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Protesters challenge city, university, state leaders By Miller Jozwiak THE DAILY CARDINAL

Friday’s officer-involved shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson brought out community members of all ages, who converged in a protest Monday to address officials from university, state and city levels. UW-Madison students Deshawn McKinney, Natasha Thimmesch and Teresa Baymon created a Facebook page Sunday evening to spread word of the event and encourage student involvement. “Honestly, the silence of people who are not here hurts, because that silence is the

amount of pressure that Tony can’t be here,” Thimmesch said. “He can’t speak so their silence is weighing down, so we need to speak up for him.” The day began with a rally outside Bascom Hall, where students read poetry and Vice Provost for Student Life and Dean of Students Lori Berquam spoke with protesters about the importance of community. “We want to make sure that we’re reaching out to [those who have been impacted] and that they know what they feel is real, and that it’s okay to be where they are and feel what they do,” Berquam said. “Our students

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Miona Short recites poetry atop Bascom Hill before protesters marched to the state Capitol. really want this to be powerfully peaceful and a show of solidarity with the other high schools and grade schools in the area.” Around 11 a.m. protesters marched down State Street to the Capitol to meet Madison elementary, middle and high school students.

Under the direction of Young, Gifted and Black Coalition leader Brandi Grayson, adults formed a perimeter around the first floor rotunda, linking arms before students entered. All floors of the rotunda were filled when students from Madison East

High School arrived to protest just after noon. According to the Department of Administration, the group reached 1,500 participants before leaving the Capitol at 1 p.m. They marched to Martin

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Tony Robinson’s family thanks public support By Laura Grulke THE DAILY CARDINAL

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During a trying time of dealing with the death of a loved one, Tony Robinson’s family held their tears just long enough to thank the community Monday for continued support in the face of tragedy. Robinson’s family showed gratitude for Madison’s widespread support but issued a plea for truth-seeking to clear what Robinson’s uncle Turin Carter called “negative air.” Members of the Madison community have unified in peaceful protest since Friday, when 19-year-old Madison resident Tony Robinson was shot by Madison Police Department officer Matt Kenny following an altercation. Demonstrations were organized that night and throughout the weekend. Carter thanked protesters for not judging his nephew on circulating rumors and encouraged all people, regardless of race, to show their support. With media focusing on

Robinson’s death and past, Carter addressed several rumors and ultimately said Robinson was not perfect, but they accepted him for who he was. “Terrell [Tony] just wanted to be loved, honestly,” Carter said. “We don’t think Terrell’s a saint, we paint him as a human being, a 19 year old, who made a terrible mistake at one point, which is completely, completely disassociated from this act.” He was referencing Robinson’s 2014 armed robbery conviction, to which he pleaded guilty, according to court records. Carter spoke of Friday’s events as an example of a nationwide problem with law enforcement as a whole, not just with individual officers. He encouraged the community to get involved with the issue because “everyone should be able to relate” to it. “This is a bigger issue than Tony,” Carter said. “This high-

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Gov. Scott Walker signs right-to-work bill after two weeks of protest By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

After chaotic public hearings, a 24-hour floor session and numerous protests over two weeks, Wisconsin became the 25th rightto-work state as Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill into law Monday.

Walker was flanked by numerous Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who introduced the legislation that prohibits mandatory union dues as a condition of

employment. The law, which was signed at a factory in Brown Deer, will take effect immediately. “This legislation puts power back in the hands of Wisconsin workers, by allowing the freedom to choose whether they want to join a union and pay union dues,” Walker

said in a statement. “Freedom to Work … will lead to more freedom and prosperity for all of Wisconsin.” Walker’s decision to sign the bill marks a change from previous statements he had made where he declared right-to-work a “distraction.”

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Ezra Klein defines core problems in political media By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL

A filled-to-the-brim Shannon Hall in Memorial Union bustled with UW-Madison students and community members waiting to see the blogger, columnist and accidental entrepreneur who journalism professor Michael Wagner described as “nerd-chic.” The Wisconsin Union Directorate welcomed Ezra Klein, editor-in-chief of the news website Vox.com, as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series Monday to explore American politics and its downfalls. Klein opened his discussion by explaining that one core problem in politics is the way it is portrayed in the media. “Washington is terrible because we do a shitty job telling you why Washington is terrible,” Klein said. Journalists often blame polarization for America’s broken system of government, without fully explaining what it means, Klein said. He added polarization is the most important and also most poorly understood concept in politics. “We talk about polarization, and we tend to mean bitter argument. We tend to mean extreme disagreement,” Klein

said. “Polarization is a very simple measure of how far the two political parties are from each other. It is not a measure of the danger of disagreement.” Klein pointed to the era between 1935 and 1975, when polarization was its lowest, but many political issues persisted. He added that widespread racism largely led to this agreement between parties. “I would far prefer a political system where parties are polarized, than where they are united in permitting segregation,” Klein said. “When those issues seceded, polarization slowly but surely came back.” Although he was not always a hard worker, Klein said finding something he’s passionate about has helped to motivate him. “The reason I’m into it is that in this moment doing this thing, it is in some weird way easier for me to work hard on it than not,” Klein said. “I just find it really interesting and compelling.” UW-Madison graduate student Nicole Rudisill said Klein’s talk inspired her to try new things, no matter how she fears they might turn out. “Even if you’re not sure if it’s the right thing, if something feels worth doing, you should do it,” Rudisill said.

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Tony Robinson’s uncle, Turin Carter, says he hopes his nephew’s death will incite change in Madison.

family from page 1 lights a universal problem with law enforcement and how its procedures have been carried out … and specifically how it relates to the systematic targeting of young black males.” Carter said he would like to see police enact policies requiring body cameras and tasers in

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protesters from page 1 Luther King Jr. Boulevard outside of the City-County Building. Madison Police officers followed the group from the Capitol, protecting the protesters from traffic. UW-Madison junior Egal Warsame said he felt more deeply affected by the shooting than previous ones that have occurred around the country.

“It is much different when it’s on your own doorstep this time. This is in our backyard. This is in front of us. I felt like it’d be wrong for me to protest if it was for Ferguson and not for here in Madison,” he said. At 1:40 p.m. Mayor Paul Soglin, addressing the crowd, referenced the “death of Anthony Robinson,” and audience members responded by calling the shooting “murder.”

Carter said. “One bullet. And we know how many were fired.” Carter said Robinson is now a champion for the community’s progress and hopes to incite an indepth look at these and other issues with the justice system. “Fellow Madisonians, our hands are stained with the blood of my nephew and we are all left to deal with the aftermath,” Carter said.

Witte Hall hosts forum reacting to shooting about the shooting. “I feel like people are becoming desensitized to this type of stuff … I sort of expected that on a campus that is fairly political, that people would be talking about it,” Murad said. While UW-Madison released a statement surrounding Robinson’s death, Murad suggested the university go further by creating a student-run forum for the UW-Madison community. “You don’t have to acknowledge that your opinion might be different, you don’t have to acknowledge that people might not feel safe,” Murad said. “You just get to say ‘Wow, this shooting happened at my school … I think that’s super simple.” UW-Madison senior Samera Jome recognized the administration’s response in the release, but said she hopes for further interaction beyond a campus wide meet-

ing. She said the meetings usually lack diversity as they are often run by minority students. “Stand up and talk about it,” Jome said. “Enough with the ‘Let’s have a diversity and inclusion talk.’ Action, please. It’s been one email, and I feel like that email was specifically targeted to students of color like me, to appease me, so that I can be quiet, and everything in the campus can keep going on.” Jome said students should be able to talk about racial events on campus in a way where the entire community can get involved, not just minority students. “You pay attention to the school [university],” Jome said. “If the dean says something or the chancellor says something, you pay attention. It lets you know this is important, coming from that area is more important than a forum-based discussion, because I don’t think there will be much attendance.”

Protestors flooded the Capitol that Tuesday for a public hearing held by the Senate’s labor committee. The hearing ended in chaos, as committee Chair Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, stopped early, citing a credible threat that protesters would disrupt the proceedings. Nass called for a harried vote and was escorted from the room by Capitol police along with the other Republican members of the committee as cries of “shame” rained down from onlookers.

“This was a disgrace to democracy, a disgrace to the public,” Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, said immediately after the hearing. Debate on the bill began in the state Senate Feb. 25, as more than 2,000 protesters again descended on the Capitol steps to speak out against the bill. Nonetheless, the body voted to adopt the measure 17-15 with state Sen. Jerry Petrowski, R-Marathon, being the lone Republican to vote against the bill. “I am not convinced that the supposed benefits of passing this

bill will materialize and offset a potentially disruptive impact on our economy,” Petrowski said in a statement. Right-to-work then cleared the Assembly last week, following a 12-hour public hearing earlier in the week and 24 hours of debate stretching from Thursday night into Friday morning. The bill passed on a party line vote 63-35. “We’re fighting for every single worker in the state to have their own liberty,” Vos said during debate, adding later that “all the work was worth it” to pass right-to-work.

Robinson’s family, along with a group of protesters, followed the mayor into the building, asking him about the shooting. “We are not going to have a conversation in the hallway,” Soglin told the family before leaving. Grayson said YGB was there to support the students in putting “pressure on the governor to be accountable for the disparities and the death of Tony Robinson.” She added she found

the mayor’s address irrelevant. “The mayor came out for a second and gave a very–I’m not even sure of the correct word–irrelevant statement that did not connect with the students... did not connect to their pain,” she said. By 2:30 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was covered with chalk messages and devoid of protesters. Protesters returned and crowded the room for a Police

and Fire Commission meeting at 5:15 p.m., continuing pressure on city hall officials and asking MPD to fire Officer Matt Kenny. “We are here in hopes that you will hear the cries and the hearts of the young people and the mothers and the people of this community,” Grayson said. “No matter what the investigation says, that man has to be fired.” Laura Pasqualone contributed to this report.

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The fatal shooting of 19-yearold Tony Robinson by a Madison Police Department officer encouraged the Center for Cultural Enrichment to host an informal dialogue for students living in UW-Madison Housing. The CCE, a program that works with students in residence halls to inform them about multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion on campus, held the event in Witte Hall. Assistant Director of Residence Life and Inclusion Magpie Martinez asked students to share their reactions to the shooting and said she hoped to see both majority and minority students attend to hear multiple viewpoints. UW-Madison freshman Yusra Murad said she was surprised by the lack of student-based discussion on social media and in classes

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Ezra Klein, editor-in-chief of the news site Vox.com, critiques political journalism with a crowd of UW-Madison students.

the interest of having evidence of police activity and reducing the escalation of violence. He pointed specifically to his nephew’s death and the alleged five shots fired that night, although MPD Police Chief Michael Koval could only confirm that more than one shot was fired. “It takes one bullet from a trained gunman to take a life,”

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Wilder Deitz Letter to the Editor

ast Friday night, 19-yearold Tony Robinson was fatally shot by Officer Matt Kenny of the Madison Police Department, under uncertain circumstances. Robinson was unarmed. He was also AfricanAmerican, while Kenny is white. The incident led immediately to protests and discussion, which are ongoing. Where one perceives a fresh and intolerable injustice, it is against our nature as people concerned with equality to react with anything less than vengeful speed. In doing so, we run the risk of valuing victory over justice, which is an unacceptable outcome. As we protest and continue to think critically about this incident and what it means for Madison, I would like to raise the following points: 1) Madison is not Ferguson; nor is it Staten Island. The state of racial inequity in Dane County, as made plain by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Family’s Race to Equity report, is unique in the nation. I do not mean to say that we in Madison are uniquely culpable, or uniquely vicious towards people of color- just that the situation here is as complex as it is severe, and that a set of solutions intended for somewhere else in the country may not prove equally as effective here. Beating up on Madison is popular at the moment, and may provide a feeling of catharsis to those frustrated with a lack of progress- but what good is it otherwise? Attacking Madison is just a noisy equivalent to admitting that you don’t have a solution. Real change will not be driven by name-calling or cheap shots at the police. It will require a thoughtful examination of the properties of Madison that have led to these inequities, followed

by a focused process of problemsolving tailored to the particularities of Madison’s situation. 2) This incident bears resemblance to other recent events around the nation, in that the deceased was African-American and unarmed, and the police officer who shot him was white. That does not necessarily mean that these events are all equivalent, either in the magnitude of their injustice, or in the particularities of how the event led to shots being fired. Bringing the wrath of a hurting nation down upon either the Madison Police Department or Officer Kenny is neither fair nor appropriate at this point. “Winning justice” should be less about finding blame, and more about ensuring that this case receives fair and impartial consideration from our justice system, and preventing tragedies like this in the future. 3) I would strongly suggest to protesters, and the Young, Gifted, and Black Coalition in particular, that justice is possible through cooperation with the Madison Police Department. In Mike Koval you have, if not an ally, then at least a reasonable and open-minded opponent. He has conducted himself in a more transparent and open manner during this affair then did his predecessor, Noble Wray, during the aftermath of the shooting of Paul Heenan in 2012. It is in Chief Koval’s best interest to listen to you and has done so with respect thus far. I believe it is in your best interest to, in return, acknowledge that this is a man who seems to take his job in protecting the public seriously. To do otherwise might persuade Chief Koval to disregard you as unserious and overzealous. If he chooses to disengage from the conversation, changing from the outside the way the Madison Police Department

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Protesters took to the streets over the weekend after 19-year-old Tony Robinson was shot and killed in an apartment Friday night by Madison police officer Matt Kenny. operates will become that much more difficult. 4) Lastly: to me, as someone who did not know Tony Robinson, the deceased does not represent a “black life.” I believe that his was a unique and special life, and that immediately categorizing him diminishes that. His death is, first and foremost, a tragedy. It is a tragedy before it is a call to action; it is a tragedy before it feeds a cause. I believe that the approach of the protesters thus far has been respectful of this facthowever, there may be some on the margins who are excited by

the idea of protest for protest’s sake, for whom this final point may be an important reminder. I was deeply saddened to hear this news on Friday night, and extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of Tony Robinson. I have never experienced a loss like theirs, and I pray that I never do. I hope that people continue to pay close attention to the way that this is handled within the Madison Police Department, and continue to put pressure on the police to remain accountable, while respecting the individuality of

Tony Robinson and the tragedy of his death. I hope that this letter will aid protesters in effectively promoting equality for all people in Madison. With respect, and in hopes of justice, Wilder Deitz

Wilder is a sophomore studying social work. Do you agree or disagree with Wilder’s view on Madison’s reaction to the Tony Robinson shooting? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Women’s push for equality must begin locally on campus Lilly Hanson Opinion Columnist

unday, March 8 was Daylight Savings Time, which meant the day consisted of only 23 hours instead of the usual 24. This also meant that many women only had 23 hours to celebrate International Women’s Day. But the celebration occurred all over the globe. According to the United Nations website for the holiday, International Women’s Day is dedicated as “a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.” Women around the world held many celebrations and dem-

onstrations to observe the holiday. In Sao Paulo, Brazil activists marched in favor of legalizing abortion and women in Bogota, Colombia marched with signs reading “we are going to change history.” Unfortunately, we didn’t see any International Women’s Day rallies in Madison and in both of the previous women-led movements, there was a striking disproportion of women to men.

I am not asking for worldwide participation in the campaign, but instead UW-Madison-centered participation.

While protests and celebrations were popular around the world, the U.S. joined in with the event through social media. Many women tweeted and instagramed popular quotes such as “behind every successful woman is herself” and “here’s to strong

women; may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” Another popular statement made was “here’s to the women who build each other up and encourage each other to be themselves.” Again, many men also made their voices heard over social media, but the vast majority appeared to be from women. In light of the holiday, the Clinton Foundation released a new data analysis saying we (the human race) are not there yet on gender equality. The foundation released a video Sunday, featuring actresses such as Cameron Diaz and Amy Poehler, to explain what the movement is all about. To help women and girls everywhere move forward people were told to visit the website Not-There.org to explore the data. The “Not There” campaign is part of the Clinton Foundation’s “No Ceilings” initiative, which aims to improve the rights and equality of women around the world. On the website it was revealed that in honor of International Women’s Day, the world woke

up to find that women were not present in publications and advertisements. Top brands and magazines yanked women from their advertisements and cover images to promote gender equality. Companies like Dove and magazines such as Vogue replaced women in their images with a blank space and the web address Not-There.org.

To begin our own campaign we must appreciate each other’s achievements and encourage each other to make change happen.

While the campaigns, protests and even the holiday itself promote women’s rights and equality along with other great things having to do with women, it begs the question: Why do we even have to dedicate a day to women’s achievement? Why is only one day out of 365 days of the year designated to encourage the advancement and recognition of

women? And why is it that only women are pictured celebrating and promoting this event? Are men not encouraged to celebrate women or are they choosing to abstain from activism? Women and men around the world are empowered to change society, yet little change has been made. Of course, there is an understanding that changes in societal trends don’t happen overnight. And a one day campaign focusing on how women matter isn’t going to make people realize women matter. I am not asking for worldwide participation in the campaign, but instead UW-Madisoncentered participation. You don’t have to join the movement or even visit the website. To begin our own campaign we must appreciate each other’s achievements and encourage each other to make change happen. Lilly is a freshman writer for The Daily Cardinal. What’s your take on International Women’s Day? Do you agree or disagree with Lilly? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Trussell has fresh humor By Andrew Edstrom The daily cardinal

Last Friday, stand-up comedian Duncan Trussell recorded an episode of his podcast “The Duncan Trussell Family Hour” live at the Majestic, in a fascinating fusion of the worlds of podcasting and performance. Joining him onstage was Daniele Bolelli, a professor of history and fourth-degree black belt who hosts his own successful podcast, “The Drunken Taoist.” Their conversation touched on many topics, but mainly focused on psychedelic drugs and their potential for psychological healing. As someone who has never taken hallucinogenic drugs, the deeper points of their conversation were lost on me, but I found their perspectives both poetic and insightful. Unlike many comedians, Trussell does not focus on superficial differences between men and women and make silly quips about nothing. A practicing Buddhist, Trussell addresses questions of meaning in the vein of spiritual lecturers like Alan Watts and Terence McKenna. When the conversation gets too heavy, Trussell deploys his stand-up sensibility to work the room and expertly lighten the mood. An example of this occurred when Trussell was deep in a comparison of one’s inner monologue to a radio station. Trussell claimed that if you are listening to a channel where everything is bad and the

future is hopeless and you are always doomed to fail at anything you try, you can change the channel and choose to see things differently. As an illustration of a negative state of mind, Bolelli mentioned a Madison cab driver who spent their entire ride outlining all the ways in which Gov. Walker is ruining the state. The cab driver was so passionate that “I automatically started hating the guy too,” said Trussell. Before they could draw the connection between this anecdote and the larger point, the audience erupted with shouts, inflamed by the mere mention of Gov. Walker’s name. “He actually does not like people,” cried one furious audience member. “I don’t doubt that he dances with the skeletons of babies in the infant section of graveyards and sneaks into retirement homes in the middle of the night to [violate the elderly],” said Trussell. “But I think you’re missing the point.” Overall, the translation of the podcast from studio to stage was quite smooth. Podcasting is, generally speaking, a solitary art. Podcasters record conversations, edit them into finished products and upload them to the web without leaving their homes. Fans download the recordings and listen to them alone through earbuds. What little discussion there is about the episodes takes place online via message boards. This format had to be adjust-

ed to accommodate the live audience. For instance, each episode of “The Duncan Trussell Family Hour” begins with an opening monologue based around some theme, which Trussell often spends days recording and editing together. However, in the live show, it was improvised on the spot based on the audience suggestions of “Terence McKenna,” “roller coasters” and, fittingly, “using LSD to treat depression.” When Bolelli emerged, these themes became the basis for the entire conversation. At the end of the show, Trussell and Bolelli engaged the audience once more by dedicating 20 minutes to answering questions. By allowing the audience to dictate the thematic content of the entire show, the hosts emphasized the importance of community in the podcasting world. However, this did have its drawbacks. Though Bolelli possesses considerable knowledge about a wide range of subjects, from martial arts and philosophy to Eastern Religion and American Indian culture, he did not seem particularly opinionated about the subject of hallucinogenic drugs, and thus spent much of the show sitting in silence as Trussell waxed poetic. Early in the show, Bolelli stared at his hands and said, “I may have just made a big mistake. There was a plate of brownies backstage and I ate, like, a lot of them.” Perhaps this had more to do with his silence than anything.

Aaron Carter draws in crowd of fangirls By Abbie Ruckdashel The Daily Cardinal

Just when you thought it was time to take that Aaron Carter poster down off your wall, he pops right back up on the map and resurfaces in your heart. Aaron Carter put on a show at the Majestic last Thursday, although instead of an audience of screaming pre-teens, the crowd was nostalgic twentysomethings letting their inner 12-year-old do the screaming for them. One of my friends was even wearing her Aaron Carter shirt from second grade. Talk about a #throwbackthursday. The opening act was a local trio called Catch Kid. Their stellar good looks, smooth tunes in “Jump” and “By My Side” as well as their cover of “Bitter Sweet Symphony” got the audience a little hot and bothered before Carter hit the stage. Women in the crowd were so intrigued by the good looking guys of Catch Kid that they had their phones out looking them up in the middle of their set. In fact, there were so many women front man Nate Rusch even made the comment “This is a single guy’s paradise. I wonder why more guys aren’t capitalizing on this opportunity.” And he’s right. The whole night I saw maybe ten guys in the venue. Also, sorry to those ladies captivated by Rusch at the show. He’s taken. The next act set to entertain before it was time for the Carter

party was a New York-based band called Lineup Atlantic. This drummer and singer/guitar player duo covered many hits big with the women crowd like “Animals” by Maroon 5, “Breakeven” by the Script and “Dance, Dance” by Fall Out Boy as well as an original of theirs called “Keep on Keeping On.” These guys even had the early 2000’s sound like that of Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco which primed the audience for Carter— who made an early appearance on the stage to pour water on his friends of Lineup Atlantic, giving the crowd a taste of what was ahead. After almost 40 minutes of waiting the lights dimmed, the bass dropped and Aaron Carter opened his show wearing the signature cutoff hoodie and baggy jeans look of the 2000s. He sang a lot of his new stuff. My personal favorite was his song “Ooh Wee” featuring Pat Solo. He also performed his song “Recovery” which brought me, as well as almost the entire audience, including Carter’s mom, to tears. He wrote it about his sister, Leslie, who died in early 2012. Aaron even sang himself to tears. It was really emotional and afterward he thanked his fans for “giving him his career and his life back” and then dedicated the classic jam “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” to them. He closed his show with his most famous song

“I Want Candy.” He invited a couple audience members on stage— which then got out of hand as more girls climbed their way onto the stage—and he ended up calling for security before the song was over. Overall the show was pretty much what I expected with the exception of the dedication to his sister which was genuinely beautiful. It was basically a big party with screaming girls, random points to the crowd and lots of kisses being blown. He even stood on the speakers and demanded that the sound engineer turn it all the way up to “get it going in here.” However, instead of the headset microphone people are used to seeing at his shows, he had a single handheld one. That mic did not stop him from dancing— and yes he still can dance like he used to, if not better. The only thing different about Carter now is that he has a bunch of tattoos, better hair and is much sexier, in my personal opinion. I didn’t even know that was possible. Carter’s tour is almost over with just a couple dates left on the West Coast, and Madison was the last stop for opener Lineup Atlantic. Catch Kid currently has two dates on their schedule in case you missed them. They have a show at High Noon Saloon on March 18 and will be at Memorial Union on June 26. Also, Carter will be dropping a new album soon.

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Kanye brings grime music to center stage Jake Witz We Gettin’ It

t’s still the part of March where Midwesterners mistake 40 degrees for sandal weather, and already 2015 has proven itself to be a massive year for hip-hop. There have been huge releases from rap giants like Drake and Kendrick, plus many promising drops from up-and-comers like Action Bronson and Vic Mensa. But the most recent hip-hop development that has me over the moon is Kanye West single-handedly bringing grime music into the mainstream spotlight. West stole the show at the Brit Awards with his performance of his brand new single “All Day,” but what many people failed to notice was that on stage with West were some of the biggest names in London grime music. JME, Skepta, Novelist and Jammer, artists that wouldn’t receive so much as an invitation from the Brit Awards, were storming the stage in a manner which showed they had something to say. That message was “Grime music isn’t going anywhere.” The performance gave me chills the same way André 3000 dropped jaws with his infamous line “The South got somethin’ to say” at the 1995 Source Awards. Outkast managed to turn boos into applause as they changed the world’s view of Atlanta hiphop. While less pronounced, Ye’s showcase of grime artists sets an incredible precedent for a genre that has been looked down on by outsiders for over a decade. Grime music has always been an insider’s genre. Those who listened to it knew how addicting London slang can sound over 140 beats per minute. But those who don’t listen to grime don’t necessarily share the same opinion. Since the genre’s inception in the early 2000s, grime artists have been seen as degenerates by London authority, with police going out of their way to shut down shows without any real cause. Because of this, grime artists have had to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and loyal fanbase in order to stay relevant in a time where there was no real mainstream acceptance of the music. But that all changed at the

Brit Awards. Ye was already in a power-hungry mood. Earlier in London, West walked into a local restaurant Nando’s and stood on a table for those who happened to be out to lunch to take pictures of him. In less than ten seconds, Nando’s had exploded into a media frenzy, with dozens of videos and photos surfacing online of the prophetic rapper standing on a table. West took his power and fame and used it to create a performance that was as blunt as it was powerful. Had any other artist gone on stage with fifty black men dressed in all black (and two guys wielding flamethrowers) for an awards show dedicated to the top 1 percent of musicians and producers, there would have certainly been outrage. The point of the performance wasn’t to “promote gang culture,” as some Twitter bigots would have you believe. West was taking artists from a genre filled to the brim with talent and performing alongside them as equals, not placing grime on a pedestal for being the next big music fad. Even more artists are now coming out with their love for grime. Drake thanked Skepta on the credits of his new mixtape, saying the album “would not be possible” without him. Yeezy even did a surprise show at the famous London venue KOKO, bringing grime artists on stage performing alongside the likes of Big Sean, Vic Mensa and Raekwon. It’s safe to say that grime has been a key influence on rap that has largely been unrecognized. So many conventions of modern hip-hop, such as snappy trap—beats and deep menacing horns—can be traced to the fundamentals of grime. What’s next for grime and London music? Big things, hopefully. Skepta has an album coming out later this year, and everyone is dying with anticipation to see how much influence London has on West’s new LP, So Help Me God. The Brit Awards performance was the statement that grime has been screaming for from a walledoff room for years, and Yeezus finally tore down the wall. How stoked are you for grime music reaching the spotlight? What was your impression of Kanye West’s Brit Awards performance? Let Jake know at jakey.witz@gmail.com.

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Devoting a life to Badger basketball 82-year-old Puls has spent decades as Wisconsin’s official scorekeeper and equipment manager

hen you think of Wisconsin athletics, several things immediately come to mind. Whether it’s Barry Alvarez, Bucky Badger or “Jump Around” at Camp Randall Stadium, there are just certain people and traditions that have become synonymous with Badger sports. Though he may not be widely known among Wisconsin fans, for the past half-century, Otto Puls has been a fixture with the UW men’s basketball team. Puls, 82, serves as the team’s assistant equipment manager, a position he’s held for over two decades, and is currently in his 51st season as Wisconsin’s official scorekeeper. He got his start as the team’s official scorekeeper in 1964, when then-head coach John Erickson hired him and three others. He has remained in that capacity ever since, serving under nine head coaches. Though this marked the beginning of his working relationship with the basketball team, his involvement with Wisconsin athletics actually goes even further back. Puls attended Wisconsin in the 1950s, lettering for the baseball team from 1952 to 1954. “[Baseball] was one of the sports that I always did like,” Puls said. “I never did play any football and wasn’t big enough for basketball.” Puls earned his pharmaceutical degree from the university and got a job as a pharmacist in nearby Middleton, but his love for sports never wavered and he parlayed that passion into a second career. In need of extra money after graduating college, Puls began officiating football and basketball at both the high school and collegiate level in 1955. After 17 years

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Otto Puls has spent more than 50 years with the Wisconsin basketball program, doubling as a scorekeeper and manager. there, he was hired by the Big Ten in 1972 to officiate football games. Puls spent 20 years working for the conference, working a total of six bowl games, including two Rose Bowls and an Orange Bowl. He even officiated two games during the peak of the bitter rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State, when legendary coaches Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes were still patrolling the sidelines for the Wolverines and Buckeyes. A knee injury suffered from a collision with a player during a football game led to Puls retiring as a basketball official in the mid1980s, but he continued to work

Big Ten football for several more years before finally hanging up his whistle in 1991. Upon his retirement, Puls received letters from both Jerry Seeman, then the NFL’s senior director of officiating who had worked with Puls in the Big Ten, and Schembechler, who praised him for his honesty and integrity. His work as an official has earned him numerous accolades, including induction into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame, the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

In January, Puls was also announced as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame’s class of 2015 and will be enshrined in August. It was after his retirement as an official that he was approached to work as an equipment manager for the UW men’s basketball team to go along with his duties as official scorer. Puls accepted, and has worked both jobs ever since. Since Ryan’s arrival in Madison in 2001, Puls’ involvement with the team has only increased. He officiates practices and travels with the team for road games as well. “I have not missed a win or loss since [Ryan’s] been here,” he proudly states. His relationship with Ryan actually began before he took over the Badgers, dating back to when Puls officiated UW-Platteville games during Ryan’s tenure at the school. Even back then, Ryan wasn’t afraid to let the officials hear it when he disagreed with a call. “I worked when Bo was at Platteville and he wasn’t an easy guy to work for,” Puls said. “You really had to have your game.” Still, Puls notes there was always mutual respect between the two, and that his wife particularly enjoyed Platteville games. “My wife used to always love to go to the games and see you parading back and forth and giving me a hard time,” he once told Ryan. After seeing the ups and downs of the program, Puls is impressed with the job Ryan has done and is thrilled to see him gaining greater recognition since last year’s Final Four run, including him being named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “He deserves it. He deserves

every single bit of it,” Puls said. “His biggest asset is his teaching ability. He’d rather go out there on the court and practice than play a real game. That’s where he shines.” However, it’s his relationship with the players that continues to drive him at this stage in his life. “The kids are almost like my own kids, my own grandkids,” Puls said. That sentiment certainly seems to be mutual, as the players are quick to express their respect and admiration of Puls. “Every time you see him, your day kind of brightens up a little bit. He brings a positive, high energy to practice every day,” redshirt senior guard Josh Gasser said. “Otto loves Wisconsin basketball; he’s what it’s all about.” Junior forward Sam Dekker says the relationship between Puls and the players is lighthearted, with the players often rubbing his head for good luck before games. “He’s a great friend of the program, everyone gets along with him,” Dekker said. “When I first got here, he wore a Big Ten Championship ring from the past team and was always telling us how he wanted a new ring. Now that we got him one last year in the Final Four, he wears that one everywhere he goes.” As far as when he’ll decide to call it quits, Puls has no intention of retiring anytime soon. “As long as they tolerate me and Coach [Ryan] still wants me,” Puls said. For now, he’ll continue to work for the team and will be with them every step of the way as the Badgers pursue their first national championship since 1941. If all goes well, he might even have a new ring to wear come April.

Wrestling

Jordan, Wisconsin prepare for NCAA Championships By Andrew Bahl the daily cardinal

As a redshirt senior, Frank Cousins has seen the best and worst of Wisconsin wrestling. In his redshirt freshman year, the Badgers turned in a strong season with four All-Americans and a 10th place finish in the NCAA Championships only to turn around and go winless in Big Ten competition the next year. “Things went downhill from freshman year,” Cousins said. “It’s been a hard rebuilding process.” By all appearances, however, this year’s team has reclaimed the quality expected of the proud program. “Oh we’re miles ahead of previous years,” Cousins said. “We’re right there with the [2010-11] team.” Led by veteran grapplers like redshirt junior Connor Medbery (heavyweight) and redshirt sophomores Isaac Jordan (165 pounds) and Ryan Taylor (125 pounds), the Badgers (7-2 Big Ten, 9-4 overall) have enjoyed a solid season with wins over ranked opponents Rutgers and Nebraska and a 45-0 shutout win over Indiana.

Wisconsin also turned in a successful trip to the competitive Midlands Championship over winter break, placing seventh, with five Badgers earning top-eight finishes. While upperclassmen have led the way, the makeup of the team skews young, something which Medbery says has posed challenges. “Our team is pretty young,” he said. “Week in and week out we have a lot of younger guys wrestling in the lineup and that presents some steep learning curves. That’s a difficult environment.” Despite this, many of the younger wrestlers have, as head coach Barry Davis says, “rose to the occasion.” Redshirt sophomore Jesse Thielke credits this to veteran leadership. “I never got to be on an exceptional team in high school,” Thielke said. “The upperclassmen take on responsibility—our guys are natural-born leaders.” This leadership showed over the weekend at the Big Ten Championships. While the Badgers finished eighth overall, they enjoyed individual success with Jordan claiming the Big Ten crown in the

165-pound weight class. Jordan has been one of the standouts for the Badgers this year. Ranked third in his class nationally, Jordan is part of a rich family legacy. His father Jim wrestled for Wisconsin in the 1980s and was a two-time national champion. His uncle Jeff also wrestled for the Badgers, winning a Big Ten championship in 1988, and his brother Ben garnered All-American honors in 2012. Even Jordan’s Big Ten Championship match had a familial tie—he defeated his cousin Bo, who wrestles for Ohio State. Despite his successes, Jordan feels that only victory on the national stage can help him match the legacy of his father. “I wouldn’t say I’ve emerged from his shadow quite yet,” Jordan said. “I’m only an All-American and he was a national champion, so I think if I win the NCAA’s it’ll definitely happen.” While the team may be flying under the radar heading into the NCAA Championships, Medbery is optimistic the team will be able to finish strong and put several wrestlers on the podium.

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Isaac Jordan won the Big Ten title at 165 pounds this past weekend. The NCAA Championships take place March 19-21. “We’re going to make some noise at NCAAs where people may be overlooking us,” Medbery said. “As a team we have potential to put three or four guys in the finals.

That’s something that could happen and that’s what we’re striving for.” The Badgers will compete in the NCAA Championships March 19-21.