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Two weeks after historic floods ravaged Madison and the surrounding areas, parts of the city are still underwater. Now, the city is looking forward to finally getting its feet back on dry ground.

Record high waters cause flooding concerns

By Jon Brockman CITY NEWS EDITOR

After more than two weeks of heavy rainfall, the City of Madison is cleaning up after damage caused by floods. At the same time, they’re preparing for what could come next as rain keeps falling.

After rising an inch overnight, Lake Monona stood at a record high Monday.

Several key roads on the city’s east side, such as East Johnson Street, remain closed

and many others have been forced to reduce traffic lanes. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said at a press conference that the problems posed by water on city streets would likely be compounded by the start of classes this week.

“Our biggest challenge is the isthmus and the incoming traffic ... for rush hour and the return of school,” Soglin said.

He urged commuters to check routes to their destinations before driving.

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Tenant rights rise to the surface post-flooding

By Sydney Widell ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Adding a flooded apartment to their list of back to school stressors is a challenge students across Madison are facing this fall when, a week after the last round of flooding, roads are still closed and parts of the city remain underwater.

Students who live in the neighborhoods surrounding Tenney Park and East Washington, parts of Middleton,

off of Langdon and in many other areas of the city experienced flooding in their apartments and parking structures and are still grappling with the flood’s ensuing property damage and health risks.

But dealing with flooding becomes even more complicated when you live in a rental property. Teresa Mundo-Prado, program director for the Wisconsin Tenant Resource Center, shared advice on every-

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Two new cultural centers open this fall semester

By Jenna Walters CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

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UW-Madison students advocated for the implementation of the Latinx and APIDA cultural centers that will open this fall semester in the Red Gym.

Two new cultural student centers will open this fall in the Red Gym, following over a year of student-driven initiative.

A Latinx Cultural Center and an Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Cultural Center (Desi refers to someone who identifies as South Asian or has South Asian heritage) will be available to UW-Madison community members on the North Mezzanine of the Red Gym this fall.

Riley Tsang, a senior at UW-Madison, was inspired to help create an APIDA Cultural Center when he went to the Multicultural Students Center in May of 2017 and there were very few APIDA resources offered.

Experiencing microaggression on campus also contributed to his desire to find a “safe space” for APIDA students.

Incidents of his peers being culturally insensitive and insulting in class or being called racial slurs while out at a bar with friends are examples of why

Tsang felt it was necessary to create the APIDA Cultural Center.

“The accumulation of these small incidents invalidates your identity, your culture and your beliefs, which results in creating a really negative experience on campus,” Tsang said.

Tsang fostered a committee of other students who felt there was a need for an APIDA center, and they began making a proposal.

After researching cultural centers at other Big Ten universities, talking with campus community members and analyzing the UW-Madison campus culture survey, the committee took their proposal to Lori Berquam, the former dean of students.

Tsang and members of the APIDA committee were not discouraged when their proposal was initially rejected by the university. They formed a coalition with members of the Latinx, Native American, and African American cultural centers on campus and ultimately negotiated that the mezzanine space in the Red Gym would be used

for APIDA and Latinx Cultural Student Centers.

Tsang said he would like to see a better effort put forward by the university to help promote cultural student centers on campus.

“It is very troubling that all of this work is forced to be done by student activists,” Tsang said.

“Instead of being proactive with this, our current administration have been reactionary, only doing things when students of color gain media attention. This only adds to the disproportionately negative experience that a lot of students of color face at this university.”

Creating the APIDA and Latinx startup spaces is the first step in supporting students of color at UW-Madison, Tsang said. University funding and creating larger spaces for the centers would be the next step.

Tsang said he looks forward to the APIDA and Latinx Cultural Centers being open in the Red Gym this fall and hopes he can help make the space feel like home to everyone who visits.

Critics see potential downfall of Foxconn, UW-Madison partnership

By Robyn Cawley COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR

Supporters of the partnership between Foxconn and UW-Madison consider it an opportunity to encourage academic research, while critics question the integrity of private funding and safe workspaces.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Foxconn Founder Terry Gou signed an agreement gifting the university a $100 million from the company. The money will go toward research and breaking ground for a new facility in the College of Engineering.

“I’m very touched by the generosity of and excited about the opportunities that this gift is going to open up for our faculty, students and the state of Wisconsin,” Blank said at the event.

The partnership between the company and UW-Madison also bonds a team consisting of Advocate Aurora, Johnson Controls and Northwestern Mutual. Together, the four companies will contribute $25 million to the fund, called the Wisconn Valley Venture Fund.

The companies cited their shared interest in artificial intelligence and robotics as the force that brought the unusual group together. They also agreed to focus efforts on medical research, including immune cell

research and medical imaging.

This project is especially personal for Gou, who lost his wife and younger brother to cancer. The healthcare research could contribute to the Carbone Cancer Center and their ongoing research into the genetics of cancer.

“As a family member of a breast cancer patient, this pain has not subsided for 12 years. To beat cancer, it is necessary to thoroughly understand the nature of cancer,” Gou said in March 2017.

Wisconsin is known for welcoming companies and organizations to promote wellbeing and technological advancement throughout the state.

It did not take long for Foxconn to catch on, as the Taiwanese consumer electronics manufacturer began searching for a more “homegrown” approach in the state.

The rising prevalence of companies promoting academic research sparked backlash that Wisconsin-based companies are not investing in state schools.

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, some companies leaned toward other major universities to fund research projects.

Foxconn has received criticism since it first laid out plans to build in Wisconsin. Democrats combatted Foxconn’s involvement with the state, considering it a political

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Before UW-Madison can receive the largest gift ever provided to the university, the Board of Regents must approve the partnership.

power move and a failure to invest in funds responsibly.

“There’s a lot of skepticism anytime there’s something that comes up with Foxconn,” said Karen Herzog, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel when speaking about Foxconn with WPR. “A certain amount of skepticism is healthy, because until you see the money you can’t really be sure that it’s there.”

UW-Madison’s Teaching Assistants’ Association shared their “grave” concerns for the partnership.

“This arrangement directly threatens our university’s commitment to the Wisconsin Idea,” the TAA wrote in a statement. “The fruits of research at UW belong to the people of Wisconsin, not to a private corporation.”

They also mentioned the mistreat-

ment of employees, the allocation of funds towards technology instead of education and the endangerment of academic freedom.

“The $100 million that Foxconn plans to donate to UW-Madison was made on the backs of underpaid, exploited workers,” they wrote.

“Foxconn has no place in a public institution committed to excellence, fairness and democracy.”

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Calls for jail renovations grow after inmate’s suicide

By Jessica Lipaz SENIOR STAFF WRITER

In the last five years, only three Dane County Jail inmates died, none from suicide. That is until Monday, when inmate Brian Keith Rocca was found in his cell.

Despite the lack of inmate suicides, conversations about the outdated safety detail in the building where Rocca was held specifically concerned the likeliness of inmates ending their lives.

Rocca’s autopsy showed evidence of self-inflicted hanging. A full investigation is still being carried out by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. He had been in the maximum-security detention center since April after being sentenced to parole hold, meaning he could not be released on bail.

According to Gerald Landsberg, a New York University professor of social work, there are four times the number of suicides in corrective facilities than in the public.

The City-County Building, where Rocca was housed, is the oldest and only maximumsecurity facility out of the three Dane County Jails, and has long

record from page 1 Despite transportation issues and forecasts for rain, Soglin said schools would be open as planned all week, but problems could arise if water flows or rain amounts change.

Although the rain is forecasted to clear up later in the week, Soglin said the threat of rains brought to the Midwest from tropical storms from the Caribbean could pose more problems.

“It’s going to take us one solid week of sunshine before we can start talking about the immediate crisis ending and getting into active recovery mode,” he said. “It’s getting more complicated now and less predictable.”

The city government has been continuously updating maps detailing road closures and areas of increased flood risk. The city is also offering free sandbags to Madison residents who hope to avoid property damage. Soglin said he was unable to estimate the extent of property damage, but said the city would release a figure in the coming days.

Soglin asked residents to be patient with regard to city services, like trash collection and water utility, as employees are working overtime to complete repairs.

“This is a very unusual event,” Soglin said. “We all wish it would, end but obviously we have no control over it.”

rights from page 1 thing from working with city inspectors to filing for rent abatement for students who have been impacted by the flooding.

“The most important thing is that people understand that there will be things like this that happen. It’s nature and sometimes we can’t control that,” MundoPrado said. “But students should know the law and know their rights as tenants.”

The first thing Mundo-Prado recommends is that students who have experienced flooding contact their landlord and establish transparent, written communica-

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An inmate’s suicide on Monday amplifies lingering concerns about the City-County Building Jail’s safety. been criticized as structurally unsafe for inmates. The 2015 Dane County Sheriff ’s Office Annual Report suggested that due to the many physical security barriers, inmates were often left unsupervised and therefore at an increased security risk.

The oldest areas surveyed in this study were deemed dangerous for inmates due to the lack of visibility between bars in the cells. Following the annual report,

a study analyzed the safety of the facility and evaluated the necessity of solitary confinement.

Recommendations highlighted by the study included upgrading the aged and potentially threatening doors and beds, as well as installing a digital voice communication system in order to reduce suicide risk.

The facility’s newer cells, a part of a recent renovation, are more easily supervisible but house up to 50

inmates, drastically decreasing each person’s privacy. However, experts said living in a space with that many people can be difficult for inmates with mental illness.

According to the Bureau of Justice, jail inmates meet the threshold for serious psychological distress five times more than the general public.

The final report stated that “the County should take steps to discontinue the use of the [City-County

Building] Jail to house inmates.” If not, it could cost the county an estimate of over 47 million dollars to mitigate all of the problems that were mentioned in the report.

Additionally, the study collected data on the use of “restricted housing,” or solitary confinement. It found that 14.4 percent of inmates in solitary were there on suicide watch.

It also showed the top disorders inmates in solitary confinement suffer from are depression and anxiety.

“One of the biggest problems they had was that there was no decent way of handling a suicidal person except to lock them in solitary,” Pamela Oliver, a UW-Madison sociology professor, was told on a visit to the City-County Building Jail in 2016.

With an overwhelming amount of advice to close the City-County Building Jail, the county is developing the new Public Safety Building.

Construction will begin in 2019 and put all the facilities under one roof.

“With jail death, there’s always the question and suspicion with some cases … but suicides in jails are really common and then the question is: did they have a way to prevent it?”

Oliver said.

Campus resources help students adjust to college life

By Grace Wallner FEATURES EDITOR

Starting life on a completely new college campus is a major transition for most students, one that can cause visible changes in students’ mental and physical health — not to mention an overwhelming sense of not knowing where to fit in.

Although students may feel isolated, their peers are likely experiencing similar difficulties while adjusting to college life.

“Students often have the impression that everyone else is loving college and finding friends, which isn’t always the case,” said Communications Director for the Division of Student Life, Darcy Wittberger. “As with any major life transition, people experience ups and downs.”

However, there are various resources on campus to help make the shift into college life less daunting.

According to a 2008 study, eight in 10 college students reported feeling frequent stress in their daily lives, an increase of nearly 20 percent from a survey taken just five years before.

The reasons for this are varied and include rigorous schoolwork, social anxiety and chang-

tion early on. When landlords respond quickly and build open, cooperative relationships with their tenants, problems can be solved quickly.

If students are not satisfied with the way their leasing agencies have responded to their needs following a flood, the next step is to involve the city inspector.

“Don’t call the city inspector if your place is a little wet, if there is water coming in from the ground or the roof,” MundoPrado said. “Call your landlord first and if they don’t give you a reasonable answer for time that they are going to fix it, or if things are still getting wet, then

es in physical fitness.

Away from their usual routine, students may see drastic changes in daily habits like diet and sleep patterns, some of which have negative effects on health.

Often, students are challenged mentally and financially to make healthy eating choices, which could be the determining factor in everything from a student’s success in class to their dental health. There are resources on UW-Madison’s campus where students can find healthy, cheap food options, including but not limited to the Open Seat Student Food Pantry, which usually has fresh fruit and vegetables available.

University Health Services is one reliable resource that offers information about prioritizing sleep, exercise, and finding connections. UHS explains that something as simple as going on a walk can increase your body’s supply of endorphins, which can improve your mood.

This year, UHS is offering a workshop called Adjusting to College, which aims to assist students as they adapt to their new circumstances.

Even if students do simple things to be healthier, the worry still exists that they won’t be able to

you call the inspector.”

The city inspector should respond to a renter’s call within 24 hours, although the department can be backlogged when flooding happens on a large scale.

The inspector will issue the renter and the landlord a damage report and create a timeline for the landlord to make repairs.

If a landlord fails to meet the deadline, they could be fined and penalized by the city.

Depending on the extent of the damage, renters may also be legally entitled to rent abatement, or rent that is reduced until the damage is repaired. In some cases, a constructive eviction — or

find friends or a place that makes them feel at home on campus.

“Building strong connections can take time, but there are many resources on campus to help increase a sense of belonging and connection,” according to Co-Director of UW-Madison Mental Health Services, Andrea Lawson.

To make connections, students can get involved in student organizations, many of which are represented at the Fall Student Organization Fair, taking place this year on Sept.

12 and 13 at the Kohl Center.

For students whose identities are less represented on campus, the Red Gym on Langdon Street houses the Multicultural Student Center and the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center. These, among other organizations, have peer mentoring programs, lead events and are a safe place for productive conversation.

So, if you’re new on campus and you feel a little nervous or out of place … don’t worry, you’re not alone!

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Several of the resources, such as University Health Services and the Student Activity Center, are housed in 333 East Campus Mall. a mutual lease breaking — may be an option as well.

If for whatever reason a solution can’t be reached between tenants and their landlords, Mundo-Prado recommends that tenants bring their complaints before a small claims court.

“If the place is not habitable, and you can prove that it’s not habitable, you can receive rent abatement or a constructive eviction,” Mundo-Prado said. “ If you’re in a position where the place you live in is all wet, that’s not habitable.”

By law all renters are entitled to habitable living conditions. To quote the state statute, housing

that is “not decent, safe and sanitary,” is not considered habitable.

But the most productive thing Mundo-Prado said that renters can do is to be prepared before a flood happens. This means doing their research, reading their leases and even seeking renters insurance. She added that her agency is a resource students can always turn to.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions and be informed as to what your rights as a tenant are,” MundoPrado said. “Just because a landlord or a person of authority told you something, or because something is written on your lease, doesn’t mean it’s the law.”

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UW and Foxconn executives tour student research panels at the Wisconsin State Capitol on April 11, 2018.

TYLER FOX SCIENCE EDITOR The University of Wisconsin– Madison announced on Friday a new research collaboration with Foxconn Technology Group worth $100 million dollars. The partnership, which still requires a passing vote by the Board of Regents, has Foxconn investing in the university to develop a science and technology institute that will work closely with the company’s planned manufacturing facilities in southeast Wisconsin.

“The opportunities for research collaborations with the medical school and the engineering school are very strong.”

Rebecca Blank UW-Madison chancellor

The new research facility, called the Foxconn Institute for Research in Science and Technology (FIRST) will primarily be located at the Wisconn Valley Science & Technology Park in Racine as well as having a secondary location in Madison.

UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank emphasized the strength of the university as a research institution: “My main message was there is a world-class university in Madison, Wisconsin,” Blank told the Wisconsin State Journal. “There are many ways in which we can help them do their work even better.”

While technical colleges are already creating advanced manufacturing programs to train workers for the new Foxconn location, the new research facility will focus on subjects like biochips, application-specific integrated circuits, smart infrastructure and city development, cloud server storage, sensors and robotics in an effort to develop

and improve new technologies.

“The Foxconn Institute for Research in Science and Technology will provide funding on practical topics and capabilities in core areas that will become increasingly invaluable to the advanced technology hub, along with the artificial intelligence, 8K resolution and 5G wireless technology ecosystem that we are building in Wisconsin,” said Gou. Foxconn has also indicated interested in medical imaging technology, a topic UW– Madison also has a wealth of experience with in the Carbone Cancer Center. In fact, Foxconn and its CEO have donated to National Taiwan University’s cancer center, which is led by UW–Madison alumnus Dr. AnnLii Cheng. Dr. Cheng is a friend and colleague of Dr. Howard Bailey, who currently runs the Carbone Cancer Center.

Bailey previously met with Foxconn officials on July 11th to discuss future collaborations, a university spokesperson said. Dr. Cheng also toured UW–Madison with Gou earlier this year.

“They have a strong interest in imaging devices and we have a very, very strong group in that area,” Blank said. “The opportunities for research collaborations with the medical school and the engineering school are very strong.”

Details for the new Foxconn location involve a $3 billion incentive signed by Gov. Walker.

The company promises an investment of up to $10 billion in the plant and creation of up to 13,000 jobs with it.

However, reports in June indicated that the first Foxconn factory will be much smaller than originally expected. The factory, which will be used to carve display panels out of ultra-thin glass, is part of the first phase of Foxconn’s plans in Wisconsin.

The second stage, the company states, will include a much larger factory focused on developing larger liquid crystal dis-

play (LCD) panels. Though the first factory will be much smaller than initially projected, the company reinforced their commitment to the full $10 billion it originally pledged, as well as contributing thousands of jobs with a target average annual wage of $53,875.

The facility once fully constructed is expected to use an average of 5.8 million gallons of water per day to cool the production lines involved with producing LCD panels. The city of Racine recently gained approval to divert the water from Lake Michigan.

Earth moving has already begun at the new location, dubbed Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park by Foxconn, and a seven-story headquarters building has been purchased in Milwaukee where the company says more than 500 people will work.

The partnership signals Foxconn’s growing investment in the Wisconsin economy, while continuing their consistent drive to develop new technologies with the help of academia.

“My main message was there is a world-class university in Madison, Wisconsin.”

Rebecca Blank UW-Madison chancellor

“Our collaboration will bring together some of the world’s leading scientists, physicians and engineers to drive advances in technology and science while fostering the talent pipeline that will help build Wisconsin’s future,” said Blank. “This is the type of work that accelerates discovery so that life-changing innovations can move more quickly from the lab into the workplace — creating jobs and helping drive Wisconsin’s economy.”

Paper is made out of wood, and wood is made up of two substances: cellulose and lignin. Cellulose is a common organic material found in nature. It’s colorless and absorbs light well.

Because it absorbs a lot of light, humans see cellulose as an opaque white color.

Lignin is what makes wood and paper rigid. Lignin and cellulose oxidize over time when exposed to oxygen, the air. When they oxidize they lose electrons and the material is weakened. When the cellulose is weakened it absorbs additional light and loses its stark whiteness, turning dull and yellowing.

Dear Ms. Scientist, What’s the difference between tap water and bottled water?

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Tap water comes from the sink or a bubbler (drinking fountain for you out-of-state folks), while bottled water is purchased from a store in a plastic bottle. Some people prefer bottled water because of its perceived higher quality, but it’s actually virtually the same as tap water in most cases. They are both considered safe by United States regulation standards. About 25 percent of bottled water comes from a city water system and is exactly the same as tap water. Bottled water often contains salts and minerals like calcium and magnesium, but these occur naturally in water in trace amounts and are also often found in tap water as well.

Next time, think about grabbing a drink from the sink, because it’s just as good as bottled water, and it’s better for the environment (and your wallet).

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New video game releases for Fall 2018

By Marty Forbeck VIDEO GAMES COLUMNIST

I feel it’s necessary to preface all this by admitting that, as a man who plays a lot of games, I’m not the type of person to anticipate new releases. Games are just too expensive of a hobby, and getting caught up in hype trains all the time is a quick and reliable way to lose your shirt. If I didn’t write this column, I’d never pick up a game the first day it was out. With the exception of Nintendo and a few particularly smart indie game developers, every company drops the price of their games drastically a few months after release.

That said, it’s always fun to keep up with the trades, and even I can admit that the prospect of an upcoming new entry in a beloved series is nothing to scoff at. So, here are some things to keep your eyes on in the coming months. Maybe don’t buy all of them right away, but do keep your eyes on them.

Life Is Strange 2 (Sept. 27) The first “Life Is Strange” and its prequel, “Before the Storm” are personal favorites of mine. Are they perfect? No. Are they good?

Well, that’s up for debate. They had janky dialogue that was off-putting just as often as it was charming.

They had a nasty habit for constantly referencing more interesting and effective pieces of media like “Twin Peaks.” And as much as they wanted to be affecting progressive dramas about young bisexual women finding their place in the world, they frequently strayed into some problematic

“bury your gays” and ableist territory that was ... not so affecting.

Still, there’s nothing else like them. If there’s any one thing you can say in developer Dontnod’s favor, it’s that you can never quite tell where any of their games are headed — details have been sparse about the new game. Dontnod is looking to launch a sort of “Life Is Strange” universe where each new installment tells a stand-alone serialized mystery. What little has been revealed shows that the game starts with two young boys accidently killing a cop — somehow — and then running away from home.

You can’t fault the developers for having originality.

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Oct. 26) I’m not a huge fan of the “Red Dead” series. Not for any real reason, I just never really got into it. If you summed up all the time I’ve spent playing “Red Dead” over the years and combined it with all the time I’ve spent watching “Red Dead” cutscenes online and reading “Red Dead” plot synopses, it’d probably total up to a little more than 45 minutes.

No, this is here because, good or bad, it is going to be the biggest hit of the fall. Because I’m going to get it, and, chances are, you’re going to get it, too. It’s the first open world title from Rockstar Games to come out since 2013’s “Grand Theft Auto V,” and these games don’t sell like normal games. “GTA V” remains one of the most best-selling, fastest selling and highest grossing media products ever. As of last April, the

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The open world Western game “Red Dead Redemption 2” is one of 2018’s most-anticipated releases. game had shipped 95 million copies — that’s with an initial sale price of $60 per game.

“Red Dead Revolver” came out way back in 2004. The series doesn’t have nearly the history “Grand Theft Auto” does, but that doesn’t seem to have slowed the hype train for this game in the slightest. I could speculate as to why — Rockstar has been marketing this game very aggressively, the industry as a whole is starved for good western-themed games, and “Red Dead Redemption” came to Xbox One’s backwards compatibility program in 2016, introducing the series to a new generation.

But the reasons don’t really matter:

The effect is the same. Come Oct. 26, there’s gonna be a line out the door of State Street’s GameStop.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Nov. 13) Spyro the Dragon may be the most resilient and flexible mascot of all time. There seems to be no job the games industry can throw at the little purple dude that he can’t do. Spyro originally comes from the era of PlayStation 1 platformers that were all trying to have their own mascot and launch big new franchises (e.g. “Crash Bandicoot” and “Bubsy”).

Developer Insomniac Games invented Spyro to represent the kid-friendly wing of this movement. Spyro games were easier to get into than a lot of the other 3D platformers on the PS1. They had colorful graphics and cute animal characters. They were exploratory. They made kids want PlayStations.

Then Insomniac started selling the rights to Spyro to other developers. Since his initial conception, Spyro has been the star of isometric platformers on mobile platforms, side-scrolling crossovers with Crash Bandicoot, one failed reboot of his original games and a background face in “Skylanders,” an entry in the Toys-to-Life genre. For almost two decades now, fans have been craving anything resembling the original Spyro trilogy, and it suddenly materialized. The developer Toys for Bob appears to be a huge fan of old school platformers.

They were behind “Skylanders” and last year’s remaster, “Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.” The Spyro games are soon getting a similar treatment, so if you’re a fan of dragons or beauty or joy, maybe give it a look.

Hitman 2 (Nov. 13) The whole history of the “Hitman” series is two steps forward, one step back, five steps forward, sixteen steps back — forget it, let’s just go back to where we started.

The series has always struggled with finding its identity, but the latest reboot in the series had it almost down pat. “Hitman” is at its best when it’s about a silly tall man with a barcode on the back of his head finding ridiculously creative ways to kill bad people.

The games don’t have great plots

— somehow the silly tall barcode man manages to consistently be a boring and unrelatable character — but they do have hateable villains and fun gameplay loops.

There are no other series where you’ll shoot your way through the level once and, just for fun, replay the level later so you can complete it by dressing up as a pool boy and seducing your target. It’s a rare breed of stealth game that’s truly based on disguise and interacting social systems, and very little on actually hiding in the shadows.

The last “Hitman” game had two problems. It held your hand a bit too much, essentially telling players the more esoteric solutions without them asking. And its release was butchered, so it didn’t sell. Frankly, it’s surprising a sequel exists at all. Maybe it will have more problems, maybe it will have less, maybe it’ll have the same problems, or maybe it’ll finally be the first Hitman game with no issues and a great story.

Either way, it’s something to keep an eye on.

Mega Man 11 (Oct. 2) This last one is here because somebody had to mention it. This is a major publisher release, but in terms of marketing, it’s close to being the anti-“Red Dead.”

Capcom is putting out a new mainline Mega Man game for the first time since ...

Well, since “Red Dead Redemption” came out. Huh. Following the disappointment that was the Kickstarter-backed “Mighty No. 9,” a revival of the Mega Man series, Capcom decided to start making actual Mega Man again. The writing was on the wall: There was a clear demand for the blue bomber, and for the first time they’re using “Mighty No. 9’s” style of 3D retro graphics in a mainline Mega Man game.

In the interest of full disclosure, I actually got to play a demo of the new installment’s first boss out at San Diego Comic-Con, and the game plays well. Specifically, it plays like classic Mega Man, and the gameplay mechanics it’s added to change up the very rote Mega Man formula are just brilliant. I still wouldn’t pre-order anything, but if you’re looking for a guaranteed crowd pleaser this October, keep both eyes on this one.

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Theater to look forward to this fall

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With comical performances and a bizarre plant that talks and sings, “Little Shop of Horrors” has it all.

By Allison Garfield ARTS EDITOR

Madison is a hub of culture when it comes to the arts — concerts, art shows and poetry slams can be found every weekend. Few realize, however, that Madison also hosts dozens of theater performances, from Broadway tours to local productions. Here’s your guide for what to keep an eye out

for this fall.

Overture’s Rising Stars (Overture Center) On September 15, the Overture Center will host its fifth annual talent search showcase, aimed at displaying the wealth of talent in the local community. Twenty-one selected finalists will perform on the Capitol Theater stage for a chance to win the grand prize: the

opportunity to perform during the Overture Center’s 2019-20 season.

Little Shop of Horrors (University Theater) “Little Shop of Horrors” tells the story of Seymour, the mild-mannered plant store employee who discovers a rare plant that could help save the store and win him the girl. However, Seymour soon discovers that his strange and unusu-

al plant can talk, sing and wants human blood.

University Theater will be rebooting their production of the sci-fi-horror-comedy-musical after its summer run. Performances will take place in the Mitchell Theatre September 13-23.

A Lady and a Woman (StageQ) Written by Shirlene Holmes, this critically acclaimed play is about love and hope in a time where it was dangerous to believe in such things. Set in a small Southern town, the show follows two African-American women in the late 19th century who find courage in each other.

StageQ, who is bringing this show to Madison, celebrates queer diversity through quality theater written by and about LGBTQ people, according to the theater’s website. The show will have a limited two-week run from October 26 to November 3.

Something Rotten! (Overture Center) Kicking off the Center’s Broadway at Overture season, “Something Rotten!” is for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike. Set in 1595, this show tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write

a hit play. Nick seeks out his local fortune teller who sees singing, dancing and acting — all at once — in his future, thus inventing the modern musical. His biggest competition is William Shakespeare, who, even then, is a big hit with the local townspeople.

The show will make its Wisconsin debut on October 9 and will run until October 14.

Fun Home (Forward Theater Company) Alison’s father was full of secrets that she must uncover following his death. Though he taught high school English during the day, his spare time was spent running the family’s funeral home business and restoring their debilitated house. Alison recalls her childhood to understand how her father’s choices affect her present.

This Tony Award-winning musical is not a part of the Center’s Broadway series but will feature Broadway alum and former UW-Madison professor Karen Olivo. (Olivo won a Tony for her performance as Anita in the revival of West Side Story, starred in “In the Heights” and recently performed in “Hamilton” in Chicago).

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By Morgan Spohn THE DAILY CARDINAL

Many famous comedians will be performing in Madison this fall, including those who have had specials on Comedy Central and Netflix — here are just a handful of them.

Iliza Shlesinger – Shlesinger is known for hosting the syndicated dating show “Excused” on CBS, “Separation Anxiety” on TBS and the late night talk show “Truth & Iliza” on Freeform. Shlesinger, whose career started by winning Myspace’s “So You Think You’re Funny” competition, has also been featured as G4 network’s “Myspace Girl of the Week.” Her career came to the forefront when she won NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2008. Netflix subscribers will most likely remember her four Netflix specials that have aired on the platform, with the most recent one being “Elder Millennial,” which aired on July 24, 2018. If you would like to go out and see Shlesinger live onstage, she will be in Madison Sept. 12 at the Overture Center.

Hannibal Buress – Buress is known for his co-hosting of the “Eric Andre Show” on Adult Swim and for appearing on the critically acclaimed “Broad City” on Comedy Central. Buress started his career by starting at open mic nights in 2002 around the Chicago area.

Buress released his first standup album My Name is Hannibal that was released on July 27, 2010. I’ve personally seen Buress live three times in a comedy club in Rochester, Minnesota, and his comedy style can best be described as chill and down to earth: He creates an environment where the audience can relax and enjoy a fun night out.

Shortly after that, he was featured on “The Awkward Comedy Show” special on Comedy Central. If you would like to go out and see Buress perform live, he will be in Madison

Sept. 20 at the Orpheum Theater.

Bert Kreischer – Kreischer is known for his shows “Trip Bert the Conqueror” and “Trip Flip” on the Travel Channel. Although he went into being a mainstream actor on these shows, his career started off with comedy and partying. Kreischer’s first bit of national attention came when he was featured in a Rolling Stone article while attending Florida State University. The magazine named Kreischer “the top partier at the Number One Party School in the country.” Kreischer has only had two comedy specials: He released the first one in 2009 on Comedy Central titled “Bert Kreischer: Comfortably Dumb,” and his second special “Bert Kreischer: The Machine” aired on Showtime in 2016. If you would like to see Bert “The Machine” Kreischer, he will be in Madison Sept. 20-22 at Comedy Club on State.

Craig Ferguson – Ferguson is known for being the host of “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” which aired from 2005 to 2014 on the CBS late-night lineup. Ferguson, in my opinion, should be considered a veteran in the comedy world, as his first special aired almost 10 years ago with “Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit O’ Revolution.” His fourth comedic album, titled Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest, was a Grammynominated album in 2016.

Ferguson’s albums have revolved around his hectic life and experiences from being in the industry for almost four decades. To see the former late show host, head to the Barrymore Theatre on Oct. 29.

Lewis Black – Black is best known for his Comedy Central series “Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil” and appearances on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” delivering his “Back in Black” com-

mentary segment, which he has been doing since “The Daily Show” was hosted by Craig Kilborn. He started his comedy career all the way back in 1981, and if you have caught anything from him, his

style of comedy is reminiscent of George Carlin’s style. I have seen him live twice, and just a fair warning: If you are of the faint of heart when it comes to fowl or perverse language, he will not shy away

from dropping f-bombs throughout his set. If you would like to go out and see a mental breakdown unfold in front of your eyes, Black will be in Madison Nov. 29 at the Orpheum Theater.

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The complex legacy of John McCain IZZY BOUDNIK opinion editor

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oliticians make a career out of high-stakes decisions.

Sometimes those decisions turn out well, and other times they have devastating consequences.

After a public servant dies, there is usually a period of time when their record is discussed by the public, and we all try to determine how we should feel about their legacy: Did they use their position to create positive change, or did they cause more harm than good?

After Senator John McCain’s passing on August 25th, a clip from his 2008 presidential campaign began making the rounds on social media. At a rally, a woman came up to McCain and said “I can’t trust Obama. I have read about him, and he’s not, he’s not — he’s an Arab.” Before she could get any further, McCain swiftly took the microphone and declared Obama “a decent family man, a citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is about.”

The video is almost cringeinducing. When McCain suggests to the crowd they need not be afraid of an Obama presidency, they respond with hisses and murmurs of disapproval. McCain falters for a moment but does not back down. This was just one of several moments that became popular after McCain’s passing.

After years of intense partisanship and disagreement, it appeared that both Democrats and Republicans were willing to hold up similar moments from the senator’s life as an example of what a politician should aspire to be.

Even political rivals released statements saying that while they might have fiercely disagreed with McCain politically, they respected his bravery as a prisoner of war in Vietnam for five and a half years, his reputation as a maverick and his general human decency.

All was not well, however. Some contested that McCain’s other decisions during his tenure made made him undeserving of such praise. He was reported to be quick to anger, so much that during the 2008 run other members of Congress said his temperament made him unsuitable for the job. His tendency to be a

foreign policy “hawk,” which led him to be the first senator to push for the distraous war in Iraq, is a permanent scar on his legacy.

What can be learned from Senator McCain’s life, death and the reaction to both?

The immediate hero worship of a man who was not perfect troubled people of various political affiliations. It seems wrong to praise a man who pushed for military actions that led to the unnecessary deaths of so many Americans.

But even in death Senator McCain tried to prove a point about the kind of person he wanted to be remembered as when he invited two former presidents, one a Democrat, the other a Republican, to speak at his funeral.

Perhaps the total of bad things McCain supported overshadows the good things he has done.

In our society, deciding whether a person was “good” or “bad” is very important so that we know how to associate ourselves with them. A person’s choices, especially for a political figure like McCain, will be weighed differently by different people.

For some, casting the no vote that would finally defeat the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act was enough to permanently make McCain one of the good guys; for others it could not possibly repair his past actions.

It’s easy to conclude that McCain is a role model politician given the less-than-stellar example that other members of the Republican party have been setting lately.

Really, his record is just as flawed as many other American political figures. Each decision he made as a senator should be evaluated in its own context.

Defending the character of his opponent during a presidential campaign was moment worthy of praise. Maybe some of his other decisions were not.

Either way, putting people on a pedestal tends not to end well. It is better to acknowledge that good and bad exists in each person.

Izzy is a sophomore studying political science. What do you think about the political legacy of John McCain? Send any questions or comments you have to us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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represent, and they’ve already shown they’ll do just about anything to diminish the voices of people who disagree with them — including by putting up barriers to the ballot box and making it harder to vote.

Don’t let them. The stakes are high this November, but the opportunity is real. From the marches and the walkouts to the special elections and the party primaries, we’ve seen an outpouring of activism and engagement over the last year — and young people are leading the way.

et’s just admit it. We’ve all done it.

Scrolling through Twitter, and there’s a new tweet from the president of the United States. We see red. Our thumb twitches over the phone.

A response — cutting and clever — takes shape in our mind.

Retweet.

Quote tweet.

Repeat. It’s cathartic, and comes with a positive feedback loop of RTs and likes.

But let me tell you — as a guy who tweets a bit, but who’s spent the last year meeting voters face to face and helping candidates across the country — rage tweeting only gets you If you care about where so far. your hometown, your If we want to win, if we want state and your country to make the change we need, are headed, this is your we’ve got to get out and do moment. something. I call it grabbing an oar, and now is the time to do it.

Fall is here. School is back in session. The election — maybe There’s a rising generation in your first, and maybe the most this country poised to influence important of your life so far – elections and set our political is just weeks away. If you care course for years to come — but about where your hometown, only if y’all show up and make your state and your country are sure your friends and neighheaded, this is your moment. bors show up too.

Voters in Wisconsin and You can get involved and across the country will elect lead- help make that happen today. ers to their state legislatures and Now, in fact, is the best time to governors’ offices and to Congress do it. It’s when your country and the U.S. Senate. It’s impor- needs you the most. tant that these leaders reflect your So, first and foremost: Make. interests and your values.

Sure. You’re. Registered.

The president and his September is National Voter enablers want to take us back- Registration Month, and it’s ward. They fear the future you critical that you get on the voter

rolls, and get ready to cast your vote. If you don’t get registered and fail to vote, you’ve silenced yourself. You’ve taken yourself out of the conversation over our future. You’ve done the vote suppressors’ work for them.

Don’t let that happen.

Next, take action. The voting-rights organization I founded, Let America Vote, is recruiting volunteers across the country, and we could use your help starting, like, yesterday.

Join our distributed organizing effort, and we’ll plug you into key races where your efforts can make a real difference for pro-democracy candidates no matter where you are.

I was first elected when I was 27 years old, and I was the first millennial in the country to win a statewide office. I learned early on that the smallest steps — an afternoon of phonebanking, a weekend of knocking doors — is what builds the biggest gains.

Go to letamericavote. org/volunteer or just text VOLUNTEER to 44939 and we’ll get you set up.

This election is too important to tweet in anger from the sidelines. Your future, your opportunities and your right to vote depend on victory in November.

Grab an oar and let’s do this.

Jason Kander served as Missouri Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. He’s now president of Let America Vote and host of Crooked Media’s “Majority 54” podcast.

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Scott Walker plans to distract students from voting, office adopts ‘a cute little kitty cat’

By Josie Brandmeier THE DAILY CARDINAL

It’s officially Fall! For UW Madison Students, that means game days, changing colors, new exciting classes and election season. While you and your fellow classmates are navigating new buildings and getting ready to be spooked on Halloween, college dropout Scott Walker is worrying about something he thinks is even more spooky — An Educated Population That Votes.

Scott has handled these crazy kids before. He got right down to business when he was elected to governor in 2010 and immediately switched the regular dates for Wisconsin Primary Elections from mid-September to mid-August during the exact dates when many student leases begin. He found that students do not worry themselves with

elections when they are traveling or busy shoving everything they own under a bunk bed. His valiant achievements through Wisconsin’s Voter ID laws cannot be forgotten either, which deterred at least 17,000 voters from the 2016 presidential election. As for students, UW Madison voter percentage actually dropped by 4.3 percent from 2012 to 2016, while campuses across the country increased by three percent.

However, the upcoming gubernatorial election does not feel like it will have the same results. UW-Madison has signed on to take part in the Big Ten Voting Challenge to encourage voter registration through competition with the other Big Ten institutions, and groups such as the Associated Students of Madison, the Morgridge Center For Public Service and

University Housing are making big strides in encouraging election participation. In a last-ditch effort, Scott Walker is pooling all his efforts into a huge initiative to pull students away from the polls.

He picked up a little cat named Marcy from Animart, and she will be sitting on the Capitol Square steps by the intersection of State and Carroll. She is one year old and has orange fur with white booties on her feet. Sometimes she meows, and according to Walker’s Campaign Chair Michael Grebe, “It’s really cute.”

She will be there the day of the election the entire time the polls are open.

If you are interested in spending the day with Marcy, she will be downtown the entire time the polls are open on Tuesday, November 6th for a one-time

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Walker’s employees spent a lot of taxpayer dollars searching for the cutest kitty. only engagement.

If you are an eligible student voter, the polls are open that same day from 7am-8pm.

Remember to bring appropriate ID to the polls and proof of residence if you are registering the same day.

Sudden, rampant decency wreaks havoc in Washington

By Sam Jones THE DAILY CARDINAL

After John McCain’s scandalous dying plea for Barack Obama to speak at his funeral, and even more heinous notion to keep President Trump from merely attending, our nation’s capital has been completely uprooted.

Fears of the equally destructive Red and Blue Waves have been decimated, and instead replaced with shared group chats for Starbucks runs in the Capitol, the implementation of using “I-statements” whenever there is slight discourse, multi-colored string being found in every nook and cranny between required friendship bracelet sessions and even agreements over blatantly benevolent legislature. While there is no telling how this wellmannered epidemic will fare in the long run, the cheers and giggles of glee throughout Congress seem eerily positive.

“It is so amazing to finally get some respect in politics. I even have mild respect for some of my peers!” exclaimed U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., when

asked about his stance of these new, cool vibes.

“Just imagine what we can get done now that we finally listen to each other! I never believed that our country would be capable of looking past something as concrete as party lines, but here we are! What’s next? Looking past religion? Or accepting people that use Twitter for strictly entertainment purposes?” babbled Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as she embraced anyone that would get close enough to her.

While it is clear that those currently holding office are pleased with this dramatic shift in attitude, the American public is skeptical.

“Honestly, I’m just scared that Roe v. Wade will be abolished, possession of guns will become punishable by death, and marijuana will be simultaneously become severely more criminal and legalized all on the same day. These people do not understand how to rationally make decisions: They have been solely fed opinions by their par-

ties, and now that this system has been abandoned, they have no morals OR logic!” political science student Megan Johnson argued in her Philosophy 101 class, full of her more relaxed and optimistic peers.

While the outcome of this morale shift is uncertain, there is one thing we can all be sure of: The White House will have absolutely no part of it!

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Spontaneous arson by disgruntled employee inspires Yankee Candle scent

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Washington is ablaze with mixed yet respectful emotions between former sworn enemies following McCain’s passing last week.

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Yankee’s new scent features real photos of the fire as it ravaged the factory.

A disgruntled Starbucks factory employee set the coffee company’s main distribution center in Kent, Washington aflame on Thursday. Luckily for the company, Yankee Candle CEO Hope Margala happened to be passing by the factory on the highway as it was engulfed in flames.

Not twelve hours after the frantic call for help to Kent police, Starbucks was proud to announce its partnership with Yankee Candle in their production of a brand-new fall scent, “Flaming Pumpkin Spice.”

“They’re in prime PSL season right now,” Margala responded to an email from Cardinal Correspondents on Friday. “When I drove by and saw the factory burning to the ground, I smelled the most amazing scent I’ve ever smelled. I realized it was the Pumpkin Spice syrup!”

With hints of melting plastic, roasted nutmeg and burning sugar, it has been

described as Yankee Candle’s hottest release since their trademark variety “Clean Cotton.” Having been on the market for less than a week and already yielding profits upwards of a billion for both companies involved, “Flaming Pumpkin Spice” is rumored to be in the process of endorsement by several rich people.

“Oh, Kev wasn’t even mad at me about it. He was actually really excited to get started on our collaboration,” Margala continued in her email. “Oh, the factory workers? I don’t know what happened to them.

Kevin and I have both been so busy launching the new product. Maybe you should ask HR about that.”

With the limited product’s popularity surging by the hour, its continuity was brought into question in the correspondence with Margala, who included a shrugging emoji, followed by three fall leaves, a dancing girl, a laughing-crying face, and a poop symbol.

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Across

49. Crooked

13. Father’s ritual?

1. Part of a white picket fence

51. Boston time, briefly

21. Word in a Terry McMillan title

5. Looks at curves?

52. Zumwalt or Lincoln

25. Phrase heard in court or church

9. Salts or Downs

54. ___-Magnon

26. John’s sign?

14. Hot issue?

56. Classic name in insurance

27. What Monty Hall made

15. ___ and away

59. ‘’I may interrupt your programming’’

28. Toyota model

16. Setting for ‘’Androcles and the

65. You can dance to them

30. Soft mass

66. Nuts for Coke?

31. Guttural utterance

17. Musical Brothers

67. Prefix with ballistics or magnetics

33. As ___ (generally)

18. Country’s McEntire

68. A King plays them

34. Meets one’s Waterloo

19. Some stitches in britches

69. Classic TV’s harem pants wearer

35. Lifeless

20. ‘’I mix with Jack, Jim and Johnny’’

70. Diplomat’s forte

37. ‘’I’ll finish it for you’’

22. Colorado park

71. Space-age hound

39. Calais eatery

23. Prefix with skeleton or sphere

72. Dexterous

42. Sophisticated bandeau

24. Speedy Gonzales quote

73. It could follow something

45. Glen Canyon structure

26. You may step on it in a rush

Down

47. Bewitch

29. Greeted warmly

1. Marble chunk

50. Saturated

32. Painter of ‘’The Persistence of

2. Dalai ___ (chief Tibetan monk)

53. Oater prop

3. State positively

55. Pontificate

36. ‘’I always make the grade’’

4. Personal preference

56. ‘’Mamma Mia’’ group

38. King of fairies

5. Emotional exhaustion

57. Congers

40. Himalayan land

6. Emulated

58. Drawn tight

41. Head movement

7. Sock type

60. Point of intersection

43. Currently employed

8. Thinly distributed

61. Symbol on a staff

44. Prepared for feathering

9. Relieves pressure

62. A good one is usually square

46. ‘’Sometimes my back is against

10. ‘’My family is first’’

63. Circle parts

11. Word with love or hot

64. Semiquaver, for one

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Memory’’

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Fall Sports Preview Women’s Soccer Potent offense carries experienced Wisconsin squad to strong start Last Season Wisconsin standout Dani Rhodes scored 11 goals last season, a third of the team’s total tally, en route to a 14-6-2 record.

Highlights of the season included a win 1-0 in Charlottesville against the then-No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers — the school’s highestranked victory in program history. Rhodes scored the winner in that game, and freshman forward Cammie Murtha scored six goals last season including five game-winners of her own.

The Badgers had a sevengame win streak going into the Big Ten season, but had a threegame winless streak that halted that momentum.

After reaching the NCAA Tournament, the Badgers pulled off a 5-0 win over Toledo in the first round, but in a tough draw, they had to play No. 1-seeded South Carolina. Despite a 1-0 loss, things look promising for the Badgers as they return nine of their 11 starters this season.

This Season Wisconsin has had a strong start to the season, going 4-1-0 with their only blemish a 3-0 home loss to the No. 3 Florida

State Seminoles. easy, it could definitely be a seaOn the road, UW has wins son to remember. over Kentucky, Washington Player to Watch and Portland and is entering a Junior goalkeeper Jordyn four game homestand featur- Bloomer has stepped into the ing games against Big Ten rivals starting role as goalkeeper Northwestern and Illinois. after Caitlyn Clem graduNow in her sophomore ated last season. Clem campaign, Murtha has was a two-year starter led the Badgers with six and was a solid force points on the season from for Wisconsin holding The Badgers two goals and four assists. down the last line of return nine Senior forward Emily defense. Last year, the starters after Borgmann scored two Badgers only allowed 18 last season game-winning goals, one goals throughout their early in the season against entire season.

Percent of Marquette and an overtime Bloomer has big goals Emily winner against Portland. gloves to fill, and the Borgmann Five players have scored Badgers have already let scored that are for UW and junior forward in six goals in the young game-winners Dani Rhodes has yet to get season. With only one started, only getting one clean sheet, UW will assist on the young season. hope to sure up their Point that Wisconsin’s sucdefense, and Bloomer as forward Dani cess on the road will the last line of defense Rhodes has help going forward will be a vital part of it. scored this for another run to the She has a save percentseason NCAA Tournament. The age of .647 on the year Badgers had six wins on after facing 39 shots. the road last season. This season, Both the defense and Bloomer Wisconsin has already posted will have to step up to get back four road victories. It’s much into the NCAA Tournament for harder to win on the road, yet if the third straight year. the Badgers keep making it look –Bremen Keasey

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Men’s Soccer After Big Ten Title, Badgers young attack still finding their feet Last Season game where they had many of 2017 was a historic year for chances to put away the game the Wisconsin Badgers men’s earlier. Wisconsin bounced back soccer team. They won the Big with a 1-0 win against Valparaiso Ten Tournament for the first time in a downpour to get back to .500 since 1995 and reached the Round before a Illinois road trip. of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

Player to Watch Chris Mueller led the nation With the sudden loss of four in assists with 20 — the most key attacking players to the proin Division 1 since 2004 — and fessional ranks, UW is looking was drafted in the first round of for a new group of forwards to the Major League Soccer recharge the offense. draft by Orlando City SC. Collectively, the young Wisconsin scored 45 forwards are the players goals last season with to keep an eye on this UW has won a potent attack led by season as the Badgers two Big Ten Mueller, along with forlook to defend their Tournament wards Tom Barlow and Big Ten Tournament titles Mike Catalano who each title. Freshman forward hit double-digit goals, Andrew Akindele has Five freshman and Mark Segbers who had the best start to the forwards notched an additional young season so far, have played seven assists. scoring one goal and this season All four of those assisting on another. attackers have graduOther starters to ated and are in the prowaatch include freshThe Badgers have a record fessional ranks, and the man midfielder Olafur of 2-2-0, Badgers are now led by a Olafsson, who has looked posting more strong spine of veterans dangerous on the flank wins than last and young attackers. and has had an assist, year’s at this This Season while freshman forward point The Badgers have had Noah Melick got into a a mixed season so far, groove against Valparaiso, posting a 2-2-0 record in nearly scoring two goals. their first four games.

In addition, freshman forward Wisconsin was ranked 15th Charles Spragg has previous expeto start the season but lost rience playing for the New Zealand their opener 2-1 on the road to U-20 national team.

Grand Canyon University. After Wisconsin’s search for returning to Madison and earn- replacements looks promising, ing a 2-0 win over Hartford, the and the team will do well if the Badgers suffered a heartbreak- young attackers can find some ing overtime 1-0 loss to the No. goals and rhythm.

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Fall Sports Preview Football Volleyball Badgers looking to one-up last year’s historic success with first playoff trip

Badgers living up to No. 7 ranking with strong performances Last Year The preseason No. 7 team in the country, Wisconsin entered 2017 with typically high expectations despite the departure of four-time All-American Lauren Carlini.

Buoyed by the performance of standout freshmen Sydney Hilley and Dana Rettke — the latter of whom was named the 2017 AVCA National Freshman of the Year — the Badgers rose as high as No. 5 in the rankings before a midseason slide during Big Ten play.

Wisconsin steadied the ship entering the postseason and won their first two NCAA tournament matches, but were eliminated by Stanford in the Sweet 16 in four sets — the second consecutive year Wisconsin’s season ended at the hands of the Cardinal.

This Year Anchored by Rettke and Hilley, along with former All-Americans Tionna Williams and Molly Haggerty, Wisconsin entered the year ranked No. 8 and has already exceeded expectations.

After a quiet opening weekend in Minneapolis, the Badgers returned home for the HotelRED Invitational and quickly dispatched then-second-ranked Texas in four sets. The Cardinal and White received unexpected contributions from sophomore outside hitter Grace Loberg, who started only three matches last season but has stepped up with back-to-back career highs in kills in wins over Florida State and Texas. Loberg ended up earning Big Ten Player of the Week honors for her performance. UW starts a four-game

road trip at the end of September with three straight games against top-20 opponents. If Wisconsin can make it through that stretch with at least three wins, they’ll be in good position to capture the conference crown. Back home, dates to circle will be a Halloween night matchup with current No. 1 Minnesota and an October 19th battle against No. 7 Nebraska.

With six other Big Ten teams in the top 20 nationally, the Badgers will be tested early and often as they advance through conference play, but early indications are this could be a historic year for UW in the field house.

Player to Watch A third-team All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in her debut season, redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty missed all of last year with a back injury that threatened to permanently derail her volleyball career. The Glen Ellyn, Illinois native is back in 2018, and if she can return to the form she showed early in 2016 — when she set a UW three-set record with 27 kills against Texas and was named the AVCA national player of the week — she has the talent to take the Badgers offense to the next level.

Haggerty is an adept defensive player as well, and her ability to play in both the frontcourt and backcourt gives Wisconsin the flexibility to put its best attackers on the court consistently, which will be crucial in matches against the country’s best teams.

–Cameron Lane-Flehinger

even before the opening kickoff when junior wide receiver Quintez Cephus took a leave of absence and was subsequently suspended for a pair of sexual assault charges. Fellow receiver Danny Davis was also suspended for a pair of games for his alleged involvement in the incident, leaving the Badgers down a pair of offensive contributors entering the season.

On the field, Taylor picked up right where he left off in the first game against Western Kentucky, running for 145 yards and two scores as the Badgers won 34-3.

Hornibrook also threw two touchdowns and came within a yard of his career high in passing, while the offense looked very confident as the game progressed.

The defense, despite losing seven staters to graduation and the NFL, showed some cracks against the pass but managed to hold the Hilltoppers when it counted, getting two red zone turnovers to shift the momentum and hold WKU without a touchdown. Until the Big Ten season starts at Iowa, UW shouldn’t face too many tests, but the early signs are promising for another good run to the Big

Ten Championship game.

Player to Watch Seniors Alec James, Chikwe Obasih, Leon Jacobs and Connor Sheehy had anchored the defensive line for multiple years, but all four are now graduated. Their presumed replacement, sophomore Isaiahh Loudermilk, is out with a knee injury and is unlikely to return until at least the beginning of Big Ten play.

Until then, senior defensive tackle Olive Sagapolu is the only experienced member of a unit that traditionally anchors the UW defense.

In need of bodies, redshirt freshman Kayden Lyles converted from offensive line to defensive line during spring camp, while freshman defensive end Matt Henningsen has also taken on a bigger role.

The Badgers only had one sack against Western Kentucky and at times struggled to contain Hilltopper quarterback Drew Eckels. Sagapolu is easy to project as a big body in the middle who will eat up blockers, but Lyles, Henningsen and eventually Loudermilk will need to step up significantly if Wisconsin is going to break through their Big Ten Championship ceiling.

– Bremen Keasey

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Redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty, who returned from a serious injury last season, should be crucial to UW’s success

Last Season 2017 was by almost all measures the most successful season in program history, but its ending also left many Badger fans wanting more. Without top-10 Penn State or Ohio State on the schedule, Wisconsin breezed through its regular season, going undefeated with the final win an exclamation point shutout over rival Minnesota to finish 12-0.

The Badgers were ranked No. 4 by the College Football Playoff committee going into the Big Ten title game against Ohio State. UW lost 27-21 in heartbreaking circumstances, and were out of the Playoff standings. Despite the disappointment, Wisconsin rebounded to capture a 34-24 Orange Bowl victory over the Miami Hurricanes in their own stadium.

Quarterback Alex Hornibrook showed promise in the seasonending victory, throwing no picks and four touchdowns. In the ultimate breakout season, freshman running back Jonathan Taylor went from third-stringer entering fall camp to the thirdbest rushing mark for a freshman in NCAA history.

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Fall Sports Preview Football Volleyball Badgers looking to one-up last year’s historic success with first playoff trip

Badgers living up to No. 7 ranking with strong performances Last Year The preseason No. 7 team in the country, Wisconsin entered 2017 with typically high expectations despite the departure of four-time All-American Lauren Carlini.

Buoyed by the performance of standout freshmen Sydney Hilley and Dana Rettke — the latter of whom was named the 2017 AVCA National Freshman of the Year — the Badgers rose as high as No. 5 in the rankings before a midseason slide during Big Ten play.

Wisconsin steadied the ship entering the postseason and won their first two NCAA tournament matches, but were eliminated by Stanford in the Sweet 16 in four sets — the second consecutive year Wisconsin’s season ended at the hands of the Cardinal.

This Year Anchored by Rettke and Hilley, along with former All-Americans Tionna Williams and Molly Haggerty, Wisconsin entered the year ranked No. 8 and has already exceeded expectations.

After a quiet opening weekend in Minneapolis, the Badgers returned home for the HotelRED Invitational and quickly dispatched then-second-ranked Texas in four sets. The Cardinal and White received unexpected contributions from sophomore outside hitter Grace Loberg, who started only three matches last season but has stepped up with back-to-back career highs in kills in wins over Florida State and Texas. Loberg ended up earning Big Ten Player of the Week honors for her performance. UW starts a four-game

road trip at the end of September with three straight games against top-20 opponents. If Wisconsin can make it through that stretch with at least three wins, they’ll be in good position to capture the conference crown. Back home, dates to circle will be a Halloween night matchup with current No. 1 Minnesota and an October 19th battle against No. 7 Nebraska.

With six other Big Ten teams in the top 20 nationally, the Badgers will be tested early and often as they advance through conference play, but early indications are this could be a historic year for UW in the field house.

Player to Watch A third-team All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year in her debut season, redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty missed all of last year with a back injury that threatened to permanently derail her volleyball career. The Glen Ellyn, Illinois native is back in 2018, and if she can return to the form she showed early in 2016 — when she set a UW three-set record with 27 kills against Texas and was named the AVCA national player of the week — she has the talent to take the Badgers offense to the next level.

Haggerty is an adept defensive player as well, and her ability to play in both the frontcourt and backcourt gives Wisconsin the flexibility to put its best attackers on the court consistently, which will be crucial in matches against the country’s best teams.

–Cameron Lane-Flehinger

even before the opening kickoff when junior wide receiver Quintez Cephus took a leave of absence and was subsequently suspended for a pair of sexual assault charges. Fellow receiver Danny Davis was also suspended for a pair of games for his alleged involvement in the incident, leaving the Badgers down a pair of offensive contributors entering the season.

On the field, Taylor picked up right where he left off in the first game against Western Kentucky, running for 145 yards and two scores as the Badgers won 34-3.

Hornibrook also threw two touchdowns and came within a yard of his career high in passing, while the offense looked very confident as the game progressed.

The defense, despite losing seven staters to graduation and the NFL, showed some cracks against the pass but managed to hold the Hilltoppers when it counted, getting two red zone turnovers to shift the momentum and hold WKU without a touchdown. Until the Big Ten season starts at Iowa, UW shouldn’t face too many tests, but the early signs are promising for another good run to the Big

Ten Championship game.

Player to Watch Seniors Alec James, Chikwe Obasih, Leon Jacobs and Connor Sheehy had anchored the defensive line for multiple years, but all four are now graduated. Their presumed replacement, sophomore Isaiahh Loudermilk, is out with a knee injury and is unlikely to return until at least the beginning of Big Ten play.

Until then, senior defensive tackle Olive Sagapolu is the only experienced member of a unit that traditionally anchors the UW defense.

In need of bodies, redshirt freshman Kayden Lyles converted from offensive line to defensive line during spring camp, while freshman defensive end Matt Henningsen has also taken on a bigger role.

The Badgers only had one sack against Western Kentucky and at times struggled to contain Hilltopper quarterback Drew Eckels. Sagapolu is easy to project as a big body in the middle who will eat up blockers, but Lyles, Henningsen and eventually Loudermilk will need to step up significantly if Wisconsin is going to break through their Big Ten Championship ceiling.

– Bremen Keasey

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ALUMNI PARK Photo: Andy Manis

BRANDON MOE/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty, who returned from a serious injury last season, should be crucial to UW’s success

Last Season 2017 was by almost all measures the most successful season in program history, but its ending also left many Badger fans wanting more. Without top-10 Penn State or Ohio State on the schedule, Wisconsin breezed through its regular season, going undefeated with the final win an exclamation point shutout over rival Minnesota to finish 12-0.

The Badgers were ranked No. 4 by the College Football Playoff committee going into the Big Ten title game against Ohio State. UW lost 27-21 in heartbreaking circumstances, and were out of the Playoff standings. Despite the disappointment, Wisconsin rebounded to capture a 34-24 Orange Bowl victory over the Miami Hurricanes in their own stadium.

Quarterback Alex Hornibrook showed promise in the seasonending victory, throwing no picks and four touchdowns. In the ultimate breakout season, freshman running back Jonathan Taylor went from third-stringer entering fall camp to the thirdbest rushing mark for a freshman in NCAA history.

This Season Wisconsin was in the news

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