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VICTORIES OVER VIOLENCE DAIS, PAVE work to empower survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault while spreading awareness, education to Madison community.

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Course evaluations get failing grade in effectiveness

Experts say students sometimes rate professors based on gender, race, attractiveness rather than overall skill, thus skewing results

by Riley Vetterkind Campus Editor

It’s that part of the semester again: The professor awkwardly leaves the room while students rate how well the course went ... or just fill in “neither agree or disagree”

for every question.

University of Wisconsin students have filled out these course evaluations for more than 100 years, with each department determining the content it will include on them.

But amid attempts to bring course evaluations

into the modern age, online evaluations now constitute about 20 percent of all evaluations at UW, and experts argue whether the current evaluations are effective at all.

Philip Stark, a statistics professor at University of California-Berkeley, argues

for a more holistic approach to evaluate instructor effectiveness due to his view that course evaluations fall short of their intent and even incorporate student biases.

“Student course evaluations don’t measure what they claim to measure,” Stark said.

“They are

misleading, and there is now compelling evidence that they are biased against female instructors.”

In a study Stark coauthored with Richard Freishtat, the two authors claim course evaluations do not measure instructor effectiveness, but rather, student experiences

are influenced by gender, ethnicity and attractiveness of instructor.

Regarding these biases, Molly Steenson, a UW journalism professor, said while she understands the importance of student course

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Madison gathers to support Nepal after earthquake Community members with both close ties or none at all to victims of natural disaster share thoughts, prayers at candlelight vigil Wednesday

by Nina Kravinsky State Editor

In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Nepal, the Madison area Nepali community gathered together for a candlelight vigil Wednesday to commemorate victims and raise relief funds.

The Nepali American

Friendship Association along with the University of Wisconsin’s Nepal Student Association hosted the event, where Nepali and other community members joined together in prayer and reflection for victims.

One of those in attendance who spoke publicly at the vigil, Sweta Shrestha, a Nepali-American who works at UW’s Global

Health Institute, said she was glad to see a diverse crowd show up to support and connect with her Nepali community.

“It really restores my faith in humanity,” Shrestha said.

She said the last few days have been difficult since much of her extended family and friends are still in Nepal. To cope, she said she formed a close relationship

with social media to update herself on the latest news from the region. In addition to dependence on social media, she said she has a strong support system in Madison.

She said all of her family survived the earthquake with only minimal structural damage to their homes, but said some of her friends there were not so lucky.

“I have a couple friends who are tour guides who lost everything,” she said.

“They lost their homes, they lost their land and because of their profession they lost their businesses, too, because tourism has come to a standstill.”

She said she came to the vigil because while she wants to believe everything will be okay for those in

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Nepal, she knows nothing is certain. She said joining with others at the event allows their community to do something real to aid people in the wake of a disaster.

Beside the vigil, another example of the Madison community supporting Nepal is the work of Himal

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF MEALS ON WHEELS Let’s Eat Out! initiative brings food carts to areas of Madison where food sources are scarce.

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City makes baby steps in public market plans After 10 years of discussions, Madison city officials chose location for project; still no set timeline for completion

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After 10 years of discussion, the city finally has its first draft of a business plan for the Madison Public Market.

Though the idea has been on the table for a decade, the vision for the public market was reformatted when Mayor Paul Soglin was elected to his seventh term in 2011. Soglin created the Local Food Committee to focus on gathering information for the public market, Dan Kennelly, project manager for the public market, said.

The past year and a half has been dedicated to developing the business plan released last week, which included reaching out to prospective vendors, meeting with potential customers and identifying a location.

“The business plan is really just the first step,” Kennelly said. “There will be hurdles. But at this point, the business plan is looking pretty good.”

Many other major cities in the U.S. have public markets, including Seattle, Minneapolis and Chicago, Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11, said.

Frequently, the city chooses to reuse an older, industrial area as the site for the public market, Schmidt said.

The current plan puts the market in what is currently the City’s Fleet Services garage on 1st Street, Kennelly said. The building is already owned by the city, which lowers the cost of the project by millions of dollars, Kennelly said.

“We found in our research that a lot of our prospective vendors and customers really want it to be on the east Isthmus,” Kennelly said. “Being able to tie in and connect to the river, it makes a really great public space that can tie in to nearby parks. It’s really ideal for conversion to a public market.”

Placing the public market on the east isthmus will hopefully increase access to healthy food for areas that have struggled with too little access to it, Schmidt said.

In terms of funding, the city is planning on budgeting money for the market, but Kennelly hopes that the state will also contribute. National grants and private sector funding are also potential resources, Kennelly said.

Agriculture is a central

part of southern Wisconsin, and the Madison Public Market could serve as a central location to show off the rich local food culture, he said. There may be room for non-food vendors, but the development is currently food-based, Schmidt said.

Public markets play a unique role in allowing local people to start up small businesses, Kennelly said.

“Public markets have been a great way for diverse entrepreneurs to start a business, people who

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June 3, a vendor meeting will be held at the same time and place.

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historically face barriers,” Kennelly said. “The city hopes that the public market can really be a positive force for economic opportunity in the city.”

The draft business plan presents a strong framework for the path forward, but community input over the next few months will help provide further input, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.

There are two upcoming meetings for the community to get involved in the

by Andrew Haffner Herald Contributor

Local food cart owners who literally make their “bread and butter” through serving others are reaching out to those who need it most with the Let’s Eat Out! initiative.

The coalition of 27 carts, known as Let’s Eat Out!, will bring not only food, but also education and even a multiday concert series to an assortment of neighborhoods over the course of the summer,

Christine Ameigh, founder and executive director of Let’s Eat Out!, said. Ameigh also owns the Slide food cart.

Some of the neighborhoods, including parts of Meadowood, Allied Drive, Park Street and Rimrock Road, are experiencing a mix of low income and a scarcity of food suppliers, making the presence of the carts somewhat of a novelty, Ameigh said.

“Every night of the week we’ll be in one of those neighborhoods,” Ameigh

said. “And it’s all about making sure we can provide meal subsidies.”

Let’s Eat Out! has received a grant from the city and has been conducting an online fundraising campaign to keep the food sold in the four low-income neighborhoods at an affordable price over the 64-dinner run of the summer program.

Ameigh said Let’s Eat Out! emerged from a city Parks Division program called Meet & Eat, which she described as “hit or miss.”

“They were successful on some nights, but not on

others,” Ameigh said.

“Food carts have a vested interest in making it successful because we can’t go out if it’s not worth our while.”

The food cart owners observed the Meet & Eat program before gradually taking control of it with the assistance of the city, Ameigh said.

While Let’s Eat Out! has been running since 2012, membership is at its all-time high and the organization is working to set a more ambitious, community-building agenda.

Let’s Eat Out! has potential benefits to the community that are still being developed, Ald. Maurice Cheeks, District 10, said. District 10 experiences some food scarcity, especially in the Allied Drive area, and could benefit from the Let’s Eat Out! summer program, he said.

“It’s really cool to see these companies that make their bread and butter on the downtown business crowd

acknowledging that they have a unique capability to bring food to neighborhoods that have scarce access to it,” Cheeks said. “Even though it’s not a permanent solution, I think it’s great.”

For carts that are members of Let’s Eat Out!’s program, including Banzo, Fried & Fabulous, SOHO and other familiar student favorites, there are certain benefits that come at the cost of membership fees.

These include the marketing boost that comes with associational ties, access to special block party events, discounts for locallysourced produce and the chance to be an exclusive vendor for both the MadCity Bazaar, an “urban pop-up flea market,” and for the upcoming concert series, Ameigh said.

The series is slated to take place at Madison’s Burr Jones Field across the three Sundays from June 21 through July 5.

The concerts will provide a way to build recognition for the program as well as another exclusive business opportunity for the carts that make up its membership, Ameigh said.

“I expect the neighbors will enjoy it, just as folks across the city enjoy it when the food carts make their way across the downtown,” Cheeks said.

PACE lab explores biology behind politics UW journalism professor Michael Wagner studies how physiology affects attitudes in new research initiative

by Nina Kravinsky State Editor

University of Wisconsin journalism professor Michael Wagner ’s lab has a hunch that the way people think about politics might have more to do with actual feelings than most people realize.

The Physiology and Communications Effects lab is a place for researchers to test questions about how the environment and body interact when people are making political decisions and consuming different kinds of communication, Wagner said. It operates off the idea that people’s attitudes, much like eye color and personality, are in some way affected by biology.

“A few different folks from around the country, myself included, have decided to try to unpack the black box

of unseen factors that might influence our attitudes,” Wagner said.

Wagner ’s quest to delve into invisible factors affecting political attitudes started while he taught in Nebraska, where he showed subjects pictures of perhaps the most recognizable man in America: President Barack Obama.

Wagner said even when they controlled for what people said they thought about the photograph, their physical reaction was a significant predictor of not only how strongly they felt about Obama, but also how strongly they felt about health care reform, his signature policy proposal.

“What we think we’re showing is that above and beyond the important responses that people give in surveys, there’s something else happening to them when they’re thinking

about politics,” Wagner said. “They’re thinking something and they can’t always articulate the feeling in a way that we can measure with a conventional survey.”

Wagner ’s PACE lab uses a variety of tools to test levels of physiological reaction. First, the lab uses electrodermal activity, colloquially known as lie detector technology, which detects the amount of electricity conducted through the moisture in skin. This allows researchers to detect arousal, but not whether the emotion is positive or negative, Wagner said.

To test the direction of the emotions, Wagner said the lab uses a method called electromyography, or EMG. EMG uses sensors to detect movement in facial muscles.

For example, when muscles associated with smiling or frowning are activated, the researcher can tell if reaction

is positive or negative, Wagner said.

The lab also tests subjects’ heart rates, Wagner said.

When people are engaged with a stimulus, for example, focused on a debate or speech, their heart rate tends to be slower than when they are distracted, he said.

Right now, the PACE lab is looking into how people physically respond to political debate, Wagner said. He said they are curious about the effects of debates on policy versus debates that are more contentious, where politicians make personal attacks or even vilify one another.

Wagner said the lab is also interested in whether the subject is in the party being attacked, or whether the party with which they identify is doing the attacking.

“How people respond

when they are getting attacked, how people respond when they are on the attack, we think that would help us understand our polarized politics a little better,” Wagner said.

Wagner said his research does not mean things like religion, schooling and income do not affect people’s political attitudes, but that biology could be a less obvious but equally important factor.

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Ending violence, raising awareness: DAIS, PAVE work against domestic abuse Madison volunteer organizations seek to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking with hopes of spreading knowledge for prevention

by Hayley Sperling Digital City Editor

The Domestic Abuse Intervention Service of Dane County has opened a new shelter, doubling the amount of beds available for domestic abuse survivors.

But DAIS still sometimes sees more demand it they can meet, with its 56 beds at times not being enough.

“Everyone

has a place in violence prevention, and everyone can take a role and take ownership of this problem. ” Hannah Serwe PAVE chair

Photo · Inner Fire Yoga has been a major supporter for DAIS in fundraising.

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“We’ve doubled our capacity in our new facility,” Director of Development and Communication Emily Barnes said. “But we still often do have a waitlist, but that has been reduced.”

In 2013, 38,803 Wisconsin men, women and children received services for matters related to domestic abuse, and of those, 7,376 of them stayed in domestic abuse shelters, according to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

DAIS, which was founded in 1977, started as a helpline service to help and ensure the safety of domestic violence survivors and their families — and it’s grown considerably since, Barnes said.

“The organization started as a helpline run entirely by volunteers, and it has evolved into an organization that provides eight crisis intervention prevention education programs,” Barnes said.

Of the eight programs DAIS now offers, Barnes said its emergency shelter and 24-hour helpline are the most utilized and widely recognized.

Barnes noted the new shelter is also in a public, rather than confidential, location.

She said she hopes this will foster a stronger connection with the community and let people know DAIS is there to help.

“The relationship that we have with the community is really important,” Barnes said. “I think that [the public shelter location] really set up a different community dynamic in the fact that we’re here, they know that we’re available to those in need and that hopefully they want to find a way to get involved.”

Along with the shelter, DAIS’ 24-hour helpline is one of its most utilized services, Barnes said.

The helpline, like in its 1977 days, is run by almost entirely volunteers and receives thousands of phone calls a year. In 2014, Barnes said, they received 11,500 calls.

“We really would not be able to operate our helpline if not for volunteers,” Barnes said.

Recently, Inner Fire Yoga held a fundraising event for DAIS, where they offered free yoga all day at both their West and Campus locations and accepted donations for DAIS. Marit Sathrum, the owner of Inner Fire Yoga, hundreds of people stopped by throughout the day to practice yoga and support their community.

Inner Fire Yoga is no stranger to fundraising, having raised more than $83,000 for various causes in its 13 years of existence, with more than $27,000 donated exclusively to DAIS. Sathrum said Inner Fire Yoga has held events to raise money for community causes since its opening in 2002. But she said they decided to donate exclusively to DAIS about five years ago.

“We chose DAIS because yoga is mostly women,” Sathrum said. “We [want to] reach our own community who doesn’t have the same means we have to come into a place like this and do yoga, so we partnered with them strategically.”

Sathrum said studio patrons have been receptive of the fundraising events Inner Fire Yoga has put on.

“I think people are always very heavy into supporting the community, especially yoga people,” Sathrum said.

Photo · DAIS opened a new facility, doubling its capacity to shelter survivors of domestic abuse.

Photo courtesy of DAIS violence prevention as a volunteer on DAIS’ 24-hour crisis helpline, a position that required extensive training.

Serwe said PAVE has worked with DAIS in the past and the organization has benefitted greatly from DAIS’ expert advice.

“Whenever we have questions, we can go to DAIS,” Serwe said. “They’re a great campus partner and community partner that we’re really lucky to have.”

One of PAVE’s main goals as an organization is to spread awareness around campus of a resource for students to use if they’re ever seeking information about sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, Serwe said.

Serwe said students and the community hold the ability to end dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

“I think it’s important to know that violence is preventable, and we can change this culture, this rape culture that supports violence on campus,” Serwe said. “Everyone has a place in violence prevention, and everyone can take a role and take ownership of this problem.”

Connecting to campus While DAIS offers its services mostly to Dane County residents, University of Wisconsin offers various similar services and also works in partnership with DAIS. Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment, or PAVE, is a student-run and student-funded organization on campus designed to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking through education and activism, PAVE Chair Hannah Serwe said.

Serwe said PAVE offers many options for students to talk about these issues on campus.

PAVE has an office in East Campus Mall, holds workshops and is even partnering with UHS and the School of Social Work to offer a special class where students can learn more about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking on campus, Serwe said.

Serwe herself said she first got involved with

A community effort Creating a safe space for both men and women to talk about sensitive issues is no easy task, but DAIS doesn’t do it alone.

Aside from its volunteers and 60 paid fulltime and part-time staff members, Barnes said DAIS works closely with the Madison community in many aspects of its operations.

DAIS gets 22 percent of its funding from the city of Madison, the state of Wisconsin and United Way, but more than one third of its revenue comes from fundraising.

Photo · PAVE, a student-run organization, works to spread awareness about sexual assault and domestic abuse in collaboration with DAIS. Photo courtesy of Hannah Serwe

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Legislature to hear multiple welfare bills this session Three different pieces of legislation making changes to Foodshare program would require approval from U.S. Department of Agriculture

by Sam Becker Herald Contributor

The state Assembly’s Committee on Public Benefit Reform has a busy session.

On Thursday, it’s holding a public hearing on three bills, one of which would limit what kinds of foods Foodshare recipients can buy, prohibiting the purchase of any shellfish, such as crab, lobster or shrimp.

Later in the session, it might also take up other bills making changes to the state’s Foodshare program. One, for example, would limit

the number of replacement cards that could be issued to Foodshare recipients during a 12-month period.

Another would require photo identification on Foodshare cards.

The bill requests the USDA authorize and specify the number of replacement cards per year that may be given to Foodshare recipients whose cards have been reported lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

All of these bills require the Wisconsin Department of Health Services work with the federal government, as the Foodshare program is funded

in part with federal funds.

Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, who chairs the Assembly committee, said changes to welfare programs generally require federal waivers or must adhere to federal guidelines and case law.

David Lee, director of Feeding Wisconsin, said this type of federal compliance would be hard to obtain.

But Born said he did not expect obtaining waivers to be a challenge, because other states have successfully received them for similar programs. There are specific

guidelines and policies that lawmakers are currently working through, Born said.

“States like Maine and Massachusetts have been leading some of the reform, so we’ve been looking to model some bills after them,” Born said. “This is something that states deal with in different ways, and some states seem to have more success than others.”

If the bill requiring photo ID on Foodshare cards passes, it would require the state’s DHS to create a comprehensive plan for implementing the photo ID requirement in

Wisconsin.

Born said the purpose of the bill is to make it more difficult for people to use Foodshare cards that are not theirs. The bill aims to protect the public funds associated with the Foodshare program, Born said.

“The overall impact of these changes to the public benefit system is to bring more accountability to the system and crack down on ways to abuse the system,” Born said.

“When we’re talking to our constituents, it’s something they’re very concerned about.”

In January, Gov. Scott Walker proposed requiring drug testing for public benefits, such Foodshare or unemployment.

But Lee, the Feeding Wisconsin director, said implementing barriers for people receiving public benefits often costs states more money than they save.

“The push to implement these kinds of barriers is to protect public funds,” Lee said. “All public dollars are precious, and we need to ensure that the state has enough resources for its priorities.”

MPD to draft subpoena to investigate Uber complaints Ongoing tension between rideshare companies, city officials ignites over two reports of drivers engaging in sexual misconduct

by Kiyoko Reidy City Editor

After two women filed separate complaints against Uber drivers over the weekend, Madison Police Department is preparing a subpoena to the company to get more details on the drivers for its ongoing investigation.

The first incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning when a 23-year-old woman was picked up by an Uber driver near Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue.

After several advances from the driver, the woman demanded that the driver allow her to exit the vehicle,

EVALUATIONS, page A1 evaluations, she sees various issues with their current use.

She said various studies show course evaluations tend to be stronger for men than for women, stronger for whites versus people of color and are often brutal toward individuals who have an Asian accent.

While she constantly strives to better her teaching, she said it depends how seriously she can consider input when students can sometimes be unnecessarily harsh in their comments.

“I had one semester where I tried something new and a couple of students said really mean things in reviews and frankly, I felt shitty for three weeks,” Steenson said.

Steenson said a solution she used to improve her own course was having her Journalism 201 students fill out a questionnaire mid-

and reported that she likely got out of the car near Gorham Street, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

The second incident occurred Sunday morning around 2:30 a.m. A 26-yearold Madison woman was traveling from downtown Madison to the West side in an Uber vehicle when the driver attempted to kiss her and pursue “unwanted contact,” according to the MPD incident report.

The second woman chose to come forward after reading about the incident reported Saturday morning, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

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semester so she could improve student experiences early on.

Stark and Freishtat argue student course evaluations can serve a more limited but still valuable role through providing instructors information about their students’ experiences.

To truly evaluate instructor effectiveness, Stark and Freishtat argue course evaluations must include the right questions, such as quality of instructor’s handwriting, audibility of instructor’s voice and enjoyment of interest in course material.

But this is only a portion of the holistic approach — they also argue for the inclusion of teaching portfolios and expert course evaluations in a review process.

Steven Cramer, UW vice provost for teaching and learning, said the solution to realizing the potential of course evaluations lies in

accounts, she decided it was best to contact police, which I encourage anyone to do if they feel like they have been a victim of a crime or harassment,” DeSpain said.

“No matter where that takes place, they should contact police.”

These two incidents are the first reports that DeSpain has seen, he said.

Uber has refused to provide additional information about the drivers who are being investigated without further action from police, DeSpain said.

Tuesday afternoon, MPD was working to draft a subpoena to send to Uber that would request information regarding the drivers in

question, he said.

The same detective is assigned to both cases, though they are being investigated as independent incidents because there were two separate drivers involved, DeSpain said.

At a news conference Tuesday, Mayor Paul Soglin continued to voice opposition to rideshare companies in Madison, especially in the wake of these two incidents.

The City Council began working about a year ago on an ordinance that would put restrictions in place for rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11, said.

Former Ald. Scott Resnick originally proposed the

ordinance, but Soglin became involved fairly quickly, he said.

“Initially, the [rideshare] companies were willing to be at the table with us to work through the issues, but the mayor ’s approach basically drove them away,” Schmidt said.

The city ordinance governing rideshares passed in late March. It put in place restrictions to treat rideshare companies in a similar manner as taxis, requiring them to provide 24hour service, with no surge pricing, Schmidt said.

A bill currently waiting for Gov. Scott Walker’s signature would preempt this local ordinance and put more lax

legislation in place.

In the wake of the sexual harassment incidents, Soglin is asking Walker to veto the bill, which passed with some Democratic support.

Local officials do not have the ability in any other way to change the course of this bill, Schmidt said.

“We can’t add any regulations to these companies; that’s specifically forbidden,” Schmidt said. “Our best angle at this point is probably to be very aggressive when cases do come up, make sure we’re getting information, make sure we’re getting compliance from the company in the investigations.”

looked into solutions for increasing these rates, and

believes the answer lies in professors better articulating

the benefits for all parties involved.

Association, which is raising money in Madison to send to Nepal. Gonzalez said the funds will go directly into the hands of people who need it.

He said the Nepali people who work in the restaurant are also sending supplies such as food and blankets to their family members who have been affected.

Parwat Regmi, a UW senior majoring in geoscience whose family still lives in Nepal, said he along with other members of the tight knit Madison Nepali community came to the vigil to pay tribute to those in Nepal coping with homelessness in light of the earthquake.

“All of my family is back home,” he said. “We actually

had contact with them just a couple days after the earthquake itself, so that was relieving to hear from them.”

Regmi said with regard to relief efforts, he hopes to see funds first address food, clean water and proper sanitation.

NAFA recommends donating to the American Red Cross, Sarvodaya USA and Help Nepal Network for those who wish to contribute to relief efforts.

Before the crowd blew out their candles and went on their way, they reflected once more on the efforts ahead.

“As they’re feeling left out and abandoned, we want to be there for them,” Shrestha said.

Photo · Experts suggest some questions that lack clarity or specificity are to blame for ineffectiveness.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald increasing the use of online as opposed to paper evaluations.

He said online evaluations provide students with more time to complete the forms and allow departments to more easily customize and update their own evaluations.

Completion rates for online evaluations, however, are still much lower for online as opposed to paper course evaluations, James Wollack, director of UW’s testing and evaluation services, said.

As it stands, he said only around 55 percent of students complete online forms while upward of 90 percent complete paper-based forms.

Cramer said UW has

Photo · For some at a cadlelight vigil Wednesday to support Nepal, seeing the Madison community gather together ‘restored [their] faith in humanity.’

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Sergio Gonzalez, an employee at the restaurant, said they are promoting the non-profit American Hindu

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Increased elitism of Greek life excuses atrocities

Antics across country, UW display changing nature of fraternities, sororities; public must question whether groups are actually altruistic From chanting racial slurs at the University of Oklahoma to curb stomping a casket during an initiation gone wrong on our own campus, Greek life wrongdoing headlines have increased in magnitude.

It has now come to the point where the validity of fraternities as a means to establish and solidify camaraderie among the nation’s young men must be questioned.

In light of recent fraternity activities, behaviors and sentiments at University of Wisconsin and other college campuses, who (or what) is to blame for the unethical violations of human rights and demonstrations of racism that have landed several chapters in the news?

For many males, fraternities have been a staple of the collegiate experience.

Many campuses offer Greek life as a place to connect with other individuals and promote intellectual and social development. Some of the primary reasons to join fraternities and sororities include the ability to contribute to a greater cause, meeting other people with similar aspirations and creating a sense of community within the greater university setting.

This objective, in and of itself, is enough of a reason for many to join fraternities.

The problem with this onedimensional assessment is found on a deeper level. In an effort to remain relevant and attract more people in an age when social media has largely replaced their purpose, this rationale has been rendered tantamount.

In addition to the lengths the university already goes to encourage socializing, such as sanctioning student

organizations other than Greek life, as technology has increased, so have the opportunities to make friends and acquaintances.

As a result, the goal of these organizations is no longer to offer a place to belong, but to establish an air of superiority and elitism.

The high cost of membership, as well as the present connections that centuriesold organizations offer, contribute to this reputation.

This increasing sense of superiority has also coincided with the alarming frat-related activities that have come to light in the recent months.

One can search for news involving fraternities and ethics violations and find several accounts at any time.

On the day of this writing, for example, the University of Florida suspended its Zeta Beta Tau chapter after its members were accused of spitting, urinating and pouring beer on wounded war veterans on Panama City Beach. The lists of offenses at other schools contain further atrocities, including recent alcohol-related deaths at Rutgers University and the University of Nebraska Lincoln, and the revocation of UW-Milwaukee’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter in December after four party attendees were allegedly drugged and consequently hospitalized last fall.

Many would say these events are isolated incidents; the media tends to sensationalize the stories in a way that makes them appear few and far between. But it is this very notion that makes them especially egregious.

Although certain individuals have boldly spoken out against the system of institutionalized elitism, fraternities as a whole have

yet to be held accountable for their actions.

These claims are just as often wrongfully cloaked in the equally elitist notion that the atrocities are “just part of being in a fraternity.”

There is purpose to joining fraternities, and to get a slice of the elitist pie, one must blindly subject himself to whatever offensive, distasteful activities the fraternity deems acceptable.

It is possible that fraternities are pegged with a disproportionate amount of contempt when compared to other areas on college campuses where accusations of unethical behavior occur.

Not all fraternities are as nefarious as the ones that make the news. Many, in fact, organize fundraisers and put forth efforts to better the community. That said, one must view the purpose of fraternities through the lens of their supposed mission when judging their activity. According to Chi Phi’s website, “Over 2,300 undergraduates and over 45,000 alumni work to instill a common set of values among worthy university men across the country and improve not only their undergraduate experience, but provide positive experiences.”

The national Chi Phi organization has condemned the UW chapter ’s actions, but under this logic, the

“common set of values” includes the belief it is acceptable to force pledges into “positive experiences,” like situations of suggested sexual assault, being hooded for more than eight hours and confinement to a small attic. Not to mention sending text messages such as, “I just really want [the pledge in the coffin] to suffer.”

These allegations that paint the sinister picture of one fraternity’s activities are enough to call into question why these actions are socially acceptable; why do many continue to condone, even encourage, such horrid, humiliating acts?

The dismissal of any sense of wrongdoing is too often justified with “that’s what Greek life is.”

To best maintain the validity of this point, we must ask if it was “just part of Greek life” for the pledge, whose intoxicated fraternity brother kicked him in the

coffin during the ritual, giving him a concussion.

Apparently it was “just part of Greek life” for frat brothers at Dartmouth College to brand a pledge. In addition, Andrew Lohse, an ex-Dartmouth frat member, released different horror stories a few years ago to Rolling Stone.

Before challenging fraternities to change their ways and own their iniquities, we must ask why we hold them in high regard. There is a mystique to fraternity life that attracts many young men, but we must determine its substance.

For many of these young men, the dedication to the cause is worth enduring torturous, embarrassing hazing, only to subject oneself to incidents of alcohol poisoning, sexual assault and racism on the other end.

Before accepting an invitation to pledge, one must decide if the promise of friends and

Photo · University of Wisconsin’s Chi Phi chapter was terminated after a UW investigation yielded evidence of severe hazing.

Erik Brown The Badger Herald networking opportunities merits the most heinous of hazing rituals. As a nation, by continuing to idolize and value these institutions, which are seldom in the news for altruistic purposes, we are compromising our moral fiber.

There may not be a clear answer at this time, but with any great realization comes doubt. The dark nature of fraternities is more ominous than ever, but it has been rarely discussed. It’s time to start talking about it.

Kaden Greenfield (kdgreenfield@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in communication arts.

Democrats must take back narrative from Republicans Citizens believe in liberal policies, but three electoral victories for Gov. Scott Walker signal Dems need to rethink message

by Miles Brown Columnist

Within the last few years, a trend has emerged of people mischaracterizing the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They make statements about him which make it seem like they haven’t read anything about him beyond the material for a fourth grade book report.

King discussed a number of thought provoking, pivotal topics in his groundbreaking essay Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Among these topics was the need for self purification before engaging in a campaign, meaning before you can try to convince others to side with you in a campaign,

you must first rid yourself of all of the things that could potentially hold you back during said campaign.

This purification includes reflecting on what makes you personally strong and focusing on those areas to ensure endurance during a campaign.

When King referenced this more than 50 years ago, it applied to non-violent direct action campaigns that lobbied for social change. But this advice is also incredibly useful in the political realm, as well.

The heartache and bewilderment is still prevalent in Wisconsin following three election victories for Gov.Scott Walker (the presumptive presidential candidate) in the span of about four

years. This is also coupled with majorities in both state legislative houses for Republicans, which allows them to impose their agenda with little to no protest. All of these facts underscore a pretty dire situation for Democrats in this state. So what is being done to try to reverse this tide?

One solution is to teach a younger generation the ropes and get them immersed into politics instantaneously. Case in point: the Democratic Leadership Institute that was held this past weekend.

I attended this event and had a wonderful time.

I met very intelligent, like-minded students and learned how to successfully launch a political campaign, as well as the ins and outs

of financing one. I gained valuable information at this event, and it has me thinking that someday down the road would I might want to run a political campaign.

But for all of that valuable information I received, there was one thing that I thought was missing, not only from this institute, but also from the larger swath of state Democratic politics: the self purification and inventory King utilized.

Democrats strongly believe in their causes, and based on referendum results, a significant amount of citizens believe in them as well.

The biggest barrier to translating this commonality into a commitment at the polls is failure to cast a narrative

that accurately showcases these beliefs.

Republicans have admittedly done a fine job over the years of crafting their own narrative, while also characterizing the narrative for Democrats. If Democrats want to take that narrative back in the next cycle, they need to reflect, go back to the drawing board and try to figure out why they believe in their causes in the first place.

They need to thoroughly determine how their causes positively impact the everyday non-partisan Wisconsinites beyond blanket answers that vaguely reference the one percent and/or the middle class. The most important step in this process is to figure out a way to get

citizens to care enough about those impacts to come to the polls.

King’s idea was about releasing negativity and making the cause and mission that much stronger.

If Wisconsin Democrats don’t figure out a way to formally integrate this into their plan of action for the next few election cycles, a decade from now, we could be talking about Rebecca Kleefisch’s fourth term as governor — and that’s a future not even some Republicans want to envision.

Miles Brown (mjbrown22@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in political science and history with a certificate in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies.

Property tax levy: Walker’s stance on ‘unsexy’ issue affects all With state restrictions on revenue generation, local governments have limited room to offer necessary public services

by Adam Johnson Columnist

When it comes to state politics, few topics are as unsexy as the property tax levy, but there are also few topics as important. In Wisconsin, as in many states, communities have historically relied on the property tax — a tax on the value of the property — to fund most local expenditures, including road maintenance, school operations, construction and municipal works. But Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican state Legislature have largely prohibited local municipalities from increasing their property tax rates as a revenue source.

Under Walker’s leadership,

municipalities are only allowed to raise property taxes by the “percentage increase in equalized value from net new construction.”

This means the property tax rate effectively can never increase because the funds from the new construction simply cover the cost of providing the existing services to the new development.

Walker ’s tl;dr on property tax: Hope you are happy with your current level of services because they won’t ever increase.

Even though most students are not homeowners, this limit on the property tax hurts all of us. Madison is at an extreme disadvantage because we cannot do the big projects that would make our city a truly special place, like Chicago.

Big projects like providing bus rapid transit to connect our neighboring communities or constructing light rail trains are simply not possible without additional flexibilities to control our revenue streams. The university has a strong competitive advantage because we are placed in the heart of a vibrant and energetic city, but it is an advantage that could be lost quickly if we are unable to continue to innovate and invest in our community.

In the list of things Walker has done that students disdain, property tax restrictions are admittedly pretty low. It’s hard to get worked up over tax details when the Republican leadership proposes massive cuts to our university or

stifles academic freedom for our faculty. But with frozen property tax levies combined with no new state aid, municipalities face a funding cut every single year.

It’s a slower crisis that builds over time and students — many of whom will become homeowners within the next five years — must come to terms with.

Without the flexibility to respond to changing circumstances or invest in local goods, Madison, along with other communities, will stagnate. In particular, the shackles the state government has placed on our school systems will further devastate them. In addition to blanket restrictions to property tax increases, the proposed Walker budget allows for $0 per pupil

increases in a school’s revenue limit — the maximum amount of revenue a school is allowed.

Walker then has the audacity to give lip service to helping schools with additional aid, but because the revenue limit is defined as aid plus property taxes, any corresponding aid just reduces property taxes and doesn’t result in any additional benefit for the school.

There are some loopholes, though. Under the current law, fees for a service are allowed to be instituted and are one of the few tools municipalities have left to generate needed funds. Last fall, Madison’s Common Council passed a proposal to adopt a fee to evade the onerous state restrictions on revenue generation. In this case, the

city used a fee to fight back against emerald ash borer infestations and to manage the city’s forestry needs. It’s a shame cities need to work so hard to bend around state law just to provide needed and wanted services in a community.

Walker’s property tax relief bill was touted as a major coup for taxpayers, but it only saved each homeowner about $13 on average last December.

Great, Walker vastly restricted communities across the state so each homeowner could buy a case of Miller Lite. Sounds like a fantastic economic strategy.

Adam Johnson (amjohnson25@gmail.com) is a Master’s candidate at the La Follette School of Public Affairs.

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Electric dress illuminates Design 2015 student exhibition Inspired by Katniss Everdeen’s ‘Girl on Fire’ ensemble, junior Catherine Finedore created rechargeable frock out of LED lights

by Elise Romas ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

When junior Catherine Finedore began designing her Nature Collection dress, Katniss Everdeen’s explosive “Girl on Fire” ensemble from “The Hunger Games” inspired her. Replicating a similarly entrancing effect would have been a difficult task if not for her electrical engineering savvy and love for LED lights.

The Design 2015 Annual Juried Student Exhibition — held at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery — showcases the work of student designers like Finedore.

“Foundation level students are not judged beside graduate students, so everybody is judged in

their own category, and we are therefore extenuating the breadth of the college experience,” academic curator Liese Pfeifer said.

This year, each submission came from either a design studies or landscape architecture course within the Department of Human Ecology. While every piece on display in the Juried Student Exhibition is course work that a vast array of design students creates, the judging was separated among the varying classes and experience of applicants.

One of the most unexpected designers is Finedore. As an electrical engineering major she was supposedly an underdog for the prestigious exhibition, but her forest green gown was swiftly

accepted.

The sleeveless fit-and-flare garment may have slipped between the cracks if not for Finedore’s electric touch: a skirt dotted with many tiny LED lights.

Finedore’s fascination with LEDs partially stemmed from her previous research with washable and reusable heart apnea monitors for underdeveloped countries.

According to Finedore, this science-oriented approach translated very well to her garment for the Nature Collection.

But even after adopting easily accessible patterns, she was still faced with the laborious task of adhering the lights.

“The components I used were surface mount LEDs, which were very difficult to put on, because they are not meant for dresses, or are wearable electronics,” Finedore said.

It took about a month to incorporate the planning and sewing of everything, in addition to considering electronic effects. But Finedore took advantage of the unique technical qualities of her vision and used them to her advantage.

“Instead of wires, I used conductive threading, which is stainless steel, but [it’s treated] in a way that makes it [similar to] yarn or thread,” she said. “Because of the property of the seal, [it] has a little bit of a shine to it, and that’s a good aesthetic property to see on the outside.”

For Finedore’s dress, conductive threading is placed on the outside, not

Photo · This sleeveless fit-and-flare by Finedore combines nature themes with a circuitboard “lily pad” to create a unique dress.

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only to make it look better, but also to avoid a broken circuit.

If the conductive threading was placed on the inside, the touching of the different threads would disrupt the circuit. However, as a person in the dress walks, they kick it outward. This eliminates the fear of wires touching and disrupting the circuit that supplies electricity to the LEDs donning the garment, keeping them fully illuminated.

Even the circuit board correlates with Finedore’s nature theme. Known as the “lily pad,” it is tucked away between the tool in the small of the back.

The dress even has a rechargeable battery that is rejuvenated when plugged into the wall.

Despite any technical difficulties, Finedore said that it has been an honor to see her work next to so many other works of talented designers.

“I’m not actually a part of the design school so, as an engineer being in the gallery like this, it’s almost unheard of,” Finedore said. “It’s really exciting for me to be a part of it and actually have my pieces being displayed against people who are so good at what they do.”

Photo · Design 2015 featured work from several innovative Department of Human Ecology students, all from different experience levels.

Elise Romas The Badger Herald After all of her hard work and execution, Finedore will be modeling this innovative, exhibition worthy piece at the Threads Pulse fashion show in May. Finedore’s dress, as well as all of the other pieces of work, are on display for the Madison community.

“This is open to the public,” Pfeifer said. “We are studentfocused, but our exhibitions are really an interest to everyone. All are welcome.”

The 2015 student exhibition concludes Thursday April 30 at 4 p.m., but gallery photos and explanations of the architectural and fashion designs are accessible online.

Some of the garments, such as Catherine Finedore’s piece, can also be seen again at Nancy Nicholas hall at the Threads Pulse fashion show Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

What’s On Tap: Brewery boom on horizon for Milwaukee Avid home-brewer John Graham co-founded entrepreneurial site TheCrafterSpace to foster tighter community in Cream City

by Garth Beyer ArtsEtc. Columnist

Avid home brewer and Milwaukee-native John Graham seeks to make his hometown known across America as the place to go for craft beer.

To do so, Graham cofounded TheCrafterspace with Michael Anderson, another home brew enthusiast, to support the dreams of those wanting to start their own brewery.

Creating space specifically for beer entrepreneurs was an idea that popped in Graham’s mind while at Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado.

Graham went into Breckenridge, had a brew and asked the bartender what brewery he should go to next.

Instead of rambling off one or two, the bartender gave Graham a half-sheet list of all the breweries in walking distance on one side, and more distant breweries on the other side.

The bartender and a gentleman sitting next to Graham helped him circle the best breweries (in their opinion) and set him off to tour Breckenridge’s competitors.

“It was a remarkably casual, yet helpful, gesture of goodwill from one business to another,” Graham said in an email to The Badger

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Smart marketers and brewers don’t consider this blasphemy, they consider it the function of a strong community.

Competitors aren’t really competitors – they’re friends.

It’s clear from Denver ’s popularity as a brew city that the beer communitymentality works.

It’s because of this mindset that TheCrafterspace has hope to develop in Milwaukee.

But, first they have to resolve a different problem.

There are not enough breweries, small or large, to connect with one another.

As a result, TheCrafterspace acts as a curator for those wanting to start a brewery.

At TheCrafterspace you can learn how to brew at a commercial level, learn quality control, work with design professionals to build a site, logo, label and craft your craft beer story.

“The idea of a brewery makes sense to people when you explain you want to help businesses get started with permitting, with financing, with marketing and building a brand around what they brew,” Graham said.

Graham and Anderson are there to remove the barriers that allow a home brewer to keep saying, “Maybe one day.” By acting as an incubator these beer fanatics can now say, “Yes, that’s it, I’m going to follow my dream now,” according to

Graham.

The way Graham sees TheCrafterspace is much like a rising tide lifting all the boats.

“If you can build a community around people who understand beer and enjoy beer and have become passionate about beer, you can build and grow the market of beer,” Graham said.

While brewers will still compete for shelf space and tap lines, it’s collaborative in the taproom setting where it matters most. When people tell you to go to your competition, it reinforces the collaborative nature of the industry, Graham said.

With enough breweries in the area, Graham hopes Milwaukee will become a greater destination.

When it comes down to it, TheCrafterspace is as much of an effort to support beer lovers’ brewery dreams as it is making Milwaukee a desirable destination.

For those wishing to support TheCrafterspace and keep up on the Milwaukee beer scene, you can follow them on FB and Twitter. For this column, I poured Graham’s favorite beer, the Milwaukee Brewing Company experimental imperial wit beer O’Gii.

STYLE Imperial Wit, 9.2 ABV

AROMA Rich citrus with a strong chamomile curve and a hint of cereal.

APPEARANCE While the pour looks yellow and clear, it settles gold and hazy with a fair manila colored head.

TEXTURE Full-bodied and effervescent.

TASTE Herbal spices and tropical notes with a Belgium wheat tingle throughout. As many before me

ROOM TEMP TASTE Remains balanced and aggressive.

RATING: 4.5/5

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Student actor says talent on rise after brief appearance in original student production, ‘Heartbreak on Park Street’ Following her twoline performance in a friend’s film project for Communication Arts 355, University of Wisconsin senior Gina Wagner claims that “there’s nowhere to go but up” for her acting career.

“I really felt like I took hold of my craft today,” Wagner said following the filming of her lessthan-thirty seconds of screen time. “Watch out, Anne Hathaway, ‘cause there’s a new hot bitch in Hollywood.”

Wagner ’s contributions to her friend Madeline Pittman’s Communication Arts 355 narrative scene, entitled “Heartbreak on Park Street,” have not gone unnoticed by fans and critics.

“Yeah, that one chick was super fucking weird,” Chase Derringer said, a friend of Pittman who watched the scene after it was posted on her Facebook wall. “I feel really bad that [Pittman] had to throw her in it last minute. It definitely must have affected her grade.”

CA 355 lecturer Aaron Granat said he has other thoughts on Wagner ’s performance.

“If there’s one thing I have an eye for, its talent, and she’s certainly got it,” Granat said, whose interview was cut short following his offering of an Executive Committee demo cassette to Misnomer reporters.

Pittman could not be reached for comment, but Misnomer reporters were

able to obtain notes from her project’s evaluation.

TA Rex Greenberg wrote, “Wagner ruined your whole project!” and “pretty good three-point lighting,” following a large ‘D’ grade written in red across the top of the page.

Wagner has already asked that her contributions from “Heartbreak on Park Street” be put into the upcoming Communication Arts showcase, presenting the finest work of the semester produced by students. As of press time, she says she is continuing to look for someone to take some head shots for her to send to other 355 students interested in following in her footsteps.

“There are stars everywhere,” Pittman said.

Volcano takes top prize at Research Symposium Homemade volcano beats out miniature proton collider, time travel apparatus at Undergraduate Research Symposium Keith Curley, a University of Wisconsin junior, was awarded a blue ribbon, the highest award, for his papermache volcano April 16 at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Every year, UW holds the Symposium to promote and recognize scientific research conducted by the student body. Curley’s replica of Mt. Krakatoa’s 1883 eruption shed new light on the cataclysmic event through the reaction of vinegar and baking soda.

“I originally wanted to do research on the metamorphic gradient of surrounding country rock to reevaluate Mt. Krakatoa’s magmatic extent and the conclusions that could be drawn from such investigations,” Curley said.

“But I thought a paper mache recreation would be cooler.”

He explained that his research would not only help reevaluate volcanic models of similar magnitude to Krakatoa’s eruption, but would also prove to be pretty neat to watch.

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how it works,” Curley said. A plume of foam fizzed from the already soggy and corroding peak as he combined the vinegar and baking soda.

The mixture bubbled down the side towards a population modeled from pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks. Nearby onlookers watched as the miniature town drowned in an underwhelming chemical reaction which ran down the model and sadly plopped to the floor, which Curley attributes to the excessive use of baking soda.

Curley wasn’t the only undergraduate researcher recognized for his research.

Seniors Katie Swanson and Jesse Fields received honorable mentions for a “cool” ant farm and a research project titled, “Evaluating and determining the length of research presentation titles and the conclusions that can be drawn from using one that might be too long for anyone to read the whole thing without getting a break because there’s no place for commas,” respectively.

“It can be disappointing

when your research doesn’t get as much attention as you want, but that’s not the point.”

Kelsey Barr said, a UW senior who presented her research on the comparison and conclusions of epidermal tissue growth in bovid mammals. “The point is to conduct research that will go on to be published and be widely used and built upon by other researchers.” said Barr.

“At least I think that’s how it goes.” She was last seen contemplating the longevity of the utility of her findings to anyone but her resume.

For many, the Undergraduate Research Symposium builds upon necessary skills for future research positions.

Curley is among many planning to apply to graduate school to continue research. If he is unable to continue his investigations into paper maché modeling of volcanoes, he says he hopes to conduct research on which rocks roll down hills the fastest, or make a “neat” rock collection from rocks around his house.

In light of recent outbreak, birds posit anti-vaccine campaign hindered more than helped birds in preparation for outbreak

After discovering four confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency, causing panic among millions of antivaccine birds statewide.

The anti-vaccine movement among birds took off in 1998 following a study that claimed to have proven a connection between the vaccine and various side effects, such as flightlessness and misshapen eggs. Although widely discredited in recent years, the movement has soared in numbers thanks in large part to outspoken celebrities such as Big Bird and Donald Duck.

The birdbrains contested the expansive scientific literature on the subject, claiming that a vaccine would be incapable of combating a virus that mutates countless times per day.

Experts such as Dr. Robin

Hunt at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum have consistently denied such claims.

“What’s given in the vaccination is a copy of the current virus that has been killed or modified so that it cannot reproduce within the patient. This allows their immune response to build antibodies to fight off that viral strain in the future,” Hunt said.

“Furthermore, we’ve identified parts of the virus that have been highly conserved over time, despite mutations in other parts of their DNA. Our vaccines are engineered to attack these non-mutating areas so that you’re covered down the road. We’re really killing two birds with one stone.”

Doctors urged birds not to rely on a strong immune system or the vaccinations of others to keep them flu-free. Even if you think you’re protected, they say,

don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

The virus’ reported 98% mortality rate now has unvaccinated birds flocking to any remaining vaccines they can find, often migrating from drugstore to drugstore as they go.

While unvaccinated individuals run around like a chicken with its head cut off, those who heeded experts’ advice seem free as a bird.

“Well I figured I’d rather guarantee myself protection from this virus than from some unsubstantiated adverse side-effects. So I got my vaccine right away in the fall,” said an area pigeon found picking post-rain worms off of University Avenue. “You know what they say, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

It appears, then, that this early bird has caught the worm.

Petition fails to prohibit Nickelback show at Gordon

Despite efforts, students fail to implement ban on ‘shit music,’ come to terms with ‘unfortunate circumstances plaguing many’ A group of enraged students gathered outside of Gordon Dining and Events Center in protest of the band Nickelback being played at the cafeteria.

Protesters held hundreds of picket signs reading things like, ‘Nickel go Back where you came from’ or ‘Look at this band of crap, every time I do it makes me laugh.’ The leader of this group, sophomore Braden Schmidt, explained the reason for their protest.

“Yesterday, Gordon violated its obligation to provide diners with great music by playing an entire album by this shit band.

Students were outraged, and riots almost ensued right in front of the Bean and Creamery. This is our way of non-violently attempting to

remove this ‘music’ from our campus.”

The protesters were eventually removed from the premises, and Schmidt vowed to make a list of reasons why Nickelback should not be played on campus. At the end of a ten-hour forum that was open to all students, the group came up with a list that stated, “Because they’re Nickelback.”

“We understand that it is only one reason, but we feel it encompasses all of our feelings into one general concept that will be easy for campus officials to understand,” Schmidt said.

“We felt there would be no need to bore them with all the extensive musical knowledge, which I possess, that proves the band is crap.

In short, if there aren’t any idiots on the deciding board, we should achieve our goal.”

The movement was shut down twenty minutes from the time the group handed in their petition. The board cited “lack of evidence” as their reason for declining the petition, in addition to claiming “we can’t control Pandora.”

After the denial of their petition, another protester Zachary Ott said, “Well, it’s a tough pill to swallow, but we should be able to complete our goal once we gather more evidence to help the board make the right decision next time.”

“As a great musician once sang, ‘Let’s rewrite an ending that fits, instead of a Hollywood horror.’ Wait, shit, that’s Nickelback.”

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Davis also praised UW athletic trainer Ashley Parr for her key role in aiding their recovery after strenuous pitching performances.

“After we have a start, our trainer, Ashley Parr, is very good at helping us recover right after,” Davis said.

“We put on compacts, which is an electrical machine that helps relieve muscle soreness and tightness in our arms.”

While Wisconsin asks a lot out of their pitchers, as does any big time college

us at Wisconsin, “it’sForalways going to be about the kids. Their well-being is always going to be the most important thing.

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Yvette Healy UW softball head coach softball program, the Badgers still see health and safety as the ultimate priorities.

For example, against Green Bay two weeks ago, Wisconsin head coach Yvette Healy chose to rest Stewart because she threw more than 200

pitches in their previous series against Iowa. While Stewart would have surely given the team a better chance of winning both games instead of just one, Healy explained after the doubleheader how she and her program put her players first.

“For us at Wisconsin, it’s always going to be about the kids,” Healy said. “Their well-being is always going to be the most important thing.”

One challenge for Davis and Watts, besides building college softball-level stamina, is developing a collegesoftball level arsenal of pitches. For Davis, that means working on her breaking ball so that she can use it as a go-to pitch.

“Personally, I am really trying to develop my curveball,” Davis said. “It was working really well for me at the beginning of the year, and I’ve kind of

Photo · Freshman pitcher Mariah Watts (above) has logged the second-most innings pitched for the Badgers this season, despite it being her first year of collegiate softball.

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Despite often having to pitch in difficult situations and circumstances, there still seems to be no place Davis would rather take the mound than Goodman Diamond for the Badgers.

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Freshman pitchers unfazed by heavy workloads Safety, health remain top concerns for softball hurlers as two first-year players make big impact, pitch many innings for Wisconsin

by Derek Franklin Softball Writer

While many freshman college softball pitchers are often eased into their roles, a major roster turnover from last season forced Wisconsin softball’s two freshmen pitchers into trial by fire right from the start.

Junior Taylor-Paige Stewart, Wisconsin’s starting rotation ace, has been a workhorse this season, pitching 155.2

innings thus far for the Badgers. But when Stewart has not been able to take the mound for Wisconsin, freshmen Mariah Watts and Annie Davis have had to pick up the rest of the slack.

The two freshmen have combined to throw for 137 innings, which makes up more than 45 percent of the total innings that Wisconsin players pitched in 2015.

Because the throwing motion for pitching softball

is less strenuous on the arm than in baseball, pitchers are often able to throw for longer periods of time and on fewer days rest. Nonetheless, a large amount of throwing in softball is still a very taxing endeavor and requires a ton of training and aroundthe-clock care to manage the heavy workload often asked of college softball pitchers.

While Watts and Davis have not pitched nearly

as much their ace Stewart, this season has been a big step up from what it took to succeed in high school.

By playing more games than they ever have in a season and stepping into an environment with vastly enhanced intensity and competition, taking over the second and third starter roles have been no walk in the park.

Watts has pitched 90 innings, second overall for innings pitched this season.

In those 90 innings, Watts has gone a respectable 8-8 along with posting a 5.42 ERA, which is good for second best on the team. Incredibly, Watts has pitched a complete game in 7 of her 15 starts this season.

Behind Watts in the starting rotation is Davis, who holds a winning record of 3-2 this season, going the distance in two of the five games she’s started.

Davis said Tuesday that to build up stamina, they pitch each day in practice, often even against her own team.

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Badger Herald NFL Mock Draft 1. QB – Jameis Winston

17. RB – Melvin Gordon

Florida State, 6-4, 231 lbs.

Wisconsin, 6-1, 215 lbs.

Tampa Bay needs a quarterback. Winston is the top quarterback and perhaps player in

this year ’s draft. All character issues aside, there’s no second-guessing this pick. - E.K.

2. QB – Marcus Mariota not shown enough for them to feel confident moving forward. With this pick, they’ll at least have a quarterback competition. - N.B.

Washington, 6-2, 339 lbs.

Drawing comparisons to Vince Wilfork, the big man Shelton eats a lot of blocks in the middle.

Texas, 6-2, 319 lbs.

USC, 6-5, 302 lbs. the puzzle in turning the tide for the lowly Jaguars. - C.B.

The Browns ranked dead last in run defense in 2014, giving up 141.6 yards per game on the ground. A first-team All-American, Brown can

4. WR – Amari Cooper

20. WR – Nelson Agholor

Alabama, 6-1, 211 lbs.

USC, 6-0, 198 lbs.

Quarterback Derek Carr showed he has what it takes to compete in the NFL last season. The top

wide receiver in the draft will give the Raiders a No. 1 wide receiver and make Carr even better. - E.K.

5. OLB– Dante Fowler while there are a few OLB to choose from with this pick, Fowler might just be the most versatile. - N.B.

6. OLB – Vic Beasley that mold. He fits in perfectly with an already established defensive line. - C.B.

7. WR – Kevin White ran a 4.35 40-yard dash at the combine, will complement Jeffery nicely. - E.K.

8. DE – Shane Ray pass rush from the 2014-15 season, and Ray directly addresses that need. - N.B.

9. OL – Brandon Scherff

Peat stands at 6-7 with a 313-pound frame and will provide some competition with secondyear pro Greg Robinson. - E.K.

11. WR – DeVante Parker mark after a disastrous 2014-15 season, the Vikings need guys to throw the ball to. Parker is the best receiver on the board. - N.B.

need someone to protect him, and Flowers is considered the second-best lineman available in the draft. - C.B.

13. DE – Randy Gregory a hybrid defensive end-outside linebacker like Gregory should help with an outside pass rush and ability to stop the run. - E.K.

Oregon, 6-6, 306 lbs.

Fisher played both tackle positions in college, transitioning to left tackle his senior season. Adding Fisher would solidify an

already established offensive line, as Arizona gave up the sixth least stats in the league last season. - C.B.

Carolina added Michael Oher and Jonathan Martin to the offensive line, but while both are well-known names, neither has the skill set Collins possesses. Despite playing left tackle

at LSU, Collins will probably be better fit on the right side of the line, but nevertheless he should immediately help the Panthers protect Cam Newton. - E.K.

Washington, 6-0, 197 lbs.

The Ravens have no depth at the cornerback position right now, and at the 26th pick, they could be getting the most talented cornerback

in the draft. They can pair him with their other young cornerback Jimmy Smith, who they just signed to a four-year contract extension. - N.B.

Georgia, 6-1, 222 lbs.

Gurley was projected to be the top running back off the board before tearing his ACL early in Georgia’s

season, but still has tons of talent and upside. Plus, Jerry Jones won’t pass on a potential star. - C.B.

As Peyton Manning approaches retirement, protecting him becomes very important. Also, the

Broncos lost two offensive linemen to free agency including former center Will Montgomery. - C.B.

29. OL – D.J. Humphries It is pretty much a given that the Colts will draft a tackle given that they currently have injury concerns on the offensive line. The Colts used 11 different starting lineups on

the offensive line last season and will want to address the issue of consistency in protecting Andrew Luck, who happens to be the future of the NFL at the quarterback position. - N.B.

30. DT – Jordan Phillips

14. CB – Trae Waynes

Oklahoma, 6-5, 329 lbs.

Michigan State, 6-0, 186 lbs. even more. With Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes on one side and Waynes on the other, Miami’s defense could be scarier than ever. - N.B.

The Packers could opt for an inside linebacker here, or trade out of the 30 spot and draft one early in the second round. Cornerback could also be a target with the departure of Tramon Williams and

Davon House, but the Packers could use a big presence on the defensive line for the future. The 6-5, 329-pound Oklahoma product will fill that gap nicely for the Packers. - E.K.

31. CB – Byron Jones

15. OLB – Bud Dupree

Connecticut, 6-1, 199 lbs.

Kentucky, 6-4, 269 lbs. the 49ers is suddenly thin. Dupree becomes a viable option here. - C.B.

16. WR – Breshad Perriman Central Florida, 6-2, 212 lbs.

Andre Johnson is gone and while DeAndre Hopkins had a great rookie season for the Texans

of their defensive line. Goldman is a fairly dominant defender against the run and is presumably the best tackle available at this point. - N.B.

Florida, 6-5, 307 lbs.

Nebraska, 6-5, 235 lbs.

With Patrick Willis and former Badger Chris Borland retiring, the linebacker position for

Lions could take a running back here, but with the departures of Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, they have a monster hole to fill in the middle

Florida State, 6-5, 313 lbs.

Miami (OH), 6-6, 329 lbs.

Ideally, the Dolphins would like a receiver here, but anyone at this point would just be a reach.

So, instead, they stack their already great defense

Florida, 6-4, 336 lbs.

28. OL – Cameron Erving

12. OL – Ereck Flowers

The Saints have two first round picks after they dealt Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks.

New Orleans needs to shore up their defense, which ranked 31st in the NFL last season, and

jump, broad jump, three-cone drill and 20-yard shuttle, can come in right away and compete for a starting job at cornerback. - E.K.

27. RB – Todd Gurley

Louisville, 6-3, 209 lbs.

With prized possession Johnny Manziel eventually taking over full time at quarterback regardless of his off-field issues, the Browns

Even before Troy Polamalu retired, the Steelers needed to address their secondary.

Johnson, who set combine-highs in the vertical

26. CB – Marcus Peters

Stanford, 6-7, 313 lbs.

The Vikings finished 24th in total receiving yards last season, and with Greg Jennings now gone and Cordarrelle Patterson a huge question

Wake Forest, 6-0, 188 lbs.

LSU, 6-4, 305 lbs. and Scherff helps shore up that front. He’s big and strong, just what New York needs. - C.B.

10. OL – Andrus Peat Former No. 1 pick Jake Long was cut by the Rams in March so they’ll need to solidify the line to protect new quarterback Nick Foles.

Bengals also finished 20th in pass defense and will be looking for help there. - C.B.

25. OT – La’el Collins

Iowa, 6-5, 319 lbs.

The most glaring (of many) weaknesses of the 2014 Giants was an anemic offensive line,

A physical and downhill defensive back, Collins can come up and stop the run while intimidating receivers over the middle. The

24. OL – Jake Fisher

Missouri, 6-3, 245 lbs.

This might be a bit of a risk given some of Ray’s legal trouble, but he is a top 10 talent.

The Falcons have to address their weak

Alabama, 6-0, 228 lbs.

23. DT – Eddie Goldman

West Virginia, 6-3, 215 lbs.

With Brandon Marshall traded to the Jets, the Bears need someone opposite of Alshon Jeffery, and the speedy White, who

last year. With second-year wideout Jordan Matthews looking to be the leader of the receiving unit, the Eagles should add another young player to strengthen their core. - N.B.

22. CB – Kevin Johnson

Clemson, 6-3, 246 lbs.

The Jets have a knack for drafting pass rushers in the first round, and Beasley fits

The Eagles have made so many changes to their personnel this offseason, but have only gotten worse at wide receiver with the departure of Jeremy Maclin, who had a breakout season

play multiple positions on the defensive line and should immediately upgrade Cleveland’s run stopping capability. - E.K.

21. S – Landon Collins

Florida, 6-3, 261 lbs.

The Redskins need a strong rushing presence on the outside. Fowler presents great speed, and

And for a team that ranked 28th in rushing defense in 2014, he could be a huge asset. - C.B.

19. DT – Malcom Brown

3. DE – Leonard Williams Williams might be the best player in the draft and can potentially be a key piece to

Mathews to the Eagles. The speedy Gordon’s downhill running style make him a nice option to balance out the San Diego offensive attack. - N.B.

18. DT – Danny Shelton

Oregon, 6-4, 222 lbs.

If the Titans keep this pick, I think they have to draft Mariota simply because he has shown plenty of star power and Zach Mettenberger has

Yes, there is a little bit of a homer sense with this pick, but the Chargers desperately need a three-down back with the departure of Ryan

in 2014, Perriman will add to the wide receiver group in Houston with his 4.24 speed. - E.K.

With two first-round picks, the Saints have two opportunities to strengthen their defense which ranked second worst in total yards given up. With their first

pick, they went defensive end, so they’ll address the secondary with this pick, and Jones is arguably the most talented defensive back left on the board. - N.B.

32. OL – Laken Tomlinson Duke, 6-3, 323 lbs.

You win the Super Bowl for a reason, but the Patriots lost a few playmakers, namely Darrelle Revis, to free agency and have some gaps to fill. Offensive

guard is one of those, and Tomlinson should upgrade the spot with his strength after getting up 25 reps on the bench press at the combine. - E.K.

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Quick transition puts Edwards in key role for UW Despite little experience, redshirt freshman at top of depth chart after departure of starting inside linebackers from last season

by Chris Bumbaca Associate Sports Editor

It’s been a year of change for T.J. Edwards.

Before college, Edwards had never played linebacker.

Less than a year later, he is the presumed starter at inside linebacker heading into fall camp.

Four months ago, he was a redshirt and still has never played a snap as a member of the University of Wisconsin football team.

He went from scout team member to starter in what seemed like a blink of the eye.

Throughout high school, Edwards, a Lake Villa, Illinois native, played and excelled at quarterback, amassing a 17-3 career record while throwing for more than 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns. The only time he played defense was at safety in three games during his senior year, he said. In those three games he recorded 20 tackles, two sacks and an interception.

Edwards said his physicality and toughness made him okay with the switch to defense when he arrived in Madison.

“I’ve always been that physical type. I love that contact, so playing in the box isn’t that big of a jump,” Edwards said. “Just the technique and the footwork and stuff like that is the stuff that I’m focusing on.”

When he got to campus, Wisconsin had two future all-conference linebackers in Derek Landisch and Marcus Trotter ahead of him. Thenhead coach Gary Andersen was straight-up with Edwards: He could sacrifice a year of eligibility by seeing limited action on special teams or he could redshirt.

Edwards chose to redshirt and use that season to work on adjusting to linebacker.

The graduation of both Landisch and Trotter, as well as Michael Trotter, Marcus’ twin and third inside linebacker in the rotation, left a gaping hole at the position.

Enter T.J. Edwards.

To Edwards, being an inside linebacker is more than being at the center of the defense.

“It’s awesome to say that I’m a backer,” Edwards said.

“Not even in the role yet, but I can say I’m an inside linebacker with those guys, and I hope to just kind of fill in my role, make my own path and build my own legacy.”

A major component of his transformation to linebacker was the countless hours he has spent watching film, and it has significantly contributed to his growth, he said. Whether it’s a text from defensive coordinator Dave Aranda encouraging a film session with his unit or watching on his iPad, Edwards has spent a considerable amount of time

this offseason learning the position.

“If you know what you’re doing, you can play fast,” Edwards said.

“You don’t have to be the most athletic or the most talented.”

Edwards will emerge into the starting role alongside sophomore Leon Jacobs, who saw some time at linebacker last season. Edwards said Jacobs has helped him with nuances like recognizing the offense’s formations, and he said it’s his goal to get to that level by the start of the season, when Wisconsin opens up against Alabama Sept. 6.

“Leon’s been there since day one helping me out a lot,” Edwards said. “He’s a really smart player.”

Edwards’ tenure at linebacker formally began this past Saturday at the annual spring game, when he was nothing short of impressive. Playing for the first time in front of a crowd at linebacker, Edwards made nine tackles, leading the first team defense. He also added a sack.

To Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst, Edwards’ success comes as little surprise given the work ethic he’s displayed, which includes the hours of watching film.

“I think T.J. has done a

nice job,” Chryst said. “I love the way he has approached it. And because of his approach he has some things he has done well, so it gives him confidence. I think he is building on that.”

“It is important to him.

He is wanting to grow. He is wanting to learn. You see him a little bit more comfortable in situations.”

Edwards’ teammates have noticed, too. Redshirt junior outside linebacker Vince Biegel used words like “proud” and “impressed” to describe his progression.

“I cannot say enough about him and the maturity he’s brought and how much better he’s got in the short spring ball period of time,” Biegel said. “I’m really looking forward to what he can do for us during the season.”

Biegel said Edwards’ experience at quarterback gave him the basic knowledge of every position on the field and eased his transition to linebacker, adding that his hard work will pay off this upcoming season.

Photo · Redshirt freshman inside linebacker T.J. Edwards will head into fall camp as the presumed starter at the position, without playing linebacker in college or high school.

Jason Chan The Badger Herald “He’s a smart guy and most importantly he wants to get better,” Biegel said. “All the credit to T.J., he’s a hard worker and he’s gonna be a great player for us.”

How will the Wisconsin football team fare in 2015?

The Wisconsin football spring season came and went under new head coach Paul Chryst.

After an 11-3 record, a Big Ten West Division title and a win over

Auburn in the Outback Bowl, former head coach Gary Andersen departed for Oregon State, bringing Chryst back to his home state and alma mater.

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This season, the Badgers have to address questions at quarterback and wide receiver, while Corey Clement fills in for Melvin Gordon at running back

behind an offensive line that replaces three starters from last season.

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Playing Alabama at the spaceship known as AT&T Stadium to open up the season is going to be flat out awesome. But, the chances of the Badgers pulling off the upset in week one are slim to none, so chalk that one up as a loss.

After that, however, Wisconsin should roll through the rest of nonconference play unscathed, entering the Big Ten slate with a 3-1 record.

The Badgers open conference play with a tough Iowa team at home, but with Corey Clement leading the charge, Wisconsin should come away with the win.

But after a win over Iowa, Wisconsin travels to Nebraska where the Badgers have yet to win since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten. In what should be a raucous environment, Wisconsin will have to throw the ball to beat

Nebraska, which doesn’t play in Wisconsin’s hand.

The first of two conference losses will come in Lincoln.

The Badgers’ schedule gets fairly easy up until the final game of the season, with home games against Purdue, Rutgers and Northwestern – all wins – and two road games at Illinois and Maryland which should both be wins as well.

The regular season for Wisconsin ends with Minnesota. Redshirt junior quarterback Mitch Leidner will improve upon a solid sophomore season and give the Wisconsin defense some problems as the Gophers come away with Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the first time in 11 seasons.

It will be a 6-2 conference record that should put Wisconsin right in the thick of the Big Ten West Division standings. - E.K.

Last season on more than one occasion I thought to myself: “What would happen to this team if Melvin Gordon suddenly got hurt?” Or less sadistically, “What if Gordon simply wasn’t here?”

Enter the 2015 Badgers.

And without Gordon, Wisconsin isn’t going to be very good.

Don’t get me wrong, Clement is still fully capable of being the number one back, but Gordon was one of those players that doesn’t come around very often and is going to be next to impossible to replace. But the bigger problem is that Wisconsin doesn’t have a proven backup behind Clement.

Mix that in with Wisconsin’s inconsistency at quarterback from last season and yet another anemic crowd at wide

receiver, and Wisconsin’s offense might not be much to write home about.

The good news is that Wisconsin’s schedule is about as easy as it gets.

After that though, UW plays the little sisters of the poor, which will be three straight wins. But then things get serious with the first two conference games, which will both be losses. Best case scenario, Wisconsin wins one of two. The Badgers will bounce back in the middle of schedule, tallying three straight victories against Illinois, Purdue and Rutgers. But then UW will have to go on the road for two of its final three games, and it will lose both contests away from Camp Randall.

Wisconsin will finish its season with a loss in the Music City Bowl to Wyoming. - D.C.

While Corey Clement is 100 percent the real deal, the loss of Melvin Gordon is a traumatic blow to this season’s Wisconsin team. Between that knockout shot and subsequent body blows that include the lack of a reliable receiving corps and severe question marks remaining on the offensive line, the 2015 team will be a shell of what we saw in 2014.

But, it shouldn’t have a devastating effect given the Badgers’ once again weak schedule.

The defense will carry the team throughout the Big Ten schedule because, yes, they are that good.

The defense returns a majority of its secondary, both outside linebackers and lineman that gained valuable experience due to injuries last season are ready to take over full

time.

As far as the schedule goes, Alabama will simply be too much to handle. Then, the Badgers will continue their traditional dominance at Camp Randall for the next three games before Big Ten play.

In the conference schedule, the Badgers will lose two games, but not in the way most imagine. The first logical choice is at Nebraska, which I agree with.

Then, I see an upset coming at the hands of Maryland, much like the Northwestern game in 2014.

Other than that, the Badgers should roll through the conference schedule and if Nebraska slips up, Wisconsin could find itself in Indianapolis for the second-straight year on Dec. 5. - C.B.

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2015 REVELRY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL • MAY 2

Chance to drop ‘good ass’ beats this Saturday Largest student-run campus event strives to unite community with local music, diverse acts May 2

by Audrey Piehl ArtsEtc. Editor

Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment will headline the third annual Revelry Music and Arts Festival, in addition to The Chainsmokers and AlunaGeorge, Revelry Music and Arts Festival Committee organizers confirmed Sunday. Until the Ribbon Breaks, Mick Jenkins and Nick Hakim will also perform. Other acts will be announced closer to the festival.

Revelry is scheduled for Saturday, May 2 from noon to 10 p.m. Tickets purchased between March 16 and March 22 are $5 for students, $25 for non-students; tickets purchased between March 22 and May 1 $10 for students, $30 for non-students; and day-of tickets will be $15 for students and $35 for non-students.

The festival will feature two stages.

The main stage, which will be bigger than past years, will be on Library Mall; the back will align with Langdon Street, the area between Memorial

Union and the Wisconsin Historical Society left open for general admission viewing, according to the press kit.

The portion of Library Mall dedicated to general viewing will comfortably house around 10,000 patrons, Revelry Music and Arts Festival Committee Marketing Director Ronan Daly said. Langdon Street held roughly 6,900 in 2014, and roughly 2,100 at Union South in the festival’s inaugural year, he said.

The second stage will be on the Memorial Union terrace. This terrace stage will complement the acts on the main stage -- if the main stage features rap, the terrace may feature rock as a contrast -- and will include more family-oriented, local acts, Daly said.

“Throughout our event, we [will] showcase local and student music and artistic groups, providing an outlet for these acts to perform,” a mission statement from the Revelry Committee said.

Parts of Library Mall, between general admission viewing and University Club, will also house art installations, a silent disco and various

sponsors. State Street mall will also have eight to 10 food carts, Daly said.

Sponsors are intended to enhance and broaden patrons’ experiences, Daly said. For example, transportation service Uber will provide free rides to concertgoers, he said.

There will also be a lounge area on Library Mall intended as a picnic spot for patrons to relax and eat, Daly said. “[Revelry] is the largest studentrun event on this campus, and as such strives to uphold student representation, campus involvement, and a rich display of what it means to be a student on this campus,” according to the mission statement.

The expansion of festival grounds is one of the new initiatives for Revelry -- symbolized by the redesign of their logo -- in addition to student involvement and communityorientation, Daly said.

Student interaction and community engagement was emphasized from the start. The line-up booking process began in October 2014 when an open survey was sent out to the student body, asking for acts people

would like to see at the festival, Daly said. Based on the responses, Frank Productions worked in conjunction with the Revelry committee to look for appropriate acts, planning around tours and other constraints.

“One thing we really value ourselves on is having a diverse range of acts,” Daly said. “We have a bunch of different genres. [When booking] we wanted to see who’s relevant, who puts material out before the festival.”

The majority of Revelry’s funding (25.7 percent) came from the Wisconsin Union, according to the press kit.

Wisconsin Union Directorate and Innovative Fund both funded 18.3 percent, Memorial Union Building Association funded 14.7 percent and the chancellor funded 7.3 percent.

Sponsors including University of Wisconsin housing, Division of Student Life and City of Madison contributed to the remainder of the budget.

Keep up with The Badger Herald, partner of the Revelry Music and Arts Festival, for future news and updates.

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Revelry not only a concert, but also an experience From giant picture frame for perfect selfies to silent disco, annual music festival will feature more than just headliners

by Spencer McAfee-Gundrum Revelry Marketing Team Member

Revelry is no stranger to change.

The music and arts festival has been different every year since its conception, each year gathering a larger crowd, booking larger headliners and changing the way things are managed internally.

Already this year, Revelry has unveiled a brand new image and logo, a bigger-than-ever headliner — the result of a 2,100 student response survey circulated in October — and has restructured the organization.

One goal for the Revelry 2015 organizers has been to create the feeling people know and love about most large music festivals, which has prompted a new focus on the festival grounds. As a result, the event has

truly evolved into University of Wisconsin’s own Music and Arts Festival, Revelry Marketing Director Ronan Daly said.

“Student involvement is a core value of ours,” Daly said. “We will have areas on the festival grounds where student organizations will be represented, where student DJs and artists will be performing and where student art will be showcased.”

There will also be an area for screen printing your own t-shirts, a virtual reality experience and an oversized picture frame that makes you want to take a selfie and tag The Chainsmokers.

Perhaps the most impactful change to the festival grounds is the position of the main stage, which will be rotated 90 degrees to face Library Mall instead of Langdon St., allowing for

the audience capacity to expand by 3,000.

Between the main stage and Memorial Library, Revelry will install bleachers, allowing attendees to enjoy a show from a great view after spending a full day on their feet exploring the festival grounds.

Returning for a second year is the silent disco, which will be situated near the University Club.

But, in recognition of its popularity, organizers are making some improvements. It will be surprisingly different, Festival Director Ayla Kress said.

“This year it will be an experience of its own,” Kress said.

Another improvement to the Revelry layout is the visible presence of off-campus partnerships. The most noticeable of these will be the Red Bull

DJ Truck. The truck will host student DJs throughout the day — just another way Revelry is shifting festival ownership onto the student body.

“The truck looks like a transformer the way it opens up to reveal speakers and a DJ booth,” Kress said.

The Terrace Stage will be situated behind Memorial Union.

Art installations will be located in three places on the festival grounds: between the Red Gym and Memorial Union, in front of Memorial Library and near the Humanities building.

There will be two entrances to the festival grounds this year, one at the junction of Library Mall and Park Street and one at the junction of Library Mall and Lake Street. This is sure to make for shorter ticketing lines, which means more time to take in the new Revelry experience.

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CHANCE THE RAPPER AND THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

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AlunaGeorge As Revelry Music and Arts Festival draws near dusk, AlunaGeorge’s pulsating synth beats and seductive vocals should serve as a good bridge between the slower vibes of Mick Jenkins’ hip-hop set and the Chainsmokers’ fast-paced, big-festivalvibes performance.

But the British pop duo’s show should serve as more than a palette cleanser between acts. The burgeoning band will be a perfect option for Revelry goers who want to let loose and swing their inebriated bodies to the light yet powerful tunes. With Aluna Francis on vocals

Chance the Rapper

and George Reid DJing, the group has somehow found the perfect cross section between textured synthpop, jazzy R&B and festival-ready electronic rhythms.

For Badgers who have been die hard fans since the release of their 2012 single “Your Drums, Your Love,” it’s possible AlunaGeorge will play new music from an upcoming album.

According to Billboard, AlunaGeorge introduced two songs, including a “casual club bumper” at their Tuesday night show in Brooklyn. Fingers crossed, y’all.

Chancelor Bennett, aka.

Chance the Rapper, reigns from the strong Chicago hip-hop tradition. But he separated himself from the swarm of Yeezus wannabes — and accomplished greats like Common and frequent collaborator Twista — in 2013 with his second mixtape Acid Rap. Universally acclaimed for its melodic, heavily syncopated and groovy flows, Acid Rap propelled Chano to stardom.

“Good Ass Intro,” featuring Vic Mensa and Twista, “Cocoa Butter Kisses” and “Juice” exemplify his satisfying transitions between verse and chorus, in addition to themes ranging from social commentary to weed.

But since Acid Rap’s immense success, the Pitchfork darling hasn’t released a ton of new music, excluding “No Better Blues” in October 2014.

Also in October, Chance teased an upcoming, free LP entitled Surf — including collaborations with Frank Ocean and J. Cole — and allegedly announced recently at a concert it will be released within a week.

Lately, Chance has toured across the world consistently backed by his band and hiphop collective The Social Experiment. With luck, they will deem Library Mall worthy of a few new beats and lyrics — in addition to his dependably enjoyable tracks — when performing Saturday at Revelry.

Until the Ribbon Breaks From Cardiff, Britain, Until the Ribbon Breaks is a fusion of half a dozen genres, banking on a ridiculous range of noises to keep things interesting. The cute boy-band voice of Pete Lawrie-Winfield sustains creepy lyrics coupled with awkward sound bites and club beats. They’re a catchy, more mainstream Radiohead with a hard grasp on hip-hop.

They recently released a debut album, A Lesson Unlearnt, which features acts Homeboy Sandman and Run the Jewels.

Their sound is clearly adaptable, embracing the abstract and the surreal (not surprising that Winfield used clips from David Lynch’s Lost Highway for the music video of their song “Pressure”).

Pitchfork referred to UTRB as “avantR&B savants.” They embrace a phantom noise that crawls under your skin. It’s better than club; it’s better than plain electronic.

Rather, it gives us a sticky range of emotions that cascades from nostalgic to horrific within seconds.

Nick Hakim Nick Hakim is a deep-thinker, rooted in rhythm and a multi-genre narrative of his young life. His two Eps, Where Will We Go Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, are just slices of what the industry can hope to see from this 23-yearold soothsayer. Crossing multiple genres — R&B, jazz and folk — the D.C. native has produced just a pocketful of heavenly songs, dealing with romance, religion and the general existential qualities of young 20-something millennials.

With a hazy, resonating voice (similar to that of

James Blake), Hakim is an easy add to any sex playlist. Perfectly coordinated with experimental bits and instrumental nuance, there is a practiced patience in every song. Try “Papas Fritas,” a steady collision of guitar plucks and simple beats.

Hakim redefines modern jazz, giving the gift of a dream that you’ll never want to wake up from. Too bad he only has nine songs on his repertoire — hopefully he’ll bring more to Revelry Saturday.

Mick Jenkens A 24-year-old booming baritone from Chicago, Mick Jenkins has a rap aesthetic best visualized with neo-soul, jazz and strokes of drill rap as its primary colors. Jenkins’ deep, lacerative vocals are laid on top of lax, soulful grooves like steel hammers on a wood floor.

Fans of Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, Isaiah Rashad and others of the like temper will find Jenkins particularly palatable.

He’ll most likely be performing songs from his 2014 mixtape The Water[s]. Check out songs “Jazz” and “The Waters” to get a good

sense of his lyrical style and flow. Heavy, yeah, but Jenkins never misses a beat; he’s focused on articulate diction and streamlined vocal delivery.

Having collaborated with Chance the Rapper (and Vic Mensa) on 2013 single “Crossroads,” Jenkins likes to rep his Chicago roots. And with this year’s Revelry lineup, we’re being graced with two of the Windy City’s most idiosyncratic rappers. Who knows? Maybe we’ll get to see Chance bring Jenkins on for a cameo.

Chainsmokers can’t wait to party with hot girls at KK EDM duo Andrew Taggart, Alex Pall excited to spin beats soaked in self-absorbed irony during second trip to Madison

by Lexy Brodt ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The Chainsmokers, composed of NYC-based disc jockeys Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, has emerged as a veritable icon of EDM. With singles like “#SELFIE” and “Kanye” that scream irony in the face of a self-absorbed culture, the pair promise to bring an uncompromising level of noise and party to Revelry this Saturday.

Relatively simple young

men with their own bro-hip brand of indie — Taggart studied at Syracuse while Pall studied at NYU — they’re pursuing a career in the art world. They came together to form the Chainsmokers in 2012, compiling remixes of indie bands and developing a creative and nuanced brand of house music.

It’s obvious from their music that despite the relatively unchanging rhythm of brain-numbing and soothing beats, the Chainsmokers easily

incorporate a broad range of experimental noises.

“We both grew up listening to lots of different genres over the course of our childhood and teenage years, so that has probably shaped our eclectic taste in music, particularly for good melodies and vocals,” Pall said in an email to The Badger Herald.

Essentially the duo uses pop indie songs like those of Neon Trees, BANKS and Bastille and turns them into club favorites. On the rise, their own mold of EDM

adopts the sardonic, hipster style of Generation Z and redistributes it to the pastmidnight rave crowd. And it’s good stuff.

In their website bio, they call themselves “aggressively handsome” and “furry-browed individuals.” If this isn’t enough of a reason to feel strongly about them on either side of the spectrum, I’m not sure what is.

That being said, their dedication to music relies on an admirable sense of awareness.

They reach

beyond their own sphere of influence, gauging what is truly popular in the industry and redefining it as their own.

They bring to their performances an obvious zeal, creating an energetic atmosphere that fits the hype.

“We of course as performers want to show them a good time and hopefully a show that’s unique to us and the music we make,” Pall said in the email.

As far as Revelry goes,

they’re excited to be back in Madison, front lining a university-centered event.

“It’s a seriously beautiful school, awesome sports, the KK bar is always poppin’, girls are hot, what’s not to like?,” Pall said in the email.

Typical studs, Taggart and Pall promise to bring an explosive energy to Library Mall, not dissimilar to “a dog running through an electric fence before it knows the electric fence exists,” the pair said in the email.

CRASHprez, Lord of the Fly to join forces for Revelry University of Wisconsin students Michael Penn II, Daniel Kaplan plan to ‘rap their asses off’ in collective performance

by Jake Rickun ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Michael Penn II, a University of Wisconsin senior who is known to hiphop and rap enthusiasts as CRASHprez, said it was in his 8th grade classroom where he first recorded his voice using his teacher ’s equipment.

Although it “sounded like trash,” Penn said he credits that moment as the origin of his artistic autonomy.

A similar sense of autonomy came in a different form for UW junior Daniel Kaplan, the man behind the rap moniker Lord of the Fly. Growing up, Kaplan said he idealized music rather than poetry. But after he ventured into writing poetry, Kaplan said he felt compelled to combine the two. Like Penn, Kaplan recorded himself and sought an opportunity to maneuver his artistry as he pleased.

It comes as no surprise

that their shared attraction to artistic autonomy would become a force joining the two Madison musicians together.

This Saturday at 7:30 p.m., CRASHprez and Lord of the Fly will be joining forces as LORDprez, wrapping up Revelry at the Memorial Union Terrace Stage.

Although they’ve focused on their individual careers this past year, they’ve also been hard at work with LORDprez.

For their Saturday show, they’re performing as a single unit, putting their individual identities temporarily aside.

“That’s my aim for this show, it’s not necessarily about the individual, but more so the collective,” Kaplan said.

Kaplan said Saturday’s performance is all about togetherness.

He said LORDprez’s goal is to lift up their fans and communities.

Although they will perform together this Saturday, it may be the last time audiences will get the chance to

see them together in Madison. Penn said he is graduating this semester and is not certain he will continue his artistic endeavors here in Wisconsin.

Naturally, Saturday’s performance won’t come without sentimentality.

But Penn said he will stay true to his artistic mission, concentrating on engaging with the audience and giving them a show they won’t want to miss.

“I’m more focused on making everyone else cry — and like shove each other. That’s essentially what my music is: crying and shoving each other,” Penn said half in jest.

Penn stressed that Saturday’s show is the capstone of his career in Madison, the culmination of everything he’s done in his time here at UW — and that students should not miss it.

Penn said he wants to

make a statement. He added that he wants Saturday’s performance to be nothing but incredible, an event that will increase in energy as the sun sets over Lake Mendota one

last time for him as a student.

“It’s going to be the Terrace. It’s going to be close to sundown,” Penn said.

“And we’re going to rap our asses off.”

Photo · Lord of the Fly set to bring even more energy to Terrace than his Revelry 2014 performance.

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Local artist Max Meridius embraces inner gladiator Germantown native may not bring personal wooden sword to Revelry Terrace Stage, but will definitely showcase inspirational flows

by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Come 6 p.m. this Saturday during the Revelry Music and Arts Festival, the Terrace Stage will be filled with positive energy, headnodding instrumentals, good vibes and killer flows.

Germantown, Wisconsinnative Max Meridius will bring all of these things and more in his second Revelry appearance. But this time around, he is more confident and mature in his sound delivery. The Terrace Stage will be bumping

to Meridius’ modern production combined with his “gladiator and GrecoRoman” inspired lyrics and style.

Meridius has always been a perfectionist. The desire to achieve the unachievable is apparent in his debut mixtape, Elysium, which was released last April.

The album took over two years to make as Meridius worked completely alone.

His song making process was dependent on his emotions and thoughts and the certain beat those would provoke. Meridius didn’t want to rush the process to

just get his sound out there, but rather take time to insure pride in each track.

“I hear a beat. It has to catch me. Music is the first thing. If it’s just a good song, a good instrumental, people are going to listen to it,” Meridius said. “What emotion does the beat elicit? How does that make me feel? What theme I can maybe talk about? I’ll write my verses and I’ll write my choruses, even though I’m awful at writing choruses.”

His choruses, verses, name and style all draw from his childhood love of the movie, Gladiator.

He remembers it was his father ’s favorite movie, and he naturally followed suit. In Gladiator, the main character goes by the name Maximus Decimus Meridius and wields a wooden sword as his weapon. Meridius actually owns his own wooden sword and sees it as a symbol of his artistry.

“I like the wooden sword because when you see it in Gladiator, he’s in training and everyone underestimates him, but he’s still really good with it,” Meridius said. “He just uses what he has. This symbolizes me starting out,

a little rough, but ready to go.”

However Meridius’ name doesn’t define his music.

Listeners might think that just because his music is centered on these characters and themes of competition and power that his music is overbearingly heavy. In reality, the opposite is true.

“I think my style is very chill, but can also hit hard. It’s versatile enough that you can pair it with anything and it will sound very good. I like melodic rap music and songs that have a good flow to it,” Meridius said.

Meridius’ positive demeanor and style is refreshing for a rapper. He hopes his character and identity will be perceived as genuine in his music Saturday.

“I’m a very ... inspirational and aspirational person. That’s how I’d describe my music.

I want to inspire others to work hard. I’m very much an optimist but also a realist,” Meridius said.

“You should want to be the best you can be, but you also have to recognize that it does take a little bit of work.”