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MPD favors ‘soft policing’ over use of riot gear In light of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, Madison police say they prefer to maintain levels of public safety through community engagment

by Daniel McKay City Editor

While local police forces nationwide face scrutiny for their use of military equipment, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval prefers to leave the riot gear at the station.

The militarization of local police forces has become a national debate following protests in Ferguson, Missouri, where police were outfitted in military riot gear from the U.S. Department of Defense. Madison has seen its share of protests, but Koval said the Madison Police Department responds with a

different mindset.

“When you’re in a community like our own, vibrant with thinkers and thousands of young students that, I hope, are learning to challenge authority, we can’t be a traditional call and response sort of operation,” Koval said. “You can’t start engaging someone by trying to talk through a kevlar helmet with a glass visor. It sends the wrong message.”

Koval said MPD is just as equipped as any other local police force in terms of military equipment, but differs in how it actually uses that equipment. MPD does own riot gear, or hard gear, as well as an Armored Rescue

Vehicle, which Koval said is only employed to protect citizens from threats like an active shooter.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said utilizing hard gear is an absolute last resort. Despain said during the collective bargaining law protests in 2011, which brought about 100,000 people to the Capitol square, MPD stressed that their officers stay in soft gear the entire time.

“Our whole philosophy is based on being out in the community, being one with the community and working with the community,” DeSpain said. “Our job was to keep the streets safe for democracy and to do so in

such a way that everybody stays safe.”

The Ferguson protests came after a white police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, an African American who was unarmed. There was no video available of the shooting.

In an effort to increase transparency and avoid situations like the one in Ferguson, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, is pushing for the city’s officers to be equipped with body cameras that would capture and save footage of any altercations.

Resnick asked for a report from MPD to explore the costs and benefits of getting the cameras, which would range

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between $300 and $500 each.

He estimated the total cost for the project to be $250,000.

“There’s been a national outcry for both demilitarization of police departments and other issues such as body cameras,” Resnick said. “I think this is the right time to start exploring these policies, and community leaders have been asking for things like body cameras to be on our radar screen.”

Resnick said the cameras could be invaluable in both decreasing the number of false accusations made against officers as well as protecting the public by having reviewable evidence of police

by Alex Arriaga News Editor

Rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft may see the same regulations as taxicab services in Madison after city officials proposed legislation to address the ongoing transportation debate.

“They are all providing a transport for hire service,” Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said. “The regulations should be uniform to all to provide an equitable system.”

Both Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, have recently released proposals on how these services should be regulated. While the proposals differ in ways including the 24-hour service requirement and insurance policies, both agree the regulations should apply uniformly to both taxi companies and Transportation

field between cab companies and TNCs, Ken said cab services actually have an upper hand in that they are able to use taxi stands and drive down State Street.

“That is giving taxi services an advantage, especially at bar time,” Ken said.

Representatives of Uber and Lyft have argued in the past that the service they provide through the mobile app makes them distinct from taxi services and thus separates them from the current city ordinances.

Lyft spokesperson Chelsea Wilson said in an email she agrees that it is time for regulations to be updated.

She said old ordinances can be revisited to allow new industries with new technology to thrive in the city.

“Current regulations surrounding taxis and limos

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were created long before anything like Lyft’s peer-topeer model was imagined,” Wilson said.

While newer rideshare companies may find current regulations outdated, established taxicab companies express an unnecessary accommodation in the city’s regulations for these new services.

Union Cab Business Manager Paul Bittorf said changing city regulations to compromise with the TNCs is a decision Madison officials would regret.

“This is not a good move by the city,” Bittorf said. “There was nothing wrong with our taxi ordinances, they had someone with a lot of money come into town, break their laws and tell them to change their laws.”

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City officials propose legislation to make ridesharing, taxi cab service regulations uniform Network Companies, like Lyft and Uber.

Lyft driver who chose to only go by his first name, Ken said he disagrees with the 24hour service requirement that Soglin proposed, adding that he feels that it is unnecessary to require that background checks be done by the city.

“If people are driving at night they need to get gas, but not every gas station is required to be open 24 hours,” Ken said. “It’s the same thing.”

Soglin’s proposal also banned surge pricing for TNCs, which is the raise in price during times of higher demand. However, Ken said there is full disclosure when Uber or Lyft hike prices, putting the responsibility of regulation into the wallets of customers.

While Resnick’s proposal claimed to level the playing

interactions.

Koval said these cameras are something MPD has been looking at for some time, though it has not become a public discussion until recently.

“The whole issue of body cams is not an issue of if we are amenable to seeing it go forward, it is more of an issue of when,” Koval said. “There’s no doubt in my mind that in the next three to five years our entire force will have some form of body camera attached to them.”

Right now the cost of similar proposals is the problem, DeSpain said. Aside

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Library Mall boasts history of change With construction set to end in October, campus focal point looks to better cater to pedestrians, local businesses

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With the recent upheaval of Library Mall and Bascom Hill, it has become increasingly apparent that University of Wisconsin’s campus only has two seasons: winter and construction.

Shovels hit the ground this May for the renovation of Library Mall and State Street Mall and construction should be wrapped up near the end of October, Chris Petykowski, the project manager, said.

Before the current project, the area in between the Wisconsin Historical Society and Memorial Library had been undergoing utilities renovation since fall of 2012. For most undergraduate students currently at the University of Wisconsin, construction in that area has become a familiar sight.

Before Construction As both the city of Madison and the UW campus have grown, Library Mall and State Street areas have transformed over time.

The area, originally called “Lower Campus” when it was first introduced in 1891, was once a green space used for military drill practices, football games and baseball games in the early 1900s. It eventually turned into “Library Mall” when the Historical Society and Memorial Library were built on each side of it, Gary Brown, a Campus Planning and Landscape Architecture architect, said.

Any athletic use of the area was officially eliminated in 1946, after complaints at the Wisconsin Historical Society of “loud, frequent cheering,” according to the Library Mall Cultural Landscape Inventory. Then

Memorial Library opened in 1953, completing the east edge of the area.

In the 1970s, the 700 block of State Street still operated as a two-lane street. By the mid-1970s, the national movement to create pedestrian malls in downtown cities came to Madison, and State Street Mall began.

Not much changed in the area until the current construction projects. The general concept of the “malls” remains the same, but two historic pieces of previous designs that are gone as of this summer are the tall-standing four-sided clock and the concrete pulpit, Petykowski said.

After Construction The area under construction is a center point of many UW icons like State Street, Memorial Library, the Historical Society, the Humanities Building and Bascom Hill.

It actively functions as both a “pass thru” and a

“destination,” according to the city of Madison’s final design for the project.

A giant maple leaf sculpture designed by Jill Sebastian will be added to the landscape, Petykowski said. Sebastian is an artist who has been heavily involved in design work all along State Street, he added.

The two blocks designated for the food carts influence the design for the area, Petykowski said, noting that the redesign will make it more convenient for the businesses to operate, as well as provide more room for long lines. Until the projects are done, the food carts remain spread out on State Street, Frances Street and East Campus Mall, he said.

Petykowski said the project is essentially a rebuilding process of the sidewalks, planters and seating areas.

“There are more places to sit and eat lunch, or

study or just enjoy the space,” he said.

Planters with both single and double tier wall seating will be added to accommodate gathering areas or meeting places, Petykowski said. He said pedestrian level lighting will be added, as well as under lighting on benches to provide more of a “soft glow” rather then “harsh overhead light.”

Other features include a drinking fountain and a pair of tower viewer coinoperated binoculars, he said.

A staircase will also be added at the bottom of Bascom Hill, so students can walk straight from the end of State Street Mall up the hill, Brown said.

Construction is not expected to block traffic on Park Street when school starts. However, construction on the Bascom Hill staircase should remain in progress until mid-September, Brown said.

Start of school year sees rise in assaults Uptick in reports of sexual crime by stranger perpetrators near campus atypical, prompts concern in community

by Rachael Lallensack Digital News Editor

Three sexual assaults committed by strangers were reported in the same week only days after students began returning to their new apartments to start a new year in Madison.

University of Wisconsin Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott said they do typically see an increase in crimes during the beginning of the school year, mainly sexual assaults and robberies.

Lovicott said a few reasons why crime rates are up at the beginning of the school year is because new students are learning to live on their own in a new city and starting to experiment with alcohol.

“Oftentimes, we see smart decision-making decline as folks drink, and as intoxication levels rise,

that also sets someone up as an easier target for a crime,” he said.

West Mifflin Street – Aug. 18 A stranger sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman while she slept in her own home, a police report said. It was unclear whether a backdoor was unlocked at the home after a party in the residence, according to the report. The Madison Police Department released a sketch of the suspect.

Fahrenbrook Court – Aug. 20 A 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted after she was followed by a stranger down Park Street and pulled into a parking lot at Fahrenbrook Court, police reports said. Marcus T. Boone, 27, was arrested and tentatively charged with first degree sexual assault, the report said.

Detectives said the victim

reported the incident right away and provided a thorough description of the suspect, allowing officers to immediately start reviewing surveillance footage and identify a person of interest.

21 N. Park St. – Aug. 22 A stranger sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman in an alleyway near 21 N. Park St. while she walked home from State Street after going out with friends, a police report said. The suspect is described as a white male in his early 20s, approximately 5-foot-11 to 6-foot-2, with a muscular build, brown spiked hair and facial stubble.

These incidents raise concern in the campus community, but it is important to remember that an estimated 60 to 90 percent of sexual assaults go unreported, Kelly Anderson, executive director for the Dane

County Rape Crisis Center, said.

That being said, it is atypical to see three consecutive cases where the perpetrator is a stranger, as about 80 to 85 percent of perpetrators target people they know, Anderson said.

“So many of these messages are focused on what women and girls ‘should’ do to avoid rape,” Anderson said.

“The bottom line is, what should we as a culture be doing to make rape much less common. We talk about this as if somehow women and girls should avoid being raped without ever having the conversation about who’s doing this.”

Anderson said for students who are new to UW, it is important to be familiar to the perceived threats in a new environment, but prevention and protection should not stop there.

Anderson’s advice on what to do if an assault occurs: 1) Contact the rape crisis center ’s 24/7 crisis line at 608-251-RAPE. 2) Contact the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner or SANE program at Meriter Hospital to have forensic evidence collected.

3) Know where the Rape Crisis Center is at 333 E. Campus Mall, room #7901.

Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain’s advice: 1) Have a plan when you go out. Know who you are going with and how you are getting home.

Stay with your friends.

Don’t allow them to walk home alone.

2) Travel in welltravelled, well-lit areas and be attentive. Maintain situational awareness.

3) Enjoy yourselves, but stay safe and know your limits when drinking.

Walker, Burke to focus in on higher ed

by Brenda McIntire Digital State Editor

With the most recent Marquette Law School poll showing the gubernatorial race in a dead heat, the two candidates’ views toward higher education will likely influence student voters.

Both Gov. Scott Walker and Democrat Mary Burke, the former Trek Bicycle executive, have made curbing student debt a priority, each taking a slightly different focus.

Over the past two years, Walker has focused on keeping tuition costs low and has frozen tuition, which he plans to renew if reelected. Walker spokesperson Alleigh Marré said Walker has also helped make college more affordable by indexing tuition tax deductions to help more Wisconsinites.

“In Wisconsin, we’re not just talking about making higher education more affordable, we’re doing it,” Marré said in an e-mail.

“Gov. Walker enacted the first back-to-back tuition freeze in the history of the University of Wisconsin System, indexed the tuition

tax deduction so more families can benefit, and increased higher education aids to the highest level in state history so more students regardless of income can earn a degree.”

In comparison, Burke’s approach has focused more on increasing financial aid to students. According to her jobs plan, Burke would make tuition more tax deductible to help middle class families.

In Burke’s “Invest for Success” plan would allow students to refinance their loans similar to mortgage refinancing as long as they

remain in Wisconsin after graduation, according to a statement.

“In her plan, Burke calls for a first-of-its-kind authority allowing refinancing of student loans without using state tax dollars to refinance the loans,” Burke spokesperson Stephanie Wilson said in a statement. “This would help qualifying current borrowers refinance their student loans — just like homeowners can refinance their mortgages — so long as they stay in Wisconsin.”

Both Walker’s and Burke’s

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He said while financial aid targets students with greater financial need, freezing tuition standardizes payment so those who can afford higher costs still pay less. Financial aid has also been shown to increase the probability of a student’s

enrollment in a particular school, he said.

“Keeping tuition low will help students, but targeting to them directly will help them even more,” Hillman said.

Charlie Hoffman, the UW College Republicans president, called Burke’s “Invest for Success” plan impractical and costly.

Hoffman said he was skeptical the plan would be feasible, saying there is nothing for banks to leverage to enforce the plan.

“She’d like to make student loans like a mortgage or car payment, [but] when you take out a mortgage you have your house to leverage, with a student loan you don’t really have that,” Hoffmann said.

“The bank can’t take away your education.”

Both candidates, however, share similarities in some aspects of higher education policy. Both agree on making it easier for students to transfer credits among colleges within Wisconsin and on providing incentives for students to attend technical colleges after high school.

Burke and Walker will face off in the Nov. 4 general election.

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High unemployment rate seen for mentally ill Wisconsnin state funded project works to connect patients with careers as an increase in joblessness creates barriers in recovery process

by Brenda McIntire Digital State Editor

Employment and recovery go hand-in-hand for people living with severe, persistent mental illness, but social stigmas create an entry barrier for jobseekers.

That is where the statefunded Chrysalis center in Dane County looks to help, connecting motivated participants to resources at every step of the employment process.

According to a recent report from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the unemployment rate among those with mental illnesses has climbed from 77 percent in 2003 to more

than 82 percent today.

Finding a job for those with mental illness is particularly difficult, NAMI advocacy coordinator Annabelle Potvin said, adding that of the 70 percent of people with a mental illness looking for work nationally, only 20 percent are employed.

“The problem of stigma and discrimination is huge,” Potvin said. “Something is going on where people are trying to find work and they’re not able to. A lot of that has to do with the fact that it is more difficult when you’re dealing with a mental illness to try to find work and some of it has to do with stigma.”

Chrysalis utilizes the Individual Placement and

Support model, which helps both place and treat those seeking employment, Chrysalis Executive Director Dani Rischall said.

As a result, all of their employment services come from a larger mental health treatment array and all of their referrals come from other community mental health teams, she said.

There more than 60 people in Chrysalis’s IPS program, and the majority of patients have been diagnosed with either schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder. Participation in the program is voluntary, so those who are in program tend to be highly motivated, Rischall said.

“When we go out and

meet employers a big plug is that we’re finding employees for them that would like to stay there for a while,” Rischall said. “A lot of the places see a lot of turnover, so we try to help prevent that as much as possible.”

The process of finding which jobs are the best fit is based on individual preferences. Someone is going to be a lot more successful in a job if they are doing something they like, so Chrysalis prioritizes finding a job and employment environment that the individual will enjoy, Rischall said.

The amount of support Chrysalis provides is also dependent on individual preference.

“Some people might want support from Chrysalis but don’t want to disclose that they have a mental illness, so in that case, we might take a backseat to the kind of support that they’re getting and help them with mock interviews and resume writing and things like that,” Rischall said. “And other people want as much support as we can provide so that’s us going out and talking with employers and trying to find the best fit.”

Last year, Chrysalis had 25 new hires, and it’s already on track to exceed that number, with new employees working in various jobs like in grocery stores, cleaning positions, fast food places,

floral places, department stores, catering and auto mechanics, Rischall said.

Potvin said having a job is a big step toward mental health recovery.

“Employment is a huge part of who we are. ...

So it’s a huge factor in recovery because if people are working then they have greater self-confidence, they have higher self-esteem, they’re socializing,” Potvin said.

“They’re building their networks, they’re getting out in the community and they’re feeling like they’re more a part of things.

We used to see recovery from mental illness as the absence of symptoms, and now we know that it’s much bigger than that.”

Nursing school fosters teamwork, innovation New campus building opens doors, increases technology usage with ‘clinical learning’ facilities to promote interprofessional education

by Rachael Lallensack Digital News Editor

This fall, University of Wisconsin nursing students will come back on campus to a new space they can call their own.

Cooper Hall, named after legendary UW alumna Signe Skott Cooper, was constructed largely because the school was previously located within the UW Hospital building, Mary Anderson, a nursing school spokesperson, said.

In that environment, people are often more spread out, which does not lend itself well to a team atmosphere, she said.

The new building allows nursing students and faculty to do much more, and even the technology is a “huge step up” from what they had before, she said.

George Jura, the director of academic technology at the School of Nursing, said the technological advances at the school can be separated into two categories: active and clinical learning. Learning

at the School of Nursing occurs in three settings: the classroom, the lab and the hospital floor, he said.

Under “active learning,” which happens in a classroom setting, the focus of Cooper Hall is teamwork, Jura said.

Traditional lecture halls do not exist there. Instead, the active learning spaces are designed to make it easy for students to collaborate, he said.

The hope is that eventually this setting will foster interprofessional education, bringing together students from nursing, pharmacy and medical school to create more realistic situations.

Both active learning labs can hold an entire class of 153 nursing students and a combined total of 306 students if necessary, he said.

“Clinical learning” happens in a lab setting, and this is where technology really takes off, Jura said, citing simulations in multiple levels of health care, creating mock-ups of clinical settings, hospital suites and even a home

health apartment.

The hospital suite is home to “high fidelity mannequins,” which are programmed to show symptoms of various illnesses, Anderson said.

“The birthing mother can give birth every minute-and-a-half,” she said. “After just having a young one of my own, that is astonishing to me.”

The nursing school went from having one mannequin at its previous location to having five at Cooper Hall, Jura said.

Cooper Hall’s construction also comes in light of a predicted nursing shortage in the state.

In Gov. Scott Walker ’s address at the ribbon cutting ceremony, he said, “On top of that, it’s not just a nursing shortage — which has been identified for quite some time — but a change in health care that’s on the horizon.”

Walker said about a third of nurses in the state are soon going to be at retirement age. Walker said a “next wave” of nurses will need to come in and provide care,

especially in rural parts of the state and urban areas with high levels of poverty.

“More importantly than the walls themselves ... the work and the research done here will help us lead

the way when it comes to not just health care, but health,” Walker said at the ceremony. “And the nurses that will be trained here will be an excellent part of that.”

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County jail falls short on mental health front $120 M proposal looks to bring more ‘humanity’ to outdated facilities

by Daniel McKay City Editor

In an attempt to bring more humanity to the jail system, negotiations persist on Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney’s proposed $120 million Dane County Jail project to improve conditions for the incarcerated mentally ill.

A panel of local mental health proffessionals including Community Treatment Alternatives Program Director Dave Delap, Ron Diamond of UW Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, and Erika Bach of Madison Organizing in Strength Equality and Solidarity, sat with Mahoney last Monday to further evaluate the proposal.

“My desire is that we create a more humane jail,” Mahoney said. “Everyone who has come through the jail comes out at the end of a tour and says, ‘I can’t believe that this exists in the most progressive, forward-thinking county of the United States.’

What I ask you to do is to help me do something about it.”

According to Mahoney, the current state of Dane County’s facilities do not adequately support the demand for mental health services. As of 2014, the county is short 107 mental health treatment spots relative to the incarcerated population, Delap said.

Delap said the county has also failed to adjust treatment

slots for those with illnesses based on a 31 percent population increase since 1998, creating a shortage of treatment availabilities.

Mahoney said he envisions a “food court model” of mental health treatment, in which a facility that encompasses all of the different treatment options for the various mental illnesses that inmates may have is created.

The panel agreed with Mahoney on the current jail system being outdated and inefficient, but Bach and others disagreed on the need for new facilities. Bach instead pointed out a need for updated policies and practices in the treatment of those who are mentally ill, suggesting more treatment be done in the community, rather than in-house in the Dane County Jail system.

“While we do fully support the sheriff’s indication that additional programs and resources will become available, we are not in support of the fact that they would need to take place on the top two floors or anywhere in the local jail,” Bach said. “A lot of these resources and services are available and existing in the community.”

Diamond said while a new jail is needed, it may not be the best way to spend the county’s money at the moment. Instead, he called to attention flaws in the jail system itself, saying he would rather see ways to get the right people out of jail and fix

Photo · Although most agree that the County jail’s facilities are outdated, some believe mental health resources are better suited outside jail walls.

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However Monica Adams of Freedom, Inc., a non-profit organization that works with low-income communities of color, said there are racial disparities in the jail system that she has been personally impacted by imprisonment practices. She added mental health resources outside of the jail are not as prevalent as Bach said.

“The chief of the matter is the people that would fill those jails are me,” Adams said. “They are my brothers, they are my father, they are my community. Why can’t we put this money and these resources outside of prison, why is it that in order for my brother to receive adequate mental health services, he must be incarcerated?”

Delap said the funding for Dane County’s mental health treatment is part of the problem. According to Delap, the county spent 13 percent lower per capita on mental health than the statewide average.

“The system is working,” Delap said, “but it’s barely working, and if we don’t start providing adequate funding it will cease to work.”

Madison state reps bring light to womens’ issues

by Brenda McIntire Digital State Editor

In a vastly majority male Legislature, Madison’s state representatives will be mostly women in the coming year.

Only 127 women have been elected to the state Legislature since the Wisconsin’s first legislative session in 1848, according to the Legislative Reference Bureau. Today, the Legislature is 75 percent male.

State Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, pointed out that number is “startling” compared to the thousands of male legislators in the state’s history.

“When you compare that to the thousands of men that have been elected in that same period of time, it’s startling,” Sargent said. “It’s startling that there’s 132 people in the state Legislature currently, and that if we were to bring all the women back from the beginning, there still would be empty seats.”

Twenty-five of the Legislature’s 99 representatives are women, while nine of the state’s 32 senators are women.

One Senate seat is currently vacant after a male state senator retired this year.

That adds up to women making up about 25 percent of

the state Legislature, putting the state in the middle of the pack nationwide, according to a National Conference of State Legislatures tally last November.

The city of Madison, however, has elected mostly women to the state Legislature this session. Next year, most of the city will have a female state representative in the Assembly, with only state Rep. Robb Kahl, D-Monona, representing a small part of the city.

Ald. Lisa Subeck, District 1, who won the August Democratic primary to replace state Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, will likely head to the state Legislature next session, since she faces no Republican opponent in November.

Subeck said the increased female representation helps bring a new perspective to women’s issues, such as health care.

“If women are more directly impacted by the kinds of decisions government makes about women’s healthcare, clearly having more women involved in that decisionmaking process is a good thing,” Subeck said.

Women in the Legislature also face the same hurdles to being elected which often creates a bond across party

lines, Subeck said.

Sargent, for example, said when she first ran for the Dane County Board chair, a constituent told her she should stay at home to raise her kids instead.

“You’re able to have more of a connection with one another woman to woman,” Sargent said. “Whether it’s because you have children, or because you have other similar interests with one another, or because you’ve faced similar adversity through becoming elected, or the way different people react to you as an elected representative. … it does create a sisterhood so to speak.”

Regardless of party views, Sargent said she hopes women’s involvement in all levels of government increases in the future.

Sargent said she feels satisfied knowing that women can raise a family and serve as elected officials.

“I felt that it was a hard decision to make to run for office because I felt like I wasn’t going to be as good of a mom,” Sargent said. “I felt that I would have to give some of that up,” Now that I am a state representative I know that I am a great mom, I know that I am providing for my kids and I’m also able to do this.”

State may see requests to raise minimum wage Counties to decide on whether they would prefer $10.10 base pay

by Brenda McIntire Digital State Editor

Debate over raising the state’s minimum wage is heating up as several counties will vote in November on whether or not to advise the state to raise it to $10.10.

Counties with advisory referendums on the ballot to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 include Dane, Eau Claire, Kenosha, La Crosse and Milwaukee.

Business groups, however, insist a higher minimum wage would hurt the economy and cause major lob losses.

Kevin Kane, the lead Citizen Action of Wisconsin organizer, said the referendums will advise the state to take action, as counties can no longer raise the minimum wage themselves.

“I do believe [Wisconsin’s low minimum wage] plays a role in people not having the purchasing power to help businesses hire more people,” Kane said. “So now counties are deciding

whether they want the state or the feds to raise the minimum wage so our economies can have this consumer power to get these goods and services moving forward again.”

The Center on Wisconsin Strategy found in a February report raising the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 would boost wages for more than half a million of the state’s workers by 2016.

Kane said as Wisconsin is now surrounded by states with higher minimum wages, Wisconsin is at a disadvantage.

“When we have an economy based on consumer goods, if our citizens don’t have the purchasing power, and don’t have the ability to have economy boosting jobs, then they don’t have the ability to spend on the basics like cell phone bills, fixing a car and all that,” Kane said.

But Bill Smith, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, said the minimum wage hike to $10.10 would cause 27,000 jobs losses in Wisconsin, citing a March

study from the Economic Policy Institute.

Smith also pointed to a non-partisan Congressional Budget Office study that found a national $10.10 minimum wage would cause about 500,000 job losses in the United States.

Smith said any minimum wage increase would force businesses to raise prices, which would “erode any additional purchasing power” for workers that see wage boosts. He added it would also cause small businesses to cut costs by either cutting down on hiring or eliminating jobs.

“You don’t gain purchasing advantage, or purchasing power, by artificially inflating the price of labor because for every action in the private sector there’s a reaction,” Smith said. “So when the price of labor is increased, the only place a small business can go is to the labor side of their ledger because 80 percent of the costs of owning and operating a small business are on the labor side.“

UW professor seeks to prove relevance of math Jordan Ellenberg gives philosophical take on classroom concepts in book ‘How not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking’

by Rachael Lallensack Digital News Editor

Young math students are commonly known for their “When will I ever actually use this in real life?” groans, but for Jordan Ellenberg, a math professor at University of Wisconsin, answering that question merited writing a book.

The title of his book, How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking, might be a bit of an oversell, Ellenberg said, but the message, he noted, is not.

“I would tell people that it is meant to show the way mathematics can be a part of what you do everyday,” he said. “It doesn’t have to stop when you close your math book on the last day of the last math course you ever take.”

The highly-acclaimed author started teaching math at UW a decade ago.

He grew up in Maryland, attended college at Harvard, got a master ’s

Photo · UW Professor Jordan Ellenberg said he has always been fascinated with math and its ability to deal with the uncertainties in the world.

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degree in fiction writing from Johns Hopkins, went back to Harvard and completed his PhD in math and then went on to finish his postdoc at Princeton. Eventually, Ellenberg said he chose UW after enduring the lengthy process of applying for professor jobs at universities nationwide.

Since early on he was always really interested in math, which he said is not always true for all mathematicians. He even took time after college to explore different paths, but he said even when he was studying creative writing, he missed math the entire time.

To him, math is not easily defined – just as most interesting things do not have clear-cut boundaries, he said.

Ellenberg’s favorite section of the book is one he wrote about Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who orchestrated a complex lottery scam that won them large sums of money, he said. However, the students involved were reluctant to speak with him, so he essentially had to trace their steps because there had not been much coverage of the story before his research.

The last section of the book delves into a more philosophical outlook on

math, he said. One of the bigger themes he addresses is the assumption of absolute certainty in mathematics.

Ellenberg said math is actually a great tool for dealing with the exact opposite.

“One of the great strengths of math in the modern world is it’s really good at dealing with uncertainty,” he said. “It’s letting us be uncertain in a way that’s kind of rigorous and goes beyond just being like ‘I don’t know.’”

Ellenberg’s answer to the age-old “When will I use this?” question is discussed thoroughly in the book, but generally, he said although many see it as an annoying question, it should not be treated as one.

He said while there are certainly people who will directly use mathematics in their career, a richer answer is to view problems like “sin2x = 2sinxcosx” as stepping stones to knowing that things like the motion of a planet or comet around the sun can be calculated, but something like the motion of a falling snowflake cannot.

“It’s knowing the difference between the predictability and unpredictability in life,” he said. “It’s those concepts we want people to come away with.”

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UW student brings knack for innovation to campus Self-proclaimed ‘lifestyle activist,’ once a professional DJ for Wiz Khalifa, starts own philanthropic company, Victory is Never Merciless

Photo · UW Student QuHarrison Terry said he has always had an entrepreneurial drive.

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by Folarin Ajibade Digital Campus Editor

At 13, University of Wisconsin student QuHarrison Terry started his first business. At 15, he opened for Wiz Khalifa.

At 17, he created his own clothing line. At 19, he

operates a marketing startup, philanthropic endeavor and music industry app.

Despite all of these accomplishments at such an early age, Terry, a computer engineering major said his main focus is inspiring youth. The Badger Herald sat down with Terry to find the source of his knack

for entrepreneurship. This interview has been edited for clarity and style.

The Badger Herald: Where are you from?

QuHarrison Terry: I’m from the West Coast but I grew up in Glendale, Wisconsin.

It’s been interesting because I’ve been able to see the differences between the way people interact on the East Coast, the West Coast and the Midwest.

It’s quite fascinating because all of them are different. There are intrinsic values that you could take away from each of them and this is one of the things that inspire me to almost be like a sponge, to take certain good aspects of different cultures and just adopt them.

BH: Tell me who you are in three words.

QT: I would say I’m a founder, a student at UW and a lifestyle activist. I’ve had my own company since I was like 13. I started off as a professional DJ and I was the DJ for Wiz Khalifa at Summerfest in 2011 and I was also a DJ for Dom Kennedy.

I learned a lot from being a

professional DJ and went on to go start the clothing line, V-Neck Mafia. I was also able to get into marketing and after gathering a group of individuals that were trendsetters and tastemakers and after realizing that we had a large following, I thought why not start an advertising agency to help connect with our generation.

That’s how V-Neck Mafia became Victory is Never Merciless (VNM). Going away from there, we’ve always been a philanthropic company and we have a KIVA fund. KIVA Microfunds is a non-profit organization and they believe in empowering people.

Our company’s been doing quite well and we’ve already donated $2,000 dollars to about 43 people through the KIVA loan system. I think KIVA is an awesome organization, and in the future, we hope to help a total of 500 people to do whatever they want to do.

BH: Do you have any other projects?

I’m working on an app for musicians called Swivelfly.

What this app does is it

puts fans in the musician’s database after they’ve bought the musician’s music or posted something about them. The app is on the second stage of Beta and should be in the app store by mid-September.

BH: Have you always been this determined? Even when you were still a kid and didn’t worry too much about life?

QT: Yeah, I was the oddball out of the group and I’ve always had that sort of drive since a young age. I’ve always to wanted to show others how they could get that drive.

BH: How do you set a good example for your own generation?

QT: A lot of people are content with where they are in life and all they need is a little spark. We grew up in an international culture and our friends are global because of the thing called the Internet.

The fact that we have the power to do much more than any other generation also inspires me sometimes. I feel that it’ll be ridiculous if we don’t develop and use this power wisely.

Monona Terrace project negotiations extended Alder: progress on hotel development unlikely to move forward within the year, market in Madison remains strong

by Daniel McKay City Editor

The Monona Terrace Hotel of the Judge Doyle Square project proposed five years ago under Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, will see another two months of negotiations between the city and the developer, JDS Development, LLC. The proposal includes an internal renovation of the Madison Municipal Building, the reconstruction of the Government East parking garage on East Wilson Street and a new hotel to accommodate business at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. The city will move forward on the municipal building and garage while the hotel plans to go through more discussion.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, who serves on the board, said because the vote was unanimous, he has every expectation that the city council will accept the

recommendation to push negotiations to Oct. 15, though he said he is not sure how much that will help.

“I would say that I’m pretty pessimistic about the hotel aspect of the Judge Doyle Square project moving forward anytime soon,” Verveer said. “On the other hand, I think that we have an excellent opportunity to move forward in more of a piecemeal fashion to accomplish other aspects in the project, the municipal building and the garage.

These are two city projects I’m confident Mayor Soglin and the city council will include in the 2015 budget.”

According to a report by the Judge Doyle Square City Negotiating Team, the cost of the project as a whole is $174 million. Ald. David Ahrens, District 15, said the developer indicated a need for $45 million of that for the hotel as a public investment by the city, in addition to asking for the land for free.

Ahrens said the need for the large sum from the city is an

indicator that it is not a viable financial project.

“I don’t see a course going forward on this. The proposed developer is so far out of the realm of even where the council is,” Ahrens said.

Ahrens said Madison’s hotel market has grown steadily since the project was proposed, and now the Monona Terrace is too small of a venue to be a reliable convention center.

With larger convention centers in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Ahrens said trusting the Monona Terrace to consistently fill up and provide business for a hotel is not realistic.

Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, said Monona Terrace already puts up a strong competition to convention centers in larger cities. He said having a hotel in the area would only increase its competitiveness.

Clear said while more time will be necessary to come to a compromise, it is premature to declare the plan dead. He said, however, the likelihood of the city moving forward on

the project this year is low.

While opponents to the project say Madison lacks the need for further hotel developmen, Clear said the market is there for expansion.

Ahrens agreed, noting that Madison has a “very strong market,” with a number of events that completely sell out everything for miles around.

“When this whole project started there were about 1,000 rooms in downtown Madison, and at the end of this year there may be 1,800,” Ahrens said.

“That could easily collapse the market here. This is an experiment, really. We don’t know whether it’s going to work.”

Photo · Monona Terrace Hotel development plans were originally proposed 5 years ago, but have yet to get the green light.

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Local woman makes use of hippie christmas trash Students, residents find resourceful ways to give to Madison homeless

by Alex Arriaga News Editor

A witness to the midAugust time of lease termination may conclude Madisonians are wasteful, throwing furniture and other goods on curbs, but yearround, residents find ways to keep these goods out of landfills and put them to good use.

Margaret Rentmeesters, 82, has been volunteering her time to this cause for years. Her knack for resourcefulness began in the 1970s with her plans to crochet plastic bags into beds that were used to serve the homeless community of Madison.

“The idea is taking a plastic bag and all you have to do is give a lady a crochet hook and scissors,” Rentmeesters said. “And maybe a cup of tea.”

As a member of the St. Vincent de Paul society, Rentmeesters spends much of her time collecting clothing, furniture and food items to donate to St. Vincent’s store and food pantry.

St. Vincent de Paul, as well as other organizations such as Goodwill and Salvation Army, take donations from Madison and resell them to raise funds for their

charities.

Rentmeesters began her volunteering one year when she lived on North Caroll Street and saw all the items residents discarded while moving in and out in the area. She parked a trailer in the Holy Redeemer parking lot, and went down five blocks from the church, asking neighbors to donate items they no longer needed.

“Kids are not that irresponsible,” Rentmeesters said. “They look at it and think, ‘Hey somebody can use this.’ We filled multiple trucks, floor to ceiling.”

During the week of “Hippie Christmas,” St. Vincent de Paul and Goodwill work with University of Wisconsin organizations to collect items students want to donate.

George Dreckmann, Madison’s recycling coordinator, said the ‘Donate and Take’ sites, put on by UW’s We Conserve and Office of Sustainability in coordination with charities, allow for an exchange of goods that prevents problematic dumpster diving.

Still, the “hippies” of Hippie Christmas who are determined to dig through dumpsters will find the occasional treasure. Luke Van den Langenberg, recycling coordinator for

We Conserve, said he found a Macbook he was able to use after replacing the hard drive. We Conserve recycling intern Martin Brubaker said he found an Xbox 360 someone had tossed.

“We reduce our food bills, furniture, we get electronics, stuff we can sell,” Brubaker said. “Things that are just slightly broken get thrown away, and they can be repaired and reused.”

Dreckmann said items on curbs that are not donated or repurposed will end up in landfills when the city takes them.

However, the city recycles large metal items, a conflict that comes with scrap metal hunters.

“The price of steel is $200 a ton, so it is profitable for people to come by and take it,” Dreckmann said. “It ends up costing the city over $100,000 a year in revenue.”

He said there are also problems when people take items such as refrigerators or air conditioners off curbs to take out the metals.

These items contain CFC refrigerants that cause damage to the environment if they are not removed properly, Dreckmann said.

“This is a problem not just during move out time,” Dreckmann said. “It’s a year round issue.”

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In case you missed it: summer’s biggest stories State Same-sex marriage sees progress

John Doe investigation probes into Walker’s campaign finance Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign has seen multiple negative headlines this summer over a campaign finance investigation that he has dismissed as partisan.

Prosecutors are looking into possible campaign coordination between Walker’s recall campaign and conservative groups, particularly the Wisconsin Club for Growth, during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections.

Earlier this summer, the

court released 266 pages of documents of evidence in the case. Prosecutors highlighted an email exchange between Walker and GOP strategist Karl Rove, where Walker talks about the work one of his top campaign consultants did while advising the Wisconsin Club for Growth conservative group.

Walker has come out against the allegations, saying that they are “categorically false,” and

two federal judges have previously dismissed the case. The lead prosecutor in the case also emphasized after the documents’ release that he has not concluded Walker and conservative groups broke the law, and he was simply laying out his “legal theory.”

More recently, another batch of documents suggested Walker fundraised for the Wisconsin Club for Growth. The documents

also included some details on a $700,000 donation from a company seeking to build a mine in northern Wisconsin to the Wisconsin Club for Growth.The Legislature last spring approved the mine in spring 2013.

After a federal district court judge stopped the investigation, the case is currently in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has released some of the documents in the case.

In early June, a federal judge repealed the ban on same-sex marriage, and clerks in seven counties across the state began issuing marriage licenses.

However, that injunction was placed on hold shortly after, and same-sex marriages across the state were held as well. Those who got married within that period were then left wondering whether their marriage licenses were valid or not.

Since then, Attorney General A.J. Van Hollen and Gov. Scott Walker appealed the decision to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Since the court is already hearing an appeal of Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban, Wisconsin’s case has been expedited to put the two states on equal footing.

A ruling on same-sex marriage is expected sometime in the fall.

City Soglin to face new opposition in mayoral election Incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin will face former Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, in the upcoming mayoral election in April.

“It is surprising when someone who you have supported and helped mentor decides to run against you,” Soglin said in an email to The Badger Herald. “But that’s

RIDESHARE, page 1 Greencab General Manager Phillip Anderson said, as a newer Madison taxi service, Greencab respects the way Lyft and Uber are innovative in providing the city with more transportation options.

He said he does, however, disagree with the way in

POLICING, page 1 from the cost of the individual cameras, a system for retaining all of the video and the ability to pull from stored footage is also necessary, and DeSpain said the entire project is just too expensive at the moment.

For the time being, Koval said working with his

politics.”

Major issues in the upcoming campaigns will include homelessness, affordable housing and ongoing discussions surrounding transportation regulations.

Resnick said the city must encompass homelessness issues in regards to housing development. Although

Soglin said he will continue his past work on housing affordability, Maniaaci said she would like to see some changes to that approach.

“The city needs to get real about developing affordable housing,” Maniaci said. “Expecting the market to develop into a desirable vacancy rate is not realistic.”

which the companies are bypassing Madison laws to achieve that.

Anderson said the service the companies provide is a taxi service and should be regulated as such, regardless of the technology it uses.

He said at this point it is up to the city to decide what its interests are as far as

challenged neighborhoods is his top priority. From a budgetary standpoint, Koval said the cameras are not first choice.

“For me, I’d rather have more neighborhood officers in some of our challenged neighborhoods than asking for more money in the form of technology grants of that

public safety and equity in transportation services.

“I respect that they’re thinking outside the box.

We are in favor of the entrepreneurship and more access to transportation,” Anderson said. “What a genius plan it is, except that it’s illegal.”

kind, only because I’m doing what’s most important now,” Koval said. “Yes, the cameras are a good idea, but right now I believe the community trusts us, and so I think they’d rather see more neighborhood officers that are engaging our communities in positive ways.”

Madison skyline gets facelift with summer development Madison’s skyline has seen plenty of construction this summer as multiple high rises have been under development in the downtown area.

One of the most significant construction projects has been the Hub, a new apartment and retail complex on State Street. Scott Stager, senior vice president of Property Management at Core Campus, said the building

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On the west end of State Street, major reconstruction is in progress in the Library Mall. Chris Petykowski, project manager of State Street Developments, said the area is going to look “very different.”

Campus UW expands online course programming The University of Wisconsin will expand its selection of “massive open online courses,” or MOOCs, to include six environmentally-themed classes next spring.

The courses are targeted at a large public audience and officials are hoping to increase enrollment of

UW students. In order to get credit for the course, students would pay a fee of $20 to $25. Courses last over a period of four weeks and enrollment begins Jan. 25.

The initial release of courses during spring drew 135,600 people; however, less than 5

percent of students completed them.

“The value of the courses will be spreading the brand of UW around the world, and exposing the research and faculty here to a much wider audience,” Mark Johnson, the director of the Educational Innovation Department, said.

Democrats see opening in congressional race

by Katelyn Ralph Herald Contributor

Photo · MPD is fully equipped with military gear; however, they prefer to keep it as a last resort.

houses features that have “never been seen before in Madison,” with things like a rooftop sun deck and a pool, a 20-foot LED outdoor television and a fitness center.

Construction on the Hub began in 2013 and will open in August of 2015 for UWMadison students and young professionals.

Mary Carbine, Madison’s executive director of the

Democrats have found an opening to pick up a congressional district after GOP primary voters nominated a state senator many on the left see as too controversial.

State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-Campbellsport, won the Republican primary by 219 votes, beating out state Sen. Joe Leibham, R-Sheboygan. The two were part of the four-way GOP primary in the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac. Grothman, who has made national headlines with controversial comments, faces Democrat Mark Harris, the Winnebago County executive, in the November general election.

Scot Ross, executive director of liberal-leaning group One Wisconsin Now, said Grothman’s nomination makes the seat much more competitive.

“What [Republicans] have done in this particular race is they have taken what was likely a slam-dunk seat for the Republicans for someone more below the radar, as Joe Leibham is,” Ross said. “But the fact is they nominated Glenn Grothman, and that now makes this a real dogfight.”

Petri decided to retire shortly after Grothman announced he would challenge the longtime congressman in the GOP primary.

At that point, a top election forecaster moved the seat from “Safe Republican” to “Likely Republican.” Kyle Kondik, managing editor of University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato’s

Crystal Ball, wrote at the time “this is probably not the right year for Democrats to flip” the congressional seat.

Kondik noted President Barack Obama lost the district in 2012, making it unlikely for Democrats to win the seat in this year ’s midterm elections, which typically see lower voter turnout. He also wrote GOP candidates who are too conservative have lost U.S. Senate races at times, pointing to Todd Akin’s 2012 loss in Missouri, but that “has not been as big a factor in House races.”

Sabato’s Crystal Ball has not changed its “Likely Republican” prediction since Grothman won the GOP nomination.

Michael Wagner, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said more extreme members increasingly replace incumbents leaving Congress.

“Congressman Petri moderated a bit toward the end of his term, whereas most new members of Congress are a bit more extreme than returning members,” Wagner said in an email.

Grothman said in an interview he was feeling confident heading into the race following his August primary victory.

He said his primary focus would be on government regulation, the welfare system and government spending.

“We’re focusing on incessant federal government regulation, which lacks common sense in asserting both education and business,” Grothman said.

“We’re focusing on a welfare system that is hurting families and destroying the work ethic, and we’re

focusing on excessive government spending which is destroying the value of dollar.”

Both candidates have plans for curbing student debt, an issue that Petri has focused on in Congress.

Grothman has been a vocal opponent of all tuition increases in Wisconsin, and seeks to introduce “proven, free-market principles into the higher education system,” according to his campaign website.

“By allowing student debt to be restructured under bankruptcy like most other debts, universities will be forced to take a students’ ability to repay their loans into consideration when setting the price for tuition,” Grothman writes on his campaign website.

Harris’ approach to battle student debt is to allow students to be able to refinance and get lower market interest rates after graduating, he said in an interv Harris wants the federal government to incentivize states to either maintain their current level of budgetary support or increase their percentage of support, decreasing the financial burdens to students, he said.

“Nowadays, more typically the states are only picking up 20 percent and student tuition and fees are picking up 80 percent of the cost of public universities,” Harris said. “And that’s what explains the fourfold increase in tuition. … It’s just a shame that the states have lost sight [that] investing in public universities is an investment in the future.”

The general election for the congressional race, along with the state’s seven other congressional seats, is Nov. 4.

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Two years ago I was hiding from a bat in Sellery 9A. Time flies.

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SO to Wisconsin, the best state in the Union. I miss you!!

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Ian’s pizza is a 2 minute walk from my apartment which makes my tummy happy and my bank account really sad. #conflict Comin’ home to #Madison

In line for my badger season tickets and the freshman behind me didn’t know what the terrace was. #embarrassing #sillyfreshman

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I just got my THIRD picture with Bucky and it’s only my first week! #WIWelcome

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Instagram Of Terrace Sunset Better Than Last Fifteen

SO to using a fake name at the bars. #alterego

Goal of welcome week: make friends with someone who lives in the new building off Langdon with a rooftop pool. I’ll bring the floatie.

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#babybadger sister met THE biggest freshman of all time today. The girl didn’t know what Camp Randall was.

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THE BADGER HERALD 路 FALL 2014 REGISTRATION ISSUE A11

THIS WEEK

ALL MONTH

OPINION

EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS Briana Reilly and Madeline Sweitzer opinion@badgerherald.com

Herald introduces upper management, opinion The Badger Herald has undergone a lot of staff changes in recent semesters, particularly with the digital and print divide. When the Herald went from a daily paper to a Monday and Thursday print paper, with online content filling the

void, the digital managing editor’s position was created. Furthermore, this two-day print schedule allows staff to focus on developing stories and expanding coverage for print, while publishing stories as they happen

online. The opinion section itself changed dramatically during this time, as a new online banter section was created. The point of banter is to provide short, snarky commentary in response to an eye-catching news story, which creates an interesting

relationship between the news and opinion sections.

Following are the selfintroductions of the Herald’s upper management position editors: editor-in-chief, digital managing editor and managing editor, in addition to the new opinion co-editor.

Polo Rocha, Digital Managing Editor I don’t remember why I chose to write for The Badger Herald — only that I was hooked after my first story freshman year.

It’s where I developed a passion for reporting on state politics, learning how to write concisely and making lifelong friends along the way. I’ve written more than 200 stories here, but I’m still as excited about each one I publish as the ones I wrote in the Sellery Hall lobby freshman year.

As a senior, I’m now the

digital managing editor at the Herald, leading our online coverage and social media efforts. My job is to help us produce the content that you, the student, are interested in. From crime stories to the Uber and Lyft debate to sports roster changes to the latest university rankings, we’ll make sure we have everything you need to know about city and campus life.

We’ll offer quick takes and banter on the stories of the day. We’ll have entertaining concert reviews, videos,

slideshows and listicles, describing how stressful it is to get Badgers tickets or putting more items on your #buckylist, for example.

But we’ll also maintain our hard news focus online. We’ll cover breaking news stories as they happen, updating on developments on our social media feeds. We’ll cover the stories you need to know every day — nothing more and nothing less. And while our newspaper will have indepth stories twice a week, we’ll add even more context

online, using videos, charts and finding other ways to tell important stories.

We want our website and social media to reflect the things you care about. Do you have story tips for us?

Shoutouts to tweet at us?

Snapchats of weird things you see on campus? Let us know. We want to hear what you’re interested in.

Polo Rocha (polorocha18@ gmail.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and political science.

Katie Caron, Managing Editor Hey again readers.

My name is Katie and I’m entering my seventh semester at the Herald and my third as Managing Editor. I’m also entering my last year at the University of Wisconsin, which is pretty spooky.

I began my Herald days as a freshman reporter mainly covering (far too many) ASM meetings, and moved on to edit

the campus beat before heading the news section, and eventually working in upper management.

Throughout the past few years, I’ve seen the paper go through a series of changes as we’ve worked to make it a digital-first media outlet. Since my freshman year, I’ve seen the Herald cut down from printing daily to printing now twice a week, I’ve

helped move from our old office to a shiny new space and I’ve learned more about myself and this campus than I could ever have imagined.

As I start my senior year as a journalism student, I’m excited to continue to work to further our organization’s goal of producing timely and engaging content that you want to read and share

with others. As I work on both our print and online content, I’m particularly focused on making sure we’re providing unique in-depth stories on both platforms to illuminate and give context to issues important to students.

Katie Caron (kcaron@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism.

Madeline Sweitzer, Editorial Page Editor Hey guys, I’m Maddie Sweitzer. I wrote for the opinion section as a columnist for a year before joining the editorial staff this year as one of two opinion editors.

I am a second year student majoring in political science, intending on majoring in journalism and thinking about pursuing a certificate in gender and women’s studies. My vision for the Herald’s opinion section

is simple. Anyone with sincerely held, wellinformed opinions on issues relevant to students on this campus should be given the chance to make themselves heard. If you have an opinion, have the rationale to support it, and are willing to write it down, I am willing to listen. The opinion section is sustained on the truly unique passion that can only be found in the heart of an angry college

student.

The goal of any newspaper’s opinion section – especially one such as the Herald that prides itself on its total independence – should be to provide uncensored and unapologetic content so that readers can be provided with a dialogue that informs them of others’ opinions and helps them challenge their own.

There are issues in our state, city and campus

that demand discussion.

So let’s go discuss in an environment that is based on fact and free from censorship. I hope to provide that environment for the Herald’s readers during my time at the opinion desk.

Madeline Sweitzer (msweitzer@badgerherald. com) is a sophomore majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

It’s 2014: The Badger Herald goes viral Tara Golshan, Editor-in-Chief

The Badger Herald is taking out the trash.

Let me explain.

First, let me welcome you to the pages of The Badger Herald; University of Wisconsin’s leading daily, digitalfirst, fully independent, student-run news organization.

This year at the Herald I am appointing a garbage editor. In the four years I

have called The Badger Herald office my second home, one internal issue consistently piles up: overflowing trashcans of left-over Noodles & Co., Los Gemelos, Asian Kitchen, coffee cups, Daily Cardinal newspapers. You name an object and it has probably fed our trash monster.

The solution: If any of the Herald’s editorial

sections — news, opinion, arts, sports — cannot prove to our readership that our content is interesting, pertinent and enlightening, that section gets to deal with the trash and its fruit flies. If that doesn’t apply to any section, I’ll do it myself.

Any digital-first media organization that is convinced community engagement is not important is not, in fact, digital-first. The Badger Herald cares about page views, yes. But we hold them to a high standard.

We want people to come to our page, and stay on our page, and then leave empowered because they learned something new.

That’s why we do it.

Our online platform will be home to all of our coverage, from breaking news to interactive feature pieces, columns,

sports recaps, scathing album reviews, social trend pieces and the list goes on. As for our physical copies, we will continue printing twice a week, with a weekday edition that will hit the stands Monday and a weekend edition for Thursday.

Our print edition will strive to give you a new angle and context to the stories you have been following online throughout the week.

Our Thursday edition will also include a page from our partners The Madison Misnomer and a revamped page of Shoutouts.

In the spirit of furthering our involvement with the University of Wisconsin community, we will continue to strengthen our presence

on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and even Snapchat. Our marketing department’s street team will work closely with our social media coordinators to ensure that both our content and the Herald brand are accessible to the community.

A stellar management team will uphold our high standards, including returning Managing Editor Katie Caron, whose incredible journalistic talent, paired with an incomparably even-keeled management style, will bridge our print and online products.

Heading the digital team will be Leopoldo Rocha, whose deep reporting roots and understanding of the Herald product will maximize the online platform.

With constant innovation and

experimentation — the Herald’s inherent mode of operation — we will go through growing pains and learn along the way.

Nevertheless, we will always strive for quality reporting and forwardthinking presentation.

We invite any and all students interested in getting involved to stop by our offices at 152 W. Johnson St. for one of our four open houses Sept.

4, 7, 9 or 10 at 7 p.m.

We are always looking for new talent to write, photograph, design, code, copy edit or film.

Join us on our journey; I just took out the trash.

It’s 2014, and The Badger Herald is going viral.

Tara Golshan (tgolshan@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and international studies.

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THE BADGER HERALD · OPINION · FALL 2014 REGISTRATION ISSUE A13

MEET THE EDITORIAL BOARD Joe Timmerman

Hi everyone, my name’s Joe and I’m starting my senior year as a math and economics double major with a computer science certificate.

This fall will mark my seventh semester at the Herald, and my fourth semester as a member of the Editorial Board.

I originally got involved with the Herald through a lucky set of circumstances — I wrote a letter to the editor on behalf of a political group I was working with, and the

Will Haynes

This Board printed its first “ASM watch,” March 15, 1994 warning readers that this newly minted seat of student power “more than ever … needs watching.”

And while ASM has arguably proven itself as a capable student government over the past 20 years, the role of these August pages has not changed. As a returning member of this Board I intend to continue the Herald’s tradition of inquiry: unburying

editors liked it enough to ask me to start writing regularly.

Within a semester I was out of politics and had thrown myself headfirst into the newspaper.

In between starting as a columnist freshman year and now and I spent a year as an Editorial Page Editor.

After this year, I’m hoping to go to graduate school for math (although sometimes getting paid a reasonable salary to do an actual job sounds appealing, too.) If I wrote something you don’t like, or you just want to chat, I can usually be found wandering around in the vicinity of Van Vleck. If you’d rather avoid Van Vleck, I can also be reached via email at jtimmerman@badgerherald. com or on Twitter at @ joetimmerman.

the important issues relevant to students happening across campus and the city for greater student scrutiny.

It’s a desire to leave the University of Wisconsin in better shape than I found it for the thousands of Badgers ahead of me that inspired me to join the Herald in the first place. From our cozy State Street offices, I’ve watched issues such as campus safety, diversity and student service funding come to head.

With senior year upon me, it’s time to cut through the talk and expose what’s at the core of these issues. After all, that’s the role of college media. As for you, the reader: We’d love for you to join the discussion. Leave comments on our website, send me a tweet at @willhaynes or email me at whaynes@badgerherald.com.

Tara Golshan

The first time I walked into the Badger Herald office and saw the mélange of garbage, scary street furniture, scattered newspapers and bad Chinese food, I knew I was home.

In the past three years, I have gone through the ranks as a Herald politics reporter, higher education editor and news editor. This year I am the editorin-chief in hopes of bringing my childhood “Gilmore Girls” dreams to fruition.

I’m a senior majoring in

Briana Reilly

As a sophomore doublemajoring in journalism and international studies, and a second-time member of the Herald Editorial Board, I’m your typical cut-and-dry collegiate journalism student. I love writing, synergy, procrastination, free food, opinions, the Herald and grammar. And according to Buzzfeed’s “Which Random Disney Background Character Are You?” I am “this kid from Aladdin” (and according to the

journalism and international studies, typically found reeling at the sheer genius of Ira Glass on “This American Life” and Robert Krulwich and Jad Abumrad on “RadioLab” (**EMPLOY ME PLEASE**).

As for politics, until now news reporting has always been my in—whether on campus, in the city or in the state. Ultimately, I have a passion for stories. Few things feel better than walking out of a powerful interview and being able to share an important story with the community.

Stories of interest: reproductive rights, health-care, building developments and more generally: the relationship between Bascom hill and the Capitol.

With the end of my days of news reporting for the Badger Herald, here is to a year on the dark side of having opinions.

subsequent description, that makes me a great person).

As for my ideologies, I tend to lean left. I’m a really big supporter of people just being people; I hold personal freedom very high, as long as one individual isn’t infringing upon another. Despite this, I am pretty religious; in fact, the most accurate label for me would be the contradictory one of “liberal Catholic.” Additionally, I have become much more critical of the world around me after spending the summer in China, specifically regarding social and governmental policies, not only in the United States but abroad.

And lastly, I’m more realistic than idealistic.

I love reaching out to people and being reached out to. Feel free to contact me via email at breilly@ badgerherald.com.

Katie Caron

This semester marks my seventh at The Badger Herald and my third as Managing Editor and member of the Editorial Board. I started as a wide-eyed news reporter my first week at the University of Wisconsin and covered the campus beat before leading the news section and moving up to my current position where I’m allowed to have opinions.

As I begin my last year as a journalism student, I’ll continue to bring my news

Maddie Sweitzer

Once upon 1986, the Badger Herald sports editor and advertising manager fell in love, got married and produced me.

Yes, I ended up on the opinion pages of the newspaper that brought my parents together. I am a third generation Badger that hails from the sprawling urban metropolis of . . . Wauwatosa.

I new to the editorial staff of the Herald so this is my first semester on the Editorial Board.

My free time is spent eating

chops to the Editorial Board and am excited to hear new perspectives and engage with the campus community.

My interests include environmental issues, universal health care and mental health awareness.

Highest on my list are women’s issues, including reproductive rights and basic gender and workplace equality. Yes, I am a proud feminist — and you can be one too!

On a less political level, I love pop culture (who else is still reeling after Bey’s VMAs performance?), music, movies and TV. When I’m not in Vilas Hall or at the Herald office you can find me reading the Internet, having fun hanging with friends and just doing stuff normal #millennials do.

Italian food, going through tumblr and weeping bitterly over my expected future salary as a columnist for a professional newspaper.

I have been called a libertarian, but I stay away from a definitive political label because partisanship and dogma are no-no’s. I tend to be more liberal on social issues, but am strongly in favor of small government. I also self-identify as the dreaded F-word (feminist).

Yes, I shave and no, I’m not a menhating lesbian. I have no shortage of opinions, but the issues that are sure to get me going include the gender pay gap, LGBT rights and freedom of speech. When it comes to things I’m passionate about, I take stubborn as a compliment.

You can reach me at msweitzer@badgerherald.com or @mcsweitzer.

SIX STORIES TO FOLLOW THIS FALL SEMESTER Attacks on Greek life, fall ‘rush-ing’ roulette It’s no secret that Dean of Students Lori Berquam has her qualms with Greek life on campus. Last semester, a committee formed as part of the Division of Student Life proposed slight changes to Greek recruitment, including a proposal to push the entirety of the pledging process to the spring semester.

This came as a bit of a shock for a community rooted in tradition. The integrity of Berquam’s investigative committee was questioned under the rules of shared

Soglin’s homeless housing progress remains frozen Madison mayor Paul Soglin is advocating a new approach to dealing with the persistent issue of housing the homeless.

He went on record in July

governance.

Students arrived in droves to voice their concerns at what was supposed to be a quiet town hall meeting on the subject.

Later it was announced the recruiting process would happen as normal this fall.

But there has yet to be word on the university’s intentions for the future. It’s unlikely that Berquam has had a change of heart on the matter, so it’s safe to assume we will hear more about potential changes to the Greek recruiting process in the coming year.

Photo · Although Porchlight is Dane County’s largest provider of services to the homeless community, more housing is needed to help the homeless in Madison.

Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

At a budget ‘Cross’-roads University of Wisconsin regents approved a $95.2 million request for new state funding in the 2015 17 budget for UW System President Ray Cross’ “Talent Development Initiative.”

The initiative looks to grow the Wisconsin economy by making the UW system more responsive to the economy’s needs in order to create job growth.

In the past when the UW System requested further state funding, it was rejected by the state due to protest from politicians over the vast amount the UW was keeping hidden in accounts for future needs. Instead

of offering direct financial assistance, Gov. Scott Walker issued a directive to state agencies to assume no new state funding for the new biennium. The UW system is currently under a two-year tuition freeze, and Walker proposed an extended freeze in April for 2015 - 17.

With Walker and Cross seemingly at odds with their perspectives, it will be interesting to see how the distrust between legislators and UW System due to the uncovering of more than $600 million in reserve money last year will affect the current request for state funds.

Walker, Burke split state over gubernatorial race

Campus must promote sexual assault awareness

With election season comes the tired Get Out the Vote campaigns and the overwhelming burden of civic duty (however marred it is by complete apathy). But, per the Herald Editorial Board’s historical position on all things democratic, we encourage you to consider taking part.

This fall’s general election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4, with positions up for vote ranging from governor and lieutenant governor to local and county offices. However, the most notable race is that for governor, between Republican incumbent Gov. Scott Walker and Democrat challenger Mary Burke.

Much like Walker’s ham and rolls prior to Sunday dinner, the

As students enter their first year at the University of Wisconsin, they are made well aware of the realities of sexual assaults on campus. With one in four women victim to some type of sexual assault during their college career, UW seems to be clear about having a voice in the national discourse on rape culture.

Although sexual assault at UW may look like every other Big Ten school, the challenge of addressing the issue is that universities oftentimes only pay attention to what they can track.

Within the two weeks leading up to this academic year, two sexual assaults were reported in areas close

Photo ·Among other races, incumbent Gov. Scott Walker will face opponent Mary Burke for the governor’s office Nov. 4 (write-ins for Brett Hullsey welcome).

The Badger Herald File Photo race for governor has only heated up since the partisan primary, with both candidates fighting one another via ads attacking each others’ job creation records.

The race will be a close one, with Walker and Burke alternately taking the lead in the polls, making it an important story to watch over the coming months.

to campus with high student population densities. During the same time frame, a former UW football team recruit was sentenced for sexually assaulting a student in her dorm room. These examples amount to only a fraction of the cases from the past year.

Sexual assault crimes are inherently notorious for going unreported--a phenomenon that has deeply societal roots. But as reports continue to come in, it is likely the university will be making a campus-wide effort to not only address immediate safety, but more broadly, the culture surrounding sexual assault.

Rape culture does exists.

stating that he supported a “Housing First” approach, in which the homeless are offered permanent shelter before addressing other issues in their lives. He also proposed a five-year, $20 million initiative in the 2015 capital budget for affordable housing aimed at the homeless and lowerincome households.

Wishful thinking and proposals to house the homeless in Madison have become as common as the never-ending construction on Library Mall. However, with last winter being the eleventh coldest on record

for the city of Madison and this winter not expected to be warm, the housing the homeless is now a highlighted issue (it also wouldn’t be too bad for Mayor Soglin, who is up for re-election in April).

The hope is that the city has learned its lesson after the Polar Vortex and the ever elusive housing for the homeless will become a reality before Polar Vortex the Sequel strikes. But it remains to be seen whether this initiative will stave off this winter’s frostbite.

To pay or not to pay

Despite what the NCAA claims, many college sports are far from amateur, especially when it comes to the top conferences in revenue-generating sports.

There’s certainly nothing amateur about the Football Bowl Subdivision — the ten football programs with the most revenue (Wisconsin comes in at number two) raked in a combined $1.3 billion last year.

This is nothing new — last year, this Board wrote, “Student athletes, especially those in dangerous, revenuegenerating sports, deserve to be compensated with more than a scholarship.”

Not surprisingly, we were happy with the result of the O’Bannon lawsuit last month where a federal judge ruled the NCAA’s current provisions violate U.S. antitrust laws.

However, it’s unclear exactly how deep the ramification of this decision will run. The ruling certainly won’t require the NCAA to start paying

Photo · Wisconsin Badger football players would be among the college athletes that receive long overdue compensation after years of exploitation, should collegeiate sports lose their undeserved “amateur” title.

Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald athletes anywhere close to what they’re worth to their programs, but it will allow athletes to be compensated a small amount (after graduating) for the use of their likenesses in videogames and on television.

We will be watching with interest over the coming months to see how this ruling plays out. It’s possible this will be the end of the line for paying college athletes. However, we hope the decision will be the start of a larger movement, ultimately ending with college athletes being paid something close to their actual market value.

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Study abroad develops new global perspective Temporarily living abroad promotes newfound understandings

by BRIANA REILLY Editorial Page Editor

Over the summer, I participated in an 11-week Chinese intensive language program in Tianjin, China.

My time abroad gave me a unique perspective not only on the mysterious, unfamiliar Oriental society, but also the Western world, particularly America’s place in it. Ironically, it seems that I had to travel to the other side of the globe to recognize what being a native of my home country means in the context of the global community.

Tianjin is the thirdlargest city in China, with a population of 14 million, and is a short two-and-ahalf hour drive from Beijing (only 69 miles, but traffic is horrendous). Because Beijing and Tianjin sit in the same valley, they share the same poor air quality.

The sky is almost always gray from smog, giving one the impression that this major metropolitan area is trapped inside a giant iron dome. The vibrant buildings within try to compensate for the lack of natural coloring from the atmosphere.

Despite the listless sky above, the perpetual gloom did little to affect the kindness of the Chinese people we encountered daily.

My program consisted of 37 students, most of whom attended the University of Wisconsin, allowing us all to stave off any form of complete cultural immersion because of the buffer of white faces around us. However, the locals did not allow us to forget that we were in the minority. Even in this major city, many of the people had never personally seen white foreigners before.

While we were treated a bit like oddities with regular photo requests and stares, there was never any hostility and everyone was polite.

In China, we were regarded with curiosity rather than distaste; locals

tried speaking with us in English or slower Chinese, rather than scorning us because we were making communication challenging due to our lack of familiarity with the national language. This is such a different reality than what we find in America, which once took pride in being a safe haven for all peoples. Today xenophobia is unchecked, racism has moved underground (but has bubbled over in Ferguson, Missouri) and despite the lack of a formal national language, Americans take it as a personal offense if an individual is not fluent in English.

Temporarily living in China also thrust the United States into a more positive light for me. The relationships between the people, the government and the media vary greatly between the two countries.

We were in China over the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, and none of our program staff so much as acknowledged it, especially around native Chinese people. We even went so far as to ask one of our tutors about it, but she (a native Chinese woman about 20 years old and an undergraduate at the university we took classes through) did not know its significance. Even though censorship in the U.S. does occur, and some important American history events that paint the country in a negative light have been unfairly de-emphasized here, it’s nowhere near as drastic as the complete event obliteration seen in China.

Furthermore, the U.S. unsurprisingly has the upper hand in other basic freedoms, particularly religious expression.

While I had expected religious suppression, and was warned prior to going to China that one can be deported if found practicing, experiencing it was still startling. It was especially jarring

due to the prevalence of Buddhism in society; most people are Buddhists, and there are temples everywhere.

During orientation in Tianjin prior to the start of class, we received brochures from our university which told us that meeting in groups to talk about religion is illegal. However, there were a few churches and a synagogue within the city, making it seem that these freedoms weren’t actually restricted.

There are many other areas in which China and the U.S. differ, and some in which they are very similar, for example gender inequality. However, what it all really comes down to is that we are just people; we share common fears, desires, loves and goals.

And once you understand that, it seems we aren’t so different at all.

Studying abroad has helped me develop a global perspective and challenge the feelings of nationalism and patriotism associated with growing up as a citizen of any country. I not only came to appreciate America more in some areas, but I also became more critical in others. While I retain pride in my home country, I believe it is crucial for everyone to take a step back and see the world as others see it. Only then can we hope to achieve greater international unity in addition to a greater understanding of our own cultures and countries.

Briana Reilly (breilly@ badgerherald.com) is a sophomore majoring in journalism and international studies.

Photo · An outdoor shopping center in Tianjin on a relatively clear day, a rarity in this city.

Courtesy of Emma Bukowski

Photo · The Coastie persona: what people (Sconnies) imagine when they find out I’m from New Jersey.

Hayley Cleghorn The Badger Herald

Sconnies still perpetuate false Coastie stereotypes

by SELENA HANDLER Arts Etc. Editor

To all readers from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, I envy you. In fact, I was so jealous at one point during my freshman year, I considered impersonating an Oconomowoc native. I saw a sign for your town as I came into Madison on the Badger Bus. It was after winter break and I was coming back to our great Wisconsin city from my hometown of Montclair, New Jersey. A new, fake place of residence seemed like the perfect solution to those inevitable and dreaded moments when the truth comes out: I am a full-fledged Coastie.

I was ashamed about where I came from because it forced me into a group that I don’t think I belong to. By sharing such a basic truth about myself I was admitting to a whole host of characteristics, which describe someone I am completely unfamiliar with. At parties and social gatherings it incited the painful smirk of assumption and functioned like a statement of self-importance.

My five-word response of, “I am from New Jersey,” to the simple and inevitable question of origin would provoke so many images and emotions, it became an unnecessary evil.

So for one or two introductions I was Selena Handler from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (until someone asked me a question about the city I had never actually visited).

Although many students at the University of Wisconsin are technically from one of the coasts, the term “Coastie,” in practice, refers to a very small demographic at the university.

There is an important distinction between what I call a “real Coastie” and an “on-paper Coastie.” SOAR advisors, older family friends and others who have a vested interest in putting a

public relations spin on life in Madison, will proliferate the “on paper” meaning.

They describe the Coastie vs.

Sconnie schism as something harmless and natural. They will make it seem like the terms were created to categorize the in-state from the out-ofstate. They will claim only friendly banter and innocent merchandising, like the Sconnie brand, have arisen from the split.

The reality is much more sinister. For most Badgers, usually style of dress and attitude are used to distinguish a “real Coastie.” The terms are actually much more concrete.

Frankly, when Badgers think about Coasties they are thinking of white, wealthy girls from the New York area who tend to be Jewish. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with having any of these traits; I fit all of them. However, they have become inextricably linked with privilege. It becomes an issue when these traits make my peers and me the butt of endless criticism and jokes that lump all people of the same heritage together as having undesirable personality traits.

Being a “real Coastie,” in most Badgers’ minds, is like being a fully-formed puzzle. Each piece represents a criterion from the laundry list of Coastie stereotypes, and no Coastie could be complete without all the pieces. We all came to Madison because our wealthy parents got us in on their legacy. We must only wear Patagonia, Ugg and North Face outerwear; we must don leggings that are too tight and apply makeup that is too dark. We exclusively shop at overpriced stores like Urban Outfitters and Vineyard Vines. We tote around our favorite specialty Starbucks drink wherever we go (which is pretty much just the sorority house and the nearest mall, right?). We use our nasally voices to condescend to our

plebian, Sconnie counterparts and generally we think very highly of ourselves.

Somehow, the innocent and playful divide between geographic origins has become something much more problematic.

Over the evolution of Sconnie experience this picture has formed, and now the image can’t be complete without every negative aspect. And what this picture amounts to is a white, privileged, rich, snotty and, importantly but most inconspicuously, Jewish.

I don’t believe most Sconnies knowingly ridicule the religion, but they are feeding the negative culture that already exists around it. To be Jewish is an essential piece of the “real Coastie” persona, and by labeling us as privileged, snotty and abundantly wealthy, is only perpetuating existing Jewish stereotypes.

I concede that each region has its stereotypes, but no regional inhabitant at UW is greeted with as much disdain as those who hail from the New York area. As the great majority, Sconnies can joke amongst themselves about being tractor-driving, cowobsessed, beer and dairy lovers. But this caricature is only a joke; the Coastie stereotype stems from a lack of understanding and a desire to shun the minority.

When I came to SOAR and introduced myself, one girl’s first question for me concerned the location of my vacation home and what brands I like to wear. I believe she meant these questions in earnest, but her curiosity and assumptions were based on a stereotype that has been growing at UW for a long time. It is time to break the chain of stereotypes and divides, for we are all Badgers after all.

Selena Handler (shandler@ badgerherald.com) is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

RSO Live Free a refuge for students in recovery On the evening before the first day of my sophomore year, I closed the door to my room and stared at my phone. I crawled onto the bed that my parents had helped me put together one week earlier, before flying back to Massachusetts. My heart — a wild, suddenly unfamiliar organ — beat against my chest like it wanted out. I was cold and sweating. The thought of going to my first class the next day triggered a stranglehold of anxiety. I didn’t even want to get high. I wanted to curl into a fetal bundle, close my eyes and have my dad take it all away, like magic — or God. I asked my heart to stop pounding, to forgive me for long enough to make this phone call. I dialed, and my dad answered. I

didn’t blurt it out — it took many preparatory breaths.

Finally I said, “I’m addicted to OxyContin.” As I cried, the tension drained.

After that phone call with my dad, it took me a couple of months to access the care I needed. Most of it was offcampus. The only thing left of my support system was a thousand miles away, and the fear I felt was crippling. It was an incredible challenge to figure out how to reach for what I needed. As lonely as I felt, the truth is that there were many others like me who bore a similar, 10-ton secret, or who felt the same fear for one reason or another — I just needed to find them.

Live Free is about finding them.

Live Free is a new

University of Wisconsin registered student organization that promotes well-being and community integration for students in recovery and their supporters.

Our mission is to share recovery and wellness resources, encourage selfdiscovery and enrich the social lives of our members.

By the end of my active use of drugs and alcohol, there was only room in my life for me. Some of the strongest antidotes to my isolation were hope and connection to others.

Whether you are recovering, curious about recovery or simply in support of others doing it — whether you want to have fun or create change — we welcome you. Our

organization holds space for all those who are affected by any type of dependence, directly or indirectly. And, let’s face it — that’s pretty much everyone. Live Free works closely with University Health Services and other community partners to develop our ability to act as a resource for students. Our best chance at effectively serving our community is to understand their needs, so if this resonates with you, or if you want to actively participate in the integration of recovering students into collegiate life, contact us at livefreestudentorg@gmail. com.

We have a lot of exciting new events and initiatives kicking off this fall, including weekly process groups,

study nights and chances to experience live music and comedy. We call ourselves Live Free because our vision is to live free of boredom, shame, self-pity, stigma, fear and isolation — the list goes on. I used to think it impossible to enjoy myself without drugs or alcohol.

I was sorely mistaken. On Friday, Sept. 6, from noon to 4 p.m. we are having a special event at James Madison Park. There will be free food, music and games. Come and join in the celebration of our presence on campus this fall!

Live Free is just one piece of the Recovery Movement, a nationally recognized social movement, in our city. In celebration of September as national recovery month, an organization called Wisconsin

Voices for Recovery is hosting the Rocking Recovery Rally Saturday, Sept. 13. Out on the Capitol Square (State Street side), from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., stop by to enjoy the live DJ and hear speakers like New York Times best selling author Tom Farley and state Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, whose daughter has suffered with heroin addiction. Among many other community collaborators, Live Free is sponsoring this event. Come out and show your support for recovery!

Vanessa della Bitta (vdellabitta@gmail.com) is a senior and the Live Free CoOrganization Chair, double majoring in communication arts and gender and women’s studies.

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Ice bucket challenge freezes accusations of slactivism Since its start, millions of dollars have been donated to the ALS Association, illustrates potential for additional viral fundraisers

by MADELINE SWEITZER Editorial Page Editor

I admit it. I contributed to the seemingly endless stream of ice bucket challenges that has taken over the internet. In recent weeks it has become nearly impossible to escape the social media frenzy with everyone from University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank to Rihanna taking part.

The concept is simple; a person nominated for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge must either donate to the ALS Association or submit to being drenched with a bucket of ice water. There is also the unwritten third choice of doing both. The ALS Association aims to offer care and research treatment options while searching for the cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative neurological condition that affects motor neurons and can be fatal.

In the challenge, the

original nominee then nominates a handful of people, and thus, more donations are solicited.

However, in addition to going viral, the ice bucket challenge, like several other online campaigns, has also received criticism and accusations of “slacktivism.”

True, social media challenges to raise awareness and money often fall into the trap of slacktivism.

Slacktivism – as defined by Urban Dictionary – is “the act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem.” Slacktivism usually arises from wellintentioned campaigns that ultimately miss the mark on achieving their desired result or take on a life of their own outside of the original goal. Perhaps the largest activism turned slacktivism comes from the infamous Kony 2012 campaign. The campaign achieved viral status (100 million views in six days) but failed to

achieve the campaign’s purpose of bringing African warlord Joseph Kony to justice.

However, the ALS ice bucket challenge can serve as an example of a social media campaign that has elicited legitimate results and should not be considered slacktivism.

While it would be ridiculous to claim that daring our friends to have freezing water poured on them and then posting it on the internet for the public to view is activism, that is not the goal of the ice bucket challenge. It is merely a method to solicit more donations. The goal is to raise donations for the ALS Association while promoting awareness of the disease, and it has succeeded. Yes, the ice bucket challenge has given us more than hypothermia and “Ice Bucket Challenge Fail” videos. It

has provided fiscal results for a legitimate charity organization. From July 29 to Aug. 29, the ice bucket challenge raised $100.9 million in donations to the ALS Association. This is a $98.1 million increase from the same period last year.

These donations were made by previous donors and more than three million new donors. This money is real and will make a difference in the care and research that the ALS Association strives to accomplish.

So did filming my mom eagerly dumping a bucket of cold water over me in my grandma’s garden, or me posting that video to social media, make everyone

aware of ALS? No. Did my $10 contribution cure anyone’s ALS? No. But my $10 is only part of the bigger picture. In doing the ice bucket challenge, I contributed to a collective effort that has made a large contribution to the ALS Association. Millions of dollars’ worth of donations, donations that would not be there without the creative platform that the ice bucket challenge provided, will now be allocated to caring for those who have ALS and research that will develop treatment options. That is not slacktivism. That is an illustration of what happens when individuals put in what they can and

Photo ·UW Drumline, Abe and Head Football Coach Gary Anderson accept the ice bucket challenge, raising awareness for ALS along the way.

Courtesy of UW Madison/Badger Band the culmination is larger than what anyone expected.

So while the ice bucket challenge could fizzle out, what matters is that the more than $100 million of results will not.

Madeline Sweitzer (msweitzer@badgerherald. com) is a sophomore majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

Online presence could risk future job options In lieu of possible employer social media creeping, make sure to separate your professional and personal profiles

by ALLIE EBBEN Columnist

College degree’s worth cannot be quantified Despite raised tuition, benefits outweigh the cost of higher education

by RYAN SMITH Columnist

The eight month cycle of surviving on microwavable food, writing term papers and drinking deep into Saturday mornings has begun. With a life like that, who wouldn’t want to go to college? But as the price tag for this student lifestyle becomes more and more expensive, concern over the significance of attaining a college degree is becoming more prevalent than ever before.

Many people argue the cost of going to college is not worth what students get out of their four-year experience. The College Board reports that the average tuition for 20132014 totals to $8,893 for in-state residents at public colleges and $22,203 for out-of-state students.

Keep in mind that these numbers exclude many other expenses such as housing, food, textbooks and all other things an average college student might need. Fortunately, the College Board took all these expenses into account to estimate that a “moderate” in-state public college budget came to $22,826 and a “moderate” private college budget came to $44,750. When you multiply this number by four you’ve added up to more than $90,000 for only a “moderately” priced instate public college.

With no guaranteed job at the end of college, this can be quite the hefty debt for those taking out college loans. And then there is the reality that some of the world’s most successful individuals such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg didn’t even

need a degree.

Unfortunately, the odds of skipping college and ending up a billionaire like those three men are slim.

Don’t get me wrong, a decent degree will definitely put a dent in the bank accounts, but the rewards of a college education are infinite and immeasurable.

Perhaps the most apparent purpose of attending college is for the education and knowledge a student will gain from their professors. However, your classes merely scratch the surface of the potential benefits you gain from attending college. CNN Money reports that workers with bachelor ’s degrees earn about $1 million more over a lifetime than those with merely high school diplomas. I’d take the extra $900,000 (when $100,ooo of debt is subtracted) over a lifetime. Additionally, those with college degrees are less likely to become unemployed when compared to their high school educated peers.

In total, the average rate of return for a bachelor ’s degree has been a steady 14 percent to 15 percent for the past decade, which Federal Reserve Bank of New York economists Jaison Abel and Richard Deitz argue easily surpass the threshold for sound investment.

If the only thing you get out of college is a degree, then you are doing it wrong. A key to finding a job and being successful in any profession is knowing the right people and building strong relationships. Networking is a skill that is critical for college students to learn and hone while still in college. At the University of Wisconsin, nearly all major departments have a specific

Photo · Aside from leaving college graduation with a diploma, there are many other potential positives to spending four years on a college campus, including networking, higher pay rate and a shot at eternal happiness.

Hayley Cleghorn The Badger Herald career service dedicated solely to their group of students. Additionally, most schools offer hundreds of clubs and activity groups that everyone can explore.

These organizations often provide members with the opportunity to meet and interact with professionals or experts in their club’s focus.

And hey, maybe you will even find your soul mate.

A Business Insider source shares that 28 percent of married couples attended the same college. If you play this numbers game, then one out of every four students will meet their future spouse during their time at college. I don’t know if you can put a price on love, but for those who do discover their soul mate then I’d guess they would find their rate of return on their college investment to be immeasurable.

College isn’t simply dumping nearly $100,000 into textbooks and lectures.

College is a four-year process full of unique and individualized interactions and experiences that shape and mold students into the adults they end up becoming. Simply put, the college experience has no price tag.

Ryan Smith (rssmith3@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in strategic communications.

Drunken selfies aside, being professional on social media means more than avoiding those posts exclaiming love for beer and weed.

Nowadays most of us are on some form of social media, but unnoticed by some, the content that students publish could be hurting their professional careers in the long run. This topic is often touched on by schools when students are looking to apply for jobs; however, even that might be too late for social media users who have had accounts for years (Facebook was founded in 2004).

But just how many of these potential employers are researching us just after we drop off our applications?

A new nationwide CareerBuilder study found that nearly 39 percent of employers use social networking sites to research job candidates.

Not only do employers look for provocative photos or text posts, but they also search for offensive comments that may be related to gender, religion and race.

College is a time of selfexploration and delving into new experiences.

However, these ventures can come at a cost. While the red cup photo may not seem like a big deal at the time the picture is taken, it can provide employers with an idea

by KAI RASMUSSEN Contributor

of how you like to spend your free time, and it can show illegal activities that you maybe now fail to remember.

Furthermore, the idea that “once something is on the internet, it stays there forever” is true.

The Library of Congress has archived all tweets since Twitter was created in 2006. They are also working on making the archives available for researchers or anyone else seeking the information.

On the other hand, effective communication and positive comments can go a long way with a future employer. By refining your profile and making it more professional, it shows

is a time “of College self-exploration and delving into new experiences.

However, these ventures can come at a cost.

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your employer that you are more serious about your job and expanding your career. It can also open many doors for you and help you make connections. Online job listings are much more prevalent now that the internet has expanded all over the world.

Take for example the popular, professional social media market LinkedIn where approximately 77 percent of all jobs are posted. For

those of you who are not familiar with LinkedIn, it is a “business-oriented social networking site” that was founded nearly 10 years ago and has quickly garnered a great reputation.

For many, it has become an online resume helping professionals grow their profiles and reach out to others. The website allows job seekers to view hiring managers’ pages and even follow different companies that will alert you when they are hiring. However, it is important to note that this means we must separate our professional profiles from our personal ones. By separating the two, we can open many more doors for ourselves.

Refine your profiles in order to help rather than hurt yourself in your professional endeavors.

Positive social media choices in college and in general are important because they help set up acceptance into future programs. It’s important to remember that not only are your employers checking out your profile, but so are many more people who may have a say when the time comes to start applying. So make sure the guy that’s getting paid to creep on your social media (and anyone else who happens to be there) will not be able to uncover your guilty collegiate pleasures.

Allie Ebben (arebben@ wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in nursing.

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FALL MUSIC CALENDAR Welcome Badgers, to the most stacked first-semester concert lineup in recent memory, with shows for every taste Sylvan Esso

Trampled by Turtles

Majestic Theatre Sept. 4, 9:30 p.m., $12

Overture Center Sept. 5, 8 p.m., $17

Vocalist Amelia Meath weaves her incredible vocal range around Nick Sanborn’s deliberate bass drops to make tracks that are both liberating and empowering. They’re an electropop sound that will be great for dancing .

Like chopping wood or eating meat and potatoes, listening to Trampled by Turtles’ music is an activity that can instantly transport a person to the Northwoods. Music that tastes like whiskey.

Cherub

Nick Swardson

Spoon

Majestic Theatre Sept. 12, 13; 9 p.m.,$17

Orpheum Theater Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m., $39.50

Orpheum Theater Sept. 18, 9:30 p.m., $25

An electropop duo with a loyal Madison following, Cherub is the perfect concert choice for people who like their songs to be about doses, mimosas, champagne and cocaine.

If you’ve seen “Reno: 911!” or an Adam Sandler movie recently (we’re sorry for you), you’ve probably laughed at Nick Swardson. Laugh with the Minnesota native in person this September.

Spoon is one of the most consistently critically-acclaimed bands working today. The band’s latest album, They Want My Soul, was released to rave reviews.

You’re assured a good show with these guys.

The Head and the Heart

The War on Drugs

Twin Peaks

Ab-Soul,

Panda Bear

Live on King Street Sept. 19, 6 p.m., Free

Majestic Theatre Sept. 20, 9 p.m., $20

The Frequency Sept. 26, 9 p.m., $10

Majestic Theatre Sept. 26, 9 p.m., $25

Majestic Theatre Sept.27, 8 p.m., $20

A six-piece band out of Seattle, Washington, with a feelgood indie folk sound that feels very complete and powerful.

They are a great band to sing, feel emotions and sway along to.

Hot off the release of one of the most acclaimed albums of the year, The War on Drugs have dominated the 2014 indie landscape with their infectious brand of shoegazey Americana.

A Chicago-based band that somehow sounds like an 80s poppunk band, a power jam band and David Bowie rolled into one.

Their experimental yet simple sound is great to mosh and headbang to.

Ab-Soul is in good company as a member of Black Hippy, a West Coast hip-hop group that includes Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q. He’s an ambitious artist: His latest LP has a 23-minute closing track.

Panda Bear might be better known as the most melodic member of Animal Collective.

His lush, psychedelic fingerprints can been seen all over their most acclaimed album, Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Tim and Eric

Mutual Benefit

Joey Bada$$

Barrymore Theatre Sept. 27, 8p.m., $37.50

The Frequency Sept. 29, 9 p.m., $13

Barrymore Theatre Oct. 1, 8 p.m., $20

This show may be sold out, but those of you lucky enough to have snagged tickets to Tim & Eric can expect a hellish, hilarious experience. Comedy of the darkest, strangest degree.

If you’re in love with someone and you like music that exacerbates your love for that person, please take them on a date to Mutual Benefit.

You’ll never feel closer to a lover.

Joey Bada$$’ last Madison show at the Rathskeller had to be shut down because the crowd was too rowdy and the stage was too small. Expect the same energy, but with less altercations.

SOLD OUT

Old Crow Medicine Show

Of Montreal

J Mascis

Pixies

Overture Center Oct. 3, 8 p.m, $34.75

Majestic Theatre Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $20

High Noon Saloon Oct. 10, 9:30 p.m., $18

Orpheum Theater Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m., $18

A great family show, for country, bluegrass or folk fans that love to hear the classics. The band is best known for playing others’ classics, like “Wagon Wheel,” originally written by Bob Dylan.

Probably one of the weirdest live bands you’ll ever see. For their last show in Madison, a free Halloween concert at the Majestic, singer Kevin Barnes and his band wore giant condoms on their heads.

Don’t be disappointed Dinosaur Jr. fans: Although J. Mascis is now touring solo as a guitarist and singer, he has still maintained his distinct and recognizable vocals, inventive guitar riffs and catchy hooks.

While their most recent release was critically-panned, Pixies have finally reunited and are touring live. That’s enough reason to catch them now while you can. Someday you’ll tell your children about this show.

Timeflies

S. Carey

Chris D’elia

Glitch Mob

Orpheum Theater Oct. 13, 8 p.m., $27.50

Majestic Theatre Oct. 14, 8;30 p.m., $10

Orpheum Theater Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., $29/$25

Orpheum Theater Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $25

The producer-vocalist duo frequently brings their musical tunes to college campuses, and this is not their first time in Madison.

Their crossover electronic/pop sound will pack the Orpheum with dance-happy students.

He belongs to the club of slowpaced indie, folk artists along with Fleet Foxes and Sufjan Stevens.

Hailing from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, he attended UW-Eau Claire and was a drummer and supporting vocalist for Bon Iver.

If you’ve ever laughed at a Vine, there’s a pretty good chance it was one of Chris D’elia’s.

His mean-spirited humor targets everyone. But sometimes the meanest people are the funniest.

Three producers meld various electronics together to make an exhilarating sound. They have a distinct experimental sound that doesn’t weigh too heavy on the bass but can still make something great to move your body to.

Yelle

John Hodgman

Dum Dum Girls

Mastodon

Tokyo Police Club

Majestic Theatre Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $18

Barrymore Theatre Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $25

High Noon Saloon Oct. 23, 8 p.m., $15

Orpheum Theater Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., $27.50

Majestic Theatre Nov. 5, 8:30 p.m., $16

A three-piece French band that has put a light synth twist on traditional electro pop. Their songs are fun and eccentric. The lyrics may be in a different language, but the beats are universally spunky and fast-paced.

John Hodgman, one of two “Daily Show” correspondents who will be passing through Madison this semester, is a funny guy. And you’ve heard of him: he’s the PC in the Mac vs.

PC ads.

If you’ve ever felt angsty and sad and have just wanted to feel emotions to the sounds of shoegazey bands with female vocalists, Dum Dum Girls are here to play to all of your feelings.

One of the most criticallyacclaimed metal acts of the 21st century, Mastodon is sonically malleable band that never recycles old tricks. If you’re a metal fan, this is the must-see show of the year.

Probably the best middle school throwback you’ll find in this calendar: Tokyo Police Club has performed some of the world’s biggest festivals; now they’re bringing their catchy, groove-worthy indie rock to you.

Umphrey’s Mcgee

Brother Ali

Orpheum Theater Nov. 7, 8; 7:30 p.m., $25

High Noon Saloon Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m., $18

Umphrey’s McGee are known for their extensive jam sessions during performances, but they identify more with progressive rock bands. They have a large cult following and their own hand sign.

ICYMI, Minneapolis is a haven for independent hip-hop. None of these Midwest artists reaches out into the community more than Brother Ali, whose booming voice spits conscious lyrics over infectious beats.

John Oliver

Dillion Francis

Orpheum Theater Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $47

Orpheum Theater Dec. 9, 9 p.m., $25

Perhaps the smartest comedian alive, John Oliver is best known for his work as a correspondent on “The Daily Show.” Because of the Brit’s success, he now has own HBO show.

Let’s just put this bluntly: If you’ve never been to a Dillon Francis show, you’ve never experienced the full potential of turning the fuck up. Much flashing lights. Very YOLO. Such EDM.

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WELCOME TO THE BADGER HERALD ARTSETC. SECTION Take it from us: exploring the Madison arts scene is essential for a vibrant UW experience

by ERIK SATEREN ArtsEtc. Editor

Hey there, Badgers.

Welcome to a new academic year, and welcome to the ArtsEtc. section of The Badger Herald. If you’ve decided to read this column, you’ve already proven to be a person who has marginal interest in the contents of this section, and by reading these first three sentences, you’ve already shown yourself to be a supporter of student journalism. Good job. I implore you to stay a little while. Peruse through these pages a bit. Pick one or two (or more) articles that seem interesting to you and read them. If you do

this with some frequency, I guarantee you’ll know much more about the City of Madison’s bounty of artsrelated entertainment than if you hadn’t.

It’s been proven that a small minority of humans take no pleasure out of listening to music. If you are in the majority who considers music (and the arts) to be an essential part of your life, you owe it to yourself to check out The Badger Herald ArtsEtc. section every once in a while, if not frequently.

I guarantee you’ll have a much better college experience because of it.

When I was a freshman, I went to a university in the middle of Orange County,

California. Orange County is a sprawling suburbia that seems to have replaced “culture” with rich, white Republicans who will call the police on you if you’re playing loud music after 9 p.m. As a Twin Cities native, I felt stifled, like a part of my life that was very important to me had suddenly been ripped from my grasp. Los Angeles — a cultural centerpiece of the entire world — was a trafficridden, 40-minute drive away.

Not even the film school I was in could provide me with the escape I needed: I learned very quickly that the L.A. film industry is more about money than creative passion.

So I GTFOed and transferred to the University of Wisconsin. I

was immediately amazed by the wealth of entertainment and culture the city had to offer. My freshman year was an exercise in not knowing what you’ve got — in my case, culture — until it’s gone. My sophomore year, it all came back.

My involvement with The Badger Herald started almost immediately after moving to Madison, and my work here has gotten me to see things that I otherwise wouldn’t have seen on my own. I got neon paint in my eyes at an EDM festival. I sat in a lecture in College Library with a bunch of old professors and learned about the history of microfilm. I snuggled with a complete stranger

Photo Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

at a short-lived Madison business called “The Snuggle House.” I talked to the lead singer of Tame Impala about taking drugs with The Flaming Lips. I went to a Skrillex concert alone.

If you spend your four years at UW going from class to “Friday After Class” to the bars to hungover mornings to the bars again, you’ll be cutting yourself off from the myriad opportunities this crazy city has to offer. You might have fun, but all those nights out will blend together. Trying out the things you discover in the ArtsEtc. section will provide essential variety to an otherwise kaleidoscopic four years of partying and

studying and partying and studying. Culture is a good thing. It’s good for the soul.

One of the best ways to get exposed to everything this city has to offer is by walking into the Badger Herald office. The ArtsEtc. section is always looking for new, gifted writers with a passion for discovering those arts-related things around campus that would otherwise go unnoticed by the student population. My Madison experience has been made so much better because of it. I guarantee (for the third time in the column so far) that yours will too.

Get Drunk for Cheap

Your guide to the best bar deals in Madison, day by day

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Diego’s: Taco Tuesdays, $2 tacos, $.99 Margaritas (come hungry, leave bloated).

Wando’s: Bacon Night, $1 cans of Coors Light, Miller Lite or PBR, $4 jumbo rails (Bacon and beer, a winning combination) State Street Brats: Flip Night—If you guess the bartender’s coin flip correctly, you get 75 percent off your drink order.

Madhatters: Happy Hour 5-9 p.m., $1 rails, $1 taps

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Church Key: Friday after Class 2-9 p.m. (2-5 p.m. on gamedays.), $2 Taps $2.50 Rail Mixers $3 Pitchers. Start the first weekend of the spring semester off right.

Nitty: Power Hour from 10-11 p.m. (which is every night, but whatever)

Sunday

Tuesday

Brocach: half off top shelf Irish and Scotch Whiskies (from 3-6 p.m.). For the top shelf drinkers.

Ivory Room: $5 Cosmos (sorry).

The KK: Beer and shot night (9 to close). But if you’re headed to the KK, you already knew that.

Plaza: $2.50 singles, $5 double Long Islands. $2.50 pints of local IPAs and other good stuff.

Never, ever to be missed.

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Saturday

Vintage: Bloody Mary Bar starting at 9 a.m.

You’ve had a tough week. You deserve it.

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Hippie Christmas Invades Madison As thousands of students move, stuff gets thrown out, rabid scavengers emerge

Every single year on a weekend in the middle of August, the city of Madison becomes host to an event known as “Hippie Christmas.”

This transition period of students moving in and out of both apartments and houses throughout the city brings along an abundant amount of opportunities for people to grab whatever “trash” is left to be thrown away.

Photos · For hundreds of thrifty Madison residents, Hippie Christmas proved to be essential for finding old electronics, decrepit furniture and soiled mattresses.

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Spoon album gives music industry middle finger Critically-acclaimed band’s ‘They Want My Soul’ proves to be an artistic act of definance; celebrates musical refinement, sonic liberation

by JAKE RICKUN ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

As people celebrate their 21st birthdays, they’re slapped in the face with new challenges. Vestiges of teen angst, rebellion and perceived invincibility fade while convention, conformity and experiential wisdom begin to harden. It can feel as if life is getting more exciting with each year, but it can all feel like it’s getting increasingly boring. It’s probably a little bit of both. Nevertheless, they find themselves at a crossroads. There are forces at both ends that want your soul. Which path do you take?

As they celebrate a remarkable 21 years of making music, Spoon has come to a similar crossroads. For a band that showed signs of slowing down with 2010’s Transference — a convoluted, mundane record — some Spoon fans, myself included, regrettably began to accept that Spoon’s best days were behind them.

Whereas Kill the Moonlight and Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga were imbued with punchy hooks, catchy melodies and vibrant rhythms, Transference found Spoon playing it safe at the crossroads of complexity and convention. And like many who venture into adulthood, the timelessness that made Spoon “so Spoon” was starting to fade.

Or so we thought.

With their latest, They Want My Soul, Spoon has proven that they have yet

to run out of any steam, returning with their freshest, catchiest record to date. On Soul, psychedelic synths, creamy bass riffs, crunchy guitars and pop pleasures are tightened and distilled to perfection under lead singer Britt Daniel’s raspy swagger. Britt Daniel calls They Want My Soul “one for playing loud in your car,” but it’s really an album that you should be playing loud everywhere.

Soul fills the void of a rather weak summer for music in 2014 and should be turned up all the way to let that be known.

A weak summer for music, however, shouldn’t overshadow the statements They Want My Soul make both musically and lyrically.

Splitting from Merge Records after 13 years together, Spoon came to Loma Vista for a change of pace. “Card sharks and street preachers want my soul/ Upsellers and palm readers want my soul / All they want’s my soul, yeah, they want my soul!” proclaims Britt Daniel on the album’s eponymous track, ostensibly tired of the bureaucratic organization of the music industry.

Throughout their career, Spoon notes being pushed, pulled, nudged and tugged in all directions. On Soul, Spoon’s liberation from the industry’s bureaucrats is illustrated masterfully with artistic defiance and musical refinement. All the more reason to play this album even louder.

Despite Soul’s rebellious lyrical content, the album is more so a celebration of Spoon’s musical maturity than industry frustrations.

Twenty-one years is a long time for any band to continue to write music so damn good for so damn long — almost unprecedented.

“Outlier,” which sounds like a locomotive Radiohead-esque bass jam, finds Spoon toying with echoed synths, chaotic yet precise beats and funky guitar riffs.

Sonically one of Spoon’s most complex songs to date, “Knock Knock Knock” boasts strong beats and cyclical guitar licks that join climactically with swelling organ explosions and overly distorted guitars.

Although “Do You” and “Rent I Pay” are both album singles, “Inside Out” is the true gem of the album and one of the most beautiful songs Spoon has ever written; it features a lengthy, slow-building waterfall of buttery synths that hover over a hip-hoplike beat. The song then falls into a 48-measure instrumental break of arpeggiating calypso steel drums and heavenly synths, lifting listeners up and then caressing them back down into a gradual fade. “There’s only you I need / They do not make me complete,” Daniel sings, expressing love for something or someone

of great importance.

The soul-suckers, music manipulators and industry bureaucrats couldn’t make a song so beautiful; there’s only one thing, perhaps a love of unadulterated creativity and musical freedom, that can make Spoon complete.

Even the most successful bands start to decline.

There’s pressure to continually produce, pressure to bend over backwards for audiences’ tastes and pressure from the myriad of entities thirsty for a band’s soul. When a band becomes captive to commercial interests, authenticity and inspiration are lost and a band’s reputation can be greatly

tarnished. The temptation is always there, getting stronger with each day.

With They Want My Soul, Spoon tells us you have to make temptation your bitch, or it will suck everything out of you and turn you into a hollow, lifeless shell.

After 21 years, the temptation for Spoon to sell their souls could not be more enticing. Yet they’re still not giving in. “When you leave you know you don’t come back for good,” Daniel croons on “Rainy Taxi.”

Adulthood and maturity bring with it many kinds of temptations. And when you give in, there’s no coming back. I can only hope my 21st birthday will give me that sense of clarity.

Photo · Spoon’s latest album finds the band digging out of the hole they created for themselves on their previous album. It’s a bold return that serves as a reminder of the band’s near-perfect track record.

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‘LP1’ crafts dark odyssey UK artist creates sexiest album of 2014 with light vocals, deep bass

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Wiz’s weed obsession bores Perpetually stoned rapper reaches new lows on ‘Blacc Hollywood’

by MEGHAN HORVATH ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The release of Wiz Khalifa’s latest album, Blacc Hollywood, goes to show rap music these days has gotten hella trippy.

It’s safe to assume Khalifa isn’t referring to a ride in a hot air balloon as he rings out, “Higher then we’re floating / Don’t know where we’re going.”

Though notorious for his rampant marijuana use, Khalifa has achieved a great deal in recent years simply through his musical talent. His music career began as early as 2005, but it wasn’t until 2010 that he achieved mainstream success with the release of Rolling Papers. Two albums later, Blacc Hollywood has been satiating fans with its suggestive themes and Khalifa’s signature chill flows. “We Dem Boyz” was released back in February of this year, but now has just less than 40 million views on YouTube.

Khalifa’s remaining tracks are rising in popularity as well, suggesting a successful outlook similar to that of “We Dem Boyz.”

For most of his new album, Khalifa sticks to his characteristic sing-song beats, which unfailingly

transform his vocals into a monotonous lull.

In spite of this, Khalifa does provide a welcome reprieve from the sleepy tones through his featured artists. Ty Dolla $ign, Ghost Loft, Chevy Woods and Nicki Minaj all show up to supplement Khalifa’s drone.

Vocals aside, Wiz Khalifa’s music is commonly distinguished by the repeated themes of getting high, sleeping with women and the ups and downs of living that rapper life. The songs “Promises,” “Ass Drop,” “Raw” and “So High” are especially marked by their reliance on the concept of sex and drugs.

As his music makes clear, Khalifa is quite open about his cannabis use.

Almost every interview with Khalifa pays mention to the rapper ’s intense liking of the drug. He said he spends $10,000 a month on cannabis.

The lyrics of “So High” are a testament to his unabashed weed use. He admits, over and over, “I get so high, I get so high.” The music offers little lyrical innovation.

These things have been said thousands of times before. If Wiz Khalifa loves smoking so much, shouldn’t he find more

Photo · On his latest album, Wiz Khalifa has proven himself unskilled at rapping about something other than weed. Even his descriptions of his love for marijuana grow tired and redundant, reading like the diary of a 7th-grade stoner.

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With tired themes and monotonous vocals, Blacc Hollywood falls short of expectations for a new sound from Khalifa. The rapper ’s last album O.N.I.F.C. felt a similar critical reception, yet managed to chart at number two on the Billboard 200. But alas, Blacc Hollywood has earned Khalifa his first No. 1 album. The future of rap is scary.

BLACC HOLLYWOOD WIZ KHALIFA

Since releasing her first EP on Bandcamp at the end of 2012, FKA twigs has made a lot of progress. In less than two years, twigs has made another EP and a just-released, full-length album called LP1. Both were released through the Young Turks record label, home to the similarly moody and minimalist The xx.

Before releasing this album, twigs was best known for her music videos. She’s made one for every song on both her first and second EP, and her video for “Water Me” has more than 3.5 million hits on YouTube.

LP1, her first studio album, is a cerebral experience that grows better with each listen.

The album is so full of vocal effects and electronic sounds that subtle intricacies reveal themselves only through continued exposure. FKA twigs has been called trip-hop and R&B. These descriptions aren’t wrong, but they don’t wholly define the sound she’s created on this album.

LP1 is a mix of bassheavy beats and effects, and a variety of singing styles. The songs are produced in a way that keeps any one sound from dominating. The beats do back off sometimes to let twigs’ voice come out.

But the busy electronic sounds are essential to the album’s overall mood, and render each song dazzingly complicated.

However, the pace of the album is slow. FKA twigs often strips the sound down to just her voice and a slow beat. This creates an eerie, spacey feel. With many moments like this, the album becomes a dark, heavy experience.

The third track, “Two Weeks,” is the closest thing LP1 has to a pop song. Other songs, like “Pendulum” and “Closer,” might have a prettier sound, but “Two Weeks” is driving and catchy. It returns to the line, “Higher than a motherfucker, dreaming of you as my lover” sung tensely and in rhythm. twigs and Emile Haynie, who helped produce four songs on the album, layer several other vocal parts onto this line, which build in intensity and make the track the most climactic and euphoric on LP1. twigs has also mastered the art of using slowness to make her music more emotional and powerful.

At the beginning of “Video Girl,” the music almost stops. All that’s left is a soft snare behind twigs’ voice as it stalls over the line, “was she the girl that’s from the video?”

It’s an under-appreciated, attention-grabbing effect that makes it feel like she’s in the room with you.

twigs’ voice is a lot more involved on this album than it has been on her previous releases.

On her EPs, she used quiet, breathy vocals that could get blocked out by the beats and electronic sounds. Those effects are still a huge part of LP1, but the electronic side of the music backs off often enough to allow her voice to be the most important sound on this album.

FKA twigs is obviously an incredibly talented musician. Some songs are catchy, others are cathartic and others are full of unexpectedly light, airy harmonies. Covering this kind of range on one 10song album is a rare thing.

And each track is still sonically complex enough that it would be interesting to listen to as just an instrumental. FKA twigs is doing something no one else in music is doing, and she’s doing it about as well as anyone could.

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Phallic sculpture explained Barry Alvarez, Alan Fish wanted Donald Lipski’s sculpture to project ‘power, virility’

by ERIK SATEREN ArtsEtc. Editor

For thousands of University of Wisconsin students and Wisconsin natives, Camp Randall Stadium is like a home. It’s a familiar place that manages to yield great experiences for nearly everyone, even football skeptics. There’s “Varsity,” tailgates on Lathrop Street, “Jump Around,” section O, Bucky’s push-ups, Mike Leckrone and that somehow always exciting part where the animated section letters race each other on the newlyinstalled, 170-foot-wide video screen. But there’s one thing that makes nearly everyone uncomfortable.

It’s the sculpture that looks kind of like a penis.

The looming, phallus-like piece of artwork hulks over the intersection of Regent Street and Breese Terrace. It’s 48-feet-tall and can be seen from blocks away. In the nine years since it was created, the sculpture has managed to raise thousands of eyebrows and sparked considerable controversy.

The man behind the phallus is Donald Lipski, a New York City-based sculptor who attended UW-Madison between 1965 and 1970. In his time at UW, Lipski was passionately involved in the anti-war movement. He took place in a protest on the UW campus against Dow Chemical Company, which was involved in the production of napalm for the Vietnam War. The protest ended in police officers dispersing

the crowd with tear gas. In those same years at Picnic Point, he recalls “everyone was smoking pot, taking LSD, flying kites, blowing bubbles and bouncing babies on their knees.”

And the football team was terrible.

“Because of the militaristic nature of football, football wasn’t that popular during those years. It may have also been linked to the fact that there was just a horrible team,” Lipski said. “Being asked to make a sculpture for Camp Randall Stadium had a note of irony right from the start.”

Through a competition, Lipski was chosen as a finalist to make the sculpture in 2005.

Lipski came up with two ideas for the sculpture. The first is the sculpture that currently stands, entitled “Nail’s Tales,” in honor of Lipski’s freshman roommate Eric “Nails” Nathan, who, to this day, provides Lipski with updates about the Badger football team. Lipski says he knows little about sports.

Lipski chose to make “Nail’s Tales” an obelisk because of the shape’s historical context. Ancient Egyptians frequently placed pairs of obelisks at the entrances of temples. Ancient Romans would frequently steal obelisks and use them as trophies or symbols of conquest. Because of these histories, Lipski thought “Nail’s Tales” would simultaneously act as an entrance to Camp Randall and as a symbol of power and

strength.

The other sculpture proposed by Lipski was that of a tree that had folded over on itself to form a circle.

Barry Alvarez and Alan Fish — then associate vice chancellor for facilities — worked with Lipski to share their visions for the sculpture.

They decided the proposed tree sculpture was too “feminine” to be displayed outside of a football stadium, Lipski said.

“What I got from them is something they really wanted was something that projected strength, power, virility — things that are not surprising to be associated with football,” Lipski said. “When they described what they wanted, they were all but making phallic gestures with their hands. They were, without saying it, saying that they wanted something phallic.”

So the two men and Lipski decided upon the obelisk.

“My understanding was that what Barry Alvarez wanted or didn’t want would be decisive,” Lipski said.

Lipski was wary of the masculine attributes the two men were looking for and looked for ways to soften the traditional obelisk shape. He imagined that the obelisk was made of stone and had eroded, revealing a pile of footballs beneath.

“I softened it up and gave it a little bit of a humorous attitude, and in some slight way, subverted the harshness and masculinity of a traditional obelisk,” he said.

After a year of planning

and sculpting, “Nail’s Tales” was erected in November 2005. In the years since, the piece has drawn considerable controversy from Madison residents and resulted in numerous columns decrying it and even calling for it to be destroyed.

Lipski is aware of the controversy surrounding the sculpture and has two theories as to why it’s spoken of with such disdain. First, he said the feelings toward the sculpture could have to do with feelings toward the football program itself and its “macho and dominant” nature at UW. Second, he said people might rather see a statue of Crazy Legs or Bucky Badger — something more UW-themed.

“This could be defense or rationalization,” he said. “Out of all the pieces I’ve made in a public space, it’s the only one that’s drawn considerable controversy.”

No matter the reason, the sculpture will always look like a penis. In this world, that’s enough to make a lot of people uncomfortable. But, ultimately, it’s what Barry Alvarez wanted. And when Barry Alvarez wants something, you give it to him.

Photo · Donald Lipski’s sculpture “Nail’s Tales” has drawn considerable contoversy since its creation in 2005.

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Wisconsin Union Theater keeps acts youthful at 75 Performance committee looks to bring diversity to shows, attract more students to newly renovated Memorial Union west-wing theatre

by LEXY BRODT ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The Wisconsin Union Theater has been a bit of a ghost for the last two years. As construction cast a dusty, loud and annoying veneer over the West Wing of Memorial Union, many students had more important things to think about than where and how to attend a theater show. But now that the new theater is open, modernized and terraced, with new spaces and the same incredible acoustics that have made it a distinguished theater, it invites students to expand their knowledge of the arts and reacquaint themselves with the theater.

Since this year marks the 75th anniversary, now is as good a time as any.

Despite exterior changes, the Wisconsin Union Theater looks the same from the inside. The theater staff worked closely with the Historical Society, making sure that the theater itself, Shannon Hall, remains the same bastion of the arts that it has always been.

However, the hall has

sacrificed some seats for the benefit of newand-improved chairs. A bright, heavy orange still brightens the theater walls.

The spacious stage opens like pop-up art. Standing onstage with the affront of empty seats is nearly overwhelming. One can only imagine what it must be like for artists to actually perform on the same stage that has boasted such figures as Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Fitzgerald and John F. Kennedy.

The 75th anniversary is the theater ’s chance to celebrate the new, as well as the old. The student Performing Arts Committee has partnered with the professional theater staff and put together a season that includes a handful of performers who have graced the stage at least once in the past.

Marketing and Communications Director Esty Dinur shared the staff ’s mindset for the season.

“This is the 75th anniversary, so it’s a bigger season than most of them,” she said. “It reflects the 75 seasons up until now

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Yo-Yo Ma, the worldfamous cellist with a whopping 16 Grammy Awards, will be coming to Madison for the 7th time in October with Pianist Kathryn Stott. Visionary talents like these are what give the stage its legendary status. This year will see many musicians returning to the Wisconsin Union Theater, including Acadian folk trio Vishten and “20 Years of Freedom,” a program that illuminates the struggle of Apartheid.

However, according to Dinur the theatre will be welcoming many new acts to the stage as well.

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big stars, but are not yet,” Dinur said. “We are very good at identifying these people and bringing them [to the stage]. In that sense it’s kind of the same, in that we always look to some of the best in the market and some new ones, but it also very consciously hearkens back to the last 75 years.”

This season boasts a diverse collection of performers, with more than 30 acts coming to the theater throughout the season. Big names like Don McLean and Judy Collins grace this year ’s calendar, but so does the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, which brings a variety of ukuleles to the stage in an act that is equally funny and enchanting.

The Union has also created an entirely new space to host their performances: the Play Circle.

The Play Circle is a Black Box theater. Essentially, it’s a black room without a stage. Jordan Foster, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin and director of the student-run Performing Arts Committee, is excited about how this space will

transform the theater ’s role in the community. “[The Play Circle] is a really cool, intimate and unique place,” Foster said, citing groups from that Isthmus Jazz festival that were first to perform in the space.

“Pretty much everyone that performed was just in awe of the space and were saying how they had all these ideas on how we could use it, and how it’s one of those places that can be really useful for the community,” Foster said. “Madison students can use it to put on their productions and it can also be good for smaller shows that we bring to the community that maybe aren’t quite as well-known, but up-and-coming. It’s an awesome place.”

This is just one of many ways that the theater is attempting to attract more students. In addition, the committee is bringing comedian and Vinesensation Bo Burnham, as well as Indie folk group Horse Feathers.

The Madison World Music Festival, the theater ’s first event of the season,

will be coming to Memorial Union and the Willy Street Fair Sept. 12 and 13, with aerobic group Bandaloop — which looks a lot like a gravity-confused offshoot of Cirque Du Soleil, as well as a handful of worldly musicians. The festival is just another chance for students to discover new music and artists through the theater.

Most performances throughout the year are $10 or less for students, which is cheaper than your typical concert at the Orpheum or the Majestic.

“We would like every student to come through our doors at least once during their stay here,” Dinur said. “It’s definitely part of the mission of the University: To open students’ horizons to things they don’t know about, but that are essential to our cultural lives and to becoming a more whole person.”

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Pitchfork was the dopest summer festival ever

by ERIK SATEREN ArtsEtc. Editor

Now that the dust has settled and I’ve washed all three sets of clothes that grew to reek of sweat and weed smoke over a month ago, I can look back clearheadedly on Pitchfork Music Festival: three days of sunshine, 8.0+ music and #branding all bunched into Chicago’s Union Park.

This year ’s Pitchfork was yet another annual example of how the beloved indie tastemakers put on one of the finest festivals in the United States. Unlike many of the behemoths that have grown to loom over the summer festival schedule, Pitchfork has remained a relatively lowkey affair, with cheap tickets, manageable crowd sizes and lineups rife with fresh young talent.

Sure, 12 oz. beers cost $6.

Sure, the sound bleeding between stages can be a little distracting. Sure, some audience members are trying way too hard. But to focus on the negatives is to completely negate the fact that Pitchfork is ultimately one of the most stress-free and fun festival experiences out there. And besides, you’ll get expensive beer, sound issues and douchebags at any music festival.

I wasn’t sure of the best way to recap my experience, so I’m just going to go through each act I saw and sum up their set in a sentence or two.

Badger Herald Photo Editor Joey Reuteman was there to take it all in. Peep this recap online to see everything he took pictures of.

FRIDAY I started off my Friday experience at Pitchfork as all festival experiences should start: by showing up late, standing in a long line of people waiting to get inside and nearly missing all of Hundred Waters’ set, which opened the day’s lineup. The crowd

was an immovable object, standing around quietly like museumgoers ogling a Matisse painting. The VIP section, full of Pitchfork writers and other important indie tastemakers, looked similarly bored/ unimpressed. But it was fun to see Pitchfork founder Ryan Schreiber sipping presumably free cups of Goose Island backstage.

I decided to get a feel for the festival grounds. Tents for Whole Foods, Uber and some kind of granola bar called Kind made me realize the extensive amount of branding that accompanied the festival, but I was willing to accept this as long as it meant free Twinkies, pretzels and probiotic popsicles.

Throughout the weekend, whenever I felt hungry but didn’t want to spend $8 on a blueberry sausage, I’d just get a bunch of free food. And here we see the budding seeds of brand loyalty.

Sharon van Etten’s set was pleasant, but the booming dark ambient sounds of The Haxan Cloak distractingly bled over into her set, making for an interesting sonic jumbo.

I was about 10 rows out for Sun Kil Moon. Mark Kozelek sat unassumingly throughout nearly the entire set, singing heartfelt songs about death by aerosol can explosion.

“Dogs” was a highlight: five or so minutes of Kozelek sharing his sexual history and making it sound as sad as possible.

Because I’ve wanted to see Beck live ever since he became my favorite artist from sixth to seventh grade, I remained by the green stage while Giorgio Moroder hyped up the crowd at the adjacent red stage. For a 74-year-old, he’s a pretty awesome dude who can really rock some aviators.

Beck was a festival highlight.

He cherrypicked material from his entire discography, playing

hits such as “Loser” and “Where It’s At,” while also exploring the softer side of his catalog (“Soldier Jane,” “Wave,” “Lost Cause”). His Morning Phase material was the best it’s sounded yet, and I almost cried during “Blue Moon.” It was a show of tremendous energy. Beck seems like a pretty likeable guy, and it helped that his backing band was just charismatic — if not more so.

SATURDAY Day two began just like day one: showing up late.

Because my legs were absurdly sore from standing non-stop the previous day, I sat through Wild Beasts’ set, which did absolutely nothing to convert me into a fan of the band.

Cloud Nothings came on next. Maybe I was jaded and tired from the previous day, but the band did nothing to excite me, despite the fact that I somewhat enjoy their studio work. Other people were clearly enjoying it, as a mosh pit formed near the front of the stage during several songs.

I moved closer to the red stage, trying to get up close for tUnE-yArDs and St. Vincent’s sets. Pusha T, playing on the green stage, was more than half an hour late, which meant his set was cut considerably short.

Yet it was somehow one of the most electrifying shows of the entire weekend.

He spit into the mic with a manic look in his eyes, encouraging a crowd filled with thousands of white people to recite lines about moving dope. tUnE-yArDs’ set was also one of the weekend’s best — a showcase of Merrill Garbus’ tremendous musical talent, including her amazing looping abilities and elastic singing voice.

I had to watch Danny Brown from across the grounds because I wanted to be close for St. Vincent.

His show was heavy on the

‘Boyhood’ makes history Richard Linklater film portrays growing up in honest, unique way

by PHEBE MYERS ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

“Boyhood,” the movie that took director Richard Linklater (“Before Midnight”) 12 years to create, follows the life of Mason Evans Jr. (played by newcomer Ellar Coltrane) from age six until age 18.

The film opens up with Coldplay’s “Yellow,” bringing back a wave of nostalgia, and Mason at age six arguing with his older sister Samantha (newcomer Lorelei Linklater). Their mother Olivia (Patricia Arquette, “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III”) is dealing with the struggles of single motherhood.

They move from place to place, as Olivia attempts to get her life together. With each new phase of their lives, they are greeted with topical themes involving the misery of leaving childhood friends, and the overwhelming trauma that alcohol and physical abuse can bring.

Their father, Mason Evans Sr. (Ethan Hawke, “Getaway”) grows up alongside the children. He begins as a deadbeat dad who doesn’t know how to be a part of his children’s life, but slowly he evolves into the person Mason Jr. turns to for advice about girls, and eventually becomes a new father again. Though the film centers on watching Mason Jr. grow into adulthood, it also shows a multitude of versions of ‘growing up.’

Each moment is relatable, from the confusion Mason feels when asking his father Mason Evans Sr. if there’s any real magic left in the world, and the disappointment with the answer that ‘currently on this Earth there are no elves’ to deal with the devastation of a first real heartbreak.

Though not everyone has undergone the exact same interactions, the process of growing up encompasses specific milestones — each one highlighted in the film.

The genius of this movie isn’t a shocking plot twist or creative story, but the truly enigmatic portrayal of human life.

From a cinematic standpoint, the film is a marvel. Linklater has experimented previously with showing the relationship between our lives and time, with his three-part love story in “Before Sunrise,” “Before Sunset” and “Before Midnight.”

However, where those films focus on the ways that one specific relationship progresses over time, “Boyhood” explores the multitude of human interactions in one boy’s life.

“Boyhood” doesn’t follow the typical storyline, with an ultimate build-up, climax and downfall, but follows the intricate failures and successes that accompany everyday human existence.

The magical aspect of this film is the intimate nature that its audience will be able to connect with; everyone has their own coming-of-age

story, and this one ties the common thread of human existence together through the eyes of Mason Jr. Ethan Hawke as Mason Evans Sr. is utterly charismatic. His infectious energy brings the character to life, as he struggles to become the father he desperately wants to be.

He is easy to love, but Patricia Arquette as Olivia is absolutely phenomenal.

Her character undergoes the biggest struggle; with two devastating encounters with alcoholism and abuse, she always keeps her children the main focus. Arquette’s shining moment on screen is when Mason Jr. leaves for college. She sobs at the table sharing that this is the absolute worst day of her life, because she just thought there would be more to her life.

The idea of filming over a 12-year period seems absurd, and certainly would have been an utter waste of time if the movie hadn’t turned out to be a truly groundbreaking moment in cinema. Never has a film so intimately shown the tragedy and triumph of growing up. Through the brilliant filmmaking of Richard Linklater, the audience is taken on a journey through the perils of modern life in America. Whether as a 6-year-old boy or a young single mother, we are all connected.

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bangers, which made for a rowdy crowd. But I couldn’t help feel some sadness that his live set covered very little of the softer material that makes up considerable portions of both XXX and Old. It’s material obviously less suited for a live setting; but this also means his live performances aren’t indicative of the artist he truly is.

If you’ve been following Pitchfork recaps at all, you’ll know that St. Vincent was considered one of the weekend’s best. It’s an undeniable fact. She can shred on the guitar like no one I’ve ever seen live, and her robotic dance moves evoke a David Byrne at his most lively. It was a tremendous set with neartheatrical qualities.

Neutral Milk Hotel closed the night. I had seen them here in Madison in February, so I felt no strong push to get up-close for their set. The sound was a little on the quiet side, and the giant screens to the side of each stage were turned off (at the request of singer Jeff Mangum, who is averse to video recordings of his shows). This was probably a little upsetting for people standing in the back.

Ultimately, it was still a great show and a testament to Neutral Milk Hotel’s godlike status among lovers of indie music.

SUNDAY DIIV kicked off the last day of my Pitchfork weekend.

The band’s lush, reverb-heavy tunes sounded just as good live

as they do recorded. But I couldn’t shake the thought that singer Zachary Cole Smith would probably be very boring to hang out with.

Among the festival’s orgy of free food samples, gratuitous advertisements and unabashed social media campaigns was a stage dedicated to Ray-Ban. On my first day at the fest, I noticed a sign on the stage that promised free haircuts so long as the barber could choose the style. On Sunday, I decided to seize upon the American Dream, the reason I had come to the festival in the first place, the only reason for living — I decided to get that free haircut. So I waited on the Ray-Ban stage for nearly two hours — watching Deafheaven, Earl Sweatshirt and Schoolboy Q in the process — until I was finally able to sit down and get that haircut. My God, was the wait worth it.

Thanks, Ray-Ban. Maybe I’ll buy your glasses some day.

Real Estate was the most boringest act of the entire weekend. Their set was all too pleasant, but it provided a nice time to sit down and eat a hot dog.

Slowdive followed with one of the more ethereal sets of the weekend. Their walls of sound translated perfectly to the stage, especially after such an extended hiatus (nearly 20 years!). The band was well-received by members of the audience sporting Slowdive, Ride and My Bloody Valentine shirts; it was watched confusingly

by those who were just hanging out by the stage to be close for Kendrick Lamar.

Grimes was the most danceable set of the weekend and also one of the cutest. She drank tea onstage, shared timid banter between songs and got the crowd shaking its collective ass for “Go,” “Oblivion” and “Genesis.”

Kendrick Lamar capped off the weekend with one of the best sets of the entire three days. I saw the current king of West Coast hip-hop open for Kanye West in Chicago in December, playing to a quarter-full United Center.

The small crowd size on that December date took away from the intimacy of his show, which features a live band and videos of Compton projected widescreen behind him.

It became very clear that many of the people in the crowd had ONLY purchased tickets for Kendrick’s set. He was truly a remarkable closer.

The rapper covered nearly every song on good kid, m.A.A.d. city and sprinkled inspirational monologues throughout. During “Sing About Me,” Kendrick told everyone in the crowd to hold up their phones.

The entire park became illuminated by the lights of more than 15,000 phones as the crowd sang, “Promise that you will sing about me,” over and over again.

It was beautiful. I almost cried.

All in all, Pitchfork Music Festival is dope.

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Sylvan Esso show to be ‘dance party in a swamp’ The electro-pop duo from Durham, North Carolina, expects to bring funky, dance-worthy show to Majestic Theatre Sept. 4 Photo ·Amelia Meath, vocalist, and Nick Sanborn, production, are set to come to Madison in September to great anticipation.

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Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, of Sylvan Esso, came together for the first time at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee. The duo out of Durham, North Carolina, will return to southern Wisconsin Thursday, Sept 4, bringing hip swaying, head thrashing electronic pop to the Majestic Theatre.

The band’s free-spirit and diverse experience will lend itself to a night of dancing and odd imagery.

“I would like it to be like

a dance party in a swamp.

You know, weird floating lights, magic, little gas geysers,” Meath said.

When they met they were sharing a three-band bill, both with their own respective projects. They became friends, and when Amelia’s record label pestered her into looking for someone to mix her stripped-down folk single “Play it Right,” she turned to Sanborn.

This seemingly haphazard fluke debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200 when it dropped as a single off their debut

album, Sylvan Esso. The album cut is essentially the same as the original Sanborn created, because their style and musical talent was an instant match.

Before starting this venture, she was part of a three-piece women’s folk group from Bennington College. Now, she is excited to break into a new atmosphere of live performance.

Although the transition may seem abrupt, Meath explains it is the sound she has been looking for and making the switch feels natural and exciting.

“When you decide you want to go in a different direction, it’s fun and exciting, and parts of it are difficult but those are the more interesting parts, like playing to rooms full of dancing people rather than sitting people,” she said.

Their first full length LP just dropped in May 2014, but demand for their show in Madison is so high they had to move it to the larger Majestic venue to accommodate all of the dance-happy Sylvan Esso fans.

Their self-titled album is an experiment in what

Sylvan Esso means, what they sound like and what they want to write songs about. It is a free-flowing exploration of different ideas that are important in their lives. There is no one central theme, and Meath feels like the listener should have some reign over the meaning of the songs.

Meath’s delicate yet forceful vocals float around Sanborn’s syncopating and precise bass drops and beats to create a sound that is unmistakably liberating and powerful.

The spotlight is on vocals, and they don’t rely solely on loud dance beats.

Atmospheric synths, clean production and catchy hooks support Meath as she bounces around a broad vocal range. Although they are still in the figuring-itout phase, their music is distinctly electropop and borrows little from their old folk genre.

Meath describes it as, “Nick and Amelia music.

It is electropop music. It makes me really mad when people call it electrofolk; I think that’s bullshit. We

haven’t left that part of us behind, it must have some influence, but people just say that because they know I was in a folk band once.”

The first track on the album, “Hey Mami,” has garnered media attention for its topical theme of catcalling. However, it is not a ballad about the woes of Internet harassment, nor is it an inherently negative song. It’s more of an discussion about the different angles of the controversial topic.

“I was catcalling some boys from my car with a bunch of my pals on the way to a swimming hole,” Meath said, explaining the inspiration behind the song. “Then I realized, if that had happened to me, I would have a totally different reaction to that, depending on my mood.

It’s so interesting: ‘Hey Mami’ is not necessarily a judgmental song. People like to think of it as an anticatcalling song, but at the same time it’s like I also do that sometimes, like it is a very human impulse.”

The theme of following human impulse and being very honest about their sound recurs throughout the album. It is a powerful harbinger of great production to come in the future and certainly a sample of the energy and danceability of Thursday night’s show.

Deer Tick electrifies stage Technical difficulties did not curtail electric intensity of band’s set

by SELENA HANDLER ArtsEtc. Editor

Deer Tick’s singer and front man, John McCauley, did not receive the only shock of the Aug. 22’s Live On King Street show from his faulty, electrocuting microphone. Patrons of their performance, who were expecting a classic folk rock set, were also shocked by the high energy nature of the band’s style.

The night was hot and sticky and the crowd was thick, but all of the performers on the bill performed with surprising energy, efficiency and finesse. Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, The Weeks and Deer Tick converted their musical styles to more appropriately fit the live medium and it was surprisingly exciting and theatrical.

Although Deer Tick’s musical production can often sound like Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel settled down and left behind his violins and tambourines to strum a classic acoustic guitar with Dave Matthews, their performance style was anything but dull. On stage, McCauley’s vocals felt like the deep heartiness of Bruce Springsteen’s voice harmonized with the resounding rasp of Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder.

Many of their studio tracks tend to run together in drawn-out love ballads and basic chord progressions, but the band took full advantage

of the stage as a platform to diversify their sound.

Drummer Rob Crowell, and guitarist Ian O’Neil had an opportunity to showcase their instrumental skill and brought high-intensity energy by extending songs with lengthy jam sessions.

Their style paid homage to the jam greats like Umphrey’s McGee and Phish without the overindulgent 20-minute outros to each song.

The band achieved a perfect balance of cleanliness and precision with experimentation. While on stage they communicated frequently and inconspicuously, making sure the instruments were coming together properly and occasionally offering each other drinks and drags of cigarettes. The experience felt very kind and cordial but also fun and passionate.

About 30 minutes into the show McCauley and O’Neil rammed into each other and locked shoulders for several minutes during a particularly intense jam session.

Mid-performance antics were prevalent throughout the night, beginning hours before Deer Tick took the stage. Jessica Hernandez of Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas glided high and low with great vocal range while swaying her head and hips. Toward the end, she abandoned her shyer rapport when she strummed a guitar and pounded a snare drum during what she referred to as the band’s least favorite song, “Picture Me With You (Carnie

Threesome)”.

But the show really picked up steam during The Weeks’ performance when lead guitarist Samuel Williams picked his guitar with so much force that he snapped the strings and had to cycle through a few different guitars. Their performance climaxed when lead singer Cyle Barnes and Williams locked lips briefly after an intense guitar riff. The set was filled with theatrics but the show progressed like a well-oiled machine and the band members fed off each other ’s energy.

As Deer Tick’s performance came to a close, McCauley invited his pregnant wife to the stage for a folky a capella duet, a love ballad that slowed the pace down considerably after McCauley spent a minute-long jam session channeling the moves of James Brown, swaying back and forth on the ground. It was a heartfelt digression from the head pounding and guitar busting; slowly the crowd followed suit and began to sway along to the rhythm with their respective partners.

They ended the night with the first track off their first album, Ashamed. It was a feel-good, sing-along song that rounded out the night. It was a positive note and great contrast to the faulty microphone debacle that opened up the show and even threatened to end it. Fortunately, the show did go on and Deer Tick proved their versatility and theatrical skills.

Photo · Singer- songwriter, John McCauley and guitarist, Ian O’Neil rocked the stage as members of the headlining act, Deer Tick. Their ceaseless energy and raw passion cut through the humid Friday evening performance.

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UW flounders in second half loss against LSU Despite 17-point lead early in the third quarter, Wisconsin’s offense, inexperienced defense sputter in season-opening defeat

by Eric Kohlbeck Sports Content Editor

The Wisconsin Badgers were only 30 minutes away from what would have been one of the biggest regular season wins in program history.

On the national stage in Houston against No. 13 Louisiana State University, the 14th-ranked Badgers took a 17-7 lead over LSU midway through the third quarter. But the Tigers roared back, scoring 21 unanswered points while holding UW to only seven total points in the second half, defeating Wisconsin in front of 71,559 fans at NRG Stadium by a score of 28-24.

Corey Clement finished a 75-yard drive for the Badgers with a two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that put Wisconsin in the driver’s seat, 24-7, but it all went LSU’s way after that.

Two third quarter field goals from Colby Delahoussaye cut the Badgers’ lead to only eleven.

Then, Wisconsin could not find an answer to the LSU offensive attack in the final quarter of play that propelled the Tigers’ rally.

LSU went on to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter that finally put them ahead.

Ahead by 24-13, Wisconsin appeared to have LSU in a tough spot in the fourth quarter with the Tigers facing third and 21 from the Wisconsin 36-yard line. But LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings connected with John Diarse for a 35-yard touchdown that pulled the Tigers within a field goal at 24-21 with 12:08 remaining in the game.

Tanner McEvoy, who made his first start at quarterback for the Badgers on Saturday, threw his first of two interceptions on the very next series for Wisconsin.

The interception by Jalen Mills gave the Tigers the ball back on their own 47 yard line, down by just three.

Aided by the loss of Wisconsin starting defensive linemen Warren Herring and Konrad Zagzebski to injury, LSU ran the ball on three straight plays and went 53 yards in only one minute and 23 seconds. Kenny Hillard’s 28-yard rushing score capped off the drive, giving the Tigers their first lead of the game at 28-24.

McEvoy’s second interception with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter all but sealed the victory for LSU and gave them their FBS record 46th straight regular season non-conference victory.

Hillard led all LSU running backs with 111

yards on 18 carries Saturday.

Highly-touted freshman Leonard Fournette finished the night with only 21 yards on eight carries for the Tigers.

McEvoy’s numbers were brutal, as he finished the night 8-for-24 with only 50 passing yards and two interceptions. He also rushed for 40 yards on six carries.

While McEvoy struggled in his first game at quarterback, Badgers’ head coach Gary Andersen attributes the struggle to the LSU pass defense, which had a strong pass rush and held many new, young Badgers wide receivers in check Saturday night. Andersen said that there was no plan to put last year’s starter, Joel Stave, in the game even with McEvoy struggling.

“They’re very, very talented,” Andersen said of the LSU defense. “I thought [LSU] had a very good pass defense, because they had a pass rush, and they had some talented good men covering us. They played their zone coverages well also.”

“When you can’t protect the passer, it doesn’t matter who your quarterback is,” Andersen added.

Despite what happened in the second half of the game, the Badgers appeared to be ready for the challenge against one of the Southeastern

Conference’s toughest teams.

UW started the game scoring the first 10 points, beginning with a six play, 76-yard drive that ended in a Reggie Love 45-yard touchdown run. Freshman kicker Rafael Gaglianone added a 51-yard field goal four minutes later, set up by a 22-yard scramble from McEvoy, and suddenly Wisconsin found themselves up 10-0 over LSU with 5:07 left in the first quarter.

The Badgers defense outplayed the LSU offense in the first half, surrendering only 136 yards and only 16 on the ground through the first 30 minutes of action.

Eighty of those yards came on a Travin Dural touchdown pass from Jennings in the first quarter that gave the Tigers their first points of the game. Wisconsin, meanwhile, rattled off 182 rushing yards in the first half from Love, Gordon, McEvoy and Corey Clement.

Melvin Gordon answered the Dural score and gave the Badgers their second touchdown of the game with a 14-yard run in the second

quarter that put Wisconsin up 17-7 with 7:36 left in the half.

Gordon, who rushed only four times in the second half, finished the game with 144 yards on 16 carries, averaging 8.8 yards per rush.

Dural led all receivers on the night with 151 yards on only three catches. Diarse, who caught the other touchdown of the night for LSU, finished with 47 yards receiving.

Jennings finished the season opener going 9-for21 for LSU but finished with 238 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for the Tigers.

Alex Erickson caught three passes for 33 yards to lead the Badgers receivers on Saturday night.

Week two will not come on such a large of a stage, or even against a team in the FBS, as the Badgers will make their first appearance of the season at Camp Randall for their home opener against Western Illinois on Saturday. As Wisconsin puts this loss behind them, Andersen

Photo · Right: Wide receiver Reggie Love opened the game for Wisconsin with a bang by taking his first collegiate carry 45 yards for a score to give Wisconsin a 7-0 lead with 9: 05 to go in the first quarter Left: Alex Erickson, who finished with a team-high three catches, dives after a ball.

Wisconsin had just 50 yards passing in the game, the fewest since UW had 41 at Indiana in 2012.

Lukas Keapproth The Badger Herald hopes the team can learn from Saturday’s defeat, while getting back in the right mindset.

“We’re really going to have to take a long, hard look at the film,” Andersen said.

“I know [the players] learned a lot. I hope they can come back and recover quickly and get themselves in a spot to be ready to go. There were some good things. This will be a tremendous tape for us to look at and evaluate and we’ll see how we can move forward.”

Despite wasted chance, future remains bright

by Dan Corcoran Corcoran’s Clubhouse

Saturday night’s disheartening outcome in Houston was a microcosm of the Wisconsin football team’s recent struggles in big-game situations, but unlike the last four years, this big game will not leave the Badgers languishing in defeat for seven months.

The passing game suffered mightily for the entire 60 minutes.

The defense bent under the pressure of two big injuries up front and then eventually broke in the fourth quarter. Then came a few questionable coaching calls, most notably Melvin Gordon carrying the ball just four times in the second half, following a first half where he had 76 yards and a score.

But despite the late game collapse, Wisconsin comes back to Madison with at least 11 more games to play this season.

Over the past four years, this type of game has been in a bowl in the final contest of the year, in which Wisconsin has laid goose eggs. However, thanks to some scheduling boldness, the Badgers got an early season test against the Tigers to see how they stacked up against one of the nation’s most consistently strong football programs.

Yes, Wisconsin had a rather brutal second half as it coughed up a 17-point lead over the final two quarters, but what will most likely get lost a midst the talk of choking and the premature calls for Tanner McEvoy’s head, is the football team that took that 17-point lead on LSU. For two quarters and change, the Badgers looked like a team certainly worthy of its preseason No. 14 ranking and a legitimate threat to perhaps make a run for the first college

football playoff.

The most surprising part of it all was the defense, a defense that lost eight of its starting 11 from a year ago but still managed to hold the Tigers to a paltry 17 rushing yards in the first half.

Granted, one half of stats carries with it an insignificant amount of meaning because the second half eventually cost the Badgers the game, but it’s not as if this year ’s team doesn’t have the potential to be something great. Had Wisconsin gotten rolled over by a superior SEC foe for four quarters, this might be an entirely different conversation. That was hardly the case, though.

The Badgers brought in an untested quarterback, a brand new set of receivers and a defense that was anything but the group that finished sixth in the nation a year ago in team defense. It’s hard to put a lot of faith in such an inexperienced team, which is probably why only Stone Cold Steve Austin of WWE lore was the only person on ESPN ‘s College Gameday to pick UW to win, but that didn’t stop Wisconsin from giving LSU a run for its money.

In the end, the Badgers got handed the biting four-point defeat, but the big-time first game matchup gave Wisconsin something that no cupcake-trouncing win could have: a glimpse into what lies ahead the rest of the season.

So many things can change from now until the final regular season game come Nov. 29, but the coaching staff and players know after game one where the biggest deficiencies are. Last year, or really any other year, it wasn’t until the third game of the season or even later before the Badgers got a true test to see how they could actually fare against an above-average opponent.

Unfortunately, all of Wisconsin’s opponents also saw the biggest deficiencies and know that the Badgers are, at least as of now, about as one-dimensional as it gets,

offensively speaking. The much anticipated debut of Tanner McEvoy had a few hope-worthy moments in the early going, including a couple of scampers to escape pressure, but ended in disappointing fashion with two second half interceptions and a woeful 50 yards total passing.

Equally as frustrating was the aforementioned lack of work in the second half for Heisman hopeful Melvin Gordon. Gordon ripped off a 63-yard run on the first carry of the second half, but went on to rush just three more times for one yard. His absence was thought to have been because of a possible injury, but when it was made known after the game that he was healthy, the move by head coach Gary Andersen and offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig to give Corey Clement the bulk of the carries seems awfully perplexing.

Yet again multiple factors snowballed in a demise in an otherwise very winnable game, which has seemingly been the calling card of the Badgers in recent memory.

In college football, close just isn’t good enough.

But although it was a lost opportunity, this loss didn’t mark the end of a season, and came at arguably a good of time as any. A run to the playoffs was a long shot, and even if Wisconsin had won Saturday night, despite improving their chances, they still would have been up against the odds. But there’s still plenty of time and plenty of games to do something special this season, and with only one game in the books, a trip to the playoffs, although slim, is still a possibility.

Now, the biggest question that remains the rest of the way is can the Badgers figure out a way to finally win one of these big games?

Dan is a junior majoring in journalism. How do you think Wisconsin will rebound from the opening game loss to LSU? Let him know by emailing him at dcorcoran@badgerherald.com or tweeting him @DanCoco7.

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Youth movement: Cross-country on verge of new streak After Wisconsin’s 14-year Big Ten Title string ended last fall, young guns heed leadership of past stars to start another run

by Dan Corcoran Sports Editor

All good things must come to an end, and for the Wisconsin men’s crosscountry team, the end came last fall at the Big Ten Championships.

After 14 consecutive Big Ten Titles dating back to 1999, the Badgers had their unprecedented run of conference championships terminated when they finished third behind Indiana and Michigan.

To put the string of titles into perspective, Michigan State, which has 14 top finishes, is the only team to have as many overall conference championships as the Badgers won during the streak. In the grand scheme of things, even including last season’s race, Wisconsin has won an eye-opening 46 of the last 97 Big Ten Championship races.

Wisconsin’s dominance has been made evident to the rest of the conference,

but the yearly title has become a point of intense pride, which made the fall from the top that much more difficult.

“It is always the expectation to win,” redshirt sophomore Malachy Schrobilgen said. “Guys don’t come here to lose Big Ten Championships.

“That’s always the expectation, is we’re going to be in the hunt. That title is ours. It belongs at Wisconsin.”

However, considering the talent Wisconsin lost from the front of its top seven runners two years ago, the Badgers probably had no business even being in the top three last year. Wisconsin lost three key pieces after 2012 in Olympian and four-time All-American Mohammed Ahmed and two-time AllAmericans, Reed Connor and Maverick Darling.

But under head coach Mick Byrne, who enters his seventh season at the

helm this year, UW had an individual Big Ten title winner for the third time in the last four years with Schrobilgen taking top honors in his first year of collegiate competition a season ago.

The Badgers had their string of 11 Great Lakes Regional titles come to a halt a week later, but they still finished second as a team to extend their run of making the NCAA Championships to 42 straight seasons, an NCAA record.

Wisconsin loses two more seniors heading into this season, and Byrne will have one of his youngest groups in his time as the head man, including eight true freshmen on the 2014 roster.

With the large crop of youth, the new trio of leaders, including Schrobilgen and seniors Alex Hatz and Michael Van Voorhis, has a big task on their hands to chase another Big Ten title.

But their tutelage under past leaders like Ahmed, Darling and Connor give them experience beyond the course.

“These guys are veterans,” Byrne said of Schrobilgen, Hatz and Van Voorhis. “They know what it’s like to carry the torch for Mav, Reed, Elliot [Krause], Mo and those guys, and they take great pride in that.”

It’s not an easy task to fill the voids left by the departures from the last two years, but as Schrobilgen explained, the legacies left by past runners act as motivation.

“There is pressure there, but I think that’s what drives us to run faster and be better is just knowing that we have those big shoes to fill and ... that there’s a lot of work that goes into that to even come close to that kind of potential,” Schrobilgen said.

“It’s hard because we don’t have them there to

show us the way anymore, but sometimes you just have to go out and do it yourself.”

Besides Hatz and Van Voorhis, Wisconsin has only one other upperclassman on the roster in Sam Hacker. The rest of the 19 roster spots are occupied by freshmen or sophomores, with 12 freshmen or redshirt freshmen making up a bulk of the team.

The biggest challenge Wisconsin faces this year will be transitioning those younger runners from high school training and racing to the college level. Unlike high school where all races are five kilometers, college races are either 8k or 10k, and as Byrne remarked, both the quantity and quality of running will have to improve for the younger guys.

“Getting them stronger is the biggest challenge,” Byrne said. “Getting their heads wrapped around, ‘Hey, we’re going 8k.

We’re going 10k.’

“For them, you feel a little shock factor right now, but hopefully they understand that they have a role to play somewhere down the road here. That’s just keeping them focused and keeping them with a positive attitude, not getting overwhelmed by the whole thing.”

But despite the

youth and the inevitable transition to the college scene, there’s no doubt that this new bunch of runners for Wisconsin has a wealth of talent.

Included in the newest recruiting class is 2013 Nike Cross-Country National Champion Kai Wilmot and “seasoned veteran” at the international level Morgan McDonald, as Byrne referred to the freshman Australian native, among others.

With all that potential it’s only a matter of time before the freshman and underclassmen are serious contributors to the Badgers.

“Everything this year is very much about competing well at the Big Ten meet, but [also] laying the foundation for the future ... when you lose guys like Mohammed Ahmed, Reed Connor, Maverick Darling, Elliot Krause like we have over the last two years – it’s going to take a step back, and that’s okay.

Now, it’s about planning and making smart decisions with these kids for the future,” Byrne said.

One streak may be over and this year might be a season of building for years down the road, but it’s only a matter of time before the Wisconsin crosscountry dynasty is rebuilt.

Badgers sweep volleyball sets UW takes all six matches from Irish, Cards

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There is no better way to start a new season than strong. And that is exactly what the UW volleyball team did Friday night at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Minneapolis.

After stunning the country as one of the final two contenders for the National Championship last December, the Badgers (1-0 overall) carried their momentum into the new year by sweeping Louisville (25-16, 25-22, 25-17) during their first match.

The new starting libero, Taylor Morey, tallied 16 digs total, proving for a solid defense against Louisville’s 34 kills, as UW held the Cardinals to a .217 hitting percentage.

“I thought T did a really good job,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said about Morey’s play. “I would actually like her to cover a bit more ground, be a little more unselfish back there. When she got her arms on the ball, she had a really good match.”

On the offensive side of things, UW tallied 46 kills and ended the match with a .305 hitting percentage. Ellen Chapman led the team with 11 kills, followed closely by Courtney Thomas with 10.

At the net, the Badgers finished with only three blocks, although sophomore Haleigh Nelson contributed two blocks of her own to the team’s total.

During the first set sophomore setter Lauren Carlini rallied two aces, which staked the Badgers to a 5-1 lead. Nelson’s two kills put the team up 14-7, and the Cardinals never overcame more than a five-point deficit the rest of the game.

The other block contributed to UW’s grand total belonged to Chapman during the match’s most intense game.

Throughout the second set the Cardinals pulled themselves out from seven points behind to tie the game at 12. Chapman’s two kills and block helped spur the Badgers forward to victory.

Besides Morey in the back row, Wisconsin also had several other new faces play key roles in the first match of the season-opening win, including freshman Kelli Bates. Bates’ kill in the third set sent the team on a run which gave them a lead of 117. Just a few points later, she walloped an ace, putting UW up 14-9.

“She’s a dynamic athlete and it’s going to take her a little time to get her where we need her to go. She adds an element to this team that we really like,” Sheffield said.

A day later Saturday night, Wisconsin looked no worse for wear, as it dominated Notre Dame from start to finish in a three-set win.

UW (2-0) coasted to the win without much of a fight from the Fighting Irish behind set wins of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-16.

Once again Ellen Chapman led both teams in kills with her 12, twice as many as Notre Dame’s leading hitter Nicole Smith. Chapman also committed only one error out of her 25 attempts. Bates added eight kills of her own to the team’s total. It was the second night in a row in which Bates, the only freshman, was a key asset in the Badgers’ victory.

“She’s working hard and trying not to be a freshman,” Sheffield said about Bates’ youth. “Everyday she’s getting a little bit better and getting more comfortable. She had a nice day and she should feel good about it. It was a good match for her.”

Wisconsin ruled over Notre Dame defensively as Morey, who recorded 15 of the Badgers’ 35 digs, played another big role for UW like she had the night before.

Due to her strong play, Notre Dame ended with a .100 hitting percentage with only 24 kills against Wisconsin’s 41.

The Badgers dominated nearly every offensive statistic, as they also outscored UND in aces (8-2) throughout the match.

“We’re trying to be a team that serves tough for six rotations,” Sheffield said. “We did a good job and we kept pressure on them for the most part tonight.”

In the first set, the team began the game with a substantial lead of 9-1, with the help of 3 aces, which ultimately led them to a 25-16 win.

Like Friday, UW had to weather a slight storm in the beginning of set two. It was not until the score was 19-13 that the Badgers started to pull away, due to two errors

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by Bates and Thompson.

During the third set, more and more players came off the bench with 14 of 15 Badgers seeing action. Once more, Wisconsin pulled away towards victory after Bates scored off of a kill to make the score 12-6.

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Chapman’s motivation brings game to new heights UW’s outside hitter has fierce outlook as she enters her senior season, with intent to lead Badgers back to National Title game

by Chris Bumbaca Associate Sports Editor

At 6-foot-4, Ellen Chapman’s teammates have looked up at her throughout her career. But this year, her teammates will look up to the outside hitter in a different way.

“There’s a little bit more urgency that’s coming out of her this preseason,” the Badgers’ head volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield said.

“She’ll get on people, when she never would have done that in the past.”

Chapman’s transition into a leadership role on the team has been an adjustment, and she describes her on-court mentality as “stoic” and rarely shows emotion.

“I just want to make my teammates better,” Chapman said. “I think just improving everyone around you ... just looking at your teammates and making them better more than yourself is something I hope to be remembered by.”

Courtney Thomas, another outside hitter, said although Chapman “is not a super energetic person,” she brings passion to the team and helps improve communication on the court, making her a “key player for us.”

“Key player” is a bit of an understatement to describe Chapman. She has played in every single game since she arrived on campus in 2011, a testament to her durability and toughness.

Since she stepped on the Field House court three years ago, the Glenview, Illinois, native and highly touted recruit has been an offensive force for the Badgers. Chapman started all 32 games as a freshman and recorded double figure kills in 16 matches while being named to the Big Ten

All-Freshman Team.

The next season, Chapman played in all 33 matches, starting 20 of them. She led the team in kills both seasons, averaging 2.83 kills per set her freshman year and 2.86 kills per set the following season.

Chapman and the Badgers saw mediocre results her first two years on campus.

Wisconsin finished with a 16-16 overall record in 2011 and 17-16 in 2012, failing to qualify for the NCAA tournament both years.

But then the 2013 season came along, and so did new head coach Sheffield and his coaching staff. “[The coaching staff], and Kelly in particular, did a really good job of finding ways to motivate each and every player,” Chapman said. “It was more mental for me, not so much physical changes.

My mind just changed on how I want to approach the season, how I want to change. Setting goals was a big thing. I never really did that before.”

These minor tweaks allowed Chapman to have her best season in 2013. She played in all 146 sets and tallied 512 kills, averaging 3.51 kills per set, which were both team-highs.

She increased her hitting percentage by 25 points, elevating it from .234 to .259, which also minimized her errors. She racked up 579 points throughout the course of the season, averaging nearly four points per set.

Sheffield noted her height and lack of errors as key factors in her increased playing ability last season. “[Chapman]’s got a really high reach. She hits with a lot of range, and she can hit every shot,” Sheffield said.

“She doesn’t make a lot of

errors. She makes a lot of contact and has really good control of the ball and her body.”

Chapman reached the 1,000 kill mark last season Nov. 22 against Michigan State, becoming just the 19th Badger ever to achieve that number. She currently ranks 15th on the all-time Badger kills list with 1,113.

Her teammates also voted her the most improved player after the 2013 season. “[Chapman] kept getting better, and that was a key for her last season,” Sheffield said.

“She was playing with more confidence and putting the work in, and I think those two things go hand in hand.”

Along with Chapman’s drastic improvements, the team as a whole excelled.

The Badgers tied for fourth in the Big Ten with a 12-8 record. Wisconsin went

on to clinch a postseason NCAA berth and advanced through the tournament, where they found themselves pitted against Penn State in the National Championship Game. The Badgers fell short 3-1, ending their season, but still finished the campaign with a 28-10 overall record.

“Going into the tournament, I just had so much motivation,” Chapman said. “Once we hit the tournament everyone stepped up.

I think everyone playing so well helpped me.”

“The first two seasons, our season ended at the end of November, so we had a month off of volleyball at the end of the year, and you’re just a regular student,” Chapman said. “It’s so much better continuing the season, traveling more. Making it to the tournament was so

much more fun.”

Chapman’s play was an integral reason why UW reached the NCAA championship game. Her efforts in that tournament did not go unnoticed, as she was named an honorable mention All-American at the end of the season.

“It was such an honor,” Chapman said. “Going into the tournament I just had so much motivation. ... I think the team playing so well helped me play better too.”

Chapman now enters her final year playing volleyball for the Badgers.

Individually, she said it would be a tremendous honor if she made it to the First-Team All-American list. However, she and her teammates have one goal: a national championship.

When asked to describe her mentality for this year, she replied “motivated.”

“We need her playing

Photo · Ellen Chapman has led Wisconsin in kills over her first three seasons, and now is one of 19 Wisconsin vollyeball players to reach the 1,000 kill benchmark.

Jack McLaughlin Wisconsin Athletics with a lot of confidence, having a fearless mentality,” Sheffield said. “Previously I think she played it safe, and [now] I see somebody willing to risk it a little more.”

With that new attitude and intensity out of Chapman, opponents should be wary of the Badgers’ attack.

“I want to play even better than I did last year,” Chapman said. “I want to take this team farther and I want to win a national championship this year and I think that’s everybody’s goal in mind.”

Three’s company: Trio leads young crew for men’s soccer Brindle, Conner and Lauko to serve as captains for a squad with 12 true freshman, while Badgers eye return trip to NCAA tournament

by Nick Brazzoni Men’s Soccer Writer

Rebuilding a successful team is never easy. And while many may believe the Wisconsin men’s soccer team will be in rebuilding mode after losing a key group of seniors from last year ’s tournament team, both familiar and unfamiliar names are ready to step into the forefront and lead the team.

Following the departure of players like Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year Tomislav Zadro and AJ Cochran, as well as the team’s leading goal scorer in Nick Janus, the Badgers had some big shoes to fill, especially offensively.

Now the program will have to lean on two players to captain the team to victory: junior midfielder Drew Conner and senior forward Jacob Brindle.

Conner was a playmaking machine last year for UW, as he recorded seven assists, the second highest

mark on the team, and received second-team AllBig Ten honors. Brindle scored eight goals for the Badgers last season, even though he only started three of the 20 games he appeared in.

While Conner and Brindle were obvious candidates to be captains of the team because of how they contributed offensively, much more is needed out of a captain both on and off the field.

Head coach John Trask found both players had their own certain intangibles and positive qualities to be a strong leader for his team.

“I think both of them are very well thought of by the members of the team, as well as the coaching staff; both as players and young men,” Trask said. “Jacob is a fantastic student but he is also someone the younger players have always felt confident to go and have conversations with ever since he has been here.

“Drew is that game day type of captain. When adversity starts on the field, Drew is someone that can carry the team

a little bit and you need that as well in your captain.”

The captains will face the challenge of leading a large group of inexperienced freshmen players that are getting their first taste of college soccer.

Both Conner and Brindle believe that getting those freshmen integrated into the team and finding the team’s identity have been the biggest challenges thus far as the season gets underway.

While both Conner and Brindle have to face the challenge of leading the team as a whole, they both also have personal adjustments and challenges to conquer this season. Conner, who was mostly a playmaker in the midfield last year, knows he will have to step up into a bigger offensive role.

“I think I’m going to get a little more freedom to go forward this year and hopefully get some good looks on goal and get better opportunities to score,” Conner said. “You just do what comes to your mind. We had such

a good team last year and had so many different goals coming from so many different players on our team. There were so many goals and assists to go around. But this year I definitely think I have to step up and be one of our goal scorers.”

Much of Brindle’s action and production last season was when he came off the bench. Now, Brindle will have to step into the forefront of the Badger offense, especially with last year ’s leading goal-scorer, Nick Janus, no longer on the team.

Nevertheless, Brindle does not believe he really has to make much of an adjustment going into this season.

“I’m really not adjusting anything,” Brindle said. “The only real adjustment is that I get to start the game rather than come off of the bench. It’s not any better or worse either way. Last year we just had a bunch of good players that I was competing for time with. For me, I’m still going in and playing my game. I’m not going to do anything different

than what I did last year.”

While both Conner and Brindle have made large contributions offensively in past seasons and will continue to this season, they are not the only two captains. The third, less familiar face that will serve as a captain, is junior defender Adam Lauko.

Lauko has not logged many minutes for the Badgers in his first two seasons, but he was named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman Team in 2012. It was Lauko’s intangibles as a defender and his personal characteristics that made him a strong candidate to be a captain this season in Trask’s eyes.

It is common for a team to have one and even two captains to lead the team, but this Badgers team is doing something different this year by having three different players wear the captains’ armband.

However, Brindle said having three of them in the leadership role should not make too much of a difference.

“The goal is to serve as one captain,” Brindle

said. “Even though there are three of us, Drew, Adam and I all are pretty much in agreement with what we want out of the team. We want responsibility, holding everybody accountable, and for everyone to know what our goals are throughout the entire season. Even though we are three people, we all have the same goals, ambitions and drives in trying to hold everyone together.”

The three captains face a very daunting challenge in the 2014 season with the departure of 13 seniors from last year ’s squad. Such a large exodus meant that Trask had to sign 12 freshman to this year ’s team, trying to fill the voids left from the 2013 team that made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995.

Brindle, Conner and Lauko will have to step out of the shadows and into the limelight to lead such a youthful squad, but it won’t be just a three-man effort if the Badgers hope to duplicate the season from a year ago.

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World Cup bolsters resumes for UW midfielders

Lavelle and McNicoll hope to transfer success on international stage to conference play as Badgers look for first Big Ten title in 18 years

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by Meghan Eustice Women’s Soccer Writer

While most soccer fans spent the first half of the summer rooting for their favorite country in the FIFA World Cup, two names from the Wisconsin women’s soccer roster experienced firsthand World Cup action, representing their home countries for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Junior midfielder Kinley McNicoll suited up for the Canadian national team, which hosted the tournament this August, while fellow Wisconsin midfielder Rose Lavelle was garmented in red, white and blue for the United States. Despite their teams playing in different groups, the two Badgers had parallel beginnings at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium; both the Canadian and American squads fell to the competition in the first match, Ghana and Germany, respectively, leaving each bench with little margin for error.

“I think losing to Germany and knowing that Brazil was do or die was a huge obstacle that we were able to overcome,” Lavelle said of her team’s tough start.

McNicoll’s reflections on her team’s attitude after losing the first match mirrored those of Lavelle’s.

“Going into the second game against Finland, we knew it was a must-win,” she said.

The Ontario native sported the “C” on her jersey this summer as a team captain, something that comes as no surprise when considering this wasn’t her first time competing at the international level. Four years ago, McNicoll led the Under-17 Canada team to a

World Cup championship over Mexico by scoring the only goal of the match.

This time around, the Badger proved her ability on the field had only strengthened, as she was a constant presence, applying pressure and advancing the ball in several crucial plays.

Lavelle, meanwhile, said she felt participating in the tournament this summer had matured her as a player as well, bringing out leadership skills of her own.

“I think on my U-20 team I’ve played a pretty big role leadership-wise,” Lavelle said. “Being a freshman last year, I don’t think I really put that upon myself to be a leader, so hopefully I can bring that back.”

And after the way Lavelle looked on the field this summer, most problably would not argue with her. The sophomore played a key role throughout the duration of the tournament for the United States, especially in the third game against China, when she tallied her first international point, tucking the ball in behind the goalkeeper off a pass from teammate Lindsey Horan.

“I’ve been with the team for almost two years and I haven’t been able to score, so to get that out of the way was a huge weight off my shoulders,” Lavelle said.

Now that the regular season is starting up, what kind of effect will Lavelle’s and McNicoll’s experiences have on the 2014 Wisconsin women’s soccer season?

If the first few games are any indicator, the duo’s fast pace and high intensity could carry over into the fall. The pair have already left their mark early on, as each tallied a point in the

opening weekend to give Wisconsin two wins.

“The international game is so much faster than college. It’s exhausting playing games, physically and mentally,” McNicoll said.

Head coach Paula Wilkins seems to be feeling the same way, hinting in her press conference Aug. 25 that she suspects playing at a higher level of competition over the summer could bring some momentum to the rest of the bench.

“The game is a little bit slower for them,” Wilkins said. “They bring some composure back and I think that helps the other players.”

Looking back at everything the pair of midfielders were a part of, earned and went up against this summer – the captaincy for McNicoll, the goal for Lavelle – both Badgers said their favorite memories were the ones where their teams succeeded together. This is one of the biggest signs that the experience in the tournament could have a significant impact on the Wisconsin squad that was picked to finish second in the Big Ten this season.

McNicoll was quick to respond that the win against Finland was her favorite tournament memory.

Canada triumphed over the Finnish national team in the second game of the tournament, only a few days after the discouraging initial defeat to Ghana.

“At halftime we were down 2-0, and I don’t think for a moment anybody thought we were done,” McNicoll said. “At halftime, the energy in our locker room was just so positive and was great vibes. That was definitely my favorite moment. You live for those moments.”

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Experienced line paves way for offensive attack Wisconsin returns four of five starting linemen from last season in front of high-powered rushing game and new quaterback

by Eric Kohlbeck Sports Content Editor

There are a lot of maybes standing in front of University of Wisconsin’s football team this year as they embark on their 2014 season.

The wide receivers are looking for someone who can step up and replace Jared Abbrederis, the

starting quarterback job is still being fought over and the defense is looking to replace the majority of their front seven from last season, including AllAmerican Chris Borland.

Ready to push through these obstacles, however, are group of five players who have solidified their place as the calling card of the football program:

the offensive line.

Despite battling injuries in spring practices, the Badgers’ offensive line has returned to familiar form and appears to be one of the steadiest positions on the field for the team as they head into the 2014 season.

The 2014 offensive line returns five players that started at least six games

in 2013. A year ago, the same group paved the way for Melvin Gordon and James White as they broke the single-season FBS record for rushing yards by teammates with 3,053 yards. Wisconsin also ranked second in the country in yards per carry at 6.62, while also being the only team to claim two 1,000-yard

Badgers offensive line a total of 75 career starts coming into this season.

It will be that experience from the offensive line that could prove crucial as the Badgers fill in the pieces of the puzzle going into the 2014 season. Here is a look behind the scenes at this season’s offensive line.

Dallas Lewallen

Tyler Marz Marz returns at left tackle for the Badgers in 2014 after starting all 13 games in 2013. A redshirt junior, Marz was named preseason firstteam All-Big Ten for the 2014 season after earning honorable mention AllBig Ten honors last season.

rushers and a 1,000-yard receiver. UW’s 3,689 total rushing yards in 2013 set a new school record, as well.

All those numbers came behind an offensive line that had two players win All-Big Ten honors. Both All-Big Ten honorees, along with three more starters from 2013, return in 2014 and give the

Marz, who was named UW’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2011, will once again be trusted to protect the quarterback’s blindside in 2014, while clearing the way for Gordon and Corey Clement in the backfield. He and Rob Havenstein, the right tackle, started all 13 games for UW last season.

As Marz heads into the season at left tackle, he said he’s hoping to improve on his protection of the quarterback – whether it be Tanner McEvoy or Joel Stave.

“Improving [pass protection] in general is a big one for me personally,” Marz said. “Especially last year we had some breakdowns and some struggles, including myself. So improving my pass protection is a big goal for me.”

Voltz, a promising sophomore, takes over as the season’s starter at center. After starting the final six games at center for the injured Lewallen in 2013, Voltz played well enough for the Badgers’ coaching staff to permanently keep him at center and move Lewallen to guard for 2014. As a redshirt freshman last season, Voltz’s play in only six starts was enough for him to be named firstteam All-Freshman in the Big Ten.

Expectations continue to rise for Voltz in 2014. In May, the Barrington, Illinois, native was selected for the Rimington Trophy watch list. The annual award for the nation’s top center, named 64 players to the watch list, with only five of those picks, including Voltz, coming as sophomores. Voltz was also part of the preseason All-Big Ten team.

But as the auspicious center heads into his sophomore campaign, Voltz is looking to

Left guard is the lone position that lost its starter from 2013, as Ryan Groy graduated and went to the Chicago Bears this spring.

Lewallen, a 6-foot-6 fifth-year senior, will step in at left guard for the Badgers in 2014.

Despite not playing left guard last season, Lewallen still started seven games at center. His first career start came in Wisconsin’s opener against Massachusetts in August 2013. However, the Berlin, Wisconsin, native suffered a knee injury in week seven and missed the final six games of the 2013 season.

Lewallen missed spring practices, as well, after undergoing knee surgery in the winter, but he’s ready to step in at the left guard

spot in 2014. He accredits the guys around him as a big reason why the switch to left guard has gone well.

“It’s been going really well,” Lewallen said. “I’ve got a nice left tackle in Tyler [Marz], and Dan [Voltz] is a good center that makes the right calls for me, so it has been a smooth transition.”

be more consistent, which could bode well for the offensive line in 2014.

“I think I had a lot of ups and downs last year, some good games and some bad games, so I’m just trying to play well every game,” Voltz said. “And every practice as well, which hopefully carries over to the games.”

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Kyle Costigan

A fifth-year senior, Costigan comes into 2014 as the starter at right guard after starting the final 12 games of last season at the position. Costigan, who came into the program as a defensive lineman, switched over to the offensive line in the spring of 2012 after suffering a season-ending injury in 2011.

In 2012, Costigan jumped right into his new position, playing in 12 games with nine starts. He even started the Badgers’ Rose Bowl game against Stanford on New Year’s Day at the end of the season.

It should not come as a huge surprise that Costigan found success right away on the offensive line in 2012, as he was the winner of UW’s Badger Power Award.

Coming into the 2014 season, Costigan was selected to the preseason All-Big Ten first team, bringing even more experience to the offensive line.

For Costigan, who has missed his fair share of time due to injury throughout his Badger career, staying healthy is his, and one of the offensive line’s, biggest goals for 2014.

“I just want to stay healthy and play up to my potential,” Costigan said. “For the line as a whole, it’s just playing up to our potential. We have three guys that have had a lot of injuries but a lot of experience as well. If we make sure all five of us stay healthy all year, the sky’s the limit if we do that.”

Rob Havenstein Havenstein is the Badgers’ most experienced offensive lineman, starting the last 27 games at right tackle while playing in 40 games throughout his UW career. Those 40 games from Havenstein are the most among active Wisconsin players coming into the 2014 season. In 2013, the Mount Airy, Maryland, native was a secondteam All-Big Ten selection by the coaches while also being voted as an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media.

Heading into 2014, Havenstein’s preseason awards list is about as lengthy as the tackle’s 6-foot8 frame. Havenstein was named to the Lombardi Award watch list, which is awarded annually to the nation’s top offensive or defensive lineman. He was also added to the Outland Trophy watch list, an annual award for college football’s top interior lineman. Furthermore, Havenstein was selected to the preseason All-American fourthteam, as well as first-team All-Big Ten heading into the 2014 season.

Over Havenstein’s last 27 starts, he has blocked for three

1,000-yard rushers in Montee Ball, James White and Melvin Gordon. In 2014, Havenstein and the rest of the experienced offensive line are hoping to give Gordon another 1,000-yard season while also paving the way for Clement.

“Having some guys back is a plus, obviously,” Havenstein said. “Getting through fall camp and all of us staying reasonably healthy, except for a couple nicks-and-nacks. But it is good to have the guys back, having played around the guys for a while. It won’t be the same starting five [from last season], but we had a good fall camp.”

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