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Locked away: Bill would require new gun storage practices ‘Safe Storage for Gun Safety’ legislation package aims to keep firearms out of hands of children, past criminals

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A package of four bills looks to keep guns out of the hands of children, but critics say the proposals would make guns inaccessible and criminalize gun owners. Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, author of the proposals, said the goal of her legislation is to curb the negative effects of the United States’ current gun violence epidemic. “This package of bills looks at how do

we keep people safe… and how do we, in order to do that, keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them,” Subeck said. According to a statement from Subeck, the bill package includes four proposals. The first requires owners to report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours of when they realized they were stolen. The second requires sellers to provide lockable containers or trigger locks for guns. The third requires gun owners to store guns in locked containers if a person who cannot legally possess a firearm lives in the residence. The fourth requires locked containers or locking devices if a child is living or present in the home. Subeck said according to numbers from the Brady Campaign, from 2009 to 2013 more than 3,000 children and teenagers were injured or killed nationally as a result of accidental shootings. “This is an issue, and it’s an issue that’s 100 percent preventable,” Subeck said. “If guns are stored either with trigger locks or in a safe where children do not

have access to them, we can prevent these kinds of tragedies.” But Jeff Nass, Wisconsin Firearm Owners, Ranges, Clubs and Educators executive director, said storing a gun in a locked container makes them inaccessible in the dangerous situations where every second counts. Nass said the best way to protect children is to allow gun owners to store their guns in the best way for them, which would be out of reach of children while still being quickly accessible in case the gun is needed for self defense. “One of the reasons that I carry is for my family,” Nass said. “I don’t want to be required by law to have something that’s inaccessible to me in case I need to use it to defend that grandchild of mine.” Subeck said her bills do not prevent gun owners from carrying their guns with them as concealed carries, and therefore would not lengthen access time. Nass also said requiring locked safes or trigger locks adds an extra expense that may deter people from buying a gun and prevent them from defending themselves in violent situations. Subeck said the provision of her bill requiring gun owners to report their guns being stolen also works to protect the public. Guns are often stolen in burglaries, Subeck said, putting them in the hands of the wrong people. She said if guns were in locked containers, burglars would be

less likely to steal them because the guns would be rendered useless. But Nass said gun owners already report their guns missing if they are aware of the theft. Forcing them to do this by law, he said, would punish them for having their gun stolen. Nass said gun owners shouldn’t be held legally responsible for having their gun stolen. “This [legislation] works hard toward harassing that poor victim, and criminalizing something they may not have control over,” Nass said. Nass also disagreed with the provision requiring locked containers in homes with residents who cannot legally possess firearms. He said this could be detrimental in cases of domestic violence and past minor crimes. Appropriate gun storage needs to be based on an individual basis, he said. Subeck, however, said her bill could also help prevent rash decisions, such as school shootings or suicides, by making guns harder to get a hold of. But she said reinstating the 48-hour waiting period would be even more effective because individuals would have to wait 48 hours before buying a gun, giving people time to rethink dangerous snap decisions. Subeck said she hopes her bill package will gain some bipartisan support, but is not optimistic. The bill has been submitted for final introduction.

Madison Municipal Building to receive substantial facelift Building’s utilities, layout will be improved while restoring faded historical features The Madison Municipal Building is officially slated to receive a complete remodel in 2017. The $22.5 million project will involve total replacement of the building’s heating and cooling systems, electrical system and plumbing as well as a substantial redesign of the building’s interior and a touch-up of the building’s exterior, City Architect Bryan Cooper said. The building’s 200 staffers — along with some priceless antique furniture and artwork — will likely be relocated to makeshift facilities while the historic building is renovated over a 16-month period starting in 2017, Cooper said. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4 said

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renovations to the outdated, and aged building are long overdue. “The Madison Municipal Building deserves to be taken care of, and frankly, the city has done a poor job of taking care of it for far too long,” Verveer said. “It’s an ancient building and we’ve been wasting money repairing it instead of giving it the renovation it really needs.” One of the city’s primary goals in remodeling the building, is to eliminate some of the its longstanding inefficiencies by optimizing the building’s layout, Cooper said. When the city first purchased the municipal building from the federal government in the 1980s, city agencies moved into the building in a somewhat disorganized fashion, giving it a confusing layout, Cooper

said. “A lot of the building has just been just folks moving in wherever there’s open space, so it’s kind of left the building in sort of a hodgepodge arrangement of different programs,” Cooper said. As a result of the building’s layout, citizens visiting the building to utilize government services oftentimes find themselves lost and perplexed, Verveer said. Many of the service-oriented parts of the building — the building-permit counter and the zoning counter, for example — are counterintuitively located in the basement. Verveer said the first floor of the building would be remodeled to serve as an allencompassing “service counter operation” serving the public. “There are certain parts of the

building that are not as cohesive and efficient as they could be,” Verveer said. “So, one of the goals of the renovation is to lay out offices, meeting rooms and other areas in a more functional way — especially those areas which receive a fair amount of traffic from the public.” Another goal the city has in mind in its renovation of the municipal building, is to restore and accentuate the building’s historical features, Verveer said. Many of the building’s pre-WWII features were covered up when the city first renovated the building in the 1980s, Verveer said. “The goal of the renovation is to celebrate the historic architecture of the building,” Verveer said. “It has been recognized and is protected to various degrees by the federal, state and local governments as a historic

building both for its history and its architecture. Therefore, we must have a renovation that is historically sensitive and preserves the historical features of the building.” The renovations will also address an ongoing shortage of meeting rooms by improving both the quantity and quality of meeting rooms in the building, Cooper said. In addition, the city intends to address energy efficiency in the new building pursuant to city policy; there has been discussion of installing solar panels on the roof of the new building, Verveer said. Cooper said most of the design work will likely be finished by April 2016, and construction documents will be drafted summer 2016. He said construction will likely start in early 2017 and finish in 2018. February 2, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 5

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Student representatives make sure campus voices are heard on state level Walker’s office seeking new representative; he or she cannot come from UW Gov. Scott Walker’s office is looking for new applicants to serve on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to represent students. UW, however, is not on the list of eligible applicants. Students in the UW System actively engage in shared governance, and are seeking to make more student voices heard during the system’s decisionmaking process. Walker is seeking applicants to represent nontraditional students in the UW System as the student regent, according to his official website. The selected applicant will serve for two years. But since the current regent is from UW, applicants from the Madison institution will not be accepted. Nicolas Harsy, the current student regent on the board, is a computer science student at UW. Walker appointed him in May 2014 to represent non-traditional students on the UW System Board of Regents. Nontraditional students represent full-time college undergraduates who are 24 years or by Xiani Zhong Campus Editor

older because they did not follow the traditional academic path, Harsy said. Harsy himself attended UW for two years before dropping out and joining the marines, where he served for five years. “When I came back to school, I wanted to continue [to make a difference], I wanted to make sure that this school will be in better shape than when I started,” Harsy said. During his time on the Board of Regents, Harsy said he spent at least six months figuring out how things work. He fully immersed himself in the voluminous materials and resources, visited different campuses and talked to many people to maximize his experience as a representative for students. The biggest challenge, however, was not the amount of new information, but the dual identity as a student and a decision-maker, Harsy said. “As a student I do need to voice the concerns of the students, make sure that student opinions are being heard,” Harsy said. “But at the same time I do make sure that what’s best for the system and what’s best for every school in the system will get

done.” Being a Board of Regents student representative, however, is only one of the ways to communicate student concerns and make a difference in state government. The UW System Student Representatives is a student-led, cross-campus organization, discusses issues in the system with lawmakers to make sure student voices are heard at the state level. According to the UW System Student Representatives website, the organization formed in October 2013, after UW System student government presidents gathered in 2012 to adopt the UW System Student Representatives Constitution, building a more effective statewide association to represent student opinions. The group coordinates monthly meetings with leaders from 26 UW System schools to make sure each one is on the same page regarding student affairs, the organization’s chair, Ryan Sorenson, said. He considers UW Student Representatives the middleman between campus governance groups and the state government. “We each meet once a month, correspond with

each other, network, talk about big ideas and how we can help shape and develop student interest on our campus,” Sorenson said. Harsy said being a good representative for student interest is difficult, but he also learned a lot during the process. “It takes a lot of effort, and it takes a lot of maturity,” Harsy said. “The more time you put into it, the more people you talk to, the rewards increase exponentially.” Besides maturity, it also takes energy and empathy to be good student representatives, Sorenson said, because they often need to deal with system and government bureaucracies that can let them down easily. In those times, Sorenson said, no matter if it’s the budget cut or shared governance issues, student leaders need to push themselves forward and not be defeated. “You just got to get back up to keep fighting, keep representing students,” Sorenson said. “Because at the end of the day that’s what our job is, to represent students, to ensure that students’ best interests are heard.”

New bill aims to create standards for regenerative medicine Lawmakers show support for developing medical field, UW professors say legislation will help advance research by Sydney Weng Contributor

A federal bill pushes for advances in stem cell research by creating a Standards Coordinating Body, which would determine safe standards for medicine. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, author of the bill, said in a statement it is important to improve standards for regenerative medicine of because advances in this field can save lives. Regenerative medicine is the umbrella term used to describe procedures that replace or regrow human cells, tissue or organs to restore normal function, according to Mayo Clinic. “Regenerative medicine holds incredible potential to give us lifesaving therapies for serious diseases,” Baldwin said in the statement. “But, the lack of collaboration on standards development today is a huge obstacle as we work to boost the development of these advanced therapies.” The coordinating body would enable more efficient and successful development for regenerative medicine and other advanced therapies for patients, according to the statement. University of Wisconsin is one of the leading institutes of regenerative medical

research in the world, Randolph Ashton, a UW biomedical engineering professor, said. William Murphy, co-director of UW’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, said right now, the public isn’t using regenerative medicine but it is ready for human trials. Murphy said since this field is quickly developing, passing this bill will provide a streamlined process for UW researchers to make new advances. There are currently no FDA standards in place to determine whether or not regenerative medicine is safe for use, Ashton said. A lack of standards could result in fatal damage to the patient being treated, he added. Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, supports Baldwin’s bill and said it’s important for laws to keep up with new developments in medicine. “Regenerative Medicine is new and evolving very, very fast, if we don’t get a handle on it, it might get out of control,” Risser said. Risser said the bill would push for federal agencies, standards organizations and other stakeholders to find a consensus for the standards required in validating regenerative medicine. The nature of regenerative medicine

therapy, Ashton said, would not only allow scientists to replace cells that patients need to recover, but also allow testing of diseases like Parkinson’s disease outside of the patient’s body, while searching for applicable treatment. Such advancement in technology would help scientists to cure diseases from the root of their causes, rather than relying on drugs to treat the symptoms, he added. Ashton said it is important for there to be universal standards in place to make sure products are safe because any organization can fund research in regenerative medicine. “We can define it, it just takes effort and consensus,” Ashton said. “They (Baldwin) want the government to take an active role in facilitating these standards.” Ashton said one reason some might oppose this legislation is because of the connection between regenerative medicine and fetal tissue research. But he said advances in technology have made it so regenerative medicine does not actually require fetal tissue. But Ashton said having access to fetal tissues would still provide scientists gold standards to which they can compare the regenerative therapies. Chelsea Shields, Wisconsin Right to Life spokesperson, said in an email to the Badger Herald that Wisconsin Right to

Life supports advances in regenerative medicine, but not if advances come at the cost of using fetal tissue from abortions. “Wisconsin Right to Life rejoices with any scientific advances that help save lives, but cannot condone the use of abortionderived fetal tissue or embryonic stem cells in our research industry,” Shields said in a statement emailed to the Badger Herald. “There are always ethical and effective alternatives of abortion-derived fetal tissue or embryonic stem cells, and we encourage any measures that promote these lifesaving ethical alternatives.” Dan Miller, state director of Pro-Life Wisconsin, said stem cell research is acceptable as long as cells were obtained ethically, not through an abortion. He said it would be acceptable to obtain cells through a miscarriage if the patients gave consent. Baldwin said in the statement she hopes this bill will connect stakeholders together to best determine the appropriate standards for this field. “I’m proud to introduce this legislation that will help facilitate coordination and leadership as we address the most acute needs for standards and best practices,” Baldwin said. The bill is currently seeking support in the Senate. February 2, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 7

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Firm will produce thrusters, environmental controls, life-support systems for new space station resupply vehicle by Matthew Shelver City Editor

A Madison-based company will make parts for the next spacecraft to service the International Space Station. Orbital Technologies Corporation, or Orbitec, will provide the environmental controls, lifesupport system and reaction-control thruster system for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser resupply vehicle, which NASA has selected to serve as one of the space station’s primary resupply vehicles starting 2019, Paul Zamprelli, Orbitec business director, said. “We are one excited group,” Zamprelli said. “We’re making history, and being a part of something as historic as Dream Chaser is humbling.” Dream Chaser resupply vehicle is a winged spacecraft that will take off affixed to a United Launch Alliance rocket and land in identical fashion to an airplane. The vehicle will carry fresh supplies up to the ISS and land on earth with waste and completed scientific experiments on board, Zamprelli said. Orbitec will provide thrusters to help Dream Chaser dock with the ISS and the environmental and lifesupport systems to respectively

regulate internal temperature and air circulation. “Our reaction-control thrusters will serve as the steering mechanisms and impulse power for the vehicle itself,” Zamprelli said. “There’s also a cooling aspect and an air-circulation aspect; our equipment will keep the contents of the vehicle happy and ensure conditions inside Dream Chaser ’s cabin are similar to the environment aboard the ISS.” While Dream Chaser is a big-ticket item on Orbitec’s agenda, the firm is also currently working directly with NASA on some other exciting projects, Zamprelli said. These projects have to do mostly with plant-growth in space. “Our plant science has been very high focus for us,” Zamprelli said. “We are working with NASA Kennedy on various programs.” In early January, astronauts aboard the ISS grew their first ever flower in space using Veggie, a botanical apparatus, which Orbitec designed and constructed to grow plants in space using LED lights rather than sunlight. Orbitec has also received funding from NASA to develop a “green wall” that would line the walls of spacecraft with vegetation, which would provide both air-purification and insulation

from cosmic radiation, Zamprelli said. These botanical projects are a factor in NASA’s current interest in longduration habitation of space. “Certainly NASA’s charter is longduration space now — going beyond low earth orbit,” Zamprelli said. “As a supplier to NASA, we want to focus on their focus. We certainly want to go beyond low earth orbit with our technology, so it’s a good fit for us.” Orbitec’s acquisition by Sierra Nevada and extensive collaboration with NASA are particularly impressive considering the firm’s humble beginning. The company got its start in a Madison-area garage roughly 27 years ago, Zamprelli said. The firm’s three founders grew up in the Madison area and opted to start their business here in Madison rather than an aerospace-industry hotbed like Houston, Texas out of love for the area, Zamprelli said. “They love it here and they didn’t want to take the show to another area,” he said. “They had a dream and a vision to grow this company in Madison.” The firm also has a strong connection to the University of Wisconsin. Orbitec CEO and cofounder Eric Rice received his bachelor’s degree from UW and played football for the Badgers, Zamprelli said.

In addition, Orbitec draws a great deal of its talent from UW, Robert Morrow, a former UW faculty member and current principal scientist at Orbitec, he said. “Most of the people who work at Orbitec are UW-Madison graduates — engineering, primarily,” Morrow said. “We also collaborate frequently with faculty members at the university.” Orbitec has a co-op program with UW School of Engineering and interacts with the university extensively, Morrow said. Zamprelli said Orbitec is proud that Sierra Nevada will be using locally produced technology in the historic Dream Chaser vehicle. “We have been very fortunate and are very happy that Sierra Nevada won the contract using the technology that Orbitec developed here in Madison,” Zamprelli said.

Walker vs. legislators: Addressing student loan debt crisis Some say governor’s plan is ‘woefully incomplete’ while others say Democratic proposal is ‘fishbowl reality’ by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

With the student loan debt crisis looming large, Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin’s legislators have drawn separate plans to make college more affordable. Walker recently proposed a college affordability package, comprised of six proposals that include increasing available internships to students, giving emergency financial aid grants to technical college students, increasing Wisconsin grants for technical colleges, increasing student financial literacy and deducting student loan interests, co-author of the package Rep. David Murphy, R-Greenville, said. “Hopefully, we can drive the reality home to students about what’s going on and what they’re getting into and that they make good decisions as they go along,” Murphy said. Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, also introduced a higher education financial aid bill, which increases the funding for the Wisconsin Grant program by more than $30 million. This allows all students eligible for financial aid to receive grants regardless of when they filed their 8 • badgerherald.com • February 2, 2016

FAFSA, Shankland said. Drew Anderson, post-doctoral researcher at the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, said Shankland’s proposal is analogous to Walker’s proposal to increase Wisconsin grants for technical colleges but Shankland’s bill will operate on a larger scale. Walker’s bill, Anderson said, will help 500 to 1,000 students at technical colleges, while Shankland’s bill will aid 35,000 students from all backgrounds. By cutting approximately $2 billion from public schools, colleges and universities, Shankland said Walker has contributed to the student loan debt crisis. Despite the cuts to UW, financial aid has remained the same and needs to be addressed, she said. “We need to do more and we need to do better in terms of keeping our talented, young professionals in the state of Wisconsin,” Shankland said. “Providing need-based financial aid to Wisconsin students will keep them here and hopefully they’ll stay until college and work here and raise their kids here too.” The two bills also differ in terms of cost. Murphy said Walker’s bill’s internship program, Wisconsin Grant for technical college students, emergency

grant and student loan interest deduction would cost $500,000, $1 million, $450,000 and $5.2 million respectively. Shankland said her bill would cost less than $35 million to implement and would be put into action over a period of time not immediately. Scott Ross, executive director One Wisconsin Now executive director, said the student loan interest deductions excluded 97 percent of Wisconsin’s one million total student loan borrowers. Ross said Shankland’s bill would include a tax break that would help people save as much as $1,000. “I would describe his [Walker’s] alleged college affordability plan in the same way I would characterize his own personal higher education experience — woefully incomplete,” Ross said. Murphy noted, however, Walker’s emergency grant proposal went through a pilot program that resulted in a 28 percent decrease in drop out of technical college students receiving the grant. Murphy said a similar program to the financial literacy proposal in Walker’s package was implemented in Indiana, which led to a $44 million decrease in student loan borrowing in Indiana. Murphy said implementing a bill like

Shankland’s this late in the biennium would not work within the current budget and should have been added as the budget was being created. “It’s not a fishbowl reality to add something that big to the budget at this point,” Murphy said. UW System President Ray Cross acknowledged his support for Walker’s package in a statement. UW System spokesperson Alex Hummel said making education more accessible and affordable for students has been the focus of a number of legislators within both political parties this session. Hummel said the UW System welcomes proposals designed to help more people pursue and achieve a degree and retain their talent in Wisconsin. Anderson said it is important to address new policies and bills like those of Walker’s and Shankland’s to see how students can best be helped. When students attend higher education institutions, Anderson said they stimulate the economy. “I’m happy that we’re having these discussions and I think it’s good to see proposals from both sides thinking about what legislators think is important to help people get through school,” Anderson said.

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UW researchers use NASA satellites to find reasons for Greenland’s melting ice

About one-third of rising sea levels on Earth come from Greenland’s dissappearing ice sheet, scientists stress importance of understanding its future impact by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

used, on the other hand, were able to scan the clouds, effectively taking X-ray images that enabled researchers to determine what the clouds looked like as if they were standing directly on Greenland’s ice sheet. Analyzing the data the satellites were able to collect, L’Ecuyer and his team were able to compile the data to create an updated model of how Greenland’s melting ice sheet would potentially affect climate change. “About one-third of rising sea levels on Earth come from Greenland’s quickly melting ice sheet,” L’Ecuyer said. “It’s putting a lot of water into the ocean of what used to be on top of the planet ... so important to understand how much sea level will increase in the future.” NASA’s satellite observations are essential in making sure prediction models are accurate because prediction

models are then used by policy makers to plan for changes in climate, McIlhattan said. Scientists are constantly working to keep the data updated so these prediction models reflect these changes, McIlhattan said. Satellites use algorithms written by scientists and programmers to interpret the data modelers use to create predictions of the future, McIlhattan said. Neither community has perfect, absolute answers to what’s going on in our climate system, McIlhattan said, but if they continually work together both sets can be improved. “If the computer models are doing a good job today, then we will have a lot more confidence that the models are going to be able to predict whats going to happen in the future,” L’Ecuyer said.

Using NASA satellites, University of Wisconsin researchers were able to measure the impact of the cloud coverage over Greenland’s melting ice sheet and predict how it could affect the future. For a long time people have known cloud coverage serves as a blanket that retains Earth’s heat and energy, making the surface of the earth warmer, Tristan L’Ecuyer, atmospheric and oceanic sciences associate professor, said. But it’s not the blanket itself that’s necessary to understand, but the impact that blanket can have on current and future climate changes, like rising sea levels, he said. After collecting information for five years from two NASA satellites orbits, L’Ecuyer co-authored a study analyzing the cloud coverage above Greenland’s ice sheet to determine how much sea levels will rise in the future. The cloud properties in the Arctic and Antartica have only recently been able to be observed and measured, Elin McIlhattan, atmospheric and oceanic sciences graduate student, said. One reason for this is because the measurements of the clouds, usually taken from the ground, couldn’t be taken because few people live in Greenland to record cloud measurements, L’Ecuyer said. Additionally, because of Enjoy Pizza While You Open House the cold temperatures of Are Signing Your Lease! the overhead clouds in the Friday, February 5th arctic and the cold surface 12pm-5pm of the earth, previous satellites were unable 101 N Mills Street to measure the clouds’ properties, McIlhattan said. “[The older] satellites are kind of like a camera www.jsmproperties.com without the flash; they 608-255-3933 can’t really tell [us] what’s 101 N Mills Street in the cloud, the thickness of the cloud or all of the properties [we] are really looking for,” she said. The NASA satellites L’Ecuyer and his team

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UW Ph.D. student awarded for creation of insurance system for farmers Optimal ‘trigger’ practices ensures farmers in developing countries are not overpaid or underpaid by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

A first year Ph.D. student at University of Wisconsin School of Business, received the Best Paper Award from the Journal of Insurance Issues and for his creation of an index-based insurance formula to provide stability to farmers in developing countries. Adolph Okine’s formula provides a way to insure farmers whose farms face unpredictable weather patterns. Originally from Ghana, Okine earned his Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science at University of Cape Coast. He then completed his masters at Illinois State University before joining UW’s Ph.D. program. According to Okine’s paper, in places like Ghana, where agricultural farming accounts for 36 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, weather related factors like rainfall can cause damage to crops, causing production loss. Despite the importance of agriculture Okine’s home country and other African countries, he said there are few options for farmers to insure

and protect their investments. While studying actuarial science in the masters program at Illinois State, Okine developed the basis for his formula, which would help farmers in developing countries similar to his homeland. The formula would insure farmers’ crops so they are correctly paid for the crops lost. Index-based insurance is an alternative form of insurance for agricultural farming. It compensates farmers for production losses due to a trigger or an event. Events can include weather patterns like heavy rain, Okine explained. “I realized that some things were kind of triggers, and among those kinds of triggers in the payments made by insurance businesses were very important,” Okine said. These “triggers,” Okine said, can minimize the basis risks. For index-based insurance, basis risk reflects the difference between the realized index’s expected loss and the actual crop loss. But the insured index does not exactly correlate with individual farm yields. Because of this, insurers of index-based insurance can be

exposed to this basis risk, Okine said. For example, Okine explained that it is possible for those insured for temperature-based or rainfall-based insurance policies to experience production loss. But while the insured suffered a loss, they are not eligible to receive a payment because there has been no occurrences of trigger for temperature changes or rainfall shortage. Similarly, he said it is possible for an insured farmer to receive a payment when they did not experience a production loss. Using an effective weather induced crop yield model is crucial in creating weather-based index insurance that is satisfactory for the insured and the insurer, Okine said To create this effective weather induced crop yield model, Okine said his team needed to find the optimal trigger. The optimal trigger would allow index-based insurance businesses to better price for production losses. The clustering analysis is a data driven method that helped determine the optimal trigger in rainfall for drought identification, according to UW statement. Okine’s team segmented the rainfall into

two parts, allowing them to discover a unique threshold for rainfall that correlated with crop yields. “I’m proud to have worked on this project because it has the potential to help countries like Ghana, who depend on agriculture,” Okine said.

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Office of Campus Research to help navigate research opportunities VCRGE reallocated resources to make way for project in existing budget by Danielle Schmitz Contributor

University of Wisconsin plans to create a centralized location for the Office

of Campus Research Cores to provide technologies, services and other research resources to the campus community. These facilities collect resources to help the research community on campus. The Office of Campus Research Cores seeks to help students and faculty navigate through the many options to find what they need. As a research university, UW offers many technologies and information that individuals would otherwise not have access to, Richard Moss, School of Medicine and Public Health senior associate dean for basic research, biotechnology and graduate studies, said. The creation of the Office of Campus Research Cores will make those research resources more accessible by having one established, centralized core facility

to maintain UW’s competitive position as a research university, Moss said. The project began in December 2014, when the vice chancellor for research and graduate education appointed a task force for researching the campus cores, Moss said. Several months later in April, they submitted the recommendations for the new project. Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Norman Drinkwater said the new office will be on the third floor of Bascom Hall and will open after a director is chosen. Andrew Richards, chief of staff for the Office of the Vice Chancellor, said in the future, UW hopes to be able to fund a small research cores office. There are also some suggestions for creating an advisory committee to evaluate the cores and make recommendations about costs that could be improved. “We expect the director to focus on is creating inventory and coordinating informations and disseminating the information to people on and off campus,” Richards said. Though it’s a work in progress, Richards said everything is starting to move, the selection process will begin and a director listing will be posted for the rest of the month. No additional money was gathered from

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their existing budget in support of this project, Drinkwater said. Though many cores currently receive grants, Moss said future funding could possibly come from the project itself. Funds from core research areas in less demand could be conserved to save costs and used later to purchase new technologies or set up new cores. Moss said while the office will place the highest priority on students and faculty on campus, approximately 10 to 20 percent of the space will be available for outside organizations to rent. Any research resources not being used could be made available to businesses and individuals outside of the university, Moss said. Many individual cores on campus already offer this in return for a fee. Drinkwater said the Office of Campus Research Cores will coordinate access to research technology and services to ensure resources are not underused. But more importantly, this access will allow for collaboration in research. “An additional goal is to get people working together and talking to each other,” Drinkwater said. “Many cores have an overlapping sense of expertise so it’s useful to have them talk to each other about services and problems they may have.”

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Heat up or cool down: Temperature play is sure to spice up sex life Get warm or embrace cold with these minor-to-major level kinks by Meredith Head Hump Day Columnist

For many, sex is all about heat: warm breaths, hot skin on skin, sweat and flushed flesh. Physiological sexual response creates increased heart rate and blood flow, explaining the warmth experienced during intimacy. Folks particularly compelled by such temperature changes often find themselves drawn to temperature play, a sensual practice that incorporates hot or cold elements into sexy time. Changing temperatures stimulates and activates sensitive sensory glands that normally lie dormant, and for some, temperature ties into the popularly titillating combination of pleasure and pain. In order to engage with partners in temperature play, carry out careful conversation and discuss explicit boundaries as well as consent. Above all, play with the utmost caution and take proper safety precautions

Some like it cold...

Perfect for a hot summer day, playing with ice cubes can send chills down a lover’s spine. If one is not too sensitive to cold, ice cubes can be traced directly along the body, followed with a light exhale to make the skin tingle. Focus on erogenous zones such as the neck, collarbone, inner thighs and the backs of the knees. One may hold the ice in their mouth to decrease intensity of the cold. For a sweet treat, freeze pieces of fruit or vegetables with high water content, such as melon or cucumber, and explore a honey’s body holding the frozen pieces in the mouth. For a cool surprise, try sucking on ice before making out or performing oral; the temperature contrast pleasures all parties. If those participating don’t feel like getting wet, substances other than water can be chilled for sexy time, such as solid glass dildoes. Simply allow the dildo to acclimate to room temperature, then place it on a clean, dry shelf for 10 minutes. This temperature should intensify orgasms without becoming uncomfortable. Try teasing a partner by running the cool glass along sensitive regions of the bod — around the nipples, up the spine and down the inner thighs.

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Applying heat to skin brings blood to the surface, increasing sensitivity and often creating pleasant tingling sensations. Several different mediums of heat exist to arouse partners, the mildest of which includes wax. Massage oil candles melt from wax to massage oil for a warming, erotic massage — some can even be eaten. Simply light the candle for long enough to let the wax pool, extinguish the flame and welcome a different sort of heat by pouring the heated wax over a lover’s body. Drip candles, made specifically from wax that burns at lower temperatures, allows hot wax to drip directly from the wick onto skin. Keep in mind that the pain to pleasure ratio increases the closer melting wax is held above the skin. Before beginning hot wax play, always test a bit of the melted wax to ensure no one will be burned. Try teasing a sweetheart by dripping small amounts of candle up their thighs or back, and be sure to start slow so a submissive partner can warm up to the activity. Particularly adventurous folks who seek that sweet pleasure/pain combination, along with heat, find the perfect activity in fire play, which uses flame on or very close to the skin. Naturally, fire play is a varsity-level kink that requires extreme care and should not be practiced without an experienced player along for the ride. The drama depicted in fire play scenes, however, mostly do not cause actual pain, and rarely leave marks on the skin. Fuels such as isopropyl alcohol, mousse, hand sanitizer and flash cotton are arranged on the flesh, often in interesting patterns for streaking techniques. The dominant partner lights these fuels using fire wands, flaming gloves or flaming floggers and extinguish them before the skin begins to burn. Partners may also bounce the lit fire wands across a submissive’s skin.

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Mezze reimagines Amy’s Café with Mediterranean dishes, crafty cocktails Small, off-State Street eatery features artful small plates, pizzas, drinks alike by Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Located just off State Street at 414 West Gilman St., Mezze boasts quirky drinks and Lebanese-inspired tapas served on mismatched vintage plates, proving that in Madison, no new restaurant would date to settle for anything less than eclectic. Last spring, the owners of Amy’s Café decided that their venerable establishment needed a revamping, and thus Mezze was born in its place. With a focus on craft cocktails as well as beer and wine, the refined bar program makes Mezze a definite date night spot and prime option for deep conversations over drinks. Beyond the interesting entrance that is separate from the dining space, Mezze’s attempt at a charming Mediterranean cocktail bar benefits from its cozy, intimate interior with dim lighting and simple, yet elegant design elements. With repurposed mirrors and salvaged wood, the remake of Amy’s is a respectable scene. To supplement its impressive libations, Mezze presents small, Mediterranean influenced plates and pizzas. The menu is divided into the three categories of cold, hot and pizza, offering a fresh approach to dining.

Attentive and patient, the staff welcomes all questions about the menu items and recommendations of popular dishes and portion sizes for tables wanting to share. Dishes at Mezze are indeed meant for sharing, at least for the majority of the plates. From experience, the popular crispy chicken dish would be better enjoyed as an individual meal. Though the chicken thigh is tender and seasoned well, the cutting of the meat and portioning of the chicken will become too much of a battle. The crispy chicken is served atop fried Brussel sprouts and made with anchovy, sumac butter and jus. Patrons often order this dish for a reason. Prepare for frenzy as eager forks reach to repeatedly stab up each Brussel sprout and tear at the crispy chicken skin until the plate is gone. This won’t take long. The sweet potato kibbeh is another choice item and an enlightening combination of textures. The initial impression of the plate is that it resembles a falafel, and the waiter described it as such. This sweet potato rendition consists of lamb, puffed amaranth, saffron yogurt and green tahini. The heartier amaranth grain soaks up the savory lamb component, and the cooling yogurt and punch of tahini lighten the dish. In addition to their regular lunch and dinner menus, Mezze regularly posts updated blackboard specials on their

Instagram account (@mezzemadison) for both food and drink. From the stuffed trout special that they featured last week, this specials board has earned its merit. The whole trout arrived filled with fluffy bulgur grain and homemade sauces on the side. The meatiness of the fish was welcome after a failed attempt at reordering the crispy chicken dish, only to face disappointment finding out that we had just finished off the last chicken. Dishes aside, the menu touts ingredients that are in large part sourced from local farms and co-ops. Underground Meats, Elderberry Hill and Jordandal Farms are just a few of the listed suppliers for Mezze from the immediate area. The restaurant is open at intervals

throughout the day from Tuesday to Saturday, with lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., happy hour from 3-5 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to midnight. Mezze proves a respectable destination for both food and drink that’s not off the beaten path. While the food is great, the prices are steeper than expected for less than impressive portions. Prepare to pay for the quality ingredients used in these dishes that, albeit on the smaller side, are artfully prepared and warrant return visits for more.

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University of Wisconsin professor recognizes power of music in lauded book

Craig Werner talks origins, motivations of co-authored “We Gotta Get Outta Here: The Soundtrack to the Vietnam War’ by Catherine Guden ArtsEtc. Contributer

University of Wisconsin professor and writer, Craig Werner, recently published a new book he co-authored with Doug Bradley titled “We Gotta Get Out of Here: The Soundtrack to the Vietnam War,” which was honored by Rolling Stone magazine as the best music book of 2015. The book delves into several Vietnam War veterans’ lives and explores how the music of that era was influential in shaping their experiences and memories of the war. Simultaneously, the book discovers the prominent songs that defined the Vietnam time period. Werner began his professional career as a journalist. When he was in graduate school he focused on literature while earning a Ph.D. in English. While teaching at UW as an Afro-American studies professor, he then realized that many of the things he loved about African-American literature closely resembled rock ‘n’ roll and black music. Werner then began focusing on the

relationship between music and literature in his classes and his own research. He wrote his first book in 1998, “A Change is Gonna Come,” which examines influential black music spanning four decades. For Werner, writing is all about teaching and communicating with different individuals. Music, however, is perhaps equally as important for Werner as he developed his own love for and interest in music while he was growing up. He describes music as the way he made sense of the world and continues to utilize the power of music in this same way in his life today. “Music continues to speak to people,” Werner said. “I think there was something special about what was happening in the ‘60s and ‘70s.” During a visit to the Madison Veterans Center, Werner met Doug Bradley who became his co-author. The two started talking about music and many of the veterans at the center joined in the conversation and began sharing their stories, Werner said. Their discussion sparked an idea. “I thought to myself, ‘I think there is a book to be written here about the importance of music to the Vietnam vets,’” Werner said. After that night, the idea for the book came

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the events that occurred in the Vietnam War by omitting both a political and ideological lens the stories. The book was able to give them an open space to speak about their music, their lives and share with others the reality of war. “I think recognizing the power of music and the power that music has to open up truer and deeper stories to help people heal is important,” Werner said.

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RANKING OF TOP NON BEER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FATHER’S ROOT BEER

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If you’ve been boozing your way through college over the last half a decade, you’ve probably noticed a lot of different types of alcoholic beverages beginning to make appearances at house parties. These beverages, usually anything ranging from hard ciders or fruity malt beverages, have been popping up all across the country, delivering drunken satisfaction to thousands of individuals who love getting a little tipsy, but just can’t stomach beer. The biggest challenge, of course, is figuring out which is the best one on the market. This week, we’ve got you covered on a round-up of popular non-beer adult beverages.

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Sweet, fruity aroma, similar to your average apple juice or apple cider.

Vanilla notes come through strong, along with aromas of several other indiscernible spices.

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Golden-yellow, almost resembling a champagne

Deep chocolate brown

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Very sweet compared to other hard ciders I’ve tried in the past. The alcohol is very masked and tastes much more like normal apple cider.

Root beer taste comes through much stronger than beer flavors. Much more like a carbonated soda beverage than anything alcoholic.

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ROOM TEMP.TASTE Sweetness stays potent throughout, and drink becomes a little ﬂat.

Tastes like room temperature apple juice.

CONSENSUS For individuals who do not like to drink beer, but want to drink a light beverage, this is your go-to, cheap alternative.

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American Malt Liquor, 8.0% ABV

AROMA Fruitiness like I’ve never smelled from an alcoholic beverage before.

Fresh apple aroma, not too strong.

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Golden orange

Light gold color, similar to cheap light beer

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Tastes like your drunk uncle’s strange concoction of ginger ale when you accidentally sipped his drink thinking it was yours.

Not as sweet as Redd’s, but still a prototypical cider beverage taste. A little smoother and more like a traditional cider.

ROOM TEMP.TASTE

Resembles your average-looking orange soda.

TASTE Intensely sweet, with a slight mango taste, but much more like your average fruity soda.

ROOM TEMP.TASTE Sweetness stays potent through the beverage settling.

Dryness comes through a little stronger as the beverage begins to settle.

Flat ginger ale

2.5/5

CONSENSUS One of the better ciders I’ve tried, this one’s a pleasant surprise in what can be a bland industry.

3/5

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AROMA

Normal ginger ale ﬂavor, not much different than your non-alcoholic version

For individuals fond of root beer and hate the taste of traditional beer, this is perfect for you. Unfortunately, if you like beer, you’ll hate this.

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Hard Cider, 5.0% ABV

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CRISP APPLE

Hard Soda, 4.2% ABV

MillerCoors’ attempt to bank off of the push for non-beer malt beverages just really doesn’t do it for me — falls ﬂat and comes out bland.

Herbed/Spiced Beer, 5.9% ABV

Hard Cider, 5.0% ABV

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NOT YOUR

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3.75/5

Not a fan at all. This is saved for individuals who don’t want to drink anything remotely resembling a beer.

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In 2006, as an incoming college student traveled from Massachusetts to begin her freshman year at University of Wisconsin, she struggled with a painful loss that had nothing to do with homesickness. Vanessa, who requested to be identified by first name only, was experiencing a withdrawal from opioids, detoxing from her Oxycontin addiction for the first time. “That’s how I started my college experience,” Vanessa said. “I felt I was very different from everybody else.” In her mind, Vanessa felt she had nowhere to turn. She didn’t know what campus resources were available to help her cope with her addiction and withdrawal, and she felt her drug dependence set her apart from peers. Ultimately, she dropped out of school and attempted to complete her degree several times over the next eight years. Within that time, Vanessa struggled on and off with prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction. During her last two semesters of school, she found sobriety and decided to use her experiences to build support for other UW students in recovery. Discussions of creating an organization for recovering students had been going on for a few 16 • badgerherald.com • February 2, 2016

years, but the conversation lacked student input. In January 2014, Vanessa helped co-found Live Free, UW’s first student organization dedicated to fostering a supportive environment for students in recovery and their allies. Ten active members currently form Live Free, and the organization is now trying to promote its services for students on campus as well as incoming ones, current co-chair Travis Fearing said. Fearing’s story is similar to Vanessa’s, and he discovered Live Free when he returned to campus after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. “That first semester, that was such a critical part of my continued recovery as a student and ability to not feel isolated or alienated on this campus,” Fearing said. Live Free, Fearing said, is putting UW on the map for students seeking recovery in college. A rising epidemic Wisconsin is not immune to the nationwide heroin epidemic that is plaguing urban and rural areas alike. On Jan. 20, the Wisconsin State Senate unanimously passed the newest set of bills in Rep. John Nygren’s, R-Marinette, Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education legislation. They are now headed to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The four bills are among many that Walker has already signed into law, a process that began in 2014. Nygren’s own daughter battled with heroin, and much

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of his legislation addresses the growing epidemic. Previous HOPE bills-turned-law address many aspects of the heroin epidemic. They give criminal immunity to people who call 911 on a witnessed overdose, allow pharmacies to give patients naloxone — an anti-overdose medication — without a prescription and create regional treatment programs in underserved areas of the state. Public leaders’ recent focus on anti-heroin legislation aligns with statistics. According to DOJ, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories examined 1,130 heroin cases in 2014. That number more than quadrupled since 2008, where the laboratories only saw 270 cases. The Center for Disease Control reported a 286 percent increase in heroin abuse between 2002 and 2013. From prescription to addiction According to CDC, heroin use has more than doubled among people aged 18 to 25 in the past decade, with 45 percent of heroin users also addicted to opioid painkillers. These painkillers are often a trigger for addiction and abuse of harder drugs, including heroin. Richard Brown, substance abuse expert and professor in the Department of Family Medicine in UW’s School of Medicine and Public Health, said while heroin addiction is most rampant among young people, it can happen to anyone.

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urges and cravings that people get, [along with] the tolerance and expense, people switch over to heroin,” Brown said. Safe places on campus While Live Free created an on-campus community for students in recovery, some offcampus organizations help students as well. The Aaron J. Meyer Foundation owns two houses on Gorham Street, Aaron’s House for males and Grace’s House for females. The houses provide living arrangements for students who have gone through addiction rehabilitation programs and are seeking a place to live with supportive peers. Susan Pierce Jacobsen, AJM Foundation president, said many universities across the country have Collegiate Recovery Communities on campus, where they provide housing and universitysupported services for students who have sought recovery. UW does not support an official CRC the way some other Midwestern schools do, and Aaron’s and Grace’s Houses only hold five students each. “We’re essentially a Band-Aid for the bigger solution, which would be a Collegiate Recovery Community in Madison,” Pierce Jacobsen said. While UW’s Sullivan Hall has a substance-free

floor, Pierce Jacobsen emphasized that is not the same as a CRC. Sober communities like in Sullivan are mostly for students under 21 who choose not to use alcohol or drugs, but a CRC is for students who already went through substance abuse recovery and want to be around similar peers, Pierce Jacobsen explained. “Rather than being put back in a dorm or living situation with kids that may use drugs or alcohol, they’re near peer support,” Pierce Jacobsen said. “They’re in a safer environment with people that understand them.” Turning to state leaders While the HOPE bills focus on critical components to addressing the heroin epidemic in Wisconsin, some say there are more issues to take care of. Brown said the biggest gap in confronting the epidemic is funding adequate recovery programs in the state. The lack of funding for sufficient recovery programs, he said, should be addressed under healthcare reform legislation. Vanessa agreed. She said solving the growing addiction crisis isn’t about cutting off the source of

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He said since opioid pain medications are controlled substances, people often think they are safe, so they keep taking them after their prescription expires, and become addicted. Lori Cross Schotten, spokesperson for Wisconsin United We CAN, an organization that aims to increase addiction awareness and provide support for families, experienced firsthand the dangers of prescription painkillers when her son became addicted to them. She said prescription drugs especially affect young people whose brains are still developing. It alters their dopamine levels, and they gain a tolerance to the drug, causing them to turn to heroin. For people who are taking a prescription drug like Vicodin for a month, which is what happened to Cross Schotten’s son, the body stops producing dopamine, and the medication ends up as the body’s only source of the drug. So, when the patient runs out of the prescription, the brain still tells their body that it needs that synthesized drug, Cross Schotten explained. Brown said people then turn to heroin because it is cheaper. Opioid pain pills run at usually a dollar per milligram, so a pill’s price could land between $10 to $80, Brown said. Heroin, on the other hand, is much less expensive. According to The Washington Post, a single dose of heroin often costs less than a pack of cigarettes. “Although many people promise themselves they would never do heroin at some point, because of

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Photo · Map data was collected by Wisconsin Department of Justice. the drug — because if people want it, they will find it — but providing treatment options for recovery. “Funding them to sit in a jail cell isn’t helping,” Vanessa said. “Funding them to go to detox and inpatient treatment — that might help.” Cross Schotten said even some current legislation isn’t holding up as much as some hoped it might have. For example, people still hesitate to use the Good Samaritan law. Even though people who call 911 on an overdose cannot be prosecuted for possession, they still have potential to be charged with homicide if they provided the heroin that killed the person who overdosed, Cross Schotten said. But some of Nygren’s upcoming legislation points to possible solutions. A bill introduced Jan. 7 would give grants to counties that establish treatment alternatives for convicted “individuals with certain crimes” instead of jail time. A public health problem Vanessa said her drug addiction completely changed the course of her life, but with the right support, she was able to overcome it.

A year and a half into sobriety and one year after launching Live Free, Vanessa graduated from UW with a bachelor’s degree in gender and women’s studies and communication arts in December 2014. But problem goes beyond her story, and it is not an individual issue. Addiction can happen to anyone, Cross Schotten said. “The most dangerous words any parent can say are ‘not my kid,’” Cross Schotten said. “Looking back, I think I might have been a little complacent because I thought, ‘We’re a good family, and that doesn’t happen to good families,’ and that’s so wrong. Many good families are being impacted.” As the epidemic grows, people are beginning to understand it is actually a public health crisis. Vanessa said in the past, people tended to stereotype those struggling with substance abuse as the “scum of society,” but now more people see that the epidemic affects “suburban America” as well. “I think people are starting to realize, ‘okay, this is our problem, too,’” she said.

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Break-out country artist Kelsea Ballerini takes up heartfelt songwriting Flourishing singer passionately establishes herself through music along with enraptured audiences by Rebecca Lawlor ArtsEtc. Associate Editor

time in high school and in college to live my life, grow into who I wanted to be and to figure out what I wanted to say.” In the future, the musician hopes to collaborate with at least one other artist on every record and continue to establish herself as a songwriter. Ballerini believes much of her success today can be accredited to working hard — and simply being kind to people. “This time last year, I was playing shows for maybe 12 people who may or may not have known any of my songs,” Ballerini said.”It has been so rewarding to see how quickly things have grown and to see how many people have resonated with my songs.” Primarily due to the positive response from her fans, Ballerini’s favorite track on her record is “Peter Pan.” The song explores a familiar defeated relationship from the female perspective as the “lost boy” who refuses to grow up. Kelsea Ballerini’s music is perfect for the country-music lover who longs for something real. The musician strives for her fans to know her not only as a singer, but as a person. Overall, Ballerini first and foremost intends to keep her songwriting and her fans at the forefront of her career — and everything she does.

This has been a year of firsts for up-andcoming country singer-songwriter, Kelsea Ballerini, who recently released her debut album, The First Time. “‘First’ has been a theme in my life over the last year,” Ballerini said. “And it will probably continue through the next year.” With a record-breaking number one, goldcertified debut single, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” and a top 10 and climbing subsequent single, “Dibs,” Ballerini seems to be taking the country music world by storm. Recently, she accepted the Rising Star award at Billboard’s Women in Music event. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the 22-year-old singer will be visiting the Majestic Theater in downtown Madison. “I’m still introducing myself through my concerts,” Ballerini said. “My goal is for the audience to walk away and feel like they really know me.” When listening to Kelsea Ballerini’s music, it is clear that one of the singer-songwriter’s biggest influences is Taylor Swift. Ballerini writes from the same place of vulnerability and makes a point to tell the whole truth in her songs. As it would turn out, Swift recently featured Ballerini as one of her surprise guests on the widely renowned 1989 world tour. Similar to Swift, Ballerini began singing at a young age in her church choir and glee club. At the age of 12, she began to write her own songs. Three years later, Ballerini moved to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a musical career. Like most musicians, Ballerini met challenges on her way to success. Facing the male-dominated country music industry at the time proved to be her biggest hurdle. “Overall, I think I had to take the time to let myself grow up a little bit,” Ballerini Photo - Kelsea Ballerini performed at the Radio Disney Music said. “I had to decide what I Awards Pre-Show Festival in 2015 wanted to be about. I had the Photo courtesy of Flickr user Disney | ABC Televsion Group 18 • badgerherald.com • February 2, 2016

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Letter to the editor: I am a token for the University’s gain Black population is two percent at UW, even though businesses push for more diversity in hiring pool Abigail Fisher, a Texas resident, argued to the Supreme Court that affirmative action discriminates against white people. She asked, “Why would black people be given an ‘advantage’ in application process just for being black?” That is the end of her argument. At the University of Texas, the black student population is only 4 percent, meaning 2,342 students threaten Fisher ’s white privilege. What would happen if the black population on that campus were 8 percent or even 15 percent? Here at the University of Wisconsin the black population is only 2 percent — how many students are already threatened by that? While UT and UW are predominantly white, they are also, in fact, historically white institutions. The distinction is critical. These institutions were made for white people. It does not belong to us and was not made for us. It is made clear on a daily basis because of the simple fact that we are struggling to see positive results from many of the diversity initiatives on campus. If it belonged to us and worked for us, we’d be more than a mere 2 percent of the student population. Sometimes I ask myself, “Why would UW completely fund my education?” I’m here for myself, but I am also here for UW. There are a ton of brilliant

“These institutions were made for white people. It does not belong to us and was not made for us.” black and brown kids in Milwaukee, but for some reason, UW was inspired to recruit me from Washington, D.C. Am I a token? Definitely. I am the projection of their illusion of a racial democracy and diversity. I’ve been given access to this institution as a means to their end. Currently, diversity exists to benefit the image of UW, but it should exist to benefit the students on campus, both black and white. The Supreme Court case asks if diversity is a “compelling” government interest.

Photo · While the University has begun to address diversity on campus, some feel they are simply doing so to further their own gain rather than solve the racial divide. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald Let me tell you, it is of interest to UW only because without diversity, companies won’t want to hire the white students from this campus. I want to see a university put action behind their diversity rhetoric. One way to truly commit to diversity is with testing optional admissions. There is a vast amount of research that states’ standardized testing restricts the pool of diverse applicants, and that it adds little value to predict how well students will perform once enrolled.

On top of that, standardized test scores are correlated with one’s socio-economic status, so it does not just affect black and brown students, but low-income white students as well. The median income of our campus is 25 percent higher than the state’s. So why are we using standardized testing in admissions? Does it connect back to the image of prestige that UW would like to signal to its wealthy clientele? Many people have diverse experiences that could make UW significantly better,

but the institutional policies that exist discourage those people from even applying. Equality is creating more pathways for diverse students. Make me not feel like a token — that’s all I want.

Tyriek Mack (tzmack@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in elementary education and is an organizer of the Black Out Movement on campus.

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‘Promise’ to Wisconsin won’t solve its job problems

Only 40 percent of those majoring in humanities were able to find work post-graduation

Photo · Wisconsin is only able to keep 69 percent of in-state college graduates, a 12 percent decrease from 2010. Jason Chan The Badger Herald

by Phil Michaelson Associate Editor

Until the Wisconsin job market gets itself together, a one-size-fits-all plan like the “Wisconsin Promise” is not adequate to ensure every student has the opportunity to come out of college debt-free. It’s no secret that there’s been a good deal of talk in Madison about affordable college. You hear the usual complaints from students walking down University Avenue on their way to class, which are undoubtedly relatable to anyone who has ever opened a tuition statement. Gov. Scott Walker has his own scheme to tackle this seemingly insurmountable issue, but democratic state legislators have their own plans to gain eternal glory in the hearts of college students all over Wisconsin. This “Wisconsin Promise” proposal, in which the state of Wisconsin would give grants to all in-state students, which would cover the expenses of books, tuition and even housing, would ideally result in students strolling out of graduation debt-free. So on the surface, the “Wisconsin Promise” 20 • badgerherald.com • February 2, 2016

sounds pretty peachy. But not all that glitters is gold. The catch with this plan is the fact that graduates need to find a job in Wisconsin within the first three months after graduation and must work in the state for the next three years. Students must also hold a 3.0 GPA throughout their college career. If these requirements aren’t accomplished, then this wonderful monetary handout just turns into another loan to be paid back to the state. I get it, nothing is free in this world, but the fact that the difference between students getting hired within three months is the difference between coming out of college debt-free or having a loan seems rather extreme. In 2010, 81 percent of in-state students remained in Wisconsin after graduation so that part of the deal doesn’t seem too impossible. But this number varied between different disciplines and schools. Here are a couple examples:

The University of Wisconsin only kept 69 percent of in-state graduates in Wisconsin that year, and only 71 percent of engineers ended up sticking around the dairyland after graduation. That’s 12 and 10 percent less than the average number of graduates that were able to stay in Wisconsin. That’s quite a few cracks in this supposedly all-encompassing plan, through which many hardworking students could fall. This rigidness in requirements becomes more of an issue when considering who gets hired right out of college. While 93 percent of engineers were either employed or in graduate school within six months after graduation in 2014, only 40 percent of those majoring in humanities were able to find a job. Under the current stipulations of the “Wisconsin Promise,” almost two times the amount of engineers would come out of school debt-free compared to humanity majors. So this plan might not be as promising as it seems on the surface.

The fact of the matter is, until the job market levels the playing field for all in-state undergraduates coming out of state schools, a plan to make college debt-free cannot be so generic that it refuses to acknowledge the very real differences in post-graduation outcomes between different majors. In today’s job market, an affordable college plan must be flexible so that one discipline, or even one student, has less of a chance to succeed. This one-size-fits-all plan can lead to inequality between majors, which means unequal opportunity between students. But isn’t the whole point of debt-free college to provide equal opportunity for all students? While the “Wisconsin Promise” proposal may not exactly be an end-all cure for college debt, it is definitely a step in the right direction. Phil Michaelson (pmichaelson@badgerherald. com) is a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering.

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POINT COUNTERPOINT Trimming the field: Badgers for Bernie vs. Badgers for Hillary Letter to the editor: America needs Sanders’ ‘can do’ attitude

Letter to the editor: Hillary Clinton fights for progressive ideals

“Not me. Us.” Those are the three words that perfectly sum up what Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, is all about. In every interview he takes part in, he never says “I,” it’s always “we.” The “political revolution” that he talks about is not and never will be just about him; it is all about the people who support the ideas he has put forward. Ideas like moving toward public funding of elections and breaking up the big banks with a reincarnation of Glass-Steagall legislation so that “too big to fail” becomes “too big to exist.” Sander’s passion and unwavering dedication to his ideals are legendary. For example, he has stood up for LGBT rights and women’s rights for decades (check out his response to a homophobic comment in the House in 1995 and his page on women’s rights). He has also long been a proponent for ending institutional racism — he even attended Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. Plenty of videos of him saying the same things about income inequality and the middle class since 1980 also exist on YouTube. For 35 years, Sanders has stood for the same things and has not been afraid to say so. When it comes to policy, Sanders stands up for the middle class and people who feel disenfranchised by the system. His new tax plan will raise taxes on the richest people in our country and the large corporations (no, not at 90 percent) to provide things that everyone deserves. Things like a single-payer health care system, tuition-free college funded by tax on Wall Street, moving away from oil and toward renewable energy sources, creating a federal jobs program to get millions of people back to work, rebuilding our country’s crumbling infrastructure and reinstating Glass-Steagall are all things that he has stood behind for years. Single-payer health care and tuition-free college already exist in one way or another in most other major countries, but for some reason they do not here in the United States. These are things that people should have a right to no matter their income, since healthcare and tuition costs have risen to crippling levels that many families cannot pay. Our country has come to a point where people (particularly us millennials) feel like our votes, our views, our hopes and dreams do not

Who is Hillary Clinton? Clinton is a fighter and a champion for everyday Americans. Clinton has fought for social justice her entire adult life. After graduating from Yale Law School, rather than going to work for a big corporate firm, she worked at the Children’s Defense Fund, fighting for education for children with disabilities. As first lady, she fought to give families access to affordable health care. Even after insurance companies and special interests knocked her efforts down, Clinton didn’t give up. She continued to fight and worked hard to pass the Children’s Health Insurance Program. As a senator from New York, she fought for Sept. 11 first responders. Finally, as secretary of state, she was a tireless advocate for peace and women’s rights around the world. As students, we understand the urgent need to make college more affordable. Clinton has a realistic plan to make that happen. Her New College Compact will ensure students who attend a four-year university can do so without loans. It also ensures students who attend community college can do so tuition-free. Clinton’s plan also includes help for students who have already graduated by providing them with options for refinancing, consolidation and debt forgiveness. Her realistic proposals will finally ensure college affordability. When it comes to fighting for women, few people have done as much as Clinton. She has fought for women her entire life and will take that fight to the White House. She has laid out plans to close the pay gap and fight for paid family leave. In a political climate where Republicans are constantly trying to take women’s reproductive rights away, we need a president who will take them on. Clinton has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood because she is the best candidate for ensuring women have access to critical health services like cancer screenings, contraception and safe, legal abortions.

matter. We feel like we do not make a difference. But a Sanders presidency would help to change that. The influence of big money in politics has reached a fever pitch — Super PACs and large donors practically run our country. Sanders wants to end this by repealing Citizens United, which would end Super PACs, along with a few other changes to the election system. One vote is one vote, and the amount of money you have should not influence the outcome of an election. Sanders’ campaign is already showing the effects of this new emphasis on people-powered campaigning. He has received over 2.5 million individual contributions from people just like us. His average donation hovers just under $30, and he is raising almost as much as Hillary Clinton, who receives much more money from special interests like Wall Street banks and oil companies. His campaign was made by the people and for the people — something this country was founded on. The most interesting part of this is that Sanders’ support from millennials and younger voters eclipses that of Clinton’s. Sanders represents a change from politics as usual, something that has not only gotten the support of many of us millennials, but also has gotten us to volunteer for his campaign and even create student organizations supporting him. Sanders said himself that our campaign is based on a “political revolution.” He cannot do any of this alone. We as a country need to stand up and defiantly say, “this is our country.” We need to not only vote for Sanders, but to get as many progressive candidates into our government as possible. No more voting for a president and forgetting about midterm elections. So if you believe in Sanders ideas, vote for him in Wisconsin’s primary on April 5. Do not let anyone tell you what is or is not possible — Sanders’ numbers have been steadily rising for months, and he is poised to win in New Hampshire and possibly Iowa. We can finally do what we think is right and bring an end to the pragmatic “no, we can’t” attitude of Washington and bring some idealism back to a country. Zachary Druckery (zdruckrey@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in history and political science.

Each year, more than 33,000 Americans die from gun violence. Clinton has a comprehensive plan to help prevent gun violence. She will enact common sense reforms such as expanding background checks and closing loopholes that allow guns to fall into the wrong hands. She will stand up to the corporate gun lobby and crack down on their unlawful practices. We need a president who will fight to keep Americans safe from gun violence. We need Clinton. She has taken a stand against the corporate gun lobby in the past and will do so again as president. “I’m a progressive, but I’m a progressive who likes to get things done,” Clinton said in the first debate. Unlike others, Clinton doesn’t make soaring promises that have no chance of coming to fruition. Her vision for the country is progressive and pragmatic. She has the skills and ability to make her goals a reality. Clinton is the most experienced candidate in the race. No other candidate’s résumé compares. When you’re president there is no time for on the job training; Clinton has the experience needed to hit the ground running. The presidency is the toughest job in the world, and she is the only candidate who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. Clinton has been incessantly attacked by Republicans as well as the media for the past 25 years. She has had every misogynistic trick from the playbook used against her. But she’s still standing. She’s still fighting. She won’t back down. She has broken barrier after barrier to fight for you. Progressive. Experienced. A fighter. It all comes back to Clinton being a fighter. She has fought for everyday Americans her entire life, and every day in the White House she will fight for you. Brendan Cohen (bcohen9@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in political science and digital studies. February 2, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 21

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As money enters Wis. courts, judicial system will be compromised Increased cash flow in elections forced pillars of politics to replace pillars of justice

Photo · Judical races are becoming more and more like actual political campaigns as contributions approach $1 million. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

by Aaron Reilly Opinion Editor

A debate for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court should be a battle of which candidate is more non-partisan than the other — because that’s what justices are supposed to be. But in the past six judicial elections, this has not been the case. Money has been the deciding factor in all of those elections. So far in 2016, there is a three-way race for the the judgeship involving Milwaukee County Judge Joe Donald, State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley and State Court of Appeals Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg. Money indicates that Kloppenburg has the edge in the upcoming judicial election. She has raised $278,447 in 2015 compared to $250,657 by Donald and $229,870 by Bradley. These numbers are slightly misleading. Donald and Kloppenburg have been raising money since July, while Bradley raising funds

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for her reelection October. Bradley has raised nearly the same amount of money as Donald and Kloppenburg in half the time. The reason Bradley has been getting a high volume of donations is due to her actions. These decisions have left Donald “bamboozled.” So why are her actions so hard to comprehend? It is because she has continually thrown the idea of unbiased court decisions out the window to vote as right-wing as she can. Maybe this is because Gov. Scott Walker is responsible for her whole career, having received three judgeship appointments from him in three years. She and other right-leaning justices’ most partisan act came after the John Doe investigation into Walker’s campaign finance reforms. Right-leaning justices threw out this investigation, led by Republicans but containing a bipartisan panel, and not even considered for review.

Even more troubling is Bradley’s plan to attend the Reagan Day event on Feb. 19. The event description says, “Join fellow Republicans as we celebrate the birthday of our 40th President, Ronald Reagan.” Her planned participation at this festival is perplexing, to say the least, considering — as per the judicial code of ethics —“a candidate for judicial office shall not appeal to partisanship and shall avoid partisan activity in the spirit of a nonpartisan judiciary.” Reagan Day seems to be strictly partisan (it is for “fellow Republicans”), but Bradley — a nonpartisan, state Supreme Court justice — is making an appearance. Similarly, as Wisconsin becomes more politically divided, judgeships are increasingly looked upon as a way to ensure that a governor ’s radical agenda lives on. Smart Politics, a nonpartisan political news site, compiled data from Wisconsin’s 120 state Supreme Court elections and found that in the

94 races where incumbent justices were up for reelection, the incumbents only lost in those races five times. To be honest, Bradley might be representing the new wave of how Wisconsin elects judges. PACs, especially, want to forward their ideals in all areas of government. Since Bradley is flamboyantly displaying her political leanings and loyalty to the conservative Walker and conservative PACs, like Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (the largest donor to right-leaning judges), they will have no qualms about endorsing her. The same goes for left-leaning judges. The Greater Wisconsin Committee, Wisconsin’s Manufacturers and Commerce counterpart on the left, supplied $1.6 million of the $1.61 million used to Kloppenburg in her 2011 state Supreme Court campaign. How Bradley is carrying herself in this campaign calls for legislative action. Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie initiated that action. He has introduced a bill that would force judges to recuse themselves from cases involving donors that gave, either directly or indirectly, $1,000 or more within the last four years. While this is a good first step, ultimately, the goal should be to remove funding from judicial campaigns altogether. I guarantee the state Supreme Court judges know who gave them quite a bit of money. They know the same tactics these people or groups used them to get elected can be turned on them. Slanderous accusations can be made, damning the career of a judge. Maybe it’s not a thought in the forefront of a justice’s mind, but it’s there. There’s evidence for this hypothesis. A 2014 study called “Skewed Justice” concluded that justices are less likely to rule in favor of criminal defendants if this ruling will lead to attack ads in the future. As this judicial election drags on, money will become increasingly important. To get money, these candidates will appear more partisan to obtain more funds than their opponents, thus assuring their place on the bench. Aaron Reilly (areilly@badgerherald.com) is a freshman majoring in comparative literature and Russian.

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Maryland’s Big Ten success shows how far Badgers have to go Despite switching conferences, Terrapins remain one of country’s best; UW, Kelsey looking to attain high standard by Zac Hepps Associate Sports Editor

As the final seconds ticked off the clock on a conference game in the middle of January, two programs, heading in opposite directions, departed the Kohl Center floor with very different interpretations of success. For a game that wasn’t supposed to be very close, Wisconsin could take pride in a spirited effort that allowed them to hang tough with one of the best teams in America. But after the opening period, as has been the case since they joined the Big Ten, the game was all Maryland. Unfortunately for the Badger faithful, this outcome was to be expected as Maryland is not only one of the premier teams in the Big Ten, but also across the country. Through their first year and a half in the Big Ten, Maryland has already won two Big Ten titles and went undefeated in conference last season. Maryland’s success can be directly credited to head coach Brenda Frese. Since arriving at Maryland in 2003, Frese has led the Terrapins to the NCAA tournament 11 times, including three final fours, and in 2006, won the programs first national title. “We approach it one game at a time,” Frese said. “We’re just trying to be as consistent as we can … It speaks volumes in terms of the level of tradition that was started many years before me. That standard of excellence that we try to set the bar to at Maryland.” All this success comes during a time when Wisconsin has made only one NCAA tournament appearance since Frese’s arrival in 2003. Though the majority of this stretch saw the Terrapins and Badgers in separate conferences, Maryland’s move from the top of the ACC to the top of the Big Ten shows how far the Badgers have to climb to achieve similar acclaim. Frese can attest to the time it takes to build a national title contender. “I’m on year 14 at Maryland, so it takes time in terms of building recruiting classes and putting them together,” Frese said. “The thing I love about Wisconsin is that they play for 40 minutes. They’re scrappy and they leave it all out there on the court.” A program on the level of Maryland is what head coach Bobbie Kelsey aspires to build here in Madison. Despite the lack of success in her first few years as coach of Wisconsin, Kelsey knows that tradition and championship-level play aren’t born overnight.

Photo · Halfway through her fourth season as head coach, Bobbie Kelsey is yet to have a winning season. With a 6-14 record thus far in team’s 2015-16 campaign, the season is looking grim. Andrew Salewski The Badger Herald Kelsey can look to her days as a Stanford assistant coach for a blue print of success, and knows that even the top programs in the country were not always enjoying the fruits of their labor. “Everybody always thinks it’s so easy … It’s not a one-year or a two-year deal,” Kelsey said. “I don’t know exactly how long, but it takes a while. When I was at Stanford, that wasn’t the Stanford of the four years before that. I’ve seen Notre Dame when they weren’t very good and I played UConn when they were terrible. As is the case with collegiate athletics, the turnaround starts on the recruiting trail. Luckily for Kelsey, the Badgers have some of the top players committed to the program

for next season. Despite the influx of new talent, Kelsey will look towards this current crop of seniors to set the example for what she expects in a program. “[The players] are doing the dirty work to get the program to a championship level and then to get those pieces that are going to say, ‘Hey, I see what they’re doing. They’re playing hard and doing the right things,’” Kelsey said. As Wisconsin moves towards the end of year five of the Kelsey era, it will be interesting to see how much time Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez will give the first-time head coach to rebuild the program. With each passing game, a post-season

birth seems harder to attain, and the days of 20-win seasons and top-three conference finishes, under previous head coach Lisa Stone, seem like a distant memory. While no one expects Maryland-level results, the women’s basketball program needs to step up to the plate and experience some of the success seen by other teams within the athletic department. “It takes a while to get those players to buy into your vision and believe what you believe,” Kelsey said. “It’s more than just basketball; we want to create a championship culture all across the board, off the court, on the court, in the community, in the classroom. We want something Madison people can be proud of.”

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This week in Wisconsin men’s basketball: Ohio State

Neck and Neck

Wisconsin (12-9) and Ohio State (14-8) are having almost identical seasons, further backed up by their RPI rankings, .5717 and .5669 respectively.

Hayes

Loving

Showalter

Tate

Brown

Giddens

Koenig

Harris

Happ

Bates-Diop

Key Reserves - F Aaron Moesch (0.6 P, 0.4 R, 0.1 A), G Jordan Hill (2.7 P, 1.1 R, 0.6 A), F Charlie Thomas (3.2 P, 2.4 R, 0.2 A), G Khalil Iverson (2.8 P, 2.1 R, 0.4 A), F Alex Illikainen (2.7 P, 1.4 R, 0.5 A)

The Ohio State Buckeyes got off to a slow 2-4 start to their regular season, but have since managed to win 12 of their last 16 games. They currently boast a Big Ten record of 6-4 — sixth place in the conference — but have slipped yet again as of late, losing four of their last seven. The Buckeyes don’t have a defining leader to their offensive attack this season like they had with point guards D’Angelo Russell and Aaron Craft in years past. They currently have three players averaging double-digit points per game in junior forward Marc Loving (13.3), sophomore forward Keita Bates-Diop (11.9) and 24 • badgerherald.com • February 2, 2016

Getting to the line

sophomore forward Jae’Sean Tate (11.3), while point guard JaQuan Lyle is averaging 9.1 points per game and leading the team in assists per game with 4.6. As a team, Ohio State has been a middle of the road team in regards to both scoring offense and defense this season. They are currently scoring 70.7 points per game — 10th in the Big Ten — and giving up 65.8 — seventh in the conference. The most glaring issue for the Buckeyes at this point in the season is their poor free throw shooting, as they are currently shooting a league-worst 65 percent from the charity stripe. This could play a

The Badgers’ emphasis on playing in the paint during their win-streak has resulted in 10.4 more points from free throws in that time, compared to their season average.

Key Resrerves - F Mickey Mitchell (1.9 P, 2.4 R, 0.8 A), C David Bell (1.6 P, 1.9 R, 0.1 A), G JaQuan Lyle (9.1 P, 4.0 R, 4.6 A), G Kam Williams (7.7 P, 1.7 R, 0.8 A), G Joey Lane (0.6 P, 0.0 R, 0.0 A)

heavy factor in Wednesday’s game, as the Badgers have found themselves in plenty of close outings, many of which have come down to who makes their free throws when it matters most. Wisconsin, on the other hand, has made leaps and bounds in that respect recently. The Badgers’ new emphasis on playing a tougher, more driven style of play has resulted in extra trips to the line. After averaging only 16 points from free throws on the season, Wisconsin has increased that to 26 over the past three games, a 62.5 percent increase.

Junior Nigel Hayes and redshirt freshman Ethan Happ lead the charge in this new mindset. Hayes attempted 22 free throws against Indiana, and Happ scored nearly all of his points near the basket. The duo put Indiana into foul-trouble early and should look to continue that against the Buckeyes. While both seem to be the sole focal point of the Badgers’ offense as of lately, their production has actually freed up players such as junior guards Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter.

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Happ’s emergence vital in Badgers’ midseason resurgence Redshirt freshman’s post play has mesmerized fans, baffled opponents by Eric Goldsobel Sports Content Editor

This was not the year the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball anticipated. The Badgers, who entered the season ranked No. 17 nationally, were supposed to have a solid core built upon Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter. They were supposed to be a competitive team throughout the 2015-16 season. But they did not deliver on those promises, and are now 12-9 overall, 4-4 Big Ten and unranked. But a recent resurgence has been built upon the efforts of a new face. A face unfamiliar to most Wisconsin fans some short months ago has now taken much of the spotlight off that trio. Ethan Happ, a redshirt freshman, entered this season determined to make an impact, especially after spending the majority of his redshirt year battling Frank Kaminsky in practice. From his perspective and the perspective of many around him, that seemed to be a smart decision. “Going against Frank and Nigel and Sam [Dekker] every day in practice made my game jump a lot more than playing six to eight minutes [off the bench] would have,” Happ said in October before the season began. In hindsight, you can see where his polished post-moves came from — moves that have come to dominate Big Ten interior defenses and helped him to grow into his role. In a thrilling win over No. 4 Michigan State Jan. 17, they guided Happ to 14 points, which included the game-winning layup. In the Jan. 21 win against Penn State, he took his game a step further by scoring 20 points and securing 11 rebounds. With two solid performances under his belt, Happ then showcased his potential in Tuesday’s overtime win against Indiana. The Illinois-native dropped 25 points, hauled in eight rebounds and delivered two blocks in the 82-79 thriller. “To be able to gut it out and persevere and get stops at key times and get to the free throw line 37 times was obviously thanks the play of Nigel and Ethan,” UW head coach Greg Gard said. “Especially when we had Showalter in foul trouble.” Happ’s ability is being noticed by not only his coach, but fans on a national stage after these two performances. His efforts even put into question whether or not there’s a higher ceiling for Happ than previously thought. While he does not possess a threatening jump shot, teams have been unable to keep him from getting to the rim. Happ’s athleticism draws several fouls per game and his ability to down tough hook

shots makes him an ever-present threat, especially since he’s made a considerable effort to make more plays down low in recent games. “[Assistant] coach [Lamont] Paris works with the bigs a lot, and he’s emphasized getting to the rim more,” Happ said. “Early in the season there were a lot of times where I was fading away from the basket. I still do have times when I do that, but more times than not I’m trying to get to the rim now.” Happ’s work in the paint has drawn defenders and eased some of the pressure on bigger UW stars such as Hayes, Koenig and Showalter. Earlier in the season, Hayes shouldered most of the burden on offense, often finding himself in isolation situations with little to no help. But since the surge of Happ’s play and of bench players like Jordan Hill, Alex Illikainen and Charlie Thomas over these past three games, a reformed offense has emerged. “We’ve started to develop winning habits,” Hill said. “Last year we were able to win close games because we had those habits and we did things that you do when you’re used to and accustomed to winning; you will find a way to win those games.” Hill, a redshirt sophomore, took that redshirt season last year during the Badgers’ national championship run and was alongside Happ during practice. The two have combined on some quality plays this season and built upon their chemistry developed in their joint-redshirt seasons. While Hill was not a direct part of Wisconsin’s success last season, he does see how Happ’s and the team’s recent development have led to better play and an equal share of responsibility. “Earlier this season, we labored in finding our way,” Hill said. “We were doing things that would put us at disadvantages and ultimately make us lose. Now we’re doing a better job of doing the little things, like tonight where [Indiana] missed a layup and we all boxed out and [Happ] came up with a tough rebound. Earlier in the season, we would’ve given up an offensive rebound.” Whether it’s the little things like catching rebounds or correct positioning, or a defensive-zone steal and coasting layup against Indiana, Happ has found his rhythm. It will not take a 25-point outing from him each time Wisconsin takes the court in order to win, but it couldn’t hurt if the redshirt sophomore delivered more games of the sort. Happ has been consistent recently, and that is what’s paramount to his success. In order to keep growing as a player that is all he needs to do — be consistent. Wisconsin fans will appreciate him for it, especially since the spotlight sticking on him wasn’t supposed to happen.

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Wisconsin men’s hockey had their first of two series this year against rival Minnesota two weekends ago, marking the 249th meeting between the two teams in the history of the programs. NHL stars like former Badger Ryan McDonagh and former Gopher Thomas Vanek are only a few of the most recent talent this heated rivalry has produced — and a combined total of 11 national titles doesn’t hurt its reputation either. But despite the massive success and animosity these two programs have had for each other over the past 60 years, the brutal fist fight that fans have come to know and love has declined over the past few of years. The scoring margin of 13-2 in these last two games is a wakeup call of how far the rivalry has fallen from the decades when a championship matchup between the two was more probable than not. “You don’t expect to come out like we did against Minnesota,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “We strive to be better and we know we have to be better.” The history The greatness of this intense but diminishing rivalry traces its roots back to 1970s, when premier names in hockey, like Bob Johnson and Herb Brooks, coached some of the best teams in the country year in and year out. In a span of 11 years (1973-1983), Wisconsin and Minnesota won seven championships combined and established legacies that still live on to today. Both programs would only continue to grow from the storied traditions of what was left behind. Wisconsin won two more trophies (1990, 2006) as well as Minnesota (2002, 2003). The new millennium brought huge momentum back into the battle as Minnesota won those fourth and fifth titles back to back, followed by Wisconsin breaking ahead again with their sixth under Eaves. “There is so much history in this great series every year,” Eaves said. “You have to bring everything you have.” Eaves knows a thing or two about this rivalry too. During his playing days at Wisconsin he helped lead the Badgers over Brooks, who coached team USA in the 1980 Olympics, and won NCAA championship in 1977.

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The problem Even though both schools had solid teams over the past decade, contending most years, the rivalry seemed lacking as 2015-16 began with an uneventful first series. The same intensity and chippy nature that used to define the contest was noticeably absent from the two games last weekend, as the Gophers stole whatever optimism surrounded the Badgers fan base. Wisconsin suffered two ejections for illegal hits to the head in the second game alone, showing frustration in what has been a disappointing campaign in the latter half of the season. Wisconsin’s win total since the 201415 season is eight, making it hard for a legendary program to draw fans. Especially with the rise in popularity of Wisconsin men’s basketball and football. While Minnesota still holds hockey as their most exciting program, the focus in Madison is quickly shifting away from the ice, despite being only two seasons removed from the last Badgers’ appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Photo · Since their home series sweep against Minnesota in 2014, Wisconsin men’s hockey team has gone winless against the Gophers in six straight meetings, and last weekend’s beatdown was the worst of them for UW. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald Eaves then continued Wisconsin’s success during his tenure as coach, leading his alma mater to two championship games and that

win in 2006. The 2014-15 season, however, turned around the popular opinion of the young

The solution Whether this problem is a result from the expectations of a school community born and raised watching premier hockey, or from a rise in other sports on campus, the program is in dire need of a rebirth. One of the few ways to ignite a fan base is to take revenge on a close rival. And if there is one thing the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry has always been, it’s that it’s cyclical. “I never know what to expect what’s going to happen in these games,” Eaves said. “But that doesn’t excuse what happened and we will make sure we’re ready in for the series at Minnesota.” Eaves now leads a team with a majority of underclassmen in an attempt to calm the storm around the program. With two future NHL players in freshman goaltender Matt Jurusik and forward Luke Kunin, the future is bright to compete against a Minnesota team that sports 12. This young group of Badgers has a long way to go, but focusing ahead and defeating the Gophers in the Border Battle will do a lot. With that said, the two rematch on March 11th and 12th in Minneapolis.

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Rapid development of young players serves major role in Wisconsin’s continuing success by David Hayes Women’s Hockey Writer

Last year, University of Wisconsin women’s hockey meshed the old and new with success. Its offense relied heavily on experience and proven ability to lead a young contingent not far behind. Three of UW’s four top scoring spots were occupied by seniors, and the next three to follow were underclassmen. But with the departure of those three top upperclassmen (Karley Sylvester, Brittany Ammerman and Blayre Turnbull), there was no one to fill their roles except the underclassmen. While last year’s offense needed the combination between old and new players, this year’s Badgers have thrown that system out the window and is instead facilitated by mostly underclassmen. Even with the shakeup, the Badgers are rolling this year. Wisconsin is 24-1-1 overall, on top of their No. 2 overall ranking and on pace to surpass last season’s record (29-7-4). Performances from sophomore forwards Annie Pankowski and Emily Clark, as well as supporting roles played by freshmen Sam Cogan and Sophia

Shaver have been key to UW’s success this season. Pankowski believes the success of her class, which includes Lauren Williams, Baylee Wellhausen, and Emily Clark on offense, has been an inspiration to this year’s freshmen. “I think that we really came in and pushed the level up a little bit and set a precedent that even though you are a freshman, you can score and you can be an impact player,” Pankowski said. Last season as freshmen, Pankowski and Clark alone combined for 32 goals, and Pankowski was the team’s leading scorer. Their performances sent a message to other younger players on the team. “If you come into this program and if you’re good, and you are going to play a good role, then anyone can come and play that role — it doesn’t matter how old you are,” Clark said. Pankowski agreed this year’s class has been receptive to embracing this idea and shown the results to prove. “I think that [this year’s freshmen] have taken a hold of that mentality and really brought their A game for us,” Pankowski added. This message certainly resonated with freshmen forwards Cogan and Shaver. The two have formed an entirely new offensive threat for the Badgers, as Shaver has netted six goals and three assists alongside Cogan’s six goals

and nine assists. While all of these players are talented on their own, playing for UW allows them a unique opportunity. Playing in one of the toughest leagues in women’s collegiate hockey has allowed them to quickly develop their talents by exposing them to some of the best competition. “You’re playing with good players all the time, you’re practicing with and against good players and that is going to make you better in the end,” Cogan said. Whether it’s a normal Badgers’ practice or taking on one of the many powerhouses in the WCHA conference, such as Minnesota or North Dakota, freshmen and sophomores have no choice but to grow up fast. Pankowski reflected on Cogan’s performance against rival No. 3 Minnesota earlier this season, exemplifying this idea. “There is no babying [Cogan] into that, you just get thrown right in,” Pankowski said. “It definitely makes you a better player on the other side.” During that game, Cogan stepped up in a big way by scoring the first goal of the series, as well as accounting for an assist on the second score. The Badgers would go on to win that game 3-2 in

overtime. The most central aspect to this year’s underclassmen’s success has been head coach Mark Johnson and his ability to develop and improve these young talents at an accelerated rate. Clark, a sophomore, weighed in on just how much her own game has advanced playing for the Badgers under Johnson. “I think that my offensive abilities have grown a lot,” Clark said. “[Johnson] has taught me a lot about picking spots and thinking about where the goalie is before I’m shooting and to be a little bit more poised with the puck, and confident offensively.” In total, freshmen and sophomores have combined for 50 goals and 71 assists on the year, and there is no sign of slowing down as each player gains more experience with each week. The underclassmen’s most impressive showing this season was their series sweep over Minnesota. It marked the first time Wisconsin had been able to defeat the Gophers in its previous 14 consecutive meetings, something even older players couldn’t achieve. Getting over the hump may serve as a glimpse to what the future holds for this new era of Wisconsin women’s hockey.

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Canada Goose coats incite financial epidemic among nonresidents Hub Madison now home to more jackets than largest Canada Goose warehouse in America Wisconsin winter weather proved too much for Pasadena native Cecilia Kantson who, upon returning to UW Madison from her hometown January 16, purchased a $925 Canada Goose brand parka. She was forced to take out a student loan after spending the money she had earned as a surf instructor for disabled veterans the previous summer on the outrageously priced outerwear. Kantson states that she “[has] no regrets” and believes that her reaction to the cold stemmed from her intrinsic desire for quality goods rather than blind consumerism. Kantson’s is not an isolated case. Recent studies have shown that nonresident student debt increased by an average of $1000 this December, about the cost of a Canada Goose jacket. Milwaukee-bred junior Goodwin Krueger suspects that an absence of a middle-class Midwestern upbringing is the root of the problem. “All the out-of-state and international kids are parading around campus with

maple leaves and gullibility stitched onto their biceps” he claims, referring to Canada Goose’s signature arm-patch. “It’s an epidemic.” UW Health Psychologist Dr. Raphael Phlemner surveyed the UW Madison campus to test Krueger ’s allegation. He found that 17% of students owned a Canada Goose parka, 73% of whom were nonresidents. Kantson believes that Dr. Phlemner ’s study speaks volumes about Madison’s nonresident community. With an air of pride, she states that nonresidents like herself adhere to the highest standards in every aspect of life, remaining resilient even when our quest for exceptional education or quality winter wear sends us spiraling into financial ruin. Previous research has discovered similar trends: In February of 2012, 83% of nonresidents purchased a North Face brand parka and average out of state student debt rose by $500. Phlemner believes that the Canada Goose Catastrophe is merely a symptom of a larger

issue. His research suggests that out-of-state and international students may misinterpret the link between cost and quality, leading them to accumulate tens-of-thousands of dollars in student loans without a second thought. Maximus Auxford, a sixth-year senior from the Vatican disagrees with Krueger ’s claim and Phlemner ’s hypothesis, deeming them bogus ideas founded on bogus data. “I can’t believe these phonies think I’m broke and sick just because I’m willing to spend a grand or two on a dope winter coat,” he declares, boasting that he six times that amount of money stashed under [his] mattress and a “top-notch immune system.” Phlemner reasons that students who come to UW from other states and countries pay unreasonable sums of money to attend a ‘brand-name’ college, so it’s not all that shocking that they pay unreasonable sums of money to wear a brand-name coat, even if they can’t afford it. “And contrary to popular belief,” he adds, “the majority can’t. Kanston is the rule, not the exception.”

Top Greek prospect to choose between three elite fraternities ‘Greek Tim Tebow’ successfully completed first keg stand during middle school turnabout dance Regarded as having top potential in this semester ’s greek recruitment class, freshman Kyle Kingston has recently been offered bids from twelve different fraternities to join. The list has been narrowed that list down to his top three: Delta Iota Epsilon, Phi Upsilon Nu and Kappa Kappa Kappa. “I’ve been following this kid’s college career for the last few months,” PUN leader Brad Sherman said. “I’ve been really impressed. I met him at one of our parties in late October. He had just finished an entire keg on a keg stand! Then he just walked out of the house with a smile on his face. It was the greek life equivalent to a mic drop!” According to Kingston, it was not a pursuit of hubris. “I just wanted to fill my cup with beer,

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and some guys just grabbed my legs and turned me upside down. I figured I’d just chill there until someone told me to stop,” Kingston said. “Before I knew it, the whole damn thing was gone. And it wasn’t a smile; it was a grimace. I went out back and puked my guts out.” Kyle allegedly had a similar experience at a charity event run by Delta Iota Epsilon. Manny Alvarez, DIE president, said Kingston came to the chapter ’s annual State Street Bake Sale to help raise money for the homeless. Alvarez said he thought he was just another potential rusher, but quickly proved to me he was much more. “This kid grabbed a whole tray of brownies, and just handed them to a homeless man,” Alvarez said. “Thanks to Kyle, our fraternity learned a lot about what real charity is that day.”

Kingston’s third prospective fraternity drew a lot of attention in the greek community due to its name, which has sparked controversy among many, according to Kingston. “I want to be very clear to other fraternities, my friends, and especially my parents,” Kingston said. “I am not joining the KKK. I would be joining Kappa Kappa Kappa, also known as KKK. I believe in equality for all, and this fraternity is a top choice for me because of their long list of professional connections and great sense of brotherhood. That’s all.”

KKK members like supreme alpha Silas Whitaker hope Kingston joins their fraternity. “I’d say there’s a good chance Kingston will sign our bid. We have the best sorority connections on campus,” Whitaker said. “Plus, I think Kingston wears the traditional Kappa Kappa Kappa white robes well.” Kingston is still undecided, but said he will make his decision within the next week.

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