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“War on Women” backlash hits Capitol

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Hundreds of protesters turned out against legislation concerning women’s rights

FCC lets Super PACs be...too much

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With the rise of PACs, television networks should be held to a higher standard for ads

SSFC alleges ASM breach

Following last week’s meeting of the 18th session of Associated Students of Madison Student Council last week where the Multicultural Student Coalition’s fight for funding came to a successful end, some members of student government have petitioned for a reconsideration of the approval of the group’s eligibility.

Six members of the Student Services Finance Committee, the committee which originally denied MCSC’s funding, have petitioned the Student Judiciary to hear their allegations that several Student Council members committed viewpoint neutrality violations during last week’s meeting, where the MCSC’s funding eligibility was approved in a 10-9-4 vote split by Chair Allie Gardner.

The petition calls for SJ to either negate the votes of several members who

allegedly made viewpoint neutrality violations and mandate a recount, remand the hearing back to Student Council so three members have to recuse themselves or mandate that all committee members mark “no” on the question of MCSC’s intentional policy violation.

SSFC Rep. Cale Plamann, who fi led the petition, said the situation is so unprecedented that he wanted to provide a few possible remedies, but that any of the suggestions would render Student Council’s decision void.

SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart, one of the petitioners, said it was necessary to file the complaint to ensure that the decision made last week would be effectively null and void.

“At the decision there were multiple viewpoint neutrality violations and much unbridled discretion was used by members of Student Council,” Neibart said.

Cross-party line voting approved for recall primary

The unprecedented nature of the upcoming recall primary elections has led a state board to determine that voting rules will differ

from past primaries, allowing voters to vote for both Democrats and Republicans instead of receiving a single party primary ballot.

Normal primaries, like the one that will occur on August 14, are considered one election, Government Accountability Board spokesperson Reid Magney said. However, he said because of the upcoming recall election, there will be six primaries, one for governor, one for lieutenant governor and four for the state senators, which are legally separate but held on

the same day.Even though the elections

are separate, there will only be one ballot, Magney said.

Because there is also only one Republican primary election in the case of Gov. Scott Walker running against Madison citizen Arthur Kohl-Riggs, Magney said, those who wish to also participate can vote in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor and the four senators.

However, voters will not be able to vote in both the Republican and the Democratic primary for

governor, Magney said.Still, Scot Ross,

spokesperson for former Dane County Executive and gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk, said crossover voting, in which a person who supports one primary votes in another party’s primary, will not affect the upcoming primary election, despite the unique conditions of these primaries.

“It’s never been an issue before, and it won’t be one now,” Ross said.

According to Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl,

the rules allow different voting rules for absentee ballots that prevent voters from changing their minds.

“If you request an absentee ballot and return it to the clerk, you cannot go to the polling place to vote for a different candidate,” Witzel-Behl said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said Madison’s City Council has appropriated additional money in this year’s city budget for election administration to account for the cost of the contest.

Witzel-Behl added that the city does not have the

figures to accurately say what the total cost of the recall election will be, citing the uncommon nature of the recalls.

“We’ve never had an election like this before,” Witzel-Behl said. “We do not know anything of the consequences or the turnout.”

The cost of the election will be paid for mostly by the Contingent Reserve Fund, a fund that sets aside about $1,000,000 per year for contingencies. However,

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Athletic Board approves Ryan extension, talks Big Ten policy

The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board approved one-year extensions for UW coaches Friday, including men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan,

as well as deliberated on developing new standards for institutional control of athletics.

The UW Athletic Board approved extending Ryan’s contract through May 31, 2017. According to a statement, the Board also approved extending contracts for men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves and women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson through June 30, 2017.

The board approved an extension for women’s basketball coach Bobbie

Kelsey through May 31, 2017, wrestling coach Barry Davis through May 31, 2015, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach Whitney Hite through June 14, 2013, the statement said.

The board also discussed developing a new standard of institutional athletics and the possible role of the Big Ten Conference. Walter Dickey, UW senior associate athletic director, said in the wake of the Penn State sexual assault

New conference standards being deliberated in light of Penn State sagaSean KirkbyState Politics Editor

Runners continue a longtime Madison tradition despite gloomy weather by taking off at the start of this year’s Crazylegs Classic, raising money for the UW Athletic Department.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Crazylegs raises crowd, money for UW

Annual race and Madison tradition the Crazylegs Classic drew nearly 20,000 athletes and fundraisers Saturday, despite the gloomy weather.

Crazylegs, held every spring in Madison, raises money for University of Wisconsin Athletics, and is put on by the National W Club organization and other contributors.

According to the Crazylegs website, three UW enthusiasts, Tom Grantham, Ken Sparks and Rich Backus, came up

with the idea for the race in 1981 to raise money for UW Athletics. The fi rst race was held in 1982 with 676 participants, the website said.

National W Club Executive Director Terry Murawski said the race typically draws 20,000 people every year, this year with just under the norm.

“I can’t say how many participants are students, but we market heavily to the university community,” Murawski said.

He said the race for runners is around 8 kilometers long, just more than five miles. According

to the Crazylegs website, the running and wheelchair participants start at Pinckney Street and East Washington Street, while walkers start at State Street and Miffl in. All participants finish near Camp Randall Stadium.

UW senior Bailey Ferdler said her participation in Crazylegs was her first race ever, as she just started running this past year.

“It was definitely interesting to say the leas,” Ferdler said. “I never thought I would be doing this ever in my life. It made

Unprecedented decision promptsseparation into 6different electionsPaige CostakosReporter

Tori ThompsonHerald Contributor

6 fi le petition amid viewpoint neutrality concerns regarding recent MCSC decision

Katie CaronHigher Education Editor

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12,408Total runners who

completed this year’s event

30Number of runners over the age

of 70

24:00The time of Tyler Sigl, of Sey-

mour, who fi nished fi rst in this year’s race

Crazylegs bythe numbers

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Protesters combat‘war on women’Hundreds gather on Capitol steps to demonstrate against new legislation

Musical group the Raging Grannies performs on the Capitol steps to show their discontent with new legislation impacting wom-en’s rights, employment and reproductive health. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Saturday afternoon demonstration.

Jen Small The Badger Herald

Hundreds of men, women and children gathered outside the Capitol on Saturday to rally in protest of recently enacted laws pertaining to women’s rights, employment and reproductive health.

At the event, many women and men shared their stories about why they continue to fight for these rights. Among the events speakers were Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, and the Rev. Stephen Welch, a member of the Wisconsin Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

Roys said this past legislative session has seen many transgressions against women, including the repeal of the Equal Pay Enforcement Act and an attempt to pass a mining bill that would streamline mining regulations, which she said if passed would have caused birth defects in fetuses.

Roys also criticized a recently enacted bill requiring doctors

to administer what she referred to as an unnecessary physical examination before giving an abortion-inducing drug to women.

Roys said all women need to band together and not give up on the rights that their mothers and grandmothers have fought and died for in order to achieve them. She said she is running for Congress because “enough is enough.”

“We are fighting a multigenerational war for a woman’s right to a safe and legal abortion, a complete sexual education and equal pay,” Roys said. “It is important to call out the hypocrisy and anti-women misogyny that still exists today, such as in the comments made by Sen. [Glenn] Grothman [R-West Bend] about how money is more important to men. We must prioritize equal rights for women, and together we will be successful.”

Welch, senior pastor of the First Congressional United Church of Christ, said he believed the religious right does not

Meghan ZernickReporter

speak for those who are really religious.

Welch said he and his congregation members support a woman’s right to contraception and birth control, as well as the need for children to receive a complete education, including comprehensive sexual health education.

“It is immoral for the government or religious groups to interfere with a woman’s standard of care,” Welch said. “These men who make these laws that pertain to women’s health are following a self-

serving agenda, and we need to defend a woman’s constitutional rights.”

Welch said he is appalled that the government would attempt to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. In memory of his grandmothers and out of respect for his mother, Welch called upon legislators to reject laws that hurt women’s right to justice and religious liberty.

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

said he believes what Democrats call a “war on women” is a ploy used by Democrats across the nation to gain more political momentum because they are losing power and growing desperate.

“There is no war on women. It is a very sad thing that the only thing the Democrats can do at this point is try to make the Republicans look like the bad guys, like evil people. That is the only message that they are sending,” Mikalsen said.

Write-in gubernatorial candidate enters raceIndependent Steven Zelinski aims not to win, but to challenge “polarization” of Wisconsin’s political parties, system

An independent candidate has entered the field of challengers against Gov. Scott Walker, running as a write-in candidate to prevent the farther polarization of politics and to balance the state budget.

Steven Zelinski, an independent roofing and construction contractor from Webster, announced he is running for governor in the recall election as a write-in candidate.

As an independent candidate, Zelinski said the primary goals of his campaign are to prevent polarization of Wisconsin’s political parties. He said the divided government in Wisconsin reflects the national problem of current partisan politics.

“The recall election isn’t about Scott Walker, teacher unions or labor unions,”

Zelinski said. “The reality is that the state is trying to say there are enough laws, rules, regulations and that we said we want a government by the people, for the people.”

Zelinski said he would focus on the issues of health care, public education and most importantly, balancing the state budget.

He said he mostly closely identified with the Republican Tea Party, even though he supported the recalls and disagreed with many Republicans’ anger regarding the recalls. However, he said he did not sign the recall petition.

Zelinski imagines the majority of his supporters to be voters who are conservative with their money, rather than businesses or corporations. Following the Occupy Wall Street motto, he said he plans to appeal to the 99 percent of voters and the

common individual.“I’m kind of a

middleman, a mediator and a problem solver,” Zelinski said.

He added he calls himself an advocate of “servant-style” leadership.

As for being a write-in candidate, Zelinski said he felt it “wasn’t appropriate” for him to have his name on the ballot. He said the timing was right in both his personal and professional lives to announce his candidacy now, and he

had imagined a third party playing an active role in Wisconsin politics for years.

“The odds of me being a write-in candidate are like me telling you I am going to walk on the moon tonight. But I want to get positive words out there, and we need to preserve the democracy of our nation,” Zelinski said.

Before announcing his candidacy for governor, Zelinski held leadership roles in Burnett County government and politics. He has an engineering background and works in contracting and construction, a business he said prepared him greatly for understanding local political relationships. He also participated in “Leadership Wisconsin,” a leadership program offered by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

Independent candidate for governor Hariprasad

“Hari” Trivedi also agreed it would be nearly impossible to win as a write-in candidate.

“The voting rates are 35-40 percent, we hope it will be higher in the recall, but the majority of Americans don’t participate. I wish [Zelinski] well, but realistically I think it’s very diffi cult,” Trivedi said.

Trivedi also said fundraising would be an obstacle. Even though candidates don’t need millions of dollars, campaign finance is a “necessary evil.”

However, Trivedi said independent party leaders are now needed in Wisconsin.

“We had a Democratic government for eight years, and I think it’s time for fresh ideas and a new direction,” Trivedi said.

Zelinski said he also plans to also run for governor in 2014.

Julia JacobsonHerald Contributer

“The reality is that ... we said we want a government by the people, for the people.”

Steven ZelinskiCandidate for governor

The complaint alleges that Gardner violated viewpoint neutrality by using her control over procedures to influence the proceedings to aid MCSC in multiple ways. According to the petition, this included manipulating the parameters of voting and debate and

selectively enforcing lobbying rules.

The complaint also said viewpoint neutrality violations were committed by several other members as demonstrated by their votes and words during the hearing and decision.

Neibart said it does not matter who committed the most or “biggest” viewpoint neutrality violations, but rather that they occurred at all.

“They just can’t happen at all,” she said. “The Student Council chair was not even able to remain viewpoint neutral, so how could she expect her council members to remain so as well?”

In an email to The Badger

Herald, Gardner said she can verify that no viewpoint neutrality violations were committed during the training process, eligibility hearing or the eligibility decision.

Neibart added that on Monday the Conference Committee will determine the budget for MCSC, but if SJ decides to hear the complaint, things would need to be worked out at the latest by July 1, when the UW System approves the fi nal budget.

SJ Chief Justice Kate Fifield said the matter will be addressed at their next meeting on May 8, and that after the meeting a panel will be assigned to the case

to deliberate whether to hear it.

Additionally, MCSC sent a letter to ASM this weekend apologizing for what they called an “inflammatory remark” that one of their members made during last week’s Student Council meeting.

The letter says MCSC is dealing with the issue and that this occurrence, along with a council member “giving the Chair of ASM two middle fingers,” only added fuel to a volatile situation.

MCSC’s letter says the group will work hard moving forward and that any grievances must be put aside in order to work with the administration and ASM.

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Humorology show raises funds for alum’s charity

Raising donations for charity organization One Heartland, this year’s Humorology show, titled “Something Magical,” entertained audiences with six mini musicals in three shows over the weekend.

Members of the University of Wisconsin’s Greek system produce, perform and fund the

annual performance each spring with proceeds being donated to a designated charity each year, Executive Producer Angie Kalaytowicz said in an email to The Badger Herald.

This year’s proceeds will go to One Heartland, a non-profit organization that provides summer camp experiences to children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Last year’s show donated more than $20,000 to One Heartland, and Kalaytowicz said she expects to make an equally signifi cant donation this year.

UW has special connections to One Heartland, Kalaytowicz added.

“One Heartland was founded by UW grad Niel Willenson,” she said. “Donating to the organization has been a Humo tradition since the early 1990s.”

Humorology’s fundraising initiatives this year included events at local restaurants, competitive athletic tournaments, bake sales and outreach efforts to family, friends and businesses, Kalaytowicz added.

She said 17 different Greek chapters participate in Humorology and that each of the six 20-minute skits features members from one sorority and from one to three fraternities.

Humorology is also a

competition between groups to be on the final lineup, Kalaytowicz said, beginning in the fall when the year’s theme is announced. She added that the annual event is UW’s largest student run philanthropy and has been an integral part of the university’s identity for 66 years.

This year’s show showcased participants’ musical, theatrical and comedic talents in skits that included parodies of shows like “Glee” and “Jersey Shore” and incorporated songs from artists ranging from Journey to Notorious B.I.G.

Juinor Ashley Kirchner saw Humorology for the

first time at this Friday’s performance and said she enjoyed the opportunity to see her friends perform.

“Our friends had always been involved. It is nice to see all the effort that they put into it come together,” she said.

Between acts during the show, video interviews kept the audience entertained while Humorologists discussed the benefits of Greek life and the community’s talents.

Freshman Pi Phi member and performer Amanda Wisinger said preparing for the event is highly emphasized within the Greek community.

“We’ve been practicing six

hours a week since August,” she said.

Kalaytowicz also said the event challenges students to go beyond their comfort zones. She said most of the participants have never been on stage and are stretched perform for thousands of people. She added that it gives UW Greeks a common cause with a higher purpose to work toward.

However, despite the many hours put into the performance, Wisnger said participating this year was a gratifying experience.

“The best part is performing. It brings people together. Everyone wants to put their time and effort towards charity,” she said.

Members of Greek community put on 6 mini-musicals in 3 shows this weekendRachel SeurerReporter

Wisconsinites receive $16 million in insurance refunds

As a result of health care reforms made by Congress last year, Wisconsin citizens will receive more than $16 million in refunds from insurance companies as part of mandates, which some worry may drive companies out of business.

According to a statement released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a foundation focused on major health care issues

facing the U.S., insurance issuers nationwide are now being held accountable for the amount of money they spend on overhead and employee salaries.

As part of the Affordable Care Act, large group insurance companies are now required to spend 85 percent of premium dollars on health care, and small group companies must spend 80 percent on health care. The medical loss ratio policy requires any overages of non-health care spending such as salaries and marketing be refunded to customers, according to the statement.

Nationwide, $1.3 billion in overages will be returned to policyholders for the year of 2011. In Wisconsin,

individuals will receive their refunds by August, according to Robert Kraig, executive director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

The policy is the first of the ACA mandates to be enacted and will require annual refunds should insurers continue to spend less than the stated amount on health care, Kraig said.

“It’s one of the tangible benefits of the ACA that people are experiencing already,” Kraig said. “For the first time, there are limits on profits and overhead and salaries that insurance companies can spend, as opposed to health care spending.”

More efficient spending of premiums may also be helping to reduce insurance

rates. Experts have claimed that several insurance companies have kept rates lower to reduce costs due in returns, Kraig said.

Although the $16 million due to Wisconsin policyholders is somewhat insignificant compared to the $1.3 billion to be paid nationally, Kraig said it shows state insurance issuers are mostly already in compliance with the policy, spending premium money effi ciently.

“We’re not California, we’re not a huge state. We don’t have lower rates than other states; we’re relatively expensive,” Kraig said. “We just don’t have many insurance companies that don’t already meet these standards.”

According to Kraig, Wisconsin’s insurance market is much different than other states, with many nonprofit providers. Insurance industries in the rest of the nation, he said, are largely dominated by big for-profit agencies, wshich can spend as much as 30 to 40 percent of premiums on salaries and overhead.

While these rebates will return money to consumers, Gov. Scott Walker has indicated he is concerned that these mandates may drive insurance companies out of the state, said Michael Hintze, state coordinator of Tea Party Patriots Wisconsin. Walker has unsuccessfully requested a federal waiver to exempt Wisconsin from the policy.

“Insurance companies may decide to just get out of the business entirely, and the same thing with health care providers,” Hintze said. “If the government starts setting costs or fees, then you’re going to have people leaving the fi eld.”

It’s unclear how the new policy will affect insurance companies in the future, but Kraig said he believes the comprehensive ACA will make the industry more effi cient and effective.

“In the new ACA model hopefully they’ll be able to spend less time denying claims and turning away individuals, which will make them more efficient,” he said. “Much more of the premium dollars will go to actual medical care.”

Federal health care reform mandates return of overage spending to buyersMitchell Herrman Reporter

CRIME in Brief EAST MIFFLIN STREETDamaged Property

An East Miffl in Street resident called authori-ties Wednesday after noticing his house had been spray-painted orange and pink, accord-ing to a Madison Police Department report. Profanity was among the spray-painted items on the house.

A Madison man was arrested and cited for criminal damage to property after the victim found a cell phone in the vicinity that ultimately allowed the authorities to link the perpetrator to further criminal acts, the report said.

“He has admitted to sev-eral cases in the general area, where buildings, or in one case a stadium wall, were damaged with spray paint,” MPD spokesperson Joel De-Spain said.

MPD has been aware of similar crimes that have occurred on Madison’s east side during the past week, including one incident during which an individual spray-painted park vehicles, DeSpain added. The suspect has denied involvement.

MADISON AREAThreatsMPD has been fi elding

calls from Madison area residents who have re-ceived threatening calls asking for money, accord-ing to a report. Excuses ranging from “owed bills” to “personal debt” have been employed against the individuals receiving the phone calls.

The callers have also used threats as a means to intimidate the Madi-son residents, the report said. In one case, the caller provided intimate information about the victim, including his address and fi nancial history.

DeSpain said that there have been similar incidents throughout the country in which people have placed random calls asking for money.

MPD advises individuals receiving such phone calls to shy away from presenting personal infor-mation over the phone, the report said.

“If you get a call from someone demanding money, tell them you’re hanging up immediately and you’re calling the police,” DeSpain said.

He added some of the calls are being placed outside of Wisconsin. Under these circumstanc-es, MPD cannot investi-gate the matter to a full extent, due to a lack of resources.

“A lot of times we see

fraud being perpetrated against people — either by Internet or over the phone — that the origin of the calls is overseas somewhere,” DeSpain said.

EAST TOWNE MALL Sexual Assault

Authorities were notifi ed of an incident occurring Thursday in which a 14 year old was report-edly groped by a male perpetrator, according to a report.

The victim confi ded in an adult and claimed to have been touched inappro-priately while using the bathroom at Barnes and Noble in the East Towne Mall, the report said.

A suspect has been taken into custody regarding the incident and is currently under questioning, the report said.

According to DeSpain, MPD works side by side with the Dane County Victims Witness Program, which regularly assists victims of crime. Detec-tives are also dispersed to the crime scenes that have knowledge of how to deal with sexual assault victims.

“I credit the East District Police Department for their work in promptly apprehending a suspect for questioning,” Ald. Joe Clausius, District 17,

Verveer said the recall elections have broader implications as well.

He added that council members are hopeful for a change in the governor’s offi ce.

“We don’t feel this governor has been particularly helpful to Madison throughout the past year,” Verveer said. “Recall elections are the cost of democracy. I think that the money we spend on recall petitions and recall elections is well worth it. You cannot put a

price tag on democracy.”The recall primary

elections will be held May 8 and the recall election June 5.

Falk, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Secretary of State Doug La Follette, Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, and Republican Mequon citizen Gladys Huber will be on the ballot for the Democratic primary.

President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Mahlon Mitchell, Milwaukee private investigator Ira Robbins and protest candidate Isaac Weix will be on the ballot to receive the Democratic nomination to face Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in the general recall election in June.

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“We’ve never had an election like this before. ... We do not know anything of the consequences or the turnout.”

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scandal, chancellors and the presidents voted last November to establish an action plan and created a committee to develop a set of standards to keep power from being concentrated in any one individual at an institutional level.

While currently in draft form, Dickey said the plan seeks to clarify the roles of the president, the chancellor and the athletic department. He said while the plan has an “enforcement arm,” the process will be more “collegial” where concerns are brought to the attention of the institution to be corrected.

“The standards devote particular attention to compliance and to academic support of athletics and are quite prescriptive in setting forth some detailed expectations about the organization of athletic departments as well as who will do and not do what,” Dickey said.

Dickey said every

institution, president, athletic director and other specified individuals will have to certify twice every year that they are in compliance with the standards. He added the standards also provide for periodical investigatory audits, as well as audits when the conference receives evidence of deviation from the standards. The audits would not be paper audits but on-campus visits.

The board also discussed the process the transferring of a student athlete with a scholarship who wants to leave UW. UW Director of Compliance Katie Smith said no rules block student athletes from transferring but rather specifies the conditions under which they will transfer. However, if a transfer is denied or the athlete disagrees with the decision, the athlete can appeal.

“Every one of these situations is totally different with different factors, so there is no way you could have a blanket policy to

deal with all of them,” UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said. “You’ve got to listen to them all out, listen to the reasons, and see if there is anything in the background that would hurt our program.”

During the director’s report, Alvarez said he had spent the previous week in Florida at the Bowl Championship Series meetings and said negotiations have moved closer to approving a new playoff system for college football’s national championship.

He said the discussion is now on who picks the teams and decides how they go about it, whether through coach polls, computer programs or a committee.

“I don’t think anybody trusts a computer that doesn’t tell you how they program it,” Alvarez said. “The computer rankings won’t divulge what the criteria is that goes into deciding that. … I don’t think anybody trust something that is not transparent.”

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me feel good for sure, even though the weather was a little lacking.”

Ferdler said each participant paid a fee to participate, $30 for pre-registering or $35 on the day of the race, and participants could run or

walk the different race courses. Ferdler said she ran with her sister, who has participated in Crazylegs in the past.

She said it was important for her to race, because she wanted to prove to herself that she could do it after so much practice. Additionally, she

said the funding provided to UW Athletics through the race is extremely important.

“It brings the whole campus together,” Ferdler said. “But it’s not just students. There’s such a mix of age and everything. It really brings Madison together.”

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The Badger Herald | Opinion | Monday, April 30, 20126

FCC disclosure ruling does not go far enough

Large broadcasters will be required to post documentation of who is buying political ads and for how much in time for the 2012 presidential election after a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission Friday. But by limiting the new requirements to the four biggest networks in the top 50 markets, the FCC shut down a chance at transparency in a year where special interest spending has made increased scrutiny essential.

The FCC decision came two years after Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a Supreme Court decision that found the government cannot limit corporation and unions’ independent political expenditures, which are funds that go toward the support of or opposition to a candidate or issue, but not directly to a candidate. That same year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found in Speechnow.org v. Federal Election Commission that qualifi ed groups could accept unlimited contributions for independent expenditures with limited expectations for disclosure.

The result was an explosion in spending by a new breed of political action committees, known as super PACs, that can accept unlimited funds from

corporations, unions and individuals, often with very little disclosure necessary. Because their funding cannot go directly to a candidate, super PACs commonly put their money toward advertisements. ProPublica reported in April that super PACs have spent $3.8 million in Wisconsin alone since the 2010 decisions, with pro-Mitt Romney heavyweight Restore our Future leading the way after racking up $2.8 million in expenditures.

That is a huge infl ux of spending compared to the 2008 election. Considering Wisconsin’s status as a battleground state, the money will continue to pour in from both inside and outside the state right up until the election this fall. But ranking in at the No. 33 market, Milwaukee is the sole media market in Wisconsin that will qualify for the new

FCC reporting requirements. According to Kantar Media/CMAG data obtained by the Washington Post, candidates, PACs and interest groups have spent $1.1 million in Milwaukee on ads for the 2012 presidential race. Considering the Madison, La Crosse-Eau Claire, Green Bay-Appleton and Wausau-Rhinelander markets all had TV ad spending between $400,000 and $900,000, reporting in Milwaukee will capture a very small fraction of the actual political activity taking place on the air in Wisconsin.

Under the new FCC rules, stations will be required to post lists of political ad purchases. They do not have to be searchable or particularly easy to parse; they just have to be out there. Anyone is able to request these records right now, but they are expensive

and diffi cult to obtain. According to the Washington Post, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the FCC spent $1,700 and 61 hours obtaining political ad purchase information from eight stations in Baltimore. The only parties that can actually take the time and money to obtain thorough documentation are actually political candidates themselves, who use the data to evaluate their opposition and decide where they need to place more ads.

Sadly, numbers like those in Baltimore apply to almost any U.S. market. Organizations like the Wisconsin Advertising Project and Wesleyan Media Project have begun to showcase the analysis and greater understanding possible when spending data is made public, but it is still too expensive to tackle on a

broad scale or by interested individuals.

In a time of extreme political divides where super PACs will continue to grow in reach, the urgency to adopt greater transparency is extreme. The FCC decision expires in 2014, when the scope of the reporting requirements will be reconsidered. If the FCC is paying attention at all during the 2012 election, it will realize that what is meant to be public information ceases to be public when it is unattainable. With the Internet so accessible, there is no excuse to not let a little sunshine in and include markets like Madison in political spending disclosure requirements.

Signe Brewster ([email protected]) is a senior majoring in life sciences communication.

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Kipp Corp. owes residents safety

The toxic chemicals Madison Kipp Corp. has allowed to permeate the water supply, although not illegal, pose a serious health threat for city residents.


Chemicals are cool, but they can be scary as well. After suffering through a year of general chemistry, I learned that some chemicals can be very useful in various industrial and biological processes and that some are toxic to humans.

Unfortunately, some chemicals have both these properties — in particular, polychlorinated biphenyls once used in manufacturing processes as an ingredient in cooling oil for electrical transformers have been found to cause neurological problems in humans. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency classifi es them as a probable carcinogen.

On the east side of Madison, PCBs have been found in soil samples near the facilities of Madison Kipp Corporation. Another chemical, perchloroethylene, was used as an industrial solvent, and is believed to cause cancer in humans. PCE has been detected in vapor, soil and water samples near the Kipp facilities, and testing is underway to determine whether groundwater wells in the area have been contaminated. These discoveries led to an angry letter from the Department of Natural Resources and heightened concern from neighborhood residents, who are worried about their health.

Madison Kipp Corporation produces machinery at a factory on the east side. The

company has been based in Madison for over 100 years, but the past 17 years of its history have been marked by ongoing disputes over air, water and soil contamination. These chemicals were not banned while they were in use at the Kipp facilities, so the company was not in violation of any laws. But Kipp’s handling of the cleanup process has been called into question. A letter the Wisconsin State Journal published from DNR remediation supervisor Linda Hanefeld to the Kipp Corporation said, “the fact is, there is heightened neighborhood concern about your site … We hope your lack of response is not an indication of a lack of urgency.” According to the DNR, Kipp is required to begin extensive soil testing and cleanup.

Neighborhood residents are concerned about the toxic chemicals leaking into groundwater and seeping into homes as vapor.

Resident Lance Green told the State Journal, “Of course, myself and the neighborhood association are very concerned about the health of our neighborhood, and the health of our neighbors and the health of our water that we’re drinking,” adding, “We think that Madison Kipp should be responsible to clean up their mess.” A federal

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lawsuit against the company fi led by neighborhood residents was granted class action status last week. The lawsuit includes 80 plaintiffs living near the corporation’s facilities and charges that the company released toxic chemicals and failed to adequately clean them up.The people who live near Kipp Corp.’s factory on the east side have been needlessly put at risk. Spills such as this should never occur in the fi rst place, whether a chemical is harmful or not. The thing is, chemicals are to be assumed harmful until proven otherwise, and never released into the outside environment.

The fact that industrial solvents and coolants ended up in the soil and groundwater near Kipp Corp. demonstrates a serious lack of precaution on behalf of the company. Since the PCBs and PCE have been found in soil, water and vapor samples, the company has been slow to comply with the demands of residents and the DNR, though it is legally — and ethically — the

responsibility of Kipp Corp. to take care of any chemical contamination it may have caused.

It is shocking to see a corporation so reluctant to deal with the fact that it is the cause of a serious public health concern — even in the face of explicit demands from state regulators and a federal class action lawsuit.

The PCBs and PCE contamination in east Madison is not only an issue of environmental health — it is a concern for the way industry interacts with the community. The least Kipp could do would be to comply with the demands of neighborhood residents and take control of the cleanup process, rather than be dragged through it by the DNR. The company could demonstrate to the community that it empathizes with the neighbors whose lives it impacts on a daily basis, whether for better or for worse.

Charles Godfrey ([email protected]) is a sophomore majoring in math and physics.

Modern Miffl in one big drunkfest

Founded as a protest to American involvement in the Vietnam War, the Miffl in Street Block Party has now devolved to the point where students feel like they’re fi ghting the power by calling out the poor production value of a YouTube clip. There is something pathetic about a generation that can’t even fake a good cause for the excuse to get drunk.

Compounding this stupidity is the utter worthlessness of the event itself. If you have never been to Miffl in, here’s a quick reconstruction: Gather 15 or 20 of your most distant friends and friendliest acquaintances into a small room, get drunk, start yelling, and see which piece of furniture escaped without an indelible odor of piss.

If it’s patronizing, as so many have said, to instruct “adults” not to attend Miffl in, one wonders about the status of the “No Public Urination” signs placed prominently about a crowded daytime street, an admonition that most fi nd wholly unnecessary after preschool. Yet, according to the gaggle of commentators, while it’s patronizing to advise students against attendance, doing so is simultaneously an attempt by the university to abdicate responsibility. Some have even gone so far as to say that the YouTube clip Dean of Students Lori Berquam uploaded and then removed will increase attendance. This reveals, in a delectable way, the pedigrees of those

likely to partake.Considering the

laughable criticisms of a video with the only “ulterior” purpose of preventing a bunch of moronic students from irrevocably harming themselves, one can only conclude that we doth protest too much. One senses that just beneath the surface there is recognition of Miffl in’s idiocy, given the extravagance of the pouting — which is over an event that costs Madison taxpayers an extra $130,000 each year for policing alone, the Wisconsin State Journal reports, and that results in innumerable arrests, sexual assaults and injuries. It’s natural to suspect those who childishly defend an event where the closest resemblance to entertainment is a couple of besotted bros brawling over a porta potty.

There is one substantive portion of the video: the assertion that Miffl in makes smart people do stupid things. A more proper pronouncement would have said that Miffl in makes stupid people reassess on just how stupid they are willing to be. So shame on you, Lori Berquam. Had you realized just what quality a student body you were addressing, this whole fi asco could have been avoided. Having said that, one looks forward to seeing just how far supposedly intelligent persons are willing to degrade themselves.

I trust that while you’re being arrested, stabbed or doing God-knows-what while black-out drunk, you’ll have the absence of mind to make it as clownish as possible. So for my sake at least, go to Miffl in.

Vincent Dumas ([email protected]) is a senior majoring in history and philosophy and minoring in computer science.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Meanwhile, the mother duck paced frantically nearby.”

-JANESVILLE GAZETTE

Last Saturday, two women watched in horror as a duckling slipped down a sewer grate and opened it up to fi nd nine more baby ducks. They spent two hours trying to catch them all while the mother watched from a pond near Buffalo Wild Wings. Needless to say, the chain restaurant had to cross duck off their specials for the day.

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1) Did Rainey write this?1) Did Rainey write this?

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On this day one year ago, the Herald was gearing up for the Miffl in Street Block Party, which was the next day. The front page featured a large photo of a young man wearing a T-shirt with holes ripped for his nipples, captioned, “Not your mother’s Miffl in.” And indeed, it wasn’t. The editorial board penned a piece titled, “Bro, chill,” which urged students not to be stupid. Interestingly, this seems to have been the now famous catchphrase of Dean Lori Berquam, “Miffl in encourages really smart people to do stupid things.” Hindsight is always 20/20: allowing drinking in the street lead to two stabbings. Miffl in of 2011, no pun intended, was a sobering

It is shocking to see a corporation so reluctant to deal with the fact that it is the cause of a serious public health concern.

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event for all involved. The effects of that Saturday are still felt, one year later, as the city proceeds with caution and students are not sure what to expect.

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The Badger Herald | Arts | Monday, April 30, 20127

Group ‘Redefi nes’ vocal performance

In a world full of auto-tune and reverb, it is harder than ever to come by music in its least adulterated form. Yet concertgoers will have a chance to hear contemporary music without all the squeaky-clean production at the University of Wisconsin’s coed a cappella group Redefined’s spring show this Friday.

While many of the other singing groups on campus rely on support from either live musicians or backing tracks, Redefined uses nothing but vocals.

“We have no instruments, but we do have two beat-boxers,” Alec Hoge said. Hoge is a senior in the group and also its president. He takes pride in his role in the group and likes to point out that it is not like most a cappella collectives.

“Out of all the other [singing] groups except one, we’re the only coed group,” Hoge said. “Our sound is fairly similar to other a cappella groups but the kind of music we do is a lot more diverse in terms of the songs we use. I think we have a more full sound with guys and girls singing. There’s more you can do with both genders.”

Redefined also gives its members much more autonomy than many groups of a similar nature. Instead of leaders like Hoge picking out songs for the rest of the group to sing, members are encouraged to bring in their own favorite music to the shows. This format allows for a diverse song selection often absent from singing groups.

“What’s interesting about our group is that none of our members are music majors. So this is just something we do outside of schoolwork and just as a hobby. We just enjoy singing and making music together.”

Despite having no members pursuing music degrees, the singers write all of the arrangements themselves.

“If someone comes in with a song they like, they will arrange it, which is basically listening to it and splitting it up into four or more parts for the sections of our group. If we like it, we take it, print off the

sheet music and memorize it,” Hoge said.

According to Hoge, arranging the music themselves means the group doesn’t have to buy it. This low-budget format allows the group to perform any song they want without constraints like paying for copyrighted sheet music.

“[The audience] can expect a very eclectic mix of music. We’re not going to be singing just one genre. We like to really make sure we hit every single part,” Hoge said. “There’s a guy in our group who will be singing a country song and then also rapping in a different song.”

Hoge added that there will be entertainment at the performance that won’t involve singing, though he was mum on the details to maintain the element of surprise.

“It’s not just a purely musical show. There will be audience participation, a video segment, stuff like that,” Hoge said, clarifying that the group was keeping details “close to the chest.”

“We’ll make sure it’s not just people sitting there staring up at us on a stage the entire time. We’ll make sure to make it fun for everybody that’s there,” Hoge said.

He has a fond relationship with Redefined and said when he leaves the group at the end of the year, he will be leaving one of his favorite college experiences.

“It’s given me the opportunity to travel a lot. I’ve met some lifelong friends that are in the group,” Hoge said. “We’re just a really close-knit group of people. It’s definitely enhanced my college experience a lot.”

Glee fans will be let down to hear that the friends in Redefi ned do not break out into harmonies while watching TV or drinking beers together.

“Maybe every once in a while a song might break out, but it’s not the kind of thing where we get together and then just sing all night together,” Hoge said. “We have practice for that.”

Redefined will be performing Friday at the Orpheum Theater at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $15 general admission and $10 student admission.

Glammed up or grunged out, these go-to looks are goldWe all want to look

good. Cool, stylish, pretty — nobody will deny that these adjectives are desirable when it comes to appearance. But we also must ask ourselves: How do we get there?

There is of course the “glam” route. Girly and fabulous, it does not deny the effort put into it. Instead, the glam girl is proud of her fashion conciousness on a daily basis and shows it off with heels and bright, trendy pieces.

The grunge girl is a horse of another color (most likely a dark, neutral color). Though acutely aware of fashion, she opts for “trashy,” trends-easy clothes with just the right amount of irony in them. Think mom shorts and muscle tees topped off with odd yet surprisingly

fl attering hair.These looks, while

both undeniably stylish, represent two opposing ideologies towards fashion.

When the glamour girl dresses up, she looks like she’s dressing up. She wants to look as pretty as possible. On the other hand, when the grungster dresses up, her look, despite being substantially informed, is effortless, as if she just rolled out of bed looking that cool. Every fashion move she makes should, by all fashion logic, look unfl attering, but she manages to make it look good.

So which ideology do you go by?

Despite being epitomized by red carpet bombshells and impossibly modelesque bloggers, the glam look is surprisingly accessible for college students.

A normal day of classes gets a dose of glam with chunky block heels (a more accessible alternative

to stilletos) in either a strappy sandal shape or an ankle bootie. Pair these with some of this spring’s hottest trends, such as a mini color block shift in bright, unexpected colors such as mint. Or for a more “casual glam” look, pair a crisp button-up shirt with skinny jeans rolled up past the ankles and chic fl ats.

Makeup should be clean but with one bright feature, such as coral lips, to give your look an extra pop. And of course, the glam girl loves her accessories. This season, the glam girls jewelry of choice consists of chunky metal, lending just the right amount of edge to her girly look.

The grungster is also welcomed on campus, and in fact, that easy, effortless look is perfect for the pre-class morning rush.

Key pieces allow the grunge girl to stand out and look good without the fuss. Her outfi ts begin with high-waisted cutoffs paired

with tights and boots or impossibly skinny jeans with boyish loafers or sneakers. On top she opts for strategically apathetic shirts, either in the form of soft cotton T-shirts (often cut with scissors to achieve the desired fi t), or perfectly patterned button downs, invariably buttoned all the way up. She rarely leaves the house without her leather jacket and her small, circular sunglasses.

While the glam-girl goes for jewelry, the grunge girl’s accessory of choice comes in the form of studding. Buying studs in bulk packs, she can have a DIY adventure as she studs her favorite pieces, whether that be a leather jacket, a pair of thrifted shorts or simply the collar of a shirt.

Despite the fact that her hair has an effortless messiness to it, she is constantly thinking of ways to update it to keep it from being boring and pretty. While last year she may

have gone razor-crazy with the undercut trends, this year her focus is on bangs and color.

Nothing can be edgier than short, choppy bangs (the Zoey Deschanel-bangs-in-your-eyes look is so last year) that hit mid-forehead. Though unconventional and edgy, this cut is surprisingly fl attering, drawing attention to strong eyebrow shapes and the eyes.

Hair dye also provides a fun look for the grunge girl as she opts for unnaturally cool colors. Whether it be bleached blonde, pink or lilac, the top of the head is a perfect location for an unexpected pop of color. Though dying the complete head one color is a humongous commitment, this look can be made more practical through dip dying: Dying just the ends of ones hair adds the perfect bit of color without committing to the constant root touch-up.

To go grunge or to go glam, that is the question.

Most likely, you may fi nd that you naturally lean one way or the other. Both looks have advantages. The glam look allows you to look and feel pretty and girly. You put effort into your look, and you get credit for it. The grunge look never seems too fussy. Even though you may be acutely aware of all of your fashion choices, sometimes you don’t want everyone to know. The grunge look allows you to dress up without necessarily looking like you tried too hard.

In the end, however, you do not need to commit to either look. Nobody is opposed to variation, so instead, base your style off your mood.

Maggie Schafer is an English/creative writing and sociology major. Let her know your opinions on the latest trends at [email protected].

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UW a capella group blends genders and genres in eclectic, interactive live shows

Jason Segel and Emily Blunt bring chemistry and believability to characters faced with thwarted wedding plans in “The Five-Year Engagement.”Photo courtesy of Apatow Productioms

Sam BergArtsEtc. Reporter

Segal’s ‘Engagement’ engaging‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ director’s new rom-com worth popping champagne over

On most movie dates, boyfriends are dragged to the latest fluffy chick flick, and girlfriends are coaxed into the new yawner of an action movie. Cue “The Five-Year Engagement” to save your relationship and prove itself $10 well spent. The hilarious one-two punch of director Nicholas Stoller (“Get Him to the Greek”) and Jason Segel (“The Muppets”) come back together after their smash hit “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” to bring audiences another great film. Knowing that Judd Apatow (“Bridesmaids” and “Knocked Up”) produced the film, look for gut-busting comedy with a heartwarming storyline to accompany it.

The “The Five-Year Engagement” focuses on a couple, Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt, “The Muppets”), who are planning to get married until a job offer from the University of Michigan moves the couple from San Francisco to Ann Arbor,

Mich. Like most couples, Tom and Violet have to go through the ups and downs of wedding planning, all while dealing with the fact that Tom hates his life in Michigan (who can blame him?). Ultimately the move tests how far two individuals will go to spend the rest of their lives with the person they love.

Movies, especially in the rom-com genre, live and die by chemistry between the main characters. The two leads in this film, Segel and Blunt, have phenomenal chemistry, which adds to the believability of their relationship and adds to the hilarity of the movie. This chemistry is most likely a byproduct of “The Muppets” and “Gulliver’s Travels” where both Segel and Blunt were stars.

The supporting cast included household names such as Alison Brie (“Community”) who played Suzie, Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”) who played Alex, Kevin Hart (“Think Like a Man”) who played Doug and Chris Parnell (“Saturday Night Live”) who played Bill. All

of these stars helped keep the laughs coming as Tom and Violet try to maneuver their way to a perfect engagement.

Overall, the plot of the “The Five-Year Engagement” seemed realistic and believable, but it dragged on at times. The movie could have cut out at least 15 minutes and still had continuity within the story. The movie’s comedy became extremely predictable at about the halfway mark, but the storyline kept the viewer guessing at every twist. However, sometimes predictability is not a bad thing, because what is funny once can be funny again.

The dialogue in the film, which actually plays a big role in a movie’s success, was very well done. It created hilarious and embarrassing family moments as well as added a realistic quality to the characters. Another factor to the “The Five-Year Engagement” was that the editing used a lot of quick cuts for comedic purposes. This made the movie have a more raw, first draft feel

that added to the comedy of the movie and made it a change of pace from the usual big studio fi lms.

Segel seems to be following in the footsteps of comedy legend Will Ferrell, where it feels like he is contractually obligated to bare it all in his movies. Though perhaps by now predictable, this added great comedy to the fi lm, and the audience roared in laughter when Segel was stranded naked in the woods of Ann Arbor. If Segel’s sex appeal was not enough for audiences, Blunt’s charming British accent and goofy sense of humor surely did the trick.

“The Five-Year Engagement” is a definite must-see at the theaters. The film would be a great movie for a date night, but also for anyone who is looking for a good laugh. If you can find time between finals, grab your friends for a great time and a great movie.

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

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ASO to the blacked-out Honda S2000 that was just smokin’ its tires down University Ave. We get it, you think your car is fast. It did look like a nice ride, until you de-cided to show off . Driving like an asshole just makes you look like an asshole. Just for future reference: the big dogs don’t play on city streets, trying to show off to col-lege kids. Grow up, and IF that ever happens, see you at

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with Nortman around.To their credit though,

sitting behind Nortman, Meyer and Co. never got much game experience — heck, Nortman didn’t get much game experience. Saturday was one of the fi rst game-like experiences for the corps — one of the fi rst times they had to punt under pressure. But if Wisconsin wants to be a strong player in fi eld position, the punting needs to get better come fall camp.

The Gordon conundrumNot all problems are

bad. In fact, the Badgers have a great problem on their hands — they have an extremely deep running back corps with a lot of potential.

All eyes were on redshirt freshman Melvin Gordon as he raced to 159 yards on 30 carries, averaging 5.3 yards a carry.

Despite his outstanding performance, he still remains buried on the

depth chart behind Heisman hopeful Montee Ball and James White. While White didn’t quite have a sophomore season on par with his freshman year, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native has been looking stronger so far this spring and has made some impressive moves through Wisconsin’s other non-public scrimmages.

Essentially the Badgers have a lovely predicament of trying to get all three of these backs on the fi eld. Ball is far and away the No. 1 back, but White and Gordon will probably trade off a fair amount.

Or, as the Badgers have run a few times through spring camp, offensive coordinator Matt Canada may have some tricks up his sleeves with several two-back formations or lining a back up as a slot receiver from time to time to get each of them some more game minutes. Either way, Canada, Bielema and Hammock have quite the happy problem to orchestrate.

Quarterback concernsAs always, who will

be under center next fall remains a question. Joel Stave far and away outperformed Joe Brennan on Saturday as they went 14-25-1 and 2-11-0, respectively. Stave threw for 135 yards while Brennan managed a meager 24.

But of course, Maryland transfer Danny O’Brien has yet to arrive and vie for the position. So while Stave looked decent, he’ll still have to fi ght off O’Brien for the starting spot come fall.

Most of what can be taken away from spring camp is simply this: We have to be patient. We can speculate all we want now, but until the season starts this August, many of the concerns surrounding the team just can’t be answered yet.

Kelly is a junior majoring in journalism. Think the Badgers will resolve their issues without a breaking a sweat? Let her know @kellymerickson.

2-yard score in the second quarter to put the Cardinal up 17-6 with just over a minute remaining. His longest run of the day came on a 27-yard run off-tackle, where Gordon turned the corner and sprinted down the sidelines.

“A five-deep running back corps suddenly got slimmed down to two healthy guys,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “I would say at this time that [running backs coach Thomas Hammock] and myself both wanted to see Melvin grind it out, that’s one of the things he hasn’t had to do and that’s something I was happy to see today and he got stronger as the day went on.

Gordon ran exclusively with the first-team offense Saturday, while redshirt sophomore Jeff Lewis was the featured back for the second team, but also took occasional carries with the fi rst. He ran for 18 yards on 12 carries, with his longest run stretching 11 yards.

As a pleasant surprise, Gordon’s play was complimented nicely by redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave and redshirt sophomore wide receiver Chase Hammond, both of whom are part of position units that, as a whole, have struggled throughout spring camp.

Stave, who ran with the fi rst-team offense for all but

the third quarter, completed 14 of 25 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown. He threw one interception and was sacked once, but his passes — especially the deep balls — looked crisp all day.

Joe Brennan, on the other hand, continued to struggle with the White team. He completed two of 11 passes for 24 yards.

Hammond, a 6-foot-5, 212-pound target with long arms, showed off his sizeable range of grasp with four catches for 48 yards and a score.

Stave and Hammond kicked off the scoring when the two connected on a seven-yard quick-slant pattern. Stave threw the ball high, where only Hammond could get it, and reached for the goal line as he got dragged down from behind.

With wide receiver Jared Abbrederis out all of camp and Nick Toon on to the NFL, the Badgers have been shopping for a new starter at wide receiver and haven’t quite seen anyone step up. But after Saturday, Hammond thought he had shown he can contribute to the UW offense.

“I really showed that when its time to play, I can make plays,” he said. “I really think that that’s been big on me. I may not always have the best practices but that’s what practice is for.”

Redshirt sophomore Isaiah Williams led the Badgers with five catches

for 53 yards. Redshirt junior Jeff Duckworth nabbed three passes for 23 yards while sophomore Kenzel Doe and redshirt freshman fullback Derek Straus each had one reception for 19 and 16 yards, respectively.

However, redshirt freshman A.J. Jordan, redshirt sophomore Marquis Mason, along with Doe and Duckworth, all dropped at least one pass Saturday. Williams dropped two.

Still with plenty of work to be done, Stave and several other members of the UW offense thought the team had shown improvement in the spring game.

“Very up and down with the new offense, new coaches,” Stave said, who will battle with incoming transfer Danny O’Brien for the starting spot in the summer. “I think we took a step forward as a team.”

The Badgers are also in the market for new bodies on special teams — specifically kicker and punter. Redshirt freshman Drew Meyer led the punters with a 35.9 average on eight attempts while redshirt sophomore Kyle French led the kickers in the kicking contest by nailing eight of 10 attempts.

French hit both attempts from 27 and 32 yards. He went 2-for-3 from 37 and hit field goals from 42 and 52 yards while missing from 57.

as Brennan connected on just two of his 11 pass attempts.

The No. 1 defensive line earned an “AB” grade from senior defensive end Brendan Kelly and registered a sack from junior defensive tackle Beau Allen. Both Allen and Pat Muldoon made tackles behind the line of scrimmage to affirm the only points scored by the No. 2 offense came through field goal competitions between every quarter.

Lewis found holes early against UW’s top run-stoppers, but as the game progressed, the front four that lost only one starter from last season stepped up its level of play. Holding the White team’s top running back, Jeff Lewis, to an average of just 1.5 yards per touch, Kelly saw this ability to thwart the ground game as a positive sign for a stronger defensive presence this fall than in 2011.

“As a D-line, a collective unit, we can get a lot more TFLs (tackles for loss) and pressure on quarterbacks,” Kelly said. “Last year we were getting pressure at times, but we didn’t turn them into sacks, and we’re hoping to turn those pressure into sacks and plays that weren’t there into pressures.”

Other than allowing wide receiver Chase Hammond to power across the goal line late in the first quarter, the White squad’s secondary was able to keep its more experienced offensive counterparts from building an explosive rhythm. Led by redshirt sophomore Jameson

Wright with a team-high seven tackles, the No. 2 defensive backs gave up 135 passing yards to Stave but made several key stops near the end of the game.

That late push was capped late in the fourth quarter with an interception from safety Darius Feaster, who anticipated the route and swooped in early on the quarterback’s throw to cut short any hopes of another touchdown drive.

But Wisconsin’s No.

1 defensive backs also displayed a new quickness in jumping routes and not allowing the offense to pick up critical yards after reeling in a catch.

“As a secondary we’re trying to be a little bit more aggressive on balls rather than just waiting for plays to come to us,” Johnson said. “The way Coach [Chris] Ash has us breaking out of the posts … it definitely allows us to be more aggressive and make more plays on the

ball.”

Keefer shows promising potential

Perhaps the biggest surprise on the defensive side of the ball Saturday afternoon was the play of redshirt freshman linebacker Jake Keefer.

One of the Badgers’ most anticipated recruits of the 2011 class, Keefer finished with six tackles, several of them coming at or behind the line of scrimmage. Lining up at outside linebacker, a departure from his natural spot at middle linebacker, Keefer was one of the few members of the White defense quick enough to keep Gordon from darting down the sidelines.

“He’s a very intriguing player to me because he’s only a redshirt freshman,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “He’s potentially got the size to get bigger or stay where he’s at.

“He runs, he hits, he goes harder than most people go and just has an opportunity to make more plays.”

Despite matching up with the Badgers’ mammoth No. 1 offensive line, Keefer said he used the moves he has continued to learn and develop this spring to disrupt the Cardinal’s offense. The increased skill of those standing opposite him seemed to motivate the Woodville, Wis., native to step up his play accordingly.

“Giving a little rip move to get past those lineman, because those guys are some pretty big dudes, so you really got to bring it,” Keefer said. “If you’re just going to go half [speed], those guys are going to put you on your back every time.”

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KEVIN ZEITLERRound 1

Melvin Gordon was the highlight of the spring game, showing the potential to continue Wisconsin’s tradition of great running backs. Gordon amassed a total of 30 carries for 159 yards, including a two-yard sprint for a touchdown in the fi rst half Saturday.


Offense improves, work still needed

It wasn’t anything fancy, but the Wisconsin football team’s offense made two trips to the endzone in Saturday’s spring game, which is twice more than anyone could have said about the team a year ago at this point in the offseason.

The starting units of the “Cardinal” team took out the second-string “White” squad at Camp Randall Stadium, winning 21-10, scoring both touchdowns in the fi rst half.

With Montee Ball and James White sidelined thanks to general precautions, redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon led the way for Wisconsin’s offense Saturday, with 159 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries.

Gordon capped off an 11-play, 51-yard drive with a

UW spring game leaves questions

On Saturday, I covered just my second Wisconsin football spring game since being on campus. And let me tell you, like every other year, it was much ado about nothing.

As great as it is to touch base with the team and see how it’s starting to develop in the offseason, the fact remains that there are three-and-a-half months before fall camp begins. Frankly, that’s plenty of time for a lot of things to change.

For instance, after last year’s spring game, Jon Budmayr was largely expected to be the starting quarterback in the fall. Then Russell Wilson arrived and everyone let out a huge sigh of relief.

But regardless, upon watching this year’s spring game, it because apparent Wisconsin has a few problems on its hands.

Punting problemsIt was said all season

long last year, Brad

Nortman was taken for granted. He didn’t have to punt all that often but when he did, he was great — as proved by the fact he was one of only two punters selected in the NFL draft (sixth round).

Now without Nortman, it’s time for a new guy to step in. But based off Saturday, no current UW punter will be giving an Oscar-worthy performance that would send UW to another Rose Bowl.

It is fair to say that the cold, rainy overcast conditions for the game were not ideal for punters and kickers alike, but when it came to those punts, it was not a pretty affair.

Redshirt freshman Drew Meyer led the corps with an average of 35.9 yards on eight attempts. Ryan Howard only punted twice one for 35 yards, the other a measly 18 yards. Freshman Stephen Salata only attempted one punt, sending it off for 33 yards.

For reference, Nortman averaged 42.2 yards a punt last year through 46 attempts. Wisconsin’s opponents last season averaged only 38.3 yards per punt through 74 attempts. Essentially, Badgers of all kinds didn’t know how good they had it

Brendan Kelly sacks quarterback Joe Brennan during Saturday’s spring game, recording one of the Cardinal’s two sacks. Kelly had also one tackle in the scrimmage.Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Aggressive secondary key on D

While Wisconsin’s battle for the starting quarterback gig headlined the 2012 spring game, the Badgers’ No. 1 defense kept the backup offense out of the endzone in a 21-10 victory for the Cardinal.

In a game that paired the Cardinal — Wisconsin’s probable starters this fall — with their backups donning white jerseys,

the secondaries from the two teams combined to break up six separate passes and grab a late redzone interception. Though it surrendered several breakout runs to speedy Cardinal running back Melvin Gordon, the defense emerged from the spring game with a reaffirmed sense of confi dence.

“I feel very comfortable with where we are right now,” senior safety Shelton Johnson said. “Especially

comparing this spring with last spring where we were, I think we’re light years ahead of where we were last spring.”

Lining up across from the offensive backups, the top defensive unit put consistent pressure on quarterback Joe Brennan and limited him to just 24 yards through the air. Cardinal defensive backs were persistent in saying glued to receivers

Cardinal, White combine for 6 pass breakups; Feaster picks off Stave in 4th

Ian McCueAssociate Sports Editor

JAMESON WRIGHT7 tkl, 1 PBU

DARIUS FEASTER3 tkl, 1 INT

A.J. FENTON4 tkl, 3 TFL

DEFENSIVELEADERS

SOURCE: UWBadgers.com

MELVIN GORDONRushing30 car, 159 yds, TD

JOEL STAVEPassing14-25, 135 yds, TD, INT

CHASE HAMMONDReceiving4 rec, 48 yds, TD

SOURCE: UWBadgers.com

IMPROVES, page 8

OFFENSIVELEADERS

AGGRESSIVE, page 8ERICKSON, page 8

Kelly EricksonErickson the Red

Stave overshadows Brennan; Gordon carries Badgers with 159 yardsElliot HughesSports Editor

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