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Tuesday 10/10 Madtown refuses to slow down. Here are some upcoming events The Badger Herald recommends to keep you up to speed.

Thursday 10/12 Anaïs Mitchell at Fredric March Play Circle, 8 p.m. T.B.D., $27

The Midnight Stroll at the Frequency, 8:30 p.m. - T.B.D. , $10-$12

Wednesday 10/11 Cinema Night: Nosferatu the Vampyre at Bos Meadery, 7-9 p.m., FREE

Thursday 10/12 Indie Arcade — A Local Videogame Exhibit at Robinia Courtyard, 6-10 p.m., no cover charge.

Friday 10/13 City of Ghosts (2017) screening at The Marquee Cinema, 6-8 p.m., FREE

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Saturday 10/14 The Haunted Trail at Dane County Humane Society, 6-9 p.m., $10

Sunday 10/15 Great Grandpa at Der Rathskeller, 8-11 p.m., FREE Friday the 13th UW Campus Ghost Walk at Library Mall, 9:30-11 p.m., $21.10

Saturday UW Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party at UW Arboretum Visitor Center, 9 a.m.

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The Lab Report: Cracking the code to reverse Rett syndrome UW genetics senior Jared Akers works in neurologist Qiang Chang lab to find treatments for rare neurological disorder

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Senior Jared Akers gets to make art for credit, but instead of paint brushes and canvas, he uses pipettes and stem cells.

Akers is just one of the many genetics undergraduates conducting mentored research in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin, with neurobiologist Dr. Qiang Chang. Chang focuses on finding a treatment for Rett Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.

According to the National Organization of Rare Diseases, Rett Syndrome almost exclusively affects females after seven to 18 months of life. Those who are affected lose their previously acquired skills, including the ability to communicate and controllable hand movements.

Additionally, those individuals often have abnormalities such as impairment of voluntary movement, slowed head growth, breathing irregularities, feeding and swallowing complications, stunted growth, seizures and the development of distinct hand movements such as clapping or rubbing, according to NORD. The summer after transferring to UW from Nicolet Area Technical College in spring 2016, Akers applied to about 10 different labs, including Chang’s, taking care not to limit himself to any subject matter in particular.

“I have always wanted to go into microbial engineering and microbes,” Akers said.

“But [Chang’s lab] was the opposite of what everything else in my courses would be looking at, so I wanted to do this to know what the medical side of genetics looked like — kind of get two perspectives.”

An important aspect of medical genetics involves studying the mechanism that churns the epigenetic regulation of brain functions.

Epigenetics, Chang said, references the theory of nature versus nurture.

From a human biological standpoint, Chang said, everything in life is influenced by either our genes (nature) or the environment (nurture).

The interaction between these two, or the interface between our genes and the environment as Chang explained, is where epigenetics comes into play.

Chang’s lab focuses on a central epigenetic regulator, a protein called MeCP2 most commonly found in the brain, whose disruption causes Rett syndrome. “[Epigenetic regulation] is a very important, basic mechanism for any biological system,” Chang said. “And that is dysfunctional when you don’t have MeCP2.”

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Akers explained. Just one broken copy of MECP2 in females is enough to cause Rett syndrome.

About 95 percent of patients diagnosed with Rett syndrome carry a mutation in the MECP2 gene, Chang said.

“The genetic cause is clear, which allows us to create good genetic models of the disease,” Chang said. “[Rett syndrome] has a lot of overlapping symptoms with other neurological diseases. So hopefully we will find a treatment for Rett syndrome patients and, if we’re lucky, we may be able to help people with other diseases as well.”

Unlike the more familiar neurodegenerative diseases that result in death of cells, including ALS, Alzheimer ’s or Parkinson’s, the affected cells in Rett syndrome patients still exist, only in a shrunken state, Chang said.

He hopes his team can ultimately find a treatment or therapy that can reverse the disease as they continue unravelling the mechanism that causes Rett syndrome, a goal that Chang believes requires the collective, knowledge-generating efforts of the whole team, even if the significance of an individual’s work may not seem that obvious.

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Many [undergraduates] don’t realize that. They just look into the lab because the professor is famous or because the disease sounds familiar.

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“What we want to do, the bigger scheme, is like a forest,” Chang said. “What Jared is doing is more like he’s looking at one of the leaves on the trees. From that, you can’t see the forest, but it’s a component — it’s a piece of the puzzle... So [the students] help a lot.”

Since starting in the lab last year, Akers has mainly worked on conducting bench experiments and recording data from molecular techniques including protein extraction from cells, western blotting and immunohistochemical staining.

Western blotting is a technique that involves separating all the proteins from a

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Immunohistochemical staining, which Akers compared to “bio art,” involves dying thin slices of brain organoids — miniature versions of the organ grown in a Petri dish — different colors, in order to see the various structures and number of cells in that organoid.

“Every time I learn a new technique, the first couple times I do it, that’s my favorite part,” Akers said. “Then I keep doing the technique for a while and it gets pretty old, but I guess there’s that sweet time when you first learn a technique and you kind of don’t know what to do. It’s fun.”

Learning and mastering various molecular techniques is something Akers said he enjoys most about working in a lab setting, and believes this experience has helped him think more critically and become more detailoriented.

Working alongside other undergraduates in the same lab has also enabled Akers to discuss approaches to complex research with his peers, which he said is reassuring as a young adult working among world-class researchers in the Waisman Center.

While Akers said he has learned a lot about the medical-side of genetics, he has become interested in the computer science aspect of

it, adding that wet-lab work isn’t the “100 percent correct fit” for him.

This realization, however, is what Chang believes is a necessary part of the undergraduate research experience.

“Finding the fit is very important. Many [undergraduates] don’t realize that,” Chang said. “They just look into the lab because the professor is famous or because the disease sounds familiar.”

Chang also encouraged undergraduates to take advantage of all the opportunities on campus, and seek out labs that spark their interest, an important factor in sustaining a productive undergraduate research career, he said.

When it comes to knowing where to start, Akers suggests reaching out to professors via email, talking to senior members of academic clubs such the Society of Undergraduate Researchers or visiting department websites.

“I always thought [getting involved in undergraduate research] was disorganized, but it’s easy,” Akers said.

“There’s no postings for labs of who needs undergraduates, it’s kind of just guessing and hoping that the lab that really interests you says, ‘Ok, sure.’ [Chang’s lab] was in my top five and was the one I was really hoping for.”

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Dane County hires first director of Office of Energy and Climate Change Keith Reopelle hopes to use Dane County Climate Action Plan to become state, nationwide leader in mitigating effects of climate change

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In an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change in Dane County, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi hired the county’s first director of the new Office of Energy and Climate Change, Keith Reopelle.

With a master ’s degree in environmental communications and more than 30 years of experience working with environmental advocacy groups, committees, task forces and, most recently, county-level focus on clean energy and climate change, Reopelle said he is ready to take on his new role.

“Climate change is the most pressing environmental issue right now, there is a lot that needs to be done,” Reopelle said.

He said the position is a result of Parisi’s leadership in environmental protection and support of the state legislature.

Both entities have shown “strong support” for environmental protection and eco-friendly solutions, he said.

“The focus now is making changes to the whole county. It was the natural next step to create the office,” Reopelle said.

As director, Reopelle will lead The Council on Climate Change, created through Parisi’s 2017 budget plan, which he hopes will work toward fulfilling the goal of the Climate Action Plan for Dane County and reduce the carbon footprint of Dane County departments.

The Climate Action Plan is an external of Dane County’s own departments, and will be implemented in fall 2018, Reopelle said. The plan hopes to have the county switched over to renewable energy by 2050.

“Essentially, this comprehensive action plan will consists of policies, programs and projects that will aim to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses by Dane County homes, businesses, farms, etc.”

Reopelle said. “We expect this plan will put Dane County as a state and nation wide leader in climate change.”

As a leader in agriculture and crop production, increasingly prominent scene for new businesses, and home to the second largest population of any county in the state as well as 936 acres of University of Wisconsin campus, the Office of Energy and Climate Change is especially

important for Madison and Dane County, Reopelle said.

The implementation of the Office of Energy and Climate Change is necessary now more than ever, Reopelle said. Dane County and the state of Wisconsin have felt the impact of climate change in more ways than one, between torrential rainfall in the spring, unpredictable winters, drought and intense summer heat.

“There are significant greenhouse emissions here, and it is time we demonstrate leadership and help other units of local government in solving this problem,” Reopelle said. “We have the resources to do so.”

Climate change is also affecting the health of Wisconsinites, Reopelle said.

With hotter summers comes a rise in smog and air pollutants that makes breathing harder for young children and the elderly.

The heat also puts stress on people and livestock.

UW will play a crucial role in helping fight climate change in Dane County, Reopelle said. As one of the largest energy users in Dane County, building ecofriendly facilities, installing solar panels

and offering energy and environmentally efficient alternatives will greatly help the efforts of the Office of Energy and Climate Change.

“We will not achieve our goals if UW does not become more aggressive in its approach to preventing climate change,” Reopelle said. “There is a lot of room for improvement.”

Making Dane County a more sustainable place to live will be possible through the new office, programs, policies and support from the state government and community, Reopelle hopes.

The measures that Dane County is taking to mitigate the effects of climate change will hopefully evoke an increase in jobs and economic activity for all those living in the community regardless of their status, Reopelle said. Despite climate change, Dane County will be resilient.

“Dane County will be more resilient, as unfortunately, climate change is bound to happen,” Reopelle said. “These solutions and benefits [to climate change] need to be available to everybody regardless of economic status or race.”

Campus leaders advocate for out-of-state student voting rights Current voting ID laws prevent non-Wisconsin residents from registering online, which could suppress student voting

by Matt O’Connor Campus Editor

In light of the University of Wisconsin’s decision to participate in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, the Associated Students of Madison, in conjunction with the Vote Everywhere campaign, met with Chancellor Rebecca Blank to discuss issues related to student voting rights.

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is an initiative encouraging the mobilization of registration of voters and voter turnout in the 2018 election, according to a statement from UW. Student leaders from ASM and Vote Everywhere met with Blank to discuss the accessibility and ease of student voting on campus in light of this announcement, especially as this relates for out-of-state students.

William Welsh, ASM Vice Chair, said he went into the meeting hoping Blank would work with students to make voting on campus easier and more accessible.

“We were hoping that the Chancellor would express a commitment to engaging as many students as possible through voter registration,” Welsh said.

Under current law, those who wish to vote must present a Wisconsin driver’s license or other

form of valid photo identification in order to vote.

Laurel Noack, the Vote Everywhere Ambassador at the Morgridge Public Service Center, said this law suppresses voting rights and civic participation, particularly among out-of-state students who don’t possess a Wisconsin driver’s license.

Welsh, an out-of-state student, said voting ID laws have created problems for students who wish to vote.

“This is another unnecessary hurdle for students to take in a time where we should be making it easier, not harder, for people to engage in their government,” Welsh said.

With regards to student identification cards, current law stipulates that student IDs which expire more than two years after their issue date are considered invalid for voting purposes.

UW student identification cards, also known as Wiscards, currently expire five years after they are first issued, which means UW students cannot present Wiscards as valid identification when they go to vote.

At the meeting, Noack proposed changing the expiration date of UW student

identification cards from five years to two, so students who wish to vote can use their Wiscards as a valid form of photo identification.

According to Noack, Blank said there are no plans in the near future to change policy regarding the Wiscard expiration date.

“It’s unfortunate that the UW system fails to accommodate student needs toward this law, but I’m excited for the opportunity to protest and petition against these voting ID laws,” Noack said.

Also discussed at the meeting was the accessibility of voter identification printing stations, which students can use to print a valid voter identification card before an election.

Noack said there aren’t enough voter identification card printing stations, and said the few which do exist, such as the Union South location, are too far for many students to get to.

Through her involvement with Vote Everywhere, Noack hopes to create more printing stations which are easily accessible for the student population at-large.

“The problem is that we don’t have enough voting ID printing stations,” Noack said.

“Union South is really inaccessible to some students, so we’d like to set up a voting ID printing center at the Student Activity Center or Memorial Union.”

As the 2018 election approaches, Welsh said ASM will be hosting Voter-Palooza in late October or early November, an event in which ASM will walk students through the voting registration process.

Expanding beyond campus, Noack said Vote Everywhere is currently undergoing a process of grading every state senator and representative based on their support for voting rights of out-of-state students.

The constituents of those representatives or senators who earn a C or lower, Noack said, will be encouraged by Vote Everywhere to call their representatives and advocate on behalf of out-of-state student voting rights.

“I think it’s in the best interest of our state to keep democracy open to all, and anyone should be able to vote as easy and accessibly as possible,” Noack said.

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MPD staffing crisis forces cuts to Madison school safety programs Programs provided students with basic information on drugs, gangs, bullying, internet safety, self-esteem, protective behaviors The Madison Police Department plans to postpone safety classes taught in the Madison school district starting December due to budgetary restraints.

The programs that will be cut include classes on Personal Safety and Gang Resistance Education and Training, Joel DeSpain, MPD Public Information Officer, said.

COPS was designed by the MPD and the Madison Metropolitan School District for 4th and 5th graders, DeSpain said. GREAT was catered to middle school students.

MPD officers taught for approximately 16 weeks, or one full semester, for an hour each week, according to the MPD website.

Additionally, nearly 3,000 students in the city of Madison have successfully completed the COPS program every year for the past 15 years, according to the MPD website.

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said the programs are being cut due to a police department staffing crisis.

“I don’t think our authorized strength has kept pace with the needs of policing services in this area,” Koval said.

While MPD and the Madison School District greatly benefit from COPS and GREAT, the police department must make sure there are enough officers to keep patrol services covered.

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salaries of the four officers who taught the classes, DeSpain said.

Due to a tight budget, Koval said, MPD also had to eliminate other jobs within the department, such as a neighborhood officer position and Traffic Enforcement Safety Team members.

“Patrol services had to be first priority because they are the officers who respond to 911 calls that are asking for police presence,” Koval said.

Rachel Strauch-Nelson, Media and Government Relations Director for the Madison Metropolitan School District, expressed concerns about MPD leaving their classrooms.

The Madison School District doesn’t know how the schools will compensate for this loss, Strauch-Nelson said. Once there is a final decision on the city budget, the school board will into the situation to determine the next steps forward.

“We certainly believe COPS and GREAT are valuable programs for students, and it is our hope that they are revived at some point,” Strauch-Nelson said.

The programs provided students with basic information on topics like drugs, gangs, bullying, internet safety, self-esteem and protective behaviors, according to an MPD article.

Safety Education Officers’ not only teach the COPS program, according to the article, but assist educators and other staff members as education, prevention and enforcement need occur throughout the school district.

Koval said when police officers are able to show children that they are helpful, an invaluable relationship of trust is formed.

“When people only see police officers dealing with crisis, or engaging in call-and-response mode of communication, it is a rather shallow and narrow relationship with our department,” Koval said.

Slashing programs such as COPS and GREAT provides an opportunity for the relationship between the community and MPD to backslide, Koval said. There is no depiction of what positive engagements can look like within the city.

The vast majority of the Madison community appreciates, respects and supports MPD’s efforts, Koval said. MPD does not want to become complacent and act as if there is no room improve on their work.

“The beauty of these programs is that they are more wholistically designed not exclusively from the lens of a police officer, but an educator,” Koval said. “That’s what makes the programs so vitally different and important.”

MPD hopes to reinstate COPS and GREAT after the 2018 school year comes to an end and they can further examine their budgetary concerns, Koval said.

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Expedia CruiseShipCenters opens new office in Madison near Capitol UW economics professor said new entrepreneurship in Madison can aid local economy, attract workers to community

by Emilie Burditt City Editor

For many small business owners, the city of Madison is the perfect place to start a company.

Kevin and Sarah Niles have recently arrived in Madison to open their business, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, as part of the franchise Expedia, a travel network owned by Expedia INk. But their primary focus is on cruises.

However, they do offer other trips other than cruises, Kevin Niles said, such as all inclusive resorts, safaris in Photo · One of the perks of being in the travel business, Kevin Africa, hikes through the Niles said is developing close relationships with customers Rocky Mountains and group vacations.

“Madison is a great Photo Courtesy of Jessie Koerner location where people love to The Badger Herald live and stay past retirement, Courtesy of Pexels user Alex Mihis as well as go to school here The Badger Herald married with six and love to travel the world,” Kevin Niles said. kids, and believes Kevin Niles said CruiseShipCenters was looking to it is very possible expand. They picked Madison because it didn’t have any locations. to travel with a University of Wisconsin economics professor Charles family. He said their Engel said new entrepreneurship can aid Madison’s business can help accommodate anyone’s needs. economy.

The target range are people ages 55 to 75. Kevin Niles “[Businesses] push up wages, and attract workers to said more people in this age group are inclined to travel Madison. Higher wages are certainly better,” Engel said. because their kids might have moved out, or they have Their business is tailored for detailed or different more time due to retirement. But, there are still a lot of vacations, Kevin Niles said. When it comes to booking millennials who travel. airline tickets, it’s easier to go online and book. But when “We try to focus on finding the best value for what it comes to complex travel, it’s much easier to speak with a people can spend,” Kevin Niles said. “It depends what travel agent, Kevin Niles said. 70 to 75 percent of all cruises people want to experience and what they want to get out are booked through a travel agent, for example. of it.”

“When you do more complex traveling, most things are Typically, Americans tend to travel to the Caribbean, done through a travel agent,” Niles said.

To keep himself busy in times of lull, Kevin Niles said he ides to the details of a customer ’s trip.

Each day he responds to emails, phone calls and Businesses put up wages, and attract inquiries people have about traveling. This includes talking to people who have already traveled as well as those who workers to Madison. want to.

“I’ll look into what people want to do, do some research Kevin Niles on it, and get back to them with different quotes and prices, different options, different things to do,” Kevin Niles said, UW Economics professor “We can go from there to help them find the right travel package for them.”

Ultimately, Kevin Niles helps interested travelers plan their trip. He said he believes in building an interpersonal Kevin Niles said. He believes the Caribbean is a versatile relationship with the community to do so. place for families and people of all ages.

One perk of his businesses, Kevin Niles said, is the close Currently, Kevin Niles is looking for a travel consultant relationship he fosters with his customers. He said he gets to help serve beyond the Madison community, especially to know his clients and their preferences. right outside of it. He’s hoping for a travel consultant that From there he is able to work on both family-orientated can adhere to places like Sun Prairie and Baraboo. trips and trips for solo travelers. Kevin Niles himself is Additionally, Kevin Niles encouraged interested

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students to come to his place of business to learn more about the travel industry.

“If a student is interested in learning more about the travel business, and wants to do some work within the travel business, we’ll definitely be open to helping people’s mind and opportunity to do so,” Kevin Niles said.

The office opened two weeks ago on Mineral Point Road.

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Photo · Donors and Badger alumni gathered last Friday for the reveal of UW’s newest campus landmark, Alumni Park, after two years construction. The park, a final piece in creating a linear flow across campus, provides one of the only open views of Lake Monedota. It also highlights the accomplishments of notable alumni who symbolize service, discovery, tradition, leadership and progress — five pillars of the Wisconsin Idea.

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UW Law School provides legal assistance to local DACA recipients Immigrant Justice Clinic volunteered to help community members renew two-year permits if legal status expires on or before March 2018

by Emilie Cochran Campus Editor

The University of Wisconsin Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic spent time last week working to help the Madison community with renewal applications for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program.

In early September, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would begin to phase out the DACA program. New applicants are no longer considered, but current recipients can apply by Oct. 5 to renew their two-year permits if their legal status expires on or before March 5, 2018.

After the announcement of the DACA program being phased out, the Madison community responded with a range of approaches. Students responded with articles supporting student DACA recipients, Chancellor Rebecca Blank stated her support, and the community responded with the Defend DACA march.

The Immigrant Justice Clinic volunteered

their services to help those who may need assistance in filling out the application, director Benjamin Harville said. Two attorneys and law school students associated with the clinic helped members of the community fill out their applications before Oct. 5.

“We offered to volunteer our time to help those who qualify for renewal under the guidelines to get their applications in before the deadline,” Harville said.

The clinic also met with some community members whose DACA status expires after the March 5 deadline and are ineligible to renew, Harville said.

For those people, the clinic has been looking at other forms of immigration relief for which they may qualify, Harville said. The clinic has been screening people who come in for help to see if they qualify for any other protections from deportation under the law.

Director of the Multicultural Student Center, Gabe Javier, encouraged students and

community members who have questions about their immigration status and the process as a whole to utilize the abundant resources on campus.

Javier also encouraged students and community members to unite during this time and seek support from others who can provide adequate support.

“Also, think about taking advantage of the mental health services available to you as students,” Javier said. “The stress and anxiety related to ambiguity can be immense and there [are] resources like UHS available to you.”

As for the impact on UW students in the present as well as the future, Harville believes the end of DACA will have little impact on the UW campus as a whole.

But, individual students will be impacted for a multitude of reasons, Harville said. One of the biggest impacts they will face is being unable to work.

“I think amongst the challenges that DACA

recipients face is the amount of ambiguity related to their futures,” Janier said.

Once DACA is completely phased out, student recipients will have the fear of being picked up and deported at anytime, Harville said.

Planning for the future can be difficult when there are factors at play that are out of your hands, Javier said. But, students should continue to focus on studying and making a better future for themselves, and surround themselves with those who support them.

“A UW student who loses DACA protection will essentially have to live a very precarious existence not knowing if they’re likely to be picked up at anytime,” Harville said.

Currently, Trump has given Congress six months to protect DACA recipients, according to The Hill. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she hopes Trump will lay out core immigration principles shortly.

Proposed bills would create legal repercussions for riot participation Republican state legislators introduced three bills that legally define riots, make participation in riots Class I felony

by Madeline Westberg Reporter

Republican state legislators introduced a series of bills that would legally define riots and create legal repercussions related to riot participation.

The first bill legally defines a riot and makes participating in a riot a felony. Participating in a riot would be a Class I felony, punishable with a fine up to $10,000 or imprisonment for three and a half years or both, under the legislation.

The second bill classifies blocking a thoroughfare as a misdemeanor.

Lastly, the third bill classifies participating in a riot while armed with a weapon as a felony.

State legislators discussed this series of bills during a Sept. 21 hearing.

Rep. John Spiros, R-Marshfield, an author of the bills, said the proposed definition of a riot is a public disturbance that could cause violence, injury, property damage or threat of violence, and includes three or more people.

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occurred in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, where 23-year-old Sylville Smith was shot by a Milwaukee Police Department officer.

According to Spiros, the goal of this legislation is to protect individuals, communities and properties, prevent harm and set guidelines.

But University of Wisconsin sociology professor Pamela Oliver, along with Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, commented how the proposed bills would be criminalizing protesting.

Oliver said because participating in a riot would be considered a felony, the bill could criminalize everyone in a crowd at a protest where any illegal activity occurs.

“If that’s not what this bill is about, then what is it about?” Oliver said.

Taylor echoed Oliver ’s sentiments, saying that as the bills stand, everyone present at a protest where one person takes threatening action can be charged with felonies, regardless of intent. Presence, Taylor said, makes people participants.

Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, said the definition of free speech needs to be written

carefully and safely, so free speech is still honored.

Both Spiros and Taylor commented that the bill’s authors are in committee, trying to amend the legislation to reflect intent and separate bystanders from prosecution.

Part of protesting is trying to cause “trouble. ” Pamela Oliver UW sociology professor

Spiros said that because Wisconsin has no legal definition of a riot, the bills have “a role to play.” Taylor, on the other hand, said because unlawful assembly legislation already existed, they are irrelevant.

“I don’t think they’re necessary, and I

don’t see the need,” Taylor said.

Oliver said most activities usually involved in rioting are already against the law.

Harming people, damaging property, throwing things and blocking traffic can get people arrested currently. Disruptive protest is already illegal, Oliver said.

“Part of protesting is trying to cause trouble,” Oliver said.

In addition to the need for demonstration regulation, legislators also are debating how these bills interact with citizen’s rights to speech and assembly.

While Oliver said that whether something is constitutional or not changes frequently depending on what the U.S. Supreme Court decides, Taylor argued these bills aren’t constitutional right now because of the intent component.

Spiros, however, said how the bills are meant to protect demonstration.

“The biggest thing people [should] understand is that this bill in no way limits people’s ability to demonstrate,” Spiros said. “[We’re trying to] prevent a demonstration from becoming a riot.”

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Queer couple Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher prepare for final stop on tour The stand-up comic duo focuses their Madison set at Majestic on relationship humor, witty political commentary

by Kristin Washagan ArtsEtc. Editor

Married comedy duo Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher will take the stage at the Majestic Theatre Sunday to perform a politically relevant set about relationships and the U.S. social climate.

Through their set, the couple hopes they can both provide comedic relief and touch on subjects of importance in a light-hearted yet unapologetic way.

“I don’t really think there’s any standup that’s working right now that isn’t at least mentioning the climate. You kind of can’t,” Esposito said. “Just the same way that any of us can’t be on social media or go to work and just pretend that nothing is happening.”

Their Madison stop is the last on their “Back to Back” tour, which began in Brooklyn Oct. 8. They are also famous for their podcast and live Los Angeles show “Put Your Hands Together” and their comedy series “Take My Wife,” the first television show to be created and costarred by a gay married couple.

Esposito and Butcher focus heavily on relationship humor, especially because they have the unique opportunity to represent both sides of the relationship on one stage.

Through this, the comedy duo hopes to shed light on the prevalence of queer identities and provide much-needed representation. “[Comedy] brings people together and changes hearts and minds,” Esposito said.

“There are very few things that do both of those things.”

The pair has been performing as a team since before they were even dating, after Esposito first saw Butcher perform live.

After meeting, Esposito immediately booked Butcher to open for the shows she was currently headlining.

As they gained more experience working together, Butcher transitioned from an opener to a co-headliner, and the two have been inseparable since.

Live stand-up is their preferred medium, despite having long-term experience in other areas such as podcasts and writing, Butcher said.

“I think stand-up is my favorite because when I found it, I felt like I was doing what I was supposed to do,” Butcher said.

“Every time I go back to do it, it feels like going back home.”

Esposito holds similar feelings regarding live performance, and describes it as a transcending feeling.

“If you started with stand-up comedy, that’s always your first and greatest love,” Esposito said. “Everything else is amazing, but the live performance aspect, the direct feedback, it’s a physical feeling. It’s a high.”

Due to their similar senses of humor and tours together, a competitive nature unsurprisingly forms between them, Butcher said. However, they assured that it’s all in good fun.

“There’s always natural competition between the two of us because we’re doing the same job. But, I think it’s always a positive thing — we’re just trying to have the best show,” Butcher said. “Put on the best show and be the most entertaining.”

Sets may not always be perfect, according to the duo, but that shouldn’t deter aspiring comedians to continue doing what they love.

If an audience doesn’t respond to a joke, Esposito and Butcher explained that it’s an exhilarating, raw feeling that only compels comedians to try harder.

“If you didn’t make them laugh, alright, what’s going to make them laugh,” Butcher said. “I really love baseball a lot, so you’re never out until the games over.”

Esposito and Buther encourage others pursuing comedy as a career to gain exposure and experience through continuous practice, and to attend and watch lots of comedy shows, too.

While Madison has a growing standup scene, Butcher encourages emerging stand-up comedians to visit Chicago to experience their live comedy scene firsthand at least once.

“It’s a skill that you learn via apprenticeship and by doing it. You have to learn by doing. If you want to be a comic, get out there, do your first open mic, then do your second open mic,” Esposito said.

Esposito and Butcher are also awed by the amount of support they receive, and make continuous efforts to connect with fans of their shows.

Live tours and the shows “Take My Wife” and “Put Your Hands Together” created a humbling sense of community in their fan base, the couple said.

Photo · The duo first started touring together before they began dating, after Esposito watched Butcher perform her standup live and booked her as an opening feature act Courtesy of Sheila Breen Kenny “People have loved the show, they listen to the podcast that I do called “Queery,” they listen to Rhea and I [on] “Put Your Hands Together,” and so it’s been pretty amazing being out on the road right now, meeting all those people,” Esposito said. “Especially with what’s going on in the country politically — how divided everybody feels and how stressful it is to be on social media. It has been a real gift.”

Their current tour, “Back to Back,” is their first in two years, and since creating “Take My Wife.”

The couple is excited to meet old fans and new, and see how their fan base has grown.

“For me it’s been really great to obviously meet people that are

coming to the shows. We do meet and greets after every show and talk to people,” Butcher said. “But it’s also great just walking around and seeing… remembering that everybody is still here, and people are still living their lives and still going to work everyday, or trying to find a job or going out to eat with each other and laughing and smiling. It’s good to remember that everybody is still existing out there.”

Esposito and Butcher will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, and urge Madison fans to make an appearance.

“I promise you that it will be up Madison’s alley. Trust me, I’ve only ever had great shows there. Such a great city, I love it,” Esposito said.

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Madison Public Market hopes to build on the city’s farmers’ market scene The event will feature vendors, dance, serve as preview of public marketspace which plans to open as early as 2019

by Molly Miller ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

A permanent public market is coming to Madison that will allow residents to share the city’s rich and diverse culture.

The Madison Public Market is presenting a pop-up market this Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 5-8 p.m. titled “Taste of the Madison Public Market” before its permanent opening in 2019. Located at 945 East Washington Street, the market will be incredibly accessible for tourists and residents.

The space will be a place for people to eat, listen to music, purchase art and learn about the community’s culture. The event this Wednesday aims to give Madisonians an opportunity to sample what the market will be like in 2019.

Creators of the public market, a concept first discussed in the 1990s, are enthusiastic to show the Madison community that it is finally becoming a reality.

“It has always been just a concept, and now it has legs and it is quickly moving forward,” said Amanda White, private consultant for the project.

White is excited to help the market prepare for a capital campaign and engage with the community.

The market itself is being developed by the City of Madison and the Public Market Foundation.

The City of Madison Public Market Development Committee consists of community residents and works as the development team for the public market. The Public Market Foundation will also operate the Market when it opens. The management will entail hiring vendors, operating the market and educating vendors on how to expand their businesses.

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Foundation, said.

Medrano comes from the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County and views the market as a wonderful opportunity for Madisonians of all backgrounds to gain knowledge about different cultures and for vendors to grow their businesses.

The market hopes to build off the farmers’ market scene already thriving in Madison.

“What we are hearing from local farmers’ and food entrepreneurs is that they are looking for an opportunity to grow their businesses,” White said. “The public market will be a place for those vendors to reach a broader array of people year -round. We are hoping for a sort of synergy between the farmers’ market and the public market to help grow the overall local food economy.”

The event this Wednesday is evidence that this relationship is in the works. It will be the first time people can get a real example of what the market will be like,

Medrano said.

The attendance is expected to reach 300 people at the preliminary event. There will be a large amount of food, so White encourages people to come hungry. Seventeen vendors are set to attend, all of whom will be offering free samples and bigger portions for sale.

In addition, families will be able to enjoy children’s activities hosted by Books for Niños. This group will be reading bilingual children books to foster cultural learning for children as well as adults.

Patrons will also be able to engage with the music scene, that is an integral part of the market. Dane Dances will provide a range of multicultural music throughout the day, spanning from Folk to Latin. At 7 p.m. there will be a mini Dane Dances party that aims to emphasize that the Public Market is really about — the community.

There will also be a demonstration from the food innovation center which will show people how offering this food kitchen and production space will bring more local food

to neighborhoods.

Visitors will be able to stop at different stations to experience the socialization that the market hopes to facilitate.

“Every time you come to the market, there will be your favorite vendors, but always something new to see because there is going to be 3,000 square feet of temporary event space,” White said.

When the market permanently opens in 2019, there will be new events happening every time members of the community visit. These events will range from winter farmers markets to concerts to food fairs.

“People are encouraged to donate, visit us on Wednesday to meet the vendors and stay tuned for more exciting updates,” Medrano said.

Visitors are encouraged to go to madisonpublicmarket.org or follow the Public Market on Facebook to find out more about the event on Oct. 11th, and stay updated on the project.

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Dane Arts Buy Local Night market to bring diverse art selection to the Square Third annual rendition of event seeks to support, represent city’s unique culture, showcase local works Oct. 12

by Hannah Miller ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The third annual Dane Arts Buy Local (DABL) Night Market will bring together artists and vendors from every inch of the county, showcasing the importance of arts in the Madison economy on Oct. 12 at the U.S. Bank Building on the Square.

Mark Fraire, Director of Cultural Affairs for Dane Arts, emphasized the value of supporting the art and culture industry in Dane County. In 2015, the industry generated $249.9 million in economic activity for the region, Fraire said.

Dane Arts, a small agency within the county government, puts on events such as Dane Arts Buy Local to expand conversations about the value of art within the community.

“There is a huge return on arts and culture,” Fraire said.

Dane Arts Buy Local provides artists with the opportunity to sell products to local business owners, creating an exchange that stays within Dane County.

“The goal is to raise dollars to help

individual artists perfect their craft,” Fraire said.

Thirty percent of profits raised by individual vendors is re-invested in the event’s costs for the following year to ensure a steady source of financial support for Dane Arts Buys Local.

Beyond generating profits, Dane Arts Buys Local provides an opportunity for artists to showcase their work.

“There is a real lack of resources for individual artists to get support in Dane County,” Fraire said.

Dane Arts Buy Local is a step in the right direction. Thirty artists were accepted to sell at the Night Market, all of whom were selected from a competitive pool of 58 applicants.

“Vendors were picked based on highest artistic merit and the overall composition of their work,” Faire said.

Age, geographic location, gender balance and cultural diversity are also important factors that the Fraire’s team considered, he added. As a diverse county, it’s important that artists from the entire region are

represented. Among some of the pieces that will be featured include jewelry, metalwork and wood sculpture.

In addition to choosing technically talented artists, Fraire’s team evaluated what businesses owners are looking for in prospective pieces. The goal is to make sure that local artists are supported by community members by “closing the deal,” Fraire said.

In addition to the sale, the Night Market will feature a one-hour panel discussion. The “Art of Business and Business of Art” panel will feature five speakers, all selected by Fraire, for their leading roles in the Madison music industry. Growth in the music scene at local businesses have placed Madison in a unique spotlight, Fraire added.

The panelists include Zhalarina Sanders, Charlie Goldstone, Cathy Dethmers, Joey Banks and Beth Kille. They will be discussing the changing shape of the music industry in Dane County.

Nearly a year of preparation has gone into the planning for the event. Fraire and

four other team members started operations last January. The group met regularly throughout the year to discuss various issues ranging from diversity and inclusivity to logistical concerns.

For example, all vendors will be provided with Square readers so they can complete credit transactions on mobile devices faster and more efficiently, Fraire added.

Strengthening marketing strategies was another focus of the Dane Arts Buy Local team. Several local publications including Brava Magazine have done print segments on the the event to inform business-owners within the community.

“We do our best to reach as many businesses as possible.” Faire said.

Dane Arts has made distinct efforts to stay updated on social media to engage citizens of Dane County with specific events and the impact of supporting local art within the community.

The event will feature music, drinks, food and art from 4-9 p.m. at the U.S. Bank Building this Thursday.

Anaïs Mitchell to perform soft indie rock sound at the Wisconsin Union Theater Songwriter gains freedom through her own independent label, makes music with an eye toward her folk upbringing

by Aidan McClain ArtsEtc. Editor

Anaïs Mitchell is bringing her indie rock tunes to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Oct. 12, but she’s also trying to share her work in a larger venue — Broadway Theater.

Mitchell has been involved with music her whole life. As a young girl, she learned how to play the violin and was surrounded by the 1960’s folk songs of her parents’ hippie record collection.

Inspired by artists such as Ani Difranco, Dar Williams and Tori Amos, Mitchell began to write songs in her high school years — music always came first. Her songwriting abilities launched the theatrical project “Hadestown,” which is Mitchell’s current priority.

“Hadestown actually began as a theatrical event. It was a shorter, more abstract version of the story,” Mitchell said. “Then I made the studio record and the piece lived in the music world for a few years, but I always wanted to see it staged again, and to turn it into a professional, full-length production.”

The piece has been in the works for several years now, Mitchell said. With help from the current director, Rachel Chavkin, the full-length production has transitioned into a completely new show from the original. Mitchell enjoys performing on stage during regular tours, but she appreciates the visual aspect of the theater.

“To put this show on Broadway even briefly would feel like a real dream come true,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell’s musical ideas come to her at the most random times. There is a burst of inspiration, followed by tedious efforts to edit and find the right words. When music is finished, she releases it on her own record label, Wilderland Records. This endeavor was made possible with the help of her manager, Liz Riches, and Nashville distributing company, Thirty Tigers.

Mitchell said that having her own label gives her greater control over what things were getting done and on what timeframe.

Before accomplishing this, Mitchell would take any gig she could find until she made a living out of singing. She lived in her car, but let nothing

come between her and the joy of playing music.

She recommends aspiring musicians follow this advice for beginning their own careers. Careers can be started independently without the aid of a major label, Mitchell said.

“You don’t have to get discovered or legitimized by a major label to have a career in music,” Mitchell said. “You just make an album, press it yourself, sell it out of the back of your car and then make another. It takes a lot of work and energy to have an indie music career, but it is absolutely possible, and in some ways, has become the norm these days as the major label model becomes more unsustainable…”

With such a busy career, it may be hard to keep focus on the art and not the business behind it all.

Mitchell reminds herself that art is the forefront of her job, and she needs to remember why she chose to create songs. It’s about the muse and the work put in, Mitchell said.

This intense connection with the music lets Mitchell connect with the audience at her live

shows. She is only touring sporadically because of her limited time away from Hadestown, but when she sings, there are no barriers between her and the crowd. Her shows are poetic and emotional experiences, Mitchell said. She even bonds with the audience by allowing them to offer song requests.

Her many songs and releases show how her voice has changed. Over time, Mitchell played around with her voice and how to best use it.

Mitchell also worked with a variety of producers, and she’s learning how she can make her music into something more expansive than just words.

She wants to create music that can be uplifted by other payers and arrangements, Mitchell said.

In addition to her Madison performance, Mitchell will be guest-speaking for a class, and she’s looking forward to talking with students.

Madison is a forward-thinking, creative town, Mitchell said. It only seems right that such an open-minded artist is coming to town for a show that should not be missed.

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As Greek community pledges to support charitable causes, counter-culture of drinking, hazing, sexual assault pervades While acknowledging areas for improvement, sororities, fraternities seek to expand organizations’ capacities for positive change

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The sun set over Langdon as an energetic group of young men gathered in the front yard of Tau Kappa Epsilon. From afar, the dimming daylight reflecting on their matching blue shirts resembled a themed party.

It was indeed a party, but not the kind with vibrating speakers or sugar-loaded alcoholic punch.

organization.

“A lot of times people try to justify joining Greek life for philanthropy,” Dynis said.

“In reality, they can just join other student organizations for that. At the end of the day, they pick sororities or fraternities based on status and money.”

Greek community structure enables opportunities, challenges for service efforts

More than 14 percent of UW students are affiliated with Greek Life, Knueve said.

Mandatory service requirements imposed by many fraternities and sororities push about 4,000 undergraduate students to volunteer each year.

Its sheer size creates a productive environment in which members exchange ideas enhancing philanthropic outcomes, Michael Baer, vice president of philanthropy at IFC, said. Most leaders in IFC facilitate workshops for that purpose.

“You’re going to have a mix of people, often from different backgrounds — academic, cultural, geographic backgrounds — bringing their different skill sets together to brainstorm ideas on how to raise money,” Baer said.

But negative stigmas against Greek life can sometimes pose challenges.

“I feel like sometimes we can be looked at in a bad light from the campus, or as an exclusive group,” Rosati said.

In the past year, 10 of UW’s fraternities fundraised more than $140,000 , and 8 UW sororities fundraised more than $180,000 In total, these sororities and fraternities donated more than $320,000 , benefitting 20 different causes

“Do you guys want to come pet puppies? We take Venmo, too,” a member of the fraternity urged passing pedestrians, as another caressed a small golden dog.

Members of Tau Kappa Epsilon gathered for Paws for a Cause, a puppy-petting event in its third year running. It is the first of a series of philanthropy events the fraternity hosts to raise donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Last year, they raised about $14,000.

Tau Kappa Epsilon is not alone in its philanthropic endeavors. Ten fraternities and eight sororities affiliated with the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association raised a total of more than $300,000 for their designated charities last year.

Despite high donation numbers, the campus community also sees a high prevalence of policy violations from Greek life. Of the 36 incidents reported to the Committee of Students Organizations last year, 22 involved a fraternity or sorority, said Eric Knueve, assistant dean and director of the Center for Leadership and Involvement. Headlines also tell of incidents in which Greek-letter organizations are involved with sexual assault, hazing and racial bias.

Considering the various negative incidents involving the Greek community — and that there are more than 250 non-Greek, serviceoriented student organizations on campus, according to the WIN Involvement Network — some students question others’ decision to participate in Greek life based on philanthropy.

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Greek, non-Greek organizations partner to serve community

While Greek life is often met with criticism from the larger campus community, the two often work together.

One example of this is Humorology, an annual musical comedy show with a Greekmajority cast which raises money for a specific charity. Humorology is the largest studentrun philanthropic organization in the state of Wisconsin and is making efforts to involve more non-Greek students, Emily Rosati, philanthropy chair at the organization, said.

There are four non-Greek affiliated members on its executive board this year. Together, they raised more than $195,000 for The Rainbow Project last year, Rosati said. This year, they are looking to donate $215,000 to the Neighborhood House Community Center.

“When you take a step back and realize you’re part of something bigger than yourself, it’s so motivating it can drive you through the

year,” Rosati said.

Fraternity members are also strongly represented in the student organization Men Against Sexual Assault. The group focuses on educating men about sexual violence and rape culture.

Two sorority members, Maddie Zimmerman and Lauren Silber, took it upon themselves to leave Langdon and connect with campus as a whole. Janie Felton, chair at the nonGreek affiliated Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE), said Zimmerman and Silber approached her to form a partnership.

This past summer, PAVE helped train select members of the Greek community to facilitate Relationship FLAGS, a workshop centered on sexual assault, dating violence and healthy relationships, Felton said. The project was one of seven to receive the 2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowship grant.

Even when not working in tandem, registered student organizations and the Greek community are often supporting the same efforts.

Last year, PAVE advocated for consent, bystander intervention and victim support to more than 900 students via volunteering and workshops around campus, Felton said.

But due to registered student organization regulations, PAVE is prohibited from fundraising.

Similarly, last year, UW’s Alpha Chi Omega chapter worked to support assault survivors by donating more than $23,000 to local crisis service agency Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Heather Barnwell, philanthropy chair at Alpha Chi Omega, said.

Building identity, community through service

When a whole fraternity or sorority is focused on altruism, those values radiate through the community.

Jonathan Sogin, vice president at Theta Delta Chi, emphasized the

importance of role models.

“Mentorship is one of the most important things that I think fraternities do for people,” Sogin said.

Sarah Piñón, Greek life specialist at the UW Center for Leadership and Involvement, said the Greek system provides students with opportunities to bond over service, which reinforces a “lifelong commitment” to philanthropy.

Similarly, Jane Piliavin, UW sociology professor specializing in altruism, said when a volunteer setting involves friendships and role models, those involved can develop an identity and sense of self that is attached to altruism.

“Once you’ve been bitten by the bug, it just becomes a part of who you are,” Piliavin said.

“That tends to carry you through.”

Nikki Novoselsky, former director at Humorology and Pi Beta Phi alumna, said in an email to The Badger Herald that her experience with the organization had been “instrumental” in her decision to continue pursuing nonprofit work.

Novoselsky is now program director at Neighborhood House Community Center.

“It became clear to me that fundraising and uniting the local community are my deepest passions,” Novoselsky said. “Everything has come full circle.”

Social pressure and desire to belong can also

prompt members to accept and take in similar values as their peers, Piliavin said.

But these lingering effects of social solidarity and pressure affect not just altruistic behaviors, Piliavin added.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be charitable activity, though,” Piliavin said. “It could be going out and getting drunk, for that matter — which is unfortunately something that is also characteristic of the Greek system.”

Matt Grande, an active member at Chi Psi, or “The Lodge,” acknowledged some of these

Some Greek life stereotypes ring true

Among the 22 policy violation incidents involving IFC or PHA reported to CSO last year, 20 involved allegations of violating the Student Organization Alcohol Policy, Knueve said. Six of these reports were ultimately dismissed.

The reality of alcohol use is one of the administration’s major concerns about Greek life, Knueve said. He said the Greek community should promote responsible alcohol consumption so drinking “isn’t becoming a sole focus” of these organizations.

But this is also a problem for the campus as a whole, he added.

While Jake Bujnowski, UW graduate and former Theta Delta Chi member, said heavy alcohol consumption and drinking games happen at frat parties, excessive drinking is not exclusive to Greek life.

“I think a lot of times things are cornered as Greek problems,” Bujnowski said. “But in a lot of ways, especially with heavy binge drinking, it’s just a college problem.”

Another concern about Greek life is the potential for hazing. From member experiences and incidents, it seems excessive drinking and hazing can sometimes be linked.

Two years ago, the university terminated Chi Phi’s campus chapter for an incident involving both hazing and alcohol consumption. During an initiation ceremony, members made a pledge enter a casket. An intoxicated member then stomped on the head area of the casket, breaking it and causing head injuries to the student inside. The pledge was hospitalized and suffered a concussion.

But Bujnowski said hazing did not occur in Theta Delta Chi. As recruitment chair, then president, Bujnowski made it clear to new members that they should never be forced to do anything against their will. If new members were ever put in a situation like that, or one that made them uncomfortable, Bujnowski told them to come to him.

During her time at UW, recent graduate and Kappa Kappa Gamma alumna Helen Matsumoto said she heard about incidents that could qualify as minor hazing. Matsumoto heard stories of frat members making pledges do chores or encouraging heavy drinking. But Matsumoto said she never heard of anyone being harmed by these things.

concerns about the Greek community. He pointed to news reports regarding hazing and excessive drinking in Greek life and agreed those issues should be addressed. He said the Greek community should promote safety, especially when it comes to alcohol.

Excessive drinking, in turn, can also prime an environment for unwanted sexual behaviors — intentional or not. According to the 2015 AAU report, alcohol is present in the majority of sexual assaults.

Additionally, the report found disproportionately high rates of sexual assault in UW’s Greek housing.

During her sophomore year, UW senior Alyssa Scuric brought a girl home from a fraternity party because the girl felt uncomfortable with the sexual advances of a fraternity member. Scuric said the girl and the fraternity member were “both just very drunk,” something that makes consent for either party impossible.

Earlier this year, UW’s chapter of Sigma Chi was suspended for serving alcohol to minors.

The fraternity’s members were also singing a song about “a presumably fictional” fellow member who sexually assaulted 100 women against a wall, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Scuric also said a stranger warned her of the “red room” at a fraternity house. It was where “guys take girls to hook up,” Scuric said.

Bujnowski said social pressures within fraternities may contribute to disproportionate

rates of sexual assault. This is something Bujnowski finds frustrating, as he has close female friends who are survivors.

“There’s this pressure to fit in, and I think within Greek life there’s this idea that you have to be really manly and macho,” Bujnowski said. “And a big part of that is to be sexual and sexually active.”

Whatever the cause, Bujnowski said he is proud to see that Greek life is working to address sexual assault. Knueve said the Greek community has, among other policies, created a sexual assault task force and changed their bylaws to address the issue.

Erik Hansen, treasurer of Men Against Sexual Assault, said in an email to The Badger Herald that education and engagement on an individual level will be key to changing the culture.

“We recognize much more work still has to be done in Greek life,” Hansen said. “We will continue to spark conversation and action to support Greek members in taking ownership of their community and working to change the culture.”

Excessive drinking and sexaul assault aside, members are also concerned about diversity within the Greek community.

Notably, UW’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon was suspended last year for enabling a “hostile, discriminatory” environment from 2014 to early 2016. A CSO report also showed slurs, jokes and derogatory language were repeatedly directed toward minority groups.

Grande said it’s important to make sure Greek life isn’t full of the same guys and girls from the same backgrounds.

“Diversity is not necessarily lacking, but at the same time it can be better with people coming from different background,” Grande said.

Knueve said for students who are joining for the right reasons, Greek life can be a “tremendous opportunity” for students to establish networks and work toward common goals. But joining does come with a risk.

“There are also some trappings there that could lead you to join for the wrong reasons, and maybe lose a little bit of who you are in that process,” Knueve said.

For Matsumoto, membership in Kappa Kappa Gamma opened a lot of doors. While there are negatives, Matsumoto said overall, Greek life does “a lot of good for a lot of people.”

Though Grande acknowledged the negative incidents involving Greek life should be addressed, he also said that “there is more” to Greek life than these incidents.

“I think there is a balance in the end,” Grande said. “People in Greek life know that there are a lot of good things, and people outside of Greek life definitely see the bad things — and that turns them off to it without really seeing that there is more to it.”

In the same vein, Bujnowski said he hopes people outside of the Greek community will see the positives that come with it, and understand the negatives affect the whole campus, not just Langdon.

Ultimately, Landry Ndahayo, chief justice of IFC, said it will take time to see significant growth and change within the Greek community.

“I do not look at it as a balancing act of enough good things to counter the bad. I look at it as every year there will be a step in the right direction,” Ndahayo said. “There will be a few bumps along the way, but that is expected when you are going through significant change.”

Striking a balance

Nonetheless, Knueve said the Greek community has been “very diligent” in trying to improve its culture, especially around sexual behaviors.

He added, however, that the administration has all of these concerns for other students and organizations on campus as well. The challenge for the Greek community in particular, he said, lies in whether or not general members buy into their leader’s desire to change the culture for the better.

“If you have a few people who are setting a good example and trying to be stand-up guys, it trickles down,” Sogin said. “It doesn’t happen overnight, it happens over long periods of time.”

Ultimately, Knueve said the benefits — or lack thereof — of Greek life are dependent on whether individual student’s personal values align with those of their prospective Greek organization.

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NH: Me and Tim had a high school band 311’s Nick Hexum reflected on his past of being and that was like college rock, basically born in Madison, returning to see his family in Wisconsin, the last 28 years performing with the rapthe alternative of the time in the mid 80s rock legends and what Eric Andre’s “Investigate 311” -- like the Cure and the Smiths and stuff meant to him. like that, but when we met up with Chad, Badger Herald: Is this essentially coming home for and started playing the funk and having you? punk rock intensity, and we loved Prince Nick Hexum: We moved away when I was a baby, and the Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction so I don’t have specific memories of when we lived and Public Enemy and all these. Wo when there as a family, but we went back up to Cameron we first played together I was like oh, wow Wisconsin every year to visit my grandma. It is, I do this is an explosion in our frontal cortex -get a special feeling when we get up there knowing it is the place of my birth, and my dad got his PHD at this is just like beyond anything else thats Madison, that’s why we were there. going on out there.

After that he got a job in Omaha and I grew up BH: Do you guys have a favorite artist there. But Madison holds a special place in my heart to play with/tour with/collaborate with? because it’s such a cool pocket of progressive thinking NH: We’ve made a ton of great friends and hearing stories from my dad about the Vietnam from other bands like Pepper, Rebelution, war protests and knowing how sort of ahead of the Dirty Heads, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill and curb this town is and was, is cool for me to know that Offspring. The Unity Tour is the name of I’m from there. Watching the new Ken Burns about the our summer tour, and there is a real unity Vietnam war and seeing that this was a hot pocket for progressiveness, it’s pretty cool. vibe that goes on backstage. We took out a BH: Is there any comparison between here and new band called New Politics. That’s what where you grew up in Nebraska? music is at it’s best, it’s a bonding thing that NH: Well you guys have the most beautiful brings us together and that’s kind of our summers, going up to visit Grandma it was so green life’s work. and beautiful -- I’d love to have a place up there, but BH: What do you think of Sublime not during the summers I’m working. The other tie in with Rome? is at the end of the song “8:16 A.M,” it says, ‘The leave NH: We’ve always been really tight with response were gonna response leave Wisconsin for a those guys, and I just did a guest vocal new life, a new trailer with an antenna and a porch, of on the Dirty Heads album and Rome was Photo · The duo first started touring together before they began dating, after Esposito watched Butcher course we’ll bring the dog.’ I guess I was channeling the producer and cowrote it as well. We’re perform her standup live and booked her as an opening feature act what it must have been like for my parents as they friends and everybody is entitled to their moved away for a new life, so I get that Wisconsin fans tastes. I was good friends with Bud the Courtesy of Peter Raspler like that I dropped that into a song. drummer, and I was a little bummed when BH: Is there something that is distinct about your sound he left, but you know, music, you’ve just got to NH: Don’t be an asshole [laughs]. You can’t try and be now versus when you first started? be ok with evolution and changing and there was a certain magic everything to everybody. We do our thing, which is being very NH: You know, there’s just a constant evolution, it’s like that eclectic, having as many different music styles in our work as that Bradley had. But no strong real comment here. whole thing that you’ve got to put in 10 thousand hours to perfect BH: Whats’ your take on Eric Andre’s Investigate 311 bit? we want. And people are kind of used to it now from us, but you something and we’re way past that. So, the show has become NH: It’s all in fun, I’ve never had any bad feelings about that, have to realize how fairly revolutionary it was to have heavy riffs more and more fluid-- every show we have, it becomes more combined with rapping combined with reggae combined with although he did jab me in the balls when we were on his TV expressive, more effortless, so it’s just a continuous evolution. We harmonies and theres latin and jazz and funk, all these different show. Which was his extension, he went from investigate 311 to say that it’s most important to enjoy the process of making music ingredients in our music that are an acquired taste, not everybody interrogate 311, so when we performed on his show he had us all and performing rather than to have any sort of sales goals...This is is going to love tha t. There are plenty of people who love just a tied up and was messing with us. We appreciate it because that’s something we naturally wanted to do as kids to form a band that a younger demographic that watches that show, for me, that show pure sound, like these guys, they do thrash, or these guys they was just because we loved it so much, so we keep that youthful do whatever. What we are is everything we like and a sense of is an extension that started with the Tom Green show and the sort of sense of wonder in what we do and that keeps it good. and adventure. If you are adventurous in your musical tastes, then 311 Jackass dudes, and Eric is taking that thing to a new extreme. And we take care of the relationship by listening to each other. were stoked to have gotten that love from and it was even worth it might be something that you’re into.

BH: To get it from the source, what do you say to the people I’d love to listen to 311 for the first time, I’ve thought about getting jabbed in the balls. who question 311? that many times: How cool it could be if i could somehow erase

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Tragedy in Las Vegas proves, yet again, dire need for stricter gun control More firearms in circulation across nation increase likelihood of gun violence, putting all American lives at risk

by Aly Niehans Opinion Editor

On Sunday night, the U.S. fell victim to the deadliest mass shooting in recent history.

Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old white male, released a barrage of bullets on a crowd of concert-goers in Las Vegas, killing at least 58 people and wounding at least 515 more.

In the wake of the attack, President Donald Trump condemned Paddock’s actions as “pure evil.”

The Las Vegas tragedy is just one example of the epidemic of mass shootings plaguing the country.

Mass shootings are defined as any incident where four or more people are shot and wounded. Following this definition, the U.S. is responsible for 31 percent of public mass shootings worldwide in the past 46 years.

A spike in mass shootings in the past decade has resulted in 16 of the 30 most deadliest shootings in the nation’s history occurring in just that ten year time span.

This includes the Sandy Hook school shooting, which claimed the lives of 27 people, the Virginia Tech massacre, which claimed another 32 and the most recent attack prior to Las Vegas in Orlando, which claimed an unprecedented 49 lives. There have been more than 1,500 smaller scale mass shootings since Sandy Hook in 2012.

Regardless of the blatant spike in gun violence and mass shooting in the 21st century, legislators have done little to restrict American’s access to guns.

Americans, representing 4.4 percent of the world’s population, are the proud owners of nearly half of the world’s civilian owned firearms. Nevada’s gun laws are some of the loosest in the country.

Nevadans don’t need a permit to purchase rifle, shotgun or handgun — they are allowed to purchase machine guns and silencers, both illegal in most other states, and assault rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines are allowed.

It is high time for American leadership to realize the plethora of guns in circulation nationwide is incredibly dangerous, as demonstrated by the Las Vegas shooting and all of its predecessors.

“ Two guns in a room, instead of one, increases the possibility for gun violence to happen in the first place.”

It has been proven multiple times over that the more guns there are, the higher the rate of gun related violence and deaths — states with more guns, not surprisingly, witness more gun deaths.

This isn’t rocket science.

If guns are widely available for purchase with little to no prerequisites for purchase, such as background checks or permits, people who wish to commit mass shootings have unfettered access to the weapons that will allow them to do just that.

One pro-gun argument asserts that people who truly desire to commit violence against a large amount of people can seek out alternative methods such as knives or bombs, or could obtain guns illegally.

This is not based on any real facts, as the vast majority of studies show that violence increases with access to weapons, and therefore decreases when access is restricted.

Putting restrictions on the amount of guns a person can own, and who can purchase them, will inevitably lead to a decrease of the amount of Photo · The abundance of guns in America has served to perpetuate the increasing rate of gun violence and mass shootings in the guns available for perpetrators past decade. like Paddock to obtain.

Paddock had at least 19 Amos Mayberry weapons in his hotel room in Badger Herald Las Vegas, exorbitantly more weapons than any one person can justify needing.

A shooter on the 32nd floor, as Paddock was, use them. Duals were a commonplace way of Stricter gun control laws could help track the will not be dissuaded from shooting because resolving conflict. amount of firearms purchased by an individual someone There’s no indication the founding fathers and put a limit on how many one person can in the crowd far below him may have a gun intended their law to protect the proliferation own. they might have used, if given a clear shot at of semi-automatic and automatic weapons A second argument against gun control ending Paddock’s frenzy. across the country. laws claims that if an gunman walked into a The Second Amendment simply cannot be room and began to shoot, the situation could taken literally in the context of today’s firearm be diffused or prevented if an onlooker also technology because the founding fathers had “ The right to bear arms, as written into carried a gun. no way to envision how the meaning would In essence, this situation would become the Bill of Rights in 1791, referred to change over time. a zero-sum standoff that, according to gun guns that routinely jammed when a perThere is a sure-fire way to reduce gun rights activists, would lead to the miraculous son went to use them.” violence and mass shootings, and that is to assuaging of the crazed gunman, preventing all reduce the amount of guns in circulation with violence and making a hero of the person who stricter gun control laws. had exercised their Second Amendment right.

It’s not enough for politicians to condemn Once again, the crux of this argument rests The Second Amendment, in all it’s the actions of Paddock and other perpetrators on the fact that more guns owned and used by presumed glory, did not intend for every man, as “evil” if they aren’t going to enact the general public will somehow reduce gun woman and child to own multiple automatic legislation that denies people the opportunity violence, which has been proven time and again weapons or carry handguns on their belt to commit these actions in the first place. to be false. loops constantly.

Two guns in a room, instead of one, increases The right to bear arms, as written into the Aly Niehans (aniehans@badgerherald.com) is a the possibility for gun violence to happen in the Bill of Rights in 1791, referred to guns that sophomore majoring in international studies and first place. routinely jammed when a person went to intending to major in journalism.

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Ten therapy session limit at UHS harms students with mental illness

Considering multitide of stressors that already burden college students, finding adequate mental health care should be much easier

by Kristen Larson Sports Editor

As a student who has suffered from depression for a majority of her time at the University of Wisconsin, it is sad to see how little UW does for students with long-term illnesses.

Feeling depressed because this is your first time away from home? UHS has you covered.

Experiencing anxiety around college life and dealing with the social pressures of school? UHS is the place to go.

Need counselling while you’re in school and cannot afford to go a psychiatrist or therapist offcampus? Look the other way because UHS is not going to be able to help you much.

UHS is notorious for preaching their 10-session limit during your time here at Wisconsin, which is great for people who are going through something temporary. However, the reality is more people in our generation are dealing with long-term anxiety and depression, and 10 visits is just not enough to cover their treatment.

According to the American Psychology Association, anxiety is the top concern amongst college students, with 41.6 percent of students experiencing symptoms during their collegiate career. Depression came in second, with 36.4 percent of dealing with the mental illness.

The APA also noted that directors of counseling centers said that 21 percent of students that came to them experienced severe mental health concerns, and 40 percent of students experienced mild mental health concerns.

While medication is available for both illnesses, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine notes that medication for illnesses like depression generally are only used for 6-12 months. They also note that there is no way to tell how long someone might use medication for depression, as it can take individuals different times to experience relief from their illness.

The common factor across all websites states that anyone experiencing symptoms of either disease should seek help, primarily from a therapist or counselor. However, this would not be possible for a UW student, since they would most likely hit the 10-visit maximum before they could even be considered to come off of their drugs.

This leaves a lot of students without the mental help counseling that they need, and often times most students will not or cannot seek therapy outside of campus.

There are many reasons why one would not look for an off-campus therapist, including cost , inconvenience, time and scheduling issues, to name a few. It would be convenient for many

students if they could just go to East Campus Mall once a week, or even once every other week to help deal with this issue.

Instead, it looks at though students with longterm illnesses will just have to make the most out of what little therapy UHS has to offer them.

There are always groups that one can attend, but for some, group therapy may not be able to solve issues, and students may feel as though they cannot get to the root of their illness.

Mental illness is a tough burden for anyone to deal with, and trying to develop the tools for dealing with it takes time. Trust me, as someone who is still trying to figure out how to deal with her depression after nearly two years, I am still learning how to deal with the issues that arise from having a long-term illness.

Nothing is more frustrating to me than dealing with all of these issues in an already hectic collegiate atmosphere and not being able to get the help that I need. After I maxed out my visits sometime during my second year here, I have not been able to afford counseling outside of the UW community.

For someone with a mental illness, college is already hard enough as is. Trying to manage the pressure of classes, social interactions, work and

other various things can be hard, but when you live with a mental illness, there are days when it seems impossible.

Medication alone is not enough. A support group is not enough. What someone like me needs is to develop a relationship with someone, to be able to tell them all that I deal with and to feel like I can count on one constant in the school year.

It doesn’t sound like much to ask for, but apparently in the eyes of UHS, it is just too much to try to offer to students. For now, students with long-term illnesses are forced to use their 10 visits and hopefully get the most out of them that they can. This is a policy that UHS needs to change, especially as our understanding of mental illnesses increases and treatment begins to become more effective.

Hopefully, future UW students who come to college with a pre-existing mental illness will not have to know the burden of the 10-visit limit, and will be able to receive the care that they need while in school. But for those current students with long-term illnesses, know you’re not alone, and there are people here who understand what you’re going through.

Kristen Larson (klarson@badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in communication arts.

Walker’s line-veto power killed biennial budget’s ability to enact change Striking out numerous aspects of bill undermines legislature’s power, negates important checks and balances

by Michael Sauer Columnist

At last, the biennial budget rigamarole has drawn to a close.

Overdue to the tune of several months, the Wisconsin Legislature finally crafted a budget that is both acceptable to party leadership and passable in the Senate and Assembly.

Committees churned through countless hours of debate and discussion regarding the nuances of this all-important bill, only to be shelled by the powerful pen of Gov. Scott Walker via the line item veto.

In total, Walker slashed the final bill sent to his desk 99 times. Wisconsin’s governors have long had the ability to utilize the mighty lineitem veto, far more potent in comparison to the veto pens of other state governors.

What’s most damaging, however, is the reckless manner in which the governor employed it — that is, explicitly antithetical to the intended aims of the Legislative branch.

Case in point: by striking one word in the nearly 400 page bill, the governor ushered a complete reversal in policy concerning an audit of the University of Wisconsin System.

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and 2018-’19 fiscal years.” Walker eliminated the word “not” from the sentence, effectively taunting Wisconsin lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for the strife and sweat they expended for something to ultimately be struck from the bill.

Not content with simply overturning the Legislature’s will on the UW system audit, Walker torpedoed a popular Republican proposal that called for a spending boost to public school districts that had spent the least amount of money per pupil.

In an act of savage irony, Walker signed the $76 billion budget at Tullar Elementary School in Neenah, WI, flaunting his increased devotion to the schoolchildren of Wisconsin at a school whose monetary value per student could go no other direction but up.

Representative John Nygren, R-Marinette took to Twitter to express his dissatisfaction with the governor ’s intended direction.

“As a result, over 200 school districts across the state will lose $90 million in funding over the next six years,” later adding, “We will continue to lead so that we can provide educational excellence for every student, regardless of where they live.”

Additionally, the governor opted to

veto the authorization of funds for the reconstruction of I-94 close to the Minnesota border. The measure would have been a starting point to correct Wisconsin’s infrastructure, which is notoriously abysmal in a country whose infrastructure earned the appalling grade of a D+ in the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card.

With utmost certainty, approving the project would have generated many good paying jobs, something the governor once listed as a priority.

The point is not that the line-item veto is an inherently evil power wielded by the executive branch that should not be permitted.

It’s a long-standing constitutional power earned by the consent of the people through referenda and upheld by the state’s Supreme Court. But ultimately, a budget is about priorities.

It’s obviously apparent that the governor has prerogatives that he’s set his mind and heart upon, including policy he did not veto.

Walker refused to veto the classic Republican free money handout to only the wealthiest people in the state.

The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is

a guaranteed tax that the extremely rich have to pay, after exploiting every other tax loophole imaginable, so they can’t entirely shirk their societal dues. Now that guarantee is gone. A total of 47 people, all millionaires and billionaires, will benefit handsomely from the tax cut because their governor is concerned with their well-being.

I don’t have a problem with the line-item veto. I have a problem with a governor whose conscience commands him to veto measures for schoolchildren and lavishly reward the already immensely wealthy.

I have a problem with a governor who sees some of the most decrepit roads in the nation as a bearable tragedy and not as an opportunity to fix crumbling structures while creating solid jobs in the process.

I have a problem with a governor who deliberately enacts the polar opposite policy intended by the democratically elected Legislature.

This is a sad budget unfit for this state, made worse by the sharp vetoes aimed at positive development and those inactivated to counteract poor governmental decisions.

Michael Sauer (mjsauer2@wisc.edu) is a

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Ideas on Trial: How media coverage changes perception of NFL protests News stories focusing on athletes should pay attention to amount, type of coverage allocated to different opinions to avoid bias Increasingly politics can feel like a battle; good vs. evil, right vs. wrong. We hash out our moral disagreement indirectly — under the pretense that we’re talking about politics, we debate competing visions of what is good, what should be valuable and what to do about it. The media calls this polarization.

We don’t agree. Behind these disagreements we see people who are more alike than they are different. People that care about their families, the direction of their society and who want to do the right thing. What follows is an exercise in discourse, an uncovering of competing goods.

We, two people with polar political views, want to talk. Not to champion the ideas we know, but to understand those that we don’t.

My name is Samuel Fritz. I’m a fifth-year engineering student. My political background skews heavily liberal — however, since coming to college I’ve moved more toward the center.

While I still view myself as left-of-center I often feel like a conservative on campus and find myself defending conservative viewpoints that I don’t necessarily agree with, just for the purposes of leveling the playing field. Here I will represent the conservative side of political thought.

My name is Sam Alhadeff. I am a fifth-year Master’s student in International Public Affairs.

I used to think of myself as a libertarian. I believe in evidence and a discourse of ideas, but on nearly every policy I would side with the more liberal audience. I will represent the liberal side of political thought.

Fritz: Hi Sam, how are you? We’ve definitely picked an interesting week to start the column.

Looking at the New York Times this morning I see President Donald Trump is squabbling with the NFL. I think I’ll put that in the category of things I wouldn’t expect of a US president, along with his beef with Australia. I suppose we can be reassured that we won’t run out of things to talk about. What news are you following coming off the weekend?

Alhadeff: You know, with everything going on in the world, I am finding it difficult to peel myself away from all of the news sources.

I think we would have a fun time if we dedicated this piece to creating a list of obscure places where President Trump has decided to find enemies. Remember Mika Brzezinski?

What have you been tracking? There is so much happening I am sure there is more than enough to go around.

This journey of ours could not be starting at a better time.

Fritz: As a jumping off point, why don’t we talk about the state of journalism in America (I know, it’s no small task).

I’m a longtime reader of the New York Times and I think they do a lot right (many of the writers that opened me to conservative viewpoints write for the Times). However, recently I’ve noticed more things that give me reason to pause.

Take for example this coverage of the NFL protests. Near the middle of a piece in the Times titled “After Trump Blasts NFL, Players Kneel and Lock Arms in Solidarity”, in it’s section “How Players and Teams in Other Sports Reacted,” is mention of protests occurring in several other sports, directly followed by the remark that no protests were seen at Nascar events. In addition, Richard Petty (a Nascar driver) is quoted as saying that anyone who does not stand up for the anthem ought to be “... out of the country. Period.”

To me this feels like the plucked example of a prototypical Trump supporter. It ignores the nuance of all the other people who didn’t protest in other sports, as well as the factors that might make it hard to protest as a Nascar driver.

In essence, it seems to pit one version of liberals

against one version of conservatives through the medium of sports.

I can imagine a more casual Trump supporter reading this piece and rolling their eyes at this trope of what it is to support Trump (being a white Nascar fan that wants to throw people out of the country for slighting the flag).

Moreover, I can imagine a young campus liberal reading this and confirming their stereotype of a Trump supporter. Do you see any of this or am I just asking too much of media?

Alhadeff: This is certainly a unique perspective I often do not consider in the context of these debates.

The Times piece speaks of a few sports that are currently active in the protests, as well as mentioning the Pittsburgh Penguins who were invited and accepted an invitation to visit the President at the White House.

What I found interesting is both the focus of the Times in calling out the absence of any form of protest in Nascar, as well as your similar calling out of their focus on Nascar’s lack of protests. For the Times, I think you are absolutely right that they spent a little bit more time on Nascar’s apparent opposition to the protests than they spent on any other sport.

For example, they mention one MLB player demonstrated during the national anthem but do not also mention the fact that the vast majority of the players did nothing. Meanwhile, they not only mentioned the apparent lack of protest but went farther by including Richard Petty’s quote.

Nevertheless, I am not sure the Times spent an inordinate amount of time bashing Nascar specifically. While Petty may not represent Nascar, his opinion certainly stands in contrast with athletes in other sports. The entire section is an overview of how different sports reacted to

the President’s comments, so it was completely logical for them to include a comment about how Nascar crews reacted. They may have given an extra sentence to Nascar, but they did not harp on them specifically nor did the Times name them as quintessential Trump supporters.

In short, I think it would be misleading for the New York Times not to mention how Nascar reacted. However, I also agree that they may have spent a little too much time on this one sport, and I see how Nascar fans and Trump supporters could see this as targeting them.

Fritz: To clarify, I wasn’t concerned that the Times spent an inordinate amount of time on the reaction within Nascar. What originally gave me pause was that Nascar, and the demographic associated with it, was used as the foil to the MLB, WNBA and Penguins. In essence, why include the seemingly niche sport of Nascar amongst the far more recognizable sports of baseball, basketball and hockey? It feels like slant.

Here, the answer lies in my own ignorance.

A quick Google search later and I now realize that Nascar is one of the most popular sports

by TV viewership in America (who would’ve known?). Knowing it’s relevance, it’s now easy to see why it was included.

Samuel Fritz (svbfritz@gmail.com) is a senior majoring in engineering and Sam Alhadeff (salhadeff@wisc.edu) is a Master’s student in international public affairs.

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UW System more tolerant of hate than those who stand against it First Amendment protects students’ ability to engage in healthy debate about controversial topics brought to campus

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On Friday, the University of Wisconsin System became an institution more tolerant of hate than those who stand against it.

In a nearly unanimous vote, the UW Board of Regents voted to approve a policy allowing schools to suspend and ultimately expel students who disrupt others’ “freedom of expression” on multiple occasions.

What the regents fail ― or refuse ― to understand is that while the policy’s ostensible purpose is to protect free speech, in practice it only serves to further racist ideologies at the expense of students’ right to assemble.

The policy, which mirrors the language of a GOP-backed bill in the Wisconsin Legislature, came to fruition as universities across the country, particularly the University of California - Berkeley, have become a hotbed for protests over campus events featuring ultra-conservative figures such as Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannopoulos.

The issue became relevant at UW in November 2016, when a group of protesters demonstrated at a Young Americans for

Freedom event featuring former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro.

It may come as no surprise, then, that the regents — 16 of whom were appointed

by Republican Gov. Scott Walker — are sympathetic to the conservative cause.

“A democracy guarantees the right to speak, it does not guarantee the right to a complicit audience.”

According to the South Poverty Law Center, “college campuses are clearly on the frontline of the alt-right’s battle against multiculturalism.”

The SPLC defines the “alt-right” as “a form of white nationalism composed of far-right ideologies expressing a belief that ‘white identity’ is under attack.”

“Despite the new name,” the SPLC writes, “the alt-right is rooted in the familiar fascism

and white supremacy that existed before World War II.” The key to healthy debate, which the Regents claim they are striving to promote, is that both sides have something worth saying, a point worth arguing.

I attended UW to participate in a discussion of diverse views and perspectives, not to listen to Nazi-esque bigots spew their outdated hatred, which has little foundation in public debate.

Moreover, even if the protesters weren’t, in some cases quite literally, shouting down modern Nazism, it is their right to peacefully protest as much as, if not more so, than it is a presenter’s right to speak.

A democracy guarantees the right to speak, it does not guarantee the right to a complicit audience.

Maybe disrupting something is rude; maybe the people who attended Shapiro’s event were upset they couldn’t hear him advocate for the plight of the white man, but that’s irrelevant so long as the protest does not turn physically violent.

“The protestors’ right to assemble and peacefuly protest are more protected than the audience’s general annoyance. ”

If you truly want to engage with these vile ideas, find a private area and knock yourself out, but don’t expect the public to remain silent as oppressive ideas are trumpeted in public.

The protesters’ rights to assemble and peacefully protest are more protected than the audience’s general annoyance.

Or at least they were, before the UW administration decided students’ First Amendment rights came with a hefty asterisk.

Madeline Sweitzer (sweitzermadeline@ gmail.com) is a recent University of Wisconsin graduate with a degree in political science, history and journalism.

Badger Promise alleviates heavy financial burden from students Financial aid program funded through UW, state funds, private sources, allows students to focus on school rather than debt

by Jill Kazlow Columnist

The Badger Promise program is a new action of financial support put forth by the University of Wisconsin this year. It provides opportunities for students reliant on financial aid to gain a quality education without having to pay off all of their tuition costs.

The targeted students for this program are lower-income Wisconsin residents with a desire to transfer into UW from other two-year schools.

The eligible students are qualified, driven and deserving of such monetary support.

Therefore, it is a very commendable program.

Hopefully, it will create a greater attitude of inclusion into the Badger community.

No 18 or early 20-year-old should have to struggle with financial stress. They should be focused o n more important values and goals, such as pursuing an education, following their passions, enjoying friends and family and living a healthy, happy life.

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up more of a college student’s time than constantly laboring to pay off debt. There are way more important things to worry about, such as not getting ripped off when buying football tickets off Facebook, surviving the Sahara desert conditions of AEPi’s basement and maybe even studying for that Chem exam you are certain you’ll fail.

It is beneficial for both the student and the school administration to put more funds towards helping ambitious students reach their academic goals.

Badger Promise is funded through the institution, state funds and private sources, therefore it is not taxing other students who are capable of paying their tuition in full.

The great part about this motion is that it’s easy. Students will be notified once they are deemed eligible to receive this financial aid as long as they have completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and UW Colleges and Extension Chancellor, Cathy

Sandeen, have teamed up for the greater good. “As a first generation college student myself, I know firsthand the critical difference a program like this will make in the lives of students,” Sandeen says.

This personal connection she holds with current young students, and the implementation of this financial aid opportunity, shows that she is determined to make a difference on campus.

When it came to Badger Promise specifically, Blank and Sandeen had transfer students eager to attend UW in mind. This year, “the financial aid package is being provided this semester to 139 new transfer students.” This will clearly make a difference in the overall mood and well-being of students on campus.

There is quite a broad range of different schools in which students can transfer from, making this program more accessible.

“Students can transfer from any of the twoyear UW Colleges (including UW Colleges

online) or from liberal arts associate degree programs at Madison College (Madison Area Technical College), Milwaukee Area Technical College, Nicolet College, the College of Menominee Nation, and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.”

Every Badger can agree that UW is the best school in the country. Therefore, expanding our community through financially inclusive programs seems to pose no downsides for the rest of the Badger family.

No one should feel discouraged from pursuing their dreams or attending their dream school due to monetary setbacks.

Having one’s tuition paid for can really lift a heavy weight off of their shoulders and the entire campus community will reap the reward.

Jill Kazlow (jkazlow@wisc.edu) is a sophomore intending to major in journalism.

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Preseason warmup: A guide to Wisconsin swimming season 2017-18 Badgers first home meet set for Oct. 19 at Nat — men, women will meet challenges, but remain poised for success

by Kristen Larson Sports Editor

home the following weekend to take on Georgia at the UW Natatorium, who are currently the No.7 and No. 4 team in men’s and women’s swimming and diving, respectively.

Wisconsin also gets to meet their border rivals twice this year, once in Madison during a private meet between the two teams and then again the following week, when the Badgers head to Minneapolis to compete in the Minnesota Diving Invitational. These tournaments will take place on November 3rd and November 9th, so fans have plenty of opportunity to cheer on Wisconsin as they crush the Gophers.

Wisconsin’s schedule is tough this year, but this team looks at though they are ready to take on anything. Judging from all of the post-season success that the Badgers had this summer, this might be the year when teams should fear Wisconsin swimming and diving.

Odds are you might not know a lot about swimming.

Don’t worry — because the Badger Herald has you covered.

We’ll give you the lowdown on all that you need to know about swimming before the Badgers begin their season on the 13th.

Swimming can be broken down into the following categories: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.

There is a fifth category of swimming in which the swimmer uses all four styles of swimming during their race. The swimmer starts the race off with the butterfly stroke, switches 1/4 of the way in to the backstroke, then to the breaststroke and finally to the freestyle.

Swimmers each have various lengths which they might swim, and many of the longer lengths will be in relay form.

The swimmer who reaches the final length in the shortest amount of time is the winner.

On the diving side of things, there are three platforms that a diver might choose to jump from. There is a platform, which is a stationary board that provides no spring to help elevate the diver’s jump in the center, a 1-meter springboard and a 3-meter springboard, both of which are on either side of the platform.

Divers may choose to dive solo, or in groups of two or three, in what is known as synchronized diving. Divers are scored on various categories including:

While the water might be getting colder outside, the water inside of the Natatorium is getting hotter as the Wisconsin swimming and diving team prepares for their season to begin.

The Badgers are currently ranked 22nd in the country for men’s swimming, and women’s has managed to earn an impressive 12th place ranking overall, making them the second highest team in the Big Ten. Both men’s and women’s swimming had a great ending to their season last year, with several Badgers competing on the international level as well.

On the men’s side of things, Wisconsin lost one of their best swimmers, Matt Hutchins, this year. Although Hutchins is returning as a volunteer coach for UW this year, his spot still needs to be filled as the Badgers look for another freeform swimmer to take his place.

There are many options as to who might be able to fill the freeformer’s spot on the roster. Several swimmers, including Ryan Stack, Anthony Lyons and Eric Geunes have all shown promise throughout their careers at Wisconsin, and competed with Hutchins this summer at the U.S. Open.

The freestyle relay team manage to earn second at the U.S. Open in an extremely tight race. Wisconsin, who was up against California Aquatics were so close to earning first place, but were just one second behind the Californians, causing them to fall to second place.

The diving board will be taken care of by Kevin Pomeroy and Ethan O’Neill, who are both coming back from the summer after earning a spot in the USA Diving Championships. Pomeroy managed to earn second place while O’Neill earned third, impressive for a freshman and a sophomore respectively.

The women are also set to start this season off well, with many swimmers competing in some sort of tournament this summer. Most notable is freestyler Cierra Runge, who managed to earn a gold metal at the FINA World Championships in Budapest this year.

Runge, a sophomore and transfer from Cal — most notably an Olympic Gold Medalist — earned gold at the 2016 Rio Games in the 800 freestyle relay. Last year, Runge placed seventh in the NCAA championship and also managed to break the school record in the 800 free relay.

Wisconsin has a challenging schedule this year, with the Badgers seeing many talented teams throughout the year. The start of the season is bound to be exciting, as the team heads down to Alabama to take on the No. 8 men’s and No.11 women’s team Photo · The men’s team is currently ranked 22nd in the country. Women’s at Auburn on October is ranked 12th, making them the highest ranked team in the Big Ten. 13th.

The Badgers get to return

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technique, quality of the dive, height the diver achieves and angle of entry.

While it might sound a little different than the swimming that you might have done during your elementary schools years, swimming and diving are both relatively easy sports to watch. Both tend to be very entertaining, and leaders can change in an instant.

Fans who want to support UW’s swimming and diving program are going to have to wait a week, since the Badgers first home meet is Oct. 19 against Georgia. The two teams will meet in the UW Natatorium, as the SERF is currently under construction.

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In case you missed one of Wisconsin’s games, take a look from behind the lens of the Badger Herald photo department

Photo · Chris Mueller helped lead the Badgers past in-state rival Marquette on Thursday, with Wisconsin earning a 3-0 victory over the Golden Eagles.

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Photo · Kelli Bates hits the service line, hoping to close out the series against Minnesota with a win on Wednesday. The Badgers wound up falling short during the fifth set, losing 3-2 to the Gophers.

Photo · Men’s hockey players celebrate after a goal from Captian Cameron Hughes that would allow the Badgers to rise past the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game ended with a Wisconsin 3-2 victory.

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Should an athlete’s behavior off the field affect how we judge them in their jersey?

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In the modern era of sports, we know a lot more about athletes than just their stats. Through social media and the numerous articles that we can find online, we can know so much about an athlete that it almost seems as though we know them personally.

Between knowing about Rob Gronkowski’s party boat and his party house, to knowing what exactly is in Tyler Seguin’s lost and found closet, we get an inside glimpse into an athlete’s personality, and that might sway how we view them overall.

So, this week we dared to ask the question: Does an athlete’s behavior in their personal life impact how we talk about their professional life?

Erik Helm:

I find this question to be pertinent today more than ever, given protests from athletes recently in light of President Donald Trump’s comments on the NFL. And the short answer, for me at least, is no we should not.

That is not to say that their athletic abilities should cloud our judgments of their personality and character, and that is not to say that we should be okay with a sports team hiring an athlete who has a history with the law. But when it comes to judging an athlete’s ability to play the game, their personal lives are not important. In terms of the NFL’s protest, people are calling for their

firing because they believe the athletes are being disrespectful to the nation, flag, army, etc.

But your political beliefs misaligning with those of your boss is not a fireable offense. Instead, we as an audience and the front office of the NFL should look at their actions as a chance to open a dialogue and look to improve our society. I concede their way of protesting can come across as disrespectful, but sometimes to make an omelet you have to break a couple eggs.

Alex Fishkind:

In a modern-day world seemingly run by social media, the athletes that we once adored and idolized have become bait for scrutiny and shaming.

Just as the celebrities of Hollywood and Los Angeles are followed by paparazzi relentlessly day and night, athletes of every sport are under a magnifying glass, with every move — or lack thereof — subject to criticism and critique. Athletes are paid to do what they are great at –play their respective sport at a level unattainable by 99 percent of the population.

It is time for people to stop condemning athletes for their behavior or choices off the field, and start focusing on their athletic abilities. It should go without saying that if an athlete breaks a law or does a disservice to society, that is unacceptable, but to denounce them because they did not go to a

children’s hospital, or donate half of their salary to charity is completely ludicrous.

Athletes get paid to play, and while giving back to the community is nice of them, it is not something that fans should require or tweet about if they choose not to.

Daniel Yun:

Without a doubt, yes. There should be no debate.

An athlete with poor behavior is a huge liability for a team even if the athlete was the best in his/her craft. Look no further than Johnny Manziel.

Manziel was a highly touted quarterback from Texas A&M who was the first ever to win the Heisman Trophy (Best Collegiate Football Player) as a freshman. Drafted 22nd overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2014, Manziel’s future looked bright.

However, Manziel’s habit of partying too hard in college went with him to the NFL. Coaches reported frustration when he didn’t report to practice because he partied too hard in Las Vegas. Eventually, Manziel’s low commitment to the team led to his downfall. In 2016, after being issued a four-game suspension due to substance abuse, domestic assault allegations and his struggling football performance, Manziel was dropped from the Brown’s roster.

Players like Johnny Manziel are the reason why many professional teams are wary of

signing players who conduct questionable behavior outside of games, despite their talent in the game.

Kristen Larson:

Honestly, this question is the reason why I will say that Peyton Manning is leagues better than Tom Brady.

On the one hand, you have a quarterback who spends a large part of his life helping young players to develop their skills, writes back to all the fan letters he gets, and gives a helping hand to whomever is in need whenever he can. On the other hand, you have someone who is married to a former Victoria’s Secret model?

When you have someone like Manning, who was not only an impeccable quarterback but also a great human being, it really sucks to put him in the same league as Brady. Sure Brady’s record is just as good as Manning’s, but Brady’s attitude definitely knocks him several levels below someone like Manning.

I think that if we are willing to buy the jerseys and have our kids look up to these players, we should be willing to stand behind their behavior. I think that this is something that comes with being a public figure, and it isn’t as though athletes are the only ones that have to manage this pressure.

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Volleyball: Haggerty’s difficult transition from glory to red-shirt

Star player her freshman year, Haggerty suffered back injuries late in 2016, remains on road to recovery

by Alanna Goldman Volleyball Beat Writer

Molly Haggerty put in years of hard work and had an impressive resume even before setting foot on the University of Wisconsin campus and becoming the women’s Big Ten Volleyball player of the year, but all of that came crumbling down when a back injury effectively ended her sophomore season.

As a highly touted recruit, she was ranked fifth on Prep Volleyballs Senior Aces, was named the Illinois 2014 and 2015 player of the year, lead her high school team to four state champions and her club team to four national championships, where she was named MVP twice.

During her fall 2016 freshman season, she lead the team with 3.41 kills per set, set the school record for most kills in three sets, with 27 against Texas A&M and was named National Volleyball Player of the Week by the AVCA after accomplishing this feat. At the end of the season, she had not only been named Big Ten Freshman 22 • badgerherald.com • October 10, 2017

of the year, but also an AVCA Third-Team AllAmerican. It is safe to say that Haggerty, a 6’1 outside hitter, made her presence known her first year in Madison.

Unfortunately, Haggerty suffered from a herniated disk in her back from years of playing.

As the 2016 season progressed, it caused her more problems, and started to affect her play.

Most notably, she struggled against Stanford, who would eventually become the National Champions, during the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.

In the offseason, Haggerty underwent two back surgeries and was not cleared to begin light volleyball activities until August 2017. This was the longest stretch of time Haggerty had not played volleyball, and for Haggerty, it was a challenge. She couldn’t understand why it happened to her.

She was coming off arguably the best season of her career in terms of skills and performance, and now she had to sit and watch as her teammates continued to develop their own skills.

Although she would much rather be on the court with her teammates, Haggerty told the Wisconsin

State Journal that her injury might have actually come at the right time.

“I think it was a blessing in disguise for me,” Haggerty told WSJ,”because I’ve never really had this long of a break to sit back and see what my life is without volleyball. I definitely know for sure that I want to play as long as my body lets me.”

Since beginning to practice and lift weights again, she has made great progress, and is almost where she needs to be if she wants to play like Big Ten freshman of the year Molly Haggerty, or a player that would be even better in her sophomore season.

Unfortunately, time ran out for her to heal herself enough to play during the 2017 season.

Haggerty recently made the decision to redshirt this season, which undoubtedly was a difficult choice to make.

Head coach Kelly Sheffield announced last Tuesday that she had decided to take this year to recover fully and become the best volleyball player she could be.

She came to the conclusion that it may not be worth using a year of eligibility on half a season

where she would not be at her best. Coach Sheffield says while she has made improvements, her jump is still two-and-a-half to three inches from where it was last year, and that’s a big difference.

Big Ten volleyball is competitive, and to be the best, Haggerty will need to regain those few inches. Fortunately for the Badgers, they have depth at the outside position this season, which is part of the reason Haggerty is deciding to red shirt.

Two seniors, Kelli Bates and Lauryn Gillis, have been productive from that position, while freshmen Grace Loberg and Mirah Whalen have also contributed as well.

Haggerty’s career is far from over. She still has the rest of this year to heal and continue to improve, and three more seasons to show the volleyball community what she’s made of on the court. Back injuries can be difficult to come back from, but with some of the best strength and conditioning coaches, Haggerty will be back on the court next season making waves for the Badgers.

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