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Madhatter’s Bar awaits possible change

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Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, discusses renovations to Madhatter’s Bar, including increasing occupant capacity and installing a kitchen that ALRC will look into further at its next meeting.

The city’s Alcohol License Review Committee considered a request from Madhatter’s Bar to increase the bar capacity from 200 to 320 occupants and decided to prolong a house party ordinance, during a meeting Wednesday.

In previous years, Madhatter’s Bar was located on the University Square Mall and shut down due redevelopment of the mall. The bar’s previous location held a maximum capacity of 200 occupants which has carried over to the new location despite its significantly larger size, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.

“It absolutely is the case that Madhatter’s has a new location and under the building fire codes, capacity could be substantially more,” Verveer said. “Because of the [alcohol license density ordinance] in effect at the time, this capacity was limited to what he had at a smaller space on

New provost dons Badger red for latest ‘tour of Big Ten’ stop

By Emily Gerber THE DAILY CARDINAL

Among the 6,279 freshmen the University of WisconsinMadison ushered in this fall, the campus also welcomed a newcomer of a different variety in academic leader Sarah Mangelsdorf.

The newly appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs arrived in Madison months before the start of the 2014-’15 school year, after serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University since 2008.

Mangelsdorf follows in the footsteps of Paul DeLuca, who announced he would be vacating the leadership role in June 2013 after serving five years as provost.

Aside from the campus’s apparent beauty, Mangelsdorf said it was UW-Madison’s history and foundation of seeking knowledge that drew her into the position.

“The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an amazing university with quite an American history in higher ed,” Mangesldorf said, citing her reverence with the university’s flagship ideal of sifting and winnowing. “It has an incredible history of excellence across many disciplines, it has a tremendous history of standing up for academic freedom.”

As both provost and vice chancellor, Mangelsdorf will oversee university curriculum, diversity initiatives, enrollment and campus life for students and faculties.

Mangelsdorf said it is her prior experience with multiple higher education institutions— joking she is “doing a tour of the Big Ten,” as she also worked at the University of Illinois and University of Michigan, and received her PhD from the University of Minnesota—that will act as her biggest asset in tackling the new position.

While she acknowledged Madison is a different campus with different issues, she said the interactions and exposure she has had working with other larger institutions will carry over to the impending opportunities she will face at UW. The new leader also added she intends to continue with DeLuca’s efforts to increase UW-Madison’s diversity, an element of a campus environment she said she feels is vital.

“I think in order for our educational institutions to really be what they should be we need to have a diverse student body,” Mangelsdorf said. “I believe it’s key to the educational mission.”

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University Square Mall.”

The alcohol license density ordinance that created this limitation on Madhatter’s capacity expired July 1. Madhatter’s Bar owner Ted Gervasi received email approval from the city’s building inspector to allow a maximum of 294 occupants on the second floor and 140 on the first floor.

Despite this fact, the alcohol committee hesitated to approve the new capacity due to previous issues with allowing more patrons access than the current limit of 200.

“We have diligently tried to address these issues and we’ve inspected our capacity over the past month,” Madhatter’s manager Joe Gambucci said. “We encourage [police] to come in at any time.

We really want to be able to work together and achieve that.”

Gervasi also brought up the possibility of serving food at the bar since he has the rights through

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Meet John Thomas

By Hallie Mellendorf THE DAILY CARDINAL

A somber look hangs from John Thomas’s face as he leans against a street lamp, selling copies of Street Pulse to pedestrians. I approach him, nervous he will turn down my requests for an interview as multiple people already had, but the notion delights him. A wide smile quickly chases the shad-

ows away from his face as he divulges, with astounding honesty, the details of his past and present circumstances.

Thomas first became homeless in 2005 after a mental health program he was enrolled in at the time failed to place him in adequate housing. Thomas, diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as a teen, struggled with drug addiction

When traversing Madison’s busy streets, the contrast between the many homeless people and street performers seated, often quite literally, in the shadows of our state Capitol, can be striking.

The faces of poverty are juxtaposed with the most powerful names in Wisconsin. Although they serve to color the backdrop in the scenery of our campus, rarely are their personal histories made known; histories that may not be terribly different from our own. With this, I introduce the Capitol Profiles: a weekly series that aims to introduce you to the faces with which you are already so familiar in hopes their stories will broaden community understanding and inclusion.

for several years after becoming homeless, a habit that led to his incarceration.

“It took me five years in prison to recognize that ain’t the life,” Thomas said. “So when I got out in 2012, I made the best of myself.”

He got a job with Street Pulse, Madison’s homeless

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Sustainability Committee plans semester projects The Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee had its first meeting of the fall semester Wednesday to discuss possible campaigns for the year.

Student Caryn Clark introduced the group to the Food Recovery Network, a national organization that reduces food waste on college campuses by transporting surplus food from dining halls and restaurants to a food pantry.

Clark said she has begun to reach out to university dining halls to share her idea and mentioned before the project can get underway she needs to find transportation to bring the food from the dining halls to the pantries.

Committee Vice Chair Aida Ebrahimi also discussed the Edible Landscape project, which established a series of community gardens on campus to promote awareness about local food.

The project encompasses six plots placed in various areas around campus in an initiative to

introduce to students how to take advantage of fresh food.

Other campaigns included the Traceless Takeout Project, focused on removing cardboard boxes from dining halls, as well as the Receipt Reduction Campaign, an effort to reduce paper usage by eliminating the automatic printing of receipts.

Sustainability Committee Chair Kyla Kaplan also discussed continuing work on the Green Fund, established last year.

Compiled of student segregated fees, the Green Fund allows registered student organizations to apply for grants for environmental projects.

Kaplan emphasized the importance of student involvement with the Green Fund, as well as with the campaigns overall.

“We really want to hear what you want to see happen,” Kaplan said.

The committee will meet again next Wednesday to continue its discussion.

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ASM Sustainability Committee Chair Kyla Kaplan encourages new committee members to become involved in the group’s campaigns, including the newly created Green Fund.

Ban on same-sex marriage stayed by 7th Circuit until U.S. Supreme Court decides The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals officially ruled Wednesday Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage will stay in place until the U.S. Supreme Court makes a decision, according to the Associated Press.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional and struck it down June 6.

Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen argued the ban should remain in place because Crabb stayed her ruling June 13 for active or pending appeals, according to AP.

Van Hollen requested Tuesday the 7th circuit declare the ruling officially stayed to avoid confusion, according to AP. The court declared Crabb’s ruling is stayed until the Supreme Court refuses the case or issues a ruling.

A civil rights group also filed a lawsuit Wednesday to recognize gay marriages administered between June 6 and June 13, when Crabb struck down the ban, according to AP. Hundreds of couples married before Crabb put her ruling on hold.

“Our clients have married in Wisconsin and that isn’t some-

thing the State can take away from them or refuse to recognize,” American Civil Liberties Union Legal Director Larry Dupuis told the Greenbay Press Gazette.

The ACLU filed the federal lawsuit so these couples will know for certain if their unions are valid, according to AP. “The State of Wisconsin has placed hundreds of same-sex couples, including our clients, in an untenable position of not knowing if their marriages will be respected and recognized or simply ignored,” Dupuis said.

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dependent on that stuff then it starts being like your God,” Thomas said. “But it’s very hard once you get hooked, especially with supporting the habit when you’re on the streets.”

When Thomas makes enough money to buy a hotel room, he does. Other nights, he settles for the benches of State

Street or Capitol Square.

“There’s no way I can get another job, I’ve got too many felonies on my record. Some people say to me, ‘Go get a job,’ but I do have a job. This is the only job I could get,” Thomas said. “I wish people would understand that I’m out here to help myself.”

If he could have any job, surprisingly, he would return to the Department of Corrections. Not as a prisoner but as an officer.

“I know this sounds crazy but I really want to go to school for criminal justice,” Thomas said. “When I go back to the DOC I don’t want to be wearing green … I want to show them I can become something.”

out more capacity,” Gervasi said.

The committee agreed to review Gervasi’s proposal which contains a comprehensive floor plan including a kitchen at the next meeting in October.

ALRC members also agreed to remove a sunset date for the nuisance house party ordinance which permits police to shut

down a house party if it violates a number of laws including serving alcohol to minors, disturbing the peace and overcrowding.

Tenants who host nuisance parties are required to meet with the Madison Police Department and property owners to discuss punishments and future prevention.

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New provost and vice chancellor Sarah Mangelsdorf says she looks forward to exploring UW-Madison’s opportunities.

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student population.

However, Mangelsdorf said she does not want students to hesitate to approach her and strike up a conversation; you may even get the chance to show her how to jump around at the next Badger game.

University Health Services to offer flu shots for students, faculty and staff With flu season approaching, the University of WisconsinMadison issued a recommendation for all students to receive the influenza vaccination Wednesday, according to a university press release.

Multiple University Health Services clinics will be available beginning Sept. 26 for students, while those for faculty and staff started Wednesday.

Student health fees cover immunizations for students while employees will receive their vaccination through their health insurance program.

“It’s better to get vaccinated

early in the fall before the flu season really gets underway,” UHS Executive Director Sarah Van Orman said in the release.

The body takes about two weeks after the shot is administered to develop the antibodies necessary to protect itself, according to Van Orman.

Other ways to prevent the flu, the common cold and other ailments include regular hand washing and not sharing food and drinks with others, according to the release. Symptoms of influenza typically include fever, sore throat, cough, fatigue, runny nose and headaches.

cooperative newspaper.

Street Pulse vendors purchase their copies for 25 cents and resell them for a dollar apiece, keeping 100 percent of the profits they generate. Thomas speculated he earns anywhere from $40 to $80 per day.

He said he tries to be out selling papers by 6 every morning and sometimes does not turn in until as late as 2 a.m., with breaks staggered throughout the day. This has been a victorious summer for Thomas, who said he has not used heroin or crack cocaine in the past two months, despite the daily temptation he faces.

“I knew that if you become

ALRC from page 1 his lease to the old Silver Mine Sub shop located off of North Broom Street. Gervasi does not want to purchase the sub shop without approval for an increased capacity because it would cost $600,000 in construction expenses.

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“I want to show them I can become something.”

John Thomas vendor Street Pulse

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We exist: Being queer in a media saturated world CONOR MURPHY Murphy’s laws

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ew things are harder in adolescence than peers perceiving you as “different.” Whether it was the choice in clothing, music taste or after school activities, if you didn’t fit into the normal parameters, which popular kids and jocks dictated, labels started flying from those groups to describe yourself.

What makes it hard to combat these preordained negative labels in our preteen years is the idea that we may not even know how to label ourselves. Questioning and shaping who we are is part of growing up, but when outside forces try and direct who you are for you, it’s hard to accept the discoveries which come to light in these maturing years.

On a cold January evening in 2008, I stood across from my mother in her room and told her what I’d been racking my brain over since I was 11. Coming out to her sparked my outward development, allowing me to accept who I was and to start becoming the person I am today.

I was lucky to have the support of my parents and a close

friend group when I came out, but many LGBTQ teens aren’t as lucky. Parents with a strong faith may ostracize their child for their sexuality. To try and come to terms with their sexuality, LGBTQ teens might turn to media to try and find similar experiences, showing them they’re normal.

Premium cable channels took the lead in the early 2000s to showcase a different kind of LGBTQ programming.

Until recently, LGBTQ characters were shown in a rather stereotypical light, as described in Vito Russo’s “The Celluloid Closet,” released in 1981. Russo shed light on the marginalization of LGBTQ performers in Hollywood, and how stereotypical characters effect public perception of LGBTQ individuals across the country.

As the Gay Liberation movement (after the 1969 Stonewall Riots) shifted into the Gay Rights Movement, the 1980s were a largely destructive period for various LGBTQ communities across the country. Clubs and bars in major cities experienced rampant drug

use, and the advent of HIV/AIDS created public discord between the health officials of larger cities and disenfranchised LGBTQ communities. News outlets focused more on the dark side of queer communities, which sidelined activists from talking about how Americans could help communities that needed assistance.

This time of crisis would help to bring national attention to the persecution LGBTQ groups faced, and the 1990s, television and films helped to illustrate more developed LGBTQ characters. From Ellen DeGeneres’ declaration on prime-time television that she was gay, to films like “Boys Don’t Cry” and “The Birdcage,” the 1990s saw an increasing number of films and TV shows with representative portrayals of LGBTQ individuals. The changing tide in media helped to give middle America a more realistic view of LGBTQ communities, with the inclusion of LGBTQ characters in various prime-time shows helping turn of the page in the LGBTQ rights movement.

Premium cable channels took the lead in the early 2000s to showcase a different kind of LGBTQ programming; one that featured several queer leads with daily life struggles that everyone faces.

“Queer as Folk” and “The L Word” helped to show a more diverse

selection of stories, less focused on the fact that the characters were gay and more on the idea that these are normal people who happen to have varied sexual identities.

Since the United States Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, legalizing homosexual acts across the country, and Massachusetts becoming the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004, LGBTQ activists have begun to gain major traction across the country. More than 50 percent of the country now supports same-sex marriage, and shows like “Modern Family” and “The New Normal” have helped gay characters assimilate into prime-time audiences.

Few things are harder in adolesecence than peers perceiving you as “different.”

There is still more work to do before we as the patchwork quilt of communities can call America a gay-friendly country. Many queer and transgender people still face personal discrimination, and more than half of the states

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Interpol paint middling picture on El Pintor CD REVIEW

El Pintor Interpol

By Rose Lundy THE DAILY CARDINAL

After four years, New York rockers Interpol have released their fourth studio album, El Pintor. This is also their first album with three members instead of four, after bassist Carlos Dengler left the band in 2010 to pursue other projects and the result is a mostly successful evolution that is solidly grounded

in recognizable Interpol sounds.

El Pintor, both “the painter” in Spanish and also an anagram of their band name, has a good mix of anthems and intimate tracks. Songs like “All the Rage Back Home” and “Ancient Ways” are clearly destined to be performed live with their pounding drums and catchy guitar riffs showcasing Interpol’s deep British rock influences.

However, “My Blue Supreme” brings out the album’s delicate, haunting side with lyrics like “Fake it until there’s nothing to fake.” Lead singer Paul Banks’ distinctive whine soars over twisting guitar riffs on “My Desire,” patiently building the tension as he croons, “It’s time we change the heart/ Play me out.” “Same Town, New Story” demonstrates that Interpol still know how to

bring the same brooding angst that defined earlier albums.

After four years, New York rockers Interpol have released their fourth studio album, El Pintor.

They use familiar sounds to maintain that ever-present element of sleekness, also represented in their tendency to wear full suits and ties. Still, Banks insists that it “Feels like the whole world is up on my shoulders” even as Interpol has managed to survive 17 years in an ever-changing music industry.

Despite their longevity, the

lyrics are still as mystifying as ever—on “Ancient Ways” Banks declares that “The city needs us and all our names/ Enterprise in her eyes (At the station),” whatever that means—but some of the charm of Interpol is their ability to cause a reaction to obscure words. Notorious for refusing to explain the meaning behind their songs, Interpol lets the music do the talking for them.

Perhaps Interpol did not reinvent themselves with El Pintor and the tracks fall short of covering new ground, but by sticking to what has worked in the past, they have created an album that is undeniably Interpol. The result is simultaneously gratifying but somewhat repetitive.

Rating: B+

My Brightest Diamond shines lackluster on latest album CD REVIEW

This Is My Hand My Brightest Diamond

By Mary Sullivan THE DAILY CARDINAL

My Brightest Diamond is the multi-instrumental alt-rock project helmed by singer-songwriter Shara Worden. Since 2006, she has released three multimedia projects that encompass her exploration of traditional string chamber and opera styles

combined with modern electronic rock, backed by hypnotic Florence and the Machine-esque vocals to create an eerie power in each track.

The song [“Pressure] is catchier than most of My Brightest Diamond’s ponderous work and has the potential to cross Worden over to pop.

My Brightest Diamond’s fourth studio album, This Is My Hand dives deeper in the discovery of what really is music. Worden admitted earlier this month in Rookie magazine, “I went on this

search [for] What’s music has meant to humanity for all of time? I was thinking about songs throughout history, and how the record industry has changed so much. We don’t value recordings in the same way that we used to, so what am I doing making this thing? Like, what’s the meaning of music and how can I be really inspired and hopeful and rediscover what music means to me?” Via the clashing genres within and struggling lyrics throughout, it seems Worden gets closer and closer to this discovery with each finished track on This Is My Hand.

“Pressure” starts the album off with an absolute bang. Twenty seconds of a neurotic drumline opens up to a mystical flute intro before Worden enters with silky

vocals and a chant-like bridge, where the song enters a roaring 20s jazz-like state of crooning until Worden declares “Disperse the white light!” and the beat drops. The song is catchier than most of My Brightest Diamond’s ponderous work and has the potential to cross Worden over to pop.

Though the rest of the album is not quite as impressive as the opening track, it’s a great listen to ponder where the world’s been and where we’re taking it from here. You can sense Worden’s exploration of herself and her environment and her amazing musicality makes you want to explore right along with her.

Rating: B-

in the country don’t have protections for LGBTQ individuals in the workplace. Adoption rights are still in question from state-tostate, and homelessness affects a startling portion of young LGBTQ individuals.

While contentious social issues continue to reshape the American psyche, the media’s portrayal of LGBTQ issues and individuals has turned the tide towards acceptance. As Russo eloquently wrote in “The Celluloid Closet,” “The big lie about lesbians and gay men is that we do not exist.”

From drag queens at Stonewall, to Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on national television, it’s clear that no matter how hard LGBTQ people are pushed down, we will stand back up to let you know that we’re here.

Authors note: I’ve intended this column to give insight on LGBTQ media from the perspective of a white, cisgender gay male.

I would never claim to know the struggles that others unlike me have faced in LGBTQ communities, but instead will try and share their stories in a representative way in relation to media.

If you have questions, or would like to change my mind on something I’ve discussed, please feel free to email me at cmurphy5@wisc.edu.

PLAYLIST Sample tunes from artists who’re coming to town this weekend!

EMA “Cthulu” Surrender to the electronic dread

Spoon “Inside Out” “Time’s gone inside out”

The Head And The Heart “Rivers and Roads” Ruminant travel song.

The War on Drugs “An Ocean In Between The Waves” Propulsive Americana.

Kongos “Come With Me Now” “I open my mouth and it’s something I’ve read.”

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Local savage sneezes into his hands

By Brett Klinkner The Daily Cardinal

Showing no shred of consideration for anyone that he may directly or indirectly come into contact with in the near future, local savage Riley Turner sneezed into his hands on Wednesday afternoon.

Turner, 34, an apparent troglodyte, displayed no sign of remorse after violently spraying an infinite amount of bacteria out of his oral and nasal passages into the body part used to physically interact with other humans, as well as with objects that other humans will inevitably come into contact with.

Disgusted onlookers of this obscenity implore that Turner wasn’t even caught off guard, and that the incident was undoubtedly, shamelessly premeditated.

There remained much fear and animosity in the air when The Daily Cardinal reporters caught up with eyewitnesses for questioning, some folks going so far as to assume that the culprit must have been raised by primates.

“Call me a germophobe, but I don’t want this brute anywhere near me or my children.” One visibly rattled mother said.

“It’s just a travesty that these scumbags exist, and they aren’t even forced to alert the peaceful

citizens of their community, or stay monitored by authorities, or wear some type of shame signage around their necks.”

“Just the thought that I could come into contact with this lout’s snot, or saliva, or any of the other million nasal irritants that he shot out of his face,” another horrified bystander said, pausing to shudder. “It’s just… I don’t think I’ll be getting much sleep anytime soon.”

“Call me a germophobe, but I don’t want this brute anywhere near me or my children.”

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In a lawsuit that is sure to draw national headlines before it’s over, the Platteville, Wisconsin Bitcoin Assembly is trying to sue the Professional Women’s Bowling Association out of their coveted acronym, PWBA. The litigation seems odd, as the sequence of letters PWBA has been linked with the ladies bowling group since 1960, even before what we now know as the Internet was referred to as some weird entity called ARPANET. But executive members of the Platteville, Wisconsin Bitcoin Assembly think they might have found a loophole that will grant them their one true acronym.

“You see, ehhhm, if we look at this situation through the categorical imperative, ehhhm, or, ehhhm, with modal logic, ehhhm, nothing says that, ehhhm, the PWBA necessarily must mean, ehhhm, Professional Women’s Bowling Association, ehhhm, and not necessarily Platteville, Wisconsin Bitcoin Assembly,” co-founder of the Platteville, Wisconsin Bitcoin Assembly, Johann Weber, said.

On the other side of the table, members of the PWBA for bowlers don’t entirely understand why the Platteville, Wisconsin Bitcoin

Bucky Badger able to display more than 30 emotions, scientists say

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Visibly rattled Mother germophobe American Society

Consultation from an esteemed psychoanalyst yielded speculation that Turner is a high-level sociopath, operating on a day-to-day basis devoid of empathy, or anything resembling a conscience.

At press time, the neighborhood’s resident neanderthal was probably just rubbing his mucus straight onto door knobs and acquaintances’ hands to save time and energy.

Platteville, Wisconsin Bitcoin Assembly sues Professional Women’s Bowling Association for acronym rights

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In his natural habitat, Bucky can display an incredibly wide range of human sentiments, including jubilation.

Assembly can’t just be content with sharing the acronym rights.

“Nothing says that, ehhhm, the PWBA necessarily must mean, ehhhm, Professional Women’s Bowling Association.”

Johann Weber co-founder Platteville, Wis. Bitcoin Assembly

“Why can’t more than one organization share the same acronym?” asked perturbed bowling champ Melinda Vitale.

“We don’t care if this stupid club wants to use PWBA. Just stop sending us cease and desists every other week.”

Weber had some interesting remarks, which towed the line between threatening and creepy.

“We shall, ehhhm, emerge victorious from this conflict,” Weber said. “If anyone can harness the power of, ehhhm, invisible markets and, ehhhm, the cameras in say, ehhhm, the ladies locker room, ehhhm, it’s us—the true PWBA.” The attorneys for each side could not be reached for comment, but were seen poolside at the Platteville Country Inn, drinking Dom Perignon and rolling in piles of intangible money.

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It seems Bucky Badger is a lot more human than we thought, at least according to a study released by the Francovis Institute of Science.

According to the study, the mascot has the ability to convey 33 different human emotions, including happiness, anger, sadness and fear.

“We carefully observed Bucky in his natural habitat, the sidelines, for more than 10 years,” Dr. Harold Francovis, a leader in the field of Mascot Biology, said.

“We were amazed at the wide array of human emotions Bucky expressed.”

These findings may not be surprising to Madisonians, Francovis says.

“Every Badger fan knows Bucky is very animated on the sidelines, beating his head into the goal post to demonstrate frustration after a turnover, or covering his eyes with his hands to express fear and anxiety before a field goal attempt.”

But, while Bucky can display many human sentiments,

he can’t display emotions the same way humans do.

“He can’t move his face,” Francovis said. “Bucky must use his entire body to express himself, which is why he must pantomime disgust after a Badger fumble, or use props, like an inflatable guitar, to demonstrate his joy after a successful badger drive.”

However, although Bucky may appear jubilant after a Badger touchdown, or distraught after an interception, scientists are unsure if Bucky actually feels any emotion at all.

“There is still much debate over whether mascots really feel human-like emotions,” Francovis said. “His reactions could be a learned response to certain in-game situations, derived from years of stimuli from the student section.”

There’s another piece of the puzzle Francovis hasn’t solved.

“We’re not actually sure what emotion Bucky is displaying during the pushup sessions,” Francovis said. “But, due to the fact that he’s the only Mascot of his species, we assume it’s sexual frustration.”

Almastat: Why are Students Excited To Be Back On Campus?

Compiled By Brett Klinkner the daily cardinal

—All of the beautiful construction cranes.

—Six Moocho accounts and an infinite amount of coupon books.

—Having a decent shot at playing quarterback for the football team.

—New Fake I.D., ah, shoot, Chasers bouncers just took it.

—Fuck buddies carry over semesters, right?

—New hobby collecting Melvin Gordon’s shed dreds.

—All of the fun and excitement of a super-super-super-superduper senior year.

—A promising intramural croquet season.

—Better Tinder scene than Pulaski.

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New voter ID law is misguided

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oting, an essential and fundamental part of our country’s past and present, became more difficult Friday after a panel of three federal appeals court judges brought a controversial state law out of legal limbo.

The 2011 voter ID law requires all Wisconsin voters to show government issued photo identification before casting their ballots, a seemingly innocuous measure to help curb statewide voter fraud. It deems nine different IDs acceptable, including a state driver’s license, U.S. passport and a signed, state university or college-issued photo ID.

The law assumes all these people will have the time to visit the local Department of Motor Vehicles branch and pick up a free ID.

After passage, the law was quickly relegated to federal court debates over its consti-

tutionality. Republicans stood behind their anti-voter fraud platform and Democrats called it a thinly-veiled attempt to disenfranchise the lower income and minority voters who do not always have access to state identification and also vote Democratic during elections.

While we do not see the issue in such stark terms, we do feel the law’s proponents have little factual backing for their crusade against voter fraud and that the voter ID requirement will keep people away from booths this November. During discussion over the realities of this law, we also find it relevant to comment on the stagnant statewide voter turnout that has surpassed 70 percent only twice since 1984, according to Government Accountability Board statistics.

In litigation over the law, the best evidence the state could provide about voter fraud’s existence was approximately two counts of possible voter fraud per major election in Milwaukee County. Numerically, that is one possible case per 330,000 voters.

A Rutgers University professor who specializes in studying voter fraud testified against the state in the same trial, saying she had found only one confirmed instance of voter fraud in state elections from 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2012. That one case was not in-person impersonation, which the law aims to stop, but a faked absentee ballot.

Oregon and Washington mail ballots to every registered voter ahead of elections and include paid return postage.

Weighing that information against the knowledge that lowincome and minority citizens who do not currently have IDs will now have to go to get them leaves us concerned for the direction of voting in the state. The law assumes all these people will have the time to visit the local Department of Motor Vehicles branch and pick up a free ID.

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That assumption ignores those without access to transportation or people who work full time.

Students also had the potential to be disenfranchised by this law. But thankfully, now UW-Madison students who are from out of state or lack proper identification will have access to a free Wiscard-like ID through the university. We would like to commend the UW-Madison administrators who agreed to provide this access and the students who fought for it.

Instead of spending tax dollars fighting a cause without a sound factual basis and adding extra hoops for people to jump through; the time, effort and money would be better spent on avenues that increase voter awareness and participation.

Look to the West Coast for examples of states doing just that.

Oregon and Washington mail ballots to every registered voter ahead of elections and include paid return postage.

Methods like this do more in moving our country forward and getting more voices heard. The voter ID law has too much potential to unnecessarily silence possible voters.

As Election Day approaches and organizations look to continue fighting the voter ID law, it is important to keep in perspective the cost of who is being excluded.

What is your take on the return of the voter ID law? Is it justified or misguided? We would like to hear from you.

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Be a Badger, sell your tickets for face value CULLEN VOSS Opinion Editor

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s many Badgers are aware, yesterday was the day which student basketball tickets went on sale. After last year’s roller coaster ride of a season, which ended just two points short of a trip to the national championship, its no wonder the tickets were a hot item, completely selling out in just five minutes. Needless to say, there is a lot of anticipation flooding campus about the upcoming season. Undoubtedly there will be those left heartbroken when they discover they just weren’t lucky enough to snag their guaranteed place in the Kohl Center this winter. Who can blame them for feeling so distraught when the Badgers go up against the likes of Duke, Michigan State, Iowa, Indiana, and Nebraska at home this season.

For those of you who did not get tickets, don’t be so quick to despair for there is still hope you can make it to these potentially historic games. There will be a number of student ticket holders who, for one reason or another, will not be able to make it to these games and will look to sell their ticket but herein lies the problem—­­Badgers ripping off other Badgers.

I understand season tickets are pretty expensive up front and you want to make back as much of that money as you can if you’re unable to attend a game.

These tickets are not designed

to be the engine of profit for your selfish desires. One reason athletic season tickets are offered at a much lower price than general admission is to allow students, who are usually strapped for cash, the ability to still go to the games. When you sell your tickets for exorbitant profit you put your selfish greed above your fellow Badgers.

If the moral implications don’t deter you, perhaps the legal implications will. When you purchase your tickets you agree to the terms and

over Badgers selling their student tickets already. These sales postings are all in the 300 to 500 dollar range. There is no other explanation for their motives than downright selfish greed. You don’t advertise selling tickets that aren’t even in your possession yet except to make a quick profit. This behavior is disengenous to the fans who did try getting tickets for the right reason. This is conduct unbecoming of a Badger.

There are some who are selling these tickets purely for profit and when confronted with the truth that what they are doing is wrong not to mention illegal, the individuals selling the tickets are quick to adopt a childish “too bad, so sad” rhetoric. I think this speaks volumes about the individual scalping their tickets. We’re all Badgers and we all just want to watch our team tear it up this season. Just finding a ticket can be hard enough and when you throw an unneccessary financial GRAPHIC BY CAMERON GRAFF roadblock in the way, it conditions regarding ticket scalp- makes it all the more difficult. ing. This agreement states “Resale Look, UW men’s season basketand purchase of tickets for greater ball tickets are a big deal on campus. than the price printed on the face This is arguably the most anticipated of the tickets is illegal in the City Badger men’s basketball season of of Madison and on the University all time. Have some integrity and do campus and violators may be fined the right thing. Go to the games and up to $500.” The agreement goes if you can’t do that, make a Badger’s on to say that those who violate the day and sell your ticket for face value. terms and conditions are subject to Cullen is a senior majoring in having all of their remaining stu- History and Political Science. What dent season tickets revoked as well do you think about selling student as the privilege to purchase student tickets? Do you buy or sell tickets tickets in the future. often? We want to hear form you.

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Badgers head to Seattle for two Top 10 matchups

By Colleen Degnan the daily cardinal

The No. 4 Badgers (8-0) will play their final nonconference matches this weekend in the Pac12/Big Ten Showcase hosted in Seattle. Wisconsin plays No. 10 USC (6-2) Thursday night and No. 5 Washington (9-0) Friday night.

After sweeping its opponents this past weekend, Wisconsin is ready to compete with two Top 10 teams in the span of 24 hours.

At a press conference Monday, head coach Kelly Sheffield expressed his excitement over the Badgers’ record, and the preparation for his team’s competitive opponents this weekend.

“This past weekend was a pretty good weekend, we had our moments where we played pretty well defensively,” Sheffield said.

The Badgers’ defense will have to be at its best for the Trojan and Husky offenses this weekend.

“They [USC] have got a couple nice freshmen that are coming in there and doing a good job, they run a 6-2, both of these teams do, 6-2 offense,” Sheffield said, “so there are a lot of attack-

ers coming at us.”

Sheffield prepares his servereceive offense for USC’s junior outside hitter Samantha Bricio.

“I think arguably she’s one of the top two or three (servers in the country), that’s for sure,” Sheffield said. “It looks like a float serve but she puts so much pace on it, it’s about 60 miles an hour so it’s on you very, very quickly.”

Playing with some of the best teams in the country, the Badgers are excited to compete.

“I think when you’re talking about two historic programs like Washington and Southern Cal, teams that have won national championships, two of the best coaches in the game; our players, everybody in our program knows what those two teams have done,” Sheffield said.

Though USC has won three NCAA national championships and Washington one, these teams play with different approaches.

“The other challenging thing about these two teams is you’re probably playing Southern Cal who probably runs maybe the slowest tempo offense in the pack

and then the very next night, you’re playing a Washington team that might be the quickest,” Sheffield said.

Switching from slow to fast offenses should not be too difficult for the Badgers’ tough defense.

Sheffield believes his passers have improved and are prepared to face such tough competitors, as long as the team has the right morale.

Going into this tournament having only lost three sets, the Badgers plan to maintain focus on their side of the net.

“We talk about being prepared, knowing the scouting report, executing that and having the right mind set. And we think if we’re going to play well on our side, the wins and losses will take care of itself,” Sheffield said.

With the start of Big Ten play only days away, Sheffield could not turn down the opportunity to play in this tournament.

“I think it’s great experience and a great opportunity for us,” he said. “Whether it’s the first week or the fourth week, yeah. I think it absolutely prepares you for the Big Ten.”

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The Badgers might be without Cara Walls (left) this Saturday.

Tough Big Ten game looms

By Lorin Cox the daily cardinal

After an up-and-down weekend that saw the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak come to an end, No. 13 Wisconsin (7-1-0) has had time to reflect as it prepares for another Big Ten opponent this weekend.

Nebraska is coming to Madison Saturday night. The 2013 conference champions have not started the season as strongly as they would have liked, sitting at 4-3-1 and unranked after starting the season ranked 13th. The Badgers are focused on beating a Huskers team that won on a last-second goal in the teams’ previous matchup.

“They know it’s a different team and a different season, and no game or no record up to now will make any difference,” said head coach Paula Wilkins at a press conference Monday. “But, if I said that kind of revenge wasn’t in the back of their minds right now because it was such a dramatic game last year, I would be lying. I think they are excited.”

Wilkins’ team may once again be without its leading goal scorer, senior forward Cara Walls, whose status is up in the air due to injury. Wilkins said Walls is “day-today,” but the team is unsure if she

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Senior Lauren Carlini is second in the Big Ten in assists per set.

will be able to go Saturday.

With Walls on the mend, the team has to look elsewhere for offense. In her absence, two midfielders—freshman Becca Harrison and junior Kinley McNicoll—stepped up to take on the scoring. Harrison scored the first two goals of her career this weekend, including a gamewinning overtime strike against Michigan State.

It is a team effort though, and coach Wilkins admitted that the team struggled to overcome the loss of its star scorer.

“I think when you have your leading scorer, who is third in the country out in both games, it’s a little bit challenging and we are really thin right now on the forward position,” she said. “I think that also lended us to having to defend a little bit more because we couldn’t keep it up top and I think we have to find different ways to approach it against Nebraska.”

A different approach may be all the team needs as it tries to get back on track Saturday. Wisconsin is tied for the best overall record in the Big Ten, but the Badgers need every conference win they can get to give them the best shot at taking Nebraska’s title.

Over the past few years, an unfortunate narrative for Badger football has emerged.

Usually the team operates as a motley crew of bruisers, but if that group plays in a big game to the last minute, something will go terribly wrong.

But is this reputation deserved, considering how many things can go wrong in a close football game that isn’t a team’s fault? Let’s take a look at what’s happened in all of the Badgers’ big losses since the beginning of 2013.

Stanford

Who gets the blame? No one, Stanford was just better.

This was just a game where a really good defense clamped down on UW’s offense. The Cardinal entered the game ranked third nationally in rush defense (87.7 yards per game), but the Badgers still racked up 200 yards on the ground. Only 83 passing yards hurt, but expectations were low as Curt Phillips was more of a running quarterback.

Blowing the doors off Nebraska in the Big Ten title game changed Wisconsin’s narrative for the season. In the end, the Badgers were still the mystifying team with a powerful offense that would randomly sputter. Expecting a BCSunranked team to effectively go on the road and beat No. 6 in the Rose Bowl was a tall order and it still performed admirably.

Arizona State

Who gets the blame? Refs.

We all know exactly what happened here. The Badgers had themselves positioned for a game-winning short field

goal, the Sun Devils and Pac-12 referees didn’t understand the rules of a kneel down and idiotic chaos ensued. This is as clearcut a case of referees costing a team a game as you will ever see.

Ohio State

Who gets the blame? Running game and secondary miscues.

Every preview of every Wisconsin game for every sports outlet covering Badger opponents has a variant of the same statement: “Stop the run and you stop the Badgers.” Of course this is incredibly hard to do, as even in the LSU game, the Tigers still allowed 268 rushing yards.

Somehow, Urban Meyer stopped the run, with the Badgers accruing only 104 rushing yards on a pedestrian 3.9 yards per carry.

Even though Jared Abbrederis and Chris Borland had heroic games in Columbus, losing the foundation of the Badger offense and Braxton Miller taking advantage of some bad miscues in the secondary led to a loss that felt inevitable.

South Carolina

Who gets the blame? Injury.

The Badgers looked really strong in this game and were positioned for an upset win over a major SEC team. Then Joel Stave got injured. At the time, the Badgers were neck and neck with the Gamecocks, and Kenzel Doe’s later fourth quarter return touchdown should have had fans down south sweating. A shoulder injury later, Stave was out (and still is) and Phillips was in.

Don’t get me wrong, Curt Phillips was a pretty OK quarterback. His running ability brought to the table what Gary Andersen probably now hopes for Tanner McEvoy.

However, when Phillips was under center, a siren might as well have been blaring: “They’re running the ball, load the box.”

His arm couldn’t threaten and the South Carolina defense easily made the required adjustment.

LSU

Who gets the blame? Injury and passing game.

What a mess. A total, inexcusable collapse with multiple causes.

First and foremost, the interior defensive line depth was gutted by injuries to Konrad Zagzebski and Warren Herring, leaving a group of long-time backups and freshmen playing out of position to take on a powerful LSU rushing attack.

You’ve also got Melvin Gordon disappearing for reasons that are still unclear; coaches have since said injury, but Andersen seemed adamant after the game the decision wasn’t forced. Then there was McEvoy’s inability to throw deep and the inexperienced receiving corps’ lack of separation.

There are a lot of reasons for a team to lose, and sometimes that team has absolutely no control over some reasons, like injury and referee competence going full meltdown. Unfortunately, the Badgers’ nature as an offense does seem to create a problem the team can’t avoid these days.

Since Russell Wilson graduated, Wisconsin has had a very real problem in late game offense, especially when trying to lead comebacks. When the Badgers roll out a quarterback that can’t reliably lead scoring drives, good luck trying to overcome a deficit.

Maybe McEvoy turns into a quarterback. Stave on his good days can probably be that quarterback. But until someone develops, be it those two, D.J. Gillins or heck, even Austin Kafentzis, Badger fans will always have to fear possible, probable heartbreak.

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A chance to refine offensive troubles

By Jake Powers The daily cardinal

After following up a gutwrenching, opening-week loss with a lopsided win at home, Wisconsin has an opportunity to stabilize itself in its third contest of the season against visiting Bowling Green Saturday.

The Badgers (1-1) rebounded following a brutal defeat at the hands of LSU by topping Western Illinois in its home opener Sept. 6.

The 37-3 victory over the FCS team, however, prompted more questions about Wisconsin’s 2014 outlook than it did alleviate concerns that materialized against LSU. Bowling Green (2-1) comes into Madison hot off a thrilling 45-42 victory over Indiana Sept. 13. The Falcons, who are favored to win the Mid-American Conference, run a fast-paced offense led by redshirt sophomore quarterback James Knapke and redshirt junior running back Travis Greene.

Bowling Green totaled 113 plays, 73 of which were passes, against the Hoosiers in an effort that wore out Indiana’s defense.

The high-intensity offense that head coach Dino Babers has constructed plays with such fervor out of necessity, however.

The Falcons have racked up 520.7 yards per game offensively, but their defense has allowed a whopping 569.3 yards per game and an average of 36 points through its first three matchups.

No. 19 Wisconsin has a valuable chance to work out the kinks in its offense against a Bowling Green team that allowed 59

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A Melvin Gordon renaissance is key for the Badgers. Wisconsin’s most dynamic offensive threat has been held to just 178 rushing yards in two games and has seen his Heisman chances wane. points to Western Kentucky and 42 points to Indiana.

Through its first two games, Wisconsin has failed to establish the dominant running game that has defined Badger football in recent years and that many believed would be the cornerstone of this year’s offense. Redshirt junior Melvin Gordon has picked up 178 rushing yards and one touchdown in two games, numbers that have head coach Gary Andersen looking for answers.

Andersen stressed in a press conference Monday that Western Illinois limited Wisconsin’s running game by stacking the line of scrimmage with defenders, inhibiting the offensive line’s ability to make combination blocks that open rushing lanes. The Badgers made

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UW goes for rebound win against St. John’s

By Jason Braverman the daily cardinal

Coming off a tough 3-2 overtime defeat, the Badgers (1-4-0) will look to get their season back on track Friday against St. John’s (1-3-2).

Last Friday against Rutgers, Wisconsin put forth an impressive comeback effort. The Badgers tied the game with just two minutes left in regulation on a goal from freshman forward Mark Segbers, the Big Ten goals and points leader.

Despite grabbing the momentum with a large crowd on hand to witness the nationally televised conference opener, UW was unable to secure any points after surrendering the game-winning goal seven minutes into overtime.

To rebound from its third consecutive loss, Wisconsin will rely on a pair of freshmen in Segbers and forward Tom Barlow, who rank first and second, respectively, on the team in goals, shots and points.

Segbers has already tallied four goals and nine points in just one start and five games played.

Barlow has started four of the Badgers’ first five games, and has added two goals on seven shots for four points on the year.

Defensively, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Casey Beyers recorded a career-high nine saves against Rutgers, and freshman

goalkeeper Adrian Remeniuk has added a shutout and just a 2.00 goals against average in four starts for the Badgers.

In 12 starts last season for Wisconsin, Beyers posted an 8-3-1 record, with three shutouts and a goals against average of 1.37.

The Red Storm will look to continue to build off of its last game, a 2-1 win over Harvard for the first victory of the season.

After being shut out in each of its first two matches of the year, losses to West Virginia and Penn State, St. John’s has recovered to gain points in three of its last four.

In goal for the Red Storm, redshirt junior Jordan Stagmiller has had an excellent start to the season.

Starting all six games, he has 23 saves, a shutout and is allowing just 1.24 goals per game.

Leading the team in points with three, senior defender Tim Parker seems primed to have another big season for the Red Storm. As a sophomore he earned second-team All-Big East honors, and as a junior was named to the first-team All-Big East.

Both squads will look for their second victory of the year in an attempt to recover from early season struggles.

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a concerted effort during their bye week to solve this problem.

“We’ve always been a combination team, getting heavy double teams up to the second level,” said redshirt senior tackle Rob Havenstein. “We really went back and took a look at our fundamentals, the basic technique of playing offensive line and that’s getting steps in the ground, hand placement, low pad level, getting to your end point and all that good stuff and we kind of took those and put them over to the double team.”

The offensive line’s emphasis on the basics may improve Wisconsin’s ability to run the ball, but sophomore running back Corey Clement feels that it is up to himself and Gordon to rejuvenate the Badgers’ ground game.

“They can only hold us to so much and this running game has eclipsed over this past bye week,” Clement said. “I believe we put in a lot more hours film-wise and just seeing what guys we need to cover up to get the long run. Me and Melvin need to get it going.

It’s only us running this rock and we’ve got to be the tandem that we’re expected to be this season.”

While Saturday may prove to be Gordon and Clement’s breakout game, redshirt junior quarterback Tanner McEvoy will look to build on his own strong performance against Western Illinois in which he completed 23 of 28 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns.

McEvoy displayed chemistry with redshirt junior wide receiver Alex Erickson, who feels

that Wisconsin can continue its success through the air, which in turn will allow the offense to build a more balanced attack.

“It really complements the run game, those short little passes to soften up the defense, and then get back to running, and then hit play action passes, so they all work together,” Erickson said.

Defensively, the Badgers will try to continue the dominance they established in the second half against WIU, when they allowed just 34 yards and held the Leathernecks scoreless.

The defense prepared for Bowling Green’s pass-heavy offense by playing against two scout team units in practice that simulated the Falcons’ breakneck pace.

“You have a gang of scouts lined up and when one runs, the next one’s lined up,” sophomore cornerback Sojourn Shelton said. “Coach A(ndersen) is constantly moving the ball so you’re constantly moving and actually the way that we practice, we actually move faster than what you would see in the game and I think that’s a good thing and a very effective way to prepare for a fast-paced offense.”

Wisconsin’s game plan of controlling its possessions offensively should allow its defense time to rest and regroup. Bowling Green’s hopes rest on pushing the game into a shootout and scoring last.

If the Badgers can control the time of possession and force key stops, they should have ample room to get the running game back on track while building more momentum on defense.

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