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A new era?

Friday’s ruling revived the ever contentious debate over Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law, which led to a recall election this past summer. Jen Small The Badger Herald

Judge tosses collective bargaining law

Although the law’s supporters are likely to appeal the decision, a circuit court judge struck down the collective bargaining law passed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public employees.

Dane County Court Judge Juan B. Colas suspended the law on the basis that it violates both the state and federal freedom of speech and freedom of association

guarantees, as well as the equal protection clause.

Colas recognized the U.S. Constitution gives no rights to collective bargaining and the law does not prohibit speech or association directly, but still found there are “burdensome restrictions” to those who join a public sector union.

“Although the statutes do not prohibit speech or associational activities, the statutes do impose burdens on employees’ exercise of those rights when they do so for the purpose of recognition of their association as an exclusive bargaining agent,” Colas said in his decision.

He gave an example of this by saying union members can only negotiate for wage increases that are equal

to or less than the cost of living increases, while other employees are “rewarded” by being able to negotiate raises “without limitation.”

According to a statement released Saturday, the Department of Justice will appeal the decision.

“We believe that Act 10 is constitutional in all respects and will be appealing this decision,” Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in the statement. “We also will be seeking a stay of Friday’s decision pending appeal in order to allow the law to continue in effect as it has for more than a year while the appellate courts address the legal issues.”

Walker released a statement after the ruling and

Colas fi nds bill violates free speech, freedom of associationPolo RochaState Legislative Editor

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The presence of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Republican VP Candidate Paul Ryan in Wisconsin is seen as an indication of the state’s battleground status.Photo courtesy of Associated Press

Taylor to target homeless youth

President coming to Milwaukee

Obama recommits to Great Lakes

Wisconsin Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, is addressing the rising number of homeless youth in Madison by pressuring the state to adapt measures that would better provide for those in need.

Taylor, who represents the 48th district in the Wisconsin State Assembly, said in a statement Madison does not do enough to provide support for homeless youth.

According to the statement, her proposals focus on opening a homeless shelter specifically for young people and extending the length of time children can stay at a shelter from the current 14 days to 28.

In the statement, Taylor said

she hopes her proposals will be able to combat and prevent the trauma and difficulty of being a homeless child.

Madison Metropolitan School District’s Transition Education Program resource teacher Jani Koester works to support homeless children and teens in schools and said she strongly supports Taylor’s measures.

“We live in a caring community but we’re still not taking care of some of our most vulnerable youth,” Koester said.

While explaining the importance of ensuring a stable environment for kids, Koester said a Loyola study found it takes between four and six months for a child to

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After both parties’ VP candidates visit state, Obama set to appear at fundraisers

President pledges $300 million for restoration if re-elected in November

For the first time in more than seven months, President Barack Obama will visit Wisconsin Saturday to participate in several campaign functions in Milwaukee, according to a statement.

According to the event invitation, Obama will also speak during a reception at the Milwaukee Theatre, with requests for donations between $250 and $5,000 per person.

The Obama Victory Fund is also hosting two fundraisers on the same day. According to an invitation for the event, Obama also will be part of a campaign roundtable discussion at the Milwaukee Theatre. The event is invitation only and the cost per person is $25,000.

Tea Party Patriots’ Wisconsin State Coordinator Michael Hintze said the visits show Obama is concerned he is going to lose Wisconsin to Republican

presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Hintze said Obama once thought Wisconsin “was in his pocket” but his visit shows he is concerned about losing the state.

Hintze also said Obama should be focusing on trouble in the Middle East rather than coming to the state for fundraisers.

“There are some things that are more important than being a politician,” Hintze said.

University of Wisconsin political science professor Kenneth Mayer said the

visit, as well as visits from Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, shows the two parties are treating the state as a battleground and neither Obama nor Romney is taking Wisconsin for granted.

Mayer said Obama won the state by 15 points in 2008 but recent polls show the race is much closer this time. He said most polls have shown

President Barack Obama would maintain his support for the Great Lakes restoration if he is re-elected in November, a spokesperson said Thursday.

Water Resources Specialist at Clean Wisconsin, Ezra Meyer, said Obama pledged if elected in November, he would continue his funding of $300 million per year to the Great Lakes restoration.

Meyer said Clean Wisconsin appreciates Obama’s continued support of the Great Lakes. According to Meyer, Obama contributed $415 million in 2010 and

$300 million in the years that followed.

Meyer said the funding of the Great Lakes restoration is very important in terms of cleaning up toxic spills and improving the water quality of the lakes.

But while Obama’s help is greatly appreciated, the president does not act alone, Meyer said. It’s going to take a long time and billions of dollars to address all of the issues plaguing the Great Lakes, he added.

UW Assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Steven Loheide, also in support of the restoration of the Great Lakes, said they contain over 20 percent of

the world’s fresh water.Loheide said he has

been collaborating on a project with several other professors and graduate students in order to improve stormwater treatment.

“Restoring the Great Lakes is, and will continue to be, a major effort which involves a host of U.S. federal agencies and requires close cooperation between the U.S. and Canada,” Loheide said in an email to The Badger Herald. “Some of the urgent issues that are being addressed involve cleaning up toxic pollutants, combating invasive species, improving run-off quality to the lakes by protecting watersheds, restoring

wetlands and other habitats and monitoring our progress.”

Tom Eggert, senior lecturer at the Wisconsin School of Business and director of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, said the Great Lakes restoration is important from an economic standpoint as well.

“Milwaukee has become the freshwater capitol of the world, partly because of the heightened interest in the importance of fresh water,” Eggert said in an email to The Badger Herald. “Great Lakes restoration funding recognizes how important fresh water is to the

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Meghan ZernickState Politics Editor

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Madison representative aiming to open homeless shelter only for young people

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country and works to the benefit of companies that depend upon fresh water, such as Miller, Coors, AO Smith and Badger Meter.”

The campaign for presidential candidate Mitt Romney declined to comment on whether or not Romney would support Great Lakes restoration if elected.

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Wisconsin’s environmental studies major recognized

‘Harold and Kumar’ star stresses youth vote

The University of Wisconsin environmental studies program was singled out by U.S. News and World Report as one of the “new college majors with a future.”

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Academic Coordinator Rob Beattie said UW has a deep tradition of working on environmental issues, and he believes UW’s past history of working with the environment and its current scholarship is part of the reason why U.S. News & World Report took note of the program.

The structure of the environmental studies major is another component that could have influenced UW’s recognition, according to Beattie.

The environmental studies and environmental sciences majors are relatively new

to the UW campus. Until September 2011, students could receive only an environmental studies certificate.

But Associate Director for Research and Education for the Nelson Institute Paul Zedler said the field is rising in popularity because almost every job field these days has an environmental aspect.

“Everything traces back to some kind of environmental issue, and evidence suggests these problems won’t go away,” Zedler said.

Zedler said the environmental studies major is not a standalone degree because a student cannot major in the field of environmental studies without first declaring another major.

Both the environmental studies and environmental science majors are becoming popular on campus as more students are choosing to add either major to their existing

degrees, he said.Zedler said students

who pursue an environmental studies degree are looking at a range of careers as large as the major it is coupled with, and added an environmental science degree follows a separate program with a more specific focus on the scientific aspect of environmental issues.

“We believe employers are looking for people who look at the bigger picture, and that’s what we give to our students,” Zedler said.

Beattie said students who choose to pursue an environmental studies degree are looking to bring sustainability into the field they want to work in — be it political science, retail, biology or journalism.

“The connection between environmental studies and the other major is really hammered home by the department,” Beattie said. “The

Students for Barack Obama hosted White House staffer Kal Penn at the Memorial Union last Friday to discuss ways students can be involved in the upcoming election and to the importance of youth involvement.

Penn, associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement and an actor best known for his role in the “Harold and Kumar” film series, related his fi rst experiences in politics to the crowd and called on listeners to help out President Barack Obama as he seeks re-election this November.

“There is a lot of progress we’ve made that I would hate to see get rolled back

and it is going to be a really close election, particularly here in Wisconsin, and the president can’t win it without you guys,” Penn said.

Penn said when he started volunteering for the president’s campaign in 2007, he had never done anything political before.

He said at the time he felt there were a lot of issues neither party was doing much to help with and he decided to volunteer for Obama because he might be able to change things.

“I should do the disclaimer that there was a writers strike in Hollywood at the time also so there was no stoner movie for me to do that year,” Penn said.

Penn said he moved to Iowa that year to join the campaign like every other

volunteer. After having a chance to go to 26 states on behalf of the president, he was then offered the opportunity to serve in the White House once Obama entered offi ce.

Penn said people like him on college campuses all over the country want to encourage young people to lend their hand in volunteering because of the long list of Obama’s youth accomplishments that hasn’t received much attention but benefits everyone.

As an example, Penn talked about the American Opportunity Tax Credit introduced by Obama, which is aimed at making college more affordable. He said it was promised by Obama in his 2008 campaign and then

delivered on after he was inaugurated.

“He has fought really hard for young people behind the scenes and I feel really fortunate that I had the chance to see him do that outside the gaze of TV cameras and things like that,” Penn said.

Before Penn addressed the crowd, Young Progressives Chair Peter Anich spoke at the event and said voter registration and getting students involved are two things extremely important to the president and the fall campaign.

“The president won because of the student vote,” Anich said in regard to the 2008 election. “It made such a difference to have our voice for once.”

UW sophomore and

Dorm Team Leader for Obama’s campaign on campus Zach Wood attended the event and said never before has there been an election that will impact students so greatly.

Wood said he wants to empower young people to exercise their power to vote.

UW College Republicans Chair Jeff Snow said the Students for Barack Obama probably chose to ask Penn to come to campus and talk because Obama himself is not resonating with young people anymore and needed to put a fresh face to represent a bad record.

“Youth, especially on our side, realize that their future is what is at stake in this election and that is why our side is so motivated,” Snow said.

said Wisconsinites “clearly spoke” when they voted for him to stay in office during the recall election, and they are ready to “move on.”

“Sadly, a liberal activist judge in Dane County wants to go backwards and take away the lawmaking responsibilities of the legislature and the governor,” Walker said in the statement.

Walker said his administration was “confident” Colas’s decision would be overturned during the appeals process.

Sen. Glenn Grothman,

R-West Bend, called Colas another “University of Wisconsin-educated Dane County judge” trying to stop the law.

“[The decision] is disappointing but not surprising,” Grothman said in an interview with The Badger Herald. “These judges will do anything to force local school board, county boards or city councils to pay all of their employees’ pension and health insurance benefits, as well as make sure school districts have to hold on to the worst teachers.”

Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, said he

was pleased with the invalidation of Act 10 and said it was simply an effort to take away collective bargaining rights and was not necessary to balance the state’s budget.

As the appeal will likely reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court eventually, Cullen hoped they would uphold Friday’s ruling, but did not want to “prejudge” a future decision.

“We are aware of the philosophical leanings of the court, but you never know about judges, and we should never know what judges are going to decide on anything,” he said.

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Obama leading Romney by five to seven percentage points.

Despite the recent polarization of the state following recall elections, Mayer said the visits could still help swing voters from one side to the other.

Dietram Scheufele, a UW life sciences communication professor and an expert on public opinion and politics, said Wisconsin is part of a group of fewer than 10 states, including Ohio, Nevada and Florida, considered battleground states and has been the target of political ads and visits from both parties.

Scheufele said while

a surprising number of voters usually wait until the end to make up their minds, the election will most likely come down to mobilization.

Scheufele said former President George W. Bush focused on mobilizing his base and turning out people who had not voted for him in 2004. He said, like in 2004, this election will come down to mobilization and convincing the bases to come out and support their respective candidates.

“There’s going to be very little cross-over,” Scheufele said. “It’s tremendously important for the candidates to talk and reach out to people to try and make an infl uence.”

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recover academic progress after he or she switches schools.

Koester said she believes the state also needs to come up with more long-term solutions to youth homelessness.

She said the next step is finding a place for homeless youth to stay long-term in order to create more consistency in a child’s life, which is difficult to provide at a shelter.

Lost work, foreclosures and evictions, caused by the current economic situation, have led to an increase in homeless young people, Koester said.

Koester said her

program, which began 24 years ago, used to handle hundreds of cases of homeless children each year. Now that number is in the thousands, she said.

Another reason for the increase in cases is simply that people are more aware and know what resources are out there, said Koester.

Communications director for the Wisconsin Council for Children and Families, Inc., Bob Jacobson, who also supports Taylor’s proposals, said 14 days is not enough time to get youth the services they need.

“Expanding the limit to a full month would make a huge difference to help them get into a more stable

situation,” he said.Jacobson said Taylor’s

proposals will not solve all the issues facing homeless kids, and its root cause, poverty.

“There are a whole lot of interrelated issues that go into preventing a kid from ending up in a shelter,” Jacobson said.

Fixing the root of the problem starts with getting people access to education and job training so kids don’t have to grow up in poverty, Jacobson said.

Jacobson said getting everyone access to healthcare and supporting Wisconsin Shares, a program helping parents pay for childcare to provide more ways to help prevent homeless children.

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Penn addresses crowd at Memorial Union, highlights Obama’s record with helping college studentsJulia SkulstadCampus Life Editor

double degree program is designed to give flavor to another major.”

Environmental studies is an interdisciplinary major, because it treats ecology, social science and humanities equally, said Beattie. Students in the major are seeking to understand environmental history, literature and policy, he said.

“The unique breadth of the program is one of the ways an environmental

studies major at UW differs from similar programs at other schools,” Beattie said.

He added the program at UW also offers the opportunity for students to put their classroom experience to use in the community through the Community Environmental Scholars Program because the university is interested in connecting students with community action.

All sorts of professions now include an environmental aspect, according to Paul Zedler of the Nelson Institute, and that is one reason the subject is becoming so popular at

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

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School of Medicine lands $32.9 million donation

Walk-in flu shot clinics for students begin Sept. 28

GE Healthcare pledged $32.9 million over the next 10 years for a state-of-the-art imaging research facility at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health on Thursday.

Department of Radiology Chair Tom Grist said the grant is simply a result of a long-standing, trusting relationship that the UWSMPH has shared with GE for the past two decades.

“This is the next phase of

our relationship with GE,” Grist said, “There are a lot of things that this grant will give us besides money.”

Grist said the UWSMPH will use money from the grant to buy new and advanced equipment as well as fund and support research projects and encourage further scientific research and imaging techniques.

Grist also said one of the most dramatic improvements in the research facility involves the extensive development in the use of the MRI machine.

Grist said the grant will

expand use of the MRI to include CT scanning. With it, they can use techniques to lower radiation doses in CT scans and improve diagnoses, he added.

Grist said their researchers will be able to develop the software required for specialists to explore and improve measurements of blood fl ow, liver tissue, brain activity and Alzheimer’s in the fi eld of MRI research.

The grant will help the UWSMPH develop new ways to personalize medicine, Grist said.

Grist said graduate

students can use MRIs and CTs instead of microscopes, and undergraduate students will be welcome to develop computer techniques and visualization skills as well.

“Everyone works hard to take ideas from the bench to the bedside. Now we can take new techniques and bring them to our patients,” Grist said.

Grist said the grant will also emphasize UW’s theme this year as the Year of Innovation.

Grist said the year is all about innovation because the university can improve

human health through innovation and imaging so when GE incorporates inventions into products, patients and, ultimately, Wisconsin citizens will benefi t.

UW School of Medicine Dean Robert Golden also agreed this fi ts perfectly with the theme of innovation for the year.

Golden said GE Healthcare and UW will be creating the most innovative imaging research facility in the world, which will lead to decades of innovation and discovery.

Golden said GE has a long-standing tradition of investing in programs and people in Wisconsin, where the corporation as deep roots, and there have been several succcessful partnerships between UW and GE in years past.

Golden said students and faculty of UW-Madison will also benefit from the partnership.

“They will have access to new technologies unlike anywhere else on the planet, which will greatly enhance the potential scope of their research,” he said.

Paige CostakosHerald Contributor

University of Wisconsin’s University Health Services will again offer influenza immunizations on campus this year.

UHS Executive Director Sarah Van Orman said registered students are welcome to come and receive free immunizations at several

campus locations.“The easier we can make

it for people, the better,” Van Orman said.

According to a UW Statement, the free influenza immunizations are provided by UHS and covered by the Student Health Fee.

The statement listed typical flu symptoms as fever, sore throat, dry cough, runny nose, head and body aches and extreme fatigue.

UHS will begin to administer immunizations at walk-in clinics starting at the South East Recreational Facility Sept. 28 and will continue to hold open clinics at different areas around campus. Those interested can view the UHS website for a list of clinic locations.

UHS will offer immunizations Monday through Friday from Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 by appointment only,

Van Orman said. Union South, Chadbourne Hall, Dejope Hall and the Health Sciences Learning Center will also host walk-in clinics over that time.

Van Orman said UW faculty and staff can also receive influenza immunizations starting Sept. 17. She said immunizations for faculty and staff are not free, and they can either be billed through insurance or paid for in person.

UHS also offers a FluMist nasal spray alternative to the injectable vaccine, according to Van Orman.

While the spray is effective, Van Orman said some people prefer the injectable option because of the side effects like nasal congestion and mild cold-like symptoms associated with the nasal spray.

Students must come into UHS to receive the FluMist nasal spray because it will

not be offered at clinics, and there is a five dollar extra fee associated with the spray, Van Orman said.

It is important to be vaccinated every year against influenza, Van Orman said, because the virus is always changing, and it is especially important for students to be immunized because the flu spreads quickly in the close living conditions common in college life.

Julia SkulstadCampus Life Editor

Police break up 26 house parties over weekend

With Madison the site of another college football game day, the Madison Police Department crashed a total of 26 parties this past weekend.

Twenty-four of the parties were broken up Saturday, the same day the Wisconsin Badgers played a game at Camp Randall Stadium, and two occurred Friday,

according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8.

Resnick first tweeted the numbers Sunday night after totaling the amount from a feed of all the instant police reports.

Streets such as Bowen Court, College Court, Breese Terrace, University Avenue and Langdon Sreet, among others, were sites of broken up parties Saturday, according to the list of calls

Resnick provided.Resnick said he plans to

track these numbers over the course of game days in Madison to see if there are correlations, increases or decreases in the numbers.

Resnick said this will prove whether the outreach methods are working for the police.

“The police are pretty good about whose house parties are being broken up,” Resnick

said.MPD Lt. Dave McCaw said

Breese Terrace, Regent Street and Landgon Street were the main focuses to police due to the locations’ popularities for house parties. McCaw said the department does this every year at the beginning of the semester.

The three areas had four to six police officers and one sergeant on patrol. The police were looking for illegal

or unruly house parties, he added.

Resnick stressed safety is the main concern when the police are breaking up a house party. Most house parties on campus never have problems, he added.

Resnick didn’t have numbers to compare to from over the years, but he noted this year is very different from any other year in that the police department is

being very open about where offi cers have visited.

“Their [MPD’s] goal is compliance as opposed to writing as many underages as possible,” he said.

Resnick said he hopes to introduce an initiative at the city level to make these police reports public so students can see where offi cers are, where there are parties and how many house parties are being broken up.

Molly McCallCity Life Editor

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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BITCHYTHIS WEEK’S THEME: VIOLENT ANALOGIESA roundup of some of the more thought-provoking (or thoughtless) comments left on badgerherald.com

In response to Hayes Cascia’s 9/12 column: Vote for Obama vote for yourselfllcthecableguy

There are some that say that we were pulled out of the Depression by WW2; if that’s There are some that say that we were pulled out of the Depression by WW2; if that’s

In response to Justin Kramer’s 9/9 column: Social Securityʼs structure awful for studentsʼ futuresllcthecableguy

I like your point, though-- it’s not like retirement isn’t something that we all don’t know is I like your point, though-- it’s not like retirement isn’t something that we all don’t know is coming (unless we plan to die in a fi ery auto crash before we get old.)coming (unless we plan to die in a fi ery auto crash before we get old.)

In response to Jared Mehre’s 9/12 column: Organic food: the biggest scam since bottled waterTrevor

Fewer pesticides and antibiotics are enough reason for me to go Organic. When the Fewer pesticides and antibiotics are enough reason for me to go Organic. When the next person is eaten alive by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the blood won’t be on my next person is eaten alive by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the blood won’t be on my

true, then maybe a vote for Obama is a vote for a president so weak on foreign policy, true, then maybe a vote for Obama is a vote for a president so weak on foreign policy,

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Perspectives on radical Islam

The Western world shouldn’t have to tiptoe around the fact Muslim extremism is a serious problem.

Anti-Islam rhetoric is reprehensible and lacks nuanced understanding of political history, culture and religion.

Readers wholly unable to digest anything “politically incorrect” or offensive are advised to read no further.

A two minute segment of the nearly 14 minute trailer for the movie “Innocence of Muslims” recently provoked religious riots all across the Middle East and Africa, resulting in the murder of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and the burning of schools and entire towns. Upon watching the incendiary video myself, I was completely dumbfounded as to how the heck it could drive anybody to violent protest. It reminded me of a Monty Python comedy, except with only a shred of the quality — it was a compilation of extremely amateur footage.

And this “offensive” video is what has driven far too many Muslims to riot. The extreme irrationality of the Muslim radicals responsible for these riots is compounded by the fact that torching their own cities only hurts them and does little to get back at those opposed to radical Islam. What are these people thinking? Whoever kills or riots over this video is a religious extremist.

Let them be offended! Perhaps a little offense is needed to give them a lesson in tolerance. America would do better to offend religious radicals than censor everything like a nation of cowards bending to the will of extremists.

I am getting pretty sick and tired of people who are sympathetic to radical Muslims or apologize to them — cue President Barack Obama — for any offense caused by the Western world. It seems Islamic extremists have no respect for freedom of speech. Religion does not have some special, privileged protection or immunity from criticism and parody. I hope more people continue to denounce radicals in the Middle East blindly following in the footsteps of extremist religious leaders.

Last I checked, even “radical” Christians don’t go around killing people simply because someone mocks Jesus, the Pope or any other religious fi gure and makes them feel “offended.” Comedians would be in a very dire place if such were the case. Even the Westboro Baptist Church is nonviolent, despite the homophobic garbage proliferating from their mouths.

Enough of the political correctness. “Never forget” includes never forgetting who attacked us in the fi rst place and continues to attack us today — radical Islam, an incorrigible enemy of freedom, prosperity and the United States.

Of course, this column — by all accounts of self-righteous, politically-correct fanatics — is a hateful and “Islamophobic” piece. More like Islamorealist. Anybody who even attempts to construe this as my opinion on every single Muslim — newsfl ash, it’s not — will be taking my words so egregiously out of context that any hope of reasoning with them is very likely futile. While I realize Islamic students and others on campus may fi nd this column offensive, it is asinine to censor speech out of an obsessive fear of offending anyone.

We should not be afraid to call it how it is: radical Islam is a disease of the mind, and the world would be a signifi cantly better place without it.

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

As protests sweep across dozens of countries in the Middle East and beyond, under the guise of rage against the now infamous fi lm titled “The Innocence of Muslims,” news analysts are quick to make sweeping and general statements about the clash between Muslims and the West.

Lack of nuance inevitably results in the same Huntington-esque Clash of Civilizations conclusion: Muslims and Islamic culture are inherently unable to coexist with a Western, liberalized society. While most readers are oblivious of the domestic frustrations fueling the protests from Cairo to Khartoum, images of burning American fl ags in these locales stacked up next to each other — as they were on this weekend’s front page of The New York Times — make one message pretty clear: They hate us.

The notion of “them against us” has been drilled into the American psyche since 9/11, but it’s nothing new. It’s the easiest way a leader can coax a nation to wage war — convincing entire populations to believe their lives are existentially threatened by the other. It’s the backbone behind massive military endeavors like the Cold War or the current Iran-Israel nuclear crisis.

But whereas in the Cold War, the Communist was the easiest scapegoat to publically demonize in a societally acceptable way, the Muslim has taken on the persona of all dark and shadowy evils plaguing this country. At a panel discussion I attended in Washington, D.C. this summer, human rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar made a telling point: There’s a reason 18% of Republicans believe President Barack Obama is Muslim — it is the societally acceptable way to express a dislike of his blackness.

As someone who comes from a Muslim family, it frightens me to see this country accept a rhetoric of open hatred against Islam. The coverage of the Sikh temple shootings in Oak Creek made it clear that this is the case. Multiple segments were dedicated to explaining how Sikhs are different from Muslims, a distinction completely irrelevant to the situation. It insinuated that if the victims of the shooting were Muslim, the violence would be somehow validated.

It’s easy for us as Americans, safely sitting in a country that protects our human rights and dignity, to view Muslims and Arabs as immoral goons. A lot of Americans, including myself, were frustrated and shocked that a clumsy and ridiculous YouTube short could incite such violence.

But coming from a Muslim background and having lived in an Arab country for several months, I can attest to the unbelievable importance of faith in the Middle East. When government has let Arabs down — vast unemployment, corruption and squandering of foreign aid have become commonplace — religion has been a structure that Arabs of all faiths can cling to. This by no means insinuates that violence was warranted, but it is important to understand the protesters’ motives.

The newly revolutionized Arab countries are taking on a more Islamized version of government, a shift not inherently anti-American. What those pictures of protestors burning American fl ags fail to convey is that the protestors are angry because they have been denied some things that are very American: the freedom to say what they want to say, the freedom to provide for themselves and their families and the freedom to live the way they want to live.

Meher Ahmad (mahmad@badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in international studies and Middle Eastern studies.

Last week, an incendiary YouTube video portraying the Prophet Muhammad in a negative light ignited violent protests across the Middle East and Northern Africa. The unrest raises questions about the fundamental nature of radical Islam and its relationship with the Western world.

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Collective bargaining drama far from over

Last Friday, a Dane County judge struck down Gov. Scott Walker’s law on collective bargaining. We’ll admit it; we didn’t expect this kind of news when we woke up Friday morning. The rest of the state probably didn’t either.

The ruling quickly spread, dominating local and national news headlines. After the collective bargaining law was passed, causing waves of protest and a recall election, Wisconsin spent months in the political limelight. Labeling the controversial law as unconstitutional, this ruling is potent.

But don’t celebrate too soon. Court rulings get overturned all the

time. Walker’s administration said it will appeal immediately, initiating a long legal process that will last for months, which means the collective bargaining situation is far from resolved.

As an attempt to overturn legislation that has proven itself to be political dynamite, blocking the law in court is analogous to cleaning an apartment by stacking all of the unsightly belongings in a closet, and hoping they won’t tumble out at any moment. The appeals court is going to turn the knob and open that door regardless and determine the future of collective bargaining in Wisconsin. Until then, the law will be living in legal limbo.

There’s also the issue that the ruling came from a Dane County District Court, not the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Dane County tends to be a little more, dare we say, “liberal”

than the rest of the state. Although the judicial branch is supposed to be impartial and politically unbiased, in reality, this is never the case. Friday’s decision was made by a local court in an overwhelmingly liberal district, making it is reasonable to assume the judge leans to the left and that a biased ruling has a greater chance of getting overturned on appeals.

Looking at other recent decisions, two Dane County district judges separately struck down the recent Voter ID law. These decisions are congruent with a Democratic, anti-Walker agenda that is far more prevalent in Dane County than the rest of the state. It is important to remember that Dane County is not Wisconsin — yet these district courts have made decisions that affect the state.

Lastly, for those who didn’t care to read beyond the headlines, this ruling doesn’t strike down the entire collective bargaining law. It applies to local public workers, including teachers and city and county government employees, but not to those who work for the state. Thus, it’s not a complete overhaul.

With all of this in mind, we suggest that Wisconsin’s anti-Walker movement wait to hear the fi nal verdict before shouting, “We told you so!” and doing victory laps around the Capitol. There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the future of this law.

Reginald Young (ryoung@badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in legal studies and Scandinavian studies. Charles Godfrey (cgodfrey@badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in physics and math.

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Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining bill has been blocked in Dane County District Court, but the future of the law is far from certain.

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This week, commenters on the Herald opinion page demonstrated a penchant for almost-literary analogy, tending toward the vivid and violent end of the emotional spectrum. Note llcthecableguy’s depiction of a dystopian and post-apocalyptic WWIII, or sudden death in an automobile accident — he may have a future as a trade-paperback author. Not to be outdone,

Trevor paints a gruesome picture of a grotesque and antibiotic-resistant bacteria devouring a human being whole and reminds us of the horrors of life before penicillin. Such fl ashes of inspiration remind us that beyond serving as a forum for spirited debate, the comment board can illuminate the world around us in lucid prose.

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When most of us think of foreign music, our mind either goes blank or we think of tribal music we were forced to listen to in an anthropology class. While the music video for Chilean band Astro’s “Ciervos” is also reminiscent of anthro with its shirtless, pelt-wearing characters running amok amongst a herd of wild deer, the music they frolic to is anything but primitive.

Astro is one of Chile’s most popular bands and has been heard at Mexico’s acclaimed Vive Latino festival, Lollapalooza Chile and South by Southwest this spring. Their self-titled first full-length album was released this month, and its blend of

poppy vocals, hip-swayable synthesizer and plucky guitar are guaranteed to get your shoulders popping — or at least to get you seriously considering it.

Though most critics have compared Astro to MGMT, the aforementioned opening track “Ciervos” is more reminiscent of Beach House. While the lyrics are incomprehensible for the monolingual among us, you find yourself wishing you understood just to be able to sing along. The synthesizer carries the song, but the touches of percussion, light electric guitar and subtle bass chords put the track in a league of its own and make it a standout on the album.

The album’s second track “Coco” again forces you to move and has vocals almost similar to Jet, but third

track “Colombo” is more impressive. The 80s synth vibe and drum machine would make the perfect soundtrack to a music video of girls with blown-out bleach blonde hair flirting with boys on a tropical beach while circling their hips to the steel drum sounds — maybe an animated animal or two popping up. It’s definitely a fantastic track with a vacation vibe that demands a second listen.

After the one-and-a-half-minute-long “Druida de las Nubes” comes “Panda,” a song that most resembles M83. The track perfectly executes the introduction of acoustic mandolin-like guitar, but when it ends at 2:48, the realization hits that nearly all of Astros’ songs feel like they could go on at least a tad longer, and that in fact,

none felt like they had a clear beginning, middle and end, but were more a repetition of sound. Wonderful, shimmery, dance-inducing sound, but almost unstructured sound nonetheless.

All of the album’s tracks have an indie sense of fantasy, and the language barrier likely adds to that feeling. “Miu-miu” would fit perfectly in a Wes Anderson trailer, “Manglares” sounds like a blend of Mario and flamenco and “Nuences de Bangladesh” transports you to India’s neighbor country in a spaceship. But the most fantastic part is that the music is made by four Chilean guys who bought a synthesizer in a country where the instrument costs at least four times as much as it does in Europe or the United States.

The album does sound a bit like MGMT, a bit like Animal Collective and a little like Beach House, but, at the same time, like nothing else you’ve ever heard. In the U.S. we often feel like we have the musical monopoly, but Astro is proving American bands aren’t the only ones having something to contribute. For a trip outside the States and perhaps even the universe, Astro’s debut album is the perfect soundtrack.

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Beat the weather with stripes and leather this season

A belated welcome back to campus for you from your other fashion columnist for the semester! My name is Emma Austin and I am lucky enough to be back providing you with tips and tricks to channel your most stylish self this year. I wrote for this column last fall, but then went abroad to Seville, Spain. Now, I can’t wait to be back at The Badger Herald and the fashion column. But enough about me!

The sun has set on New York City, and Fashion Week 2012 is offi cially over. Sad. But we were lucky that dozens and dozens of talented designers showed their skills and provided us

with looks to last us until summer comes around once again. Yes, for fashion newbies, fall Fashion Week actually promotes the lines for the upcoming spring.

I hope you’ve been seeing the hashtag #nyfw a little on Twitter, but if not, I’m here to recap the various collections and hottest trends to emerge from the shows. A few notable trends emerged on the runways over the last week, and lucky for you, they are all trends you can implement right now, regardless of the season. Better yet, they aren’t anything too extreme, meaning you might have some “fashion-forward” pieces in your closet right now!

First, something many designers embraced was the use of leather. This is always a fun one. However, as college students with a limited budget (and thus a limited wardrobe), it is sometimes tricky to implement. One of the ways to incorporate this trend is to kick your look up a notch

with a leather jacket. And as fashionable as it is, it will actually be very practical as the temp gets cooler. Leather jackets are perfect to throw on for a dinner date or a night out, and besides adding an element of “badass” to your look, they will also guard against those chillier nights.

As the year goes on, look for lighter leather pieces that come in softer and brighter colors. If you feel adventurous, look for tops that incorporate leather. If you’re nervous about this, try just a little bit of leather at fi rst, like some on the sleeves, etc. And if you’re really daring, try for an entirely leather top or tank. To lighten up a leathery look, add feminine touches like a light colored bag or clutch and natural makeup.

Another way to use leather is to invest in a great pair of boots. While stylish, a sturdy and comfortable pair of boots will be very practical for many different occasions. I do understand our wallets

are a bit emptier than they were perhaps this summer, but you won’t regret splurging a bit on boots. A pair of uncomfortable boots is an unworn pair of boots, and your money will have been wasted. Spending that extra money will get you a pair that is generally cuter, of higher quality and will hold up better for the many miles walked around campus and up and down State Street. A riding boot that hits right below the knee is always a great choice, but feel free to try out an ankle-high boot, which are very popular right now, but more on the trendy side. Boots and skinny jeans is a classic look that will undoubtedly be popular this fall and winter.

Next up on the runways: stripes. For some, patterns might be more of a spring or summer complement, but there are defi nitely ways to rock a stripe in the colder months and with warmer colors. Typically when we think of stripes, we think horizontal.

Interestingly enough, designers this year tried to shake it up and incorporate distinctive stripes. For example, Marc Jacobs showed pieces with vertical stripes. Fun, different and fl attering! Vertical stripes will tend to make you look taller and narrower, which is never a bad thing. Also don’t be afraid to try diagonal stripes, or even different kinds of stripes in the same piece. This is defi nitely an easy and unusual twist on a classic look — don’t expect stripes to ever completely go out of style.

As for colors, the standouts this year were red and black. Seems a bit strange for spring, but who am I to judge? Luckily, red and black are perfectly acceptable during the fall and winter months, and chances are you have pieces in these colors already hanging in your closet. Now is your chance to combine them. Red and black are strong colors, but will defi nitely help you stand

out and can instantly bring your look to a new level.

To mix it up a bit, use red for the staple piece, like pants or a skirt, and pair it with a black top. Red skinny jeans exploded onto the casual fashion scene last year and remain a fun and simple way to make a statement. Pair a pair of red skinnies with ankle booties (black, tan or grey would all look great), a casual black top or sweater and a skinny belt and you’ve got a perfect fall outfi t. Not too diffi cult, right?

I hope I was able to give you a little insight into the upcoming fashion trends in a way that you will be able to effortlessly incorporate them into your own daily style. And if you haven’t gotten enough, London Fashion Week started Friday. Keep up and let me know your thoughts!

Emma Austin is a senior majoring in journalism. Send comments, questions and column ideas to eaustin2@wisc.edu.

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I can’t claim to be an expert of world music, but if you’ve heard of Loreena McKennit, Sigur Ros or Jonathan Overby, we are probably on similar terms. That being said, I have never been to the Madison World Music Festival before, and therefore, I attended each concert with no expectations.

The World Music Festival opened Friday with a sax bang and a beat with Movits!, a Swedish group whose style is an addictive fusion of swing, hip-hop and jazz. I don’t know if

it was the Colbert Bump, but something about the energy in this group caused the typically-docile Terrace crowd to get up to dance in a way I had never seen a music group accomplish in the same location. Rather than being a detriment to the inspiration of the mostly English-speaking audience, their use of almost-exclusively Swedish lyrics expertly complemented the other elements of their sound.

The Movits! set seemed hard to top, but according to audience testimony, Delhi 2 Dublin, was the Friday favorite. Formed out of Vancouver, the band performs using a hypnotic mix of the music cultures of Irish/Celtic and Bhangri, along with some eclectic pop influences. While the mesmerizing Bhangri influence is solidified by the use of sitar, bells and

digital sounds, soulful Irish/Celtic influences fit surprisingly well, accomplished with the masterful use of a single fiddle.

The World Music festival continued Saturday at the Willy Street Fair, where the musical blends created a perfect complement to the Fair’s characteristic counterculture.

Among the most successful and popular performances of the Festival, the world-renowned Pakistinian pop group Zeb and Haniya played to enthusiastic crowds on both Friday and Saturday. Although I always knew Madison to be amongst the more multicultural places in Wisconsin, the musical elements of alternative, blues and folk drew a large crowd of all ages and cultural backgrounds. I feel the best critical

testimony for this band would not be my own opinion, but the number of people up and down the street who were contently swaying to the beautiful melodies. During this festival, I lost track of how many times I heard variations of the phrase, “I’ve never listened to anything like this before, but I love it!” In fact, I found myself thinking it.

The last performance of the World Music Festival was that of DJ Warp, whose music featured an intoxicating blend of electro beat and sounds accompanied by various African chants, later on giving way to a more upbeat tempo and surreal digital bells. Reminiscent of the late hip-hop artist Nujabes, the music of DJ warp used the best of the pulsating rhythms of club music and the mind-opening soulfulness of tribal chant, and in

Audiences amassed this weekend at the ninth annual Madison World Music Festival to celebrate foreign sounds through dancing and bubble-blowing.

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forced a three-and-out on Utah State’s next possession, Wisconsin responded in turn with six straight runs to Ball, who busted off a 17-yard run on the final play of the drive — his longest of the night — for a touchdown. However, the Aggies blocked Kyle French’s low extra point attempt, making the score 16-14.

In a similar fashion to the previous two games, the Badgers’ fate was not decided until the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. Utah State’s Keeton completed a long pass to wide receiver Cameron Webb for 36 yards on 3rd and 10, as the Aggies’ drove the ball to the 15. After a key offensive pass interference penalty backed up the Aggies, kicker Josh Thompson took the field with 11 seconds remaining to try for a 37-yard fi eld goal.

Facing the crazed Wisconsin student section, Thompson missed the field goal wide right, as Badger players and fans alike broke out in celebration.

“I honestly thought it was going in,” Ball said. “From my angle I thought it was going in, so I put my head down until I heard people screaming and shouting it was wide right.”

The win marked the end of a testing week for the Wisconsin football program, as the firing of offensive line coach Mike Markuson and a humiliating 10-7 loss to Oregon State last week largely hung above the team. While the Badgers’ offense still struggled for the third week in a row — the team gained just 234 total yards and converted three of its 15 third down tries — the team still found a way to survive Saturday night.

“Obviously we went

through some growing pains,” Bielema said. “But made [the] transition in the offensive line … I was excited about the progress we made during the week. Hopefully with another week to work [on the offense], we’ll be positive.”

Of Note: Wisconsin’s win Saturday night over Utah State was its 18th in a row at Camp Randall (currently the second-longest active streak in the nation) and its 25th straight win over a nonconference opponent at home. The victory also marked the fifth-consecutive night game the Badgers have won. Kenzel Doe’s punt return touchdown was the longest in Wisconsin history since Josh Hunt’s 89-yard return against Western Michigan in 2000. Montee Ball’s touchdown Saturday night was the 57th in his career, moving him into third place all-time in Big Ten history.

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a lot of credit — but it’s going to come. We’re all very confident. It’s little things, it’s a half-second here or there.”

While the defensive line remained consistent throughout the game and season, it’s still itching for a turnover, something it has in common with the secondary.

Normally cited as the weakest defensive unit, the secondary gave one of its strongest performances in the last year. While it was close on several occasions to reeling in an interception, the unit racked up nine pass breakups, three off the hands of junior cornerback Marcus Cromartie.

“I think pretty soon you’ll see a lot of

(defensive backs) making more plays,” defensive back Dezmen Southward said. “We really do work the process each week. We go out and we work really hard. I think it’s only a matter of time before you see even more [pass breakups].”

Before it was all said and done, the defense needed one more game-changing, result-determining play: the final field goal. As the Aggies’ Josh Thompson pushed the 37-yarder wide right, Hemer didn’t know the result of the play until he heard the crowd cheer.

“We had a desperation call,” Hemer said. “I knew we had to make a big push down the middle, and we got it. I was just waiting for the call from the crowd; I didn’t know if anyone hit it. I was just

happy to hear that we were all cheering.”

Overall, a strong performance from the defense, yet again, provided a needed renewal of faith not only within the team, but in the program as well.

“We felt like we were playing OK, but we felt like we weren’t doing enough,” Southward said. “We really wanted to come out and put our stamp on this game and show we can be a defense that can win games, and I think we proved that today. We didn’t play perfect, but we played with heart — and we never lost heart — and it showed in the second half. We came out, and we really worked to keep a team like that off of the board. It’s definitely a confi dence booster.”

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running until you wear a defense down or do you open up the playbook and try to get more creative with more balanced play-calling? The decision to stick with the run during Saturday’s game yielded mixed results.

While Wisconsin failed to convert a handful of third and short plays — converting just three of its 15 third downs — on the ground, holes began to open up as the second half wore on. Ball’s 17-yard touchdown run for the go-ahead score capitalized a series where the offensive line got their traditional push in the trenches, an encouraging sign for a unit

just one week under a new position coach.

Ball did gain 80 of his 139 rush yards in the second half, but the Badgers suffered multiple three-and-outs as a result of predictability in the play calling — and some untimely penalties. Granted, in the past Wisconsin has dominated by the ground regardless of what defenses have thrown at it. But in a season where the line is struggling, Canada has not made play calls — outside of a deep pass to Jared Abbrederis against Northern Iowa in Week 1 — where it’s evident he has outcoached the opposition, as Chryst did so many times in his career

at UW.But can two key

departures alone really yield this large of a difference on offense in just one season? Time will tell, but after three games Wisconsin is still struggling to fi nd its identity on offense in the absence of Chryst and Bostad. With a quarterback change in the second half of Saturday’s game, the identity on offense still remains as murky as ever. Regardless, a team trying to compete once again for the Big Ten Championship Game and a spot in the Rose Bowl usually isn’t enduring a quarterback controversy three games into the year.

While some may regard

the change to sophomore Joel Stave over Danny O’Brien as the right call, it should also be documented that O’Brien hasn’t received the time in the pocket quarterbacks at Wisconsin have received in the past. The pass protection has at times been porous and while O’Brien has shown a knack for making poor decisions with the ball in the past two games — mainly a negated interception and a fumble the lone time he was sacked against Utah State. But it isn’t totally O’Brien’s fault for the rough start Wisconsin’s offense has endured. Maybe the Wisconsin offensive personnel responds more

favorably to Stave, but as far as performance goes, Stave didn’t exactly win the job based on game performance alone.

It’s a no-brainer to say that this season will serve as the most effective measure to date of Bielema and his exact worth as head coach. It was a bold and rare move to fi re former offensive line coach Mike Markuson after just two games, and while it will take more than just one game for the offensive line to show its true change under Miller, the offensive woes continued Saturday night.

If the Badgers hope to even win half their conference games this season, they must fi nd their

identity as an offense in a hurry. While a win is indeed a win, no player, coach or fan enjoys games as achingly close as they have been this season.

But it’s important to remember, if Wisconsin has found a way to win when so many things are going wrong, what will happen when things fi nally click?

Nick is a fi fth-year senior majoring in English and history. You can listen to Nick on WSUM’s “The Student Section” on Mondays from 4-6 PM as well as “The Badger Herald Sports Hour” on Sundays from 4-5 PM. Agree or disagree with the column? Email him at nkorger@badgerherald.com.

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The Wisconsin volleyball team’s hot start this season can largely be accredited to the outstanding defensive effort of junior libero Annemarie Hickey, who averages 4.86 digs per set.Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

No disrespect to the spikers and setters who have lit up the Field House this fall, but with a Top 15 national ranking and just two losses on the season, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team is the best non-revenue sports show in town.

Despite falling to No. 11 Penn State Sunday in their conference-opener, the No. 13 Badgers have been a scoring machine this season, outscoring their opponents 20-9 this year. The ever-popular criticism that soccer’s slow pace makes it unwatchable is countered by the four-plus goals UW has scored three separate times this season.

In a relatively weak conference for women’s soccer, the team should be a favorite for the Big Ten crown before a potential NCAA tournament run.

If that doesn’t sound exciting enough to lure you to the McClimon Complex, then consider this team has won two of its last three games in overtime. While the volleyball squad has been dismantling opponents in dominating three-set sweeps, women’s soccer has looked to thrilling game-winners in extra time.

With an unblemished 4-0 record at home this season, if you do catch

the pride of Wisconsin non-revenue sports in 2012 in Madison, you’re likely going to watch the Cardinal and White leave the fi eld with a victory.

Additionally, Wisconsin’s two losses this season have come against top competition — UCLA, ranked No. 2 when UW faced off with them in Los Angeles, and the recent defeat in State College, Penn. The volleyball team boasts a 12-1 record, but it simply hasn’t come against the same quality of nonconference opponents.

But don’t expect this newfound success to end any time soon. All of the Badgers’ top four points leaders are juniors or younger, and freshman Kinley McNicoll — who has started all eight games of her college career — ranks third on the team with eight points.

If you’re looking to watch a UW team compete somewhere other than Camp Randall this weekend, stop by the McClimon Complex to cheer on the Badgers over the despised Michigan State Spartans. Kirk Cousins may not be sitting on the opponent’s sideline, but the best non-revenue on campus this fall deserves some support.

On my dad’s side of the family, a heated series of volleyball games takes place at the annual family reunion. While a majority of the Korgers are talented athletes — with myself being the exception (fl at feet aren’t ideal for athletics) — I have no shame in admitting the Wisconsin volleyball team would destroy us.

And why wouldn’t they — they’re clearly the best fall non-revenue team on campus.

Young and athletic but also experienced, the Badgers have breezed through their nonconference schedule, earning a 12-1 record entering Big Ten play. Seasoned head coach Pete Waite is quietly rebuilding the Badgers to past glory, as Waite earned his 300th win at Wisconsin this past weekend in the team’s win over South Alabama at the Georgia Southern Tournament.

With a talented lineup

including the terrifi c duo in the blocks of seniors Alexis Mitchell and Mary Ording, the Badgers have displayed their defensive prowess all season as the combo has recorded 48 and 58 blocks, respectively. And with the Big Ten’s best libero in junior Annemarie Hickey — Hickey recently recorded her 1,000th career dig and averages an astounding 4.86 digs per set in 2012 — this Wisconsin team makes opposing offenses work for

every point they get.Sophomore Ellen

Chapman leads the team with 2.88 kills per set, while Mitchell is close behind with 2.73 per set. Regardless of how the team is performing, the UW Field House is always a solid atmosphere. And with the team competing for its first NCAA tournament berth since 2007, this squad could be something special this fall, making the Badgers the non-revenue team to watch.

POINTCounterpoint

Best non-revenue sport?Women’s soccer nationally ranked, has yet to lose at McClimon Complex Returning talent, led by Hickey’s 4.86 digs per set, coupled with sophomore standouts, 12-1 start make Wisconsin volleyball team one to watch this fall

Nick KorgerSports Content Editor

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SPORTSSports EditorIan McCuesports@badgerherald.com

8 | Sports | Monday, September 17, 2012

Although largely contained in the fi rst half, Montee Ball and the Wisconsin ground game found success in the second half, as Ball gained 80 of his 139 yards and a touchdown.Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

For nearly three quarters Saturday night, Badger fans were eerily quiet. With the Wisconsin offense stagnant and the team down 14-3, Kenzel Doe took it upon himself to change that.

The sophomore returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown, electrifying the crowd as Wisconsin (2-1) scored 13 of its 16 points in the third quarter to outlast Utah State (2-1) 16-14 under the lights at Camp Randall Stadium.

Receiving the punt with just over seven minutes remaining in the third quarter, Doe’s second career punt return was a big one. The shifty wide receiver bolted to the left sideline, where a series of jukes and a burst of speed across the middle of the field gave the Badgers a boost of momentum they were desperately in need of.

“We knew that was going to be a huge, huge part in the game,” junior left guard Ryan Groy said. “That was an unbelievable effort by him, that was an unbelievable play. We were all jacked up and the fans were going crazy. It was something that we knew we could get rolling after that; we knew we had the fans behind us, and it was time to roll.”

Leading the Aggies was sophomore quarterback Chuckie Keeton, who displayed his dual-threat talents by leading Utah State in both passing and rushing yards, completing 18 of his 34 passing attempts for 181 yards and two scores while rushing 15 times for 79 yards.

Pacing Wisconsin throughout the night was star tailback Montée Ball, who rushed for 144 yards and a score on 37 carries, shouldering the load against a physical Aggies’ front seven.

“I thought the defense played well tonight on a tremendous running back,” Utah State head coach Gary Andersen said. “They gave [Ball] the ball a lot, and they should give him the ball a lot, and I’m sure they will continue to give him the ball a lot … we were physical with him at the point of attack for the most part, and I think we were able to control the offensive line.”

The Aggies jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Keeton

found Kerwynn Williams open on a wheel route behind Wisconsin linebacker Mike Taylor, as the running back scampered 39 yards to the end zone in an almost identical play to what Northern Iowa ran twice against Wisconsin two

weeks ago.After a late touchdown

pass from Keeton to wide receiver Matt Austin in the second quarter extended Utah State’s lead to 14-3 entering halftime, the Badgers exited their home stadium to a loud round of boos.

“I heard it at halftime when I took the headset off,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said. “They love to win games too. I heard them cheering at the end, which is all good.”

In a surprise move, Bielema elected to play sophomore quarterback Joel Stave under center in the second half over starter Danny O’Brien. Stave only went 2-for-6 through the air

for 15 yards, but Bielema made it clear he was not happy with O’Brien’s performance in the fi rst half

— one which included an interception negated by a roughing the passer call and a lost fumble.

But momentum swung the Badgers’ way in the third quarter, as Doe’s punt return injected life into the

team and brought the score to 14-10. After the defense

CLAWS, page 7

Defense rescues Badgers again

Doe’s 87-yard punt return sparks comeback; Aggies’ kick sails wide right in fi nal secondsNick KorgerSports Content Editor

Wisconsin is not accustomed to having a tough defense bail out a struggling offense time and again.

Say it ain’t so, but through three games in the 2012 season, the defense’s play has been the key factor in keeping the Badgers (2-1) within striking distance of a win.

As the offense sputtered and struggled to find the end zone against Utah State (2-1) at home Saturday night, the defense made one big stop after another — which eventually led to a game-changing 82-yard punt return by sophomore Kenzel Doe and a 16-14 victory.

“There have been plenty of times when the offense has had to bail us out,” junior tackle Ethan Hemer said. “This year, we’ve bailed them out a little bit. As a team, we almost expect that. We expect to be in that role where we can shut out games.”

But the defense wasn’t without fault. On Utah State’s second drive of the first quarter, sophomore Aggies quarterback Chuckie Keeton capitalized on a wheel route — the very play that left senior linebacker Mike Taylor befuddled against Northern Iowa earlier this season — connecting with wide-open senior running back Kerwynn Williams for the game’s fi rst score.

Utah State managed

one more touchdown before the half. With one blown coverage and a second touchdown with a pass interference call, the Badgers defense started to key in on containing Keeton and forcing him to throw. Through the second half, the Aggies wouldn’t score again.

The defense’s performance was an all-around effort from each individual unit, exemplifi ed by Taylor.

After his error on the go-ahead touchdown in the first quarter, Taylor seemingly took over the field. When a tackle had to be made, Taylor was there. The senior racked up 15 tackles and one tackle for a loss of four yards. Head coach Bret Bielema simply

praised his game as “very active,” a note he repeated more than once.

In addition to Taylor’s tackle for a loss, the defense came up with three more, totaling eight yards. While the line consistently brought pressure, it all paid off when junior tackle David Gilbert registered the line’s first sack of the year — something he promised a week prior at Oregon State.

“That kind of stuff — turnovers, sacks — I just believe it’s going to come,” Hemer said. “We’ve had so many pressures on the quarterback the last few games and this week the coverage was great. We had a very shifty quarterback — you’ve got to give that guy

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Time running thin for Wisconsin to find identity

If adversity builds character, then this Wisconsin team has it in spades.

After another nail-biting, come-from-behind win in week 3 against a solid Utah State team, the Badgers

have made it clear that this year, it’s all about survival.

Even with the offense looking more like a David than its traditional Goliath status, even with its star running back struggling to fi nd gaps to run through and less-than-stellar play at the quarterback position, the Badgers have managed to fi nd a way to stay in games.

It’s an encouraging sign for a Wisconsin team that has been outgained by its opponents 968 to 828 yards through three games this season to walk away

from two of those contests with wins. The defense has showed that it has the talent and tenacity to hold opponents in check until the offense — or special teams — fi nds a way to put points on the board. But it’s evident that the recent style of play the Badgers have displayed doesn’t resemble anything close to a winning formula in conference play. And with just one nonconference game remaining before a trip to Nebraska, time is running out to fi nd the answer.

If anything, the fi rst

three games of the season have brought into question who it was that shaped the Wisconsin identity over the past several years. The offensive line — in its fi rst season since the departure of longtime offensive line coach and running game coordinator Bob Bostad — has looked shaky all year. Saturday night, in a recurring theme from the past two games this season, the Badgers failed to convert from third and short on the ground. Without the ability to win the battle on the line of scrimmage, the

offense has ceased hold of the traditional Wisconsin identity.

The play-calling hasn’t exactly been creative either. It’s understandable the Badgers are still adjusting to the new offensive schematics of Matt Canada, but through three games, the team has only achieved 828 yards of total offense. In comparison, former Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst — who left the team this past offseason to take over as head coach at Pittsburgh — and his Panther squad

gained 537 yards of total offense in an upset of the No. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies Saturday. Against Utah State, Canada did display some new wrinkles, using Melvin Gordon and James White off the edge in motion and in the slot, but the play-calling was still extremely predictable.

And that’s perhaps the biggest decision the Badgers’ have to make on offense. If the run game isn’t working, especially on third and short, do you keep

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KORGER, page 7

Secondary limits Keeton to 181 yards through air; Taylor fi nishes with 15 tackles

Senior cornerback Marcus Cromartie had three of the Badgers’ nine pass breakups Saturday, helping anchor a unit playing without senior strong safety Shelton Johnson.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Kelly EricksonSenior Sports Writer

UW claws way to 16-14 win

“We knew we could get rolling after that; we knew we had the fans behind us, and it was time to roll.”

Ryan GroyLeft guard