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Rentals rise, taxes go up for Airbnb in Madison

Divestment legislation’s authors plan ASM financial subcommittee

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The shared economy, which brings people together through apps such as Airbnb and Uber, has streamlined travel significantly. But cities across the country like Madison have gotten the short end of the stick.

During the last recession, tech startup Airbnb launched and jeopardized the hotel monopoly with a lowcost, home-sharing model that managed to find the sweet spot between hotel and hostel. The direct client-tohost model left both parties pleased, but the iconoclastic app drew criticism from local governments.

Across California, the company’s state of origination, city ordinances vary and are constantly changing. In Santa Monica, city officials banned short-term rentals to avoid Airbnb complications, according to Southern California Public Radio, while Los Angeles took a subtler approach; it imposed a tax.

With estimated potential tax revenue of $5.8 million, Los Angeles city officials were surprised just five months later with $13 million in tax revenue from the decision, according to SCPR. The company is not trying to disguise this fact. Last year, it released

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At the intersection of University Avenue and Lake Street, construction has begun for the UW School of Music Performance Center.

Groundbreaking new home for UW musicians Construction begins on campus after seven-year wait

By Darayus Sanjana THE DAILY CARDINAL

For about seven years, on the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue, sat a sign that read “Future home of the UW School of Music Performance Center.”

The sign was put up in anticipation of the UW-Madison School of Music’s new performance center for student musicians.

As funding stalled out, how-

ever, the sign continued to sit at the corner. With year after year passing by, speculation began as to whether or not the performance center would ever be built.

But with construction finally underway, the new School of Music performance center is in its concluding stages of going from a concept, to an actual physical space.

“We were certainly a victim of an economic downturn,”

Susan Cook, director of the School of Music, said. “Now we are the beneficiaries of people starting to feel more confident in things and wanting to ensure that we have the spaces we need and can carry out the programs that we do.”

The performance center met its funding goal of $55.8 million in large part because of a donation made by the Mead Witter

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UW economic professors stress importance of immigration in letter to Trump

By Sarah Schoenfeldt THE DAILY CARDINAL

With immigration policy being one of the cruxes of the Trump administration, six UW-Madison economic professors penned a letter along with professors nationwide to President Donald Trump, detailing the economic benefits of immigration.

Of the 1,470 professors to sign the bipartisan letter, six are from

UW-Madison, and an additional 10 are from other Wisconsin schools.

The letter addressed concerns over the Trump administration’s isolationist immigration policy and outlined positive gains derived from immigration. Barbara Wolfe, an expert on health economics and vulnerable populations and one of the six UW-Madison professors to sign, expressed support for open immigration.

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Economic professors at UW-Madison joined over a thousand other professors signing a letter to President Donald Trump.

“I think that the evidence is quite strong that this country has gained a lot from immigrants, particularly young immigrants who have made big contributions to this country,” Wolfe said. “Without immigrants we would not have the richness and high GDP [gross domestic product] that we have. The evidence is clear—countries that have had more open borders for immigrants have done better.”

In addition to campaigning for increased immigration, the letter addressed potential fiscal concerns about an influx of immigrants.

“Immigrants might complement or substitute for American workers. A ‘substitute’ replaces an American,” Kenneth West, a professor who cosigned the letter, said. “A downside of immigration is that some immigrants do substitute for Americans.”

UW-Madison professor of public affairs and political science David Weimer agreed.

“If we don’t have some barri-

ers, then it’s possible that some professions could be flooded and there would be temporary costs,” Weimer said.

Despite concerns, the authors and contributors to the letter overwhelmingly agree that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks for the entire country, including Wisconsin.

“In the discussion of immigration we tend to ignore the benefits that accrue to all of us,” Weimer added. “In a state like Wisconsin, immigration is important for the dairy industry.”

West offered emphasized the positive impact immigration can have on campus.

“A ‘complement’ does work that enhances jobs for Americans.

Examples include professors at UW-Madison who were not born in America,” West said. “[Professors who are immigrants] teaching and research makes the Wisconsin and U.S. economies better off than if they were not at UW-Madison.”

Before the 23rd session of the Associated Student of Madison draws to a close this month, representatives seek to change bylaws by adding a subcommittee on financial transparency and ethics.

Earlier this month representatives proposed legislation calling for the university and its independent foundation to divest from companies “complicit” in human rights violations, including companies associated with Israel.

The legislation drew immense backlash from the Jewish community on campus and over 200 students attended an ASM meeting in opposition. Following this, the authors went back to the drawing board to create a new proposal: the “Financial Transparency and Ethics Subcommittee.”

At a Student Council meeting Wednesday, Rep. Glenn Watters introduced the group and said students should have access to financial records and a shared governance, grassroot structure in place to ensure accountability.

“We can’t really obligate UW foundation to have a shared governance committee, but we can in our capacity as ASM students have something within our own structure committed to working with UW’s foundation … something that’s more institutionalized,” said Shared Governance Chair Omer Arian, an author of the original divest legislation.

However, Wednesday evening was also Passover, and many of the Jewish representatives who opposed the original legislation were absent in religious observance. When the proposal was brought to a vote, several members of council strongly opposed citing the inappropriate timing during the holiday.

“This seems really vicious considering this legislation is ... of great importance to members of the Jewish community, and they are not here because they are observing a holiday for themselves,” said Rep. Diego Villegas. “And I am just disgusted by that action.”

Villegas immediately got up and left the meeting, and was soon followed by three other representatives in a failed attempt to break quorum and prevent a vote on the legislation.

The bylaws change passed the first round of voting and will be voted on again in the next Student Council meeting—the last of the semester.

“…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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UW officials concerned for future OB-GYN training if agreement with Planned Parenthood, system ends

By Andy Goldstein THE DAILY CARDINAL

Republican legislation that would end an agreement between the UW System and Planned Parenthood, and potentially impact the school’s training process for women’s health specialists, has sparked concerns from university officials.

“This bill would have disastrous consequences.”

Alan Kaplan and Robert Golden officials University of Wisconsin

Since 2008, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has partnered with Planned Parenthood to allow physicians to gain women’s health-related experience by providing medical service to Planned Parenthood patients.

The proposed bill, sponsored by state Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, and state Rep. André Jacque, R-DePere, would

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Protesters in the January Women’s March on Madison held posters supporting Planned Parenthood.

A proposed bill in the state Legislature could now change UW’s relationship with the organization. prohibit UW employees from performing or assisting with abortions, as well as from working at private centers that per-

form abortions in the capacity of their roles at the university.

The Republican lawmakers argue the system partnership with

Planned Parenthood violates current law, which prevents state and federal funds from covering the costs of abortions. The law was

expanded to include UW medical facilities in 2011.

Representatives from multiple UW schools have openly asked legislators not to support the proposed bill, citing fears over the impact on their programs’ accreditation.

“This bill would have disastrous consequences as it will impair our ability to maintain the national accreditation for our OB-GYN residency training program,” UW Health CEO Alan Kaplan and UW School of Medicine and Public Health Dean Robert Golden wrote in a letter to legislators.

Kaplan decried the legislation, calling it a direct threat “to shut down our capacity to train future OB-GYN physicians.”

The bill’s authors object to these concerns, arguing that other programs, like that at the University of Arizona, have managed to maintain accreditation despite similar state legislation.

Many university officials remain unconvinced, citing the need for UW physicians to learn to handle life-threatening women’s health complications, such as medically necessary abortions.

Downtown homicide victim had about 70 knife wounds

By Cailynn Hensen THE DAILY CARDINAL

A man found dead in his downtown Madison apartment last month suffered about 70 knife wounds, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

The victim, Andrew Nesbitt, suffered wounds to the head, torso and neck during the March 27 incident, Dane County Chief Medical Examiner Vincent Tranchida said Tuesday in a preliminary trial for the suspect in the homicide.

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Darrick E. Anderson, 23, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for Nesbitt’s death.

Madison Police Department Detective Pedro OrtegaMendoza testified that Nesbitt— who turned 46 on the day of his death—was found by a roommate on a bare mattress in his North Butler Street apartment.

Pictures were knocked over in the bedroom, but there were no other signs of a struggle noted in the apartment, he said.

In a criminal complaint, Tranchida said a photograph of wounds on Anderson’s fingers led him to believe they were caused by a knife sliding in Anderson’s hand as it was being used.

However, in court, Tranchida testified Nesbitt had wounds to the palms of his hands, indicating he had tried to grab the knife as he defended himself.

Many of the wounds Nesbitt suffered were to his back and many were very deep, indicating force was used to inflict them, Tranchida said. That force, combined with blood, could have caused the knife handle to be slick enough to slip through the hand of Nesbitt’s assailant and cause the kind of cuts seen on Anderson’s hand.

An oral swab taken from Anderson after his arrest matched the DNA from the blood droplets found in the kitchen of the apartment, according to Ortega-Mendoza.

Authorities have not yet said what motivation Anderson may have had for killing Nesbitt.

Anderson has a long record of run-ins with law enforcement, MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain told the State Journal.

Anderson was found guilty of punching and choking his girlfriend in 2013, which led to misdemeanor convictions for battery and bail jumping.

In October 2015, Anderson allegedly started a fight with his roommate in Portage after being denied a cigarette, leading to two disorderly conduct charges that are currently pending in Columbia County. One month later, while working at McDonald’s in Portage, he was accused of causing a disturbance in the restaurant before he hit the supervisor in the head and damaged an employee’s cellphone.

In 2016, he was convicted of fourth-degree sexual assault for grabbing a nurse inappropriately at St. Mary’s Hospital.

He will enter pleas to charges against him for Nesbitt’s death at a later date.

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A “sizeable group of Republican officials” is considering a run against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., according to Barry Burden, a UW-Madison political science professor.

Baldwin faces tougher re-election fight than Walker in 2018

By Noah Habenstreit THE DAILY CARDINAL

Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election chances are “mixed,” but Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is “in a more difficult place,” according to a UW-Madison expert.

Barr y Burden, a UW-Madison professor of political science who focuses on campaigns, elections and public opinion, says Republicans see Baldwin’s seat as a prime take-back opportunity, while Democrats are having a hard time finding a viable candidate to challenge Walker.

“There is a sizable group of Republican officials, many of whom are in the state Legislature, considering a run against [Baldwin],” Burden said. “It also appears that national groups are making her seat a priority and will be running ads against her in

the hopes of gaining another Republican senator.”

Walker, on the other hand, is expected to significantly outraise his theoretical opponent, and Democrats may be reluctant to enter the race because of that. “[Walker] currently faces no significant opponents and is expected to raise large amounts of money without much difficulty,” Burden said.

But Burden also said there are reasons to think Walker may be in trouble if a strong Democratic candidate jumps in the race. “[Walker’s] approval ratings are lower going into this election cycle than in the years before his previous victories. It appears that his presidential campaign left a lasting mark on the public’s views of him,” Burden said.

“His party is also not entirely on board his policy agenda, espe-

cially in terms of transportation and education spending.”

A Marquette University Law School poll conducted last month showed that 40 percent of Wisconsinites approve of Baldwin’s job performance, while 35 percent disapprove.

The same poll showed a 45 percent approval rate for Walker, with 48 percent disapproving.

While Walker’s numbers are not good, they still represent his best performance in the Marquette poll since 2014.

Baldwin’s Senate race will be watched throughout the country, as some believe Wisconsin to be a bellwether of national public opinion. The race is expected to be hotly contested.

“Baldwin is a point of pride for Democrats, and Republicans view her seat as the last significant office in the state that they have yet to take,” Burden said.

“This will be a hard-fought race.”

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Further questions complicate UW-Oshkosh lawsuit

By Nina Bertelsen THE DAILY CARDINAL

While a lawyer for former UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells claims nothing the chancellor did was “a frolic for his own good,” new information showing the university’s independent foundation purchased his house far above market value could suggest otherwise.

It was the same university foundation implicated in the law-

suit against Well’s purchased his home at $120,000 above market value, according to reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

After the UW System turned down Well’s proposal to purchase his home and make it an official chancellor’s home and entertaining venue, he persuaded the UW-Oshkosh Foundation’s board to purchase the home in January of 2013. Besides the $450,000 earned from the sale, this

Concealed weapons are now permitted on Madison buses

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Madison buses, including those serving campus and downtown, now permit passengers to carry concealed weapons with them.

Passengers are now officially able to carry concealed weapons on Madison buses, after the city’s transit committee updated its policy Wednesday to comply with state law.

The decision comes following a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling passed last month, which reversed an appeals court decision to maintain Madison Metro Transit’s previous policy of prohibiting weapons on buses. Wisconsin’s high court ruled that a city cannot enforce stricter weapon restrictions than the state.

Instead of changing the policy completely to include specific details of which weapons are allowed on buses and which are not, the Parking and Transit Committee agreed to change the wording of their policy to prohibit any weapons not allowed by the state on buses.

“The conclusion says that the city cannot regulate firearms

more stringently than state law, and to the extent that the city’s policy is more stringent than state law, than it is not enforceable,” Strange said. “Our policy can remain exactly like it is, except where state law says that it is unenforceable. The policy is being changed to say [weapons are prohibited] ‘unless allowed by state law.”

The committee acknowledged that lack of specific details in the change could become confusing to people such as bus drivers in charge of enforcing metro rules.

They proposed calling a bus dispatcher or the Madison Police Department to sort out what is legal and what is not.

Updated metro policy cards featuring the updated code of conduct will be displayed in the interior of fixed-route Metro vehicles.

The revision is effective immediately.

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to project manager Peter Heaslett: A rehearsal hall with glass windows which will allow people to observe practices from outside; a recital hall that will seat around 300 people; and a concert hall that will hold more than 675 seats while also housing over 100 musicians and a choir balcony. With these additions, the School of Music will be able to perform all of its concerts in a space that is built exclusively for them and their needs.

While normally the largest donation usually gets the naming rights to the building, as part of the agreement, the university would rename the music school “The Mead Witter School of Music,” and name the new concert hall inside the new performance center “The Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall.”

The reason for this was due in

Foundation. The Wisconsin Rapidsbased foundation has a long history throughout the state.

Founded in 1951, the foundation is funded through the earnings from endowments of George W. Mead and family members. Today, the foundation is dedicated to providing higher educational opportunities through the giving of grants.

Specifically, they focus their efforts within the state, promoting a wide variety of fields that benefit local residents and students. By stepping up with a $25 million donation in December 2015, the foundation ensured the university would get its performance center as planned.

The design for the new center has three main components, according

transaction also saved Wells over $27,000 in realtor’s fees.

He continued to live in the house as chancellor, a half mile from campus, until his retirement 20 months later and subsequent move to Florida. Following this, the foundation put $62,000 additional dollars into renovations, according to reports obtained by the Journal Sentinel.

In January, the Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a lawsuit

airbnb from page 1 a report highlighting the tax revenue available to cities who partner with the app. “As we meet with Mayors,” the company stated, “we’ll be encouraging them to work with us to expand this initiative.”

At a press conference in early 2016, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin criticized Airbnb’s effect on the city’s affordable housing, saying it minimizes availability “by turning apartments and single-family homes into hotels.”

Despite such drawbacks, the city is now working with the homesharing company.

In an attempt to increase regulation, the Madison Common Council recently approved an agreement that puts a 9 percent tax on Airbnb rentals. Instead of the city directly collecting from hosts, the plan stipulates that Airbnb would collect it through their online software and then pay the city, as they already do in cities such as Los Angeles.

“As it stands now, hotels and motels are required to collect and remit room tax,” Nicolas Zavos, the government relations director at the Madison Mayor’s Office, said. “But

against Wells and other top officials for mishandling million of dollars.

The suit claims he illegally backed loans for the foundation’s building products and transferred university money to accounts held by the foundation—which is required by law to be an independent entity.

Many UW-Oshkosh employees describe Wells as a leader with swagger who got what he wanted and didn’t take no for an answer very few short-term rentals currently do it.”

Only a handful of Airbnb rentals in Madison adhere to current regulations, according to Zavos.

“Our estimates are roughly about 350 [Airbnb] hosts in the city,” Zavos said. “I think there are about 10-15 hosts who are complying currently, so it’s a tiny fraction.”

Many complying hosts raised concerns of economic disadvantage compared to other renters who can cut costs and offer low rates.

It’s an aspect of the new agreement that Zavos says will “[level] the playing field among everyone.”

Madison hotels have also expressed frustration over certain standards they are held to which Airbnb users are not, including safety and health tests.

While the approval may appease critics, it could also stifle economic and environmental benefits provided by the home-sharing model.

“At the end of the day, sharing spaces and rentals is a smart thing to do,” Lorenzo Magnolfi, UW-Madison assistant professor of economics, said. “It reduces energy waste. It may provide an alternative income source for many.”

Additionally, Airbnb hosts may

according to the Journal Sentinel.

And this latest development only creates more questions surrounding his relationship with the foundation as chancellor.

However, the suit does not list the purchase of Well’s home in the complaint and does not accuse him of acting for personal gain.

The UW-Oshkosh Foundation is maintaining a “no comment” policy until the lawsuit has a resolution. increase the list price of their rentals in order to pay the tax, causing a customer decline.

“When prices go up, people buy a little less; the question is how much less,” said UW-Madison professor of economics Alan Sorenson.

“It depends on how much of this tax is passed through to the consumer, some of it will be.”

Despite possible repercussions, the city estimates an additional $183,000 in revenue from the tax, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

The plan was unanimously approved by the Madison City Council. An Airbnb spokesperson told the State Journal that renters will be notified before tax collections begin, as early as May 1.

Though the regulation may increase Airbnb prices in Madison, the agreement could encourage more people to become hosts by simplifying the tax payment process.

“If you’re exclusively going through Airbnb, you won’t have to go through all the record keeping and reporting requirements and submission of tax to the city anymore,” Zavos said. “Airbnb will take care of all that for you. It will make it easier, if anything.”

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The city of Madison is buckling down on Airbnb rentals starting May 1 with a new tax regulation that could increase rental prices. part to a previous agreement made with the Hamel Family of California, which made the first substantial donation of $15 million. With the original agreement, the university agreed to name the building “The Hamel Music Center.”

While the donation has been lauded within the university, it came at a time when the design team and the music school were going to move ahead with a new, smaller plan.

In the beginning stages, the school was quick to raise about half the desired amount. But after that, funding slowed down. An economy going through a recession put the full plan on hold, as donations for the project were not coming in.

“The project sat in a holding pattern because we weren’t ready to push the design any farther along,

until more money was at hand,” Heaslett said. “It just seemed like it was too risky.”

With donor money freezing up and contributors becoming restless with the lack of progress being made, there was serious doubt as to whether the full project could be built. However, a choice was made to “split the project,” Heaslett said.

By focusing on the recital hall and the rehearsal room, the design team could ensure that some of the project would be complete, while leaving hope that the large concert hall would be constructed in the future. While there were a lot of decisions and compromises, eventually, everything was “figured out,” Heaslett said.

With the large donation however, the design team and the School of Music were able to go back to the

original design and incorporate the large concert hall into their plans.

Now with construction bids finally closed, and fences finally erected on location, Cook and Heaslett expect construction to conclude sometime before the fall semester starts, with the grand opening hopefully coming at the end of 2018.

With the reality in sight, the performance center will create a new level of “energy and excitement,” according to Cook.

“The word that gets thrown around a lot is transformative, and I think it absolutely will be transformative,” Cook said. “It sends a message to students that music and the arts are valued on this campus, and if you come here as a student, you’re not going to be fighting for your space.”

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Kishi Bashi included both electronic and acoustic sounds in his set.

Kishi Bashi electrifies at High Noon Saloon

By Allison Garcia THE DAILY CARDINAL

The first time I saw Kishi Bashi live, I didn’t even know who he was. It was two years ago, and he was opening for my all-time favorite band, Guster. He performed as a solo act, and when I wrote my review of the concert, I described the feeling of listening to the beauty of his music as almost trance-like.

Since that concert in 2015, Kishi Bashi has released a new album— Sonderlust, which is amazing—and started going on tours where he is no longer the opener, but the main attraction. While I was impressed with the set he performed at the Orpheum two years ago, it has nothing on the electric performance he put on Monday night.

“I hope you have tickets, it’s sold out,” a stranger shouted at the line as he and his four friends sulked away from the High Noon Saloon.

The venue was turning people away because there was simply no space left. Even during the opener—Tall Tall Trees—the floor was packed with cheering fans ready for the concert. Tall Tall Trees rocked the crowd with his light-up banjo and experimental music.

“It’s always nice to get up on stage and try some shit,” he said before playing a love song about two birds: “The Seagull & The Eagle.”

The main event, however, was Kishi Bashi. As a musician, he is one of a kind. If you fused the intricacy and musicality of a string orchestra with the catchiness and upbeat vibes of a pop song, that’s what his music sounds like. His lyrics are honest and creative, sometimes telling a story, other times singing a love ballad for a steak.

Nearly all of his songs include him masterfully playing the violin.

When he got on stage, he was joined by four other musicians who were all holding string instruments.

Kishi Bashi, yielding his usual violin, asked the crowd if it would be OK if he did the first few songs acoustically. Of course, it was.

He started with “Bright Whites”—a song from his stellar first album, 151a. The song is one of his best, but in the studio version, it involves a parade of fancy drum beats and some electronic touches; hearing it played in such a simple and authentic way gave

the song new character that was hauntingly beautiful.

After the acoustic performance, the group set up for their electronic act. Throughout the evening, there were so many instruments it was impossible to keep track of. The upright bass, ukulele, flute, melodica, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, drum set and violin were just some of the instruments that made an appearance. Kishi Bashi also made frequent use of his loop pedal.

Early in the concert, the songs “Q&A” and “Honeybody” stood out above the rest. Kishi Bashi then got on the keyboard and started playing “Come Sail Away,” by Styx.

As he, and the audience, belted out the lyrics, a giant walking steak waltzed onto the stage and stole the show. Kishi Bashi then broke into his popular song, “The Ballad of Mr. Steak.”

As he sang, “Mr. Steak, he’s such a bachelor at heart / He’d never met another cut / That likes to booty booty shaky shake,” the steak did just that; he shook his booty right at the audience.

After this, he would only play a few more songs before the concert would “end.” One of the best performances of the evening was “It All Began With a Burst,” which involved getting the audience to clap along and sway with the band.

Of course the concert wouldn’t be over without an encore. After relentless cheers from his audience, Kishi Bashi came out to play two more songs.

The concert closed just as it began, acoustically. He and the rest of his crew came out, but not to the stage. They set up in the center of High Noon Saloon in the middle of the crowd. People near him turned on their cell phone flashlights to work as a sort of makeshift spotlight.

His final song, “Manchester,” is, in my opinion, a masterpiece.

The crowd was nearly silent as he sang the quiet melodies without the assistance of a microphone. Several members of the audience even had tears on their cheeks when it ended.

Then the High Noon Saloon erupted with applause.

Kishi Bashi is not only a musician to listen to, but a musician to watch, live.

A year after Selina Meyer’s upset in the presidential election, HBO’s sixth season of “Veep” doesn’t miss a beat as it follows the team in their new roles. With its quick quips and slightly dark humor, “Veep” remains solid even as the show’s setting shifts.

Looking back at the end of the fifth season of “Veep,” the finale alludes to a career opportunity for Dan, a wedding for Amy and an impressive upgrade in Catherine’s wardrobe. While exciting things are on the horizon for Selina’s crew, the ex-veep herself seems a tad adrift. After losing the presidency to Laura Montez, Selina is determined to find her next project, whether it be a position in office or a new charity to head.

The show opens with a “where are they now” type intro, giving a quick peek into the gang’s current projects.

Following the inauguration of Montez, Selina’s ex-staff members have thrown themselves into their new roles. Dan has newly secured a job at CBS but, as usual, is unhappy with his latest placement, while Amy’s aggressive D.C. personality causes her to butt heads on her fiancé’s campaign team.

Within the White House, Jonah makes his return as congressman, attempting to use his cancer to help him get ahead—to little avail. Richard, who made his “Veep” debut back in season three and rose

to power after proving his skills in electoral law, appears to be helping Selina with her latest book. Marjorie, Catherine’s girlfriend, continues to work closely with the former veep.

However, through the many shifting roles, Gary remains faithfully by Selina’s side.

There is something oddly comforting about Gary’s ever-present satchel, save for the few episodes where he suffered from shoulder pain. Reminiscent of his “Arrested Development” days, Tony Hale’s character is a loyal guy with lingering mommy issues.

Although Selina’s group of misfits has mostly ventured off on their own this season, it seems inevitable that they will make their return to the White House. Within the first episode, Selina is already up to her old tricks, relying on her exstaff to help “build her legacy.”

Looking first to Andrew and Catherine for financial help on her latest project, Selina quickly turns to Mike and Amy for political guidance.

Even as Selina works to land on her feet after political disappointment, Julia LouisDreyfus’ lines pack the same punch. Whether Selina decides to seek re-election or start her own television network—a la Trump—the latest season of “Veep” holds onto the darkly humorous plotlines that fans know and love.

Are you excited about “Veep” season six? How will Selena handle her new roles? Let Meg know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

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PAVE debunks myths during sexual assault awareness month SHAY JENS letter to the editor

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Without context, research on code meshing and its intent can be misconstrued and misunderstood.

Context is essential to understanding scope of student research on code meshing in schools

EMILY HALL letter to the editor

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o The Daily Cardinal: I am writing in response to an article published about my student, Erika Gallagher, on April 6, 2017.

I want to provide some additional context that could help readers better understand the genesis of Gallagher’s research paper, its methodology, and its aims.

Most broadly, it should be noted that Gallagher’s paper was written for an undergraduate course on teaching writing and her research, due to time constraints, was necessarily small in scope and preliminary.

She discovered that some student leaders do engage in code-switching.

Her findings should be viewed in this light—the initial and exploratory work of an undergraduate researcher.

Gallagher’s paper was inspired by the scholarship of Vershawn A. Young and others who have studied the effects that “code switching” (using standard aca-

demic English in work or school, for example, and using AfricanAmerican English with friends and family) can have on speakers.

These scholars have proposed that in appropriate contexts “code meshing” (blending dialects with standard academic English) may benefit student writers and speakers in a variety of ways.

Having read Young’s work, Gallagher wondered if students of color at UW-Madison, particularly student leaders, practice code switching and/or code meshing in their campus speeches and in their writing and how they might feel about these practices.

Working with a very small sample, she discovered that some student leaders do engage in code-switching and find opportunities to code-mesh in subjects like poetry or art.

Gallagher also found that students would welcome more opportunities to code-mesh.

After completing the paper, Gallagher applied and was accepted to present the results of her work at a poster session showcasing specifically undergraduate research at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. The Conference selects undergraduate work that holds potential for the development of future scholarly research.

Given how easily discussions of race and language can be subject to mischaracterization, it is essential that any description of research like Gallagher’s be accurate.

Her findings should be viewed in this light—the initial and exploratory work of an undergraduate researcher.

I hope this letter serves to clarify the context for and the content of Gallagher’s paper.

This letter was written by Emily Hall, director of the Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program. It was also written with the support of Brad Hughes, director of the Writing Center; Karen Redfield, Department of English Undergraduate advisor; David Zimmerman, associate chair of the Department of English and Russ Castronovo, chair of the Department of English.

What are your thoughts on code switching? Do you notice yourself switching and meshing codes throughout daily life? How does language promote inclusivity? Please send any and all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

pril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, or SAAM. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has a goal during the month “to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on how to prevent it” and they recognize that this is only possible with help from others. As a part of the group PAVE, it is our hope to get students on our campus to know what sexual assault is.

PAVE, Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment, is a student advocacy group on the UW-Madison campus dedicated to ending sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking through education and activism.

With this mission in mind, and specifically because April is SAAM, it is important to know that sexual assault can occur in many different forms and that victims and survivors have many resources to help support them. Moreover, students should also know that not everyone’s experiences are the same, but are valid nonetheless. Especially on college campuses, it is necessary to know that there are no cookiecutter sexual assault experiences.

Therefore, it is pertinent to debunk myths that people typically have about sexual assault.

For instance, one of the most talked about myths is that most assaults occur at night because someone is walking alone or is walking somewhere they should not be. However, according to NSVRC, about 55 percent of rape or sexual assault victimizations occur at the victim’s home while another 12 percent occur at the house of someone they know well. It is important to remember that a person can indeed be victimized by someone they know, including an intimate partner, and their experience can still be equally as traumatizing as if the assaulter was a stranger.

With that said, it is also necessary to note that everyone responds differently to trauma. For example, some people may respond with laughter, some by crying, and some people will not know how to react and may show no emotion.

Another big myth that NSVRC is trying to bust is the idea that wearing revealing clothes, drinking a lot, or behaving provocatively

means that the victim was “asking for it.” This is never true, because it is never the victim’s fault. Behavior and clothing never imply consent to a sexual activity. This is important to remember when living on a college campus, especially one like UW-Madison where the drinking culture is so predominant.

According to national surveys, about 20 percent of female-identifying college age students experience a sexual assault during their time in school. The most recent numbers on sexual assault reporting for UW system campuses is from the 2014 calendar year’s University of Wisconsin System Annual Report on Sexual Assault and Harassment. In that report, UW-Madison totaled 172 of the 461 reported sexual assaults. In a perfect world, this number would be zero. But we do not live in a perfect world, so the best we can do is work together to lower the numbers. Our culture, especially with the party culture that can be seen on college campuses, expects sexual assault to be an issue. It does not have to be, though; it is possible to change the current culture. If everyone works toward a new environment in which there are fewer sexual assaults, we can start to talk about a culture without sexual assault at all.

There are resources right here on campus for victims of sexual violence. University Health Services has several programs, such as UHS End Violence on Campus (EVOC), Counseling and Consultation Services, and Medical services as well. There are also helplines available for survivors and their loved ones: National Domestic Violence Helpline (1-800-799-7233), National Sexual Assault Helpline (1-800-656-4673), UHS (1-608-265-5600), and the Dane County Rape Crisis Center (1-608-251-7273). All of the above resources are confidential. For more information on local and national resources, please visit pave-uw.com.

Shay Jens is one of PAVE’s active volunteers, and is a sophomore at UW-Madison studying gender and women’s studies with certificates in criminal justice and LGBT studies. Do you have something to say about Sexual Assault Awareness Month? Send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Insurgents supply Alaskan grizzlies with anti-helicopter homing missiles

By Patrick Hoeppner THE DAILY CARDINAL

It may soon be legal to hunt big game from helicopters as a result of the recent Senate overturn of Obama-era hunting restrictions on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. If President Donald Trump signs the bill, the proposal will become a law.

In recent days the Alaska Fish and Game service has confiscated shipments of anti-helicopter homing missiles destined for bear preserves, raising the stakes for an aerial confrontation between recreational hunters in the air and native Alaskan grizzly bears on the ground.

“The bear population has a right to defend itself,” a masked insurgent said, in a grainy video posted to the media-sharing site LiveLeak.

“And we claim full responsibility for supplying the bears with these tools of liberation.”

Evolutionary biologists have hailed the new action as a forward-thinking move to counter the rapidly evolving field of speciation. If the grizzlies can fight back against airborne hunters, the naturalists suggest the field will be more evenly matched— and more conducive to biological natural selection.

“If you need an aerial advantage and a semi-automatic firearm to kill an animal, you really shouldn’t be calling yourself a hunter,” Dick Cheney said.

“Thankfully, in a helicopter, all of the hunting buddies will be condensed in one place, which reduces the risk of accidents.”

The Fish and Game service has ordered parts of the parks to be sealed off where bears have been sighted, as the machinery poses a threat even though it is unlikely that the bears have figured out how to operate the homing launchers.

“Tourism revenues have soared,” a parks department official said. “We tried confiscating the new weaponry, but, well ... they’re bears, so we couldn’t. So we’re just counting on the probability that the bears won’t be able to figure out how to bring down the helicopters when the hunters arrive.”

Analysts have speculated that the surge in tourism revenues is correlated with the arrival of the missile launchers in Alaska. The tourists, they predict, will be expecting to see at least one aerial confrontation between the native wildlife and helicopter-mounted hunters this calendar year.

“If we don’t see at least one matchup, we’ll be disappointed,” a teenage tourist, wearing a Memphis Grizzlies jersey, said at Alaska’s Anchorage International Airport. “We’re for the bears all the way.”

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Mother Nature coordinates with professors, rains during exams

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Statisticians estimate untangling headphone cables costs the United States economy approximately $23 in lost productivity annually.

Tangled headphone cables prove minor annoyance for Madison resident

By Noah Mack THE DAILY CARDINAL

In a slightly annoyed state Monday night, area-man Luke Bauer reached into his pocket and discovered that, yet again, his Bose earbuds had twisted themselves into an intricate knot.

The incident—which really wasn’t a big deal—caused Bauer to sigh heavily and yank on random parts of the wire.

“The entire sight was pretty relatable,” said local witness George Hartin. “I’ve been there, and lemme tell ya, it ever so slightly makes your day worse.”

Bauer untangled the knot in the amount of time one might expect when doing this type of activity, but discovered one of the little rubber headphone covers was missing.

The Bose “FreeStyle” earbuds advertise “tangle-free” technology or your money back. This imperceptibly annoyed man might take that offer, or he may not, since the whole ordeal really wasn’t that much of an inconvenience.

After the headphone cord was de-coiled, a slightly brightening Bauer flipped through his array of cringey 90s rock and settled on Nickelback—a classic for the now-cheery man.

“I’ve been there, and lemme tell ya, it ever so slightly makes your day worse.”

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“There really is nothing better than listening to Chad Kroeger’s raspy voice after an experience like reaching into your pocket and finding a mangled mess of wires,” Bauer said.

Bauer was later seen taping part of the wire that had become frayed, causing the previously happy man to become even more ticked off at the small, annoying things in his otherwise amazing life.

This past week, a large number of UW-Madison students faced multiple daunting midterms, projects and other highly weighted assignments. These students were often overheard saying things like, “You know, I bet my professors all schemed to put my exams in the same week,” and things of that nature. While this may or may not be true, Mother Nature was certainly in on the strategy. Investigations into Father Time’s text message transcripts revealed that Mother Nature did in fact coordinate with UW-Madison professors to maximize the amount of rain and cold the students would have to face during one of the roughest exam periods of the semester.

“I don’t really find it very humorous that on the same week I have four exams, Mother Nature decides to bring the temperature down to the upper 30s and makes it rain every day,” said local business student, Tom Beier.

This sentiment was shared by many across campus who trudged through the sleet to their midterms and presentations, and a large outcry arose even from those who didn’t have tests to take. Philosophy student Aaron Stoll remarked that he was “pretty sick of not seeing the sun, and would really like Wisconsin to make up its mind and pick a season.”

“What do I care about the weather anyway? My TAs administer the exam, I can stay home.”

Gary Fieldsman professor UW-Madison

Consequently, a petition was started this past Thursday by students of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, who have the biggest beef with Mother Nature, and already reached its goal of 1,000 signatures, the benchmark nec-

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essary to appear on Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s desk. As it hit the signature requirement, Blank was required to hold a meeting with the university faculty to discuss their scheduling habits.

Following Sunday’s meeting, professor Gary Fieldsman admitted to the collusion. The professor stated, “Of course I agreed to it. We were trying to make the exam environment as competitive as possible, so Mother Nature making the students come into the testing room soaking wet, cold and defeated seemed like a very good way to separate those who could truly focus from those who couldn’t. The curve would be pretty easy that way too.” Away from the microphone, Fieldsman was also recorded saying, “What do I care about the weather anyway?

My TAs administer the exam, I can stay home,” and is facing severe social media backlash from these comments.

Mother Nature could not be reached for comment.

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Moyes’ tirade indicates larger issue of sexism in ‘locker room banter’ JAKE NISSE jake’s take

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From her position as head coach, Yvette Healy has led the Badgers to a stellar start to 2017.

Backstage: Behind the scenes, Healy leads Badgers to dominance rience provided a smooth transition to an assistant coaching job at critical part of any live stage DePaul University. Her ability as a performance occurs back- coach likely stems in part from her stage. Behind the scenes, impressive playing career at DePaul, a stage manager has to ensure the where she set the all-time stolen production runs bases record UW Softball Head Coach with 102 and smoothly. They might assist led the Blue Winning Percentage actors, situate Demons to the props or lead College World the lighting and Series in her sound cues. senior year.

Arguably the After departmost imporing DePaul, tant person Healy accepted in a theatrical a head coachperformance ing opportuYvette Healy never sees the nity at Loyola other side of University. For the curtain. six years, her In many character outways, head coach shined any record Yvette Healy is her team accumulated. the stage manager for She was a driving force in Wisconsin softball. the community and her She may not be hitteam participated ting during conin the Strike Out ference games, Cancer campaign but she is for the Susan G. responsible Komen founfor ensuring dation. Healy her players even served as a Karen walk up to the mentor for Girls Gallagher plate prepared in the Game, a and ready to nonprofit orgadominate. nization promotHealy, now in her ing women, sports seventh season directand health in Chicago. ing the program, owns the Although her job was strictbest winning percentage ly to coach, Healy quickly of any UW coach in became a positive role history at 193-130-1. model for her players Although Healy is and the community. only the program’s Many coaches third coach, her and friends saw experience and her eventual sucChandelle personality laid cess as imminent.

Schulte the groundwork “She has everyfor her quick sucthing you’re lookcess at the helm. ing for in a head Before Healy’s coach with her leadercollege coaching career ship skills as well as her kicked off, she was head coach experience,” DePaul head coach for her alma mater Providence Eugene Lenti told UWBadgers.com.

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Healy became the head coach of the softball program on July 24, 2010, and immediately made her presence known. In her first year, the Badgers tallied the most stolen bases ever in a single season with 107 and won 30 games, just the sixth time the team had ever reached that mark.

As the accomplishments continued to mount, Healy kept a keen eye trained on the community and its well-being. Although past and present Badger softball stars have enjoyed the spotlight during games, Healy’s influence is apparent when her athletes participate in on-campus community service like Badgers Give Back.

Not only has Healy molded the Badgers into a consistently successful fixture in the Big Ten, but she stresses the importance of being a student-athlete as well. A former AllAmerican herself, she has guided her players to prosper both on and off the diamond; the Badgers have had 22 Academic All-Big Ten recognitions in her six years thus far.

“She has everything you’re looking for in a head coach.”

With Sunderland nestled firmly in last place of the English Premier League, club manager David Moyes is unsurprisingly under plenty of public pressure and scrutiny.

Last week, however, he was thrust into the global spotlight for a different reason.

A video of Moyes verbally abusing BBC journalist Vicki Sparks, after a March 18 game, leaked with the 53-year-old responding inappropriately to a question about the added pressure of having the club’s owner in attendance.

“You were just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there, so just watch yourself,” Moyes said.

“You still might get a slap even though you’re a woman. Careful the next time you come in.”

In the wake of this incident, where Moyes verbally assaulted Sparks, observers have expressed a wide range of reactions. Some believe that Moyes should be reprimanded by the English Football Association while others believe his comments were only meant as banter.

While it may be possible that Moyes saw his comments as banter in the moment, that perspective in itself is a problem.

To treat a post-match interview as a proper context for banter is to undermine Sparks’ professionalism and ultimately treat her in a way that a male reporter would likely never be treated.

So while the argument that Moyes was simply making a joke tries to focus on his intentions rather than his actions, it falls woefully short. He dug a hole for himself not when he verbally abused Sparks, but when he first approached the interview as a place where such language and so-called “banter” was appropriate.

Furthermore, this incident can’t be swept under the vague, broad rug of athletes and coaches disrespecting reporters. Sure, Moyes was disrespectful to Sparks, but not in the more common sense that he was annoyed

and hoped to avoid the media.

While he may have been disappointed with Sunderland’s scoreless draw that day, Moyes’ words reflect more than that: a bias toward female reporters and an attempt to intimidate Sparks.

Moyes telling Sparks to be “careful the next time you come in” was a not-so-veiled threat to her job security and the type of rude, audacious statement he would never dare say to a male reporter.

If there was any doubt that Moyes treats female reporters differently than their male counterparts, another video of Moyes verbally abusing a female interviewer surfaced in recent days.

In the 2012 video, Moyes (then Everton’s manager) ends an interview with the BBC’s Jacqui Oatley with a slew of expletives.

While Moyes doesn’t come off as overtly sexist as he does in the more recent video, there’s no doubt that he was.

More significantly, it’s clear that Moyes doesn’t treat female reporters with respect or view them as equal to their male counterparts.

It doesn’t take an overt, sexist comment to sniff out sexism—just an air of blatant disrespect that is entirely inconsistent with his treatment of male reporters.

Ultimately, Moyes’ recent tirade doesn’t deserve to be held up next to innocent post-game incidents like the past tirades of Allen Iverson or Dennis Green.

Rather, it should be held up, rewatched and critiqued as a gross reminder of the misogynistic culture that remains in soccer and locker rooms around the world.

Criticizing Moyes, who recently issued a non-apology— he said his comments were in the “heat of the moment”—likely won’t change his worldview or perception of female reporters.

However, there are plenty of aspiring athletes and coaches at far more formative times in their lives with more open minds than the stubborn, antiquated Moyes.

Sexism won’t be stomped out any time soon, but starting to build a progressive and respectful culture in sports could yield massive changes in the future.

Nothing is guaranteed, but for now, that’s all we can do.

Eugene Lenti head coach DePaul Softball

It didn’t take long for the entire culture of the softball program to shift following Healy’s hiring. She breathed a winning mentality and positive influence into the Madison community.

For six years, Healy has been comfortable away from the spotlight. She will continue to be a crucial aspect of the program whether she receives the attention she deserves or not. Whether the team is walloping opponents or struggling to find wins, there is a level of comfort knowing Healy is running around backstage preparing for the next scene.

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