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SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND WISCONSIN’S YOUTH

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Experts highlight the impact solitary conditions have on the mental wellbeing of young people and their likelihood of reoffending.

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POWER OF MUSIC

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Rock artist discloses the ways in which music helped him rise above and heal from struggles and mental illness in an album that took 10 years to write.

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Badgers usher in new era of Wisconsin men’s hockey and return to Big Ten relevance amid late season push under head coach Tony Granato.

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College Republicans and College Democrats clash on the effectiveness of “Wisconsin Works for Everyone,” the governor’s most recent series of welfare proposals aimed at getting Wisconsinites back into the workforce.

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Resolution aims to address Madison’s need for improved transit Areas outside Dane County also looking into RTAs to improve transportation shortages, problems around state

by Montana Leggett City Editor

An organization that puts less pressure on taxpayers and focuses solely on the local transportation system could become a reality as Madison City Council works toward enacting a regional transit authority for Dane County.

In light of Wisconsin’s growing transportation budget restraints, an RTA was proposed in a City Council resolution to help provide localized funding solutions for Madison. The RTA would focus solely on Dane County’s transportation needs and issues the same way the Wisconsin Department of Transportation focuses on the whole state’s.

Many people who work in the city live in the suburbs but are not always within areas Metro Transit covers, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.

An RTA would allow for more transportation opportunities in Dane County and possibly beyond.

Verveer said RTAs bring together several local governments to offer transportation to people who live in those areas. The state previously had

provisions for RTAs but those were repealed because of budget cuts in 2014.

While Madison has transportation agreements with places like Fitchburg and Verona, Verveer said there is still no reliable source that could fund more transportation alternatives for people who live in suburban areas.

“If we had an RTA in place that had a real funding source ... then there would be plenty more opportunities for public transportation for people in the entire region and maybe even forms of public transportation beyond the traditional bus service,” Verveer said.

According to the resolution, Madison transit ridership per capita is in the top 15 in the nation, among cities like Miami and the Twin Cities in Minnesota.

Verveer said budget restraints in the city did not allow officials to purchase an expanded bus barn. A larger bus barn could help manage the city’s existing fleet of buses and possibly grow it in the future.

“The Madison Metro’s existing bus garage ... it’s bursting at the seams,” Verveer said. “There’s way more buses parked there every day than the facility was built for.”

Verveer said Madison and Dane County are not the only places who are looking into RTAs. Areas like the Fox Valley region are also interested in pursuing an RTA. Putting a more efficient and modern system in place could allow people to connect with jobs, the resolution added.

“If we had an RTA, we could expand Metro Transit service not only outside of the city of Madison to a great extent ... [it] would be another option for residents of the area to save money by using public transportation,” Verveer said.

Members of the Long Range Transportation Committee, comprised of representatives from different city committees, amended and passed the resolution at their Jan. 26 meeting.

Committee members worked with Nicholas Zavos, the city government relations officer, to establish goals for a possible RTA in Madison.

Zavos said creating goals will allow the city to generate support for a countywide RTA. According to the resolution, the city wants to begin discussion with local leaders and businesses to advocate for RTA legislation at the state level.

Committee members also discussed the

kind of model an RTA’s governing board would follow. The board can consist of either appointed officials or elected officials. Zavos said both models are plausible, but based on his discussions with Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, Zavos said the mayor has a preference for a model where board members are appointed.

Zavos said a smaller group of elected officials tends to be less accountable than that of appointed officials. The mayor, however, is not opposed to having some elected members of the board in the future.

“I think there’s a sense in that when you have smaller and smaller units in government that are elected, there can be less accountability,” Zavos said.

Committee members Ken Golden and Susan Devos amended parts of the resolution’s wording in an effort to make the proposed RTA more representative. The amendments and resolution unanimously passed through the committee.

The resolution now heads to state legislators, who will work on creating a bill to implement it. It is unclear if the resolution will receive bipartisan support.

UW researchers investigate destructive impact of Emerald Ash Borer

Invasive beetle species attacks ash trees, which are usually defenseless, irreplaceable part of state ecosystem

by Doha Awad Reporter

Though small and hardly visible to the naked eye, the Emerald Ash Borer beetle has had a significant impact on Wisconsin, damaging and killing trees and destabilizing the state’s natural environment.

Nine years after the initial detection of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, the infestation now covers the lower two-thirds of the state and has pushed the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to place many counties under quarantine.

Phil Townsend, professor of forest ecology at the University of Wisconsin, said the Emerald Ash Borer is causing lots of damage to ash trees in particular.

“In natural forests, ash are a small but important component of the forest,” Townsend said. “It would be a shame to lose ash.”

Townsend and his team’s research has focused on mapping the distribution of ash trees in natural forests and the Madison area.

The team is also looking at the likely effects of their death due to growing Emerald Ash

Borer infestations.

The Emerald Ash Borer is expected to cause as much as a 30 percent loss of tree canopy in the city and change the feel of many neighborhoods.

“People like leafy neighborhoods with bigger, older trees,” Townsend said. “That will go away.”

Ash trees also make up 20 to 30 percent of the forest cover in urban areas. Their death will result in a loss of the habitat they provide, reduce energy usage in the summer and reduce carbon dioxide intake. It will also lead to fewer windbreaks in the winter and reduce interception of rainfall and runoff, Townsend said.

A lack of ash trees also means there will be less diversity in the natural forests and less wood for timber, Townsend said. Ash wood is used in baseball bats as well as tool and implement handles.

The Emerald Ash Borer is a big risk in black ash forests in wetlands as well. Ash trees take up water and maintain the wetland ecosystem.

There are not many other trees that can replace ash trees and without them, wetlands

could become wetter and flood, Townsend said. Managing the flooding would be a hassle for ecosystem services in the state.

Control sprays do not affect Emerald Ash Borers and ash trees have no natural defenses, Townsend said.

“Once [the Emerald Ash Borers are] here, the ash trees are toast,” Townsend said. “And it’s here.”

Donna Gilson, Wisconsin DATCP spokesperson, said firewood encourages the beetle species to spread. DATCP places traps in areas where they are predicted to spread, monitors woodpecker activity and finds areas where damage is present to try to control its growth.

“The larvae of the species is under the bark of trees throughout the winter until they develop and come out in the spring,” Gilson said. “Woodpeckers will know there is food under the tree and will begin pecking at the tree.”

DATCP places a county under quarantine if the Emerald Ash Borer is found there, Gilson said. This quarantine mandates businesses that deal with wood products in the county have to develop an agreement

with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA then explains exactly what measures the business will take to continue their work without risking the movement of the species to an uninfected area, she said.

The quarantine also prohibits individuals in the area from moving firewood to areas which are not yet infected, Gilson said.

This means people should be aware of the Emerald Ash Borer and how to identify it in trees.

Townsend said researchers are taking a variety of approaches to nip the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer. One is the introduction of a parasitic wasp that preys on Emerald Ash Borer, Townsend said. The other is to breed resistant trees.

A Wisconsin DATCP map shows which counties are currently under quarantine. In many of the counties under quarantine, the species has only been detected once, Gilson said.

“We encourage people ... even though their county may be under quarantine, they must still be careful because they can still slow things down,” Gilson said.

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Alder candidate looks to draw attention to those living on Madison streets

Terry hopes to provide mental health care resources, affordable housing options for city’s homeless, students

by Izabela Zaluska Copy Associate

The decision to run for District 8 alder came as an epiphany to John Terry Jr. One day, Terry went out on his balcony and sat outside in the cold. Memories came back to him about his time being homeless — the cold, loneliness and feeling of being an outsider.

That’s when Terry realized he had to do something.

Terry, though originally from Janesville, has lived in Madison for eight years. He was homeless for three years, one of which was in Madison in 2011. While homeless, Terry also struggled with addiction and staying sober.

“It was a long struggle for me to become sober because of my living conditions,” Terry said. “Right now, I’m very grateful for my sobriety, I’m very grateful for my life, I’m just grateful period.”

If elected, Terry wants to draw more attention to outreach programs in Madison that help the homeless stay sober, find a

shelter to stay at or get proper treatment for mental health.

The Access Community Health Centers in Madison are a great resource but people need to be informed about them, he said.

“Mental health issues are way underdiagnosed … people need to get past the perception that disabilities can always be seen,” Terry said.

When it comes to affordable housing for the homeless, Terry wants to give them a reason to stay there. Otherwise, he said, it’s a vicious cycle.

When Terry moved into Porchlight three years ago, having a safe, clean apartment was the final step to his sobriety. He finally had his own room and bathroom and he didn’t want to lose it all. Terry believes he can offer a different perspective than what is already present on City Council when it comes to dealing with the homeless situation because he understands the hard realities facing them.

Terry also wants to focus on affordable housing for students, considering District 8 is home to many students. If elected, Terry

said he would want to find a student or students and work with them hand-in-hand to see what issues need to be addressed.

“I’m willing to listen and talk about what needs to be done and what can be done,” Terry said. “Like I said before, I don’t have

“I’m willing to listen and talk

about what needs to be done and what can be done.”

John Terry Jr. Candidate for District 8 alder

all the answers, and I don’t pretend to have all the answers.”

Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, who is running for re-election and debated Terry, found the idea of having a student liaison to be troubling. Wood said he believes the

alder should have a better connection with the students instead of looking to a liaison for such a large population.

“I graduated [from the University of Wisconsin] in 2015,” Wood said. “I understand those needs, I understand the situation so many of constituents find themselves in, and I think that’s extremely important.”

Wood is looking to continue initiatives he started during his first term, including affordable housing for students and across the city, campus safety and continuing to provide young people with a voice at City Hall. He is looking to take steps toward helping the homeless with the Housing First model. Housing First looks to provide long-term housing before helping residents with other goals, such as finding a job or financial literacy.

“I’ve learned how to get things done, how the process works … and I think that allows me to hit the ground running from day one.” Wood said.

The Madison Common Council election will be held April 4.

Students play key role in addressing Madison’s emergency service shortage Time demands, rigorous training requirements push some away from first response volunteer opportunities

by Helu Wang City Editor

As a shortage of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians grips Wisconsin, a state Legislature special committee and University of Wisconsin students are working toward fillings gaps and providing services across larger areas.

The 2016 Legislative Council Study Committee on Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Shortages proposed a resolution Feb. 1 to regionalize and combine different emergency services across the state. Doing so would be more cost effective and enable services to reach those in need more efficiently, Mike Mikalsen, chief of staff for Sen. Stephen Nass, R-Whitewater, said.

“Everybody wants to have their own control,” Mikalsen said. “It’s costly and there are not enough volunteers to serve community by community.”

Mikalsen said a lack of staff for these services is the biggest barrier to an efficient emergency response system. This leads to more missed calls, especially in rural areas. According to a 2015 Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services report,

there were 746,338 statewide emergency calls but only 16,547 EMS personnel to receive them.

“While there were many licensed volunteers on the list, the number of people who responded to the call is much smaller,” Mikalsen said.

Fire departments also face problems. Data from the Department of Safety and Professional Services showed there are 832 registered fire departments in Wisconsin, including 40 career fire departments, 121 career and volunteer departments and 658 volunteer departments.

Career fire departments only work with paid fire personnel.

According to the data, fire departments that have no paid staff for more than 36 hours weekly are classified as volunteer departments. In Wisconsin, 80 percent of fire departments fall into this category.

Mikalsen said the shortage of both fire and EMS volunteers varies across communities. Only metropolitan areas like Madison hire full-time firefighters.

Rural areas have the short end of the stick with the least amount of firefighters in general, Mikalsen said. These communities are also unlikely to be able to afford strictly full-time paid firefighters — they often have a mix of paid and

volunteer members, or only volunteers.

But there are not enough volunteers to meet this demand, Mikalsen said.

To help combat this shortage, the University of Wisconsin Police Department works with UW students and prepares them to be volunteers for emergency services and the city fire department.

UWPD spokesperson Marc Lovicott said this team of first responders is fully student-run and everyone trains just like any other emergency medical services volunteer.

Though they only work around Madison, these first responders play a key role in addressing the shortage of volunteers. UWPD First Responders works to provide on-site medical care across Madison and also during special events like game days, Lovicott said.

UWPD First Responders have partnered with Madison Fire and Rescue, UW Hospital and University Health Services to expand their services.

Larry Plumer, president of Wisconsin State Firefighters Association, said fire departments in northern Wisconsin also have a rough time recruiting volunteer firefighters. Barry Kuenkel, Cumberland Fire Department chief, said in a statement the rigorous training requirements

and time demand turn most people away from becoming firefighters.

Though individual firefighters are not required to obtain a license before performing duties, they are required to go through 60 hours of training over three to four months. Local fire departments require additional training for one to two days each week, Mikalsen said.

EMS training takes six months to complete and is much more difficult to pass, Mikalsen said. High costs of equipment, training and maintaining personnel poses another challenge, Mikalsen said. Different parts of rural areas previously worked together to provide EMS but are no longer willing to do so. Moreover, fewer people opt to volunteer because of the stricter time requirements.

“The training never stops,” Mikalsen said. “That is one of the greatest stresses on volunteers.”

The Legislative Council Committee is currently examining the relationship between the rigorous training and the volunteer shortage and is working toward a resolution to address this. The committee has made recommendations to the Joint Legislative Council, which is deliberating on them.

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Lawsuit highlights bleak impact of solitary confinement on Wis. youth Experts say isolation, restraint do not make it less likely for young people to reoffend, reduce juvenile violent crime rates

by Vidushi Saxena News Editor

A lawsuit against four Wisconsin state officials for using solitary confinement has pushed experts to address the impact such correctional treatment can have on young people’s mental health.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the Juvenile Law Center filed a federal class-action lawsuit against four Wisconsin officials, including state Secretary of Corrections Jon Litscher, late January.

ACLU Associate Director Molly Collins said the lawsuit cites “unconstitutional” use of solitary confinement and inhumane conditions for youth in state-run correctional facilities like the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the Copper Lake School for Girls.

Being exposed to such treatment can have “permanent and devastating” effects on youth, including trauma, depression, anxiety and increasing risk of suicide and self-harm, Collins said. Solitary confinement has an even more dire impact on those who already have an underlying mental health problem.

“Because their emotional, social and behavioral development is incomplete, youth are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of solitary confinement,” Collins said.

Approximately 15 to 20 percent of young residents are confined in 7-by-10-foot solitary confinement cells for 22 or 23 hours per day, Collins said. These children are often forced to spend their only free hour

outside the cell in handcuffs or chained to tables. This only damages children more and does not make them less likely to reoffend, she said.

In Wisconsin, nearly 150 to 200 children as young as 14-years-old are incarcerated.

Institutions like Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills often place children in solitary confinement, in mechanical restraints and also pepper spray them, Collins said.

“The state of Wisconsin is far outside the constitutional boundaries and far outside the practices recommended by juvenile justice experts across the country,” Collins said.

But University of Wisconsin psychology professor Michael Caldwell said the overwhelming majority of incarcerated youth in Wisconsin do not spend time in solitary confinement.

For those who do, there are different security settings and most facilities have to offer school and provide mental health care among other services. Juvenile corrections institutions hold a very small percentage of youth, who have typically been “unmanageable” in other settings, in solitary confinement, he said.

The alternative to a juvenile corrections institution placement for most youth is prosecution as an adult and placement in adult prison, which can be much worse, Caldwell said.

Caldwell said the impact solitary confinement has on youth depends on how it is used. One extreme is solitary confinement for extended periods such as months or years. This will aggravate any existing mental health problems and create new ones, he said.

On the other end of the spectrum is using relative short periods of isolation, such as minutes to a few days, to control and calm someone who is actively aggressive.

This can potentially be misused but does not have as strong an impact on the person’s mental health as an extended period of confinement would, Caldwell said.

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Courtesy of Pixabay.com on Correctional Health Care, the World Health Organization and the United Nations have recognized that solitary confinement should not be used on children for any duration of time.

It might be more helpful to keep a person who is aggressive confined but not isolated.

Caldwell said this could include the person being alone but still having visitors and people walking by their room door.

“The state of Wisconsin is far outside the constitutional boundaries and far outside the practices recommended by juvenile justice experts across the country.”

Molly Collins American Civil Liberties Union associate director

Though this can seem impractical in some prison settings, it is the best alternative.

“The more harmful part of solitary [confinement] is the lack of human contact,” Caldwell said.

Caldwell said it is still not realistic to think confinement can be eliminated. In cases where someone commits a serious infraction, like armed robbery or shooting someone, that person would have to be confined.

Caldwell said officials can take preventive measures so that children make better choices and do not commit violent acts. Investing in resources for public schools, providing two years paid maternity leave, legal defense and full health care coverage for children could lead to lower crime rates. It is also important to get the community involved in understanding the extent of this issue as well.

Lowering youth incarceration rates is another key alternative to putting them in solitary confinement situations.

Wisconsin’s juvenile correctional facilities could use interventions that have evidence to support them and also change their policies to comply with the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Caldwell said. These would be stronger and more effective alternatives to putting young people in prison.

“There is a long way to go,” Caldwell said.

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FIEL D NOTES UW researchers create air toxin detectors in cell phones with unique method Smartphone-adaptable sensor is more portable, could be indicator of asthma in users, food-package freshness

by Kruti Yellapantula Science Writer

Oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide — there are plenty of gases and particles in the air that freely enter the body. Many of them are considered toxins and pollutants that can harm organs and increase health risks. Yet, there are few efficient and affordable ways of monitoring these chemicals in the air.

A trio of scientists is looking to change that.

University of Wisconsin chemical and biological engineering professors Nicolas Abbott and Manos Mavrikakis are trying to develop cheap, small and lightweight sensors to monitor air and human health quality. Abbott and Mavrikakis are working alongside Robert Twieg, a chemistry and biochemistry professor at Kent State University, and look to use liquid crystals for chemical sensing.

Unlike water, liquid crystals have a longer

range of interaction, which forms a key property of the sensor, Abbott said. When water molecules interact with each other, they can only do so over a molecular length or two, which is approximately one nanometer, he said.

In liquid crystals, molecules move and flow around like in a common liquid, but the nature of their interactions is such that they “talk to each other” over very long distances.

So molecules will interact with each other over distances of about 100 micrometers, which is about 100,000 molecular lengths, Abbott said.

Abbott said sensors detect toxins based on interactions between liquid crystals. The first layer of the sensor is metal salts, over which lies a layer of liquid crystals. These crystals are in a specific composition and orientation that enables the molecules of the targeted toxin to attach to the surface, he said.

When a toxin attaches itself, it displaces or moves around some of the molecules already present on the surface, Mavrikakis said.

As a result, the liquid crystals change their appearance, which helps indicate the toxin’s levels in the air. The trio is currently working on developing ideal surfaces to do this job.

“The surfaces are like airports, targeted toxin molecules are airplanes in the air wanting to land, liquid crystals are the stationary airplanes already occupying the landing belt,” Mavrikakis said. “For an airplane to land, the stationary one has to move or displace and that is more or less ... what we want in our experiments.”

Using liquid crystals for sensors is fairly common among researchers. But Abbott, Mavrikakis and Twieg have a special methodology that sets them apart.

Mavrikakis makes some predictions, Twieg makes the molecules and hands them off to Abbott, who tests whether the computational predictions are correct. Information on findings is fed back to Mavrikakis’ group, which then refines their methodologies.

This feedback loop is key to this group.

They are trying design materials through computation and developing methodologies to accelerate materials’ discovery process, Abbott said.

“But the methodology [feedback loop] that we are using here at UW is unique,” Mavrikakis said. “We are ahead of everybody else.”

One of the most interesting aspects of these sensors is that they could be incorporated into smartphones in the future. The technology used in smartphone displays is similar to that of the sensors, Abbott said.

Abbott said the technology is “complicated” but a necessity. The health risks associated with several molecules in the environment are unknown because there is no way to detect them.

Assessing the effects of personal exposure, for example to volatile organic chemicals like gasoline, requires measuring the extent to which the individual is exposed to them, Abbott said. That can only be done through sensors that stay with the person throughout a particular period of time.

“You can’t just put a sensor in a corner of a

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building because it doesn’t tell you what the environment around the person is,” Abbott said. “The sensor has to go with the person.”

One possible application of the sensor is for asthma detection. Medical experts have debated using something to look at nitric oxide concentration in human breath, which is an asthma indicator, Abbott said.

Another use for these sensors is to better and more accurately monitor pollutants like carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone.

Unmanned vehicles like drones could carry these sensors, Abbott said.

“All we need is to leverage technology,” Abbott said.

Other than in environmental monitoring and human diagnostics, these sensors can be used in food packaging to assess the freshness of the food items, especially meats and seafood, Mavrikakis said.

Currently, the sensor is available in the market as a badge-sized dosimeter, which is a device that measures exposure to radiation. It displays whether or not the wearer has been exposed to hydrogen sulfide in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration limits over an 8-hour period, Mavrikakis said.

The alternative to this badge is much more expensive, requires more effort and is not convenient to use. It also reports exposure levels much more slowly than the badge.

Platypus Technologies, the company that created the badge, is working on integrating the sensor with smartphones. This would allow the smartphone to pass data to a central industrial hygiene lab and fill a database with information on toxin levels, Abbott said.

Relatively low numbers of toxins can be detected at the moment, but the trio hopes their research can help detect all of the pollutants within the next ten years, Mavrikakis said.

“If you identify the key principles, there are plenty of opportunities, as the computational power is growing and becoming cheaper,” Mavrikakis said.

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RED offers inventive dishes, modern atmosphere at new location Japanense dining lounge features impeccable cuisine, elevated experience perfect for any special night out

by Kristin Washagan ArtsEtc. Editor

Nearly hiding right off of State Street on W. Washington Avenue, RED offers a unique dining experience filled with inspired dishes and a hip, modern atmosphere based on its token principles: (R)efreshing, (E)legant and (D)elicious.

RED, located at 316 W. Washington Avenue, offers a wide variety of dishes, including a combination of both traditional Japanese dishes, made with precision and integrity, and more modern creations exclusive to RED’s menu.

RED specializes in its array of sushi and sashimi dishes, but also offers a variety of inventive salads, soups, appetizers, shareable plates and desserts.

In my visit to RED, I decided to try their Brussels sprouts gyoza, a type of Japanese pan-fried dumpling off of the “to share” portion of the menu and three of their raw rolls: the Negi-Toro roll, Red roll and Firecracker roll.

The Brussels sprouts gyoza proved to

be an impeccable way to start the meal, as they were well-seasoned and melt-inyour-mouth delicious. These breathtaking dumplings are made with parmigiano reggiano, togarashi and shiitake sage brown butter and served alongside bacon and an organic poached egg.

The Negi-Toro roll, a more traditional roll made with fatty tuna and green onion, proved to be incredibly delicate and delectable. The fatty tuna itself — which is only available at certain times based on RED’s own availability — was beyond soft and tender, and earned it the title of “possibly the best one I tried that day.”

Next I tried the Red roll, which I assumed to be the namesake of the restaurant itself. This roll was made with spicy tuna, mixed greens, cucumber, avocado, tuna and red tobiko. When it arrived to my table, I almost gasped before even tasting the flavor as the presentation

itself was superb, in its bright red color and scattered assortment of decorative flowers on the plate.

The Firecracker roll was extremely creative and modern, made with both spicy tuna and spicy salmon, tobiko, avocado and tempura crunch served in a deep fried roll. This roll definitely lived up to its name, in that it was spicy, crunchy and contained an explosion of flavors. The Firecracker roll is sure to impress even novice sushi lovers with its flavorful blend of ingredients.

While these three rolls can be found on RED’s Raw Rolls menu, the restaurant also offers many cooked rolls for those who may prefer to not eat raw fish.

RED also offers an assortment of different private-dining experiences for those who wish to reserve space in advance.

Guests can reserve up to 50 spots in the lounge area located near the bar. For a more private experience, guests can also reserve RED’s semiprivate dining room for up to 12 guests for a $100 deposit.

Potentially the most special experience RED offers, though, is a seat at the chef ’s table located at the sushi bar. Guests here can reserve a spot for one to four guests and pay $100 each to taste the best of what RED has to offer.

RED recently moved locations last summer from its former, smaller location on King Street to a new building that is equal parts classy and modern. The design of the restaurant presents itself as a much more hip, fashionable space than the typical traditional sushi restaurant, making RED the perfect spot for foodies and trendsetters to visit next.

Post-punk band Priests to bring emotional melodies, message to Madison D.C.-based group offers empowering themes, heated punk/rock sound for future show at Der Rathskeller in Memorial Union

by Tia Hagenbucher ArtsEtc. Writer

With the current state of our nation, the music scene in Washington, D.C., certainly has its work cut out. Thankfully, there are bands of high status and strong opinions to rock the boat. District of Columbia-based band Priests’ latest album, Nothing Feels Natural, demonstrates the frustration and empowerment many people feel living in President Donald Trump’s America.

“We want people to feel like, ‘Fuck yeah!

I’m gonna go out and punch a Nazi,’” lead singer Katie Greer said.

Taking on a U.S. and a European tour, the band has much to look forward to and accomplish. Priests started out with Greer on vocals, G.L. Jaguar on guitar and Daniele Daniele on drums. After about a year of looking for a bass player, the band added the perfect fit — Taylor Mulitz.

Daniele occasionally sings and is featured in the song “No Big Bang,” which contains an array of existential thoughts and a

dreamlike narrative.

When comparing Nothing Feels Natural to their previous album Bodies and Control and Money and Power, Greer said she tried to incorporate more emotional melodies into the vocals, a contrast to the powerful screams on their last album. The album channels serious Bjork and Fiona Apple vibes in its lyrics, rock-and-roll instrumentals and pale-punk aesthetic.

An example of political commentary in their lyrics is seen in the song “Pink White House,” where Greer shouts, “Sign a letter, throw your shoe, vote for numbers 1 or 2/CONSIDER THE OPTIONS OF A BINARY.” In the song “Suck,” there’s a line that goes, “I was walking down the street, lady said to me, ‘It’s always white boys like you obsessed with the police.’”

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buffs and are inspired by social movements and issues. The Stonewall Riots and Emma Goldman are just a few of their musical inspirations. Issues of feminism, creationism and equality are prevalent themes in this progressive album. Along with history, the band cites art in general as one of their major influences.

“Art too often gets pulled aside in our culture and is looked at as something not important or an extracurricular, when really it should be something we’re centered around,” Greer said. “When art in our culture isn’t respected, its mediums often get turned into commercialism and become another tool of capitalism.”

During their tour, Priests comes to Madison Feb. 10 at Der Rathskeller. The last time Priests took a pit stop in Madison, Jaguar

said he learned how to slackline/tightrope walk, but epically failed.

“I totally ate shit trying to do it,” he said.

“Hopefully G.L. can learn how to do that this time,” Greer added.

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Conversation Starter Derek Brady offers deeply personal album, story

Rock musician gives backstory on his most recent discography, discusses ways in which music has helped him overcome

by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc. Writer

Derek Brady has dreamed of being a rock star since he was 3 years old. He has wanted to share his emotions and positivity with the world from day one.

After a close friend told Brady his music saved his life, Brady set out to share a deeply personal album overflowing with emotion.

The album, The Subtle Signs of Sleep, had been in the making for more than 10 years. The Badger Herald sat down with Brady to discuss his album, philosophy on positivity and perspective on how music can save lives.

The following interview was edited for style and clarity.

The Badger Herald: Tell me about The Subtle Signs of Sleep and the process that went into creating such a deeply personal album.

Derek Brady: I started playing music back in 2000, and I’ve been playing live for the last 15 years. A few years into the rock band that I started, Underground Day 1, I wanted to do something that was a little more meaningful.

I created a kind of party rock band that was feel-good rock and roll, but at the same time, I had an urge to write and record deeper songs. With that whole idea in mind, I started the Derx Brax Band, which was my solo project. It started off somewhat like a joke because I was a band with only one member. I started recording under [that name] in 2006, and I never thought it would take 10 years to actually put the record out. I’m one of those people that is more particular about what to release. I actually recorded 50 songs for the album, and I got that down to 16, which ended up being the final number.

That whole journey started shortly after one of my best friends at the time got killed in a motorcycle accident. I was pretty depressed, stressed out and looking for some sort of outlet to confide all these feelings that I couldn’t quite say. Music was always that outlet for me.

BH

You’ve discussed openly about how this album helped a close friend get through a dark place in their life. Can you talk a little bit about that, and how you’re sharing that story with your music to inspire others?

DB

This story started back almost 10 years ago, in 2007, when I met what became a close personal friend. We used to go to concerts together and had some laughs and good times. At the time, I didn’t think much of it other than just another buddy to go to shows with. He came to some of our shows. As time progressed, we kind of lost touch. He came back into my life more recently, and we became very close.

He expressed to me that during that time, some of the experiences we had at shows together and some of the music I had shared with him meant a lot to him.

So, I decided I would share with him this collection of songs that I had been sitting on for a decade, essentially. He was going through some dark times, and he expressed to me that the music got [him] through times where [he] thought about taking his own life. For me, it was a very dark record, and I felt that most of the songs I had written for it were very close to me and very hard to expose to the world on that kind of level. [His story] opened my eyes to see that it is important to put this out there into the world. I’ve had way too many close friends that passed way before their time. One of my childhood friends took his own life this fall. That was another reason I decided to do this. Life’s too short to have a bunch of songs sitting on a hard drive for no one to hear them, especially if it could mean anything to anyone in the smallest way.

That’s all I need.

BH

It’s important to share your story. There isn’t enough

representation of mental illness in music or media.

DB

No, it’s the dark secret in the room that no one wants to talk about. Even when I first started posting about this, I really didn’t get that much of a response. I had a few people come and talk to me to say that they appreciate what I was doing. As a whole, no one likes to talk about depression. No one likes to admit they are depressed. My goal for this record is to say that there is help — there is hope.

BH

Lyrically, this album is heavily introspective. What is your writing process? Do you write when you are in the heat of the emotion or do you reflect back on memories?

DB

I would say that most of these songs were written and recorded all in the same day.

Some of them came within a matter of an hour or two. I came up with the idea, wrote it and recorded it within a matter of five minutes. I had this bottled-up thing inside me that I couldn’t get out. I had to put it into a song to flush it out. I think the best songs I’ve ever written have always been that way. You have a notebook and you’re just writing and scribbling faster than you can even think. That’s how the best stuff has come out of me, without thinking about it at all.

BH

Tell me about how you recorded and produced the album. Was it completely independent from beginning to end?

DB

Completely independent.

For some of the songs on the record, I literally had a Behringer-powered mixer plugged into a sound card on my crappy PC running

Window XP. I used a $50 microphone. A couple of songs on this record were made with that. My interest in recording has always been huge — I went to Madison Media for recording. It’s always been something I’ve been involved in. Now, I’ve collected thousands of dollars of gear.

Honestly, from the thousands of dollars in gear, to the $150 sound card setup, you can’t really tell that much of a difference.

BH

With that, the album seems to have a lo-fi aesthetic. It adds to the authenticity of being within yourself and thinking about your inner thoughts.

It speaks to the fact that the source of the song is the most important. It goes above and beyond what you have to record it with.

Don’t think about that when you’re trying to make a record. Just do the best with what you can get your hands on and put that out into the world.

DB

BH publicly?

What do you hope to achieve by releasing this album completely free and

DB

I hope [it] helps at least one person having a crappy day to feel a little bit better about their life, or at least feel, ‘I’m not alone.’

I’ve already gotten feedback on that, and people have said it has helped. I want to push it out to as many people as I can, so I can spread that message and hopefully raise awareness. The smallest thing we can say to someone can make the biggest difference. Striking up a conversation with somebody you don’t know, smiling at somebody or sharing a song could really mean the difference in someone’s life. You don’t know what kind of impact you can have with such a small gesture.

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Laundry stays true to live sound, hopes to continue craft

Band has intentions to explore new angles, garner Madison fan base, keep organic blend for future projects

by Sunny Singh ArtsEtc. Writer

Emerging out of Madison’s pop/punk scene, I had the privilege of meeting Sam Wirth, David Van Den Brandt and Sam Lyons (missing Spunkus (Ryan) Jansen), who took the time to talk with me about Laundry and their release Soup Girl. Their delicate cohesion as a group was inspirational and had me giggling.

Laundry started when the boys got together as children to create a music sensation.

Originally they started as a band called Stereo Color, but they decided to diverge from that pseudonym.

They all have been best of friends since middle school and nurtured each other ’s talents throughout high school band competitions. This lead to the formation of the self-described “bedroom-pop” band, Laundry.

Inevitably, this also lead to the recording of their first album, Soup Girl, which was released in October 2015.

Soup Girl’s unique aspect is the fact it was recorded live. The band came together to create an organic-sounding album as opposed to tracking and individually recording their instruments. The process only involved overdubbing some vocals and minimal editing.

The purpose of this live rendition reflects Laundry’s mentality as a band — they are a team and they want to play together as such.

Recording together as a band reinforces this mentality and adds a personal touch to their music.

Laundry questioned using computers when trying to find an organic sound, saying the “mistakes” in the live recordings add a special touch to the album. Fans have positively noted the cohesion between live performances and the recordings.

“Every time you play a song it’s a little different, so that recording is going to be a little different than when you play live,” Van Den Brandt said. “It’s a different experience compared to playing a track with metronome.”

Soup Girl’s inspiration stems roughly from the rejection of the “cliché love song.”

The writing process for the album started with whole-group jam sessions, followed by muffled lyrics from Lyons and an eventual translation of those lyrics from their drummer Jansen.

Lyons detailed how he wanted to sing about soup due to the pattern of sicknesses and colds that infected the band members during their performances.

“I think at least one of us has been sick at every one of our concerts,” Wirth said.

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organic, live elements will be included in future releases, but for now, they will still be performing and blending ideas together — just like soup.

When talking about evolution and era, Wirth spoke of a new direction for the band’s sound. One of the songs in Soup Girl happens to be all acoustic, and there may be more exploration of that acoustic sound (as opposed to pop/punk) in the future.

When asked if there were any secrets to be told about Laundry and Soup Girl, Van Den Brandt noted a secret track is on the internet. The track was written when the group members were between 13 and 14 years old. There was instrumentation described as “original” and “old.” I asked where I could find it, but they bit their tongues at that question. Perhaps that’s an invitation to search for their secret treasure ourselves.

Another thing to note is there seems to be a desire for volatility, with Van Den Brandt saying, “Part of me wants to do something a bit traumatically different when we record another album.”

Let’s hope there’s a giant surprise in store for fans in the near future.

Laundry’s future goals include continuing to play and write within the Madison music scene and reaching out to fans. Members each add their own creative perspective to evolve Laundry’s music and sound through writing and revising their craft.

Talking with Laundry showed there are bands with members who use organic cohesion as a strength and let the music do the talking, instead of the other way around.

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Dawes emerges with new sound, inspiration in fifth album Indie-rock band opts for lighter folk style in latest musical endeavors, sticks true to roots of relatability

by Celeste Benzschawel ArtsEtc. Editor

Dawes is a band with a long and colorful history, and they just made a stop in Madison at the Barrymore Theatre Monday night. Touring for their fifth studio album We’re All Gonna Die has brought the band official tour dates all the way until June. But for them, it doesn’t end there.

In light of their recent Madison show, The Badger Herald got a chance to talk with Griffin Goldsmith, who spoke about their latest album, tour and creative processes.

The band consists of two brothers, Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, along with members Wylie Gelber and Lee Pardini. They have had a few different subtractions and additions to their lineup, most notably after a name change (the previous being Simon Dawes) and style switch. One of the band’s original members, Blake Mills, continues to be a part of their creative process, particularly on their latest album as well as 2013’s Stories Don’t End. In their move from Simon Dawes to Dawes, their sound transitioned from more of a heavy indie rock sound, to a lighter folk rock sound. That was mostly due to personnel, Goldsmith said. Mills was a big part of the songwriting process with their former band, and their change in sound occurred because of that. With Dawes, they’ve had influences like Bob Dylan but are inspired by constantly changing tastes.

In comparing We’re All Gonna Die to their previous work, Goldsmith said there is no resounding theme or concept behind the album. Sonically, though, the band has tried to create music that listeners can easily identify as Dawes, even if it’s a song they’ve never heard before.

They also take a lot of pride in their live shows. That’s where We’re All Gonna Die differs most — they have tried to capture that live aspect onto this album. It’s where the band feels most comfortable, Goldsmith said.

They spend a lot of time on stage, sometimes spending two years touring an album.

The energy they can cultivate on stage is really special to them, Goldsmith said. It’s a space where they can be more spontaneous. Now, Dawes is going to have a chance to do that for a while.

Personally, Goldsmith loves being on tour despite the sacrifices, he said.

“It’s an amazing job,” he said. “I’m into it, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

He hopes to extend the tour past June, possibly all the way to September or later. After that, the band hopes to create another album. That’s the idea of Dawes — to make an album, tour it and then go through the cycle all over again, Goldsmith said.

Imagine sharing a stage with your sibling. Those of us with siblings might not be able to handle being in a band with them. Butting heads sounds like it would be a regular occurrence. But that’s not the case for the

Goldsmith brothers.

“It’s amazing,” Goldsmith said. “A lot of people assume that because we are brothers we don’t get along, but it’s actually quite the opposite.”

Taylor Goldsmith is the one who writes most of their music, Goldsmith said. He was part of the reason why there was such a shift in sound from Simon Dawes to Dawes. The arrangements he was making became much simpler.

The rest of the group tends to jump in to the writing process after Taylor Goldsmith writes the initial skeleton.

He’ll send it out to the other bandmates, who then take their turns tweaking and adding. On the road, it is much more difficult for them to write due to constantly being

around people.

From the first time they hear a song to when they hear the completed version, it could sound either the same or much different, Goldsmith said. The song can change after it goes through the recording and producing process.

Now they get to share their finished songs with us Madison folk. This wasn’t their first time here, and there is one thing in particular they were looking forward to.

“Cheese curds,” Goldsmith said. He then continued to say, “I really like it [in Madison.] It’s a cool little town.”

Well, we are glad to have had you, Dawes. If you weren’t able to catch them this time, fans can expect another album soon enough.

Photo · Dawes has a nostalgic, recognizable sound.

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Executive order impacts students, faculty, researchers on campus, forcing many to speak out University continues support for 115 UW community members possibly implicated by the travel ban

by Maija Inveiss Features Editor

Standing in front of a crowd of 200, Zahiah Hammad introduced the ways President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration impacts her life, her family and her friends.

Hammad, a University of Wisconsin freshman studying political science and journalism, is the daughter of two Palestinian immigrants, both of whom moved to the U.S. to create a better life. She said she speaks for undocumented immigrants and her friends who are unable to visit their home countries in fear they might never be able to come back.

“The America we live in today has been overpowered by a man who doesn’t believe in my rights as a citizen because of the scarf I choose to wear, the beliefs I choose to follow and the life I choose to live,” Hammad said.

When Trump issued his executive order on immigration almost two weeks ago, people throughout the U.S. spoke out, both praising and condemning the decision. The executive order, which primarily focuses on seven Muslim-majority countries, suspends entry of all refugees for 120 days and blocks entry completely for citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days.

Across Wisconsin and the country, legislators, students and community members have diligently voiced their concern or support for the order. As of Feb. 2, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has recommended 1,222 people be denied from boarding.

The university takes a stance

At UW, officials reported the order directly affected 115 students, faculty and staff.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a statement the university adds its voice to the Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities and other peer institutions asking for Trump to reconsider the executive order.

Blank said the executive order impacts real people on campus who have an integral role in providing a worldclass education.

“We understand and share the commitment to protect our country and keep Americans safe,” Blank said. “At the same time, the [UW] administration must ensure its policy does not keep out those who have good reasons to travel.”

According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, college students holding F1, J1 or M1 visas currently have their visas provisionally revoked as part of the executive order. Those who are in the U.S. already are not impacted by the order, but individuals out of the country will not be allowed back because of a lack of travel documents.

UW spokesperson Meredith McGlone said the university is not aware of any UW students, faculty or staff who have been barred from returning to the country.

After the news of the executive order, Joshua Moon Johnson, UW assistant dean of students, sent an email to members of the UW community who could be impacted.

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His recommendation was to not travel outside of the U.S. “I recognize that this might be a challenging and confusing time … you are an important part of our community, and we want to make sure you feel welcomed during this uncertain moment,” Johnson said.

McGlone said International Students Services is currently available to help students with questions and International Faculty and Staff Services can assist faculty and staff.

Both offices are sharing information, answering questions, providing guidance and referring people to other helpful resources.

Students, researchers worry about future in U.S.

Shabnam Lotfi, a local immigration lawyer, said the ban has caused turmoil among travelling scholars, UW researchers and students across the country.

Lotfi, a daughter of Iranian immigrants, said by witnessing her parents’ experiences, she learned what it meant to leave a home country and start a new life somewhere else. She saw the impact bad government and bad politics could have on people’s lives, which inspired her to go to law school.

Before the ban, Lotfi said she primarily focused on helping people get green cards, but now she has started working as an advocate.

Lotfi helped organize the group Advocates United, which connects people impacted by the executive order.

Five thousand people joined in the two days after the group’s start — a week later, the number doubled. Lotfi said she has been getting calls almost nonstop since Trump signed the executive order. “[The ban] was not implemented effectively in any shape or form, and I don’t believe it had anything to do with national security,” Lotfi said.

After Trump signed the executive order, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said in a statement Trump was right to make sure the government was doing everything possible to know who is entering the country.

“We are a compassionate nation, and I support the refugee resettlement program, but it’s time to re-evaluate and strengthen the visa vetting process,” Ryan said.

Ryan said the number one responsibility of the government is to protect the U.S.

Photo · Dan Schneider, a third-year law student, said he appreciated the direction UW administration took.

Michael Lim The Badger Herald Prior to Trump’s action, a female research scholar at UW visited Lotfi to discuss her husband’s visa. After two and half years of his visa being denied and not seeing one another, they had an interview scheduled. The night the executive order came out, all visa orders were cancelled, including the UW researcher ’s husband.

Lotfi also said a UW professor was scheduled to go to a conference in Switzerland, but after the executive order, he had to cancel his airline ticket. She said cancelling conference appearances can greatly impact not only UW but universities worldwide.

Over the past couple of weeks, Lotfi has even had those who hold green cards and been in the country for multiple years come to question their status.

“It’s shocking,” Lotfi said. “I’ve had people call me that are British green card holders that have lived here for five, 10 years.”

Students speak out

On Feb. 3, a group of more than 200 students of various religious backgrounds gathered with brightly colored signs to “stand with refugees” at the top of Bascom Hill.

Along with Dan Schneider, a third-year law student, other law students and the UW Jewish community joined to host the protest. Schneider said many people he talked

Photo · Local immigration lawyer Shabnam Lotfi said the ban was not implemented for national security reasons.

Sarah Godfrey The Badger Herald to were really pleased by Blank’s statement. He said he appreciated that the university was looking out for students, but he wanted something similar from the Board of Regents.

“We’re pleased at the direction the [UW] administration has signaled they are moving in,” Schneider said.

Schneider said they wanted to show on campus that as law students and members of the campus, they support Muslim and immigrant students.

Zach Urisman, a UW junior, said it’s up to the people to keep the U.S. a space for immigrants. Over the next four years, Urisman said it’s important to push elected officials.

“They will not see the light unless they feel the heat,” Urisman said.

For Urisman, the U.S. is a nation of not only immigrants but people who have the courage to leave everything behind as a way to create a better life for themselves.

Days after the announcement of the executive order, Schneider said law students were buzzing with nervous and angry energy. Though he is not a licensed lawyer, Schneider pointed out the illegality of the executive order, stating it goes against the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which prevents restricting individuals to immigrate based on nationality or country of origin.

“It can inflame terrorism ... [and is] almost certain to give our enemies a good reason to point to the U.S. and [say], ‘See, they actually do hate us, they do hate our beliefs, they do hate our lifestyle, they’re opposed to our interests fundamentally,’” Schneider said. “Honestly, this travel ban is probably the best ad for ISIS that they could’ve ever hope for.”

Emilia Rohl, spokesperson for UW College Republicans, said the organization stands by and supports Trump’s effort to increase and improve national security.

Design by Greta Zimmermann The Badger Herald “If the Supreme Court says that they need more time to decide the constitutionality of the decision and it doesn’t jeopardize the national security, then we believe the Supreme Court has the right to continue to review it,” Rohl said.

Eliana Locke, spokesperson for UW College Democrats, said the ban is completely Islamophobic and is tapping into false fears.

At the moment, Locke said as students, there is not a lot they can do policy-wise. But she said they can support the students impacted on campus and continue making calls to representatives to oppose the laws.

For Hammad, the executive order goes against the First Amendment and diminishes some of the things that makes the country inclusive.

“The constitution does not begin with ‘I the President’ but ‘We the People,’” Hammad said. “I encourage you all to keep fighting and resisting for the roots that made this country once beautiful.”

Teymour Tomsyck contributed to reporting this feature.

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Walker rolls out ‘Wisconsin Works for Everyone’ — but does it?

College Republicans: Yes — as long as you’re willing to work for Wis.

College Democrats: No — instead, it punishes struggling families

The idea that hard work is rewarding is not simply a Republican ideal. Hard work is the key to success and independence. It’s a fundamental value that produced American excellence.

In Gov. Scott Walker’s new welfare reform proposal, he is reminding Wisconsin citizens that money is not free, and good things come to those who work for it.

Similar to former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson’s welfare reform proposal from 1996, “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” is a series of proposals designed to empower Wisconsin citizens and boost the economy.

What makes this welfare system different?

Walker and Wisconsin Republican legislators want to allow current welfare recipients a chance to get a job and return to the workforce without being penalized. This welfare reform policy serves as an incentive for welfare recipients to start working again while still receiving the same government aid. The idea is to empower Wisconsin residents so there are more people in the workforce to boost the economy and decrease government dependence.

What are the requirements for this new welfare reform package? Each month, adult welfare recipients (including adults who have children between the ages of 6 and 18) will be required to work 80 hours a month. The goal of this legislation would be to encourage welfare recipients to keep a stable job.

According to a 2015 CNN Money poll, the average American works 34.4 to 47 hours a week. Therefore, 80 hours a month is not a tough requirement for welfare recipients. This would mean welfare recipients would be required to work at least 20 hours a week. Hard work pays off. You can’t live off of other people’s tax money forever.

Again, it’s important to note the government will not be penalizing those welfare recipients who fulfill the 80 work hours a month requirement. In fact, throughout the entire process, their children will never lose their benefits. If an adult receiving government aid fails to comply with new requirements within three months, then they start losing their government benefits, but their children don’t.

The majority of Wisconsin works to provide for themselves, so why shouldn’t state government push welfare recipients to improve and provide for themselves, too?

What programs apply? Food stamps, housing assistance and Medicaid. What counties does this affect? It’s a pilot program. The initiative would only be implemented in a few select counties to

With a title like “Wisconsin Works for Everyone,” one should immediately be skeptical about it working for anyone.

Gov. Scott Walker ’s new initiative, unsurprisingly, does not work for everyone.

Under the plan, parents could see their food stamp benefits cut if they do not work more than 80 hours per month.

This type of law has been in effect for childless adults since April 2015 and since then, about 21,000 able-bodied food stamp recipients have found work, and about 64,000 have lost their benefits.

Punishing struggling families with public assistance cuts is not only counterproductive but hurts thousands of children across Wisconsin.

This plan demonstrated cause for concern even when it only affected childless adults, and the implications for the potential damage it could do to families is even more distressing.

This legislation is just another insight into the complete hypocrisy of the office of Walker, who hands out millions in tax breaks to wealthy corporations with no strings attached while benefits for poor families are slashed time and again.

The plan is also set to include the possibility of drug-testing welfare recipients, which has been proven to cost more money than it saves and pushes those who most need benefits further into poverty.

The numbers speak for themselves — in states where this policy was enacted, the number of people on public assistance using drugs was marginal.

In Florida, for example, only 2.6 percent of the applicants tested positive for drug use.

In addition, the most common drug used was marijuana, not hard drugs such as heroin or methamphetamines.

In Tennessee, another state with a drug testing policy, only 1 of the 800 people who applied for welfare tested positive.

According to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 1 in 10 of the general population aged 12 and older had used illicit drugs in the last month.

Although Walker claims this plan

determine its effectiveness.

Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, has proposed the program incorporate a “sliding scale” of government assistance. The “sliding scale” would be a system where, over time, individuals who make 200 percent above the poverty line for their family will gradually receive less federal aid as they begin to earn more in wages.

Critics claim there are not suitable jobs available for welfare recipients. The truth? If you need to provide for yourself and you’re willing to work hard, you will move up in the workforce.

The job you want might not be available, but are there jobs available? Absolutely. With a strong work ethic, anyone can improve their situation — that’s the power of hard work.

Walker’s policy proposal will be beneficial to everyone entering the workforce, including those recently out of prison because it provides job training. This program is constructive because welfare recipients will be able to receive full government aid while they’re enrolled in stateprovided job training.

Another major highlight of “Wisconsin Works for Everyone” is the policy would expand drug testing to all welfare recipients including those receiving food stamps. This initiative is practical and helps get Wisconsin welfare recipients back on their feet by ensuring they’re not only finding work, but that they’re developing life habits that will help them succeed at their job.

Many Wisconsin employers have pointed out they have job openings, but they have a hard time finding qualified employees. What makes a qualified employee? An individual who is not drug dependent. If individuals are receiving money from the government, money they could be earning themselves, they should be held to the same standards they would be in the workforce to ensure they are prepared for their future careers.

Overall, this is a great policy initiative that will provide Wisconsin residents with work training and government assistance as they find their place in the workforce. This welfare reform program will boost the economy by creating more jobs, lowering unemployment and decreasing the number of individuals who are government-dependent. It’s time for Wisconsin to get back to work.

Emelia Rohl is a junior majoring in journalism and mass communications. She is the communications director for the UW College Republicans.

would only take away benefits from parents, and not adversely affect their children, it is impossibly vague and therefore impossible to know.

Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, fears the plan “lacks details” and does not provide answers for how a cut to the total benefits a family receives will not affect the children.

Stacy Dean, for the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, specializes in food assistance programs.

Her concern is parents may be disqualified from Food Share if they struggle to find a job, so Wisconsin must be prepared to supply job openings to all parents who need them.

Walker ’s plan involves a potential change in federal law and could potentially kick parents off Food Share if they can’t find a job on their own.

With a unified Republican government this remains a possibility.

“It would be unprecedented,” Dean said.

Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, called Walker ’s plan “morally unfair and unjust.”

“We must treat people with dignity and respect and provide them with real opportunities if we actually want to improve crisis-level poverty in Wisconsin communities and across our nation,” Johnson said.

Though Walker ’s plan has a flashy name, similar programs have shown nothing resembling a lift out of poverty for low-income individuals and families.

Programs which cut public assistance benefits inevitably hurt more people than they help and drive those in most dire need further into poverty.

The government must first take responsibility for its citizens by creating an economy that works for everyone instead of focusing our taxpayer dollars on gutting and warping programs designed to help those who most need it.

Eliana Locke (elocke2@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science.

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No more ‘oppression Olympics’ — America needs feminism, too Whether it is acid throwing or lack of access to birth control, a threat to women anywhere is a threat to women everywhere

by Aly Niehans Associate Opinion Editor

Gender inequality and disparate women’s rights is a global epidemic.

Ranging from unequal pay to inadequate or no access to contraception and abortions to domestic or sexual abuse, women’s rights continue to be swept under the rug in the countries that either don’t believe there is a problem or see the problem but simply refuse to acknowledge it.

In America, women’s rights have taken center stage following President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 21 in the form of the Women’s March on Washington, which attracted more than 450,000 men, women and children.

But in its wake, both the March and the feminist movement in general have faced harsh criticism for “complaining” about the dismal women’s rights in America when elsewhere women are killed, tortured, raped and subjected to “true” violations of their rights as women and as human beings.

These critics aren’t entirely wrong.

Women throughout the world are subjected to horrors most women cannot even begin to imagine from the safety of their middle-class suburban homes in the United States.

Women in Saudi Arabia, the worst country in the world for women’s rights, gained the right to vote just last year and require a male guardian to leave their house.

Though currently under review following harsh public backlash, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim introduced a bill at the end of 2016 that would exonerate males who had engaged in sexual acts, voluntary or involuntary, with an underage girl if he married her.

But saying women don’t have problems in America because women elsewhere face more tangible or more alarming problems is like saying you can’t be sad because someone else has it worse than you do.

Yes, women endure grievous attacks on their rights worldwide.

But the current situation in America, for a country that holds itself above all others as the shining example of equality and democracy, is pretty pathetic.

Put simply, women do not have the same rights as men in America.

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The right to make decisions about our bodies is being taken away by an administration in which old, white men who have no business dictating women’s reproductive rights have all the power.

We get paid 80 cents to every dollar a man makes for the exact same job.

Women are 15 percent less likely to get a promotion in their line of work than a man is.

In the majority of first-world countries, abortions are not only freely available, but a woman’s right to one is unquestionable.

While the wage gap still exists in

Europe and other western countries, it is marginally lower, and governments readily acknowledge it as a problem instead of diminishing its importance in favor of

“Women face oppression and struggle in different ways all around the world, and none should be minimized or ignored.”

bigger problems such as building a wall or banning refugees from entering the country.

Women in America have every right to be pissed off over the rights we are losing, because they are things no one should be able to take away from us.

Taking birth control or having an abortion is a personal choice that doesn’t affect anyone other than the woman who is getting it.

So why does some white, 65-yearold conservative man get to decide if a woman has the right to control her own uterus?

Meanwhile, the pay gap reiterates, and will continue to reiterate until it ceases to exist, that women are valued less than men are in the workplace, even if they are more educated or qualified for a specific job.

The rights we are losing here in America matter.

Women face oppression and struggle in different ways all around the world, and none should be minimized or ignored.

By no means are American women the most persecuted population of women, but that doesn’t mean the rights we are denied don’t affect our lives, our bodies, our futures and the future of this country.

Top Riley Steinbrenner. Bottom Haley Winckler The Badger Herald Photo · Critics of the Women’s March claim we should consider ourselves lucky to not face more violent forms of human rights violations, but they should understand the danger of that attitude is a reduction of rights everywhere.

Aly Niehans (aniehans@badgerherald. com) is a freshman majoring in international studies and intending to journalism.

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Temporary hold on refugees means nation as a whole is safer

Spread of misinformation on ‘Muslim ban’ prevents people from realizing many benefits of Trump’s executive order

by John Graber Columnist

access to the Visa Waiver Program.

I never supported President Donald This mean that the countries Trump’s initial ban on all Muslim which the order applies to were immigration when he was running for not selected by Trump at random president in March.

Obama had already set a precedent.

What I did support was a ban There’s also a precedent for on accepting refugees when the temporarily banning refugees, as United States could have been far former President Barack Obama did more compassionate in removing in 2011 with Iraq for six months. dictatorial regimes, like that of Bashar The ban was put into place al-Assad’s, out of power. following the discovery of Al-Qaeda Fast forward to today, and the operatives who entered the country world is divided over Trump’s claiming they were refugees. executive order to ban refugees from The United States has never truly seven countries. had an open-borders refugee policy.

Both sides of the aisle are erupting That would risk national security with either anger or delight over the and be a logistical nightmare. topic. Protesters have swarmed to I won’t deny there are areas where airports in defiance of the Trump this executive order can be criticized. administration, leading to expected It is unclear whether the Trump confrontations with law enforcement. administration gave the authorities Social media groups on both sides who would be involved notification are fighting it out with political ahead of time to prepare. memes, articles, statuses and tweets.

It had to be clarified more than Misinformation is being spread 24 hours later that the ban did not everywhere, so I thought I would apply to those with green cards.It use this column to explain what looks like amateurs were organizing the executive order is, and more the details of the ban recklessly. importantly, what it is not.

I don’t think it helps that First, Trump’s executive order is inexperienced Chief Strategist not a ban on Muslims, but instead a Steve Bannon is now sitting on the ban on refugees. To say it is a ban on National Security Council while the any religion is foolish. director of national intelligence and Only one of the 10 countries in the Photo · Regardless of your personal opinion on the morality of the order, it certainly does not persecute any group based the joint chiefs of staff would no world with the most Muslims is on on religion and should not be treated as such. longer serve as automatic principals the list. on the committee.

That country is Iran, which has been The White House should have Daniel Chinitz designated as a state sponsor of terrorism taken its time on the matter and The Badger Herald since 1984. The other countries impacted looked over all the legal details. by the executive order are Iraq, Syria, Their failure to do so has partly led Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Yemen. percent of all Muslims. will resume the U.S. Refugee Admissions to a combustion of uncertainty and chaos To say Trump’s plan was to ban Muslims Program. across the nation. is foolish because the overwhelming One of the arguments I’ve been seeing But disrupting airports won’t make the majority of the Muslim population can still against Trump’s executive order is there’s a left look good and they probably garnered First, Trump’s executive order enter the United States. conflict of interest. more hate than love.

This, unfortunately, has not stopped Some of the countries the refugee ban is not a ban on Muslims, but This executive order ’s purpose is people on both sides from calling it a won’t impact, including Saudi Arabia noble. Trump understands the threats the instead a ban on refugees. To “Muslim ban.” and the United Arab Emirates, also have United States faces today from terrorist Michael Flynn Jr., the son of the national business connections with the Trump organizations and Islamic radicalism. say it is a ban on any religion is security adviser, even made the error and Organization.

The executive order has only put into had to shut down his Twitter account.

The problem with this argument is place a temporary ban while the Trump foolish.

The executive order ’s true intention, as the seven nations on the ban aren’t even administration makes changes to the the president explained, was to protect the mentioned in the executive order, which screening process.

United States from terrorists in some of the simply refers to the Visa Waiver Program His interests have always been in most dangerous nations of the world.

Improvement and Terrorist Travel While these countries all have protecting the American people, not He hasn’t banned Muslims coming from Prevention Act of 2015. populations that are mostly made up of endangering them.

According to the Department of Muslims, the ban Trump instituted barely Indonesia, because the degree of instability Homeland Security, the law initially impacts 15 percent of the global Muslim and violence there is far lower when John M. Graber (jgraber3@wisc.edu) is compared to Syria. applied to Iran, Iraq, Syria and Sudan. population. a junior majoring in history and political It’s also important to remember that In February 2016, the Obama When compiling numbers from a April science. after 90 days of the executive order, the administration extended the law to Libya, 2015 Pew Research Center report, I found block on new visas will end.

Somalia and Yemen. the executive order would not affect 87 After 120 days, the State Department The purpose of the bill was to restrict

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Repeal of Obamacare leaves Wisconsin women particularly vulnerable

Wisconsin Well Women Program faced cuts before ACA became endangered — low-income, disabled, transgender women left on margins

by Gwynna Norton Columnist

Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reiterating his intent to repeal the Affordable Care Act and allowing the Department of Health and Human Services to not enforce regulations under the ACA“[t]o the maximum extent permitted by law.” This immediate attack on the ACA was expected but shocking, especially to those who cannot afford health care without it.

Since the ACA requires qualified health plans to cover birth control, pregnancy care and cancer or STD screenings, among other things, many women (and anyone else who can get pregnant) covered under the ACA are worried about the possibility of repeal.

Under the ACA, states were supposed to extend Medicaid to everyone with incomes up to 138 percent of the poverty level.

But after the Supreme Court ruled states did not have to expand Medicaid, Wisconsin chose not to do so. Instead, Gov. Scott Walker restructured the program to make it available to everyone up to 100 percent of poverty level. Walker ’s decision gave a lot of people Medicaid, but took it away from many people eligible under the previous version, including parents with dependent children who have an income of up to 200 percent of the poverty level.

There are a lot of parents with dependent children who lost coverage.

Wisconsin does not actually have a “coverage gap” — where there are people ineligible for both Medicaid and subsidies under the ACA — but even with subsidies, it can be hard for these parents to afford insurance. If they lose ACA subsidies, health care becomes impossible to afford.

This could prove especially devastating for single mothers, who are paid less on average than their male counterparts but still have to afford child care and health care.

The Wisconsin Well Woman Program, which provides screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer, and some other tests for common health concerns and diseases such as multiple sclerosis, is still operational. But this program is only for women ages 45 to 64 with incomes up to 250 percent of the poverty level. Since the ACA provides coverage for preventive care, without it many women outside this age range will not be able to afford these screenings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend Pap tests for women aged 21 to 65, and mammograms for ages 50 to 74, or sometimes as early as 40 depending on risk factors. Both of these ranges fall partly outside the ages covered

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by the Well Woman Program.

In addition, this program has been cut back in anticipation of women getting coverage for these services through the ACA instead, even after an outcry over lack of data and increased difficulty in getting care. Without the ACA, the Wisconsin Well Women Program becomes inadequate to provide these services.

The ACA also provides protection for transgender people by prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating based on gender identity or transgender status if they receive federal funding or have plans on an insurance marketplace.

This ensures that transgender people cannot be refused coverage, have their coverage cancelled or pay higher premiums simply for being transgender anymore. Transgender women already face discrimination and high rates of poverty, and repealing the ACA could deny them access to cancer screenings, birth control, transgender-specific health care or simply all coverage.

Transgender men and nonbinary people would also face loss of coverage, and lack of coverage for birth control, screenings and pregnancy care would affect many people. Policies to deny access to birth control and pregnancy care are clearly intended to target women, but women are not the only ones affected. A repeal of the ACA would also have staggering implications for people with disabilities. Without subsidized insurance, they could lose the ability to afford lifesaving medications, treatments and procedures.

In short, people could very well lose their lives as a direct result of repealing the ACA. Many people can’t afford to change jobs now in anticipation of losing coverage.

This unfortunately furthers the ability of employers to exploit them, legally or not, because they cannot leave, and disabled women are especially vulnerable. For all women, and Wisconsin women specifically, a repeal of the ACA could mean losing access to birth control, not receiving proper prenatal care and even being denied coverage due to pregnancy.

Many conservatives paint birth control as a luxury, but it is absolutely vital to ensuring that anyone who can get pregnant has the same level of freedom and personal autonomy as people who can’t. In addition, many women need birth control to manage hormones, whether they’re cisgender, transgender, intersex and/or nonbinary.

Birth control is a medical necessity.

Photo · The future of women’s health care in Wisconsin is unsteady, and many stand to be left in the cold.

Riley Steinbrenner The Badger Herald In another attack on reproductive rights, bill H.R.7 would prevent plans qualified under the ACA from covering abortion.

This means anyone with a plan that covered abortion services could not receive subsidies, effectively making abortion inaccessible to low-income pregnant people.

It also means insurance companies will have to eliminate abortion coverage or lose their qualification, which would have widespread effects. Given these attempted restrictions on reproductive rights and reproductive care, it seems there wouldn’t be many options left for sexually active people who can become pregnant.

Want to avoid pregnancy? No coverage.

Want to end a pregnancy? No coverage.

Want to give birth? No coverage. Want to raise a healthy child? No coverage.

The clear message here is that the lives

and bodies of low-income people are not their own. Since I sincerely doubt the conservative men spearheading these attacks are transgender-inclusive, this message is intended for women.

These measures are an attempt to make all women into poor baby machines dependent on men for support, and leave already poor women out in the cold entirely, with no way to provide basic health care for themselves or their children.

The fact that a repeal targets women and children makes the Republican agenda transparent. Repealing the ACA is not about affordability or efficiency, it’s about ensuring that life itself is an expensive luxury only available to those whose lives and labor are valued by richer people.

Gwynna Norton (gwynna.norton@gmail. com) is a senior majoring in mathematics.

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Men’s basketball: On or off-court, Hill values every opportunity Redshirt junior guard has seen significant increases in playing time during conference play

by Chris Bumbaca Senior Writer

Whether opportunities present themselves to him in the form of playing time or a new hairstyle, Jordan Hill is not one to pass up a chance for change.

That’s why, seemingly every game, the University of Wisconsin-Madison men’s basketball redshirt junior combo guard sports a fresh cut on the floor. Hill said he switches it up anywhere from every one to two weeks.

“I just feel like I can so that’s why I can do it,” Hill said. “If I see something cool that I like or I want to try something different, I just go for it.”

Hill has found himself in an interesting position within the hierarchy of playing time and the rotation UW-Madison head coach Greg Gard has employed this year.

The emergence of freshman D’Mitrik Trice has eaten into Hill’s minutes, and in practice, Hill usually works with the scout team. Hill is still in the eight- or nine-man rotation Gard likes to use and has seen his minutes increase throughout Big Ten play.

Hill doesn’t see his presence on the scout

team as a demotion. In fact, Gard sees Hill’s services there as a necessity, because he makes the unit more consistent, but still referred to Hill’s situation as “precarious.”

“He’s handled that responsibility very well — knowing that he’s not going to get as many reps over with the regular rotation, but come game time, he’s expected to know what’s going on,” Gard said.

Gard said the scout team gives him the chance to work on his game, and Hill would agree with that statement.

“When I’m on scout, my mindset is to work on something,” Hill said. “Whether it be catch-and-shoot, pull-up, get to the basket, whatever it is, I try to work on specific things.

Other than that, on defense I try to go as fast as I can. I think it translates well because I can still shoot the ball when I get to the firstteam. I can still handle it. I can still make passes. I can still do all those things. I’m still a basketball player.”

After playing just 11 minutes across UWMadison’s first three conference games, Hill saw 18 minutes of action against Ohio State on Jan. 12. He scored eight points and went 2-for4 on 3-pointers. Gard called his performance “opportunistic.” Over Wisconsin’s subsequent four games, in which the Badgers rose to No. 10 in the AP poll, Hill averaged more than 18 minutes per game.

His scoring wasn’t what kept him on the floor, as he managed just 11 points in that span. Rather, it was his defense and general leadership that earned him minutes. Take the end of regulation and overtime at Minnesota on Jan. 21, for example.

According to Hill, he nearly cost UWMadison the game about four times in the final minute when he traveled, allowed the

game-tying 3-pointer in the waning seconds years now. He expects it of himself, too. That and then almost committing a potentially doesn’t come as a surprise to anybody. He’s game-losing foul as the buzzer sounded. out there for a reason.”

“You have to have a short memory, man,” As UW-Madison associate head coach Hill said. “You have to have a super short Lamont Paris said, it’s simply a matter of Hill memory in basketball. You watch the film and never wasting an opportunity.

I was like ‘Wow, I had four plays that could “I think it’s more about just the character have lost us the entire game.’ But, all that — not being discouraged, not being easily allowed, I gotta make something happen. deterred from what your mission is, which Since I’m out here anyway, I can’t waste my is to be able to contribute to this team,” Paris time. Just tried my best to stay in front of my said. “He’s had opportunities where he’s had, man, create havoc and make the right play.” he’s had opportunities where he hasn’t as That play came at the end of overtime much. He’s had games where he didn’t have when Akeem Springs, who hit the tying as many opportunities. That’s not an easy shot over Hill, rose above him again for the situation to be in as a player, but he’s done a winner. This time, however, Hill’s harassing really good job of focusing on his goal, which defense forced an uglier attempt, which is being able to contribute.”

Springs could not connect on and gave Wisconsin a big road win.

Gard said Hill never complained or worried when he wasn’t playing consistent minutes.

“He just kept trying to get better and do the best he could do there on the scout team,” Gard said. “Keeping that mindset has helped him and grow through that. When his opportunity came, he did a very good job of it, and that was even prior to Minnesota, I thought.”

For some, Hill’s emergence is a bit of a surprise. It’s part of a rise that began almost immediately after Bo Ryan’s retirement, when Gard told all of his players they need to be ready to play. In Gard’s first game at the helm, Hill set career-highs to that date in points, rebounds and assists against UW-Green Bay. And if fans don’t expect those types of performances from Hill, the coaching staff does.

“People talk about it like it’s a surprise,” UW-Madison assistant head coach Joe Krabbenhoft said. “We expect that out of Jordan. We expect Photo · For some, redshirt junior guard Jordan Hill’s resurgence is the big-time plays in big-time a bit of a surprise, but coaching staff said they always expect great moments out of the guy who’s things from him. been with this program for four

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Football: Get to know Wisconsin’s 2017 recruiting class UW finished National Signing Day ahead of expectations, ranked 40th in nation

by Chris Bumbaca Senior Writer

With National Signing Day coming and going on Feb. 1 every year, Wisconsin football head coach Paul Chryst closed the book on his third recruiting class since he took over the program.

This year, Wisconsin, fresh off a Cotton Bowl victory, signed 19 players to scholarship and added 10 walk-ons. Highlights of the class include four in-state offensive lineman, a quarterback from Long Island and a late four-star receiver recruit.

“We couldn’t be more confident about this group and the fit that they are with Wisconsin,” Chryst said. “That’s when you feel really good about it. It’s a long process for the prospective student-athletes that we can now call Badgers and part of our football family.”

Meet the scholarship players – organized by position – and see what they, and their coaches, have to say about joining Wisconsin football.

Jack Coan Hometown: Sayville, New York (Sayville High School) Height: 6’3” — Weight: 200 pounds Coan emerges from the unheralded football landscape of Long Island, where its best athletes play lacrosse and football takes a back seat. But Coan passed on a lacrosse scholarship at Notre Dame to pursue college football at UW. Although unfamiliar with the program until his recruitment heated up, Coan said Chryst’s track record of developing quarterbacks was desirable.

“He’s got a bunch of quarterbacks in the NFL right now,” Coan said. “He’s a great quarterback developer. I feel like he gets the full potential out all of his recruits, whether it’s quarterback or anything else.”

Coan was named New York Gatorade Player of the Year his senior season and was a three-time first-team all-state selection. He also set Long Island career records in passing yards (9,787) and touchdown passes (128).

Madison Cone Kernersville, North Carolina (East Forsyth High School) Height: 5’9” — Weight: 175 pounds Cone, one of the seven early enrollees, is an energetic playmaker who wants to contribute right away, despite a crowded corps of young cornerbacks ready to see the field. A threestar recruit, he accumulated 27 interceptions throughout his career and has great aggression to go snap the ball out of the air.

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Tyler Beach Hometown: Grafton, Wisconsin (Port Washington High School) Height: 6’6” — Weight: 280 pounds The next time Beach allows a sack, it will be the first time in three seasons of playing he will have done so. The three-star recruit was selected firstteam all-state by both the media and the coaches.

Massive presence on the field and the undersized competition of high school play was no match for him. Beach’s dad, Bruce, played football at Air Force and Ohio Northern.

Kayden Lyles Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin (Middleton High School) Height: 6’3” — Weight: 315 pounds Probably the lineman most ready to make an immediate impact, Lyles enrolled early. His mobility and pulling capabilities set him apart, and he can play all three interior positions on the line. Rudolph said he will begin at guard.

The unanimous first-team all-state selection also won the Thomas Award. His older brother, Karé, will be a redshirt freshman at quarterback next season. His parents are both UW alums as well.

“At first I said I didn’t really want to come here because I wanted to do something on my own, go somewhere my parents haven’t been,” Lyles said.

That all changed when he fell in love with the coaching staff and the school on Karé’s official visit.

Madison Cone-Kernersville, North Carolina (East Forsyth High School) Height: 5’9” — Weight: 175 pounds Cone, one of the seven early enrollees, is an energetic playmaker who wants to contribute right away, despite a crowded corps of young cornerbacks ready to see the field. A threestar recruit, he accumulated 27 interceptions throughout his career and has great aggression to go snap the ball out of the air.

Emmet Perry Hometown: Grand Prairie, Texas (DeSoto High School) Height: 6’2” — Weight: 175 pounds Perry’s receivers coach was Terrance Orr II, UW’s Chris Orr’s older brother. All three are DeSoto alums. DeSoto won the Class 6A Division II title, going undefeated, with the help of Perry, who caught 45 passes for nine touchdowns and 830 yards.

Deron Harrell Hometown: Denver, Colorado (East High School) Height: 6’3” — Weight: 178 pounds Another tall target, Harrell is an early enrollee learning the ropes already. The Denver Prep League Offensive MVP gray-shirted last season, meaning he began school a semester late to maintain five years of eligibility. During that time, he focused on training to prepare for Division I football. Harrell made one thing clear — he wants the ball in his hands.

“I just want to contribute and help our team win,” he said.

His father Damian is an Arena League Hall of Famer and one of the best receivers in the league’s history, holding the record for receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions.

Andrew Van Ginkel Hometown: Rock Valley, Iowa (Rock Valley/ Iowa Western Community College) Height: 6’4” — Weight: 230 pounds Van Ginkel took a winding path to UW, starting at South Dakota and transferring to Iowa Western before committing to UW. He redshirted his first year at South Dakota, then started all 11 games at defensive end the next season. At Iowa Western, he recorded 50 tackles, 13 for a loss, and 3.5 sacks in 11 games before enrolling early at UW. “[Outside linebackers’ coach Tim Tibesar] just told me if you work hard, there will be a place for you,” Van Ginkel said. “That just really hit me. It’s a hardworking program here, everything has to be earned. That’s my biggest motto right now, is ‘I’m not given anything.’ I have to earn everything so don’t take anything for granted.”

Chryst said Van Ginkel’s recruitment picked up because of the potential they saw to contribute right away.

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Badgers return to glory after not seeing NCAA tournament since 2013-14 Head coach Tony Granato has team on mission following one of most disappointing seasons in program history

by Ben Pierce Beat Writer

The last time the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team was at the top of the conference, Lebron James was taking his talents to South Beach, Tim Tebow was a Bronco and the Badger’s star studded sophomore class was in middle school.

Six years later, the Badgers are back and better than ever.

After coming off two of the program’s toughest seasons with 12 combined wins, the Badgers wanted to spark a rebirth with the hiring of a brand new coaching staff, including head coach Tony Granato.

“Looking back on it and seeing four wins and eight wins the last two years, sometimes when things go bad it’s hard to get out, and they were better players than four and eight wins because they’ve proven that this year,” Granato said.

The Badgers have gotten off to one of their hottest conference starts in years with a record of 6-2-0 and a share of the top spot in the Big Ten with No. 6 Penn State University.

Aside from leading the conference, No. 18 Wisconsin has earned its first top 20 ranking since 2014, where they were seeded No. 18 at the start of the year.

The last two weekends have been the key contributor to solidifying the team’s elite capability, with wins over the No. 7 Minnesota Gophers and a sweep over the then-No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes.

“These last three wins show that we’re right there,” senior Corbin McGuire said. “We’re totally capable of beating anybody on any night.”

This rejuvenated Wisconsin team has really seemed to hit their stride since starting the season with a non-conference record of 7-6-1 and have not looked back.

“Honestly, I think we’re playing a full 60 and just believing in ourselves,” junior Cameron Hughes said. “I don’t think we’ve really changed anything. We’re just starting to execute the game plans better. We’ve been growing since the beginning of the year on an upwards trend, and it’s finally starting to pay off.”

The Badgers finished the month of January boasting a 5-1-0 record, propelling them forward as a serious conference and national contender. The difference in play is tough to directly pin-point, but the perspective of the team is only on the up-and-up.

“The big word I always use is confidence,” McGuire said. “I mean, you look at the guys in the room and they’re the same guys. We just have a level of confidence that we know we’re a good hockey team.“

A great example of this confidence came in the overtime nail biter over Ohio State, where Wisconsin gave up two Buckeye goals in the final minutes of the third to send it to overtime but rallied to end it in extra minutes.

“I think they just feel really good about themselves and more importantly really good about their teammates,” Granato said. “You win with each other, and I think as big games are on the line, they’re looking down the bench and they’re saying, ‘We got this boys.’”

The past two weekends have been an eventful and long-awaited time for Wisconsin hockey as they’ve leaped into contention for a tournament bid.

“The players are believing that what they’ve done all year to get to this point they’ve earned, they’ve earned this position, and all this does is gives us a chance, and that’s what you want,” Granato said.

Granato and the rest of the newly appointed coaches have seemingly proven to be a huge factor in taking this team from 12 wins in two seasons to a top 20 ranking and share of the No. 1 spot in the Big Ten. Granato, however, attributes much of the team’s success to the players.

“I think they’ve accepted the challenge that we’ve put on them about being part of something special,” Granato said. “I think they realize when they came to the University of Wisconsin they didn’t come here to have two years like they’ve had.”

Older players like McGuire and Hughes have acknowledged the impact Granato and the rest of the coaches have had on their success, and they are ready to be on the winning side of things.

“I think as a group we’ve put those years to the past and maybe had a chip on our shoulders a little bit, but for us to get a fresh start with the new coaches, new ideas and stuff has been a lot of fun,” Hughes said.

No one could be happier with the accelerated progress this team has made, but they have made it clear that they will not settle until they are holding a National Championship trophy.

“There are 26 guys in there that are competitive people, and I don’t think we’re ever going to be satisfied or ever should be, so I think it’s pretty easy to stay hungry and stay motivated,” Hughes said.

The Badgers will need every ounce of motivation they can muster as they head into the final stretch of the season. Eight of Wisconsin’s 12 remaining games feature top 20 teams, including No. 11 Ohio State, No. 7 Minnesota and two series with co-Big Ten leader and No. 6 ranked Penn State.

Photo · Badgers celebrate win over Minnesota and climb to top spot in the Big Ten. Ben Pierce The Badger Herald

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The above comic adapts a letter by the painter Salvator Rosa to Giovanni Battista Ricciardi.

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CLIFF’S NOTES

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P R O A I D S C O T T H R I T H O U L I B S E L S F L E S T E Q U S L U I I C E L O I L O U D F U S E

SALVATOR ROSA IS AN IDIOT: PART III

A WITCH NAMED KOKO

CHARLES BRUBAKER

WHITE BREAD AND TOAST

ACROSS 1 MacBook ___ 4 Sounded kittenish 9 Something controlled by rigging 13 Assistance 14 Allergy sufferer’s lifesaver 16 Title heroine who says “I would much rather have been merry than wise” 17 Clear adhesive 19 Each 20 Trebly 21 Software fix 23 Pack (down) 25 Backpackers’ routes 28 French royal line 32 Mad ___ 33 Omani money 34 Cardamom or turmeric 35 Ernie in the World Golf Hall of Fame 36 Synagogue singers 38 Something that fits in a lock 39 Add details to, with “out” 41 Marie Antoinette lost hers in la Révolution française 42 Get the ball rolling?

43 Cocktail usually served with an orange slice and a cherry 46 Sloping water trough 47 Drudge 48 Start of Caesar’s boast 50 French cake CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Send 300 dpi scans of your comics or drawings to comics@badgerherald.com or to the current editor: jduncan@badgerherald.com. To promote artistic liberty, any size and format is accepted. While comics depicting challenging or controversial subject matter are welcome and encouraged, use common sense to improve your chances of being published.

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A NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE BY TIMOTHY POLIN

54 Surface-dwelling race in “The Time Machine” 56 How this puzzle’s three drinks have been served?

59 Booming 60 Like some fancy basketball passes 61 Purge (of) 62 Item in a box in the basement 63 Public squabble 64 A, in Andalusia DOWN 1 Word repeated in “What’s ___ is ___” 2 Decadent, as cake 3 “Eww!” inducer 4 Pilgrimage destinations 5 Pamphlets, postcards and such 6 Mark Twain, notably

7 Org. concerned 30 Fortunes with climate 31 Remove, as spilled change ink 8 Johnny of “Sleepy 32 Certain jabs Hollow” 36 Muchacho’s 9 Bottom-feeding sweetie fish known 37 Back out of formally as the 40 “___ Squad” (2016 morwong hit movie) 10 Like the D-Day 42 Two-toned horse assault on Normandy 44 Bad car to road-trip in 11 Texter’s “As I see it …”

45 Mr. ___, host of “Fantasy Island” 12 Trip around the track 49 1961 space chimp 15 Cool, quaintly 51 Color of unbleached silk 18 “___ Andronicus” 52 Similar (to) 22 Bridge support 53 Enforcer of 24 Starting place, on the Fed. Meat a map Inspection Act 26 Find 54 North Pole worker 27 Hägar the 55 Reed of the Velvet Horrible’s dog Underground 28 Jewish 57 Spa specialty, organization on briefly campus 29 Sycophantic 58 Weed out?

Crossword solutions may be found on page 24.

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