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Is wealth enough to help end world hunger? » 6

Frightening films for Halloween

Marron enjoyed her time as a 2-sport athlete »13

Looking for a scare this Halloween season? Pick from our list of 10 movies that will keep you up at night » 11

Which way will WI sway?

High election turnout is anticipated in the state

I voted, so now what happens?

BRIAN MCNEIL Contributor Dictated by civic duty, voters stand in line for hours to cast ballots or, according to current fashion, submit ballots absentee in advance. Do they know what happens after their ballot is cast?

Jean McCubbin, a 15-year member of the Madison Board of Canvassers and former Madison District 11 Alder, explained the post-polling events during an Oct. 18 phone interview. McCubbin’s excitement to further educate Madisonians about our civic processes was palpable.

McCubbin pondered about educating the electorate, “Hopefully, people will know more about what really happens after the fact.”

She happily walked through the process following voting through the “last review of everything that happens on elections day in this municipality.”

On election day, whether you cast your vote in person or absentee, each municipality counts all votes cast before the end of the day. Typically, the polls close at 8 p.m., and the ballot counting continues until complete. Kathleen Fullin, a member of the League of Women Voters and former poll worker, explained during a phone interview that poll workers count all votes on that election day.

When asked about problem ballots, Fullin said that most rejected ballots are due to gel pens and green ink. Circling a name instead

LAUREN TAILLON Contributor A swing-state that is tough to predict, Wisconsin is often a tough battleground for presidential candidates. Marquette University Law School interviewed 805 registered Wisconsin voters between Sept. 30 and Oct. 4, about who they were voting for, how they

More election coverage on pages 5-7 were voting, and what their stances are on the pandemic, presidential policy, protests, and political discussions with others.

Charles Franklin, the pollster who collected and authored these findings, had a lot to say about the polls and what they indicate.

“In our surveys, we are looking at turnout that is near record levels. I would expect this to be comfortably over 3 million in total turnout, which would be a presidential turn out record,” Franklin said.

He explained that compared to last year, more people have made firm decisions on who they are voting for. In 2016, 18 percent of voters were voting third party or were undecided on who they were voting for. » SEE SWAY PAGE 5

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Experts offer advice for students who are voting for the first time HAILEY GRIFFIN Arts Editor As the 2020 presidential election approaches, it’ll be important for firsttime voters to gather information about how to vote.

Kathleen Fullin, a volunteer at Dane County’s League of Women Voters and liaison for Dane County League of Women Voters and Madison College, has some advice for first-time voters at Madison College.

In order to vote, you must first register to vote. The deadline to register online and through the mail has passed

already, but first-time voters will still be able to register during in-person absentee voting before election day or at a polling place on election day.

Before you register to vote, you must check which municipality you’re able to vote in.

“You have to vote based on where you live. You can’t just vote any place. So, myvote.wi.gov is a wonderful resource because that’s how you check to make sure you’re registered where you live now. It’s where you check to see where your polling place is for that address

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Madison voters can do in-person registration and cast their absentee ballots at the Madison City Hall building.

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Games and learning in the library THE STUDENT VOICE OF MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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We all play games. They are engaging, entertaining, enlightening and/or educational. If they are not, we don’t play them. Some games we play alone. Some we play together. Some we play alone together. But no matter what or how we play, games are powerful spaces for exploration and connection. Through games, we collect and utilize information, as we negotiate worlds of meaning.

The best games invite us to problem solve and strategize, as well as to question the basic objectives, systems and rules defining the game (rock, paper, scissors—anyone?).

Because games are constructs made by people, they reflect social, political and economic systems at play in our world.

They are cultural constructs,

but not culturally neutral, and they are full of information worthy of study. Why do kings beat queens? Why does a plumber eat fireflowers and wear a racoon suit? How is Monopoly still popular after all these years? Who is shooting whom in first-person shooters? Where’s the diversity in boardgame or videogame characters? Why are so few of the female characters wearing sensible shoes? Why are we always collecting coins,

or gems or fake dollar bills?

See? When it comes to games, there are a lot of questions to investigate.

To get answers, or to develop deeper questions, come to the Madison College Libraries. You can study games, game design, and game creation, through the hundreds of credible electronic books and videos to which we provide free access. You can also research the cultural, social, psychological and eco-

nomic issues related to games via the hundreds of thousands of reputable articles available through our databases. That’s all in addition to our online research guide, which will connect you to education games, game research and other game-related resources at: https://libguides.madisoncollege.edu/powerup.

At the library, we recognize that games are vehicles for learning. You can play our trivia games to test your knowledge of the curious and obscure. Or, you can explore our links to some “serious games,” like Win the White House, which is fun and timely. Of course, we also invite you to reach out to us and tell us about games you like to play and what they mean to you. Until then, Game on!

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By Sgt. Lucas Adler

Prepare for the cold and snow Here is an update from the Madison College Public Safety Office: • In person/absentee voting is currently taking place at the Protective Services building and the Goodman South Campus until Oct. 30.

• As the weather gets cooler and snow and ice once again become an issue, give yourself extra time to get to campus.

• Check the tread on your tires, they shouldn’t be any less than 2/32 of an inch. If you place a penny into your tread, with Lincoln’s head facing down, the tread should cover the top of his head, if it does not you should consider replacing your tires. Tires with low tread can be dangerous to drive on in snow and ice.

• Bring a blanket or extra cold weather clothing and a small shovel with you in case you are stuck for a period of time or need to dig yourself out.

• Never let your vehicle get under a half tank of gas so if you do get stuck somewhere for a period of time, you don’t run out.

Dia de los Muertos United Common Ground President Jeimy RicoSanchez, above, and Vice President Dayana Blanco, left, prepare packages to send to students who signed up to decorate sugar skulls to commemorate Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. Celebrated over two days on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, Day of the Dead activities are dedicated to demonstrating love and respect for deceased family members. The center of the celebration is an altar built to welcome ancestors and family back to the realm of the living. Sugar skulls have become part of this tradition.

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Virtual volunteer opportunity allows students to connect and engage HAILEY GRIFFIN Arts Editor Starting on Oct. 27, Madison College students will now have the chance to volunteer and connect with other students through online ESL classroom discussions.

The online ESL classroom discussions are “a partnership between Madison College Volunteer Center and The School for Academic Advancement,” said Volunteer Center advisor, Briana Stapleton-Welch These discussions will occur every Tuesday and Thursday from noon-1:20 p.m. They’ll last for about three weeks, until Nov. 19.

Office Manager of the Volunteer Center, Student Leader, and Writing and Math Tutor at Madison College, Adama Sawadogo, helped orchestrate

the online ESL classroom discussions.

“As a Student Leader at the Volunteer Center, we are expected to organize an event each year. And when it came my turn to do that, I was thinking, based on my background, what can I do to be meaningful? And I was thinking, okay, I have some background knowledge in ESL myself, I was taking those classes years ago,” said Sawadogo.

“I asked Brianna if there’s a way we can help students who are in ESL classes. And she said she had a friend, who is Sarah Finesilver…who is teaching that class, and we got in contact, and we planned everything.”

ESL instructor, Sarah Finesilver, will moderate the discussions between volunteers and students. “[Sarah] hears from her students all the time that they want to practice English by talking with people and like, there are some places in the communi-

ty to do that, but not a ton at Madison College. So, she created a class where volunteers can sign up to just show up and chat, and the topics are set for the day,” said Stapleton-Welch.

Each discussion will focus on a different topic.

“They’re usually, you know, current events or your interests or hobbies so it’s not like you have to come prepared with talking points,” said StapletonWelch. “Because the instructor, she creates activities for you so when you log on to volunteer, she’ll give you all the instructions and then put you into little break out rooms with people, so that you can just talk.”

“It’s fun because you get to know other students at Madison College, but also they are practicing. For them, it’s a great opportunity to practice English language skills. But it’s also just a nice way to connect with people, especially

Clarion, Yahara Journal win awards at virtual convention

County offers tips to help stay safe this Halloween MACKENZIE MOORE News Editor With Halloween coming up, many people around the United States have questioned how to have a safe celebration.

In light of this, Public Health of Madison and Dane County has released tips to reduce the likelihood of transferring COVID19 on the holiday.

As expected, it is advised that people keep a distance of six feet apart from each other and wear a mask.

Additionally, trick-or-treaters should only go with those that they already live with and stick to houses within their neighborhood. Once the participants go home, they should use hand sanitizer and let their candy sit for a day or two before eating any.

As for those leaving out the candy, it is recommended

that they leave it in a bowl at the bottom of their steps or in their driveway to prevent bottlenecking.

Additionally, candy should be organized to prevent trickor-treaters from rummaging around the bowl. As an extra precaution, hand sanitizer may also be left for people to use before or after touching any wrappers.

Public Health of Madison and Dane County asks that people not hold large gatherings and instead go to a corn maze, haunted house, or go apple picking with those they live with. Ideally, these should be done through companies that require appointments or limit capacity.

For more information, visit the Wisconsin Department of Health Services at https:// www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/injury-prevention/halloween.htm.

during a time of a lot of isolation.”

To sign up and volunteer to be a part of the discussions, students can use the sign-up genius link listed in the “Exploring Culture Through Conversations” student news announcement on the Madison College website.

The link is also featured in WolfPack Connect and a Volunteer Email Student Newsletter. Stapleton-Welch said that students will receive a link from the instructor after they sign up, as well.

“It’s usually in ESL classes that you have the chances of meeting those people around the world that you’d never have the chance to unless you take a flight to those countries. So, I think it’s a thing with two advantages, you know, exploring the world and at the same time, helping people with language…” said Sawadogo.

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Halloween safety • Choose costumes that are light-colored and more visible to motorists.

• Use make-up rather than a mask.

• Costumes should be short enough that a child will not trip and fall.

• Choose costume accessories that are made of soft and flexible material.

• Costumes should be made of flame-retardant material.

• Do not use novelty contacts such as “cat eyes” or “snake eyes.”

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Both The Clarion and the Yahara Journal earned national recognition at the Associated Collegiate Press Fall 2020 National College Journalism Convention which was held virtually on Oct. 22-24.

The Clarion received six awards, including third place best-of-show for two-year newspapers and fourth place best of show for two-year newspaper websites. The winning newspaper entry was the Oct. 14, 2020, issue.

Individual awards were presented to students for their work as well.

Anica Graney, Diya Basima and Hailey Griffin earned third place best-of-show honors in the multimedia news/ feature category for their reporting on the equity mural created by Tony Catteruccia

for the Yahara Journal.

A fourth place best-of-show award for print advertising design was presented to Steven Andriantsiratahina for an advertisement promoting the Yahara Joural’s Scary Story Contest.

Ivan Becerril-Gutierrez received an eighth place bestof-show award for print design for his work on the front page of the arts section in the Oct. 14, 2020, issue.

Graney was also honored for her design work, winning an honorable mention Pacemaker Award in single page design for her work in the March 4, 2020, issue of The Clarion.

Finally, the Yahara Journal won a fourth place best-ofshow award for Literary Arts Magazines.

A full listing of award recipients can be found on the ACP website at studentpress.org.

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Asian Student Support Initiative begins at college CHRIS BIRD Managing Editor In response to a rise in anti-Asian hate crime, hate incidences, and discrimination due to COVID-19, students at Madison College are forming the Asian Student Support Initiative. This group is aiming to provide Asian students and the community the support and resources they need to thrive at Madison College.

Caitlyn Lee, the student who started the ball rolling for this initiative shared what brought her to get this group together.

“So I just started reading all these articles and learning about all these things that have been happening to the Asian community, and before I was hearing stuff from my friends and family about incidences that had affected their friends and family, and people they know. I always kept that at the back of my mind, but I wasn’t really fully thinking about it as school was starting and approaching. I started to get more into it and how much it has really affected the Asian community,” she said.

Lee saw news of an incident in Brooklyn, New York, where an 89-yearold Asian woman was set on fire.

Suspects were arrested by NYPD, but the incident is not being classified as a hate crime and has generated a great deal of attention and action in the Asian-American community over the police not treating this as a hate incident. “Struggling to find help and who did it and seeing a large part of the

“Our discussion series, called Empower Our Asian Voices, we wanted to be a bi-monthly regular meeting, like a social platform where we can invite Asian-American members of the community ... to come and discuss the topics that are important to us.”

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Asian community be silenced, or not be listened to. It has really spurred me into being like ‘what are we doing now?’ and ‘what is the Madison College community doing?’”

“This is one of many, one of several incidences that have affected the Asian Community … there are so many other incidences of discrimination and hate incidences and hate crimes that don’t go reported. So, I just really wanted to focus on the community.”

“I was taking a look on the website and noticed there wasn’t a statement supporting the Asian Community… for me it was really disappointing and demoralizing.”

Months and months after the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, hate incidences, and discrimination due to COVID-19, there was still no public response from the college addressing these issues specifically. The college has made statements about anti-racism and provided resources to help the community work toward equity and inclusion, but nothing directly focused on this rise in issues affecting Asian students and

people in Madison.

“I took the time to start researching what other schools were doing, and what other universities, how they were responding to the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. They were doing a lot more than we were,” said Lee. “We noticed these issues, we noticed a lack of structure… a lack of platform for the Asian student community to voice their opinion, or to even gather to be honest, to have a safe place,” said Desia Xiong, another student at the college who is working to organize this initiative.

This group is focused on the Asian community, but it is also trying to centralize what resources they can get together to make it easier for people to report hate crimes, find support, and make it easier to take action against all types of discrimination. The meetings are intended to give Asian voices a chance to be heard and give people of all different backgrounds a chance to hear and understand the Asian community.

“Our discussion series, called Empower Our Asian Voices, we wanted to be a bi-monthly regular meeting, like a social platform where we can invite Asian-American members of the community, its not just exclusive to Madison College, but other Asian students to come and discuss the topics that are important to us. Mainly, we’re going to start with talking about COVID and how it has affected our community, and then mental health… and then we will talk about the Asian-American experience,” said Xiong.

Other topics they want to go over are K-pop culture, disabilities in the Asian community, issues young Asian men are facing and what support systems they have, drinking culture in Asian communities, and interracial relationships.

“To be able to broaden the discussion series so that it enables us to kind of connect with each other too, which I think is a missing component at Madison college, is just being able to connect with other students. ASA is a club that is more focused on social activities … this is hopefully to create a safe space to talk about topics that might sit at the back of our minds, but we’re not sure if it’s normal. I personally struggle a lot with my AsianAmerican identity, and I am super excited to have this discussion series because I have always wanted to talk to my Asian peers about these experiences,” said Xiong.

If you are interested in joining the initiative, contact Caitlyn Lee (student) at clee12@madisoncollege.edu.

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Yahara Journal writing and artwork contest The Yahara Journal Fall Semester Writing and Artwork Contest begins on Nov. 1 and will run through Friday, Dec. 4. Madison College students are invited to submit their artwork, short stories, poems and other creative works.

Students can submit up to five entries. First-place winners in poetry, prose and artwork categories will recieve a $50 prize. Contest rules can be found on the stubmission form on the Yahara Journal website.

For more information, visit madisoncollege.edu/yahara-journal-submissions.

Santa’s Wish List Santa’s Wish List is designed to assist Madison College students by providing gifts to their children during the holiday season. To be eligible for this program: Students must be enrolled in a course at Madison College during the Fall 2020 term.

Students must have financial need.

Students may only apply on behalf of children they are the parent or legal guardian of, or if they are the main caregiver of the child.

The child must be 12 years or younger on Nov. 20, 2020.

Santa’s Wish List will be entirely virtual for Fall 2020. Gifts will be mailed diretly to recipients’ homes.

The Volunteer Center will make a final determination on the eligibility of applicants. The deadline to apply is Nov. 10. For more information, go to the college’s website and search Santa’s Wish List.

Virtual Involvement Fair Student Life is hosting a virtual Involvement Fair on Nov. 5 at 5 p.m.

Watch WolfPack Connect for more information.

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PotatoWare cutleryis one of many new options as Madison College Food Services moves toward more green packaging.

Madison College Food Services seeks more ways it can go green PAIGE ZEZULKA Copy Editor By taking the natural steps to move forward in a direction where a healthy sustainable future exists, Madison College’s Food Services have chosen to take the green route.

With help of Jason Walker, the Director of Food Services, David Dorst, the Head Chef, and Lisa Hunter, the Sous Chef at Madison College, the department has been in the process of fully incorporating safe packaging products on campus to limit the community’s carbon footprint on Earth.

“Ultimately, it is our goal to make sure we have Earth responsible products in the food service section,” said Hunter. “I think with the amount of to-go containers that the food industry is using now and the increased awareness for climate change […] these products are really going to take off.”

Tater Ware’s prewrapped cutlery and napkins are one of the several single-use food devices being used on campus that help with the sustainability effort. This product’s main ingredient is starch from potatoes and vegetables.

Though not 100 percent biodegradable, its high levels of bio-based materials makes it easier for the substance to break down.

Placon is another resource that the

college is taking advantage of to add to their green direction. This company is local and located in Fitchburg, WI. The products are not biodegradable and are plastic, but they come with a twist.

The company cleans single use water bottles, shreds them up, melts them together, and then creates second-use plastic items. On campus, these plastics include the deli containers for the salad bar and the containers for snacks like cookie dough.

However, the problem with plastic is that not everyone recycles. Hunter explained an entirely plant-based product called Greenware, saying “It’s made of PLA (resin) derived entirely from plants not petroleum. So, its 100% compostable, but yet, it has the durability of plastic.” So even though some plastic may not be recycled properly, Greenware would be handled responsibly regardless because it’s completely biodegradable. Greenware items such as the parfait containers and grab-n-go cups can be found on campus.

However, there are some cons to these healthier products - the supply and the demand. With Earth friendly products becoming more popular, the order for them has increased, which heightens cost. Overall, paper and plastic are the cheapest and the most cost-effective solutions. They tend to “shave some money off ” of the items

available for students and staff.

“Although we all want to contribute to this movement, we really have to work in a cost-effective manner so that it doesn’t reflect so steeply on our end consumer,” said Hunter. For those individuals who are just starting off building their career, it is important to the college to keep prices reasonable for its target market.

Due to COVID-19, the campus’s food services are running slower than usual. This has caused many plans within this department to go on standby and projects to stay at bay. However, Hunter assures the community that, “when the time comes and when it is safe to do so, we will be forging ahead.”

They are taking this time now to get rid of their past stocked items that are not sustainable, such as Styrofoam.

Once those items are cleared, food services will be fully invested in purchasing safer goods for its community.

Even with the challenges the food services of Madison College are experiencing while trying to move forward, they don’t plan to give up anytime soon.

They continue to have an eye on the future and on the earth that holds us all together.

“We are gonna move in any direction we can to make sure that we’re meeting our sustainability goal,” said Hunter.

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Flyers at Madison College’s Truax Campus remind students to make plans to be able to cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 election.

Visual arts initiative captures voters’ eyes SHERRA OWINO Staff Writer If you’ve been around campus at all lately or been watching much TV, you may have come across advertising for #PlanYourVote with little else to explain itself. So, what is this about?

In their own words on the planyourvote.org website, they are “a 2020 visual arts initiative from vote. org that harnesses the power of art to promote and encourage citizens to exercise their right to vote.”

And they do just that. Over 60 artists and counting have submitted works of art that express unique, individual styles while simply incorporating the Plan Your Vote logo somewhere within the piece. Additionally, a long list of supporting art museums from all over the country can be found under the “partners” section.

Encouragement is given to readers regarding verifying registration, checking on absentee status and setting a reminder to fulfill ballot submission. Their belief is that there’s a greater sense of urgency now than ever before in planning and preparing to vote. With spreading the word of utmost importance so “everyone has a voting strategy and is vote ready,” all of the artwork on display would be available for anyone to download and post.

As mentioned in their mission statement, Plan Your Vote is a branch

of vote.org which, as the title suggests, is all things voting. Both sites have an election day count-down which goes down to the second. However, vote.org has theirs right at the top followed by any questions an average citizen may have from locating a polling place or drop box, registering in any possible fashion, to getting election reminders or volunteering to be a poll worker.

Not sure of your state’s election deadlines, dates or rules? Not to worry, as all 50 states are listed with navigation through each to give specific details.

There is quite the distinction between the look of the Plan Your Vote and vote.org sites despite being related. Plan Your Vote is clearly defined by artistic abilities. There are black and white tones with little sparks of red intertwined while its counterpart, vote.org, has bright, popping patriotism of the more traditional red, white and blue.

For any of those who have artistic abilities of any kind and would like to get involved, planyourvote.org has a section for “open call artists” where it seems anyone can join. Specifics can be found as to the four steps of criteria needed to submit properly.

It’s conveyed throughout these titles and beyond, that voting is of great importance in our society; but Plan Your Vote takes it one step further with their final statement: “Act today for a healthy democracy.”

A screenshot of the planyourvote.org website shows some of the artwork.

This year, only 10 percent are in that camp. Another statistic that Franklin thinks is helping voter turnout is that 22 percent of voters in 2016 said they had an unfavorable view of both candidates, whereas this year, only 8 percent had unfavorable views of both.

Franklin noted that several of the states that voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 are now favoring former Vice President Joe Biden. If the polls stay consistent with actual votes, Franklin said that Biden should get the electoral college majority. “If those other states fail to flip, then once again we look very much like one or three pivotal states for the electoral college,” he said.

The pollster also explained that even though both parties had a loyal following, over the past few months, six to eight percent of Republicans said they were going to cross party lines and vote for Biden, while only two to four percent of Democrats said that they would crossover to vote for Trump.

“Independents were tilting towards Trump until the spring, but beginning in May and since, many have consistently tilted towards Biden by five or six points,” he said.

According to Franklin, race, gender, and education have a large part to play in determining whose votes go where. “Black voters are going over 80 percent for Biden, less than 10% for Trump. There are a few more undecided African American voters in the population as a whole (over 10 percent).

Hispanic voters are around 60 percent or so for Biden, about 30 percent for Trump, and some are undecided,” He elaborated.

Around 60 percent of white men without a college degree are planning to vote for Trump and only 32 percent plan to vote for Biden. When it comes to white women with a college degree, the opposite is true. Around 60 percent of them plan to vote for Biden and 30 percent for Trump.

“The groups to really watch as swing voters are the white women without a college degree that are tilting towards Biden by mid-single digits, five to 10 points, and white men with a college degree who are also leaning towards Biden by single digits,” the pollster said.

In 2016, both of those groups swung towards Trump, but in 2018, they swung toward Tammy Baldwin.

As of Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 46 percent of voters across the board said they were voting for Biden and only 41 percent said they were voting for Trump. Though there has been minor variance in the percentages for each candidate that vary month by month, the results have been fairly consistent since early May, where there was only a four percent difference between the candidates. The remaining percentage was made up of voters who didn’t know or refused to vote (eight percent) or planned on voting for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen (four percent).

When comparing his polls with others in the State of Wisconsin, Franklin said that most others have Biden up by four to six points, but a few others show that Biden is up by quite a bit more.

“Recently there have been a few other polls different than mine that have an eight to 10 point [Biden] lead… so it’s also fair to point out that there is a little bit of uncertainty with where we are in the size of Biden‘s lead.”

Favor for Trump has decreased a little among voters from Dec. 20, 2019 to Oct. 4, 2020, but unfavorable views of Trump have stayed fairly consistent between those same dates. Favor for Biden on the other hand, has increased by seven points from Dec. 20, 2019 to Oct, 4, 2020, making him more favorable than unfavorable for the first time among voters this year, by three points.

As for Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, voters are slightly more favorable of Pence as of early October compared to early September. The opposite is true for Harris. Favor

for her has slightly decreased since early September. By and large, voters remained split on both vice-presidential candidates, with 17 percent of voters unable to give an opinion on Pence and 23 percent unable to give an opinion on Harris.

Approval rates for protests against police violence have dropped from midJune to earlier this month by 15 points, and disapproval has gone up. As of Oct. 4, 46 percent of voters approve of the protests and 49 percent disapprove.

Favorable views for the Black Lives Matter movement have also been on a steady decline. As of mid-June, 59 percent of voters felt favorable to the movement and only 27 percent felt unfavorable. As of Oct. 4, only 46 percent of voters find favor with the movement and 40 percent now disapprove.

When it came to the Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination, 81 percent of Republicans felt that the vote for a new justice should be before the presidential election whereas 90 percent of Democrats felt that the vote should happen after the election.

Another topic that the polls covered was if masks should be required or not. While the majority in every region agreed that masks should be mandated, support for the requirement was the highest in Milwaukee and Madison and the lowest in suburbs around Milwaukee and rural parts of Wisconsin. Support for mandating masks have increased for all regions from early August to early October.

Though Republicans remain largely split on the issue, support for the mandate has grown in the party. Support has grown from the Democrat party too, though the majority has been consistent in their favorable views.

Discussing politics with other people has become more volatile today than in 2016, especially for Democrats.

In 2016, 30 percent of Republicans said they had stopped talking about politics with someone. However, as of October of this year, only 28 percent said they had halted the discussions. In 2016, 39 percent of Democrats said they had stopped talking politics with someone, but that number rose to 46 percent as of this October.

Franklin felt that based on all of the polls he conducted, there wasn’t any great indicator that the results of this election would be as surprising as they were in 2016. Instead, the results seem to indicate that there is a high probability that Biden will win the presidential bid, and it’s not just that more people say they will vote for him. Part of it is how decisive that voters feel about each candidate. There are many less undecided or unhappy voters this time around compared to 2016. Franklin thinks that this will decrease the chance that we will see a big discrepancy between the results of the presidential election and the polls that are being conducted, but he acknowledged there is still a chance.

“The Northern and rural parts of the state actually voted pretty closely to where we thought they would vote last time, so it doesn’t look like that there was a severe underestimate of Trump support in those parts of the state where he did very, very well and the polling did seem to capture that.

It was more of an issue in the suburbs from Milwaukee up through Green Bay where the errors were larger in the polling,” he said.

Franklin also addressed the rumors that Biden supporters are more likely than Trump voters to speak with pollsters. According to a The New York Times and Siena College poll, Republicans were actually more likely to talk to pollsters than Democrats in a number of states. “So that is some empirical evidence against the theory that there are a lot of hidden Trump voters, but it’s still something that keeps bolsters up like me up late at night worrying about whether we are missing people,” Franklin said.

To see all of the polls that Franklin and the Marquette Law School conducted, head over to https://law.marquette. edu/poll/

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Vote early at the Truax and Goodman South Campuses HANNAH DOTZLER Copy Editor Both the Madison College Truax and the Madison College Goodman South Campuses will be offering early in-person voting on weekdays during Oct. 20 to Oct. 30, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Early voting at the Truax Campus will be located near the Human and Protective Services building, and at the Goodman South Campus, it will be in both a designated parking lot behind the main building as well as in the cafeteria.

Early voting is a great option for many. If you ran out of time to request a mail-

in ballot or simply prefer to vote in-person, early in-person voting provides another way to cast your vote before Election Day. Early in-person voting is perfect for people who work or have other obligations that prevent them from easily voting on Election Day. It is also an excellent choice for those who simply want to avoid the long lines on Nov. 3, which can sometimes have wait times that are hours long.

According to projectvote.org, another benefit to early voting is that it reduces the stress of poll workers and gives them smaller crowds to worry about on the actual day of the election.

Both the Truax and the Goodman South locations will offer drive-up and walk-in services to Madison residents. If you are currently registered to vote, all you will need to bring is an ID. If not, you may register at either of these locations, as long as you bring an ID and a document that shows proof of residence.

You may bring your own pen to use when filling out your ballot if you would like. You are also able to return mail-in ballots at both locations.

If you have yet to vote and can’t or don’t want to on Election Day, consider early in-person voting at the Madison College Truax and Goodman South Campuses.

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Voters file in to vote on the first day of early voting at the Madison College Protective Services Building at the Truax Campus.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of filling in an oval or too many stray marks can also cause problems. She went on to say that multiple poll workers review ballots with these simple problems.

These poll workers, when possible, “determine the voter’s intent” and remake the ballot to make that person’s vote count. The poll workers do their best to “do what a voter would do.”

Fullin also says a questionable signature requires a member of the Board of Canvassers to review the ballot and decide if it should count.

Provisional ballots cast the same day as in-person voting and absentee ballot counting but verified after. A provisional ballot is a ballot cast by a person who does not have valid identification while at their polling station. That person can cast their vote and must return to the polling station that day or the municipal clerk’s office by the Friday after the election day to “cure” the vote.

According to Fullin, curing a ballot with a valid ID verifies to a poll worker or election official that you are whom you say you are. According to McCubbin, election officials accept electronic copies of your passport or

driver’s license instead of the actual identification.

McCubbin says that when polling is complete in each municipality, the electronic results automatically forward to the county clerk’s office. These are the unofficial results that a person hears on the news on election night or the next morning.

According to McCubbin, strict control of votes and the process remain during election day and until election certification. All absentee, provisional, or in-person votes remain inside the tabulation machines or in secure bags. The Board of Canvassers certifies results for each municipality. It sends that certification to the county clerk, who, in turn, sends it to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, who accepts vote totals and declares them accurate.

The county clerk’s office maintains ballots after the declaration of the accurate and complete election. The clerk keeps them in a vault for two years in case of a requested recount.

Maurice Sheppard, Instructor of Political Science at Madison College, explained during a phone interview on Oct. 19 that a recount could happen when a losing candidate wants one.

He said that if the “election results are less than a one percent difference, the state will pay for the recount, and if the

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where you live,” Fullin said.

Until Oct. 30, voters will have the chance to register at in-person absentee voting on Madison College campuses from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

“Students could register to vote on campus at the Madison College Truax campus in the Human and Protective Services parking lot on Pearson Street,” said Fullin.

In-person absentee voting will be held at the Madison College South campus, too, “on the far West side of the parking lot along Perry Street.”

If you live in Madison, you can also register at certain Madison Public Libraries until Oct 31. Those library locations include Pinney Library, Central Library, Sequoya Library, Alicia Ashman Library, Goodman South Madison Library, Hawthorne Library, Lakeview Library, Meadowridge Library and Monroe St. Library.

When you go to register to vote at any of these locations, you must bring proof of residence.

“I’ve noticed at Madison College a lot of students have either a state of Wisconsin driver’s license or a state of Wisconsin ID from the division of motor vehicles. So, if your address and where you live is on that, then that can prove your residence. There’s a lot of other things that you can use,” said Fullin.

After you’ve used your proof of residence to register, you can vote either at the in-person absentee voting at Madison College, the in-person absentee voting at Madison Public Libraries or your nearest polling place.

When you go to these places to vote, you must bring proof of identity.

“So, to register, you prove where you live. To vote, you prove who you are,” said Fullin.

Driver’s licenses, ID cards, and passports count as proof of identity. Madison College students can also use Student IDs as proof of identity.

Fullin advised that before they go to vote, first-time voters should “go to vote411.org

difference is greater than 1 percent, the cost falls on the requestor.” Sheppard reminisced about the 2000 Florida recount and that “Bush v. Gore should not be case law” of the US Supreme Court.

Other post-vote activities include updating of the WisVote database that connects a vote to a person. The system does not record your vote, only the fact that you did. A person’s voting history is visible at myvote.wi.gov. It includes a history of voting activity that extends years into the past.

According to McCubbin, information collected by the canvassers provides the Madison City Clerk written assessments of the polling stations that record “Trends of errors or opportunities to educate and train poll workers.” She also must inform the District Attorney’s office of any potential fraud.

When asked about voter fraud in Wisconsin, both McCubbin and Sheppard agree that there is no problem. With the WisVote database in use, there is almost no way for a person to vote twice. Officials ignore any absentee ballots discovered after an in-person or provisional vote. Similarly, if officials record an absentee ballot before an in-person vote, the system alerts poll workers.

According to McCubbin, if someone

and see what’s on their ballot so that they’re ready. If they’re going to go through all this and have their proof of residence and have their ID with them, knowing what’s going to be on their ballot is helpful.”

Brianna Stapleton-Welch, Volunteer Center advisor, had some additional advice for first-time voters at Madison College.

Stapleton-Welch said that you could utilize Turbo Vote.

Turbo Vote has a customized website for Madison College, which walks students through the process of either registering, requesting their ballot or finding their voting place.

“Whatever it is that you as a voter need, they’ll help you do that,” said Stapleton-Welch.

Stapleton-Welch also recommended that first-time voters

When you go to these places to vote, you must bring proof of identity. check out the Campus Election Engagement Project website.

“They have nonpartisan guides to candidates, so if you’re like, ‘I want to see issue by issue what each candidate represents,’ they have those on their website,” said Stapleton-Welch. “They have a map of the U.S. You can click on Wisconsin, and they have guides about the major elections in the state.”

Stapleton-Welch noted that Band of Voters is another helpful resource for first-time voters to use.

“They make these cool cards, these my voting plan cards that will help you figure out, OK, where are you going to go? If you’re going to vote in person, do you have your mask? Do you have snacks if you have to wait? All that kind of stuff, so that’s part of another resource…” said StapletonWelch.

There are several resources that first-time voters can use to gather information about how to vote. Use the time before election day to find out what you still need to do in order to vote in the next presidential election.

tries to cast a second ballot, poll workers must inform the DA. When asked to speak to the accuracy of our elections, Sheppard assured, “Voter fraud is minuscule.”

Sheppard explained the process of a Presidential election. In the case of a presidential election, he said many events happen over the next few weeks. Separate from the election, the Governor of Wisconsin and all states’ governors send a list of electoral voters who participate in the electoral college to the United States’ Archivist

by Dec. 2. Those electors meet the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, Dec. 14 this year, and cast their votes and furnished them to the governor.

The governor sends the certified results to the Archivist and the federal judge presiding in the assembled electors’ district. The Archivist then sends those certifications to a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives for additional certification. Our new president swears into office on Jan. 20.

When asked to sum up the process, McCubbin calmly states, “When we close out the polls, all of the ballots, whether cast on that day or absentees are processed and counted on that day.”

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Where They Stand The Issues

JOE BIDEN

DONALD TRUMP

DEMOCRAT

REPUBLICAN

Joe Biden

Donald Trump

Education

Wants two free years of community college, and free public four year college if families make below $125,000. Cover student debt payments for public college and some others making under $125,000.

Maximum loan payments will be 5% of discretionary income, debt forgiven after 20 years of responsible payments.

Proposed deep cuts to federal financial aid programs and ending public service work for loan forgiveness.

Proposed that 12.5% of discretionary income be paid yearly and loans be forgiven after 15-25 years.

COVID-19

Emergency paid leave for all those affected, more testing, strong federal involvement in response, federal mask mandate, and strengthen social distancing. Plans to implement bigger stimulus for the economy, with aid also going to states and cities. “Trillion dollar infrastructure program,” focus on small business and essential workers.

States must take main responsibility for testing.

Opposes mandatory masks. Invest in developing vaccines. Says that the ban on China flights saved “thousands and thousands” of lives. WHO “failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms.” Reduce capital gains and payroll taxes, three month studen loan deferral, less congressional oversight of bailouts, and payments to workers should include “incentive to work.”

Healthcare

Wants a public option for healthcare “like Medicare” to build on the Affordable Care Act. Raise subsidies and tax credits to lower premiums. Opposes WHO withdrawal, saying strong global health makes Americans safer.

“Terminate” Obamacare and “replace with a plan that’s far better.” Filed Supreme Court brief to overturn the act.

Police

Advocates for more community policing, ban chokeholds. Root out unlawful policing, systemic racism, prosecutorial misconduct. Doesn’t support defunding police.

Turmp deployments of federal police furthered “chaos and division.”

Police are “under siege.” Cut back active federal oversight of excess force, though supported a database to track it. Said deployment of federal agents was necessary to restore “law and order.”

Climate Change and Environment

“An existential threat.” Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement to limit emissions. Introduced $2 trillion dollar plan to boost clean energy and rebuild infrastructure.

Tighten envirmonmental protection. Rescind permit for Keystone pipeline, preserve and implement Clean Air Act, and ban new drilling on public lands. Let existing fracking continue.

“Don’t know that it’s manmade.” Climate scientists have “political agenda” risking “millions of jobs.”

Cut renewables funding. Withdrew U.S. from Paris Agreement.

Loosen environmental review laws. Supports EPA cutbacks and the Keystone pipeline. “We are reclaiming America’s proud heritage as a nation of builders.”

Taxes

Raise corporate tax and capital gains rates. “Get rid of” most of “Trump’s $2 trillion tax cut,” which wealty people “don’t need.”

Proposed new tax on high earners to fund Social Security expansion.

Lower taxes. “Historic tax cut ... unleashing economic growth and jobs” that gave “relief for hard-working Americans.”

Planned Parenthood

Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood and other family-planning programs.

Blocked groups providing abortion referrals from receiving federal family-planning funds.

Supreme Court

New Supreme Court Judge should be decided by the next president. Making a choice now is “a gigantic mistake and abuse of power.”

Replace now. Believes the election will “end up in the Supreme Court,” so fill vacancy now.

Immigration

Reinstate DACA program. Supports a “roadmap to legal status and citizenship for unauthorized immigrants.” “Building a wall will do little to deter criminals and cartels seeking to exploit our borders.” “Modernize” immigration to allow more total visas.

Tried to end DACA program; overruled by Supreme Court. Said would veto DACA path to citizenship. Earlier said might support this as a part of a broader deal.

Declared national emergency to pay for border wall.

Tightened legal immigration and asylum limits.

Gun Laws

Gun violence is a “public health epidemic.” Ban assault rifles and high capacity magazines; background checks on all gun sales.

Said would support background checks. Later opposed House bill mandating them. Rescinded rule stopping mentally impaired from owning firearms.

LGBTQ+ Rights

First supported gay marriage in 2012. “Protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination.” Supports Equality Act to give federal anti-discrimination protection.

Prohibiting job discrimination for sexual orientation was a “horrible” decision. Rolled back LGBTQ+ health care protections to protect religious freedom. Previously mixed opinion on the issue.

Marijuana

Decriminalize use. “Expunge all cannabis use convictions, end incarceration for drug use alone.” Don’t interfere with states, but doesn’t support full federal legalization.

Keep illegal. Rescinded rule preventing federal prosecutions in states where legal. Proposed removing medical marijuana protections.

Iran

Opposes withdrawl from treaty. “No illusions” on Iran, but diplomacy is “only way out.” Trump lacks authority to launch attacks. Backs relief from sanctions during pandemic.

Withdrew from treaty. Imposed sanctions. Ordered killing of Iranian general in Iraq. Vetoed requiring congressional authorization for military attack.

Campaign Finance

Eliminate all private donations from federal elections; replace solely by public funding. Would expand required disclosure.

Dislikes using taxpayer money for public funding.

Opposed House bill that supported it and expanded disclosure rules.

SOURCES: CAMPUS ELECTION ENGAGEMENT PROJECT. COMPILED BY MACKENZIE MOORE, MAIA LATHROP, IVAN BECERRIL-GUTIERREZ AND CHRIS BIRD

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Questions asked to you, our readers.

EDITOR: KALEIA LAWRENCE

How do you plan to vote? or How did you vote?

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Indigenous People’s Day displaces discrimination EIMY GONZALEZ Staff Writer

C

olumbus Day is reaching its end as it’s steadily being replaced by Indigenous People’s Day. This seems more than ideal. Why should Columbus and the “discovery” of America be commemorated?

If we dig into history and recent findings related to the discovery of the Americas, there are many reasons which demonstrate why this holiday doesn’t represent much.

So far, archeology has proven than Columbus was not the first European to set foot in the new world. This sort of misses the point of claiming its “discovery.”

Almost half a millennium before him, a Viking, known as Leif Eriksson, settled in North America.

Recent discoveries have led to a site in the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian providence of Newfoundland and Labrador called L’Anse aux Meadows. The site gives important evidence of the Viking influence on the land and of their own relationships with the natives.

Before long, the Vikings were gone, thought to be driven by conflict with the natives. What came next is the most worrisome part of history.

Columbus may not have been the first to arrive to the Americas, but by the extension of the word he did “discover” it— bringing awareness to the territory and its riches. Soon, eager Europeans began colonizing and settling their imperialistic way of thought, by claiming the people and the land as if their own.

Columbus and his discovery brought an immense amount of violence and murder. Rapidly, the identity and harmony which the indigenous people of the land lived by, was stolen. They were silenced and stripped of their riches — their freedom and peace.

Why should this sort of brutality be celebrated?

Well, here is when different states begin to step in and deny such a celebration, incorporating Indigenous People’s Day. Since 1989 states began to embrace this new holiday, fighting against a long history of discrimination. The indigenous people, who honored the land and the animals they shared it with, who suffered and some who were left with no descendants, should be remembered.

Unconsciously, each day, we go about our day on what was once Native American soil. Our constrained land by roads and buildings were once free and in harmony. Today, there are few remains in our society which we can link to the past.

In Madison, we can still hike through Oak Savannas or have a picnic besides a mighty thunderbird rooted in the ground as a mound. However, not much is left. Their culture, once powerful, rich and colorful is now fading away.

This is what we must commemorated, their culture and sorrow—not those who brought it in the first place.

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"I voted already by absentee."

- Emma Martin

"I plan on voting in person."

"I voted in person."

- Joel Camacho

- Grant Vogel

The less savory side of

Starbucks KALEIA LAWRENCE Opinion Editor

I

don’t like Starbucks.

And no, it’s not because everything is overpriced, or because it’s just too “mainstream” or whatever some coffee snobs say (or because that one time I had a bunch of grounds in the bottom of a watery drink).

This spring, the company faced backlash for not allowing its employees to wear Black Lives Matter related buttons or shirts.

After this public crucifixion, they came out with their own line of BLM merch for employees to wear to work.

Starbucks presents itself as a socially conscious, "woke" company, but where are the actions to back up this desired perception? Starbucks has consistently shown inadequate support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Instead of creating a corporate shirt proclaiming unity, why not buy the shirts from a Black creator? Or have a Black owned clothing company design the shirts? Why not create scholarships or funds for the Black employees or for the community around them?

Sure, the t-shirt is a nice touch. But Starbucks needs to put their money where their mouth is, or at least where their t-shirts say it is.

Starbucks pledged to donate $1 million to various racially inclusive organizations that were nominated by employees.

Their net revenue for the past quarter was $4.2 billion. This is with the effects of the pandemic, which hit every business hard.

Because of this, they should be able to put more money to invest in Black communities.

Performative activism aside, Starbucks isn’t as ethical as they want you to believe.

On their website, Starbucks claims that they have 99% ethically sourced coffee. This is vague and comes from their own standards. How can you claim that when you’re the one checking your own work? That’d be like me saying, “I got a 99 on my math test. Yeah, I graded it myself, so what?”

When considering what constitutes "ethical" coffee sourcing practices, Fair Trade Laws are an excellent jumping off point.

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Fair Trade Laws help protect the people who are selling goods. It makes it so the goods sellers can set a minimum cost that is fair to them no matter where they are located.

While Starbucks touts ethically sourced coffee, they consistently disregard Fair Trade standards and practices. Starbucks gets around paying farmers full wages because most of their coffee beans are not sourced from Fair Trade certified companies.

The Fair Trade requires that the minimum cost is $1.20 per pound ($1.41 for organic), and Starbucks doesn’t even pay that. Farmers end up receiving about $0.80 per pound when they sell

to Starbucks.

On their website, they proudly announce that 8% of their coffee purchases were Fair Trade certified. Only 8%.

Starbucks isn’t “woke,” and we shouldn’t treat it like it is. Just like most corporations that try to sell themselves as social justice allies, it falls short.

Next time you have a craving for a nice, hot latte, consider going to a locally-owned coffee shop.

It might be a little less convenient, but you know that you’re putting money back into your community and not a corporation that puts profits above people.

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A solution to world hunger?

Do billionaires have the ability to feed the world's hungry HAILEY GRIFFIN Arts Editor At a current net worth of almost $200 billion, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is the richest man in the world.

You must wonder what someone could possibly do with all the money that he has acquired and will continue to acquire over the years.

Bezos has invested large sums of money into other companies that he owns, like Washington Post and Blue Origin.

Some of Bezos’s expenditures have taken a more philanthropic tone. For example, in April of 2020, Bezos donated $100 million to Feeding America to help U.S food banks increase food security in America.

But as we all know, food security, or lack thereof, is not only an issue in America. Hunger and lack of food security is a global issue.

With a net worth of almost $200 billion, couldn’t Bezos be contributing more of his wealth to resolve issues like world hunger?

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated in 2008 that $30 billion a year would help solve the issue of world hunger.

With some help from the CPI inflation calculator on the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics website, it’s been found that $30 billion in 2008 would be equivalent to approximately $46.3 billion today.

According to an article published

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on Sept. 15 by businessinsider.com, Jeff Bezos has become $70 billion dollars richer in the past 12 months.

In that time span, Bezos could have helped solve world hunger for a year and still had billions of dollars left over.

That isn’t to say that permanently solving the global issue of world hunger is as simple as investing annual amounts of cash into it.

There are several factors that play into the existence of world hunger, like the lack of agricultural resources, overpopulation, econom-

ic inequality, political instability, and unequal distribution of food.

The equal distribution of food is reliant on the equal distribution of wealth. And until some of these other factors, like political instability, overpopulation, and economic inequality, are fixed, then world hunger cannot truly be eradicated.

However, other factors that contribute to world hunger, like the lack of agricultural resources, can likely be resolved at a faster rate.

That is where money comes into play.

With adequate funds, organizations like the FAO could finance and develop the agricultural resources and programs necessary to increase food production in non-industrialized countries that have a higher rate of malnutrition.

With the help of multi-billionaires like Bezos, we can accelerate the move towards an end to world hunger.

It all depends if those who possess the power and the money to create change will step up to the plate.

MAILBAG Letter to the editor

A look at how the sausage that is college policy is made SHIA AARON LLOYD FISHER Student Senator Chair for the Racial Inequity Ad-hoc Committee Two major policies have landed on the desk of President Dr. Jack Daniels III for him to consider. One policy could ensure that faculty communicate with their students in a timely fashion, while the other policy is a lengthy, over 20-page document addressing racial equity within our campus. Both of these policies were born from extensive research and data collection and given the opportunity, both could greatly impact teachers and students alike.

The verdict on the policy to the College Assembly that touched on the efficiency in which faculty responds to student emails or report grades were casted by 28 people, 17 in support, six undecided and five voted down.

After everyone was done casting their one vote, 30 members of the College Assembly voted that this policy was at an impasse and would require Dr. Jack Daniels III to make the final decision.

Along with the policy, Dr. Daniels may also receive alternative plans from folks who had voted in opposition.

The “Focus on Focus” initiative and others like it paved the way for academic guidance and student prosperity. For instance, early assessment

to guide students toward success early in a semester and digital access to provide resources for students. Students also benefit from Madison Colleges’ textbook rental program and other provisions supported by meetings held within the Student Senate, such as food and housing initiatives.

The key language of the Academic Council’s proposal would force faculty to “respond to student inquiries as promptly as possible, preferably within 24 hours, but certainly within 48-72 hours,” and “assess and post grades within 7 days,” with the exception that for longer exams or larger assignments, faculty are expected to post grades within 2 weeks, sparking a lively conversation during the second read at the October 2020 College Assembly.

Meanwhile, the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) is working to finalize a plan that would outline a racial equity policy; faculty and students may have additional feedback in response.

The OEI’s policy recently got some input from the Student Satisfactory Inventory survey and most recently from a Student Forum on Equity and Inclusion in late September. In a closed-monitor meeting between Lucia Nunez and several other faculty members who are part of an unstructured group called Racial Justice Collective

(RJC), faculty and leadership struck a middle ground in obtaining a draft version of the Equity Plan to read and provide feedback, not edits.

Referring back to the 2020 Oct. College Assembly, at least two College Assembly members seemed to minimize the importance that the Academic Council’s policy has on students, suggesting that the significance of this policy is of greater concern for faculty whose job may be impacted, than students who simply want grades to be reported and emails answered in a timely fashion. Another member of the College Assembly suggested an alternative plan involving an individual course syllabus to convey their own grading and communication policy, stating that this alternative plan could be reassessed after four years.

On the eve of the very next day, Dr. Daniels registered for public comment at the Student Senate’s General Assembly. When asked to comment on decision making methodology with regards to policy in general, Dr. Daniels had this to say, “What happened yesterday should never have happened...

I was a little angry. When you think about impasse it is when people can’t agree. I am concerned about why you [sic] don’t agree.”

“When there is an impasse... I look

at what is being recommended by a council, what is the rationale? What’s the impact of a policy on students, on faculty and staff and administrators, and does it have any relationship on the community in which we serve?”

“Some decisions are not necessary because there are expectations you [sic] have. When I was in the classroom, I taught psychology. I had to make it a point to make sure that my students, average of 120 per class, would get responses from me no later than four days after they asked, because that’s reasonable. Why would I treat someone different if I was expecting the same thing?”

President Daniels can slow down the racial equity plan to get substantive feedback from people who have had the opportunity to see the plan. President Daniels can also swiftly implement a policy that would hold faculty accountable for time budgeting as it pertains to communication and grade reporting.

The student's expectation for consistency across departments in courses as it pertains to communication is reasonable. The process for forming new policy is more important than the product itself, though ultimately sausage must be made to feed the people.

Contact: safisher1@madisoncollege. edu

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10 movies you can enjoy for Halloween this year

EDITOR: HAILEY GRIFFIN CLARIONARTS@ MADISONCOLLEGE.EDU

MACKENZIE MOORE News Editor As many horror movie fans know, it can be difficult to find a great film. Whether they be must-see classics or just plain scary, here’s a list for your Halloween viewing.

1. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI’s training academy.

Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.”

2. “The Evil Dead” (1981)

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Rotten Tomatoes summary: “Ashley “Ash” Williams (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend and three pals hike into the woods to a cabin for a fun night away.

There they find an old book, the Necronomicon, whose text reawakens the dead when it’s read aloud. The friends inadvertently release a flood of evil and must fight for their lives or become one of the evil dead. Ash watches his friends become possessed, and must make a difficult decision before daybreak to save his own life in this, the first of Sam

Raimi’s trilogy.”

3. “It” (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare -- an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town’s children. Banding together over the course of one horrifying summer, the friends must overcome their own personal fears to battle the murderous, bloodthirsty clown known as Pennywise.”

4. “Halloween” (1978)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.”

5. “Halloween” (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “It’s been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman » SEE FILMS PAGE 12

Visiting city’s socially distanced haunted house Breese Screamin’ Field offers family-friendly Halloween option

before, like about the people

KALEIA LAWRENCE Opinion Editor I don’t do well with scary things at all. Like, “Horton Hears a Who” used to give me nightmares. So, my tolerance for anything spooky is embarrassingly low.

I’ve heard all of the scary stories about haunted houses

and people who chase you and grab at you, and the guests who start crying and can’t even fin-

ish going through the rest of it.

That has never once appealed to me; why would I want to pay money to be scared out of my socks?

But 2020 has been a scary enough year, so I thought hey, let’s make it a little spookier!

So, when I got tickets to Breese Screamin’ Field, I was ready to be scared. Tickets can be found on Breese Field’s website.

Located at Breese Field in downtown Madison, the attraction is mostly outside.

It’s every Friday and Saturday night in the month of October.

Only one group goes through at a time in order to follow social distancing guidelines.

It doesn’t take too long for a group to go through, so you don’t have to stand around for long. Drinks, both alcoholic and not, are available to buy before you head to the main attraction.

I was surprised to see a lot of young kids with their parents in line. It did help soothe my nerves a bit.

Gothic horror book stands out in genre

‘Eighty Days to Elsewhere’ a book for travel lovers, Jules Verne fans EMILY MERLIN Social Media Editor When I first saw this book at Barnes and Noble, the cover intrigued me. I love reading books about travel. After reading the synopsis, I was a little skeptical. I was not sure how I would feel about this book.

I decided to take a risk and spend the $25 on it. It was definitely worth it. If you’ve ever read “The Bookish Life of Nina Hill,” then “Eighty Days to Elsewhere” by KC Dyer is for you.

What I enjoyed most about this book was the travel aspect of it. The main character, Ramona “Romy” Keene, was sent abroad to follow in Phileas Fogg’s footsteps from “Around the World in Eighty Days” by Jules Verne. Romy was allowed to use anything except commercial flight.

You get to watch Romy, who has never traveled in her life, learn and adapt to the world around her. At the beginning of her

travels, Romy was ignorant of the religions and lifestyles of the cultures that she visited. I was glad to see her grow and learn from her mistakes.

Ramona Keene took this adventure to save her uncle’s books shop which was on the line to be taken over by an evil businessman. The end of this adventure, if completed successfully, was a bonus of $10,000. While Romy does have a good reason to take this opportunity, so does her competition, Dominic Madison. Only one person can be the winner.

While this book is mostly about travel and adventure, there is a little bit of romance too. I enjoy books with a side of romance, especially the enemies-to-lover trope that this book has. Not only are Dominic and Ramona competing to save their own families, but they are also trying to not fall for each other. You’ll have to read the book to find out who wins and who loses.

Once you’re out there, the performers are all behind glass as a safety precaution.

There are a few surprises that are outside of the confines, but distance is still kept.

If you’re looking for a mildly creepy night out, this might be just the thing for you! It might be a better experience for you and your kids.

I’m proud to say that I got through the whole thing without jumping, although for $20.50 per ticket, I almost wish I would have.

GRANT NELSON Staff Writer

“Eighty Days to Elsewhere” focuses on a fictional attempt to re-create the travels of Jules Verne in today’s world.

Over the past few months, I have been reading a lot of Grim Dark books. One universe I keep falling back to is the Warhammer universe.

One that truly stands out is Requiem Infernal, a gothic horror-filled drawing from Lovecraft, Frankenstein, and Dante’s Inferno.

The book revolves around an old nun, and a borderline insane/heretical priest set in the far future, and sister forces that haunt the main characters in the search for » SEE GOTHIC PAGE 12

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Performing Arts ready to ‘Shake Up Shakespeare’ KALEIA LAWRENCE Opinion Editor Shifting Performing Arts at Madison College to the online world wasn’t easy. However, it was the students and the faculty that made the experience something special.

“At first, it was daunting and scary.

And really depressing. You know, at first, look around and see the world shutting down and everybody hunkering into their own homes and being very safe, but also challenged by health risks. We really thought, well, it would have been easy to say let’s shut our doors...let’s just cut our losses and move on. But the students didn’t want to do that...They wanted to keep going,” said Miranda Hawk, Communication & Performing Arts instructor

Last summer, they put together their first virtual monologue festival.

Playwrights from all over the world submitted pieces, even as far as New Zealand.

“That was pretty amazing that a college in Madison, Wisconsin ... all of a sudden with a click of an email had access to playwrights from around the world, so that was pretty exciting. That was unexpected,” said Hawk.

There’s something very different planned for this semester. On Nov. 15, a production of Shake Up Shakespeare will be made available virtually. It will be recorded live. Each student performer will be in their own homes while interacting through the video conference. The performance will be about 40 minutes long. There’s no cost to watch it, and anyone can watch it on

the Performing Arts webpage.

There is so much to learn about performing, especially now with the change in the medium. One training that was already hosted was about the technical aspect of performing in the online world.

For example, since performers can no longer wait in the wings of the physical theater, they do so by turning off their camera and making sure that they don’t have a profile picture to create an all-black screen.

Jennifer Uphoff Gray from Forward Theater did a workshop on what directors are looking for in actors and how to best prepare for the performing industry.

Karen Olivo will do a workshop about what she’s learned in her journey so far. She was the lead in In the

returns to Haddonfield, Ill. -- but this time, she’s ready for him.”

There will be another virtual performance in the spring, although it hasn’t been decided yet what it will be. To get the most up to date information, visit the Performing Arts page on Madison College’s website, madisoncollege.edu.

BOH SUH When I first saw the title, I thought it was going to be about Greek God Poseidon.

I expected to see monstrous sea creatures, and humans will fight against them. I was waiting for the appearance of sea monsters, but then I saw the name of the cruise ship as Poseidon in the beginning…

If you enjoy watching “Titanic,” you may find this movie “Poseidon” interesting or really dislike it.

Those who enjoy this movie may think of their favorite movie about the cruise ship while those who dislike the movie may think that this is a generic version of the other movie. This movie was released in 2006, about nine years after one of the all-time great movies, “Titanic.” If this movie was released a long time before the infamous movie, I believe that the rating would have been higher because now the idea of the cruise ship sinking is a bit familiar.

The story is basically the cruise ship started to sink and

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “In Wes Craven’s classic slasher film, several midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams -- which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends’ parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it’s too late?”

7. “Carrie” (1976)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.”

“Last year he was the guest artist, and so I knew seeing him on stage, and the Mitby Theater was filled with college students from around the Midwest, and we had 1400 people in the theater, and they were all standing up and cheering,” said Hawke.

Staff Writer

6. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)

8. “Hereditary” (2018)

In the spring, Austin Dean Ashford will virtually visit Madison College.

‘Poseidon’ movie faced a ‘Titanic’ challenge

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Rotten Tomatoes summary: “In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.”

Heights, Lin Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway hit, and Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway tour that was in Chicago.

This workshop will be open to all who want to attend.

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9. “The Ritual” (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “Reuniting after the tragic death of their friend, four college pals set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. A wrong turn leads them into the mysterious forests of Norse legend, where an ancient evil exists.”

10. “The Visit” (2015)

Rotten Tomatoes summary: “Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and

younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time.

Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 faith amidst mutants, demons, and pure cosmic chaos.

The book often has flashbacks of times of war and encounters with demons in the rambling journals of the two clerics. The book draws upon the search for hope and faith while a corrupt coven within the church they belong to performs sinister experi-

If you enjoy watching “Titanic,” you may find this movie “Poseidon” interesting or really dislike it. people in the ship try to survive. There is some love here and there, but that does not seem like a main focus. Or if it was, I did not notice much.

I would say the genre of the movie is action, and possibly thriller?

This movie really made me think that I need to be better at swimming and not wanting to go on a cruise ship anytime soon (well and the COVID-19 pandemic probably makes cruise ship experiences less fun).

Overall, I leave the rating to the audience to decide whether you enjoy the movie.

Oh and do not watch the movie if you plan on going on a cruise ship!

Ratings

Rotten Tomato Rating 33%; audience rating 43%.

ments on war victims.

The overall theme of this book is the search for inner truth in the darkness when all one has is themselves. The book is very call of Cthulhuesque in its pace and mood.

As someone who grew up as an emo Catholic, watching “The Exorcist” and playing games like “Mass Effect” this book really hit home. I would highly recommend this book to those who enjoy a good chilling story this Halloween.

‘The Devil is a Part-Timer’ on Netflix has Satan flee hell for a burger joint GRANT NELSON Staff Writer A very funny and lighthearted anime on Netflix is “The Devil is a PartTimer.” Imagine if you had a great middle earth battle between heaven and hell, and at its climax, Satan flees.

He lands in modern-day Japan, has lost all his powers, and moves into a low rent apartment.

Imagine he needs cash and gets a job at a fast-food burger joint, but is hunted by an angel the entire time he works

there.

This show is very laid back with no real plot aside from cosmic deities that once ruled entire armies and waged war. Now, these cosmic deities are living in a very urban, semi-adult sitcom dealing with things like office romances and trying to get that next paycheck.

The anime is only one season, but it features a fun little world that has a soul. It is filled with weird relationships and every day up and downs for demons and angels.

NETFLIX

The one season of “The Devil is a Part-Timer” can be found on Netflix.

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GREEN BAY PACKERS DAVANTE ADAMS

A look at some top althetic performances

BADGER FOOTBALL GRAHAM MERTZ

Redshirt freshman Graham Mertz made the most of his first start for the Wisconsin Badgers, completing 20 of 21 passes for 248 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions. With the one incompletion, he broke the school completion percentage record, pushing it to 95.2%. Mertz’s five touchdown passes also tied the school record with Darrell Bevell (1993) and Jim Sorgi (2003).

MERTZ

Adams

Finally, his 17 straight completions to open the game tied a record set by Tyler McEvoy. Mertz moved into a starting role for the Badgers this summer after Jack Coan suffered a foot injury.

Green Bay wide receiver Davante Adams had a big game in his team’s 35-20 victory over the Houston Texans on Oct. 25. Adams caught 13 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns. The receiving yardage total was a career high and just 11 yards short of the team record of 207 yards set by Jordy Nelson.

Adams now has 36 receptions for 449 yards and four touchdowns despite missing two of his team’s six games due to injury. For his career, Adams has had 467 receptions for 5,643 yards and scored 48 touchdowns.

2 sports, twice the fun

The great NBA debate: Jordan vs. James BOH SUH Staff Writer

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Madison College’s Olivia Marron played basketball, left, and volleyball, right for the WolfPack during the 2019-2020 season.

Although she can only play one this year, Marron enjoys being a 2-sport athlete ANICA GRANEY Editor-in-Chief Being a collegiate athlete is no easy task but being a dual-sport collegiate athlete sounds near impossible. Good thing Olivia Marron isn’t afraid of the near impossible. Marron took on the challenge of competing in both volleyball and basketball last year.

“I started playing both of them [volleyball and basketball] in middle school and

then in my senior year I decided I wanted to play volleyball at Madison College,” said Marron.

She began her collegiate volleyball career in 2017 but couldn’t play her first season due to an ankle injury. The following year, Marron’s schedule limited her, and she wasn’t able to go out for any sports.

“In 2019, I decided I wanted to go back out again,” said Marron. But her sights weren’t just set on volleyball anymore.

Her ambition led her to also go out for basketball in the same year. “I talked to Coach Heeren with the basketball team and I said that I’d be interested in playing and so I just ended up playing both and it was a great experience. I don’t regret it

at all.”

The challenge of taking on two sports has its pros and cons, and Marron could feel the effects of back-to-back seasons after a while.

“We lost our tournament for volleyball on a Saturday and I literally went back to practice for basketball on Monday. So, I had that Sunday off but otherwise I didn’t have any time off,” she said.

Marron said that she was managing everything well, but by December she could tell she was getting exhausted.

“Thankfully, Coach Heeren was super understanding of that, and she gave me a » SEE MARRON PAGE 14

Both 2020 United States presidential and vice presidential debates have been trending for a while, and so has the debate about Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James lately (or in the past seven years…).

After LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers team to the National Basketball Association champion on Oct. 11, the debate of who is the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T or simply GOAT) in the NBA became everyday topic. This topic has been brought up for many years since LeBron James was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before going into talking about this I want to say that I appreciate the greatness of both players.

I will divide the debate into two parts as the first part focuses on mainly statistics in regular season and playoff, and the second part on the next issue focuses on conditions around the two players.

The data I am using is from ESPN.com.

Regular season achievements (first number is per game and the second is career number): Field goal percentage: 49.7% Jordan vs. 50.4% James.

Free throw percentage: 83.5% Jordan vs. 73.4% James.

3 pointers: 32.7% and 581 made Jordan vs. 34.4% and 1875 made James.

Rebounds: 6.2 average, 6,672 » SEE DEBATE PAGE 15

Madison College’s Turkey Trot gets a new beginning EIMY GONZALEZ Staff Writer After 33 years, Madison College has decided to pass on their Turkey Trot event to fully concentrate on the needs of the students. This upcoming thanksgiving morning you can still enjoy the outdoors and the thrill of a satisfying run or walk, however, now by the organization of Festival Foods.

The beloved cross-country Turkey Trot hosted by Madison College had its start on 1986 as a cross country invitational. As the years passed the cross-country team faded but the event kept its course. What began as a race for students turned into a

community gathering, inviting the population to run, have fun, and share great memories.

The event which took place on Warner Park drew up to 700 runners.

Jason Verhelst, the sports director, and organizer of the Turkey Trot mentions that the department wanted to focus on the fitness and wellness

needs of the students. Now, as they are working on new projects that everyone within the college can enjoy, hosting an event of such magnitude would take some of their focus away from that. As a result, they were ready to let it go and find it a new home.

Madison College Turkey Trot had been a fundraising event to benefit Thursday’s child, a local organization which makes dreams come true for terminally ill children at no cost, as well as the Madison College foundation.

Because of this, it was important to direct the runners to an equally ethical race. Festival » SEE TURKEY PAGE 14

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Runners start the Festival Foods Turkey Trot in 2019 in Madison.

This year, runnings will participate “from home.”

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College football Top 25 game predictions for week 9 BOH SUH Staff Writer Big Ten football is back. It is great to watch the Badger football team again this year. I am sure many Wisconsin fans were happy to see a great performance by quarterback Graham Mertz against Illinois.

This week could have featured one of the biggest matchups between Penn State and Ohio State, but we know what happened to Penn State against Illinois.

Here are my picks for the week: No. 19 Marshall vs. Florida International – My pick: Marshall.Marshall is still undefeated, and Florida international with a record of 0-3 does not seem to be able to stop them this week.

No. 9 Wisconsin vs. Nebraska –My pick: Wisconsin. I was more concerned about this matchup before the Big Ten season started. However, the way Wisconsin performed last week with Mertz as quarterback as well as Nebraska’s meltdown against Ohio State made me feel confident that Wisconsin will take care of this game.

Boston College vs. No. 1 Clemson – My pick: Clemson. It is true that Clemson was only up 6 points against Boston College during the third quarter, but Clemson still beat Boston College by 26 points. The media is way too critical of this team even though all they do is win. This is one of the best teams in the nation, and I doubt Boston College will stop them.

No. 5 Georgia vs. Kentucky – My pick: Georgia.

The loss against Alabama was devastating for Georgia, but Georgia still has a chance to make the playoff if they keep winning if Alabama finishes as an undefeated champion in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The real question is whether the playoff committee picks Georgia over an undefeated or one-loss champion from Big 12 or Pacific-12 (PAC12) Conference.

Memphis vs. No. 7 Cincinnati –My pick: Cincinnati. My question is whether undefeated Cincinnati can be in top four for the playoff. This requires some chaos to happen, but it is possible if the team keeps winning.

Michigan State vs. No. 13 Michigan –My pick:

Michigan. I expected Rutgers to have at least one winning Big Ten game, but I did not see that coming from the road game against Michigan State. On the other hand, Michigan beat Minnesota on the road game by 25 points to show that this year may not be different.

No. 16 Kansas State vs. West Virginia – My pick: West Virginia. Kansas State enjoys its four-game winning streak after the surprising loss against Arkansas State in week one. Big 12 conference is already in trouble with loss from Oklahoma and Texas, and currently Kansas State is leading the conference with 4-0 record. West Virginia has been consistent at home, and I think they should be able to upset this matchup.

No. 20 Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia State – My pick: Coastal Carolina. The fun fact: Coastal Carolina beat Louisiana by three points on the road and Georgia State lost Louisiana by three points at home.

Coastal Carolina has showed that they can handle road games just fine like home games.

No. 23 Iowa State vs. Kansas – My pick: Iowa State. Iowa State has been a center of Big 12 conference’s mess this season as they lost against Louisiana but won against Oklahoma. The barely lost against Oklahoma State on the road by three points, but if they won against them, Big 12 conference would have been doomed. This can be good news for Cincinnati, Georgia, and PAC-12 conference.

No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech – My pick: Notre Dame. This is one of the biggest matchups this season between Notre Dame and Clemson. Wait, sorry that is for the next week.

No. 17 Indiana vs. Rutgers – My pick: Indiana.

Both teams got spotlights last week from huge upsets.

Now, which team continues the spotlight?

Texas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State – My pick: Oklahoma State. This game could have been Texas favored to win in week one, but many things have changed since then. Oklahoma State must win every matchup, and Texas is trying to have somewhat good season by beating Oklahoma State.

No. 25 Boise State vs Air Force – My pick: Boise State. It is unfortunate for Boise State to join the football season a little bit because this is one of the best non-Power 5 league teams, but they will make some

Week 7 fantasy football waiver wire pickups BOH SUH Staff Writer We’re almost half way through the fantasy football season! Here are my recommendations for week seven pickups.

Quarterbacks

1. Teddy Bridgewater (Carolina Panthers) – Bridgewater has not been consistent this season, but the matchup against the Atlanta is hard to ignore.

2. Derek Carr (Las Vegas Raiders) – Joe Burrow has his best game against the Cleveland Browns, and Carr should be able to produce a good number this week.

Running Backs

1. Wayne Gallman (New York Giants) – With Devonta Freeman being questionable to play, Gallman filled in well last week with 10 carries 34 yards, five receptions 20 yards, and a touchdown. The matchup against Tampa Bay this week is not ideal, but if you need a back this week, Gallman is your guy.

2. JaMycal Hasty (San Francisco 49ers) – How many 49ers RBs are going to be out this season? Jeff Wilson Jr. seems to be the star this week with 112 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards with three TDs, but he is out now. Hasty should be the next man up.

Wide Receivers

1. Nelson Agholor (Las Vegas Raiders) – Agholor has been consistent in the past three weeks, and the last week was his best performance (107

receiving yards and a TD). The matchup against the Cleveland Browns is likely a shootout.

2. Alshon Jeffrey (Philadelphia Eagles) – He has been practicing in a limited basis in the past weeks. I really believe that his return is imminent, and he should be the Philadelphia’s No. 1 receiver.

Tight End

1. Mike Gesicki (Miami Dolphins) – Gesicki scored zero points in week six, and a bye week in week seven made many fantasy football managers to drop him. However, with Tua Tagovailoa now at QB, Gesicki’s value goes up.

2. Logan Thomas (Washington) – Thomas has had four targets in the past four weeks. That is a lot of 4s!

However, he has also secured two TDs for two weeks in a row. Washington has a nice matchup the week after this bye week against the New York Giants, and expect Thomas to have a similar performance.

Defense

1. Green Bay Packers Defense/Special Team (D/ST) – The rivalry matchup against the Minnesota Vikings can be always risky, but with their RB possibly out again, the Packers may not be a bad choice for this week.

2. Kansas City Chiefs D/ST – I put this as second because they are the most popular add after last week’s performance.

And the matchup against New York Jets this week is always a dream matchup.

Kicker

Hope for the best….

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 Foods benefits the boy’s and girl’s club and the YMCA with their event and have donated more than $2,920,000 in the past 12 years.

“I will miss taking part of the organization, but I think it’s in good hands with Festival Foods. Their Turkey trot benefits two great charities, so I feel good. If we would not have found a place for our runners to go, it would have been harder for me,” Comments Verhelst.

So, what can the runners expect as they transition to a new event? Festival Food’s Turkey Trot will take a different approach this year. In an effort to keep all the runners safe, they have launched the first Home edition. “People are virtual out; they hear everything is going virtual and at this point no one knows what this word really means anymore. This is not a virtual event or a plan B, this is a home edition […] Our main goal is to keep the tra-

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 day to catch up on my homework because I was getting a little bit behind,” she said.

In just a couple weeks after the fall semester ended, Marron hit her stride.

“When we had the Christmas break, I was able to catch up with myself and catch up with the team. So, I think in December was when I was able to really shine as a student athlete,” Marron said.

After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, cancelling all NJCAA spring sports and

noise before the selection day.

Mississippi State vs. No. 2 Alabama – My pick: Alabama. There seems to be no weakness in Alabama, and Mississippi State will not be able to keep up with Alabama’s offense. Another blow out game is going to be added to Alabama’s resume.

No. 3 Ohio State vs.No. 18 Penn State – My pick: Ohio State. This matchup would have been a top 10 matchup between two Big Ten teams, but Penn State’s loss against Indiana dropped them. I predicted Penn State to beat Ohio State before the season started. Now I do not think that Penn State can be mentally ready to play well after the loss last week. Ohio State will win by more than two touchdowns.

Arkansas vs. No. 8 Texas A&M – My pick: Texas A&M. Texas A&M has been bouncing nicely after the loss against Alabama by beating Florida and Mississippi State. If their only loss comes against Alabama, they can argue they belong in the top four.

Missouri vs. No. 10 Florida – My pick: Florida.

The close loss against Texas A&M was heartbroken.

However, they still have a chance to make it the playoff if they keep winning.

Navy vs. No. 22 Southern Methodist University – My pick: SMU. SMU could have shined against Cincinnati to boost their resume last week. At this point, the chance to make it the playoff is gone, but they can be a spoiler for Cincinnati later.

No. 15 North Carolina vs. Virginia – My pick: North Carolina. North Carolina bounced back after losing against Florida State. Virginia has not done quite well this season with 1-4 record, so another possible win for North Carolina.

No. 2 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech – My pick: Oklahoma. It is unfortunate for both Oklahoma and Big 12 conference this season so far, but Oklahoma is going into the right direction after beating Texas and Texas Christian University. They can be a spoiler against Oklahoma State on the 21st of November.

Western Kentucky vs Brigham Young University (BYU) – My pick: BYU. Another impressive start for BYU this season so far as 6-0 record. The chance to make it to the playoff is low but keep winning and see what happens!

dition alive, getting the family together, being healthy, and raising money for the YMCA and the boys and girls club.” States John Stiloski, Community Involvement Specialist for Festival Foods, and part of the core planning team for the Turkey Trot.

This edition has been well planned out throughout the year. Festival Foods, as a sponsor, has witnessed the transition of other events due to the pandemic. With this kind of research, they have put together a plan to make of this race, as equally exciting and fun, if not more, than the events from previous years.

Once signed up, the race package will be delivered at the door of each runner.

It consists of a long-sleeved Turkey Trot shirt, a Festival Foods Buff, coupons, an 8-inch pumpkin pie, more prizes, and a chance to win a 2020 Subaru Crosstrek.

So far there has been a positive response from the public and the organization is feeling good about the amount that will be donated this year. Stiloski states that

they look forward to raising as much funds as they have in the past. He mentions how this year the YMCA as well as boys and girls club have been struggling from not having their normal fundraisers.

As an addition to the event by means to support their mission there is a silent auction which began Oct.16 and ends on Nov. 23 at 12 a.m. All proceeds will benefit these two charities. To participate in the auction and take part of this noble cause, you can visit https://cbo.io/bidapp/index. php?slug=gotg.

Make sure to get involved and keep the Madison College spirit alive within The Festival Food’s Turkey trot.

You can participate in the 5-mile run or the 2-mile walk starting from home to your destination of choice. Make sure to tag Festival Foods on your social media and add the #FestivalFoodsTurkeyTrot and #KeepTheTraditionAlive to be featured. Registration is now open. To sign up and for more information visit https://www.festivalfoodsturkeytrot.com/.

putting other seasons into jeopardy, Marron knew she’d have to choose either volleyball or basketball once it was announced that the seasons would coincide. It was a hard decision, but Marron was able to work it out with her coaches. She started with volleyball for a month when the two seasons didn’t overlap but then narrowed her vision to basketball once that season started.

“Once I started basketball that’s when I realized that that’s where my passion lied and I’m sad to give up volleyball but I’m happy with my decision to stick with basket-

ball,” she said.

Basketball practices are currently three times a week with an hour focused on lifting weights and two hours focused on basketball. There are no scheduled games as of right now.

Marron encourages anyone who is considering doing two sports at the collegiate level to go for it.

“Being a dual-sport athlete is really cool, and I think a blessing, and it’s really hard but I think if people can get through it, they should do it because they’d get the experience of two collegiate sports which is super cool,” she said.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 career Jordan vs. 7.4 average, 9,405 career James.

Assists: 5.3 average, 5,633 career Jordan vs. 7.4 average, 9,346 career James.

Blocks: 0.8 averae, 893 career Jordan vs. 0.8 average, 957 career James.

Steals: 2.3 average, 2,514 career Jordan vs. 1.6 average, 2,015 career James.

Points: 30.1 average, 32,292 career Jordan vs. 27.1 average, 34,241 career James.

MVP Awards: 6 Jordan vs. 4 James.

Defensive Player of the Year: 1 Jordan vs. 0 James.

Rookie of the Year: 1 Jordan vs. 1 James.

All NBA Team: 11 Jordan vs. 16 James.

All-Defensive Team: 9 Jordan vs. 6 James.

All-Star MVP: 3 Jordan vs. 3 James.

In the regular season, Jordan played 1,072 games (38.3 minutes per game) and James has played 1,265 games (38.4 minutes per game). One thing to note is that Jordan’s return late in his career after retirement to play for the Washington Wizards brought down some of his per game averages (but some increased). However, I still wanted to compare to entire career of Jordan rather than nitpick his Chicago Bulls’ season.

I predict that James’ cumulative stats will be higher and per game stats will be lower by the time he retires. I am curious to see if James surpasses Jordan in steal category. Currently, he needs exactly 500 more steals in the regular season. In the most recent COVID-19 pandemic season (2019-2020), James had 78 steals in 67 game span and 116 steals in 82 full game spans in 2017-2018 season. It is difficult to predict whether the full 82 NBA games will be played in 2020-2021, but if James has 70-100 steals

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Post season (first is per game and the second is career total): Field goal percentage: 48.7% Jordan vs. 49.6% James.

Free throw percentage: 82.8% Jordan vs. 74.1% James.

3 pointers: 33.2%, 148 career Jordan vs. 33.5%, 414 career James.

Rebounds: 6.4 average, 1,152 total Jordan vs. 9.0 average, 2,348 total James.

Assists: 5.7 average, 1,022 total Jordan vs. 7.2 average, 1,871 total James.

Blocks: 0.9 average, 158 total Jordan vs. 1.0 average, 250 total James.

Steals: 2.1 average, 376 total Jordan vs. 1.7 average, 445 total James.

Points: 33.4 average, 5,987 total Jordan vs. 28.8 average, 7491 total James.

Finals MVP: 6 Jordan vs. 4 James.

In post season, Jordan played 179 games (41.8 minutes per game) and James has played 260 games (41.6 minutes per game). Similar to regular season, James is leading most categories in both per game and total stats.

Playing 81 more games, which is almost a full NBA season helps boost the total for James, but it is very impressive that James leads in many per game categories against Jordan.

I also wanted to breakdown playoff appearances into finals, conference finals, and conference semi finals appearance.

I was not sure if I should include those statistics because basketball is a team sport, but I still include them below here in case anyone is curious.

This will be discussed more in the next article.

Championship rings: 6 Jordan vs. 4 James.

Playoff appearances: 13 Jordan vs. 14 James.

Finals appearances: 6 Jordan vs. 10 James.

Conference Finals appearances: 8 Jordan vs. 12 James.

Conference Semi-Finals appearances: 10 Jordan vs. 14 James.

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