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FUTURE OF DIVESTMENT

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Opponents and proponents of University of Wisconsin’s divestment proposal are yet to come to a compromise on the matter, leaving the resolution’s fate uncertain

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EAUX CLAIRES RETURNS

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This young festival arrives once more for its third summer and places new focus on community and multiple art forms.

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

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Some within the athletic department think they haven’t seen the final playing days of a few former Badgers.

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SHOUTOUTS

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Tuesday 4/18 The Wooks at the Majestic, 7:30 p.m., $10

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

Thursday 4/18

Friday 4/19

King Sunny Ade and His African Beats at Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m., $28

Space Jesus at the Majestic, 9 p.m., $12

Wednesday 4/19 Blackbear at the Majestic, 9 p.m., $20

Thursday 4/20 The Underpants at Vilas Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10-$20

Friday 4/21 Sweet Crude at The Frequency, 8:30 p.m., $10

Saturday 4/22 WHY? w/ TBA at The Sett, 9 p.m., FREE

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80s vs 90s: Music Video Battle of the Decades at the Majestic, 9 p.m., $5

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Sunday 4/23 Paper Bird at The Frequency, 8 p.m., $12

Monday 4/24 Team Trivia at Union South, 8 to 10 p.m., FREE

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Future of divestment proposals uncertain as groups struggle to compromise UW is latest school to debate the controversial measures aimed at curtailing companies some say are complicit in human rights violations

by Mia Sato Reporter

Following a contentious proposal brought before the Associated Students of Madison March 29 calling for divestment from companies conducting business in the U.S. and Middle East, the possibility of consensus between the legislation’s supporters and opponents is uncertain.

The resolution calls for the University of Wisconsin to break ties with 20 companies that conduct business in Israel, the U.S. and Palestine they say contribute to human rights violations both in the Middle East and domestically. Those companies include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

Students for Justice in Palestine, who led the proposal’s creation, believe divestment will continue to be a goal moving forward despite the failure of the recent legislation’s failure.

Vanessa McHale, secretary of SJP at UW, said the group is in the process of drafting a new version of the proposal and hopes to have it before ASM prior to the semester’s end.

“We expect legislation to pass in the near future, and we will continue our divestment push next year if we are able to,” McHale said.

McHale said the new piece of legislation will be shorter, more focused and include more voices, particularly of SJP allies. She also said the group hopes to introduce the proposal via an ASM member who voted against the first draft to show significant changes were made.

But members of Badgers United Against Hate, the most vocal opposition to divestment that has emerged on campus, said meetings between ASM representatives, groups in

support of divestment and Badgers United Against Hate have not amounted to any meaningful compromise.

Zach Urisman, a junior at UW and BUAH member, said despite finding some common ground with members of SJP, their talks “weren’t as productive as [they] had hoped.”

“I saw a draft [of the new proposal] and raised my objections, but my objections were not heeded,” Urisman said.

Urisman said he is not hopeful for the divestment proposal’s new draft. Fellow member Deeba Abrishamchi said in the case of an act of bias on campus, BUAH will “stand against” that.

Though divestment discussions are just beginning at UW, similar activities on campuses across the country suggest the struggle over divestment is far from over.

Student efforts to divest from companies judged to be complicit in human rights violations have been ongoing at schools across the country since at least 2009, when Hampshire College became the first college or university to divest due to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

At the University of MichiganDearborn, students pushed for more than two years to pass a similar resolution through their student government. It eventually passed unanimously in March, though the resolutions of student government only function as “recommendations” for the Michigan Board of Regents, Susan Janin Yaseen, president of SJP at Dearborn, said.

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UNIVERSITIES SYSTEMS WITH DIVESTMENT RESOLUTION ACTIVITY Designed by Greta Zimmermann “I’m aware that divestment is unlikely and that we maybe have 10 more years to go,” Yaseen said. “But I believe we planted a seed, and [the movement] is going to continue to grow.”

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently voted on its own divestment proposal

but was unsuccessful in passing it, according to the UIUC Divest website.

Meanwhile at UW, McHale said SJP does not have plans to introduce proposals that call for divestment from any additional companies.

But divestment from the original 20 companies will remain a goal.

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Photo · Students celebrated Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors, a month after its actual date to take advantage of warmer temperatures.

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Farmers’ market looks to spice things up with new vendors

Nami Moon Farms’ co-owner, farm manager said being part of event is ‘pinnacle achievement,’ something to look forward

by Montana Leggett City Editor

After nearly five years of waiting, new vendors like Patterson Sugar Bush and Ghost Valley Farms are excited to kick off the spring season at the Dane County Farmers’ Market.

Many new vendors arrived Saturday with their unique products and some nervousness about the season’s opening day.

In addition to the new vendors, DCFM Market Manager Sarah Elliot said patrons can expect changes to the market and its website this season.

Tim Patterson, a partner at Patterson Sugar Bush, said one of their goals in coming to the farmers’ market was to expand the amount of customers they directly sell their maple syrup and maple sugar to, as opposed to selling their products in bulk to a distributor.

Co-owner of Ghost Valley Farms Eric Slavens said he has been going to the Dane County Farmers’ Market with his family and friends since a young age. Seeing the different varieties of products available at the market attracted him to become a vendor.

“How much diversity there was down there,” Slavens said. “You could go from potatoes to flowers to stuff you’ve never heard of or seen.”

Slavens said he is excited to be able to reach 1,000 people in a day at the DCFM to sell their hot sauces to. Ghost Valley Farms has sold their products at smaller markets but the DCFM will help them get their name out there, he said.

Nami Moon Farms co-owner and farm manager Chris Holmen said coming to the farmers’ market is a pinnacle achievement, even though Nami Moon was not at the market on its

opening day. He said they plan on selling poultry, pork and produce during the season.

DCFM gives them a chance to get away from their farm and talk with people, Holmen said.

Being a DCFM vendor is something more exciting than usual, he added.

“The farmers’ market experience is something we look forward to,” Holmen said. “It’ll just be more exciting than usual, I suppose. Not knowing what quite to anticipate and then kind of just rolling with the season to see how the market goes.”

Despite excitement from some of the new vendors, others said they were nervous about some things on opening day.

Mary White, head baker and owner of Honey Bee Bakery, said she was nervous about getting a spot on the square.

“I’m kind of a shy, quiet kind of gal,” White said. “So jockeying for a spot makes me nervous.”

But White said the DCFM manager assured her everything would work out.

Nadia Alber, co-owner of Ducks in a Row Family Farm, said she was nervous about the presentation of her booth since they are new to the market. People who have been at the market for many years know the tricks to making an attractive booth, she added.

Elliot said the farmer’s market will be unveiling a new website near the end of April. They will also be partnering with Wisconsin Whisk to create seasonal recipes for products available at the DCFM that are in season, she added.

“We’re really excited for another fun year,” Elliot said. “It’s exciting to have almost 20 new members for a total membership this year is about 275 members.”

Photo · Some shops like Ghost Valley Farms and Patterson Sugar Bush had to wait five years before they could become a part of the Dane County Farmer’s Market.

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UW Goldwater scholar paves way for women in STEM field

Emily Jewell’s research can eliminate amount of time computers take to model ‘highly complex physics,’ save resources

by Harrison Chalnick Reporter

Looking to inspire future badgers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, three University of Wisconsin students received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship for researching what “no one thought of.”

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation identifies and supports a pool of highly qualified undergraduates majoring in STEM fields around the country. More than 1,000 students were nominated from 470 institutions for this award this year. Out of these, 240 were named Goldwater Scholars and 307 were chosen as honorable mentions.

One honoree, senior Emily Jewell, is pushing groundbreaking research for

leading-edge bolted joints modeling analysis, which can be used to generate scientific innovation such as robotic arms, bridges and rockets.

This research can serve as any “complete structural analysis,” Jewel said. Any heavy machinery needs this type of analysis to make sure it is safe to operate. But computers take some time to conduct this analysis and model the bolted joints, which slows the whole process.

“Bolted joints apply force between them causing contact. This contact creates nonlinearities, which is essentially highly complex physics,” Jewell said. “Currently there is no good method for modeling them, but my proposed method would decrease the time it takes for a computer to do this modeling from [a few days] to two to six hours.”

Before starting her research with bolted joints, Jewell interned at the high-profile aerospace company, ATA Engineering, where they had many different protocols for modeling bolted joints.

While there, Jewell found no one questioned the models they were using and no one ever thought to try and make a more efficient one. When she returned to UW, Matthew Allen, director of the UW structural dynamic research group, asked if she would be interested in doing research on bolted joint analysis and Jewell agreed.

Jewell, who is a mechanics engineering and mathematics major, recognized STEM as a traditionally male-dominated field of study.

But she said other women shouldn’t let this discourage them. Instead, women should focus on their research and the people who doubted their work “will not matter” after it

is successful.

Juniors Cory Cotter and Luke Oxtoby also received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship for their research. Junior Elizabeth Penn received an honorable mention.

Jewell also volunteers at youth outreach events to inspire young girls and minorities to pursue STEM majors.

Currently, Jewell is working to calibrate her results and get them consistent with the results of simulations. She will then compare them with test data and eventually send out a toolbox companies can use to save days of work on their computers.

“Hardest part about any research is starting it, I didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Jewell said. “You just need to take the initiative to start and if it’s wrong, you will know it’s the wrong move. Just go back and correct it.”

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UW researchers level up bias awareness through award-winning video game Developers claim many people have ‘mental lightbulb’ go off once they step in another person’s shoes after playing

by Hannah Miller Reporter

To address implicit bias and diversity within the science, technology, engineering and math fields, researchers at the University of Wisconsin collaborated with graduate students to create a video game called “Fair Play,” which recently earned national recognition for its work in addressing bias in STEM fields.

Molly Carnes, director of UW’s Center for Women’s Health Research, and Christine Pribbenow and Percy Brown Jr., from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, received the notable Adophus Toliver Award last month for their work on “Fair Play.”

Carnes said she developed the idea for the game in 2010. She later received a grant from the National Institute of Health to expand the project.

Christine Pribbenow, the director of the LEAD Center at the Wisconsin Center for Education and Research, said the game is about allowing players to step into another person’s shoes.

“Fair Play” takes place from the perspective of Jamal Davis, a young black graduate student and allows them to encounter various biased incidents on campus, Pribbenow said.

Pirbbenow said “Fair Play” allows professors to recognize and validate differences some of the challenges minority students face in the STEM fields compared to white students in the same areas.

“Nobody wants to believe that they have negative feelings about others,” Pribbenow said.

Pribbenow said participants playing “Fair Play” are able to experience being on the receiving end of implicit biases, which are common for marginalized groups like racial minorities and women.

A mental lightbulb goes off for many people after they play the game, she added.

Engineers, artists and programmers from Gear Learning, a branch of WCER, created the program and design for the game.

Chief technologist, Greg Vaughan, said the game has gone through four versions in the last seven years to create the most realistic design. The iterative collaboration between the researchers and programmers during the project was essential to create the most effective learning experience, Vaughan said.

“Fair Play’s” content is drawn from research in various UW departments, including the psychology and sociology department, Pribbenow said.

Pribbenow said her and other WCER researchers facilitate workshops for professors and graduate students to explore “Fair Play” and discuss the

implications of implicit bias, especially in STEM. There is a concerning lack of diversity within STEM in undergraduate and graduate programs, she added.

According to the National Science Foundation, 8.8 percent of recipients of STEM undergraduate degrees in 2012 were black students compared to 62.7 percent white students.

“If we want the brightest and most talented and skilled people going into these fields, we can’t lose anybody,” Pribbenow said.

“Fair Play” is making progress toward addressing diversity issues within the STEM field at a local and national level, Pribbenow said.

WCER has conducted workshops at various universities across the country, including Princeton University and the University of MissouriSt. Louis.

The research and data integrated in the video game gives users tangible evidence on the effects of implicit biases, Pribbenow said. The game needs this type of information to be available for people, including faculty, to take it seriously, she added.

While there is not a proportional representation of minorities in STEM programs, “Fair Play” has given academic faculty a proactive tool to give marginalized individuals the empathy and understanding they deserve.

“If bias is stopping people from going into STEM when they could be the person to cure cancer, or solve global warming, or poverty, or whatever big or small thing you want to discuss, we can’t take that risk,” Pribbenow said.

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Rankings show disparities between happiness, health in Dane County Region ranked third for overall health, but measurement does not account for differences within population

by Anne Snyder Copy Associate

Not everybody will benefit equally from Dane County’s top ranked healthy living standards and environment.

According to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s annual County Health Rankings, released March 29, Dane County placed third for best health outcomes and seventh for best health factors, Kate Konkle, associate researcher at the UW Population Health Institute, said.

But while this ranking shows Dane County is doing well compared to the rest of Wisconsin, overall rankings do not take into consideration the health disparity between different population groups within the county. Konkle said where individuals choose to live can affect their overall health.

The main ranking, health outcomes, looks at the life expectancy in a particular county and how healthy its residents are during their lives, Konkle said.

The other ranking, health factors, Konkle said, looks at four areas that impact one’s health. These include activities in one’s life, the quality of health care, socioeconomic factors and physical environment.

Konkle said being healthy went beyond having health care. It also includes factors like education, income, housing and transportation.

Health factors play a role on how healthy people in a community will be in the future, Konkle said.

The Race to Equity Report shows Dane County has huge health disparities, so while the county looks good overall, not everyone in Dane County enjoys the same opportunities, Konkle said.

“We would be risking the health of many in our community if we were to ignore these differences,” Konkle said.

Having a university and the Capitol in Madison affects Dane County’s education and income levels, Konkle said. Dane County also has low unemployment and generally good high school graduation rates.

If Dane County broke down the 87 percent high school graduation rate, it would show achievement gaps in the

educational system, Konkle said.

Doug Voegeli, director of Environmental Health for Madison and Dane County Public Health, said the rankings show Dane County has improved in recent years.

But there is still a lot of work to be done in the county, Voegeli said.

The social and economic factors play a large role in the ability to use the health care and food choices available, which affect individuals’ health. As the socioeconomic factors improve for all residents, so will the overall health of the county.

Konkle said even if individuals live in an area that has a good grocery store that sells healthy food, they may not be able to purchase the food, just like one may live near a good health clinic but without insurance, they are unable to access its services.

“Having health insurance doesn’t [mean] equal access,” Konkle said.

Overall, Dane County ranked lower in the social and economic areas as well as the physical environment, Voegeli said. This shows quality of life could be improved by bettering physical and mental health.

But the county has lowered smoking rates and residents are losing weight, he said, which is reflected in the high ranking of health behaviors.

Individuals in Dane County are also not dying prematurely and ranked well in life expectancy, which is reflected in the high mark on clinical care and having great medical facilities in Madison, he said.

One area that needs to be worked on is Dane County’s excessive drinking, Voegeli said. Voegeli clarified excessive drinking as “binge drinking and driving while drunk,” saying these behaviors “cause some issues.”

“If you’re healthy, you should live longer and the quality of life throughout your whole life course should be stronger and healthier,” Vogeli said.

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Kaplan-Pistiner channels white space, white noise in latest exhibition Artist uses metals, jewelry-making to offer historic commentary mixed with personal experience in senior thesis

by Tia Hagenbucher ArtsEtc. Writer

A realm of limitless white space, white noise and silvery-snowfall is the result of months of craftsmanship and dedication by artist Steven Kaplan-Pistiner.

Kaplan-Pistiner mainly works with metals to create jewelry but it’s clear his pieces contain more than just an aesthetic element.

Undertones of general history, personal stories and loss are clearly present in this collection.

As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, Kaplan-Pistiner started his education as a business major, but realized while sitting in those classes what he really wanted was to pursue an art degree. KaplanPistiner has worked on his senior thesis since early September, but the ideas for the exhibition have been floating around in his head for a while, Kaplan-Pistiner said.

The title of his exhibition “like shouting in a snowstorm” is inspired by winter memories from his childhood, such as when the ground and the sky would meet to create a pure white space or the amplified crunch of shoes

walking on fresh snowfall. It also started as an “emotional gestalt,” Kaplan-Pistiner said.

“Playing outside wasn’t limited to time or imagination,” Kaplan-Pistiner said. “It was limited by how long it would take for the blood to slow down in your veins.”

The introspection goes even deeper than childhood memories for him. Loss is a central point for this exhibition, whether it be the loss of a close friend last spring or channeling stories from his late grandfather, who was held in a concentration camp during World War II. These losses play as an emotional underpinning for every aspect of his work.

With writing being one of his generative processes, Kaplan-Pistiner kept finding the phrase “shouting in a snowstorm” came up the most. He decided to use his thesis to display how history and ornamentation work back and forth.

One of his main goals in showing this is to take something known for its historical or empirical significance and strip it of that.

Propaganda, such as jewelry and flags, are

ways for countries or regimes to claim their identity.

One of his pieces, “for when the wind stops your breathing,” is inspired by a World War II Nazi war medal. It has layers of silver patterns.

Instead of displaying a flag there’s a white piece of fabric, almost representing a sort of surrender.

“I set up a three-prong comparison to create a dynamic between the hyperpersonal and the historic all kind of existing within the metaphor of a snowstorm,” Kaplan-Pistiner said.

These adornments are important to him because jewelry can function as a conversation starter or a way for an individual to present themselves to the world. All of his work is wearable.

The medium of metals works best for Kaplan-Pistiner to communicate his message to the world, and every piece of his work is handmade. The silver pieces of jewelry on display will float above their pedestals as an imitation of geological permanence and

art history. These pedestals have a marble appearance to comment on how such sculpture is considered to be the pinnacle of threedimensional art.

When people look at his art, Kaplan-Pistiner said he wants them to be contemplative within themselves and their past experiences. He wants them to “look at these objects, whether they be a memento or monumental,” and “to be able to focus on one small thing in a world where we’re constantly moving.”

“Each medium, for me, is intertwined in my thinking process, and they all fulfill different ends,” he said.

It’s clear tremendous thought and effort is behind every single piece of this exhibit. The prints are his unique work, all of the pedestals are handmade as are the metals. Almost everything is pure white recycled silver.

When he melts these recycled metals, he said it’s like taking all of this jewelry that have stories, memories and personalities attached to them and transforming them into something else that’s meant to exist in the world.

New progessive rock band Magic Conch hits Madison’s music scene Inspirations from Led Zeppelin, Rush, SpongeBob SquarePants are all group needs to bring easygoing vibes to stage

by Graceyln Trast ArtsEtc. Writer

Local talents like Magic Conch know hard work, a love for music and a few SpongeBob references are all it takes to start a band. Still in its early stages, Magic Conch is a Madison-based band to keep an eye on.

Two of Magic Conch’s current members used to be in a not-so-serious punk band, but when they wanted to switch up their sound and be more serious about their music, they found two more musicians and officially formed Magic Conch three months ago.

Since then, members Andy Gray, vocalist and guitarist; Jack Peterson, lead guitarist; Mark Ziegler, bassist; and Andrew Slade, drummer, have formed a cohesive unit with an organic music creation process. The guys have a drive to make the most of their collective love for performing the music they have written and produced together.

Magic Conch’s easygoing vibe is perhaps best represented by the band name itself.

“When we were naming the band, it was basically coming down to what’s the best SpongeBob reference we can make,” Gray said.

“There were a lot of good contenders.”

Magic Conch started making music by looking to their favorites like Rush, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. The band starts with a riff and fleshes it out during their practice sessions to create their songs.

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Gray said he likes to write guitar harmonies to fit with Thin Lizzy songs, some of which are then used to develop songs for Magic Conch.

Ziegler brings in bass riffs to underpin the songs, and Peterson said he likes to bring ideas to the band to hear its members’ interpretations.

Everyone writes their own parts and controls what they play, which allows them to contribute their best. Overall, the unique styles of the band members come together to create a cohesive but varied selection of original music.

With regard to producing Magic Conch’s musical works, Slade has recording experience and does it for the band. He brought a portable home recording studio to set up in the band’s basement practice space and managed to record high quality sound without excess professional equipment, Slade said.

Slade cleans up the live recordings for a studio sound and dubs the vocals over the instrumental music. He is quite proud of the quality of their recordings for doing it themselves in a basement.

Unfortunately, the band hasn’t documented the process because they are doing it all themselves, but they would love to have the time and ability to do so, Slade said.

Two members have graduated from the University of Wisconsin while two are still students, so they’ve had to be quite productive

during the limited practice sessions they can carve into their busy schedules.

So far, the band said every song they have created has been quite different from the next.

They consider themselves to be a smooth, grooveinfluenced, progressive rock band. They “venture within the broad umbrella of rock music” but keep an emphasis on progressive rock, which is their

“ When we were naming the

band, it was basically coming down to what’s the best SpongeBob reference we can make.”

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favorite type, Ziegler said.

“We’re not AC/DC,” Peterson said.

The guys agree performing their music live is one of their favorite parts of being in a band. They love experiencing the energy and the crowds’ reactions. Gray said he loves watching the

audience get into it, especially when a mosh pit developed at the band’s gig at the Quarters Rock ‘n Roll Palace in Milwaukee a few weeks ago.

Slade said he loves the shenanigans, even when it results in his drum set falling apart. They agreed they would love to tour, but other life prospects are taking time so sporadic but frequent shows will do for now.

By the end of summer, the band hopes to have a full-length album recorded. Reminiscing about that special Milwaukee performance and playing at smaller bars is something important to them.

Still, they’ve done their time on the bar circuit, which has its charm, but they’re ready for bigger venues.

“It’s just an innate part of the experience, especially with the Rock ‘n Roll Palace,” Gray said.

Band operations may only become more difficult over time as the guys’ professional futures are taking off and music remains a hobby. Still, they’re dedicated to finding time, especially this summer, to play shows on the weekends and keep the band alive.

Magic Conch played their sixth show at The Sett at Union South last week, and they are looking forward to the Madison Spotlight again at The Sett at the end of April.

In the words of SpongeBob, “All hail the Magic Conch.”

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Mike Leckrone talks legacy of Varisty Band, 20th Kohl Center performance With a decorated career steeped in history, band director reflects on leading with exhuberance, his impressive stunts

by Maxwell Bibicoff ArtEtc. Writer

Perched at a desk amid a sea of commemorative plaques and band regalia, band director Mike Leckrone couldn’t help but laugh to himself when asked about his all-time favorite entrance to the annual Varsity Band Concert.

“That’s like asking ‘who’s your favorite kid?’” Leckrone, the mastermind of the end-of-the-semester performance, said.

From April 20 to 22, the University of Wisconsin Marching Band will take center stage at the Kohl Center for the concert. This year ’s performance will mark their 20th time playing at the Kohl Center, a monumental anniversary for an organization steeped in history.

Whether you’re a season ticket holder or a casual attendant of Badger games, you’ve likely felt the electrifying presence of the UW Marching Band on multiple occasions.

This is due to their central role at Badger sporting events, and the band maintains sweeping recognition across campus and nationwide. The celebrity-status of Leckrone also hasn’t hurt.

Leckrone has been at the helm of the band since 1969 and has had a decorated career to say the least. Aside from the bevy of awards and honorary titles he’s been endowed with, Leckrone is best known by many students as the exuberant commander of The Grateful Red at hockey and basketball games.

But truly only those who’ve ever been to the Varsity Band Concert in the past are privy to the full extent of Leckrone’s capacity for flair. Sequin suits and flying

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tricycles are just some of the many peculiarities he’s graced ever-growing crowds with year after year.

Leckrone recounted his stunts, which have ranged from him “popping out of a Zamboni machine” to “coming out of the middle of the score board.”

“I’ve done some ridiculous things,” Leckrone said.

The band’s zeal is appropriately encapsulated by Leckrone’s own nod to the Ed Sullivan Show, which he has cited as having been influential on the style of his shows due to its sense of variety.

“You might hear ‘On Wisconsin!’ [one moment] and the next tune you might hear could be ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ so the unexpected is really what we want,” Leckrone said. “If you like classical music, there’ll be a snippet of that, and if you like rock and roll, there’ll be some of that too.”

Most importantly, the Varsity Band Concert serves as a culmination of the immutable passion its members pour into every one of their appearances.

It has fulfilled its celebratory purpose ever since it came into existence 42 years ago but has certainly been subject to evolution.

“In the beginning, it was very relaxed and very informal,” Leckrone said.

“What’s happened now is the concert has become very structured because of the nature of the production. You can’t go into a concert like this and ad lib things when you have Babies dozens of people involved in the staging and props.”

Still, besides acknowledging he does in fact have a new costume in the works, the prime architect would give no indication of what specifically the band has in store this time around.

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In its next year, the unforeseen crowd of 450 swelled to the point where the venue was no longer able to accommodate the horde of eager listeners. Under Leckrone’s leadership, increased participation in the band has become an established norm.

Traditions such as the band’s “Fifth

Quarter” post-game performance have transcended time parallel to the Varsity Concert itself.

Unwilling to dispel the cloud of mystery hanging over the concert, Leckrone only concedes one thing to first time goers: “Expect to be surprised.”

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Eaux Claires returns for third year with focus on community atmostphere

by Celeste Benzschawel ArtsEtc. Editor

Eaux Claires music festival is a fairly young one, but its popularity has already grown to impressive heights. Located in, you guessed it, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, its makers have put particular emphasis on the inclusivity of multiple art forms and community atmosphere.

The Badger Herald talked with the festival’s creative director, Michael Brown, about this year’s setup, music lineup and festival spirit.

The following interview was edited for style and clarity.

The Badger Herald: Eaux Claires has an “ethos of encouraging participation across all disciplines of art.” Can you expand on what this means to you?

Michael Brown: I think more and more we want the festival to be a fine balance of these moments of togetherness where everybody is gathered as one, watching a show, so that everyone is experiencing the same highs. At the same time, when we’re not at those moments when everybody is gathered together, we specifically want people to feel like they are inside a community as opposed to an audience.

What I mean by that is we want everybody to feel like, across the board, whether you’re artist, patron or vendor, we want everyone to feel like they’re participating in something more — it’s not just a voyeuristic kind of exercise.

We try to encourage our artists and everybody else that’s involved in producing the festival to somehow engage everybody so it doesn’t necessarily feel like the outside looking in. We want everybody to feel like they’re a part of it.

We do that in art projects and some of the musical projects, and we’ve specifically structured it so it’s a little less stand-offish. We want people in the spirit of improvisation and experimentation. We want people to see these vulnerable moments where artists are basically creating right there in front of them, so that everybody shares in that.

We’ve mentioned that concept before, and a lot of people take it quite literally as the audience is going to jump on stage and perform, and it’s like, no. What we mean is, we want this to be a communal performance experience so everybody feels like they’re in this once in a lifetime experience.

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Was there a certain thematic purpose to the lineup this year?

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What was that deciding process like?

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This year is the most exciting of all three. Almost every single artist on our bill specifically reached out and said they want to be a part.

In previous years, we put together this really eclectic, kind of genre-blending creation that Erin and Justin did. In the past we tried to show all of these different genres and represent everything in the musical lineup.

This year, it’s much more accepting — these are the artists that wanted to be here and wanted to participate and are going to elevate this event beyond what a normal music festival is. I think that was kind of one of the real guiding forces is that willingness and that pure, creative want to be a part of something.

When you look across the bill, you’ll kind of see a lot of custom projects and a lot of stuff that wouldn’t happen anywhere else. To me, that’s one of the most exciting things about the festival — this isn’t just a homogenous creation of other large festival lineups that are happening. Even artists on our bill that are going to go play every other festival, Chance for example, he’s gonna do a show here, in Eaux Claire, that he’s not gonna do at any other festival.

BH:

How does it feel to be an outlet for some of those lesser-known artists on the bill?

MB:

Man, I think it’s great. The first year I really feel like our immediate group of artists that collaborate together, perform together. There’s been several bands that have really grown out of that — Sylvan Esso is a prime example. There’s definitely bands where people say, “I’ve never heard of this person,” and what they don’t realize is the connection is either that the band has been incubating in Justin’s studio for three weeks during the year, that band collaborates on projects or Erin even produced that record. There is no random band that really has no reason or inspiration to be there. Everybody is connected in a web.

BH: MB:

How has the festival evolved even in this short time?

With each year we’re taking a step further towards what we hoped it would be. Ultimately, we want this to be a community driven event

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Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald where people aren’t necessarily coming because of a certain band. We want them to come just because they want to be surrounded by the spirit of the festival.

We hope the artists chosen to participate that year make it that much more exciting. It’s going to keep evolving in that direction. If we ever get to the point where we don’t release a lineup per se — that is something we would love more than anything — is for everybody to come to the festival just to experience it. It’s a challenging concept for people who go to music festivals, and it’s especially challenging to people who don’t go to a lot of concerts. But in trying to make this much more of a community event, I think ultimately what we’re trying to do is reinforce the notion that during the summertime special things happen in this area. We want everybody to get together and experience that.

bombarded it with bands. During the weekend, everybody talked to everybody, saying, “hey, did you see this?” and it was, “no, I didn’t get a chance to see that.” It worked great last year.

It was super interesting inspire this concept of choose your adventure and get to explore everything. But what we realized is there were so many great moments we were creating that ourselves and other people didn’t get to experience. This year, the thought was to focus everything. There are some projects we’re doing that for as much work and uniqueness that go into it, if everybody coming didn’t experience that, it would be a real bummer.

BH:

What do you want people to be thinking when they walk away from the festival?

MB:

BH:

Refocusing and reconfiguring are goals of the festival this year.

Can you expand on that?

I want them, without question and without even thinking about it, to not even know what artists are playing next year, to want to come back.

MB:

Last year was like our maximize everything year — we

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It’s time to dipsel longstanding scissoring stereotypes, myths

by Meredith Head Hump Day Columnist

Scissoring has garnered quite a bit of attention in the spotlight recently: Poussey tried (and dismissed) it with her German girlfriend in “Orange is the New Black,” two young lovers participated in the French romance “Blue is the Warmest Color” and the subject even came up on “Glee.”

The most popularized form of tribadism (grinding the vulva on some surface for sexual pleasure), scissoring is exactly what it sounds like: Two vulvas in contact with one another, notched together like two pairs of scissors. Anyone with the proper equipment can participate — including trans and nonbinary partners with vulvas.

But scissoring is often painted as a primarily lesbian act. The truth is that anyone who wants to give scissoring the old college try can and should. The scissoring police will not come knocking down the door.

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Heteronormativity combined with neglecting opinions from actual queer folks has resulted in the widespread belief that scissoring is the only kind of sex that lesbians have. This misconception has been reinforced by lesbian pornography, a category on most porn sites that has just about as much to do with lesbian sex as bacon has to do with veganism.

“Lesbian” pornography is almost always constructed for the heterosexual male gaze, and scissoring plays a frequent role in these films. The problem lies not in including scissoring, but in depicting the activity as the only thing people with vulvas engage in when having sex with one another. While many people enjoy scissoring or prefer it, others find it exhausting and not worth the considerable physical effort to eventually find that perfect angle.

Does Scissoring Make the Cut?

Despite spirited debate in the lesbian community regarding the prevalence and pleasure of scissoring, many folks

incorporate the activity into their sex lives.

Though people with vulvas participate in a wide range of sexual activities besides scissoring — oral sex, penetration using toys or fingers, anal play and more — by no means does that mean scissoring suddenly stops being an option.

The pursuit of pleasure is varied and infinite, and partners do not necessarily participate in the exact same sex every time.

Exploration is fun, and scissoring is one of the better ways to become intimate with a partner. Like any other sexual activity, scissoring is not for everyone. As always, be careful not to make assumptions about preferences based on someone’s sexual orientation or body parts.

Importantly, one should probably stretch before scissoring. All that hip action means the hip flexors are working hard, so maybe do some hip-opening stretches. Pilates works well. In addition, consider whether to lubricate or not. While some folks find extra lube makes everything delightfully slippery, others mourn the loss of friction. Try it both ways and see which one works, and remember not to use flavored lubricant on those orifices, since it can cause yeast infections.

A note on positioning: People frequently assume scissoring really only offers one option for positions.

But there are actually several that work well depending on physical ability and flexibility.

The classic position is achieved with one person lying on their side and the other on their back. Other positions for scissoring might mean one person lies down and the other straddles them with all the proper genital contact.

Particularly acrobatic folks might want to try scissoring with both partners sitting upright, allowing for eye contact. Though scissoring offers varied positions, it simply might not work for some bodies. The angle or positioning might just not work out, however, a little creativity and adjusting can go a long way.

That being said, sometimes it takes time for everyone to figure out how to position the body to provide adequate clitoral contact.

This process can be awkward, sweaty or challenging, but it can also create some truly beautiful intimacy.

Scissoring is a vulnerable act, exposing everything and requiring plenty of mutual trust. Consider adding a vibrator. Using a Hitachi magic wand or another powerful toy means that both parties can feel the sensations through contact, intensifying the experience for everyone.

Sandwiching a small vibrator between partners also works wonders. Doubleended dildos are also a great option for folks looking for the dynamic duo of scissoring plus penetration, and dildos can also be strapped to the thigh to achieve a similarly

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Approximately 31 different professors conduct research requiring plant growth of some kind. DePorter said though her organization is in its infancy, it has received support from several faculty members and $5,000 in funding from the Kemper Knapp Bequest Committee. The UW committee helps fund projects that would benefit students around campus.

Encouraging sustainability among students

Sustainability programs reduce food waste, help manage insecurity Dining and Culinary Services implement strategies aimed at minimizing amount of produce ending up in landfills

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While harvesting plants in a field for research, University of Wisconsin student Hannah DePorter noticed she and her fellow researchers left far more behind than they took.

DePorter, who works in horticulture professor Irwin Goldman’s plant-breeding lab, said several other labs grow plants for research, but they always have more than they need. This leads to approximately 1,000 pounds of wasted food each growing season.

“We definitely produce more than we consume and that creates a big problem for us with food waste,” DePorter said.

So, DePorter decided to change the amount of waste by putting the food to good use. She does so by encouraging students to compost, taking only what they can and educating themselves on where their food comes from.

And she is not alone in her fight to make a less wasteful UW. With Earth Day only a few days away, UW students, faculty and staff have strengthened their efforts to increase sustainable food management practices and ensure no one goes hungry on campus and beyond.

Food waste as ‘big as a country’

Plaguing not only UW but also Wisconsin, food waste is one of the “biggest” yet most underestimated issues affecting the Earth. UW professor of consumer science Lydia Zepeda said each person in the U.S. throws out 20 pounds of food every month. This means about 40 percent of all the food in the U.S. is never eaten.

“This food waste is equivalent to about $165 billion a year, which is what Americans annually spend on education out of pocket,” Zepeda said.

With growing food insecurity worldwide, many experts are trying to increase food production to meet needs. But Zepeda said all that needs to be done is not waste as much food. She said there is already “plenty” of food but it does not reach everyone equally.

In addition to money, excess food has serious negative impacts on environmental resources. Zepeda said it wastes water and land area and destroys habitats and forests. This in turn leads to species extinction and biodiversity loss “for no reason,” Zepeda said.

“If food waste were actually a country, it would use more water than any other country in the world and more land than any country, except for Russia, and emit more carbon dioxide than everyone except China and U.S.,” Zepeda said.

UW has some tricks up its apron

UW’s six dining halls have potential to become minicountries of food waste of their own. But University Housing’s Division of Dining and Culinary Services is trying to implement new strategies that will help eliminate food waste in the dining halls.

Paul Sprunger, executive chef with the Division of Dining and Culinary Services, said each dining hall has a menu management system that decides how much to cook and serve. Depending on how much of every dish was consumed, the system helps chefs know how much to prepare to minimize food waste.

“We want to have the ability to minimize the waste,” Sprunger said. “And then once we do have the waste, we want to know what to do with it.”

Because the dining halls serve a large population of students, it can be hard to predict exactly how much needs to be prepared, Sprunger said. Chefs have to draw a “fine line” between having too much food and having too little.

When there is excess food, however, Dining and Culinary Services has a few tricks in its apron to redirect and repurpose it.

Sprunger said all dining halls compost food and openly encourage students to participate in the process. Two large composters, known as “pulpers,” are located in Gordon Dining and Event Center and Four Lakes Market in Dejope Hall. Composting ensures food does not end up in a landfill and instead can be used to fertilize other plants.

Dining halls also try to offer more plant-based and locally sourced dishes, Sprunger said. These are less costly to acquire and more sustainable to produce, which means

expenses to both students and the environment remain low.

Sprunger said he is trying to start a garden program that would allow student employees to grow food on campus and use it in dining hall dishes. “[Student-employees] can see the whole cycle of food from scene to table, and also talk to their fellow students about where their food comes from,” Sprunger said.

In addition to its own initiatives, Dining and Culinary Services redirect excess food to a number of organizations including Campus Kitchens, Associated Students of Madison’s Open Seat Pantry, Salvation Army, Second Harvest and Porchlight.

DePorter said students cannot understand how to be sustainable if they do not know how their food comes to them.

She said they should question the food production process and take steps to reduce unwanted consumption. To help with this process, Food Shed shows students their “food miles” — a map detailing the food’s journey to their plate.

“Just question where your food is coming from, how to make it more accessible and reinforce food security on campus because it really is a big issue,” DePorter said.

“It’s amazing what you can learn by just asking questions and getting involved with different people.”

While student organizations are trying to get food to students in need, they are also working toward reducing the stigma associated with food insecurity. Dhariwal said students often think they do not need help finding food when they actually do, which makes it difficult for organizations like Campus Kitchens to reach them.

To destigmatize the process, Dhariwal said it is crucial to encourage open conversation on food insecurity and making sustainable choices. Zepeda said everything students do counts and it is not too difficult to take initiative to reduce food waste. She said recycling and composting correctly could have “such a big” impact on the environment and food security.

“We need to get word out on what an important environmental issue this is and making sure everyone’s doing their part on making it a better world,” Zepeda said.

Student organizations create food for thought

Campus Kitchens spokesperson Angad Dhariwal said the organization collects almost 100 pounds of food every two days from Rheta’s and Four Lakes markets and repurposes it. Dhariwal said they try to serve as many food-insecure students as possible, but are also generally open to all students. The student organization began in 2015 with the aim of reducing food waste and serving students in need.

“There is food waste on campus and that is evident by how we have 100 pounds just over two days just for two dining halls,” Dhariwal said. “There are six dining halls on campus and if you multiply that by the number of weeks in the academic year, well, that’s a lot of food waste.”

Campus Kitchens Co-Founder and President Colin McReavy said organizations that donate and take food are often concerned about the possible liability issues.

Initially, Dining and Culinary Services was hesitant to donate food in case someone consuming it became sick. But the Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996 and a Wisconsin statute modeled after it protects donors from this liability. Since then, food donation has increased, leading to less waste and greater sustainability.

The relatively new Food Shed, which DePorter founded earlier this year, takes excess food grown for research and places it in fridges located around campus. This produce is open to all students to take when they need it, she said.

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Letters to the Editor Mental health awareness education must be required for medical students As suicide rate in Wisconsin grows, university has no choice but to implement relevant orientations on campus On March 23, Amy Bleuel, the founder of Project Semicolon and a native of Wisconsin, lost her battle with depression.

For anyone unfamiliar with Project Semicolon, it focuses specifically on helping and inspiring those with mental health issues to keep going.

Her work moved thousands of people across the country, yet her death is a stark example of the continued necessity of mental health awareness and suicide prevention efforts.

A couple months ago, the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy hosted a voluntary suicide prevention training known as Question, Persuade, Refer.

This training focuses on recognizing the signs of depression and suicide, asking additional questions and persuading the individual to seek help.

I feel strongly this particular training should be included as a required part of the orientation curriculums for the health profession schools.

From the desk of the editor: Let’s talk about mental health Some may argue suicide prevention training is not relevant to their profession, unless they plan to specialize in mental health. All training programs require an additional time commitment and extra work for those scheduling the orientations.

As far as suicide prevention goes, the benefits far outweigh the potential scheduling hassles, and suicide prevention training is highly relevant for any health care professional.

We are all taught as health care providers to listen to patients, communicate effectively, build rapport and provide the best quality of care possible.

Students in health care interact with an enormous number of people in the community, everyone from homeless individuals to wealthy CEOs. Research shows that depression does not discriminate, and a 2015 report from the World Health Organization estimates

322 million people worldwide live with depression, making it the most widespread illness on the planet.

In Wisconsin specifically, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the suicide rate in Wisconsin is four times the homicide rate.

Having the tools to recognize and respond to the signs of suicide should be a required addition to all health profession orientation programs.

Even in the absence of visual evidence, mental illness is often as crippling as physical disability.

How would this training fit into an already packed orientation curriculum?

Easier than you may think. The training itself is only 1 hour and 30 minutes, but the skills and tips learned last a lifetime.

Not only is the training applicable to patients, it is equally useful with family, friends and coworkers. Class sizes for the health care professions are manageable for the training, as these programs tend

to have around 200 students per class as a maximum.

Stories of suicide continue to flood the news and the rates of depression worldwide continue to rise, yet the stigma surrounding mental illness persists. Health care students are in a prime posit ion to recognize and intervene in these cases. Having methods for addressing suicide prevention is invaluable, and equipping students at the start of their programs will make a huge impact on the quality of care provided down the road.

One of the best ways to end stigma and tackle uncomfortable conversations is through education, and QPR training for health care students would be a great way to start ending the stigma associated with suicide on our own campus.

Stephanie Thau (sthau@wisc.edu) is a third-year pharmacy student.

Small gestures make huge difference in creating inclusive UW community Even when it seems all hope is lost in an increasingly complicated world, items as small as t-shirts can bring people together Minorities on the University of Wisconsin campus have been overlooked, silenced and underrepresented for a long time. As a Palestinian-Muslim woman attending UW, I came to this university hoping for a full college experience that entitled me to feelings of inclusivity and acceptance, just as any other student would hope.

Venturing into the University Bookstore one cold December afternoon with some friends, we scanned the aisles in search of presents to bring home to our families. I came across a rack of “Wisconsin Badgers” shirts translated into other languages.

Excitedly, I searched for a shirt in my mother tongue, Arabic, hoping I’d be able to bring home shirts for my parents and younger brother. Unfortunately, I only came across four language translations — Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Hebrew.

From that day forward, I continuously returned to the thought of how cool it would be to create a “Wisconsin Badgers” shirt in Arabic translation. Not only would

creating the shirt make me feel accepted as a fellow Badger, but hopefully allow for Arabic-speakers and allies looking to make this campus a more inclusive, safe space for people of color to wear a symbol of acceptance on their chests. Returning from winter break, I wanted to make this thought a reality, and set out for University Bookstore to see who I could contact to put this project in motion.

Approaching the University Bookstore, I was unsure of who to talk to. I asked the woman at the front desk about what publishing company the store uses.

Clearly confused by my question, I was looked at suspiciously and asked “and who are you?” I told her I was just an undergraduate student on campus looking to create a t-shirt design that, hopefully, the bookstore would produce and sell. I was then redirected to the sales and marketing office where I could inquire away and set my project in motion.

Prior to entering the office, I fully expected to be met with another series

of questions about my motives and to immediately be shut down. I was pleasantly surprised, however, that after explaining my project idea and goals of creating the shirt, I was met with easy and enthusiastic acceptance of my project.

The only questions I faced were regarding exactly how the Arabic translation was written and an email to be contacted with further information. I was thanked and went right on my way.

Finally, after almost three months of email exchanges, visits to the office and waiting, the shirts finally arrived April 3 and became available for purchase.

Creating the “Wisconsin Badgers” shirt in Arabic translation has had a much more significant meaning than just a materialistic item to be worn and washed.

To me, to have a shirt that represents two aspects of my identity as both a student claiming an education at UW and an ArabAmerican Wisconsinite, symbolizes a feeling of being accepted in my own space.

My hopes of creating this shirt is to give

others on this campus feelings of inclusion and to inspire others to not be discouraged when they see a lack of aspects of their identity being represented and to rather set out to make changes in their communities that help them feel included.

Small actions such as these are acts UW should be praised for and continue partaking in. Though there have been plenty of accusations made about administration and the campus itself has felt extremely divided at many points throughout the year, taking part in projects that make this campus a more accepting place for people of all backgrounds could help to counteract this campus climate.

There are small ways to bring people together.

Even in times of conflict we are all seeking the same thing: to feel like we belong. The university should seek to expand little initiatives like this.

Saja Abu-Hakmeh (sabuhakmeh@wisc. edu) is a freshman majoring in psychology.

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Solving free speech debate inevitably means finding common ground With advocates on both sides of debate making valid arguments, discussion may have no black-and-white answer

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American universities are in intellectual turmoil. Last month, Middlebury College students erupted in anger at lecture by the conservative social scientist Charles Murray. Protesters didn’t let him speak at all. Who could blame them? Sure they were rude, but don’t they have the right to refuse to be a docile audience? After all, Murray is the author of “Bell Curve,” a book that, at a scientific remove, seems to infer certain ethnic groups just aren’t as smart as white people; a social studies tract that reeks of “separate but equal,” the Klan or worse.

The University of Wisconsin has not been left out of this spasm against unsavory opinion. Shortly after President Donald Trump’s victory last November, protesters interrupted former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro’s lecture for daring to question the benefits of campus “safe spaces.” Shrill volleys of “shame” and “decency” rang through the Humanities building lecture hall, effectively ending Shapiro’s talk. Last month, a Daily Cardinal op-ed offered an argument, albeit shallow, against moral equivalency and was later denounced by the publication after its author was personally attacked by hundreds on social media. The lines are drawn.

Many regard the campus lurch toward censure as a self-righteous tantrum.

Conservative columnist Andrew Sullivan called campus demonstrators a “smelly little orthodoxy” that refuses to engage with other beliefs. Bill Maher, hardly a man of the right, saw the Middlebury protests and said, “I worry that liberalism is at a perilous point.” It’s a worry starting to permeate UW students too.

That’s exactly the kind of guy I was seated adjacent to at Memorial Union last week. He interrupted the girl seated across from him. “Have you read ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’ in The Atlantic?” he asked, referring to the 2015 critique of certain students’ need to wall themselves off from incongruous opinion. When she answered no, he lectured on with a selfsatisfied furl of the lower lip.

“It really explains a lot of what’s going on,” he said. “It’s really good. Even Obama recommended it.”

The other end of opinion holds that campus demonstrators are doing the only sensible thing by using their free speech to bludgeon hairy views into silence. But when one group’s free speech shuts down another ’s, who’s in the right? It’s hard to know where to stand.

One who did know was Harold Bloom, a University of Chicago professor and author of “The Closing of the American Mind.”

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Union’s coffee shop. Bloom’s 1987 surprise bestseller is the granddaddy of the “What has gone wrong with our kids now?” genre of cultural analysis.

At its core, the book argues healthy intellectual discourse on college campuses must invite “us to the quest for knowledge and certitude, for which history and the various cultures provide a brilliant array of examples for examination.” He took aim at multiculturalism as an intellectual framework too hesitant to attach value judgments to mores outside the Western canon. Bloom’s colleague Saul Bellow, a Nobel laureate in literature who briefly did graduate work at UW wrote a glowing introduction for the book.

“It will be difficult for nettled colleagues to wave [Bloom] away, and many will want to do just that, for he is shrewd and mettlesome, as well as learned … a front-line fighter in the mental wars of our times,” Bellow wrote.

Though a Trotskyist and a part of the Partisan Review crowd in his early years, the Bellow of the 1980s taunted the left.

With questions like, “Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulu?” his message to the multicultural academy was clear: Your refusal to search for truth at a remove is diluting the culture.

The idea was that in this chaos, a person with a certain intellect could tease truth and nobility from the disparate and often contradictory streams of morals, religions and oft-repugnant ideologies whose journey terminated on the grass of the campus quad.

“In a short time he must learn that there is a great world beyond the little one he knows, experience the exhilaration of it and digest enough of it to sustain himself,” Bloom wrote.

Through this lens, the students shouting down lecturers or demanding ideological rigidity from their school paper are not partaking in education or pursuing truth.

The Daily Cardinal op-ed was assailed as “racist” immediately after publication.

If you buy Bloom’s argument, and many do, the mob that shouted the op-ed down denied itself the Socratic quest for truth by practicing complete openness to the religion in question and hesitating to assign a value to its tenants.

The argument seems sound. To defend it, all you have to do is position the university as the ideal battleground of ideas. You could point to right-wing talk radio — a black hole of marooned ideology if there ever was one — and ask what it’s done to the GOP. But what if, by turning their backs and telling the speakers and op-ed writers

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It’s difficult to tell if the demonstrators or the Andrew Sullivans of the world are correct. It is easy, however, to tell where the arguments being shouted down stand.

The students who refused a man whose book has helped perpetuate the kind of scientific racism that justifies depriving

minority neighborhoods of funding for things like schools. Breitbart played a large role in Trump’s rise and any club-footed attempt to simplify religious ideology to sketch caricature is bound to activate fearful resentment in those predisposed to bigotry.

But are these campus offenses grotesque enough to sanction the culling of speech and leave the embers of the search for truth to die out? I don’t know.

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Reducing individual waste can make lasting change in fixing Earth’s health Small adjustments in everyday routines like buying food locally creates big difference in sustaining planet for the long term

by Lucas Johnson Columnist

At times, our lifestyles seem incredibly normal. While our life experiences are dramatically unique, the system in which we go about our days is more or less the same.

Electricity, running water, accessible food, transportation, heat and air conditioning, among others have been the cornerstones that facilitate my lifestyle since birth. With that in mind, their presence goes overlooked the vast majority of time and can be used frivolously, if not wastefully.

Individual wastefulness can feel trivial and it’s easy to excuse yourself from criticism since “one person doesn’t make that big a difference.” Truth be told, I’ve bought into this mindset countless times.

Why? Because it makes my life easier and there are no serious social consequences associated with living this way.

But in an era where climate change is real, that’s right, I said real, evaluating and reformatting your traditional practices can

go further than you think.

With Earth Day around the corner, I took time to take an Ecological Footprint Quiz, which I encourage anyone to take five to 10 minutes out of their day to complete.

The quiz was fairly straightforward: a series of questions highlighting different types of usage, amenities, waste and forms of transportation as they relate to your life.

Washington state has the perfect solution to global warming At the conclusion, the site analyzes your data and gives you a breakdown of the results through multiple lenses. The first lens has the biggest wow factor.

The quiz estimates, based on your footprint, how many planet Earths it would take to provide enough resources for the current population if everyone lived like you. My number felt astronomically high at 5.1.

The second lens organizes your data into an easy-to-read pie chart that shows how much of your footprint can be attributed to which form of usage. Finally, the quiz estimates, based on your results, how many global acres it would take to sustain your lifestyle.

My results were 22.7, and those acres are of Earth’s productive area.

These numbers most likely mean nothing to you without a reference point, but my lifestyle is not particularly wasteful, nor is it particularly unique. I recycle, I ride my bike, I live in a medium sized home with three other family members, we all drive cars.

The point I’m trying to make is this: Our first world lifestyles require many more resources than we care to admit and there are solutions that would work to lessen our footprint.

As a college student who isn’t involved in environmental studies, I don’t necessarily have the resources or pedigree to influence campus-wide consumption, but I can control my own and make low risk, high reward suggestions that would make our campus greener.

For example, walking into a Badger Market or Flamingo Run, the shelves are dominated by processed foods.

A small, easily overlooked bowl of fruit is just about the only unprocessed item in the entire store.

A simple solution would be to invest

in locally sourced food to fill our shelves.

This would shrink our carbon footprint since the food is not traveling halfway across the globe to satisfy a craving that passes in five minutes.

Additionally, produce, a naturally unprocessed food, is damn expensive.

At campus grocery stores like Fresh Market and Trader Joe’s, produce can spin your bill out of control. As an alternative, the University of Wisconsin should invest the small amount of money it would take to provide more produce in places like Badger Market and Flamingo Run, where students already get a discount.

This would both promote healthy habits as well as reduce our footprint from consuming such high amounts of processed foods.

Our world is plentiful, but our consumption habits are harming it.

Investing in affordable produce is one of many low risk, high reward suggestions that could pay off down the road and keep our planet as healthy as we can.

Lucas Johnson (lpeterj1771@gmail.com) is a freshman and intends to major in journalism.

Potential environmental damage is one more reason not to build border wall

Possibility of harming thousands of plant, animal species creates no-win situation by building massive, unnecessary structure

by Eric Hilkert Columnist

The first time I heard about President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, I thought it was funny.

The entire premise of Trump as president was hilarious, and his signature statement “build the wall” was the perfect example.

It was divisive (literally), and it was outdated; far more illegal immigration comes from people overstaying visas or coming in through airports than just walking across the border.

It was Trump’s entire political strategy embodied in one large, expensive and unnecessary hunk of concrete.

I was half expecting him to spray paint it orange and add a yellowish hair substance to cover the barbed wire at the top of it, thereby creating the Trump Wall in his own image.

But as the idea of a Trump presidency has gone from joke to actuality (even though the reality of his presidency has

basically been a joke), the wall has become an impending reality.

The wall is a foolish idea for a number of reasons. It is extremely expensive, with a report from Reuters putting the price tag at around $21 billion (Someone explain to me how he can possibly afford that while cutting taxes).

It will not prevent the large amount of illegal immigration that comes through airports and ports or people simply overstaying their visas.

But in honor of Earth Day, coming up on April 22, I am going to highlight a lesserdiscussed drawback of Trump’s border wall: its environmental impact.

The 654 miles of fence and wall that exist on the U.S.- Mexico border have already seriously impacted the environment around it.

Jaguars and ocelots, two of the most exotic animals in North America, have seen their populations “cut off, isolated, and reduced” by the walls and fences according to Vox. The walls and fences already along the

border have also caused a large amount of “erosion and flooding in border communities, as well as a roadblock for natural movement of wildlife across the border,” according to Kierán Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity.

If the existing walls and fences have already created such a negative impact, imagine what Trump’s wall will do.

Furthermore, construction of the border wall itself would contribute to global warming. Production of cement, one of the main materials needed for the wall, will lead to large emissions of greenhouse gasses.

For these reasons, the center for biological diversity and U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, R-Arizona, have filed a lawsuit against Trump’s administration on the grounds the “Department of Homeland Security is obligated to draft a new environmental review to examine the impacts of the wall and other border enforcement activities,” according to The Hill.

The Department of Homeland Security last drafted an environmental review pertaining to the border in 2001.

Most people understand Trump’s wall is probably not the most economically efficient way to curb illegal immigration.

And at the end of the day, economics is the easiest way to appeal to people. But it is important that we not just consider the monetary cost of a border wall, but also the environmental one.

A Native American proverb states: “When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.”

Maybe we should amend it to say only when all the beauty has been driven from the border region, the final village flooded and the last few jaguars have died will we realize we never needed this stupid wall in the first place.

Eric Hilkert (ehilkert@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in finance.

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Reduce ecological footprints by purchasing that $90 pair of jeans For sake of your closet, our planet begin investing in sustainable, smart fashion instead of constant binge-buying

by Claudia Meyer-Samargia Columnist

You walk into Forever 21, H&M and Zara and look with delight at the brand new, trendy pieces in shop. Plus, at such cheap prices, what could there possibly be to complain about?

If you care about the environment at all, you could complain about that. The fashion industry is the second most harmful industry to the environment, behind the oil industry.

Between textile manufacturing, the materials used, clothing construction, shipping, retail, use and the ultimate disposal of the garment, environmental harm is a very real effect of the fashion industry.

“Fast fashion” has a lot to do with this. Fast fashion consists of brands that constantly produce clothing for cheap prices, thus sacrificing the quality of product and the way that it is made, while selling this product for low prices.

As a college student, I see the allure of these items. It is not fair to expect college students to be able to afford designer pieces.

These fast fashion brands program us to constantly desire new items.

When Forever 21 is able to stay up-todate on trends on a weekly basis, we will keep going back to purchase new, trendy pieces.

However, in order to make copious product and keep price points low, the quality of the items suffer.

When you buy a $15 shirt from Forever 21, you won’t feel as guilty buying a new one the next month when you tear a hole in the sleeve.

This constant desire to buy more product leads to frequent purchasing. When we run out of space in our closets, we throw away these pieces.

Typically, fast fashion brands make their clothing with harsh chemicals and dyes that soak into the grounds of landfills, harming the environment.

How can we change this vicious cycle?

Shopping sustainably is the answer.

When I think of sustainable fashion, two brands come to mind that are changing the way that consumers shop: Reformation and Patagonia.

Reformation holds the production of all of their clothing to sustainability standards. While price points are high, organic materials and manufacturing that does not emit harmful chemicals make up for the price.

Pieces made with sustainable methods will last years and are worth the investment. Reformation’s pieces all have a timeless style.

Classic colors, delicate, but basic styles and high quality fabrics grace their inventory.

Patagonia is another sustainable fashion

brand to keep an eye on. The outerwear brand encourages customers to only purchase their product if they absolutely need it.

Taking a risk with their branding campaigns, Patagonia encourages only purchasing a jacket from them, if you need a new jacket.

They beg for the end of constant consumption of material possessions — especially unnecessary possessions.

Their product is made with high quality materials and through environmentally friendly practices, so you know that investing in their product will be worth your dollar.

While most brands would want to make as many sales as possible, Reformation and Patagonia see the importance and necessity of selling product that will make a positive imprint on the deteriorating environment.

Brands like these have led me to reevaluate the clothing that I purchase, and my own spending habits.

While I understand that spending $90 for a pair of pants is not always realistic, I do believe that it is important to consider investing rather than binge buying.

You might feel savvy for buying five shirts at H&M for the price of one at Reformation, but that top from the sustainable brand will likely last longer than every single piece from H&M. Investing in pieces that are timeless is not only sustainable and sensible, but it can also lead to an even deeper appreciation for one’s possessions.

There is something beautiful to having a capsule collection that will last you years.

Fashion is a beautiful thing.

Personally, I have always loved being able to express myself through my personal style.

I view fashion as a form of art, as it truly is.

However, when that art interferes with our environment and future generations, we know that changes have to be made.

Quality, sustainable clothing is worth investing in. It is a lifestyle change, but it is necessary in this current world climate.

Often we preach about the necessity of combatting damage to the environment.

But it is too easy to think that there is not much that one person can do.

This is something that everyone can take part in. We have the opportunity to start a movement of positive change.

Claudia Meyer-Samargia (meyersamargi@ wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in strategic communication and journalism with a certificate in digital studies.

Photo · Stores where clothing is cheap and plentiful might seem great to save a buck, but the negative environmental impact of those purchases outweigh the low price.

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Experts see potential NBA futures for Hayes, Koenig

Neither graduating senior will be chosen in the first round, most likely, but that does not mean they won’t make it to the league

by Chris Bumbaca Senior Sports Writer

While Nigel Hayes garnered most of the preseason attention regarding a future basketball career in the NBA, Bronson Koenig quietly asserted himself as a viable option at the NBA level.

That is, at least, according to those who had a front-row view of what he could do on the basketball court every day, like the member of the University of Wisconsin coaching staff. That’s not to say Hayes isn’t anymore — in fact, he still has a much higher chance of being drafted than Koenig. The pair each struggled at various points in the season, but strong showings during the NCAA tournament boosted their stock at the right time.

Come draft night, though, it’s no guarantee either will hear his name called.

Hayes has already been through the predraft combine, as he declared for the draft but did not sign with an agent, allowing him to return for his senior season. Scouts and league officials informed the 6-foot7 forward on what he needed to improve (presumably his outside shooting) and graded him in the second round.

Unfortunately for Hayes, though one could argue he improved his all-around grade, he did not improve his draft stock.

In most mock drafts he is projected to go in the second round, and that’s if he is even selected at all. DraftExpress has Hayes hearing his name called at No. 54 (out of 60) by the Utah Jazz. ESPN NBA Draft analyst Chad Ford has Hayes listed as the No. 90 prospect in his top-100 rankings, and considers him a late second round pick or an undrafted free agent. According to Ford, Hayes’ strengths include his high basketball IQ and court vision, as well as his strength and athleticism that make him an above-average scorer around the rim.

What hurts Hayes, in Ford’s notes, is his “tweener” size between a small forward and power forward and his jump shooting inconsistencies.

Who doesn’t show up on any of these rankings with fancy speculations on why he may or may not become the next second-round gem like a Draymond Green or Kawhi Leonhard? Bronson Koenig. What Koenig lacks in pre-draft exposure, at least currently, he makes up for in support from his former coaches, who have absolute faith he can be a contributor in the NBA. Former UW associate head coach Lamont Paris, who recently accepted the head coaching position at Chatanooga, told The Badger Herald during the season that, in his mind, Koenig could eventually make an impact at the NBA level.

“That’s hard for me to say because they pay guys to know a lot more about that than me,” Paris said at the time. “But if you

look at his skill set, certainly. He can shoot the ball at a very, very high level, even for that, he’s got good range at that level. Do I believe it? Sure.”

Paris added Koenig’s character and make-up will also be pluses for him during the pre-draft process. And as a caveat, Paris admitted his bias toward Koenig over other prospects, since he inherently has confidence in all players he coaches.

“It’s just such a crapshoot at that level,” Paris said. “Certain teams like certain things. Teams may need certain things.”

The impetus for teams to offer Koenig a contract will come down to his shooting prowess.

UW assistant coach Howard Moore told The Badger Herald that scouts often inquired about Koenig and were definitely paying attention to his game this season.

“The one thing he has in his back pocket is he’s a shooter,” Moore said. “And NBA is always looking for shooters.”

No prospect’s game is perfect, and that holds true for Koenig.

At the collegiate level, he was never much of a rebounder and his defense was sub-par at times.

Still, he possesses intangibles like confidence and clutch (see: Xavier buzzer-beater).

The reality is there’s a significant chance neither Hayes nor Koenig will be drafted. It is almost guaranteed, though, they will sign somewhere as free agents. This may seem like a demotion, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Each will be able to sign with the team of his preference and will be able to factor in where they best fit and future playing time into their decision-making progress, at least for training camp and Summer League.

With recent solid Wisconsin talent actually paning out in the NBA like Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker, not reaching a legitimate roster might come off as a disappointment Koenig and Hayes will most likely spend their rookie seasons in the D-League, where they will have a chance to hone their game at the next level.

Then again, this is all just speculation … right?

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Men’s basketball: Badgers face uncertainty with young team Loss of four senior starters certainly hurts UW, but plenty of fresh talent could prevent too much of a drop off

by Will Clausen Beat Writer

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is coming off a year where they made it to the Sweet 16 but lost in a demoralizing fashion to the Florida Gators in overtime. The Badgers will also have to rebound from this loss next year without four starters from the Sweet 16 team.

Seniors Vitto Brown, Nigel Hayes, Zak Showalter and Bronson Koenig played their last game against Florida and will leave a huge void that needs filling next year. Despite losing these key players, the Badgers will return a few with game experience and bring in a recruiting class that, on paper, looks to be one of the best in school history.

Minnesota products Brad Davison and Nathan Reuvers had very productive senior high school seasons and are some of the top Minnesota players in the 2017 class.

The other coveted recruit of the class, Kobe King, is well-known around Wisconsin and brought home the Gatorade Player of the Year Award. King’s versatile game should transfer well to college athletics. This class of skilled freshmen could play an integral part of the rotation next year.

Next year ’s possible rotation took an unexpected turn when redshirt junior guard Jordan Hill announced he would be looking to transfer after he finishes his degree this academic year. With his experience, Hill easily could have slipped into the starting lineup with the two guards from last year graduating. This shocking transfer could open the door for people like redshirt freshman Brevin Pritzl and freshmen Kobe King and Brad Davison.

Taking these factors into consideration, the possible starting lineup is up for debate. It goes without saying junior forward Ethan Happ is basically a writein at this point, barring an injury or other unforeseen circumstances. Happ will likely be slotted into the five spot and will hold down the paint once again. After guaranteeing Happ’s spot in the starting lineup, things get a lot more interesting and unpredictable.

D’Mitrik Trice had a solid freshman season despite having some struggles toward the end of the year. It is likely that he will be the team’s starting point guard heading into next year especially with the unexpected departure of Jordan Hill.

Sliding over the shooting guard spot, there is a good chance that this one will be up for grabs. The early advantage in the race will probably go to Pritzl as he played well last year in limited minutes and offers the most

experience for coach Greg Gard. But don’t sleep on King or Davison and their ability to compete with Pritzl when camp opens up for the Badgers.

The small forward spot also seems to be locked down as Kahlil Iverson returns after a pretty successful campaign last year and strong play during the tournament run. Iverson will bring much needed toughness, athletic ability and rebounding to a team that will have to play small due to a lack of size and experience on the inside outside of star Happ. Iverson will be called to perform on offense in a capacity that hasn’t been asked to him so far in his Badgers career.

The power forward or “four” spot is where things will get especially interesting for UW in the 201718 season. The frontrunners as of now seem to be junior forward Alex Illikainen and or maybe junior forward Charles Thomas if they decide to move him from his better fit at the five spot.

Due to relative lack of experience, a mix of the two is the most likely solution at this point. There is a chance redshirt freshman Aleem Ford could also break out after his redshirt season last year and compete with Illikainen and Thomas for the power forward spot. Incoming-freshman Reuvers could vie for some playing time as well. The power forward battle will be something to watch going into next season.

So as of now, the Badgers will likely send an undersized and young starting five out next season, at least to begin the year. Happ will likely be his usual self next year, producing at a high level and manning the center position. Trice showed a lot of promise in his freshman year and looks ready to take over as floor general in 2017. Iverson is quite the athlete and looks ready to finally assume a larger offense role and reach his incredibly high ceiling.

Outside of those three, things are less set in stone. Many players who have sat behind one of the best senior classes in school history will be asked to contribute and that could make for an exciting season for Badgers fans.

Expectations are low, but with young talent on hand and an equally as young Big Ten conference slate, the Badgers are nowhere near a rebuilding year. Gard will have his hands full, however, as he faces his first big test as a big time coach.

Photo · New faces like Kobe King and Aleem Ford could light up the Kohl Center next season with plenty of opportunity for playing time.

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Softball: Chloe Miller is making her final year one to remember Utility player’s offensive production this season has established her as one of the best on team, in nation

by Sam Mortensen Beat Writer

Everyone knew going into the year that senior utility player Chloe Miller was going to put up big numbers in her final year at the University of Wisconsin. But they did not expect those numbers would be this big.

She began her illustrious career her freshman season, putting up monster numbers. Her .612 slugging percentage and 1.034 on base plus slugging was a for UW freshman. She tied the UW softball record for most home runs in a season with 12, and recorded 37 RBIs. It was one of the most dominant seasons by a Wisconsin freshman ever, and she has done nothing but improve from there.

Though her power numbers dropped her sophomore year, she made up for it with her hitting consistency. She improved her

batting average to .349 and got on base 47 percent of the time. Leading the Badgers in doubles, RBIs and hit by pitches, she took a larger role in the Badgers offense while becoming one of the team’s premier hitters.

Miller again improved her batting average her junior year, and earned NFCA Great Lakes All Region second team honors. She tied the school record with 59 runs batted in and was one of the Big Ten’s Distinguished Scholar award winners.

Her consistency at the plate and in the classroom throughout her first few years made her the centerpiece of Wisconsin’s offense.

In her senior season, Miller is going out with a bang. She currently leads the team or is tied for the lead in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and runs batted in. Her quick swing and power at the plate has made her the Badgers most lethal hitter.

Throughout the first half of the season, Miller not only established herself as the best hitter on the team, but she also as one of the most dynamic and consistent hitters in the nation. She leads the Big Ten in batting average and slugging percentage.

Miller ’s .480 average is fifth-best in the nation, and if the year were to end now she would finish fourth all-time in the Big Ten for batting average. Her slugging percentage of .902 places her at sixth in the nation. Her dominance at the plate has carried a Wisconsin team that has averages more than six runs a game.

Though she has been a valuable asset at the plate for the Badgers, it is behind the plate where she truly makes a difference.

At catcher, she has thrown out five of 11 opponents attempting to steal a base.

After the win against Iowa April 9, star pitcher Kaitlyn Menz said it was Miller who helped her keep her mindset during high-stress moments.

“My catcher Chloe Miller really helps to keep me in the game and keep me focused on the next thing,” said Menz.

With two RBIs off a homer in the fifth inning that Sunday, Miller moved moved to third all-time in runs scored by a Badger, and is one homer away from tying that school record.

Miller ’s career at Wisconsin has been truly one to enjoy. Her improvement over the years has been astounding and her consistency at the plate this season has been truly remarkable.

The team is currently sitting at a decent position in the Big Ten and will need solid play from seniors like Miller to push for their future goals. With as much talent as the roster currently possesses, there should be plenty of opportunity for the Badgers to prove themselves on a national stage.

She will look to continue her success as the Badgers finish out the season and fight for a Big Ten Championship.

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