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UW, U.S. hockey standout Suter dies at 57 By Jack Baer THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Bob Suter, far left at the bottom, is the first member of the Miracle on Ice team to pass away.

Badger athletics lost a close member of its family Tuesday afternoon, as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team issued a release announcing the death of former Badger hockey player Bob Suter. He was 57. Suter was a standout defenseman during his time with the Badgers, from 1975-’79. He was a member of the 1977 National Championship team and registered an assist in the overtime 6-5 victory over Michigan in the title game. Filling the role of the hardnosed blue liner, Suter led the Badgers in penalties and penalty minutes in three different seasons. He graduated as Wisconsin’s alltime penalty leader. Suter is perhaps best known for his time with the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, the Miracle on Ice team. He is the first member of the historic team to pass away. “This is a heart-breaking day. Bob was the ultimate teammate,” said Wisconsin women’s hock-

ey head coach Mark Johnson, a Wisconsin and Olympic teammate of Suter’s, in the release. “He could skate like the wind and was as hard of a competitor that I ever knew. He has passed much too young.” After his decorated amateur career, Suter rejected a contract from the Los Angeles Kings and never played in the National Hockey League. He instead played in the Central Hockey League for a short time. Suter’s post-playing career brought him back to Madison for good, where he briefly coached the now-revived USHL Madison Capitols. He then co-owned and directed the Capitol Ice Arena, where the Wisconsin State Journal has reported he suffered a fatal apparent heart attack. “It’s a sad day for not only the community of Madison but the hockey community who knew Bob and all of the players who he touched and who he gave an opportunity to play hockey

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Public Safety Review Committee plans for on-body police cameras Members of the city’s Public Safety Review Committee met Tuesday to discuss the potential use of on-body cameras by Madison Police Department officers, according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8. “The recommendation was

to move forward on the cameras themselves,” Resnick said. “We discussed other costs associated to the initiative, and other general thoughts and concerns from MPD, while in the court of wanting to understand any long-term costs and implications.”

Although there are no set financial costs at this time, Resnick fully anticipates that the study commissioned by the Public Safety Review Committee will determine the final numbers.

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Police look into possible drowning Madison police are opening an investigation after a 52-year-old unidentified man was found dead and pulled out of the water in Burr Jones Park, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. Witnesses at the scene saw the man entering the water for a swim while intoxicated and then called for help, the report said. Following the arrival of the Madison Fire Department, divers immediately jumped in the water to rescue the man. According to the release, they unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate him. Officials have yet to release the name of the victim, saying in the statement they would wait until they notified the man’s next of kin.

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Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed a writ of certiorari Tuesday to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Van Hollen appeals same-sex marriage ban to High Court By Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL

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All my sisters Today, Union South hosts a group exhibition created by 23 sisterless female artists. Their work examines the close connections between women in and out of sisterhood. + Photo by Emily Buck

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Wisconsin’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage could be the platform from which the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the issue for the entire nation, according state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen. Van Hollen submitted a writ of certiorari to the High Court Tuesday, asking the justices to overturn last week’s decision in a federal appeals court that Wisconsin’s ban violates the Equal

Protections Clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Van Hollen said he is confident the Court will rule on the issue in its next term. In the appeal Van Hollen argues the Supreme Court must adopt Wisconsin’s case to settle confusion for the same-sex couples who married immediately after a federal judge initially struck down the law. “The marriage amendment referendum, voted for by 1,264,310

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A different McEvoy + SPORTS, page 8

“…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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Data center enables research options

UW-Madison ranked highly in list of national public universities

The University of WisconsinMadison received approval to build a new Research Data Center that will allow researchers to study census data that have never been available to them before. The Research Data Center, or RDC, is a research center that supplies administrative data, such as income, policies and education to the public, according to a university release. The U.S. Census Bureau gathers the information, which the public could otherwise not obtain. The center will give students, faculty and researchers at UW-Madison the opportunity to study the opinions and patterns of the general public in order to find ways to create a more effective society and economy, according to the statement. Other available data could possibly reveal the sources of business growth, economic growth and the improvement of educational programs. University leaders said the

The U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings, released Tuesday, ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison 13th among the nation’s public institutions. The overall list ranks UW-Madison 47th among 280 doctoral universities. Last year, UW-Madison ranked 11th and 41st, respectively. The publication compiles overall rankings using information such as retention, graduation rates and academic reputation. The report lists UW-Madison’s undergraduate engineering and business programs 14th and 15th overall, respectively. In addition, many of UW-Madison’s graduate programs ranked in the top 10 overall. UW-Madison also has the lowest cheapest out-of-state tuition for any top 50 school. “We are proud to be recognized as a leader in higher education, especially among public colleges,” University Relations Vice Chancellor Vince Sweeney said in a university press release. “It’s always an honor to be included in a tool that so many students and families use to aid in their decision about which college to attend.”

RDC will present an opportunity for more advanced interdisciplinary research at UW-Madison, according to the release. “This will enhance our social scientists’ ability to analyze critical economic and social questions using census data,” Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in the statement. The UW-Madison RDC will be a branch location of the RDC at the University of Minnesota. The research at the RDC will be available to those at UW institutions such as UW-Milwaukee as well as investigators at Wisconsin state institutions. “I’m also excited to see graduate students and faculty researchers across many social science disciplines interact through use of these unique data,” Executive Director Brent Hueth said in the release. The RDC is expected to be built in the Sewell Social Science Building by 2015. —Hannah Chong

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Wisconsin’s former defenseman Bob Suter (2) gives a head-butt to Minnesota’s former forward Phil Verchota.

suter from page 1 and climb up the ladder,” said Wisconsin men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves, also a teammate of Suter’s, in the release. “Whether its high school, onto college or onto the professional ranks, he touched a lot of kids and gave them an opportunity.” Suter was the eldest of an important family to Badger hockey. His brother Gary played for Wisconsin from 1983-’85 and

cameras from page 1 “We don’t have a firm financial recommendation, but we will have one by the Dec. 2 deadline,” Resnick said. Resnick expects the on-body cameras to increase transparency and accountability, benefitting both the public as well as police on duty. A recording camera would protect citizens from untoward police action, as well as exonerate officers of wrongdoing in contested circumstances, according to Resnick. With roughly 459 commissioned police officers, implementation expenses are an initial concern for the committee,

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University staff will welcome people to an open house held to honor the newly completed Memorial Union west wing.

Memorial Union west wing will open to celebrate 75th season with Madison World Music Festival University of WisconsinMadison staff will host an open house at Memorial Union’s new west wing Friday and Saturday nights to celebrate the space’s completed two-year redesign, according to a university release. The 11th annual Madison World Music Festival, which will be held in the new wing this weekend, is free and open to the public during the open house. It is scheduled to run Friday from 4:30 p.m. to midnight and Saturday from 2 p.m. to midnight. The festival opens the Union

Theater’s 75th season and will feature international music on Memorial Union Terrace, according to the release. The Dragon Knights stilt walkers and BANDALOOP aerial dancers will perform on the east wall of the Wisconsin Union Theater. The open house features the new Fredric March Play Circle, the Class of 1925 Gallery, Wheelhouse Studios and Outdoor UW. According to the release, tours highlighting the west wing’s newly renovated spaces are available both days of the celebration.

went on to an 18-year, five-time all-star career in the NHL. His son Ryan, also a Badger and also a defenseman, is a current all-star for the Minnesota Wild. “The Suter name is synonymous with Badger hockey,” athletic director Barry Alvarez said in the release. “Bob did tremendous work in the Madison and UW community to grow the sport of hockey. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Suter family.” as well as which police details will use the technology. “We will be discussing the policies associated with the cameras themselves,” Resnick said. “There are conditions to consider with open record requests as well as data storage.” Despite the logistics, Resnick said that discussion about the idea has been positive, and that there are plans for the policy to move forward. “I don’t think it’s a matter of if Madison Police are going to get on-body cameras but when,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said. —Irene Burski

marriage from page 1 Wisconsin residents—over 59% of voters—was an act of a functioning democracy,” state attorneys wrote. In 2006 Wisconsin ratified its constitutional amendment that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, following a successful public referendum and approval by the state Legislature. Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage law was the first to be struck down on the basis of the Equal Protections Clause after plaintiffs argued the law deprived same-sex individuals of their right to life, liberty and property. David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said last week this makes the state’s case an ideal and likely candidate for Supreme Court review.

“I think this will become the basis of an eventual Supreme Court decision on this with the majority probably being written by Justice [Anthony] Kennedy.” David Canon political science professor UW-Madison

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“Having [Federal Appeals Court Judge] Richard Posner write the decision is very significant,” Canon said. “I think this will become the basis of an eventual Supreme Court decision on this with the majority probably being written by Justice [Anthony] Kennedy.” Canon said the High Court will “certainly” rule on the issue of same-sex marriage this term. The Court will also consider appeals from four other states on the same issue. No federal appeals court has ruled against same-sex marriage. The nine Supreme Court justices will review cases to accept in their next term, beginning Sept. 29. Four justices must vote to take up a case for the court to decide on it.

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Exercise reduces elderly risks

Mouse study expands tumor knowledge By Adityarup Chakravorty The Daily Cardinal

When we think of ways to prevent or treat cancer, temperature control usually isn’t high on the list. But, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by Dr. Caroline Alexander at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, have made crucial progress in understanding a link between ambient temperature and how it may affect our ability to resist tumors. It all started with some mice that are known to be resistant to a wide variety of tumors. These Sdc1-/- mice, which are unable to make a protein called Syndecan-1, are slightly smaller than wild-type mice, which do make Syndecan-1, but otherwise appear normal. While working to understand how Sdc1-/- mice resist tumors, researchers in the Alexander laboratory noticed something odd. “They seemed to be cold all the time,” said Alexander. Various experiments confirmed that the Sdc1-/- mice were ‘chronically cold-stressed,’ meaning they felt cold at temperatures comfortably tolerated by wild-type mice. The researchers found that when wild-type mice are exposed to low temperatures they thicken a layer of fat in their skin over time. The Sdc1-/- mice, however, did not. Without any expansion in this layer of fat, the mice were always cold. “It made us reconsider the importance of skin as an insulator,” Alexander said. The outer layer of our skin serves as a waterproof barrier, much like the outer layer of a waterproof jacket. This study is the first to conclusively show that within the layers of skin is an expandable layer of fat, called intradermal fat, that reduces the amount of heat escaping our bodies and helps us maintain a stable body temperature. “It’s your little blanket against the outside world,” said Dr. Hannah Carey, professor at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, who studies how hibernating mammals respond to

extreme changes. Carey, who wasn’t involved in this study, says “this new study shows that there is an important fat layer within your skin and the thickness of the fat layer affects the heat lost from your body.” But why were the Sdc1-/- mice not expanding their layer of intradermal fat at low temperatures? It turns out that without Syndecan-1 the intradermal fat cells or adipocytes are unable to take up a specific kind of lipid or fat molecule called VLDL (Very Low Density Lipoproteins). The inability to take in VLDL molecules prevents the intradermal fat cells from expanding and performing their insulating functions properly. The end result is that Sdc1-/- mice feelscold at temperatures that don’t seem to bother wild-type mice. Identifying the molecular players crucial to maintaining skin fat when animals are challenged by the cold is an important accomplishment. “Knowing about those molecules could allow [the researchers] to develop ways to study this in humans,” said Carey. Now Alexander and her colleagues have a clue as to why Sdc1/- mice feel colder at higher temperatures than wild-type mice. But how was this linked to their capacity to resist tumors? The UW researchers started looking at any differences in checkpoint signaling between the Sdc1-/- and wild-type mice. “A molecular checkpoint is like a policing mechanism; it changes biological outcomes if there is stress or damage present within or to a cell,” said Alexander. Think of these checkpoints as building inspectors; if they detect cracks in the support beams or damage to the piping, construction is halted until the defects can be repaired. Checkpoint proteins keep an eye out for dam-

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Modern advancements in medicine have allowed the human population to live longer than ever before. There are currently more elderly citizens on our planet than there have ever been. By definition, a person is referred to as elderly or older if they are at least 65 years old. In 2009, the elderly population in the U.S. consisted of 39.6 million people, or about 13 percent of our nation’s population. This number is expected to almost double by 2030 due to a larger younger population that is expected to live longer. This population is also the most vulnerable to injury, as even short falls can cause life-threatening injuries. Falls have been the leading cause of death in the elderly population. While the fall is usually not the cause of death, subsequent injuries that result from the fall often cause elderly life threatening complications. Over 9,500 elderly deaths occur each year in America due to falls, and the majority of these deaths are caused from hip fracture. One out of four senior citizens who fracture their hips from a fall die within six months. Elderly falling is an enormous problem in the U.S. and the rest of the world that can be prevented by regular exercise. Currently, regular exercise is the best preventative tool to avoid falls in the elderly population. While frequent activity has shown to be effective, it has shown that older people who start an exercise regime don’t follow through with it for more than a year. Dr. Irene Hamrick, of the University Of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine, is leading a team of researchers to introduce a program called LifestyleIntegrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) to the elderly in Wisconsin and eventually the greater United States. LiFE was started in Australia as an alternative to a regular exercise routine. Unlike most exercise routines that require one-two

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ages within a cell and try to make sure that any damage detected is repaired quickly before the cell divides into progeny. One checkpoint protein stood out in their search: mitogen-activated protein kinase-14, commonly called MAPK14 or simply p38alpha. “This is a protein that is activated anytime mitochondria are misbehaving” said Alexander. Mitochondria are the energyproducing centers within our cells, and one important way birds and mammals generate body heat closely involves these enigmatic intracellular organelles. When the Alexander lab looked at whether p38alpha was activated in Sdc1-/- mice, they found it was “lit up all the time,” said Alexander. The p38alpha protein was hyper-activated in the liver, lungs and some fat tissue of Sdc1/- mice. Activated p38alpha can in turn lead to the activation of ‘anti-cancer’ checkpoint proteins like p53. Activated p38alpha could be why Sdc1-/- mice are resistant to tumors. Of course, we don’t yet know exactly how tumor development and progression are affected by ambient temperatures. “The main point is that they are affected,” said Alexander. As we learn more about how temperature affects tumors we may be able to come up with ways to prevent or treat them naturally. But we need to know a lot more before we can say that’s true”, acknowledges Alexander. At least, she says “thermoregulation is getting to be a ‘hot’ topic!”

hours of straight exercise, LiFE is different because “the activities are incorporated into daily routines, which makes patients do them more often and helps them to remember to do it,” Hamrick said. Instead of common exercises like lifting weights or jogging, LiFE has patients exercise while doing regular daily tasks. LiFE specifically focuses on balance and overall strength as a mean to prevent elderly patients from falling. For example, the LiFE program has patients balance on one leg while brushing their teeth or putting on socks. By incorporating exercise in everyday activities, “you make it a habit and every time you do the activity you will remember to do the exercise,” Hamrick explained. “Studies have shown that directing exercises towards daily activities significantly prevents falls and injuries while performing that activity,” she added. LiFE encourages patients to take charge of their exercise on their own instead of routinely seeing professionals, which can be very time consuming and expensive. Currently, Dr. Hamrick and her team are working to “disseminate LiFE throughout Wisconsin and the greater U.S. market.” They are currently researching to “test different variables to accommodate the U.S. market.” Dr. Hamrick’s work to incorporate LiFE throughout the U.S. has the potential to prevent thousands of elderly people from falling and thus potentially saving their lives. “When you ask an old person what they are most afraid of, it is not as much dying as it is becoming dependent on someone else or becoming institutionalized.” Hamrick explained. “Hip fractures cause 50 percent of elderly patients to become dependent or institutionalized,” The goal of the LiFE program is to prevent these falls and thus increase the elderly’s quality of life. When you walk outside and see an elderly citizen squatting while waiting for a bus or balancing on one leg, don’t be surprised if they are following the LiFE program.

Ask Ms. Scientist: annoying voices and sunsets Dear Ms. Scientist,

Dear Ms. Scientist,

Why do we cringe at the sound of our own voice? —Amanda B.

The red and orange sunsets viewed from the Hoofer piers are gorgeous, but is there any truth behind the old sailor phrase, “Red at night, a sailor’s delight; red in the morning, sailors take warning”?

We grow up hearing our own voices in two different ways, air-conducted and boneconducted. Air-conducted hearing is when sound travels from your mouth, through the air and through your eardrum to the cochlea, the sensory apparatus that conducts sound waves into nerve impulses. This is how we hear any external stimulus, including the sound of our own voices. The recording sounds different from how you perceive your own voice because it does not include bone-conducted hearing. Bone-conducted hearing is when the vibrations from your vocal cords travel through your skull directly to the cochlea. Bone-conducted hearing is at a slightly lower pitch than air-conducted, so the recordings of our voices are at higher pitches than we are expecting, therefore we tend to dislike them.

When the sun is low in the sky, the light shines through the highest concentration of particles in the atmosphere, allowing the light to refract into many colors. When the atmosphere consists of many water and dust particles, red colors with long wavelengths of light shine through while blue colors with shorter wavelengths are broken and scattered. An atmosphere with a lot of moisture and dust is also indicative of a high pressure system and good, stable weather conditions. Since weather systems move from west to east, a red sunset in the west means that good weather is coming. Likewise, a red sunrise in the east means that the high pressure system has passed and it will likely storm. Ask Ms. Scientist is written by Corinne Thornton. If you have a burning science question you want her to answer, tweet @DC_Science or email it to science@dailycardinal.com.

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Latest in animated series fails to excite jake smasal smasaltov!

ess than two weeks ago, FXX ran every episode of The Simpsons—as well as The Simpsons Movie— one after another in a marathon that took approximately 12 days to complete. On the first Tuesday of said marathon, Netflix released one of its newest original series, BoJack Horseman, and renewed it for a second season on that Friday. That week, I took (read: wasted) a large chunk of the end of my summer break watching both programs, and I was struck by the changes that have taken place in the adult animation genre. No adult cartoon can match The Simpsons in terms of both influence and longevity. Now entering what seems like its millionth season, I have long since come to the conclusion that The Simpsons will probably outlive me. The Simpson family has achieved a level of stardom which has only been topped by Hollywood’s biggest stars—it would not surprise me if more people knew who Homer Simpson was than the president. That being said, it became painfully apparent during the second half of FXX’s stunt that the show is not as it once was, and hasn’t been for a long time. While watching an

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episode from the late 90s where Homer is put in command of a military submarine during war games, one of my friends told me that he was surprised by how funny the episode was, and how funny The Simpsons had actually been when we were young. Now it has declined. There’s really no way it could not; everyone runs out of ideas eventually. Now, The Simpsons has partnered with Family Guy, its modern equivalent, in the most hei-

nous of promotions, the crossover episode. In terms of blatant viewer-grabbing, the crossover episode is second only to publicizing the death of a major character, killing that character and then resurrecting said character less than a year later (two-fortwo, Family Guy). This crossover will attempt to rekindle interest in the longest running TV show of all time by subjecting it to the Griffin family and what is sure to be hilarious hijinks

RECORD ROUTINE Rock ‘n’ roll legend Robert Plant shows off worldly music prowess, unique style on tenth solo album ALBUM REVIEW

lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar Robert Plant By Mary Sullivan The Daily Cardinal

It almost feels silly to try and critique the work of Robert Plant as a rock ‘n’ roll fan today (cue Wayne’s World—“We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!”). In an age where Led Zeppelin still hovers over any new music in the rock genre (the live recording of their one and only reunion show in 2012 won the Grammy for Best Rock Album), Plant still manages to create his own unique work and make a name for himself in contemporary music that’s not one of a washed out rock star clutching onto his thirty-yearold Billboard hits, but one of a truly talented musician continuously remaining relevant. Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar is Plant’s tenth solo album, which gives it an overall retrospective feel backed by almost a half of a century making music.

Plant looks back to the music that preluded him with his own version of country-western folk classic “Little Maggie” infused with modern beats and synthesizers that create a gorgeous combination of traditionalism and modernism. His upbeat, Americana twist on Leadbelly’s classic, “Poor Howard” is actually my favorite song on the album because it’s just a smiling Robert Plant boogying with a bunch of string instruments and a snare drum. “Rainbow,” the June 2014 single off the album, is an African-infused ballad that beautifully showcases Plant’s vocal range complemented by a heavy rhythm section and sneaky guitar riffs. “Pocketful of Golden” has a MiddleEastern feel to it—one of the songs that nods towards the raw and diverse talent of Plant’s backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters. The stand out rock song of the album, “Turn it Up” has shredding guitars and unique, sharp, rhythmic drums cut by harsh but cool lyrics. It’s a swift flip of the bird to anyone claiming Plant is getting old or that “rock ‘n’ roll is dead.” On the other hand, “A Stolen Kiss” and “Embrace Another Fall” are sadder, slower, beautiful tales of loneliness and

heartbreak in a long life full of experiences and relationships; they expose a vulnerable side of the godly rock star.

Plant still manages to make a name for himself in contemporary music that’s not one of a washed out rock star.

The African, Indian and Celtic roots which Plant has always used for inspiration are strongly emphasized throughout Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar. Furthermore, these influences mold Plant’s music into what has made him so relevant and continuously interesting throughout the years. He stated his reverence for worldly musical styles earlier this week in an interview with the New York Times saying “I’ve been very lucky to be attached and in love with so many different genres.” He added, “It only seems fair game to me to pilfer and be seduced by these different forms and bring them together.” Really though, anything is fair game when you’re Robert Plant.

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and more than a little bigotry (three for three, Family Guy). To see The Simpsons reduced to such a state is depressing; two immensely popular shows in decline banding together for what seems to be one last hurrah before both fade off into the purgatory that is early-afternoon TBS and WGN. BoJack Horseman, on the other hand, is fresh and new. It boasts a wholly original setting and a cast full of nerd darlings like Will Arnett and Alison

Brie. The “Inconceivable” guy from The Princess Bride even plays himself in two episodes. Will Arnett voices BoJack Horseman, a humanoid horse who was the star of a family sitcom in the ’90s called Horsin’ Around. Now, washed up, he gets high and watches his old show while permanent houseguest Todd (Aaron Paul) sleeps on the couch and generally annoys BoJack. The season centers around BoJack’s desire to release his autobiography and the ghostwriter (Brie) who helps him do it. This, of course, leads to shenanigans and middling character development. Where The Simpsons relies on characters and plot, BoJack Horseman uses its unique setup (a world where all animals are essentially human) to pack its punch. The Simpsons has Mr. Burns and Ralph Wiggum; Bojack has a penguin that runs Penguin Publishing and a raven named Cameron Crowe. And that, I think, is the main change in adult animation. Oftentimes premise is more important than character, situation more than development. Hopefully, near what may be the end of the Simpson family’s legendary run, development can take on more importance before adult animation becomes a sputtering of incoherent situations and characters (four-for-four, Family Guy). Think Family Guy is getting a bad rap? Let Jake know at smasal@wisc.edu.

CHERUB ready to electrify Majestic stage By Robert Vanderwist The Daily Cardinal

Whether you refer to it as electropop, synth-rock, or electro-funk, it is almost impossible to classify the groovy sounds of Nashville musical duo CHERUB into one pre-packaged genre. It is even more impossible to listen to their music without tapping a foot, bobbing your head and indulging in the uniquely crisp and groovy vibes that Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber have spent the last four years perfecting.

This just may be our last chance to see CHERUB at a venue as small and intimate as the Majestic.

CHERUB’s sound is a lighthearted yet finely tuned blend of electronic music and synth-rock with an angle. The duo injects their energetic tunes with a layer of honesty and restraint, setting them apart from many other electronic pop artists by adding a bittersweet twist to their party anthems. CHERUB brought their party to Madison in fall 2013 and again in the spring of this year, when they were featured as The Majestic’s first “Mystery Show,” which sold out almost immediately after they

were announced as the headliner. Apparently, Kelley and Huber didn’t want anyone to be excluded from the party this time around due to a sold-out show: the duo will play two shows, back-to-back, this Friday and Saturday at The Majestic Theatre. The last few years have been busy ones for Kelley and Huber. Their 2012 album MoM and DaD helped them gain some traction, featuring “XOXO” and the initial release of their monumental sing-along anthem “Doses & Mimosas.” This year, CHERUB re-released “Doses & Mimosas” on their Antipasto EP and again on their full-length album Year of the Caprese, landing the single at number 43 on Billboard’s Rock Airplay Chart and thrusting CHERUB into the national spotlight. The duo was featured on the title track of Big Gigantic’s 2014 album The Night Is Young, and performed over the summer on an impressive circuit of big name festivals including Bonnaroo, Summer Set and more. There are limited tickets left for both shows, so get yours as soon as possible. This just may be our last chance to see CHERUB at a venue as small and intimate as the Majestic, because they’re on a fast track to stardom and I don’t see them slowing down anytime soon.

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Escalation of police state marches on unnoticed TONY CASTAGNOLI opinion columnist

air Rodriguez made it very clear to the police. “I’m recording, because this is too much.” These words spoken shortly after turning on her cellphone camera after multiple cops in Moore, OK., (just south of Oklahoma City in Cleveland County) had pepper sprayed and tackled her husband, Luis Rodriguez, to the ground in a movie theater parking lot back in February this year. Nair Rodriguez had a dispute with her 19-year-old daughter shortly before and had slapped her. A bystander called the police, and it wasn’t much later that an officer mistook Luis as a suspect and demanded to see his ID. Luis refused (which he was in every right to do) and, well, it only went downhill from there. “You killed my husband!” were also the words spoken by Nair Rodriguez in her video, and she was right. Her husband was dead. The video can easily be found online. A lot of people I personally know, as well as those in

mainstream media, have been talking about the recent events happening down in Ferguson, Mo., after police officer Darren Wilson killed unarmed 18-yearold Michael Brown.

What a broken justice system we have today, when lawyers deliberately lie like that and get away with it.

That is as they should be, of course, though it amazes me when other police-related news stories such as the one involving Luis Rodriguez are swept under the rug and the public just never gets informed about it. While the Ferguson investigation is ongoing, tragically there was no effort made by prosecutors to bring charges against the police involved in the death of Luis Rodriguez. Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn said that Rodriguez didn’t die because of any police brutality; rather, he died because of his physical health. What a broken justice system we still have today, when lawyers deliberately lie like

that and get away with it. Luis Rodriguez was 44, so maybe Mr. Mashburn’s explanation that Luis Rodriguez died because of poor health would make sense in 1183, but I can hardly imagine any medical professional would ever confirm something that outrageous in 2014, especially given the context of the man’s death. In fact, the medical examiner stated that there was evidence of physical struggle in Mr. Rodriguez’ postmortem examination.

When doing his or her job ethically, a police officer’s value is no less than that of any other noble profession.

Then again, if you watch the video, you don’t need to have a medical background to understand how this was the case. When police officers kill innocent, unarmed civilianswhether they tackle them to death, shoot them six different times (two of them in the face), or whatever other ugly and true stories are out there— we have to admit to ourselves that

America has become a police state, particularly when people of color are exceedingly victims of this police brutality. So how does this problem get solved? It’s totally possible to implement legislation that requires all police officers to wear cameras on duty and forbids police forces to act in a military-style force on the civilians they are supposed to protect. But that requires that anyone who actually wants these atrocities to stop vote for candidates for office who hold the belief that police officers are meant to serve and protect, not show off their latest toys that come from an overthe-top Pentagon spending trend. Speaking of questionable police ownership of military gear, did you know Ohio State University police has legitimate military hardware? It’s true. It’s called the “MineResistant Ambush-Protected” (or MRAP) and look, all I’m saying is that if the UW Police Department ever owned one of those, I’d hope to not be the only one to sound the alarm on that. It’s important to me to not come across as anti-police officers, because I’m not. However, I am anti-police officers abusing their privilege of authority, because that often results in premature funeral arrangements (to put it lightly). When doing his or

her job ethically, a police officer’s value is no less than that of any other noble profession.

Then again, if you watch the video, you don’t need to have a medical background to understand how this was the case.

The idea that a camera can document the accomplishments and shortcomings of local law enforcement so that steps can be made to regain trust from the communities they are supposed to serve, in my opinion, is one we all can find practical and decent. Who knows, maybe if police officers had been required to wear cameras with their uniforms in 2014, perhaps the deaths of Luis Rodriguez and Michael Brown could have been avoided and lawyers wouldn’t have to lie so often. Tony is a junior majoring in Landscape Architecture. What’s your take on the increased use of police force? Do you know anyone in law enforcement who may have another perspective? Tell us what your view is. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com

Community healing proves pivitol to advancing post-genocide Rwanda JEAN DE DIEU BASABOSE Letter to the Editor

fter the genocide and war that destroyed the social fabric among Rwandans, different approaches have been used to restore hope, heal the wounds of the past and build social cohesion. “Community based sociotherapy” is one of the approaches introduced by the Byumba Anglican Diocese operating in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Community based sociotherapy is understood as a way to help people come together to overcome or cure their problems. The approach helps people in a group format, where group members are given an opportunity to help their companions to overcome problems, as well as solve their own. Community based sociotherapy was first introduced in Rwanda in 2005. The program has been remarkably successful in assisting Rwandans in dealing with the consequences of genocide and war. The group is used as a therapeutic medium to establish trust, confidence and open environments for discussion and peer-support structures. The approach has helped bring many people to recognize their mistakes and ask for forgiveness during the time of the Gacaca courts – transitional justice courts established in 2001 and designed to promote healing after the genocide – in Rwanda and to build up reconciliation and unity in the community. Applying the approach, the Byumba Anglican Diocese has tirelessly contributed to assisting wounded people in dealing with the psychosocial problems

unresolved by the Gacaca courts. Sociotherapy is defined by its practitioners, contributing to the 2008 book “Here We Are,” as having six conditions: Safety: It is necessary to know that the people you look after are safe. Trust: It is necessary for the people in need to trust the individual who can help, because when there is no trust, those in need cannot move forward. Care: People who need help need to understand that there are individuals within the group who are able to take care of them. Respect: People need to know that even after they have shared their problems with the sociogroup, they will still have the respect of its members. New rules: These are the rules set up and agreed upon by group members, thus providing a new start for living in harmony. Memory of emotions: The participants have the right to remember what happened to them and to be able to live with these memories, developing what is good and breaking through the bad.

Participants have been able to alleviate their trauma by finiding a space for sharing their hurting memories and wounded emotions. Many testimonies on the healing effects of sociotherapy have emerged over the years in Rwanda. Participants have been able to alleviate their trauma by finding a space for sharing their hurting memories and wounded emotions. Raped women have been given the opportunity to

talk about what has happened to them in safety with individuals who care. Through this approach, affected Rwandans have been able to move forward and give pardon to their abusers. They have learned to trust others and, as a result, realize that their lives can continue with meaning. The success and effectiveness of this method can be partially attributed to the fact that group relationships and community life are so integral to the Rwandan people.

The group is used as a therapeutic medium to establish trust, confidence and open environments for discussion and peer-support structures

Program leaders are making efforts to expand this approach to the entire territory of Rwanda. Currently they are working in the four provinces of the country in a consortium with two other organizations. Hopefully, such practices will also spread to additional locations outside of Rwanda where suffering has occurred. Restoring communities and relationships, healing traumas and promoting positive peace within and among communities and nations should be a high priority for all governments around the world. Jean de Dieu Basabose, cofounded and co-directs Shalom Educating for Peace and has more than 10 years of experience in peacebuilding work. What do you think of Rwanda’s new community building? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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Two games into his career as Wisconsin’s starting quarterback, Tanner McEvoy has managed to do his best Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impersonation. On one hand, there was his nightmare against LSU in the season opener. On the other, he was brilliant against Western Illinois. It begs the question—which version of McEvoy is here to stay? Now, yes, the bad game was against a powerhouse and the good game was against an FCS school. But bear with me. It’s time for some all-too-early analysis. Let’s start with LSU and quantify just how bad that game was. The redshirt junior was 8-24 for just 50 yards and two interceptions. Reviewing each of these attempts in-depth makes McEvoy’s numbers appear even worse. One of his completions was pure luck when lineman Kyle Costigan caught a deflection. Despite the Badgers gaining 173 yards on the ground in the first half, McEvoy was unable to

establish play action, going just 2-6 for 22 yards on such throws. The real problem, however, was the deep ball. McEvoy’s longest completion through the air came on a 13-yard gain to Alex Erickson at the beginning of the second quarter. When he tried to air it out, McEvoy routinely overthrew his receivers. Of his eight passes that could be classified as deep balls (those that traveled at least 15 yards downfield through the air), McEvoy completed none and overthrew his man six times. Both of his interceptions were overthrows as well. It’s fair to ask why Wisconsin would continue to throw bombs down the field if McEvoy was struggling to make those passes, but he was awful on them regardless. McEvoy’s limited pocket presence also affected his numbers. On certain plays, the converted safety released the ball nearly 10 yards behind the scrimmage. With mild pressure in his face, McEvoy would either tuck it and run or throw wildly off his back foot. Though some of the scrambles worked, he

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our conference is bad, and you should feel bad. It’s time to read the writing on the wall, people. The Big Ten conference is the laughingstock of college football. It is bad. It is really bad. Last week the Big Ten had five teams lose against teams from other conferences. That compared to zero in the ACC and SEC and one each in the Big 12 and Pac-12. Guess what conference also had five non-conference losses Saturday. The Mountain West. At halftime of the early games Saturday, Wisconsin was up by six to an FCS school, Illinois was down three to Western Kentucky, Nebraska had a touchdown lead on McNeese State and Penn State was up one score on Akron. Meanwhile, Purdue was getting tromp-stomped at home by Central Michigan. The carnage wasn’t over. That afternoon Northern Illinois walked into Evanston to put a hurtin’ on Northwestern. Oregon took a dump on Michigan State’s 17-point lead. Virginia Tech bullied J.T. Barrett and took his lunch money on the way to a 35-21 win in Columbus, and oh right, Michigan didn’t score a point against Notre Dame. In fact, I think Everett Golson just threw another TD. As fun as it is to burn the town down on Over Reaction Wednesday, these results are part of a larger trend. In 2013, the Big Ten went 2-5 in bowl games. Add that to 16-28 since 2005. Remember Jan. 1, 2011? The Big Ten went 0-5. Since 2001, the Big Ten has

won the Rose Bowl twice; Ohio State in 2010 and Michigan State last year. Now in 2014, all of this matters a lot more than it used to. The way the College Football Playoff is designed, there are four spots for five conferences. The Big Ten did itself no favors last week. Hypothetically, let’s say Wisconsin held on to win against LSU. How is that team going to get any recognition from the selection committee if its marquee conference win is against Nebraska at home, the same team that needed a late touchdown to not become 2007 Michigan against Appalachian State all over again? The Big Ten is not headed in the direction of the ACC, SEC or Pac-12. It’s headed in the direction of the Mountain West, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA. Maybe it’s time the Big Ten looked itself in the mirror and added some strong MAC teams instead of bottom feeders from other power conferences. To be fair, Rutgers and Maryland have held their own through two weeks, but the Terrapins will get a test Saturday from a West Virginia team that gave Alabama a stiff challenge. The addition of Bowling Green and Northern Illinois would make sense geographically. NIU already beat a Big Ten team this year. The state of football in the Big Ten is bleak and it isn’t going to get much better. This week’s games include West Virginia at Maryland, Minnesota at TCU, Illinois at Washington, and Purdue travels to Notre Dame which is sure to be a blood bath. Things look bleak now, but hey, at least the Battle 4 Atlantis is in November. Will the Big Ten ever regain its premier status? Email gsatterfield@wisc.edu to discuss.

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Tanner McEvoy was a totally different quarterback against WIU. often took off prematurely or tried to run when the first down marker was just too far away to realistically pick up the yardage with his legs. “I don’t think I did very well,” McEvoy said after LSU. “I made a few mental mistakes and that happens, but that can be the difference in winning and losing a game.” On to Western Illinois. It was more of the same early for McEvoy. In the first quarter, he was just 1-3 for eight yards and an interception while leading the offense to just two first downs over three drives. The new wrinkle the Badgers needed to overcome was Western Illinois’ defensive front. After McEvoy’s difficulties against LSU, the Leathernecks’ game plan was simple: stack the box and force Wisconsin to throw. Their run defense held up throughout the game, allowing just 167 rushing yards on 4.3 yards per carry. With the run game limited, McEvoy needed to take advantage

of single coverage downfield. The turning point came on an incompletion to Sam Arneson early in the second quarter. On 2nd and 14, Arneson was alone on the left side but McEvoy sailed it over his head. Arneson somewhat bailed his quarterback out on the very next play with a fantastic catch in traffic to pick up the first down, but not every throw will be perfect. McEvoy at least allowed his receiver to make a play, something that was rarely true against LSU. Two plays later, McEvoy finally made a beautiful throw on a deep ball, hitting Reggie Love in the hands for what would likely have been a 67-yard touchdown had Love not dropped it. He would not throw another incompletion until the fourth quarter. Though he still had moments of oversight on this drive, such as not getting the ball to a wide-open Corey Clement before the defense closed, it was here that McEvoy first

appeared calm and collected. McEvoy maintained this momentum until he was relieved by Bart Houston in garbage time. You don’t rattle off 17 straight completions without demonstrating poise and accuracy, the two facets that plagued him the most against LSU. McEvoy also thrived against WIU when running read option. Though the Badgers are far from being an option team, their quarterback’s athleticism allows them to mix this in. Faking a handoff and taking it himself, McEvoy had four carries for 40 yards and a touchdown out of this set. A week removed from a dreadful debut, McEvoy finished 23-28 for 283 yards, three touchdowns and that one early interception. After the win, head coach Gary Andersen praised his quarterback’s command of the offense. “There was nothing said. There was no magic fairy dust sprinkled,” Andersen said. “He just started to execute.” McEvoy exuded postgame confidence as well. “We needed a game like this,” he said. “Their defense was making us pass the ball and making us throw it. That’s what we have to do when teams do that to us and we have to show that we can do it.” Though the victory was against an FCS team, Wisconsin demonstrated that it is capable of moving the ball through the air. Going forward, that should reopen running lanes for Melvin Gordon and Clement. McEvoy doesn’t need to be a star–he only needs to be serviceable. He proved he can do that last Saturday.

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