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Construction throughout campus continues into next academic term Story by Sammy Gibbons

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W-Madison campus broke ground on its remodel in the summer of 2012 with the first phases of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project.

This past academic term, students and visitors suffered the closure of the Memorial Union Terrace from the first week of classes until graduation weekend. The conclusion of this part of the process is followed by the wrap-up of the entire project, projected to be in 2017—a year that will bring the beginning of more changes to campus.

“We are hoping that this renovation will give us Witte for another 50 years.”

Jeff Novak university housing director UW-Madison

“The Memorial Union Reinvestment project will bring the 86-year-old Memorial Union’s systems up to today’s code while maintaining the historic integrity of the Madison landmark,” Wisconsin Union Communications Director Shauna Breneman said. “The project will also improve accessibility in accordance with today’s ADA

standards, ensuring all guests can enjoy Memorial Union.”

Work on Alumni Park began in spring 2016 in order to transform the parking lot between the Red Gym and Memorial Union into a natural lawn. The grand opening celebration of this renovation is set for sometime in 2017, according to a timeline on the Memorial Union Reinvestment website. At this time the other changes set to begin in fall 2016 to Memorial Union will be complete. These updates involve adding more dining options and study spaces to the first floor of the building, as well as improving the infrastructure of Der Rathskeller.

After final touches are made to this part of campus, UW-Madison directors will continue to work on the Campus Master Plan, which was developed in 2015. Recently renovated buildings that were parts of the plan include Elizabeth Waters Residence Hall, Gordon Dining and Event Center and Four Lakes Dining Hall. The next scheduled remodel is Witte Residence Hall, pending final approval from the State Building Commission in August.

According to Jeff Novak, director of University Housing, the project must “go to bid” in fall 2016, and, if all goes well, construction will begin in late spring after students have moved out.

The project is expected to take two years to complete, but will not interfere with students who reside in the hall. Most of the major

work will be done in the summer, according to Novak, and they will only have one floor that will be “offline” or unoccupied and renovated while students are present during the 2018-’19 academic term.

“We are going to be adding a connecting link to the A and B towers that goes all the way up,” Novak said. “This allows for greater expansion of bathrooms, better elevator service and the addition of air conditioning.”

Novak said the plan also proposes that an 11th story be added to the building to make up for the loss of numerous bedrooms that will come with the connecting space. Security cameras will also be installed throughout the building. He said this project will cost the university $37,000 per bed, while constructing a new building would cost approximately $95,000.

“All of these projects will have some kind of transformational effect.”

Bill Elvey associate vice chancellor for facilities UW-Madison

“It is a 1964 building,” Novak said. “This is giving it a good refresh. We are hoping that this renovation will give us Witte for another 50 years.”

Slichter, Kronshage and Sellery residence halls are next

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Memorial Union renovations will be completed in 2017, as remodels of Witte Residence Hall and other buildings begin. in line for renovations following the Witte remodel. However, Zoe Bayliss Co-op and Susan B. Davis Residence Hall may meet less fortunate fates.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Bill Elvey said that these buildings are candidates for demolition, along with academic facilities such as the George L. Mosse Humanities building.

“There has to be a facility and financial plan behind projects before [demolition] happens,” Elvey said. “In most cases those don’t exist. We need to look at where those classes might go, and only have potential ideas for when the need arises.”

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State legislature races heat up as primary elections near Story by Jake Skubish and Noah Habenstreit

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hile Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders control the headlines, 2016 is also an important year for state-level elections. Wisconsin’s state primary elections are Aug. 9, and the general elections are Nov. 8; here are four storylines to keep an eye on.

1. Swinging the Senate?

When state Sen. Richard Gudex, R-Fond du Lac, announced he would not be seeking reelection in 2016, it was immediately seen as an opportunity to help state Democrats regain control of the state senate. Republicans currently hold a 19-14 seat advantage over Democrats in the senate, but Democrats are targeting seats like Gudex’s in an effort to take control.

Gudex represents the 18th Senate District in Wisconsin, an area that has a split partisan

composition. When Gudex was first elected in 2012, with more than 85,000 votes cast, he beat Democratic challenger Jessica King by just 600 votes, according to Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board.

There are currently three candidates running for the seat.

The two Republican candidates, former Fond du Lac County Republican Party Chairman Dan Feyen and business-owner Mark Elliott, will face off in the August primary. The victor of that primary will face Democratic can-

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Many 2016 state legislature elections are still closely contested as Wisconsin’s August primaries draw closer, and control over the future of Wisconsin politics remains up for grabs.

didate Mark Harris, the current Winnebago County Executive, in the general election.

2. Democrats battle over Milwaukee

Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, has served three terms as a state senator in Wisconsin, and has been elected by huge margins each time. That consistency has not deterred state Rep. Mandela Barnes, D-Milwaukee, however, from challenging her in the August primary election.

Barnes who currently represents the 11th Assembly District, says it is time for new leadership in the 4th Senate District.

“It was time for transformative leadership in the 4th Senate District, which has quite frankly been ignored,” Barnes said.

Barnes has highlighted three areas he thinks he will be able to improve: education, community safety and economic growth. He has attacked many of Taylor’s decisions, including voting against capping housing interest rates and supporting concealed carry.

“I’m very confident with my time in the legislature,” Barnes said. “With the Senator, there has to be a lot of explaining with her votes.”

Taylor could not be reached for comment.

“It was time for transformative leadership in the 4th Senate District...”

Rep. Mandela Barnes candidate State Senate

3. Know your legislators Incumbent state legislators from the UW-Madison campus area are expected to have fairly uneventful paths to re-election in 2016. Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, represents most of Madison and all of the campus area. Risser, an 89-year-old lawyer, was first elected to the Senate in 1962, and is the longest serving legislator in state history. He will not face an opponent in the 2016 election.

Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, has represented downtown Madison, the Southeast neighborhood of campus and a number of student residential areas since 2012. Before her election, she served as public policy director for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. She is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, but faces three opponents in the general election: Republican Jon Rygiewicz, Libertarian Abram

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Getting to know your local leaders Chris Taylor

Rebecca Blank

This fall, Rebecca Blank will begin her fourth year as chancellor of UW-Madison, where she oversees the university’s vice chancellors and deans of each school and college.

Before taking the position in 2013, Blank served in the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama.

As state support for higher education has declined in past years, Blank negotiated with UW System leadership to soften the blow of budget cuts and protect UW-Madison’s faculty and academic staff.

Earlier this year, Blank told the UW System Board of Regents that she spent

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UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank. $8 million in six months to retain top faculty members who are being recruited elsewhere.

—Madeline Heim

Carmen Goséy

UW-Madison junior Carmen Goséy serves as the 2016-’17 chair of the Associated Students of Madison, the university’s student governance body.

Goséy oversees ASM’s dozens of grassroots groups and representatives working to improve student life on campus in a variety of ways, like educating student voters and pushing for increased cultural competency.

Student governance methods have undergone several changes as a result of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-’17 biennial budget. When Goséy was elected in May, she stressed that the ability to mobilize students is still one of the greatest powers ASM has and under-

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ASM Chair Carmen Gosey. scored the importance of continued grassroots work.

—Madeline Heim

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UW System President Ray Cross.

The other politician sent to the capital

by UW-Madison students is state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison. Representing the 26th District since 1962, the 89-year-old is the longest serving state senator in U.S. history.

While the turbulence of student unrest has produced hippie-era anti-war marches down State Street, the 1970s fatal Sterling Hall bombing and the Black Lives Matterinspired #RealUW last spring, Risser has stood as a political constant, consistently representing the concerns of an ever-changing set of young constituents.

—Lucas Sczygelski

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State Sen. Fred Risser.

Supervisor Hayley Young, District 5, was elected to the Dane County Board of Supervisors in April 2016. She is a recent UW-Madison graduate who also is a parttime legislative aide to state Rep. Melissa Sargent. While she was a student, she served as the chair of UW-Madison College Democrats. She beat then-UW-Madison sophomore Angelito Tenorio for the supervisor seat with more than 60 percent of the vote, after incumbent Leland Pan did not seek re-election. District 5 makes up most of campus. The primary goals of Young’s campaign included focusing on the Dane County Rape Crisis Center, which has a location on campus, and addressing racial disparities in Dane County.

—Miller Jozwiak

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Supervisor Hayley Young.

Zach Wood

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Dean of Students Lori Berquam. on the door of a Jewish student’s residence hall room and other such incidents during the spring semester.

—Sammy Gibbons

Patrick Sims

Patrick Sims, vice provost and chief diversity officer, works to create a welcoming and equal community on UW-Madison’s campus.

Sims came to UW-Madison in 2004 as a professor of theater, and shortly after founded the Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness. He assumed the position of interim vice provost and chief diversity officer in 2013 and was granted the permanent title in May 2015.

Sims’ responsibilities involve implementing the diversity framework in the campus community, and offering advice to the chancellor and other UW System leaders. His role in the Division of Diversity, Equity and

rebuke of the GOP’s 2015 attempt to hobble stem cell research in response to allegations that Planned Parenthood was selling organs. The bill was killed.

—Lucas Sczygelski

Hayley Young

Lori Berquam

Lori Berquam serves as vice provost for student life and dean of students. Her office works to assist students at UW-Madison. The Division of Student Life aims to provide support for the UW-Madison community, while also dealing with the academic and nonacademic misconduct system.

Berquam has served as dean since 2007, and has worked at various universities for many years.

The dean responds to instances of hate and bias and sexual assaults. Berquam addressed students with statements following issues pertaining to diversity and inclusion, including the arrest of a student of color during class, racist vandalism left

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State Rep. Chris Taylor.

Fred Risser

Ray Cross

Ray Cross is responsible for working with the roughly 180,000 students and 40,000 faculty and staff members that make up the UW System, one of the largest systems of public higher education in the country.

Cross and the Board of Regents, the system’s 18-member governance body, develop the annual budget for the System each year and foster educational outreach throughout the state of Wisconsin.

Recently, Cross and the regents have been blasted by faculty and staff from across the System that are upset with their handling of legislative budget cuts and drastic tenure changes. Several faculty bodies declared they had no confidence in UW System leadership.

—Madeline Heim

Long creating a hotbed of leftism in Madison, UW-Madison’s students are represented by a predictably progressive pair of legislative leaders who toil in opposition to the state’s overwhelming Republican majority.

Representing the 76th Assembly District, state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, jumped from a lobbying position at Planned Parenthood into electoral politics after watching Republicans strip collective bargaining rights from public school teachers in 2010.

A member of the powerful budget writing committee, she leveraged her time in women’s health into a sharp

Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, will end his first aldermanic term on the Madison Common Council in April of this school year. He was elected to represent most of campus in April 2015, a month before he graduated from UW-Madison.

Wood serves on nine committees, including the Landlord and Tenant Issues Committee and the Board of Estimates. He said he will continue working towards equity and promoting student engagement.

A point of emphasis for Wood has been a review of student housing policy. Wood said he will be running for

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Alder Zach Wood. re-election in spring 2017.

—Miller Jozwiak

Paul Soglin

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Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims.

Educational Achievement is crucial in creating an inclusive learning environment for students, faculty and staff.

—Sammy Gibbons

Mayor Paul Soglin has been the 51st, 54th and 57th Mayor of Madison, first being elected as the youngest mayor in 1973. He has a Bachelors of Arts in history and a law degree from UW-Madison.

Soglin’s stated focus and priorities of his current term, which started in 2015, include developing a “better sense of place in Madison’s neighborhoods,” growing the property tax base and eliminating racial disparities in education, income and incarceration. Soglin has also pushed for a year-long moratorium on State Street-area liquor licenses until a retail impact study of the area

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Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. can be completed.

—Miller Jozwiak

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Associated Students of Madison to employ four new liaisons for underrepresented populations

By Madeline Heim the daily cardinal

The Associated Students of Madison will launch four new positions this Fall in hopes to better understand the needs of marginalized groups on campus.

Liaisons for women, people of color, LGBT individuals and people with disabilities will serve to connect the student governance group with those communities that may not always have a voice in university conversations, according to ASM Vice Chair Mariam Coker.

The positions actually existed 10 years ago, but were only recently brought back into the budget to combat incidents of racial and religious intolerance and other forms of discrimination that plagued the campus in the last year.

“Our campus is so big and so homogenous, it’s super easy to generalize,” Coker said. “It’s very important that we have

these positions in place so we understand the need of these communities, rather than just assuming what they need.”

“Intersectionality is the key.”

Mariam Coker ASM vice chair UW-Madison

The liaisons will be hired at the end of August and will report directly to Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair Ali Khan, Coker explained. They will receive a $1,000 stipend per semester and attend Student Council meetings to report on issues they see in their respective communities.

Coker said ideal candidates would already be activists in the

population they wish to represent and would reach out to as many different student groups as possible to truly get a feel for what is happening on campus.

“We want them to be the most knowledgeable person about the current state of the community in the room,” Coker said.

Each liaison would attend registered student organization meetings pertaining to their position in addition to Student Council meetings. Coker suggested groups like Best Buddies for the liaison for people with disabilities, and Sex Out Loud, the Campus Women’s Center, End Violence On Campus and Black Women Heal for the women’s issues liaison. Coker said although some of the position duties are still ambiguous, the liaisons will ensure ASM has a better handle on students’ needs across campus.

“This is a needed thing, especially given the current climate

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ASM Vice Chair Mariam Coker advocated to add four new positions to better connect ASM with the student population. on our campus,” Coker said.

“It’s important that entities on campus are very intentional

about learning about different communities, instead of assuming. Intersectionality is the key.”

UWPD Police Chief Sue Riesling announces August retirement

By Sammy Gibbons The daily cardinal

UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling announced her retirement Wednesday.

Riseling will leave the UW-Madison Police Department Aug. 7 after serving on the force for 25 years, according to a UW-Madison news release.

Assistant Chief Brian Bridges will assume the position of interim chief. Riseling will continue on to lead the International

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Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, represents most of the UW campus, including the Lakeshore dorms and Chadbourne, as well as the near West side of Madison. Berceau, a Green Bay native, was first elected to the Assembly in 1998 after serving four terms on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. She is running for re-election unopposed.

Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, has represented Madison’s East side since 2013.

Sargent, a small business-owner who has become well-known for championing the legalization of marijuana, is also unopposed.

Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison, who represents most of Madison’s West side, faces a primary challenge from Jacob Wischmeier, described on his campaign’s Facebook page as a “Bernie Sanders Democrat.” Subeck, the former director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, is currently serving her first term in the Assembly after being elected in 2014. Her relative name recognition in the area is expected to propel her

Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

Riseling was the first woman and youngest person to become chief of a Big Ten university police force. According to the release, crime rate was at its lowest in 40 years during Riseling’s time with UWPD. In her 25 years as chief, she held various other leadership roles, including vice president at large for the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

She also wrote a book, “A View

from the Interior: Policing the Protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol,” and won numerous awards, according to the release.

“I can’t think of a campus figure who has been a more integral part of our recent history.”

Rebecca Blank chancellor UW-Madison

Riseling dealt with serious cases since the beginning of her UW-Madison career, including a crowd surge at a Badger football game, and worked to develop precaution measured for campus safety post-9/11. She also led forces to combat issues including sexual assault, risky alcohol behavior and more as these problems became more prominent in the last several years.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank praised Riseling’s efforts for

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to victory over Wischmeier and her general election opponent, independent Chris Fisher.

been approved for demolition is the Seed Building, which will make room for the Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory.

Elvey said that in their six-year capital improvement plan, which updates funds every two years, no buildings are officially set to be demolished.

Destruction of buildings may not occur until the 2019-’21 fiscal year plan, which includes a proposal to build a new research building for the College of Engineering, is implemented.

4. Sanders supports Milwaukee Representative In May, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his support for eight candidates running for state legislature seats around the country, including Wisconsin Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee. Sanders encouraged his supporters to donate to Bowen’s campaign, although he is running for reelection unopposed.

“Bernie believes that the path toward bold change requires leaders to take back control of state capitols around the country and ensure fair redistricting in 2020,” Sanders’ campaign manager Jeff Weaver said in a press release.

“The leaders we’re raising money for today are the members of Congress, senators and presidential candidates of tomorrow.”

Sanders’ website touts Bowen’s commitment to Milwaukee workers, highlighting his work toward establishing a living wage in the city.

In April, Bowen became the first Wisconsin superdelegate to support Sanders’ presidential campaign.

the UW-Madison campus.

“I can’t think of a campus figure who has been a more integral part of our recent history,” Blank said in the news release.

“Chief Riseling has developed a national reputation as one of the best campus police chiefs in the nation. I appreciate all of her work to keep our community safe, to train and lead a superb group of police officers, and to navigate an always-complex political environment.”

“The project will also improve accessibility... ensuring all guests can enjoy Memorial Union.”

Shauna Breneman communications director Wisconsin Union

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Protesting Police Brutality Roughly 200 demonstrators marched down State Street after the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. + Photo by Katie Scheidt

“We have a two-year and a long-term plan,” Elvey said. “It identifies where potential development can occur and how can it occur thoughtfully and gracefully. All of these projects will have some kind of transformational effect.”

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Choosing the ‘right’ college major

By Samantha Wilcox THE DAILY CARDINAL

I hail from the Golden State, where the temperature is mild and the beach is near. Many people ask me why I traveled all the way across the country to Wisconsin for college. Why not just go to a cheaper UC school? There are a plethora of answers to this question. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone, see new parts of the country and more. However, one of the biggest players into my decision to attend UW-Madison was the appeal of their strong journalism program.

Having been recently admitted into the acclaimed School of Journalism, I am doing something many people have warned me not to. I am willingly going into a field that is massively in flux with the rapid changes in technology and social media we are seeing today.

Just 50 years ago, newspapers were plentiful in nearly every city and major town. Now, there are some big players in the game of publishing, such as the New York Times that get international readership, but traditional local newspapers are quickly fading into extinction, taking with them the occupation of

a journalist.

While the changes in journalism have changed the way the public is informed for the better, these modernized efficiencies have also shaved down the demand for journalists. Why would I go into the profession despite this scary fact?

Isn’t the entire point of going to college getting the resources I need to have a successful, high-paying job after graduation? Not for me.

Being from San Francisco, I live in the world’s largest technology bubble. Facebook, Google, Apple and more are headquartered mere miles from my house. Living in this ecosystem of science and technology, many of my friends want to follow suit and are flinging themselves into the STEM fields for college.

They want to ride the upswing in technology jobs, ensuring themselves a plush gig after graduation.

While STEM fields are without a doubt extremely important and many people are genuinely interested in them, not everyone is going into the field because they have a passion for it. Many of my friends went away to college to study engineering, computer science or other similar fields, but have no love for

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The average college student spends 17 hours a week studying­—why not spend it studying something you love? wtheir future careers. They chose their majors based on what their parents suggested, or what they think is going to lead them to a desirable social status.

If you start working when you’re 23 and retire when you’re 75, you will have worked for over 50 years.

Those years are the prime years of your life—why would you spend them doing something you don’t love? Fifty years is a long time to spend waiting for the weekend. You may have the paycheck to show for it, but not much else.

I chose to go against the grain by doing something I really love.

While I am fully aware that I’m going to have to sacrifice some things in my life in order to make ends meet, those are easy compromises to make in order to follow a career path that I genuinely want.

I aspire to make a difference in the world by helping inform others about current events. I want to work my way up in the publishing

and media world, and see where it takes me. Just because it’s not a high-paying job doesn’t mean that it is an inferior career path.

I chose to go against the grain by doing something I really love.

It’s unsettling having to field questionable glances from people when I tell them that I am a journalism major. We are in one of the most interesting times of media and I get to be a part of it.

I shouldn’t be looked down on for choosing to do something I love for the rest of my life, and neither should you. Only you can choose your major—don’t be afraid to do it on your own terms.

Fun and free activities for every Badger

By Ellen Brandt THE DAILY CARDINAL

Orientation and move-in day are just around the corner for the newest batch of Badgers at UW-Madison!

For impressionable freshmen and cultured seniors alike, downtown Madison has no end of charming restaurants and activities.

While you will certainly be kept busy upon arrival with seminars and exploring campus, you may also find yourself spending a bit more money than you intended. Between eating out, losing ready access to a kitchen and getting swipe-happy with your brand new Wiscard, you may find yourself at a loss when it comes to finding some fun activities that also fit into the college budget. Luckily, there is plenty to do in

Madison without getting concerned texts from your parents about that dwindling checking account.

The Zoo

Henry Vilas Zoo is renowned in Madison for its variety of wildlife and beautiful location in the Vilas neighborhood. If you are already on the south side of campus, the zoo is within walking distance.

And if you’re not, there is also a bus line that can take you there with your free ASM student bus pass.

Admission is free all day every day, and if you feel like splurging a little bit the concessions food is pretty reasonably priced and worth your money to keep a well-run establishment going!

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The Historical Society houses world-class artifact collections

Free Movies

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee is student-run and has been providing campus and the Madison community alike with free films since 1940. Every week during the school year they show a variety of films, sometimes old and sometimes just a month or two after the original theater debut. During the summer they often do screenings at Memorial Union as well. Give yourself plenty of time to head over to the Marquee when it’s a popular weekend showing, because seats fill up fast! Be sure to check out their Facebook page and website to stay on top of what’s coming next.

Museums

Madison has quite a history, so naturally it also has a stockpile of museums. Popular choices near campus include the Chazen Museum of Art and the Wisconsin Historical Society. Situated right next to the Humanities building, the Chazen has a rotating stock of art from just about every time period, and admission is free. The Historical Society is just across the street, and besides being a beautiful building with a hidden library on

the second floor, it is chock-full of historical photographs and knickknacks that you can browse at no extra cost. The Veterans Museum is a bit of a walk, located at the head of State Street up by the Capitol, but it is also a no-charge display of dioramas, life-size figures and painted murals.

Parks

Located between two lakes, you have to admit that the summertime and late fall beauty of campus had to be a significant factor in your decision to attend UW-Madison.

Be sure to really take in the downtown scene by meandering over to Picnic Point for a fun little hike or bonfire. If you’re willing to get off campus, Madison has several other little parks and beaches scattered across the isthmus. Some options include the popular James Madison Park on Lake Mendota, B.B. Clarke Beach on Lake Monona, the Olbrich Gardens and several others.

These are only a handful of costeffective options for a fun day in Madison, and they all have flexible enough hours to make either a good study break or a good alternative to a pricey night on the town. Have fun exploring, future Badgers!

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Sit first row at a basketball game Take a picture with Bucky Attend a CYC class Go to a night game at Camp Randall Stadium 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 Go bowling or climb the climbing wall at Union South 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 Jump in Lake Mendota at midnight (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 the Go Big Read book 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 “Jump Around”

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 cheese curds from Der m m Rathskeller Complete an internship Eat Ian’s Pizza at 2 a.m.

Take a fitness class at the SERF Work out at the Shell 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 Go to Revelry Music & Arts Festival 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 or chear on someone in the Crazylegs Classic 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 It’Sugar Go to every sandwich spot (there’s quite a few!) and pick your favorite Get lots of free stuff (espcially PIZZA) during Welcome Week!

Make an appointment with UHS Don’t be afraid to try something new Go on a fun spring break trip with your besties Don’t oversleep for graduation

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A guide to Madison’s visual arts scene

By Amileah Sutliff The Daily Cardinal

Despite all that classic college fun, and despite the fact that we all know how lucky we are to be in college receiving an education, let’s face it: College can be really hard.

Sometimes you pull excruciating all-nighters locked in nasty library cages. Sometimes you stare blankly at a wall for an hour after being handed an intimidating syllabus.

Sometimes you shed a tear or two in the Vilas bathroom. Sometimes you wake up on the floor next to your friend’s futon at 3 p.m. on a Thursday feeling more like a half-eaten raisin than a human being, surrounded by a sea of Gordon’s quesadillas that you don’t remember ordering.

What I’m trying to say is that there will be moments when you feel like an empty vessel, and you’ll just need to look at or make something beautiful or ugly or interesting or sad or weird to feel anything besides the weight of your chemistry homework. Enter Madison’s wide world of visual art.

Between our school’s world-class art department, a wealth of campus visual arts organizations, our talented student body and the Madison community’s engagement in the art world, students at UW-Madison are in a prime position to interact with some insanely transformative works.

One single article isn’t even going to dent the surface of what we have to offer, but the following will offer a solid start for those looking to dive headfirst into the art world.

If you want to view a wide vari-

ety of esteemed art from a massive amount of cultures, geographic locations and time periods, the Chazen is your place to start. Home to the second-largest collection of art in Wisconsin, the museum constantly proves to be an excellent place to get lost. The collection houses globally revered artists like Kara Walker, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso and so many more. It’s not every day you can walk out of your history lecture, cross the street and rest your eyes upon an artifact from ancient Greece or an avant-garde installation work from an up-and-coming artist.

Oh wait, you can do that every day.

Except for Mondays, the only day of the week the Chazen is closed.

They also hold tours, talks, temporary exhibitions and a wide array of educational and social events if you’re looking to dive a little deeper and meet people in the visual arts scene.

Head down State Street a little ways and you’ll end up at Madison’s hub of contemporary art—The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, or MMoCA. The works in the independent organization’s collection include pieces from throughout the 20th and 21st century in a wide variety of mediums. One stroll through their doors, and you can be looking at pieces that have shaped the world of contemporary art beyond belief including work from Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Cindy Sherman and Claes Oldenburg. They also host events like tours, talks, Art Fair on the Square and even the occasional Rooftop Cinema. And if you want more without having to go very far?

The Overture Center is right next door and has four art galleries that exhibit an extremely wide array of shows throughout the year, many of which feature local artists.

Other notable galleries include smaller campus galleries like the 6th and 7th-floor Humanities galleries, the Art Loft Gallery and the two galleries in Memorial Union and Union South, both of which The Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee is responsible for programming.

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee, or WUD Art, is a student-run organization that allows students to be a part of a team that brings the work of talented visual artists to campus. If you’re interested in a more involved experience in the campus arts scene, an organization like WUD Art is ideal. There are also a decent number of independent art galleries in the Madison community, and exploring them is a great way to get off campus.

And if you’re looking to make art?

Take an art class. This seems obvious, but you’d be surprised at how many students assume these classes are just for art majors or are intimidated by the idea. The university art department is impeccable and will give you access to friendly, creative and intelligent professors that make impeccable art of their own. I swear, just being in the same room as some of my art professors has given me the creative spark I needed to move through my next project. It doesn’t have to be a traditional ceramics or painting class, either. Our glass and neon programs are both world-

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The Chazen offers a space for students to see incredible work. renowned and incredibly performative. From weaving to paper-making to installation to performance art, I guarantee you you’ll find people here that are passionate about their craft and ready to share what they love. The people and ideas I’ve been exposed to in the art and design classes I’ve taken here at UW-Madison have genuinely been some of the most transformative elements of my time in college so far.

If you can’t fit an art class into your schedule or want to create more outside of class, Wheelhouse Studios in the base-

ment of Memorial Union offers classes, studios and resources for a large variety of mediums from photography to screenprinting to ceramics.

This is by no means comprehensive, but it will offer you a place to start. Whether you’re looking to pursue art, challenge your ideas with someone else’s or just looking to revive yourself from the monotony of student life, the people you meet, the things you see and make and the concepts you learn in the Madison art world will transform you throughout college and beyond.

Pitchfork Radio brings next live iteration to Madison

By Amileah Sutliff The Daily Cardinal

Fresh off of their annual music festival in Chicago, Pitchfork will be in Madison from July 18-22 to broadcast the latest iteration of Pitchfork Radio, an internet station broadcasted in week-long sessions from various cities around the world. Hosts Elia Einhorn and Ted Shumaker will be taking up a residency at the High Noon Saloon, where they’ll be broadcasting alongside a plethora of local and international guests.

Pitchfork Radio Madison’s program includes appearances from several high-profile artists including Disclosure, Lisa Prank, Mobb Deep, Anderson .Paak, Whitney and Entro Senestre. As indicated by previous broadcast schedules, these musicians will either be in town, pre-recorded for broadcast or performing from an off-site location. Zola Jesus, a UW-Madison alumna, will also be featured on the station. Whether she’ll be back in Madison or performing from afar has yet to be announced.

While only speculation at the moment, one could assume that artists performing at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago will be making live appearances for their Madison broadcasts only a few days later. In this case, it’s possible that Anderson .Paak, Whitney and Empress Of will be performing live directly from the High Noon Saloon.

In addition to these musicians, a number of Madison artists and DJs will be participating in the broadcast.

Madison hip hop artist CRASHprez has announced he’ll be spinning a

mix, including several exclusive tracks from himself and others.

Proud Parents, off of the Madison label Rare Plant, will presumably play a live set at the High Noon.

Pitchfork Radio Madison will also be collaborating with WSUM, UW-Madison’s radio station. Several WSUM DJs will be spinning on Pitchfork Radio and assisting with

curating local acts for the week.

As of now, Pitchfork Radio is still finalizing the schedule for their Madison programming. The only confirmed event is a 21+ launch party

at High Noon Saloon featuring a performance from Chicago’s Twin Peaks. More details are sure to surface after Pitchfork Radio concludes their London session July 12.

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Arts play an essential role in your college experience

By Logan Rude THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison’s art scene still blows me away to this day. After spending my first year at UW-Madison, there’s no doubt that this city attracts an amazing array of performances and immense talent that shaped my freshman year.

From concerts at iconic venues like The Orpheum, performance art at the beautiful Overture Center, to simply walking down the street listening to music on my own, it’s quite apparent that there’s no shortage of artistic expression in this city. It’s this artistic expression and freedom that gives people a chance to have experiences that will help shape their lives and who they are.

In a city like Madison, you’ll come in contact with art everywhere. It could be when you’re walking down State Street and see street performers. You may hear amazing new music in your favorite coffee shop while you study. You’ll see incredible paintings, drawings and photographs on the walls of almost every building you step foot in.

As a result, other people’s artistic expressions will become part of your day-to-day life.

First impressions are important to a lot of people. Art is inherently designed to grab your attention. If you connect with something, you’ll revisit it because

it made you feel a certain way and want to feel that again. As time goes on, you become more invested in the vibe that you feel when you interact with work that catches your attention. This is when things really start to have an impact on how you live your life.

You’ll find yourself listening to new music that gives you a similar feeling. The music will set the tone for your day, and before you know it, the music you listen to will become a soundtrack for your nights out with friends, nights in relaxing or even nights spent studying. The music will

be in the background of your life, and it can make you feel any emotion you could ever imagine.

You’ll see artwork and designs you love, and you’ll start filling your life with visuals that speak to you. Artwork will adorn your walls and make your apartment or dorm feel like a true home. You may even discover a completely new passion.

And the arts aren’t here just to make us feel. They’re here to make us think. So many pieces of artwork come from an artist feeling inspired by something they find extremely important.

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Work is all over campus, like the exhibition this gallery in Humanities.

Night at the Overture promises preview of performance arts groups on campus for incoming students

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The Sett in Union South frequently hosts well-known artists.

Human expression allows us to comment on issues that the world faces in a way that traditional words can’t. Lyrically dense songs, emotionally theatric performances, beautiful poetry and thought-provoking visuals that grab our attention make us think about what they mean and what the artist wanted us to see or hear. We become exposed to new perspectives and ideologies.

The world becomes a larger place after we discover what exists outside of our little bubble, but it also helps the world feel a little bit smaller. We are all different in nearly every way, but what all of us share is the presence of art.

The reason why the arts matter in college is because it’s a connection between you and everyone else in the world.

College is a time for new friend-

ships, new experiences and personal growth. Differences can be put aside, if only for a moment, all because of a common love.

Art is something to be shared, and there are few things that make bonds stronger than those formed over a mutual love or appreciation for something created out of another human’s selfexpression. These connections and exposure to new cultures and beliefs will drastically affect how you see the world, those close to you and yourself.

Art is going to be with you for your entire college career.

It’ll be there when you’re happy.

It’ll be there when you’re sad.

It’ll be there when you’re with your friends. It’ll be there when you’re cramming for finals. It’ll make you feel and it will make you think.

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The Overture Center on State Street hosts an annual favorite Welcome Week event.

By Owen Desai THE DAILY CARDINAL

Incoming freshmen and fellow undergraduates of UW-Madison will have the opportunity to explore and appreciate some of the art and talent that Madison has to offer at Night at the Overture on Sept. 2. This is an opportunity to get out of your recently moved-in dorm room, explore State Street and bond with many of your fellow Badgers at this highly anticipated Welcome Week event. Along with thousands of other freshfaced students on campus, this is a perfect way to begin your first Friday night in Madison!

As an incoming junior, I have such positive thoughts when I reminisce on this night, and as a person who appreciates the details, I am going to share with you just exactly how this evening works.

Your night will probably begin like mine, which includes finally saying goodbye to my parents; my move-in process took three days before my mom and dad were eventually ready to depart and begin their empty nesting back home. I immedi-

ately began texting and chatting with the fellow teens in my hall in order to figure out our plans for the night. And after Google Maps told us that the Overture Center was a few blocks down State Street, we began our journey.

There was already quite a buzz as everyone began to line up outside. This included saying hello to numerous people I recognized from SOAR, kids from my dorm and, of course, those few high-school-turnedcollege friends. As soon as the Overture doors opened, students flooded toward different theaters that included a variety of acts like magic, a cappella and comedy. There was a stage for karaoke and even a hypnotist. Many of these shows are actually performed by student groups on campus, giving everyone the chance to see a sneak peak of organizations they can join once school starts. The next few hours have you completely entertained as you move from theater to theater, and the night isn’t over until you’ve taken way too many pictures and videos and exchanged as many numbers

as you can before your phone dies. That being said, here are a few tips before you go.

Bring a buddy. The Overture can get quite crowded so go with at least one friend (new or old) with whom you can share inside jokes, and so you don’t have to worry about getting separated.

Charge your phone. I know I ended up taking so many pictures and videos of people I barely knew who were hypnotized on stage or singing karaoke. I love to revel in my youthful days as a freshman, so having photos to look back on makes me extremely happy.

Go with the flow. There’s a lot to see and everything may not go according to plan so just have fun and make the most of your first night at college!

Enjoy your experience at Night at the Overture and maybe I’ll see you there! I hope you’re excited to be a part of the amazing Madison community and fully embrace our Badger pride. And remember, this event is an excellent way to dip your toes in all the arts community has to offer. Who knows? You may even make friendships that will last you your whole time here.

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he summer before freshman year is an exciting time. You’ve made it to UW-Madison. The idea of finally starting your college experience can be relieving yet stressful. We remember feeling so uncertain about the future when we moved in just two years ago. But uncertainty can be a positive opportunity for growth and openness in a new place.

Whether or not you know exactly what you would like to major in or what student organizations you want to join, take time to realize that so much of your life will change over the next few years. It’s OK to not know what the future will bring, since discovering your interests and passions is a process. The benefit of being at a university as large as UW-Madison is the number of academic and social options available to you. We found our community at the Cardinal; we’re confident you’ll find yours.

When you arrive on campus in the fall, you can pick up The Daily Cardinal on newsstands all over campus Mondays and Thursdays, from the dorms and academic buildings to Union South and Memorial Union. You can always find us on Twitter @dailycardinal, Facebook and Instagram, as well as our website, dailycardinal.com.

Sifting and winnowing for new perspectives has been essential to UW-Madison’s history, and

equally important to The Daily Cardinal as it enters its 125th year of production. We are always finding innovative ways to capture the UW-Madison experience by covering issues and events on campus that are important to students, as well as issues at the city and state level.

We dive into Badger sports, Madison’s art scene, science and life and style, and we encourage thoughtful dialogue and debate on our opinion page. If you like satire more than reporting, our almanac page is a home for funny and creative writing, and where a co-founder of the Onion got his start. For the visually inclined, our multimedia, photo and graphics desks add a dynamic perspective to our written coverage.

We are here as a resource for you, but need more than your passive engagement.

We’ve been an independent news source since 1892 and are proud to be a student-run business. If you’re interested in economics, consider getting involved with our marketing, business or advertising side.

Switching to two days of print and maintaining a daily presence online is a part of how we have con-

tinued to evolve as a news source to better serve students. We are here as a resource for you, but need more than your passive engagement. Be an active participant in your education and campus community by questioning and interacting with news. If you have a reaction, please share it with us.

It’s OK to not know what the future will bring, since discovering your interests and passions is a process.

To first-time voters, in the fall you will be electing a president. But more than that, you will have the opportunity to affect local leaders and utilize your voice to shape your community. On campus, you will have a chance to improve the climate and make UW-Madison a more welcoming, inclusive setting for everyone. With a stronger understanding of the news and issues that are prevalent for students, we hope you can craft a college experience that is beneficial to you and to others.

We are so excited to welcome you to campus in a few months.

Incoming students have a wide array of experiences and backgrounds that bring new perspectives and ideas with them. We look forward to engaging with you throughout your time at UW-Madison.

Have any qeustions? Email opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Finding your niche is vital to college life SEBASTIAN VAN BASTELAER Embrace the “coastie” within. opinion editor The term “coastie” is applied, usu-

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he first year of college can be a challenge. Being an outof-state student at a school that’s predominantly populated by in-state kids can be an even bigger challenge. For the most part, you’re far from home, you know relatively few people when you first enroll and you feel like you have little in common with a lot of people. With the right attitude, however, being from another region of the world can be immensely rewarding and eye-opening. Here’s how: Drop the Skype call, and nobody gets hurt.

Being far from a majority of your friends and family will make you feel the need to constantly keep in touch with people. Your in-state counterparts, who will have many of their friends at school with them, and know that they can easily drive home to see their loved ones, won’t find it so imperative. By spending exorbitant amounts of time in your room talking to your friends/family/significant others, you’re losing time that could be spent creating and strengthening bonds with people here. Many of the fondest memories I have from my first year in Madison were times when I made the conscious decision to put myself out there, rather than turn in and talk to people hundreds of miles away. Save the FaceTime and Skype calls for times when you have absolutely nothing else to do. Your loved ones will always be there later; for now, the real priority is making sure you have a core here.

Get involved in any way possible. In-state students who enter the school already knowing dozens of people won’t always get involved with clubs or organizations because they already have strong friendships to rely on. This may seem to put you at a disadvantage, but in reality it can be a huge plus. Forcing yourself to get involved with things will open doors and opportunities you’d never see coming. Try out as many groups as possible; even if only one of them ends up being right for you, it will be worth it.

Even activities you don’t decide to stick with can be a huge aide socially: clubs you end up leaving or music groups you don’t get chosen for can still create opportunities and friendships. FIGs, organizations, clubs and other groups are essential social opportunities that shouldn’t be missed. They can provide structured social time and allow you to explore and expand on various interests.

ally playfully, to out-of-state kids (from one of the two coasts). Some don’t like the term; it makes them feel different and outcast. But owning your differences and where you come from can give you your own unique identity. Instead of feeling down about not being from Wisconsin, being a proud D.C. native has made me feel unique to people who have tons of friends from every town in the Badger State, but know almost no one from my neck of the woods.

Befriend anyone and everyone.

Sometimes, in-state kids gravitate towards other in-state kids at the beginning, and out-of-staters cling to one another too. The temptation is understandable: other kids who come from your area and who also don’t know many people at the school are appealing friendship candidates. My first three (and to this day some of my closest) friends here were all from other areas of the country; we were brought together by our shared interests, but also by the fact that we were all new to the place. Gradually, however, the one thing that everyone does have in common—being a UW student— becomes the most important determinant when it comes to making friends.

College is a marathon, not a sprint. Everyone tells you that college flies by. In certain ways, it does.

But keeping in mind exactly how much time you have is important.

If you don’t have a best friend after several months, it’s really not the end of the world. Think about how long it took you to adjust socially in high school. It’s not unusual to have a similar adjustment period in college. Four years is a long time, and every day brings something new. It’s normal to feel lonely or homesick or like you don’t belong, and most people do feel that way at one point or another. By realizing that your college career stretches out for a long time, you’ll realize that most negative feelings will fade over time. College is great, but you can’t expect it to be great every second of every day. It takes time to come together. With that knowledge in mind, you can go forward and make the best of the four years you get in this amazing place we call home.

Sebastian is a sophomore majoring in environmental studies. Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Almanac Animal Review: Bald Eagle Bald Eagle at a glance

PHYSICAL TRAITS: A big, beautiful, bountiful and bodacious bald head, beady little eyes.

CAREER GOALS: Spread democracy to the heathens overseas. Join the armed forces (all of them).

PRIMARY FLAWS: Frequently associated with America, always looks pissed as shit, kills small adorable dogs.

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Can quote the Second Ammendment backwards and forwards at the same time.

PLACE OF RESIDENCE: ’Murica, land of the free, home of the brave.

Democracy motherfuckers.

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FULL REVIEW: I encountered this phenomenal specimen on my voyage to the English colony of America, bypassing a huge wall on the way (when did that get there?).

The bald eagle is an incredible creature, capable of reaching heights of 10,000 feet. Wow, I’ve only been that high once when I tried my grandma’s special herb tea! They stalk their prey of fish, ducks, snakes and the occasional small dog. Word on the street

is that’s how Toto died in the Wizard of Oz, but I can’t confirm.

The bald eagle is considered the supreme predator of the skies, similar to the American drone, which has continually preyed on Middle-Eastern provinces with great success.

At around 4-5 years, the bald eagle chooses a life partner. I also chose a life partner at age 4.567 when I was enjoying a nice chocolate milk in the cafeteria. Her name was Shaniqua and we shared the

Final Score: 6.2/10

delicious-beverage but I digress.

The male bald eagles’ partner is also bald because he’s into that shit!

Don’t ask questions, just accept it.

Luckily, the bald eagles fucked (quite literally) themselves out of endangerment in 2007 due to cheap vodka bought by baby-faced kids who swear they’re 21. They normally produce three eggs, but on a good day they say they produce at least 69 gorgeous eggs.

The reason for bald eagle endangerment in the first place was due

to severe restrictions on Viagra to the bald eagle population, despite severe erectile dysfunction problems in the male community since around 1972. After years of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” playing on repeat, their population leveled out and is continuing to rise.

Bald eagles make their homes in large trees near bodies of water.

They build enormous nests, called eyries, out of sticks (as well as blood, sweat and tears). The homes are known to weigh up

to one ton, almost as much as much as my great aunt Lynda!

Personally, my home weighs more than one ton based off its last Sunday weigh-in but I respect the bald eagle for trying to top me.

Overall, the bald eagles are alright­ . I mean come on, they’re definitely sexually active (which is pretty cool) considering they literally banged their way out of endangerment. But I respect a full head of hair so that drastically reduced their overall rank. I rank them a 6.2/10.

Trump pre-orders Iron Throne replica in anticipation of winning election

By Marc Tost THE DAILY CARDINAL

The conventions for the Democratic and Republican parties are just around the corner, and the general election season is heating up. Early polls show that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in a close race, with the former having a slight advantage. Mr. Trump, however, seems to to be certain of victory.

In an interesting new development, there are allegations that the billionaire has spent a large amount of campaign funds to purchase an intricate replica of the Iron Throne, the chair of power in the fantasy series “Game of Thrones.”

“Game of Thrones” is a television series based on books by George R. R. Martin that follows various characters’ struggle for control of the fictional Seven Kingdoms. The fictional setting resembles the Middle Ages and features kings, lords and knights, as well as a massive throne wrought from hundreds of swords, from which the king rules the seven kingdoms.

“If the wall can keep out an army of zombies, it can keep out the Mexicans.”

Donald Trump Presidential candidate

When a low-level campaign worker was asked about the purchase, the man grinned and said that Mr. Trump was so certain of victory in November that he was already thinking about possible décor for the Oval Office.

He was quoted saying, “I think this will be a great addition to the White House, as [Donald Trump] will need a chair from which to survey his realm.” The interviewed worker was fired three days later.

“Now there is a guy that should be in charge.

Lots of gold and total disregard...”

Donald Trump Presidential candidate

The Trump campaign has since denied the purchase of such a chair, and reassured the public that fundraised money is only being spent on advertisements attacking Hillary Clinton, and of course maintaining Mr. Trump’s luxury golf courses.

An influential Miami-based metalworker named Gendry Michealson came forward and spoke of numerous calls with Mr. Trump in which the presidential candidate requested an extremely realistic representation of the throne. While he rejected the request due to possible trademark violations,

Michealson recalls that Mr. Trump seemed to be a sincere fan of the hit HBO show, and repeatedly expressed his admiration for the fictional tyrant character Tywin Lannister, supposedly saying, “Now there is a guy that should be in charge.

Lots of gold and total disregard for how he is viewed across the kingdom: That has shown to be a killer combination.”

At press time, Trump was developing plans to mimick his wall across the southern border after the massive ice wall found in the show, reportedly saying, “If it can keep out an army of zombies, it can keep out the Mexicans.

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Trump lounges like a king on his new Iron Throne replica, ready to rule his kingdom.

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15 Tea sweetener

59 Arizona’s __ Fria National Monu-

27 HDTV brand

16 Sui of fashion 17 Muslim palace area open only during the third month?

ment 60 Look from a mesmerized cinema patron?

28 Bronze-hued 29 Coastal arm 30 Catch a few Zs

19 Stick around

62 Mannerly guy

31 Uplifting poems

20 Pale-looking

63 Flabbergast

32 Fairway hazard

21 It often follows a noun

64 Aroma

33 Legacies

22 Irritates

65 Regarding

34 Unjustified persecution

23 Take steps

66 Comic strip segment

38 Bristol brew

24 “Lenore” poet

67 Apt word spelled by the added

39 Pine relative

26 Golfer Palmer, to pals

letters of 17-, 28-, 45- and

41 One of Greyhound’s fleet

28 Musical group doing parody

60-Across

42 Guide for a walking tour

songs?

43 “Honest” U.S. prez

32 Stymie

DOWN

44 Croats’ neighbors

35 Apollo org.

1 Outback Bowl city

46 Part of BLT

36 Prefix with “life” or “wife”

2 Sci-fi’s Asimov

47 Expand, as a business

37 Jockey’s handful

3 Winning position

50 Madrid museum

38 High peak

4 Almanac tidbit

51 Typo, for one

39 Fancy party

5 “Zip your lip!”

52 Name on a tractor

40 Busts and such

6 Bakery units

53 Shankar song, often

41 Barnyard bundle

7 Regarding

55 Very deep sleep

43 Comments in parentheses

8 At no time, to poets

56 “__ Almighty” (2007 movie)

45 Potato in a still-life painting?

9 Duffels carried to workouts, say

58 Quark’s place

48 “All __ in favor ...”

10 Place for high rollers

61 Wriggly fish

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UW still searching for next quarterback

By Andrew Tucker the daily cardinal

For many of you incoming freshmen, going to Camp Randall on September 10 will be your first taste of Badger football, at least in person. However, even for seniors like me, this season feels new, because for the first time, there will be a starting quarterback other than Joel Stave.

This column isn’t a takedown of Joel Stave. Unlike a large number of current and former students, I actually liked him as a quarterback, and I think many of the Wisconsin fans that criticized him didn’t realize that he was an above average quarterback, and didn’t know how much worse the situation could be. In fact, I would argue that

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Redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook was a top recruit coming out of high school, but hasn’t earned a starting role just yet.

the people who are excited that Joel Stave is gone are wrong, and that by the end of the season, they will likely wish he was back under center.

Stave has been the starting quarterback at UW for the last three years, and for half of the season before that. He had a long and memorable career at UW, winning 31 games, the most in school history. Many detractors will say that football is a team game, and that he benefitted from great offensive lines and defensive play en route to those wins.

I’ll concede that, but Stave did a lot more than win games.

He’s second in both career yards (7,635) and touchdowns (48), he ranks fourth in completion percentage (59.5%) and threw for 200 yards in a single game more times than any other QB in school history (18). He put up impressive stats throughout his career despite often having a dominant running back behind him like Montee Ball, James White and Melvin Gordon. If that doesn’t prove that he was at the

very least a good quarterback, I’m not sure what will.

You might be thinking to yourself, “But Andrew, why are you telling all of us freshmen about some guy that’s already graduated?” I’m telling you about this because the fact that he’s gone is a bad sign for your first football season on campus. Wisconsin football has seen an incredible amount of success over the last few years, and at least a part of that has been because of Stave’s consistent presence in the backfield, and without him, it could be rough.

So who is in line to replace Stave? It’s currently a pretty murky battle, but it’s down to two players: redshirt senior Bart Houston and redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook. Both came to Madison as highly touted high school players, but neither has impressed me enough to say I’m confident that they will play well.

There’s a reason Houston didn’t come in to replace Stave when he was having a bad game, and that reason is that he just

isn’t as talented. He has a cannon of an arm, but he can be wildly inaccurate, and his footwork can be pretty sloppy. Hornibrook is certainly talented, but as a freshman, he isn’t experienced enough to master the mental aspects of the game just yet.

Whichever one of them that starts will have to learn on the fly, and with a schedule that includes LSU in the opener and Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State on the Big Ten schedule, it’s going to be a trial by fire. That isn’t to say one of them won’t step up and lead the team to greatness, but don’t get your hopes up.

If the quarterback play is bad, the Badgers should have a decent running game, and could have a monster defensive front with linebackers Vince Biegel and Jack Cichy returning, so the season could still go very well. Even if the team is bad, you’ll soon learn that going to the games is a fun event win or lose, and, hey, at least there’s always the basketball team to fall back on.

Road to Rio

Several former and current Badgers headed to Rio Olympics

By Kelly Ward the daily cardinal

Every four years, the University of Wisconsin becomes known for producing Olympians in a multitude of sports, and this year is no different. There will be 10 current or former UW athletes representing four different countries in five different sports in Rio de Janeiro coming August.

The Badgers have their first two swimming Olympians since 2004 in Matt Hutchins and Cierra Runge.

Hutchins, a senior who is perhaps the most decorated male swimmer in recent UW history, represents New Zealand in international competition and will swim the 400meter freestyle in Rio. Runge is a redshirt sophomore who will start competing for the Badgers this fall after a year at California. She will represent the U.S. on the 4x200-meter freestyle relay after placing fifth in the 200meter freestyle at Olympic Trials earlier this month.

In the triathlon, Gwen Jorgensen, a 2009 graduate and member of the swimming, cross-country and track teams while at UW, rose to the top and became the most dominant athlete in her sport. The secondtime American Olympian is highly

favored to win a medal in Rio. Alev Kelter will represent the Badgers on the U.S. women’s rugby team. A two-sport athlete who played hockey and soccer at UW, Kelter started playing rugby after narrowly missing a spot on the women’s hockey team that played in the 2014 Olympics. She adapted quickly to international competition in a new sport, and her skill and aggressive style of play will be welcomed in Rio. In track and field, the Badgers have representatives from three countries: Lithuania, Canada and the United States. 2012 graduate Egle Staisiunaite will represent Lithuania in the 400-meter hurdles in her second Olympics.

Representing Canada is 2015 graduate and national record holder Mohammed Ahmed, who will be participating in the 5000-meter run. A member of the 2011 national champion cross-country team at UW, Ahmed is also headed to his second Olympics.

Representing the U.S. are Evan Jager in the steeplechase, Kelsey Card in the shot put and Zach Ziemek in the decathlon. Card, a 2016 graduate, will be the first female UW athlete to compete in a field event at the Olympics. Ziemek,

also a 2016 graduate, will be the first collegian to compete in the decathlon for the USA since 1992. Jager, who forwent three years of NCAA eligibility to turn pro in 2008, is the North American record holder in

the steeplechase and will be competing in his second Olympics.

In rowing, Grace Latz will represent the U.S. and continue the tradition of Wisconsin having at least one rower on the Olympic team since

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Camp Randall’s student section guide Section J

Section P

If you’re sitting in J, you deserve a standing ovation for managing to hide how drunk you are from security.

You probably went to your cousin’s place on Regent, did four too many beer bongs and wandered into the stadium around halftime. This is the drunkest of sections and definitely the worst. If your plan is to watch the football game, don’t sit in J. You’ve been warned.

P is a polarizing section. It probably has the best view of the game, and you can get closer to the field here than in any other section. Unfortunately, you also have to deal with the fact that you’re right next to the fans in O doing their thing all game and telling you how much better their section is.

You’re also right next to families, which sucks some of the fun out of the “Eat S---, F--You” chant.

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In just a few months, rowdy Wisconsin students will return to Camp Randall for Badger football.

Section K

Section L

Section M

Section N

Section O

K is pretty much the slightly less drunk version of J. People in K are only really at the game for Jump Around, after which they’ll leave and make the student section look like idiots. The one redeeming quality of this section is that you get to sit right behind the tubas, which are unquestionably the best part of the band. They also love to interact with fans, which never gets old.

L is one of the two completely nondescript sections.

There is nothing special about it, but there’s nothing bad either. It’s just a regular section with average fans who want to watch football, but aren’t that worried about the score. The people around you will be slightly drunk, but no one will throw up on you.

You’re close enough that the tubas are fun, but not close enough to yell at them.

You want to win the student section race? Definitely sit here. M has a distinct advantage, thanks to its freakishly long legs, which has led to win after win.

Winning the race is the most important part of gameday to many people, but most of them don’t know about the M dynasty. You will win at least two races every year if you sit in M at each game, and winning never gets old.

As the other totally nondescript section, N has some pros and cons when compared to L. It has a slightly better view of the game and is angled the tiniest bit out of direct sunlight. You are, however, too far away from the tubas to do anything fun with the band. N will get the job done, but if you want to make gameday special, you should avoid both N and L and seek better options.

Even more polarizing than P, O is the most talked-about section by a longshot. There is no middle ground; either you hate it or you love it. You get to scream your section name at the top of your lungs while making an “O” with your hands, and everyone in the other sections is both jealous and annoyed. O has a nice view of the game, but you will be hated by everyone else in the student section.

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Camp Randall atmosphere makes gameday unlike any other

By Bobby Ehrlich THE DAILY CARDINAL

Although I was raised to be a Badger by my parents — who met at UW in the 80s — I did not attend a football game at Camp Randall until my junior year of high school.

I was right in the middle of my college decision. I had wanted to be a Badger for a long time, but growing up in St. Louis had made me consider other universities closer to home.

That doubt melted away the second I heard the UW student section belt out their rendition of “Build Me Up Buttercup,” continuing to sing at maximum volume after the music had stopped playing over the loudspeaker.

It was absolutely phenomenal.

Collectively, Badgers are fantastic singers, but the tradition is bigger than that. For a group of students to come together and sing in seemingly perfect unison for the whole rest of the Camp to enjoy

was a moment I won’t forget. I was sold: I had to be a part of that student section.

Three years later, I have been to numerous Wisconsin games at Camp Randall and I can say with utmost confidence that the experience within the student section is truly unlike any other. Yes, sometimes it has a tendency to get out of hand. People get too drunk and make poor decisions that reflect badly on the university, like when snowballs were thrown at the cheerleaders and band members last year.

As a whole though, no sports experience can come close to an afternoon in Wisconsin’s student section. The traditions are unique, rowdy and yes, even raunchy. Sure, Eat S---, F--- You is pretty nasty and yeah, there’s a lot of young children at the game who shouldn’t be hearing those vulgarities. But, in an odd way, yelling obscenities at each

other is a great way to bond with fellow Badgers.

Jump Around, the most wellknown Camp Randall tradition, is as great as it looks on TV and hopping around with your best friends like madmen can make even the surliest Badger smile.

One of the more underrated rituals is the student section race: A game on the jumbotron where animated letters representing the various parts of the student section compete in a sprint. If your section wins, you go just about as crazy for that as a Vince Biegel forced fumble. Side note: I’ve only been in the winning section one time and I’m pretty damn bitter about it.

Ultimately though, what makes Badger game days so special is simply the atmosphere in Madison on those fall Saturdays.

It’s waking up to the band playing “On, Wisconsin” right outside of your dorm room and rising with your fellow Badgers to drink ter-

Camp Randall Traditions Build Me Up Buttercup

Eat S---, F--- You

Fifth Quarter

The Polka

Jump Around

The wave

The Horse

We. Want. More. BEER!

rible light beer at 9 a.m.

It’s being surrounded by a sea of red in every possible direction.

It’s wearing red and white striped overalls with no shirt.

It’s staying for the Fifth Quarter and doing the polka with that cute girl down the hall.

It’s continuing to do the polka out of the stadium with the band as they play all the way down University Avenue.

It’s singing varsity with 80,000 other die-hard Badgers.

It’s high-fiving the random people in front of and behind you when Wisconsin scores and then counting out Bucky’s push-ups.

It’s knowing every word of “Build Me Up Buttercup” by heart.

It’s game day in Madison and it’s right around the corner.

Get ready for the best Saturdays of your life, baby Badgers.

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