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INSTANT ANTIDOTE Madison Police Department equips 450 officers with lifesaving anti-overdose drug

by Margaret Duffey State Editor

Reversing a heroin overdose is a race against the clock. In equipping 450 officers with a new method to prevent death from overdose, Madison Police Department shifted the way they address the increasing issue. MPD received a donation of 600 doses of anti-overdose drug naloxone from Kaleo Pharmaceuticals. The donation accelerated progress of an officer training program set to end by fall. Kaleo Pharmaceuticals is currently the sole producer of an intramuscular needle injection form of naloxone called auto-injector, which will allow officers to administer the drug more quickly and directly into the patient’s bloodstream. This will give officers the ability to reverse symptoms of an overdose as soon as they assess a patient. Implementation of the program comes in response to a spike in heroin deaths in the last decade. In 2003, there were 26 deaths from heroin in Wisconsin, 4 of which were from Dane County. In 2014, 266 people died from heroin overdoses in Wisconsin and 36 were in Dane County. The danger of brain damage and death rise continuously until an overdosing patient receives medical attention, Officer Carrie Hemming, head of MPD naloxone training program, said. The consequences of an overdose decrease in severity with a naloxone trained and armed police force. Administering the anti-overdose drug quickly is crucial. Even just waiting for the fire department or emergency medical technicians to arrive chips away at the likelihood of recovery. “Even minutes count when we are talking about oxygen to the brain,” Hemming said. Gov. Scott Walker signed several bills April of last year that changed the state’s approach to the opiate problem. One of the bills legalized training for first responders to use naloxone and

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another gave opiate users immunity from persecution if they chose to seek medical attention for a victim of overdose. MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the bills shifted the way MPD officers approach opiate usage. “We really have started to look at it as a public health crisis in recent years,” DeSpain said. “It’s not something that we are going to be able to arrest our way out of.” Responding officers can only use the drug under specific criteria. An officer must find the person unconscious, breathing poorly or not breathing at all. Even then, officers must have significant reason to believe the patient is suffering from an overdose and not a different medical condition, Hemming said. Other indications of an overdose include the presence of drug paraphernalia at the scene or constricted or pinpoint pupils. When naloxone is administered, the drug overrides the bond between the opiate and receptors in the patient’s brain. Hemming said the brain’s “affinity” for naloxone supersedes the one it possesses for the abused opiate, which makes reversing the symptoms possible. “Naloxone kicks off the heroin and binds to the receptors and so it reverses all [the signs of overdose],” Hemming said. “So your pupils were small before, now they get a little bigger, you weren’t breathing before, now you start breathing.” While the entire force will carry autoinjectors now, sergeants in the force have carried the generic nasal version since last November. Since training began July 13, officers responding to opiate overdoses have successfully used the drug eight times. Hemming said the drug is good for helping people on an individual basis, but in the end it does little to combat the overall epidemic. “For those few people in the circumstances of when we can get there, we can definitely improve their clinical condition, but then they are still addicted to heroin,” Hemming said.

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Olympic aspirations Madison-based boxer fighting for a spot at the top

Photo · Chris Ousley competed in the Olympics qualifier this summer and his performance snagged him a place at the 2016 trials. Photo Courtesy of Chris Ousley

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On any given day, a man with the dream of becoming the next Olympic boxing champion can be found at a gym in Madison, pounding away on punching bags or practicing his footwork for hours on end. Chicago native Chris Ousley fought in the Olympic trials qualifier in June, earning him a spot at the trials for the 2016 Olympics. Only six other men from Ousley’s weight class made the cut to fight at the Olympic trials. Ousley has always wanted to be a professional athlete, and his childhood passion for sports allowed him the opportunity to dabble in boxing, despite early aspirations of becoming a football player. Ousley first felt drawn to boxing during a trip to Las Vegas when he saw professional boxers displayed on signs. He remembers seeing posters of Floyd Mayweather Jr., who

was scheduled for an upcoming fight in the area, and feeling a sense of awe. “I saw the posters in Vegas for the first time and I thought, ‘I want to be on those posters, I want to do this,’” Ousley said. “It gave me an actual visual on what opportunities I had available to me.” For the last four years, Ousley developed his dedication for the sport of boxing and made training his highest priority. He currently trains seven or eight hours per day at Ford’s Gym in Madison. Ousley readily joked about the small size of Madison’s boxing community. “I actually really am the boxing scene in Madison,” Ousley said. After receiving a degree in business at the University of Dubuque in Iowa, Ousley decided to return to Madison because of his dedication to boxing. His decision was based on the proximity to boxing coach Bob Lynch. Ousley said he chose Lynch because of his focus on boxing as a sport, rather than a capital driven approach. “He was probably the most upfront

“ I actually really am the boxing scene in Madison.” Chris Ousley and honest guy I’ve ever met in boxing,” Ousley said. “It’s a business, so there are a lot of guys that just want to make money. Coach Bob never steered me in the wrong direction.” Lynch, the well-known coach of World Champion boxer Eric Morel, continues to coach Ousley alongside former professional boxer Andrea Nelson. Though Ousley is currently focusing all of his efforts on improving his boxing skills, he said taking the time to complete his business degree has been beneficial in the world of professional athletics. “Some boxers, when they hear someone

say they can give them money, they just immediately jump on it because they came from nothing,” Ousley said. “But I have an education. I know business.” With the Olympic trials scheduled for December, Ousley has been continuing to prepare for the six-match tournament. The top two boxers from that tournament will be selected for the Olympic team. Ousley said his biggest challenge stems from his late introduction to boxing. He has been working to gain experience by training with other experienced boxers. Between now and December, he hopes to focus on improving his technique and traveling to train with other nationally ranked boxers to achieve his goal of making the Olympic team. “Coach Bob always tells me, ‘the Olympics are the most important thing you can do right now,’” Ousley said. “My team isn’t really focusing on money right now. In boxing, they can take the money away from you, but they can’t take away your title as an Olympian.”

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Proposed bill would ban use of aborted fetal tissue in research

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A proposed bill banning sale and use of aborted fetal tissue could impact University of Wisconsin research, officials say. In the wake of leaked videos showing a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue with members of an antiabortion organization, Wisconsin legislators drafted a bill that would ban both the sale and use of aborted fetal tissue for research purposes. In a public hearing Aug. 11, the lead sponsor of the bill, Rep. Andre Jacque, R-DePere, said the videos provide proof that the current federal ban on the sale of aborted fetal tissue is inadequate and reason to pass the bill in Wisconsin. “Contrary to common belief, the sale of fetal tissue is not already outlawed in Wisconsin,” Jacque said. “The sale of aborted children’s body parts is only prohibited when it takes place across state lines, not within a state.” UW School of Medicine and Public Health Dean Dr. Robert Golden also spoke at the public hearing, but said the federal ban as implemented in Wisconsin already does an appropriate job regulating medical research. Golden said going beyond the current federal restrictions would halt research with life-saving potential and discourage federal investment in Wisconsin research ventures that require fetal tissue. Laura Kiessling, a UW chemistry professor who uses cell lines derived from aborted fetal tissue in her research, expressed concern regarding the impact the ban would have on both current and future UW researchers and employees. “To me it sends a message that we are limiting, unlike other states, what kind of research that can go on here at the UW-Madison and at our other campuses,” Kiessling said. “That is really concerning in terms of attracting the best new faculty and keeping outstanding faculty here.” While Jacque said the bill will be revised to permit research on the cell lines, which Kiessling and Wisconsin research companies like FluGen use, Golden said even with the amendments, “the development and use of life-saving treatments” will still be shut down in Wisconsin. According to Golden, the ban would outlaw the use of aborted fetal tissue in current studies on Parkinson’s disease, several kinds of cancer and heart disease. It would force Wisconsin researchers using it as a tool to either adjust their experimentation accordingly or leave the state to avoid criminal charges.

It’s not complicated — a recent study found if couples are Facebook official, their relationship may last longer. Catalina Toma, an assistant professor in communication science at the University of Wisconsin, developed the first study to investigate how couples’ self-presentation on Facebook affects the longevity and commitment level of their relationships over time. Toma created the experiment to further her research on how people view themselves in a public online space and in their personal lives. The study involved college-aged, heterosexual couples. The study didn’t include same-sex couples because the experience of coming out on Facebook could be a psychologically different experience from that of a heterosexual couple, Toma said. But despite the study’s scope, Faculty Director of the UW Couples Lab, Lauren Papp said it’s “critical” to investigate the interface between technology and relationships. “It’s an exciting time for this type of research because we know that technology, in so many ways, including through social media involvement, is playing a role in our lives,” Papp said “And of course that plays a role in our relationships.” Toma gathered information from participants using the “See Friendship” application on Facebook. This app creates a joint profile between two people and captures all Facebook information both individuals have in common.

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Photo · Dean of UW School of Medicine and Public Health Robert Golden said the state policy suggestion would compromise current studies on Parkinson’s, several kinds of cancer and heart disease. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald “Researchers, both public and private, who use fetal tissue or cells will be considered criminals, and this life-saving research will come to a complete and abrupt stop in Wisconsin with a devastating effect on our state’s capacity to attract and retain biotechnology,” Golden said. Golden reported that at UW alone, approximately $76 million of federal funding supports 100 labs using fetal tissue and collectively employ 1,400 people. Jacque urged these labs to use fetal tissue derived by “ethical means,” like miscarriages instead of abortions. Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislative Director Matt Sande focused on the outcome for the aborted fetus in a statement released following the Planned Parenthood videos. “The preborn aborted child did not consent to his or her abortion, and certainly did not consent to his or her experimentation,” Sande said in the statement. “Human dignity demands that our aborted brothers and sisters receive a proper burial, not to mention their full protection as persons under the law.” While Sande called the use of aborted fetal tissue for research unethical, Golden said a ban would cause diseased citizens to lose hope for a cure. “The cells that might have provided a pathway to a cure will be simply be discarded,” Golden said in the public hearing. “People who need effective treatments will go without help and even hope.”

She collected data such as whether the participant and their partner were listed as “in a relationship,” how many photographs the couple shared and how much they wrote on each other’s wall. The researchers also looked at the couples’ joint affiliation, which compares a participant and their partner’s event participation and mutual friends. The participants were given a questionnaire to find out how committed they felt toward their partner. After six months, the researchers followed up with the participants to find out which couples were still together. The researchers found that couples who listed themselves as “in a relationship” posted more photos with their partner and posted more on their partner’s wall. As a result, Toma said these partners were more likely to feel committed and stay together after six months. “We are finding a correlation between commitment and Facebook self-presentation,” Toma said. “Displays of affection on Facebook tend to be quite popular. We were interested in figuring out what that does to people who engage in that.” Toma said these findings match a theory in social psychology called public commitment. The idea is nobody wants to misrepresent themselves or create a discrepancy between who they are in public and who they are in private. The public plays an important role in shaping how people think of themselves, Toma said. But for those who use Facebook and don’t include their relationship, a lack of commitment or stability might be indicated. Toma said there’s room for expansion of her research. She mentioned the possibility of extending the study in the future to include other forms of social media, such as Instagram. She also said she could look into other types of relationships such as married, engaged and same-sex couples. “People shift how they behave to match whatever public claims they make,” Toma said. “The public has this important function in shaping how people think of themselves.”

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UW professor develops robotic dishwashing arm Bilge Mutlu and his team seek to further understand robot, human interaction by developing autonomous systems by Gerald Porter Campus Editor

A University of Wisconsin professor might have finally found an answer to the never-ending pile of dishes in the sink — a robotic arm. Looking to design and improve machines that humans can work with intuitively, UW Professor Bilge Mutlu and his team have developed a robotic arm able to assist with dishwashing. Mutlu first became interested in robots during the emergence of intelligent smart appliances while working in the household appliances industry. Mutlu came to UW as an associate professor of computer science, psychology and industrial engineering in 2009 and currently directs the Wisconsin Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and received a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute. There he began to work on how to enhance interactions between humans and robots. “I was interested in intelligence interactive systems, so I decided to go back to grad school,” Mutlu said. “During my Ph.D. work I focused on robots as the central interface that would give you access to information or other functions.” Through his research at UW, Mutlu found there were a variety of ways dishwashing could be performed, depending on the robot’s priority. For example, Mutlu found when efficiency is the top priority, robots performed the task in a more aggressive manner. But with a more collaborative approach, the robot focused on taking its time and making sure its partner was ready for the next dish. Mutlu was able to conduct his research with funding from UW, the National Science Foundation, Toyota and NASA. Mutlu’s research goals focused partly on the possible applications of robots in everyday life. “If we were to reconstruct the way of doing things, but with a robot, what would that look like?” Mutlu said when discussing the goals of his research. Mutlu explained his research as exploring a fundamental aspect of the research question: “How do I create the interactions between these types of machines and people in a way that people can effectively do what they want to do with them?”

Using a method called “machine learning,” Mutlu said the robots were able to observe repeated examples of humans performing certain actions before using an algorithm that allows the machines to learn and adapt its behavior while working. For the future, Mutlu said he and his team are looking to get involved with various new projects. Finding a place in the manufacturing industry is an area of interest, as Mutlu is looking for the best way to integrate a robot into an assembly line. Mutlu said he’s also looking to work with autonomous driving. With parallels between how humans interact with robots and cars, Mutlu also observed how cars respond to humans is similar to a robot’s response. This knowledge will help him understand the problems and solutions that could come with his research. “Over the last couple decades, technology has matured enough to enable these autonomous systems to become a reality,” Mutlu said. “Now that they are valuable systems, it’s time to design them and bring them into society.”

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Dane County Housing Authority waitlist fills in less than two hours Voucher program provides affordable living spaces for low-income families, faces overwhelming demand by Kiyoko Reidy City Editor

After spending eight years working through the waitlist for low-income housing, the Dane County Housing Authority reopened their waitlist this August and reached 1,500 applications in only 90 minutes. The Section 8 Voucher Program assists lowincome households, DCHA executive director Rob Dicke said. It provides subsidized or affordable housing to families and individuals who are eligible for the program. The lack of affordable housing in Madison and Dane County is one of the driving forces in the high rates of homelessness in the area, Sharon Corrigan, Dane County Board of Supervisors chair, said. “It’s an important problem to address, not only to keep people from becoming homeless,

but to make sure people have stable housing to raise their families and function in the community,” she said. The overwhelming response to the waitlist’s reopening has recently brought attention to affordable housing issues in Madison, however, Corrigan said, it has been a central issue for many years. The DCHA was established in the early 1970s, but the Section 8 Voucher Program’s origin dates back to 1937, Dicke said. The longstanding program is fairly straightforward: potential participants apply for housing, get placed on a waitlist and are eventually given housing that is 30 percent of their current income if they are eligible, he said. Eligibility and priority are determined through a point system. Those who are homeless, living in substandard housing, paying more than 40 percent of their income toward rent or are displaced due to government

action are given two points. Local applicants are given an additional point and the families or individuals with the highest number of points are prioritized, Dicke said. Some applicants, typically elderly or disabled persons who make up 53 percent of the program, become lifelong participants. Forty percent of participants, however, have been a part of the program for less than five years, showing the consistent need for affordable housing, Dicke said. While the list was supposed to close after 1,500 applications, after some technical difficulties with the application, the waitlist closed at 2,212 applicants, he said. “The fact that we had 1,500 applications in an hour-and-a-half really speaks to the need in our community,” Corrigan said. “There are people who are desperately in need of assistance with their rent so that they can buy food, or pay for expenses of their children.”

Currently, landlords and independent businesses own much of the subsidized housing in use. To decrease the dependence on federal money, generate revenue and increase the sustainability of the subsidized housing, the authority is looking to creating new authorityowned housing, Dicke said. Additionally, county officials are encouraging nonprofit organizations and developers to consider adding affordable housing to projects they are building, Corrigan said. In order to get closer to solving the problem, however, the solutions need to extend beyond the goal of just reducing homelessness, Dicke said. “We’re really talking about working poor, here,” Dicke said. “There isn’t enough affordable housing, and the minimum wage isn’t enough to afford housing without assistance. We need to do better with both affordable housing and the wages that we pay.”

Destruction of bridge first sign of dwindling maintenance budget Students mourned death of Vilas-Humanities walkway, but officials say they are trying to focus on non-academic units for cuts by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

Maintenance will face the chopping block before academics as University of Wisconsin administrators work to make up for a $300 million slash in state funding over the next two years. Some students have mourned the demolition of the pedestrian bridge formerly connecting Vilas Hall and the George L. Mosse Humanities building. But UW spokesperson Greg Bump said nonacademic projects like maintenance on the aging bridge, which would have cost $1.5 million to replace, will see more cuts than academic units. Tearing down the bridge was a capital business decision made to save the money to spend on other projects, said UW Facilities, Planning and Management Associate Vice Chancellor Bill Elvey. “There are always business decisions like that being made,” Elvey said. “It’s always about priorities and budgets.” Elvey said due to the cuts, money for service or custodial jobs has been reduced in academic and research buildings around

campus. Elvey said some buildings, especially newer ones, on campus saw more custodial service than others. These newer buildings will now see the same amount of maintenance as other buildings on campus. “Life goes on,” he said. “We are just going to have to deal with that. I think people in those buildings may notice the reduction, but on the other hand, we are just going to have to treat all the buildings the same now.” Elvey said the service positions that were eliminated were all vacant positions that now will not be filled. Approximately 55 vacant positions were eliminated and about 53 of them were custodial positions. Though money for service has been reduced, the frequency in which buildings will all be cleaned will be the same, as well as the level of maintenance provided to all of the buildings, he said. Elvey said the upkeep for all of the buildings will remain the same as well. There is still funding for maintenance such as changing lightbulbs, periodically painting walls in buildings and fixing other maintenance issues, he said. But Bump said academics still faces cuts.

Each school, college and other divisions created a reduction plan before submitting their plans to the university’s senior leadership, Bump said. The chancellor, provost and vice chancellor for finance and administration reviewed the plans. Bump said the different schools and colleges submitted the plans to protect the programs with the greatest impact for students. The focus continues to be on UW’s primary goal of educating students and the state, Bump said. “The implementation of the cuts was up to the discretion of the dean of the school or college, or the director of the division, who know best which programs can be reduced without jeopardizing those core principles,” Bump said.

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Study shows high numbers of student drinkers live close to booze Report finds high number of underagers, vast array of alcohol outlets near campus by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

Proximity to classes isn’t the only thing students are searching for when hunting for housing. A recent study shows student drinkers tend to live significantly closer to alcohol retailers. The study, published in WMJ, the scientific journal for the Wisconsin Medical Society, found University of Wisconsin students who drink live closer to bars, liquor stores and other alcohol outlets than those who don’t, and more than half of underage students drink. The research followed 166 UW students and found the average number of alcohol outlets within a two mile radius of a student’s residence was 245 outlets. The study also revealed 79 percent of white people drink compared to only 57 percent of non-white people. The study found no difference in the drinking rates of those who live in dorms versus those who live off campus. More than three-quarters of participants were drinkers, with little disparity among men and women. UW Professor Richard Brown, an expert on drug and alcohol screenings, said the findings only confirm the results of previous studies. Researchers found that while there may indeed be a correlation between the number of outlets and the amount of underage drinking, causation cannot be implied. Brown said he agreed and said the widespread

alcohol availability is compounded by Wisconsin’s relatively cheap prices. Brown said the problems posed by drinking means policy makers must take bold actions and make UW a healthier environment for students. “We know cost and access are key determinants of drinking; what we now need is policy that reflects the research,” Brown said. But Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, said the findings correlate with national trends and that 245 outlets is not surprising considering the many different types of alcohol licenses and the density of businesses on the isthmus. Wood said the density of alcohol outlets has nothing to do with its consumption. “Anyone who’s visited other campuses can see that high rates of underage drinking is the defacto,” Wood said. Wood said prohibitory strategy would be futile and that the university made the right choice in focusing on safe drinking rather than prohibition. He said UW has done a good job with safety, but the school should focus on more effectively addressing sexual assaults. Will Chapman, UW associate dean of students, said the university works to limit the access students have to alcohol, especially underage students. He said the university has a voice within the city’s Alcohol Licensing Review Committee and agreed with Brown on the need to curb consumption. Chapman said he doesn’t believe the problem is growing and the city has done a

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Grant aims to increase access to healthy food

Program to address Madison’s ‘food deserts’ by alleviating transportation, price barriers by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

Amid the city’s ongoing battle with inequity, Mayor Paul Soglin announce a $100,000 grant in early August to increase access to nutritious food. Madison’s Healthy Retail Access Program aims to combat “food deserts” — low-income areas that have minimal access to healthy food. The city is currently seeking applications from retailers and transit organizations for the first-of-its-kind program. The city has created a food access improvement map to designate focus areas where help is most needed. Mark Woulf, director of Madison’s Food and Alcohol Policy, said the program hopes to make improvements to the accessibility of existing retailers and perhaps open new ones in the future. Woulf said the grant will also help the city understand individual focus area’s specific needs. “What we’re really hoping to focus on is our smaller grocery stores throughout the

city,” Woulf said. Woulf said each neighborhood presents unique challenges, and the program will allow for a more meaningful analysis and eventually tailored solutions. He said areas which need new retailers will require more than a year to see the effects of the program. Physical barriers, such as distance or highways, aren’t the only issues the grant is looking to address, Woulf said. Sometimes food is close by, but the price may make it inaccessible, he said. Ald. Matthew Phair, District 20, said there is a real need for these types of programs, particularly in his district. While his district does face problems with food costs, Phair said it mostly struggles with transportation to adequate retailers. The program is accepting applications from a broad range of organizations because the city is unsure which methods will be most effective and needed, Phair said. More programs will likely be needed in the future, he said. Phair said transportation in general must be improved and in the long run, the city must

take action to alleviate poverty. “This is just a piece of the puzzle,” Phair said. Woulf said the city already has programs in place to promote access to healthy foods, such as micro grants, which are used to expand community gardens, and farmers markets. He said the city also has a program which doubles the value of food stamps at farmers markets. Woulf said since the application opened about two weeks ago, no groups have signed up, but interested parties have until the deadline on Sept. 18. He said he has actively been talking with community financial institutions, which offer low interest loans to food retailers. “In year one, we’d like to see some impact in those areas of focus, knowing that probably the impact will be limited to those that are already in existence, given that a new retailer or large expansion will take a year or two to be developed,” Woulf said. Woulf said he hopes the grant will demonstrate a need for the program and justify future spending on larger food equality projects.

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UW researcher studies Koko the Gorilla’s learned behaviors Gary Lupin says all great apes likely have capacity to execute similar actions by Gerald Porter Campus Editor

Having started his career in cognitive psychology, a University of Wisconsin researcher never thought he would be working with one of the most well-known gorillas in the world — but that changed when an opportunity arose at The Gorilla Foundation. Before coming to UW’s department of psychology to study under UW professor Gary Lupan, whose lab studies the interaction between language and other cognitive processes, Marcus Perlman researched Koko the Gorilla. Prior to working with gorillas, Perlman said he hadn’t planned to conduct research with primates. He attended his graduate years at University of California Santa Cruz and later lectured about cognitive science at UC Merced. “The way it all happened was pretty amazing,” Perlman said. “I studied cognitive psychology in school but I never thought I’d end up doing research with gorillas. I was just lucky enough to know a friend who worked at The Gorilla Foundation helped me with the opportunity.”

Through reviewing 71 hours of video footage of Koko, Perlman noticed the gorilla picked up learned behaviors involving a unique use of vocalization and breathing, something gorillas typically don’t do. “These are behaviors that are commonplace for people, but it was long believed that nonhuman great apes, such as gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans, were incapable of controlling vocalization and of learning new vocalization,” Perlman said. The previous notion was that humans were the only primates capable of speech, Perlman’s observations could change that. Although most apes don’t exhibit behavior similar to Koko’s, Perlman said all great apes probably have the capacity to execute similar actions. While partly due to Koko being a more gifted ape, the environment she lives in sets her apart from other apes. But her case further proves how capable of learning apes are.

For 43 of her 44 years, Koko has lived with humans. This lifestyle has allowed her to observe her keepers and with time, learn the behaviors. For example, Koko can cough on command, tuck a phone in the crook of her elbow and grunt as if she were talking on the phone. She can also play wind instruments such as the recorder and harmonica. “Koko has shown that she has voluntary control and that she has the capacity to learn new behaviors that involve vocalizing,” Perlman said. “By producing behaviors that involve her vocal track, such as her vocal cords and voice box, she displays a conscious control of breathing.” But even though these observations of Koko are important to the studies of gorilla

and human interaction, Perlman said it’s hard to do experiments with these behaviors because they tend to be fairly idiosyncratic and contextualized. Perlman said as researchers document more cases where they see apes imitating these types of humanlike behaviors, they can learn more about their capacity to perform them. Perlman said it is clear that learned behaviors like Koko’s are acquired during their experience with humans. But whether it comes through time in training or observation is unclear. If anything, Perlman said it is a mix of both factors impacting Koko’s behavior. “The more we research, the more we learn,” Perlman said.

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Fall Weekend Getaways by Kaden Greenfield ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Chicago This cosmopolitan city only 140 miles away is in constant flux, though the bread and butter culture of this classic Midwestern mecca remains the same. Here are some ideas for the perfect budget Chicago weekend: 1. Take the Van Galder (or Megabus) to Union Station. The one-way fare is often less than $25, but early Friday morning buses might have single digit fares.

2. The material excess of overcrowded Michigan Avenue fails to provide any glimpse at the real Chicago. Instead, steer clear and head west on the “L” Chicago’s above-ground metro, to Oak Park for a full day of cultural assimilation. Take a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s home at 951 Chicago Ave. At $25, this hour long tour isn’t cheap, but does offer a glimpse into

Wright’s home and studio where many of his ideas came to fruition. For lunch, visitors won’t have to travel far to hit up Johnnie’s Italian Beef for one of the best succulent sandwiches in Chicagoland. Warning: it’s cash only. 3. If one goes before Labor Day, the unofficial end to Chicago beach season, Oak Street Beach, a haven for runners, swimmers and sunbathers

alike, is sure to deliver. 4. Visit the unfrequented Lakeview neighborhood, the birthplace of Charlie Chaplin and one of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods. See the Athenaeum Theater, a small, classically designed venue. In between children’s ballerina productions, there may be a writers panel, Neil Simon production or Internet cat video festival, so check the schedule.

Kettle Moraine State Forest This glaciated area, containing just about everything an outdoor enthusiast looks for in an expedition, is close enough to be a feasible weekend trip. Located roughly 60 miles east of Madison, the forest is divided into two areas, the Northern and Southern Units. The Northern, a rural and spacious landscape, includes more than 75

miles of hiking trails, snowmobile and equestrian trails and two campgrounds at Mauthe and Long Lake. The area also includes a large section of the Ice Age Trail in the Southern Unit. For those who like backpacking, there are three hike-in shelters in the Southern unit that promise seclusion, save for the decent cell reception.

St. Paul, Minnesota St. Paul, Minneapolis’ smaller, eastern twin, contains enough to entertain any culturally inclined weekender. Although the four hour trip is a bit long, one of America’s most literate cities is certainly worth the trip. 1. While not blessed with the convenience of Chicago’s public transportation, St. Paul’s fewer square miles make Uber and buses doable, and

with the recent addition of the light rail’s green line from Target Center to Union Depot downtown, it’s possible to traverse most of the city without much hassle. 2. In the downtown Riverfront area along the Mississippi River sits the the Science Museum of Minnesota, containing a world of relevant, quirky content, like Body Worlds and Tutankhamen.

Also in the neighborhood is the Xcel Energy Center, blessed with excellent acoustics for a facility of its size. Often a stop on tours of some of the biggest names in entertainment, the stadium is also home to the Minnesota Wild and various outdoors festivals. 3. Grand Avenue, seemingly straight out of a Woody Allen movie, has enough bourgeois bliss to give even Minneapolis

a run for its money. Familiar chains J. Crew and Caribou have locations on Grand, but what draws visitors are eclectic places like The Wild Onion, Izzy’s Ice Cream and Sixth Chamber Used Books. 4. Mancini’s is a must for any foodie. With some of the best charcoal grilled steaks in the cities, this bastion of St. Paul cuisine won’t disappoint.

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Taste of Madison by Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

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As the summer days fade and students grudgingly head back to class, this year ’s Taste of Madison might just remind them of what they’ve been missing. For the past 33 Labor Day weekends, Taste of Madison has been a culmination of what the city holds dear: eating, drinking and bonding over the two. The event draws nearly a quarter million hungry souls and features around 100 local shops and restaurants on Capitol Square. Admission is free, taste portions range from only $1 to $4 and the sales benefit local nonprofits and charities. What sets Taste apart from other city festivals is that it allows patrons to sample new restaurants otherwise out of reach,

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Capitol Square to serve up eclectic eats Labor Day weekend both in terms of price point and locale. While a handful of downtown businesses will participate in the event, many of this year ’s vendors are situated farther off campus, ordinarily requiring a few bus transfers or a little extra mileage on a friend’s car. But possibly topping convenience in location is convenience in price. For example, Rare Steakhouse will attend the festival, providing the opportunity to experience some fine offerings like their scrumptious steak slider and duck fat french fries at a fraction of their typical cost. Expect to find all sorts of Americana at the festival, including kettle corn, ice cream, brats and barbecue, along more adventurous eats. Sassy Cow Creamery and Chocolate Shoppe will both grace Taste with their robustly flavored ice creams that will satisfy even the most dairy loving

Wisconsinite. If you’re into lighter sweet indulgences, Milano Ice will serve assorted Italian ices and La Coppa will offer an intriguing s’mores gelato pop, as well as a twist on the traditional root beer float made with their vanilla bean gelato. For some more belly filling grub, feast on ribs, brisket, pulled pork and all things smoked at one of the barbecue vendors at Taste. I’d recommend checking out Blowin’ Smoke to satisfy your craving for artfully prepared meats. Their main shop is located far out in Waunakee, so this may be one of the few opportunities to experience the result of hours of work put into laboriously smoked cuts of pork. While the establishment does have a traveling food cart, it’s rare to find in the downtown area. Guests seeking greasy fried cheese curds can rest easy knowing half a dozen carts will offer the local favorite. Curds will be available from All Star Catering, Buck and Badger, Curd Girl, Daddy Rocks, Fried &

What’s on tap: No corporate giants at HopCat Prost, fellow beer drinkers! I’m Bryan Kristensen, and this year I’ll be your What’s On Tap columnist. Like many of you I drank shitty vodka and Red Dog as a naïve freshman, but I like to think that I’ve moved past those days and now consider myself a craft beer lover. I enjoy a good IPA, but love any and all kinds of beer. This year we’ll be bringing you all things beer happening around the local and state scene, while giving you new reviews of craft brewskis from around the country. For a lot of students returning to campus, the downtown area may look a little different. New apartments are dominating the skyline, and new bars and restaurants have moved in on State Street. This past July, the latest brewpub opened in the area — HopCat. The small chain brewpub originated in Grand Rapids, Mich. and is a beer connoisseur ’s dream. With 130 offerings 16 • badgerherald.com • September 1, 2015

on tap, there’s a beer for even the most modest of beer drinkers. Chris Knape, a spokesperson for HopCat’s parent company, BarFly Ventures, said they pride themselves on their vast beer selection. “We’re all about beer and pride ourselves on giving our customers the best beer in the world,” Knape said. “We’re not your cookie cutter bar and grill. We’re a locally centered and locally managed pub that wants to become a part of this community.” HopCat is not your typical hole-inthe-wall dive bar on campus (shout-out to Madhatters, thanks for the underage memories). All sorts of people can be seen there: students, young professionals, entire families and everyone in between. On the surface it looks like a classic American chain restaurant, but how many Applebee’s could you walk into and hear Moby, Smashing Pumpkins and Black Keys blasting over the speakers? With their vast number of tap beers,

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Fabulous, Gray’s Tied House, The Old Fashioned and Bluephies, which is serving theirs wrapped in bacon. This year, Taste continues offering more eclectic foods in addition to traditional fair food. From Jamaican jerk chicken to French crepes to Korean tacos, the festival will be rich in featuring a slew of ethnically diverse cuisines. Grab the peanut buttery pad thai noodles from Sa Bai Thong or some chargrilled oysters from New Orleans-inspired restaurant Bayou. While there is some overlap in what food vendors are selling, the number of stands serving their own variations of the same dishes will make for some interesting taste testing. Whether it’s familiar or more exotic foods that guests seek, the festival is set to cater to all. Take advantage as these stellar food spots travel to you in one conveniently located, competitively priced and overwhelmingly delicious festival.

A strong citrus and slight pine smell from the hops mixes with the sweet malt smell.

you’d probably expect classics like Miller or Coors. But, those corporate giants won’t be found in HopCat’s glasses. “We’re proud to not serve Bud, Miller or Coors,” Knape said. “One of our big goals is to support craft breweries, and bring their beers to the masses. We welcome people who only drink [more mainstream] beers and we will work to find them a craft beer that they’ll enjoy.” This place is different, but in a good way. If anything, I’ll stop back in just to try their Bilbo Baggins, because that’s the best name for a beer. Ever. Despite its unique branding, for my first review I decided on the popular American IPA from 3 Sheeps Brewing Company out in Sheboygan, Really Cool Waterslides.

APPEARANCE Pours a dark amber color, settling golden brown with an off-white head.

TASTE With a medium high bitterness, the hops are deﬁnitely in control with this beer as the strong citrus ﬂavor rolls down your throat.

ROOM TEMP TASTE Even stronger citrus ﬂavor with a much longer aftertaste, which resonates well after consumption.

CONSENSUS Anyone who loves an American IPA will take great joy in this brew. I enjoyed this beer with each extra sip, and it paired well with a burger and fries. This is deﬁnitely a beer that’s meant to be enjoyed casually, not slammed through a beer bong.

RATING: 4.5/5

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Cinematheque 2015 Annual showcase to screen everything from 35mm classics to iPhone-filmed flicks by Riley Vetterkind ArtsEtc. Editor

35mm Forever!

Cy Endfield

American director Cy Endfield might best be known for his 1964 epic “Zulu” portraying a real-life, legendary battle between a small troop of British soldiers and an onslaught of Zulu warriors. But Cinematheque’s curators have widened the selection to screen other films in addition to the ‘64 classic, such as the film noir “Try and Get Me (The Sound of Fury).” The film, part of a genre Roger Ebert said “at no time misleads you into thinking there is going to be a happy ending,” depicts the downfall of a psychopath and the counterpart he persuaded to join him. Beyond this excitement, Cinematheque’s curators said the film provides a strong critique of American society.

Cinematheque’s goal to reach a wider audience will culminate in their series of films from contemporary directors that otherwise wouldn’t be screened in Madison. In the Safdie brothers’ “Heaven Knows What,” based off the unpublished memoirs of star Arielle Holmes, Holmes and Jones play washed up Manhattan heroin junkies as they navigate their relationships and the world Manhattan street youth call home. Director Sean Baker’s breakout film “Tangerine,” was shot entirely on iPhones. The plot, following two transgender prostitutes, provides raunchy comedy and a portrayal of the gritty challenge of being transgender, all under the shadow of the Hollywood hills.

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Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy

Once the industry standard for film production, 35mm film has now become a bit of an anachronism. Still, it arguably provides for a better, more original viewing experience and serves as the inspiration for this film series. One of the highlights, Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb,” will throw the viewer back to the height of the cold war. While the film is known for its black comedic genius — one can’t help but grin at the ridiculousness of American military men as they scramble to thwart nearly certain Soviet nuclear annihilation — the film also shows viewers how tense relations really were between the two powers.

For thrill-seekers looking to spice up the dreaded start to the week, consider some of the more extreme and abrasive films Cinematheque and WUD film committee are screening. James Toback’s “Exposed,” depicting the adventures of a Wisconsin farm girl as she navigates the shadowy streets of New York and Paris, combines both a rags-to-riches drama and political thriller. But possibly more chilling is Gerald Kargl’s “Angst,” a German thriller following an off-the-rails psychopath who decides to wreak havoc on an unassuming family in the countryside.

Wisconsin’s own legendary director Orson Welles was born 100 years ago in Kenosha. Cinematheque will continue with their fourth and final tribute to the actor turned director, a selection of films including the famous yet heartbreaking “The Magnificent Ambersons,” the follow-up to Welles’ brilliant analysis of power and corruption in “Citizen Kane.” The series will also showcase something more rare — Welles’ own acting. Welles casts himself as the title role in his version of “Macbeth,” and stars in another film adapted from a Kafka novel critiquing the modern justice system and finds himself on a chase for diamonds in “The Southern Star.”

Premiere Showcase

This semester students have the opportunity to explore filmmaking from the other side of the globe with a showing of a trio of films from acclaimed Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. The trilogy of films Cinematheque will present were some of the first in Indian cinema to make the transition from escapism to realism, depicting the stages of a life of an Indian boy, Apu, raised in a poor family. “Pather Panchali” explores Apu’s family’s struggle for survival in a Bengali village, while the minimalist “Aparajito” details his journey to maturity. The final installment, “The World of Apu,” depicts love and tragedy during the uncertain times of adulthood. September 1, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 17

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MUST-SEE SHOWS OF FALL 2K15 September - November sept. Ratatat

11 Orpheum 8 p.m. $25 in advance

Shania Twain

27 Kohl Center 7:30 p.m. $46-$136

$18 in advance

The Decemberists

Mac Miller

30 Overture 7:30 p.m. $39.50-$42.50

18 Low High Noon 9:30 p.m.

$37.50 in advance

19 Majestic 10:30 p.m.

Neon Indian

21 Majestic 7:30 p.m.

$25 in advance

Vance Joy

23 Barrymore 8 p.m. SOLD OUT

$30 in advance

18 Orpheum 7 p.m.

Manic Focus

$25 in advance

17 Orpheum 7 p.m. Garbage

$25 in advance

John Misty 20 Father Orpheum 7 p.m.

16 Peaches Majestic 8 p.m.

Nov. Carton Kids 3 Milk Barrymore 7 p.m. $29.50 in advance

Hammond Jr. 4 Albert High Noon 8 p.m. $15 in advance

the Giant 6 Young Orpheum 7 p.m. $26 in advance

$15 in advance

Oct. The Avett Brothers

2 Breese Stevens Field 5:30 p.m. SOLD OUT

Glass Animals

6 Orpheum 7 p.m.

Cherub

Orpheum 8 p.m. $22 in advance

Grace Potter

Barrymore 7 p.m. $35 in advance

Rise Against

6 p.m. 7 Orpheum $39.50 in advance

$25

PHOX

Overture 1 p.m. $21 in advance

Montreal 25 Of Majestic 7 p.m. Zola Jesus

24 Wisconsin Union Theater 9 p.m. FREE

Y Moi 26 Toro Majestic 8 p.m. $18 in advance

$20

Titus Andronicus

10 Frequency 8:30 p.m. $18 in advance

14 Disclosure Alliant Energy Center 7 p.m.

$35 in advance

Telekinesis

29 Frequency 8 p.m. $12 in advance

Zedd

30 Alliant Energy Center 6 p.m. $35

Delong 10 Robert Majestic 7:30 p.m. $16 in advance

11 MURS Majestic 8 p.m. $13 in advance

ChainSmokers 15 The Segredo 9 p.m. $25-$30 in advance

Odesza

22 Orpheum 7 p.m.

$22.50 in advance

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Madison’s The Sharrows founded on farm, but play wherever, whenever Local rootsy rock outfit has ‘no natural leader’ — and that’s the way they like it by Audrey Piehl ArtsEtc. Editor

When The Sharrows opened for Wild Child in Nashville, Tennessee, they weren’t deterred by any challenge, including a band member ’s obligation the next morning. As a result, the quintet drove down for the gig — an approximately nine hour trek from Madison — and right back again after the show and a brief 2 a.m. breakfast. This collective dedication, to both the music and each other, characterizes the Madison-born Sharrows. Since their first album Starting at the End and well-received 2014 EP Days of Yore, they have been bringing their bluesy, rootsy rock to venues near and far. The local group formed in late 2011 when guitarist Matt Smith’s humble flyer attracted guitarist and singer Phil Sharrow, cellist Sylvia Janicki, keyboardist Joe Hermanson and drummer Jake Bicknase. “It was a coincidence because I never would have saw the sign,” Sharrow said. “Sylvia’s roommate at the time grabbed the number and gave it to me. I didn’t know what to expect.” Within a week the soon-to-be Sharrows were playing Battle of the Bands below the Rathskeller ’s shadowy, cavernous ceilings. Janicki filled the bassist position with her classical equivalent, while vocals and other instrumental parts were unassumingly exchanged onstage. It was in this very location I met up with the band nearly four years later, sharing a pitcher of Hopalicious and reveling in their swift yet serendipitous start. “There’s no natural leader to the group, I don’t think, which is really cool and it’s really tough,” Bicknase said. “A lot of gangs have a singer-songwriter, a main guy who kind of leads the group and everyone else follows, but we don’t have that, and I think it’s really unique … It’s not one person talking to the crowd, it’s a lot more organic than that.” The fluid dynamic led the group away from standard studios and to Hermanson’s farm just outside Columbus, Wisconsin. Built and renovated by Hermanson from the remnants of an old grainery, the rustic environment helped shape the Sharrows’ trademark chemistry and sound, earning them their “farm rock” genre. But being exclusive about anything — including labels — isn’t The Sharrows’ style. Not only do they share instruments and vocal parts, but also their stage, inviting additional percussion, banjos, trumpets and even fellow Sconnie musician Tim McIlree’s shredding fiddle to shows. “One of my favorite things as a musician is to have an open mind about who we play with, and who comes and plays with us,” Sharrow said.

Their open-minded experimentation culminated when Smith encountered the North Mississippi All-Stars on tour, a southern rock band with their own studio, Zebra Ranch, founded by their late father Jim Dickinson. His wife Lindsay Dickinson now runs the small, but impressively equipped establishment in rural Coldwater, Mississippi. With the Dickinsons’ hospitality and “right-hand man” Kevin Huston’s mechanical magic, the group recorded Days of Yore in just six days. Affectionately termed “a small tin shack” by the group, Zebra Ranch was reminiscent of the farm and reflected The Sharrows’ unpresumptuous aesthetic. “It was just so organic, and you could see the history in it,” Janicki said. “It wasn’t like a typical studio.” Since the EP’s completion, the outfit has travelled coast to coast whenever able, touring their way from SXSW’s 2015 Midwest Showcase to opening for Tedeschi Trucks Band at Madison’s Orpheum. The journeys have been, in many ways, as colorful and varied as the venues themselves. From pushing the trailer uphill to a gas station in Colorado to shooting BB guns and guzzling moonshine in Kansas, The Sharrows have already encountered a wide range of interesting happenstances. “I think it was in Columbus, Ohio, we were couch-surfing with this guy … and he has a wall of anime porn that he’s drawn himself,” Bicknase said, his fellow bandmates laughing as they too remember the strange scene. “He’s like, ‘You can see there is no room left on my wall, I want you guys to take some so I can draw some more.’” But despite their love of touring — and bizarre gifts from kind hosts — The Sharrows are itching to record, setting a prospective date for a new release early next year. Even as Janicki heads to graduate school out west, she plans to stay involved with The Sharrows’ positive trajectory. “[The band] means way more to you than you realize,” Sharrow said. “The relationships that you build with the people that listen to you and the people you play with, it just keeps you going.” The band members hope to remain unrushed with their next recording, perhaps adding psychedelic elements to the timeless rock. Their goal at Zebra Ranch was to create something that would inspire themselves, Bicknase said. The Sharrows appear to have no intention of relinquishing that motive with new recordings and adventures. “It’s been four years since we started; it’s a long time, but also not a long time, as far as getting to know each other and finding out how each other fit, seeing what we can do,” Bicknase said.

Photos · (Above) The Sharrows live for the road, even when that means pushing their trailer up a hill to get gas or driving 18-hours roundtrip. (Below) While their first album was recorded outside Columbus, Wisconsin, the band’s most recent EP was crafted at Zebra Ranch in Coldwater, Mississippi. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

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Why ‘ghosting’ haunts relationships But, ghosting is defined by its apparent suddenness and lack of communication at the end of a relationship.

by Meredith Head Hump Day Columnist

The term “ghosting” — ending a relationship simply by cutting off all communication — was highly talked about this summer after Charlize Theron broke her engagement with Sean Penn by refusing to respond to his texts or calls. Despite my disgust for Penn and his abusive tendencies in relationships, the cruelty of ghosting as a practice in itself struck me. A shocking 11 percent of Americans have been ghosted, which has sparked debate on the breakup method ranging from supportive to horrified. Ghosting happens in platonic or romantic relationships between all sorts of people of different backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations. When ghosted, the incompleteness and lack of closure can be painful. Some people suggested Theron might have cut off communication to avoid abuse — this is not ghosting — ending relationships due to abuse doesn’t need an explanation. Survivors of emotional, physical and sexual abuse owe nothing to their attackers. If lack of communication is necessary to keep someone safe, then that choice should be respected.

Why do people ghost? Sudden and absolute removal of contact mostly occurs as a result of avoidance and an intense fear of conflict. Facing another person’s pain — especially someone beloved — can be excruciating. Someone might ghost their partner due to deep insecurities about themselves or the relationship. Some will cite online dating apps and social media as ingredients to ghosting. Arguably, reliance on text-based communication may create the illusion that a relationship exists primarily within the screen. This illusion tricks a person into believing that lack of response to messages equates a breakup. But, social media often acts as an obstacle to ghosting. Even if a ghosting perpetrator deletes their partner or friend on Facebook, mutual acquaintances may still share said perpetrator ’s content. What happens after the haunting? Once enough time has passed to make it clear that all those calls and texts will never be returned, feelings of

anger and hurt surpass the usual post-breakup depression. According to a study published in the Journal of Research in Personality, participants chose ghosting as the most painful breakup method — even worse than picking fights. Ghosting reinforces any anxiety regarding relationships or abandonment. Plus, avoidance sometimes leads to bigger confrontations later, as partners insist on an explanation for days or weeks without contact. After someone has been ghosted, dating expectations may lower dramatically. Commitment can seem impossible afterwards, but time and trusted loved ones are truly the best medicine for wounds of the heart. Solutions to avoid a spook In order for a breakup to be clean and healthy, partners must communicate honestly and openly. Do not begin a relationship that you know won’t end respectfully, and make preferences clear early on. Serial ghosters may find their solution in a cognitive behavioral therapy tool called exposure. Practicing a breakup with a friend by role-playing can reduce anxiety. No matter what, hold yourself accountable. Just because one person deems something worthless does not remove its worth.

FEMALE

11% of Americans have been ghosted

MALE 25.83%

26.67%

Have been ghosted 13.64% 33.33%

23.33%

16.67%

24.17%

Have ghosted others Have experienced no ghosting Have been both ghosted and ghosted others

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Capable of turning just about anyone into a wooden marvel, Ken Vogel has made paper mache puppets since 1970s by Tia Hagenbucher ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Living among the rising modern apartment complexes of Madison’s east side, marionette maker Ken Vogel manages to keep an old-fashioned art alive. Vogel, who has fashioned marionettes since the 1970s, sells his creations at various local establishments, including his own workplace, the Wisconsin Historical Society. From famous characters like Vince Lombardi and Gaylord Nelson to a simple clown, no figure is exempt from becoming a piece of Vogel’s moving art. He tends to stay true to his home state; he keeps Wisconsin natives Laura Ingalls Wilder, Bob LaFollete and Harry Houdini in his personal collection. When he first jumped into marionette making, Vogel based the initial puppets off simple stock characters like clowns, girls with ponytails and various animals. He and an old girlfriend began making them for leisure and to sell at art fairs, but over time, Vogel became more invested in the craft until it became more than just a hobby. “I’m successful in that I loved doing it and we sold a lot [of marionettes],” he said. “The girlfriend is long gone but it became

my occupation. I managed to make enough money to support myself.” With his marionette characters, Vogel goes beyond the monotonous. He’s capable of turning just about anyone into a marionette — all he needs is a few pictures. But, not all marionette muses are equal; Vogel said the more recognizable someone’s facial features, the more suitable they are to be one of his marionette models. “Sometimes I see someone and think, ‘God, they would make a perfect puppet,’” Vogel said. The process of making a marionette usually begins with a clay model that Vogel forms into the shape he wants. Then he covers the model with paper mache and upon drying, cuts the mold in half and waits a few days before painting it. It takes a day to paint the marionettes before Vogel puts them onto an assembly line for sewing, dressing and stringing them up. But the process isn’t without its kinks — Vogel continually strives to perfect his work. Luckily for him, one of his avid buyers owns a collection of more than 250 of his marionettes. With such a variety available for him to view, he said it allows him to mull over the many dolls’ nuances, leading him to further excel. “Paper mache sometimes gives them

Photo · Marionette-making has been a lifelong pursuit for Vogel. “Sometimes I see someone and think, ‘God, they would make a perfect puppet,’” said Vogel. Joey Reuterman The Badger Herald wrinkled imperfections, but I suppose that adds character,” Vogel said. “I do it the way my skill allows me to.” One of Vogel’s most interesting marionettes is a take on Wisconsin’s own Gov. Scott Walker — a cross between the presidential candidate and Pinocchio. Vogel said when someone mocks the little governor ’s pledges, his nose grows. Currently, Vogel is working on a marionette of presidential candidate Donald Trump. He plans to exaggerate his comb over and dress him up in a suit. To broaden his appeal this year, Vogel

decided to add another location where locals can get their hands on a piece of his art. Aside from Ella’s Deli and his workplace at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Vogel also plans to have a table at the Willy Street Fair this September, where his works will sell for $25 to $60 apiece. Though Vogel has been doing this for about 40 years, he stays humble and enthusiastic about his local line of work. “Madison is a great town,” Vogel said. “People are receptive to offbeat art.”

The Weeknd still can’t feel his face on impressive but disjointed latest While Beauty Behind the Madness kills with singles like ‘Often,’ Abel Tesfaye’s talent becomes shrouded in overproduction by Sam Johnson ArtsEtc. Contibuter

The influx of popular music released so far makes 2015 a historical year for the billboards. Abel Tesfaye — more commonly known as The Weeknd — dominates this incredible year in singles, contributing “50 Shades of Grey’s” only redeeming quality with “Earned It,” and dropping a song no one can dislike, “Can’t Feel my Face.” But his longtime fans understand the sacrifice they must make as The Weeknd breaks into the mainstream and cashes in on his talent. The once brooding, über-sinful crooner has become a lovestruck R&B-pop superstar. Tesfaye’s latest LP Beauty Behind the Madness sheds the polarizing, R&B niche The Weeknd stood by for three mixtapes and an album. While he keeps the MJ voice, he adds hit-machine Max Martin on production, churning out recordbreaking singles for millions of new listeners, while also easing old fans into a new era. The Weeknd has a tendency to start his albums and mixtapes slow; listen to “Professional” off of Kissland, “Life of the Party” on Thursday and “D.D.” from Echoes of Silence. “Real Life” opens

Beauty in a cautious, orchestrated manner. Strings play a major role in the album and form the rhythm for this opener. “Real Life” shares a similar style to “Earned It,” but lacks the theatrics and booming production the latter revels in. Anytime an artist can boast a Kanye-produced track on their song, most people instantly know it’s going to be a hit (exception: ASAP Rocky). “Tell Your Friends” thrives on the soul groove and simple jazz percussion that stays consistent throughout. Maybe having someone as powerful as West attached to a track forces the artist to try their best lyrically. The prose reflects his work ethic and prominence in the Millennial generation: “My cousin said I made it big and it’s unusual / She tried to take a selfie at my grandma’s funeral,” Tesfaye sings. “I was broken, I was broke, I was so broke / I used to roam around the town when I was homeless.” Halfway through the album come the singles “Often” and “The Hills.” They remain in the gritty, booming and overly-sexual Trilogy-era of his first three mixtapes. They’re built on late night beats that put listeners in a hazy trance. These are the songs to put on when you finally get back to your apartment after partying. They contain sex and drug lyrics over chilling

beats. It’s the Tesfaye we know and adore, his way of assuring the old fans he hasn’t forgotten them. The back half of the album stalls out on lamentable production and forgettable moments. “Shameless,” “In the Night” and “As You Are” blend together as slower love ballads, reminiscent of ‘80s R&B-pop. Only the Lana Del Rey featured “Prisoner” shines between the clunky and hopeful single “Dark Times” with Ed Sheeran, and dreadful closer “Angel.” Rey and Tesfaye collaborate perfectly with their mutual smokey, sexy styles. In contrast, “Angel” is just The Weeknd singing over an ‘80s metal band ballad. Even Sia’s cameo and the children’s chorus at the end couldn’t salvage this song. “Angel” results as a curveball ending, leaving a bad taste in the mouth. Despite other successes, mega-hit “Can’t Feel My Face” is the strongest song on the album. Given the circumstances of its release — the Apple Music conference — the single’s prominence makes sense. Before Apple unveiled their streaming app, Spotify dominated the market of accessible, unlimited music. In response, Apple wisely chose the fastest rising artist from their targeted audience to unveil

possibly the most listened to song of the summer. With four knockout singles, it’s difficult to call Beauty Behind the Madness a disappointment. However, what fills the cracks between these hits hides what feels like quickly thrown together pop-R&B instrumentals The Weeknd bears his soul behind. Beauty Behind the Madness proves The Weeknd wants to become the face of pop music today, but can’t quite find his footing.

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Madison Preppers: ‘Refuse to be a victim’ Community shares survival skills, exchanges gear in case of disaster by Alex Arriaga Features Editor

When Curt LaHaise was caught in a wildfire in California in 1981, he realized he had been living without a plan. In the 34 years since, he’s been living his lesson learned. LaHaise is a leader of a growing organization of preppers in Madison. Preppers are individuals who live in a state of mind of caution and awareness, stocking up on survival materials in case of disaster. With 381 members, it’s the largest network of preppers in the state. “In California I worried about earthquakes, wildfires, flooding,” LaHaise said. “When the winds would blow, the fires would start, they would burn the hills and then rains would come, everything would mudslide and then throw in an earthquake.” Here in Wisconsin, his worries are different. Tornadoes, winter storms, power outages or car accidents are all threats, LaHaise said. With the words “refuse to be a victim” sewed onto his sleeve, LaHaise said he has a plan in place to keep himself, his wife and his two corgis safe. Beneath his Sun Prairie home, LaHaise stocks up on food, water and survival gear. His shelves are stocked with canned goods, water-purifying kits and fire-starting kits. “When you go outside, anything can happen,” LaHaise said. “It’s not being paranoid, it’s being prepared.” LaHaise’s advice is to always have a plan. When his wife goes to work, she has enough supplies to stay there for at least three days. Both he and his wife have emergency backpacks in case they have to evacuate their home. They have two different locations in the area they can escape to in case of an emergency, fully stocked and prepared. “It’s practical stuff,” LaHaise said. “Basically it’s camping on steroids. If you can camp, you probably have some basic skills of preparedness.”

A community of Preppers

Every second Tuesday of the month, members of Madison Preppers get together to share their skills for preparedness. Men and women, ranging from ages 17 to 70, single members and entire families are part of the group. “We’ll do bartering; if people have stuff like eggs or honey, or if they have excess supplies,

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Photo · With 381 members, Madison Preppers is the largest network of its kind in the state. Nyal Mueenuddin The Badger Herald they’ll bring them and trade,” LaHaise said. Pam, who asked her real name be kept private, works for a large insurance company in Madison. She joined the preppers group three years ago. Pam said she’s cautious with who she shares her prepping life with. She recognizes the prepper movement has gotten attention for “Doomsday Preppers” or more radical groups who are ready for the apocalypse. For Pam, prepping is more about being ready for a rainy day. Living in an apartment, she doesn’t want her neighbors knowing she has extra water in case of emergency. “It’s like me asking what’s in your savings account,” she said. She said prepping had always been a part of her life, before she realized the name for it. When she searched for the group online, she started to go to the meetings.

“ When you go outside, anything can happen ... It’s not being paranoid, it’s being prepared.”

Curt LaHaise “I think it’s a community, I think it’s a network,” Pam said. “It’s not a cult, it’s not a club. Just a group of like-minded people who have an interest, who go to learn. There are some people there that I know would have my back.” Bob, another member of Madison Preppers, said he had also been prepping before he found the group. With five kids, he was used to

keeping food and supplies on hand. “I keep a grocery store in my basement,” he said. “When something is on sale, I’ll stock up on 10 or 20 of them.” Bob, who works as a sales representative in video surveillance for a security company, has been part of the Madison Preppers for two years now. He has passed on the practice to his kids and their families. Prepping is not done with one specific disaster in mind, he said, but with a general readiness for anything. Bob said the Madison Preppers have had about 30 different training topics over the past couple years. From medical cases, like Ebola, to building a solar generator, there is a wide variety of topics the group discusses. “We’ve got the state capitol here, and the university,” Bob said. “So many biomedical companies as a startup from the UW System, what if something gets released?”

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While having a plan to keep themselves and their families safe is a priority, Bob and LaHaise both also belong to a subgroup called Oathkeepers — with a mission to defend the Constitution and all Americans from threats. The Oathkeepers consists of current or former military and law enforcement. “We get the bad deal of being called militia, because we’re military and have weapons, but it’s not that,” LaHaise said. “It’s patriots who took an oath to the Constitution of the United States.” LaHaise said the Oathkeepers keep all threats in mind as their responsibility. From looting and arson to foreign nuclear weapons, the Oathkeepers take up arms in defense. LaHaise said while the United States has the largest military in the world, the military cannot be everywhere. “What if we were invaded by China or Russia? What happens if a freakin’ plane flew over and paratroopers jumped out?” LaHaise said. Pam said she would also join the Oathkeepers if she was eligible. She has taken up firearm training and enjoys shooting for sport, she said. Most new gun owners are women, Pam said. “I own a handgun, I have the training that I need to be a responsible gun owner and I have a healthy respect for it,” Pam said. As a former military brat and part of the military in the ‘70s, Bob also participates as a member of the Oathkeepers. Bob’s family has lived in Madison for more than twenty years. Even as an Oathkeeper, Bob said he does not carry his weapon. “We live in a pretty safe neighborhood here,” Bob said.

Photo · In his basement, LaHaise stocks up on food, water and survival gear. Both he and his wife have backpacks ready in case of an emergency evacuation. Nyal Mueenuddin The Badger Herald

The ‘Prepper’ reputation

The word ‘prepper’ get’s a negative connotation, LaHaise said. Media depictions of doomsday or apocalypse preppers makes the movement seem crazy, he said. Pam said when prepping is portrayed as paranoia or craziness, it’s an exaggeration. They’re not obsessing about safety as much as what is portrayed on TV, she said. That’s all Hollywood, LaHaise said. Still, he has a sense of humor about the reputation. “During Halloween two years ago, I did a zombie survival thing,” LaHaise said. “Stuff out of the zombie survival guide. I thought, what the heck — people got a kick out of it.”

Photo · As a certified firearm instructor, LaHaise owns 30 guns, which he uses in his shooting instruction courses. As a prepper, LaHaise is a gunowner and carrier for self-defense. Nyal Mueenuddin The Badger Herald

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Meet the Editorial Board: Fall 2015 Editor-in-Chief Aliya Iftikhar The Badger Herald Editorial Board exists to highlight issues of importance to the University of Wisconsin student community. The Board regularly meets to discuss topics pertinent to students on the university, city and state levels. The Board welcomes any comments, criticism, topic suggestions or alternative viewpoints. Feel free to reach out to us at edboard@ badgerherald.com. Below are the members of this semester’s Editorial Board, as represented by their first Facebook profile pictures.

Managing Editor Rachael Lallensack Oh, I do not like writing in first person, this is weird. My background in The Badger Herald’s news department beat all of the “I thinks” and bias out of me. Funnelling through J-School made objectivity king of my values, but as a different king, or rather, “The Boss” Bruce Springsteen said on his 1985 album Scarecrow, “You’ve gotta stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.” (Fun fact: I know every word to that album because it got stuck in the cassette player of my dad’s truck. Make what you will of that.) I’m a senior majoring in journalism and environmental studies. Put simply, I’m passionate about animals and nature. My best friend used to protest the treatment of elephants at circuses and petitioned Walmart to stop selling beta fish in Tupperware containers. The house I grew up in is nestled on the outskirts of DNR-protected land and a portion of the Ice Age Trail. As I learned from one of the greatest UW professors Bill Cronon, there is no division between the human environment and the idea of wilderness. (Take ENV460 before you graduate. You will not regret it.) So in my view, humans are animals and human issues are environmental issues. Things like climate change, sustainable energy, animal testing and conservation get me pretty worked up. I’m most interested in giving a voice to the voiceless and making sure people are held accountable for their actions. Send animal facts, puns and pictures to rlallensack@badgerherald.com. If you want to watch me troll @BBCEarth on Twitter, follow @rlallensack.

At-Large Member Madeleine Sweitzer Hey Herald readers, it’s me again. As I enter my junior year, it will be my third semester on Editorial Board and my fifth semester at the Herald — two as an opinion contributor, two as an editorial page editor and now as an at-large member of this Board. So far, I’ve been all opinion, all the time. I’m currently interested in issues surrounding gender equality, mental health and the LGBTQ community following the legalization of same-sex marriage. I’ve also been sucked into the 2016 hype machine. Over the summer, some of my friends and I pledged to see every presidential candidate that came to Wisconsin (except Donald Trump). Thus, my summer included shaking Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) hand at his Madison rally and seeing Gov. Scott Walker announce his presidential bid in Waukesha (or as I call it, Walker-sha). I may be the only person who paid for campaign buttons from both the self-identified socialist Sanders and the conservative Kohl’s enthusiast Walker. After getting into the School of Journalism and Mass Communication over the summer, I’m now officially a triple major, but what I plan to do with a degree in political science, history and journalism is still undecided. If you want to give me career advice, fangirl John Oliver or discuss your views, I can be reached at msweitzer@badgerherald.com or @mcsweitzer on Twitter. 26 • badgerherald.com • September 1, 2015

No more biting my tongue. It’s my sixth semester at the Herald and after coming from a background in news, I’m ready to shed the values of objectivity (ok, obviously not) and voice my opinions. I’m an international studies major with certificates in Middle Eastern studies and global health. I’m a born and bred Minnesotan and my family is originally from Kashmir, India. I grew up spending my summers there, which eventually spurred an interest in studying areas of conflict, peace-building and giving voice to the powerless. Other areas of interest include: international politics, access to health care, minority rights, women’s issues and happenings at the top of Bascom and in the

Capitol. There are always two sides to a story and the fastest way to get me to listen to your side is using logic, rationale and backing it up with substance. Any queries about where the bathroom key is, other questions/comments or chocolate chip cookies can be directed to @aliyazeba or aiftikhar@badgerherald.com.

Opinion Editor Mackenzie Krumme I have been a columnist for The Badger Herald for just over one year and was recently asked to move from writer to opinion editor, marking my first semester on the Editorial Board. I am majoring in journalism and international studies, although I may have an advanced degree in asking lots of questions. With only three semesters left at UW, I hope to take full advantage of not working full-time and eating out as much as my budget will allow. When I am not knee-deep in homework or walking my dogs, I enjoy traveling. I recently became a Spirit Airline’s gold member. It has so many perks, such as being permitted to carry three small articles of clothing and paying $3.75 for tap water. As far as my political ideology, I was raised by parents who were in their prime during the 1960s — the era of the true hippie. After having two daughters and adopting a third, they became special education teachers. They taught me to be an activist, a hybrid-driving-animal-lover and to be accepting of others. I spent one year of my life living in a country with free health care and free higher education. I spent two years of my life living in poverty stricken rural areas. I will let you make some assumptions. The issues I am particularly interested in are immigration, education, minimum wage, health care and government assistance programs. If you’d like to have coffee over a (vegan) muffin and discuss your life choices, which are not as unfortunate as you may think, please feel free to email me at mkrumme@badgerherald.com.

Managing Editor Briana Reilly Even after three semesters of writing the same 200word bio, it doesn’t get any easier. So here goes nothing. I’m going on my fifth semester with the Herald and my fourth as a member of this Board. My Herald history consists of three semesters involved in the opinion section and one semester in a state of BH limbo (think pseudo retirement). But now I’m fully back and ready to opine again. Fueled by the kicks and feelings of nostalgia I get from watching reruns of old Simpsons episodes and consuming these little coffee candies I found in China, I hope to use this energy to challenge myself (and my views) and the status quo. This semester on Board, I want to learn more, disagree more and write more insightful editorials, ones crafted after lengthy debate and consideration. I’m interested in homelessness, human rights issues, activism, politics and East Asia. Feel free to chat with me about these topics or anything else at breilly@badgerherald. com or @briana_reilly on Twitter.

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GOING GREEK OR GOING BACK IN TIME?

Mayor Paul Soglin’s “not-in-my-backyard” approach to Madison-area homelessness narrowed this summer with the addition of the clause “and for damn sure not on my benches.” Strained mayor-homeless relations characterized this spring and summer. Citing concerns about Madison’s drifter problem, Soglin has sought to make State Street and the Capital Square a public park in order to “greater control” behavior. Then Soglin vetoed a unanimous City Council proposal to make homelessness a protected class, to the chagrin of many homeless rights advocates. It was Soglin’s bench ordinance announcement in July that kickstarted a debate which will likely persist through the end of fall. The mayor ’s proposal would impose a time limit on public bench usage downtown, including State Street. The ordinance limits public bench time to one Erik Brown hour, and prohibits people from sleeping in The Badger Herald many downtown areas, including the City County Building. The City Council first took up the ordinance at the beginning of August, marking the start of the proposal’s slow progress through various committees. Due to its contentious nature, it remains to be seen whether this ordinance will get the support it needs to be enacted — and what the city’s homeless will do if it does.

Langdon Street is point blank a 1950s-era segregated district of campus. Greek tradition is hyperexclusive on the basis of socioeconomic status, race and gender, not to mention the “traditions” embedded in Greek culture are frequently dangerous. A viral University of Alabama Alpha Phi recruitment video drew attention due to its lack of diversity, and raised questions about what “values-based recruitment” really means. Watching blonde after blonde do hair flips and throw glitter in the air was basically like walking down the Barbie aisle at Target — think the scene in Toy Story 2 at Al’s Toy Barn. The video features ladies living in the lap of luxury, dressed to the nines. But high and mandatory costs to live in official Greek houses bar low-income students from joining. Date parties and formals reinforce heteronormativity as sororities pair with fraternities to rage all night. This creates barriers for the LGBTQ community and negates decades of work toward gender equality. Furthermore, incidences of rape and sexual assault occur far too often. In spring, The Badger Herald uncovered dangerous hazing rituals at UW’s Chi Phi fraternity chapter. University officials said the frat’s actions caused “serious physical, psychological and emotional injuries,” and Chi Phi was stripped of its official university organization status. Reports from the investigation make it clear that hazing remains deeply embedded in Greek life. Going Greek is more like going back in time.

WALKER HEADS TO BIG LEAGUES

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Unless you’ve been living under a mediaresistant rock, you’re aware the 2016 presidential race has begun. You’ll find a familiar face in the crowded Republican roster as Wisconsin’s very own Walker packed his famous brown bag lunch and headed to the big leagues. Yep, Walker is looking to take his conservative policies, love of ham and receding hairline to the White House. After launching his long-anticipated campaign in mid-July, Walker has split time between Wisconsin and the national stage. Walker is not required to resign the governorship unless he ultimately is the nominee. As it currently stands, our state is basically dealing with a part-time governor until primary voters send him home or tap him in for the general election. While he has been highly ranked in early polls, it appears we’re in for a bloodbath of a primary season. With more than a dozen candidates fighting for the nomination, it’s hard to foresee what will happen to Walker (and Wisconsin) over the

next few months. One thing’s for sure, current Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch would get one hell of a promotion should Walker secure the nomination.

WALKER’S RECORD WITH WOMEN INCONSISTENT WITH PRO-LIFE VALUES Fueled by the release of secretly recorded videos that accuse Planned Parenthood of selling fetal body parts, Gov. Scott Walker has made defunding the organization a campaign platform. More recently, he has backed legislation to block federal funding from the state’s branch. He repeats a hipster-esque plug essentially claiming he defunded Planned Parenthood before it was cool, citing the $1 million in funding directed away from the organization in his 2011-13 budget, which resulted in five clinics closing. “We defunded Planned Parenthood long before these videos came out,” Walker said at the GOP debate in August. Earlier this summer, Walker signed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. Though Walker signed a condition allowing abortion in cases in which the mother’s health is at risk, he’s spoken against it and argued at the GOP debate that there are “alternatives.” The video releases were highly doctored and the reality remains that abortion is only 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services. The majority of the organization’s services go to sexual and reproductive health care and sex education. Walker’s strong “pro-life” record doesn’t carry over when it comes to women’s lives.

UW-STATE RELATIONSHIP STATUS REMAINS QUESTIONABLE After a biennial budget season marked by a UW-state fist fight, UW emerged battered, bruised and divided. Walker nixed tenure and shared governance from the state budget, which was the final hit in nearly a seven-month battle over Wisconsin’s public higher education system. It raised questions about the state government’s role in university policies and has further strained relations between the Capitol and Bascom Hall. Removing tenure from state statute broadens the grounds on which tenured faculty can be fired, while simultaneously giving the Board of Regents responsibility to create its own tenure policy. The exact nature of the final tenure policy the Board will present for a vote next April remains unclear, leaving educators fearful for the future of UW education and research. While shared governance was also removed from state statute, the Student Services Finance Committee still has the ability to allocate student segregated fees. The degree of autonomy UW’s student government will retain is still in question. The showdown also exposed divisions on campus. Members of faculty and staff have criticized Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s efforts to protect the interests of tenured professors. Some said Blank was too slow to organize resistance to the proposed changes to tenure and shared governance. The consequences of this drawn-out confrontation has yet to be fully realized. All that’s left in the interim is general uncertainty and a feeling of UW bitterness towards the state. September 1, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 27

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Panhandling is another law to make downtown paradise for wealthy ACLU accuses city of infringing on homeless rights, questions constitutionality of downtown ban by Nick Pogorelec Columnist

Madison’s far-left ideals, which the city was once famous for are fading, as homeless and the working poor are slowly forced out of downtown. In 2012 the City Council made changes to a bill against aggressive panhandling, adding language that banned panhandling around Capitol Square and on State Street. Some civil rights groups, however, are not sitting idly while the government strips the poor and homeless of their rights. The American Civil Liberties Union has accused the city of infringing on panhandlers’ first amendment rights, based on a case in early August through federal court of appeals in Chicago, where the panhandling ban in Springfield, Illinois, was struck down for the same reason. Larry Dupuis, the legal director of Wisconsin’s ACLU chapter, said “[Getting rid of the pan handling ban] may make it harder for the mayor to create a bubble that is perceived as safe. But poverty is real, poor people are real and they have real needs. And the constitution protects their right to speak out about their needs.” In addition to taking away their right, the measure attempts to “clean” the homeless from their new vision of downtown Madison. Recent plans to revamp the central business district are certainly geared towards business. As buildings like The Hub and Domain begin leasing, and posh bars pop up along State Street’s historic sidewalks, the homeless

and the poor are losing their place in a city noted for its liberalism. It is clear the interests of businesses and the well-off come over the lowest in society. It brings into question our rating as the “Most Livable City” in 2014. Most livable for whom? If you are an affluent Madisonian who has the means to partake in Madison’s award-winning restaurant scene, well-funded westside schools and its world-renowned healthcare facilities, then Madison is certainly one of the best places in the country to live. However, the needy are unable to afford to use all of the city’s benefits. Due to rent prices downtown, the poorest Madisonians live on the outskirts in unsafe neighborhoods because it would damage Madison’s reputation as a “paradise for all.” They commute to work in the glitzy isthmus, but they cannot afford to live there, and those who make the streets their home are being coldly Photo · The city government disregards the needs of the poor, as evidenced by their anti-panhandling policy. swept away by a city government that Joey Reuteman sees them as problem instead of as their The Badger Herald fellow citizens. Panhandling is unfortunately a source of Governments have catered to the interests income for some of Madison’s poorest, and side those who have nothing. We cannot claim of business and the affluent for far too long, the city government is taking that away from to be a bastion of the American left if we have and now they are trying to take away the them simply because it’s a nuisance to the a municipal government which prioritizes the wealthy. The message from the city is loud handing over of the city center to business rights of those who were dealt a poor hand and clear: If you don’t have the income to interests over the welfare of its poorest in life. It’s on all of us to show the mayor and the world Madison is a city that fights for the invigorate the economy, then we don’t work inhabitants. Unless the citizens of Madison and other less fortunate and aims to create a community for you. groups like the ACLU speak out, the city for everyone. Many move to this city to live in a community, which upholds liberal social government will keep on with their plan to Nichalous Pogorelec (nichalouspogo@gmail. ideals as one of its main tenets. However, make Madison heaven on earth for the wellto-do. com) is a junior majoring in sociology. there is nothing liberal about casting to the

Get over it: Destruction of Humanities-Vilas bridge a necessity Air conditioning, safety updates more important than convenient pedestrian walkway by Mackenzie Krumme Opinion Editor

As a journalism student, I used the Humanities bridge daily. But even I can understand the pedestrian bride is not worth the money to repair it. The cost to repair the bridge is $1.5 million and with a safe alternative to cross the street, the money can be used elsewhere. I do apologize to all the Vilas and Humanities students who have to wait 26 seconds for the light to change. Understanding the decision was not based on the recent budget cuts, however, makes the pill easier to swallow. According to Bill Elvey, associate vice chancellor of Facilities Planning & Management, the construction of the Humanities bridge falls under the Capital 28 • badgerherald.com • September 1, 2015

Planning and Management Department, which is in the umbrella of the FP&M but funding is allocated differently. The move to take down the bridge was a business decision and not directly related to the budget cuts. As far as what needs to be accomplished before $1.5 million is spent repairing a bridge, there are more important priorities. “I have $300 million worth of back log on capital renewal and referred maintenance,” Elvey said. “That means I have to do health and safety things, I have to do routes and air condition systems. Those are way higher on the priority list than a pedestrian bridge, which, in theory, you don’t actually even need.” Air conditioning is important and safety

repairs are usually mandatory. Personally, I would rather sit in an air-conditioned lecture hall and not have tiles fall on my head before I’d want a quicker way to cross University Avenue. But the destruction of the bridge does raise important budgetary questions. While the Humanities bridge was not directly related to the millions of dollars cut from UW, there are operational expenses that will be compromised. “Our operating budget was cut $2.9 million,” Elvey said. “In our case we made a conscious decision to reduce some custodial service level in some of our newer buildings.” According to Elvey, they were trying to maintain a higher level of service in the new buildings and now will reduce service to the

level of older buildings. “Typically if you can keep the building at a higher level of custodial service they will maintain over time. It is like waxing your car more often, the paint finish will last longer,” Elvey said. The bridge is now a distant memory. We should stop mourning its loss and begin to recognize other problems that are surfacing due to budgetary cuts. Reducing maintenance is a slippery slope towards poor aesthetics and structural deterioration. Mackenzie Krumme (mkrumme@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in journalism and international studies.

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New year, new UW, but university’s progressive values persist As school year begins, students must work to adapt to new policies, climate by Danny Walzer Columnist

As students at the University of Wisconsin, the 2015-16 academic year is one of great importance. The 2015-17 biennial budget has been signed, cutting $250 million from the UW System; legal tenure protections for faculty have been removed from state statute, sparking controversy; and UW, as a whole, ranked 25th in the world and 18th nationally, according to the 2015 results provided by The Center for World University Rankings. This is only a handful of recent sociopolitical events that have taken place within the UW community. Now what? At first, this is a seemingly unproductive question. These events have occurred and the changes have been made. Case closed, right? Well, not exactly. What may appear to be a simple and straightforward question is actually multifaceted and of great importance. I pose this question not to address the next set of actions that must be taken, but rather to highlight the importance of critical thought amidst a sea of change the university

community is currently experiencing. The Wisconsin Idea and UW are derived from the history of the state of Wisconsin as being a “laboratory for democracy.” Our university is a scholastic experiment in a state of constant flux. New ideas surface, and new means of testing and exploring such new ideas are developed. While the physical university is stationary, the visions of its human components are fluid. Out of the $250 million cut from the UW System budget, the UW’s share of this is $59 million. Then, cuts to specific programs and current spending result in additional $27 million, totaling $86 million. Tuition for outof-state and professional students must be inflated to compensate. The numbers speak for themselves: starting this year, thousands of students will be affected. But this is not the end of the line. Although Gov. Scott Walker ’s name is etched into the financial paperwork, a name on paper cannot, and will not, shut down a democratic laboratory. As students, when we move forward, our university moves forward. Possessing the ability to adapt to a new sociopolitical climate is a fundamental aspect

of belonging to a progressive institution. So, again … Now what? The answer is dependent on us, the student body. We are students at a university that is driven by those who seek its advancement. However, if we truly wish to determine the course of our institution, thought must precede action. A fundamental criterion of true change is critical thought, an activity our UW community is built upon. But it does not, and will not, happen on its own. As previously mentioned, legal tenure protections for faculty have now been removed from state statute, provoking nervousness; the UW System may soon witness the departure of many of its most important educational assets. Pedagogical liberty is under attack, and this time-sensitive issue only adds to our brewing political storm. However, this storm is precisely why we can never abandon a defining characteristic of our academic community: the desire for discovery. Now more than ever, we have a reason to involve ourselves. There is simply too much happening around us to turn a blind

eye. An election is gradually approaching, and with Walker racing for the nomination, Madison is particularly politically charged (an environment that will certainly influence various aspects of student life). Moving forward with the 2015-16 academic year, the UW community will have to adapt to recent sociopolitical changes. But we are, historically, very good at this. It is why we consistently receive world-class rankings (ahead of Duke, Kentucky and Minnesota). We must live up to this reputation. If we want to truly learn something, we must step outside of our comfort zones. If we want to truly change something, however, we must live outside of our comfort zones. By no means is this a simple endeavor, but it begins with critical thought. As students, we must constantly remind ourselves to remain aware and informed. Not only will we feel empowered, but we will also see we are the catalysts for change and progress. Danny Walzer (dwalzer@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and communications.

No longer carded for a sandwich: HopCat adjusts underage rules Assimilating to Madison culture, brewpub breaks with national policy to get more business by Mackenzie Krumme Opinion Editor

HopCat was slapped with culture shock when they denied patrons under 21 entrance into their new Madison location, even during lunch time. The new tavern in the downtown area had a policy not allowing people under 21 into their facility without a parent. This policy was enforced even during the lunch hour, regardless of intentions to drink. Within four weeks of opening on West Gorham Street, however, their policy changed completely. Today, they allow anyone into the facility before 9 p.m. with or without a parent. Thank you, HopCat, I am glad to be of legal age to eat your famous crack fries. But HopCat spokesperson Chris Knape explained the bar-restaurant’s underage policy. “The previous policy was mainly designed to help prevent efforts to drink by underage people,” Knape said in an email. “We are a bar geared toward adults of drinking age. The policy has served us well in other markets, where it remains unchanged.” As a restaurant, implementing an extra policy to stop underage drinking is understandable. If the establishment is caught,

the consequences can be severe. With 130 beers on tap the temptation for underage patrons to drink is high. Yet, denying underage people entrance into a facility during lunch time is a poor decision, given the restaurant is surrounded by college students. According to the 2014-15 Data Digest at UW, there are more than 18,000 students between the ages of 18 and 20 at the University of Wisconsin. This number is mindboggling considering they are potential customers who are being turned away. There are other ways to ensure everyone drinking is of age. For instance, card the customer when they ask for a drink but not when they ask for a sandwich. Talking to Eric Christenson, district director of the Wisconsin Tavern League for Dane County, however, it is not that simple. “Every restaurant is different,” said Christenson. “The setup of a restaurant and how busy you are can affect how you monitor if someone who is underage is drinking. If there are people at a table and some are 21 and some are not, they can pass the drink around. This is a liability for the restaurant. The decision should really be left up to the establishment.” Yes, the decision should be left to the

owners. Ultimately, if they are following state statue, it is their business — and their loss of customers. HopCat already adjusted their Madison policy after outrage from the community, and they are slowly assimilating to Madison culture. Now they just have to be prepared

when the community discovers they don’t allow anyone underage to drink with their parents. Mackenzie Krumme (mkrumme@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in journalism and international studies.

Photo Despite nearly 20,000 underage students on campus, HopCat initially kept their corporate policy of not allowing people under 21 into their facility without a parent. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

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Parents moving son into dorms won’t fucking leave Family struggles to make clean cut after first separation After helping their son move into Sellery Hall over the weekend, parents of freshman Jordan Pierce allegedly would just not fucking leave. According to reports, two hours after moving Pierce’s last box into his new room, his parents were still just awkwardly hanging around while he unpacked his belongings. Residents of Jordan’s floor reported uneasiness and awkward small talk as Mr. and Mrs.

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Opposite styles for linebackers Biegel, Schobert, but similar results On-field demeanor between two redshirt juniors varies greatly, but off-field friendship provides balance to defense

Photo · As the emotional leader of the Wisconsin football team’s defense, redshirt junior outside linebacker Vince Biegel uses his self-described style of play called “controlled chaos” to energize his teammates.

Photo · On the other side of the formation, fellow junior redshirt linebacker Joe Schobert’s calm demeanor allows him to use his pre-snap reads to his advantage. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald by Chris Bumbaca Sports Editor

After a series of fist pumps, chest bumps, hoots and hollers from other teammates, Wisconsin football outside linebacker Joe Schobert, a redshirt junior, approaches fellow OLB Vince Biegel, puts his hands on Biegel’s shoulder pads and simply walks away. The exchange occurred five minutes into the third quarter of last season’s 59-24 blowout against Nebraska. It was a perfect characterization of the duo; mirroring their juxtaposed positions on the field, they are opposites in demeanor. Before the exchange, Biegel, now also redshirt junior, shot his gap as the sun set and snow fell at Camp Randall Stadium, and stripped the football from thenNebraska running back Ameer Abdullah. The Badgers recovered the ball, and the play sparked the second-half rout of the Cornhuskers. What ensued immediately after is vintage Biegel, who describes his playing style as “controlled chaos.” Biegel, a self-proclaimed emotional leader, hyping everyone around him, and

Schobert, even-keeled and level-headed, provide a dynamic on the field that is essential for every football team, Biegel said. “You don’t want to get too high or get too low,” Biegel said. “You want to be right in that happy medium. Speaking from a defensive standpoint, you want to play with high emotion, but also knowing your assignment and technique.” Being the emotional leader is something Biegel prides himself on, he said. “We’ll be backed up against the wall — we need a guy that’s going to be able to step up in there and get the guys rolling,” Biegel said. “That’s a role I take on and cherish.” He adds, “I think it pays off and rubs off.” It rubs off so much that Schobert said Biegel gets so fiery he doesn’t even need to open his mouth to the other team. “He’s loud and he’s obnoxious to the other teams,” Schobert said. “It’s great for us. It’s a way for us to get pumped up. Always edgy.” Schobert takes a toned down approach, which creates a good balance. “I try to be a little bit more sneaky about it. He’ll get up right in your face. I might say a couple of things but I try to stay a little more calm ... I don’t talk as much, because I

know [Biegel] will be doing that for us.” When Biegel’s “controlled craziness” teeters on instability, he has Schobert there to bring him back to earth and the dynamic works inversely when Biegel’s enthusiasm helps motivate Schobert. “I’m a great guy to calm him down if he gets a little too high,” Schobert said. “And he’s a great guy to pick me up if I get a little too low.” Whatever the system is, it works, and the stat sheet shows it. The pair played key roles on a Wisconsin defense that finished with a national ranking at the end of last season. In 2014, Biegel recorded 56 total tackles and led the team with 16.5 tackles for loss, forcing two fumbles. Schobert was fourth on the team with 69 total tackles, 13.5 for loss. For all of their differences in on-field demeanor, Biegel and Schobert have fostered a friendship throughout the years. They live two houses away from each other and are roommates on the road. “Off the field, he’s just a normal guy,” Schobert said of Biegel. “He’s a good guy to hang out with.” And the competitive nature in both that pushes them on the field translates to the

occasional video game tournament. “We’re always competitive in everything we do,” Schobert said. “On or off the field.” On the field, the two have an understanding of the other ’s tendencies, a product of them playing together for four seasons now.

I’m a great guy to calm him “down if he gets a little too high. And he’s a great guy to pick me up if I get a little too low.

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Joe Schobert UW linebacker “We can kind of feel each other out. I know what he’s thinking, he knows what I’m thinking,” Biegel said. “We’ve been playing with each other for a while now.” Biegel used the old Chinese symbol “yinyang” to summarize the relationship. “It’s a fun duo,” he said. For them, definitely. Maybe not so much for opposing offenses on Wisconsin’s schedule this season.

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On the mend: Badgers’ receiving unit looks to get healthy for 2015 Led by fifth-year senior Alex Erickson, Wisconsin wideouts hope for bounceback season with emergence of Wheelwright, others

by Nick Brazzoni Sports Content Editor

Potential is a word often tossed around in sports. But potential is meaningless if it doesn’t result in on-field production — a dilemma the Wisconsin football team’s wide receiving unit is currently facing. Despite a core with plenty of “potential,” they have not yet produced enough on the field to allow Badger fans to rest easy. Last season, the Wisconsin passing game ranked 12th in the Big Ten with only 2,082 yards. But UW fifth-year senior receiver Alex Erickson sees 2015 as a possible turnaround for the unit. “We have a deep group that has a lot of talent,” Erickson said. “It’s just a matter of being consistent every single day and putting it all together.” Now, the various weapons at starting quarterback Joel Stave’s disposal have a lot to prove, and the potential of UW’s offense likely rests on the shoulders of their wide receivers. Erickson was Wisconsin’s leading receiver in 2014, catching a total of 55 balls for 772 yards and three touchdowns. But the rest of the Badger wideouts who saw the field last season combined for just 34 total catches.

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UW receiving numbers in 2014 Alex Erickson: 55 catches, 772 yards, three touchdowns Rest of unit: 34 catches, 1,310 yards, two touchdowns The limited production on the field last year has been a cause for concern coming into this season, but Erickson said the on-field chemistry between the receivers and Stave has grown immensely over the summer. “I think the chemistry has definitely improved,” Erickson said. “We are spreading the ball around a little bit more than we did last year, which is obviously good for our team. Guys have really adapted and guys have made plays.” One of the players who needed extended on-field work with Stave this summer was junior receiver Robert Wheelwright. Since he arrived at Wisconsin, Wheelwright has shown flashes of being the big-play guy the Badgers have longed for. Injuries, which have consisted of a PCL sprain along with various hamstring and groin injuries, have slowed the junior ’s development into serving as a legitimate playmaker for the team. With Wheelwright appearing to have 32 • badgerherald.com •September 1, 2015

better luck this offseason in regard to his overall health, the Columbus, Ohio native looks to be growing more comfortable within the confines of the offense. “I think that was big for him to be able to stay healthy,” Stave said. “That’s the best way to improve, that’s the best way to build chemistry, is with reps and reps and reps. Having him with us all summer and through the spring was pretty big for us.” Wheelwright’s lone moment of glory last season was an important one, as the then-sophomore’s first and only catch of the year came on a 17-yard touchdown pass against Minnesota that sealed a UW victory and sent them off to the Big Ten championship game. Despite recording just one catch, Wheelwright remains confident in his abilities. “I made the best out of my opportunity,” Wheelwright said of his single catch. “One catch, one touchdown sounds pretty good.” Wheelwright made the most of his opportunities once again in the spring football game, when he caught seven passes for 79 yards with two touchdowns. Despite his standout performance in that game, Wheelwright is not the only player with the opportunity to ease Erickson’s load. Erickson said there are receivers who are ready to step up and take on a bigger role in 2015. Some of these players were previously limited because of injuries, like fifth-year senior Jordan Fredrick, younger players, like redshirt sophomore Jazz Peavy and sophomore George Rushing, or even because they have not yet played the position, like redshirt senior Tanner McEvoy. Erickson thinks UW has the pieces in place to allow receivers to live up to their potential. “I think the guys have grown and developed as they should, as they get older,” Erickson said. “But I think the staff has been huge for us. When you have a head coach that’s as hands on as Chryst, it’s really cool because there aren’t a lot of times where a head coach is out there calling plays, trying to correct your routes and helping you out in that aspect.” Erickson, Wheelwright and the rest of the UW receiving unit will take the field for the first time Saturday, Sept. 5, when they take on Alabama in Arlington, Texas.

Photo · Alex Erickson will look to build on his breakout 2014 campaign, in which he led the Badgers in receiving, as he heads the UW receiving attack for his senior season. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

Photo · Jazz Peavy (11), Robert Wheelwright (15) and Tanner McEvoy (3) will attempt to provide balance and additional weapons for quarterback Joel Stave. The Badgers ranked 12th in the Big Ten in passing offense last season. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

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European excursion pays dividends for UW volleyball’s Bates

As Wisconsin’s representative in Big Ten Foreign Tour over summer, sophomore outside hitter learned value of communication, leadership

Photo · In her freshman season, Wisconsin outside hitter Kelli Bates ranked second on the team with 2.85 kills per set and earned a spot on the Big Ten all-freshman team. Haleigh Cleghorn The Badger Herald by Eric Goldsobel Associate Sports Editor

More than 5,000 miles away from home this past summer, Kelli Bates learned what it means to lead and handle the responsibilities she will face this season. Her realizations came after participating in the inaugural Big Ten Foreign Tour, an all-star team of players, one from each school in the conference, selected to visit Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. The team played the Croatian, Slovenian and Italian national volleyball teams, along with the Croatian Club champions Zok Porec, from June 13 to 25. “They were all such tough teams to face,” Bates said. “It was so much fun to play against girls who are so good at what they do. I mean, they’re professional athletes. It was an amazing experience just

to even play against them.” At each stop they not only played games, but hosted clinics, met locals and went sightseeing, an experience Bates said was unforgettable. But the reason behind the tour wasn’t lost on the Wisconsin sophomore, the experience helped her recognize what’s missing in her play and things she needs to work on to ensure the Badgers’ success this season. “This year, especially with so many freshmen and transfers, learning to communicate better will be a big factor,” Bates said. “We’ll be trying to figure out what’s best for our new teammates in order to help them play at their highest potential by connecting on and off the court. This experience gave me a great chance to practice that and adjust to new people.”

For a Badgers team returning only six players from the 2014 squad, Bates will need to step up and help bring together a team that is still developing. Coming off a Big Ten Championship and Elite Eight appearance, Bates said working on communication is essential if the Badgers want to get back to that level of success. The 5-foot-11 outside hitter confessed that she felt lost at times last season, but the guidance and care of upperclassmen helped her come into her own. That communication was paramount to her development and she said she’s looking to pass on the same direction to her new teammates. “[As] a freshman last year, all of the older girls helped me,” Bates said. “That’s how I need to be this year with so many new faces. I have to return the favor I was

given and be steady for them. I want to be a buffer for them, whenever they feel pressure or lack confidence I want to be there for them.” Bates’ time on the tour also helped her see things not always present in a Big Ten match, which she hopes will improve her own game as well. “There was a huge difference in the serving game,” Bates said. “It was so much harder to read the way they served. The Europeans did a fantastic job mixing up placement and keeping the receivers honest. They were so consistent.” Bates recorded 331 kills last season, averaging 2.85 kills a set for 15th best in the Big Ten and the most on the Badgers’ roster. She was part of a front line that averaged 14.3 kills per set and had an attacking percentage of .275, second in both team categories in the Big Ten in 2014. With an already impressive stat line, UW head coach Kelly Sheffield believes Bates’ time on the Foreign Tour will prove useful in her development as a player. “At times she carries herself with a lot more strength,” Sheffield said. “But I think she’s a lot more confident coming out of the tour. It’s something I’d like to see her continue growing from. I think she’s playing bigger now, more noticeable, and I feel that she even has more room to grow in that area.” Bates said she hopes to relate to all of the newcomers and serve as a leader to help reach their team goals this season.

I think she’s a lot more confident “coming out of the tour. It’s

something I’d like to see her continue growing from.

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Kelly Sheffield UW volleyball head coach On a team with eight newcomers, experience is not a luxury the Badgers have in many of their players. But Bates and all of this season’s squad will not be afforded the treatment of a young and inexperienced unit, Sheffield said. “Everyone is expected to step up,” Sheffield said. “What we expect is for individual players to continue to get better as the season goes on. That improvement doesn’t just fall on one or two people. It’s something that all of my players need to own up to.”

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Trask eager for New Zealand native Brotherton to turn tide at Wisconsin Eight thousand miles from home, men’s soccer freshman already has high expectations from coaching staff, teammates

Photo · Freshman Sam Brotherton has made several appearances for his home country’s national team, playing on the U-20 World Cup and U-23 Olympic teams.

by Eric Goldsobel Associate Sports Editor

Sam Brotherton, a true freshman central defender from New Zealand, is not a typical recruit in the mind of Wisconsin men’s soccer head coach John Trask. Brotherton, the prized signing in Wisconsin’s 2015 class, earned a spot on New Zealand’s national team in a friendly March 31 against South Korea in Seoul. Though Brotherton didn’t play in the match, it was a profound experience for the 18-year-old, who was a member of the AllWhites’ U-20 World Cup team and U-23 Olympic Team, and participated in a full national team camp. He’s also expected to train in an upcoming national team camp. “I can’t ever remember anyone being brought in with their full national team prior to enrolling in college,” Trask said, a 24year veteran of the college and professional coaching circuit. The freshman’s success resulted in a packed summer, which included four appearances for New Zealand in the U-20 World Cup this past June, one against the United States. Brotherton saw full action in all of New Zealand’s games, scoring an 81st-minute goal in the All-Whites’ final group stage match, a 5-1 win over Myanmar. The win sent New Zealand to the knockout round for their first time in history. “It was an awesome experience,” Brotherton said. “Playing in a World Cup in your home nation while representing your country is really special. I got some great experience playing against a lot of top players in the world.” The new recruit said he got a chance to polish his game and hopes his success in New Zealand continues in Madison. For now, Brotherton is enjoying his time before the season begins and his college experience starts.

Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

“It’s been nice, it’s the right season to come over in this part of the country,” Brotherton said. “I’ve really enjoyed student life here. So far everything has been awesome.” For a Badgers team desperately looking for a turnaround after a 3-12-3 season, Brotherton may be the answer in solidifying a back line that lost four-year starter David Caban to graduation. The Badgers defense has been a solid unit the past few years, especially last season when they desperately turned away barrages from opponents game after game. Wisconsin’s defense faced 245 total shots in 2014 — 13.6 shots per game — and 101 shots were on goal, but just a slim 34 found the back of the net. Compared to Big Ten leader Maryland in 2014, that’s 83 more total shots faced, 6.2 more shots per game, 40 more total shots

on goal and 15 more goals conceded. Trask cited a lack of possession as a reason Wisconsin was often found playing on its heels. With the addition of Brotherton and a matured core of rising sophomores and juniors, Trask feels the Badgers have the chance to display some build-up of their own, pointing to a more diverse group of players. Captain Drew Conner said the team has gotten to know each other these past few weeks at training camp, which has helped better Wisconsin’s possession play. “I think last year was a big learning year for us,” Conner said. “We’re growing together and learning every day — our strengths and weaknesses, when to play someone into space, who likes it to feet. Just certain things about individuals that will make us a better team and possess the ball more.”

Brotherton has fit in well to that possession style of play, according to Trask and Conner, who both feel the emerging team suits him well. The 6-foot-1 defender assumes the role of a facilitator and possesses a strong aerial presence. Brotherton’s goal at the U-20 World Cup came from a blistering header on a corner kick, and his highlights showcase his ability to defend long crosses and through balls in the air. “Set pieces will be really important, we’ve been locking them down,” Brotherton said. “Hopefully I can score some goals off them and also help keep them out of the other end. In the air is how I like to play. I like leading on the pitch, being vocal, it’s just something I feel that’s my strengths.” Brotherton’s playing style has Trask drawing comparisons to past UW standout, Hermann Trophy semifinalist and current Houston Dynamo defender A.J. Cochran. “[Brotherton] already seems to be similar to A.J.,” Trask said. “Maybe part of it is that he’s tall, blonde and left-footed so there’s some similarities there. But it’s that he’s a commanding force for the team, the same way A.J. was.” The parallels drawn to a Wisconsin legend like Cochran sets high expectations for Brotherton. “When you have a player like that, you know it,” Trask said. “When you lose a player like A.J., you feel it. And now to find someone like Sam, we know we’ve got it again.”

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Projected starters as of Aug. 27 The last time Wisconsin and Alabama played each other was 1928. Gas cost 26 cents per gallon and Wisconsin won that game 15-0 in Madison. Now, 87 years later, Alabama has a chance to settle the score. After capturing its third SEC title in seven years, Alabama entered the inaugural

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College Football Playoff as the No. 1 overall seed. But in the Sugar Bowl and semifinal, Ohio State crushed the Crimson Tide’s national championship hopes with a 42-35 upset victory. Regardless, head coach Nick Saban returns a team ranked No. 3 by the

Associated Press and is expected to make yet another run at a national title. Alabama has won three of college football’s last seven national championships, all of which have come under Saban. In Saban’s seven seasons in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is 86-17. Fun Fact: Alabama boasts 14 national

championships — the most in college football. Wisconsin has zero, but the Badgers have more Heisman Trophy winners. Alan Ameche (1954) and Ron Dayne (1999) won the honor for the Badgers, while Mark Ingram (2009) is the only Alabama player to take home a Heisman.

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The Paul Chryst era at Wisconsin officially begins when the Badgers take on the Crimson Tide at AT&T Stadium Saturday, with Chryst replacing former UW head coach Gary Andersen. Andersen’s 2014 Badgers went 11-3, and despite suffering an embarrassing blowout loss to Ohio State in the Big

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DEFENSE Ten Championship Game, UW defeated Alabama-rival Auburn in the Outback Bowl 34-31 as Andersen departed for Oregon State. This season’s team won’t have the luxury of Heisman Trophy finalist Melvin Gordon punishing opposing defenses. Junior running back Corey Clement will take

the reigns in the backfield and will be the featured piece in Chryst’s pro-style offense. Fifth-year senior quarterback Joel Stave, who didn’t start until the fifth game of the season in 2014, has a 21-7 record as a starter. He’ll have returning wide receiver Alex Erickson as his top option, along with Tanner McEvoy, who will move to receiver

after playing quarterback and safety last season. The offensive line remains the biggest question mark due to graduation and injuries. With potentially three redshirt freshman starting against Alabama, the question remains whether the line will hold up against an always strong Saban defense.

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Fresh faces set to take Field House

Photo · The Wisconsin volleyball team returns only six players from the 2014 Big Ten Championship squad. UW head coach Kelly Sheffield reloaded the program with a crop of recruits and transfers (pictured from left to right): Hannah Juley, Maddie Smith, Jordan Robbins, Lauryn Gillis, Madison Duello, Tiona Williams, Julia Saunders and Amber MacDonald.

Volleyball adds six freshman, two transfers to fill out 2015 roster

Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

by Chris Bumbaca Sports Editor

Lauryn Gillis As a freshman at USC last season, Gillis averaged 2.14 kills per set, which ranked third for the Trojans across 21 matches. This past summer, she traveled

Hometown: New Castle, Indiana to Europe with the USA Volleyball Junior National Team. In transferring to Madison, Gillis said she’s excited for a fresh start and

Maddie Smith Wisconsin volleyball is in Smith’s blood. Her mother, Julie, played for Wisconsin and was a member of the 1990 Big Ten Championship

Amber MacDonald MacDonald is listed at 5-foot-4, the smallest player on the Badgers. But she packs a lot of punch. The first-team AllAmerican recorded a teamhigh 10 digs at the Under

Hometown: St. Germain, Wisconsin team. Smith is a bit of a late bloomer in volleyball terms, since she didn’t start club play until her junior year of high school

and committed to UW just eight months ago. Smith said her favorite spot on campus is the UW Field House because of the tradition behind it.

Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia

Armour All-America match. As the first Wisconsin volleyball player to hail from Georgia, MacDonald has found comfort in confiding in her teammates, who she lived with over the summer.

Hannah Juley Like Smith, Juley had a previous Badger connection. Her sister, Erin Juley, transferred to UW and played last season before an injury ended her career. But it was actually

new life in a college town. “Here, the whole town revolves around athletics,” Gillis said. “It’s just really cool to have that atmosphere.”

“Getting to just be with them and being able to talk about going through the same stuff,” MacDonald said. “It’s nice having other people know what you’re going through.”

Hometown: LaGrange, Illinois

Hannah Juley who decided to become a Badger first, committing to play for Sheffield’s program before Erin Juley filed her transfer papers. “Everyone thinks it’s the opposite,” Hannah Juley

said. Her dad, Steve Juley, also attended Wisconsin. Hannah Juley said playing in the UW Field House will be a privilege. “You just feel really important,” she said.

Madison Duello PrepVolleyball.com ranked Duello as the ninth overall player in the 2015 Class, and she was also named a 2014 AVCA AllAmerican.

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri Duello, Missouri’s 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year, was hesitant prior to her first visit to Madison. Once she got here, though, she knew it was the place for

Julia Saunders When Saunders ever feels homesick, she can look to her fellow freshman Hannah Juley as a reminder of home. The two played on the same club team, 1st

Tionna Williams Williams enters UW as the sixth-ranked recruit by PrepVolleyball.com, and with good reason. She averaged five kills per set, hit .469 as a senior and led

Jordan Robbins Robbins will have three years of eligibility remaining at Wisconsin after redshirting in 2014. In her freshman year at UCLA, she played in 13 matches. Having lived her whole

her. “I just fell in love with the town and the team,” Duello said. “I couldn’t picture being anywhere else.”

Hometown: LaGrange, Illinois

Alliance, throughout high school. “It helps me from being homesick,” Saunders said. “She knows people that I know. She knows the area.

It’s nice to have someone you know.” This summer, Saunders said she had the chance to sample the sushi up and down State Street.

Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana her team to a state title. Sheffield had recruited Williams since her freshman year of high school when he was still at Dayton.

Other than playing volleyball, her favorite thing about Madison so far is sitting out on the docks by Memorial Union Terrace.

Hometown: San Diego, California life in southern California, Robbins is in the midst of a significant change, which she said is made easier by going through it with seven other girls. The most delightful surprise,

Robbins said, is the people of Madison. “I love how nice everybody is,” Robbins said. “Everyone smiles. That does not happen in L.A.”

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After Richard’s graduation, big shoes to fill for Caitlyn Clem Redshirt sophomore to assume starting role in net for women’s soccer

Photo · Caitlyn Clem (above) didn’t follow in her sister Courtney Clem’s footsteps, choosing to attend Wisconsin instead of Michigan State. Clem will start at keeper in 2015, replacing the now-graduated Genevieve Richard. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald by Jamie DeGraff Women’s Soccer Reporter

Last season, Wisconsin women’s soccer goalkeeper Genevieve Richard entered her final campaign with one last chance to establish her legacy on the program, and she certainly made her last 24 games count. As Big Ten Goalkeeper of the year, Richard anchored a Badger defense to the conference tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth, all while delivering 16 shutouts along the way. After such a dominant performance wire to wire in 2014, it’s almost unfair to whoever has to follow it up this upcoming season. Enter Caitlyn Clem, a redshirt sophomore for the Badgers from Okemos, Michigan. As Courtney Clem’s, the former starting goalkeeper for Michigan State who finished second in the Big Ten in saves last season, younger sister, Caitlyn Clem isn’t a stranger to filling the shoes of those before her. Living near East Lansing Caitlyn Clem grew up a Spartan, but she looked to play elsewhere, eager to make her own mark. Caitlyn Clem said she ultimately picked Wisconsin in part because of the quality of its program, but also joked that between Michigan and UW, two of her most viable options, the Badgers were the “lesser of two evils.” “There’s no way I could be a Wolverine, and I just wanted to make my own path 40 • badgerherald.com • September 1, 2015

because I was going behind Courtney ever since I became a goalkeeper,” Caitlyn Clem said. “I came to Madison and fell in love with it — this place, the team and the coaches. So it was kind of easy not to pick Michigan State.” After two seasons in the shadows, Caitlyn Clem’s opportunity has finally arrived to take the reins in Wisconsin’s backfield, and while the coaches are confident in her potential, they also realize it will take some time to fulfill. One of UW head coach Paula Wilkins

I just wanted to make my “own path because I was going behind Courtney ever since I became a goalkeeper.

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Caitlyn Clem Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper immediate expectations for Caitlyn Clem is an experienced demeanor. As Richard’s mentee, Wilkins hopes Caitlyn Clem will bring the same sense of level-headedness on the field that made Richard so successful. “We want Caitlyn to be consistent, and that’s one of the things I think she learned

from Gen,” Wilkins said. “We don’t get too high on our highs or too low on our lows, and we just do the simple things.” But for UW assistant coach Tim Rosenfeld, Caitlyn Clem’s ability to stay poised is low on his list of concerns. With the opportunity to play yearround in spring and summer leagues, he doesn’t think Caitlyn Clem should have an issue with shaking off rust on the pitch. The biggest challenge Rosenfeld sees for Caitlyn Clem is developing chemistry with the back line, learning the tendencies, strengths and weaknesses of each of her defenders. Solidifying the cohesiveness of the defense is a long and complicated process, one Rosenfeld hopes the team will master by the start of conference play. “That’s going to take a little bit of time,” Rosenfeld said. “I’m not sure if you’ll see that this weekend or next week, but we’re hoping that relationship builds. And by the time we head into our Big Ten season, it should look similar to what it did last year.” Working in Caitlyn Clem’s favor — as she

continues building trust with her teammates — will be the returning experience on defense this season. Junior Kylie Schwartz, along with seniors Brianna Stelzer and Molly Laufenberg, played a key part in a defense that allowed just 0.42 goals per game last season. Having seniority in the starting lineup will give Caitlyn Clem a distinct advantage during practice and game prep, as she tries to quickly complete the transition to Division I play. “I had Gen to teach me a lot of these things, but even the older players teach me more and more everyday, so I look up to them for their guidance and we work off each other to get better,” Caitlyn Clem said. “Every break we have, we try to fix whatever ’s being messed up and just work off each other.” In a two-game sample so far this year, Caitlyn Clem has allowed just one goal in each contest and held steady in her first overtime action, as the Badgers won a 2-1 sudden death thriller Aug. 21 at home against Western Michigan. If that’s any indication for the rest of the year, perhaps those big shoes will get filled quickly.

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