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This year marks the 108th Homecoming for the University of Wisconsin. Many Alumni flocked to campus for the weekend’s events.

Flamingos filled Bascom Hall on Friday throughout the day and the parade marched down State Street that night.

The weekend concluded with a 38-0 win for the Badgers against the Spartans.

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UW scientists create Equina, standing CT machine to assist horses

New machine utilizes computed topography machinery, while allowing horses to stand during process, to help with early detection

by Arushi Gupta Reporter

Scientists from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin have created Equina, a computed tomography scanner for diagnostic imaging to help in the early detection of injuries in horses.

The Equina machine scans in a vertical direction. Unlike a traditional CT, where the patient lies on a table and moves through the gantry, the gantry of Equina moves over the patient. The gantry is a ring-shaped portion of a CT scanner that houses the x-ray tube and other components.

Clinical associate professor of large animal surgery at the UW SVM, Samantha Morello, said CT has better sensitivity and specificity for orthopedic regions compared to radiography, which helps produce more details.

“More knowledge in a shorter period of time is one key element,” Morello said. “The second key element is that compared to other ways of performing CT, we can do it without using anesthesia.”

Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs at SVM Kenneth Waller III said while using technology other than that in the Equina machine, horses have to be anesthetized.

When they wake up, they often thrash around, which can be dangerous for the personnel who try to calm them down.

Equina also allows horses to remain in a normal standing position, which reduces risks to the animals.

“What the scanner does is basically painting a 360 degree radiograph,” Waller said. “I’m going to use the analogy of a loaf of bread. Picture a loaf of bread that you look at from the outside. It gives us the ability to pull out an individual slice and look at that slice from the inside.”

The Equina machine can also help detect fractures before they become catastrophic.

“We don’t even take x-rays of horses’ heads anymore — we only CT them now,” Morello said. “We realized very quickly that our ability to diagnose lesions of the teeth, of the sinuses, of the skull, of the vertebrae — which are just in the upper part of the neck — we were underdiagnosing or not accurately diagnosing those lesions. A machine like this has the promise to be able to detect pathology in bones that would be able to predict horses 4 • badgerherald.com • October 15, 2019

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Riley Steinbrenner The Badger Herald who are at higher risk of fracturing their legs during a race much better than x-rays ever would.”

Diagnosing potential fractures can help reduce the mortality rates of race horses, Morello said.Equina has clinical significance not just for the horse-racing community but also for horses in rural areas.

“Most horses in Wisconsin are not race horses — they are mostly horses that are owned for riding and showing purposes,” Morello said. “For those owners, it provides a relatively low-level cost approach to a high-level diagnostic.

It oftentimes gives an owner an answer to what the problem is. Sometimes the problem is fixable and sometimes it isn’t.

But even if it’s not fixable, to know what the problem is and know what you’re dealing with and be able to make decisions from there is invaluable for the future of their animals.”

Waller said despite its many benefits, the Equina machine can be expensive for some institutions to install.The machine also does not allow for cross-sectional imaging in the chest or abdomen.

“The biggest challenge was trying to find something that could give us the same quality of images as a traditional CT scanner which you could have in a human hospital,” Waller said.

Orthopedic surgeon Peter Muir said the idea came from his interest in horses and the need to scan them with the animal

standing.

Muir said before the machine was installed in SVM, horses would rarely get CT scans. But now, over a hundred horses have been scanned for investigation and diagnosis since the machine was made available in January 2019.

“There were people on the team who had nothing to do with horses before this, so the fact that these really talented medical physicians saw a problem in horses specifically and put so much time and passion in developing what would ultimately be an incredibly valuable tool, to have different groups from the university come together to create something that is internationally known, is inspiring to see,” Morello said.

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The 100s at Eagle Heights to welcome non-freshman undergraduates Located on 80 bus route, 99 of 1,050 apartments will open to non-freshman undergraduates starting fall 2020

by Olivia Clauss Reporter

For the first time, the University of Wisconsin-owned Eagle Heights Apartments will be open to undergraduate students at the start of the 2020-2021 academic calendar year.

The Eagle Heights apartment complex, located on the 80 route past the Lakeshore residence hall area, is home to 1,050 apartments. Ninety-nine of these apartments will be sectioned off as a new sub-complex called The 100s at Eagle Heights.

Historically, Eagle Heights has been exclusively available to graduate students, PhD researchers and students with families, as well as academic faculty.

The 951 apartments not included in The 100s will still be offered to this same group, but the 99 remaining apartments will now be offered to non-freshman undergraduates, transfer students and international students.

Director of University Housing Jeffrey Novak said the change will not affect any current residents of The 100s or future residents of the Eagle Heights apartments that are not apart of The 100s.

“Residents currently living in The 100s were notified before signing this year ’s lease and will be offered apartments in other units of Eagle Heights for next year if they choose to stay in the community,” Novak said.

Novak expects The 100s to be a suitable choice for many non-freshman undergraduate students because it provides the convenience of being billed through University Housing at comparable prices to those of other housing options, as well as an option that still includes university resources and support services.

Part of the change comes from the need to accommodate the growth in undergraduate enrollment at UW. “This is a temporary change to manage growth in UW-Madison’s undergraduate enrollment and increasing demand,” Novak said. “By using this space to offer new options to returning non-freshmen, it allows us to accommodate more firstyear students in the residence halls.”

As of now, if returning non-freshman students want to live with University Housing, their options are typically limited to residence halls. While some students want to specifically live in a dorm again,

others have no preference but simply take what University Housing has to offer out of convenience.

UW sophomore Nikki Kehoe is one of those students.

“As a STEM major, I am very busy pretty much always, and last year I remember that come October, and everyone was starting to think of where they were going to live the next year,” Kehoe said.

“October-November is midterm season!

I didn’t have time to try to quickly find something that was in a good location and that was somewhat similar to what my parents were paying for my dorms, so I just decided to go through University Housing again, and I ended up in Dejope.”

Novak and his team’s main goal is to

have alternative options for students like Kehoe. The 100s offer an alternative closer to off-campus living with the convenience of being organized through the university.

Novak said that the university hopes to offer some other on-campus options for students who want to stay in University Housing to make sure they have enough space for freshmen.

Novak said this is just one option to temporarily fix the problem of not having enough space for freshmen. The university sees the need to find more solutions so that it can sustain its growth, but at the moment, this is just one temporary solution that the housing team has come up with.

In the last three classes, the class sizes have increased by several hundred

students in response to about a 3% increase in the number of applicants. The class of 2021 had a class size of 6,610 students.

The class of 2022 had a class size of 6,862 students, and this year ’s newest class of 2023’s class size is 7,550 students. If UW continues to get more interest and applicants, the housing team will have to look into more options beyond The 100s to ensure the larger freshman class sizes can be accommodated.

“University Housing is exploring the best long-term options for managing this growth, but no plans for new construction have been made beyond the added floors on Witte and Sellery,” Novak said.

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Marijuana bill to have potential medical, monetary benefit Bill could produce net $1.1 billion positive effect, while potentially reducing opioid overdoses, addiction traffic fatalities over five years

by JT Schultz Reporter

A new bipartisan bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state of Wisconsin is proposed to have medical and monetary benefits if passed, supporters said.

The bill, by Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison and Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, would make Wisconsin the 34th state to make the drug legal for medicinal purposes.

The bill grants patients with conditions such as human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer ’s disease, cancer and other medical conditions the ability to apply for a registry identification card.

With assistance from a physician, registry identification cards would be individually verified by the Department of Health Services. Those with proper identification would be able to purchase and use Food and Drug Administration approved medical marijuana medications.

Additionally, the bill would establish Photo ·The bipartisan bill would make Wisconsin the 34th state to legalize medicinal marijuana. grounds for legally producing the drug in the state. Potential dispensaries and growers would require a license from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Flickr user Katherine Hitt Consumer Production, as well as bring in the DATCP $5,000 each, in the form of an a bill allowing individuals to possess to be arrested for marijuana possession, and sell cannabidiol. Cannabidiol, often according to Wisconsin Watch. annual operation fee.

According to Wisconsin Watch, nearly Gary Storck is a lifelong advocate and referred to as CBD, is the non-psychoactive 15 thousand adults in Wisconsin were user of marijuana for medicinal purposes. compound in marijuana that can be used to arrested in 2018 for marijuana possession.

Born with Noonan syndrome, Storck treat medical conditions such as epilepsy.

According to the Journal Sentinel, This is a 3% increase from 2017. developed glaucoma at an early stage of Prison admissions in Wisconsin for his life and began to lose his vision. Storck Governor Tony Evers announced plans to include the legalization of medical marijuana also were higher in 2016 finally found relief in 1972 when the drug marijuana in the 2020 state budget. for black people than for their white restored his eye pressure to normal levels.

This coincided with a majority vote for counterparts, according to Wisconsin “Breaking the law helped save my life,” Watch. The site said some experts Storck said. “If I had waited 47 years for legalization within the 16 counties where attributed this to the policing practices in legislators to legalize medical marijuana, I the question was placed on the ballot.

While decriminalization has yet to take low-income neighborhoods that typically would have waited through five open heart effect, the use of the drug for medicinal have more residents of color. surgeries, the pain of arthritis, the loss purposes has become accepted even by law Kenneth Streit, UW clinical professor of of my sight due to glaucoma and cancer enforcement. law, said incarceration rates for THC are treatment. I would not have survived.”

The Madison Police Department former not as prevalent as it may seem.

Storck, however, questions the success “My most recent look at [Department of this bill will see. Storck said he has become chief of police has gone on record that accustomed to being “let down” by the he supports the legalization of medical Corrections] data is that less than 1% of the marijuana, MPD Public Information Officer 23,500 inmates are in prison primarily for legislature. drug possession and fewer than one third Storck said the origin of this bill comes Joel DeSpain said.

DeSpain also said Madison police are of those are in for THC,” Streit said.“My from a similar bill formulated in 2008, already unlikely to arrest individuals for experience as Clinical Professor reviewing which he helped write. The 2008 bill died small possessions of the drug.

1,500 plus files of offenders is that 100% of in committee and failed to receive a public Racial divides, however, pervade the those in for ‘possession’ had plea bargains hearing. issue. In Wisconsin, black people are four which began as multiple counts of drug In 2017, the Wisconsin Senate passed times as likely as their white counterparts dealing.”

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Beyond the scope of arrests, the legalization of marijuana has prompted economic study as well.

Arcview Group, a cannabis market research firm, reported that legal cannabis revenue is projected to nearly triple from current levels into a $23 billion industry.

A cost-benefit analysis by the UW La Follette School of Public Affairs projected the positive effects of the bill on Wisconsin.

According to the analysis, if Wisconsin were to legalize cannabis for medical uses, there would be a net $1.1 billion positive effect, bringing in additional fees and health benefits while potentially reducing opioid overdoses, addiction and traffic fatalities over five years.

“Legalization is about compassion toward suffering people,” says Storck.

“Patients already use cannabis in the state of Wisconsin, and they will continue to use it if this bill is not passed. Legislators are keeping medicine out of the hands of suffering people, keeping marijuana on the black market and sending business elsewhere.”

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MPD report reveals difference in arrest trends by gender, age According to the report, difference in arrest trends between genders do not appear until adulthood, experts weigh in

by Savannah Kind Reporter

The 2018 Madison Police Department annual report shows the number of adult males arrested was much higher than females for most crimes, but male and female juveniles were arrested at similar rates.

MPD’s report stated that 752 adult males were arrested for assault in 2018, while 260 females were arrested for the same crime. In juveniles, the assault arrest numbers were almost the same between genders — with 66 males and 51 females arrested.

MPD reports a similar ratio for larceny and theft — 602 males and 439 females were arrested. For minors, 90 males and 99 females were arrested.

University of Wisconsin clinical associate professor Ken Streit, expert on criminal justice systems and arrest statistics for juveniles and adults, discussed possible reasons for this pattern.

“The difference between boys beating each other up and girls fighting is that for some reason girls like to do this in a public way,” Streit said. “Once [girls] get into it they don’t stop so police, after a couple of times of telling them to stop and they don’t stop, end up having to do an arrest.”

Streit said this is different for juvenile boys — teenage boys fight more often but do so when authority figures are not around, so arrests are not made as often.

Streit said the overall number of incidents of assault is most likely higher for juvenile males than the number of arrests reported.

“You always have to differentiate between arrests and actual incidents,” Streit said. “These are just things that [have been] reported to the police. It’s like if somebody stole someone else’s drugs — you don’t report that as a theft. It may be a robbery but you’re not going to report it to the police.”

Streit said for larceny and theft in juveniles, most of these arrests are retail theft. Streit suggests that stores where theft is common may profile teenage girls in groups as being likely to steal which could lead to the higher number of arrests for female juveniles than males.

The only crime where the number of arrests for juveniles was higher than adults was motor vehicle theft.

“That’s the latest rash of a bunch of kids going around group stealing a car [and] joy

Photo MPD’s report showed that the number of adult males arrested for certain crimes was significantly higher than the number of females.

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riding to another neighborhood,” Streit said.

“Sometimes you have a situation where one car was stolen but there were three arrests whereas adults if they are stealing a car, they tend to do it to really steal, not so much to joy ride it and they tend to only have one person arrested.”

Streit also pointed out it is important to note that although some crimes do not have as high of arrest numbers as others, the toll on the community can still be high. This is because some crimes occurring at low rates in the community, like homicide, carry a long prison sentence. Other crimes like disorderly conduct may only result in a fine or community service.

Although crime and arrests can have a negative impact on a community, MPD has worked to try to create positive relationships with community members through its Community Outreach and Resource Education team.

Sergeant Meg Hamilton and Officer Gracia Rodriguez are part of the CORE team at MPD and help put on the MPD Youth Academies. The youth academies are weeklong programs for seventh and eighth grade students. The students learn about police life and build trust and relationships with local law enforcement.

“The goal is relationship building, getting to know some of the young people in our community, answering their questions, engaging in activities in which they will learn some leadership skills and getting to know us as people,” Hamilton said.

MPD finds that, by the end of the week, attitudes toward police have improved for the children participating and their families.

Students at the youth academy, officers said, are typically people of color who often have more barriers to overcome before trusting the police.

“At the beginning, we get a feel of how they feel about law enforcement ... and by the end of the week we can see a difference,” Rodriguez said. “I think it shows that throughout the week we are building these relationships. For both youth academies we had a graduation where family was invited and [their families] were extremely grateful for the opportunity. We see the kids later on and they will say hi, or hug us and talk to us outside of school.”

The CORE team hopes relationships built will carry on into adulthood for children who participate in the youth academies, and that leadership skills learned will help them with achievements later in life.

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Wisconsin debates implications of legalizing sports gambling Legislators weigh economic benefits, addiction, changing state constitution, as 13 states have already legalized the practice

by Janani Sundar Reporter

Following a U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned a 25-year law prohibiting sports gambling, individual state legislatures can decide whether to legalize sports gambling, including Wisconsin.

Thirteen states have already legalized sports gambling, including Iowa and Indiana. Six more states are set to begin legalization next year, with many other prospective states, according to a Wisconsin State Journal article.

The discussion began in 2018, following a landmark Supreme Court case. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, justices ruled that a federal law effectively prohibiting sports betting outside Nevada by forcing states to keep prohibitions in their laws was unconstitutional. The ruling allowed for states to potentially expand legalized gambling.

To legalize sports betting in Wisconsin, there are a number of factors that legislators must consider such as federal law and state revenue and taxation. An Oxford Economics study estimates if sports gambling were to become legal in most or all states, it could generate a storage tax revenue from $4.2 billion to $19.6 billion annually.

Nevada earned $20.3 million in tax revenue from sports bets last year, according to the Tax Policy Institute.

Photo ·Legalizing sports gambling would make Wisconsin the 14th state to do so.

New Jersey collected $20 million.

New Jersey also collected over three Flickr user Katherine Hitt times as much tax revenue from online wagers, $13.8 million, than it did from inIn Wisconsin, tribal compacts, which are allow otherwise, stated in the Wisconsin person bets, at $4.2 million. loose contracts, are also relevant. Currently, State Journal.

A special report from CBS claimed the 11 tribal nations run 26 casinos across Casinos are expecting to attract a new American Gaming Association valued the the state, according to the Department of demographic with sports gambling. illegal sports gambling industry at $150 Administration. The gambling compacts Even though many forms of gambling billion.

According to the Internal Revenue that these tribal nations have with the state are already legal, the further accessibility to gambling can bring some additional Service, there is a 0.25% federal tax on allow them to run games such as blackjack and poker, or Class III games. concerns, such as addiction, experts said. all sports betting handles. This affects The original tribe compacts that allowed Rose Blozinski, executive director of the the net profit that sports book handlers the tribes to operate these games was Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling, are allowed to keep and the extent of a passed before the games were legally discussed this concern. potential state tax. limited. It is therefore through these older “What we certainly know from history Additionally, because of the already compacts that tribe casinos may offer these is as you increase more accessibility to existing federal tax, the maximum state tax games, according to Informational Paper gambling or activity, you certainly are at the state legislation can impose is limited 88 from the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal risk to increase the number of people who because they do not want to discourage Bureau. may have some kind of problem,” she said. sports book operators from operating.

If sports gambling becomes legal and Most people can gamble for fun without Other factors that need to be considered tribal nations wanted to offer betting it becoming a problem, Blozinski said. include mobile and online betting, royalty in their casinos, they would need to The percent of Wisconsin’s population fees and the requirement of league data by renegotiate their compacts accordingly who may “develop problems” is 5-10%, sports book keepers. unless legal proceedings were written to according to Blozinski’s estimate.

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University of Wisconsin freshman Jordan Gao said the nature of the odds being stacked in the casino’s favor made it less entertaining for him to gamble.

“When the results of the game are preset, there is not any entertainment left,” Gao said.

Wisconsin lawmakers have an uphill battle, however, in passing laws, especially when legalizing gambling. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the policy would first need to be approved by the Assembly and Senate in two consecutive sessions. It would be followed by a statewide referendum, in order to change the state’s constitution.

Rep. Tyler Vorpagel, R-Plymouth, told the Wisconsin State Journal he was “all for” legalizing sports gambling. He said he wanted to see sports gambling revenue stay “in the state.”

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Restaurant, Wisconsin Union managers weigh in on locality of food

People, students seem interested in where food is from, trust vendors to be good actors, Wisconsin Union director said

by Courtney Erdman City News Editor

Locally-produced food items, popularized at the weekly Dane County farmer’s market, has potential to be used in restaurants.

When it comes to local restaurants using locallyproduced food, however, it depends on a number of factors, such as costs and consumer demand.

Lydia Zepeda, University of Wisconsin professor emeritus of consumer science, said in an email to The Badger Herald that using local foods can help our economy.

Local food may be more expensive, but can be cheaper when the product is in season, Zepeda said. This is because local producers tend to be small, while food coming from other states or countries may be produced in a larger quantity which makes those products cheaper.

Zepeda added whether or not restaurants choose to use local or non-locally-produced food depends on the type of food they serve and their clientele.

Richard Jones, general manager of Cheba Hut on West Gilman Street, said the sandwich shop’s meat products come from a Colorado-based company. Most of their vegetables come from Sysco, a food distribution company. Sysco partners with “more local rangers, growers and producers than any distributor in the industry,” according to its website.

“The price of local food is so expensive ... we want to cater more to students than anything,” Jones said. “Students want cost effective meals.”

There are people interested in locally-produced food, but there is not a great demand from students, Jones added.

Justin Callaway, assistant general manager of Bassett Street Brunch Club, said for the most part the restaurant uses locally produced foods, like local butchers for meat products. Some products come from food suppliers that ship out nationally through contracts.

Whether or not the restaurant could only use locally-produced food comes down to cost, Callaway said. The restaurant is working within the constraints of business parameters.

If the demand was great enough, Callaway said, the team would do what they could to meet customers’ desires. ”Ultimately that’s who we’re listening to,” Callaway said.

Julia Madsen, the manager of Daily Scoop and Prairie Fire at Union South, said the establishment tries to get most food from local sources.

Shauna Breneman, the Wisconsin Union communications director, elaborated in an email that the Wisconsin Union buys products from local companies including coffee roaster Steep and Brew, Lane’s Bakery, Gotham Bagels, Superior Fresh and Babcock Hall.

It’s more environmentally friendly to use local

products because shipping locally is not as great of a carbon footprint as shipping from greater distances, Madsen said.

Carl Korz, the Wisconsin Union associate director for dining and hospitality, said consequences to using locally produced food include higher prices.

Korz said, though, that the price is not tremendously higher. ”We think it’s worth paying ... that price when it makes sense for us to do so,” Korz said.

Korz said about 24% of the food the Unions sell is locally produced. Local food is defined as being within a 250-mile radius around Madison, or within Wisconsin’s borders.

UW requires a prime distributor for food products to maximize costs and 80% of business is conducted with them, Korz said. The Wisconsin Union, however, can influence this contract. For example, the Wisconsin Union requires that cheese and milk has to be locally produced.

According to Korz, the current prime distributor, Martin Brothers, is based in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the process of picking a distributor occurs every five years. The contracts are made through the UW Division of Business Services, and distributors apply for a contract. They are chosen using a scoring criteria and a panel of evaluators.

Items like bananas and avocados aren’t locally produced because they can’t be grown in Wisconsin, Madsen said. But there are some items

that can be bought out of season.

The Wisconsin Union buys products from a Wisconsin greenhouse that performs hydroponic farming. This type of farming uses a nutrientrich solution to deliver water and minerals to a plant’s roots, instead of using soil. It allows plants to be grown in a habitat they don’t usually grow in, according to science education resource BigPicture. ”Our food purchasing decisions are based on the quality and the price,” Madsen said. “But if it’s comparable product that can be sourced locally, we are always going to go local first.”

Farming practices are also considered, Madsen added. The Unions had previously stopped selling milk from an Illinois farm, after it was discovered to be abusing their animals last year.

The Wisconsin Union also has partnerships with Wisconsin-based companies, such as the homeless shelter Porchlight. People who are seeking the shelter’s services can work for Porchlight Products, and the Wisconsin Union buys its products, Korz said.

“We purchase products from them, which in turn generates jobs for people who need it,” Korz said.

One of the products the Wisconsin Union buys from Porchlight is sauerkraut. People do seem to be interested in where their food is coming from, Korz said.

“They trust us to be good actors,” Korz said.

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New ‘Joker’ provides gritty storytelling, tour de force lead performance While not flawless, ‘Joker’ is certainly a worthwhile take on the Clown Prince of Crime’s origins, exploring themes of class, mental health

by Matt Fraga ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

A little over two years ago talk began to surface of a new Joker movie, focusing on his origin. I was concerned to say the least. We had just seen Jared Leto’s divisive performance of the Clown Prince of Gotham.

Some liked his over the top performance — I, for one, was not a fan. It was admirable of him to step up as the first Joker since Heath Ledger ’s death, though sending used condoms and rats to his co-stars may have been a bit much.

Then in early 2018, there were rumors that Joaquin Phoenix would take on the role of Arthur Fleck/Joker. This news quickly alleviated my concerns. Phoenix is one of the most talented actors working today, assuming diverse roles in multiple genres.

He tends to be picky with the projects he chooses, so when he decided to play Joker, I was excited that maybe there was something special about the script.

This was the first time Joker ’s origins were brought to the big screen. Joker is famous for being a mysterious character with little to no background. Many fans appreciate this ambiguity.

Ledger ’s Joker famously posed the question, “Do you want to know how I got these scars?” Yet he provided a different story each time in a brilliant display of madness.

It is also the first movie featuring Joker to get an R rating and boy, did it deserve it. People praise Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy for being dark, gritty, and realistic. “Joker” has all these elements on steroids.

Therefore, some are critiquing it as being a dangerous, irresponsible movie.

In terms of its violence, there’s nothing we haven’t seen before. In fact, there was less violence than I thought there would be. The danger comes from the extremely realistic tone, story and characters. We must also remember that this is a Joker movie. This is the sociopath who finds meaning in chaos, pleasure in pain and comedy in tragedy.

The movie is set in the underbelly of Gotham, New York, where crime is pervasive and filth seeps through the screen to the point where you feel the need to shower.

The story deals heavily with mental illness and is performed by some of the most eerily realistic performances of any comic book movie to date. There’s one scene where Arthur is sitting in a crowd listening to a comic and taking notes. The fascinating part is that he is entirely disconnected from the crowd. He bursts into laughter at all the wrong moments, unable to discern what is funny. Arthur is isolated from everyone around him and the film never lets you forget that.

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uncontrollably whenever he is nervous from “The King of Comedy.” Coincidentally, make this character his own. Phillips also and uncomfortable. This is such a brilliant both characters are played by Robert De makes stylistic choices like Scorsese out of decision because normally when we think of Niro, who just so happens to be in “Joker” deep reverence for filmmaking during the Joker ’s laugh, it is indicative of his cruelty. as well. time period. Let’s be honest, is it so bad to In other words, Joker is the most menacing The similarities don’t stop there. take inspiration from Scorsese? when he is laughing.

Scorsese’s movies are set in New York Okay. I know what you’re going to ask.

However, in this version, he laughs when during the late-70s to early-80s, around How? Because it’s the first thing that comes he’s in the most pain. His mother says at a the same time as “Joker.” As far as the to everyone’s mind after seeing the movie. certain point that she has never heard him characters go, Pupkin is an aspiring talk That is, how does it compare to Ledger ’s cry and that he was such a happy child. show host with more than a few screws Joker? This is tough to answer — the The irony is, those moments of apparent loose. Bickle is a disgruntled taxi driver movies are so different. I would have to say, joy were Arthur ’s most agonizing times. with violent tendencies, frustrated with the however, that I still prefer Ledger ’s Joker.

This is quite damning for Arthur ’s mother city’s disintegration. Arthur Fleck shares I will never understand how he achieved because it reveals her obliviousness to her more than a few similarities with the two. that performance. Divine inspiration is my son’s deep sadness. His laughing condition Some see the similarities as a drawback answer. is somewhat sad until you realize, oh to “Joker,” saying it lacks originality. This With that being said, Phoenix came about wow, that dude is the freaking Joker. is a valid concern. However, director as close as one could possibly get to Ledger, Perhaps this movie is unsettling because it Todd Phillips does such a masterful job of and he will surely be nominated for best forces us to think about it afterward. It is not incorporating those elements with his own actor at the Academy Awards next year. something you see then easily forget about. take on Joker and Phoenix is truly able to It sticks with you, and that’s why I love it. It forces us to question ourselves and think about what role we play in creating monsters, and how we treat mental illness in our society.

For as much as I appreciated “Joker,” it is not flawless. I understand that the movie is intended to be an origin story, and, therefore, would have a greater focus on Arthur Fleck rather than Joker.

Still, I couldn’t help but wonder when we would see him as Joker. Looking back, there were a few side stories that could have been shorter or removed without detracting from the film’s cohesiveness.

Many have drawn the comparison between “Joker” and Martin Scorsese’s films — and rightfully so.

The resemblances are not too subtle.

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Revive Fashion Show combats human trafficking, fast-fashion

Fair Indigo joined with the Dressember Foundation to show off appealing, sustainable clothing and promotes fashion ethics in Madison’s first Revive Fashion Show

by Lila Szyryj ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

The verb revive means to restore to life or consciousness or to regain life or strength. The first-ever Revive Fashion Show on Oct. 6 did exactly that.

Hosted and sponsored by Fair Indigo, an ethical and sustainable clothing company based in Madison, all of the proceeds from the show benefit the Dressember Foundation.

Dressember, a non-profit organization founded

by Blythe Hill, provides education, life skills, training, medical treatment and aftercare to the survivors of human trafficking. Hill initially started to hear about human trafficking in 2005 when she learned that slavery continues to exist in every city in the world, including all fifty states.

According to the foundation, approximately 35 million people are currently confined to slavery, 70% of them being women. This is becoming the world’s fastest-growing criminal industry and it’s flourishing. Because of what we know as fast fashion in the clothing industry, society is purchasing 400% more clothing today than we did 20 years ago.

Not only this, but the workers making these clothes earn just 1-3% of the retail price of an item. Statistics such as these are what inspired the

Revive fashion show to come to fruition.

“We at Fair Indigo really realized how Dressember and Fair Indigo have been combating this issue separately and in different ways for years,” Stacy Imhoff, a co-organizer for the Revive Fashion Show, said. “We thought it was a great opportunity to get our two like-minded organizations together to bring more awareness to the issue of ethical and fair trade fashion. ”As a graduate of the University of Wisconsin’s textile and apparel design program, Imhoff approached other women who had also graduated from the program in addition to harmonious brands and businesses within the community.

The event had a mix of different brands, vendors and models participating, all of which were proponents of ethical fashion.

At this family-friendly event, vendors were eager to educate the public about the benefits of this cause.

A pop-up market before the show featured handmade ethical goods from makers and brands around the area, where a portion of the proceeds would go towards the Dressember Foundation.

Here, guests of the event were immediately engrossed in an environment full of passion and enthusiasm to inform individuals about the cornerstone of Fair Indigo and Dressember: ethical fashion.

“Ethical fashion — the exact opposite of slave labor that is employed to make cheap fast-fashion clothing — is what Fair Indigo is all about,” Imhoff said. “We pay the people who make our clothes a fair, living wage and ensure they have clean and safe working conditions and are treated with respect.”

These brands intend to stray away from the expectation of inexpensive and disposable clothing, which causes a high demand for cheap labor. “[Cheaply made clothing] also results in more waste — more clothes are thrown away or donated to second-hand shops that are then exported to other countries for resale or disposal. If we can find a way to reuse what we already have, there is less demand for cheap labor. ... Plus it’s just generally better for our environment too,” Imhoff said.

One stand at the market was home to Lev Apparel company where founder Krystle Marks said she employs women from New Delhi, India at a fair living wage to make clothing. This pulls the women out of poverty while empowering them to contribute to a product with a purpose.

Following the pop-up market, guests gathered around the runway to witness models dressed in unique, fashion-forward, recycled garments.

Models wore pieces made of everything ranging

from neckties to men’s collared shirts to old tablecloths.

Fabric that was otherwise deemed “unwearable” was converted into hand-painted art. The ooh’s and ah’s were audible as each piece was presented and smiles lit up the room.

“We at Fair Indigo see this as a communitybuilding event to bring like-minded organizations and people together around a common goal,” Imhoff said in response to her hopes for the fundraiser. “It’s been a really fun event to organize and see how excited people are to participate.”

What started as a style challenge for a college student in need of a creative outlet ultimately became a global campaign stretching across over 115,000 supporters, 45 countries and six continents and continues to grow. As the Dressember Foundation website says, Dressember is “more than a dress.”

Join thousands of advocates around the world by wearing a dress or tie every day this December as a symbol of liberty and empowerment to declare “inherent dignity for all people,” a line from one of the videos played during the fashion show.

According to a video from Dressember at the fashion show, “For one month, with a dress as our flag, we will carve a path to a better future for women everywhere.”

Nothing like endless shrimp birthday celebration at Red Lobster

If you are looking for unique 21st birthday experience, Red Lobster has endless shrimp to fill your stomach, alcohol to help flush it down

by Adam Fearing ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Red Lobster on a Wednesday evening is much more packed than one might assume, though I’m not sure what day of the week I’d envision anyone dining there. I was there though, and I was waiting at the bar longer than I’ve waited for any table in my life.

A low bar, for sure — I don’t tend to frequent the type of restaurants where tables are in short supply, as those tend to be out of my price range as a college student. A high school volleyball tournament was playing on the TV and the regulars were sipping on oversized Margaritas and tropical drinks in highball glasses.

All in all, I was enjoying my 21st birthday.

Why did I want to drive several miles away from campus to celebrate my 21st birthday at Red Lobster? That was a question several people asked me, and one I was now asking myself. They don’t give you anything particularly special for your birthday — a lackluster dollop of vanilla ice cream smeared with chocolate sauce and pierced with a single lit candle was all I got.

There are several better restaurants closer to campus, and even one that has notably marketed itself as “the birthday place” (keen readers may be able to guess which one).

But for some indescribable reason I’ve always been fascinated with Red Lobster. The kitschy New England harbor town décor, the bastardization

and mass marketization of traditional seafood dishes, and the notorious Cheddar Bay biscuit have always kept Red Lobster near and dear to my heart.

Growing up in landlocked Wisconsin with no real alternatives except for the occasional fish fry meant eating at Red Lobster was most of my early experience with seafood.

But I wasn’t just going for the fun of it — in fact, I was on a mission. As a subscriber to the Red Lobster newsletter, I receive periodic updates about promotions and specials sent directly to my email inbox.

In advance of my birthday, when I was thinking about what I ought to do to celebrate, I received an email informing me the endless shrimp promotion was beginning for the season. It was in that moment I decided I would attempt to conquer this promotion by eating 100 shrimp.

One hundred shrimp doesn’t really sound like a lot at first glance — shrimp are small, and I felt like I would be able to get at least 75 down before I knew it.

When my table buzzer went off, I was braced to do battle with the hordes of crustaceans, having prepared myself with a light fast day-of.

My waitress seated me and, upon finding out I was celebrating the big two-one, cajoled me into ordering a Sailor’s Paradise — a cocktail served in a decorative lighthouse glass with rum, bitters, ginger beer and pineapple juice.

The Sailor’s Paradise went down easy —

sweet, sour and the taste of rum totally concealed.

Perhaps that drink loosened my resolve to the point where I broke my fast by eating a Cheddar Bay biscuit as my rationality screamed to save my appetite for the heaps of shrimp.

On the other hand, I’m fairly certain it’s illegal to dine at Red Lobster and not eat at least one flaky, savory, buttery Cheddar Bay biscuit.

My first two dishes of shrimp went down without a fight. I inhaled 15 hand-breaded and 10 Teriyaki-grilled before my waitress could scarcely turn her back. Time was of the essence as I needed to cram as many shrimp down my gullet before my stomach could send the appropriate signals to my brain to stop all eating.

My waitress, no novice to endless shrimp, was back shortly to prime my next two orders. For my third and fourth dishes, I opted for the Nashville hot and the crispy Sriracha-honey shrimp. The Nashville hot shrimp was not nearly spicy enough to do its hometown justice, and the crispy Sriracha tasted suspiciously similar, though with a heavier sweetness. Nonetheless, I soldiered on.

It was the garlic shrimp scampi that caused me to hit the wall. It may have been the richness of the butter they were basted in, but I went from a consistent rhythm of plate-mouth-repeat to being barely able to swallow additional shrimp. I tried to go the distance by ordering a final hand-breaded set, and, while I was able to finish, that last one I knew continuing was impossible. In the end, I only ate 57 shrimp.

Failure humbles a man, but in that humbling there is also the hope that someday the tides will turn and one might emerge victorious. This will not be my last attempt at conquering endless shrimp, and next time I will resist the urge to eat a biscuit.

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Future of dairy industry lies at intersection of practicality, ethics

by Philomena Lindquist Copy Chief

Over the summer, outrage bubbled across the internet and in grocery stores as videos from an animal rights group surfaced depicting abuses occurring on Fair Oaks Farms, the headquarters of Fairlife products.

Metcalfe’s Market, the Madison-area based grocery store, pulled Fairlife dairy products from its shelves after videos of violent animal cruelty taking place on the brand’s main farm surfaced, according to Channel 3000. The videos posted by animal rights group Animal Recovery Mission showing uncomfortable living conditions, violence and dead animals, among other disturbing things.

Metcalfe’s was one of a handful of grocery stores to pull the brand altogether in early June, Channel 3000 reported.

As if animal cruelty claims weren’t bad enough, dairy farmers around the country have already been struggling as milk prices have stayed down for an unusual amount of time, an article by WisContext explained.

But Peter Carstensen, a retired University of Wisconsin law professor and expert on dairy industry law and policy, believes this has more to do with the current unstable foreign trade relations.

“What’s happened is that farmers have had an enormous amount of economic pressure that has been exacerbated in the last three years, by the trade wars, all the other things that enhance in the security in the market,” Carstensen said.

In Wisconsin, America’s Dairyland, farmers especially are feeling the record-long low milk prices. The economic difficulties manifesting across the state’s titular industry have started to raise eyebrows, especially when studies came out this past year showing high suicide rates among dairy farmers.

But the stir around the Fairlife video — and the fact that the video was made at all — is a testament to a trend in consumer values that is also negatively impacting the dairy industry today. The validity of the industry itself has been called into question, particularly relating to worries about environmental sustainability and animal welfare.

Viral or valid?

The viral video that exposed Fair Oaks Farms last June opens with a necessary warning about graphic and sensitive footage, and a drone shot of Fair Oaks Farms, the headquarters of the Fairlife brand in Fair Oaks, Indiana. Then, rapid-fire clips show calves being hit, thrown, jostled, pulled and kicked. As narration about the investigation and its findings plays, images of dead calves, violent abuse and animals in confined spaces continue.

The video narration explains this was the most “consistent and constant abuse” the team has seen in its history of investigation: “Nothing is worse than Fair Oaks Farms.”

Jennifer Van Os, an associate professor of dairy science at UW and a Wisconsin state extension specialist in animal welfare, saw the expose-style video and others like it, and shared her insight as to how trustworthy they can be.

Though she declined to comment directly on the Fair Oaks video, Van Os spoke about expose-style animal rights videos generally.

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groups who use those kinds of tactics, if you go to their websites and look at their mission statements, they’re very explicit that their goal is to end animal agriculture,” Van Os said. “So they use these tactics to try to come up with video footage, that will … try to reduce the consumer base for animal products.”

“It’s impossible to have a successful farming operation if you’re engaging in or condoning willful abuse. So that’s something that I would say is very uncommon and undesirable that everybody in the industry would agree.”

Jennifer Van Os, UW-Madison associate professor of dairy science, state extension specialist in animal welfare Van Os explained there are generally three types of practices shown in this type of footage in these videos.

First, there is willful abuse. According to the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management website, “willful mistreatment” of animals includes “acts that maliciously cause pain, injury or suffering including … needlessly applying any type of prod … malicious hitting or beating of an animal … prolonged lack of access to feed and water, and inappropriate on-farm harvest or euthanasia.”

Luckily, mistreatment is relatively uncommon, she said.

When it does occur, though, Van Os said the behavior is usually prosecutable. She added that the abuse is typically at the hands of stock-people and is a result of a lack of training, whereas the farm owners or managers are usually unaware of the abuse.

“It’s impossible to have a successful farming operation if you’re engaging in or condoning willful abuse,” Van Os said. “So that’s something that I would say is very uncommon and undesirable that everybody in the industry would agree.”

Other common practices seen in video footage are those that are widely accepted in the field, but which can appear aesthetically unappealing to a viewer unfamiliar with farming. Without context, practices or conditions considered safe and healthy for the animals can look unpleasant, Van Os said.

“These videos can use those poor optics to their advantage to try to elicit disgust in the viewer,” Van Os said.

Finally, there is what Van Os called the “gray area,” where expose videos depict practices that some experts

think are acceptable and some think are not. These types of clips are the most complicated, since best practices and scientific knowledge about animal welfare change over time and are not always one-size-fits-all.

No matter the type or types of clips in a video, Van Os made it clear that videos should be viewed with the understanding that the organization’s goal is usually to eliminate animal agriculture. Whether that aligns with the viewer ’s values or not, it is important to understand the context, she explained.

Van Os also noted that these organizations are sometimes mislabeled as animal welfare groups when most are actually animal rights groups. The terms are not synonymous, though they share some common ground. “... What they have in common is that they think humans have an ethical obligation towards animals,” Van Os said. “But the difference is that people who believe in animal rights think that humans should not keep animals under their care … whereas people who work on animal welfare, such as myself, believe that it’s okay to use animals for certain human purposes. But when animals are under our care, we have a responsibility towards them.”

Impactful consumer values

Consumer values are a big concern for those in the dairy industry. But while these values vary from consumer to consumer, all have the ability to impact the market — hence the call at the end of the Fair Oaks video to boycott Fairlife products and animal agriculture altogether.

And although videos of animal abuse have uneven effects on populations, that doesn’t mean there aren’t trends. Currently, consumers seem to be most concerned with animal welfare and sustainability.

“... It really comes down to … acknowledging that animals with certain neurological structures can perceive positive and negative emotions. Not necessarily complex human-like emotions, but that our actions can have consequences to how they feel, whether it’s how they’re housed, managed [or] directly handled by people.”

Jennifer Van Os, UW-Madison associate professor of dairy science, state extension specialist in animal welfare

Though some concerns may not be rationalized through research, Carstensen said they should all still be taken into consideration.

It is the reasons for these concerns, Van Os said, that need to be evaluated.

“We can’t come up with solutions in a vacuum,” Van Os said. “Because even if we say, ‘Oh, this would be really good for the cows, and it would work really well for the producer,’ if the public won’t accept it, then we don’t have a consumer base, and it’s not sustainable.”

Van Os said her work essentially revolves around finding a balance between ethical and practical concerns.

She and her lab try to do proactive work to constantly maintain and improve animal welfare throughout Wisconsin’s dairy industry. Some of her current research focuses on mitigating pain in routine procedures, the benefits of raising calves in social groups, concerns around thermal stress and ventilation, and bilingual stock-person training.

As a specialist in animal welfare, Van Os said she believes that an animal’s well-being can and should be understood through science, not just emotion. “ … By studying animal welfare, we can bring the animals’ voice to that conversation by trying to use objective methods to identify what they need to maximize welfare,” Van Os said.

In working to address consumer concerns, Van Os said she believes progress can be made at the intersection of stakeholder and researcher perspectives.

“ … By studying animal welfare, we can bring the animals’ voice to that conversation by trying to use objective methods to identify what they need to maximize welfare.”

Jennifer Van Os, UW-Madison associate professor of dairy science, state extension specialist in animal welfare Van Os stressed the importance of doing not only biological research on the animals involved, but also social science research to understand what concerns the public and stakeholders have. Determining where voters, consumers, dairy producers, veterinarians and others participating in the industry share values and priorities is crucial, she said, and doing so allows for more productive conversations about animal welfare. “... It really comes down to … acknowledging that animals with certain neurological structures can perceive

positive and negative emotions,” Van Os said. “Not necessarily complex human-like emotions, but that our actions can have consequences to how they feel, whether it’s how they’re housed, managed [or] directly handled by people.”

At the university level

UW is also working on other issues that modern dairy consumers are concerned with: environmental sustainability of the dairy industry, as well as that of other animal agriculture industries.

According to studies done throughout the past decade, limiting dairy and red meat intake is key to slowing climate change. By doing so, the methane that animals — specifically cows — release into the atmosphere decreases, allowing for reduced depletion of the ozone layer.

Researchers at UW, like professor of dairy science Victor Cabrera, are working to improve efficiency outlooks in order to combat the amounts of methane put into the environment. The basis for the research is simple: If fewer resources can be used to produce the same results, the system is more efficient.

Cabrera’s work looks at ways to reduce the amount of feed farmers use while still producing adequate quantities of milk. He also studies how to genetically maximize cows to render larger quantities of milk, thus reducing the number of animals necessary to meet dairy consumption demands.

“If we produce the same amount of milk, with less feed … it means that we are reducing the carbon footprint of the production system,” he explained.

Cabrera sees his work as correlated with other positive outcomes. He said this increased efficiency in milk production will most likely increase economic productivity because fewer inputs are necessary for generating the same result.

Cabrera also views his work as complementary to animal welfare.

“And likely, [production efficiency] … will also improve better production systems, will improve welfare as well,” Cabrera said. “ … In my opinion, they are not opposite — the welfare [and] the profitability. You can be as much profitable and still be a very good steward of the welfare of the animals.”

Faculty to farm

Metcalfe’s ban on Fairlife products from its shelves lasted all of two days. On June 7 they announced they would continue stocking products from Fair Oaks Farms after owner and founder of Fair Oaks Farms Mike McCloskey made a video of his own, apologizing and taking responsibility for the abuse on the farm.

“Watching this video broke my heart and created a sadness that I’ll have to endure the rest of my life,” McCloskey said in his own video. “I am sorry and I apologize for the footage in this video. So with a heavy heart and great disappointment that I feel in the breakdown of our systems, I would like to update you on how we’re approaching to correct all these actions.”

McCloskey said three of the employees in one of the original videos had already been terminated prior to the video’s release after co-workers had reported them for

“It’s really a pleasure to be here in Wisconsin where we have a lot of strong alumni relationships and strong ties to the industry because I see a lot of these really eager, progressive, proactive people in the industry who want to learn and want to improve and I find that super encouraging. So even though more people don’t grow up on the farm, I don’t expect them to learn everything about ag but just to know that there are a lot of people that are highly invested in making sure animals get the best care possible.”

Jennifer Van Os, UW-Madison associate professor of dairy science, state extension specialist in animal welfare mistreatment, and another worker had been terminated since the video’s release for actions depicted in the footage. McCloskey also laid out further plans to improve treatment outcomes of animals on the farm, including the installation of cameras wherever there are animals.

Made clear by incidents like this, consumer concerns can have substantial impacts on animal agriculture markets. Sometimes, consumer concerns grow around one extreme event — like the Fair Oaks viral videos — while other times they are longstanding, such as environmental sustainability.

But in any case, UW is there to address those concerns, parcel out their validity and try to mitigate the negative effects, and then pass that information on to where it matters — the farmer — to create best practices.

“It’s really a pleasure to be here in Wisconsin where we have a lot of strong alumni relationships and strong ties to the industry because I see a lot of these really eager, progressive, proactive people in the industry who want to learn and want to improve and I find that super encouraging,” Van Os said. “So even though more people don’t grow up on the farm, I don’t expect them to learn everything about ag but just to know that there are a lot of people that are highly invested in making sure animals get the best care possible.” badgerherald.com • October 15, 2019 • 13

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‘By the people, for the people’: Public input essential in government

City of Madison’s recent efforts to involve public more in civic action bodes well for improvement of government work

by Harry Quick Columnist

The American government at every level is failing in its duty to govern. It is not only inefficient, it is ineffective. To govern is to confront issues of the day in the name of protecting and promoting the prosperity of one’s constituents. And more specifically to American government: to protect the rights and freedoms afforded to citizens by the Constitution.

At the time of our nation’s founding, the systems put into place to achieve that mission were sufficient. Governmental processes were intended to be slow through a separation of powers. This was a safeguard against government becoming

tyrannical, not to mention government didn’t have to be fast when information only traveled as fast as the fastest horse.

These days, however, information is instantaneous, and our government is constantly trying to catch up.

Big Tech — companies like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook — are all trailblazers in their own right, and their inventions have benefited society. On the flip side, their rapid progress has outrun our slow-by-design government’s ability to regulate them, giving them free reign to do whatever they want. These companies avoid taxes, invade privacy and have been found to be complicit in election manipulation.

If our government cannot protect itself

from Big Tech, how can we expect it to protect us? Worryingly, this is just one example where government policy and action is too little, too late.

In order for American government to live up to its intended purpose, it must become more efficient. Madison itself has been making great efforts to do this. Eric Upchurch, a representative of the City of Madison Task Force on Government Structure said, “There is a major disconnect between the people and government,” and many people don’t have the “time, resources or know-how to voice their opinion.”

By trying to get people more involved in government, the city can better understand the wants and needs of citizens, and

with that knowledge do a better job of governing.

Increasing public involvement won’t just make government more representative — if done right, it will make it more effective.

The public can already vote, call or write their representative, and even protest — but the public should have increased control over legislation.

Our legislative system is by nature combative — just like a football game, it’s two teams trying to one-up another.

But unlike a football game, the main goal is to work together to solve issues facing Americans, and to protect their rights.

Unless a culture of compromise replaces one of opposition, American politics will remain a fight between two parties who take turns forcing their views on the other half of the country. This only creates more polarization and makes compromise harder for no good reason.

Taking away the power of deciding what issues are discussed from politicians and giving that power to the public kills two birds with one stone. Politicians would spend less time bickering and more time focused on solving issues, and the public gets a government that is truly working “for the people, by the people,” as our Founding Fathers intended.

“Unless a culture of compro-

mise replaces one of opposition, American politics will remain a fight between two parties who take turns forcing their views on the other half of the country.”

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Over time, American government has drifted from that noble ideal. While the public won’t have direct control over parts of legislation any time soon, that doesn’t stop us from working towards a more representative democracy. To make American government great, people need to get involved and politicians must be willing to listen, instead of fighting each other. Only then can our political processes work towards the protection and prosperity of all, more efficiently and effectively.

Harry Quick (hfquick@wisc.edu) is a freshman studying economics.

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Mere awareness of colonial history with indigenous people insufficient

For a university situated entirely on sacred Ho-Chunk grounds, words do not substitute for active work toward repairing relationship

by Angela Peterson Columnist

Wisconsin officially celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day this week on the day of the federal holiday of Christopher Columbus Day, thanks to an executive order from Gov. Tony Evers. This comes a couple of weeks after a bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators introduced a proposal to grant in-state tuition rates to any University of Wisconsin System school for all registered native tribal members members nationwide, and four months after the introduction of the “Our Shared Future” plaque on the UW campus.

On the surface, it appears the university, its system and the state as a whole are all making dedicated progress to rectifying their tumultuous history with Wisconsin’s First Nations.

Oh, if only it were that simple.

To understand Wisconsin’s complex relationship with its twelve First Nations, one must turn their history book back to at least 10,000 B.C.E. These cultures have populated the land we now know as “Wisconsin” for thousands of years, yet by and large these cultures are now shreds of what they were prior to 1832.

Of particular importance to UW is the Ho-Chunk Nation. At that time, “Teejop” was the spiritual and cultural center for the Ho-Chunk Nation, which was so closely tied to its spiritual culture that the name “Ho-Chunk” refers to the peoples’ sacred language.

Last month, tribal and federal Ho-Chunk lawyer Samantha Skenandore presented a lecture on the connection between UW and the ancient, sacred grounds it lies on.

Skenandore’s talk highlighted the ways the university’s history continually overwrites that of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and how this pattern of “colonial domination” continues to this day. Skenandore urged members of the UW community to “absorb the energy” of the Ho-Chunk people embedded into the campus as one of the most effective pathways to understanding.

A couple of days after Skenandore’s talk, I visited the mounds, or what’s left of them, on Observatory Hill. These two mounds appear to many as the lone survivors of what were likely once thousands in Dane County alone.

The university prides itself on saving these sacred sites, but ignores the implicated erasure of Ho-Chunk heritage. In fact, the “Our Shared Future” plaque is carefully worded (it took ten drafts, after all) in such a way so the university is not tied to the ethnic

and cultural cleansing of the Ho-Chunk Nation. By not accepting blame for literally occupying this space — by some accounts among the most sacred sites in North America — the university lessens the urgency of reparations on campus and neglects to apologize for its repeated abuse and neglect of HoChunk culture.

Of course, the university would like to say it is actively combating this with the four-pronged educational action plan introduced alongside the “Our Shared Future” plaque, specifically as it offers a Native history campus walking tour, programming in the Our Wisconsin experience for first-year students in university housing, in the new Public History Project and “in different ways across the curriculum.”

Unless a student is a SOAR adviser or took a Photo · ‘Our Shared Future,’ Our Wisconsin programming are good steps in the right direction, but ‘starting a conversation’ is not class specifically dealing enough — this situation requires action. with Native histories, it is unlikely they have Katie Cooney gone on the walking tour.

The Badger Herald Why? Only one person on staff, the American Indian The Public History Project, born out of movement, but inaction on confronting Curriculum Services histories like these span across universities coordinator, is currently assigned to lead an April 2018 task force to address separate nationwide. these First Nations Cultural Landscape historical issues of racial intolerance at UW, is again equipped with addressing every At Georgetown, despite a majority vote tours, and presenting these tours is just one narrative of oppression and suppression last April to include a $27.20 reparations of their many duties. fund fee on top of tuition in order to benefit Given the estimated 45,319 students at the university. Yet again, only one staff descendants of 272 enslaved people sold in currently enrolled at UW, the inadequacy member is charged with this entire project, and the vast majority of contributors to this 1838 to keep the university afloat, the Board of this program’s size is evident, as it is of Regents has yet to dedicate such a fund. impossible for one person, in addition to project are history students using it as their capstone in the major.

In 2017, Brown University only agreed to their other duties, to also educate the entire Since it is a mostly student-driven preserve Pokanoket lands the university student body about these sacred lands.

Secondly, using Our Wisconsin as project for the time being, students chose purchased in the 1950s when the tribe staged the narratives which the project will a month-long occupation of the lands. These a means of rectifying the university’s heritage is hardly encompassing. The 90 explore. Through this, there is hope — not stories are just a few examples. a guarantee — that Native histories and At the dedication ceremony for the “Our minute workshops required for all firstheritage will receive a greater place in the Shared Future” plaque, Chancellor Blank year residents in on-campus housing are university’s memory. said the plaque will “start a conversation designed to cover all facets of diversity and Disregarding the extremely vague “in that moves us from ignorance to awareness.” inclusion, including race, gender, sexual different ways across the curriculum” point Almost 200 years after the university’s land orientation and religion. Yes, in 90 minutes. of the plan, it is evident that UW still isn’t was forcibly taken from its natives, just Even with the intentional inclusion of Hodoing enough to explore and mend the being aware of Ho-Chunk history is not Chunk heritage in this programming, Our enough.

Wisconsin misses graduate students, transfer relationship with Ho-Chunk Nation.

It would be easy to single out UW’s students and freshmen living off-campus.

Angela Peterson (apeterson@badgerherald.

These groups make up at least a third of the painful history and incomplete response as a outlier in a generally progressive historical com) is a senior studying history and music. campus population.

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A closer look at Evers’ red flag gun law proposal, its potential impacts

Extreme Risk Protection Orders have been shown to be successful in limited gun violence in other states — Wisconsin should be next

by William Keenan Columnist

Sebring, Fla. Palm Springs, Calif. Aurora, Ill. Chippewa County, Wis. These four cities are a select subset of the 21 mass shootings that have taken place this year as of Oct. 1. Mass shootings, shooting threats and incidents with guns have all risen within the last few years and yet, little to no gun control legislation has been passed on either the Federal or state level.

Wisconsin, with a Republican majority Assembly and Senate, has been among the most extreme opponents of any gun control legislation. But in September, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called for Extreme Risk Protection Order, aka ‘red flag’ gun laws in Wisconsin.

These laws would “allow family or friends can petition a judge to temporarily revoke someone’s right to buy, own or carry weapons

if they believe that person may be a threat to themselves or others.”

Essentially, ERPOs would empower families, safeguard household members and allow law enforcement to save lives by identifying a person who has either made direct threats to themselves or others and temporarily removing their weapons from their person or home.

At least 13 states across the country and the District of Columbia have implemented ERPOs — and the 115th Congress introduced S.2521 in 2018, called the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2018, which was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in early 2018.

Here in Wisconsin, LRB4383, introduced

by State Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison. and State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, “creates an extreme risk protection temporary restraining order and an extreme risk protection injunction.”

While this bill has the broad support of the

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Democratic caucus, Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul, the Republican majority, namely Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, who released a joint statement expressing concern with the proposed legislation.

They said introducing ERPOs “poses threats to due process and the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.”

While Wisconsin continues to debate the merits of implementing ERPOs, states across the country have had substantial successes in regards to declining gun incidences. In practice, ERPOs have consistently proven to be effective in preventing potential attacks and gun related incidents. Indiana and Connecticut have had ERPOs in place for nearly two decades and the results speak for themselves.

“Thousands of guns have been confiscated from more than 1,890 people in Connecticut,” according to the Connecticut State Judicial Branch. “By the end of June [2019], 117 people had been issued risk warrants this year. Some surrendered dozens of weapons. [In 2018], a record 260 people gave up their firearms.

Most of the firearms were registered, records show.”

Temporarily removing guns from persons deemed dangerous in Connecticut has likely contributed to the state suicide rate dropping by 12% since 1999 and prevented many mass shootings and killings from occurring statewide.

Moreover, Indiana — a state with a deep-rooted Second Amendment tradition and one of the more conservative states in the union — nearly unanimously passed an ERPO bill in 2009. Since the adoption of the bill, state suicide rates have dropped by 7.5% and citizens have gotten the immediate help they desperately need before committing an atrocity.

“Over three-quarters of the attackers had made threatening or concerning communications, and a similar number had elicited concern from others,” data from the

U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center shows. “Further, most had histories of criminal charges, mental health symptoms and/ or illicit substance use or abuse.”

It is entirely possible that more ERPO laws across the country would have prevented some of these attacks. Nearly three-quarters of attackers elicited concern from others — had ERPOs been available, lives could have been saved.

California was recently the subject of an intensive case study and analysis by the Annals of Internal Medicine, titled Extreme Risk Protection Orders Intended to Prevent Mass Shootings. This stark case study found that between 2016-2018, 414 cases were reported of citizens requesting an ERPO on someone in their lives. More shockingly, this study found “21 cases in which ERPOs were used in efforts to prevent mass shootings.” In addition to lowering state suicide rates and opening the door to more mental health treatment, ERPOs again and again have shown that they can — and do — prevent mass shootings.

ERPOs do not prevent law-abiding, ablebodied citizens from purchasing, selling or owning firearms — rather, they temporarily remove firearms from the homes of persons deemed dangerous to themselves or others.

If a person is having suicidal ideations or threatening a shooting, temporarily removing access to their firearms is not unlawful or unconstitutional — it is common sense.

Across the nation, and especially in Wisconsin, ERPOs and broad gun control legislation are widely supported. A Marquette Law poll found 80% of Wisconsinites support specific gun control measures and 71% of Americans specifically support ERPOs. ERPO legislation is currently being heard in Mich., Minn., N.C., Ohio and Pa. Our neighbor, Michigan, is in a similar boat as us. With a Republican majority in both the Assembly and the Senate and a Democratic governor, Michigan lawmakers have still come together to hear a bill related to ERPOs — regardless of the passage, Michigan has shown that divided government can agree to debate the merits of ERPOs. Wisconsin cannot allow partisan gridlock from hearing LRB4383. This is not a partisan issue — this is an issue of saving lives. Speaker Vos, Majority Leader Fitzgerald and the Republican caucus must hear this lifesaving legislation.

States such as Calif., Ind., and Conn. have statistically shown a direct correlation between the passage of these laws and a decrease in gun incidences. Wisconsin cannot become home to another mass shooting.

William Keenan (wkeenan3@wisc.edu) is a senior studying political science.

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Common Cents: Fall can be a scary time for your spending plan

Follow these tricks and treats from students in UW SOHE’s Badger$ense program to spend intelligently this spooky season

by Zach Godfrey Letter to the Editor

Autumn can be a spendy time of year: Halloween, Oktoberfest, apple-picking and pumpkin patches, haunted houses, football and the MLB playoffs — not to mention additional books or supplies you may need for classes. It adds up fast. Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities for students to save money and spend intelligently this spooky season.

Sneaky savings reminders For savings on food, the Red Card offers daily and weekly deals at favorite student eateries all over Madison. The pre-loadable account also awards you coupons for deposits and usage.

For textbooks, when you can’t find used options at the University Bookstore, check out the UW–Madison Student Book Exchange on Facebook.

And as the weather cools and you’re wanting to avoid a shivery walk or bike ride around campus, take the bus. Your student fees help fund an unlimited-rides bus pass on Madison’s Metro Transit system, so don’t pass up this option — you already paid for it! For trips further afield, Van Galder has student discounts, so be sure to buy your ticket at Memorial Union before catching a ride.

Hallow-wallet Creepy costumes don’t have to break the bank, even if you’re wanting a few different options for different days of celebrating.

1. Coordinate with friends to share costumes and split the expense.

2. Get creative and make your own costume! You could even have a costumemaking party with friends, pooling your crafting supplies or purchasing some together (pro tip: cardboard boxes and plastic bottles make great costume materials).

3. Check out your local thrift store for inspiration and gems. Goodwill and St. Vincent de Paul are both nonprofits that support the community, so you can get ghoulish and generous in one shop!

4. For the eerily early among us, try shopping around for next year ’s costume on November 1st. Just like other holiday decorations, Halloween costume prices balloon in the lead-up to festivities, then sharply decline afterwards.

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Kirby Wright The Badger Herald Trick or treat: Spook the scammers About this time last year, my friend got a mysterious email asking for his bank information and claiming the sender had a large inheritance to transfer to him. It was obviously a scam, but some scams are less clear.

Keep in mind: the International Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration will never call or email you and ask for personal identifiable information. Don’t let anyone scare you into giving up confidential information on the phone, over email or by text. To reduce calls, you can register with the government’s national “do not call”

registry.

With that said, you should also check your credit card and bank statements for any suspicious transactions. Scammers can buy credit card numbers cheaply, not only on the darknet, but on everyday websites as well. Use credit locks and freezes if you become suspicious of malicious activity.

Don’t “leaf” the FAFSA for later The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2020-2021 academic year opened October 1. The application is not due until June 30, 2020, but funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so fill it out as soon as possible. That way,

next fall’s budget will have more room for candy corn and caramel apples!

Happy Halloween, and On, Wisconsin!

Zack Godfrey is a senior majoring in personal finance and social welfare, with certificates in business and entrepreneurship.

He is a lead peer educator with the Badger$ense Financial Life Skills program in the School of Human Ecology.

Learn about Badger$ense courses, workshops and other opportunities at sohe.wisc.edu/ badgersense.

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Football: Chris Orr snatches opportunity as ILBs depart for NFL

Beside friend, teammate and roomate Zack Baun, Orr has embraced role as leader on Wisconsin’s dominant defensive unit

by Colton Mosley Staff Writer

Following his successful freshman season in 2015, Wisconsin inside linebacker Chris Orr seemed primed for a long four years in the middle of the Badger defense.

The De Soto, Texas, native played in 10 games and started six of those games, registering 46 total tackles, the sixth most on the team. His impact trumped fellow young linebackers Ryan Connelly and T.J. Watt — both now showing promise in the NFL. Connelly, the New York Giants rookie, suffered an ACL tear in the Giants’ win over the Washington Redskins in week four, halting an impressive rookie campaign.

Orr saw a chance to shine on the national stage his sophomore season when the Badgers opened against the No. 5 LSU Tigers.

Wisconsin’s defense shut down the Tigers with a 16–14 win.

Orr, however, tore his right ACL on his first play of the game and saw his season end before it even began.

Originally, Orr didn’t believe the news.

“I was thinking if anything I just sprained ’em real bad … I was thinking I might miss

next week, but I don’t know, it all depends,” Orr told the Wisconsin State Journal following his injury.

Orr spent the time studying then-defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox’s defensive schemes and helping aid the defense from the sideline and even up in the booth with Wilcox. This time was crucial to his development as a defender but also as a teammate.

“It helped me, first of all, connect with a lot of my teammates on a more personal level outside of football,” Orr said.

“Schematically, I was charting plays, I was breaking down film during the week … [It] definitely increased my football IQ knowing how offenses like to attack our defense.”

Despite his quick return, Orr returned to a loaded linebacking core which caused a dip in playing time and in his total tackles.

Connelly and T.J. Edwards grabbed snaps in Orr ’s stead and solidified the inside linebacker positions for defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard in 2018.

Orr played in all 13 games and made an impact in his start in the Pinstripe Bowl against Miami with eight tackles and an interception. But his tackle numbers dropped

to 27 due to his lessened role on the defense.

This year, Orr has the position all to himself. Orr captains one of the best — maybe the best — defensive groups in the country.

“Knowing that I’m someone that the team is going to look to, that this defense is going to look to, it kind of gives me a little extra juice.”

- Chris Orr, Badger Inside Linebacker

The Wisconsin defense holds the top mark in the country for third-down conversion percentage, passing yards per attempt,

Photo ·Chriss Orr is dominating opposing offenses with impressive play that, in part, developed during his time off due to injury

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rushing defense, scoring defense and total defense.

These particular statistics weren’t awful for Wisconsin last year, but Orr senses something different about this year ’s defense.

“Everybody’s hungry,” Orr said.

“Everybody wants a piece. We talk about being a dominant defense. Everybody wants a piece of that. Nobody’s going outside of themselves, nobody’s going outside of the scheme to do that. They’re just making the plays as they present themselves.”

The team is making plays, yet staying disciplined, which is a testament to their impressive run defense which Orr says is their main goal each week.

Both Orr and fellow senior linebacker Zack Baun mentioned the competition among the defense which motivates and improves the play of everyone along the defensive depth chart.

Roommates Orr and Baun hold competitions within games and the season regarding sack totals. Baun edged out Orr against the Kent State Golden Flashes last Saturday with 3.0 sacks to Orr ’s 2.0.

“Yeah, he [Baun] won,” Orr said. “We were having a competition on the sacks, and we were almost tied. The rain didn’t help me.

It was probably a lot of luck that he won the competition. I’m gonna get him.”

Baun currently leads the team and is sixth in the country with 6.0 sacks on the year. Orr is second with 4.0.

The No. 8 Badgers will lean on their defense heavily as they transition back into Big Ten play.

“Obviously, what they’ve done has been impressive, and also, it’s going to be more challenging as we continue to go and get back into conference play,” Head Coach Paul Chryst said. “The guys are all in it, and it’s been fun to watch. Yet, we know we still got to keep going.”

Orr knows his play can continue to improve and motivate the rest of the defense.

As a leader to several up-and-coming players, Orr also understands his responsibility as a role model to those surrounding him.

“Knowing that I’m someone that the team is going to look to, that this defense is going to look to, it kind of gives me a little extra juice,” Orr said. “It makes me study film more during the week and make sure I’m on top of everything, so I can be prepared and make plays when they present themselves.”

Orr ’s defensive knowledge along with an impressive 2019 campaign could lead him to a career in the NFL — a place his brother Zach Orr played for three years before retiring due to injury.

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Wrestling: Wisconsin primed for strong season after new additions Following 21st-place finish at NCAA Championships, Wisconsin heads into 2019 ranked No. 3 in nation with new talent added

by Ryan Cody Staff Writer

Ranked third in the nation in multiple preseason polls, the University of Wisconsin wrestling team has a great chance to build on the limited success they found in the NCAA Tournament last year.With a plethora of returning talent, excitement for Wisconsin wrestling leading into the 2019 season is the highest it has been in recent memory. The source of this excitement is Chris Bono, who is entering his second season as head coach for the Badgers.

Bono has quickly become one of the Big Ten’s preeminent recruiters with his 2019 recruiting class ranked seventh nationally and third in the Big Ten behind only Rutgers and The Ohio State University — by flowrestling.org.The feature recruits from the 2019 recruiting class include Peter Christensen, Eric Barnett and Kyle Burwick.

Flowrestling.org ranked these three wrestlers No. 23, 36 and 48 in the class of 2019. But, top recruits weren’t the only highly sought after wrestlers Bono added to the Badger roster in the offseason.

In a blockbuster transfer decision, senior Seth Gross, a star at South Dakota State under former Head Coach Bono, transferred to the Badgers.

Gross sought out a transfer after a medical redshirt last season. After much speculation on where he might land, he announced in May he would be reuniting with his former coach in Madison.Other notable transfers joining the Badgers this year include senior Johnny Sebastian, two-time NCAA tournament qualifier for Northwestern, and senior Taylor Watkins from Mizzou. Sebastian was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after medically redshirting last season.

Practice for the Badger wrestlers started Oct. 10, and their first tournament is Battle on the Midway in San Diego against Army, Fresno State and Navy on Nov. 1.The Badgers landed at No. 3 in the Wrestling Insider News 2019-2020 NCAA Tournament Pre-Season Rankings. Let’s take a weight-by-weight look at the Badgers’ potential line up for this upcoming year. Individual rankings referenced are from flowrestling.org’s pre-season rankings.

125: At 125, the Badgers have two options — senior Michael Cullen or freshman Eric Barnett.

Cullen is a redshirt senior with a career record of 26-28 and the likely starter. Barnett would be more competitive for the Badgers but is likely redshirting this season, in preparation for his selfdescribed quest for four individual national titles.

133: Returning national champion and twotime finalist Gross will seek another title to end his storied career. Gross currently holds the No. 1 rank at 133. Gross’s path is slightly easier than it could be as defending 133-pound champion Nick Suriano of Rutgers is moving down to 125 in preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

141: Senior Tristan Moran was the starter last year at 141 and managed to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Tristan is ranked No. 11 in preseason rankings but should be a significant threat for All-American status due to his dangerous style and notable wins last season over current No. 2 Nick Lee of PSU and overtime barn-burner pin of No. 3 ranked Mitch McKee of

Minnesota.

149: Senior Cole Martin is another returning starter and mainstay of the Badger roster. Martin is coming off his third NCAA tournament and fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships.

Ranked No. 12 in the preseason rankings, Martin looks to end his career on a high note with an AllAmerican finish at the NCAA Championships.

157: This is one of the big question marks on the Badger roster. Most signs point to sophomore Devin Bahr getting the start for the beginning of

the season, but sophomore Garrett Model will be competing for his spot as well. Both have limited varsity experience.

165: Two-time All-American junior Evan Wick has been a mainstay for the Badgers at 165 the past two seasons. Wick finished fourth and third at the 2019 and 2018 NCAA Championships respectively. He is ranked third in the nation to start the year and looks to make the finals to best his previous NCAA tournament finishes.

The Badgers look to have an exciting year.

There is plenty of action to watch in person, as the Badgers duel No. 1 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan at the UW Field House this year.

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Football: With strong talent could Chryst finally caputre Big Ten title?

Wisconsin has impressed on both sides of football behind Jonathan Taylor, Chris Orr as well as impressive play from Jack Coan

by Will Whitmore Staff Writer

Entering the 2019 season, expectations were relatively low for the University of Wisconsin football team. After finishing the year with a dismal 8-5 record, the Badgers entered 2019 ranked No. 19 in the coaches poll.

With questions surrounding junior quarterback Jack Coan — who limped to a 3-2 record as the quarterback — and a defense that had complete turnover, writers questioned whether Wisconsin had the talent to compete in the Big Ten. The Badgers have put many skeptics to rest after starting 5-0, including a 35–14 whopping over No. 11 Michigan. Coan ranks ninth in the country in completion rate with 73.7% and surpassed his touchdown total from last season with seven this year.

On the other side of the ball, the defense has dominated, allowing a national-best 192.3 yards-per-game. Pair these factors with junior Heisman candidate Jonathan Taylor and suddenly the expectation is a 2019 Big Ten Championship.

Wisconsin faces a favorable schedule on

its road to Indianapolis, playing Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois and Minnesota. The only true tests remaining for Wisconsin are against Iowa and The Ohio State University.

The Badgers should be able to take care of business at home against the gritty Hawkeyes, and while a road trip to Columbus is no ideal destination, Wisconsin can afford a road loss to the Buckeyes and still win the division.

Badger fans should also raise their expectations because Taylor is simply that good. The 2018 Doak Walker Award winner picked up right where he left off in the first five games of the 2019 campaign. The junior running back has scampered for 745 yards and 12 touchdowns. Taylor’s best performance came Saturday against Kent State, running for 186 yards and five total touchdowns.

On top of that, Taylor has developed as a receiver, surpassing his receiving yards total from last year and finding the end zone four times. Taylor’s game-breaking explosiveness keeps fans on the edge of their seats and opposing coordinators searching for answers.

Likely headed to the NFL next year, this could potentially be Wisconsin’s last year with Taylor. With that, the time is now for the

program to leap into college football’s elite and win the conference for the first time in the Paul Chryst era.

Over the years, the quarterback position has been kryptonite for Wisconsin’s Big Ten title hopes. The Badgers have lost in their last three Big Ten Championship Game appearances.

In those losses, Wisconsin quarterbacks have a combined 52% completion percentage with zero touchdowns and five interceptions.

The last Badger quarterback to throw for a touchdown in the Big Ten Championship Game was current Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in 2011.

This year is different. Don’t get it wrong, Coan is no Wilson, but he has impressed with his ability to complete timely passes and move the chains.

If Coan continues his stellar play against marquee defenses like Michigan, there is no reason Badger fans shouldn’t expect a balanced, complementary attack in Wisconsin’s biggest games.

Furthermore, Wisconsin’s stifling defense complements their balanced offense. Wisconsin ranks first in the country in points allowed and yards per game. The opportunistic defense has

also forced 11 takeaways, good for sixth-best in the country.

The linebacking trio of seniors Zack Baun, Chris Orr and sophomore Jack Sanborn has been lethal, combining for 74 tackles, 13 sacks and four forced fumbles. Baun is a nightmare for offensive tackles, using his speed to edge rush quarterbacks for six sacks through five games. This defense has the talent and scheme to shut down any team in the country. Badger fans need to realize this and believe the hype.

Since 2009, Wisconsin football has been one of the nation’s most consistent teams. Over this time period, the Badgers hold the country’s seventh-highest winning percentage with an impressive 102-33 record.

Wisconsin has also appeared in four conference championship games and six New Year’s Six bowls. The team hasn’t beaten Ohio State since 2010 and has yet to appear in a National Championship game or the College Football Playoff.

Now is the time for Badger fans to raise their expectations and not settle for anything less than confetti Dec. 7 in Indianapolis for the 2019 Big Ten Championship.

Women’s Hockey: Badgers continue to set gold standard after title Led by transfer Daryl Watts, goalie Kristen Campbell, Bagders are primed for another championship season in 2019

by Ben Moody Staff Writer

Last March, the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team was on top of the world. After defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers 2–0 at the Frozen Four Championship in Hamden, Connecticut, the unit was crowned National Champions for the fifth time in the program’s history.

The 2018-19 Badgers team represented the perfect combination of veteran experience and youthful energy, and the team’s leaders were nothing short of spectacular in the team’s 35-4-2 run toward the National Championship.

Coming into the new season, many were skeptical that the unit would be able to maintain the high level of play they showed the previous season, but with the majority of the roster returning and a dynamic and talented freshman class, the sky is the limit once again for the Badgers in 2019.

The main player many believed the Badgers would miss in 2019 was Annie Pankowski, who was named Offensive Player of the Year by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) last season.

As a senior, Pankowski finished the season with a team-leading 22 goals and 50 assists.

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arena the team has felt her departure the most. During her time with the team, the four-year starter was undoubtedly the team’s leader and served as the face of the Wisconsin women’s hockey program.

Without her guidance and well-established leadership skills, it was unclear who was going to step up and take over as the leader of the Badgers.

Alongside Pankowski, Wisconsin saw several other players depart from their roster. Seniors Emily Clark, Sam Cogan, Sophia Shaver, Maddie Rolfes and Mikaela Gardner all moved on from the team.

Entering the 2019 season, it’s safe to say that multiple big questions arose regarding the status of the team. Would they be able to live up to expectations that came with being defending champions? Would anyone emerge as the leader of the group? Would the team be able to fill the holes that were left by the graduating seniors?

Up to this point in the season, the Badgers have answered all of these questions with a resounding yes.The Wisconsin women’s hockey team is ranked No. 1 in the WCHA and boasts a 4-0 record, having outscored opponents 20–2, including three shutouts thanks to senior goalie Kristen Campbell.

One of the key contributors to the team’s early season success has been junior transfer

Daryl Watts, who joined Wisconsin from Boston College over the summer. Through four games, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner has scored five goals and amassed six assists.

With Watts’ impressive performance through the first few games of the season, she becomes the sixth-ever Badger to score in each of the first four games of the season joining Meghan Hunter, Jinelle Zaugg, Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight and Pankowski as the only players to accomplish this feat. She has become a formidable force on the Badgers’ offensive lines, helping to lessen the impact that has been felt by Pankowski’s departure.

In addition to Watts, Campbell has continued her stellar play from 2018. The MVP of the 2019 National Championship Game played exceptionally well against Lindenwood University, as she was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Week for the eighth time in her tenure at Wisconsin.

With the Badgers victories over Penn State last weekend, Campbell has now won 70 games in her career, needing only six more to pass Jackie MacMillan (1999-2003) for fourth in school history. Campbell also pushed her winning percentage to .867 — a school record.

While veterans such as Watts and

Campbell have led the way for the Badgers so far in the 2019 season, the addition of youthful energy of numerous freshmen in the Badgers’ lineup has helped propel the squad to their successful start.When asked during a press conference about how the freshmen performed in their first few minutes of action against Lindenwood, Head Coach Mark Johnson praised the Badger newcomers.

“Dara Greig probably could have scored five or six goals Saturday, [she had] quite a few chances every time she was on the ice,” Johnson said. “I thought both our young defensemen did a nice job when there were some situations when we had turnovers or when they had to play one-on-one. For the first game, I thought overall the younger players did well.”

The Badgers have certainly picked up where they left off in their 2018 National Championship season, and with the consistent play of veterans such as Campbell and the welcome additions of freshmen and transfers such as Watts, a repeat performance is not far-fetched for the No. 1 team in the country.

The Badgers’ next set of games is against Long Island University Oct. 18 and 19 in New York. Fans can follow the games live on Twitter @BadgerWHockey.

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Football: Why traditional style of play may not be enough to make CFP

Speed and strength are of increasing importance in the eyes of CFP Selection Committee, giving advantage to modern spread offenses

by Justin Lariviere Staff Writer

College football has officially turned its back on the traditional pro-style offense.

Through six weeks of the 2019-20 season, the spread system dominates the playbooks of over half of the Football Bowl Subdivision teams. The Big Ten has been the most reluctant conference to diverge from the success of the power running game, but their stubbornness has come at a glaring cost.

Among the Big Ten, only The Ohio State — courtesy of supreme recruiting and consistent skill players — has been selected for the College Football Playoff since its inaugural season in 2014. With NFL stars Ezekiel Elliott and Michael Thomas highlighting a loaded roster, the Buckeyes broke through and won the title.

Assuming any reasonable offensive formula would have carried The Ohio State team to a trophy, however, Big Ten schools have little to show for their run-first, possession-dependent offenses.

After years of absence from the CFP, the

question remains in 2019 if any of the better programs in the conference will be able to run their way into the playoff or if success in the modern NCAA depends on the arm of a Heisman-caliber quarterback.

For the University of Wisconsin football team (5-0), the schedule suggests the largest roadblock to the CFP is The Ohio State University, the same team that ruined Wisconsin’s hopes in 2017.

The matchup of two undefeated teams will certainly play a role in the playoff discussion, but a late October loss to The Ohio State University would carry more than seasonal implications. The Badgers have not won in Columbus since 2004, and another defeat with the best defense in the nation and Heisman candidate junior Jonathan Taylor could spell disaster for the future of the Wisconsin style of play.

While Alabama’s junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Louisiana State University’s senior quarterback Joe Burrow consistently roll out of bed and throw for 300 yards and four touchdowns on any given Saturday, teams in the Big Ten tend to give the rock to

their tailbacks.

Taylor’s 186-yard performance this last weekend, albeit against the inferior Kent State Golden Flashes, is what made the Badger offense click. Conflicting styles of play have the same fundamental effect in both establishing rhythm and momentum on both sides of the ball.

But now the problem — the disruption of that equilibrium — is that it’s really hard to stop the pass in 2019. And why is that? Is it the genius and unpredictability of the spread? Is it the blazing tempo and amount of possessions associated with pass dependency? The discipline and coaching staff?

Such are the rationales of the experts, the analysts who frequently choose to downplay the reality of modern college football and recruiting inequality. From week one to the championship game, it’s a stacked deck every single year.

At the end of the day it is important to understand that college football is played by kids with professional aspirations and an understanding of the path to the “next level.”

Photo ·Strong run game, stout defense may no longer be most important factors in reaching top of college football competition in modern era Riley Steinbrenner The Badger Herald

That is to say, Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney and Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban have nothing to apologize for, they simply mastered the recruiting pipeline. It has turned their schools into dynasties with no timeline or expiration date. The concern for parity is very real — common sense says to go where the championships come easiest — and the talent disparity is only getting wider.

That being said, if recruiting is the problem, can it be adjusted to bring a competitive aura back to college football? Probably not.

A popular idea is to expand the playoff field from four to eight, 12, or even 16 teams, and programs like Wisconsin would surely go from outsiders to playoff stalwarts.

A wider field would add variability, and even bring forth the March Madness vibe fans love so much. It sounds like a shot in the arm for ratings, and there is no question that some wild upsets would come from a bracket of 16.

But that will never happen. The powers that be benefit greatly from what is going on in Tuscaloosa, Clemson and, unfortunately, not in Madison. The perennial success of Alabama and Clemson means money gets where it needs to go. And, with the passing of legislation allowing college athletes to sign endorsement deals, the hope for parity will further dwindle.

The Wisconsin identity is all Badger fans have left. The path to the playoffs will require the entire team to out-execute the superior talent of the top echelon.

This Wisconsin team may be the best Madison has ever seen, especially on the defensive side of the ball, hence the importance of Oct. 26. This clash with the Buckeyes means so much for the future of college football, and for Wisconsin’s relevance as a program.

Will The Ohio State University once again topple the Badger defense with speed and height at the receiver position? Or will the supremely talented running back and veteran front seven finally overcome the objective talent deficit?

While it is true these teams could meet twice this season, Wisconsin needs to split or sweep the Buckeyes to win favor over the spread-loving playoff committee. A victory at Ohio Stadium could single-handedly salvage a conference identity, while a Big Ten title to match could mean a breakthrough for so called “cold weather” programs and their football methodologies.

With Georgia putting the ball in the hands of junior quarterback Jake Fromm more and more these days, Wisconsin is currently the highest ranking team maintaining a runheavy offense. The Badgers really are the best at what they do, but the ultimate question has yet to be answered: Are they good enough to make the CFP?

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Spooky Story Corner: Bucky’s big idea to leave skeletal wasteland Newest piece of long-standing column goes meta, lovable mascot turns into schemer to get back at column author

by Angela Peterson Public Relations Director

When we last left off in Spooky Story Corner, Tommy met Bucky Badger in the dark underworld, as he too also played “Spooky Scary Skeletons” on his AirPods. With skeletons surrounding the new buddies, the future looked bleak for the newly nerdified Tommy and the anthropomorphic badger.

However, it seemed like Bucky just got an idea.

“I swear I have an idea,” Bucky said.

“Bucky, you just said that in the last issue,” Tommy said. “We’re going to need more substance than that if this story is going to get to 650 words.”

“Story?” Bucky asked. “I thought this was real life.”

“No Bucky, this is all a part of a serial for The Badger Herald,” Tommy said.

“Literally someone just sits in the office writing this every week to fill half of a page. We aren’t autonomous actors, she controls us.”

Bucky was obviously taken aback by

this. He typically thinks he controls his own destiny, but for once, he felt like a lie.

“OK well let’s scratch my old plan of staging a ‘rock, paper, scissors’ match to get out of this abyss,” Bucky said. “Our new goal is to go to The Badger Herald’s office and get this author to stop writing this story once and for all.”

Tommy didn’t know how to feel about this. Unlike Bucky, Tommy was an original character, meaning he owed his whole existence to this author that he had a haunting suspicion would somehow get him out of the skeletal world through some zany high jinks.

Sighing, Tommy collapsed onto ground and looked meaningfully into Bucky’s eyes.

“Bucky, I just don’t know,” Tommy said.

“The author created me. You’re a stock character which gets the chance to live on throughout the school year outside the confines of this story. When she stops writing, I stop existing. I mean, just look at what happened to Suzie from last year.”

“Who’s Suzie?” Bucky asked.

“Oh c’mon Bucky,” Tommy jested. “You didn’t read Spooky Story Corner in print or

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online at badgerherald.com at all last year?”

“Um, no,” Bucky said.

Tommy could not believe these words.

Bucky missed out on the worst story of the century.

“Bucky, Suzie basically was the protagonist in this story last year,” Tommy said. “She was sucked through a desk that transported her into a similar abyss filled with ghosts instead of skeletons. She befriended a pencil, not a badger, which helped her leave the ghastly experience. At the end, she came back to Humanities, but the author has wrote nothing about her since.”

“Wow Tommy I feel really bad for you,” Bucky said. “You only get to exist for such a limited time, you’re like a special happy meal toy.”

Kind of desperate, Tommy pulled into Bucky and embraced the badger. Bucky huddled in close as well, he hadn’t felt this genuinely upset since 2018’s Minnesota game.

A tear trickled down his fuzzy face to hit the top of Tommy’s head. The tear trickled further down to Tommy’s eye, where the salty tear mixed in with Tommy’s own tear.

Suddenly, Tommy and Bucky were transported far away from the skeletal world.

Tommy’s nerdy look shedded itself away, but now a red and white striped sweater adorned his body. Bucky, likewise, found himself in a bro tank and shorts.

“Uh, Bucky,” Bucky said.

Wait.

“Tommy, you’re in my body!” Bucky exclaimed. Bucky was actually inside Tommy’s body a la the Scooby Doo movie, hence why the clothes switched.

“Gahhhh, I’m fluffy!” Tommy cried.

The duo looked around their surroundings.

Dogs ran about. Food trucks appeared in the distance.

“Ok Bucky, so we’re on State Street,” Tommy said. “Maybe we can find the author down this street and have her rewrite this wrong.”

Will Tommy and Bucky meet this story’s author?

Will Tommy remain in a badger state for the rest of his existence? Will the skeletons come back and make this story actually spooky? Turn to this page next time to find out.

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