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With Republican’s gaining control of all legislative bodies on the state and federal level, experts warn President Barack Obama’s efforts to permanently protect Planned Parenthood will likely be ineffective in Wisconsin.

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

Thursday 12/111/ It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Vilas Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10 Figure + Protohype at Majestic, 9 p.m., $20

Tuesday 11/29 What We Know, What We Missed, What’s Next at Discovery Building, 5:30 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 11/30 Open Mic Night at The Sett, 8:30 p.m., FREE

Thursday 12/1 Amanda Shires at Frequency, 7 p.m., $15

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Young Frankenstein (1974) at The Marquee, 8:30 p.m., FREE

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Whitney at Majestic, 9 p.m., $15

1st Annual Players Ball: Battle of the DJs at Memorial Union, 8 p.m., FREE

Sunday 13/4 Polish Film Festival at The Marquee, All Day, FREE Courtesy of Comedy Works

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Greg Fitzsimmons at The Comedy Club on State, 8 p.m., $15 Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band at High Noon Saloon, 8:30 p.m., $15

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UW students of color work to develop creative outlets for expression Amid feelings of uncertainty, new platforms give voice to marginalized communities, encourage dialogue among community

by Nicole Ki Reporter

With the election of Donald Trump and recent controversial racially charged incidents occurring on campus, students of color have expressed feeling unsafe at the University of Wisconsin. To give themselves a voice and a place of security on campus, minority students have built their own spaces at UW. New platforms like Melanin Speaking and Let’s Talk UW serve as outlets and provide a sense of community for students of color, as well as provide an opportunity to educate the majority white student body. Last semester, a group of students established The Black Voice, an online platform meant to stimulate conversations about racial injustices and disparities. The two new outlets, Melanin Speaking and Let’s Talk UW, pick up on this trend of creating a dialogue, but take two different approaches to doing so. The Black Voice provides safe space for conversation, comfort from ‘mainstream’ campus Led by Lauren Gonitzke, a senior majoring in English creative writing, and Samantha Adams, a junior majoring in English creative writing and gender and women’s studies, Melanin Speaking is an open-submission multicultural student blog established this semester. Submissions encompass poetry, art and personal anecdotes. The title of the blog is meant to reflect its intent

to be a space for students with darker complexion to tell their own stories and make their voices heard. As outreach coordinator at the Campus Women’s Center, Adams works to create and provide exclusive physical spaces for people with varying identities. Adams said the goal of Melanin Speaking is to create an “intentional space” exclusively for students of color. “One of my first events with the Campus Women’s Center was a conversation on black beauty and having only black women allowed in that space was new to me because I wasn’t used to actively saying ‘No this is only for this group of people right now,’” Adams said. “I feel like Melanin Speaking is another way to create those intentional spaces.” Gonitzke started Melanin Speaking because she feels that students of color often have to advertise their cultural identity to get into mainstream white publications. As an Asian American student on campus, Gonitzke believes it is important that Melanin Speaking is only for students of color because the experience of a person of color on campus is distinct from the experience of a white student on campus. “This is a white majority campus and I feel like although people do have many intersections, the only intersection that they [white people] can’t have that people of color have is being a person of color,” Gonitzke said. “People of color experience

every single intersection that white people also do.” Let’s Talk UW, another platform to allow students of color to tell their own stories, was a one day discussion based event held Nov. 19. Led by Navneet Kaur, a senior majoring in community and nonprofit leadership, and Hana Lee, a senior majoring in athletic training, the one-time event engaged the student body in discussions about race and intersectionality. Let’s Talk UW was made for an outreach project requirement for Intercultural Dialogues, a sociology class Kaur and Lee are taking that is largely discussion based on multicultural issues. Through submissions in the form of poems, personal anecdotes and little excerpts, Kaur and Lee wanted to keep the platform open for people of all intersectional identities. The event was open to students of all races, including those who are not a part of marginalized communities. “We do not want to limit it to just marginalized people because the bigger message is that it is important for everyone to understand that you have a space,” Kaur said. “You are important and you will be safe because you have people.” Lee believes that though platforms are important to have, it is equally important for people with privilege to be open minded to hearing other voices. In hopes to create and maintain comfortable spaces for students of color and other identities, platforms like Let’s Talk UW and Melanin

Photo · Students gathered in the multicultural center for Let’s Talk UW Nov. 19. Nicole Ki The Badger Herald Speaking are looking to unite artists of color and give them an outlet to empower themselves. “There’s this concept of using your privilege to speak but I think what needs to be understood along with that is using your privilege to allow someone else to speak,” Kaur said. “That’s when you have to realize that the people being oppressed need to speak for themselves and you can allow them to do that.”

Obama’s ruling to protect Planned Parenthood to have small state impact Experts say federal efforts won’t affect Wisconsin, stronger Republican control expected to push pro-life goals forward

by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

President Barack Obama’s efforts to permanently protect Planned Parenthood funding will have no impact in Wisconsin as experts believe the state’s Republican legislature will keep tight restrictions on Wisconsin Planned Parenthood locations. Obama proposed a rule in September that would prevent states from defunding Planned Parenthood because some of its clinics offer abortion services or for any other political reasons. Though the rule has not yet come into effect, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin spokesperson Iris Riis said it would have no impact on Planned Parenthood-related laws that have already passed. “The Republican led state legislature has been attacking Planned Parenthood’s funding any way they can think of,” Riis said. “None of these laws they’ve passed would be affected by [Obama’s proposal].” Wisconsin’s Republican legislators eliminated state funding for Planned Parenthood in January, requiring the organization to apply for Title X funds — a federal grant providing family planning and preventive health services that Planned Parenthood used to receive freely. Riis

said legislators also increased prices of drugs and abortion services that Medicaid reimbursed patients for. In January, the Wisconsin Senate voted in favor of two bills that defunded Planned Parenthood and other state abortion providers, these were later signed into law. This limited Planned Parenthood to three clinics across Wisconsin. While Obama’s rule cannot change these laws, the rule will prevent further defunding of the organization. But President-elect Donald Trump and reelected Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will stand to support pro-life efforts, making it difficult for Obama’s ruling to go through. Now that the nation has an even stronger Republicancontrolled government, Wisconsin Right to Life Executive Director Heather Weininger said unborn babies will be protected from Democrat abortion “extremism.” “With the pro-life victories we have gained, the unborn babies of Wisconsin and America are the true winners,” Weininger said. Pro-Life Wisconsin Director Dan Miller said in a statement that Republican victories in the 2016 election will mean that Wisconsin can finally deem unborn babies “legal persons” who have all protections that any other person does. He said Pro-Life Wisconsin will work toward helping

elected leaders continue protecting unborn children and advocating against pro-choice. But Eliza Cussen, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, said Trump’s Administration might further restrict access to healthcare “as basic as birth control.” Currently, if any health providers in Wisconsin want to receive federal funds for family planning services they must avoid mentioning abortion to their patients, she said. Riis said even if Obama’s ruling has a minimal impact in Wisconsin, it shows an important clarification of the Obama Administration’s priority to ensure that Planned Parenthood centers across the country can protect their funding. Since the state’s biennial budget will be decided in 2017, Cussen said pro-choice advocates must ensure that policies restricting reproductive rights do not go into the budget bill. “We must show them that this is not the case,” Cussen said. “We will show the antichoice extremists in the State Capitol that they cannot continue to erode women’s constitutional rights.” Riis said it is likely the rule would pass, but the stronger Republican-controlled federal and state governments could try to repeal it. The rule

has been created such that laws that have already passed will not be affected. There is, however, a possibility that new bills based on this rule will be introduced in Wisconsin during the new legislative session.

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Photo · Dreams of snow are far off as the capitol rises high above Madison’s isthmus on a sunny day in late November. Aaron Hathaway The Badger Herald

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Student organization connects school children with science mentors UW junior launched student chapter of role model program this semester, hopes to encourage students of all races to become scientists by Cadence Bambenek Campus Editor

A new student organization is looking to inspire a love of science in middle school students around Madison by connecting them with University of Wisconsin student mentors. The student organization, which UW junior Seah Buttar launched this semester, branches off an existing program, Adult Role Models in Science. ARMS is a collaboration between WISCIENCE and the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison that was created in 1990 to connect youth with area scientists. When she first stepped on campus as a freshman, Buttar said she knew she wanted to continue the commitment to volunteering she developed in high school. Buttar approached the Morgridge Center for Public Service. With her desire to volunteer and her intentions to pursue medicine, the center pushed Buttar to enroll in Biology 375, a service learning course dedicated to engaging elementary and middle school students in science. Biology 375 is actually an extension of UW’s ARMS program, course instructor Dolly Ledin

said. Ledin, ARMS director, said the program pulls on a network of scientists in the area, from the Department of Natural Resources to UW researchers and professors, and connects them with students around Madison. Many students come from backgrounds that didn’t provide science role models in their lives, Buttar said. ARMS focuses on filling in that gap to build the confidence in kids that they can do science. Buttar, who has enrolled in Biology 375 every semester, has become something of a co-instructor to Ledin in the course, helping to coordinate volunteer opportunities and lesson plans. Buttar’s involvement in the class inspired her to launch a student chapter of ARMS to expand the mentorship opportunities beyond the structure of the biology course. Just like the Biology 375 class, students interested in the ARMS student chapter don’t have to be pursuing STEM majors, Buttar said. Some mentors are pursuing degrees in education, others have an interest in working with kids. “We do a lot of STEM-related majors here who don’t necessarily know how to teach science, and that’s something I definitely struggled with, too,” Buttar said. “You don’t know how much first

graders know, sometimes they know way more than you or ask questions that you definitely don’t know the answer to.” In any given week, Buttar said, about 20 students volunteer through the ARMS student chapter in some capacity. Buttar said running ARMS as a student organization simply takes setting up the opportunities for students to work with area elementary, middle school and community centers looking for mentorship in science for their students. Surprisingly, Buttar said, part of her job as a volunteer in the classrooms has just been teaching the teachers how to feel comfortable instructing the students in science. At the elementary level Wisconsin doesn’t require the instruction of science and so many of the teachers don’t have experience planning lessons around science to engage students. Science is oftentimes neglected because the teachers are teaching to the explicit benchmarks students are expected to meet in other subjects, like reading and math, Buttar said. For students who don’t do well in subjects like reading or math, science gives them a chance to learn with a hands-on approach, Buttar said. And,

Buttar explained, some students with behavioral issues work well in groups because they can bounce ideas off each other and end up excelling in science. When she was initially enrolled in the service learning course the fall semester of her Freshman year, Buttar said her motivation to re-enroll in the course came after one particularly poignant experience while tutoring a group of students in an after school program. To introduce the subject of science, Buttar said she asked a group of students, what they thought a scientist was. “I was expecting [them to say] ‘plant people,’ ‘doctors,’ ‘dentists,’ ‘astronauts,’” Buttar said. But one of the student’s response was “white.” This pushed Buttar to continue to be involved in ARMS. To Buttar, it’s important all students feel like they can pursue a career in science, uninhibited by stereotypes. “You can hear about these things and you know that there’s disparity, in the STEM fields especially, but then to actually experience that really motivated me to care and want to change that so that no kid would say something like that [again].”

Lack of transportation funds create problems for those with disabilities Traveling, seeking medical attention more difficult without public transit options, Walker says he will continue to invest

by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

Wisconsin’s lack of transportation funds has disproportionally impacted people with disabilities. Many people are unable to drive because of disabilities or because they cannot afford a car, Barbara Beckert, Disability Rights Wisconsin director, said. Such people rely on public transportation options like Paratransit to get around, but these options have been disappearing over time, she said. “Wisconsin has not prioritized increasing funds for transportation for people with disabilities,” Beckert said. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, entities that receive federal assistance must use those funds to help individuals with disabilities access resources just as easily as individuals without disabilities, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Transit Chief Ian Ritz said. In Madison, entities like Madison Metro provide public transportation opportunities to everyone. It is relatively easier for people with disabilities in urban areas, like Madison, to access public transportation, Beckert said. But public transportation options have decreased or do not exist in many parts of the state, negatively affecting those with disabilities. Ritz said there are quite a few programs

that provide transportation accommodating individuals with disabilities in rural areas. One such program provides transportation funding assistance to every county based on the percentage of individuals with disabilities and seniors living there. Ritz said the program has been “fairly successful” in providing transit services throughout the state. Beckert said Wisconsin’s transportation system also needs to be better coordinated on state, regional and local levels. Some public transportation only circulates within a particular county, which is inconvenient for people who need to travel outside that region. Ritz said improving coordination on all levels is a priority for the Wisconsin DOT and one that they’re working toward. Some people with disabilities and elderly adults are covered under Medicaid, which includes providing transportation to and from their medical appointments, Beckert said. Wisconsin Department of Health Services and MTM organize these transportation services but both companies have not been coordinating very well, she said. Some patients cannot get timely access to their appointments, which negatively impacts their health. Beckert said state lawmakers should restore transit operating aid, which serves as a funding source for transportation, but Wisconsin Department of Transportation did not request new funds for transit aid for the 2017-19 budget.

She said Disability Rights Wisconsin has recommended an $18.8 million increase in this aid to counter DOT’s inaction. Another service called Specialized Transportation Assistance Program provides assistance to older adults and people with disabilities. There has been an increase in funding for this program, but it’s not enough, Beckert said. “Wisconsin’s aging population is growing significantly,” Beckert said. “We would like to see a more significant increase in transport for them as well.” Wisconsin DOT requested approximately $13 million in its 2017-19 budget request. Ritz said the request includes a two percent increase annually during the biennium for transportation for individuals with disabilities and seniors. This amounts to nearly $260,000 extra each year. While this is not as much money as Beckert said is necessary, Ritz said these

extra funds will help address the transportation challenges that people with disabilities face. Beckert said people with disabilities should speak up about problems they face. She said their stories will highlight the importance of transportation in their lives. Gov. Scott Walker said in a statement that he will continue to invest in accessible transportation so people with disabilities can work competitively in their communities. “We recognize Wisconsinites with developmental disabilities offer a diverse set of strengths and skills that benefit their communities as a whole,” Walker said.

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field notes UW scientists develop innovative new technique to cool organs

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Cooling before transplant necessary to remove excess fat, repair tissues; strategy could replace ‘crude’ system that relies on ice by Riley Steinbrenner Science and Technology Writer

Transplant surgeons can finally move out of the ice age. Every year, 25,000 people receive a new organ. Since the ‘60s surgeons have depended on one precarious factor, ice, to make successful transplants — until now. A team of four University of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Design students have created an innovative solution to eliminate the need for ice during the critical stage of cooling an organ before surgery, a process that ranges from half an hour to several hours. Each semester, the UW BME Design program connects students with medical professionals to solve clinical problems using resources the Morgridge Institute for Research Fab Lab provides. Biomedical engineering undergraduates Annie Yang, Monse Calixto, Alex Craig and Reed Bjork, with the help of Fab Lab senior engineers George Petry and Robert Swader created the new cooling strategy. Instead of lying an organ directly on a bed of sterile ice and cooling solution, Morgridge Fab Lab director Kevin Eliceiri said the new design allows the surgeon to dial in a desired temperature for the cooling solution that circulates in a sterile, stainless-steel basin beneath the operating table. An imprinted tray, designed to fit the shape of the organ, is placed on top of the cooler to eliminate the need for an extra pair of hands to hold the organ in place and keep it chilled at a consistent temperature during operation,

Eliceiri said. Last year, UW chair of transplant surgery Dr. Dixon Kaufman and his colleague proposed the need for a more advanced and efficient organ cooling system to the BME Design program. Kaufman, who has practiced surgery for more than three decades, wondered why, in this day in age, surgeons across the world are still using something as rudimentary as ice to preserve organs. “Some of the best engineering can be working on an obvious challenge and realizing that a better way needs to exist,” Eliceiri said. “Usually the people that best identify these problems are those who engaged in the process.” Cooling an organ before transplant is imperative for removing excess fat, repairing tissues and veins, and keeping the organ stable overall before it is implanted. But when only ice is used in the cooling process, Kaufman said surgeons do not know when the organ reaches unsafe temperature levels because ice is a highly variable and arbitrary way of cooling. “The current system is rather crude in that we throw a bunch of ice into a bowl … and try to keep it cool to preserve [the organ] without any kind of monitoring of the temperature,” Kaufman said. On top of that, Kaufman said the ice must be sterile because it comes in direct contact with the organ, and even then it is susceptible to melting in the operating room and cause accidental warming of the organ. Temperatures above 39 degrees Fahrenheit,

however, are “injurious” to an organ pretransplant, so regulating temperatures precisely is an essential, but is nearly impossible to do with ice, Kaufman said. That’s where UW biomedical engineering undergraduate seniors Annie Yang and Monse Calixto come in. In spring 2015, Yang and Calixto, along with their fellow BME Design group members, spearheaded the project of determining how to cool the organ without ice — a challenge they were enthusiastic to undertake. “Creating a device that could potentially help a big population [was] a really appealing aspect of the design project,” Calixto said. Yang agreed, adding that she wanted to take on a project that could serve many people, compared to the more personalized design projects she has worked on in the past. With the help of Eliceiri and Fab Lab senior engineers, Yang and Calixto’s group designed the new cooling system that will be both effective and familiar to the surgeons. After three iterations, both Yang and Calixto said there are still improvements to be made on the prototype, but agree it was a learning experience for the entire group. “We are very satisfied how far the prototype has developed and have learned

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tremendously from the design process,” Yang said. “It is remarkable to see the development of cooling technology and how we can harness that for the specific purpose of preserving organs during the transplant procedure.” Before it is patented on a global-scale for human implantation, however, data must be collected on how the cooling system affects tissues of large-size-animal organs, Kaufman said. The BerbeeWalsh Foundation Prototype Pathway at the Fab Lab, which supports “unique, high impact” designs for biomedical and clinical application, Kaufman said, will continue to fund the project to provide the group with state-of-the-art equipment and resources. Both Yang and Calixto believe the project has positively influenced their career aspirations and encourage other students to learn from leaders in their respective fields. “Find individuals, either mentors or advisers, who believe in your potential and can help you refocus … because it’s easy to get sidetracked and discouraged due to the overwhelming pace of the college life,” Yang said. “Surround yourself with positive people, keep working hard, [and] do the best that you can.”

Photo · UW biomedical engineering undergraduate seniors Annie Yang (left) and Monse Calixto spearheaded the organ cooling project with the help of Fab Lab senior engineers George Petry and Robert Swader (center). UW chair of transplant surgery Dr. Dixon Kaufman (right) and his colleague proposed the idea last spring.

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Nonprofit provides professional training to artists with disabilities ArtWorking in Madison celebrates 10th year, offers participants career opportunities, support for developing small businesses by Maija Inveiss City Editor

For the past 10 years, ArtWorking in Madison has provided professional development services to artists with cognitive disabilities. As a way to give those with cognitive disabilities a chance to have real careers, ArtWorking creates programs designed to help improve professional abilities. ArtWorking is part of Work Opportunity in Rural Communities, Inc., a nonprofit organization that puts individuals with disabilities into jobs in Dane County. According to the National Service Inclusion Project, cognitive disabilities generally refer to disabilities which impact mental processes, such as dyslexia, aphasia and learning disabilities. In 2013, approximately 4.4 percent of people ages 18-64 reported to have a cognitive disability in the United States, according to the 2014 Disability Statistics Annual Report. Lance Owens, director of ArtWorking, said he spent a lot of time with people with disabilities and realized they did not have access to many good long-term career opportunities. He said many of the options available were janitorial or serviceindustry jobs available. “There weren’t real career opportunities in fields people were passionate about, or there was just a lack,” Owens said. “There weren’t very many meaningful career opportunities.” Owens said his organization offers a mixture of career development and smallbusiness development. He said most of the artists are small-business owners, using the art they create as the main portion of their business. Calling the programs a “cafeteria arrangement,” Owens said participants may choose from a variety based on what they personally need. He said they provide people assistance in their art and business skills. Within developing art, Owens said ArtWorking may help with developing artistic styles or understanding technical processes like creating fabric or digital media. When developing business skills, participants can learn about target markets, business plans, product development and book-keeping. Owens said they have a studio space where artists can work in a larger, more social space or private settings. He said there are about 32 people who use the

space, 26 are artists and there are a couple small-business owners who do not have businesses relating to art. Beth Swedeen, executive director of the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities, said for people with significant disabilities it can be difficult for them to fit in traditional businesses. “At ArtWorking they really show who they are and what they love and then they get the support to make money as well off their art,” Swedeen said. Swedeen said that many of the artists have been able to generate sizable incomes from their businesses. Owens said one of the artists is currently participating in the Wisconsin Triennial, a state-wide juried exhibition with the best artists in Wisconsin. He said it is competitive, with most participants being professionally-trained artists or professors at the various universities. To his knowledge, Owens said this is the first time an artist with a disability has been given the chance to showcase art at the Triennial as well as the first time a selftaught artist has made it into the Triennial. “It’s the first time in my experience working with people with disabilities that I can think of somebody with a developmental disability competing for a job against a person without a disability on an open playing field and actually beating them out,” Owens said. Owens said often when people with disabilities get hired, they have to do things others did not want to do. He said it is extremely rare for someone with a disability to win a position everyone wants. Owens said ArtWorking is one of the few programs that allows people to participate in community employment while letting those with disabilities compete with nondisabled people in the community. He said they do a lot of art events or art shows in the community. The participants, Owens said, are able to make a living doing a career they want to do instead of have to do. “It’s important because it allows people with disabilities to do what they love and earn a living in a way that’s the way they want to do it,” Owens said. Swedeen said she wishes more support and employment providers would adopt programs similar to ArtWorking. She said she does not know of others who provide this kind of opportunity. There are a lot of people who have artistic talent, but are not getting the same

opportunities, Swedeen said. Swedeen’s daughter is among one of the artists at ArtWorking. Swedeen said her daughter started a beading business at 9-years-old and wanted to continue working around other artists and ended up loving ArtWorking.

The support of the program, Swedeen said makes a successful environment for the artists working in the studio. “Every time I walk in there my mood goes up. Every time,” Swedeen said. “You can’t not be happy there.”

Photo · In 2013, approximately 4.4 percent of people in the U.S. ages 18-64 reported having a cognitive disability. Photos courtesy of ArtWorking

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City, campus organizations push for more people to compost leftovers Student-run programs educate community about proper waste elimination, shed light on options for disposing of food scraps

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As Thanksgiving leftovers become too much to stomach, it’s time for season’s greetings and to look for ways to dispose of Grandma’s pumpkin pie. Instead of simply throwing it in the trash, Madison residents can now participate in the city’s organic waste program: Food Waste Diversion. The program offers a sustainable solution for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint by the process of composting. Composting turns food waste into nutrient rich soil that can later be returned to the Earth to grow more food. If organic material is left to decompose in landfills, it can produce methane, which is more harmful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The program, originally piloted in 2011,

currently serves selected parts of the city. By the end of 2017, the city hopes to have grown the program to include at least 2,000 residents and 60 businesses. But the program has experienced some issues with getting people to compost correctly, Bryan Johnson, the city’s recycling coordinator, said. “People compost plastic bags or glass,” Johnson said. “Even people who are volunteers make mistakes, either because they intend to do the right thing, but don’t, or because they assume someone else is going to take care of it.” To address some of the mistakes, Johnson has presented two solutions to the problem: extra bin security and monitoring. The Willy Street Co-op contains a food waste bin with no open top and in order to open it, one must pull out a drawer and unscrew the lid. This extra step prevents waste from haphazardly being tossed in, Johnson said.

At Brat Fest, an annual food festival and fundraiser, Johnson said there was a cop who monitors what people throw in the bins, which helps make sure that people are throwing out their waste accordingly. But at the heart of it, composting is really simple, Aaron Conradt, University of Wisconsin senior and student leader at WeConserve, said. “Anyone can do it,” Conradt said. “You drop it in a compost bin, recycling picks it up like any other waste and microbes will come in and do the rest. Just throw it in, and it works.” WeConserve is a student-run program that is dedicated to conservation and waste elimination on campus. Similarly, F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, another conservation group on campus, runs a neighborhood composting program, Food Cycle Freight, during the warm seasons. There are regular pickup routes that run

five to six days a week that are operated by student volunteers on bikes with bike trailers who move materials to a local farm, Tony Stanto, F.H. King member, said. “There are 15 or 20 drop sites where anyone can come and drop stuff off,” Stanto said. “We would like to expand it, but it is costly to maintain bikes and trailers. We usually end up with about as much compost as we can use.” The program brings all of its food scraps to a farm in Eagle Heights where it uses the compost to grow vegetables and complete the food’s full cycle. As efforts to compost proceed, Conradt hopes to continue educating members of WeConserve and the community at large about the process and improving it as well. “Visit a farm sometime, and take time to truly appreciate where your food comes from,” Stanto said. “This can inform you of more sustainable eating habits as well as create a greater enjoyment of your food.”

Dems look to combat campaign coordination after John Doe ruling Legislation would prevent issue advertisements from independent groups, unlikely to make it through Republican Legislature

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A Democratic bill that would regulate campaign coordination between candidates and independent groups aims to decrease corruption, but experts say it may not pass a Republican majority Legislature. The bill, which Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and other Democrat legislators will introduce next year, would block candidates from engaging in campaign coordination. Campaign coordination occurs when candidates engage with independent groups in a way that encourages the group to endorse the candidate. Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, said Taylor ’s bill would change the law so that independent groups would decide if they want to endorse a candidate on their own, without the candidate’s involvement in the decision making process. The bill was drafted in response to Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling on Gov. Scott Walker ’s John Doe investigation. While running in the 2016 presidential election, Walker raised millions for the 527 organization called Wisconsin Club For Growth, which then financially benefitted from these funds and also used them to propel Walker ’s campaign forward, said 10 • badgerherald.com • November 29, 2016

Robert Kraig, executive director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin. There are limits on how much money a candidate can spend on their campaign that Walker was able to bypass by coordinating with Wisconsin Club For Growth and allowing it to technically campaign for him, Kraig said. A 527 organization uses issue advocacy to raise awareness on political or social issues without specifying which candidate they support, University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden said. These kinds of organizations can influence the election of candidates in all levels of government through advertisements that focus on topics like climate change and abortion. While the ads do not specify candidates, the stances they present can imply which candidate the organization wants the public to support or oppose, Burden said. But few people check issue ads to see if they contain language supporting or going against a candidate, which can make them seem biased, Burden said. Moreover, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects coordination between candidates and independent groups in 2015. To prevent candidates from exploiting issue ads to advocate for them, Taylor ’s bill will not only ban issue ads but also the use of words similar to “vote for” and “vote against.”

The bill would also mandate that any group or person spending more than $1,000 disclose donation information, Burden said. Kraig said Democrat legislators also believe this will lessen the influence money and corporations have on American elections. But Kraig said the likelihood that this bill would be able to ban issue ads or prevent people from coordinating with issue ads is low. It is, however, possible to mandate that such coordination is public, he said. “Such issue ads will become much less useful to candidates when you make [public information on issue ads] possible,” Kraig said. “There will be issue ads of some form regardless, but they have to be public and ... not coordinated with candidates or campaigns to prevent a completely corrupt system.” Kraig said he believes campaign coordination is bribery and the state Supreme Court’s ruling is “a distortion” of the First Amendment. He said that politicians giving money to organizations and vice-versa could lead to each having stronger influences on each other’s affairs. Shankland said it is “high time” that such a bill is introduced. She said the bill would enact comprehensive campaign finance reform that would prevent candidates and organizations from pursuing their own interests. Democrats believe mainly Republican candidates engage in such illicit

coordination. “Elected officials should be accountable to their voters, not to big-money campaign donors,” Shankland said. But Kraig said even Democrat legislators can use issue ads and coordinate with organizations so that organizations campaign in their favor. He said the Wisconsin Supreme Court needs to set new precedents that are hard to overturn because “good government action should be bipartisan.” While President-elect Donald Trump has shown some interest in regulating how lobbyists for this issue should be approached on the national level, it is not expected that there will be quick action with a larger majority of Republicans in Congress, Burden said. As the bill has not yet been discussed in the state Legislature, Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, said he was not familiar with the bill nor this issue. But he said he believes the chances of such a bill passing through a Republican majority are very slim. Spokespeople for Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, and Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc, also said they weren’t familiar with the bill and did not wish to comment. Burden said the bill would be “lucky to get a hearing” because Republican legislators have their own set method for coordinating campaigns. The bill will be introduced January 2017.

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Student combines fashion, biomedical engineering to save lives

Catherine Finedore was recognized with a $3,000 scholarship for her work developing cardiorespiratory monitor, wearable technology by Dana Kampa State Editor

Wearable technology is growing in both the worlds of fashion and medicine, and one University of Wisconsin student is taking an unconventional education path to bring the two together. The UW System and Alliant Energy Foundation recently awarded Catherine Finedore, along with seven students and teachers, the Alliant Energy Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Academic Achievement Award, an honor that recognizes students and instructors’ work throughout their time in school with a $3,000 scholarship. Finedore, a fifth-year UW student, earned recognition for her accomplishments in her two fields of study: fashion design and the mechanics of biomedical engineering. Finedore said her one-in-a-million, “ah-ha” moment of finding her unique path of study came after being hospitalized for an anemia-causing hemorrhage her sophomore year. Coming within a day of potential organ failure inspired Finedore to make a difference in the world with her work. “I just tell myself it’s all worth it, and you can fail as many times as you want, but if you don’t get back up, you’re going to end up regretting it,” Finedore said. “Knowing what could have happened, getting that cut so short, you get a new perspective.” One of her most notable achievements was earning a spot in the Design 2015 Annual Juried Student Exhibition for her light-up dress. The dress was adorned with tiny LED lights and conductive threading, which added a silver shine to the garment. Also part of the design was a

rechargeable battery for the lights. On her website, Finedore said when working she incorporates wearable electronics into a fashion design by considering both art and innovative techniques. She said it’s important for the clothing to be comfortable and fully functional. But Finedore isn’t just lighting up the fashion world. Finedore also won in part for her work on a cardiorespiratory monitor for babies in developing countries. When Finedore was a sophomore, she was asked to help design the heart monitor even though she was just beginning her formal education in clothing design and only have two sewing classes under her belt. “At first I was really wary about it simply because [I thought] I don’t want to work with children and babies,” Finedore said. “That’s a lot of stress. What if something goes wrong? The more I got into it, the more I realized there’s a lot of parallels between [design and engineering].” As part of the project, Finedore sewed the fabric casing for the monitor. She said she enjoyed her research for the cardiorespiratory monitor project because she likes doing macro, tangible work. The monitor uses impedance pneumography, a technique used to monitor a person’s breathing rate by emitting a low voltage, high frequency shock. The electricity is not enough to disrupt normal muscle patterns but can reveal irregular breathing or an irregular heartbeat, also called arrhythmia. Though the team was initially focused on watching for signs of respiratory issues like Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the ability to monitor heart function became a bonus. Rather than blocking out the heart signal,

they designed the machine to read both. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome happens within only 20 seconds, meaning it is important for the machine to have a preset threshold based on normal body functions. “We need to be able to monitor, set a trend and say ‘does this match the previous data?’” Finedore said. The device is designed for use in developing countries. Excluding features like screens allows the device to be washable and making it battery powered makes the device affordable and reliable. Finedore said in some hospitals they visited in India, power outages were normal occurrences, meaning relying on batteries rather than outlets is an advantage. The team had hoped to build the monitors for $500 and sell them for $2,000, with comparable machines costing around $10,000. Finedore said her and the team worked with multiple clinics, hospitals, universities, professors and doctors in India to further develop the project. But by the time they returned from India, two of the project leaders had graduated and were leaving town, leaving only Finedore and one other underclassman to face the challenges of continuing the work and coordinating with people

in a completely different timezone. With limited people to work on it, the project was put on pause. Finedore said she hopes it will be picked up again next year by a new biomedical engineering team that will have the same “amazing” and “incredible” experience. “That was the most influential research that I have actually been a part of, or have been fortunate enough to say that I was a part of,” Finedore said. Though she said people questioned why an engineering student would want to pursue a certificate in design, Finedore has found a way to bring the two fields together. After graduation Finedore hopes to continue her work in accessible, affordable, user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing wearable technology, especially for people with disabilities. Overall, she said understanding what things are made of has broadened her understanding of both fashion and engineering. “No matter who you are, it’s always important to understand where things come from, and this goes beyond just a certain field of study,” Finedore said. “This is how you should live life. If you want to know more about something, you should go indepth with it.”

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Conversation Starter Cat Café provides relaxation for patrons, homes for feline residents by Hunter Reed Conversation Starter Columnist

Cats and coffee. That’s the equation Cheryl Glover decided to bring to Madison with Cat Cafe Mad. It’s a simple model, but it has taken years of work to establish herself, her business and her relationship with the community. The Badger Herald sat down (surrounded by the furry little creatures) to talk to Glover and see how she’s grown the cafe from the bottom up. The following interview was edited for style and clarity.

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The Badger Herald: How long has Cat Cafe Mad been in business? Cheryl Glover: We opened almost exactly six months ago. What was your business model inspired by? Why cats and coffee?

It started with my daughter who is a University of Wisconsin Ph.D. candidate. Last year she won a scholarship and was in Korea for a year. My son and I went to visit her in Seoul, and one of the first things she did was take us to a cat cafe. We were just having an absolute ball there. [It was] so much fun. [My kids] said, “Let’s start one, Mom. Let’s bring this back to the States.” I was like, “okay.” I sat there in the cafe and wrote my business model. Over the next two weeks, I would [go to the cafe] and sit there and watch how they did everything.

How long was the process from scribbling notes in the cafe in Korea to opening your own cafe here in Madison? What were some hurdles?

It took almost a full year. I’m a commercial realtor, so I knew about the space. I knew about the restrictions as far as the city went, and I set off to get the right zoning and space. Madison’s health department was much more welcoming than other cities. They immediately said, “As long as you’re not a restaurant, we can do this.”

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What is the main philosophy behind Cat Cafe Mad?

The main idea is to give people a place where they can go and have the purrs and play with cats and have the fun and the comfort of having a pet. A lot of people cannot have pets because their landlords won’t allow it or because they are at school. We provide a place where they can come. We provide that space in between. It is a place of recreation. We have board games, trivia nights, yoga every other Sunday, belly dancing, movies, anime and a lot of other events.

You talk about the cafe being a recreational place, but it also serves another purpose of raising awareness for cat adoption. Can you talk about how you focus on adoption versus shopping? If you think about it, what happens is you either go to a shelter and spend five minutes with a cat or you go to a store like PetSmart and again you spend five minutes with a cat. To me, that’s like getting married at first sight. Now, you have this cat for the rest of your life. It’s a lifetime commitment you made after five minutes. Then you get this cat home and it’s mean or doesn’t play. What happens here is people come in and spend the whole day. They go home, and then they come back. They spend more time and understand its behavior better. When they finally take the cat home, they know the cat. We’re doing really well on adoption, almost one a week. We can’t even keep up on our adoption board. Shelter From the Storm was the first shelter that approached us and they said, “you have no idea how important this is to our adoption program.” We tried it and the fosters turned out great. They adapt really quickly. They live in small cages in the shelters and when they come here they have a full space to themselves. There’s so much space, and it gives not only the cats but the people an easier way to look at adoption.

How have people likened to the cat cafe?

The community at first had some negative reactions. We had mad emojis on Facebook and comments like “oh these poor cats.” But, these cats are living in luxury. They have food 24/7, water around the clock and so much space. They Photo · Cheryl Glover’s business idea was inspired by a trip to Korea, encouraged get a huge amount of by her son and daughter. care because there is always someone giving Marissa Haegele them attention. They The Badger Herald live in this wonderful environment where they always have people who cost us over $1,000 because all the other cats get love them and care for them. sick. There’s a high risk opening a cafe like this. It is a new concept in the United States. But It’s 20 years old around the world. It’s not new in Asia What are some immediate goals or Europe. you’re trying to reach here? Because of that, the health departments are not bending over backwards to help. There’s a lot more My goal right now is membership. restrictions in the United States. People are just not Membership is something that gives used to it, but they start to come around when they people unlimited time, which is what get to play with these cuddly, wonderful things I think they need. This would allow that reduce your blood pressure, make you feel them to get to know the cats better and us to get comfortable and take the stress away. to know them better. It’s much more like a family environment, and it seems more like hanging out I think it’s pretty cool that you’re with your own pets. That’s our real goal. fostering this new concept in the States. Have you seen other cat cafes prove successful here?

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There are a few cat cafes around the country. We have a Facebook page where we get to talk to each other, but it’s hard to make it for a number of reasons. One is the costs of medical and care expenses. The medical costs alone are huge when you have that many cats. They have to stay healthy. If one cat gets sick, it can

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WINTER (BEER) IS COMING

by Audrey Piehl What’s on tap Columnist

Though winter was delayed several weeks, the University Avenue wind tunnel is now functioning at full throttle and Badgers travel to class with portable heaters, a.k.a. Colectivo coffees without cardboard sleeves. For Wisconsinites, however, frigid temperatures of any extreme are not enough to deter grabbing a beer after the sun goes down promptly at 4:30 p.m. Local breweries look to celebrate the community camaraderie conjured when the thermometer drops with a wide array of winter seasonals.

Next Door Brewing Co.

Next Door Brewing Co. on Atwood Avenue is one such participant in the winter campaign, with an altruistic purpose to boot. The brewpub has earned its place on the Madison beer scene for several years now, but distribution has brought them even further into the spotlight. Their Plumptuous Scotch Ale is deceptively smooth with its malty depth delivering a 9.5 percent alcohol by volume. When the force is with the drinker, a Brewbacca is the perfect imperial brown ale to bring hops back to the rebel base. In case the East Side seems like a galaxy far, far away, Next Door ’s sales and marketing manager Ben Spoehr recommended Plumptuous with the beer pie — yes, that’s a dessert pie made from beer. Spoehr noted how their kitchen’s ingredients are locally sourced, an added aspect of their community endeavors. Next Door has participated in events for the Goodman Community Center, Madison Audubon Society and the preservation of artist Sig Boyum’s house filled with his work postmortem. “For us, being able to get our beer in the hands of more people allows us to touch that many more individuals, and as a result of that be able to build connections with them,” Spoehr said.

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While Next Door continues to grow, other microbreweries like Karben4 are reaching new benchmarks as well. In December, the brewery will honor its fourth birthday with a slew of Fantasy Factory varietals like the ever-popular IPA featuring a cat riding a unicorn served up in the taproom. Karben4 is also bequeathing Madisonians its own holiday gift in the form of bottled Night Call, a smoked porter and the first beer they ever made, according to one of the owners Zak Koga. Koga explained Sconnies’ tendency to wander into blizzards for a good brew in the simplest of anthropological terms: “They are looking for other humans!” “We are a communal species and we need to be together even when it is cold outside and the sun decides to skip over us for a few months,” Koga said in an email to The Badger Herald. “We often talk about how beer is just an excuse to bring people together and that power is on display during the winter.”

Wisconsin Brewing Company

Community doesn’t always start with pie or birthdays, but in the classroom. Wisconsin Brewing Company’s Campus Craft program is entering its third year and promises another great beer in addition to Inaugural Red and S’Wheat Caroline. Students from University of Wisconsin’s agriculture and life sciences program come together to learn about the state’s favorite science experiment and bring the results to happy drinkers. If still craving sweets, don’t worry — the “beer guy” Carl Nolen prefaced their latest brew the Pfeffernusse, which will convey the German cookie’s flavor of the same name.

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While Satin Solitude promises an evening of satisfying self-reﬂection, it is perhaps best enjoyed over an invigorating Trivial Pursuit session at a local watering hole.

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Everly proves veggies can play lead role in main dishes, not just sides Housed in former Bluephies location, restaurant shines bright as brunch, dinner spot due to unique entrees, robust, coastal flavors by Ali O’Rourke ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Vegetarian and vegan food is finally coming into its own in the Madison food world. Everly, located on the east side, is here to help Madisonians dive deeper into the concept of a meat-free meal, something that doesn’t have to be scary (or tasteless). Everly is part of the ever reliable Food Fight restaurant group, but it stands out as a California-inspired and vegetablefocused restaurant. That’s not to say there isn’t meat because there is, but they strive to show Madison that a meal can still shine without a big chunk of meat as the focus. The restaurant is located where Bluephies used to be and is situated next to Miko Poke, another member of the Food Fight restaurant group that opened a few months ago. The space is bright and simple with green plants and accents, and the menu is equally as simple and easy to navigate. Once diners begin reading through the menu options, however, simplicity goes out the window as one can

easily get caught up in nearly every menu item. The menu starts off with a section dedicated to dishes featuring vegetables, a bold choice considering veggies are usually relegated to supporting roles. The vegetables are seasoned and cooked to perfection, rebranding typically unimpressive vegetables from rabbit food into a tasty appetizer or even a full meal. Unique ingredients like coconut milk or hazelnut brown butter create a flavor aura surrounding the fresh ingredients. Further down the menu is something that is always a welcome option: sandwiches. This section of the menu seems like it’s there to hold the eater ’s hand as they make their way through the menu. It’s always there as a back-up option in case the rest of the menu gets too intimidating. There is the always reliable chicken sandwich, but Everly also ventures out to a salmon sandwich with cranberries and a Nor-Cal sandwich with tahini and pickled vegetables. The menu also features a pasta and

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grains section, grains being a keyword. This category is dominated more by the latter than the former. Their risotto, for example, is cooked perfectly al dente with the right amount of chewiness and will keep diners full for a long time. Other features include small plates, a morning brunch section and cocktails as promising as the food. Everly’s sparing and strategic use of meat in the form of fresh fish or a perfectly placed egg makes every meal on the menu a dynamite option. Further, Everly delivers a few meat and seafood centric dishes

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such as beef tartare and steamed mussels that are hard to come by in the heart of Wisconsin. The effort put into this dynamic menu is obvious and the meals are proof. The restaurant’s use of ingredients like garlic, mushrooms and artichoke to deliver the umami flavor that meat usually brings, creates dishes so good diners won’t even miss the meat. Though they make sure it’s still an option. Everly perfectly straddles the line between familiar and innovative, promising the opportunity to try a new take on meal time.

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UCAN, UW professor team up to research hip-hop’s local impact President of local organization, university sociologist, combine expertise, resources to get facts behind genre’s negative by Henry Solotaroff-Webber ArtsEtc. Editor

Despite Madison’s complicated past with hip-hop and those who make it, the 608’s latest crop of artists have potential to produce some serious noise locally, nationally and perhaps even globally. Madison is, at times, a reluctant setting to a number of emcees and producers who make all kinds of music within the genre. From politically-charged Rich Robbins to heavyhitters like Trebino, there’s no shortage of local tunes for dedicated fans to listen to. On the artists’ side, however, things aren’t so cheery. While things have improved moderately over the past few years in terms of recognition and places to perform, it’s a delicate balance. Just a year ago, artists almost lost The Frequency as a venue for their genre after a hasty a ban, but got it back after an even hastier apology and withdrawal from the owner. This was an occurrence that many consider to be an echo of the city’s negative perception of the genre and those that practice it. This is where the Urban Community Arts Network comes in. According to its President Karen Reece Phifer, UCAN provides numerous services for the Madison community ranging

from working with local schools to helping local artists gain recognition. Their most prominent tasks in recent years, though, has been assembling a task force comprised of local officials as well as members of the hip-hop community to ensure the genre is best represented and that its shows are safe for everyone. Still, even with their best intentions and intent to reach out, UCAN hasn’t quite been able to form this task force. Phifer said the timing has never been quite right, and despite their enthusiasm and commitment, they’ve yet to garner an equal response on the other end — in part, possibly because of the hip-hop’s negative reputation. To combat this notion of violence that hiphop has come to attain, or been attributed with, Phifer and UCAN are teaming up with University of Wisconsin sociology professor Randy Stoecker and his capstone class to form a study that gauges whether hip-hop poses a threat to the Madison public’s safety more than any other music genre. The pair said they’ve yet to really scratch the surface of their study, but are confident in the set-up of their analysis. With the help of Madison’s alternative weekly newspaper

Isthmus, and the data-researching resource of Stoecker’s students, they are combing through police calls placed to any location in Madison with both a liquor license and entertainment license on the night of a performance. While Phifer said she is hopeful that the data forms in a way that demonstrates that hip-hop is, in fact, no more dangerous than any other genre, she and UCAN are prepared to roll with any results their research may yield. Stoecker is passionate about the study as well. He anticipates, along with Phifer, that the results won’t offer clear outcomes. He said that due to there being more than 30 different types of codes of police calls ranging from someone having a gun to someone writing a bad check, that any number of outcomes are possible. “I expect the results to say: it’s complicated,” Stoecker grinned. Phifer also believes that, due to hip-hop attracting a crowd consisting of more people of color than other genres, police and witness bias present another potential distortion effect in the data. “We’re aware of there being bias at the reporting level, the response level and the arrest level,” Phifer said.

Still, both Phifer and Stoecker don’t want to get ahead of themselves. There are more than 5,000 police calls to parse through, before any conclusions about conclusions can even begin to form. What’s striking about the pair of Phifer, Stoecker, UCAN and the capstone class is how complementary they are of one-another. While UCAN has no shortage of those with master’s degrees, Ph.D.’s and a background in research, such as Phifer herself, what they lack is the pure person-power that Stoecker’s group of undergraduates provides. On the other side, Stoecker said that while he has plenty of experience working within communities, many in his class may not, particularly in Madison. He also said UCAN’s expertise in all things hip-hop, from aesthetics to industry logistics, has taught him and his students many things they never knew before. With a sense of enthusiasm and confidence that can only come from know-how and a surplus of knowledge and resources, both parties trudge forward hand-in-hand toward discovery. It will be fascinating, and crucial for hip-hop in Madison, to see just what they uncover.

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to arrive on campus just in time for holidays University Theatre to put on adaptation in unique, auditory format that stays true to core themes, messages of original film by Grace Ferolo ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

University Theater will be ringing in the holidays with their unique radio production of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” A timeless classic synonymous with families coming together for the holiday season, University Theater ’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” is by no means a reinvention of this classic tale. Instead, director Jim Stauffer and his cast has been working to infuse this show with the heart and authenticity it deserves. “I wanted the storytelling to have the same flavor as the movie,” Stauffer said. “What makes this different is that you’re actually seeing the production get produced.” While many radio plays are rather simple, with a few microphones in front of a curtain, Stauffer and the rest of the production team have made it their mission to transport the show’s audiences to an authentic 1940s radio

studio. During all but one performance, “It’s a Wonderful Life” will actually be going live on air. One of the most unique aspects of this radio production is that each actor will play multiple roles. When Stauffer set out to cast the show, he looked for performers who were up the the task. “Step one was to find actors that had a range I could work with, step two was to instill a sense of experimentation in them,” Stauffer said. Throughout the rehearsal process, the actors have been playing with the physicality, voice and speech patterns of each character. The way these traits have melded together, Stauffer said, has created a multitude of complex characters that will bring this radio play to life. Arguably the most impressive symbiotic

relationship to has come out of this process was the one that developed between the cast and sound crew of the production. During this show, the crew working the soundboard will be on stage as the actors are performing. In order to make “It’s a Wonderful Life’s” intricate transitions possible, all of the actors and sound crew were called for every rehearsal, truly a testament to the fact that this production is an ensemble effort through and through. The stage design for “It’s a Wonderful Life” pays homage to University of Wisconsin’s rich history in radio. WHA (AM) 970, a Madison public radio station, is one of the oldest stations in the country, adding an element of realism to this fictional story. Besides the sound crew that will be on stage, the production’s stage manager will remain on stage calling the cues, crew members will set up the microphones before the show and

the actors will arrive early to prepare — all in front of the audience. Not only will University Theater ’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life” should be an excellent prequel to the holidays, Stauffer said he feels the production’s main takeaway is what makes this story so special. “The story is about how one person’s life can affect everyone around them,” Stauffer said. “George’s character makes us asks ourselves, how do our actions and choices influence the people in our lives?” Above all, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a feel good show that Stauffer and his cast hope will make the audience leave feeling a bit better about themselves. In this current political climate, he said he believes this show will be a deserved pick-me-up. “It’s a Wonderful Life” will run from Dec. 1 to 11 in the Ronald F. Mitchell Theater.

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In a Republican-controlled state Legislature, black legislators struggle to achieve equal representation Legislators say white representatives make major decisions without understanding how they affect inner city populations

by Margaret Duffey Features Editor

State Rep. LaTonya Johnson says black candidates like herself face a “different set of rules” when running for office. The Milwaukee Democrat said she needs to appear less black — straightening her hair and dressing more conservatively — to appeal to non-white voters. The truth is, for candidates such as Johnson, about 45 percent of their constituents must be black for them to have a chance to win, University of Wisconsin political science professor David Canon said. Johnson is one of just six black representatives in the Wisconsin state government, all of them elected from Milwaukee and all of them Democrats. Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin political science professor, described them as “a minority within a minority.” He said this position likely makes them feel “locked out” of the legislative process. In the upcoming legislative session, there will be four black Assembly members and two state senators, including Johnson, who is currently a state representative and ran for the Senate unopposed. Four percent of the state Assembly will be black, compared to the 6.6 percent of Wisconsin residents who are black, and none of them will be black women. David Bowen District 10 LaTonya Johnson District 17 Mandela Barnes District 11 Leon Young District 16

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High concentration of black population translates to limited representation

Across the country it is historically difficult for black people to get elected in districts not made up of a substantial amount of black people, Canon said. “It’s really hard, given the nature of racially polarized voting … for African American representatives to get elected when they don’t come from a district that’s majority African American,” Canon said. “There are limited opportunities in the state that really kind of put the ceiling on the number who will end up having a chance to be elected.” According to a 2015 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, black people made up more than 6 percent of the population across Wisconsin, but more than 27 percent of Milwaukee County’s population. In 2010, the last year a comprehensive census was conducted, the concentration was greatest within the city of Milwaukee, with black people making up 40 percent of the population. Of the 99 Wisconsin state Assembly districts, black legislators represent four of them. State Rep. Mandela Barnes, D-Milwaukee, is one of them. He said there needs to be more black voices at the

table. White legislators are making major decisions, like slashing Foodshare benefits, that affect the lives of the inner city black population without actually understanding the implications of their decisions, he said. “I’m not going to … introduce some agriculture bill without having ever [stepped] foot on a farm,” Barnes said. “That would be very ridiculous for me and it’s as ridiculous for legislators who have not experienced any bit of inner city life to introduce and vote on bills that negatively impact people in inner city communities.” Johnson said she believes bias is a contributor to underrepresentation because people are unlikely to vote for people who do not look like them. She said there is a distinct set of rules that apply when black people are running for a position that do not exist for white people. Johnson attributes the underrepresentation of minorities in the Assembly to the limited number of seats they can hold. She said the four black legislators in the Assembly, two in the Senate and two Hispanics in the Assembly all come from Milwaukee County. “When you’re given limited number of seats as to what are designated as [traditionally] minority seats, then you’re going to have a limited number of representation in the State Legislature,” Johnson said. “I am confident that there are African Americans and Hispanics and Asian and Hmong that live in the other 71 counties. Unfortunately, Milwaukee County is the only county where they can be elected. Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, said as a representative of one of the state’s most diverse districts, including both a majority black population and a predominately white suburb, he sees preparedness as necessary to represent a district with a large white community. Bowen cited President Barack Obama as a great example of a candidate who drew support from both communities, despite not looking like his white voters. Barnes said when considering the election of black representatives, the racial divide plays a major role in limiting the number of black people willing to run. “A lot of times people just immediately [demur] if they don’t live in a majority black district when running,” Barnes said.

The role of redistricting on representation

On Nov. 21, a panel of federal judges found the Republicans’ 2011 state Assembly redistricting efforts “unconstitutionally gerrymandered” to benefit the majority party. The court’s decision said the district map was unfairly drawn to help the Republican Party instead of representing the political geography.

Canon said the most advantageous way for black people to maximize the amount of districts they hold seats in would be through drawing district lines to include more districts with small black majorities. Canon said to achieve a greater percent of representation, lines need to be drawn so that there are less areas with high concentrations and more with concentrations of about 45 percent. For example, if there is one district with a population of 75 percent black people and two with 30 percent populations, there will most likely only be one black representative elected from the three districts. By redrawing the lines to make three districts with 45 percent black populations, there is a much higher chance of electing three black people. “Redistricting can really play a significant role in terms of either limiting the number or expanding the number [of black representatives], depending on how you draw the line,” Canon said. Burden said the geographic distribution of black and white voters across the state makes redistricting to the benefit of black candidates and the entire Democratic Party difficult. He said beyond Milwaukee, there are also notable black populations in Madison, Beloit and Racine, but the existence of notable groupings in small areas makes it difficult to draw lines that would give black people a chance at equal representation. Burden said the high concentration would require a redistricting technique called “cracking” to make a noticeable impact on the electability of black representatives. To break up districts and more evenly distribute black populations, some communities would have to be carved out. This would mean dividing people who live on different sides of a street into different districts, Burden said. “I think changing what the maps look like would get you closer to that 6 percent number [of equal representation],” Burden said. “But I don’t know that it would get you all the way there and it would probably not go any further than that ... I think the problem for African Americans is even more severe in Wisconsin in particular because they’re so concentrated in a small number of places.” Barnes said voter participation also has a major influence on the electability of a black representative. He said while a district may have a majority black population,

voter turnout may be majority white, especially in primary races.

Electability challenge in statewide elections

In America, several states still have not elected any black legislators to the Legislature. Since the 1870 creation of the 15th Amendment, which gave African Americans the right to vote, there have been nine black U.S. senators. A Congressional Research Service report found the 2015-16 Congress session has its highest level of black representation ever, with black representatives making up 8.8 percent of the two houses combined. This percentage still falls short of equal representation considering that the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 13.3 percent of the U.S. population were black in 2015. While Wisconsin has yet to elect a black person to the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, was the state’s first black person to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2005 and is still serving. Johnson said Moore’s Milwaukee victory identifies with the ability to elect black representatives from the high concentrated area, but not the rest of the state. The only black person to be elected to a statewide position was Vel Phillips as Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1978, Burden said. In terms of positions like U.S. senator and governor, black people have not found success, but that is partially driven by the lack of black candidates. He said typically when considering people who may run for governor or the U.S. Senate in two years or four years, there is a “supply problem” because very few black people come up as potential candidates. When Gov. Scott Walker faced a recall in 2012, Lieutenant Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch also had to run in a recall vote. Burden noted the case of Mahlon Mitchell, a black firefighter who ran as a Democrat against Kleefisch. Burden said in some states, black candidates will emerge for a statewide office out of the private sector and find success but that was not the case for Mitchell. “We tend to think of candidates working their way up from one office to the next as much more conventional, but there are candidates who, because of their personal wealth, they can afford to fund a campaign so they jump to a higher race right away,” Burden said. “But right now it is hard to see what the field team of black candidates in Wisconsin would be.”

Photo · Mandela Barnes (top) and LaTonya Johnson (bottom) are two of the state Assembly’s four black legislators. Top, Bottom: Courtesy of Wisconsin State Legislature Center: Erik Brown The Badger Herald 16 • badgerherald.com • November 29, 2016

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Lucille offers fresh take on Detroit-style pizza in sleek Capitol location Executive chef Evan Dannells, his team take time, effort to pair food, cocktails with complimentary atmospheric aesthetics by Frankie Hermanek ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

What used to be a bank and Madison’s first commercial radio station, is now home to Lucille. A little more than a mere six months old, the restaurant has already made a lasting impression on Madison’s historic First District Settlement. Executive Chef Evan Dannells, who had served the same position at Merchant for a couple of years, worked tirelessly with a team to open up the bar and pizzeria in May 2016. Located in what was originally a rich entertainment center, Lucille’s tasteful cuisine and décor put it on the map for quality dining. “[The district] is largely original buildings from when the Capitol area was settled, which is one of the reasons why we really like it,” Dannells said. “It’s not so much of a mish-mash of architecture, it has a lot of personality. I think as a company, we really want to pay homage to all the places that have come before us [that have created] the neighborhood we exist in.” Whether one is looking for a laid back bar experience during a Badger game, quality dining with a beautiful view or vibrant nightlife in the basement lounge, Lucille “runs the gamut,” Dannells said. Lucille is primarily a bar as well as a pizzeria, serving both Neapolitan and Detroit style. But Dannells and his culinary team are not ones to play by the rules. For example, they elected to use quark, a sauce cheese, instead of a traditional sauce for one of their pies of the week. Dannells and his team pride themselves with choices like these. Though they try to embrace the history of the pizza they’re making, they also like to think outside of the box in terms of what they put on it. To Dannells, this is what separates Lucille from other pizzerias in Madison. Because Lucille is the first restaurant in Madison to serve

a steel pan, Detroit-style pizza, many customers associate the dish with the restaurant — yet Dannells doesn’t consider Lucille to have a signature item. “As a company, we really like to play with opposite extremes,” Dannells said. “We don’t try to focus on one thing more than we have to.” Dannells said Lucille attracts a wide-ranging crowd, depending on the time of the day. College students come out for Badger games and for Lucille’s buzzing nightlife scene — it’s as much as a bar as it is a restaurant, he said. Adults in their late twenties to early thirties come for the bar scene as well. Additionally, farmers’ market goers pop by for a beer or a slice of pizza, and families are attracted to Lucille’s large scale dining options. So though the restaurant is fairly new, but has attracted quite a bit of attention. Lucille is all about locally-sourcing their food and serving dishes that are not only delicious to eat, but beautiful to look at. Dannells and his culinary team focus on these elements, and have created a solid, cohesive team after shifting around in the restaurant’s early stages. Dannells said a number of Lucille’s cooks entered simply looking for the job and have found a career — something he said makes him “so very happy.” “I’ve never been involved with a company or a space that paid as much attention to every detail of making the place, [including] making sure our wood boards fit aesthetically with not only the food, but the atmosphere,” Dannells said. “I don’t think a lot of people have put as much blood, sweat and tears into

Photo · Dannells is no stranger to the local culinary scene, having worked as Merchant’s head chef for six years prior to the opening of the new downtown pizzeria. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

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Protests against Trump undermine founding fathers’ principles President-elect should be afforded, like every other leader before him, clean transition to power by John Graber Columnist

When Donald Trump became presidentelect, it immediately shocked all those watching on election night. Now there seems to be rage in many cities across the United States. There have been protests here in Madison and in Milwaukee. Rioters in Portland, Oregon threw projectiles at police officers trying to keep order. A man in Chicago was beaten for supporting Trump. A Texas woman kicked her son out for voting for the Republican nominee in a school mock election. Across America millions seem to be terrified that Trump is going to be a fascist dictator. There are fears of a crackdown on gay rights and abortion. Liberals view Trump’s victory as the rise of white supremacy in the United States as if we are returning to an era before the civil rights movement. There have even been calls for the abolition of the Electoral College. Across college campuses, students have compared Trump’s victory to the Holocaust. At Barnard College in New York City, safe spaces will be provided where traumatized students can receive hot cocoa and coloring books. To many liberals, the end of times has come. More logically, some have simply realized, as famously stated by a Rolling Stones song played at Trump’s rallies: “You can’t always get what you want.” No one offered me help when President Barack Obama won in 2008 and 2012, but then again I wouldn’t have needed it. Elections are beautiful in that Americans are given their right to decide their future. No politician dominates the White House. We enjoy a peaceful transition between a president and a winning candidate who have two different ideologies. Other countries don’t have such luxury. Yet as I watch the rage across America it looks like many people don’t give a damn about the peaceful changing of power when they don’t like the outcome. It is also worth wondering what the protesters think of American institutions. In the case of the Portland riot, it was found that 69 of 112 rioters were not registered to vote in Oregon or didn’t turn in a ballot. Concerns that Trump’s victory was a “whitelash” (as infamously stated by former Obama administration official and

CNN contributor Van Jones) isn’t supported by data. Trump didn’t win the election because of racism. His victory came from a surge in support among blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for Obama twice. Trump won so many of these voters because Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton branded them as racists and sexists rather than listen to their real concerns. Trump did have his number of controversies, which is why I opposed him in the Wisconsin primary and wasn’t too enthusiastic about his chances of winning. But even though he’s a terrible communicator, especially one who has never been involved in politics, that doesn’t automatically translate to terrible policy. Trump has never said he would repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If anything, he is going to try to help Photo · Nothing too drastic will take place under the furute president — the Supreme Court will not have their leaning changed impoverished Africantoo much, abortion and gay marriage will not be overturned and Civil Rights Act of 1964 will stay intact. American communities with his “New Deal for Black America.” Though some of Alice Vagun these promises are vague (as The Badger Herald are many in his policy papers), he seems to have good great nation didn’t want a “tyranny of be a legal nightmare and leave America in intentions. catastrophic deadlock. Trump doesn’t want to roll back previous the majority” and created a system that As Trump approaches his inauguration Supreme Court decisions on abortion and would balance very large states and very small ones. Such a voting system forces and organizes his government officials, we gay marriage. I don’t even think he gives candidates to compromise on certain must give him a chance. All the doom and much thought to social topics. topics as they have to appeal to different gloom is way too premature and focuses on Supreme Court rulings rarely overrule topics where Trump doesn’t take a decisive precedents anyway, so Roe v. Wade and states with different voters who care about different issues. stance. United States v. Windsor are most likely The Electoral College system makes Rather than protest a legitimate election safe. Appointing one new justice will not Wisconsin, and states like ours, important, and threaten the foundation of the United dramatically alter the ideological lean of the current Supreme Court. If anything, and that led Trump to campaign intensely States, we should welcome the new president with a clean slate. it will remain the same if Trump picks in the state. The same is true for smaller swing states like New Hampshire, Iowa I plan to revisit this column in a year. someone as conservative as Antonin Scalia. If the Supreme Court has overturned Either way, Trump proudly waved an and Nevada. Both Trump and Clinton would have past precedents and Trump repeals civil LGBT pride flag at one of his rallies. spent more time in larger states like rights, then everyone had good reason to The Electoral College isn’t going no be worried. If not, then we can laugh and matter what complaints are levied. This California, Texas and New York in a their inanity. is because every politician understands system based off the popular voter. Messy that it successfully served its purpose in recounts in close elections wouldn’t just focus on one or two states, but could John M. Graber (jgraber3@wisc.edu) is this election. The founding fathers of this scatter across the entire nation. It would a junior majoring in history and political

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Trump presidency means death of Obamacare, rise of Ryancare Speaker of the House’s plan increases competition in health care, remains unclear if this will end up lowering costs by Aaron Reilly Opinion Editor

Surely, one of the first things to go under President-elect Donald Trump will be the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. But what this health care legislation will be replaced with, if it is replaced at all, is up in the air. Trump has vowed to repeal Obamacare, but remains ambivalent as to what is going to come after this event. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Trump floated the idea that two principles of Obamacare — allowing for children to stay on their parent’s plans until the age of 26 and keeping the provision that forbids health insurance providers from denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions — would be kept. Other than that, Trump’s vision for health care in the United States is certainly lacking and this lack of vision is especially concerning when Vice President-elect Mike Pence stated that repealing Obamacare would be Trump’s “top priority.” The only thing clear is that Trump will work with Congress and the states to implement some form of legislation in the field of health care. Wisconsin native and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, created the official Republican

Congressional plan. It isn’t hard to imagine that Ryancare will end up replacing Obamacare. If this proposal is to be adopted, there would not be significant changes to the framework of Obamacare. First and foremost, this plan embraces the idea that every American should have access to health care, with the proposal’s guiding principle stating, “In a confident America, everyone has access to quality, affordable health care.” Ryancare is based on granting individuals tax credits in order to pay for health insurance for those who do not qualify for Medicare or Medicaid or do not have an employer-provided health care coverage, a provision that already exists under Obamacare. But Ryancare doesn’t have the specific size of the subsidy laid out in his 37 page proposal. Currently, those making less than 400 percent of the federal poverty line automatically qualify for subsidies from the federal government to buy health insurance. Many other provisions of Ryancare are Obamacare-esque. Ryan’s plan vows to keep the provision that forbids health care providers to deny coverage to people simply because they have a preexisting condition and children under the age of 26 can stay on their parent’s plan. The main difference resides in how people come to access their insurance.

Ryancare emphasizes the principle that increased competition in markets can effectively lower costs, while Obamacare is more of a public-private bond to lower health care costs. One thing is for sure, Obamacare utterly failed to hold steady or even lower health care costs, as was predicted. The thought process was that insurance companies would lower their prices to fight for millions of new Americans, who were mandated to buy health care coverage, to come to their plans. Thus, Obamacare would increase competition among insurers, leading to lower prices for consumers. But a study by S&P Global Institute found that between 2013 and 2015, average individual market medical costs rose by an estimated 69 percent. Not only did Obamacare fail to lower costs, but it has failed to increase competition. In 2017, seven states will only offer one insurance plan to their citizens through the Obamacare marketplace, Avalere, a Washington, D.C.-based health consulting firm experts, predicts. This, effectively, gives these insurers a monopoly on the states. Ryancare, on the other hand, includes provisions that should solve this problem regarding lack of competition. First, there is a provision that allows for people to buy health insurance across state

lines, eliminating the seven states where there is a monopoly on the Obamacare marketplace and increasing competition overall. Second, small businesses are allowed to pool together to negotiate health care prices with insurance providers. The goal of this provision is to give small businesses a stronger voice to reign in health care costs. But, of course, there is one big factor that can mitigate any positive changes these increases to competition provide — a repeal of the mandate to get health insurance. The reason for mandating all people to get health insurance is to have younger, healthier individuals pay for the health coverage of older Americans, seeing as young adults cost health insurance companies much less to insure than elderly Americans. Removing the mandate for health insurance will lead to young people leaving their insurance plans, based on the fact that health insurance costs far outweigh the benefits for them. Just like Obamacare, Ryancare provides a mix of positives and negatives into the health care landscape, leaving Americans with a lot left to be desired. Aaron Reilly (areilly@badgerherald.com) is a sophomore majoring in social work and economics.

Trump isn’t candidate millennials wanted, but we should give him a chance Vote count was close, but belief that electronic voter machines were actually compromised is only speculation by Phil Michaelson Associate Opinion Editor

I get that President-elect Donald Trump is not the candidate many people wanted to see come out on top in the 2016 race, but the country’s political leaders need to stop promoting distrust of the man being inaugurated in January. Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has recently been on a fundraising campaign to request a recount of votes in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. This campaign comes just as a group of prominent computer scientists and election lawyers are asking Hillary Clinton’s campaign to request a recount due to the possibility of hacking in these same states. These recount appeals are a response to the discovery of possibly coincidental differences in election results between

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Wisconsin counties that used electronic voting machines and counties that used paper ballots. Apparently, this recount is purely an attempt to check the integrity of the U.S. voting system. Now, I’m all for making sure elections in this country are honest, and I get that Trump only won by a small margin: 0.2 percent in Pennsylvania, 0.8 percent in Wisconsin and 0.2 percent in Michigan. A few votes going for Clinton instead of Trump could have made a, in the words of the president-elect, “YUGE” difference in this election. But the fact of the matter is, having people with as big of a name as Stein running around shouting cries of a rigged election can do nothing more but add fuel to the already roaring fire of overall mistrust in the man who is currently next in line to take over the oval office — especially, when this suspicion is based

in something no more substantial than a guess. Think back to the protests have occurred in the wake of Trump’s victory in early November. Granted, I was not able to attend any of these protests, but I highly doubt the crowds were chanting “we trust Trump enough to give him a shot.” Nope. Instead, like most protests, these gatherings were rooted in an overwhelming, but not necessarily misplaced, distrust that Trump would not act in a way to benefit all people as the future president of the United States. So having prominent political figures leading the charge in a petition for a recount can really only promote this overall distrust and unrest in Trump’s leadership, and we really don’t need four years of anti-Trump protests. Sure, there are plenty of reasons for the public to have mixed feelings about Trump

being elected as the next president of the country. But the last thing we need right now is fuel the already burning fire of mistrust. To be honest, Trump really hasn’t done anything wrong since being elected president. So why not give him a chance to succeed instead of undermining his leadership before he has even reached the oval office? So go ahead Stein. Keep your tabs on the integrity of the U.S. election system. But at the end of the day, the presidentelect needs at the very least the respect of the public in order to succeed and continuing to call fraud on his election victory won’t help anyone. Phil Michaelson (pmichaelson@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in biomedical engineering.

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Letter to the editor: Reclaiming our identities as Muslim-Americans

Even though media choose to ignore our humanity in favor of sensationalism, we are much more than the subject of policy by Najeeha Khan

The Muslim communities across the nation reached an unspoken agreement after 9/11 that we would teach our children to be brave. We would explain why the stereotypes they would hear for rest of the lives weren’t true and that Islam is a religion of peace and beauty. We would beg them to be calm, and tell an adult if and when they were harassed, and to never under any circumstances whatsoever, perpetuate said stereotypes. The pressure was stifling. Muslim students on campus felt this immense pressure as we saw the aftermath of the election affecting the mental and physical well-being of one another. We learned there was a huge gap in understanding, that many people don’t know who we are — or care to know. Some of the responsibility to educate may fall on our shoulders, but we are tired of constantly being on defense. We are tired of being asked to represent “our people.” We are tired of having to proceed with caution. But we’re also too stubborn to give up at this point. We have acknowledged and accepted this role of educator with bittersweet stamina, and every day we make a subconscious promise to help campus

understand us better. At some point, the world started telling us that we were terrorists, misogynists, an oppressive cult, that our values could never align with what it means to be American. Some of us forgot who we really were, to the extent that whenever we were asked about Islam, all we could do was focus on explaining how we’re not terrorists or how we don’t oppress our women. We internalized these biases and forgot we are people too. So for a moment in time, we’d like to create a diversion from the stereotypes that we never asked for and regain control of our own identities. If you want to know about us, there is so much more to talk about then what the media happens to find sensational at the moment. We’re more than just a trending topic, subjects of policy decisions or the focal point of international relations. We’re brothers and sisters, volunteers, friends, doctors, therapists and cashiers. We have passions, goals, failures and successes. We have pet peeves and guilty pleasures, like watching “The Bachelor” and drinking juice out of the carton. You know, just regular, everyday, human stuff. The Muslim Student Association of University of Wisconsin-Madison put together the video“Reclaim Your Identity”

so that, for once, the dialog can be about something other than our demonizing media image. This is not us explaining ourselves. This is not us complaining. This won’t answer all of your questions, but maybe that’s a sign you’re not asking the right ones. This is simply your fellow Muslim Badgers reintroducing ourselves. So listen. Donald Trump was announced president-elect, and we broke out in a fight. We fought each other over who was to blame. We fought each other over the validity of our broken emotions. We fought the privileged for not standing up for us. We fought the privileged for how they stood up for us. We fought and began to critically analyze every morsel of one another ’s thoughts. We are asking that for one moment, we listen to each other ’s cries, feel each other ’s pain, embrace each other ’s struggle. We are advocating for people to start seeing the human in one another, and we’d like to start with you. Please get to know us. We want to know you too.

Photo · Muslim communities across the nation felt immense pressure after 9/11 to rid ourselves of negative stereotypes, but it looks like this hasn’t been accomplished, yet. Courtesy of Muslim Student Association Najeeha Khan is a junior majoring in psychology. She is president of the Muslim Student Association, a student organization on campus, which focuses on laying the foundation for a unified and proactive community embodying the core tenets of Islam by promoting and fighting for social justice, living a balanced and ethical

Letter to the Editor: Health care should be right for every American Affordable Care Act granted coverage to many who wouldn’t get it otherwise, legislation is in jeopardy with Trump presidency by College Democrats

As Democrats, we believe every American should have access to quality, affordable health care. And we believe you should make your coverage and medical decisions, not big insurance companies. Before the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans lacked access to quality, affordable health insurance, and even those who did have coverage had little protection against insurance company abuses. Health care reform changed the course of history in this country, and today, no American can be discriminated against because of a preexisting condition. The days of lifetime caps on coverage are gone and more Americans than ever before have the peace of mind that comes along with being covered. The ACA has not only covered roughly

20 million Americans, but has also provided security to all citizens who have insurance, no matter the source. Those under 26 can now stay on their parents’ insurance plan, preexisting conditions no longer disqualifies those who need it most from having quality and affordable coverage and women can no longer be charged more than men simply because of their gender. One of the major accomplishments of the ACA was medicaid expansion. This expansion gave federal funding to states in order to close what is referred to as the “medicaid gap,” allowing those who previously could not afford insurance but did not previously qualify for medicaid to be covered. Unfortunately, in Wisconsin that didn’t happen even though we paid for it. Gov. Scott Walker and the Republicans in Madison played politics with people’s health care by turning down federal

Medicaid funds. This decision will cost the taxpayers of Wisconsin more than $678.6 million by 2017. President Barack Obama’s time in office and the work of many other Democrats around the country has also made a huge impact on the state of women’s health in America. The Obama Administration has ensured that Planned Parenthood will be federally funded until 2018, this will provide millions of women much needed access to breast cancer screenings, STI testing, birth control and so many other essential services. Republicans have already threatened to shut down the government because of Planned Parenthood and President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to cower to the far right wing of his party and sign any bill that eliminates so many essential health services for women in America. Even though the ACA has decreased the number of uninsured Americans by more

than 35 percent, Republicans continue their efforts to repeal this crucial piece of legislation, which would take away health insurance from millions, just to score cheap political points. The Democratic Party sees health care as a fundamental human right for all people, not just for those who can afford the ever higher costs of coverage. Health care should be affordable, accessible and meet the individual needs of those who are receiving care. Obama and Democrats around the country have made so much progress toward making this idea a reality nationwide. There is no doubt that our country should continue to build on their success in the coming years. Eliana Locke (elocke2@wisc.edu) sophomore majoring in political science.

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From days of slavery to election of Trump, America was never great

I want the country to succeed— this time, not just for current people in power, but for me by Mehak Qureshi Columnist

President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign began on the historic evening of June 16, 2015. He stood at the podium in New York City: his face, the hue of toxic citrus, his words, the first stings of a venomous bite. On a blue sign, under the all-consuming “TRUMP,” were four bolded words: “Make America Great Again.” With these four words, on Nov. 8, 2016, he was elected the 45th president of the United States. “Make America Great Again” provided no tangible hints as to what Trump’s presidency promised — when was America ever great? Greatness implies unparalleled superiority, but in what sense? In economic equity? No, America’s economic power has always come at a human cost. In political representation? No, adequate representation for all groups has never been achieved, thanks in part to a perpetual system of targeted disenfranchisement. Societal satisfaction? There has never, in the entire history of the United States, been a time in which one segment of society has not profited off of the subjugation of another — let’s not forget the prisonindustrial complex. What time period was this slogan recalling? In the days since the election, political pundits and researchers alike have carried out several analyses in an attempt to piece together a puzzle: Why did more than 60 million people vote Trump? The results, for several of them, seem to be in line with a story of the “forgotten” white man. This narrative concedes that following the Great Recession, there was a vast population of white, working-class men who were left behind by growing elitism in government dealings. Their woes were ignored on a societal and governmental level. For many of them, Washington D.C. had fallen to the whims and wants of lobbyists and corporations. Trump, evidently, provided them with an opportunity to take back Washington. The words in his slogan, “Make America Great Again,” washed over them a wave of potent nostalgia for a time in which these white men had been the deciding factors in this country’s democratic system. That narrative is problematic. Far from having a sincere grassroots campaign that aimed toward the betterment of Americans, Trump made himself an unfortunate legacy of targeting and denigrating almost every minority group in the country. In some of his most painful and

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horrifying moments, Trump labeled Mexican immigrants “rapists” and “criminals,” called for a Muslim registry (which might soon be a reality), referred to black neighborhoods as “war zones,” told the crowds at one of rallies to “knock the crap” out of a protester and was exposed as a man who openly and casually discusses sexually assaulting women (i.e. “Grab them by the pussy”). Going beyond the verbal, Trump has been accused of sexual assault and harassment about a dozen times. Were these comments and actions far-removed from the “forgotten” white man’s reasons to vote for Trump? To answer this question, let’s take a step back and consider white man’s nostalgia. This longing for a time of political say-so and economic prosperity stems from a current feeling of powerlessness. Sure, this is understandable. The Great Recession left no middle-class, or low-income household untouched, and a good portion of citizens feel their political wills unanswered by the government. Understandable. But the situation is more complicated than that. For many Trump voters, social occurrences like immigration, terrorism and crime rates, among other things (China?) were to blame for this country’s downfall. Immigrants stealing jobs, terrorism contributing to a feeling of insecurity and a consumption of government funds, crime rates making American cities unsafe. Okay, these opinions have existed for a long time — what’s the big deal? Here’s where we look back on the comments Trump made during his campaign. The problems of white, working-class men were even given faces, and these faces belonged to the minorities that Trump leeched off of to fuel his hateful words. Mexicans were blamed for taking jobs and committing violent crimes. Muslims were condemned as the source of all violent extremism. Black communities were generalized as America’s most violent enclaves.

Photo · There has never, in the entire history of the United States, been a time in which one segment of society has not profited off the subjugation of another. Alice Vagun The Badger Herald The facts to counter Trump’s claims: immigrants expand the U.S. workforce, which increases economic efficiency. Additionally, immigrants are less likely to commit crime at lower rates than nativeborn Americans. Being killed by your furniture is more likely than being killed by a terrorist, and white males are the biggest threat of terrorism to the American people. Black communities are not a monolith, and violent crime is not a stand-alone — it feeds off of deep poverty and despair. As for higher crime rates, former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clintonera policies indiscriminately targeted people of color in the criminal justice system. Despite the falsity of Trump’s claims, the damage of his campaign is lasting, and will have serious consequences. White-male nostalgia is dangerous, and the “forgotten” white man cannot be used as justification for Trump’s election. The words the now president-elect spewed

convinced many white men and women that their problems, economic and social, stemmed from the existence of minorities. Does this sound familiar? Think, post-World War I Germany: economic catastrophe, one man, the scapegoating of minorities and nostalgia for a time of prosperity. The aftermath of this campaign has been telling, with hate crimes steadily on the rise and a government administration that the Ku Klux Klan endorsed. Trump utilized this country’s weaknesses and profited. He built off of existing stereotypes and legitimized them. What seemed ambiguous in “Make America Great Again,” is now transparent. The slogan was a call to organize this country, once again, into a society for the white men, by white men. But that’s not the country I’m interested in living in. Mehak Qureshi (mwqureshi@wisc.edu) is a

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The word “brotherhood” is thrown around loosely while describing teammates on a football team. Too often, that true weight of the term pales insignificant when compared to the actual definition. But what if two teammates, who come from completely different backgrounds and walks of life, form a bond so close they become just that — brothers? Such is the case with the University of Wisconsin football team’s starting safeties Leo Musso and D’Cota Dixon. “We’re like brothers,” Dixon said. “We genuinely care about each other. I think it’s one of those relationships where you meet someone in college and you have a lifetime friendship with them.” It is evident the camaraderie between Dixon, a junior strong safety, and Musso, a fifth-year free safety, have carried their bond onto the gridiron. The duo have accounted for nine of the Badgers’ 21 interceptions, Musso with five and Dixon with four. Some interceptions have been more important than others. Dixon’s first one of the season, against Louisiana State University during the season opener, sealed the game. Musso’s latest, which came on Saturday against Purdue, was mostly inconsequential but his one-handed catch made highlight reels. After Musso’ second interception against Illinois, Dixon immediately found his buddy on the sidelines and excitedly proclaimed: “Who the best safeties in this country?!” In the team’s comeback win over the University of Minnesota, Musso’s interception in the back of end zone sparked a four interception performance in the second half and led the Badgers to their 21 unanswered points. Despite losing by double digits for the first time in 23 games at halftime, Musso grabbed Paul Bunyan’s Axe and gave an inspiring speech that woke up the team going into the second period. The safety position, thought to be the biggest question marks on the UW defense, if not the entire team, has evolved into one of its strengths, thanks to the efforts from Musso and Dixon. Dixon, when asked whether or not he and Musso are the best pair of safeties in the nation, stood firm in his belief. “I feel like we’re the best at what we do,” Dixon said. “I’m not thinking about anybody else being better than me, so of course.” When asked what exactly they are best at, the experienced veteran made it as cut and dry as it comes. “Keepin’ them out the end zone,” Dixon said. “Win games for our team. That’s what we

do. Making turnovers is just part of it. It’s not about me. It’s not about Leo. It’s not about any individual on this team.” Their friendship, both on and off the field, began last season when they were both backing up the departed Michael Caputo and Tanner McEvoy. The paths they took to that point were so different, yet resembled each other. Dixon, a black man, fought his way out of poverty from Florida, then battled injuries and position changes once at UW. Musso, a white, Waunakee, Wisconsin native, was one of the state’s best high school running backs statistically, but endured a shift to safety and years of waiting in the wings before he got his shot. In this time of divisiveness in the U.S., their story of friendship provides hope in what some seem as a dark time. But it was in those practices last season with the second team, though, they realized their potential to become playmakers on the field. “The kind of guys we are and the mentality that we bring to the game helped us gel well together,” Musso said. “We know what to expect out of each other. I think more than anything, we trust one another. That’s I guess what’s kinda been the key to our success.” Earlier last week, UW head coach Paul Chryst raved about Musso, not just about his play but the way he carries himself as a teammate, calling him “a tremendous leader, a guy everyone could go to.” Dixon also sees that in Musso. As to why Musso has developed into that role, he says it’s because of his roots. “I’m a Wisconsin kid,” Musso said. “I take a lot of pride in playing for this school and playing for my home state, obviously growing up 15 minutes away from here. I guess I just kind of a good feel for what Wisconsin’s all about ... we’re built up of no five-star dudes, very seldom four-star dudes, just no-star, twostar group of guys. And we have to rely on being smart, tough and dependable, as cliche as it sounds, that’s really all you can rely on.” Musso’ collegiate career has a life span of just three more games at most. At the end of the season, one chapter of the Musso-Dixon will close. Dixon says he tries not to think about it. He’ll have one year left, and he’ll have to do it without his brother. If he wanted to give Musso a going away present, what would it be? A Big Ten title? A special memento? “A smile,” Dixon said. “The wins, the gifts, the presents, it will all fade away, you know what I’m saying?” he said. “As a brother, I try to give him something more than that — some genuine love that stays with you for years.”

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UW women’s hockey freshman, Canadian Nikki Cece steps into number two goalie spot as Badgers enter conference play by Kristen Larson Beat Writer

Ascurrent University of Wisconsin women’s hockey netminder Ann-Renée Desbiens advances into her final season of eligibility, speculation arises as to who head coach Mark Johnson will entrust to protect the UW goal at the beginning of next season. There is some heavy competition for the highlycoveted spot, with Johnson recruiting two goaltenders out of high school and adding a third walk-on goaltender for the 2016-17 season. With three people vying for one position, it seems like there might finally be a clear frontrunner, the freshman from Oakville, Ontario: Nikki Cece. Cece committed to Wisconsin back in 2014, stating via Twitter that she planned on joining the Badgers in 2016. During her final season with the Oakville Hornets, Cece boasted a .923 save percentage and an average of 1.75 goals allowed per game. Those stats changed dramatically during the postseason, when Cece improved to a .959 save percentage and an average of .95 goals allowed per game. The freshman always knew she wanted to be a Badger, and her early commitment is certainly a good indication of the passion that this young goaltender will show on the ice. One of the top reasons for Cece’s desire to be a Badger was the great netminders that came before her. “I’ve been looking at this school for a while,” Cece said. “It was always my dream school, knowing that all these elite goalies came here before me and developed and there’s been great coaches. That was a huge reason why I wanted to come here, and it’s definitely been a huge honor to put on the jersey.” Netminders like Jessie Vetter, Alex Rigsby and Desbiens were just some of the people that Cece spent much of her formative career looking up to. With these inspirations, it was clear that Wisconsin would be the only choice for this young star. Of course, joining a team with a history of successful javaden-badgerherald-2015.pdf

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goaltenders, especially with a record-breaking one currently at the helm, Desbiens, is an intimidating feat. But when Cece finally got the chance to step in the net for the first time against the University of Minnesota-Duluth, she was elated at the vote of confidence that Johnson bestowed upon her. “It feels pretty good, because I know that there’s some big shoes to fill,” Cece said. “[Desbiens] is an amazing goalie, and it feels good that he felt confident enough to put me in. I just stepped in, played my game, and tried to do the best that I could.” Though Cece and the Badgers lost their first game of the series, a sense of determination could be seen in the young goaltender, who buckled down and whose performance improved dramatically overnight. UW would come back to win the next night, and Cece would be able to notch her first career win, a muchdeserved win against the No. 3 nationally ranked team. With a rough start to her career at Wisconsin, the rookie impressed Johnson with how she handled herself against such a tough team. Even though the record might not have been exactly what Johnson wanted, he told UW Athletics that he was still happy with the results. “[Cece] gave us an opportunity [against Duluth],” Johnson said. “She had 26 saves, and that’s a good way to start a career. The test was tough, the challenge was tough, but if we come out and score some goals, it’s a different momentum.” Cece’s bounce back between games helped the young goaltender instill more confidence in her playing, something that she would need the very next week when she would again be asked to step in as goaltender, this time against Cornell University. In a weekend sweep of Cornell over Thanksgiving, 3-0 and 5-2, Cece stopped 23 of 25 shots in her second and third career wins. The 3-0 blanket performance on Friday was the rookie’s first career shutout, coming at a perfect time for the Badgers as they approach a home series against rival, No. 2 University of Minnesota, this week. With the rest of the season ahead of her, and a potential to guard the Wisconsin net for the next three years, Cece isn’t going to be sitting by idly in the meantime. For now, one of this young hopeful’s goals is to keep improving gradually, so that if and when she finally does get the call to step up, she can say that she is ready to compete. “Personal goals for me is just to compete every day,” Cece said. “I know we have great coaches here and there’s great players on the ice, and they’re always pushing me to get better. I think that I just need to make sure that I am competing every second on the ice and make sure that I am doing the little things right so that I can get better by the end of the season.” While the newcomer has made an early stamp on the Wisconsin lineup this season, the team’s biggest test, Minnesota, will give her a look at what playoff hockey will be like. The Gophers knocked off the Badgers in the national semifinals a year ago, and Cece should combine with Desbiens to provide a dominant force in net.

Photo · Newcomer Cece takes her official place behind record-setting Desbiens in the net. No. 1 Wisconsin will soon take on Minnesota with arguably its deepest team in years. Elliot Moormann The Badger Herald

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Badgers split UNLV Rebel Round Up Invitational, 1-1 in Vegas Tsipis earned his second career win at UW, but team continues to struggle on the defensive half going into tough stretch by Max Bibicoff Beat Writer

Despite an 0-3 start, the University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s basketball team notched their first two wins of the season over Thanksgiving week, topping Butler University 60-55 and Tennessee State University 80-70. The win over Butler marked the first victory under new head coach Jonathan Tsipis while the rebound victory over Tennessee State helped the Badgers go 1-1 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Rebel Round-Up tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a 15 point win against Butler (2-2) Nov. 20, UW-Madison was able to get the monkey off its back of starting the first few weeks without a win. The dominant win was the first time the Badgers held an opposing team to under 60 points and bodes well for a young team entering the bulk of their schedule. Wisconsin’s previous matchup against Dayton featured a lopsided second half performance that saw them get blown out 5835 after heading into the break with a fourpoint lead. The Badgers flipped the script against Butler, outscoring the Bulldogs 23-16 in the fourth quarter after three periods of tightly contested play. Cutting turnovers was a major area of focus for Wisconsin going into the matchup, as they committed an inauspicious total of 23

turnovers in their last game. This especially held true since Butler was averaging over 10 steals per game prior to Sunday. The Badgers successfully reduced their total to 17 in this game, and it made all the difference. Butler came away with 15 points off turnovers compared to Wisconsin’s 21. Led in scoring by freshman guard Gabby Gregory’s 15 points, the Badgers ended with three players in double figures. Gregory shot an efficient 4-6 from the three-point range and went 1-2 at the free throw line. Though the Bulldogs also ended up with three players with 10 or more points, the scoring distribution proved to be problematic for Butler, whose bench only managed to produce two points. Holding an edge of 7.6 rebounds per game over their opponents, Wisconsin went into the Butler game having already established themselves to be a threat down low. Despite their efforts, the Badgers were outrebounded 35-31 and scored a meager eight points in the paint. Despite two losses to in-state rival UWMilwaukee and Mississippi University, Tsipis and Wisconsin battled back to take down Tennessee State on Sunday. Fifth-year senior forward Avyanna Young came off the bench to post 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Young, combined with a 21 point performance from junior guard Cayla McMorris, gave Wisconsin the lift they needed to cruise to a much needed win.

Photo · New era finally speeds up with two wins in less than a week. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald The Tennessee State victory was a tale of two lineups as Wisconsin’s bench outscored their starters by a hefty 14 points, an enormous factor in controlling the pace of the game. The Badgers used their second line to perfection, never falling into their normal scoring droughts and maintaining a consistent lead well into the second half. The second mark in the win column was in Wisconsin’s second matchup in Vegas, following its first in a 69-44 loss to Ole Miss Saturday. The Sunday turnaround prevented another three game losing skid and should provide some momentum going forward as conference play approaches on New Years Day. In what has been a relatively slow start even

to a season even with a new coach at the helm, the wins in the last week provide some solid clarity into the potential of this Wisconsin team going forward. As long as the depth continues to grow with players like Young on the bench, the Badgers should be able to build on their balanced success this week. Wisconsin now returns home to face the University of North Carolina Thursday at 7 p.m. CT at the Kohl Center.

Men’s hockey: UW splits solid pair of games in Colorado Besse, Kunin lead team in tough road trip, take down Colorado College before falling short to No. 2 Denver in thriller by Peter Tongas Beat Writer

The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team returned from the West Coast with a win and a loss after they beat Colorado College (3-8-0) Friday night before falling to No. 2 Denver University (9-2-3) on Saturday in an 11-goal thriller. UW now improves to 7-5 on the year and is one game away from their season total of eight a year ago. The Badgers opened their weekend off in Colorado Springs, where they hadn’t won since the 2011 season, losing five straight games before ending the drought Friday. Despite dominating the first period and outshooting the Tigers 14-3, the Badgers were down 1-0 after a breakaway goal halfway through first period. The goal was the only blemish for goalkeeper Jack Berry, who stopped all of the other 11 shots he faced. Momentum swung later in the period as Wisconsin drew a penalty with 13 minutes 26 • badgerherald.com • November 29, 2016

left in the period. The Badgers capitalized on the opportunity as they’ve done so many times already this season, tying the game at one on a shot from sophomore Will Johnson. Just over a minute and a half later, the Badgers took the lead on a redirected puck by Grant Besse. The goal proved to be the game winner as Wisconsin stifled the Tigers offense the rest of the way. The win over Colorado College was their third of the last four games, something they’ve done only three times this season. After the victory Friday, the Badgers headed north to play a dominant Denver squad at their home in the capital of the state. Wisconsin opened the scoring 12 minutes into the game when Seamus Malone’s shot took a fortunate bounce off of a Denver defenseman before going in. The lead didn’t last long, however, as the Pioneers scored two straight to give them the lead going into the second period. Wisconsin lashed back just 16 seconds

into the second period, with a power-play goal from sophomore Luke Kunin. The Badgers’ captain one-timed a pass from Grant Besse past Tanner Jaillet to tie the game at two. Just as a penalty helped the Badgers tie the game up, a penalty against Wisconsin helped Denver take the lead and never look back. The Pioneers capitalized on a man advantage with 13 minutes left in the second period to take a 3-2 lead, which they only continued to add to. Denver added another goal 30 seconds later and a third with two minutes left in the period to give Denver a 5-2 lead going into the third. The Badgers fought back valiantly in the third, trading goals with Denver to start the period before Wisconsin capitalized twice on a major power-play to bring the score to 6-5 with 7:30 left. Denver changed goalies after UW brought the score within one, a move that payed off as the Badgers were unable to put one past him to equalize. The high scoring thriller with the second

ranked team in the nation is a sign of drastic improvement for a Badger squad looking for a marquee win to push them into prominence. Wisconsin received four votes to be ranked in the NCAA top 25 this week, a mark that the program hasn’t reached in well over a year. New head coach Tony Granato has built the Badgers back into a program that can content at the national level in only half a season’s time. With such a young team at his disposal, Granato could very well lead the school back to the Frozen Four for the first time in years and potentially its first championship since 2006. Despite the improvements, the Badgers need to prove they can beat powerhouses like Denver if they want a chance at postseason success. If they can take it one step at a time, weekends like this will only become the norm going forward. Wisconsin returns to the Kohl Center next weekend as they face off against Omaha University. The games are set for 7:30 p.m. CT Friday and 8:00 p.m. Saturday.

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