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Madtown Crier Tuesday 10/20 Juan de Marcos public lecture series at Memorial Union, 7:30 p.m., FREE MarchFourth at Majestic, 8:30 p.m., $15 in advance

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Madtown refuses to slow down. Here are some upcoming events The Badger Herald recommends to keep you up to speed.

Saturday 10/24 Cherub at Orpheum, 9 p.m., $22 in advance Grace Potter at Barrymore, 8 p.m., $35 in advance

Arlo Guthrie at Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m., $30-45 in advance Neon Indian at Majestic, 8:30 p.m., $15 in advance

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Domestic violence persists quietly, despite increased awareness, resources Abuse relationships plague all brackets of society, but college-aged women statistically most at risk, according to activists

by Margaret Duffey State Editor

Despite increased local and statewide efforts to combat domestic violence, it still puts quality of life — and sometimes those lives themselves — in danger for many Wisconsinites.

More women between the ages of 16 and 24 are involved in abusive relationships than any other age demographic in the country, Emily Barnes, Domestic Abuse Intervention Services of Dane County spokesperson, said. Almost one in three teens who have dated have experienced relationship violence.

But since dating violence often goes unreported, the number of teen victims is probably higher, according to Barnes.

Gov. Scott Walker said in a statement about 2,500 domestic violence victims seek assistance and shelter in the state every year and last year, 43 victims died as a result, 36 of whom died from homicide. To shine a light on this problem, October was named domestic violence awareness month.

Barnes said DAIS primarily serves Dane County domestic violence victims through programs including a 24-hour helpline,

emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups, activities for children in abusive households and prevention-based programs.

She said DAIS does not see any particular societal group more impacted than another.

“It definitely touches everyone,” Barnes said. “It is not an issue that discriminates based on socio-economic status or race or ethnicity, it really ... touches all facets of our community.”

Teresa Nienow, executive director of People Against A Violent Environment, Inc. of Dodge County, said in an email to The Badger Herald that power and control are constant factors in all violent relationships. Minimizing and blaming, sexual abuse, intimidation, isolation, threats and emotional abuse are all tactics abusers use, she said.

While power and control are consistent, it is important to note they differ in practice between relationships, Nienow said. For example, sexual orientation could be a factor impacting how power and control tactics are employed, she said.

Darald Hanusa, a University of Wisconsin social work senior lecturer and founder of Alternatives and Treatment for Abusive Men, said American culture sends negative messages to both men and women, which determine defining characteristics of masculinity and

femininity.

“No matter what it is, if you are feeling powerless at that point … it is like the adult version of a tantrum, you can use violence to get what you want, to restore that sense of power you think you are entitled to because that’s what you have been taught in this culture,” Hanusa said.

Hanusa said his treatment program for abusers, ATAM, is about a 14-month process that includes discussing the meaning of masculinity and addressing childhood trauma in order to help them find safe, non-abusive ways to deal with anger.

Eighty percent of men who are abusers came from families in which they either witnessed or experienced abuse, Hanusa said.

In addition, he said women who grow up in abusive households are more likely to tolerate abuse and take longer to leave an abusive relationship.

Since children are stuck without the option to leave an abusive household, Hanusa said they are “probably the real victims.” That is why prevention efforts should start at a younger age, Hanusa said.

Both Barnes and Hanusa expressed desires to increase prevention programming for younger children. Hanusa said schools should

have more programs to stop abuse cycles.

“We really have to start looking more at prevention, we need to go upstream and find out why is all of this happening in the first place,” Hanusa said. “I think we need to have programs in schools that teach about nonviolence, that teach about gender respect and equality [and] I think we need to start it much, much younger.”

Walker apportioned $11 million to help fund the DAIS and to build the Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee in 2013, according to the statement. In addition, Walker increased domestic violence abuse grants by $5 million in the 2015-17 budget.

But Danusa said there’s still a long way to go before society eradicates domestic violence.

“I have been doing this work for over 35 years and I don’t see that it has really gotten any better necessarily,” Danusa said. “I mean domestic violence is still there, even among our new generation … people are still learning that violence works. We are a culture that’s consumptive of violence.”

Earlier this month, DAIS launched the first texting dating violence helpline to target young victims who are more accustomed to texting than calling. To access free and confidential services, text “HOPE” to 20121.

Lawmaker proposes ban on exotic pets, toughening relatively lax rules Wisconsin is one of only five states in nation lacking legislation; critic says bill blows danger of non-native animals ‘out of proportion’

by Emily Hamer Contributor

For those who can’t decide between a dog and a lion for their next furry companion, this new bill should help narrow it down.

A state bill from Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, would ban private ownership of potentially dangerous exotic pets — including nonnative big cats, apes and alligators — in residential areas, unless under a specific exemption, Wanggaard said.

Wanggaard said many times people don’t understand exotic pets are wild animals, and are therefore dangerous.

“Wild animals are still wild animals,” Wanggaard said. “Even though they might be friendly with someone they know very well, they’re still a wild animal. [This bill is] about understanding the dangers of those animals.”

Wanggaard said local law enforcement officers brought the exotic pet problem to his attention.

If exotic pets escape into the public, police are stripped of resources, Wanggaard said. If a police officer has to search for a dangerous exotic pet,

they cannot focus on their usual duties. The lack of records on exotic pets also inhibits police work, he said.

This past July, what appeared to be an African lion was on the loose in Milwaukee. Between 20 and 30 officers were taken out of service in attempts to locate this large feline, Wanggaard said.

Wanggaard said if exotic pets had been registered in Milwaukee, officials might have been able to locate the lion. Law enforcement could have talked to registered owners of large felines in the area, found which specific lion was missing and located it faster, Wanggaard said. The lion sighted in Milwaukee was never found.

Certain organizations would be exempt from the legislation, including zoos, animal rehabilitation clinics and accredited licensed exhibitors. These organizations already have regulations in place — such as requirements for appropriate enclosures and medical care — to ensure owners are properly caring for exotic animals.

But the bill also has a “grandfathering in” clause that would allow current exotic pet owners to continue owning their pets as long as they get

a permit from the state, which Wanggaard said would help to identify where exotic animals are in Wisconsin.

Adam Roberts, spokesperson for Born Free USA, said Wisconsin is one of only five states in the nation that lacks legislation for regulating exotic pets, and Wisconsin has an “exotic pet problem” in comparison to most other states.

“Individual states like Wisconsin … have to do more to stop the trade in particularly dangerous animals,” Roberts said.

Roberts said exotic pets pose a number of problems. Wild animals’ health can be compromised by efforts to make them more domesticated, exotic pets can endanger owners who may not know how to properly train them and, if exotic animals escape, they can cause serious injury to the public or become an invasive species, Roberts said.

But Zuzana Kukol, president of Responsible Exotic Animal Ownership, said the danger of exotic pets gets blown out of proportion.

“People are scared of the unknown,” Kukol said. “Exotic animal attacks are very rare, which makes them newsworthy.”

Kukol said one person dies by captive big cats in

the U.S. per year, while 45,000 people die in traffic accidents and 25 to 30 people are killed by dogs.

Exotic pets are not a public safety issue, Kukol said Besides the recent Milwaukee lion, Wanggaard pointed to a case two years ago where several alligators, crocodiles, large snakes and a venomous Gila monster were found in a Kenosha resident’s backyard. These reptiles had the potential to seriously injure someone, Wanggaard said, but fortunately, the Racine Zoo took the animals into custody.

But Kukol said isolated incidences of poor exotic pet care do not represent the majority of responsible exotic pet owners. Kukol said most exotic pets are small, easy to care for and not dangerous. Some wild animals need to be taken in when their habitats are encroached on by humans, Kukol said.

Since Wanggard’s bill focuses specifically on potentially dangerous animals, he said he hopes the bill will have bipartisan support as its aim is to ensure citizens and animals are safe.

“It’s not a Republican or Democrat issue to try to keep the public safe,” Wanggaard said. “Not only is it public safety, but it’s also about treating animals humanely.”

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Local, national activists, politicians clash on transgender rights issues

New proposal to keep public school bathrooms single-sex only sparks debate in Wisconsin, met with resistance

by Emma Palasz State Editor

Recent Wisconsin legislation concerning the rights of transgender people has refueled debate on the topic, which has been gaining attention nationally.

Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, and Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, announced a new bill to make standardizations based on gender in public school bathrooms and locker rooms throughout Wisconsin. The bill would ensure bathrooms and locker rooms would not “be used by persons of the opposite biological gender,” according to a statement from Kremer.

Nass’ spokesperson Mike Mikalsen said the legislation is necessary so every school district is following the same protocol, and parents can’t sue the district if their child is uncomfortable with a person born of the opposite sex using the same bathroom as them.

“In some districts, … they’ve gone too far,” Mikalsen said. “If a transgender student comes in [to some districts], they’re simply going to say the transgender student can use whatever bathroom they want, period. And if other students or parents of those students have concerns, [they say] too bad, so sad.”

Mikalsen said the bill would allow transgender students who don’t want to go into a certain bathroom use a separate bathroom altogether provided by the school, the same way students with religious beliefs or other reasons would want to use a different bathroom.

Brian Juchems, senior director of GSAFE, an organization dedicated to creating just schools for LGBTQ youth, said though he agrees schools need guidance on this particular issue, the legislation Kremer and Nass put forth isn’t the right solution.

“That’s not the guidance that schools are looking for,” Juchems said. “They frame it as a safety and privacy issue, and the reality is the policy is basically saying, ‘Well, if you’re a transgender girl, you can’t use the girl’s bathroom.’”

Juchems said 60 districts in Wisconsin have nondiscriminatory policies toward transgender students, and there have been no safety issues. He said he wants legislators to present evidence that safety issues actually are a problem.

Juchems said forcing transgender students to use a separate bathroom further alienates them in school. He said instead, lawmakers should modernize the state’s non-discrimination policy to protect transgender individuals from discrimination.

“I think what is happening right now without clear guidance could [lead to] a lot of well-intentioned mistakes that end up harming students,” Juchems said.

Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, said he is in the early stages of adding gender identity to the state’s anti-discrimination statute, according to Channel 3000.

The Capital Times reported Oct. 14 Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Cross Plains, and Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, are seeking co-sponsorship for their own bill that would require the Department of Public Instruction to develop a model policy regarding transgender students and require each school board in the state to adopt its own policy.

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, disagrees with the legislation Kremer and Nass put forth. In an email to The Badger Herald, Pocan’s spokesperson, David Kolovson, said Congress needs to pass federal legislation in order to prevent laws like this from moving forward at the state level.

“Singling out transgender individuals, who already face heightened harassment and exclusion in school is backwards and wrong,” Pocan said in an email to The Badger Herald. “Discriminatory state measures such as this one are exactly why Congress must past the Equality Act and prevent further discrimination based upon gender identity.”

The Equality Act is a federal initiative that includes protections in areas such as the workplace and housing for transgender individuals, as well as the rest of the LGBTQ community, Kolovson said. Pocan helped introduce the legislation in July.

But certain lawmakers are still passionate about the bathroom bill, saying it is necessary for safety and privacy concerns.

In a statement, Kremer explained the bill is to keep children safe.

“Clarifying the appropriate use of bathroom and locker facilities will ensure that the dignity of all students is respected in these areas where privacy and safety are paramount,” Kremer said.

UWPD responds to questions about active shooter situations Evacuation plans, training sessions held routinely; Police Chief Susan Riseling emphasizes having plan of action

by Kiyoko Reidy City Editor

With two college shootings across the country already this month, University of Wisconsin Police Department is spreading the word on campus about what to do in case of these situations.

Keeping students safe on campus is UWPD’s priority, and they have developed emergency plans for the majority of buildings on campus. The emergency plans have instructions for what to do in case of a fire, a gas leak or a general evacuation, but they also have a section on protocol for an active shooter situation, William Curtis, UWPD Emergency Management Supervisor, said.

Evacuation plans are drilled every year, and UWPD officers hold training sessions in most buildings on campus that are open to all faculty and staff who work in that building. Not every building offers training, Curtis said.

The training sessions involve walking faculty and staff through the plan, but for active shooter scenarios they show an additional video and then allow participants to ask questions.

“We don’t like to show the video independent of any other training; we have an officer there so people can ask questions,” Curtis said. “We want there to be a dialogue because we want staff members to have the chance to talk about their concerns.”

Unlike faculty and staff, there are no training sessions for students. UWPD has a booth at student advising, registration and orientation sessions, where they hand out brochures related to various situations that may be encountered on campus, Curtis said. Additional booths providing similar information operate at Badger Watch.

Susan Riseling, UWPD Chief, sent out an email Monday, Oct. 12 containing information as well as links to two separate videos concerning active shooter situations. One of the videos was made

by UWPD, and the other by the FBI. UWPD’s video emphasizes the importance of the acronym ESCAPE, which stands for evacuate quickly, summon help, conceal yourself, act now, prevent entry, exert effort. The last resort of the plan, “exert effort,” involves trying

to take out the shooter.

“No one ever wants to be involved in a shooting, but in today’s society these incidents are becoming a fact of life, and death, on and off campus,” Riseling said.

Riseling emphasized the importance of thinking about a plan of action in an active shooter situation, saying that these considerations would increase the likelihood of survival.

The email also contained information regarding safety measures already in place on campus. WiscAlerts, a campuswide alert system, is designed to send texts and emails in the event of an emergency. Security cameras, electronic lock systems and UWPD training were all cited as measures to keep campus safe in the event of an active shooter situation.

UWPD officers are trained annually for active shooter situations, but additional specialized training is offered for patrol officers, Jeff Ellis, the UWPD sergeant and active shooter response supervisor, said.

The training emphasis is placed on patrol officers because they would likely be the first on the scene in an active shooter situation, Ellis said.

The overall emergency plans on campus have remained the same for quite a few years, and the procedure for staying safe in an active shooter situation has become standardized on a national level over the years, Curtis said.

UWPD makes small changes to their tactics periodically, and is always looking at new ways to improve their plan, Ellis said.

“Every time an incident happens, we try to look at it and learn to improve and enhance our active shooter response,” Ellis said. “Every incident is unique, and there are always things that we can learn.”

Despite small changes in the police tactics, keeping the public message consistent is key for this type of training, Curtis said.

UWPD tries to consistently emphasize being aware, contacting the police and getting out of the danger area.

“At this point we are happy with the type of training we are providing because of the feedback we are receiving,” Curtis said. “I don’t see any holistic changes in the future at this point.”

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UW photographer captures Wisconsin experience for more than 25 years Jeff Miller used photography as creative outlet for entire life as unique way to explore world, interact with others

by Gerald Porter Campus Editor

Over the past 25 years, University of Wisconsin photographer Jeff Miller has captured the many images and moments that make up the Wisconsin experience — a job he says came thanks to being in the right place at the right time.

Miller first became interested in photography around seventh grade when he got hold of the family camera one day and set out to take pictures.

Intrigued, Miller asked his parents for more film, which he said “horrified” them, because it was during an era when one roll of film contained an annual chronicle of family events. But acting on his curiosity, he continued to work with the camera.

Miller said he got involved in high school photography and started taking photos for the yearbook. He was also involved in an art program with a strong emphasis in photography, which is what started to get him out of his shell.

“I was always kind of a more quiet, introverted child,” Miller said. “I’m an only child, so I was always off doing my own thing. I found this was a new way to explore the world and interact with people.“ Miller later obtained a fine art degree in photography from University of Dayton, where he soaked up as much as he could.

He had an internship at a fine art gallery going into his senior year, and as he was nearing the end of his second semester, he saw a job opportunity for a part-time photographer at the university’s public

Photo ·Jeff Miller tries to find photographs that allow him to mirror or express an opinion about an image and share that perception.

Photo Courtesy of Jeff Miller relations office. Miller said it was during a time when institutions were beginning to incorporate photos into their communications efforts.

He received the position, which led to him stay in Dayton four and a half years after graduating.

But while working in the public relations office, Miller developed a close relationship with the photo editor of the Chronicle for Higher Education.

In putting together a photo essay on college campuses, the editor published a portfolio by Miller and also provided his name to UW as they were looking for a photographer.

That’s when things started to happen quickly.

In just two months, his life changed completely.

“I just started to turn my life upside down going from just turning 26, to being here for an interview in a state I’ve never been in, to being offered a position, packing my life up in a truck and going off on a bold new adventure,” Miller said. “And I’m still here.”

Miller said the transition to UW was extremely hard, and that he felt like a guppy in an ocean with strong currents.

But he used this feeling to his advantage, with photography serving as a creative outlet for any transition he has embarked on. Whether it was the

divorce of his parents in high school to getting his sea legs at UW, Miller always found the ability to explore through the camera lens.

And 25 years later, Miller is going strong. When it comes to his work, Miller said he looks for “moments in connection.”

He tries to find photographs that will allow him to mirror or express an opinion about an image and share that perception. He said people have strong connections to place, and when it comes to “this place,” he wants to capture the feel of Wisconsin and what’s special about it.

Micro-scale technology can print DNA, things invisible to naked eye Alum Brad Larson said technology, SonoPlot company got its roots in university’s engineering labs; competitions helpful to gauge interest

by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

University of Wisconsin-based spin-off, SonoPlot’s innovative technology prints the finest of details using different shapes for research models.

Designed back in the early 2000s in a UW lab, the technology behind SonoPlot’s company can print things so small they are invisible to the naked eye.

Since its creation and early development in the engineering labs at UW, the core technology for SonoPlot has essentially stayed the same, Brad Larson, president of SonoPlot said. The machine itself uses Ultrasonics in order to dispense tiny amounts of liquid to print materials on a microscale.

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Larson a UW graduate, earned his masters and Ph.D. in material sciences at UW. Larson worked alongside Max Lagally, a materials science and engineering professor who helped Larson establish a company for the product.

“We recognized there might be commercial applications for this, so we dipped our toes into the water by entering this tech in a business plan competition at UW,” Larson said.

Though their product did not win the competition, Larson said their product gained enough interest to consider exploring the possibilities of commercializing it.

Lagally said entering these competitions was only the first step, the next couple of steps to commercializing this product was finding money and creating a management structure.

Because he had commercialized a product before, Lagally was able to obtain money from a company he knew, as well as help Larson receive

grants from the government.

Lagally said he worked in an executive position for the company as it slowly developed before relinquishing his position to someone else. He still remains a primary shareholder in the company.

In recent years the product has continued to develop and enhance its technology. A newly released product system now allows for SonoPlot’s technology to be more accessible to a broader audience, Larson said.

In addition, the SonoPlot technology that was originally designed for printing DNA and proteins is now also used to print electronics and prototyping models which many researchers work with, Larson said.

“We had a lot of people come to us and say that these systems would be excellent for printing electrons or prototyping a lot of models that researchers were working on, and that ended up being our dominant market,” Larson said.

Larson urged students and future entrepreneurs

to take advantages of the resources UW offers in the forms of competitions and business planning.

Larson said the competitions UW offers are especially helpful in determining the interest in a product. “[You] need to go explore and see whether your product has legs. It’s telling to the winners of those competitions whether their product may be commercialized,” Larson said.

Larson said the UW business school can be a tool for designing a business plan. The business plan helped him learn beyond the engineering aspect of the product.

But above all, Lagally said students must struggle with failure before they can achieve success.

“The best future success is a failure,” Lagally said. “Entrepreneurs tell you that all the time — that you have to fail to be successful, you have to learn what to do right and if you haven’t failed then you don’t really know half the problem.”

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The Conversation Mixtape talks black love, healthy relationships Originating from small discussions, group strives to maintain close-knit environment, safe place

by Kiyoko Reidy City Editor

Black love is the focus of local “socialpreneur” Sabrina Madison’s project, the Conversation Mixtape.

The Conversation Mixtape series are private, and now public, events hosted by Madison that seek to look deeper into the topic of love and relationships for black individuals.

Madison developed the idea for the Conversation Mixtape about two years ago, while she was reading the book “The Conversation” by Hill Harpe. She posed a question about relationships to Facebook, which received more than 300 comments and decided there needed to be an offline discussion.

She got a small group together and they met at a friend’s apartment to discuss the book as well as general questions about black love and relationships, Madison said.

“Lots of people have never seen a healthy model of a relationship,” Madison said. “We have to be examples for each other. If someone has never seen a healthy example, how are they supposed to know what to do?”

Marcus Miles, a long-time attendee of the Conversation Mixtape and photographer for the event this month, said the positive, nonjudgmental nature of the meetings allows individuals to feel like they can relax and share their story.

The Mixtape started as an informal gathering, but has grown into something more organized that still feels like a small, single circle of people discussing relationships, Miles said.

“There’s a part of the gathering where people just get to be real,” Miles said. “They can tell some heavy stuff, and it is a safe place to be able to do that without people judging you.”

The Conversation Mixtape was an invite only event for about two years, before hosting its first public event at the

Cardinal Bar in early October. Audience members asked questions of a small panel of individuals as well as of each other, Madison said. The theme of the event was “Black Love Matters.”

The number of new participants at the event at the Cardinal surprised Miles, but was a positive step for the Mixtape. The disparities in Madison can make black relationships challenging, but the relationships should still be celebrated, Miles said.

“The Mixtape is about black love, it’s about unity, it’s about a safe place to congregate,” Miles said. “It celebrates the relationships that traditionally, historically have had a lot of challenges.”

Madison wants to expand the Conversation Mixtape to start hosting live events in other cities, including Milwaukee and Chicago. The Mixtape may also begin to include other minority couples, as well as mixed-race couples.

The end goal is to develop the Mixtape into a traveling talk show, while still continuing to host the private events that have given people the changes to heal, Madison said.

Every year, Madison hopes to host four public events and four private events.

Safe spaces for black individuals to work on loving themselves and others is limited, so maintaining the local component of the Mixtape is important, Madison said.

“I want to keep doing the private events because people are growing and healing and really getting better in their relationships and resolving things,” Madison said. “I want to stay true to that private space.”

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Use of geothermal energy expands to Madison residential areas Higher usage will help city reduce gap in utilization of renewable fuel sources; will cool, heat homes with fewer greenhouse gases

by Gerald Porter Campus Editor

With geothermal systems already in place at Epic Software Corporation and the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery, there has been a steady increase in the implementation of such systems over the years in Wisconsin.

These geothermal systems work to circulate water into the ground, using the earth as a source of energy to heat and cool buildings, University of Wisconsin professor Jim Tinjum, who has worked with a team to implement geothermal systems, said.

Tinjum’s team focuses on measuring the performance of the systems and how well they operate, tracking how the energy flows and what the reductions in greenhouse gases are.

“Essentially we use the earth as a thermal battery,” Tinjum said. “We extract

heat in the winter and we use that for heating and eject heat in the summer for cooling purposes.”

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gives us a pretty reasonable hedge against a high energy crisis in the future.”

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Adam McDaniel, a graduate student studying geological engineering, said this process is used to store heat to use for later. Geothermal energy is a renewable

resource, unlike other resources such as coal, which is more finite, McDaniel said.

Compared to other states, Wisconsin is lagging in terms of the utilization of renewable energy. McDaniel said this energy is important because it allows Wisconsin to be more self-sufficient. By producing this kind of energy in your own backyard, there is no need to rely on other sources to bring it in, McDaniel said.

“The less we rely elsewhere for energy and the more we are doing it ourselves, hiring local labor, the better it is for our economy,” McDaniel said.

These geothermal systems have the potential to significantly reduce the release of greenhouse gases. They use about 40 to 50 percent less energy compared to a wallmounted air conditioning unit or furnace that burns natural gases, Tinjum said.

For the homeowners the benefit is twofold, Tinjum said. The system will pay itself back in 8 to 10 years and there after, they will have energy savings of 40 percent. In

addition, Tinjum said the system is much quieter than a forced air system.

More and more homeowners seem to be buying into these benefits, as the installation of geothermal systems has consistently increased since 2001. As of 2014, 1,972 systems have been installed in Wisconsin. Tinjum said this is an average of 150 to 200 systems being installed each year from 2001 to 2014.

Though these numbers represent only about .5 percent of all systems in Wisconsin, the installation of geothermal systems is continually growing and expanding, Tinjum said.

“We do not know what the price of propane, butane or natural gas is going to be in the future, but we are pretty well knowledgeable about the performance of these systems and how much energy it takes to run them,” Tinjum said. “This gives us a pretty reasonable hedge against a high energy crisis in the future.”

Use of dogs as therapy method unchanging despite increased understanding Emotional support animal laws bypass no pet rules; can help those who struggle with anxiety, depression on campus

by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

The use of four-legged friends on campus to stave off emotional issues has not increased despite supportive laws and wider knowledge, according to University of Wisconsin officials.

Emotional support animals help people who struggle with anxiety and depression through their furry charms and can range widely in species and size. While their visibility on campuses around the country has grown, UW housing officials said the rate at which people apply for animal accommodations has remained roughly the same.

Under federal law, landlords, including university housing, must make accommodations for those with a documented need for an emotional support animal, regardless of pet policy.

Normally UW housing only allows pets in the form of fish, but residents may apply for a permit through the McBurney Disability Resource Center, said UW housing spokesperson Brian Ward. He said his department has seen an increase in questions regarding therapy animals, but 10 • badgerherald.com • October 20, 2015

the number who follow up with an actual application has not risen markedly.

“They go through a process and we go to physicians who have to say this is a requirement for a student,” Ward said.

He said the process is the same as the one used to apply for a service dog.

Once a student is approved for a therapy animal, housing examines each case individually to determine the best dorm possible for students. Ward said they usually do not have many issues involving the animals.

Liz Morrison, Dogs On Call vice president, said the presence of dogs and even cats can be very effective in relaxing people. Dogs On Call brings dogs to hospitals and schools to help relieve the anxiety before treatment or when studying for an exam. They frequently visit UW dorms before finals.

“What we found is that students come rushing to see the dogs, especially those who are away from home for the first time,” Morrison said.

She said people will often stay for the entire three hours dogs are visiting a dorm, with many laughing and sometimes crying. She said many students reported a significant decrease in their stress levels,

some even claiming to have done better on their exams after petting the dogs.

“People

know when they come in, they’re going to get some unconditional love and their stress levels will go down.”

Liz Morrison, Dogs On Call

Morrison said for some students, the added work that comes from taking care of a dog is worth the emotional payout.

“We have people who follow us around from place to place, so there are people

who long to be with dogs,” Morrison said.

Morrison, who owns two therapy dogs, said while the novelty would probably wear off from owning a dog, there certainly exists a segment of the population who will always benefit from dog ownership.

She said she believes this is especially true for those who have grown up with dogs and now find themselves facing the often times daunting setting of university campus.

“People know when they come in, they’re going to get some unconditional love and their stress levels will go down,” Morrison said.

The difficulties of owning a dog, especially during the winter, are not all that great, Morrison said. Dogs adapt well to the winter and even those who are bothered by it can always wear a jacket, she said.

Houses and apartment buildings around campus are required to accommodate anyone with a legitimate need. Steve Brown Apartments, which controls such buildings as Brownhouse and Lucky Apartments, and has a number of dog owners, declined to comment but said they adhere to the law. Aberdeen Apartments and The HUB also declined comment.

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Simulation technology puts nursing students in real-world scenarios Clinical instructor says lesson ‘sticks with’ learners better than typical teaching methods, prepares them for difficult situtations

by Gerald Porter Campus Editor

With simulators to emulate the environment of a clinical setting, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing incorporates technology in their teaching to better prepares students for realities of the medical field.

After their move from the clinical sciences center in 2004, School of Nursing clinical instructor Paula Jarzemsky said the school has been able to introduce more simulation. While the use of simulation is a constant in nursing programs across the country, the technology’s presence is beneficial in helping bridge the gap between training and the real world.

UW nursing clinical instructor Paula Woywod said the School of Nursing tries to make sure students are prepared for handling situations in the real world.

“There can be different goals [in simulation] depending on what you’re trying to achieve, but overall we do try to make the transition into clinical practice a little bit smoother and easier,” Woywod said.

Simulation occurs in the Center for Technology

Enhanced Nursing, also known as C10. Jarzemsky said this space is fully equipped with a four-bed hospital suite, nursing station, a medical room and two debrief rooms. nts also use an apartment style area to stage home visits, plus a six-room clinic where students can practice their interviewing skills. Jarzemsky said School of Nursing dean Katharyn May’s goal in building the simulation was to represent the continuum of health care. As a result, the program has made significant investments into clinical simulation.

Woywod said collaboration is encouraged in the School of Nursing. In certain simulations, nursing students work with occupational therapists and students of other disciplines such as the School of Pharmacy. But teamwork is not only emphasized across disciplines, but within groups of students working through scenarios in simulation as they problem-solve.

“I think the lesson sticks with them better than a pen and paper case study or a PowerPoint presentation with straight facts,” Jarzemsky said.

“As much as we’re able to recreate what they will encounter in real life, they’re going to be that much further along in terms of not having surprises in the clinical setting.”

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There are times when mistakes are made, and students are discouraged as a result. But Jarzemsky said if there’s any place where mistakes should happen, it’s C10. Being a low-risk learning environment, C10 offers students the space to take what they’ve learned in their instructional labs one step further.

Woywod said instructors approach this type of learning as an opportunity. It’s a safe environment, but students must come prepared, having reviewed the case information of the scenario they will experience. But as the scenario progresses, students make observations on how the events unfold and have discussion with the instructors about their performance in regard to what went well and areas that may need improvement.

Photo · UW’s Center for Technology Enhanced Nursing is equipped with a four-bed hospital suite, nursing station, medical room and two debrief rooms.

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Jarzemsky said it’s important to have happy learners, and students enjoy learning in the simulation environment because it’s fun.

“We’re basically immersing them in a situation that some instructor has dreamed up and decided was a great learning experience,” Jarzemsky said.

“So it’s a great way to show what you know and discover what you don’t know.”

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Sexual assault survey unrepresentative of student body; neglects racial, gender identities

by Meredith Head Hump day columnist

Last spring, all enrolled students at University of Wisconsin received an email from the Association of American Universities urging them to complete a Sexual Assault Climate Survey. The web-based survey, which research firm Westat and representatives from involved universities created in one short year, was launched April 13 and remained open for three weeks.

The AAU Sexual Assault Climate Survey had three main goals: Research the occurrence and frequency of different forms of sexual assault, harassment, stalking and domestic violence.

Gather data on student perspectives on the campus climate surrounding sexual assault and sexual misconduct.

Evaluate student knowledge and perspectives surrounding school resources and procedures for responding to sexual assault and sexual misconduct.

AAU released UW’s survey results in a Sexual Assault Climate Survey Task Force Report Sept.

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Findings Results of the survey confirmed the high prevalence of sexual assault, especially on UW’s campus. According to the report, 27.6 percent of

female undergraduates have experienced sexual assault involving force or incapacitation since entering college. The oft-quoted statistic that 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted is clearly an underestimation, at least in UW’s case.

Incidences reported in the findings above identified the perpetrators as male and fellow students 98 percent of the time. Academic struggles were reported as one of the most common consequences of sexual assault — survivors have difficulty concentrating on studying, exams and assignments.

Given that most perpetrators are students, survivors of sexual assault on campus likely experience intense fear of seeing the person who hurt them at the library, in their dorm or even in class.

Although alcohol never directly causes sexual assault, it’s a common factor in sexual violence at UW. For female students reporting nonconsensual penetration by force, both the offender and victim were drinking alcohol approximately 75 percent of the time. UW’s notorious drinking culture along with widespread rape culture makes a dangerous combination. Any time consent seems blurry, hit pause.

Freshmen and sophomores, students with disabilities, non-heterosexual students and American Indian or Alaska Native students reported disproportionate instances of sexual assault and misconduct.

Issues with the survey Any attempt to eradicate sexual violence on college campuses is admirable. Research on sexual assault has only recently entered the public sphere, and efforts at constant improvement face significant challenges. But this particular survey was lacking in several respects.

Participation of genderqueer students was limited. Women were more likely to respond than men. Merely 83 respondents identified as either transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming, questioning or gender not listed — not even enough to compare across other demographic groups. Participants “who declined to state their gender were randomly allocated to the male or female categories,” — a terrible research practice.

Pushing participants into binary categories for analysis erases their true identity in the literature and skews data for males and females.

The sample is small. Only 22.2 percent of students completed the survey in full. Surprisingly, UW’s response rate exceeds the aggregate result from other participating universities and public institutions.

The sample is not racially diverse. Participants were overwhelmingly white, with only 139 black students completing the survey. It’s essential in the battle against sexual assault that researchers improve outreach to communities of color — too many voices are missing.

The study lacked sufficient experts. Despite an ample and growing community of psychologists,

forensic experts and legal professionals who study sexual assault, none of the leading researchers in gender-based violence were involved.

No information was collected on perpetrators.

While data on victims of sexual assault is essential to understanding the issue, researchers must investigate the true source of the problem.

Potential perpetrators, once located, can be reached with education on consent and sexual violence.

Going forward from here In the report, Chancellor Blank expressed her deep concern for the well-being of students and referred to sexual assault as an unacceptable safety issue.

Sexual assault absolutely affects safety, both physical and mental. But sexual assault is more than a safety issue — it’s a violation of human rights.

Framing sexual assault as a human rights issue rather than a safety matter emphasizes the violation and power dynamic of rape, harassment, stalking and other forms of sexual violence. We have the right to be safe from sexual crimes and to walk at night without fear.

The body is not a public space. Alcohol, clothing, behavior and flirting don’t entitle anyone to our bodies. Despite the survey, further research and prevention efforts must be launched to combat sexual violence as a human rights violation.

Percent of respondents Since Entering the Institution: Nonconsenual penetration by force or incapacitation

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WUD event argues for psychedlics’ trippy benefits Despite hallucinogens’ allegedly negative side effects, UW professor Nicholas Cozzi’s research indicates positive results in anxiety patients

by Dan Chinitz ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

While most might not expect it, the hallucinogens University of Wisconsin students trip on probably captivate some of their professors just as much as their peers.

Lesser known outside of medical circles, the key to an array of solutions for a variety of ailments might just lie in psychedelic drugs.

To highlight developments in the research, Wisconsin Union Directorate produces an annual show about the trippy drugs. Oct. 19, Nicholas Cozzi, a UW professor of pharmacology, returned with guest speakers Michael Crowley and Allan Ajaya to speak about psychedelic drugs and the medical advancements they’re bringing about.

All three speakers work in the medicinal applications of psychedelic and hallucinogenic drugs, mainly for mental illnesses like PTSD. Cozzi’s main research surrounds a compound called psilocybin, which is the chemical that creates hallucinations after ingesting magic mushrooms.

Cozzi synthesizes the compound, which medical labs at places like NYU and Johns Hopkins use for research.

NYU’s research labs have helped prove psychedelic drugs’ effectiveness against anxiety in terminal cancer patients. The recent study found psilocybin helped dying patients find peace and pass on more comfortably.

Cozzi said psilocybin puts the patient in a “dream-like state” where suffering patients may then find the answers to their issues within their subconscious.

Cozzi said pharmaceuticals currently only help patients cope with the symptoms of mental illness, while the goal of psychedelics research is more direct. The purpose is to find a treatment which cures the patient rather than only dealing with the problem at surface level.

UW actually has a psilocybin study of its own that experiments on human volunteers. Researchers study the process of how the substance passes through the body. This means those who wish to trip legally can sign up for this FDA and DEA approved study in which they’re administered psilocybin.

Even so, Cozzi said various misconceptions still surround the use of psychedelic drugs, and chiefly among them is their alleged addictiveness. But the effects of psychedelics are contrary to Cozzi’s definition of addiction —

Photo ·UW students can participate in the university’s own FDA and DEA approved psilocybin study that researches how psychedelics travel through the body.

Andrew Salewski The Badger Herald continued use despite harm. He said psilocybin has actually helped people resist their addictions to substances such as alcohol and tobacco.

However, Cozzi said psychedelic drugs often don’t work for everyone.

“If someone is too mentally unstable, [psychedelics] potentially could not help in their intended form,” Cozzi said.

“There is a hallucinogenic trip involved in the treatment, so it may be difficult for someone who may be afraid of hallucinating.”

Other misconceptions center around the supposed negative health effects of these drugs, which Cozzi said are largely unfounded. He said psychedelics aren’t toxic, don’t cause brain damage and aren’t carcinogens.

Despite psychedelic drugs’ proven benefits, they still remain illegal recreationally. The government banned them in the 1960s when they were seen as a political symbol of the liberal hippie movements at a time when politicians needed support to continue the

Vietnam War. But similar to marijuana, psychedelics are gradually becoming more accepted as science continues making discoveries.

In the meantime, taking a natural path, such as peyote or the ayahuasca tea, could also be a route for people searching for the benefits psychedelics offer, Cozzi said.

Current studies of psilocybin, LSD and DMT are meant to find cures for mental illnesses such as PTSD, anxiety and depression, all in a maximum of three doses, Cozzi said.

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NITRO BEERS NO LONGER MAD SCIENCE FOR WISCONSIN BREWERIES

by Bryan Kristensen What’s on tap columnist

When Three Sheeps Brewing Company founder and head brewmaster Grant Pauly and his colleagues finally figured out how to bottle the hardest beer they’ve ever made, Cashmere Hammer, he couldn’t help but be excited for another.

The Sheboygan-based brewery’s brew is particularly unique because of one property: nitrogen. Cashmere Hammer is a nitro rye stout, meaning that the beer is carbonated with nitrogen, rather than the standard carbon dioxide used to carbonate beer.

What makes brewing with nitrogen so difficult — and subsequently makes finding nitro beers so hard — is the near-perfect process that is necessary in production.

Sam Hennessee, a brewmaster with Titletown Brewing Company, detailed the process that goes into making their seasonal nitrogenated beer, the Bridge Out Stout.

The nitrogen is combined with a small amount of carbon dioxide when carbonated, and the nitrogen is pushed through a special faucet to make sure the bubbles come through perfectly, Hennessee said.

This process has to be perfect, and since the beer has to use a lower pressure volume, the batch can be easily ruined.

Normal beers are carbonated to about 2.2 to 2.8 volumes, Hennessee said, but a nitro brew is carbonated to about 1.9 volumes. This results in a long process.

Photo · The process of making nitro beer is extremely time-consuming and precarious. Only three breweries in the nation have successfully distributed them thus far.

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If one overdoes the levels, complete decarbonation is required, which is an even longer process, Hennessee said.

But, if done correctly, the resulting beer is one that tastes distinctly different from your typical stout.

“Using nitrogen to make [Titletown Brewing Company], it creates a much more crisp, creamy and smooth beer,” Hennessee said. “There’s some bubbliness to it, but not much. It’s really a quite easy drinking beverage that has just such a rich creaminess to it.”

Bridge Out Stout is only served on draft in Titletown’s tap room because the process for bottling nitro beers is incredibly intense.

At 3 Sheeps, it took a lot of trial and error to get the process right. As only one of three breweries that bottles a nitro beer, Pauly said, there were not many resources

available on the process.

But, when they were ultimately successful, they couldn’t help but make two. In addition to the Cashmere Hammer, 3 Sheeps also has a nitro beer exclusive to their tap room, the Seven Legged Cartwheel. Pauly described it as a wild pale ale, vastly different from Cashmere Hammer.

“The Cartwheel has strong flavors of mango and pineapple, giving it a really unique and distinct flavor,” Pauly said.

“When it’s combined with the nitrogen, you really can push the mango taste through, and it’s a lot less bitter than it would be with just normal carbon dioxide.”

3 SHEEPS While the brewery is excited to have

finally mastered the process, they aren’t eager to expand availability, Pauly said.

“I’m really jonesing for us to get another one like this in distribution,” Pauly said.

“But we really don’t want to have too many beers out there like this one.”

While the Cashmere Hammer could be their only nitro beer in distribution for a while, it will be great to see what Pauly and the 3 Sheep team come up with for their next nitro. In the meantime, Cashmere Hammer just landed here in Madison in mid-October, so I decided to give it a taste.

CASHMERE HAMMER

STYLE

Stout, 6.5 percent

AROMA

Faint notes of toast and rye from the malts, not very intense.

APPEARANCE

Deep chocolate brown with a tan head.

TASTE

Chocolate backbone comes through strong, but it has an almost milkshake taste on the tongue.

ROOM TEMP. TASTE

Bitterness in the malts comes through stronger.

CONSENSUS This was a very interesting beer. Having never had a nitro before, I was expecting it to be similar to other stouts, but I must say this was much smoother and creamier than a lot of stouts I’ve tried.

4.5/5

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Madison’s only LGBTQ comedy show focuses on inclusivity Alphabet Soup co-founder Dina Nina Martinez brings transgender experience to monthly shows at Plan B

by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

While the LGBTQ community and its allies are serious in their pursuits for equality, understanding and acceptance, that doesn’t mean they aren’t funny along the way, too.

Alphabet Soup is a LGBTQ-oriented comedy group that performs monthly at Plan B in hopes of creating a safe space for comedians and audiences alike. The shows’ aim is to make the audience feel accepted and, of course, make people laugh.

In the past, leaders in the gay community like parody-musician Johnny McGovern and RuPaul’s Drag Race-alum Kelly Mantle have performed and brought their own brand of humor to Madison.

The heart and soul of the show, however, remains with the local talent consistently bringing laughs. A founder of Alphabet Soup, Dina Nina Martinez, has become one of its staple comedians.

Martinez acquired a vast-array of stories through a career in Los Angeles and life as a transgender woman. Starting off as a showgirl,

Martinez wanted to pursue something more creatively challenging. After a three-minute set at an open-mic comedy night, she was hooked and there was no stopping her. Martinez’s life in Los Angeles and transition to Madison have added poise and humor to her growing repertoire.

“My stories change,” Martinez said. “They kind of evolve. [My acts] started out being more campy and it turned out being more sassy through me telling my story. I feel like it’s also becoming increasingly more activistic … I’m definitely talking about the transgender community and the experiences that we have.”

When Martinez moved from California to Madison about three years ago, she had a goal in mind: creating a safe space for the LGBTQ community.

Comedy is an especially critical place where members of the LGBTQ community can find themselves the punchline of someone’s joke, but not in a good way. Alphabet Soup wants to end the negative attitudes and allow people to gain confidence.

“It’s especially hard for our community,” Martinez said. “I know people are afraid to go to

the comedy club because they’re afraid they’ll get singled out or made fun of. This is a place where people can come and be like, ‘Hey, I can be me.’”

Alphabet Soup recently hosted their monthly comedy show last Friday night, Oct. 16. Alongside Martinez were three other midwest talents: Carmen Niburger, LeAnn Yops and Ju Lee Anna, each with their own comedic flare.

Martinez told stories of her struggles growing up being transgender and the worst issue of all — being a heterosexual woman with a dick. Niburger brought her awkward charm through tales of hiking stoners who don’t really hike, and the pros of having a twin size bed with no one to share it with.

Yops gave deadpan humor a unique perspective, focusing on the various names for her vagina fat from “FUPA” (fat upper pussy area) to “gunt” (gut cunt). Anna finished the show with her self-deprecating act. She discussed being a stripper, a smart slut and a movie about her life, “How To Lose a Day in 10 Guys.”

Regardless of gender, sexual orientation

or taste in comedy, Alphabet Soup is sure to make audiences feel welcome, replacing cruel punchlines for honest, gut-wrenching comedy.

Photo · Last Friday’s roaring show incorporated many vagina nicknames and the pro’s of a twin-sized bed.

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Editor’s note: Trigger warning for sexual assault.

Waking up on Valentine’s Day freshman year, the night before was vague.

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A recent survey conducted by the Association of American Universities revealed 27.6 percent of female undergraduates reported having experienced sexual assault during their time at University of Wisconsin.

As alarming as the statistic may be, it does not come as a surprise to victim advocates who frequently hear the narratives of college sexual assaults.

Carmen Hotvedt, manager for violence prevention and victim advocacy at University Health Services, has been working full-time against sexual assault on campus for almost 11 years.

While she and her colleagues are not surprised by the AAU’s finding that one in four students experience sexual assault during college, Hotvedt said the reaction to the localized numbers of a national statistic among university officials has been serious.

Tonya Schmidt, associate dean of students, has been working on the issue of sexual assault since she was an undergraduate and said a change in narrative seems to be happening both nationally and locally.

“This is not something that is brand new on campus, not something that is increasing on campus; this is something that has been part of the landscape for a long time,” Schmidt said. “What I’ve seen change is I’ve seen students step up and say ‘enough is enough.’”

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“If you look at the numbers … [in] the sexual assault climate survey, the numbers don’t match up,” Lovicott said.

While UWPD and the university prioritize helping survivors, they encourage victims to come forward to police.

“We feel that we have an obligation as a police department to hold these people accountable for their actions so they don’t re-offend,” Lovicott said.

But in a case where a victim does choose to report, acting quickly is imperative for an investigation. Investigations often face barriers when it comes to gathering sufficient evidence.

Even if someone is uncertain about reporting, Lovicott said getting examined through the sexual assault nurse examiner at Meriter Hospital can help a case in the future by having forensic evidence.

While every case that was reported to UWPD last year resulted in an arrest, many did not end in conviction. Cases are often denied by the District Attorney’s office for lack of evidence, which Lovicott said happens frequently.

“The DA’s office has a higher standard in that they must by court of law prove beyond reasonable doubt that a crime happened,” Lovicott said.

If a student chooses not to report to police, they may still take action through the dean’s office.

Last year, 15 of the 165 sexual assault cases reported to UW were directly reported to UWPD. Thus far in 2015, only six of the 136 reports made to the university have been reported to UWPD.

Time for victims

Despite challenges in prosecuting a sexual assault that is reported years after it occurred, changes in legislation are making it possible for victims to have more time to report the incident.

On its way to joining 38 other states that have 10 years or more on statute of limitations for sexual assault reportings, the state Assembly passed a bill Oct. 1 that would extend the statute of limitations from six to 10 years.

Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Wisconsin, who helped craft the bill, said one of his constituents came forward about an assault that happened to her in college, but was unable to prosecute due to the amount of time that passed.

“It’s really tragic to me that so

many survivors had to share their stories publicly — because it’s such a hardship — in order to get justice.”

stories over and over again,” Schmidt said. “I never thought I would be put into a situation where I was actually adjudicating and investigating these cases; it’s been quite difficult. The reason I haven’t stopped though is because I know that there is a lot of work to do and I want to try and make a change in this area.”

Hotvedt said it can be difficult, but she is empowered when she works with students who are able to find themselves in the healing process.

When Hotvedt started at UW, she was the only full-time employee tasked with the focus of sexual assaults on campus.

“But still not everyone feels safe, still not everyone feels comfortable. And they need to remember that. They need to keep pushing forward.”

Laura Dunn

A decade later, she said there has been significant change behind-thescenes in the resources the university allocates to the issue.

“I think there’s been a greater increase of staffing and resources that people might not be tracking,” Hotvedt said. “But certainly from my perspective there has been a really big change.

Still, Dunn said she continues to see cases coming from students at her own alma mater.

“They are better and they are working,”Dunn said. “But still not everyone feels safe, still not everyone feels comfortable. And they need to remember that. They need to keep pushing forward.”

As a student, the feeling of exhaustion is mutual and the need to push forward is as urgent as ever. Too many of my peers have stories that are similar to mine and Dunn’s.

Dunn, as a survivor, stands behind the power of sharing her story.

“There is so much power and bravery that survivors show in rejecting staying in silence, and that really is the key to change,” Dunn said. “The more we speak out and the more we demand, not just settle — demand the utmost in our cases — the more things will change. It will be the difference between whether the next student generation is safe.”

Applying the 27.6 percent to my graduating class, 4,150 of the 15,036 enrolled female undergraduates will have experienced sexual assault during their time at UW. I am one of them.

Laura Dunn

“She wanted, for all other victims who might be assaulted in the future, to tell her story to me and hopefully get the law changed on statute of limitations,” LeMahieu said. “Give a little more time for victims to have the strength to come forward and hopefully bring to justice the assailant who attacked them.”

Work to be done

Hotvedt and Schmidt have both accumulated the weight of heavy stories of sexual assault experiences on campus.

“There’s definitely a secondary trauma that comes with hearing these

UW will hold listening sessions to give students the space to contribute to the discussion of the survey results and strategies to end sexual assaults on campus: • SESSION 1: Tuesday October 20, 2015 5:30pm-7:00pm - Commons Room - 2nd Floor - School of Pharmacy Building - 777 Highland Avenuwe • SESSION 2: Monday November 2, 2015 7pm-8:30pm - Symphony Room - Gordon Dining and Event Center • SESSION 3: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:00pm-5:30pm - On Wisconsin Room - Red Gym • SESSION 4: LIVE WEB CHAT DATE/TIME TBD October 20, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 17

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Bacon alternative ‘shmacon’ leaves mouths watering UW alum Howard Bender fashions beef, all-natural version of delectable breakfast food

by Riley Veterkind ArtsEtc. Editor

For former University of Wisconsin student Howard Bender, it’s always been about the food.

Whether from his days on campus working at various Madison restaurants to withdrawing from UW his fifth year to pursue a degree at the Culinary Institute of America in New York City, grub has always led the way.

Three and a half years ago, the smell of bacon combined with a challenge from a friend oddly-led Bender to a business venture creating a viable beef alternative to the pork breakfast item — Schmacon. Even so, he claims he hasn’t turned his back on the beloved pork product.

“I was having breakfast with one of my closest friends and he was eating turkey bacon and I asked him how it was,” Bender said. “He said it sucked. It was a challenge at that point whether I could make a beef product crisp and curly, and look almost identical to bacon.”

Due to an increase in global demand for pork alternatives for religious, health and other reasons combined with current bacon alternatives lacking quality, Bender felt he had a niche to fill.

After three and a half years working with a food scientist friend on how to replace pork with beef, Bender filed for patents and has since watched his beef alternative to bacon take off.

He said Schmacon is currently available at Hy-Vee grocery stores in Madison, and will be on shelves from Texas to New York by next year.

Bender also revealed a major airline, possibly British Airways, will soon begin offering Schmacon on international flights.

“I’m this little nobody guy who came up with this product that has already gone viral,” Bending said. “I’m honored, but it’s very surreal.”

Bender said Schmacon, a brand of his larger company specializing in deli meats — Schmaltz Retail Products — is the best thing they’ve ever made.

He said it consists of whole muscle beef, meaning it’s lower in sodium and has half

the fat and calories of regular bacon. Because of its lower fat content, after it’s cooked, the final product ends up containing more meat than a slice of pork bacon would.

Schmacon is all natural — it doesn’t contain any sodium nitrite or other harmful salts traditionally used for curing.

But for all the ways in which it differs from bacon, Bender said its best attribute is how closely it resembles its pork cousin.

Schmacon’s quality was even high enough for it to be nominated for and win a National Restaurant Association award.

Despite the worldwide success of Schmacon’s launch, Bender said he never forgets his Madison roots. He’s originally from St. Louis, but he said his time in Madison during and after his college years inspired him in more ways than one.

During his time at UW, Bender worked at a variety of restaurants, from scraping the grills at State Street Brats to working his way up to the French inspired L’Etoile before heading off to culinary school during his fifth year.

“As I look at the different places I worked at in Madison, those were the

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people who inspired me to get into product development,” Bender said. “That’s how Schmacon happened, to some extent.”

When he made the return to Madison after graduating culinary school, he began to work at a local restaurant, Ovens of Brittany, until taking a position at Sysco, a food distributor. He worked for a year in Madison before the company moved him to Chicago.

He said it was through connections at Sysco that he met Tom Weigand, co-founder of Noodles & Company. Intrigued by their brand awareness, Bender was eventually inspired to open a Jewish style deli in Naperville, Illinois. Surrounded by meat products, his deli then led to his conception of Schmacon.

While Bender said he does have new product ideas in his head, he’s too consumed by the present to give them much cultivation. For now, he said he simply hopes for Schmacon to get the attention it deserves.

“When I go to Denny’s and look at the menu and it says pork and turkey bacon, my goal is for it to say pork, turkey and beef.”

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Letter to the editor: Russ Feingold on college affordability, student debt Parents shouldn’t have to have salaries of doctors in order for their children to become doctors

by Russ Feingold

Thank you, Badgers.

The same Saturday the Badgers shutout the University of Hawaii at Camp Randall, I was proud to host my good friend Senator Elizabeth Warren, D - Massachusetts, at the Memorial Union. With the excitement of a Badger game day all across campus, hundreds of students joined us at the Union Theater to talk about how to fix our broken student loan system andw pursue debt-free college.

The startling reality is that there’s an economic crisis posed by the nearly $1.2 trillion in student debt that exists in our country. And unlike when I attended UW many years ago (I braved Sellery Hall my freshman year), working part or even fulltime won’t prevent you from graduating with five figures of debt.

That’s why we must fight to allow students to graduate from our great public institutions, like UW, debt-free. First, with the encouragement and assistance of the federal government, the state of Wisconsin

needs to provide increased support for higher education. There have already been drastic cuts to the UW System — it’s time we find a collaborative way to support our universities, not shame them. We need to increase programs like Pell Grants, and we need to hold all stakeholders accountable for this process: students, parents, universities and both our state and the federal government.

It is also time for some common sense changes to ease the burden for those who already have debt. This should start with allowing graduates to refinance student loans instead of being locked into exorbitant interest rates, just like we do for mortgages.

Simply put, we’ve got to act. As I said Saturday, your parents shouldn’t have to have the salaries of doctors for you to become a doctor, and we must make sure a college degree doesn’t become a path to the American Dream that’s available exclusively to the rich.

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Recent donations ensure UW is a cultural institution in Madison community Chazen Museum helps university uphold Wisconsin idea, responsibility to provide enriching environment for students

by Danny Walzer Columnist

Investment in the overall artistic culture within the university is beneficial to the community and further solidifies the Wisconsin Idea.

Jerome and Simona Chazen have pledged to donate $28 million to the Chazen Museum of Art, which is home to 20,000 works, the second largest collection in the state of Wisconsin. They have also donated an additional $5 million to further the development of the physical building, as well as $3 million that will soon create the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art and the Simona and Jerome Chazen Distinguished Chair in Art History.

The museum is home to distinguished permanent and temporary exhibits, a variety of art history courses and numerous music programs. And this wealth in art and culture sits right on our campus.

In upholding the Wisconsin Idea, the University of Wisconsin must seek to enrich the lives of its community members outside of the classroom.

The mere presence of artistic resources fosters curiosity and in turn fosters a selfacquired appreciation for the arts within the community. The Chazen is a primary vehicle by which this curiosity may be spurred in and out of the student body.

With the recent donations to the museum and UW, the community has acquired more resources for culturally enhancing programs.

They have assumed a vital role as institutions within the community that promote an environment of cultural appreciation and education.

Amongst elementary and middle school students, the exhibits at the Chazen are regularly utilized to complement social

studies curricula. But are these resources being utilized by UW students as much as they could be?

Various classes at UW integrate the resources provided by the Chazen into their assignments and structure. Resources such as performances, lectures and film screenings are at our disposal. UW has done an excellent job of providing these resources. Donations help UW continue to improve and add to its repertoire of artistic materials that we are free to explore. Now, we must make a point of utilizing them to the best of our abilities.

UW has a responsibility to provide a culturally enriching environment for students both inside and outside of the classroom.

This is being achieved via the presence of artistic resources on campus, and has reached a new height with the donations made by the Chazens.

A commitment to culturally enhancing programs is a clear manifestation of the Wisconsin Idea. The Chazen is an institution that is easily accessible and is an educationally important program within the UW community.

With the recent donations, our community now possesses even more tools that further augment the UW academic and extracurricular communities as essential arts institutions.

To make these investments worthwhile, we as a community need to take advantage of these institutions. So, take a walk through the Chazen, even if only for a little while. Besides, with this multi-million dollar donation, admission is still free.

Danny Walzer (dwalzer@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and communication.

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Time to tear up sympathetic complacency towards sexual assault Survey results deserve attention not because of impressive statistic, but because any percentage of assaults on campus is too high

by Yusra Murad Columnist

“Please read: Sexual Assault Survey Results.”

Recently, these words found their way into your Wiscmail’s subject bar. Whether you read it yourself or heard from a friend, the contents of this email are now known campus-wide. The highlight of the message is the lasting numerical statistic, a four character summary of sexual assault at the University of Wisconsin: 27.6 percent.

This number is representative of the percentage of female undergraduates who, during the 2014-15 school year, indicated via the Association of American Universities Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct that they had experienced sexual assault since arriving on campus.

The statistic could be the reason you go about your day in distress, mulling over a figure so obscene and dangerous. It might be that you’ve known this since your freshman orientation; nearly every student in America has heard the infamous “one in four” statistic by the time they begin college.

Maybe you spend the day thinking of your best friend, your sister or even yourself. Or maybe you already heard about this from the Tonight Program and now it’s old news; maybe statistics like these just don’t mean much to you anymore and you just … go about your day.

Our constant awareness of sexual assault comes with a lofty price. While colleges nationwide work daily to raise awareness of this issue, an unavoidable consequence of this campaign has become gradual, but powerful, audience desensitization.

Nearly every day, figures like 27.6 percent float around campus inboxes all

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over the country, not to mention grandiose headlines littering our Facebook feeds.

Reactions to these increasingly frequent figures are becoming increasingly apathetic, as we shake our sad, progressive heads in woe, toss the link a sympathetic like and halfheartedly continue switching between the same five apps until we’ve forgotten.

Interestingly enough, the authors of the AAU survey now tell a slightly different story in the wake of the results: “Estimates such as “1 in 5” or “1 in 4” as a global rate [are] over-simplistic, if not misleading.”

Further, “none of the studies which generate estimates for specific [institutes of higher education] are nationally representative.”

Honestly, not a surprising conclusion.

First and foremost, a mere 19.3 percent of students contacted around the country replied, with a slightly above average response rate of around 22 percent at UW. Any freshman with a basic level of understanding of survey methods and statistics is well aware that a survey hinging on voluntary response will never be free of third variables.

In all likelihood, women who have experienced sexual assault feel the most compelled to respond to such a survey, compared to a student who has not faced similar trauma.

The AAU acknowledges this, saying “estimates may be too high because nonvictims may have been less likely to participate.”

Secondly, the survey defines sexual assault as “nonconsensual sexual contact involving [either] sexual penetration [or] sexual touching.” The AAU takes enormous care to never mention the words “rape” or “assault” in any question or answer, which is problematic as it fails to consider the spectrum of severity associated with sexual assault.

Under this term, a traumatic rape and drunken waist grab are categorically equal.

In no way does this suggest that level of intoxication, relationship to a perpetrator or duration of nonconsensual behavior undermines a sexual assault — so long as the victim feels violated, assault is assault and any level of unwanted sexual advance is unacceptable.

But as the survey’s authors acknowledge, they may have lumped girls who would not label themselves as victims into the same category as those who suffer immense emotional trauma and violence.

Perhaps rendering a response,“So? Whether or not they know it, they’re still a victim.”

“Rape isn’t a big deal because it’s happening to one in four women.

Rape is a big deal because it’s happening.”

Which is valid under many pretenses, but not this one. The reality is that of this precarious 27.6 percent of women, we can assume some were not intending to report an assault — they were confirming misogynistic behavior which is undoubtedly disgusting and disrespectful — being hit on, for example — but not physically threatening as far as assault goes.

Which may prompt a reaction as ignorant as: “Oh, the percentage is actually even lower? Great! So it’s not even as a big a deal as everyone says it was. Damn propaganda. It’s 2015. Women can vote.

My mom even owns land. Things are awesome; America is amazing.”

Hold on. Take it back it a notch (or 12).

You’re right, I’m not suggesting 27.6 percent is a completely accurate figure. In fact, I’m suggesting 100 percent is far more pertinent.

While the results of this survey don’t confirm that one in four girls are whisked into a car and violently assaulted at UW, they confirm something potentially more dangerous.

If you found out that just 10-15 percent of that 27.6 percent actually referred to assault or rape as you may think of it, would you care less? Would this diminished percentage make it seem as though we have made progress, as though women are safer?

That’s the issue we face. In the world we live in, nothing matters anymore without the support of an impressive statistic — a number bigger than you ever imagined — when really, if rape was occurring at a rate of 4 percent, it would be 4 percent higher than it should be.

Disgusting as it sounds, it’s almost as if we’re obsessed with maintaining rates of assault just so we can persuade people to even care at all.

Rape isn’t a big deal because it’s happening to one in four women. Rape is a big deal because it’s happening.

On the chance you followed the hyperlink in the email to the full report and data tables, you probably found several statistics even more shocking.

At one of the most liberal and progressive schools in the Midwest, one which prides itself on social equality and awareness, 40 percent of students don’t believe that a victim of assault would be supported in the community. One in three women on campus have doubts that UW officials would take their report seriously, in the event they choose to report it.

Even more distressing is only 28 percent of female graduate students believe

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27.6 campus officials would take action to prevent factors that lead to sexual misconduct in the first place, astonishing evidence of how comfortable we have become accepting this behavior as just a part of college life.

And on each of these parameters, men are significantly more optimistic — a revealing indication that male perception seemingly continues to dictate the conditions and repercussions of sexual assault, significantly more so than victim’s experiences.

So we don’t just need to reconsider our sympathetic complacency towards sexual assault. We need to tear it up and start a new page.

One cat-call is one too many, and one assault of any nature is one too many.

Surveys, deans and newspapers shouldn’t feel pressure to churn out these startling figures. Instead, we need to integrate systems of support and education into our institution’s policies — to ensure that next year ’s survey doesn’t still indicate that only 67.4 percent of students intervened when they were witness to a sexual assault.

That number should be the highest on the survey, coming in at 100 percent, and that is a number deserving of email recognition.

We will not anticipate sexual assault as though it is a scraped knee. Sexual assault is not a certainty, and sure as hell shouldn’t be a part of life. That isn’t to say we forgo preparation, but it is certainly to say that until we dispose of our complacency and acceptance, each of us remains a silent perpetrator.

Whether or not you believe it is misleading, 27.6 percent may illuminate our shortcomings, but it does not need to set a baseline for the future.

We aren’t aiming to watch this number drop. In fact, we aren’t aiming to watch this number at all.

We’re aiming for our best friends, our sisters, our lab partners and our TA’s to walk home past 10 p.m. without having to clutch their cell phones, to never verbally consent out of fear of being labelled a prude, to never have to stay up at night asking why they drank that, why they wore that, why they smiled like that or why they left their house at all.

And when that becomes the goal, the statistics will change all on their own.

Yusra Murad (ymurad@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in psychology and business.

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Answering the bell: T.J. Edwards steps up after coach challenged him UW defensive coordinator expected better production, so redshirt freshman inside linebacker turned in career-best day

by Nick Brazzoni Sports Content Editor

Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda had a simple message for his young inside linebackers.

They needed to step up.

More specifically, redshirt freshman linebacker T.J. Edwards needed to step up.

After an impressive debut where he recorded 12 total tackles against Alabama, Edwards combined to just 10 tackles over his next three games.

Edwards and fellow freshman inside linebacker Chris Orr continued to struggle over the next two games, especially with stopping runs on the inside.

They needed a wake-up call, and that’s when Aranda stepped in.

“I’d like to be able to see him more productive, and we talked to him about that,” Aranda said in the week leading up to Purdue.

The linebackers took Aranda’s words to heart.

“We took it personal,” Edwards said. “We knew we had to.”

Edwards response? A career day against the Boilermakers where he recorded a career-high 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and forced a fumble that squandered any chances for Purdue to gain momentum.

Now, six games into his playing career, Edwards is as confident and collected as he has ever been, and he is just showing flashes of how potentially great of a linebacker he can be.

Going into the spring, there were plenty of concerns in regards to who was going to play inside linebacker for the Badgers, as after graduating both Marcus Trotter and Derek Landisch, Wisconsin had a big shoes to fill on the inside.

For Edwards, that presented not only a challenge, but an opportunity to make an impact and prove his worth. He did so in his first action on the field, recording nine tackles and one sack in Wisconsin’s Spring Game.

And from that moment on, Edwards was on the map, and despite everything he did leading up to that, it all started when he was learning under the wings of those before him.

“It started last year, watching those older guys like Trotter and Landisch,” Edwards said. “They bought into it. Those are good players and they like to play fast.”

Though Edwards wanted to play fast like his mentors, the speed of the game took some getting used to.

But for head coach Paul Chryst, Saturday’s meeting with Purdue was the first time he saw Edwards look truly comfortable on the field.

“He looked like he was playing confident and believing what he saw,” Chryst said.

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And judging by Edwards’s team-leading 56 tackles through seven regular season games, the linebacker seems to have adjusted just fine.

“I think for the first game, the speed was really fast,” Edwards said. “But with every couple of games, it started to slow down for me and I started to get more comfortable.”

While the linebacker’s numbers do jump off the page, for Edwards and the entire Badger defense, their production isn’t about filling up the box score.

Rather, it’s about remaining cohesive as a unit and continuing to play together, because as long as that remains as the mindset, the numbers will come along.

For Edwards, that’s made the transition from the sideline to the middle of the action a heck of a lot easier.

“We’re not a big number defense for sure,” Edwards said. “If you mess up, you know the guys in front you have your back; you know the guys behind you have your back. All you can do is have their back. That’s the biggest thing about our defense.”

And it’s working, as Edwards and his fellow linebackers continue to lead a defense that is currently second in the Big Ten in both passing and scoring defense, giving up just 10.8 points per game this season with a redshirt freshman leading the way.

Edwards will be the first to admit that there was some luck involved in getting him

to where he is now by being in the right place at the right time, but there is no doubt in his mind that he has earned the role’s taken on; and with that, he thanks those who surround him.

“It’s awesome,” Edwards said. “Being in the role for a couple weeks now, it’s a blessing for sure. I feel a lot more comfortable with the guys, just having good chemistry with the defense.”

All it took for Edwards to break through were some words of criticism from his coach.

And now, there’s no looking back for the linebacker.

“I felt like he called us out,” Edwards said.

“I’m glad he did.”

So is Aranda.

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Men’s soccer freshman walk-on has impressed teammates, coaching staff Isaac Schlenker made 2015 roster after successful spring trial with Badgers

by Matt Foster Men’s Soccer Reporter

Walking on to a Division I athletic team is no easy feat, no matter what sport it’s for.

Redshirt freshman forward Isaac Schlenker of the Wisconsin men’s soccer team can attest to that.

“It’s pretty difficult,” he said. “It initially started with me just emailing the coaches.

Then they came and saw me play once and offered me a tryout in the spring. From there it was an extended tryout for the entire spring, and I just proved myself from there.”

During Schlenker ’s freshman year at University of Wisconsin, he played on the school’s club team, catching the eye of UW head coach John Trask. “[Schlenker] impressed the coaching staff with his technical ability and his range as an attacking option,” Trask said.

Schlenker isn’t just some random kid with a little bit of skill, as he had quite the soccer career before arriving on the UW campus.

The Milwaukee native was a member of Milwaukee’s Bavarians Soccer Club for the

duration of his prep soccer career, racking up three Wisconsin State Cups with the club.

Trask says that Schlenker ’s background with the Bavarians and his ability to be in the necessary position at the right time is a unique combination in soccer.

Schlenker ’s high school accolades are equally as impressive. He spent his high school career at University School of Milwaukee, earning a place on the Midwest Classic Conference first team three times and only being excluded during his freshman season. In his final campaign at USM, Schlenker was named the Midwest Classic Conference’s Player of the Year in which he scored 37 goals and assisted on another 12.

Schlenker said playing for a D-I team like Wisconsin is unlike anything he’s ever done before in his soccer career.

“It’s been extremely intense, but that’s what I like about it,” he said. “It’s really fun.”

For a freshman walk-on, Schlenker has seen a substantial amount of game time over the course of the season, something he says

is due to his consistency during training and remaining focused on his role on the team.

“From working hard, to not slacking off or getting distracted, it just takes consistent effort,” Schlenker said.

Part of this focus comes from his time off the pitch as well. Now having to deal with the lifestyle as a student-athlete, Schlenker says he’s always busy doing something and no longer has time to be lazy by watching television or sleeping.

Schlenker has played in eight of 12 games this season, logging 275 minutes so far during the 2015 campaign. More recently, Schlenker has seen an increase in the amount of minutes he’s out on the pitch.

His hard work paid off when Schlenker scored his first goal for the Badgers during an early September fixture against UCDavis. He currently sits in seventh place in the team in points with two.

Schlenker ’s spring tryout is when he really caught the eyes of the coaching staff.

During his extended spring trial with the team, Schlenker was able to showcase his skills as a goal-poacher, scoring a goal in the

4-1 win against I-94 rival Marquette.

Schlenker is just another talented player to the youthful ability that the Badgers already possess. Though a lot of the other sophomores are still finding their footing in the team, Schlenker has really hit the ground running in his first season on the team.

Assistant coach Keith Tiemeyer had nothing but praise for Schlenker, noting his potency in front of the goal and his excellent timing on runs. Trask has also been impressed by the way Schlenker has been getting around the ball and making plays.

Schlenker feels he will be able to continue to serve as a vital player in the years to come.

“I think I have the potential to be a key contributor,” Schlenker said. “I just have to work hard in-season and off-season. I just can’t slack off.”

It’s not every day you see a walk-on make a significant impact on a team, but Schlenker is certainly on his way to leaving his mark on the Wisconsin men’s soccer program.

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Projected starters as of Oct. 19 Coming off a bye-week, University of Illinois football is sure to be wellrested. But sitting at a precarious 4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten record while heading into the toughest part of their season — the Fighting Illini are approaching desperation time.

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in the contest and down six points hand them their second loss of the season. Against a Wisconsin defense comparable to Iowa’s, these turnovers need to be mitigated or diminished altogether.

Quarterback Wes Lunt, who has thrown for 1,424 passing yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions, has seen limited receiving options all season. But it hasn’t inhibited the

passing offense from becoming the third-best in the Big Ten in 2015 at 256.5 passing yards per game.

This is mostly in part from having the No. 23 receiver in the country in Geronimo Allison at Lunt’s disposal.

Allison, standing at 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, has caught 40 passes for 601 receiving yards and three touchdowns this season. While the senior tends to have a small height-advantage, it’s his

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A 4.54 second 40-yard dash was evidenced on a 53-yard touchdown against Iowa in which his combined speed and agility allowed him to catch and run untouched for the entire play.

But a relative lack of diversity in passing, with no other receiver at over 200 receiving yards or 22 receptions, might be the nail in the coffin if Allison can be contained.

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UW Athletic Department takes hard stand against sexual assault Barry Alvarez, Dare Ogunbowale appear in video advocating for national “It’s On Us” campaign

by Chris Bumbaca Sports Editor

When university officials approached Badgers’ running back Dare Ogunbowale about participating in the University of Wisconsin’s “Its On Us” partnership, it dawned on him that it was an important opportunity to take a stand on something he strongly believed in.

UW joined the national “It’s On Us” campaign against sexual assault earlier this month. As part of the campaign, a series of videos featuring student leaders will be played at home games, the first of which was broadcast before 80,794 fans at the Wisconsin football team’s 24-7 win over Purdue Saturday, Oct. 17.

Along with Ogunbowale, the video featuring several prominent figures on Wisconsin athletic teams. Ogunbowale has been active on the anti-sexual assault scene recently, having also participated in a video from the student organization “We’re Better Than That: Men Against Sexual Assault.”

“It was just something that we got

approached about and something that I couldn’t really turn down,” Ogunbowale said. “It’s a big problem and nobody really talks about males’ roles in it. A lot of times they view women as a victim. It was definitely something I really wanted to be a part of.”

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definitely something I really wanted to be a part of.”

Wisconsin tailback Dare Ogunbowale UW outside linebacker Joe Schobert didn’t appear in the video, but said that by seeing high-profile members of campus, including student-athletes, the message may be better received by the public.

“Obviously it’s big if people know who

you are to kind of get the word out,” Schobert said. “I don’t think anybody in the world wants somebody to get sexually assaulted.

Obviously on college campuses there’s a lot of problems with alcohol.”

Schobert said the video and overall initiative can have an impact even if it stops just one sexual assault going forward, but he hopes it will have a broader effect.

Ogunbowale said he would have helped with the campaign regardless of whether he was a student-athlete or not, because of the seriousness of the issue.

“I don’t think I did it just because my voice carries,” Ogunbowale said. “I just did it because it’s such an important topic that I wanted to show I was on board with it.”

These initiatives have come on the heels of the Association of American Universities Sexual Assault Climate Survey results, which revealed that nearly 28 percent of undergraduate females are victims of sexual assault at UW. Athletics Director Barry Alvarez said in a

statement that partnering with “It’s On Us” reinforces the department’s commitment to keep all UW athletes and students safe.

“We are constantly educating our staff and student-athletes about creating an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported,” Alvarez said. “‘It’s On Us’ shares a message to our fans across the country that we can create an environment that supports survivors.”

In a world where major sports leagues, like the NFL, have been ridiculed for how they handle athletes’ punishments in abuse cases, the opportunity for athletes to advocate for causes like the “It’s On Us” campaign can help reverse the narrative that athletes get a free pass when it comes to issues like this.

“No matter where you are, people make bad decisions,” Schobert said. “Especially sometimes with athletes, just from past things that have happened in the whole world of sports that get a bad rap. So when people stand up or say something like that, it brings a good message and people can look to that.”

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Standing at 6-foot-4, junior middle blocker Haleigh Nelson is boisterous and energetic at every Wisconsin volleyball practice.

In the almost empty gym on weekday afternoons, she is in the middle of nearly everything the team does: yelling and pumping up teammates, cracking jokes, working hard and never shying away from plays.

But when it’s her turn to step up to the service line, a different side of Nelson can be seen.

She becomes stoic and fixated on the task at hand as she stands isolated on the stripe.

Her opponents on the other side of the net frantically try to position themselves for what is coming, flashing worried looks as Nelson delivers her serve.

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A loud crack can be heard as Nelson strikes the ball. Within a second, it has already crossed the net as two of her opponents dive to receive, but it’s too late.

The ball smashes off their forearms and flies into the stands, something opponents of Nelson experience far too often for their liking.

Nelson now boasts a serve that is considered by her teammates to be the best of the Badgers, but it hasn’t always been that way, as mental roadblocks have limited the serve’s progress in the past.

“The potential has always been there for me to be a good server,” Nelson said.

“I was limiting myself mentally though.

I was serving really well in practice and I had a lot of confidence going up against [Wisconsin’s] passers. But when it was game time, I would take some power off and I wasn’t as confident.”

That lack of confidence came from the

sheer pressure of the act itself Nelson said, before even factoring in the crowd or opponents.

As many of her teammates have said, the art of serving is something intangible.

It takes much more than just practice itself. “[Serving] is just being able to go back to the service line and clear your mind,” senior libero Taylor Morey said. “Whether you’ve served one ball, five balls or 10. We work a lot on our in percentage and that’s something that I try to take pride with, that my serve is serve-confident and in the court.”

Nelson said her inexperience on the court in years past contributed to her lack of confidence and that she needed to start being able to transition her hard serve in practice over to actual games.

She worked with coaches after most players had gone home from practice, sometimes against the wishes of head

coach Kelly Sheffield, and talked with more experienced players.

She even developed a new approach to her in-game methods.

“I’ve tried to be really confident this year,” Nelson said. “I made the decision earlier this year that I was going to come back [to Wisconsin] and serve with no fear and go all out every time, move the defense however I want.”

That execution, Nelson said, comes from the conscious effort to remain relaxed while at the service line and being able to handle criticism if she serves poorly.

And that progress is evident in the boxscore, as Nelson has gone from 0 aces per set her freshman year, to 0.25 aces per set in 2015 — a top 15 average in the Big Ten. But Sheffield believes that the endproduct cannot be pegged to such simple simple reasons.

“I’ve seen her become a better athlete by her hard work in the weight room and with our strength coaches,” Sheffield said.

“It’s fed into her becoming a much more confident player and a leader.”

That confidence has driven Nelson to deliver 14 aces on the year so far, only four aces shy of her career high of 18 set in 2014.

Those numbers are a product of solid allaround play for the junior, who hit a game high four aces against Kent State back in September and is sporting a .947 percent serving percentage this season. Even her hitting has gotten better each successive season, having increased her kills per set by at least 20 percentage points each season.

Nelson’s confidence could be a simple decision as she’s said, evidenced by her change in attitude once she approaches the service line, or hours spent in the gym as Sheffield believes, shown in the improvements in her statistics all across the board. Teammates are indifferent as to which is truly correct, as long as Nelson continues to deliver.

“I’m glad she has the confidence in herself to go after it,” sophomore outside hitter Lauryn Gillis said. “Passing her serves in practice is very, very challenging.

It’s something that’s a pain but at the same time a challenge and fun...It alleviates our defense and lets us focus on other troubles we have.”

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Disappointing Sellery dorm room only good for one beer pong table Unable to meet high demands of underage freshman class, residence hall no longer adequate for pong play, loses appeal Freshmen Jeremy Polter and Fitz Rummelhart allegedly had a rude awakening when they found out only a single measly beer pong table could fit within the confines of their Sellery dorm room Friday night.

According to multiple sources, the disillusioned roommates from Bemidji, Minnesota attempted to wedge a second beer pong table into their already cramped sixth floor room for multiple hours.

They reconfigured their furniture six times, including bed on bed, desk near bed, desk on bed and bed on desk on desk on bed, but no arrangement could

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Polter reluctantly gave up around 7 a.m.

Saturday after Rummelhart fell asleep on his bed under Polter ’s desk. After Rummelhart woke Saturday afternoon, sources confirm Polter sold his possessions only to realize drinking underage is illegal.

Rummelhart said he does not care, as beer pong is very important to him.

“Is this a goddamn joke? One table. I come all the way to Madison and here I am looking like a one-table bitch. This is some bullshit,” Polter said.

Disappointment of this sort is not uncommon this year, as most freshmen

came in expecting to fit two tables into their dorm room. Though this discontent occurs nearly every year, it has not yet affected the interest that University of Wisconsin garners among high school applicants.

Onlookers reportedly just wanted to play beer pong, but had to settle for cocaine instead.

“I hear Smith rooms can fit two tables.

God, it must be fucking heaven there,” Mari Torres, a hallmate of Polter and Rummelhart, said.

Once considered sufficient for the inexperienced freshman beer pong player, having only one beer pong table running is

now viewed as “inadequate” and “lame” according to recent national polling.

According to the Division of University Housing, room dimensions for all future dorms will take into account the inclusion of two beer pong tables to accommodate the growing needs of incoming freshmen and returning students.

“This school was built on beer pong and we have to stay ahead of the curve.

Who will want to come here if we don’t keep up with the evolution of the sport?”

Stacy Brinkman, head of the Division of University Housing, said.

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Friend uses other friend’s birthday Breast Cancer Awareness month to take flattering picture of self supporter happy to get pink eye Enthusiastic advocate shows ‘ultimate’ form of support for cause Shades of pink are popping up across campus as October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Junior Regis Veten was pleased Thursday to wake up with crusty, irritated eyes, as his contraction of pinkeye further displayed his support for Breast Cancer prevention.

“Most people with pinkeye would be bummed, but not me! I guess I can just make the breast out of a bad situation,” said Veten, using a pun to further spread awareness.

Veten’s family and friends are thrilled he’s taken his support to a new level.

“I’m not saying he’s a hero,” said Veten’s aunt and breast cancer survivor Milly Palme, “I’m just saying you don’t see Susan G. Komen walking around with untreated conjunctivitis.”

While Veten has been asked to leave some of his discussions for fear of spreading the disease, he has continued to refuse to get treatment. His

friends say they assume spreading awareness brings a light to his eye, which would be seen if they weren’t oozing and inflamed.

“I was on my way to a Black Lives Matter rally when I saw those infected eyes that passed me on the street reminding me of cancer,” Geiana Martin said. “I stopped right away to go buy one of those one dollar pink bracelets, I couldn’t believe how unaware I had been about Breast Cancer!”

Veten has been the inspiration for many students to buy cheap pink ribbon attire, which have been deemed one of the most cost effective ways to feel generous.

“I’m the Medusa of breast cancer awareness,” Veten said. “You look at me and rather than turning into stone you turn into a person aware of the horrors of breast cancer, and ready to fight for the cause.”

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