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A package of 10 recenty introduced bills seeks to address Wisconsin’s growing number of people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The package, proposed by a bipartisan task force, will provide funding for research and support for families.
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UW-sponsored web science magazine ends production due to budget cuts Publication aimed to make news understandable, accessible to general public from research angle for two decades by Xiani Zhong Campus Editor
The Why Files, a University of Wisconsinsponsored online science magazine, will stop answering people’s “whys” after sharing the science behind the news for two decades. Editors of the webzine issued a farewell post Jan. 21 recapping the magazine’s run over the years, officially putting an end to the first popular web magazine dedicated to science education and communication. According to the post, after UW’s $250 million budget cut, the website could not keep operating. The website started when a large National Science Foundation grant came to a consortium of UW faculty interested in science communication, Sharon Dunwoody, retired professor at the UW School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said. Dunwoody said the faculty used the money to study how to best educate the American public, and they proposed to create this website to explain the science behind the news as part of the strategy. The scientists involved in the grant then went to the university communication office,
Dunwoody said, to look for people to run the magazine. “It was quite innovative in those days, and again, we were really kind of the guinea pig for that kind of journalism effort,” Dunwoody said. The NSF grant funded the magazine for its first few years before UW took over. The magazine has since become a resource for people all over the internet to understand the scientific knowledge behind bigger issues, Terry Devitt, Why Files editor and co-founder, said. The internet was still a new channel in the mid-90s, Devitt said. The university was part of an experiment to see if the web would be an effective vehicle to communicate science to mass audiences. The result was successful, he said. “We helped pave the way for sharing science through that medium, and we explored its potential because it was different,” Devitt said. “At that time your options were print — things like newspapers and magazines — or broadcast, like radio and television. But the web obviously had different capabilities.” The magazine focused on looking at news from a scientific angle and explored new ways to help people understand why certain things happen. Instead of solely promoting UW’s
scientific research, the editors searched for resources everywhere and interviewed a number of scientists from institutions across the country, Dunwoody said. For example, the website’s biology archive has one story about how baboons make democratic decisions in a group, a University of CaliforniaDavis professor’s research. Devitt said this is one of his favorite stories in the magazine because it captured people’s attention. “We like to be providing good, well-sourced and accurate information, but also doing it with a little bit of reverence, and a sense of humor,” Devitt said. The web magazine was widely read and wellreceived, Devitt said, and it was the first of its kind to win major awards, such as the Science in Society Award from the National Association of Science Writers and the Science Journalism Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As the current director of research communications at UW, Devitt said the Why Files team provided a model that impacted many other programs with similar mission statements. Educators and homeschoolers often use materials on the Why Files.
The magazine’s high-quality posts have boosted UW’s reputation without serving as a public relations arm to the university, Dunwoody said. But since the budget cuts, every unit on campus had to cut down to a “barebones condition,” she said. “The fact that the university was supporting an outlet that was dedicated to the advancement of scientific understanding in general — that the university was not paying just to have its own reputation burnished — was a major credibility boost for the university, and that’s a credibility boost we’ll all miss now that it has stopped operating,” Dunwoody said. Though budget constraints made it impossible to keep the magazine going, Devitt said the site’s past content will be stored in the online archives for another couple of years. In the meantime, UW will not stop its efforts to make science easily understandable and accessible to the general public, and scientists will find new approaches to carry on the torch. “It was a fun project,” Devitt said. “We had a very good run. [The] university community was incredibly supportive of our project over time and showed a lot of savvy and smart in investing in it for two decades.”
Bills aim to combat Alzheimer’s, dementia health crisis
Bipartisan task force fast tracks 10 pieces of legislation that would more effectively battle regenerative old-age diseases by Emily Hamer State Editor
The new Wisconsin Cares bill package addresses the rising number of Wisconsin residents who will face Alzheimer’s and dementia, two incurable diseases, as the baby boomer generation ages. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and is the only top 10 cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or slowed, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s website. It affects more than 110,000 Wisconsinites. The bill package, proposed Jan. 20 by the bipartisan Task Force on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, would implement measures to strengthen research, quality of care and support for families and patients. All 10 bills passed through committee Feb. 2, and most passed unanimously. Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, D-Milwaukee, member of the task force, said those with these diseases lose not only their memories, but also their families, friends and their independence. “[This legislation] works to … increase the help holistically, both for the individual suffering directly as well as their families,” Brostoff said. Rob Gundermann, public policy director for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, an organization that helped lawmakers draft 4 • badgerherald.com • February 9, 2016
the legislation, said the package would make dramatic changes to how Alzheimer’s and dementia are addressed, with minimal cost to taxpayers. One of the most important things this legislation does is allow patients to stay in their homes, he said. 80 percent of individuals dealing with Alzheimer’s and dementia live in their homes, making it difficult for families to go to work and make money, Brostoff said. Under one of the bills in the package, $1 million would be invested into respite care programs, which would provide home care givers, so other family members can go to work, Brostoff said. Another bill would provide $250,000 in grant money to train mobile crisis units who could treat patient emergencies within homes, rather than relocating patients to hospitals, Gunderman said. The package would also finance additional hiring and training of dementia care specialists, Gunderman said. This will help smaller counties that do not have enough care providers, he said. The legislation would also fund research for cures. An additional $50,000 would be provided for the University of Wisconsin’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a statement she is grateful for the task force’s efforts to fund more research. “Every day at the University of WisconsinMadison, the best and brightest engage in
research to help improve the lives of Wisconsin’s citizens,” Blank said in the statement. “We know Alzheimer’s disease and dementia impact the lives of many people in the state, from patients to caregivers and their families. Research is crucial to finding treatments and cures.” The only bill that faced opposition on Feb. 2 was a bill that would require patients to sign an informed consent form for the administration of psychotropic, or “black box” medications. The bill passed on a 6-4 vote. Rep. Rodriguez, R-Franklin, who voted against the bill, said in the executive session that the use of treatments should be the doctor’s decision. “I think this is a good bill but doctors should prescribe [medications] to these patients,” Rodriguez said in the session. “They know best about these [medications] and if they think the patient needs it, even if it could be slightly harmful to the patient, then the doctor should be the one to tell them ‘this is the reason why.’” But Gundermann said “black box” medications are dangerous treatments and the informed consent the bill requires could save lives. Gundermann, who met with lawmakers when the legislation was being drafted, said he was impressed with the partnership between Republicans and Democrats to solve this issue. He said the legislators valued his expert advice and crafted legislation that will “dramatically change the picture of dementia in Wisconsin.”
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said in a statement that Wisconsin Cares will move Wisconsin in the right direction. “The Wisconsin Cares legislative package is a step in the right direction, as we work together to help families coping with Alzheimer’s and dementia,” Vos said. “When that devastating diagnosis is given, I want Wisconsinites to know that we’re fighting the battle alongside them.” Vidushi Saxena contributed reporting to this article.
Photo · More than 100,000 people in Wisconsin suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. The new bill package seeks to strengthen research efforts and provide support for families and patients. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald
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Wisconsin officials voice disapproval over federal Clean Power Plan Opponents argue it will negatively affect economy, but supporters say it is only chance to reduce carbon emissions by Rajpreet Grewal Contributor
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel recently expressed his discontent with President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, making its future in the state uncertain. The Clean Power Plan, introduced by the Environmental Protection Agency and Obama in 2015, establishes federal limits on carbon emissions across the country, University of Wisconsin geography professor Ian Baird said. The EPA has allowed each state the opportunity to adapt the plan to its individual needs, Baird said. If states choose not to do so, Baird said they will have a generic, “cookie cutter” plan imposed on them. “If Wisconsin was to embrace this [Clean Power Plan] and come up with their own plan there would be a lot of flexibility
possible, which would allow Wisconsin to develop in such ways that it would maximize benefits and reduce the potential problems that the plan might cause,” Baird said. The emission limits the EPA set must be met by 2030, Baird said. But not all states want to implement the plan. In November 2015, 24 states, including Wisconsin, filed a suit against the federal government to remove the plan altogether, Schimel said in a statement. The 24 states involved are “disappointed” with this initial decision, but are hopeful it will change, he said. Each state is required to submit their plans by next September, or they could request an extension for up to two years, Schimel said. As a result, there is very little time left for Wisconsin to decide whether or not to implement Clean Power Plan. “We are pleased that while the court did not grant the injunction, it did recognize that there is much at stake and agreed
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to expedite proceedings in the ongoing litigation,” Schimel said. Baird said Wisconsin imports $14 billion worth of coal for power plants, which are the largest source of carbon emissions nationally. The plan will make Wisconsin more energy efficient by gradually moving toward energy sources with fewer carbon emissions, such as natural gas, which he said was a realistic goal for the state. But according to a statement from the John K. MacIver Institute, the plan will make things more expensive in Wisconsin as it will force Wisconsin’s utilities to close coal-fired plants or adopt strategies such as carbon capture and storage. Brett Healy, John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy president, said the Clean Power Plan raises consumer electricity costs and will have other economic consequences. “The CPP is going to have a traumatic impact on the nation’s economy and more importantly, it is going to hurt many consumers across the county in the pocketbook,” Healy said. By 2030, households in Wisconsin be expected to pay an additional will $225 a year and an additional $105,094 for the average industrial rate-payer, which include factories and large business that manufacture products, according to the John K. MacIver Institute statement. The statement also reported there will be a projected loss of 20,000 jobs. But Tom Eggert, senior lecturer at the Nelson Institute for Environmental
Studies and executive director of Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, said he believes the plan will not cause a loss of jobs in Wisconsin. One of Wisconsin’s main industries is manufacturing, Eggert said. As the demand for clean technology like wind turbines, solar panels and digesters for farms rises, so will the demand for work, Eggert said. “I think all of the studies that I have seen suggest that there, by far, will be more jobs created than lost as a result of this,” Eggert said. Healy, however, said the plan should be halted until the courts reconsider the issue. Cutting down on carbon emissions would reduce pollution, which can be beneficial to human health, Baird said. Accusing the Clean Power Plan of costing jobs and increasing rate-payer rates were “scare tactics,” he said. The plan, Baird said, would lead to more savings in the long run because it will allow Wisconsin to invest in more modern and efficient technology and energy sources. Eggert said the plan is not an efficient way to deal with carbon emissions and suggested a carbon tax or a cap and trade program would be better. But he conceded the Clean Power Plan is the only way to deal with the carbon emission problem right now. “It is, however, I think the only vehicle available to work on this issue of increasing carbon dioxide concentrations,” Eggert said.
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Wisconsin sees biggest year for solar power in 2015 Despite bright outlook for renewable energy, experts say state needs more diverse sources for sustainability by Emily Hamer State Editor
Solar power increases for businesses and utilities in Wisconsin led to three times more solar power installations for 2015 than any other before, according to numbers from Renew Wisconsin. Seven-and-a-half megawatts of solar power, enough energy to power 1,000 average sized homes, were installed in 2015, Tyler Huebner, Renew Wisconsin executive director, said. In previous years, he said, only two to three megawatts were installed, and most increases were residential rather than industrial. Huebner said one of the driving forces behind the increase comes from solar power costs dropping by 60 percent in the last six years. Most Wisconsinites use solar panels to offset the cost of other non-renewable energies, he added. “You can do solar and actually save money,” Huebner said. “And that’s really what’s turning the tide, especially for the businesses.” In 2015, significant solar additions were made for both businesses and utilities, rather than just residential buildings, Huebner said. Huebner said he expects this trend to increase in 2016, as Dairyland Power is expected to build 10 to 20 megawatts of solar power and Minnesota-based Xcel Energy is expected to build up to three megawatts. Robert Hamers, University of Wisconsin chemistry professor, said one of the major limitations of solar power is storing the energy solar panels produce, which is a
technological challenge. He said advances need to be made so large amounts of energy can be stored— (Megawatt) ideally in grid-scale energy storage—for solar and other renewable energies to make up a significant portion of our power usage. “If we really want to MW Added: 7 make effective use of the Total MW: 25 renewables, then we have to find ways of being able to store energy,” Hamers said. Huebner said solar power currently makes up less than 1 percent of Wisconsin energy. To increase solar power usage to just 1 percent, MW Added: 3 Wisconsin residents would Total MW: 14 have to use 20 times more solar power, he said. If storage advancements were made, Hamers said, energy produced from the sun during the day could be stored for use on cloudy days or at night. He said MW Added: 3 this strategy would also be effective for wind energy Total MW: 9 since it is more windy at 2011 night. Advancements in energy 2010 storage could also cut down current energy use from nonrenewable sources, Hamers **7 MW provides enough said. A lot of energy goes to electricity in one year to power 1,000 homes waste because it cannot be stored for extended periods of time, he said. great strides in decreasing the use of Hamers said gas powered cars, one of the biggest Wisconsin needs to contributors to pollution, he said. focus on using all forms One of the biggest challenges in of renewable energy, moving to renewable energy options, not just solar. Hamers said, is that they have to be cost The primary way competitive. He said the falling cost to decrease energy of oil is hurting the implementation of consumption is to focus renewables because people will not want on conserving energy, to use electric cars if gasoline cars are less Hamers said. There expensive. are already options Huebner said as oil and coal sources available for decreasing continue to deplete, the cost of nonenergy consumption — renewable energy will rise, and the cost of such as lights that turn energy conscious power options will fall. off automatically, LED He said he expects solar power to be used lights and electric cars more in the future, and some experts even — but Wisconsinites estimate solar power could make up half need to use more of of the U.S.’s power by 2050. them. “The concepts are out there that there’s Energy storage really no limitation to how much solar we advancements also can use … in the United States and probably have the potential to throughout the world,” Huebner said. “It’s increase the use of going to continue to grow at increasing electric cars, Hamers rates.” said. This would make
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Ramen Kid satisfies with hefty noodle portions, savory broth New restaurant adds to limited options of Japanese restaurants in city; location, value give it upper hand among established competition by Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer
Japanese techno music casually bumps overhead, anime-inspired collages decorate the space above the bar and steam rises from rich bowls of broth at each table — this is the Ramen Kid. Since opening shop in mid-January, the Ramen Kid at 461 Gilman St. expands the currently short list of Japanese restaurants in Madison. Catering to hungry college student appetites, the Ramen Kid benefits from its oncampus locale along with its mighty portions for agreeable prices. Aside from the initial confusion of whether to seat yourself or wait to be seated, the Ramen Kid dining experience is marked by an otherwise attentive staff. The kinks in service are only to be expected in a restaurant’s infancy. Though the space is rather small, the Ramen Kid manages to pack in an impressive number of seats to accommodate the swarms that flock for ramen, day and night. The restaurant scarcely separates tables, which mirrors the layout typical of trendy, more cosmopolitan restaurants. The closeness also facilitates close interaction with neighboring diners (or not) and the chance to proactively determine which dishes to order. Reed Wallach, a University of Wisconsin freshman, is new to the Ramen Kid craze, but weighed in on his recommendations from a table away.
“The spicy miso ramen is filling, yet delicious,” Wallach said. “And the chicken fried rice is the perfect complement.” The Ramen Kid offers a refined menu of primarily ramen, as well as select appetizers and rice dishes. The menu lists seven varieties of ramen, and the main difference between them rests with the broth. Though the tonkotsu ramen is likely the most popular option, the shoyu ramen is another warming choice. The shoyu consists of a soy sauce soup base that welcomes the classic additions featured in most Ramen Kid bowls — marinated boiled egg, green onion, bamboo shoots and pork chashu. The shoyu broth is especially savory and rich. The pork is tender and, like the remaining vegetables, soaks up the flavor of the broth. The staff offers Sriracha for an extra heat element, but the flavors are strong without it. Though the ramen broths at the Ramen Kid are satisfying and ideal for brisk nights, the ramen noodles are unfortunately dull and quite reminiscent of a typical pack of instant Ramen. Accentuating the subpar quality, the amount of noodles per ramen bowl is even too generous. By the time the broth and additions have been lapped up, a mass of sticky noodles will remain towering in the bowl. While the noodles aren’t at an ideal level of freshness, the broth is filling on its own, and the vegetable additions complement it well by soaking up its salty flavor.
Broth analysis aside, the Ramen Kid certainly adds to a limited field in terms of ramen options in the city. The restaurant, however, does face more well-established ramen bowl competition, like Tory Miller’s Asian fusion restaurant, Sujeo, and the Williamson Street neighborhood’s beloved Umami. Though newest to the scene, the Ramen Kid holds the edge as far as location and value for the college crowd. It’s now up to the avid diner to set forth, slurp ramen and choose their winner.
Photo - Despite its quaint outside apperance, Ramen Kid provides a colorful selection of noodle options with a cozy interior and great service amid hungry customers. Marissa Haegele Badger Herald
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Not so sexy: Debunking five common porn myths
Exacerbated by lack of comprehensive sex education, pornography often provides unrealistic image of sex, can perpetrate racism, sexism Most people do not walk out of Star Wars movies expecting to meet a real-life R2D2 or Darth Vader strolling down the street. But for some reason when it comes to porn, folks perceive an accurate depiction of reality. Without proper, comprehensive, pleasure-inclusive sex education, which
Myth #1 Myth #1: Erections stay rock-hard for ages, and orifices glisten constantly without the assistance of lubricant. Every penis in porn appears enormous and maintains a massive boner for the entire duration of the film, thanks to the magic of video editing. The actors playing these roles are only human — they go flaccid or fail to ejaculate just as any penis might. Porn simply removes these moments,
most people in the U.S. lack, many seeking knowledge about their sexuality often turn to pornography. Unfortunately, pornography fails to depict accurate, healthy sex in several arenas. Watching a sexy flick solo or with a sweetie can make things hot and heavy, but those who enjoy porn should be aware of the fallacies that
and the result is an illusion of the endless erection. Penises are hardly alone in this — vaginas and buttholes featured in porn remain wet enough for penetration, despite the absence of a lube bottle and the inability of the anus to self-lubricate. Real-life folks require time or lube to get satisfactorily wet. Do not be fooled by porn — stay slippery by keeping lubricant handy during intimacy.
accompany the phalluses. In addition, mainstream straight porn hardly represents the entire body of erotic film available online. Simply clicking the first video that pops up on “PornHub” does not promise high-quality or ethical content. Exploring by searching certain terms and researching different sorts of porn opens
some incredibly sexy possibilities. Sadly, some pornography also depicts the reality of our society’s ingrained racism and sexism by degrading actors representative of marginalized communities. Select and consume carefully; as with any entertainment medium, pornography has equal potential for pleasure and oppression.
Myth #5 Myth #5: Everyone is waxed, shaven and plucked smooth. Watching pornography one would nearly think pubic hair never existed. Though many people enjoy the absence of pubic
hair, plenty of others let theirs grow. Body hair is far more varied than pornography would have us believe, and besides, it’s natural.
Myth #2 Myth #2: Conversations about barrier methods and birth control are unnecessary and turn-offs. Condoms are rarely used in porn, and conversations about safer sex are completely absent— because there are no consequences in porn. Real life sex, however, does bring consequences:
unplanned pregnancies, STIs and HIV. The absence of discussions surrounding safety tricks people into believing consent and conversation are turn-offs. If one cannot have these conversations, then no sex should be had. In addition, discussing upcoming sexy time can get us plenty hot and bothered!
Myth #3 Myth #3: Flawless orgasms — often featuring female ejaculation or impressive distance achievements — occur simultaneously and with ease. Orgasms almost never occur simultaneously during real sex. The impressive climaxes of pornography assume every person with a vagina has the ability to ejaculate, and that every penis jizzes spectacularly. In fact, only about 10 to 50 percent of women have the
ability to ejaculate, and this amount varies widely between a few drops and a cup. Even women who do find themselves able to ejaculate may only do so occasionally, and with certain stimulation. Similarly, penises in porn tend to forcefully ejaculate large amounts of semen, but these orgasms often incorporate some “movie magic” to increase the amount and velocity of goo.
Myth #4 Myth #4: No awkward or funny moments occur in good sex — every moment is serious and heated. Sex in porn never includes weird sounds, queefs, farts, awkward in-between moments or even giggling. The reality is these things happen and they make sex human. The best sex is with someone who can laugh as legs get tangled and bras
struggle to come undone and perfect sex includes imperfect moments. Embrace the truth of having a human body that gurgles and oozes and squelches; this same body experiences every nuanced pleasure of intimacy, and gives us the power to enjoy closeness with others.
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Screenwriting course encourages students to work at their own pace Hollywood professional Christine Desmet offers training to aspiring filmmakers with online UW course by Frankie Hermanek ArtsEtc. Editor
Los Angeles meets anyone from Wisconsin with a vast amount of respect — their unprecedented work ethic aids them as Hollywood throws them into the grips of the film industry. Now, with University of Wisconsin course, Screenwriting: Write Your First Draft Fast, aspiring writers have a chance to further the reputation of the assiduous “cheese heads.” For almost 16 years, professional screenwriter Christine Desmet has seized the opportunity to expand the base of successful Badgers with her signature course. “The Wisconsin people are known in Los Angeles for being hard, fast workers while really knowing their stuff,” Desmet said. “We really care about how we write and how we do things. That’s well respected in Los Angeles, and that reputation is out there for people who come from here.” Even though it’s an online course, Desmet works with students one-on-one. The course does not abide by end-ofsemester completion, but has a flexible timeframe. There is no requirement to log in a certain amount of online hours, but students can simply work on their own
time. While the majority of students finish within six months, some work through the full duration of the course — one year. But, Desmet values the fast-paced nature of the film industry, and wishes to impress this upon her students as they write. She stresses the deadline-intensive component of the business, and the necessary skills to whip out quality scripts. “I like to help people get started fast,” Desmet said. “There’s nothing worse than laboring over something that’s floundering for a year and feeling like you’ve wasted your life.” With what she calls a “practical approach,” Desmet values the hands-on experience for what will prove useful in the real film industry. From simple ideas, pitches and beat sheets to the pages of the screenplay, Desmet vigorously works with her students until the process is complete — she does, however, takes into account the crucial re-writing process. Desmet’s professional life consists of both TV and film work, with one time earning a spot in the Warner Brothers Workshop for her half-hour sitcom scripts. Additionally, she has gained recognition for screenplay writing through winning the Slam Dance Film Festival in Park City,
Utah. Currently, Desmet is collaborating with a Hollywood producer to work on a 12-episode series. The success of one notable student, Julian Renner, has placed Desmet’s “rapid education” method into the spotlight. Hailing from New York, Renner is a semifinalist in approximately six contests. “When you pitch to a producer, you can say you were a finalist in ‘XYZ’ contest,” Desmet said. “[Renner] is doing a really good job of getting himself into the industry and gaining recognition for quality writing. I like seeing that. He’s hustling.” Due to the course’s easy accessibility, Desmet’s students filter in from around the world, carrying with them a variety of ideas. To her, nothing is off the table, and she encourages unwavering confidence. Desmet values loyalty to one’s identity in such an intense line of work, yet one that is exceedingly passionate. Training her students to be proactive and efficient, she teaches them how to recognize a good story — and create one on their own. “Everyone has great ideas for a screenplay,” Desmet said. “You just need to let it out and let it flow. It’s how you shape the idea. I just encourage people to come to
the class with anything crazy they have a hankering to write, because it can happen!”
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Rapper Prof to turn up, bring wild performance to Madison Minneapolis emcee values authenticity, set himself apart from peers by talking about partying, having fun by Henry Solotaroff-Webber ArtsEtc. Editor
Rapper Prof’s love for performing in Madison started one Halloween many years ago when he and his buddy pawned a diamond ring, rented speakers, stole a car and drove down to Madison to perform at a house party. And they rocked it. It was at that non-descript house party where Prof saw for the first time students at University of Wisconsin “party hard” and are “ready to drop what they’re doing and just have fun.” And when he takes over the Majestic on Feb. 13, he expects nothing less than full on craziness. One would be remiss to say it is only the UW audience that will give this concert a party atmosphere — Prof’s origins and rise to popularity can be traced back to parties themselves. Prof said when he was growing up on the south side of Minneapolis, at parties “rapping was the thing to do. “You’d get your homies together and you’d all just free-style,” Prof said.
It was at those parties where Prof found he was winning battles and roughing people up, and then was able to parlay his reputation into playing some shows. The rest was history. Parties not only make up Prof’s origins, but also contribute to what sets him apart as an artist from many of his Minneapolis peers. While many of his contemporaries at the time of his rise as an artist were trying to chase the introspective, emotional sound of Atmosphere, he said he was able to set himself apart from the crowd by talking about partying and having fun. While the emcee has always tried to be the best and set himself out from the crowd, he acknowledges the impact coming up as an artist in Minneapolis has had on him. “You couldn’t walk up to some skyscraper and get your career,” Prof said. Instead, he and other emcees had to do it themselves and grind it out by playing as many small shows as possible and then building up from there. Prof said Minneapolis artists tend to have more authenticity than most artists from other areas. He and other Minneapolis rappers don’t talk about riches until they actually have them, unlike other rappers.
“On the radio today people are formulaically saying ‘look at my whip,’ ‘look at my car’... and it’s like, they probably don’t even have them yet,” he said. Prof believes in the importance of authenticity as it pertains to his own music and motivations as a musician. From the start, he has always tried to do new things and learn, to simply get better and have a wider understanding of music in general. His first projects, the Kaiser Von Powderhorn mixtapes, reflect a more aggressive and free-thinking persona and were actually named after the big German Shepherd he had at the time, he said. “No one would fuck with me once I had that dog,” Prof said “So that [the mixtapes] were like me saying I’m that dog, that big-ass German Shepherd. Nowadays, Prof is always ready to show his aggressive side, like on the track “Bar Breaker” off his latest album Liability. But he’ll also release songs like “True Love” — a powerfully touching track where he painfully remembers the memories surrounding the murders he witnessed growing up. For Prof, though, this is hardly a major change in his direction as an artist.
“I don’t say like, hey, what should I talk about now that I haven’t talked about before, or what do people want to hear right now,” he said. “It’s never like that. … it always comes off the beat, and how it makes me feel.” Prof’s motivations have not changed as a musician. He has always done what he wants regardless of what other people may think. It is simply what he has wanted to do that has changed as he has grown artistically. When he takes the stage at the Majestic, it should be clear to anyone that even remotely knows Prof — he will want to turn the fuck up.
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Toward a new Greek culture: An effort to lower prevalence of sexual assault Prompted by survey results, UW fraternity, sorority leaders to implement six recommendations with emphasis on intervention by Riley Vetterkind
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While Greek life communities across the nation have long been criticized for higher rates of sexual assault, few comprehensive studies have been able to confirm the notion at University of Wisconsin — until recently. Numbers from a landmark 2015 survey confirmed disproportionately high rates of sexual assault at UW’s Greek houses, causing one of the first major Greek life sexual assault policy changes in recent history. Prompted by the university task force charged with evaluating last year ’s Association of American Universities’ survey, leaders of the Greek Council executive boards have formed a Greek life task force to formulate and implement six recommendations in spring and fall to lower the prevalence of sexual assault in their community. While The AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct pegged UW as having one of the highest prevalences of sexual assault among the 26 other universities that participated, it offered UW officials the first comprehensive data to adequately act on the issue, UW spokesperson Meredith McGlone said. The AAU national survey’s design did not specify Greek housing as a campus area, but rather separated it into off and on-campus categories, Jeanette Kowalik, University Health Services director of prevention and campus health services who evaluated the survey data for UW, said in an email to The Badger Herald. Greek houses at UW are located only off-campus, so when evaluating the survey, Kowalik said the best estimate — the one that the task force based their recommendations on— is to combine the two categories. The task force found a total of 32 percent of all undergraduate female
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victims experienced sexual assault by force (non-consensual penetration) and 34 percent by incapacitation (under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol) at Greek houses. While UW urged the Greek community to address sexual assault, McGlone said the Greek life task force is only one piece of a broader campus response to the AAU survey findings. UW will unveil these broader plans Feb. 9 to address disproportionalities of perpetrators in groups like athletics and university housing, as well as higher instances of assault among those with disabilities. A considerable step forward The new Greek life task force is one of the first comprehensive efforts to address the culture surrounding sexual assault in a specific community, Eric Knueve, UW Center for Leadership and Involvement director, said. The Greek life task force, along with the help of UHS, will implement their six new recommendations over the spring and fall semesters to reduce rates of sexual assault. The recommendations include implementing additional bystander intervention training for all new fraternity and sorority members, having at least one support member knowledgeable of sexual assault campus resources who can listen, support and advise victims and creating a fraternity specific Go Greek Info Session. The other measures consist of focusing on accountability through amending Greek chapters’ individual bylaws regarding sexual assault, requiring peer-to-peer discussion between Greek houses and campus organizations dealing with gender violence prevention and risk reduction and encouraging Greek participation in those groups. Individual Greek chapters have
occasionally required members to discuss sexual assault, but their practices were inconsistent, Sarah Laudon, former Panhellenic vice president of risk management and student leader in the task force, said. She said the new task force will help streamline standards of sexual assault awareness for all UW Greek organizations. “We’re finally taking action and putting a plan into implementation,” Laudon said. “To my knowledge, this is the best plan that Greek life has made to address this.” The task force is also one of the more extensive efforts where all four Greek councils — Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, National Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council — have worked together, Devon Hamilton, task force leader and Lambda Theta Phi fraternity president, said.
Task force recommendations • UHS bystander intervention training • Safe Sister/Brother program providing “safe” individuals in each chapter • Fraternity-specific Go Greek Info Session focusing on organization values • Amending council bylaws to define sexual assault, emphasize intervention • Peer-to-peer discussions with gender violence prevention, risk reduction organizations at least once per year • Chapter involvement in gender violence prevention, risk reduction organization
Graphic · The bystander intervention training will cost $25,000, funded by student segregate Designed by Alix Debroux
Creating their own solutions In formulating recommendations for their task force to implement, Greek life leaders from all councils looked to the wider university task force recommendations for ideas, their respective memberships and practices at other universities, Laudon said. They then worked in consultation
with UHS experts who recommended sexual assault prevention efforts, Samantha Johnson, a UHS specialist who worked with the group, said. The Greek life task force presented their final six recommendations to Chancellor Rebecca Blank Dec. 14. McGlone said the Greek life task force’s first recommendation, additional bystander intervention training, was part of the university task force’s
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Percentage of all UW undergraduate female victims experiencing nonconsensual penetration while at Greek houses:
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old members on what they have learned, she said. Johnson said UHS staff will lead the new 1.5 hour training but Designed by Julia they also hope to train Kampf, Alix Debroux Greek life leaders and risk managers to eventually co-lead. Hasan Nadeem, Men Against Sexual Assault co-founder and member of Psi Upsilon fraternity, said the additional training will help encourage preventing sexual assault. “You have to tell people sexual assault isn’t okay...and [that their] job is to call out any behavior that might lead to it, or even the act itself,” Nadeem said. “Once you have all these units of change on the ground, you’re actually preventing real cases from happening.” Because college is a time of introspection and evaluating values, programs like intervention training can have affect attitudes — especially among bystanders and acquaintances of perpetrators who condone sexual assault, Ronald John May, former UW psychology instructor and expert on male development who worked with UW fraternity members on sexual assault issues in the ‘90s, said. Repeated exposure to training and will be funded through student in places like chapter meetings, which segregated fees. The program will add on to bystander the bystander intervention training will include with its booster sessions, intervention training already required for Greek members that focuses on increases the likelihood the training will stick. minimizing dangerous drinking “The more people you get involved in behaviors: Badgers Step UP! Because of a lack of resources, only the community in consciousness raising, incoming members will receive the the better,” May said. According to the AAU survey report, intervention training, Laudon said. But 78 percent of UW students who reported part of the program will require 20 to 40-minute booster sessions that chapters witnessing a drunk person heading for a sexual encounter indicated they did not can incorporate into their meetings to intervene. promote discussion between new and This spring, the task force will
Percentage of all UW undergraduate female victims experiencing nonconsensual touching while at Greek houses:
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Percentage of students who reported witnessing a drunk person heading for a sexual encounter but did nothing:
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ated fees. general recommendations, and will be rolled out to all UW students. The Greek task force, however, decided to make the new training mandatory for all their members. Knueve said UHS will purchase a classroom-style, 1.5 hour program that will focus on intervening in instances of attempted sexual assault. Greek houses will begin implementing the program in fall. Because the program is part of a campus-wide initiative, McGlone said the program will cost roughly $25,000 (excluding staff time and wages)
Graphic ·According to the 2015 Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, a disproportionate amount of undergraduate women reported experiencing sexual assault at UW Greek houses.
pilot their second recommendation, the survivor support program, in collaboration with UHS. The program will require one individual in every fraternity and sorority who is knowledgeable of campus resources to listen to, assess needs and support choices of sexual assault victims. Keeping chapters accountable Laudon said Greek chapters will work with UW’s Title IX coordinator to amend all Greek Governance Councils’ bylaws and constitutions to include language that defines sexual assault, their stance against it and consequences for violating the definition. She added that if chapters do not complete their required trainings, they’ll be forced into poor standing. Still, Laudon and Hamilton said they prefer using incentives rather than punishment to persuade the Greek community to successfully implement the recommendations. Laudon said sororities play a special role in holding fraternities’ behavior accountable through choosing to only associate with fraternities that are not on probation. But Laudon said possibly the greatest way to uphold accountability and incite incremental change is through the task force’s fifth and sixth recommendations. The recommendations require peer-topeer discussion between Greek chapters and gender violence and risk reduction organizations and encouraging at least 6 percent of active Greek members to get involved in these programs. Greek life will begin piloting the programs this spring, and will develop a reporting mechanism to track Greek participation. Laudon said in a milestone breakthrough study at University of Leeds, researchers found it takes just 6 percent of a population to change the direction of a crowd. “We hope that we’ll start changing the direction of the culture,” Laudon said. “Over time these values will catch on and become a real part of our chapters.”
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Bill preventing profit off property seizure in arrests core to upholding due process Police departments across state oppose common-sense legislation; capitalizing off criminal justice system is troubling by Phil Michaelson Associate Opinion Editor
In the wake of tensions arising over a recent bill proposal which would affect police departments’ ability to seize property in an arrest, it is clear law enforcement needs to take a look in the mirror and re-evaluate their priorities as an institute of criminal justice. Police departments across the state have been putting the proposed legislation on blast. Under current statutes, law enforcement can seize and sell property that has been determined to be related to a crime. And those dastardly crooks can’t do anything about it — even if it turns out they’re not guilty. This bill, which has gotten bi-partisan support, would hinder the police departments’ habits of keeping and selling various objects seized in arrests until after the arrestee is actually found guilty. Ideally, this would prevent them from taking advantage of innocent people who lack the financial support to hire a lawyer
...law enforcement can seize and sell “property that has been determined to be related to a crime — even if it turns out they’re not guilty.
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to protect them in these instances. That doesn’t sound too terribly unreasonable. But as it turns out, law enforcement is up in arms over this because under the current laws, they can quickly seize property and vehicles that would otherwise be used in crimes. Along with that, a substantial portion of their funding is a direct result of these steals and deals. Substantial, as in $51 million over a 13 year span between 2000 and 2013. The problem is police can seize property during an arrest and then sell it for profit on no more than a hunch — and the arrestee will be convicted before a trial even takes place. We should remember due process of law; it goes a little something like, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. No big deal, it just happens to be the foundation of this country’s criminal justice system. According to Jennifer McDonald, coauthor of the Policing for Profit study,
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Photo · If police are truly concerned about seized property falling back into criminals’ hands, the bill could be amended to allow a hold until the person is convicted. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald police only have to show enough evidence to suggest the arrestee can be convicted in court. So in a sense, these district attorneys who give police the green light are declaring these people guilty far before any real trial can take place. Apart from undermining one of the country’s most important legal ideals, the idea of turning the criminal justice system into any sort of capitalistic business is troubling. If law enforcement needs these seizures for funding, a certain number of arrests and forfeitures will need to occur so the
minimum funding can be fulfilled. Essentially, these police departments are becoming businesses whose commodity is property seized in arrests. It doesn’t take an economics major to realize that these systems, which are supposed to stand for justice and fairness, can easily become skewed in the effort to make money. If law enforcement is so concerned that property taken in arrests will fall back into use for crime before the person in question can actually be convicted, then the bill should be amended so the police can hold such property until a trial takes place.
Then, if the person is actually found guilty, the police can fully seize the property as a result. This would ensure that innocent people aren’t losing what is rightfully theirs simply because eager law enforcement is looking for more funding. I want to see the successful pursuit of crime, but that endeavor should never come at the cost of the foundation of our criminal justice system. Phil Michaelson (pmichaelson@badgerherald. com) is a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering.
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POINT COUNTERPOINT With primary season in full swing, both parties jockey for poll position College Republicans: Obama policies have failed, time to vote for real change without taxpayer burden
College Democrats: Liberal candidates’ proposals more beneficial to students, address college affordability problem
On the Feb. 2 Iowa primary, the United States saw two different stories unfolding on the Republican and Democratic sides. At voting locations across the state, Republicans were voting for a diverse set of candidates with a diverse set of ideas, while Democrats voted for recycled candidates who run as far left as possible to court voters without presenting Iowans with a plan to get America back on track. Every four years it is said this presidential election is the most crucial one in our nation’s history and how this election will determine the direction of our country. This year, it really matters. There are threats from ISIS, rising student debt and an economy still stuck in the mud. The problems the U.S. is facing is why Iowan Republicans broke the record for the largest turnout in the caucus’ history by 60,000 votes. The caucuses and the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary are important because they set the tone for the rest of the primary season that will last into summer. Iowa and New Hampshire are the states that start off primary season because they are known for their retail politics, meaning they like to meet each candidate a couple of times to determine whether they deserve their vote. Students should care because this election will determine the future of health care, college affordability, safety and job availability. Republicans have a wide range of ideas to address each of these problems, while Democrats continue to endorse old ideas that did not solve the problems during President Barack Obama’s two terms in office. The Republican ideas will fix the Obamacare mess with plans that address the needs of those who cannot afford insurance and those with preexisting conditions. Republicans have ideas to address the root cause of student debt and help students understand how much their education costs before they attend their university. Democrats’ answer is to have the taxpayers pay for education, which sounds great until
Students only get one presidential election during four years of college. It is unique and special and having the opportunity to help elect the next president of the United States as a college student is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. On Feb. 2, Iowa was the first in the nation to vote, and tonight, Feb. 9, New Hampshire will be the first primary (Iowa has a caucus system). Soon — on April 5 — Wisconsin will be voting for who should be the next president, along with State Supreme Court and County Board. Student turnout in spring elections is always low, but in April that can change. This is said nearly every election cycle, but this time it is true: this will be the most important election in our lifetimes. This election cycle candidates are talking about students more than they ever have. The explosion of student loan debt and debate over higher education funding has put college students in the crosshairs of this campaign. Nearly every presidential contender in both parties has included student loan debt as one of their highest priorities. Russ Feingold is running for U.S. Senate and has talked about student loan debt more than any other issue, calling the debt “a denial of the American Dream.” In the Wisconsin Legislature, the Higher Ed Lower Debt bill, with unprecedented co-sponsorship from every Democrat, is circulating. Even Gov. Scott Walker has hopped on the bandwagon, proposing a plan for student debt. Granted, Walker ’s plan would only help 3 percent of loan holders while the Higher Ed Lower Debt bill would help more than 500,000 of the 750,000 loan holders. Between now and the day University of Wisconsin students head to the polls, the best thing to do is pay attention. Pay attention to other primaries coming before ours and pay attention to what candidates say and the platforms they promote. Their platforms will have real consequences in all students’ lives.
you graduate and your taxes are so high you cannot afford a home or a car payment. The Democrats have said they will fight ISIS, but have no plans to do so. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has endorsed Obama’s failed foreign policy that has led to increased tension and violence, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, is too worried about trying to create a socialist dystopia to notice or address the threat. Republicans know the government’s first responsibility is to protect its citizens. They have laid out plans to achieve this, and will address ISIS on day one in office. And lastly, everyone wants that dream job upon graduation that will help pursue passions, but also pay the bills. Obama’s economic policies have led to a high number of companies and jobs leaving the U.S. and setting up shop in countries with higher levels of economic freedom. Republicans have plans to reverse the effects of Obama’s failed economic policies and bring back good, high-paying jobs. It’s important to vote to ensure student voices are heard. It may seem far away, but Wisconsin’s primary is two months away on April 5. Millennial voters will significantly impact this election and Republicans and Democrats alike will want the student vote. Hear what they are saying. Listen to their ideas and decide whether they offer something that can positively impact your life. Look past all the free stuff the Democrats want to offer you — free stuff you will eventually pay for in higher taxes. Instead, evaluate which party will empower the individual, address national security threats and encourage companies to create good jobs here in America that millennials will fill in a few short years. These primaries are incredibly important and, believe it or not, they affect your life in more ways than you can imagine. Jake Lubenow is a sophomore majoring in political science and finance, investment and banking.
Think about the stakes — in this election the stakes are high, beyond those of student loans. Health care, marriage equality, environment, immigration, criminal justice reform, gun violence prevention and voting rights are all at stake, to name a few. But when all of these issues are riding on the student vote, Republican legislation all over the country — Wisconsin included — has made it more difficult and cumbersome to vote. In Wisconsin, voter ID has disenfranchised thousands of outof-state students right here at UW, and 300,000 other Wisconsin residents, mostly from black and Latino communities. We need to turn out this year and show Republicans their voter restriction will not succeed. On one aspect of this issue, College Republicans and College Democrats have actually worked together in pressuring the UW administration to implement more locations and longer hours to obtain a voter ID. Unfortunately, UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank and the rest of the administration decided against students’ interests, and students can still only obtain a voter ID at the Wiscard office in Union South during regular business hours when most students have class. Democrats have worked tirelessly for the last eight years to secure substantive policy victories under Obama and now it is all at stake. Whether the Democratic nominee is former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, it is imperative to secure a victory for them in November. Students have many needs; the need for action on the student debt crisis, the need to maintain the progress made by Obama in many policy areas, and, most importantly, the need to turn out to vote. August McGinnity-Wake (a.mcwake@ gmail.com) is a freshman majoring in political science and economics. February 9, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 13
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This week in Wisconsin men’s basketball: Nebraska, Maryland
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Trimble averages 2.7 points per assist on a team that boasts five players scoring 10+ ppg. His low ratio means he’s a dangerous, well rounded player who can find many ways to ensure his team comes away with points.
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When Maryland visited the Kohl Center earlier this season, Terrapin sophomore guard Melo Trimble’s game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer left everyone in Madison in a state of heartbreak and disbelief. Since then, Maryland has won six of its last eight games, boasts a No. 4 ranking in the latest AP poll and sit just a half game behind Iowa for first place in the Big Ten, as they continue to thrive behind AllAmerican Trimble’s play. Trimble is averaging 14.8 points and 5.4 assists per game this season and has scored at least 20 points in three of his last five outings. It’s been the combination of Trimble and junior forward Robert Carter that has been most deadly for Maryland’s opponents this season with Carter is averaging 13.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Carter’s ability to score both inside and outside allows for deadly pick-and-roll or pick-and-pop action between him and the sophomore guard. As a team, Maryland has managed to stay efficient in their offensive attack, ranking second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage — shooting nearly 50 percent from the field. Additionally, they are first in the conference in free throw percentage — shooting 76 percent from the charity stripe.
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The Cornhuskers typically play through their top three scorers, but with Shields potentially out and Nebraska averaging under 4 ppg outside those three, they’ll have trouble keeping pace with Wisconsin.
Key Reserves - G Taj Webster (10.0 P, 4.0 R, 1.7 A), F Jack McVeigh (4.9 P, 2.9 R, 1.2 A), G Ed Morrow Jr. (3.8 P, 3.6 R, 0.1 A)
The Cornhuskers have had an up and down season thus far. Following a four-game win streak in January that was topped off by an upset victory on the road against Michigan State, Nebraska dropped three of their next four games, resulting in a 5-6 record in Big Ten play and 13-11 overall. Nebraska is led by senior forward Shavon Shields, who currently leads the team in minutes and is averaging 15.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this season. But Shields’ status for Wednesday’s game is in question after he banged his head in Saturday’s victory over Rutgers and had to be taken off in a stretcher. If Shields is ruled out, the team will lean on junior guard Andrew White, who leads the team in both scoring — averaging 17.2 points per game — and rebounding — averaging 6.2 boards per game. As a team, Nebraska ranks at the top of the conference in steals per game, averaging 7.5 on the season. The Badgers, on the other hand, have consistently been one of the best team’s nationally at taking care of the basketball and could prove immune to the Cornhuskers’ high-pressure defensive attack. February 9, 2016• badgerherald.com • 14
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Channell, Ryan form dynamic duo for red-hot Badgers Juniors combine for explosive defensive pairing for Wisconsin team with 17 shutouts so far this season by Kristen Larson Women’s Hockey Writer
Since stepping on the ice together for the first time three years ago, juniors Melissa Channell and Jenny Ryan have become a force to be reckoned with. The Wisconsin women’s hockey’s top defensive duo have played side by side since their freshman year, developing their chemistry. Looking at them now, it is no wonder how in sync their playing styles are. In college hockey it is rare for a defensive player, or even an offensive player, to have the same partner for more than two years. But coming into their freshman year together was an advantage both Channell and Ryan have not taken for granted. “I have a lot of fun playing with her,” Ryan said. “I know that we get along well, on and off the ice. It’s fun playing with her and it’s fun growing with her as players since freshman year, and we take pride in each other ’s success too.”
Sometimes we get a little too “comfortable [to the point] where
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Jenny Ryan Junior defender
This season alone, Channell and Ryan have accumulated 68 of Wisconsin’s 229 blocked shots — 33 and 35 respectively. The next highest Badger is senior Courtney Burke, with 31 on the year. The two are not only a key component to Wisconsin’s defensive efforts, but have been vital pieces to the Badgers’ offense as well. Both players have managed to get points on the board, with Channell netting one goal and Ryan tallying five of her own. Both have acquired a handful of assists as well, with Channell delivering 10 on the season and Ryan 22. While Channell and Ryan might be used to each other ’s presence on the ice, this year poses a new challenge for them. The
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challenge comes in the form of an ever changing lineup, a tactic that is head coach Mark Johnson’s brain child. Channell and Ryan have learned each other ’s playing styles and quirks, and it allowed them to gain confidence in their play — almost to the point where they can anticipate each other ’s moves before they make them. But with Johnson’s changing lineups, playing with different teammates means they have to go back to the basics. “[Channell and Ryan’s familiarity with each other] makes things a lot more comfortable out there,” Ryan said. “Sometimes we get a little too comfortable [to the point] where we don’t even have to look at each other. Then when you’re playing with someone new you have to remind yourself that you actually have to look up and see where you’re passing.” Both girls, however, knew there would be times during their careers at Wisconsin when they would not be playing together. Channell knows it’s rare for a bond like her and Ryan’s to exist at this level of play. “Playing with [Ryan] for three years is something that doesn’t usually happen in college hockey,” Channell said. “When I get put out with other girls on a rotation I just act like it is [Ryan]. The chemistry is a little different, but I dwon’t think that you can really match [our] chemistry.” While both have spent games on different rotations, Channell and Ryan say their bond can’t be broken. Even when they find themselves on opposite lines, the two teammates and friends still manage to communicate with each other, swapping ideas back and forth whenever and wherever they can. “[Ryan] and I are always communicating on the bench,” Channell said. “I’ll tell her something and then she’ll tell me something, it just goes hand in hand.” With a chemistry like this, Channell and Ryan truly are Wisconsin’s dynamic duo. They have proven themselves to be a key element to the Badgers’ defensive structure, and their chemistry grants the team a special weapon — a weapon most teams can only dream of having.
Photo · Despite being known for their defensive prowess, Mellissa Channell (above) and Jenny Ryan have still managed to combine to record seven goals and 33 assists this season. Cody Schwartz The Badger Herald
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Despite limited minutes, Smith brings invaluable experience as team’s captain Redshirt senior has seen UW basketball program through its ‘ups and downs,’ uses leadership role to mentor young players
Photo · As the lone senior on the team, Jordan Smith has taken on a role bigger than any he’s held before in his time with the program, despite logging a total of just seven minutes in five games so far this season.
by Nick Brazzoni Sports Editor
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team is practicing for their Big Ten matchup with Ohio State on the Kohl Center floor. As it usually goes, it’s the starters vs. the scout team as they run sets over and over again until head coach Greg Gard is satisfied. One Badger player lines from behind the arc and hits three consecutive threepointers on three consecutive possessions. Perfect form, perfect stroke and the ball hits nothing but net. Gard still does not look pleased, however, because his starters were on defense, unable to stop the perimeter onslaught. The player on fire from downtown was Jordan Smith, the former walk-on and only senior on this youthful Wisconsin team. But despite the sharpshooter ’s smooth stroke and senior status, he had not seen meaningful minutes in his college basketball career entering his final season on the team. That all changed Jan. 21 when the team took a trip to Penn State, and Smith saw the court in the middle of the second half. And while it may have been a big deal for some, for Smith, it was just another day on the job. “There are some emotions,” Smith said. “You’re obviously happy that you get an opportunity, but at the same time, it’s just like any other day. You are going in, trying to help the team in whatever way you can.” In his final year as a Badger, Smith is enjoying the moment and leaving everything out on the court, but he is also using his leadership role to better the young players on this rebuilding UW squad. Smith started at Orono High School
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in Minnesota, where he ended his career as the leading scorer in school history after scoring 2,518 points — which was also good for the 12th highest mark in Minnesota boys high school history. He
You’re obviously happy that you “get an opportunity, but at the same
time, it’s just like any other day. You are going in, trying to help the team in whatever way you can.
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Jordan Smith Fifth-year senior guard
also finished as one of the top three-point shooters in Minnesota preps history, making 47 percent of his shots from behind the arc.
But despite Smith’s productive high school career and marksmanship from outside, he never found his niche in a Wisconsin program that has had plenty of talented guards over the past five years, from Jordan Taylor to Josh Gasser. Smith never got discouraged, though. He remained confident in his abilities, and when he entered the game against Penn State he was not phased. “I think it’s been in the works for a while,” Smith said. “Working with the first team, trying to get reps, trying to get a feel for everything. I think I could feel that it was coming eventually.” But for Smith, it is about more than just seeing the court. As the lone senior on the team he tries to do everything he can to help the guys who are seeing the floor more regularly. He is using his experiences over the past five years to teach his teammates everything he has learned, lessons both on or off the court. “I can take what I’ve learned form
everybody in the past and hopefully teach these young guys that they have an accelerated role and that hasn’t happened in the past year,” Smith said. “I think that having someone who has been through all that is really beneficial. “Sometimes people come in and they don’t realize all of the resources they have around them, whether it’s the academic resources that we have that I didn’t take advantage of when I was younger or any other facilities we have here.” And Smith’s teammates appreciate his leadership. Redshirt junior guard Zak Showalter said he anticipates taking on Smith’s role of being the old, wise man of the bunch next season, and what he has learned from Smith has been valuable. Showalter said Smith has stepped comfortably into his role as captain this season, and he and the rest of the scout team have made the team better as the year has gone on. “They’re playing at the top of their game, and that’s what made us better as a unit,” Showalter said. “They’re practicing so hard, that when it comes to the game, there is no change of speed. They’re making us better and it’s showing.” In the end, while Smith may continue to hit shot after shot in practice against those on his team seeing the floor more, he understands his role on this team. He’s a leader first, dead-eye three-point shooter second, and for the redshirt senior, that role isn’t too difficult to take on. “I’m at least two years older than all these guys, so it’s pretty easy [to be a leader],” Smith said. “They respect things when I say them because they know I’ve been around. I’ve gone through the program and seen the ups and downs.”
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Opinion: Nonhumans underrepresented at Academy Awards Lassie, Beethoven estates put aside creative differences to call for nationwide boycott of shiny trophies show Take a look at every best actor and best actress nominee for this year’s Academy Awards. The pool of nominees has a terrible diversity problem. What do they all have in common? Genetics. Every single best actor/actress nominee looks very similar. What is it that makes all these nominees look alike? They share the same skin ... the skin of a Homo Sapien. All the nominees are, without exception, human. That is disgusting. The industry gives absolutely no recognition to non-human performers. When people talk about the movie “Castaway,” they almost always talk about the volleyball, Wilson. However, Wilson never got the same acclaim as Tom Hanks. There lies the problem in today’s entertainment industry: nobody respects the non-human performers. This year there’s a good chance that Leonardo DiCaprio will win the Oscar for best actor. Sure, he might have given a “great performance” and but there’s nobody talking about awards for the bear that acted opposite him in “The Revenant.” That bear isn’t the only non-human getting screwed by the system. What about the BB-8’s and the Air Bud’s of the world? Will their Oscar dreams ever come true? I’m sorry to say that the future looks bleak for these fan favorites. There was a huge buzz around BB-8, but none of it was for the best actor nomination. There were five
Air Bud movies that starred the original dog, Buddy, and no Oscar nominations for him. That’s five times Buddy saved the day to help win the game. That’s five times Buddy stood up to the establishment that questioned his athletic ability just caused he looked different from the other players. That’s five times he got robbed of a best actor nomination. Buddy died in 1998 and didn’t even get mentioned in an “In Memoriam” reel. This prejudice goes even deeper than the entertainment industry; It goes as deep as Merriam Webster’s English Dictionary. The word “actor” is defined as “a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.” The next question is naturally, what does “person” mean? Webster’s defines “person” as “a human being regarded as an individual.” What is a “human being” then? Webster’s says it is “a man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance.” It’s almost as if the system is built only for humans. To all you non-humans reading this, I’d like to congratulate you on your ability to read. I’d also like to tell you to keep following your dreams, because if you keep dreaming you might even get your own award show. An award show without discrimination.
UW Admissions makes second shift to Commoners’ App University expected to triple ‘Short Course’ housing options to accommodate unprecedented influx of farmers University of Wisconsin has recently decided to convert to a new type of application process to be used by its potential students. As many students reported feeling confused by the old application, the new Commoners’ App focuses on making the process of applying for admission to UW a lot easier to understand for the layman. “I was confused from the start,” UW applicant Sherry Banes said. “All it said before the first entry spot was ‘Name.’ What does that mean? Do you want my name, my dad’s
name, my dog’s name, the name of my first boyfriend? It’s just way too open-ended and hard to understand. This new Commoners’ App is way easier!” The new app replaces a lot of the questions many claim to be too complicated with ones that aim to be as clear as possible. “Name,” for example, has been replaced by “What pair of words do you answer to when a teacher takes attendance?” Several UW officials have already been enjoying the success of the Commoners’ App,
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citing many instances where applicants gave all the correct information needed to apply. “The best alteration to the application, in my opinion, was the changing of ‘Preferred Address’ to ‘Where do you live with your mommy and daddy,’” UW Director of Admissions Taryn Collins said. “I knew we had to change that one after several of last year’s applicants said that ‘Gettysburg’ was their preferred address.” Not all applicants are happy with the switch, however. Many found it to be too long and tedious to fill out, including prospective UW freshman Manny Valdez. “It took me five hours just to read all the stupid questions!” Valdez said. “They even made the essay question so simple that I almost felt myself getting stupider while
writing it. The essay prompt is: ‘Describe what you are doing right now.’ Somehow I was able to write a five-paragraph essay on how I was writing an essay.” The “demographics” section of both the old and new applications has even caused controversy among supporters of the Commoners’ App. On the old application, several applicants were confused on how to answer the entry entitled “race.” The new Commoners’ App avoids this confusion by simply asking, “You white or nah?” “Look, I know that seems a little smallminded and it feels like we’re categorizing people by their skin color, but we had to do something. The amount of people who used to write in ‘Daytona 500’ was more than you’d think,” Collins said.
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Shorewood Pool is seeking lifeguard/swim instructors, assistant pool manager, water ballet instructor, masters swim instructor, and swim and dive team coach. We are an outdoor, 50-meter pool only 5 minutes away from campus. This is the best way to spend summer! Lifeguards and manager applicants must hold CPR and lifeguard certifications. Please contact: info@shorewoodpool.com or call 267-2680 for more information. Info and applications also available at www.shorewoodpool.com. Application deadline February 22nd.
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