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sex and the student body
Fly home from SOAR with the birdy’s tips for freshmen
News and Editorial Editor-in-Chief Abigail Becker
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It is vital to do whatever makes us feel most comfortable, fulfilled and happy.
As with any big transition, life at Madison can be a lot to get used to, especially when it comes to sex and relationships. Fortunately, I’m coming to you as a sexual-health professional and similarly scaredshitless student to bridge the gap between college and high school sexpectations. Many factors contribute to the complexities of dating in college. Now that we all live with roommates instead of our parents, romantic relationships have the potential to escalate quickly. Additionally, the freedom to spend as much time with a romantic partner as we want can be exciting but difficult to manage. We may also have a hard time balancing making new friends and finding new dates on a campus as large as ours.
Because the daunting dating scene here is so vast, let’s break it down. Below are solutions to the two most common dating problems, as asked by Wisconsin students, encountered here in Madison.
Problem: Blurry lines or no lines at all
At the University of Bucky, there are a wide variety of romantic or sexual relationships that are ambiguously named, providing high levels of confusion. The terms “hooking up” and “friends with benefits” are absolutely on the radar here. We should make sure we know what we want and what our bedroom buddies “are” to us to avoid anybody getting their feelings hurt. Because the question of whether or not our flavors of the week are our boyfriends, girlfriends or just friends may have a potentially hurtful answer, many people simply avoid asking the question. Although there is nothing wrong with an ambiguous relationship, being in one genuinely bothers some people.
Solution: Uncertainty can be no fun
In times like these, we should put on our big-kid pants and take one of three paths. If we are unsure of what we want, it is important to have a conversation about our potential relationship with our partner. We should let our special someone know about our uncertainty and work out together what is best for everyone involved. However, if we are confident in what we want and things we are not willing to
compromise about, the best way to start talking is by telling our partner what it is we want. We should say it calmly, positively and with enthusiasm, without accusing our favorite friend of anything they did or did not do. Finally, if we are OK with going with the flow, we should go with the flow! Only push if distinguishing our relationship status is important one way or the other. It is important to keep in mind this “progress” can be gradual. Although many college relationships go from “friends” to “hooking up” to “dating” to “in a relationship,” it is vital to do whatever makes us feel most comfortable, fulfilled and happy. We should not put unnecessary pressure on our partners or ourselves! Remember, there is no right way to do anything in college; there is only the way that feels best for us.
Problem: My high school relationship is bogging me down
High school rocked, I know. And yes, our girlfriend or boyfriend from back there is just superior in every way to everyone we’ve ever met in Madison. We have all been there, done that. However, there is no doubt having a ball and chain—whether on campus or hundreds of miles away—is a bad idea. Sure, it might work for a while. It might even last forever. Still, the likelihood of making friends (especially of the gender we’re attracted to) at school when you are committed to someone far away is lower than if we were single. And friends are the best! They help us grow, solve problems and
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decrease the inevitable homesickness that comes within our first few weeks of school. At such a big, friendly university, it is important to keep our options and our minds open. While that high school person may seem like “the one,” we may look back and wish we had taken better advantage when living in the dorms or in our early classes.
Solution: Ditch the high school beau
Although it may be painful, it is important to remember we can get much more out of people surrounding us than those (unconsciously) holding us back while we do the same to them. It is unfair to hold our hometown hunnies and ourselves back from many of the important college experiences— not only sexually but socially as well—every student should get to have. I know this seems harsh, and it is hard to let go of somebody we have loved and are still in love with, but we will have less to miss and more to gain—such as a partner who lives down the street and we do not have to say goodbye to every other weekend—if we cut our commitment early on. Once again, congratulations. Make these years count. Whether that means figuring out what you like solo sexually, sleeping with everybody on your floor or waiting for someone special, remember these four years are your opportunity to experiment! Take advantage of the selfishness allowed by this age range before you have commitments outside of yourself. Good luck this year! If you have any questions regarding sexuality or relationships, shoot me an email at sex@ dailycardinal.com, and I’ll do my best to work through it with you. Alex will be writing The Dirty Bird throughout the semester. Look for it every Monday here on Page Two to read tips and advice about sex, sexual health and relationships.
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Police to increase patrols next fall Freshmen view of ‘college life’ prompts concern By Melissa Howison the daily cardinal
The Madison Police Department will increase patrol numbers to curb unruly behavior the first five weekends of the school year, according to MPD Lt. Dave McCaw. The Downtown Safety Initiative began in 2007, when the city allotted $100,000 to the Central Policing District to increase officer presence in the downtown and State Street areas between 11 p.m. and midnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday because the department consistently experienced problems during those hours,
McCaw said. He said the department will deploy more officers around the downtown and campus area at the onset of the 2013’14 school year in an effort to reverse certain “misconceptions” incoming freshmen tend to have due to how college life is portrayed on the Internet, in movies and on television. “Unfortunately those first few weeks we just see a lot, as does [the University of Wisconsin Police Department], a lot of people making not real good decisions that end up affecting them for a long, long, long, long time,” McCaw said. For instance “overconsumption … physical assaults, sexual assaults as well.” McCaw said he hopes the police presence will be enough to deter criminal activity. However, he said officers will
“What are our needs this weekend projected on what we know?”
“Unfortunately, those first few weeks we just see a lot ... of people making not real good decisions.” Dave McCaw Lieutenant, Central District Madison Police Department
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The MPD plans to increase police enforcement during summer and first weeks of classes, according to MPD Lt. Dave McCaw. look for the individuals causing public scenes, such as “the dude who takes his shirt off,” he said, making sure those situ-
ations don’t “bubble up.” Central district police personnel meet once per week as part of DSI to answer the question
According to McCaw, those factors include that weekend’s events as well as how much police intervention was required both the weekend immediately before and at that time last year. McCaw said the goal is to maintain police visibility, “just making sure everybody keeps honest and gets through the night.”
JFC approves tuition freeze, United Council funding changes By Jack Casey the daily cardinal
Tuition within the University of Wisconsin System will likely be frozen for the next two years after the state’s Joint Finance Committee approved an omnibus motion May 23 relating to the UW System, but other portions of the approved motion have UW students, specifically those associated with United Council, worried. The omnibus motion was a collection of changes proposed for Gov. Scott Walker’s 2013’15 biennial budget that each related to the UW System. The major changes, including the tuition freeze and several other reductions in proposed higher education funding, were discussed after a state audit discovered the UW System was operating with approximately $648 million in unrestricted surplus revenue. State legislators said they were particularly concerned after finding approximately $414 million of the surplus was taken from students’ tuition dollars. Student tuition has
increased by 5.5 percent annually for the past six years. The proposed tuition freeze is designed to alleviate the financial burden UW students had shouldered for the past six years, according to Walker and state legislators. The freeze, if approved by the full state legislature and Walker, would keep the 2012-’13 tuition rates through the 2014-’15 academic year. Additionally, it would require the UW System to fund operations with existing funding instead of using new tuition revenue. While the tuition freeze comes as good news to UW students and campus advocacy organizations, such as United Council, a representative body for students at the system’s universities that had continually pushed for such a freeze, the other provisions contained in the omnibus motion have drawn some criticism. One provision relating directly to United Council would eliminate a mandatory refundable $3 fee students at
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The 20th session of UW-Madison’s student government began May 1. David Gardner will serve as chair and said he plans to continue working on sexual assault prevention campaigns.
ASM plays crucial role in shared governance By Tamar Myers The Daily Cardinal
For most students, working with state legislators, introducing bills and changing policies may seem like lofty dreams. For those involved in student government, however, this is everyday work. Student government, known as the Associated Students of Madison, represents the student body at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ASM is divided into three branches, one of which is the Student Services Finances Committee. SSFC makes recommendations about how the University should distribute certain tuition fees to student organizations. The second branch, the Student Judiciary, resolves disputes between ASM and other parties. Lastly, Student Council officially represents the student body
by reviewing proposed policies, among other duties. Twelve committees are part of Student Council, including Diversity Committee, Legislative Affairs and the newly formed Sustainability Committee. Students must be elected to the general Student Council by the student body, but most committees, which spearhead grassroots campaigns, are open to all students to participate. ASM Press Office Director Grace Bolt said she considers committees “the core” of ASM. Last year, a Diversity Committee campaign led to the creation of a university policy that now allows transgender individuals and international students to change their names on class lists if they prefer a name different from their legal one. Two other campaigns introduced bills that are currently being discussed in the state legislature. One bill would protect students from penalties such as underage
drinking citations if they contacted authorities to report an emergency and the other bill would give students more input in the selection of the student regent on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. The agenda for ASM’s next session has not yet been decided, but according to Bolt, possible campaigns may focus on tenant rights, mental health and sexual assault prevention. Legislative Affairs Chair Morgan Rae said her committee will tackle student loan reform in the upcoming year. She said she plans to seek out student feedback to pass along to U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wis. about a federal student loan act he will re-introduce next session. “He really wants student input … so we might as well make it as student friendly as we can,” Rae said.
Four freshmen seats available on Student Council
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Gov. Scott Walker proposed a tuition freeze in his 2013’15 biennial budget, which the JFC approved May 23.
Four seats on Associated Students of Madison Student Council are designated specifically for freshmen, and elections for these positions will be held in Fall 2013. The 29 other representatives were elected in Spring 2013. Freshmen must declare their
candidacy to ASM by September 23 and online elections run from October 14 to October 16. ASM Student Council Chair David Gardner said he sees freshman year as a singular experience, making it important for first-year voices to be represented. “[Freshmen] can really bring
those unique experiences to ASM,” Gardner said. Freshmen who do not want to run for election can also get involved with ASM by joining one of the committees, which are generally open to all students. Tamar Myers
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Mental health resources on campus expand
ASM designates more than $50,000 to build peer-to-peer advising facility
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he fast-pace and turbulence of college puts students at a high risk of experiencing mental health issues during their academic careers, yet a 2012 study showed of the 73 percent of participants who reported a mental health crisis, more chose to suffer alone than to seek assistance. University of WisconsinMadison student government leaders hope a new peer-to-peer advising office will change that. Associated Students of Madison Reserve Board members approved funding at a meeting April 30 to build a peerto-peer mental health advising office to open Fall 2013 in the Student Activity Center. SAC Governing Board Chair Katie Cary said she hopes the new office will reduce stigma surrounding mental health issues and facilitate awareness of professional resources on campus. The decision came after federal regulations forced ASM to deny the Mental Health Coalition’s application to spend next year in the SAC suite its offices occupied throughout the 2012-’13 academic year. The Coalition, founded in March 2012, is a collective of three student organizations that encourage students to take an active role in their mental fitness, raise awareness of mental health issues and promote the services available on campus. It includes chapters of two national foundations–
the National Alliance for Mental Illness and Active Minds–as well as UW-Madison suicide prevention group Ask. Listen. Save. Every spring, ASM reviews applications each student organization is required to submit to receive office space the following year, according to Cary. It then allocates SAC suites to different student organizations based on subjective criteria the United States Supreme Court mandates, such as the number of participating members. The Supreme Court ruled in 2000 the allocation process be done in a “viewpoint neutral” manner, which means ASM members are prohibited from taking an individual student organization’s mission statement or the work they do into consideration when designating resources and funds. Due to the legislation, the Coalition did not qualify for a renewal of their office space. “Unfortunately that means that even though Mental Health Coalition is doing amazing things, and they’re literally saving people’s lives, pretty much all their peerto-peer mentoring programs would not exist next year,” Cary said. Cary said the situation inspired her to seek an alternative operational space for the Coalition because she “didn’t want students to suffer because of these restrictions.” UW-Madison senior and Ask. Listen. Save. 2012-’13 executive board member Sarah Porter said
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The construction of a new peer-to-peer mental health advising facility, which will open Fall 2013, will require 40 lockers on the third floor of the Student Activity Center to be demolished. Coalition volunteers hope the new office will function as a place of solace for students struggling with their mental health and serve as a “bridge” connecting students to the campus’ professional resources. The 2011 NAMI study of 765 young adults in which 73 percent reported experiencing a mental health crisis also showed participants listed stigma more often than any other reason as the number one “barrier” preventing them from seeking guidance. Cary pointed to the office’s visibility on the third floor of the student-frequented SAC as a way to reduce the stigma around seeking help for stress and mental illnesses. “It’s a very regular thing for [the office] to then be in this space that everyone goes to,” Cary said. “Because everyone is going to have some sort of struggles during their life, even if it’s as simple as stress, every student is going to have issues that they should talk to someone about.” Porter said NAMI, Active Listeners and Ask. Listen. Save. supervisors will require every student volunteer complete an official training program before being allowed to consult with student visitors at the office. She stressed the difference between peer-to-peer advisory
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The Mental Health Coalition was housed in Student Activity Center room 3129 for the duration of the 2012-’13 school year, but ASM denied its application for renewal next year.
freeze from page 3 member campuses pay each semester as part of their segregated fees. The $3 goes toward United Council’s operating budget, but if students do not wish to pay the fee, they have the right to get their $3 refunded. The language in the approved
motion would change the fee collection from an “opt out” system, as it currently stands, to an “opt in” system where students have to specifically request to donate to United Council. Matt Guidry, communications director for United Council, said the change could eliminate anywhere from 10 to
90 percent of the organization’s operating budget. While Guidry said he was confident United Council could still work to accumulate funding, he said the reduction would seriously curb the organization’s effectiveness. “We’ll get some students and we’ll work hard to get students
services and the work University Moving forward, Porter said she Health Services does counseling hopes to capitalize on the “huge” students and treating mental ill- support the campus and communesses, while also highlighting the nity has exhibited for mental health ability of peer-to-peer advising to and suicide prevention measures. foster comfortable relationships Ultimately, she said the goal is to and create a relatable atmosphere. “make sure that students are feel“A lot of feedback I’ve heard ing comfortable about talking about from students who either know mental health and finding resourcsomeone struggling with suicidal es for themselves and others and thoughts or who have lost someone not feeling like it’s an isolated issue.” to suicide is that it’s a very helpless Alongside NAMI, Active kind of a feeling,” Porter said. “So Minds and Ask. Listen. Save., the peer active listening, and the the student organization YES+ peer support is really Bucky, which important because you stands for Yoga, can kind of relate to Empowerment one another.” and Service Plus, UHS Executive will share the new Director Sarah Van office space. YES+ percent of students Orman said student Bucky focuses on that reported feeling mentors are not authostress and anxiety ‘hopeless’ at least once throughout the rized to provide official management as year counseling services well as preventaor treatment but can tive health using assume a pivotal liairelaxation mearespondents that son role between stusures such as yoga, did not receive dents and UHS in the meditation and professional process of a student calculated breathtreatment for a receiving proper mening techniques. mental condition tal health care. The new facil*Courtesy of American Since peer advisors ity will feature a College Health have a more influential yoga and meditaAssociation Fall 2012 voice in the student tion room for stuNational College Health body than administradents to participate Assessment II tors, Van Orman said in multiple stress she strongly supports a relieving activities permanent, student-operated men- every week. tal health facility for its potential to According to Cary, the Board’s facilitate awareness of information approval of her request to desigabout and access to UHS’s counsel- nate $52,670 from the segregated fee ing and clinical treatment services. reserve fund to build the office was Porter defined administrative unusual, however, she said because support as an essential aspect of the new mental health office fits the success UW-Madison’s mental the criteria of being a “one-time health student organizations have expense” and reserve board memexperienced, which she said “makes bers strongly supported the project, our campus stand out compared to they voted in favor of her proposal. other campuses.” The segregated fees included in Porter will serve as an advisor tuition will help build the office, but next year to the new Mental Health Cary said its operational cost will Coalition executive board members not exceed the Coalition’s current and said she is excited to watch university funding. the organizations continue to grow. Cary said the decision wrapped As a member who witnessed Ask. up the 19th session nostalgically Listen. Save.’s inception three years because it echoed ASM’s first vote ago, Porter said the permanent sta- of the term, in which officers unanitus of the new office ensures the mously adopted a year-long mental initiatives she and her colleagues health campaign. have introduced will continue to “It was kind of a perfect end,” improve the mental health culture she said. “And I know the people on on campus. the reserve board are very happy.”
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opted in, but the kicker is that it takes away the ability to do important work like the tuition freeze,” Guidry said. State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, who also serves as a co-chair of the JFC, said the change would have little impact on the organization’s ability to operate. He said UW students
notice UC’s “good work” and will continue to contribute to the organization even without the mandatory refundable fee. Walker’s full biennial budget is set to be voted on during the summer and will have to pass through both houses of the state legislature before likely receiving final approval from Walker.
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Get to know your campus and city leaders Chancellor Rebecca Blank The chancellor of the University of WisconsinMadison is the administrative leader for the university and in charge of financial and academic decision-making. The chancellor often works closely with the Board of Regents and state legislators to represent the best interests of the university. Rebecca Blank will begin her tenure as chancellor of UW-Madison July 15, succeeding David Ward, who served as interim chancellor for two years after the departure of former Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin in 2011. Blank said matters such as expanding funding sources and connecting with students and faculty, will be top priorities on her agenda. Blank also said she hopes to announce a more defined list of initiatives dealing with these issues by the end of her first year as chancellor. “UW-Madison is an absolutely first-rate school, which is facing the challenges that all public universities are facing—some of which are funding challenges, some of which are competition from the top [private universities], which are just raising gads of money, therefore being harder to compete with,” Blank said. A special committee of the University of Wisconsin System
Board of Regents recommended Blank for the position after a search and screening committee chose four finalists. Blank was also a finalist for the position in 2008 when Martin received the job. University officials pointed to her experience in a variety of challenging positions as well as her leadership roles at larger institutions as important factors in her hire. Blank is presently the acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce and has a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to her work in government, Blank was a visiting fellow at UW–Madison’s Department of Economics and Institute for Research on Poverty in 1985 before moving on to teaching positions at MIT, Princeton University, Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. At Michigan, she served as dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy from 1999 to 2007. Blank said during a visit to the university that she has grown tired of political conflicts in Washington and has always considered college campuses to be where she belongs. “Dr. Blank is uniquely qualified to lead UW-Madison, coming to us with broad national and international experience in roles where big science and big research intersect with job creation and commercialization,” UW System President Kevin Reilly said in a news release. —Megan Stoebig
Madison mayor, city officials Madison city officials, including three-time Mayor Paul Soglin, make decisions that affect not only the city of Madison, but also student life. Soglin began his third term in office in 2011 after a 14-year absence, and is known for having attended the first Mifflin Street Block Party in 1969. City alders, officials who
influence city policies and regulations, are involved in projects such as State Street’s design and maintenance as well as construction on Library Mall. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, is a 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate and represents the campus area, including residence halls and on-campus housing. Resnick is the vice president of the Madison Common Council, which is responsible for passing city laws and regulations. Ten-year Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, repre-
sents students and residents in the State Street and Capitol Square areas. He serves on the Alcohol Licensing and Review Committee, which reviews local establishments for adherence to city alcohol policies. Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2, serves students primarily in the Langdon Street area, which encompasses much of UW-Madison’s Greek community. She is a first-time Common Council member who narrowly defeated her opponent in the 2013 spring elections. —Sarah Olson
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1966 UW-Madison graduate Paul Soglin is currently serving his third term as Madison mayor. for the colleges and approves the system budget, according to the board’s website. The board also works with state legislators to accomplish their goals. The Board of Regents is a governing body that The UW System and Board of Regents were oversees the University of Wisconsin System, recently involved in widespread controversy after which consists of 13 four-year universities, 13 two- an audit revealed the UW System was operating year colleges and the University of Wisconsin with approximately $648 million in unrestricted Extension that works with all 26 UW campuses surplus revenue. and 72 Wisconsin counties. UW System President Kevin Reilly and The board appoints the president the Board of Regents argue the large surplus of the UW System, the chancellors of was necessary to maintain the quality of the the 13 universities, the chancellor of state’s universities. However, it drew heavy UW Extension and UW colleges and criticism from state legislators, who said the the deans of the 13 colleges. It also sets excess money proved the system was runadmission standards, analyzes and ning ineffectively. approves university budgets and creA particular point of controversy for legates the regulatory structure wherein the islators came from approximately $414 milREILLY individual entities function. lion of the $648 million derived from student The board is a group of representatives tuition payments, which the board argued for the UW System schools, including two student was within their usual surplus amounts. —Megan Stoebig regents, which sets admission standards, sets policy
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Rebecca Blank will begin her tenure as chancellor of UW-Madison July 15. She will replace interim Chancellor David Ward. One of Walker’s main jobs over the last year was to craft and introduce his version of a state budget. The new budget, which is currently being considered by The Capitol building in down- legislative committees, will serve town Madison is the central hub as the basis for state funding over for Wisconsin state polithe next two fiscal years. tics. It contains offices Additionally, a profor the governor as well posed two-year tuition as members of the state freeze for all universilegislature and state ties in the University of Supreme Court. Wisconsin System would Gov. Scott Walker is be included in the lana Republican and both guage of the budget. houses of the state legTwo main legislators WALKER islature currently hold who serve as representaRepublican majorities. tives for students on the Walker’s position as governor of UW-Madison campus are state Wisconsin allows him to work close- Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, ly with legislators to enact state laws. and state Sen. Fred Risser, He also serves as the final step in the D-Madison. —Jack Casey process for a bill to become a law.
State representatives
ASM Chair David Gardner Pulling in two-thirds of the Student Council vote in a May election, David Gardner
was elected as chair of the Associated Students of Madison for the 2013-’14 academic year. ASM is the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student government and officially represents the student body. Student government is
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David Gardner will serve as chair of the Associated Students of Madison, UW-Madison’s student government.
divided into branches with different focuses. The largest branch of ASM, Student Council, advocates for students on issues that affect them and works with campus administrators to represent the student voice. As chair, Gardner’s tasks will include presiding over Student Council and coordinating work with different ASM committees. ASM won’t vote on its official campaigns until next year, but Gardner said one campaign he would like to see is a continuation of ASM’s previous sexual assault prevention work. Next year, Gardner said he wants to ensure ASM effectively serves the campus by communicating with students to assess their needs and working with other university bodies. “We need to be working with groups all across campus,” Gardner said. “ASM can’t do this alone.” —Tamar Myers
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From one Badger to another e asked your fellow Badgers what they wish they had known coming into freshman year and what they wished they had learned at SOAR. This is the advice they had to share with you: “I would have definitely joined a lot more organizations. I would have done more sports, the intramural, co-ed stuff.” —Chelsea Britten senior, criminal justice and psychology Highland Park, Ill.
“It doesn’t matter who you were in high school, you can change so much just by the people you hang out with, so I think it’s really important to find people that you really enjoy and like because that will make your experience much better.” —Connor Ford sophomore, computer science and pre-med Madison, Wis. “All of the support groups that the various schools have, like the College of Engineering has several drop-in tutoring sessions and they don’t really cover that at SOAR.” —Terrence Townsend senior, nuclear engineering Green Bay, Wis.
“You feel like you’re being unleashed upon the world when you first come here cause you’re like ‘Oh, I don’t have my parents here and stuff,’ and then you get here and it’s just like it’s time to be an adult, but it’s not as scary as you think it’s going to be.” —Sarah Gudmundson sophomore, undeclared Oconomowoc, Wia. “The classes were not as tough as people would say. I’ve found that the classes tend to be easier and that the [teaching assistants] and professors tend to be more understanding than a lot of my friends who went to school before me were saying.” —Devlin Murphy junior, political science and economics Oakland, Calif. “I wish I knew about [My Course Guide], they didn’t say a word about it. You plug in the classes you want to take, and it arranges the schedule that works out. It spits out 10 or a dozen or a hundred schedules that work with the classes that you want to take.” —Alex Ames junior, engineering and astronautics Stillwater, Minn.
“I wish I knew that teachers’ office hours were actually important. Getting to know your teachers and [teaching assistants], because I never went to them early on and then I started going and it helped me out a lot more.” —Austin Frahm senior, secondary education and mathematics Appleton, Wis.
“As a freshman I wish I really would have known the bus routes really well, like all the times that they come, especially the 80 ... and that the campus bus stops are free, because they get you around so much faster. Even the city routes, because you get a free bus pass with your tuition, so that would be really good to know.” —Sam Hicok junior, Southeast Asian studies and AsianAmerican studies Peoria, Ill. “I wish I had known how many people actually smoked weed ‘cause that was a huge eyeopener. Way more than I expected.” —Dustin Stark senior, economics Bloomington, Minn.
“I think the first thing, as lame as it sounds, is to try to buckle down a little bit freshman year. That’s probably my biggest regret, was not getting as good of a GPA and having to make groundwork for it now. So even though freshman year’s supposed to be a fun party year, go out and meet a ton of new people, but try and find a little bit more time than you would think to get some studying in. And then, honestly I would say my freshman year was probably a lot more exciting than this year, so at the same time, trying to make “I think that everyone should take calculus as soon as possible because it’s so important for so many fields … it’s something that a lot of people have a grudge against from the way that they learned in high school, but if you think that you’re going to do kind of a range of things later, it’s just good to have it in your back pocket. And I think that it’s also a really beautiful kind of math and so if you hate math, then maybe you’ll like calculus.” —Madeline Schatzberg second year master’s student, agriculture and applied economics Madison, Wis. “I think overall just organization. I didn’t know it was going to be so hard having breaks in your schedule throughout the day, not just like being in classes all day. That was really hard to deal with for me. Especially like if you had a busy morning and a busy afternoon and you had maybe an hour break for lunch, if you forgot that that was your only time, then you just weren’t able to eat. “For my first whole year, for both semesters, I
the most of it. Meet everyone on your floor, it doesn’t matter where they come from, what they’re about, you can learn so much from so many different people that you never would have thought of learning about before. So, I think a wide array of friends, whether it’s on your floor to clubs that you want to get involved in, is the best groundwork because then you’ll have so many more options to network in the future, whether it’s career-wise or even more friends-wise, I think that just opens up your experience even more.” —Haley Sinklair junior, sociology and legal studies Monroe, Wis. “Take classes that are interesting because you’ll do better in them than taking ones that you think [are] going to go under your major necessarily... My favorite one, which has nothing to do with my major, is Gender & Women’s Studies; it was the health, body and disease. It was really interesting and that was just one that was just open and I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll take it,’ and I really liked it.” —Kimberly Washnesky senior, political science, legal studies and criminal justice Hartford, Wis. kind of just was led by my advisor on what to take but she didn’t put that in context to how that would affect the rest of college for me... If you already come in and you have an idea of what your major is going to be, do research and look up all of the requirements and then start planning out how you want your four years to go, how fast you want to get your gen eds done, and if you don’t know what your major is, I guess just pack on whatever you want.” —Elena Wittneben fifth year senior, music performance and percussion Oostburg, Wis.
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Lake Mendota is one of Madison’s most beautiful sights. What’s even better is that you can go out onto Lake Mendota all year round. When it’s warmer outside, rent a boat with your friends and have lunch out on the lake. For even more time in the water, try joining Hoofers Sailing Club. The lake is just as beautiful in the winter. When it is frozen over, join in with students and walk on the lake for an exhilarating experience—be sure that it’s safe before you go out on the lake in winter. —Elana Charles
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Force yourself to wake up early one Saturday morning in order to go to the Dane County Farmers’ Market. Right on Capitol Square, the view itself is an experience. Take in the number of vendors that surround the entire Capitol, the street musicians, the crowd, food carts and of course, the Capitol. Make a stop at the Stella’s Bakery stand to buy a loaf of their famous spicy cheese bread, or have your pick of fresh produce for a healthier treat. There is much more to offer, with stands dedicated solely to fresh-cut flowers, honey, cheese, and much more—there truly is something for everyone. —Katy Hertel
4 Lakeshore Path is located along the Lake Mendota shoreline and is a great way to take a break from an urban campus with a burst of nature. If you can’t run all the way out to Picnic Point on your first go, it serves as a milestone to strive toward throughout the year. Don’t brave the path by yourself at night, as lighting is minimal. However, if you can gather a group to get out to Picnic Point on a clear night, the view of the Madison skyline with the Capitol all lit up is breathtaking. —Rachel Wanat
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Cheese curds are said to be the accidental discovery of University of Wisconsin-Madison cheese scientists trying to create a pure cholesterol product. Their failed attempt became our godsend. The cheese curd “squeak” is the noise fresh curds make when they meet with your mouth. The telltale sound of freshness, similar to the sound of rubbing balloons, is lost 12 hours after production. The finest fried cheese curds have a weeping creamy curd center covered by light breading. These nuggets of goodness can be found all over Madison, by the pound in Dane County Farmers’ Market or in poutine at A.J. Bombers. —Nia Sathiamoorthi
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It is practically a necessity for students to enjoy at least one sunny afternoon on Memorial Union’s terrace. Bring your visiting friends and family to take in the lake view while grabbing a few drinks or a meal. Grab a table with friends on summer nights to catch Terrace After Dark, which offers live music and movies. Whether you need to find a place to hang out for the day or you need a study break, the Memorial Union terrace is a classic tradition every student should experience. —Katy Hertel
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Standing in a sea of red as you cheer on the Badgers is a feeling that can never be forgotten. Even if the results of a game don’t go our way, it’s the rowdy crowd and massive Badger support that makes it impossible not to come back again and again. Between the famous bratwursts, beer and cheese, everyone is beyond ecstatic before the game has even started. Throughout the game, fans go wild for touchdowns and Bucky’s pushups, but the craziest part comes as the loudspeakers blast House of Pain’s “Jump Around.” To say the least, at the end of a game day you will be exhausted, but it’s a memory that will last forever. —Jordyn Silverstein
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One tradition every Badger should partake in at UW-Madison is the annual snowball fight on Bascom Hill, which often takes place after the first snowfall of the season. This is a battle of epic proportions, so come prepared. Whether you’re a freshman or fifth-year senior, know which side you stand on—Lakeshore or Southeast. Bring lunch trays as shields and practice your snowball aim beforehand. Also, don’t be surprised if your best friends suddenly become your mortal enemies. Don’t let this snowball of an opportunity fly by! —Mara Jezior
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Ian’s Pizza is a local pizza restaurant in Madison that is known for its many different pizzas. Every time you walk in, there is a new adventurous flavor to try. One pizza that always remains on the menu is their well-known Mac ’n’ Cheese pizza. What makes this pizza a must-try? It is made with Ian’s homemade ranch dressing. Plus it has mac ’n’ cheese on it—who doesn’t love that! This pizza has a unique flavor that is hard to forget. There are multiple Ian’s Pizzas in Madison, so grab your friends and grab a slice. Enjoy! —Elana Charles
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In Madison, there’s no short supply of burger joints, and Nitty Gritty, located a convenient 10ish steps from Witte Hall, makes the list of go-to places because of its birthday special. Come to the Nitty with some friends on your birthday and show a photo ID to get free drinks all night. Overall, the Nitty makes pretty tasty burgers, chicken fingers and cheese curds, and is generally on point with the delicious fried menu items. The restaurant’s signature Gritty Sauce, which tastes like a mixture of ketchup and mayo, adds to a solid burger, which you can wash down with fries, chips, coleslaw or veggies. —Rachel Schulze
Badger grads line up on graduation day to get a photo sitting on Abe Lincoln’s lap. Once perched on Abe’s lap, with family members excitedly clicking pictures, it is tradition to whisper one’s hopes and dreams into Abe’s ear. Although it’s unlikely one will hear a response from Honest Abe, it’s customary to end the interaction with a peck on his cheek before heading off into the world. It is said with the knowledge students gain throughout their time at UW-Madison and a little bit of help from Abe, they will make their dreams realities. —Sarah Olson
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100 things to do before you graduate Sit first row at a basketball game Take a picture with Bucky Attend a CYC class Go to a night game at Camp Randall Sled down Bascom Hill on a Gordon Commons tray Go on the roof of Ag Hall Watch the sunrise on the Terrace Go out to Picnic Point Climb at the rock wall at Union South (and don’t fall) Pull an all-nighter at College Library Go to the farmers’ market at Capitol Square Go to Freakfest Study on Bascom Hill when the weather is nice (or just lay out and pretend to study) Go to the Chazen Go ice skating at the Shell Watch a Varsity Band Concert Go up in the Carillon Tower Rent a boat and go out on Lake Mendota Go to a hockey game Go to a volleyball game at the Field House Go to a softball game Walk on Lake Mendota when it’s frozen Drink a beer on the Terrace Eat Babcock ice cream Try all the flavors of Babcock ice cream Tour the Capitol Stay up all night studying Stay up all night partying Get lost on the bus Be mistaken for a freshman Go to a concert at the Majestic Go to a concert on the Square Spend a summer in Madison Get lost in Humanities/Vilas Finally decide on a major Celebrate your birthday at the Nitty Gritty Study at the Historical Society Visit Monona Terrace Walk around Willy Street Try every restaurant on State Street Start a chant at a sporting event Share a Fishbowl at Wando’s Make a friend in your class (great for studying!) Join an intramural sport Midnight jump in Lake Mendota (better yet, skinny dip) Check out the view from the top floor of Van Hise Take a class in Science Hall Play Frisbee on Bascom Hill Read both student newspapers Go to a concert at The Sett Go to Vilas Zoo Crash a wedding at Memorial Union Thank a professor Study at all 42 UW-Madison libraries Thank a TA
Vote in an election Join a student organization Visit Monroe Street Have a “bubbler” vs. water fountain debate Eat at every dining hall Go to office hours Take a class outside of your comfort zone Sing “Varsity” Eat or protest Palermo’s Pizza Complete an internship Eat cheese curds! Take a fitness class at the SERF Work out at the Natatorium Take a philosophy class Take a class for fun Rub Abe Lincoln’s toe for good luck See the UW Madhatters perform Study in a cage at Memorial Library Go to the Mifflin Street Block Party Don’t go to the Mifflin Street Block Party Listen to a local Madison band Check out the Art Lofts (111 North Frances St.) Get to know a professor, they’re always willing to help you and you can get letters from them in the future! Participate in the Crazy Legs run Have a brat at State Street Brats Take a random elective Live in the dorms Form a study group Attend the homecoming parade Study at College Library at a table overlooking the lake Visit all the different coffee shops to find your favorite study spot Shop on State Street Stargaze at the Observatory Visit your friends’ hometowns in different states over the summer to try new places Study abroad, there are so many different programs! Bring a paper to the writing center for a different set of eyes (Great resource!) Attend an away football game (like the Rose Bowl!) Eat lunch on the Terrace behind Liz Waters Stock up on your faves at Campus Candy Go to every froyo spot (there’s quite a few!) and pick your favorite Get lots of free stuff (espcially PIZZA) during Welcome Week! Beat the freshman 15 Don’t be afraid to try something new Go on a fun spring break trip with your besties Graduate!
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Netflix posts bail for ‘Arrested Development’ By Cameron Graff Th daily cardinal
So here we are, seven years later, and our Bluths have finally been saved. If you haven’t been keeping up with “Arrested Development” (which likely means you aren’t part of the show’s frothing and obsessive fanbase in the first place), here’s the deal: “Arrested Development,” frequently lauded as one of the funniest shows on television for its intelligent, rapid fire and frequently painfully subtle humor was cancelled back in 2006 as it’s constant deluge of critical praise and fervent cult following failed to keep the ratings buoyed for a show that, admittedly, benefitted better from the repeat viewings of DVDs than weekly airing. Fans were frequently teased with prospects of a movie, goaded on by creator Mitch Hurwitz and effectively every member of the main cast. Sadly, this never came to fruition. Fast forward several years and Netflix—sensing an opportunity for mass cashing-in, has decided to finance a new season of the cult television show—releases all 15 episodes at the same time online for streaming. And after months and months of buildup and slow reveals, here we are. But enough exposition—the long prophesied Season 4 has finally arrived, and it sure is a doozy. I’ve only had one opportunity to watch it all the way through (which basically prohibits a conclusive verdict, as a re-watch of the much-better-thesecond-time-through Episode 1 proved), but I generally enjoyed what I saw. On the surface it’s a very different beast than what viewers have come to know and love from past seasons, but the heart is still the exact same “Arrested Development,” and that’s a miracle in and of itself. The season opens with a scattered Bluth family in dire straits five years after the end of Season 3, immediately setting a considerably darker, more dour tone for the 15 episodes. A disheveled Michael, who we’re told owes $700,000, walks through Lucille Bluth’s “Cinco de Cuatro” festival, an immediate callback to the Bluth’s shared misunderstanding of all things Spanish—good joke, eh, Hermano?—and attempts to seduce Lucille 2, long time patron of the Bluth family—both finan-
cially and sexually—from who Michael has borrowed money. Shortly afterward he stumbles back to the family’s model home (in a changed shirt) and confesses to his brother GOB he has done something terrible. GOB starts a concerned but confusing diatribe before Michael catches sight of GOB’s offscreen lover upstairs, prompting GOB to force a Forget-Me-Now down Michael’s throat, stroking Michael’s head and cooing “stupid, forgetful Michael” in the hilarious way only Will Arnett could ever pull off. The episode then rewinds back five years until right after Lucille Bluth’s hijacking of the Queen Mary and slowly works its way back to the Cinco de Cuatro—the season’s ultimate end point.
And with the season’s various unsolved mysteries and a deserved final punch, the show ends on a high note with enough material to continue on into infinity—or at least a movie—and that’s something every fan should be more than excited about.
The narrative structure seems confusing at first (possibly because it very much is) and I’ve heard more than a few complaints about having a hard time figuring out when the episodes take place chronologically, but after an hour or two you start to get a feel for how the whole thing’s structured. Due to issues with actor availability, this season spends each episode dedicated to an individual character (with narrator Ron Howard stating “It’s (character name)’s Arrested Development” during the opening of every episode), and each episode likewise takes place at roughly the same time as every other episode in the season, albeit from a different perspective. Most characters get two episodes, culminating with their experiences at the Cinco de Cuatro, each one revealing more and more of the jumbled plotline, stacking upon previous jokes all the while in traditional “Arrested Development” fashion. This works and also doesn’t. You don’t get a tremendous amount of interaction between the characters, who, all well
developed and three-dimensional in their own right, often times hit their stride interacting with each other. At the same time, characters who were otherwise relegated to being a generally minor part of the family’s dynamic (Maebe and Tobias especially), really prove to be malleable and hysterical characters even when they’re left to fend on their own. However, George Sr. and Lindsey’s episodes are easily the worst of the bunch—Lindsey’s materialism and directionless quest for self realization has been done to death and doesn’t fare much better here, and George Sr.’s bizarre reaction to a drug he consumes frequently in the desert makes for a mildly uncomfortable and decidedly unfunny plotline. Then, of course, there are the GOB episodes, which, surprising to only those who’ve never seen Will Arnett’s stellar portrayal of the dimwitted and poor intentioned magician, are by and far the best hour of the season. Even if it’s unbalanced and relies too much on plot and mystery over the show’s distinct humor (which I don’t think it does at all, but countless inflamed voices online disagree with me), it’s hard to outright dislike this season. It feels less like Futurama or Family Guy’s sluggish crawl back to television and more like… some other esoteric example of revived television that’s been wildly triumphant. Even if things are different—and they certainly are— they aren’t really that different. There are new jokes en masse; “Getaway” playing all over the season, GOB spacing out and hearing “Sounds of Silence” every time he makes a mistake, and most of them are just as funny as anything in the original run (and generally better than anything in the still too wacky third season). If those don’t do it for you, there’s still lowbrow lawyer Bob Loblaw and his trademark law bombs, shark-jumping lawyer Barry Zuckerkorn, an attempted chicken dance… And with the season’s various unsolved mysteries and a decidedly epic and much deserved final punch, the show ends on a high note with enough material to continue on into infinity— or at least a movie—and that’s something every fan should be more than excited about.
Dissecting the Summer Arts Scene in Madison June
The Orwells, Twin UW-Memorial Peaks, Young Union—terrace, June 6 at 9 p.m. Holidays Isthmus Jazz Festival 2013 June 21-22, UW Memorial Union—Terrace
The Mowgli’s, Hunter Hunted High Noon Saloon, June 26, 8 p.m.
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The Mowgli’s Michael Vincze at the first Revelry Arts and Music Festival in 2013.
Field Report, John Mark Nelson UW Memorial Union—terrace, June 27 at 9:30 p.m.
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Field Report playing SXSW 2013.
July Dawes, Shovels & Rope The Barrymore Theatre, July 12, 8 p.m.
Music Theatre of Madison: “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” The Bartell Theatre, July 25, 7:30 p.m.
Foals, Drowners High Noon Saloon, July 31, 8:30 p.m.
August Keller Williams, Steez, Evergreen Grass Band Live on King Street outside The Majestic Theatre, Aug. 16, 5 p.m.
Matisyahu The Majestic Theatre, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.
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h, summer. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the lake is… being a lake. For three months at least, the world is bright and beautiful. What’s a better way to spend them than by shutting yourself into a dark room with a collection of strangers to be distracted by light and sound for a couple hours? Should you choose to spend your summer this way (and really, why not?), you have a more than ample selection of films from which to choose—so many a portion spilled over and kicked off the festivities a bit early. So, technically, I guess “movie summer” started a few weeks ago with the release of “Iron Man 3,” the latest component of the mega-money-generating explosion machine that has been the Marvel work horse. And so far that, along with early summer action blockbusters “Star Trek: Into Darkness” and “Fast & the Furious 6” have been relatively well received, while other big time releases like “The Hangover Part III” and “The Great Gatsby” have been more widely panned. Quick aside: I don’t have much space, but I can’t emphasize how little I liked “The Great Gatsby.” Like… serious, serious rage was felt in the theater, total disappointment and just badness all around. Moving on, I’m going to try to cover as much ground as I can, so please bear with my rambling and we’ll get through this. Thank you. Following the “weirdly, fasci-
natingly bad” film that was “The Hangover Part III,” mainstream comedies don’t look to have a particularly strong summer ahead of them. The Vince Vaughan vehicle “The Internship” and “The Heat,” which teams Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock as a pair of seriously out of step cops (hilarity ensues, probably?) look to be the most traditional, out and out comedies of the summer, with “Grown Ups 2” being savagely, remorselessly unleashed upon the world slightly later in the season. However, hope can still be found slightly off the beaten path. The summer is bookended by two “This is the End,” and the more British “The World’s End.” The first features James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and others, playing exaggerated versions of themselves through the end of the world. The second is the latest offering from the “Sean of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” team of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. It’s interesting we get two buddy-type comedies about the apocalypse in one year, and it’ll be even more interesting to compare the two once they’re released. However, the most exciting comedy of the summer, which is a comedy in both the contemporary and classic sense of the word, is Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” I’ve already ranted about it once post-Wisconsin Film Fest, but it’s incredibly entertaining—one of the smartest films being released this year, and extremely high on my must-see movies list. As long as we’re on indie comedy/drama type things, “The Kings of Summer” looks like it might actually be the perfect summer movie; it’s been called our gen-
eration’s “Stand by Me” based on early screenings and has been compared to the amazing “Moonrise Kingdom,” but with less quirk. If you can see it, do it. Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson collaborator and director of “The Squid and the Whale,” keeps the quirk coming as well; his new movie “Frances Ha” features co-writer Greta Gerwig in the lead role and looks like it should be on par with his excellent early outing. And holding onto the indie and drama, but less on the comedy, “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” has been compared to Terrence Malick’s work, featuring a talented cast headed by Rooney Mara and will likely be the most artistically beautiful movie coming out this summer. Of course what summer is “really” about is big time, action-y blockbusters, and 2013 has them aplenty, including two heavy hitters that hold a lot of promise. Will Smith’s “After Earth,” also starring his son and directed by M. Night Shyamalan looks like it’ll be most memorable for the insane interviews the father/son duo has given in support of it (apparently the Fresh Prince is a meta-physicist… go figure). “World War Z” will have Brad Pitt fight zombies in what is apparently the loosest adaptation of a book ever. And “White House Down” has Jamie Foxx in it. Honestly, that’s the most interesting thing about it. “The Lone Ranger” will be worth seeing, if only to see how Johnny Depp handles another revisionist western. The last time he did something like this was Jim Jarmusch’s “Dead Man,” which was an excellent deconstruction of the genre, and the success of “The
Lone Ranger” will hinge on whether they can balance that sense of reinvention and subversion with the big production sensibilities of Jerry Bruckheimer. Hugh Jackman will also reprise his role as “The Wolverine” (now with 50-percent more samurai) in standard summer action nonsense, but by far the most exciting big time films of the summer will be “Man of Steel” and “Pacific Rim.” Fresh off the insane financial success of “The Dark Knight” trilogy, Christopher Nolan is stepping into the producer’s role for his Superman re-boot, “Man of Steel,” and handing the directorial reins to Zak Snyder. Snyder has some experience with comic book adaptations (notably “300” and “Watchmen”), with varied results, so early reactions were understandably tentative and anxious. But the first few rounds of trailers have pretty easily dispelled these worries. Nolan’s guiding hand seems to have led the film in the right direction, poising it to be the biggest film of the summer. However, if there’s one film that can challenge “Man of Steel” for this genre, it’s “Pacific Rim.” A movie with a stupidly simple premise, “Pacific Rim” can be summarized as follows: Giant monsters fight giant robots. But then consider it’s being directed by Guillermo del Toro, who made the brilliant “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Devil’s Backbone,” proving he can handle fantasy and horror elements, and who demonstrated his action film chops in the “Hellboy” films. His pure childlike enthusiasm, a cast featuring Idris Elba and Charlie Day, and a script rumored to be based on one of the most
insane pieces of anime out there (like, insane by anime standards) makes me want to believe “Pacific Rim” can challenge “Man of Steel,” if not financially, then, at least in terms of quality, to be the biggest movie of the summer. Of course if you’re into less “mainstream” action flicks, “Elysium,” Neill Blomkamp’s follow up to “District 9” looks to deliver on action and follow in its predecessor’s politically charged footsteps. “RIPD” combines the supernatural and Jeff Bridges with action and Ryan Reynolds for cult-ready goodness. And “Kick Ass 2” will attempt to live up to its very enjoyable forefather (although, sadly, sans my boy Nic Cage). And, perhaps the most controversial film of the summer, “Only God Forgives” has been getting smashed by critics, was booed and walked out of at Cannes and absolutely has to be seen. It almost definitely won’t live up to “Drive,” but will doubtlessly be one of the most discussed films of the year and should be seen if possible. Sadly there does’t seem to be any kid friendly movies that will actually be excellent films a la “Wall-E.” That is, unless my hope that “Planes” is just a direct remake of “Top Gun” turns out to be more than just hope. Also they made “The Smurfs 2.” So that’s a thing. That’s happening. Finally, if you’d rather not pay to see new movies, WUD film is showing a great series of movies every Monday night at 9 p.m. at the Memorial Union for free. So please, enjoy summer, stay inside and watch movies. Suggest some movies to Austin at wellens@wisc.edu.
The quintessential summer albums for incoming freshmen By Cameron Graff Th daily cardinal
So you’re coming to The University of Wisconsin, huh? Well, if you want to play ball with the big leaguers, you’re going to have to update your iPod with all the hippest, most sitcom-approved musical representations of collegiate life. For your listening pleasure, here’s a list of the most essential albums for any incoming freshman.
Murmur—R.E.M. My dad tells me this is the definitive “college rock album,” so I should probably put it on here to maintain my indie cred (lest I get fired from my editor job). It’s a great party soundtrack; after all, there’s nothing people want to do more at get-togethers than stand around and “Talk About the Passion” or have a low-budget sepia indie-montage over incomprehensible jam “Catapult.”
Boys and Girls in America— The Hold Steady Alcohol, parties, girls kissing boys, boys kissing girls and poetry—everything you do NOT want to be associated with in college. In fact, you should just treat The Hold Steady’s opus of infectious and obsessively wordy bar rock as
a primer as to how you shouldn’t live your life. Only you can prevent epic nights!
Acid in the Style of David Tudor—Hecker There’s nothing to kick off your collegiate career like an album with its head stuck so far up its own ass that its insert is a critical essay written by the auteur about the music he’s made. If you’re in it for the long haul, you better start digging deeper into abstract expressionist works of spastic electronic soundscapes, because once you hit senior year it’s all they play at parties and you don’t want to be the only one not singing along.
Monoliths and Dimensions—Sunn0))) Now, I know what you’re all thinking, “Isn’t Sunn0))) that terrifying drone metal band whose members all dress up in robes, play a single sludgy note on guitar and then scream over it for 20 minutes at a time, all the while coaxing Satan himself into the realm of mortal men?” Well, maybe, but they’re also a great icebreaker band for all your future floor mates. There’s no better way to make friends than by blasting this on move in day!
Finally Rich—Chief Keef Little known fact: Chief Keef, 17-year-old rapper with multiple arrests who was once sued for child support by a middle schooler, is actually the world’s youngest Harvard graduate. True story. Likewise, I can’t exactly prove this, but I’m fairly certain if you play his 2012 debut album backwards while simultaneously playing 2 Chainz’s Based on A T.R.U. Story, it will reveal to you the long sought alchemical method of turning trap music into gold,
I want to take photos of and interview musicians like Chance the Rapper.
something good to know for any intro to Chemistry class.
Damaged—Black Flag College is primarily a time when you’re allowed to break various things (be them possessions, your body or your parents’ bank accounts), so what better way to get in the spirit than listen to the ultimate “fuck you, smash things!” album? There’s nothing more hardcore than higher education, as Henry Rollins always says.
Is This It—The Strokes College is a time for both mindless hedonistic bliss but also somber intellectual reflection on how, man, things just really aren’t as good as they used to be. Why can’t things be real, like they were back when our big siblings went to school in the early- to mid-2000s? That’s when life was really great. Hop on that nostalgia grind with The Strokes’ debut—a wholly original testament to the creativity of the noughties that will likely never be topped ever again because, dude, modern musicians just don’t get it.
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By Nia Sathiamoorthi The Daily Cardinal
Growing up in an antibiotic age has predisposed many of us to think of all bacteria as harbingers of death and disease. We see them as things to be wiped, washed and scrubbed away. But for the past decade or so, the research, consistently proving the essentiality of microorganisms to human life, has us changing our tune. Because the truth is, we live in a bacterial world. Microorganisms in and on our body outnumber human cells 10 to one, and it can be argued we are more bacteria than we are human. And instead of threatening us, they keep us healthy by supporting basic physiological processes from digestion to defense. A new study, published in mBio, by a University of Wisconsin-Madison laboratory, presents the first discovery of a bacterium regulating the biological clock of its host. The group led by Margaret McFall-Ngai, professor of medical microbiology, showed that Vibrio fischeri, a bioluminescent microbe, influenced the circadian rhythms of its host, the Hawaiian bobtail squid. The bobtail squid-V.fischeri system is the quintessential example of vertebrate-microbe symbiosis. Symbiosis is simply a
“you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” harmonious relationship; both organisms benefit. The V. fischeri colonize the “light organ” cavity inside the squid, and at night when the squid is active, emit a blue luminescence, mimicking the light from the moon and stars. The glowing squid, which forages near the surface of the water, is able to eliminate its shadow from the seabed and becomes invisible to its predators. In return for the camouflage, bacteria are provided with nutrients. At dawn, the squid expels 90 percent of its bacterial inhabitants, rids its luminescence and burrows into the sand. Elizabeth Heath-Heckman, a graduate student in the McFallNgai lab and co-author of the published study, observed that the squid was subjected to two different cycles of light, a cycle of sunlight outside of the squid and an offset cycle of blue light emitted by the V. fischeri in the squid. Animals, like humans, often base their activity on how much sunlight is present. “So the natural question was if the luminescence from the light organ had an influence on the squid’s daily activities,” Heath-Heckman said, “And we found that yes, it does.”
Heath-Heckman and her colleagues found two light receptor genes, cryptochromes or “cry genes” (escry1 and escry2), in the bobtail squid. Cryptochromes belong to a family of proteins that drive the circadian rhythm, or biological clock, of an organism. In both humans and animals, circadian rhythms largely affect sleep cycles, appetites and other daily physiological functions. Both cry genes were turned on with sunlight in the squid’s head. However, in the squid’s light organ, only one of the cry genes, escry1, showed expression when
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escry1 gene in a squid with mutant non-luminescing bacteria was initiated in response to blue external light. This proved both bacteria and blue light were needed for transcription of the escry1 gene. Heath-Heckman and her colleagues theorized that microbeassociated molecular patterns (MAMPs) that the V.fischeri produced, a molecular form of communication between the microbe and host, also regulated the cry genes. “The light organ needs something the bacteria are making. When we gave a bacteria-free squid the MAMPs, a form of lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan, the cry gene cycled,” Heath graphic by Nick Vander Woude Heckman said. She hopes to one day presented with bioluminescence. develop a behavioral assay to “I think the hardest chal- determine if the presence of baclenge of this research is to teria changed how the squid acted know what questions to ask, and matured. For now, she will and the best ways to ask them. continue to study the squid’s cirAny system has limitations. It cadian circuitry and metabolism. is important to recognize and “Everywhere we turn, we find appreciate those limitations,” that bacteria influence our basic Heath-Heckman said. physiological activities. In many She found that the escry1 animals, circadian rhythms can gene did not cycle in a bacteria- affect about 10 percent of all the free squid or even when the genes being transcribed in the bacteria-free squid was sub- organism. It is possible the input jected to blue external light. of bacteria could be even bigger However, production of the than we imagined.”
Rust-less steel and nano-paint future of UW Engineering By Ali Branscombe The Daily Cardinal
Most people on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus walk past the old, three-story brick building along Lakeshore path without a second thought. On the outside, it looks like an abandoned warehouse used for storing lab equipment or boats from Lake Mendota in the winter. What is actually inside is more surprising: a nano-technology development lab that could change life as we know it. Inside the Water Science and Engineering laboratory building are fully functioning research laboratories generating a cutting-edge technology that will become part of both industry and agriculture used in every room of every household. Marc A. Anderson and his wife, Senior Scientist Isabel Tejedor-Anderson, both researchers at UW-Madison, have been working with nanoparticles as a solution to corrosion prevention for the last 25 years. What they came up with was nanoporous oxide coating, or more simply: a nano-paint. Five years ago, Anderson began working with the National Science Foundation on a Bisphenol A-free or BPA-free coating for the tin-can industry. The solution, he said, was using an inorganic coating. Anderson explained how all tin cans have organic coatings, which contain the BPA com-
pound, a known carcinogen. “The tin-can industry is looking for alternatives,” Anderson said. The alternative he and his wife created is a water-based inorganic nanotechnology coating that is not only BPA-free, but has qualities that would be hugely beneficial to many industries.
“Four percent of annual economic output in the U.S. is lost to corrosion.” Rodolfo Pérez scientist
The nano-coating is also very strong. “Because it is chemically bonded to the surface, it cannot be scratched off,” Anderson said. He reached for a white ceramic tile–a telltale shine is the only clue that it has been coated. Anderson then pulled out a quarter and scratched the edge across the surface. There was a screeching, like nails on a chalkboard, and all that was left behind was a horrible gray streak. He rubbed his thumb over it, and the streak disappeared, without a scratch left behind. “Organic paints can be scratched off, which is where corrosion begins, in these small marks,” Anderson said.
With this product, that is not a concern. Rodolfo Pérez is a senior scientist working in Anderson’s lab and is currently experimenting with a nano-coating product that can be applied to metals to prevent corrosion in nearly any environment. “Right now, 4 percent of annual economic output in the U.S. is lost to corrosion,” Pérez said. He explained that even a little surface corrosion can compromise the integrity of any metal, creating a frequent need to replace rusted machinery or an expensive investment in alloyed metals, metals composed of two or more elements, which are still subject to corrosion. Pérez took out several shining, three-by-one-inch steel plates that are the same size as a microscope slide, which Pérez calls “coupons.” The bottom half of the coupons exhibit a fantastic shine, completely colorless and see-through, but distinctly different than the metallic luster on the top half of the plate. The shine indicates where the coupon has been dipped in the nano-coating. “The nano particles in the coating are extremely small, about the size of a hair on a microbe,” Pérez said. “This means it does not change the dimensions of the metal, so it can be bent and shaped even after it is coated.”
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Besides strength and invisibility, Anderson explains that the coating also has photo catalytic properties. When light is shined on the surface, it actually becomes anti-bacterial. “Imagine this is a men’s bathroom door handle,” Anderson said as he held up a fiberglass rod. “It would actually kill the bacteria from their hands.” Working through a new start-up technology company called Bust the Rust, Pérez has been sending out his coupons to various companies to put to the test. In the energy industry, the coated coupons will be exposed to highly corrosive hydrogen sulfide, and some agriculture businesses have already expressed interest in trying it on some of their harvesting machinery. “Corrosion is a case-by-case scenario,” Pérez said, “and it
usually occurs in critical areas of the production processes, so applications of this technology will also be case by case.” Using an anti-corrosion coating will save companies the cost of part replacement in critical production areas. Additionally, the ability to strengthen stainless steel, which is much cheaper than alloyed metals, also makes this product even more attractive. Pérez states this would save companies the price of consistently buying expensive reinforced metals for their machinery. The technology is still in betatesting; however, though preliminary lab results have shown promise, Pérez still wants to see how the coating performs in various corrosive environments. The possibilities for this coating are endless. “Anything you can put water on can be coated, like glass, metals and ceramic,” Pérez said.
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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com SOARING HIGHER AND HIGHER ACROSS 1 Shop item 5 Dad, old school 10 Potatoes partner 14 Dance accompanied by a gourd drum 15 Rousseau novel 16 Vaulted altar area 17 Made a hole in one 18 Spouses of British countesses 19 It pulls a bit 20 Sandwich ordering option 23 67 degrees, 30 minutes 24 Charles who played piano 25 They’re often asked to look 28 Crab or shrimp, e.g. 32 Albanian coin 35 It may be bid 37 Nabisco mainstay 38 “Dynamic” prefix 39 Branch of physics 42 “Giovanna d’___” (Verdi opera) 43 Vulcan’s “chimney” 44 Low end of the deck 45 Itty-bitty 46 Bumped in a crowd 48 1968 hit “Harper Valley ___” 49 Amigo 50 Fizzled firecracker
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Incoming editor-in-chief looks ahead to 2013-’14 year Abby Becker incoming editor-in-chief
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ello 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, 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 publication? 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 breakingnews 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.
Wisconsin abortion and contraception proposals threaten women’s rights Haleigh amant and Nikki stout opinion columnists
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n Wednesday, May 22, pro-choice and prolife groups gathered in Wisconsin’s state Capitol to debate a bill that made it into the legislature in just one week. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Andre Jacque, R-DePere, would make it much more difficult and expensive for a woman to get an abortion and would ban the use of public taxpayer dollars to fund abortions that fall under public employees’ health insurance plans. It would also keep employers such as hospitals, schools and organizations with a religious affiliation from being required to provide contraceptive coverage in their health insurance plans. These proposals are dangerous for Wisconsin’s women. We completely understand there are moral and religious issues behind abortion, but the fact of the matter is the United States, since Roe v. Wade, has decided women have a right to choose whether or not they will have an abortion—to a certain extent, of course. We don’t say “whether or not they want an abortion,” because no woman “wants” an abortion. It is not
something women want to do; in fact, many women have called it the toughest decision they have ever had to make. Most, if not all, women would rather completely avoid unwanted pregnancy through contraception, which is the second issue raised in this proposal. This bill would conflict with federal law as it is currently required that almost all public employers cover abortion in their health insurance plans. A way employers can currently avoid this is by self-insuring, which is setting aside a pool of money to deal with health claims. Supporters of this bill claim public dollars should not fund something that some people morally disagree with. Though this proposal obviously does not outlaw abortion, it does make it harder and more expensive for women to have them. Rather than downright banning public dollars to cover abortion in health plans, perhaps it would be better to do what the bill plans to do, mistakenly, with contraception: keep certain employers from having to provide for abortions in their health plans. The second part of the bill, which would keep certain employers from having to provide contraception in their health plans, is even more dan-
gerous. Once again, employers are presently able to avoid having to provide funds for contraception through self-insuring. So, if employers really don’t want to let women go crazy with their birth control (eye roll), they can. This, apparently, is inadequate as supporters of the bill claim “self-insurance isn’t a real alternative in most cases because it’s expensive and would result in reduced coverage and increased costs for employees.” Nicole Safar of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin told the Assembly Health Committee more than 90 percent of women use contraceptives, which is one of the most responsible decisions a woman can make. Otherwise, logically, we could have many more abortions (possibly illegal ones), unwanted pregnancies and an even greater problem with overpopulation in the United States. All employers should be required to provide for contraceptives regardless of their moral values. Why is this? An employee is not required to use the contraceptives. If an employee’s moral values do not conform with the use of contraceptives, there is no law saying they must use them. It’s not a matter of mor-
als, it’s a matter of women’s health and making it an exemption from health-care coverage is discriminatory to women, primarily the 90 percent of women who use contraceptives. It seems a group against abortion should want to prevent abortion as much as possible. We can tell you right now that making contraception not as easily accessible will not help this cause. The parts of this bill seem to contradict each other and we wonder where the real motivations lie. Similarly, it is not the role of the state legislature to legalize morality. Regardless of creed, race or any other identification trait, the government does not have the right to prohibit an individual’s access to medical supplies simply because it is not the will of a religious organization that operates entirely apart from our government. The right to practice one’s own religion is undeniably protected, yet the right to separate oneself from religious practices is oftentimes ignored. To sacrifice the right to contraception, which reduces the probability for domestic abuse, neglect and poverty, because of an unwillingly accepted moral code implemented by an employer is just as equal of an injustice as
religious intolerance. We find it hard to believe that if the situation were reversed and this bill affected men’s rights, it would be passed. While the idea of an independent woman making her own sexual decisions outside of any religious belief may be threatening to the “family values” agenda that has overtaken the Republican platform, the fact of the matter is these women do in fact exist and contribute to our society. It is also overlooked that many married, religious couples choose birth control to plan their families. Having children responsibly or not having children at all should not be luxuries merely for those who can afford them, especially when an employer has absolutely no right to control his or her business in a way that affects the personal decisions of the employees in terms of their sexual decisions. They’ve declared this bill as a declaration of “religious rights.” In actuality, it’s the rights of the individual outside of religion that are being attacked. Haleigh Amant is a senior studying political science and Nikki Stout is junior studying journalism at UW-Madison. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Top players to watch in 2013-’14 season game, 1.8 rebounds per game) but he provided a nice complement off the bench in replace of former center Jared Berggren. Fans got a glimpse of what life was like without Kaminsky during a three-game stretch where he was sidelined with an eye injury, as head coach Bo Ryan’s The obvious choice for a bench was depleted of big men. men’s basketball playWith the departure er to watch would be of Berggren, Kaminsky sophomore forward is the lone big man Sam Dekker. Yet, it’s with valuable game always interesting to go experience. Moreover, against the grain, vaultcenters and forwards ing Wisconsin junior are a vital key of Ryan’s center Frank Kaminsky swing offense, as they as one of the top-four have to be able to estabplayers to watch for the KAMINSKY lish themselves in the 2013-’14 season. post in addition to The 6-foot-11 forward did not stretching the defense around produce any jaw-breaking sta- the three-point arc. Will tistics last season (4.2 points per Kaminsky be able to do that
and have as much success as his predecessors? If you think about the history of big guys during the Ryan era (Mike Wilkinson, Brian Butch, Keaton Nankivil, Jon Leuer and Berggren, among others), they came to the program with a lot of raw talent but their contributions were minimal during their first season on campus. As years progressed, they all grew accustomed to their role within the team and blossomed because of that. Additionally, they had their most productive seasons during their junior year. Kaminsky is approaching his junior year and, if this trend is any indication of his production, the Wisconsin big man will be just fine. –Rexford Sheild
up 216 yards to help annihilate Nebraska. Gordon emerges as another running option as he is poised for a breakout season to show he will be the next great Badger running back. Unlike imports Ball and White, Gordon is a home-grown talent out of Kenosha, Wis. A former four-star recruit from the class of 2011, Gordon has enormous ability, as shown by his 4.5 second 40yard dash, but has unfortunately been hidden behind the surplus of Wisconsin running backs. After redshirting as a freshman, he quietly put up a sound year as the third option for most of the season. However, with a Rose Bowl berth on the line, it was not Ball or White who led the team in rushing in the Big Ten Championship
Game, it was Gordon. He immediately made his mark in the game by darting for 56 yards for the game’s first score, and continued to terrorize the Cornhuskers the rest of the night, finishing with 216 total yards on just nine carries. The “third wheel” finished his year with 621 yards and a ridiculous 10-yards-per-carry average. After a solid spring game, where he lead the Cardinal team in rushing, Gordon will look to follow the footsteps of Ball, Brian Calhoun and Ron Dayne, among others, as the next Badger running back legend. Ball will be missed, but thanks to Gordon, the Badgers rushing attack should not miss a beat. –Rushad Machhi
Frank Kaminsky— men’s basketball
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Sophomore defender Courtney Burke had a tremendous first season with the Badgers, registering 23 points in 35 games.
Courtney Burke— women’s hockey The sophomore defender made her mark in her first season donning the red and white uniform, as she registered 23 points (four goals, 19 assists) to go along with 40 blocked shots, good for second on the team. Burke was also one of the most consistent skaters in the Badgers’ defensive zone, earning the recognition of her teammates and coaches, as she took home the Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards. She was also recognized around the conference, earning her a place on the All-WCHA Rookie Team. To go along with her impressive
Morgan Paige— women’s basketball The Wisconsin women’s basketball team will enter its 2013-’14 season with an experienced roster. The Badgers will return all but one of their starters. Many of the Badgers have the potential to impress, but senior guard Morgan Paige especially stood out last season and will be one to watch. She earned third-team AllBig Ten by league coaches and media last season when Wisconsin lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Purdue. Paige led Wisconsin with 15.9 points per game and started
first season with the Badgers, Burke was invited to the U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp that will take place at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., June 16-23. With the departure of defender Saige Pacholok, Burke will be looked on to player a bigger role in the defensive zone. Additionally, her unique offensive skillset as a defender will be needed, considering the fact the Badgers lose forward Brianna Decker, the team’s best offensive player. All in all, her two-way skillset in both the offensive and defensive zone is expected to be on display on a consistent basis, as she attempts to follow in the footsteps of stellar defenders under the direction of head coach Mark Johnson. —Rexford Sheild in all 31 games. Most notably, Paige scored a career-high 33 points when the Badgers upset No. 7 Penn State in January. Paige scored in double figures in 25 of 31 games. She also ranked 11th in the Big Ten with a .792 free-throw percentage. Paige started playing basketball in the second grade and has earned three letters from Wisconsin. The sport runs in her family, as her brother is a freshman guard at North Carolina. Both siblings received academic recognition this year from their respective conferences, as Morgan earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. As the 2013-’14 basketball season draws near, our questions will soon be answered. Will the Badgers be ready? Will Paige have another impressive season? —Cameron Kalmon
Melvin Gordon— football Hide yo Buckeyes, hide yo Gophers, the Badgers are back with another formidable running attack! After playing Robin to Montee Ball’s Batman the last couple of years, senior James White rightfully takes over as the feature back for the Badgers this fall as he hopes to make a statement during his last year in Madison. However, in recent years, the Badgers have not been a onerunning-back team. Cue Melvin Gordon. The redshirt sophomore, who exploded onto the scene last season in the Big Ten Championship Game, putting
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Redshirt sophomore running back Melvin Gordon shined in a limited role last season, especially in the Big Ten Championship game, where he accumulated 216 yards.
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