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Soglin to serve eighth term as Madison mayor

By Michael Frett the dialy cardinal

Incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin took over 70 percent of the votes as Madison re-elected its longtime mayor for his eighth term during Tuesday’s election.

As the votes came in, mayoral candidate and former Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, conceded defeat shortly after 9 p.m.

“Scott Resnick called a short while ago, and he and I are in agreement about the conclusion of the race,” Soglin said during his victory speech at The Brink Lounge on East Washington Street. “The results of this election, I believe, show that [our commitment to making Madison a community for everyone] that some suspected in 2011 is going to become a reality.”

“We have led the state in these past three-and-a-half years on economic growth ... We are going to continue to lead.”

Paul Soglin mayor City of Madison

A little earlier, across the square at The Fountain bar, Resnick addressed the loss to his supporters.

“Obviously, this is not the outcome that anyone here hoped for, but I’m proud that we ran a clean race, an honest race, and stuck to the issue,” Resnick said dur-

ing his concession speech at The Fountain bar on Capitol Square.

“I am very glad of the race we ran and thank you so much for being out here tonight.”

During his announcement, Soglin re-affirmed the promises of his past terms as mayor.

“I made a commitment four years ago,” Soglin said.

“I couldn’t live with myself if I abandoned issues where I tried to get the city focused, [like] poverty [and] dealing with equity.

We have led the state in these past three-and-a-half years on economic growth ... We are going to continue to lead.”

By the end of the night, 72 percent of the city electorate voted to re-elect Soglin, according to the Dane County Clerk’s Office.

Resnick followed with only 27 percent, most of his support coming from the UW-Madison campus area. Outside of that downtown area, most voters backed the returning mayor.

For some, Soglin’s re-election was inspiring. Others were hopeful Soglin’s victory meant he could follow through on past promises, like those to reduce homelessness and bridge Madison’s disparities.

“The guy really cares about the city,” said Virginia Farwell Zwickey, a long-time Madison resident. “We have a great leader now, and now we have to do our part.”

“He’s got some things he has left to do and I think he’ll do

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Madison voters chose incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin over former Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, Tuesday. This will be Soglin’s eighth term, with his political career spanning over 40 years.

Voters re-elect Bradley, approve change to chief justice post

By Andrew Bahl The Daily cardinal

Incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley defeated conservative challenger Rock County Circuit Judge James Daley to win another 10-year term on the court.

Bradley trumpeted her victory as a triumph over the increasing partisan nature of the judiciary in Wisconsin.

“Tonight we sent a message loud and clear that we want our courtrooms free of partisan politics,” Bradley said in her victory speech before thanking her family, staff and Daley.

“Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for the role special interests play in [state] Supreme Court races … and I have a vision for a judiciary in this state that says no to special interests and no to partisan politics,” Bradley said.

Daley congratulated Bradley but alleged that donations from liberal special interest groups propelled her to victory.

“Tonight we witnessed firsthand the power of incumbancy, as liberal special interests band together to protect their candidate,” Daley said in a statement.

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involved than expected in the high court race. Daley received no monetary support from outside groups in the weeks leading up to the election while a liberal advocacy group spent $100,000 on an ad attacking Daley, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Bradley’s re-election preserves the two-seat liberal minority on the state’s highest court.

A referendum also passed that allows the members of the state’s Supreme Court to choose its chief justice instead of having the position go by default to its most senior justice.

The passage of the referendum could signal the end of current Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson’s 19-year tenure as chief, allowing the justices to elect a new chief if they so choose, a measure effective immediately.

Voters first approved the measure in 2013, but it requires two rounds of approval before the voters and state Legislature because it amends the state constitution.

Joseph Waldman, communications director for the UW-Madison College Democrats, praised the re-election of Bradley but expressed disappointment that the referen-

dum passed, calling it a “partisan takeover” of the court.

“We think of courts as nonpartisan and it is disappointing legislative Republicans initiated this clearly partisan legislation,” Waldman said. “We will see the consequences of this soon.”

Cedarburg businessman Duey Stroebel cruised to victory in a special election for the state Senate seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis. Stroebel won a three-way Republican primary in February and faced no Democratic opponent in the general election.

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

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For the record Yesterday’s national championship recap erroneously said Bo Ryan criticized Duke’s roster for having one-and-done “rent-a-players.” He was actually referring to transfer graduate students.

Terry ‘T.A.’ Olivier: Private Eye: No. 9: A visitation Sean Reichard quip pro quo

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peaking truthfully, before getting those Finnish telegrams in the mail—and stumbling on the corpse of my old professor in his library stacks hovel—I had not had many cases as a private detective. I could count them on my left hand. I will, because there were five.

Two of them were joke cases. One of the Scandinavian Literature TAs once asked me to solve the Case of the Missing Sense of Humor, a jibe directed at me every time she called me “ljósbrúnt fífl” behind my back.

Meanwhile another professor in the English Department asked me to solve the Case of the Disappearing Lunch; it later turned out that nobody had been stealing his lunch, a fact I learned after three weeks of footwork and meticulously timed stakeouts.

Otherwise there had been two missing cat investigations and a case involving two jealous paramours trying to smoke out nonexistent infidelities. I caught a lot of heat from professor Rice about those cases.

Regardless, I had cases now: finding the Tenny Bros. and figuring out why Rice was holding a picture of a bull crane when I found him in his hammock. I seemed to be on the up-and-up, understandingwise, after getting some surprising help from a woman wrapped in a tartan bedsheet. I was on my way to see one Karenina Montgomery, although apparently she went by the name “Das Schloss.”

“Das Schloss” is German for “The Castle.” And walking toward Regent Apartments, in my fatigue and mental anguish, I felt like K from the Franz Kafka novel: weary, unsure of whether I’d ever get there.

It was getting late and I was getting hungry. Although I tried never to eat as a rule, it wasn’t something I could keep up very easily. I was more or less broke too, which did not help matters.

Speaking truthfully—again—I was down to the last of my fluid cash.

The rest of it had to go into keeping my apartment. Unlike Schlep, I couldn’t sleep in my office without causing a stir.

Still, I had to fix matters or I wouldn’t be able to answer my calling. So I stopped at the 7-Eleven just next to the apartment complex.

It was pretty empty, save for two brotherly fellows with chin stripe beards and a gentleman whose back was turned to me, staring at the rotating hot dog machine. From behind, it looked like he was wearing a suitcoat and a hat, both black

but somehow possessed of an unearthly pallor.

At any rate, I bought a turkey and cheese sandwich and paid quickly, leaving behind that motley crew. As I sat on the curb to eat my turkey, I heard the door open behind me. A voice like thunder cracking in a wind tunnel spoke to me. “‘Mark me.’”

“Goddamnit,” I said. Turning around, I saw a vision of Rice. He was deathly pale, ashen even, with blank eyes, wearing a shabby suit and a bowler hat. He even had a mustache now. “You weren’t kidding about driving the point home.

Where’s the suit of armor though?

You look like Leopold Bloom” He looked himself over.

“Oh blast. Well there are dramatic parallels” “Say, I thought King Hamlet was supposed to be Shakespeare, according to Stephen Dedalus.

Or was Hamnet Shakespeare the ghost of King Hamlet?”

“Well, lad: if Hamlet in ‘Ulysses’ is represented in the figure of Dedalus and both those figures are anteceded by Telemachus in ‘The Odyssey,’ who of course was the son of… you got me rambling.”

I had to laugh. It was a classic strategy to make class time pass more quickly, getting Rice to go off on tangents.

“No. Now listen to me, Terry.

Look at what I’ve been reduced to: ‘Doomed for a certain term to walk the night/ And for the day confined to fast in fires/ Till the foul—’” “Do you have to recite ‘Hamlet’ just now?”

“Yes damnit, it’s part of the plot!”

“Shut up! You’re not even here, are you?”

“You’re damn right I’m not here. You’re yelling at a sandwich outside a 7-Eleven.”

“Well.... are you going to tell me anything new?”

“No.” “Why?” “It’s the ‘Ratatouille’ rule of death: I can’t tell you anything you don’t already know.”

“Could you just go? I have a castle to visit. And honestly, at this point, I’d rather have you ask me to avenge your ‘foul and most unnatural murder,’ rather than just throw in the towel.”

“What you need to do is to stand up and walk away. You hear me?”

I closed my eyes and waited for him to dissipate. When I opened them I found myself staring full on into Rice’s dead, nacreous eyes.

“You know… you can’t see it well with living eyes in all this light, but the heaventree looks lovely tonight.

Remember that.”

I closed my eyes again. When I opened them, the white pallor of my sandwich greeted me. I ate the rest of it out of spite.

Check back for the next installment of Terry Olivier next week.

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The UW-Madison Spring Break 2015 Police Blotter We finally collected and sorted through the thousands of arrests that were made on UW students over spring break. Here are our favorites.

Panama City, Florida Nicolette Martucci, 20, was charged with disturbing the piece. She was so blackout, when it was her turn to take a hit, she dropped Jonathan Sauer’s brand new bong, Buddy, which had an ash catcher extension and triple perc! So you know it wasn’t cheap. Needless to say, the police weren’t happy with her reckless behavior. Martucci will appear before a judge on April 20, where she will hopefully be able to redeem herself through a dab gauntlet, or else face up to 18 months behind bars.

Las Vegas, Nevada Matt Kipper, 21, was charged with public urination. Apparently Kipper’s pecker snuck out of his trousers while he was passed out, riding an inner tube along the MGM Grand’s lazy river. Kipper claimed the free willy had a mind of its own. But hotel security wasn’t convinced. He will be given away as the next grand prize for one lucky grandma who hits it big at the slots.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Brittany Schwartz, 19, was stopped by resort police when they noticed her carrying a 1.75 liter plastic bottle of Montezuma tequila. The authorities weren’t upset about her excessive drinking, but the fact that she chose to drink Montezuma in Mexico, the home of agave. She was charged with idiocy and banished from happy hour.

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Atlantic editor retells history of civil rights in final DLS

By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL

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A crowd estimated at a maximum of 5,500 attendees congregated on State Street after the Badgers lost to the Blue Devils, with MPD characterizing their behavior as mostly peaceful.

Student reactions on State Street post-Badger loss vary The crowd that gathered on State Street Monday night after the Wisconsin Badgers lost to the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship was one of mixed emotions, ranging from disappointment to celebration of the team’s accomplishments.

Attendees, with a maximum estimate of 5,500 according to Madison Police Department Lt. Eric Tripke, still cheered and danced to what has become

one of Wisconsin’s traditional anthems, “Jump Around,” despite the loss.

While there were two small bonfire incidents on the 500 block of West Washington Avenue and five arrests reported in the State Street area, general crowd activity was characterized as “very good” according to Tripke, apart from those isolated incidents. There was also a burglary on the 400 block of West Dayton Street.

It is unknown what time the burglary occurred, but the five female victims reported the crime at 11:20 p.m., MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain wrote in the report.

Additionally, an intoxicated 19-year-old man sustained minor injuries after falling off the second story of the State Street parking garage on the 400 block of North Frances Street, according to an MPD incident report.

—Irene Burski

Growing up in the 1980s as a black male in Baltimore presented many unique experiences, from being in constant fear of having to protect one’s own body to a history of hating Duke University lasting longer than most Badgers’ lifetimes.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer, blogger and senior editor for the Atlantic, recounted these challenges and explained current issues’ backgrounds in this year’s final installment of Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series Tuesday.

He stressed the importance of an accurate retelling and deep understanding of the country’s history to atone for centuries of slavery followed by criminalization of the black race, themes echoed in his Atlantic essay “The Case for Reparations.”

“It’s not about reparations as cash payments,” UW-Madison graduate student Princess Ojiaku said. “It’s more the history of racism in America and systematic discrimination, and the debt that is born out of that discrimination.”

Coates said slavery was a factor in shaping democracy, so racism is inherent in America’s identity and addressing contemporary problems will require a

deeper understanding of the past.

“The problem is not that we can’t change, it’s how much we would have to lose, how much we would have to give up of ourselves,” Coates said. “We are in really, really deep trouble, and I don’t know how we get out of it without any sort of confrontation of history.”

In an earlier discussion with students, Coates connected history with recent local activism surrounding mass incarceration, saying he is “deeply pessimistic” that these economic talks about letting prisoners out will lead to necessary political change.

He added the main difference between the Civil Rights Movement and present social activism is the opportunity for change caused by a deep embarrassment about slavery in the ’60s that has not yet happened with police brutality.

Students’ individual interests and passions can provide distinct strengths for those who want to help, Coates said. He added there are countless ways to contribute to change.

“Find that thing that’s deep deep in your heart that you really want to do,” Coates said, “and see how that somehow meshes with the mission of social justice.”

ASM Shared Governance Chair works with University Affairs Committee to push forward current campaigns To advance the status of their current campaigns, members of the Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee collaborated with another ASM leader Tuesday.

ASM Shared Governance Chair Morgan Rae worked with University Affair members, detailing various committees within shared governance that could aid their campaigns.

Shared governance is compromised of about 150 students who are assigned to more than 70 campus-wide committees each year.

“The committees are so interrelated that without shared [governance], we don’t really have the

same voice that we do on campus issues,” said University Affairs Chair John Paetsch. “Some of the things we have done historically in this committee wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for shared [governance]. protections and the state constitution and having them protected at our administrative level.”

Current University Affairs campaigns include increasing access to mental health treatment on campus, textbook affordability, creating additional language certificates and peer mentorships.

Paetsch said the wide variety of shared governance committees, such as the Council on

Academic Advising and Letters and Sciences Curriculum Committee, will help University Affairs members complete their semester campaign goals.

The future of shared governance is currently unknown as Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget could remove it from state statute, yet Paetsch said shared governance is necessary to pursue future campaigns.

“I think it’s important we keep educating future leaders on campus that this is still something that we should fight for, something that’s important for what we do as students in our government situation,” Paetsch said.

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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates encourages students to be skeptical of easy solutions to historic problems they may not fully understand.

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Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee Chair Morgan Rae (left) holds a workshop to help University Affairs Committee members further this semester’s campaigns.

them,” said Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2, who voted for Soglin.

“I’m eager for what’s next.”

Though Soglin won a staggering majority of votes, not everyone was celebrating his re-election. For Jenny Tasse, the vice chair of the UW-Madison College Democrats, Soglin winning meant the changes Resnick campaigned for wouldn’t happen.

“I’m disheartened to see that the rest of the city wasn’t ready for the change that Resnick could have offered,” Tasse said. “I hope that over the next four years the mayor will work

with members of his council as well as community members to ensure Madison is now and in the future a great city for all of its residents.”

In an uncontested race, UW-Madison student Zach Wood was elected as City Council’s next alder for District 8, a campus area. Additionally, Madison elected its first black women city council members. Challenger Sheri Carter won against incumbent John Strasser in District 14, while Barbara McKinney won against Matt Brink in District 1’s open race.

Dana Kampa and Jen Wagman contributed to this report.

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Spring clean your spring semester

By Maddy Heim The Daily Cardinal

As we trudge back to classes after spring break, it won’t be hard to get buried in the excessive amounts of homework you procrastinated on last week.

But instead of drowning yourself in reading and pulling all-nighters to study for your 12-week exams, take a few minutes to review these spring cleaning ideas tailored to the college student lifestyle.

This season is full of clichés about new beginnings and starting fresh, so use them to motivate and rejuvenate yourself as we quickly approach the end of the semester.

Actually clean

This is a necessary (although dreaded) step in any spring cleaning process.

Tidying up your space will help you to feel more productive in other areas of life, and there are plenty of ways to make this task more enjoyable.

One simple suggestion is to start by making your bed — once this is done, your room will already look much neater.

Additionally, listen to some good music while you work, because how could you not have fun while blasting your favorite tunes and using your broom handle as a microphone?

Nowadays, most every book written comes in an audio form as well.

Take this time to listen to a book that you actually want to read, rather than one required by a professor.

Choose a suspenseful mystery or something that’s been in the news lately and catch up with

pop culture while making your space shine.

Get fresh air

Feeling the spring breeze (and hopefully sunshine) on your post-Wisconsin winter skin will instantly give you a boost and give you the motivation to sail through these next few weeks.

Try to spend as much time outside as possible, whether it’s playing a game of Frisbee with friends or just taking a walk.

And if you must stay inside (shout-out to people who can diligently study in their rooms), open the window!

Even having the fresh air flow through your study space can put you in a better and more focused mood.

Make organizing fun

If you have to remember awful

things like “study for next week’s chemistry exam,” try writing it down in purple gel pen!

Make your lists colorful, pick out neon Post-its for all your reminders and highlight your notes in colors other than yellow.

It sounds silly, but brightening up your organizational habits can motivate you to work harder (cross off list items with your pink pen).

Also, you can find infinite possibilities for creative clothing and storage organizers all over the Internet — try Pinterest first!

Get inspired

Nothing says a fresh start like making an inspiration board for yourself.

But if you’re not crafty, there are plenty of other options.

Attend a lecture you think sounds interesting, find a new band to listen to, paint, or read...

the possibilities are endless.

Finding something that gives you inspiration will not only help you stay focused toward the end of the year, but can also give you an outlet for when you want to take a break from studying.

Remember that you only have six weeks left

Get some sleep and find the power to put self-care first.

Head to Target and grab a new lotion or hair product. With the change of season every company is releasing lighter versions of their popular body products.

Spring cleaning is a great way to stop drowning in your studies and start fresh by finding motivation, rejuvenating your mind and learning to appreciate new beginnings.

Take a deep breath, Badgers.

You’ve got this.

Elevate your spring wardrobe with the art of thrift shopping

By McKenna Gramoll the daily cardinal

Thrift, vintage and second-hand stores are powerhouses overflowing with both singularity and latent potential.

Each unique piece is set at blissfully low prices—drawing fashion connoisseurs and budgeted college students alike.

However, unlike traditional department store shopping, thrifting can elicit an unquestionable thrill that comes from stumbling upon a retro-cool university sweatshirt to a pair of dusty Givenchy boots.

All that is needed is an open state of mind, a bit of luck and the common knowledge of seasoned thrifters.

Be imaginative (if you have the resources)

Thrift shopping takes paramount creativity—both in styling and sometimes actual construction.

One unique piece, such as a quilted bomber jacket, might look out of place when the rest of the outfit is styled with dated ’80s wear, but looks chic as a statement piece.

Creativity also requires the vision to morph that pair of mom jeans into high-waisted shorts à la Urban Outfitters, sans the price tag.

Additionally, be sure that your imagination does not exceed your resources.

Know when to splurge

Splurging when it comes to thrifting is quite the relative term. Pricing of thrift store items is completely dependent on the store itself.

Boutique thrift stores often set resell prices higher, but have more rigorous guidelines in their acceptance of donations. These stores generally are the best spots to splurge.

When purchasing from more generic thrift stores, try to evaluate the price compared to the worth. A generic men’s flannel at $25 might be a steal at a regular store, but

is generally an overestimation at resale shops.

Think beyond the closet

To this day, one of my biggest regrets was not buying a silk, patterned dress from Goodwill, whose manufacturer tag read AllSaints. At the time it was two sizes too small and so, in my mind, no amount of tailoring could change that.

For the record, a quick Internet search reveals that a similar, brandnew AllSaints dress retails for upwards of $300.

My mind (slightly too thrifty) thought that I would be saving myself a potential $10 —an act I found triumph in after a history of one too many impulse buys.

Hindsight bias intact, I now realize what immense potential that dress had, not for me, but as a gift for a friend or a personal source of income on resell websites like eBay. Lesson learned: It might not benefit your closet directly, but there are undoubtedly other uses that can be found for it.

Be critical

All enthusiasm for creative thrifting aside, there are sometimes occasions when no amount of work or heart can save a buried find.

There is a line that needs to be drawn between creativity and common sense. From stains to poor stitching to funky odor, there are sometimes things that cannot be salvaged.

Evaluate materials carefully and avoid cheap blends in favor of natural, more sturdy fabrics like wool, silk and cotton.

As a good rule of thumb, if the item takes more money to fix than could be bought elsewhere, then it probably is not worth it.

Smart thrifting can elevate an act of practical frugality to an experience that blends innovation, artistry and fashion.

All it takes is a keen eye to see the potential in that floor-length dress or embellished ankle boot to save itself from its own shelf.

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Madison Sourdough Company has a breakfast sandwich that goes above and beyond expectations.

Madison Sourdough Company is a great secret gem of Williamson Street

By Kerry Huth The Daily Cardinal

Madison Sourdough Company is a local bakery on Williamson Street, in a neighborhood just past the capital.

Up until two weeks ago, I was under the impression that Madison Sourdough was a one-stop shop for a nice loaf of bread.

Imagine my excitement when I made the glorious discovery that Madison Sourdough had an in-house café attached to their shop.

And they offer brunch.

To start out, the café itself is adorable. The environment is European; tables are extremely close together, and an array of vintage baking utensils hang from the walls.

The artisan breads are on display for all patrons of the café to admire.

The bakery case is packed full of treats. The blueberry Danish is top notch and the ginger cookie is soft and chewy.

My brunch friend and I took the pastries and our coffees to the table and had them as a brunch hors d’oeuvre, because that’s a thing, while waiting for our meals to be prepared.

As for brunch, the shining stars were the biscuits and

gravy, along with the breakfast sandwich.

The biscuits are freshly made and still warm. Madison Sourdough adds in some overeasy eggs to the biscuits and gravy platter. This was a twist on the usual dish, and I really enjoyed it.

I always hesitate to order biscuits and gravy; I worry the kitchen will over-ladle the gravy, leaving me with a pile of mush.

I have a theory that you can judge a brunch establishment by the quality of their breakfast sandwich.

No worries, brunchers, this was not the case at Madison Sourdough.

There are just enough eggs and gravy to go along with the biscuits, which left me a very happy customer.

I have a theory that you can judge a brunch establishment by the quality of their breakfast sandwich.

If my theory is true, then Madison Sourdough passes with flying colors.

The breakfast sandwich is

held together on a butter croissant. A bold move, given that butter croissants can fall apart very easily.

But the results: perfect. The eggs are perfectly cooked, just the slightest bit runny.

Then, of course, they throw on some melted cheese.

Madison Sourdough shakes it up a bit by slathering the croissant with aioli, which is a spiced mayonnaise.

Add your choice of ham or bacon, and you’re in business.

The breakfast sandwich is an instant classic at Madison Sourdough; I’m going to have a hard time ordering anything else.

Located on Williamson (“Willie”) Street, Madison Sourdough is a nice distance from campus.

With the warmer weather finally becoming more consistent, clear some time in your schedule and make it over to a less traveled part of our wonderful city.

These last five weeks of class are upon us, and they can be stressful, but I have every confidence that a trip to Madison Sourdough will have you sitting back and enjoying a stellar brunch, with no worries of what the rest of the day holds.

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MadHatters prepare for home concert

By Collin Schmidt The Daily Cardinal

It’s that time again to round up your friends and head to a concert put on by our talented and entertaining student a cappella group, the MadHatters.

Many people may think of “Alice in Wonderland” when hearing the name and while they may not be insane, the Hatters have some tricks up those jacket sleeves.

This crew of 13 singers and one beat boxer has been around and is forever changing. They are a fun bunch to see, with new original songs and covers coming out as you are reading this article.

Every spring these guys put on the dancing shoes for a sold out crowd at the Orpheum Theatre located at the end of State Street.

The MadHatters have been around since 1971, when they were dubbed the first established a cappella group on the UW-Madison campus. Since then, the group has grown in popularity throughout the entire community and has performed all over the country. This group of guys is tight; they have found a great balance of school, singing and shenanigans. On campus these guys perform at athletic events, sorority houses and also sing at many local charity events.

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The MadHatters will be performing at the Orpheum Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. this Saturday.

Since the group began they have been releasing studio albums on a pretty consistent basis. State Street was their first-ever studio album released in 2002. They recorded this in collaboration with the all-girl group, Tangled Up In Blue, here on campus. Afterward they released No Jacket Required in 2003; this was a really cool album with classics like “Hooked on a Feeling,” and was recorded live. Friday After Class came after these as the second studio album in 2005, which was followed by other studio albums: Not For

Credit, Random Play, Cheer on Tap and All Nighter. All of these have helped to grow the MadHatters’ now large following on campus and within the community.

There are two seniors among this bunch of guys who deserve some recognition. These two have been providing timeless memories and a lasting experience for the others, both new and old in the group. Owen Downs and Jake Wolf joined the group their sophomore year and are sad to say this is their last large home concert.

I had some time to sit down

with these fellows as we discussed life as a MadHatter.

Downs and Wolf can be heard as the basses of the group and sometimes switch up roles when needed. Both had previous experience in choir but never expected to find such a dedicated group of guys when coming to campus.

These two told me their favorite experience in the MadHatters was a trip to the White House. Owen gave me a nice glimpse of the experience: “It was very humbling to have such high officials recognizing our group of singers … and the

rap battle we engaged in out on the street was just absurd.” Downs and Wolf were a delightful duo and will be graduating this spring.

You can find all these angelic voices online or on CDs but a cappella is really something that needs to be heard in person. Their most recent album speaks to this because it is a compilation EP of all the classic songs we now hear during UW-Madison athletic events. They put their own little spin on “Sweet Caroline,” “Jump Around” and many others in the most recently released “Red, White & Blazers: The Gameday Collection” EP. Over time the group has received awards and recognition but that’s not what keeps the group together.

When asked why they don’t compete Will Hoverman, a freshman in the group, said, “We provide entertainment for our audiences and make memories along the way, so awards and competitions come secondary to that.”

Keep an eye out for their upcoming studio album, and don’t miss out on the final show of the year. They just might be performing a cover of “Uptown Funk” and a few other popular songs if you’re lucky. Tickets are selling fast online and range from $15-25.

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ast week, Mos Def released a series of videos via FACT Magazine of him covering various MF Doom songs. With each successive video, a hooded figure revealed more and more of his face until the final video, when he finally unmasks himself as the Grammy-nominated emcee. The mask imagery is a clear homage to MF Doom’s iconic mask that few have seen him without. More of a tribute than a proper cover, Mos Def rapped several of MF Doom’s songs, using the same lyrics and the original beats.

There was something uncanny about the performances.

For brief moments, Mos Def’s voice would almost perfectly mimic MF Doom’s original vocals, making the covers sound hybrid, with the two rapper’s voices crossfading back and forth. There’s no doubt that this is a heartwarming tribute to one of the most iconic underground emcee’s around, but is it the right kind of tribute? Is there enough artistic value here that it would be possible to make hip-hop covers feasible on a larger scale?

There’s already a plethora of options available for artists who want to pay homage to the greats. There’s remixes, reworks, bootlegs and every other word you’ve seen after song titles on SoundCloud. iLoveMakonnen only found out the morning after Drake’s “Tuesday” verse dropped that his song had been remixed (there’s an amazing video of his first reaction on Youube). Maybe

I’m being too picky, but it seems lazy to swap out vocals on a track when there are so many other options to pay respects to a song. MF Doom’s raspy and lackadaisical flow is completely absent from Mos Def’s cover. So if the beats are the same and the lyrics are the same and the voice is slightly worse, what does that make the cover?

Not good. One of the most important aspects of a hip-hop songs is the vocals. A good emcee custom-develops their tone for every individual song.

Replacing those vocals threatens the integrity of the song.

Rock covers are a tad different because each instrument lends its own separate interpretation of the song. Beats are static, and so are lyrics, which create two huge barriers for creativity.

If Mos Def had a live band playing the beats with him, that would have been something to write home about. Chance The Rapper made handy work of the Arthur theme song with his band The Social Experiment and I think there would be a similar effect here. Live instrumentation in hip-hop is critically underrated and could open the door for so many possibilities. Copy-and-pasting a beat in comparison just seems sloppy.

My dream scenario would be this: A video of a crowded concert where the camera pans from the fans to Mos Def himself.

After rapping over DJ’d beats all concert, he makes a simple up gesture with his hand. The Roots rise up from the floor of the stage, with Questlove waving his hand like the British queen does. They then proceed to burst into a full-band cover of “All Caps” while the audience tries to pick up the burnt

remains of their faces that just melted off. Now that is the cover MF Doom deserves.

Overall, it was a nice gesture for Mos Def to show respect to MF Doom with these videos. But

for a true homage, it would have been nice to put some more effort into truly capturing the atmosphere of the song. MF Doom is one of a kind and it’s going to take a one of a kind cover to do

any of his songs justice.

How do you think MC Doom should have covered the song?

What is your favorite hip-hop cover? Let Jake know at jakey. witz@gmail.com.

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t’s all over, folks. Another local election that most students probably had no clue was happening is in the books. Not surprisingly, incumbent Paul Soglin won by a large margin. Madisonians’ mustachioed mayor is back for at least four more years. For those of you that have read my articles in the past (I’m of course referring solely to my mom and dad), you’ll know that I am a fan of the mayor.

His intellectual capabilities and inherent Madison-ness make him the ideal leader of our community.

However, while I am overjoyed by the incumbent’s victory, there is one area that was, perhaps rightly, overshadowed in the campaign that I would like him and the Common Council to address moving forward: student life.

As I said, it is not shocking that this didn’t get much mention in the discourse of the campaign. Issues like equity and homelessness have been more relevant in the news, and a candidate’s stance on them should probably be the primary determinant of whether or not they receive support. Beyond this, students don’t vote. Politically it makes no sense to cater yourself to a group that doesn’t care enough to even know when the polls are open, let alone make the effort to go to them. In saying this, the student body here and at the other colleges within Soglin’s constituency deserve to be more considered when our local government implements policy.

In terms of specifics, I would love to see Soglin step up as an advocate. While he doesn’t have any concrete legislative clout at

the state or national level, he definitely has notoriety. This is not to say that he has been silent; the mayor has consistently voiced his disapproval of measures taken by Republican leaders in our state to slowly dismantle the UW System.

He could do more, though. Soglin has seen his children go through college. I know for a fact that he appreciates the struggles students go through, both financially and academically, and I would like to see him speak out on issues like that more consistently.

years. In saying this, at any given time they make up over 60,000 people in a city with a total population under 250,000. Regardless of whether or not most of us care, we do not deserve to be cast aside in city hall. We play an enormous role in the fate of Madison’s economy and we give the city much

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of the character that makes it renowned nationwide. I believe in Paul Soglin. He has been and will continue to be the right choice for Madison. I know he cares about the university and its students. I just want to make sure he shows it.

Max is currently a junior majoring in political science.

What do you think of his perspective? Do you think Paul Soglin should do more for students in his next term? Do you disagree that he was the correct choice in this election? We would like to know what you think. Please send all thoughts and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Madisonians’ mustachioed mayor is back for at least four more years.

Beyond this, Mayor Soglin has expressed interest in other issues pertinent to students, such as bringing non-alcoholic youth entertainment venues back to the downtown area. There is, of course, a big difference between referencing this while talking to a group of students during a campaign, and actually working to achieve it. While I am not sure what a venue of this nature would look like or what it would consist of, it would definitely provide a place for students who don’t drink, are under 21 or are just looking for a less expensive alternative to the bars for a night to join together in communion and enjoy themselves.

Ultimately, students are very easy to ignore. They cause trouble, they are among the least civically engaged groups of voters in the community and most of them will be gone sometime in the next four

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By Joel Cryer jcryer@wisc.edu

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

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

Fact of the day Llamas can grow up to six feet tall and weigh 250-480 pounds.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1 Like many cold drafts 6 Thoroughly befuddled 11 Lid or chapeau 14 Sheer fabric 15 Tilts to one side 16 Savings initials 17 Machu Picchu, for one 19 Final amt.

20 Time before anything 21 No game, in bridge 22 Little dog’s bark 23 Has lunch in the park 27 Bridge supports 29 Japanese sash 30 Dele that dele!

32 Oscar-winning actor Jannings 33 Net-nicking serve 34 Word typically following “wreak” 36 Disdainer’s noise 39 Drop for the count 41 Fasten the diaper again 43 Almond’s kin, color-wise 44 “My Cherie ___” 46 Excessive sternness 48 Brothers and sisters, etc.

49 Bar on a guitar 51 What a spelunker may explore 52 After dark, poetically 53 Rotating neutron stars 56 Emulate Burton and

Taylor 58 Nickname for a Skywalker inw “The Phantom Menace” 59 Game cube 60 Negative chorus 61 Clown’s need 62 Rome (with “The”) 68 Indefinitely large degree 69 Grier of the Fearsome Foursome 70 Andrea ___ (lost ship) 71 China collection 72 Botched job 73 At quite an incline DOWN 1 Fertility clinic needs 2 Smoking alternative 3 Involuntary movement 4 Visitor from beyond our solar system 5 Easily irritated 6 Space bar’s neighbor 7 G-man 8 New Orleans athlete 9 All in one piece 10 Sanctuaries 11 Billy Crystal, once 12 “The Sopranos” chef Bucco 13 Touches 18 Bees collect it 23 Dance in duple meter

4 Letter-shaped bar 2 25 Capital of France, informally 26 Cut off from a whole 28 Trig ratio 31 Talking point 35 Practical joker’s exploder 37 Young chicken in a pan 38 Causing laughter 40 Group’s pronoun 42 Roman Catholic devotion 45 Library frequenters 47 Shapes anew 50 Neptune’s largest moon 53 They’re often sacrificed in gambits 54 Word on a striker’s placard, perhaps 55 ___ ghost (gets spooked) 57 Broad-ended neckwear 63 B-ball arbitrator 64 Greenwich Village campus, briefly 65 Fury 66 57-Down is one 67 Bit of toy dog chatter

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Men’s Basketball

Where does Wisconsin go from here?

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Sam Dekker’s possible return remains the single biggest question mark for Wisconsin’s next season.

By Brian Weidy the daily cardinal

With a heavy heart and enough retrospect, we look to the future, to next year’s team. To attempt to put Monday night into some greater context, in my birth year of 1994, the Badgers made their third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Since 1999, they have not missed the tournament, a remarkable stretch of consistency the likes of which few programs have achieved.

But the past two years have delivered unprecedented success to the basketball team nestled between Lakes Monona and

Mendota, reaching the Final Four in consecutive years with virtually the same roster.

In the 2015-’16 season, attrition will finally strike, and in a big way.

Starters Frank Kaminsky, Josh Gasser and Traevon Jackson all depart and take a set of skills with them that has no natural replacement on the roster. Also gone is Duje Dukan, a fifth-year senior who brought a sweet shooting stroke from the outside and an increased willingness to take charges and play physical defense off the bench.

Another potential loss is junior forward Sam Dekker, a possible

NBA lottery pick. Over the past three weeks he has made the strides fans have been yearning for ever since the lanky Sheboygan native committed after his sophomore year of high school.

Back will be rising juniors Bronson Koenig and Nigel Hayes, two players who should be fixtures of All-Big Ten teams for the foreseeable future and have both shown the ability to take and make big shots. Paired with Koenig in the backcourt should be Zak Showalter, a fan favorite due to his boundless energy, stingy defense and knack for grabbing the rim, with or

Clement should be a great starting RB, but his backup is a mystery Jake Powers powers to the people

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etchup has its mustard, Han Solo has his Chewbacca and, more relevantly, John Clay had his Montee Ball and James White.

In terms of the 2015 Wisconsin Badgers, Alec James will have his Chikwe Obasih, Joel Stave his Tanner McEvoy (maybe) and Corey Clement will be paired with… Dare Ogunbowale.

While these symbiotic duos’ accomplishments include making the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, netting two future anchors of UW’s defensive line and introducing the dual-quarterback system to Madison, Clement’s partnership is troubling.

For the first time since 2010, Wisconsin’s offense will be without a key element that has defined its running game: a strong secondary running back that provides little to no drop off from the starter.

Enter Clement.

Clement stands next in the line of premier running backs at Wisconsin. The Badgers have produced a 1,000-yard rusher every year since 2005, making the position the centerpiece of UW’s offense for nearly a decade now.

Clement is not the fastest, quickest or most powerful of this company of excellent backs, but he could well be the most important given his nonexistent reinforcement.

While having a proven backup is by no means inextricably tied to

success for the starter, and UW’s running game as a whole, it adds another dimension to its offense that challenges defenses and opens up the playbook, daring opponents to keep up on the ground.

This was especially true in the 2010 season, when Clay (1,012 rushing yards), White (1,052 yards) and Ball (996 yards) combined to give Wisconsin the 12th-best rushing yards per game average and second-most rushing touchdowns in the nation.

Clay had the majority of carries (187) but Ball (163) and White (156) were not far behind. All three backs were used nearly identically in first, second and third down situations, which was perfect for grinding down defenses.

Ball’s 16 receptions and White’s 11 also provided a receiving threat out of the backfield that Clay (one reception) lacked, which further diversified Wisconsin’s offense and formed a more multifaceted playbook.

This trend of utilizing a multiheaded monster at running back continued through last season when Clement supplemented Melvin Gordon’s historic 2,587yard season with 949 rushing yards, 14 receptions and 11 total touchdowns of his own.

While the 5-foot-11, 217-pound junior has shown his big play ability, particularly in his 131-yard, twotouchdown performance against Rutgers Nov. 1, he has yet to be entrusted with a starter’s workload. It’s worth noting that before becoming the full-time starter last season, Gordon amassed 288 rushes by spotting Ball and White in

2012 and essentially splitting carries with White in 2013.

Clement’s 214 career carries are nothing to scoff at, but he will undoubtedly encounter growing pains as the season progresses.

And this is an enormous problem considering the thoroughly unproven cast of backs waiting behind Clement on the depth chart.

Ogunbowale, a converted redshirt junior defensive back whose invention of the trick field goal is more impressive than his 34 garbage-time carries last season, is Clement’s immediate backup. Behind him sit redshirt freshmen Taiwan Deal and Caleb Kinlaw, who combined have zero game experience.

This leaves Clement in the toughest position that a Wisconsin running back has found himself in for some time. Although he should settle into the starting role with a high degree of success, it will not be without its challenges.

One member of the OgunbowaleDeal-Kinlaw crew will have to step up to fill Clement’s void when he inevitably gets banged up or needs a breather.

And there’s a very real chance that none of these backs will fill the archetype of Wisconsin’s secondary running back. If that’s the case, then Clement will have to shoulder the load of carrying Wisconsin’s traditionally dominant running game primarily on his own.

It’s Clement’s time now. For the offense’s sake, let’s hope his ketchup, Chewbacca or the clone of his 2014 campaign emerges soon as well.

without the basketball. Showalter could develop into an offensively limited version of Gasser; however, he’ll need to subscribe to the Hayes three-point plan of taking a million shots a day over the summer to create a reliable shooting presence. He stands at 4-of-24 in his collegiate career from deep.

If Dekker doesn’t return, the starting frontcourt could be some combination of Hayes with redshirt freshman Ethan Happ and rising junior Vitto Brown at center.

While hearing the words “starting at center, the 6-foot-8 junior from Bowling Green, Ohio” over the Kohl Center PA doesn’t really inspire confidence, many players have made the jump from their sophomore to junior year under coach Bo Ryan, including Kaminsky and Jared Berggren before him.

Happ came in as a highly touted recruit and wisely chose to sit this season, as he knew that minutes would come at a premium.

He’s looked strong on the scout team, battling with Kaminsky day-in and day-out, but there hasn’t been a particularly strong track record of second-year players contributing big minutes under Ryan.

Brevin Pritzl and Alex Illikainen headline the incoming recruiting class as four-star recruits, according to 247Sports. Pritzl, from De

Pere, looks to be Ben Brust Jr. and has the kind of unlimited range you just can’t teach. He could play right away and provide depth alongside Jordan Hill in the backcourt.

Illikainen, a 6-foot-9 forward from Grand Rapids, Minn., looks the part of a classic Wisconsin big man who can shoot the three while sporting a developing post game. He probably needs time to develop, but he could play sparse minutes to help the front-line if he doesn’t redshirt.

Also coming in are a pair of three-star recruits, Charlie Thomas, a still-developing big man out of Maryland, and Khalil Iverson, a 6-foot-5 tweener who had an impressive stretch of three tripledoubles in 11 days in February. I wouldn’t expect much out of either of these two next season, but they are certainly names to watch down the line. There’s also an extra scholarship (or two if Dekker leaves) that could be used.

After going 66-12 over the past two seasons, the program’s status has never been higher, but the team will likely take a step back. While the school’s NCAA Tournament streak likely won’t end, Ryan’s Top 4 streak could be in jeopardy with Maryland looking like a Top 5 team flanked by a strong-looking collection of Indiana, Purdue and both Michigan schools.

Softball

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While she might not provide much value at the plate, TaylorPaige Stewart leads the UW pitching staff with a 4.54 ERA.

UW meets Valparaiso in matchup of struggling teams

By Jacob Hams the daily cardinal

Coming off of their first home series of the year, the Badgers (1-7 Big Ten, 14-20 overall) have a shot at building on their first conference win. Wisconsin will play a doubleheader against non-conference opponent Valparaiso (2-6, 8-22), which has been struggling as of late.

Valparaiso has lost their last five games, failing to score more than four runs in any of the them. The struggling offense of the Crusaders should allow the Wisconsin pitching staff to regain their composure.

Junior Taylor-Paige Stewart has really struggled as of late, losing her last five outings. The rest of the pitching staff hasn’t fared much better, giving up more than 10 runs in each of their last five games. This has made it difficult for the Badgers to win games, even when their offense is producing.

The struggling Crusaders offense is averaging only 4.76 runs

per game, but they have two hitters who have remained consistent. Freshman infielder Stephanie Moreno and junior outfielder Kaitlyn Ranieri have contributed heavily, with both batting over .380 and combining for 22 runs.

Wisconsin struggled offensively for most of the season, but in last weekend’s games they showed some improvement. They scored eight runs in their first game against Penn State, following it up with a season-high of 14 in the second outing. The Badgers need their improved offense to take advantage of the struggling pitching staff of Valparaiso that has no starting pitchers with an ERA below 6.00.

With the struggles that this Valparaiso team is having, it is possible for Wisconsin to get a couple of wins and gain some momentum before starting up conference play again. First pitch of the doubleheader hits the mitt Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Goodman Diamond.