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A LIVING WAGE

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Senior management reflect on year, embrace Herald experiment Aliya Iftikhar, Editor-In-Chief

The first time I tried to attend a new members meeting at The Badger Herald as a freshman, the door was locked. I stood there for a little bit, knowing only that I wanted to join a student newspaper, before eventually turning around. At my dorm, I looked up meetings for the Daily Cardinal. But for some reason, I went back to the Herald the next day — this time welcomed by its stale, musty, old beer smell. I climbed the obnoxiously steep three flights of stairs and questioned myself again. From there, there was no looking back as I embraced the all-consuming lifestyle that is the Herald. In the three-and-a-half years since I climbed those stairs, I have found my best friends, laughed until I cried at the constant office antics, cried until I laughed when my fully edited news pages were lost at deadline, eaten enough Noodles to last a lifetime, spent numerous 12plus hour days in the office without batting an eye and gone to the White House. In my time at the Herald, I’ve seen it move from printing four times a week, to two times a week, to once a week. Through all of the changes, the Herald has only grown stronger, embracing a new print product and expanding its digital and multimedia coverage — a testament to the Herald’s birth as an experiment. The Badger Herald gave me an education that no other institution could provide. Beyond the basics of how to write well and craft a good lede, the Herald taught me how to work hard, take things in stride and stay positive. The Herald also taught me how to prioritize, and recognize that telling and doing justice to an impactful story is much more important than an assignment due the next day (my GPA probably doesn’t agree). For all the wonderful memories made in the office, it has also been the contributor to the biggest stresses in my life. Managing a staff and making editorial decisions is difficult. I made many mistakes at the Herald, and I was forced to learn from them and find ways to move on from them — to change what I could and accept that

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past decisions could not be undone. It’s been in my toughest and lowest moments in these past years that the Herald has given me the most support. It’s easy to point to Bozo Buckets and softball games and nights at Plaza as indicators of how close, fun and loving the staff is. But it’s the fact that when I’m dealing with a crisis or particularly vulnerable that I can turn to anyone in the office or call up any alumni for advice and support that proves to me that working at the Herald truly means being part of a family. I’m handing over my keys to the ever-capable Hayley Sperling, who will continue to lead the Herald to success with her strong editing and leadership skills and innovative ideas. With a whole lot of love and appreciation, I’m heading down the stairs for the last time as EIC. BH4LYFE.

The Badger Herald introduced me to my dream job. When I joined the Herald, I became a journalist. Within the walls of our office I grew as a writer and within the city limits of Madison I grew as a reporter. After working my way through the editorial ranks, I spent a year running a newspaper. This year we were tasked with executing a transition from a twice-weekly production schedule to a once weekly production cycle. I couldn’t be more proud of every single person who came through our doors and contributed to making that change happen smoothly. We’ve created an incredible print product. Our staff made each cover, special design and photo tastefully and eloquently. Each feature story was captivating and thorough. Each section filled their pages with relevant and well produced content every week. Each comic was unique and well thought out. Our editors are innovators in their respective sections. Our transition was about more than creating a new weekly-magazine style tabloid that would stand out on campus. It was about standing behind our goal of becoming digital-first and meaning it. Whether it was a hilarious Banter article, quick reaction to breaking news, eyecatching video package or Twitter poll of the top pick for commencement speaker, we stayed with the rhythm of the campus pulse. Being a part of Board of Directors opened my mind to a new of thinking about making a paper. The people who fill our conference room for every Tuesday meeting are the most selfless, forward-thinking leaders I’ve ever met. Each of them embraces the all-consuming nature of this organization and takes each challenge in stride. With the values they prioritize, they make being a Gentle Clown so worth it. My fellow upper management staff, Aliya Iftikhar and Briana Reilly, and I were tasked with leading this transition, but everyone who works for us made that task so easy. These two women are strong, brilliant and whip-smart. We spent the year experimenting at 152 W. Johnson St. and I’m so thankful our staff supported us. Together we

figured out what kind of leaders we wanted to be and maneuvered the difficulties that come with being women in leadership. I’m so glad I had the staff I did to lean on and lean in when days were a little harder. (Special thanks to Aliya for luring me into the full-Herald experience when she hired me as her campus associate after I’d only been writing for a month. Then again, for hiring me as managing editor where I learned I am capable of running a newspaper and very much want to do so again.) We are so lucky to have had a young staff this semester and I wish the best to all of them. I have so much confidence that you’ll continue doing great things. Everyone I’ve met along the way has restored my faith in the future of journalism. Because of the work done here, the challenges that are inevitable in this ever-changing field don’t feel so daunting. So I here I stand in my rose-colored glasses, looking to the future, ready to start over again and set off to pursue my next dream job.

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Smell of roasted coffee comes with catch for factory workers

Study at local roasting plant adds to piling evidence of harmful chemical exposure for employees by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

Researchers recently found workers at specialty coffee roaster plants may also be at risk for serious lung disease, with implications for coffee shop workers. Last month, the Center for Disease Control researchers at local coffee shop Just Coffee Cooperative found troubling concentrations of harmful chemicals diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione present during the roasting process. The findings are of interest because they reinforce the need for regulation of exposure in a variety of industries in which these chemicals are found. The research began in 2015 after journalists from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel approached the coffee roaster about exposure to the two chemicals among workers. Diacetyl and the similar 2,3-pentanedione are believed to increase the risk of obliterative bronchiolitis, CDC spokesperson Nura Sadeghpour said. Diacetyl is produced when roasting natural coffee beans as well as those with added flavoring. Obliterative bronchitis is an irreversible lung disease that produces shortness of breath. Sadeghpour said workers may be exposed to the two chemicals in the production of a variety of other food products such as microwaveable popcorn and butter. Nationwide there are 19,000 workers in coffee and tea plants, but it is still difficult to get an estimate of the number of workers exposed throughout the production process, Sadeghpour said. The CDC has released a best practices guide for diacetyl. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration has also issued a statement on the dangers the chemical can pose. When an industrial hygienist visited the coffee roasting plant to run tests, Just Coffee Cooperative co-founder Matt Earley said they found diacetyl levels higher than those recommended by the CDC. Earley said up until that point, the CDC had never conducted research within a specialty coffee roasting facility that did not use added flavoring. “Before this, they had only ever done research at larger coffee roasters, so this was important,” Earley said. Earley said researchers found specific areas within the plant that had concerning concentrations by setting up stations within the plant. In response to the research, Earley said his company is implementing measures aimed at reducing exposure to chemical fumes. At the moment, he said there are efforts to reduce exposure by increasing air circulation with fans and improving overall ventilation. Other ways of reducing exposure include covering the roasted bean storage bins, but Earley said he expects the CDC to give them more specific recommendations sometime in the near future. Aside from increasing circulation and limiting the amount of time workers spend around diacetyl, Earley said there is little else to be done to prevent exposure for the moment. “Other than moving the air around, I’m not sure there is much else we can really do to stay safe,” Earley said. Diacetyl inhalation can occur when handling coffee beans after the roasting process, which is why one recommendation was to seal containers of roasted beans. Given this, there is some level of risk for coffee shop workers.

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Earley stressed that even though the report found worrisome chemical levels within the roasting plant, the levels were not considered “high” under CDC guidelines. Even still, Earley said he is committed to ensuring his workers have a healthy work environment. “The research originally peaked our interest because we’re a worker co-op and we care a lot about worker health and safety,” Earley said. But even though Earley is responding appropriately to reduce his workers’ exposure to diacetyl, he is under no legal obligation to do so. There are currently no regulations at the state or national level covering worker exposure to diacetyl despite several studies tying it to lung disease.

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UW scientist unites Ebola survivors to improve global health education Community outreach, engagement serves as foundation of strong health sector by Xiani Zhong Campus Editor

When the deadly Ebola epidemic broke out in West Africa in 2014, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. Groups of global health experts marched to the frontline, a University of Wisconsin scientist was one of them. Sarah Paige, assistant scientist at UW’s Global Health Institute and advocate for global health, responded to United States Agency for International Development’s call for help. She spearheaded an effort to create a research proposal, which later became the Ebola Survivor Corps, a community outreach program to address the outbreak.

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The project was crowdfunded through Indiegogo. Together with scientists from Seattle, Madison and New Orleans, Paige raised $15,000 on the site as well as other diversified sources of fundraising. That’s when the situation got real for her, Paige said. “This sort of really large initiative puts the pressure on us to make something real,” Paige said. “Because we have so much money that we raised, we need to do something real with it.” After building a solid financial foundation, Paige’s team recruited five Ebola survivors from Sierra Leone to work in a large but under-populated local district. The survivors worked on community health outreach and mobilization by hosting community meetings, visiting local schools and educating district leaders on the importance of community health practices, Paige said. During a measles outbreak in January and February, the survivors worked with the health sector to mobilize people towards a vaccination campaign and teach them health knowledge, from hand washing to the difference between measles and rubella, Paige said. “They’re doing really active community health education on very basic public health practices,” Paige said. “Because they’re project managers in the health sector, they’re also able to be responding to outbreaks.” Survivors with the experience of being sick and recovering have a more unique and relatable approach to providing health education and inspire other people to be healthy, Paige said. The project went full force in January, but Paige said she is not currently looking to expand to other districts because she 6 • badgerherald.com • May 3, 2016

wants to refine the work first and make it a really comprehensive approach. She wants to make sure the survivors corp she is working with right now have the literacy to effectively report the situations of the communities. “We’re working on the tweaking as we go,” Paige said. “How can we leverage the experience of survivors to make sure this doesn’t happen again, to elevate survivors and their stories, to address some of the stigma and social trauma around the types of illness and then also to be a partner and to work with the survivors and providing community outreach.”

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The Ebola Survivor Corps is only one of Paige’s many endeavors to improve the state of global health. Since her undergraduate years she said she wanted to embark on a career where she can care for people and humanity. After a year working in a hospital, Paige said she realized being a doctor is the last thing she wanted to do, so she spent time

Photo · Assistant scientist at UW’s Global Health Institue Sarah Paige spearheaded the effort that later became the Ebola Survivor Corps to address the outbreak through community outreach. Courtesy of Sarah Paige switching jobs, trying to see what the world is really like. She found her passion for global health during her travels. “I really appreciate being in another part of the world, and I wanted to tie that interest with global health,” Paige said. After getting her master ’s of public health degree from John Hopkins University and doctoral degree in health geography at University of Washington, Paige came to University of Wisconsin to work with the Global Health Institute and pursue a postdoctoral degree, studying the interaction between humans and animals in terms of disease transmission. Besides Ebola Survivor Corps, Paige also works on multiple other projects, including UW’s Kibale EcoHealth Project, a longterm investigation that taps into the health and ecology in Kibale National Park, Uganda. She studies the communities that

live on the periphery of the park, focusing on the health of people and livestock there. Paige said her focus is on working with communities that are on the frontlines of potential spillover activities, communities that are most vulnerable and most likely to be the places for disease pop up. Paige said media often portrays these communities in a negative light, and other NGOs give condescending messages to communities with the problem, which made her feel it was time for her to act. “I’m a social scientist with expertise in community engagement, community understanding, and I felt I have something to offer,” Paige said. “If we want to really prioritize health system around the world, community outreach and engagement within those health systems is a must, that’s the foundation to a strong health sector.”

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UW faces ‘chaos, uncertainty’ from budget cuts in upcoming semesters Effects of Wisconsin’s 2015-17 biennial budget spread wide across campus, but there’s more to come by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

From university employment to Revelry, the effects of Gov. Scott Walker ’s $250 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System are widespread and impactful almost one year later. The reveal of UW’s big budget cuts as a result of the 2015-17 biennial state budget have some faculty predicting faculty layoffs and adverse effects to student learning. In an effort to compile factual information on just how much last summer ’s state budget cuts are affecting UW System schools, UW System President Ray Cross asked each university chancellor to prepare data on how the universities are fairing without a portion of the state budget’s $250 million contribution. The documents released earlier in April detailed UW’s and other UW System schools expected effects from the cuts. According to UW’s prepared budget statement, the budget cuts affect broad ranges of areas on campus from faculty and staff positions to student employment positions.

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Wren Singer Associate Vice Provost for Academic Advising According the documents, UW faces big risks with these budget cuts. UW’s current uncommitted funds balance would “allow [UW] to operate for less than a week.” The university expects to lose 418 faculty and staff through layoffs. Most of these layoffs will occur in the College of Letters and Science, which is expected to cut 48 faculty positions and 44 staff positions. According to UW’s document, the number of offered courses is also expected to decrease as a result. UW will also cut 6,500 hours of student employment. Research and sponsored programs are expected to cut 6,300 hours of student work. These cuts mean not only a reduction in services, but a loss of learning opportunities and student

financial support. In an email to The Badger Herald, UW spokesperson Greg Bump, said some of the positions that are going to be cut are currently vacant positions. Though the College of Letters and Science will see most of the cuts to faculty and staff positions, this, however, is due in part to it being UW’s largest college, Bump said. These expected cuts come during a time of tension, as many faculty worry about the recent changes to tenure that were approved of the Board of Regents back in March. Due to these changes, some UW faculty have planned to take a vote of “no confidence” to Cross — calling for better leadership of the UW System. In the midst of these cuts, UW shelled out nearly $9 million to retain top faculty from leaving to other universities. Despite offering more money, several faculty opted to leave UW for opportunities elsewhere. Because of the general difficulties in hiring, the Office of Undergraduate Advising, according to the document, expect some student’s graduation rates may decrease as result as well due to students being unable to receive mentoring for classes and support, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Advising, Wren Singer, said. The lack of funds also means colleges like the College of Engineering are unable to fill much-needed advising positions. Already, the College of Engineering has 17 advisors serving its 6,000 students — about five advisors short of the minimum it needs to serve its students effectively, Singer said. Without additional advisors, current advisors are forced to work harder than before to ensure students are seen. As a result, Singer said UW has difficulty retaining advisors because they become “burnt out” from the heavy work load. “When we have goals as a campus — goals of graduating more students, graduating students more quickly and retaining students — there are trade offs when some things are not funded and they don’t work as well,” Singer said. Less advisors means less time for students who need more mentorship, she said. Students from lower socioeconomic or more diverse backgrounds for example may be at a greater disadvantage because they often rely on the support advisors provide more than other students. The national recommendation for the ratio of students to advisors is 300 students to one advisor. While UW has worked hard to maintain a ratio close to that recommendation, Singer said UW’s ratio is

still not close. Though the university has predicted how the budget cuts will impact certain areas of education, it has yet to pinpoint how exactly the cuts will impact the quality of teaching, learning and research at UW. The “chaos and uncertainty” will really begin as UW starts toward the 2017-19 biennial budget and the UW System’s biennial budget, Wisconsin Center of the Advancement of Postsecondary Education Director and Associate Researcher, Noel Radomski, said. Though Radomski said the results of this budget won’t be available until after July 2017, each university, their colleges and UW Extension will have to determine the amount of cuts and where they will come from. If history is anything to go off of, Radomski said he speculates staff will begin to receive layoff notices and changes

to course availabilities and sections in spring 2018. He said this is when the results of Walker ’s initial executive budget will begin to be seen. But Radomski said he believes it will be more than UW hurting from these cuts, but UW System schools. Unlike UW, other UW System schools do not have reserves and funding from programs like the UW Foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. In addition, Radomski said UW will generate a significant amount of new tuition due to the increases of nonresident domestic and the non-resident international tuition rates. “Unfortunately, things will get much worse at the non-UW-Madison institutions in the UW System,” he said. “We are already seeing it, or in Madison we are not seeing it.”

Photo · Nearly one year after the $250 million cut in state funding, campus has already experienced reprecussions, but faculty say this is just the beginning. Katie Cooney The Badger Herald May 3, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 7

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Tech on Deck UW PhD students bring ‘New Fire’ to Sub-Saharan Africa Technology, business model developed by university students set to electrify village in Democratic Republic of the Congo by Cadence Bambenek Tech. Writer

Aaron Olson left the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he was just two years old. Upon returning to visit his family for the first time last January, Olson noticed a permeating lack of reliable access to electricity in his community. Families had to take their electronics to diesel stations to charge their appliances or mobile phones. Combined with the cost of fuel for kerosene lamps, Olson said nearly one-third of family income is consumed by the cost to access energy. And while a high-voltage power line is strung above the city, it bypasses the residents below. Olson knew there had to be a better way to electrify the smaller communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. Olson, a University of Wisconsin Ph.D. candidate of mechanical engineering, returned to Madison for spring semester and approached his classmate and friend Mehrdad Arjmand with the idea to establish solar-powered charging stations in Sub-Saharan Africa to replace the reliance on diesel and kerosene. The company, named NovoMoto, incorporates solar power technology and monitoring software with local partners to deliver reliable electricity to Congolese residents of Mboka Paul, a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo located one hour east of the country’s capital. Both Ph.D. students in engineering mechanics with minors in entrepreneurship, Olson and Arjmand share in both the technical and business side of their social venture. The two hope to provide villagers with rechargeable batteries to bring hours of light through LED light bulbs and replace the need for kerosene lamps. The batteries will also store enough energy to charge a cell phone or power small appliances, like a radio or a TV. When the charge runs down on the battery, customers can

exchange them for charged units at a solar panel-powered NovoMoto control station, Olson said. Olson said NovoMoto means “new fire,” taken from the Portuguese word for “new” and a word meaning “fire” from Lingala, a regional dialect in the Congo. Olson and Arjmand met during an entrepreneurship course during the fall of 2014 and decided to enroll in a projectbased course the following semester, agreeing to make NovoMoto their focus. Arjmand said he is excited for the social enterprise aspect of NovoMoto, for the potential to do good through their innovation and replace kerosene in Mboka Paul with a cleaner-burning energy. Olson emphasized NovoMoto will utilize local partners to make their business model more sustainable. “We find that it’s a better idea to have local partners and have them have some stake in what’s going on in the community instead of us coming in [as] sort of a third party,” Olson said. The two applied and were accepted into the Madworks Accelerator program and received a small amount of funding and guidance to continue their project. While many of the resources on campus helped guide the two graduate students as they pursued their social enterprise, they knew they could not take their idea beyond a prototype without more serious investment, Olson said. Then, Arjmand found the Clean Energy Trust Challenge, and though he didn’t think their idea would make it into the challenge, he decided submitting an application would force them to build on their idea. After receiving $90,000, NovoMoto has more than exceeded expectations. Arjmand said the startup was one of just 14 teams accepted into the Midwest competition from a pool of more than 80 applicants. Only three other teams were made up of students. As one of only four teams to win prize funding at the Clean Energy Trust

Challenge, NovoMoto took home $50,000 June. for the Energy Department prize in the But beyond just the prize money, student track and $40,000 in prize funding Armand said the competition has allowed from the Power Clean Cities Award and them to network and meet people with the the Hanley Family Foundation Award, power to help them advance their ideas as Arjmand said. well. On his way to a conference, Olson was “It was kind of pivotal for us,” Olson in an airport in Atlanta when he got the said. “[The award money] allows us to start call from Arjmand informing them they really planning for the future and how we had won three prizes at the competition. want to move forward as a company.” Olson said his first thought was of all the people in Mboka Paul, to whom he and Arjmand had sent energy consumption questionnaires to over the course of the last year. “There’s a healthy skepticism from their part,” Olson said. “They’ve had promises either from the government or other people in the past. Like, ‘Oh, electricity will be here in a couple years, don’t worry,’ and this was a step Proposed Increase to UW Unlimited forward where we Ride Pass Rates actually have the funds to make that a reality, at least in one small location ... That hit me first. It’s like, wow, the people we’ve been talking to this about for over a year, this can actually become a Wednesday, May 11 at 6 p.m. reality.” Monona Terrace — Meeting Rooms MNQR As a component of the Energy Department 1 John Nolen Dr. student prize, Olson and Arjmand are Give Us Your Feedback! advancing to compete Click mymetrobus.com/feedback, for $100,000 in the call (608) 266 - 4466 or CleanTech University email mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com. Prize, a national clean energy competition to be held in Denver this

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Tenure policy finalized Last year ’s removal of tenure from state statute spurred a year-long debate on faculty protections on campus. Despite numerous protests from UW faculty, the UW System Board of Regents unanimously approved a new tenure policy specific to UW, which allows university administration to lay off faculty members due to program changes or financial concerns. “It was not tenure that caused the fiscal crisis,” Regent José Vásquez said. “It has been imposed on us. The state must come to understand what it means to be a public institution.” Faculty members held a rally before the February Board of Regents meeting, to voice their concerns. They delivered 750 signatures gathered for the American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin, stating dissatisfaction with the policy. Despite spending nearly $9 million to retain top faculty and Blank’s claim of an 85 percent faculty retention rate, UW faculty still disapprove of the new policy fearing for their job security and academic freedom.

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University of Wisconsin students took to social media to share personal and real stories of incidents of hate and bias to confront and reveal #theRealUW. Following a series of acts of hate and bias in the form of graffiti, racially-charged notes and written and verbal disrespect toward students of color on campus, #TheRealUW raised awareness of the university’s need to address diversity and inclusion on campus. UW administrators shared their shock and denunciation of these incidents of hate and bias on campus. In a blog post, UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank called for the immediate need to change and implement several proposals to the university’s diversity framework. These changes included creating a new cultural competency program and hiring more mental health providers. “It is very clear that we still have much work to do in our community,” Blank said. “I am committed to increasing the urgency with which we approach issues of campus climate.” But tensions continued to grow as the number of incidents increased. Following the on-campus arrest of UW senior Denzel McDonald, hundreds of student and faculty protested UW Police Department’s actions and treatment of McDonald for graffiti highlighting racism on campus. Though protesters demanded several UW administration and UWPD leaders resign, no change in leadership is expected to occur.

Federal and campus investigations into UW sexual assault cases prompted campus-wide discussions on how to prevent and stop sexual assault. Administrators and faculty led discussions of sexual assault following the release of the Association of American Universities’ survey in 2015, which showed 27.6 percent of female undergraduates reported having experienced sexual assault in their time at UW. Discussions highlighted groups of students that were disproportionately affected by sexual assault, including Greek life and female Native American students. The survey found 32 percent of all undergraduate female victims experienced sexual assault by force and 34 percent by incapacitation at Greek houses. In addition, 47 percent of female Native American students reported being sexually assaulted. This semester, however, a new Greek life task force took action to address the culture surrounding sexual assault in a specific community, Eric Knueve, UW Center for Leadership and Involvement director, said in a previous interview with The Badger Herald. In conjunction with University Health Services, the task force will implement six recommendations over the fall and spring semesters to decrease sexual assault at Greek houses. As these discussions continued among campus, three open federal investigations have been closely examining how UW handles sexual assault cases — making UW the fourth highest in the nation, according to Department of Education numbers. 10 • badgerherald.com • May 3, 2016

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Presidential candidates come to Madison This year ’s drawn-out presidential primary saw every candidate except Donald Trump visit Madison in an effort to sway the voters of Dane County. Students and residents turned out to support and query the candidates across the city during the two weeks prior to the April 5 primary. Candidates visited with their own style of events, from small speeches to large rallies inside stadiums. Ohio Gov. John Kasich filled the Sheraton Hotel for a town hall meeting in which he stressed his willingness to work with Democrats while Sen. Bernie Sanders D-Vermont held three boisterous rallies typical of the democratic socialists insurgent candidacy. Notably absent from the fray within Madison were the riotous Donald Trump rallies, instead Trump ventured to nearby Janesville to speak to supporters. Despite his physical absence, all candidates alluded to or directly derided Trump during their time within the city.

Debate over voter ID law

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Wisconsin’s voter ID photo law was put to the test for the first time April 5 during the presidential primary election. Wisconsin’s voter photo ID law requires voters to show a valid ID at the polls. Though the law was implemented in 2011, it was not fully enforced until 2016 because of lawsuits against it. Several organizations like Associated Students of Madison and Common Cause Wisconsin launched campaigns to educate voters about the law’s ID requirements and voting. ASM’s voter registration drive in March drew more than 300 students in its first three hours. But inconsistencies in enforcing the law created a different situation at the polls, with some people being turned away for not bringing the correct ID. Some University of Wisconsin students also reported facing trouble getting proper IDs due to printer failure. Some experts and legislators said the confusion at the polls caused “voter suppression,” which discouraged students and others from voting. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit approved a lawsuit against the voter photo ID law April 12. Proponents of the lawsuit said they want the law voided for people like the elderly who have serious difficulties in obtaining valid forms of ID. The lawsuit is currently being processed in the Court of Appeals, which will release its verdict deciding the fate of the law at a later date.

Deemed a public health crisis, the opioid and heroin epidemic in Wisconsin became the target of several bills and initiatives looking to reduce its presence in the state. As part of his Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education Agenda, Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, introduced four new bills February that set guidelines for opioid medication prescription, control drug testing and reduce barriers to treatment. All of these bills were unanimously supported and signed into law. According to the Madison Fire Department, the use of naloxone or narcan, an anti-opioid overdose drug, rose by 300 percent since 2015 in Wisconsin, highlighting the seriousness of the epidemic in the state. Wisconsin legislators also expressed their support for federal bills that looked to address the epidemic nationwide. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, co-authored the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act that would provide federal grants to attorney generals to fund drug courts, treatment options and programs and provisions for narcan, among other aspects. Another bill U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, coauthored would curb overprescription of opioid medication. According to experts, overprescription of opioid pain medication after surgery or similar treatments can often lead to addiction.

After a long and tumultuous legal battle, Dane County Judge William Foust struck down the controversial right-to-work law. This Wisconsin law allowed people who are employed in the private sector to opt out of joining a union or follow union rules. Foust deemed the law “unconstitutional” April 8 and on April 15, Foust permanently prohibited all parts of the state from upholding any part of the law. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said by striking down right-to-work, Foust will significantly impact Wisconsin’s public and undermine state policies. Foust backed the union’s sentiments and said the law takes away the property rights of unions because unions have to provide benefits whether workers pay dues or not. Supporters of the law, however, said it upholds workers’ freedom. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, both opposed Foust’s ruling and Vos accused the judge of “legislating from the bench.” Democrats Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, and Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, supported the ruling and Barca called it a “victory for workers’ rights and middle class families.” This partisan issue was ultimately appealed to Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III, where it currently stands.

Divisions within City Council

The Madison City Council saw an unusual level of discord this semester after a faction within the council proposed changes to the appointment powers currently held by the mayor’s office in March. Since then, the council has been unofficially divided among those who support the current rules and those who feel the mayor wields too much authority over the municipal government. The latter, led by Ald. David Ahrens, District 15, and Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, have held a series of open discussions to address what they perceive as a power imbalance. To address this, the alders seeking change hope to transfer committee appointment powers from the mayor’s office to the office of the council president. Clear said this change would stop favoritism from the mayor, who could possibly reward members who support him and punish those who do not. As a result of the inner turmoil, the council saw a rare three-way contested election for the position of council president. After 15 rounds of voting the council elected Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, to the position. Despite having no desire to run, Verveer said he accepted the nomination out of love for the city, which he said has grown deeply divided.

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Walker takes on college affordability With the average amount of loan debt students carry after graduation sitting at nearly 30,000 dollars, Walker announced a multi-faceted plan Jan. 11 aimed to make college more affordable. The affordability package included six bills, but only four made it through the Legislature and were signed into law. The first bill that was signed into law increases funding for need-based grants for technical colleges. The second law creates emergency grants for students facing unexpected financial crises. The third law increases internship opportunities for students by requiring the Department of Workforce and Development to connect students to internships. The fourth law requires universities to provide students with increased financial literacy. Though the bills work to address student debt, Democrats repeatedly proposed competing policies. One piece of legislation called “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” was repeatedly advocated for, but always shot down. The bill would have allowed students to refinance their student loans. Both Democrats and Republicans said they will continue to address college affordability in future legislative sessions. May 3, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 11

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UW reviews more than 100 proposals to improve campus racial climate Fifteen members on review committee will submit recommendations to chancellor by mid-May by Xiani Zhong Campus Editor

Following University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s call for ideas to improve the campus racial climate, more than 100 members of the campus community submitted proposals. A review committee set to evaluate the proposals met on April 25 for the first time. These proposals, submitted by students, faculty, staff and other members of the campus community, are innovative ideas or action steps to systematically raise the standards of behavior across UW and make sure everyone feels welcomed, according to the campus climate website. The review committee, chaired by Everett Mitchell, UW Community Relations director, assembled a mixture of 15 members from shared governance groups, appointed faculty, staff and students, Mitchell said. Since this is an issue that concerns the whole campus community, it is important that review committee members come from a broad spectrum, he said. The proposals feature a great variety of ideas,

assembling the wisdom of a wide range of actors on campus, Mitchell said. “Some of them have been ideas of ways which the campus climate can be adjusted,” Mitchell said. “There have also been straight proposals of action steps that can be taken within [specific] programs, to ensure the campus climate remains both diverse and safe for various groups on campus.” In fact, university leaders like Blank have already made efforts to change the status quo of campus racial climate by agreeing to adopt cultural competency training designed for the school administration. The training is supposed to help the administration reflect on their actions and unconscious biases, Associated Students of Madison Chair Madison Laning said. Though Laning did not submit proposals herself, she wrote an open letter to support one of them: Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity, or SEED, is a social justice course where students share and learn from their own and others’ life experiences as well as discuss issues pervasive in the society. SEED is a national program that help students explore their own identities and build

an inclusive, equitable environment, according to the course overview. Many faculty and graduate students across campus also shared their support for SEED and they are proposing to expand the effort to a lot of other schools and colleges, Laning said. Laning also noted a program that brings first-generation college students together with alumni with similar backgrounds, to enhance the experience of these students. She said she believes calling for these proposals is on the way to making a difference to UW’s campus climate. “I think it’s a good step in the right direction,” Laning said. “I think it’s important that we are devoting more resources to expand it and I like that there was a lot of input from students, staff and faculty to put together these proposals. It will be interesting to see how many of them are actually going to be implemented.” The meeting on April 25 was only an initial step into the effort, Mitchell said. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce all committee members, pull together the evaluation rubrics and set a tentative timeline for next steps. The committee members are still trying to define more specific language for course rubrics,

which they didn’t finish crafting during the meeting, but should be finalized soon, Mitchell said. In the evaluation process, Laning said it is also important to incorporate some of the proposals and keep them working together. She said the university needs to make sure it’s not creating multiple different proposals that are very separated around campus. “I think it would be interesting to see how many of them focus on students, versus staff, faculty and administration and whether there will be any institutional level changes, besides just spending more money on more programs,” Laning said. Mitchell said the committee plans to come up with a list of recommendations by mid-May to submit to the chancellor. At that stage, Blank will determine which proposals among the hundreds submitted, once implemented, will have the greatest possibility to impact the campus climate, Mitchell said. “[We will] recommend some of the proposals that have the greatest chance of being able to provide substance to conversations around campus climate,” Mitchell said.

City lacks time examining impact of Judge Doyle Square on minorities Council tries to determine how large projects will affect community, but committee says they did not have enough time to do so officials say the council did not give enough time to carry out the analysis properly, leaving the process incomplete. The Department of Civil Rights conducted an equity analysis aimed to find which proposal would be most equitable to minority populations in Madison, Equity Coordinator Toriana Pettaway said. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said Madison has made efforts to focus on all citizens of Madison including marginalized minorities in their decisions in City Hall. He said one way the city is doing this is by using Pettaway’s team to determine the effects of the government’s decisions on all demographics throughout the city. In the JDS case, Verveer said the council did not give Pettaway and her team enough time to do a thorough Courtesy of Beitler Real Estate Services evaluation of the projects. Pettaway said her team could have had a more detailed by Amos Mayberry investigation of the two proposals, but they City Editor only had two weeks to complete the analysis. “An equity analysis is supposed to include Before approving a new bid for the community engagement,” she said. “It’s development of Judge Doyle Square, supposed to include engagement from the Madison’s City Council attempted to low-income community, the marginalized determine the impact of the project on community, people of color, people who are minorities in the community. But some city not engaged or thought about when these 12 • badgerherald.com • May 3, 2016

decisions [JDS] are being made.” Pettaway said this equity analysis tool looks at how large developments will affect minorities in terms of labor and housing. The analysis is supposed to look at the proposals from as early in planning as possible, Verveer said. The city must consider minority contractors in the construction of the hotel and apartment building, Pettaway said. Minority-owned businesses can be overlooked when a contractor is chosen for large development projects like JDS, she said. Housing was also a factor in the development, Pettaway said. With no lowincome housing in the downtown area, it forces minorities to live far away from work opportunities that may be available in the new hotel, she said. Since both proposals did not adequately address the concerns of low-income housing and minority contractors, there was not a large difference between the two development companies, Pettaway said. “[The proposals] did not address any of the [problems] that the city of Madison said that it wants to address as far as eliminating disparities for people of color,” Pettaway said. Because of the short notice, Pettaway said nothing is going to change in the square

project. But she said the equity team is hoping that once construction starts the City Council will take recommendations and work to incorporate people of color into the project. Verveer said the council considered many factors when deciding which development company to choose for JDS, but he pointed out that Beitler Real Estate Services has shown a strong commitment to labor issues for minorities, more so than its competitor, Vermilion. Still, there was not enough time to do the entire equity analysis to confirm this difference in developers, he said. Pettaway said another issue is that many people cannot come to City Council meetings and have their voice heard. “You would be surprised what you find out when you engage people that don’t necessarily know what the city is doing on behalf of the community,” Pettaway said. By using the equity tool, Pettaway said she and her team will address issues like institutional racism, unconscious bias and provide a fair hand for everyone. Going forward in the project, the city is not required to include the equity team in any other decisions. But both Verveer and Pettaway agreed they would encourage the council to analyze every part of the JDS development to evaluate the project’s influence on minorities.

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Planting evidence: Forensic botany teaches students to solve crime New course to be offered next spring provides real-world application of botanical science by Danielle Schmitz Reporter

After several years of planning, students at University of Wisconsin will have the opportunity to learn how to use forensic botany skills to solve criminal cases. After a successful test-run during this spring semester, Botany 355: Forensic Botany, will continue to be offered as a course next spring semester. The course is taught by professor Sara Hotchkiss, a UW botanist who works with botanical evidence to reconstruct ecosystems. Hotchkiss said she hopes the course will provide students with a real-world application of botanical science. Looking at botanical forensics is a way to show how science can be applied in a legal context, Hotchkiss said. Science is all about evaluating evidence and using it to solve problems —which can really matter in legal cases. Hotchkiss said botanical evidence is largely underutilized in court cases. The evidence can be used to establish the location of an event. For instance, specific pollens on a person can be used as evidence to prove that a person was in one place and not somewhere else. “I hope that this class will encourage people to bring [botanical] evidence into decision making,” Hotchkiss said. “This country doesn’t utilize botanical evidence very much. The more lines of evidence we use, the better our decisions will be.” Alex Wiedenhoeft, a research botanist and team leader for the U.S. Department of

Agriculture forest service, is the adjunct assistant professor for the course. As a volunteer for the class, Wiedenhoeft teaches during his own free time. Wiedenhoeft has used botanical identification within his own career to help in various civil and criminal cases. He has traveled across various parts of the world teaching courses to law enforcement officers about wood identification and how it can be used as evidence. He has also worked with museums, using wood identification to study the wood cultures of indigenous groups. The course has taken advantage of several hands-on opportunities, including a mock stomach contents lab. At the end of the course, Wiedenhoeft said students will go to a mock wood science lab where they will have to analyze fake evidence and work in pairs to develop forensic reports. “This course shows how scientific material can be used in the real world and solve problems for real people,” Wiedenhoeft said. “We are bridging the gap between textbook and real life.” Each team will then have to present their evidence and argue for or against their case, and will be cross-examined by another team from the class. It is through opportunities such as this — that try to draw on real life — that students are able to learn what botanical forensics is all about, Wiedenhoeft said. The course continues to look for more opportunities on and around campus for the class to get hands-on, real world experience, Wiedenhoeft said. “There is ample science to back up the forensic application of botany, but there seems to be a

lack of awareness of how powerful and ubiquitous it can be. We want to take students who are excited, passionate about botany, and show them what is out there,” Wiedenhoeft said in UW statement. Hotchkiss said she would like to see the government expand the forms of evidence they use in lawsuits. She said she believes botanical evidence is one place law enforcement could start. But more importantly, Hotchkiss said the course will teach students the scientific reasoning behind botanical evidence, and how they can use it to problem solve. “Forensics is a great way to teach how science works,” Hotchkiss said in the statement. “It’s problem solving. This is changing, but too many introductory classes are about what I call ‘stuff scientists have learned.’ The forensic approach is about how scientific reasoning works. The fun of being a scientist is figuring out how stuff works and solving problems and mysteries.”

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Proposed long-term health care model looks to save taxpayers money New state model will impact more than 60,000 Wisconsinites seeking services by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ proposal for a new long-term health care model would reportedly save the state $300 million, but some say it is too vague to have a real impact. According to the proposal, the Family Care model looks to focus on the needs of members seeking long-term care, who are mostly the elderly. DHS spokesperson Jennifer Miller said the new model will give members more room to choose their own doctors and health care providers. Miller said members will also have more authority over the kinds of services they receive. They can choose them based on their budget, which will become more flexible to meet their needs, she said. The current model restricts them from doing so. The Family Care model also looks to make

long-term care services more accessible across the state. Miller said this is a first in Wisconsin’s history. It will also eliminate waiting lists for people seeking long-term care. Currently, 1,400 people are on the wait list to enter long-term programs. “The new model will remove the waiting lists and ensure every Wisconsin citizen who needs them and is eligible has access to these critical services,” Miller said. But Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, said the DHS proposal is too vague. She said both Democrats and Republicans are concerned that it lacks details on how it will achieve its goals and help increase the quality of life for longterm care seekers. Sargent said there is no proof indicating that a proposal like this is necessary or why it is even being implemented. “There is a real lack of details,” Sargent said. “[The DHS proposal] doesn’t outline how we’re going to take care of the roughly 60,000

Wisconsinites that are our most vulnerable citizens.” Miller said the Family Care model could save Wisconsin $300 million in funds over the next six years toward long-term care programs. She said this was much less costlier than the old program. The new model also looks to save taxpayers $1,000 at the end of six years of paying for a family member who needs longterm care. R.J. Pirlot, Alliance of Health Insurers executive director, said in a statement the Family Care model proposal is detailed and balanced. Pirlot said it would ensure that people seeking long-term care are satisfied. The new model would also help save and manage Wisconsin’s Medicaid funds. “Once implemented, these reasonable reforms will help Wisconsin more efficiently manage its Medicaid dollars, provide individual choice and will help participants live happy, healthier, independent lives,” Pirlot

said. Miller said the new model also looks to penalize health care providers for poor and low quality service. Currently, DHS pays such providers and the new model will change it to “pay-for-performance,” so that providers are paid based on how well they provide care. But Sargent said there is not enough information or proof outlining how exactly the model will save taxpayer and state money. She said a similar model implemented in 2013 privatized non-medical emergency transportation but caused a “complete mess and fiasco.” “This is a privatization of human services and of the most vulnerable members of society,” Sargent said. “A lot of work needs to go into this and there’s a healthy amount of concern.” The proposal has been given to the Joint Committee on Finance, which will it review it in its meeting in May. May 3, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 13

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Report shows child gun deaths up by 31 percent in Wisconsin

Gun rights advocate says penalizing people for not locking up arms is same as penalizing them for not locking up medications by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

The growing number of gun deaths among children in Wisconsin has led some experts to question whether or not the state is doing enough to encourage gun safety. A Wisconsin Council on Children and Families report published April 12 showed that child gun-related deaths had increased by 31 percent from 2008-10 and 2012-14. Since 1999, more than 400 children have been killed with guns in Wisconsin, WCCF research analyst Tamarine Cornelius said. Cornelius said the rate of gun deaths among children in Wisconsin has been decreasing steadily but hiked up in the last couple of years. National rates have been decreasing as well, but have now plateaued — which could have caused rates to increase in Wisconsin. “We’re at risk of losing these tremendous gains that we have made in reducing the number of kids killed by guns,” Cornelius said. “That said, we still have a relatively large increase compared to the national average, which is a red flag.” According to the report, black children are more likely to become victims of gun-caused deaths than children of other races. Black children in Wisconsin are also more likely to be victims compared to children nationwide. She said the reasons behind this are not clear, but could be because many people of color face more barriers in the community and often, have higher rates of poverty and stress.

Locking away guns vs. education

Cornelius said to address gun-related violence and accidental deaths, laws should be changed in a way that would encourage background checks and make it harder for

people to get their hands on guns. Forty percent of Midwestern households with children have guns, which is why people need to learn how to safely lock guns away, she said. In addition to barring access to guns, Cornelius said gun technology should be changed so that it is difficult for children to use them. Like locks on medicine bottle caps, guns too, should have locking mechanisms. Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, said Wisconsin’s 48-hour waiting period for gun purchases should be reinstated. The law requiring a 48-hour waiting period between getting a background check and purchasing a handgun was repealed June 2015, but Taylor said it has prevented spontaneous firearm purchases. The waiting period was implemented so that people who might be upset or angry and decide to buy a gun could calm down and reassess their decision to purchase a firearm. Taylor said concealed carry also exacerbates gun-related deaths among children and Wisconsinites in general. She said concealed carry is an imminent threat, especially on college campuses. “Among 23 wealthiest nations, 87 percent of kids are killed with guns in the U.S. alone,” Taylor said. “It’s just so easy to get a gun here and there are no waiting periods.” But Jeff Nass, Wisconsin Firearm Owners, Ranges, Clubs and Educators executive director, said such statistics about gun violence “lump” all gun-related incidents together and do not address the bigger picture. Wisconsin’s heritage involves shooting and hunting, Nass said. Because of this, many homes in the state have guns and it is considered normal. He said educating people about how to safely use guns would be better than locking away guns or banning them. Nass said penalizing people for not locking

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away guns would be the same as penalizing them for not locking away prescription medications. He said more fatalities occur because of overdosing on such medications than because of guns. He said people are just looking for something to blame rather than addressing the real issue, which is lack of education. “When people suggest locking up guns, they just look like anti-gun people who want to find a reason to blame the firearm instead of educating people on how to use them and trying to help stop accidents,” Nass said.

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National Rifle Association created the “Eddie Eagle GunSafe” program in 1988, which is a grant-funded program involving a mascot that goes into primary schools and educates children on how to act if they see a firearm. NRA spokesperson Jason Brown said in an email to The Badger Herald that the program’s main goal is to prevent accidents and keep children safe. He said it does not look to encourage children to buy guns or join the NRA. Nass said Wisconsin should increase programs like Eddie Eagle because they will make children more aware of guns. Brown said the program has reduced gun accidents among children. Brown said it is easy and inexpensive to implement in most schools, which makes gun safety education more accessible to children. “Coupled with responsible gun storage, handling and education by parents, the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program is a proven tool in helping reduce firearm injuries and deaths among children, with a goal of eliminating them entirely,” Brown said. Taylor said parents should also be educated to keep their guns locked

properly. When children visit other people’s homes, their parents should ask those people if they have a gun at home, she said. Most parents do not ask such questions, but she said this could encourage more people to lock guns for child safety. Nass said it is also important that parents let children see and touch guns because it would make it less likely for children to use them. He said if children are allowed to safely interact with guns this way they would not “sneak around” and try to see them when no adults are around, which would increase the likelihood of an accident. “We’re all for gun safety,” Nass said. “We don’t want [people to have a] firearms accident whether it’s with a minor or an adult.”

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Madison-based Fringe Character serves as poster child for musical outsiders Band enhances their creative process with diversified musicians, unique genre hybrid by Ritvik Sinha ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The worst kept secret in show business is that outsiders are intuitively built to thrive under the spotlight. They reach the dizzying heights of celebrity reserved for so few simply because of what the tag of being an outsider suggests — to stand out. “I’ve always felt sort of at the periphery,” Benjamin Sholl, founder of Madison-based, multi-musician group Fringe Character, said. “I’m a fringe character. These guys are fringe characters. We’re hard to pin down.” Fringe Character is a poster child for musical outsiders. While numbers vary regularly, the band usually consists of 10 musicians. Rather than different perspectives choking the creative process, the members integrate their influences to produce sounds that incorporate something for every listener.

The group possesses an uncanny, but delightful knack for trying to incorporate diversified musicians. But emcee Dudu Stinks said the group digresses from the notion that the numerous amount of perspectives is detrimental. In addition to Sholl and Stinks, emcee Daewong comprises the trio at the heart of Fringe Character’s artistic endeavors. “Everybody loves the music,” Stinks said. “Everybody’s found their place and where and how they play the music.” Keeping in line with their self-proclaimed status of outsiders, Fringe Character presents an outside and unique perspective. The group coined the nuelectrosoulhop genre, or a hybrid of electronic, soul and hip-hop music, Sholl said. The genre is distinct to them as it is an intersection of divergent styles of music that don’t usually intersect. At first glance, nuelectrosoulhop is the kind of recipe that warrants a Gordon Ramsey tongue-

lashing on a musical edition of Hell’s Kitchen. This hybridization, however, is what makes Fringe Character’s sound so intriguing and refreshing. It also helps that they consciously maintain an almost rhapsodic interest in sifting through different sounds and styles. Sholl said the group doesn’t set out to write something in particular, but rather, just writes. “It always seems like a new thing,” Daewong said. “We don’t really want to put a label on it.” This is exemplified on their upcoming album Mint. One track, “The Renaissance,” masterfully combines a charango with Brazilian drums to create a sound most astutely described as the musical offspring of Kanye West and Prince. It is the type of music that is simultaneously soothing and stimulating. It also implores the listener to experience a live performance, where the emphasis is not solely on the charisma exuded by the conscientious mishmash of performers. This craving for a live show is driven

by a desire to see the dynamic of musicians ranging from eloquent rappers to a soulawakening horns section. “We quickly realized you’re one of a billion records with no live presence,” Sholl said. “We play live and what we have on the record are two different flavors of the same goodness. If you’ve done one, you haven’t done the other.” Aside from an album release party and a smattering of shows, Fringe Character does not have concrete future plans. A major aim for the group is to maximize the time they devote to creating music and performing it, Sholl said. For all the pitfalls of experimenting with different genres, Fringe Character will persist because their combination of sounds and perspectives yields singular harmonies. Their music transcends the shackles of any one style. They are the embodiment of outsiders looking in. And being an outsider works — just look at Prince.

Health nuts can enjoy natural sweetness with acai dishes at Bowl of Heaven California-based franchise merits bus or car ride to Hilldale Shopping center due to unique treats by Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Hilldale Shopping Center and its evident lack of college student-friendly stores just became much more lovable thanks to the addition of Bowl of Heaven, a Californiabased franchise specializing in a healthy mix of enticing snack options. With açai bowls, superfood smoothies and fresh-pressed juices, Bowl of Heaven is both a convenient choice in between shopping and also a destination in itself given the limited venues in Madison that offer the same smoothie bowls so popular on the West Coast. Mere curiosity is no doubt responsible for many of Bowl of Heaven’s new clientele. Designed with colorful, fresh

fruits and toppings meant to entice customers into the shop, there is a sense of intrigue in discovering what exactly açai bowls entail. Packed with antioxidants, the açai berry — pronounced ah-sigh-ee — is a known superfood that’s native to the Amazon in Brazil. The açai berry is responsible for the deep purple color of the smoothie bowls served at Bowl of Heaven, as the berry acts as the base for most bowls regardless of additional fruit and topping combinations. The bowls at Bowl of Heaven are made mostly of fruit, as well as some liquid component, which is either pure apple juice, almond milk or coconut water. There is no ice and no dairy involved in the bowls at Bowl of Heaven, which results in

a smooth texture and fresh taste. The consistency of the bowls at Bowl of Heaven is commendable. Their bowls are easily enjoyed with a spoon on account of the thickness of the blend. Often, açai bowls struggle to not become soup and, well, a smoothie. This is called a smoothie “bowl” for a reason and Bowl of Heaven remembers this. The mixture remains thick and scoop-able. The texture is also unlike ordinary smoothie blends in that it lacks a dairy component, but is still creamy. The lack of ice ensures a consistent texture and makes the smoothie component melt on the tongue. The Red Zinger Bowl in particular showcases Bowl of Heaven’s capacity for combining fresh ingredients into a blended product that can provide the same

satisfaction as a rich bowl of ice cream, minus the fat, plus the antioxidants, provided by the fruit. Sprinklings of organic hemp flax seed granola, dark vanilla Belgian chocolate, fresh raspberries and honey top the Red Zinger Bowl. The addition of mango, pineapple, blueberries, raspberries, fresh lime and ginger supplement the refreshing taste of its açai base. The sweetness and smooth texture of the fruits are then balanced with the crunch of granola, the richness of bitter chocolate and the subtle sweetness of the fresh raspberry. The honey incorporates the toppings with the blend, creating a mixture unlike traditional ice cream or frozen yogurt-like snacks. Bowl of Heaven caters to health freaks, foodies and really to anyone with a love for something sweet, even if it’s natural. With a menu that features so many fresh ingredient blends, there is bound to be something at Bowl of Heaven for everyone. Peanut butter is even an option, so it has to be good.

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What says summer more than blowing hard-earned bucks, loading up into your best friend’s uncle’s van with your five other best friends and struggling to pitch a seven-person tent? In all seriousness, music festivals simultaneously offer some of the most lit and most profound moments summer has to offer, and we couldn’t be more in love with them because of it. Whether you prefer a trippy EDM party or a refined folky romp, there are festivals that cover everyone’s tastes all over the country. For festival veterans and novices alike, here is our guide to this summer’s crop of festivals we are most excited for. We at The Badger Herald urge you have as much fun as you stay safe.

Outside Lands Date: August 5-7 Location: San Franciso, California GA current cost: SOLD OUT Camping: None Though it may still be in Coachella’s shadows, Outside Lands peeks it’s head out more and more each year with its strong lineups. This year’s is no different. In addition to getting enjoy great tunes, attendees also have the privilege of being able to enjoy the surrounding neighborhoods, as well as the breath-taking views of the harbor and bridge. Check out Outside Lands before it fully loses it’s up-and-coming status and transitions to the pantheon of larger festivals.

Artists not to miss: Radiohead, Lana

Del Ray, Kamasi Washington, Big Grams, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kehlani. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber

as festival-goers from around the country aim to experience the lineups that get better each year. This year features a flawless combination of rap, EDM and pop, plus everything in between. Festival-goers can August 12-14 expect all the usual amenities of any maSomerset, Wisconsin jor festival, as well as a unique Wisconsin $259.50 touch. Those looking to escape the heat (includes camping) of August days can enjoy an ice cold adult Yes beverage while floating down a nearby Since its inception, the Summer Set Mu- river within walking distance of the festival sic and Camping Festival has continued to grounds. grow and draw bigger artists to the quaint Chance the town of Somerset, Wisconsin. Each year Rapper, Skrillex, Fetty Wap, Logic, Grimes. in August, the remote northern town increases its population by about 25,000 — Matt Ceijka

Summerset Music and Camping Festival Date: Location: GA current cost: Camping:

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Eaux Claires Date: August 12-14 Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin GA current cost: $369 (includes camping)

Camping: Yes What hasn’t Justin Vernon given to the music world at this point? Bon Iver frontman and Kanye-collaborator Vernon decided to gift us once again last year with the first ever Eaux Claires Music Festival. Now back again for round two, this year’s iteration looks equally as promising. What makes Eaux Claires unique is its refined experience. Other festivals might offer an air-conditioned rest area as their VIP package, but Eaux Claires’ special patrons get a culinary experience with beer and wine. Following suit, this year’s acts are also as expertly curated.

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Electric Forest Dates: June 23-26 Location: Rothbury, Michigan Ga current cost: SOLD OUT Camping: Yes

one attendance. Unexperienced festival hopefuls can expect the forest to be lit with endless lasers and filled with extensive art instillations such as a 10-foot neon dragon made completely out of recycled CDs. This year’s artists are also no exception to the

Governors Ball Dates: June 3-5 Location: New York City, New York GA current cost: $305 Camping: None

consistent quality of those of years past. Without a doubt, Electric Forest has one of the best productions out of any music festiBassectar, val in the Midwest. The predominantly elec- Major Lazer, Flosstradamus, Porter Robintronic music festival has so much to offer son. its fans that it is almost guaranteed they will — Matt Ceijka not be able to experience everything in just

The annual New York festival once again outdoes itself from the year before. The genre nonspecific lineup has some of the hottest artists being listened to in the New York Metropolitan area and evenly disperses them throughout each day — making every visit to the island a hit. If living on the East Coast has you missing out on Coachella or Lollapalooza this year, then

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Governors Ball is an amazing substitute.

Artists not to miss: Kanye (duh), Jamie XX,

Thundercat, Boogie, Miguel, De La Soul, Against Me!, Chet Faker, FIDLAR. — Dan Chinitz

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Bonnaroo Date: June 9-12 Location: Manchester, Tennessee GA current cost: $409.25 (includes camping) Yes

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Lollapalooza Date: July 28-July 31 Location: Chicago, Illinois GA current cost: SOLD OUT

Camping: None Lollapalooza returns with its 25th installation of the widely respected, historically awesome Chicagobased music festival. The festival began in 1991 when Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell decided to commence on a farewell tour for his band in a big way. This

year, the festival boasts some of the biggest powerhouses in every genre spread across eight stages and probably the best overall lineup in the Midwest, making it the go-to event of the summer for fans of all music. Lolla is located in historic Grant Park, which provides visitors with scenic views of the Chicago skyline as well as Lake Michigan.

Artists not to miss: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsytem, J Cole, Lana Del Rey, Future, Ellie Goulding

In its 14th year, no one can accuse the annual music festival set on 700 acres of Tennessee nature of being one-note.The festival boasts a comprehensive line-up of mainstream and indie artists from a variety of genres, which should bring together a diverse assortment of concertgoers. In addition to a slew of musical sets, Bonnaroo will also feature comedians, including Judd Apatow. In total, the festival will feature more than 150 performances on more than 10 stages spread over four days. The tickets definitely aren’t cheap, but with a one-line-up-fits-all kind of set up, it looks to be worth it.

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Macklemore, Ellie Goulding, Sam Hunt, Father John Misty, BORNS, Lord Huron.

Dates: June 4 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania GA current cost: $125 Camping: None Promoting Philadelphia’s most famous act, The Roots, for the ninth year running, this year’s is a damn good one. The Roots will be backing Usher for this year’s headlining act just after Future and Leon Bridges perform their own headlining sets. Like all the other years, we can expect to see a lot of artists play with the Roots, but there are a lot of other acts to look forward to. Roots Picnic is also relatively cheap and one day only so this is a great festival for hip-hop lovers in the New York/ Philly area who can’t afford a full weekend of music.

Artists not to miss:

Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, DMX, Migos, Blood Orange, Kehlani, Ibeyi. — Dan Chinitz

— Maddie Sweitzer

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‘The Life of Pablo’ by Kanye West

‘Lukas Graham’ by Lukas Graham

‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie

‘You’ll Pay For This’ by Bear Hands

‘Next Thing’ by Frankie Cosmos

‘This is Acting’ by Sia

‘Untitled Unmastered’ by Kendrick Lamar

‘Malibu’ by Anderson .Paak

‘Human Performance’ by Parquet Courts

‘Lemonade’ by Beyoncé

“While the situation surrounding the actual release of the album was a little sketchy, The Life of Pablo has just about everything ... Couple that with a Chance the Rapper feature, a Kendrick Lamar feature, a Chris Brown feature and a couple of Desiigner features, and you have something damn near a masterpiece.” — Michael Huiznega

“Consisting of songs written for and rejected by other artists, Sia’s seventh studio album is more than just songs — it is a statement. With This is Acting, Sia proves she has undeniable talent, and even her “worst,” rejected songs still have merit. After being in the industry for almost 20 years, Sia has finally found the success and comfort to express herself the way she so desires. Soulful tracks such as ‘Reaper,’ ‘Bird Set Free’ and ‘Alive’ all showcase the singer’s impressive vocal range and raw talent.” — Rebecca Lawlor 18 • badgerherald.com • May 3, 2016

“Almost four years ago, the father of Lukas GrahamForchammer passed away. Filled with sorrow, GrahamForchammer turned to the most beautiful outlet: writing. The self-titled world-wide album is arguably the most personal effort of the year so far. His soulful vocals illuminate every song, as he portrays his vocal range and strength.” — Rebecca Lawlor

“That Kendrick can release a set of throwaways, tracks that to him are not even worth naming, and still put out a project that outclasses the vast majority of his contemporaries is as astonishing as it is telling of his artistry. In particular, on ‘Untitled 3’ he produces a track as pleasing as it is richly contemplative. Kendrick is running rap, and we are all just along for the ride. Let’s just hope it never ends.” — Henry SolotaroffWebber

“While some may attribute the success of this record to the exposure it received following Bowie’s death only a few days after its release, to say this album doesn’t stand on its own merit is wholly wrong. A jazzy and adventurous album, Bowie put together a parting gift that, at the time, only he knew would be a parting gift.” — Sam Cleveland

“Released in early January, Anderson .Paak masterfully wedded R&B, funk and hip-hop on Malibu. The album has a type of exuberance that calls to mind Chance the Rapper, while the smoothness evokes Frank Ocean. On Malibu, .Paak succeeded in crafting a little more than an hour-worth of bouncy, glowing tunes that scream, ‘Put me on your summer playlist.’” — Sam Cleveland

“Previous to this album, Bear Hands had made some pretty dope tunes. It wasn’t until this album came out that I realized how radical they truly are. The songs are not only catchy, the lyrics speak about issues we’ve all experienced. Bear Hands’ sound is unconventional, and paired with the lead singer’s mouthwatering voice, this album stands out amidst the mainstream.” — Celeste Benzschawel

“While the album has little to no direction, sometimes getting lost is OK. If you’re missing that special someone you can cry along with ‘Steady On My Mind,’ or if you’re looking to channel your inner Kurt Cobain you can rock along with “Captive of the Sun.” Even if you’re not looking to feel any type of emotion, the instrumentals on the album are well-produced and pleasing to the ear.” — Michael Huiznega

“Next Thing says so much with so little. The lyrics are unassuming and the instrumentation is understated; yet each song feels like a dissertation on human behavior. Each line delivered by Greta Kline is filled with acute observations caked in a matter-offact naivety that keep the stanzas lighthearted and digestible in light of their depth. It’s a combination that is as whimsical as it is thought provoking.” — Brian Vanden Hogen

“While it’s clear Beyonce has created the album as a soundtrack for all women, the socio-politically charged work of art especially focuses on the experience of being a black woman in America. When life gave Beyoncé her hardships, she revolutionized the way an artist presents their music and connects with their fans.” — Alice Vagun

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DJ Boyfrrriend seeks to establish safe nightlife space for marginalized groups Under politically-inspired moniker, Joey Bee looks to change Madison’s toxic club scene, one party at a time

by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc/ Staff Writer

Armed with a political science major, a complex understanding of the issues that face marginalized groups and an ear for banging music with a meaning, Joey Bee is the DJ creating a new nightlife culture in Madison. Stemming from a dissatisfaction with the lack of female DJs, Madison’s general club scene and her desire to be culturally inclusive, Bee’s musical alter-ego arose — when she is spinning tracks, hosting LGBTQ+-inclusive parties and challenging cultural norms, Bee becomes DJ Boyfrrriend. “I began DJing as a reaction to the world around me, and I knew very few women who were DJing,” Bee said. “DJ Boyfrrriend is kind of a tongue-in-cheek reference to women’s perceived role in the dance scene of being the ‘girlfriend-ofthe-DJ’ as opposed to the DJ.” As for the spelling of her stage name, Bee said another artist had already claimed “DJ Boyfriend.” She also drew her name inspiration from Riot GRRRL, a movement that prioritized collaboration over competition within the scope of female musicians, Bee said. The creation of DJ Boyfrrriend and the ethic of inclusion came with its own hurdles. When Bee started DJing after college about four years ago, she was shocked to see the anti-POC, anti-blackness, anti-LBGTQ+ and problematic oppositions she encountered at clubs. This sparked the establishment of Bee’s own late-night parties that would create a safe space to counteract the “toxic culture” within the Madison club scene. The product was Loose Cannon and Queer Pressure. With these two events that foster intentionally separate spaces specifically for the queer community came a strict set of standards. Bee said predatory behavior of any kind is not tolerated, racist and classist behavior is actively opposed, every gender expression is welcomed and affirmed, venues must be wheelchair accessible and feedback or suggestions are welcomed. These events help establish a nightlife culture for people who face discrimination and challenges in doing simple behaviors, like going out to dance. Every Loose Cannon and Queer pressure has a political theme that challenges its guests to think about LGBTQ+ issues besides the well-known, like gay marriage. Ranging from safe sex education, fundraising for community foundations and supporting local artists, these politically-charged dance parties are ultimately safe spaces for those who rarely find such a luxury that many take for granted. “I really love dancing [but] going out as a young, queer women in this city [and in] other cities [was] often really hard because [of]

predatory night culture,” Bee said. “I think I have a political analysis of the need for space to dance and creating our own culture. Though some people think that approach of separate space is really extreme, it’s not like we police it at the door. It’s asking people just to keep that in mind and respect that.” Bee wants to bring together voices in her music and for people to dance to narratives that are underrepresented in mainstream electronic dance music. Bee has used hip-hop and the many female POC voices that encompass the genre to give her sets a feminist, black-positive and representative tone. Whether it’s mainstream artists like Missy Elliot and Angel Haze, or the not-so-wellknown Kate Tempest and Dope Saint Jude, DJ Boyfrrriend wants people to move their bodies as they contemplate politics and inequalities. Within her sets of heavy hip-hop, synth-pop and political voice samples, Bee supports identities as she establishes her own. “I like people to feel that ideas they may have that are not considered mainstream are represented in the music they dance to,” Bee said. “Whether that’s empowerment of women, anti-slut shaming, anti-fat phobia — things like that. Just in general, I want people to expect more out of their culture and push themselves to be more inclusive, self-critical people.”

Photo · The creation of the event coordinator and music spreader’s name came from the combining of the trope of a DJ’s girlfriend and Riot GRRRL stylings. Photo by Jess Horn & Orion Wells (top) Photo by Josey Baumberger (right)

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‘Peanuts for wages’: Student workers fight for higher compensation UW administration said raising student wages to $15 an hour would cost the university $19 million by Riley Vetterkind Features Editor

Danny Levandoski, a political science and history junior at University of Wisconsin, recalled a time when he struggled to make ends meet. As a sophomore, he worked at Gordon Dining and Event Center, where he made $9.55 an hour as a student supervisor. Even so, he could barely afford to scrape together enough funds to live on the campus where he studied. “That semester there were a lot of months where I didn’t know if I would be able to afford rent … or electricity for my apartment,” Levandoski said. “There were a lot of nights where I just didn’t know what to do. I can only work so much.” To begin to address cases like Levandoski’s, UW administration announced in February that it would set the campus minimum wage to $9 an hour for its more than 14,000 campus workers, starting Sept. 1, 2016. But for Levandoski and other student workers, a $9 minimum wage is not enough. Levandoski is a member of the prolabor student group, Student Labor Action Coalition and is pushing for a $15 minimum wage for all UW student workers. “We’re being given peanuts for wages,” Levandoski said. “This is more than offsetting the cost of going to school. It’s about surviving.” But the university cannot afford to raise the minimum wage past $9 an hour, especially as UW faces an $86 million slash to its budget, UW spokesperson John Lucas said in an email to The Badger Herald. “We believe the steps we have taken to date are reasonable in the context of our overall financial situation and there has not been a change in our approach toward the issue,” Lucas said.

ASM kept in the dark

Associated Students of Madison Chair of the 22nd session Madison Laning said she realizes the importance of campus jobs for students who rely on that income to survive. “They wouldn’t be able to be here without this money,” Laning said. “I think that student workers should be students first, but with the current cost of living and fees, it’s impossible … on this campus. That’s just a sad reality that administration needs to wrap their head around.” Laning said she supports the $9 minimum wage and is interested in seeing the wage further increase, but said university administration, both before and after the February wage announcement, has not provided student government with a platform to begin addressing the issue. Laning said she and a few other ASM members had met with administration in fall 2015 to discuss student wages, but because they lacked in-depth knowledge of UW’s financial situation, ASM was unsure of an appropriate student wage to lobby for. This is why Laning sought to introduce a shared governance committee in spring 2016, The Student Workers Committee, to address issues facing student workers. “There were small conversations [on wages], but without that specific shared governance group or access to information, we were having conversations on a surface level,” Laning said. In a February email correspondence between Laning and Chancellor Rebecca Blank that was

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provided to The Badger Herald, Laning wrote that many students are working more

being given peanuts “forWe’re wages. This is more than offsetting the cost of going to school. It’s about surviving.

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than allowed, not getting paid enough, not given a paid break and not treated with respect. She also noted UW has some of the

highest student employee turnover rates, and there must be a reason for it. Laning wanted the shared governance committee to act as a hub for addressing those issues, she said. But in the correspondence, Blank denied the request, saying that “standing committees always create their own work, and there’s not foreseeable work on this front.” Blank said the university’s current budget situation will not support greater wage increases in the near future, and does not want to create a standing committee to focus on something that cannot be supported budgetarily at the moment. Instead, Blank offered to support an ad hoc committee on the issue that would be dissolved by the end of the spring 2016 semester. Laning turned down the offer, saying any decisions made in this committee would be irrelevant by the fall

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due to UW’s changing budget situation. Laning said former Vice Provost of Finance and Administration Darrell Bazzell was an ally in helping ASM create the standing committee on student wages, and added that his departure in March decreased the likelihood of moving to a higher wage anytime soon. She remains hopeful, however, that progress will eventually be made. “We’re trying to find who will be our next best ally in administration,” Laning said. “We’re still pushing for that committee. That was something that Bazzell was really passionate about, but he’s obviously left us now, so we’re trying to push forward somehow with a shared governance committee that can review these budgets and start those conversations, because that wasn’t happening this year.”

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new tiered system will require students to work 250 hours for their first raise of $0.25. To receive a second raise of $0.50, student employees will be evaluated on their skills, knowledge and performance. The move, which was planned before the university’s wage announcement, was calculated to save housing around $79,000 per year, Luke said. But after the minimum wage hike, she said the planned savings will be less. Luke said the plan was not formulated with the intent of saving money, but rather to better engage student employees. But Levandoski claimed the second evaluationbased raise creates a system unfair for students. “It’s creating a meritocracy,” Levandoski said. “The second raise is creating a system where those who look more favorable in the eyes of supervisors will be considered for raises. It’s less money over a longer period of time.”

In the emails, Blank admitted “the cost of going from $7.50 to $9.00 minimum is much less than the cost of going from $9 to $10 because you affect so many more units and so many more students.” The average hourly wage for Fighting for $15 UW’s more than 14,000 student Levandoski and Gangler are employees is already more than helping spearhead the campus $10 an hour, UW spokesperson movement for a $15 minimum Meredith McGlone said in an wage. email to The Badger Herald. According to the Wisconsin Gangler said SLAC has been State Journal, 44 students made focusing on student wages $7.25 an hour as of October 2015, for about a year. After seeing and 2,571 were paid less than $9 various universities around an hour. the country heed to student McGlone said the increase demands for a $15 minimum in the campus minimum wage wage, he said UW is far from from $7.25 to $9 an hour affected pioneering the issue. 4,300 students, at a cost of about University of California, $500,000. McGlone added that increasing the minimum wage University of Washington, New to $15 an hour would cost York University and Columbia the university more than $19 are all implementing $15 million, something that “would minimum wages. undoubtedly result in fewer UW student wage information provided by UW spokesperson Meredith McGlone Designed by Julia Kampf “From our point of view, UW student positions, higher student is not blazing the trail, [and] is segregated fees and less service for really resisting not only wage students.” issues, but also important UW human resources has As an example, Associate Director of Continuous setbacks already cut 6,500 student employment Dining and Culinary Services Julie Luke said Levandoski cited an introduced change to workplace safety and anti-discrimination hours due to budget cuts from the 2015issues as well,” Gangler said. the Division of University Housing could dining and housing student employee wages 17 biennial budget. Student employment is Gangler appreciates the university’s potentially use funds currently allocated that to SLAC, represents another setback for meant to help defray college expenses, not to for housing renovations, and reassign response to growing pressure on the issue, student employees. be the primary funding source for a college them to pay for increases in student wages. Next year, student housing and dining but said UW should not take credit for education, McGlone said. Many of the renovations are mechanical will implement a new three-tier system to barely raising the bar. The current wage But Luke Gangler, a SLAC member, said improvements, however, which Luke said determine employee wages, Luke said. for the 1,819 students who work in UW Blank and university administration are are likely a priority for student employees. Housing’s old system for wages provided Housing, for instance, is $8.80 an hour. simply not prioritizing student workers. He a $0.75 raise for student workers who “A 20 cent raise should not be celebrated,” said the university needs them, and thus can returned for another year. Luke said the Gangler said. afford to implement a living wage. May 3, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 21

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Do it like they do it on The Discovery Channel Whether it be done in beaches, hammocks or tents, sexy time can be had anywhere in wilderness

by Meredith Head Hump Day columnist

Wisconsinites have no chill when it comes to springtime because seemingly as soon as the temperature rises above 50 degrees (or freezing, for some) coats disappear and shorts come out. With warmer weather comes the possibility for serious heat in places inaccessible during the winter. Those who enjoy experiencing nature with a sweetheart may find that activities other than hiking make their heart pound. Something about embracing a lover underneath the stars or hearing nothing but wind and the sound of their breathing produces a special sort of romance. Whether summer finds one backwoods camping, visiting music festivals or staying in the backyard, experiencing sexual intimacy out of doors adds a certain thrill. But the hottest season also offers some challenges to sex. For one, getting butt-naked in nature offers bugs access to particularly tender places. Bug spray can be effective, but tastes unpleasant when going to town on one another. Consider using a mosquito net, citronella candles or both to keep insects out. In addition, summer months reach peak temperatures not always conducive to

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skin-on-skin contact. Sweaty, steamy sex can be hot, but it can also be uncomfortable and stifling. Introducing ice cubes to a sexy summer day can cool everyone down just enough to get hot and heavy. Normally mild body odors intensify during this season as well, but showering together offers a simple, enticing solution. As always stay well hydrated — not only because it’s healthy, but it facilitates better natural lubrication and better-tasting fluids.

Sex on the beach

Many beachgoers too find themselves attracted to the idea of getting down and dirty in the sound, but beach sex is far more trouble than one might expect. Firstly, most beaches are incredibly open, putting partners at risk of exposing themselves to innocent beachgoers without consent. Secondly, beaches dehydrate folks very quickly. The combination of saltwater, sand and the hot sun (or sunburn) limit ability to naturally lubricate. If beach sex is irresistible, bring plenty of water-based lubricant, sunscreen, water and condoms. Never apply sunscreen to the bikini area, since it can cause urethral or vaginal irritation. Be sure to lay down a large blanket or towel, since sand can

irritate sensitive tissues on the genitals. Wear clothes that can easily be pushed aside or over for proper coverage, such as snap-open swimming trunks or a sarong. Wait until after darkness falls to limit chances of disturbing others or being caught.

bottom partner braces their legs against the ground, the top partner can follow the hammock’s rhythm, leading to slow, steamy sex. Do be cautious with height just in case the hammock does slip and fall.

Humping in a hammock

Camping together bonds partners; the entire experience requires teamwork and cooperation. After a full day on the campground, nothing feels better than returning to a dark tent and crawling into sleeping bags together. Since tents tend to be small, flat positions such as missionary or spooning work best. Another frequent camper recommends using a “sex towel” to minimize mess and preventing sleeping bags from getting “gooey.” Partaking in condom usage also helps decrease spillage, but be sure to dispose of them in a safe, environmentally-friendly fashion. The deep darkness out in nature creates unique sensuality, but keep a flashlight nearby just in case. Crowded campgrounds mean neighbors can likely hear one another through thin tent walls. But staying quiet can easily become a sexy game, as well. Enjoy your summer, Badgers — after all, there are only so many days of vacation to make Hump Day proud.

Canoodling in a gently swinging hammock is soothing and versatile — portable or two-person hammocks can hang anywhere and use breathable, easyto-clean material. They facilitate closeness; the Mayans even came up with 19 different ways to hook up in a hammock. Despite plentiful options, the easiest positions for hammock sex tend to be face-to-face, such as missionary or cowgirl. Sixty-nine also offers pleasurable possibilities and compactness preferred for having sex in a hammock. Balancing and maintaining rhythm, however, can be challenging for partners. One hammock-happy camp counselor recommended bracing against the ground with an arm or leg to prevent the swinging from getting out of control. Rather than attempting to control the rate of the hammock’s swinging, try to go with the flow and rock together. While the

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What’s on tap: For spectacular views, cocktails alike, check out The Madison Blind Atop swanky Graduate Hotel, bar impresses with offerings like The Mendota Martini, Puncho Villa by Bryan Kristensen What’s on Tap Columnist

There isn’t much cocktail bar The Madison Blind doesn’t offer to its customers. Near campus? Check. A rooftop bar? Check. Spectacular views of both the lake and the capital? Double check. Combining these elements, The Madison Blind might be one of

the most unique bars on the isthmus. Located above the Graduate Hotel at 601 Langdon St., the Madison Blind is a sleek, modern cocktail bar and lounge that boasts great food and drinks to couple with the amazing view. While it is located on Langdon Street, it resembles any upscale bar found near the Capitol. After riding an elevator to the top of the

hotel for access to The Blind, customers are welcomed into a bar area that’s perfectly arranged. People lounging in the chairs are scattered throughout, either chatting with the bartender or ordering a drink. Stepping back into the open table area, wall-to-wall windows surround the designer furniture. At night, dimly lit candles set an appropriate mood throughout. After finding a seat and scanning the menu, I ended up going with the Puncho Villa: a jalapeño-infused tequila based drink with agave nectar, cucumber, watermelon, lime juices and mint. My friend went with the Mendota Martini, made with cucumber gin, simple syrup, lemon juice and orange marmalade. While waiting for the drinks to make their way to our table, we checked out the outside

Photo · While this spot may not be the best place for a crazy night out, it does make the perfect setting for a date night or mixed-group outing. Katie Cooney The Badger Herald

to take in the bar’s renowned view. While the Capitol only pops up slightly over the other surrounding buildings in the area, it still makes for a great sight. Shortly after we came back to our table, the drinks arrive. After taking our first few sips and were pleasantly surprised. The jalapeño tequila definitely provides an interesting kick, but pairs very smoothly with the concoction of juices added into the cocktail. It’s slightly spicy, yet smooth, savory and even a little sweet. The Mendota Martini was a delight as well, and it was just as sweet and fruity as I expected it to be. It’s definitely a perfect drink one could enjoy out up top on the bar’s patio during a hot and humid summer day. Drinks and atmosphere aside, the Blind may have some limitations in terms of the type of outings it can host. Its refined cocktails and breath-taking views are perfect for a relaxed night out with some friends or a first date that requires a strong first impression. Overall, I definitely recommend checking the Blind out. For a more cultured, chill experience that few bars nearby can offer, along with beautiful views to accompany, the Blind simply can’t be beat.

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Here I sit writing the final “Point counterpoint” of my collegiate career for The Badger Herald — helped, of course, by some fine bourbon and country music. I’ll save you my reminiscing and Republican stereotypes and get on with the College Republican year in review. I’ve had the honor to serve as the chairman of this important organization on campus for the last year. During my time, I have met some of the finest peers, most respectable opponents and most thoughtful people I have ever met on this campus. I have also learned how important a group like the College Republicans is on a campus like this. I think the purpose of our organization is the same as every year, including election years. On a campus that is made up of overwhelmingly liberal administration, professors, lecturers and TAs, being a conservative student can be a tough road to hoe. Now, this isn’t a sob story about being a conservative on campus, because, speaking for myself, this campus has made me a better conservative. This is, though, a recognition of what I believe the mission of our organization is and will be. For a second, and I know this will be damn near impossible for some people, imagine yourself as a freshman coming to this place next year. You have beliefs that include some things like the belief in the ability to defend yourself with a firearm and the thought that our government shouldn’t be piling on so much debt and maybe even the belief that the free market, not the government, is the greatest driver of economic good for all people. You may come from a farm or a small business-owning family that has been hurt by overreaching regulations. Even crazier, you may think people should read and defend the Constitution a little more. Now imagine being that 18-year-old kid on this campus. Initially, you may seem like a member of House Stark walking into a House Lannisters’ wedding. In your first couple of classes, the majority of the class, including your professor or TA, reveal themselves to be left thinking. Shock! Your core beliefs may seem like they have no place here. How do you react? Maybe you react by never speaking about

As always, the College Democrats have a had a busy year. Of course, the 2016 presidential campaign is in full swing at this point and Wisconsin basked in the limelight when competitive primaries on both sides of the aisle descended upon us. Fall semester, however, found us in a rare case of no national, state or local elections. In many ways, this made our work even more important. It was our responsibility to continue student engagement in the election off-season. We hit the ground running in September with a voter registration drive, registering hundreds of students to vote and educating students. We simultaneously educated students on what they needed to do to prepare to vote on Election Day in light of the absurd new voter ID law in Wisconsin, which disproportionately affects students. Throughout the year, we ran issue advocacy campaigns for salient issues including concealed carry, voter ID and the proposed Higher Ed Lower Debt bill, which would allow students to refinance their student loans just like a mortgage. These campaigns both educated our fellow students on these issues and also provided a space within which organization around these issues could happen. The presidential campaign dominated the news and campaign activities second semester. But while Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton campaigned hard for the Democratic delegates from Wisconsin, we were most focused on a local race. Hayley Young, a recent University of Wisconsin graduate and former College Democrats Chair, ran for Dane County Board. She earned our endorsement and College Democrats hit the pavement knocking more than 14,000 doors for Young. She won the election and was sworn in recently. She will be an advocate we can count on for the next two years on the County Board. Building relationships and working together with the campus community is a vitally important aspect of our work,

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your beliefs in front of people again. Maybe you get angry. Maybe you write the paper that is easier to write because it’s the opinion of everyone else in class. Now, what good does that do for a campus who prides itself in the “continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found?” Then, when you’ve pretty much come to the conclusion everyone on this campus embodies the stereotype of a radical, left-wing, Che Guevara-loving socialist, a brave-soul stands up and defends the common-sense idea of the free market because he or she wants a job when they graduate. Suddenly, freshman you with your unpopular beliefs, are empowered to stand up for your ideas. Will you convince anyone of your argument? Who knows. What it’s all about is the sifting and winnowing of all ideas to find the best one. If you are deprived of an idea, you can’t be certain your conclusion is the best solution or complete truth. That, I believe, is our organization’s mission — empowering kids to stand up for their conservative beliefs in a constructive way. Helping split the youth vote 50-50 in the 2014 election was important and making inroads with the youth vote in 2016 will also be important. Empowering kids to stand up for their beliefs, I think, is the most important, though. Seeing more than 250 kids at a standing-room only meeting for Gov. Scott Walker and about 200 at a meeting with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, can only encourage other conservatives on campus to stand up for their beliefs. Next year there is an important election in this country. The College Republicans will do their part to inform campus of our party’s views. More importantly and more beneficial to the campus, though, the College Republicans will also inspire students to stand up for their beliefs. Do it conservative peers. Stand up for your beliefs. You’ll be surprised how many people at this place will agree with you. On Wisconsin. Anthony Birch (gopbadgers@gmail.com) is a senior majoring in political science and strategic communication.

as well. We held an intersectionality panel in conjunction with PAVE and the Campus Women’s Center. Earlier in April, we had an interactive workshop with the Working Class Student Union to discuss privilege. These events and collaborations are important to informing students and facilitating dialogue on these important issues. Looking ahead to next year, the presidential campaign will no doubt take over again as it did in the lead up to the primary. UW’s College Democrats will campaign aggressively to ensure Wisconsin goes blue. Keep an eye out for us on East Campus Mall or outside of Gordon Dining and Event Center next fall registering students to vote or spreading the Democratic nominee for president’s message. As life goes, the time between now and the November election will fly by and real activism does not begin and end with presidential elections. After November, we will be turning to another round of local elections; Madison City Council alders are up for election in spring 2017. Throughout all of this, we will continue to build relationships with other students and student organizations on campus through events and collaboration. The state of our organization is strong, which is important as we enter an intense national campaign. We have a lot of work to do on all levels of activism next year, inside and outside the realm of electoral politics. From the presidential election to the Black Lives Matter movement to protesting the UW budget cuts to educating students on voter ID and educating ourselves about our own privilege to local government elections, every and all types of activism we engage in are imperative to progressive ideals. We’ve had a great year this year, we’re going to have a fantastic year next year and I hope you’ll join us. August McGinnity-Wake (a.mcwake@ gmail.com) is a sophomore majoring in political science and economics.

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Wisconsin Democrats have no reason to be excited for 2016 Voter ID laws, donation discrepancies, Republican unity will make left political gains marginal at best by Aaron Reilly Opinion Editor

Down and out are Wisconsin Democrats. Since 2010, this state’s Republicans have scored victory after victory. As the Wisconsin State Journal reports, Wisconsin’s Republicans have won a U.S. Senate seat, three gubernatorial elections, two attorney general elections and control of the Assembly and Senate. It’s hard to see how Democrats have any hope for 2016, but inexplicably, they do. Democrats are buoyed by the fact U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson holds the most vulnerable seat in the U.S. Senate, or in presidential election years, Wisconsin has voted for the Democratic candidate since 1984. They think this trend will hold and Democrats will begin to retake Wisconsin. As someone who usually votes for the Democratic party, I hold no such optimism. The past six years of Wisconsin politics have shifted the state so drastically that, unless there is a major cultural change, this state will remain in Republican control. Several aspects clue one to this outcome — voter ID laws, campaign spending and the 2016 Wisconsin Republican brand. Liberals have said, since their inception, voter ID laws passed signed by Gov. Scott Walker were done in order to suppress the votes of minorities and those most disadvantaged, who tend to vote for Democrats. Republicans have claimed these laws prevent voter fraud, even though multiple studies have proven voter fraud doesn’t exist. One Republican, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Campbellsport, broke ranks when he admitted voter ID will help Republican presidential nominees win Wisconsin. Ultimately, if these sorts of policies help a Republican win one election, they’ll help them win multiple. This conjecture isn’t just my opinion; it’s a reputable fact. A recent study, conducted at UC San Diego, stated, “The results are clear. The effects of voter identification laws are more pronounced and more negative for those on the political left.” Democratic turnout drops, due exclusively to voter ID laws, by 7.7 percent compared to 4.6 percent for Republicans. The liberal-conservative split is even more alarming. With voter ID laws, strong liberals drop in turnout by 10.7 percent compared to 2.8 percent for strong conservatives. How do Democrats win when their base cannot vote?

Photo · Despite the Trump intervention, conservatives have similar views, signaling the strength of the Republican party. Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald Money can be, arguably, a bigger issue for Democrats. David and Charles Koch have, directly or through their organizations, spent 10 of millions of dollars on Wisconsin politics promoting Republicans. There is no sign this mountain of money will run out any time soon. Conversely, one of the Democrats biggest backers — unions — have taken a hit since Act 10, which lead to plummeting union membership. This means less donations and activists for the Democrat’s side. Undoubtedly, the biggest reason why the Republicans will not in the near future have any major losses is because of Wisconsin’s Republican brand. Many see the Donald Trump insertion into the Republican party as a wedge that could tear the party apart. Specifically in Wisconsin, Walker ’s terrible approval ratings have been assessed as a symbol of the weakening of the party. Not only do these dismaying signs play

into Wisconsin Republican’s hands, they illustrate the unity of the party. First up, Donald Trump. Apart from feud Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have, they’re basically the same candidate ideologically. Both are socially pro-life, want Planned Parenthood to be defunded, are against gay marriage vehement Second Amendment supporters and want to rid the country of the Department of Education. Economically, Trump and Cruz recognize the power of the top 1 percent, advocate for a lower corporate tax rate, oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership and oppose raising the minimum wage. Given this information, only minute differences separate Trump and Cruz, differences not big enough to split a party. Since 83.3 percent of Wisconsin either voted for Trump or Cruz, I would say the Republican party has a clear ideology in Wisconsin.

Moving onto Walker ’s poll numbers, there’s a certain caveat within them. Overall, Walker ’s approval rating is 40 percent, but among Republicans, his approval rating is 80 percent. This shows a strong unity within the Wisconsin Republican party. Even though Walker has been a polarizing figure, rubbing many people the wrong way, he’s been able to maintain the support of the Wisconsin Republican base, something very impressive after six tumultuous years as governor. And because of this unity, this money and these voter ID laws, Wisconsin Democrats will have marginal success, at best, in halting the Republican party in 2016. Aaron Reilly (areilly@badgerherald.com) is a freshman majoring in social work and economics. May 3, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 25

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2016 Spring Headliners

Conquering College Award Nothing has rocked UW more in recent years than #TheRealUW. Sparked by UW administration’s lackluster responses to hate and bias incidents, marginalized students got the word out themselves. Using #TheRealUW on social media outlets including Facebook and Twitter, students proved that hate on this campus is not only isolated but systemic — racism is expressed by students and faculty alike. Hashtags trending on social media — think #ItooamUW — have shed light on microaggressions at UW before, but #TheRealUW is different. Not only is this movement revealing hateful

Firing Blanks Award Nearly a year after tenure was removed from state statute, drastically weakening it while broadening the grounds on which tenured faculty members can be fired, UW finally has a provision in place to re-extend protection to faculty members. To try to restore some of the protections that were removed by the state in July 2015, the UW System created a task force to create new tenure policies. In their March meeting, the Board of Regents voted to accept system-wide policy changes that allow for faculty termination by the discretion of each UW System school’s administration, which some professors dubbed “fake tenure.” Then, the Board of Regents approved of UW-Madison-specific tenure policies at their April meeting, following months 26 • badgerherald.com • May 3, 2016

of heated discussion about how to toe the line between adhering to the state Legislature and maintaining the academic freedoms of faculty members. The policy changes allow UW administration to lay off faculty members for program and budget changes, while also outlining procedures for termination. It also still allows for UW researchers to continue openly inquiring into topics, without fear of repercussions, according to Blank’s blog post. For continually falling short on expanding university-specific tenure, and still ultimately failing to shield UW faculty and researchers from the chopping block, we award the Board of

microaggressions, it’s instigating change. Would Chancellor Rebecca Blank have signed mandatory cultural competency training for all administration without #TheRealUW? The answer: definitely not. This isn’t a passing trend either. Since the incident that sparked the hashtag, which occurred on March 13, #TheRealUW has dominated our news scene, has been reported on nationally, inspired dozens of letters to the editor and proved, if nothing else, there is a serious problem at UW. And with that, for taking over this university’s hearts and minds, we give #TheRealUW the Conquering College Award.

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The Bern is Catching Award What a time to be a tuition-paying college student in Wisconsin. On one side we’ve been swamped with prophecies of national free college brought to us by a somewhat messiahesque U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont. On the other side, we’ve got good old Walker and the rest of Wisconsin’s Legislature hopping on the anti-tuition bandwagon. One of the state Legislature’s grand schemes is to introduce the “Wisconsin

Promise,” which would give in-state students an all-expenses paid trip to a college degree courtesy of the state’s bank account. As peachy as that sounds, the catch is that the student must be employed within three months after graduation to receive this funding. Sure, nothing is ever really free, but to drop an entire collegiate career’s worth of debt on a student who can’t find a job within about 90 days after graduation doesn’t sound terribly “promising.” And like a new age Henry Ford and his assembly line, Walker’s big idea is to reduce

the price of higher education by reducing the time students spend gaining a degree. This high efficiency education would focus more on training students for the workforce instead of teaching them how to think, essentially turning the UW System into the Technical College of Wisconsin System. It’s not hard to see the state has a ways to go in terms of solving the myth of college affordability, but at least we’re going somewhere. And for that, we give Walker and the rest of Wisconsin’s Legislature the Bern is Catching Award.

Award Withheld This was a semester marred by numerous instances of hate and bias. From the taping of swastikas to a Jewish student’s dorm room door, to multiple instances of vandalism, stereotypical “war chants” at a Native American community gathering for victims of sexual assault and most recently, anti-Semitic graffiti on and off campus, UW has been forced to acknowledge a reality we’ve been sweeping under the rug: systemic racial issues exist here. While UW as a campus community is finally beginning to recognize these issues, we still have a long way to go to address

them. It’s on every single one of us to educate ourselves on these issues, to act as advocates within our own social circles and spheres of influence and to end racism and bigotry where they are accessible to us — among our friend groups and peer networks. It’s good to recognize these are real issues, but more must be done. Because there has yet to be measurable progress from students in addressing these systemic racial issues, we have chosen to withhold an award for UW’s privileged masses.

Zombie Award Voter ID is the gift that keeps on giving. After Gov. Scott Walker first signed the law in 2011, a legal shitshow ensued almost immediately. The confusing back-and-forth even featured a brief appearance from the U.S. Supreme Court, which temporarily blocked the legislation in 2014. The judicial and partisan brawls were

so drawn-out that this year’s spring primary marked the first statewide election with the voter ID requirement. It appears the measure has yet to stop any malicious criminals hell-bent on destroying democracy via in-person voter fraud (probably because they don’t exist). In an ironic — but totally expected — twist, it did enable democracy’s diminishment by disenfranchising Democratic-leaning populations, including

students, which, according to U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Campbellsport, was the legislation’s original intention in the first place. It’s great to know that nearly five years and a decent chunk of taxpayer dollars went toward defending a law literally designed to suppress otherwise eligible voters. For this voter ID measure’s tendency to resurrect when it should have just stayed dead, we award voter ID the Zombie Award.

Never Change Award Year in and year out, rain or shine, students come out and join in the yearly conglomeration that is Mifflin. The beer, the mud, the music and, of course, the obligatory selfie with a police officer patrolling the party. Despite Madison Police Department Chief Mike Koval stating earlier he wanted to help bring an end to the yearly block party, Mifflin raged on. The fact of the matter is Mifflin is going to happen every year, whether Koval and MPD want it or not.

The best way for MPD to handle Mifflin is to do what they did last year and this year. They kept people from harming themselves or others, while still allowing students of UW to have a good time. Mifflin will never die; Mifflin will never change. So, for never changing, come rain, come shine or come a higher police presence, we give the Mifflin Block Party the Never Change Award, because Mifflin, you’re beautiful the way you are.

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Male athlete of the semester: Ethan Happ makes big splash in debut Forward’s breakout season came earlier than expected, ended with Big Ten Freshman of the Year honor by David Hayes Sports Staff Writer

Freshman Ethan Happ’s decision to redshirt last year may have salvaged Wisconsin’s season this year. For the better part of this season, Happ’s name was chained to comparisons of previous Badger great, Frank Kaminsky. Every time Happ was mentioned, immediate comments loaded with similarities to last year ’s national player of the year followed. But for Happ, living up to the expectations left by one of the greatest basketball players in school history would only prove half the battle during his first year on the court. Understanding the value of learning from — rather than competing against — eventual first round draft picks Sam Dekker and Kaminsky in last year ’s campaign led Happ to redshirt his first season with the Badgers. “Going against Frank and Nigel [Hayes] and Sam 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. Under new head coach Greg Gard, Happ quickly began to blossom into the player that many fans had expected to see one day, but certainly not this soon into his career. The forward began to rattle off doubledoubles night after night, finishing the season with yet another freshman school record by claiming 10 of these feats in one season. All of a sudden a team that had started conference play in shambles, losing four of its first five games, was turning into a legitimate contender after rolling to a seven-game win streak. After Happ’s game-winning layup against Michigan State, Wisconsin would finish the regular season with 11 wins and only two losses, both of which came against top-15 opponents on the road. Happ’s integral role in the team’s success did not go unnoticed nationally either. Despite competition against freshmen projected as first-round NBA draft picks, Happ’s 12.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game earned him the 2016 Big 10 Freshman of the Year award, becoming only the second player in school history to achieve this honor. He was named to the conference AllDefensive Team after leading the Big Ten in steals. Now with the team’s leading scorer junior forward Hayes uncertain about his future in Madison, Happ’s sophomore season could serve as a glimpse into the future success of University of Wisconsin’s men’s basketball for years to come.

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Female athlete of the semester: Ann-Renée Desbiens dominates in goal Record-setting junior goaltender continued to shine in crease in 2016 as women’s hockey team returned to Frozen Four by Kristen Larson Sports Staff Writer

Wisconsin women’s hockey goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens not only had one of the best season in Wisconsin hockey history, but in the collegiate history of the sport. To start, Desbiens is an official NCAA record holder, earning the most shutouts by a goalie during a single season with her 21 goalless outings this year. This number is a record for both men’s and women’s hockey, putting Desbiens above all other collegiate goaltenders. These shutouts helped propel her team to their second-place ranking nationally and first-place ranking within the WCHA. Desbiens’ superb goal-tending allowed the Badgers to begin the season with a ninegame shutout streak, helping build momentum and team confidence. Desbiens also boasted a .960 save percentage on the year, blocking 701 shots she faced at goal. She only allowed 29 goals the entire season, an incredible .76 points per game. The student athlete was also recognized collegiately for her superb goaltending this year by the NCAA when she was nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award, which goes to the best female in hockey. While she didn’t end up taking the award home, there is still no doubt she was not only among the best goalies in the sport, but overall players as well. The star goalie — who not only has the lowest points allowed ratio in the WCHA, but also has one of the highest save percentages in the league — is a favorite for the 2018 Winter Olympics for her native Canada. National competitions are nothing foreign to Desbiens. She competed in the 2015 IIHF World Championships, which helped her team secure the silver that year. She also boasted a 93.1 percentage save record in that the tournament. Now, with one final season left with the Badgers, Desbiens still has plenty of time to keep breaking records and setting new goals for the next generation of goalies to reach, and Badger fans will be happy to have her around for one more season. From the constant shouting of “Ann-Renée is bae” from Badger fans to the creative signs in French, it is clear the Wisconsin home crowd is more than fond of No. 30 in the crease.

Photo · Desbiens’ record-shattering season helped lead Wisconsin to a third straight Frozen Four appearance. Her reliable play was a major reason she was named a Patty Kazmaier Award finalist. Elliot Moormann The Badger Herald

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Pair of former Wisconsin swimmers eyeing trip to Rio Olympics Weiss, Martin look to be first Badgers to swim for USA since 2004; fate will be decided at trials in late June by Nick Brazzoni Sports Editor

It was the 2012 United States Olympic Trials for swimming in Omaha, Nebraska, and University of Wisconsin swimmer Michael Weiss was having a breakout summer before his final year as a student athlete. His breakout summer, however, was not enough to get him to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He finished fifth in the 400-meter individual medley that year. But what that placing did do, was give him the confidence to continue to

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pursue his goal. This time, he had no doubt that the Olympics were within reach. What was once a dream, had now become a reality. “I just put belief in myself and just had that extra leap of confidence, knowing that I am better than the person next to me every time I am racing someone,” Weiss said. “Every day at a meet I know that this is my race to win, this is my spot to gain.” Now, Weiss, along with fellow former UW swimmer Ivy Martin are in a position to potentially compete on a swimmer’s biggest stage at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in August. For Martin, who was a student athlete at Wisconsin from 2011-15 and just graduated last May, she didn’t see the possibility of swimming in the Olympics as being a realistic goal going into school. It wasn’t until halfway through her college career that she realized it was attainable. By that time, she was receiving plenty of All-Big Ten and All-American honors for her performance in the pool, and it was time for her to next do what she believed she could accomplish to the next level. “I didn’t know I was going to swim an extra year and try to make the Olympic team, but with my improvement in college, it kind of became more realistic,” Martin said. “It’s pretty surreal, just thinking about the opportunity to actually go to Rio.” Both swimmers have spent the past few months training at Wisconsin with both the university’s swim team and the United States’ national team, as the Olympic trials approach in late June. Both swimmers have been very excited about coming back to UW to train with their former

college team. These young student athletes continue to push them every day. “It’s been great because I love the energy and the atmosphere of training with the college team,” Weiss said. “We have the young guys, the upand-comers, that are getting fast and they have so much energy day in and day out, and that’s great for me.” Weiss has had plenty of experience swimming on a national level, as he was named to the U.S. national team in 2012. But for Martin, this is something completely new, and it has been a major life adjustment. Just one year ago, she was preparing to graduate from college. “It’s a huge lifestyle change for me, just not having that same routine that I had for the four prior years of going to class, doing homework,” Martin said. “I’ve had to figure out the daily routine that’s worked for me where I’m not too sedentary between practices, but also not driving myself crazy by only focusing on swimming.” Now, according to both Weiss and Martin, a lot of the hard work is out of the way. They have a few more weeks of hard training, and then they will get ready for trials by starting to focus on the little things that need fine tuning. The closer that time comes, every little bit of rest helps. Martin even said that she will have to make sure she isn’t walking too much as she recovers from practice to practice. “It’s just focusing on the details like nutrition and getting enough sleep, making sure I recover so I’m able to perform at each practice,” Martin said. “The closer we get, the more I’ll have to focus on that stuff.” The hope is that all the hard work and preparation pays off for the swimmers. While

they are fighting for their own pride, they are also fighting for the pride of their alma mater. Wisconsin has not sent a swimmer to the Summer Olympics since 2004, the only year the a woman swimmer has gone. While junior Matt Hutchins has already qualified for the New Zealand National Team, both Weiss and Martin remain driven to live out their dreams by representing the United States. “That’s been in my mind for a while,” Weiss said. “When I was a student here, it was my dream. It’s been the goal to just be able to come here, be a Badger and then be able to go represent Wisconsin in the Olympics.”

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Q&A: Ross James talks second trip to Olympics, rowing with his twin Brothers head back to world’s biggest stage after falling just short in 2012 by Nick Brazzoni Sports Editor

After falling .3 seconds short of a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics in London as part of the United States men’s eight team, former University of Wisconsin rowers Ross and Grant James are in the process of making a return to the world’s biggest stage for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The twin brothers attended UW from 2005-09 and walked on the men’s rowing team. They were part of the varsity eight boat that won a national championship in 2008 and also won gold at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships that same year. The Badger Herald caught up with Ross James to talk about how they got started rowing, the journey back to the Olympics and what it’s like to row with your twin brother for a decade. The Badger Herald: Going back to when you started rowing at Wisconsin, you were walk-ons to the sport, what got you interested? They basically send out recruiting letters to everyone who is tall. Is that what happened for you? Ross James: I did get one of those letters. It was a postcard in the mail that said if we were over 6-foot-2, we should try rowing, and we both thought “let’s try it.” At the time, I didn’t even known what rowing was — it was my first introduction. It was definitely something my brother and I fell into. We were good at it and we just kept getting better. Each

step took us closer to another level and we had a great experience. BH: Can you talk about what it’s been like rowing with your twin brother for this long? RJ: Rowing with my brother has been a terrific experience, especially in college when we were just walk-ons, we had someone to compete against always. It was nice to have family around because most people never have family around when they’re training and you rarely have the chance to go home. But it’s also difficult at times. If you have a bad row with a teammate, you just think, “We missed this one. Let’s regroup for the next one.” When you’re siblings, there’s no barriers, so you immediately go to anger. We’ve had some heated moments in the pairs, and anybody would. It’s been good times and bad times, but right now, we are on the upswing. BH: Back to present day, what does the time between now and the actual trials look like for you then? RJ: We have about eight weeks, and we’ve set up the schedule to build a little bit of progression into racing again. You never want to red line [go full speed] all the time because that will burn you out. You have to try and peak at the right time, so right now is more longer, distancebased, aerobic and fitness-oriented training. [this is messy] As we get closer, we’ll start adding in a little more intensity and then just before [the Olympics] you start really cranking out some of the hard

stuff to really prep for racing. [make this sound better] BH: Have there been any major differences in preparation from your first trip to the Olympics in 2012 and now? RJ: Absolutely. I think the process last time was a lot different than this time, and that’s only natural since there’s a change of coaches, administration and athletes. It will never be the same. Last time, it was a similar situation in which we still had to qualify in the eight, but it was run in a different manner and so you just kind of have to work with what you have. BH: Is it difficult not getting complacent or overconfident this time around? RJ: Your perspective is much different and it’s very interesting. The first time around, you just don’t understand the gravity of the situation. Once you go, you realize that all the other races you did were child’s play compared to the big stage. The second time around you’ve gotten over the goal of getting there and the goal is now to win a medal. When that’s the goal, the pressure builds because you know how difficult it is to accomplish. BH: Could you describe what that experience in London was like? RJ: London was great. It was quite the experience standing there at the closing ceremonies after it was all said and done, because I knew I had to try again. Knowing I had to go through four more years just to try this again. We came in

fourth in London, and I knew we were capable of winning a medal. We thought we needed one more shot. BH: When you were looking to the next four year, was it difficult knowing you had to do everything all over again? RJ: Rowing is a sport of delayed gratification. You have to take it one year at a time. The long term investment could drive you nuts. We just approached it one week at a time, and if you can survive that week, you’ll build it up over time. It’s daunting, but you’re encountering new experiences. BH: Going back to around the time when you first started rowing, did you ever think that something like this would be even close to attainable? RJ: No. Never. Even as a kid, the Olympics was something you just watched on TV. I didn’t have any physical connection to it. And even as I was rowing in college, it wasn’t something that I thought, “Winning a gold medal is my goal.” It was just trying to be the best at where I was. In college, we had a great opportunity that led us to a national championship. Then the next step from that was the Under-23s, which is like the minor leagues of rowing, and we won a world championship there. The Olympic team was next. As the years go by, the intensity and the pressure builds, and that’s when you start realizing that this is for real. But you don’t actually get it until you’re there. It’s much bigger than you think.

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Bronson Koenig’s last-second three pointer to lift the No. 7 Badgers over No. 2 Xavier and into the Sweet 16 was one of the more memorable moments in Wisconsin basketball history. While Ben Brust’s three over Michigan and last year ’s victory over Kentucky are definitely at the top of the list, this historic moment is not out of contention. For anyone who actually watched the final five minutes and 40 seconds of the game without having a heart attack, the

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shot probably pushed them over the edge. The Badgers trailed by eight points with a little less than six minutes remaining, and Koenig’s pair of threes with less then a minute left capped off the unbelievable run. NCAA.com ranked it as one the top five most memorable moments from this year ’s tournament and CBS’s special “One Shining Moment” montage headlined it as one of the best finishes all year.

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While a second-straight Frozen Four for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team was a testament to yet another dominant season, the Badger faithful were expecting a different headline at the end of this year: a national championship. Head coach Mark Johnson and junior goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens helped lead the veteran squad to a WCHA regular-season and tournament titles, but fell short 3-2 to rival Minnesota in the NCAA semifinals. Desbiens set the all-time record for most shutouts in a single season and was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the best goaltender in the 32 • badgerherald.com • May 3, 2016

country. On top of that, the Badgers started the season a resounding 30-2-1 and finished the season a perfect 21-0-0 at home. But despite the accolades and accomplishments this team achieved this season, another trip to the Frozen Four was seen as a step below their eventual goal. That being said, their finish as one of the top four teams in the country is certainly noteworthy and well deserved. With Johnson returning for another year, expect this team to reload and be back in the drivers seat for another Frozen Four come next season.

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This winter was not a big positive for both men’s hockey and women’s basketball, for a number of reasons. Each team limped to last place in their respective Big Ten conference standings and lost in the first round of their conference tournaments after subpar regularseason records. Almost immediately following the final whistle of the season for either squads, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez decided it was time for a change. March 27, it was announced former Badger legend Tony Granato would be the new men’s hockey head coach and his brother Don Granato and Mark Osiecki would join on as assistants after long-time coach Mike Eaves

than enough to put away any doubts about the year. Head coach Paul Chryst finished out his first year at the helm with an impressive victory over a solid team and the top-ranked scoring defense in the country.This all came despite on and off the field issues with star running back Corey Clement and a limited recruiting season given the time restrictions of his hiring. Despite the departure of defensive coordinator Dave Aranda some time later, this tense win for the Badgers cemented this season as a positive and gave the Badger faithful some promise entering next season.

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was fired. The three hires have been widely accepted by the Badger fan base and should be excellent coaches for a particularly young roster, especially considering the NHL and college experience shared between the trio. Only a day following the announcement, it was released that Jonathan Tsipis would be the new women’s basketball coach after five-year coach Bobbie Kelsey was fired. Tsipis was attributed with bringing the George Washington University women’s team back from the brink and is promising for a struggling program in Madison. All in all, exciting hires were made for two teams in dire need of rebirths.

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