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Campus game to require Nerf gun registration By Megan Stoebig the daily cardinal
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Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said he is excited the new plans will incorporate more lighting on the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street and Library Mall. The plans also include bike parking, additional seating and new pavement.
City considers three designs for State Street, Library Mall By Sarah Olson THE DAILY CARDINAL
City officials could choose from one of three plans to redesign Library Mall and State Street in the next six weeks, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said at a Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee meeting Monday. City planners previously proposed two potential designs for the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street and Library Mall. One of the proposals features an asymmetrical oval surrounding the current fountain on Library Mall, and the other plan, which is called “The Great Lawn” would create an open square green space on the mall. The University of WisconsinMadison does not have plans in its 2014 budget to reconstruct Library Mall, according to city Principal Planner Bill Fruhling.
Fruhling said the city is considering an alternative to the previously proposed plans. In the alternative plan, the city would move forward with construction on the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street without a plan for the Library Mall area, which city planners would leave for the university to decide on in the future. The alternative plan would allow the option of a “historical restoration” of the Library Mall space, which would seek to clean up and restore the mall instead of reconstruct it, according to Resnick. In each of the three plans, the 700 and 800 blocks would remain very similar, Fruhling said, but the alternative plan would include a raised platform, which could include the clock tower or a sculptural element at the start of Library Mall.
The city is also moving forward with plans for functional elements of the space including lighting, bike parking and seating, according to Fruhling. He said they want to design the space to prevent crime, so they have focused on making the area open and well-lit. Resnick said he is excited to try to expand the time students use the State Street and Library Mall areas with the improved lighting. “I think the nighttime movement is what I am most excited about,” Resnick said. Fruhling said the State Street Redesign Committee will hold another public information meeting regarding the State Street redesign plans sometime in the next few months, but city planners have not set a date for the meeting yet.
The Madison chapter of Humans vs. Zombies, the nation-wide game where “humans” defend themselves against “zombies” with socks and nerf blasters, will require participants to register weapons this year as an added safety precaution, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott. Participants were required to submit a photo of their weapon before the game started Monday, which game moderators either approved or declined, according to Lovicott. The decision comes after participants during the game last semester were seen with nerf guns that appeared too similar to real weapons. “Last year, we had a few people calling us thinking someone on campus had a weapon, and there was some specific sensitivity because it was the same time as the Boston Bombing,” Lovicott said. Human vs. Zombie moderator Maurice Booth said the decision to require registration was a way to keep things fun and easy this year. “We want to be pro-active about it,” Booth said. “We know that there are some concerns going on, but we’ve had a lot of really positive experiences and we want to be able to keep that going on despite some of these crazy things that are going on in the world.” In the wake of four armed robberies over the past two weeks targeting UW-Madison students, Lovicott said Human vs. Zombies will continue this
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Man allegedly gropes woman on Langdon Street Police are still searching for the suspect in an alleged sexual assault that happened on the 100 block of Langdon Street around 12:20 a.m. on Sept. 6 or Sept. 7, according to a city incident report. The alleged suspect is a white male in his mid to late 20s with short blonde hair, according to the report. He is between 6 feet and 6-feet-2 inches tall
and was wearing a blue sweatshirt and shorts when the incident occurred. The 22-year-old female victim said she was walking alone when a man approached her from behind, grabbed her neck and punched her in the stomach. The alleged suspect then groped her over her clothing, according to the report. The report said the victim was
screaming and may have injured the suspect during the attack. The alleged suspect ran off toward Wisconsin Avenue, according to the police report. The report said the victim was reluctant to report the incident initially, but decided to do so at the urging of a friend.
Fire drills to take place throughout campus buildings this week Fire evacuation drills will take place Monday through Thursday in campus buildings across the University of WisconsinMadison, according to a news release. The fire drills are conducted annually in all UW-Madison buildings as part of the university’s emergency preparedness plans. The first fire drill occurred Monday
in Van Vleck around 2:30 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to listen for and partake in the drills, according to the release. When the alarm sounds, all building occupants are asked to evacuate and assemble in a spot listed near each building exit. Environmental Health & Safety,
UW-Madison Police and the Madison Fire Department personnel will act as overseers on each floor of a building. Some of the drills will run throughout class periods this week. They will last as long as it takes for complete building evacuation by occupants and for inspectors to check each floor of the building.
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Students will participate in Humans vs. Zombies on campus through Friday.
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Kane kaiman dream interpreter Kane Kaiman is a graduate of Cedarburg High School. There, he scored a 5 on his AP Psychology test, giving him the authority to interpret the dreams of all humans and some of the earth’s more intelligent mammals. His input was critical to the success of the blockbuster film “Inception,” which is loosely based on Kane’s life. This week’s dream: “In my dream, I was back in high school. I had just gotten out of class and went to a buddy’s house for some Fridaynight drinks. Everybody was starting to get pretty drunk and was having a good time until I realized we had a hockey game that night. We rushed to the stadium and suited up, but upon getting on the bench I realized I had forgotten my skates. I was dying to get out on the ice, but I had no idea where they were. I ran back to the locker room and found nothing. My coach was furious and realized I was hammered. He called over the school officer—who had previously unjustly cited me for egging—and he handed me an underage-drinking ticket. I blew high numbers but didn’t think I was that drunk. I couldn’t imagine how mad my mom would be. Then I woke up, extremely relieved.” —Dalton Brown, sophomore
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did a three-year stint as combined team psychiatrist and equipment manager for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, and it was one of the most draining experiences of my career. One moment I’d be hard at work hand-washing 55 triple XL jock straps and the next I’d be holding a sobbing 300-pound lineman in my arms. Ultimately, unlimited access to the team jacuzzi wasn’t worth the emotional roller coaster ride, and my time with the Roughriders came to an abrupt conclusion when I made my way back across the U.S.-Canadian border in the middle of the night, tail between my legs. I mailed my resignation to coach Murphy the next day from a Post Office in Williston, N.D. But that was a long time ago, and I specifically chose your dream from a pool of over 300 emails because you seriously need my help. Contact-sport athletes are always having dreams like this: the quarterback forgets his helmet; the boxer misplaces his gloves. It all stems from one thing: the concussion. I’d be willing to bet that you got thrashed out there on the ice regularly. The big kids, years ahead of you in the puberty department, tossed your puny
body headfirst into the boards on a daily basis. Your swollen subconscious pleaded within your sleep back then. “Forget your skates one of these days, Dalton. Our brain needs at least a 24-hour break from violently slamming into our skull!” But it was no use. You were too punchy to remember your dreams in the morning. Your battered gray matter has had some healing time since you hung up your skates for good after high school, but there’s no doubt in my mind that new head trauma has triggered a resurfacing of this particular dream. Check your head for any bruises or bumps. Now, let’s examine the details.
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Socializing with your friends almost caused you to miss your game completely, and that represents the guilty feelings you associate with having fun. When you’re drinking with your friends, the worst-case scenario is always at the back of your mind (in this case the drinking ticket). My overall recommendation is that you relax and let loose guilt-free every once in a while, but not for at least four to six weeks. The combination of alcohol and the head trauma I mentioned before could result in your falling asleep and never waking up. Other than that, I’d say you should invest in some form of helmet. You might get made fun of by the other children at school, but at least it will help you preserve your ability to dream, which, by my estimation, you’re two concussions away from losing. P.S. The fact that you thought about your mother in this type of dream has some deeply disturbing Freudian implications that are not appropriate for discussion in a newspaper.
Have a dream you want Kane to interpret for you or someone you know? Email him at kaiman@wisc.edu for his absolutely 100 percent factually accurate advice.
An existential crisis in the frozen-foods aisle marina oliver oliver & co.
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y biggest existential crises always strike in the aisles of the grocery store. It seems like the perfect location for a silent mental meltdown: People walking either hinderingly slow or so quickly it’s stressful, hundreds of tiny paper signs flapping in the artificial breeze of the refrigerated section begging for attention, vegetables staring at me silently asking why I haven’t eaten one since probably the last time I visited my parents. It’s both a convoluted environment and one that offers plenty of time to reflect on the nature of life whilst trying to read the smeared pen on my palm where I wrote my ultra important list of “Things I Cannot Forget!!!!” just this morning, like real adults do. One second I’m pondering the implication of each different shape of chicken nugget for my daily routine, and the next I’m covered in a light sheen of sweat that defies the temperature of the frozen-foods section. The
crisis starts out small—to dinosaur nugg or not to dinosaur nugg? Definitely dinosaur nugg, OK, phew, see, I am a functioning adult who can make rational decisions—and grows exponentially bigger as more time elapses since the moment I opened the freezer to grab said nuggets and the moment I actually reach my hand inside.
Oh my God, time is moving so fast; what am I doing with my life?
I ask myself: Will I remember this bag of chicken nuggets in 10 years, 20 years? Am I going to define my college experience by the groceries I bought? Oh no, what if my soul is actually just a frozen pizza? Oh my God, time is moving so fast; what am I doing with my life? What are any of us doing with our lives?
Why am I on this floating ball of rock in space, assigning meaning to shapeless lumps of sort-of chicken when we should be doing things like… I don’t know, reading Sartre and chain-smoking on top of the Eiffel Tower? Subtract the sweat and that’s the cute version of how crisis-ing feels, unfortunately. Sometimes it doesn’t feel cute at all to have absolutely no idea what you’re supposed to be doing at any given time. After a childhood and adolescence of thinking there will be some magical point when you’re initiated into adulthood, possibly in some Masonic-like ritual that involves candles and stuff, it’s actually terrifying to look around and realize some people consider you the adult in a situation. Over the past few years, I’ve talked to more and more people who liken themselves to satellites floating around aimlessly in space, or else confused cave dwellers who are shocked to find themselves suddenly flooded in light. The secret’s out: most of us don’t know what we’re doing at this point. Sometimes it feels so weird and misfit to be a human that you find yourself six whiskey-and-Cokes into the night, weeping against the comforting shoulder of a stranger who has assured you he’s the next big up
and coming hip-hop-slash-R&Bslash-reggae act coming straight out of Madison on a bench outside of the Stop & Shop telling him how you’ve changed your major three times in the last year and how it’s like, really bothering you to not be able to concretely picture the nothingness that existed before the universe. I’m trying to tell you that (I think) it’s OK to not know what the heck is happening. This isn’t an episode of “Girls”; there are no writers running around behind you helping to neatly package up the loose ends of your story into a sweet collection of tangible beginnings and endings. Nope, a lot of time they’re going to tangle up in each other, unravel—possibly trip you while you’re walking up Bascom. At the very least, rest assured there’s one other person on this campus who’s in the midst of a crisis at any given moment. If you see me on the street, feel free to approach me about it. You can cry on my shoulder if you need to, and I promise I won’t try to hand you my CD before you leave. And all this from a bag of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets. How do your groceries make you feel? Share your frozenfood-induced anxieties with Marina by emailing her at mkoliver@wisc.edu.
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Legislative bill would legalize out-of-state rifle, shotgun purchases State hunters and gun owners could see an expanded marketplace for purchasing rifles and shotguns if a bill currently circulating in the state Legislature gets signed into law. The bill would change current Wisconsin law, which only allows Wisconsinites to buy rifles and shotguns in the state or in a state that borders Wisconsin, to also allow citizens to buy guns in states that do not border Wisconsin. Forty-two other states have similar laws. Jeff Nass, executive director for Wisconsin Firearm Owners, Ranges, Clubs and
Educators, a National Rifle Association chartered organization, said the new bill is a “common sense” provision. “There are times [at the National Rifle and Pistol Championships in Ohio] where I would have loved to have purchased without going through all the hassle of getting [the gun] shipped here,” Nass said. Jim Palmer, the Wisconsin Professional Police Association’s executive director, said the bill does not impose increased safety concerns but, “simply expands the market from which gun consumers can buy.”
Plan Commission approves two downtown development plans The city Plan Commission approved two plans for development in downtown Madison Monday, one located at 425 W. Washington Ave. and the other at 210 S. Brooks St. The West Washington property will be converted into a multi-use residential and commercial space including 50 apartments, an optometrist’s office and a limited gym. While some community and commission members had reservations over possible consequences of rezoning the land, the development plan was approved for recommendation to city Council. The other property, located at 210 S. Brooks St., aims to
convert the former Longfellow School building into a new apartment building with 128 total apartments. Some community members expressed concern at the “extraordinary and irregular request” to redevelop the land, specifically citing problems with the exterior design and parking spots on the property. However, committee members approved the plan for recommendation with an amendment for the developer to work with the commission to fix the problems that were raised. Both developments will face final approval at Common Council Wednesday.
Former state representative almost doubles salary with new public job A former top state legislator was officially offered an 88 percent salary increase Friday to take an administrative position in the public sector. Former state Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, who left the state Legislature Sept. 3, will take his new position as the Administrator of the Divisions of Water, Compliance and Consumer Affairs with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Oct. 7. His new annual salary will be $94,000 as compared to his former $49,943 legislator’s salary. The difference in salary represents
the 88 percent raise. In his new position, Suder will have to answer consumer inquiries and complaints about water utilities as well as provide expertise and leadership to PSC staff members, according to Nathan Conrad, the communications director with PSC. “I think his background as a legislator in his careers before … definitely provide Mr. Suder excellent outlook on how to maintain and manage his team,” Conrad said. The previous person to hold the administrative position made $97,500 per year, $3,500 more than Suder’s starting salary.
Students detain suspected burglar until police arrive on Lathrop Street Three roommates tackled a suspected burglar and sat on him until police arrived after three suspects entered their Lathrop Street house and tried to steal electronics early Sunday morning, according to a city incident report. Police took the 15-year-old male suspect, who had a laptop tucked in his pants, into custody at the scene, and two other suspects escaped, according to the report. Police also found a bag of stolen electronics that did not leave the scene.
One suspect was described as a 16 to 19-yearold white male with short blonde hair, and the other suspect was reported to be a black male in his mid-teens, the report said. Seven male University of Wisconsin-Madison students age 20 to 21 live in the house, and they were at their neighbors’ house watching the Badger game when one of the roommates looked out the window and saw someone in their house, according to the report.
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Adventure Learning Programs’ representatives present to Student Services Finance Committee at a hearing Monday.
Finance committee approves funding for Sex Out Loud By Paige Villiard THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Student Services Finance Committee approved funding for Sex Out Loud and heard eligibility hearings from Adventure Learning Programs and Veterans, Educators, and Traditional Students Monday. According to its website, Sex Out Loud is a peer-to-peer sexual health resource for University of Wisconsin-Madison students that offers sex education programs, safer sex supplies, sexual health counseling and advising services as well as other informational resources.
“ALPs is the only organization on campus that offers adventure learning through experiential education.” Lee Swartz ALPs coordinator UW-Madison
Student groups receiving funding from the General Segregated Service Fund must present to SSFC every two years at eligibility hearings and demonstrate their ability to provide direct services to students. Direct services are defined as educational benefits available and customizable to the needs of any UW-Madison student. Although SSFC Rep. Devon Maier said he felt Sex Out Loud did not focus the majority of its time on direct services, most of SSFC members said they believed Sex Out Loud met all of the eligibility requirements.
Following Sex Out Loud’s approval, ALPs and V.E.T.S. applied for GSSF funding eligibility. ALPs is a student organization that says it challenges students and helps them develop a variety of skills through adventure-based programs. Several of the organization’s programs are ropes courses where students learn to work together and put trust in other students. ALPs’ coordinators Lee Swartz and Maggie Riederer said ALPs offers four programs that can be tailored to any group’s needs. They also said they prioritize UW groups over other groups that have access to their services. “We provide a unique service,” Swartz said. “ALPs is the only organization on campus that offers adventure learning through experiential education.” According to its website, V.E.T.S’ mission is “to provide information on benefits and other support activities to student veterans attending UW-Madison, while raising awareness to the general student population of the veterans’ experience.” V.E.T.S President Jacob Beebe said they recently changed the organization’s name because they felt the previous name, Vets for Vets, did not apply to the whole campus. He said the organization wanted to make sure more “traditional students” and not only veteran students felt welcome to the organization. SSFC will deliver the eligibility decisions to ALPs and V.E.T.S. Thursday, in addition to holding an eligibility hearing for the MultiCultural Student Coalition.
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A University of WisconsinMadison student government intern outlined her plans Monday to create a bill aiming to lower the Wisconsin drinking age. Freshman Madison Laning, an Associated Student of Madison intern, announced at a legislative affairs meeting she’s begun research to create a bill allowing Wisconsin residents between the ages of 19 and 21 to buy alcohol if they purchase a permit. Lowering the drinking age would mean Wisconsin would lose federal highway funding, so Laning said selling permits would help make up this loss. She said the bill could allow police officers to concentrate on more important problems than underage drinking. “They’ll be able to focus on more things like sexual assault and … dangers on campus instead of drinking problems all the time,” Laning said. At the meeting Chair Morgan Rae also gave an update on the F50 campaign, which hopes to give students more power over decisions about distributing segregated fees. Rae said she and other ASM representatives met with state Rep. Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee on Wednesday, who initiated drafting the bill.
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ASM intern Madison Laning said she hopes to see changes to state drinking-age laws.
zombies from page 1 week as usual. He said the group meets with UWPD and the Dean’s Office each year and has taken charge of making necessary changes to keep the event successful. UW-Madison student participant Logan Elandt said because the concern has been from outsiders unacquainted with the game, the group has also been working on ways to increase campus awareness through advertising in dorms and other areas.
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The best and worst of Riot Fest 2013 By Natalie Amend and Zach Stafford the daily cardinal
Riot Fest is potentially the most polarized festival out there. Walking into the grounds on Friday, the contrast between Hot Topic tweens with My Chemical Romance back-patches and graying, chill punk dads was hilariously stark. The contrast between having a great time and having a terrible time became even more obvious throughout the weekend, with great shows and people equally matched with cold, rainy weather and some of the worst human beings in the world. However, this isn’t to say attending Riot Fest was a bad choice. Overall, the festival served its purpose: sweet, sweet nostalgia, whether it’s for CBGB’s or the 2004 Warped Tour. We missed a few great sets (Dinosaur Jr., X, Blondie, Guided by Voices) due to catching an excellent Los Crudos and Infest show at Chitown Futbol. We rated shows on a scale of 0 to 5 mohawks.
Blink-182 crowd: Dear crowd
of Blink-182, you are destroyers of a childhood dream. As I eagerly waited in the pit for the melodies of age 12 to begin, your bro tanks, striped hoodies and joints were cumbersome, yet expected. However, once the show began, you spiraled out of control. You pushed forward and engulfed people standing on the side into a massive bro pit that could only be escaped by pushing back. Did you know, Blink-182 crowd, you sent six people to the hospital?
Did you know, Blink-182 crowd, we spent 10 minutes searching for our shoes that you pushed off our feet? Blink-182 crowd, did you know that you ruined everything? Despicable. How dare you? Love, Natalie. P.S. Blink-182 ruled and was completely ruined by this crowd. “Always” gave me tears. They shot confetti during the insanity that was “Dammit.” Again, HOW DARE YOU? - N.A.
Danzig: As I walked up to the stage where Danzig played I took special care to avoid the bloody tampon surrounded by a puddle of blood on the concrete, though other fans didn’t seem to mind standing in it. After waiting through about 2 minutes of introductory spooky Halloween sounds and chest-rumbling bass effects, the crowd exploded as Danzig took to the stage with a hilarious amount of energy for a man of his size. The first two songs were newer cuts from his solo records that sounded like dumb Pantera rip-offs, during which he rapidly paced around on stage, most of the time forgetting to sing directly into the mic. Later on, however, he resurrected a few Misfits songs that sounded mediocre at best. Sorry, Glenn. - Z.S. AFI: Before AFI took the stage, I got goosebumps while looking across the field and seeing their massive banner draped behind a wall of gear. When I was a sad preadolescent I spent my summer days skateboarding around listening to The Art of Drowning front to back, on repeat. After AFI took
the stage, I felt a little embarrassed and mostly disappointed. Davey Havok ran around stage the whole time, dramatically falling to his knees and whipping his Flock-of-Seagulls haircut as he sang. It was silly. They played mostly newer material, which I wasn’t too familiar with, but the older songs like “Days of the Phoenix” and “God Called In Sick Today” resurrected the dumb angst I felt at 12-years-old. - Z.S.
afternoon, although sometimes a bit too mopey. However, I (and the weirdly bro crowd) had our moment of redemption when they played “Seventy Times 7” from Your Favorite Weapon, screaming the lines that defined our childhood: “I’ve seen more spine in a jellyfish/I’ve seen more guts in 11-year-old kids.” Also, shout out to Jesse Lacey, for his Morrissey haircut and highlighter-yellow sneaker combo. - N.A.
My Side,” Quicksand completely delivered. Singer and guitarist Walter Schreifels sounded like he hadn’t aged a day since the band’s initial breakup in 1995, and as a whole they sounded tight as ever. Their set was highlighted by classics like “Dine Alone” and “Fazer,” during which they derailed into improvised jams drenched with delay. Though the crowd was pretty sparse, it was clear from the flailing arms and nodding heads that devoted fans were completely into the set, as was I. - Z.S.
Infest & Los Crudos (not affiliated with Riot Fest).
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Brand New: When I was in sixth grade Your Favorite Weapon was the definitive album: scruffy, angsty poppunk with lines like “I blame myself/‘cause I make things hard” and “even if her plane crashes tonight/she’ll find some way to disappoint me.” As I found out, that shouldn’t have been my expectations for a Brand New show. They mostly played cuts from their latest album Daisy, which leans more towards slowcore and post-rock. It was the perfect soundtrack to the rainy Sunday
Fall Out Boy: This was my second time
this year seeing one of the most game-changing bands of my life. They played a photo montage of literally only people with mohawks holding hands to whatever the ballad is on their new album. They showed they were true punks and covered Naked Raygun, then extravagantly ended the show by bringing the Stanley Cup on stage for no apparent reason. It was all so beautiful. - N.A.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: Potentially
the most macho, rock ‘n’ roll set of the festival, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts brought some serious muscle to a night dominated by the Warped Tour (Fall Out Boy), theatrics (Danzig) and serious weed (Sublime). “Cherry Bomb” sounded as sassy as it did when she played it as a teenager, and the mosh pit that broke out during “Bad Reputation” was probably one of the coolest things all weekend. - N.A.
Peter Hook & the Light: Seeing “Peter
Hook Plays Joy Division” on the lineup seemed like it could be pretty gimmicky. It kind of was, but it was one of the best sets of the weekend. Hook sang and played the iconic bass lines from songs like “Shadowplay,” “Isolation” and “Love Will Tear Us Apart” with a full band, including his son on bass. They sounded spectacular, with Peter Hook putting his own subtle spin on Ian Curtis’s vocals while staying true to the roots of the music. It felt close enough to Joy Division to stick with me the rest of the day. - N.A. B a d Religion Vocalist Greg Gaffin’s UW-Madison Shirt: Duh. - N.A.
Quicksand: From the opening bass line of “Omission” to the rolling drums closing out “Thorn In
Wow. I can’t even begin to explain how energetic and spot-on these sets were. Infest exploded into their set with “Break the Chain,” sending the crowd into utter insanity complete with stage dives and circle pits. Though their discography only amounts to about half an hour of music, it felt so much longer due to the sheer number of songs they packed into their time on stage. The highlight of their set was definitely “Sick-O,” which prompted one guy to climb a 15-foot tall stack of speaker monitors and subsequently fall frontfirst into the crowd. Amazing. Los Crudos took the stage and spared no time for silence. All of their material was perfectly executed with ripping guitars and pummeling drums dominating every inch of space in the venue that doubles as a soccer stadium. Front man Martin Sorrondeguy filled the time in between songs by raising awareness of political issues in Mexico City, and by offering praise for the hardcore scene and its importance in sheltering individuals living in troubled neighborhoods from the violence of street gangs. To close, Crudos played “Asesinos,” pulling energy from every person in the room. Again, amazing. These sets were hands down the highlight of my weekend. - Z.S.
The Replacements:“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!” howled every sweaty dad sporting a Cubs baseball hat and doublefisting cups of $7 PBR at the Riot Stage on Sunday night. And so it was, O Wise Dads. This was one of the Replacements’ first shows in 22 years, and despite the massive crowd, the freezing weather, the wettest shoes I’ve worn in my life, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, and company put on the best and most intimate show of the weekend. From youthful, fast-paced cuts like opener “Takin’ A Ride” and “Tommy Got His Tonsils Out” to commercial hits like “Bastards of Young” and “Merry Go Round,” they brought the same energy and nonchalance they had in the early eighties. Evidence: Paul Westerberg throwing the clock counting down to the end of the set to the ground, saying “Fuck you, clock!” and telling the audience to tell him when to stop playing because he’s “a music biz professional.” It didn’t feel like a formulated gimmick or a reunion tour. It felt like a band reinvigorated by the passion and endurance of the songs they, and the thousands of fans watching, love. - NA
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Playing the virtual love game pleasure in pretending to act out my fairly barren love life through some onscreen creation). Most characters Adam Paris act as ciphers, allowing you to chanSEGA WHAT?!? nel your own persona in any way possible. It sounds silly, but if I’m envisioning myself as that charac’m not sure why I always seek ter, there’s no way I wouldn’t chase out relationships in video after the reporter in “Mass Effect” games. Most modern RPGs constantly asking for “exclusive offer the expected prospects: a access.” Subtlety isn’t exactly the punk chick from a poor family, the medium’s strongpoint. gorgeous affluent woman and the The pervasiveness of romance dreamy male soldier. Whatever the options is supposed to help betchoices may be, my characters con- ter realize the social realities of an stantly pursue someone. Usually I’ll oftentimes unrealistic scenario. work through a pairing as fast as Offering lesbian and gay options possible in hopes of viewing that has been a pleasant trend that helps ever-so-sexy virtual contact that buck a tad bit of the bro-meathead sort of resembles two blocky rect- mentality that still swirls over most angles snuggling. modern releases. Since I’m straight, Over the past few days I’ve tried I never choose to chase those sceto ponder why such an arbitrary narios and I think that my rationale virtual infatuation seems so engag- behind that stems from my innate ing to me. It could be because I’ve sense to play games purely as the been single for almost a year and developers intended. a half now (although, there’s little Finding game-breaking bugs or silly animation cycles is incredibly unappealing to me. It shatters the illusion. It’s an old cliché to say video games offer some cathartic release from everyday stresses. Tired as the saying may be, it’s how I like to play my graphic by Samy Moskol games. If I’m
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willing to lose myself in some virtual excursion before me, it’s hard not to transpose my own personality onto the game’s characters. Part of that personality includes the deeply engrained idea that acquiring a relationship is one of the more momentous moments of our existence. Even in grade school, everyone had their specific crush they called boyfriend or girlfriend despite doing nothing but extolling the cuteness of a crush to friends. Later, you could chase someone for weeks, looking for even the tiniest hint that perhaps they’re into you. Trepidation prefaces pleasure as you ask someone to go steady. The entire rigmarole inspires such a wide range of emotions, it’s strange to envision a typical character simply ignoring such a central tenet of society. Games are full of bombastic scenarios defying any sense of realism. Latching onto a significant other is one of the few grounded applications of true societal norms that can translate into a virtual space. If I do spend all that time looking for a significant other, why is the sex so hilariously unsatisfying? Well, besides the fact every single scene I’ve watched looks like some uncoordinated reindeer slowly fondling one another with their hooves. Oftentimes, that stupid scene is really all I’m working towards. I spend hours going through asinine dialogue options and all I get is a lousy cut-scene. Yet I keep going back to the well, looking for anyone else who might
want a piece of my character’s ever flowing sex drive. Is this what I deem happiness—some archetypal hero finally bagging the beautiful dame that accompanies him? Or is it just because that’s the way I feel the story should go? I’ve been trained that the hero always gets the girl. Maybe next time I’ll just let him try out celibacy for a bit. Sometimes I wish the actual impact of your relationship created a larger ripple in the world around you. Other times I wish romance options actually felt tactful and meaningful beyond clicking through a series of cheesy flirtations before finally hitting the sack. It’s sort of like the bell hitting game at the fair. Keep slamming your hammer down hard enough and eventually you’ll hear a tone signaling satisfaction. You win a teddy bear… or, awkward sex. Outside of “Persona 4,” I can’t think of a game with a particularly well done romance system. That won’t stop me though apparently. I’m not sure what I hope to glean from continuing to pursue animated characters (probably nothing). I suppose I think everyone deserves to end up with someone else. It’s just disappointing that ending up together in games never really mirrors the idea’s fantastical connotations. Do you feel compelled to find romance in games like Adam? Commiserate with him at arparis@wisc.edu
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‘Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs’: So close to spectacular By Caleb Nesser the daily cardinal
I’ve been put in a very awkward place. As a fan of Frictional Games’ “Amnesia” series, I had already figured that my perceptions would skew my reception of the game. But I was wrong. I also thought that giving the latest title in the series a gushing recommendation would be as simple as copy pasting “BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT” until I ran out of word space. I was wrong about that, too. It’s a very uncomfortable position to be in, you know. Horror games are only supposed to make you uncomfortable while you’re playing them (and for several weeks afterward when you have to walk home in the dark after work). Survival-horror is my petfavorite genre of games, mostly because I feel that games can deliver a much more satisfying horror experience than films or books. When I played “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” back in 2010, it became the example by which I judged other horror games. It wasn’t perfect (and really, what is besides “Metroid Prime”?), but as an engine to create pure, blood-chilling, skin-crawling fear it was absolutely sublime. Its pacing, aesthetics and sound design meshed seamlessly within a delightfully Lovecraftian setting to create something unique and twisted. And as I lingered on the main menu of “Amnesia’s” much-
anticipated and curiously titled “A Machine for Pigs,” the fan in me was chomping at the bit to dive in and relive the terror all over again. I finished the game in about 6 hours, and found myself at the junction of Satisfaction Street and Nagging Disappointment Lane. I want to love “Machine for Pigs,” really, I do. As a narrative it works on so many levels, and as a dark, locked chamber to create that coveted atmosphere of creeping dread and nail-biting tension it is nearly as good as the first game. The Chinese Room (the indie developer that Frictional handed the reins to for the sequel) continued the grand tradition of pitch-perfect sound design that gets under your skin and claws through your psyche, planting swollen, opalescent seeds of blood and viscera in your imagination. There are countless moments in this game when you come to a door that needs to be opened, and right at that moment you want nothing more in the entire universe than to NOT OPEN THAT DOOR because of the wet, crunching noises on the other side. This is how good horror works. BUT (and I bet you saw that coming), I cannot in honesty call it a good survival-horror game. That doesn’t make it a bad game or a bad experience— just not a very scary one. The Chinese Room’s presence is definitely felt in this
game. Although the general mechanics are strictly “Amnesia’s,” they’ve been heavily stripped and streamlined. Because you no longer possess an inventory, the game’s puzzle elements have been drastically reduced in scope and intelligence. The electric lantern you get never runs out of power, and you can take an absurd amount of damage from monsters swiping at you. This change in core mechanics lessens the tension of the game, and saps it of the effective, haunting dread that an otherwise perfect atmosphere takes a very long time to construct. There’s a general feeling of stiffness about it, present in the Chinese Room’s previous work, “Dear Esther,” and the problem is one of a general lack of interactivity. In “Dark Descent,” pretty much anything that wasn’t nailed down could be picked up and tossed around, which lent the world a feeling of immediacy and palpable existence. It might have seemed inconsequential to anybody playing the game, but all the while it was immersing you in the world in a subtle and intuitive way. In “Machine for Pigs,” the only things you can interact with are things that are somehow involved in solving a puzzle. This starves the game’s world of fidelity and detail, making it into more of a two-dimensional image rather than a breathing, three-dimensional world. It’s
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the difference between a box filled with LEGO bricks, and a painting of a box filled with LEGO bricks: one of them is something you can play with. Maybe I’ve been too hard on this game, and that’s probably because I love it so much. It really is the most original horror story I’ve seen in a very long time, and a lot of love has gone into making it. It’s a game that has the telltale marks of a
new developer biting off a bit more than they could chew, and sticking the landing with admirable, if somewhat ill-timed, grace. It doesn’t have the sheer terror of the original, but it’s a beautiful exploration of the dark side of rampant industrialization through an unconventional and appropriate lens. It’s definitely worth your time.
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dailycardinal.com happen, and the administration will not be able to hide behind its policy empowering officers to act subjectively forever. One would think that after 30 months, either the protesters pride and resilience would wear out or the administration’s unease at continued bad press would result in an easing of tensions. But thanks to the small, relentless group of protesters who continue to show up in the news because of the way their government has reacted to their expression of first amendment rights, the battle rages on.
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or the past two years and eight months, there have been people protesting against Gov. Scott Walker at the Capitol building more or less every day. That is remarkable for many reasons, but last month, when what appears to be a non-belligerent attendee at a typical protest was violently thrown to the ground and arrested by no less than five Capitol Police officers, it was proof that, remarkably, tensions still run incredibly high and what the administration is doing to quell the standoff is not working. Last year, the Walker admin-
istration changed the rules regulating protests at the Capitol and said activists now had to apply for a permit to be legally allowed to protest on its grounds. They viewed the step as a positive development that could finally end the heated impasse. It hasn’t. If anything, it’s motivated the small group of dissenters who continue to sing, dance and chant the anti-Walker message that hundreds of thousands of protesters began voicing nearly three years ago. While we understand such rules regulating protests are not unusual or different from ot-
Anti-Walker protesters gather outside of the Capitol building as they have been, on a daily basis, for almost three years. her states, video from last month’s incident clearly shows excessively aggressive action on the part of Capitol police officers against Damon Terrell, the protester who was tackled and arrested. Regardless of the new permit requirement, to silence a citizen who is voicing his or her political beliefs with such pent up hostility, as is evident in the video, is and always will be wrong. If the administration wants to put an end to the bad press surrounding its reaction to the
unrelenting protests that have been a stubborn stain on its image, then something needs to be done. And a start would be punishing the officers who tackled and pinned Terrell to the ground. Next, the administration needs to realize that having rules that allow for subjectivity in emotionally charged standoffs, like the one between Capitol Police officers and protesters, will lead to police brutality. Unless something changes, incidents like this will continue to
To silence a citizen who is voicing his or her political beliefs with such pent up hostility ... is and always will be wrong.
The Walker administration needs to realize that the state’s unwarranted hostility against one, or any, of its citizens is not the answer. Do you agree with the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board? Or do you hold a different opinion? Let us know! Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Making sense of a debacle in the desert Pac-12 releases apology for Saturday’s officiating pitfalls By Adee Feiner The Daily Cardinal
Following what was perhaps the most confusing 18 seconds of its season so far, the Wisconsin football team is looking to get back in the win column as it opens Big Ten play with a game against Purdue (1-2) Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers (2-1) are coming off a rather puzzling loss against Arizona State, in which officials failed to spot the ball after quarterback Joel Stave took a knee and placed the ball on the ground. The call forfeited Wisconsin’s chance to kick and walk away from Arizona State with a victory. “There’s not a doubt in my mind that [Kyle] French makes that kick,” redshirt senior tight end Jacob Pedersen said. “You can’t change it now, but I know going forward that our team, we’re going to pull out these close games.” Head coach Gary Andersen addressed the issue at Monday’s press conference, as well as his team’s performance. “I’m proud of the way the kids played in Arizona,” Andersen said. “It was a very competitive football game. They played very tough, and that’s a huge positive coming off the road for the first time.” Andersen also thought that some action should be taken in response to the officiating, albeit not by himself or his staff. “All we’re really looking for is accountability in the situation,” Andersen said. “We were looking for an opportunity to let the kids finish the game, which has been said many times, to let them be the deciding factor. We’ll see. The Big Ten will handle it.” Andersen also went on to say that given the opportunity, he wouldn’t have changed how the play unfolded in those final minutes. Senior defensive end Ethan Hemer said while the outcome was ultimately not what they had wanted, the Badgers will capitalize on the lessons learned Saturday in the desert.
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“We were in a position to win that game. It was a very unfortunate thing, but what are you going to do? There’s nothing more that players or coaches could have done. Now.
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Head football coach Gary Andersen talked at length Monday during a press conference about the confusion in the final seconds of Wisconsin’s game against Arizona State Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. Wisconsin went on to lose the game 32-30. we’ve got to put it to bed. You can’t dwell on it, but I think that this loss will fuel us for the games to come.” During coach Andersen’s press conference, Badger media officials received a news release from Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott, reprimanding the officials in Saturday night’s game. The statement released by Scott mentioned action and additional sanctions against officials for their part in failing “to properly administer the end of game situation and act with proper urgency on the game’s final play.”
“Ideally you’d like to say, ‘let’s go get on the airplane and go kick it and see what happens.’” Gary Andersen head coach Wisconsin football
“After a thorough review, we have determined that the officials fell short of the high standard in which Pac-12 games should be managed,” Scott said in the statement. “We will continue to work with all our officials to ensure this type of situation never occurs again.” Andersen admitted that while the statement doesn’t change the outcome, it’s the sort of accountability that he was looking for. When Andersen was asked if he thought the reprimanding of officials and the awaited actions was enough for him, however, he wasn’t so receptive. “To me, personally, no,” he said. “Ideally you’d like to say, let’s go get on the airplane and go kick it and see what happens with their PAT field goal
block and our PAT team. That’s not going to happen. So that’s unrealistic.” Looking forward to Purdue, Andersen noted the team has switched to a pro-style offense under first-year head coach Darrell Hazell, a change from
the spread that they’ve ran in years past. “There’s a lot of moving pieces to the offense for a pro style offense,” Andersen said. “There’s a lot of fly sweep and the speed motions and stuff coming across, which forces
you, whether you’re in man coverage or zone coverage, to roll the coverage or slide the coverage, and that comes with a lot of practice reps.” The game against Purdue begins Saturday at 2:30 p.m., and will be broadcast on ABC.
Well that happened, now what? Breaking down the events Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. Grey Satterfield 50 shades of grey
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rowing up as a child, my dad had about 20 or so go-to cliche phrases he would throw out during any applicable scenario, and the most applicable one for Saturday was, “How could this have been avoided?” Despite a blinding rage coma following the shitshow that was the last 18 seconds of the WisconsinArizona State game, all I could hear was my dad muttering, “How could this have been avoided?” Yes, Stave took a knee then subsequently set the ball down, which could have been seen as a fumble. The ASU player fell on the ball, which could’ve been called a delay of game and yes, the ref had his hand up telling the Badgers to stop while the clock was ticking away a chance at victory. However, this comedy of errors was not the reason the Badgers left Tempe with a loss. There were 156 plays in the game, it’s important to not forget these plays and get hung up in the single play that didn’t happen. A long list of other issues resulted in the Badger loss, not only a questionable call
by the officials. The Badgers were in trouble from the opening kickoff, then gave the term “slow start” a new definition by not even gaining a first down until the final minutes of the first quarter. Wisconsin’s offense looked completely lost on all but one drive during the first half, and if it wasn’t for a bad snap courtesy of the Sun Devils’ long snapper, the Badgers would have gone into the second half on the wrong side of the score board. The best part of the Badgers’ performance was running back Melvin Gordon. He rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns, but unfortunately for Wisconsin Gordon doesn’t play defense. As a whole, it is inexcusable to allow one player to cross the goal line four times. Period. No excuses. Running back Marion Grice’s four scores all came in the red zone too. The Badgers’ defense looked slow, confused and out of breath against the speedy zoneread of the Sun Devils. The Badgers’ 3-4 front was exposed, and it became very obvious they had only been using the scheme for a few weeks. The base defense was easily picked apart by ASU quarterback Taylor Kelly, a veteran passer who racked up 352 passing yards against the Badgers. Because of their inexpe-
rience with the 3-4 set, the Badgers can only operate in very predictable, simple sets. The 3-4 defense performs best when the outside linebackers can maximize versatility and the front can cycle between three, four and five men, constantly confusing the passer and the offense as a whole. Watch NFL 3-4 defenses like that of the Houston Texans. Despite being called a 3-4 defense, the formation is never replicated. The Badgers vanilla defense led to multiple long touchdown drives by ASU. What happened at the end of the game was crazy and very unfortunate for the Badgers, but how could this have been avoided? Sure, kicking the ball with 18 seconds left might be one solution, but I don’t want to focus on that. The Badgers could have avoided this painful defeat with more offensive production in the first half and better goal-line defense. The Badgers need to improve in both of these areas if they don’t want to experience a similar fate against Purdue next week at Camp Randall. Do you think the referees are entirely to blame? What else could Wisconsin have done to leave Tempe, Ariz., with a win? Shoot us an email and let Grey know at sports@dailycardinal.com.