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Master Plan funding falls under question By Laura Grulke THE DAILY CARDINAL

Rec Sports’ 2015-’16 budget presentation Monday raised questions about possible complications in the organization’s projected plans for updating and replacing recreational sporting facilities on the UW-Madison campus. With rising concerns about how the state budget will impact UW-Madison’s spending, director of Rec Sports John Horn told the Student Services Finance Committee he is worried funding for the Master Plan will become scarce. Donors to fund the Near West Field renovations have already been found, but the state budget’s financial pressures may make additional backing hard to find. “We’re struggling a little bit,” Horn said. “As of now, we’re kind of out there, we’re floating on air.” Given the current environment created by the proposed budget cuts, Horn announced Rec Sports will not ask for an increase in student funding due to concerns about the state budget. Segregated fees of

future students who will use the facilities will fund 57 percent of the Master Plan’s costs, which students agreed to in the referendum that passed last year with 87 percent of votes in favor. Not increasing student funding generated questions about Rec Sport’s ability to deal with emergency costs should they arise. Committee members said the organization needs to be able to deal with the unexpected, using Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center’s closing last year due to unforeseen flooding as an example. “This isn’t a perfect world,” student representative Jessica FrancoMorales said. SSFC members said they plan to recommend to the chancellor an increase in student funding by $7 starting in the next fiscal year to safeguard against any unanticipated financial shortfalls. ASM Vice Chair Derek Field speculated Rec Sports would be in support of an increase in student funding, though they have not taken any official

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Rec Sports’ Master Plan may see an increase in student funding following Monday’s SSFC meeting.

Ph.D. student pushes women to join video game design industry By Phoebe Kiekhofer THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Five mayoral candidates will become two after Tuesday’s primary election narrows the field.

Madison mayoral candidate field to be cut down to two after primary election By Irene Burski THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison mayoral hopefuls will face off Tuesday in a primary election, with the two candidates receiving the most votes advancing to the April 17 general election. The candidates include incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, former Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, UW-Madison graduate Christopher Daly and former Dane County Supervisor Richard Brown. “Together, we have made

progress toward our very simple but eloquent vision—to make Madison a safe and healthy place for every individual and family to live, play, work and learn,” Soglin said at his re-election campaign kick off event last month. At previous events, Soglin has re-affirmed his commitment and experience in leading Madison out of difficult economic times. “We are cautiously optimistic,” Soglin for Mayor spokesperson Melissa Mulliken said, citing turnout for the primary tomorrow.

Resnick, in his kick-off announcement, emphasized a need for change and technological innovation, including an increased political participation from younger voters in order to ensure Madison’s future growth. “Our next mayor must represent each and every person in Madison if we are truly going to make ours become [a] more prosperous and equitable city,” Resnick said.

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After noticing fewer women in the gaming industry than males, a researcher at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery’s Games + Learning + Society Center began conducting studies on this asymmetry, according to a Feb. 11 university news release. Amanda Ochsner, a graduate student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, said she was disappointed with the games marketed toward young girls when she first started reviewing as an editor for a gaming website in San Francisco. “I found the games to be

simplistic, formulaic, and saw lots of stereotypes about women,” Ochsner said. “The games explored hairdressing, wedding planning, fashion and makeup, and they tend to not be as engaging as a lot of games out there.” At GLS, Ochsner began studying what motivates girls to join or leave the game industry. She found the field can be intimidating or feel unwelcoming to women. “I know a woman who graduated from UW in computer science who took a calculus class and her TA told her the reason she was

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Madison police find anti-Semitic vandalism on city’s west side By Theresa La Susa and Jen Wagman THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison police reported property damage and vandalism on the west side of Madison Saturday that statements from Jewish Community members later characterized as antiSemitic in nature. The police report referenced

at least 25 different cases of graffiti within the 10 block of East Newhaven Circle, an area that is part of the James Madison Memorial School District. “The damage primarily consisted of offensive words or symbols that were spray-painted on personal property,” Madison

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Chryst gaining some, losing some Football coaching changes continue

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Here’s the full list of things you can give up for Almalent Almalent begins tomorrow and continues for 11 lunar eclipses (or until a calico is born from tabby parents). It’s difficult to decide what you want to give up for the duration of the celebration so the Almanac staff has put together a few suggestions to make things easy. 1. Your virginity 2. The love of one parent 3. Your Thursday guy 4. Oxymorons 5. Oxycotton 6. Oxford Commas 7. OxiClean 8. Oxens 9. Ox cords 10. Reading unprofessional, sensational GARBAGE (see: Almanac, page 2) 11. Secondary or tertiary chins 12. Rape culture

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On this day in history... 1500—Dukes Friedrich and Johann try to subdue the peasantry with force, but are overwhelmingly defeated due to the fact that Dukes don’t actually know how to do anything. 1801—The House of Representatives elects Thomas Jefferson to the presidency after he tied Aaron Burr in electoral votes, which would have made Jefferson exactly zero peoples’ favorite president.

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1871—The Prussian Army triumphantly marches through Paris after sieging the city. As you might have realized, Prussia no longer exists. 1972—Total sales of the Volkswagen Beetle surpass the Ford Model-T because of the damn Commies. 2003—London introduces the congestion charge for all the idiots just taking up space.

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State legislators introduce Water Sustainability Act Two legislators proposed a bill Monday to establish sustainable procedures and safeguards for the state’s water supply. The bill’s authors, state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said in a press release the bill is necessary because existing law is not adequate to protect the water supply for future generations. If passed, the bill would add a subcommittee to the existing Groundwater Coordinating Council, tasked with examining areas of the state that may qualify as groundwater. Oversight

of these areas would be given to the Department of Natural Resources until groundwater conditions in the area are deemed improved. Mason stressed the bill’s main purpose is to put decisions about how to handle water shortage issues in the hands of local residence. “The idea is actually for local water councils to resolve water shortage issues, without the DNR becoming involved,” Mason said. “The DNR involvement comes at the end of the process if a resolution can’t be reached locally.” Mason also stressed the

dynamic nature of the bill, which he said would allow for the diverse ecologies in the state to be dealt with using customized procedures. “In some areas overuse of water is really leading to rivers and streams drying up, so in those places, places like the central sands, they would have a different procedure put in place,” Mason said. Legislators may sign onto the bill as co-sponsors until Feb. 25, after which Miller and Mason will introduce it to the state Legislature for passage. —Zach Benson

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be a central focus. “Folks who are homeless are struggling so much just to get their basic needs met, and the city needs to step up,” Maniaci said at a candidate forum. Daly and Brown echoed Maniaci, with Daly citing the need to build a daytime shelter for the homeless as a top priority, as well as the need to improve city dialogues between the public and existing institutions aimed to help.

Brown found that the problem extended to Madison youth. “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. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Prospective voters can find their polling locations on Madison’s Office of the City Clerk website.

Resnick for Mayor spokesperson Andrew Feldman expressed his optimism for voter turnout. “We’re very confident.” Feldman said. “Scott has been making sure his vision for the city has been reaching as many voters as possible in the past few months.” For all candidates, Madison’s homelessness issue continues to

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Graduate student Amanda Ochsner researches gender disparity in video game programming.

student from page 1 struggling with the class was because women are bad at math,” Ochsner said. For female UW students looking at programming and computer science, Ochsner recommends student organizations on campus for women interested in games and technology, which can often provide a more welcoming environment than large lectures. Aside from her Ph.D. work,

vandalism from page 1 Police Department Lt. Timothy Strassman said in the report. Later Saturday, the Jewish Federation of Madison released a Facebook statement, saying “[the vandalism] was real, it was scary, and it was disappointing.” “All acts of anti-Semitism and hatred need to be confronted and strongly condemned,” the

Ochsner has worked for one and a half years at an afterschool program in New Glarus that teaches programming and game design to middle schoolers. She says it has provoked thinking about how to recruit more girls into the program and ultimately the field overall. Ochsner said other groups are also underrepresented in a gaming industry dominated by white males. “There are increasingly more uses for games, and in Jewish Federation of Madison said in its statement. Charlie Kaplan, a student at Middleton High School and an active member of the Jewish community in Madison, learned of the news after receiving a text from his mom Saturday morning regarding the incidents. “It was obviously upsetting, but to be honest I wasn’t really shocked,” Kaplan said.

order to have it grow we have to welcome everybody to the table in terms of design,” she said. Ochsner said she hopes to encourage more women and other underrepresented demographics to join the game design and programming industry. “The overarching goal of my research is to find avenues to create different learning pathways for games and technology, specifically for girls and all underrepresented populations,” Ochsner said. MPD and Mayor Paul Soglin released new statements Monday regarding the series of antiSemitic vandalism. “In the City of Madison, we have no tolerance for the recent racist and anti-Semitic property damage to homes on Madison’s west side,” Soglin said regarding the incidents, further citing his support of the investigation and his hope

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Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said that the funding would not come in the form of a blank check, but in the form of loans.

Madison neighborhood one step closer to receiving affordable grocery store Madison’s Allied Dunn’s Marsh neighborhood residents are one step closer to getting an area grocery store after Monday’s Board of Estimates meeting. “I happen to live in a great neighborhood with no grocery store,” Cassandra Sonko, president of the Allied Co-op, said during public testimony at Common Council’s Jan. 21 meeting. “It’s a health issue that has moved to a health crisis.” In a unanimous decision as part of its consent agenda, the city’s Board of Estimates approved a recommendation to authorize Mayor Paul Soglin to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP), which will allow potential developers up to $300,000 in funding assistance from the

city to build an affordable grocery store. The funding assistance would not be a blank check, but rather in the form of a low-interest or forgivable loan, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. Verveer added that although Board of Estimates approved the recommendation, there are still many more steps in the process before any developers for the grocery store project receive a green light from the city to build. “The Economic Development Committee will take up the recommendation this [Wednesday], followed by the full Common Council at the meeting on Feb. 24,” Verveer said. —Irene Burski

ssfc from page 1 steps to pursue this option. “As fiscal stewards, I think we should lock in some sense of certainty now, as opposed to leaving so many uncertainties on the table for future students,” SSFC Chair Devon Maier said in a Monday release. Horn addressed the possibility of complications by saying Rec Sports is prepared and hoping for success. He said they are implementing the first preventative maintenance program the division has seen to ensure they can be completely prepared for all stages of the plan. “Believe it or not, across our

history that dates back decades— and you might believe if you’ve seen our facilities—we have not had a preventative maintenance program,” Horn said. “[Not having one] has cost us dollars, real dollars that we could’ve foreseen had we had a program.” However, revenue generated by memberships is slowly decreasing as Rec Sports is forced to charge more for people to use their facilities. This comes at a time of pressure to raise student wages to campus’ average amid projected revenue loss. “I’d be scared about the prospect of what would happen in the next five years without additional revenue sources,” Horn said.

the perpetrator[s] receive lawful punishment. The mayor asked that citizens continue to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity in neighborhoods. “It is up to all of us to make Madison a welcoming place to live, work, play and raise a family,” Soglin said in the statement. Despite the language used, MPD has not identified a clear

link indicating the vandalism intentionally targets specific victims based on race or religion. Until then, it cannot be classified as a “hate crime” according to the state law. If proof is found, MPD will recommend the district attorney to use this classification to press charges, according to the updated incident report. The investigation is still ongoing, according to the report.

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By Jessica Dorsky THe Daily Cardinal

It’s a good thing I did not buy my ticket for “Fifty Shades of Grey” expecting to be wowed by excellent cinematography, acting, and an artfully constructed story. If you are looking for these things, do not waste your time with this movie. The presence of BDSM sex and fairly prolific nudity were the only things separating the film from a run of the mill melodramatic love story. The film was adapted from the bestselling novel by E.L. James, which was originally published online as “Twilight” fan fiction. It gained notoriety for its detailed sex scenes involving Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), a recent college grad and English lit major, and Christian Grey ( Jamie Dornan), a brooding billionaire in his 20s who “doesn’t do romance,” but is partial to kinky sex. My guess is the promise of these steamy propfilled sex scenes is what drew many people to the theaters, but they were not very different from what you would find in a typical R-rated movie (again, with the exception of the handcuffs, whips and other accessories). What the film lacked in pornographic content it made up for in atrocious dialog (both in content and delivery). “Christian!” “Ana!” The characters say on two separate occasions, glaring meaningfully towards each other as the elevator door closes. There is never a shortage of overdone angst, Ana often exclaiming that she

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wants to touch Christian and wondering why won’t he just let her in. His flat and clichéd responses including “I had a rough start in life” and “It’s just the way I am” left me resoundingly unimpressed. Though I, and many others, have plenty of negative things

to say about “Fifty Shades of Grey,” we should not dismiss it. The film, like the novel, has the potential to provide its audience with an escape. We are drawn into an almost-butnot-quite-fantasy world full of glamour and intensity, reminiscent of “The Great Gatsby.”

Dozens of fast cars, glass penthouses and helicopters are all part of Christian Grey’s every day existence and despite the cliche and predictable rhythm that the film often fell into, it was hard not to get a little bit swept away. The film was also directed and adapted by

women, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Kelly Marcel respectively, which is noteworthy due to the rarity of females in prominent film-production positions. I also very much enjoyed the soundtrack that featured Beyoncé, Sia, and The Rolling Stones among others.

The Oscars should be valued for conversations they start Austin Wellens alls wellens well

h, Oscars eve-eveeve-eve-eve. A time for reflection. A time for predictions. The Academy Awards will be handed out soon, as they are every year, but before they are I think it’s important to remember; they don’t really matter. Well I mean of course they do matter. They’re essentially the pinnacle of mainstream American film culture, getting recognized there means having achieved a degree of commercial success and creative validation most filmmakers can only ever dream of, and for the people who are actually nominated it’s the culmination of a (sometimes literally) life’s work and confirmation that they did indeed “make it.” But at the same time, the awards themselves mean less, than the conversations they start and messages they send. For example, two years ago “Argo” winning didn’t mean very much, but the fact that a tiny, Sundance drama with an almost all black cast like “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

could get acknowledged was huge (and may have helped pave the Sundance-Oscar road for “Boyhood” and “Whiplash” this year). Examining this year, one thing is apparent; the Academy likes stories that speak to them specifically. Look at the two frontrunners for Best Picture, “Boyhood” and “Birdman.” One tells the story of what it’s like growing up as a middleclass white boy, the other is about the craziness and challenges of working as an actor. Academy voters are overwhelmingly male and white, and actors represent the single largest voting block. And this year, they’re voting for films

To provide a picture of the filmmaking institution, and create an opportunity for widespread, meaningful critique of that image, or at least contemplation.

that tell, basically, their stories. And there’s nothing necessarily wrong with that, per say. But taken alongside what amounts to a shutout for “Selma” (and people of color and women across the board),

the message is pretty clear. It doesn’t matter how perfectly your film checks all the Oscar boxes (and it doesn’t get more Oscar-y than prestigious historical drama). If it doesn’t reinforce the views and feelings that are already entrenched in the mainstream of Academy opinion, it isn’t going to get recognized. It has nothing to do with “historical inaccuracy” (“American Sniper” and “The Imitation Game” have at least as much to criticize) and it has nothing to do with “Selma’s” screeners going out late (“American Sniper” went out at the same time). It has to do with their not validating perspectives that challenge, or at least complicate, theirs. And of course it’s political. It gets very wrapped up in the campaigns studios mount, the ads they take out, the interviews they send people on. It also determines which films will get a boost at the box office and be seen as viable profitmaking and award-winning ventures in the future (which feeds into the very circular logic of “films led by women or people of color don’t make money or win Oscars,” and reinforces Hollywood’s deep representation problem). But, there is hope. Because

when the nominations were announced, they were met with an absolute thunderstorm of debate, discussion and criticism on social media, film blogs, etc. Which is great, because it means is that the significance of the nominations, in a bigger cultural sense, was taken out of the hands of the people who were voting to see their own types of stories validating, and into the hands of anyone who feels the need to talk about it. To the point that the Oscars are less about the awards themselves, and more about the sorts of conversations they inspire. Conversations that can provide much more insight into our film culture, and what it means, and can affect change much more quickly than an award ceremony ever could. So maybe that’s, for now, the best function of the Oscars. To provide a picture of the filmmaking institution, and create an opportunity for widespread, meaningful critique of that image, or at least contemplation. At any rate, I have provided some predictions. Happy Oscars. What are your predictions for who will win each award? Do you agree with Austin’s predictions? Let Austin know at wellens@wisc.edu.

Predictions “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will clean up costume and production design, hair/ makeup, Best Original Screenplay and possibly Best Original Music Score (and should win everything, in my opinion). “Selma” will have to settle for Best Original Song as its consolation prize. “Interstellar” should win Best Visual Effects. “American Sniper” will (most likely) take the two sound categories and Best Film Editing. If it doesn’t “Whiplash” might pick them up. Best Documentary for “Citizenfour,” Best Foreign Language Film for “Ida,” and Best Animated Film for “How to Train Your Dragon 2” (though this one is meaningless without “The LEGO Movie” being nominated) JK Simmons, Patricia Arquette, and Julianne Moore are locks in their respective categories. Eddie Redmayne will probably get Best Actor, but I’d love to see Michael Keaton win. Best Cinematography for “Birdman.” It has a better chance at Best Picture than “Boyhood,” but Richard Linklater has a better chance at Best Director than Alejandro González Iñárritu.

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Kap Slap knows how to stand out among EDM artists By Owen Desai THe Daily Cardinal

On Friday, Feb. 13, I had the opportunity to see Kap Slap at the Majestic Theatre and I was completely blown away by both the main act and the openers. Last October, I had seen Timeflies perform at the Orpheum and Kap Slap was one of the openers; this was the first time I had ever listened to his music. I arrived at Kap Slap’s concert at 9 p.m. and Coby Ashpis was up on the stage and only a crowd of about 15 people were standing at the front. I wasn’t surprised because typically a majority of the crowd doesn’t show up until much later on, understanding the openers will take up about the first two hours of the show, which they did. Over this past year I have become more involved with listening to Electronic Dance Music, and I have grown to like it even more, especially when the remixes are of songs that I already know or the DJ/ producer does something entirely different to their set list. That being said, I wasn’t that impressed by Coby. What he played sounded a lot like music used in a tutorial video you’d see on YouTube, and a couple of times I forgot he was still up there because I began talking to the people around me and his playlist just settled into the background. The second opener was Gazzo and he was definitely better. His music was much more recognizable and he played with the volume and speed of his beats to make it feel more interactive. Also, part of his performance, which I told everyone about as soon as I left the Majestic, was a remix of “The Circle of Life” from “The Lion King” and was definitely unique. I think the tough part about being the second

opening act is by then the audience is typically getting restless and just waiting and wondering when the main act will be coming onto stage. Regardless, Gazzo did an exceptional job engaging the audience until he smoothly transitioned the show over to Kap Slap. I always wonder when going to these concerts is what makes one EDM artist any different than the others? Why is one DJ better known than the thousands that have opened before him? I think what makes all the difference is what the artist does on the stage while he is playing his music. Yes, I did enjoy Gazzo, but the entire time he stood behind the soundboard just tapping buttons. Kap Slap, on the other hand, brought a lot of energy to the stage; jumping around, blowing smoke through the crowd, talking to the crowd amidst his songs, walking to the front and grabbing hands, he really changed the environment. And maybe I am biased because I saw him about four months earlier, but I was rather impressed that within this time he was able to transition from an opener to a main act. Also, I knew more of the songs he decided to play, and many of them were upbeat and made me want to dance. I was at the front of the mosh pit the entire time and I didn’t want to leave for a second. If I were to suggest one thing for Kap Slap to change with his set it would be to add more of his own originals, it wasn’t until the very end that Kap Slap played one of his own songs. I really enjoyed Kap Slap’s performance and I’d definitely recommend attending one of his concerts. Also I’d recommend keeping an eye out for Gazzo because I predict he will make it big soon.

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While other EDM DJs spend a lot of time focusing on their equipment, Kap Slap mixes things up by engaging the crowd with his personality as well as his music.

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José González brings back the personal side of folk but still falls flat in the end

Transfixiation is not quite enjoyable but an experience

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Vestiges & Claws José González By Michael Frett

new album foregoes much of folk’s standard pop for a natural heart, keeping things more barren and minimal. He’s never really alone as he muses over his guitars, but the somber production and tip-toeing percussion never do much more than rumble behind the scenes. It grounds González’s latest, leaving an album that feels more personal than many of his contemporaries’ attempts at folk music.

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José González tried to reclaim something lost with Vestiges & Claws. He’s heard modern folk artists sing their stories to indie pop radio’s delight, heard them brush up a singer-songwriter’s sound with popish glow and nostalgic love of romance woven between verses and choruses. He knows that, today, folk is a bastardized thing; what once gave a voice to many is now relegated to tropes and easily digested drama. Or, at least, that’s what I like to think drove the Swedish singer-songwriter to strip his folk songs down like he did on Vestiges & Claws. His

He’s heard modern folk artists sing their stories to indie pop radio’s delight...He knows that, today, folk is a bastardized thing; what once gave a voice to many is now releated to trapes and easily digested drama. It’s in the songs themselves that Vestiges & Claws is left feeling, well, declawed. A few tracks showcase a songwriter with chops, like the dynamic opener “With the Ink of a Ghost” and closer “Open Book.” Yet, other songs—

even with their infectious blues grooves and minimalist charm—lose that charm when you realize they rest on wellexercised clichés like tree of life metaphors or lazily roll through the same broken promises of your least-favorite love songs. It’s for that reason that the instrumental “Vissel” is the crowning moment of Vestiges & Claws. Like its Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid forefathers, “Vissel” captures a moment with its humble aesthetics, reminding us that folk music’s ability to tell a story is in more than just a rhyme meter crooned over a series of chords. González can sing a story and finger-pick a ballad like any folk singer, but his music’s grounded nature remembers a personal side to folk that seems lost in today’s modern sheen. Vestiges & Claws takes on a purist aesthetic that feels refreshing when left free to explore folk’s roots. Those last vestiges González finds are a reminiscent bliss—too bad his lyrical claws are so dull.

Grade: C+

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Transfixiation A Place to Bury Strangers By Paul Blazevich THe Daily Cardinal

A grungy journey through dizzying guitar licks and unapologetic percussion is A Place to Bury Strangers’ new LP. Lo-fi production and mesmerizing refrains hark back to the garage rock of the ‘90s, while the heavy hitting metal interludes pay tribute to underground grunge of the 2000s. Transfixiation, beginning with “Supermaster” and “Straight,” proves misleading at times, as the album only gets stranger and more disorienting after the first two tracks. The opening track is the most mainstream cut off of the album, with a low, driving bass line and the most consistently understandable lyrics on the album. “Straight” then begins to lead the

listener into the belly of the beast that is Transfixiation, with hints at the distorted, crazed guitar that graces the remainder of the album. “What We Don’t See” is a sonic tribute to Youth Lagoon, as the somehow-poppy chaos provides a sense of positivity through ‘80s synths and guitar. The following song, “Deeper,” provides the opposite; a droning guitar, ceaseless crashing of drums and lyrics that are reminiscent of a zombie hoard create a certain discomfort that provokes one to sleep with the lights on. As the group starts to pull listeners out of the black abyss towards the end of the journey, they grace the listener with one last sanctuary in “Now It’s Over,” granting hope and relaxation after spending the last few songs lurking through the depths of Hell. But this hope does not last long. With the final ten minutes of Transfixiation drags its sound deeper than imaginable. To the point of bursting speakers with the sheer power of the guitar licks of the Devil himself.. The lo-fi, eardrum bursting finish to this album, if not something you enjoy, is at least something to experience.

Grade: C-

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City’s troubled taxis face competition Samantha GOTTstein Opinion Columnist

oming from someone who was an absolute insomniac in high school, the concept of a 24-hour library on campus was a gamechanger my first semester. At around 1 a.m., I found myself in a state of delirium that another cup of coffee could just not resolve. It was time to go home. However, I found myself in a state of panic when I realized that my friends were long gone, and I was now in a position to walk alone. While it was merely a block from College Library to my building, my inner drama queen took over, creating seemingly endless horror stories of what could happen on my commute back. As a result, I opted to call a UW Transportation Services “campus-approved” cab, which I thought would be a painless process. From the time I got through to dispatch to being dropped off in front of my building, it had been 30 minutes. Exhausted and annoyed, I fell asleep knowing that I would not be using the cab company again. My story is just one of many that reflects a growing sense of impatience for our transportation services on campus. As a result, many students, like myself, have turned to the ridesharing service of Uber, which prides itself on “time, value, and convenience.” I have been an Uber user for around 5 months and have been 99.9 percent satisfied with the company. From its state-of-the-art technological interface to its “split-fare” feature, Uber has made its services both accessible and economically friendly to students. However, I recently received an email that led me to investigate the polemic surrounding Uber, which I admit I have ignored. The email urged “Madisonians to support Uber and the desperately needed transportation choice it pro-

vides in Madison.” It then instructed me to further pledge my support by signing an online petition addressed to 21 members of the Madison City Council. Along with 2,576 other Madison residents, I signed the petition in favor of keeping the service in the neighborhood. Obviously, I am pro-Uber given it has proven itself as a trusty companion, but I could not help take into account the concerns brought forth by the Madison City Council.

Should we be so eager to embrace a company that implements few mechanisms to ensure the safety of its passengers?

A point worth mentioning is the question of public

safety. Should we be so eager to embrace a company that implements few mechanisms to ensure the safety of its passengers? Becoming an UberX driver is a cake walk, you only need a driver’s license, proof of auto insurance, and access to a vehicle that is in “excellent” or “exceptional condition” to get the job. In terms of comprehensive background checks, they do not require one. Uber uses a third-party company called Hireease that simply asks for the driver’s name, address, driver’s license, and social security number—it doesn’t get much more basic than that. In the past year alone, there has been various assault allegations against UberX drivers who used their unmonitored vehicles to exploit their passengers. Furthermore, Uber has been scrutinized for their lack of thorough background checks

and lack of recording devices within their vehicles. These factors are something, as consumers, we must question when we are entrusting our safety within these private-ride companies. How can we ensure that when stepping into an unmarked vehicle our lives are not in jeopardy? While this may sound extreme, these allegations cannot be ignored and should foster some conversation surrounding the company’s operating procedures. While the company promotes its ability to offer employment to thousands of people, which it has, it should be a topic of concern that anyone can be behind the wheel of your Uber. By no means am I making blanket a statement that all Uber drivers are serial killers, but instead I am urging riders to be aware and act responsibly. Individually, I have already

made changes in my Uber behavior since the start of the school year. If I am using the service late at night, I try to find someone to accompany me back to my destination. However, if I am in a rare situation where I am alone, I will screenshot the information of my driver and send a message to my friends with the description. If my tactics seem unnecessary or overly paranoid, then feel free to ignore them, but I will not turn a blind eye to the testimonies of Uber victims. Keep Calm and Uber on people, but be smart when choosing to do so. Samantha is a freshman writer for The Daily Cardinal majoring in political science and intending to also major in journalism. What is your stance on Uber and other ride sharing businesses? Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Madison’s taxi cab services are facing competition against ride sharing businesses, such as Uber, particularly on campus and downtown.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ defies typical Hollywood style Lilly Hanson Opinion Columnist

hate to give the best-selling book and box office hit movie, “Fifty Shades of Grey” any more time in the spotlight, but there are a few things that need to be said before the movie becomes old news. Here are the facts: “Fifty Shades of Grey” exploded at the box office this weekend, with a rousing estimated fourday gross of $94.4 million. The Fifty Shades’ climactic box office eruption isn’t much of a surprise—the E.L. James book on which it’s based is a global phenomenon that famously boasts a readership of some 100 million worldwide. According to data provided by Universal Pictures, the domestic audience for the film was also predictably skewed toward

women: 68 percent female versus 32 percent male. Another fact that should be mentioned is the book and movie center on a relationship based on bondage, domination, sadism, masochism (BDSM), manipulating emotions and controlling actions.

When the movie came out Feb. 14, many were quick to criticize the film for its soft-core-porn qualities and erotic nature.

What we should be focusing on is the fact that this movie is focused primarily on women—both as characters and as ticket buyers. It seems as if Hollywood is now starting to realize the impact women have on the world and can have at the box office. We

should not be shocked if we begin to see a surge of femaledriven movies as a result of the molasses-slow pace at which Hollywood reacts to change. The magnitude of this very welcome growth should not be overstated. Women are still woefully underrepresented in directors’ chairs, and the overwhelming heterosexual whiteness of the characters in Hollywood is rather impossible to ignore. On both scores, television—which operates at a much faster decision-making metabolism—is already light years ahead of the movie business, with several ratings hits featuring people of color and being driven (both behind and in front of the camera) by women. I am not saying that a relationship depicted in the film “Fifty Shades of Grey” nor any aspects of the book are “getting” women, but I am saying that it is time for women to watch what they want to

watch without judgment. When the movie came out Feb. 14, many were quick to criticize the film for its softcore-porn qualities and erotic nature. There were countless articles dealing with the fact that an emotionally manipulative and abusive relationship was being shown on the silver screen (no pun intended).

I am not endorsing the movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” for being Oscar worthy, nor am I saying it is realistic to women’s desire for abusive relationships.

Yet no one thought to think of the countless other movies and art forms that depicted the same thing when the target audience is men: adult magazines, adult films, obscene literature, and sexually explicit art.

I am not endorsing the movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” for being Oscar worthy, nor am I saying it is realistic to women’s desire for abusive relationships. I am merely pointing out a fact that many seem to be missing when it comes to this film. Why is an erotic film geared toward a female audience slammed for depicting sexual abuse? All the while, no one is as quick to judge the countless other “films” and “movies” with the same premises of abusing women, BDSM, and manipulating emotions that is geared toward a male audience? Lilly is a freshman writer for The Daily Cardinal. Do you agree with her stance on women and their roles in Hollywood? Is there a point she may have over looked? We would like to hear your view. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Today’s Sudoku

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Future Freaks

By Joel Cryer jcryer@wisc.com

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.

Ludwig the Bonzai

By Thomas Martell tmartell@wisc.edu

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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points 9 Like some cuisine 1 0 Lamas, usually 1 1 Component of some laptops 1 2 Piece of land for building 1 3 No longer owing 2 1 Run a cat off 2 3 TV actress Spelling 2 5 “Sure, why not?” 2 6 Refer to, as a research paper 2 8 “Bear” that’s not a bear 2 9 Drink noisily 3 2 Exxon Valdez, for one 3 3 Dressed to kill 3 8 Chilly-weather garments 4 0 Continental monetary unit 4 1 For guys only 4 4 Babe in the woods 4 6 “X marks the ___” 49 Minor insult 5 4 Hemp fiber used in caulking 5 5 Smoke passage 5 6 Get checkmated 5 7 “Beat it, fly” 59 It’s made of wood 6 0 Three-handed card game 6 3 “The Bridge of ___ Luis Rey” 6 4 Common article

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Sports

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Football

UW loses RBs coach, hires WRs coach By Jake Powers the daily cardinal

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The UW backfield has been perennially elite, with Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement combining for an FBS-record 3,536 yards.

Just as one item was checked off his offseason to-do list, head coach Paul Chryst will have to pencil in another before he can begin his first season leading the Badgers. On the same day that Chryst announced the hiring of Ted Gilmore as Wisconsin’s new wide receivers coach, he lost his running backs coach as Thomas Brown left for Georgia. Chryst had retained just Brown and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda from Gary Andersen’s staff, with Andersen now the head coach at Oregon State. In 2014, his only season with Wisconsin, Brown worked with Heisman Trophy finalist Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement, who combined to rush for 3,536 yards, an FBS record for teammates. After finishing his collegiate career with Georgia in 2007 as the program’s fifth-leading career

rusher, Brown began his coaching While Chryst will have to career as the strength and condi- work to regain recruiting stationing coach with the Bulldogs in bility and fill the coaching void 2011. He went on to become the run- created by Brown’s return to his ning backs coach at Chattanooga alma mater, Gilmore’s hiring in 2012 and Marshall puts the search for in 2013, before joining a new wide receivers Andersen’s staff in coach to rest. Madison. Prior to coaching Although Brown’s the Oakland Raiders’ departure means that wide receivers the past players will need to three seasons, Gilmore develop a relationbounced around with ship with yet another seven collegiate teams new coach, the bigover the course of 18 gest impact may years. He most notaBrown come on the recruitbly served as the wide ing front. receivers coach at Brown was instrumental in Nebraska for six seasons and USC the recruitment of 247Sports for one season before making the composite four-star running jump to the NFL. back Antonio Williams, who verGilmore and newly-hired bally committed to Wisconsin in offensive coordinator Joe December. Williams, ranked as Rudolph were on the same offenthe seventh-best running back sive coaching staff at Nebraska in in the class of 2016, tweeted 2007, when Rudolph coached the Monday that he has no comment tight ends while Gilmore worked about the situation. with the receivers.

Press Conference

UW teams experiencing spectrum of success in conference By Ashley Maag the daily cardinal

Five coaches came to the podium Monday afternoon, all going through various levels of success.

Men’s Hockey

The Badgers (1-9-2 Big Ten, 3-194 overall) look to use their first conference win from last Saturday night against Ohio State as momentum in their upcoming series. “I think guys are, when they come to the rink after a win, they’re more willing to listen and work hard,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “Rather than back off, we’re going to use that to push forward.” Wisconsin will host Michigan State Friday and Saturday. This is the first time these two teams have met this season. “They play really hard. They block everything,” Eaves said about the Spartans. “They’re playing with great desperation and playing hard and we will expect that as they come in here.”

Wisconsin will navigate four more Big Ten series before it tries to salvage a lost season as it defends its Big Ten Tournament title.

Women’s Hockey

The Badgers (18-5-3-1 WCHA, 23-5-4 overall) are also looking forward to an exciting matchup this weekend in their last regular season home series against St. Cloud State. Wisconsin defeated the Huskies 4-0 and 3-0 in their first meetings in November. Former Badger Jinelle ZauggSiergiej will return to Madison as an assistant coach for St. Cloud State in this series. It will also be an emotional weekend for head coach Mark Johnson as it is the 35th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice” game. Johnson plans to fly to Lake Placid for a ceremony on Saturday and be back before the Badgers play the Huskies on Sunday.

Men’s Basketball

The Badgers (11-1 Big Ten, 23-2 overall) are coming off a victo-

ry over Illinois and will take an eight-game win streak into a road trip to Penn State this Wednesday. Wisconsin defeated Nittany Lions in their last meeting late December by a score of 89-72. The Badgers have been able to get off to strong starts in the last few weeks and it has not gone unnoticed by head coach Bo Ryan. “I think you got to give credit to the players,” said Ryan. “You talk about games, you practice the sets of the other team, you run their stuff, you do your due diligence as a coaching staff but it’s the players that make it happen.” Wisconsin is two-and-a-half games ahead of Maryland and Purdue in the Big Ten, and the Badgers are currently ranked fifth in the nation. “They’re a good team,” said Ryan. “They’re a bunch of young men playing hard together.” Much of the Badgers success can be attributed to Player of the Year candidate Frank Kaminsky. He had 23 points in Wisconsin’s victory over Illinois and currently holds the Big Ten lead in double-doubles with 10. “I think he is one of the top players in the country that I’ve ever coached for sure and that exists in college right now,” said Ryan on Kaminsky. Wisconsin looks to get a win on the road this Wednesday and keep their momentum going.

Women’s Basketball

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Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutouts in both games during the Badgers’ previous series sweep against St. Cloud State.

Wisconsin (4-10 Big Ten, 8-16 overall) has lost its last three conference games and will have to bring its A game to break that streak, as it welcomes No. 5 Maryland this Thursday to the Kohl Center. “Anybody that’s seen Maryland knows that they’re a great team,” said head coach Bobbie Kelsey. “They have some great players in Lexie Brown and a couple other folks out

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Frank Kaminsky has been one of the most efficient players in the country this season and should contend for numerous awards. there that are doing a great job for them.” The Badgers remain optimistic and ready for the challenge though as the Terrapins come to Madison. “I always tell our kids, you can beat anybody on any day,” said Kelsey. “We go into every game with that mind-set, and I think that’s why we have been able to improve even though we haven’t won games.” With junior guard Nicole Bauman ranked fourth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, Wisconsin hopes to have other players step up as well as they head into this game.

Women’s Swimming and Diving

The women’s swimming and diving team will head to the Big Ten Championships in Ohio this week to compete for the conference title and NCAA qualification. “A win for us is getting the people we need to at the meet and

feeling good about it and ready to go for the Championships,” head coach Whitney Hite said about the upcoming meet. The Badgers are currently ranked 24th in the nation by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. “Our motto is if we want to be the best, we got to beat the best, and we’re not afraid to challenge ourselves in that way,” Hite said. Sophomore Ivy Martin was named Swimmer of the Championships last year and looks to continue her success at this year’s Big Ten Championships. “I’ve seen some really, really fast swimmers. She is as good as there is, in my opinion,” Hite said. However, there is always room for improvement, and no matter the results this weekend, that will be the focus of Hite. “As a coach, the team knows that I’m never satisfied,” Hite said. “I’m the guy that is always saying, hey, well, we can be better.”