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

Tuesday 12/1 Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls at Majestic, 8:30 p.m., $25 in advance An Evening with Alex Blumberg at Wisconsin Union Theater, 7:30 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 12/2 Kid Cudi at Orpheum, 8 p.m., SOLD OUT Industrial Musicals at Majestic, 8 p.m., $12 in advance

Thursday 12/3 G Herbo at Frequency, 7 p.m., $12 in advance Home Free at Orpheum, 8 p.m., $27.50 in advance

Friday 12/4 Beat Connection at Frequency, 9:30 p.m., $10 in advance The Richard Thompson Trio at Barrymore, 8 p.m., $38.50 in advance A Madison Symphony Christmas, presented by the Madison Symphony Orchestra at Overture, 7:30 p.m., $16 to $85 in advance (runs through Sunday, Dec. 6)

Saturday 12/5 Fundamentally Sound Fall Show at Wisconsin Union Theater, 7:30 p.m., $13.50 Mad Men Holiday Soiree at Majestic, 8:30 p.m., $25 in advance (21+)

Sunday 12/6

Joe Pug at Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m., $10 for UW students (with student ID)

Monday 12/7

Buckcherry at Majestic, 8 p.m., $22 in advance Johnny Pemberton + Josh Fadem at Majestic, 8 p.m., $15 in advance

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Rescue Divas gives ‘totally different’ perspective on medical services UW funded summer camp seeks to attract young girls to work in emergency medical sevices in rural areas by Gerald Porter Campus Editor

In an effort to attract more women to emergency medical service fields, an Ashland, Wisconsin summer camp called Rescue Divas is working with middle school girls to pique their interest with funding from the University of Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. Seeing it as an opportunity to do something “totally different,” Carrie Okey, manager at the Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, said the underrepresentation of women in EMS was the motivation in designing the camp. The UW Office of Rural Health funds the camp, and director John Eich said the office’s mission is to create an abundance of resources to build experience in rural areas. Rural services tend to have a lower capacity and less

volunteers, which means on duty emergency medical technicians may also be doing the job of two to three other people. In rural areas, Eich said EMS is important to health care delivery. While EMTs work in both rural and urban settings, in rural areas it is more difficult to execute the delivery. Someone in a geographically isolated area, for example, may have a heart attack and not be near a hospital. That makes it harder for EMS to respond to the call due to conflicting factors, such as lack of a cellular signal in the area. Rural locations also make it harder for EMTs to receive higher levels of certification, Eich said, as the lack of calls means less chances for EMTs to utilize their skill sets. “In rural areas you’re not getting as many calls, you don’t have as have many opportunities and you can’t keep your license up as easily at a higher level,” Eich said.

Rural Communities Initiatives Program Manager Kevin Jacobson said organizing Rescue Divas began around two years ago. The girls stayed in dorms at Northland College in Ashland where they listened to various presentations and participated in training exercises. Okey said the girls had CPR training everyday, and at the end of the camp, all campers left first aid, AED and CPR certified. Jacobson also said a search and rescue team came with a K9 unit and helped the girls learn who to track and find someone with a search and rescue unit. Originally, the camp’s intended audience was female high school students. An EMT has to be 18 or older, but Rescue Divas determined it would be more difficult to organize a resident camp for high school girls because they have jobs among other summer plans that could conflict with the program schedule.

“They thought they would focus on women because women are underrepresented as EMTs, and we would focus on younger women to kind of create a pipeline of people that might be interested in going into emergency medicine when they got older,” Jacobson said. Now that the program has completed its first year, Jacobson said there was a great deal of community interest and that Rescue Divas is looking to expand to two camps next year, one of them possibly being for high school girls. But Eich said there is still work to be done and that the Office of Rural Health’s work is important for Rescue Divas and rural emergency services. “It’s vitally important for our office to encourage and support services as much as we can to take advantage of training opportunities, increase their level of expertise, expand their proficiency and recruit more volunteers when volunteers are needed,” Eich said.

Oscar Mayer employees deal with uncertainties after shutdown Employee gives first-hand account of fears, unclear future with her job in limbo following plant closure by Vidushi Saxena Contributor

The Madison Oscar Mayer plant closure will leave about 1,000 Wisconsinites unemployed by early 2017. Debbie, an employee at the Oscar Mayer plant for 29 years, said while many employees thought the plant might shut dow, especially after the Kraft and Heinz merger, it still came as a surprise to her. Debbie asked to be identified only by her first name since Oscar Mayer and Wisconsin officials are still developing plans for those who will lose their jobs. Doug Leikness, president of United Food & Commercial Workers, the union representing many Oscar Mayer workers, said Heinz cut a lot of costs and jobs after the merger, which seemed to foreshadow Oscar Mayer’s shutdown as well. He said the plant was demonstrating strong production runs and doing well when its closure was unexpectedly announced. Debbie said Kraft Heinz hasn’t made much effort to help employees. “I’m a pretty optimistic person and I like to feel like there are good people out there and I guess I’m really sad because they’re not bridging us or taking care of us,” she said. Many employees who have worked in the plant for several years still do not have medical benefits and there is little hope they will receive them now that the plant is closing, 4 • badgerherald.com • December 1, 2015

Debbie said. But she said Kraft Heinz has helped some corporate employees find other jobs and given them benefits. According to a statement from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the plant’s shutdown is part of a “company-wide consolidation.” Following the loss of about 1,000 jobs, Leikness said it might be difficult for many workers to find another job in the same field with benefits similar to those Oscar Mayer provided. Workers were able to support their families with the income and had negotiable vacations included as part of their benefits. “They [workers] are not going to be having much luck getting something as good as [they were] at Oscar Mayer,” Leikness said. Debbie said finding another job might not even be possible for an employee of her age. There have been rumors about employees being sent to another plant, but Debbie said it would be counterproductive to displace another plant’s employees to make room for Oscar Mayer’s. The loss of this job has put Debbie in a position of uncertainty and could make her postpone retirement because she may not receive a pension. She said she wanted to join United Way of Dane County and help people once she retired, which she can no longer do. “Once you’re locked in, it’s so hard to believe that they can take that away from you,” Debbie said.

United Food & Commercial Workers is developing a plan related to workforce development for the plant’s workers, Leikness said. It is collaborating with United Way of Dane County and local labor leaders to create strategies that will help workers with job searching, job training and emotional and financial counseling. WEDC is also partnering with local organizations, such as Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, Madison Gas and Electric and The Department of Workforce Development to develop a plan that will lessen the blow on the plant’s workers. “Our first priority is the workers and their families and to make sure that those affected by the closure are able to find employment,” WEDC said in the statement. Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, said in a statement she was concerned for the workers’ financial security and opportunities to progress and move on. She said it is important as a community to support the workers while they searched for future opportunities. Unite Food & Commercial Workers also met Kraft Heinz for talks regarding the first wave of layoffs, which are expected to begin next July, to determine when to put this plan in action. Leikness said he was hopeful about receiving the company’s cooperation. Debbie said it might help postpone the plant’s closure

Photo · The Oscar Mayer plant has been a staple of Madison’s East side for decades, now the company plans to move its headquarters to Chicago. Courtesy of Flickr user Doug Wertman The Badger Herald which would allow her to turn 50 by the time it does close and receive a pension. “I don’t want a million dollars,” Debbie said. “I just want what I deserve.”

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LGBTQ community struggles with equal parenting laws in court Despite nationwide gay marriage legalization, many couples still fight with discrepency, ambiguity in Wisconsin laws by Emily Hamer Contributor

One Wisconsin couple tried working their way through the courts to “ungender” paternity laws. Wisconsin’s 2nd District Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s decision Nov. 4 to dismiss a gay couple’s request for one partner to become the legal parent of her wife’s child. Marsha Mansfield, a University of Wisconsin law professor, said the court dismissed the request because the couple did not go through the correct legal process. She said they filed their case as an adoption, when they were actually aiming to change the constitutionality of a law. When they first filed their request, Mansfield said the couple would have needed to notify former Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, an opponent of gay marriage, which they failed to do. Emily Dudak Taylor, the attorney on the couple’s case, said the Attorney General was present during the process and at the appeal, and the case being filed as an adoption should not have mattered. She said writing the decision off as a simple procedural error was a skewed way of

viewing the issue. “It’s completely unfair and unequal,” Taylor said. “It’s not just a minor procedural issue at all.” The decision indicates the court’s avoidance of the greater issue at hand, stating that marriage equality has “hit a wall” with implementation on the state level, Taylor said. She said the goal of her case was to “ungender” the parental presumption of paternity, a law that grants husbands the status of legal parent and placement on the birth certificate of their wives’ children simply by signing a document at the hospital, without investigating how the child was conceived. The law’s wording needs to be ungendered from husband to spouse, and father to parent, so the parental presumption can also apply to a female spouse, Taylor said. Currently, since the law only deals with heterosexual couples, it is unclear what gay couples are supposed to do in cases where one partner has a biological child through artificial insemination, Taylor said. Sometimes her wife becomes the legal parent, and sometimes they have to go

through an unnecessary adoption process, she said. Lesbian women shouldn’t have to adopt their own children simply because they were conceived through artificial insemination, Taylor said. Under current law, both wives’ names are not put on the birth certificate, Mansfield said. She pointed to a case in progress, Torres v. Rhoades, which would allow both gay parents’ names to be put on the birth certificate. If Torres succeeds, the decision made on Taylor ’s court case will be nullified. Julaine Appling, Wisconsin Family Action president, said the purpose of birth certificates is to indicate the biological parents of the child, and if a parent has no role in the reproductive process, they shouldn’t be put on the birth certificate. “This is a birth certificate, not a parenting certificate,” she said. “The birth certificate should show the reality.” Appling said allowing gay couples to be parents is valuing adult desires over the children’s best interests. Harold Hervey, Conservative Party national director, said even though the party supports gay people, heterosexual

relationships are “the hallmark of the civilized world” and should take precedence over same-sex marriages to ensure the best upbringing for the child. “We’re not against letting gay people live their lives in peace and harmony, and we don’t think you should discriminate against gays, but we don’t think they should be married,” Hervey said. “We believe the child gets a better overall world view and a better nurturing home with a man and a woman.” But Steven Starkey, LGBT OutReach spokesperson, said studies show same-sex parents are at least as good, and in some cases better than, parents of opposite sexes. Starkey said it’s not the gender of the parent that’s important, it’s how much they love and care for the child. It is important to ensure gay marriage and straight marriage are seen as equal, Starkey said. “Since gay marriage is now legal, the federal government and the state should make every effort to make heterosexual marriage and gay marriage be equal,” Starkey said. “We fought for a long time to get marriage equality ... so there shouldn’t still be kind of a second class status.”

UW forestry unwavering in face of aging lumberjacks, globalization University’s forestry major has seen increased enrollment over past five years though industry shifts from local to global market by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

Despite pressures of globalization and an aging workforce, the University of Wisconsin Forestry Department has no plans to change. With the largest number of forestry jobs in the nation, Wisconsin feels the shift in demand for wood products overseas acutely, according to DNR analysts. Demand for Wisconsin wood products has shrunk as digital media has increasingly diminished paper demand, but the shift from local to global markets has had an even greater effect, DNR analyst Andy Stoltman said. Wisconsin must now look to markets in India and Asian nations where it once relied on strong local demand, he said. Countries with more moderate climates have an advantage over Wisconsin lumber

because tree growth is not interrupted by harsh winters, Stoltman said. “In the southern part of the U.S. there’s more wood volume put on each tree every year since they have a longer time to photosynthesize,” he said. Another issue looming over the forestry industry is the lack of replacements for a workforce whose average age has been steadily increasing. He said younger foresters are not replenishing the labor force for reasons such as high insurance cost. UW Forest and Wildlife Ecology chair Mark Rickenbach said the forestry major has actually seen an uptick in enrollment over the past five years, though he acknowledged it was largely due to outreach efforts. With a current class size of around 45 students, Rickenbach said in the more distant past, the class size was larger.

The major focuses on teaching students how to competently perform necessary field work which can lead to three different employment tracks. Graduates may work for public land agencies such as Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources, land management companies or consultants. The school is aware of the competition Wisconsin lumber faces, and Rickenbach said some students go on to work as foresters in foreign countries. He said the core skills foresters need are applicable anywhere in the world. The only thing an overseas forester needs to do is familiarize themselves with the local ecosystems, Rickenbach said. “Foresters need a good understanding of forest ecology and know how to make land management decisions,” Rickenbach said. As far as the aging population of foresters, Rickenbach said the same

problem can be found with forestry academics. Graying forestry researchers and foresters in general is an issue UW is aware of but has not made radical changes to combat, Rickenbach said. Though Wisconsin can’t grow wood as fast as southern forests, it does have its own advantages. Stoltman said the Northern Red Oak is well known for its grain and quality. In addition, Wisconsin also still employs a significant number of foresters because forest land is owned by more private owners than in other states, Stoltman said. This means there are more private citizens managing their own land, often with less industrial equipment than corporate foresting companies. Rickenbach said he does not see the state’s forestry industry in decline, instead he believes it is simply going through a low point in a continuing cycle.

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Dairy State sees growing artisanal cheese industry

Through farmstead movement, local Crave Brothers set themselves apart from ‘big guys’ by completing entire process on their own by Emma Palasz State Editor

In a picturesque scene of quintessential Wisconsin, the Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese farm sprawls across 1,700 acres of green pasture — but it is not your typical dairy farm. Crave Brothers exemplifies the growing farmstead cheese industry, where cheese is made on the same farm milk is produced. According to Dean Sommer, cheese technologist at the University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, farmstead cheese makers like Crave Brothers take part in the entire cheese-making process, from growing their own crops to feeding cows to packaging the final product. Artisan cheese makers, he explained, only make the cheese and don’t partake in the farming process before it. Crave Brothers, located 30 miles northeast of Madison in Waterloo, Wisconsin, produces awardwinning cheeses. Fifteen hundred Holstein cows contribute to the business’s most signature product: fresh mozzarella. But Crave Brothers wasn’t always in it for the cheese. It first began as a dairy farm. Mark Crave, who co-operates the farm with his three brothers,

said the business his brothers began in 1978 evolved over a few decades. He said Crave Brothers wanted to set itself apart from the “big guys” in the cheesemaking industry. “They can make a lot of good cheese a lot cheaper than we can,” Crave said. “The big part of it is what works with our milk.” They chose to produce soft mozzarella in multiple shapes and sizes because they knew their milk was consistent, Crave said. So fresh cheese, produced a day after milking, became their niche.

The growing artisan cheese industry

John Lucey, director of the Center for Dairy Research, said artisan cheese-making continues to grow from the small industry it was 30 years ago. According to Lucey, artisan cheese — meaning small, hand-crafted varieties — accounts for 23 percent of all cheese made in Wisconsin, and the state’s artisan output accounts for 50 percent of total specialty cheese production nationwide. The farmstead cheese industry is growing with it, he said. The artisan industry grew because, like Crave Brothers, Lucey explained, a lot of cheese makers turned to specialty cheese, rather than a commodity-type product, to stay in business.

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“[The artisan cheese movement] started from very humble beginnings in small volumes,” Lucey said. “I think it has grown because we obviously have a lot of great cheese makers in the state.”

How artisan products can be better for you

A number of farmstead cheese makers graze their herds, meaning they allow cows to eat fresh pasture during the growing season more often than other dairy farmers do, Sommer said. Eating green pasture increases nutrient content in those cows’ milk, Sommer said. While artisan cheeses are not necessarily healthier across-the-board, some of them do have nutritional advantages, he said. “All cheeses have lots of nutrients, but some of the farmstead cheeses are even … higher [in nutrients],” he said.

UW’s commitment to improving the dairyland

Lucey said one of CDR’s goals is to help cheese makers adapt to the evolving specialty cheese field. He said the center provides them with educational programs and short courses so they can become experienced in different varieties of cheese. “It’s been a transition for them, but of course we’ve got such great cheese makers, they were able to adapt and learn new things and move onto new varieties,” Lucey said. Crave said his business works with CDR to develop the types of cheese the farm makes, as well as research what consumers are looking for in dairy products. Kent Weigel, UW department of dairy science chair, said in terms of the department focusing their research on artisan cheeses specifically, it is too early and that food processors mostly deal with specialty cheese industries.

Crave Brothers: sustainability personified

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One of the Crave Brothers’ renowned successes is its commitment to sustainability, which directly correlates UW-related research. “We try to conserve wherever we can,” Crave said. Besides adapting to the Dairyland Initiative’s housing recommendations, Crave Brothers’ efforts at maintaining a totally green facility are seen throughout the entire farm — from cooling milk with just water to using millions of gallons of manure to power electricity. But heeding conservation efforts is not a cheap endeavor, Crave admitted. “We’re in this for the long haul,” Crave said. “Production agricultural is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It may not be as cost-effective or as profitable up front, but we know over the long run a lot of those systems will pay us back.”

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Photo · Artisan cheese accounts for 23 percent of all cheese made in Wisconsin, though that number is still on the rise. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald All dairy is good dairy

Despite Crave Brothers’ success, Crave said there will always be competition in the farmstead cheese industry. He said the artisan and specialty cheese businesses have certainly gotten bigger, and Wisconsin specifically has been a significant part of that niche. “Wisconsin’s smaller regionalized cheese plants have found a new life in the specialty and artisan cheese movement,” Crave said. The Sargentos and Krafts of cheese making will not go away, he said, but there is room for all types of cheese who cater to different audiences. But running a farmstead cheese business, Crave said, is not easy. Beyond knowledge of cheese and dairy industries, it requires more management and staff than just operating one business or the other. “It’s not anything that anybody should take lightly that looks into it,” Crave said. “But I think in general, it’s all good for dairy. It’s all good for dairy consumption, and it’s all good for the consumers because they’re going to get a nutritious product in a lot of different fun ways, shapes and forms.”

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Take down hair hierarchy with expressive bushes by Meredith Head Hump Day Columnist

Every November, college students welcome the brisk fall air with a promise to stop shaving and let hair grow wild, for potentially the duration of winter. While it is perfectly acceptable for those with facial hair, the moment a woman expresses her wish to participate, she is met with shock and disgust — presumably because she plans to stop shaving her legs, armpits or pubic hair. Cultural hang-ups about pubic hair morph with current fads whether the pubes remain untouched by razors, trimmed into a landing strip or waxed bald.

Sexy styles Those who choose to leave their pubes au naturel avoid the problems associated with pubic hair removal, such as ingrown hairs, itchy regrowth, painful waxes, cuts and razor burn. A fluffy bush cushion might also prevent uncomfortable pubic bone contact during sexy time. Some simply trim their pubes using scissors without fully removing or shaping hair. Shaping the pubes into a triangle or bikini shape prevents pubic hairs from being seen while wearing swimwear. This style may be any length or proximity to the bikini line. More attentive maintenance of pubic hair can take many shapes — literally. Removing hair sharply from the sides of bush forms a long vertical rectangle in the center: the landing strip, or “French

wax.” Other shapes might be waxed or shaven into pubes, everything from hearts to lightning bolts to stars and letters. A Brazilian wax involves applying hot wax and removing all pubic hair. Sometimes a small inch-long stripe remains above the vulva. Everyone has different preferences for their pubic hair, and exercising agency over our bodies presents an opportunity for all sorts of expression through pubes. Adding a little color to pubes is easy with pubic hair dye, offered by companies such as Betty Beauty. Besides grooming kits, they offer every color from auburn and blonde to purple and blue. There’s nothing like a colorful surprise to brighten someone’s day! Besides, even without dyes, the carpet

hardly ever matches the drapes. Pubic hair is almost always darker and coarser than hair on heads. Precious pubes Asking for input from partners can be valuable, but their inclinations should by no means dictate pubic hairstyles. Some styles may be more convenient for oral — pulling hair out of the mouth can kill the mood a little — but never feel pressured to adjust pubes for a partner. Feeling comfortable with our bodies creates the best environment for intimacy. Shaving pubic hair bald simply to please a partner may satisfy them but leave us feeling uncomfortable. No matter the gender or sexual experience, choosing a pubic style empowers us to feel sexy in our choices.

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What’s on tap: by Bryan Kristensen Position

Expansions are more often than not a good sign for budding businesses. For the owners and operators of 3 Sheeps Brewing Company in Sheboygan, their upcoming move to a new, larger facility early next year is no exception. James Owen, co-owner and operator of 3 Sheeps, said the move will give the young brewery more room for production. He said with its expansion, the brewery will be able to double its annual production, which currently sits at 7,000 barrels of beer per year. The new facility, located at 1837 North Ave. on Sheboygan’s north side, was a long-time Coca-Cola bottling plant until it closed in 2013. The space, Owen said, is perfect for the company to repurpose for brewing. “We have enough supply right now for the current markets, but we’re really cutting it close in our current facilities,” he said. In total, the company will move into two buildings. One will be a 30,000 square foot brewery and packaging plant, and the other will be a 10,000 square foot taproom. Besides building a new taproom, Owen said they’re expanding the barrel warehouse, allowing them to experiment with different barrels. “I’m excited to see the many different ones we’ll start using, particularly the sour barrels,” Owen said. Having built up 3 Sheeps’ success in Sheboygan, Owen said he and the crew couldn’t be happier to expand in a city with such a supportive community. “Sheboygan is a fantastic place to call home,” Owen said. “We want to stay here.” Before the snow started falling Friday night, I picked up a fresh six-pack of the Belgian-style amber ale from 3 Sheeps, “Rebel Kent the First,” and and American dark wheat ale, “Baaad Boy Black Wheat.”

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American Amber Ale, 5.00% ABV

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Roasted malt transfers from the aroma strong, and the espresso and chocolate aromas come through as well, but not too

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Doomtree returns to Madison for politically conscious performance Minneapolis-based rapper P.O.S. calls the rap collective’s latest effort ‘a vast ocean that’s like its own solid block, floating through space’ by Henry Solotaroff-Webber ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Rapper P.O.S of the Minneapolis collective Doomtree said his admiration for his native city is so strong that at one point he only listened to artists from or touring through the Minnesota metropolis. While P.O.S (Stefon Alexander) and his seven fellow Doomtree members’ attachment to their hometown is strong — it built them individually as artists — it’s luckily not enough to prevent them

Photo · Despite large group — featuring producer Paper Tiger, Dessa, P.O.S. (pictured) — each member is encouraged to showcase their unique musicianship. Courtesy of Kelly Loverud

from leaving the city to tour. The indie rap collective is set to put on a performance at Madison’s Barrymore Theater Dec. 5 that will be both politically disruptive and emblematic of the diverse city they matured in. After the release of their latest and third studio album All Hands, which they’re touring with, The Badger Herald had a chance to catch up with two Doomtree members — P.O.S and producer Paper Tiger (John Samels). Doomtree’s origins are deeply rooted in Minneapolis. In 2001, the group started out as a high school production crew consisting of friends, eventually morphing into a 15 member rap group. But the collective has since evolved to include seven members: Dessa, Cecil Otter, Lazerbeak, Mike Mictlan, Sims, P.O.S and Paper Tiger. For the collective’s members, Minneapolis is more than just home. They credit the uniquely diverse city for forming

not only their musical sensibilities, but also their identities as artists. P.O.S and Paper Tiger said beside the city’s diversity, it’s also the lack of domineering music labels that sets Minneapolis apart. “It was an advantage not being pigeonholed [into a certain sound],” Samels said. “We were able to get influences from all over the world and put them together.” On All Hands, both artists said their collaborative efforts have been bolstered by individual growth from each of the collective’s members. Samels said with time, the group’s members have strayed from the same musical page to embrace their individual voices, allowing them to give their latest album a new feel and aesthetic. P.O.S likened its sound to “a vast ocean that’s like its own solid block, floating through space.” Their new album takes on

a tumultuous, chaotic, but cohesive nature that P.O.S’s simile suggests. Political themes play an important role in both the individual artists’ and the group’s motivations. P.O.S said when he looks at the news, it’s hard to say nothing. For better or worse, he said when he does not feel inspired by events in his environment, he simply doesn’t make songs. For Paper Tiger, music serves as one of the only ways he can effectively cancel out the seemingly endless ignorance present in today’s world, he said. Their upcoming performance won’t be the first in Madison — from their experience in the city, P.O.S, Paper Tiger and the rest of Doomtree have come to expect an enthusiastic crowd. Concertgoers should expect the same from Doomtree, who offer a performance fun, but conscious and political, and never too serious.

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Challenges to employment after imprisonment incite movement to change application process

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A simple check mark stands between thousands of ex-convicts and their access to employment across the country, but Wisconsin may join a national movement to make it illegal on initial job applications. Ex-convicts must check a box on job applications to indicate whether they have a criminal record, allowing potential employers to then search the Wisconsin Circuit Court public records to determine their convictions. This can pose as a barrier to employment following imprisonment for ex-convicts — such is the case for Wisconsin resident Ryan Haynes. Haynes has applied to countless jobs, including several McDonald’s locations, but says he cannot land a job because of his criminal record. Haynes said employers don’t look at the “extenuating circumstances” behind every case and instead give rejections based on a person’s record. High unemployment for ex-offenders has incited a national movement to “Ban the Box.” President Barack Obama signed an executive order earlier this month 10 • badgerherald.com • December 1, 2015

to ban the box on all initial applications for federal employment, instead pushing the question farther back in the application process. Jeremy Dillard, a WISDOM leader and Ex-Prisoners Organizing member, worked with Obama’s staff and civil rights groups around the country to promote the executive order. While interacting with these individuals, he said he received the impression many states are far ahead of Wisconsin in both how they treat citizens of color and respond to ex-offenders.

A system that “suffocates”

After moving from New York to Stevens Point to start a business, Haynes became addicted to cocaine. He began writing fake checks to cover up the problem, as he was losing money and struggling to keep up with his business finances. Haynes was sentenced to four years in prison for forgery and issuing worthless checks, but was released in 1998 after two years. Since then, Haynes has been found guilty in several cases dealing with driving misdemeanors, theft and disorderly conduct. “By no means am I an innocent person,” Haynes

said. “I am just trying to correct my life. I would rather do it now when I am 41 than never at all.” Once released from imprisonment, job outlook is bleak for ex-offenders, Carol Rubin, a Madison Organizing in Strength, Equality and Solidarity leader, said. The hardest thing for ex-offenders to do is find employment, and Rubin attributes this to the check box. Haynes said he has struggled with PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, among other things, in the past. Haynes said the system is suffocating him because it cuts off his and other ex-offenders’ “oxygen sources,” or access to employment. Rubin said attaining a job is essential for an exconvict to successfully reintegratate back into a community. “If you haven’t got a job, you are struggling deeply financially, if not in a situation where it is literally impossible to live,” Rubin said. “People get despondent and feel like there is no way of making it.” Ben Kempinen, University of Wisconsin Law School clinical professor, said there is already a law and penalties for people who deny employment based

Photo · Racial disparities in Wisconsin’s criminal justice system lead to disparities in employment, which some argue could be ameliorated if the question whether an applicant has a criminal record is removed from inital job applications. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

Proponents of ‘Ban the Box’ say removing conviction question can create opportunities, ease reintegration into society by Margaret Duffey State News Editor

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solely on a past criminal record. He said the problem with the current law is that it is difficult to enforce. No employer would admit they discriminate solely based on a criminal record and it’s hard to prove that the only reason someone was denied employment was his or her record, Kempinen said.

State movement to ban the box

Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, is currently pushing to pass a statewide Ban the Box proposal. Despite failing in the past, this particular attempt holds bipartisan support in the state and from U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin. Taylor said she is hopeful this proposal is different because of Ban the Box’s growing national success. Eighteen states and 45 municipalities have banned the box, including the city of Madison. Madison Common Council President Maurice Cheeks led a successful Ban the Box initiative in September 2014. A resolution passed earlier this month extended banning the box from just city employers to all city contractors. Potential employers cannot ask whether or not a job candidate has been convicted of a

crime until a conditional job offer is on the table. Cheeks said he believes the city, as one of the largest employers in Madison, has a responsibility to lead by example and demonstrate this is a practical idea. “We know that one of the greatest causes of recidivism or re-offense is not having a job, not having gainful employment,” he said. “If we can give people the opportunity to get back into the working world then we are making their lives better [and] we are making our society better. It is sort of a no-brainer.”

Race on the record, the cost of incarceration

In 2010, the U.S. incarcerated 6.7 percent of its African American male population, already six times the percent of white males, while Wisconsin nearly doubled the national average at 12.8 percent. Wisconsin spent more than three times more on the average prisoner than the average student in 2010. About $11,364 went to each student while about $37,994 went to each prisoner. According to a 2010 study by The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Dane County black adults are eight times more likely to be arrested than white adults. Statewide, black adults are four times more likely than white adults to be arrested and nationally, they are 2.5 times more likely.

Taylor said by increasing job opportunities for ex-offenders, the state can decrease taxpayer dollars spent on incarceration.

By no means am I an innocent “person. I am just trying to correct my life.” Ryan Haynes Wisconsin resident, ex-offender

Wisconsin incarcerates more than double the amount of people Minnesota does, despite its similar population and demographics, Rubin said. Minnesota moved the question of whether or not an applicant has been convicted of a crime back to when there is a conditional offer of employment, Taylor said. More than half of the applicants who would most likely not have a chance to get an interview, got hired following banning the box in the state.

Taylor said by pushing the box back until there is a conditional offer gives ex-offenders a chance to be seen for “who they are and want to be, not who they were and what they did.”

Ban the Box opposition

The Cap Times reported last month that Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, removed a provision to ban the box in a bill that would overhaul the civil service system. He said removing the question on the initial job application could lead to wasted time for employers. According to the report, Nass argued that by pushing the question back, employers may spend time considering a candidate who would be disqualified for consideration because of a criminal past. The Professional Services Council, the Aerospace Industries Association, Information Technology Industry Council and National Defense Industries Association published a letter in August urging Obama not to administer any more executive orders regarding federal contractors. “As efforts continue across the administration, and within our member companies, to expand the broad diversity of firms willing and able to support the government and to bring real innovation to bear

for our nation, these unique and costly governmentunique regulations simply raise an already substantial barrier between the commercial and government marketplaces,” the letter said. Even if the box is banned, potential employers could still just look up a candidate online, so it would not totally combat discrimination based on criminal history, Kempinen said. He added some people have suggested the state should close the public record system, but he thinks it is important to maintain transparency in government.

Looking forward

Currently an Assembly version of the civil service system overhaul bill includes a provision to ban the box, but a Senate version does not. Haynes is still unemployed, but attending college. He called Dillard a huge “inspiration” to him and said he is trying to improve his life for his children. Dillard said after working with criminal justice issues for the past 12 years, he is beginning to see a change in tone surrounding incarceration with “Ban the Box” being the next step in the right direction. “I always looked at mass incarceration as a ship that was sailing out to sea with no destination,” Dillard said. “A ship can’t turn on a dime but it is [starting] to make that turn.” December 1, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 11

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POINT COUNTERPOINT Are campaign finance laws good for free speech or harmful to voters? College Republicans: Laws hamper citizens’ first amendment rights, force wallets shut

College Democrats: Unlimited, anonymous donations continue to chip away at simple voting process

In an age of confused and muddled discussion about American fairness, the notion of impartiality has been rendered immoral. To leave a playing field free of intervention, a formerly popular practice that gives the individual power to pick themselves up or fail, now assumes the form of an inequitable attack on the less-fortunate and less-prosperous. Take any topical economic issue, be it welfare, taxes or campaign finance, and it most certainly will not remain a discussion of accounting and finances, but instead a dialogue about the inherent unfairness of the American structure. Of course, there permanently rests a place in government to aid and assist the truly less-fortunate (as it should), and though the specifics of state assistance often turn dicey, each and every politician has on varying levels, a bleeding heart, so a policy of compassion remains. That said, there are issues that must not fall completely under the increasingly generous diameter of the government intervention umbrella. In the interest of the First Amendment, campaign finance is one of them. Since the notable Buckley v. Valeo case, the Supreme Court has recognized the notion that spending money on behalf of a candidate or political party is a form of free speech. The 1976 case and decision struck down provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act that imposed limits on various types of expenditures by or on behalf of candidates for office, thereby limiting governmental reach in campaign finance. This was a momentous win on the behalf of the American voter, for the process of candidate endorsement via monetary means must remain a form of free speech. It allows advocacy and opposition to politicians via monetary means. In other terms, rational actors exercise opposition of the travesty that is highpriced guacamole at Chipotle each time they patronize Qdoba, where queso is free of

If you have been keeping up with these biweekly Point Counterpoint articles we put out in conjunction with the College Republicans, you have seen a lot of talk about voting. We have written articles about voter ID (multiple times), the dismantling of the Government Accountability Board and now campaign finance reform. The reason we need to keep writing about policy related to voting is because there has been a coordinated effort by Republican legislators in the Capitol to suppress the vote. Our articles do not even begin to encompass all of the attacks on the right to vote in Wisconsin. There have been efforts to disenfranchise students, minorities and the homeless, a loss of local control over elections, banning of thoroughly investigating politicians for campaign finance violations and detrimental gerrymandering. Every one of these policies is a crack, chipping away at access and the simplicity of voting. This time, your right to simple and correct information is under attack. A new bill proposed by the everincreasingly extreme Republican Legislature would allow unlimited donations to political campaigns, donors to be anonymous and coordination between campaigns and outside political groups. The implications of this bill would be enormous. University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden called it “the most dramatic change to Wisconsin campaign finance laws in a generation or two,” and noted, “it will change how campaigns are run.” Now to give this some context: Every election season, remember your mailbox being stuffed full of mailers from candidates for political office. This is not random. Candidates and their campaigns know inundating you with information about them will increase your likelihood of voting for them. This becomes problematic with

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charge. Rational actors also realize queso/ guacamole prices and campaign finance are equally important issues. Maybe not, but the notion remains consistent in both situations. Of course, there are efforts to increase government reach and restriction within economics in politics through campaign finance reform. In 2002, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act amended FECA, “restricting contributions by wealthy individuals and corporations to national party committees.” The bill limited uses of the free speech proxy to support political parties and in turn decreased compromise, shifting parties further apart. One of the bill’s co-heads in the Senate was Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold, who now aims to retake his seat in the 2016 elections. To be sure, the bill was a clear example of government trying to alter the political playing field, to make the system more “fair.” After all, the Koch brothers have for decades polluted the system with their amoral contributions to Republicans — turning a blind eye to unions and their massive contributions to Democrats is more fun, anyway. But this attempt to engineer a level playing field doesn’t make things more or less fair, it instead limits free speech in monetary terms. It’s a bit of an oxymoron, really; while normally the state reaches into an individual’s wallet to take their wealth, campaign finance reform uses government to put a clamp on that very wallet. Campaign finance laws, in the name of fairness, inherently infringe on the most crucial and indispensable American right — free speech. Let’s not let political hacks get in the business of deciding what’s fair and unfair, and maybe we’ll elect a couple less political hacks. Jake Lubenow is a sophomore majoring in finance and political science.

anonymous donors, unlimited donations and coordination between campaigns and outside groups. Campaigns would have access to the unlimited amounts of money donated to outside groups and be able to coordinate their efforts with these outside groups. This would mean outside groups could literally operate as a branch of a campaign, and it also means a lot more campaign advertising at your doorstep, on your television and online. Take into account the anonymity. It would be nearly impossible to trace the origin of many of these advertisements. This means there is no way to understand the validity of information you are being told, and this becomes especially insidious if you are being told contradictory information by two different sources. This is voter suppression. Making the process so frustrating and complicated you lose the interest to vote at all. It is not intuitive to think of campaign finance as a means of voting rights or voting suppression, but that is the nature of voter suppression in the age of Citizens United. The staggering influx of money into politics does, in fact, have an effect both on who you vote for and if you even vote at all. Voter ID may be the posterchild voter suppression, but it exists in a greater sphere of policy changes that are all working together to obliterate voter turnout. It is not only hurting the physical access to voting, but it is just as harmful to the morale of American voters. These laws tell some Americans that if they do not have the right paperwork or go through the right channels, they are not enough of a person to vote. They are not enough of a person for their vote to count. August McGinnity-Wake (a.mcwake@gmail. com) is a sophomore majoring in political science and environmental studies.

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Letter to Editor: While falling oil prices hurt some, benefits are widespread Solar, wind, other renewable energies may someday be viable, but gas gives families affordable option today It is important to note that falling oil prices create economic costs as well as benefits. But The Badger Herald article would have benefited from a discussion of the good that comes from lower prices, and it relies on a quote from Bill Davis of the Wisconsin Sierra Club that presents some inaccurate statements about the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing. President Harry Truman famously called for a one-handed economist because others always see both benefits and drawbacks in everything. It’s true of falling oil prices. On one hand, the substantial slowdown in the sand mining industry in Wisconsin is bad for people employed in the sand mining sector and the local businesses that provide services to that industry. There have been dozens, if not hundreds, of layoffs in the sand mining sector and the slowdown has reduced the need for support services. On the other hand, every family in the state is benefiting from low oil and natural gas

prices. For example, the Energy Information Administration estimates the average family will save around $700 in 2015 compared to 2014 because of lower gasoline prices. Those savings are spent elsewhere in the economy, giving a boost to businesses. A study conducted by JP Morgan Chase shows individuals spend 78 cents of every dollar they save on gasoline, with about 18 percent of it going to eating at restaurants and 10 percent to groceries. Other big categories include entertainment, electronics and appliances and charitable donations. Though small communities more heavily connected to the industrial sand mining industry may experience harder times, the far greater number of communities less dependent on sand mining will benefit. Fracking has also significantly driven down natural gas prices, which is important for providing affordable electricity, heating homes and businesses

and providing energy for factories. A study by the Brookings Institution found consumers in Wisconsin could be saving as much as $259 per person. For a family of four, that’s $1,306 they can spend on school supplies for their kids, buying healthier food, rent and other important purchases. Contrary to Davis’ claims that fracking pollutes groundwater, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted an extensive six-year study on the impact of fracking on groundwater and found no evidence of widespread, systemic impacts on groundwater. There are incidences where wastewater is spilled or pipes leak, but EPA found these accidents are rare. Perhaps solar, wind and hydro power will someday be more viable than other forms of energy, such as oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear energy, but it is not likely to happen anytime soon. Wind and solar power are so expensive they make up just 2.1 percent of our total energy consumption

in the U.S., and hydro provides only 2.5 percent of our total energy. Oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear energy provide Americans with 35 percent, 28 percent, 18 percent and 8.5 percent of their energy needs. Renewables aren’t anywhere near ready to provide us with the energy the U.S. needs, whereas fracking is improving our lives today by giving us access to affordable, abundant energy. Low oil prices are a mixed bag for Wisconsin. Commodity prices always fluctuate, and the price of oil will rebound at some point, increasing the demand for frac sand, at which point sand-producing areas will enjoy an uptick in economic activity. Of course, that would mean consumers statewide will likely be paying more at the pump. Isaac Orr (iorr@heartland.org) is a research fellow for energy and environmental policy at The Heartland Institute. Follow him on Twitter @thefrackingguy.

Letter to Editor: With finals on horizon, students must take failure in stride Too often we allow errors to define us, making us feel like we are letting ourselves, everyone down As college students at a renowned university with high expectations, it is probable we fail from time to time. With cumulative exams, final projects, written essays and oral presentations, there are times we falter and fall short of expectations. In addition to our occasional blunders in the classroom, we may make big mistakes in other areas of our lives — in leadership roles, on the court, in obtaining internships and employment after graduation. The list goes on. Too often, we allow these errors and consequences to make us feel like we are letting ourselves, others and the world down, leaving little hope for future successes. But it is an important sign of success when we do not take our mistakes personally, nor allow our minds to trick us into believing we are failures. In author John Maxwell’s book “Failing Forward,” he lays out the trajectory many people take after making an irreversible mistake that results in failure at a certain task. People too often consider themselves a complete failure because of one failure, lose their confidence, give up and never try again. These people are too quick to label single life events with poor outcomes as ultimate failures, and are blinded by the negativity of their feelings to see the bigger picture of their goals. This mindset impairs people’s ability to achieve.

Maxwell details many successful figures in history — Wolfgang Mozart, Vincent van Gogh and Albert Einstein — who gained fame in their own right after failing or being regarded as failures. But these achievers persevered in spite of that. What made them successful was how they reacted to their failures. “The difference between the average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure,” Maxwell writes. Maxwell outlines seven abilities of achievers that enable them to keep moving forward in the face of failure: rejecting rejection, seeing failure as temporary, seeing failure as isolated incidents, keeping expectations realistic, focusing on strengths, varying approaches to achievement and always bouncing back. In contrast, he writes, people who fear failure get stuck in inaction, causing paralysis, procrastination and purposelessness. Inaction leads to inexperience, and inexperience leads to inability, which ultimately cycles back to fuel more fear within the individual. The best way to break this cycle is to simply act, instead of waiting for the feelings of fear to disappear. Once one gets a head start on acting, positive feelings and motivation are more likely to follow. The ability to look beyond failure and to continue achieving is essential to overcome one of life’s biggest challenges. This skill is not taught

in school; in fact, traditional education models may in fact reinforce our worst thoughts and counterproductive feelings about failure. So how can someone learn this critical life lesson? One must understand and prepare for failure. Failure is a process, not a single life event. It must be realized, faced and looked in the eye with bravery. One must carry forward while embracing the process of failure, stronger and more determined, not weakened and lowspirited. When one opens him or herself to the process of failure, doors to success open and the potential to overcome problems, mistakes and misfortunes grows. It is this ability that differentiates the “average” from the “achievers,” as the achievers continue to see opportunity where others many not see any, even in the face of failure. Though it may appear seemingly impossible to stay optimistic in the face of failure, it is certainly achievable. Overcoming failure becomes easier as one becomes more comfortable and confident in his or her abilities, skills and strengths. Several methods may also help one reframe the initial insult when one fails at a certain task. Keeping a gratitude log is an instrumental method one may find useful. After a setback, it is important to keep the mistake in perspective of everything positive in one’s life, including one’s favorable traits, accomplishments and

natural strengths. Reading or saying purposeful affirmations is another method that may be helpful. Repeating positive statements can assist one in reinforcing and maintaining an optimistic frame of thought so failure does not overcome one’s thinking or emotions. Failure is not the enemy to be feared; it is simply an unavoidable price one must pay along the path to progress. Shifting one’s mindset in regards to failure is the key. Once one realizes these important values, failure becomes a fuel to drive one toward success. People who “fail forward” are able to see failure as a normal part of life, and use failure to their advantage to learn from their mistakes. As students, we can view our setbacks in intelligent ways, and gain a newfound sense of comfort and self-assurance in the process. I encourage you to redefine the meaning of failure for yourself, and to grow from all of your failures. Approach each day with reasonable expectations knowing that everything will not go perfectly, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. As Washington Irving once wrote, “Little minds are subdued by misfortunes, but great minds rise above them.” Paria Sanaty Zadeh (karbassi2@wisc.edu) is a third-year health professions student studying pharmacy. December 1, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 13

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Brazzoni: UW must play to strengths, continue to pound football With big day on ground from Ogunbowale, Badger rushing attack as whole, game plan should be repeated in bowl game by Nick Brazzoni Sports Content Editor

Going into Saturday’s regular season finale against Minnesota, the Wisconsin football team didn’t have much reason to be optimistic. They were coming off a loss to Northwestern where they managed to score just seven points and rush for -26 yards. Quarterback Joel Stave had played what looked to be his worst game as a Badger, as he accounted for three turnovers and didn’t throw a single touchdown pass. But the struggles didn’t stop there for UW’s offense, as various injuries to the offensive line caused yet another personnel switch up front, resulting in the team starting its seventh different combination of linemen in 12 games. Above all, Wisconsin knew they would be without running back Corey Clement, as the tailback did not travel with the team after receiving two citations of disorderly conduct earlier in the week. All signs pointed to the Badgers leaning on Stave to throw upwards of 35 times and even more on the defense to keep them in the ball game — something the unit has grown a habit of doing this season. And on Stave’s first pass following a Wisconsin defensive stop to start the game, all signs pointed to another miserable day for the offense, as before UW’s offense could even get settled, the quarterback threw a touchdown pass — to the wrong team. The Badgers were in a 7-0 hole not three minutes into the ball game, and the threat of Paul Bunyan’s Axe leaving Madison for the first time in 12 years seemed like a real possibility. But, all of a sudden, something clicked. Wisconsin started pounding the ball on the ground. The offensive line started getting a good push on the line of scrimmage and the UW tailbacks were finding and attacking the holes given to them. It was effortless. Ten plays — nine of them on the ground — and five minutes later, the Badgers were in the end zone and had tied the game. And it didn’t end there. After Wisconsin’s defense forced another three-and-out, UW set out on another scoring drive, this one consisting of 14 plays — 13 of which were on the ground — and taking up more than seven minutes of playing time. It was 14-7, and Wisconsin had not only taken control of the scoreboard, but also of the game — winning the time of possession

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battle 12:24 to 2:39 at that point. This was a trend through the remainder of UW’s 31-21 victory over the Golden Gophers, and for the first time in Big Ten play, the Badgers leaned heavily on their rushing attack to control the game, and it worked. They didn’t ask Stave to throw more than he was used to, nor did they ask their defense to constantly cover for their poor offensive play. They didn’t have to. All they had to do was play the groundand-pound style Wisconsin football has been built upon in recent years. Whether this is what they should have done all season is not as clear, as the game plan was circumstantial given Minnesota’s weak front seven and the backfield’s ongoing development. But this style of play is how Wisconsin found success, especially in the past four seasons, where they have reached three Big Ten Championship games. Sure, neither Melvin Gordon nor Montee Ball are lining up in the backfield, and Travis Frederick and Rob Havenstein aren’t there blocking on the offensive line, but that doesn’t mean Wisconsin should have to stray away from what their best at: running the ball down their opponent’s throats. Obviously there are situations like Northwestern, where it looks like nothing is going to get done on the ground, but even so, the Badgers still only ran the ball 26 times to the 36 times they threw it, despite the Wildcats’ lead never exceeding 10 points. Saturday’s game plan went in a completely different direction and the results showed, with the Badgers rushing the ball 62 times to the 17 times they threw it, resulting in 257 rush yards and 336 total yards — 133 more yards than they managed to accumulate the previous weekend. When the team needed to make a play through the air, they knew they could rely on their No. 1 wideout Alex Erickson, who caught six of Stave’s nine completions for 66 yards. The game had shades of what the Badgers’ passing attack looked like last season, when the Badgers went to the Big Ten championship and won a bowl game against Auburn. This year ’s Badgers may not have the explosive offensive talent it did last season, but Saturday, for the first time all season, it overcame its weaknesses and played to its strengths. Now, these Badgers have one more game with Stave taking snaps under center and Erickson lining up out wide, and maybe, for one last time, they should stick to what works.

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UW goaltender racking up awards in dominant start to regular season Anne-Renée Desbiens has recorded 11 shutouts, leads Badgers to 16-0-0 record by Kristen Larson Women’s Hockey Writer

Even though the season just started in October, Wisconsin women’s hockey goaltender Anne-Renée Desbiens is already off to a record-breaking start. For starters, Desbiens began the month of November with the WCHA Defensive Player of the Month honor. This isn’t the first time Desbiens has received an award for her performance — back in 2014 she received the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week in October. Desbiens also broke an NCAA record during a match against Duluth Nov. 13, when she officially went 500 minutes without being scored on. That record was first set by former Badger Jessie Vetter, who originally went 448 minutes without being scored on. Desbiens also held up her share of the Badgers defense, helping the team to keep up a 10-game shutout this season. Desbiens started this streak against Ohio State Oct. 10 and was recently disrupted during the last

match against Duluth Nov. 14. These accomplishments have also lead to Desbiens gaining recognition outside the collegiate level. The American Sports Network named Desbiens the Women’s Hockey Player of the Week in early November. Having these accomplishments under her belt this early in the season is commendable, but it has not lead to Desbiens becoming overly confident in her abilities. Instead, Desbiens has taken a practical approach to her playing, choosing to not look at all of the records she is facing, but instead at the games that lie ahead of her. But one truly remarkable aspect about Desbiens is her humility when it comes to all her accomplishments. Instead of taking the credit for her 500-minute shutout record, Desbiens instead chose to commend her team for their collective efforts during that week. “It was nice to be able to set [the NCAA shutout record] as a team,” Desbiens said. One thing is for sure, Desbiens is glad to get the shutout pressure out of the way. Now

that the team has been scored on, Desbiens believes it is a pressure that has been lifted from their shoulders. “It’s also nice to be able to move on,” Desbiens said. Keeping the shutout record was not a goal Desbiens or head coach Mark Johnson ever set for the team. In fact, both people approached the situation practically, knowing they would eventually be scored on, and that it was in the team’s best interest to remember that. Johnson knew maintaining a shutout would build pressure and begin to burden the players. “It was probably a little but of a relief,” Johnson said. “Now it happened, now it’s over with and we move forward.” And moving forward is exactly what Desbiens is going to do. The Badgers are only 12 games into their season, so there is still time for change, but Johnson sees the potential for Desbiens to become a great player. “[Desbiens] has put herself in position, if she continues to work hard and prepare

herself, she has a chance to maybe accomplish some of the goals individually that she wants and certainly get another shake with Team Canada, something that I know she is striving for,” Johnson said. Desbiens competed for Team Canada last year in the World Championships. While there, she found herself in the same company as Vetter again, only this time they were on opposite teams. Desbiens and Vetter had a rough start, according to Johnson, which resulted in both teams substituting their goaltenders. Johnson does not believe this is indicative of Desbiens’ play, and knows that experience will help her in later years. Team selections for the next World Championships are not until March 2016, so Desbiens still has time to add even more impressive stats to her résumé. But World Championships and NCAA records are not what Desbiens wants to get out of this season. Her goal is actually pretty simple: “National Championships,” she said.

Pair of Badger forwards travel overseas to compete for Team Canada Sarah Nurse, Emily Clark find valuable experience, bumps in road in time away from team by Kristen Larson Women’s Hockey Writer

Wisconsin women’s hockey players Sarah Nurse and Emily Clark saw an opportunity to play in a global hockey tournament — and took it. Clark and Nurse flew out Oct. 29 to Sundsvall, Sweden to play for Team Canada in the Four Nations Cup: a tournament featuring the best women’s hockey players from the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland. While there, they were joined by former Badgers center Blarye Turnbull. They also found themselves facing Team USA during the finals, which was filled with former Badgers, including center Brianna Decker, wingers Hillary Knight and Meghan Duggan and goalies Jessie Vetter and Alex Rigsby. Team Canada started off by defeating Finland 2-0 and Sweden 3-1. After preliminary play, they went on to face Team USA in the final, where they lost 3-2.

Playing in a tournament like this is something Clark always dreamed of. “It’s been my dream since I was a little girl to compete on a team like [Team Canada]” Clark said. Nurse and Clark spent two weeks playing with, and against, some of the best women’s hockey players in the world. One of the benefits to competing in the Four Nations Cup for Nurse and Clark was the fresh set of eyes that got to see them play. A set of coaches observed them playing with an unbiased eye. “[Team Canada]’s coaches sees things that our coaches don’t see,” Clark said. One of their biggest supporters for this tournament was none other than Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson, who personally encouraged these girls to compete in this tournament. “[Johnson told us to] take it all in,” Nurse said. “There are girls up there with a lot more experience.” Tournaments like this are also good for

young players like Clark and Nurse, who are getting a chance to get their names out there before team selections for the 2018 Winter Olympics begin. But with the opportunity came a cost — missing time with their team. Clark and Nurse missed the Badgers two-match sweep against Minnesota State. They also missed out on the week off the Badgers used to heal bruises and rest muscles. Johnson said during a press conference on Nov. 9 that when Nurse and Clark did make it back into the U.S., they would only get one day of practice with their team before heading out Nov. 12 to compete against Duluth that weekend. But Clark wasn’t worried about her team’s performance during their absence. She was confident the Badgers would continue to keep playing their best. “[The team is] super supportive and they took care of business,” Clark said. “[They] allowed [Nurse and I] to have some fun overseas.”

Not only did the Badgers get two wins, but they also managed to completely shut out Minnesota State from scoring, leading to final scores of 6-0 and 7-0 on their respective nights. This isn’t the team’s first exposure to one of their own competing in such a tournament. Last year, sophomore Annie Pankowski competed with Team USA, coming in second to Team Canada in the finals. Pankowski said the chance to play alongside the women of Team USA or Team Canada is the chance to play against women they have come to admire. “All of the girls that are on the team have set records that we’re trying to reach for,” Pankowski said. After all is said and done, Nurse and Clark walked away from the Four Nations Cup with the experience of a lifetime. It is sure to be one they will remember. “It was a super cool experience,” Nurse said.

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There were 58.4 seconds remaining on the scoreboard that hung high over the court at the Kohl Center. The rout was on. Wisconsin was in the process of manhandling Siena. With the Badgers leading 92-59, head coach Bo Ryan called timeout and pointed to the end of the bench. UW’s 15-year coach summoned the last two players suited up that Sunday night who hadn’t yet entered the game. One wore No. 0, which was the same exact number of minutes he’d played in his career as a Badger. Well, that’s not saying much, because his Wisconsin career was nearly just two games old. No. 0, junior walk-on Will Decorah, recorded a series of firsts during his 58.4 seconds of playing time. He committed his first career turnover, then was charged with his first foul only 13 seconds later. Getting on the court may have been a new experience for Decorah, but being close to the action wasn’t. That’s because up until two months ago, Decorah was a student manager for the Badgers. “Not that being a manager wasn’t fun, because it was,” Decorah said. “I had a lot of friends being a manager.” Decorah is a local success story. He grew up roughly 20 minutes north of Madison in Waunakee and was a prep sports star for Waunakee High School. In hoops, he was a three-time letter winner and part of a team that won three-straight Badger Conference titles. Despite numerous scholarship offers from other institutions to play sports, Madison was the only place Decorah considered going, and he didn’t come here to play basketball. “I wanted to be a part of the basketball team because I love basketball and I wanted to be around the game,” Decorah said. So that’s what Decorah did. It also helped that Ryan had known Decorah practically his whole life. Decorah’s dad, Tim, played for Ryan at UW-Platteville and was a member of the 1991 Division III National Championship team. Decorah’s first two years on campus consisted of what every manager does: office

work during nonpractice hours, rebounding for players during drills, tending locker rooms and carrying water bottles. That all changed a few months ago when Decorah was tending to his work in the manager ’s office. Ryan walked into the office and simply asked Decorah he was interested in walking on to the squad. It happened so quickly Decorah was speechless. “I was completely taken aback, surprised,” he said. “I didn’t have any idea what to say.” Decorah didn’t give Ryan an answer for nearly a week. A program assistant, Laura Strang, also a Waunakee native, gave Decorah the final push he needed to tell Ryan he was ready for the challenge. His former colleagues — the current managing staff — couldn’t have been more excited. “Will knows that he has a pretty special opportunity and I can see that he is taking full of it,” Head Wechsler & MMPI Testing Protocols advantage manager Ben Eckburg said. “I think I can speak Available to Psych Grad Students & Licensed Psychologists, for our manager staff Standard Print and say that we are all very excited for Will and proud that he is If Interested, Call 262-‐227-‐5715 representing us on the court.” Best Offer

Photo · Having only totaled one point and one turnover in one minute of play so far this season, Decorah recognizes this is more about the experience with Ryan and the team than his time on the floor. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald The biggest adjustment Decorah had to make to his life was dealing with the lack of free time. Every day, for about four hours, Decorah has to dedicate his life to team activities. That includes lifting, practice and then post-practice meal and treatment. At the end of the day, though, he said playing for Ryan is his dream come true. “He’s pretty much God around here in Wisconsin,” Decorah said. “I would say it’s a dream come true. [I] can’t really ask for anything more.” Another key factor in Decorah’s transition is that he already had some rapport with all of his teammates, even the freshmen. When Decorah texted his new teammates, they welcomed him with open arms. “They were pretty excited I think,” Decorah said. “Actually, in the group message a couple of them texted back, ‘Yes, finally.’” Manager Kevin Faanes, who worked closely with Decorah last season, said it was surreal to see him in practice gear for the first time and participating in practice instead of assisting it. “It was pretty odd seeing Will come out to practice for the first time in uniform,” Faanes

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said. “But the feeling did not last long at all because Will is a natural-born competitor who belongs on the basketball court.” Decorah will be lucky if he gets much playing time. The hard truth is that situations like Sunday night are the only time Decorah will ever see the court — the waning seconds of blowouts. But Decorah said it’s not about what happens on the court, but how he assesses his own improvement. “I really don’t have expectations,” Decorah said. “I’ve been asked that question a lot ... I feel like I need to prove it to myself that I can belong here. I need to improve my game in a lot of ways.” Decorah said going from SERF ball to the college hardwood is quite the adjustment. But for the local Wisconsin kid, being a Badger will always be special, regardless of the roundabout way it took to get there. “I’ve been having a great time,” Decorah said. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s kind of something that every Wisconsin kid that’s grown up that likes basketball wants to play for the Badgers.”

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