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  23. <title>Legacy on the court: Transitioning seasons for women&#8217;s basketball</title>
  24. <link>https://badgerherald.com/sports/womens-basketball/2024/03/28/legacy-on-the-court-transitioning-seasons-for-womens-basketball/</link>
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  26. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Jordyn Grover]]></dc:creator>
  27. <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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  36. <description><![CDATA[After earning tenth place in the Big Ten, the University of Wisconsin women&#8217;s basketball team had quite a season.  Beginning their 2023-24 season with a three-game winning streak turned into a never-ending wave of wins and losses until their final game. This final game occurred on March 7 after the Badgers lost to the Penn...]]></description>
  37. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After earning tenth place in the Big Ten, the University of Wisconsin women&#8217;s basketball team had quite a season. </span></p>
  38. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beginning their 2023-24 season with a three-game winning streak turned into a never-ending wave of wins and losses until their final game. This final game occurred on March 7 after the Badgers lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Consequently, placing the team out of the Big Ten tournament and bringing their season to a close.</span></p>
  39. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The end of any season is emotional for everyone. New players will replace those who are graduating or transferring to other schools for new opportunities. </span></p>
  40. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brooke Schramek, in her latest </span><a href="https://youtu.be/XEVi0cwVJvo?si=GUAV0S3GK5P2NSWr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">press conference</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, said, “&#8230;have fun every day… take advantage of every single day that you have… go out with your teammates because one day you&#8217;re not going to be a part of a team anymore.” </span></p>
  41. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Schramek’s recommendations are crucial to fulfilling the most out of one&#8217;s Badger experience. Evidently, her goal was not to evoke sadness in her teammates, coaches, and those who have watched her grow up playing the sport she has dedicated her life to, but instead to bring awareness to her appreciation and how her teammates should cherish the opportunities that will come ahead.</span></p>
  42. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scharmek, to the Badgers, gave the team 223 points during this 2023-24 season assisting to the position of tenth place in the Big Ten. Throughout her four years of playing at the Kohl Center while receiving guidance from two separate coaches, Scharmek has gained 843 points, 403 assists, and 2,858 minutes playing.</span></p>
  43. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Natalie Leuzinger, it doesn’t feel real that after the loss against Penn State, she will not be playing with all her teammates again, those people who she sees as family. Concluding the regular season against Michigan State, Leuizinger explained how the true emotion of it all had not yet hit her. However, she believes that it will start to set in after the Badgers compete in the WNIT. </span></p>
  44. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Star senior along with Scharmek, Leuzinger had played 1,096 minutes only in her final two years as a Badger and in addition, hitting over 200 points just this season. </span></p>
  45. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Badgers, including head coach Marisa Moseley, will be grieving the losses of these two seniors. However, the recovery will be fast-paced while the team figures out how to bridge this gap on the team while rebuilding before the next tip-off. </span></p>
  46. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The start of next season shouldn’t be a problem for Moseley’s team. While not having two seniors may be an adjustment, the Badgers will thrive with current sophomore Serah Williams on the court. As a sophomore this season, Williams beat the Big Ten double-double record during the team&#8217;s final game against Penn State. </span></p>
  47. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The double-double in the Big Ten is getting two of the following five plays in double digits. This can be through points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks. Williams was able to beat this record by attaining ten points while pairing with her 10 rebounds.</span></p>
  48. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This past season Serah Williams was a top player for the Badgers, but can she overcome the past precedents of elite players like Scharmenk and Leuzinger? </span></p>
  49. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Williams is only a sophomore she has secured 875 points as of the team&#8217;s final game this season. With only two seasons behind her, she has already hit a playing time of over 1600 minutes. Serah Williams is already on her way to breaking records and achieving titles with the Badgers. </span></p>
  50. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wisconsin’s all-time highest scorer was Jolene Anderson who scored over 2,000 points across her 2004-2008 time playing. The second-highest scorer is Barb Franke. Frank had achieved 1,995 points in her time playing from 1991-1996. However, with 870 points already following Williams, she is on track to beat Franke’s record as another 1,000-point scorer for the Wisconsin Badgers.</span></p>
  51. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Franke’s first two seasons, she had a combined total of 845 points, already less than what Williams has now. Nevertheless, after another two seasons of shining on the court, Franke was able to hit nearly 2,000 points. Now, that some fans and coach Marisa Moseley are relying on Serah as the team says goodbye to Schamenk and Leuzinger the pressure is on.</span></p>
  52. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">High tenses, along with greater playing time will result in what could be a new record broken by Serah Williams. Thus, will the two graduating seniors leaving the team benefit the Badgers by giving Willims more playing time? With Moseley and more star players approaching, the Badgers are ready for their text tip-off.</span></p>
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  58. <title>UW speaker security fees may stand on shaky legal ground, UW law expert says</title>
  59. <link>https://badgerherald.com/news/campus/2024/03/28/uw-speaker-security-fees-may-stand-on-shaky-legal-ground-uw-law-expert-says/</link>
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  61. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Blake Thor]]></dc:creator>
  62. <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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  74. <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin chapter of Young Americans for Freedom hosted conservative political commentator Michael Knowles at the Memorial Union Tripp Commons March 13, according to WYAF&#8217;s Instagram page. The event, titled “The Case Against Murder” saw Knowles express anti-abortion rights opinions in front of more than 150 attendees. March 11, the Wisconsin Institute for Law &#38;...]]></description>
  75. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The University of Wisconsin</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">chapter</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of Young Americans for Freedom hosted conservative political commentator</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michael-knowles"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Knowles</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at the Memorial Union Tripp Commons March 13, according to WYAF&#8217;s</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wisconsinyaf/p/C4dyXTHOz6V/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> page.<span style="font-weight: 400;"> The event, titled “The Case Against Murder” saw Knowles express anti-abortion rights opinions in front of more than 150 attendees.</span></p>
  76. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">March 11,</span> t<span style="font-weight: 400;">he Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> issued a</span><a href="https://www.wispolitics.com/2024/will-warns-uw-madison-over-potential-first-amendment-violation/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">press release</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> claiming that UW violated the First Amendment rights of WYAF by requiring they pay over $4,000 in security fees, according to the press release.</span></p>
  77. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">WILL threatened legal action against UW if the university required WYAF pay the full security fees, according to a March 8 WILL</span><a href="https://will-law.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FINAL-UW-Letter-3-8-24.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">letter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> addressed to UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and other university officials.</span></p>
  78. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW relieved WYAF of the fees before the event, UW spokesperson Kelly Tyrrell said in an email statement to The Badger Herald.</span></p>
  79. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Solely to ensure that the speaker event moves forward under the tight timeframe between when concerns were raised and the event on March 13, the university has revised the contract to remove charges for costs related to the extensive security protocols,” Tyrrell said.</span></p>
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  94. <p>WILL argued the fees were inconsistent with those of prior WYAF events, namely WYAF’s event last semester when they brought <a href="https://badgerherald.com/news/campus/2023/11/07/ben-shapiro-visits-campus-discusses-current-events-draws-counterprotest/">Ben Shapiro to campus</a>, and that there is no indication UW holds other Registered Student Organizations pay similar fees, according to the letter.</p>
  95. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, the Wisconsin Union may require RSOs hire and pay police officers and private security to host events, according to the Union’s large event</span><a href="https://union.wisc.edu/assets/Uploads/Host-Your-Event/Event-Services-RSO-Large-Event-Guidelines.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">guidelines</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
  96. <p>UW can also create policies regulating which speakers can be invited to speak to Designated Public Forums — spaces the government has voluntarily made open for speech and debate, according to UW&#8217;s free expression <a href="https://free-expression.wisc.edu/#:~:text=Likewise%2C%20UW%E2%80%93Madison%20does%20not,or%20approval%20of%20their%20message.">website</a>.</p>
  97. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Such regulations must be content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions, according to the free expression webpage. Time, place and manner restrictions are limits on free speech that do not target the content of the speech, UW Law assistant professor Franciska Coleman said.</span></p>
  98. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Instead, [time, place and manner restrictions] are going to be restrictions that make limits on how you express the words and where and when,” Coleman said. “So, maybe no speech at four in the morning or during the midnight hours, or limits on how loud the audio equipment can project sounds.”</span></p>
  99. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, WILL claimed that UW raised security concerns specifically because of the content of Knowles’ views and the potential public reaction to his speech, according to the letter.</span></p>
  100. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Requiring that an RSO pay security fees to host a speaker on campus would not be considered time, place and manner restrictions if the fees are a reaction to the content of the proposed speaker’s views, UW Law professor Anuj Desai said.</span></p>
  101. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If this is because the speaker is controversial, then it is because of the content of the speaker&#8217;s speech, generally speaking, we would then say &#8216;no, that&#8217;s not okay,&#8217;” Desai said. “Even though you&#8217;re not stopping speech, you can&#8217;t make a price of &#8230; a license dependent on the content.”</span></p>
  102. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a risk assessment worksheet issued to the Knowles event, UW staff identified 45 out of a possible 50 risk points, deeming the event a significant risk, according to the letter.</span></p>
  103. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW requires that events at Tripp Commons with significant potential risk necessitate at least two building event staff, three University of Wisconsin Police Department officers, five professional security workers and one volunteer per 50 attendees, according to the letter.</span></p>
  104. <p>But, heightening security costs as a precaution for potential violence has not generally held up legally in the context of free speech, Desai said.</p>
  105. <p>“The counter which courts have said is not, generally speaking, permitted anymore, is well, &#8216;we&#8217;re not doing it because of the content of speech, we&#8217;re doing it because the speaker is necessitating more police protection &#8230; The potential probability of violence is much higher and so we need to spend more of our money.&#8217;”</p>
  106. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Desai cited </span><a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/1991/91-538"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forsythe County, Georgia v. Nationalist Movement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> — a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing that, for an administrator to accurately assess security costs of an event, they must consider the content of potential speech and potential public reactions to that content — thereby making security ordinances unconstitutional.</span></p>
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  121. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The case concluded the size of security fees to be irrelevant because even smaller fees would still be considered an unconstitutional content-based regulations.</span></p>
  122. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Further, there is rising debate among scholars questioning whether definitionally content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions really make no considerations of speech content, Coleman said.</span></p>
  123. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Time, place and manner can actually be used right to limit access, you know, limit the level of access that certain disfavored topics have,” Coleman said. “Some scholars say this distinction [between content-based and content-neutral restrictions] is not as clear because people are more likely to resort to time, place and manner restrictions for the type of speech that they disfavor.”</span></p>
  124. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">WYAF does not plan to pursue legal action against UW so long as regulatory policies are applied consistently among RSOs, WYAF Chair Harrison Wells said in an email statement to The Badger Herald.</span></p>
  125. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW is committed to welcoming speakers of varying viewpoints onto campus through RSOs, Tyrrell said.</span></p>
  126. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“UW-Madison is a fierce supporter of the exchange of ideas and has welcomed a variety of speakers with diverse viewpoints to campus,” Tyrrell said.</span></p>
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  132. <title>Political roadblocks lead to questions about future of sustainable transportation in Wisconsin</title>
  133. <link>https://badgerherald.com/opinion/column/2024/03/27/political-roadblocks-lead-to-questions-about-future-of-sustainable-transportation-in-wisconsin/</link>
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  135. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Aanika Parikh, Opinion Associate Editor]]></dc:creator>
  136. <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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  149. <description><![CDATA[The federal government recently approved the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s $1.2 billion proposal for the expansion of Interstate I-94 in Milwaukee. According to DOT, this massive undertaking will modernize the obsolete infrastructure and mitigate congestion from traffic levels that are now approaching pre-pandemic levels. While the DOT report acknowledged the importance of transit, rail and...]]></description>
  150. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The federal government recently approved the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s $1.2 billion proposal for the expansion of Interstate I-94 in Milwaukee. According to DOT, this massive undertaking will </span><a href="https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/se/94stadiumint/default.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">modernize</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the obsolete infrastructure and mitigate congestion from traffic levels that are now approaching pre-pandemic levels. </span></p>
  151. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the DOT report acknowledged the importance of transit, rail and alternate modes of travel, the state’s consistent prioritization of road and highway infrastructure jeopardizes the future of sustainable transportation.</span></p>
  152. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wisconsin lawmakers’ investment in road infrastructure at the expense of alternative — often more sustainable and accessible — forms of transportation is not a new development. In fact, in 2010, Gov. Scott Walker made the appalling decision to turn down $810 million in federal funds for the construction of a high speed </span><a href="https://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/106966203.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">rail</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> between Madison and Milwaukee, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Instead, he urged then President Barack Obama to allow the state to use these funds for highway and road development instead.</span></p>
  153. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Republican leaders’ sentiment against passenger rail does not seem to have changed in the last decade. According to AP News, the leader of the Wisconsin Senate voiced his </span><a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-milwaukee-madison-0626c0343a8ecb0457df8ac9fe0434f6"><span style="font-weight: 400;">opposition</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to federal and state funding for passenger rail in Wisconsin just in December 2022. </span></p>
  154. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This cold response to passenger rail is quite unfortunate considering the sustainability and accessibility provided by rail travel. In fact, according to </span><a href="https://www.amtrakconnectsus.com/benefits/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amtrak</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, expansion of passenger rail can reduce carbon emissions by 50% compared to traditional automobile transportation. Additionally, Amtrak finds that passenger rail provides low-income and rural communities with an efficient mode of travel and connection.</span></p>
  155. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Specifically, rail can also have long-term benefits for maintaining the vibrancy of Wisconsin’s rural communities. According to Isthmus, graduating UW Madison </span><a href="https://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/the-golden-age-of-rail-2-0/#:~:text=Graduating%20UW%20students%20would%20be,if%20transportation%20were%20easily%20accessible."><span style="font-weight: 400;">students</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and prospective Wisconsin residents would be more willing to live in small, less populated communities if provided with rail connections to neighboring cities.</span></p>
  156. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, why are Republican leaders in Wisconsin constantly fighting efforts to expand rail infrastructure and investing billions of dollars in roads instead?</span></p>
  157. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of Walker’s concerns about accepting federal funding for passenger rail was the $7.5 million annual maintenance cost that would land on the state, according to WPR. While Republicans deemed this expense too costly, they seem to have no problem with the $2.1 </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wisconsin-Fact-Sheet-E3.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">billion</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> set aside for road and bridge infrastructure for just 2022 and 2023. Additionally, these lawmakers do not seem to be factoring in the environmental benefits associated with investment in passenger rail.</span></p>
  158. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Republicans’ opposition to trains might also stem from the partisan divide that seems to dictate most political issues. According to WPR, Obama was one of the most outspoken proponents of railroad expansion. In response, Republican governors across the nation voiced their rejection of any federal rail funding that might come their way.</span></p>
  159. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is frightening to envision the grave consequences of such trivial partisan controversies. For Madison, plans to construct the city&#8217;s first ever passenger rail is at stake. According to its website, the city will receive </span><a href="https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/2024-01-18/next-passenger-rail-meetings-for-madison-station-location"><span style="font-weight: 400;">federal</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> funding for the train system, which will be constructed in partnership with Amtrak. The city is currently in the midst of planning potential train station locations, but it is important to consider whether railroads have a viable future in Madison considering historic opposition from state leaders.</span></p>
  160. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It has been just over a decade since Walker rejected federal funding and withheld any state funds for passenger rail, leaving the future of trains in Wisconsin far from certain. Moreover, Republican leaders’ emphasis on road-based infrastructure proves to be just as problematic. Expansion of roads will likely promote driving as a mode of transportation, which will then lead to an increase in congestion. Soon enough, leaders will call for greater expansion of road infrastructure, leading to an endless cycle that will turn our communities into inaccessible and lifeless jungles of ever encroaching roads.</span></p>
  161. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Upon examination of smaller-scale impacts, it isn’t hard to see the detrimental consequences of a road centric approach for the University of Wisconsin campus community. According t</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">o a report by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, nearly 33% of UW students utilize </span><a href="https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-wisconsin-madison-wi/report/2019-08-01/OP/transportation/OP-16/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">public</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> transportation to travel to campus, while 55% choose to walk or bike to campus. It is clear that cars have little place on the UW campus, and car-centric policies can be detrimental for students.</span></p>
  162. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moreover, the development of a rail system can further the university’s efforts to make higher education more accessible to rural communities by connecting these small, distant communities to Madison via an efficient transportation system. As a public university located in the heart of Wisconsin, the university has a responsibility to increase accessibility to higher education for Wisconsin residents that might hail from disadvantaged or rural communities. A rail system might invite a commuter student population from neighboring communities to UW Madison, promoting equity and accessibility to the university.</span></p>
  163. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is clear that alternate modes of transportation are important to Wisconsin at all scales, and it is time that state leaders recognize the importance of investing in diverse transportation infrastructure. Setting aside partisan differences, the state must step back from its road-centric investments and focus on more sustainable and accessible approaches instead. For instance, Madison’s breakthrough railroad project can pioneer the expansion of similar infrastructure throughout the state.</span></p>
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  174. <title>Billboards demonstrate nationwide Wisconsin pride, even in neighboring states</title>
  175. <link>https://badgerherald.com/sports/womens-hockey/2024/03/27/billboards-demonstrate-nationwide-wisconsin-pride-even-in-neighboring-states/</link>
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  177. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Ariel Tamir-Pinsky]]></dc:creator>
  178. <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  180. <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
  181. <category><![CDATA[Women's Basketball]]></category>
  182. <category><![CDATA[Women's Hockey]]></category>
  183. <category><![CDATA[Casey O'Brien]]></category>
  184. <category><![CDATA[Jack Janicki]]></category>
  185. <category><![CDATA[Joey Bonadonna]]></category>
  186. <category><![CDATA[mark johnson]]></category>
  187. <category><![CDATA[Megan Milliron]]></category>
  188. <category><![CDATA[Nolan Winter]]></category>
  189. <category><![CDATA[Serah Williams]]></category>
  190. <category><![CDATA[steven crowl]]></category>
  191. <category><![CDATA[Tyler Wahl]]></category>
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  194. <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey and women’s basketball teams got off their bus as they arrived in Minneapolis to compete in their respective Big Ten Tournaments, and they were met with giant billboards wishing them luck in their games. The billboards took over Minneapolis — featuring slogans for women&#8217;s hockey that say “Nobody Does it...]]></description>
  195. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey and women’s basketball teams got off their bus as they arrived in Minneapolis to compete in their respective Big Ten Tournaments, and they were met with <a href="https://twitter.com/UWBadgers/status/1766595626316296199">giant billboards</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> wishing them luck in their games.</span></p>
  196. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The billboards took over Minneapolis — featuring slogans for women&#8217;s hockey that say “Nobody Does it Better 7x NCAA Champions” and for </span><a href="https://twitter.com/UWBadgers/status/1765774696530772417"><span style="font-weight: 400;">women’s basketball</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Twin Cities Badgers Who’s Next.” As other Big Ten teams were arriving they were seeing these billboards showcase the Badgers and the pride UW has.</span></p>
  197. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think it’s great to see the Wisconsin brand reach across the Midwest landscape, especially into Minnesota,” UW sophomore Joey </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonadonna said.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Recruiting from Minnesota has been a big part of the Badgers’ success especially in basketball so seeing that continued growth is great.”</span></p>
  198. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The players were aware there would be billboards but did not know who would be on them so it was a fun surprise when they arrived. There was a lot of excitement all around.</span></p>
  199. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That excitement plays right into the start of the postseason and traveling to the city that is home to the rival University of Minnesota. It is only an added bonus to have your program plastered on billboards in the heart of the city.</span></p>
  200. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The players were excited to see the billboards and so were alumni,” said Assistant Director of Brand Communications Megan Milliron. “Lots of videos, photos, were taken when the whole team went to see them.”</span></p>
  201. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The billboard&#8217;s purposes were to interact with our potential market in Minnesota and show fans UW is relevant, Milliron explained.</span></p>
  202. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Passion and excitement expands throughout all of campus — making the billboards the perfect way to promote UW athletics in the middle of a rival’s territory.</span></p>
  203. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Wisconsin has some of the most passionate students when it comes to rooting on the Badgers,” Bonadonna said. “I think everyone wants to see the Badgers succeed no matter the stakes.”</span></p>
  204. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many athletes and students come from the Minneapolis area. For example, three members of the women’s hockey </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster"><span style="font-weight: 400;">team</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, including defender Vivian Jungels. The men’s basketball team has been notably active in </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Minnesota</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> too, as it has been well documented. Both forwards Tyler Wahl and Nolan Winter came from the same high school in the Gopher State. Forward Steven Crowl and guard Jack Janicki both reside in Minnesota but are contributors to UW’s men’s basketball program.</span></p>
  205. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The roots are deep, and athletes and fans got to experience their school pride in their home state.</span></p>
  206. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think it had to help their confidence tremendously,” Bonadonna said. “Especially for the players from Minnesota, it’s huge to be able to feel that support ahead of the biggest games of the season to that point.”</span></p>
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  221. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The women’s hockey team was ready to take the ice against Minnesota for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship. They finished their regular season </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/schedule"><span style="font-weight: 400;">29-5</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, losing only two games in their home rink.</span></p>
  222. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They beat the University of St. Thomas at home in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. UW knocked them off in two games — winning </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/3/1/womens-hockey-simms-powers-no-2-badgers-to-4-2-win-over-st-thomas.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">4-2</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/3/2/womens-hockey-no-2-badgers-blitz-tommies-9-1.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">9-1</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in a blow out second game.</span></p>
  223. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The game versus Minnesota in the WCHA final faceoff was not an easy task. UW scored early in the first period to put the Badgers up </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/stats/2023-24/minnesota/boxscore/15022"><span style="font-weight: 400;">1-0</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, but the Gophers responded with double the goals ending the first period 2-1.</span></p>
  224. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each team scored a powerplay goal in the second quarter with Minnesota still having the edge over UW. But just before the end of the third period forward, Casey O&#8217;Brien found the back of the net to send the game into overtime.</span></p>
  225. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW was able to find the net one more time to beat the Gophers and move on in the tournament. The next day the Badgers defeated Ohio State University </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/3/9/womens-hockey-perfect-10-badgers-win-10th-wcha-final-faceoff-title.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">6-3</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to be titled the WCHA 2023 Champions.</span></p>
  226. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Women’s hockey has had a consistent postseason under head coach Mark Johnson. They defeated St. Lawrence University in the NCAA Regional </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/3/16/womens-hockey-no-2-badgers-punch-ticket-to-15th-frozen-four-with-4-0-shutout-over-saints.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">game</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. They continue to practice as they will compete in the NCAA Women&#8217;s Frozen Four tournament starting Mar. 22 against Colgate University.</span></p>
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  241. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW women’s basketball did not boast as successful of a postseason run but recently earned an invite to the Women’s National Invitation </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/3/18/womens-basketball-wisconsin-set-to-compete-in-wnit.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tournament</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. They ended their regular season </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule"><span style="font-weight: 400;">13-15</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and 6-12 in conference play.</span></p>
  242. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They arrived in Minneapolis to play against Penn State University in the second round of the Big Ten tournament — falling to them 80-56.</span></p>
  243. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sophomore </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/3/5/womens-basketball-williams-and-leuzinger-earn-all-b1g-honors.aspx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Serah Williams</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> broke the Big Ten record for most consecutive double-doubles with fifteen in a row. She was also named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year — one of the main billboards that took over the city of Minneapolis.</span></p>
  244. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Women’s sports are not always viewed in the same light as men&#8217;s sports, but UW has a rich foundation and impressive skills between their women’s hockey and women’s basketball programs.</span></p>
  245. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">School pride is a big part of being a Badger — being engaged with what is going on in the sports world and going to games with friends or parents. Alumni in other states love to interact with what is happening with UW’s teams and will still come back to Madison just to watch a game.</span></p>
  246. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s great to see our school has reached into other states,” Bonadonna said. “We’ve seen them reach into Chicago and to reach into Minnesota as well is a big deal. It helps athletics, brand recognition and the school overall.”</span></p>
  247. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The athletic department has helped uplift this school spirit. The billboards, giveaways and fun challenges they provide for fans and the players excite the fan base and create fun moments and memories for the school.</span></p>
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  253. <title>Spring election to decide Wisconsin presidential primary, local elections, referenda</title>
  254. <link>https://badgerherald.com/news/wisconsin/2024/03/27/spring-election-to-decide-wisconsin-presidential-primary-local-elections-referenda/</link>
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  256. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Blake Thor]]></dc:creator>
  257. <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
  258. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  259. <category><![CDATA[State of Wisconsin]]></category>
  260. <category><![CDATA[barry burden]]></category>
  261. <category><![CDATA[Chandra Chouhan]]></category>
  262. <category><![CDATA[Chup Go Vote!]]></category>
  263. <category><![CDATA[jay brower]]></category>
  264. <category><![CDATA[presidential primary]]></category>
  265. <category><![CDATA[Travis Austin]]></category>
  266. <category><![CDATA[voter registration]]></category>
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  269. <description><![CDATA[Wisconsin’s Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote will be held April 2, according to Bring it to the Ballot. Candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries will be at the top of the ballot, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. President Biden and former President Donald Trump have already secured their party nominations following...]]></description>
  270. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wisconsin’s Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote will be held April 2, according to <a href="https://bringit.wi.gov/upcoming-elections">Bring it to the Ballot</a>. Candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries will be at the top of the ballot, according to the <a href="https://elections.wi.gov/elections">Wisconsin Elections Commission</a>.</p>
  271. <p>President Biden and former President Donald Trump have already secured their party nominations following the Super Tuesday elections at the beginning of March, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-tuesday-trump-biden-rematch-primaries-2024-e36971a222a2b50d35cb0a2c603ce4d5">Associated Press</a>. But, there is still much for the Trump and Biden to gain from performing well April 2, before the Nov. 5 Presidential Election, University of Wisconsin professor of Political Science Barry Burden said.</p>
  272. <p>“In some ways, the primary ballot has now become a kind of signal to the parties about how enthusiastic voters are about their nominees, or, whether they want to send a message that they&#8217;re discontent in some way,” Burden said.</p>
  273. <p>Voters dissatisfied with Biden and Trump can opt to vote for other candidates or write a name in as a form of protest, Burden said.</p>
  274. <p>Further, securing as many <a href="https://apnews.com/article/presidential-election-delegate-selection-process-primary-caucus-9720daa8d706a4afceaa2d939f59a1b9">delegates</a> as possible — not simply the minimum amount required to secure the nomination — is a way for candidates to project strength, Burden said.</p>
  275. <p>“These ballots might seem superficial, but they actually do determine how many delegates each candidate will have at their conventions this summer,” Burden said.</p>
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  290. <p>Also on the ballot will be non-partisan races varying by residency, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Madison voters will decide on one Court of Appeals judgeship, five Dane County Circuit Court judgeships, one Dane County Supervisor race and two Madison Metropolitan School District School Board Member seats.</p>
  291. <p>Despite local contests not receiving much attention from voters, race outcomes are sure to have lasting impacts, Burden said. The Dane County Supervisor race is especially pertinent for student voters, Burden said.</p>
  292. <p>“The supervisors are essentially the City Council for the county of Dane,” Burden said. “They oversee the county jail, airport, zoo and lots of things that the county operates and there are a couple of those races in the Madison area that are contested, so students might see a contested supervisor race on their ballot.”</p>
  293. <p>Student voters will decide between incumbent supervisor Jay Brower and UW alumni Travis Austin come April 2, according to previous reporting from <a href="https://badgerherald.com/news/madison/2024/02/21/dane-county-supervisor-race-narrows-in-february-primary/">The Badger Herald</a>.</p>
  294. <p>Despite spring elections having a direct impact on their daily lives, student turnout is typically low compared with that of the fall elections, Burden said.</p>
  295. <p>“It&#8217;s not a time of the year when students are thinking about elections much, they&#8217;re sort of anticipating what&#8217;s going to happen this fall,” Burden said. “But they are really important to students&#8217; daily lives. I mean, the Madison School District, the running of the county, the local court system, those are all things that students would have some interaction with during their time at UW.”</p>
  296. <p>Strong student turnout is important for supporting younger candidates who may be reluctant to run otherwise, Chair of Chup, Go Vote! and UW student Chandra Chouhan said. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiBfsv3Mbrj/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FBh6oqIfHahi%2Fc%2F17963309626163902%2F%3Fhl%3Dit%26__coig_login%3D1">Chup, Go Vote!</a> is a Madison-based nonpartisan non-profit voter engagement organization, according to Chouhan.</p>
  297. <p>Young people aiming to run for office are often unable to overcome disparities in campaign funds and outreach capabilities their establishment counterparts hold, Chouhan said.</p>
  298. <p>“There&#8217;s a lot of people who are reluctant to run. Establishment politicians run because they’ve accrued the money to do so, so they have the greatest outreach, but young people don&#8217;t have that financial infrastructure behind them,” Chouhan said.</p>
  299. <p>Young potential candidates are more likely to run if they observe high student turnout, Chouhan said.</p>
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  312. <p>There will also be two referenda on the spring ballot, according to the Wisconsin Elections Committee. The referenda come from a <a href="https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/proposals/sjr78">proposal</a> authored by Wisconsin State Assembly Republicans, according to the <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/18/wisconsin-election-guide-to-april-2-referendum-questions-zuckerbucks-debate/72855979007/">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</a>.</p>
  313. <p>In answering the referenda, voters will be amending the state constitution to address Wisconsin’s elections policies, Burden said.</p>
  314. <p>“[The first provision] would ban private funds from being used to help run elections in the state, which were used in 2020 extensively,” Burden said. “The other issue would ban anyone who&#8217;s not an election official from taking an active part in running elections. So volunteers or interest groups or municipal officials.”</p>
  315. <p>Voters can get a full look at their ballot by providing an address <a href="https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/">MyVote Wisconsin</a>. Here, students can also register to vote at on-campus polling places, according to MyVote Wisconsin.</p>
  316. <p>To vote, students will need an acceptable form of voter identification, Burden said. Those without a photo ID listed on the MyVote Wisconsin website can obtain and use a student voter complaint ID through the WisCard office at Union South, according to the <a href="https://wiscard.wisc.edu/voter-id/">UW website</a>.</p>
  317. <p>Chup, Go Vote! will be outside East Campus mall handing out voter guides containing polling locations, voter registration guidelines and candidate information April 1 and 2, Chouhan said.</p>
  318. <p>“Everyone&#8217;s going to be out and about the day after they come back [from spring break],” Chouhan said. “So we might as well be in an area where there&#8217;s a lot of traffic. There’s a lot of people coming back and forth so we’ll be pointing people in the right direction with the right resources so they can make an informed decision.”</p>
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  324. <title>Prison reform needed to ensure inmates can rehabilitate</title>
  325. <link>https://badgerherald.com/opinion/column/2024/03/26/prison-reform-needed-to-ensure-inmates-can-rehabilitate/</link>
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  327. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Sammie Garrity]]></dc:creator>
  328. <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
  329. <category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
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  332. <category><![CDATA[prison conditions]]></category>
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  340. <description><![CDATA[Following the death of an inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution, current conditions at some of the state&#8217;s oldest prisons may be getting worse and are being questioned by government officials. Donald Maier died Feb. 22, 2024, the fourth death on record for the facility in the last eight months. Last November, Gov. Tony Evers made...]]></description>
  341. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the <a href="https://www.wkow.com/news/inmate-death-raises-concerns-on-prison-conditions-in-wisconsin/article_176cd47a-ddaa-11ee-8fb5-13bfb0955c6b.html">death</a> of an inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution, current conditions at some of the state&#8217;s oldest prisons may be getting worse and are being questioned by government officials. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Donald Maier died Feb. 22, 2024, the fourth death </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on record</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for the facility in the last eight months.</span></p>
  342. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last November, Gov. Tony Evers </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">made an announcement</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> he would be working with Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr to work towards easing lockdown restrictions and improving overall conditions in prisons across Wisconsin, according to WKOW. Last week, however, Evers </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">announced</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Carr would be stepping down from his position, prompting a call for new leadership and changes to be made within the correctional system.</span></p>
  343. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Current prison conditions can only be described as dangerous. Many Wisconsin prisons are over-populated, unclean and unsafe. There </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">have been </span><a href="https://captimes.com/news/community/life-in-lockdown-why-wisconsin-prison-conditions-are-called-torture/article_0d05c8f6-8db5-11ee-8a4e-7f59c4483ec0.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reports</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of rotting and rusted walls, unclean linens and rodent infestations at a few locations. All of these issues, amongst other, solidify and support activists’ calls for immediate change.</span></p>
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  356. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These issues don’t just affect the physical health of inmates. Living in this environment can </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">c</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ause severe mental health issues</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as well. Inmates facing mental health issues do not receive the support they need during their incarceration, even while conditions may make their symptoms worse. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Calls for help</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are often ignored and if they are heard, it is often too late. Lack of opportunity to have good hygiene, minimal time outside and longer isolating periods have created an environment that sets inmates up to struggle both mentally and physically.</span></p>
  357. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Socioeconomic factors </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2018/03/22/brookingsreport_2018/">play</a> a large role</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> when it comes to who is actually put in prison. Individuals that come from a lower economic background often lack access to quality legal representation and this inadequacy can result in poor defense and higher incarceration rates for those that come from marginalized communities.</span></p>
  358. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Within the prisons themselves, socioeconomic status can also </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">heavily affect</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the type of healthcare inmates receive. Inmates that have preexisting conditions that couldn’t be treated outside of prison due to not be able to afford such treatment or not being on an insurance plan often have their symptoms exacerbated by the poor conditions within the prison, The Cap Times cites.</span></p>
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  371. <p>Lastly, these prisons continue to decline in quality as they heavily rely on inmate <a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploitation-of-incarcerated-workers">labor</a> to keep the institution functioning. These inmates are often not paid or severely underpaid for the work they do. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the minimum wage for inmates in Wisconsin is $0.11-0.15 an hour. This labor exploitation only perpetuates the cycle of institutions taking advantage of inmates while abusing them mentally and physically.</p>
  372. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If prison conditions remain like this, it will have drastic consequences on the lives of inmates and their families, as well as the communities surrounding them.</span></p>
  373. <p>There is a large strain on resources<span style="font-weight: 400;"> within the justice system as it stands, especially when it comes to prison staffing and employment. </span></p>
  374. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If prisons weren’t so overcrowded and poorly maintained, there would be more opportunity to divert funds to areas like crime prevention which could help put an end to the never ending cycle of over-incarcerated communities. The plain human rights violations at these institutions also pose a </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">severe risk</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the overall human condition. </span></p>
  375. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not addressing or fixing the issues associated only perpetuates systemic injustice and furthers the cycle of abuse.</span></p>
  376. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is critical reforms be instilled within the system to ensure the safety and rehabilitation of inmates. In order to do this there needs to be great change at a more governmental level. Wisconsin lawmakers have been talking for</span> years<span style="font-weight: 400;"> about the change that needs to happen in the prison system, but this change hasn’t actually materialized. </span></p>
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  389. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is an overall recognition of the issues the system faces, but nothing has actually been done to fix it. The governor and the DOC need to actually do the work they have been promising in order to save the lives of the people inhabiting their prisons.</span></p>
  390. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As of now, the baseline conditions are atrocious. There needs to be improved healthcare — both physical and mental — population control and infrastructure improvements. If inmates are forced to keep living how they have been, they won’t survive. They are serving time and attempting to rehabilitate themselves to be better, more productive members of society. The current system does nothing to aid them on that journey. In fact, it only makes their struggle worse.</span></p>
  391. <p><i>Sammie Garrity (sgarrity3@wisc.edu) is a freshman studying journalism and political science.</i></p>
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  397. <title>Honoring, recognizing LGBTQ+ female athletes at UW who break barriers, set examples</title>
  398. <link>https://badgerherald.com/sports/2024/03/26/honoring-recognizing-lgbtq-female-athletes-at-uw-who-break-barriers-set-examples/</link>
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  400. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Dani Savin]]></dc:creator>
  401. <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
  402. <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
  403. <category><![CDATA[UW Athletics]]></category>
  404. <category><![CDATA[basketball]]></category>
  405. <category><![CDATA[inclusion]]></category>
  406. <category><![CDATA[LGBTQ+]]></category>
  407. <category><![CDATA[representation]]></category>
  408. <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
  409. <category><![CDATA[Tessa towers]]></category>
  410. <category><![CDATA[womens basketball]]></category>
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  413. <description><![CDATA[In celebrating March as Women&#8217;s History Month, it&#8217;s crucial to recognize the contributions and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ female athletes at institutions like the University of Wisconsin. As a renowned institution with a rich history in athletics, UW has been home to numerous LGBTQ+ female athletes who have not only excelled in their sports but...]]></description>
  414. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In celebrating March as Women&#8217;s History Month, it&#8217;s crucial to recognize the contributions and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ female athletes at institutions like the University of Wisconsin. As a renowned institution with a rich history in athletics, UW </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">has been home to numerous LGBTQ+ female athletes who have not only excelled in their sports but also broken barriers and paved the way for future generations. It is important to shed light on the experiences of LGBTQ+ women in athletics and recognize their contributions to the ongoing narrative of female achievements in sports history.</span></p>
  415. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the realm of sports, where dedication, talent and perseverance intersect, there exists a group of individuals who face unique challenges beyond the field, court or track. LGBTQ+ female athletes, like </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tessa Towers</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a member of the UW women&#8217;s basketball team, navigate the complex terrain of both sports and identity with resilience and determination. </span></p>
  416. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Sports have given me the ability to push through hard times,&#8221; Towers said. &#8220;When things aren&#8217;t going my way. I&#8217;m able to just keep working hard so that I can get better at the sport that I&#8217;m doing…and helped me learn how to work hard.” </span></p>
  417. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Towers&#8217; journey into basketball began in eighth grade, a testament to her love for the game and her unwavering commitment to improvement. Despite not starting on the varsity team until her sophomore year in high school, Towers faced challenges head-on, using setbacks as fuel to propel her forward. Now a sophomore in college, she embodies the spirit of resilience and hard work.</span></p>
  418. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But Towers&#8217; experience isn&#8217;t without its unique obstacles. As a queer woman in sports, she confronts a double bind, encountering sexism within the LGBTQ+ community and homophobia within the sporting world. Yet Towers refuses to let these challenges define her. Instead, she finds strength in advocating for herself and embracing her authentic self in all aspects of life. Her journey underscores the importance of visibility and representation in sports, normalizing LGBTQ+ identities and inspiring younger generations to embrace their true selves.</span></p>
  419. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Allowing myself to be myself and space to express all of my different personalities… has definitely helped me a lot,” Towers said.</span></p>
  420. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the progress made in recent years, LGBTQ+ female athletes at UW still face unique challenges and barriers. Discrimination, harassment and stereotypes continue to exist within the world of sports, making it difficult for LGBTQ+ athletes to fully embrace their identities and reach their full potential. Additionally, the lack of representation and visibility of LGBTQ+ female athletes in mainstream media further perpetuates these challenges, often leaving their stories untold and their achievements unrecognized.</span></p>
  421. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even with the strides made in creating inclusive environments within athletic institutions, discrimination and bias persist. Towers shared her experiences of facing discrimination not only for her sexual orientation but also for her presentation. Dressing in a more masculine manner has subjected her to scrutiny and derogatory comments, highlighting the need for continued efforts to foster inclusivity and acceptance in sports.</span></p>
  422. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visibility matters, not just for individual athletes like Towers but for the broader LGBTQ+ community. By seeing queer female athletes succeed on the court, field or track, others find solace in knowing they aren&#8217;t alone. Moreover, it expands the definition of success in sports, challenging stereotypes and breaking down barriers.</span></p>
  423. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I believe the visibility of queer female athletes helps to normalize LGBTQ+ identities in sports,&#8221; Towers said. &#8220;It also serves to inspire younger generations and demonstrate to the community that they are not alone.” </span></p>
  424. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Institutions play a vital role in shaping the environment for LGBTQ+ athletes. Implementing anti-discrimination policies and organizing events like pride games are steps in the right direction. However, true inclusivity requires more than just policies — it necessitates a cultural shift. LGBTQ+ athletes must feel empowered to speak out and advocate for themselves, contributing to a more welcoming and understanding atmosphere for all.</span></p>
  425. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW fosters a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports at the institutional level. The university has implemented policies and initiatives aimed at fostering diversity and creating a welcoming environment for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. These efforts include</span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/2020/8/10/inclusion-engagement-badger-affinity-groups.aspx#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Badgers,-Opens%20in%20new&amp;text=Badger%20Affinity%20Groups%20were%20created,a%20student%20and%20an%20athlete."><span style="font-weight: 400;"> LGBTQ+ awareness training</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for coaches and staff, the establishment of </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/2020/8/10/inclusion-engagement-badger-affinity-groups.aspx#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Badgers,-Opens%20in%20new&amp;text=Badger%20Affinity%20Groups%20were%20created,a%20student%20and%20an%20athlete."><span style="font-weight: 400;">LGBTQ+ support groups within athletic departments</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and the promotion of </span><a href="https://uwbadgers.com/sports/2020/8/10/inclusion-engagement-badger-affinity-groups.aspx#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Badgers,-Opens%20in%20new&amp;text=Badger%20Affinity%20Groups%20were%20created,a%20student%20and%20an%20athlete."><span style="font-weight: 400;">LGBTQ+ visibility</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> through events and initiatives.</span></p>
  426. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we honor Women&#8217;s History Month, Towers reflects on her role in the ongoing narrative of female achievements in sports. Breaking stereotypes and challenging norms, she paves the way for future generations of LGBTQ+ athletes. Her advice to aspiring athletes echoes her own journey — don&#8217;t let fear hold you back, embrace your authentic self and find your community of allies and supporters.</span></p>
  427. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through their talent, resilience and activism, these athletes have not only shattered stereotypes and broken barriers but also inspired future generations of LGBTQ+ athletes to embrace their identities and pursue their passions. As we celebrate Women&#8217;s History Month, let us honor the achievements and courage of LGBTQ+ female athletes at UW and continue working towards a more inclusive and equitable future for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.</span></p>
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  433. <title>Tribal energy sovereignty revitalizes Wisconsin energy</title>
  434. <link>https://badgerherald.com/news/2024/03/26/tribal-energy-sovereignty-revitalizes-wisconsin-energy/</link>
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  436. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Zoe Klein]]></dc:creator>
  437. <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
  438. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  439. <category><![CDATA[Science News]]></category>
  440. <category><![CDATA[Bad River Tribe]]></category>
  441. <category><![CDATA[clean energy initiative]]></category>
  442. <category><![CDATA[energy sovereignty]]></category>
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  448. <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin has recently partnered with the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association to foster energy sovereignty for tribal communities in a new collaborative initiative. This partnership marks a significant step towards building the capacity to develop and sustain energy initiatives within tribal communities. Those at the heart of the collaboration focus on respecting...]]></description>
  449. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The University of Wisconsin has recently partnered with the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association to foster energy sovereignty for tribal communities in a new collaborative initiative.</span></p>
  450. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This partnership marks a significant step towards building the capacity to develop and sustain energy initiatives within tribal communities. Those at the heart of the collaboration focus on respecting tribal sovereignty and prioritizing community interests, according to </span><a href="https://www.mtera.org/member-tribe-services"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MTERA</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The MTERA collaboration aims to redefine energy dynamics across Wisconsin, especially in tribal communities.</span></p>
  451. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the primary objectives of the collaboration is to support the advancement of clean energy solutions while maintaining tribal sovereignty, according to the </span><a href="https://ceci.wisc.edu/planning-council"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clean Energy Community Initiative</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
  452. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Energy sovereignty is the inherent right for individuals and communities to make their own decisions regarding energy generation and consumption, according to the </span><a href="https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/articles/video-what-does-energy-sovereignty-mean-you"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Department of Energy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Energy sovereignty is crucial, especially for Indigenous communities, as it empowers them to control and manage their own energy resources in a way that aligns with their cultural and environmental priorities — all while protecting their lands.</span></p>
  453. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund Communications Officer and member of the non-profit organization </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grid Alternatives</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> John Teller said there is vast potential for renewable energy on tribal lands.</span></p>
  454. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That’s what we do here at Grid Alternatives, along with the National Tribal program,” Teller said. “Our program pushes tribes to try and reach those goals, [and] energy sovereignty and energy resiliency.”</span></p>
  455. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teller works for a project specifically targeting energy with Indigenous people and tribes, tribal entities and tribally led organizations throughout the country. The project offers many different grant opportunities to support tribal leadership and workforce development, Teller said.</span></p>
  456. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mission of </span><a href="https://gridalternatives.org/who-we-are/contact-us"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grid Alternatives</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is to a transition to a fully renewable energy powered world while advancing environmental justice.</span></p>
  457. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think this [new engineering collaboration at the UW] is paving the way for Indigenous tribes in America, specifically to begin these renewable energy projects and large-scale utility grade size projects that probably were not possible before,” Teller said.</span></p>
  458. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UW nuclear engineering professor Oliver Schmitz is an advocate for interdisciplinary collaborations and said the collaboration is a two-way engagement approach to discover community values, priorities and needs in the transition to clean energy.</span></p>
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  486. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Schmitz, underserved and traditionally underrepresented communities have challenges when making the decision to switch to more renewable energy sources. Schmitz said these communities will have to decide what energy conscious programs are best for their community and how to approach conceptualizing and funding these programs. </span></p>
  487. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Schmitz met representatives from MTERA at the National Tribal Energy Summit, where they planned for a future collaboration that would lead to funding tribal clean energy projects through community initiatives. </span></p>
  488. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Schmitz said the collaboration was systematically organized through a social science perspective, and he has now been collaborating with MTERA for 18 months. The collaborators explained to UW faculty and students that energy sovereignty has been unfunded for years, making the economic sustainability of this collaboration increasingly important, Schmitz said. </span></p>
  489. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The level of trust that has been expressed by tribal communities to invite us into their space, share openly their propositions, their concerns, their priorities and knowing we wouldn’t misuse it for another proposal is what we are grateful for,” Schmitz said. “We want to engage with them for their good and our good.”</span></p>
  490. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By putting projects that address community needs and preferences at the forefront, the collaboration ensures tribal interests are prioritized in decision-making processes, Schmitz said. One of MTERA’s clients is the </span><a href="https://www.badriver-nsn.gov/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bad River Tribe</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, who live along the shore of Lake Superior.</span></p>
  491. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bad River Tribe council member Daniel Wiggins Jr. said great steps have been made through a recent microgrids project. The </span><a href="https://www.nrel.gov/grid/microgrids.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">National Renewable Energy Laboratory</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> defines microgrids as groups of power sources that operate as a single entity.</span></p>
  492. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“One of the emphases of [the microgrid project] was community benefits and workforce development,” Wiggins said. “We specifically wanted to look at how we could enhance workforce development for tribal members and community members that are interested in technical fields and technical jobs.”</span></p>
  493. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Wiggins, tribal groups are often invited as an afterthought in energy conversations, which is where the UW and MTERA collaboration stands out. Schmitz reached out to MTERA directly first, wanting them to get involved from the very beginning, which was very empowering for tribal communities.</span></p>
  494. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wiggins said there are many upcoming projects in the next few years, as the tribe was recently awarded a five year $14 million grant — $1.2 million of which will be put directly into UW’s rough order of magnitude for future certification programs, Wiggins said. These ROMs estimate the effort and cost involved in completing a project — an essential part of assessing energy sovereignty projects.</span></p>
  495. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“One [connection] that was huge for the tribe in order to make sure this effort moves forward effectively is that UW–Madison will be working directly with Ojibwe University, which is here in Northwest Wisconsin and has a site directly at Bad River,” Wiggins said.</span></p>
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  501. <title>ASM spring election sets new low for voter participation</title>
  502. <link>https://badgerherald.com/news/campus/2024/03/26/asm-spring-election-sets-new-low-for-voter-participation/</link>
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  504. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Tarun Vedula]]></dc:creator>
  505. <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
  506. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  507. <category><![CDATA[UW-Madison Campus]]></category>
  508. <category><![CDATA[asm]]></category>
  509. <category><![CDATA[asm election]]></category>
  510. <category><![CDATA[Board of Regents]]></category>
  511. <category><![CDATA[college of engineering]]></category>
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  517. <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin&#8217;s Associated Students of Madison, which serves as the university&#8217;s student council, drew only 2.6% voter turnout to the spring 2024 election. Out of UW&#8217;s 48,557 students, 1,273 casted ballots for in the 2024 election. In 2023, 1,530 votes were cast out of a student body totaling 47,830 — a 3.1% turnout....]]></description>
  518. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The University of Wisconsin&#8217;s Associated Students of Madison, which serves as the university&#8217;s student council, drew only <a href="https://badgerherald.com/news/2024/03/12/asm-spring-elections-for-student-council-ssfc-representatives-live-until-wednesday-evening/">2.6%</a> voter turnout to the spring 2024 election. Out of UW&#8217;s 48,557 students, 1,273 casted ballots for in the 2024 election.</p>
  519. <p>In 2023, 1,530 votes were cast out of a student body totaling 47,830 — a 3.1% turnout.</p>
  520. <p>Associated Student Government Association Executive Director Butch Oxendine told The Badger Herald in January that at public colleges and universities, voter turnout it student council elections usually rages between 10-15%.</p>
  521. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The <a href="https://badgerherald.com/news/2024/03/12/asm-spring-elections-for-student-council-ssfc-representatives-live-until-wednesday-evening/">elections</a> concluded March 13 after two days of polls being open virtually, welcoming 33 new members into ASM for the 2024-2025 school year. UW students could vote for representatives for their school or college, as well as representatives for the Student Services Financial Committee, which delegates a portion of the Student Segregated Fee.</span></p>
  522. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Newly elected College of Letters &amp; Sciences representative Amelia Alvarez said low turnout is indicative of the lack of connection between students and ASM. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
  523. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
  524. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think ASM’s connection with the overall school population is pretty weak,” Alvarez said. “It seems like not a lot of people know about it or understand what they do. And I especially see that in the election.”</span></p>
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  539. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">ASM is <a href="https://asm.wisc.edu/about-asm/">responsible</a> for distributing nearly $50 million in segregated university fees every year toward direct action campaigns that have notably advocated for 24-hour libraries, mandatory pre-exam study days and caps on tuition increases.</span></p>
  540. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alvarez was clear about her plans to enhance ASM’s visibility and impact. Through a more open dialogue and frequent conversations with the student body, Alvarez hopes to increase her outreach and engagement efforts.</span></p>
  541. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a freshman, this was Alvarez’s first time running for a seat, a factor she thought may hold her back. But after taking advantage of social media and student organizations to campaign, Alvarez was able to garner attention and votes.</span></p>
  542. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I would tell anybody who would listen, and I felt like at some point, ‘Wow, a lot of people said that they&#8217;ll actually vote for me,” Alvarez said. “So I felt like going into it. I feel like I maybe have a chance.”</span></p>
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  557. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">ASM also includes seven seats for graduate students. Of the seven elected seats, five of the elected seats went to write-in candidates, receiving anywhere from three to eight votes. Ryan Ring, one of the two candidates who ran for a graduate school seat, agreed with Alvarez and attributed the number of running candidates and votes to a lack of information about the importance of student government.</span></p>
  558. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ring’s interest in ASM stems back to his undergraduate experience at UW-Eau Claire, where he served UW System Board of Regents as one of two student representative from 2017-2019. Student representatives are appointed to the Board of Regents by the Governor and are able to vote on decisions, along with the other members.</span></p>
  559. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ring plans to use his Board of Regents experience and finance background to concentrate on the use of segregated fees.</span></p>
  560. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have a finance background, and so my main focus is really going to try to be on the segregated fees — understanding those and and how upcoming votes and stuff will impact that — because one of the most important parts or aspects of student government, especially in Wisconsin, is the true influence that ASM has on how segregated fees are spent but also what those levels are,” Ring said.</span></p>
  561. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of the 33 elected seats, only six incumbents ran, with Ayush Jadhav being one of the four incumbent winners. A junior at UW&#8217;s College of Engineering much of Jadhav’s work on ASM last term revolved around transparency and differential tuition for students.</span></p>
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  576. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jadhav received the largest number of votes for an College of Engineering seat and attributed his access to campaigning for more voter participation in comparison with to his opponents.</span></p>
  577. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A lot of my outlet was going around in class, trying to meet new people, get to know how they&#8217;re doing, try to be what they would like to see in a rep. and then encourage them to vote,” Jadhav said. “I asked them to please read everyone&#8217;s statements and vote for whoever you like. My main goal campaigning was just to get people to vote.”</span></p>
  578. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In his second year, Jadhav plans to focus more on using differential tuition dollars to increase accessibility to research funding, specifically for engineering students.</span></p>
  579. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, students in the engineering, business and nursing schools must pay differential tuition for expanded curriculum and additional faculty, according to the</span> <a href="https://bursar.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/434/2023/03/2023-Tuition-FAQs.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bursar&#8217;s Office</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Last semester, Jadhav helped negotiate a </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8PS8o65ynGk50NXI9Wfo63qp4YswcTI/view?ts=65fa2561"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Memorandum of Understanding</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with the College of Engineering that established a formal agreement for student involvement in decisions related to differential tuition.</span></p>
  580. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Jadhav, it’s important ASM provides the changes students are looking for.</span></p>
  581. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I didn&#8217;t want to be the person complaining about the problem,” Jadhav said. “I want to be more of the person who wants to solve the problem and find solutions for people on campus. And try to be someone who can support other people or other students and try to get them access to any or all resources they want.”</span></p>
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  587. <title>Women&#8217;s Hockey: Wisconsin loses heartbreaker to Ohio State 1-0 in NCAA Championship Final</title>
  588. <link>https://badgerherald.com/sports/womens-hockey/2024/03/25/womens-hockey-wisconsin-loses-heartbreaker-to-ohio-state-1-0-in-ncaa-championship-final/</link>
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  590. <dc:creator><![CDATA[by Evan Epstein]]></dc:creator>
  591. <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
  592. <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
  593. <category><![CDATA[Women's Hockey]]></category>
  594. <category><![CDATA[Ava McNaughton]]></category>
  595. <category><![CDATA[Casey O'Brien]]></category>
  596. <category><![CDATA[women's hockey]]></category>
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  599. <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin women&#8217;s hockey team fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes Sunday in a closely contested affair. “It’s going to come down to one play,” Badgers head coach Mark Johnson said after the game. “They made the play. They win the game. And it hurts.” That play came with 7 minutes and 12...]]></description>
  600. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The University of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wisconsin women&#8217;s hockey team</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> fell to the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ohio State Buckeyes</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Sunday in a closely contested affair.</span></p>
  601. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s going to come down to one play,” Badgers head coach </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark Johnson</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said after the game. “They made the play. They win the game. And it hurts.”</span></p>
  602. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That play came with 7 minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the final period, as freshmen </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joy Dunne</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> fired a shot from the right circle past Badgers’ goaltender </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ava McNaughton</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to take the lead. This would prove to be the lone goal in the matchup, propelling the Buckeyes to their second NCAA Championship in three years.</span></p>
  603. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Badgers were stellar defensively, holding Ohio State to just 28 shots, a season low for the Buckeyes.</span></p>
  604. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their best opportunity came with just under two minutes remaining in the second period, as forward </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Casey O’Brien</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> had the puck with no defenders between her and Buckeyes’ goaltender </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raygan Kirk</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. O’Brien was unable to maneuver the puck through the legs of Kirk, and the game remained scoreless. Kirk was a brick wall all night, saving all 26 of Wisconsin’s shots on goal.</span></p>
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  619. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We couldn’t capitalize on our chances, and they capitalized on one of theirs. All around, we just need to be better,” O’Brien said in an interview with </span><a href="https://badgerextra.com/sports/hockey/women/wisconsin-womens-hockey-frozen-four-championship-loss-ohio-state/article_52d1c888-ea46-11ee-9b34-2be4ab6ba2e0.html#tracking-source=home-top-story"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Badger Extra</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> following the game.</span></p>
  620. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The matchup was just the second time the Badgers have been shutout all season. The other matchup was also against the Buckeyes on Nov. 17 where the Badgers fell 3-0.</span></p>
  621. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This matchup was eerily similar to the 2023 NCAA Championship game, where Wisconsin defeated Ohio State 1-0. This time, though, the roles were reversed.</span></p>
  622. <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the game, Johnson noted the team’s accomplishments this season, including 35 wins and a WCHA Championship. Johnson said, “Once the sting goes away and the hurt subsides, reflect on your season, and there’s a lot for them to be proud of.”</span></p>
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  629.  

If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:

  1. Download the "valid RSS" banner.

  2. Upload the image to your own server. (This step is important. Please do not link directly to the image on this server.)

  3. Add this HTML to your page (change the image src attribute if necessary):

If you would like to create a text link instead, here is the URL you can use:

http://www.feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A//badgerherald.com/feed/

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