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Where eating gets complicated Stress of college results in increasing percentage of students struggling with eating disorders

By Sammy Gibbons FEATURES EDITOR

Walking into a dining hall at UW-Madison, new students experience a flood of sensations—the sizzle of grilling burgers, the heavy scent of baking pizza—and, perhaps for the first time, the responsibility of choosing what they eat. Where french fries are sold next to a salad bar, the decision of how to fuel oneself during this early act of independence can be overwhelming for students that, added on to the stress of starting college, could spiral into consistent unhealthy patterns.

A Healthy Minds study launched

by University Health Services just over one year ago reported that 19.7 percent of UW-Madison students screened positive on SCOFF assessments, meaning they answered two or more questions affirmatively and could be diagnosed with an eating disorder. This falls only slightly short of the national average of 20.6 percent.

And before the SCOFF results were published, the National Eating Disorder Association launched the Eating Disorders on the College Campus study in 2013 at 165 schools nationwide, including UW-Madison. Results showed eating disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent among campus populations.

This study was a response to

data collected at the University of California-Santa Barbara, which found at one unnamed college total eating disorders

“Most people who are experiencing an eating disorder have never had that conversation with someone else.”

Andrea Lawson codirector of mental heath services University Health Services

increased from 23 to 32 percent among females and from 7.9 to 25 percent among males over a 13 year span. NEDA also noted the organization had received an increased number of requests from universities for information regarding eating disorders.

Both UHS and NEDA said increased stress on college students that accompanies leaving home for the first time and making choices about their diets can put individuals at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder, as well as societal pressure to maintain a “small” body frame.

NEDA Director of Programs

Lauren Smolar said messages warning students about weightgain in college, like the rumor of the “freshman fifteen,” may also lead students to develop concerns about eating.

“There’s a lot of awareness and concern over the obesity epidemic and that’s brought attention to healthy foods and a different variety of foods available on college campuses that weren’t available before,” Smolar said. “That is really confusing messaging for someone who is at risk or may be struggling with an eating disorder … There is this middle ground of having the resources available for somebody who needs help from maybe a professional dietitian and also maybe not drawing too much attention to food consumption.”

Some UW-Madison students feel the university is lacking in support and raising awareness without spreading these confusing messages.

UHS offers a support group focused on eating disorders called the Eating Concerns Recovery and Support Group. Students commit to the group by registering before each semester and meet at the same time each week. If this does not work with students’ schedules there are other support groups in which their eating concerns can be voiced.

“Eating disorders often lead to secrecy, like nobody wants to talk about it or share about it,” Lawson said. “Most people who are experiencing an eating disorder have never had that conversation with someone else. By providing a group space that’s safe and confidential students can come and share their stories and feel like they’re hearing their stories and others as well.”

“If you think of any classroom you’re in, 20 percent of that room may be dealing with an eating disorder.”

Andrea Lawson codirector of mental heath services University Health Services

UW-Madison junior Hannah Glasrud said she found the groups to be hard to get into, as they fill up quickly, and that a group that meets at the same time each week and requires advanced commitment may not accommodate for how “fluctuating” eating disorders are.

This past academic term she was involved in planting the seed of a student organization called Proud2Bme, a collegiate initiative started by NEDA. The group never came to fruition, but Glasrud, along with former UW-Madison student Carter Kofman who also worked to implement the initiative, said a group like this is needed on campus to provide students with a space to interact with peers in order to cope with their eating concerns.

Project HEAL is the only student organization at UW-Madison centered around eating disorders. Their goal, though, is to raise awareness of eating disorders and promote body positivity, as opposed to a support group setting, but they do offer events where members can gather and talk openly.

NEDA found in the results of their study “indicate that greater funding and resources are needed to educate, screen, refer and treat college students who struggle with eating disorders or disordered eating issues.”

The report also found “a significant gap in perceived need and available counseling or nutritional services by staff specializing in eating disorders,” something which may have been present at UW-Madison in

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

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Chancellor Blank opposes Trump DACA repeal

By Noah Habenstreit ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement Tuesday opposing President Donald Trump’s proposed repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Trump’s controversial proposal, which was officially announced Tuesday and would throw out Obama-era protections for undoc-

umented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, has been met largely with outrage from college administrators. Blank said repealing DACA “puts at risk a group of promising students at UW­Madison and at higher education institutions across the country.”

“These ‘dreamer’ students seek only what we all want for our children: the opportunity to pursue an education and a

fulfilling career,” Blank said in the statement. “To threaten them now with deportation is unfair and, indeed not in our country’s best interest as businesses in Wisconsin and beyond continue to struggle to find workers in almost all occupations.”

Blank affirmed that UW-Madison would provide support to students who are concerned about how a DACA repeal

would affect them or the campus community. She encouraged students to contact the Multicultural Student Center, International Student Services or International Faculty and Staff Services for more information.

Blank also reiterated that UW-Madison would not provide information on students’ or staff members’ immigration status to authorities unless required to do

so by law.

Blank’s statement comes as university presidents across the country have voiced opposition to the DACA repeal. As many as 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children benefit from the program, and an estimated 10,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from college per year, according to the American Immigration Council.

Budget committee approves Foxconn bill

By Lilly Price STATE NEWS EDITOR

Legislation to secure Wisconsin’s multi-billion dollar investment in bringing a technology giant to the state is moving swiftly through the state Legislature after the state’s budget writing committee passed the incentive package Tuesday on a party-line vote.

Lawmakers hope to pass two massive pieces of legislation by the end of the week. First, a bill that would give up to $3 billion dollars to Foxconn Technology Group—an electronics company that manufactures LCD screens and is most well-known for producing Apple products—in exchange for the company bringing up to 13,000 jobs to Wisconsin.

The bill must pass by Sept. 30 due to the agreement between Gov. Scott Walker and Terry Gou, the head of Foxconn. The initial agreement was signed on a piece of office paper, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Once out of the Joint Finance committee, the bill will head to the state Senate. The bill has already passed in the state Assembly with bipartisan support, but due to an amendment added in committee to jump any lawsuits against Foxconn straight to the state Supreme Court, the bill must go back to the Assembly before heading to Walker’s desk and signed into law.

State Republicans cheered the bill’s approval.

The incentive package would mark the largest amount of money a state has ever given to a foreign

company in U.S. history to influence them to come to a certain area.

Foxconn will not receive the full $3 billion taxpayer dollars until the company has created 13,000 jobs and fulfilled other promises.

An amendment to the bill assigned an economic development agency to track Foxconn’s job creation rate, but didn’t set a minimum number of jobs that Foxconn must create before getting paid.

Walker was joined by President Donald Trump and Paul Ryan in August to announce Foxconn’s decision to come to Wisconsin. The deal represents Trump’s fulfillment of one of his campaign promises— bringing manufacturing jobs, many of which have moved overseas, back to the states.

Estimates say the deal would bring more than 13,000 direct jobs at the Foxconn plant. If all goes according to plan plan, Foxconn’s presence in Wisconsin could create 22,000 indirect jobs in the form of restaurants and other local business.

It will take 25 years until the state’s investment in Foxconn is slated to break even.

The site where the technology plant will be built is expected to be in Racine or Kenosha County because huge factories like Foxconn need a high quantity of water, making southeast Wisconsin an ideal point with easy access to Michigan Lake.

Some state Democrats, however, are concerned about the impact the plant could have on the environment.

“I would love to support a proposal to help create 13,000 new jobs in Wisconsin but I cannot give away our water, wetlands and environment to get there,” said JFC member state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton.

The plant will cost $10 billion to build and is expected to create 10,000 construction jobs in the state.

The plant, deemed “Wisconn Valley,” borrowed from Silicon Valley, will be so large it can fit 11 Lambeau fields, officials say.

The other key bill the Legislature must address is finalizing the state’s biennial budget. The spending bill is two months late due to disagreements between the two Republican-controlled chambers over transportation funding and taxes.

Although Foxconn isn’t likely to significantly affect the 2017-’19 budget, it will play a pivotal role in future budgets. It will also influence the current budgets’ transportation funding.

As part of the incentive package, officials want to borrow $250 million for Interstate 94 South to finish projects and maintain the road which trucks will travel on to transport Foxconn products.

To fulfill all the state’s transportation needs, officials also requested $341 million from the federal government.

The state, however, was only granted $66 million, a fraction of the original request.

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Joint Finance Committee Chairs John Nygren, R-Marinette, and Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, observe debate on a bill to help bring tech giant Foxconn to Wisconsin.

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Student Council Chair Katrina Morrison apologizes to the new incoming session for her actions last semester at a meeting Tuesday.

Morrison apologizes to new session of Council, body passes code of conduct

By Nina Bertelsen and Maggie Chandler THE DAILY CARDINAL

The 23rd session of the Associated Students of Madison may be over, but Student Council Chair Katrina Morrison had one more task before the 24th session could get down to business.

Morrison issued a public apology for her actions during a discussion following the divestment legislation, as ordered by the Student Judiciary branch.

“I am saddened that I contributed to an environment of exclusion,” Morrison said. “My intentions were never to alienate Jewish members of our community, but I fully recognize that that was my impact.”

Following the statement, former ASM member Ariela Rivkin—one of the students to file the formal complaint against Morrison and current Hillel board member—said she appreciated Morrison’s “serious and heartfelt manner” and looks forward to constructive leadership including the Jewish community.

Others had mixed feelings.

Another complainant, Jake Lubenow, chair of College Republicans, said the apology was “certainly necessary given last year’s events.” Lubenow said that he and other College Republicans are hopeful this is the beginning of serious change in ASM but are “not holding [their] breath.”

After Morrison’s statement, fellow petitioner Rep. Diego Villegas said, “An apology means nothing if no further actions are taken to ensure that ASM stands firm against any form of discrimination.”

However, Villegas said he was glad Morrison offered “a real apology” and appreciated her acknowledging that she negatively impacted the Jewish community despite good intentions.

“I acted in ways that are not reflective of the values I hold

or the leader I strive to be,” Morrison said in her apology.

“I am committed to creating an environment in which all opinions are valued and appreciated.”

Morrison also recognized that actions speak louder than words and noted that she contributed to a new code of conduct and anti-Semitism legislation, both introduced later in the meeting.

The code listed specific prohibited behavior, ranging from personal issues like online harassment to minimal infractions like printing personal documents on ASM printers.

Despite differing degrees of offense, the enforcement policy offers one penalty per incident without taking into account the level of severity. For example, if a representative had several incidents of harassment throughout one meeting, they would only receive the first violation penalty—a verbal warning from the chair or vice chair. Representatives voiced concern with that portion of the code among others.

Rep. Dylan Resch, who advocated for a zero-tolerance policy, said the code “didn’t provide real consequences for actions,” nor did it “prevent harassment from happening at council meetings.”

In the end, the body added an amendment requiring a twothirds vote from council will be necessary for a more severe violation procedure.

While Resch thought the code wasn’t nuanced enough, Rep. Billy Welsh, another co-author, said it is more than council has had for years.

“There were a variety of things that were so unacceptable,” Morrison said of the 23rd session.

“Of course what happened at the divestment meetings with the yelling, the screaming … the inappropriate acts, all led me to believe a code of conduct was necessary.”

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Five things to know about ‘Mentos Man’

By Lawrence Andrea CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

If you’ve been to Union South and seen the posters, you knew that #SamHadMentosGum. But now that UW-Madison freshman Sam Jeschke successfully handed out 43,000 bottles of gum, here’s what

you didn’t know about the Mentos Gum challenge: Jeschke and UW-Madison’s students aren’t the only beneficiaries of the event Although Mentos Gum isn’t paying the university anything for the

campaign, the company has a contract negotiated with Badger Sports Properties—who manages multimedia rights for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department— that will send funds to the Wisconsin Union. The money will be used “to support the many kinds of arts, entertainment and recreational programs it offers to students,” according to UW-Madison spokesperson Meredith McGlone.

Additionally, Mentos will pay for one year of Jeschke’s tuition and fund an Oct. 30 DJ Khaled concert for the campus.

Jeschke was a paid spokesperson for Mentos Gum In addition to receiving a free year of tuition from the gum company, Jeschke will receive $2,500 for distributing Mentos Gum at designated locations throughout campus.

According to Jeschke’s contract with Mentos, he was required to participate in both “on and offcamera performances” for the company. Moreover, the freshman may not provide any “endorsement, sponsorship, or other services” to any person or company who manufactures or sells a product similar to Mentos Gum for one year.

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Sam Jeschke, the UW-Madison freshman challenged to distribute gum to the campus, completed the endeavor Tuesday night.

On campus, Jeschke was directed by the Mentos team While on campus, Jeschke was shadowed by a team of cameramen and Mentos spokespeople who directed him to different events. Once it was determined Jeschke had

distributed enough bottles for a day, the day would end.

“Sometimes we would do a couple hours and then there’d be a break, and then we’d come back at night,” Jeschke said. “There’d be times when we’d go from like 10 in the morning to like 10 at night. It depended on the day and the stuff we had planned.”

Being in front of the camera is “in his blood” Although some people may be uncomfortable having a five-man camera crew follow them around campus for a week, Jeschke said being in front of a camera is in his blood. Jeschke’s father, Greg Jeschke, is a WKOW-TV evening news anchor.

“It’s really not that weird having cameras on me all the time. My dad is a TV reporter, and it’s not like I do that, but I feel like I get [my camera skills] from him,” he said.

Jeschke wasn’t expecting #SamHasMentosGum to be this popular When Jeschke filled out an application, went through a series of interviews and eventually became the face of #SamHasMentosGum, he was not expecting the event to become this popular.

“When I came into this, I was under the presumption that I would be passing out some Mentos and maybe putting up some posters,” Jeschke said.

“Then they took me down to the Union and my face was on the side of a truck. I was like ‘Oh wow, this is actually for real.’”

How one Badger’s passion for public service led to the creation of a class that examines the Wisconsin Idea

By Lawrence Andrea CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

Patrick Brenzel has long been an advocate of public service.

From attending UW-Madison as a mechanical engineering student in the 1980s to working in the university’s sociology department, Brenzel has appreciated and supported the Wisconsin Idea, the theory that the university works to improve the lives of the citizens of Wisconsin.

When Gov. Scott Walker proposed changing the Wisconsin Idea in 2015, Brenzel decided to fill the void left by UW-Madison’s failure to “step up and properly address” Walker’s effort to change the idea that public universities should stay in the public interest.

“People were looking to the chancellor to speak on our behalf, and my own feeling was that that wasn’t quite enough,” Brenzel said. “I wanted there to be a bigger and broader conversation about [the Wisconsin Idea]. UW-Madison has a history that is steeped with honor, and I think that a look at the Wisconsin Idea is a way to teach you about your institution.”

After making a suggestion to the sociology department chair and gaining the support of faculty members across UW-Madison, Brenzel created a new course aimed at exploring the university’s relationship with the state of Wisconsin.

“FORWARD? The Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present,” a course

introduced by the sociology department last year, reflects Brenzel’s appreciation of public service and UW-Madison, exploring the many ways university research has been applied to solve problems and improve the lives of the citizens of Wisconsin.

According to Brenzel, UW-Madison “[has] improved the lives of Wisconsinites for over 100 years.” Although other universities say they engage in public service, Brenzel said a lot of the ideals these universities embrace began in Wisconsin. He used the invention of public broadcasting as an example of the Wisconsin Idea’s national influence.

“We go on these campus tours and walk by Radio Hall and say, ‘This is the place of the first public broadcast,’” Brenzel said. “People often think about what a technological feat this was, but it goes way beyond the technology that was involved. It had to do with the vision of the people who were involved. The vision of these people was to share information in a democratic way that would elevate the quality of lives of all Wisconsinites.”

In the spirit of connecting the university to the state and its citizens, lectures are held Tuesday evenings and are open to both students and the public. They will be led by UW-Madison facul-

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The lecture series will explore the different ways UW-Madison research works to improve the lives of the citizens of Wisconsin.

ty members and invited speakers from many different departments and “areas of expertise as they relate to the Wisconsin Idea,” according to Brenzel.

While the course—featuring topics ranging from the general public’s influence in shaping policy at the university to balancing animal welfare with economic realities—is listed in the sociology department, Brenzel thinks it should be crosslisted. According to Brenzel, the Wisconsin Idea is multidisciplinary and relevant to the work being done in many different departments across UW-Madison.

Much like the principles of the Wisconsin Idea, Brenzel said he hopes students take what they learn in this class and use it to improve their communities.

“It is my hope that undergraduates act on all of the things that they learn at UW-Madison,” he said. “It is my hope that, when you all graduate, you take with you some commitment to public service. That you go out and, just beyond enriching yourselves, that you go out and you make your communities a better place to live.”

Sociology 496 can be taken as the public lectures alone, or lectures with a 3-credit seminar held Thursday afternoons. Students who wish to attend only the public lectures have the opportunity to receive one credit. To view past lectures or to check the schedule of upcoming lectures, visit www. wiscidea.com.

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Battery on West Gorham leaves a man unconscious, possible racial motive involved A 29-year-old Madison man was knocked unconscious downtown early Sunday morning after being involved in what seems to have been a racially-motivated argument.

The incident happened around 1:47 a.m. on the 200 block of West Gorham Street, Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in an incident report.

The victim, who was intoxicated, repeatedly called several young black men “gangstas” before the situation escalated, a witness told MPD. “He was reportedly making the statement over and over,” DeSpain said.

One of the men responded, “On my mama, I’m going to hit him,” and punched the victim once in the head. The victim fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

When the victim later regained consciousness, he said he could not remember what had happened and was then taken to the detox center, according to DeSpain.

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eating from page 1 the recent past. But UHS is making changes to become more accessible to students seeking help in this area.

UHS has recently begun expanding its staff and has hired access specialists, including Chanda Bolander, who will serve as eating disorder coordinator beginning this semester. She will sit down with students who come to her with concerns about their eating during two assessment sessions in which she will determine if they have a diagnosable eating disorder. She will also conduct brief therapy sessions with them if they fit UHS’ 10-session therapy model (meaning the student may just need a few meetings with a UHS counselor to lessen their food concerns) or connect them to community resources if they need longer-term care.

Bolander will also work with UHS’ eating disorder treatment team, which includes psychiatrists, nutritionists and medical providers, as well as mental health staff, and will look at individual cases of students to provide them with the proper care.

Many students have complained of long waits for counseling appointments, but Andrea Lawson, the co-director of UHS Mental Health Services, said hiring specialists like Bolander will allow more availability for providers, who used to evaluate patients as well as offer counseling, to offer treatment services.

According to the Healthy Minds study, 11.8 percent of students who responded to thew survey identified having eating concerns. Lawson said this number, along with 19.7 percent affected by an eating disorder, will push UHS to prioritize these issues at UW-Madison.

“If you think of any classroom you’re in, 20 percent of that room may be dealing with an eating disorder,” Lawson said.

“Anytime you can quantify it [in a one in five] relationship, it is a concern and it is something we’re putting resources toward.”

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Badgers, find your balance

By Megan Otto the daily cardinal

September brings the start of a new school year and a clean slate for every student— the chance for reinvention.

As a freshman, the first year away at college can be overwhelming. After your parents leave you on movein day, you’re on your own.

No is one there to make decisions for you. Instead, it’s all on you. House Fellows may encourage you to engage with the students on your floor and attend the Student Organization Fair, while professors point you toward the library. Ultimately, however, whether or not you participate in any of these activities is entirely up to you.

On the other hand, as a returning student, the new school year brings change and opportunity, the chance to try a new club or take on the leadership role you weren’t qualified for the year before.

If another school year has passed you by without you achieving your goals—now is the time to tackle the things didn’t fit into your schedule before.

Whether you are a freshman or a returner, you attend countless welcome meetings, sit through various orientations and attend tryouts.

Within the first few weeks of September, you’ve tried just about everything, switched classes multiple times and are running on an average of five and a half hours of sleep

per night. Time to re-evaluate your commitments and make some big decisions.

It’s easy to forget the real reason every student is on campus—to earn a degree and eventually graduate.

Balancing school with extracurricular commitments and seeing your friends every once in awhile is like a puzzle. All the pieces will fall into place eventually, but it may take some time and hard work to get there.

In the first few weeks of school, it is important to take a step back and see the bigger picture. College is about doing what makes you happy.

If juggling two jobs, a student org, intramurals and school is stressing you out, determine what you don’t need and let it go. There is always next semester to pick it up again.

So say yes to something new, but don’t be afraid to turn people and opportunities down if something doesn’t feel right. Most importantly, amid all the madness that is college, make time for yourself. Find the gap in your schedule for a quick nap or a trip to the gym. Take a night to hang out with your friends. You’ll be quick to find that you aren’t the only one feeling overloaded.

College is overwhelming, especially when everything is thrown at you at the start of September. Finding balance can be difficult, but not impossible. It’s all about the choices you make.

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Lectures will be much less intimidating with these helpful tips.

The key to achieving your best semester yet

By Sierra Bychowski the daily cardinal

For some, the beginning of the school year is an exciting time to welcome a fresh start and shift away from an old summer routine. For others, the start of a new semester hits the play button on a new wave of dread.

Here begin the mountains of homework, waking up early for class and enemy number one—finals. However, the start of the year doesn’t have to feel this way. Here are a few ways to obtain a positive attitude at the start of this school year, in order to have the best semester of your college life.

Set a reward It is always easier to stay positive about a situation when you have something to look forward to. So give yourself a reward for completing your first week back!

Whatever it is that will make you see light at the end of the syllabi and self-introductions-filled tunnel, use it as incentive to have a great first week. This can mean making plans with friends for the weekend, ordering from your favorite takeout place or maybe even making a promise to sleep in Saturday morning. There are countless little things you can do for yourself that will make getting through the first week a breeze.

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It’s difficult, but not impossible, to balance a well-rounded schedule.

Make a list, check it twice If you are dreading the start of school to the point of developing anxiety, you are

not alone. Even better, there are many ways to fight this feeling. One great way to reduce back-to-school anxiety is to make a list of your school-related worries. You will be getting your thoughts off your chest while also allowing yourself to visualize your fears, which can help you understand why you may be anxious about something—and move you in the direction of eradicating those nerves.

Set achievable goals Another great way to curb your anxiety is to make a list of your goals for the semester. A list of everything you want to achieve will remind you why you are here and help you focus on what you would like to accomplish. This is also a great way of diverting your attention away from your anxiety, because your mind will be able to focus on more important things.

Everyone has a different mindset about the start of school, but if you’re feeling very negative about the upcoming school year, there are plenty of ways to cheer yourself up. Overall, remember that we are students— meaning we can learn.

Instead of thinking about all the work this semester is going to bring, think about the topics you are excited to learn about. A positive mind leads to a positive life, and the start of a new semester is an opportunity for a fresh start—but only if you take it.

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Fall flicks you won’t want to miss

By Samantha Marz ARTS EDITOR

The fall semester has officially begun, and with that marks the beginning of the fall movie season. The last few months of the year almost always bring forth a diverse mix of blockbusters and Oscar contenders, but there are a few other promising titles lined up in the coming weeks to make for a balanced movie-going experience. Here’s what you need to look out for this fall: September The Halloween season begins a month early this year with the release of “It” this weekend. A remake of the 1990 miniseries, the latest Stephen King adaptation stars Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise, a clown that emerges every 30 years, terrorizing a small town in Maine where a group of kids are forced to stop him. I’m not the biggest horror fan, but the trailers alone were enough to convince me that this movie is not your typical horror film. With a strong cast and iconic source material, “It” looks to become one of the highest grossing horror flicks yet.

Another thriller premiering in September is Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem as a married couple whose life is turned upside down when a pair of uninvited guests (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfieffer) enter their home. In her past few roles, Lawrence seems to have been phoning in her performances, so I hope to see her potentially return to form here among a star-studded cast. While plot details have been kept secret throughout the film’s marketing, psychological thrillers are among my favorite genres, and it looks like Aronofsky’s latest endeavour will not disappoint.

Other September flicks include “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” a sequel to the larger-than-life spy thriller “Kingsman: Secret Service,” and “The LEGO Ninjago Movie,” the latest animated picture from the LEGO franchise.

October My most anticipated October film is “Blade Runner 2049.”

As a follow-up to 1982’s “Blade Runner,” it stars Ryan Gosling as Officer K, a new Blade Runner who, with the help of original Blade Runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), must unravel a mystery threatening all of humanity. What excites me most about this film is not that it is a sequel to “Blade Runner,” but that it is directed by Denis Villeneuve, who directed my favorite film of 2016—“Arrival.”

Add to that Roger Deakins’ amazing cinematography, and you have a winning recipe.

Also premiering in October is “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,” which looks to provide a fresh spin on the biopic genre. This film depicts the story of how Harvard psychologist William Moulton Marston created the iconic superheroine Wonder Woman, inspired by his wife and their lover. The backstory behind this iconic character involves everything from polygamy to gender stereotypes to academia. If done well, this film could be an interesting contrast and companion to Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” from earlier this year.

November These days, no movie season is complete without blockbusting superhero adaptations, and November has us covered twofold with Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok” and DC’s “Justice League.” I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first two “Thor” installments, but the trailers for this next film have sold me on it—particularly because of Cate Blanchett’s portrayal as the villain, Hella. The latter film is the next installment in the DC Extended Universe—a franchise that has been rocky thus far. This film has already been heavily discussed after Joss Whedon was brought on to rewrite and reshoot parts of the movie following director Zack Snyder’s departure from the project to deal with personal

matters. However, if the success of “Wonder Woman” is any indication, it seems like the DCEU is back on track for this next film.

For those experiencing superhero fatigue, the indie film “Call Me By Your Name,” starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet as two men living in 1980s Italy who form a passionate relationship, is another promising movie. It already made waves at the Sundance Film Festival, particularly Hammer and his performance, and looks to be a potential Oscar contender come awards season.

Disney Pixar’s “Coco” will also hit theaters in November. This animated film follows a young boy named Coco who aspires to become a musician. His pursuit takes him on a journey into the “Land of the Dead” where he discovers things about his family and his talents. Although some comparisons have already been drawn between this and “The Book of Life,” I have faith in Pixar to bring this story to life with its alwaysstellar animation, and it’s also encouraging to see more diverse representation and storytelling being presented on screen.

December The biggest heavy-hitter this year comes in December with “Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.” Plot details on the next chapter of the “Star Wars” saga have been under wraps, with only one trailer having been released (a trailer that still fills me up with emotions after having seen it multiple times).

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“The Shape of Water” has already received praise from critics.

This is my most anticipated film of the year, and December can’t come soon enough.

Another December release— which is currently earning praise after the Venice International Film Festival—is Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water.” The film stars Sally Hawkins as a mute janitor working in a government laboratory who befriends a mysterious creature being held there. del Toro, known for his imaginative mind with projects like “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Pacific Rim,” seems to have hit another home run, and Hawkins is already emerging as a frontrunner in the Oscar race for her performance.

Two more films that will cap off the end of the year are “The Disaster Artist” and “The Greatest Showman.” James Franco directs and stars in the former, which depicts the making of Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room,” a movie considered to be one of the worst films of all time. The latter is a musical that stars Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, founder of the Barnum & Bailey circus.

Jackman has already proved himself an able singer with awardwinning performances in “Les Miserables” and the play “The Boy From Oz,” and this film looks to be a spectacle both visually and musically.

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Upcoming concerts to jam out to at the start of fall

By Logan Rude MUSIC COLUMNIST

Madison has finally returned to its lively state as the 2017 fall semester begins for thousands of UW-Madison students. Along with the start of the semester comes the start of an even more exciting time: fall concerts. Pulling from upcoming events held across the city at classic Madison venues, here is a semi-comprehensive list of some of the must-see shows for the first half of the semester: Kicking off the first weekend after classes resume, students have a handful of amazing shows to choose from. On Sept. 9 at The Frequency, students can visit the annual Snake on the Lake music festival run by UW-Madison’s student radio station 91.7 WSUM. Snake on the Lake is a spectacular opportunity to discover and enjoy artists who push music to new limits. In addition to a few other bands from the Midwest, the festival will host up-and-coming Madison band greenhaus, which will also perform at Freakfest this year.

Sept. 9 will also showcase altrock favorites Foster the People, who will headline at The Orpheum.

Their tour coincides with the release of their third full-length album, Sacred Hearts Club—a record that combines their signature catchy melodies with a crossgenre exploration of styles. After seeing the band perform an outstanding set back in 2014, I look forward to their return.

On Sept. 10, the Memorial Union Terrace Stage is a must-

visit. UW-Madison alumnus CRASHprez will be headlining the fifth annual JVN Day. As part of the JVN Project, JVN Day is held in honor of UW-Madison student John Vietnam Nguyen to unite the community under the founding principles of hip-hop culture.

CRASHprez’s devotion to the evolution of hip-hop makes him the perfect contender to wrap up the event.

WUD Music consistently comes through with wonderful, and often free, concerts for UW-Madison students. Just six days into the fall semester, they’ve scheduled Oakland artist Jay Som to headline the Terrace Stage. Releasing one of this year’s best albums so far, Jay Som brings intimacy to a new level—a quality that is sure to be conveyed on the small lakeside stage.

“Let’s go hard, get drunk and travel down a rabbit hole,” is the final line on the opening track of Thundercat’s latest album, Drunk.

In a way, it encapsulates everything Thundercat represents—diving into the unknown and being excessively quirky. His music is fun, bizarre and everything but mundane. On Sept. 19, the genrecrossing bassist will headline at the Majestic Theatre. Bringing his own sense of spunk, Thundercat will be, to quote the man himself, “out here, doing the most.”

As if the first week of class hasn’t supplied enough musical entertainment, High Noon Saloon will host Chicago rapper Open Mike Eagle on Sept. 20. Fuzing smooth production and delivery that seems effortless, Open Mike Eagle layers

comedic wordplay and references throughout his music, making him truly one of a kind.

After two performances in 2016, singer/songwriter (Sandy) Alex G will be returning to Madison on Sept. 28. Ranging from guitar-led anthems to experimental autotune-laden interludes, (Sandy) Alex G has become a critical figure in modern music. As an extremely talented guitar player, his show will blow people away as he croons over his wide variety of instrumentals.

Thanks again to WUD Music, Japanese Breakfast will grace the stage at The Sett in Union South on Oct. 3. The solo venture of musician Michelle Zauner focuses on grief that we all share and how to overcome it. Her dream-like music captures what it feels like to mourn while moving on.

A personal favorite of mine, Milwaukee band GGOOLLDD is set to swing through the Majestic on Oct. 14. If the past is any indication of what to expect, fans are in for an outrageously fun and energetic show. Drawing from their origins of playing at house parties, GGOOLLDD treat each performance as its own major event. Their synth-pop mixed with heavy drum and bass lines makes for a combination that envelops the entire crowd with a common feeling of bliss.

As the semester progresses, there will be countless shows thrown onto rosters across the city. Keep your eyes peeled not only for national artists, but local musicians as well. Happy concert going everyone.

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With summer coming to an end, the days are getting shorter—as is the time spent mooching off your friend’s air conditioning.

What’s only getting larger, though, is the amount of great TV headed your way. Just in time for a new semester of classes, networks and streaming services alike are bringing forward a new season of shows as the perfect distraction. I could write an entire novel about this year’s fall TV lineup, but I have narrowed it down to the six I’m most excited for: “The Deuce” (HBO) Following their incredibly successful summer season, HBO is coming strong into the fall with their brand new original series, “The Deuce.” The pilot, released a week ago on their streaming services, doesn’t stray far from HBO’s core values—sex and drama, almost to the point of cliché—as it follows sex workers in the 70’s. James Franco pulls a Lindsay Lohan a la “The Parent Trap,” playing a set of twins and giving us twice the charm and, hopefully, twice the screen time.

The real showstopper is Maggie Gyllenhaal as self-employed sex worker, Candy. Her performance in the pilot is incredibly nuanced and beautiful. I’ll more than likely continue watching for her alone—that and the incredible 70s wardrobe.

“The Deuce” officially premieres Oct. 10 at 8 p.m.

“The Mindy Project” (Hulu) “The Mindy Project” has always been TV’s hidden romantic comedy gem and, in its final season, the show has a lot on its plate. After last season’s divisive finale, Mindy now finds herself a married woman.

She quickly learns that married life is not at all how romcoms make it out to be. There have been a ton of little teasers released ahead of its final season (hello, a Reese Witherspoon guest spot!) which have had me counting down the days. I’m sure we can expect a season full of laughs and probably a few tears too. You can catch “The Mindy Project” every Tuesday on Hulu, starting Sept. 12.

“Broad City” (Comedy Central) If there’s one thing to find solace in after scrolling through Twitter and seeing how sad and frustrating the world is, it’s “Broad City.” Abbi and Ilana are back and, judging by the trailer for the new season, crazier than ever. But they aren’t going to completely ignore the current

political climate—in the new season, Trump’s name will be bleeped out. “We just didn’t want to share air time. He’s got enough and we also don’t want to hear the word,” Ilana Glazer explained over the summer on a press tour for the new season. “Broad City” returns Sept.

13 at 9:30 p.m. on Comedy Central.

“This Is Us” (NBC) “This Is Us” was last year’s biggest hit, and the pressure is on to see if its sophomore season can live up to its first. NBC recently released a clip from this season and I already cried, so it seems they haven’t lost their magic—or maybe I just have a condition that makes me cry whenever Sterling K. Brown is on screen. We left the Big Three all pursuing new avenues in their lives: Kate going after a singing career, Kevin heading off to a meeting with Ron Howard and Randall deciding he wants to adopt a child. There are still many loose ends from the first season we’re trying to figure out, namely what happened with patriarch Jack’s mysterious death.

“This Is Us” returns to NBC Sept.

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“Big Mouth” (Netflix) Fans of adult animation rejoice!

Nick Kroll is teaming up with Netflix to release a new animated series revolving around life’s greatest gift: puberty. The central characters are voiced by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, and they have an incredibly stacked supporting cast with actors such as Maya Rudolph, Jenny Slate, Fred Armisen, Jason Mantzoukas, Jordan Peele and so many others. If you want to both laugh and simultaneously cringe until you cry, they’ve released two short clips already. The entire series will be on Netflix Sept. 29.

“Stranger Things” (Netflix) After the show’s insanely successful first season, “Stranger Things” will finally be back, right in time for Halloween. Netflix released the trailer for the new season earlier this summer, and if that’s any indication of the new season, we’re in for just as many thrills. I’m excited to see how things will play out now that Will is back with the gang, but his problems seem far from being over as we saw in last season’s finale. There are also going to be new kids moving into town to join the gang on their adventures, and Joe Keery, who plays Steve, the jock with the best redemption arc, is getting bumped up to series regular this season. You’ll be able to catch the kids back in action on Netflix, Oct. 27.

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Wisconsin’s state Legislature moves forward to vote on a bill that would severely compromise the free speech of certain groups on campus.

Proposed ‘Free Speech’ Act would stifle campus discourse view Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage.

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hile most of you were away enjoying the freedoms of summer, our state legislature was hard at work trying to restrict your freedoms here in Madison.

On June 21, the Wisconsin state Assembly voted 61-36 to approve the “Campus Free Speech Act,” a bill which purportedly promotes expression and speech on UW System campuses. The measure would bar students from disrupting campus speakers, and violators would be subjected to disciplinary measures, including suspension or even expulsion.

Other provisions would require first-year students to receive First Amendment training upon arrival on campus, and the university would be required to “remain neutral on public policy controversies.”

The bill’s author, state Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, said in a floor speech that the bill ensures “that simply because you are a young adult on a college campus, your constitutional rights do not go away.”

Yet whose constitutional rights are being protected, and whose rights are not?

Considering the fact that students can be punished for exercising their First Amendment rights to organize and protest, the line is blurry.

Donald Moynihan, the director of UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and an expert on how free speech is negotiated in universities, raised several concerns about the effect this bill will have on the day-today lives of students.

He pointed out how limited universities would be when considering a potential violation. Under the current form of

the bill, Moynihan said, schools would not be able to consider the context in which a violation occurred, giving administrators little leeway.

The bill also allows students to report other students for violations. Allowing students to monitor their peers’ speech may sound well-intentioned, but in reality, it limits the free exchange of ideas on campus.

“Rather than celebrating free speech, people are literally going to police one another’s speech,” Moynihan said. “You can imagine students taking out cell phones, recording the actions of other students in an attempt to catch them engaging in some sort of violation of the statute.”

Wisconsin is not alone in considering such a measure. Other states, ranging from Arizona to North Carolina, have pursued a bill along the same lines as Kremer’s.

But not all of these measures are as punitive.

Tennessee’s bill, for instance, is intended more as a framework for free speech at the state’s public universities. It bars so-called “free speech zones,” but otherwise does not mandate punishments for students.

While amendments have been made to Wisconsin’s bill to give more freedom to the UW System, the irony is that the Board of Regents have passed multiple resolutions in recent years intended to underline their commitment to free speech.

The most recent measure, approved in July, said that they were committed to ensuring an “environment where civil discussions can occur as students learn, study and prepare for their futures.”

The question, however,

is whether this bill achieves that ideal. Our response is an unequivocal no.

The Campus Free Speech Act is not about free speech, despite what legislators may say. We know this because state Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, last year called on the state Legislature to slash funding over a class he disagreed with.

State Rep. David Murphy, R-Greenville, similarly slammed a UW-Madison masculinity program as a “war on men.”

Both Nass and Murphy sup-

port a bill ostensibly promoting free speech, yet see no problem denigrating the speech of students and faculty they disagree with. This leads us to reach the only conclusion possible: This bill is not truly designed to enhance the discourse on campus, but rather to promote a certain kind of speech and extend the reach of the state legislature into the dealings of the UW. “At a philosophical level, the problem with defending free speech is that you end up having to defend speech that you don’t

particularly like, if you’re going to be consistent,” Moynihan said. “And on that test, obviously some legislators have failed.

In that [lawmakers have] said, ‘we want to protect free speech,’ but at the same time, they want to use their platform as legislators to encourage the stifling of speech on campus.”

We are not opposed to the notion of promoting free speech on campus. Indeed, UW-Madison is not always perfect in ensuring that open debate reigns supreme. The Ben Shapiro event on campus last year was not a shining display of civilized exchange.

But it was a good example of how universities can honor the free speech rights of all.

Protesters were given a chance to demonstrate before being escorted out, allowing the speech to continue. To say that all voices were not heard on the matter would be inaccurate.

Wisconsin excels when its foremost institutions flourish, and the UW System is a key pillar of the state community. This bill is not in the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, and does not honor a university system which has historically been a leader in free and open discourse.

Unfortunately, some state lawmakers seem to have a different agenda in mind. Perhaps they should consider participating in the First Amendment training that they are so quick to prescribe for members of the UW System community.

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Cons outweigh pros of Foxconn factory deal

Opinion writing is essential for a united campus community

PETER KANE opinion columnist

MADISON SCHULTZ opinion editor

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n late July, President Trump along with Gov. Scott Walker and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn’s plan to build a flat-panel display screen factory in southeastern Wisconsin. The President boasted that the company would bring a potential 13,000 jobs to the area and it was a sign that the world once again believed in American manufacturing. While a $10 billion investment from the world’s tenth-largest employer makes a nice headline, a further reading of the deal reveals that it is not as good as it seems.

Foxconn is not known for providing the best working conditions.

Foxconn is the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer. It makes everything from iPods to Kindles to LCD screens, which would be built at the proposed plant somewhere in Racine or Kenosha County. In return for building the 1.56 square mile manufacturing plant, the Walker administration agreed to pay the company $2.85 billion over the next fifteen years as well as $150 million in tax breaks for construction costs. Foxconn will initially hire 3,000 employees, but may hire as many as 13,000 in the next 10 years.

According to an analysis of the deal by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the state will not break even on its investment until 2043, ten years after it has stopped giving tax breaks to the company, which by then may be long gone.

Although the Foxconn plant will bring new jobs to Wisconsin, a large portion of the new employees’ salaries will be paid for by Wisconsin taxpayers. Another analysis of the deal by the Wisconsin Budget Project found that if Foxconn employs the highest estimate of 13,000 workers, it would cost taxpayers $17,273 per worker per year. However, if the company keeps employment at 3,000 workers—the minimum to get the deal—taxpayers would be paying those workers $39,159 a year. That’s a substantial paycheck, especially when considering the estimated average salary for a worker at the new plant is $53,875 a year.

Hiring less employees would be better for the company; there is little incentive for Foxconn to hire so many workers when investing in automation would be a more efficient and less expensive way to manufacture its products. Last year, Foxconn announced that it replaced 60,000 human workers with

robots at a single factory and it will only continue to displace workers as automation technologies improve. It is likely that many of the workers hired at the new Foxconn plant will be replaced by robots in the future.

Working for Foxconn will not exactly be a glamorous job.

Building liquid crystal displays, or LCDs, requires workers to sit for hours at an assembly line repeating the same task again and again. The work is meticulous, boring and can be dangerous.

Although it is too early to say exactly what the new Wisconsin employees will be doing, Foxconn is not known for providing the best working conditions. The company has a history of overworking employees in iPhone manufacturing plants throughout China and received negative news coverage after a series of workers committed suicide at a plant in Shenzhen, China in 2011. After a subsequent investigation by the Fair Labor Association, the company took measures to meet working condition standards and now nets hang from the buildings at the Shenzhen plant to prevent employees from jumping to their death.

While this is an extreme example of the company’s labor practices, and working conditions will certainly better in the United States than in China, it’s doubtful that many children in Paris, WI—one of the rumored sites of the new plant—aspire to someday working in a plant building TV screens.

Trump, Walker and Ryan have given the company exactly what it needs to push its products: Cheap labor with few environmental regulations.

The Foxconn plant could also have a considerable impact on the environment in southeast Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.

While the exact site of the plant is yet to be announced and little can be known about the future impact on the environment, the agreement will allow Foxconn to build on a lakebed or riverbed, alter natural waterways and fill in wetlands without a permit.

The company would also not be required to release a state environmental impact statement, so the full impact of the new plant may never be known.

The Foxconn deal shows once again that lawmakers are willing to put the environment on hold for the promise of a few thousand jobs.

Despite the many drawbacks to Foxconn’s new plant, the bill is speeding through the state legislation. Just three weeks after the deal was announced, the Wisconsin State Assembly approved of the $3 billion tax

incentive in a 59-30 vote and now the bill will be voted on by the State Senate sometime before the governor-imposed deadline of Sept. 30. That is, of course, if Foxconn maintains its side of the deal; the company is known for backing out of promises to invest in new facilities. In 2013, plans to build a $30 million, 500-employee factory in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania quietly faded to nothing and residents were left wondering what happened to the potential boost for their economy.

It seems like Foxconn was waiting for a better deal, and Trump, Walker and Ryan have given the company exactly what it needs to push its products: Cheap labor with few environmental regulations.

The company was able to easily entice our deal-loving, braggadocios president with the promise of a multibillion dollar investment and an exaggerated employment estimate with which Walker can fuel his reelection next year. Ryan’s district will get a nice new factory and the three will continue to use future workforce predictions to prove their deal-making prowess.

They can use whatever hopeful numbers they want to assure themselves that the plant will be good for the future of the state, but they, the Senate and Wisconsin taxpayers should be wary of what Foxconn’s future facility might someday be: A foreign company receiving huge tax benefits and environmental breaks to employ a few thousand assembly line workers building TVs. Peter is a junior majoring in Journalism. What are your thoughts on the Foxconn deal?

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n behalf of myself and the rest of The Daily Cardinal, I want to welcome you all back to campus.

Whether you are a new or returning student, we are excited to have you back at UW-Madison.

As a new editor I am looking forward to hearing from many of you and your diverse set of opinions.

I want to encourage as many of you to contribute and share your opinions as possible. If you have never written seriously before, it is never too late to find your voice.

You do not have to be an English or journalism major to contribute to the opinion desk here at the Cardinal, but instead anyone who has a powerful opinion or argument they wish to share with our campus community.

Part of what led me to my position as an editor is my love for writing. Oftentimes, it feels like the emphasis on writing and how to be a good writer tends to get lost as many are more encourage to pursue jobs in STEM fields. While fields in math and science are incredibly important and valued, careers in humanities where writing is integral should be just as valued.

The ability to craft a story can change the world for the better; words have meaning and can impact generations to come.

Writing can help someone find their voice. Writing can help you stand up for what you believe in. Here at the opinion section, we hope that our readers will feel comfortable enough to share their voice with our campus, and that our articles will inspire respectful discussion and perhaps even disagreements at times. We would love to hear from both sides of an issue in order to gain a better perspective of our peers.

In life, it often seems like the

person who has the loudest argument wins, regardless of if their argument is actually sound or backed up by facts. Instead of trying to shout and pointlessly argue, writing allows us to clearly and eloquently articulate an argument. Writing enables us to state a sound argument that is backed up with research and evidence, not just fiery emotions in the heat of the moment. A wellwritten argument can help others better understand your motivations for an opinion, and even spur long-term change.

We all have things that we passionately believe in. It can be hard to understand the viewpoints of those you fundamentally disagree with. But just because you disagree with someone does not mean you have to immediately shut them down. At the opinion desk this year, we hope we can cultivate a community where writers and contributors from a vast range of views feel safe and comfortable sharing beliefs on a variety of topics. By encouraging a diverse set of opinions and respectful debate, we hope that we can help others learn to understand each other better, even if they disagree or have different viewpoints.

I hope that our opinion section can play a small part in encouraging our fellow classmates to speak up. Do not be afraid to stand up for what you believe in and to share your opinion. Writing is a powerful way for you to share your experience with the world. While others may not always agree with you, they cannot deny the way you feel or the beliefs you have. I am looking forward to reading your articles and getting to know our campus community better.

Madison is a junior majoring in English and Communication Arts. What are your thoughts on the power of writing? Send questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Madison Coca-Cola plant deluged with Mentos in foiled terrorist plot

By Patrick Hoeppner THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Dane County Sheriff ’s Department has declared a regional state of emergency for the neighborhood surrounding a Coca-Cola plant in Middleton after 48 cases of Mentos were found hidden within the manufacturing pipeline. The incident, confirmed as an act of terror by regional officials, was allegedly intended to set off a chemical chain reaction between the candies and the volumes of Coke produced within the plant. Thankfully, a vigilant floor worker discovered the cases of Mentos before the plant’s auto-filtration system turned on, engulfing the minty gummy candy in CocaCola and embroiling the entire plant in a sugary tsunami of

carbonated death.

“They wanted to send the compound sky-high,” the sheriff ’s department said. “It’s a miracle nobody was hurt.”

“Thankfully, someone spotted it, and got everyone out of the plant,” a plant worker said.

“We’d all be toast.”

Environmental analysts have projected the total damages from the possible incident in the hundreds of millions of dollars, ranging from the total demolition of the bottling plant to flooding and likely destruction of homes and enterprises in the area. The extent of the damage has not yet been calculated, as the boxes of Mentos were safely removed with a bomb disposal robot just prior to the opening of the plant.

“We need to work on our

workplace safety,” an assistant plant manager said. “It’s clear that if the hydraulic systems had gone online, and the CocaCola had filled the pipeline where the suspects had placed the Mentos, none of us would be here today.”

“A plant in Dane County was closed today due to extenuating circumstances,” an official statement from the Coca-Cola company read. “We sincerely apologize for the closure and are compensating employees for lost time while the threat is addressed.”

“Coke and Mentos go well together,” a suspect was reported to have said in interrogation. “We just wanted to see them go boom.”

The 48 boxes of Mentos, allegedly slated for campus distribution, are being stored

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A forensic expert’s depiction of the narrowly averted disaster. as evidence at the UW Police Headquarters.

The Perfetti Van Melle Corporation, the Italian con-

glomerate responsible for the manufacture and distribution of Mentos around the globe, declined a request to comment.

Hordes of optimistic pre-med freshmen strain expectations, consistently disappoint everyone

By Michael Kowalski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The number of students choosing the pre-med track has skyrocketed this September thanks to ball-busting pressure from parents and the false, fantasized day in a doctor’s life portrayed by Grey’s Anatomy (which was originally an anatomical textbook). However, this influx is misleading; the number of doctors who attended UW-Madison for their undergraduate education has little to no correlation to the number of students who are currently claiming they will be doctors. According to highly trusted sources—that, opposed to what your high school English teacher taught you, do not need to be named to be credible to the general public—an astounding 83.2 percent of pre-med students at the beginning of their freshman year had all switched career plans by January of the same academic year.

After deciding that blaming Republican politicians was too easy of an out to explain this quandary and would result in offending roughly 3 percent of our readers, I have decided to offer some alternative explanations.

As aforementioned, one of the most obvious reasons is the high-pressure environment that kids have found themselves in throughout their lives; always being pushed to be mommy and daddy’s little success story, with the culmination of it being the send-off to college. This is when parents find themselves with the last direct control they have over their children. So, naturally they “guide” them to choose a major/track that correlates to mucho dinero, the big bucks, a whole lotta’ cash. Pfft, personal interests? Passions? That’s what hobbies are for. Just look at how happy your dad is with the fifteen minutes of free time he gets each day to do something he actually enjoys. Only a fool wouldn’t want to follow in those footsteps. That is, until

they become miserable, half-functioning zombies who are finally ready to break out of their parents’ mold for them. This is why many former pre-med students, with their newfound freedom of choice in college, decide to drink heavier and experiment with marijuana. Oh, and they choose majors that correlate to what they, not their parents, might want to do with their lives.

Another reason former pre-med students fall off the track is because they realize that what sounded like a swell career with big earnings is different than what U.S News and World Report made it out to be. It turns out that becoming a doctor takes a lot of time out of your life.

What if you want to get married? Start a family? What if you want to do literally anything else with your life? Doing this during medical school is pretty difficult and a rare happening (so I, just a lowly history major, have been told).

This is not to mention the schooling itself, which it turns out, is actually hard—even your freshman year. Yes, all the advice from people who navigated college before you actually turned out to be true. College classes are harder than high school ones. No one cares how many AP credits you have, what your GPA was or even what your ACT or SAT score was.

The fact of the matter is that we all ended up in the same boat—the Titanic, also known as UW-Madison. Where countless hours of studying is required and the curve is your best friend. When freshmen realize that there’s another 6+ years of schooling after Chem 104 and Calc 222 if you’re pre-med, not too many want to stay on the train leading to that tunnel.

So, if you join the tens of thousands of former pre-med students who came before you, don’t fret. Fast food owners will always need students with liberal art degrees to manage their restaurants and parents will need disappointments to live in the basement after graduation.

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A Badger fan’s Big Ten dilemma: Rooting for other conference teams to succeed Sebastian van bastelaer

Unopinionated I had fully written this column in my head by the end of the first quarter of Friday night’s game against Utah State. After 15 minutes of football in one of the most hyped football season for Wisconsin fans in recent memory, my mind had already been made up. What I came up with was less a fully-fledged piece than a string of incoherent expressions of anguish.

Among some of these thoughts: The offensive line still isn’t up to UW standards; the running back trio was overrated; the receiving corps is still too inexperienced; the team as a whole is too undisciplined. It all culminated with one desperate conclusion: I really hope we’ll beat Middle Tennessee State in the Boca Raton Bowl this year.

So maybe I overreacted.

Everything turned around in a hurry. It took Wisconsin almost 29 minutes to get on the scoreboard but when the Badgers finally broke through, Utah State showed little resistance.

And so, I was left pondering the other games on this past weekend. Naturally, my focus turned to fellow Big Ten teams and their prospects. I found myself earnestly hoping that Rutgers and Purdue would pull off upsets against Washington and Louisville respectively (spoiler alert: neither of them did), but praying for a Michigan loss.

Now anybody who knows me knows that rooting against the Wolverines is a personal poli-

jump NFL from page 12 Wheelwright signed with the New York Giants, was cut, then signed with Kansas City, but was cut again by the Chiefs. The Steelers signed Houston, and they also cut him. Ogunbowale was cut by the Houston Texans, but has since made their practice squad. Similarly, Shelton was cut by the Arizona Cardinals, but then made the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.

While all of the other undrafted Badgers couldn’t make their NFL squads, Clement, on the other hand, will have the opportunity to play for his hometown team—the team that he has been a fan of since he was a little kid. After Clement put up 105 rushing yards on 28 carries (the second leading rusher on the team) in the preseason, the Philadelphia Eagles kept the Glassboro, New Jersey native on its roster, giving him the opportunity to live out his dream in the NFL. After a summer of hard work and tireless nights, Clement finally made the team.

“I’ve been fighting all camp from the bottom trying to work my way to the top,” Clement told

cy of mine: This past week, for example, while giving a campus tour, a family from Detroit asked me about the pin on my lanyard that is emblazoned in bold letters: “BEAT MICHIGAN.” I simply explained that it was one of my life’s guiding principles.

But the non-conference Big Ten schedule does raise an interesting question: To what extent should Badger fans root for their conference cohorts for the good of the whole conference? My roommate and I recently had this debate: Is it worth the temporary pain of rooting for a rival if it means improving the Big Ten in the eyes of the nation? He, sick of SEC fans touting their conference as supreme, took the utilitarian view that, as much as it pains us, it would benefit Wisconsin fans to root for the hated Buckeyes, Gophers and Wolverines, at least for the first few games.

I, on the other hand, fell on the other side of the debate. I so enjoy seeing other Big Ten fan bases miserable that I would happily put aside my aversion to other teams if it meant getting that instant gratification.

Take week two, for example: Oklahoma takes on Ohio State in a top-10 matchup. My instinct is to pull for the Sooners, since I’d certainly get much joy out of seeing the Buckeyes humbled on their home turf, and see the Badgers leapfrog them in various rankings. But at what point should Badger fans be rooting for the Buckeyes? Wisconsin is in position to vie for a playoff spot this season, a prospect I’m still not fully used to. In the past few years (excepting 2016), when UW ranked somewhere the 15-25 range with no legitimate chance of making the CFP, it was easy

to root for the downfall of the Badgers’ rivals. This year, however, the image of the Big Ten could be a big determining factor. If UW wins the conference, Wisconsin will have to hope that the conference as a whole is seen as strong—and thus its championship will be worth more.

the Philadelphia Inquirer in lateAugust. “If anybody understands the amount of sacrificing I had to do to keep going up the depth chart, it’s a lot.”

Clement had an impactful career at Wisconsin, rushing for 3,092 yards on 576 carries. He also found his way into the end zone 36 times, putting him at ninth all-time for Wisconsin rushing touchdowns.

Still, despite the successful career at UW, Clement knew that he needed to work incredibly hard and change his game in order to make an NFL roster. Accordingly, the 5-foot-10-inch running back worked on running wide receiver routes to become a bigger presence in the passing game, and even slimmed down from 227 pounds at the beginning of training camp, and currently weighs in at 215.

“They’ve got a big back [in LeGarrette Blount]. I think I can feel more comfortable within myself and get more out of my production if I’m lighter,” Clement said. “I feel quicker in and out of cuts, in and out of routes. I want to show Duce [running backs coach Duce Staley] that if he works with me, I can be a great running back.”

Clement has earned a roster spot on the Eagles, but his work isn’t done yet. Clement is still slotted as the number five running back on the team, behind Blount, Darren Sproles, Wendell Smallwood and fellow rookie Donnel Pumphrey.

Still, despite the uphill battle ahead of him, Clement has a lot to feel good about. For now, he is the lone undrafted Badger that made an active roster, and he can sleep well knowing that he is going to suit up on Sundays.

“I deserve to feel good right now,” Clement said. “I laid everything out there, especially these past six weeks. Not even on offense, but also on special teams. I had a great time with everybody. I shocked myself, to be honest with you.”

Although the NFL teams have set their rosters, these former Wisconsin players still have a lot left to write in their stories.

Whether starting week one, earning their reps on the practice squad or working to make their ways back onto NFL rosters, Clement and the rest of the Badgers will keep working to make their mark in the NFL, and to make their dreams become reality.

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Wisconsin used a dominant second half to come from behind and beat Utah State in week one.

When conference play commences, this will of course be a moot point. At that time, Badger fans can root for the underdogs—Indiana, Purdue, Illinois and even Maryland (putatively massive victory in Austin this weekend notwithstanding)—all they want. But for the time being,

as difficult as it may be, it’s time for fans to put away our “BEAT MICHIGAN” pins, muffle their anti-Buckeye rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In,” and grudgingly root for their Big Ten brethren. Until September 30, when conference play opens.

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Behind young talent, Badgers poised to begin new chapter

By David Gwidt The daily cardinal

For the past several years, the Wisconsin volleyball program has served as a remarkable testament to the value of assembling a roster rich with experience and lead-

ership.

H e a d c o a c h K e l l y Sheffield has overseen the team during one of its most remarkable stretches of success in school history, building the Badgers into a perennial contender capable of vying for a national championship each and every season.

In 2016, UW went 27-4, culminating in another terrific run that ended just short of the Final Four.

Leading the way was a group of players who were well-established and battle-tested, headlined by a heralded senior class which had grown accustomed to each other on the court and incredibly close off of it.

A lot has changed since last December, though. The star seniors, two of them AllAmericans, who had been the heart and soul of the program for years, finally departed—and the stability and continuity on which the Badgers had depended largely left with them.

But the exodus of proven veterans after 2016 has cleared the way for an influx of young talent in their stead. The 2017 roster, comprised of thir-

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teen underclassmen and just two seniors, has a lot to learn but is loaded with potential.

The seven freshmen who just arrived in Madison have already proven worthy of the high praise that made them the second-ranked recruiting class in the nation. And returning players who may have seen little playing time in the past have settled into more significant roles with relative ease.

Two weeks into the season, Wisconsin, taking the floor with a lineup full of fresh faces, looks as dominant as ever. The sixthranked Badgers have hit the ground running, winning in each of their first five matches and sweeping all 15 sets they have played.

Coach Sheffield’s team has shown promise on a number of different fronts, and that is due in large part to the fast start of his freshmen. Six-foot-eight middle blocker Dana Rettke made her

presence felt right away, racking up a team high 30 kills and 11 blocks in her first taste of college volleyball, earning Big Ten player of the week following a monster weekend at the Big Ten/ACC tournament. Fellow freshmen Sydney Hilley, the heir-apparent to Badger great Lauren Carlini, also has had an award-winning start to her career after being named named Big Ten Setter of the Week, Big Ten Freshman of the Week and receiving alltournament honors in the K-State Invitational this past weekend.

Hilley entered the season as UW’s most highly-touted prospect, and she currently leads the team in assists.

Aside from the various newcomers, there are a few players from last year’s team who look primed to break out. Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Madison Duello has begun to show signs that she could develop into a difference-maker. The Kansas City native is coming off the best performance of her career last Saturday, posting 12 kills and eight blocks in the win over Kansas State, both personal

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bests. If Duello and Rettke can continue asserting themselves up front, the Badgers’ defense could become a force to be reckoned with.

In addition to getting the young players up to speed, the Badgers may also be forced to survive the whole season without their most potent offensive weapon. Sophomore Molly Haggerty, the reigning Big Ten freshman of the year, is currently recovering from a back injury that could sideline her for the rest of the season, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. If Haggerty ends up not coming back, expect to see senior Kelli Bates continue to shift from libero over to the outside, a switch that she has made seamlessly up to this point.

The team is also without senior attacker Lauryn Gillis right now, but she is slated to return.

Despite the loss of a storied senior class, Wisconsin will be featuring a new-looked but immensely talented team in 2017.

In a brutally tough Big Ten, it should be very interesting to see if the young Badgers can overcome their inexperience and keep pace with the rest of the conference.

Kelly Sheffield’s career record at Wisconsin through 2016: 113-25

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Corey Clement recently made the Eagles’ 53-man roster.

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Clement makes Eagles; others cut

By Ethan Levy The daily cardinal

The 2017 NFL offseason was fun, dramatic, exciting, rewarding, somber, unpredictable and emotional for a group of Wisconsin players that were trying to make their dreams of playing in the National Football League come true. Many Badgers had the opportunity to make an NFL squad, but, ultimately, only a few former UW standouts made a 53-man roster and will be on an active roster for the start of the 2017-’18 season. Still, even though many players were cut after an offseason of training with their respective squads, some Wisconsin players’ offseasons ended in pure joy, as their professional careers are just getting started.

Only three Badgers were picked in the 2017 draft. T.J. Watt was drafted 30th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ryan Ramczyk was taken just two picks later by the New Orleans Saints and Vince Biegel stayed in Wisconsin, getting drafted in the fourth round with the 108th pick by the Green Bay Packers.

Watt has had a very successful preseason, and, accordingly, was named as a starting outside linebacker over the likes of veteran James Harrison. Ramczyk is currently battling for a starting spot at left tackle, despite the Saints saying that he is struggling to catch up to the speed of NFL rushers. While the other two draftees are looking to play a big role with their teams early in the season, Biegel will have to wait to make an impact, as he was added to the PUP (physically unable to perform) list, and will be unable to play until at least week six due to a foot injury that he suffered on the first day of rookie workouts.

The offseason was much more tumultuous for the group of Badgers that did not get drafted and entered the league as free agents. Rob Wheelwright, Bart Houston, Dare Ogunbowale, Sojourn Shelton and Corey Clement all went undrafted, but quickly signed with various teams after the draft.

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Freshman middle blocker Dana Rettke (far left) has had a tremendous start to her first season and has been a huge force at the net.

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