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

Tuesday 10/24 Pumpkins and Pronouns at the Black Cultural Center, 5:30-7 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 10/25

Thursday 10/26

Puerto Rico Relief Fundraiser at North Street Cabaret, 6-9 p.m., $20 donation

Science Hall Fright Night Fact or Fiction Tour at Science Hall, 6:30-9 p.m., Free tickets

Thursday 10/26 WUD Music Halloween show: Hoops with Trophy Dad as Nirvana and The Workers as Weezer at Memorial Union, 8-11 p.m., FREE

Friday 10/27

70s Costume Party at Nomad World Pub, 9 p.m.- 2 a.m., No cover

Saturday 10/28 80s vs. 90s Halloween Costume Ball at Majestic Theatre, 9-11:59 p.m., $10

Sunday 10/29 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with live shadow cast at Shannon Hall, 10 p.m.-12

Saturday 10/28 Freakfest at State Street, 7:30 p.m.T.B.D., $10 ADV / $15 DOS

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Rat Film screening with Microwave Cinema Series at Vilas 4070, 7-9 p.m., FREE

Monday 10/30 Horror-ible Movie Night at LGBT Campus Center, 7-9 p.m., FREE

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University Avenue sees spike in crime, prompts police action MPD spokesperson said the 600 block of University Avenue attracts violence because of alcohol, high density of bars by Avery Aurand City Editor

Madison Police Department reports indicated a rise in the amount of violence surrounding the 600 block of University Avenue from late spring of this year to midSeptember. According to Madison Police Chief Mike Koval’s blog, these incidences were related to batteries, disturbances and large group fights, most of which were alcohol related, between North Lake Street and West Gilman Street, as well as between State Street and University Avenue. Central Police District Captain Jason Freedman said MPD recognized very early in the year that this would be a problematic area, and expressed that it has lived up to that expectation. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said areas that these problems occurred were near bars such as Blue Velvet, State Street Brats, the Red Shed, Wando’s, the Double-U, Liquid and the Church Key during weekend nights. Freedman said alcohol and the amount of

bars in the dense areas are the two biggest problems that these areas face and why there is such potential for violent instances. “A lot of intoxicated people late at night or into the morning can create problems,” Freedman said. Verveer referenced fights that occurred three Saturdays in a row on Sept. 9, Sept. 19 and Sept. 23. According to Koval’s report of Sept. 23, more than 200 people engaged in a fight on the 600 block of University Avenue. Police officers responded and deployed pepper spray to end the fight. To combat the increase of violence within these areas, MPD has enforced a multitude of strategies, Freedman said. “We recognize there is not a single solution to these issues downtown,” Freedman said. “They have existed for many years.” In partnership with the Alcohol License Review Committee, MPD opposed any increase in capacity by any bar or establishment in the downtown areas, Freedman said. ALRC is also speaking with new restaurants to regulate the type of

alcohol they serve and when they serve it. Moreover, the taxi stand that sat in the heart of the 600 block of University Avenue was moved to West Gilman Street, Freedman said, to decongest the location as it is a very pedestrian dense area. This was also done with the late night vendors who own food trucks in the area. The city and MPD are also working to improve lighting on the 600 block of University Avenue, Freedman said. “I consider these to be a lot of small victories, but it’s a work in progress” Freedman said. MPD has dedicated extra officers to work the 500 and 600 blocks of University Avenue and State Street during weekend nights. In previous years, Freedman said, there were eight to ten officers staffed at these locations during the summer. Now, there are roughly 12 to 14 officers working, and they have longer shifts. The heavy police presence did improve the state of the area, Verveer said, but this

summer there’s been a run of bad luck. “We realize we have to be extra vigilant with this trend of increasing violence in the spring and summer,” Verveer said. MPD asked the bars in the area to improve their video surveillance systems, especially outside the front doors to better identify suspects, Verveer said. MPD would also like an efficient I.D. scanning technology that would identify customers who have been restricted from certain bars in the area. The bars did tighten their procedures, Verveer said, and put up signage indicating police surveillance. Owner of Wando’s bar, Jay Wando, said this was the safest summer Wando’s had ever experienced. ALRC met with bars from this area on Oct. 12 to discuss further solution to this issue, Verveer said. “The City Council warned the bars that if things didn’t improve, the city would take action,” Verveer said.

Developing Madison Sports Complex could generate millions The $38.3 million complex would likely include 100,000 square foot indoor turf field, 10 outdoor fields, family component by Hannah Miller Reporter

Plans to develop a $38.3 million Madison Sports Complex could stimulate the local economy and strengthen community partnerships, according to a recent report conducted by the Sports Facility Advisory. The facility would likely include a 100,000 square foot indoor turf field, 10 outdoor fields and a family or entertainment component, according to the report conducted by the SFA. The Madison Area Sports Commission plans to work with the Ho-Chunk Nation and the Madison Parks Department to discuss the specifics of creating the sports complex on the Southeastern side of Madison, near Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, according to an article by the Wisconsin State Journal. City of Madison Parks Division Superintendent Eric Knepp said the project has not yet been mandated, but officials are continuing to plan and research into the next year to collect further data. “There’s a very high demand placed on field sport’s locations,” Knepp said. “There is a clear need as the city continues to grow.” The Vice President of MASC, Jamie 4• badgerherald.com •October 24, 2017

Patrick, expressed similar sentiments, claiming Madison will benefit from the development. Despite the identified need, there are several hurdles that still need to be cleared. The coordination between the city and the Ho-Chunk Nation is especially important, Kneep said. Since the facility would be partially developed on Ho-Chunk land, a partnership will need to be created in order to ensure communication and ethical development between all actors. “This partnership kind of came together to stdy the complex idea [of the facility] with a more concerted effort,” Patrick said. Kneep emphasized that through the development process, it is essential the partnership will work to meet the goals of the Ho-Chunk Nation and of the city. As development plans have been brought to the table, MASC and the City of Madison have fostered a relationship with the Ho-Chunk Nation, Kneep said. “Even if [the facility] isn’t the next stage, it’s built ties that weren’t there before,” Kneep said. In addition to building new relationships within the community, the sports complex

is projected to have a measurable economic impact for the City. In order to maximize economic effects, the facility will include versatile flat-surfaces that can allow a variety of sports play, Patrick said. Lacrosse, rugby, flag football and ultimate frisbee are among the sports which will draw the largest impact, Patrick said. By the first year, the report suggested the facility could host 13 tournaments, having a return of $10 million, and by year five, a projected 20 tournaments with a return of $13 million, Patrick said. Sports tourism will stimulate the economy by bringing in local and regional teams from all over Wisconsin. “[The facility] would meet tournament needs and community needs,” Patrick said. When it comes to sports with high participation rates, the facility will especially provide a new infrastructure for game play. Ultimate frisbee has seen an exponential increase in participation in the Madison-area since 2005, Kneep said. The facility opens doors to expand activity participation even further. Despite projected advantages, there is

still a lot of work that needs to be done before the plans will get accepted and development will begin, Kneep said. “It’s feasible, but just because it’s feasible doesn’t mean that it’s practical,” Kneep said. There are several challenges facing development. One being funding. Since the project is still in its preliminary phases of development, Patrick refused to comment on funding sources. Another challenge, Kneep said, is the road infrastructure around the complex. The MASC and Parks Department will have to work extensively with the Department of Transportation in order to map out road developments that would permit traffic associated with the facility. A final challenge is ensuring fair and consistent communication with the HoChunk Nation. Kneep emphasized that it is a priority for the city to make sure their needs are being met and that their voices are being heard throughout the process. Developers hope to continue market research and data collection into the next year to measure the possibility of the project for the community, Patrick said.

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Legislation would require body camera footage to remain confidential Republican legislation hopes to set ‘clear line’ between what footage should and what should not be made public by Izabela Zaluska State Editor

A Republican bill introduced by the Wisconsin state Assembly would create requirements for law enforcement agencies on how they use body cameras and what body camera footage they can release. Under the bill introduced by Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, body camera footage would remain confidential unless it shows death, injury, arrest or searches. If the footage was recorded in a location where the individual has a “reasonable expectation of privacy,” such as a home, law enforcement would have to get written consent from victims, witnesses and owners of the location. The footage would have to be kept for a minimum of 120 days. After that, it would be able to be deleted. One of the main concerns the legislation is trying to address is privacy. Kremer said with more technology, the less privacy there is and the more careful people have to be. Currently, Wisconsin has no legislation regarding body cameras and body camera

video. This bill, Kremer said, would create a clear line between what should and should not be made public. “We still want people to see this video footage but just because something is a government record and was made a government record does not mean it should necessarily be made public,” Kremer said. Kremer brought up an example of how if police officers respond to a sexual assault and capture the scene on video using body cameras, the victim would potentially end up reliving a horrible experience for the rest of her life if the case goes to court because the video would be public. Also, if police respond to a call at someone’s house, anyone could request footage of that video and see the inside of the home. “With all the advances in technology, we have to be pretty careful,” Kremer said. “Yes, these are excellent tools, but there should be some level of privacy.” Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, one of the groups that opposes the bill, has raised concerns regarding

the “cumbersome process” the bill would create regarding blocking access to footage that the public has a right to see, Wisconsin

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this video footage but just because something is a government record and was made a government record does not mean it should necessarily be made public.” Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum

Freedom of Information Council president Bill Lueders said. Footage will go a long way toward

establishing what really happened in a situation that is in dispute, Lueders said. “We have a right to an accurate view of what happens when police officers we pay for interact with others,” Lueders said. The solution to the concerns, Lueders said, would be to treat body camera footage like every other record in the state, meaning it’s open and subject to the balancing test. Under the balancing test, the record would be public unless the argument is made that it would do more harm than good if released. “It’s a somewhat subjective standard, but it’s a standard that’s been used for all other records in Wisconsin,” Lueders said. “The balancing test would be the cure.” Kremer, however, said even though some argue there will be less information available, law enforcement agencies that have been reluctant to implement body cameras because of privacy concerns will now have those concerns addressed. The bill with a recently introduced amendment will likely be voted on in committee in a couple weeks, Kremer said.

Flamingo Run convenience stores now accepting SNAP benefits

University housing spokesperson said the program hopes to be ‘step forward’ to better college experience for SNAP users by Emilie Cochran Campus Editor

In response to campaigns encouraging the University of Wisconsin to take action against student hunger and meal insecurity, one of the Flamingo Run convenience stores on campus is now accepting food stamps as a form of payment for qualifying food items. A 2016 study found that 20 percent of students at four-year universities experience food insecurity while in college. To help those students that receive state assistance for food, UW is now accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at the Flamingo Run in Gordon’s Dining and Event Center. SNAP is for those who are burdened by financial difficulties and food insecurity, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s website. University Housing representative Brendon Dybdahl is responsible for the operation of Flamingo Run convenience stores and other food venues on campus. He believes the program will be of great importance for the university community. “We hope that it will be a step towards a better college experience for [SNAP users],

where they can get food at some of the same places as their fellow classmates,” Dybdahl said. “Programs that help normalize their college experience are valuable to our community.” As of right now, Gordon’s Dining Hall is the only location to accept food stamps, Dybdahl said. Most of the SNAP program’s attention has been focused on getting the program off to a good start in that one venue. Plans for expansion of the program to other convenience stores around campus are dependent upon its success at Gordon’s, Dybdahl said. He has high hopes for the future of the program. “We have seen several SNAP transactions [at Gordon’s] since we launched two weeks ago, and we hope this grows,” Dybdahl said. There are other difficulties besides the success rate that the SNAP program must overcome, Dybdahl said. Currently, SNAP application processes are run by the USDA and required for every location on campus that participates in the program. Guidelines of the SNAP program exclude restaurant food and hot, prepared meals which makes the dining halls ineligible for food stamp

use. While the accepting SNAP in dining halls is a newer project at UW, the university has taken other initiatives to help combat food insecurity on campus including Open Seat, Campus Kitchens and Food Recovery Network, Director of Dining & Culinary Services, Peter Testory, said. The addition of this new program is just another effort UW is making to help students in need. “Some of our residents live a far distance from a local grocery store or other establishment that they can use their SNAP benefits,” Testory said. “By Housing offering this in these locations, it gives them a closer place to home to make their purchases.” Testory hopes that eventually SNAP users will be able to use their benefits in the hot and prepared foods section as well. Allowing students to have a meal with their friends and feel a sense of “normality” is important to building the UW community, Testory said. While UW doesn’t have a specific program currently in place to help those with food insecurity, it is something the university is working on because it’s an important issue, Testory said.

“I am always open to being contacted to discuss a student’s particular situation,” Testory said. “The Office of Financial Aid is also an important resource for students with financial hardships.” Mackenzie Christman contributed to the reporting of this article.

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Declining enrollment rate across UW System campuses prompts restructering

Despite declining enrollment across UW System schools, UW-Madison saw its highest ever incoming freshman class of 6,610, a 2.6 percent increase from last year by Kai Brito State Editor

University of Wisconsin System Administration announced a proposal to restructure UW College and UW-Extension to address the decline in enrollment rates across the UW-System earlier this month. Under the proposal, the 13 UW System Colleges would be integrated into 7 UW four-year institutions across the state, according to the proposal. The changes in the proposal would go into effect July 1, 2018, with less than a year for UW System schools to implement the merger, according to the proposal. The Board of Regents will meet in November to discuss the proposal. In a press release, UW System President Ray Cross attributed the restructure proposal to “changing demographics, budgetary constraints and the need for closer alignment between research and practice,” citing statistics from UW-Milwaukee stating 94.7 percent of total population growth will be age 65 and older. Only a small portion of the projected growth, 0.4 percent, will be for a labor population between ages 18 to 64. Some of these changes are already apparent in high school graduation numbers across the state. According to the Department of Public Instruction, the state has seen a 10 percent decrease, or 7,106 students, graduating from high school in the past seven years. This deficiency means there are less in-state students available to attend public institutions. Cross said these demographic trends create enrollment challenges for the UW System – lower enrollment rates signify smaller amounts of revenue dollars for UW System campuses to work with. Enrollment across the UW System from 2010 to 2016 has steadily dropped each year with a total decrease of nearly 5 percent – 7,713 students. Preliminary enrollment statistics for Fall 2017 show a decrease of more than 2 percent from last year, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Collectively, the two-year UW Colleges were hurt the most, seeing a 7.5 percent spike in enrollment, following 22.3 decrease from last year. UW-Madison has had a much different experience, however, receiving the highest ever incoming freshman class of 6,610 freshmen students this year, a 2.6 percent increase from last year. Noel Radomski, Director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, said it isn’t uncommon for UW-Madison to act as an outlier when considering statewide economic trends. “UW-Madison is always the anomaly, I mean we have so much demand and not enough capacity,” Radomski said. “We have revenue and resources that all the other universities don’t have through the state system, so therefore you would have to basically pull us out of Wisconsin if you want to look at what’s going on.”

Radomski also said comparing current enrollment numbers to 2010 numbers, what he calls “the apex of enrollment,” is not ideal. He argued college enrollment rates naturally change often counter to periods of economic recovery and decline. But that doesn’t change the fact that UW System colleges still must face major decreases to incoming revenue sources, like declining enrollment, budget cuts and tuition freezes. Of the four-year institutions, UW-Stevens Point experienced the largest decrease to enrollment, a 6.8 percent decrease in enrollment or 629 students according to preliminary enrollment figures, according to MJS. Those figures also indicated the campus has seen the lowest enrollment numbers in nine years, with 1,570 students this year. Looking for new sources of revenue and ways to reduce spending, UW-Stevens Point proposed eliminating the Geography and Geology Department last month. David Ozsvath, chair of the Geography and Geology department, said he was surprised to hear his department would be eliminated. But the conversation has since been put to halt with the new proposal from the UW System. Oszvath said he didn’t think that this would necessarily help solve the budget issues they are already experiencing. “The way I see it, we’re inheriting a bigger problem than we already have,” Ozsvath said. While Oszvath held concern that any or all of the faculty could have been laid off, he was more concerned with how administration made this decision without input from faculty. Greg Summers, UW-Stevens Point Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, said the university would work to reduce costs while keeping academic staff. He also said, however, he would keep the option to eliminate tenured faculty positions open moving forward. “I’ve told [faculty] it is a distinct possibility that we will see the elimination of tenured positions, but it’s only a possibility” Summers said. “We haven’t eliminated a tenured position since the early 1970s, so that statement carries some significant impact and I recognize that.” Radomski said under the system merger proposal, other UW System institutions are going to have to make tough decisions, like UW-Stevens Point, on how to best consolidate their resources in short time span. And while Radomski admitted there isn’t enough information available about this plan to understand whether this plan will be beneficial for university, he said that’s precisely why the UW System can’t go forward with this plan. “When you do these restructuring things, you don’t do it without consultation without people who actually have to change,” Radomski said.

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‘Lucid Dreaming?’ story displays chilling imagery, alarming twist ArtsEtc. associate editor shares nightmarish prose recalling fears when watching children, dreams becoming realities by Jillian Kazlow ArtsEtc. Associate Editor

Welcome to StoriesEtc, a place where University of Wisconsin students can share their original works of creative writing with the community, whether it be poetry, short stories or anything in between. As a section dealing with the arts, it feels only natural to create an opportunity for students to share their creative talents. With that being said, let’s meet this week’s contributor and The Badger Herald’s new ArtsEtc. associate, Jill Kazlow: Tell us about yourself. What’s your major? I’m currently a sophomore and the new associate ArtsEtc editor! I’m intending to major in Journalism. I love to write, read and listen to music. You know, typical nerd stuff. I also really enjoy boxing, so don’t make fun of me for being a nerd unless you’re willing to square up. Define your writing, authorship, and perspective. I’ve always enjoyed writing since I could remember. I just love being able to create my own little world in creative writing and adding my own edge to other types of writing. I am

really into satire, symbolism and irony. I find it very entertaining and interesting when a different author can pull it off very well, so I try to incorporate that into some of my work somehow. My style really depends on my mood and idea. Sometimes I write a more plotbased story, while other times my work is more character based. It really depends. Talk about your creative process. What inspires you, and how do you get from an idea to a finished product? Movies, television, and other pieces of writing definitely inspire me, however, I just get into what I consider a “creative mood” where I feel the need to write something down. The only problem is, this can become very inconvenient if it happens mid studying or when I should be focusing on something else more important. It can happen really anywhere, but especially when I’m traveling on a plane and have my phone on airplane mode. That’s when I really have room to dream and jam out to music (preferably Bryson Tiller’s Trapsoul album for some reason is my plane music of choice). When my head’s literally “in the clouds” is when I finally feel as if I have my own free space to create. I jot down poems and short

story ideas in my notes on my phone due to how nonchalant and lowkey the nature of that is. I can get from an idea to a finished product just by being in that creative mood/mindset. The more creative and motivated I’m feeling, the more likely I’ll get something done. Also, if I can’t fall asleep or have already been awake very late, then my brain just accesses its creative side way easier. Yet, it’s hard to tell if my 2 a.m. ideas are pure genius or completely bogus. Here is a sample of Jill’s work:

“Lucid Dreaming?”

You’re sitting on the couch because the kids you’re babysitting finally went to sleep, supposedly. The parents said they’d be home around eleven. It’s only nine. However, you’ve had such a long day of school and practice that you’re already exhausted. You feel yourself drifting off… Now you’re suddenly in the middle of the woods in a dream, supposedly. The sky is striped with streaky grey clouds. The brisk air fills your lungs, but your body is too numb to shiver. Chills don’t occur in dreams.

It’s fairly dark. And now you hear something. A chilling whisper. Or maybe a whimper. It follows you, but you let it. You keep clenching your fists, first right then left. So much so that it should hurt, but you cannot feel pain in dreams. Dreams never hurt anybody. It sounds as if someone is viciously hacking away at tree bark. It startles you and so you run. You trip over a dead tree limb and it feels as if you are falling forever. The screeches of crickets and other night animals surround you and amplify. The sounds consume your very being. You feel as if you are floating in a cold dark galaxy. You cannot see the trees or branches anymore. Everything is black. Until you hear a loud screech. Your body starts to jolt itself awake. You open your eyes. You’re not on the couch anymore. Perhaps, maybe your dream isn’t over quite yet as you look up and see the sky through the tree canopy, but it is now daytime. There is mud all over you. You think. But it’s not brown. The kids are not in bed anymore. No bark was axed. The limb did not fall from the tree.

Banzo to bring bold flavors, local ingredients to the Robin Room

The pop-up event will combine Banzo’s signature flavors, off-menu experimentations, including malabi, honey-harissa butter fried chicken

by Jillian Kazlow ArtsEtc. Associate Editor

Seasonal, fresh and authentic Israeli flavors are to be expected at Banzo’s Popup on October 26th at The Robin Room (821 E. Johnson St. Madison, Wisconsin) from 6-9 p.m. They’ll be showcasing recipes that will be special for this occasion. Stephan May, the head chef at Banzo gushes about this upcoming collaboration as it gives him “a little more freedom” in expanding their menu, by “being able to to do something a little more fun and exciting, not only for people but for [himself] as well.” He is excited to challenge himself with different ingredients in a setting that differs from what he is used to as well as demonstrate the culinary capabilities of his coworkers. It is also planned to be a community 10 • badgerherald.com •October 24, 2017

event in which people can gather and enjoy delicious food, and have a great time. With an emphasis on fresh, bold flavors, May encourages all to come out and try the food while supplies last. “We’ll be cooking live right at the Robin Room. Everything that’s going to be ordered is going to be live-fired right there per order,” May said. May describes Banzo as “Streetfood styled Mediterranean with our own twist.” “Our featured items are typically our hummus and our falafel — that’s what we’re known for. Pretty focused around Israeli cuisine,” May said. The importance of sourcing ingredients from local farmers is greatly stressed within his kitchen. May is set on producing recipes that are ever changing to coincide with what is in season. “Whatever we can source locally is ideal.

I like to hit the farmer ’s market at least once a week, try to source stuff from the community, local farmers and products that are in season and inspire special items and frequently changing items on the menu.” He believes that not only do locally produced ingredients provide a higher le vel of freshness and quality but that it helps link the relationship between farmers and restaurants even more. This network is crucial in order for a restaurant to establish itself within the community, May said. “I mean, there’s nothing that really compares to having something that’s fresh straight from the ground right from the farmer,” May explained. Although the pop-up event is going to showcase unique recipes, the price range will be fairly similar to their typical items

that they regularly sell. “Nothing’s going to be a surprise,” May said. The number of potential customers is pretty hard to gauge at this point, but May is more concerned about doing the best on his part to fill the stomachs of any hangry customers, no matter how many. “I’m not really concerned about how many people are coming out. I’m more concerned on everyone having a good time and a good experience,” May said. “Whoever does show up, I’m sure it will be a good time either way.” This will be Banzo’s first pop-up with the Robin Room and they are ecstatic to execute their culinary prowess and spread love through flavor with the local Madison community. They are also planning on more collaborations with other restaurants across Madison as well in the future.

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Conversation Starter Theo Anthony, creator of ‘Rat Film,’ discusses hometown inspirations for latest movie, his creative process when filmmaking by Hunter Reed ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

there’s always going to be a staged element.

“Rat Film” is a documentary which surprisingly isn’t really about rats at all. Instead, Baltimore-based filmmaker Theo Anthony uses these often-stigmatized creatures as a vehicle to explore social, economic, urban and racial issues in his hometown. Through his work, Anthony discovers these important social issues and conversations often suffer the same treatment as the tiny mammals: ignorance and disdain. Anthony’s independent, fluid and oftentimes experimental approach to filmmaking results in a product that is a strange combination of the foreign and the familiar. The Badger Herald had the opportunity to sit down with Anthony to discuss his background, artistic style, methodology and yes, rats. The following interview was edited for style and clarity.

Documentary is supposed to be documenting real life and what’s happening, but you have a camera. You have this weird in-between space. Are they themselves or are they performing themselves? Through that, you can explore these fictions that are used to construct nonfiction. For me, it’s a very forgiving form that’s always expanding outwards. BH: What inspired “Rat Film?” Did you have a very clear idea of what you wanted when you began?

Badger Herald: When did you first get into filmmaking? What’s your background? Theo Anthony: It started with skating videos and stupid short videos with my friends in high school and college. I taught myself how to edit and shoot. I continued making stuff in college with a close network of friends. That’s still some of my favorite stuff I’ve ever made. After college, I continued to make music videos and got into fashion as well. I had this sort of crisis where I really wasn’t interested in engaging in the world in that way; I actually started doing documentary and moved to the Eastern Congo where I worked as a journalist, working with different organizations over there. After that, I just kept doing documentaries. BH: Why is documentary such an important part of your authorship? What is it about that medium that draws you in? TA: Nonfiction, to me, is the most flexible and forgiving of all the forms. Any attempt to constrain it, it’s always one step ahead. For me, there’s this really rough division between fiction and nonfiction and it’s really crude. I think it’s unfair how widespread it is, where nonfiction is stuff that happened and fiction is stuff that didn’t happen. At any certain point in time when you bring a camera into a situation,

TA: Not at all. I never started out to make a film about rats. I never had this larger idea in mind. I never had any expectations of what this was going to be at any point, and I let it grow very organically. Just very practically speaking, the rat in the trash can shot [came together very organically]. I came home one night. I heard a sound in my trash can, and I took out my camera and starting filming. It was this really haunting image of a creature in a structure, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t get out. I wasn’t thinking that at the time. It was just a thing I happened to see and happened to record. I starting collecting all these different pieces of information I happened to stumble upon. I read an article about these exterminators in Baltimore. They seemed like really interesting people. I started reading into rat books. I started reading into segregation legislation. All these things were just out there in the world, and it was documentation of my own journey discovering the links between them. It was crucial to the overall structure of the film — it’s not ever, at any point, trying to be a juicy story of Baltimore or the history of rats. It’s very much a personal story of discovering these other histories that aren’t mine. Acknowledging that gap between my own personal history and the history [I was] exploring.

friends. I’m so proud of the work Dan did with this. I came to him very early on and said, ‘Can you make music with rats’ basically. We planned this performance involving rats in an enclosure that as they would move about the space it would generate different audio-visual signals. We then captured and used [those signals] in the actual composition of the score. Dan would watch [the first cut] and then send me a big folder of music inspired by the film. He wouldn’t tell me which sections it was written to, and so I would go and put it in sections I wanted. Oftentimes it would be totally different than [the scenes] he was imagining. I would go and take what he did and change the edit. When I would change the edit, he would change the score. It was like back and forth. That was really amazing. We were just using our different tools to something much bigger than ourselves. It’s changed the way I think

about collaboration and how I want to collaborate going forward. BH: So what is “Rat Film” about? TA: This film uses rats as an entry point into the conversation about urban planning policies and failures in Baltimore history and what we can learn from how rats have been treated as experimental models. [The rats serve as] models of human experience and what that says about how we actually treat humans. The film never says ‘Oh, rats are humans,’ but there’s a lot of intersecting history. It uses ideas of modeling and who gets to model what environment as a framework for a much larger conversation about filmmaking in general. [The film touches on] what sort of power the filmmaker has over their subject. I always say, ‘It’s about rats but not about rats.’

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Dinner Detective brings unexpected murder twist to date night The highly interactive event places attendees in the middle of a murder case while they eat their meal by Aidan McClain ArtsEtc. Editor

Over the past 14 years, the Dinner Detective has grown to be the country’s largest murder mystery dinner show — a combination of a meal and the quest to find a killer. The event happens at venues across the country, including Madison’s Double Tree, which has hosted the event for the past year. Guests are instructed to create a fake alias for the night and then proceed to take their seats. Throughout the night, hidden actors among the crowd are wounded or killed, causing detectives to interrogate everyone — even the unsuspecting guests. “[It’s] a modern dinner-theatre with modern murder mystery elements that’s set in present day,” Meredith Wood, coexecutive producer of the show, said. “It’s highly interactive. Being a part of a show, not really knowing what’s going to happen every next little twist and turn, is the biggest draw.” Scott O’Brien, the executive producer, created the show in Los Angeles after writing scripts for TV shows such as “Boston Legal” and “Ally McBeal.”

The night is comprised of four acts, each separated with a meal. The show and the meals together last around three hours, Wood said. The food is sourced in-house from the Double Tree catering team. The meals consist of the standard appetizers, salad, a choice from three entrees and a dessert at the end of the night. The content of the show is based on reallife cold cases that the company’s creative team constructs into an interactive show. The team constructs highly detailed clues, Wood said. Once clues are discovered, copies are made and are distribu ted to all audience members. Everyone has access to the relevant information needed to solve the crime. Whoever has the most details to solve the crime wins a prize package. Part of the fun is trying to pick out who’s a performer and who isn’t. The actors do a great job of blending in, Wood said. The actors have performed and taught all over the world, with experience at Second City, iO, Annoyance Theatre and Voodoo Comedy Playhouse. Some actors have even received credit in “Orange Is the New Black” and “Jurassic World,” according to the Detective Dinner website. Picking out the actors will be even

more difficult on the Oct. 28 show — the performance landing on Halloween weekend. This weekend is the annual Halloween costume show, where guests are encouraged to dress up. This helps to create a new persona at the beginning of the night, Wood said. This is going to make spotting out the actors even more of a challenge. Some actors will dress in costume while others will remain in normal clothes. The illusion of normality will keep the guests on edge the entire night. It’s with the private events that the actors really have to blend in. The event draws in corporate parties and birthday parties, two occasions where everyone would clearly know each other. This is when those involved with the show have to get creative. “Let’s say it’s a company party. We would think of ways to get [the actors] incorporated in the group,” Wood said. “They might be an intern or a new hire. We have to think outside of the box, but the actors are trained to take on whatever role we give them.” The actors are well trained to keep the audience in the dark, but the audience

might find themselves in the dark in the literal sense. People don’t always see the actual crime, Wood said. Sometimes, actors will be killed in the hallway or stumble in injured. Better yet, a blackout may occur. In those brief moments, critical events may happen. To ensure that guests don’t see the same storyline twice, there are a number of scripts in rotation. Interested parties can see the current script on the Dinner Detective’s website. Even if someone sees the same script twice, it will still be different than the first performance, Wood said. With the different audience and level of improvisation, no two nights are the same. This level of unexpectedness has caused great success for the Dinner Detective’s Madison location, and the company hopes to stay in the area for as long as possible. They prefer college towns and towns that have an established arts scene, so Madison fits the bill pretty well. “It’s a really fun event that is something different from your average dinner and a show,” Wood said. “You really feel apart of the murder mystery and we look forward to bringing this to more people in Madison.”

Cults further develop style in album ‘Offering,’ prepare for Madison tour stop Indie pop band credits their different backgrounds, musical upbringings for pushing one another creatively out of their comfort zones by Kristin Washagan ArtsEtc. Editor

Cults began the tour for their latest album, Offering, in mid-October, and are eager to bring their set to Madison’s own High Noon Saloon on Wednesday. The band, comprised of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, released Offering on Oct. 6 --- their first album since 2013. Gaining inspiration from a variety of musicians, including The Motels, Cocteau Twins, Pink Floyd and The Cure, the band shaped their third studio album around a more ambient pop sound reminiscent of the 80s. “We kind of joke that our first album was kind of an early 60s vibe, our second was early 70s and this might be our 80s style jam,” Oblivion said. “Lord help us discover our 90s youth on the next one.” After releasing albums Cults and Static in 2011 and 2013 respectively, Cults wanted to take more time to reflect after touring before

releasing their third work. The band had the chance to put more deliberate thought and care into their album, Offering, because of the longer amount of time they had to work with. The years they spent working on the album gave them more time to play with sounds and develop deeper perspectives and ideas. “We wrote the last two records in the back of a tour van, and when you’re living that kind of isolated lifestyle it can be difficult to find things to write about. We love touring but every day shakes out to be pretty similar so it’s easy to feel like you’re caught in a state of arrested development,” Oblivion said. “Taking a bit of a break allowed us to look around a little more, figure out who we are and what we want to share with people.” Oblivion and Follin first met in 2009 at a show and realized they were both heading to New York City for school. From then on, they became acquaintances and realized their shared love of music.

“In early 2010 we started casually playing together once we realized we both had a major soft spot for the same kind of 60’s ‘girl groupish’ pop,” Oblivion said. “We’ve been jamming ever since!” Their deep connections to music are a large part of what drew Oblivion and Follin together. However, they’ve had different feelings and ways of defining what their music truly is. Over time, the constant evolution of their sound has become a point of confusion, as the pair can’t seem to agree on how to define their genre. “We debate about this all the time. Brian says we’re a rock band but I’m not sure what that word means anymore. It kind of makes me think of weird music now,” Follin said. “I would say Pop.” No matter the genre, Oblivion and Follin have a similar vision for their work, which guides the themes they touch on and the

styles they explore. In their third album, Cults touched on some very personal themes, such as recovery and hope, which felt both relatable and deeply human. The duo feeds off one another creatively, in a way that serves as inspiration for both of them, Oblivion said. The band credits this to their different backgrounds and musical upbringings. “We’re always trying to bring new ideas to the table and challenge each other to push the envelope,” Oblivion said. Oblivion recommends fans to come out, bring their friends and experience their latest album live. While only time can tell which songs off of the album will be their favorites, according to Oblivion, “Gilded Lily” and others have been enjoyable to play live. “This will only be our second time playing Madison, we are stoked,” Oblivion said. Cults will bring their indie-pop style to the Madison venue Oct. 25, before heading to Des

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The rolling farmlands of Mount Pleasant create a scenic landscape on the Milwaukee to Chicago commute. But this view will transform into the site of a manufacturing powerhouse by 2020 if construction of the Foxconn Technology Group’s $10 billion complex goes as planned. Home to less than 27,000 people, Mount Pleasant will become home to a 20 million square foot manufacturing complex, or roughly 11 Lambeau Fields. Mark Maley, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources spokesperson, said of the $3 billion incentive package Wisconsin created to attract Foxconn, $2.85 billion are in tax credits, $1.5 billion will go toward job creation and the other $1.35 billion is for capital investment. Based on Foxconn’s yearly payroll, Wisconsin will pay Foxconn 17 percent of the combined salaries. Any salaries that are less than $53,000 and more than $100,000 will not qualify for tax credits. Foxconn has pledged to create 3,000-13,000 direct jobs and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation believes it will generate 10,000 construction jobs per year, but environmental activists are worried the job creation will come at a serious cost to the environment. Between 2013 and 2016, the Lake Michigan water level rose by four feet, causing erosion to Mount Pleasant bluffs and beaches that has brought coastal homes dangerously close to falling into the lake. Flooding in the region has been a consistent issue that prompted a project to widen parts of the river that often overflowed due to heavy rainfall and snow melt. To build the complex, Foxconn will most likely have to fill in Mount Pleasant wetlands, which help absorb flood waters and limit infrastructure damage. In addition, production of the LCD display screens, which Foxconn is famous for, requires a large amount of water and toxic pollutants like zinc, cadmium, chromium, copper and benzene, said Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin Vice President of Programs and Government Relations. If these pollutants were to enter a nearby water source, they

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could cause notable health issues for local residents. Benzene contamination has been tied to a heightened risk of anemia and cancer and long term cadmium or copper exposure is associated with kidney damage. The potential for water contamination paired with a long list of environmental exemptions are “giant red flags in this bill,” Meyer Smith said.

“Our laws are set up to protect us from harm not to deal with it after it happens. That’s what we want our natural resource laws to do.” -Amber Meyer Smith

Maley said the environmental exemptions are similar to those made for other large projects like Lambeau Field. The EIS is being waived to expedite the construction of the complex, but Maley said all state and federal environmental regulations would be met by the company. Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, expressed doubt regarding the DNR’s ability to ensure environmental safety without a baseline assessment. Taylor referenced Foxconn’s history of pollution in China as a reason the state should be taking more steps, not less, to protect the environment. “We are threading a lot of environmental protections for this company that, one of their hallmarks is they dump these toxic chemicals into rivers and streams. That’s what they did in China,” Taylor said. “That’s why they want to be near water. They need water but they also dump their toxic chemicals into rivers and streams.” In 2013, environmental groups raised concerns that Foxconn was dumping “water with a black-green color and chemical odor” into the Huangcangjing and Hanputang rivers in China twice a day, according to DailyTech. Foxconn claimed its actions were within emission standards. DNR spokesperson Jim Dick said in an email to The Badger Herald that exempting Foxconn from the EIS poses “no regulatory consequence.” The DNR will still take all potential environmental consequences into account during the permit review process.

Filling in wetlands could increase flood damage

Waiving initial environmental impact assessment draws concerns Several exemptions from environmental regulations are a cause of polarization on the Foxconn deal. In particular, waiving of the Environmental Impact Statement has drawn widespread criticism from activists. WEDC usually investigates a major project, like Foxconn, to determine what the overall impact could be on the surrounding area if the project is approved, Meyer Smith said. The EIS offers the public a glimpse at potential environmental outcomes and gives locals the opportunity to formulate their opinions on a project with consideration of the environment.

Considering southeastern Wisconsin’s high susceptibility to flooding, particularly in Racine County where Foxconn will be built, environmental agencies have also raised concerns regarding the deal’s non-federal wetland permit exemptions. According to the bill summary, Foxconn will have to mitigate wetlands on a 2:1 scale, meaning they have to build two acres worth of wetlands for each one acre it fills in. But Foxconn does not need a permit to fill in non-federal wetlands before construction. In addition, the DNR will waive its water quality certification process for those non-federal wetlands that are built on. Dick said any wetlands that fall under federal jurisdiction will still require permit approval from the Army Corps of Engineers. Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin agricultural and applied

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f pollution could yield negative impacts for state’s waters economics professor, said the federal government establishes environmental regulations through legislation like the Clean Water Act, but most states, including Wisconsin, enforce additional restrictions that are aimed at the particular state’s needs. While the state is unable to provide exemptions from federal regulations, it can alter the enforcement of state regulations on a case-by-case basis. Non-federal wetlands do not qualify for Clean Water Act protection because they do not hold surface water that is connected to a navigable lake or river, according to a Wisconsin Wetlands Association statement. While nonfederal wetlands only make up about 20 percent of Wisconsin wetlands, they help reduce flood damage by absorbing excess water, improving water quality and acting as wildlife habitats. Meyer Smith said wetland mitigation sounds good, but especially in the case of areas which are susceptible to flooding like Racine, the relocation of wetlands can be problematic. A relocated wetland is an ineffective defense against flooding in the original location of the wetland. Just this past July, Gov. Scott Walker declared a State of Emergency in Racine County in response to widespread flooding. Filling in wetlands for the Foxconn complex may increase flooding issues in the already flood-prone area. “Wetland mitigation is fine, but mitigating in a different area is not going to help when flood waters come,” Meyer Smith said.

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Additional permit exemptions apply to a wide range of projects involving local water sources. According to the bill summary, the following projects will not require permits to begin construction: - The construction of bridges or culverts in, on or over navigable waters - Construction, dredging or enlargement of artificial bodies of water that are connected to navigable waterways - Straightening or altering the course of navigable streams for construction purposes Still, the DNR has the ability to require permits if it believes an action could cause irreparable harm to the environment or public, Dick said. But Meyer Smith said without permits to evaluate, the public is being cut out of the process and won’t be able to fully evaluate potential environmental consequences. “Our laws are set up to protect us from harm not to deal with it after it happens,” Meyer Smith said. “That’s what we want our natural resource laws to do.” Taylor said the exemptions will likely damage Wisconsin’s economy in the long term because of its dependence on a clean environment for several major industries. She listed agriculture, tourism and forestry as three areas that could suffer from relaxed environmental regulations. According to the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, 2016 brought in $20 billion through tourism alone, up $700 million from 2015. The agriculture industry contributes $88.3 billion annually to the Wisconsin economy and accounts for nearly 12 percent of the state’s jobs. Furthermore, Wisconsin is the biggest paper producer in the country, providing 64,000 forest industry jobs. “Protecting our environment and growing our economy have always been very closely linked here in the state of Wisconsin,” Taylor said.

Job creation, environmental protection at odds

Maley stressed that Foxconn’s move to Wisconsin has the potential to “transform the state.” Besides gaining the first LCD display manufacturing complex in the country,

Wisconsin will likely experience a surge in new companies and entrepreneurs to meet the needs that will emerge with Foxconn’s new stateside location. He said Foxconn has already met with UW officials to discuss curriculum creation that could prepare students for the company’s workforce. He addressed the criticism that Foxconn may become “outdated” because of the quickly evolving technology scene by referencing its existing 55,000 patents and focus on research in development. “It’s not just like some big factory coming into Wisconsin. This is really a game changer for the state,” Maley said. “It’s really the next stage of manufacturing and it’s kind of exciting that it’s happening in the state of Wisconsin.” But Taylor criticized the decision to give so much financial support to a foreign company when Wisconsin has many local companies that are struggling and could benefit from government incentives. While Maley touted new opportunities for Wisconsin graduates, Taylor said the Foxconn deal reflects a lack of investment in students. Rather than helping students refinance their student loan debt or make college more affordable, Republican legislators invested in a foreign company that has shown little respect for the environment in the past, Taylor said. “I think young people are the future of our state … we need them to stay in the state, we need them to come to the state, and yet we are not building the state they value,” Taylor said. “We are not protecting our environment, which is very important to the younger generation. We are not investing in our infrastructure, in our transit in our roads. We are not helping them make college more affordable through loan refinancing.” Deller said Wisconsin historically has not engaged in incentive building packages like Foxconn’s, so considering that the $3 billion deal is the biggest package a state has ever proposed to a foreign company, it was a major shift in strategy. Though breaking from past norms, he said policymakers “played the game following the right set of rules” because the state will delegate funding based on job creation rather than giving it upfront. He noted the latter strategy as a mistake some states have made when dealing with companies that then did not follow through on their promises. He hopes the Foxconn deal does not set a precedent for future negotiations. When working to attract foreign companies, Deller said it is easy to lose sight of the state’s best interest because negotiations can become competitive. He thinks legislators played the game right this time, but historically Wisconsin does not take part in it and he does not want this success to necessarily lead to similar future endeavors. Meyer Smith said Clean Wisconsin’s biggest concern is that other industrial special interests are already viewing the bill as proof that they could obtain similar environmental exemptions. In fact, a bill that would eliminate all non-federal wetland protections, not just in the case of the Foxconn deal, was introduced to the Assembly on Oct. 18. “We know that, in Wisconsin, our economy and natural resources protection go hand in hand … we really oppose the concept of changing or exempting projects from environmental laws to bring economic development here because it does not need to be that way,” Meyer Smith said. “[There are businesses] that are making sustainable choices, they are going through the permitting process and it’s not a problem.”

Photo · For the wetlands they fill in, Foxconn is required to create new wetlands on a two to one ratio. But the new wetlands may be in different locations, meaning they won’t prevent flooding in the original areas. Quinn Beaupre The Badger Herald

Photo · Foxconn has pledged to create 3,000-13,000 direct jobs in Wisconsin. Courtesy of Flickr user Prachatai

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New homeless shelter step in the right direction, more must be done Proper action, determination, funding can transform Madison, Wisconsin into more homeless-friendly environment by Michael Sauer Columnist

A new beacon of light has emerged in the fight against homelessness in Madison. On Oct. 1, Catholic Charities opened a new homeless shelter at 615 E. Washington Ave, the former Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce building, named “The Beacon,” the aim of the facility, in both name and action, is to further, as Catholic Charities president Jackson Founder calls it, “a beautiful and hopeful message.” The complex can house more than 100 people and provides a variety of amenities to its residents, including health care services, family spaces, counseling and much more. It is open every day of the week for residents to use its resources. Without question, “The Beacon” will make a huge dent in the fight against homelessness with the scope and magnitude of its operations. Both the local community and county will benefit considerably now that people have a better opportunity to get back on their feet, acquire new jobs and enjoy the dignity of their new lease on life. That said, homelessness is an endemic problem, beyond the remedy of any single homeless shelter. The 2015 federal count of

homeless people was greater than 6,000. Of these people, fewer than 38 percent live in either Madison or Milwaukee, meaning homelessness in the cities is just the tip of the iceberg. However, the distribution of homelessness outside Wisconsin’s two largest cities is not entirely clear because the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s method of counting is wonky at best. HUD splits the state into four statistical regions: Dane County, Milwaukee County, Racine County and the remainder of the state. Understanding homelessness in rural areas, small towns and suburbs are largely glossed over by HUD as it squeezes 69 counties into one statistical package. Additionally, there is legitimate doubt about HUD’s numbers. Joe Volk, executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition Against Homelessness, believes there could be over 20,000 homeless residents in the state. His conjecture is based off numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, whose most recent count of homeless student enrollment in Wisconsin was pegged at 18,592. Per Volk, “The [HUD method is] primarily heavy on counting single adults. Many of

us, including myself, don’t think it’s a very accurate picture.” This ignorance effectively warps the very basis of political debate regarding homelessness because it distorts the numbers and erases the existence of homeless children. Equally insulting is the amount of resources the state government devotes to combating homelessness. Only a small portion of the state’s allocated resources aimed at battling homelessness make it to their intended source. That dollar amount has been stagnant for decades at $3.3 million, and there is no indication that it will rise. Comparatively speaking, Wisconsin bests Iowa’s abysmal mark of $1 million, but is totally dwarfed by Minnesota’s figure of $44.3 million. Despite the population totals of the two neighboring states being virtually equal, Minnesota spends more than $41 million more to combat homelessness than Wisconsin. It’s a marked division between two states whose population and demographics greatly mirror one another. In the Midwest, Minnesota is clearly the standard-bearer when it comes to homelessness policy and implementation. That’s a disgrace

reflecting Wisconsin’s incapacity to take care of its people in their most vulnerable state. Reform on the federal and state level is a requisite if we are to get the homelessness crisis fixed. HUD must be more complete and honest regarding the number of homeless people counted in their data. The state of Wisconsin must then make these people a priority for the first time. Most assuredly, homeless shelters, such as The Beacon, fulfill an integral role, but they alone are not enough. Only comprehensive efforts with sufficient resources, aimed at the explicit goal of eradicating homelessness will make a significant dent in this monumental issue. More must be done because our moral compassion and conscience demands it of us. With proper action and determination, this city and state can shine a new beacon of light upon those doused in darkness, and give the homeless in our collective home a worthy reason to have hope. Michael Sauer (mjsauer2@wisc.edu) is a freshman intending to major in political science.

Trump’s tax reform not beneficial for Wisconsin, United States

Tax reform proof of Trump’s shallowness, unwillingless to provide tangible benefits for middle class American families by Abby Steinberg Columnist

Eight years after the birth of our nation, its father, and one of the greatest American leaders of all time, warned against forming political parties. Soon after, the two-party system was born, and with it began the partisan issues that have plagued the United States Government for years. Party loyalty is perhaps the most inconvenient of these hindrances and is undoubtedly the largest cause of political gridlock. Politicians would rather stick to a script written by the majority, than vote or create policy for what they truly believe, or for what their constituents desire. The campaign and subsequent election of President Trump was a force neither side accurately prepared for, and its effects, of course, were not expected. Enter a leader who rarely stuck to any script, but rather an agenda entirely his own. Trump was a tornado that rearranged the political landscape, and people were drawn to his power like storm chasers. He said what he thought, plain and simple, which plenty of Americans related to. 16 • badgerherald.com •October 24, 2017

But for a man who is known for speaking off the cuff, Trump clung to his teleprompter during an event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 11, which was meant for the president to sell his federal tax reform plan to the public.

“Politicians would rather stick to a script written by the majority, than vote or create policy for what they truly believe, or for what their constituents want.”

The president claims the plan was meant to benefit the middle class, rather than the wealthy elite. This liberal ideal starkly contrasts with Trump’s political platform and that of the Republican party. The president claims, “It’s a middle-class bill. That’s what we’re thinking of. That’s what I want. I’ve had rich friends of mine come up to me and say they don’t want it — give it to the middle class, give it to people who want to spend it. You would be surprised.”

What is actually surprising is that Trump’s new tax deal does the exact opposite of what he promised, both across the country and in the state of Wisconsin. According to the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, the top one percent of Wisconsin residents will receive 61 percent of the total tax cuts for the state, leaving modest breaks for the majority of Wisconsinites. Those who have incomes lower than $67,200 would receive a meager 13 percent of the tax breaks --- these people make up the bottom 60 percent of taxpayers. Although the reform will cause a $1.5 trillion reduction in federal revenue over the next 10 years, one out of eight Wisconsin residents will actually see an increase in taxes. In the words of Jon Peacock, the director of the Wisconsin Budget Project, “This tax plan is bad for Wisconsin and the country. A tax plan that mostly benefits millionaires and pays for it in part by taxing others should not be the starting point of our tax reform debate.” The incomes of most Americans are set to eventually decrease rather than increase in order to offset the costs of these tax cuts. No matter what angle you look at it from, Trump’s tax reform does not fulfill the purpose the President outlined. But why?

Despite all of the unpredictable or confusing moves President Trump has made these past eight months, what is the point of creating contradictory policy of such a large scale? The answer may lie on the the teleprompter Trump was reading from. For the first time in a long time, Trump read from the script the Republican Party wrote for him. The man who prides himself on being free from party loyalty, as a man of the people, clinging to classic GOP policy. The new tax reform is simply a white flag between Trump and the party that brought his rule to fruition. Eight months after promising a border wall and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Trump cannot find the funding for the wall and Congress has failed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare for the fourth time. Igniting conflicts on Twitter with the National Football League, or various senators is no longer good enough to detract from Trump’s failed promises. This tax reform is proof that Trump only wins when it is written out for him. Abby Steinberg (abigailsteinberg@outlook.com) is a freshman majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

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Ticket prices, drinking rituals involved in home game days ostracize students either unable or unwilling to partake in activities by Aly Niehans Opinion Editor

Game day in Madison, from the relatively biased point of view of a student obviously rooting for the Badgers and convinced that the University of Wisconsin is the single best place to go to college, is unparalleled on any other campus. State street is swamped by crowds adorned in red and white, and “Jump Around” echoes out at tailgates across the city as fans wait for the golden gates of Camp Randall to be unchained so they can assume the prime position for watching the football team destroy whatever team is unlucky enough to play them at home. Game day traditions (think beer pong at obscenely early hours of the morning and wearing far too few articles of clothing to games with a high temperature of 50 degrees) are something that many students take for granted. In fact, many alumni look back at the memories they formed on these days as some of the best of their time at UW. However, not all students have access to, or feel included in game day culture, which leads to a perpetuation of a student body very often divided between wealthier students (or students with wealthier parents) and students from working-class families. Going to college is expensive enough as is, with the price of a degree on a seemingly endless upward slope. For students responsible for paying for their own schooling, housing, groceries and whatever other expenses are thrown their way, spending $200 on season football tickets becomes a much bigger deal than for students whose financial situation is dependent on how much money their parents will put into their checking account, or for whom student loans and rent payments are not looming concerns.

“$200 is the bare minimum spent to truy participate in game day culture.”

$200 is the bare minimum spent to truly participate in game day culture. This figure does not include the money

spent on alcohol for tailgating, food you’re sure to purchase as you’re stumbling to the game after drinking all morning. Nor does it include the team paraphernalia: the $90 UW sweatshirts, the $50 striped overalls, the $60 red converse that would be lucky to survive one game without getting beer spilled all over them. $200 also does not account for the students who are unable to get the magic opening in the lottery to snatch season tickets who end up purchasing tickets on a game to game basis. For many students, the pressure to attend sporting events while in college is weighed against the financial strain it will cause them, all of the other activities or necessities they will have to give up in order to stand in a stadium and watch four hours of football. Photo · Financial burden, excessive alcohol consumption involved in gameday tradition marginalizes some groups of students on I understand that campus. life isn’t fair, and that Riley Steinbrenner sometimes people can’t do The Badger Herald or have everything they want to have. whether you are participating in it or But with sports, especially football, simply wading through the throngs of avid “ For many students, the pressure to being such a large part of the student badger fans to get to work or grab a coffee culture at UW, the inability to participate attend sporting events is weighed or do whatever else needs to be done on leads to a group of students left on the against the financial strain it will Saturday afternoon. outside looking in at their peers who are cause them. ” For students who either cannot afford able to create and be a part of this culture. to participate or feel uncomfortable doing Game day culture and its focus on so, the crowds of people cheering on UW excessive alcohol consumption also are not nearly as appealing as they are for marginalizes the students on campus who blasted, or that you have to party until the others. wee hours of the morning following the choose not to drink. Saturdays in Madison turn into game, but realistically, not many people Aly Niehans (aniehans@badgerherald.com) want to be sober while standing in the drinking extravaganzas: tailgating in the middle of a sea of intoxicated students for is a sophomore majoring in international morning, coasting through the game, studies and intending to major in journalism. and immediately resuming drinking hours on end or be the friend who decides to call it an early night. afterwards. No one is claiming that it’s mandatory Game day is certainly an experience, to show up to Camp Randall completely

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Ideas on Trial: North Korea poses foreign policy dilemma for Trump Fine line between diplomacy and true action against nuclear threat plays role in shaping foreign policy of US towards North Korea Samuel Fritz I thought we should focus on North Korea because, of all of the political arguments we have today, a mistake in the US government’s handling of North Korea will prove to be the most consequential. While I do not think this is a serious immediate risk, the nuclear capacity of North Korea already includes the power to launch several nuclear missiles at Seoul, Tokyo and other of our Allies’ major cities. The combined population of the two cities I just named is over 19 million people alone. What boggles my mind is how the potential for devastation on an unprecedented level is often taken for granted by many living in the world today. None of this is to mention the fiery (pun intended) rhetoric the President lobs at Kim Jong Un and his government constantly. Sam Alhadeff To clarify, I assume you’re referring to the North Korean nuclear threat when you say the ‘potential for devastation’ is taken for granted? What do you think is the best course of action given the evidence of ICBM capabilities? It’s certainly true that President Donald Trump is a less tactful President than we’re used to. On the same hand, critics of Obama often found fault with his lack of direct action in foreign affairs — where should the balance lie? Fritz I suppose you have caught me overplaying my hand a little bit because I am not sure I have a better solution than any other ones that the Trump administration or others have offered over the past months. The level of incendiary rhetoric coming from both sides ought to give us serious pause for concern, but I am not sure I can think of a way we can best respond. On a rhetorical level, Trump is urging additional Chinese action in the region. However, I am not satisfied with the actual level of diplomatic effort his administration is undertaking to turn this talk into action. As far as China goes, I see a lot of shared interest in avoiding a nuclear-armed and aggressive North Korea. The question remains for the US and China to work out how to solve this problem in a mutually acceptable and beneficial way. 18 • badgerherald.com •October 24, 2017

I will admit that in multiple arenas it is difficult to defend Obama’s foreign policy. However, I would say a lot of the criticism is happily afforded the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. At the time when Obama was forced to make these decisions, he was handling a narrow range of viable options, all of which would have elicited a negative response from his foreign policy critics. With relation to North Korea, his strategy of “strategic patience” is frequently derided. Nevertheless, I am not certain there was a different option for him. Today, Trump is doing more or less the same thing, only with the addition of aggressive language. Time will tell if that language becomes the match to this powder keg, or if it is the strong stance the US needed to adopt there and elsewhere. Alhadeff What sort of action would you like to see China take? It seems much of the focus has been on convincing Russia and China to uphold an international embargo on North Korea. As if for lack of a more comprehensive response, economic sanctions act as a holdover. The response was no different following the recent nuclear tests — the US pushed for stricter Chinese limits on oil exports to North Korea. These sanctions strike me as ineffective for two reasons. First, while economic sanctions are meant to put pressure on leadership through the foment created by lean times, North Korea shows virtually no signs of destabilization. Being largely secluded from the world, both by choice and through historic sanctions, North Korea has adapted to not require outside resources like other countries. It’s not 100 percent clear if North Korean leadership would be hurt by sanctions. Second, sanctions, insofar as they do work, seem to primarily affect North Korean citizens. Is it ethical to effectively target a citizen population that is already largely malnourished? If the point of economic sanctions is to act as a carrot and stick then why not lift all sanctions,

welcome North Korea into the world market (and the economic benefits that come from trade), produce a North Korean dependence on outside trade, and then threaten to take it away with sanctions? Fritz While I understand some of these concerns about the ineffectiveness of sanctions and their effect on the average North Korean citizen, I think there is a long way for us to go with a sanctions regime against North Korea. The next step is to seriously involve Chinese companies and the Chinese government with these sanctions. The biggest reason the sanction regime has not been effective is the lifeline the Chinese government is providing them. Currently, our sanctions target specific Chinese companies. These just do not work because Chinese companies do not operate in the same way as normal companies. They can easily change their trading name and avoid US sanctions. The US can improve in convincing our Chinese counterparts that cooperation is in both of our interests. China has no interest in seeing the Kim regime use the cover of a nuclear arsenal to invade South Korea. Still, they do not like the idea of a unified Korea that is in the US camp. What we need to do is through diplomacy and a stricter sanctions regime, coerce China into seeing the conflict from our perspective. Alhadeff I’m wary to accept a policy based on sanctions without understanding the why and how’s, so let’s talk about what the end goal is and why you think sanctions will be effective. First, what is the goal of sanctions? Obviously we want to influence North Korea. Theoretically this will happen by squeezing Kim Jong-un financially and materially. If Kim Jong-un doesn’t have the resources he needs to feed his country and run his government then it follows that he will relieve those bottlenecks by giving in to U.S. demands. So let’s say then that the goal of sanctions is to

deprive North Korea of the resources it needs to operate in order to force Kim Jong-un to give in to U.S. demands. How will sanctions do this? Let’s say it’s an ideal world: We get global buy-in and are able to completely starve North Korea of all outside resources. Did we win? Is North Korea going to fold and become the amicable democratized country we want them to be? I’m not sure. My (admittedly weak) understanding of history suggests that Kim Jong-un would rather let everyone starve than bow to the West. Perhaps then Kim Jong-un rides the plane into the ground, and the North Korean government fails. This, too, would not be in the U.S. interest, and experts will tell you so. There is simply too much going on to deal with securing another regional power vacuum. Let’s say that everything goes our way: we establish meaningful sanctions, deprive North Korea of its essential resources and after some time Kim Jong-un folds. Have we freed the people of North Korea and won the day? I’m still skeptical. More likely I think our sanctions and the resulting resource squeeze in North Korea has done what lean times in North Korea traditionally do, starve citizens. So now we’ve broken Kim Jong-un but committed genocide against the civilian population. Write it off as the cost of freedom, I suppose. To be honest, I don’t have a strong opinion on North Korean policy or necessarily think sanctions are a bad idea (I’m not sure any civilian can have a truly educated opinion while lacking the intelligence available to U.S. policy makers). However, if we are to promote this course of action, it’s worth addressing the repercussions. 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. Interested in contributing to the political disagreement column? Email oped@badgerherald. com to get in on the conversation.

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Rather than receiving monetary bonuses, students should be given choice of charity Creating new stream of funding through goods, services popular with students, companies avoid unsuccessfully soliciting money by Lucas Johnson Opinion Editor

When it comes to making an immediate impact, money is king. Donating time is valuable and has its personable merits, but when given the choice between supervising volunteers or receiving a charitable donation, organizations will likely choose the latter. This is not because the work of a volunteer is useless or burdensome, but rather because the dollar can be immediately transformed into a tangible, sometimes permanent impact. Since the pockets of college students are – the majority of the time – barren, organizations that need their assistance cannot rely on them for financial support. Instead, in order to compensate for that demographic’s inability to donate consistently, nonprofits are tasked with devising events or fundraisers that require no monetary contribution from students, and instead use a larger corporation to fundraise on their behalf – think Shooting Down Cancer. These premises are entirely effective and

engage students to take action without soliciting money from them directly. It’s nearly a perfect system. However, this system can be improved with an elegantly simple solution – instead of offering merchandise or monetary bonuses with a purchase, companies and properties should make donations on the student’s behalf. Rather than gifting students a pair of brand new headphones with the purchase of a laptop from the DoIT Tech Store, the tech branch should reallocate those funds and donate even a small sum to local charities. Rather than offer tenants a $1000 signing bonus for renewing a lease, property managers should offer to donate to the tenant’s charity of choice following their signature. This will create two main outcomes. First, the reputation of the given organization will change for the better, as organizations who are committed to charity are preferential among millennials, according to a 2016 poll conducted by business media outlet Fortune.

This business model is as typical a “two birds, one stone” situation as imaginable. By boosting their reputation to a company that values the community they’re in, said company’s public image shines bright, a must-have for any growing business. Secondly, perhaps more morally focused, the community benefits from the flow of donations as nonprofits now have a new stream of income they can use to benefit their cause. While this notion may seem abstract, there is merit to its potential. “Creating shared value” is a concept first introduced by The Harvard Business Review that creates a link between competitive advantage amongst companies, and corporate social responsibility. “For great brands, [Creating shared value] doesn’t simply draw upon the company’s innovation capabilities. CSV uses the power of the company’s brand to inspire change and produce an overall beneficial impact on society,” Harvard Business Review author Denise Lee Yohn said.

While implementing this concept for campus companies may occur on a much smaller scale, there is no lower limit restricting the impact of this sociological concept. In essence, there is empirical evidence to suggest that companies dedicated to their communities are more appealing to consumers. While there are a litany of methods to making a corporation attractive, this is undoubtedly the most beneficial to local communities. By creating a new stream of funding through the purchase of goods and services widely used by college students, companies would effectively avoid the challenge of unsuccessfully soliciting funds from an age demographic with little to give. This is a simple strategy, and one that could do wonders for both the consumer and the supplier. Lucas Johnson (ljohnson52@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

Requiring service to graduate makes volunteering a hassle, not a joy

Forcing students into undesired service as graduation requirement will not create more engaged campus, healthier community by Will Maher Columnist

A close friend recently argued that the University of Wisconsin should institute a service requirement for graduation. Although I don’t believe the university will do this anytime soon, I’d like to explain why a service requirement is not a good idea. The university should strive to give their students an understanding of the wider Madison community and it has a responsibility to partner with the community to make it more equitable. This is the whole point of the Wisconsin Idea and one of the things which makes the university special. A service requirement seems like a natural extension of this principle. It’s a well-meaning initiative designed to improve the local community and enrich students’ lives. However, it distorts the spirit of service and unnecessarily burdens community partners and students. The potential requirement would not have a positive effect on Madison nonprofits. Less than eager students, compelled to volunteer, would target

existing nonprofits to fulfill graduation requirements. These organizations do not exist to provide Wisconsin’s students with an opportunity to fulfill requirements. They should not be expected to train and integrate short-term, unenthusiastic volunteers into their structures. Even if the university provides resources, it would still be asking them to drastically change the way they do things in order to

“Less than eager students, compelled to volunteer, would target existing nonprofits to fulfill graduation requirements.”

enrich students’ lives. Because adequate service would be a requirement for graduation, rather stringent compliance structures would likely be enacted. Nonprofits would be responsible for guaranteeing students’ compliance. But, ensuring students’ compliance is not the

mission of Madison nonprofits. Characterizing these potential students as ‘less than eager,’ is not meant to criticize Madison’s student body. However, UW already has abundant opportunities for volunteering which engaged and passionate students can take advantage of. These opportunities range from the wildly successful Badger Volunteers program, connecting students with a community partner over the course of the semester, to numerous one-time volunteering opportunities. Forcing those who choose not to participate in existing programs into service will not create a more engaged campus or a healthier community. On the contrary, making service a requirement dilutes the entire spirit of voluntary service. The potential requirement would likely be designed with students in mind. University administrators would see it as a way to enrich students’ lives and broaden their understanding of the world. Service can do these things, but it requires engagement, humility, and a desire to listen and learn. Compulsory service does not

encourage these things. Instead, the policy would alienate students already not inclined to volunteer. Forcing them to give up their time would likely drive them away from meaningful service as they attempt to simply check mandatory boxes. It could also increase an ‘us’ and ‘them’ mentality in which students feel even more isolated from the wider community. Students would see the rest of Madison as something to be endured in order to graduate, not an awesome part of the Wisconsin experience. The university should encourage dedicated service from its students. An engaged and passionate campus is an admirable goal and connecting with the wider Madison community is crucial to fulfilling the Wisconsin Idea. However, instituting a minimum number of service hours for students to graduate is not the right way to do this. Will Maher (wmaher1662@gmail.com) is a sophomore majoring in history and international studies. October 24, 2017 • badgerherald.com • 19

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Carlini and Hilley: comparing the two great Badger setters With two of the most talented setters in college history playing back to back here in Madison, we take a look at just how similar they truly are by Alanna Goldman Volleyball beat writer

Lauren Carlini and Sindey Hilley have both been bringing a lot of attention to the University of Wisconsin volleyball program with their impressive performances and skills, but which one truly reigns supreme here at UW? Wisconsin volleyball is back in the national spotlight, but for many years that was not the case. After success in the late 90s and early 2000s, the Wisconsin volleyball team failed to make the NCAA tournament for five years. Enter a new head coach and the top recruit in the country. Both Head Coach Kelli Sheffield and Lauren Carlini came to Madison in 2013, during a time when Wisconsin really needed them. By the time Carlini landed in Madison, she had already been the women’s Gatorade player of the year in 2012, her senior year of high school, an Under Amour All-American and had played on the US Junior National Team. Essentially, when Carlini made her collegiate debut, the volleyball community was excited. Despite the badger ’s recent struggles and a coaching change, she decided to go to Wisconsin. With Carlini running the offense as the team’s setter, the badgers began to see success. As the season progressed, the team got better and better, and for the first time in five years the badgers, ranked 12th, made the NCAA tournament. The Badgers were a Cinderella story that season. They knocked off top ranked Texas in the semi-finals before falling to Penn State in the National Championship. Despite the loss, the 2013 season was almost everything a badger fan could want. They were winning games, and had a talented young setter that was named a second team All-American. Expectations remained high for Carlini after she led her team to the finals. For her four years playing at UW, she was regarded as one of the best in the business. Announcers, coaches, teammates and foes alike sang her praises. In just four years, she put the badgers back on the map, and helped change the culture of the program. During her time as a Wisconsin college volleyball player, the team had a culture of winning. Each time they stepped on the court, they wanted to come away with a W. Each year the goal was to win a Big Ten and National Championship. In her sophomore season, they accomplished their goal of winning a Big Ten championship before falling to again to Penn State, but this time in the Elite Eight. During this match, Carlini suffered a severe 20 • badgerherald.com •October 24, 2017

ankle sprain. Carlini was named a first team All-American. Before her time ran out, she was named first team All-American two more times and led her team to the Sweet Sixteen in 2015, and the Elite Eight in 2016, where she saw her outstanding college career come to an end in five sets against the eventual National Champions, Stanford. The silver lining? She ended her time in Cardinal and White in front of a supportive Field House crowd, where her and the other seniors received standing ovations. The fans realized how much of an impact she had made on the program and were grateful. Since then, she’s received the AAU Sullivan Award, which is awarded to the country’s best amateur athlete. She joined the ranks of Payton Manning and Michael Phelps. She also spent the summer playing for the US Women’s National Team and is currently playing professionally in Italy. Enter Sydney Hilley. Another highly touted recruit, she was ranked the top setter in her class and No. 3 over all. She was the 2016 Minnesota Gatorade volleyball player of the year and had similarly played with the US Junior National Team. Hilley enrolled early last January to train with Carlini. When asked why she chose Wisconsin, she told UW Athletics that her favorite thing about Wisconsin Volleyball is the culture. The same culture that Carlini had helped create. Hilley is just halfway through her freshman season, but she has already made an impact. The badgers are hitting at a clip .308, much to her credit. She is able to put her hitters in positions to score points. She is doing her part to make sure that the program keeps their expectations high, and maintain a winning culture. Undoubtedly, Hilley is a phenomenal player, but it is too early to determine if she will be as good or better than Carlini. Carlini led her team deep into the post season while earning All-American accolades for herself four times. She’s the only Wisconsin volleyball player to be a four time All-American. Even if Sydney Hilley surpasses her predecessor in accomplishments and skill, there can only be one Lauren Carlini. Hilley will make her own significant mark on the Wisconsin volleyball program, but she will never receive the credit for creating the culture of the program. Lauren Carlini had such a large impact on this program, and was the best setter in the country, which are some big shoes to fill. It will be difficult for Hilley to surpass Carlini, but it is still early in her career, and only time will tell.

Photo · Sidney Hilley sets up teammate Dana Rettke for a kill at HotelRED tournament. Hilley was the No.3 recruit in the 2017 class. Jason Chan The Badger Herald

Photo · Carlini was the school’s first Sullivan Award winner in 2017, and one of the greatest setters in UW history. Haley Winckler The Badger Herald

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New app called GameSide Tickets offers better way to sell tickets The app is designed to make the selling of student tickets easier, safer, and more convienient that past methods like Facebook groups by Kristen Larson Sports Editor

The student ticket market in Madison can be a hard one to navigate, especially if you’re looking at buying or selling ticket for a current game. There is a new app called GameSide Tickets, which is available to both Android and iPhone users, which allows for students to buy and exchange tickets all in one place. The app helps buyers and sellers communicate with each other in one simple place. The Badger Herald got the chance to talk to app developer Fouad Khairallah about what it was that inspired him to create an app like GameSide. Khairallah revealed that the idea came to him while he was in college, and he was unable to buy season tickets himself. “The idea was born when I was a college student,” said Khairallah, “and I didn’t have

the chance to purchase student tickets one year. I still wanted to attend the games so I tried using social media and asking anyone I could in hopes of buying student tickets. I felt that there could be an easier and more organized way to get in touch with sellers and that is where the development of GameSide Tickets started.” GameSide Tickets is specially designed with schools like Wisconsin in mind, where the ticket exchange market is not only a very demanding market, but it also a quickly changing market. Before GameSide tickets, students were mitigated to simply asking friends and looking at the Student Section Facebook group to try and find tickets for the game that they were looking at attending. Not only does Facebook not allow you to see tickets that are currently for sale, it also doesn’t allow for ticket sellers to keep things up-todate as quickly as they could on this app. The other nice thing about this app is it offers students a safer option than using

Facebook to communicate with people. When you sign up with GameSide tickets, you don’t run the risk of giving someone your personal Facebook profile information. The app also allows for communication between users to happen all in one place, allowing for easier transactions to happen amongst people. The app sorts games by opponent, so there is no shuffling through posts to try and find the right game. There is also a little bit of a fun feature to this app, which allows for transactions to become a little bit like a game. According to Khairallah, sellers are given a “Deal or No Deal” style button to use when accepting or declining offers. “Sellers are given a “Deal or No Deal” button when communicating with buyers,” said Khairallah.” Buyers are notified of the seller ’s choice when a button is pressed. Buyers and sellers can then meet on their own terms if a deal is made.” This app provides many benefits for students, but one of the most beneficial is

the sheer organization that comes from using this app. Gone are the days where you spend so much of your time searching through posts and friend’s contacts just to simply find a ticket. “The students of Madison love their Wisconsin Badgers,” said Kairallah, “and GameSide Tickets provides them an outlet to experience more college games to cheer them on. The app is entirely free to use and it helps connect students with one another in a community environment.” “It also reduces the total amount of time spent waiting to hear back from individuals who are buying or selling tickets with the messaging feature that is built into the app. That’s more time that the students can spend on their many other important tasks throughout the day.” Students can download the free app from either iTunes or the Android Marketplace right now.

Sports section says: discussing the possibility of JJ Watt retiring

After his second season ending injury during Week 5, our sports section discusses how likely the former Wisconsin defensive end is to retire by Alex Fishkind, Stephanie Browne, and Kristen Larson Sports Section Writers

Fans of the Watt family were devastated on October 5th when beloved JJ Watt left the game in excruciating pain. It would be revealed later that Watt suffered from a tibial plateau fracture in his left leg, which was immediately operated on when Watt was taken to the hospital, effectively ending his season. Watt also suffered a back injury during the end of the 2015 season, which would keep him out of the 2016 season. Watt expressed to Graham Besinger that his complicated recovery after his back injury almost made him consider retiring in 2016. With that in mind, our sports section discusses whether or not we think that this most recent injury will lead the eldest Watt brother to end his NFL career. Alex Fishkind: While many football fans view Houston Texan’s defensive lineman JJ Watt as a god like creature, it is hard to fathom that he will be able to continue playing further after his second season ending surgery. After fracturing his left tibia week six against the Kansas City Chiefs, Watt began what could be another long road to recovery. The question surrounds, will he finally hang up the pads and retire or will he persevere once more and return the following season?

Only a mere 28 years old, it is hard to imagine that one of the league’s best talents would just ride off into the sunset. With that being said however, Watt has become a civic leader for Houston, raising nearly 40 million dollars in relief funds for areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Watt has more than paid his dues, both for the league, and for his community, so if he decides to have an early retirement, who can really blame him? Stephanie Browne: Although JJ Watt will be on the sidelines with Texas linebacker Whitney Mercilus for the rest of the season, his football career can’t be over yet. The defensive lineman made a comeback after the 2016 season when he only played three games due to back surgery. The season before that he herniated a disk twice, broke his hand and tore three adductors, among other injuries. For someone who has had so many injuries, what’s one more for the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year? In the grand scheme of things, he is only 28 years old, and has time to recover and get back to it when he’s able to. Injury after injury, JJ Watt seems untouchable in his commitment to football. It doesn’t look like he will be leaving the NFL anytime soon.

Kristen Larson: In an ideal world, I would love to say that JJ Watt will just simply recover from his recent injury and get back to playing football, but I don’t think that is the world that we live in. I remember seeing the interview with Besinger on YouTube and being appalled that Watt would consider retiring after a single injury, but then I continued watching. Watt stated that it was the time it took him to recover from his injury that made him contemplate retirement. If he heals quickly, there is no doubt in my mind that Watt will be back for another

year with the Texans. However, I don’t feel as though this will be an easy recovery for Watt, and that will most likely lead him to consider retiring this year. I hope for his sake that Watt has a speedy recovery, but in the end it is about his health and he needs to make the best decision for him, not for his fans.

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As homecoming comes to a close, the Badger Herald looks back at some of the greatest moments that happened in various sports

Photo · Wide receiver Quintez Cephus dodges defensive back JC Jackson during Saturday’s game against the Maryland Terrapins.

Photo ·Freshman running back Jonathan Taylor became one of seven people in college football history to rush for over 1,000 yards during their first year of collegiate play.

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Photo · Women’s hockey goaltender Kristen Campbell blocks a shot from a Bemidji State player. Campbell only allowed two goals during Wisconsin’s series against Bemidji.

Photo · The women’s hockey team celebrates after a goal against Bemidji State. The Badgers would win the series, outscoring their opponents 10-2 over the course of the weekend.

Daniel Yun The Badger Herald

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Football: What being a Badger means to UW players All in all, being a football player at Wisconsin means being able to call yourself the best, not only as an athlete but as a person by Kristen Larson Sports Editor

When you think of Wisconsin, you think of Wisconsin football. When football players think of Wisconsin, they think of a history of excellence that has been achieved by those who came before them, and a set of behaviors that are expected from all players. For quarterback Alex Hornibrook, being a Badger means being a hard-worker, especially if you want to see your name on the screen in Camp Randall. For a school that has produced many great quarterbacks, being a hard-worker is definitely a skill that you need to get noticed in this football town. “[Being a Badger means] being a part of a tradition of hard-working,blue collar guys,” Hornibrook said. “They’re all guys that nothing is given to them, they’re just working for it.” Being a hard-worker is a necessity if you want to be a Badger, and Hornibrook’s statement was backed up by his teammate Chris Orr. Orr said that if you don’t want to work when you play for this team, it will be noticed, and you will stick out like a sore thumb.

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“Everybody here is a hard worker,” Orr said. “And it’s going to stand out here if you’re lazy. That’s the biggest characteristic you need to have.” Orr, who hails from the great state of Texas, also knows that being a Badger is a truly unique opportunity. While the Badgers might be the only Division 1 football team in the state, back in Orr’s home state there are a grand total 18 Division I schools, all of whom fight for fan ship with one another. Orr was surprised at not only the number of people that he has rooting for him now that he is a Badger, but just how far the Badger community stretches across the country. Orr remembers getting congratulatory remarks for Wisconsin fans in Texas after he signed his notice of intent. With so many fans supporting him, Orr knows that it is up to him and his team to ensure that fans have something to cheer for. One of the things that Orr is always thinking about is ensuring that fans have a team that they can be proud of, whether they are in Madison or elsewhere in the country. “We’re the only DI football program in the state,” Orr said. “Everybody is rooting for the Badgers. It’s crazy because everybody is watching you and you don’t want to let them down.” So, along with being a hard-worker, a new Badger must also be dedicated to their fans, and guarantee that Wisconsinites always have a

good football team to support. There can’t be much more to being a Badger, can there? According to one of the newest Badgers Jonathan Taylor, there are still three things missing from this list that truly define a Wisconsin player and separate them from the rest. Even though he is still in his first year with Wisconsin, Taylor stated that you have to be three things if you want to go to UW — smart, tough and dependable. “They want guys that are smart and about their studies,” Taylor said. “They want guys to be tough, we’re a tough football team and we want to be one of the most physical teams in the country. Everyone wants to be dependable that shows how high your character is that someone can trust you day in and day out.” All of these characteristics are a good starting point, but there is something that has still been missing until now. When you join Wisconsin football, you’re joining a band of brothers, who agree to have your back through thick and thin as long as you do the same for them. Take it from Joe Ferguson, who has been playing with his family for four years. Ferguson, the grandson of Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and the brother of Jake Ferguson, said that his family grew when he came to Wisconsin in more ways than he could have ever imagined. While Ferguson is playing with his brother this year, and has his grandfather to go and talk to whenever he wants, he also has a slough of other players that he can call family. To him, Wisconsin is the ultimate support system that

teaches you valuable life lessons, helping you grow both as a player and as a person. “Playing for Wisconsin feels like you’re playing for something bigger than yourself,” Ferguson said. “It is a life experience where pretty much any life lesson you can learn you have the ability to learn it here. Along with gaining new family members, Wisconsin has also helped Ferguson to strengthen his relationships with his family members off the field. With three members of the Ferguson/Alvarez family at UW, they are finding that football is a good way to strengthen the bond amongst all of them. “It’s different,” Ferguson said. “It feels like [his brother Jake] has just become one of my teammates now, and my teammates have become like my brothers. Obviously I’ve known Jake [and Alvarez] my whole life, but having my grandpa and my brother here makes those relationships even stronger.” So, to recap, in order to be a Wisconsin football player you have to be: hard-working, dedicated, smart, confident, tough, a good brother, dependable, family-oriented and so much more. All in all, in order to wear a Wisconsin jersey, you have to be the best of the best, the highest caliber of player and man that you can be. Anyone who has ever played for the Badgers can stand proudly, knowing that by calling themselves a Badger they are telling the world that they are some of the best men out there, and have created a legacy that will never die.

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