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Despite Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in Wisconsin’s primary last Tuesday, Madison’s chapter of the International Socialists Organization said they are still skeptical of his campaign.

Madison socialists still skeptical of Sanders By Lucas Sczygelski the daily cardinal

Despite enthralling thousands of frustrated Madison progressives living under austerity minded Republican rule and winning 62 percent of Dane County’s democratic vote in the process, a small but persistent band on the liberal fringe remains reserved in their support of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president. In an odd twist, the Marxist International Socialist

Organization’s Madison chapter is feeling a much more controlled “bern” than less radical liberals due to their fellow socialist’s embrace of the Democratic Party and his relative moderation. According to Madison-based ISO political organizer Ken Love, a 31 year old father and EMT, a longstanding schism within the movement separates his group from the most successful socialist presidential candidate in U.S. history. “There are two types of socialism,” Love explained. “One is

socialism from above … which is the camp that Bernie Sanders falls into. Economic reform gets handed down from above through the government while keeping the system of capitalism mostly intact.” “The other version is socialism from below,” Love continued. “Workers and students having democratic control over all democratic institutions and workplaces. The ISO falls into socialism from below.”

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The Capital Times held a panel discussion Tuesday evening to discuss inequities and reforms in the criminal justice system on both a national and state level. Held at the High Noon Saloon on East Washington Avenue, the panel featured Dane County Circuit Court Judge-elect Everett Mitchell, former state Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager and famed “Making a Murderer” defense attorney Dean Strang. The panel began by focusing on juvenile justice. After discussing a stand-out case of a violent 14-year-old repeat offender, Lautenschlager proposed that many of the inequities that plague the juvenile detention system stem from a scarcity in resources, in regards to both finances and labor. “There has been so little offered within the system and the resources have been so sparse,” Lautenschlager said, “and since Act 10, it’s fair to say that those resources are even more sparse with longtime, career public servants who are leaving government service as soon as they can.” Another main topic the panel discussed was systemic racial and class biases within the criminal justice system. Mitchell stated that much of the reform needed in criminal justice should start with learning from past mistakes. He drew upon an example of how the system dealt with the 90s crack cocaine epidemic versus its current handling of the rise of heroin. “I’m noticing that the discus-

sion of heroin is totally different. There is talk about treatment, there is talk about counselors,” Mitchell said. “They’re even proposing legislation about how now we [need] to get more treatment into the hands of these communities that are struggling with heroin.” However, Mitchell also noted a potential bias in the different handlings of the two epidemics. “The pessimist in me says they just see these people differently than they saw my relatives and so they’re able to find these resources because the look is different than it was before,” he said. To wrap up the talk, audience members submitted questions to the panel. Of main interest were DNA evidence and overlyaggressive prosecutors--topics that were of main concern in the Steven Avery case depicted in the Netflix docu-series “Making a Murderer.” Strang pointed out that to fix the problems that exist within the criminal justice system, procedural improvements can only do so much. “What we need to understand is that if we think about justice as a cathedral, procedural protections are just the scaffolding erected around the cathedral.” Strang said. “There is no direct connective tissue between the scaffolding … and the project of justice other than the human beings, the people you hire, the people we elect to the bench, the public defenders, the probation agents, the police officers. Humans are always the connective tissue to fix the cathedral,” he said.

Students apologize to Wunk Sheek for March bias incident By Peter Coutu The daily cardinal

Several students involved in a bias incident at Dejope Residence Hall emailed a letter of apology Wednesday to different members of the UW-Madison campus community. The students involved in the March 9 incident admitted their actions at the time were painful, but said they “never intended for [their] actions to be hurtful.” The students stressed that the act was not “racially motivated or meant to exclude anyone from campus,” as they did not know the ceremony was being held for. The letter did

not include the names of the students involved. “I hope it’s an honest letter,” said UW-Madison junior and coleader of campus Native American organization Wunk Sheek, Kelly Holmes. “I hope that the letter truly reflects their experience.” The bias incident referenced in the letter occurred when students from inside Dejope Residence Hall mocked a Native American healing circle being held outside by chanting stereotypical war cries. The students’ chants interrupted a Ho-Chunk elder as he prayed and leah voskuil/the daily cardinal

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Wunk Sheek co-leader Kelly Holmes said she hopes the apology will educate students about bias.

“…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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socialists from page 1 That’s not to say Love does not like some of what he sees in Sanders. “I actually think that some of the social, political and economic reforms that he has at the center of his campaign would alleviate problems that workers face,” Love insisted. “I think that anyone in the ISO would be happy to see them happen… we just don’t think he goes far enough.” However, Love and the ISO worry that with Sanders’ increasing success comes the possibility his already diluted ideology gets subverted by the vehicle he is borrowing for his revolution. “I think he genuinely wants to do those reforms and believes in them on a principled basis, however we don’t think that him running in the democratic party is the best option,” Love lamented. “Democrats have shown time and time again throughout history that any left wing challenger can just be absorbed by them. There are countless examples about how social movements have been sent to the grave for a vote.” Though dismayed by Sanders’ insider approach for bringing about Marxist policies, Love applauded the Vermont senator for forcing Wisconsin to pay attention to socialism as a legitimate political movement for the first time since Milwaukee’s string of “Sewer Socialist” mayors fizzled out in the 1960s. “It starts the debate about the limitations of working within the system,” Love said. “It starts the debate about how to reform capitalism. Regardless of whether he wins the White House or not, those kind of questions are now part of the mainstream. We just have to muster our forces and get organized to actually make a serious fight.”

incident from page 1 conversed with students during the healing ceremony. The ceremony was being held for sexual assault victims after a recent national survey revealed that 47 percent of Native American women at UW-Madison reported being sexually assaulted during their time on campus. Holmes said she hopes the letter will help the healing process following the incident. “It seems really rehearsed in a way, like not something that I would imagine students to say but as I mentioned if it’s honest then it does help heal,” Holmes said. “If they really meant it then that’s awesome, their recognition and advocacy would be great.” Holmes said she is satisfied with how the process has been handled following the official report of the incident. She said she was happy that students seemed to be educating themselves. “I am glad that the people met with Gerald, the elder they interrupted,” Holmes said. “That’s what was really important to me.”

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State elections will now be managed by two new commissions comprised of bipartisan members.

Elections commission takes shape with new appointments By Jason Snyder THE DAILY CARDINAL

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, announced this week his appointments to the new Ethics and Elections commissions, which are set to replace the state’s nonpartisan election board by early summer. Barca appointed Milwaukee attorneys David Halbrooks, a former member of the state elections board, to the new state ethics panel and Mark Thomsen to the state election panel. “I am confident that attorneys … will bring experience and professionalism to the ethics and elections commissions,” Barca said in a press release. The GAB was dissolved by Republican lawmakers and

Gov. Scott Walker last year to be replaced with a two-commission system, one that oversees elections and the other which reviews ethics and campaign finance issues. The previous GAB oversaw each of these areas. Now partisan appointments will determine the makeup of the new commissions. The appointees are chosen by both Democratic and Republican leaders in the state Assembly and Senate, as well as the governor. Halbrooks served eight years on the state elections board, which preceded the GAB. He says the elections board was based on partisanship but that doesn’t necessarily correspond to a flawed system. “Partisanship is good if everybody knows where everything

stands,” Halbrooks said in a phone interview. He said the new boards will consist of an equal number of members from both parties to try to prevent partisan decisions. “I think it will be good as opposed to wondering what the biases might be. There won’t be anything hidden anymore,” he continued. Mark Thomsen serves as president of the board of Citizen Action of Wisconsin and is the former president of the Wisconsin Association for Justice. “I look forward to participating in the elections commission and as I understand my role, it is to oversee the election process with the proposition to ensure fair elections and broad participation,” Thomsen said in a phone interview.

UW students present research at the Capitol By Madeline Heim THE DAILY CARDINAL

More than 200 undergraduate students, faculty advisors and guests gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol Wednesday for the 13th annual Posters in the Rotunda research event. The event allows students from each university and technical college across the UW System to share original and innovative research findings with students from other campuses, state legislators and community members. UW System President Ray Cross welcomed the researchers and stressed the importance of their efforts to explain their findings. “It’s a really exciting time to showcase what the university is doing, and to a lot of other people, to see what you’re doing,” Cross said. Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, urged students to think about what it means to be part of the growing talent in the Wisconsin workforce. Undergraduate discoveries can be applied in terms of inventions, he said, and make their way into the marketplace. Still added the council has recently traveled to campuses to learn about the research taking place systemwide. “We deliberately get around to try to see what’s happening on those campuses and how it transfers out,” Still said. “So you’re here as ambassadors.” Claire Solowicz, the development and economic research specialist for the Wisconsin Manufacturing

Council, told the students the state’s workforce faces a talent attraction and retention crisis. “That is why cultivating and encouraging the talent in our topnotch university system is so important,” Solowicz said. “Programs like this are really crucial and essential to cultivate that talent.” Cross capped the address by encouraging students to hone their curiosity, a trait he said is desirable in employees across the state. He also told students to move beyond the details of their specific proj-

ect when speaking with legislators and community members. “Tell them about the impact on your life,” Cross said. “What did it do for you? What did it change in your educational experience? That’s just as important.” Research topics included crosscultural competence before and after studying abroad, socioeconomic status and food access in Racine County, hegemonic masculinity as a predictor of body satisfaction and how timing and visualization impacts sports performance.

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UW undergraduates presented research Wednesday at the Capitol.

Students and community members marched from Library Mall to Bascom Hall Wednesday, protesting the lack of a living wage for student workers and demanding the elimination of student debt, among other issues. The protest was part of a nationwide day of campus demonstrations known as the Million Student March, the first of which took place last November. The event was sponsored by many local organizations, including the Teaching Assistants Association, Student Labor Action Coalition and Madison Socialist Alternative. “Demonstrations like these are absolutely imperative,” said SLAC member Danny Levandoski. “It’s a way to physically see students come together to stand against the issues at our university.”

“If students have a desire to rise up and make their voices heard, it’s going to happen.” Danny Levandoski member Student Labor Action Coalition

The march to Bascom was part of a concerted effort by the protesters to take their demands straight to administration. Students directed their advocacy of a campuswide $15 minimum wage for student workers campus-wide toward Chancellor Rebecca Blank, chanting “Hey Becky, step off it, put people over profit.” Blank previously announced in February the university will raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, but the protesters said this was not enough. Once the march reached Bascom, speakers from MSA, SLAC and TAA spoke about their struggles on campus. A first-generation student whom SLAC is advocating for also told her story of what she said was unfair firing from a university job. The event also served as an opportunity to denounce the controversial rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald Trump. Teddy Shibabaw, an organizer of the event and member of MSA, said Trump spouted “racist rhetoric like a centuriesold dysfunctional toilet.” As the event ended, SLAC members dropped off a letter of their demands at Chancellor Blank’s office, and protesters left chanting “We’ll be back! We’ll be back!” While there aren’t any future marches currently planned at UW-Madison, Levandoski echoed the sentiment behind these chants. “It’s really in the hands of the students,” Levandoski said. “If students have a desire to rise up and make their voices heard, it’s going to happen.”

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Human trafficking is one of the globe’s worst-kept secrets. Though hidden behind veils of secrecy, human trafficking can still be blatantly visible for those who seek to either exploit it or stop it. In Kay Chernush’s newest exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art, “Bought & Sold: Voices of Human Trafficking,” the artist attempts to end this horrible practice by bringing light to the hidden world of human trafficking through photography. The outdoor photographic exhibit displays dozens of boards, lined back-to-back, each with a single photo and personal story of a person affected by human trafficking. The arrangement of the exhibit itself, with its almost endless row of photos, helps to display the full immensity of the problem of human trafficking in the world today. In addition, Chernush purposely designed the exhibit to be outdoors to illustrate “that trafficking exists all around us, hidden in plain sight.” The exhibit begins with several boards explaining statistics and figures of human trafficking worldwide, including both sex and labor trafficking. With maps and figures explaining specific statistics for each region of the world, the first board displays prominently that there are an estimated 27 million people living in slavery today. From the start, this exhibit was shocking to me. The boards continue to elaborate on the pervasiveness of sex and labor trafficking worldwide, especially in the United States. Another board displays the artist’s message for the exhibit and attempts to project the issue of human trafficking from the perspective of actual survivors. The photos themselves in the exhibit are both beautifully captivating and solemnly heartbreaking. After walking the full length of the installation, I soon realized that I had tears in my eyes and a horrified expression of shock on my face. The style of photography is somewhat abstract, as the artist wanted to protect the identities of the victims. In addition, each piece is

distinguished on its own board, with a personal, anonymous testimony from a survivor of trafficking. The personal stories truly add a sense of life and pain to each photograph, whereas on its own the piece would seem less powerful. Some of the most personally poignant pieces in the exhibit for me were “Chili Pepper Bath” and “4x Virgin.” “Chili Pepper Bath” is at first glance a confusing piece, portraying a doll floating in a pool of water and peppers. The adjacent story, however, brings the abstract piece to life, explaining how a young Nigerian girl of 10 years old was forced into prostitution. If her earnings were too low for the day, she was beaten and bathed in a scorching bath of chili peppers. This story alone made me feel a sense of

she was dubbed a virgin four times. This story was absolutely disgusting. I could not even fathom such a young, innocent girl being subjected to this kind of mercilessness. These pieces are just a few of the moving photographs throughout the exhibit, and even more agonizing and expressive photos can be seen in the full exhibit. I recommend all people visit “Bought & Sold: Voices of Human Trafficking.” Although saddening to see, the installation informs its viewers on the immense and pervasive problem of human trafficking in the world today. I myself learned valuable information, as well as a new understanding of how large of a problem human trafficking is around the globe today. Unfortunately, I also realize that many people will avoid seeing

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immense loss and pain, and it shocked me that such absolute cruelty could even exist in the world. The piece “4x Virgin” is also especially heart-wrenching, displaying an abstract, neutral background covered in various stitches. The story in this photo is of a Cambodian sex slave who was only 10 years old when she was first trafficked throughout Cambodia. Because virgins received a higher price,

this exhibit due to its uncomfortable and unsettling nature, but it is necessary. People need to realize the full problem of human trafficking in the world today and Chernush’s pieces are a great beginning platform to learn more. The exhibit is featured outside of the Chazen Museum of Art from now until April 25. Tell Angela what you think about the exhibit at arts@dailycardinal.com.

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The outside exhibit captures the reality of human trafficking through photography.

“Only Yesterday” by Isao Takahata was featured at the film festival.

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Chazen Museum features a captivating exhibit by Kay Chernush.

arts Chazen hosts outside human-trafficking photographic exhibit

The Marquee International Film Festival arrived this past weekend, hosted by the WUD Film Committee. Each day was packed with spectacular films from more than 25 countries that spanned an array of genres and storylines to give viewers a taste of what these diverse perspectives have to offer. This was also the first time WUD Film has hosted this type of film festival, and in my eyes, it was a successful event that I hope to see more of in the future. The screenings kicked off Thursday night with the Colombian drama “Embrace of the Serpent.” The film weaves together two stories, one centered on explorer Theodor Koch-Grunberg in 1909 and the other on biologist Richard Evans Schultes 30 years later, as they both search the Amazon for an elusive, sacred plant called “yakruna.” The thread connecting these arcs is the character Karamakate, a native shaman who guides each man on his path. There are parts of this quasi-biopic that feel stagnant, and while the respective storylines are meant to resonate with one another, there are points when those arcs overlap a little too much. However, the film itself is visually stunning. It is shot entirely in black and white, which I thought was an interesting choice given that the Amazonian setting could offer a rich color-palette. But, this artistic decision actually worked very well by emphasizing the historical setting. The black-and-white contrasts also thematically mirror the discrete nature of each storyline. These visuals and well-acted performances are enough to make up for the less engaging plotline. Following this was the screening of “Only Yesterday,” a Japanese animated film from Studio Ghibli. After hearing that Daisy Ridley of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” had done the English dub of protagonist Taeko, I was already on board before the movie even began. This was also my first experience with Studio Ghibli— having heard excellent things about the studio in the past—and “Only

Yesterday” did not disappoint. It centers around Taeko, a woman working in Tokyo who takes a trip to the rural countryside. During her journey, the film toggles back and forth between present day and Taeko as a young girl. In doing so, the story embraces themes of childhood, nostalgia and love. Daisy Ridley is joined by Dev Patel, who voices Toshio. Toshio is a friend and eventual love interest to Taeko, and together they contribute to a thoughtful and humorous film that had me and the enthusiastic audience completely engaged from start to finish. Another film that premiered in Madison was “A Syrian Love Story,” a documentary by Sean McAllister that captures the journey of a family plagued by the devastations of the Syrian civil war, and their efforts to reach freedom. Parents Raghda and Amer are two freedom fighters who met in prison, and McAllister dives into their story and the effects of war on their entire family. It is one thing to hear about statistics or distant stories of the wreckage on the news, but to connect with these Syrian refugees on a personal level outlines the brutal reality of their situation. The civil war quite literally tears this family apart as Raghda wishes to stay and help defend her people, while Amer wants to move to safety. While the film ends on a more hopeful note, it is undeniable that these scars may never fully heal. McAllister does a heartbreakingly emotional job in documenting the story, making for a solemn but necessary watch. Screenings like these serve as a reminder of the expansive amount of stories open to us when we expose ourselves to a wider blend of filmmaking and genres. Every person from every culture has his or her own story to tell, and the fact that it can come in so many different forms is a fascinating and refreshing sight. The selections of screenings by the WUD Film Committee highlighted these ideas well, and the festival is something I hope can continue.

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Trained primate not qualified to teach Zoology 201, officials say By Hossein Rostam THE DAILY CARDINAL

Students enrolled in Zoology 201 were shocked to hear that their almost fully upright, bipedal hominid instructor would no longer be instructing their lecture. Though popular with students, the primate, nicknamed Banjo, was terminated as soon as the department became alerted to his presence. “I think it’s really sad, but, I mean, it is understandable,” claims sophomore Jill Jenkins. “Banjo’s midterms were really hard. They had nothing to do with the lecture material. And he kinda smelled bad. But he was so cute.” The zoology department first became aware of Banjo’s presence when going through student evaluations from the past five semesters. “Yeah, we don’t really read those things,” claims department chair Jimmy “The Lizard” Schultz. “But when we finally did read about him, well, we didn’t know what to do. We didn’t believe it at first. But then we checked it out,

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Former professor of Zoology, Banjo the chimpanzee, is seen here in the classroom where he used to instruct. He is currently unemployed. and, well, there he was. We still don’t know where he came from.” The hominid’s origins indeed remain unclear. Some speculate that he escaped from the zoo, while others speculate that he evolved from a now-extinct Zoology 101 professor. According to his UW

faculty webpage, he has extensive experience with all species of primates with an emphasis on human-primate communication. He has also spent time studying banana anatomy and spends much of his free time throwing poop. “I think he must’ve got out of his

cage,” claims one student. “He just looks like a regular professor to me,” remarked another student. “Aren’t we all just monkeys anyways?” “I was scared of him at first. I thought about throwing a rock at him, but then someone gave him a banana. I guess he didn’t like that, cause it made him get real riled up.” In a time when students are becoming increasingly in touch with social issues, the release of the beloved professor has not gone without its critics. The Association for Primate Education, Student Harmony, Integration and Teaching, or APESHIT, has constructed a petition trying to bring back Banjo. However, the department is not likely to budge. “We’re not monkeying around here. It’s ludicrous,” explained Jimmy “The Lizard.” “We should probably fire the hamburger teaching food science too, but one thing at a time.” As of now, no drastic action has been taken by the deans of the food science department.

In sports: Madison bus driver sets new lap record By Liam Hutchison THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Veteran bus driver Gina Williams successfully broke the long standing Route 6 lap record earlier this week. Congrats, Gina.

Late Wednesday night, city bus driver Gina “Go-get-emGina” Williams, mother of three, set a new Route 6 lap record with an official time of 37 minutes and 13 seconds. According to officials at Madison Metro, Williams’ lap time breaks the 30-year-old record set by infamous driver Peter “Wild Peter” Peterson. “There was something in the air that night,” said Williams of the historic evening. “The ol’ rig was handling really well and I hardly noticed anyone waiting at the stops.” Chief of Transportation Bryan Marcue told Cardinal reporters that Madison’s busing codes strictly prohibit drivers from racing their buses. Despite these regulations,

the problem persists. “Every few weeks we catch someone going after one of the lap records,” said Marcue. “Sometimes the drivers need a reminder that this isn’t a NASCAR race, it’s a bus route.” Marcue also noted that the racing of city buses breaks the three C’s of public transport: consistency, control and collision-prevention. Madison man Daniel Dixon was waiting at a State Street stop to catch a ride home when he spotted Williams making the final push for the record. “I was really excited at first when I saw the bus coming up so quickly. I thought it meant I’d just get home a little sooner than earlier, but I was sorely mistaken. The bus just flew right past.” Williams is currently serving a two-day suspension from driving on her route.

Nigerian prince expected better response to mass email By Marc Tost THE DAILY CARDINAL

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NIGERIA—After a week of turmoil in Nigeria, the militant leader General Abodom has seized power of the small west African nation. As a result of the coup d’état, the Nigerian royal family has fled to the nearby country of Niger, but is concerned that the sizable fortune they have accumulated over years of unrelenting rule may fall into the rebels’ hands. According to sources who wish to remain unnamed, roughly 30 million U.S. dollars are stored in a shell corporation set up by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. However, the family’s economic advisor reports concern about the security of the funds. When asked by reporters, he stated that “the good King Olisicka, despite his grandeur and perfection, has stored his banking password on a

scrap of paper beside his computer.” In a last-ditch effort to ensure his financial future, the heir to the throne, Prince Yabani, has placed his faith in the generosity of the American people. After acquiring a massive email list, Prince Yabani sent an email begging Americans for help. Sources who received the email have noticed the poor grammar and wordchoice, but Yabani insists that his minimal English learning made the email blast seem more genuine. In the email, Yabani explained the political turmoil of his country, and why it was critical to remove the money from the shell corporation and to a secure place in the recipient’s bank account. It also outlined a procedure for the recipient to provide the capital for the withdrawal fee, which according to the email the royal family “trgicly cant pay do to the new poorness from escping to country new.” It also

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This poorly written email, sent by Prince Yabani, did not garner the response he had anticipated from the American people. ensured repeatedly that the money provided would be returned upon Olisicka’s return to power, along with a sizable interest. At press time, Yabani announced that he had not yet received the

response his whole family was waiting for. He stated, “I always heard about the generosity of Americans, I don’t know why they are not jumping on this offer. It should seem too good to be true!”

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We all must act to prevent sexual assault CAL WEBER opinion editor

omen’s issues. Sexual assault is a women’s problem. Why are so many women being sexually assaulted? Why don’t we educate women on how to protect themselves? Do you see a problem with those statements? At no point was the focus on men. Not at one point did we address the fact that genderbased violence is not only a “women’s problem,” but also a male’s. Placing a problem on a singular group of people gives the other group a reason to ignore it. If we start by saying that gender-based violence is only a women’s issue and we need to teach women how to be safe, we are simply victim blaming. We are giving men a reason to ignore the issue completely. We are giving them an out. Men are seeing this problem as something they don’t need to be concerned with because it is labeled as a women’s issue. The problem with all these sentiments is the fact that they are not new. Everything I just said is not groundbreaking news. Women have been saying this for centuries, and we are lucky for that. We are lucky to live in a society that has so many powerful female figures. The issue is that men don’t listen. Men don’t listen to these women because these women are feminists. Even typing the word, I can imagine some men will cringe at just the sight of it. Some men hear the word feminist and roll their eyes because they believe feminists are just malebashing, men-hating, crazy hippies. And by categorizing them as such, we feel safer just telling them to sit down and shut up because “feminism is about equality of genders, and you can’t hate on men if you’re a real feminist.” These women aren’t male-bash-

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Sexual assault is a very serious issue both here at the University of Wisconsin and on other campuses. ing, they are telling the truth. And by telling them to sit down and shut up, we are just perpetuating the idea that men don’t need to think about gender-based violence because it’s a “women’s issue.” Except it’s not— men need to start realizing that gender violence is a men’s issue, and we are the ones that need to change. Even in the case of sexual assault of males we see men absolving themselves of responsibilty. A lot of men like to use the argument that “men get assaulted too,” which they do, and it is something important that needs to be addressed. Except here’s the problem: It’s still a men’s issue. According to livingwell.org, the majority of sexual assaults against men are commit-

ted by heterosexual men. So even when men are the victims, they are usually the perpetrators. Recently we saw the rise of #NotAllMen, a hashtag used by men to defend the fact that not all men participate in gender-based violence. The problem with this hashtag is the fact that women already know this. People are aware that not every single man partakes in gender-based violence, but they also can’t tell the difference between someone who does and someone who doesn’t. Take me for example: I am a 6-foot-5 white male. On multiple occasions when I have been walking home late from a friend’s house or the library, I have seen women also walking home alone. Many of

these times they have either crossed the street or visibly looked on edge because I, a large male, was walking behind them. These are not the situations that men should be angry about. In this situation it is only obvious to me that I am not going to assault these women. I shouldn’t be angry at them for glancing over their shoulder at me; instead I should be angry that we as a culture have made being a woman and walking home alone at night such a daunting and frightening task. Taking that into account, we can now see that men should have a direct interest in solving the issue of gender-based violence, and it’s one of the reasons we need to start speaking out. Jackson Katz,

an American educator, coined something called “the bystander approach.” What Katz is trying to do with this approach is change the male culture, change the way that we interact with each other. Instead of hearing other men say something sexist and not giving it a second thought, we need to challenge them. We need to stop them, inform them, change how they see themselves in relation to gender-based violence. Katz says that we shouldn’t want to change this culture “because it’s illegal, but because it’s unacceptable and morally wrong.” Some men on campus have already taken a step in the right direction, starting with the organization Men Against Sexual Assault. But this issue should not fall on just their shoulders. It should instead fall on the shoulders of all men. We should all realize that there is something we need to start doing. Whether or not you have ever witnessed gender-based violence is beyond the point. The point is that you, as a male in society, need to change the way you see male culture and the stigma surrounding genderbased violence, and help change the way others see these things. My point is this: I understand that gender-based violence is a larger cultural issue, and not every man takes part in it. However, a lot of men think that just because they are not the ones jumping out in the middle of the night to attack someone they can just ignore this issue. No longer can we think like that. Men need to understand that there not only is something we can do, but something that we should do. Cal is a sophomore majoring in political science. What do you think we need to do on campus to prevent sexual assault? Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Racism in US remains prevalent due to complacency THOMAS VALTIN-ERWIN guest columnist

et’s role play. Imagine you’re going for a walk in your beloved neighborhood when you hear someone calling for your help from their house. You walk over and they tell you that they have a gas leak in their oven. The house reeks, but you couldn’t smell it from outside, much less from your own home. Their problem doesn’t affect you, so why should you be obliged to help? You ignore the problem, and a few days later a small spark ignites the gas and burns down the house. Such is the current state of race politics in American society. Black Americans have been telling the country about their problems for decades, but still many refuse to acknowledge that there is a problem at all. We can’t keep ignoring the problem, because there is real danger in continually oppressing a group that helped build this country into what it is today. There are many numbers readily available online for those interested in understanding the plight of black Americans. Simply put, it’s a fact that a black person in America has fewer advantages than a white person. Somehow, though, many white Americans refuse to acknowledge this fact.

It’s not as easy as it once was to point to something as a racist act these days, and that makes it difficult to show someone who has never experienced prejudice firsthand. Gone are the days when stores would hang “Blacks need not apply” signs on their windows, and public schools are, at least in theory, integrated. But that’s not to say that racism is gone. The problem is improving, to be sure, but racism still permeates everyday American life. While there are certainly instances of overt racism daily, the vast majority of discrimination is very minor, in the form of microaggressions. The type of racism that you’ll typically hear today isn’t someone saying “You can’t be in here because you’re black.” It’s seeing your friend cross the street because they’re uncomfortable walking past a black man. It’s having someone tell you a story about the weird guy that hit on them at the bar by beginning with “this black guy hit on me last night.” It’s clutching your purse just a little bit tighter as you walk past a black student. The roots of racism are buried so deep in our society that it has become second nature. It’s the default setting in America. Look, I don’t want to have preconceived notions about a person based on the color of their skin. Discrimination and injus-

tice eats away at my soul. But that injustice was once such a staple of American life that it has become ingrained in our minds. And that’s why it’s so dangerous to do nothing. It’s OK to accept that you have privilege. And while you may treat black people perfectly equally, anyone who says that skin color doesn’t at least partially inform their opinion of someone is lying. What’s not OK is pretending that you’re not a part of the problem, and putting the onus on other people to fix it. Because prejudice has become such a subconscious thing, it will take a very conscious effort to remove it from our lives. We have to push ourselves and those around us to change that aspect of our society. It’s too easy to put your blinders on and go about your life like nothing’s wrong. Something is wrong, and doing nothing won’t fix it. Even if you won’t be affected by a push for black rights, it’s your duty as an American to fight for those rights. We can’t sit back and bask in the spotlight that was shone upon white Americans by slave owners in the 1800s and the Jim Crow laws in the 1900s. Tens of millions of people are still affected by the historical oppression of black Americans decades and centuries ago, so the bad that

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Even today, racism is something that affects the lives of millions. was done must now be undone. It’s not enough to call it even. White Americans have been far too comfortable with their advantages in the past. You might not be doing anything that directly oppresses black Americans, but through your silence and complacency you are worsening the issue. It’s not OK to deny that racism exists, wherever you are. When a 19-year-old black kid

is shot and killed without consequence, when a student’s face is spat in and racial slurs are thrown around without hesitance, there’s a problem. And pretending there isn’t is no longer ignorance. It’s just lying. Thomas is a sophomore majoring in Middle East studies. How can we have a more honest discussion about race today? Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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

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ACROSS 1 Completely wreck 6 Hindu melody 10 Like khakis 14 Walled city of Spain 15 Airline with a King David Club 16 __ avis 17 “Olympia” painter Edouard 18 Pear-shaped instrument 19 Has a mortgage, e.g. 20 Atlas map data 22 Confined, with “up” 23 Henhouse raider 24 Carmen of jazz 25 Called a game 29 Golden State region, for short 32 Love dearly 33 Yellow or orange blooms 37 Get pooped out 38 Had the blahs 39 Short blast 40 Jamaican band instrument 42 Be rude in line 43 Was helpful to 44 Treat as a pet 45 Play area?

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An appreciation for golf’s timeless wonders Zach Rastall make it rasty

ather Time is undefeated. But in golf, he often has to work overtime. More than just about any other sport, golf is truly unique when it comes to the legends of the game. Whereas Hall of Fame players in most other sports have to call it a career in their mid-to-late 30s—or early 40s if they’re lucky—golf’s legends can continue to play on well after they’re past their prime. They can continue to play competitively against each other on the Champions Tour while also making occasional forays in tournaments on the regular PGA Tour or the majors. And every now and again, these aging legends can briefly recapture a glimmer of their former glory. This past weekend at the Masters, golf fans got a taste of that thanks to 58-year-old Bernhard Langer. Langer thrilled the Augusta crowd Saturday by shooting a 2-under 70, putting him at 1-under for the tournament and leaving him tied for third going into the final round. And oh by the way, he did all this while playing alongside

Jason Day, the No. 1 ranked player in the world. Langer outplayed Day, even chipping in for birdie at the 14th hole just moments after watching his playing partner drain a 69-foot putt. Just four players were under par at Augusta after 54 holes. Three of them—Jordan Spieth, Smylie Kaufman and Hideki Matsuyama— were 24 years old or younger. The other was Langer. The other three aforementioned players that Langer, who captured Masters titles in 1985 and 1993, sat at the top of the leaderboard with were either infants or not even born yet the last time Langer won a green jacket. Ultimately, Langer faded to finish at 6-over and tied for 24th (which is still pretty damn good for a 58-year-old). Still, the fact a guy who made his pro debut back when Richard Nixon was running for re-election against George McGovern could be in contention on Saturday at Augusta in the year 2016 is remarkable. But it’s certainly not the first example of old man magic at a major. The most memorable instance of triumph by a legend past his prime came courtesy of Jack Nicklaus, who became the oldest winner in Masters at age 46 in 1986. Nicklaus came from behind with a furious finish on that

Sunday, shooting 30 on the back nine to edge Greg Norman and Tom Kite by a single stroke. That victory gave Nicklaus his 18th and final major title—23 years after his first Masters win and 24 years after his first major victory—and has gone on to become one of the most iconic moments in the history of golf. Coincidentally, it was Langer, the previous year’s champion, who had the honor of slipping the green jacket on Nicklaus. Twelve years later, at the age of 58, the Golden Bear conjured up some of his old magic once again, shooting a 68 on Sunday to finish tied for sixth. Of course, Nicklaus isn’t the only all-time great who has turned back the clock at a major championship; Tom Watson challenged Father Time at the 2009 Open Championship, though his story was far more bittersweet. Watson was in contention all throughout the tournament, even holding the 36 and 54-hole leads. He came to the 72nd hole needing just a par to become the oldest winner in major championship history. However, his approach shot took an unfavorable bounce and rolled off the back of the green. Watson couldn’t get up and down from there, missing an eight-foot putt that would’ve given him his fifth Claret Jug. That left him

in a four-hole playoff, where he was easily beaten by Stewart Cink. It was Watson’s heroics at Turnberry seven years ago that truly made me an avid golf fan. Watching this Hall-of-Famer recapture his glory and defy the odds all week was an exhilarating experience unlike any other, and seeing him let it slip away was utterly agonizing (I still refuse to watch a replay of the 72nd hole). While that day was one of my greatest heartbreaks as a sports fan, it hooked me as a die-hard golf fan. And so it was quite bittersweet to see Watson play in his final Masters this past weekend. Watching him get a prolonged ovation as he took his final stroll up the 18th fairway was certainly a sentimental moment: The man who helped turn me into a golf fanatic will never again play at my favorite tournament of the year. Yet just one day later, Bernhard Langer gave me a firm reminder of one of the reasons why I fell in love with the sport to begin with. In golf, some of the all-time greats get to assume the role of the ultimate underdog years, and sometimes decades, after the prime of their careers. That’s something completely unique in the world of sports and part of what makes golf so special.

The need for more female collegiate athletic directors By Ben Pickman the daily cardinal

Jonathan Tsipis was introduced as the first male head coach of the Wisconsin women’s basketball team March 31. But when asked if gender affected the hiring, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez responded succinctly. “It didn’t come up at all,” Alvarez said. “I wanted to hire the best coach we could hire. And I think we did that.” And while such a sentiment seems logical, Alvarez’s response is more complex than it lets on. This by no means discounts Tsipis, who is a good hire for UW due to his past successes, but prior perceptions often shape hires. That’s not to claim that Alvarez is sexist for hiring a proven man to coach a struggling women’s program, but in Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter’s 2014 study, “Women in Intercollegiate Sport,” Acosta and Carpenter find women ADs bring a higher percentage of female coaches into the department. Conversely, when the AD is male, there is a higher percentage of male coaches at the university. This translates to the stark difference in the ratio between male coaches and female coaches. Acosta and Carpenter find there are 5,427 male head coaches of women’s teams compared to 4,154 female head coaches of women’s teams. Those troubling statistics need to change, but to increase the amount women getting and maintaining jobs coaching women’s teams, there first needs to be more female athletics directors. ADs in both men’s and women’s sports have preconceptions of what coaches look like, often looking for candidates who are similar to themselves. This concept is more broadly called “cultural fit.” Lauren A. Rivera, a professor in the management & organization department at Northwestern,

writes in her paper “Hiring as Cultural Matching: The Case of Elite Professional Service Firms,” that hiring people “is also a process of cultural matching between candidates, evaluators, and firms. Employers sought candidates who were not only competent but also culturally similar to themselves in terms of leisure pursuits, experiences, and presentation styles.” Acosta and Carpenter’s 2014 finding supports Rivera’s cultural fit theory—men are more likely to hire male coaches for women’s jobs, and women are more likely to hire female coaches for women’s jobs. Additionally, the number of administrators in athletic departments is relatively low, which leads to a more homogenous cultural fit, as 11.3 percent of NCAA athletic programs did not have a female in their administrative department as of 2014. And while this data doesn’t necessarily cause or shape every hiring, the lack of female representation in athletic departments certainly doesn’t help any female coaches get a head coaching job. But contrary to Rivera’s study, in recent years when female athletics directors were hired, they did not mirror the male-dominated culture of the program they took over. That’s because in the case of Sandy Barbour, the AD at Penn State, and Julie Hermann, the recently fired AD at Rutgers, the institutions they took control of were looking to create an entirely new culture. As Patti Phillps, the CEO of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators told The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Frank Fitzpatrick, “When bad things happen, that’s when leadership looks at each other and says, ‘Ok, we need to go in a different direction.’ And the easiest way to think about going in another direction is to hire a woman.” Rutgers did just that in 2013 when it hired Hermann. She was hired after former Rutgers basketball coach

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Jonathan Tsipis was hired as the first male head coach of the Wisconsin women’s basketball program earlier this spring. Mike Rice was found verbally abusing his players. In 2014, Barbour got the Penn State job in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Hermann was fired last November after a brief two-and-a-half-year stint on the job. Her absence left only Barbour, Deborah Yow of NC State and Heather Lyke of Eastern Michigan University as the only female athletics directors in the FBS. Not surprisingly, the athletics directors left in the FBS are almost all male, mainly because football is often times the most important program in many athletic departments. Fitzpatrick, in his aforementioned story in the Inquirer, posits that the common stereotype that women don’t know both the business and culture of football prevents women from getting more AD jobs. This alleged lack of familiarity with the workings of a football program is an oft-speculated reason why women don’t obtain more AD jobs. In the eyes of Keith Sargeant

of NJ.com, the chief reason why Hermann was asked to resign this past fall was because of her problems managing the football program. Even if men’s basketball might be the most successful program at UW, there is no debate that football is the school’s most profitable program. Alvarez was of course once the football coach at UW himself. Football drives the narrative in Madison. That’s not likely to change anytime soon. And as a result, the gender statistics of the UW-Madison athletic department likely won’t change much either. At Wisconsin, in Fall 2015, five of the 12 coaches of women’s teams were female. That number has only decreased since Tsipis’ hire. That means to increase the number of female coaches at Wisconsin and other collegiate programs, universities must first create a better cultural fit. To do this the solution is simple: hire more female athletics directors.

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swimming from page 8 of 2:09.64. “Australia has set their own standards, which are a lot harder,” Schafer explained. “In the past they have taken people that have been under the FINA cut but haven’t made the Australian cut, but they don’t find out ‘til the last day, so I’m just playing the waiting game now.” Even though he’s playing the waiting game to see whether he goes to Brazil, Schafer is already a household name in his native country. “Swimming is a very prevalent and well known sport [in Australia],” Schemmel said. “I’ve been watching the morning news every morning I’ve been here, and they recap swimming—they don’t just recap it, they address it and go over it in a way where everyone knows who their top swimmers are. [Schafer] came into the meet as the defending national champion, so every time he swam that’s what they referred to him as. He was getting a lot of attention.” Schafer plans to return to Australia after graduation, no matter whether he qualifies for Rio or not and will continue to compete with Acqua Rosa, beyond this meet. No matter where he goes or what he tries to balance, success will surely follow Schafer in and out of the pool.

ass waxing from page 8 Osterberger said, while sharpening her running cleats. “People think we’re nice,” Borstad added, spitting on the ground. “We’ll show you nice.” Denzel Taylor and Amileah Sutliff really want to contribute to a Cardinal victory, and have begun drafting a pre-game pep talk to rile up the team. However, after days of preparation, the two arts editors were still in deep conversation with their staff about what the best movie of all time is and why. At press time, the certainty of having Almasnack editors Noah Mack and Liam Hutchison on the field this weekend was still unclear. The two have expressed a preferred interest in taking the afternoon to do investigative research at Henry Vilas Zoo for forthcoming animal reviews. When asked about his strategy for the game, Sam “No YOU’RE Hipster” Wagner emphasized his skill of... walking. “I don’t know, I’m good at walking. I pace sometimes,” Wagner said. “Maybe I can pace between all the bases?” The rest of news team has said they’re going to try to make it Saturday, but they’re all pretty bogged down with event coverage, writing investigative pieces and producing features on features on features. Also, Miller “RIP Allen Joz” Jozwiak is boycotting Vilas Park for its smoke-free premises. April 16 will be a day that will live in infamy, and Dayton can hardly contain himself. “The Cardinal has been around for 124 years, bro,” Dayton said, crushing a Schlitz can against his forehead. “This Saturday will only be another glorious moment in our history.”

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ive days. That’s how long the agonizing wait is for Nick Schafer to find out if he makes the Australian Olympic swim team after his latest performance. At least he’s got some makeup work and studying for finals to pass the time. Schafer is one of the few Badgers who, in addition to working toward a degree, is continuing in his sport after exhausting his NCAA eligibility. Schafer has a very impressive resume, no matter which way it’s looked at. On paper, Schafer is an undergraduate assistant coach with the UW men’s swim program and a finance major who graduates in May. In the pool, Schafer’s success speaks for itself. The 2015 Australian national champion in the 200meter breaststroke and member of Australian club team Acqua Rosa, Schafer decided to stick around Madison and continue training after he exhausted his NCAA eligibility at the end of the 2014-’15 season. Schafer currently trains with a postgraduate group that also includes former Badger swimmers and U.S. National teamers Ivy Martin and Michael Weiss, both of whom are recent graduates— Martin in 2015 and Weiss 2013. The three swim in open competitions across the United States and all serve as volunteer assistant coaches for the Badgers. UW assistant swim coach Dan Schemmel, who traveled to Australia with Schafer and the two other Australian Badger swimmers on the team, Jess Unicomb and Sean Maloney, is glad Schafer decided to continue training in Madison. “Nick’s a phenomenal teammate and a great leader, and he finished out his career as a captain. To still have him around, his presence, training and in the locker room, it’s been great. His official title is an undergraduate assistant, so he’s someone who everyone on the team kinda looks to as a coaching figure as well,” Schemmel said. The 24-year-old Schafer is grateful for the experience his extra year of training in Madison has given him. “It’s definitely been challenging,” Schafer said of balancing high-stakes swimming competition with a competitive major. “There have been a lot of ups and downs through school and swimming, but I think it’s those challenges that have enabled me to become a lot more resilient and confident in my ability to handle anything that comes my way.” This past week at the 2016 Australian Championships, which double as Olympic Trials for Australia, Schafer’s resilience and confidence were on full display.

The native of Carina, Queensland, had a dominant performance in both breaststroke events. In the 100-meter breaststroke last Friday, Schafer placed fourth overall with 1:00.86. His finals time was just four-tenths of a second slower than his semifinal time of 1:00.49. In the 200-meter breaststroke Sunday and Monday, the former Badger swimmer’s specialty, Schafer had a performance for the ages. In the preliminaries, he posted a time of 2:13.31. In the semifinals, Schafer dipped under the FINA standard of 2:11.66, which gives him a chance to qualify for the Olympics, with a time of 2:11.62. And in the finals, he blasted a 2:10.75, a lifetime best, to take home the silver medal. For those unfamiliar with swimming, it’s extremely rare to drop more than a second between heats of an event, and to do it twice with that much of an interval is pretty much unheard of. “I’m pretty proud of myself,” Schafer said after his stellar swim. “It’s always good to go faster, but that’s my best time I’ve ever done. I am happy with the result at the end of the day.” In many countries, that swim would have qualified Schafer for the Olympics already. In Australia, though, swimming is hyper-competitive and the standards are a lot more challenging. Although he is under the FINA cut, which, if he was competing in nearby New Zealand, would have likely punched his ticket to Rio, he is still above Australia’s self-enforced Olympic qualifying time standard

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Majestic Birds to aggressively defeat, explain definition of ‘independent’ to Badger Hairball By Emile Gerbils the daily cardinal

Aside from Yeezy’s The Life of Pablo and Donald Trump’s tumultuous demise, nothing has been more widely anticipated these past few months than this Saturday’s annual softball faceoff between The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald. “I haven’t slept in weeks,” said Sam “Don’t Call Me Peter” Coutu, while donning yet another Michigan sweater and shooting back his 10th coffee of the day. Cardinalistas have spent the past few weeks practicing their hitting, throwing and chugging skills in a dedicated effort to finally send The Badger Hairball to its grave. Jim “I’m Way Too Into This”

Dayton said he’s prepared to “bring the house down” Saturday, citing his own personal expertise. “Did you see that graphic I made?” Dayton said. “I think it’s pretty clear I know a thing or two about houses.” Incoming editor-in-chief Theda “Fuck Up Some Commas” Berry said she’s definitely focused on winning... but she’s just a little preoccupied about font choice for the Cardinal’s shirt. “Here, I just want you to look at this font!” Berry urged. “I have like 40 fonts I want to show you real quick that are just so beautiful!” Both Berry and incoming managing editor Negassi “Remember When I Gave That TED Talk” Tesfamichael have been develop-

ing a strategy for the game, and have decided that when it comes to the chug-off, they’re going to split the drink. “I think we can win this thing if I take a sip, then Theda takes a sip, then I take a sip... you get the picture,” Tesfamichael said. “I think this’ll just really hit home the whole ‘teamwork’ thing, ya know?” Resident “Badass Bitches” Ellie Borstad and Betsy Osterberger are prepared to pull out all the stops in order to defeat The Hairball, even if that means playing dirty. “I’ve got brass knuckles, nunchucks, ninja stars... Whatever you’re scared of, we’ve got it,”

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