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UW’S TWO PERCENT With black student enrollment steadily decreasing in recent years, University of Wisconsin struggles with recruitment as some campus members fear accessibility is worsening. page 16

FORWARD

Staff ready to continue building off weekly’s success in spring

Expect more topic-oriented issues, photo essays, digital-specific features, toilet reviews come next semester by Aliya Iftikhar Editor-in-Chief

Transitions are weird. I say that honestly, because really no matter how much you organize, plan and try to prepare yourself for any situation, you never know what it’s going to be like until you’re actually doing it. But here’s the weird thing about The Badger Herald’s transition to a weekly publication this fall — it wasn’t weird. From the start, staff came in hyped and committed to developing longerform features in print while continuing our digital success. The move to a weekly felt natural, and it reaffirmed our organization is continuing in the right direction. This is our 13th and last print issue of the semester and I have been so proud of the quality of work the Herald has continued to provide day-in and dayout.

Now, as several of our editors are about to adventure abroad and we welcome in newcomers, we’ll look to continue building off our success in the spring. You can expect more topic-oriented issues, like when we tackled sexual assault on campus, more photo essays, like when we covered the GOP debate in Milwaukee, more digital-specific features and whether you like it or not, “Craps on campus” isn’t going anywhere. If you like what we’ve done so far this year, stay tuned — we’re just getting started. If you’re looking to get involved with us next semester, whether it’s as a reporter, photographer, videographer, designer or copy editor, stop by our get involved meetings in February or feel free to email me at editor@ badgerherald.com.

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While all UW athletes turned in memorable performances on the field throughout the fall, only two were awarded Athlete of the Semester: Rose Lavelle and Joe Schobert.

SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER WITH WINTERSONG 15 Annual music festival to bring original and classic tunes to the Barrymore Theater. While local artists serve up cozy sets for cold Madisonians, the festival also raises money for charity. December 8, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 3

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

Tuesday 12/8 Panama Wedding at Frequency, 8:30 p.m., $10 in advance Evening with Marc Brown at Wisconsin Union Theater, 7:30 p.m., FREE Dave Skogen: “Building a Winning Culture” at Chamberlain Hall, 7:30 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 12/9

Friday 12/11 Manhole Sketch Comedy at Wisconsin Union Theater, 7:30 p.m., FREE Dianne Reeves at Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m., $10 for UW students (with ID)

Saturday 12/12

Wintersong at Barrymore, 8 p.m., $18 in advance The Understudies Improv at Barrymore at Wisconsin Union Theater, 8:30 p.m., FREE

Sunday 12/13

UW Masters Singers at Mills Hall (Mosse Humanities Building), 7:30 p.m., FREE

Aaron Gillespie at Frequency, 8 p.m., $12 in advance

Thursday 12/10

Tudor Holiday Dinner at Varsity Hall, Union South, 5:45 p.m., $58.50

Christmas Brew ‘N View: Elf at Majestic, 8 p.m., $6 in advance

Monday 12/14

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Madison tap water dodges most state health concerns High levels of sodium, chloride must be addressed to avoid future costs, officials say; county working to improve water quality by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

How Madison gets its water is helping the city avoid tap water dangers prominent in much of the rest of the state. Nitrate problems that plague much of Wisconsin have not spread into Madison’s water supply, despite it’s proximity to farmland, according to reporting from the Capital Times. Instead, the city must contend with high sodium and chloride within the water supply before issues problem grows. Unlike some cities which use reservoirs, Madison uses ground water from local aquifers, according to Dane County supervisor Patrick Miles, District 34. He said this means the city has “hard water” and contains a higher concentrations of minerals. Miles said to combat this, most buildings are built with water softeners, devices

which reduce mineral content using chloride. Chloride is then found in greater concentrations within the water supply and, while not known to cause health problems, can make water taste unpleasant, Miles said. “Certain times of the year [water utility] is exceeding EPA [chloride] limits which is very concerning from a health and cost perspective,” Miles said. If high chloride levels continue, Miles said the city will be forced to invest in equipment just to remove chloride from the water supply. Miles said this equipment could have a price tag of around $1 billion. Alternatively, the city could direct residents to upgrade their water softeners to tackle the problem before it reaches this point, Miles said. Like most northern cities, Madison uses salt to de-ice roads and sidewalks during the winter. This leads to a build up of

sodium in local aquifers Madison uses for tap water, according to Miles. Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, said the well that serves much of campus occasionally produces water with sodium levels that exceed limits set by the EPA. He said this usually isn’t a problem unless individuals are watching their salt intake and agrees that de-icing is the biggest culprit. Wood said the county is beginning to move toward a brine solution which uses less salt to reduce aquifer sodium absorption. Aside from using less salt in the winter, there is little local government can do to reduce high salt levels once it has seeped into groundwater. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said Madison hasn’t had a major tap water problem in the ‘90s, when lead was detected within the water supply. Lead is toxic to humans, especially in children, and can cause damage to the nervous system. Verveer said the problem was caused by

older lead pipes still being used and the city corrected the problem by directing all building owners to replace lead piping. Since then, the city sees very little, if any, lead within the water supply. While groundwater remains relatively safe, Verveer said most of his constituents worry more about the health of surrounding lake water. “In terms of constituents coming to me with water problems, most of it has to do with runoff into the lakes,” Verveer said. Much of Madison’s surface is paved, which means pollutants go straight into bodies of water, Verveer said. This means phosphate and man-made chemicals are not given a chance to be filtered out by soaking into dirt. The county works to reduce this runoff through several phosphorus reduction initiatives.

Safety reforms for trains receive federal support in light of recent derailments Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s proposals would give first responders information about hazardous materials, increase transparency by Vidushi Saxena Contributor

A push for rail safety from U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, is getting bipartisan support at the federal level after two train derailments in Wisconsin. Baldwin’s reforms will be included in a federal bill that would set transportation strategy and funding levels for the next five years. But she said in an interview with The Badger Herald she worked on the reform provisions long before the Wisconsin train derailments in Alma and Watertown. “These were issues that I’ve been working on a long time prior to the derailments because I thought that they would be helpful in terms of the safety of communities and people who live along the rail lines in Wisconsin,” Baldwin said. The first reform aims to provide first responders with information about the

hazardous materials traveling in trains that pass through their communities, Baldwin said. This would ensure that they know precisely what they are dealing with and can then bring correct equipment and carry out any necessary evacuations. Baldwin said in a statement, currently such information is only available to first responders after the incident has already occurred. The reform requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Fusion Centers to report information about trains carrying hazardous materials to first responders beforehand, Baldwin said in the press release. “They would know what equipment to bring, they would know how to fight a fire, they would know if the community needed to be evacuated and they would know all sorts of information that helps them do their jobs better,” Baldwin said. A train derailed in Watertown in early November, leaking around 500 gallons of

crude oil. A similar incident occurred in Alma a few days later, causing around 17,000 gallons of ethanol to leak into the Mississippi river. Baldwin visited both sites shortly after the incidents and said while both derailments were isolated from densely populated areas, public safety risks must be accounted for at all times. Carol Crisp, volunteer at the non-profit organization Wings Over Alma, said the accident in Alma happened far from the city, which prevented significant damage to the public. She said trains often travel at speeds of more than 60 miles an hour and would like to see them go slower for public safety. “All I can think of is ‘Oh God, keep them on the tracks’ as they’re going by my house,” Crisp said. “Because if they went off they would demolish us and it would be a horrible thing for all the people along the highway and railroad.”

Crisp said companies are careful about the maintenance of railroads, and it was most likely a gear failure in the train that led to the derailment. She said there is always somebody in the area making sure the tracks are tight and everything is in proper order. The second reform Baldwin proposed encourages more transparency from the private companies that own most of the railroads and bridges. She said this would be helpful in assuring the public rail infrastructure is stable and any potential problems will be appropriately addressed. Baldwin said in the press release current railroads do not have to provide inspection reports to local officials. “I would say my focus in this case is a lot more on safety and security for local communities that are on the rail lines,” Baldwin said. “We want to make sure that we can assure our communities that they’re safe.”

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Photo (right) · Odesza entranced the crowd with psychedelic melodies and a stunning light show. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

Photo (bottom) · Ben Carson answered reporters questions at the GOP Debate hosted at the Milwaukee Theatre Nov. 10. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

Photo (top) · On Nov. 19, students organized a candlelight vigil for victims of the Paris terrorist attacks. Katie Cooney The Badger Herald

Photo (left) · Taiwan Deal celebrated a touchdown run during Wisconsin’s win over Hawaii on Sept. 26. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald

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UHS psychologist empathizes with international students

UW entertainment archive helps independent filmmakers

Canzi Wang wants to decrease stigma around counseling; talks about difficulty adjusting to new culture, country

Wisconsin Center for Film and Theatre Research contains unique documents from television, film, music

Photo ·The counselor was born in China, but moved to the U.S. to study at the College of New Jersey in 2005. She later earned her Ph.D. from University of Denver. Photo courtesy of courtesy of Bryce Richter

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Using her past experiences as an international student, University Health Services psychologist Canzi Wang is working to reach out to international undergraduates who may face challenges during their transition to a new country. Wang first learned about counseling while she was in her home country of China. She said many people who studied psychology were science or medical students, but as a liberal arts student, she was intrigued when she discovered counseling as a profession. Because she wanted to study counseling, Wang moved to the U.S. in 2005 as a graduate student and earned degrees in teaching English as a second language, as well as community counseling and human services at the College of New Jersey. She later earned her Ph.D. from the University of Denver. Wang said her interest in counseling came from her interest in human development. And when she learned about student suicide as a freshman, her devotion to the field grew stronger. “I was just really shocked and felt really sad and also confused because it wasn’t something people would talk about,” she said. Wang realized she wanted to study counseling after seeing that there wasn’t much discussion about prevention programs for those susceptible to suicide. But in terms of her own transition to a new country, Wang said it was “really hard,” and she began to notice changes in herself. She

considered herself a social and outgoing person, but after moving to a new environment, she described everyday life as dealing with “crisis.” Whether it was understanding a different school system or adapting to a new curriculum, everything to her, including filling out immigration paperwork, was new. “All of this just felt really stressful. I felt pretty anxious and scared and I had a really hard time going out and meeting people,” Wang said. “Part of it is because of the financial concerns and part of it is just feeling like I’m out of place — I don’t belong here.” One of the factors she sees contributing to international students’ stress is the fact that they’re constantly focusing on studying, because it is the “main reason” they’re here. She said there’s times when students recognize the large workload they have, but they wait until the last minute before asking for help, which is why she wants to focus on the prevention work that can be done. Wang said she utilized counseling while in school and it gave her the perspective of being a client and how hard it is to show vulnerability and ask for help. As a generalist — one who provides services for general counseling — Wang has a broad reach. Through UHS, there’s a Mandarin-speaking group therapy, and this semester she is working with International Student Services to offer a discussion group. She also started a drop-in consultation this semester Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. that can serve students who are curious about counseling. The sessions are a way to inform students about whether or not they may want to pursue counseling. But she said those who come during drop-in hours can talk about anything they want. “I would like to connect with a community, doing outreach work with them and making my professional knowledge available for these students so they can use those strategies or coping skills more on a daily basis,” Wang said. “I feel like their experience is being normalized.”

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With more than two million photographs, posters and promotional graphics as well as 20,000 films and TV shows, the archives within the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research offer historical insights to visitors as one of the world’s major archives of the entertainment industry. Founded in 1960, the WCFTR is part of the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Communication Arts. The center partners with the Wisconsin Historical Society to provide and store the collections, but WCFTR Assistant Director Mary Huelsbeck said all collections are owned by the university. Anyone is able to access the archives, which Communication Arts Professor Jeff Smith said also consists of collections on American theater from the 1940s through 1950s and American television from the 1940s through 1970s. Huelsbeck said visitors can study everything from what it took to produce a TV show to costume and design, as well as how a production may have been financed. “[The archives’ collections] gives you a really wonderful insight into how things were done,” Huelsbeck said. “And in many instances we have the finished product here so you can study how it all got put together and see the end result.” In addition to being a resource for students, the WCFTR also has helped movie producers for the new Bryan Cranston Film “Trumbo.” While she didn’t meet the “Breaking Bad” or ”Malcolm in the Middle” stars, Huelsbeck said the WCFTR sent images of letters the blacklisted Trumbo sent while in jail, as well as other documents, to the screenwriter. Some notable files the WCFTR holds includes Stephen Sondheim’s original, handwritten lyrics for “West Side Story” and papers from “Cleopatra” producer Walter Wanger as well as the United Artists, a studio formed by Charlie

Chaplain, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Smith said. “[Obtaining Dalton Trumbo’s collection] was an occasion where we wrote him a letter,” Huelsbeck said. “We wrote him a letter proposing he establish a collection, and a week later he wrote back and said ‘That’d be great, now I won’t have to worry about storing this stuff anymore.’” In addition to Trumbo’s papers, Smith said the center contains documents from other blacklisted entertainment figures such as Alvah Bessie and Herbert Biberman. Huelsbeck added the WCFTR also has collections from Russian and Soviet films as well as Hong Kong and Taiwanese films in addition to some from independent filmmakers. The WCFTR also recently received papers from Ted Hope, who produced films such as “American Splendor” and, more notably, “The Laramie Project.” In the ‘60s and early ‘70s, long before email, Huelsbeck said the WCFTR obtained collections during their largescale collecting process by writing letters and making follow-up visits to connections in the entertainment industry on the East and West Coasts. Now, the WCTFR does collecting through their own personal contacts or contacts of professors in the communication arts department. Smith said when it comes to Hollywood’s history, people often make assumptions about certain intuitions they may have, but that a visit to the WCFTR can bring truth. “If you’re doing serious historical research trying to explain how Hollywood as an industry and institution has changed over the years, the only way to verify what might be your own hypotheses is to look at the evidence from the documents themselves,” Smith said Huelsbeck said the WCFTR is important because it houses film and other documentations that don’t exist anywhere else. Currently, the WCFTR’s collective focus is on independent filmmakers as well as filmmakers who are women or from underrepresented backgrounds.

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Campus Lawmakers propose concealed carry on campus A bill that would allow concealed weapons in campus buildings has triggered concern among administrators, faculty and students. Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, and Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, co-authored the bill to expand upon the current law that only allows concealed carry outside of buildings. Kremer said in a statement the current ban on conceal weapons leaves students in classrooms susceptible to violent crime. “The Campus Carry Act offers a commonsense solution to this problem by addressing both violent crime prevention and personal protection,” Kremer said.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank and UWPD disagreed. Immediately after the bill was proposed, both released statements speaking out against concealed carry, and UW System police chiefs wrote a letter directly to the legislators urging them not to move forward with the bill. Blank said in a previous interview that she was “absolutely opposed” to the proposed bill that “defied common sense.” Some student organizations like ASM have also raised their concerns about the proposed bill. Other student organizations, like Young Americans for Freedom, have been supportive of the bill.

UW adapts after budget cuts, tenure changes After the state biennial budget passed this summer, which cut $250 million from the University of Wisconsin System budget and drastically changed tenure protections for professors, UW has been working to adapt. Following the removal of the state law that protected faculty tenure rights, many faculty and staff have voiced their concerns of losing their academic freedoms and jobs. The UW System Board of Regent’s tenure task force brought representatives from the UW System together to discuss a policy that would Marissa Haegele protect faculty tenure. Associated Students of Madison and The Badger Herald Student Services Financial Committee have been communicating with university officials about some continued faculty excellence and alumni support by of the changes to shared governance. endowing top-tier faculty and maintaining UW’s The Match Morgridge donation and the All Ways status as a top-ranked research institution. Forward campaign, have been working to promote

Sexual assault survey reveals staggering statistics University of Wisconsin announced Sept. 21 that more than one in four women are sexually assaulted at UW. The data, which came from a campuswide survey administered by Association of American Universities in spring 2014, indicated that 76 percent of the time that victims reported nonconsensual penetration alcohol was a factor.

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In 2014, 15 of the 165 sexual assault cases reported on campus were directly made to University of Wisconsin Police Department. In 2015, six reports have been made to UWPD out of the 136 reports. A UW task force with student representatives also had meetings to discuss the survey results and recommend prevention programs to lower sexual assault on campus.

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Republicans introduce bills to limit abortion

Steps for housing Local government and private organizations are both working to help provide more affordable housing to alleviate homelessness and disparities in the Madison area. After the Dane County housing authority filled up their waitlist in August in less than 90 minutes, the need for affordable housing in response to the high rates of homelessness was once again emphasized. To respond to the issue of homelessness, the city and county have been encouraging and working alongside organizations that want to develop affordable housing in the area. A potential development at 7933 Tree Lane, proposed by Chicago-based Heartland Housing Inc., includes the construction of a project designed specifically to house homeless families in the Madison area. YWCA Madison will also be working alongside Heartland Housing to provide onsite supportive programs for the families in residence. In the downtown area, local nonprofit developer Madison Development Corporation proposed an affordable housing building on the 400 block of West Mifflin Street. The building will have around 46 apartments. The building will be a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and efficiency apartments aimed at the downtown workforce that makes below the median income. Though there is progress in terms of creating affordable housing, the city has still been unable to keep up with the rapidly increasing demand in the downtown area for all types of housing.

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community and police After a Madison police officer killed an unarmed black teen in March, the city and community have grappled with the relationship between police and the black population. In the past months the community has worked to make strides in understanding the root causes of the disparities within the criminal justice system and produce recommendations to address them. Some of these recommendations have been adopted, including creating an Office for Equity and Inclusion. The city conducted a study this fall to evaluate the community’s disposition toward police body cameras and discovered that citizens do not believe footage will alleviate the underlying distrust between the black community and police. The Young Gifted and Black Coalition continues to demand a change in how police are overseen.

Republicans in the state Legislature have been trying to limit abortion use in the state with various bills. A state Senate panel and the full Assembly have passed bills to defund Planned Parenthood and ban fetal tissue research, but not without a response from pro-choice advocates. The state bill to defund Planned Parenthood would take away the $3.5 million and redistribute that funding to the Wisconsin Well Woman Program, an organization that specializes in cancer screenings. Critics say the

Transgender rights

Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum and Sen. Steven Nass, R-Whitewater, introduced a bill in October that tightened restrictions on gender-specific bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools. The bill would ensure all public schools in Wisconsin have the same policies regarding who can go in which bathrooms, requiring people to use bathrooms based on their biological sex from birth. Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Nass, said the bill aims to accommodate concerns of transgender students along with those

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Well Woman Program would not be suitable to receive federal dollars that are meant for reproductive health care. Opponents to the push to ban fetal tissue research in Wisconsin said banning such research may prevent life-saving research. A federal appeals court struck down a state law that required abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. Pro-life advocates said in case of an emergency, the law would have provided utmost protection for those women.

who might be uncomfortable using the same bathroom as a transgender person. Kremer said in a statement that privacy and dignity are paramount, a motivation for creating the bill. LGBTQ groups in Wisconsin said the bill does not protect transgender students, but instead would out some of them and lead to isolation or bullying. Brian Juchems, senior director of GSAFE, an organization dedicated to creating just schools for LGBTQ youth, said while schools need guidance on this particular issue, the bill is not addressing it appropriately. Instead, it singles out transgender students, he said. At a public hearing, LGBTQ activists condemned the bill for the risks it would have on transgender students’ self-esteem, leading to further bullying or suicide. But supporters remained fervent on the bill’s dedication to privacy. At the national level members of Congress are discussing possible legislation on transgender rights. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, introduced The Equality Act in July, a federal initiative that includes protections in areas such as the workplace and housing for transgender individuals, as well as the LGBTQ community.

Walker campaign plummets City to start fresh on Judge Doyle Square After biotech company Exact Sciences dropped out of the Judge Doyle Square deal amid concerns over company finances in early November, the City Council voted to send the project back to square one. Exact Sciences chose to expand their University Research Park location instead of moving downtown after facing a 50 percent stock drop. With the downtown location falling through, it frees up $12 million previously agreed to go to the company for job assistance and $10 million in cash flow

borrowing that was anticipated for the project, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said. It also allows for increased flexibility for the city to respond to potential Judge Doyle Square proposals in 2016. The project has a history lasting more than five years, with several different iterations of the project. Key focuses of the project include a hotel to accommodate the Monona Terrace and expanded parking. Moving forward, developers will once again have the opportunity to bid on the Judge Doyle Square project.

Gov. Scott Walker declared he was running for president in July, but dropped his campaign after two months. Early on, Walker was leading in the polls, but after a poll showed he ranked at less than one percent among national GOP voters, Walker decided to suspend his campaign. Walker’s donors expressed concern at his debate performances, which likely led to a dried up fundraising source, Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin political science professor, said. Dennis Dresang, UW professor, said Walker made the mistake of spending his campaign funds too early and investing too much in super PACs.

Walker spent much of his funds in both domestic and international travel, in what his spokesperson Laurel Patrick said was an effort to expand Wisconsin’s business opportunities. Walker announced he would not run again during his term as governor and is currently not endorsing any other GOP candidates. Walker continues to comment on national issues, including his firm stance on not allowing Syrian refugees to enter the state. Walker said in a news conference Wednesday he is now receiving monthly reports from the White House specifying nationality, age range and gender of each refugee.

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Dane County to implement comprehensive climate action plan Board approved budget amendment in effort to reduce carbon footprint, target sources of air pollution by Kiyoko Reidy City Editor

The Dane County climate action plan aims to tackle all possible sources of climate change to improve the economy, quality of life and the county’s future. Dane County Supervisors passed a budget amendment Nov. 16 calling for the creation of a climate action plan that would have the county switched over to renewable energy by 2050. The climate action plan would focus on reducing the carbon footprint of the county, target sources of air pollution and get the county on the path to clean, renewable energy, Dane County Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner, District 2, said. The county currently has a sustainability coordinator, but hiring a consultant would allow the county to go further

without adding strain to the position. This amendment follows up on a 2013 budget amendment that allowed the county to take an inventory of the emissions throughout the county. The data will be available by the end of the year, Wegleitner said. This will allow the consultant to determine what areas to target, she said. There have been some efforts in the past to focus on sustainability, but this would be a more sweeping plan that would allow changes to be made across the board, Dane County Supervisor Dave Ripp, District 29, said. This amendment has received support from the Board of Supervisors thus far, as most people recognize the pressing nature of the issue, Wegleitner said. “Climate change is a huge threat to our world,” Wegleitner said. “This is an issue that is already having an impact. We can’t afford to wait.”

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Ripp, noting his conservative political stance, admitted he and Weigleitner likely disagree about the causes of climate change. But it’s important to ensure that everything possible is done to discourage climate change, Ripp said. The threat of climate change is especially present for area farmers who would be easily disrupted by changes in temperature and weather patterns, Ripp said. A fall in the output of the local farms could prove “disastrous” for food supply, he said. Though creating the plan will probably be a fairly straightforward process, the implementation will likely prove more challenging, Ripp said. “Implementation is always a problem, because you are making it harder for people to do what they want to do,” he said. “It’s going to be tough.” While there are a few other counties

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that have created this type of plan, Dane County would still be one of the first in the country, Wegleitner said. “There are a lot of other communities in Wisconsin that are interested in what we are doing, so that they could replicate it in their area,” Wegleitner said. “This would help to catapult other efforts as well.” The amendment initially provided $50,000 to hire a consultant to assist county officials in the creation of a climate action plan, but after further review the amount was reduced to $35,000, Wegleitner said. Despite this setback, it is still important to move forward in whatever way possible, Ripp said. “When you do budgets, you never have enough money no matter what you do,” Ripp said. “I was more confident with $50,000, and the plan might not be as refined as we would like. But at least we can get it started.”

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Wisconsin among 10 states to receive federal dollars to save monarchs

US Department of Agriculture funding is targeted to help farmers plant key nutrient source for butterflies by Emma Palasz State Editor

Wisconsin will receive part of $4 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending across 10 states in 2016 to help save a depleting species: the monarch butterfly. Monarch butterflies in North America have declined by about 90 percent in the past few decades, according to Mark Pfost, private lands biologist for Necedah National Wildlife Refuge within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He said even though millions of the species still exist, such a steep decline is not normal. To combat the depleting monarch population, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is investing $4 million across 10 states in 2016 to help farmers produce food and habitat for the butterflies, according to a USDA statement released Nov. 12. The statement said the targeted states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin, are at the heart of monarch migration. The conservation service is focusing on the decrease in native plants like milkweed — the sole source of food for monarch caterpillars. NRCS will help farmers and conservation partners plant milkweed and nectar-rich plants along field borders, in buffers along waterways or around wetlands, in pastures and other suitable locations, the statement said. Douglas Buege, president of the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association, explained that when monarchs migrate north from Mexico and lay and hatch eggs, caterpillars can only eat milkweed. But he said farmers use pesticides, herbicides and technologies to wipe them away to protect their other crops, usually corn and soybeans. It is critical that more milkweed is sustained not just in Wisconsin, but especially southern states, he said. “If you think about it, milkweed is kind of a highway that butterflies travel to move north,” Buege said. “If you move large sections of that milkweed, the butterflies either have to fly a long distance or the butterflies aren’t going to make it.” Buege said while a lack of milkweed is an issue for monarchs, the species suffers from other issues when they migrate to Mexico in the winter. Buege said monarchs hang in a single tree, basically hibernating, but the area’s logging industry has denied monarchs a key habitat. Pfost also said milkweed should not be the only concern in sustaining butterflies. Once caterpillars grow into “adults,” they nectar on many flowering plants, he said. “One should not look at this as just, ‘If we put out milkweed, we’re gonna save the monarch,’” Pfost said. “Milkweed is an obligatory part of their lifecycle, but they still need everything else. Milkweed and monarchs are kind of a way to

Photo ·Milkweed is critical for butterflies during migration times and for development, Buege said. Photo courtesy of Mark Pfost attract people’s attention to a species that is in trouble, that is of conservation concern.” Buege said the main thing the government should do to help monarchs is to stop subsidizing crops like corn. He said agribusiness corporations have an incentive to plant corn border to border in states, and the way corn is currently raised allows little tolerance for other plants. “We need to stop those subsidies,” Buege said. “We need to develop agriculture that isn’t based on industrial models, but based on ecological models so that other species have a chance of existing.” Pfost said farmers aren’t the only ones to blame, other citizens often kill off milkweed, dismissing it as another weed on their land, even though it is a valuable nutrient for monarch caterpillars. He said preserving milkweed actually helps a wide variety of species, and NRCS’ next step should be to look to ways to examine the needs of other pollinators. Even though monarchs do not necessarily have a large evolutionary value to Earth right now, Pfost said farmers and other citizens should think about what even just monarchs’ aesthetic value adds to the planet. “Can you imagine not seeing monarchs anymore?” Pfost asked. “It would be a much sorrier world without them.” December 8, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 11

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WUD Film branch Starlight focuses on cinematic underdogs UW undergrads Maxwell Courtright, Vincent Mollica showcase classic, experimental movies every Thursday by Kaden Greenfield ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

While there are many voices represented in cinema, several still go unheard. The medium is broad, yet only select styles and narrative structures are frequently awarded priority. Enter University of Wisconsin undergrads Maxwell Courtright and Vincent Mollica, two Wisconsin Union Directorate Film committee members seeking to expose the Madison film community to more eclectic and obscure — but not inferior — experimental and classic films. The leg of WUD Film they head, Starlight, has re-emerged as a branch of WUD Film’s programming schedule that once screened more esoteric, cutting edge films. Courtright and Mollica aim to not only introduce audiences to material they may not have seen otherwise, but to showcase films with unique contributions to film. “When [Starlight] screens a movie, we have to ask, ‘Is this gonna be a cool experience to see on screen?’” Mollica said. “I really like people finding out about these filmmakers … The most important thing for the future of these types of films is to have them. We must keep vital movies relevant.” With a previous establishment some years ago, a revamp in 2013 and now a fresh revival catering itself to a smaller audience, Starlight is one of four legs of WUD Film programming, beside Hollywood, alternative and cult. Each Thursday, WUD Film programs a Starlight entry — either classic or experimental — that brings together film connoisseurs for a truly engaging experience. Each has the same objective, but with far different types of content. Courtright heads the experimental side of Starlight, programming films while “keeping a finger on the pulse of what’s being made.” While there are many films available, Courtright said when gauging a film’s screening suitability, he looks at its uniqueness or artistic intention. Both Courtright and Mollica noted the film must be meaningful for students and highlight diverse voices not always heard in mainstream styles. For experimental films, Courtright typically contacts their distributors, if not the directors themselves. This close relationship — particularly on small-scale films — is rewarding for both parties. “With each entry in experimental, it’s great knowing that the directors know their work is being screened,” Courtright said.

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After determining its worthiness, films must also be available digitally, and if “onedge content” exists, Courtright discusses its programmability with others in WUD Film. For Mollica, who runs the classical side, he strives to show movies that are older. “So far, it’s been movies that are at least 10 to 15 years old and that can’t be kept in regular programming,” he said. Mollica gathers input over Facebook during the summer, and through word of mouth and general investigation, then works with others in WUD Film to create a lineup of five to six films for Starlight Classic. All the films come from a variety of time periods and countries, composing a “free wheelin’” set. Films shown in Starlight Classic share common themes, according to Mollica. “When I choose films, it’s about accessibility, but at the same time I want to show triumph, uplifting stories, and different

voices and demographics,” Mollica said. “I really like to get people exploring outside their comfort zone.” So far, Starlight classic’s programming has included Spike Lee’s classic “Do the Right Thing” and “Trouble Every Day.” Starlight classic also garnered considerable attention within the Communication Arts department and the Madison film community as a whole with the Mini Indie Film Festival, which had a big turnout, Mollica said. What is perhaps most important about bringing people together around a film, he said, is a film’s ability to connect with each viewer, when there is a deeper, cerebral feeling to taking in a movie. A film’s staying power has influenced Mollica’s desire to take up film as a career. “The times I’ve been reminded why I want to pursue film is when I feel like I met a new person after watching it,” Mollica said.

Photo ·”Bride of Frankenstein” is just one of many films screened by Spotlight for its “outside the box” nature. Though Courtright and Mollica both look for accesibility when deciding on movies, their main focus is showcasing ‘different voices and demographics.’ Screencap courtesy of Universal Pictures But it is not only the individual connection that drives Starlight’s purpose. Courtright and Mollica both said cinema can truly bring about social progress. “Watching a film can impose social responsibility. Films are a force of good,” Courtright said. “A love for film should extend to what you do and how the greater good is applied.”

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Phallic imagery inspires everything from the profound to the banal. Penises are reflected in sculptures, architecture, art and everyday items, from the Washington Monument to gearshifts and hot dogs. But the package has more to it than just a straight shaft. This holiday season, celebrate peace, joy and the love muscle. Sensitive parts The average erect penis measures approximately 5.1 to 5.9 inches, and 95

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With winter break fast approaching, a window of opportunity will arise for every University of Wisconsin student who has nearly an entire month away from classwork. There are plenty of places to explore in Madison, if you are so daring as to break away from your Netflix binge and embrace Wisconsin’s biting cold. Here are 10 places that will expand your mental map of Wisconsin’s capital and also allow you to meet some authentic locals along the way.

1. Joe’s-Joe’s on Monroe Street Located just off of Camp Randall, this street is abuzz with eclectic shops, cozy coffee shops and kind people. Trader Joe’s grocery store is a fun place to go for unique food products, and they are also known for their excellent service — a mood brightener. Right across the street is Art Gecko Gallery, the big sister to State Street’s eastern/Bali import store. This shop carries larger furniture pieces that cannot be found downtown. Orange Tree Imports, The Knitting Tree, The Wine and Hop Shop; these are a few other stores just waiting to be explored.

2. Dining in style with Food Fight Any Badger who knows downtown breakfast food like the back of their hand has probably indulged in the likes of Bassett Street Brunch Club, DLUX or Cooper’s Tavern for delicious brunch and mimosas. Many do not know these are just a few of the 17 restaurants owned by local restaurant group Food Fight, which pride itself on excellent service and delicious food. Customer experience is truly a top priority.

3. Embrace your inner flower child on Williamson Street Many know Willy Street for its co-op hosting every organic, non-GMO, vegan item known to man, and it is not too expensive to shop there without a membership. The folks who run this co-op are incredibly caring and helpful. Shopping here is an experience! Within walking distance, Willy Street has countless gems that take all day to explore. Ground Zero Coffee, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop, Madison Sourdough, Weary Traveler Freehouse, Hatch Art House, The Madison Greenhouse Store; these are just a few of the venues that contribute to Willy Street’s wonder!

4. Catch a show or bite on Atwood Avenue In addition to hosting Monty’s Blue Plate Diner, Atwood Avenue also serves as a hub for eclectic eateries and music! Green Owl Café is a vegan dream, and it’s right next door to Alchemy (a laid-back restaurant with live music most nights), Glass Nickel Pizza Co. (yum!) and more. Don’t forget to check out the Barrymore Theater which hosts class-acts year round.

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6. Eclectic shopping on East Johnson Street In addition to hosting Monty’s Blue Plate Diner, Atwood Avenue also serves as a hub for eclectic eateries and music! Green Owl Café is a vegan dream, and it’s right next door to Alchemy (a laid-back restaurant with live music most nights), Glass Nickel Pizza Co. (yum!) and more. Don’t forget to check out the Barrymore Theater which hosts class-acts year round.

7. Winter wonderlands with Madison Ice Skating There are plenty of places to lace up those skates and embrace winter! Elver, Goodman, Heritage Heights, Hillington Triangle, Nakoma, Olbrich, Rennebohm, Tenney, Vilas and Warner parks all offer skating to the public!

8. Picturesque Devil’s Lake A 40-minute drive from downtown Madison, this state park is a place usually visited in the summer. It’s beauty in winter is often neglected, but there are lots of trails to explore and let our your inner REI.

9. Turn up with Ale Asylum Tour Beer lovers rejoice! Ale Asylum is a Wisconsin brewery that is becoming a top contender in craft brews, and tours of their Madison brewery are only $5. While there, you can stop by the tasting room to sample all of their different brews or even grab food!

10. Traversing the tundra on Lake Mendota Though cliché, one of UW’s favorite past-times is a walk on the iced-over Lake Mendota. You can walk out far enough to Picnic Point in the dead of winter (at your own risk) to behold the breadth of Madison’s city line and breathe in the deepest fresh air. Put on some Tycho and let the winter wonderland dreamscape begin.

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Madison folk musicians to bring classic holiday tunes to Barrymore Theatre Phox, Anna Vogelzang, Corey Matthew Hart among local artists to play Christmas music Dec. 12 by Selena Handler ArtsEtc. Associate Editor

Three years ago, Anna Vogelzang organized a group of Madison folk musicians to play their twists on classic holiday tunes to a packed crowd of 200 people. In 2012, the aptly-named Gates of Heaven synagogue in James Madison park hosted the first annual Wintersong Concert. “2012 was magical because it was so pure and intimate,” Vogelzang said. “There were 200 people and it was just a beautiful night.” But after its seminal year, the venue was not large enough to accommodate the growing crowd of Madisonians eager to engage in the acoustic holiday show. The event grew exponentially with each passing year, moving from the small chapel to the Majestic and, for the last two years, it has been at the Barrymore Theatre. This season the festivities will include a more substantive raffle and emcee Andy Moore of Wisconsin Public Television to moderate the event, but the concert at it’s core remains the same heartwarming holiday kickoff event it was at its inception. Since the beginning, all proceeds from

Photo ·Due to an increasing crowd size each year, Wintersong moved its performance from Gates of Heaven Synoguge to Majestic Theater and finally to Barrymore Theater. Photo courtesy of Scotify the concert go to Second Harvest Food Bank of Wisconsin, which services food pantries in 16 southwestern Wisconsin counties, and promotes food assistance programs like FoodShare. Since 2012, Wintersong has raised money for 40,584 meals in southwestern Wisconsin, Vogelzang said. Though some artists have shifted projects and some bands have moved, the lineup is primarily composed of that core contingent of Madison folk musicians. Each band plays three songs individually and everyone comes together for an opening number and a closing number. In previous years these groups numbers were original, like “Christmas on the Isthmus” by Corey Mathew Hart. This year Phox, Anna Vogelzang, Love High — an R&B and soul group headed by Whitney Mann — Faux Fawn, Crane Your Swan Neck and Hart will be gracing the Barrymore stage. Hart attended the first Wintersong Concert as a member of the audience in 2012, but as an active member of the Madison music community, he knew he wanted to be a part of it in the future. Hart said the vibe of that first concert is what made it so unique in Madison. “The positivity and the warmth of the season,” Hart said. “There was no ego from any of the performers, they were really fun and loose and the audience was so quiet and attentive. To have a cool space like the chapel, and there wasn’t a PA or anything — the audience was really quiet.”

Photo · Since its inception in 2012, the proceeds from Wintersong have helped Second Harvest Food Bank provide 40,584 meals in southwestern Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of Scotify

When the event moved to the Barrymore in 2014, it was the first time Hart had played a venue of that caliber in Madison. He said singing holiday tunes in the company of his fellow Madison musicians is what he loves most about the Wintersong experience. Vogelzang said it’s the spirit of community and holiday cheer that had people lining up two blocks into the Atwood neighborhood last year to buy tickets for the event. “There are definitely other shows in town that celebrate the season,” Vogelzang said. “But I think a couple of them are more festival-orientated and we are really a sit-down variety show. Every band plays three songs and a lot of them are songs that people know ... Everybody loves Christmas music.” Wintersong 2015 will be at the Barrymore Theatre Dec. 12. Tickets are available at $18 in advance and are available at B-Side Records, Frugal Muse, Strictly Discs, Star Liquor, MadCity Music, Sugar Shack and the Barrymore.

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Budget decisions could deepen historic underrepresentation of black students at UW Despite administration’s assurances, university’s removal of out-of-state enrollment cap, rising nonresident tuition and Wis. high school achievement gap could add to recruitment challenges for minorities by Gerald Porter Campus News Editor

Facing current inclusion challenges as a demographic that makes up 2 percent of the student body, black students at the University of Wisconsin want change. Concerns over UW’s accessibility to minority students loom with the rise in out-of-state tuition and the cap waiver for out-of state students. One contributing factor to the racial disparities at UW is the racial achievement gap in Wisconsin.

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Since 2007, when the headcount for black undergraduates peaked at 830 students, the rate at which black students enroll at UW has decreased, according to UW’s Data Digest. In 2014, 620 black students enrolled at UW, compared to 22,758 white students. With the enrollment cap for out-of-state students being lifted, the university has committed to enrolling 3,600 Wisconsin 16 • badgerherald.com • December 8, 2015

residents in the upcoming freshman class. Considering the current enrollment demographics, Academic Planning and Institutional Research Director Jocelyn Milner said UW’s student body reflects the pool of students graduating from Wisconsin high schools. Milner said this has been an ongoing trend for more than 20 years. But when evaluating the persistence of black students’ 2 percent representation, Milner said it comes back to the state achievement gap, which has white students graduating high school at 93 percent and black students at 66 percent. “The percentages are really low for enrollment of minority students and we can see that in the data,” Milner said. “And we’re a very big university so even though the numbers are low, they’re relatively large.” In a previous interview with The Badger Herald, UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank said because of the state’s racial demographics, despite efforts to increase diversity coming from Wisconsin, a high share of diversity comes from out-of-state. One factor Milner said should be

kept in consideration is the option of selecting “two or more races” when selfidentifying as an applicant to UW. After its introduction in 2008, federal regulations allowed students to identify with multiple racial backgrounds. In the first year of the added identifier, 224 undergraduates were shown to be of two or more races while black students were listed at 765, a decrease from the previous year.

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Noel Radomski, Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education director, said UW isn’t doing as much as they can to work around the achievement gap and recruit black students from Wisconsin schools. While programs like PEOPLE and Posse serve underrepresented students, Radomski said UW’s other precollege programs aren’t strategic enough. Aside from national programs like Posse program and First Wave, UW scholarship programs such as Chancellor ’s, PowersKnapp and PEOPLE program award students of historically underrepresented backgrounds scholarships.

Radomski questioned the type of work being done in cities with high underrepresented populations. He pointed out that Wisconsin schools — elementary, middle and high school— are becoming more diverse, but said UW isn’t doing enough in terms of established partnerships to tap into these schools. “We send in admission counselors to select high schools and we’re doing it more and more out of state,” Radomski said. “So basically we’re writing off Milwaukee Public School District, Racine Unified School District and Beloit School District.” While UW can find potentially successful or “extremely well-qualified” diverse students at the top of their class from out of state, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Steve Hahn said the university is better at recruiting from in-state than elsewhere. Some relationships exist with schools and districts where the university recruits black students, but Hahn said there aren’t sufficient resources to recruit Wisconsin high school students as much as they would like. Hahn said people need to understand that black students have other

options during the college process, and sometimes they enroll elsewhere due to differences in financial aid packages. “They would like to stay in-state but maybe we didn’t give them that money,” he said. “So we need to find funds, raise funds and help the chancellor raise funds to allow those students based on need and/or merit to get the funding that will convince them to stay in the state.” Radomski said the conflicts surrounding aid will only “make matters worse.” The university is already falling behind in terms of financial aid provisions and that, along with the increase in out-of-state tuition, will make accessibility to UW for black students more difficult, he said.

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The budget cuts, which led to the nonresident cap removal and increased nonresident tuition, are examples, UW senior and Wisconsin Black Student Member Kenneth Cole said, of how decisions made by the university aren’t fully considerate of the possible outcomes for minority students on campus. The tuition increase and UW’s low merit and need-based aid will make UW “significantly less” accessible to black students, Cole said. But Blank said in terms of scholarship aid, that 25 percent of a tuition increase must always go back to funds for scholarship aid because it guarantees the tuition increase doesn’t “shut off [UW’s] flow of lower income students.” “Watch what we do on this [matter of attracting diversity] because we will be held accountable for the mix of students that we bring in and the access of this university to lower income students, both in-state and out-of-state,” she said

Tyriek Mack, a UW sophomore and WBSU Member, agreed but added that if Wisconsin can’t even recruit black students to apply, none will enroll because they have to pay more in tuition dollars without a higher chance of receiving some type of aid. Ultimately, he sees the only students able to attend UW will be those who can afford it. “The main reason [less black students will enroll] is because the university is now removing these caps to get more money,” Mack said. “It all comes down to money. Who got money? When you have to ask that question, who in America has money? It’s not black people, it’s not other minorities. It’s white people.” Mack said the university isn’t as committed to diversity as they convey and that the enrollment cap removal will further narrow the pool of UW applicants. This in turn will sustain the challenges black students face when applying, he said. Compared to black families who have moderate incomes, for low-income students, the feasibility of college is determined by whether or not they’ll receive financial aid, Cole said. Overall, he said UW is making it harder on prospective black students. “If you’re going to expand out-of-state, you’ve got to make sure you’ve got the resources to keep attracting the diverse mix,” Blank said. Echoing both student’s sentiments, Radomski said the current outcomes, such as consistently low black representation, don’t reflect a commitment and that the cap being lifted will not improve the campus climate. With little need-based aid from the state or the university as well as average student loan debt at $28,768, wealthier students will apply to UW, he said. Hahn said UW hopes to increase its

merit and need-based aid, and coupled with active recruitment of students of color, won’t reduce access for those students. Because of that work, the out-of-state waiver and increase in tuition will not lead to low accessibility or decreased interest from students of color, he said. UW’s strong reputation will also help attract prospective students, he said. As for the climate composition, Hahn said he’s “resisted the idea” that the university will “dramatically change” in the upcoming years. Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate and Diversity Framework leader Patrick Sims said the framework, which is designed to promote an inclusive and diverse environment, is in the process of being

implemented, but it is moving along and making great progress. Currently the university is having conversations about administering a campus climate survey to better understand UW’s strengths in respect to diversity and inclusion, but he said it’s “quite complex.” But even though the framework is being implemented and administrators say they are working to increase diversity, Radomski said the university has an inclusion problem. “UW-Madison is not only reflecting the inequalities in society, we’re to the point now where we’re contributing to the inequalities of society,” Radomski said. “What do we want to be as a university? What’s our vision and who do we want to educate? And I think now the answer is people who can afford it.”

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WORT 89.9 celebrates bringing ‘greater good’ to airwaves for 40 years Volunteer hosts, eclectic music range make Madison’s community radio station stronger, even with modern challenges

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Most give little thought to the typical commercial radio station, broken up by advertising and confined to a narrow genre. The onslaught of ad interruptions instantaneously directs listeners to the volume dial. But Madison’s WORT 89.9 FM has always strayed away from a world bound by commercial interest. The community radio station will celebrate an impressive 40 years of bringing their sound and principles to airwaves in early December. Without the incessant interruption of advertising, WORT boasts a continuous feed suiting the its listeners’ diverse interests. The station delivers an incredible assortment of music, including live features of local bands and also several programs dedicated to news and culture. “We’re showing you all the different possibilities of things that are out there,” WORT’s operations coordinator Norman Stockwell said. “You, as a consumer of culture, can decide where you want to go.” WORT strays from the conventional commercial path in terms of financial support. Instead of

advertising, they rely on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sponsored events, local business underwriting and predominantly listener support to sustain their budget. While a risky endeavor, the sentiment of community fidelity has not only kept WORT afloat, but soaring past its expected peak. “I just fell in love with radio,” founder David Devereaux-Weber said. “I wanted to form a radio station where people from the community had input on what was played.” While it prioritizes the needs of local listeners, WORT isn’t completely unfamiliar to the national spotlight. Stockwell said The New York Times promptly covered Gary Hart’s re-entrance into the 1988 presidential race after an announcement by Hart’s campaign manager during a WORT call-in show. Within the confines of their station brand, commercial radio lacks the ability to comprehensively serve the interests of a community. This very notion drives WORT’s mission in adhering to an inclusive experience, “committed to radio programming with a human perspective” and “respecting all peoples and their environments,” as their mission statement reads. “We bring people information about issues they’re not going to hear anywhere else,”

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Stockwell said. “They hear the voices of the people at the bottom affected by these policies — instead of reporting on the press release coming down from the top.” Refusing to quiver before the presumably threatening presence of the Internet, WORT has utilized it to its fullest advantage. While their primary focus is to sift and broadcast music and news particularly relevant to Madison, they are able to reach international audiences as well. “Our focus as a community radio station is predominantly local,” Stockwell said. “As we’ve grown and gotten on the Internet, obviously we have more listeners elsewhere.” But despite its use of the Internet to reach global audiences, the looming presence of the Web has not gone without concern. In effect, the listening demographic of community radio has aged. But there is strength in numbers. DevereauxWeber said while appealing to younger audiences proves difficult with facilitated access to music and news online, social media and joining forces with commercial radio may be effective in combatting potential danger. “They’re afraid of us and we’re afraid of them,” Devereaux-Weber said. “We should cross-pollinate better.” Through the promotion — not advertising — of community radio programs and calling upon social media to issue its spread, WORT and other stations could face an evolving listenership. While both can be achieved free of charge, it requires an imperative effort. Devereaux-Weber calls upon the community

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to listen to WORT and begin a dialogue. The approximately hour-long news programs also provides another challenge, as specific news clips are easily accessible online. Devereaux-Weber says WORT should attempt to step into podcasting to break up individual news clips available for people who want them — similar to the structure of social media. But despite challenges in the more digitized age, WORT’s heart remains with its volunteer hosts, another clear distinction between community and commercial radio. While administrative staff receive reimbursement for management, hosts receive no money. Hosts seize the opportunity to exhibit their passions with the community, Stockwell said, and are inspired by this alone. While the media climate may be changing, for Devereaux-Weber, it’s the passionate hosts that can provide the true impetus for the future of community radio. “If you can create this community effort for the greater good, people are willing to do that,” Devereaux-Weber said. “Motivate people with the joy of doing that.”

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Five Muslims at University of Wisconsin Students talk about their campus experiences in effort to overcome stereotypes by Isha Hammad and Mehak Qureshi

The media often portrays Muslims as a homogenous mass of people lacking individuality, which can result in misconceptions and stereotypes. Mass media often confounds the problem by

playing into these stereotypes. The following article will take you through the experiences of five Muslim students on the University of Wisconsin campus, who come from diverse backgrounds and shared their stories.

Khalid Abdl-Haleem, Senior “Being a Muslim on this campus has been a positive experience ... I find the overall campus climate is very supportive of diversity in general. However ... there is a general depiction of religious groups/students, as less tolerant. This is somewhat exacerbated with Islam. Ignorance of Islam coupled with the propensity for the media to focus on sensational news which depicts Muslims as a sexist group possessed by a community-wide medieval psychosis leads much of the population of UW to have reservations when dealing with Muslims, even if they do not buy all of the

misinformation out there. While this doesn’t manifest itself often enough to be a serious concern, it does affect the way I feel on campus.” “On my father ’s side I am … from Palestine, and on my mother ’s I am … from Ireland and I am told that I take my looks from that side. A more stereotypical-looking Muslim might have the experience of discrimination in everyday life, something that I cannot attest to. I can say that a stronger push to educate people in regard to Islam would serve to alleviate any pressures I might feel as a Muslim in UW-Madison.”

Photo · “Identifying as a minority in a predominantly white campus has brought conflicting feelings. I am able to connect and rejoice being a minority with other minorities, but I have never felt that to be the case with those who are not, “ UW senior Alaa Fleifel said. Photo courtesy of the Muslim Student Association

Akmal Hakim, Junior Alaa Fleifel, Senior “It is not difficult for others to identify me as a Muslim since I wear the Hijab ... In high school no one assumed I was Muslim whereas now it’s evident. Overall, my experience as a Muslim on campus has been a rollercoaster of emotions. The MSC on campus has been a resource for Muslims to express concerns and in the past has reached out during difficult times. I appreciate the accommodations and sympathy, but one

thing I find lacking is empathy.” “Identifying as a minority in a predominantly white campus has brought conflicting feelings. I am able to connect and rejoice being a minority with other minorities, but I have never felt that to be the case with those who are not. Though this university puts forth efforts to be inclusive, I don’t believe my feelings while on this campus have been reflective of that.”

Andy Diaz, Sophomore “I converted to Islam when I was 15 years old. Now that I’m more mature as a person, I feel a lot more comfortable about my identity as a Muslim. Back then I was scared about telling people I was Muslim for fear they might judge me as a terrorist and not like me anymore. Most people I meet would never know that I am Muslim anyways until I tell them. I don’t have a Muslim sounding name, my family does

not come from a Muslim country, so when they do find out they’re very surprised. Being here in UW-Madison and finding the MSA as a community has definitely given me more confidence about being true to myself and what I believe in and not be afraid. I hope to educate people on what Islam is; that we are just like everyone else, and that we come from diverse backgrounds as well.”

“Coming from a Muslim country, I never understood life as a minority. No matter how much I disagreed with myself, I often associated that type of life with oppression and assimilation. Thus, I’d always wanted to experience what it feels like to be among the few.” “Now, I have learned that being a minority means that we stand out

among the rest which allows us to show the beauty of Islam to the world. It means that we do not take our traditions and values for granted. It also means that we are more united as brothers and sisters. Thanks to the Muslim community in UW-Madison, I have never felt prouder to admit that I am a Muslim.”

Jehad/Joe Ramahi, Senior “At first I couldn’t really think of too much since I look white and go by Joe, but either way I’d still like to contribute. This is one of the top party schools in the nation and there are a lot of opportunities on campus

The purpose of this article was to allow students to share what they felt comfortable about their experiences as Muslim students on this campus. A human aspect must be added to the constant barrage of media attention Muslims receive. A good place to start is

that would obviously challenge my faith as a Muslim. However, when people find out I’m Muslim they understand and respect that. Most people here are tolerant and open minded.”

with Muslims themselves. Isha Hammad (hammad2@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in sociology and Mehak Qureshi (mwqureshi@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in international studies. December 8, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 19

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Editorial Board Headliners Striving to be a voice for students at University of Wisconsin, The Badger Herald Editorial Board attempts to capture it and direct it at on-going issues in the state, city and campus. In reviewing the past semester, we decided to hand out a few awards. A little biased? Maybe about snowball fights. A little rude? Sure, sometimes. But nonetheless, these moments from this past semester are the most award-worthy of them all.

The You Got Trumped Award It was a hot day in July when a sweaty, but determined Gov. Scott Walker announced his long-awaited presidential campaign in front of thousands of cheering supporters. Spouting firm words and unwavering confidence, you could tell Walker had already packed his signature brown bag lunch — complete with a ham and cheese sandwich — for the White House. A mere 70 days later, facing a steep drop in poll numbers and growing money problems, a dejected Walker became the second candidate to drop out of an unusually crowded race for the Republican nomination. Free from the burdens of traversing the national stage and trying to woo his star-crossed lovers, the Koch brothers, Walker returned to his day job — as

Wisconsin’s governor. But Walker ’s return to the state he once held political dominance over (three elections in four years, as he constantly reminds us) has been less than triumphant. Annoyed they had to share God’s gift to conservatism with the nation, Wisconsin Republicans have yet to flock back to Walker. Whether this is a temporary political time-out for bad behavior or an actual threat to his chances for re-election in 2018 remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure: For better or worse, Walker will be in office full-time for the remainder of his term. For a presidential campaign with less staying power and shorter than Kim Kardashian’s second marriage, we present Walker with the You Got Trumped Award.

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The Song That Never Ends Award

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The Tunnel Vision Award

The Board of Regents and Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s complete disregard for students’ concern on how the lifting of the out-of-state enrollment cap shows they really don’t care about the Wisconsin Idea. Even Associated Students of Madison, a relatively inactive student governing body, disapproved of the decision. The lack of shared governance involvement in the decision-making process is concerning. Loosening the out-of-state enrollment cap turns UW, once the crown jewel of the state, into a bougie playground for anyone not from Wisconsin. It gives the money-hungry university administrators incentive to accept out-of-staters

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Madison has been trying to replace the aging, ugly and sometimes dangerous Government East parking structure with … something … for the better part of a decade. Recently, the City Council supported a bid to develop the area as part hotel for Monona Terrace, and part office building anchored by Madison tech firm Exact Sciences. While the proposal was certainly not universally loved, it was refreshing to see action finally occurring for the space where eight separate proposals have gained traction since 2009. But with Exact Sciences faltering, the deal fell through and the Madison Board of Estimates voted to go back to square one and accept new proposals. Congratulations, Madison, we’re partying like it’s 2008 again. Hopefully, Madison-based Urban Land Interests continues to show interest in the process it was shunted

while leaving in-state high school students in the dust. As Noel Radomski said, this decision will inevitably make UW “richer and whiter,” further increasing the socio-economic divide already prevalent on our campus. Instead of turning their backs on in-state students, the Board of Regents and Blank should be working with Wisconsin K-12 schools to help with college preparedness. But for being near-sighted and only caring about money, we give the Tunnel Vision award to Blank and the Board of Regents.

from earlier this year in favor of the Exact Sciences solution. The city has asked ULI, along with the other developers who submitted proposals to update their entries by Jan. 19, for consideration along with any other new proposals that may come along. In a city famous for its historic trend of hyperdemocracy and an exhaustively slow political process, it’s disheartening to see a proposal so far along fail near the finish line. Since the city has sung this refrain many times, here’s to hoping that we can finally stop singing this song and replace the eyesore behind the City Municipal Building. For this annoyingly long and repetitive process, we award Judge Doyle Square and the Government East Parking Structure the Song That Never Ends Award.

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The Shoot Yourself in the Foot Award As mass shootings around the country continue, Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, and Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, decided injecting more guns into public college campuses is the obvious solution. Should the proposal move forward, guns would be allowed in classrooms, dorms and stadiums. Kremer ’s argument is that if a mass shooting were to occur, the “good guys” with guns would be able to intervene. You know, because these situations are not chaotic at all and it’ll be so easy to identify who the “bad guys” are and there’s no risk of collateral damage. Nevermind that all of the UW System’s police chiefs signed a letter opposing Kremer ’s proposal, or that faculty and large parts of the student body have been vocally against it. We’re all for the Second Amendment and every citizen’s right to bear arms, but it’s time to face the reality that our nation has a gun violence epidemic. Instead of focusing on legislation that would put more guns in “good guys’” hands, we should focus on legislation and implementing

barriers that would keep guns out of the “bad guys’” hands. We shouldn’t even have to waste time and resources debating proposals like this. No student should fear for their safety on campus — be it while they’re in class, hanging out in the dorms or cheering on the Badgers in Camp Randall. UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank has come out against the proposal, and hopes to mobilize parents. But Blank shouldn’t hold her breath that parents concerned for the safety of their children will have any effect on legislators, and she certainly needs a back-up plan. If Newtown parents who lost elementary school-aged children to a mass shooting couldn’t mobilize Congress to pass common sense legislation, there’s little reason to believe mobilizing college students’ parents will. For this senseless and harmful proposal, we award the Shoot Yourself in the Foot Award to Kremer and LeMahieu.

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Take the Money and Run Award In February 2014, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. for patent infringement. A U.S. jury in October ruled against Apple, announcing the iPhone maker had used University of Wisconsin technology without permission in many of its products. Following the ruling, WARF snagged a $234 million payout for UW, a remarkably high amount when considering the average patent payout last year was $4.3 million, according to past reporting by The Badger Herald. Far from being an alleged “patent troll,” WARF is merely acting within its capacity as a guardian of a university’s intellectual property, resulting in a history of other big

payments to UW. WARF has had great success in its past patent litigations, including the securing of a $110 million settlement from Intel in 2009 over the same patent. And in September of this year, WARF alleged that Apple’s new products, including the iPhone 6S, had again violated that patent, leading to the filing of yet another suit against Apple. For excelling at its job of hawkishly guarding UW-made intellectual property and scoring some hefty cash funds, The Badger Herald Editorial Board awards WARF the Take the Money and Run Award.

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The Shove it Up Your Ass Award

“Too far.” “Ugly scene.” “Rude behavior.” Come on people! It’s just snow! A few cheerleaders and marching band members get beamed by nice, tightly packed snowballs launched from section K and all of a sudden — as so many national headlines claimed — Badger fans don’t have class??? It was the first snow of the year at the best university in the Midwest at the last home game of the season — let us have our fun! These are students who wait months until they can duke it out on Bascom Hill in the annual Lakeshore vs. Southeast residence halls battle royale. Throwing precisely aimed fastballs is in our nature. Plus, no one cleared the stands for us, we had to get rid of the snow somehow. Hey, the band members are some of the most highly physically trained athletes on our campus! They could have started lobbing ‘em back. Show us

what you got! The real MVP of the day was good ol’ Bucky Badger. After getting a few too many icy rockets to the furry, plush face, he came back out with shields to deflect the attacks. Talk about a Badger that thinks on his feet and knows how to be resourceful. Instead of criticizing our character, people should be applauding our school spirit. We went all out, bundled up, tailgated all day, packed the stands and stuck it out until the end of the game in freezing temperatures, ankle deep in fresh snowfall having the time of our lives, despite three shitty calls taking away our victory on Senior Day. Would you see Gophers doing that? To all the haters, we give you the Shove It Up Your Ass Award. Also, the We’re Still Salty Award goes to us.

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TOP 5 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEMESTER A look back at UW Athletics’ successes over the past four months

by Chris Bumbaca Sports Editor

There were many memorable highlights of the Fall 2015 semester for the Badgers across all sports. The Badger Herald has narrowed it down to our favorite five highlights.

1. Gaglianone beats nebraska Rafael Gaglianone’s redemption came at a perfect time to save his team and keep the Badgers’ dreams of reaching Indianapolis alive at the time. Gaglianone lined up for a 46-yard attempt from the right hashmark with nine seconds remaining, just one minute and 17 seconds removed from a 39-yard miss. This time, Gaglianone converted, putting Wisconsin up 23-21 and temporarily taking UW’s season off life support. The thrilling moment capped off a final-minute, game-winning drive and secured the Freedom Trophy would stay in Madison.

2. Men’s Hockey Tops North Dakota For all of the disappointment the men’s hockey program had to deal with last season, winning just four games, signs of improvement became evident Nov. 6. The Badgers took down then-No. 1 North Dakota 3-1. After falling behind seven minutes into the game, Wisconsin scored three unanswered goals, with two coming in the second period. UW hunkered down in the defensive down and watched the seconds tick away toward victory as it took out the top-ranked team in the nation.

3. Women’s hockey claims border For all of the success the women’s hockey program at UW has had, Minnesota has been its kryptonite. Four years had passed since the last time Wisconsin beat Minnesota. That all changed Dec. 4, when sophomore forward Annie Pankowski redirected a puck from in front of the net into back of the net with 55 seconds remaining in overtime. Quite the dramatic way to snap the losing streak. UW followed that effort the following day with a 3-1 win at LaBahn Arena, establishing itself at the top of the WCHA standings and in the middle of a historic winning streak.

4.VolleyballmovesontoSweet 16 Since Kelly Sheffield took over the helm of the Wisconsin volleyball program three seasons ago, consistency has been a staple of the team. The Badgers have finished in the top four of the Big Ten in all three seasons. Currently, UW is on a 14-match winning streak. The Badgers advanced to the Sweet 16 Dec. 11 against No. 11 Florida by beating Iowa State in straight sets in front of a packed and hyped up UW Field House. The raucous atmosphere that night was symbolic of the home court advantage UW has had all season.

5. Women’s soccer Shares big ten TITLE For all of the troubles the women’s soccer team endured during the beginning of the regular season, it showed tremendous fight and grit to emerge as one of the top teams in the Big Ten, earning a share of the Big Ten regular season title. The Badgers won eight straight matches on their way to the shared title, which came a season after the team won the Big Ten Tournament.

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Wisconsin accepts bid to play USC in Holiday Bowl Badgers have never defeated Trojans in six matchups, will meet for first time since 1966 by Chris Bumbaca and Nick Brazzoni Sports Editors

San Diego in late December doesn’t sound like too bad of a time. That’s where the Wisconsin football team is headed to take on USC in the Holiday Bowl Dec. 30. For the first time in five years, UW will not play its bowl game Jan. 1 or later. The game will be played at Qualcomm Stadium, the home of the San Diego Chargers. No. 25 USC (8-5, 6-3 PAC-12) is coming off a PAC-12 South championship, but a loss in the conference championship game to Stanford, 41-22. USC’s season has been tumultuous to say the least. Former head coach Steve Sarkisian was removed from his head coaching duties Oct. 12, as a result of his substance abuse. The Trojans were 3-2 at that point in the season. After losing to Notre Dame that week, they won four of their next five games and finished the season winning five of their last six before the PAC-12 Championship Game. “I know it’s a heck of a football team,” UW head coach Paul Chryst said. “I give them a lot of credit for overcoming what all happened at the beginning of the year and finish the way they did.” Clay Helton took over the helm for the Trojans after Sarkisian’s departure, and his performance since prompted USC Athletic Director Pat Haden to give Helton a fiveyear extension and take the interim title away. Haden served on the College Football Playoff Committee along with UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez until late October when he stepped down for health reasons. The offensive attack for USC helped them put up 34.9 points per game, a mark which ranks 30th in the country. The unit will go up against UW’s defense, which allowed just 13.1 points per game throughout the regular season, ranking first in the nation. The offense is led by efficient quarterback Cody Kessler, who has thrown for 3,315 yards. He’s thrown 28 touchdowns and takes care of the ball, throwing only six interceptions this season. Alongside Kessler is a two-headed backfield comprised of Ronald Jones II and Justin Davis. Each have rushed for more than 900 yards and have combined to score 13 touchdowns. Kessler ’s favorite target is wide receiver

JuJu Smith-Schuster. He’s third in the nation in receiving yards with 1,389, which came on 85 catches and 10 touchdowns this year. “I’m looking forward to watching them, as far as our matchups and their matchups,” Chryst said. “I’ve seen bits and pieces of them. Certainly [a] really talented team.” The Badgers have played nine bowl games in California, all of them in Pasadena as participants in the Rose Bowl. All time, Wisconsin is 12-14 in bowl play. UW has lost six of its last eight bowl games, and Alvarez has served as head coach in two of the last three, losing the Rose Bowl to Stanford in 2013 and defeating Auburn in the Outback Bowl this year. The program has now advanced to 14 straight bowl games, meaning it has won at least six games in a season. That stretch is now tied with Boise State for the sixth-longest active streak in the country. This will be Chryst’s first postseason game as head coach for UW. In two bowl games as head coach of Pittsburgh, Chryst was 1-1. His team lost 38-17 against Ole Miss in the BBVA Compass Bowl in 2012 and defeated Bowling Green 30-27 in 2013 in the Little Caesars Bowl. As an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Wisconsin, Chryst was 4-4 in bowl games. USC and Wisconsin have squared off six times in the program’s history, and the Trojans have won every time. All six meetings took place between 1953-56, with two of those instances coming in the Rose Bowl. Chryst said his team would be excited to play in the bowl game no matter who the opponents turned out to be. The fact that it’s a program like USC, which consistently garners national respect, is cause for the Badgers to rise up to the challenge. “I think any time now that it becomes real, you know who you are playing, they are going to be really excited about it,” Chryst said.

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Photo · (Top) Joe Schobert lunges for one of his 9.5 sacks this season. He leads the top-scoring defense in the nation against an offense in USC that averaged 34.9 points per game. (Bottom) Joel Stave (two) winds up to deliver a deep ball against Northwestern. In his final college game, Stave will try and lead UW to its first victory over USC. Wisconsin lost all six games against the Trojans in games played between 1953-56, including two Rose Bowls. Jason Chan The Badger Herald December 8, 2015 • badgerherald.com • 23

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Male athlete of the semester: Joe Schobert Senior’s dominant 2015 campaign served as foundation for nation’s best-scoring defense, named Big Ten’s top linebacker by Nick Brazzoni Sports Content Editor

Senior linebacker Joe Schobert was not supposed to be here. Even after setting all kinds of records as a running back at Waukesha West high school, Schobert remained overlooked by many FBS schools and ultimately committed to playing football for an FCS school in North Dakota. His bags were packed and he was all but ready to head out west before thenWisconsin head coach Brett Bielema made a last-second recruiting effort after seeing Schobert perform in Wisconsin’s All-Star game. Now, just a few years later, Schobert has asserted himself as one of most talented defensive players in the nation, and he entered his senior season with lofty expectations. After a breakout 2014 season where he started in all 14 games at outside linebacker and finished fourth on the team in tackles (69) and second in tackles for a loss (13.5), Schobert was set to be even more productive in 2015. He was, as the senior served to be, not only the most productive defensive players on the team, but among the most productive in the entire country. It started with UW’s first game of the regular season where Schobert exploded on to the national scene against Alabama, recording a teamhigh 13 tackles and two sacks. And that momentum carried through the rest of the season. Schobert’s season-defining performance came in the Big Ten opener against the Iowa, where it was the defense’s effort that kept the Badgers within striking distance. Schobert led the defensive effort with eight tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. And even though UW’s lackluster offense led to a loss, it was clear that the defense, led by Schobert, was a force to be reckoned with. Schobert’s domination on defense continued throughout the regular season and showed no signs of slowing down, as he put together a similar effort in his final game at Camp Randall stadium. On senior day against Northwestern, he matched his career-high 13 tackles and recorded

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Photo · Senior outside linebacker Joe Schobert finished 2015 second on the team in total tackles (76) and forced five fumbles. He became the second Wisconsin player to win the Butkus-Fitzgerald Award, which is given to the conference’s top linebacker. Jason Chan The Badger Herald three tackles for a loss in yet another game where the UW offense performed abysmally. Schobert finished with 76 total tackles (38 solo, 38 assisted), which was secondbest on the team. The senior also finished with team-highs in tackles for a loss (18.5), forced fumbles (5) and sacks (9.5). His five

forced fumbles ties UW’s single-season record and ranks tied for second in the nation, while his 9.5 sacks ranks tied for 14th best in the country. At season’s end, the Big Ten recognized Schobert for his efforts with the ButkusFitzgerald Award, which is given annually to the conference’s top linebacker. He is

the second Wisconsin linebacker to win the award, with Chris Borland taking home the trophy in 2013. But Schobert fell just short of taking home the Nagurski-Woodson Award, given to the conference’s best overall defensive player. He was beaten out by Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib.

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Female athlete of the semester: Rose Lavelle Junior midfielder helped women’s soccer earn share of conference regular season title, first team All-American honors Previously a member of the U-20 and U-23 national teams, Lavelle has already experienced success at the global level. Prior to her professional call-up, Lavelle’s greatest international moment came in in the spring of 2014, during the U-23 Four Nations Tournament against England, Sweden and Norway. As part of the starting 11, she scored the team’s first goal and later assisted the cup-winner in a dramatic 2-1 victory over England in the finals. While it’s a fond memory for the Cincinnati native, Lavelle now looks ahead to the unprecedented challenge in playing against the world’s best. The pressure, pace and expectations that lie ahead of her are demands she hopes to quickly overcome in the weeks to follow. “I’m very excited to be able to witness and learn from the players because I know their level of professionalism is something I’ve probably never experienced before,” Lavelle said. With a mix of nerves and excitement for what lies ahead, Lavelle said playing with some of her childhood idols will be a surreal experience, namely legend Abby Wambach, who will play her last game as a professional at the tour ’s end in New Orleans.

by Jamie DeGraff Women’s Soccer Reporter

The Wisconsin women’s soccer team may have suffered an abrupt end to a promising season, but the shortcomings of the team haven’t deflected any attention to the quality season of the third-year midfielder. As the only unanimous selection to the allconference team, Rose Lavelle once again showed the Big Ten why she is considered among the country’s elite players. In the weeks since earning unanimous All-Big Ten honors, Lavelle has been named a semifinalist for NCAA’s player of the year, a first-team All-American selection and member of the U.S. Women’s National Team. Coming into the season on the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list, which commemorates the best male and female soccer player in the NCAA, Lavelle managed to lead a depleted Wisconsin attack to an unlikely regular season conference crown, scoring seven goals and three assists along the way. In addition to her impressive stat line were the intangible benefits she brought to the team, including her ability to draw multiple defenders to the ball and maintain her spring speed while dribbling like few others can. It was a campaign worthy of the firstteam All-American selection she earned last week from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, making her the first Wisconsin player to earn the honor since teammates Karen Maijala (forward) and Heather Taggart (goalkeeper) in 1991. But the selections didn’t stop there for Lavelle. In the same week, she was named one of the 15 semifinalists for the Hermann Trophy, joining Penn State star forward Raquel Rodriguez as the only Big Ten players to earn the nomination. Lavelle again joins Taggart as the only Badgers to receive semifinalist nominations in the past 25 seasons. Taggart went on to finish runner up to Kristine Lilly, who became a legend for the U.S. national team over the course of 24 seasons and record-352 caps. The next cut of nominees will occur on Dec. 11, which will leave three women left for consideration. If Lavelle were to advance, she would earn the chance to become the first woman in school history to walk away with the award. Certainly helping her case for the honor will be her call up to the women’s national team. As a member of the squad’s last four stops in their Victory Tour, Lavelle will suit up for her first match Dec. 6 against Trinidad and Tobago at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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grown up watching her. It will be really exciting to be there to send her off in person.” Rose Lavelle, on playing with Abby Wambach

Photo · Rose Lavelle became the Wisconsin women’s soccer team’s first All-American since 1991. She was also called up to play on the U.S. Women’s National Team and has started training with them. Jason Chan The Badger Herald

“I’ve grown up watching her,” Lavelle said. “It will be really exciting to be there to send her off in person. It still seems a little unreal that I’ll be there for that.” Less than three years ago, the incoming freshman Lavelle was unsure whether Wisconsin head coach Paula Wilkins even wanted her on the team. Today, she plays alongside superstars Carli Lloyd and Morgan Brian on one of the most dominant teams in the history of soccer.

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Bumbaca: Quality product in volleyball team leads to excited fan base Passionate spectators make for raucous environment at UW Field House, leading to fun viewing experience

Photo · The Wisconsin volleyball program set a season attendance record Thursday night during its first round NCAA Tournament win over Oregon. The previous record had been 75,750 fans during the 2007 season. Jason Chan The Badger Herald

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It’s 6:47 p.m. Thursday night, and the Wisconsin volleyball team’s first-round match of the NCAA Tournament against Oregon is still 43 minutes away. The No. 6 Badgers take the court for warmups at that time, and the UW Field House is nearly half full. By the time starting lineups are introduced over the P.A. system, the place is packed. Every fan, old and young, is on his or her feet, clapping to “On Wisconsin.” The match itself went as planned. Oregon hung tough, but UW was just too much to handle, and the Badgers took the match in four sets. And the fans were feeling it all night. The Field House was hot from start to finish. After a wild rally put Wisconsin up 13-9 in the first set, Oregon head coach Jim Moore called timeout. All 4,563 fans, short of a sellout, but not by much, immediately rose and sent the Ducks cowering back to their bench. It wouldn’t get comfortable for them all night. Though Thursday night’s crowd

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wasn’t the biggest of the season, it was certainly the loudest. “I don’t think there’s anything better than playing in front of crowds like this,” Moore said. “That’s what it’s about.” The passion the fans showed makes sense, most obviously in the fact it was the most important home match of the season against a skilled Oregon squad, no slouch of a first-round opponent. But when the product on the court is quality, and this team is really good, it shouldn’t come as a shock the program set a season attendance record that night, an evening in which the Packers played against the Detroit Lions. Senior libero Taylor Morey, playing her last matches at Field House this weekend, said when the team raises its energy level come tournament time, the crowd followed suit. “That’s awesome, to be on a team to step out on the court and our crowd is 100 percent behind us,” Morey said. The Field House sold out five times this season. In 14 of the 16 home matches up to Dec. 3, the team drew more than 4,200 fans. UW averaged 5,042 fans per match, ranking third in the entire nation.

So when the 134th fan passed through the Field House’s doors, UW had officially set a new program record in attendance, eclipsing the original mark of 75,750 set in 2007. The record now stands at 85,757 after last weekend. For Thursday’s match, Sheffield bought the tickets for the first 200 fans in the student section. And voila, the student section was full from top to bottom. “Fired up about that. Great crowd. Great numbers,” Sheffield said. “Even more than the numbers is just how into it they were all night long. From the very first serve I thought our crowd was just into it. That was awesome.” The crowd was even hotter come Friday night’s first serve. With a third consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 on the line, they had to exceed the previous night’s decibel levels. When Iowa State would threaten, the fans would let their team know they still had their backs. Junior setter and all-Big Ten selection Lauren Carlini said the fan’s support helps keep the momentum. The cheering also gives Wisconsin a sense of purpose on the court.

“It really helps with momentum, and knowing that people are supporting us and backing us and that they’re cheering for us,” Carlini said. “So when you start to hear the crowd get riled up, you want to play better because you know they’re rooting for you. They’ve been like that all season.” The fans really up the numbers during Big Ten season. As the caliber of opponents increases, so does the crowd size. The attendance average for conference matches was 5,492, which ranked second all-time in team history. For sophomore outside hitter Lauryn Gillis, a transfer from University of Southern California playing her first season in Madison, it’s impressive how the crowd knows exactly when the team needs a boost. “It really is amazing how they know when we need that little spark,” Gillis said. “We want to play for them whenever they get going for us. We want to perform and do our best for them.” Ed Matthews, a 52-year-old UW fan from Oregon, Wisconsin, isn’t a seasonticket holder, but he and his wife try to get to as many matches as possible. This season, they made it to roughly “half a dozen matches,” he said. “It’s a great atmosphere and the product is good,” Matthews said. “It’s good volleyball.” Matthews is certainly right about that. Since head coach Kelly Sheffield took over the program in 2013, the Badgers are 8419 for a winning percentage of .815. Over that time span, the team is 39-8 at the Field House. The fans indeed have a lot to cheer about for the home team. Patty and Mike King were in Madison from Aimes, Iowa to cheer on Iowa State, who fell to UW in the second round of the tournament Friday evening. The Cyclones rank second in the Big 12 in attendance and 12th in the country, so the large crowd wasn’t a shock to them, but Mike King said a program of UW’s caliber should have large crowds. “We expected it,” he said. The equation is simple. A talented team plus quality opponents equals passionate fans, and ultimately, success.

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