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UW to streamline, save moneyAfter hiring a group

which would streamline university practices last semester, the University of Wisconsin has recently received the results of a study detailing ways to combat decreasing funding from the government.

At a forum held Thursday, Interim UW Chancellor David Ward introduced the results as a way to battle the initial budget cuts given to the university in the 2011-2013 biennial budget and the recent announcement that the university will be facing increasing budget cuts through lapses that could

total $65.7 million.“It’s much harder to be

chancellor today than it was 10 years ago in terms of how you manage resources, however the flexibility to manage them better,” Ward said.

The project began in March and, after months of analysis, Huron has identified over 75 saving opportunities for the university to consider.

“We will strive to deal with diminished state support and lapses, and we will strive to develop tuition policies that make more sense than simply capping them,” Ward said. “The sum of those two key elements in the revenues of the budget of the university

is diminishing.”The five areas analyzed

with Huron’s findings presented included email and calendaring, computer bundles, data center aggregation, space utilization and demand management.

According to a statement from the event, findings say UW operates on over 72 email systems email systems throughout campus. Huron recommended UW adopt a common standard for all email and calendaring on campus for efficiency. This would save between $250,000 and $1 million annually.

Analysis of computer purchasing concluded

that campus divisions, along with many other configurations, through various suppliers, purchase 20 plus standard Dell bundles. By buying through the same supplier $300,000 to $500,000 would be saved annually, the statement said.

Huron’s plan also suggests that bundles should be decided on with the involvement of user groups.

Along with the four major data centers on campus, UW has dozens of server rooms and hundreds of single servers, according to a UW report on the Huron analysis and recommendation. With so many locations the cost of

centrally offered services is high in comparison to the cost local capacity in the buildings.

Huron proposed four methods of aggregating data centers, the benefits increasing with each model. Though further analysis is needed for accurate understanding of server distribution and costs, estimated savings would be $5,000,000 annually, according to the statement from the event.

While UW purchases products through primary vendors, reducing the different types of things bought for the same use and buying the less expensive

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Mario and Bowser face off at the boss level on State Street during last year’s Freakfest. A portable cell phone tower should make it easier to text and call during this year’s party.Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

City applies finishing touches to FreakfestWith Freakfest fast

approaching, both city officials are making last minute preparations to ensure optimal security and fun on Saturday night.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the city will be bringing in a mobile tower and electronic radio transceiver. The device will ensure cell phone service for Freakfest attendees.

“Given the tens of thousands of additional people that will be downtown for an extended period, existing cell phone communications will be stretched very thin,” Verveer said. “This is the same phenomenon as at football games at Camp Randall.”

Verveer said that the

mobile tower is being provided free of charge to the city by Sprint.

He added the increased reception will improve communication between both partygoers and public employees. Last year, public employees were less able to communicate with one another as a result of the poor reception.

Increased communication between public workers will allow for a more secure event, Verveer said.

Madison Metro routes have been altered this weekend in preparation for the influx of visitors and

increased downtown traffi c.

A statement from Madison Metro said starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Routes 2,4,5,6,7 and 8 will detour from State and Lake streets.

Route 81 Lakeshore buses will use the bus stop

Ally Boutelle City Editor

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Sonia Nazario, author of “Enrique’s Journey,” spoke at Union South in Varsity Hall on Thursday to a full house. Those in attendance had a chance to receive a free signed copy of her book, which was selected as part of the Go Big Read program.

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on Park Street instead of the stop at the Memorial Union. Langdon Street will be closed and will not be accessible by bus.

The East Johnson

Street and Gorham Street corridor will be served by Route 82, the statement said. 82 buses will stop at the westbound bus stop on University Avenue at

Park Street.City business owners

are also gearing up for the fl ood of visitors coming to town this weekend.

The majority of bars and

late-night restaurants will be open and available, albeit crowded.

Students and other

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Author tries to put human face on immigration issue

On Thursday night, hundreds gathered in Union South’s Varsity Hall to hear author Sonia Nazario speak about her award-winning book “Enrique’s Journey” as part of the 2011 Go Big Read program.

Nazario said her inspiration for “Enrique’s Journey” came from a conversation she had

with her housekeeper, Carmen, who had left four children behind in Guatemala. After dedicating six months of her life riding trains and interviewing many people, Nazario came to understand why so many mothers like Carmen leave their children behind in order to work in the U.S.

Contrary to popular belief, 51 percent of the illegal immigrants

in the U.S. are women and children, Nazario said. She added that women leave their native countries such as Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador because they are single mothers and are unable to feed their children adequately.

Feeling abandoned and sad when their mothers do not return, many children decide to

Courtney MullenNews Reporter

Court approves advancing Edgewater hotel project

The Edgewater Hotel’s developers took a major step toward beginning the project when the Wisconsin Court of Appeals backed the Madison City Council’s decision to move the development forward Thursday.

The Court of Appeals reiterated the council’s decision to allow the Edgewater to build on a lakefront site in the historic Mansion Hill neighborhood.

The ruling comes after a long and controversial battle, Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, said. The project has been under discussion within city politics for 18 months. In that time, the hotel was been reviewed by over a dozen city committees.

The project was originally approved by the City Council.

After the decision, a group of neighbors led by property owner Fred Mohs filed a lawsuit against the city to block the development.

Ald. Lisa Subeck, District 1, said that after

Mohs’ initial lawsuit was rejected, he took the case to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.

Mohs’ only remaining option, Maniaci said, is to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. He has 30 days to make a decision. Maniaci said it is “highly unlikely” that the Supreme Court would agree to take the case if he fi les an appeal.

Maniaci said she is in full support of the council and Court of Appeals’ rulings.

“I’ve believed all along that the council absolutely acted properly and thoroughly in its decision making process,” she said. “I’m very supportive of today’s ruling. The council acted in the interests of the public. “

A controversy surrounding the decision has been the proposed use of taxpayer funds in paying for the development.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the City Council approved $16 million dollars of city fi nancing for the project in May 2010. He added that the $16 million

fi gure has been disputed since its initial approval.

Although the amount was approved in 2010, legal proceedings will keep the project from beginning before the end of 2011. Consequently, said Verveer, the amount has to be voted on once again.

“Because the money was not expended by the end of this year, the $16 million or a lesser amount has to be reauthorized for 2012,” he said. “This is because anything that is not spent in the approved year has to be reauthorized.”

One of the leading opponents to the city’s enormous financial support of the project is Mayor Paul Soglin, who, Verveer said, proposed reducing the city’s fi nancing from $16 million to $3.3 million.

The reason for that proposed reduction, said Verveer, is that $3.3 million is the typical amount of city fi nancing that is supported under existing policy. The $16 million fi gure was made possible by the council

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$8.5 million: Total possible projected savings for UW-Madison

- Consolidate campus email

- Streamline computer purchases

- Consolidate data centers and servers

- More effectively utilize classroom and offi ce space

- Better coordination of purchasing of goods and services

Source: Plan presented by Chancellor David Ward

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MCSC deadline pushed back despite ineligibility

SSFC Rep. Cale Plamann argued Badger Catholic should receive fewer funds for advertising during Thursday night’s meeting. The group’s budget was approved with few changes and some increases.

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Student government representatives gave a multicultural student group an extension for its budget despite its current ineligibility status on Thursday night as well as approved Badger Catholic’s budget with minimal changes.

The committee approved a budget deadline extension for the Multicultural Student Coalition by two weeks.

Although MCSC was denied funding eligibility by the committee, they are still required to submit a budget proposal in case the Student Judiciary remands their eligibility decision back to SSFC.

Members agreed the committee deserved leniency in the deadline considering the Student Judiciary’s decision will not be delivered until Monday.

The organization now has until Nov. 14 to

submit their budget to the committee.

The Student Services Finance Committee approved Badger Catholic’s budget for the fiscal year of 2012-13 at $116,362.80 in a vote of 8-0-1.

The committee largely left the budget untouched from the original proposal Badger Catholic submitted, but several members proposed some alterations.

SSFC Representative Cale Plamann asked the committee to modify the organization’s advertisement amount through several suggestions, including one that would decrease the total by $2,000.

Plamann said he wanted to decrease the amount because a significant amount of advertising has gone toward the group’s speaking events rather than toward attracting people to their direct services in the past.

Representative

Tia Novak said she disagreed with Plamann, arguing cutting their advertising would only serve to limit the amount of students seeking the group’s services.

“If we’re going to cap the group at the amount of people they can serve, that is a disservice to the campus,” Novak said.

The committee agreed that decreasing the amount by $1,000 was a reasonable resolution.

The committee also increased the amount allocated toward a leadership training retreat in order make the trainings accessible to 12 leaders instead of fi ve.

Although some committee members disagreed with the move, SSFC Rep. Laura Chekovich said she thought allowing more leaders from the group to attend trainings on faith advising would serve to enhance their direct services.

The amount for the training was increased to $1,560.

Melissa HansonSenior News Reporter

The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group also presented its budget for the fiscal year of 2012-13.

WISPIRG, a student organization that was denied funding eligibility last year, was found eligible to receive General Student Services Fund funding earlier this year.

SSFC Rep. Justin Gerstner inquired about the loan WISPIRG had received from the

statewide organization to maintain the group’s presence on campus and how they planned on paying it back.

WISPIRG Chair Matt Kozlowski said the group has not determined how they will pay the loan back yet, and repayment had not been factored into the budget proposal.

A final decision on WISPIRG’s budget will be hashed out and delivered on Monday.

DOA to release status on guns in CapitolBefore the concealed

carry law goes into effect next week, officials at the state Capitol are hoping to clarify whether citizens will be allowed to bring handguns into the building.

The Department of Administration is scheduled to release their findings on Gov. Scott Walker’s new policy plan Friday morning. The policy would allow citizens to carry concealed weapons inside the offices of legislators as well as other

parts of the Capitol.The new law would

coincide with the Wisconsin concealed carry law that was passed earlier this fall. That law allows citizens to carry permitted concealed weapons in public areas beginning Nov. 1.

Wisconsin is joining the other 48 states that allow concealed weapons as a constitutional right.

“With this law we are allowing people to have the ability to protect themselves,” Andrew Welhouse, spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau

said. “This policy embraces Wisconsin’s hunting heritage, and Senator Fitzgerald is in favor of this.”

A portion of the proposal would allow legislators to decide whether or not they would allow guns within their offices. Welhouse added that Fitzgerald would allow concealed weapons in his office, saying it would be their right to carry.

President of Wisconsin NRA affi liate WI-Force Jeff Nass believes the current policy does not do much to deter those who want to do harm to the public. He

says it actually puts them in harm’s way.

“Those who enter places with the intention to commit violent crimes are not generally card-carrying concealed weapons owners,” Nass said. “The current sign posting restricts the law abiding citizens from being able to protect themselves.”

Nass added that those who feel a change in policy would be more dangerous are misinformed about how much the current policy actually deters violent crimes in public places.

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Committee on Organization’s meeting Thursday concerning the new policy was cancelled in order to wait for a release from the Department of Administration, said Sean Lansing, spokesperson for Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford.

Lansing said until more rules were finalized the committee was going to wait to hear from the DOA. He did say that Suder would be in favor of the concealed carry policy and would allow weapons in his office because it is a second amendment right to bear arms.

Grant HermesState Reporter

partygoers alike are also preparing for the event

by getting their costumes Freakfest costume contest-ready.

Carmelo Alfano,

spokesperson for The Pipefitter, said that this year’s most popular buys include a nurse, V

for Vendetta, Buddy the Elf, a construction worker, Batman and Harry Potter costumes.

Alfano added that with the economic downturn has come a decrease in sales.

“Kids are building their own costumes more than ever these days,” he said. “Sales have been coming down over the last couple of years.”

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, emphasized the importance of being safe and alert during the Halloween celebrations.

“Be diligent of your surroundings,” he said. “Lots of law enforcement will be out on the street looking to help you have a good and safe time. If there’s something questionable, don’t hesitate to talk to law enforcement and let them be an ally to you.”

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option of products without diminishing quality, according to the statement presented at the forum, could achieve savings of $1 million to $2 million.

Ward emphasized the importance of these findings in moving the university forward.

“We will remain a somewhat impoverished institution over the next half decade unless we fi nd ways to address these issues,” he said.

This project for effi ciency involves three phases, Ward said.

The first was Huron’s analysis and identification of opportunities. Phase two involves stakeholders’ feedback and deeper analysis. The third phase is implementing the new actions.

According to Darrell Bazzell, vice chancellor for administration, UW is between phases one and two and is awaiting permission to study areas further.

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City tenant center urges citizens to use servicesCapitol Neighborhoods

and the Tenant Resource Center tried to raise awareness about the resources available to student tenants and how

they can protect themselves from unfair landlord practices Thursday night.

Brenda Konkel, the Executive Director of the Tenant Resource Center, spoke to the association about tenants’ rights, security deposits, repairs

and other pertinent apartment rental information.

Konkel said the center is located in downtown Madison and is available Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center answers questions all day

Kaylie Duff yNews Reporter

Former Madison alder and Tenant Resource Center Executive Director Brenda Konkel [above] spoke during a Thursday meeting. She reminded those in attendance of the importance of knowing where citizens can turn if they have problems with housing in the city.

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regarding rental issues. It is driven primarily by volunteers and employs three additional staff members.

The center caters to University of Wisconsin students. They have an offi ce in Associated Students of Madison and are partially funded by the student government. The county and city also fund the center. However, Konkel said, budget cuts have posed a challenge.

Earlier this week, the Assembly tabled a bill which would allow landlords to start showing apartments earlier and would also let landlords require information of people applying for apartments. It has been met with resistance from student government on campus.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said that the Center is an invaluable resource for students.

“[The Center] is a strong advocate for students on campus,” he said. “They put housing first on the agenda and they put the rights of students first. They’re a strong and active partner

for students to assure their rights in housing.”

Konkel’s staff tries to come up with payment plans between landlords and tenants before disputes are taken to small claims courts. This is a mediation program they offer.

There are about 14,000 small claims court cases in Dane County every year, Konkel estimated. About 3,000 of these are evictions.

“Vacancy rates [in Madison] are the lowest they’ve been since 2005,” Konkel said. “The warming shelters are denying up to 40 families a night.”

A lot of homeless people think they will be unable to get housing, so they don’t use the center’s resources, Konkel said. However, the center has had a lot of people with mental illnesses and drug and alcohol addictions. She believes the drugs and alcohol may be a coping mechanism.

Konkel added to the list of issues tenants may face.

“It can often be a bit of a treasure hunt to find out who owns what property,” she said. “We don’t even know the average rent in the

city of Madison. No one has done a study.”

Capitol Neighborhoods spokesperson Larry Warman expressed concern for students.

“Are you getting complaints from students in the housing?” he asked. “Are they facing convictions?”

Konkel believes many tenants are being cheated by their landlords. Many landlords charge $100 for carpet cleaning even though it may not have been under more duress than the normal wear and tear.

She said some landlords do not have students’ best wishes at heart. On the contrary, 10 percent of the people the center serves are landlords.

Resnick said that the relationship between students and landlords is “a give-and-take.”

“Being students, there are a lot of times when landlords will take advantage,” he said. “This resource center can bridge that gap — it can be a place for students to turn to when they don’t know what to do.”

Senate passes felon employment, attorney fee bills

Sen. Rich Zipperer, R-Pewaukee, who authored the bill on attorney fee caps, speaks during the Senate session on Thursday. Zipperer said the legislation would ultimately aid the plaintiff.

Malory Goldin The Badger Herald

Two bills concerning jobs and employers’ rights which caused disagreement between Democratic and Republican senators were eventually passed at a floor meeting that addressed both special session and regular session legislation.

The first bill addressed at Thursday’s meeting, introduced by Sen. Rich Zipperer, R-Pewaukee, is a part of the special session on jobs. The bill addresses the factors for determining the reasonableness of attorney fees and limiting those fees.

The bill states that the fees an attorney receives in a civil case cannot exceed three times the amount of damage fees under dispute.

Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, and other

Democratic senators opposed the bill, but offered amendments.

“This bill is another one of those where the ‘Big Brother ’ state takes over and tells independent people what to do,” Risser said.

Sen. Zipperer, author of the bill, said each party in a court case is responsible for their own costs of litigation. He said, however, there are many exceptions, and for the most part they favor the plaintiff.

Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, spoke against the bill but did not vote against it.

“This bill shifts the center of justice away from people of modest means to those of wealth,” Grothman said.

Sen. Lena Taylor,

D-Milwaukee, said not only small business and consumers, but also law offi ces themselves will be affected.

She said smaller law offices that do not deal with huge claims will be hurt by this bill. The number of hours, attorneys and actions needed for specific cases cannot have a blanket rate of fees.

A statement from the State Bar of Wisconsin said the bill undermines the right of individuals to be protected by the justice

system.The State Bar statement

said that limiting attorneys’ fees would only slow down the legal process and further delay resolution of cases.

Another bill passed Thursday, sponsored by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and

other Republicans, give education agencies the ability to determine to hire or fi re someone based on their past criminal records for felonies.

Darling, the author of the bill, said it should be possible for a school to fire or not hire based on felonies if they choose.

“The goal is to protect students in our schools,” Darling said. “We want to have schools in the best position to hire and fi re as possible.”

Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, said one of the biggest concerns was the reentry of felons into society and making sure they transition back to fully participating as citizens.

Most prisoners in the state have re-offended since being released, Vinehout said, which suggests the current system is not efficient in reintegrating former felons into society.

Taylor agreed with Vinehout about the reintegration of criminals into society.

“Restorative justice is something I thought we were beginning to get in Wisconsin,” Taylor said.

She said this bill sets a standard that takes away from encouraging restoration and that this is not useful in our justice system.

Darling said the bill

is not meant to prevent felons from working in schools.

“The bill is meant to give employers the right to see the whole record,” Darling said.

“This bill is another one of

those where the ‘Big Brother’

state takes over and tells independent

people what to do.”

Sen. Fred RisserD-Madison

Bipartisan critics of lawyer pay cap say legislation to impact fi rms negativelyAdrianna ViswanathaState Reporter

overriding preexisting policies.

Soglin said the decision has not changed his opinion of the situation.

“The ruling has no bearing on the [financial] aspect of the Edgewater situation,” he said.

Verveer added that he is also opposed to the project and will not back the development in future council meetings.

“I voted against it and will continue to do so,” he said. “It’s a gross interpretation of our city policy to allow as much money for one project as the previous council did in May 2010.”

Finances for the project will be part of the capital budget discussions on Nov. 15.

The Edgewater Hotel, which looks over Lake Mendota on Langdon Street, has been a hot, divisive Madison topic for almost two years.

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make the difficult and dangerous journey to the U.S. to reunite with their mothers, said Nazario.

Nazario chose to focus her novel on Enrique because his journey was typical.

“To Enrique all of the obstacles along the way were nothing compared to his yearning to want to be with his mother again,” Nazario said.

She added her main purpose for writing the novel was to humanize immigrants and to bring awareness to the heated topic of illegal immigration that cannot “continue at such high levels.”

She proposed some potential solutions, stating the U.S. needs a foreign policy centered on job creation.

She proposed the U.S. should give certain women a small loan of around $100 to be used to create a small business, and when their businesses are established, redistribute the loan to another woman to create a business and so forth.

She also suggested the need to promote education by building schools, especially educating girls on the importance of waiting to have children.

Her final proposed solution was to

support governments that are willing to tackle corruption and redistribute wealth.

Nazario has visited several colleges so far to speak about the book. She described the University of Wisconsin as a special place, as she was born just one block from the university.

“[UW] holds a special place in my heart and in my history,” Nazario said.

Nazario introduced herself and her background. After high school, Nazario decided to attend Williams College in Massachusetts with her boyfriend, where she said she felt

overwhelmed.“I went to a mediocre

high school, and I was one of about fi ve Latinos on campus,” Nazario said. “I just felt like I was drowning.”

Audience member and UW freshman, Gail Gustavson, attended the presentation because she received a $1,500 scholarship for an essay she wrote her senior year in high school on “Enrique’s Journey.” She described the lecture as a fulfi lling experience.

“It was cool to see Sonia Nazario in person, and I also liked that some of the audience members asked questions that I had also had,” said Gustavson.

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Switch to Gmail will save UW money and headaches

I activated my fi rst Gmail account on Sept. 9, 2005. It was sophomore year of high school and time to move on from the “signebturtle@msn.com” phase of my life.

Two weeks later, I invited two of my best friends to join. Reading the emails over six years later, the reason I sent the invitations surprised me: I wanted to use Google Talk.

The Gmail of 2005 was nothing like the 2011 iteration. It was HTML-heavy and cramped, with few extra features. While its innovative email program was quick to

draw opinion leaders, my sophomore-aged self was after something else: collaboration.

Gmail’s knack for innovating collaboration remains true today. Google Apps such as Docs are among the most prevalently used cloud-based systems in existence, with uses that are relevant to both student and professional work. Having recognized its potential, the University of Wisconsin is among the institutions that offer members personalized Apps accounts.

Gmail was brought up as another possibility for the university on Wednesday evening when Huron Consulting released summaries of its fi ndings. The review was brought on by the Administrative Excellence program in the hopes of pinpointing places the university can streamline and save costs.

Though the Huron publication mainly recommends that UW combine its 72+ email systems into one, it also notes the prevalence of Gmail at peer institutions and that the site is already used to provide email accounts to UW alumni. Considering it is free to higher education institutions, it would be an easy way to cut a sizeable chunk out of UW’s struggling budget.

But when it comes to Gmail, the UW Division of Information Technology is incredibly suspicious of Google. DoIT Communications Manager Brian Rust said WiscMail is important to the university for many reasons beyond simply processing the more than 1 million emails a day WiscMail users send and receive.

“When we manage the system, we can control things like uptime, data

integrity, backups, things like that,” Rust said. “Cloud computing is great in that it’s free, but there is kind of a cost that comes with it in terms of losing control over not only the reliability of the service of the system, but

also your own fi les and how they might use your information.”

With WiscMail, he said the university can be confi dent employees’ intellectual property is safe, and when the email system crashes in the middle of the night, DoIT employees are around to

fi x it.When you are talking

about Gmail, an email system that has 99.9 percent uptime and promises its education users exclusive ownership of their email content, this argument does not make much sense.

Gmail has had its share of privacy mishaps, from the discovery of an enormous security fl aw in 2005 to the ill-fated Google Buzz, but UW is not perfect either. There have been no public accounts of WiscMail security concerns, but in 2008-09 and 2010 there were massive hacks of university computers. Like in the case of Gmail, there is no guarantee WiscMail will always be safe.

UW trusts Gmail to provide email services to its alumni and allows students and employees to use Google Apps — a partnership in which they already negotiated

a contract to meet their standards.

Arguing the university should stick with WiscMail for peace of mind is ridiculous when Gmail is better in so many ways. Students need improved search, expanded storage, Chat, Talk and integration with Calendar and Apps not just to make their current lives easier, but to ensure they are prepared for working in a modern workforce.

Props to the university for understanding it is time to move to a single email system, but take it one step further and adopt Gmail. Maybe then some DoIT staff members will be freed up to work on a new Student Center system.

Signe Brewster (sbrewster@badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in life sciences communication.

Signe BrewsterEditor-in-Chief

Banning guests at Halloween counterproductive

As you all know, it’s almost time for University of Wisconsin students’ second favorite holiday — after the Miffl in Street Block Party, of course. It’s a whole weekend of tricks, hopefully treats and certainly debauchery. It’s time for Halloween.

Madison, specifi cally the university, has a national reputation for throwing a pretty raucous party the weekend of Halloween. Even with the

lame white-washing of Freakfest, everyone near and far knows there are still places in the city to make a weekend full of memories — or maybe no memories at all.

It was no surprise a few years ago when the dorms started limiting who they would allow to stay overnight. It is the university’s job to do its best to keep students safe and out of trouble. In past years rental companies have began to follow suit, limiting the number of guests allowed in many of the student high rises.

These limitations are not exactly lax, either. An email sent to Pres House residents said only pre-registered guests will be allowed to enter the building this weekend after 5 p.m. tonight,

adding there will be on-site security to enforce the rule.

While it is totally within the rights of these companies to limit guests — as long as restrictions are listed in the lease, as they were with Pres House — there is no reason for them to do so. Unlike the university, the private apartment you choose to live in has no responsibility to make sure your friends aren’t causing any trouble.

In fact, limiting guests could create more problems than it solves.

Out-of-towners are coming to Madison this weekend. There’s no way around it this year; there likely won’t be for many years in the future. The more minor annoyances — students living in

these buildings can’t have friends over to study, they can’t get ready to go to parties together, they have to sleep apart — can be justifi ed in the name of keeping people safe for a university, but not for a private residence.

The minor annoyances aren’t the only problem I foresee arising. Many students living in high rises will encourage friends to come anyway, saying either they will attempt to sneak them past security or that they will fi nd them a couch to crash on somewhere.

Sometimes this will work out: Residents will have friends in houses; maybe security will be lenient on a group of small girls at 3 a.m. However, not everyone will be so lucky, and some

people will likely be left out in the cold and dark — or on the road.

Other out-of-towners will drive in just for the day, a situation that could endanger more than just the person without a place to sleep.

No matter what their level of intoxication at the end of the night, they will either have to drive home or have nowhere else to go. Drunken driving is always a problem in Madison on major holidays, and barring guests from staying in friends’ apartments will only add to the issue.

On a night like Halloween when debauchery rules and law breaking is societally encouraged, it is a bad idea to restrict access to safe spaces. For the

university, banning guests is about protecting the safety and well being of its students. For apartments that priority is not there.

Ironically, the Pres House email ends with, “HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY AND FUN HALLOWEEN!”

Happy and fun probably will not be a problem for most residents and their out of town friends, but when access to a bed, couch or fl oor near the only people you know in Madison is taken from you, safe is much harder to come by. And that ruins everyone’s Halloween.

Carolyn Briggs (cbriggs@badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in English.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Clearly there is a tailgate factor. I mean, we’re in Wisconsin. We love our tailgating. People love it.”

Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah

Kaufert was one of the sponsors of the recently passed bill pushing the legal hours for alcohol sales from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. When justifying the need for it, he claimed that his constituents were complaining they could not get their alcohol before heading to a tailgate.

Clearly, not having access to tailgating supplies before 8 a.m. is a completely serious issue, one requiring legislation to solve. How will our sports teams ever win if people are forced to wait until 8 a.m. before getting wasted? Oh wait: Liquor stores are open until 9 p.m. the night before.

We are of the opinion that if you’re not committed enough to a tailgate to get your booze squared away the day before, it may be best for you to sit this one out. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see if any campus liquor stores can rally their employees to be out of bed and at work by 6. If they can, we predict the only people to utilize these earlier hours will be people still out from the night before.

Carolyn BriggsManaging Editor

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Hey everyone, here are some haunted house reviews from in and around Madison just in time for Halloween.

The first haunted house reviewed was at “Screamin’ Acres” at Eugster’s Farm Market in Stoughton. Arriving early I happened to be the fi rst one there. The dark landscape illuminated by a fire pit paired with screamo music definitely created chills.

I decided to wait for a few more people to arrive and much to my relief a father showed up with his

two young girls. I asked if they wanted to go in with me, basically so I could hide behind them, but unfortunately, when I arrived at the fi rst attraction — Psycho Clowns in 3D — they left me to my own defenses.

At the door, I was greeted by a not-so-friendly-looking clown who made me a wiener dog balloon. I reached out to grab it, but to my pure horror and devastation he popped it with his jagged teeth.

The inside of the attraction had some nice aspects to it. For one, 3D glasses are worn so that the neon paint splattered in each room pops out. This is a really cool visual and gives the rooms some life.

The clown costumes and makeup are not your average happy circus attire. The faces are gruesome, menacing and very realistic.

Picture the Joker, but much more evil and dead-like.

The only concern with this attraction is that between the rooms it was extremely dark. Running into walls is a frequent event, which may seem exciting for some, but could give others anxiety if they don’t know where to go. Secondly, the whole attraction is pretty short. Lastly, it wasn’t as scary as I anticipated, but clowns alone — happy or not — will freak most people out. Overall it is a well done haunted house.

The second haunted house is also at “Screamin’ Acres” and is called “Goffman Asylum.” This attraction is much better than the fi rst one. The story behind this one is based on the disappearance of several psycho patients from Goffman Asylum who were found dead on the property.

The visual aspects of this attraction are extremely well done, from the rooms themselves all the way down to simple props such as fog machines.

Each room is a different part of the asylum, featuring furniture, wall decoration and incredibly well done dead bodies. The bodies are bloody and many are dismembered, adding perfectly to the chilling vibe. The fog is done just right so as not to obstruct sight too much.

The actors do a great job in their roles; they are definitely frightening and come out of nowhere at just the right times. Sometimes, however, the actors linger a bit too long in front of the pathway, which tended to slow down the excitement and thrill.

Although the $15 cost, which includes both attractions, seems a bit

pricey for college students, the effort and time that went into making the attractions justifies the price. “Screamin’ Acres” is a great place to go for some fun and fright, and is still going on this weekend. Check out http://www.hauntedwisconsin.com/events/shadow-manor/ for more information.

The third haunted house I chose to review was Hoofers Haunted House at Memorial Union. First off, there were a lot more people than expected, so the line was long. However, they let about 10 to 15 people in at a time, which made it go relatively quickly.

As for the actually haunted house, they did well with the space they had. While the decorations are a tad mediocre, the Memorial Union basement is creepy enough itself, which added some needed

spookiness.The acting is decent, and

props have to go out to the girl in the surgery room strapped to the table and screaming her head off. Nicely done. Overall I’d say the scare factor is medium. Sometimes actors reveal themselves early which decreases the surprise value. Also, there are various times where nothing happens for a few minutes, which keeps anticipation high but at the same time feels a little too long and kills the hype. For a free event and the location they had to work with, it was defi nitely a good time.

Clowns, ghouls in haunted houses of Madison make for frightful excursionJennifer SlatteryArtsEtc. Writer

Ghostly guidance for navigating city’s top three haunts

By Bess Donoghue

The seasonal pumpkin-carving, candy corn eating and evening trips to haunted houses are cut down more and more with age and will be quickly coming to an end with Halloween approaching on Monday. For now, though, the number one question seems to be, “What is your Halloween costume?”

For those lacking on the creativity level, stay safe by simply basing a costume off one of Freakfest’s musical performers, American rock band Neon Trees.

Since the group started in 2005, the four musicians — Tyler Glenn, Chris Allen, Branden Campbell and Elaine Bradley — have released one studio album, Habits. This album will likely be the basis of their content for the Saturday performance on. So, what should you wear to truly represent the award-winning musical group?

“Animal” became the group’s most famous song after it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, won a Billboard award and was featured in a Season Two “Glee” episode. The obvious costume choice here would be to represent any animal. However, the band is particularly fond of the wolf, an image included on the album for the single track.

The track “1983” could pose potential difficulty, but do not limit yourself by dressing as a calendar. Follow the suggestion of the lyrics, “go back” to 1983, and have your costume highlight special moments of the year. Musically, Michael’s Jackson’s “Thriller” reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts that year, making it probably one of the most appropriate songs to incorporate into a Halloween costume. The year has many more moments; it’s all about the creativity.

Another popular song from the album

includes “Sing of My Youth,” which focuses heavily on the singer trying to break habits. It might be helpful to try to incorporate this concept into your costume. If you are a Diet Coke addict, take labels from the soda bottles and tape them to a shirt to represent your angst.

As students, pull your best school outfit together for “Girls and Boys In School.” When the lyrics ask “Questions for questions, I’ve got a question/ Would you ever dance with me like that?” be sure to ask that nearby guy or girl to share the dance with you.

For a worse-case scenario situation, simply pull together some articles of neon clothing. The album has some fun energetic songs that will match the energy illuminating from the vibrant colors. In the end, Neon Trees’ show provides a lot of opportunities to have a low-budget, creatively safe costume.

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includes “Sinng of My Youth,” whihichchfocuses heavilly y onon thehe s inger tryiyinng tobreak habits. It mighth bbe e helplpfful l to tryto incorporate this concncepeptt into yourcostume. If you are a Diet Coke addict,take labels from the soda bottles and tapethem to a shirt to represent your angst.

As students pull your best school

A handy guide to the musical acts this year at FreakfestHalloween How To

Neon TreesThere is a strong likelihood that,

by the time The Ready Set performs at Freakfest, you will be inebriated. Drunk, high, hungover tired and a plethora of other options are available to Freakfest patrons. You need only pick your poison and indulge. The pulsating sounds of generic rap, 2002-era pop punk, landfill indie and electropop sticky-sweet enough to make Taylor Swift vomit will assault your ears as you do your best to drink yourself to an early grave.

Step 1: InformationJust as you would (undoubtedly)

research the alcohol content of your drink of choice or Wikipedia the chemical contents of your chosen substance, it is important to know about

Jordan Witzigreuter, a.k.a. The Ready Set. At 21, he has released two albums and a few EPs. His brand of MTV ready electro-pop has captured the hearts and bodies of more teenage girls than your local fraternity. “Love Like Woe,” his first and most successful single, has and will continue fi t in well after “Party Rock Anthem” on your next party playlist.

Step 2: PerformanceJust because you’re not onstage

doesn’t mean your job isn’t difficult. Theoretically, by this stage you will be several drinks in. During the performance, it is important to maintain a modicum of interest in the bleached-haired kids on stage. By maintaining focus, you make it less likely that you

will pass out and be stampeded by the high school girls who have gained entry to the festival.

Step 3: RecoveryMuch like with your hangover, it

takes time to heal from exposure to The Ready Set. In your addled state, you will question how and why the substance and music you just experienced sustains popularity. Although the road to recovery will be long, remember that you are not alone. Thousands of others experienced the exact same thing. All you can do is pray that soon enough the next wave of “popular music” sweeps away the dregs of the current scene and that the cheap vodka you consumed was distilled from fermented potatoes instead of fermented cow shit.The Ready Set

You’re probably going to Freakfest this weekend. And, as such, you’re probably wondering: Should I go to All Time Low and enjoy their music, act reasonably throughout the concert and just generally enjoy myself? Or, should I go to All Time Low and dance in a manner inconsistent with human movement before that moment, all in a choreographed paean to the biggest post-pop-punk band to come out of Baltimore in the last five years? Should you choose the latter (and who wouldn’t?), here’s how your moves can be as successful — chronologically speaking — as All Time Low:

You’re going to want to start suddenly. Super suddenly. So suddenly, in fact, that everyone gets you mixed up with someone who’s been dancing for far longer with similar but better moves. With 2007’s So Wrong, It’s Right, All Time Low went from

total anonymity to genre mainstay without bothering to stop at “relative obscurity” or “fresh new face” for a while.

The band’s sound took the emo-tinged cleverness of Fall Out Boy lyrics and dumbed those down to jibe with slightly hookier choruses and more traditional pop structures. So you’re going to want to take a modestly iconic dance move — say, the stanky leg — and then halve it, while adding a time-tested, but boring, standby. Voila: You’re doing the stanky waltz, which, coincidentally, describes So Wrong, It’s Right pretty perfectly.

You can carry on that way for half an hour or so, but after that it’s time to go truly mainstream. But not chart-topping mainstream. High school iPod mainstream.

That’s right, for your next move, you can pretty much just watch every Mac Miller video, and copy exactly what he does.

Just like Wiz Khalifa’s favorite hat rack, there’s no better way to celebrate success among that crowd by doubling down and re-examining your past in every single thing you do. Nothing Personal, All Time Low’s most commercially succesful album to date, ran that route, complete with lyrics like, “But I’m stuck in this fucking rut/ Waiting on a second-hand pick-me-up/ And I’m over/ Getting older.”

That should get you through most of the night. Because, honestly, by the time you get to the point in your routine that signifies the release of this summer’s Dirty Work you’ll probably forever be a joke to those who were predisposed not to like you in the fi rst place and a tolerable air-filler for the rest. But why worry? You’ve made it to Freakfest now, whether everyone else there likes it or not. Might as well enjoy yourself.All Time Low

Murs

When one hears the name Nick Carter in the music business, it’s difficult not to think of the fourth member of the Backstreet Boys. It’s no wonder the American rapper of the same name, to avoid needless, embarrassing confusion—goes by Murs.

Murs has been a crucial member of the rap group 3 Melancholy Gypsies, 3MG, since the ’90s. He will perform solo on the Madison stages constructed for Freakfest this weekend. With so many bands and the variety of sounds they bring reverberating around State Street and beyond, there is sure to be the annual infl ux of jamming and pulsating out-of-towners. For those who aren’t used to crowds of this proportion — especially the poor freshmen that have

yet to stray from the daily dorm-class-library-dorm cycle of existence — a how-to guide is a must. That along with grit, determination and a small dose of crazy; which shouldn’t be too hard to come by these days with exams in full swing.

The first step is choosing a costume that won’t restrict movement in any way. No loose parts or accessories, and none of those infl atable sumo wrestler outfi ts; you’ll just get trampled (or popped). Secondly, beware all bros (Unless, of course, you are one. In which case, with all due respect, make an effort to mind your manners). Bros are normally a congenial, harmless breed, but their aggression has been known to come out in concert settings. They might be inebriated, confused about who Murs

even is and trying to impress a shivering someone in fishnets and cat ears. So, it might be best to steer clear.

A good way to do this is by working it into your dance moves. Murs is notorious for throwing down a good beat, making it relatively simple to jive and juke your way around unwanted concert-goers in close proximity. This could even be a way to get up close and personal with Murs, if you get good enough.

The most crucial piece of advice: Wield the occasional elbow, but not enough to ruin anyone’s mood or cause a riot—there will be police horses there, after all. And, above all, try to make the music, Murs’ layering of lyrical wisdom over rhythms, the object of this Freakfest experience.

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Sports

At the halfway mark of Big Ten play, the Wisconsin volleyball team (13-9, 5-5) has already matched its conference win total from last year, and after already facing six opponents in the AVCA Top 25, the Badgers

will once again face a Big Ten giant.

To open up the second half of its conference schedule, Wisconsin will travel to play No. 3 Illinois (20-1, 9-1) and Northwestern (11-10, 2-8) on the road this weekend.

Illinois is currently coming off its only loss of the season, a 3-1 defeat at the hands of now-No. 1 Nebraska. The Illini boast the top RPI in all of volleyball, as the squad has beaten five of the six ranked teams they have faced so far this season.

Wisconsin and Illinois

have already met once this season, as the Badgers fell to the Illini in straight sets, 3-0, at the Field House in September. Wisconsin committed 22 attack errors, nine service errors and six receiving errors in that match.

The Badgers will hope to eliminate any free points in their match with the Illini.

“I think our serving and passing game really hurt us last time,” freshman Ellen Chapman said. “They’re a tough serving team, so we’ll have to work on improving our

Schedule remains unforgiving for Wisconsinserve receive. Coach has been stressing it — if you don’t start off with a good pass you can’t run anything.”

The Badgers will also have to fight against a talented Illini front line, including second-team All-American Colleen Ward, who led the Illini with 12 kills in their previous matchup with the Badgers. Ward, a second-team All American a season ago, is seventh in the Big Ten in kills per set with 3.71.

But Ward doesn’t lead the Illini in kills. Rather, her teammate and fellow third-team All-American Michelle Bartsch does with 3.93 per set, good for sixth in the Big Ten.

Besides these two outside hitters, Illinois also boasts one of the tallest front lines in the Big Ten. The tallest of these players is 6-foot-6 freshman Liz McMahon, who along with teammate Erin Johnson, rank in the top 10 of the conference in blocks per set.

“[Head coach Pete Waite] has stressed to stay aggressive and be consistent,” junior Bailey Reshel said. “We don’t have room for error against a team like Illinois. Last time we got down really fast and with a team like that it’s almost impossible to get back.”

Coming into Friday’s match, the Badgers are a different team than the one Illinois faced previously. Wisconsin has

also received a plethora of experience throughout the Big Ten slate and continue to show signs of improvement in every match.

“I think we’ve improved the most on a combination of ball control passing and our quick attack,” Waite said.

“Our middles are putting up better numbers, and our offense looks much better than when we first started. Now our team has seen each team and (has) an understanding of some tendencies of some players. The second time around the conference should be a little more comfortable for some of

the younger players.”The Badgers are also

entering their second match without freshman standout Crystal Graff, who went down last week against Minnesota with a knee injury. While the injury to Graff will keep her on the sideline for the remainder of the season, offensively, Reshel has stepped in smoothly for Wisconsin.

Wisconsin will look to finish the weekend strong, as the team travels to Evanston, Ill., to take on Northwestern.

Although Northwestern is struggling this year the Wildcats still have talent. Sophomore Stephanie Holthus ranks fourth in the Big Ten in kills per set and points per set. Northwestern is also a solid defensive squad, holding opponents to the third lowest hitting percentage in the Big Ten.

“We can’t let up at all this weekend,” Chapman said. “We will need to finish the games. We’ve been doing drills in practice to get us in that mindset. Finishing is a big thing we want to improve on in the second half.”

“I think throughout this season we’ve come together as a team. We mesh so much better than we did in the beginning of the season. There were a lot of plays where we were all over the place. Now things are starting to fl ow, and we’re becoming the team we know we can be.”

Freshman Ellen Chapman and the rest of the Badgers will hope not to commit as many errors as they did when they last met Illinois.

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Badgers begin 2nd half of season with road trip to No. 3 Illinois, N’WesternNick KorgerExtra Points Editor

But while Ohio State has struggled on offense for much of the year — the Buckeyes rank 110th in the nation with 302.9 yards per game — its defense has remained strong. The Buckeyes rank 17th with 304.9 yards allowed per game and 12th in scoring defense with 16.3 points surrendered.

With a powerful front-seven led by linebacker Andrew Sweat (49 tackles, five for loss, one interception and once forced fumble), the Buckeyes’ defense has often kept OSU competitive while the offense struggled to find a solution at quarterback.

Freshman Braxton Miller has settled into the role, though senior Joe Bauserman began the season as the starter. Since then, sophomore Kenny Guiton has eclipsed Bauserman as the No. 2 quarterback.

Miller has lived up to his reputation as a dual-threat quarterback, rushing for 243 yards on 61 attempts (4.0 yards per), though he continues to adjust to the passing game. In completing 51 percent of his passes for 403 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions, Miller has been serviceable, though Ohio State did lose its fi rst two Big Ten games against Michigan State and Nebraska before rebounding Oct. 15 against Illinois.

In that game against the Illini, senior Dan

Herron returned from a six-game suspension. Since returning, Herron has rushed for 114 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries (5.0 yards per). Last season, Herron was one of the Big Ten’s top running backs, gaining 1,155 yards and 16 touchdowns on 216 carries (5.3 yards per).

“It’s hard [preparing for Herron],” defensive tackle Patrick Butrym said. “You just have to put yourself in good positions and practice good tackling, because if you don’t, you’ll get in a situation where he’ll break a lot of tackles. We need to tackle very well this week, or he’s going to run for a lot of yards.”

Though the Badgers have won three of their last five games in Columbus, they’ve lost the last two. Ohio Stadium, famously known as “The Horseshoe” for it’s open-endzone design, is the nation’s fourth-largest stadium with a capacity of 102,329. In 2009, Wisconsin suffered through a 31-13 loss there, and two years earlier, the result was similar in a 38-17 affair.

“I think it’s probably the toughest place to play in the Big Ten,” Butrym said. “I’ve never played at Penn State, but it’s like a cathedral and the size of the stadium just goes straight up. It’s very impressive, but I think we have a team now that’s very mature, that believes that we can win on the road.”

the season against North Dakota last weekend, also says that not having his fi rst collegiate victory is one less worry that he will have to contend with come Friday night.

“It takes a lot off my shoulders,” Peterson said. “I have been waiting for a win all year, and getting it against North Dakota is very big for me. It’s something to be happy about, but now you just have to keep winning.”

For Wisconsin, getting its power play opportunities will be critical. The task will not be easy for the Badgers, as the Mavericks are ranked second in the WCHA, only serving 7.7 penalty minutes per game, an interesting contrast to the Badgers, who lead the WCHA with 36 power plays this year.

“We just have to

work hard down low in their zone,” junior defenseman Justin Schultz said. “When our forwards do that it creates awkward openings and creates opportunities for us as a team to get pucks on net and get some garbage goals. Hopefully we move our feet out there and draw some penalties for them.”

Following a sweep of the No. 5-ranked team in the country, the resulting confidence boost for a young team and a focused week of practice, the game plan will remain relatively standard for Wisconsin.

“We just have to stay simple, play within ourselves, play as a unit, make sure we’re getting pucks out and getting them in the net,” Schultz said. “You have to get your fundamentals down before you can work on anything else.”

survive and keep winning is to keep acting as if they are the long shot, dark horse team — or in Eaves’ words, stay naïve.

“I also think it’s just being young and just keep playing, being naïve.” Eaves said Monday. “Because of their youth, they’re excited to get on the ice every time.”

They’ve got the talent to succeed, now it’s just a matter

of keeping the same mentality — the same underdog feel — to their team to keep them focused and continually working to become better, more consistent and a dark horse to be wary of.

Kelly is a junior majoring in journalism. Think the Badgers will have similar success over the Mavericks? Let her know at kerickson@badgerherald.com or follow her on Twitter @kellyerickson4.

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“I think throughout this season we’ve come together as a team. We mesh so much better than we did in the beginning of the season. There were a lot of plays where we were all over the place. Now things are starting to fl ow, and we’re becoming the team we know we can be.”

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Badgers eye rebound in Columbus

Bret Bielema sent the message out Monday afternoon, and his players sure got it throughout the week. The Wisconsin Badgers had better move on quick, because it only gets harder from here.

UW’s head coach was referring to last Saturday’s 37-31 stunning last-second loss at Michigan State that gave Wisconsin its first loss of the season. But the No. 15 Badgers (6-1, 2-1) had essentially only one week to reflect on it, as this Saturday they hit the road again to face the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3, 1-2) in Columbus.

“People didn’t expect

us to lose — we didn’t expect us to lose [to Michigan State] — but it happens,” Henry said. “It happens. And when it does happen, [to] the people who didn’t expect us to lose, all of a sudden we’re not good enough. From the outside looking in, people are probably saying, ‘Oh man, Wisconsin is not as good as I thought they were,’ or this or that. We’re going to go out there and perform like we’ve been doing.”

Though losing to Michigan State was surely costly — the Badgers’ most likely lost

any chance at reaching the BCS National Championship Game — Wisconsin still largely controls its own postseason destiny. Should the Badgers take care of business the rest of the way, a return to the Rose Bowl or another BCS berth remains a legitimate

possibility.“What it comes down

to is us playing the next five games,” left guard

Travis Frederick said. “We need to go out there, and we need to win each of those games if we want a chance at anything to happen, championship or anything like that.”

Last season, Wisconsin was able to rebound with a resounding 31-18 victory when Ohio State traveled to Madison. The Buckeyes were unbeaten and carried the nation’s No. 1 ranking into the mid-October matchup,

while the Badgers were ranked No. 16 after a loss to Michigan State, of all teams, two weeks earlier. Under the lights at Camp Randall Stadium, wide receiver David Gilreath took the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, and Wisconsin never relinquished the lead.

Now, the only similarities seem to be the loss to Michigan State. Wisconsin, led by quarterback Russell

Wilson, is even more explosive than last year’s team that ultimately reached the Rose Bowl. The Badgers currently boast the nation’s fifth-ranked scoring offense at 47.4 points per game and are eighth in rushing yards with 252.1 per game.

Running back Montee Ball has rushed for a Big Ten-leading 768 yards on 125 carries (6.1 yards per) and 17 touchdowns,

the second-most in the nation. Ball has eclipsed the 100-yard mark in seven consecutive conference games and has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last 13 games. Over that span, the junior has scored 34 touchdowns, with the nation’s next-closest player over that span being Oregon’s LaMichael James with 22.

Defensive tackle Patrick Butrym will likely be doing plenty of chasing this Saturday when he and the UW defense goes up against Ohio State’s mobile quarterback, Braxton Miller.Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

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After sweeping then-No. 5 North Dakota last weekend, Justin Schultz and the Badgers got a boost of confi dence.Stephanie Moebius The Badger Herald

Eaves riding wave of confidence into UNO

Nebraska-Omaha and the Wisconsin men’s hockey teams may have a very brief history — only seven matchups on the ice — but there will be no lack of familiarity in the coaching styles as the Mavericks and Badgers enter this weekend’s WCHA showdown.

UW’s (3-3-0, 2-2-0) sweep of North Dakota last weekend was a good preview for UNO’s (3-3-0, 2-0-0) style of play because it’s coached by Dean Blais, who left a lasting imprint on the North Dakota program after coaching there from 1994-2004.

In his press conference earlier in the week, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves noted it will be much like a simple jersey change when comparing the type of play he saw last weekend and what he expects from the Mavericks Friday and Saturday.

One of the most significant differences between the past two weeks of practice may be the fact that, according to Eaves and multiple players, being on a winning streak has

invigorated the team to come out and practice hard.

“There were a few more smiles in the locker room [this week],” sophomore forward Tyler Barnes said. “But we are still focusing hard in practice and working toward next weekend. Last weekend is over and

you enjoy that on Sunday, and then it’s back to work for the next game you play.”

The probable starting goalie for game one, Landon Peterson, not only noticed a looser approach on the ice this week but that practices have also been strong.

“The confidence on the team has been a lot better,” Peterson said. “Our practices have been very good this week so far; it’s a whole different mindset. The other team is going to be playing hard; they are very well-coached, so we know it’s going to be another tough

series.”One of the biggest

challenges Wisconsin will face this weekend is Nebraska-Omaha’s high-volume shooting offense. The Badgers have already been outshot 187-145 through six games this season, including 42-15 in their 5-4 game two win against North Dakota. The Mavericks shoot at an even higher rate than the Badgers’ opponent averages, 33.8 shots per game compared to 31.2 respectively.

“Keeping them to the outside and keeping their high quality scoring chances down [will be the key to slowing UNO’s offense].” Barnes said. “If you have a team that is willing to shoot from everywhere, let them shoot from the outside and protect the middle.”

Fortunately for the Badgers, all of those shots for UNO have not amounted to much for the Mavericks. Nebraska-Omaha ranks 11th out of 12 WCHA teams with 2.67 goals per game, but Peterson knows what needs to be done between the pipes.

“I have to make sure that I am being focused at all times, staying on top of my crease, always expecting shots, just getting my mind focused and playing hard,” Peterson said.

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UW needs to keep underdog mentality

It was like the perfect sport-themed movie where the classic underdog triumphs in the end and dominates its bigger, more intimidating opponent.

Before you get your proverbial undies in a bunch, don’t worry, I’m not talking about football.

The unranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team swept then-No. 5 North Dakota at the Kohl Center last weekend. While they didn’t outshoot the Fighting Sioux either night — 27-26 Friday, 42-15 Saturday — the Badgers made the shots that counted, winning with fi ve goals each night, 5-3 and 5-4 respectively.

I told you they were good.

We could sit here and talk endlessly about how Wisconsin is a young team and needs to mature and fi nd be consistent — which they do — but head coach Mike Eaves even admitted at his Monday press conference that UW didn’t even play cleanly or as nice as he would have wanted last weekend.

Clearly, there’s still something more to this team. But for this team so early in the season, the best thing is to keep acting like they have a lot to learn and to prove.

Wisconsin went into last weekend knowing it would have a tough matchup with North Dakota. Sure, they were excited and pumped up about the match, but it’s not the easiest thing to face the Fighting Sioux. Also, add to the fact that the weekend before they lost two overtime games in Houghton, Mich., to Michigan Tech.

If the Badgers want to keep shocking fans and competitors alike, they need to continue playing

with an underdog mentality. They can’t let those big wins get to their heads — that’s where mistakes are really made.

The underdog mentality is the best way for the Badgers to succeed. No matter what they’ll be forced to fi ght through some sort of adversity every game, so what better way to handle it than to just expect it?

For example, look at the 2010 Green Bay Packers.

The Pack essentially played six playoff games on their road to the Super Bowl. After the Chicago Bears clinched the division, the Packers were grasping at a potential wild-card spot. Luckily for them, things went their way and after destroying the New York Giants and grinding it out with the Bears at

home, the Packers found themselves seeded No. 6 in the playoffs.

It was not an easy road. Green Bay faced three teams it had previously seen that season, two of which it lost to in the regular season. But the Packers won when it counted and rode the underdog mentality all the way to the Super Bowl.

Lo and behold, they won.

Last week before the UND series, many of the UW skaters noted how they simply didn’t know any differently from the adversity they had faced in the fi rst two weeks of the season.

Through the fi rst four games, Wisconsin was 1-3 largely thanks to three overtime games where it wasn’t able to

net the golden goal fi rst.The Badgers became used to the constant roller coaster that defi ned their fi rst four games. Wisconsin had yet to get a taste of a dominating win.

A few days later the young, inexperienced team swept North Dakota and started to make a name for itself.

But Eaves isn’t trying to let the Badgers get ahead of themselves.

“The fact is that we found a way to win two games,” Eaves said in Monday press conference. “The level of play which we had over the weekend was a step for us, but we’re still such a young team that we’ve got to [keep] making these little steps to improve and play more consistently, the way we want to play, in order for us to be considered an upper echelon team, working our way to be a championship team.”

Eaves is trying to maintain this idea that his skaters are still the underdogs. They still have plenty to work on and fi ght for.

It’s still very early in the season, with plenty of hockey left to go and plenty of room for improvement.

While the sweep will certainly help Wisconsin work harder and attempt to become a stronger squad — as winning often does — it has also shown other teams around the league Wisconsin’s full potential.

Still they can’t get over confi dent. Wisconsin host Nebraska-Omaha this weekend and while it’s no North Dakota or Minnesota Duluth, the Mavericks are still no one to simply look past or consider an easy win. While big wins can help make a team work harder it can also give any team a certain ego, an ego that makes said team overconfi dent.

Thankfully for the Badgers, Eaves believes they still don’t know any better.

Their best way to

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If the Badgers want to keep shocking fans and competitors alike, they need to continue playing with an underdog mentality. They can’t let those big wins get to their heads — that’s where mistakes are really made.

“There were a few more smiles in the

locker room [this week]. But we are still focusing hard

in practice and working toward next weekend.”

Tyler Barnes Forward

“We need to go out there, and we need to win each of those games if we want a chance at anything to happen, championship or anything like that.”

Travis FrederickGuard