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Confederate monument to be removed from Forest Hills Cemetery
After overturning Landmark Commission’s decision to keep structure earlier this month, City Council set to relocate cenotaph by Ben Baker Reporter
The Madison City Council successfully overturned the Landmark Commission’s decision to continue the display of a Confederate monument in the city’s Forest Hill Cemetery earlier this month. As a result, the city will begin the process of removing the structure and placing it elsewhere, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. The marker in question is a small cenotaph, a stone which bears the names of the Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Randall, as well as a brief explanation of why they are buried at Forest Hill, Ald. Michael Verveer, District 4 said. Well over a century has passed since the erection of this cenotaph, paid for by the families of the deceased to commemorate the 140 Confederate soldiers who perished in Union custody while being held as prisoners of war at Camp Randall, Verveer said. Additionally, the city of Madison itself has
no ties to the confederacy’s insurrection in the mid-nineteenth century. In consequence, many members of Madison’s City Council believe that this structure would be better suited for a museum, Wood said. Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, believes the monuments should be removed and preserved elsewhere. “I think this was about rejecting this pervasive glorification of the Confederacy … There is a distinct difference between recognizing history and its place and glorifying the Confederacy and what it stood for, and they are too often conflated,” Wood said. The cenotaph is the second of two Confederate monuments to be relocated from Forest Hill Cemetery. The first of which was removed from the burial ground soon after the Unite the Right March and death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Virginia last year, Verveer said Removing this first monument faced almost no opposition, as it described Confederate veterans as “unsung heroes,” among other
celebratory terms and such glorification was universally viewed as inappropriate. The fate of this second monument, however, has been somewhat controversial. In spite of sentiments among many city council members that the cenotaph should be removed, the Madison Landmarks Commission decided to let the monument stand, but their decision was overturned due to legal action taken by Ald. Allen Arntsen, District 13. Forest Hill Cemetery falls within the jurisdiction of Arntsen’s district, and therefore it was within his means to make such a legal challenge. Yet, a minority of council members, as well as the Landmarks Commission advised against removing the cenotaph due to both its historical significance and its debatable status as a vehicle to provide context for the burial of more than 100 Confederate Soldiers in Madison. After much thought, Verveer was one of the council members who voted not to overturn the Landmarks Commission’s decision.
While Verveer agrees with doing away with celebrations of the Confederacy, he sees the importance of explaining history. “If we remove the cenotaph, there’s no explanation to the Confederate rest, so people will wonder how in the world [the Confederate soldiers] ended up here,” Verveer said. “I didn’t perceive any outcry from the public that this cenotaph is an ugly glorification of the Confederacy, all it has is the names of those buried there engraved on it.” As of now, it appears the monument will be moved to either the Wisconsin Historical Museum or the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Wood said. Verveer said that while it appears that the Wisconsin Historical Museum will take the artifact, the actual details of relocating the cenotaph in terms of when it will be moved, whether or not it will actually be given to the Wisconsin Historical Society, and if it will even be on display once arriving at a museum are still to be determined.
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UW community weighs Kavanaugh’s impact on upcoming elections UW professor believes concerns over Kavanaugh’s recent confirmation, temperament during hearing will linger beyond midterms by James Strebe Campus Editor
Watching Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison was disgusted and upset. Taylor said she felt like a first-year law student again, watching Anita Hill bring forward allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “Actually, I don’t think that Dr. Ford even got what Anita Hill got,” Taylor said. “She didn’t get a full investigation. So, it underscores for us as elected officials, as progressive women, the inequity we see every single day.” There are some key distinctions between the two cases: For one, a nominee has never accused party leaders of being out to get them, suggested a conspiracy or asked senators questions at a committee hearing, University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden said. In an email to The Badger Herald, Charlie Mueth, Chair of UW College Republicans defended Kavanaugh’s behavior. “Kavanaugh’s demeanor in the hearing was completely appropriate,” Mueth said. “By trying to destroy a man’s career with uncorroborated allegations, a man should be able to defend himself as Kavanaugh did valiantly.”
“ Kavanaugh’s demeanor in the hearing was completely appropriate. By trying to destroy a man’s career with uncorroborated allegations, a man should be able to defend himself as kavanaugh did valiantly.”
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But other UW affiliates weren’t so forgiving. Professor of law Martha Gaines was one of more than 2,400 law professors to sign a petition against Kavanaugh’s confirmation that was published by the New York Times. Gaines said she signed the petition not only because of Kavanaugh’s demeanor 4 • badgerherald.com • October 23 , 2018
during the hearing but also because she believes he made untrue statements about his behavior and drinking in high school and college. “I think it’s pretty clear that he lied, and I think that is a disqualifying factor all by itself,” Gaines said. “I think his decorum — or lack thereof — and his demeanor, his lack of judiciousness and that he lost his cool by his own admission was unacceptable as well. You don’t normally get to get a job and then apologize for how you behaved in the interview.” A recent survey also indicated that public opinion of Kavanaugh may be different than it was for Clarence Thomas during his investigation. The Elections Research Center, which Burden is the director of, partnered with Vox to survey and compare the attitudes of Americans in 1991 during Clarence Thomas’ confirmation versus the attitudes of present-day Americans. The questions were the same as in 1991. For instance, both asked, “all in all, do you approve or disapprove of the way that the Senate handled the confirmation hearings?” Seventy-three percent disapproved during Kavanaugh’s, while 68 percent disapproved during Thomas’. According to the survey, the hearings had a more negative effect on views of President Donald Trump than they did on President George H.W. Bush. Fortytwo percent of Americans said they had less confidence in Trump as a result of the hearings, while only 30 percent of Americans said the same about Bush, with 34 percent of pollers saying they had gained more confidence in Bush. In 1991, 67 percent of Americans said they would not be more or less likely to vote to re-elect a U.S. senator if they voted in favor of Justice Thomas. In the present day, only 28 percent of Americans said their senator ’s vote would have no impact. “That’s a pretty dramatic shift,” Burden said. Polling data reported by NPR showed that the number of Republican voters who said the November elections are “very important” have spiked. In July, 78 percent of Democrats and 68 percent of Republicans felt this way, but this margin has since closed to 82 percent and 80 percent, respectively. Burden said Democratic voters were already engaged at a high level before Kavanaugh’s confirmation, so there wasn’t much further that their numbers could
rise. But among Republican voters, the confirmation battle was energizing and may have reminded conservatives what is at stake in the coming election, Burden said. Along with other issues, the Senate’s Kavanaugh hearing “awakened” many Republicans, Meuth said.
“ I think [Kavanaugh’s] decorum — or lack thereof — and his demeanor, his lack of judiciousness and that he lost his cool by his own admission was unacceptable as well. You don’t normally get a job and then apologize how you behaved in the interview. ” Martha Gaines UW law professor
to be more on the minds of people that I’m talking to.” Burden said UW students are likely to understand that the decisions of the Supreme Court can have a significant impact on their lives, such as immigration policy, the Affordable Care Act and voting rights, among other issues. This will give students another reason to turn out to the polls, Burden said. The issue of redistricting in Wisconsin will likely go back to the Supreme Court sometime next year, and with another conservative-leaning justice, the court will probably be reluctant to strike down the redistricting in Wisconsin, Burden said. Whatever their politics may be, Gaines said she hopes all students become more politically active. “What you want is a vibrant citizenry,” Gaines said. “So that’s first and foremost.” However the election plays out, Burden said the impact on the Supreme Court and concerns over Kavanaugh’s temperament will linger. Mueth disagreed. “I have confidence that many will begin to see the strength of Kavanaugh as a judge immediately,” Mueth said. “His talent as a judge who upholds the Constitution juxtaposes him from many modern activist judges who act like legislators from the bench.”
“Republicans are doing even better in the polls because many have realized the Democrats in Congress do not accurately support them,” Meuth said. “Also, many are frustrated with the way that the Senate Judicial Committee handled the process and want to see stronger leadership from our Senators.” While Kavanaugh is likely to be on voters’ minds on election day, the degree to which that stays in front of voters may change as other issues take precedence, Burden said. Taylor said Kavanaugh’s confirmation has promoted activism among woman in her district who may have been left-leaning, but may not have taken an active role. Taylor also said although some people have brought up Kavanaugh, most people she has talked to while knocking on doors have been preoccupied with Photo · The majority of American voters said a senator’s other issues. vote for or against Kavanaugh would have an impact “I think people are more worried on their decision to re-elect that senator, according to about getting by, paying their polling from the Elections Research Center. mortgage, making sure their kids have opportunities, that their community is The Badger Herald Archives thriving,” Taylor said. “So that seems
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UW Athletics review suggests need for mental health policy improvement
Review analyzing environments, health care, communication of wrongdoing found student-athletes not hesitant to report concerns review where the Athletic Department is at right now.” Doherty discussed the three primary A recent review of the University of areas of the review: physical environments, Wisconsin Department of Intercollegiate health care — including mental health, Athletics recognized UW’s successes in health communication and reporting. Doherty said and safety-related policies and reported a numerous recommendations for improvement desire among student-athletes for improved were made based off the results of the review. mental health services, according to a press Doherty, and Dickey in his letter to Alvarez release from UW Athletics. regarding the procedure and findings of the UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez review said a common observation among requested the review last February, shortly staff and student-athletes was the need for after former U.S. Gymnastics team doctor greater monitoring of access to facilities. Larry Nassar plead guilty to sexually To this end, the UW Police Department assaulting multiple gymnasts during medical agreed to audit athletic facilities and to make appointments at Michigan State University. recommendations about how to improve The review included both group and safety for users of these facilities, Doherty individual in-person interviews, and it said. involved current student-athletes, coaches, Doherty said mental health and available athletic trainers, doctors, UW Athletics senior mental health services were also pressing staff and the head of every support unit in the topics, and that based on the review, department, according to the press release. It appropriate and additional staffing would be improved upon. According to Dickey’s letter, the review “revealed that there is a desire for improved mental health services among studentathletes, just as there appears to be a similar need across the student body as a whole.” The Athletic Department will conduct a survey of staff and students to determine what further support can be provided, according to the letter. Communication and reporting of wrongdoing was the final area of review. In his letter to the Athletic Director, Dickey said that while UW studentathletes are not hesitant to report health and safety concerns, there appeared to be confusion among students as to whom they should report any concerns to. “We are going to do everything we can to improve communication-related to reporting health and safety concerns,” Doherty said. The review recommended the UW Athletic Department continue their efforts in educating staff and students about reporting health and safety concerns, and that a Photo · Barry Alvarez, UW athletics director, called for a review of the UW Department of Intercollegiate Athletics last February concerted effort is made to after Larry Nassar, the former U.S. Gymnastics team doctor, plead guilty to sexually assaulting several of his patients. educate student-athletes and staff regarding sexual assault and harassment prevention. The Badger Herald Archives Peter Miller, UW Athletic Board Chair and UW professor
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was conducted under UW professor of Law Emeritus and Special Assistant to the Athletic Director Walter Dickey. The review was presented to the UW System Board of Regents at a meeting on Oct. 4 and again at the UW Athletic Board meeting on Oct. 5. According to the press release, some of the recommendations have, as a result of the review, already been implemented, while others will be addressed in the near future. Nearly 700 student-athletes and 400 UW Athletics staff members were invited to participate in a health and safety survey. Senior Associate Athletic Director Justin Doherty said the goal of the review was to understand the department’s current health and safety policies and procedures and determine what could be improved. “It’s important to look at this review as a snapshot in time,” Doherty said. “The review was initiated back in February and the conversations that went on were intended to
of educational leadership and policy analysis, described the review as a “broad enterprise,” one which seemed a bit daunting at first with respect to the sheer amount of student-athletes, staff and members of each department given the high number of health and safety that could still occur.
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where you do it and then you’re done. You do it and you keep monitoring, recommending, and hope that this helps to open up lines of communication between staff and student.” Justin Doherty Senior Associate Athletic Director “Our effort was not to guarantee a perfect set of recommendations for all situations,” Miller said. “Our effort was to figure out sound policies and procedures to maximize the safety of students and staff.” Doherty said while the review was prompted in part by Nassar ’s conviction at Michigan State, the UW Athletic Department tries to stay proactive and aware of collegiate and national concerns regarding health and safety. UW is the only Big Ten school to have conducted a review of this manner since the events that occurred at Michigan State, but that the review and its recommendations are part of an ongoing process and evaluation, Doherty said. “This is not the kind of thing where you do it and then you’re done,” Doherty said. “You do it and you keep monitoring, recommending, and hope that this helps to open up lines of communication between staff and student.” The Big Ten conference, at large is concerned with the environment around health and safety, Miller said. UW, among other schools, is aware that episodes of violence occur in the broader public, and that there have been a number of troubling things happen in athletics and in the world, Miller said. “The environment [around health and safety] is one athletics has to be closely attuned to,” Miller said. October 23, 2018 • badgerherald.com • 5
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After infidelity, mice found to be more vocal Similar to humans, California mice express vocal aggression toward disloyal partners by Lena Simon Reporter
Four limbs. Warm blood. A love for cheese. And a hatred for infidelity. Although this may sound characteristic of the average Wisconsinite, the previous is actually also true for the California mouse. A recent University of Wisconsin news release revealed research that shows California pair-bonded mice become increasingly vocal after infidelity experiences. Experiments were designed to test how communication changes after mice have been given the opportunity to be “unfaithful” to their bonded mate. The California deer mouse, or Peromyscus californicus, is part of only 3 to 5 percent of mammal species that practice any kind of monogamy, per research from the National Science Foundation. At UW, research on the California mouse is ongoing. Josh Pultorak, a biology instructor at Madison Area Technical College and UW’s Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, led this research. He and his collaborators identified several types of sounds that the California mouse makes, all of which are ultrasonic — unable to be heard by the human ear unless slowed down to about 5 percent of their original speed. These include chirps — or “sweeps,” which are usually more peaceful sounds — and barks, which indicate aggression. In his research, Pultorak found that for some pair-bonded mice, being separated and moved in with another mouse of the opposite gender was enough to seriously disrupt the relationship of the original pair. Some mice returned from the “infidelity experience” as if nothing had ever happened, but some returned in a state fraught with barking and aggression. “Separation alone, the control condition, did not seem to lead to this disruption,” Pultorak said. His research found that mice who had been given the infidelity experience and returned to a dysfunctional relationship had a lower chance of conceiving a litter than those who had not. Part of what makes monogamous rodents so interesting to scientists like Pultorak is their potential connection to the state of human beings. Pultorak finds the question of monogamy or non-monogamy being humankind’s natural state to be fascinating, as infidelity is an integral concept within human culture.
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“One of the reasons I wanted to do this study is because there are not that many animal studies that actually ask the question, ‘what is the impact, if any, of infidelity?’” Pultorak said. “With animals that are monogamous, we have the ability to answer some of those questions.” While Pultorak was studying for his undergraduate at Miami University in Ohio, he co-published research about behavioral ecology relating to mate choice in mice, so when he came across UW professor of psychology Catherine Marler ’s research about monogamy in the California mouse, he became interested. He got a position in her lab and published his dissertation on how monogamous bonds are maintained within the species. Marler has collaborated with Pultorak and other graduate students on research about the California mouse. There are still more questions about the unique rodent species, and Marler has more ideas for future research.
“One of the reasons I wanted to do this study is because there are not that many animal studies that actually ask the question, ‘What is the impact, if any, of infidelity?” Josh Pultorak Biology Instructor Madison Area Technical College, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
For example, there are still many unanswered questions about the role of oxytocin in bonding within the species. Marler plans to study the effects of the administration of intranasal oxytocin when California mice are re-introduced to their pair-bonded mates after undergoing the infidelity treatment, with the goal in mind of seeing whether or not aggression levels are the same.
Other questions consider the relationships that pairbonded mates have with their offspring. “If one has a good bond with their mate, it is often assumed that they will be a good parent — but we don’t necessarily know that,” Marler said. She hopes to study the correlation between having a strong pair bond and being a good parent in the California mouse. Additionally, the higher aggression levels between mice pairs who were reunited from an infidelity experience suggested that some of the mice had formed a new bond to the different mouse, Marler said. It’s possible that some of the bonds had switched, an outcome known as “rebonding.” One of Marler ’s questions for future research is whether or not one mouse can create and maintain multiple pair bonds. Marler said some data suggests the California mouse might not be as monogamous as is currently believed, though they are more monogamous than most species. She advised caution in drawing conclusions about people from research about the mouse since humans and mice have many differences, but she believes the findings can certainly provide new hypotheses about humans, as well as reinforce past research. “Most importantly, this research can give us mechanisms to understand underlying behavior in humans,” Marler said. “But you have to be careful when you say what it can definitively tell you about humans.”
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Photo · As parade attendees excitedly filled the streets with red and white floats, the UW band and more celebrated Homecoming 2018. Jon Yoon The Badger Herald
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Racial, ethnic disparity in access to higher education begins early Report shows access to UW System schools for students of color has decreased greatly despite Wisconsin’s rising diversity
by Hibah Ansari State Editor
Racial and ethnic inequality in access to the University of Wisconsin System is substantial and increasing according to a new study on how to close these disparities in Wisconsin’s higher education system. The Center on Wisconsin Strategy released a report earlier this month after discovering that while Wisconsin’s diversity is increasing, access to UW-Madison for students of color has decreased greatly, COWS senior associate Matthew Braunginn said. “We’re hurting the Wisconsin economy by not investing in these institutions and by not making sure that these disparities are closed,” Braunginn said. “Investing in these institutions help our families become really self-reliant and have that basic human dignity that I believe everybody deserves.” According to the COWS report, the most essential problem for UW-Madison is access. The chances that students of color from Wisconsin enroll in the UW System has declined while the rates for white students remain steady. The struggle to make ends meet is increasing across the state, especially for people of color, according to COWS. The COWS study also said 36 percent of students in the U.S. are housing insecure, and another 36 percent are food insecure. According to Braunginn, both of these factors can affect a student’s academic performance. But the COWS study also shows that graduating from college in Wisconsin improves living standards. Graduation rates at UW-Madison are high and the racial and ethnic graduation gap has reduced, COWS reported. But because high school graduates of color are not being admitted to UW schools at a high enough rate in the first place, the number of college graduates of color is still very low. According to the UW-Madison Division of Enrollment Management provost Sarah Mangelsdorf, the university will continue to transparently report progress in increasing diversity on campus each fall. “We continue to focus on building a class of students from diverse backgrounds and experiences,” Mangelsdorf said. “We recognize that there’s a lot of work ahead in this regard and that this will take the work of the entire UW-Madison community.” According to sociology and educational policy studies associate professor Eric Grodsky, the UW System’s admission process looks at factors beyond academic achievement that are more equity enhancing. Grodsky added that while disparities in 8 • badgerherald.com • October 23, 2018
admission to UW is a problem, racial and necessarily lie in gaining knowledge, “The bottom line is that these institutions ethnic disparities don’t begin in college. according to Grodsky. Instead, the challenge need the resources to launch these This disparity can be attributed to academic is preserving what they learn. initiatives,” Braunginn said. “Through our achievement in high school, which is In fact, places like Milwaukee already last few governors, there’s been a constant dependent on exposure to good schools, have a diverse populace. The issue lies cut into these public institutions.” teaching and other stressors. in providing the resources to bridge the An investment in public education overall “We need to believe that our educational gap between students of color and the would prepare students from a young age to institutions and our public institutions university so that the university populace is become college graduates, Grodsky said, and generally are truly equitable,” Grodsky said. more representative of increasing diversity, increasing opportunity from the beginning “We need to all own what happens to those Braunginn said. could help create a more diverse student institutions because those institutions reflect “We see [UW-Milwaukee] as a cornerstone body at the university level. priorities that people have.” institution that has the capability to serve It’s important to live up to the ideals of Braunginn said lack of resources for K-12 and uplift a lot of Wisconsin families, but equal opportunity by making sure everybody schools hurt students of color especially. As it’s increasingly difficult for them to do so is given an opportunity to a quality a result, they perform poorly in school and on constant budget constraints,” Braunginn education, Grodsky said. then miss out on post-secondary educational said. “Diversity in every respect is important opportunities. The COWS study called for particular because, as a professor, I need students to Grodsky added that investing in early investment in UW-Milwaukee as well as be engaged in critical thinking, I need them childhood education would prepare students more racial, ethnic and economically targeted to have lots of perspectives,” Grodsky said. from the beginning. Two-thirds of disparities aid from the UW System overall. “You can only be so worldly when you’re between African American and white A reinvestment would allow UW schools sitting in Madison. The best way to do that students seen in eighth-grade achievement to create racial and ethnic support initiatives is to bring people from all parts of the world test scores could be addressed as early as to create a more welcoming and supportive in.” kindergarten. environment, according to COWS. “It doesn’t mean that there isn’t work to be done across higher education, but if you want to get ahead of this the best way to do that is prevent it from happening in the first place,” Grodsky said. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released data that showed less than half of public education students are proficient in language arts and math. Wisconsin’s racial disparity in high school graduation rates was the nation’s worst in 2017, according to COWS. In addition, students of color that come from less advantaged backgrounds may experience summer slide — when kids lose knowledge gained during the school year over the summer, according to Grodsky. Grodsky is part of a study that found enrollment and literacy Photo · According to the report from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, the probability of Wisconsin students of color enrolling in the skills of entering UW System has declined, while the rate has remained steady for white students. kindergartners in Milwaukee and Madison The Badger Herald Archives were quite high. So the problem doesn’t
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Bon Iver, Tammy Baldwin connect for ‘Early Vote Rally’ at The Sylvee
With early voting on campus already underway, Eau Claire native Justin Vernon announces support for Senate incumbent through rare concert
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A highly contested election met one of Wisconsin’s greatest musical minds at The Sylvee Saturday evening. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, was accompanied by Eau Claire native Justin Vernon and his band Bon Iver for an “Early Vote Rally” to encourage early voting on the University of Wisconsin campus, which starts Oct. 22. Vernon’s career shows an ongoing struggle between self and fame. He made his mark on the music world with the release of For Emma, Forever Ago and with that came a mythology surrounding a man searching for himself in his family’s cabin. From there, Vernon became a Kanye West collaborator, Grammy award winner and a music festival curator. Vernon is the pinnacle of indie stardom, yet underneath it all, he hates the limelight that comes with his work. At his own music festival — Eaux Claires — which he calls a “family reunion,” he hasn’t performed as Bon Iver for the past two iterations. His press photos for his other group, Big Red Machine, and recent album 22, A Million both obstruct Vernon’s face. He performed sitting down wearing headphones during his headlining set at Coachella. Vernon’s story is one of loving his craft and hating the fame that comes with it. Of course, this is a reoccurring theme in popular music, but for Vernon, there hasn’t been an identity crisis. The artist suffering from heartbreak on For Emma, Forever Ago, is the same one handling his anxiety on 22, A Million. The Midwesterner dreaming of a simple life consisting of close friends, good music and even better drinks never disappears, and this search for a good life for all is what brought Vernon to Madison this weekend. Despite his disillusionment with fame, Vernon understands the power and reach of his voice. He used his voice to support Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vermont, campaign when the candidate stopped in Vernon’s hometown. He also endorsed Madison’s Kelda Roys in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, although she eventually lost to Tony Evers in August. Again, Vernon saw a moment where he could not be silent — this time he voiced his support of Baldwin in her campaign for reelection, saying that she’s a politician willing to support all of us. Who knew a 2018 midterm election is what it would take to get a living musical legend to perform again in Madison? Tickets to the rally started at $50, and were
quickly sold out. Some seats were priced at $1,000, which included a meet and greet with Baldwin and prime, reserved viewing of The Sylvee stage from the upper levels of the venue. All ticket sales were political donations to the Baldwin Wisconsin Victory Fund. The event began with Collections of Colonies of Bees’ Chris Rosenau performing an opening set. A friend of Vernon’s, Rosenau plays with the alternative genre genius in the group Volcano Choir. It became clear Rosenau was a good idea of where Vernon got many of his ideas for Bon Iver ’s 2016 studio album 22, A Million. Some might have been reminded of 21 MOON WATER after Rosenau showcased his talent, giving depth to the influence he had on Bon Iver ’s latest project. Rosenau didn’t sing, yet the strings of his guitar provided delightful ambiance as the crowd settled around the stage. Each instrumental was a slow build up of chords recorded over a loop pedal until Rosenau was satisfied with his creation. Once a background sound was established, he switched guitars, took his guitar pick from his lips and began strumming and plucking solos with animated expressions on his face. His final act had everyone who was attending focused on his closed eyes, Rosenau, rocking back and forth as the peak of all the recordings he set, came together. As each chord loop from the pedal dissipated, Rosenau was left playing with his new guitar, concluding a fitting opening act. The ax master thanked the crowd and made way for the host of the festivities himself. With the conclusion of Rosenau’s opening set came a speech from Vernon. He expressed gratitude for being lucky enough to travel the world “sharing the medicine of music” with his friends. He continued to say many are not as fortunate to be able to perform music around the world or even go to a show to heal their troubles. Vernon said his support for Baldwin is rooted in her willingness to fight for those who are currently not free. A greater round of applause came when he welcomed Baldwin with open arms and embraced her with a hug. Prior to the rally, Baldwin set the tone with a tweet back in September saying, “This is the hippest I’ve ever felt!” link tweet Baldwin had a genuine smile on her face, fussing with her phone to prove how hip she was, mildly gloating about her timer giving the exact amount of weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds until the polls close on Nov. 6. Baldwin chose to make affordable and accessible healthcare her rallying call
Photo · A four-piece band full of experimental talent, Bon Iver entertained for a wholesome set at The Sylvee. Courtesy of Scotify for voters. The senator shared a story of becoming ill as a nine-year-old and her family’s struggle finding healthcare for her. She extended her anecdote to the countless stories similar to her own she’s heard across the state of Wisconsin in her campaign and time as a senator. After less than 10 minutes, Baldwin reminded everyone to vote, early if possible, after they enjoyed a rare Bon Iver performance. The band played songs from 22, A Million, Blood Bank EP, For Emma, Forever Ago and even “Heavenly Father.” Oddly, no tracks from Bon Iver, Bon Iver made the set list. Although lovely classics were missed, tracks like “666 (upside-down cross)” showed the band’s ability to fill the room, while Vernon also played more somber tracks such as “715 CREEKS” showcasing his ability to keep the room in awe alone. The solo rendition was far and wide the pinnacle of his performance. The show proved to be personable from an artist selling out shows around the world. Vernon interacted with the audience as if they were friends. He gave a Tom Waits impersonation and even jokingly asked for the Brewers score at one point in the performance. The answer displeased Vernon, as did most. His “blah blah blah”
response was the mood of the moment. The For Emma, Forever Ago outro “Re: Stacks” promptly followed, poetic for somber Brewer hopefuls. Vernon’s final call to the audience came through a cover of Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side” from the 1964 record The Times They Are a-Changin.’ He asked the audience to listen to the lyrics closely. The show ended with Dylan’s famous line breaking from the irony present on the rest of the song, “if God’s on our side, He’ll stop the next war,” as the crowd applauded to the fatalist Hail Mary plea for God to save us from our own destruction. The icon left the stage, slowly making sure to thank every section of the audience with applause. As he walked off stage, he put a peace sign in the air hoping that the sold-out crowd will go to the polls to save a world from heading in a direction that Vernon clearly fears. The performance showed Vernon acting as a political figure in a way that continues to stay true to his persona. The show was never about him and it wasn’t even about Baldwin — it was about us. Or, to use the latest Vernonism — it was about giving us the “medicine of music” to heal us of the ails of a fractured political landscape and empower us to change our current path. October 23, 2018 • badgerherald.com • 9
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The Band Perry visit Madison with new sound, same passion
Famous for 2010 hit ‘If I Die Young,’ the Perry siblings leave country genre in the past, showcase new electronic punk to enthusiastic audience by Angela Peterson Banter Editor
There’s a little bit of a running gag at The Badger Herald office that I cover every country show that comes to town simply because I lived in Oklahoma for a year. It was as if this time spent in the southern portion of the U.S. made me more receptive to the idea of banjos and twang in music than the average Madisonian, yet this was never a particularly favorite genre of mine. This made The Band Perry’s concert Sunday night all the more relevant to me and the many other concertgoers who lined the floor of the Majestic Theatre. While famous, potentially infamous even, for their 2010 decidedly country hit single “If I Die Young,” the band’s lead vocalist Kimberly Perry noted the band has “deconstructed some things professionally and personally” the past couple of years which has led to an electronic punk sound for the group which is entirely new for audiences, yet not for the Perry’s themselves. “We were raised in a genre-fluid household,” Kimberly Perry said. “I remember our mom playing Lyle Lovett and Whitney Houston, so we were never respecters of genre. We listened to everything and played everything. Right before ‘If I Die Young’ came out, we were set to record an indie rock record. The last couple days of the session, I was in the back rooms of the studio and wrote, ‘If I Die Young.’ It sounded completely different from everything we’d done in the two weeks prior, but we knew it was a very special song.” This lead the trio of Kimberly and siblings Neil and Reid Perry, who all play various instruments with the band, to take advantage of the rustic country sound on their selftitled debut record and their sophomore release, Pioneer. Choosing not to completely ignore this past in the present, The Band Perry performed all of their country hits during their Coordinates Tour setlist, albeit with most of them in significantly altered forms. After all, the group did not bring any banjos with them on their current tour. These remixed versions were more rollicking than cheesy, which was quite an accomplishment given most country tunes turned electronic rock anthems fall short somewhere in the realm of novelty. Perhaps because these were the band’s own tunes, the artistry from the initial versions of the pieces transferred right on over to the new styles. Highlights of these new versions included the crowd-pleasing “Comeback Kid” and the rocking but morbid, “You Better Dig Two,” which continued to figure Kimberly’s signature raspy vocals.
The only tune stripped of all electronic embellishment on the evening was the iconic “If I Die Young,” which honestly was half-sung by the audience themselves. They knew all the lyrics anyhow. Lyrically, the band’s content has not wavered much since the debut record, as death-like imagery continues to pervade into the group’s tracks. “We grew up in the Deep South and when we were growing up, we read a lot of Southern Gothic literature. Flannery O’Connor was my favorite writer,” Kimberly said. “It brings that little bit of beautiful grotesque to all of our lyrics from ‘If I Die Young’ to our project Coordinates.” The group performed every song from Coordinates, their new five-song EP which was released in September, including favorites “Seven Seconds” and “Dear Departed.” While including electronic riffs, these new songs still highlight the beautiful sense of lyricality possessed by the band. To round out the setlist, the band also covered a fair number of tunes which again were irreverent to genre. This was a wise choice, as they helped the concert keep a sense of pacing and flow which lead to an amazing, evolving soundscape. These covers also allowed each of the Perry’s to take the lead on different songs. Neil took point for an entirely atmospheric version of Oasis’s “Champagne Supernova” and Reid belting the second cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” heard from a major band touring in Madison this week (Garbage performed a snippet of the song during their set at the Sylvee Tuesday). These covers were not low points in the evening, sometimes covers turn out to be and instead helped carry energy throughout the evening. Ultimately, songs old and new allowed the band to successfully complete the mission they set forth with this new tour. “I think the thing that we talked about most on this Coordinates tour is that we really want to bring the vibes that we created in the studio to the stage,” Kimberly said.“With ‘Seven Seconds’ and ‘Nostalgia,’ We want everyone to think they’re driving in the desert at midnight in the middle of nowhere in a really cool car.” Even if that car may have been switching radio stations every ten minutes, The Band Perry created a wonderful night of music and continue to evolve with artistry instead of feeling grounded to the same old tricks which worked in 2010. It will be exciting to see how this sound continues to develop the next time they come back to town.
Photo · The Band Perry had not lost any sense of stage presence.. Lishun (Colin) Ying/The Badger Herald
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Unique performance from Lauv created ‘blue feelings’ around Sylvee Lauv created safe, carefree environment for fans to share their mind, stream of consciousness with artist through ‘My Blue Thoughts’ box by Melissa Simon ArtsEtc. Associate Editor
The color blue, often symbolizing freedom, imagination and confidence, acted as the overarching theme of Lauv’s inspiring performance at The Sylvee this past Friday. From the blue jumpsuit he wore on stage to the “My Blue Thoughts” box he brings to every show, Lauv performed with confidence and made an emotional connection to each of his fans in the audience. 24-year-old singer, songwriter and record producer Lauv influenced his audience as he demonstrated the importance of confidently acting like yourself and being the person you are without restraint and without fear of judgment. “I can’t really dance so I kinda just flail around on stage,” Lauv said. “Let’s all look stupid together, it’s Friday night.” The tight blue jumpsuit prevented him from raising his arms comfortably, Lauv said, but that definitely didn’t stop him from energetically bouncing around on stage all night. The unencumbered performer created a
safe, open and carefree environment for his fans to enthusiastically sing, jump and dance around together without restriction, leaving all worries behind. The colorful combination of blue, orange, red and yellow lights that illuminated the stage in the dark venue formed “rave-like” vibes and created an atmosphere that felt similar to a nightclub. The multi-faceted artist played both the acoustic and electric guitar, as well as the keyboard — all on top of his talented singing. Lauv’s two backup band members assisted him by playing the drums and keyboard. The audience consisted of a variety of ages, ranging from high-schoolers to college students to adults. Lauv showed his appreciation for his fans by noticing their presence and singling individuals out. For example, Lauv accepted a rose from one of the girls in the audience, wished a happy birthday to another fan and talked to everyone as a whole in between his songs, thanking them for showing up and expressing his appreciation for supporting him throughout his journey. Lauv performed a wide-range of his songs, including “I Like You Better,”
Photo · Though feeling under the weather, Lauv made an emotional connection to each member of the auidence. Melissa Simon/The Badger Herald
“Enemies” and “Superhero.” Everyone sang along and knew the words perfectly. On stage, Lauv admitted he was feeling a bit under the weather, and therefore relied on his dedicated fans to help him out with the singing. In the middle of his performance, the artist requested a few seconds of silence in order to “feel grounded with everyone together” for a short moment. He acknowledged the power of taking pleasure in the present moment and appreciating those around. Another unique aspect of the artist’s tour was the “My Blue Thoughts” box sitting on the table by the merchandise that was being sold near the entrance. The purpose of the box is to grant fans with the opportunity to pick up a piece of paper and a pencil and write their stream of consciousness, or anything that’s on their mind. Lauv hopes to encourage people to write about whatever they need to let go of in life. He often reads the notes to become influenced by distinct ideas when writing new songs for his albums. “I wanted to create a space where you
can share pictures, poems, random thought explorations, ideas, confessions … Just whatever ’s on your mind, or whatever you need to get off your chest,” Lauv wrote on his My Blue Thoughts website. “I’ll be sharing things from time to time as well.” Lauv strives to give his fans an outlet to “simply let go,” whether it’s something positive about the world or something negative that’s a burden. He also hopes “it can be a place to connect with other people around the world through the realization that, though we might lead very different lives, we face a lot of the same thoughts, feelings, fears, insecurities, etc.,” according to the website. One of Lauv’s singles, “Superhero,” released this year, was influenced by a “My Blue Thought” that read “I met a superhero. I lost her. I want her back.” The song wouldn’t have existed if the person hadn’t openly and honestly taken a risk to share what was weighing them down. Lauv’s “My Blue Thoughts” creates a tight-knit community and makes people realize they’re not alone with whatever they may be struggling with or going through.
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‘Crimmigration’: Amid renewed ICE activity, Southeast Asians are disproportionately denied due process Current legislation and political discourse on immigration often neglect and undermine the effects of refugee resettlement, leaving many stateless
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for is looking at the individual case’s circumstance before making a deportation determination.”
April 14 marked the first day of the 2018 Khmer New Year. 67-year-old Sophal Chuk was grocery-shopping at Viet Hoa Market in Monona that morning in preparation for the big day. At home, Chuk’s wife waited for her husband’s return. But instead of welcoming a familiar face, she found herself answering questions from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials searching for her husband. “ICE came knocking at our door, and my mom didn’t know who it was,” Molly Bennett, Chuk’s daughter, recalled. “She was like, ‘Oh, he’s at the store’ — how did they know which store he was at?” ICE tracked down Chuk and brought him to the Dodge County detention center, but he was “bounced around” from one place to another, Bennett said. The family did not get to see Chuk that day. When Bennett and her family were finally able to see Chuk, he looked pale and had already suffered a minor stroke from stress. His family was worried about his physical and mental health. “My mom was crying and crying, because she felt like this was happening all over again,” Bennett added. “When he got detained the last time … all he did was try to renew his green card, and they just locked him up.” Chuk fled Cambodia for the U.S. and was lawfully admitted in 1985, ICE said. But a judge issued a final order of removal — a deportation notice — in 2004, 15 years after he was criminally convicted in Illinois and served time in prison. Bennett said her father never got in trouble again, not even so much as a speeding ticket. Instead, he has volunteered at Freedom Inc., a Madison-based non-profit that serves low- to no-income communities of color. She questioned the timing of his detentions. “Why now? Why all of a sudden now?” Bennett asked. “He served his time — that’s it. We follow the laws and the rules here. He was convicted and he served it — done. Let us be free now. Let us live our life.” Chuk is not alone in this struggle, however. In September, the 4-day ICE operation in Wisconsin accounted for 83 detainees — 20 from Dane County — more than half of whom have criminal histories. One Thai man with a criminal conviction and one Vietnamese individual were taken. Katrina Dizon Mariategue, director of national policy at the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, said the immigration and criminal justice systems have become more intersected in recent years as a result of two decades of legislative action. But this phenomenon disproportionately affects Southeast Asian immigrants. Today, they are three to five times more likely to be deported based on old criminal convictions than other immigrant groups. This “resettlement–school–prison–deportation pipeline,” as Dizon Mariategue calls it, refers to the idea that these legislative actions neglect that Southeast Asian immigrants — most of whom came to the U.S. in the aftermath of American involvement in their home countries and have obtained legal documentation — face a resettlement process that’s fraught with poverty, racism and institutional barriers. For example, Wisconsin, home to the country’s third largest Hmong population, has an average poverty rate of 8 percent, the number increases to 19 percent when considering only Hmong Wisconsinites. Kabzuag Vaj, co–executive director of Freedom Inc., said the Cambodian community in Madison also faces disproportionate levels of poverty. “The reality is [that some of them] have committed crimes — but again, people don’t understand the circumstances and their history of resettlement,” Dizon Mariategue said. “What we’re advocating
A troubled past The year was 1975. The last U.S. troops retreated from Southeast Asia after nearly 20 years of involvement. Between those years, the U.S. devastated the region with more bombs than they used in Europe and Asia combined during World War II — at least 10 million tons in total in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But the end of the Vietnam War and the secret bombings in Laos and Cambodia only jump-started another saga for the region: The unrest of the war had strengthened the communist Khmer Rouge insurgency. The same year, the communist faction would emerge victorious in the Cambodian Civil War, setting the stage for a campaign of calculated brutality. The genocidal Khmer Rouge ordered civilians to evacuate the city the very afternoon they seized Phnom Penh, the country’s capital. Intellectuals, professionals and minorities were murdered. Families were separated, and the entire population was categorized by age groups, each of which were forced to work “from dusk till dawn,” Savang Chhrom, Khmer gender justice coordinator at Freedom Inc., recalled. Chhrom also fled Cambodia as a child. This was the reality confronting Chuk until Khmer Rouge’s defeat in 1979, Bennett said. In its aftermath, Cambodians searched anxiously for their families, and many were on the verge of starving to death. Like many other civilians whose homes were destroyed during the wars, Chuk, at 34 years old, fled Cambodia for a resettlement camp in Thailand. In 1985, he was lawfully admitted into the United States and was placed in a housing project that accomodated “very low-income” individuals, Bennett said. He did not know anyone in the U.S. except for some friends he had made along the way. He did not have a support system. Anna Oltman, a UW doctoral student whose dissertation examines the international politics of refugee protection and who worked at a refugee agency, suggested this lack of a sustainable support system is commonplace. She said although the federal government allocates funding — around $1,000 per person — to agencies supporting refugees, they are often left to fight their own battles just a year after arriving. “During that time it was like another struggle — you basically start all over again. You’re in a place where you don’t know the language and the culture, and you basically live in poverty,” Chhorm said. “A lot of gangs started because it was a form of protecting themselves. So a lot of people got into trouble because they know that the system does not protect them.” This “system” underscores various intertwining, “long-term negative” consequences for immigrants, Yang Sao Xiong, UW social work and Asian American studies professor, said. For example, he said many Southeast Asian immigrants are kept in low-income neighborhoods — such as the project Chuk was in — that have few stable and high-income jobs, which in turn perpetuates their poverty. These areas also receive greater societal and police surveillance, he said, leading to more frequent arrests. As a result, Cambodian and Laotian youth are incarcerated at respectively four and nine times the rate compared to the national average. Chuk himself also fell into the criminal justice system. In 1989, just four years after he first stepped foot in the country, Chuk was convicted in Illinois for sexual assault of a minor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. But the trial, Bennett described, rendered his father defenseless: He did not speak any English, nor did he have a translation service, resources or help for his situation.
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“If you’re accused of something you should have someone to speak on your behalf. But he had the accuser speaking on his behalf, all he could do was shake his head — ‘okay’ — because he had no idea what they were saying,” Bennett said. “That’s all he could do. He didn’t want to get deported.” It was perhaps not just the lack of resources that affected Chuk, though. UW sociology professor Michael Light found in his 2017 study that noncitizens are “far more likely” to be incarcerated even after accounting for criminal history and offense severity. The lack of citizenship is as — if not more — salient a factor in determining punishment as race and ethnicity. The discrepancy, he said, is partially tied to the idea of resentment. “I have had a U.S. judge tell me, ‘Why are you screwing a country that has taken you in? It actually pisses me off,’” Light said. “We can see it also in political rhetoric. If there’s a homicide that occurs that involves an immigrant, that is oftentimes construed somehow as an indictment on immigration itself … But we don’t see that very often if it’s a homicide that involves no immigrants — usually it’s a problem with that person.” Still, this is only another facet of the challenge confronting Chuk. Even after serving his 10-year sentence more than three decades ago, Chuk will, for the third time, face the risk of deportation when his “stay,” a legal request that temporarily postpones the deportation process, reopens next year. His circumstances make a case for a brewing debate about the intermingling criminal justice and immigration systems: Whether rights like due process and protection from double jeopardy are afforded to immigrants facing deportation. Like Dizon Mariategue, Jenny Zhao, staff attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, suggested the origin of this debate can be traced back to the 1990s, when the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act were passed under the Clinton administration. Double the consequences Indeed, deportation in the Southeast Asian community soared after Congress passed AEDPA and IIRIRA in 1996. Dizon Mariategue said these laws retroactively expanded the definition of “aggravated felony” to include crimes that are sometimes neither “aggravated” nor “felonies” under state criminal laws. As a result, many immigrants with criminal history are now subjected to the consequences of aggravated felony under today’s definition, even if their convictions predated this redefinition and even if they have already served their sentences. In one instance, she said, an immigrant is facing deportation for having broken some windows. “It doesn’t matter your individual circumstances, it doesn’t matter if you’ve already served your time, it doesn’t matter if you’re a completely different person, [or if] you committed your crime decades ago,” Dizon Mariategue said. “According to this law, you have to be deported.” Zhao concurred, saying these laws neglect to consider the unique circumstances leading up to an immigrant’s conviction, which in turn prevent judges from granting immigrants pardon from deportation. As a result, she said, immigrants often do not have meaningful hearings and are summarily ordered deported after “very, very short” hearings with judges. She added many immigrants with past criminal convictions are being punished multiple times: Not only were they first punished in the criminal justice system, they often spend quite a bit of time in “immigration jail” because the same laws prohibit detainees from being released while their cases are pending. And the final stage of
this three-part punishment: deportation. “I think what makes matters even worse is because their countries wouldn’t take them back. People were allowed to continue living in the U.S., and of course they built up expectations during that time,” Zhao said. “So now it feels like they’re being punished for a third time yet again … They’re just kind of torn from their lives.” It is not uncommon for Southeast Asian countries to deny deportees entry. Dizon Mariategue said because the U.S. was at war with many of them just a few decades ago, they did not accept deportees back until the U.S. began creating repatriation agreements after the ratification of the 1996 laws. But the Trump administration, she said, has initiated a series of “aggressive bullying” of foreign nations who have either refused to take deportees back or have been slow in doing so. For example, she observed that some immigrants were deported back to Vietnam last year although they had arrived in the U.S. before 1995 — an agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam stated that the latter would not accept pre-1995 refugees. The administration also issued a visa sanction on Cambodia last year to pressure the government to more quickly issue travel documents for deportees. As a result, more Cambodian and Vietnamese immigrants are deported. Whereas 35 Vietnamese were deported in 2016, the number rose to 71 in 2017. Dizon Mariategue estimated that 72 Cambodians have already been deported this year, and she projected the number will increase by the end of the year. Today, at least 16,000 Southeast Asians have received final orders of deportation. This means that, while only a fraction of them will be deported, some are detained in immigration jails, and others are on “stay” like Chuk. But besides the deportation process itself, the consequences of it are yet another challenge deportees are forced to surmount. For example, when Vaj visited Cambodia and talked to U.S. deportees in 2016, she found the Cambodian government provides no support or social welfare for them — in part because they did not want to accept anyone not returning voluntarily. Southeast Asian countries often do not recognize deportees as citizens because many of them had come to the U.S. as babies and children, sometimes even born here. Because of that, Dizon Mariategue said, they are stuck in “limbo” — accepted by neither country, stateless. “They get there … and they are just dropped off at the airport with no documentation,” Vaj said. “So to get documentation they basically have to lie about where they were born … or buy documentation off somebody else.” As a result, many deportees struggle with securing employment and housing. This also concerns Bennett. She fears that if Chuk were deported,
he “wouldn’t make it there anyway.” Resolving issues faced by Southeast Asian immigrants will require the cooperation of many entities — locally, federally and internationally. Fabiola Hamdan, Dane County’s immigration affairs officer and an immigrant herself, said it was important for her role and for other immigrants that the Madison Police Department and the Dane County executive held a press conference in support of immigrants. Mayor Paul Soglin and the Madison Common Council also condemned ICE’s actions as “racist and xenophobic,” which have “terrorized and traumatized” families and children. But many who are fighting for the rights of Southeast Asians in Madison say there isn’t adequate support from the local government and the Madison community in light of recent news. Paving way for rehabilitation Journey Mental Health Center announced in September that it would discontinue funding for Kajsiab House and Cambodian Temple, culturally-specific mental health programs for Hmong and Cambodian Madisonians respectively. The announcement came at a sensitive time, as recent ICE appearances in Madison stirred up anxieties within the Southeast Asian community. Vaj said she considers Journey’s decision “a distrust and retriggering of the refugee experience.” But the city council recently approved $40,000 to assist Kajsiab House until the end of the year, and Soglin has proposed $100,000 in transitional funding for the program in his 2019 budget. If the budget is denied, however, Kajsiab House will face the risk of termination. In light of such a risk, Vaj said she and some other community members have decided to establish a new non-profit, the Southeast Asian Healing Center, to continue the services of Kajsiab House and the Cambodian Temple. She said culturally-specific services are particularly instrumental for preventing community members with mental health concerns from feeling “othered.” Instead, it makes them feel like they’re “a part of surviving together,” she said. Solinna Chong, a member of Kajsiab House’s emergency budget team and a UW graduate student in social work, said these services also eliminate “power dynamics” that exist in non–culturallyspecific services. “When you go to just your everyday provider — usually these providers are white, too — they’re not looking for [trauma caused by the history of resettlement] ... So they might skip over that and come down with a misdiagnosis,” Chong said. “When your clinician doesn’t understand that, that could also be very retraumatizing.” But, these services are not only important to Southeast Asian communities in terms of recovering from the traumas of resettlement. They are also important for breaking the vicious cycle
“There is no one right way to be an immigrant, and just because they didn’t commit a crime, or just because they are undocumented versus having a green card, that doesn’t make them more or less deserving to be living in this country.” – Katrina Dizon Mariategue, director of national policy at the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
— the “resettlement–school–prison–deportation pipeline.” Citing a psychotraumatology study, Patti Coffey, UW psychology professor, said unaddressed trauma — especially those triggered by poverty and witnessing violence — are linked to offending behavior, therefore “likely” incarceration. As for breaking the cycle by combating poverty, Xiong said achieving higher education remains one of the few possible paths to economic mobility for Southeast Asian communities. Albeit, he said, schools that enforce elaborate filtering and gate-keeping practices often make achieving higher education difficult for them. Vaj also pointed out schools have “failed” young Southeast Asians in Madison, as evidenced by their low graduation rates and the achievement gap. But until schools desegregate data between the achievements of East and Southeast Asian students, Vaj said, these issues cannot be adequately addressed. But Xiong said some institutions — for example, the education and legal justice systems — are “taking an extremely long time to change just a little.” The journey ahead In light of the southern U.S. border crisis, immigration has emerged as the top issue in the upcoming midterm election for voters on either end of the political spectrum. But Dizon Mariategue said public discourse on the topic often neglects the ways in which immigration also affects the Southeast Asian community. She said although the issue of family separation at the border has rightly garnered a lot of media attention in the past year, people “don’t seem to be up in arms about that” when it comes to Southeast Asians, who have dealt with it for the past two decades. She said this is in part because a smaller number of Southeast Asians are affected by deportation compared to the Latinx community, but also because of the current political rhetoric about immigration. “For Congressional leaders who are Democrats, they … push this narrative around immigrants wanting to live the American Dream … that they’re model citizens. But for a lot of Southeast Asians, they don’t always fit this specific, perfect mold,” Dizon Mariategue said. “[But] there is no one right way to be an immigrant, and just because they didn’t commit a crime, or just because they are undocumented versus having a green card, that doesn’t make them more or less deserving to be living in this country.” Chong, too, said Southeast Asians are often left out of the conversation because of the persisting image of what an immigrant looks like. She attributed this in part to the “model minority myth” — the stereotype of Asian success and excellence that in effect neglects the struggles confronting the diverse community. “Our community holds a lot of weight on our shoulders in terms of trauma, and I feel like that’s forgotten because Asians in general are usually clumped into a big group, and that’s normally seen as East Asians,” Chong said. “But Southeast Asians — they come from really traumatic, tragic experiences that aren’t recognized.” Between 2004 and 2014, the U.S. has accepted and resettled more than 75,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar as a result of the country’s mass persecution against the minority. Precedent suggests another 75,000 Southeast Asians may be subjected to social inequities, unaddressed trauma from resettlement, and subsequently the flaws of the current criminal justice and immigration systems. But the fates of these refugees will lie largely in the hands of American voters and legislators — many of whom struggle to understand that escaping trauma and devastation from an ocean away sometimes leads only to another one-way ticket back. October 23, 2018 • badgerherald.com • 13
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Lower drinking age may seem better, but data tells different story Don’t let desire to drink cloud judgement — lower drinking age would have adverse effects on health and safety by Cait Gibbons Columnist
Last year, several lawmakers sought to lower the drinking age in Wisconsin. Though it received criticism from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, many lawmakers supported the proposal, and its passage would certainly spell change for drinking culture here at University of Wisconsin. I’m 20 years old. That means in the U.S., I am not of legal drinking age. But I’m writing this column from Dublin, Ireland, where the minimum legal drinking age is 18. I have been abroad since May, in several different countries, and I have been of legal drinking age in all of them. I won’t lie — I like being of age, if for no other reason than it’s nice to be able to order a glass of wine with dinner or go to a pub Thursday night with a couple friends. My impression of drinking culture outside the U.S. has been that because the drinking age is lower, drinking doesn’t seem to be as taboo as it is in the U.S. I think people derive a certain level of thrill from having to sneak around, trying not to get caught, which ultimately could lead to more dangerous behavior. If the minimum legal drinking age was lower, as with many places in Europe, or nonexistent, as the case with China, there may be less of that “thrill” aspect to drinking, thereby leading to more responsible choices. Furthermore, given that in the U.S., 60 percent of 18 year-olds, 70 percent of 19 yearolds and 77 percent of 20 year-olds report some level of alcohol use, it would make sense to simply provide young adults with the necessary resources to be safe. In the same way that abstinence-only sexual education has been proven ineffective, it’s arguable that enforcing an MLDA of 21 only leads to reckless, uninformed underage drinking. In a sense, legalization could lead to safer regulation. At least that was the column I wanted to write. My bitterness toward having to go back to Madison in January when I will still be 20, having just lived for 7 months of legal age, came out and I wanted to write a column that said “Lower the drinking age! It’s better for everyone!” But the reality is, it’s not. UW public affairs professor Jason Fletcher recently published a paper exploring the effects of legal alcohol access on participation in risky behaviors associated with drinking. Fletcher explored what the effects of lowering the MLDA to 18 might be and entertained the argument that it should be lowered, but ultimately concluded that the results from his study “provide no evidence consistent with 14 • October 23, 2018 • badgerherald.com
Photo · Most may wish for a lowered drinking age, but UW researcher Jason Fletcher’s data suggests there are more cons than pros for changing the drinking age. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald this argument and suggest that individuals living with their parents face even higher consequences of legal alcohol access than individuals living away from their parents.” If the United States lowered the drinking age to 18, this could lead to increased underage alcohol consumption, starting at a lower age, in a sort of “trickle down” effect. According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 20 percent of Americans aged 16-17 and about 7.4 percent aged 14-15 report having consumed alcohol in the past month. These figures pale in comparison to those from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, which indicate that about 38 percent of European youth aged 15-16 report having consumed alcohol in the past month. The data demonstrate that a lower MLDA bears a correlation with increased underage drinking. Illegality aside, starting drinking at a young age can have remarkable negative
consequences on the body. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics to the American Journal of Public Health to the Office of the Surgeon General, experts agree: Alcohol consumption as a teen can have an extreme impact on brain development in the frontal lobe, can lead to interference in development of skills for emotional regulation and decision making. Earlier engagement in consumption of alcohol is also linked to higher risk of chronic mental health difficulties, such as addiction, depression and propensity for violence. The MLDA also has a very strong impact on the frequency of alcohol-related traffic accidents and fatalities. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration estimates implementation of the MLDA of 21 has lowered the rate of alcohol-related traffic fatalities by 13 percent, saving about 28,765 lives since 1975. The data speaks for itself: lowering the drinking age would bring more danger to the lives of teens and young adults, as well as
those around them. I really did want to advocate for a lower drinking age — this is an opinion I formed as the sum of my experiences in Madison, other places in the U.S. and places with different drinking cultures around the world. But the research on the topic, which has been conducted by experts using proper scientific research methods, does not support my theory, which I created by just going to random pubs for fun. In situations like these, it is so easy to let the desired outcome cloud proper judgment of what the outcome actually ends up being. It’s important to form opinions and develop theories about society and how it might be impacted by various factors. But it’s even more important to not continue to perpetuate illogical, nonsensical thoughts when they have been proven wrong by hard facts and research. Cait Gibbons (cgibbons@badgerherald.com) is a junior studying math and Chinese.
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Traditional midterms are more beneficial than students realize Exams may increase negative stressors, but they inspire resilience, crucial learning benefits necessary for student success by Angela Peterson Banter Editor
As the leaves begin to change and the air becomes colder, increased panic and worry permeates the University of Wisconsin’s student body. Now, these feelings of distress are not simply related to the weather. As fall comes, so does a slew of important midterm exams, which adds even more weight to the struggles and stress brought on by anxiety and mental health issues. Even with increased media attention to mental health awareness, college students experience heightened levels of anxiety more so than ever. The fall 2017 National College Health Assessment found 29.5 percent of college students felt overwhelming anxiety within two weeks of the survey, with the figure rising to 42.8 percent when the time frame was extending to the past 30 days prior. Further, 1 in 5 respondents were diagnosed or received treatment for anxiety within the 12 months prior to the survey. This general evidence has led some to believe that traditional examinations contribute greatly to this general sense of anxiety and other avenues of learning should be implemented. This assumption is readily made around midterm season, as many on campus notice a marked uptick in library crowds, sobbing solitary people taking up entire booths in dining halls and therapy dogs on call around campus. These occurrences can be attributed to students experiencing test anxiety as exam dates near. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America reported this anxiety can stem from a fear of failure, lack of preparation and prior negative experiences with testing. This manifests in symptoms present in other forms of anxiety like nausea, rapid heartbeat, feelings of helpless and panic attacks. University Health Services acknowledges the prevalence of test anxiety on UW’s campus and offers sessions devoted to stress management to help relieve its effects, as well as a short video on their website highlighting general tips for students to “test their best.” While exams can certainly arouse stress, it is important to note this stress has the potential to increase learning and performance more so than other types of learning. The 2007 study “Enhancing learning and retarding forgetting: Choices and consequences,” published in the Psychonomic Bulletin and Review found subjects were far more likely to retain information when forced to guess on questions like students often have to do on examinations. Additionally, recall of information was higher when tested with feedback than with a restudy session. Applied to the greater context of a university course, this suggests a test will ensure long-term learning more so than any discussion section will. Apprehension toward methods of assessment at UW, which often take the traditional form of a written examination, may arise in students due to
the difference between these assessments and their prior academic assessments. For example, many students come straight from high schools where tests are administered in standard classrooms holding about 30 students by teachers who they know personally and are comfortable with. This is a stark contrast to the large lecture halls midterm examinations are often administered in, with proctors unfamiliar to the students distributing the testing materials and watching the test take place. Further, some students come from learning environments which eschewed the proven success of traditional assessments and implemented wideranging project or discussion-based learning and grading for their classes. Personally, I will admit I did not take a single exam until my fourth semester of college due to these different learning methods and vividly remember my anxiety when I was expected to do my first three within a single 27hour timeframe. In order for students to engage with these
assessments successfully, it is crucial for students to interpret this stress from the new experience as eustress, or “good stress,” instead of immediately rendering all signs of stress into an unhealthy, negative form. So often students are shown the negative potential effects of stress, from addiction to harmful outbursts, which make them ignore the positive effects of stress. Instead of letting the stress of the event of the test consume oneself, one must allow themselves to notice that this stress is meant to alert the body to achieve optimal arousal for the test so that one can have optimal performance. This word of advice is not all-encompassing, as alternative forms of assessment are needed for some students to overcome their test anxiety. The McBurney Disability Resource Center allows for alternative testing accommodations for students diagnosed with anxiety and other mental health disorders that can raise test anxiety beyond a manageable level. Commonly utilized accommodations include extended time for exams,
a different testing location and scheduled breaks in exams. These changes to the testing environment allow the more than 2,200 students who utilize the McBurney resources to continue to receive the beneficial learning effects of test taking while in a less stressed frame of mind. With varying methods of stress management and accommodations available, ranging from McBurney visas to library visits from adorable puppies, the UW community is doing as much as it can to ensure students receive the benefits from test-focused learning while maintaining mental health. Students must be mindful that though stress may seem negative at the time, the lessons and resilience stressful situations teach provide positive benefits in the long run. Good luck on midterms, Badgers, and remember there really are benefits of weathering the storm. Angela Peterson (apeterson@thebadgerherald.com) is a junior majoring music and history.
Photo · During midterm season, students’ mental health may take a hit, but seeking proper testing alternatives and having a positive outlook will make sure students get the most out of exams. Courtesy of flickr user Alberto G.
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Lack of party distribution makes gerrymandering hard to limit
While nonpartisan redistricting commission may seem like solution to gerrymandering, perfect proportionality is not guaranteed by Lianna Schwalenberg Columnist
A few months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated Gill v. Whitford, a case originating in Wisconsin that fought to end partisan gerrymandering, and remanded it to the District Court due to lack of Article III standing — that is, the plaintiff must sufficiently demonstrate individual harm. It was recently announced the case will likely be heard some time in April 2019 by a panel of three federal judges. Underlying this case is an important debate about the controversial practice, which often intentionally creates voting districts to put opponents at a disadvantage. Wisconsinites are increasingly working to eliminate all partisan bias in this process. In his “Government for Us” agenda, released at the beginning of this month, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers said he supports the creation of a nonpartisan redistricting commission to re-draw the district lines following the 2020 census. Anti-gerrymandering activists, like Andrea Kaminski, a former executive director of the League of Women Voters, believe “Having the ability, the freedom, to elect your representatives in a fair contest shouldn’t be a partisan issue,” and are seeking an independent redistricting system, similar to Iowa’s, that does not take into account partisan interests such as voting statistics or the homes of the incumbents.
“ ... gerrymandering is a useful and unavoidable process. ” It seems obvious getting rid of partisan gerrymandering will both protect the integrity of Wisconsin voting and is in both party’s interests to do so. But a closer look at the reasons for gerrymandering will reveal, the practice is easier to criticize than provide an alternative solution for. The controversial aspect of partisan gerrymandering is not the act of gerrymandering itself — rather, it is the intentional practice of skewing the state’s party representation out of proportion. The majority party has the opportunity to “crack” or “pack” the districts. Cracking 16 • October 23, 2018 • badgerherald.com
Design · Nonpartisan resdistricting seems like the best way to inhibit partisan gerrymandering, but it is unclear if intentional partisan conflict is the sole issue at hand. Alice Vagun The Badger Herald refers to splitting up the opposing party into several districts to dilute their voting power, while packing refers to grouping them into one or two highly concentrated districts to limit the number of seats they will win in. One way to measure the impact of these processes, cited in the court case, is the Efficiency Gap. Because one only needs 50 percent plus one to win a seat, a lot of votes both for and against the winner are considered “wasted.” If both parties waste the same number of votes, then the efficiency gap is zero. The problem, as discussed by one of the creators of the EG formula, is that it is only a measure. It is not a legal test which incorporates all the values and principles people care about, of a gerrymandered district. The proposed EG measurement of 7-to-10 percent efficiency is a necessary, but insufficient condition of a partisan gerrymandered district. Some districts, like Madison’s, will always look inefficient because of the high density of Democratic voters in this area. Furthermore, gerrymandering is often used for acceptable reasons, such as,
ironically, attempting to make partisan representation more proportional. Voters, unbeknownst to the larger picture, freely do this to themselves. Because Democrats tend to live in urban, small geographical areas, while Republicans are more spread out in the large, rural areas, gerrymandering is the only way to balance the disadvantage Democrats have in terms of how many districts they occupy. For Congressional districts, all states must abide by two rules when drawing these districts. Equal population as mandated by Wesberry v. Sanders and under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, must not discriminate against minority races or ethnicities. Article 4, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution states the 99 members of the Assembly are chosen from single districts that must “consist of contiguous territory and be in as compact form as practicable.” If these rules seem fair, gerrymandering is a useful and unavoidable process. To clarify, the plaintiffs were not able to receive Article III standing because while they were able to demonstrate that a gerrymander injured the collective interest
of the Wisconsin Democrats, they could not demonstrate that it had an ill effect on their individual and legal right to vote. This is important to note because while partisan gerrymandering is upsetting and has the power to discourage people from voting, it does not detract from a citizen’s legal right to vote nor the equal access to a representative concerned with local issues. While many people feel discouraged from voting, this is not quite the same as being disenfranchised from voting. While a nonpartisan redistricting committee is a plausible and not completely repulsive idea for revising district lines, it is not clear the problem stems from politicians intentionally making the other party worse off. Geographical factors and people’s free choices are what make the redistricting process very complicated. The people whom individuals choose to live around will play a role in the strength of their individual votes. Lianna Schwalenberg (lschwalenber@ wisc.edu) is a fifth-year senior majoring in communication arts and philosophy.
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Kaul’s centrist promises show Democrats’ poor political strategy Though compromise may seem noble, it is rarely effective in winning elections, promoting overall political progress by Sam Palmer Columnist
In an election year, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has taken time out during his campaign to do something extraordinary — defend his opponents’ policies. In fact, he went beyond the rhetorical and even pledged to uphold certain acts if he were elected. The most notable issue he won’t fight on is the question of heavily GOP-slanted redistricting. In Kaul’s words, he thinks it is the Attorney General’s job to “... to defend state statutes and state agency actions if there is a legally defensible position to take,” irrespective of the political effects of those actions. That may seem rather banal, but it is illustrative of a few troubling electoral motifs for the Democratic Party.
To start, the sentiment behind Kaul’s statement is an honorable one, in a narrow sense. But it’s also naive — the attorney general has always been, and will always be, a political position. Even the decision to kick things into auto-pilot and enforce all the laws equally is a political decision — it just happens to be one in favor of the status quo. Apolitical governance is an oxymoron — one simply can’t grasp the levers of power without being politicized. And while voters may in some way appreciate the idea of blind jurisprudence, even if it is a myth, it’s probably not going to get them to the polls. Trying to get people excited to elect someone with no political angle is like going to a football game and trying to get a cheer going for the referees. More worrying for the Democrats is Kaul essentially promising, with no pressure on him
at all, a continuation of Republican policy. One has to wonder, why say any of this at all? Why take time out of what is supposed to be your own campaign and blur the lines between you and your opponent? Arguably since the Reagan administration, this has been a recurring theme for Democratic candidates, particularly those in “red” states (which now includes Wisconsin) and those on a national level. The idea is simple. America is a fundamentally conservative country — the candidates that they elect are proof of that. The Democratic Party should be the left-wing of what those essentially conservative voters want. After all, the only real shared Democratic tenet is that they should be the left-wing of something. This is a deeply flawed assumption for a number of reasons. First, one could only be
Photo · Though the sentiment of Kaul’s statement is honorable, it is simplly unrealistic in terms of tangible political change and differentiation between the parties is integral to the character of American politics. Courtesy of Flickr user Joe Gratz
lead to believe that America is a conservative country by looking at the candidates it elects. If one actually polls people on policy, measures like single-payer healthcare, which even leftists traditionally saw as a political non-starter, are revealed to be extraordinarily popular. There aren’t actually a whole lot of people who are willing to directly undermine their own selfinterest in service to some grand ideology. One just has to cut through the cultural resentment and sell people on the goods. Second, there is a misunderstanding, seemingly endemic to Democratic Party operatives, that the American people are electing conservatives. This is not true. The fact is, conservative voters are electing conservatives, and they are not a monolith. When comparing the people who either didn’t vote or voted for the Democratic Party during the last presidential election to those who voted Republican, it isn’t even close. The people who are voting conservative are a minority. The Democrats do not have to appeal to them because they are not the party for them. Why would those voters vote for a paler version of what they really want? Why would they drink diet coke when they want the real thing? But all the Democrats can see is the people who voted, and so they will put out candidates that will push market-based healthcare plans or corporate tax cuts or conservative redistricting. And they will lose more often than not because everyone despises them. People on the right hate them because they’re the left and people on the actual left hate them because they’re just mild-mannered Republicans. The most galling thing about that is that the Democrats have valorized compromise to such an extent that it almost seems like they think that’s a good thing. Nothing could be farther from the truth — there is no gallantry in being the Washington Generals of American politics. Plotting a way forward for Democrats requires a fundamental break with this paradigm. It requires Democrats to internalize the reality that politics is a contest between different groups with opposing interests for resources and power. They must then think very specifically about whose interests they are representing. They already know who that is — it’s the people who they’ve been pretending to represent for decades now: the poor, racial and ethnic minorities, workers, etc. Finally, they have to make their case to those people. They have to differentiate themselves from the Republicans. It’s not just about Kaul. It’s about how we can build a better world. The fact is, we have to fight for it. Sam Palmer (spalmer4@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in biology. badgerherald.com • October 23, 2018 • 17
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Men’s soccer: Noah Leibold unseen leader during Badgers’ hot streak Noah Leibold, Coach John Trask discuss individual, team growth, exceeding national expectations in 2018 season by Harrison Freuck Sports Writer
The University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team (7-5-2, 4-2 Big Ten) has battled hard throughout the entire season, holding their own in a difficult Big Ten conference to rank No. 3 in the conference to this point. As they entered the 2018 season, there were questions surrounding how well the team would perform given that they lost several senior starters during the off-season, replacing them with incoming players who hadn’t seen much game time at the college level. But behind Noah Leibold the team has found success, notching tough wins against Michigan, Michigan State and Maryland. The junior is in his third year at UW after transferring from the Mainz Academy in his home country, Germany. While Leibold may not fill the stat sheet as much as some other players, the midfielder is tied for the team lead in minutes played (1,352) and also connects the Badger backfield to their attack, Head Coach John Trask said. The head coach also mentioned the amount of work and intelligence Leibold brings to the team. “[Most fans] don’t realize how good he is, because he makes tactical decisions and is a proven winner who is comfortable in the
spotlight,” Trask said. Over the course of the up and down season the team has developed an identity, improving on and committing to a game plan that has made it challenging for opposing teams to have success against them, Leibold said. For example, the team found a way to pull out a double-overtime victory over No. 18 Michigan Friday, Oct. 19 when Noah Melick found the back of the net in the 108th minute for a 1–0 victory. But unseen in the box score is the suffocating defense that prevented Michigan from scoring throughout the game, led by the midfielder out of Wiesbaden, Germany. During a conversation with Leibold, he went on to discuss how he has improved individually in his junior season and grown more into his role with the team. “I believe I have been able to become a more stable anchor in the midfield, embracing my role as the holding mid to help the team stay calm in certain situations of the game and to keep its shape and not get stretched,” Leibold said. Leibold went on to explain how he expects the team to finish out the regular season strong against Northwestern and Ohio State and to be a “fierce opponent” in the Big Ten tournament. He’s clearly a large part of the glue holding the team together, providing
valuable experience and leadership on both sides of the ball. Even though this team is filled with young players, they have been tough to play throughout the conference schedule, putting themselves in good position heading into the Big Ten tournament. Many fans know that the team has made the Big Ten Championship game both of the last two years, winning last year against Indiana, 0-0 (4–2 PKs). The team is obviously hoping for a repeat performance, and it looks like they just might be able to pull it off. But their main obstacle will be a hot Indiana team who has yet to lose in conference play, ranking No. 1 in the nation in the rating percentage index. The Badgers contested Indiana closely in their game earlier in the season falling 3–1. Trask mentioned that Wisconsin is in good standing in both the Big Ten and nationally when it comes to RPI rankings, where the team ranks No. 41 even though it seems many teams underestimate the fight in this squad. “[The players have had] good team spirit, pulled for each other, made it all about the team, and have been very welcoming to the new starters,” Trask said. Trask and Leibold both seem to have high praise for one another, with Leibold
explaining that his reason for coming to Madison was a strong first impression with the Badger head coach. Leibold originally met Trask when he and Associate Head Coach Keith Tiemeyer were visiting Germany. “My first impressions of the coaching staff, the soccer program and the school were very positive,” Leibold said. “The coaches gave me the feeling that I could become an important part of the Badger soccer team.” Trask had reciprocal praise of Leibold, stating that the junior could certainly play professionally in either Germany or the U.S. Leibold’s work ethic could make a living in either the business world or soccer, and find success in both areas as long as he continues to show the drive he has had for the last three years with the soccer team here at Wisconsin, Trask said. Leibold and the Badgers have appeared ready for a Big Ten and potential NCAA tournament run of late, going 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Looking at the path ahead, Wisconsin will take on Northwestern Wednesday and The Ohio State University (112-2, 0-5-1 Big Ten) Sunday before the Big Ten tournament begins Nov. 9. Trask, Leibold and the rest of the team will look to improve on their No. 3 Big Ten seed, and hopefully find a way into the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year.
Men’s Rowing: Skilled freshman class makes for tough roster cuts Thirty-five freshmen will make competitive final roster after this week, will head to North Star Regatta in Minneapolis by Matt Ernst Associate Sports Editor
As the University of Wisconsin men’s rowing varsity team and Head Coach Chris Clark prepared for the Head of the Charles race in Boston last weekend, Assistant Coach Beau Hoopman and the rest of the coaching staff had some big decisions to make as far as how the rest of the men’s rowing roster will look. Out of the 80 total rowers on the roster, 14 went to Boston while the other 66 stayed behind. Thirty-five freshmen will be chosen for the final roster after cuts this week so that the team can have their best possible lineup for the freshman race at the North Star Regatta in Minneapolis next week. After the Head of the Newville scrimmage last weekend, Hoopman feels the freshmen squad is “relatively competitive” compared to previous years and that a couple of the freshmen boats are already “pulling varsity scores.” Hoopman said it’s not often the team gets
recruits that are immediately capable of pulling off varsity scores, so this is very promising feedback for a program that is seeking its first national championship since 2008. For even the best recruits, the tough transition from high school to college rowing can be a
It’s very rare that we get “competitive recruits, but this group is figuring it out pretty quick.” Beau Hooper Wisconsin Rowing Assistant Coach
challenge. “[The biggest transition is] easily the speed,” Hoopman said. “It’s just something that the newcomers aren’t used to and it takes some adjusting to.”
Despite the difficult adjustment period, Hoopman has faith in the young group and seems to think that some of the freshmen are varsity material. But he wasn’t quite ready to give any names with freshmen cuts approaching. Ultimately, it often comes down to which players want it the most. “I expect all of them to make it, but we’ll see who sticks with it and really puts in the work,” Hoopman said. Rowing is a sport that is often much more than just natural talent, so when there are exceptionally hard workers on a team, it’s common for them to leap beyond those that are more physically gifted or have more experience going in. Hoopman has noticed one novice rower in particular that has surpassed some of the more experience rowers due to his hard work in the first couple months of the training season — though again, the coach wouldn’t discuss any names. It doesn’t help that Wisconsin typically
doesn’t get the most competitive recruits compared to top rowing schools on the East and West coast, so this is a team that is more reliant on the development of less experienced rowers. But this lack of top recruits hasn’t stopped Hoopman from believing in his rowers. “It’s very rare that we get competitive recruits, but this group is figuring it out pretty quick,” Hoopman said. “There’s some serious potential in some of our freshmen boats.” If these rowers achieve the potential that Hoopman seems to anticipate, this could be a very competitive Wisconsin rowing team in the near future. But their first true test of the season will come very soon. After making the final freshmen cuts, Hoopman and the slimmed down freshmen rowing roster will find out what they are made of next weekend in Minneapolis, where they will compete against top freshmen competition from other schools in the Midwest.
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Men’s basketball: Badgers look to move past last year’s struggles
With Happ returning, healthy lineup, new additions, Wisconsin could make another run at March Madness, but will they? by Adam Blackwell Sports Writer
Last season didn’t go as planned for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team, and that’s almost certainly an understatement. They missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 19 years, and their 15 wins, 18 losses season was their worst under head coach Greg Gard. You have to go back 20 years to see the last time the Badgers finished with a sub .500-win ratio, a 12 win 19 loss season in 1997-98. With a large portion of the team returning — 94.9 percent of its scoring and all five starters back from a year ago — there could be worries that the struggles of last season might weigh heavily on the team. But as players periodically wander out onto the Kohl Center floor for their media day obligations there is no sense that this team is one that is dwelling in the past. They are a team that recognizes what they can learn from the tumultuous past season but one whose focus is well and truly looking toward the season ahead. “There’s a reason why your rear view mirror is about four percent of what your windshield is, you look back, you glance, you don’t gaze, you have to focus on what’s in front of you,” Gard said. “You learn from the past, you grow from those experiences, you apply them as you take steps forward and then you’ve got to focus on moving forward.” A big boost for the team is the return of preseason All American Ethan Happ, who after dipping his toes into the NBA waters decided to pass on the NBA draft for now and return to Wisconsin for his senior season. After his foray into the NBA environment, Happ said he has returned with a greater appreciation for the Wisconsin basketball program. “I worked out with a lot of different guys and some of the stories they told made me go huh, you guys don’t have that? Or you guys don’t hang out as a team?” Happ said. “I guess I really didn’t realize how thankful I was for the way we do things here versus being at another school.” Along with his increased appreciation for his program, Happ also returned with a series of goals from his NBA workouts — shoot a higher free throw percentage and be able to space the floor by hitting mid-range jump shots. Two things that he said will be “mutually beneficial” for himself and the team. When looking at the record book, Happ’s name is scrawled throughout. Coming into this season he currently ranks 8th in UW history in points (1,541), 2nd in rebounds (875), 17th in assists (270), 6th in blocks (110) and 3rd in 20 • October 23, 2018 • badgerherald.com
steals (179). But as impressive as these personal achievements are they don’t mean much to Happ — not yet at least. “20 years from now when I’m talking to my kids, you know I can say your dad was pretty good, but right now it has no bearing on my play at all,” Happ said. Kicking the injury bug Part of last seasons downfall was the number of injuries that the team had to overcome, with the backcourt being hit particularly hard. Freshman Kobe King and sophomore D’Mitrik Trice, both guards, each suffered season-ending injuries only ten games into the season. This along with fellow guard Brad Davison playing through a left shoulder injury that would require reconstructive surgery this past offseason left the Badgers backcourt terribly understaffed. Coming into this season, all three have a clean bill of health and will be able to contribute handily to the team, restoring some muchneeded depth. Davison, who last season in his freshman year, averaged 12.1 points and 2.5 assists said the added depth will not only have an impact on games but has already influenced the intensity at practices. “Having a lot of bodies just raises the competition level in practice, we can do more, we can do more competitions, we can do more scrimmaging, and again just that competition level just raises everyone’s game, pushes us all to the next level,” Davison said. After the injuries to King and Trice last season, Davison and fellow guard Brevin Pritzl had to shoulder much of the load in the backcourt. Now with a fully healthy roster, there is going to be much greater competition for playing time, something Davison sees only as a positive. “I think last year coach was trying to find guys for minutes and this year we’ve got to find minutes for guys,” Davison said. “We’ve got a lot of guys who can play at a really high level, so that’s huge for us.” Fresh Faces The team welcomes four freshmen with guards Tai Strickland, Carter Higginbottom, forward Taylor Currie, and center Joe Hedstrom joining the program. Also arriving is sophomore center Owen Hamilton, who comes over from Northern Illinois and will redshirt the 2018-19 season. Sophomore guard Trevor Anderson will also get his first chance to see court time after redshirting last season following a transfer from Green Bay. Anderson averaged 9.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game during his time in Green Bay.
Photo · Senior Ethan Happ and the Badgers will look to return to the NCAA Tournament after coming up short last season for the first time since 1998. Daniel Yun The Badger Herald How much of a role any of the new arrivals will play this upcoming season is yet to be determined with Gard yet to settle on any lineups. “I think it’s probably too early yet,” Gard said. “I haven’t even started thinking about, or put five guys who’ll be out there to start Nov. 6.” Following Sundays red and white scrimmage the team now has an exhibition match against UW-Oshkosh Friday, Nov. 2 before the season gets underway proper when the Badgers take on Coppin State Nov. 6 at the Kohl Center.
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Football: Takeaways from Saturday’s ‘snow-down’ against Illinois Badger running game exploded for 357 yards just one week after being held to season-low 183 against Michigan by Will Stern Sports Editor
It snowed Saturday, and everyone lost their goddamn mind. Somewhere in the midst of the first snowfall of what is sure to be a long, arduous winter, a football game broke out. The snow came in a brief interlude of flakes that flurried down on Camp Randall during the first quarter, making a perfunctory Big Ten match-up into a mustwatch epic as punters flubbed, ball carriers botched and Illinois’ white jerseys suddenly became brilliant camouflage. Then, it was gone. We were launched back into the real world, one where the yard markers were visible on the field and we didn’t see fumbles every three plays. Hornibrook bounces back a bit After one of the worst performances of his career in Ann Arbor, it was no doubt Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook was bound to play at least marginally better this week against the Illini.
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The junior provided a strong enough showing to quell some of the critics still grouchy from last week’s disaster, but was still spotty at points. He finished the game with a full stat sheet (3TD-2INT, 13-22, 188 yards), and looked confident throughout — throwing long even when the weather may have suggested he’d be better off doing otherwise. Badger head coach Paul Chryst agreed that Hornibrook had a few miscues, but overall was enthusiastic on his direction. “Had a couple that weren’t great,” Chryst said. “But I see what he was seeing. Obviously the picks, you want to look at a little bit closer and see. But I thought he made some really good plays.” The relationship between Hornibrook and tight end Jake Ferguson continued to strengthen, as the two connected for 62 yards on three completions and a touchdown. Saturday was the sixth time in his career Hornibrook threw three touchdowns in a game.
Badgers running game varied, elite It’s one thing to have arguably the best running back in the nation in sophomore Jonathan Taylor. But when you can show different looks with running back Taiwan Deal, and elite runner in his own regard, as well as consistent contributor Garrett Groshek and fullback Alec Ingold, the Badgers are going to have a nice time wearing down opposing defenses and eating up clock. Saturday, despite Taylor ’s 159 yards (his third best performance of the season), the star of the Badger’s running attack was truly Deal. Deal’s 111 yards on 12 carries yielded a pair of touchdowns and his best game since a 2015 147 yarder against Hawaii. Ingold also continued his ridiculous touchdown habit, with one in the passing game and one in the ground game, giving him his fourth and fifth of the year. Making the most of their opportunity With injuries plaguing the Badger secondary, the last thing you’d expect is a five turnover game from the inexperienced replacements. Yet that’s exactly hat happened, as senior safety Evan Bondoc had a monster game during the first start of his career. He ended the contest with five tackles, a forced fumble and an interception. Bondoc was obviously well-prepared for his first start, and impressed mightily in his debut. “Bondie has worked a ton,” Chryst said. “You don’t just get ready for this opportunity last week or this week. It’s been stuff he’s been doing for his whole career here. Like I said, it was fun. Our players appreciate Bondie. When he does make plays, not just in helping us win, but for his sake, a lot of people are excited.” Linebacker Ryan Connelly was also impressed by Bondoc’s game. He praised the safety’s ability to be ready when the time came for him to step into the starting role Saturday. “Evan’s been ready, he knows what he’s doing,” Connelly said. “He knows his stuff so when he’s out there it’s just about him stepping up and making plays and that’s what he did. It’s awesome to see” The five forced turnovers from the Badgers is the most they’ve had since Northwestern in 2010, all of the turnovers occurred int he first half. Next week the Badgers will go on the road to face Northwestern at Ryan Field.
Photo · Madison’s first snowfall of the year couldn’t slow the Badger offense, who exploded for 49 points on the afternoon. Daniel Yun The Badger Herald
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Spooky Story Corner part four: A planned escape In this week’s installment, Suzy and Tim try to find their way out of the lair by Angela Peterson Banter Editor
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When we last saw Suzy Snowden, she engaged in conversation with Tim, an aged wooden pencil who was cast aside into the abyss because of his lack of modern features. Tim informed Suzy that the only way to get out was to join together and try to go as a pair out of the lair. We now join the duo as they hatch a plan to leave. Suzy, astute at figuring out how to get out of places, began knocking on different floorboards to see if they would creek open. She saw this happen in a “Scooby Doo” special once, so she thought it would work. Alas, to her chagrin, no exits appeared. She began to sob again, her wet tears now covering her dried tears and creating a mural of sorts resembling a river of tears. “Don’t cry poor Suzy, we can figure this out together,” Tim the pencil said. “How Tim?” Suzy lamented. “I’ve never had to try so hard in my life. Usually, I have the ability to google my answers on Quizlet for the solutions, but now I can’t.” “Let’s put our heads together and think,” Tim said. Suzy didn’t understand metaphors and took this quite literally, raising Tim’s sharpened end to meet her temples. This, of course, did nothing. “Tim this is pointless, we are powerless,” Suzy cried.
“Suzy, I need you to think,” Tim said, “You may think something is pointless, but as long as I am sharpened, I have a point. Now we’re going to think hard and figure out a way to leave these quarters and escape Jon’s clutches.” Having enough of Tim’s words, she pressed his sharpened end to the piece of paper in front of her to make him stop talking. She really hated metaphors, her six literature credits were torture. Suddenly, a terrifying rift developed in the lines of the paper. A skrelt was unleashed from the new divide as Suzy and Tim leaped back in terror. “Argh, was is that?” Tim exclaimed. “I don’t know, but I think it’s a good idea to stick my finger in it,” Suzy said. Suzy filled the void with her phalange and did not feel any harm. “Quick Tim, let’s tear this open!” Suzy yelled. Tim tried to tear the void open, but he is a pencil and does not have opposable thumbs. Trying was futile. Suzy, on the other hand, had fully opposable thumbs and created a hole large enough for the two to slip through into a rather familiar setting.
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“Hey, this isn’t Was Spooky Story Corner an honestly interesting Kansas anymore,” attempt to develop a serial on The Badger Herald’s Suzy noticed. “But this is where I started when pages but ultimately a failure? Find out next week the ghost dragged me down! Wait, I’ve never in the final installment of Spooky Story Corner. been to Kansas, I should probably keep it that way.” A slurp echoed through the dark chamber as a menacing figure appeared. “Finished so soon Suzy?” Jon cackled. “I hope you did your footnotes!” Face to face with the enemy, the duo froze in terror. Now armed with a tall iced coffee with skim milk, sugar and a flavor swirl of mocha, Jon looked to determine to lock the two in the lair forever. Suzy and Tim gazed at each other one last time with a look that slowly turned from despair into hope. Will Suzy and Tim leave the hallway and get back to that other dungeon called Humanities? Will Jon’s Dunkin’ Designed by Sam Christensen Donuts give him superpowers to stop the pair’s advances?
A guide to what professors mean when they say ‘attendance is mandatory’ The Banter team has put together this handy translation list for those who are just trying to make it through the day. Thank us later by Angela Peterson Banter Editor
Professors, they are more educated than us. We mean, at least we hope. They are teaching us after all. This leads our professors to often utilize more complex vocabulary than us, requiring translations for us mere mortal, sleep deprived students to understand what the heck they’re saying. The Banter team has graciously compiled a list of handy translations to aid students in their quests to understand their professors at all times of the day. Thank us after the mid-term. “I am not responsible for your learning”: (1) I don’t care about your education or (2) I’m here to do research and you’re in my way. “Attendance is mandatory”: I know this is too boring for any of you to come by choice.
“Lecture slides and videos posted to Learn@ UW”: I love you.
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“Textbook is optional”: I know y’all broke as hell.
“There is such a thing as a dumb question”: Please don’t ask questions, I don’t feel like answering them.
“Please remember to take the Canvas quiz!”: I’m going to get 50 e-mails from students wanting to come to office hours after getting 0/6s.
“Textbook is required, and I think it’s very well written”: I wrote this textbook and it’ll cost you $200, muahahaha!
“You’re really going to want to study for this one”: I know most of you are going to fail this exam.
“I will be monitoring attendance at the next lecture”: I just wanna spook out all the kids that never come.
“Class is canceled since I’m not feeling well”: Hungover as shit, dawg. “You only get one absence or you fail”: I don’t want you to take this class either.
“I’m going to test you on everything we talked about”: I’m going to test you on everything we talked about.
“About 42 percent of you did B quality work or higher”: I’m appalled by the current state of higher education.
“Thanks for joining us here at 8:50 a.m.”: I really expected more people to show up.
“We will not have class this day”: I’m going to a conference in a warm locale but I will expect you to turn in a five page paper that day for me to read on my chaise.
“You all did great on this exam”: Some people didn’t fail. “There is no such thing as a dumb question”: I
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