'For Rent' - Volume 49, Issue 22

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TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018 · VOL 49 Issue 22 · BADGERHERALD.COM

FOR RENT

While student renters can be difficult to deal with, some landlords take advantage of their inexperience

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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 3/20 The Pursuit of Happiness at the Overture Center, 7-8:30 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 3/21

Thursday 3/22

11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at The Barrymore, 6:15 -10 p.m., tickets start at $12

Mitski w/ Half Waif at High Noon Saloon, Doors open at 7 p.m., 8-11 p.m. tickets starting at $16

Thursday 3/22 On-site Hiring Event by The Cheesecake Factory at West Towne Mall, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday 3/23

Saturday 3/24

Sunday 3/25

Ali Siddiq at The Comedy Club on State, 8-9:30 p.m., tickets starting at $12

Saturday 3/24 Earth, Wind & Fire at Overture Hall, 7-11 p.m.

Sunday 3/25

Sunday 3/25 March For Our Lives at the Wisconsin Historical Society, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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Meat Jelly w/ Televangelist, It’s all You, Cowboy & Black Hat at The Frequency, 7:30-11:59 p.m., tickets starting at $5

Monday 3/26 Maple Syrup Fest at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, 1-4 p.m., FREE

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny at East Towne Mall, 6-9 p.m.

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Social and political activists on campus and across the nation should do more to condemn anti-Semitism, especially with a record-breaking spike in hate.

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University of Wisconsin alum Anders Holm, brought Blake Anderson, Adam Devine to chat about their Neflix exclusive film.

After one of the most successful seasons in the Unviersity of Wisconsin football’s program history, the Badgers look to build on the stellar season next year.

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Discharged police officers would remain on payroll under proposed bill

Public officials in Milwaukee concerned what legislation would do for city’s relations between community, law enforcement

by Gretchen Gerlach State Editor

Under a proposed legislation, the city of Milwaukee would be forced to continue paying discharged officers facing criminal charges.

No member of the police force may go unpaid or without benefits until the board comes to a disciplinary decision without an appeal being made. The bill also makes a number of changes to first class city fire and police departments, and the board of fire and police commissioners.

The bill passed the state Assembly in late February but has not received a vote from the state Senate.

This provision has rendered a number of public officials to speak out against the bill, including state Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee.

“This unnecessary bill threatens police and community relations in Milwaukee,” Bowen said in a press release. “With a new chief of police transitioning into the role, now isn’t the time to change the dynamics of the

commission.”

La Keisha Butler, Milwaukee’s intergovernmental relations director, shared a similar view.

Concerned the bill would increase tension between law enforcement and certain communities within Milwaukee, Butler said she and the city are opposed to the bill.

“This legislation will incentivize folks who are doing bad things,” Butler said. “It will make it more likely that the community will view police officers with distrust, even when the majority of officers are good people doing good work.”

Butler said community-law enforcement relations have been an issue as of late.

Butler alluded to an incident from 2004 in which off-duty officers severely beat Frank Jude, the perceived thief of a wallet. An investigation ensued and the officers remained on the payroll as the incident went to state trial and to the federal court, despite being uncooperative throughout the process, she

said.

“No other employee in another line of work would receive pay if discharged,” Butler said.

In his statement, Bowen mentioned the shooting of Sylville Smith, which caused considerable unrest within the Sherman Park neighborhood and lead the ACLU of Wisconsin to file a class-action lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department.

Both Butler and Bowen believe these respective incidents, among others, have contributed to distrust of law enforcement among Milwaukee community members.

“We should be careful to sustain commission as an independent body that can maintain the public trust by rewarding good officers and holding bad officers accountable for malfeasance and crimes,” Bowen said.

Other groups lobbying against the bill include the city of Madison, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association and Wisconsin Towns Association.

Groups lobbying for the bill include Milwaukee Police Association, Milwaukee Professional Fire Fighters Association, Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Inc. and Wisconsin Professional Police Association.

Mike Crivello, Milwaukee Police Association president, said the organization is “pleased” with the Assembly passing the bill and that it will benefit the Milwaukee community.

“A bill like this will create a greater level of transparency within the community,” Crivello said.

But Bowen argued that forcing Milwaukee to continue paying discharged officers will only harm governments already dealing with tight fiscal situations.

Officers facing criminal charges have no business using taxpayers’ money, Bowen said.

“This bill sends the wrong message to upstanding officers and the public by softening the consequences of bad behavior,” Bowen said.

Report shows 2017 had largest increase on record of anti-Semitic acts Anti-Defamation League reported 57 percent rise in incidents, threats specifically on college campuses across country

by Benny Koziol Reporter

A report from the Anti-Defamation League recorded a 57 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents throughout the U.S. in 2017.

The organization refers to this figure as “the largest single-year increase on record” and counts it as the highest number of incidents since 1979.

University of Wisconsin sociology professor Pam Oliver saw the rise in anti-Semitic incidents as indicative of a broader surge in organized hate groups ongoing for a number of years now. She pointed to polls indicating an American public with increasingly antiimmigrant and anti-minority views.

“It is my impression that anti-minority groups and vocal expressions have been rising for some time now,” Oliver said.

Oliver speculated that the election of former President Barack Obama in 2008 stoked the flames for the white nationalist and white identity movements — groups that espouse extreme anti-Semitism — to make a slow rise over the last decade.

Oliver believes the rise in anti-Semitic incidents reflects the emboldening of individuals espousing anti-minority views to enter into mainstream political discussion.

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conversation within which anti-minority statements are normalized in public discourse.”

Last year in Wisconsin alone, the ADL reported 31 anti-Semitic incidents. Among these were the four high-profile bomb threats directed at the Jewish Community Center in Milwaukee. Other incidents involved threatening, violent letters and the flying of Nazi flags, as Shorewood Patch reported.

There also appears to be a trend wherein these anti-Semitic acts are most commonly taking place.

The ADL report indicates an 89 percent rise in these incidents specifically on American college campuses in 2017. In Wisconsin, approximately one-third of last year’s incidents took place at K-12 schools and college campuses, according to Shorewood Patch.

UW’s campus is not immune to the data’s findings. Numerous instances of anti-Semitic vandalism have taken place over the last several years, including swastikas drawn on multiple doors in Sellery Residence Hall in September 2016 and swastika graffiti spray painted on a memorial near the synagogue Gates of Haven in September 2017.

Rabbi Andrea Steinberger of UW Hillel, a center of engagement for Jewish students at the university, addressed these incidents and admitted it can be very difficult for Jewish students to come to terms with them.

“Many times Jews, especially on a college campus, are surprised and unprepared when somebody refers to the Jews as a collective with hatred and violence or to the Jewish people as an ‘other’ in a critical way,” Steinberger said.

Steinberger described Hillel’s mission as an open, multicultural space invested in bridging

“There is definitely a polarized

rhetoric that is providing kind of a national conversation within which anti-minority statements are normalized in public discourse.”

UW sociology professor Pam Oliver gaps in cultural understanding of Judaism on UW’s campus. Steinberger cited the center’s engagement with other student groups, churches and synagogues in the Madison area.

Steinberger also mentioned UW Hillel’s participation in a seminar called “The Necessity of Now” in Washington DC. Hillel sent a group of UW students of different origins, ethnicities

and faiths there to take part in sessions discussing multicultural perspectives on a variety of contemporary political issues like immigration and gun control.

“We want to provide a space where students can share and learn about each other’s personal and cultural narratives and commit to a deeper understanding of themselves and each other,” Steinberger said.

Misunderstanding and fractures in these shared narratives are endemic to acts of hate, Oliver said. A key motivator for hateful aggressors is a misperception of their minority targets as hostile or enemies.

“Rhetoric that polarizes and makes you feel like the other side is so bad that you should try to drive them out of the society is going to make you feel fearful and angry,” Steinburger said.

Steinberger acknowledged combating this kind of misunderstanding can be challenging.

Steinburger invited UW students to try visiting Hillel for their weekly Shabbat dinner, which non-Jewish students often attend as well.

“Students know that everyone is welcome,” Steinberger said. “It’s an opportunity for them to observe a cultural experience with openness and no pressure. I think it allows some of the barriers of otherness to fall away so that people can say who are the Jewish people and ask any questions they wish to ask.”

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Uber launches program aimed at providing greater access to health care According to Community Transportation Association, 3.6 million Americans miss doctor appointments because they can’t get to them

by Abby Doeden City Editor

In an effort to eliminate the barrier of needing transportation to get medical attention or attend appointments, Uber announced “Uber Health” in early March.

The program was launched in every existing Uber market on March 1 and assists in coordinating rides with health care professionals and their patients, eliminating noshows, according to an Uber press release.

The program will bring Uber out of the application and into a situation where people need it the most, Jay Holley, head of partnerships for Uber Health, said.

“We have a web-based platform that healthcare professionals can use in order to order rides and coordinate trips on behalf of their patients and people that are coming to and from their healthcare facilities,” Holley said. “[Uber Health] is actually available all across the United States in any market that Uber operates in and has really helped break down access barriers and eliminate transportation barriers to health care.”

Every year, 3.6 million Americans miss doctor appointments due to a lack of transportation, according to the press release. Additionally, no-show rates are as high as 30 percent in some areas.

The rides patients receive will also be billed to the health care company, making them free for the people in need.

“One of the great things, is that many healthcare offices choose to pay for it out of an operating budget, so to the people who need reliable transportation access to a healthcare appointment, very often the people who are taking the rides, aren’t charged for them, they

are able to get it free of charge,” Holley said.

Ride coordinators can schedule a ride for immediate pickup, hours in advance or even 30 days in advance, allowing for rides to and from follow-up appointments. Health care providers can also schedule multiple rides at a time through one dashboard, the press release said.

Another benefit is patients without a smartphone are able to use the program, according to the press release. Because text message is the main form communication, customers can directly use their computers to facilitate the ride.

So far, Uber has seen customers using the program for exactly the intended purposes, Holley said. “[People] also use this to get people home more quickly and conveniently,” Holley said. “Folks who are maybe at the hospital or at a health care facility and don’t have a good way to get back home, this has been a really good way to get them to where they need to be,” Holley Photo · The rides patients receive will be billed to the health care company, so they will be free of charge to individuals said. who need transportation.

According to the press release, more than 100 health care Daniel Yun organizations are already using The Badger Herald Uber Health in the U.S in an effort to test the system. So far, Uber Health has allowed many companies to limiting the number of no-shows. at the University of Wisconsin Population focus on the customer experience in addition to While the program is built mainly for health Health Institute believes Uber Health will be care professionals, insurance companies helpful, as many people do not have access to can use it to order a ride as well, Holley transportation. said.

“Transportation is really one of the huge With this program aimed at problems [with health care],” Konkle said. “For benefitting people without access to people who don’t have easy access to cars, that transportation, university students are a don’t live on great bus routes to areas that they key demographic. But because of patient need, getting to the doctor can be a significant privacy, the company doesn’t actually challenge.” know if students are taking advantage of While the UW Population Health Institute Uber Health, Holley said. doesn’t study health care in depth, they “With patient privacy in mind, we’ve focus on the overall health in Wisconsin really gone to great lengths to shield and Dane County. According to their study, ourselves from who the people are and unemployment rates in Wisconsin are at 4.1 why they are taking these trips,” Holley percent compared to the 3.2 percent nationally. said. “If you’re going to and from the Additionally, income inequality in Wisconsin doctor, it’s not really anything that you has a ratio of 4.3 compared to the national 3.7. want Uber, or anyone involved, to know Because of these statistics and the need for who you are and why you’re going accessibility in Wisconsin, Konkle believes Uber there,” Holley said.

Health is a great opportunity for Madison.

But Holley believes there is a large “If you think of a mom trying to get across possibility university students use the town with multiple kids, or a student trying to program, as they are a large chunk of go between classes who doesn’t have the time the population who don’t have access to to make the trek across town, something like transportation.

Uber Health could be a really interesting option Kate Konkle, associate researcher to fulfill a gap in the system,” Konkle said.

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Photo ·Models displayed colorful and unique ensembles crafted by student and local fashion designers at Union South’s Moda Fashion Show Friday night.

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The Lab Report: Trying to understand earliest stages of ovarian cancer

University of Wisconsin senior focuses research on identifying strategies to improve ovarian cancer’s survival rates

by Jacob Otto Science Reporter

Every week, The Lab Report will feature a different undergraduate research assistant on campus and their experience in the lab.

Pamela Kreeger Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering Through his research, a University of Wisconsin biomedical engineering student is focusing on improving understanding of the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.

Senior Will Flanigan is studying ovarian cancer with the Kreeger Lab in Wisconsin Institute of Medical Research.

“We’re trying to figure out how [ovarian cancer] starts, so we can try and target something earlier on,” Flanigan said.

Currently, many women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at a late stage of the disease.

This late diagnosis makes the survivor rate dismal, Flanigan said.

Diagnosis is tricky because ovarian cancer ’s symptoms resemble so many other things, Flanigan said. In particular, the symptoms, like lower abdominal pain, are very difficult to distinguish from the sideeffects of healthy menstruation.

Even in post-menopausal women, detection can be difficult until the cancer spreads to other areas of the body, at which point, it’s almost untreatable, Flanigan said.

Recent findings, however, have researchers completely rethinking how the disease begins.

The scientific community used to think the cancer developed from cells on the surface of ovaries, but evidence suggests it actually starts with cells from the fallopian tubes, which transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus, Flanigan said.

The cancer specifically starts with cells from the fimbria, which is a series of fingerlike projections on the end of the fallopian tube. Fimbriae regularly shed their cells, which then float off on their own, Flanigan said.

Without receiving the signals they usually get from connections with neighboring cells, these floating cells eventually terminate themselves through a process called anoikis. Anoikis is one of many forms of “programmed cell death,” which exist to ensure misbehaving cells don’t persist and create problems for the body, Flanigan said.

But anoikis doesn’t always occur.

When cells from the fallopian tube have a mutation in a specific tumor suppressor gene key to regulating the cell cycle, they are able to live on their own much longer than usual, Flanigan said.

Being able to travel further without dying gives these cells a greater chance of making

connections with new cells to support their proliferation.

These mutated cells lead to ovarian cancer when they find a way to implant in the ovary, Flanigan said.

“If [these cells] can survive from the fallopian tube to the ovary, there’s a chance they’re going to form cancer,” Flanigan said.

“This mutation is present in 95 percent of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

We’re sure it’s part of the cause of the cancer.”

It seems the way these rogue fallopian tube cells find their Photo · Many women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer find out at a late stage of the disease, making the survivor rate dismal. way into the ovary is through Jacob Otto a natural breach The Badger Herald formed during the menstrual cycle, Flanigan prolonging fallopian tube cell survival. achieve earlier diagnoses, we need to gain a said.

In the lab, Flanigan takes mutated better understanding of early-stage ovarian During the menstrual cycle, an ovarian fallopian tube cells and simulates them cancer progression,” Fleszar said. follicle erupts to release an egg. This floating to the ovary. He coats the bottom Flanigan has enjoyed his time with the process removes the top layer of cells of a petri dish with a hydrophobic coating Kreeger Lab and thinks his undergraduate from the ovary and also releases a bunch that prevents cellular attachment so that research experience has played a big role in of molecules that provide support to these cells have to float in isolation. his development as a student. surrounding cells, Flanigan said.

Flanigan can then test how the fallopian Flanigan stressed there are Mutated fallopian tube cells find their tube cells react when exposed to different undergraduate research positions at UW way into this opening in the ovary and combinations of the follicular fluid for virtually every topic and the best implant themselves. Eventually, the layer molecules. Flanigan hopes to identify way to get involved is to find a project of missing ovarian cells heals itself, which the fraction of the follicular fluid that you’re interested in and communicate encloses the fallopian tube cells in their contributes to the fallopian tube survival your interest to the project’s principal new environment and eventually leads to advantage, which will help pin down the investigator. ovarian cancer, Flanigan said. actual mechanisms that are taking place.

Flanigan plans to continue his education Flanigan is studying the “follicular fluid” Flanigan’s mentor, Andy Fleszar, and eventually get a PhD in biomedical that is released when the ovarian follicle a biomedical engineering doctoral engineering. He wants to become a bursts. The Kreeger Lab has found follicular student, stressed how important researcher who focuses on early medical fluid helps the survival of fallopian tube understanding these aspects of the ovary diagnoses and treatments. cells and helps cells floating in suspension microenvironment are to the project’s “Without [the undergraduate research grab onto their neighbors to form clusters. overall goal. experience] I don’t think I could really go Follicular fluid contains several hundred “Earlier detection of ovarian cancer on to what I want to do next,” Flanigan molecules, and Flanigan is trying to could lead to a significant increase in its said. determine which of these are critical to survival rate, however, before we can March 20, 2018 • badgerherald.com • 7

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UW researchers explore impact of different types, various uses of smiles Psychology graduate student hopes findings will help individuals better understand expressions of people around them

by Abert Vang Science Reporter

Smile!

This simple action can bring joy to others, but recent research at the University of Wisconsin looked into physical reactions to smiles and their multiple uses — not all of which, are an expression of warmth.

Smiles that are meant to convey dominance are associated with a physical reaction and can cause a spike in stress hormones, UW psychology graduate student Jared Martin said. In contrast, smiles that are meant as a reward, which tend to help recipients against stress.

“We believe that smiles are not a homologous category of expressions that mean the same thing all the time,” Martin said. “Smiles are interesting because you express them in any number of context.”

Examples Martin used included how some people smile when they’re sad or in pain, like how some people smile at a funeral or smile at pain. Martin links this to how smiles are related to any number of internal states.

In previous works, Martin and others argued there are three social tasks that smiles can solve in the world. The three tasks are dominance, social affiliation and reward.

A dominant smile is meant to help negotiate social hierarchy. Martin said this type of smile is meant to be shown when people are trying to show others they feel superior to them.

A dominant smile is similar to a smirk or a sneer is asymmetrical and a cocky gesture. This kind of smile tends to occur when after a win at a sporting event, Martin said.

A smile showing social affiliation is used to signal to someone that the person is nonthreatening and approachable, Martin said.

“A good example [of a social affiliated smile] is when you’re walking down the hallway and you see someone you don’t know very well, but you don’t want them to think you’re threatening or going to hurt them, but they’re not your best friend either,” Martin said.

A reward smile is meant to reinforce positive behavior in other people. This type of smile is the stereotypical type of smile, one where all of your teeth are showing and crow’s feet appear, Martin said. This smile can also be used to uplift someone.

These three smiles were then implemented in Martin’s research. Martin gave 90 male students a task to complete, incorporating the types of smiles.

Stella Mayerhoff, who was an undergraduate research assistant at the time this research took place, was tasked with collecting the data.

Mayerhoff’s task involved using a EKG monitor to place sensors on various points on the participant’s body so the heart rate of each participant would be measured and periodically taking samples of the participant’s saliva.

The purpose of the saliva sample was to measure cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, Mayerhoff said. The results of the saliva and EKG monitor then explain how the human body responds to the different smiles shown — by either relaxing or raising stress.

The purpose of measuring the participants’ heart rate comes from heart-rate variability and how high heart-rate variability shows stronger physiological reactions to different types of smiles, Mayerhoff said.

“There are a number of physiological responses that correlate with stress, many of which we may notice in day to day life,” Mayerhoff said. “Such as, if you get to class and find out there’s a pop quiz on a reading you didn’t do, you might feel your heart race and your palms sweat.”

Heart-rate variability comes from how your heart doesn’t beat consistently like a metronome because there is variability between the heartbeat and the amount of time separating each beat,

Martin said.

Mayerhoff said people can’t tell their cortisol levels are raising, which was why they periodically took samples of the participant’s saliva.

If variability is analyzed over time, it’s possible to get a rough index of how much much the parasympathetic nervous system has been activated, Martin said.

“The parasympathetic nervous system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that relates to homeostatic functions, like resting and digesting your food,” Martin said. “It’s a calming force in your body.”

But Martin also said heart-rate variability can be altered and is not innate.There are many disorders which can actually drag down heart-rate variability, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, autism, anxiety and depression, Martin said. This then results in people having a harder time at determining and reacting to social signals such as a dominance smile or a social affiliation smile.

Martin hopes this research can be an opportunity to help catalog individual differences in our bodies that might make us more or less susceptible to being able to understand the expressions of other people.

State Republicans express concern for economy due to Trump’s tariffs UW professor believes president’s decision puts political ties of major trading partners at risk of possible trade war

by Molly Liebergall City Editor

Gov. Scott Walker and other Wisconsin Republicans have publicly expressed disapproval of President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, citing potential detrimental effects for both the national and local economy.

The specifics of the tariffs include a 25 percent tax on imported steel and a 10 percent tax on imported aluminum.

Despite debate within the administration and pushback from fellow GOP members, Trump signed an order earlier this month authorizing the import taxes. This decision was allegedly an effort to strengthen security and revitalize national industries that foreign trade has overpowered, according to The New York Times.

Walker released a statement disapproving the tariffs because of their perceived failure to accomplish the administration’s stated goals of supporting the job market.

“If the President wants to protect good-paying, family-supporting jobs in America, especially here in Wisconsin, then he should reconsider the administration’s position on these tariffs, particularly on ultra-thin aluminum,” Walker said.

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and across the country.”

Bemis Company, which is based in Neenah, Wisconsin and employs 5,000 Wisconsinites, also voiced concerns over the future availability of ultra-thin aluminum. There is only one U.S.based producer of this material and it does not manufacture enough to support them, nor the rest of the national market, Walker said.

Walker also challenged the effectiveness of the highly contested tariffs when it comes to nationalizing trade.

Negatively impacted American companies can simply relocate their operations to countries like Canada — where they will not face import taxes — which would not protect American jobs and instead render the tariffs useless, Walker said.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, echoed Walker’s sentiments and urged Trump to change his decision because of its potential to harm Wisconsin.

“Please don’t do this,” Johnson said in a press release. “Target the real abuses and let’s hold harmless and let’s strengthen our relationship with our strong allies. It is better for America and American workers and Wisconsin workers.”

Steel and aluminum workers — some in uniform — joined Trump at the tariffs’ authorization signing, symbolizing support from American steel and aluminum production

industries that have lobbied for government regulation like this for years, according to The New York Times.

Though the tariffs may strengthen industries on the production side of these metals, concerns for the indirect effect on the consumer have been called into question.

With industries in the automobile, construction and other sectors being forced to pay more for aluminum and steel, companies will logically need to charge more for their products in order to balance finances. University of Wisconsin sociology and law professor Joseph Conti, however, believes these price increases will be “negligible” for most goods.

Instead, it is predicted the industries that rely on steel and aluminum will suffer the brunt of the consequences, UW economics professor Noah Williams said.

“People have been talking about the direct impacts on consumers for paying higher prices for cars and canned goods, but the bigger impacts would be on steel and aluminum industries that we have in large concentrations here,” Williams said.

Wisconsin is home to many manufacturing and heavy machinery companies, which accounts for one of the state’s main products and exports,

Williams said. Harley-Davidson, Schumacher Elevator Company and The Great Dane Pub and Brewing Company are all companies with locations in Madison that the tariffs will most likely impact because of their steel and aluminum use.

These tariffs are indicative of the protectionist sentiments Trump expressed throughout his presidential campaign, Williams said. Despite internal conflict in his administration, the economic nationalist side finally won out, which could have major consequences for America’s relationship with foreign powers.

Conti believes Trump’s tariffs put the country at risk of an international trade war.

Conti, who studied the World Trade Organization International Trade Agreements, said Trump is undermining the rules — a move that could result in issues exceeding the realm of the economy. “[Trump is] putting at risk not just economic, but political ties of major trading partners,” Conti said. “The risk here is the fragmentation of the Western Alliance at a time when we see China consolidating power under one ruler. Across the board, this is a blunt application of a tool that is going to end up causing more problems than is needed.”

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UW proposes committee dedicated to assisting undocumented students Group will provide recomendations to university administrators on immigration policy, safety confronting impacted individuals

by Parker Schorr Campus Editor

With increasing uncertainty around the safety and security of undocumented students at the University of Wisconsin, the Faculty Senate will vote in April on the formation of a new standing committee representing the needs of international and immigrant students.

When President Donald Trump decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in Sept. 2017, Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division Guido Podestá said he convened an advisory committee to look at the pressing issues facing UW’s undocumented and international students at Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s request.

As the national debate surrounding immigration continues, the chancellor and other university leaders have recognized the need for a standing chapter VI committee to advise and provide recommendations to university administrators on issues of immigration policy, DACA, travel, safety and security confronting students, staff and faculty, and the university, Podestá said in an email to The Badger Herald.

Chair of the Faculty Senate’s University Committee Anja Wanner brought the proposal for the formation of the Immigration and International Issues Committee to the Faculty Senate on March 6. Wanner said the proposal will most likely pass when it comes up for a vote in April.

“It has been unanimously supported,” Wanner said. “Everything that I’ve heard, people have been very much on board.”

Unless the proposal is altered before April, the committee will count as members students, faculty, academic and university staff, as well as a number of ex-officio, nonvoting members.

These nonvoting members will consist of directors at four respective university institutions — International Students Services, International Faculty and Staff Services, the Multicultural Student Center and the Immigrant Justice Clinic — as well as Podestá in his position at the International Division.

Podestá said he will both participate in discussions and consider recommendations that come out of committee meetings. Other ex-officio members will similarly take conversations and advice formed within the committee and apply them within their respective institutions.

“UW–Madison is an incredible place, in large part because of the fascinating ideas and perspectives that students, faculty, and staff share within our community,” Podestá said. “I hope that the ideas that will come out of this committee further enable the dialogue and collaboration that have caused UW–Madison to be recognized as a top global university.”

Though DACA was slated to end on March 5, court injunctions stalled its termination,

keeping thousands of undocumented young people from losing their temporary status. Of the 800,000 DACA recipients, around 7,600 live in Wisconsin.

But the security and safety of DACA recipients are still in limbo and students at universities across the U.S. must contend with increasing numbers of barriers and stressors as they attempt to get their degrees.

At a press conference on March 5, UW sophomore Rafael Martinez spoke to a room of city leaders, Latinx advocates and reporters about his experiences as an undocumented student.

Martinez said his parents moved his family to the U.S. when he was two years old for economic reasons and has lived in Madison ever since, all the time wanting to attend UW and get a degree in education.

But because the Wisconsin State Legislature revoked eligibility for in-state tuition for undocumented students in 2011, Martinez, a life-long Madisonian must pay the out-of-state tuition of $34,000 a year.

“I also have to continually work, not one job, not two jobs, but three jobs pretty much at the same time,” Martinez said. “I have to maintain that focus both academically and within my family and with my friends and everything.”

The Director of the Asian American Studies Program Cindy Cheng was one of the most influential voices in the formation of the committee, Wanner said. Cheng, who came to UW from Los Angeles, implemented pioneering ideas and policies used at universities in L.A. to create UW’s committee.

Wanner said any policy that comes out of the committee will add needed stability for undocumented students at UW. The first tangible success for the committee is a new dedicated staff person in charge of questions surround undocumented status.

Wanner, a green card holder from Germany, said she is nervous about her own security in the U.S. even with permanent legal status.

“I cannot imagine how nervous people are who have spent their whole lives in this country,” Wanner said. “Whatever we can do, we must do.”

Martinez said he has received “despicable” remarks from people online and in person disparaging him as an immigrant, adding to mounting levels of stress from economic and legal insecurities.

But Martinez added he is hopeful of what city leaders and citizens’ solidarity can accomplish.

“More than anything, the solidarity that we are able to create, that change is going to come,” Martinez said.

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Black in Bizness: Grammy nominated producer talks to local talent From streets of Milwaukee to making hits, Andre Robertson puts on clinic why he found success to be one of best from city in rap music industry

by Jake Zinda ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

It isn’t easy to make it deep into the hip-hop industry as an artist or producer out of Milwaukee. There have been a few artists who have made wide-reaching impacts, like IshDarr for example, but the city is not considered a hotbed for talent.

It was within this place of beer, cheese, cold weather and struggle, that Andre Robertson emerged as Bizness Boi. In the past decade, he has established himself as one of the most prolific producers in the game, working with many of the top R&B artists currently out — even managing to work with some of the most legendary music figures in the past few decades like Elton John and Mary J. Blige. He was even nominated for a grammy for his work on 6lack’s album Free 6lack, on the song “MTFU.” It has not been an easy journey for Biz. His presentation in Tripp Commons at Memorial Union was focused on giving advice to those who are trying to make it in the music industry.

He shared his own personal experience in the game, interacting with and answering questions from an audience that was willing and wanting to engage with Biz. Growing up in Milwaukee helped to create and cultivate Andre’s motivation to make it.

“I want to go hard and motivate for the city,” Robertson said.

He had a close relationship with his grandmother growing up. Watching her work every day to help take care of him made Roberston want to work hard, so he kept grinding every day until he could take care of his grandmother the way he believed she deserved to be. His grandmother kept pushing him to see his real talent and to stop messing around in the streets.

There is a general crab in the bucket mentality that Milwaukee

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imbeds into up-and-coming artists and producers, as it is so hard to make it out by oneself that it can seem as though helping anyone else out will only hurt your chances. This mentality has stuck with Biz throughout his time in the industry, but it also inspired him to be the exact opposite and do his best to collaborate with others and make his network as large as possible. It is his desire to motivate the city — to show people that you don’t have to be cold to make it.

A key part of Business Boi’s belief system is the idea that you go further with a group than on your own. There is always a benefit to collaborating with people because they take you to places you couldn’t go on your own, whether it be the way they think and make you progress in your thinking, or physically taking you places.

There is also much fallacy surrounding the way the industry works in terms of it being a cut-throat — that every one is only looking out for their own place. Bizness Boi debunked these ideas, recalling his experience in the industry as one where people want to see each other eating and doing well, collaborating with each other, and really it being an overall positive space that promotes hard-work.

Photo · Bizness Boi interacted with an engaged audience of a wide variety of He does his best to continue this standard, sometimes musical talent looking for advice to advance their careers. responding to fans directly messages on social media.

There was no straight path into the business for Bizness Boi. Photo Courtesy of Andre Robertson He originally began making music while in Milwaukee, working with a large network of artists to create a buzz around his name.

While making his music, he decided to further his education Bizness Boi from Biz’s time in Milwaukee when they both lived by attending the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and the there. Bonds has been making music for years, gaining national University of Arkansas Little-Rock for a year each, studying attention at times and unsurprisingly, it was reflected in the business administration and management. This is a big part of quality of his music video. what has made Bizness Boi so successful — he’s business savy.

All three artists picked dope songs, showcasing their talents Robertson’s savviness allows him to maneuver through the as best as they could, impressing Biz all around. There was industry in a way that keeps his interests first. It also helps not much difference in the advice given to each of them, with him distinguish between labels simply trying to collect artists Biz imploring them to continue to learn, travel and grow their from those that actually believe in them. brand.

It was when Robertson returned home from Arkansas that He did, however, drop gems of advice surrounding signing he received a wake up call. to labels.

“There was this old dude in the neighborhood, he would “Only sign with a label if it makes sense, it’s the perfect show me love for the path I was trying to go down. But time right now to be an indie artist and kill it on your own. when I came back from Arkansas it was different, he gave Make your moves, tour, do what you wanna do and answer to me a disappointed look and it hit me that I needed to get off yourself, invest in yourself because that’s how you get to the my bullshit in the streets and back to it,” Robertson said. “It next level,” Robertson said. motivated me to go, to spread that energy and positivity to Robertson’s goal is to have a legacy beyond the music. He others.” wants to show kids how to make it out of Milwaukee and stay As much as he enjoys the big placements and having a song positive in the face of mounting adversity through love and blow up nationally, he prefers to help the up-and-coming positivity. artists because he wants to continue the cycle of positivity and One of his eventual goals is to open a youth-center focusing allow “as many people to eat” as possible. In his eyes, it’s the on the arts and athletics in Milwaukee. He wants to instill the job of producers to promote new artists — the more people same values that helped get him as far as he has gone to the he can help reach their dreams, the more satisfied he is while younger generation. There is no reason to doubt he will achieve expanding his legacy within music. this goal as he continues to grow and expand within the game, Three local artists were given time to play a music video working with bigger and bigger artists. and receive feedback from Biz. The first artist chosen was Robertson walks down a path that not many in Milwaukee Bravo, a UW-Madison student named Nick Coleman who have within the music industry and each success swells recently dropped his debut album, Bravo Blvd.

Wisconsinites hearts with pride, while providing more Lucien Parker, a former UW-Madison student who dropped motivation for those still trying to make it. His belief in his city is out to pursue his music career following the success he found steadfast, his love for his home clear and the people give it right with songs such as “Impossible” off of his Chapter IV, V, VI back to him. His continued rise seems inevitable and hopefully and Black Sheep mixtapes, was the second artist chosen to have he can continue to be an excellent representation of Milwaukee, his music critiqued. The final artist, Reggie Bonds, actually knew as we could hardly ask for a better face for the city musically.

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Netflix film ‘Game Over, Man!’ levels up action comedy genre University of Wisconsin alum Anders Holm takes down terrorists with ‘Workaholics’ pals Blake Anderson, Adam Devine through gory humor

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Three comedic geniuses came to 100 State on West Washington Avenue to discuss their Netflix exclusive comedy, “Gave Over, Man!” with The Badger Herald.

Joel (Blake Anderson), Alexxx (Yes, with three x’s, Adam Devine) and the University of Wisconsin’s very own Anders Holm — who plays the salvia-fielding and vape-crazed Darren — make up the hotel cleaning crew that finds themselves in the middle of a terror plot.

After pitching to have fictional Dan Bilzerian Bey Awade (Utkarsj Ambudkar) fund their video game concept at a Los Angeles function full of celebrities, the guys find themselves in a hostage situation. They then have to find a way to not only make it out alive from the hotel, but free their benefactor from terrorists to preserve their dream video game.

“We wanted the audience to feel that these guys are in over their heads. If the audience feels like the audience is in over their heads as well, hopefully that will make the stakes high,” Holm said.

It’s “Workaholics” meets “Die Hard” — a concept the trio joked they were writing down as another idea for a film they didn’t want to forget. Good thing we were recording.

The guys were all raised on action movies, watching actors like Bruce Lee and Wesley Snipes to name a couple.

“We wanted the audience to feel that these guys are in over their heads. If the audience feels like the audience is in over their heads as well, hopefully that will make the stakes high.”

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Action comedies are big in the film industry, but of late, the “Workaholics” creators haven’t found such comedies satisfying.

“They always tip toe around the action and the comedy sometimes,” Devine said.

Devine went on to say the genre often gets thrown right down the middle as PG-13 in order to appeal to a mass audience.

They wanted to make the hard R-rated version of an action comedy, giving little concern to the lack of mainstream demographics in their audience.

“We’re going niche, real niche,” Devine emphasized.

The film has a surprising amount of gore, not just for an action comedy. In reality, when people get shot or takes substantial blunt force trauma, there’s going to be significant blood loss. It’s clear the boys did some research, but it’s not all about racking up the kills.

A scene takes place near the climax of the film where Devine’s character Alexxx has all but finished off a goon when he realizes things are getting a little too real, even for his eager persona. Anderson’s character Joel has to bail him

out in cliché fashion to progress the plot.

“It’s not just gore for willy nilly’s sake. There’s something behind it. A little something,” Holm said.

There’s something behind all of the celebrity cameos in the film, many of whom play hostages at the party in the hotel. One in particular, who was teased in the trailer, gains countless laughs.

Shaggy, lead singer of the 2000 hit “It Wasn’t Me” is forced to recite lyrics from his seductive anthem at gun point, in order to appease the terrorist holding him hostage.

“Shaggy was our top pick because that song specifically is upbeat, but if you listen to it the Photo · Cast members Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, Adam Devine all wanted to make their movie as engaging lyrics are a little wild and as possible. a little out there. So, if you strip all the music and the good Daniel Yun times from it and you make a The Badger Herald man sing it with a gun to his head, it’s funny to us,” Holm said. as they’ve risen through the ranks of the entertainment The characters are similar to those the cast played during industry. their seven seasons of “Workaholics.” Of course, some “It’s cool to have people around me that know exactly details are changed for the big screen. Anderson went what I’m going through and sharing it with them,” through a bit of a physical makeover when he took on his Anderson said. role.

Coming from a television background, the three realized The curly locks were not free flowing as per usual. jumping to the big screen was different, even with Holm Anderson pulled his hair back to become Joel. The hair tie and Devine having their own cinematic experiences was surprisingly huge for Anderson as an actor, genuinely beforehand. helping him get into character. Though without his They have the support of some additional comedic mustache, Holm noted Anderson could finally hear them geniuses behind the scene as well. Seth Rogen returned to without his hair covering his ears. work with Holm after the work they did on the controversial “It was weird, I was much better at improvising,” film “The Interview” in conjunction with the fourth creator Anderson joked. and director of “Workaholics,” Kyle Newacheck.

The three have worked together for a long time, dating Though Rogen’s name comes with well-deserved prestige, Holm wanted to make clear Newacheck was in control.

“This was Kyle’s movie. I was pretty hands off,” Holm It’s not just gore for willy nilly’s sake. said.

There’s something behind it. A little someThe cast greeted fans at an exclusive screening at the AMC Theatre in the Hilldale Mall on Friday, March 16. thing.”

Anderson marched through with a megaphone as Holm and - Anders Holm Devine led the way with microphones of their own, clearly plastered after having come straight from the Kollege Klub to greet those in attendance.

The film lived up to its hilariously gory expectations, back to when Anderson met Devine at Orange Coast highlighted further on the big screen as opposed to the laptops most stream Netflix content from today.

College before linking with Holm in a comedy troupe to You don’t have to level up to unlock the characters of begin making content on the internet.

Anderson considers Devine and Holm his best friends “Game Over, Man!,” you just have to wait until March 23.

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Burgrito’s serves Madison as delicious replacement on Monroe Street New restaurant brings fun atmosphere while serving Isthmus burritos, burgers for first college town location, looks to build by expanding beyond New York base

by Talen Elizabeth ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

I’ll be the first to admit I had my doubts. It sounded gimmicky. It had the potential to go so wrong — but Burgrito’s (a burger and burrito fusion) wowed me.

Burgrito’s is situated where Double S BBQ used to live on Monroe Street, across from Trader Joe’s.

Owner Darin Laby joked about the construction outside.

“The city of Madison was nice enough to close the road on opening day. I wonder who arranged that,” Larby said.

The cold open seems to be a total hit. It’s crowded, it’s buzzing and it smells like a summer backyard barbecue. Darin himself greets everyone at the door and directs us to the back to grab chips, salsa (mild or spicy — you know I grabbed both) and guacamole while we wait for burritos.

Larby had a lot more to say about Madison and why they’re adding the Isthmus to their list of previously only New York locations. Larby always wanted to come to a college town and his wife went to school at the University of Wisconsin.

Larby is a Michigan Wolverine. I try not to let that cloud my judgement.

“I was here for Halloween in 1998. So, it’s back to Madison for me. My wife is very excited...it’s a great town and you’re great people,” Larby said.

The first go round is their “Veg-rito,” which is completely vegan. A veggie patty that tastes a whole lot like falafel, french fries, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and vegan chipotle sauce. It’s bomb. Even as a meat lover, I’d order this again.

They have a lot of other vegetarian options too, like their guacamole burrito.

I’m sure to grab a chicken burrito next. Rice, lettuce, black beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream. The chicken isn’t chewy, the pico is tasty.

Just enough sour cream to get the rice and beans to smoosh together. Another win.

At this point, I need the star of the show. I pass on the first tray of “bugritos” because they’re cheeseless. If I’m going to try this Frankenstein of a creation, I want it completely done up. Burger, bacon, cheese, FRIES, lettuce, tomato, onion, and chipotle sauce.

Holy crud, it’s amazing. I pick out some of the fries covered in chipotle sauce and they’re still crunchy. The tortilla is chewy and soft like the ones

Photo · Burgrito’s has plenty to offer, specializing in burritos stuffed with your favorite ingredients, toppings to then stuff your face.

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Photo · New restaurant no fluke, Burgrito’s no cheesy fill-in on Monroe Street.

Talen Elizabeth The Badger Herald I’m used to from San Diego. I’ve already finished the equivalent of an entire burrito between the veggie and the chicken, but I try and find any open space in my stomach to keep eating.

The restaurant’s website reads “Fresh food.

Satisfying portions,” and they weren’t lying. After my third half of a burrito, I have to tap out.

Photo · Burgrito’s contains many selections for those looking to satisfy their cravings real late on Monroe Street.

Talen Elizabeth The Badger Herald Burrito’s officially opened Friday, March 16 to the public. Hopefully, Burgrito’s is a hit in the Monroe neighborhood, but I know another street closer to campus that may appreciate a late night bacon-cheese-rito after 2 a.m. even more (*cough cough* I hear there’s open space on State).

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‘Whirling Return of the Ancestors’ exhibit insightful to African culture Evjue-Bascom Professor Henry Drewal’s art history course creates lasting impression in gallery honoring deceased with doctoral students work

by Tolu Igun ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The art exhibition “Whirling Return of the Ancestors: Egúngún Arts of the Yorùbá in Africa and Beyond” explores the sights and sounds of ancestral Yorùbá practices meant to honor the dead.

Sixteen doctoral students in University of Wisconsin professor Henry Drewal’s art history curatorial exhibition practice fall course put together the collection.

The exhibit features wooden sculptures, textile pieces that form traditional Egúngún attire, exquisite paintings and even an interactive work of art. Displayed in the back of the gallery is a documentary of Egúngún festivals, from which audience members are able to grasp the experience of such a massive Yorùbá party.

Exhibitions like this often take years of work to create, yet Drewal tasked his students with putting together the exhibit in fifteen weeks and they successfully proved to be up for the challenge. Each student wrote a 10-page research paper on one of the pieces, yet only one or two of the students had prior knowledge of Yorùbá culture — so they all learned quite a bit of new information.

“When I graduated from college I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so I joined

the Peace Corps,” Drewal said. “I didn’t know much about Nigeria or Africa, but I was there to teach French and English in a secondary school.”

Drewal teaches in the departments of art history and Afro-American studies, and has a particular interest in West African cultures and the African diaspora.

His students began to teach him Yorùbá, and as he became more immersed in the culture he began to know his community and ultimately took on an apprenticeship that changed his life.

“I had to change where I was in the world by thinking about a different culture,” Drewal said. “And I decided to continue studying African arts and history for the rest of my life.”

Drewal commissioned a professional filmmaker for parts of the documentary recorded in Porto-Novo, Benin and filmed the rest with the collaboration of former student Bolaji Campbell and film student Aaron Granite, who were invited to Oyotunji — a Yorùbá village in South Carolina formed during the 1970s. Drewal has been to several Egúngún festivals, including a smaller version of the one depicted in the documentary in PortoNovo.

Drawl said people need to know about the richness and the diversity of arts,

cultural and philosophical traditions on the African continent.

“Every culture has a way of honoring it’s departed — this exhibit is a way of unifying us as human beings,” Drawl said. “We can all make sense of and understand this exhibition when we start thinking about our own traditions.”

The exhibit is on display at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery in Nancy Nicholas Hall until April 8. The gallery is free and open to the public each week Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

Before the exhibit closes, there will be a two-day symposium, “Honoring Ancestors in Africa: Photo · Rich materials like velvet, sequens, signs of social status, Arts and Actions,” on April 6 to 7 in which Oyotunji villagers prestige, are incorporated into ensembles. will perform drumming and dancing that occurs at Egúngún masquerades.

Tolu Igun The weekend will conclude with a The Badger Herald dance party at the Sett on Saturday evening at 9 p.m.

“We have a lot to learn from Africa,” Drewal said.

‘El Camino Doloroso’ exhibit sheds light on undocumented immigration Long haul across border making for unfathomable journey by those of other countries to United States were on display in Humanities by MFA student

by Frances Smith ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Leigh Garcia’s masters of fine arts exhibition, “El Camino Doloroso,” was on display in the Humanities seventh floor gallery and wrapped up March 15, examining the treacherous journey undocumented Mexican immigrants endure while crossing the border to the United States.

Surrounded by sand, jugs displayed on the gallery floor represented this exhibit. Each jug contained a different image hand-drawn by Garcia, representing historic moments that have led up to and culminated in the current immigration situation.

Garcia said her personal background, as well as a Chicano Studies course that she took at the University of Wisconsin — ­­ which presented history she had previously learned from an exclusively white male perspective growing up in Texas —motivated her to center her show around the topic of undocumented immigration from Mexico to the United States.

“I’m from Texas and I’m biracial, so my grandparents actually crossed over the border illegally, or undocumented or unauthorized back in the 1940s,” Garcia said. “[Immigration has] always been part of my history that I didn’t know too much about, and then of course with

our political climate, it became the forefront of my work.”

The installation has an eerie atmosphere.

Sheer black curtains, which sway back and forth and have a faint scent of incense, enclose the 14 stations. Garcia said the ambiance is meant to allude to the feeling of being at a funeral, while the 14 water jug stations reference the 14 Stations of the Cross in Catholicism, which Garcia cites as a central component of Latinx culture. She hopes by participating in the exhibition, one can metaphorically trace parts of Chicano history and partake in their immigration journey as well.

Upon entering the space past the curtains, Garcia presents the viewers with the series of jugs laid in a smattering of sand, while audio of Chicano and Latinx individuals speak about their personal immigration experiences, interspersed with soft instrumental flute music.

“I’ve been thinking about these empty water jugs as a symbol for undocumented immigration, or more specifically, a symbol for contemporary undocumented immigration,” Garcia said. “Right now, our southern border states are covered in water jugs because undocumented immigrants carry them across the border with them, and then they end up dying of dehydration or exhaustion, and then they’ll leave the water jugs behind. I

think [these trails] are a beautiful metaphor for immigration and connect like breadcrumbs for future immigrants to follow. For my installation, I wanted to mimic those trails.”

Part of the experience of this show invites viewers to crouch down close to the jugs on the ground, to see the drawings of various historical scenes close up. By looking down into the jugs while standing up, one can see small portions of the images, which are illuminated by a glow underneath. But to fully see each scene, it’s necessary to come closer to the jugs and look through the opening.

Garcia intends for this relatively uncomfortable physical position to allow spectators to imagine the exhaustion and uncomfortable experience immigrants face while crossing the border and symbolize the lengths one might be willing to go to learn about Chicano history and immigration.

“I hope that viewers will reflect on our history and think of the larger picture, so when they think about immigrants crossing the border they don’t think of them as just coming over to steal jobs, but think of them as people that are forced into the experience because of the political relationship the United States has had with Mexico, specifically,” Garcia said.

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With pressure to sign hastily, college renters are left unaware of their rights While landlords report positive experience with students, young tenants face challenges maneuvering Madison housing

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When University of Wisconsin senior Delaney Egan decided to move into Equinox Apartments, she was hoping to have one “good” apartment experience before wrapping up her college career.

While Egan had had a largely positive experience with past apartments, she had faced some troubles, like when someone shot her window with a BB gun in sophomore year. She believed the newer, high rise building would make up for all the problems she’d had earlier. But after just a few months into her Equinox lease, she realized the building was more like “a party dorm without a house fellow.”

Egan’s neighbors — four post-graduate students — would constantly disrupt her and her roommates, leaving them uncomfortable in their own home. In addition to making noise, Egan said her neighbors had also damaged her property and an exit sign in the hallway.

“My roommate’s a night shift nurse and shares her room wall with the outside hallway,” Egan said. “Sometimes, [neighbors] would come and just pound on her wall and on our door in the middle of the night for no reason and wake us up.”

When she tried to do something about the constant disruptions, Egan faced questions and challenges. She said her landlord would blame her and her roommates for making noise and barely reprimanded her neighbors for anything they did.

Not only did Egan feel ignored, but she also felt she didn’t know about any resources that could help her.

Egan is one of many student renters who have faced tough situations, but didn’t know what to do about them. This becomes worse when landlords and property managers fail to cooperate with otherwise largely inexperienced renters.

While many landlords treat their tenants fairly, students tend to be unaware of their tenant rights and responsibilities, making them easy to be taken advantage of.

Inexperienced renters feel targeted

Most freshmen have to decide on sophomore year housing within three months of arriving on campus. UW senior Maggie Heinemann said she didn’t know enough about what to do and felt pressured into making a decision quickly. “[Apartment companies] make it seem like you have to sign right away otherwise all units will be gone but that’s not true,” Maggie Heinemann said. “There’s just a lot of pressure on freshmen to sign and then they end up signing with people they barely know because they don’t know better.”

Maggie Heinemann, who currently lives in a JSM Properties apartment, said she chose to live in UW Housing in her sophomore year because she felt “overwhelmed” and unprepared. Constant emails and fliers from property management companies didn’t make it easier for her to know what to do.

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they are. Choosing where to live so early in their college career could increase their likelihood of being manipulated.

Randall Park Rentals Property Manager Sheena Lewis said most student concerns stem from the confusion that comes with being a first-time renter. They don’t always remember details, like when to pay their rent and sometimes, information is miscommunicated. To alleviate this, Lewis said they like to send email reminders reiterating this information.

Palisade Property Manager Elizabeth Hoff said keeping an open line of communication between managers and renters is key to ensuring students talk openly about their problems.

“I think if you keep a good open line of communication, it allows tenants to trust you and be more comfortable letting you know about issues they’re having or anything like that,” Hoff said.

Still, clear communication between tenants and landlords is not the case with all landlords.

Halfway through her senior year, Morrissey’s apartment

“I think landlords tend to take advantage of those who haven’t lived on their own, are new to the area or are renting for the first time.”

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changed management, which led to some misunderstandings.

When she’d initially signed her lease, Morrissey had agreed to take her new apartment “as is,” meaning it wasn’t cleaned out when she first moved in. According to their lease, this also meant that she and her roommates could move out of the apartment without cleaning it because that’s how they first received it.

But Morrissey’s new landlord did not accept this agreement and threatened to take money from their security deposit if everything wasn’t “spotless” at move out, she said. When Morrissey pointed out the lease terms to him, he refused to change his mind. Eventually, Morrissey’s father, who is a lawyer, had to step in and show the landlord he was wrong.

“It’s frustrating whenever you don’t get taken seriously for something you know you’re right about. Without my dad, we wouldn’t have had the same outcome,” Morrissey said. “We would’ve been bullied into deep cleaning our apartment so the landlord wouldn’t have had to pay cleaners.”

Another UW alumna, Abby Schaefer, faced a similar situation her sophomore year. Schaefer’s apartment was extremely cold during winter, and their heater didn’t work that well.

Her landlord came to check the thermostat, concluded the apartment’s two external walls were responsible and told Schaefer and her roommates they “couldn’t do anything about it.”

The father of one of Schaefer’s roommates was not satisfied

with the landlord’s inaction and researched tenant rights and laws. He found that apartment buildings had to be kept at at least 67 degrees Fahrenheit, which was above what her landlord maintained. After her roommate’s father “threatened” the landlord with their rights, Schaefer received space heaters and had their part of the electricity bill paid for.

“I think landlords tend to take advantage of those who haven’t lived on their own, are new to the area or are renting for the first time,” Schaefer said. “[Landlords] say that ‘this is how it’s supposed to go,’ but it’s not.”

Students unaware of tenant laws, rights

In addition to being inexperienced, student renters are often unaware of tenant laws and their rights. These laws also tend to change frequently in Madison, which makes them even more difficult to keep up with, Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, said.

“There are a number of first time renters who don’t fully understand what their rights are,” Wood said. “This is further complicated by continued revisions to tenant protections by the state.”

Though the process took a while, Morrissey attributes her success to her awareness of tenant rights and resources.

Morrissey believes many student renters forgo taking action because they don’t know what to do and they’d rather let it go.

UW senior Codie Heinemann is one renter who felt this way. When her landlord at Skylight Apartments began making “uncomfortable” remarks about women and charging her and her roommates more money for utilities than their lease specified, she didn’t want to pursue the matter. Though she knows she would win the case if she did, Codie Heinemann said she could become a target and possibly lose her security deposit.

“We figured let’s not take it any further because it could hurt us down the road,” Codie Heinemann said. “But it’s one of those frustrating things that if we’re expected to follow the lease then why not them?”

UW senior Shyamal Anadkat said his junior year landlord JSM threatened to evict him and his roommates multiple times for not keeping the apartment clean. But Anadkat said it felt like JSM was “picking on them for every little thing” and didn’t even clean the apartment before handing it over to him. He said they didn’t listen to any of his cleaning requests at the beginning of move-in either.

When given a choice to take action, Anadkat said he felt like he had no rights and that he was simply being ignored. Like Codie Heinemann, he too, was afraid his security deposit would be taken away. Being an international student made the whole process much more difficult.

“As an international student I was afraid that if I did anything wrong, no matter how small it was, I could lose my status at the university,” Anadkat said. “I also didn’t know what more I could do other than what I had already done.”

JSM declined to provide a comment for this article.

Egan said she’s faced frequent inconsistencies when it came to her landlord’s responses. In some cases, her landlord simply overlooked her complaints but took action in others.

Egan believes her landlord had gotten accustomed to students

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“There is no standardization and that’s an issue,” Egan said.

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While students feel they can be taken advantage of, landlords also face challenges renting to them.

UW alumna Maddie Steinbrenner said students might not be as concerned with being careful because college housing has low expectations and people only stay for a year or two. Egan said it’s possible many students think it’s alright to act how they want because the living space is for young people.

“if you keep a good open line of communication, it allows tenants to trust you and be more comfortable letting you know about issues they’re having.”

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People in the apartment above Egan’s urinated in their balcony, which eventually dripped into hers. After getting it professionally cleaned twice, she took the matter to her landlord who asked for proof in the form of pictures. The landlord refused to take action without this proof, which Egan said would be impossible and indecent to obtain.

Maggie Heinemann said some of her neighbors are noisy and run through the hallways, which can be a nuisance for landlords to deal with. In another scenario, she was touring an apartment and saw one of its tenants had 15 guinea pigs living there. While the apartment was looked after, the room smelled bad and needed a disclaimer from the property manager that the house would be cleaned between move outs.

“I think a lot of people keep [apartments] dirty sometimes and when landlords are walking through, they have to navigate that,” Maggie Heinemann said.

Madison landlord Dennis Martin said the most trouble he’s faced with his tenants is with late rent payments. But he said he’s flexible with them because he’s a smaller landlord.

Lewis said sometimes they get noise complaints. But a majority of students are receptive to notices and warnings. She said parental involvement can also be an issue because when students have a problem, they tend to go through their parents rather than communicate directly with property managers.

But for most part, their relationship with students has been good, Lewis said.

“We love student renters. It’s fun, it’s always changing,” Lewis said. “We like to throw events so they know we appreciate them.

We know school is stressful because a lot of us in the office have been through it too so we definitely see where they’re coming from.”

Efforts to raise renter awareness

Wood said raising awareness is the first step landlords and UW can take to help student renters know what they have to do. If students are aware of their options and rights early on, it’ll reduce their likelihood of being manipulated.

UW Housing spokesperson Brendon Dybdahl said in an email to The Badger Herald that every year, house fellows host programs to share information with residents about moving to non-UW housing. Because the idea of moving can be stressful for freshmen, UW Housing, Campus Area Housing Office and the Tenant Resource Center co-host a series of workshops on second-year housing to educate students about their choices for sophomore year.

Martin said he likes to give his tenants a few days to look

over the lease before discussing it with them. That way, they get enough time to understand it and ask him questions. Hoff said Palisade follows a similar process.

“With a lease, you’re reading a lot of heavy material so I like to give [tenants] three to five days and email the lease to them in advance so they have time to read it,” Martin said.

Madison Property Management Marketing Director Hannah Kimyon said in an email to The Badger Herald that the company takes efforts similar to Martin’s. She said MPM understands renting for the first time can be overwhelming, which is why they provide frequent online and in-person opportunities to talk to students about the entire leasing process.

Property managers also take time to sit down and go through the lease word-by-word with students before they sign on, Lewis added. That helps them break down the complicated text more easily.

Another topic of contention for students is their security deposit. Several student renters are afraid they won’t get this deposit back if they report an issue. Hoff said every tenant has the freedom to care for their apartment as they wish and if they care for it properly, they’ll get their full deposit back.

Lewis suggested students “nitpick” at every part of their apartment when they move in and make a note of everything that is potentially broken so they’re not blamed for it later.

Renters can always negotiate with the landlord in case they’re dissatisfied with their deposit return.

Organizations like the Tenant Resource Center can also be a helpful resource for students and inexperienced renters alike.

The resource is accessible online and keeps up to date with legislative changes. Konon, Schaefer and Morrissey all found it to be useful when addressing their complaints.

Codie Heinemann said she would’ve liked to know about resources like the Tenant Resource Center before she signed a lease for the first time. Schaefer agreed and said it was “disappointing” her landlord would’ve left them cold if someone who knew their rights and knew where to get information hadn’t stepped in.

Steinbrenner said her landlords had always sat down and explained major lease terms to her carefully, which was helpful.

But she also emphasized that students need to take time and initiative to read through their leases and research their rights if they don’t know them.

“You have to read a lot of things on your own,” Steinbrenner said. “It’s more about taking the initiative and time to do that. I was more serious about it when looking for apartments and it helped me.”

UW alum Kevin Castro, who has formerly held positions at The Badger Herald, echoed Steinbrenner’s sentiment. Castro lived in a JSM apartment in his junior year and had taken pictures of the place before moving out in case the company had any complaints.

A few weeks later, JSM contacted Castro and his roommates, saying they’d found broken and unclean items in their old apartment. Castro showed them the pictures and asked JSM for their evidence, but the company said they weren’t “legally obliged” to show their tenants any images.

JSM would’ve taken Castro and his roommates to the small claims court if they didn’t pay the fine. That’s when his roommate filed a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and told JSM they were ready for legal action.

JSM backed down and returned their full security deposit, Castro said.

Castro said his and his roommate’s research helped them work through this “messy” process. Though it took some time, it helped them avoid financial and legal responsibility for something they didn’t do. Another UW senior Brendan Konon also found it useful to do this when his landlord refused to allow his emotional support animal to live in his apartment even after his therapist verified his need for it.

“If you’re getting screwed over by your landlord, I’d encourage people to do their research and figure out their options,” Castro said. “If you fight back even a little, you can work your way out, or at least come to a better solution.”

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Ryan’s deference to Trump harmful to American economy, citizens

As reelection looms ever closer, it is unclear whether Ryan’s close relationship with president will help or hurt in polls

by Aly Niehans Columnist

Wisconsin Republicans’ golden boy and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is once again under fire for his deference to President Donald Trump, this time regarding Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

In addition to the threats of a tariff, Trump proposed a retaliatory tax on imported vehicles manufactured in the European Union in response to the EU’s talks of instituting a 25 percent tax on around $3.5 billion of U.S. imports.

Aside from questionable leadership “tactice within the House, Ryan has consistently failed to separate himself enough from the disastrous policies of the Trump administration, even when these policies contradict Ryan’s previously stated personal beliefs.

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Numerous prominent Republican politicians have come out vehemently opposing the tariffs, including chairman of the Finance Committee Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Uta, normally an ardent supporter of the president. Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee have already drafted a letter to Trump expressing their concerns about the effects the proposed tariffs would have on the American economy and on international relationships with the European Union. The letter also warns about the possibility of global repercussions if the tariffs were to come into effect.

Ryan himself, however, has publicly remained largely indifferent to the issue, choosing instead to attempt to negotiate behind-the-scenes. In his only public statement regarding Trump’s tariffs, Ryan’s spokesperson said, “[Ryan is] extremely worried about the consequences of a trade war and is urging the White House to not advance with this plan,” continuing on to caution the plan could have a disruptive effect on the supposed gains the economy is seeing following the Republican tax reform.

Known for ruling with a soft hand and praised by fellow Republicans as a politician and leader who is always willing to listen, his Democratic counterparts see Ryan through a much harsher lens.

Following in the footsteps of the last Democratic Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats see Ryan as unable to gain consensus within his own party, let alone across the aisle. With his infamous failure to obtain the necessary 218 votes to pass a long-awaited Republican 16• badgerherald.com • March 20, 2018

countermeasure to the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act, Democrats often question his ability to lead not only the House, but his own party.

Aside from questionable leadership tactics within the House, Ryan has consistently failed to separate himself enough from the disastrous policies of the Trump administration, even when these policies contradict Ryan’s previously stated personal and political beliefs. Ryan has always been an outspoken proponent of free trade, encouraging economic growth through trade deals and the globalization of American “ideals and values” and products.

Even with such a steadfast belief, however, Ryan is seemingly content with a halfhearted statement inserted in the discussion regarding a massive regression of free trade and relations with the European Union. As someone heralded by some within the Republican party as a potential presidential candidate — and as a man who is currently third in line to assume the position in the event of an emergency — it is troubling he is not only unable to lead his peers, but unable even to reconcile his own beliefs with that of the administration.

A man willing to bend over backwards to acquiesce those higher than himself with no concern for his personal values is not a man who belongs in the White House.

Photo · Paul Ryan’s lackluster response to Trump’s dangerous tariffs solidifies his weak leadership, as he is unable to reconcile his beliefs with the administration’s.

“ While it is unclear whether Ryan’s

support of Trump will do him any favors in the polls come November, it is resoundlingly clear this relationshipis not doing the people of this country any favors.

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In addition to his vacillation on free trade, Ryan has shown in past instances his words of dissent mean little when it comes to truly distancing himself from the Trump administration. Following the release of the Access Hollywood video which shows Trump boasting about sexually assaulting women, Ryan disinvited Trump from a rally in Wisconsin, saying he no longer wished to campaign with him and he was “sickened” by the tape.

Ryan did not go so far as to withdraw support from the Republican

Alice Vagun The Badger Herald candidate, however, and allowed thenVice Presidential nominee Mike Pence to replace Trump at the rally. Pence’s track record with women, while not including blatant boasting of sexual conquests, does include prolonged assaults on women’s reproductive rights and are egregious in their own right.

The proposed tariffs will undoubtedly be bad for the economy and for the historically-stable and mutually-beneficial relationship between the United States and the European Union. Ryan, along with fellow, much more vocal Republican counterparts, are aware of the damage Trump’s retaliatory measures will have, yet Ryan remains too spineless to publicly work to prevent their implementation.

Facing reelection in fall 2018, Ryan and

the sum of his successes and failures as speaker will be picked apart under the public microscope. Democratic challenger Randy Bryce has already used Ryan’s partnership with Trump to his advantage, bashing the speaker for his role in the Trump tax cuts that are predicted to do more harm than good for many middleclass families. While it is unclear whether Ryan’s support of Trump will do him any favors in the polls come November, it is resoundingly clear this relationship is not doing the people of this country any favors.

Aly Niehans (aniehans@badgerherald.com) is a sophomore majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

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Gov. Walker’s refusal of special elections attack representative democracy Former Attorney General Eric Holder sued Gov. Scott Walker to preserve integrity of representation in Wisconsin

by Adam Ramer Columnist

During what may be the last months of Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure as governor, he’s continued to set himself aside as not only one of the worst politicians in the state, but as one of the worst in the entire country.

citizens who live in these two “areas,Fortheir voices have been effecitvely snuffed and ignored by the state...”

Now, circumventing and curtailing Wisconsin’s representative democracy is the latest of the quasi-despotic actions that have characterized his career. After appointing two members of the Senate and Assembly to different positions with the government, Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, and Rep. Keith Ripp, R-Lodi, Walker has left these positions

completely open and vacant until this year’s elections.

In light of this undemocratic grievance, former U.S. Attorney General, under former President Obama, Eric Holder has sued Gov. Walker, claiming his grounds are Walker’s “affront against representative democracy.”

Similarly, to build legitimacy in the claim, Holder quotes the Wisconsin case, State Ex Rel. Frederick v. Zimmerman: Right for a citizen to cast a vote for their representative is the basis of democracy, and when a citizen can’t carry out this right, “we will soon cease to be a Democracy.”

Walker partisans, on the other hand, are quick to defend the governor’s decision with their catch-all concerns of fiscal responsibility.

A spokesperson for Walker contended having a special election would be too burdensome for the taxpayers and would be a waste of money with elections occurring so soon, anyway.

Walkerian rhetoric and technicalities, however, are nothing more than just a sham — the implications of the choice is anti-democratic and plain wrong.

For citizens who live in these two areas,

their voices have been effectively snuffed and ignored by the state — they no longer have a say in state politics, nor are their goals and livelihoods being fought for in the Assembly and the Senate. Citizens of this districts have every right to elect politicians of their choosing, and by not holding a special election, Walker is single-handedly one to blame. It’s not a matter of bickering or partisan politics, the decision to hold or not to hold a special election lies solely

...representative democracy “undoubtedly more important money.”

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on the discretion of the governor.

On a national scale, the decision not to hold a special election could be based on the fear of democratic success in special elections in the past few months. In districts won by Trump with 20-point margins, we’re seeing Democratic candidates such as Connor

Lamb in Pennsylvania coming away with a win — an indication momentum for the Democrats is clearly on their side going into the midterms this November.

Similarly, for Walker and the rest of Wisconsin Republicans, this wave of progress in different parts of the country could mean there is fear that their unconstitutional gerrymandering isn’t as impregnable as previously thought. If that’s the case, Walker would, by all means, try to hoard away his entirely Republican-run state as long as possible, carrying out a measure like this to ensure there wouldn’t be any democratic victories.

The failings and flailing of Walker show he’s pulling out all the stops and will do whatever possible to hold onto power. In this mindset, he’s circumscribing democracy itself.

Money has always been Walker’s go-to phrase for why he can’t accomplish anything, but representative democracy is undoubtedly more important than money.

Adam Ramer (aramer2@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in history and political science.

UW Stevens Point out to preserve school, not disadvantage students With elimination of 13 major programs, expansion of 16 others, Wisconsin university put in unique position of criticism

by Lucas Johnson Opinion Editor

There’s a certain expectation among the American public that college academia is a sector of education not meant to be tampered with in any way. It’s assumed a list of majors is not meant to be edited, at least as it relates to eliminating programs. The consensus, often existing in subconsciousness, is that major programs are more or less absolute. In essence, it would come as a shock to most to learn that an entire program will cease to exist on any given campus, let alone 13.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is in the midst of implementing a plan to essentially overhaul its focus as a university. Simply put, the university plans to cut 13 majors from its academic lineup in favor of bolstering programs more securelylinked to a career post-graduation.

Among the more than a dozen majors that won’t make the cut are political science, history and geography. The major programs th will reap the benefits of monetary and faculty expansion include the likes of environmental engineering, information

science, ecosystem design and remediation, captive wildlife, and aquaculture/ aquaponics. The university reported this shift is part of a plan to address a deficit of nearly $4.5 million due to a decline in

university reserves the right “to Any implement institutional changes regardless of perceived criticism. ” enrollment over the previous two years.

The immediate, albeit brash, reaction to such a move would be to suggest Stevens Point doesn’t value political science as a field of study, or that garnering knowledge on our human race’s history is of less importance than that of information science.

Logically, this seems to line up. Destroying one program while boosting another seems to suggest the major that got the boot is not seen as integral in any way. Even further, a general assumption would be that such a move makes even less sense in an era where political engagement feels near-mandatory.

Upon closer inspection, this campuswide move is more aimed at sustaining the

wellbeing of the university than it is about placing a value judgement on one major over the other. Considering competition has drastically increased among public universities, it’s important for Stevens Point to adapt to meet the competition of the rest of the field.

As such, focusing the core of their academic opportunities on majors proven to be more popular among incoming freshman could go a long way in ensuring the prosperity of the school. Failure to address a billowing deficit, declining enrollment and low tuition revenues would make Stevens Point all but dead in the water.

What’s more, the deletion of such major programs does not oust the field of study in its entirety. Students enrolled in such programs will be able to finish out their degrees, avoiding the debacle of stranding committed students without a path to follow. Additionally, classes taught in that field won’t cease to exist, with minors and certificates still available to students.

The case at Stevens Point is not only a controversial example, but one among many where the casual news consumer will jump to baseless conclusions. There’s a lesson to be learned at Stevens Point. At

all times, there exists a deeper story. Instead of the far more dramatic and consequenceladen outcome where Stevens Point students are deprived of the opportunity to pursue political science, it so happens the university is keeping its best interests in the forefront of its mind — students included.

While humanities do play a crucial role in promoting ideas of social tolerance, crucial historical knowledge and political engagement, they’re not lost at Stevens Point. Any university reserves the right to implement institutional changes regardless of perceived criticism. In the case of Stevens Point, while it may seem the school is depriving its student body of access to valued and productive information, they’re actually aiming to do what’s best for the school’s future, which comes with some sacrifice.

In essence, next time you quickly gloss over a headline with the assumption you know precisely what your perspective is on the matter, take a deeper dive — you may surprise yourself.

Lucas Johnson (lucasjohnson@badgerherald. com) is a sophomore majoring in journalism and strategic communication.

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Constant silence on anti-Semitism disgraces social, political activists Record-breaking rise in anti-Semitic incidents disregards importance of intersectionality on campus, across nation

by Abigail Steinberg Opinion Editor

Hateful rhetoric and ignorance are responsible for history’s greatest tragedies, from slavery to genocide.

Anyone with a shred of common decency knows to speak out against it. Yet, there is a prejudice largely overlooked, even by people who claim to advocate for equality: Anti-Semitism.

The Anti-Defamation League reported a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic activity in the U.S. in 2017 — the largest single-year increase on record. Wisconsin reported 31 anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, a 40 percent increase in the past year.

Nearly one-third of these incidents took place at a school or college campus, and the University of Wisconsin is no exception. The Milwaukee Jewish Federation mentions UW twice in their 2017 Audit of Anti-Semitic incidents. The first described a school-owned printer receiving a document with a lengthy description of why Jews have “lost all rights and ‘chosen-ness’ in the eyes of the Lord,” coupled with swastikas and charges of deicide.

The second mention chronicled the divestment debacle of last spring, in which the Associated Students of Madison scheduled voting on a resolution to divest from several Israeli companies on Passover, meaning Jewish opponents of the resolution could not be in attendance.

Divestment itself is not inherently antiSemitic, as there is a population of Jewish students at UW who oppose Israel and support divestment. What is anti-Semitic, however, is robbing the Jewish community of a chance to voice their opinions and be active in campus politics — inalienable rights of every UW student regardless of religion, ethnicity, race or identity.

ASM did their best to make amends with the Jewish community through a subsequent resolution apologizing for the events of the April 12, 2017 meeting. The resolution also promised ASM will condemn discrimination towards all students of different identities. But nearly a year later, the resignation of Student Judiciary General Counsel Jacob Gardner tells a different tale, as Gardner ’s statement described the quiet resignation of an anonymous SJ officer after getting reported for making anti-Semitic remarks in ASM offices.

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Michael Lim The Badger Herald everyone should feel comfortable in these spaces. But on campus and nationally, Jews are being ousted from spaces meant to advocate for acceptance and equality. The rise in anti-Semitism can be attributed to the shift in political discourse caused by the Trump administration.

Another reaction to Trump’s election was the Women’s March in January 2017, a monumental protest advocating for gender equality in the face of one of its most threatening opponents. One would think an organization that prides itself on social activism would include Jewish women, whose religion and gender make them doubly threatened by our nation’s political discourse. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

The leaders of the Women’s March have come under fire for refusing to condemn the anti-Semitic rhetoric of the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan, one of America’s most vocal anti-Semites. One cannot call the Women’s March “intersectional” when its leaders support a man who says, “The

powerful Jews are my enemy,” especially when the National Coalition of Jewish Women have been active marchers from the beginning. By not individually condemning Farrakhan’s vehement bigotry, the Women’s March organizers disregard a large population of the people for which they claim to advocate.

The fact that the general public and social and political activists on and off campus constantly overlook anti-Semitism is asinine. Acknowledging a problem is the first step to discouraging it. ASM could have easily made the resignation of this anonymous SJ officer a teachable moment by publicly condemning their actions.

But, ASM swept their anti-Semitism under the rug, just as most of America’s prominent institutions do every day.

The organizers of the Women’s March could have done the same. This habit creates a dangerous cycle — the dismissal of unacceptable anti-Semitism only perpetuates its presence in social and political spaces.

Although they are different in size and scale, organizations like ASM and the Women’s March are primarily about accountability. ASM held companies infringing on human rights accountable for their actions through divestment.

Women’s March activists work to hold the government and industry accountable for the injustice and inequality against women.

They, however, must be held accountable as well — accountable for their antiSemitism, and their role in the 57 percent increase of anti-Semitic incidents. Everyone who claims to support students’ rights, women’s rights and human rights must hold anti-Semites accountable for their actions.

There was never a reason for antiSemitism to be overlooked in the first place.

But now, more than ever before, there is a reason to make some noise.

Abigail Steinberg (asteinberg@badgerherald. com) is a freshman majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

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UW Health disregards student safety through employment of John Siebert Commitment to reducing sexual misconduct must assert that it is inexcusable regardless of gender, position of power or skill

by Julia Brunson Columnist

In the Harvey Weinstein era, it’s not an unfamiliar headline: “UW plastic surgeon had medical license suspended in New York following inappropriate sexual encounter.”

The reveal of another man in a position of power with an inappropriate sexual history barely seems newsworthy.

Throughout the last few months, as celebrities, politicians and professors fell to accusations of sexual misconduct, our horror has turned to resignation. Our idols have fallen into disgraced silence, stripped of awards, recognition and future success — as they should be.

Despite the intense and ultimately just condemnation of Dr. Lawrence Nassar, one group has evaded the blows of the #MeToo era and, against all odds, continues to do so. They occupy a deeply trusted space within society. They see men and women at their most vulnerable. They are, arguably, the last group that should have any evidence of sexual transgression or misconduct.

Doctors.

How do we believe UW is committed to “preventing sexual assult and harassment when its endowed chair is emblematic of the kind of toxic masculinity it is denouncing?

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Last week The Badger Herald reported University of Wisconsin Health surgeon John Siebert had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a patient from 2006-08. The incident occurred in another state and resulted in a suspension of his medical license for three years. In 2011, UW Health hired Siebert, where he is now an endowed chair.

Despite this, it wasn’t until 2013 UW Health addressed Siebert’s conduct.

Following a ruling in New York that required Siebert have a chaperone when

visiting female patients, UW Health instituted a similar policy. Unlike the decision in New York, however, this stipulation can be revisited and is not required to be disclosed to the public.

Siebert may be an exceptionally talented doctor. He may have provided invaluable care to patients across the state. He may have agreed to the chaperone stipulation.

But Siebert was not punished in any significant ways for his conduct. In fact, by all impressions, he has been rewarded for it. The Wisconsin medical board described Siebert’s inappropriate sexual relations as “a minor or technical violation ... not seriously harmful to the public.”

In the #MeToo and #TimesUp era, these statements have not aged well. The fact that Sibert requires a chaperone around women and cannot be trusted to interact with them appropriately should draw shock and outrage. The fact that his medical license was suspended should concern us.

But he is a world-class surgeon — for that reason alone, these facts don’t seem to matter.

But these questions of morality and responsibility, laid out plainly, should be grappled with every second he occupies a position of immense power.

How do we explain to women seeking medical treatment their doctor has had a history of inappropriate sexual relations?

How do we explain to students a man’s abilities and profitability are far more important than his conduct?

How can we believe UW is committed to preventing sexual assault and harassment when its endowed chair is emblematic of the kind of toxic masculinity it is denouncing?

Siebert may never interact with another patient inappropriately again. But the fact he was hired rather than sanctioned indicates exactly where UW’s priorities lie: Not with patient safety, transparency or even a smidgen of accountability, but with the tacit approval of sexual misconduct by powerful, privileged men.

Julia Brunson (julia.r.brunson@gmail.com) is a sophomore majoring in history.

State’s GPS bracelet system inefficient, ineffective in monitoring offenders Wisconsin should reallocate tax dollars to programs based on positive reinforcement, which better prevent recidivism

by Cait Gibbons Columnist

The concept of incarceration takes many names whose differences often go unnoticed. Penitentiary, correctional facility, prison, reformatory, detention center, juvie, all are common vernacular assumed to mean the same thing, yet in actuality, differ greatly. We really can’t come to a consensus on the purpose of punishment — a troubling determination, given the United States incarcerates a higher percentage of its population than any other country in the world.

Since we can’t really decide on what the purpose of punishment is, we consequently have a hard time determining how to go about achieving the elusive purpose.

Many states make use of electronic tracking with offenders of probation, or as a substitution for jail time. Electronic tracking can include GPS monitoring to provide constant information regarding the whereabouts of an offender, radio frequency monitoring, which is used to enforce curfews, and alcohol monitoring, which uses a transdermal device to measure the alcohol content in perspiration.

Between 2005 and 2015, the use of electronic offender-tracking rose by nearly 140 percent.

Wisconsin has followed a similar trend. In 200809, 158 Wisconsinites were strapped with ankle monitors, but by 2017, that figure had increased by a factor of 10, with the state spending about $9.7 million annually on monitoring programs.

One study from California found despite the program’s cost, GPS monitoring was effective in reducing recidivism by 38 percent. But similar data is few and far between. Generally speaking, other states have not seen similar results. According the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Wisconsin state officials have failed to produce any sort of documentation detailing the effectiveness or reliability of GPS tracking in our state.

Rather, technological malfunctions and unconstitutional payment practices and have meant these programs are doing greater harm than good. The WCIJ said, in one month, the Wisconsin state monitoring center lost cell connection an average of about 64 times per offender — an issue which often results in officers needing to be dispatched to check in on the offender, lest the connection loss is a result of offender tampering with their ankle monitor. Of the 52 arrest warrants the DOC Monitoring Center issued, 13 are expected to be a result of technical problems with the equipment.

Cody McCormick is Wisconsin native who has spent most of the past seven years either

in jail or on probation. According to the WCIJ, McCormick had to move because his home had poor cell reception and constant false alerts to the monitoring center led to him being frequently arrested, detained for days at a time and losing his job.

Per the article, “Wisconsin DOC officials said the program’s benefits outweigh any technical drawbacks ... the bracelets provide a ‘deterrent effect since offenders know they are being tracked.’”

This is a commonly cited advantage of GPS tracking — if offenders know they’re being monitored, they’ll be more likely to hold themselves accountable for their actions and less likely to commit crimes for fear of being caught. Robert Gable, an often credited pioneer of electronically monitoring criminal offenders, said, “Offenders tend to push limits and ignore threats.

That, after all, is why they landed in jail or prison.”

In other words, the threat of punishment from misusing the ankle bracelet won’t necessarily have a substantial impact.

Gable argues a more effective way to reduce recidivism is to promote positive reinforcement.

He advocates for use of cell phones to send reminders to offenders about court dates, job interviews, doctor’s appointments, parole meetings and other important events, as well as

to positively reaffirm offenders for doing things like attending parole meetings. Gable believes positive reinforcement helps past offenders with their journey of reintegration into society, while electronic monitoring doesn’t have a lasting impact.

So what is the solution — should we require offenders to have ankle monitors for life, or should we perhaps reevaluate their use altogether?

This brings us back to the question of the purpose of punishment. If the purpose is simply to ensure law-abiding citizens are safe, then we could just require every convicted felon to wear an ankle monitor for life. In fact, why even let offenders out of prison at all? That would be the most certain way to ensure they don’t commit crimes against innocent people again.

Since we don’t do that (because it’s absurd), it’s clear we do have an interest in rehabilitating people and encouraging them to productively re-engage in society. Ankle monitoring does not accomplish this. It is important to monitor past offenders’ progress post-prison, but if we invested more money in programs that positively encouraged improvement, we wouldn’t need to invest as much in monitoring.

Cait Gibbons (cgibbons3@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math with a certificate in Chinese.

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Dominant Badgers season comes to surprising end in Minneapolis Two overtime periods prove to be too much for No. 2 Wisconsin

by Will Stern Sports Editor

Friday night marked the end of the season for the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, as they lost a double-overtime contest to the Colgate Raiders in the NCAA semifinals.

For those that have followed the team all year long, it seemed as though the Badgers quickly adopted an air of invincibility early in the year, only to be tarnished this past weekend to the surprise of many.

As the first period commenced at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, both teams got off to a slow start. No pucks found a home in the back of the net for the first 16 minutes of the period. Colgate then opened up scoring with a goal by center Bre Wilson-Bennet at 16:43. After the first strike, the opening frame would rage on to its conclusion without another tick on either goal-tender ’s score-sheet.

Come the middle frame, the Badgers would fire back. Forward Baylee Wellhausen notched a goal past Colgate goalie Julia Vandyk 6:22 into the period.

Abby Roque assisted Wellhausen for her 11th goal of the season.

With the score knotted at one apiece, and the second period winding down, the Badgers found themselves on the wrong end of a penalty and forced to attempt to stave off a vicious Raider power-play attack. It would be Wilson-Bennet once again, scoring her second goal of the night with 30 seconds left in the period with the one skater advantage on the ice.

The third period would become an allout offensive battle.

Once again, the Badgers fought back to even the score, this time at 2-2. On a power-play of their own, redshirt senior captain Claudia Kepler scored her 22nd goal of the year, which as of now places her in the top fifteen in goal-scoring in the NCAA. Things remained quiet for much of the third period. That is until Colgate struck once again. Another power-play goal for the Raiders, Jessie Eldridge put home the effort past Badger goalie Kristen Cambell.

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Wilson-Bennet assisted Eldridge on the play.

So it became time for the Badgers to look dead ahead at the end of their season. Down a score with three minutes and change left, things began to look futile, and the usually confident UW team was forced to begin pressing. At the 16:36 mark, Mekenzie Steffen nailed the equalizer. The season was safe, for now. It was onto overtime.

A full 20-minute overtime period ticked away, but neither team managed the game-winner. The intensity level was through the roof, with both teams playing their best hockey, leaving it all out there on the ice.

Since one overtime was not enough to separate the two Frozen Four semifinalist programs, it would have to be decided in a second consecutive, grueling sudden death period. Colgate’s Wilson-Bennet collected her third goal of the night, a hat trick, for the game-winner and a Raider ’s ticket to the NCAA Finals.

Western Collegiate Hockey Association Goaltender of the Year Kristen Campbell ended her sophomore season with a goals-against average of 1.19, which is good enough for third in the NCAA. She also sported a .939 save percentage which places her fourth among NCAA net-minders. In only her second season, Campbell has distinguished herself as one of the best athletes in the country, and it seems like the next couple seasons the Badgers will have the luxury of a brick wall in net.

In her final season lacing up for the Cardinal and White, Kepler led the team with 22 goals and a scorching .210 shot percentage.

Sophomore Roque led the Badgers in points, with 41.

This season may be considered a failure, but only in the context of the outlandish expectations and success of the team over the last few years. The Badgers have been to four straight Frozen Fours, produced multiple Olympians and were ranked No. 1 for most of the season. Next year the Badgers will once again be gunning for the NCAA Championship.

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Online Purchase Scams are the Riskiest Type of Fraud, According to 2017 BBB Data Online purchase scams are now the riskiest form of consumer fraud, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau.

In 2017, consumers reported more than 47,000 scams to BBB Scam Tracker (BBB.org/ScamTracker). BBB analyzed this information using its unique BBB Scam Risk Index to determine the riskiest scams based on exposure, susceptibility, and monetary loss. The findings show some significant changes from 2016: • Tax collection scams decreased 60% in volume of reports, likely due to the arrest in India in 2016 of the ringleader of a network of call centers primarily responsble for the IRS scam • Online purchase scams jumped from the 4th riskiest scam to the top spot, likely due to an increase in exposure • Young people continue to be at higher risk for scams, and susceptibility decreases with age, although dollars lost increases when victims are older.

• Although we saw an increase in total scam reports, the good news is that susceptibility was down • The percentage of those reporting who actually lost money to a scam fell from 18.8 percent in 2016 to 15.8 percent in 2017. We also saw a 17% decrease in the median monetary loss, down to $228.

That means people are checking before they do business. They are doing their homework.​One interesting phenomenon from 2017 was the prevalence of a new scam, dubbed “Can you hear me?” for the opening line that was extremely common early in the year. BBB Scam Tracker received more than 10,000 reports on the ‘Can you hear me?’ scam, but virtually none of those reporting could point to an actual monetary loss due to the calls.

The most common online purchase scams in 2017 were related to pets, clothing, cosmetics, electronics, and automobiles. The offer of free trials was a common tactic for these online purchases: 67% of scams involving cosmetics and 60% involving nutrition products mentioned a free trial opportunity.

The top ten riskiest scams in 2017 were: 1. Online purchase scam (up from #4 in 2016) 2. Investment scam (up from #6 in 2016) 3. Employment scam (no change) 4. Advance fee loan scam (up from #5 in 2016) 5. Fake check scam (down from #2 in 2016) 6. Home improvement scam (down from #1 in 2016) 7. Tech support scam (up from #8 in 2016) 8. Travel/vacation scam (new to top 10, #12 in 2016) 9. Family/friend emergency scam (no change) 10. Government grant scam (new to top 10, #11 in 2016) Travel and vacation scams joined the list, with top destinations mentioned in the scams: Orlando/Florida, Disney, Mexico/Cancun, and the Bahamas. Also new to the top ten is the government grant scam. Two scams left the top ten list: romance scams and sweepstakes/lottery/prize scams.

One of the most common tactics of scammers is impersonation, where the scammer pretends to be a legitimate business that is well known and trusted by the consumer. The top legitimate organizations that were used by scammers in 2017 were: U.S. Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Government (Grant/Treasury/Reserve/Medicare); Better Business Bureau; Publishers Clearing House; and Microsoft.

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As Cayla McMorris prepares to leave, her legacy remains on Badgers McMorris intends to further her athletic resume, will pursue professional basketball career after graduation

by Samantha Elfus Sports Writer

Cayla McMorris, a 6-foot senior from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, is considered one of the greatest women’s basketball players to ever play at the University of Wisconsin.

She started off coming off the bench her freshman year and began to quickly gain recognition and more playing time her sophomore and junior year. In the 2016-17 season, she was one of only two players to start every game and in over half of the games she played, she led the team in scoring.

McMorris has had the utmost impact on UW’s women;’s basketball team throughout her four years as a student athlete. Her drive to make not only herself better, but the team as whole, will leave a lasting impression when she graduates in May. After a career as distinguished as that of McMorris’, there were surely to be moments that stood out. One of her favorite memories was one of the 2016-17 season, when the

Badgers won the first Big Ten Tournament game. The team made it past the first round of the Big Ten Tournament for the first time in more than 10 seasons — a big accomplishment for a team that has struggled to find sustained success over the years.

For herself and her team, McMorris said that win meant the future is looking optimistic and the program will rely on the development of the five new recruits for the 2018-19 season.

“It shows where the program is going. It proves how much work we put in,” McMorris said.

Her plans after graduating didn’t originally include playing basketball, but McMorris has since changed her mind and decided to take her talents elsewhere to play professionally.

She hopes to get tryouts with WNBA teams in the near future, or go abroad to play for an international league. The skills she sharpened and strength she gained as a Badger have prepared her to turn her passion into a career.

McMorris was the first top 100 recruit

Wisconsin snatched up since 2009 — improving the reputation of the women’s basketball team tremendously going forward.

McMorris’ dedication to the team and the imprint she is leaving behind allowed them to get three incoming freshmen from the nation’s top 100 for the upcoming season. This is not only representative of her influence on the program, but also show the small steps taken to improve the lineup.

Her advice for the team next season is to “buy in completely and work hard. Listen to coaches and play together, then things will work out.” She should know, as she certainly took her own advice for the past four years and is now moving forward to play professionally.

UW’s women’s basketball team is heading in the right direction and a lot of it has to do with the relationships built between teammates and coaches. McMorris said she learned to be a leader on this team and it has prepared her going forward to work with new

teammates and coaches, wherever that may be.

McMorris said she will miss constantly having a reminder of where she has to be and a set practice schedule. She knows in the future, she will have to be responsible for her whereabouts now that she won’t have class on top of her strict workout and practice routine.

Not only will she miss the regularity of being a student athlete, but she will of course, miss her team and coaches who have gotten her to this point in her basketball career.

She credits head coach Jonathan Tsipis and all of the other “amazing” assistant coaches and trainers who have helped shape her into the player she is today.

McMorris ended her last season averaging 13.7 points per game — the highest on the team. She was certainly the squad leader and embodied the spirit of the UW’s women’s basketball team. While the Badgers will certainly miss her charisma and talent next season, they have much to look forward to.

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Badgers look to build on stellar 2017-18 season, ready for serious run

With many players returning, Wisconsin seems poised to lead Big Ten East, compete on national stage in 2018-19 season

by Danny Farber Sports Editor

The University of Wisconsin football team is looking to follow up on one of the most successful seasons in program history.

They started 12-0 for the first time ever and finished the year ranked No. 7 in the country after an Orange Bowl victory over the Miami Hurricanes.

While the Badgers are losing seven defensive starters and two offensive starters, they are mostly all seniors with viable younger replacements in line to take over.

On defense, defensive ends Alec James and Conor Sheehy, linebackers Garret Dooley and Leon Jacobs, and defensive backs Derrick Tindal and Natrell Jamerson are all seniors leaving the program, with the corner Nick Nelson being the only junior heading out.

Offensively, fullback Austin Ramesh and tight end Troy Fumagalli will both be graduating and looking for work in the NFL next year.

The hardest loss for Wisconsin may be Troy Fumagalli, who has been Wisconsin’s most consistent receiving option since Paul Chryst took over as head coach. Some combination of Zander Neuville and Kyle Penniston, neither of whom have had much game experience for

the Badgers thus far, will replace Fumagalli.

But another significant loss is a player who was not on the field for the Badgers in 2017 — linebacker Jack Cichy. Cichy suffered a season ending injury in training camp of his senior year and could have applied for a medical hardship waiver to extend his career at Wisconsin another year, but chose not to do so. Since Cichy was a highly touted prospect for the 2017 draft, he is trying to reestablish himself for this year ’s draft, participating in UW football’s pro day last Wednesday.

Wisconsin has several players that forwent a potential draft selection to continue their careers in Madison. Offensive tackle Michael Deiter, linebacker T.J. Edwards and safety D’Cota Dixon are all strong starting pieces who will be returning to the Badgers in 2018.

Some more big returners will be junior quarterback Alex Hornibrook and sophomore running back Jonathan Taylor.

While Hornibrook has usually been adequate in the Badger offense, in the bowl game against Miami, he took off throwing for 258 yards with four touchdowns and zero picks. This year will decide whether Alex Hornibrook can merely manage Wisconsin’s offense or lead it.

On the running side of the offense

Wisconsin has a early season Heisman candidate in Jonathan Taylor. As a true freshman, Taylor dominated opposing defenses, rushing for 1977 yards and 13 touchdowns. He should continue to be the focal point in Wisconsin’s ground game going forward.

One of the biggest obstacles Wisconsin will need to overcome again this year will probably be a weak schedule. In the CBS “way-too-early” college football rankings, Penn State, Michigan and Purdue are the only teams ranked in the top 25, with Penn State and Michigan likely being the only ones in contention for the College Football Playoffs.

Chryst was asked if he felt Wisconsin had a strong enough schedule going into 2018.

“Well schedules are set in advance and I think what we’ve tried to do is be as proactive as we can. My first game that I got to coach as a head coach was against Alabama and then we played LSU and we’ve got the series with Notre Dame coming up and those games are hard to get,” Chryst said. “And that’s why you’re appreciative when you get to play in them.”

Chryst is right as schedules are set well before teams even know which players will be on their rosters for the upcoming year.

Games that are supposed to be challenging can often become easy, or vice-versa.

Last year the Wisconsin versus Michigan matchup was supposed to be a deciding game for each team’s chances at the playoffs.

But by this time, Michigan was ranked No. 24 without much of a conceivable route at a postseason run.

Also, many traditionally powerful teams do not want to schedule tough out of conference games. For example, games against SEC teams like Alabama and LSU are difficult to get since they already have a strong enough strength of schedule within their conference.

An upset loss to a solid Big Ten school like Wisconsin could be the difference between making the playoffs or not.

In 2020 and 2021, Wisconsin has a series scheduled against independent Notre Dame, which should help bolster their case to the playoff committee in future years.

But even if the Badgers have to go undefeated or only get one loss this year, the team has already proven they have the talent to compete with every team on their schedule.

Coming up for Wisconsin is their annual Spring Football Game, which will be played 6 p.m. on April 13 in Camp Randall Stadium.

Photo · Chryst will be entering his fourth season at the helm of UW football. He has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year in back-to-back season and has led the Cardinal and White to three straight bowl victories.

Photo · Badgers will be returning 100 percent of their passing yards and 92.3 percent rushing yards, quarterback Hornibrook will have an opportunity to set the all-time Badger passing record next season.

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The Herald Bracket is down, but not out. With two of four Final Four Teams remaining — despite a massive upset loss to our projected champion Arizona — the right side of the bracket remains salvagable. But we did not predict a single Sweet Sixteen team on the left side of our bracket correctly.

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