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if langdon becomes a local historic district, the landmark’s commission will have jurisdiction over redevelopments to buildings in the area, such as the acacia house.

Students push to preserve langdonBy Melissa Howisonthe daily cardinal

Students troubled by the prospect of Langdon Street turning into another hyper-developed corridor reminiscent of University Avenue enlisted the help of a local architecture preservationist in recent weeks and started a movement to have Greek row deemed a local historic district.

The Madison city Council’s recent approval of a six-story apartment com-plex, which will demolish three anti-quated houses in the Langdon neighbor-

hood, motivated University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomores Emily Erickson and Connor Nett to draft an online petition and assemble a new student organization called Our Historic Campus.

“We want to educate and raise aware-ness of historic sites and architecture in Madison that often go overlooked, and the importance of having character of the school,” said Erickson, an Alpha Chi Omega sorority member.

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Dietram Scheufele, on science and societyBy Meghan Chuathe daily cardinal

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Dietram Scheufele owns two three-piece, dirt-resistant nano-technology suits, which he wears when he gives talks on the subject in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.

Nanotechnology, which focuses on particles less than one billionth of a meter in size, is currently applied in more than 1,500 con-sumer products as well as the military, such as to make lighter weight equipment or surveil-lance devices.

Scheufele, a professor in the Life Sciences Communication department since 2004, said nanotechnology and other top-ics in modern science, including genet-ically modified organisms and syn-thetic biology, “change our lives for all intents and purposes.” But he added those changes often do not translate well into the realm of public policy.

“The U.S. is one of those unique countries that has a weird disconnect very often between where the public is, what policy is and where the sci-ence is,” he said.

Scheufele researches the relation-ship between the life sciences and social sciences as well as how the media and the public make sense of new technology, especially in a world of online and social media.

In a recent study, he and

UW-Madison professor Dominique Brossard found that impolite online comments in response to a new story about a technological innovation gave readers the perception the new tech-nology would be riskier.

Scheufele said this can undermine the efforts to present new technolo-gies in an unbiased way. He added new

technologies increasingly bring about questions society needs to answer.

“We’re moving into a world where our technologies develop so quickly that we as a soci-ety don’t have enough time to debate what the implications are,” he said.

Scheufele also works at a National Science Foundation

center at Arizona State University studying nanotechnology and with the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, a branch of the White House.

When thinking about what techno-logical changes mean for policy and the public, Scheufele takes inspiration from working with students and other staff at UW-Madison to look for inter-disciplinary solutions.

“How do we present science in ways people can use as much information as possible but also acknowledges the fact that ultimately we’ll never have a full understanding of the science?” he said. “I think that’s going to be the tricky part.”

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Panel discusses new online opportunities for higher education learningBy alyssa Brennerthe daily cardinal

The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a discussion panel Friday to explore the way online cours-es and teaching technologies could help make higher edu-cation more accessible in the midst of rising university costs.

The panel, called “MOOCs, Flex Degrees, and DIY U: The Coming Transformation of Higher Education,” included Anya Kamenetz, author of the books “Generation Debt” and “DIY U;” Ray Cross, chancel-lor of UW Colleges; and Kris Olds, a UW-Madison geogra-phy professor.

The event follows UW-Madison’s announcement earlier this spring that it would pilot four Massive Open Online

Courses over the course of the next year. MOOCs are free non-credit online classes open to anyone and are being con-sidered by many universities to reach to a wider audience and lower the cost of educa-tion. The panel also discussed the UW Flex Degree program, which offers college credit for experience outside the tradi-tional classroom.

Kamenetz presented figures, such as the 37 million Americans with some college education but no degree, to advocate for more open and accessible higher edu-cation options.

“This is a massive untapped resource of humanity,” Kamenetz said.

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Fire at boathouse causes $10,000 in damages to university rowing equipment

A fire at the Porter Boathouse, a University of Wisconsin-Madison rowing facility, caused $10,000 in damages Sunday morning, according to a city of Madison press release.

Madison f irefighters responded to a fire alarm around 9 a.m. and noticed smoke coming from a back room of the boathouse, accord-ing to the press release.

The press release said fire-fighters extinguished the fire and turned off the building’s fans to prevent further damage to boats and equipment.

Between 15 and 20 boats retained soot residue, accord-ing to the press release, and

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T his week, my roommate got a UW Secret Admirer.

It made her day and mine, good people. It lit up our lives. Her admirer used a cute pick-up line: “Are you from Tennessee? Cuz you’re the only ten I see!” Partner of her dreams, right?

Pages like “Admirers” and “Confessions” can be advanta-geous for the university com-munity. They make people feel appreciated—especially the ones about roommates ejacu-lating in the shared milk jug. Happy Roommates Day!—and can create an outlet for people to vent.

Additionally, the vague posts can let us know how other people articulate their feelings. The pleas to “give me a sign” can remind us to actually allow people to let us know that we’re interested. It encourages directness while also letting us be less overt with our affections. Smart.

Finally, (non-creepy) “admires” aimed at a spe-cific person can help that person have a really lovely day. It gives people something to talk about and can create a fun series of guesswork.

Whether by help-ing us see that people all over are in love or entertaining us for a few min-utes in between classes, the simple Facebook pages in life can help brighten our days.

However, my friends, I quickly began wonder-ing why the heck this

silly “admire,” meant so much to my roomie when we weren’t even sure who he was. And wouldn’t it have meant more if he had told her this in person?

Although UW Secret Admirers is an innovative way of getting the attention of some-one we appreciate from afar, it gives us yet another excuse to wimp out of real-life interactions. I know I talk about this frequent-ly, but let’s examine it just once more, in the wake of Confessions and Secret Admirers and what-ever else is next.

People, let’s use our words. Although that phrase has always worked in the past, it needs a new caveat now—in person. While I checked every single “admire” until I found one designated to me, I think that hitting on a person is more effective if we tell them we’re interested (however covertly) to

their face.Call me a traditionalist, but I think when a per-son is attracted to anoth-

er person, they should have the guts to say hello. I know it’s hard to do, but sometimes it

pays off—big time. We don’t have

to say, “Damn, you fine,” but the old smile-nod can always

work to our advantage. I

often use the awk-ward-joke intro to get in with a new

friend: Think Zooey Deschanel

in “500 Days of Summer,” but more awkward and less funny. Gets ’em 60 percent of the time, all the time.

Besides, the real life skill of bravely asking out someone we recently met can translate into many facets of being a professional and playful per-son. Spring break is coming up, dear readers, and if we don’t make a move almost immediately, our week may have expired!

And I know, I know, it’s much easier to approach some-one when we are in a spring-break situation; we have nothing to lose, and if we get rejected by that hot Harvard co-ed, well, they were probably out of our league anyway. At Madison, the stakes are higher, as a “no” from a potential beau

may create awkward situations in the future.

But think! How many doors would we open if we lived like we only lived once (YOLO!)? There are so many prospec-tive partners here at the U-Dub that it would be a shame to let opportunities pass while we had them. Realize that we will never again be in a pool this size of people to get to know. Take advantage!

Whether we utilize The Facebook (keep the “The”) or ask out hotties from class with a wink and a smile, we should always aim to put ourselves out there if we’re looking for a significant other. Good luck, Badgers!

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The Langdon Street area is currently on the National Register of Historic Places, making certain tax credits more accessible, but Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said feder-al recognition does not neces-sitate any body of government approve designs before develop-ers proceed with demolitions or alterations to buildings in the area. He added Langdon being deemed a local historic district is “long overdue.”

“The only rule that comes into play is if a structure is being demolished in a federal historic district is that the building has to be photographed for historic sake before it’s demolished,” Verveer said. “That is it.”

Under current terms, city offi-cials were able to approve a pro-posal to tear down two buildings on North Henry Street and one on Iota Court to build a 71-unit residency called The Waterfront, despite the Madison Landmarks Commission’s recommenda-tion that Common Council not approve the project.

The Langdon Street neigh-borhood’s designation as a local historic district would require a two-thirds vote in the city Council to overturn any Landmarks Commission deci-sion regarding future develop-ments in the area, which, accord-ing to Verveer, do not presently have any “teeth.”

Erickson and Nett reached out to Jason Tish, Executive Director of the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, who said he wants to make sure new developments do not betray Langdon’s history.

“It’s not about stopping new developments,” Tish said. “It’s about allowing new develop-ment that fits the character of the district.”

Most of Langdon Street falls into District 2, which either Bryan Post or Ledell Zellers will over-see after current alder Bridget Maniaci steps down in April.

Post said he wants to find a “balance” between development and historic preservation, which he called “incredibly precious.”

“We’re all on the same team in trying to preserve that feeling of how important it is,” Post said. “It’s huge to the student experience and that can’t be understated.”

Zellers also said she favors preserving Madison’s “histori-cally, architecturally interesting buildings,” but believes there is room for development and wants to ensure Langdon remains a priority area for affordable stu-dent housing.

“It’s a balance that I’m look-ing for,” she said.

Common Council will have the final vote to approve the Langdon neighborhood as a local historic district.

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Attorney General says he will not appeal Act 10 stay

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a state-ment Friday he would not appeal the Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ ruling that denied a stay on a Dane County judge’s ruling that portions of Act 10, Gov. Scott Walker’s controver-sial collective bargaining law, were unconstitutional.

Van Hollen, who represents the state in cases such as these, said he first asked for the stay, which would have kept Act 10 fully enforceable until the courts made an ultimate deci-sion, to avoid confusion over Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas’ decision.

“We asked for a stay because of our concern that municipal employers and oth-ers would misconstrue Judge Colas’s order as something that would prevent them from following Act 10,” Van Hollen said in the statement.

Additionally, Van Hollen said it was clear from the appeals court’s decision that Colas’ rul-

ing only applied to the plain-tiffs in the pending case, which include Madison Teachers Inc., and did not broadly apply to all unions in the state.

Van Hollen’s claim drew criticism from the law firm representing the plaintiffs in the case, which said in a Friday statement that the appeals court did not include language to support Van Hollen’s claim in their decision, but instead recommended that municipal employers across the state fol-low Colas’ decision.

Despite the ruling against the stay, Van Hollen said he remains optimistic about the outcome of the case as a whole.

“[The state is] content to focus on [Act 10’s] merits and we look forward to a decision upholding Act 10 in its entire-ty, consistent with the prior ruling of United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Judicial Circuit,” Van Hollen said in the statement.

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Gov.ScottWalkerdiscussedthecurrentstateofthefederalgovernmentattheconservativepoliticalactionconference.

Walker, Ryan discuss federal programs, budget at conservative conference

Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., were two of many speakers who highlighted Republican plans for the country during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, which ran from March 14 to 16.

During his speech, Walker drew on experiences from his first term as governor of Wisconsin, touching on sub-jects ranging from education reform to job creation.

Walker said the country should transition away from dependency on the govern-ment to a system where citi-zens are more independent, including cuts to a number of entitlement programs such as federal Medicaid funding.

“In America people don’t grow up wanting to become dependent on the govern-ment,” Walker said.

Ryan focused on his expe-rience as chairman of the House Budget Committee in his speech, expressing disap-

proval over Democrats federal budget as well as the coun-try’s current debt problem.

Ryan said the Democrats crafted the budget to look beneficial, but in reality it would hurt the country by increasing the federal debt.

“The president says we are in a recovery. I say we are in critical care,” Ryan said. “The debt will weigh down the country like an anchor.”

Both Walker and Ryan repeatedly said conserva-tives should continue working together to bring change to the federal government by promot-ing specific policies that keep the individual citizen in mind instead of broad policies that do little to help individuals.

They said Republicans’ success on the state level, including having 30 states with Republican governors, is a sign of progress for the party.

“The future is bright,” Ryan said. “We need your help.”

—Jack­Casey

UW police arrest man on langdon street for fifth drunk driving offense

Police arrested a Sun Prairie man on Langdon Street for his fifth drunk driving offense early Friday morning, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department news release.

According to the release, a UWPD sergeant stopped a vehicle that did not have its headlights on at 1:28 a.m.

The release also said all three of the vehicle’s passen-gers were intoxicated and had previous convictions for oper-ating while intoxicated. During

the encounter, one of the vehi-cle’s passengers vomited on himself and another urinated on himself.

After the vehicle’s driv-er, 26-year-old Karl Moreth, failed a field sobriety test, the news release said the ser-geant arrested him for his fifth offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated .

Moreth also faces charges for operating a vehicle after license revocation and without working lights, according to the news release.

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smoke odor permeated the building as a result of the fire.

According to the press release, City of Madison Fire Investigators, University of Wisconsin Safety, and University of Wisconsin Police Department officials suspect an electrical problem may have caused the fire. The fire’s exact cause is still under investigation.

courses from public universi-ties online, more qualified peo-ple would be able to obtain a degree and become more com-petitive in the job market.

The panelists said online learning options present a tool to combat rising university tuition rates and student debt.

Cross also said traditional students would reap the ben-efits of MOOCs because stu-

dents could take courses on their own for no cost and learn at their own pace.

However, many attendees had questions about the quality of education presented by online courses versus in person instruc-tion. Students raised concerns about online classes’ lack of per-sonal interactions, such as expe-rience with social and cultural diversity, as well as networking with faculty and alumni.

But Kamenetz said social-ization can be designed into the online programs to combat the issue.

Still, Olds said MOOCs alone are not the answer to higher education reform.

“It’s supposed to be just one of many things we experi-ment with and attempt to learn from,” Olds said. “There is no silver bullet to higher educa-tion reform.”

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‘Oz,’ the very slight and very forgettable

By Kailee AndrewsThe Daily CarDinal

Being the new entry in a beloved fictional universe is never an enviable position. “The Hobbit,” “Prometheus” and “The Amazing Spiderman” all suffered criticism not only due to their own shortcom-ings, but also as disappointments based on the high expectations set by their beloved predecessors.

It’s a common issue in the remake/ reboot/ prequel/ sequel/ alternative timeline resplendent landscape that is Hollywood today. Some films do manage to meet the expectations, as with the recent

culmination of a decade of super-hero groundwork that was “The Avengers.” Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and Powerful.” It’s proof that brand loyalty often comes with a cost: the ire of upset fans.

Not to say the new “Oz” is a “The Last Airbender” level disaster, but it certainly fails to meet the qual-ity of the two most popular visual incarnations of the “Oz” series, the classic “Wizard of Oz” film and the stage musical “Wicked.” I’m gener-ally against judging a film by com-parison, but I can’t help but feel there’s one critical lesson “Oz” could have learned from its immensely celebrated predecessors, and that’s that no amount of CGI wizardry will ever replace a committed cast given

a good script and a tangible world to interact with.

If there’s anything stage shows and classic films remind us, it’s that the audience is capable of imagin-ing vivid worlds all on their own, provided the creators can bring the emotion and investment to make it worth their while. The plot and characterization of “Oz” do nothing to build interest or sympathy for any of the characters, save perhaps a flying monkey and China doll.

Virtually every actor in the film seems lost and emotionally stranded in a CGI wonderland. If your main character is going to lie constantly, seek riches and attempt to mate with 99% of females he comes across, your actor better exude some wit and charisma or

at least a little vulnerability. James Franco does none of these things as Oscar. His disingenuous smile is so wide it feels as if he’s grimacing throughout the film.

Mila Kunis has similar diffi-culties as Good Witch Theodora, who lacks any complexity. The two things we know about her are that she’s ignorant about love and ball-room dancing and has a bad tem-per. She almost feels like a CGI effect herself sometimes, with a perfect face and huge beseeching eyes—but no substance behind them.

The most grounded and emo-tional performance in this film comes from young Joey King as the orphaned China doll. Though her character suffers from one of my least favorite tropes (short-lived,

unrealistically tame grief) she is a beautifully rendered CGI creation with a strong, young voice actress to back up the movie magic.

It’s just a shame that, for a film that celebrates classic slight of hand and movie tricks, “Oz” allows itself to get so absorbed in its own tech-nical capabilities. You’re constantly taken out of the experience by the obvious and excessive CGI sur-roundings. I do give props to the visual artists for all of their time and effort. Still, it’s not enough to redeem everything else.

In the end, “Oz the Great and Powerful” leaves about as much of a lasting impression as Glinda’s bub-bles. It’s shiny and entrancing while it’s there but once it’s popped… It scarcely leaves a trace behind.

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Binge drinking costly for taxpayers

I am an intern at Health First Wisconsin, and if you read the news last week,

you probably heard about the comprehensive report issued by Health First Wisconsin and part-ners—including the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. The report is the first comprehensive study that out-lines the cost of excessive alco-hol use in Wisconsin. Put sim-ply: Wisconsin is the guy who is passed out by 9 p.m. with two forties taped to his hands. Ya, that guy. Feel free to roll your eyes with me. Wisconsin is a drunk mess.

Some people think it’s cool. In fact, I heard someone say last week “we’re the lead state in binge drinking, hell ya!” But this is a serious problem. I am in no way against drinking, as my friends and family know well, but I do not think Wisconsin’s drinking problem is cool, funny or admirable. It’s just a huge problem. I have friends who have transferred from out of state colleges. They’re not against drinking either, but they can’t believe the drinking cul-ture here. To use a direct quote, I asked a friend “Can you tell a difference in the drinking here? Do we drink more than college students elsewhere?”

“Oh my God, like fish,” was her response.

Our campus is no stranger to that drinking problem. After a long week of lectures and mak-ing your way through pedestri-ans who will not get out of your way when you’re late to class, it seems only natural to go home and crack open a beer or have a glass of wine to ease the pain. I get it. But it becomes a problem when that beer turns into twenty and next thing you know you’re holding your friend’s hair back and wondering when it’s a safe bet that it’s time to take her to get her stom-ach pumped. What a scary and risky guessing game!

There are plenty of problems with binge drinking. There are drunk driving issues, the costs of the health care in response to excessive drinking and, of course, alco-hol-related violence and domes-tic disputes. I have seen one of my family members suffer from alcoholism, and it was certainly not funny. Drinking to excess can really do a lot of damage to a person’s life and the people close to them. And of course, on a lighter note, the produc-tivity level the day after a long night of drinking is usually zero. I tell myself I’ll still be able to get things done the next day. In real-ity the next day ends up looking a lot like I’m bed stricken with a bad case of the flu.

Obviously, we’re not going to stop drinking. That’s not realistic and would probably lead to a lot of stressed out Badgers. But, it’s

really important to be aware of the problem Wisconsin has. It’s not just young college students, all over our state we have a seri-ous problem with drinking and I believe it starts with the fact that drinking is so deeply embedded in Wisconsin culture. Many people here don’t go camping, boating or fishing without beer, and don’t even get me started on sporting events. Drinking is so much a part of our culture that it seems almost abnormal to go to a Badger foot-ball game without getting com-pletely wasted beforehand. Now, onto the facts of what this drink-ing culture is doing to our state, and some of the negative effects people may not see first-hand.

Highlighted in the excessive drinking burden report were some sobering (ahem) statistics. Wisconsin’s excessive alcohol consumptions cost Wisconsin $6.8 billion per year. That’s $1,198 for every man, woman and child in the state. Broken down, this cost is $2.9 billion for impaired productivity, $2 billion for premature mortal-ity costs, $749 million from increased health care costs, $649 million in criminal justice, $418 million in motor vehicle costs and $90 million in vari-ous other effects. The report also found that a lot of the high costs of excessive drink-ing are paid by taxpayers who

pick up 40 percent of the excessive drink-ing tab in Wisconsin, which equals about $2.9 billion a year. As a college student who thinks $10 is a lot of money because it can buy me food for a day, the amount taxpayers spend on excessive drinking is a large sum of cash. Also, as a student who will soon step out into the real world in a not-so-great econ-omy, I know that

Wisconsin’s drinking problem is not something for which I want to pay. Get your crap together, Wisconsin, or I’m out of here. Ah, who am I kidding I’ll be leaving here regardless (the weather here is too ridicu-lous), but Wisconsin needs to address this alcohol problem. We have a 25.6 percent binge drinking rate in Wisconsin, while nationwide, the rate is only 16 percent.

As “hilarious” as it may be that Badgers REALLY like their beer, it’s not hilarious to see the drastic economic, emotional and sometimes deadly effects it has on Wisconsin’s citizens and tax-payers. As Maureen Busalacchi, executive director at Health First

Wisconsin, said, “The results of the report are staggering. Excessive alcohol use costs us $6.8 billion and results in 1,500 deaths per year. Over-consumption … is a serious problem in Wisconsin that demands serious action.” Many believe this report is the first inte-

gral step toward policy changes that may curb this problem.

Having a few cold ones after a long, hard week is totally acceptable, but remember the effects excessive drinking has on you and your state next time the song “Shots!” is on

and you’re just oh-so-tempted to take four in the matter of two minutes. Plus, you have that paper due on Monday. What fun is the night when you can’t remember it, anyway?

Please send all feedback to [email protected].

HaleigH amantopinioncolumnist

maureen Busalacchiexecutivedirector

HealthFirstWisconsin

“the results of the report are staggering. excessive alcohol use costs us $6.8

billion and results in 1,500 deaths a year. Over-

consumption … is a serious problem in Wisconsin that demands serious action.”

25.6percent of Wisconsin-ites report binge drinking.

6.8billion dollars, the cost of Wisconsin’s excessive drinking.

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CHICAGO — Storybook endings are nice but in the world of sports, they rarely come to fruition. After three games against top-10 competi-tion this weekend in Chicago, the slipper finally fell off of Cinderella’s foot as No. 22 Wisconsin (12-6 Big Ten, 23-11 overall) went without a field goal over the final 7:03 and let a 41-39 lead slip to a 50-43 loss at the hands of No. 10 Ohio State (13-5, 26-7).

“If someone had told me you’d get Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana and we’ll give you two out of three, I think I’d take it,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “But you always want that last one.”

For most of the afternoon, it looked like UW might have enough in the tank to finish its surpris-ing run in Chicago with a Big Ten Tournament title. The Badgers recovered from a sluggish start and went on an 18-2 run during the mid-dle of the 1st half to turn a 13-6 defi-cit into a 24-15 lead. But the offense sputtered going into the locker room, allowing OSU to close within one on the strength of an 8-0 run.

“We didn’t need to let them get some confidence going into half-time,” junior guard Ben Brust said. “I think that’s what we did a better job of the past two games; of us having the momentum and not the

other team.”Though Ohio State would regain

the lead on the opening possession of the second half, Wisconsin con-tinued to hang tough. After six ties and nine lead changes, the Badgers held a 41-39 lead when freshman forward Sam Dekker finished off a feed from fellow freshman George Marshall with 7:03 left in the game.

But just 19 seconds later OSU junior forward DeShaun Thomas would tie the game at 41 with two free throws. After junior guard

Aaron Craft went coast-to-coast off a turnover on the next possession, UW was in a two-point hole and Ohio State was on its way to an 8-0 run with Wisconsin’s hopes for its first Big Ten title since 2008 quickly fading away.

“They outworked us in the second half,” Dekker said. “They made looks difficult for us and we didn’t take advantage of the opportunities we had to make a comeback at the end.”

The Badgers finished the game just 3-of-18 from 3-point range and

managed to shoot just 38 percent from the field overall. More impor-tantly, Wisconsin failed to establish a presence in the post. While the Buckeyes scored 30 points in the paint, UW managed just 22, and this lack of inside presence ultimately proved to be the difference.

Although UW was able to hold Thomas to just 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting , the Badgers couldn’t complete enough stops to get the win while the offense was sputter-ing. Ohio State scored 13 of its 50

points on 2nd chance opportunities, with Wisconsin managing just four points on five offensive rebounds.

“We didn’t take care of some stuff on the defensive end, espe-cially rebounding,” senior forward Mike Bruesewitz said. “They had 13 second chance points and that was the difference in the game because we only had two.”

The Buckeyes have been search-ing for a second scorer all year and on Sunday they found one in sopho-more forward LaQuinton Ross. The Jackson, Miss., native stepped up to rescue a struggling OSU offense with seven points, all in the second half, and four rebounds in just 19 minutes of play.

With the chance for a conference title now in the rearview mirror, Wisconsin must quickly shift focus to the NCAA Tournament and a second-round matchup Friday with 12th seeded Ole Miss, the SEC Tournament champions.

“They beat a team that crushed us earlier in the year,” Ryan said. “Ole Miss has shown they can do quite a few things.”

After a grueling weekend featuring three games in three days against top-10 competi-tion, the Badgers are fortunate to have a Friday matchup and a solid four days to rest and pre-pare for a difficult draw.

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Wisconsin falls in Big Ten title game

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Sophomore guard traevon Jackson led the Badgers with 12 points, but it was not enough as Wisconsin lost to Ohio State 50-43 in the championship game of the Big ten tournament.

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Badgers move on to Final Five By Brett Bachmanthe daily cardinal

The hardest games to win are the ones to end another team’s season.

Wisconsin, who has been playing do-or-die hockey since November according to captain John Ramage, blew past Minnesota-Duluth in the first round of the WCHA playoffs, earning a bid to the conference’s Final Five tourna-ment in St. Paul, Minn.

It is the first time since 2010, Wisconsin will take the ice at the Xcel Energy Center for the single-elimination WCHA championship.

The Badgers (13-8-7 WCHA, 19-12-7 overall) opened up play Friday with energy, keeping Duluth (10-13-5, 14-19-5) in its zone for the majority of the first five minutes. The next fifteen minutes of the period were another story, after UMD scored their first goal of the night at the 12:22 mark.

UW seemed to regain some of the fire it possessed in the opening minutes after a goal by freshman forward Nic Kerdiles six minutes into the second period.

Another goal by Ramage, a senior defenseman, with five min-utes left in the second period and

a little defense is all the Badgers would need to close out the victory, but when junior forward Mark Zengerle got the puck in the final seconds behind his own goal, he wasn’t about to let the opportunity go to waste.

The goal was Zengerle’s third point of the night, adding to his assists on both the previous Badger goals.

“[Zengerle] kind of knew in his mind they were tired,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “This time of year, to have an offensive guy feel-ing it from the inside out is a good thing for us.”

Saturday night Wisconsin found its groove early once again, scoring three goals in the first eight minutes en route to a con-vincing 4-1 victory.

According to Eaves, “great start” is the first thing he writes on the team’s board before games.

“Stats tell us that the team that scores the first goal has the winning percentage in its favor,” Eaves said. “That great start put [Duluth] in a position they couldn’t get back from.”

Junior forward Jefferson Dahl started the scoring 2:48 into the

contest, with junior forward Michael Mersch adding a second a little over a minute later.

Not to be kept down for long, UMD sophomore forward Justin Crandall cut the Badgers’ lead to one 32 seconds later, scoring the Bulldogs’ only goal of the contest.

Freshman defenseman Kevin Schulze closed out a hectic first eight minutes with a goal from the point, prompting Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin to pull his junior goalie Aaron Crandall, Justin’s brother, from the game.

Late in the first period junior defenseman Jake McCabe left the game with a “lower body injury,” according to Eaves, and would not return to the contest.

Duluth freshman goaltender Matt McNeely was able to settle the Bulldogs down until junior forward Tyler Barnes lit the lamp once again with a goal halfway through the third period, putting the cherry on top of a 7-goal week-end for the Badgers.

“To finally get back to the WCHA Final Five, it’s huge for the guys,” Ramage said. “We’re excited to go and make some noise out there.”

Steubenville case exposes worst in athletes’ arrogance

Senior captain John ramage scored a goal Friday in his last series at the Kohl center as the Badger’s swept Minnesota-duluth to advance to their first Wcha Final Five since 2010.

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T he Steubenville rape trial, and Sunday’s verdict, has shed some light on the out-

of-control direction which athletics in this country seem to be heading.

The conviction and sentencing of Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond is just another in a line of high-profile cases involving the sexual assault of a woman by athletes.

It continues to confuse me why athletes think they can commit these acts and get away with them. Is it just because they are athletes? Do they believe themselves above the law?

While I have failed to discover the underlying reason as to why athletes view themselves where they can do no harm, we as a soci-ety have empowered them to do so.

A 2003 USA Today article reported there was a 32 percent conviction rate of resolved sexual assault cases involving an athlete. I understand this statistic may be misleading. Some of those cases may have been false accusations or had an extreme lack of evi-dence, things that happen often. However, this is still a shockingly low percentage.

If an athlete takes a look at this number, they may start to think there is such a small chance of being convicted and there is nothing to worry about. And that is a problem.

Following Sunday’s verdict, Yahoo! Sports reporter Dan Wetzel wrote of the Steubenville case: “Put in the spotlight was the local football team, which, critics said, allowed players to brazenly operate seemingly above the law for years. Social-media accounts, self-made videos, photos and classless text

messages exposed an entire world that seemed like a Hollywood script of a high school team out of control.”

Wetzel’s words here strike at the very issue with sports cul-ture in the United States. He wrote of the arrogance of athletes, in this case on the part of Mays, Richmond and everyone who turned a blind eye that night.

I couldn’t agree more.The details of the case are horri-

fying. There are accounts of people failing to assist the victim prior to and during the crime. One friend of Mays and Richmond even testified saying he walked in on the act but did nothing about it, he just left.

I am appalled at the level of indecency among these young men, young men who are so idolized by locals to the point where many adults even supply the indecency in the form of alcohol.

Our society and everyone in it including you and me, are to blame for what happened to the victim that night. Not only has her life been destroyed in a way I could never imagine, two other people’s lives will never be the same again.

The Steubenville case, is a case that the authorities handled perfect-ly and got it right. However, there are countless similar cases every year that go unreported. Even those that do get reported, two-thirds do not lead to convictions.

Society has allowed athletes to develop a mindset of superi-ority making them believe they are above the law. As we saw in the Steubenville case, this leads to an unmatched arrogance and sadly, one more young woman has become a victim because of that.

What do you think about ath-letes and thier supposed arro-gance? Let Matt know what you think by emailing him at [email protected].

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