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UW to discuss criminal history on applications Most Big Ten schools already include it Story by Noah Habenstreit When Chancellor Rebecca Blank suggested that UW-Madison may begin considering criminal history in its admissions process, backlash from students swiftly ensued.

Opponents took to social media to rebuke the chancellor’s statement, and members of Associated Students of Madison immediately released a statement outlining their concerns.

“The practice of considering criminal history in admissions [is]

unnecessary and discriminatory,” Representative Brooke Evans said in the statement, co-written by fellow ASM members Carmen Goséy and Katrina Morrison.

Blank’s suggestion came as a response to the revelation that Daniel Dropik, a UW-Madison student and the founder of a controversial “alt-right” group on campus, had committed two racially motivated crimes in 2005.

The practice of considering criminal records is quite common among UW-Madison’s peer

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A hijab-clad student watches the presidential election results at Union South last November.

Since the election, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to limit immigration.

‘Targeted’: Ban on immigration upends life for Muslims in Madison Story by Hannah Olson and Jake Skubish

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Seeking refuge from a violent civil war, Hussein Amach fled Syria and Jordan, ultimately pursuing safety in Madison, but sweeping immigration restrictions have put that newfound security in peril.

“As an immigrant and as a Syrian, I’m really worried and sometimes terrified,” he said.

Fearful sentiments echo throughout the Muslim community in Madison following a controversial executive order signed

by President Donald Trump last

Sue Riseling became the first woman UWPD Chief 25 years ago.

This week, Riseling officially passes the baton to the new chief, Kristen Roman. + Photo by Katie Scheidt

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Caught between diminishing inmate conditions and budget concerns, Dane County officials find themselves slowing to a yet another standstill on plans to move forward with a jail renovation project that has dragged on for years.

Americans in the U.S. since 9/11.

Students speak out against ban “If the president says refugees from the same exact country that are Christian are able to come into the country versus Muslims that are not, then that comes down to religion,” said Iffat Bhuiyan, an American-born Muslim student at UW-Madison whose family emigrated from Bangladesh. “By doing this … you’re saying, ‘Oh, refugees are now dangerous.’ People don’t see them as people anymore.”

Others contended the order is not only wrong, but ineffective.

“I see it as being counterproductive ... because it antagonizes

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PROFS to ask congressional leaders for national support of shared governance

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week. Various students expressed hesitancy to comment, unsure how public statements would personally affect them.

The order declares that, barring case-by-case exceptions, immigrants from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia are prohibited from entering the U.S. for 90 days as the Trump administration reviews its screening process.

The legislation prioritizes entry for refugees of minority religions in their country of origin. Given that the seven countries specified are majority-Muslim, opponents of the order question whether it is a thinly veiled attempt to limit Muslim immigration.

No extremists from any of those seven countries have killed

Supervisors from a county board subcommittee—feeling pressure to improve standard of living for prisoners—sparred with cost-concerned representatives from the county executive and sheriff’s offices once again Tuesday, the groups at odds on

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By Nina Bertelsen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Following the shared governance changes in 2015, UW-Madison had to rethink its structure of communication between campus groups.

According to Jack O’Meara of PROFS, the lobbying arm of the Faculty Senate, UW-Madison still has shared governance but movement among some state political leaders has weakened this structure.

PROFS seeks to protect shared governance, which they think has helped make UW-Madison a premier university.

The organization is currently drafting a letter asking congressional leaders to recognize the impor-

tance of shared governance on a national level.

“Because the federal government plays a key role in setting the agenda and tone for higher education in our country, it makes sense for language supporting shared governance to be placed either in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act or in a Department of Education appropriations bill,” the current draft of the statement reads.

O’Meara said PROFS wants to make it clear that the federal government supports shared governance.

He said adding federal legislation would be a message of principle, with the weight of law, but operational details could be worked out at

the local level.

Ultimately, PROFS will share their final draft with Wisconsin’s congressional delegation in hopes they will share it and gather support from their colleagues.

“We look at our budget at UW-Madison and we get more funding from the federal government than we do from the state government,” said O’Meara. “And we saw that as a reason why it might make sense for the federal government to weigh in on this issue as well.”

O’Meara said that schools in other states have recognized how effective shared governance has

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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Chair’s bylaw change seeking SSFC transparency fails

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Associated Students of Madison Chair Carmen Goséy said she does not believe the committee in charge of student segregated fees has enough transparency and accountability in their budget process.

Goséy proposed to amend the budget process to require a vote from ASM’s Coordinating Council if SSFC wants to add, delete or alter a line item by more than $10,000. “[This] is to add more voices at the table and not just 15 people on a subcommittee that don’t deal with the ASM internal budget on a yearly basis like the people in this room do,” Goséy said to the council.

SSFC Chair Colin Barushok voiced strong opposition to this change and said the Student Council members who sit on his committee provide transparency. He said this proposed bylaw change was reactionary following a “dumb” $50,000 addition for Student Legal Services that

jail from page 1 whether to act on renovation plans currently on the table or to continue exploring options.

Josh Wescott, chief of staff for County Executive Joe Parisi, acknowledged many safety issues in the jail, but echoed longstanding concerns from his office about costs of existing renovation proposals.

“The [cost] brings a need for really thorough and complete homework before the board and the executive decide how to proceed on this project,” Wescott said. “We need to make sure we strike a balance between well-demonstrated safety needs of [Dane County Jail] and financial realities the county faces, while keeping in mind other projects on the horizon.”

Supervisor Carousel Bayrd, District 8, said there isn’t time for more analysis, as Dane County Jail conditions have been worsening for years.

Bayrd said this isn’t a conversation about money, but instead one about the people in the county’s “inhumane” jail.

“We have a huge level of responsibility for these individuals,” Bayrd

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Associated Students of Madison representatives debated a bylaw change proposed by Chair Carmen Goséy that would alter the Student Services Finance Commitee’s role in budgeting.

Student Council struck down last week.

Barushok contends that this said. “It’s not cheap, but it’s essential.”

Two different proposals for Dane County Jail reform were drafted and submitted to county officials by a group of consultants in 2016, after years of concern from the community on prison conditions prompted discussion among local officials.

Both plans address safety and liability concerns by consolidating the county’s three different prison facilities into one location surrounding the Public Safety Building downtown.

The options diverge in how the PSB space is expanded and in cost.

The first adds four stories and uses an adjacent sheriff’s lot and West Wilson Street property. The second increases space by joining county-owned property, including a Carroll Street building, the sheriff’s lot and West Wilson Street property. Estimated costs are $152.1 million and $164.5 million, respectively. It is notable that the first does not account for supplemental expenses like acquisition fees, while the second is a full estimate.

No movement toward a proposal was decided upon. Committee members are set to review the consultant report section-by-section in mid-February.

demonstrated the current system is effective, and the checks and balances in place are enough.

“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it,” Barushok said.

Ariela Rivkin, chair of the Grant

Allocation Committee, said there are currently enough checks and balances and this change would not raise accountability. She said she thinks a threshold of only the majority, and not a two-thirds vote, would be ineffective.

“Don’t get rid of the check just because you don’t like the balance,” said Rivkin, who said she has seen the system work.

Other council members, including Nominations Board Chair Vanessa Studer, expressed concern that adding in an approval from Coordinating Council would create a disportionate amount of power for chairs, who could vote on Student Council and Coordinating Council.

However, Secretary Deena Whitwam reminded council members that Coordinating Council would only vote on “significant changes” made at the last minute, and said she felt this proposal was very reasonable.

Ultimately the measure failed with most representatives choosing to abstain from voting.

Trump picks Gorsuch to take Scalia’s seat

By Sarah Schoenfeldt THE DAILY CARDINAL

President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Tuesday. Gorsuch, a 49-year-old conservative from Colorado, is likely to follow the footsteps of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Gorsuch is a strong proponent of religious liberty and will likely be less deferential toward administrative agencies, points that make him appealing to conservatives.

He also has an impressive resume, having attended Harvard, Columbia and Oxford, as well as clerking for two Supreme Court justices. Additionally, he is known as having an agreeable disposition.

Many Republicans are pleased with the nomination and see it as evidence of Trump delivering on campaign promises.

While many Republicans support the nomination, Senate Democrats are less convinced.

After Republicans refused to recognize Judge Merrick Garland, former President Barrack Obama’s nomination in 2016, many Democrats do not feel compelled to be charitable toward Trump’s pick.

According Ryan Owens, a professor of political science at UW-Madison, Democrats’ instinct will be to fight the nomination.

“Many [Democrats] are still smarting over the Garland affair,” Owens said. “That may not be their best strategy. If they lock up and decide not to move on this, it could be the case that they suffer electorally.”

If confirmed, Gorsuch is expected to fill Scalia’s conservative role on the court while moderate Justice Anthony Kennedy will act as the swing

vote. Gorsuch, who clerked for Kennedy and has an amiable relationship with him, may be in a position to influence him.

Although Gorsuch is perceived as right-leaning, he promises to stay faithful to the Constitution during his confirmation.

“I pledge that if I am confirmed I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great country,” Gorsuch said.

Despite liberal criticism, Owens said he predicts the nomination will continue on to a confirmation with very limited objections.

“I think everybody hopes for a reasonable, thoughtful confirmation process where judges of all ideological stripes are judged on merit rather than politics. And I am hopeful that at some point in the future we can return to that point,” Owens said.

Former UW-Oshkosh official responds to lawsuit, says UW System allowed actions

By Nina Bertelsen THE DAILY CARDINAL

In response to a lawsuit alleging he mishandled millions of UW-Oshkosh funds, former Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Tom Sonnleitner said he acted with consent from the UW System Board of Regents.

Sonnleitner’s legal team filed briefs Monday that claim UW System officials knew of his actions.

His team called for the case to be dismissed and seek damages to cover his legal fees.

The briefs state that he informed the regents of the constructions projects in question, once in 2010 and again in 2013. During the 2013 meeting, the UW-Oshkosh foundation president offered more details, but the regents declined due to time constraints.

Additionally, the documents alleged that Debbie Duncan, the UW

System vice president for finance at the time, sat on the foundation’s board as an ex-officio member and was aware of how the foundation was financing its projects.

The UW System and Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a lawsuit mid-January alleging that top officials, including Sonnleitner and former Chancellor Richard Wells, illegally transferred $11.3 million from the university to its private foundation and promised to back loans for five foundation building projects.

Following this, the UW-Oshkosh Foundation is considering filing for bankruptcy because they cannot pay back the $14.5 million owed on three of the projects.

Sonnleitner’s lawyers wrote, “Sonnleitner’s actions were in the best interest of the university and did not cause any financial harm to the university or to the State of Wisconsin.”

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President Donald Trump appointed Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court seat that has been empty since Justice Antonin Scalia died last year.

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criminal from page 1 institutions. Twelve out of the 13 other Big Ten schools, all but the University of Nebraska, say they receive information about applicants’ criminal histories during the admissions process.

The Big Ten strays from the trend in public institutions, as only 54 percent of public universities nationwide collect any criminal background information, according to a 2013 Center for Community Alternatives study.

Most Big Ten universities that employ the policy are quick to point out that even if a prospective student has a criminal record, it does not mean the student will be denied admission.

A spokesperson for the University of Minnesota said that although the school currently collects some criminal background information, it has plans this fall to stop asking whether applicants have been convicted of a felony.

“We concluded that admitting convicted felons doesn’t represent a threat to the university because these individuals are self-reporting and have served their time,” Robert McMaster, Minnesota’s dean of

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“Also, the university is concerned with the effect of completed applications from underrepresented minority populations.”

Other schools offer admission to students with criminal records, but may do so with caveats. “[A review committee] can recommend admission with no action, admission with limitations, or no on-campus housing, or the applicant can be denied admission,” Rutgers University spokesperson Jeffrey Tolvin said.

Blank cited her commitment to campus safety as the reason to discuss changes to the UW-Madison admissions process. However, some experts say that considering criminal records does not lead to a decrease in campus crime.

According to Natalie Sokoloff, professor emerita of sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, criminal history is not a reliable predictor of misconduct on campus.

“The fear is that parents will not want their children sitting next to someone who has been in prison,” Sokoloff told The Daily Cardinal.

“But the irony is that campus crime is mostly committed by people who have no criminal record.”

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Sokoloff is the coauthor of a study that examined the use of criminal history in admissions at 50 colleges in Maryland. She said some prospective students are more likely than others to be affected by policies like the one Blank is considering.

“One-third to one-half of people have some kind of arrest record,” Sokoloff said. “The main people that get hurt by these kinds of records are poor people and people of color.”

Sokoloff said UW-Madison could consider adopting a policy of conducting a background check, but only after a student has been admitted to the university. No Big Ten school currently employs this policy.

“On a number of campuses … they will wait until the end of the process to look up a criminal record, when the person is already accepted,” Sokoloff said. “I think it’s appropriate, at that point, for them to know about an individual such as [Daniel Dropik].”

Blank said she will discuss potential policy changes with the Board of Regents.

Peter Coutu contributed to this report.

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a largely productive community in America,” said Hani Rustom, a recent UW-Madison graduate, Syrian and former president of the Muslim Student Association.

The policy’s broad reverberations have had a direct impact on members of the Madison community. According to the university, the executive order affects 115 students, faculty and staff.

Study-abroad options, visiting scholars’ plans and research in affected regions are consequentially stifled by the new travel limitations, according to Steven Barcus, UW-Madison International Division’s director of communications.

For numerous students, the effects cut deeper than academics, with some even separated from family members.

“My uncle wanted to come [to the U.S.], but he’s a refugee from Syria ... he’s not going to be able to come at all any time soon,” said Rustom.

Students also condemned the heightened Islamophobia sparked

by Trump’s rhetoric and legislation.

“It definitely puts us on the front line of being targeted ... For me, it’s like, ‘But I am American, I am from here,’” Bhuiyan said. “‘I was born and raised with you—you’re my neighbor—and yet you still hate me.

Why is that?’”

“If you can’t see people as human beings, how are we supposed to move forward in this country?” she asked.

University responds, faces criticism In response to anxiety over the executive order’s future implications, the university released a statement calling on the Trump

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“Despite coming from a state that isn’t real wealthy, we have one of the premier research institution in the country and the world,” O’Meara said. “We believes the shared governance is a primary reason we are so

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Iffat Bhuiyan, a Muslim UW-Madison student from Platteville, says the executive order has damaged the image of refugees. administration to “ensure its policy does not keep out those who have good reasons to travel, including the international students, faculty and staff who are part of the fabric of our institutions of higher education.”

Junior Nour Saeed argued the university’s response should have emulated the more forceful responses from other institutions. Saeed had been petitioning administration to grant scholarships to Syrians before Trump’s order leveled an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, leaving her program defunct.

“I think the university should take a stronger stance, and I’m working on talking to the chancellor and the dean to get a stronger response.”

The lack of a strong response from the university sends a message to its Muslim students, according to Associated Students of Madison Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair Ali Khan.

“I feel like they haven’t been doing enough to really make it clear that they are on our side and that they do care about us,” Khan said.

ASM Student Council representative Omer Arain echoed that sentiment, saying the university’s

response “could’ve been stronger.”

At the same time, he recognized the administration’s constraints in circumventing the executive order.

“Ultimately if they can effectively provide resources for the students affected, I’m not as concerned with the messaging in this case,” Arain said.

Looking forward Many students said action will be key under the Trump presidency. Despite this enthusiasm, Jandal conceded that beyond general support, the lack of tangible action students can take to obstruct an executive order is frustrating.

“On campus there’s a deep sense of failure of the system,” Jandal said.

“Because even if we don’t like it, who are we going to speak out to?

Our representatives? These protests are being done in airports, yet this rhetoric continues.”

For those directly impacted by the executive order, though, optimism isn’t a switch they can turn on or off. According to Amach, it is an emotional necessity.

“Everything I have is here; I have nothing left in Syria,” said Amach.

“I have to have hope. Otherwise, if I don’t, I cannot survive.”

great, because we work together, because we vet ideas.”

Academic Staff Professionals Representation Organization said they are waiting for a final draft and Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee is also waiting to pass official legislation through Student Council.

However, all groups agree in the value of shared governance.

PROFS’ draft to congress reads, “Shared governance is the antidote to the bad idea and the crucible to the best idea. Bringing new initiatives to the broader university community avoids unintended negative consequences and nearly always improves an idea.”

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Trump signs trillion dollar executive order on space wall

By Patrick Hoeppner the daily cardinal

President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday the latest in his administration’s flurry of executive orders, calling for the immediate erection of a space wall between the upper stratosphere and lower magnetosphere. The project, known as the American Orbital Defense Directive, consists of flying one trillion tons of concrete, limestone and sand into the atmosphere via space shuttle and releasing it, allowing gravity to “hold it in place.”

“Science isn’t really a thing anymore, so we’re confident that the sun will continue to nourish and enrich our crops even when it’s obstructed by this gargantuan new wall,” Sean Spicer said in an address to the press. “Our security against extraterrestrial threats is an absolute priority.”

“The definitive upsides of this project outweigh the negatives, including the total obstruction of

naturally occurring sunlight photosynthesized by American agriculture,” Reince Priebus said. “We apologize for nothing here.”

Steve Bannon was also optimistic, “People do better in the darkness, anyways.”

Reports have stated that the order was motivated by a series of movies marathoned by the president on late-night cable television, namely “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “War of the Worlds” and “Signs.”

The move is consistent with the administration’s zero-tolerance stance on refugees and illegal aliens, as the definition includes blue, viscous space cretins in UFOs blundering into our atmosphere.

“This is ridiculous,” an employee at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral said, as he looked over the blueprints for the proposed project. “These engineers want to fly a trillion tons of limestone and concrete into our upper atmosphere,

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Glock is an example of an American dog that is now able to protect himself from threats such as burglars and the wind as the result of the new law.

Wisconsin legislature passes Canine Campus Carry law

By Ayomide Awosika and Marc Tost the daily cardinal

In a shocking development, Wisconsin legislators announced that beginning Feb. 29, dogs of all breeds will be able to open carry on the UW-Madison campus. In line with current Wisconsin carry laws, these dogs will not need a permit to purchase and open carry a firearm. However, they will need to wait two days before they can pick up their weapon.

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pour it out and hope it doesn’t fall back down to Earth and make a colossal crater.” Other opponents of the project cite the engineering infeasibility, strategic irresponsibility and financial recklessness of the initiative, among other points, as reason to halt the directive.

At press time, the White House Situation Room was in the midst of deliberations on the construction of new walls encircling man-made islands in the South China Sea, separating former Soviet satellite nations from Western Europe, and fully encapsulating Detroit.

Cupid: ‘Smartphone use is interfering with my work’

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While many legislators see the new law as a huge advance in dog liberty, some students expressed concern. Samantha Knobby, a lifelong Wisconsin resident and student at UW-Madison told reporters “I’m not really sure why this bill is even a thing. I mean, why would a dog even need a gun? I don’t even

think they could pull the trigger.”

In response to the critiques, Wisconsin State Senator Richard P. “Trigger-happy” Ennis, who drafted the legislation and spearheaded the movement to get it passed within the current session, held a press conference explaining the dire need for the law. He explained that the existing law prohibiting dogs from possessing weapons “violates every American dog’s god-given right to defend themselves from real and perceived threats.” He concluded his appearance by announcing that he had an appointment with his loyal golden retriever, Shooter, to visit their local gun shop and then go on a peaceful and safe walk down University Avenue.

Other legislators also communicated various levels of support for the new law. Some Republican state senators voiced concern over including dog breeds that were considered dangerous, like affenpinschers and beaucerons, in the bill, but overall there was considerable approval for the new measure.

At press time, university biologists were studying the mass emigration of stray cats from the UW-Madison campus.

Valentine’s Day: a day devoted to romance, usually involving heart-shaped chocolate boxes, dinner dates and bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon. According to the popular legend, Cupid, a winged, matchmaking angel, shoots people with arrows and causes them to fall in love with the first person they lay their eyes upon. It is the purest form of love—to love at first sight without prejudice or preconception, and ending in a happily ever after.

In a recent interview, however, Cupid claimed that “modern technology fucked all of this up.”

Whilst smoking a cigarette and drinking the darkest, most bitter coffee, Cupid, himself, gave The Daily Cardinal reporters an exclusive interview as to why his job has become exponentially more difficult, thanks to the technological revolution.

“Hey, one of those two could really use an arrow!”

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“Everywhere you look, people are on their phones, so they don’t look at each other as much,” stated Cupid.

“Madison is the worst place to work. I’ll fly over University Avenue, see a handsome young guy approaching some sweet little thing and think

‘Hey, one of those two could really use an arrow!’ So I’ll shoot one of ‘em, but by the time they look up from their phones, they wind up falling for one of their 50-year-old professors, or something stupid like that.”

Cupid also elaborated on how much work it is to reverse the effects of botched work.

“It’s incredibly difficult to make someone fall out of love, and it’s even harder when someone falls in love with a squirrel because they are too busy looking at Donald Trump memes to make eye contact with an actual human being.”

“Everywhere you look, people are on their phones.”

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When asked if he had a take-home message for young people in today’s technologyobsessed culture, Cupid said, “A lot of people are going to tell you to stop being so entranced in your technology because you’re missing out on life, and you should be living in the moment. That’s all bogus. The real reason you shouldn’t do it is because you’re a royal pain in my ass. I’m going to have a heart attack if you people keep this up.”

At press time, Cupid was seen at Bascom Hill holding back a freshman from his one true love: an economics TA with a fiancé that could definitely kick his ass.

arts McCartney shows little musical growth

By Shaye Graves THE DAILY CARDINAL

When 29-year-old pop singer Jesse McCartney caught his first wave of stardom circa 2004, fangirls followed his every move both in magazines and real life.

His bright, green eyes, casually disarrayed bowl cut and sweet love song formula put him solidly in the same generation of teen idols as Aaron Carter and Hilary Duff.

Ironically, over the course of a decade McCartney has gone from pursued to pursuer: He’s currently on a nationwide tour targeting his OG fanbase at their respective college campuses. McCartney visited our own campus last Sunday night, performing a sold-out show at the Wisconsin Union Theater.

McCartney has flown under the radar since his last hit single, “How Do You Sleep?” made the Billboard Top 100 back in 2009.

I arrived at his show curious to see what artistic progression he’d made over the past eight years; maybe he’d reinvented himself and was preparing for a come-

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back. Regrettably, McCartney’s exaggerated superstar persona and one-dimensional, expired personal brand made it tough for me to take him seriously.

The way he milked his “superstar” status was immediately offputting. While the concert was scheduled for 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., he made a belated entrance at 9:15 and only stayed for 45 minutes. His opener, UW-Madison’s all-male acapella group, Fundamentally Sound, performed a longer set than McCartney did.

I was disappointed again when pre-recorded vocal tracks did the heavy lifting of his first song, “Leaving.” McCartney made up for this a bit by working the crowd.

Fans went wild for his provocative dance moves, like his strategically placed hip thrusts in “How Do You Sleep?” during the line, “Around my way where we used to park and did all those things.”

Many ridiculous moments ensued from there. My favorite happened right before he played an acoustic version of “Just So You Know.” He conspicuously pulled up a second stool beside his own

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D.R.A.M. created a playful atmosphere at the Majestic Theatre.

like he might pick a lucky girl to serenade—The hyperventilating in the room was audible at this point—but instead his guitarist crossed the stage and took the coveted seat. Amazing.

However, McCartney did end up bringing a fan on stage. He handpicked someone from the crowd and then intimately crooned Robin Thicke’s song “The Stupid Things” (I’m not making this up) to the blushing girl. This led to the night’s other gem-of-a-moment, when he stopped mid-song to enthusiastically praise Robin Thicke’s “underrated” first studio album to a venue of blank stares.

To McCartney’s credit, his concert also had plenty of nonironic good moments. He was at his best performing songs from his latest album, In Technicolor (2014). These songs were less well-known to the audience but felt familiar enough in that they parallelled the pop-forward hooks and girl-centric themes of his older, more popular works.

The song “Back Together” stood out from the rest, reminiscent of Justin Timberlake’s pulsing

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As I wiggled a pair of stiff jeans over my hips in the packed State Street Urban Outfitters dressing room on Sunday, a fellow dressing room patron ran into their friend. “You going to D.R.A.M. tonight?” said friend one. “Of course!” friend two responded.

A random dressing room patron piped up, “Dude, me too!” followed by another, “Saaaaame!” from behind a door on the other end of the room. And at this point, I figured I might as well pipe up with a “Me too!” which spurred another patron to ask, “Who’s D.R.A.M.?” Someone responded, “OMG, it’s that one guy who sings ‘Broccoli!’” prompting an embarrassed “oooooh YEAH,” from the inquirer and a giggle from the room.

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Jesse McCartney plays on the audience’s nostalgia during his show. dance-flare production and sexy smooth vocals. The night’s true climax came during the encore when he sang “Beautiful Soul,” the debut single that launched his career to begin with.

It’s unfortunate that McCartney is clinging to his past fame instead of seeking new relevance. After all, pop music is making a comeback. McCartney could potentially find success

in the same niche sector that pop artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift market themselves in. Sadly, he hasn’t rebranded himself in the slightest since his glory days nearly a decade ago.

I began the night reluctant to pigeonhole McCartney as a washed-up teen idol, but now I see that he puts himself in that corner.

At least he looks cute there.

Majestic with ease. The second is because D.R.A.M.’s performance and the atmosphere around it can be perfectly summed up by a joyous, playful encounter with a bunch of friendly strangers. The third is so I can make it clear that Virginian rapper D.R.A.M. got on stage and proved to anyone who may have thought otherwise that he is so much more than “that one guy who sings ‘Broccoli.’”

Despite being packed wall to wall, and despite the cloud of incessant dread that Sundays usually bring, the audience showed up and turned up for Big Baby D.R.A.M. And it makes sense—When 2016 started, your average bear had barely heard of D.R.A.M. or Lil Yachty, but by the time summer hit, “Broccoli” was pouring out of the porches of every house party pregame and backyard cookout in Madison.

It’s the pure and goofy joy our summers all craved.

To be completely honest, D.R.A.M.’s smile alone, with

enough warmth to cook an entire bag of pizza rolls in record time, was able to sustain the entire audience for an hour and a half, but it was just a consistent cherry on top over slow, smooth meltand-grind favorites like “Wifi” and “Caretaker,” which was peppered with easy, flawless riffs and a phenomenal piano solo that led into “Sweet VA Breeze.”

He even served as a life coach, urging everyone in the room, if they think someone is cute to “just tell them,” before leading into a blush-worthy performance of “Cute.” And to top it off, the entire joyous performance was elevated by some serious wild chops from his whole band.

Naturally, after a skilled but playfully slowed-down and drawn-out intro, he closed with “Broccoli,” and I don’t even need to explain the level to which that made everyone freak out—you can imagine. But at that point, Big Baby D.R.A.M. had already won us over.

‘Riverdale’ weaves together a dark, dramatic plot in pilot episode

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If there are two things I love, it’s murder mysteries and cliché high school dramas. So naturally, “Riverdale” appealed to me immediately. The pilot managed to do a perfect job of taking those two things and smashing them together to form one big, dark teen drama conglomerate.

“Riverdale” follows beloved characters from the American comics “Archie” like Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones and Josie and the Pussycats. Their small town of Riverdale—stereotypically small, down to the Chocolate Shoppe and football players in their letterman jackets—is shaken by the death of Jason Blossom, who for some unaddressed reason was in a rowboat with his suspicious-looking twin sister when he went missing.

At first glance, the time frame of

the show is a little shaky. The show begins with a mysterious montage of the town with some Lana Del Rey-esque song playing to capture the dark mood of the show, but it doesn’t establish a time period.

It shows vintage cars, paperboys on their route, “Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe” and a lack of diversity, which all point to a dated time period. But then we’re jarred into the 21st century with Macbooks and sentences like “queen-bae” and “post-James Franco world.”

Though the show struggles to visually nail down the setting, it is beautifully made. It has remnants of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” scattered throughout with a fantastic soundtrack to accompany it.

The entire show looks and sounds like it belongs on someone’s aesthetic Tumblr blog—with everyone’s favorite hot, sad-boy Cole Sprouse as an added bonus.

I’m not very knowledgable about

the Archie fandom or the history of the comics, but the one thing I do know is that there are a whole lot of people who ship Veronica and Betty, and the show makes sure to grab that section of the fan base in the pilot. Despite no sexual chemistry between the actresses, the showrunners throw in a kiss—which I can confidently predict will never be brought up again—just for the hell of it. The line that follows the kiss pretty much sums it up, “Check your sell-by date ladies, faux lesbian kissing hasn’t been taboo since 1994.” If the show isn’t going to take the Veronica/Betty ship seriously, they should stop teasing the fandom and move on. However, if they are going to dive into that love triangle and make it messier, then I will shut my mouth and love every second of Archie getting left in the dust by the two girls constantly pitted against each other for his affection.

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“Riverdale” combines a teen drama with a murder-mystery. pilot, the show introduces love triangles, a teacher/student relationship, strained relationships with parents, parents with a romantic past, embezzlement and cheerleader hierarchies. On top of all of this, there is an entire murder-mystery plot that they return to when they aren’t too bogged down with the Archie/Betty/ Veronica dynamic. It was a lot. It felt like they wanted to take every single dramatic plotline from “Gossip Girl”

and get it all in immediately. By the end of it, I was exhausted. However, because there were so many different plotlines going on, and they only had time to touch on them briefly, there were plenty of mysteries for folks to return for.

Both the show and the cast are beautiful to watch, and as long as they can cool it with the interweaving plotlines, I think The CW has yet another hit on their hands.

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resident Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat in the Supreme Court. Trump’s pick, if confirmed, will have a long-lasting impact on the trajectory of the country; the Supreme Court holds an enormous amount of power and almost all big changes made in our country will pass through them. They have had the final say in multiple landmark decisions in our country, including Brown v. Board of Education (invalidated racial segregation in schools), Roe v. Wade (legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy), Bush v. Gore (handed George W. Bush the presidency) and King v. Burwell (upheld major provisions of the Affordable Care Act). This list goes on and will continue to grow with the changing times.

There are a couple of problems with the Supreme Court though.

First, they are old. The average age of the current eight supreme court justices is 69. There are two current justices in their 80s, one that is 78, four in their 60s and one that is 56. I do not understand how it makes sense to have two 80-year-old individuals in such an enormous position of power.

When we reach old age we lose physical and cognitive abilities.

Furthermore, older individuals are not in tune with a lot of society, especially as technology advances. I cannot imagine having my grandma decide on cases about encryption, surveillance, computers or anything that has to do with modern-day technology.

The second problem with the Supreme Court is that even though they aren’t supposed to be political, they clearly are.

The justices don’t work for the Democratic or Republican Party, and they serve life terms to be insulated from the current political trends. However, they are products of the time they were appointed in—pretending they aren’t political ignores how they got picked for the position in the first place. No president is going to appoint a justice who disagrees with them on important issues.

Trump certainly did not select someone who thinks building a wall on the Mexican border is unconstitutional. Furthermore, Trump’s pick will be able to

remain on the court for their entire life and will thus become a by-product of his presidency who will linger for years after Trump leaves office.

The court should be a watch dog for the people, defending our individual rights. The three branches of government are supposed to exert checks and balances onto each other so that no single division is more powerful than another. However, the divisions of government have become increasingly muddled over time, removing many of the balances of power. Politicians know that if they can control the court by appointing justices who agree with them, then they can push laws through with very little resistance.

The Supreme Court is flawed, but there are no easy ways to reform it. Any suggested changes would receive an enormous amount of push back. One change is to limit judges’ terms to 20 years, or enforce an age cap of 65 or 70.

It would be carried out for the sole reason of ensuring that court justices would be able to make decisions regarding the fast-paced changes in our country while not being left behind the times.

Having elderly, biased justices impedes progress and change. Justices serve life terms and are not supposed to be partisan. However, they are selected by presidents who obviously hold political biases.

Furthermore, in serving such long terms, justices lose touch with reality and are unable to make proper decisions.

This term limit would only be a Band-Aid on a larger problem, covering it up without fixing it.

The U.S. has become extremely partisan to the point where the parties have learned how to control the court system. The only way we can really reform the court is by fixing our broken twoparty system.

Thomas is a senior majoring in psychology and history.

What are your thoughts on the Supreme Court? Should justices hold lifelong terms, or should they be cycled out to stay current with societal momentum? Please send all questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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mong a myriad of other injustices, the overall health of our nation faces stomach-sinking danger, and the threats to U.S. sexual, reproductive and women’s health are substantial. But we, as students at UW-Madison, are in a privileged position to access services and education to protect our minds and bodies and it will become increasingly important to protect and support them as threats to public health rise.

With the Trump administration already making headway on repealing the Affordable Care Act and undermining Planned Parenthood, the next four years may look like a dark tunnel for the many people that rely on the services these programs provide to keep their minds, bodies and families healthy.

Students have access to classes that are dedicated to ensuring we have the baseline knowledge to defend and take care of ourselves.

Student organizations like PAVE and Sex Out Loud are dedicated to protecting sexual health and wellbeing on campus. Trained medical professionals at UHS can provide essential services for us. While certain individuals at UW-Madison may face a variety of barriers to utilize these programs—like a lack of time or resources, or lower level of comfort with medical or education programs—those who can make it a priority to engage with them should.

Knowledge and education—about your health, the health of others and how to protect it—is indispensable.

It’s important to note these programs and services are by no means perfect or a replacement for the vital services that are being slashed by the new administration. Dr. Mary Landry, a gynecologist at UHS, voiced concerns regarding the possible impact of these cuts.

“Our country has had the privilege of having a safety-net organization that provides women’s health care to people who either their barriers are historically lack of insurance, or need for privacy, where they either can’t or don’t feel comfortable accessing care with their private providers,” Landry said. “I cannot imagine how the health care systems that currently exist can possibly absorb the work that Planned Parenthood does for the masses of people that they have provided care for.”

While we have access to these services as students, post-gradu-

ation health and the health of our non-student friends and peers remains a large concern. The response to recent cuts to health programs has by-and-large been fearful and reactionary. Landry noted the changes in demand for long-term contraceptive services at UHS following the election.

“Immediately after the election we had lots and lots of women who were very motivated to obtain contraception that would be long-acting, so that they didn’t feel vulnerable to changes in availability,” Landry said.

Take care, so you can move forward and resist.

So, while we undoubtedly face alarming danger to our nation’s access to health services, there are people and organizations, while not as heavily visible as the threats, that are fighting for our current and future wellbeing. UW-Madison gender and women’s studies professor and public health professional Jenny Higgins noted a reactionary awareness from the field.

“My sense is that after a bit of despondency, there was this immediate, almost immediate response from UHS, Planned Parenthood, my colleagues who work in obstetrics and gynecology, of ‘Alright it’s go time.

We really have to step it up,’” Higgins said. “And the CEO for the organization I am on the board for said, ‘We all have a little time for mourning, and then we gotta get back to work.’”

Char’Lee King, events coordinator for Sex Out Loud—a campus organization that provides condoms, educational sessions for the sexual well-being of students and other events and programming centered around sexual health—emphasized that their organization will also keep doing what it takes to provide resources and knowledge that students want and need, while trying to be adaptive to changes.

“Unfortunately, we will just have to wait and see how this plays out. But we will be a support system even before this plays out,” King said “We will work to get the message out and make sure that people have the resources that they need because that’s our job.”

With the knowledge that we have resources and people on our side working to keep us and our communities healthy, we can move to take active steps in protecting, engaging with and

improving these programs and services. Knowledge and education—about your health, the health of others and how to protect it—is indispensable moving forward. In regard to learning inequity in health as well as other areas, Higgins notes that taking a gender and women’s studies class can offer an important perspective.

“I think we can offer, as we always do, some tools for which to view the world, or some lens with which you can view the world. The lens of certainly gender inequality, of social inequality, of justice,” Higgins said.

Landry also repeatedly emphasized the importance of continuing to ask questions and make changes, however small, even when faced with immense challenges.

“It’s so overwhelming to people that they become paralyzed with some significant grief over [Donald Trump’s presidency].

Instead, to try and break it down into pieces, that each of us has the potential to impact, because it’s all those little pieces that are transformative,” Landry said.

King said the most important thing students can do is engage with the program and speak out— especially when they have wants or needs that need to be met.

Post-graduation health and the health of our nonstudent friends and peers remains a large concern.

“The best way to support us is to show up to our events, request our programs, be present,” King said. “If we know what students want and we know what students are looking for, the resources that they may need that are coming up in the next couple of months or years, we can definitely plan to bring those resources to campus.”

It’s easy to read the headlines and panic; things are scary right now. It’s valid to fear that you are in danger, or the health of those you care about are in danger. But during these four years, there are people here for your health.

Progress can be catalyzed when it comes from communities with minds and bodies that are in a state to move forward.

Take care. Utilize these services. Give them your feedback. Get Involved. Educate yourself. Take care, so you can move forward and resist.

What are your thoughts on the looming changes to women’s health policy? Please send questions, comments and concerns to editorialboard@dailycardinal.com.

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When freshmen hockey players step onto the Madison campus and the Kohl Center ice, quite a bit gets thrown at them all at once. This transition can have an effect on a player’s confidence, causing many freshmen to produce less than they are capable of early in their college hockey careers. For Wisconsin’s Max Zimmer, his freshman journey has embodied just that.

It took some time for Zimmer to develop his confidence at the college level, but once he did, he became an integral part of the Badgers’ offense.

Even though Zimmer’s impact has been evident since the midway point of the year, he often flew under the radar at the beginning of the season.

This is not to say that he wasn’t playing well, but the transition to Division I hockey is not an easy step to make, especially for a player who only previously played one year in the juniors (a usual post-high school step).

“I’ve just been getting used to the speed and getting used to playing against bigger guys,” Zimmer said. “You’re playing against guys who are five, six years older than you, so I think that was the biggest thing, just getting used to the speed and the physicality.”

Even after getting to skate with the rest of the team during the summer, the first couple weeks were a difficult transition for the young winger.

“You didn’t know a lot of the guys,” Zimmer said. “I knew a couple guys coming in, a couple guys I played in Chicago with, a couple guys I went to highschool with–[Matthew] Freytag–so knowing a couple of guys made it a lot easier, but I think definitely there is a kind of uncomfort for the first couple of days.”

This transition from playing juniors in the United States Hockey League to playing DI college hockey is not something, how-

ever, that is exclusive to Zimmer.

Almost all players that transition to playing at the college level struggle to play confidently and fail to play their best hockey in the opening weeks of their college career, including junior forward Cameron Hughes.

“Yeah absolutely as a freshman you come in and you’re kind of just thrown into it and your head’s spinning and you’re in classes and it’s a new city and it’s a lot thrown at you,” Hughes said. “And obviously it’s higher-paced hockey, so it takes a couple of games to get into it.”

Even head coach Tony Granato, who is often impressed with the skill and talent of Zimmer, recognizes how hard it is for even a highcaliber talent like Zimmer to make an impact right off the bat.

“I just think he’s an elite talent. Elite, elite, elite.”

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“Well, I don’t know if it’s necessarily a slow start, but I think the jump from USHL to college is a big one. He’s not a kid that played an extra year of juniors, he’s basically right from high school, so he didn’t have an advantage like a lot of players who come in who play one or two extra years of USHL or juniors,” Granato said. “They physically are just stronger and more ready for it. I think that’s just the process of respect when you come in as a freshman.”

With the change of pace, classes and a new environment to adapt to, it’s no wonder that it took Zimmer some time to find the score sheet. In fact, it took him nine games to score his first

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Max Zimmer took nine games to score, but has since compiled eight more points for the Badgers, becoming a key on offense.

goal. Since then, however, Zimmer has been much more dominant, and has continued to improve his game each time he steps on the ice.

“I think right now my confidence is a bit higher than when I started the season,” Zimmer said.

“It was nice to get my first goal and a couple points out of the way. I was off to a slow start, but once you start finding the net it’s easy to play with a little more confidence.”

Not only is Zimmer playing more confidently in his own abilities, but also his teammates, including his occasional linemate Grant Besse, are also realizing the type of impact that he can have on the game.

“He’s gotten a lot better.

Confidence is a huge thing and I think getting the first half of his freshman year out of the way, I think he’s really come on this second half expecting to make all the plays that he’s capable of making,” Besse said. “He’s quick, he’s got an unbelievable shot, he’s a big guy.

He works his tail off out there so he’s got a lot of attributes that are pretty easy to play with.”

Even though Zimmer is still only 10th on the team in total points with eight, Granato has already seen the impact that he is producing on the ice, even if it is not directly translating to goals and assists.

“I just think he’s an elite talent. Elite, elite, elite,” Granato said.

“He’s going to be a great pro, and he’s also, right now, a really, really solid college player. He’s starting to feel more comfortable and confident in himself and in his ability and in his impact to our team.”

To his coaches and his teammates, Zimmer’s development this season has been obvious. But more importantly, Zimmer has recognized his own growth, and that is now allowing him to play with the confidence to impact the game in the way his coaches and teammates know that he can. If Zimmer continues to grow and develop at the pace he is now, he will, as Granato imagines, be a dominant player at any level.

“I was just trying to be an impact player as soon as possible. I was also trying to play the way the coaches wanted us to play. I think obviously it took a couple games to transition, but I think as of now, there’s no such thing as being like a freshman,” Zimmer said. “I don’t think there’s a difference between my game and someone else’s who’s been here for a couple of years.”

A day after the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Rajon Rondo felt compelled to respond to the criticisms levied onto the team by Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade in the wake of the defeat.

As detailed in his latest Instagram post, Rondo was apparently incensed that Wade and Butler vented to “the media” after the game, as they criticized the team’s effort and execution vs. Atlanta.

Rondo had a right to be upset with Butler and Wade for their public critiques of the team, as one can certainly argue some things are better left in the locker room. That leverage, however, was forfeited when Rondo responded to his teammates in an equally public fashion.

Rondo’s criticism of Butler and Wade speaking to “the media” follows a common trope among athletes that reporters are not to be trusted, and therefore it is likely that the former Kentucky guard was feeling betrayed by his teammates.

Sure, Rondo didn’t vent his grievances directly to reporters, but he did post it onto an account with more than 600,000 followers, so let’s not pretend that he acted much differently from Wade and Butler. He responded publicly to a public criticism.

Rondo’s view of social media and “the media” as separate entities is interesting, but ultimately is misguided and outdated.

There’s nothing stopping reporters from visiting his Instagram account and transcribing his post just like they would in a postgame press conference. Rondo needs to realize that a journalist’s capacities now expand far beyond pen and paper and inperson reporting.

Both were surely talked about on Twitter, in newspapers and on blogs, as both incidents featured

honest and open dialogue from athletes. “The media” does not discriminate based on the medium of communication used.

Rondo’s Instagram rant, while well-worded and eloquent, is the type of event that can divide a team, and the type of act one would expect more from a petulant rookie than a 30-year-old veteran.

Why then, does it seem like these types of inciting, controversial posts are less common among college athletes?

Perhaps it’s the fact that they are more obedient to their coaches than pro players, or aware that controversial posts could harm their future job prospects. Either way, we are unlikely to see Nigel Hayes calling out his teammates anytime soon on social media.

Generally, I believe there is often a shift in a college athletes’ social media personas once they have a more secure future, whether that is transitioning to the professional level or working in another field.

College athletes generally act cautiously online, merely posting about upcoming games, expressing their gratitude toward fans and playfully engaging with teammates.

People who divert from that narrative to talk about more serious subjects, such as Hayes with the Black Lives Matter movement, are praised for their courage.

Whereas those who share more crass, unfiltered beliefs, like former Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson, gain viral notoriety.

This reaction to outspoken college athletes shows that there is a certain expectation on how college players should act on social media, as they are often nudged toward an agreeable, understated online existence.

Ultimately, there is nothing wrong with a safe, vanilla social media account, and there’s also nothing wrong with one that addresses more contentious topics such as racism, police brutality or sexual harassment.

There are currently more than 460,000 NCAA student-athletes from all walks of life. Why should we expect them all to act the same?

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Story by Thomas Valtin-Erwin Wisconsin’s recruiting has long been predicated on snagging local players from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. With the prospect of seeing their families and friends at the Kohl Center cheering them on night after night, incoming freshmen are quick to sign with the Badgers.

But for D’Mitrik Trice and Aleem Ford, two freshmen from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., life with their families is a world away.

The two met a little over a year ago when Trice was introduced to the IMG team as the younger brother of former Michigan State standout Travis Trice. It didn’t take long for him and Ford to become inseparable, and just a year later they wound up at the same university 1,100 miles away.

“At the beginning of the IMG season, we said we were gonna go to the same school together, just jokingly, and if it happened, it happened,” Trice said.

“But the later it got on in our recruiting, it kind of just happened that we knew we wanted to play together.”

That tight friendship has helped the pair navigate a tough transition from high school ball to top-flight Division I play.

Without nearby relatives to fall back on when the going gets tough, they’ve had to rely on each other more than most.

“It’s two freshmen that are going through a whole new world as far as being in college athletics, being in Madison far from home,” assistant coach Howard Moore said. “But at the same time, having that brotherhood that they’ve established …

It’s good to have someone that’s in your corner that can appreciate what you’re going through on a daily basis.”

With the support of Ford, Trice has burst his way into the rotation for UW and carved out a significant role on a team

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Freshman D’Mitrik Trice, who spent a year at IMG Academy in Florida, has been a key cog in the Badgers’ offense this season. rife with seniors. He’s averaging 17.4 minutes per game, sixth on the team, and has likely cemented himself as the team’s starting point guard in the coming seasons.

But while his closest friend is making a name for himself in Madison, Ford has spent his freshman year cheering on Trice from the sidelines. He declared a redshirt season just before the Badgers’ season opener and won’t get a chance to see the floor until next year.

“Having that brotherhood that they’ve established ...

It’s good to have someone that’s in your corner.”

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Ford, a 6-foot-8 forward, is using his redshirt year as an extra offseason, taking notes from guys like Nigel Hayes and Ethan Happ.

Happ also spent a redshirt year as an understudy to Frank Kaminsky, and it paid off as he’s currently one of the frontrunners for Big Ten Player of the Year.

“Ethan is always talking to me, saying ‘push yourself ’ and things like that, and just learn from the older guys,” Ford said.

“Even in the game when he comes out he talks about the

little things, like walking to the end of the bench and just always being a team player.”

Ford’s hard work this year hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Badger coaching staff, and they know he can make a difference when it comes time for him to step onto the court. For now, though, it’s all about fine-tuning his body and mind.

“I think he’s done a good job in the weight room of getting stronger; I know he’s put on weight,” Moore said. “This year has been really useful for him in allowing him to figure this place out, get acclimated academically and socially, and then the basketball part will all but take care of itself.”

After a year of spending every waking moment together off the court, the duo is salivating at the prospect of once again finding themselves together on the hardwood.

“I definitely can’t wait,” Ford said. “Just being able to play off of him and just use him to make me a better player out there on the court is definitely something I’m looking forward to.”

Trice added, “I’m really excited for what the future has for us, whether that’s next year or the year following. I’m definitely hoping next year is the year we get out on the court at the same time.

I know he’s going to keep working and I’m gonna keep working, so I’m excited.”

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D’Mitrik Trice (0) and Aleem Ford (2) go up for a rebound in a scrimmage against UW-Platteville.

In his 25 years as a goaltending coach, Mark Greenhalgh has worked with numerous awardwinning goaltenders, including All-Americans Jessie Vetter and Alex Rigsby. It only took one appearance from a thenunknown freshman from Quebec to know that he had a special talent on his hands.

In her freshman year, AnnRenée Desbiens was expected to back up the senior Rigsby, until a knee injury during a game against Minnesota-Duluth sent Desbiens onto the ice and into the spotlight.

With Wisconsin holding a slim 1-0 lead, Desbiens made 13 saves to preserve the shutout and the win for the Badgers.

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Desbiens makes a save in a game against Minnesota.

“That’s when I realized she was capable of a lot of things at this level,” said Greenhalgh.

Just over three years have passed and Desbiens has exceeded even the most lofty expectations. Last year she set NCAA single-season records for save percentage, goals against average and shutouts before becoming the career leader in shutouts earlier this season.

Beyond her own numbers, Desbiens has come to excel at many of the aspects of the game that don’t appear on a score sheet, but put her teammates in positions to succeed.

“One of the obvious things about her is how she moves the puck, it’s a different game for a defenseman when you don’t have to come back below the blue line every time the puck does,” said senior defender Jenny Ryan. “It’s just little things like that that make our games a lot easier and that’s definitely something that stands out as one of the strengths in her game.”

Desbiens’ senior season has been interrupted by two injuries, a concussion in November and

a knee injury in December, that have presented a new challenge for a player so used to being on the ice.

“When I pictured my senior year it was definitely not having injuries,” said Desbiens. “It’s not how I wanted things to go, but there are some things that are out of control.”

If injuries have been out of her control, recovering from them seemingly has not. Her knee injury, suffered Dec. 18 while playing for Team Canada, was initially expected to keep her out for four to six weeks. Yet just 27 days later Desbiens was back on the ice. She recorded a pair of shutouts against St. Cloud State and played as if she hadn’t missed a single moment, a fact that players and coaches alike attributed to her mental toughness.

“Her competitiveness was also a motivation to make her want to get back on the ice as soon as she was medically cleared,” said Greenhalgh. “She wasn’t gonna waste any time in that healing process, she was gonna push it to the limit.”

Despite missing five games and numerous practices, Desbiens has managed to almost exactly replicate her record-setting performance from last year, and through 27 games she is on pace to eclipse her own record for goals against average.

“For her, it’s all about preparation. Unfortunately when you’re injured you have to spend a little bit more time preparing, whether it’s for practice, it takes longer to warm up and get [herself ] ready, and certainly the same situation for a game,” said head coach Mark Johnson.

“I think she’s done a great job and certainly one of the reasons she’s been as successful this year as she was last year.”

Barring a significant decline in her performance, Desbiens will end her time as a Badger as the NCAA career leader in shutouts, goals against average and save percentage, and with 90 career wins, she has a legitimate chance at passing her former teammate Rigsby for Wisconsin’s all-time goalie wins record of 100.

But for the French-speaking girl from Quebec who considered not playing in college at all, it’s a different type of record book that she’s after.

“I think I should just go for more wins and a national championship,” said Desbiens. “I don’t have that one yet.”