most hyped event at the UW Pro Day was Clays 40-yard dash. After running a 4.84 and 4.77 at the NFL combine, scouts wanted to see an improvement at Clays Pro Day. Clay told reporters his time was in the 4.6 range but others had him clocked in the low to mid 4.7 range. Regardless of each particular scouts time, the 233-pound Clay

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Ash set to call plays; Borland shifts inside

During media session at UW Pro Day, head coach Bret Bielema provides updates heading into Spring
Max Henson
Sports Editor
When Dave Doeren left Wisconsin to become a head coach at Northern Illinois, UW head coach Bret Bielema promoted secondary coach Chris Ash and defensive line coach Charlie Partridge to codefensive coordinators. But come game day, one man will call the defensive plays for the Badgers. That man will be Ash. Chris is my defensive coordinator. He is going to be the voice, Bielema said yesterday. I really believe on game day you need one voice. Chris will be that voice. From the moment Ash stepped on campus, it appears Bielema knew he had the potential to become a coordinator if the position opened. Chris is very, very intelligent, Bielema said. He is always thinking and he and Charlie get along so well. I think that relationship is critical. According to Bielema, Partridge was given the title of assistant head coach to go along with his game planning responsibilities as co-defensive coordinator. Ash and Partridge will also get some help from newly hired linebackers coach Dave Huxtable, who previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Central Florida. That [defensive] staff is about as strong as Ive ever had, Bielema said. Borland progressing One of the first orders of business for Bielema and his staff is to identify new playmakers on the defensive side of the ball with star defensive end J.J. Watt moving on to the NFL. Lucky for Bielema, there is bona-fide playmaker planning on making his return to the Wisconsin defense. After missing all but two games during this past season with a shoulder injury, linebacker Chris Borland, who was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2009, is rehabbing surgery on both shoulders in an attempt to see the field in 2011. With spring practice closing in, Bielema was asked for on update on the linebackers status. Thats the milliondollar question, Bielema said. Chris is really rehabbing well. He will be involved in drills that involve movement and burst. But he cant be around (contact). Bielema said Borland is expected to be close to 100 percent in June, but until then, Borland is working hard in the film room as he prepares to make the switch from outside to middle linebacker. We are training him right now on film and he is learning the mike linebacker position, Bielema said. Its something I think he could potentially be very good at. More from the infirmary In addition to Borland, several other players are rehabbing shoulder surgeries. Defensive ends Tyler Dippel and Konrad Zagzebski and linebacker Ethan Armstrong will all be limited in spring ball due to shoulder injuries. Bielema revealed that right tackle Josh Oglesby will miss spring practice as he continues his recovery from a knee injury that sidelined him for the season. Cornerback

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At Pro Day on Wednesday, UW head coach Bret Bielema said defensive backs coach Chris Ash will be the voice of the defense.
Jameson Wright underwent ACL surgery and his status remains up in the air. Finally, safety Dezmen Southward had an emergency appendectomy during the offseason but Bielema says he is healthy now and should participate in the spring. Budmayr primed to take over at QB He hasnt been named the starter yet, but all signs indicate that Jon Budmayr is the leader to replace Scott Tolzien under center. With Curt Phillips still recovering from ACL surgery, Budmayr and soon-to-be redshirt freshman Joe Brennan are the only other scholarship quarterbacks on the roster. Brennan came to UW as a highly regarded prospect, but he is still trying to grasp offensive coordinator Paul Chrysts system in his first spring camp after enrolling last summer. Budmayr, on the other hand, graduated high school early to get a head start at UW and this will be the redshirt sophomores third spring camp. That gives him a significant leg up over Brennan in the battle for the starting spot. Jon [Budmayr] is just so much more advanced right now, Bielema said. This is his third spring. Thats a huge benefit to come in at the time he did. The rewards are right now. Two players leave Bielema said two players are no longer with the program. Tight end/fullback Zach Davison is no longer playing football after struggling with chronic back problems. Lastly, linebacker Kevin Rouse will graduate in May despite having one more year of eligibility.

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Womens hockey team ready for WCHA-rival Duluth

Tough challenge awaits as Badgers face UMD in 1st round of NCAA tourney
Kelly Erickson
Associate Sports Editor
Selection Sunday may not have gone as planned, but no matter the opponent, the Wisconsin womens hockey team is ready for anything. In a shocking selection, Wisconsin will host WCHA rival MinnesotaDuluth in the NCAA quarterfinals this Saturday night at the Kohl Center. The Bulldogs last years national champions finished second in the WCHA this season and currently hold a No. 7 ranking nationally. Sitting at No. 1, the Badgers were surprised to see they would be playing such a tough squad but are focusing on keeping up their game. I think everybody in womens hockey is probably a little stunned the way the bracket came out, head coach Mark Johnson said. But as I also said, were moving on, and were getting ourselves prepared and organized and ready to play Saturday night. We deal with it and move on. I think initially I was shocked just because I didnt expect to see Duluth, Senior forward Meghan Duggan said. For good, for bad, or for no reason at all I just didnt expect to see them. I think its good. Im psyched. We know them well, we know their tendencies, we know all their best players, and weve been successful against them thus far this season. Im excited to play. Saturday marks the fifth time UW and UMD will meet this season. The Bulldogs have given the Badgers one of their two losses this season, as well as one of their two ties. The last time the two met, the game ended in a tie, forcing a shootout per WCHA rules. Freshman netminder Alex Rigsby stopped two of UMDs three attempts while junior forwards Brooke Ammerman and Hilary Knight both found the back of the net, giving the Badgers the extra point from the tie. This time around, Johnson wants his team to just stay consistent and perform as it has in the past couple of weeks. At this time of year, its your ability to execute, play the way weve played all year and dont let the pressure of the game change what we do, Johnson said. Special teams obviously become important. The nice thing is youre playing at

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Senior Meghan Duggan said she was shocked when on Sunday she learned No. 1 Wisconsin had been paired with No. 7 Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA quarterfinals.
home, hopefully therell be a good crowd and it comes down to execution. One team is going to walk out Saturday night disappointed. After an intense comefrom-behind victory last weekend against Minnesota to claim the WCHA tournament title, Wisconsin feels it is capable of anything. Down 3-0 halfway through the second period, the Badgers forced the game into overtime. After 14 minutes of overtime, senior forward I think a lot of it can be mental, Turnbull said. If you feel like youre getting sick, you tell yourself youre not sick long enough, pretty soon youre not sick anymore. Eaves noted that the altitude might not affect one position for the Badgers goaltender. While he hasnt yet named a starter for Kelly Nash finally broke through Minnesotas defenses, scoring the game winner. it was huge just so we know that we can do that. It was a great learning experience, Rigsby said. exciting moment for us this season and one that well never forget, but obviously thats over and done with, and now we move on to the third part of the season where we kind of need to buckle down and get ready for our next opponent. Now with only eight teams left in the race for the national title, every game this weekend will be a tough fight. While the Badgers may have been given a tougher fight than they expected, any nerves the squad has should help it through Saturday nights game. Its going to be any given day for a lot of the games [this weekend], and its one and done, Duggan said. You lose, and your season is over. For me, Im a senior, so Im nervous. But I think the nerves are going to turn into excitement as soon as the puck drops. Were playing for, eventually, a championship. Im excited for the game and just hope that it goes in our favor.

To come from a three-goal deficit to come back and win that in overtime, it was huge just so we know that we can do that. It was a great learning experience.
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Freshman Goaltender

To come from a threegoal deficit to come back and win that in overtime, 2007, with just one win at World Arena. And maybe more important than their recent play against CC is the Badgers play in general. Since owning a 19-8-3 record entering February, UW is just 1-6-1 in its eight games since. The drop in winning percentage also saw the teams No. 1 scoring defense drop to 13th and a once-potent power play unit struggle. So now, nothing less than winning this series will keep UWs postseason hopes alive. It might actually take winning the WCHA Final Five to get the Badgers into the NCAA tournament field. But it all starts with one win Friday. Its going to be huge, especially on the road, defenseman Justin Schultz said. If you get that 1-0 lead on the road, its going to be huge in our favor. And while last weekend was important for the teams seniors, now its potentially everybodys last game of the season. I think last weekend was a big emotional thing for us seniors, Turnbull said. I think it was more of a distraction last weekend than it will be this weekend. Its playoff hockey now; our lives are on the line.

Were all still riding a little bit on that win, Duggan said. It was an

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sit down, you can get more in-depth about each guy and what they mean to their team. You get into a little cat-and-mouse game. It helps us with the fact that they are familiar, senior Podge Turnbull said. We know what theyre going to bring to the table. Obviously every teams got a few tricks up their sleeve they save for playoffs, but it just helps. CC won last Friday to extend a UW winless streak to seven games, but the Badgers came back for a 3-1 win on Senior Night to even up the series. But those games came at the Kohl Center. Now Wisconsin heads about 1,000 miles west and more importantly, 5,172 feet higher to World Arena. The elevation is being coped with through hydration and some other plans, one of them being to minimize shift lengths. While the Tigers are used to the thinner air, the Badgers will need to be aware of when theyre tiring especially since a couple of CC goals last weekend seemed to come at the end of long UW shifts. But it might not all be physical.

Its playoff hockey now, our lives are on the line.

Podge Turnbull
Senior Forward Fridays game, Eaves sounded open to the idea that both Brett Bennett and Scott Gudmandson might get a night in net. This is something that was in the back of our mind at the beginning of the year thats come to fruition the fact that weve got two guys, especially if youre not used to playing at that altitude, he said. The fact we have two senior guys that are very capable is a nice thing for us to have, going on the road here. What isnt going for the Badgers is their recent record against the Tigers. Wisconsin is 3-10-1 against Colorado College since

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Forward Patrick Johnson scored two goals for Wisconsin last weekend against Colorado College.

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In last weekends series against Colorado College, Wisconsins Craig Smith (pictured) recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory that ended the Badgers seven-game losing streak. Now UW visits CC.

Wisconsin must win 1st round of WCHA playoffs for shot at NCAA tourney
Adam Holt
Managing Editor
The first steps toward reclaiming a spot in the NCAA tournament will

start with a familiar foe. Both Wisconsin and Colorado College were well aware they might be playing each other not only in the regular season finale, but in the first round of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs as well. Lo and behold, the

Badgers will indeed head to Colorado Springs for a best-of-three series with the Tigers. So in a way, its a best-offive series with a weeklong break in the middle, which gives the teams plenty of time to reassess each other. This reminds you

a little bit of the NHL playoffs, especially when youve played a team twice already, UW head coach Mike Eaves said. So youve got an indepth feeling, so you can

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KEYS TO THE GAME

- WISC: Stay out of penalty box - CC: Clamp down on Badgers top line - WISC: Get bodies in front of net - CC: Utilize depth; roll all 4 lines

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Mens hockey slide comes as no surprise

tournament. I previously called this team a Frozen Four contender, but I can admit that I was wrong. First, this isnt a slight to any of the individual talent on the team. Sophomore center Craig Smith usually looks like the best player on the ice, and his linemates, Jordy Murray and Mark Zengerle, are also in the top-five in scoring for UW. Defenseman Justin Schultz leads Division I blueliners in scoring and his defensive partner Gardiner is third. But the Badgers top five scorers are Schultz, Smith, Gardiner, Zengerle and Murray, who have combined for 68 goals, 118 assists and 186 points. The rest of the Badgers are 54-98-152, which means UWs top line and top D-pair account for 55 percent of Wisconsins scoring. You cant have such a steep drop-off in scoring and expect to contend in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The scoring distribution has been like that all season, and it finally caught up to the Badgers. This team at the top can go toe-to-toe with anybody in the nation. Its the supporting cast thats lagging. When this team looked outclassed a series sweep by North Dakota comes to mind the Badgers lack of depth was severely

Adam Holt
Holting on for dear life
Occams Razor is the principle that the simplest theory is often the preferred one. In real world applications, that means Barry Bonds probably did steroids, and its more likely that guy in New Mexico had a bad dream instead of being abducted by aliens. And in the case of the Wisconsin mens hockey team the group that was expected to hover around the .500 mark yet surprised the college hockey world by sharing the Division I lead in total wins (19) at the end of January? Why did the Badgers suddenly slip, going winless in seven games before what was little more than a moral-boosting victory against Colorado College Saturday? Maybe it was a lack of focus or a coaching problem. Maybe fate decided it would be funnier for Jake Gardiner to hit crossbars and posts instead of the back of the net. Or maybe its what everyone assumed at the beginning of the season: This team just isnt that good, and it will struggle to make the NCAA

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Culmer St. Jean impressed onlookers with 30 reps on the 225-pound bench press. St. Jean was one of 12 Badgers to participate at UWs Pro Day.

Wisconsin Pro Day notebook

Max Henson
Sports Editor
Its rare to see an NFL head coach at Pro Day. But at the McClain Center yesterday, both head coaches from Super Bowl XLV were in attendance to watch the UW Pro Day workouts. Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy observed the drills alongside general manager Ted Thompson while Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin looked on as well. I think we have a pretty good class that came out this year, offensive tackle Gabe Carimi said. There is a lot of potential. McCarthy and Tomlin

Super Bowl head coaches, numerous scouts invade Madsion to observe former Badgers show their skills
represent just a couple NFL teams carefully analyzing that potential. Hordes of NFL scouts flew into Madison to

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