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Voter ID brings little disruption to UW

By Andrew Bahl and Noah Habenstreit THE DAILY CARDINAL

Despite fears of long lines and unprepared voters, for the most part UW-Madison’s first major election under the state’s new voter ID laws went smoothly.

The state’s flagship public university was spared hour-plus wait times that existed at colleges elsewhere in Wisconsin, including Marquette University and UW-Green Bay. Nate Moll, social media specialist for UW-Madison Communications, attributed the lack of problems to a robust campaign designed to inform students of what they needed to vote. The initiative spanned numerous university departments, including the housing and student life divisions.

“We’re not only trying to get community members to be engaged academically but also to be good citizens,” Moll said out-

side the Red Gym polling location, where he worked as a poll worker.

Moll said the use of social media was especially crucial in spreading the message to as many students as possible.

“Social media has become more of a modus operandi,” he said.

“Now students are using social media as a primary source of information. And we realize that.”

Out-of-state students, who had to obtain a voting ID card or use a passport to vote, had mixed reviews of the new system.

Louise Lyle, a sophomore from Maine, said she encountered no issues and that the university did a good job making students aware of requirements.

“I was expecting it to be a lot worse,” Lyle said, noting she got her voter ID card from Gordon Dining and Event Center on election day.

However, senior Garrett Payne of Illinois said he was unaware of the new law. After

he said the new law made him even more motivated to secure a voter ID card and eventually vote.

“It is important to me [to vote] and I feel like they’re inhibiting me and I’m trying not to take my vote with me,” Payne said. “It makes me want to vote more.”

University issues nearly 4,000 IDs

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Tuesday’s presidential primary marked the first major election where Wisconsinites had to present a photo ID to vote. registering to vote and waiting in line at his polling place, he was told his out-of-state driver’s

Young wins seat on Dane County Board

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Board of Regents cancels budget cuts presentation

By Miller Jozwiak Hayley Young was elected as the Dane County Board of Supervisors representative for District 5, which covers most of the UW-Madison campus, beating UW-Madison sophomore and former Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Chair Angelito Tenorio.

Young—a recent UW-Madison graduate and part-time legislative aide in state Rep. Melissa Sargent’s, D-Madison, office— won the election with more than 60 percent of the vote. She earned 2,903 votes while Tenorio earned 1,722, according to the Dane County website. Incumbent and recent grad Leland Pan did not seek re-election.

Young expressed gratitude to supporters with a post on her official campaign Facebook page Wednesday morning.

license would not be sufficient to cast his ballot.

While Payne was frustrated,

UW-Madison’s efforts to provide students with voter identification cards were largely successful, according to a university press release.

The university provided 3,846 voter ID cards to students throughout the spring and 1,272 on election day alone, according to UW-Madison’s Director of News and Media Relations Meredith McGlone. ID printing was offered at Gordon’s and Union South on election day.

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The Madison Police Department reported that there were 167 officer recognitions and two reprimands in the first quarter of 2016.

Madison Police Department releases officer recognitions, reprimands

By Miller Jozwiak THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Madison Police Department reported 167 employee recognitions for extraordinary service and two internal disciplines during the first quarter of 2016, according to a press release.

The 167 positive recognitions included acknowledgement from inside the department and citizen thank-yous in the form of emails, letters and voice mails. The officer acknowledgements ranged from small acts of kindness by officers to lifesaving acts.

One report noted an officer who

saved a suicidal citizen with one leg over the edge of a six-story parking ramp.

“The officer arrived on scene and instead of driving up to the top of the ramp he ran up the 6 flights of stairs to get close as possible as quickly as possible to the subject,” the report said. “The officer exited the stairwell quietly and then swiftly moved to grasp the subject and wrestled him back off the ledge securing him onto the floor of the parking ramp until other officers arrived to assist.”

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The UW System Board of Regents removed a presentation from its upcoming meeting that originally allowed system chancellors to speak about the impact statewide budget cuts have had on their campuses.

Before the removal, UW System President Ray Cross asked each chancellor in an email to put together a one-page synopsis of their campus situation that was “factual, not whiny.” The chancellors would then share a five-minute summary at the meeting Thursday and Friday at UW-Green Bay. UW System spokesperson Alex Hummel said the presentation was canceled due to time constraints and a greater focus on the local level.

Each school is assigned a “regent buddy,” Hummel explained, who will meet faceto-face with campus, community and economic partners in the next several months to assess the cuts’ impacts. UW-Madison spokesperson Meredith McGlone said she was not aware of any current plans for such meetings between the university’s administration and three regent buddies.

Hummel said the eventual goal is to disseminate the chancellors’ written summaries to the public, and this switch in focus

to the local level would make the discussion surrounding the cuts “more expansive” and not confined to a meeting where viewership is limited.

However, several Democratic members of the state Joint Committee on Finance spoke out against the regents’ removal of the presentation, arguing it prevents public discussion on the issue.

In a Wednesday release, state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, said Wisconsinites are concerned about the “dramatic” cuts.

“Everyone knows this is not an issue where it is acceptable for each campus to just hand the Regents a stack of papers,” Erpenbach said in the letter. “So why would the Regents eliminate an opportunity to educate themselves—and the public—on how the cuts will be carried out?”

Erpenbach and three other Democratic state legislators sent a letter to the Board of Regents, requesting that they inform the Joint Committee on Finance about plans to facilitate an “adequate” public discussion on the implementation of the budget cuts and their effect on each campus.

Several chancellors at universities around the system, including UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, did not comment on the presentation’s cancellation.

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

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz upset national front-runners in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday.

By Lucas Sczygelski THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin handed presidential front-runners of both parties a pair of solid defeats Tuesday, ensuring that the races will continue long into spring.

In the Republican race, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz routed Donald Trump, making it more difficult for the business mogul to clinch the GOP nomination prior to the convention this summer, where party delegates may not be receptive to his freewheeling policy proposals and harsh rhetoric.

“It certainly makes it harder,” said UW-Madison political scientist Michael Wagner. “Trump’s got to win more than 55 percent of the remaining delegates on the way to the convention to hit the magic

number and I don’t think that’s very likely for him.”

Despite an electorate hit hard by the same forces of globalization and deindustrialization that made states like Michigan fertile ground for Trump’s message of protectionism and nationalism, Wisconsin proved resistant to him.

According to Wagner, Wisconsin’s above-average educational level and the prevalence of talk radio played a role.

“Educated voters were way more likely to vote for Cruz instead of Trump,” Wagner said.

“That was part of what happened to Cruz, who did especially well in Dane County and Milwaukee County, where a lot of Republican

voters are highly educated.”

“Another thing that happened is that Trump ran into a conservative talk radio buzzsaw in Wisconsin,” he continued. “Conservative talk radio is pretty powerful among Republican voters in this state and Charlie Sykes, a talk show host, gave Trump a really tough interview early in the week.”

For Democrats, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders trounced former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the backs of younger voters and white working-class voters, dragging out a primary that most pundits claim she has already won.

However, according to Wagner, Sanders’ persistence will force the party to cater to his excited base of

Scholar pushes to frame rape as men’s issue

By Jessica Dorsky THE DAILY CARDINAL

Educator on sexual violence prevention Dr. Keith Edwards spoke to campus members Tuesday at Gordon Dining and Event Center about reframing the issue of rape and sexual violence as a men’s issue, and the ways in which students can act to make a positive change on campus.

“To frame something where women are the victim as a woman’s issue would be like if we had an epidemic of drunk drivers hitting and killing pedestrians in Madison and how we responded to that was having classes on how to walk across the street,” said Edwards, who frequently speaks to campuses on these issues. “That makes no sense whatsoever.”

The talk had an interactive component, with Edwards asking audience members to respond to slides, one of which had the words “She Fears You.” “I don’t want her to,” one audience member responded.

“I flash through all of the times I have feared men,” another said. “[It brings up] vulnerability mixed with anger. Anger at myself, at men… at society.”

One in four women on college campuses report surviving rape or attempted rape, Edwards said. He noted how this number has come up repeatedly in research, citing studies done by the U.S. Justice Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“You all know that men rape,

but we don’t talk about it like that ... We ask women to respond to a world where this is the reality,” Edwards said. “When women are raped on a college campus, it is overwhelmingly men on that campus who have raped her. When men or trans folks are raped, it is overwhelmingly by men.”

Edwards addressed the importance of “clear, unambiguous, freely given” consent at every step of the way when engaging in sexual activity. He said this consent it the only line between sex and rape.

When someone is unable to give consent, or a situation seems like it could lead to a rape or assault, it is the responsibility of bystanders to intervene, Edwards said.

“You have the power to stop sexual violence on this campus probably every weekend,” Edwards said.

UW-Madison freshman Kai Pham said he learned a lot from the presentation, and now feels equipped to talk to others about Edwards’ message.

“I think this really gave me some tools that I can use to reach the people who aren’t here,” Pham said.

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“If the people who have been inspired by Sanders to participate in this system keep doing so, even if he loses, then I think he’ll have a real opportunity to shape the party especially on economic issues,” Wagner said.

As media prognosticators leave Wisconsin and lofty promises of impenetrable border walls and free college move on to new states, the primary endures as a simple reminder of the importance of civic duty. “[Voting is] our strongest democratic responsibility and if you don’t vote, you don’t care who wins,” said UW-Madison freshman Matt McGuire. “Everyone has some sort of an opinion.”

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Tuesday marked the highest turnout for a Wisconsin presidential primary since 1972, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. McGlone said UW-Madison was pleased with its ability to provide students with voter IDs.

“We’re not only trying to get community members to be engaged academically but also to be good citizens.”

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Dr. Keith Edwards spoke Tuesday about the need to refocus the conversation on rape in order to shift responsibility to men.

“This really was a very unusual presidential primary with very high turnout,” she said. “The Wiscard folks did a great job keeping up.”

Although a printer glitch prevented IDs from being printed at Gordon’s for four hours Monday, McGlone said the university “did not encounter any major delays issuing IDs.” UW-Madison is expecting high student turnout for the general election in November, and McGlone encouraged students to get identification cards early to ensure they are able to vote.

“Plan ahead,” she urged.

“Register to vote in advance.”

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Berquam, Coordinating Council discuss Wisconsin Experience language changes

By Nina Bertelsen THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Incumbent Rebecca Bradley held off a challenge from JoAnne Kloppenburg to win a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court.

Campaign donations affect Wisconsin Supreme Court race

By Jason Snyder THE DAILY CARDINAL

The state Supreme Court election Tuesday has raised the stakes for future campaign donors and outside groups to contribute funds as the pattern of increased spending on elections continues.

Incumbent Rebecca Bradley scored a major victory, racking up 52.3 percent of the vote compared to challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, who received 47.7 percent in the statewide election.

Bradley not only won a majority of the vote, but also dominated campaign spending from outside political groups. One of these groups is the Wisconsin Alliance for Reform, a conservative organization that spent an estimated $1.85 million on television ads, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Two of the advertisements praised Bradley and three attacked Kloppenburg for her previous decisions as an appellate judge.

The Greater Wisconsin Committee, a nonprofit organization, spent $381,360 on television ads and $107,323 on other advertising in support of the Kloppenburg campaign.

Overall, outside groups that

young from page 1 “Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my campaign over the last few months,” she said in the post. “We had the opportunity to run a grassroots campaign, and the turnout on campus for this election was testament to how hard everyone on my team worked. I am so excited to start working to represent the Badger Community on the Dane County Board.”

During her campaign, Young said that addressing racial disparities in Dane County is her priority.

“If you have read the most recent reports the county has released, that is the most pressing issue,” Young said in a March 28 Daily Cardinal article. “If you look at what’s even going on on campus, what’s being reinforced, is how important it is to

support Bradley spent approximately $2,714,000, while other groups promoting Kloppenburg spent around $710,000, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. These numbers put Bradley ahead of her challenger by almost four to one.

Also, five years ago when Kloppenburg faced off against David Prosser in the Spring 2011 Supreme Court election, conservative groups outspent liberal proKloppenburg donors as well.

As part of the April 5 election, some Wisconsin voters also had the opportunity to voice their opinions on money in politics. The results of the referendum completed in 11 towns across the state show overwhelming support for overturning Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that has paved the way for corporations, unions and other associations to give unlimited campaign contributions through designated Political Action Committees.

The average support for overturning the ruling was between 74 and 88 percent of voters, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam and Mark Kueppers, assistant director of leadership for the Center for Leadership and Involvement, met with the Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council Wednesday to get feedback on new language regarding the Wisconsin Experience.

Kueppers and Berquam said they want to develop new language that students could “tap into” to find common ground.

Kueppers added that he wanted the language to provide “an element of inspiration” to students.

When coming up with the language changes, Kueppers said they focused on why UW-Madison is different from other universities and what the university’s institutional values are. Currently, they have settled on four pillars: “Relentless Curiosity,” “Intellectual Confidence,” “Purposeful Activism” and “Cognitive Empathy and Humility.”

ASM Vice Chair Vanessa Studer said she has concerns of a divide between students and administration over what the Wisconsin Experience means, and questioned how to engage students so the concept could become more than branding.

Berquam shared Studer’s concerns, saying that campus can often come off as segmented, both in and outside of class. She spoke

to how experiences outside of class are just as important and a large part of students’ time on campus, developing their “intellectual confidence.”

Members of the committee, along with Kueppers and Berquam, emphasized how each student’s experience on campus is different, and how the Wisconsin Experience takes on different meanings for each student.

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Mark Kueppers, assistant director of leadership for the Center for Leadership and Involvement, discussed the proposed changes.

University researchers make breakthrough in bacteria study

By Kelsey O’Hara THE DAILY CARDINAL

Two research papers from a UW-Madison geoscience lab highlighted how a group of bacteria uses iron in a similar way that animals use oxygen, according to a university news release.

Eric Roden, a professor of geoscience at UW-Madison and senior author of the papers, said these studies can have practical applications in the search of life in space and shed light on how life arose.

Doctoral student Nathan Fortney and research scientist Shaomei He also led the exploration at Chocolate Pots hot spring

in Yellowstone National Park of how cultured organisms changed the number of electrons in the iron compounds.

The researchers used advanced genome sequencing instruments at the Biotechnology Center on campus to identify strings of DNA in the genomes.

“Instead of going through the long, laborious and often unsuccessful process of isolating strains, we apply genomic tools to understand how the organisms were doing what they were doing in mixed communities,” Roden said in the release.

The researchers found

unknown bacteria capable of iron metabolism, and received genetic data on a unique capacity that some of them have: the ability to transport electrons in both directions across the cell’s outer membrane.

Roden and He said these studies are relevant for understanding the significance of microbes in Earth’s evolution and have implications on the search for life in space.

“Our support comes from NASA’s astrobiology institute at UW–Madison,” Roden said. “It’s possible that on a rocky planet like Mars, life could rely on iron metabolism instead of oxygen.”

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address [racial disparity] issues.”

Her website also says that increasing funding to the Dane County Rape Crisis Center is among her top goals.

“If you look at what’s even going on on campus, what’s being reinforced, is how important it is to address [racial disparity] issues.”

Hayley Young District 5 representative Dane County Board of Supervisors

There were three other contested races out of the 37 Board of Supervisors districts. Mary Kolar was re-elected to District 1, which represents some students living in the West Mifflin Street area.

Engagement, Berquam said, which is how the university can quantifiably measure the success of the Wisconsin Experience.

Berquam said her ultimate goal is to have the “most sought-after graduates in the world.”

Berquam and Kueppers said they plan to gather feedback from students, organizations and faculty across the campus going forward to refine the language changes, describing it as an “all hands on deck exercise.”

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Hayley Young won Tuesday’s Dane County Board of Supervisors District 5 race with more than 60 percent of the vote.

officer has remained in contact with the family of a victim who was killed in 2006. Upon finding out the family could not afford Christmas presents, the officer provided financial assistance.

Multiple recognitions simply gave thanks for kindness and respect during traffic stops.

The two disciplines both occurred in late 2015, but appeared in the first quarter summary. These points included a letter of reprimand for an officer who lost control of his vehicle while attempting to contact a criminal suspect and a three-day suspension for an officer who used his status off duty for personal gains.

Both the dozens of compliments and the two reprimands were anonymously listed in the release.

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Daring sophomore breaks stigma, enjoys iced decaf soy white mocha in public

By Mara Benowitz THE DAILY CARDINAL

Library Mall fell silent Thursday afternoon as UW-Madison sophomore Maggie Green made the brave decision to step outside the safety of Starbucks and drink her iced decaf soy white mocha in public view.

Green says it was a difficult decision, but she felt it was important for someone to finally break the hurtful stigma around Starbucks’ specialty drinks.

“I feel like girls on this campus are really discriminated against based on our drink color,” she said. “I could be wearing a choker and Timberlands, but the minute people see my iced decaf soy white mocha they just immediately assume I’m basic.”

Starbucks Midwestern Regional Representative Sarah

Evans reached out to Green, thanking her on behalf of the company for her bravery.

“We recognize that girls these days are opting for an edgier aesthetic,” she said. “But you can’t choose what kind of coffee you love, and it’s about time our customers stop being punished for that.”

Fellow student and sorority sister Emma Johnston says Green has been an inspiration to the Greek community and the campus as a whole.

“It’s easy in the winter because you can’t see through the cups,” said Johnston. “But in the summer everyone just gets to know your business, and like I don’t know, I have a First Amendment right to privacy and stuff, you know?”

Johnston longs for the day when she and her peers are no longer reduced to enjoying

beautiful Wisconsin summers from Starbucks’ second-floor patio and instead are able to walk freely among all iced-beverage drinkers.

Starbucks recognizes that not everyone is as brave and courageous as Green, but hopes this will start a much-needed dialogue about beverage stereotyping.

“Our company is immensely grateful for trailblazers like Maggie who are confident enough to break down these barriers,” said Evans. “We hope her bravery shows our devoted customers across the nation that it is possible to enjoy the taste they love without sacrificing the low-maintenance image they’ve spent so much time and money on.”

Starbucks’ State Street location named the iced decaf soy white mocha ‘“The Maggie” in recognition of her unprecedented courage.

MPD targets voter fraud, arrests dozens wearing ‘I Voted’ stickers

By John Joutras THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison police arrested 39 people Tuesday in­­­a sticker sting operation aimed at cracking down on voter fraud.

Dressed in civilian garb and posted in back alleys and rundown parking lots, MPD officers lured in non-voting but would-be stickerwearers with subtle head nods and provocative eyebrow raising before administering them a healthy dose of the law.

MPD Sergeant Clark Spiegel, who headed the assignment, explained the necessity of the operation.

“What people don’t understand is just how ubiquitous voter fraud is. It’s election day, I reckon in Madison alone there’s hundreds, maybe thousands of nonvoting scumbags flaunting ‘I Voted’ stickers right under our noses,” said

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Spiegel. “Your neighbors, the clerk at the convenience store—heck, even family—how do you really know if they voted? Does a sticker prove that? They’re hypocrites and it makes me sick.”

Recent epidemic levels of voter fraud have put democracy in a stickier situation than ever before,

according to several online blogs and talk-show radio hosts, and Wisconsin’s capital is no exception to a national problem.

Counterfeit stickers have successfully monetized voter fraud in Madison’s burgeoning black market, in which a community of entrepreneurial bootleggers has made “literally tens of dollars peddling ‘I Voted’ stickers,” according to an MPD report.

For Spiegel, there needs to be a community effort.

“It starts with us, the citizens. Interrogate your coworkers, friends, family, anybody you see wearing a sticker. Ask them for details—where did they vote? What time? What font style was on the ballot? It’s not hard to sniff out the fakers with a few basic questions,” said Spiegel. “It’s time to save our democracy, one sticker at a time.”

Self-conscious rower reminds himself he’s a Division 1 athlete, for Christ’s sake

By Marc Tost THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison freshman Chuck Swansy had a stark realization early Monday morning when he found that his newfound title of third string oarsman did little to improve his reputation on campus.

Swansy joined the rowing team with hopes of elevating himself to an elite social level that most of his classmates would never achieve. As of late, he’s developed concerns that his peers are not respecting his selfascribed social status. Swansy told Cardinal reporters Tuesday that even when wearing his team-issued jacket, pants, shoes and boxers, his peers failed to recognize his social clout.

According to reports, Swansy received a flyer that the rowing team was looking for recruits to fill empty spots during the offseason. He felt confident that his ability to tread water for at least

20 minutes (double the required minimum) made him a strong contender for the position.

When asked about the capability of the new recruit, the coach informed reporters that he is “a male student between 4-foot-11 and 7-foot-2. The exact physical proportions we need.”

After attending his first team meeting at the Porter Boathouse, Swansy was sized by team managers for his prized social symbol: the beloved team jacket.

Reflecting on the event, Swansy said “it was at that moment I knew it was real, I was now a big man on campus.”

Sources close to Swansy say he acted in an unusual manner over the weekend. Prior to his commitment to the team he had mostly been a recluse, preferring to spend his time playing video games instead of socializing with his peers. Last weekend however, numerous sources on the team say he texted them ask-

ing “Where the party @ bruh? lookin to get my drink on.”

When his mass text failed, Swansy attempted to attend a party at a UW fraternity, but was not allowed inside, though he did enjoy his evening on the porch.

He told reporters that it was not until his jacket failed to garner widespread admiration from other students that he noticed something was amiss.

“I expected life as a student-athlete to be so much easier. I mean, everyone respects the athletes like crazy, look how many people watched the basketball games, and I am just like them now!”

He went on to express that he was concerned others didn’t treat him differently simply because they weren’t aware he was an athlete.

At press time, Swansy was spotted walking away from a female classmate muttering “Come on man, you’re a D1 athlete for Christ’s sake!”

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Maggie Green clutches her Starbucks iced decaf soy white mocha with confidence. Her activism has encouraged many to follow suit.

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particular reason. Although small details like this do not have a sole purpose in the video, they provide another medium of interpretation. Like a lot of Rihanna’s recent work, ANTI gives us the love and the songs, but leaves us to find the healing in the heartbreak.

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I think we’ve been watching Rihanna grow into herself since we first heard the bad gal’s danceinfused “Pon de Replay.” Her precision has been gaining her wellrespected props as a music mogul.

ANTI is Rihanna’s eighth studio album and has long been anticipated since we last heard RiRi dominating the airwaves in 2012. Since then she’s released singles like “FourFiveSeconds” with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, “Bitch Better Have My Money” and “American Oxygen,” which were dominating the charts all of 2015, but unfortunately did not make the ANTI tracklist.

Maybe it’s strategy to keep the media on her, but it’s safe to say Rihanna knows what it takes to direct attention where she wants it.

Rihanna kicks off 2016 from scratch with her first single and collaboration with Drake on the island-rooted jam “Work,” earning her another Hot 100 top-10 hit. From listening to the album repeatedly, it’s hard to dictate what single should follow, but to our surprise it is the Princeesque synth-inspired love song, “Kiss It Better.”

The song’s lyrics give us a look into a vulnerable Rihanna, a woman who loses her heart in loving someone who can only bring her harm.

The music video for “Kiss It Better” was released early morning on March 31. The video is directed by fashion photographer Craig McDean. The black-and-white video features Rihanna aching for a soul that

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Rihanna dances alone as she searches for love in her video illustration of the song “Kiss It Better” on her 2016 album ANTI. still holds on to the idea of what love should be. The song’s lyrics give us a look into a vulnerable Rihanna, a woman who loses her heart in loving someone who can only bring her harm.

She knows that if it’s real, the pain doesn’t matter.

The inspiration for the video gravitates to the thought process of loving someone for a lifetime.

“Man fuck yo pride, just take it on back,” belts Rihanna as she contorts her body into various shapes behind lingerie and business suits. Her clothing choices alone allude to the idea that

women face obstacles of being too empowered or being too erotic.

There is no in-between, but for Rihanna, she does both expertly as she uses partial nudity to bring empowerment to her own body. In these moments of being emotionally scarred and provocative, Rihanna presents what many artists seem to forget, the idea that love is provocative.

Love is a spirit, yet another reason why Rihanna is alone in the video. Loving someone is longing for something that only someone else can give you; it’s about needing someone that can

make you feel safe, just by being in their presence.

From this video, Rihanna’s eyes speak volumes of uncertainty. She looks around the empty room; she looks in the distance, alone. Maybe love is like this moment, looking for someone that can’t quite be there, but hoping that they’ll always be around.

The video is about combining things that do not make sense, like your subconsciousness and dreams, they are uncontrollable factors that cannot always be explained. The dice in the opening of the video are used for no

I look at Rihanna now as a true artist. A woman who knows what message she wants to put into the world. The four-year gap has truly allowed Rihanna to build a foundation around her music and where she plans to go in the future.

“Kiss It Better” does a great job of knowing and breaking the societal norm of what sexy and confident should be. RiRi is a not your run of the mill “sex symbol.” Rihanna has now become a woman who is in full control of her body, image and music. Not quite far fetched, but if Rihanna continues on this path, we may very well be witnessing a music icon that will change the music industry for years to come.

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BBC turns exciting novel into a successfully jarring TV miniseries BEN GOLDEN TV columnist “And Then There Were None,” the popular 1939 novel by the British “queen of mystery” Agatha Christie, is being revived

by BBC. The thriller was adapted as a two-part miniseries that premiered March 13 in the U.S. The limited-series platform is the perfect fit for Christie’s intricate mystery, giving the story the right amount of breathing room to engage and unravel as an extended cinematic experience.

Christie’s stor ytelling brilliance never fails to resonate.

Her expert pacing encourages suspense, her clever narrative gives the story a backbone and her simple writing style leaves room for the imagination. This imaginative space is elegantly harnessed by the dark TV adaptation. The neat and tidy British production perfectly fits the story with a two-episode arc, giving the original story a

suitable length.

“And Then There Were None” was the novel that introduced the “survival of the fittest” horror genre often seen in countless thrillers. The BBC miniseries is a period piece that follows an unlikely group of brooding Brits trapped together by their shared guilt as killers. The mysterious

The BBC adaptation masterfully respects the material by remaining faithful to Christie’s work while artistically expanding on its foundation.

and unseen Mr. and Mrs. Owens serve as the deliverers of punishment, playing god by dolling out death after death to torture the damned. Trapped on the gloomy Soldier Island, the victims, who were forever haunted by their past sins, finally must face the repercussions.

This webbed trap is inspired by

the “Ten Little Soldiers” nursery poem, with each death mirroring its demented verses until each character is picked off.

The BBC adaptation masterfully respects the material by remaining faithful to Christie’s work while artistically expanding on its foundation.

The miniseries gives a newfound edge to the dusty chronicle mainly through the impressive acting performances. Each actor creates such a genuinely tortured portrayal of the character they embody, breathing new life into Christie’s descriptions.

Each flawed character presents its own intriguing case study, coping with hysteria, denial, paranoia and hallucinatory visions. They carry the burden of hiding skeletons in the closet, only to be punished for it with twisted brutality. Once the imprisoned guests catch on that the entrapment may have been created by one of them, they become desperate to reveal whoever is behind the curtain, secretly orchestrating the gory

dinner party in plain sight.

The actors plummet to new psychological depths with bonechilling performances as their situation gets bleaker and the carpet bloodier. Lies once easily told become harder to mask as they each are at each other’s throats, clawing to escape the sinister game.

As someone who has read Christie’s novel, the BBC version is a clear feat of creativity that honors and celebrates Christie’s

genius while reveling in artistic liberties. A screen adaptation of a novel is only a true success if it respects the writing, gives further expansion to the original’s vision, and most importantly, gives a deeper appreciation of the initial text. BBC’s “And Then There Were None” did just that, justifying a modern take on a classic tale.

What kind of impression does BBC’s new miniseries have on you? Let Ben know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

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Philosophical novels bring comfort to an anxious soon-to-be graduate Maham Hasan lit columnist

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oubts and existential crises of identity do not sneak up on us. They live and breathe around us, humming and whispering in the air. They weigh down on every breath that we inhale, and every particle of air we move through.

Though, sanity dictates that we learn to exist without ever being cognizant of their eternally patient presence. How would we find the drive to keep looking for meaning and doing things we believe matter if navigating each day felt akin to swimming with an anchor? Cracks do appear though, and with the persistence of a toxic fog those paralyzing doubts slither in.

One such moment is nearing the end of your undergraduate college career. The moment you fully realize that you’re on the precipice of such an eventuality, you start living in simultaneous states of denial and crippling uncertainty. It doesn’t matter that time begins hurtling at a breakneck speed towards the end, or that you’re faced with decisions that will influence the beginning of your adult life. It doesn’t matter that you’re also still faced with unimaginable work loads and the fear of missing out that has you living the wild life every weekend.

What matters is the only living thought in your head, one that circles around and around itself without pause, of witnessing the end of an era for yourself.

It’s nothing new or strange; like teenage angst, we all experience it and we all are also privy to the world acquiring a healthy sense of amused disdain for it. But like teenage angst,

this moment will always be ripe with glorified terror and doubts for the one about to experience it. The rest of humanity, our parents and our peers who graduated before us without the world crumbling or them falling to pieces, does not bring us comfort. Like teenage angst, our worlds revolve around us. But with that angst, there is also the accompanied adult realization of how little and insignificant we really are in the world.

I’m sure perspective will come, just as bittersweet moments and lessons learned will warm us. Of that I am sure of, which is of little comfort at the moment because I am not sure of anything else. For the moment though, the moment encompassing this last month in college, I have to live with the doubts that usually just whisper and shimmer around us. And those experiencing this moment with me can vouch for how the doubts make for really lousy company. These being some of the last words I will write for The Daily Cardinal, I will yet again attempt to show the solace that can be found in the world of stories and literature. People far more brilliant than us figured out at some point the secret to concocting ordinary words in a way that calms and lightens the darkest places inside a soul. I refuse to ever think I’m beating a dead horse with that belief.

Stumbling on a favorite quote prompted this tirade, but also gave me a little reminder as to why we go through the daily grind day after day, even when it’s brutal… especially when it’s brutal. “And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.

And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”

Author Friedrich Nietzsche is by

no means every one’s favorite thinker or writer, but therein lies his appeal for me. One does not have to agree with everything he spouts in his writings or philosophy to at least be charmed by his vigor for life. In “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” he repeatedly hammers home the point of our existence. It is not a call to stand on a mountain and scream about God’s death if that does not agree with you. Rather, it is a call of blazing intensity toward a life that is full of experiences, chaos and passion and as free as you can imagine. The beauty and perhaps tragedy of Nietzsche is the immensely quotable nature of his work. While admittedly that makes him one of the most misinterpreted philosophers of all time, it allows us to take from his words the meaning we find in it and in doing so allows us to find little pieces of ourselves too. “You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?”

I always find myself drawn to writers in times of great questioning who wrote incredibly chaotic stories with an utter disregard to anything short of ripping the mind apart. Kurt Vonnegut has a reputation and cult following for doing just that. But, in “Cat’s Cradle,” he attempts to equally mock and explore man’s need for purpose. We believe it so very deeply, regardless of our faith or lack thereof. The human condition is to look around to some extent and find purpose.

We see it in everything around us, every brilliant thing we chase and every terrible strife we survive. We find purpose. So much so that fathoming the absence of purpose is akin to that paralyzing terror and state of being crippled. What would we have if not purpose?

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Maham leans on Vonnegut’s words for comfort with graduation. all of Vonnegut’s distinguishing quirks and terribly entertaining sense of irony—there’s a chase for a weapon to end all, a crazed scientist, dictatorship and the end of the world as we know it.

Through the midst of it all he has us confront what it means to truly be aware of and on the cusp of an end. What life have we lived so far, and how will we live the remaining small part of it? Where will we find that elusive purpose and will that purpose even matter in the end? The two themes driving the story, mimicking how they drive real life as well, are that of science and religion. We’re at a point in advancement where anyone with a modicum of intellect worships at the altar of science, but Vonnegut allows us to face how that very devotion will one day end up destroying the world.

Through the further mockery of a fictional religion in the book, Vonnegut stays loyal to creating comedic value for things that are sometimes terrible to grasp.

“In the beginning, God created

the earth, and he looked upon it in His cosmic loneliness. And God said, “Let Us make living creatures out of mud, so the mud can see what We have done.” And God created every living creature that now moveth, and one was man.

Mud as man alone could speak.

God leaned close to mud as man sat up, looked around, and spoke.

Man blinked. “What is the purpose of all this?” he asked politely.

“Everything must have a purpose?” asked God. “Certainly,” said man. “Then I leave it to you to think of one for all this,” said God. And He went away.”

They say there is no cure for some things, but just waiting for them to pass you by.

However terrifyingly uncertain or unknown this stage of change may be, or how tragically depressing the end of this era is, one thing helps to get through it all. That is to know that this too will end.

How do you respond to the anxiety of near graduation? What authors bring you comfort? Let Maham know at arts@thedailycardinal.com.

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Sustainability Guide 2 Compost at home

So much of our waste can be recycled, so it’s fantastic to watch more and more people get on board with recycling...but what about all the waste that could be composted? The U.S. EPA estimates that 24 percent of our waste is compostable organic material.

Twenty-four percent of our waste, then, has the potential to become nutrient-rich dirt instead of ending up in our landfills!

For some, composting can be as simple as throwing their compostables into a pile in the backyard. Unfortunately, city dwellers don’t always have that option.

There are people like Joanne Tooley who provide services like

Earth Stew that make it easy to compost. After I signed up with Earth Stew I was given a bucket, some shredded cardboard and a list of compostables,.All I have to do is leave my bucket on my front stoop once a month.

If you don’t want to use a compost service, you can buy a bucket for around $20 online, and dump your compost in several locations on campus (just Google “composting UW-Madison”). Now, all of my coffee grounds, eggshells, grains, and fruit and vegetable waste doesn’t end up in landfills!

You should compost too!

—Danni Voellinger

Buy local by Slow Food Ordering a Market Basket from Slow Food is an easy and sustainable (what could be better?) way to eat locally on a budget. The majority of the produce in each bag is from producers within a 100-mile radius of campus, meaning fewer carbon emissions! Compared to the average produce prices at Madison grocery stores, each Market Basket costs roughly 40 percent less.

And you don’t even need to spend

your Sunday afternoon cutting coupons to get this deal.

Family Dinner Night is a great, green deal as well. For $5, you get an entrée, a side and dessert as well as a sense of community. The FDN team sources from local producers and creates relationships with the farmers we work with.

Follow SFUW on Facebook and sign up to receive our weekly update emails for more info.

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Clockwise, from top left: Local produce. Good Style Shop.

Reusable grocery bags. Urban gardening at F.H. King.

Eat yo veggies!

Eating animals is bad for our planet. Not only is animal agriculture responsible for more greenhouse gases than all transportation combined, but it is also the leading cause of species extinction, ocean water pollution, and habitat destruction, acccording to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Do we all have to go vegan tomorrow to stop this madness? Not necessarily. You can start by

taking part in the international Meatless Mondays movement.

If you eat in the dining halls, consider trying a black bean burger or a vegetarian burrito.

Out on State Street? Check out Ian’s vegan pizza by the slice on Mondays, or Chipotle’s spicy sofritas. On a campus like ours, the options for delicious meatfree meals that help protect our environment are limitless.

—Annika Beacham Heilman

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Clockwise, from top left: Seeds from the F.H. King garden.

Quiche at a Slow Food Family Dinner. Lettuce on the go.

Urban agriculture reduces some of the inherent environmental impacts of traditional rural agriculture while potentially providing social benefits.

Unlike rural agriculture, urban production uses very little carbon in transportation costs. On a large scale, urban agriculture usually replaces unproductive areas of a city such as abandoned train stations or manufacturing buildings. Most rural production is in place of native vegetation, like prairies or woodlands, or has been in agricultural production for the last century.

Certain urban agriculture styles, such as community gar-

dens, can improve sustainability by promoting community relationships, self-reliance and providing education opportunities.

On a smaller scale, individuals doing backyard plots, window and balcony gardening can improve their sustainability and save money on food. With the right growing conditions, seeds, and some dirt, you can garden at your own house or apartment— from succulents to real live vegetables. For a hands-on learning experience, check out the urban ag workshops offered by F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture on Facebook.

—Frank Laufenberg

Want to do more? Check out these sustainabilityfocused orgs on campus, and get involved!

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Recycle clothing

According to a 2009 study, an average single six-ounce T-shirt produced in India requires: 700 gallons of water, .22 pounds of fertilizers, .01 pounds of pesticides and 1.2 pounds of fossil fuels.

WOAH. But the good news is, you can live stylishly and sustainably— and inexpensively!

Minus my underwear, socks and a few occasional exceptions, I buy almost all of my clothes at Goodwill. It might take you a little longer to find treasure in the endless racks, but when you do, you strike gold. I bought a Ralph Lauren skirt at Goodwill for $3.99.

Buying recycled clothing carries almost no footprint, and will actually save you hundreds of dollars.

Goodwill is a great option, but there are many other thrift stores in the Madison area—Good Style Shop, Upshift and ReThreads, to name a few­—that have a boutique feel, and specialize in vintage clothes.

—Justine Jones

REthink plastic In the United States, we use over 50 billion plastic bottles each year. Less than one in four of those bottles are recycled, and even the ones that are take copious amounts of energy to be repurposed. With these statistics in mind, REthink Wisconsin started Bottle Free Badgers, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about the detrimental effects of single-use plastic water bottles with the ultimate goal of banning these bottles from the UW-Madison campus.

Being a more conscious plastic consumer can be simple. Use plastic bags multiple times by rinsing them out, invest in a reusable water bottle, skip the plastic straws, buy from the unpackaged bulk section and bring your own containers.

The ASM Sustainability Committee has officially partnered with REthink and they have been tabling, holding events and circulating a petition to sign in support of the campaign. Keep an eye out for them around campus the rest of this semester!

—Augie McGinnity-Wake

Recycling guide: Almost all non-food waste can be recycled. Here’s what CAN’T: —Plastic and paper cups —Broken glass + lightbulbs —Dental floss —Loose plastic bags (tie them together!)

—Greasy pizza boxes and other greasy cardboard —Contaminated food containers (just rinse them out!)

—Plastic wrap and styrofoam —Microwave dinner plates —Mirrors —Ceramics —Damp paper —Juice boxes/Strawberry Kiwi Capri Suns —Paper napkins or towels —Wire hangers —Plastic-coated cardboard Graphic courtesy of Wikipedia

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Anger is the driving force in the coming election SEBASTIAN VAN BASTELAER opinion columnist

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nger has been a constant theme of this year’s election. The campaigns of Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders have fed off of the disdain that multitudes of Americans feel toward Washington, the current economic state of the country and politics in general. The rise of the so-called “outsiders” in this campaign is unexpected, and this collective fury against the system (or the “Washington cartel,” as Ted Cruz calls it) is to thank for it.

It would seem that, this year more than any previous year, more voters are angry. This is convincing even more moderate candidates to gravitate toward the poles of the political spectrum in order to attract the votes of a fed up crowd. The narrative so far has been that the emergence of Trump (and Sanders) is a result of a larger population of angry people than ever before.

Exit polls in primary states would seem to back this up, showing that people are angry about the direction America is headed.

It’s important to consider, however, that this anger may not be new at all. Many supporters of Trump and Sanders did not simply become fed up overnight—rather, the candidates in this year’s election have given the traditionally politically inactive masses a megaphone through which they can speak. People have been angry over the last several decades as well, whether it’s over the economy, policy or simply that the president comes from a different party than the one they support. The only difference is that this year, these people have found a candidate to rally around and vote for.

This anger is a huge reason why talented and relatively moderate politicians such as Jeb Bush, Martin O’Malley and Chris Christie find themselves on the outside of the race looking

in. It’s created a polarization as candidates inch their way further to the left or right. This creates a huge threat to American politics and society. If candidates continue to shift toward more and more radical positions, the contender who ends up being president will hold views very few people share.

The economy is a source of rage for many. Candidates spend much of their time ripping “disastrous” trade deals like NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, claiming that the policies cost jobs and “kill” the U.S. at its borders. “Free trade” has practically become a swear word.

Many of their claims are off base. While it is true that trade deals such as NAFTA and the TPP do cost jobs in certain sectors, they gain jobs in others. According to FactCheck.org, the U.S. has gained nearly 25 million jobs since the inception of NAFTA. Certain people who work in manufacturing plants and other factories lost their jobs because work was outsourced to places with cheaper labor. These people are angry as a result. Lost in the whole ordeal, however, was the fact that many jobs were also created in export sectors as a result of trade deals.

Trade deals also have a positive impact on American consumers.

Cheap goods at Walmart, Target and other retailers are thanks to free trade. Although preserving jobs in America would allow more people to be employed and keep their factory jobs, it would also require huge price hikes in order to compensate for labor and operating costs. To many, that would be worth the high prices, but for others it’s a difficult decision.

Many of the same people who are outraged over the loss of jobs also benefit from the cheap prices found at retailers. The only difference is that the loss of jobs has created an uproar, while the

drop in prices as a result of free trade has silently pleased a large number of people. Many people do benefit from these trade deals, but the few who don’t are the ones who are making the most noise in this campaign.

Candidates—mostly on the Republican side—have also directed the anger of their supporters at President Barack Obama. Presidents who aren’t seeking re election are easy targets in campaigns, because they have no reason to defend themselves. But the criticism of Obama is also out of line. Cruz called him a “world-class demagogue,” while Trump made the claim that he’s “perhaps the worst president in the history of the United States.”

Obama’s presidency has, by most accounts, been a big success. His accomplishments make the anger about the economy even more perplexing. The U.S. economy has experienced 73 consecutive months of job growth, adding 14 million private-sector jobs in that time frame. You wouldn’t realize it by seeing the way people are bashing his administration and its economic legacy.

The anger that has become so prevalent in this campaign is alarming for a number of reasons. But what’s most important to remember is that, though they speak loudly, those who are angry are small in number, and in some cases not even justifiably angry. Those who are furious are simply louder than those who aren’t, and that gives some false impressions. When the general election comes in November, the entire American public will speak its mind. Chances are, we’ll come to realize that the sky isn’t falling after all.

Sebastian is a freshman majoring in environmental studies. Do you think that voters are more angry than usual? Let us know at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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American politics are becoming more and more polarized.

Being vocal can help in developing ideas MARISA BERNSTEIN opinion columnist

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ately, I’ve found myself trapped in a crammed cavity of writer’s block.

Writing for the opinion section of any publication presents endless opportunity; one can write about simply anything that they feel strongly about. So why is it in the grand abyss of issues and topics that I collide with every day, I find myself having trouble coming up with one that I feel empowered enough to take a stand on?

Perhaps I am too much of a pleaser. Maybe I try too hard to come up with peaceful compromises. Maybe I keep my mouth shut to avoid any dispute or conflict. But what kind of writer is afraid to express their opinion?

Now, this isn’t to say that I do not have an opinion or two, but often my mind is louder than my lips.

Simultaneously, each time I send off a piece of writing to my editors, it no longer resides solely within my mind. So I think, as I believe one should, before I send. But perhaps I think too much. Why do I feel so confident beating on the keyboard of my laptop, but when I am forced to strum a vocal chord or two, I back down?

I know that I have some opinions that are unpopular. In fact, I am sure I have many. For example, I do not want to spend a semester studying abroad. Oh, and I think that bacon is gross.

Or what about this whammy— I don’t like Sperrys. May they be earth-shattering or mindless, they are my opinions and it’s time for me to eagerly share them.

Why does it matter? Why should we speak our minds?

What is to be gained? If you feel as though it is best to keep opinions to yourself, I want to ask you to reconsider as I illustrate the following scenario: You are sitting in a discussion section for a class that you find particularly not engaging (for me, it’s literature… don’t get me started). Your eyes glaze over as you listen to a discussion on the metaphors involved in the week’s assigned chapter that

you did not read, when someone suggests that perhaps memory does not exist because everything is documented digitally. Do you disagree? If you share an opposing opinion, the class is able to examine and contrast the two ideas, perhaps producing further progress through enlightening discussion.

Let me try another example.

You’re on spring break with your family, when a discussion on gender binaries somehow begins.

One family member says something fairly distasteful about the subject. You either present a rebuttal, or you do not. The truth is, if you sit quietly, that family member may not even see the fault in their ways. They may not learn that what they have said is wrong or hurtful. However, sharing your opinion would teach them the fault in their ways. Start that ripple.

Don’t get me wrong, there is definitely a time and place for everything, especially dicey conversations. Your cousin’s baby shower is probably not an appropriate time to ask everyone who they are voting for in the next election.

If you remember nothing else from this article, you must share any opinion kindly and respectfully. There is no reason to throw daggers into any discussion, and your opinion will be more persuasive if you present it calmly and objectively. Finally, don’t forget to be open. Remember that people come from different backgrounds and lives. No two opinions have to align and we should all allow ourselves to be malleable.

My point is, don’t just have an opinion. Share it. When issues present themselves, reflect.

Develop your thoughts, and present them politely. Embrace differing opinions. Add to differing opinions. Keep the discussion rolling. Be eager to learn.

Do you ever have writers block? Do you ever feel like you’re having trouble expressing yourself ? How do you solve these problems? Is there something in particular that you do to clear your mind? Please send all comments, questions and conerns to at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Cuba fosters climate of unanimity, not censorship

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Cuba appears to be undergoing a time of normalization, which should allow the Cuban people more access to information from the outside world without fear of being punished.

JEN WAGMAN guest columnist

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pring break takes people to a variety of destinations.

My 2016 destination was set as of October the previous year. I had managed to apply and enroll into a field study and seminar about business in the Cuban economy. Although the focus was business, my mind kept returning to the role of telecommunications and journalism in this closed-off country.

Before I left, many people told me going to Cuba would be like stepping back in time. From my predeparture readings to my previous conversations, I knew the country would be unlike anything I had ever experienced. Visiting Cuba is, in many ways, like stepping back in time. The classic cars that everyone seems to casually mention really do exist. Most of them don’t run as smoothly as you’d think, and the reason they still work is often a feat of resourcefulness.

My own personal background is riddled with an appreciation for the media and a steadfast need for free speech. I value the role of journalism and feel that it serves a purpose as a government watchdog, a lesson I learned in Chris Wells’ Journalism 201 lecture. I never continued on with more journalism classes, but my respect remains.

Is a newspaper truly serving its purpose if it’s not holding the government accountable?

As a result, when I ventured into the embargoed nation, the press immediately piqued my interest. I gathered newspapers as often as possible, spending every day carrying the stateowned publication La Granma, with me wherever I went as my most prized possession.

The content was subpar, not quite lacking, but not quite adding. The front page news was obviously the visit from President Barack Obama,

which unfolded in real time during my visit. The content just focused on the main objectives that President Raúl Castro felt were needed to achieve normalization. To put it more plainly, the leader of Cuba was calling for the end of the embargo, or the blockade as they call it.

The factual elements of the newspaper weren’t misleading nor were they propaganda-like.

There was nothing particularly shocking or controversial mentioned within La Granma. The content beckoned me with a question: Is a newspaper truly serving its purpose if it’s not holding the government accountable?

Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco), one of the biggest political protest groups known for their marches of civil disobedience, were arrested while trying to demonstrate their dissenting opinions of the government. The women viewed the arrest as a repeated case of oppression and suppression.

Their story is just one of many Cuban dissidents, but those are only the people who feel that enough injustices have occurred.

There are still so many who are afraid to speak, to ask, to ques-

tion. Millions of people don’t know that they can question the Cuban government, and this in itself is a prime example of the government’s ability to foster a climate of unanimity.

With normalization, hopefully the Cuban people will be able to receive more information than surface level La Granma content. They will be able to receive outside news from the Weekly Packet, a flash drive of information from the world outside Cuba, without penalty. The information contains everything

from American elections to episodes of “The Big Bang Theory.”

The Cuban people are not ignorant. They are just limited and have been educated in a system that teaches people to learn, but not to ask. Lectures, not discussion. That is how a culture of unanimity is created.

Jen is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and political science. What do you think the line between censorship and unanimity is? Let us know by emailing us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

With normalization, hopefully the Cuban people will be able to receive more information than the surface level La Granma content.

Throughout the field study, my mind kept wandering. What was the role of the press in Cuba? My free-speech loving nature was disappointed in the lack of discussion in the news.

Before I left, I read an article about free speech in Cuba where the author argued there was no censorship, but instead that there was totalitarian unanimity. The author José Azel, a senior scholar specializing in Cuban studies at the University of Miami, argued at the beginning of his lengthy opinion piece in The PanAm Post that unanimity is worse than censorship.

After being in Cuba, I find myself agreeing with Azel. Although it seems like there’s censorship in Cuba, unanimity better captures the situation; it is the best way to describe the loss of free speech.

There are no dissenting opinions allowed, or so it seems. The surface acceptance seems to be a common theme throughout Havana. There is no culture of questioning and curiosity, and those who do are usually jailed.

During the presidential visit, the

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ACROSS 1 Criticism, informally 5 Sharp changes in direction 9 Talks like Daffy Duck 14 Solitary 15 Egg-shaped 16 Blase feeling 17 Himalayan humanoid 18 Terrible 19 Part of SUV 20 Fixture with six pockets 23 Truth twister 24 __ chi 25 Noisy bike speedway 33 Scarlett of Tara 34 Opposite of ‘neath 35 “Star Trek” navigator 36 Space station until 2001 37 Secondary list of options 41 Meadow male 42 No longer worth debating 44 Used a pew 45 Regal headgear 47 24-hour cash source 51 JFK Library architect 52 Viscount’s superior

53 Declaration apropos to 20-, 25- or 47-Across 60 Big name in printers 61 Off-Broadway award 62 Greek Cupid 64 Tennis great Rafael 65 Wise adviser 66 Like 65-Across 67 Bluish-gray 68 “Knock it off!”

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Gard welcomes Krabbenhoft to the Badgers’ bench

By Zach Rastall the daily cardinal

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Joe Krabbenhoft replaces former assistant coach Gary Close, who was a member of the Wisconsin coaching staff for 13 years.

baughman from page 12 students’ thoughts on the books we were reading and fostering in-class discussion. His lectures were a perfect blend of teaching and humor, along with occasional references to baseball, the Cleveland Indians and scotch. Whether it was through his unique wit or his impersonations of people like Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, he was always able to make us laugh without letting class turn into an hour and 15-minute long stand-up routine.

For me, one of the biggest impacts of his class has been helping rekindle a passion for reading books that I hadn’t really experienced since I was in elementary and middle school. Back then, I would often stay up well past my bedtime reading books using the hall light from outside my room until my parents would turn it off when they went up to bed.

However, once I moved into high school and college, reading frequently was something that I unfortunately moved away from. But once I was in Professor Baughman’s literary journalism class this semester, reading was obviously an absolute must if I wanted a halfway decent grade. And as I delved into our assigned books, the darnedest thing happened—I actually found myself intrigued and enjoying reading rather than it being a chore that I tried to just power through. Not only that, but I’ve also started back up reading books in my free time again, and I certainly have Professor Baughman to thank for that.

That’s just a small anecdote on

pankowski from page 12 bones and the use of screws.

Division 1 hockey, her academic load and the lab work, requires Pankowski to balance her schedule so that she doesn’t feel too overwhelmed.

“I usually go in [to the lab] Tuesdays and Thursdays because I managed to have all my course loads on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

So I have one class Tuesday and I can go into the lab Tuesday, Thursday,”

When UW head coach Greg Gard offered him a spot on his coaching staff, it didn’t take Joe Krabbenhoft long to accept the opportunity to return to his alma mater.

“It was the easiest decision I’ve made since I said ‘yeah’ back in 2004 to come play here,” Krabbenhoft said during a media session Tuesday. “To come back to a place where I have a lot of pride in and so many people that helped me along the way. To come work with them and for them and around them was a no-brainer for me.”

Krabbenhoft returns to Wisconsin, where he played for the Badgers from 2005 to 2009 and later served as a video coordinator on Bo Ryan’s staff during the 2012’13 season. Though he has spent the last three years as an assistant coach at South Dakota State, just making the drive back into Madison conjured plenty of nostalgia for Krabbenhoft.

“My wife and I were pulling in

this morning, coming over University Ave., seeing the skyline, seeing the Kohl Center. We just kind of looked at each other. We were a little giddy, like little kids,” Krabbenhoft said. “[It was] like I was just getting here back in 2005, that first summer I came, I had the same feelings. Obviously, things are a little different now. We’ve got two little boys to think about and a little girl on the way, but there are definitely unbelievable feelings and memories here.”

According to Gard, Krabbenhoft met many of the criteria that he looks for in an assistant coach, including his ability to connect with the families of recruits out on the recruiting trail.

“What I’ve watched over the last 3-4 years, as he’s been an assistant, is how he’s communicated with parents, because we’ve really crossed paths a lot,” Gard said. “The feedback that I’ve gotten when I come across people that have said ‘oh I’m getting recruited by South Dakota State’ and I’d ask who, his name would always come up. And they

raved about him and just couldn’t speak enough about him.”

In addition, Gard believes Krabbenhoft’s playing experience with Wisconsin will help immensely when he’s dealing with the players already on the team.

“His advantage is that he’s played here,” Gard said. “He knows this place inside and out. He’s walked this campus, he’s been in the classrooms, he’s sat in the locker room.”

Although Krabbenhoft is clearly excited about returning to coach at the place where he made a name for himself as a college basketball player, he also understands that the time to celebrate and bask in the glow of nostalgia is limited.

“In this coaching business, I’ve learned quick that you can’t take a lot time to just sit back and enjoy these things. You’ve got to get to work, and that will be no different from when I got here and put on the shoes and got ready to play,” Krabbenhoft said. “There’s a lot of work to be done and the bar’s been set high, so here we go.”

one way in which he impacted me.

And judging by the massive amounts of tributes put out on social media following his passing, I’m just one of many people that he impacted in a profound way. Though I unfortunately didn’t get to know him nearly as well as I would have liked to and only got to swing by his office hours a handful of times due to scheduling conflicts, interacting with him oneon-one was always a pleasure.

As any student of his could attest to, Professor Baughman made you feel like his favorite student when you stopped by to talk to him. He was always happy to provide you with what he could — whether it was advice, words of encouragement, sports talk or a few pieces of Pez candy.

And perhaps Professor Baughman’s best quality was his incredible humility. Though he was always impeccably dressed and one of the top journalism historians in the entire country, this man was no snob. He may have held degrees from Harvard and Columbia, but his Ohioan roots were his greatest source of pride.

A column and all the other sentimental tributes might have made him as “mad as a wet hen,” but it speaks volumes to what kind of person he was, and he deserves every last one of them.

To lose him so quickly is part of what makes this so tough. He kept teaching up until he had to go in for treatments and physically couldn’t anymore — a testament to his commitment to his students. Our class learned of his illness in the week prior to spring break. Less than two

weeks later, he was gone.

I lost my grandma earlier this winter, which was obviously very tough to go through. While you can never totally prepare yourself for a loss like that, her health had been declining for some time, allowing me to mentally prepare for the inevitable news.

But to lose someone so quickly can cause a whole different kind of visceral impact. Even when Professor Baughman’s voice went hoarse in his final weeks of teaching us, he remained as vibrant and humorous as ever. Everything seemed to happen in a blink of an eye.

He was such a huge presence

within the Madison journalism community, which makes the grieving process that much more difficult. Just going to Vilas Hall makes it hard not to think about him for me — I can’t even imagine what it’s like for the students who have had him for multiple classes or the colleagues that worked with him for years. He was essentially the School of Journalism’s elder statesman; it’s hard to think of one without thinking of the other.

Opening Day of the MLB season is nearly here, which will surely conjure up Baughman memories for many people as well. Watching the Cleveland Indians play this year will be tough to do without think-

ing of his unbridled passion for the team (he even named one of his cats after Grady Sizemore). And this year’s Cardinal-Herald softball game just won’t be quite the same without Professor Baughman behind the plate.

He may be gone, but his influence will live on for years to come.

All we can do now is mourn his passing and share our fond memories of the time we got to share with such a wonderful individual (perhaps over a glass of scotch).

And of course, good people, throwing a little extra support toward the Cleveland Indians this year can’t hurt either.

Pankowski said.

In fact, she tries to heed the advice of her strength coach, Jim Snider, who says that every hour of sleep before midnight counts as double. She works hard during the day in order to prevent staying up late, which could have a detrimental effect on her athletic performance.

Despite her schedule, she still has free time, which is a testament to her work ethic.

“I have the mentality that I do what I need to do, so I can do what

I want to do, when I want to do it,” Pankowski said. “So I usually try to get my stuff done pretty early.”

Freshman Sam Cogan, a linemate of Pankowski’s who has earned WCHA Rookie of the Month honors twice this season, discussed her teammate’s impressive approach.

“She’s one of the hardest working people I know. She’s really determined and goal-oriented and she knows what she wants,” Cogan said.

Although Cogan has never stud-

ied with Pankowski, she has noticed her intelligence on the hockey rink.

“I was kind of getting down on my shot, I was like, ‘Oh my god I can’t shoot,’ but then she was giving me pointers so that’s a big help on the ice,” Cogan said. “Also with her play, you can tell that she’s always analyzing the ice and where she should be and what’s going to happen next.”

Even as the Badgers continued their postseason push, Pankowski faced the tall task of staying

focused on schoolwork while also dealing with the intensity of playing on a team with national championship aspirations. Nonetheless, she views her busy schedule with a positive attitude.

“Sometimes it’s a good escape for me. I enjoy learning so it’s nice to take a break from the pressures of hockey,” Pankowski said. “It takes a little bit to remember that it’s [hockey] not your whole life. It brings me back down to Earth and humbles me a little bit.”

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Pankowski strikes challenging balance Sophomore forward’s conscious time management allows her to excel in the classroom and on the ice Story by Bobby Ehrlich

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ophomore forward Annie Pankowski had already compiled an impressive enough season to be nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award, which is given to the top college women’s hockey player in the nation.

Maybe even more impressive, though, is her work in the classroom. While leading the No. 2-ranked Badgers in points this year,

Pankowski earned a 3.85 grade point average, which was good enough to be placed on the Dean’s List.

“I just really care. I really care how well I do in school and how well I do on the ice so I think that kind of propels me forward,” Pankowski said.

The sophomore, who scored 22 goals and had a whopping 36 assists this past season, said that she studies every chance she gets. She is majoring in zoology and wants to go to veterinary school after she earns her undergraduate degree.

A native of Laguna Hills, California, both of Pankowski’s par-

ents are veterinarians. Her mother works in orthopedics and her father used to work on a racetrack with large animals before he stopped to help manage his wife’s practice.

The influence of Pankowski’s parents has rubbed off on her, as she works in a vet school orthopedics lab at the UW. For this experience, she receives two academic credits. Pankowski said she is helping to work on two projects, one involving the regrowth of nerves and prosthetics and the other examining fractured kaitlyn veto/cardinal file photo

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Annie Pankowski takes pride in her well-rounded lifestyle at UW.

Men’s Hockey

Eaves’ success at Wisconsin has been tainted by recency bias

By Bobby Ehrlich The Daily Cardinal

There was a great moment in Tony Granato’s introductory press conference when a Badger fan clad in a Los Angeles Kings Granato jersey requested to ask a question.

Brian Lucas, the director of UW athletic communications, looked less than willing to let this happen. But Tony disagreed.

“Tony says yes, he’s the boss,” Lucas said, conceding to the strange request.

The man, positioned just behind the members of the media, then referred to Granato and his assistants, brother Don Granato and Mark Osiecki, as legends, to which the new head coach looked shocked to hear.

“Wow, a legend,” Granato said.

“I don’t consider us legends...wow, legend huh?”

The man then turned around, pointing to the “Granato” on the back of his sweater.

“Yeah I see the jersey, that’s a nice jersey,” Granato said, garnering quite a few laughs from the crowd.

While this was a memorable exchange that displayed Granato’s

humility and passion for Badgers hockey, it harkened back to an earlier moment in the press conference when Granato praised previous head coach Mike Eaves.

“Mike Eaves is a Badger legend,” Granato said to close out his opening remarks. “Mike Eaves did an unbelievable job with this program, as a player, as a coach, as an ambassador and represented us really well. I’d like to thank him for everything and all his contributions as a player as well.”

The point Granato makes is a vastly important one. Yes, Eaves struggled in his final seasons at the helm. The Badgers stopped winning games. Attendance drastically decreased. Wisconsin, once a perennial powerhouse, had fallen to the doldrums of college hockey.

Despite this, what Mike Eaves accomplished in his tenure at Wisconsin, both as a player and a coach, should be revered by Wisconsin fans. It was time for the program to move in a different direction, but Eaves should be judged on a lifetime of success, not a few poor seasons.

For starters, Eaves sits at the

top of Wisconsin record books in a number of categories. He has the most points ever in Badger hockey history with 267 (94 goals, 173 assists) over a four-year career. The next guy on that list is none other than women’s hockey head coach Mark Johnson. Tony Granato is fourth in all-time points.

Eaves has the longest pointstreak in Wisconsin history. From November 12, 1977, to February 3, 1978, he recorded a point in every game he played in, a whopping run of 21 games. He had 48 points in that timespan.

He led Wisconsin in scoring for three of his four years as a Badger. He is second in points scored in a single season with 89, just behind Johnson.

It is worth noting that the two played together in both the 1976-’77 and 1977’78 seasons, and of the top six singleseason scorers, Eaves and Johnson hold five of the six spots.

Eaves is second on the all-time list for career and single-season assists, behind Craig Norwich, and is a twotime All-American.

But, maybe most importantly, he helped lead the team to a national title in 1977, a 6-5 overtime victory over

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pionship, setting up a rematch with Boston College. The Badgers were defeated 5-0, but nonetheless had played for two titles in a span of five years.

As the Wisconsin coach, Eaves finished with a career record of 267225-76. He took the Badgers to seven NCAA Tournaments. He won two conference tournament titles—one in the last year Wisconsin played in the WCHA and then another in the following year, the first year of the Big Ten—and reached two Frozen Fours.

To call that tenure anything but a success would be simply ludicrous. To put it in some perspective, it would be like Bo Ryan having two poor seasons at the end of his career and then being subsequently vilified by fans who ignored his previous accomplishments.

But if all those stats aren’t good enough to convince you, here’s one striking fact. Barry Alvarez and Bo Ryan are both worshipped by Wisconsin fans. Neither of them ever won a national championship.

Eaves won two. One as a player and another as a coach.

Sounds like a Badger legend to me.

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the Michigan Wolverines. He earned three assists in that game, including one on the game-winner 23 seconds into the extra period. The national title-clinching goal was set up by Eaves winning the opening face-off.

All of these accomplishments as a student-athlete would be more than enough to consider Eaves a hero, but he didn’t stop there. After an eight-year NHL career and several other coaching stops, he returned to his alma mater as the head coach in 2002.

In his second year at the wheel, he led the Badgers to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Maine 2-1 in overtime, coming just short of the Frozen Four.

Two years later in 2006, Wisconsin won the national title for the first time since 1990, defeating Boston College 2-1 in the championship game. The game provided one of the most iconic moments in Badger sports history, as a Boston College player fired a shot off the post in the final second, sending the Badgers into a frenzied mob of goalie Brian Elliott.

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Ringing in a somber spring: Reflecting on the loss of an irreplaceable presence

By Zach Rastall the daily cardinal

Springtime is typically a time of great happiness, especially for sports fans and those of us that have to brave the harsh Wisconsin winters.

The weather starts to get nicer, we get to experience the glorious chaos of March Madness, the NHL and NBA playoffs are right around the corner and, best of all, baseball makes its triumphant return, a harbinger of summer in the not-too-distant future.

However, this year is a little different for myself and many others. For the first time that I can remember, spring is bringing something other than pure euphoria.

Professor James Baughman

passed away March 26th at the age of 64 after a brief battle with lung cancer. It was a gut punch to all who knew him, whether it was as a family member, colleague, teacher or friend.

I personally only had the privilege of having him as a professor for half of a semester, but even that was all it took for me to understand quite clearly why he was so revered by those who had him in the past.

Since joining The Daily Cardinal during my freshman year, I have heard ringing endorsements of Professor Baughman from countless coworkers. I honestly don’t think I ever heard a negative word said about him. And even before this semester, I had gotten a small glimpse into what

kind of man he was.

My first Baughman experience came during the spring of my freshman year, when he umped the annual Daily Cardinal-Badger Herald softball game. There he was, donning a sweatshirt and hat emblazoned with the logos of his beloved Cleveland Indians, a cup of beer in one hand and a cigar in the other.

Just seeing his warm interactions with everyone at Vilas Park that day gave me a good feel for his personality and how much he enjoyed being around students.

Afterward, most of my interactions with him were on the fifth floor of Vilas Hall, my most frequent study spot during my sophomore year. If

you spent any significant amount of time on the fifth floor of Vilas Hall on any given weekday, there was a solid chance you would see Professor Baughman. If I happened to be there when he came walking in and I was wearing a sports-themed or Daily Cardinal shirt, he would usually take a playful jab as he strolled past. He didn’t even really know who I was, but he just had that kind of personable nature.

And finally this year, after completing my first semester in the School of Journalism, I was presented with the opportunity to take a class with Professor Baughman.

At long last, after hearing so many great things about him, I would get

a chance to experience his teaching firsthand. Heck, I passed up a chance to take a course taught by Bud Selig just so I could be put on the wait list for his class. He had that kind of reputation among students and I was that eager to have him.

Given his almost mythic status among journalism students, perhaps it would have been easy to imagine that my expectations for him would be too high. But that wasn’t the case.

Professor Baughman was as good (if not better) than advertised.

His extensive knowledge of the subject matter was obvious, but he was always interested in hearing his

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