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Students face potential federal loan cut

By Ellie Herman The Daily Cardinal

As the UW-Madison community settles back into campus life for another school year, thousands of students are facing the possible elimination of one of the oldest federal loan programs in the country.

UW-Madison is one of approximately 1,700 public and private U.S. colleges and universities where low-income undergraduate and graduate students borrow money from their schools through the Federal Perkins Loan.

However, this option may soon expire. Without congressional approval to reauthorize the Federal Perkins Loan, the program will end Sept. 30 of this year.

UW-Madison Director of the Office of Student Financial Aid Susan Fischer said she is not sure exactly why the loan is facing cancellation, but said she believes the funds could be funneled toward the national debt.

Fischer is calling for an extension of Perkins Loans at least until the next reauthorization of

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Nearly 5,000 UW-Madison students currently receive aid from the Federal Perkins Loan. the Higher Education Act, which is likely to occur during the 2016 presidential election.

“This program has to be reauthorized every so many years … it keeps disappearing on so many

presidents’ radars,” Fischer said.

“It absolutely is not a Democrat or Republican thing.”

Nearly 5,000 UW-Madison students enrolled in the Perkins Loan Program during the 2014-’15

academic year, making the university the highest lending institution of Perkins Loans within the UW System.

U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and Luke Messer, R-Ind.,

joined forces with UW System President Ray Cross and various chancellors in support of maintaining Perkins Loan.

Cross encouraged U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., to co-sponsor the resolution in a July 15 release.

“The Federal Perkins Loan program has made higher education possible for thousands of Wisconsinites and millions of Americans,” Cross said in the release.

The Board of Regents discussed the potential cancellation of the program in a 2015 UW System document, detailing the importance the Perkins loan holds for college students.

Elimination of the program could mean “future students will not be able to receive these loans that have favorable interest rates, repayment requirements, and loan forgiveness options,” according to the document.

Pocan is scheduled to hold a press conference Tuesday to call on Congress members to reauthorize the loan program.

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Feingold discusses cost of college with UW-Madison students

By Leo Vartorella The Daily Cardinal

Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., held a roundtable discussion with students Friday at Ian’s Pizza on State Street to talk about college affordability and student debt.

The discussion focused on the personal struggles of students to afford the college education that today’s job market requires. Though students said the need for a college degree has

increased in recent years, they shared their concern that rising costs present a major hurdle in achieving that goal.

“A lot of us feel pretty trapped,” said Danny Levandoski, a UW-Madison junior studying history and political science.

Feingold pitched a fourpart proposal to make higher education more accessible, while also throwing his support behind U.S. Sen. Elizabeth

Warren, D-Mass., and her efforts to achieve similar goals in the Senate.

“I see a dramatic denial of the American dream that you guys have to deal with,” Feingold said to the students. “The fact that you’ve got this hanging over your head is wrong, but we can fix it.”

Feingold’s plan involves increasing support for Pell

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Taste of Madison gives back to community

By Phoebe Kiekhofer The Daily Cardinal

Volunteers and community members had the opportunity to try various foods from local establishments, while raising funds for area charities, at Madison’s 33rd annual Taste of

Madison event this weekend.

The festival featured local restaurants and food vendors in kiosks around the Capitol Square and displayed foods from deep-fried cheese curds to international cuisines.

“The event’s purpose is to

highlight the wonderful aspects of Madison’s culture and to raise money for charity,” said Brodie Birkel, the event’s media and advertising spokesperson.

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Though Wisconsin lost to Alabama in their first game of the season, Badger fans still showed their support. Check out our photo gallery online at dailycardinal.com. + Photo by Kaitlyn Veto

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Sexual assault reported in university residence hall Sunday, no charges currently being filed The UW-Madison Police Department sent a crime notice Sunday alerting students of a sexual assault on campus.

The reported assault occurred early Sunday morning in a uni-

versity residence hall.

No charges are currently being pressed, so UWPD is not investigating the assault, according to the warning.

Sunday’s incident was the

fourth sexual assault reported at UW-Madison in the last 60 days, according to the UWPD Clery Crime and Fire Log. Passed in 1990 and enforced by the U.S. Department of Education,

the Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that receive federal funding to inform the public of crimes that happen on or around campus in a timely manner.

In compliance with the law,

UWPD sends out crime warning emails to all students along with a list of suggestions to avoid sexual assault—including the definition of consent—and urges students to report assault.

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

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Local homeless face city bench time limit

By Laura Grulke The Daily Cardinal

Madison’s narrative on homelessness lengthened Sept. 3 as another of several committees discussed Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed ordinance to limit the amount of time a person may sit in public spaces.

The ordinance, known as the Downtown Pedestrian Protection Ordinance, would limit sitting, lying or lodging on public benches, sidewalks and city premises within the downtown business district to one hour. The city would enforce this time limit between 1 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.

The Community Development Block Grant Committee joined previous committees in voting not to recommend the ordinance.

“I see the effects of [homeless-

ness] on a daily basis,” committee Chair Dan O’Callaghan said.

“When I have to walk inside City Hall and literally step over people who are sleeping on the concrete steps because they have nowhere else to go, it does not feel like I’m living in a fair and just society.”

Brenda Konkel, a homeless advocate and the executive director of the Tenant Resource Center, spoke to the committee about the hypocrisies of the ordinance. She said that while the main goal of proposing these rules is to improve the behavior of homeless individuals it would affect, pushing people into different areas would simply hide their behaviors from the public.

Konkel also warned that breaking up large groups of people could result in increased violence. The ordinance lists dispersal as a pos-

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Mayor Soglin proposed an ordinance that could limit the time a person may sit in public spaces to an hour. sible positive outcome, but Konkel said many individuals, especially women, find safety in numbers.

In an interdepartmental letter sent out Sept. 3, Soglin expressed deep concern for the homeless and their well-being, but also for the larger community.

“The proposed ordinances pro-

vide us with the opportunity to disperse groups and enforce rules,” Soglin said in the letter. “We put millions of dollars into homeless services. We must acknowledge our responsibility to all the people of Madison.”

Committee member Greg Rosenberg made clear his opinion

on Soglin’s method for dealing with Madison’s homeless population.

“I think we should vote this down and move on to solving problems in nonrepressive ways,” Rosenberg said.

The Common Council is expected to vote on the ordinance sometime in October.

Fire closes downtown restaurant, causes $100,000 in damages

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UW-Madison officials have said an amendment passed Friday banning the use of fetal tissue could hamper research efforts.

Despite changes, university still opposes fetal tissue ban

By Andrew Bahl The Daily Cardinal

Fetal tissue acquired before 2015 could be used for research under an amendment proposed Friday to a bill which would have banned that practice along with future acquisition of fetal tissue.

However, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education Marsha Mailick said in a statement the change would still hinder research efforts.

“Setting a 2015 sunset would close the door on countless treatments and cures and put our scientists and state biomedical industry at tremendous disadvantage,” Mailick said in the statement. “Our researchers must continue to have access to, and be involved in the discovery of, the tools that can help advance scientific progress and help find cures for patients.”

Many Republican lawmakers introduced and backed the bill after videos were released by anti-abortion activists that they say show Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of

fetal tissue to research groups.

UW-Madison has been among those opposing the bill since it was introduced last month, with Bob Golden, dean of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, testifying against the proposal at a public hearing in August.

State Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, co-authored the bill and argued the amendment is an appropriate compromise.

“I think this is a fair approach; one, I think, we all can live with,” he said in a statement Friday.

The bill with the proposed amendment is scheduled for a vote Wednesday before the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has said that the bill will come before the full Assembly this fall, although Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has been noncommittal about the fate of the bill in the upper house.

Gov. Scott Walker has expressed support for the measure and has indicated he would sign it.

The downtown Paisan’s Italian Restaurant remains closed after a fire broke out in a pizza oven system Sunday.

The fire started just before 11 a.m. as employees of Paisan’s, located on the 100 block of West Wilson Street, prepared to open for lunch service, according to the Madison Fire Department.

Although the fire was quick-

ly extinguished, it caused about $100,000 in damages. No injuries were reported.

Paisan’s initially believed it would reopen Tuesday.

However, the fire caused more damage than originally thought, and will be closed for “at least a couple more days,” according to the establishment’s Facebook page.

They directed customers

with any questions or concerns about restaurant and catering reservations to their sister restaurant, Porta Bella Italian Restaurant, located on the 400 block of North Frances Street.

Paisan’s Italian Restaurant, which has been open for 65 years, celebrated its ninth anniversary at its current location Sept. 1.

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Fischer said 99 percent of UW-Madison students fully paid their loan payments during the past academic year, which she attributes to the studentuniversity relationship inherently required by the loan.

“Because they’re paying us back, they feel an obligation.

They’re paying UW-Madison back,” Fischer said. “You feel closer to Madison than you do the Department of Education or some payment center. We think there’s a stronger emotional connection.”

The program works on the basis of the loan recipients’ payments, which currently

accrue five percent interest annually, being “recycled” back into the loan fund as they are repaid each year.

Fischer explained that this “recycling” of funds means the federal government has not had to give UW-Madison new money for Perkins Loan since 2006. Currently, the loan sits at $10,058,880, with 33 percent contributed by UW-Madison.

“I just don’t see why. Why are you killing this program?”

Fischer asked. “Show me another fund that has rotated dollars several times with so little expense and [helped] so many people.”

trail comes after Feingold visited all 72 Wisconsin counties in 101 days. He said that the issue of college affordability was one that came up many times in his discussions with Wisconsinites across the state.

Feingold was also not afraid to call out his opponent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on his engagement with student issues.

“We went out and talked to people in a way that he’s never done and apparently doesn’t care to do,” Feingold said, also taking issue with Johnson’s classification of student loans as “free money.”

“There’s a sharp philosophical difference between me and Mr. Johnson on federally assisted student loans,” he said.

Dougherty said. “The beverage stands receive a flat donation and receive all of the tips from the event.”

This allows the festival to support local nonprofits, according to Dougherty, who says the event gives workers a chance to help out their chosen organizations.

Dougherty said the only roadblock to the event this year was nearby construction at AnchorBank, though noted any inconveniences were minimal.

“We’ve had some parking challenges,” she said. “As far

as displacing staff and volunteers goes, it was just a small challenge, but we’ve obviously made it work.”

Despite the construction, Birkel said this year’s festival was more successful than last year’s.

She also attributed this year’s festival’s success to its historic quality and appeal.

“It’s kind of [Madison’s] staple event. I think everyone looks at it as the closing of summer,” Dougherty said. “The purpose of this event is to give Madison a free, great event.”

“The Perkins Loan Program is an important tool to help make college more affordable for all,” Pocan said in a statement. “Perkins Loans are an essential aspect of ensuring college is both accessible and affordable for all students.”

If Congress cancels the Federal Perkins Loan, students could still receive financial support as long as they complete all necessary paperwork and have the loan disbursed and processed by the Office of Student Financial Aid and the Bursar’s Office by Sept. 30.

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This stop on the campaign

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volunteers, Taste of Madison raises money for local nonprofits and charities, such as animal rights organizations and food banks. Last year, Taste of Madison raised over $62,000 for area charities. This year’s revenue will be calculated over the next few weeks.

“We basically pay our volunteer groups by donating back to the nonprofit organization of their choice,” operations and vendors spokesperson Erin

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The Dirty Bird

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Getting consent while getting it in; consent is dirty talk Anna Welch sex columnist

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isten up sweet baby Badgers: it’s time to change the way we do consent. When consent gets press, it’s usually because some cockroach forgot that they don’t own the world and all the bodies that inhabit it—I think it should be put into sexier terms.

To clarify, consent is the presence of a clear, freely given, informed, enthusiastic and continuous “yes”—not the absence of a “no.” “Clear” means unambiguous. “Freely given” means not coerced.

“Informed” means knowing medically relevant information about ourselves and our partners. “Enthusiastic” means we should really want to fuck the people we’re fucking and they should really want to fuck us. “Continuous” because just one yes is not best, keep the yeses coming.

Not saying “no” is not the same as saying “yes.”

Let’s get to the good shit—

using consent to level up our sex lives.

Whether you’re gettin’ busy with your long-term lovebird or a new kid on the block, having consent is always key.

Recognizing when consent has been violated is crucial, but switching to a sex positive perspective gives us a better understanding of what consent really is and how it should be.

Exchanging sexy whisperings about what we’re doing with our bodies allows us to get lost in the steaminess and truly enjoy ourselves.

It’s time to shift the discussion from “is this okay?” or “do you wanna have sex?” (although these are both totally acceptable ways to ask for consent) to “tell me how you want it” or “do you like it like that?” In the heat of the moment, we may just want to

dive right in so as not to kill the sexy vibez, but this can leave our partner pondering how to say no rather than moaning breathy yeses.

Exchanging sexy whisperings about what we’re doing with our bodies allows us to get lost in the steaminess and truly enjoy ourselves.

Maybe the ambiance of the dimly lit basement party had the cutie-in-question feeling totally on board the train to pound town, but the stark reality of gettin’ rowdy in an unknown Badger’s bed has them hitting the brakes.

Asking our partners if they’re into it allows us to know what to do next. Also, being asked about what we want to happen generally makes us feel safe and empowered aka comfy aka let’s bang.

Dirty dialogue also lets our partner know that feedback is much appreciated, and it’s okay if a sexual Chinese fire drill is needed. Part of asking if our partner likes what we’re doing means that the answer could very well be “no.” This is okay! We need to remember that we are not going to “ruin sex.”* If our partner is not

picking up what we’re putting down it simply means that it’s time to switch things up—position-wise or otherwise—to find a new and delightful sensation.

It’s time to shift the discussion from “is this okay?” or “do you wanna have sex?” to “tell me how you want it” or “do you like it like that?”

Remember that when mixing dirty talk and sex there are 40,000 different people on this campus, meaning 40,000 different preferences about what we like to be called or not called while working up a sexy sweat. If we know our partner likes to be called something in bed we can feel good about incorporating that into our sexy-consenualdirty-talk. On the other hand, just because we’ve heard words like “slut” or “whore” thrown around during dirty

talk on the tube doesn’t mean we should use them willynilly—be original folks.

What’s the takeaway? Sex should be fun! We don’t want a “yes,” we want a “HELL yes!”

We don’t want it to be pretty good, we want all of our socks to turn to actual stone because they were rocked so hard. The only sure way to “ruin sex” is by not being on the same page as our love muffin. Making the leap from having good sex to having great sex is all too easy once we get that dirty dialogue percolating. Consent: not a hassle, but rather the warmand-gooey marshmallow filling to our sexual s’more. *(I borrowed the concept of not being afraid to “ruin sex” from an amazing person named Lucky. She works for The Tool Shed in Milwaukee which is a fantastic sex-pos, feminist sex toy store (and much more) with tons and tons of mind-blowingly cool stuff.

Check it out).

Is there a buddy in your bed who needs a sexy talking to? Hit me up for other ways to tantalize and titillate (hehe titties) your sweetie at sex@dailycardinal.com.

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How we forgot about the arts Anna Mills Letter to the Editor Ever since the majority of us were little, our parents and elementary school teachers would fill our minds with the phrase “everybody is important As we grew into functioning teenagers and acquired aspirations of our own, these three words were lost as reality became more prevalent in our lives. Students of all ages can attest that there are definitive cliques that are often determined by natural talent. These athletic, academic and artistic groups often compete for a sense of fulfillment and purpose in society.

Whether it be the work of the media or some deeply-rooted ideology that has plagued humanity for the entirety of human existence, the athletic breed was victorious in the fight for social acceptance and even put on a pedestal as a shimmering model so that we may never forget just what our standards should be. It makes sense; contrary to popular belief, many issues can be resolved with violence, and the bigger man or woman does have the advantage in a vast majority of situations.

In the other corner, weighing in at a whopping 98 pounds, the full-o-phlegm students of STEM. Alright, so not all of the brainiacs of the world fit this stereotype. In fact, there has been a huge social movement protecting the image of the academically-apt over the years. Being an engineering student, I fall into this category, as well as a large portion of students at The University of Wisconsin.

I am sure that the majority of us, especially those of us that did not get picked first for dodgeball in middle school even though our best friend was one of the captains, will remember being sat down by our parents and told that all of the neighborhood bullies

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Members of the brass section of the Wisconsin Band play at the Varsity Band Concert last spring at the Kohl Center. would someday be working for us. This talk never seemed to offer much relief until the scholarship money began to roll in.

The ‘Brain versus Brawn’ debate has always played a large role in society, but there was an unforeseen contender that entered the ring donning not much more than a leotard and metal folding chair: the arts students. The graceful dancers, the jazz trombonists, the creative writers, and that one kid that took his role in Pirates of Penzance way too seriously are ready to prove themselves as active contributors to societal culture. For quite some time, these students have been beat down due to their right-brain orientation. Why in this day and age should anyone be degraded for something that they cannot help? The correct answer is that they should not.

The passion for artful expression has been all but extinguished by the heavy feet of the academically and athletically gifted. Perhaps it is not intentionally malicious, but instead the product of ignorance. There is a world built upon expression of emotion through an endless array of mediums and, furthermore, the interpretation of these acts of expression. Unlike the cold, formulaic world that so

many of us are taught to cling to, there is no exact answer to the difficult questions. As a textbook math nerd, this is a scary way to exist without some sort of natural inclination to the uncertainty. For those that have powerful ambitions, however, trying to assimilate one’s self into this world is no easy task. For years, I tried to convince myself that I could be one of the “artsy types” by means of YouTube videos with instructions and tips as well as hours of practice and theory study. Vocal music composition was my white whale, so to speak. After years of intense study, it was time to come to terms with the fact that I simply lacked natural talent.

Having not been a native of Wisconsin, I used my knowledge obtained via drum corps experience to stay afloat in social situations. To my surprise, it offered little refuge as it would appear that approximately 76 percent of those I spoke with were unaware that there was a major world class drum corps centered right in Madison. The Madison Scouts were one of the original 13 groups that founded a nonprofit organization known as Drum Corps International (DCI). Briefly, the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1938, one

of only two remaining world class corps that employs strictly men, and holds two DCI world championship titles. This is not a small feat by any means, yet it seems to fly under the radar of the residents of Madison. This was perhaps the most jarring example of discredit to this particular art form that I have experienced personally.

I quickly learned never to fear a social faux pas such as this again, for all it takes is an enthusiastic “Go [insert local sports team here]” to win over the approval of a large portion of your peers. A close second falls to the slightly more awkward application of credit to the local university for their academic record. Although the arts have many applications in “real” fields of study, such as therapeutic medicine, they are seen as nothing more than a hobby to most.

There is some solace to be had, though. The brave torch-carriers of the arts will continue to see the world in a light that not many others will ever get the opportunity to see. Regardless of how the other types of people put the interpretatively-inclined down, there will always be the few courageous souls that defy their parents’ wishes and take the path less traveled. When our generation’s chapter is written into the history books, the unsung heros of our culture will be credited as perhaps the most important of all societal cliques. Granted, it is not instant gratification, but there is a fulfilling life of doing what you love until then whilst the rest of us use your gift of entertainment to escape the harsh reality of our chosen career paths.

As a society, do you feel that we should move toward respecting and learning about the arts more, or do you feel the status quo should hold? Send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Birkenstock sandals: timeless or terrible?

Sergey Fedossov Opinion Editor As long as fashion trends have existed, there have been movements that took hold of the general public that are looked back upon with embarrassed laughter. Those who never partook in things like bell-bottoms and Ed Hardy smugly affirmed their biases against them when they fell from grace, and everyone moved on with their lives.

Today, that stupid fashion trend is Birkenstock sandals, and I will be the one calling them for what they are—ugly, childish and highly overrated, to say the least. Let me take you on a journey where I describe what’s wrong with these overhyped crimes against humanity.

To start, let us define the pillars of good footwear: form, function and quality. Considering the amount of nasty, beat Birks I catch on the street, I’ll own up to the fact that these disgusting granola loafers are rugged, and can withstand the abuse of the foul hooves that usually inhabit them. However, in terms of aesthetics and utility,

these shoes are awful, no matter if you’re running with the wannabe folk-rock, pseudo-hipster crowd, or just don’t give a damn. While each individual may have a unique reason for wearing them, the problems plaguing the shoe generally fall into common areas.

I’ll address the poseur camp first. Your clodhoppers look like that feeling you get looking at that couple that makes out on Bascom Hill, and will soon smell like a trash can at Coachella. Don’t listen to Tumblr or Pinterest; there are plenty of other shoes to wear with a sundress or romper than your earth-toned dew kickers. When the weather gets cooler, don’t think nobody’s noticing how you put on your one pair of cute socks with your leggings and Birks to try and get some worth out of them. For the menswear-conscious reading this, I assure you that you can look just as try-hard and European without taking a page from “The Big Lebowski.”

The dilemma surrounding the die-hard wearers of Birkenstocks who have transcended giving a damn about their appearance is more serious. They’ve internalized the need of function over that of

looking ridiculous. That’s fine until you realize that you fall under the category of people who wear cargo shorts and running shoes or toe shoes everywhere. You look like your parents didn’t trust you to wear anything that wasn’t as ugly as sin when I spot you cruising down University Avenue in your crunchy slides. Do yourself a favor and wear normal people clothes; your friends and family can thank me later.

Even if you are unfazed by accusations of trying to look like you belong at Burning Man or Berkeley, you can’t deny the human factor of simply wearing them. First off, by donning Birkenstocks in public, you’re giving me a great view of your probably ashy heels and crusty phalanges; while other open-toed shoes exist, there’s a correlation between these corkboard huaraches and uniquely heinous feet. Second, even if you attempt to rock the dad look of “socks and ‘Stocks” (which you really shouldn’t), they will develop a foul stench matched only by boat shoes in summer. In summary, aside from being eyesores, the Birkenstocks are also revolting once you add a wearer.

Before you begin either penning your think piece in defense of Birkenstocks or quietly chuck yours into the back of your closet, I will concede that I am far from the trendiest human being myself, and that this article was a fun way to express my indignation or premature judgment of others.

My daily outfits vacillate between stay-at-home dad, freshman who tried too hard to dress up to get a bid and the guy who won’t shut up about his last hiking trip. I am by no means an authority on what should be worn, and the anger that I attempted to channel into this article is more of a joke than it is advice you find in GQ. If you can rock a pair of Birkenstocks, I respect you more than the clown in Timberlands or Hunter rain boots.

Just think about what you dress yourself in, and if you’re confident in what you’re dressed in, nobody can stop you; let your toes breathe, and don’t let any angry Cardinal writers step on them.

How do you feel about Birkenstocks? Are they a fashion staple in Madison or an embarrassing faux pas for Wisconsin?

Send all comments and responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Rappers must adapt to fight irrelevancy Jake witz We Gettin’ It

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eeing iLoveMakonnen for the first time live was a sobering experience. I am ashamed to admit that I know almost every lyric from each song on his mixtapes “Drink More Water 4” and “Drink More Water 5.” No, I am not from Atlanta, and no, I do not move bricks of cocaine as my day job, but there’s something electrifying in jumping up and down while belting lyrics that have no relevancy in my daily life.

So when he appeared at the Green Stage at Pitchfork Music Festival this Summer, I readily buried my thoughts about how I would feel about this music in even 10 years and sang every song I knew.

Unfortunately, those repressed feelings of future regret quickly resurfaced as I began to realize iLoveMakonnen had no stage presence whatsoever.

Nonexistent enthusiasm, coupled with iffy timing of his own verses, made me realize that I was using my own enthusiasm to make up

for a blunder of a show.

As a crafter of hooks and gatherer of producers, iLoveMakonnen rises above the rest. His actual musicianship, however, suffers from the same symptoms that many come-up hip-hop artists experience in the Internet era.

Artists whose songs have gone viral experience fame and recognition far too early in their careers, to the point where they don’t have time to hone their craft before they hop on the plane for a world tour.

When returning to school, I wondered if I would hear T-Wayne’s “Nasty Freestyle” as frequently as I did at the end of freshman year. The song set the Internet on fire last spring, rapidly maneuvering through Vines and Instagrams of people dancing to the now infamous opening line, “First let me hop out the motherf***ing Porsche.”

School starts, I go to parties, and not one person dares to play the freestyle that echoed through dorm halls and frat houses all semester long. T-Wayne’s most recent efforts include a “Molly Freestyle” and “Want Sum Mo” freestyle. Both have considerable YouTube view counts, but

one can’t help but wonder if the interest in these follow-ups is simply an after-rumble of the reign of “Nasty Freestyle.”

Who knows if anybody would have ever heard of T-Wayne if it wasn’t for a single remark about Porsches that propelled the song through the viral universe? These days it only takes one iconic hook to resonate with millions of listeners.

Rappers have almost become just another instrument for the real players in the current landscape of hip-hop: the producers. They get to hone their craft while maneuvering into circles of some of the biggest names in hip-hop. And when producers are done working with a certain artist, there are thousands more DM’ing them on Twitter asking to get a studio session.

The producer tags played at the beginning of songs now serve as a sort of endorsement for whoever is about to drop a verse. Hearing “Metro Boomin want some more” in the intro of a track is a seal of approval that guarantees a certain level of quality coupled with a familiar sound.

While the majority of artists

are hardworking and will do whatever it takes to put a great track together, there are definitely some rappers that lean too hard on their producers, and hope for a track that goes big on name power alone. “Can’t Fit” is a wellproduced beat by Metro Boomin, which Chief Keef borderline ruined with his blatant refusal to rap on time. Producers keep climbing the totem pole and honing their craft with every beat they make, while hook-focused rappers can stay at the same level for an eternity if they refuse to improve.

It doesn’t have to be that way, though. Nowadays, rap albums entirely produced by one person are a treasured rarity. While Future’s Dirty Sprite 2 shares similar sounds with the rest of the Atlanta trap scene, the cohesion with which Metro Boomin produces makes for a much more fulfilling experience when listening to the album all the way through.

In episode seven of “Noisey Atlanta,” a member of iLoveMakonnen’s entourage explained, “You’re not from Atlanta anymore, you’re from the Internet.” Maybe the reason why Internet success doesn’t always translate to real

world success is because they’re entirely different ball games. Any artists, rapper or otherwise, can achieve viral fame by putting out a massive work of songs, grinding nonstop until something sticks.

The songs that aren’t successful can easily be deleted or forgotten.

Meanwhile, rock bands are stuck with their work. Too many bad songs, and they’ll be written off as just another group that’s destined to play dive bars.

In the next two years, there will be a defining point where it will finally be clear as to whether current hip-hop artists are sticking around in the mainstream.

Future is playing it safe, putting out full albums with consistent and quality production, all the while improving his lyrical abilities. Rae Sremmurd is going with the “let’s live it up now and worry about relevancy later” mentality.

No matter what strategy rappers take, it’s clear that the Internet has fundamentally changed not just the way new music is distributed, but also the very sound of the music itself.

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By Michael Frett The Daily Cardinal

“Vanity project” isn’t exactly an insult. Contrary to certain websites’ critiques, “vanity project” can actually be a compliment. It represents an artist creating for themselves, building a work specifically for and around their ego.

It means that, whatever the product is, it’s an expression of that artist at that single moment in time: the “honesty” that so many music fans feel is missing in modern music.

Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz is a vanity project by design.

She dropped it at random over SoundCloud, expressing clearly that this wasn’t a record made to sell or a record made to fulfill a contract. It sprawls across 23 tracks, none of them flexing the razor pop muscle of Bangerz or any of the obvious singles that Cyrus took viral two years ago.

There’s no stadium shakers, no cut-and-paste catchphrases like “We Can’t Stop” (other than the co-opted Nike ad “Dooo It!”). She’s clearly just singing for herself.

We get stories about Miley’s life that would give the censors at iHeartMedia an anxiety complex. We get her getting high with friends. We get her getting high alone. We get spoken word monologues about breaking up with a guy who does “that thing” she

likes, and then taking it all back.

We get a sexual liberator with no subtlety (“Bang Me Box” is about as self-explanatory an innuendo can get). We get Miley being Miley, doing Miley things and not being afraid of the stigma that comes with that. The VMA performance of “Dooo It!” that debuted Cyrus’s project was almost as notable for MTV’s free-form censorship as it was for, well, all of its Cyrus-isms.

But Cyrus is more than her own bacchanalia these days, contrary to Dead Petz’s fixations. The public Miley Cyrus is a champion for LGBTQ rights, informed by her own experiences with gender fluidity. She’s a powerful voice whose musical conscience runs a spectrum of Loretta Lynn, hiphop and psychedelic mind meddling. Cyrus is a musician aware of her public perception and her economic worth, and knows she can use that to really try whatever musical bend she’s feeling at that moment with little repercussion.

Sometimes, it’s gorgeous, like “The Floyd Song (Sunrise).” Most times, though, it sounds like Miley just doesn’t care—which she’s wont to do. There could be moments of sincerity ruined by something as ridiculous as a fever dream Cyrus felt like sharing as an aside, or moments that can’t really shed their cheesy insights (“Can’t you see, all the clouds are dying?” she pleads on “1 Sun”). Then there are the moments of blatant offense, like “Pablow the Blowfish,” a beautiful track that lulls you in with the album’s most touching balladeer work (it doesn’t matter how corny a love song about a blowfish is).

It’s genuinely moving—until Cyrus fake cries her way through the coda.

So, Dead Petz exists. At its best, it sounds like Miley Cyrus is exploring a texture she really

hasn’t before and is trying to prove her worth as a free-flowing artist, one not limited to her pop bravado or—even more retroactively—that Disney-girl icon of which people

seriously need to let go. During its brightest moments, Miley sounds like she’s actually owning Miley, rather than selling Miley. But at its worst, Dead Petz sounds like

an exercise in unfiltered self-indulgence, an album Miley made for no reason other because she could.

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By Jake Powers The Daily Cardinal

ARLINGTON, Texas — Wisconsin pulled off a programdefining win Oct. 16, 2010 that shocked not only the country, but itself. Moments after the then-No. 16 Badgers toppled No. 1 Ohio State, fans rushed onto the turf of Camp Randall Stadium, celebrating a win that would propel them to their first Rose Bowl in a decade. Although the collective euphoria permeated Madison, one thing was very clear: Wisconsin proved it was for real.

For moments during the Badgers’ 35-17 loss at the hands of Alabama Saturday in Arlington, Texas, it was difficult to avoid thinking how a win over the Crimson Tide would have a similar legitimizing effect. No. 20 Wisconsin faced a No. 3 Alabama team that was a win away from the National Championship game a season ago,

and, with a new feel about the program brought on by head coach Paul Chryst, a victory in Texas would have been a perfect way to launch into a new era.

When redshirt senior quarterback Joel Stave marched Wisconsin down the field at the beginning of the second quarter, completing 6-of-8 passes for 59 yards, capped off by a 5-yard strike to senior Alex Erickson, the game was tied at seven. UW looked to be in control, as Stave seemed to be on the way to the sharpest performance of his career, the defense had just clamped down and the Badgers were running away with the field position game. But then reality hit.

Alabama carved up a Wisconsin defense, which, without Michael Caputo, who left early in the first quarter with a head injury, was lost. Senior quarterback Jake Coker responded to Wisconsin’s score,

capping off an 88-yard drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Robert Foster to put Alabama up 14-7.

Wisconsin’s next drive ended with a missed field goal, and when its first drive in the second half fizzled and resulted in a punt, which led to Derrick Henry’s 56-yard touchdown run, UW’s hope for a season-bending win came crashing down. While Badger fans may have been crushed by what transpired within the vast expanses of AT&T Stadium, the team is feeling much more even-keeled. Senior linebacker Joe Schobert saw the loss as something Wisconsin can actually build on, rather than any sort of lost opportunity.

“The chance to play one of the premier teams in the history of college football in Alabama, the kind of team to start the season off, I wouldn’t have it any other way,”

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The Badgers (5-1) had a big weekend, defeating two very tough opponents in North Carolina (1-4), an elite eight team last season, and Louisville.

Still, the Badgers are looking forward to another packed weekend coming up, both on and off the court.

UW is hosting Georgia (4-3), Kent State (4-3) and Georgetown (2-4) in the Badger Classic Tournament, with Wisconsin facing Georgia Friday and Kent State Saturday.

Not only will this weekend play host to the other competitors, but 56 former coaches and alumnus will be at the UW Field House to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of Wisconsin’s first Big Ten title. Highlighting the evening is

Georgia head coach and former Badger player Lizzy Stemke, who will be inducted into the Badger Hall of Fame Saturday after the tournament concludes.

Meanwhile, Sheffield’s team is dedicated to improving, which creates optimism for both the immediate and longterm future.

“This group in the offseason has worked harder than any other group I have had in twenty years of coaching, and it’s not even close,” Sheffield said.

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After losing to Alabama in week one of the college football season, the Badgers (0-1) look forward to rebounding in their home opener on Saturday against Miami (OH) (1-0).

“We have a chance to be a good team ourselves,” Chryst said of the

coming week. “As long as we build on and improve in certain areas.”

Many players on the Badger roster saw their first game action last week, including redshirt freshman guard Michael Deiter, sophomore safety D’Cota Dixon and redshirt freshman linebacker T.J. Edwards.

“It’s the essence of a season,” Chryst said. “We hope that we are always a team that is growing and getting better.”

In the week of practice to come, the Badgers are focused on eliminating missed tackles on defense, healing some of their star players like redshirt senior safety Michael Caputo and junior running back Corey Clement and getting ready to return to Camp Randall Stadium.

“You feel really lucky when you can call Camp Randall home,” Chryst said. “It’s an exciting place to play.”

Schobert said. “It’s a great way to get ready, it’s great for the offseason, camaraderie, bonding, get ready to build up for a game like this, and I wouldn’t want to start my season any other way.”

Chryst felt the same way, acknowledging that while a win would have been something special, this team in particular, which is very much in a state of flux, benefits simply from being on the same field as upper-echelon talent like Alabama.

“Anytime that you can play against an opponent like Alabama in a great stadium, that means a lot,” Chryst said. “You’ve got a lot of players that this meant a lot to. And absolutely we would have liked to have played better and won the game. But it’s—what a great experience for a lot of our guys.”

The consensus within the Badger locker room is that this is by no means a lost season because of the opening-night loss to the Crimson Tide. But there are certainly areas of concern, beginning with injuries.

As with all head trauma, it’s unclear what the next steps are for Caputo. Until he can be fully evaluated, his status is up in the air, which means that sophomore D’Cota Dixon will have to take on a huge amount of playing time at a position he’s still learning.

Junior Leon Jacobs seemed to aggravate the toe injury that held him out of much of fall camp, which meant that the inexperienced freshman Chris Orr and redshirt freshman Ryan Connelly will have to adapt to the college game very quickly.

Perhaps most concerning of all is the state of junior Corey Clement, the heir apparent to Wisconsin’s legion of elite running backs. After being limited to eight carries and 16 rushing yards through three quarters, it was finally announced in the last quarter that he was out with a groin injury. After the game, Clement revealed that it was a recurrence of a tweak he suffered during the summer that was fully

healed until he hurt it again this past Tuesday.

“It sucks,” Clement said of his marred debut as a starter. “You feel like you fell short, letting your team down. It’s not the image I want to leave for the first game of my starting career. Just very unfortunate, but hopefully I comeback even healthier next game and just make up for this game.”

With a new cast of defensive players that will surely be rolling in during the next few weeks, Dave Aranda will have to find some combination of talent that can put Alabama’s 502-yard performance behind them. Schobert believes the pieces will fall into place, but it’s a matter of finding consistency.

“I wouldn’t say I have too many concerns,” Schobert said. “I think when we played our gaps, when we played sound, we were winning the line of scrimmage, we were making plays in the backfield, we were able to stop their drives. We’ve just got to focus on not having as many missed assignment because that led to the big plays which they took advantage of.”

There are positives to build on, starting with Stave going 26-39 for 228 yards, two touchdowns and one interception and Erickson reeling in six receptions for 73 yards and a score.

There’s also solace to be found in how Schobert and junior Vince Biegel wreaked havoc on Coker during the first half and proved why they’re going to be the focal points of the defense moving forward.

Alabama is simply in a different class. Wisconsin isn’t in a position to compete for a National Championship, and there shouldn’t be any expectations for that to happen this year. While the loss is tough to swallow, the Badgers now have a schedule that provides an opportunity to put Saturday behind them and move forward through their process of change. It was no Saturday night upset over Ohio State, but in a strange way, it’s still a step in the right direction.

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