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IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY Madison police officer Matthew Kenny shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson Friday sparking an outpour of protests and community response.

by Tara Golshan

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Feingold-Johnson rematch may be ‘hotly contested’ Former U.S. senator recently announced departure from State Department, says he plans to return to Wisconsin, ‘travel state extensively’

by Nina Kravinsky State Editor

Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold’s departure from the State Department has political experts predicting a highly contested rematch of the 2010 race in which the Madison-

area senator was defeated.

Feingold, a Democrat, recently resigned his post an envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa, posting on Facebook that he would soon return to his Middleton home and “travel the state extensively.”

“I will listen carefully to

my fellow Wisconsinites talk about their concerns, especially those involving their economic well-being,” Feingold wrote. “I will also seek their counsel on how I can best further serve my country and the state I love.”

Feingold, who had been senator since 1993, lost to

current U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican, in 2010 with a five-point margin, part of the national Republican wave that also led to Gov. Scott Walker ’s election and the GOP gaining wide majorities in the state Legislature.

But the electorate will likely be much different in

2010 than in 2016, with more Democrats expected to turn out in a presidential election year, political experts say, making a potential race between the two a much closer matchup.

“It would definitely be a hotly contested race,” University of Wisconsin

political science professor David Canon said.

It’s a challenge that Johnson acknowledges, although he told The Hill that he remains confident he could defeat Feingold again.

“There’s no doubt about

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BUDGET SERIES

UW could rely more on adjuncts under budget cuts Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million in cuts to UW System could lead to universities relying more on non-faculty lecturers

by Riley Vetterkind Campus Editor

With proposed cuts to the University of Wisconsin System causing university officials to look for ways to save, students could see an increased presence of adjunct faculty teaching their courses.

Adjunct faculty, referred

to as “lecturers” at UW, are often part-time and temporary professors colleges employ to meet course demand. Because they are part-time employees, they usually do not receive full benefits. At UW, most lecturers have doctorate degrees, although this is an uncommon trait for adjuncts hired at smaller institutions.

Some education experts say reliance on lecturers could increase due to potential cuts to UW in the state budget. Gov. Scott Walker ’s budget proposal cuts $300 million to the UW System while granting the system more autonomy and flexibility to come up with savings.

Noel Radomski, director of the Wisconsin Center

for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, said those budgets would likely make campus departments first turn to cutting salaries of new adjunct faculty instead of tenured professors.

“I believe that there will be more non-faculty teaching, and it’s highly probable that the salaries of those non-faculty will

be lower due to the state budget cuts,” Radomski said.

Heather Daniels, secretary of the academic staff at UW, said she is unsure whether reliance on adjunct faculty will increase. She said because adjunct faculty usually have less job security, it would be easier to hire them as needed. However, she said

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because of reduced funding due to cuts, the university will probably refrain from making many new hires at all.

“It’s up in the air,” she said.

The university had been increasingly relying on adjunct faculty even before the latest cuts to the system

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UW could offer first neurobiology major Due to high demand from interested students, program may separate from biology department in fall 2016

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In response to increased interest in neurobiology, university officials plan to offer it as a major in fall 2016, which would give students a more specialized and lab-oriented course of study.

As it stands now, neurobiology is considered a specialization within the biology major. It is not listed as a major or certificate program, but students have the option to take neurobiology courses if they want to have a concentration in that field shown on their transcript.

Nearly 400 students take courses concentrated in neurobiology right now, Eric Wilcots, associate dean for the natural and mathematical sciences, said. Lack of a specified major holds students with clear interest in the study back, he said.

“Students are limited in the neuroscience courses they can take because they are fulfilling the broader requirements of the biology major,” Wilcots said.

The major will be housed in the College of Letters and Science under the guidance of the zoology department.

This will provide the major with necessary resources, neurobiology professor Peter Lipton said.

Creating a major involves creating a four-year

curriculum, implementing an advising program, finding teaching assistants and making a transition plan for students already following the neurobiology options, Wilcots said.

“A major allows the undergraduates to be a part of the broader initiative of neuroscience research on campus,” Wilcots said. “We want to make sure they get access to the research experience they need for the future.”

Before the program can be implemented it must be approved by the University Academic Planning Council and finally the UW System Board of Regents, Lipton said.

In regard to Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal, the new major will not be more susceptible to budget cuts than other areas of the university, Wilcots said.

“We have many of the pieces in place already,” Wilcots said.

“The courses already exist, and we’ve already invested in the advising.”

Besides, a national push to develop neuroscience technology makes the field appeal to investors, Lipton said.

President Barack Obama announced an initiative in April 2013 called Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnology that largely contributed to

increased national interest and funding in neuroscience, he said.

The initiative allows the neurobiology major to take less of a financial toll on the university and has the potential to attract more undergraduates, Lipton said.

“More money is being spent on neurobiology and students are becoming more aware of it because of Obama’s BRAIN initiative, and we’re hoping that students will come to UW instead of other universities because there will be a major,” Lipton said.

A neurobiology major would also bolster UW’s reputation in the field, which could lead interested donors to commit more resources to the university, he said.

The major will demand a different level of commitment from students than the current option, Lipton said. The major will provide in-depth education to better prepare students for pursuits of medical school or a graduate degree, he said.

“The brain is a remarkably complex thing, and getting students engaged in that

Photo · Federal funding for neuroscience technology would most likely balance potential cuts from the biennial budget, experts say.

Courtesy of University Communications will be a lot of fun,” Wilcots said. “When you’re your own major, you can develop lots of creative ideas, you can specialize and get more lab courses.”

GrocerKey brings users groceries with app Munchie Delivery founder’s new business moves shopping local online; could help remedy food desert issues

by Kiyoko Reidy

Herald Contributor A new Madison-based app now allows customers to grocery shop without ever stepping foot in an aisle.

GrocerKey launched Friday, thanks to Jeremy Neren, a former University of Wisconsin student who was the brains behind the Munchie Delivery service. Neren said he is expanding his target customers beyond the scope of those with a case of late-night munchies, as Munchie Delivery does.

“We are recreating the in-store grocery experience online,” Neren said.

The idea came to him six months ago and is built off his already existing business, he said.

With more than 15,000

products available at in-store prices, the app is designed to make the ordering process as simple as possible, Neren said. GrocerKey employees are stationed within the grocery store, and will bag and deliver all the purchased items at any time the customer chooses, Neren said.

GroceryKey offers delivery until 2 a.m., he said.

“We believe we have created an online shopping experience superior to what is out there,” Neren said. “Our pricing in many cases is better because we’re providing in-store pricing, and our delivery fee is either identical or cheaper than other providers.”

With the first few days online under his belt, Neren already foresees an expansion.

Right now, GrocerKey is partnered with only one store

in downtown Madison, Capitol Centre Market, but they hope to expand to serve the entire Madison area soon, Neren said.

“Since we are currently partnered with a store downtown, we are geared more toward UW students,” Neren said. “But we want to reach a broader customer base, and we hope to cover all of Madison within 6 to 8 weeks.”

Potential expansion of the business could also improve the city problem of food deserts, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.

Benefits could eventually reach parts of the community that are facing real issues with food accessibility, Verveer said.

“It sounds very exciting and has great potential to help communities that are suffering with food deserts here in Madison, but it might have a

limited reach until the Internet is more accessible to low income individuals or those on fixed incomes,” Verveer said.

GrocerKey was founded with the help of gener8tor, a business startup accelerator cofounded by Troy Vosseller and Joe Kirgues.

GrocerKey’s long term plan includes partnering purely with local and independent stores in Madison, Vosseller said.

“I think GrocerKey’s advantage is in creating an easily accessible user interface,” Vosseller said. “I hope to see it continue to add new grocery stores to the platform, use grocery store brands, and even expand to other cities.”

Large grocery store chains frequently run small, local stores out of business by

surpassing them in technology, Neren said.

By partnering with these smaller stores, GrocerKey is providing them with the technology to keep up with the larger chains, he said.

Neren said this locally-minded business plan is beneficial for both independently owned grocery stores, and for Neren’s interest in creating jobs in Madison.

With his continuing success with Munchie Delivery and the new addition of GrocerKey, Vosseller said Neren is dedicated to making groceries as accessible as possible through his businesses.

“Jeremy Neren is a great example of a UW entrepreneur who started his first business when he was a student and has continued to innovate ever since,” Vosseller said.

Budget cuts could derail graduation rates

Despite increasing improvements over past two decades, graduation rates, reduced funding could prevent future progress

by Riley Vetterkind Campus Editor

While University of Wisconsin’s graduation rates have steadily improved in past years, this trend could be reversed under proposed budget cuts if class offerings are reduced.

Despite the progress UW made during the past two decades on making sure students graduate in four year, experts argue budget cuts would almost certainly derail future gains.

Noel Radomski, director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, said there is a high probability that there may be fewer class sections due to cuts. He said this would prevent students from enrolling in the courses they need, leading to greater time necessary to earn a degree.

UW’s graduation rates have been on a steady upswing and are the highest they have ever been, Wren Singer, director for undergraduate advising at UW, said.

According to the UW Data Digest, 57 percent of undergraduate students graduated in four years in 2010, an increase from only 41.2 percent in 1996.

Radomski said part of the reason for the steady increase in graduation rates stemmed from the realization in the

1980s and 1990s that UW System schools’ graduation rates were low compared to private institutions.

University officials then pushed to reduce degree requirements, he said.

However, despite seeing improvements in these rates, Singer said challenges remain to combat a university culture in which graduating on time is not pushed as hard at public universities as it is in private ones.

“I think it’s a pretty strong expectation at a private institution that you finish in four years,” Singer said. “I think a lot of it is a culture, an expectation that this is what you do, and we don’t have that culture here at UW.” At Northwestern University, a private institution, 93 percent of students graduated in five years – four year data is unavailable – while in the same year at UW only 80.7 percent graduated.

Still, Singer acknowledged many other factors contributing to high graduation rates at these institutions. She said students at these private universities often are wealthy and have received top-notch secondary education.

Singer also admitted that higher tuition at private institutions might serve as an incentive to graduate earlier.

Even among out-of-state students at UW who pay more in tuition, graduation rates are higher.

In 2010, 60.4 percent of outof-state students graduated in four years, while only 54.7 percent of their in-state counterparts did, according to university data.

Additionally, Radomski said factors such as admissions standards play a role in graduation rates.

He said rates at institutions like UW-Madison are often higher than other UW System schools because students at the flagship campus are more

academically prepared.

Singer said the university is committed to improving the four-year graduation rate because, contrary to popular thought, the university does not have any financial incentive to keep students here longer. She said higher graduation rates improve the university’s ability to admit new students.

To improve current graduation rates, Singer said in addition to strengthening students’ relationship with advisors, one of the most compelling solutions is setting a bigger expectation among

Photo · Along with many public universities, UW’s four-year graduation rates are lower than many private institutions.

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students to graduate early.

“I think the main strategy that students would notice is more discussion about it, more emphasis on it at SOAR and other different points in other times we have contact with students,” Singer said.

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A portrait of life ended, life halted, community united MPD officer Matthew Kenny shot, killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson during altercation Friday, sparking protests throughout Madison

by Tara Golshan Editor-in-Chief

Saturday morning, a team of three Madison police officers stood outside the house at 1125 Williamson Street on the Near East Side of Madison. Two more officers were stationed across the street.

Police and passersby observed each other during a few fleeting hours of calm. Yellow tape encircled the residence.

The officers were standing guard, as they had been throughout the previous night. The state’s Department of Justice had mandated the house was not to be touched or entered — no flowers, no balloons and no signs.

--Around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, pulled into a gas station on Williamson Street. She opened her car door to several crouching men telling her to get back in. She heard several muffled pops, looked up to the house at 1125 Williamson Street and saw police bent over a man, attempting to resuscitate him.

That night, veteran Madison police officer Matthew Kenny, 45, was the first responder to reports of a possible battery and disturbances in the area. A young African American man was allegedly jumping in and out of traffic.

Kenny arrived at the apartment where the man was reported to have entered.

After hearing a disturbance, he forced entry into the house. The man reportedly assaulted Kenny. During the struggle, Kenny pulled out his gun and shot him, 19-year-old Tony Robinson, multiple times in the chest.

After attempted resuscitation, Robinson died at the hospital, where his body was classified as evidence to an officer-involved shooting.

His family was not permitted to see his body. Police wrapped the house in yellow tape and stood guard. DOJ’s Department of Criminal Investigation came to the scene.

“I want to be transparent about this,” Madison Police Department Chief Michael Koval said. “[Robinson] was unarmed.”

A lot of facts have been listed about Robinson since his death. He lived with his mother, who had recently been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and two younger siblings. He graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 2014 and was intending to study business at Madison Area Technical College.

To his friends and family he was caring and goofy. He took care of his loved ones. Sometimes he would carry his mother when she felt too weak to walk, Robinson’s aunt Lorien Carter said.

“When I was with Tony I could never breathe,” Robinson’s friend Samantha Sorum said. “My chest always hurt. It was always something funny.”

He liked to hang out with his friends, “talk shit” and laugh, Robinson’s friend

Photo · (Top) Protesters took to the streets Saturday demanding justice after Friday’s officer-involved shooting. (Middle) Police officers stood guard in front of the Williamson Street residence where Tony Robinson was shot dead Friday. (Left) Community members gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday to remember Robinson.

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We are suffering from toxic disease. It’s called racism.

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Sabrina Madison Community member

Isabel Denson said.

On Sunday, these friends and community members shared their memories of Robinson at a candlelight vigil in front of the house where he was shot.

“I will always remember him, he will always have a special place in my heart,” one said. “We need to look at this, and we need to stop what is going on. This is not okay. What happened will never be forgotten.”

Another put Robinson’s death in a national context.

“We are suffering from a toxic disease,” community member Sabrina Madison said. “It’s called racism.”

--Friday on Williamson Street, the sounds of gunshots, police cars and ambulances quickly turned into the chants of more than 100 demonstrators calling for racial equality, an end to police

brutality and justice.

Signs painted with “#BlackLivesMatter” and “No Justice, No Peace” traveled through the crowds.

Family members, including Robinson’s grandmother and aunt, spoke to the demonstrators.

“Together be strong, peaceful people,” Andrea Irwin, Robinson’s grandmother, said. “But stand tall and firm and don’t let this happen anymore.”

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, Madison’s demonstrators migrated from Williamson Street to the City County Building in Robinson’s name. They staged a sit-in in front of police officers.

Community members chanted in call and response.

“Who can you trust?” they called.

“Not the police,” they responded.

That night, Dane County Boys and Girls Club CEO Michael Johnson drove

Koval to Robinson’s family residence.

Koval said he spoke with Robinson’s grandmother, that they prayed together.

Robinson’s mother did not wish to see him.

“Tony’s grandfather pleaded with the chief, asking him to ‘please do the right thing,’” Johnson said. “Chief Koval responded by saying, ‘I will.’ That was a powerful and humbling moment.”

--Saturday, as President Barack Obama addressed thousands in Selma, more than 200 Madison-area residents piled into the YWCA to debrief and strategize a path toward justice. They organized to march from the Madison Police Department to the house where Robinson was killed.

“There are going to be many approaches that we need to take in order to get justice,” Young, Gifted and Black Coalition member M Adams said.

“But we cannot abandon the approach of being out in the community, being out in the street using our bodies, our people power to force justice and bring awareness.”

The officers outside 1125 Williamson Street prepared for the arrival of a community in mourning. That day, they had to tell 17-year-old Jack Spaulding, Robinson’s friend, he could not put a flower on the doorstep on which his friend was shot. They listened to the anger and frustration of hundreds of protesters.

No matter how “vitriolic” the community’s statements, Koval said MPD is ready to hear the pain and hurt, and to remain engaged with Madison’s neighborhoods — to regain their trust.

“We don’t want to be missing in action now [at] the most critical time when the police has to stand up and take those questions and take that concern to heart,” Koval said.

Koval does not expect an end to demonstrations, but asks they remain peaceful and respectful.

Kenny will not be making any direct contact with the community, Koval said.

He is on paid administrative leave until the investigation takes its course. Kenny, who has served as an MPD officer for almost 13 years, was the subject of an officer-involved shooting investigation in 2007, when he responded to what became a “suicide by cop.” Kenny received a commendation for his response to that incident, Koval said.

The night Robinson reportedly assaulted Kenny and was shot dead, he was the subject of several 911 calls, Koval said.

Court records show Robinson pleaded guilty to a felony armed robbery in 2014.

An incident report reveals that several men, armed with real and fake guns, robbed electronics and other property from an apartment. Police arrived at the scene as the suspects were fleeing, but captured three of the four men. One was Robinson.

Koval, however, declined to comment on this blight in Robinson’s past.

“It is wholly inappropriate, and I am not going to blemish anyone’s character, especially not someone as young as he is, considering the circumstances and what his family’s been through,” Koval said.

Saturday afternoon, community members and Robinson’s family met at the Fountain of Life Covenant Church to reflect on Robinson’s life.

Robinson’s mother wrote a statement, read by other family members.

“What you see on paper is nothing in comparison to who he was as a person, a brother, a son, a friend,” she said. “At this point, I can’t even compute what has happened. Because it has not yet been real. I haven’t even had the chance to see his body to make it real for me yet.”

Rachael Lallensack, Alex Arriaga, Nina Kravinsky, Hayley Sperling, Sarah Zimmermann, Emily Skorik and Aliya Iftikhar contributed reporting to this story.

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Professor captures Madison through reading habits Jim Escalante photographs Paul’s Book Store display for ongoing gallery presentation, pulls inspiration from love of books as art form

by Julian Newman Herald Contributor

With his new project, a University of Wisconsin professor aims to capture the essence of the community through photographing the books it reads.

Both a teacher and active artist, Jim Escalante’s latest project combines his lifelong passions of books and photography. The project, consisting of 20 photographs of the window display of Paul’s Book Store on State Street during the past two years, opened for public exhibition Friday at Madison’s Central Library.

The increased presence of digital alternatives to physical books such as the eReader and Kindle has served as a source of inspiration for Escalante.

He sees the project as a glimpse into a period of time experiencing a shift in how text is published, accessed and marketed, he said.

“Books are now a very small portion of what people can use to learn about the world or gain inspiration,” he said. “They’re caught in this moment of time where there’s the possibility where there are going to become fewer examples of physical books as opposed to digital forms of books.”

In addition to highlighting the significance of physical books, Escalante said his project is meant to reflect the local culture of the campus and the city over the last two years.

“You have iconic books that were important to different audiences in Madison,” Escalante said. “Some of them are subject matter that are internationally loved like dessert, and then some of the other books are about events that Madison played a role in, about people who came from Madison or about important things in Madison.”

As a UW faculty member, Escalante divides his time

between teaching art courses and serving in the dean’s office at the School of Education as an associate dean for faculty.

He teaches courses related to the art of bookmaking and photography, Escalante said.

Escalante formalized his passion with photography at North Texas State University, where he completed his undergraduate degree with a concentration in photography, as the campus had a strong program.

He then earned his master’s degree in 1981 in typography and photography from UW. After teaching graphic design for eight years at Southwest Missouri State, now called

Missouri State University, Escalante returned to Madison in 1989 as a faculty member. He has since taught courses related to book arts and letter press.

But Escalante’s interest in photography sparked while he was growing up in Mexico City, when he was exposed to the photographic work of Lazaro Blanco, his ninth grade science teacher.

“My ninth grade science teacher was balancing work as a science teacher and was aiming to become an artistphotographer,” Escalante said.

“He was the first inspiration I ever had, and was the first one who ever said to me a photograph by itself could be an art form.”

Student jobs understaffed at UW dining facilities

March marks month of high resignation numbers; managers cite uptick in national economy, shift in student priorities as contributing factors

by Riley Vetterkind Campus Editor

March typically marks a time of high resignation numbers for student employees at University of Wisconsin dining halls, leaving these facilities to face hurdles of understaffing at daily peak hours.

According to data from the dining facilities, Gordon Market has a target student employment number of 525, but only 431 are currently employed.

Four Lakes Market, on the Lakeshore side of campus, has a target of 380, but only 267 students work there now.

Julie Luke, associate director for UW dining halls, said dining facilities see fluctuations in employment throughout the year, especially in spring. “[The applications] just aren’t coming in at the same pace they had been,” Luke said.

Luke said when the economy was doing poorly, applications for work were pouring in and a wait list formed, but lower demand

for student jobs might be a reflection of an improving economy.

She said understaffing takes a toll on the work experience for those still employed, reflecting negatively on service to the customer. In response, managers try to personally connect with students to combat higher levels of resignation, Luke said.

“We try to figure out what it is and if there is anything that we could do with their work schedule that would foster keeping them to stay working in some of the tougher parts of their school year,” Luke said.

Tasia Martin, a student supervisor at Gordon, said dining facilities work around her busy schedule, especially during midterms season.

Midterm season is when the dining facilities see the highest turnover rate, she said, with students needing more time for academics.

These resignations can leave holes in the schedule in peak hours of the day, she said. “[We’re] figuring out the

best strategies for having people select their shifts so things are covered in a nice fashion and the student employees here have a good work experience,” Luke said. “But that can go south sometimes, and real fast, if there are a lot of openings.”

To stabilize the schedule, each hour of the day is analyzed to try to precisely determine how many student employees will be needed to efficiently cover the dining facility, she said. She said the work is a “moving target” due to the variety of variables in determining staff needed at any given time of day.

To stabilize the work schedule, dining facilities considered adding more full time workers, although this can become complicated to implement within a tight budget, Luke said.

“There may be options for limited-term employment, and I think there are some considerations going on with that right now,” she said. “If we can stabilize more of the work hours maybe it would make it more of a positive experience for those

[students] who are here.”

Martin said students may not see that the skills they learn in dining facilities are applicable to future jobs. Broadening this understanding and changing this mentality could help in retaining

student employees, she said.

“I think that advertising and emphasizing our flexibility and higher wages could do something to ease the problem [of understaffing],” Martin said.

Photo · Midterm season typically leads to high turnover rates of student employees, leaving dining halls short-staffed during peak meal times.

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Study-in sees modest turnout Small group of students gathers to encourage Blank to terminate contract with JanSport International Law Walks the Line: Border

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The Student Labor Action Coalition held a campus-study Friday outside University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s office, continuing its push to get Blank to cut ties with JanSport.

Only about 10 students attended a modest protest that took place outside of Blank’s office in Bascom Hall, where the students spent the time studying and eating pizza.

JanSport, whose parent company VF Corporation has not signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, is licensed to use the UW logo.

Last year, SLAC pushed the university to cut ties with the company on the anniversary of a Bangladeshi factory

collapse that killed more than 1,000 workers.

“We have been fighting for now over a year, and it seemed right off the bat that the chancellor was going to be responsive,” Gangler said.

Blank, however, said in a letter to SLAC that the university does not need to cut ties with JanSport because it does not have any connections with Bangladesh.

“Since JanSport does not produce, source or purchase in Bangladesh I do not believe the company should be asked to comply with a regulation that simply does not apply to it,” Blank wrote.

SLAC held a die-in on Bascom last semester to represent the victims of the Rana Plaza incident, and they have also used letter drop-ins, Windsmire said.

The organization held a rally last week with 40 people, with Bangladeshi garment workers speaking at the event, she said.

In March of last year, the university mandated that 21 companies with ties to Bangladesh sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety.

SLAC member Luke Gangler said their organization ensures the university treats its own employees ethically, makes sure they are sourcing from ethical companies and standing in solidarity with social justice movements.

“The action is really straightforward,” Gangler said. “Just cut the Jansport contract. It’s an action that her own licensing committee last spring voted that she should do. It’s a straightforward thing she’s been delaying for over a year now and

it’s very simple: JanSport kills, and we need to stop that.”

However, Blank wrote in her letter that JanSport has autonomy from its parent company to choose where it sources globally, and has not violated the university’s labor code of conduct. Under the code, UW partners are required to abide by the Bangladesh accord.

Since JanSport is free to make its own sourcing decisions, it could be considered a breach of contract if UW were to cut ties with the subsidiary based on actions of VP Corporation, Blank said.

Despite Blank’s decision, SLAC refuses to back down.

Bangladesh is one of the cheapest countries in the world to produce ready-made garments, Gangler said. Many of the factories have “absolutely unacceptable conditions” for their workers, he said.

Working conditions are not up to basic standards in Bangladesh, SLAC member Autumn Windsmire said.

Fire regulations and safety precautions are also not up to par, she said, resulting in factory collapses and fire disasters that could be preventable.

The group will continue its efforts and push for what it believes is right, Windsmire said.

Photo · In a letter, Blank told the Student Labor Action Coalition she will not cut ties because JanSport does not use factories in Bangladesh.

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it that it’s going to be a challenge, and I think I will be a target of Democrats and the left, it’s kind of obvious,” Johnson told The Hill last year.

In his interview with the Hill, Johnson contrasted their visions, with Feingold “dedicated to growing big government” and saying that Feingold would “have to answer” for his vote supporting the Affordable Care Act. The race will likely have significant national attention, as it could decide whether the Democrats take back the Senate in 2016. POLITICO, for example, named

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were proposed.

For instance, in fall 2004, faculty taught 54.57 percent of lecture courses, while adjuncts taught 29.11 percent, according to the UW data digest.

But in fall 2013, faculty only taught 48.75 percent of lectures while adjuncts taught 34.93 percent.

Daniels said UW’s percentage of adjunct faculty is still relatively low compared to other schools in the nation. She estimated that on average, non-faculty members teach around half of all courses on college campuses across the nation.

According to Radomski, this decline in faculty teaching may be due to

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Wisconsin as one of the “10 states that could decide the next Senate.”

One of Feingold’s largest advantages in the race would be that a 2016 race would match up with a presidential election, when more Democrats typically turn out than in midterm elections, UW-Green Bay political scientist David Helpap said.

Younger voters, Helpap said, are among these voters that tend to turn out more often in presidential election years and also lean Democratic.

“People who tend be marginal voters and only vote in presidential elections tend to be more Democratic,”

Helpap said.

A Marquette University Law School poll of registered voters in October found Johnson had a 33 percent favorable rating, compared to 30 percent who viewed him unfavorably and 36 percent who had not heard of him. Feingold’s numbers, meanwhile, were 42-30-27.

Canon and Helpap both said it was too early to say for sure what Wisconsin’s political climate would be come fall 2016 but that it would be interesting to see how the Senate race unfolds.

“Feingold would be a good candidate,” Canon said. “I think it would definitely be a good election for Wisconsin voters.”

UW’s increasing status as a research university.

When a faculty members gets a grant to focus on research, they will often use a portion of this money to supplement their own teaching with a lecturer.

He also said since class demand fluctuates, the university often takes on temporary lecturers who are cheaper to employ to fill the need when it arises.

“You don’t know what that demand will look like three years from now, so the schools and colleges want that flexibility, so they’ll hire adjuncts,” Radomski said. “The trend is to better address course demand by students where the university saves money by not hiring

faculty and by hiring nonfaculty to teach.”

Radomski said adjuncts must be considered at least half-time employees to receive benefits like like health insurance, retirement, sick leave and vacation time.

Daniels said UW is one of few institutions that aims to protect against exploiting adjunct faculty.

She said UW established a rule preventing the university from offering one-year appointments that terminate on June 30 of every year. If an instructor has taught the same course for three semesters in a row, UW is required to either offer the employee a permanent job or permanently terminate employment.

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Officer-related shooting shows need for body cameras Legislation to ensure police wear recording devices would promote truth for all parties involved, allow public trust to be restored

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Although the tragic deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and many more non-whites have been circulating through the media for months, tragedy hit way too close to home March 6 when Tony Robinson was shot and killed by a Madison police officer.

Sadly, Robinson’s life was ended and Officer Matt Kenny’s life will never be the same again. The truth will forever remain unknown, but speculation about this situation will circulate for months.

These stories seem to

be appearing in the news more and more lately, but is anything being done to put an end to these heartbreaking deaths?

Although the guilt or innocence of the police officers in these cases will never be known, why is legislation not being put in place to help reduce the high amounts of speculation surrounding these cases and lessen the occurrences of these tragedies?

All police officers should be mandated, through legislation, to have dashboard cameras and wear body cameras at all

times while on duty. Having cameras would offer proof and protection for everyone, whether it be footage from a routine traffic stop to footage from a grave shooting. If Kenny had been wearing a body camera during his interactions with Robinson, I imagine a different story would be being told right now. It would be a story of guilt or a story of innocence, but definitely a story with much less speculation and a lot more truth.

The beauty of cameras is they allow everyone, those present and not present at

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an incident, to assess what happened. In most cases, they would leave almost zero guesswork, simply because the facts are right in front of you. Through video footage, crucial proof is found and if that proof exposes guilt on the part of a police officer, justice can be brought to the victim and their grieving family – justice that most of these people have been left without in the past. If that proof exposes innocence on the part of a police officer, then the officer ’s life will not be so gravely affected by their actions.

Sadly, the ones we all are supposed to trust with our lives are now the ones many people fear. Although cameras cannot solve the race-related issues in our society, they can be the first step in reducing the avoidable deaths and bringing the truth to light across the country.

If legislation was used to ensure all police were wearing cameras, trust that is being lost could be regained simply through the knowledge that all actions are being monitored.

Through that, justice truly can be served.

Photo · Protests started March 6 and continued into the next day after Madison police officer Matt Kenny shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson.

It is one of multiple officer-related fatalities across the country to gain national media attention in the last year.

Jessica Nickels (jnickels@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in community and nonprofit leadership.

Counterpoint Is right-to-work good for the state?

Legislation protects worker freedom, boosts economic growth

Attack on unions promotes unfairness, allows free-riders

Both the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly have passed right-towork legislation with the expectation Gov. Scott Walker will sign the bill into law today, making Wisconsin the 25th state in the country to allow more freedom in the workplace.

While we have seen bold leadership from Walker, right-to-work has mainly come out of hard work from the Wisconsin Legislature.

The most fundamental and compelling argument for right-to-work legislation is also the simplest. Rightto-work provides workers in the private sector the freedom and choice to either support or not to support a union. No longer will employees be forced to have money taken out of their paycheck to fund a union. If a worker enjoys their union membership and chooses to support them financially, the option is still there. The difference is now they have the freedom to choose.

Right-to-work laws put individuals in control of their own representation. If they find unions beneficial, then they will pay union dues and maintain support.

If individuals think the union is doing an ineffective job representing them, they don’t have to pay dues. Not only will the right-to-work legislation give more freedom to individual employees, it will force unions to be the most effective and efficient representative organizations of collective employees.

I could stop my column right here, but to humor the plethora of statistics

Just over a month after announcing his decimating budget plans to cut 13 percent from the University of Wisconsin System’s state funding, Gov. Scott Walker unabashedly announced he would sign right-towork legislation today.

The governor dodged questions about the controversial bill during the election cycle, while campaigning on college affordability and jobs, but seems to have pivoted to full, guns-blazing support.

Before looking at the specifics, it’s important to understand the broad intention of right-to-work.

The policy terms tossed around are often vague and not well explained, so let’s talk about what right-to-work is and what it means for Wisconsin.

Under a right-to-work law, all employees, public or private, are no longer required to pay their fair share to the unions representing them, but are still guaranteed its protection. Let me be clear in what “paying their fair share” means. No worker can be required to join their union; they are only required to pay their share of a union’s collective bargaining costs.

Under right-to-work, workers can pay nothing in dues and be given the same benefits as fullpaying union members.

This completely exploits the function of unions and is unfair to paying members. Unions have fought hard and continue to fight for fair wages

the College Democrats will undoubtedly try to use to convince you less freedom in the workplace is best, I will discuss the economic benefits as well.

From 2003-13, states with right-to-work laws increased their employment by 9.5 percent, double that of non-right-to-work states, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In the same time period, personal incomes in those states grew at a 12 percent higher rate than non-rightto-work states, according to a study by the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2014.

One of the main arguments of Democrats in their shallow argument for less freedom in the workplace is their misleading claim that wages are higher where workers are forced to pay union dues. But, what the Democrats will fail to tell you is that once cost of living is accounted for, right-to-work states have individuals with per capita personal incomes that are 4.1 percent higher than nonright-to-work states.

The higher incomes and higher employment of rightto-work states logically leads to more overall economic development as well. From 2003-13, right-towork states saw 10 percent more economic growth than non-right-to-work states.

Consider the question, won’t people travel to the states with better jobs?

Why yes, they will. In fact, according to the ALEC study, right-to-work states saw their populations

increase by nearly four times the national average while non-right-to-work states saw their populations decline from 2003-13!

College Democrats and Democrats in the Legislature will tell you right-to-work legislation is an attack on the middle class and a conservative political attack on unions. I argue that defending mandatory union membership is an attack on freedom.

If right-to-work legislation is an “attack” though, I will gladly stand by that “attack.”

I will stand by an “attack” that provides more freedom to individuals. I will stand by an “attack” that increases overall state economic growth. I will stand by an “attack” that allows for higher personal income of individuals. I will stand by an “attack” that draws more people to our state. And I will stand by an “attack” 62.1 percent of Wisconsin residents support.

Right-to-work will strengthen the economy of Wisconsin and will force unions to become better representative organizations of workers.

Right-to-work will also strengthen what our country has always stood for and strove for: more freedom.

Right-to-work is undeniably right for Wisconsin.

Anthony Birch (abirch@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in political science and strategic communication and is the media director for the College Republicans.

and benefits for workers.

Unions also prevent corrupt employees from illegally firing employees.

Allowing workers to opt-out of paying dues is problematic. If a nonpaying member is fired illegally, the union is still obligated to pour money into investigation and, if necessary, legal action. It’s like passing a law that no longer requires people pay Social Security taxes their entire working life, but still provides them with Social Security stipends after they retire. That wouldn’t be fair to those paying Social Security taxes, just as right-to-work isn’t fair to paying union members.

Proponents of the law argue that right-to-work creates a more businessfriendly environment and results in higher wages and lower unemployment.

Facts do not back up this rhetoric. Time and time again, studies have shown that states with rightto-work do nothing but undermine unions.

For example, the Economic Policy Institute, Gordon Lafer of University of Oregon and Sylvia Allegretto of University of California-Berkeley conducted a report in 2011 and found that there was no correlation between right-to-work and decreased unemployment.

The claim that wages are higher under rightto-work is also a myth. A Notre Dame University study noted that 18 of 22 right-to-work states have median household

incomes below the national median. A study by the UW Extension program found manufacturing jobs earn $8,100 less in rightto-work states. This is hugely ironic, as the UWExtension program that conducts valuable research like this will be absorbing a 10.3 percent cut under Walker ’s proposed budget.

The budget and rightto-work legislation serve as a one-two punch to Wisconsinites, specifically students.

The budget cuts all but guarantee a massive tuition hike, meaning students will be left with loan debt even more burdensome than it already is. Now with the passage of right-to-work legislation, students will be entering a job market with noticeably lower wages and less job security – it’s a vicious cycle. With 750,000 Wisconsinites and counting burdened with federal student loan debt, our state cannot afford the costs of right-to-work.

Economic studies and real life explorations have debunked every conservative talking point.

It’s not worth jeopardizing the stability of my generation’s careers. The effects have been proven to do nothing to spur economic development, increase wages or lower unemployment. In many cases, it has done exactly the opposite.

August McGinnity-Wake (a.mcwake@gmail.com) is a freshman majoring in political science and economics.

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Aaron Carter thrusts hips, strips shirt in tour-closing show Teen pop sensation from late 1990s took classic heartthrob status to next level at Friday night Majestic Theatre performance

by Sam Sklar ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Aaron Carter abandoned his iconic boyish charm for gyrating hips and striptease in his Madison performance Thursday.

The ‘90s pop sensation showed his true colors, and some skin, to a crowd of eager fan girls at the Majestic Theatre for the final performance of his latest tour.

His show featured an array of new vulgar-worded songs and a number of racy onstage dance routines with his backup dancer.

But the screaming girls were there for the classic Carter jams.

The “high-school” vibe and audience filled with die-hard fan girls, proved Carter cannot change direction or top the glory of his early career.

Though venue doors opened at 7:30 p.m., a line began forming outside of the Majestic as early as 6 p.m. The room slowly filled with admiring fans, and the median age of the audience quickly became clear – there were very few 21-andover silver wristbands in the

crowd.

Rather, there were nearly 150 orange and green-stripped wristbands, distinguishing those who spent the extra $50 dollars for a post-show meetand-greet.

The lights dimmed, and the two opening acts began. During the second opener chaos broke out. Carter ran on stage, jokingly pouring water on his tour mates. Girls began flocking the stage, pushing and reaching toward the star. Things got so crazy that security had to remove one fan from the audience for knocking over and breaking a microphone within arm’s reach onstage .

High pitched squeals echoed through the venue as Carter came out for his set around 10 p.m. He kicked off with a new song, which was a clear attempt to break free from past associations, as he yelled, “Throw your fuckin’ hands up,” again and again, over a heavily backed track.

He brought energy, jumping around and interacting with fans, which made for a quality performance. His strong ability to interact, standing at the very

Photo · When Carter emerged on stage during the second opening act, admiring fan girls charged the stage and one audience member was removed from the venue.

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edge of the stage and even on the speakers to be closer to fans, prompted a mosh pitlike reaction and got the entire audience to throw their hands up, setting the tone for the rest of the show.

For the next number, Carter brought out his female backup, who remained on stage with him as he went through a streak of new songs. In unison, they flowed through some intensive hip-hop choreography with ease. Though both Carter and his backup dancer were extremely talented, showing in their side-by-side synchronized routines, the show became uncomfortable when they danced as partners, specifically because his backup dancer is also his girlfriend.

The moves were sexual and revealing – another endeavor to veer from his childhood brand into an adult image. However, the pelvic thrusts, grinding and suggestive gestures were

just unnecessary for the public setting.

Carter’s dancer exited the stage as he wrapped up his new material and moved onto his old stuff. With the first note of hit single, “I Want Candy,” the crowd grew even more responsive and went wild.

Carter invited a handful of girls up onto the stage to sing the tune with him, upholding his incredible ability to interact

with fans. The entire audience knew every word to the hit and, upon Carter’s invitation, sang along in bliss. As the crowd sang, Carter danced around to each individual on stage, allowing them to sing a line into the microphone.

The finale of the show was incredibly memorable: a performance of every girl’s elementary and early-middle school jam, “Aaron’s Party.”

Feeling a bit egocentric, Carter introduced the song with a reference to being every girl’s first crush back in the day before they had their first boyfriends.

He then took things a step further by stripping off his shirt and waving it around before throwing it into the crowd.

Finally, he transitioned into the song with a reenactment of the phone call for the “Aaron’s Party” music video – but with a twist. He used an audience member’s phone, taking selfies and pretending to make a call. The shirtless number was surprisingly satisfying, bringing the crowd to an all time high and closing the tour with a bang. It also ended the show with a reminder that the audience did not buy tickets to hear Carter’s new music, but rather to enjoy the memories of a childhood heartthrob and his glory days.

Photo ·The pop sensation danced graphically with his back up dancer and girlfriend, trying to break away from his mild, teen dream image.

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Chappie charms its way out of crowded sci-fi genre Director Neill Blomkamp tackles definition of humanity with indie band actors Die Antwoord, relatable robot in latest film

by Aaron Hathaway ArtsEtc. Staff writer

Director Neill Blomkamp has a formula: a protagonist burdened with a lifethreatening condition subversively defies a pursuing authority against a gritty, near-future urban backdrop.

Heavy-handed metaphoric critiques of modern society flourish as the underdogsupporting characters aid the imperiled protagonist in their defiance of the oppressor, with a grisly climax giving way to a bittersweet ending.

His works “District 9” and “Elysium” followed this outline, and “Chappie” is no exception. In the overall concept, the movie is formulaic and relatively unoriginal. It follows the general story arc Blomkamp established in his previous productions, and the “robot becomes sentient and becomes the relatable hero” idea is nothing new (see “Short Circuit,” “Robocop,” “WALL•E,” “Her,” etc). Despite this, “Chappie” still manages to stand out. While lacking a claim to conceptual originality and a nonlinear storyline, Blomkamp executes the movie with unique creativity thanks to his artistic influence and the surprising synergy of an unlikely cast.

“Chappie” takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa in the near future. Crime runs rampant and the police force must rely on the assistance of Tetravaal, a military contracting enterprise specializing in artificial intelligence. A young programmer named Dion (Dev Patel, “The Second Best Marigold Hotel”) has created humanoid robots who aid human officers in law enforcement operations.

Our robotic protagonist Chappie comes into being when Dion salvages a damaged robot and reprograms it with a special algorithm that allows the unit to think for itself, developing as a human being would but with greater speed and eventually greater ability. Dion’s plans for his mechanical prodigy are warped, however, as he is forced to complete the project under the supervision of two local thugs, played by none other than Yolandi Visser and Ninja of Die Antwoord.

The pair seems removed from the film at times – the two go by their stage names, blast their hit tunes and wear band merchandise on-screen.

Their presence contributes to an intermittent, yet heavy-handed issue of product placement that plagues the movie (looking at you, Red Bull and Sony).

However, their eccentricities bring a sort of surreal aspect to the story that I came to appreciate.

In the annals of movie robots, Chappie himself shines as one of the most prominent and interesting automatons to appear on the silver screen.

Beginning life with a blank hard drive and a child’s mind, he quickly grows to possess a mature and multifaceted personality, as the audience witnesses his rapid crash course from infancy to adulthood.

From the simple pleasure of his first car ride to angry teenage outbursts, we recognize the perils of our own adolescence in Chappie’s development. In all stages, it’s hard not to fall for the charming automaton, and here arises the peculiar dilemma of artificial intelligence.

Chappie is as lovable and endearing a character as any human – to the degree that one immediately forgets he

is a metal frame expressing a computer algorithm. This challenges our notion of humanity, as we’re forced to reconsider whether humans are the only ones capable of expressing personality and defining themselves as individuals.

Chappie’s life takes a turn, however, as Yolandi and Ninja attempt to raise him in considerably different manners.

While musically cooperative, in the film the duo are in many ways polar opposites. Yolandi, enamored with the creative potential of Chappie, protects his childish innocence and attempts to shelter him, while Ninja attempts to condition Chappie into a thug, a robotic sidekick to assist in his criminal operations. The dichotomy between Yolandi’s nurturing spirit and Ninja as a force for corruption explores Chappie’s loss of innocence, as these criminal influences inevitably affect him to some degree.

It’s painful to see Chappie’s

sense of childish curiosity challenged by the harsh reality of the world outside his home, an abandoned warehouse decorated in a manner identical to most Die Antwoord music videos. Cartoon dicks, pastel colors, and drawings of gremlins saying “fuck you” in Afrikaans cover its crumbling walls. While initially distracting, this obscene hideout becomes a curious metaphor for childhood innocence, a place where Chappie can explore his juvenile impulses while insulated from the criminal world surrounding him. He is at his most lovable in this rude Neverland, a garish product of Die Antwoord’s twisted imagination that has become an unlikely safehaven for the conflicted robot.

By the end of the film, Chappie has become a titanium Pinnochio, an endearing hero that proves the versatility and tremendous capacity of this theoretical artificial intelligence system.

He matures into an entertaining bundle of conflicting habits, a hybrid of his innocent wonder for the world and his standoffish, trash-talking criminal side. His evolved selfawareness elevates him from an entertaining novelty to a respectable and sympathetic adult character, developing his own morals and demonstrating empathy and selflessness on behalf of his human companions. In conduct and consistency in selflessly aiding his friends, there is clear irony in how a robot demonstrates the most humanity out of a group of humans.

“Chappie” cannot be lauded for originality in story or idea, but the unique manner in which the story is told distinguishes it in its genre. With the

surreal creative energy of Die Antwoord and the captivating mechanical phenomenon that is Chappie, the film explores themes of mortality, childhood, loss of innocence and the fight against authority in this surprisingly unique tale. From tender moments of discovery to interspersed levity to grisly scenes of riveting combat, “Chappie” represents an admirable achievement that stands out in an already crowded genre.

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Folk band breaks genre mold in mellow Frequency show

Sisters from Indianapolis, Lily and Madeline Jurkiewicz, mesmerized small music venue with smooth harmonies, instrumentation, maturity the confidence and skill of seasoned musicians, their presence and musical ability hypnotized the crowd, especially with their hauntingly impeccable harmonies and lingering lyrics.

Shannon Hayden supported Lily and Madeleine, opening the night with her incredibly unique and alternative take on cello performance. Her classical training was clear in her control and handle of her instrument, but she was able to create a modern sound by combining classic elements with modern electric noise.

Hayden performed a set of songs from her 2012 album, Solid State Cello. By looping the chords on her cello and filtering her voice through reverb, Hayden created an orchestral and atmospheric sound. Hayden conjured up the sound of an entire string arrangement and used her

by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Last Friday in the crowded and intimate Frequency music venue, two girls with matching brunette hair casually made their way onto the stage.

Donning earthy tones and an air of tranquility, Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz might seem like an average set of Midwest sisters.

However, as soon as the drumline, piano chords and string arrangements hit, it is apparent they are unlike anyone else their age. With

Photo · The strength of drum, piano and guitar production made young Midwestern duo seem like older musicians.

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ethereal vocals to back the songs.

When Lily and Madeleine took the stage, the crowd went silent. All eyes were on the Indianapolis natives as they tuned and strummed their instruments. The girls seemed at home on stage, smiling and laughing as they set up their equipment.

Older sister, Madeleine, broke the silence.

“We weren’t expecting this many people tonight.

We’ve never played in Madison, so thank you for showing up.”

The girls started their show with their song “Fumes”, which happens to share a title with their sophomore album released last October. The Jurkiewicz sisters showed the audience an array of their discography by playing songs from Fumes and their self-titled album, Lily and Madeleine.

“Devil We Know” and

“Come to Me” prompted nodding heads and dancing bodies in the crowd, while “Paradise” and “Can’t Admit” garnered swaying and silent attention.

It can be easy to fall into a one style trap when a group is labeled “folk,” but Lily and Madeleine break away from these basic conceptions to offer a modern approach that defies just one genre.

Between songs, Lily and Madeleine’s personality and confidence shined.

The girls engaged with the audience, asking them about the weather and cheese curds.

Madeleine joked with the audience.

“I guess we’ll have to stay here forever so this weather stays,” she said.

Both of the girls were bubbly, personable and genuinely excited to play their music for the audience.

Their thrill was infectious, and the crowd watched the entire set with the same level of joy.

Lily and Madeleine’s amalgamation of lyricism and soaring harmonies were the highlights of the night. During “The Wolf is Free” the sisters crooned, “Ten fingernails deep, and I won’t let you go / You will not bury me.”

Lily and Madeline’s opposing vocals enhanced the emotional intensity of their creative story.

Opposition may seem to

imply friction, but this was definitely not the case.

Lily’s lower and raspier voice complimented Lily’s lighter and airier sound.

Together, their harmonies mesmerized the crowd, almost sounding like one fluid voice.

The Jurkiewicz sisters finished their set with a couple of unreleased songs, “Nothing” and “Midwest Kids.” These were the most impressive songs of the night. They showed the maturity of their artistry and highlighted the best parts of their previous albums.

Their vocals and lyrics took center stage, leaving minimalist production.

Lily and

Photo · The band’s downto-earth personality and banter forged a friendly atmosphere in the intimate Frequency Saturday night.

Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald Madeleine know their strengths and are clearly working on creating better music for themselves and their fans.

Lily and Madeleine’s harmonies, lyricism and down to earth personalities created an atmosphere of serenity and smoothness that lasted long after the music stopped playing.

Cult classic show remains deeply sexual experience Subtle nuances in dress, props, acting made the Majestic performance of Rocky Horror Picture Show unique to Madison scene

by Tia Hagenbucher ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Adorned in glitter, feather boas and fishnets, the audience at the Majestic Theater oozed sex. In Rocky Horror tradition, people came equipped with brown paper bags stocked with props for the local Velvet Darkness cast’s stage performance.

The 109-year-old shined dripped promiscuity in black and red lights.

Breaking in the Rocky Horror “virgins” The “narrator” explained the rules and asked the audience to sit down according to how many times they had seen a stage performance of the show.

After reaching the single digits, the narrator then asked the “virgins” to come to the stage for an initiation similar to a pledge of allegiance, but sexier. With their right hands on their crotch, the first-timers gyrated as the narrator

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directed their actions and told them to repeat after him. Cast members ventured into the crowd of “virgins” and selected six to come on stage to give their best impression of a walrus having an orgasm.

A man in tight, sparkly leggings, a woman in a black leather dress and a girl with a striped shirt were among those the narrator chose to be extras in the performance.

The cast was a mix of cross dressers and people noticeably different from the original cast.

A woman who taped her breasts for the shirtless scenes played Brad, known to the crowd as “asshole.”

Another woman with short hair played Janet, more commonly called “slut.” Riff Raff was

a man with long brown hair and a beard versus the character ’s normal bleached hair and skeletal figure. Rocky was neither blonde nor outlandishly strong, but was provocative in nature and danced rather suggestively in his golden underwear. The motorcycle Eddie rode was actually a small children’s bike that he walked around on stage.

While Frank N. Furter ’s outfits were almost exactly the same as in the movie, especially the seductive ensemble for “Sweet Transvestite,” the unique twists created a welcoming and comical atmosphere.

The more experienced audience members handed out cards and rice to throw to encourage others to participate. During “Over At The Frankenstein Place,” everybody waved

their phones and some even sprayed bottles of water pretending it was rain, while protecting their heads with newspaper umbrellas. When Doctor Scott entered the stage towards the end, rolls of toilet paper lay everywhere.

Madison nuances Throughout the whole show, the “narrator” constantly screamed profane and witty comments at the stage.

Those who knew the script well joined him. When it was time for “The Time Warp,” perhaps the show’s most well known song, a spotlight fell on him as he made everybody stand and dance. Jumping to the left, stepping to the right and pelvic thrusting, the audience clapped their hands and sang along.

When it came to the song “Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me,” the cast members piled into the rainbow “tank” where Rocky was born and took turns peeking their heads out, manically lip-synching along with the movie.

Velvet Darkness also modified the scene where the actors splash around in the pool to the cast rolling around on the floor in the space surrounding the first few rows and tackling each other.

After the intense ending song “I’m Going Home,” the lights turned on and many headed toward the stage to mingle with the cast. Rocky Horror “virgins” and seasoned spectators alike left the theater to walk home from confetti-covered sidewalks surrounding the Majestic.

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BASKETBALL, page 12 undisputed top team in the Big Ten. Frank Kaminsky had 25 points and Sam Dekker added 20 points as the No. 6 Wisconsin men’s basketball team knocked off Minnesota Thursday night on the road, 76-63, to win the Big Ten regular season title outright.

It is Wisconsin’s (17-3, 15-2 Big Ten) first outright conference regular season title since 2008 and assures the Badgers of the number one seed in the Big Ten tournament next week.

“Well I’m proud of them,” Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan said. “They had goals.

I’ve been saying that all along. What’s in a player’s mind they only know but Frank made his intentions well-known along with some other guys. So we played it out and tonight we clinched it outright.”

“To win it in a rivalry game on Minnesota’s court with so many of our own fans here is something pretty special,” Kaminsky said.

The Gophers (17-13, 6-11 Big Ten) cut the Badgers’ lead down to six at 46-40 to start the second half after a three from Nate Mason but that would be as close as they would get for the rest of the game.

Minnesota fought back one more time later in the half, trimming the lead to seven with 10:15 left in the game, but Wisconsin responded with a three from Josh Gasser and never let its lead dip below double-digits from that point on.

Kaminsky and Dekker were joined by Nigel Hayes (12) in double-figures Thursday night. Hayes also added nine rebounds while Kaminsky and Dekker each added six.

Kaminsky set a career-high with seven assists and was 10for-15 from the floor including 2-for-4 from three.

Wisconsin finished the game shooting 50 percent from both the field (28-for-56) and three-point (10-for-20).

Mason finished with a team-high 15 points for the Gophers while Carlos Morris added 11 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Badgers were on their way to their secondstraight win and fourth conference title under Ryan.

The Badgers opened up the game on a 14-4 run and pushed their lead to 20 at 3616 after a Hayes layup with 6:30 left in the half. Kaminsky had 13 points at that point and finished the half with 16 while Dekker added 14.

Minnesota would battle back to finish the half down 10 at 44-34 but not after Wisconsin shot 63 percent (17for-27) overall including 70 percent (7-for-10) from three over the first half of play.

The Badgers’ 44 first half points were the most in a single half of a Big Ten road game this season for UW. “That’s when it’s really fun because everyone’s sharing the ball, everyone’s moving well,” Dekker said of the hot-shooting first half for the Badgers. “Then when you get on that it kind of become contagious and the hoop really opens up and hopefully we can continue to do that.”

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For just the fourth time this season, the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team outshot its opponent.

But yet again, it didn’t prevent a shutout.

The Badgers (4-24-4, 2-14-2-2 Big Ten) recorded a season-high 38 shots Saturday night against Michigan State, but the host Spartans scored early in the second period and never looked back on the way to a 3-0 win and their first sweep of UW since 1975.

Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves thought his team responded well in the series finale against MSU (16-14-2, 10-6-2-2), which took over first place in the Big Ten and has won nine of their 14 home games this season.

“The kids played really well tonight,” Eaves said. “I don’t think too many teams come in here and outshoot this team and create the chances that we had.”

Despite 10 more shots on goal for Wisconsin, Michigan State’s junior goaltender Jake Hildebrand shut Wisconsin down for the second straight night, as he earned his nation-leading sixth blank slate of the season.

After MSU possessed a 10-9 advantage in shots on goal after one period of play, Wisconsin turned it on offensively with 16 secondperiod shots. The Badgers

played without leading scorer Grant Besse Saturday night after he went down with a lower body injury in Friday night’s contest, but that didn’t stop them from generating 29 shots in the final two periods.

But with Hildebrand’s strong play and assistance from his defense, the Spartans held Wisconsin in check.

“Well his numbers speak for himself,” Eaves said. “He’s solid. He gets a lot of help from the people in front of him. They block a lot of shots for him.”

With Wisconsin in the midst of a lengthy scoring streak dating back to last Saturday’s 5-2 loss at Michigan, the Spartans needed just one goal to take care of business.

Matt Berry, who scored twice Friday night, continued to kill the Badgers, as he beat UW goaltender Landon Peterson low on his blocker side just 1:42 into the middle stanza for what proved to be the game-winning goal.

The Spartans then put the game out of reach with two back-to-back goals early on in the third period. Mackenzie MacEachern scored the Spartans third power play tally of the series four minutes into the third, and then Ryan Keller followed with his third goal against Wisconsin this season only 54 seconds later to give the Spartans their final margin of victory.

Eaves elected senior Peterson Saturday night to play between the pipes, despite the fact that he has only played in three other games this season.

“He’s been here for four years

and we want to send him off playing. He’s earned it so we wanted to give him a couple of games,” Eaves said of Peterson, who recorded 25 saves in the loss.

Berry was also the hero offensively for the Spartans in Friday night’s 3-0 victory over UW. After Wisconsin played for most of the first half of the first period according to Eaves, the Badgers took a costly penalty that set MSU up with a big opportunity on the power play. Berry and the Spartans converted at the 11:48 mark of the first period and would never relinquish the lead for the rest of the weekend.

Michael Ferrantino scored a little more than 20 minutes later at 14:25 into the second period to double the Spartan’s advantage, and then Berry scored once more on the power play just 2:25 into the third period to make it 3-0 in the Spartans favor.

However, as the game progressed, Wisconsin began to play better after getting outshot 8-1 in the opening 20 minutes.

The Badgers registered 20 shots on goal in the final two periods, but again Hildebrand played exceptionally in net with 21 saves Friday and stops on all 59 shots he saw during the series.

With the pair of losses against the Spartans, Wisconsin has been swept seven times this season out of 14 total two-game series.

“We did some good things tonight,” Eaves said of Friday night’s game. “We did some bad things and we didn’t do enough good things to get it done.”

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Seven ex-Badgers to take part in UW pro day

by Chris Bumbaca Associate Sports Editor

Seven former Wisconsin

football players with professional aspirations will have the chance to leave their mark this week when UW hosts a pro day on Wednesday,

March 11.

The pro day participants include Melvin Gordon, Kenzel Doe, Warren Herring, Peniel Jean, Rob Havenstein,

Dallas Lewallen and Jeff Lewis.

The event will bring NFL scouts to Madison to watch the participants partake in a

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KENZEL DOE Doe, albeit undersized, used his speed and lateral quickness to establish himself as a valuable punt returner for the Badgers, as well as the second option in last year ’s wide receiver corps.

Badgers fans best remember Doe for two prolific returns.

In 2012, against Gary Andersen’s Utah State team, Doe returned a punt for a touchdown when behind 14-3

variety of drills and workouts to help their draft stock, as well as help them achieve their dream of hearing their name called on draft day.

in the third quarter.

The run sparked the Badgers to a 16-14 come-from-behind victory.

In the 2014 Capital One Bowl, Doe took a kick return to the house to bring the Badgers within three against South Carolina.

In the 2014 season, the 5-foot-7 Doe caught a careerhigh 17 passes and recorded his only receiving touchdown of his career.

DALLAS LEWALLEN The 6-foot-6 Lewallen, a Berlin, Wisconsin native, and guard was part of the offensive line that paved the way for Melvin Gordon’s historic 2014 season.

He became a starter in 2013, and started the first seven games of the season, but a kneww injury cut his season short. He started those games at center, but moved to guard after Dan Volz emerged as the starting center in 2014.

Injuries plagued Lewallen throughout his career at Wisconsin, allowing him to play in only six games before that 2013 season.

But after a healthy and successful 2014 season, Lewallen will try to prove to scouts his injuries are long behind him and he is ready for the pros.

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Arguably the greatest running back in Wisconsin history, Gordon rushed for 2,587 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2014.

Over his career Gordon amassed 4,915 yards and averaged 7.8 yards per carry.

A Heisman trophy finalist last season, Gordon’s 2014 rushing mark ranks second all-time in a single season, only 63 yards shy of the record Barry Sanders set in 1988.

At the NFL Combine in midFebruary, Gordon ran his 40yard dash in 4.52 seconds, fifth best among running backs. Other highlights for Gordon at the combine include a 126-inch broad jump (third among running backs), the second best 20-yard shuttle run among running backs (4.07 seconds) and the best 60-yard dash time since 2006 (11.0 seconds).

And despite Gordon’s collegiate success, it’s difficult to tell where he will land in the draft, but will almost certainly go in the first two rounds.

According to CBSSports.com’s latest mock draft, Gordon could go No. 27 overall to the Dallas Cowboys.

Scouts and

The anchor of the offensive line for the last three seasons, Havenstein started 41 games in a row for the Badgers.

Havenstein also tied the all-time games played record for the Badgers, with 54.

That type of durability will appeal to scouts, and his 6-foot-7 stature definitely won’t hurt him.

Havenstein was named a second team

All-American at the conclusion of the 2014 season as well as first team All-Big Ten. In his career, Havenstein paved the way for three of Wisconsin’s topfive all-time rushers: Montee Ball, James White and Melvin Gordon, all of whom eclipsed 1,000 yards in at least one season. Ball and Gordon were also Heisman finalists.

NFL front offices are skeptical of his passblocking skills and are turned off by his lessthan-staggering receiving numbers. In his career, Gordon caught 22 passes for 228 yards and four touchdowns.

In the past two drafts, no running back has gone in the first round. Gordon will look to change that between his combine performance and his showing on Wednesday.

WARREN HERRING Herring emerged as the starting nose guard in Wisconsin’s 3-4 base defense in 2014.

However, Herring missed four of the first five games of the season after going down with a knee injury in the second-half of the season opener against LSU. He returned to the Big Ten’s top defense in the homecoming game against Maryland.

And while his statistics don’t jump off the page (53 career tackles and 4.5 career sacks), his strength and mass caused opposing offensive lines to double-team him, clogging running lanes and allowing the UW linebacking corps to unleash.

Herring’s most productive season was as a redshirt junior, when he recorded four sacks and 17 tackles (six for loss).

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PENIEL JEAN Jean’s versatility adds to his draft stock, as he transitioned from cornerback to safety during last season’s spring practices.

Perhaps his best game as a Badger was against Nebraska in 2014, when he recovered a fumble and also had

an interception.

In 2014, he had 30 solo tackles and assisted on 29, while adding two interceptions.

Jean played in 45 games in his career for UW, but only amassed a total of eight starts with all of them coming in his senior season.

JACOB PEDERSEN Pedersen, who left Wisconsin after the 2013-14 season, went undrafted.

However, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons the day after the draft.

From there, Pedersen participated in rookie camp and offseason organized team activities with the Falcons, but got cut after training camp and

the preseason in the team’s final cuts before the regular season began.

As a Badger, Pedersen finished ranked seventh alltime in receiving touchdowns with 17.

He amassed 1,394 yards during his career to rank 16th all-time in Wisconsin receiving history, with 541 of those yards coming during his senior campaign.

There will be three additional players from other UW System schools participating in the pro day: Matt Behrendt (UW-Whitewater), Jake Kumerow (UW-Whitewater) and Thurgood Dennis (UW-Eau Claire). Wisconsin will begin its spring practice March 15 and will play its first spring game April 25.

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Back on top: Badgers drop Beavers to win WCHA title UW follows up Saturday’s 4-1 semifinal victory over North Dakota with shutout of Bemidji State for first playoff crown since 2011

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by Chris Caporale Women’s Hockey Writer

Sarah Nurse’s big weekend led the Wisconsin women’s hockey team to the WCHA Final Face-Off Championship, as the Badgers shutout fifthseeded Bemidji State 4-0 Sunday afternoon.

The weekend victories gave Wisconsin the fourth seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament, securing a home matchup Saturday.

Nurse scored two goals in the first period against the Beavers in the championship game after recording two goals and an assist in the semifinal matchup with North Dakota on Saturday.

Nurse earned the WCHA Final Face-Off Most Outstanding Player, ending the weekend with four goals and two assists. She now has 15 goals on the season and has scored a goal in four of the last five games, coming on the heels of a 10-game streak without a goal.

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and creating opportunities and this weekend, played very well and was a big factor in why we won the tournament,” Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson said.

Nurse found her position on the third line with teammates Sydney McKibbon and Katy Josephs, a line Johnson altered in recent weeks, moving Josephs down from the first line.

Wisconsin’s third line has been productive, as McKibbon found the back of the net in Saturday’s game.

Bemidji State upset top seed Minnesota 1-0 in the earlier semifinal matchup Saturday to advance to the championship game.

The quick start has been something the Badgers have focused on during their current five game winning streak. Wisconsin has scored at least one first period goal in each game during that stretch, something that did not happen in their back-toback losses prior to that.

Karley Sylvester found the back of the net late in the

second period before Katarina Zgraja scored the final goal of the game in the third period.

Wisconsin outshot the Beavers 37-15 in the game after losing the shot battle 27-26 to North Dakota the previous night.

Goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped all 15 shots she faced in the championship game.

This was the first time since 2011 that Wisconsin has advanced to the WCHA championship game. The past three seasons resulted in losses in the semifinal round, with two straight losses to North Dakota the last two seasons in the semifinals.

“The five of us seniors for the past three years haven’t [had] the opportunity to play in this game, so we kind of stressed that over the past week and kind of drove that into everyone’s head and everyone worked hard in practice,” Wisconsin senior Karley Sylvester said.

The championship is also the first WCHA Final Face Off title since 2011 for the

Badgers. They had previously won championships in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In each of those seasons, the Badgers went on to win the National Championship.

Wisconsin drops North Dakota 4-1 in semifinal Saturday The Wisconsin sophomore class stepped up in the WCHA Final Face Off semifinal game as the Badgers defeated host North Dakota 4-1 on Saturday.

Three different sophomores lit the lamp, and sophomore goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens led the Badgers into the championship game against Bemidji State.

Wisconsin scored the first goal of the game about 12 minutes into the contest when sophomore Melissa Channell fired a shot from the left circle past North Dakota goalkeeper Shelby Amsley-Benzie.

“We came out with a lot of energy and we were rewarded with our success,” sophomore Sydney McKibbon said. “I think it was big to get the first

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goal, and it continued for the rest of the game.”

McKibbon was next in line as she scored from the slot early in the second period to double the Wisconsin lead.

Midway through the third period, Nurse collected her 12th goal of the season when she deflected a shot attempt from Jenny Ryan on a power play.

Ryan recorded two assists in the game.

North Dakota was able to sneak the puck past AnnRenée Desbiens late in the third period to cut the lead down to two, but Nurse responded by scoring her second goal of the game, an empty netter, just over a minute later.

“Obviously they were going to come out with a big push in the third period, and I think we responded really well to that by getting the goal, and then when they scored on us, we came back with a big push and finished it off,” Nurse said.

The Badgers got another stellar showing from the

Photo · Wisconsin won its fifth WCHA playoff championship Sunday afternoon in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as UW goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded her 14th shutout this season to tie the UW single-season record.

Brent Cizek brentcizekphoto.com sophomore netminder as Desbiens stopped 26 of the 27 shots she faced in the game.

She has given up four goals in the past five games, including three playoff wins.

“Obviously, we’re excited,” Johnson said. “It was, for the most part, a pretty tight game both ways. We capitalized on some of the opportunities and certainly the power play goal in the third period was a good goal for us.”

Nurse, McKibbon, Channell and Desbiens were all named to the WCHA Final Face Off All-Tournament Team.

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UW finishes regular season with exclamation point After No. 23 Ohio State trims deficit to seven, Wisconsin closes game strong to pull away from Buckeyes in 23-point triumph

by Eric Kohlbeck Sports Content Editor

There was a stretch early in the second half where No. 23 Ohio State looked like it would threaten to tie or take the lead against sixth-ranked Wisconsin.

But then the Badgers played perhaps their best display of basketball all season.

Once Ohio State closed Wisconsin’s lead down to 4639 just over midway through the second half, the Badgers responded with fury, racking up a 16-0 run to dominate the Buckeyes in their regular season finale 72-48 Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.

Earlier in the second half Wisconsin (28-3, 16-2 Big Ten) pushed its lead to 17 at 4427 with 18:05 left in the game after a Nigel Hayes three.

Ohio State (22-9, 11-7 Big Ten) then cut that lead to just seven points after a 12-2 run. It was the closest Ohio State had been since the 11:16 mark in the first half.

But Wisconsin quickly put an end to any hope the Buckeyes had of coming back to pull off the upset.

Sophomore guard Bronson Koenig hit back-to-back threes for Wisconsin to put its lead back to 13. The second three

came after the Badgers hauled in three straight offensive rebounds on one possession.

After Koenig’s second threepointer, the Badgers scored the next 10 points of the game and stretched their lead to 23 at 6239 with 7:28 remaining in the game. The 23-point deficit was the largest of the season for the Buckeyes.

Kaminsky finished the game with a game-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting. The National Player of the Year candidate also recorded five rebounds and three assists.

Koenig finished with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Junior forward Sam Dekker chipped in 10 points for Wisconsin with eight rebounds.

The Badgers shot 50 percent as a team, going 31of-62 overall and 7-of-21 (33.3 percent) from three. It was the third-straight game that Wisconsin has shot at least 50 percent overall.

Ohio State’s stellar freshman D’Angelo Russell scored a team-high 17 points for the Buckeyes while Jae’Sean Tate (13) and Shannon Scott (10) rounded out the Ohio State players in double-figures.

The Buckeyes shot just 34 percent overall and only 20 percent from three.

In the first half, eight players scored for Wisconsin, with Kaminsky leading the way with a game-high eight points. He also added four rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Duje Dukan came off the bench and had seven first half points on 3-of-6 shooting for Wisconsin. It was the most points the senior forward had scored in a game since he had eight against Iowa on Jan. 20.

Sophomore forward Vitto Brown added four points and redshirt sophomore guard Zak Showalter contributed three to give the Badgers some much needed bench scoring, while Kaminsky sat out after picking up a foul. Wisconsin’s 12 bench points in the first half were more than the bench had scored in the last five games combined (11).

Dukan, Brown and Showalter helped Wisconsin go on a 21-7 run to pull ahead 28-12 – its largest lead of the game at the time – with 8:29 left in the first half before taking a 37-23 advantage at halftime.

The Badgers shot over 50 percent (15-of-29) in the opening half while Ohio State shot just 28.6 percent (8-of-38).

Russell was held to only five points on 2-of-8 shooting in

the first half.

Wisconsin will now enter postseason play with the Big Ten tournament beginning Wednesday at the United Center in Chicago. The Badgers, having already clinched the number one seed in the tournament after a road win at Minnesota Thursday,

will play the winner of Illinois and Michigan Friday at 11 a.m.

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