Service Employees International Union lead organizer Jay Brower will fill the District 13 seat and sit on the Dane County Health and Human Needs Committee until the Spring Election in April of 2024.

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Brower said the main issues facing District 13, which encompasses most of the University of Wisconsin campus, are global warming, housing and criminal justice reform, according to a press release from Miles.

Brower said he wants to approach politics in a progressive way, focusing on criminal justice reform and labor issues.

SEIU works with hundreds of workers in the community, especially in the healthcare field, some of whom live in District 13, Brower said.

Brower said the expertise he gained in his career gives him the opportunity to share his experience connecting with community members and building relationships in his new position as Dane County supervisor.

“Through that experience, [I] saw an opportunity to contribute my expertise and build coalitions, especially among progressively aligned groups as a labor activist and deeply committed to supporting working people,” Brower said. “People who experience marginalization across the spectrum based on race, class, gender expression, nationality … ”

Brower said being an organizer in politics is very similar to organizing within labor. His work involves talking to people individually and having people act together, Brower said.

Since the workers SEIU represents span the spectrum of income, race, religion, sexual orientation and other factors, talking to community members to understand their values informs him in his new role, Brower said.

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“Having conversations with people about what they love, what they’re struggling with, what the future they want to achieve for themselves, for their families, for their loved ones, Is really important,” Brower said.

The other supervisors appointed to the positions were Chad Kemp and Steven Peters, for Districts 32 and 9 respectively.

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Shew said technoableism is everywhere — it’s disguised in wheelchair-inaccessible buildings, not including closed captioning for videos and infantilization of disabled people.

“I think it involves a certain infantilization of disabled people, too, that you don’t deserve the same information, that we have to keep an eye on you and you have to be observed and surveilled and make sure you’re using things correctly in a neurotypical and nondisabled way,” Shew said.

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Drug technology is also “deeply flawed and anti-autistic.” For example, Shew said when studying autistic mice models, scientists manipulate part of their brain so they don’t socialize with other mice. Since the mice don’t socialize with others, scientists say they’re “autistic.” But that’s not what happens to autistic people, Shew said.

Too often those who develop disabled technology, like those who make technology for autism, make it so autistic people seem more neurotypical when that’s not possible, Shew said. They don’t consult people with disabilities for the right reasons, which highlights the importance of disability technology made by those who are disabled.

“So often we’re told one thing will save us…but the people who saved my life are other disabled people who reprogrammed my phone,” Shew said.

Some may not realize there are types of disability technology disabled people made since they’re not marketed as such. For example, OXO Good Grips for kitchen utensils were made to make gripping easier for people with arthritis. And Snuggies, Shew said, were made with people who use a wheelchair in mind.

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Disability technology also comes in the form of games such as Pokémon and Dungeons and Dragons, Shew said. Games like these provide social interaction for autistic people because players know their role and can follow a script.

Shew also spoke on disability justice. Typically, the lived experience of a disability is different from its typical depictions of a disabled white woman, Shew said. Disability justice also involves abolitionist policies.

“The largest holders of disabled people in the United States are prisons,” Shew said.

Those who are incarcerated will live without diagnoses and poor healthcare while in the prison system, so it’s important to be abolitionist in disability policies, Shew said.

While some of it was emotionally hard to write, like learning about the history of eugenics which focuses on the elimination of disability and therefore the elimination of disabled people, Shew said it’s important to her to talk about disabled expertise as she does in her book.

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Opening game day is historically more incident heavy, but Kirchman said high temperatures were a contributing factor to the lower incident and attendance rate at the game. At the first game of the 2022 season against Illinois State University, UWPD reported 27 ejections and 19 arrests, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Most ejections, arrests and tickets at Badger football games are related to underage drinking, Kirchman said. Completely stopping underage drinking from occurring would be an impossible task, Kirchman said. Instead, UWPD aims to educate students on consuming alcohol safely.

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“We understand that alcohol consumption is going to happen,” Kirchman said, “Us standing here and saying ‘don’t do it,’ that is not going to solve anything … So instead [we consider], what can we do to help affect behaviors so that people are more safe, because that’s the more important thing.”

But, UW’s commitment to educating students on alcohol safety doesn’t stop at the gates of Camp Randall. All degree-seeking undergraduate students are required to complete the online AlcoholEdu course, which teaches students about the impacts of alcohol and gives students the information they need to make healthy decisions, according to the course’s website.

Tailgating is a commonplace event on game days, even for those who do not go to the games. UW student Maggie Brock said she and her friend group still tailgate even if they do not actually attend the games.

“I always have fun, I love football season,” Brock said, though she did not get student tickets through the lottery system this year.

UWPD is aware of the tailgating and partying that goes on on game days, Kirchman said, but there are many ways to stay safe and out of trouble.

According to an article from The Badger Herald, UWPD relies on “behavior-based policing,” which means students are typically only approached when they are attracting attention to themselves engaging in illegal activity.

UWPD focuses on the people who have gone too far, especially on game days, Kirchman said. Some things officers look for at tailgates and inside the stadium include passing out, vomiting in bathrooms or behavioral complaints from other Badger fans.

Kirchman said using alcohol in moderation is key to staying safe on gameday. Moderate alcohol use is defined as up to 3 drinks for females on their day of heaviest drinking in the past two weeks, and up to 4 drinks for males, according to AlcoholEdu. Anything beyond this is considered heavy or problematic drinking. 

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Kirchman also recommended that students should stay with their friends to ensure nobody gets lost. Traveling in pairs, staying with familiar people and faces and making sure nobody gets left behind are all crucial to making sure game days stay safe and incident free, Kirchman said.

Besides alcohol related incidents, the sheer amount of people in small areas also concerns UWPD.

“The stadium itself has a capacity of just under 80,000 people, if you then look at the footprint of the immediate area around it, of the people that don’t actually go into the stadium on a game day, you’re probably easily looking at about 100,000 people just within several blocks, so that alone is a huge safety issue,” Kirchman said.

UWPD is the sole organizer of security and safety at all UW owned property, including games at Camp Randall, so everything is planned by them with help from outside and internal partners, Kirchman said.

“Game days for us as a police department are sort of an all hands on deck sort of situation,” Kirchman said.

Most officers in the department work on game days to provide safety and security for the people in the area, but UWPD also brings in outside police officers from the Madison Police Department, the Dane County Police Department and even officers from other UW system schools, Kirchman said.

Additionally, officers now help with non-emergency health incidents, instead of waiting for EMTs and paramedics to come to the scene. There were 250 medical calls during the opening game, but most were resolved by transporting the person in need to a cooling center at the stadium, Kirchman said.

Kirchman said that simply not being noticed by UWPD is the best way to avoid an interaction with an officer on game day.

“Game day is sort of like a big giant game of Whack a Mole,” Kirchman said. “If somebody brings enough attention to themselves long enough, then that’s going to bring us to them. If somebody just sort of stays below the surface or just pops their head up and is back down quickly enough, then you’re probably not going to have too many problems.”

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McCain has built an impressive career on the foundation of her love of storytelling through the art of music — more specifically, through her ability to tell stories on the piano. With three degrees in Piano Performance, performing is where she laid her roots. Renowned by the New York Times as a “virtuoso pianist,” the confidence she has built from world-wide appraisal and performances continues to inspire others on a micro-level. 

She has branched her career out to impacting individual lives through speaking and teaching. Currently, she is associate professor of piano and coordinator of the Keyboard Area at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis and co-founder/director of the Memphis International Piano Festival and Competition.

She facilitates a sense of community and inclusivity into the music realm by curating Underrepresented Composers Concerts. She is proud of recent engagements and concerts such as one that was organized by Solange Knowles, famous singer and sister to the one and only Beyoncé.

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Everyone starts somewhere. McCain’s advice to young people just getting started with their careers is to focus on your friends, your mission and bringing other people’s talents into your circles. 

Her journey hasn’t always been easy. After receiving her degrees in piano performance, an injury kept her from performing for a few years.

Putting a positive spin on this challenge she coined as a ‘detour,’ according to McCain.

“We’ll all experience some type of challenges at different stages in our life,” McCain said. “So I think the biggest thing is to not give up and to persevere whether that looks like continuing on that career path that you’ve had or maybe reinventing yourself in a way that’s more relevant based on your circumstances.”

Post-recovery, she is now an advocate for musician wellness, empowering others in ways she found to empower herself. 

Now that she is back into performing, she has hit stages worldwide. Recently, she has experienced what she calls life altering engagements. She performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York at a concert assembled by Solange Knowles. This performance has landed her her first feature in the New York Times. On one level, she explains, this is culturally significant due to the exposure granted by working with the high-profile Knowles family. On a second level, the praise she received by the New York Times is academically rewarding. 

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McCain is such a notable artist not only for her obvious achievements but because of her authenticity and her powerful mission. 

In her upcoming concert, she will be playing her program “intersections.” This repertoire blends “the old with the new,” while telling the story of a life journey. In one song that focuses on motherhood, she weaves “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” and a sacred religious song about Mary looking at Jesus on the cross. These songs came to the public with different styles, influences and historical contexts. Franz Liszt popularized the Christian work. This Hungarian composer’s art is hailed in higher education. According to Voices Across Time, “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” is an African American spiritual that originated from enslaved peoples and carried on through oral tradition before it was recorded. 

Additionally, she features artists she describes as being in canon for centuries such as Debussy or Rachmaninoff alongside a diverse group of contemporary artists from different music genres such as Joseph Jubeir and Maria Coralie.

She also shows her passion by crafting Underrepresented Composers Concerts in her series, Mahogany Chamber.

By bringing underrepresented composers and artists to the front of the stage to explore new musical styles along with standard ones, McCain said.

“I feel like it creates a more welcoming environment, maybe a safer environment if you’re wanting to explore musical styles, but you don’t know a lot about various musical styles,” McCain said. “Yeah, they’ll always just wait five minutes, there’ll be something that you know, so it’s been really nice to be able to share music in this way.”

By connecting lesser-known and better-known pieces and styles, these concerts stimulate meaningful conversations about music, culture and inclusivity. 

In McCain’s current position as a piano professor, she teaches applied piano one-on-one with students who want to have a career in playing or teaching. When asked about a moment when she knew she was significantly impacting her students, she says that at a music teachers conference international students came up to her that she had never met before and told her how much they loved her work.

“Work that we started for the community has branched out to something that’s even beyond our state in our country,” McCain said.

This concert won’t be one you want to miss. McCain knows how to captivate audiences of any interest. Her take on musical experiences is that there is “something for everybody.”  Even if you are a business major and have never touched an instrument in your life, storytelling is a universal means of communication.

“Regardless of whether a student is a musician or not, music is healing for the soul,” McCain said. “And so that’s something that I hope to bring in the storytelling like I was telling you, there’s themes of motherhood, there’s themes of joy, there’s themes of social justice. And if this story isn’t for you, you can learn something. So I think you should come because music is meant to be a balm. It’s medicine for us. Regardless of what we think we might like, we can come away refreshed and hopefully learning something new.” 

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Vaccinations are important for not only children, but all people. The spreading of vaccine misinformation is incredibly dangerous, and must be stopped to ensure both children and adults get vaccinated.

For a long time, many people have believed that vaccines cause autism in children. This movement began in 1998 when physician Andrew Wakefield published “The Lancet” which claimed that there was a connection between autism and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

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Soon after the publication of “The Lancet,” other studies were published which refuted the connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. Though Wakefield’s study incorrectly connected the MMR vaccine to autism, many still look to this finding as a precedent for leaving their children unvaccinated.

But, there are many reasons Wisconsin parents chose to not vaccinate their children, and even themselves, that aren’t wholly related to the autism myth.

First, misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccine is one of main suspected causes of vaccine hesitancy in Wisconsin, according to The Cap Times. It was not long ago when some Americans were taking animal dewormer as a treatment for COVID-19 because they didn’t trust the vaccines or the doctors telling them to take it.

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Throughout the pandemic, Wisconsinites were incredibly hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Only 47% of Wisconsinites were vaccinated in May of 2021 when the pandemic was still raging. Some citizens even protested on the steps of the state capitol in August 2021 to rally against vaccine mandates.

Though the COVID-19 vaccine is not required for young children in the U.S., the skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters has led to further skepticism around other vaccines for children, according to Axios.

Another reason parents may choose not to vaccinate their children is because many severe illnesses like polio are largely eradicated in the United States by vaccines, according to Our World in Data. When parents don’t see the real dangers of an illness, they don’t find it as necessary to vaccinate their children.

It is possible this high kindergarten vaccination exemption rate may just be a result of delays caused by the pandemic and staffing issues amongst the healthcare industry, according to The Cap Times. But University of Wisconsin professor Dominique Brossard points to distrust in government backed organizations and misinformation as some of the driving factors.

Parents do not have bad intentions when preventing their child from getting vaccinated, they simply want to do what they believe is safe for their child. But, by not vaccinating their children, Wisconsin parents are putting their own kindergartener and other kindergarteners at risk.

Vaccinations prevent the spread of illnesses, and for kindergarteners in close proximity in a classroom for eight hours a day, this can mean the spread of dangerous illnesses like measles or polio if some students are not vaccinated, according to Axios.

In fact, studies are already beginning to show that unvaccinated children have an increased risk of infection from vaccine preventable diseases.

Vaccine exempt children are 22.2 times more likely to catch the measles and 5.9 times more likely to catch whooping cough than vaccinated children, according to The Journal of the American Medical Association.

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According to the CDC, unvaccinated people also have the potential to transmit diseases to people who are too young to get vaccines, like infants, individuals with weak immune systems and health care workers. This means those unvaccinated kindergarteners can not only endanger their classmates, but also their younger siblings, teachers and doctors.

Schools are responsible to keep students safe, but when vaccine exemptions can be given out for medical and non-medical reasons, there is little they can do to force parents to vaccinate their children.

Thus, parents must listen to accepted scientific research and vaccinate their kindergarten-aged children. Time and time again, scientific evidence supports the safety of vaccinations as a way to prevent the spread of disease. Increasingly, data shows that vaccines have more positive than negative effects, according to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

The vast spread of vaccine misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the long-term impacts of the “The Lancet.” But evidence continues to show the COVID-19 vaccine is safe — despite many misconceptions that suggest otherwise.

In times like these, parents need to look toward professionals — those who support scientific research — to improve public health outcomes.

Sammie Garrity (sgarrity3@wisc.edu) is a freshman studying journalism and political science.

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Govindarajan said the proposed height limit changes would apply only to the Regent Street area and would not interfere with the Capitol View Preservation Ordinance. The ordinance, which has been in place since 1966, ensures the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen from anywhere in the city within a one mile radius.

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Govindarajan’s proposed amendments would allow developers to increase the height of buildings’ north and south of Regent Street and between Randall Avenue and East Campus Mall by anywhere from two to four stories. Govindarajan said this would incentivize developers to build more dense and affordable student housing.

“Making these amendments go through does make it very concrete to the developers that they want you to build here,” Govindarajan said.

The proposals specifically focus on Regent Street because of the height of most buildings in the area. According to Govindarajan’s blog post, most residential buildings in this area are at or below five stories due to state building codes which require more expensive construction material for buildings above six stories.

Govindarajan said increasing the maximum height of buildings in the area will incentivize housing developers to take on taller projects in the area.

“If we’re allowing developers to build larger buildings, more than 10 stories tall, then they’re able to make some of their money back on the construction and provide more housing for the people who want to live there,” Govindarajan said.

Though Core Spaces housing projects like the Oliv Apartments and Johnson and Broom will reserve units for low-income students, students are still struggling to find affordable housing, according to an article from The Badger Herald.

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Govindarajan said since students are Madison residents, the student housing issue is under the jurisdiction of the city.

“The university — It’s an educational institution. It’s not a housing authority. We are students and residents of the city. We pay taxes, we … are a huge part of the local economy and there is no reason that the city should ignore the will of students” Govindarajan said.

Govindarajan said the proposals are expected to be considered by the Common Council in the next several months. The next Plan Commission meeting is being held virtually Oct. 2nd.

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Registered Student Organizations can receive GSSF funding, which draws from the Student Segregated Fee, after a hearing where the SSFC determines the organization’s eligibility, according to the GSSF website.

The SSFC has previously waived the expectation that a budget proposed by a student organization should not include costs of student hourly positions if they exceed 60% of an RSO’s budget.

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Associated Students of Madison Chair Kevin Jacobson said wage inclusion in GSSF budgets had been waived in the past because wages for student workers rose while services offered by RSOs haven’t increased at the same rate.

“We’ve actually done this for the past few years in a row,” Jacobson said. “And that’s because we’ve raised the wage both years. The wage for ASM has gone up about 42% in the past few years. So it’s putting a lot more strain on this formula than it has been before because it’s putting more and more money on the salary side while not increasing the services on the supply side,” Jacobson said.

SSFC representatives disagreed on the importance and function of the 60% budget requirement. Where some representatives argued for the removal of this condition, others called for the maximum percentage for all student organizations to be raised.

Rep. Harris Jacobs was in favor of the maintenance of the 60% requirement, while Rep. Alex Beer said this percentage should be raised to 72% to account for the 8% inflation rate and the 2022 wage increase for student workers from $12 to $15 an hour.

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Following the extensive discussion, the SSFC passed a motion to raise the 60% to 75% wage allocation requirement for the 30th session, capping the percentage of an RSO’s budget used to pay its workers.

SSFC chair Quinn Wakley said the committee would revisit the issue in the spring to provide a long term solution to the issue surrounding balancing the budgets of student organizations’ salaries and other expenses.

SSFC’s next meeting will take place Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Student Activity Center on East Campus Mall.

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Since Sweetgreen was founded in 2007, the fast casual salad chain has become a nationwide go-to for a quick, healthy meal.

Now, the business is expanding further into the college student market. In 2023, the chain expects to open nine locations in college towns throughout the country.

The Sept. 21 grand opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. Those who purchased food during and immediately after the opening received custom Sweetgreen cookies, tote bags and hats with their order.

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Sweetgreen also partnered with abstract artist and recent University of Wisconsin MFA graduate Tony Duvall to create a piece inspired by Madison’s geography to display inside the new restaurant.

Sweetgreen Madison area leader Dave Hopkins said their eco-friendly efforts make them stand out from other restaurants. They use organic products, compostable tableware and source from ethically-raised animals, Hopkins said.

For every meal sold on opening day, Sweetgreen donated a meal to REAP Food Group, a sustainable food movement in Madison. Sweetgreen also donated leftover food from the opening to the group.

“We not only want to be good for the earth, but we want to be good for people,” Hopkins said. “We joke we’re just salad, but we’re the best salad.”

Sweetgreen’s mission is to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food, according to the Sweetgreen website. The company is committed to creating a solution to climate change through making a plant-focused menu that averages 30% less carbon than the average American meal.

Sweetgreen continues to improve its standards by being transparent about its supply chain and increasing the welfare of farm animals they source ingredients from, according to the Sweetgreen website.

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Plant-based or not, Sweetgreen’s menu includes a wide variety of salads, such as the BBQ Chicken Salad or the Kale Caesar. It also offers warm bowls, including the Harvest Bowl and the Chicken Pesto Parm Bowl.

UW junior Elizabeth Haefeli was one of many students excited about the grand opening of Madison’s first and only Sweetgreen.

“As a busy college student, sometimes the more convenient meal options are not as nutritious,” Haefeli said. “Having a healthy option that is also convenient will allow me to incorporate more veggies in my life.”

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Police raided the popular bar Schmucky’s last Saturday, arresting nearly 200 bar-goers for being “overaged.”

“We have a major drinking problem at University of Wisconsin-Madison,” Fake police chief Roberto Boberto said. “There are too many upperclassmen who still think it’s cool to go to Schmucky’s.” Boberto shook his head in disgust. “This is a freshman bar. Where’s your dignity?”

Senior Brian McDonald said that he only accidentally attended Schmucky’s and that he was really trying to go to the respectable upperclassman bar, HH’s. Junior Joyce Reynolds said that she was only there with a younger cousin and would never actually go to Schmucky’s by herself.

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“Nice try, McDonald,” Boberto said in disgust, tightening the cuffs around McDonald’s wrists. “HH’s is a mile and a half from here.” He spared a glance for Reynolds. “And you. Next time bring your cousin to an upperclassman bar.”

Schmucky’s owner Martha Schmucky blamed the influx of losers on last week’s horoscope, which directed all fire signs to go to Schmucky’s. Nearly nine out of ten of the alleged losers were born in March, August or December. Martha Schmucky also said in a statement Sunday morning that they would be retraining their bouncers to not recognize fake IDs.

“We deeply regret that so many of our patrons turned out to be losers,” Schmucky’s said in a statement. “We try our hardest here at Schmucky’s to be a nice, respectable, underage drinking establishment. It breaks our hearts to see so many local students throwing away their lives — and perfectly legal IDs — to drink here.”

Of the 143 patrons at Schmuck’s, only five were found to be under the age of 21, Boberto said.

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Freshman Lucy Rothschild said she was seriously considering transferring schools.

“I was so scared,” Rothschild said. “I thought everyone there was cool. But it turns out they were all losers.”

Local satire journalist Oscar Gnam contributed to this story.

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2010 Football: No. 18 Wisconsin upsets No. 1 Ohio State 31–18

The 2010 football team started the season with a respectable 5-1 record and a No. 18 rank heading into their week seven matchup.

This matchup was a doozy — UW hosted the No. 1 team in the country, Ohio State. The Buckeyes, led by star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, had national championship aspirations. They entered the matchup 6-0, having dominated their opponents by an average of nearly 30 points per game.

A game in Camp Randall Stadium is never easy for any opponents — a fact the Buckeyes found out on the very first play. In arguably the most exciting moment in Wisconsin football history, senior receiver David Gilreath started the game with a bang — returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown. This play set the tone for the Badgers, who never looked back.

Junior tailback John Clay led the Badgers’ offense, rushing for 104 yards on the night, including two first-half touchdowns, which helped the Badgers race out to a 21–0 lead. Freshman running back James White complemented Clay, adding 75 yards and a touchdown of his own. Senior quarterback Scott Tolzien consistently moved the ball when called upon, going 13-for-16 passing for 152 yards and one interception.

The game’s story was the Badgers’ stout defense, which held the Buckeyes high-flying offense to just 18 points. Junior defensive end J.J. Watt was the star of the day with two sacks and a tackle-for-loss, cementing his status as a first-round NFL draft prospect. Safety Blake Sorensen sealed the game with a red zone interception as the Badgers knocked off a number-one ranked opponent for the first time since 1981.

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2017 Men’s Soccer: Wisconsin topples undefeated No. 2 Indiana in the Big Ten Soccer Championship

The Wisconsin 2017 Big Ten soccer championship victory over Indiana may be the least famous upset on this list, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive.

UW has struggled at times within its soccer program in comparison to some of their Big Ten foes. In summary, the men’s team has made seven NCAA tournaments, winning one Big Ten tournament and one improbable national championship in 1995.

Indiana, on the other hand, is a true blue blood. They have made the NCAA Tournament 47 times, won 13 Big Ten tournaments and eight national championships.

In 2017, the Hoosiers finished the regular season undefeated, with 13 wins and four ties. They were ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Badgers, meanwhile, finished the Big Ten regular season ranked fifth in the conference.

But, in a winner-take-all title game, anything can happen. In this particular matchup, goalkeeper Philipp Schilling delivered a heroic performance. Schilling made eight saves throughout regulation and overtime to keep the Badgers alive. His efforts continued into the shootout, where he stopped two penalties and scored one himself to secure victory for the Badgers.

Wisconsin coach John Trask summed up the performance in an interview with UW Athletics.

“Phil is as good of a goalkeeper as there is in the country, and he proved that today,” Trask said. “No group of Wisconsin players have ever hoisted the trophy, so just a huge congratulations to our guys.”

2021 Women’s Volleyball: Wisconsin defeats undefeated No. 1 Louisville in NCAA Semifinal

The 2021 Wisconsin volleyball team is undoubtedly one of the most electric teams in school history, regardless of the sport. Led by four-time All-American Dana Rettke, the team won Wisconsin’s first volleyball national championship Dec. 18 when they defeated Nebraska in five sets. But, their season’s most impressive result came two days earlier against Louisville.

The Cardinals entered the Final Four undefeated, a perfect 32-0. They had a star-studded roster headlined by two first-team All-Americans, setter Tori Dilfer and middle blocker Anna Stevenson. The representatives from the Atlantic Coast Conference looked unstoppable all tournament, only dropping one set through the first four games.

The unflappable Badgers did not buy into the Louisville hype, starting the match with a close 25–23 first-set victory. But, the Cardinals quickly bounced back with a 25–15 second set thrashing.

The Badgers won the third set 25–21 behind seven kills from freshman Anna Smrek. Smrek had the game of her life with an absurd 20 kills and an extremely high .704 hitting percentage.

The resilient Cardinals battled back again in the fourth set, taking it 25–23, setting up a winner-take-all all-fifth set to 15 points.

The teams traded blows early in the fifth set, splitting the first ten points 5–5. The Badgers then began to pull away. Two kills by Devyn Robinson, a kill by Julia Orzol and an error by Anna DeBeer padded the Badgers’ lead to 9–6.

Wisconsin stayed hot, winning five of the next eight points to set up match point. A Louisville kill delayed proceedings, but a poetic Smrek kill sealed the deal for the Badgers. For the second time in seven years (more on that later), Wisconsin had defeated an undefeated team from Kentucky to advance to the national championship game.

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2023 Women’s Hockey: Wisconsin conquers No. 1 Ohio State in the National Championship

Arguably the most successful athletics program at Wisconsin is the women’s hockey team. Their seven national championships are the most of any sport at UW, and this one stands out from the rest for one main reason — they were major underdogs.

A strong opening two rounds and a nail-biting overtime win against Minnesota secured the Badgers’ spot in the national championship game, their opponents, the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Buckeyes were the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and also won three of the four regular-season matchups against the Badgers — including a 5–0 blowout.

The game itself was close throughout. Standout freshman Kirsten Simms fired home the game’s lone goal in the first period. Senior goalkeeper Cami Kronish led Wisconsin’s fierce defense the rest of the way, stopping all 31 shots she faced in her final collegiate game.

Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson lauded Kronish’s performance in his postgame remarks.

“I’m just really happy for Cami,” Johnson said. “When she got on the big stage she showed everybody that through hard work and determination, and waiting for an opportunity, good things can happen.”

Not only was this an improbable title for the Badgers, but this victory broke a tie with Minnesota for the most national championships, cementing the UW’s spot as the country’s premier women’s hockey program.

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2015 Men’s Basketball: Wisconsin stuns undefeated No. 1 Kentucky in NCAA Tournament

If you asked 100 Badger fans to choose one game they could relive, the majority would likely choose the 2015 Final Four against Kentucky.

The Wildcats entered the game 38–0 and were considered shoo-ins to complete the first perfect college basketball season since 1976. Boasting future NBA stars in Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker, alongside lottery picks Willie Cauley-Stein and Trey Lyles, Kentucky was truly a force to be reckoned with.

The Badgers were no slouches themselves. Led by the national player of the year Frank Kaminsky and future first-round pick Sam Dekker, Wisconsin entered the game with an overall record of 35–3. The Badgers also had some extra motivation, having lost to Kentucky in the Final Four the previous season.

The Badgers started the game on the front foot, jumping to a 23–16 lead. Kentucky, however, pulled themselves back into the game and knotted up the score by halftime. Wisconsin led 56–52 midway in the second half when the Wildcats finally made their push.

Kentucky rattled off eight straight points to take a four-point lead with under five minutes to play. The Badgers’ historically potent offense went seven minutes without a field goal. The game looked like it was slipping away from the Badgers — until Dekker provided a spark.

First, Dekker made a tough driving layup to end the Badgers’ scoreless streak. After forward Nigel Hayes putback tied the game at 60, Dekker struck again. This time, the Wisconsin native hit a stepback three over future first-overall pick Towns, giving the Badgers the lead. Dekker immediately followed that up by taking a charge on the defensive end.

Wisconsin never relinquished the lead, hitting their free throws to put the finishing touches on an improbable 71–64 victory. “On Wisconsin” blared throughout the stadium as the Badgers advanced to the National Championship, while Kentucky’s dream season ended in a 38–1 nightmare.

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