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Mifflin data shows party cost police thousands A three-year review of the Mifflin Street Block Party found the annual block party and related binge drinking cost the city thousands of dollars in policing as well as public health consequences, according to a city of Madison press release.

Public Health Madison and Dane County analyzed data, including costs and incident reports, from the 2010, 2011 and 2012 block parties and found the 2012 block party cost the city $195,619 in overtime payment for police officers, benefits, supplies and “out of pocket” expenses.

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Police are planning to implement a zero-tolerance policy at the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday.

Mifflin: Party with caution Students cited in 2012 determined, not deterred from attending

By Andrew Haffner The Daily Cardinal

Despite their arrest at the 2012 Mifflin Street Block Party and the Madison Police Department’s promise of stricter,

zero-tolerance policy approach, some of the 103 students arrested last year plan to celebrate all the same, if not with a little more discretion.

One plan even includes celebrating Mifflin outside of Madison.

UW-Madison senior “Andrea,” who did not wish to use her real name, was at a house party that had overflowed onto the street. On the sidewalk with friends, she was handed an open beer.

The police soon surrounded her.

Mifflin Street Block Party cost to Madison Police Department

“The whole thing felt like a show,” she said. “[The police] paraded us down the street in handcuffs and sat us in a holding area in the front lawn of one of the houses [on Mifflin]. ” After being searched there, she was transferred to a makeshift processing facility in a parking garage under a municipal building around Capitol Square filled with other offenders—as

2010: $87,559 2011: $130,542 2012: $195,619

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Community members debate proposed bill to change tenant-landlord relations

By Morgan Haefner The Daily Cardinal

Community members debated a controversial housing bill that could change housing policies and regulate interactions between tenants and landlords at a public meeting Thursday.

The bill, if passed by the state Assembly and Senate, would limit landlords’ obligation to

communicate information about billing and housing violations. In addition, the bill would change vehicle towing policies and eviction proceedings.

Legislators have received criticism from Madison city officials and University of Wisconsin-Madison students since introducing the bill Monday.

Landlords are currently

required to indicate why they might withhold or deduct from a tenant’s security deposit, but the bill would eliminate the requirement.

Associated Students of Madison member Ryan Prestil said the bill “encourages landlords to be authoritative and discourages discourse between the

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Bill would put student veterans first in class enrollment On Campus

A new chapter

The University Bookstore celebrates its Grand Re-opening Party Thursday, which included free food and prizes. + Photo by Abigail Waldo

A state lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday to allow veteran students first priority when registering for classes at schools within the University of Wisconsin System.

State Rep. Dianne Hesselbien, D-Middleton, a member of the Assembly Veterans Committee, said she

introduced the bill because veterans attending UW System schools often have difficulty finishing school while they are still eligible for veteran-based funding, which usually expires after four years.

According to a statement from Hesselbien, the main difficulty student veterans expe-

rience is that classes fill up too quickly, leaving veterans without the necessary credits to graduate and no way of paying for additional classes.

Hesselbien said her bill would fix this problem and help veterans, who have

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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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New UW study reveals Lake Mendota is 50 percent beer

By Ken Adams Fake News Friday

According to a new 10-year study published by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists, Lake Mendota has acquired a light fermentation of grain and yeast due to its proximity to the beer-soaked UW campus, causing it to reach an ale state of natural equilibrium that leaves the water about 50 percent beer.

Professor Samuel Adams headed the research after his college years spent living by the lake led him to think, “After so many years of the campus being on the side of the lake, how could half of it NOT be beer? Langdon Street contamination alone contributes to 15 percent of the lake’s volume.”

But after the extensive environmental and cultural research conducted during this study, Adams discovered the relationship was actually the opposite: It was not the human presence in Madison that caused the lake to turn to beer, but the beer lake that

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drew crowds of drunken, party-seeking settlers to this isthmus in the first place during the early 1800s.

According to Adams, the Bascom Hill-State Street area provided mankind with both essentials to survive in Wisconsin: water from Lake Monona and

free beer from Lake Mendota.

This phenomenon was kept a secret by early Wisconsinites until President Abraham Lincoln discovered it and decided to place a college campus right next to the lake to conceal its alcoholic properties from foreign interest.

Now with the study providing public knowledge of the beer lake, students will rejoice in the free beer provided by the beautiful natural landscape. Hopefully the students will be able to benefit from it early in the summer before the lake heats up and all the beer gets warm.

Young woman gives Facebook album artsy, clever title

By Kane Kaiman Fake News Friday

In a shrewd display many social networkers are calling comedic genius, University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman Debra Little gave one of her Facebook photo albums the title “Freshmaniacs” Thursday.

The album, chronicling Little’s entire first year at UW-Madison, is loaded with photos ranging from

wild mid-party selfies to synchronized jumping pictures on the beaches of Cancun.

“I couldn’t just call it something lame like ‘Class of 2016.’ What would people think?” Little said.

“I just thought to myself I needed a title that captured the feeling of the whole year. My friends and I were so crazy, and we were freshmen, so it jusy popped into my mind: fresh... maniacs!”

According to Sammy Hodge, Little’s best friend who makes a recurring appearance in the album, the brilliant play on words that is “Freshmaniacs” was not the first idea.

Hodge said, “We brainstormed for a while on this one.

When you’re going to name an album like this, you don’t fool around. Someone tossed ‘Freshmanimals’ out there. I

suggested ‘The Freshmanual,’ because we did it up right. But then I saw Debbie’s eyes light up, and I knew she had it.”

This latest accomplishment has cemented Little’s reputation as a creative mastermind in the eyes of Facebook users around the world. No album title has received this much praise since Iowa high schooler Sydney Thompson’s “PROMINATION 2012.”

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U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., talks about fixing the growing federal debt during a bipartisan panel discussion Thursday, which also included U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.

Pocan, Johnson attend panel addressing rising federal debt

By Jack Casey The Daily Cardinal

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, D-Wis., spoke at a panel on campus Thursday about the increasing federal debt and the need for citizens, specifically students, to take notice and begin acting to remedy the issue through bipartisanship.

The panel, which was hosted by the Bipartisan Issues Group and the Can Kicks Back, among other organization, also included David Walker, a former U.S. comptroller who has since devoted most of his time to discussing the federal debt.

The discussion mainly focused on using bipartisanship and increased communication to address federal debt issues, such as social security.

Both Pocan and Johnson highlighted that young people

will be faced with major social security issues as the aging workforce begins to retire. They also said that the federal government, mainly through new budget discussions, should focus on addressing and fixing the country’s major issues, such as social security and health care, instead of pushing such decisions off to the future.

Each of the three panelists said the best way to start making the changes would be to have conversations with legislators from both parties, as well as their constituents, specifically the younger ones.

“I think the first step in bipartisanship should be forums like this, where we are educating the American public together on the full depth of the problem,” Johnson said. “We need to prepare Americans for a solution.”

Pocan said he believes such

conversations can be effective, even when both sides do not agree on the issues in question. “[Legislators] might have some different ways about how [they] want to get to the places [they] want to be, but unless [we] can sit at the table and have that conversation, [legislators] are going to continue doing what Washington does all too well, nothing,” Pocan said.

Walker concluded his discussion on the panel by urging young people to get “disproportionately” involved in the federal debt discussions, because social security issues will impact them in the future.

“The truth is young people are not as engaged in this as they need to be,” Walker said. “Young people have a disproportionate interest in getting this solved [because they] are going to have to pay more of the bill.”

UW System reserves could increase by end of this year The University of Wisconsin System cash balances could increase by $150 million by the end of 2013, according to UW System administrators.

UW System spokesperson David Giroux said a “preliminary projection” suggests UW System reserves could reach $1.2 billion by June 30, 2013.

The prediction follows a recent state audit which revealed the

system held a $1 billion balance in June 2012.

However, Giroux emphasized the prediction was “a very, very preliminary high-level estimate” made by UW System Associate Vice President of Capital Planning and Budget David Miller in a meeting with state legislators earlier this week.

He added the system remains uncertain of how large the bal-

ance will be June 30, 2013.

“If we look at where they are today and we assume that everything from here to the end of June happens as it did a year ago then we may end up there,” Giroux said. “But a lot of things are, in fact, different.”

According to Giroux, a number of variables could change the year-end amount and offset the projected balance.

many as 250, by her estimates.

Andrea remembers being zip-tied to a folding chair and held for three hours.

“By the end it was a joke,” she said.

“People were shouting to their friends and making plans for when they were released.”

Picking up where she left off, she met up with some friends at a party on Langdon Street to make up for lost time.

She had a lot less of it to make up than UW-Madison junior “Ron,” who claims to be the first person arrested at the block party last year.

He was on his way to a friend’s party early in the day, walking down Mifflin with a clear plastic bag filled with beer when he was stopped by police on patrol, who asked for his identification and if they could search his belongings.

He consented and his unopened beer was discovered.

Like Andrea, Ron also met up with friends after being released.

For someone who drinks most weekends during the school year, he found the ordeal disorienting.

“I don’t think [the] no-tolerance policy is fitting with the rest of the school year,” he said.

“It felt so arbitrary, and it was really frustrating.”

Both students said they have learned from the experience. Andrea, who felt “bullied” by the police, became interested in learning more about her rights and what the police can lawfully ask of her in such instances.

“When you have two police officers in front of you telling you that you’re in violation of a zero-tolerance policy, it’s important to know your rights,” she said. “It’s pretty intimidating, and it’s hard to know what to do in that situation.”

Ron, who regrets not knowing more about the city ordinances during Mifflin, is taking himself out of the equation entirely: as a member of the Greek community, he is contemplating leaving Madison with an assorted group of fraternities and sororities considering taking the party to a campsite beyond city limits— and out of the reach of MPD and this year’s more stringent policing policies.

UW researchers discover stem cell breakthrough University of WisconsinMad i s o n r e s e a r ch e r s announced Thursday they have successfully converted human and monkey skin cells into various nervous-system cells, while bypassing the stage where the cells are usually converted to undifferentiated stem cells.

Su-Chun Zhang, the lead researcher on the project, was able to convert the cells without using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, which are traditionally used as an intermediate stage to differentiate cells into specified cells.

The researchers exposed the skin cells to a Sendai virus, which is a form of a common cold virus, for 24 hours to convert the skin cells to nervous system cells. After 24 hours, the cells are heated to kill the virus, which does not affect the cells’ genes, unlike typical IPS cells. The cells are ready to be implanted 13 days later, Zhang said.

Zhang also said the experiment is an influential breakthrough because scientists must use specific subtypes of nervous system cells to treat neurological diseases, and his research showed for the first time that this was possible to create the necessary subtypes directly from skin cells.

Additionally, the experiment results showed it is possible to create higher numbers of nervous system cells with this method than with the conventional IPS cell method, which would aid research and treatment opportunities, according to Zhang.

The researchers hope to be able to use the method in the future to treat numerous neurological diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease and spinal cord injuries, Zhang said.­ —Sam Cusick­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

UW investigates incident at ‘The Vagina Monologues’ The University of WisconsinMadison is investigating an incident in which sorority members interrupted The Brink Lounge during a performance of The Vagina Monologues Saturday, according to a university official.

UW-Madison Associate Dean of Students Kevin Helmkamp said several members of Kappa Alpha Theta “pounded on windows, and one did a little more lewd behavior with that,” as they passed by a window of the venue.

The support group for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence hosted the performance, in which

UW-Madison senior and theatre major Aliza Feder was involved.

Said the incident occurred “at a point of intense vulnerability.”

Leder said the organizations are working together to reach an agreement, and UNIDOS is asking for an apology from Kappa Alpha Theta. “They’re trying, they’re definitely trying,” she said. “We just have yet to totally converge on what to do to fix it.”

Kappa Alpha Theta declined to comment, but Feder said she is “confident” the two organizations will be able to resolve the issue amicably.

Helmkamp said the actions of certain Kappa Alpha Theta

individuals warrant the university looking into the matter, considering the safe environment the university consistently works to promote and preserve.

“We like to believe our students understand they are part of a larger community,” he said. “Those things rise enough of a concern the university does get involved.”

Helmkamp said since the greek community does not have its own “accountability” system, university administrations will determine whether Kappa Alpha Theta violated the university’s code of conduct.

—Melissa Howison and Taylor Harvey

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Blowing the whistle

Harry Markopolos, a “whistleblower” in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, speaks with students Friday. Read the story at dailycardinal.com. + Photo by Courtney Kessler

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Tuition hikes outpace federal loans Students turn to private lenders as federal loans stay stagnant Story by David Jones Faced with declining levels of state funding and higher operating costs, universities across the country are increasing tuition to maintain sustainable operations. But another trend follows nationwide at colleges such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where some students rely on higherinterest private loans to fund their way through college because federal loans have not kept up with tuition hikes.

Although tuition costs at UW-Madison are the sixth lowest among the 11 public Big Ten universities, 51 percent of Badgers who graduated in May 2012 had outstanding debt, which averaged at approximately $25,800 per debted student, according to the University of Wisconsin 2012-’13 Data Digest.

UW-Madison sophomore Kayla Van Cleave, who was elected to the Associated Students of Madison Student Council for 2013-’14, said she relies on public loans over the short term to pay for school.

“Whether that means [students have to] eat two meals a day instead of three—every-

report from page 1 According to the release, police presence and regulations have increased because of incidents at the 2011 block party in which two individuals were stabbed and three officers were hospitalized.

The release said the Mifflin Street Block Party creates an unhealthy environment for University of Wisconsin-Madison students as well as other community members.

“In a way, this event is like an outbreak of a disease,” Public Health Nurse Jenny Lujan said in the release. “This report attempts to analyze the symptoms and engage the community in new and ongoing discussions and activities for an effective treatment.”

The report said activities that promote binge drinking, including the Mifflin Street Block Party put students at risk of assault, injury, academic problems and even death.

The city recommends the uni-

one’s watching their funds,” Van Cleave said.

According to inflation-adjusted data from the Data Digest, undergraduate students attending UW-Madison during the 2011-’12 school year paid tuition rates over 61 percent higher than rates during 2003-’04.

Between the 2008-’09 and 2011-’12 academic years in particular, tuition at UW-Madison increased approximately 22 percent, but over that same time the amount of federal funding supporting UW-Madison’s loan programs increased by only half that amount, according to the most recent information from the Data Digest.

This means many students need to seek outside financing in order to pay for school, but private lenders tend to have higher interest rates than federal loans, which generally have low or no interest rates.

For instance, the governmentfunded Perkins Loan has a fixed rate of 5 percent, whereas UW Credit Union, a private lender, has a fixed rate of 7.49 percent for student loans.

Susan Fischer, director for the Office of Student Financial Services at UW-Madison, said the total cost of tuition, housing, books and food can be far greater than what a student can borrow from federal loan programs, particularly for out-ofstate students.

According to the OSFS, students seeking federal loans from UW-Madison over the 2012-’13

versity and Madison community members form a coalition to minimize harm caused by the block party and address problems associated with binge drinking.

“In a way, this event is like an outbreak of a disease.”

Jenny Lujan public health nurse

Community members have collaborated to submit an application for a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant, which would generate additional funds that could go toward making alcohol less accessible to college students and influencing student attitudes about high-risk drinking, according to the report.

—Erin Berge

academic year could borrow a maximum of $58,500 for their entire undergraduate career from the school through the Federal Perkins Loan as well as Federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loan programs. But this only covers 61.4 percent of a four-year education for an in-state undergraduate at this year’s tuition rate and 36.5 percent for an outof-state undergraduate.

“Sometimes it’s just too big of a hole, too big of a gap.”

Susan Fischer director Office of Financial Servies

“Students can only borrow so much [from the federal loan programs] per year,” Fischer said. “Sometimes it’s just too big of a hole, too big of a gap.”

Approximately 6 percent of undergraduates who received federal loans during the 2011’12 academic year took out additional loans from private financial institutions, according to Fischer. Over the same period, 13 percent of students relied solely on private loans and avoided the federal program altogether.

Sherry Nelson, educational lending product manager for UW Credit Union, said many credit unions across the country started offering student loans to members because a demand exists for private student loans, particularly as federal loan programs cannot cover all expenses alone. “[The cost associated with attending college] goes up every year, and the financial aid available through the government program does not increase along with it,” Nelson said. “The need to finance that gap just continues to grow.”

Despite the increased need to borrow, the default rates, which indicate the amount of students who fail to repay their student loans, are very low

tenant from page 1 landlord and the tenant.”

The proposed bill does not require landlords to provide certain information to tenants unless state law requires it.

Also, landlords would be able to charge tenants for housing code violations without notifying them.

The bill would change a current housing provision, which requires landlords to provide tenants with a checklist including a description of the property’s condition, and would require tenants to evaluate the property themselves.

Under the bill, tenants would also incur costs for all damages, including damage due to insect infestation.

Private property owners, attorneys and Kenosha police supported the bill’s other components, which include changes to towing policies and the evic-

for UW-Madison graduates, according to Fischer.

Fischer said UW-Madison student default rates for the Federal Stafford Loans over the 2009-’10 school year were 1.2 percent, compared to a national rate of 9.1 percent. Default rates for the Federal Perkins Loan were 1.2 percent, compared to a national rate of 8.3 percent. “[Default rates are] such a relative thing, but we’re doing pretty darn good,” Fischer said.

Nelson said UW Credit Union also sees low default rates on its student loans for UW-Madison students, partially because it has a more stringent application process that

often requires students to have cosigners. Additionally, she said UW-Madison graduates tend to have a higher likelihood of finding employment and are thus more likely to repay their loans.

Despite low default rates for UW-Madison graduates, Van Cleave said students still have to take on rising levels of debt to attend college, which will likely continue if tuition keeps rising, particularly after the proposed two-year tuition freeze state legislators are currently debating would expire.

“I think [rising tuition has] definitely become the norm, but just because it’s the norm doesn’t mean it’s just,” Van Cleave said.

Percentage of UW-Madison students who graduated with debt in spring 2012:

51 %

Average amount of debt for debted students:

$25,800

Percentage of four-year tuition that federal loans can cover In-state:

61.4 %

Out-of-state:

36.5 %

tion process that they say would be more time and cost efficient.

Under the bill, landlords would have authority to tow a vehicle from private property without notifying its owner.

Also, the bill would shorten the days in which an evicted tenant must appear in court from 30 days after the initial notice of eviction to 20 days.

Other community members said they are unhappy with the fast rate at which the bill is moving through the system, expressing concerns it would take away tenant rights.

Prestil agreed the bill has gained momentum quickly and said he was concerned the bill would create a “buyerbeware atmosphere” where a tenant would not know what he or she getting into. Instead, he said he wants to advocate for “cooperation and communication between landlords and tenants.”

veterans from page 1 already spent time to serve their country, pursue a full education while they are still receiving education funding from veterans’ programs.

“Veterans have served our country and made personal sacrifices many of us can only imagine; they have earned this added measure of support from our public university system,” Hesselbien said in the statement.

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Today’s Sudoku

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

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

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Not as scary as you probably think.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

One rocket dinosaur on its maiden voyage, please. On the bottom right of the frame have a short, fat man saluting the dinosaur with a tear coming down his right cheek.

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THE END IS NEAR ACROSS 1 Where vows are exchanged 6 Coolidge’s vice president Charles 11 NFL signal-callers 14 River to the English Channel 15 Battery terminal 16 Abu Dhabi’s country, for short 17 Antarctic bird 19 Be on the side of caution?

20 PC linkup letters 21 LLC, in the U.K. 22 One of the Siamese twins 23 Dance in the streets 27 What Ray Lewis played 29 Zsa Zsa’s sister 30 Tears 32 Brown building?

33 Pulp fiction gumshoe 34 Agitated fits 36 Protests gone awry 39 Writing liquids 41 “Do well!”

43 Abbr. that can replace a lot of things 44 “No Country for Old Men” co-director Coen 46 Sounder of mind 48 Artist’s choice

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“It’s a pity!”

Truth or ___ Do the final step of Glue relatives Passes on, as wisdom Abraham found one caught in a thicket Significant time in history All eternity, poetically “Hail, Caesar!”

Child born May 1, 2002, on Nov. 1, 2012 A pop It comes before pentaCake section Serpentine letter Leg of a military march Court reporter, e.g.

DOWN 1 “What would you like to know?”

2 Wahine’s gift 3 Type of foil or can 4 ___-Saxon 5 Auto mechanics’ jobs 6 John’s “Blues Brothers” co-star 7 Director Lee 8 “___ you mind?”

9 Corrected, as text 10 Summon 11 Beloved figure in England 12 Tractor shelters

13 Material that’s worsted for wear?

18 California oak 23 Adjust one’s shoelace 24 Happening 25 Sidewalk destroyers 26 Cinematic spectacles 28 U.S.-Canada border lake 31 Home extension?

35 Six-Day War battleground 37 “In your face!” is one 38 Coasters with runners 40 Shopper’s incentive 42 Named formally 45 “No, No” girl of Broadway 47 Undoes, as an amendment 50 Area between curbs 53 ___ myrtle (shrub) 54 Downspout sites 55 Present-day hero?

57 One who’s attained Nirvana 63 Renowned Dadaist Jean 64 “Sorry, laddie” 65 “Got it,” to a tar or gob 66 Dawson or Deighton 67 Big round hairdo, in slang

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We are lucky to have Revelry, people

By Cameron Graff Guest columnist

In light of this whole Mifflinversus-Revelry fiasco—and I think it is, at this point, fair to objectively refer to it as a fiasco—I’ve never more been distraught over the status of the Madison community. I’ve been hearing left and right, “It’s an essential part of Madison!

Mifflin’s part of our culture!”

And it’s just been burning my ears. This is our culture? This is what we base our identity as a school around?

What I’m most offended by is how vacant it makes our whole community seem. I have no problem with drinking, at all (guess what I’ll be doing on Saturday with all of you? That’s right, studying), but I do take tremendous issue when Madison students insist on it being the predominate

a rad Revelry Playlist revelry is this weekend!

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culture of Madison. Or, the “party” scene, I guess; in the end it all comes down to listening to shitty music and binge drinking, no matter how you tinsel it up. That’s not a culture.

That’s not a reason to be proud of your school. It’s something that happens at virtually every social junction at every college all around the country. Why can’t our culture be our music scene? Our arts scene? Our film scene? Or any combination of the above?

If we’re going to try to defend a block party, let’s not resort to exuberant and exhaustive buzz words—Mifflin is by and far the most embarrassingly childish and hedonistic part of our communal history. It’s a fun time, but to pretend it’s anything really important is erroneous— and if it’s really our culture, it’s a grimy one that at the end

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of the day produces nothing of value. It’s the losing end of an obscenity trial. Fun for fun’s sake. I hate to think I go to a school where our party scene— basically the disco culture of the ’70s reupholstered for the 21st century—is going to be what I think back to 30 years down the road.

There’s also been a lot of aggression addressed at, astoundingly, Revelry. This stuns me. To expound, we have been offered an impromptu festival comprised of both fantastic local talent (CRASHprez, Julian Lynch, Phox, etc) and impressive national acts (Delta Spirit, Toro y Moi, Chance the Rapper and, uh, Hoodie Allen) at the most reasonable rate of any festival in the area, and what was the reaction from the most vocal of Mifflin supporters? To spit in the face of

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their benefactors.

I don’t think anyone’s arguing the city wants Revelry to be an alternative to Mifflin; that’s pretty obvious. Why anyone feels this demeans the event and Madison in general is baffling to me, though. Here we have an event assembled by students, for students, featuring a plethora of killer Madison musicians where you can, on top of everything, DRINK HEAVILY. Just because the school sponsored it as an anti-Mifflin event it’s suddenly toxic?

Revelry has literally all the benefits of Mifflin, plus live music and minus heavy police presence (which, let’s be honest, would be present at the block party regardless of Revelry, if last year was any indication). Why hate? Best of all, this is an opportunity for Madison students to get in

3. “Still Sound” 4. “wnnrwnnrchckndnnr” - Crashprez & kiazma - Toro y moi

touch with the real, tangible culture of Madison which doubles as a showcase of rising stars. And worse comes to worst, why not just go to Mifflin for an hour or two and then swing by Revelry at two to catch CRASHprez and Chance? You can, you know, do both.

Everyone’s got their own thing, to be sure. I’ll admit, I’d rather stay in and drink with friends on a Saturday night (coincidentally, spinning a favorite record) than march out, rank and file, to a crowded house party where I’ll drink until I can’t remember it’s too loud to talk to anyone. So maybe I’m not the ideal devil’s advocate, but I stand by my opinion.

Mifflin’s fun, but it’s not what makes Madison great, and the sooner we stop pretending that the better.

5. “California” - Delta Spirit

6. “Lines” - JUlian Lynch

Previewing Bonnaroo with Father John Misty and DIIV

By Andy Holsteen The Daily Cardinal

The Daily Cardinal recently participated in a conference call with Josh Tillman, who is currently playing under the name Father John Misty, and Cole Smith of the band DIIV, on their upcoming performances at Bonnaroo 2013.

Tillman went first—immediately establishing his nonchalant and often absolutely hilarious personality. He released Fear Fun, which received lots of positive reviews, under the name Father John Misty in 2012 and apparently the next installment from this odd moniker is not only in the works, but almost complete.

“I’m about 80 percent done with 80 percent of the songs,” Tillman said. “So I’d say, I’m about 160 percent done.”

And the next album from Father John Misty is certainly one worthy of anticipation. Fear Fun brought some of the catchiness of Fleet Foxes—the band Tillman played drums for before becoming Father John Misty—but went above and beyond in terms of raw creativity and musical innovation. Any hardcore followers of Father John Misty are probably

hoping for him to let out some of his new material at Bonnaroo. For Tillman, however, festivals provide more than just an opportunity to play for fans, since attendees often come from such a diverse music background.

“I think the one thing I do enjoy about … playing festivals is that you still have an opportunity to kind of confuse and baffle people… When you just play a show by yourself, people are kind of—they’ve entered a social contract with you; they’ve watched a few YouTube clips; they know what you do and whatever. But at a festival there [are] all kinds of people who have like no interest in seeing you,” Tillman said. “They have no idea who you are and they might just watch it on a whim or something.

And I think some of the … sincerity that is like kind of part of what’s you know, exciting about a festival slot.”

Cole Smith of DIIV took a bit more of a straightforward approach to the interview and spoke about his state of mind when writing their 2012 album Oshin and how their music, which is not necessarily festival-oriented, will transition to a big outdoor stage at Bonnaroo.

I felt compelled to ask Smith

photo courtesy of Taylor Crothers

Thousands gather to see Atmosphere perform at Bonnaroo 2012. Headliners this year include Paul McCartney and Bjork.

about his anti-SXSW statements from earlier in the year and what made Bonnaroo a better musical environment, which, as I expected, warranted a fiery response.

“You know, we had experiences of just, you show up, there’s no soundcheck, no line track. You get on stage and you have 20 minutes to play and then like, you know, you can’t … hang like your banner behind you,” Smith said. “You can’t

like have your projections on stage because there’s a fucking corporate logo behind you.”

This is an interesting, but needed, criticism of not just SXSW, but a music industry that, in general, sacrifices its soul for revenue. And this is what Smith ultimately felt sets Bonnaroo apart from SXSW: that it’s truly a festival that puts the music itself ahead of commercialism.

“My real criticism about was like not just that,” Smith said.

“The music is like what’s ultimately sacrificed but my other criticism was … there’s so much money changing hands there but like none of it ends up in the pockets of the artists.”

Both Tillman and Smith will bring their passions for music to Bonnaroo 2013, which runs June 13-16.

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Tradition of Mifflin has been twisted and convoluted MICHAEL PENN opinion columnist

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he city’s Mifflin full-court press has dealt dismay to the hearts of thousands who pine for gluttonous amounts of racist neon tanktops and a spectrum of liquor in spring jubilation. Granted, in a world where social media reigns supreme, the people weren’t pleased and didn’t hesitate to respond. People are pissed at the fact their grandiose spectacle has been revoked from them. It’s not Badger-like, it’s not fair and it’s unnecessary.

And in all of this hoopla, I feel like the only person on campus who doesn’t give a fuck Mifflin got the axe.

Allow me to address the majority now by admitting the following: No, I am not of drinking age. Yes, I choose not to drink at all despite what the culture of this city expects of me. Yes, I am performing at Revelry this weekend. No, I do not think it is proper the way the city is handling the situation in a tyrannical method from a situation they exacerbated themselves. And no, I do not care what you as a human choose to do with your leisure or splendor time as long as you are not harming others or yourself.

With these opinions public, I’m not going to reiterate the diatribes of past columns I’ve seen on this issue. What we must do now is meditate on what this all truly means, and why it is a saddening reflection on us as a collective entity of a student body.

First and foremost, I went to the watered-down Mifflin last year as a freshman. (You might have seen my anti-racist tee amidst the sombreros on the backs of others.) In my brief immersion in the party culture here, all I heard about was how amazing a spectacle Mifflin is and how it makes him, her and them proud to be Badgers, exercising their liberties while contributing to the “work hard, play hard” mythos.

Frankly, it was some ol’ bullshit.

It was one of the most sickening displays of collective white privilege I’ve ever seen, and when you combine that with the horrific experience of being sober in a horde of people who aren’t, and don’t give a single damn for your regard whilst in the state they’re in, so many feelings set in at once. I had to distance myself. I couldn’t deal with the lengths people go to, and who was at expense in the process.

With that experience in pocket, it’s time to address the line of thinking we need to begin questioning as students and as a social culture.

There is absolutely no doubt we bring in money for the university with the social life as a primary aspect, but is that merely enough to endorse and embody the ignorance and reckless abandon we reinforce by allowing rape culture, white privilege and a history of violent behaviors to continue?

And I don’t just mean the two stabbings from years previous, I mean the trend of unaccounted incidents involving racial slurs, sexual assaults, street fights and so forth. I’ve never been called a nigger until I came here. My friends have ended up in fights

with drunken people and statistically, chances are we all know someone who has been sexually assaulted.

Furthermore, I’m tired of hearing Mifflin embodies the spirit of what we are as Badgers. That is a sickening lie. If this is the case, to outsiders, it seems as if 40,000 people are privileged drunkards with little-to-no cultural competency who will sleep with whom-

ever they desire at whatever cost.

Obviously this is not true. You know it, I know it.

In fact, Mifflin, in its current iteration, is the absolute opposite of what we supposedly stand for. And this isn’t based on university expectation of students; I’m speaking on the mythos we love to uphold when it’s convenient. Everyone knows this originated as a protest of the Vietnam War. And look at what we

stand for now. But when the city is forced to act upon us, some take the bold initiative to attempt to cause another revolution via Facebook, as if Mifflin is worth saving and a priority to move for. We are not characterized by the bastardized shitshow we place upon a pedestal. If we are, then what have we become?

We did not create these problems. Hedonistic desire is inherently embedded in American identity

as a whole. College drinking culture is a product of this as well. But if we as Badgers, who take so much pride in ourselves and will defend our name to the grave, continue to reinforce these principles, then our prestige is diluted to nothing.

If Mifflin is what makes us Badgers, then it is damn well time to rethink what being a Badger means.

Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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weekend may 3-5, 2013 DailyCardinal.com

Softball

Finding her groove Three years into her college career, Mary Massei has led the Badgers to the top of the conference standings during a record-breaking season

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or anyone who has suffered in eighth grade and focused much through a cold, drawn-out of her attention on softball entering Wisconsin winter, there is high school. little to brag about when describing After an impressive freshthe weather in the Midwest. While man campaign in which she was walking more than a quarter of named the league’s hitting leader a mile outside in early February and won the Top Rookie Award, is often a challenge, battling the Massei realized her potential harsh conditions of an often non- of playing at the next level. In existent spring proves to be even her sophomore year, she began more difficult for softball players. sending recruiting letters to Such an unforgiving climate makes schools that interested her. for a few months of almost solely Thanks to the success and indoor practices and numerous development Massei had while cross-country road trips for the playing in high school, her transiWisconsin softball team. tion to facing college competition But Chino Hills, Calif., native was a piece of cake.

Mary Massei wasn’t deterred at “She comes from an outstandall by the unpredictable weather ing organization off the West Coast and grueling challenges that obviously preof playing softball in the pared her for Division Midwest. Massei, now a I softball. Her swing junior at UW, was sure has always been pretto make her rounds ty good,” UW hitting Massei’s when deciding where coach Randy Schneider average hit to play Division I softsaid. “[Massei] is a kid total in her first ball but knew from the that gets on plane [with two seasons at UW moment she set foot in the ball] and stays on Madison it was a college plane. We haven’t realtown she wanted to be a ly done a lot with her part of. And who could swing. It’s been more Massei’s hit total through 47 blame her? just fine-tuning it.” games this Massei began her “[Massei] has seen season softball career taking a lot of great pitching swings off a tee when growing up,” added she was just four years head coach Yvette old. Softball was the first sport she Healy. “She comes from one of the played, and as she picked up and best programs in California.” dropped other sports along the While, presumably, the majorway, it would be the one to stick. ity of her skills were honed in high Following the lead of her older school, Massei credits her dad for sisters, Alicia, who played Division teaching her the fundamentals of I softball at the University of San softball at a young age.

Diego, and Selena, who played “He was my coach for a long high school softball, Massei recog- time, up until I was about 12 nized early on that softball was her [years-old].” sport. She stopped playing soccer And even to this day, she still

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talks softball with her first coach. “[My dad] texts me every day before gameday and gives me inspirational quotes,” Massei said, grinning.

Massei hopes to coach a daughter someday just like her dad did with her.

Following her first two seasons at Wisconsin in which she was named second-team All-Big Ten, UW’s Five-Tool Player Award winner and a Big Ten Academic AllConference Team selection, Massei approached this season looking to improve her offensive game.

“Last season there were some weekends where I was not playing well and it was consistent for a while,” Massei said. “My mindset coming into this season was to make quicker adjustments.”

She did just that, posting her best season to date.

Massei set a Wisconsin single-season record for hits April 26 against Indiana as she led off the game with a single. She currently leads the team in batting average (.429), runs (41), hits (69), triples (three) and on-base percentage (.489).

Despite her individual success, though, Massei is quick to recognize the rest of her teammates for their hard work as well. “[My single-season hits record and the team’s success] definitely go hand in hand. I’m not hitting extra just on my own during the week,” Massei said.

“A lot of the girls are putting in extra hours. The team is what makes it happen.”

Massei is a team player, some-

one who comes to the field ready to play hard every day. It is evident the humility she demonstrates on a daily basis resonates throughout the Wisconsin dugout.

“She’s really the kindest and most selfless person on this team.

That makes her a great teammate,” senior left fielder Kendall Grimm said. “[She’s] willing to help us out and do everything she can to make us a better team.”

The manner in which Massei carries herself on the diamond is something any athlete can learn from. The passion she brings to each at-bat, diving catch and stolen base is a tangible attribute every athlete should strive to encompass.

While her work ethic, passion and humility are all desirable characteristics, Massei’s left field

counterpart admires a different aspect of her skill set.

“I wish I could hit bombs like she can. If I could, I’d love to hit home runs,” Grimm joked.

W h i l e Massei isn’t one to verbally get on her teammates, she continues to fire the team wil gibb/cardinal up by file photo mak-

ing great defensive plays and recording clutch hits. She goes about her business and gets the team behind her through her play on the field.

Massei is always willing to put extra work in the outfield and take a few extra swings in the batting cage. Her work ethic is echoed through her play on the field and has led her to become a player that is circled, starred and boldened on opponents’ scouting reports. All of the attention is definitely earned. “[Massei] works hard. She’s gotten better every year she’s been here,” Healy said.

“She just wants to be a great teammate and really cares a b o u t the people around her.”

No. 25 Wisconsin (15-5 Big Ten, 38-9 overall) will look to improve on its nine-game win streak as it faces Michigan State (7-9, 22-23) for a threegame series beginning Friday. The weekend proves to be an important one for the Badgers as they try to fend off Nebraska, who currently sits just one-half game behind them in the Big Ten standings. Friday’s first pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Goodman Diamond.

Reflecting on three years of covering Badger hoops, football max sternberg stern words

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hen I came to Wisconsin as a transfer student after spending a year at UCLA, one of the first things I tried to do was find a way to experience college athletics in a different way from that of the average student fan. I had been involved either on or off the field in sports for my entire life and didn’t want to cut that off because I was facing a bigger stage. But even I have to admit when I walked into the Cardinal office in September 2010 looking for an opportunity to cover the Badgers, there is no way I could have imagined the next three years playing out as they did.

After covering a few minor press conferences to get my feet wet, I received a call from thensports editor Parker Gabriel asking me to help cover the upcoming home football game against topranked Ohio State. So yes, my first game as a reporter was an upset of

the nation’s top-ranked team and a field rushing many UW students probably consider their most lasting memory as a fan.

From that moment on, I spent virtually every Badger home football or basketball game up in the press box, a spot that would eventually become like a second home to me. Although I gradually found myself morph from an avid fan that could write into a true student journalist, I never lost sight of the fact my job really wasn’t a job at all. In three years with the Cardinal, I have had the opportunity to not only attend, but also have unparalleled access to three Rose Bowl games, three Big Ten men’s basketball tournaments and three NCAA Tournaments, all without shelling out even a penny for tickets. That’s plenty of compensation for simply putting my reactions and reports on paper.

While I will always be thankful for the experiences I have had covering Wisconsin athletics, they would not be the same without the people I have been fortunate to share them with. After hiring me as an inexperienced sophomore, Parker would go on to be a fre-

quent travel partner, joining in on trips to the Rose Bowl, car wrecks en route to Columbus, last-minute journeys to New Orleans and snowy drives to Iowa City. Often joined by a 6-foot-7-inch photographer, it was nice to have another sub-six footer to share the remaining compact car space.

Sure, I missed out on a few Saturday tailgates ... but these experiences paled in comparison to what I received in return.

Each and every year, I had the pleasure of working with editors who did everything they could to give me the resources I needed to cover the Badgers wherever they went. From Parker and Mark to Matt and Ryan and finally Vince and Matt, my editors at the Cardinal were always there to help get travel funding, page space and even to defend me when I made my inevitable excursion across the fine line of political correctness.

Outside the Vilas Hall office, I received tremendous support from all of the staff at UW Athletic

Communications. Patrick Herb was always understanding of the unique situation facing student journalists and did everything he could to provide us with the resources we needed, from parking to credentials and even suggestions on BBQ joints in Kansas City. Assistants Karl Anderson and Jeremy Wodajo—a former Cardinal writer—were also helpful whenever I needed information, public or otherwise.

I also have to thank the “professional” writers who cover the Badgers every day. In addition to helping me out by asking questions I was initially too timid to pose in press conferences, many of these writers went out of their way to offer advice, direction and, in the case of Tom Lea and Jim Polzin, even the occasional ride to and from a UW road game.

Finally, I just want to thank the Badger players I was privileged to cover. Though I realize they had little choice in deciding to talk to me during media availability, I never got the sense they were anything less than pleased to answer the questions I had for them. They understood the job I

was assigned and the necessary role they played in making that job as easy as possible. The honesty with which Badger players answered my often-critical questions made the final product I was able to produce that much better.

Looking back at the three years I have spent writing for the Cardinal, I can say with confidence I achieved my goal of experiencing college sports in a unique manner. Sure, I missed out on a few Saturday tailgates and March weekends in Madison, but these experiences paled in comparison to what I received in return. Though my degree will be in business and my career likely in law, the bulk of what I have learned while studying at Wisconsin comes from the time spent and experiences had while writing for the Cardinal. For that, I will forever be thankful.

This is Max’s final column for The Daily Cardinal. Have any law school words of wisdom? Want to state your case on why he should or shouldn’t stop using his Twitter account? (He’s planning a halt at tweet No. 20,000.) Whatever you’ve got, send it to Max in an email at sports@dailycardinal.com.