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Blank announces aim to raise tuition

By Sammy Gibbons THE DAILY CARDINAL

Chancellor Rebecca Blank gave a State of the University address to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate Monday, detailing how the university will increase tuition for outof-state students and continue to freeze tuition for in-state students.

Blank said in the speech, also posted on her blog, that tuition is UW-Madison’s largest revenue source. She said UW-Madison’s instate undergraduate students will likely see another tuition freeze in the first year of the biennium, but the university is working with the Board of Regents and the governor on the issue.

“The governor has indicated he is at least willing to talk about a small adjustment in tuition in the second year of the biennium,” Blank told The Daily Cardinal.

“From what I understand, we’re talking about a 1 percent cost-ofliving change in in-state tuition, which would raise about $1 million for us. It is a good thing to do and we really have to get out of the tuition freeze. It’s a serious problem for dealing with cost increases around the university.”

Blank said in her speech that she is going to ask the Board of Regents for two years of tuition increases for out-of-state and professional students in order for UW-Madison to compete against peer institutions. Tuition will also be raised for professional school

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Chancellor Rebecca Blank gave a State of the University address to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate to discuss tuition. students, which Blank said is currently below where it should be.

“One of the reasons we are particularly tight is because we are putting more state money into

[professional schools],” Blank said after her speech. “Those are all schools where people leave and make good incomes and the peer level for professional schools is

Red Gym will not be home to Amazon site, university leaders say

By Jake Skubish and Martha Morganstein THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Red Gym will no longer be considered as a potential location for an Amazon pickup point on campus, according to a UW-Madison press release.

“I would argue that this arrangement would mainly be a sweet deal for Amazon and a bad deal for the UW-Madison.”

Mary Rouse dean of students emerita UW-Madison

“We’ve heard the concerns from building occupants in the

Red Gym about potential impacts to a variety of student organization and programming uses,” said Laurent Heller, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, in the release.

“We take these concerns seriously and have agreed to work with our partners at Amazon to find a different location.”

The announcement comes after recent campus community objections to the location.

Heller addressed the Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee Tuesday about their concerns regarding the upcoming Amazon pickup point in the Red Gym. In August, the UW System

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just where we should be.”

Blank told The Daily Cardinal she does not expect the tuition increase to affect enrollment.

She said the last increase had no impact, and out-of-state and professional applicant numbers continue to rise.

UW-Madison sophomore and out-of-state student Nick Johnson said he is understanding but disappointed about his increased tuition.

“One of the reasons I wanted to come here was because it’s such a great school, so when funds get cut I understand that they have to find money elsewhere to pay for everything we’re provided,” Johnson said in an email. “However, I strongly believe that educating the population will always be one of our most important tasks as a country, so I don’t think it’s very smart to divest money from our futures to try and save face somewhere else.”

Blank said that she plans to work with Gov. Scott Walker on the vision of UW-Madison that Johnson mentioned.

“I would love to see more state money going into the overall budget,” Blank said after her speech.

“I think it is very important we have a capital plan. Those are the two most important things.

Not just maintenance money but overall money for buildings and reconstruction, which we had none of last time around.”

Blank said they will alter

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the enrollment mix as another tuition strategy. The Board of Regents has lifted the requirement for the percentage of outof-state students UW-Madison must admit, as long as they have at least 3,600 Wisconsin residents in every incoming class.

She also mentioned expanded educational programming, specifically the new four-week summer academic program.

The chancellor also cited “making sure UW is a place where outstanding people want to be” as a focus. This includes matching compensation for faculty with competitor schools and adding block grants that will allot staff raises and one-time faculty bonuses.

Blank finished by describing actions the university has taken to address campus climate concerns, including UW-Madison faculty working to improve diversity training. She said that it is important for students and staff to engage in open dialogue.

“It’s going to take work by everybody on this campus to change some of the ways in which we interact, and some of the assumptions that we all make that limit our ability to be a truly welcoming and diverse community,” Blank said in her speech. “I hope you will all join in this effort.”

Andrew Bahl contributed to this story.

College Republicans endorse Trump

By Lilly Price THE DAILY CARDINAL

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College Republicans of UW-Madison formally endorsed presidential nominee Donald Trump in a Monday press release.

Although the organization doesn’t accept all of Trump’s policies and statements, they do accept him as their nominee, College Republicans Chair Alex Walker said.

“Nothing changes for us besides the candidate,” Walker said. College Republicans will support Trump by doing “the same thing we would do in any

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

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Donald Trump stresses ‘law and order’ in Waukesha stop Lucas Sczygelski THE DAILY CARDINAL

WAUKESHA, WIS.—Donald Trump made a stop in the heart of right-wing Wisconsin Wednesday night, packing the Waukesha County Exposition Center with frenzied supporters and giving a speech that pushed his usual message of economic growth aside in favor of an appeal for “law and order.”

As the state’s most conservative county, suburban Waukesha helped put Gov. Scott Walker into the governor’s mansion and used its political muscle to support him as he undertook a series of reforms.

Yet Trump’s efforts to woo the county’s voters have fallen short of expectations compared with past Republican candidates.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz beat Trump in the county by 39 points in April’s state primary, and many in the party have yet to embrace the man they view as

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Those things include campaigning for Trump by volunteering, making phone calls, holding tabling events and spreading word of his policies and campaign.

Walker said students who want to vote Republican, but are hesitant of Trump, are encouraged to still vote for their Republican nominee.

“Four more years of the Obama Administration are wrong for this country,” Walker said.

Walker noted that the organization’s events haven’t been based on one candidate or one person and all students are welcome, whether they agree with the organization’s statements or not.

“We do not wish to isolate our members who disagree with [the endorsement], and will continue to find ways to

“mean,” as one undecided Republican said outside the auditorium.

That doesn’t mean that Trump won’t try to win over the GOP stronghold. He strode to the podium while Lee Greenwood’s post-9/11 nationalist dirge “God Bless the USA” blared, before ticking off a series of crime statistics meant to engage the hundreds of overwhelmingly white voters.

“There’s no place safer than a Trump rally,” Trump blared. “Across the entire nation … homicide rates raised by over 10 percent last year.

What’s happening to our country is a shame.”

After a rambling riff on the “crookedness” of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, corresponding with chants of “Lock her up,” Trump blasted Clinton’s suggestion in Monday’s debate “that everybody, including our police, are racist and prejudiced.”

Trump’s remarks on race seemed to impress the crowd. An elderly include all spectrums of the Republican Party and conservative platform,” according to the press release.

The endorsement also acts as a lateral move for College Republican’s top priority—getting U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., re-elected.

“He’s [Johnson] always stood with us, so we’re going to stand with him.”

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Johnson is currently trailing Democratic candidate Russ Feingold 47 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, according to a recent Marquette Law School poll.

According to the press

Waukesha retiree, Hilde’s voice became bitter as she recounted how the country she grew up in is gone.

“Life used to be more safe,” she said. “Trump’s gonna make it better again.”

Bill Sulurb, a middle-aged insurance salesman and self-professed Bill O’Reilly addict, said he favored Trump’s method of cracking down on crime.

“We have to wake up as a country,” he said. “I have clients at my office whose relatives have been shot. I know you’re gonna say that’s unconstitutional, stop and frisk, but we have to end the violence.”

Violence from abroad was also on the minds of some rally attendees.

Sajai Hussain, a 26-year-old Muslim from Chicago whose parents emigrated from Pakistan in the 1980s said that radical Islam is a bigger threat than any issues of law and order.

“I’ve seen a lot of religious release, not supporting the Republican presidential nominee would be detrimental to elections closest to Wisconsin.

“He’s [Johnson] always stood with us, so we’re going to stand with him,” Walker said. Johnson will be on campus Oct. 25.

One way College Republican members are showing their support for Johnson and Trump is by volunteering at the Republican Party campaign office in Fitchburg.

“All I’m asking from you guys is five hours [of volunteering],” said Republican Party of Wisconsin Field Director Mark Morgan in College Republican’s first meeting last week. “Our goal is to be ahead in the polls come Nov. 8.”

According to the same Marquette Law School poll, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Trump 44-42 with likely Wisconsin voters.

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UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller spoke with the Associated Students of Madison on selecting an alternate location for the Amazon pickup point.

Board of Regents approved a fiveyear contract for Amazon to set up their pickup location in the Red Gym, a historic building on campus. ASM approved legislation last week that requested Amazon move the location of the site.

“It was a lack of consideration in choosing the Red Gym,” said Omer Arain, the Shared Governance Committee’s chair.

Heller said a representative from Amazon will be coming to Madison soon to discuss new locations. Arain suggested possible alternative locations like the University Bookstore or the Student Activity Center.

The deal is planned to make a minimum of $100,000 per year for the university, Heller said.

“It is important to look [at] it in the long-term,” Heller said.

“Hopefully it will generate $300,000 to $400,000 in the long-run.”

Heller explained that state funding to public universities has decreased significantly in the past 30 years.

“We need to find creative ways to gain revenue that goes along with our mission,” Heller said.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addressed thousands at the Waukesha County Exposition Center.

Muslim guys who talk s--- about this country,” Hussain said. “Trump’s critics are naive and ignorant. He’s not just gonna kick every Muslim out and be another Adolf Hitler.”

Pointing to the red “Make America Great Again” hat on his head, Hussain said, “I wear my hat to mosque when I pray. If others want to come here, they need to be a part of this country.”

Students and community members hold rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline Community members, students and faculty gathered at Gordon Commons Wednesday to rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The rally was a chance for anyone in the Madison area to come and support the resistance against the pipeline. About two dozen protesters braved the cold and rain to rally for six hours.

The rally originally began inside Gordon Commons at an engineering recruitment event to share facts and opinions about the Dakota Access Pipeline. The rally specifically targeted Michels Corporation, which is a construction contractor for the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to the protesters, the company wouldn’t even acknowledge them.

A Native American protester and community member, Tim Fish, spoke about how the pipeline will affect everyone, including future generations.

“I think we made a direct impact on the cooperation,” Fish said.

Another Native American protester, Art Shagoni, shared the traditional side of the connection people have with water.

“The Native people were told to live on land that was by the water because water provided life,” Shagoni said.

The rally’s leader, Emily Blessing, said she encourages people of the Madison community to come together for future rallies.

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ASM criticized the university in the procedural way that the school went about negotiating the contract.

“Our biggest concern with the deal is they did it without involving students in the decision,” Arain explained. “There needs to be review of contract decisions by a student group or maybe by shared governance. There also needs to be a standard protocol for upcoming decisions.”

The university also heard from UW-Madison Dean of Students Emerita Mary Rouse, who sent a letter Sunday to Heller to offer her perspective on the Amazon deal.

Rouse, who served as dean of students from 1987 to 2000, as well as director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, said in the letter the decision to lease space to Amazon “seems short sighted and ill conceived.”

Rouse’s statement followed a Sept. 20 letter addressed to the Red Gym community by Heller, in which he acknowledged the university’s shortcomings in communicating about the deal.

Rouse made her case against the deal by citing the history and

intent of the Red Gym space.

Originally constructed in 1893 and 1894, the Red Gym was designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1993.

In 1988, Rouse co-chaired a committee to determine the future of the Red Gym space, and they concluded that the space could be given to student organizations. In the following decade, Rouse oversaw the revitalization of the Red Gym as a hub for student life.

Rouse wrote that putting the Amazon pickup point in the Red Gym would displace prime space for student activities, including study abroad programs. She also said the university should have worked more closely with other governing bodies, including ASM, in coming to the decision.

However, Rouse noted she is not without understanding for the cash-strapped university.

“I can understand that the University is desperate for money in this age of diminishing state support,” Rouse said. “However, I would argue that this arrangement would mainly be a sweet deal for Amazon and a bad deal for the UW-Madison.”

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By Sam Marz THE DAILY CARDINAL

No one wants to be subject to harsh criticism or dislike, but there is often a gray area when it comes to a film’s quality. That is where the film critic half comes into play.

Critic opinions serve as a sort of standard regarding whether or not a film is worth seeing. They are perceived as “experts” in their observations, so we are inclined to trust their judgements and opinions. Looking at the actual reviews themselves though, I think the most popular—and relied upon—number in this equation is the film’s Rotten Tomatoes score. Approval ratings like these are easily taken as a shortcut when deciding on a movie.

Admittedly, I do check the site often to get an idea for how certain films are fairing. The problem with these numbers is that they are difficult to ignore. If I see a 25 percent “rotten” rating on a film, it isn’t easy to separate that from the film. What’s more, what if I end up loving it? Does that mean I am now in the wrong for not seeing all of the film’s alleged flaws?

The role that criticism plays is an ongoing debate, especially when audiences don’t agree with the critics. Take the release of DC’s “Suicide Squad” this past summer, which currently holds a 26 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but a 67 percent approval rating from the audience. There was an uproar over how negatively film critics received this film, so much so that a petition was launched to shut down the Rotten Tomatoes website.

“Suicide Squad” isn’t the only film with this kind of disparity in approval. Modern classics like “She’s the Man” and “The Princess Diaries” hold “rotten” ratings from critics, but “fresh” ratings from the audience. This raises the question then of whether every film should be held to the same standard. “The Princess Diaries” and “She’s the Man” are not groundbreaking or Oscar-worthy films, but viewers still love them because they are funny and entertaining. The films are far from flawless, but they know what they are and don’t try to be anything more than that. I would even argue that “Suicide Squad” is fulfilling its role as a summer blockbuster complete with all the action, heroes and villains that we would expect from a comic book film. I think it is more important to appreciate a film for what it is than to condemn it for what it’s not.

Film critics may have a certain degree of expertise, but that doesn’t mean they have the final say. Films, at their core, are subjective, which is why even the best films have a few naysayers. Not to mention, it would make for horribly boring table conversation if we all agreed about every single movie.

If a film accomplishes what it sets out to do—whether to provoke, inspire or simply entertain—that says far more about its quality than anything else.

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Lead singer of Car Seat Headrest Will Toledo brought continuous skill and high-impact energy to the Majestic Tuesday night.

Car Seat Headrest, Trophy Dad, Lucy Dacus bring gripping, charged sound to Majestic

By Amileah Sutliff THE DAILY CARDINAL

Instead of standing in a pit of my youthful peers, so close to the stage that I could feel lead singer Will Toledo’s drips of perspiration, I marched up to the Majestic’s balcony and sat in what I usually refer to as the Designated Dad Area.

To be fair, after a nonstop 13-hour school/work day, I felt more like a tired dad of seven rowdy rugrats than a spritely 20-year-old. Even though Car Seat Headrest is a rock band I truly love, one of the hottest bands in the indie rock scene at the moment, I was wiped and, what the kids would call, “over it.”

That changed pretty rapidly over the course of three sets. I came into the venue an old dad, and left the nimble Teen of Style that I truly am.

Madison local favorite, Trophy Dad, kicked the night off. It’s hard to go very long without seeing Trophy

Dad on a Madison bill as of late, and for good reason. Playing some newer music alongside old classics, the college indie rockers were as casually charming and musically tight as ever. Lead singer Abby Sherman joked in between songs, “Overall, playing in front of people is pretty cool.” If their performance is any indication, “playing in front of people” will continue to be in high demand for Trophy Dad in the upcoming months.

I hadn’t listened to the next artist, Lucy Dacus, before she took the stage, but half of a song in, I knew she’d be on repeat in the moody, chilly days to come. She performed her first song “Trust” alone against a background of seafoam-lit fog, before being joined by her band for the rest of her set. While she brought the upbeat pace down a few levels with a slower choice, it was the perfect

way to intimately win over the audience before the night picked up and stayed high-energy.

Toledo took the stage alone and began with a new song “Way Down.” Although the 24-year-old lead singer is quite unassuming in nature, the immediate surge was tangible in the packed venue, even way back in the Designated Dad Area. At that point, the DDA was penetrated with the youthful energy of the first two performances, dissolving the imaginary zest divide between the balcony and the rest of the venue. It didn’t matter where you were standing or sitting: Car Seat Headrest was on stage and they were playing out to the back of the venue and beyond.

I had seen Car Seat Headrest once before at a SXSW showcase earlier this year. While they were impressive back then, I was floored by the level of performative

polish they brought when given their own full set at an actual theater. This isn’t to say they lost the distinctively DIY, indie-rock-kid aura that they’re known for, but their transitions were flawless, they flourished under skilled professional lighting and everything about their set musically screamed “well-oiled machine.”

Through the process of shedding my college-accumulated dad soul via three electric sets, it became clear to me that it was impossible to be anything less than spry in the presence of such genuine, charged music.

While all in different points in their musical careers, the bands displayed a combined amount of skill and promise that was almost unfathomable. I can’t wait to see the heights each of them reach before the day I age into a real dad.

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Milwaukee’s Sat. Nite Duets impress with novel sound

By Rolands Lauzums THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Air Guitar Sat. Nite Duets There’s always excitement when a local band you grew up loving starts to pick up steam on the national level. Sat. Nite Duets has been Milwaukee’s best kept secret since 2009. Their albums Summer of Punishment and Electric Manland were adored by the indie rock scene in the city. However, it was perplexing why they were never able to break out of the black hole that is Milwaukee. This year they were finally given a larger platform. Father/Daughter Records, home to larger acts like PWR BTTM

and Diet Cig, scooped the band up and released their album Air Guitar Sept. 16.

The band all shares songwriting and vocal duties, which gives each song a distinct personality. While seemingly ragtag at first, they’ve been able to craft a cohesive sound for themselves. With their newest release, Air Guitar, they do not sway significantly away from their triedand-true formula.

“Attached to the Lamp” starts off the album in raucous style, a riproaring song about cutting through the dullness and dreariness of life through rock music. The lyrics are far more mature and introspective than the group’s previous output, which often did delve deeper into existentialist themes, but often had a gloss coat of humor or quirkiness.

Here, they are a little more forward and leave some of the goofiness aside. However, there’s still plenty of goof to go around. “St. Yuppie” is arguably the album’s strongest with lyrics about a saint protecting the most downtrodden of society, the young professionals. Another

standout, “TAFKA Salieri,” is a beautiful track about the 18th century composer Salieri and how, even though he tried to work hard, his music was overshadowed by natural talent.

“Annie’s X” follows and is the weakest track on the album. It’s an off-kilter song that seems to parody big stadium songs but overindulges with an overwrought vocal performance and way too much reverb. The point of the track seems to be about parodying that indulgence, but that doesn’t change the fact that song is the most skippable on the album.

There are various other points in Air Guitar where production decisions mar otherwise wellwritten songs. “Manny D,” for example, could have gone without double tracking on the vocals.

And every song could have gone with less vocal reverb, which sometimes becomes distracting and takes away from the music.

That said, the vast majority of the songs on the album are brilliant and worth listening to. “Andi

Action Redemption Song” is a wonderful closer to the album. It carries an epic weight to it, kind of conjuring comparisons to Television’s Marquee Moon but with a little bit more spectacle to it. The lyrics also deserve praise.

The lines “Tell me what it means /To be a bleach-blonde brunette post-punk beauty queen /And I’ll tell you how it feels /To get your heart cut in two parts by three-inch heels” display a brilliant, more modern twist to the old heartbreak cliché.

And that’s what I suppose is so great about Sat. Nite Duets. They take concepts from rock music that have been done over and over, but do it in such a distinctive and clever manner that it’s all so unique and fresh. They have found a space for themselves in such a crowded and unoriginal genre. Whether anyone will turn around and hear them remains to be seen, but they certainly are making a strong case for recognition with Air Guitar.

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Wisconsin fan intercepts Michigan State QB Tyler O’Connor from the stands

By Jacob Borowsky THE DAILY CARDINAL

Late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Badgers triumph at Michigan State, one Badgers fan made a crucial play that would seal the Badgers commanding lead for good.

With four minutes left to play in the quarter, on a 3rd-down and 14, Michigan State QB Tyler O’Connor dropped back to pass when he saw Badgers LB Jack Cichy coming around the left end of the offensive line. With no open receivers, O’Connor was forced to throw the ball away in order to avoid the sack.

However, O’Connor did not realize that life-long Badgers fan and alumnus Bill Durham, a 45-year-old math teacher from Kenosha, was at the game with his wife and two daughters.

O’Connor delivered a spiraling pass right into Durham’s waiting hands for his second thrown

pick of the day.

After picking O’Connor off, Durham immediately sprinted out of the stadium and took off for Camp Randall. Durham booked it for I-96, where he ran for over 60 miles until he reached the Milwaukee-Muskegon ferry, which he used to cross Lake Michigan.

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The Parliament of Great Britain voted, in a sudden measure Sept. 26, to leave the European continent. This measure follows the sovereign nation’s departure from the European Union, which was decided by popular vote in a referendum on June 23 of this year.

Clinton smiles in celebration of her win against Trump for the sexiest candidate.

Hillary Clinton voted America’s sexiest candidate

By Hossein Rostam THE DAILY CARDINAL

A poll of UW students has shown that Hillary Clinton is considered the sexiest presidential candidate, followed closely by Gary Johnson, with Donald Trump and Jill Stein tied for third place. This poll comes on the heels of Monday night’s presidential debate, where Trump presented carefully thoughtout policy decisions while Clinton presented a shiny pantsuit.

“She’s lit af,” claims sophomore Abby Schmaltz. “Next Saturday.

Michigan game. Brats. KK. Red pantsuits on fleek. Go Badgers!”

These results are fortuitous for Clinton, who did not have much momentum going into Monday. The ongoing controversies surrounding the use of a private email server and suspicious cash flows at the Clinton Foundation have turned out to have worked in her favor.

“It makes her seem dangerous,” claims junior John Rhodes. “It is like my mom rolling through a stop

sign. It’s hot. Wait, I mean someone else’s mom.”

At a time when many feel that the first female presidential candidate faces a double standard with regard to appearance, attire, health, tone of voice, marital issues, aggressiveness, energy levels, earnestness, perceived truthfulness, posture, eye movements and “that pointing-with-the-thumb thing,” these poll results suggest a change in attitudes.

As America turns the page on the Obama era, many are enthusiastic to continue the social progress achieved by electing the first African-American president. Of course, not everyone shares this enthusiasm.

“Just because Hillary can play the woman card, doesn’t mean she’s sexier,” claims senior Chad Zooti. “This poll is stupid. More mainstream media bias and liberal double standards. I should be able to talk about sexy Donald without being vilified by PC liberals.”

The next debate is scheduled for Oct. 9.

“I don’t see any practical objections to withdrawing from the continent entirely.”

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The measure passed the House of Commons Thursday, and is entering higher review via the House of Lords in two months. “Being part of the European continent has its drawbacks,” Parliamentary MP Peter Trowell said in an interview. “Seeing that we are situated on an island, I don’t see any practical objections to withdrawing from the continent entirely.”

Trowell has spearheaded the initiative from the start, and was the first to pitch the idea to the House of Commons. “Being in Europe has its nuances,” Trowell said, “most of which are associative. We want to distance ourselves from Europe, and all of the implications of membership in it.”

“Consider it a rebranding,” he added. “Tourists want to go to Europe, and they make Britain a ‘stop on the way.’ We have to show them that Britain is different. Britain is better.”

Prominent figures world-

wide have voiced their objections to the measure, criticizing its implications on foreign alliances and future trade. “This is outrageous,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday in a press conference. “What a load of shit.”

“This has repercussions beyond just England’s opinion of itself,” said Roger Marlow, professor emeritus of cartography at the University of Oxford. “Regardless of whether Great Britain chooses to be affiliated with Europe or not, every geographical volume on publication cites Britain as being within the European continent.

To change this would require a complete overhaul of maps across the world.”

The change would require an update of geography syllabi in Europe, North America and across the world. Statistical figures have placed the total cost of the change at around £642 billion.

“This has repercussions beyond just England’s opinion of itself.”

Roger Marlow professor emeritus

“It is a significant risk,” Marlow added. “I don’t know if it’s a cost we can manage.”

Parliamentary committees have been allocated to weighing the costs and drawbacks of either remaining with Europe or forming a new British continent.

“Great Britain may indeed one day be its own continent,” Trowell said. “Or it may be unaffiliated.

But that’s up to the Queen.”

At press time, Britain was still undecided.

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Ron Johnson fails on college affordability AUGUST MCGINNITY letter to the editor Wisconsin is front and center in this year’s presidential election, but the state’s U.S. Senate race is just as pivotal. Incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is up against Russ Feingold, in a race that could determine whether Democrats get control of the Senate. And when it comes to the issues, Sen. Johnson and Russ couldn’t be farther apart.

To put it simply, Sen. Johnson is out of touch with Wisconsin.

Though he is supposed to represent a state with a proud history of progressive senators, Ron Johnson has cast his lot with the likes of the Koch brothers and Ted Cruz. And rather than listening and voting for the people of Wisconsin, Sen. Johnson’s vote often goes to the highest bidder. On few issues is this more obvious than on college affordability, where Sen. Johnson continues to stand against the interests of students.

Think about it—when’s the last time Sen. Johnson visited UW-Madison?

On student loans, an issue that strikes close to home for thousands of Badger students, Sen. Johnson has worked to stonewall any reform.

He opposes legislation that would allow students to refinance their student loans—like you can for mortgages or car payments— which would save students thousands of dollars.

He’s even called student loans “free money.” Tell that to the average Wisconsin student who in 2014 graduated with $28,000 in debt.

Sadly, Sen. Johnson’s “free money” comment is just the tip of the iceberg. He recently suggest-

ed replacing college professors with documentaries, questioning why there should be teachers when the students could just watch a video. An outlandish idea that reminded Wisconsinites how out of touch Sen. Johnson is with students and teachers alike.

You’re much more likely to find Sen. Johnson roaming the halls of cable network buildings than listening to students in college classrooms. Think about it— when’s the last time Sen. Johnson visited UW-Madison?

Higher education should be an option for anyone who is willing to work for it. But if Sen. Johnson had his way, only those who are born into wealthy families would be able to attend college.

Washington Republicans like Sen. Johnson are working overtime to keep college financially out of reach for the middle class and working families of Wisconsin.

Johnson opposes even the idea of federal student loans.

But that makes sense. Sen. Johnson’s campaign isn’t financed by students, teachers, or the people giving whatever they can. He’s backed by the Wall Street billionaires who couldn’t care less if kids are burdened with high interest rates.

Those are the voices senator listens to, not Wisconsin’s students.

There is too much at stake in this election to send Ron Johnson back to Washington. I am proud to say I’ll vote for Russ Feingold in November, and I would urge every student in Wisconsin to do the same. Russ is the real deal. He’s a proven leader who supports plans for debt-free college so that all who are willing to work hard can afford a quality education.

August is the chair of the UW-Madison College Democrats.

Do you think Sen. Johnson has done enough to combat the rising costs of higher education? Do you believe Russ Feingold is a better candidate to tackle this issue?

Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Chancellor Blank’s proposed tuition raise harms both students and the university.

Out-of-state tuition hike harms all parties SEBASTIAN VAN BASTELAER opinion editor Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s announcement that she intends to raise out-of-state tuition was an unforeseeable plot twist.

Gov. Scott Walker’s tuition hike last year has been well-documented and sparked considerable controversy. Blank, however, was supposed to be our advocate, fighting on behalf of increasing the school’s budget and ensuring affordable education for all.

The catchphrase used by many proponents of the out-ofstate tuition increase is “market value.” They claim that the university’s tuition was cheaper than comparable universities to begin with, so leveling the playing field is a justified action. They tout the move as a way to keep the university competitive and offset financial losses as a result of huge budget cuts. Both of these claims, however, are unfounded.

Nobody stands to gain, while everyone stands to lose.

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It is true that UW-Madison’s out-of-state tuition has, of late, been more affordable than similar schools. What tuition hike advocates fail to realize is that by increasing tuition, the school loses a considerable comparable advantage. To high-achieving students seeking a state school with strong academics, Wisconsin stands out (as it did for me) for being affordable. By raising tuition to the level of other elite public institutions, the university is risking losing many top candidates to other schools, as students who could otherwise afford it could now be deterred.

The university loves to tout its worldwide ranking—25th in the world, according to the Center for World University Rankings—to exemplify its academic prowess. Raising tuition on out-of-state students, how-

ever, will negatively impact our high standing in a couple ways.

First (as mentioned above), outof-state students will be less inclined to apply to and attend the school, and the University will have to lower its standards in order to ensure out-of-state students will continue to apply and enroll.

Secondly, raising the tuition on out-of-state students will make accepting in-state students less of a priority. If outof-state students pay more to attend, they will be seen as more valuable to a moneystarved institution, as long as budgets continue to shrink.

This will encourage an even higher acceptance rate (and lower standards for out-ofstate students, provided they can pay the price). Fewer instate students will be admitted to make room for those coming from elsewhere; as a result, there will be fewer UW-Madison alumni in the state, and the economy and quality of life could stagnate (as more people educated at UW-Madison leave the state, rather than stay in it).

The proposed hike also puts current students in a bind.

Families that committed to paying a certain amount of money over four years have had to seriously adjust as a result of Walker’s actions, and if additional increases are approved, many will be faced with a difficult situation. Students who committed to being in the Class of 2019 are already saddled with an extra $27,000 more in tuition than they had expected—this before any further increases have been approved.

Granted, many families will be able to afford the increase.

Some students, however, will be forced to take as many credits as possible to graduate sooner, take out loans to afford the increase or consider going somewhere cheaper. Members of the community, many of whom are highly involved and active in making Madison the vibrant intellectual hub that it is, are being unfairly punished, rather than rewarded for their commitment to their school and

their city.

It is worth noting that Blank has proposed raising tuition on both in- and out-ofstate students, so all families would be forced to pay more.

The state Legislature, however, holds firmly on its commitment to a tuition freeze, only further ensuring that out-ofstate students will continue to be a high priority.

The university loves to tout its worldwide ranking—25th in the world currently, according to the Center for World University Rankings.

Many people see the tuition raise as a necessary evil—they assume that since out-of-state kids can afford to come here as it is, they must be wealthy enough that they can easily just afford to pay a little bit more. In their minds, the hike prevents the cost for Wisconsinites from rising and helps to recoup the UW System’s losses. The proposal, however, is a dangerous one.

Continuing to raise the cost of attendance for out-ofstate students would not only deter future qualified students from choosing UW-Madison, it would also punish current students, make it all the more difficult for in-state kids to be accepted, hinder the state’s long-term quality of living and hurt the university’s high ranking in the world academic community. Nobody stands to gain, while everyone stands to lose.

Plans such as these show that some people are losing sight of our proud state’s motto, our guiding principle: “Forward.”

Sebastian is a sophomore majoring in history and environmental studies. Do you think the proposed tuition hike is a good way to ease the UW System’s budgetary constraints? Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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No pressure, no problem: UW secondary ready for Michigan

By Andrew Tucker THE DAILY CARDINAL

Against Michigan State last week, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Wisconsin’s defensive secondary dictated the game. Both starting corners had an interception, and senior safety Leo Musso had an incredible fumble recovery touchdown that was a microcosm of the game as a whole.

However, this is a group that has seen its fair share of struggles this season. Senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton didn’t look very good against LSU, junior cornerback Derrick Tindal wasn’t great against Akron, and the entire defense struggled against Georgia State.

But when everything was clicking against Michigan State, they looked just as good as the often-heralded front seven. After beating the Spartans, a lot of people changed their tune.

“The people who criticize us are the same people who, when we make a big play, be like ‘Man, I knew Derrick was gonna be great, I knew Sojourn was gonna be great, I knew the secondary was gonna be great,’” Tindal said.

He and Shelton will both admit they made mistakes in Wisconsin’s narrow victory over Georgia State, but they don’t think one game should define their unit.

They know there’s a lot going into each game, and that sometimes, things don’t go their way.

“It’s gonna happen; at some point you have to realize guys are gonna catch the ball on me and I’ve gotta be able to move on, especially at a position that we play,” Shelton said. “If you let that stuff carry on or linger, it could lead to a lot more bad things happening.”

These corners know that going up against No. 4-ranked Michigan won’t be an easy task because of the plethora of talented pass catchers the Wolverines have.

However, the matchup could easily come down to a battle between Shelton and Tindal and the Michigan receivers.

The biggest receiving threat for Michigan is tight end Jake Butt. He will be mostly covered by linebackers in the middle of the field though, meaning the Badger corners won’t be seeing

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The Badgers, led in part by Kelli Bates, boast an elite team that looks like it could run the table on the Big Ten this season.

Wisconsin stresses defense, serving in preparation for first conference road trip

By David Gwidt THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Derrick Tindal and the Wisconsin secondary will have their hands full with a potent Michigan offense this Saturday. much of him. This leaves tall wide receiver Amara Darboh as the biggest threat to the secondary. With a big receiver going up against the undersized corners, finishing tackles will be crucial, and missed tackles, which were plentiful against Georgia State, will be deadly.

“At some point you have to realize guys are gonna catch the ball on me and I’ve gotta be able to move on.”

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“It’s OK if they catch a route for 15 yards, but it can’t turn into 60 … all of a sudden it turns into a huge play,” defensive backs’ coach Jim Leonhard said.

Besides Darboh, the main focus for the Badgers in every phase of the game will be Jabrill Peppers. The junior dominates on defense and special teams, and dabbles on the offensive side of the ball as well. Despite the fact that he’s arguably the

most talented athlete in the country, the Badgers don’t seem to be too afraid.

“We respect Jabrill, we understand that he’s really good, but at the same time, we’re not going to shy away from him. We’re gonna play football as if it was any other guy back there,” Shelton said.

While the cornerback position has been a liability for this team at times, that weakness can be easily negated by the dominance of a front seven that’s one of the best in the nation. When Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt are getting to the quarterback quickly, there’s more room for mistakes in the secondary.

However, the corners know that they need to pull their weight.

“We understand that sometimes we gotta cover a bit longer, we can’t expect those guys to get back there every single time,” Shelton said.

There’s a decent chance of the powerful Wolverine offense airing it out against an inexperienced Wisconsin secondary. But if the cornerbacks are able to limit the talented Michigan receiving corps, not only will the Badgers likely win the game, a lot of their doubters are going to disappear.

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Sojourn Shelton has made some big plays this season, but also made his fair share of mistakes.

Opening conference play with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2013, No. 3 Wisconsin (2-0 Big Ten, 10-1 overall) hopes to remain in the upper echelon of a loaded Big Ten hierarchy with road matchups against No. 14 Purdue (1-1, 11-2) and Indiana (1-1, 12-3) this weekend.

In a year in which expectations for the volleyball team already appeared extraordinarily great, Wisconsin has gone on to set a seemingly impossible high standard for itself to start 2016. Saddled with a remarkably rigorous September schedule, the Badgers have survived the gauntlet, defeating five top-20 opponents through their first 11 matches.

Central to Wisconsin’s dominance is the theme of hard-nosed defense, a quality which distinguishes it from a vast number of schools. Statistically speaking, UW ranks high in a plethora of categories, placing first in the Big Ten in blocks per set and digs per set.

Sophomore Tionna Williams, a driving force behind the Badgers’ stout defense, says the team’s defensive prowess comes from a never-ending commitment to mental toughness.

A three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in 2016, Williams’ deep dedication to defense seems indefatigable, as she constantly works to improve her ability on that end of the floor. It should come as no surprise, then, to learn that Williams listed defensive improvement as a top priority in practice this week.

“We always overemphasize our defense. We have a really good defensive team, whether it’s in the backcourt or at the net with blocking, so we’re just gonna really stick to that and just take care of our side of the net.”

On Friday, Wisconsin will square off against a Purdue team that is coming off of its most efficient offensive match of the season, hitting at an impressive .517 clip to beat Indiana last weekend. Williams, an Indiana native, recognizes that playing with a high defensive intensity will be necessary to slow down a potent opposing offense.

“We have to keep a strong mentality,” Williams said. “They’re gonna get their points and we are too, so we can’t let them get into

our heads. We can’t back down from a challenge, so we have to rise in those situations and just really have to dig deeper.”

Along with defense, another element of the Badgers’ game plan that is starting to come together is serving. In this past weekend alone, Wisconsin averaged 2.00 service aces per set, due in large part to outstanding play from two team captains.

Junior Kelli Bates recorded a career-high four aces Friday versus Ohio State, and senior Lauren Carlini followed suit with four aces of her own in Saturday’s win over Maryland, tying her career high.

Compared to what we saw last season, the Badgers’ success serving the ball has progressed immensely, with both Carlini and Bates looking more comfortable in that area. Bates attributes the better serving to hard work and lots of practice.

“I’ve been spending so much time throughout the off-season and in practice just constantly being aware of my serve and what’s making it good or what’s making it bad, and putting myself in game like situations all the time,” she said.

“I know Kelly [Sheffield] has been working with Lauren on whatever she’s been trying to do.”

The steady serving has afforded the Badgers an added weapon that will surely pay dividends this season.

“It helps that we work on it so much,” Bates explained.

“Training yourself to do those things helps make yourself more of a force from the backline, especially if things aren’t going your way somewhere else.”

As it pertains to this weekend’s road stint, Bates cites composure and physicality as keys to success in both contests.

“We have to stay disciplined in the backcourt and handle the first ball and just ball out from there.

We know Purdue is really physical at the net and they’re a really good team this year, so I think it’ll be a really good game. Indiana is a really tough serving team, so it’s just gonna be a battle for the passers. We have to remember to stay disciplined this weekend.”

Wisconsin starts the weekend with a match against Purdue at 7 p.m. Friday night before moving on to face Indiana Sunday at 5 p.m.

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Study abroad: International Badgers finding a home at McClimon Complex

By Jake Nisse THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s soccer team has just wrapped up its Monday practice at the McClimon Complex.

The team looks at ease, smiling and joking around. The players are comfortable in their environment.

But there are two who would have every excuse not to be.

Goalkeeper Philipp Schilling and midfielder Noah Leibold have played soccer for most of their lives, but they have far less experience speaking English, going to an American university or even playing a style of soccer different from the one they grew up on.

Schilling and Leibold are both in their debut seasons for Wisconsin after being recruited from Germany to play for the Badgers.

Schilling, a 22-year-old graduate student, is living in the U.S. for the first time while Leibold, a 20-year-old freshman, hadn’t lived in the country since his second birthday.

Together, their collective histories could make for an awkward, nervous and difficult transition process.

The truth, however, is that both players have taken to their new home swimmingly.

On the field, they have earned the trust of coach John Trask.

Schilling, an athletic and technically skilled goalkeeper, is now the undisputed No. 1 in net, and has brought hints of “sweeperkeeper” goalkeeping to Madison.

“The fact that I redshirted in Germany shows that I completely wanted to come here.”

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Leibold, a tactically sound player able to dictate the goingson of the midfield, has started five of the Badgers’ seven games and believes he has the composure to temper the chaos of collegiate soccer.

“College soccer games can get really rough,” Leibold said.

“There are phases in the game where I’m literally standing on the field saying, ‘what the hell is going on right now?’”

However, for Schilling and Leibold, playing well on the pitch is easier than acclimating to life off of it.

While they both went through the growing pains of learning a new language early on, they feel relatively comfortable with English now, as they become adjusted to using it in real life rather than school.

Additionally, while they both miss their family and friends, the two seem to have an overwhelming amount of support in Madison.

Leibold emphasized the role of the academic advisors, praised the medical staff for helping him

overcome small knocks and thanked senior defender (and fellow European) Matej Radonic for housing and feeding him for a week.

Though some of the cultural differences have required Schilling and Leibold to do some adjusting, other things have made their acclimation processes easier. One of those things is the professionalized structure that NCAA Division I sports offer its athletes.

After ending their careers with esteemed academies TSG Kaiserslautern and FSV Mainz, Schilling and Leibold most recently played for amateur teams with far less organization, missing out on many of the advantages they had at their disposal as kids.

Since coming to Madison, Schilling and Leibold have enjoyed returning to an organized structure, as Wisconsin’s large athletics budget allows for film study, convenient travel, and other perks.

“They take care of us and make sure we’re doing the right things to be prepared for the game, such as ice baths or getting the right nutrition,” Leibold said.

Schilling and Leibold are also blown away by the convenience of life at Wisconsin, as they are able to go to class and then head to practice just a short distance away.

Such a luxury isn’t usually possible for an undergraduate student in Germany; Schilling used to travel around 60 miles a day, taking a train to class before trekking to practice.

“Here you just have everything on one campus,” Schilling said.

“You go to school, take your bike and then go to practice, and the way it’s set up is just way better.”

These advantages came as less of a surprise to Leibold, whose father attended Indiana University and explained to him beforehand the lifestyle of American college campuses.

Though Schilling and Leibold both recognize many of the perks that drew them to Wisconsin, their respective journeys to Madison were vastly different.

For a long time, Schilling had no plans to come to the U.S., feeling a little intimidated by a potential move and the language difference he would encounter.

However, after graduating from university in Germany, Schilling became more open to crossing the Atlantic and finally committed to Wisconsin shortly after meeting coach Trask at a showcase in Germany.

“From the moment I met him, I was pretty sure I wanted to go here,” Schilling said. “It’s a great university, it’s a great program and there’s a great coaching staff as well.”

While Leibold didn’t immediately jump at the chance to play in the U.S., it was an idea rooted in his head much longer than Schilling’s.

Leibold estimates that he made contact with an agency three or fours years ago, but decided at the

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The transition from Germany to the U.S. was difficult, but Noah Leibold is settling into a niche. time that he wanted to exhaust his chances of going pro and had some maturing to do in Germany.

He became certain of his decision to play in the U.S. about a year ago when he made the bold decision to redshirt a season in Germany in order to preserve his NCAA eligibility.

“The fact that I redshirted in Germany shows that I completely wanted to come here, because in Germany, if you redshirt, you’re pretty much gone,” Leibold said. “I don’t think

another team would’ve accepted me because I wasn’t playing when other people were.”

Regardless of their respective journeys, both Schilling and Leibold are Badgers now, seemingly comfortable in their new environment, regardless of its many differences.

It’s true that the two are no longer in a country where soccer reigns supreme, but they enjoy living as normal people and having to work for attention. Yes, the college season is more physically

demanding and arduous than in Germany, but they will have the spring to recover.

According to Leibold, it may even be true that Germany’s style of play is more tactical and adaptive than that of the U.S. But despite the minor culture shock Schilling and Leibold are both going through, they’re going to be just fine.

After all, the ball spins the same everywhere.

UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

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