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Faculty-student interaction is underutilized at UW, poll shows By Kayla Huynh SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is also well above the national average in terms of female employment. Of its full-time employees, 37 percent are women. Moreover, 29 percent of UWPD’s leadership — which includes Chief of Police Kristen Roman and Assistant Chief Kari Sasso — are women. Chief Roman is one of the few woman police chiefs in Wisconsin. According to UWPD Communications Director Marc Lovicott, Roman is “constantly in the minority” when she attends statewide
A recent student poll revealed that student interaction with faculty and teaching assistants is seen as a beneficial yet underutilized resource by students at UW-Madison. Just over 33 percent of the student respondents claimed they think these interactions are underused and over nine percent said the same about support from campus staff. This is often because students feel intimidated by instructors even though they are “there to help,” according to Director of Undergraduate Advising Wren Singer. “One of our most amazing resources here is our faculty,” Singer said. “It’s such a missed opportunity when students are too intimidated to talk to them, because that’s what they’re there for.” According to Singer, the reluctance to meet with faculty is sometimes caused by academic struggles, something she said UW-Madison students may not have experienced before college. “Many [UW-Madison] students did really well in high school, so they might not have the experience of asking for help or they might be embarrassed about it,” she said. UW-Madison’s recent campus climate survey results revealed that underrepresented groups also reported that they felt uncomfortable approaching instructors with questions and concerns. Singer said these findings were no surprise to her. “Underrepresented students who are excluded from our campus culture may feel uncomfortable [talking to faculty] because they might think they’ll have the same experiences that they do in other spaces,” Singer said. The campus climate plays a
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By Lauren Sorensen STAFF WRITER
Following what many hailed as a turbulent 23rd session of ASM, representatives in the 24th session identified feelings of distrust, ineffectiveness and discomfort among its members. ASM members were given a survey in November of 2017, asking them to either agree, disagree or remain neutral about statements regarding council climate. The survey was administered, “in an effort to gauge where [council is] because of the tumultuous 23rd session and what ramifications still existed in the 24th session,” ASM Chair Katrina Morrison said. One finding revealed that 50 percent of members feel neutral toward their effectiveness within the group, something Morrison called “worrisome.” Morrison posited that these feelings are the result of a lack of comfort or familiarity between council members. Rep. Dylan Resch recalled uneasy feelings other members may have harbored upon his election. Endorsed by conservative group Turning Point USA, Resch said that ”when people got to know me, I would like to think that they realized [partisan politics] weren’t my intentions.” However Morrison believes partisan issues play less of a role in council climate and don’t explain why 30 percent of representatives reported feeling uncomfortable voicing unpopular opinions.
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Twenty-nine percent of UWPD’s leadership, which includes the current police chief, are women.
No caution tape for women in Madison’s police departments By Lawrence Andrea CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR
When it comes to women’s presence in law enforcement, Madison sticks out. While women hold just 15 percent of federal law enforcement jobs across the country, over 30 percent of the staffs of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department and the Madison Police Department are made up of women. This is no coincidence. With approximately 30 percent of the department’s 471 officers identifying as women, MPD is better able to represent the demographics of the city of Madison. This police-to-citizen demographic
mirror builds trust and comfort between the groups, officials said. According to Madison Assistant Chief of Police Susan Williams, having a gender makeup that somewhat resembles that of the city allows law enforcement to break down communication barriers — like relaying detailed information about sexual assault — that exist and show the community that there are police who understand their experiences. “[A diverse staff] is very important,” Williams said. “It is important so that our community, especially women, can feel comfortable with the department that comes when they call.”
Dane County working to divert those with mental illnesses away from jail By Max Bayer CITY NEWS EDITOR
Between Jan. 16 and 17, Dane County criminal justice leaders met to answer this question: How can we best direct people with mental illness away from the criminal justice system? The workshop, a first of its kind for this subject matter, involved a variety of individuals like behavioral and mental health officials, the clerk of courts, Madison firefighters and local law enforcement.
The solution centered on the Sequential Intercept Model, a sixpoint plan that establishes distinct points where officials and individuals interact with those considered mentally ill. The model explains how best to divert these individuals depending on their point of interaction. Local agencies have already begun to undertake this effort. In February 2015, the Madison Police Department created five full-time Mental Health Officers who work to direct those who have come
in contact with law enforcement toward health resources instead of the criminal justice system. In 2016, these officers handled 71 emergency detentions — incidents where an individual must be detained not for a crime, but for safety reasons. That same year, the department found that out of the more than 45,000 cases investigated by the city, 8.6 percent were mental health-related. Additionally, a December 2016 study of the Dane County Jail found
that out of the 66,373 people in the data file, four percent were classified as having a mental health issue. The average length of stay for those individuals was 58 percent higher than the total population. Racial disparities also exist among inmates suffering from mental illness, with the median average length of stay for black inmates being 10 days compared to six for white.
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Dane County officials are planning to address issues of mental illness.
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Keeping up with your 2018 resolutions in the new year By Ally Jansen THE DAILY CARDINAL
At the start of each new year, many people will create a list of a few things they hope to implement and accomplish by the end of the year. Common goals include anything from improving fitness to landing a dream job. Individuals will each start the year hopeful, inspired and motivated to succeed in changing the piece of their life they desire to. But by the time the next year finally does arrive, many of these people will find themselves disappointed at their failure to achieve their New Year’s Resolutions. This is likely a problem the majority of those who have resolutions face. The motivation to work toward these goals may last a few months or so, but never long enough to actually reach them. We are progress-driven creatures who expect immediate results and when we work too long without seeing any change, we often give up. The biggest challenge in accomplishing a New Year’s Resolution is to continue working at it for the entire duration of a year. It becomes tempting to give up every time there’s a bump in the road, but with diligence, even the most difficult resolutions can be achieved. To help all of you out there trying who are trying to better yourselves in the new year, here are a few tips and tricks to help keep you motivated and improving. Create a select few feasible goals: Before you even set your goals in place, take a moment and reflect on them. Ensure that what you have decided to do is something that is possible for you to succeed at; for example, if your fitness goal is something ridiculous, such as
getting to a specific weight much too low for your body type, you are simply setting yourself up for failure. Instead, focus primarily on improving how your body actually looks and feels. Fitness is more than just a number on a scale — it’s a lifestyle and a mindset. If your resolutions aren’t feasible, then you are destined to fail. It is also important to be mindful of how many resolutions you are making. It is important to keep this number relatively low in order to allow yourself to focus on the goals that truly matter. It can be hard to accomplish anything if you are worried about too many things. Create small steps to reach your larger goals: It can be hard to accomplish a vague goal that has no steps towards reaching it. If you create the large resolution and then come up with a few ways to reach it, you may find success much easier to come by. By writing a guideline of the little things you need to do, the overall target will be less daunting and easier to hit. Instead of just writing a goal such as “Earn a Promotion,” outline ways you can make this happen, such as taking more time to complete work assignments and staying later to show your superiors that this is a job you take seriously. Track the small progresses: As mentioned earlier, people are very progress-oriented. We want to see that the work we are putting in is getting us somewhere or else we will eventually give up. Be sure to celebrate each little victory along the journey. If you are trying to lose weight, be sure to celebrate how much has already been lost instead of just focusing on how much is left to lose. By tracking each little progression towards your larger goal, you will be more motivated and inspired to
continue working hard. Tell other about your goals to add accountability: In telling other friends or family about your resolutions, you gain a sense of accountability. If there are other people who are paying attention to the progress you are making, they will notice if you slip up and will be there to remind you to keep working. Having close friends around to keep pushing you will create a sense of accountability for your goals. You are less likely to give up if there are other people who realize what you are trying to achieve.
Most importantly, keep trying: If you do slip up, as all people eventually do, it is important to keep going. You cannot let one setback completely stop you from working toward your goal. Have the diligence to keep going no matter how bumpy the road becomes or what events may happen to push you back. This is incredibly important for the goals that may take longer to complete. As long as you don’t stop working, you will eventually accomplish what you desire. Nothing is impossible so long as you do not stop trying. You are only a failure once you accept defeat and stop trying.
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Maintaining a regular schedule can ensure that you keep up with your resolutions and allow them to become second nature to you.
How to start the new semester off right By Ashley Luehmann THE DAILY CARDINAL
New semester, new you. Right? Too many of us come into this new chapter of school saying we are going to break our bad habits and actually focus on studying but end up falling into the same pattern of Netflix binging. Here are five tips that will make you feel better this semester and motivate you to do well. Make a mantra: Find a little saying to keep you motivated throughout the semester. Something to help you roll out of bed and take on the world instead of re-watching “Friends” for the fourth time. The internet has so many phrases you can find that might speak to you or even inspire you to come up with your own. One of my favorites is “clear eyes, full heart, can’t lose,” from “Friday Night Lights.” If it can get a whole football team hyped, it may be able to do the trick for you too! You can never have too many tools to keep you organized: If you don’t already have a planner go to Amazon or the
bookstore immediately and pick one up. There are a wide range of planners ranging in price and style so find the one that best fits you. Then, take an hour and plug in every assignment due date from each of your syllabi and you’ll be set for the semester. With your planner filled out, you will never have that nagging feeling that you forgot to do something. You can also get a calendar for your room to remind yourself of big events coming up to help you plan ahead. A calendar will help you to visualize your month and can help you plan trips and fun things in advance. Spring clean right now: We are all guilty of it. We still have clothes that somehow stuck with us from high school to college even though we never wear them. They reside deep in our drawers and are covered with our weird mascots from home or the all too familiar Abercrombie label. Either ship the clothes home or donate them to the less fortunate because, let’s face it: Living spaces in Madison are way too small to
accompany things you don’t need. Once you have decluttered your room, you’ll have a space you can fully relax in. Next, it’s time to detox your backpack. All those crumpled pieces of paper that are crumpled at the bottom have to go. Once everything is cleared out, dump your backpack over the garbage so all the pesky crumbs fall out. By clearing away everything from last semester in your bag, you give yourself a clean slate for this coming semester. Pick a hobby or something new to try: Pick out something that you have always wanted to try or something that you have heard your friends tell you was super fun. A new hobby can be a great stress reliever once classes start to become difficult. They also offer a break from the grind and spice up the normal studyall-day routine. You could start cooking, take Wheelhouse painting classes or grab a gym membership somewhere around Madison. Picking up a hobby
will help bring balance to your daily life and take your mind off of the pressures of school. Take care of yourself this semester: Many individuals choose a New Year’s resolution that involves taking better care of themselves, such as going to bed earlier, eating healthier or working out more often. But few stick to these resolutions for more than a couple of weeks. No one has a good college semester if they’re sick, and surprisingly one reason this may happen is because many students forget to stay hydrated and drink water. You might not be aware of it, your body cannot run off of just coffee alone you need to mix water in there too. Switch your second cup of coffee out for a cup of water and you’ll be on your way to a healthier semester. Make a goal of how many water bottles you want to drink a day and stick to it. Keeping hydrated will help you to stay awake and give you clear skin so really, this is a win-win!
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Walker’s welfare reform plans highlight discourse on poverty
of their values, really value hard work, so we’ve historically thought that people who choose not to work are not deserving of our assistance.” Walker’s reforms seem to be very much in touch with this line of classical American thought, as one proposal would require at least 30 hours of work per week from those without children and 20 hours from parents to remain eligible for food stamps. Similar efforts have been taken up in state governments around the country — to no further extent than in Kansas, where former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature instituted aggressive work eligibility requirements to the state’s welfare system. Rather than encourage employment for those in poverty, a new report found that over five years, the reforms forced more than 7,000 families off of cash assistance programs. A year after leaving the program, twothirds had either no earnings or earnings below 50 percent of the poverty line. Policies designed to address poverty often reflect certain understandings of what poverty is like, and when they fail, some suggest adjusting not only the law, but the idea behind it. “I don’t think anyone would choose the very meager level of benefits that we have,” Carlson said. “But some people that are forced to rely on that, and so, it
seems to me, to assume that’s a choice and that they don’t want to work is inconsistent with the evidence we have.” As a part of an effort to identify and treat addiction, Walker also announced an intention to “ensure that everyone getting public assistance can pass a drug test,” calling for mandatory drug screenings to qualify for public housing, food stamps and Medicaid. Similar initiatives have found little success in other states, creating substantial administrative costs without finding meaningful drug use among welfare recipients. What reforms like these indicate, critics say, is a pervasive stigma against those living in poverty, a suspicion of people that require public support. “It’s taking receipt of benefits and making it seem like a moral problem, that these are drug abusers who aren’t doing the right thing,” Carlson said. “I feel like if that’s not the case, then why aren’t all state employees subject to drug testing, what is it about the need for government assistance that makes you suspicious?” This too contributes to a clearer picture of how many Americans view those on welfare: with deep suspicion, as narratives of the lavish lifestyles of “welfare queens” and lobstereating food stamp recipients continue to flood conversations on the subject. Many fear that expansive social programs could breed laziness and permanent dependency, as Walker suggested in likening traditional welfare to a “hammock,” contributing to the notion of public benefits as a potentially desirable, or even luxurious state of living. “Most poverty is pretty dynamic. There aren’t really a lot of people who are just poor their entire lives, it’s more that stuff just happens,” Carlson said. “People lose a job, people get sick, people have natural disasters in their community and they’re not able to support themselves. To me, the idea of welfare as a ‘hammock’ just doesn’t go along with the notion of what the evidence shows, of who’s poor and why they become poor.”
the system that can be diverted out of the system, so those vulnerable folks, is going to be really key to not having huge collateral consequences for them,” Clark said. Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney agreed, saying it’s imperative officers are trained to handle those who need to be directed to the proper resources. “The initial step is the most important,” he said, adding that those who obtain a criminal record have lives that are forever changed, something he considers a failure of his and the messaging of the criminal justice system. He added it’s important that residents move forward in support for the Dane County Jail because as it stands, residents are not being housed properly. The now-approved $76 million
renovation for the jail received backlash from community members who felt the money should be spent on community alternatives. Mahoney emphasized that the renovations would decrease the number of beds from 1,013 to 922. “It’s not just the Sheriff’s responsibility, it’s the community’s responsibility to ensure those who are incarcerated are done so humanely and safely,” Mahoney said. Moving forward, Mahoney doubled down that his commitment is to facilitate discussion with law enforcement officials and the chiefs of police to create a collective plan. “Right now, the process is all 29 police departments can operate in any way [and] fashion they wish,“ he said. “It would be nice if there was a consistent model on how we move forward.”
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Gov. Scott Walker spoke about his plans for reforming welfare policy. By Andy Goldstein STATE NEWS EDITOR
“Public assistance should be more like a trampoline and less like a hammock,” Gov. Scott Walker announced to roaring applause at his State of the State address, introducing a package of new reforms to the welfare system. These reforms would add a series of stricter requirements for Wisconsinites to qualify for welfare and public support, with the goal of easing people off of government dependency and into the mainstream economy. But these policies have more than administrative importance, as they also suggest a unique understanding of what poverty is like, and what sorts of values are assigned to different people grappling with it. To Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who testified in support of the reform proposals, any good welfare system is one that “promotes accountability, encourages personal responsibility, prevents fraud and abuse,” and “opens the doors of opportunity for people who can work.” Debates within social policy often wrestle with questions of who is considered worthy of help. “Deservingness has historically been tied to ability and willingness to work,” said Marcy Carlson, a professor in the UW-Madison Department of Sociology and researcher at the Institute for Research on Poverty. “Americans, in terms
dane from page 1 But according to Colleen Clark, equity and criminal justice council coordinator for the Dane County Board, these agencies still lack valuable data and agreed-upon terminology necessary to create cohesive pipeline — and that’s what’s happening next. “The first thing is, OK, what is severely mental ill from the perspective of somebody who’s a subject matter expert,” she asked. “Is that the same definition as [Department of Corrections]? We got to speak the same language.” Regardless, the overarching goal is to improve the front end of justice — the points in the SIM model that come before a court appearance. “Especially in the state of Wisconsin, diverting people out of
caution from page 1 law enforcement events. While ahead of most other departments across the country, both agencies have continued to look for new ways to diversify. In fact, MPD — whose goal is to eventually have an equal number of male and female officers — has been finding ways to recruit women and many other different kinds of non-obvious candidates “for decades,” according to Madison Chief of Police Mike Koval. Rather than look for people with a background in law enforcement, Koval said he looks for people “across the academic spectrum.” Prime candidates are inquisitive, personable and have the ability to multitask. This has led Koval to send out recruitment letters each year to the coaches of women college athletes — a group that has the skills the department is looking for. Williams — who has been with the department for nearly 30 years
faculty from page 1 large role in historically marginalized students’ reluctance to approach faculty, Singer said. “It has everything to do with the climate we’ve created here that causes them to feel uncomfortable and absolutely nothing to do with their own ability or drive,” she said. Mariah Skenandore, co-president of the Native American student organization Wunk Sheek, said she has experienced instances where she was uncomfortable contacting her instructors. “I have a hard time going up to professors, especially if the classroom is full of predominantly white students or the professor is white,”
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— said gender diversity has been something MPD has “proven to be successful at.” She said her ability to do her job has never come into question when working. She also said that while she has spoken to women in similar positions who have had difficult experiences, MPD is “genuine” in its attempt to continue to improve and make sure all of its employees feel welcome and equal. “I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to enter this profession with this agency and have always felt that I was an equal contributing member of the department,” she said. Despite success, there is still room for improvement. In an effort to continue to mirror the changing Madison population, Koval said he would like to increase efforts to hire Latinx people. “We have to make an attempt to get people to understand that these are the faces of our community,” Koval said. “And so [they] should be faces of our police department.” Skenandore said. “I feel like they don’t have any shared experiences as me.” Skenandore suggested that underrepresented students reach out to faculty who have the same identities as them to make them feel more comfortable. She said it may help them with approaching other professors who are different from them in the future. Singer emphasized that preparation is key if students are anxious about interacting with faculty. “If a student goes with a very clear idea of what they want to ask and what they want to talk about, they can feel a lot more comfortable,” Singer said. “[Faculty] are there to teach. They’re there to help students.”
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The above graphic represents answers from a fall ASM survey to the question, “Do you trust the intentions of fellow council members?” asm from page 1 Resch is not among that 30 percent, though. He is comfortable disagreeing with others on the council and said his least favorite thing is one-sided debate, or a lack of debate on a piece of legislation. “We are on the council to represent students,” Resch said. “If you believe you are elected to represent your opinion or if you were elected just to be a representative, you still should be expressing some sort of opinion.” 65 percent of representatives are likely to not trust the intentions of fellow members while only five percent said they trust their fellow council members. “I was very sad to see that result, but I was not complete-
ly surprised,” Morrison said. Resch explained that as a body, ASM has become more trustworthy and mitigated the animosity of the last session through improved communication and trust. He highlighted the more apolitical legislation of the 24th session, crediting the work of the equity and inclusion committee. Resch identified last session’s Boycott Divest Sanctions Legislation as a possible source for animosity, calling it “purely political.” ASM plans on administering another survey about council climate in February. “I don’t think that [November’s] results are indicative of where council is today,” Morrison said. “I’m excited to do another survey to see how much we’ve grown.”
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64 Trombone accessory 65 Shopper’s reminder 66 Sugary DOWN 1 Popular barbecue meat 2 Words of confidence 3 Veg out 4 Burn soother 5 A long way off 6 Japanese religion 7 Walk nervously 8 Object of Indiana Jones’ quest 9 Bloopers 10 Alaskan national park 11 Cork’s land, to poets 12 Over the limit 13 Words to an old chap 18 Apt to snoop 23 Takes the gold 25 Leave speechless 26 __ terrier (dog breed) 27 “Check” 28 Modern composer Steve 29 Chews the fat 30 Crinkly veggie 31 Tend to the sauce
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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32 Diva’s delivery IXNAY! By Fred Piscop
35 Derby or bowler
33 Diner handout
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37 Like the colors of the rainbow
1 Rice with spice
37 Bond and Smart, for two
38 Eat like a chicken
6 Canned fare since 1937
39 Timbuktu’s land
39 Short, heavy woolen coat
10 Take-out shop
40 Having four sharps
41 Hook’s sidekick
14 Florida citrus city
41 Blueprint detail, briefly
42 Sardine can material
15 Mata __
42 Home run, in slang
44 Danish seaport
16 Libidinous god
43 Trade school subject
45 Dollar total
17 Shaving mishaps
47 Send to the canvas
46 Playful bites
19 Musical Simone
48 Expensive wrap
49 Pond gunk
20 Place for a patch
49 London’s Downing, e.g.
50 NO __ TRAFFIC
21 Word on a dollar
52 Swab’s implement
51 Go on a tirade
22 Like a banjo
53 Flapjack-selling chain
52 Advanced degs. for curators
24 Great in scope
57 Fictional sleuth Charlie
54 Bring on board
26 It may be rigged
58 Ones forbidden to emigrate from the USSR
55 Any of Steinbeck’s Joads
27 Madison Square Garden team
61 Still-life vessels
56 Soft “Hey you!”
32 Dean Martin song subject
62 Codebreaker Turing
59 One of football’s Mannings
34 Argus’ many
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‘Life is Strange: Before the Storm’ explores themes of high school life with new maturity By Marty Forbeck VIDEO GAMES COLUMNIST
Deck Nine’s recently concluded “Life is Strange: Before the Storm” is one of those rare prequels that manages to surpass the original in every aspect. Despite being put at a million disadvantages, the final product is more succinct, emotionally impactful and LGBTQ+ inclusive than its predecessor. Overall, it’s better at being “Life is Strange” than the original “Life is Strange.” If you haven’t played the original, it’s still worth a look, but it isn’t necessary for enjoying “Before the Storm.” Released over the course of 2015, it was developer Dontnod’s angsty, teenage take on the Telltale Games episodic adventure formula. The player was placed into a world with a series of scenes based around dialogue choices and very simple puzzles, with the only notable difference from Telltale’s formula being a time-rewinding mechanic, which allows you to see the immediate consequences of your choices before you made them. Despite largely sticking to a well-established formula, it did manage to paint a portrait of teenage vulnerability that was unique to video games, even if it was one with stiff and janky animations. Every single character walked, talked and acted as if they were the caricatures that some middleaged French men believe populate American high schools — it didn’t help that the game was made by middle-aged French men. For all its veiled references to “Twin Peaks,” the game copied the story structure of “Donnie Darko” beat for beat while failing to execute on “Darko’s” coming-of-age themes. In terms of unique things it had going for it, the LGBTQ+ romance,
subplot about disability and time travel mechanic all could’ve been handled better. Despite positive reception, Dontnod decided to stop handling those things — at least for a while. They took a few years off to work on other projects and handed the franchise over to American developer Deck Nine. However, in order to not affect the original game’s conclusion or interfere with any of Dontnod’s future plans for a “Life is Strange 2,” Deck Nine was given next to nothing to work with. Their game had to be a prequel, it couldn’t feature any of the first game’s iconic time travel and, due to an ongoing strike, it couldn’t use any of the old central and beloved voice actors. Deck Nine took their restrictions and ran with them. Amazingly, the dialogue throughout the game sounds exactly like what actual teenagers would say. The LGBTQ+ romance between the two main characters is handled much more maturely. A new mechanic called Backtalk shows off just how much the dialogue has improved by involving you in snappy arguments where, in order to succeed, your chosen response has to match your opponent’s insult — think of the insult sword fighting system from “The Secret of Monkey Island” but faster and more serious. The mechanic never gets brought out often enough to become well-developed, but neither did the original’s time travel. The story and choices you make are still the game’s focus, and with only a 10 hour run-time compared to the original’s 15, it’s remarkable that anything in this game was developed better. In a lot of ways the game is about the power we have with-
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Despite its disadvantages,“Life is Strange: Before the Storm” is a vast improvement from the original. in restriction. Any player of the original knows that neither member of this game’s core duo has a happy ending. But, as the game’s self-reflexive dialogue is quick to point out, it is still beautiful to watch them work. Repeated vignettes involving a roleplaying game, an extended theatrical sequence, dreams of people long passed, the conversations you have, the impractical teenage plans you make, the choices you’re presented with — the very fact you are playing a video game are all reminders of how good it can be to live in your imagination, in the moment. Whether or not this is the same thing as living a lie is the question at the center of
“Before the Storm,” a question it asks so beautifully that it puts the “lessons” the original taught to shame. That said, the game isn’t flawless — the last episode in particular could’ve used some more work. A lot of scenes in it feel truncated, and there’s no other way to describe the ending of “Before the Storm” except as wrong. Without spoiling too many details, a melancholy work like this about finding power in hopeless situations should not end with a lament for how powerless its characters are. I wish I could tell you there was at least some happy recognition of the power while they had it and that “Before the Storm” didn’t end as
a complete downer, but 1) there isn’t, and 2) it does. Sticking the landing well is a hard thing to do, but a quick rearrangement of the game’s final cutscene could’ve fixed the most self-destructive ending I’ve seen in years. There is a bonus episode coming in a couple months which will supposedly bridge the gap between the prequel and original, but given that it features the original duo, I’ve no hope for it to fix any of the major problems that arise in “Before the Storm.” For their unique atmospheres alone, both “Life is Strange” games are still worth buying — just try to take the game’s advice and live in their best moments for as long as possible.
UW professor’s book tells us to respect the bees By Lucas Sczygelski THE DAILY CARDINAL
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The novel is a call for humans to reevalute our relationship with bees.
The humble honeybee has long lifted a heavy symbolic load. In the Bible they conjure the specter of an enemy: “They compassed me about like bees ... but the Lord helped me.” In Tibet, monks have long considered their arrival a sign of good luck. In the 1705 poem “The Grumbling Hive,” Bernard Mandeville compares all of humanity to a “Spacious hivewell stockt with Bees” and asks moralizers to act like bees, and join the buzz of commerce. It’s true that honeybees –– their one-minded work ethic balanced by a collective groan –– do make a very apt stand-in for the market economy. But what happens when capitalism outpaces the honeybee? If Heather Swan has it her way, technology won’t make the capricious honeybee obsolete quite yet. She’s an environmental literature professor here at UW-Madison and the author of a new book, “Where Honeybees Thrive.” I’ve spent the last few days curled up on my Madison couch reading Swan’s little book. It’s a meditative call for us humans to reevaluate our relationship with the yellow, furry pollina-
tors we’ve long wrung the symbolic and agricultural value out of. It begs us to talk about honeybees in ways that don’t simply mirror the cold rationality of newspaper leads like “Scientists have proven ...” and “New research shows ...” But let’s ignore that advice and take a look at the hard research, anyway. It’s not encouraging. A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture found that the national bee population fell 23 percent between 2008 and 2013. Wisconsin saw a population dip that exceeded 60 percent during the 2014-’15 winter season alone. The culprit: Colony Collapse Disorder. Nobody yet knows the exact cause of CCD, but research suggests that hive malnutrition and the use of pesticides have contributed. Whatever the cause, the great “Grumbling Hive” is growing silent. In an early chapter, Swan travels to a slice of Chinese countryside where more than a quarter million pear trees were planted in the 1950s. Pesticide was sprayed “seven or eight times a year” on the monocrop orchards through 2012. Then all the bees died. The rest of the book is a digres-
sive attempt to make sense of that grim excursion. She covers honeybee-inspired art and photography — I bet you’ve never seen a photograph that makes you want to count the hairs on a honeybee’s thorax. She also writes about the sensual joys of being a beekeeper. (Give the smoker a puff, coax the bees off their comb.) Systems like our monocrop agriculture model and our lush lawns are deservedly skewered. But instead of ending the book with a list of policy prescriptions, she tells an anecdote. Swan walks out of her Madison-area home to inspect her hives “after days of windchill readings of fifty below.” She knocks on the box, assuming they’ve died in the extreme cold. However, when she hears them, alive and well, she weeps, moved by their incredible resilience. “It was a very good reminder that together, and with love, we can survive just about anything.” It’s a shame that Swan still has to defend the honeybee’s legitimacy against public indifference, but that doesn’t detract from the power of her new book, and its simple message: “It seems like a privilege to share the world with creatures like these.”
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Facebook and social media are distracting and unneccesary tools PETER KANE opinion columnist
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Ron Johnson and Paul Ryan have endorsed anti-FBI conspiracy theories based on flimsy evidence.
Ryan and Johnson ramp up absurd FBI attacks JAKE PRICE opinion editor
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lthough the State of the Union did not mention it, the state of the special counsel’s investigation into possible Russian collusion with the Trump campaign is in peril. While former FBI director Robert Mueller presses onwards, Republican congressmen, including Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan and Ron Johnson, have attempted to undermine the validity of the investigation in ways that are clearly misleading and shocking to those paying attention. Republicans in the House Intelligence Committee voted to release a memo from its chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who had supposedly recused himself from the committee’s Russia investigation for unauthorized disclosures of classified information. The memo alleges unauthorized action by the FBI in regard to their tracking of former Trump campaign official Carter Paige, who was suspected to be coordinating with the Russians.
Johnson has yet to release a statement apologizing or admitting his wrongdoing.
The committee voted to release the memo despite pleas from Trump’s own Justice Department, which believed the memo’s release would be “reckless” and create a dangerous precedent of releasing classified information. Republicans voted against a briefing session that would inform the House on the memo’s material, showing they do not want the full picture, but rather cherry-picked information to undermine the FBI. To further prove this point, the Intelligence Committee’s decision to reject the release of a Democratic memo that addresses Nunes’ claim through the underlying intelligence. This memo perhaps would
have put Nunes’ in perspective. This is particularly important considering that after review of the memo, the FBI stated that they “have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy.” This is all in the midst of a New York Times report stating that Trump pushed for the firing of the special counsel until one of his top lawyers threatened to quit. The push to discredit the FBI by Republicans is not just ironic due to their “pro lawenforcement” stance, but dangerous, cynical and based on myth. These theories will be broadcasted on right-wing media in an attempt to legitimize the claims of Trump and other Republicans, and potentially a decision to rid the special counsel through a series of bureaucratic steps. They have alleged there is a “deep-state” conspiracy in which the FBI and the Justice Department have colluded against Trump, blinded by their left-wing political bias. Upon examination, Deputy Attorney’s General Rob Rosenstein is a registered Republican. Former FBI director James Comey? Republican. Current special council prosecutor Robert Mueller? Republican. And lastly, what about the now former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe? Well, he voted in the Republican primary in 2016. The Trump administration is attempting to portray the FBI and its own Justice Department as the enemy of the state, much as he did with Hillary Clinton and the media. For someone who is under investigation of colluding with a foreign adversary to win the presidential nomination, that strategy is an act of desperation. However this desperation generates more and more momentum as long as Republicans in congress enable it. Wisconsin’s own Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Ron Johnson are not only enabling but exacerbating this transparent and disingenuous attack. Ryan has called for the FBI to be “cleansed,” in wake of the memo. Ryan pre-
viously explained that the Democratic memo would have to go through a process in which members of the House Intelligence Committee would read it before they could vote on its release. According to the New York Times, when asked why the Nunes memo would not have to go through the same process, he told the reporter that they had asked enough questions. Ron Johnson went onto Fox
[Congressional Republicans] do not want the full picture, but rather cherry-picked information.
News to explain that he had been informed of a “secret society” within the FBI that was aimed at rigging the election against Trump. Yes, this is he same FBI that publicized a reopening of Hillary Clinton’s email investigation a few weeks before the Nov. 8 election. The claim of a “secret society” was proven to be false, and his reliable source ended up being a joke from a text message. Johnson has yet to release a statement apologizing or admitting his wrongdoing. Trump’s full-fledged assault on federal law enforcement is only possible through a GOPbacked campaign. As long as members of Congress such as Johnson and Ryan continue with their bad faith arguments, the conspiracy against the FBI will remain in the news cycles. It is up to them to tone down their flagrant support for a conspiracy claim that serves no purpose other than shielding the president from the law. It is up to them to put an end to this madness. I, for one, am not holding my breath. Jake is a junior majoring in economics and history. How do you feel about the investigation and the recent criticism? Send comments and questions to opinion@dailycardinal.com
ur generation cannot get enough of social media. It is an addiction that grips our society and defines our times. Today more than 1 billion people have a Facebook account and our world is more connected than ever. But Facebook can be a dangerous drug. Today it is nothing to sit on Facebook for hours on end. We can scroll forever through a sea of content that brings us instant updates from the lives of friends and news from around the world. The memes are funny and puppy videos are cute. The articles are interesting and we are a click away from distant relatives whether we are at home, in class, riding the bus, at the bar or in the library. It seems like a flawless system, but it’s not. Facebook is as addicting as it is designed to be. Every time we like a post or click a link, our preferences are recorded and weaponized against us to grab our attention from the moment we log on. Facebook’s servers know us better than we know ourselves and use our data to keep our eyes glued to the screen. Companies pay huge amounts of money to advertise specifically to consumers they know will buy their product because Facebook knows what we want. The reason a free website is valued at $407.3 billion is because it can sell our attention span to the highest bidder. It knows we will only log off for a short while before we begin to wonder what has happened on Facebook since we left. There is so much information flowing through the website that we need algorithms to sort through it all and show us what we will be most interested in. This not only feeds the addiction but also gives a preference to content from sources that have similar beliefs as ours. This makes different viewpoints seem more foreign than they are. It’s easy enough to unfriend someone who is vocal about beliefs that contradict our own, but when we do that we are ignoring the fact that there are different sides to every issue and become more entrenched in our opinions.
As we scroll comfortably through ideas that confirm our own, we grow wary of people with different viewpoints. The world becomes more polarized and fewer people are willing to talk openly about issues that might get political. With so much content flashing before our eyes, it can be difficult to determine what is real and what’s not. On Facebook, all news articles appear to be equally legitimate and we are on our own to determine what’s factual and what’s fake. According to a recent study at Stanford University, fake news articles were clicked on and presumably read 760 million times before the 2016 presidential election. Misinformation can lead people to do bizarre things. One example was the so-called Pizzagate scandal, when a man stormed a Washington pizza place with an AR-15 because he read online that the restaurant was the center of a child pornography ring run by the Clintons. Turns out it was just a normal pizza place. Facebook is a platform for anyone to say anything they want regardless of how true or biased it is. While it is a fantastic display of First Amendment rights, it’s also a breeding ground for conspiracy theorists and nut jobs. Nonetheless, we continue to scroll whenever we get the chance. It’s so easy and convenient to pull out our phones and see what’s new on Facebook that it’s hard to imagine a world without social media. We will probably never go back to the days when we had to meet someone at a certain place at a certain time or when we would stand empty handed as we wait in a line. But that doesn’t mean that we need to be constantly entertained by social media. Society functioned perfectly well for centuries before Facebook and people were no less happy in the dark ages of ten years ago. Today it seems like we need to be constantly connected to maintain social ties, but we don’t. As we grow more obsessed with the online world we will become disconnected from the real one. Log off. Peter is a junior majoring in journalism and English. What are your thoughts about Facebook usage? Please send comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Trump creates Minecraft account to spend time with son, banned from server in less than 24 hours of play By Savannah McHugh THE DAILY CARDINAL
The latest volume in the Trump Anthology of Scandals has prompted the president to take some time away from all the hard work he doesn’t do to spend some time with his youngest son, Barron. Having completely given up on improving the state of his union to First Lady Melania Trump amidst his latest allegations of extramarital sexual deviance, President Trump announced on Monday his intent to bond with his son through online gaming. “My son Barron is the best,” Trump announced at a small conference in the press room of the White House on Monday night. “What’s it called? Mind trap? Mine shaft? Whatever it is, he’s the best at it. He uses only the finest materials with the greatest tools ever. I’ll be suspending my
multi-annual Mar-A-Lago golf trip to play on my son’s Y-Box.” Since joining the online Minecraft community and creating a username on Tuesday with the help of his son, President Trump has since been banned from the game as a whole. Correspondents from The Daily Cardinal attempted to reach out to Mojang Specifications, the Stockholm-based developers of Minecraft, to discover the reasoning behind this unprecedented move. “Until Tuesday, we’d never considered revoking a player’s online privileges entirely, but the complaints against President Trump were groundbreaking. Never have our players complained en masse about the same account simultaneously,” a spokesperson for Mojang responded
almost immediately. “He was using the chat function to vehemently insult and dehumanize other players, most of which are young children, with almost no provocation. He also attempted to embezzle almost 13 million coins from the Minecraft Marketplace.” Shortly after being banned from the world of Minecraft, an action never before taken by Mojang Specifications, President Trump responded to the events via Twitter, despite press secretary Sarah Sanders’ best efforts to prevent it. “US considering imposing sanctions on Sweden for banning the best Mind Maps player… Love from LargestHandsEver45!!!” the President tweeted on Wednesday morning. Experts predict President Trump’s Minecraft ban won’t be lifted any time soon.
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Trump’s avatar pictured embezzling coins and insulting children.
Starting the semester off right: Tips for a not-so-shitty spring semester By the Almanac Editors THE DAILY CARDINAL
What could possibly be worse than a stable, perfectly enjoyable, dramafree semester? Have no fear, the trusty Almanac Editors are here to help! We’ll give you the inspiration you need to add a little spice to your schooling. Tip #1: Spend all of your money on instant hot chocolate. Go ahead and binge-watch The Office for the fourth time, too. We know you want to. Tip #2: Deliberately disorganize everything you own. Just cleaned your room? Set all of your clothes on fire! Just swept the viruses off your hard drive? Download more terrabytes of porn than your brain can handle! The options are limitless! Tip #3: Howl at the moon as often as possible, even if your neighbors are trying very hard to enjoy what
little sleep they have time for. It brings good luck. Tip #4: Don’t ask any questions about anything, ever. Just don’t. Nothing has ever been solved by asking questions, so why start now? Tip #5: Dedicate all of your spare time to communicating through snow-signaling. Don’t
know what that is? Too bad. Tip #6: Start fights with everyone. Especially your professors. Everyone knows they’re a rowdy bunch. Following our list will assuredly guarantee spring success. Consult Google for proper moonhowling methods.
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A more accurate description of Olive Garden’s cultural authenticity.
Olive Garden waitress “unimpressed” with local man’s conversational Italian talents By Savannah McHugh THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Local restaurant patron Pruett Tencious was utterly disappointed when he found his Olive Garden waitress to be unimpressed by his comically exaggerated pronunciations of menu items. He’d hoped that his elementary understanding of the Italian language would’ve impressed the staff, despite the fact that Olive Garden is an entirely American franchise with no connection to what Mr. Tencious erroneously calls “la motherlanda”. Mr. Tencious visited the restaurant by himself over the weekend and requested to be seated in a booth, despite the fact he was alone. Hoping to combat his soul-crushing loneliness, he attempted to engage his waitress in a bit of Italian banter. Surprisingly enough, Mr. Tencious found that his waitress, also a native Wisconsinite, was not willing to converse with him in English, let alone in a different language. Mr. Tencious was
shocked to discover most of Olive Garden’s staff was not familiar with the Italian language. “I just wanted to have an authentic cultural experience, y’know?” Mr. Tencious said when he responded to a request for comment Monday morning. “After I took Italian 101 online, it’s been difficult to find a place to put my new language into practice. I thought my local authentic Italian restaurant would be that place.” “I suppose it’s a valid deductive argument to assume that because we work at an ‘Italian’ restaurant, we would speak the language,” Olive Garden manager Donna Giveashit said to Cardinal correspondents following Mr. Tencious’s complaint. “But then again, what is ‘valid’? Aren’t we all just mindless beings within a lawless existence? Isn’t life a waiting room for endless purgatory? My Philosophy 101 course taught me that.” Mr. Tencious expressed wishes to find a conversational partner within the Madison area, specifically one with blonde hair, blue eyes, and an affinity for red lipstick.
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The fact that hockey players only play in short spurts on the ice can lead to feelings of intense frustration, excitement and anticipation for members of the team.
Quick change: Badger skaters wrestle with challenges of short shifts on ice By Ethan Levy THE DAILY CARDINAL
Hockey is vastly different than any other sport. It’s remarkably fast, uniquely physical and fiercely emotional. The flow to the game is graceful and captivating, and it demands fortitude. But one of the most notable aspects of hockey that differentiates the game from any other team sport — an element that often gets overlooked by fans and is a primary cause of those more tangible distinctions — is the amount of time that each player spends on the ice at a time. In basketball, the average player will spend about seven or eight consecutive minutes on the court. Although it’s broken up into many plays, football players will usually be on the field for a full drive and soccer players will often play over 45 minutes without a break. Hockey players, on the other hand, play significantly less at a time; they’re typically on the ice for just 30 to 45-second intervals.
“You have such a limited time, so when you’re out there you just have to give 110 percent.” Jason Dhooghe freshman forward Wisconsin Hockey
Of course, over the course of the game, a player will accumulate ice time and play 10, 15 or even 20-plus minutes in total. That time, however, comes in brief shifts, as each player will alternate between less than a minute on the ice and a minute or two on the bench before their next shift begins — making each shift essen-
tially a sprint where a player goes allout for a short period of time. “Not many sports are like hockey,” Wisconsin freshman defenseman Josh Ess said. “Not many sports are that fast. You get tired fast and you have to go out there and do what you can in just 45 seconds.” This short time on the ice significantly affects gameplay in many ways — including, most notably, the mental and emotional effect that it has on the players before their shifts. Each player experiences a range of emotions before they jump from the bench onto the ice. Most Badger players, perhaps surprisingly, say that are rarely nervous. Instead, UW’s skaters are more excited to get their opportunity to influence the game. In fact, many are even antsy and jittery before their skates hit the ice, tapping their feet and gloves on the bench in anticipation. “Oh yeah! For sure. There’s a lot of excitement,” junior forward Will Johnson said. “There’s this little build up. You get off and you just try to catch your breath and recover, and as each second goes by you’re just like, ‘Okay, I’m ready.’ And then as soon as coach says you’re up, that’s all you can think about is what you’re going to do.” The back-and-forth nature of the game is thrilling to most fans. But the Wisconsin players are constantly excited as well, as the short shifts elicit a novelty to each opportunity that keeps them anxious to get on the ice and contribute. With that excitement, though, can come an intense frustration. When a player has even a small stretch of poor play, they can’t always immediately rectify or even consider their mistakes. Instead, they have only
have a couple minutes to think about more of a mental toughness. If you’re their last shift before returning to the mentally tough when they have susgame — making mental toughness tained pressure in your zone and paramount for success. you’re struggling to get the puck out, “You only have the puck on your you will be able to battle through stick, if you did the math, a min- that,” Wagner said. “When you’re ute, if you’re lucky, total the entire tired you start to cheat, so that’s game. Maybe 30 seconds, where the mental tough20 seconds the whole time. ness comes into play. You So It’s definitely frustrating do whatever it takes to get [when you screw up],” senior the puck out of the zone.” forward Ryan Wagner said. Moreover, shift length “But that’s where the mental also forces UW’s athletes Now at side comes in. You just have to contribute to the team 13-12-4, UW to move past it and figure out without being on the ice has not lost how to get your next opporat all. Therefore, everyin three tunity, and when it comes one has to find a way to consecutive games. you have to capitalize on it.” both maximize individual “I think [shift length] is a performance and bolster bonus and a negative. With their teammates’ sucshifts going every 45 seconds, cess during the 65-plus UW comes in at No. 19 in you’re up in a minute and a percent of the game that the latest half, so you don’t have much they’re on the bench — Pairwise time to dwell on it,” Johnson turning every player into Rankings. added. “I think that’s kind of a coach of sorts in their nice. In other sports you may time off the ice. have things weighing on you “I’m kind of just for a while while you play. watching the play,” With hockey, you have another shift Wagner said. “If the puck is near the in a minute in a half, so you kind of bench, you want to tell the guys if have to forget about it.” you have time, if someone’s on you, Not only do hockey players have to stuff like that. You’re seeing what be mentally tough following mistakes, [your teammates are] doing, seeing but an uncommonly long shift, name- what I can tell them to help them out ly when a team is stuck trying to clear if they make mistakes.” the puck from it’s defensive zone, also If you sit close enough to a hocknecessitates that fortitude. The main ey bench to hear, the whole team is reason the shift lengths are so short is constantly talking, screaming and that the players get tired quickly after cheering, generating energy and going nearly all-out, so it’s difficult — encouraging each other to outperand even physically impossible – to form their previous shift. execute when their legs get heavy. Still, “A lot of it is support and keepeven when they are stuck on the ice ing the bench positive,” freshand exhausted, they have to find a way man forward Sean Dhooghe said. to make the right play. “Things can go up and down so “It’s physically tough [when quick, whether you’re out there or you’re out there too long], but it’s not, so I think figuring out how to
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Of course, every hockey player wants to be on the ice as much as they can, but they all know the importance of taking short shifts. Legs get worn quickly, and the players become unable to execute offensively or defensively in the same way as with a rested body. But more importantly, with only 30 to 45 seconds at a time to make a play, Wisconsin’s players are desperate, hungry and relentless in pursuit of the puck. That is what makes hockey so uniquely fast and fervent. “Hockey’s so intense,” freshman forward Jason Dhooghe said. “You have such a limited time, so when you’re out there you just have to give 110 percent.” Ultimately, regardless of the nerves, frustrations or jitters that are inherent to the game, one thing remains universal to hockey players: they don’t get a lot of time to make a play, so they will do whatever they can to leave their imprint on the game every time their skates hit the ice. “I’m playing the game that I love,” Zimmer said. “Every time that I’m on the bench I’m ready to get back out on the ice. I’m going to give it my all for those 45 seconds.”