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The changing housing market Supply of highrise housing exceeds stagnant student demand Story by Samy Moskol When Equinox first opened in August 2006, Madison Property Management rented out the entire building in one week. As of May 5, 2013, Equinox still has 28 units available for August 2013. Another MPM complex located at 420 West Gorham has 15 units remaining.

“People just aren’t as excited about those buildings, so we’ve been forced to adapt,” said Myles Tourtillott, the marketing director at MPM. “In the past, Equinox and 420 are one of the first to go. But this year we just had to make a few adjustments sooner and more frequently than we have had to in the past. It’s just different this year.”

“Eventually you’d think that[the market] has to hit the bubble.I think it has already hit.”

Myles Tourtillott marketing Director Madison Property management

Tourtillott said the company began lowering rates and altering its marketing strategies primarily for these two buildings.

MPM is not alone. Palisade Properties has sent out weekly emails advertising open units, one which said the company would give out “CASH for signing a lease” before a certain date. Hovde Properties is offering a free flat screen TV for any groups who sign for available units at 229 Lakelawn.

With two new MPM-run high rises, XO1 and Vantage Point, joining the market this August, there will be another 643 more bedrooms added to the studentoriented housing supply.

Additionally for August 2014, two more developments will be ready for renters: a 71-unit complex that will replace Stadium Bar and a 72-unit development called the Waterfront on Henry Street and Iota Court.

High-rise properties across downtown have been rented out consistently in recent years, largely due to an influx of young professionals moving downtown, notably employees at Epic, the growing health-care software company based in Verona.

With Madison maintaining

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one of the lowest vacancy rates in the country at 1.88 percent, coupled with the influx of new residents seeking luxury apartments downtown, lending institutions view housing projects optimistically and typically provide the capital for construction, according to city officials.

Provided the lending institutions deem a housing project worth investing in, the city government usually approves it, stepping in only when a project violates a city ordinance such as the zoning code.

“We shouldn’t be trying to regulate this market too hard,” said Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, who has supported numerous downtown high-rise projects since his tenure began in 2011.

Now, Equinox, which was once the top of the rental market, has now moved into a spot where it reaches capacity slower than brand new buildings, which are competitively priced, and older buildings that are less expensive.

L au r e n Pe t e r s o n , UW-Madison sophomore and current Equinox tenant, signed a lease for Aberdeen for August 2013. Aberdeen, built in 2004, is more affordable than Equinox, two years its junior. At Equinox, Peterson pays around $630 for her own room in a fourbedroom apartment she shares with four others. Next year, with the same number of rooms and roommates, the tenants with their own rooms will pay approximately $600.

MPM has since sent Peterson and her roommates emails with rent reduction offers for resigning their current unit that remains unsigned for August.

MPM is also advertising a moped give-away for anyone who signs before May 10.

Peterson said Equinox might be harder to fill this year, as nearby high rises such as Aberdeen advertise lower prices, combined with the fact that there are now

high rises being constructed much closer to campus.

“At this point, [MPM has] to change their operating,” Peterson said.

A shift west

Historically, there have been more student-oriented, high-density housing options in the neighborhoods just east of campus— the first being private dorm-style housing, including Statesider, the Towers, Highlander and the abandoned “Langdon” at 126 Langdon Street. The Regent, the first student-oriented housing on the west end of campus, opened in 1965.

Massive efficiency buildings, such as Henry Gilman and Roundhouse, followed soon after at the turn of the 1970s.

Development on the southwest end of campus, however, remained slow. The next major changes were the addition of the Spring Street neighborhood townhouses in the 1980s.

“That the demand still exceeds the supply in the case of student housing ... it’s somewhat baffling to people... ” Mike Verveer alder District 4

By the time Park Terrace West was erected in 2002, Palisade was being constructed simultaneously, and La Ville, La Ciel and Embassy were already built.

Today there are around 4,475 bedrooms in high density buildings on the “east end” of campus, compared to around 2,700 bedrooms west of Park Street, or the “west end.”

Although there is less to choose from on the west end, there has been a boom in recent years, with the construction of Grand Central and Humbucker.

MPM’s west end properties rented out generally faster than their properties on the east end this year. Park Terrace West was the first MPM high rise to fill for 2013-’14.

As Union South and the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery have become new campus hubs, student preferences could be shifting to the west end, according to Tourtillott, who speculated that units on the west end might rent faster because there are fewer of them, and less competition between them.

UW-Madison freshman Emily Orals said she signed a lease at Vantage Point, located near Union South, for August 2013 because it is new and a “prime location” for her classes.

“Although great places to stay, [the east end high rises] are not as close and convenient as those newer ones would be,” Orals said.

Historic campus shortage

Only a decade ago, UW-Madison had a University Housing shortage, which encouraged students to live across the city. Many out-of-state students were forced to seek other housing options, and private dormitories such as Statesider and the Towers served an integral purpose.

Next year, with the addition of what is currently called New Hall 32, located near Dejope Hall, UW-Madison’s residence hall capacity will reach 7,410. This will be the closest the university will be to housing all first-year students, according to Paul Evans, director of University Housing.

As University Housing reaches its highest capacity in history, student-oriented dense housing also continues to rise. There are three projects the City Council has conditionally approved- two projects on the east end and one mixed-use proposal on Dayton and Brooks streets. Additionally,

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sex and the student body

Sultry solutions to sexify your summer

News and Editorial Editor in Chief Scott Girard

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ummer is just around the corner, bringing shorter shorts and longer nights. With classes winding down, the time is right to sexify our lives. There are so many ways to get it on over the summer, and there is never a wrong time to continue exploring our sexualities. Whether we try something new with a partner, many partners or ourselves, a general lack of homework and increased lack of long sleeves gives us the option to get down the way we want.

The first step is to discover exactly what we like and what we want to explore. An easy way to do this is by touching ourselves. Yay! Masturbation is such a wonderful way to get to know what turns us on—we can find our “special spots,” let our imaginations show us what we like and learn how to get ourselves off.

There are different ways to masturbate, each beneficial in its own right.

Most people who masturbate have a go-to method most effective in producing a quick orgasm. Unfortunately, many of us get stuck in a rut, only using that technique and forgetting how fun exploration can be!

Next time we engage in self-loving, we should remember our bodies are made up of more tissue than just our genitalia. Erogenous zones are all over, and each individual has some in places unique to their body. We should remember to indulge ourselves and find all these places. Not only will knowing different hot spots around our bodies heat up selfsessions, but now we’ll know where to tell our partners to look. It’s a win-win situation.

The next step, if we want to make it, is finding a banging summer buddy, whether that means our next fling, the love of our lives or just someone to cuddle with.

So how do we make our prospective flings into a real “thing?” Although there isn’t one fail-safe way to find a partner, there are certain ways to open up to all the possibilities.

Find love where your heart is, not where you look for it.

The easiest way to find somebody to spend the summer with is to get involved with

things we enjoy doing. By meeting people while doing things we find fun, we’re finding people who like the same things we do.

for someone to love but look low within yourself, because low is where testicles are often found on a human body, and you need those to ask somebody out.

So wise. Whether or not we are a person with literal testicles, our figurative balls are Find vital for summer fun! Being your courage, able to talk to someone you whether between haven’t met is a necessary trait for anybody up for lovin’. your legs or in your Find your courage, whether chest, and exploit it between your legs or in your chest, and exploit it to find to find those those hotties! hotties!

Along the same vein (insert penis/balls joke here), if we’re If you enjoy climbing, take looking for a summer beau, a hike around Devil’s Lake we should make ourselves with an org that goes there. available! We should hang Do some good, if that’s your out in places where people thing. Use all the extra time are willing to talk to people we’re afforded during sum- they don’t know. Whether we mer to join an organization like to spent time at the bars, like Badger Volunteers or on the Terrace or on Bascom, help F.H. King tend to their hang out alone once in a while, garden. And don’t forget to without headphones. keep your eyes open wherever Try reading a book or you go, whether it be sum- sketching your surroundings. mer school or work. We Give somebody something to never know where love ask you about. And ask somemight find us. body else about something Finally, follow the they’re doing! The more interinstructions a wise man actions you have the higher once told me: Look high your chances of findings a special friend.

Enjoy your summers, Badgers, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Got questions for the Dirty Bird? Send an email to sex@dailycardinal. com to get Alex’s graphic by Angel Lee expert answers.

Farewell, outgoing editors. Fly high!

After spending countless hours hard at work in the windowless basement of Vilas Hall, these birds are done with their editorships. We’ll miss them and wish them the best.

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Mifflin, Revelry share center stage May 4

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Police patrol Mifflin Street Block Party, where 2013 arrests were down several hundred from 2012, and officers were sent home early.

Hoodie Allen performs Saturday afternoon in the Sett at Union South as part of the first annual Revelry Arts and Music Festival.

Police may decrease future Mifflin presence after peaceful Saturday

More than 3,000 attend first Revelry Arts and Music Festival

By Melissa Howison the daily cardinal

The low turnout and peaceful, lawabiding nature of 2013 Mifflin Street Block Party attendees allowed police to send officers home earlier than expected, lessening the cost to taxpayers and inspiring the city to look into decreasing patrol levels at future Mifflin Street Block Parties, according to Madison Police Department Lt. Dave McCaw. Although the official number of arrests and citations have yet to be released, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 8, said it is tentatively “less than a dozen,” down several hundred from last year, when the city arrested or cited 545 people.

Despite record-low attendance at this year’s event, Verveer said the turnout exceeded his expectations considering the “rumors that were flying that the cops had declared marshall law” following the city officially canceling Mifflin.

McCaw said MPD, along with the city, will analyze the success of this year’s block party and “come up with suggestions on how to dial back police presence if we think we can.”

Students in attendance seemed hopeful about Mifflin’s future but echoed concerns that swirled throughout the student body weeks leading up to it that the city is trying

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Chancellor David Ward reflects on his time at UW, past and present

By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal

David Ward first arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in the ’60s, and says he remembers fellow students taking on the civil rights movement and Vietnam War. UW students, then and now, are “always exciting, a little different and constantly reinventing themselves,” he said, adding it is the variation in each generation of Badgers that he sees as the spirit of Wisconsin students.

“It’s beyond the curriculum, it’s beyond the campus,” Ward said. “It’s something that we do for ourselves.”

Ward held multiple leadership positions before taking on his first term as chancellor in 1993.

This initial chancellorship spanned seven years, during which he oversaw the expansion of campus facilities, as well as the creation of residential learning communities and advising services.

In 2011, University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly called upon Ward to fill the role again, after the departure of Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin.

Ward said it was his sense of loyalty that brought him back to the university.

“I got the feeling that they couldn’t use somebody on the inside because it had been such a difficult time,” Ward said, refer-

ring to the campus division which resulted from Martin’s controversial initiatives.

In October 2011, Reilly extended the interim term to include a second year, which Ward said pushed him to be more than just a placeholder.

“That was when I said I can’t just hold the fort, I’ve got to keep the place moving,” Ward said.

“That was good for me because it forced me to be energetic.”

In his interim role, he has emphasized the importance of implementing new learning technologies, while also seeking new revenue sources for the university as state funding support continues to decline.

“It’s beyond the curriculum, it’s beyond the campus.”

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But Ward’s second term has not been free of criticism. His decisions on student organization funding and university labor contracts have prompted students, faculty and teaching assistants to take action on numerous occasions.

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By Genevieve Globus the daily cardinal

The Revelry Music and Arts Festival took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Saturday and drew a large number of students, despite a rainy start to the day.

Revelry featured three performance stages, a foam pit and food vendors, as well as interactive art displays.

While festival attendees were slow to arrive, attendance increased as the day went on, with a total of 3050 attendees, according to Revelry Public Relations Coordinator Bess Donahue.

Despite criticism from students and administration during the planning process, Revelry Chief Executive Officer Sarah Mathews said Revelry

leaders proved they were capable of executing a successful music festival.

UW-Madison Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott said police did not arrest anyone at the event, but one student was taken to detox. UWPD was satisfied with the event’s outcome, Lovicott said.

Students who attended Revelry said it was a great way to celebrate the end of the year and enjoy musical artists in a concert setting. Although the event was in its first year, UW-Madison freshman Eric Smith said Revelry leaders planned the event well.

“You could definitely tell it was organized by people who are orga-

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Voucher expansion would affect Madison public schools

By Justin Williams the daily cardinal

Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal to expand private school vouchers in the state has already sparked criticism among state legislators, but the expansion could have a more local effect given one of the proposed districts for expansion is Madison.

Walker included the Madison Metropolitan School District in the potential expansion because it meets all three requirements for instituting private school vouchers within a district: it has at least 4,000 students, at least two of its schools are considered low performing and at least 20 current students in the district have expressed an interest in attending voucher schools, according to Julie Mead, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and department chair for the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

The Madison district currently has 13 K-12 schools that

rank in the second-lowest performance grade, which qualifies the schools as underperforming.

However, no school in the district received a failing grade.

The potential expansion has raised questions that have been heavily debated in the state legislature, Mead said.

One argument is the expansion would lead to a potential loss in taxpayer funding to Madison public schools, both because some previous public school funding would be allotted to private schools and public school enrollment would drop as students enroll in private schools.

But advocates, such as School Choice Wisconsin, argue the expansion would allow Madison students to access the best education possible. However, she said there is no research that demonstrates the voucher program produces results better than the traditional public school system.

State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said he opposes voucher expansion in partly

because of the lack of tangible academic results and partly because it could affect local public school funding.

“I think [an expansion] would be a terrible mistake,” Risser said. “Not only would it divert money from the public schools, but it’s [also] delivering an inferior education.”

Another source of conflict is the appropriation for taxpayer funding toward religious private schools. Opponents of voucher expansion question whether the program’s use of taxpayer money to fund religious schools violates the constitutional separation of church and state. But Mead explained that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed such allocations under the federal constitution, because the ultimate decision on how to use the funds lies with the student’s parents and not the state.

State legislators are currently deciding on Walker’s voucher expansion plan outlined in his proposed budget.

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UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward said he returned to campus for a second term out of loyalty to the university.

ward from page 4 It is this environment he will pass on to Rebecca Blank in the coming months.

Ward said his word of advice to Blank would be to remember

UW-Madison student to appear on Jeopardy! show University of WisconsinMadison junior Julia Sprangers is scheduled to appear on “Jeopardy!” Monday after she flew to the game show’s home in Los Angeles from Spain, where she is studying abroad for the semester, according to The Wisconsin State Journal.

Sprangers, who graduated as valedictorian from Oshkosh West High School, flew from her temporary home in Granada, Spain to be a contestant on the show in February. She is currently an economics and spanish major at UW-Madison.

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mifflin from page 4 to crush a Badger tradition.

One University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and repeat Mifflin attendee said his three older siblings, all alumni, called him Saturday morning to wish him a “happy Mifflin,” because “it’s something that you look forward to when you say you’re going to be a badger.”

“For them to try to knock out something that’s deeply embedded in the tradition of UW Badgers,” he said. “It’s hard for them to do that.”

Another student in attendance, who wished to remain anonymous, agreed, saying for everything the students bring to the school, they should be allowed to let loose the Saturday before finals because “the world doesn’t perceive us on Mifflin Street, they perceive us as the great university that we are.”

He also said Saturday was a testament to how tame Mifflin can be and has been. He said 2011 was the only year there was a problem, and it was because the city sought a sponsor for the event, promoted it and sold beer on the street.

“2010 Mifflin,” he said. “Go back to that.”

“It was just surreal to me that this actually happened,” Sprangers said to The Wisconsin State Journal, adding meeting Alex Trebek was a “goosebump moment.”

The episode in which Sprangers is a contestant will air in Madison May 6 at 4:30 p.m. on Channel 15. The Badger, who has since flown back to Europe, will not watch the episode air. She told The Wisconsin State Journal she plans to watch the episode air when she returns home later this month.

Numbers: Revelry at a glance of people who 3050 Number attended Revelry Number of tickets Revelry was allowed to sell this year

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nizing something for the first time,” Smith said. “But I still really enjoyed the event.

It was a great way to relax before finals.”

UW-Madison student Sydney Rearick said she enjoyed the laid-back environment and music at Revelry, and said she felt the music was “chill.”

Revelry performers included local artists such as PHOX and CRASHprez, as well as national artists such as Delta Spirit, Toro y Moi and Hoodie Allen. According to Revelry Marketing Director Josh Lieberthal, festival planners aimed to encourage attendees to explore new music.

“We hope people will come to discover new music, even if they don’t know the artists

housing from page 2 there will soon be a proposal submitted for a redevelopment of University Inn into a student-oriented luxurious building, which Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said would likely outdo Lucky in amenities offered.

“Developer after developer reports to me that they strongly believe that Madison’s housing rental market can support all these new units coming on line,” Verveer said. “That the demand still exceeds the supply in the case of student housing ... it’s somewhat baffling to people because UW enrollment has remained stagnant for the last 20 years.”

However, the types of units young professionals often prefer are not the four-bedroom units that are often left unfilled near campus.

“It’s hard to market 4-bedrooms to younger professionals,” Tourtillott said.

The high-rise bubble

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Number of people who were arrested at Revelry Saturday

UW-Madison is a “complex and messy place.”

“I’d encourage her to never believe in the quick fix because of that complexity here,” Ward said.

“It’s the mile, it’s not the hundred yard dash.”

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beforehand,” Lieberthal said.

Lieberthal also said Revelry was designed specifically for UW-Madison students.

“Revelry was created around Badger spirit and student pride, which is what makes it so great,” said Lieberthal.

Donahue said planning for Revelry 2014 will begin this summer, although the location and size are unknown pending involvement from sponsors.

Verveer said increased competition among management companies is a net positive for student renters, with excess amounts of student-oriented housing available in May. “Landlords are going to be dramatically reducing rents,” Verveer said. “It’s always been a pet peeve of mine that the student rental season has started so early. It’s actually pretty aggravating. If all that can be delayed, I’m all for it.”

As the trend continues, management companies will be forced to adapt to a market where students’ preferences will play a larger factor, creating competition between management companies.

“If we have trouble renting units it’s our fault,” Tourtillott said. “It’s not the markets’ fault.”

Still, Tourtillott added that student-oriented high-rise development has already gone too far, as units on the east end continue to sit on the market for next school year.

“Eventually you’d think that [the market] has to hit the bubble,” Tourtillott said. “I think it has already hit.”

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Summer festival season is nearly here

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By Jon Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Music festivals are a staple of the live music scene. More than just a single-night concert, fans see two, three, four, days and nights of music. Road trips are taken, alcohol is ingested and someone in every group comes home with an embarrassing story.

With the sun finally beaming and students coming out of hibernation, music festival season is here.

Lollapalooza—Chicago, Ill., Aug. 2-4

Lake Michigan on one side and the Michigan Avenue skyline on the other, Lollapalooza’s placement is essential to the experience. It’s in the heart of the city, yet there’s more than enough room to breathe—until you make your way to one of the eight stages.

Headlined by ’80s and ’90s rockers The Cure and Nine Inch Nails, new wave pop bands The Killers, Vampire Weekend and Phoenix, as well as Grammywinning superstars Mumford & Sons, Lollapalooza does a nice job avoiding becoming a onetrick pony. The punk and grunge scenes that used to take a back seat in the media, but dominate Lollapalooza’s lineups are no longer—now replaced by an eclectic list of bands that get regular radio play. This includes an increasing number of electronic and hiphop acts, such as Steve Aoki and Kendrick Lamar.

Although Lollapalooza is a purely music festival, unlike some other summer festivals that bring in comedians or film, it in one way or another caters to just about every music fan, which makes for a crowd almost as entertaining as the music. A fullfledged ho-down took place last year, after the Midwest monsoon wreaked havoc on the festival (I took refuge in a parking garage along with a man named ‘Blaze’ who had more body hair than clothing). Walking from stage to stage you pass armies of snapbacked bros, as well as nostalgiastruck 40-somethings.

If you can stand Chicago’s humid August heat—and have upwards of $300 to spend on the now sold-out tickets—it’s tough to have a bad day at Lollapalooza.

Find your niche, be it bro, hippie or head-banger, and plan your day. Even when you can’t seem to find a band that suits your fancy,

grab a surprisingly cheap slice of Lou Malnati’s pizza and take some time to sit in the grass and lose yourself in the atmosphere.

Summerfest—Milwaukee, Wis., June 26-30/July 2-7

Summerfest puts people in a weird position. General admission is just $15, but to get to the main, headliner stage, it’s an extra $40. Thus begins the game of deciding if the headliners are worth it to you. Fun., Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, John Mayer, The Eagles and others will be playing on the main stage. Are they worth the extra toll?

If not, there’s still not much to complain about. You can still see any of the other shows on the grounds over the two week period. Outside the main stage, Summerfest is mainly hosting bands with the “one song on that one album” tag, with no clear headliner, but a few bigger names will be there. AWOLNATION, Imagine Dragons and Atlas Genius, dreamy experimental bands MGMT and Silversun Pickups, as well as seven-hourset jam bands O.A.R. and Guster will be in attendance.

Unlike Lollapalooza, drunk high schoolers are a rarity at Summerfest—replaced by drunk Sconnies. Though devoid of the intrinsic drug scene found at most music festivals, Summerfest is overflowing with beer taps.

The concrete setting and high-quality stages also give Summerfest an atmosphere different from other festivals. It feels a little more structured, a little more mature and a little more like you need to behave yourself.

B o n n a ro o — M a n c h e s t e r, Tenn., June 13-16

During the four days of Bonnaroo, the city of Manchester’s population grows tenfold, as more than 80,000 people find their way to the festival.

And it’s for a good reason.

Yet again, Bonnaroo’s lineup has trumped just about everyone else’s.

Aside from booking many of the same great acts as Lollapalooza and Summerfest, including Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty and Kendrick Lamar, Bonnaroo has raised the bar with their other acts. Along with a stellar rap lineup (Wu-Tang Clan, R. Kelly, Nas), a killer comedy troupe (Daniel Tosh, David Cross, Weird Al), as well as a phenomenal alternative cast (The National, Wilco, Animal Collective), Bonnaroo saw it fit to bring in Paul McCartney, if you’re familiar.

Even the lesser-known bands would get a prominent billing at many other festivals. Japandroids, Portugal. The Man and Tame Impala—three bands with bright futures ahead of them, also found themselves on the bill.

But what about the vibe, man?

Bonnaroo maybe draws the biggest horde of hippies of any summer music festival. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but fair warning: Leave your glow sticks at home.

You’d be outnumbered. Bonnaroo is also not for the uptight. Be prepared to sleep by bearded strangers dropping acid in the tent next to you at your campground.

Fortunately, everyone seems to respect the sanctity of the music and the festival remains peaceful.

The lengthy walks from your campground to Centeroo—the festival’s vending hub—can be a bit deflating, especially at night after a long day under the sun.

But if you can handle the environment, and if you can buy into the camaraderie, Bonnaroo’s music and comedy lineup is too good to pass up.

Summer playlist

Perfect tunes for driving with the windows down 1. Washed Out— ”Feel it all around” 2. Janelle Monae— “Wondaland” 3. The Hold steady— “constructive summer” 4. Carly rae jepsen— “Just a step away” 5. miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar— “how many drinks?”

6. Maps & atlases— “Artichokes” 7. smash mouth— “Walkin’ on the sun”

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The Mowgli’s spread love to The Sett with upbeat songs

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An enthusiastic audience “Revelling” on Saturday at the first Revelry Music and Arts Festival outside Union South.

The Mowgli’s filled the Sett’s stage with an infectious, positive presence that had everyone sharing the love by the end of the show.

Along with performing upbeat jams like “The Great Divide,” band members shared nuggets of wisdom about the importance of doing what you love and performing random acts of kindness in daily life. The intimacy of their set made itself apparent in the details—guitarist and vocalist Michael Vincze was comfortable enough to remove his shoes, jump into the crowd and form miniature dance circles several times along with fellow guitarist and singer Colin Louis Dieden.

The band acted as if the audience was just a group of friends unwinding around a bonfire on some endless summer night. They closed with “San Francisco”—a song steadily sneaking its way up national radio charts—and performed it with a gusto and passion that propelled the live version to euphoric levels.

—Marina Oliver

Revelry hits and misses on several fronts in its first year

By Cameron Graff the daily cardinal

It seems Revelry was a success. Not that I ever really doubted it would be—even if all signs maybe said I should have—but the turnout and the crowd’s enthusiasm was still more impressive than expected.

Hometown support was particularly commendable, with stellar performances from local acts such as CRASHprez and PHOX. I’d been hearing a lot of complaints days before the show Revelry’s lineup, with its heavy emphasis on local bands and mid-level indie bands, was a disappointment. The numbers might have backed this up. Oh Land, fighting against the rain, had a thin but resilient crowd of 60-some fest-goers and most shows managed at best about double that. Hoodie Allen and the Chance The Rapper/RAGE LIFE/CRASHprez sets were the notable and expected exceptions—each pulling crowds of probably 300+ people. But the folks who did show up were more than excited to be there to support their favorite artists, and their energy was contagious. At the end of the day, the festival genuinely worked, even if it didn’t cater to the casual fan as much as it maybe should have. Personal highlights of the festival include a rousing and crowd pleasing performance by Delta Spirit—whom I was only vaguely familiar with—and a manic 90 minutes with CRASHprez, RAGE LIFE, Lord of the

Fly and Chicago’s rising hip-hop star, Chance the Rapper.

On an administrative level I wasn’t overly impressed with the way the whole festival was run. My friend and I wandered around without actually having picked up our press credentials/wristbands for far too long. It wasn’t until we tried leaving The Sett to catch Delta Spirit’s show that we were stopped and told we had to find some wristbands.

Picking up tickets was easy enough, but when I asked staff where to find my press materials I was directed first to the second floor of Union South, then to the third and then finally back down to the first where I found the press table tucked away in the corner. It wasn’t the end of the world, but organizational issues like that were indicative of the festival’s naivete. Another area where Revelry failed in terms of organization was with food distribution. Everyone who wanted to purchase alchohol had to wait in the same line as people getting food—leaving The Sett’s bar completely unutilized. If another, say, 500 people had shown up they would’ve had a mild disaster on their hands.

If Revelry wants to expand beyond being just a Mifflin alternative into something bigger it’s going to need to step up its game for the years to come. It’s no longer the underdog—rather than impressing just by existing, next year’s Revelry needs to actively wow a skeptical student body.

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UW-Madison student CRASHprez getting animated during his performance.

Chance The Rapper proves to be crowd pleaser It’s Chance the Rapper’s year. Hailing from Chicago, he recently dropped the excellent Acidrap mixtape—and major label talks have been wafting through the air all week. The hype was palpable on Saturday morning as one of Revelry’s largest crowds showed up and waited dutifully for the young star. I’m not sure if they were coasting off the excess energy bubbling under the surface, but local rappers and openers CRASHprez, Ragelife and Lord of the Fly had the whole crowd grooving from early on.

Chance, meanwhile, was as frenetic as expected. He came out to the opening cut from his mixtape, “Good Ass Intro” and proceeded to grind through a series of tracks from Acidrap. Particularly great was mixtape highlight “Juice.” The crowd enthusiastically honored the song’s featured call-and-response chorus. Later, Chance tweeted a picture of himself cheesing with Toro Y Moi; it’s good to know everyone had a great time.

—Cameron Graff

Toro Y Moi: perfect for an afternoon in the sun

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Chaz Bundick looking “chill” in his shades during Toro Y Moi’s Saturday show.

Chaz Bundick, the afroed front man of Toro Y Moi, led Revelry’s Plaza Stage in a summery, sunlit stroll down Chillwave Lane on Saturday. After playing an assortment of tracks from his 2010 album, Causers of This, with a small sampling of work from the 2013 production of Anything In Return, it was clear Bundick’s proficiency with ethereal synth- and hypno-driven drum kits is undisputed. Toro Y Moi was obviously comfortable on stage, with their haunting melodies captivating the audience and locking those surrounding the stage into a head-bobbing mass.

Those watching were unified by a vibe, and when the music picked up (for example, with “New Beat” off of the Underneath the Pine album) so did the groovin’.

With undertones of disco, new wave and synthetic pop thrown into their indie electronica, Toro Y Moi has a sound unlike all others in their arena. It’s like an Alice in Wonderland fantasy without being scary. It’s beachy without leaving sand in your swim trunks.

—Savannah Stauss

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First In Twenty By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

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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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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com A FINAL CROSSWORD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ACROSS 1 Brent Spiner 5 “Redrum” 10 Chinese food shortly with a cow noise 13 Flamboyance 14 Four preceding the champion 16 Two suns 19 “Roundabout” band 20 Bright fishy 21 To happen 22 Colors 23 Circles 25 Monkey I wouldn’t trust with my baby 28 Maizes 30 Is “supposed” to be answered “ahoy!”

31 Wingless bird 34 Less than forty-ish 38 Fix my pants 39 Male applications 40 They had llamas!

41 Kitty criesv 42 Outer? No. 44 Probably the Yin Yang twin religion 46 You don’t want Chris Hanson to offer you one 47 non-alcoholic six pack

48 My anaconda don’t want none until you got _____ 49 Usually say “Welcome” or “GTFO” 52 Twenty Questions 56 My hovercraft is full of ________ 57 Opposite of indo 58 Hot dish filler 59 “Lives” 60 Vodka, in Russia 61 Brand, in a way DOWN 1 Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me 2 You want this for the burn 3 Destroyer of mammoths 4 What is this a school for ________s ?

5 To dig a hole 6 Identity. Maybe fake.

7 What the end is 8 “Ents” w/ a lisp 9 Blind abominable Snowman 10 “Source?”

11 Prostitute toy store 12 “Back in _________” 15 Doritio falvored tacos 17 “You only Yoyo once” 18 Evil Bees 24 If Bert blinded his roommate 25 Bane of Calvin

26 This crossword’s giving me a headblank 27 Boff Bthe _____ (BBasketball) 28 Hipster Hair 30 Part of Bibles I Think 31 Thin cookies, best frozen 32 Movie based on a musical 33 Red algae product 35 One who believes in something 36 If you don’t ______ it, you lews it 37 Help 41 What Naomi does backwards 42 Bleep out 43 To the rising sun 44 ____ of terror 45 Dude, you’ve gettin’ ________ 46 Glove material 47 Small progression 48 Ass 49 French cow sound 50 Tolstoy heroine 51 Super Russian 53 When a rapper meets POTUS 43 54 French Question, probably 55 _______ Monty Python’s Flying Circus

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Several performers took the stage at Revelry May 4, 2013, including (clockwise from top right) Hoodie Allen, Chance the Rapper, Phox, (a fan watching) Delta Spirit, Crash Prez, Oh Land and The Mowgli’s.

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Top 10 News Spring 2013 UW Regents appoint Rebecca Blank as next UW-Madison chancellor The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents appointed Rebecca Blank to serve as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison this spring after a year-long search process.

Blank previously served as dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, among other roles, and currently serves as secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

In a statement following her appointment, Blank highlighted two priorities for the university: educating the next generation of citizens and workers, and remaining at the forefront in national and international research and innovation.

She also said she looks forward to working at an institution with “a great history, an enormous amount of promise and some real challenges in front of it.”

A special regents committee charged with interviewing and selecting final candidates recommended Blank over three other finalists: Michael Schill, Nicholas Jones and Kim Wilcox.

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Mifflin prevails despite ‘cancellation’

Student leaders plan inaugural Revelry Arts and Music Festival After initial criticism of the idea, student leaders began planning an end-of-the-year party, called the Revelry Arts and Music Festival, in December 2012.

“They’ve put in unbelievable passion and effort into this.”

Sarah Mathews chief executive office Revelry

Organizers, with a budget of $100,000, planned for the event to feature numerous artists across three stages, as well as host interactive art displays and a foam pit.

“A group of hardworking, forward-thinking Badgers came

The 44th annual Mifflin Street Block Party followed a pattern of decreasing attendance displayed over the past few years, but drew sizeable crowds considering the city’s announcement earlier in the semester of a more stringent policing of the event, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.

The Madison Police Department abstained from officially estimating the number of attendees due to the statistic often being inaccurate and misrepresentative, according to Verveer, but he said “there were definitely fewer than [2012],” which was down 20,000 people from 2011.

MPD Chief Noble Wray announced in an April 11 letter to Mifflin residents a new “no tolerance” policy for illegal house parties and “strongly

together to found Revelry, which is about creating a great yearend music and arts festival for UW-Madison,” Revelry Chief Executive Officer Sarah Mathews said on the event’s website. “They’ve put in unbelievable passion and effort into this.”

Following negotiations with numerous artists, Revelry leaders chose Toro y Moi, Hoodie Allen and Delta Spirit as headlining acts.

Other performers included Phox, Chance the Rapper, The Mowgli’s, Julian Lynch and Oh Land.

Revelry organizers said they did not mean for the event to be an alternative to Mifflin, although many students thought that was the group’s intent.

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Walker hits on education, health care in Feb. 20 biennial budget proposal

UW System criticized for overpayments, reserves surplus

Gov. Scott Walker released his biennial budget proposal Feb. 20, which included initiatives to add flexibility to the University of Wisconsin System, to expand the state’s private voucher school program and reform the state’s Medicaid system.

In the budget, Walker proposed adding an additional $181 million in funding to the UW System. Most of the increased funding was designed to allow the system additional flexibility in pursuing programs focused on expanding workforce development training as well as to “preserve and expand access and quality in the UW System.”

Additionally, Walker’s budget proposed expanding private school vouchers to nine additional school districts in the state. The expansion, which has drawn heavy criticism from several state legislators and activists, would allow qualified low-income students who attend underperforming public schools

The University of Wisconsin System drew criticism this semester after multiple state audits brought public attention to its handling of funds in Human Resources overpayments and a large cash reserve built over the past year.

A January report from the state Legislative Audit Bureau first brought public attention to $33 million in overpayments to UW System employees for health and retirement benefits. Further

to use taxpayer money to attend higherperforming private schools.

Advocates for the expansion say it will allow students to access the best education possible, while critics say the expansion will re-allocate public school funding to private schools, thus taking money from already struggling public schools.

A third controversial portion of the governor’s budget would redefine which lowincome citizens could qualify for state Medicaid coverage.

Walker’s plan would require any person with an income higher than the federal poverty level to purchase their own health care from federally run exchanges, which are programs that provide citizens possible health-care options. Walker’s reformed program would also provide coverage for every Wisconsinite with an income less than the federal poverty level.

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SSFC passes $100,000 cap on student organization funding In late April the Student Services Finance Committee voted to adopt a $100,000 budget limit for student organizations that request funding from the General Student Services Fund, capping the amount for the first time.

G S S F organizations are student groups that provide “direct services” to campus.

In previous years, a number of student groups requested an amount above the new cap, including the Multicultural Student Coalition, Badger Catholic

and Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group.

The overall cap does not include money for professional staff and some graduate student positions. However, SSFC also created a new $75,000 cap on those positions. The new rules also place limits on how much organizations can spend on travel, events and student hourly positions.

SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said she believes the new rules will prevent organizations from over budgeting and returning unused funds to the GSSF reserves.

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The Wisconsin state legislature and Gov. Scott Walker officially enacted a controversial mining bill designed to streamline the mine-permitting process in the state after similar legislation had failed in the legislature during the past two years.

The new mining bill, which Walker signed into law March 11, sparked intense debate among legislators.

having a projected use at this time.

Many state and campus leaders reacted with outrage to the announcement, leading to a proposed tuition freeze and potential for a decrease in the original funding proposed for the UW System by Gov. Scott Walker in the 2013-’15 state budget.

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research in February revealed an additional $1.1 million in overpayments.

A second audit released in April revealed the UW System held a cash balance of over $1 billion as of 2012, with the majority of the funding coming from tuition.

Approximately $200 million of the total was not identified as

State Democrats and state Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, repeatedly expressed concern over the bill’s weakening of state environmental regulations in relation to mines. They said the new bill would allow a mine to degrade the state’s wetlands and waterways without the threat of punishment by the state.

However, Republicans said the bill would lead to a boost in job growth in the economically degraded northern portion of the state where future mines would likely be opened.

Northern Native American tribes and activists who oppose the new law previously threatened to challenge it in court, however no significant progress has been made.

The face of Madison will change in the coming years in light of new housing-development projects passed through the city’s Common Council this semester.

Two older apartment buildings on Henry Street and Iota Court will be replaced by a 72-unit, student-oriented development called “The Waterfront.”

The project drew criticism from

a number of students who organized a petition aimed at making the Langdon neighborhood a historic district. Had the Langdon neighborhood held this status, it would have been more difficult to demolish historic buildings in the neighborhood.

Common Council also passed plans to demolish Stadium Bar, a longtime Madison staple, to make way for a 71-unit apartment building

in its place.

Additionally, a redevelopment of Dayton Square on Dayton and Broom streets was passed through the city Council, sparking a debate about the availability of affordable housing downtown.

All three complexes will be ready for August 2014.

A faith-based housing project, at the site of the former Holy Redeemer School, was approved and will also open for August 15, 2013.

ASM grassroots campaigns move forward in state legislature Two campaigns addressed by this year’s Associated Students of Madison student government are currently circulating in the state legislature for co-sponsorship and could be signed into law within the year.

8 The Responsible Action Bill aims to protect underage students across Wisconsin from receiving

drinking citations or university punishments when they call the police to report an emergency situation or violent crime while under the influence of alcohol.

Although UW-Madison already has a responsible action policy in place, the bill aims to expand protection across the state.

It also received support from the United Council of UW Students and student governments at other UW System campuses.

Additionally, the Student Regent bill would allow UW System student governments to each nominate one candidate for the student position on the UW System Board of Regents and require the governor to make a

selection from the list of 26 candidates. The bill has received support from Chancellor David Ward and Dean of Students Lori Berquam.

[recommended]” Mifflin Street residents planning on hosting a party to “reconsider.”

“I was pleased to see that the majority of houses ... [kept] the tradition going.”

Mike Verveer alder District 4

The letter went viral, along with the inaccurate message the city “cancelled” Mifflin, according to Verveer. He said he was concerned the “crack down” would scare Mifflin residents from participating, but the turnout was better than he expected.

“I was pleased to see that the majority of houses ... [kept] the tradition going,” he said.

The Frequency announces end to hip-hop shows Hip-hop artists hoping to perform in Madison have one fewer venue option following The Frequency’s Jan. 29 announcement it would no longer host hip-hop artists due to a shooting outside the establishment earlier in the year.

6 According to a police report, two men were fighting inside The Frequency during a hip-hop show Jan. 28. The brawl escalated and shifted to the sidewalk outside the venue, located at 121 W. Main St., before one shot was fired. There were no injuries, according to the report.

“It is truly unfortunate that I cannot host an entire genre of music and artists because of the idiocy of a couple of people .”

Darwin Sampson owner The Frequency

The Frequency owner Darwin Sampson claimed in a Facebook post the next day he was discontinuing hip-hop shows because he was unwilling to put his employees or patrons in more danger.

“It is truly unfortunate that I cannot host an entire genre of music and artists because of the idiocy of a couple people and the ineptitude of the security company that evening,” he wrote.

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UW-Madison senior Henry Mackaman played guitar in Phantom Vibration, a band he co-founded, based out of the Twin Cities, Minn.

henry mackaman senior University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Henry Mackaman was pronounced dead April 11, 2013 as a result of bacterial meningitis.

Mackaman, originally from St. Paul, Minn., was majoring in English and economics at UW-Madison. He also worked as a DJ for WSUM Radio and co-founded his band Phantom Vibration, which was based out of the

Twin Cities.

Mackaman was an organ donor and, according to his CaringBridge site, he will be able to donate his organs to 54 patients in need.

Friends and family describe the senior as funny, smart and incredibly talented in music, according to his CaringBridge.

“Henry’s spirit and the joy he brought to us will live on anytime we share stories of him, listen to music he recorded, and retell the jokes and bad puns he laid on us,” Henry’s mother Meredith Mackaman said on his CaringBridge site.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and Greek community member Michael Arizmendi died November 28, 2012.

Born in California originally, Arizmendi grew up in Charlotte, N.C., where he lived with his family before he ventured to Wis., his obituary said.

Arizmendi was earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science, according to his LinkedIn page.

Arizmendi was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, according to his obituary on the Charlotte Observer’s website.

A former UW-Madison student and friend of Arizmendi, who wished to remain anynomous said Arizmendi was a selfless friend.

“He always had your best interests ahead of his own,” he said.

Arizmendi is described in his obituary as adventurous, and he climbed Washington’s Mount Rainier at 16 years old, according to his obituary.

Arizmendi enjoyed reading, music and the outdoors, his obituary said. He also faithfully supported the university and his fraternity as well as his friends and family.

Arizmendi’s family and friends appreciated Arizmendi for his sense of humor, compassion and loyal friendship, according to his obituary.

University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Jordan Astar died of cardiac arrest Oct. 29, 2012 in Smith Hall.

Astar was on the Dean’s list at UW-Madison and was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, according to his

The Daily Cardinal wishes to send our condolences to the families of these students and hopes they may rest in peace.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam reflects on deceased UW students Six University of Wisconsin-Madison students died before reaching their full potential, but the impact they left on the campus will not be forgotten, according to Dean of Students Lori Berquam.

Berquam said she is saddened by the loss of the men, and said the hardest part of losing students is not knowing what the students’ futures would have held.

“The hard part is that we don’t know what they could have become,” Berquam said. “They had their whole lives ahead of

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them and what amazing things they could have done, parents they could have been, the friends they were, all of those things are left unknown.”

She also said while the futures of the six students who died are unknown, the university will remember the mark they had on UW-Madison.

“I think while they were here, the people they touched, the other students, the faculty, the staff, we will always remember the impact they’ve had on us,” Berquam said.

On May 10 at 1 p.m., the Carillon Bells will play six pieces, each followed by a minute of silence to honor the lives of the students who died. After the final minute of silence, the piece “In Memoriam” by John Courter will be played to end the tribute.

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Matthew Roelse, a May 2012 graduate of the Wisconsin School of Business, drowned at approximately 2:46 a.m. June 22, 2012 while swimming in Lake Mendota with a friend, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison news release.

Roelse graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance and management and a certificate in Spanish. He was a member of several campus organizations, including the Sigma Iota Epsilon Business Fraternity, Society for Personal Investments, UW-Madison’s cross country ski team and the club ultimate Frisbee team. He also worked to raise money and awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes. Roelse had accepted a fulltime job as a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual.

Francois Ortalo-Magne, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, remembered Roelse for his desire and motivation to succeed.

“He epitomized the hard work ethic, lifelong quest for knowledge and virtuous ethos from which Wisconsin graduates are recognized worldwide,” OrtaloMagne said in the release.

University of Wisconsin-Madison student Charles “Charlie” Giesen died Nov. 19, 2012, according to the Cress Funeral and Cremation Services website. Giesen died “peacefully” at a place he loved, according to his family and friends.

Giesen attended Middleton Public schools and then the University of Iowa. He later came back to Madison to attend UW-Madison. Giesen was working at CapTel helping deaf persons communicate by telephone and attending classes at UW-Madison at the time of his death.

The obituary said those closest to Giesen remember him for his upbeat personality.

“He didn’t just enter a room, he filled it up. He was candid, witty, honest, respectful, thoughtful and just delightfully different with an unparalleled sense of humor. To know him was to love him,” the obituary said.

He is survived by his father and mother, James Giesen and Mary Klink; brothers, Nicholas and James; his grandmothers; and a large extended family, according to the obituary.

obituary on the website of Hastings Star Gazette, a news organization in his hometown.

Astar was born in Green Bay, Wis., but lived with his family in Hastings, Min., the obituary said.

Alpha Chi Sigma is a co-ed fraternity that promotes involvement in science, according to its website.

Astar also enjoyed participating in a theatre group in his hometown, accord-

ing to his obituary.

Astar’s friends and family remember him as humorous and kind-hearted.

“Jordan, your love and kindness for others, your humor, and contagious smile was an inspiration to us all,” Astar’s family said in his obituary. “You have impacted the lives of many with your big heart, numerous gifts and talents. We love you, Jordan, and you will be deeply missed.”

John “Vietnam” Nguyen sophomore University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore and First Wave scholar John “Vietnam” Nguyen died August 30, 2012, after drowning in Lake Mendota.

Nguyen drowned after swimming with friends near the Memorial Union.

Divers recovered his body Aug. 30.

He was involved in numerous student organizations on campus including the Vietnamese Students Association, the Asian American Student Union and First Wave Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Arts Learning Community.

Nguyen was a talented and active member of the fifth First Wave cohort, fellow First Wave scholar Cydney Edwards told The Daily Cardinal.

Edwards also performed with Nguyen in Kuumba Lynx, which is a theater ensemble based out of Chicago.

“John did it all, he was so multifaceted,” Edwards said. “The way he led his life was an example. He was constantly determined to make this world a better place.”

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UW-Madison sophomore John “Vietnam” Nguyen was an active member of the First Wave Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Learning Community.

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Vitamin A at UW-Madison

By Sara Anderson the daily cardinal

Anyone who eats ice cream, eggs, mango or sweet potato is getting some of their necessary intake of Vitamin A. Even pumpkin pie contains Vitamin A. Because Vitamin A is found in many different foods, either naturally or supplemented, the consequences of not having enough are rarely a topic of discussion.

According to the World Health Organization, Vitamin A deficiency is one of the leading causes of blindness and increases the risk of death from common childhood infections, such as diarrheal disease and measles, in more than half of all countries. In pregnant women, the possibilities for night blindness and maternal mortality are also intensified due to Vitamin A deficiency.

One hundred years ago, Elmer Verner McCollum co-authored a revolutionary paper with Marguerite Davis on the discovery of what he called “Factor A,” now known as Vitamin A. Though Vitamin A was discovered in 1913, the concept of the vitamin had begun decades earlier.

According to an article written by Kenneth J. Carpenter of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of California-Berkeley, Thomas Christie, a physician working in Sri Lanka in 1804, noted that beriberi, a disease that affects the nervous system, must be caused by something that was lacking from the diet.

Because citrus fruits, which are used in treating scurvy, had no effect on beriberi, he supposed that there must be some other nutritional compound involved.

Other similar observations, in various parts of the world, were made throughout the 19th century, though not much came of any of them until the spark was ignited in Madison, Wis., at the beginning of the 20th century.

In 1907, McCollum became involved with the exploration of nutritional value

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McCollum noted ‘Factor A’ deficiency caused cases of ophthalmia in rats (left).

‘Factor A’ would later come to be know as Vitamin A, the first discovered vitamin. of livestock feed when he was recruited by E. B. Hart, a recently appointed professor of agricultural chemistry at UW-Madison.

Hart’s “single-grain experiment,” executed from 1907 to 1911, was designed to compare the health and performance of four groups of heifers—young cows before giving birth to their first calf. The groups were fed on corn, wheat, oat or a mixture of the three.

The goal was to determine the best feed for livestock, as well as identifying the unknown substance that was key to longterm nutritional health.

Of the four groups, the corn-fed cows fared the best by far. The corn-fed cows had smooth coats, were full in the chest, and appeared healthy in comparison to the other groups, which had rough coats and appeared emaciated.

The most notable difference among the groups was in their reproductive performance. Calves born to corn-fed heifers were strong and all survived. The calves born to those in the other groups either died shortly after birth or were incredibly weak.

This study proved that the nutritional value of food could not be determined simply from measurements of digestible nutrients nor did the amount of protein cause a significant difference in performance.

At a minisymposium in 1996, UW-Madison professor of biochemistry and nutritional sciences Alfred E. Harper, mentioned Hart and his colleagues had stated at the beginning of the century, “We have no adequate explana-

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Elmer McCollum discovered Vitamin A in 1913, which he called ‘Factor A.’ tion of our results.”

Although there was no explanation for the outcome at the time, it led McCollum to perform further experiments in order to isolate whatever it was that was lacking from most feed rations.

Along with Davis, McCollum went on to test an assortment of mixes on rats with varying percentages of casein, lard, lactose, minerals and starch.

What they found was rats fed with these mixes would grow well initially, but the growth would come to a halt. Neither olive oil nor cottonseed oil had the growth-

boosting effect. Only if an egg or butterfat was added would the growth resume.

When butterfat was mixed with a base, a process called saponification, and the resulting mixture of both water-soluble and fat-soluble components was shaken with olive oil, the olive oil became successful in restarting growth. Because the previously inert olive oil was able to generate growth like the butterfat, Davis and McCollum concluded the active agent was fat soluble. This was soon confirmed by a group in Connecticut who reported the high effectiveness of cod liver oil.

From these results, Davis and McCollum identified “Factor A,” later known as Vitamin A. As Davis and McCollum demonstrated in rats, deficiency of “Factor A” resulted in severe ophthalmia, or inflammation of the eye, as well as night blindness and xerophthalmia, a condition in which the eye fails to produce tears.

The word vitamin was derived from the word “vitamines” which was coined by a Polish biochemist, Casimir Funk.

The “e” was removed once it was realized not all the necessary nutritional factors could be amines.

The idea of a necessary nutritional substance began in the early 19th century.

Then, at the beginning of the 20th century the notion grew into what became known as the “single grain experiment.” The results of which lead Davis and McCollum to testing and separating elements of butterfat and their effects on rats. This was done primarily in the interest of developing a well-balanced feed for livestock. The effects on nutritional health for both animals and humans turned out to be more significant than anyone at the time could have predicted.

An achievement such as this, especially given it is the 100th anniversary of the discovery, should be highlighted and made known to those who consider themselves proud to be a part of the legacy that is UW-Madison.

David Nelson, professor in the biochemistry department at UW-Madison, has made it very apparent how much goes into an endeavor such as the nutritional breakthrough of Vitamin A. Because of the hard work and dedication by McCollum and Davis, the road to identifying all known vitamins began.

Arms of spiral galaxies longer lived than once believed

By Matthew Kleist the daily cardinal

The Milky Way is only one of, by some estimates, 500 billion galaxies in the universe. Its distinctive shape, a central disk with arms reaching out like those of an octopus, make it one of the most common types of galaxies, a spiral galaxy; about 70 percent of nearby galaxies share this shape.

According to one researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the arms of these spiral galaxies may be longerlived than previously thought.

Elena D’Onghia, an assistant professor in the astronomy department at UW-Madison, teamed up with Mark Vogelsberger and Lars Hernquist from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and ran computer simulations on the formation of arms in a spiral galaxy. What they found was surprising even to them and, according to D’Onghia, took nine months to be accepted by the astrophysics community.

D’Onghia and her colleagues were able to show through these simulations the arms of spiral galaxies become selfperturbing once the initial force that created them is removed from the system. Perturbation occurs when a body in space, such as a galaxy, is influenced by a force other than that caus-

ing its motion. According to D’Onghia, the arms of spiral galaxies become this force themselves.

The arms of a spiral galaxy are thought to be formed by some perturber acting within the galaxy. There are many objects that can act as perturbers; for the simulations D’Onghia ran, the chosen perturber was a massive cloud of gas known as a giant molecular cloud.

Prior to this study, researchers already understood how giant molecular clouds formed the arms of spiral galaxies.

According to D’Onghia, the presence of a giant molecular cloud in a galaxy attracts near-by stars through its gravitational force, the pull created by gravity. As the stars become attracted to this giant molecular cloud, they form what D’Onghia calls a wakelet, a dense region of stars around the cloud. This wakelet of stars then continuously exerts a gravitational force on other stars, which eventually leads to the formation of the “magnificent arms that we see in galaxies.”

Where the theory splits, however, is what happens once the initial pertuber, the giant molecular cloud, is removed.

The classical theory says the arms of a spiral galaxy are rigid features that rotate with the disk as static density waves; alternating areas of high density and low density.

The other theory states the arms of spiral galaxies are transient, meaning they come and go over time. This theory predicts once the perturber, in this case the giant molecular cloud, is removed, the arms should disappear. New arms would be formed under the influence of a new source of perturbation.

“The idea is to understand the origin of our sun ... our star.”

Elena D’Onghia assistant professor of astronomy University of Wisconsin-Madison

What D’Onghia found was neither of these theories was completely right, and the explanation was somewhere between the two. She found the arms of spiral galaxies are not rigid density waves as the classical theory says, but are density waves that fluctuate between high and low density in a random pattern.

The second finding was the arms of spiral galaxies are not transient; they do not come and go. According to D’Onghia, once you remove the giant

molecular cloud, the arms do not disappear. In fact, she said these arms should remain indefinitely. New arms could be formed by the influence of another source of perturbation, but the old arms should still be there.

D’Onghia did say, although these arms are long lived, it is possible for a galaxy to lose them. “If at a certain point your disk disappears … then the arms disappear.” Under ordinary circumstance however, the arms of spiral galaxies should remain indefinitely.

According to D’Onghia, these findings have implications for the study of the origin of the sun and solar system.

One theory on the origin of the sun states it was born in a different location and migrated to where it is today under the influence of the arms and their transient nature. As arms come and go, stars change their position in the galaxy because of the gravitational force of the perturber creating the arms.

However, D’Onghia’s findings suggest the arms are not transient, meaning, perhaps, the sun has not migrated at all, or migrated very little.

“The idea is to understand the origin of our sun … our star; [to understand] the nature of the arms because then we can know how much the Sun has been moved,” D’Onghia said.

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Cramming for the end of the year This editorial board went over some of the biggest issues this year and looked back to see if there were any lessons to be learned.

Shared governance

When Chancellor David Ward went against the Student Services Finance Committee’s recommendation to freeze the Wisconsin Union and Recreational Sports’ budgets for this fiscal year, he inspired a snowball of debate among shared governance groups on campus that culminated in threats of a lawsuit between students and the chancellor.

Shared governance provides the opportunity for discussion among students, faculty and staff on campuses throughout Wisconsin. This opportunity is fairly unique to University of Wisconsin schools, with only a few other schools in the nation providing students an official say in the inner-workings of their education.

So while the chancellor does officially have the right to veto decisions made within the Associated Students of Madison, he or she should recognize they have the unique responsibility to discuss such matters with student leaders and value student opinions with significant weight.

As the incoming chancellor of the university, Rebecca Blank needs to realize ASM and other shared governance bodies make the decisions they do for a reason. While she will likely not agree with all of these decisions, she still needs to respect the authority these bodies are afforded through shared gov-

ernance. Overruling decisions they make should only be done after much thought and deliberation with all parties involved.

This unique opportunity for shared governance unfortunately has the potential to pin university stakeholders against one another, as witnessed with the Union and RecSports budgets.

Shared governance should be a benefit to the university, not a source of contention. In order for it to be so, however, all bodies must be willing to work together.

Getting to know incoming Chancellor Rebecca Blank

The University of WisconsinMadison might be comprised of 40,000 students, but each one of us wants to know our university cares about us. This starts with the chancellor.

We strongly encourage Rebecca Blank to think about ways to reach out to us, the students. It will be a challenge. It will take creativity. But it will make the Badger experience even more special and personal.

If Blank wants an example of a great way to engage students, she should take a page out of former Chancellor Biddy Martin’s book. Everything from her name—we referred to her simply as “Biddy”—to her efforts to reach us through social media made it feel as though she was the chancellor of a university with 4,000 students, rather than one with 40,000.

Blank can effectively use social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, to reach out to us. We are all connected online as Badgers, and it is especially

important our chancellor connects with us as well. We don’t just want Blank to feel like our chancellor, we want her to feel like a fellow Badger. We want to feel like she is as passionate about UW-Madison as we are.

Getting to know us is also as simple as showing up to events.

Go to the All Campus Party. Go to Diversity Week. Go to Bascom Hill on snow days (and please call snow days. We will love you for it).

It comes down to this: We want to know you.

Having an engaged chancellor is good for our image. People often wonder what it means to be a Badger. Being a Badger means having pride in this institution.

It means not being able to imagine going anywhere else for college. We want Blank to show us she shares this passion.

It is good for our university’s recruitment. One of the primary concerns prospective students have about UW-Madison is how

big it is. It is hard to imagine a university this large taking a vested interest in us. Blank has the opportunity to make this notion a misconception.

Simply put, it will make us a better school. Badgers love community. We love our campus. We love what our university stands for. We can’t wait to share this campus with Rebecca Blank.

Budget Surplus

The recent revelation that the UW system had nearly $1 billion in reserves came to a shock to many, especially the state Republicans. This resulted in some calling for a tuition freeze and has generated more distrust between state Republicans and the university.

There is a lesson to be learned here for incoming chancellor Rebecca Blank, and it is the importance of getting along with state government.

First things first, the reserve is a good thing. Any smart orga-

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nization is going to have a way to handle a disaster financially, and the UW System must be no different. We encourage keeping the reserves up for the good of the system.

Furthermore, the knowledge that the system is in the money— something no one should really be surprised about—does not necessitate a tuition freeze. This board hopes for lower tuition as much as anyone else, but we also understand that the university needs funding if it wants to improve. With little hope of increased funding from the state, the university needs the flexibility to fund its operations.

All this being said, the important lesson to be learned is to improve the university’s public relations. There is no reason state officials should not have known about the reserves beforehand. There is no reason everyone associated with

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Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Scott Girard bids us adieu Scott Girard Outgoing Editor-In-Chief

Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest people at this university. I am lucky I stumbled into this place, and any of you who get the chance to join the staff at this paper during your time here should jump at the chance.

Day after day, they made this 121-year-old institution, and me, look good. Did it always turn out how we planned? Far from it.

There were disagreements, miscommunications and mistakes.

But that’s the most beautiful thing about what this newspaper offers: a chance to learn.

We learn how to write a story, shoot a photograph, design a page and even interview Bo Ryan. We learn how to work respectfully with others, how to handle conflict and how to think big. Some of us even learn how to shotgun a beer.

For 10, 20, 30, 40 or more hours a week, without pay, these people sit in a dark, windowless office and make a newspaper. The only rewards are what sits on the newsstand the next day (and even then we have about 24 hours before that disappears from campus) and watching a new, young writer grow into an experienced reporter or photographer. It’s an absolutely unbelievable, inspiring process to witness everyday.

Class takes a backseat for the staff here. So does sleep. The paper often comes first, second and third.

This year, we were lucky to have the opportunity to cover the following: a presidential election, two visits from the sitting president, a third consecutive trip to the Rose

Bowl for the Badgers, the search for and selection of a new chancellor, the changes in the Mifflin Street Block Party and the Revelry festival that came with it, a sit-in at the chancellor’s office and even the state’s new wolf hunt.

That’s a list some reporters don’t see in their entire career, and we got it all in a single year as student journalists. At every turn, we had successes, and we made mistakes.

But each time, we learned and grew from the decisions we made and the deadlines we missed.

I will likely never again work in an office in which we all sing Backstreet Boys at one in the morning while waiting for that last story to come in, or where the question “Is an animal cracker a cracker or a cookie?” becomes a heated, yearlong debate (for the record, it’s a cracker). But that’s what makes this paper, and this setting, so amazing. We all have fun while putting out an award-winning product day after day.

And every morning, we learned from the stories we missed that The Badger Herald got, or from the stories they missed that we had. That competition made us better every day, and I’m sure it did the same for them. It’s a unique opportunity to compete for student readers on a college campus. We were the only campus in the country with two daily, independent student newspapers. While that will no longer be true, I know the competition will continue online and in print.

As I just mentioned, this paper and journalism on this campus are entering one of the most important times in its long history. But, Abby Becker, our incoming editor in

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Scott Girard, pictured above, concluded his tenure as The Daily Cardinal’s editor-in-chief early Monday morning, May 6, 2013. chief, and Mara Jezior, our incoming managing editor, could not be more suited to meet the challenge.

I could not be happier with them at the helm of this paper next year, and cannot wait to look back as a proud alumnus and see their successes.

Thank you to all of the students, faculty and community members who read this paper throughout the year. Whether on a daily basis or even if this is your first Daily

Cardinal, we appreciate your readership and enjoyed hearing from you whenever you had feedback for us.

And, finally, thank you to this staff for the opportunity to learn from each and every one of you every day and have a fantastic time while doing it. There is no way to truly explain what you all taught me about journalism, teamwork and life in general. I will miss the

Thursday nights in the office and the debates over whether to run an article or not. But know that you all are a part of my life forever. You kept me coming back to the office every day, in a good mood at that, and nothing that we did this year happens without your insane work ethic and passion for this paper. It was an honor and a privilege to be your editor-in-chief.

We made a paper.

Incoming Editor-in-Chief Abby Becker looks forward to the 2013-’14 year Abby Becker incoming editor-in-chief Hello everyone! I’m Abby Becker, and I will be taking over as editor-in-chief of the nation’s sixth-oldest, independent fiveday-a-week student newspaper, The Daily Cardinal.

Day in and day out, a staff of dedicated students populate a well-loved and well-worn office in Vilas Hall. Until 2 or 3 a.m., these student journalists make calls, conduct interviews, write stories,

year in review from page 15 the system didn’t know about it. Furthermore, students and parents alike are shelling out hard-earned money, and they deserve to know how their money is spent.

Openness within government is vital to protect citizens, but also vital for a government to run smoothly. By letting state officials find out about the billion dollar reserves by themselves, it shocked them. It made them act hastily, and now Democrats and Republicans are talking about tuition freezes, which as we state is not the idea the UW System needs.

The university lost its chance to become more independent when the Biddy Martin plan failed, and

edit photos, draw comics and design pages until they can barely stand to look at their computers anymore. And all for what?

To produce a daily newspaper filled with complete and accurate coverage of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its surrounding community.

Some may ask, “Why?” Why put in 40 to 50 hours of unpaid work per week in a newsroom littered with empty coffee cups and the occasional mouse, writing stories for a paper that will only be on stands for one day before the next issue unceremoniously replaces it? Why skip class to cover events for a student pub-

lication? And, in a world of immediate news, why not just tweet a headline and leave it at that?

Because we at The Daily Cardinal want to start a conversation. As the next editor in chief of this publication rich in history and dedicated to delivering daily news, I am striving to motivate you, our readers, not only to pick up the paper but to talk about it as well. The paper is in our control—altering layout, tweaking stories, editing photos—until each issue is placed on the stands the next morning. Then it’s in your hands. Read the stories, look at the photos, laugh at the comics, but most importantly, talk about

it with people you know. Whether you agree or disagree with an article that’s printed in The Daily Cardinal, let us know. We want your feedback.

Next year marks a year of great change in student journalism on campus. UW-Madison is the only campus with two independent, competing daily newspapers. Next year, however, our campus competitor, The Badger Herald, will be moving to an online model and will only print two days a week. The absence of a second daily newspaper will not change the drive The Daily Cardinal staff possesses to produce a quality product day to

day. Not only are we proud to bring our readers a print newspaper each day, we also operate under a breaking-news mentality in which we use our website and social media to bring you the most accurate news first.

Journalism is fluid; it is constantly changing and so is The Daily Cardinal. As a Cardinalista through and through, I am committing myself to taking 121 years of tradition and building upon it to fit the modern age of journalism. I pledge to all of you, our readers, to deliver a daily print newspaper and a consistently strong online presence to keep the conversation going.

Let’s make a paper.

now it needs to work with the state to make the public higher education system in Wisconsin work.

This boils down to improving the public relations and government relations team at the university. The university is dealing with a skeptical public and increasingly skeptical state Republicans. Work with them; in fact, work twice as hard. Because if the university doesn’t get in good with the government, the university is only going to suffer.

handlings at Amherst College and Duke University, it certainly did not reach the standard one would expect from UW-Madison.

Sexual assault is a unique crime,and must be dealt with as such. Oftentimes it is embarrassing for the victim and emotionally damaging to a crippling degree. As such, handling the situation should be its own unique process as well. As it stands, not many students know the university to be as large of a resource as it is. Reporting sexual assault to the university allows the victim to remain anonymous, while reporting the crime to the police does not. While we always condone going to the police when assaulted, we understand the potential desire to remain anonymous as a victim.

This being said, it is critical that

the university and UHS present themselves as a resource for those assaulted. If the university can spend the money to print posters stressing the importance of locking your doors, they can certainly afford to print posters presenting the signs of assault and the resources for the victims. Similarly, UHS could add a tab on their website pertaining to the recognition of sexual assault.

Awareness is the most important step in prevention, and having a resource simply as an extension of wisc.edu is a simple change that could make a big difference. Even at SOAR, there should be a seminar on the signs, effects and places an individual can go to receive support and potential prosecution for their assaulter. If it happens on campus, which it does here as it does at all

college campuses, incoming freshmen should be prepared.

With the drinking culture that undoubtedly exists at this university, knowing the potential for assault is crucial and should remain on every individual’s mind, regardless of gender. If one chooses to go to the police, which should not be an intimidating option for the victim, they should have the option to remain anonymous in the report.

As it stands now, this is not the case.

While this system is fine for theft crimes, sexual assault is in its own category, and a level of anonymity must be maintained if the victim so chooses. The prosecution rate for sexual assault is high if it is reported soon after the event. While this is a

Sexual Assault Awareness

Recently, a UW-Madison alumna came forward with her experience of sexual assault. Her story spoke of poor support and lack of interest at the hands of the university. While it did not mirror the mis-

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awareness from page 16 traumatic experience for the victim, going through the proper procedures to prosecute a predator is a necessary step, both toward healing and eliminating the potential for that individual to assault another.

There is no reason for the university not to act on promoting awareness of itself as a resource for the victims of sexual assault.

If printing posters and speaking about sexual assault at orientation prevent even one case of this traumatic crime, it will be worth it.

Diversity at UW-Madison

Earlier this semester, the Associated Students of Madison had a week-long series of events consisting of their diversity week.

Unfortunately, student turnout at most of the events was very low.

When a student-organized event fails to draw attendees, there could be dozens of different reasons: marketing, an event’s timing or topic, the location etc. This board began asking why ASM’s diversity week had such a disappointing turn-out, but we began to address

a larger question: What does it mean for a campus to be diverse, and what can the university do to encourage diversity?

UW-Madison pays someone to ask themselves these questions: Chief Diversity Officer Damon Williams. Last year, this board witnessed Williams’ inspiring students to stand—perhaps too vigorously— against a report from the conservative think tank the Center for Equal Opportunity, which accused UW-Madison of unfairly rejecting white and Asian-American applicants. The CEO protests inspired

Spring Farewell Issue 2013 outrage and vitriol, but where was Williams during Diversity Week?

Williams and his office need to be more engaged in day-to-day campus life.

We don’t think Williams’ mere presence is going to increase diversity. In fact, defining diversity and attempting to achieve it are challenging tasks. This board wants to see the university embrace a more objective approach to improving diversity on campus. This can be achieved by setting specific goals.

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tive of their race in many of their classes. This shouldn’t be the case.

Another metric this board found useful is the difference between racial groups’ dropout and fouryear graduation rates. Accepting objective measures takes much of the complexity out of race-related issues. This reduced-complexity isn’t great for discourse but might be necessary for policy decisions.

Achieving diversity is more confusing than measuring it. This board thinks many of the initiatives currently on campus are counterproductive. For example, the international diversity floor probably produces a lot of knowledgeable students, but its existence reduces the amount of diversity everywhere else on campus. By touting diversity, this floor actually increases segregation. Likewise, the cleavage of UW-Madison’s Greek communities into basically a white and Jewish system and a black/Hispanic/Asian system is incredibly counterproductive. We understand fraternities and sororities can exist for a variety of different reasons, but Greek organizations should be overseen according to their classification (social, professional etc.) instead of the make-up of their members. Also, we understand the desire to find a community in people who look alike and perhaps have a common background with you. But ultimately, the multicultural greek organizations represent a form of damaging self-segregation. If the amount of non-white students on campus was larger, there would be less need for these self-segregating communities. Until then, these organizations should be pushed by the university and themselves to take an active part in the larger UW-Madison community. This board doesn’t want to judge these groups as negative forces on campus, because they certainly aren’t, but we believe their structure reflects some of the selfdefeating initiatives surrounding increasing diversity.

The university needs to acknowledge its role—in front of student organizations—as being responsible for preparing students to enter the diverse world as competent and knowledgeable citizens.

Teaching diversity and multicultural tolerance can be done in the classroom, but this board believes events such as ASM’s diversity week are just as valuable. The university should create one or two prerequisite classes, one to be taken as a freshman or sophomore, the other as a junior or senior. These one-credit classes would require the enrolled student to attend 4-5 diversity related events throughout the course of the semester put on by a registered student organization and write a report on their experience for the end of the semester.

These classes wouldn’t be so strenuous someone couldn’t fit them into their schedule and would encourage students to engage in various events on campus while learning about citizenship and diversity. This is just one in an infinite number of ways the university could better acknowledge its role in cultivating a diverse climate and graduating well-rounded citizens ready for a multicultural world.

Overall, the university needs to step back and reevaluate the goals and needs of increasing diversity. After a firm reevaluation, the university can begin to take a more effective and proactive take on increasing diversity here in Madison.

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Top players of the spring semester him with an average of 1.03 points per game, putting him second in the nation among all freshmen for scoring.

Kerdiles ended the regular season high on a 12-game scoring streak, recording 19 points (6 goals, 13 assists), including two points per game during a five-game stretch in the playoffs, earning him the WCHA tournament MVP award.

He had goals in five of the final six games, including the NCAA

Nic Kerdiles—men’s hockey Nic Kerdiles’ start in NCAA hockey was not exactly ideal. The Irvine, Calif., native was forced to miss the first 10 games of the regular season because of a suspension handed down by the NCAA. However, as soon as he rejoined h i s team on the ice Nov. 30, Kerdiles made an incredible impact, helping the Badgers to a 21-6-5 record for the remainder of the season. He finished with 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists) in 32 games.

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tournament and the last three games of the WCHA playoffs.

To cap off what at one point seemed like a season that might not happen for Kerdiles, he was ultimately named the March/April National Rookie of the Month by the Hockey Commissioner’s Association.

—Adee Feiner

The Loveland, Colo., native put together a 33-6 record on the season, while going 5-1 in the NCAA tournament and finishing the season ranked as the No. 3 wrestler in the country.

Graff went 11-2 in Big Ten matches and defeated 14 other nationally ranked wrestlers on the year en route to being named an All-American for the third time in his UW career.

His 33 overall wins were tops for the Badgers, as did his 13 duel GRAFF wins, his 56 duel points and his seven Big Ten wins.

—Matt Masterson

Tyler Graff—wrestling After taking a year-long break from the Badgers to focus on his Olympic training, redshirt junior wrestler Tyler Graff came back better than ever in 2013.

Graff defeated Edinboro’s redshirt junior A.J. Schopp in the bronze medal match in the 133 lbs. division at the NCAA Championships in March to earn his highest career finish.

He finished fifth in both 2010 and 2011.

Mary Massei—softball It is difficult to choose just one player to recognize on a team that has six players hitting above .300 and scores an impressive 4.96 runs per game. But if there is one UW player who deserves the recognition, it is right fielder Mary Massei. The junior has compiled a record-setting season while leading the Wisconsin softball team to a program-best 39-11 record.

Massei currently owns the Wisconsin softball single-season record for hits (74), runs (47) and total bases (121), and if the season ended today, she would

also hold the single-season record for batting average (.433).

The right fielder rivaled her performance on the field this season with strong academic achievements as she was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Softball Team, an impressive feat for the UW softball program that has not had an all-district player since 2000. As a result of her award, Massei is eligible for All-America honors.

Massei looks to further a season set for the record books as she leads the Badgers into Big Ten postseason play beginning May 9 in Lincoln, Neb. —Christian Blatner

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Junior goaltender Alex Rigsby finished in the nation’s top five in save percentage, goals-against average, shutouts and minutes played.

8—a period of 15 games—Rigsby really found her groove, as she registered a save percentage of .948 and allowed an average of just 1.4 goals per game. To go along with her impressive statistics, While the Wisconsin she earned herself secondwomen’s hockey team team All-WCHA and secondfailed to make the NCAA team All-American. The AllTournament for only the American accolade was the fourth time since head first of her career.

Rigsby’s coach Mark Johnson took Rigsby’s job in net was fur2012-’13 season over, junior goaltender Alex ther recognized by her coachsave Rigsby was still a force es and teammates, receiving percentage between the pipes for the the team’s Jeff Sauer Award, Badgers. The Delafield, Wis., which is annually awarded to native started in net for all 35 the most dedicated player.

Rigsby’s career games and had an allowed All in all, Rigsby carried save percentage -goal average of 1.49 goals on the Wisconsin tradition of per game to go along with a strong goaltending, vaulting her save percentage of .943. into the category of one of the Specifically, in the second half of the five best athletes of the spring semester. season spanning from Jan. 11 to March —Rex Sheild

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games. She also ranked No. 11 in the Big Ten with a 79.2 percent mark from the free-throw line.

Paige started playing basketball in the second grade and just earned her The Wisconsin women’s basketball third letter from Wisconsin. The sport team ended its season in March when it runs in her family, as her brother is lost in the second round of the Big Ten a freshman guard at North Carolina.

Tournament to Purdue. One Both siblings received academBadger who especially stood ic recognition this year from out was junior guard Morgan their respective conferences, Paige, who earned third-team as Morgan earned Academic All-Big Ten by league coaches All-Big Ten honors. Their and media. parents, Ellis and Sherryl The Marion, Iowa, native Paige, both played basketball led Wisconsin with 15.9 points at Mount Mercy University. per game and started in all of With one year remaining, PAIGE UW’s 31 games. Most notably, Paige will continue to have Paige scored a career-high 33 opportunities to rewrite the points when the Badgers upset No. Badger record book with a relatively 7 Penn State in January. The junior experienced UW roster. scored in double figures in 25 of 31 —Cameron Kalmon

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Senior right fielder Mary Massei has already broken three UW records this season and is on pace to set even more as the Badgers head down the stretch.

game), junior guard Morgan Paige had a career-best 33 against the Nittany Lions.

In the last six minutes, two buckets from sophomore forward Jacki Gulczynski and one of Paige’s five 3-point shots helped put Wisconsin in position to win.

However, the game-winning shot was left to senior guard Tiera Stephen, who scored on a putback basket with five seconds left.

“Wow. That was awesome,” said head coach Bobbie Kelsey in a rather simple, yet accurate fashion. Penn State had thumped the Badgers 84-40 at home just two weeks earlier and came into Madison on an 11-game winning streak.

The Nittany Lions won the Big Ten regular season championship, made it to the semi-finals of the Big Ten tournament and fell to LSU as a No. 3 seed in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

—Jonah Beleckis

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The Daily Cardinal Sports section’s top tweets of the semester We spend an inordinate amount of time on Twitter, so we’ve decided to justify that wasted time by compiling the semester’s top tweets. They might be funny, they might be motivational and they might be none of the above, but as long as the tweets come from a past or current Badger player or coach, they pass the only prerequisite to make our list.

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team celebrates after defeating Colorado College to win its first WCHA title in 15 years.

wcha from page 20 rolling’—the Badgers continued the trend against St. Cloud State, sending the Huskies home after a 4-1 win.

The Badgers came out on top in a high-energy championship game against Colorado College, holding a one-goal lead through the third period behind the stellar play of sophomore goaltender Joel Rumpel.

Freshman forward Nic Kerdiles, who missed the first 10 games of the season due to

an NCAA eligibility violation, was named the tournament MVP after accumulating three goals and three assists in the Final Five.

Junior forward Tyler Barnes scored four goals over the course of the weekend, putting a cherry on top of a 14-goal tournament for the Badgers.

With the win, Wisconsin received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they played, and lost, to the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

—Brett Bachman

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Ben Brust hits half-court shot to force overtime against Michigan In a season full of instant classics, Madison was fortunate to play host to arguably the best of the bunch Feb. 9 as junior guard Ben Brust nailed a 3-point shot from half court as time expired, sending the game into overtime and allowing the Badgers to defeat would-be No. 1 Michigan, 65-62.

Michigan had a one-point lead at the half, and after a back-andforth first 10 minutes of the second half, it appeared Michigan would coast to a tight victory,

leading by as much as six in the final seven minutes and holding a three-point lead as the game entered its final minute.

That is precisely when the drama began. UW redshirt senior forward Jared Berggren drove straight to the basket, dunking it home over national player of the year, Michigan sophomore guard Trey Burke, and tying the game on the ensuing free throw. Despite having three fouls to give, Wisconsin allowed Michigan junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. to get off a deep shot that fell with just 2.3 seconds left to apparently give the Wolverines a memorable victory.

The Badgers, however, were not done yet. Senior forward Mike Bruesewitz hit Brust in

stride on the in-bounds pass, preventing Michigan freshman guard Caris LeVert from giving one of Michigan’s two fouls and allowing Brust to get off a shot that never left its intended line, falling in and setting off an earthquake of pandemonium inside the sold-out Kohl Center.

Brust wasn’t done putting his mark on this instant classic. After a hard-fought first few minutes of overtime, Wisconsin took over out of bounds with the game tied at 62 and just over one minute left. Guarded once again

by LeVert, Brust noticed the freshman was giving him a bit too much space and promptly pulled up to nail another triple that gave UW a 65-62 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

—Max Sternberg

Meghan McIntosh records two no-hitters Senior pitcher Meghan McIntosh capped off her final season as a Badger by breaking into the the UW record books.

McInt o sh threw her second no-hitter at Cowles Stadium in Minnesota, a feat that had previously occurred only once in school history.

The first time a Wisconsin pitcher has recorded multiple nohitters was when Andrea Kirchberg accomplished the feat in 2001. McIntosh recorded eight strikeouts and five walks in the team’s only victory of the series.

This was also the first time in school history a no-hitter has been thrown against a

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Junior guard Ben Brust is mobbed by his teammates after his buzzer-beating 3-pointer forced overtime against Michigan. The Wolverines would go on to play in the NCAA title game. in the 50-yard freestyle race.

The 1:38.27 posting was good enough for third-best in NCAA history and broke the previous UW school record, which teDuits set earlier in the season. Stanford sophomore David Nolan was teDuits’ closest challenger, finishing with a time of 1:39.31.

Sophomore Drew teDTeDuits was approuits arguably had the most priately named a NCAA impressive performance first-team All-American of any UW athlete this selection in the 200spring with his 200-yard yard backstroke. He also backstroke victory at the earned a spot on the NCAA Championships in 100-yard backstroke AllIndianapolis, Ind. American second team.

The Fitchburg, Wis., Wisconsin recordTEDUITS native broke a 54-year ed its fifth-best team drought, becoming the finish at the NCAA first Badger men’s swimmer to Championships, finishing 13th win a national title since 1959, out of 40 teams. when Fred Westphal placed first —Vince Huth

Drew teDuits wins NCAA championship in 200 freestyle

Badgers rip through WCHA to win conference tournament In November, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team was 1-7-2, missing two of its top scorers and struggling to close out games.

The Badgers rolled through the rest of their final year in the WCHA before joining the Big Ten hockey conference in its inaugural season next year,

putting together a 21-5-5 run over the next 31 games.

Four months after their less-than-satisfactory start, the Badgers were holding the Broadmoor trophy, given to the champion of the WCHA’s Final Five conference tournament.

Every season has a story, according to head coach Mike Eaves. ‘Comeback’ might be a good word to sum this one up.

Wisconsin opened up Final Five play at the Xcel Energy Center with a resounding 7-2 victory over Minnesota State.

Donning a new motto—‘Keep

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In a season filled with injuries, the short-handed Badger roster did not back

Big Ten opponent, let alone against a competitive Gopher squad. McIntosh’s first no-hitter occurred earlier this year against Eastern Kentucky in the Salsaluki Invitational, where she had eight strikeouts and only three walks. Despite the

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series loss in Minneapolis, McIntosh has undoubtedly left her mark at Cowles Stadium.

So far this season, she has a 2.15 ERA and holds a 12-6 record.

Even though she will not be back next season, the lefty has left her mark on the growing UW program, and she will be a key contributor in its upcoming playoff run.

—Blake Duffin

down against the Big Ten elite.

The signature win for the Wisconsin women’s basketball team was at home against thenNo. 7 Penn State, 63-61, Jan. 31 at the Kohl Center.

As the Badgers’ season scoring leader (15.9 points per

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