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SPECIAL EDUCATION SETS UW APART 5 University of Wisconsin’s empasis on student teaching and professor accessibility earned it second place among top special education programs across the nation.

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Tuesday 4/4 SOHN at Majestic, 8:30 p.m., $17

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

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Big Wild at Majestic, 9 p.m., $15

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers w/ TBA at Der Rathskeller, 9 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 4/5 Local Natives at Majestic, 8 p.m., $35

Thursday 4/6 Newtown (2016) at Union South, 7 p.m., FREE

Friday 4/7 Moda Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UW Fashion Week: Finale Fashion Show at Union South, 7-10 p.m., FREE

Saturday 4/8 The Garden w/ Fat Tony at The Sett, 9 p.m., FREE

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Hippo Campus at Majestic, 9 p.m., $16

Sunday 4/9 Wisconsin softball vs. Iowa at Goodman Softball Complex, 1 p.m., Adults - $5

Monday 4/10 Team Trivia at The Sett, 8-10 p.m., FREE

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UW earns No. 2 ranking for unique special education program Student-teaching requirement, professor accessibility set university’s approach to this type of immersive learning apart by Anne Snyder Copy Associate

With hundreds of special education degree programs around the country, University of Wisconsin has had to remain unique in their approach to special education to earn College Choice’s No. 2 ranking in the nation. A student-teaching requirement and professor accessibility are two ways UW maintains their unique approach to special education that helped them earn a high ranking. Heather Dahl, an associate faculty associate in the School of Education, said the two special education programs in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education require students to teach full-time for two semesters. Student-teaching for a full academic year is one thing that makes UW’s program unique, UW graduate student Andrea Truitt said. Students are able to experience the classroom to find their strengths and what works best for them. They know what

to expect and have a better idea of which age group they would prefer to work with. “They are not shooting blindly in one area or age bracket but already have gained experience to know what they like and what they don’t,” Truitt said. This enables students to understand the range of ability in classrooms and be wellprepared and marketable, Dahl said. Kenna Schacht, UW student and former Badger Herald employee, said the university is also unique because professors are so accessible. Schacht is currently a part of the program and is completing her second semester of student teaching. Faculty in the department are able to address student needs because the department is small, Dahl said. Faculty teach courses, advise students and sit in on committee meetings, which helps support students working through the program, Dahl said. Students can choose their own experience with an area

of interest through conducting research or working with a certain population of disability during the professional program sequence. One of the most helpful things she’s learned, Schacht said, is “person-first language.” This is seeing someone as a person, not their disability, first. “Don’t assume that the student is incapable of answering your question or communicating with you,” Schacht said. “Think of them as a person.” Professor and Academic Director Kimber Wilkerson said special education “is a satisfying profession in being an advocate for inclusion and is equity work — helping people give kids with disabilities a more level playing field.” A cycle has been created where inexperienced people fill special education teaching positions, Wilkerson said. This creates frustration but could be avoided with proper training and support, she added.

There are two undergraduate tracks students can choose for special education. One program focuses on special education and the other program focuses on both special education and elementary education. Helping others is rewarding, Schacht said. Students with disabilities can help people see life differently because they enjoy life so much, she added. Schacht said she grew up with disabled friends and enjoyed helping them participate in everyday life. She said special education gives students with disabilities access to education that everyone else does. Truitt said special education is a calling for some people and at the end of the day they know they have made a difference. Every day in special education is different, she added. “Students don’t choose special education, special education chooses them,” Truitt said.

Bill would prohibit UW faculty from working at clinics providing abortions

Opponents believe legislation would hamper university’s credibility, but proponents say there is no evidence to support that claim by Avery Aurand Reporter

Wisconsin Republicans lawmakers have proposed legislation that could restrict University of Wisconsin faculty from working with institutions like Planned Parenthood. The bill, proposed March 3, would prohibit any UW or UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority employees from performing abortions, providing or receiving training in performing abortions outside of a hospital setting and providing any services in private facilities where abortions are performed, according to a statement from the Legislative Reference Bureau. According to the Legislative Reference Bureau, the proposed bill would also prohibit UW and UW HCA from using any resources to assist in performing abortions through contracts with other healthcare facilities. This bill is built upon a current state statute that prohibits UW and UW HCA from using any state or UW HCA funds to perform an abortion.

Such a bill would directly affect UW Health Services, specifically the obstetrics and gynecology department, UW Health CEO Alan Kaplan said in an email to The Badger Herald. In 2012, UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin enacted a partnership that allowed medical residents to receive training in performing abortions at Madison-area Planned Parenthood facilities. This contract is open for renewal every year, Kaplan said. Dean of UW School of Medicine and Public Health Robert Golden said the loss of such a program would have major consequences for the school’s national accreditation. “This proposal would have disastrous consequences as it will impair our ability to maintain the national accreditation for our OB-GYN residency training program, threatening to shut down our capacity to train future OB-GYN physicians,” Golden said. Kaplan said the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education certifies the OB-GYN training program. For UW HCA to maintain this title, the OB-GYN residency program must provide training or access to

training in the provision of abortions. OB-GYN residents are not required to participate in this training with Planned Parenthood, Golden said. But it is still an option. Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, a proponent of this bill, rebutted the insinuation that UW HCA’s accreditation would diminish. He referenced multiple articles to support his claim. Jacque quoted a 2013 article from the Chronicle of Higher Education that cited Dr. Doug Laube, a UW School of Medicine professor. “In the third year, when students make rounds with physicians, get hands-on training, and decide what kind of doctors they want to be, only a third of them get lectures on abortion,” Jaque said, quoting the article. “Slightly less than half [of thirdyear students] are offered some sort of clinical experience.” Jacque referenced a 2005 American Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology survey examining 78 accredited U.S. medical schools. The schools reported 17 percent of clerkship directors indicated no formal education about abortion either in the preclinical or clinical years.

Among third-year OB-GYN residents, 23 percent reported no formal education about abortions. Furthermore, 45 percent of third-year residents were offered a clinical experience but most did not participate. Arizona has a statutory prohibition very similar to the proposed bill, and states no public or state funds can be used for performing an abortion unless it is necessary to save the life of the woman, Jacque said. “Arizona’s two medical schools have not lost their accreditation, despite the same previous claims of such risks,” Jacque said. The proposed bill would prohibit UW physicians from training residents outside a hospital, but according to UW Health, elective abortions are not performed in their own facilities, Golden said. For residents to have the opportunities to train, they must do so at alternative locations like Planned Parenthood, Kaplan said. “Failure to offer that training to residents will place the accreditation of the entire program at risk and endanger the future supply of OB-GYN physicians to practice in Wisconsin,” Kaplan said. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin declined to comment on the bill. April 4, 2017 • badgerherald.com • 5

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Business school dean hopes to inspire women to enter male-dominated field Anne Massey hopes her multiple degrees, business experience will fuel interdisciplinary approach to leadership by Harrison Chalnick Reporter

Though she was entering a maledominated field, Anne Massey knew she and other women were no less than any businessman. Looking to inspire young women with her business experience and educational background, Massey is set to begin her role as the dean of business for the University of Wisconsin School of Business in August 2017. Massey was the former dean’s research professor of information systems at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University-Bloomington. She also held the title of associate vice president in the Office of the Executive Vice President for IU’s Academic Affairs. Massey completed her undergraduate degree in information systems and technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and went on to work for General Electric and IBM. Massey returned to RPI

and received her doctorate in decision sciences and engineering systems. Massey believes her multiple degrees and past experience will help with “working across disciplines” at UW. Massey said she looks at technology and information systems from a more humancentered approach and cares deeply about optimizing how teams interact through research in this field. She attributes her past success to the support of her many mentors who gave her opportunities that allowed her to further develop her skills. Massey said women she has worked with and been mentored by have truly inspired her to be who she is. During her time at IU, she was the cofounder of the Center of Excellence for Women and Technology. It was there she worked to attract and retain women in business information, science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields and many other male-dominated areas of study. With her new position as dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, she hopes to

continue her work with young women. “I’m proud of the fact that we can get young women to do these things … I still have the fondest memory of a female math professor at RPI who made me realize that [women] can do whatever we want,” Massey said. Massey said she is most looking forward to the “enthusiasm and engagement” of UW students, faculty and staff. She said the atmosphere fosters the “perfect” environment to work with other schools and pursue further opportunities. Along with attracting women to the Wisconsin School of Business, Massey also believes it is important to cultivate a sense of diversity. Through research, Massey has found that the highest-functioning teams are composed of the most diverse group of people. She wants students to appreciate the value of their peers’ contributions. “We at the business school have to lead, create opportunity and help all students the best we can, regardless of their race and/or gender,” Massey said.

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UW researchers move closer to cure for fatal illness in recent breakthrough

Team found key brain protein was degrading much more quickly in patients with Alexander disease than those without it by Peyton David Campus Editor

A team of University of Wisconsin researchers made a critical breakthrough in the search for a cure for Alexander disease ― a fatal and untreatable neurological disease that affects the nervous system. Alexander disease is part of a group of disorders called leukodystrophies, which involve the destruction of myelin. Myelin is the fatty covering of nerve fibers that protects the transmission of nerve impulses, Albee Messing, UW researcher and director of the Waisman Center, said. The disease destroys these fibers, which impairs the nervous system and hampers its functions. This causes seizures, an enlarged brain, intellectual disability and developmental delay, Messing said. The UW team took six years to find results from the start of the project to the breakthrough, Messing said. Members of the team include biologist Laura Moody, Director of the Mass Spectrometry/ Proteomics Facility Gregory Barrett-Wilt and Director of UW Biotechnology Center Michael Sussman.

Messing said the team had been working with mice to try to understand the significance of having too much or too little of a particular protein, Glial fibrillary acidic protein, or GFAP. Having more GFAP led to distinctive changes in the brain indicative of Alexander disease. The team then proposed the protein as a “candidate gene,” a gene that is believed to be a cause of the disease, and began pursuing genetic analyses in patient samples. GFAP was found to be synthesized and degraded much more quickly in patients with Alexander disease than what was believed earlier. In a UW statement, Moody said this finding will open up new ways to think about a cure for the disease. “It seems that if we can slow down the synthesis of GFAP, we should also be able to slow down its accumulation and develop therapies to treat Alexander disease,” Moody said. Barrett-Wilt and Sussman worked on the technological aspects of the research, which involves folding and unfolding genes. They

used a nonradioactive halogen isotope called N-15 and mass spectrometers to analyze the proteins in the study. Sussman said they examined 30,000 proteins. The N-15 allowed Sussman and Barrett-Wilt to measure the speed at which those proteins degraded versus how quickly they were made. “[GFAP] is a fairly abundant protein involved in the cytoskeleton,” Sussman said. “It forms fibrols and aggregates and that whole field of aggregates in brain cells is what’s behind everything from mad cow disease to dementia and Alzheimers.” This breakthrough means future strategies will be aimed at reducing the synthesis of the GFAP protein rather than the problem of decreased degradation, Messing said. “Any beneficial effects from [reducing synthesis] would become apparent earlier rather than later,” Messing said. “Ultimately, it speeds up the process of deciding whether something is going to have a beneficial effect.”

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County executive looks to create inclusive workplace for bilingual employees Legislation would bridge gap between community, government while helping workers attend to minorities’ needs efficiently by Hannah Miller Reporter

In an effort to refine workplace inclusion, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi introduced legislation to increase wages for county employees in positions that require fluency in a second language. The legislation, which was introduced March 8, would implement a 75-cent hourly raise in wages for bilingual county employees. Parisi said the raise incentivizes bilingual employees to retain positions within the county. He said the legislation demonstrates a political commitment to recognizing people who are required to be bilingual have to work harder than those who do not, and that they should be compensated for the extra work. “Diversity brings different lifestyles, different problem-solving methods and different perspectives into the workplace,” Parisi said. Dane County is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and raise

a family in the U.S. Despite this, the area has extremely high levels of poverty due to racial and economic inequalities, Parisi said. Such inequalities prevent minorities, which make up a significant portion of the bilingual population, from entering the workforce, Parisi said. “The numbers speak loudly,” Parisi said. “When we look at education, employment and incarceration, we’re not immune to these challenges.” The legislation is part of a series of initiatives Parisi introduced in 2015 called “Access to Opportunity.” This series addresses various employment disparities within Dane County and looks to ensure the community has the necessary tools and information to be employed, Parisi said. The same year, Parisi also established the Dane County Office of Equity and Inclusion to manage these initiatives.

Wesley Sparkman, director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion, said the office keeps an eye on disparities and issues of racial inequality in Dane County. He emphasized how the department works with organizations to address issues regarding inclusion and proactively offers measures to fix these issues. One such measure is the bilingual employee legislation. Parisi’s legislation would also address language barriers in the community, he said. Incentivizing bilingual employees with higher wages would make Dane County a more welcoming place to those who cannot speak English. These employees would be able to help such community members with their needs. Parisi said community success can only be reached if political institutions ensure everyone has the ability to access opportunities equally. This legislation would play a key part

in ensuring inclusion programs remain flexible, transparent and education-based, Parisi said.

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“This isn’t just diversity for diversity, it’s the right thing to do,” Parisi said. “The Dane County community has a responsibility to commit to increasing diversity while recognizing the role of inequality and poverty.”

UW professors honored for taking teaching beyond classroom Faculty, award recipients believe it is important that university thanks instructors for research, work by Pachia Yang Reporter

University of Wisconsin assistant professor of geography Stephen Young always believed learning exceeds the confines of a classroom. To help bring the world to UW students, Young designed the Global Madison Walking Tour. This tour is for international studies 101 students. It was designed to teach globalization’s impact on Madison’s communities and how international issues affect students. “What I want [students] to get out of [the walking tour] is to think of Madison as a global place,” Young said. “As a place that has been shaped in very material ways by its interconnections at the local, regional and also global level by the way that it is connected as a larger constellation of social, economic and cultural network.” For his work on the tour, Young will be honored with the Chancellor ’s Distinguished Teaching Award. He is among 12 faculty members who will receive awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s most

outstanding educators. Young’s work focuses on economic change in contemporary India, the production of new kinds of markets and the role of young people, particularly young men, in facilitating this processes. He also researches histories of urban governance in relation to race and social unrest in U.S. cities. Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau, professor of computer sciences, is another professor being honored with the prestigious award. She is set to receive the Van Hise Outreach Teaching Award for her research in making computer operating systems more efficient and reliable. Arpaci-Dusseau also founded the CS 402 course with the goal of expanding knowledge of computer science to younger students. Arpaci-Dusseau said many young children do not have exposure to computer science but want to learn. UW students also want to be able to give back to the community and allow children to learn how to program sooner. Her program helps bring the two together. “I wanted to connect the UW students to the community so that they could be the

ones teaching computer science,” ArpaciDusseau said. Young and Arpaci-Dusseau both believe it is important for the university to recognize professors for their work. It helps bring external recognition to UW and raises public awareness on some of the special organizations it has, ArpaciDusseau said. Young was hired through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, which focuses on giving undergraduate students a say in how funds should be directed to benefit them. He said receiving an honor like the Chancellor ’s Distinguished Teaching Award suggests that he has fulfilled the initiative’s mission in terms of doing a good job teaching undergraduates. “If you think about faculty in terms of their responsibilities, it’s around research, teaching and service,” Young said. “It energizes you to feel as though this is recognized and the kind of work you put into proving your teaching is acknowledged.” Chancellor Rebecca Blank will present the awards March 16 at the Fluno Center.

Photo · University of Wisconsin geography assistant professor Stephen Young was honored for his Global Madison Walking Tour program — a concept that allows students to make international cultural and economic connections. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

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Bill would reduce costs, time restraints for Wis. emergency services

Communities can adapt legislation’s provisions according to their respective need, choose whether or not to adopt it by Madeline Westberg Reporter

In hopes to reduce medical and emergency services’ costs, Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill that would allow the community to provide emergency care. Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, one of the main sponsors of the legislation, introduced the bill March 17. The bill would set up state expectations for nonemergency health care and was created in collaboration with local emergency service organizations like Professional Firemen of Wisconsin, Loudenbeck said. The bill would allow community paramedics or trained nonemergency medical technicians to administer services to patients under the direction of a hospital, physician or clinic. This would reduce the constant need for emergency medical technicians and medical professionals in nonemergency cases. Joe Strohl, lobbyist for the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, said paramedics and emergency medical technicians can only go help people in emergency cases. But in

some cases, people are calling 911 when it is not necessary. This is a strain on resources and time for emergency service providers, he said. “It’s very costly to a fire department or emergency medical service to respond to someone when they’re really not needed there,” Strohl said. “This ties up their equipment and their staffing.” The bill addresses Community Emergency Medical Services, Loudenbeck said. This service allows patients to access health care in a mobile environment outside the hospital. It may include services such as working with the local hospital to provide community paramedicine care, chronic disease management, preventive care or post-discharge follow-up visits, she said. Loudenbeck said CEMS increases the capabilities of private ambulance companies, hospitals and municipal EMS providers. This is the first time a bill has proposed such guidelines in Wisconsin, Loudenbeck said. While communities may have programs on a small scale, there is no statewide regulation. Communities are free to choose whether they want to adopt the bill or not.

“As more and more communities consider establishing CEMS, one of the challenges they encounter is a lack of state standards to follow and no specific qualifications or guidance regarding services that can be provided,” Loudenbeck said. Madison Fire Department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said the impact of community paramedics on individual citizens remains to be seen. CEMS has the potential to go a long way for minimizing costs freeing up emergency services and changing the role of a paramedic. Schuster said CEMS may decrease the number of people who end up frequently using the emergency room, which will reduce emergency care costs. This would also lower public health care costs, she added. “It would cut down on the number of 911 calls and ER visits,” Schuster said. “Community paramedics are able to assess risk factors, health concerns and create an accountability structure and partnership ... It will hopefully prevent the next emergency.” Schuster said EMTs may not have as much time to build a personal relationship with a

patient while working quickly with a patient in an emergency situation. Community paramedics, however, could potentially get to know people on a personal level and connect more holistically. Madison currently has a pilot program for CEMS through UW Hospital, Loudenbeck said. In addition to the Professional Firemen of Wisconsin, members of 10 other Wisconsin emergency services departments or educational organizations turned out to the public hearing to support the bill. Loudenbeck said several stakeholder organizations came out in favor of the legislation. Organizations like the Wisconsin EMS Association, Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association and Gunderson Health System gave quotes and testimonies supporting the bill. Strohl is confident the bill will pass. “We’re optimistic the bill will pass the assembly and that we won’t face any opposition,” Strohl said. The Committee on Health voted for the bill on March 29 and now it will move to the Senate for a public hearing.

Photo · The bipartisan bill introduced by Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, would redirect emergency services where they are most needed and help rally community members to take care of nonemergency cases. “It’s very costly to a fire department or emergency medical service to respond to someone when they’re really not needed there,” said Joe Strohl, lobbyist for the Professional Firefighters opf Wisconsin. “This ties up their equipment and their staffing.” Jason Chan The Badger Herald

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Local Natives reflect on latest album, look forward to future plans by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc. Writer

Five-piece indie-rock-meets-electro-pop band Local Natives has been making waves since their major label debut back in 2009. Expanding their sound and growing closer as artists, the Southern California outlet continues to combine creative lyricism with smooth production. The band takes the Majestic stage on Wednesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. The Badger Herald had the chance to sit down with Local Natives’ own Ryan Hahn, to discuss the band’s origins, their latest album Sunlit Youth and new music. The Badger Herald: Can you tell me a little bit about Local Natives? How did you guys start? Ryan Hahn: We’ve been together for a pretty long time. We all grew up in Southern California. I met Taylor [Rice] when I was in junior high school, and we started calling ourselves Local Natives right before we recorded our first record. I think that was back in 2008-09. We’ve got multiple songwriters and multiple singers. I think because of that, we have sort of a different sound. I’m trying to think of where we got our name — I think it just matched the vibe of what we wanted at the time.

How have you guys evolved as artists musically and by being in the industry for a while now?

First off, we have toured almost nonstop since we released our first album. I think because of that we’ve become, first and foremost, a live band. We play off that energy a lot and [that has] made its way into how we write songs. Personally, as friends [and] how we relate has grown stronger. I think because of our strong connection as friends, we’ve been able to weather the storm and the insanity. We’ve also written songs in new ways. We used to just write [with us] five guys in a living room space and with the instruments we had in hand. That’s changed to kind of really anything and anywhere: on a laptop, on an airplane or just two people working on a song in a hotel room. It’s just kind of opened up the types of songs we write. I’ve been obsessed with “Coins” ever since the record came out a few months ago. Can you talk about Sunlit Youth and how you approached this album differently than

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your two previous studio records? What kind of themes and sounds were you trying to evoke with this album? I think a lot of times there’s this reactionary feeling between what we’ve done before and what we want to do now. It’s like, ‘Okay, maybe this song is going to have no guitars: just a bass line and a drum beat — let’s see what you can do with that.’ It’s just like these little almost-writers challenges. Specifically with “Coins,” [it happened] the day after D’Angelo’s Black Messiah album came out; I guess I was on such a D’Angelo kick. [“Coins”] was almost me trying to write a D’Angelo song, not necessarily even a tribute from Local Natives, but it was like the spirit of doing something we wouldn’t [have] otherwise done in the past. It just felt like we were doing something different and new.

get our footing on tour and to get those versions of those songs to work in the live context. It just felt like right away these songs translated like we had been playing them for a long time. People are very quickly singing along. It’s been really cool to see it come alive in that way and we toured it pretty hard last year. We had a minute to recharge at home, and on this tour specifically, we are rejuvenated to be back on tour again. We’ve been trying new songs we haven’t played from the record and pulling out old ones.

What’s next for you guys? Do you have any immediate plans for the future or are you just living day

by day with the tour? We’re really trying to turn a new leaf as far as being productive on tour. We have a bunch of new songs — we might put out another one in the near future, but we’re just kind of writing and collaborating with a lot of people. Whether that becomes a new album or just a single, we just want to stay productive as much as we can. We’ll see how they get released, but we’re just going to stay active with writing.

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I was just on your guys’ Twitter today and saw that you covered “Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac recently. I read that you guys actually recorded the track in the same studio that Fleetwood Mac originally recorded it. What was that process like?

Usually with all of our covers, it’s just us choosing a song we really like or even just on a whim, but on this one, Spotify came to us and asked us to cover that song. The whole concept [was] ‘We want you to record it in the same studio they recorded it in’ and [its] actually the same studio they built solely to make that record. They had that much money at the time to be like ‘Alright, let’s build our own crazy studio in Santa Monica.’ It was kind of a trip. It was pretty quick; we did it in one afternoon. What has it been like touring Sunlit Youth and what has it been like seeing the fans react to this record live?

It’s been really cool in the sense that the songs on this record translated very quickly live. I think it took a minute with Hummingbird to

Photo · The Southern California group will bring their chill vibes and creative lyricism to the Majestic stage, April 5. Courtesy of Flickr user Nan Palmero

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Big Wild talks upcoming Madison performance, journey into music Artist finds quick success through Soundcloud outlet, inpsired by easy access to worlds of new styles to create personal sound by Frankie Hermanek ArtsEtc. Writer

Soundcloud has provided a medium for experimental artists to jumpstart their dreams — and Big Wild, expected to grace the Majestic stage April 6, is no exception. Inspired by experimental artists on the popular free music platform, Jackson Stell, a.k.a. Big Wild, decided to dabble in electronic music during his college years — the time in which the Big Wild project was born. Now out on his second headlining tour, Stell has Soundcloud to thank for his success, to which he began posting only a couple of years ago. “I began gaining some traction after almost a year,” Stell said. “I became more involved with all of the new styles of electronic music that were unfolding there — it really inspired me to make music that was my own individual style.” Emboldened by his first trip out to California, the Massachusetts native selected his stage name — it “just stuck,” he said. He gathered inspiration from the trip and based his new music project on his longing to experiment with music.

Stell grew up playing trumpet but began producing music at 13-years-old. Once he began making hip-hop beats, he said, he couldn’t stop, naming Timbaland, Dr. Dre and The Neptunes as some of his big influences. He’s headlined two tours, but Stell has been around the block as an opener in the past — though nothing quite compares to his own tour, he said. Memorable performances included The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado and Lightning in a Bottle music festival in central California — vibrant venues in which Stell was able to share his sound with a music-hungry crowd. “Touring is an amazing experience,” Stell said. “To travel, meet everyone who supports my music and perform every night is something I’m really appreciative to call my livelihood.” Now preparing for his Madison performance, Stell said he is thrilled to return. He performed at the Frequency two years ago for a crowd of about 30-

40 people. His first headlining tour was smaller, so it’s safe to say his return to Madison at a larger venue willw house a sizable crowd as he keeps moving up in the indusrty. In tune with his growing success, Stell has collaborated with successful artists like iDA HAWK and Yuna — a “rad” experience with a great result, he said. After Madison, Stell will move onto Chicago’s Concord Music Hall as well as Detroit and Grand Rapids before jetting off to the East Coast. When making music, Stell embodies experimentalism. He said his visuals for inspiration depends on the song, and his influences are diverse and dynamic. He described his sound as essentially “his sound,” difficult to put into words but perhaps different for every listener. It makes sense because when Stell is producing tracks, it’s always a Big Wild adventure.

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Phantoms talks unusual aesthetic, matured production value in new album L.A.-based electronic music duo began with longtime best friends, a garage band, mutual love for darkness, nighttime vibes by Aidan McClain ArtsEtc. Writer

Longtime best friends Kyle Kaplan and Vinnie Pergola have been working in the entertainment industry for quite some time. Making appearances on shows such as “Hannah Montana” and “That’s So Raven” became side jobs for these Los Angelesbased artists, but music remained a constant hobby. Now the duo makes electronic music under stage name “Phantoms” — a name that captures the nightlife scene the pair channels in their music. Before establishing Phantoms, Kaplan and Pergola would jam out to classic rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and even established a short-lived garage band of their own. It wasn’t until 2007 that the two discovered electronic music and began to produce their own music. Phantoms’ music has a very specific aesthetic to it. The name, music and stage performance all revolve around the nighttime and its dark vibes. This is true of the band’s previous EP as well as their first, self-titled LP. The same vibes are heard when comparing their new and old music, but the group shows signs of growth. “The sound has matured,” Kaplan said. “And production-wise over the years you

start to learn more and naturally sound a little better.” It’s Phantoms’ experience over the years that has allowed them to create this new record, which according to the duo, has something for everyone. When putting the record together, the two noticed the music held a theme — the relationships one makes in the nightlife world, with the songs telling a story of a night out in a big city. The group’s live performances capture this feeling as well. The set flows perfectly from song to song in a way that allows the atmosphere to transition from moment to moment, according to Phantoms. The highenergy performance is meant to give people — you guessed it — a crazy nightlife experience. Phantoms hopes to increase their fan base and get people listening to their new music so they can eventually headline a tour. The band recently played the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, a venue where both Kaplan and Pergola watchd shows at growing up. Playing hometown venues, in addition to the recent release of their first full-length album, is a dream come true for Phantoms. “It’s been really cool, we’re super proud of it,” said Kaplan about the record. “We pretty

much put our whole heart and soul into this. It’s nervewracking and it’s exciting.” The band has taken risks with the new album by defying stereotypical electronic music — they’ve added much more than just a beat drop. With a wellplanned integration of lyrics and sounds, the songs tell a story. The songs tell a story of the wild experiences of two friends from the city who want to share the nightlife thrills they grew up on. Eventually, Phantoms plans to play festivals and their new dream venue, the Bowery Ballroom in New York. But until then, they’ll be playing more intimate shows at venues such as the Majestic in Madison on April 6, when they open for Big Wild.

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‘Desert Dream’ paints metaphorical image of love, nature through poetry Inspired by nights spent under Utah stars, hiking among larger-than-life rock forms, intimate concversation with loved ones Interview by Kristin Washagan ArtsEtc. Editor Story by Celeste Benzschawel ArtsEtc. Editor

Welcome to StoriesEtc, a place where University of Wisconsin students can share their original works of creative writing with the community, whether it be poetry, short stories or anything in between. As a section dealing with the arts, it feels only natural to create an opportunity for students to share their creative talents. With that being said, let’s meet this week’s contributor, and The Badger Herald’s ArtsEtc. Editor: Celeste Benzschawel. The Badger Herald: Tell us about yourself. What’s your major? Year in school? This is my junior year at UW, and I am majoring in journalism. This is also my second semester as an ArtsEtc. editor, and my fourth semester as a writer at The Badger Herald. I take pride in being part of a local dad-chic indie rock band, as well as my impressive British accent. BH: Define your writing, authorship and perspective. The characteristics of my writing tend to depend on the outlet I am writing for. With The Badger Herald, it is my absolute favorite thing to converse with musicians, construct their story into a narrative and then share their themes and messages with the world. When writing for myself, I tend to let go a little bit; silliness and sarcasm are some of my favorite writing techniques. BH: When did you start writing creatively? I started writing creatively when I was in

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elementary school. My writing really took fire in high school, though. I submitted poetry to a local contest for three years, and I also began keeping journals freshman year. Since then I have stuffed 11, going on 12, “books” full of dreams, lists, “Brain Dumps” (an entry of my own invention), poems, songs, photos, clips, ticket stubs, etc. BH: Talk about your creative process. What inspires you, and how do you get from an idea to a finished product? My creative process mostly consists of me either writing lists of ideas or just starting something without even planning what it will be or what it will be about. I guess you can say I just let my mind run wild and my hands follow suit. I’ve often found that I get a lot of inspiration from listening to music while I write, especially when writing poetry. I like to let the tone and feeling of the song sink in, and then I try to translate that mood into the piece that I am writing. Here is a sample of Celeste’s work, ”Desert Dream:” I got lost in desert dreams In nights darker than ever seen I got lost in dusty cracks I just got lost, no coming back In Utah nights, Utopian nights I felt it for a moment, swallowing sights Fleeting, bleeding, freeing sights In jarring, starry, bleeding nights Feeling bleeding from me Like never before Over layered rocks, on desert floors

Came out of my feet Came out of my hands Came out of my heart And out of my glands Feeling from beauty Feeling from awe So much feeling, you can’t feel at all And I just don’t know How it is it could be That it’s partly you Giving this feeling to me I felt you in each step I felt you deep in the sand I felt you in each bush That brushed against my hand And I became the mountain And you the wind Chipping away at me But not quite getting in Trying to unravel, unveil, unreel Yet never getting close to knowing how I feel To know me, learn me, feel me To hold me, love me, steal me To be the star in my desert sky To be the breath of my desert high And the wind is warm Against naked skin It whispers, “When do I get to see you again?” And all you can do is let it take you

Push you, break you, snake you, make you It pushes you through its desert maze It weaves you through its dusty haze And all you want to do is FUCKING SCREAM! What does it want?! What does it mean?! And you feel those feelings Bleed again, Dripping, oozing, freed again Yet you itch for it Its taste is sweet It saves you from that desert heat And yet, deep down, you know you can’t follow And the pain from that is hard to swallow Because the wind is quick It’s quick to go Its destination You will never know And then you realize The feeling is real That desert feeling Is so hard to feel And you disappear Into desert skies Cause its easier than saying goodbye And in the end, that’s all you can say Cause in desert wind Love’s blown away

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Explore dominant, submissive relationships with ‘age play’ by Meredith Head Hump Day Columnist

As college students on the cusp of adulthood, childhood seems like a blissful stage in our development: nap time, adults to take care of our every need and onepage homework assignments. The simple desire to be cared for translates easily into kink, and when conflated with role play, becomes a kinky activity called “age play.” Age play is a sexual or nonsexual type of roleplaying in which partners treat one another as if they were different ages. Kinksters might portray a wide range of ages, from babies to the elderly, by using props and changing their behavior. Age play can mean a wide variety of roles, from a 2-year-old playing with blocks to a teenager sneaking out of the house and being caught by the cops, to an infant in diapers being changed by their “mommy.” As with any other sexual activity, only consenting adults should participate in age play after negotiating boundaries and discussing the nuances of a scene. Bringing up a kink such as age play might feel intimidating, since so many taboos and ideas about “perversion” are attached to the concept. Never simply jump into baby talk in the bedroom or suggest this activity in

the middle of sex. Bring up age play in a neutral space, explain why it sounds hot, and remain positive about the interest. Suggesting kinks as if they are weird or embarrassing will make partners feel weird or embarrassed. Instead, frame age play as a fresh, new adventure to try out together, and conduct extensive research before buying those adult diapers. Importantly, psychologists do not consider age play related to pedophilia; like other decent human beings, individuals engaged in role play find child abuse despicable. Children have nothing to do with age play — it’s all about playing pretend. In fact, some participants may engage in role play to reclaim an abusive experience and connect it to pleasure rather than trauma. On the other hand, survivors of childhood trauma might also find this particular kink triggering, and this is important to consider when engaging in age play. Decide on a safe word beforehand, so if someone needs to escape the scene they can use it, stop activity immediately and begin after care.

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People participate in age play for a wide range of reasons. Maybe they spend all day in charge of others at their job and want to come home and let their lover make all the decisions. Maybe they find humiliation or belittling treatment arousing. Maybe they want to regress back to a simpler time and be cared for by someone else, or explore a role they never had the chance to experience. Maybe they want to relive an experience from their youth, such as having sex for the first time, or perhaps they just really enjoy dressing up and acting like a little kid or angry parent. Maybe spanking and discipline appeal to them. Perhaps the sensation of diapers, thumb-sucking or dragging a blankie around seems appealing. Most folks interested in age play enjoy exploring the power dynamic often present in kinky activities, and age play offers a clearly defined exchange of power between a dominant “older” partner and a submissive “younger” partner. Diaper play is closely related with “watersports,” a fetish for urine that draws

on aspects of humiliation and arousal. Feeling helpless might not be pleasant in uncontrolled situations, but in a prenegotiated kinky scene it can be incredibly satisfying to let go of these inhibitions.

Daddy’s girl

Though “daddy” has entered vocabulary as a colloquial term for an older or more powerful significant other, this term also refers to a more specific age play fetish. Partners engaging in daddy/little relationships designate one partner as the disciplinarian and caregiver (or “daddy”), while the other plays a younger, more vulnerable submissive role (the “little”). Though this dynamic is often depicted as heterosexual, all types of relationships participate in parent/little roleplay. Some daddy/little partners set aside a specific time to play, while others engage in this power difference during all aspects of their relationship — often referred to as a “24/7” relationship in the kink community. Littles often enjoy the sensation of innocence and simplicity that accompanies a daddy/little dynamic, embracing a childlike sense of wonder that elicits intimacy and comfort. Littles might enjoy primping themselves for “daddy,” wearing pink bows, pigtails and other childlike props. Of course, many of these activities might squick some folks out—“squick” meaning that an activity makes us go “ick,” but we support the freedom of consenting adults to make those well-informed and risk-aware choices. A sexpositive perspective on age play means while we might not choose to don the adult diapers, we respect others’ decisions to do so.

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Easily acessible ADHD medication raises safety, ethical concerns Experts say self-medication is problematic as many aren’t aware of side effects, proper dosage

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Eight hours. Eight hours of sitting in College Library, re-reading notes over and over again. Eight hours of desperately trying to finish an organic chemistry assignment. Not a single problem finished. Lauren Van Hoof, a University of Wisconsin sophomore majoring in chemistry, said she hadn’t taken her Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder medication that day. Though her prescription for Adderall helps her focus, it also makes her lose her appetite, and she wanted to eat. When Van Hoof attempted to study, her ADHD got in the way. “I would try to start something … and my brain just wouldn’t process it, and I couldn’t even move on,” Van Hoof said. Van Hoof relies on Adderall to help her concentrate. She takes it in low doses, as prescribed by her doctor. When midterms and finals come around, Van Hoof said she sees an uptick in the amount of students asking her to illegally sell them her ADHD medication, a request she always refuses. Van Hoof said it’s frustrating some students view Adderall and other stimulants as “magical smart drugs,” without fully understanding the implications of misusing these controlled substances. For some UW students, using stimulants to enhance academic performance is routine. Some use the drugs knowing fully well they do not have focus issues. Others use them to address their own concentration problems, though without a diagnosis. The illegal use of prescription stimulants is something many students at UW see as an acceptable part of campus culture.

Stimulants were used illegally more than any other prescription drug. The next most-common drug was painkillers, which 3 percent of students reported using. Angela Janis, director of psychiatry and interim co-director of mental health at UHS, said stimulant medications are the third most abused drug category at UW, below alcohol and marijuana.

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To mitigate risks, some students take Adderall in low doses similar to the amounts called for in prescriptions. Jessica*, a UW junior majoring in journalism who has previously written for The Badger Herald, said she uses Adderall because of trouble focusing on subjects she’s not interested in. She was diagnosed with ADHD in high school, but didn’t get a prescription because her mom read about the dangers of Adderall. During her first two years of college, Jessica said she used Adderall in low doses every week, around three days a week. Based on what she has seen on campus, Jessica thinks some students, like herself, are using Adderall to self-prescribe for what may be mild forms of ADHD. She said she thinks it would be unfair if she wasn’t able to get Adderall — a drug that helps her — just because she doesn’t have a doctor who can prescribe it. “I think a lot of people who [find] Adderall really helps them might actually have [ADHD],” Jessica said. To be diagnosed with ADHD at UHS and all general practitioners, someone has to have exhibited symptoms of ADHD before age 12, Janis said. “Nowadays, most people, if they have ADHD, come to college with a diagnosis,” Janis said. “It’s rare that someone would have it missed and it only be brought about or noticed when they come to college.” Janis said UHS has a “robust protocol” for diagnosing ADHD when a previous diagnosis doesn’t exist. This includes gathering teacher report cards and doing in-depth neuropsychic testing into memory and IQ. Behrens, who is also the medical director of Envision ADHD, a clinic specializing in treating and diagnosing ADHD in adults, said one of the challenges the medical community faces is ADHD medications being prescribed too easily, then getting out on “the black market.” A 2011 study by the Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience found

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According to the spring 2015 National College Health Assessment survey, which contains the most recent data on prescription drug abuse, 7.9 percent of UW students surveyed said they used stimulants without a prescription in the past year. Prescription stimulants include lisdexamfetamine, methylphenidate and amphetamine, which commonly go by the brand names Vyvanse, Ritalin and Adderall, Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services executive director, said in an email to The Badger Herald.

Mark*, a UW junior majoring in economics, doesn’t have severe focus problems but has used prescription stimulants twice to help him improve his ACT score and once for a binge study session. He said it’s “just too easy” to get Adderall on campus. Using Adderall and other stimulants for studying, he said, is widely accepted since it’s not as damaging as other drugs. “On this campus it’s so prevalent that people don’t think anything of it,” Mark said. “The payoff is just way too good to not use it.”

“[In] the general population, it tends to be more opioids and things like that, but as you can see on an academic college campus the stimulants really leapfrog ahead and become the most common prescription drug that is abused,” Janis said. While 7.9 percent of the student population may seem like a small number, UW students describe the misuse of Adderall and other stimulants as commonplace.

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Many students assume since prescription stimulants are safe when treating ADHD with the help of a doctor, using them illegally is automatically safe. Experts, however, agree using them without a prescription is dangerous. Two of the most common side effects are loss of appetite and insomnia, Janis said. Other serious side effects include increases in anxiety and cardiac issues. All of these side effects are worsened when taken in high doses that would not normally be prescribed. When taken in high doses, prescription stimulants are more likely to cause panic attacks or even psychosis, Janis said. They can also cause your heart to race, which can be dangerous — especially for someone with a pre-existing cardiac issue. Dr. Jacob Behrens, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, pointed to one study, however, that found ADHD medications were not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events in young and middle aged adults. All of the potential side effects are worsened when stimulants combine with alcohol, Janis said. There is also a greater danger of students getting alcohol poisoning because Adderall makes students more aware when they’re drunk, making it seem like they can drink more, she said. Nick*, a UW student majoring in mechanical engineering, has taken Adderall about 20 times for studying and partying. Nick said combining Adderall with alcohol is a “rush,” but can also have a “scary” blackout side effect. “You drink a lot more than you should,” Nick said. “Say you took X amount of shots, and you still remember it, so you ... drink more.” But in the eyes of many students the benefits are worth the side effects.

symptoms of ADHD can be easily feigned, so students can get a prescription for Adderall without actually having ADHD. While this is a serious issue, Behrens said the fear of overdiagnosis leads some people who struggle with ADHD to be afraid to seek treatment. “In young, hyperactive middle class and above white males it’s extraordinarily highly diagnosed,” Behrens said. “It’s extremely under diagnosed in minorities, girls and women.” For the ADHD inattentive subtype, where hyperactivity is not present, it is less obvious someone may have ADHD because their symptoms don’t draw attention. Behrens said intelligence often masks ADHD symptoms in middle school and high school because students retain enough information to pass tests and get through high school. This changes when students get to college because they have heavier workloads and less structure, Behrens said. “It’s more than understandable to see why it starts to become very much unmasked when people move to college,” Behrens said. Janis, however, said many students who experience concentration problems assume they have ADHD and start taking Adderall, without considering other potential causes. More common causes include poor sleep habits, depression, anxiety, marijuana use or excess alcohol use, Janis said. If it’s anxiety or poor sleep habits, taking Adderall makes it worse. Both Janis and Behrens agree students taking stimulants in an uncontrolled setting without a doctor is concerning.

Administration, UWPD rarely encounter student stimulant use

Will Chapman, assistant director of the UW Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, said one of the most concerning aspects is the acceptance of nonmedical prescription drug use as a “normalized” or “tolerable” behavior. Overall, Chapman said the misuse of Adderall and other prescription drugs is an underreported issue to the student conduct office, something he wishes would change. Darcy Wittberger, spokesperson for the UW Division of Student Life, said in an email to The Badger Herald that there were only three cases in “the last several years” where Adderall was confiscated from a student without a prescription. The UW Police Department comes in contact with possession of illegal stimulants infrequently, UWPD Lt. of Investigative Services Brent Plisch said. This isn’t because of inattentiveness, but because it is a hard crime to detect. Plisch said most cases where UWPD comes into contact with a student who is using or is in possession of Adderall, Ritalin or Vyvanse occurs when something else drew officers to that location. Anecdotally, Plisch said most cases result in probation. In the worst case scenario, since Adderall, Ritalin and Vyvanse are Schedule II narcotics, illegal possession could result in jail time or a felony. Under UW rules, possession of Adderall or other prescription drugs without a prescription, falls under the nonacademic misconduct policy, and could result in expulsion. “I’m not saying that we want to expel every student that misuses prescription drugs, but we do want to have the opportunity to intervene with them to help them understand the impact,” Chapman said. Students who “cheat the system” and use these academic enhancers, do a “disservice” to themselves and their peers, Chapman said. If a student knows of someone who is misusing prescription drugs, Chapman encouraged the use of the Med Drop location on Monroe Street to dispose of the substances properly.

‘Academic steroids’ put some students at disadvantage

Janis said using stimulants as study aides puts students who struggle with ADHD and students who do not want to use illegal drugs at a disadvantage. When used nonmedically, stimulants are essentially “academic steroids.” Van Hoof said when students use ADHD medications as study drugs it trivializes her symptoms. It makes it seem like she uses Adderall to get ahead in school or that her learning disorder is “fake.” Caleb Sindic, a UW junior majoring in biochemistry who has

ADHD, said he doesn’t think other students using stimulants puts him at an academic disadvantage, but he does get frustrated with students who don’t fully understand ADHD medications. He said students don’t know about the side effects and proper dosage. Craig Berridge, UW psychology professor and expert of neuropharmacology, said since ADHD patients have impaired cognitive function, stimulants have a greater impact on them, and it’s unclear how much of an effect stimulants would have on a healthy, well-rested UW student. Studies show the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants doesn’t actually improve students’ GPAs, Behrens said. Both Nick and Mark said they’re not sure if Adderall helps them focus, or if it’s a placebo effect. Jessica, however, said Adderall helps one focus, regardless of ADHD diagnosis. When students approach Sindic to try to get his ADHD medication, Sindic said he warns them of the side effects and pushes them to see that Adderall is a drug they don’t want to be taking. But while Sindic doesn’t think students should misuse Adderall, he said they should have the legal right to access it. Sindic said legalization of the stimulants would lead to greater education about how the drugs work. “When someone without ADHD is using this … fundamentally I kind of consider it to be kind of like coffee,” Sindic said. “It is kind of like caffeine ... where it just kind of boosts your confidence, your focus.” Berridge said he thinks it’s weird society doesn’t have a problem with people using caffeine to enhance cognitive performance, but people have ethical concerns when it comes to Adderall. If stimulants were legal and didn’t carry more risks than caffeine, he doesn’t think there would be a problem. But stimulants do carry significantly more risk than caffeine, Berridge added.

Study drugs provide ‘band-aid’ for poor study habits

The misuse of prescription stimulants is one symptom of a larger problem: the immense pressure for students to succeed. In the spring 2015 NHCA survey, anxiety and stress impacted a student’s academic performance the most, more than alcohol use and depression. For anxiety, 22.2 percent of students said it was an impact, and 30.6 percent of students said stress was an impact. Nick said, for him, Adderall is essentially hard work, organization and time management in a pill. “It’s kind of putting a band-aid on it rather than figuring out a better way to get all your work done,” Nick said. Chapman said there are a number of services to help students improve their study habits and talk about prescription drug dependency or abuse like drop-in tutoring sessions. A program through Greater University Tutoring Service targets improvements on study skills. Student organizations like Live Free host meetings designed to help students overcome all substance abuse, including prescription drug dependency or addiction, Carter Kofman, spokesperson for Live Free, said in an email to The Badger Herald. Janis said UHS is also a confidential place for students to come for advice on better stress management or alternatives to Adderall. Some students still feel like the university isn’t doing enough to inform students about ADHD medications. Sindic said he thinks the university would benefit from more programs educating students about ADHD, ADHD medications and alternatives. There is currently not a program dedicated to this mission specifically. Still, Sindic said he thinks students should re-evaluate whether or not they need stimulants. “People aren’t learning how to manage their lives,” Sindic said. “You could go in [to UHS] and say ‘I think I have ADHD’ and then they tell you, here are a bunch of methods that you could use to mitigate these ADHD symptoms that don’t involve taking pills. … There are alternatives.” *Names have been changed to protect the privacy of sources who have engaged in illegal activities.

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Beware of ‘harmless’ Attention Deficit Disorder medications Misused, overprescribed, potentially dangerous drugs can wreak havoc on UW campus, in cities across the country by Eric Hilkert Columnist

Attention Deficit Disorder medications are all over the University of Wisconsin. These medications make you more productive, make studying easier and let you party longer. They give you a “rush.” All sounds like good things right? I thought so too. My first experiences with ADD medications were in high school. The first time was sophomore year, when a friend of mine told me he would be going on medications for ADD. I noticed a change in him. He was less happy-go-lucky, more serious. I didn’t like what they had done to him. Other friends also received prescriptions in high school, and some complained about how it affected their mood. Later on, friends began to take them at parties simply to stay up longer and drink more. I never thought about the drugs in that context as anything more than a super strong cup of coffee. That changed during college. After a tough first semester away from home, I made an appointment with a psychologist to discuss some of the issues I was facing, both socially and academically. Though my grades were good, I felt I had trouble engaging or focusing in the classroom. I also felt anxious socially, which I mostly attributed to being in a new setting, 1,000 miles away from home. The doctor had an interesting idea about what may be at play here: ADD. I was started on Vyvanse not long after that session. At first I enjoyed the drug. I felt like I had more energy, was happier and could focus on things I would normally “half ass.” In class, I found myself contributing more, and paying better attention. Yet I felt like I still was not quite where I could be, so my doctor increased the dosage. Things slowly began to deteriorate, even as they felt to me like they were getting better. I started chain-smoking to deal with the anxiety the medication give me. I found myself fighting with my parents more, and questioning if they truly loved me. I thought I was finding myself, but really I was losing myself in a rush of stimulation. I eventually realized things were not OK when I stayed up for 72 hours straight, not because I wanted to, but because I had to. I could not sleep. I 16 • badgerherald.com • April 4, 2017

spent my nights chain-smoking and journaling. I called my parents on my third sleepless night, and my dad flew out the next day to see me. Even after that experience, I stayed on the medication, which the doctor adjusted to a lower dosage. But the damage was done; I had completely lost myself. I was drinking harder and longer, and continued fighting with my parents. Things reached a head when I got in a massive screaming match with my parents about getting a tattoo. I was finally taken off the medication, much to my dismay at the time. As I withdrew from the medication and tried to grind through finals without the “super coffee” I had grown accustomed to, I felt tremendous anger at my parents and my doctor for taking me off them. It took me coming home for the summer to realize how out of control things had gotten. I looked back on my social media posts and journals and realized that was not me. I had changed on the medication, and I am forever grateful to be off them. What scares me is how prevalent they are in this country and generation. ADD diagnoses has risen massively in recent years. Are there really that many more kids out there with ADD or are we just throwing pills at anyone who gets bored in school? These drugs are far too common on college campuses. Too many kids have prescriptions, or take them illicitly. These drugs are a serious matter, and the tone surrounding them is far too casual. This is not to say these medications do not have any role. There is a large population of people who benefit greatly from them. Furthermore, there are plenty of kids who take them occasionally to study, and never get “hooked” or lose themselves. But I think they are being overprescribed. And the dangers of these drugs are real. They are stimulants, much like methamphetamines and cocaine. We need to treat them with the respect they warrant. Eric Hilkert (ehilkert@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in finance.

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LGBTQ+ community can speak for itself, fake support does nothing to help Using pro-gay rights stances as shield to belittle, deny rights of other mistreated groups is frustrating, shameful by Gwynna Norton Columnist

I recently noticed many unexpected people seem to support me. They might hold conservative opinions, like wanting to keep out immigrants and refugees, justifying the murders of black people, not caring how many innocents are killed in American airstrikes or are doing their best to ensure it’s legal to physically and psychologically torture me until I either lie about my sexuality or die. But they make one thing very clear — it’s because they care about LGBTQ+ people. It’s because they care about me. They only want to protect me from those “evil homophobic Muslims,” those “backward immigrants,” those “dangerous black men,” my own autonomy and the continued existence of anyone they disagree with. “It’s for the good of your community,” they say, and then turn their backs when transgender women of color are murdered. “Any gay or lesbian people who oppose me must not understand the issue,” they say, and step away from the mic to thunderous applause, job done. The gays are saved. Any words I have to say have already been preempted — I must not be allowed to endanger myself with independence. I wish I could say I was exaggerating, but this last example happened to me at an Associated Students of Madison meeting last week. During the discussion on the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, a speaker against divestment made a remark insinuating that we should support Israel for the sake of queer people, and then another said basically that exact quote — that he didn’t understand how gay and lesbian people could disagree with him or that we’d been “tricked.” It became obvious they were using queer people as a point in their favor without actually consulting any queer people who might disagree. Unfortunately, I couldn’t stay to speak. Fortunately, I can write. All those who wish to save me from the “dark area” of the Middle East, or from the supposed prejudice of nonwhite, non-Christian, non-American, rural, poor, uneducated or disabled people, hear me now: How dare you. How dare you? How dare you silence me, shove hate speech down my throat, and claim it’s my own voice? How dare you cover my mouth, twist my arm and drag me in front of your racist words like a human shield? How dare you leave families to die in war zones, poverty, prisons and the very streets where they live and then use me to assuage your guilt in the vain hope that whatever god there is will take one look at the ideology you gagged me with and cross “murder” off your list of crimes? No. Even if everyone is dealt with fairly in the end, we can’t afford to wait that long. We shouldn’t have to spend our time refuting statements you made on our behalf without our consent. That is

not our job. As I stood in the back of the meeting, I was shaking with rage and humiliation as another speaker told the room what I would have said if only I had been there. If only I had a voice of my own, poor marginalized me. If only I actually existed, if only I was more than a plot point convenient for the story they wanted to tell. If only I had been able to fight through all the Middle Eastern people who apparently hate me (nevermind the Palestinian Muslim woman invited me there). If only it was possible to ask me what I thought. But why make the effort, when apparently it’s obvious that we’re all eager to run into the open arms of the Israeli government? That’s enough, it seems. That decides the matter, shuts down the debate and erases decades of violence. The gays were saved, yet again. I shouldn’t have to spend my time correcting these assumptions. But I am willing to do it because it needs to be done and because I know my privilege means you might hear me talking even if you ignore others yelling. Please listen. I know you may be reading through this, feeling unfairly judged because you don’t support conversion therapy, or you don’t hate Muslims, etc. This is exactly my point. You don’t get to deny the harm you’re doing by pointing at all the people you haven’t hurt. This is a common derailment and deflection tactic, and you aren’t fooling us. Please don’t fool yourself, either. You might be the most compassionate and caring person Photo · Treating the LGBTQ+ community with disrespect is nothing new, but pretending to get behind it to push another except for that one prejudice you hateful agenda is troubling and needs to stop. just can’t get over, but frankly it doesn’t matter. You don’t get to hide it with a Amos Mayberry smokescreen of conditional acceptance. The Badger Herald Yes, your acceptance and support of us is conditional, no matter what you think. are white, abled, neurotypical and not actually people, not just those of us who might agree Whatever marginalized group you’re hurting, identifiable as LGBTQ+ people, especially with you. If you genuinely want to help, listen some of them are transgender. Some of them transgender people. All the while you are and learn. are queer. Some of them are asexual, aromantic, silencing us. If you’re not willing to do that, then even pansexual, nonbinary and any other identity you You only “care” in the sense that we matter to saying that we don’t want your support would may claim to support. you as props for your argument, and it needs to be giving you too much credit. We never had If you want people detained and deported, stop. We are right here. Ask a bunch of us what your support. Stop thinking you have ours. then you only care about us if we are not we think. Not just high-profile people, not just immigrants. If you throw your support behind us white LGBTQ+ people, not just men, not just Gwynna Norton (gwynna.norton@gmail.com) the police, then you only care about us if we cisgender people, not just abled and neurotypical is a senior majoring in mathematics. April 4, 2017 • badgerherald.com • 17

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Newly proposed divestment legislation sparked heated debate at Associated Students of Madison’s last meeting. The following letters to the editor were written in response to the controversial proposal.

‘Buzzwords’ create false narrative surrounding BDS controversy By using oversimplified phrases, conversation surrounding complex issue makes pro-Palestine group seem like heroes they aren’t

Last Wednesday night, I stayed up until 1 a.m. I wasn’t up late to watch a riveting basketball game, my most recent Netflix binge or out partying with a group of friends. No, I was up late watching The Badger Herald Facebook Live feed of an Associated Students of Madison hearing on a lengthy resolution that supports Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions. This resolution was a conglomeration of hastily crafted ideas to boycott corporations that impose injustices on marginalized and oppressed peoples. Hidden within the flowery wording of this poorly drafted bill was the boycott and divestment from predominantly Israeli companies because of the “apartheid regime” it has imposed on the Palestinians. I am not here to write about the bill or the many reasons why it was wrong and hurtful. I am here to write about something different or maybe something that’s often ignored: buzzwords. That night, I heard of a lot of buzzwords. What are buzzwords? Buzzwords are words people shout out when they have nothing of

substance to say. They’re the words and phrases thrown across the room that on the surface sound like strong debate points, but they’re really just misguided attacks. I’m speaking about the kid who screamed about “white privilege,” “the apartheid regime,” “indigenous rights” and “black lives matter.” I’m speaking about the kid who pointed at my own people and screamed about “the wall,” “oppression,” “Islamophobia” and “human rights violations.” I put all these words in quotations not to undermine their importance, but instead to show they have been misplaced. Israel and Jews are not the cause of any words listed above. Instead, all of the buzzwords listed are used as nothing more than cheap debate tactics to win the side of the uninformed and the naïve. Buzzwords have become the basis for false rhetoric and no longer will this be accepted. So, let me take the time to explain some of those words to you. None have anything to do with Israel, Israel’s policies or the Israeli people. You see, the Apartheid regime was instituted by the South Africans between 1948-91 to racially

discriminate and oppress the black majority. It specifically refers to the black South Africans who were marginalized on the basis of race, and to use this term freely is undermining the struggle these people truly faced. Genocide, a term that has become watered down in its use over the years, refers to a deliberate killing of a large group of people with the purpose of ethnic cleansing; a term that appropriately describes the 1915 Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the 1975 Cambodian genocide, the 1990 Rwandan genocide, the 1995 Bosnian genocide, the 2003 Darfur genocide and the current genocide in Syria. White privilege is a term that refers to societal privileges benefiting white people over those who are non-white in similar circumstances. Black Lives Matter is a movement created in 2013 campaigning against the systematic racism toward black people with the purpose of promoting the fact black lives really do matter. I could go on. The problem is, shouting buzzwords like “oppression,” “human rights” and “injustice” all have their place and time.

If you want to talk about Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan or any other nation that is not freely democratic and does not offer equal rights to all its citizens, then go ahead and use the words above. If you want to describe Israel and the people who are from there, who sought refuge there when religiously persecuted, I dare you to use the words above. They are empty and meaningless without a truthful context. They highlight what the millennial misinformed are using now to scream about topics they’ve never actually researched. I write this because I am neither a politician nor a public speaker. I am a simple woman I and an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin and care strongly about the well-being of the students currently enrolled at my alma mater. It was my civic duty last night to tune in to the ASM open forum, debate and vote. Let’s not get lost in the buzzwords. Instead, let’s have an open discussion and truly understand what is at stake. Melia Rosen (meliarosen@gmail.com) is a UW alumnus studying physical therapy in New York.

Anti-BDS rhetoric another example of oppression toward people of color Speakers opposed to corporate boycotts seeking to secure Palestinian rights in ASM legislation continue trend of division, hatred “Anti-Semitic.” “Hateful.” “Divisive.” “Disgusting.” These were all words I heard as descriptions for the Associated Students of Madison resolution targeting companies that profit off the oppression of black and brown bodies. Over and over again, I’ve heard how this resolution would divide our campus, how it would bring about hatred and how it would particularly “ruin job prospects for business students.” I could not help but notice the perpetual hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance exhibited by critiques of the resolution. How each person who had a qualm with the resolution’s critique of Israeli companies had no words for the companies that profited off free labor from black men in our prisons. How no one who thought the bill was “hateful” addressed the hateful and brutal treatment of our Latin and indigenous brothers and sisters who face oppression at the hands of companies building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to the Dakota Access Pipeline. How few people who described Israel as a beacon of light and a democracy addressed the

very true and real dehumanization of Palestine people by the Israeli government. Time and time again, these narratives ignored the marginalized communities. I, as a an ally to my Palestinian brothers and sisters, should not be labeled as an anti-Semite for challenging the policies in place that demonize Palestinians each and every day. What about acknowledging and condemning police brutality, restrictions on mobility, building of illegal settlements and countless other human rights violations in Israel makes me an “antiSemite?” Am I hateful for condemning the treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli court system? It is alarming that any critique or voice opposition against cruel policies is faced with erasure and silencing. As a black woman, empty messages of solidarity with the black community to justify arguments echoed across the room repeatedly. The hypocrisy of those who cheered and clapped when speakers hollowly chanted “Black Lives Matter” after ignoring the oppression of black bodies in the resolution was blinding. Individuals

lectured a black council member on how Israel “invented the Black Lives Matter movement” when the systematic oppression of Ethiopian black Jews through police brutality and forced sterilization of women is well-documented. As a minority student on this campus, I have seen this divisiveness play a role in every situation that arises when marginalized students voice their concerns. When students marched on campus after the police-involved shootings of Mike Brown and Eric Garner, other students opposed it, saying “Black Lives Matter” was hateful and divisive to our campus and to white students. While I agree with the sentiment that hostility will not be the solution to these polarized problems, I am quite fed up with the hollow cries of “dialogue” and “discussion.” When our wellbeing and life is not valued on a basic level, no amount of dialogue or coffee discussions will fix the problem at hand. When a speaker could not even utter the name “Palestine” and essentially erased the narrative and experiences of my Palestinian brothers and sisters, what form of dialogue will move that

situation forward? Black and brown communities constantly have to play safe when addressing issues pertaining to their own well-being and survival. My Palestinian brothers and sisters can’t critique the very government that treats them like second-class citizens without being labeled as an “anti-Semite.” My black brothers and sisters can’t chant “black lives matter” without being labeled as radical or divisive. My indigenous brothers and sisters are often left out of the narrative entirely and met with the same labels of “divisiveness.” Time and time again, our oppression is left on the back burner for being too divisive, too controversial and too much of a burden to handle at the current political time. We are constantly told now is not the time, this is not the appropriate place, this is not the appropriate strategy. Naman Siad (nsiad@wisc.edu) is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin law school. She also sits on ASM. April 4, 2017 • badgerherald.com • 18

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Exploitative, cruel corporations have no place on UW campus To protect oppressed communities, getting this university to break from those that ignore human rights is essential first step The same banks #noDAPL protestors called for people to personally divest from now collectively own more than 9 million shares in CoreCivic and GeoGroup, corporations that account for 85 percent of the private prisons in America. These companies make the majority of their profits by detaining immigrants. According to the University of Wisconsin Foundation’s most recent publicly available I-990s, two of those banks were consistently among its five highest-paid independent contractors (U.S. Bank and Morgan Stanley). Beyond these tax forms, however, we have virtually no idea what companies the UW Foundation invests in, despite us contacting the organization numerous times. We, as students, should have the right to ensure investments made in the name of our university are not going toward corporations involved in such morally objectionable behavior. That is why we are calling on the UW Foundation to divest from a list of corporations complicit in widespread human rights violations, if invested, and to pledge not to invest in these corporations in the future so long as the

violations continue. There is strong precedent for such an investment policy at UW. The UW System Board of Regents is tasked with stewardship of the university, the Wisconsin Idea and us as students. In the 1970s, the Regents voted to divest from Apartheid South Africa (years before it was in vogue to do so), which remained the largest single divestment from the Apartheid State. More recently, UW divested from several major sports apparel companies who were caught producing UW gear in sweatshops. Socially responsible investing is mandated by both Regent policy and Wisconsin state law. Furthermore, the UW Foundation itself “guarantees ethical stewardship of gifts received” on its website. The companies we are targeting for divestment were identified because they have exploited multiple intersecting oppressed communities in pursuit of profit. They include Combined Systems Incorporated, an American company that manufactures tear gas and other crowd-control devices which have been used

to suppress popular resistance movements around the world, including Palestinian and Jewish protesters in Jerusalem, and Black Lives Matter activists in Ferguson. They include the French company Veolia, which has been charged with professional negligence for the water crisis in Flint for failing to recommend water system upgrades that included adequate corrosion control. They include Elbit Systems, which provides hundreds of miles of border-monitoring and surveillance systems along the walls between Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and which manufactured the first unmanned aerial vehicles used to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border and has been contracted by the Department of Homeland Security to build surveillance towers along the U.S.-Mexico border. These investments matter. The truth is, we have very little information about which companies the UW Foundation has relationships with, let alone to what degree. The UW Foundation could be irresponsibly investing in exploitative situations that will tarnish the reputations of the university and the

degrees that we, our families and communities have invested so much in. The UW Foundation is prioritizing secrecy over accountability while we, as students investing years of our lives and tens of thousands of dollars in this university, are told we do not have the right to know what is being done in our names. If we choose not to examine our university’s investment practices, we may be complicit and therefore taking a political stance in maintaining oppressive structures. Our inaction would demonstrate passive acceptance in countless human rights violations and would leave a stain on this university’s identity. History is watching. To support efforts for transparency and responsible divestment, sign the petition supported by Wunk Sheek, Wisconsin Black Student Union, MEChA, Jewish Voice for Peace and others, linked on the online version of this article. Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison, TAA Palestine Solidarity Caucus, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Azlan de UW-Madison.

Divestment proposal possibly dangerous, must be kept out of UW Attempting to boycott Israel only furthers divide in Middle East, preventing any possible peaceful solution from being reached As a University of Wisconsin alum, I’m greatly disappointed to learn about the prospect of having Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions on campus. The movement actually undermines the peace process and selectively ignores the historical reality that Jews have always been willing to share the land with the Palestinians. Israel has offered to end the “occupation” on three occasions and the Palestinian leadership has rejected proposal. As recently as 2008, Israel was even willing to nearly completely withdraw from the West Bank and place Jerusalem’s Old City under international control, yet that was also denied by Mahmoud Abbas. In 2005, Israel withdrew all Israeli settlements from Gaza, believing it would be the first step toward a lasting peace, instead it was met with thousands of

rockets being fired from Gaza into schools, homes and hospitals. How can Israel be expected to achieve peace with the Palestinians when they continually decline every opportunity? BDS will never be satisfied with any potential peace deal as many of its leaders categorically deny Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish homeland. As’ad AbuKhalil, a known supporter of BDS said, “The real aim of BDS is to bring down the state of Israel … That should be stated as an unambiguous goal. There should not be any equivocation on the subject. Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the state of Israel.” Norman Finkelstein, another major BDS activist said, “There’s no Israel. That’s what it’s really about.” Finally, Omar Barghouti, the founder of BDS, has said,

“We oppose a Jewish state in any part of Palestine.” The goals of BDS are equally rooted in the destruction of Israel as gaining statehood for the Palestinians. What viable options is Israel left with given these sentiments? UW has always been a center for intellectual debate, but it can never be at the expense of our integrity. BDS indeed poses a moral threat to our campus as its rhetoric often has antiSemitic tropes as it continually singles out Israel alone for boycotts while ignoring the world’s most egregious human rights violators. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote, “criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic, and saying so is vile. But singling out Israel for opprobrium and international sanction … is anti-Semitic,

and not saying so is dishonest.” While I remain deeply sympathetic to the Palestinian plight, supporting BDS will only perpetuate their suffering. Noam Chomsky, a harsh critic of Israel, said “if you really hate the Palestinians, [BDS] is a good step because it’s going to harm them.” Boycotting Israel will only deepen the divide between Israel and the Palestinians. If UW is committed to a finding a peaceful solution to the conflict it will do everything in its power to make sure BDS has no place on campus. Rabbi Jonathan Leener(jonathanleener@ gmail.com) is a UW alum and the co-founder of Base Hillel, a new initiative in Jewish engagement, and rabbi of its Brooklyn, New York site.

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Female athletes should not need to boycott for equality

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National women’s hockey team works to close wage gap with men in effort to set standard within professional sports by Kristen Larson Women’s Hockey Beat Writer

The year might be 2017, but in the world of women’s athletics, it might as well be 1692. Even though great strides have been made in the last century in the name of equality, large gender disparities still exist within the world of sports. The differences between men and women’s athletics is so severe, and yet it seems to be one of the least focused on disparities in society. Take for example the recent protest by the U.S. women’s national hockey team over fair wages and compensation for their performances in various international tournaments. The team protested their compensation by boycotting the 2017 IIHF World Championship tournament, which took place March 31 in Michigan. It isn’t as if the U.S. women’s team isn’t successful. As a matter of fact, women’s hockey has been more successful than their male counterparts since being formed back in 1998. The women’s team has earned five Olympic medals and 17 World Championships medals compared to the two Olympic medals and two silver World Championships medals on the men’s side. Yet it is women’s hockey players who are asked to make the greatest sacrifice to their country, by not only taking inadequate pay, but having to pay to compete in some of these tournaments due to lack of funds. These women were getting paid a grand total of $1,000 a month, and that is only for the sixmonth period prior to the Olympics. They do not get paid anything for events outside of that time frame. USA Hockey offered to increase that number to $3,000 for the same six-month period, but the truly insulting part of this agreement was their reaction to the women’s Olympic compensations. The U.S. national team asked for $68,000 per year, the same compensation awarded to male national team members, as a salary for their involvement with the U.S. National team. But in a statement, USA Hockey said these women demanded even more. According to the statement, the women supposedly demanded they be paid $146,000 or $149,000 for a second or first place finish in World Championship tournaments, and $210,000 or $237,000 for a silver or gold medal at the Olympics. These numbers, however, are severely inflated and are believed to include the cost of equipment and coaching, a cost that is not held against men’s national team members. Considering the fact that most men on the U.S. national team are also members of the NHL, and make a base salary of $575,000 a year, while the women make around $16,000 per year in the NWHL, these compensations are crucial for most of the women involved in USA Hockey. Some women need to

compensate for their lack of funding with a second, or even third, job to play for their country, a feat that has never been demanded of a man. But the disparities go further than pay. The boycott revealed that men’s national team members sit in business class on flights lasting longer than three hours, while women are forced to sit coach. Men can bring visitors with them, who not only have their flights to and from the event paid for, but also get to stay with the player in question along with a free ticket and merchandise. Women do not get to bring a guest, nor are they guaranteed tickets for any potential guests. Female athletes must also room with one of their teammates to save costs. One of the major arguments against increasing the compensations granted to women’s hockey players is that they don’t bring in the same revenue as the men’s teams do. When the women’s national soccer team boycotted for fair wages earlier this year, one of the deciding factors in the case was the argument over which team managed to provide more revenue for USA Soccer. This argument also applies to women’s hockey, but these numbers work out in the favor of the women unlike they did in the women’s soccer case. Each year, USA hockey allocates $3.5 million of their budget to support boy’s hockey programs across the U.S. The amount that they spend for girl’s hockey programs? Zero. Dee Spagnuolo, the lawyer representing the women’s national team during the negotiations, said in a statement there aren’t any programs offered for girls who are a member of USA Hockey that are equivalent to those on the boy’s side. The deficit continues between the two genders upon looking at the USA Hockey budget for the 2015-2016 season. The annual budget states that spending for player’s salaries – which does not include any of the women, since this was a non-Olympic year – rose by roughly $377,000. Spending for international programs increased by $514,000 and player development increased by $214,000. All in all, a grand total of $4.63 million went towards men’s hockey – or a sub-division of men’s hockey – in just 2015-2016 alone. Yet the yearly budget for USA hockey also indicated that the company showed a loss of revenue in tournament sales, corporate sponsorships, and advertising. The women’s national team has never been allowed to help reduce this deficit in any way. During the 2014 Olympic games in Sochi, women’s national team member Julie Chu reportedly had $2.2 million worth of sponsor money granted to her for her participation in the games, yet USA Hockey did not adopt one of the companies that sponsored Chu during the games as one of their official sponsors. Typically, the U.S. national team does all that

Photo · The team protested their compensation by boycotting the 2017 IIHF World Championship tournament, which took place March 31 in Michigan. Courtesy of Peter Wayne they can to support their athletes, including helping them find sponsors for their efforts both during Olympic years and during their off years. It is one of the reasons that athletes like figure skaters and biathlon runners cannot only make a living during the Olympics, but also for the three years in between. USA Hockey does not extend the same courtesy to their female athletes or to the sponsors that they manage to bring in. Agent Brian Feldman said in a statement that not only did USA Hockey not help their athletes gain endorsement deals, they also did not retain any of the sponsorships that the athletes managed to gain themselves. One cannot argue the revenue differences between men’s and women’s hockey players considering how restricted the role is for women involved. It is hard for a team to generate profit for their league when the same league is suppressing them from being able to generate a profit. Even though the U.S. women’s national team did manage to come to an agreement with USA hockey, on terms which have not been disclosed to the public, giant steps still need to be made.

This disparity between men and women in athletics, however, is not limited to just hockey. There are currently eight professional leagues for women’s sports in the U.S., however, most of these leagues offer minimal compensation. In the WNBA, the highest paid female athlete makes $107,500 per season, which sounds impressive, until you consider the fact that a male who sits on the bench for an entire season in the NBA makes $490,180, the league minimum. In softball, women make a minimum of $39,322 per year, while the minimum salary for the MLB is $535,000. As a woman, these numbers are appalling. Female athletes should not have to struggle to continue to play the sport that they love simply because they are female. While steps are being made in the right direction, there is still a long way to go before women’s sports will even be semi-equal to their male counterparts. Drastic changes need to be made, and conversations need to be started about this issue. Until then, female athletes will have to live in the 17th century, a world that is dictated by male opinion and where female accomplishments are squandered by their counterparts. April 4, 2017 • badgerherald.com •21

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Badgers have no answer for Nebraska in first series at home

Team struggled to score against Cornhuskers’ pitching, ultimately were swept upon return from extensive road trip by Nolan Beilstein Softball Beat Writer

After an extensive road trip, the Wisconsin Badgers softball came home to a scrappy Nebraska team, dropping their first series in Madison to the Cornhuskers. After a spending nearly two months on the road, Wisconsin owned a record of 23-3. They took on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-20), who had a little less success due to an extremely difficult nonconference schedule. Eager to get their season back on the right track, Nebraska came into Madison and swept the Badgers over the weekend behind an explosive lineup and shut-down pitching. The Badgers would be the first on the board in their home opener when senior utility player Chloe Miller lined a shot in the left field gap, scoring junior infielder Kelsey Jenkins all the way from first after she reached on a leadoff walk. Wisconsin increased their lead to 2-0 on a squeeze bunt by sophomore catcher Melanie Cross in the third inning. Nebraska would jump on Wisconsin starting pitcher Kaitlyn Menz the following inning when Tristen Edwards sent a 2-RBI base hit back up the middle to tie the game. The next batter, Kaylan Jablonski, followed with an RBI double to give the Cornhuskers a 3-2 lead. Miller gave the Badgers the lead on a 2-run homer to dead center, but Nebraska quickly tied the game the following frame on an RBI single from M.J. Knighten, tying the score at 4. Wisconsin had a chance to walk off in the seventh with their first two batters reaching, but a failed bunt, a strikeout, a fly-out and weak groundout ended the threat and sent the game into extras. Menz recorded the first two outs in the eighth inning before issuing a walk, which was followed by a go-ahead 2-run homer from Edwards. Nebraska tacked on one more run with another homer and held on to win Wisconsin’s home opener 7-4. With the loss, Menz dropped to 14-3. Jablonski, who replaced starter Cassie McClure kept the Badgers in check and picked up the win. The Badgers squandered some scoring opportunities and Miller spoke on Wisconsin’s inability to capitalize in their home opener. “Today was a big day of execution,” Miller said. “If we can get bunts down and get runners over and put it in our hitters’ hands, I think that’s what’s going to win us games.” Wisconsin would be quick to score in the second of the three-game set. Nebraska starting pitcher Sydney McLeod struggled with her command, walking each of the first three hitters in the first inning. Senior utility player Sara Novak was then hit by a pitch, which brought in a run, and Stephanie Lombardo brought in another with an RBI sacrifice fly, giving the Badgers the 2-0 lead after only recording one hit the entire inning. Starting pitcher for the Badgers Kirsten Stevens

handled the Nebraska lineup well for four innings, but Nebraska would explode for 5 runs in the fifth inning. It started with an error to make it 2-1, Edwards gave Nebraska the lead sending a line drive hit up the middle and Jablonski added on with a double to left scoring two. All five runs were scored in a span of four pitches. It would only get worse for Wisconsin. In the sixth, Nebraska put the game out of reach with 3 more runs as Wisconsin committed two errors in the inning, their second and third of the game. The Huskers finished off the Badgers 8-3, taking the series and giving Wisconsin their first back-toback losses of the season. Stevens was tagged with the loss, dropping to 8-2 on the season, while Jablonski recorded all 21 outs, earning her second win in two days. Wisconsin head coach Yvette Healy commended Jablonski’s back-to-back outings, who finished the weekend with 20 innings pitched. “She’s tough,” Healy said. “She was throwing a great game and I’m impressed with how gritty she’s been, but on our end we’ve just got to do a better job of making adjustments.” Wisconsin had another chance to make a big statement early in the series finale on Sunday when Nebraska starting pitcher McLeod again struggled with the zone. The Badgers could only manage 1 run on an RBI double by Brooke Wyderski. The lead would not last long as the Badgers’ struggling defense allowed Nebraska to pull ahead. A pair of errors including a dropped fly ball and a throwing error helped give the Cornhuskers a 3-1 lead. Nebraska would tack on 1 more run in the inning. Nebraska pushed away even further in the third inning against Badger pitcher Menz with a three-spot capped off by a 2-RBI single from Austen Urness to increase the Husker lead to 7-1. Jablonski started to show signs of fatigue as the fourth inning ensued. Thanks to singles from Wyderski and Novak, the Badgers cut the deficit to 7-4. But Nebraska would respond quickly with 2 more runs in the top of the fifth, making it 9-4, which would be the eventual final score. Despite trailing most of the weekend, Healy liked the effort she saw from her players. “The team kept batting,” Healy said. “It’s easy to fold when things aren’t going well, and there’s a lot of fight in this group.” Menz received the loss, giving her a season record of 14-4. Once again, it was Jablonski replacing the starter early and shutting down the Badgers for her third win of the series. Wisconsin suffered their first series sweep since the 2015 season, dropping to 23-6 while Nebraska improved to 11-20. The Badgers will host the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-21) next weekend for a three-game set.

Photo · Wisconsin suffered their first series sweep since the 2015 season, dropping to 23-6 while Nebraska

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From amateur to pro: Breaking down the NHL Entry Draft system

With Kunin off to Wild, host of drafted Wisconsin players, here’s a look at just how athletes make leap to hockey big leagues by Ben Pierce Associate Sports Editor

For fans across the world of sports, draft day is a time of excitement, anticipation and hope that your team will finally snag that missing piece who will turn your below-.500 season into a playoff run. In professional sports like basketball and football, that elite guard or elusive quarterback your team picked up in the first round is expected to make an immediate impact the following season. This idea of one player coming in to turn your team around instantly is attractive to any sports fan, and is in part the reason why the NHL draft goes unnoticed to sports fans across the world. Like most, the NHL Entry Draft has multiple rounds with the team order depending on previous season standings. It even has a system nearly identical to the NBA with the 15 teams who didn’t make the playoffs being entered into a weighted lottery to decide the first three picks in the draft. Where the discrepancy and sometimes

confusion comes in is in that middle word “entry.” North American players between the ages of 18 and 20, and European players of any age are eligible to enter the NHL draft. Once an eligible player is selected by a team in the NHL Entry Draft, that team holds the rights to that player until a decision by the team or athlete is made to pursue a contract. This decision depends on both the player and the organization, but relies hugely on their performance with their respective collegiate, European or junior team. Unlike football and basketball where athletes play at the collegiate level and then enter the draft in hopes of joining a professional team the next year, hockey players are often drafted before they even step onto their respective campus. For example, 21-year-old Nova Scotianative Nathan Mackinnon was selected No. 1 overall in the 2013 draft by the Colorado Avalanche following a successful stint with the Halifax Mooseheads, a Quebec

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Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) team. Mackinnon became the youngest Avalanche player to dress in a professional game at just 18 years old. In the same draft, the Anaheim Ducks picked Wisconsin senior Grant Besse as the 147th pick overall. Besse recently finished his fourth and final year with the Badgers, and now hopes to sign with the Ducks for the upcoming season. The Minnesota Wild officially signed sophomore star Luke Kunin after selecting him 15th overall in the 2016 draft. After playing his sophomore season and leading the Badgers to a Big Ten Championship appearance, Kunin decided to forgo his final two years at Wisconsin to join the team who selected him the year before. The NHL draft can be complex, with unlimited outcomes, when it comes to selecting a player and getting them with the club. The 18 to 20 age restriction for North American players makes most of the players drafted either recent high school graduates or freshman or sophomores in college. When a player that is, say, a junior or senior in college and is no longer eligible for the NHL draft, they have the opportunity to enter the league as an unrestricted free agent. For example, Wisconsin senior Corbin McGuire went undrafted during his years of eligibility but would have the option to enter the free agency market in hopes of being picked up by a professional team. This draft format provides teams with a way to develop drafted players at zero cost to the organization, giving them the option as to when they want to sign the athlete. Outside of Besse and Kunin the Badgers feature a host of drafted players. Boston Bruins selected junior Cameron Hughes with the 165th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2015 draft. Toronto Maple Leafs selected freshman J.D. Greenway with the 72nd overall pick in the third round of the 2016 draft. Arizona Coyotes selected senior Jed Soleway with the 193rd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2013 draft. Boston Bruins selected freshman Trent Frederic with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 draft. Winnipeg Jets selected junior Matt Ustaski with the 192nd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2014 draft. Carolina Hurricanes selected

freshman Max Zimmer with the 104th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. As of now, these players will remain Badgers for the upcoming year in hopes of proving they’re worth an entry-level contract to their respective professional team. So what does this mean for Wiscosin hockey? It means the team is filled with pro-level talent, but, like Kunin, that talent can be onto the next level in a blink of an eye. There’s no doubt when it comes to professional hockey the drafting process can get a little messy. With so many leagues and so many possibilities it can be hard to know when your team will finally secure that first-round pick from two years ago, or pick up a seasoned college-aged free agent. With Wisconsin hockey on the rise and a bright future ahead, Badger fans can only hope that their stars will stick around Madison for years to come.

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athletes play at the collegiate level and then enter the draft in hopes of joining a professional team the next year, hockey players are often drafted before they even step on their respective campus.

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