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Father of the Pill and UW alumnus dies Friday at 91 years old By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL

COURTESY OF MATT MCMANUS

Wisconsin School of Business graduate Matt McManus launched Bokos, a sandal company based in Minnesota, April 2013 while finishing his senior year at UW-Madison.

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Recent grad becomes small business owner your own,” McManus said. “As long as those mistakes are learning experiences, I think mistakes are just fine.” McManus, who graduated with a double major in marketing and management, co-founded Bokos while preparing to graduate from the Wisconsin School of Business in 2013. The recent graduate said he juggled schoolwork and planning the Bokos launch for months, with help from the professors in the business school along the way. “The business school professors were really, really phenomenal. They obviously have their own experience out-

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Former UW-Madison student Matt McManus found inspiration for one-piece rubber sandals from his co-founder and brother, who returned from a trip to Beijing with a pair of unique sandals that sparked envy among family and friends. McManus said the coveted sandals eventually became the basis for Bokos, a shoe company based in Plymouth, Minnesota, after a research process largely centered on trial and error. “The hardest part is you never know what to expect, so you have to make mistakes on

side of just being professors, and they were really great resources to ask questions,” McManus said. Working with his brother is rewarding because they have complementing skill sets and generally agree with each other, McManus said. However, he added that working with family can be a challenge. “You have to try to not always talk about business,” McManus said. “It’s easy to make that always the topic, but you definitely have to draw that line when you’re not on the clock.” McManus said the most

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Carl Djerassi, a 1945 UW-Madison graduate and recipient of a 1995 honorary degree, died Friday at the age of 91, according to a university news release. The chemist, poet and playwright was most known for his work with steroid hormones, the groundwork for the first oral contraceptive. Djerassi emigrated from Vienna to the U.S. in 1939 and attended UW-Madison until 1945, when he began working with colleagues in Mexico City to create a synthetic steroid hormone. The substance contributed to the first hormonal oral contraceptive, deeming him the “father of the birth control pill,” according to a October 2012 release. Upon receiving a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wisconsin Alumni

Association in 2012, Djerassi addressed the societal impact of the birth control pill. “People think the pill should be either credited or blamed for the sexual revolution; that’s a gross oversimplification,” Djerassi said in the release. “People forget the ‘60s were the decade of hippie culture, drug culture, rock ‘n roll culture and, most importantly the flowering of the women’s movement. All these had something to do with sexual liberation.” More than a noted scientist, Djerassi was also a recognized artist and art collector, according to the release. He began writing poetry and plays in the 1980s as a way to educate the public through fiction without them knowing it, according to a 2014 interview with Chemistry World. “I really decided it would be interesting to lead a totally different

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Carl Djerassi, the UW-Madison alumnus who helped discover the basis of the first oral contraceptive, died at age 91 Friday.

Researchers pinpoint fluorescent dyes to assist brain cancer surgery UW-Madison scientists identified two new fluorescent tumortargeting agents that light up brain cancer cells, according to a Jan. 22 press release. Researchers injected alkylphosphocholine agents into mice implanted with cancer cells, which then flowed through the blood-

stream and to the brain in order to illuminate the unhealthy cells. These compounds are detectable by many modern microscopes, making them useful for surgeries. “[The discovery] allowed us to create fluorescent APC agents that can visualize cancer cells beautifully under high-resolution

microscopy,” Dr. Jamey Weichert, associate professor of Radiology, said in the release. A scientific paper written by Dr. John Kuo, associate professor of Neurological Surgery, and Weichert showed APC agents can detect more than 55 different cancer lines, including some resistant

to current treatments. Cancer cells absorb the APC agents, which can either allow the cancer cells to be seen or deliver a radioactive medicine that kills the cells. A tumor-labeling agent is approved for use in Europe, but one of the agents discovered is superior to it. Both APC agents

show cancer-selective uptake, so normal cells are not affected, according to the release. “It can be difficult to distinguish between cancer cells and adjacent healthy tissue,” Kuo said in the release. “This study is an important proof of principle.” —Martin Rakacolli

Madison Police Department investigates possibly linked sex offenses in State Street area Madison police are now investigating two similar sex offenses in the downtown area following a second report from a victim, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

After reading a news report about an inappropriate touching incident that happened downtown Wednesday, a 47-year-old Madison resident contacted authorities reporting she had been physically

violated in a similar manner while riding on a Madison Metro bus. She said the incident occurred near State Street and Lake Street soon after the first victim reported being assaulted. Due to the proxim-

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ity and similarity of the incidents, it is possible the same suspect is responsible. However, according to Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain, presently it is unknown whether or not this is true.

The suspect, a large male in his late 20s to early 30s of possibly Middle Eastern or Hispanic descent, was last seen wearing a heavy winter coat, a knit winter cap and a backpack.

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Birth Control Guide: No Babies November

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Alex tucker sex columnist Dear Alex, I’m looking into birth control right now and don’t think I understand all my options. Please shed some wisdom! Thanks, Readerface Killah

i Readerface! As a sexual health educator, I am obligated to tell everyone that the only for sure guaranteed onehundo percent way to avoid pregnancy is by abstaining from sex. There are a zillion other fun things to do with people, but sometimes we just wanna fuck. To stay safest, we should combine any method below with CONDOMS, which I cannot plug enough. PhotoThat’s because they are 98 percent effective when used correctly. Please take advantage of their magical powers. To break it down, there are really two types of birth control: Hormonal and nonhormonal. Let’s dive in!

Hormonal Many people prefer hormonal because it’s less to worry about “in the moment” and can have benefits like acne reduction and breast enhancement (for real!). However, they can cause complications and can be super hard to physically get used to.

Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) Ninety-nine percent effective in preventing pregnancy, the Mirena is a plastic, “T-shaped” device that is inserted into the uterus where it can remain for up to five years. Mirena IUDs can be taken out at any time and do not affect fertility in the least. A note on IUDs: Paraguard, an IUD no longer available, caused many problems for its users, including infertility. Paraguard gave IUDs a bad reputation, but luckily researchers and scientists have lowered the chances of complications to almost zero percent.

Nexplanon Implant An inch-long, super skinny rod that is implanted in

between the biceps and triceps and releases hormones consistently throughout the body preventing pregnancy. The insertion can be a little painful, but for three years worry-free and 99 percent efficacy it can be totally worth it.

The Patch The birth control patch uses similar hormones to other methods and prevents ovaries from releasing eggs. It sticks like a Band-Aid and only needs to be changed once a week. The patch comes with some baggage—the sticking spot needs to be changed each week (from hip, thigh, shoulder, etc.), and can leave a reddish residue. The other flaw is that the patch only comes in beige, making it less accessible for people with any other skin color.

phragms are like little shallow bowls that we fill with spermicide and tuck under the cervix inside the vaginal canal. Diaphragms have to be sized so they fit perfectly over the specific cervix they’re serving. Sizing and obtaining a diaphragm is a service available to all students at UHS.

Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD) Similar in form to the Mirena, this IUD uses the element copper to stave off spermies. Its efficacy is similarly high to its hormonal counterpart, however some people with Copper IUDs report having a heavier period than people who use the Mirena.

Spermicide Use condoms every time you have sex. Other methods can seriously help out in preventing pregnancy, but there’s nothing like a one-two punch to knock out the possibility of pregnancy.

The DepoProvera Shot The shot is just like any other shot, but it’s full of hormones that prevent pregnancy! One shot is effective for three months and shots should be scheduled meticulously to avoid unwanted pregnancy. “The Shot,” as its often referred to, is available from University Health Services at 333 East Campus Mall.

NonHormonal For people who are sensitive to changes in hormones, non-hormonal methods are the way to go. Some people experience side effects like migraines, vomiting and a lessened libido. Below are the most effective options for people who prefer a hormone-free birth control. Most non-hormonal birth control methods should be used alongside condoms for maximum efficacy.

Diaphragms A little outdated, dia-

It’s a chemical that kills sperm! Insert it into the vag or use it with a sponge or diaphragm to stave off those spermies!

The Pullout Method Not something I would recommend for maximum safety, but withdrawal, or the pullout method, can be effective when done correctly. Withdrawal requires the penised person to pull out of the vag before ejaculating, leaving us to jizz all over other fun body parts! The issue with the pullout method is precome, which dribbles out of penises during intercourse or head or excitement or just a general arousal

kind of time. One drop of precome can contain millions of little spermies and IT ONLY TAKES ONE to get a person preggers. Guys just like please use condoms. In conclusion, use condoms every time you have sex. Other methods can seriously help out in preventing pregnancy, but there’s nothing like a onetwo punch to knock out the possibility of pregnancy. For more information about each of the above birth control methods, check out bedsider.org and plannedparenthood.org. Their resources are amazing! If you have any questions for Alex, email her at sex@dailycardinal.com.

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Keystone pipeline receives approval from U.S. Senate After weeks of deliberation, the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the threat of a presidential veto. The bill, passed 62-36, authorizes the construction of a 1,179 mile pipeline intended to transport oil from Canada to Nebraska, where existing pipelines would bring the oil to Gulf Coast refineries. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reaffirmed President Barack Obama’s opposition to the pipeline in a press briefing last Thursday, promising a veto if the bill passes Congress. “The pipeline is part of ensuring that the private sector’s success in finding new sources of energy in North America will continue,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who voted for the bill, said in a press release. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., voted against authorizing

the construction of the pipeline. Meanwhile Wisconsin has yet to fully approve an expansion of another pipeline’s capacity. That pipeline, built by Enbridge, Inc., would connect to the Keystone pipeline but its expansion has been stalled thanks to efforts within the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Enbridge already pumps hundreds of gallons of oil through Dane County, but is seeking permission to increase pumping capacity to over one million gallons per day, county officials said in a press release Wednesday. Dane County Supervisor Patrick Miles, chair of the county’s zoning committee, said in the release the supervisors need more time to discuss whether the company’s proposed $100 million spill insurance policy is enough to go forward with the proposal. —Eric Cummings

Wisconsin falls behind country in per-pupil funding, study finds Wisconsin suffered the nation’s largest funding decline in per-pupil education, according to a U.S. Department of Education report released Thursday. The state experienced an 8.7 percent decline in per-pupil funding between 2011 and 2012. The state spent $11,233 per-pupil in 2012, down from $12,197 in 2011. “This report is a clear indicator of how Governor Walker and the Republicans feel about the future of Wisconsin children,” state Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, D-Middleton, said in a statement

Friday. “This report demonstrates the immediate need for increased revenue authority and aid for our schools in the 2015-17 budget.” State Superintendent Tony Evers requested roughly $13 billion to fund the state’s education system in his November budget request, a $613 million increase from his last two-year proposal. The proposed education budget has met opposition from Republican leaders, who have criticized the proposed increase in funding as an inefficient use of taxpayer funds.

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is a very important part of the process to become a small business owner. “I remember, when I was first launching, that I was hoping that this thing would be big overnight,” McManus said. “That’s not how it works. The biggest thing is to stay diligent and wait for the doors to open.”

important thing for aspiring small business owners to remember is to ask questions and take advantage of their resources, encouraging anyone interested in business to reach out and ask him for advice. He also said being patient

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Mayoral candidates (in order from left to right) Richard Brown, Christopher Daly, Bridget Maniaci and Scott Resnick take part in a six-part discussion of Madison’s future.

Mayoral candidates debate future plans for Madison By Laura Grulke THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison mayoral candidates convened Thursday in the first forum of the 2015 campaign at the Madison Concourse Hotel to discuss the state of Madison’s economy, homeless population and public dialogue. Candidates Richard Brown, Christopher Daly, Bridget Maniaci and Scott Resnick participated in the six-part discussion in preparation for the primary elections scheduled for Feb. 17. Among much talk of qualifications and bids to voters, each candidate presented detailed hopes for the future of Madison. Much of the night’s discussion focused on goals and solutions for the downtown area. Many of the candidates expressed motivation to retain and invite business to support the area while expanding the economic “boom” to the rest of Madison. Resnick spoke about

Madison’s downtown as an economic and social indicator for the rest of Madison. “It’s really our downtown that is our soul because it’s what happens in our downtown that sends a message to our community,” Resnick said. The candidates also named homelessness as one of Madison’s top issues. Daly said one of his first priorities in the mayor’s office would be building a day shelter to accommodate the homeless and expressed anger at the city’s lack of motivation to do just this. This sentiment was echoed throughout the night by other candidates, especially when speaking of government accountability and resources that are available but are left unused. “Folks who are homeless are struggling so much just to get [their] basic needs met, and the city needs to step up,” Maniaci said.

Brown similarly spoke passionately of the many youth in Madison who have become homeless and have nowhere to turn. “This is something that’s really, really dear to my heart … We have 1,000 homeless kids in the Madison Metropolitan School District, and we have to do something about it,” Brown said. One solution candidates presented to solving issues like this and many more was public input. While many of the candidates focused on ways to improve communication between citizens and city hall, Daly said he would reach out to existing entities that already have a running dialogue with the public, mainly the Madison School District. “They have their finger on the pulse of what’s really going on in the community, and they have the greatest connection to members of the community because everyone is invested,” Daly said.

Board of Regents to present diversity award to UW-Madison instructor

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Super study session People gathered in living rooms all around campus to watch the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday night. + Photo by Wil Gibb

The UW System Board of Regents will honor a UW-Madison assistant professor Friday for his success with and support of diversity on campus. Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Erik R. Brodt, leads the Native American Center for Health Professions, which seeks to recruit and support the graduation rates of American Indian students majoring in health professions. Brodt works with the NACHP under a $1 million, five-year grant, Indians into Medicine, and is creating a series of films named “We

Are All Healers”. Other recipients will include UW-La Crosse Professor of History Victor M. MacíasGonzález and the Research Apprenticeship Program at UW-Whitewater. “The recipients … are leading by example, using innovative, effective methods to expand educational opportunity for historically underrepresented student populations,” Regent José Vásquez said. “We are honored to recognize their dedication to helping more and more students develop their talents and give back to their communities.”

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of 89, according to the release. He previously said his discovery came at a perfect time. “As science moves forward, there is always a moment where, if you don’t do it, someone else will,” Djerassi was quoted as saying in the release.

life—that of an intellectual smuggler,” Djerassi said in the interview. The scientist-turned-writer remained intellectually active throughout his life, finishing his second autobiography at the age

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Maham Hasan lit columnist

here comes a time in every college-going young adult’s life when you go through the devastating experience of losing a best friend. These four years somehow both accelerate and encompass so many big milestones that it seems a tad ludicrous when you think about it, but it’s true. We start out by being on the cusp of adulthood and experience the epitome of our prime soon after. Our dreams, it seems to us, have never been more alive than at this moment and neither have our emotions been so true. The most solid of friendships are found and formed in this era, perhaps ones that will last us a lifetime, such as the Hogwarts kids, Sam and Frodo, Huck and Tom; the list is truly endless. Pop culture cliches aside, we know it to be true. But just as many friends, if not more, are lost. Curiously enough, even though literature is riddled with the pain and heartbreak of lovers lost and love dying there seems to be no instruction manual lying around to guide you through something that might even be more traumatizing than any romantic breakup. Take the drifting apart of Enid and Rebecca for exam-

ple in Daniel Clowe’s “Ghost World.” The fact that they were high schoolers aside, their shared mockery and cynicism of the world portrayed an iconic friendship. But they drift apart because they finally discover their identities and their friendship ceases to make sense anymore.

Time is the silent killer of everything; sneaking up slowly on every flourshing thing and chippng away at them. And friendshp is just another one of its victims.

Most of us assume and take for granted the fact that good friendships, the very best kind, are made to withstand anything and last for as long as you do. We’ve all made those plans to be senile and inappropriate together. These friendships then aren’t supposed to be the source of your turmoil, rather the respite you seek from everything else wrong and painful in your life. Breakups therefore are almost a little easier because of our flaky nature to constantly fall in and out of love. But broken friendships are tragic; someone who was once your biggest champion and saw you as a beautiful soul, now sees something repulsive in you. It is shockingly brutal how easy it is to simply disconnect yourself from someone’s life.

It’s an even more sobering realization that calling your best friend to wail about your day amidst the death of that same friendship is a right you don’t have anymore. The plug has been removed, the ties severed. So what do you do? Well if you are anything like me, and I’m assuming that you at least have a marginal fondness for books to be reading a literary column, you begin by finding solace in the literary world. And the great plethora of beautiful friendships that give us hope and something to aspire to. I recently stumbled upon a true–and unlikely–friendship within the realms of the literary world. Apparently Mark Twain and Helen Keller were quite the best friends, despite a 45-year age difference; so much so that he always signed his letters to her with his real name Samuel L. Clemens preceded by, “Ever lovingly your friend.” One of her biggest supporters, he never shied away from gushing with superiority about their friendship, “An affectionate friendship which has subsisted between us for nine years without a break and without a single act of violence that I can call to mind. I suppose there is nothing like it in heaven; and not likely to be, until we get there and show off. I often think of it with longing, and how they’ll say, ‘there they come–sit down in front.’ I am practicing with a tin halo. You do the same.”

‘Dear White People’ reflects on racial differences in college By Emmet Battenberg The Daily Cardinal

As I trudged through the snow this past Sunday toward Union South, wind whipping tiny shards of ice into my face, I was uncertain as to what I was heading into. The Marquee Theatre was showing an oddly intriguingly titled film called “Dear White People.” I had no idea what to expect but going in with an open mind yet somewhat predictive thought process was indicative to my experience with the movie. “Dear White People” is an interesting film. It has enough awkward racial quips and jokes to make even the most multicultural person fidget in their seat, yet contains enough genuine heart to pull you right back in. Addressing a tough topic such as race is enough to interest almost anyone, especially when you can sit back and listen and don’t have to approach the uncomfortable topic yourself. From very early on in the film, we learn that the last thing this movie will do is hold anything back. We are brought to an Ivy League university, where the topic of race is discussed often yet very differently. We meet a number of black, mulatto and white students and faculty members, all intertwined in a complex and complicated storyline revolving around race.

Our protagonist Sam, played by Tessa Thompson, holds impressive grudges and bold beliefs on the place of black students at her school. She holds a weekly radio show (called Dear White People), where she voices her thoughts to the entire campus. She then wins a spot as the president of the Anderson/Parker, the traditionally black student resident hall, and strictly enforces her beliefs. This is where the plot really begins to thicken. The ensemble cross and re-cross each other’s paths, romantically and professionally. It’s a complicated but realistic story and its themes are those of the movie itself. Race is a complicated and intricate subject, not only because it’s hard to talk about or people’s beliefs differ, but

“But every single person in our university, just as in the movie, has a different story with a background that has changed them into they person they are today...” because of the individuals that are bound by it. The majority of the characters we meet in the film all collectively are conjoined by the fact that they are black. But this does not mean that they are even remotely similar. Some spend their lives trying to act white, others try-

ing to be black, and some never being able to fit in anywhere. This is a theme that is easy to relate to a campus such as our own. With such diversity, it seems like it would be easy to fit in somewhere, but often it may be the opposite. Universities, just as society does, seem to think that those people belonging to a race are all similar. But every single person in our university, just as in the movie has a different story with a background that has changed them into the person they are today and no one knows that story like the person themselves. The film is well acted and funny. It pulls you in and allows you to feel comfortable and embracing of its difficult topics. It’s a story of love and identity, and finding out who you are no matter what your race. The film asks if there is still racism in America and it doesn’t have an answer. Interracial couples make love, same sex lovers kiss and the question changes from “Is there still racism in America?” to “How can there still be racism in America?” There is such diversity and intricate storylines in our world that it’s impossible to reduce someone to a stereotype because we simply have no idea who they are. In the end maybe that’s all that matters, no matter what color, gender or beliefs, we are all ourselves, each writing our own story.

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“How Should a Person Be?” by Sheila Heti is a true story about Sheila and Margaux and how the only friendships that are able to sustain themselves are those built on balance. There’s no better way to describe their bond than the following quote from the book, “If I had known, when I was a baby, that in America there was a baby who was throwing up her hands and saying, first words out of her mouth, Who cares? and that one day she’d be my best friend, I would have relaxed for the next twentythree years, not a single care in the world.”

The most solid of friendships are found and formed in [college], perhaps ones that will last us a lifetime...

You are your friends’ biggest loyal supporter, even when they might seem crazier than a lunatic. This is what Hamlet and Horatio’s bond in one of Shakespeare’s best works taught me, “Hamlet.” There will be many friends who stick around for the ride when it’s all smooth sailing, but only the rare ones will still remain when things get bad. We all know things had gotten real bad for Hamlet, but not once does Horatio waver from

his side. Emily Brontë’s masterpiece, “Wuthering Heights” might be most notably known as a tragic love story, but what many forget is that Heathcliff and Cathy were first and foremost best friends since childhood. Their love was thus that much more intense and epic because of their bonds of friendship. Even as people deeply in love and emotionally disturbed, they were best friends always. And while their story may have ended in tragedy, neither their friendship nor their love was a farce and it was worth saving. Time is the silent killer of everything; sneaking up slowly on every flourishing thing and chipping away at them. And friendship is just another one of its victims. Or is it? I truly believe that time, flighty and unreliable as it may be, also thoroughly preserves and allows to thrive friendships that are special and irrevocably real. So amidst the throes of woeful thoughts and wondering wherever did your partner in crime disappear off to, perhaps holding on to the fact that you had the wrong person driving the getaway car and the wrong person helping you drag the body across the living room floor would be comforting. Has a book helped you get through the loss of a friend? What friendships in books have you found especially insightful? Email Maham at mhasan4@wisc.edu

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Doomtree brings All Hands on newest release ALBUM REVIEW

ALL HANDS Doomtree By Patricia Johnson The Daily Cardinal

The eclecticbandofMinneapolisbased emcees, Doomtree, recently released All Hands, which deviates itself from the typical rap you hear on the radio. The songs have heavy basslines and quick-paced, explosive beats. The proper way to enjoy this album is with your subwoofer on high to let the emcees’ hypercharged lyrics hit you hard when the bass builds up for the chorus. The album title, All Hands, alludes to the nautical saying, “All hands on deck.” You’ll notice some of the songs on the album include maritime metaphors and occasional melodic sounds to give the listener a feeling of being cast out at sea while other songs focus on blending instrumentals with electric beats. Doomtree waited three years to release All Hands after isolation in a cabin far from any distractions to perfect their sound. The individual band members also explored solo careers during this time, which has

developed Doomtree’s sound that, in my opinion, gives them more clout than simply a Midwest favorite. A personal favorite of mine was “Heavy Rescue,” a song that sets itself apart from the rest of the album with guitar riffs tied in with an electric beat. The references to oceanic themes and rough waters in this song complement the album’s theme. To me, it’s about the emcee’s challenges they encounter with rejection and learning to overcome “the rising tides” with continuous improvement and positive thinking. Another song worth listening to is “80 On 80.” The song gives the listener a glimpse into the band’s interpretation of life on road. The lyrics delve into the difficulty of making a name for themselves while touring when they don’t have hometown familiarity. Having only seen Dessa perform once and not being too familiar with the rest of the band, I can say I’m pleasantly surprised by this album. If you weren’t lucky enough to attend Doomtree’s All Hands Day for the album blowout in Minneapolis, you’ll get a chance to see them perform in Madison Feb. 21. I think it’s safe to say the avid Doomtree fans will be more than satisfied with everything All Hands has to offer.

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Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Football part 5 ___ lazuli (blue mineral) 10 Burst open 13 Annoying smell 14 Plain, in Spain 15 “Whale” or “herring” attachment 16 Wide-ranging appeal 19 Withdraw (with “out”) 20 Telltale signs 21 NBA legends Archibald and Thurmond 22 Bouillabaisse cooking vessel 24 Fee for grazing cattle 25 Does and ewes 26 “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star 28 As many as 30 Former Russian leader 31 “What did I tell you!” 3 4 More than merely owing 38 “... Bojangles and ___ dance for you” 39 Circulatory trunk 40 Silver State destination 41 English Lit

assignment 42 Con’s knife 44 Prepare Parmesan cheese 46 Monster in Greek mythology 49 Related on the mother’s side 50 Arrogant 52 San Francisco’s ___ Hill 53 Like a soldier’s gear 56 Prayer finisher 57 Dwelling 58 Big name in cereal 59 Animal lair 60 Pre-stereo recordings 61 Bugs on a hill DOWN 1 Advertising eyecatchers 2 Adroit 3 Called into question 4 “... ___ he drove out of sight ...” 5 Docile creatures 6 Host before Paar and Carson 7 Advil target 8 Getaway spots 9 Barroom elbowbender 10 Erato’s group 11 Genesis 12 Domesticated animals

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Monday, February 2, 2015

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Walker falls short on teacher training Lara Sokoloski Letter to the Editor

ear Governor Walker, As I prepare to begin a second semester of teaching 9th grade English this Monday, I can’t help but wonder: What makes someone a good teacher? Is it a comprehensive knowledge of and passion for the subject taught?

Is it a craving to command those rooms filled, year after year, with young minds waiting to be molded into “educated” adults? Is it realworld, field-based job experience? Or, is it the years of “training” undergone before stepping foot into a classroom that best prepares one to effectively teach? Many would argue for just one or two of the above, but I have to disagree.

The answer is a combination of all the above. You see, my path to education was different from many seasoned educators in the field today. I started college as an undecided major at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, transferred to UW-Madison and began a major in English, then added a second major in Journalism through the University’s “J-School”.

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The education profession was nowhere on my radar. After graduating in 2009 with experience in the Journalism field via various magazine and newspaper internships, I began my tour of jobs-I-didn’twant-for-long-and-wasn’t-good-at: Starbucks barista, hotel desk clerk, bartender (if two days counts), and Communicator in the Labor and Delivery unit of Froedtert Hospital. Each of these stints granted me real-world work experience and a surface-level knowledge of that particular job (i.e. I learned more about labor than I ever wanted to), but I wasn’t utilizing my knowledge and skills; that “education” I had been cultivating for the past four years. Something had to change. It was at this point that I decided to try substitute teaching. My mom was a teacher in the Cudahy School District where, she said, I could fill in as needed. I paid the required $100 to DPI and began the wait for those early a.m. calls. It was through those (albeit short and scattered) days that I had a cliche moment of realization: I was good at this job. I found my strengths (high school) and weaknesses (elementary), and, in short, discovered in myself a passion I never knew I had. Shortly thereafter, I learned about Carthage College’s Accelerated Certification for Teachers program. Fourteen months and bam!- You’re a teacher. It sounded easy enough, and like any program, parts of it were. Yet, there was something more that came along with the required classes which helped hone classroom skills, learn and practice reading strategies, and embed in us some of the basic fundamentals of teaching. It was being in classes comprised of people of a variety of ages, skilled in various “subjects,” from different socioeconomic backgrounds who made the decision that educating kids was the path they had decided was right for them. Obviously, each of us in the program came from a different educational background as well; our undergraduate degrees were not in Education. However, we shared a likened passion that drove us to the licensure program; one which required the necessary time and energy from not only ourselves but also our professors, advisors, and mentors to ensure that we were prepared to step into our respective future classrooms and not only do the job, but do it well. We were required to teach for a year while taking classes and were observed doing so, given feedback, and held accountable for the abundance of collective weaknesses we had to improve upon. We were praised for our strengths in making connections with students and becoming involved in our schools, though we knew there was the possibility that future employment with that particular district was not a guarantee. Not everyone in my cohort immediately earned a teaching job the following year. Some have since left the profession and made another career change. Some have switched from teaching to a different position within the school system. Some, including myself, went on to obtain a Master of Educational Leadership degree through Carthage and have reached the middle of our fifth year of teaching. No matter the case, though, we all went through the external as well as internal reflections and learning processes it takes

to be able to call ourselves teachers. This is where your plan comes in. There is no singular “test” that can determine if a person should be a teacher. In fact, there are plenty of teachers who have gone through numerous years of preparation and have taken many tests who should probably be in a different career. Yes, I will agree that work and world experiences can make someone an excellent teacher. They have gathered knowledge from the front lines and want to share their learning with today’s youth, and no one should be deterred from that invaluable opportunity. But experience, talent, and “competency” or “value” in the private (or any) sector are only factors that can determine if one is equipped and capable of sharing the incredible responsibility of teaching (and coaching and advising and mentoring). This assumed competency in skills or experiences paired with a “proficiency test” is simply not enough to award anyone a teaching license. Would you ask a doctor who has been practicing medicine for several years and decides he wants to be a lawyer to take a test one day and the next day call him your attorney? How can someone who has never been charged with the task of managing a classroom let alone educating in one know that he/she even wants to fill that role? Like a student’s range of knowledge and skills, one’s aptitude for teaching cannot be measured and determined by a standardized test. Education itself is rapidly changing. Schools are “living” in the sense that they have to be flexible with the ever-changing and growing students they hold. Educators’ focuses are shifting, and as respected teacher and author Dennis Littky writes in his book The Big Picture, “A great school is like a successful business in that it keeps looking at itself, questioning its operations, and making adjustments accordingly: when the kids change, when technology changes, when priorities change, when new research findings suggest a better way” (185). Like many successful businessmen, politicians and educators, I agree that reflection is necessary and change is inevitable; these are integral parts of life. However, upon reflection, I do not believe your “easy process” licensure proposal is “a better way”. I do not believe encouraging more people to become teachers is wrong. I do, however, believe that it is other factors (which do not need to be discussed here) that are deterring so many from entering (as well as prompting so many to leave) my beloved profession. If a fourteenmonth graduate program or four years of undergraduate classes are enough to dispel one’s dream of teaching, then so be it. Of course, I do not celebrate my monthly college loan payments. Yet, in my eyes, the reward of waking up every day to go to a career I love and feel called to do is worth any price. My job is not always “easy,” but no job worth having is. Sincerely, Lara Sokolowski English Teacher

Lara teaches at a school in South Milwaukee. Do you agree with her take on teacher training? What do you think? Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.

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Monday, February 2, 2015

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Women’s Basketball

Wisconsin grabs important road win over Illinois By Matt Tragesser the daily cardinal

After accumulating a career high 31 points in Thursday’s matchup against Ohio State, junior guard Nicole Bauman continued to roll on offense Sunday as she contributed 21 points in the Badgers’ 73-62 win at Illinois. Bauman’s presence was heavily needed Sunday as Wisconsin (4-7 Big Ten, 8-13 overall) desperately needed a win against a suspect Illinois squad (2-8, 11-11). Following her eight threepointers on Thursday, Bauman added five more from beyond the arc against the Fighting Illini,

making her the lead scorer for the Badgers. Offensively, the Badgers have been relatively solid during the season and showcased that against Illinois, but their defense was one factor coming in Sunday that would determine whether or not they would win. During the Badgers’ recent four-game losing streak, they have allowed an average of 81 points on defense and gave up a whopping 89 points in a home loss against Nebraska. In order to have a realistic chance of beating an opponent, Wisconsin needed to tighten their defense Sunday.

Nicole Bauman and company shut down the Fighting Illini in the first half as they held them to a 29.4 percent shooting percentage and 26 total points. Wisconsin’s stout defense never let up, however. By the end of regulation, Illinois had a team shooting percentage of 34.8 percent and only mustered up 62 points. In large part, Wisconsin was able to pull away because of their stingy defense, but the Badgers’ rebounding also helped secure the W Sunday. Sophomore Malayna Johnson and Redshirt Senior Cassie Rochel each led Wisconsin with

11 boards and contributed to the Badgers season-high rebounding total of 50. As a team, the Fighting Illini could only bring down 35 rebounds and the 15-point rebounding differential served as another important factor in Wisconsin’s impressive and important win. While Wisconsin certainly got a solid conference win, there were also areas of concern Sunday that need to be addressed for the near future, as they prepare for a stretch of games against four ranked teams in the next month. Turnovers have become detri-

mental for the Badgers this season and that was on full display Sunday, as Wisconsin turned the ball over 22 times, which ultimately created 15 extra points for the Illini. Aside from turnover woes, the Badgers missed many opportunities at the free throw line against the Fighting Illini. As a whole, Wisconsin shot only 59.3 percent from the line. Wisconsin will have a six day break from basketball and will look to correct these issues by next Sunday when they will host No. 20 Iowa at the Kohl Center at 2 p.m.

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James White went straight from the Badgers to a Super Bowl ring, even though he rarely played.

Two former Badgers win Super Bowl rings By Lorin Cox the daily cardinal

Move over Russell Wilson, there are some new Badgers getting a chance to lift the Lombardi trophy. Former Wisconsin Badgers James White and Jonathan Casillas earned a Super Bowl Championship when the New England Patriots defeated the

Seattle Seahawks 28-24. White played running back for the Badgers from 2010-’13, ranking fourth all-time with over 4,000 rushing yards and third all-time in total touchdowns. He also graduated with the school record for highest career yards per rush at 6.24. Casillas racked up over 250 tackles and 28 sacks while also contributing heavily on special teams from

2005-’08 at Wisconsin. He, unlike White, was active for the Super Bowl, but did not register a tackle. It was both of their first seasons with Patriots. White was drafted by the team in the 2014 draft, and he appeared in three games this season. Casillas started three games and appeared in eight, registering 21 tackles and a forced fumble.

hockey from page 8 third period, it only took another two goals and 36 seconds to crush UW’s hopes for good. The Badgers added another goal from sophomore forward Jedd Soleway, but ended up losing by two. There were more questions than answers after a series that could have been the defining moment of Wisconsin’s season, but the Badgers are choosing to look forward. “It seems, right now, on our path to success, we’re really hitting some bumpy roads,” Eaves said. “We need to use this as a lilypad to keep growing.” UW is back in action next weekend in University Park, Pennsylvania, versus Penn State at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 1:00 p.m. Saturday.

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A frustrating weekend at least had a happy ending, with Corbin McGuire sealing an extra point for UW in the standings.

It takes some gall to announce that you’re giving a sports team $220 million the same day you announce future cuts for the University of Wisconsin System amounting to $300 million. Apparently, Scott Walkerr had gall Tuesday. The always entertaining governor of Wisconsin announced his shiny new “Pay Their Way” plan for the Bucks, trying to hide in legalese that he’s basically giving a pair of billionaires $220 million in public funds. The title “Pay Their Way” implies that the Bucks will pay back the state of Wisconsin for its investment, with Walker saying the funds would be “paid back by projected growth in income taxes from the Bucks, as well as visiting teams, due to salary increases and new TV contracts.” Sean Dinces, an associate professor at UW and expert on stadium financing, explained to me why this means nothing. “Walker is attempting to make it sound like using the tax money is a “no cost” approach for the public,” Dinces said. “This is not the case, there is an obvious “opportunity cost” involved in diverting increases in tax revenue away from public goods like education (or, alternatively, increasing tax rates in order to maintain or increase spending in those areas).” “Another way to think about this ... is that essentially Walker and company are agreeing to burden the state (i.e. taxpayers) with a sizeable amount of the investment risk in the new arena. In other words, the public bears much (if not most) of the risk, while the team keeps all of the profits.” That should clear up any confusion or rationalization: Walker is giving the Bucks $220 million. Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: The Bucks did not need this money. Their franchise value currently stands at $600 million according to Forbes’ annual team valua-

tions and that could be a conservative estimate. Like pretty much every sports league in the United States, NBA revenues have skyrocketed and will continue to do so for the forseeable future. The team’s two owners, Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens, are estimated to have a combined net worth of $2.9 billion. Putting up $520 million instead of $300 million would have carried more risk, but the financial reward would have still been worth it. Lasry and Edens are investment bankers from New York. What do investment bankers do when acquiring assets? They try to minimize risk and maximize reward. Know what’s a good way to minimize risk? Have local and state governments pump hundreds of millions of dollars into your acquisition with no expected return. The Bucks saw a chance to make basically free money and took it. The thing is, though, the state of Wisconsin didn’t have to give it to them. Everyone was simply afraid that the Bucks would leave if they didn’t cave. Walker says in his press release that the Bucks would have likely left in 2017 if they didn’t receive the money (which they didn’t need, they just want to maximize revenue be it in Milwaukee or Seattle). It’s hard to quantify a public’s love for its sports team, but we have to wonder if it’s worth $220 million in state money during a budget shortfall, when the UW System is taking $300 million in cuts and almost every social program is under budgetary fire. It’s telling the decision to spend this money isn’t likely to come to a public vote or even a Wisconsin Senate vote. It’s because they would have likely said no. So congratulations Bucks fans, you’ve got your new stadium. Except the team didn’t need that money. But hey, at least the Bucks are here to stay. This is awesome news, unless you’re a University of Wisconsin student. Or teacher. Or anyone benefiting from a social program. Or someone who dreams of a not-bankrupt state of Wisconsin. As long as you’re not any of those, congratulations.

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Men’s Hockey

Men’s Basketball

Wisconsin offense slices through Iowa By Zach Rastall the daily Cardinal

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Minnesota’s Seth Ambroz tormented Wisconsin all weekend, scoring four goals across two games.

What could have been Badgers blow two leads in brutal fashion against rival Minnesota By Devin Lowe the daily cardinal

This season, Wisconsin men’s hockey has been defined by seconds. Friday night versus the Minnesota Gophers (3-2-3 Big Ten, 12-9-3 overall), the Badgers (0-6-4 Big Ten, 2-16-4 overall) sat comfortably on a 3-1 lead midway through the second period. 100 seconds later, Minnesota was ahead by a two-goal margin, scoring a whopping four goals in 1:40 and three in just 39 seconds. Saturday night, Wisconsin found itself with the lead again, this time in the third period with 1:13 left to play. With two seconds left in regulation and an extra attacker on the ice, the Gophers capitalized on a tired Badger defense and sent the game to overtime. How does Wisconsin reconcile losing leads (and, thus, wins) to a sequence of bad seconds? It can’t seem to, which troubles both the coaches and players. “If we could take that minute and 40 seconds back, it would probably be a different outcome,” head coach Mike Eaves said after Friday’s 7-5 loss. “It was just like somebody turned

the lights out for a minute and 40 seconds and we had no clue what our brain was doing.” The Badgers’ silver lining in a wild, back-and-forth series came Saturday when they defeated the Gophers in a shootout. Two freshman forwards scored their first career goals in the 4-4 tie, including Ryan Wagner, who tipped in a shot by freshman defenseman Jake Linhart just nine seconds into the game. The other goal came from Cameron Hughes at the end of the third period on a Wisconsin power play. Hughes’ wrister ignited the Kohl Center crowd and gave the Badgers their first lead since the first period. “At the beginning of the year, a lot of us were kind of feeling our way out,” Hughes said of the freshman class. “After Christmas, guys [have been] starting to play better … I think a lot of the guys are happy with their play lately.” After Minnesota forced overtime, which went by scoreless, Wisconsin and Minnesota traded two goals apiece until redshirt freshman forward Corbin McGuire scored on a highlightreel backhand shot in the seventh round to give the Badgers the extra Big Ten standings point. “We’re going to enjoy this one, and that’s a much-needed point there in the shootout, especially against a good team like Minnesota,” McGuire said. “Those are the points we’re

going to need to have.” Another notable positive for UW in Saturday’s tilt was its penalty kill. The Badgers allowed only one goal during a five-minute major to college hockey’s best power play team and successfully killed off a 5-on-3 in the same stretch. Whereas Saturday offered a lifeline to the struggling Badgers, Friday highlighted the areas in which they are still a work in progress. Wisconsin opened with energy on a tipin goal by senior forward Joseph LaBate, but Minnesota responded with a goal from senior forward Seth Ambroz, who totaled four goals against UW in the series. “I told him in the second period to quit scoring on me, but it turns out that didn’t work out very well,” senior goaltender Joel Rumpel said of Ambroz, who scored the tying goal in the third period of Saturday’s game to force overtime. Goals from freshman and sophomore forwards Matt Ustaski and Grant Besse gave Wisconsin a 3-1 lead, but four goals in 100 seconds by Minnesota seemed to knock the life out of the Badgers. When freshman defenseman Jack Dougherty scored his first career goal with 52 seconds left in the second, it looked like the Badgers had a shot at a comeback. But midway through the

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Behind yet another strong performance from senior forward Frank Kaminsky, No. 5 Wisconsin cruised to a second consecutive road win and continued to distance itself from the rest of the Big Ten. Kaminsky scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help guide the Badgers (19-2 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) to a 74-63 victory over Iowa (13-8, 4-4), their second win over the Hawkeyes in the last three games. With the victory, UW moves to 7-1 in Big Ten play for just the third time in school history, all of which have come under head coach Bo Ryan. The Badgers are the only team in the Big Ten that haven’t lost at least three games in conference play up to this point in the season. Though Kaminsky led the way with his fourth 20-plus point performance in his last five games, Wisconsin had three other players reach double digits as well. Sophomore forward Nigel Hayes added 14 points and both junior forward Sam Dekker and redshirt senior guard Josh Gasser chipped in 11 points. Senior forward Aaron White, who injured his shoulder last week against Purdue, finished the night with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who have now lost three straight. Both offenses were firing on all cylinders in the first half, with Iowa shooting 64 percent from the field in the game’s first

20 minutes. The Badgers took a 42-36 lead into the locker room despite the Hawkeyes’ hot shooting, thanks in large part to their 10 second-chance points on seven offensive rebounds. On the game, Wisconsin had 15 total offensive rebounds and outrebounded the Hawkeyes 35-24. UW extended its lead to 11 in the early stages of the second half, but Iowa cut the deficit to five with 13:46 remaining. It was starting to look like déjà vu all over again for the Badgers, who had blown double-digit second-half leads against both Rutgers and Michigan in their previous two road games. Only this time, Wisconsin had an answer. The Badgers responded with a 13-5 run to put the game away, which included a highlight-reel, one-handed, put-back dunk by Hayes and an off-balance 3-pointer from Gasser with the shot clock about to expire. Iowa, on the other hand, couldn’t get much of anything going on offense for most of the second half, shooting just 30.4 percent from the field. Wisconsin minimized its mistakes, turning the ball over just six times and making more free throws (21) than the Hawkeyes attempted (20). UW leads the country in both fewest fouls and fewest turnovers. The Badgers now return to Madison, where they’ll play three of their next four games, starting with a matchup against Tom Crean’s Indiana Hoosiers at 6 p.m. Tuesday night.

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Nigel Hayes was a key component in several of UW’s responses to Iowa’s runs, highlighted by a vicious dunk in the second half.

Badgers clinch first round home ice in WCHA tournament with weekend sweep of Minnesota State By Lorin Cox the daily cardinal

The Badgers headed to Mankato this weekend needing two wins to guarantee a Top 4 finish in the WCHA, ensuring home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. Facing Minnesota State, who is winless in conference games, Wisconsin was able to do just that. Freshman center Emily Clark was the catalyst for coach Mark Johnson’s offense on Friday, starting off the scoring late in the first period. UW was awarded a power play, and Clark lit the lamp

with just under five minutes left in the period. In the second stanza, Minnesota State senior goaltender Erin Krichiver saved all 18 Wisconsin shots on goal, keeping the deficit at one heading into the third. Clark struck again, just 39 seconds in. It was one of 21 shots on goal for the Badgers in the period, and the team finished with 53 in the game. Her freshman teammate, right wing Annie Pankowski hit the dagger seven minutes later, securing the 3-0 win. “I think we definitely capital-

ized on our scoring chances,” Clark said. “The more we can get the puck to the net with purpose, the more we will produce.” Wisconsin continued to get the puck to the net on Saturday, and as Clark predicted, the production followed suit. A 53-shot Friday preceded a 55-shot Saturday in which five different Badgers scored. Before the shots started striking though, Wisconsin had to be reminded not to overlook their struggling opponent. The Mavericks scored the first goal of the game when a ricochet-

ing puck slipped by UW goaltender sophomore Ann-Renewe Desbiens. The Badgers entered the first intermission behind on the scoreboard for just the third time all season. “You can’t let that stuff get you down to the point where you stop playing,” coach Johnson said. “My response to the team was that we weren’t going to let that beat us.” The team responded to their coach, racking up 25 shots on goal and scoring two of them in the second and three more goals in the third. Both Pankowski and senior left wing Karley Sylvester

scored short-handed goals. Those two shorties were a part of the Badgers’ three penalty kills, maintaining Wisconsin’s .965 conversion rate, which leads the nation. Wisconsin will need to continue their strong special teams play if they hope to continue their success next weekend as they host Minnesota Duluth. The Bulldogs are second in the WCHA with 24 power play goals, and the Badgers can’t afford to get sloppy with the playoffs now in sight. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.