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STUDENT PROFILE

UW student wins Miss Wisconsin USA

By Dana Kampa THE DAILY CARDINAL

Haley Laundrie first began competing in pageants as a high school freshman. Now, as a UW-Madison junior, she is the new Miss Wisconsin USA. “I felt so blessed and thankful and grateful,” Laundrie said.

“There were 54 other contestants, and they were all beautiful girls inside and out.”

Laundrie is a Dean’s List legal studies and communication arts major and would eventually like to go to law school after starting a career in public relations.

As a Badger, she enjoys attending university games and seeing everyone’s school pride expressed, especially with Jump Around in Camp Randall Stadium.

During competitions, Laundrie’s mother, her “little personal assistant” helps her find the perfect

gown for the evening wear portion of the competition. For the swimwear portion, she picks a suit she feels “comfortable and confident in

“People should realize that they can do anything they set their mind to and that hard work and dedication does pay off.”

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to go out on the stage.”

However, competing involves more than finding the perfect outfit.

“I would say it has really helped with a lot of professional skills as well as just boosting my confidence and self esteem,” Laundrie said.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF LIBBY WATKINS

Miss Wisconsin USA winner Haley Laundrie is a Dean’s List legal studies and communication arts major at UW-Madison. She will compete at the national level competition in 2015.

UW System task force to take on sexual assault prevention initiative The University of Wisconsin System plans to form a new task force to take on sexual assaults across all 13 four-year UW campuses.

UW System President Ray Cross announced Thursday the formation of the Task Force on Sexual Violence and Harassment, an initiative to improve the prevention of sexual assaults system-wide, according to a UW System press release.

The program will look

closely at the UW System strategies currently in place and modify them if necessary to better protect students.

“Ensuring that our campus communities are safe and welcoming places to live, work, and learn is a top priority,” Cross said in the release. “This is not an area for compromise.”

The specific duties of the task force will include publicizing laws against sexual violence and promoting their enforcement, as well as provid-

ing training resources for prevention programs.

The task force will assess the prevalence of sexual assaults and harassment on UW campuses to raise awareness of the issue. It will also develop community partnerships to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Members from all UW campuses will serve on the task force, along with representatives from UW-Extension and UW Colleges.

UW-Madison student suffers spinal injury, paralysis after Lake Mendota diving accident CAMP RANDALL

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Bucky Badger leaps in celebration during the University of Wisconsin football win over the University of South Florida Saturday. + Photo by Wil Gibb

A 20-year-old man was paralyzed Saturday evening after he dove into Lake Mendota and hit his head on the bottom, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

The victim, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, was swimming near the lakefront on the 600 block of North

Francis Street when the incident occurred, MPD Lt. Eric Tripke wrote in the report.

Investigators estimate the water where the victim struck the bottom of the lake was approximately five feet deep, according to the report. After the victim hit his head, witnesses stated that he was able to float to the surface

and yell for help from the shore.

His friends then pulled him from the water, simultaneously attempting to support and stabilize his neck.

Medical officials at the hospital admitted the victim and reported to Madison police the man had a spinal injury that caused the paralysis.

Dane County Narcotics Task Force seizes more than $1 million worth of marijuana after raid Police announced Thursday the Dane County Narcotics Task Force seized over 1,100 marijuana plants worth approximately $1 million at four houses around Dane County, according to Madison Police Department

Spokesman Joel DeSpain.

DeSpain said in a press release the bust was one of the largest indoor marijuana grow operations in Dane county history, involving plants in multiple stages of growth.

Police received an anonymous tip in July that initiated the three-month-long investigation, according to DeSpain. Police were then able to issue search warrants for four houses, three located in Madison and one in

A-C-E ACE: Wisconsin serves Ohio State + SPORTS, page 8

Sun Prairie.

The only arrest in light of the seizure so far has been Donald E. Alston, a 44-year-old Madison resident. Police found Alston in his home on 4201 Sycamore Ave. where they also

seized his 12-gauge shotgun, according to DeSpain.

Alston, who has been directly linked to all four properties, is facing tentative charges on four

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Record Review: The Definition + ARTS, page 4

“…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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h readers, my readers!

I asked for questions and you delivered!

Here’s our featured question this week: How much masturbation is too much? Can we get some statistics about average frequency of masturbation for people? Thanks!

Let’s start with the dry stuff.

Thanks to a huge study conducted by Indiana University called the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB), we have a better understanding of how frequently people pleasure themselves.

The survey concluded that 55 percent of 18 to 24 year olds haven’t masturbated in the past year. There are a lot of reasons people would abstain from masturbation, whether sexual, spiritual or something else entirely.

Everybody gets to choose what is right for them, but it is my job to stress that there is no shame in crankin’ the old chain.

In fact, it’s really, really, really,

really good for people.

Studies have shown that people who masturbate one to three times a week experience bennies including better health, she said obtusely.

No, seriously. People who masturbate more actually report getting the cold and flu less frequently. They also report less stress and more happiness. Wowzers!

Other statistics from the NSSHB show 50 percent of people masturbate at least two times per week, some up to four or more. There are certainly people who masturbate more than once a day, and that’s perfectly fine!

In fact, unless masturbation gets in the way of our everyday lives and things like homework, classes, sex with our partners or anything of the sort, we should feel free to rub-a-dub-dub to our heart’s content.

Masturbation is really a solo sport (by definition), so we should be comfortable doing it the way we want without judgement from others.

Masturbation is so cool like wow. Some things that can make masturbation feel even better: Lube: “The wetter the sex, the better the sex” isn’t just

today’s dirty Thought How often do you crank one out?

Are you more of a daily or weekly wanker?

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On this day in history...

440—Leo 1 is installed as Pope. Leo 2.0 is installed six months later on the next Popeware update.

1349—The people of Krems, Austria accuse the Jews of poisoning wells. Come on! It was one bottle of Manischewitz!

1608—Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for the colonists—20 cartons of bold, cold menthols.

1960— The first night football game is played in Mansfield, Pa. Fifteen athletes are injured and one is killed as the players randomly collide in pitch darkness.

applicable when discussing sex with others. When we’re self-stimulating, making sure our genitals are nice and moist (mmm), is a necessity when it comes to the best possible wank session.

There are tons of different kinds of lubes, so try them out before you commit to a whole bottle. Sex Out Loud has tons of free minis, including silicone- and water-based styles.

Gotta catch ‘em all!

As a radical human and a horrible Jew, I believe circumcision is cruel and unacceptable.

Position: Standing, sitting, laying down. So many ways we can get ourselves off.

The best way to figure out your fave is by experimenting. Some people like rubbing against something, others enjoy just using their hands while laying on their backs.

Something important to remember is to avoid getting into too regular a routine. We should try to switch things up so when it comes time to play with our partners, we can orgasm easily without having to conform to the specificiations we’re used to. It also keeps the whole ordeal much more exciting.

Privacy: Some people are comfortable getting themselves off when roommates are home, perhaps by staying quiet or pumping the jams. As long as we’re in the privacy of our own room, we should be good to go.

Jacking it in the shower or bath is also usually a safe call, however sometimes we can get distracted knowing people are nearby or making noise.

When people are nearby, the body usually either shuts down completely or decides to orgasm immediately. It’s very primal.

Gotta inseminate before the preditor arrives, ya see?

Toys: Sex toys, including vibrators and masturbation sleeves, can help induce orgasm in people of all genders. Whether we enjoy clitoral, penile or anal stimulation, there’s an app for that! Check out sex toys at A Women’s Touch in the Willy Street area or online at places like amazon. com. Ooh, risque.

Porn: Watching pornography can really get us in the mood to rub one out. It also helps us understand the things we’re interested in.

Foreskin: As a radical human and horrible Jew, I believe circumcision is cruel and unacceptable. The foreskin of a penis has over 8,000 nerve endings—that’s the same amount as a clitoris! Can you imagine cutting one of those off ?! And for what?

Circumcision in America was popularized by William Kellogg (like, the dude behind Rice Krispies and Froot Loops) who convinced people that circumcised boys wouldn’t masturbate.

What? Obviously, this isn’t a fact and does not hold true.

The foreskin is like a natural masturbation sleeve because it is self-lubricating.

I urge all of those with foreskins to take advantage and all of those planning to have children to NEVER circumcise your little ones. /rant.

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pageant from page 1 The competition concludes with Laundrie’s favorite portion, the interview. She said being on stage has improved her public speaking, interviewing and social skills.

“When I first started competing, I had no idea what to expect.

I was intimidated and kind of doubting myself, but then I got into it and realized these girls are so sweet and so kind,” Laundrie said. “I would say that was definitely my biggest obstacle.”

Laundrie will attempt to do what no Wisconsin contestant has done in the national Miss USA competition since its inception in 1952: win.

As a pageant competitor, Laundrie said her favorite aspect is taking in the whole experience and learning from it.

“Yes I want to win the title and the job, but at the same time I really want to meet new people and keep developing those skills,” Laundrie said.

While Laundrie quotes Eleanor Roosevelt about following dreams, she also offers advice of her own.

“People should realize that they can do anything they set their mind to and that hard work and dedication does pay off,” Laundrie said.

bust from page 1 counts of manufacturing marijuana, one case of which occurred within 1,000 feet from a school zone, according to DeSpain. Police also charged Alston with maintaining a drug dwelling, possession and intent to deliver THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Dane County Narcotics Task Force received assistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Dane County Sheriff’s Department and the Madison Police Department throughout the investigation, according to DeSpain.

UW to build a new concert hall UW-Madison School of Music officials will appear before a city committee Wednesday to seek approval to move forward on the $22 million construction of a new performance hall.

The new performance space, to be located at the intersection of Lake Street and University Avenue, will feature a 325-seat recital hall, large rehearsal room and spacious lobby to replace outdated facilities in the Mosse Humanities Building, according to a statement from the university.

The concert hall, which is part of UW Madison’s East Campus Gateway project, will go before the city’s Urban Design Commission Wednesday and is funded entirely by anonymous donors.

The second phase of the project, which is still in early planning stages, will include the construction of a larger 800-person capacity concert hall. The smaller building is designed in a “U” shape and the larger hall will eventually be built in the middle of the “U.”

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Court declines to rehear voter ID case November elections will take place with required voter identification rule The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals declined a request by the American Civil Liberties Union Friday to rehear the controversial Wisconsin voter ID case the court decided earlier this month.

A three-judge panel reinstated the 2011 voter ID law before the Nov. 4 elections, a move the ACLU criticized because of allegedly limited access to such documentation, according to a Friday release.

“Allowing this law to take effect so close to the midterm election is a recipe for chaos, voter confusion, and disenfran-

chisement,” Dale Ho, ACLU voting rights project director, said in the statement. “The court could have avoided this pandemonium and given Wisconsin voters a chance to cast their ballots free of obstruction.”

The ACLU requested a rehearing of the voter ID case before the full court on the grounds that it violates the Voting Rights Act. The 10 judges on the panel voted five-to-five on the rehearing request, failing to reach a majority and preventing the case from being reheard.

The ACLU argued imple-

mentation of the law is impossible given time constraints and

“Allowing this law to take effect so close to the midterm election is a recipe for chaos, voter confusion, and disenfranchisement.”

Dale Ho voting rights project director ACLU

examined the realistic possibility of manufacturing new IDs

in time.

“By granting a stay on the eve of this year’s elections, with thousands of absentee ballots already in the mail, the panel decision forces a radical change in election procedures with no time for preparation, training, or outreach,” ACLU attorneys wrote in their request.

The federal court will bring forward evidence detailing the legal justification of their decision for upholding the ruling of the voter ID law and their respective voting choices in the coming weeks.

—Jen Wagman

Committee to host separate Diversity Plan input sessions Active members of UW-Madison’s campus community are invited to attend three sessions to update themselves and provide input on “Forward Together, a Diversity Framework for UW Madison.”

The Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee developed “Forward Together” last fall. After being shaped by input from the Badger community at large, UW’s four governance entities approved the plan in the spring. The framework aims to develop diversity-centric leadership experiences and opportunities and simultaneously build a stronger community bond with the city of Madison.

Meetings for students will be held in the MSC Lounge in the Red Gym, Tuesday, Oct. 14th from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The first of two meetings for faculty and staff will be held in Memorial Union in the Beefeater’s Room, Monday, October 6th from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m; the second will be held in Room 1306 Health Sciences Learning Center on Wednesday October 15th from 11 p.m. to 12:15 a.m.

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The forums will be held in the upcoming weeks to foster campus input on the Diversity Plan.

Madison man intervenes in fight outside JD’s restaurant, loses teeth

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JD’s restaurant is located on the corner of Bassett and Gorham streets.

A 24-year-old Madison man was injured Saturday after trying to break up a street fight that occurred in front of JD’s restaurant, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

The victim, who also placed a call to the police, lost three teeth after an unknown assailant hit him in the mouth at the intersection of North Bassett and West Gorham Streets. He was then taken to a local hospital to be treated for the injury he sus-

tained. The victim maintains he received these injuries while trying to break up the fight, MPD Lt. Eric Tripke wrote in the report.

Witnesses at the scene refused to provide any further information that would identify the suspect who struck the victim, and the victim was also unable to add a description in his statement to police. The fight involved approximately 15 men and women, according to the report.

Game day arrests, student section ejections down from last Saturday The UW-Madison Police Department saw a marked decrease in the number of student citations and ejections at the Badger’s home game against the University of South Florida Saturday, according to a UWPD report.

Only 14 students were arrested at Saturday’s game, which is less than half of the 36 students who were arrested last week against Bowling Green. Student section seat ejections also fell to 22 from 34 last week.

Additionally, the highest

blood alcohol content among fans decreased from .321 to .301.

However, five people were transported to a detox center, up from only two people last week.

Underage alcohol consumption was the leading reason for student citations and ejections,

followed by over-intoxication, possession of alcohol, smoking, disorderly conduct, theft and trespassing.

In total, paramedics were called for treatment 17 times and two people were taken to local hospitals.

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ALEX LOVENDAHL video game columnist

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ome might say that beginning my residency as The Daily Cardinal’s video games columnist with an editorial on a mobile game is inauspicious. But amidst the several titles entangling me, none pull as much focus as the stark “Desert Golfing.” Described by iOS developer Adam Atomic (“Canabalt,” “Hundreds”) as “the ‘Dark Souls’ of ‘Angry Birds’”—perhaps the most absurd form of description, akin to the constant ringing question begging, “When will video games have their “Citizen Kane” moment?,” whatever that means—it is a spare experience that closely evokes the beloved RPG’s unforgiving indifference.

Time-wasting is often how mobile games are excused for their simplicity but ‘Desert Golfing’ offers a meditative experience.

The game’s presentation is flat and hot; a light brown sky is delineated against a rough and imposing dark orange landmass. Like a construction paper collage, the angular hills defy the often-natural rolling dunes. Other times, the land towers above the small white ball at impossible angles, revealing the constructed nature of each hole. When the first prop appears beyond simple land and hole flags, it does so without fanfare, yet it simultaneously serves as a secret to be uncovered and a fascinating

invigoration, an omen that, yes, there is more to discover in this vast wasteland.

The game presents itself in the iTunes store with a short haiku: “To see a world in a bunker of sand/And a heaven in a wild cactus,/Hold infinity in the pocket of your shorts,/And eternity in Desert Golfing.” It appears to be near endless. At hole 2172, I have yet to feel a need for the game to end. The furthest hole I can find a peer to have reached is hole 2884.

Yet the game must have an end, for it is clearly authored and personally manipulated; unlike “Minecraft” or “Flappy Bird,” each player encounters the same courses (as made evident only by a handful of diligent players posting screencaps to Twitter) and no one has yet reached an “impossible” course. The continuing journey towards the game’s denied conclusion is not so much a race as a pilgrimage. And, yes, those farthest along the twodimensional path are reporting that there is something to see upon the horizon.

Swinging at the golf ball is performed exactly as one might launch a red bird at a Bad Piggy, albeit the game permits you to place your finger wherever on the screen you might like.

Its difficulty often lies in the treacherous nature of its sand; most golf games use sand as an occasional trap, impossible to escape without using too many strokes. “Desert Golfing” offers no such escape from the sand, but as a result offers advantages one might not have previously perceived in the frustrating particles. Sand will catch a ball as easily as it will allow

it to move each simple grain; the ball is capable of stopping on an incline if it arrives there at the proper angle, but will tumble or, worse, bounce if granted a bit too much angular momentum.

A simple score counter hangs atop the screen; rather than offer your averageper-hole or total strokes per 18-hole course, the game keeps a constant count, tallying your every swing as you ascend into the hundreds or thousands of holes. In one sense, this is freeing; there is no end in sight, allowing players to swing to their hearts’ content and improve their scores later, upon easier holes. Simultaneously, every swing takes on meaning towards the hole. There is no resetting the game and “starting over to improve one’s score;” your mistakes are only altered by improved performance over the continuing sands.

Time-wasting is often how mobile games are excused for their simplicity, but “Desert Golfing” offers a meditative experience. With so little detail, the focus must simply be on the mechanical; “aim, pull, release, observe, repeat” is its rhythmic drum. Games often feature this same rhythm; September’s largest release, “Destiny,” offers the same promise of the sublime upon the horizon and the same sort of “aim, pull, observe” rhythm, albeit with grander skyboxes and sand and a far smaller geography.

“Desert Golfing” is available on iPhone and iPad for $1.99, and on Android devices for $.99.

Have you ventured farther than hole 2172? Let Alex know at alovendahl@wisc.edu.

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Most recent Jon Bellion mixtape falls flat ALBUM REVIEW

The Definition Jon Bellion

By Andrew Edstrom THE DAILY CARDINAL

Jon Bellion’s new mixtape begins with a line stolen from Kanye West. Bellion thinks this is such an original move that he sings the same line over and over for almost a minute, stacking the contrived autotuned harmonies higher with each repetition. This is the absolute low point of the album, not counting the verse that follows immediately after, the song “Carry Your Throne”, the rap verse that is repeated twice in its entirety on “Luxury,” the single “Simple and Sweet,” and, debatably, every other point on the album.

The Definition represents an

utter misstep in a career that has, up to this point, been going quite well. At the wee age of 23, Bellion has co-written singles for Eminem, Rihanna and Jason Derulo, released 3 other mixtapes to critical acclaim, signed a major record deal, toured the country, and broken the half million view mark on more than one YouTube video. On “Munny Right,” he claims to have made half a million dollars after taxes last year, more than most musicians will make in their whole career. All of this begs the question, what went wrong?

Doing something that obviously insane requires superhuman, Kanye-level selfconfidence.

I think all of the misjudgments and poor choices that went into the creation of this

album can be explained by imagining the kind of wackadoo mindset that would cause a man to plagiarize a single Kanye West lyric over and over for a minute at the front end of his album. Doing something that obviously insane requires superhuman, Kanye-level selfconfidence. To put it simply, Bellion has been way too successful for his own good, way too quickly. His meteoric rise has convinced him that he is, as he puts it, “a full blown genius,” or “a fucking Warhol with this beat pad.” No longer is he trying to make the minimalistic, natural, and bright-eyed songs that earned him his following in the first place, such as “Dead Man Walking” or “Jim Morrison.” Instead, he’s an arrogant 23 year-old kid trying to make a masterpiece, without the know-how to back it up.

The Definition is an overproduced, underwritten missed shot. It might as well be an Owl City record.

Rating: C

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Romeo and Juliet continue to haunt the literary world MAHAM HASAN lit columnist

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here is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou is a classy lady and I completely agree with her. Every fictional and true story has the right to be told and heard. Well, unless your story is stupid.

Then you should probably go sit in a corner and reflect over your many failings as a human being.

I once told a stupid story.

It was an 8th grade narrative prompt about the smell of oranges. I spun some sad loony tale about an old woman dying on her bed and reflecting back on her life in her last moments—a reflection triggered by the smell of oranges that were handily growing outside her window. It was supposed to be heartbreakingly sweet and touching; in short, a complete load of bull. My teacher swallowed it up though and gave me the only A in class. She also made me read it out loud to the class, which normally would have been embarrassing but I used to - cough - revel at such opportunities to rub it in. But like I said, it was a stupid story. The lesson to be learned from that, children, is don’t ever write a stupid story.

Unless you’re me. Because you will fail. And we will laugh at you.

Now that we have yet another instance of me being absolutely delightful out of the way I would like to share a very intimate and private activity of mine. And mind you, it’s a favorite. Are you ready for this? Ready for the intimate and private act we’re going to embark on together in this week’s column? Alright here it goes… We’re going to, wait for it … tear out the innards of a stupid book inspired by an even more stupid story and we’re going to glorify in decimating it together— cue loud and wild celebratory cheering.

But really, be cool guys.

I am a big fan of Shakespeare’s writing. His characters are twisted and interesting; his metaphors are elaborately dramatic yet delightful and his stories, for the most part, are pretty good. What I cannot stomach, though, is what most consider his best work about the greatest pair of lovers there ever were—“Romeo and Juliet,” pfft. I don’t think I could possibly have more disdain, even if I tried, than I do for these star-crossed morons. I’m well aware of the extent of stupidity teenagers are capable of; however, you need to be a special brand of vacuous to be able to singlehandedly destroy your life as brilliantly as these insipid fools do. The

only thing worse than that is a modern paranormal romance series that rewrites the entire “Romeo and Juliet” story.

Cue “Juliet Immortal” and the sequel “Romeo Redeemed”

by Stacey Jay, who just could not let these dimwits stay dead. In this “true” version of the tale, Juliet was (surprise, surprise) betrayed and murdered by Romeo so that he could be granted immortality by the “bad” guys called Mercenaries. Much to Romeo’s failed snarky dismay, Juliet is granted the same by the Ambassadors who are the “good” guys. The Mercenaries’ mission statement is to break up true love by any means possible, because they honestly have nothing better to do than get in the path of exchanging hallmark cards and cloyingly sweet candy love.

Whereas the Ambassadors sit on their high horse promoting true love and soul mates (and probably are the founders of match.com and Tinder).

Hence a 700 year long snit between the two ensues. They are sworn enemies out for each other’s throats; fighting over the souls of true lovers in this sad mimicry of the epic battle between light and dark forces. Why people can’t just shut up and watch Star Wars is beyond me.

Every fictional and true story has the right to be told and heard. Well, unless your story is stupid.

The first book assaults you with 17-year-old Ariel on a date with Dylan, which does not just end with a car crash but continues with Juliet waking up in Ariel’s body and Romeo in Dylan’s. Since Romeo is out to kill her, Juliet barely escapes and instead meets full-of-teen-angst Ben; whereupon they both fall into mutual stupidity, or as the morons would refer to it “love at first sight.” This lovely tale then goes on to end with a love hexagon, leaving you salivating for more.

“Romeo Redeemed” embarks on Romeo’s tale of finally finding true love and some shred of good within his “rotting corpse,” with the obviously unpopular human Ariel who also conveniently enough happens to be pivotal to the fates of both paranormal sides.

Add in the parallel universe, the multiple alternate realities and the three days to make love happen and these two books make a wonderful plethora of utterly unimaginative crap.

Think you can convince Maham of the merits of “Romeo and Juliet” and true love? Drop her a note at mhasan4@wisc.edu.

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Today’s Sudoku

I’ve heard worse excuses to drink on a Monday: 214 years ago today, the very first United States Congress adjourned.

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El Scorcho! Rock and roll!

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Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

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HENRY SOLOTAROFF-WEBBER Opinion columnist

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t is hard to put into words the increasing frustration I felt the three times I went up to the sandwich shop at Gordon’s and asked for a sandwich with tofurky, a tofu based turkey substitute. In response I have heard, “I don’t think we have that”, “Sorry, it’s frozen right now”, and “What is that” and each time I smiled and said nevermind when they asked me if I want something else, but what I would really like to say, more than anything, is,“Then why is it clearly displayed as a choice with all the other meats you serve at least a hundred times a day on a daily basis.” This in addition to waiting eight minutes for veggie burgers, eating a disproportionate amount of rice bowls, and waiting for the day the vegetarian taco filling actually exists is what many vegetarian students at UW-Madison face when they elect to eat in the dining halls.

Basically, the school has every opportunity to increase its sustainability by providing more vegetarian options to students, but chooses not to every time.

For a school thats history is as richly steeped in agriculture as Wisconsin’s, it is surprising as well as disappointing how little it has done to reduce the effect that the meat industry’s unsustainability as well as cruelty toward animals has on our society. This is compounded by the fact that the school is located in Madison, one of the most liberal cities in the country and is surrounded by so much wonderful produce that every Saturday until the middle of November the capital building of the

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city is literally surrounded by it. Also, the school has launched the “We Conserve” campaign which is partnered with the Office of Sustainability. Basically, the school has every opportunity to increase its sustainability by providing more vegetarian options to students but chooses not to every time.

For a school whose history is as richly steeped in agriculture as Wisconsin’s, it is surprising as well as disappointing how little it has done to reduce the effect that the meat industry’s unsustainability as well as cruelty toward animals has on our society.

Because of all of this, especially the school’s apparent dedication to becoming more sustainable as well its deep connection to agriculture, one must wonder why the school has not attempted to give its students more vegetarian options or at the very least educate them about the meat industry and some of the alternatives that exist. A possible, and troubling, answer is that the school is more concerned with a different kind of sustainability, the economic kind.

Due to the meat industry’s size as well as its practices, it will always be able to provide a more affordable product than its smaller, alternative soy and bean-based counterparts. While there are no doubt inherent faults with the soy and bean industries as well, by promoting meat-alternative products at least the university would be acting consistent with the environmental

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image that it espouses but does not actually embrace. Instead ,the school creates an image of wanting to conserve by telling us to turn our lights off but in reality is actually just being fiscally conservative.

Should our school ever want to make a serious attempt to improve its sustainability, I implore that they consider creating more vegetarian options as a

part of that initiative. We vegetarian students are getting really tired of large rice bowls.

How do you feel about UW’s vegetartian options at the dining halls and around campus? Do you think that they do enough to provide meal options for vegetarian students or is there more that needs to be improved on? Tell us your opinion and send all of your feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Population growth and overconsumption require innovative solutions HAERIN LEE Opinion columnist

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s our world has entered into the 21st century, the issue of global birth rates are prevalent in both developed and developing nations. According to the demographic transition model, as a nation becomes more industrialized and economically advanced, its birth rate will decline due to the rising costs of living standards and urban living space that discourages making a large family. In one way, the low birth rate could be perceived as a good omen since it shows how advanced and developed the nation has become.

The problem rises when couples start to not reproduce enough to replace the previous generation, providing countries with a lack of workforce to sustain their economic legacies. I personally believe we should be concerned about this issue, but should not fear the worst.

Additionally, more organized offers by governments in providing family planning services, birth control methods and education for women and girls help in lowering birth rates.

Despite the constant decline of babies born in the developed nations, the overall population of the world continues to grow. By early 2014, our world reached the magic number of seven billion. The reason being because people in developing countries continue to have lots

of children. Many of these nations still have a strong social norm preferring boys over girls which forces women to give birth as many times as possible to secure that standard.

Additionally, developing countries have large numbers of people from previous generations who predominantly worked in agriculture, which required a large population, therefore making it harder for them to reduce the population in a short amount of time.

For the continuing growth of populations in developing nations, many of us in developed nations worry how this trend may result in the mass consumption of resources. Then again, developed nations have declining birth rates that cause equally difficult troubles for their future work force.

So, it would seem that this world seems paradoxical to some extent for having such a gap in birth rates.

However, both sides are ultimately aiming for the same goal­—to balance the population dilemma.

Many developed and developing countries are trying to solve their vacancy and abundance. For example, South Korea promoted a national campaign that encouraged families to work less to have more private time. Also, multiple European nations, especially in Scandinavia, developed cheaper state-run care centers.

The developing nations with higher birth rates are following a similar pattern to lower their overwhelming populations as well, by having more people move to the urban areas with a higher cost of living. This discourages expansion of families and promotes governments offering more family planning

services, birth control methods and education for women to work outside of their homes in order to lessen the economic pressure of having more children for potential economic assets.

The world may appear worse than the past regarding overconsumption and decline in population, but as long as we work toward the same goal of balance, we may not face the worst possible future.

The developing nations are progressing at a steady pace in order to reach their goals. For example, Kenya’s birth rate, starting in 2005 with an average 40 children per 1000 people decline, to 33 children per 1000 people by 2012, according to Index Mundi. Many developing countries like Kenya are trying hard to reduce population sizes through strong economic incentives, because under the rule of the demographic transition lower birth rates encourage further economic prosperity. Additionally, more organized offers by governments in providing family planning services, birth control methods and education for women and girls help in lowering birth rates.

Many developed nations use the power of immigration, other than specifically designed policies, to occupy their workforce vacuum. For example, Japan recently loosened its very strict immigration laws slightly to allow easier immigration to help fill an emptying workforce. This is an incredibly surprising move given Japan’s history

of unfavorable policies toward immigrants. Many countries are willing to move away from the traditions and history in order to reach a balance. This shows great dedication to solve this issue and serves as an optimistic and hopeful omen. Despite there being concerns over illegal immigration and other crimes, immigration still helps many developed nations including the U.S., maintain population numbers.

People should not be worrying too much about overconsumption and overpopulation issues. Many developing countries are going through recognizably quick industrializations that discourage population growth and thus overconsumption since the costs of goods rise correspondingly with this economic progress. Also, as the countries grow economically, there is a trend based on the Kuznets curve that people will be given enough education or public awareness to the environmental problems from overconsumption and would consequentially consume less over time.

The world may appear worse than the past regarding overconsumption and decline in population, but as long as we work for the same goal of balance, we may not face the worst possible future.

Is the world’s growing population something that we should be concerned with or do you belive that we will be able to solve the problem as a society? Will we be able to solve this issue of overconsumption and finally start to slow the effects of global warming and climate change? How would you go about trying to solve these complex questions? Tell us how you feel and please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Women’s Hockey

Wisconsin opens season strong

By Zach Rastall the daily cardinal

Despite being without the services of several key players, the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) cruised to a weekend sweep of the Lindenwood Lady Lions (0-2) to start the season.

Sophomore goaltender AnnRenée Desbiens and senior forward Blayre Turnbull, the team’s captain, were among the five UW players who were at the Canadian National Hockey Team Fall Festival and thus unable to make the trip to Missouri.

But this didn’t seem to have too big of an impact on the Badgers, as they outscored Lindenwood 11-1 in two games.

Wisconsin kicked things off Friday night with a 5-1 victory, including three goals within the game’s first 12 minutes. Senior forward Katy Josephs led the way with two goals and an assist, and the Badgers as a team peppered junior goaltender Nicole Hensley

with 54 shots. Senior forward Karley Sylvester, junior forward Erika Sowchuk and sophomore forward Sydney McKibbon also scored for Wisconsin.

Redshirt junior goaltender Megan Miller, a transfer from Boston College, made nine saves and picked up the win in her UW debut.

The Badgers looked even better Saturday night, as six different players found the back of the net in their 6-0 victory. Josephs, Sylvester, Sowchuk, McKibbon, redshirt sophomore Mikayla Johnson and sophomore defenseman Jenny Ryan all lit the lamp for Wisconsin.

Though UW’s balanced scoring attack was impressive, the most notable performance of the night came courtesy of junior goaltender Jorie Walters.

Walters turned aside 19 shots and pitched a shutout in the first start of her career.

Freshman forward Annie Pankowski also was solid dur-

ing Saturday’s win, recording four assists for her first points as a Badger. Overall, six different players scored a goal and 10 players recorded an assist for Wisconsin over the weekend.

It was a tremendous opening series for UW, who outshot the Lady Lions 102-29 during the two games, despite the fact that it was missing some of its best players.

However, the results shouldn’t have been all that surprising given how dominating the Badgers have been against Lindenwood over the past several years.

Wisconsin has beaten the Lady Lions in all eight of their regular season meetings since 2011, outscoring them 60-6 along the way.

The Badgers will be at full strength when they head west next weekend to complete their four-game road trip against Minnesota-Duluth, after which they’ll return home to face Ohio State in their WCHA opener.

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Katy Josephs started things off for a good Wisconsin weekend, with two goals and an assist in the first of two games.

Women’s Soccer

Men’s Soccer

Badgers win twice in weekend

By Lorin Cox the daily cardinal

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Mark Segbers leads the Badgers in goals and points, but that attack never manifested at College Park last weekend.

UW shutout by Maryland

By Jason Braverman the daily cardinal

Coming off two tightly contested overtime matches, the Badgers (1-5-1 overall, 0-2-0 Big Ten) returned to conference play in a 2-0 loss to new Big Ten opponent Maryland (3-3-2 overall, 1-1-1 Big Ten).

The Badgers came into the night as one of the top scoring offenses in the Big Ten, but were unable to find the back of the net, getting shut out for the first time this season.

Maryland, coming off an appearance in the National Championship game a season ago, was unable to get on the scoreboard in the first half despite six corner kick attempts.

Although the Badgers had been outshot in the half six to three, head coach John Trask was encouraged by the team’s effort.

“I thought we played a very good first half,” Trask said.

“Maryland is a team that was in the national championship last year. We’re closing the gap, but we’re not there yet. In many ways, I was very pleased.”

Though the Badgers have had strong second half showings this season, recording nine of their 10 goals this season after halftime, it was the Terrapins who opened the scoring, going up 1-0 in the 53rd minute on a goal from sophomore midfielder/forward Michael Sauers.

Following a free kick, Maryland sophomore midfielder Dan Metzger sent a header past redshirt sophomore goaltender Casey Beyers to put the Terrapins up 2-0 just six minutes later.

The Badger offense struggled for most of the night, but particularly in the second half, in which they managed just one shot, and finished the game with a seasonlow four shots overall.

For the Terrapins, it was their second straight shutout, and their third overall. Maryland also recorded its first conference win as a member of the Big Ten. Wisconsin will return to action Wednesday, Oct. 1, when they’ll travel to in-state rival No. 13 Marquette, which has recorded a school record five straight shutouts.

As the Badgers (4-1-0 Big Ten, 10-1-0 overall) embarked on another Big Ten road trip this weekend, they were looking for a pair of momentum-building, conference wins. That’s exactly what they got.

Friday night, it was a dominant defensive performance against the Indiana Hoosiers.

Wisconsin allowed only five shots all game, only one of which was on goal. That certainly made it easy on redshirt senior goalkeeper Genevieve Richard, whose defenders helped ward off eight Indiana corner kicks.

All it took for the Badgers was an 11th minute goal by junior midfielder Molly Laufenberg off of an assist from redshirt senior midfielder Kodee Williams from a cross. It was one of only nine shots

by Wisconsin, five fewer than their season average.

That one was all they needed for their seventh shutout of the season and a nice road win to build some character.

The Badgers needed that character and toughness just two days later as they took on Purdue. The Boilermakers were 6-4-1 heading into the game, coming off two straight losses and desperate for a win.

The teams went back and forth, combining for 16 shots in the first half and 13 more in the second. Wisconsin’s Richard saved all five of the Boilermakers’ shots on goal, but the Badgers’ barrage of 17 shots, including five from Williams, were too much for Purdue.

After 65 minutes of back and forth play, sophomore midfielder Rose Lavelle sent in a corner kick that found her teammate junior midfielder McKenna Meuer for a header that found the back of the net.

“It may not have been the

prettiest at times, but I thought we played better in the second half,” head coach Paula Wilkins said after the game. “They showed resilience defensively and it’s great to see effort on that side. Getting another shutout on the road is great.”

Two straight shutouts are always encouraging for this Badger team looking to make a postseason run. They may not have been the blowouts they put up earlier this season, but the wins put the Badgers at second in the Big Ten, behind only Penn State, who comes to Madison Sunday.

Before that game, Ohio State also comes to town Friday, the beginning of a 3-game home stretch. The string of games coming up will really be a barometer for Wisconsin’s tournament hopes. Key wins against these tough conference opponents could really show just how far this team can go.

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Kodee Williams was an offensive centerpiece for the Badgers in their successful weekend.

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UW rallies in second half to beat USF

By Jake Powers the daily cardinal

No. 19 Wisconsin topped South Florida in its final nonconference matchup Saturday at Camp Randall, but the victory did little to provide momentum heading into Big Ten play next week.

The Badgers (3-1) outplayed USF (2-3) in the second half to earn the 27-10 win, their third consecutive victory at home, but the offense struggled in the first two quarters. South Florida forced a 3-3 tie going into halftime by limiting Wisconsin’s running game and blanking its passing attack.

Redshirt junior running back Melvin Gordon, fresh off a historic performance against Bowling Green, took time to get comfortable and turned the ball over on a fumble late in the second quarter on the Bulls’ five yard line after Wisconsin had driven 76 yards downfield.

11 of Gordon’s 17 first-half carries went for three yards or less, a deficiency that cannot be attributed to the star running back, but rather to a breakdown in blocking on the part of the offensive line.

South Florida controlled the line of scrimmage by loading the box and piercing UW’s offensive line, which resulted in a flurry of quick stops that prevented Wisconsin from sustaining drives. Redshirt tackle Rob Havenstein took responsibility on the part of the linemen for allowing USF to generate such strong penetration in the first half.

“When we’ve got a four-I, or a four technique, D-tackle,

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Robert Havenstein led an offensive line that seemed to wake up after halftime, breaking a malaise that limited the rushing offense and left Wisconsin tied at halftime against a weak opponent. nose guard, whoever it is in the backfield at the start of the play, obviously something went wrong,” Havenstein said.

“That’s solely on us, we had to do some adjustments on our technique on some of our plays to go ahead and adjust to the way they were playing some of the third and shorts.”

Fortunately for Gordon, the offense was able to solve USF’s tenacious attack quickly in the second half, as Wisconsin promptly put together an eight-play, 76-yard scoring drive on its first possession of the third quarter that was capped off by a seven-yard touchdown run from Gordon.

After an ensuing USF threeand-out and a 24-yard punt

return from senior Kenzel Doe that put Wisconsin in Bulls’ territory, Gordon ripped out a 43-yard touchdown run that was reminiscent of several of his rushes against Bowling Green.

Gordon took an inside handoff, shook off two defenders at the line of scrimmage, juked the safety and easily outran the rest of the defense to the end zone to put the Badgers up, 17-3. He went on to finish the game with 181 yards on 32 carries, boosted by a team-wide rebound in the second half that head coach Gary Andersen detected among his players.

“I just asked the kids to settle down a little bit and just play,” Andersen said of his message

at halftime. “I feel like we were pressing. I don’t think we were tight, I don’t think we were prepared poorly, I think we were just pressing at that time, and they handled it well, came out and had a nice second half.”

The same cannot be said about the passing game. Redshirt junior Tanner McEvoy completed 11 of 18 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown, but his difficulty throwing downfield and choppy footwork was a liability, as it limited the playbook and contributed to a 41 percent third down conversion rate.

McEvoy struggled to complete mid-level passes, including a possible touchdown to senior tight end Sam Arneson, who

had found space down the seam in USF’s red zone in the fourth quarter. This hole in the offense has Andersen deeply concerned.

“Yeah, not real good,” Andersen said of his comfort level in the passing game. “It’s just not. It’s inconsistent and there’s a lot of pieces, again, that go into that, and we’re going to work hard as an offense to get better in the throw game and third down because if we can’t, it’s going to be a little difficult as we continue to move forward.

You’re not always going to hold a team to ten points and eight first downs. It’s not going to happen.”

As Andersen alluded to, Wisconsin’s defense was again solid the entire game. Led by senior linebacker Derek Landisch, who had three tackles, a sack and an interception, UW forced two turnovers and held South Florida to 245 yards and just eight first downs. The Bulls ran for 72 yards against a stout Wisconsin front seven that has steadily improved each week.

Landisch credited the defensive line with creating opportunities for the linebackers to step up and make plays.

“The defensive line played a great game,” Landisch said.

“They ate up a lot of blocks, allowed us to run free, kept the linemen off the second level. So that’s definitely important, that doesn’t get a lot of press but it should because they’re in the trenches battling it out.”

Wisconsin will travel to Evanston, Ill., Saturday to play Northwestern (2-2) in its Big Ten Conference opener.

Volleyball

Badgers bounce back in win over Ohio State

By Sam Karp the daily cardinal

The No. 5 Badgers (1-1 Big Ten, 10-2 overall) halted their losing streak at two by sweeping Ohio State (0-2, 9-5) 25-19, 25-19, 25-17 at the UW Field House Sunday. Wisconsin looked dominant on both the offensive and defensive end as Ohio State looked outmatched the entire game.

The first set started out tightly contested as the two teams’ went point for point before Wisconsin started to pull away with senior outside hitter Courtney Thomas serving.

Thomas helped the Badgers extend their lead to 6-3 before Ohio State got the serve back.

Wisconsin continued to slowly pull away as they went on a 6-2 run to build their lead up to 19-13.

The Buckeyes stormed back to pull the game within four at 23-19 but the Badgers would not be denied and won the set 25-19.

Not letting Ohio State go on runs was definitely a point of emphasis for head coach Kelly Sheffield and the rest of his staff.

“I thought we did a really good job of not letting them get on

runs,” Sheffield said. “I thought we did a really good job of communicating. I thought we did a really good job of helping each other out when a lot of the subbing was going on. It was a good team win for us.”

The second set featured more of the same style of play, as Wisconsin continued to impose their will on the Buckeyes.

Wisconsin held Ohio State to a .128 attacking percentage while the Badgers had a .306 percentage of their own.

Redshirt senior middleback Dominique Thompson lead all Badgers in the set registering five kills. Attacking the middle of the court was extremely effective for the Badger offense.

“Our middles did a really good job today of transitioning and getting up and that made my life super easy,” sophomore setter Lauren Carlini said.

All of this added up to a 25-19 set win for the Badgers.

Wisconsin knew they had to take advantage of this opportunity to close out the game in the third set.

“I think we just have a lot of fighting spirit right now and

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Five kills in the second set from Dominique Thompson gave UW a Big Ten sweep of its own. when we have a team down 2-0 going into the third game we’re not going to let them come back,” Thomas said.

The Badgers did just that coming out on fire in the third set.

Wisconsin started the set out on a 13-2 run, which featured seven kills and one ace.

Ohio State tried to make it a game by going on a run of their own to pull the set to within five

at 23-17. However, the Badgers didn’t let them come back and eventually won the set 25-17.

Overall, the players were extremely happy to get in the win column for Big Ten play in front of their home crowd following their loss to No. 3 Penn State (14-1, 2-0) earlier in the week.

“Our fans know what we went through last game against Penn State and knew how much of a

struggle it was after the game.”

Carlini said. “We were all mad about it… but we came back fiery and we wanted to win this game for our fans and for our team.”

As is normal life in Big Ten volleyball, the Badgers have two road tests coming up as they travel to Northwestern (121, 2-0) Wednesday followed by another road game at Illinois (10-3, 2-0).