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By Amelia Zollner STAFF WRITER

Between packed lecture halls, murmurs of friends isolating due to exposure and even a few classes shifting back to online instruction, it is clear that the pandemic is far from over. To help stop the spread of the COVID-19, and to ease the fears of students with varying comfort levels, on Aug. 5, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s mask mandate went into effect. “The recent arrival in the U.S. of the more infectious Delta variant of COVID19 has led to a steep rise in cases across the country, including here in Wisconsin,” a statement from the university read. However, for some students, this mask mandate is viewed as a breach of personal liberties. Enter “Unmask UW”, an organization founded by second-year student Lane Whitten. According to Whitten, the organization has 30 members who prefer to remain anonymous, and it was kickstarted on Aug. 3, right after UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced the current mask mandate. Unmask UW’s mission revolves around questioning two concepts: the legality and the necessity of the mask mandate. Mask mandates have been contested in Wisconsin, with the Supreme Court overruling Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate in March. While Wisconsin does not currently have a statewide mask mandate, Dane County does. Though in the eyes of Unmask UW’s members, UW-Madison does not reserve the

right to declare a mask mandate separate from Dane County’s. “The university needs legislative approval to issue COVID restrictions,” Whitten said. “It is not

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belief that UW-Madison’s high vaccination rate alone is enough protection from the coronavirus. “Students and vaccinated people as a whole are at a very small risk of

compromised and other high-risk people from COVID-19,” first-year Ryan Okushi said. In addition to worrying about higher-risk students, many other

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the right nor responsibility of the University of Wisconsin administrators to make health decisions for students and staff.” Aside from the legality issue, the members of Unmask UW also question the necessity of the mask mandate. As of Sept. 29, 92.7% of students and 93.8% of employees are fully vaccinated at UW-Madison, a statistic that propels Unmask UW’s

getting and being hospitalized from COVID-19,” Whitten said. However, some students who are concerned about their immunocompromised peers have brought up counterpoints to Unmask UW’s belief that masks are unnecessary. “I definitely don’t enjoy having to wear a mask all the time, but I think the minor inconvenience is worth it to protect immuno-

students have expressed concern for older faculty. “A mask mandate is the best plan as of right now for protecting our community, especially our professors,” first-year Kate Sarvady said. During its first two months as an organization, Unmask UW has become somewhat of a point of division among students, with some referring to the founders

as “selfish.” “If they want to get sick, that’s fine, but they shouldn’t be putting other people in danger,” first-year Brian Lin said. Despite the backlash the organization has received — both through passionate comments left on Instagram and through messages from UW-Madison itself — its members continue to promote their beliefs through the organization’s Instagram account and its blog. Unmask UW was originally founded as an Instagram page, but the organization has begun to step into the streets. The group’s first protest took place on Sept. 3, and they are planning another protest for Oct. 1. “We had roughly 30 people at the protest, including Orlando Owens, who is running for state treasurer,” Whitten said. “Although our numbers were smaller than we hoped, we got a chance to speak to multiple news channels and get more exposure for our organization.” With cases seemingly dipping one week and rising the next, the future of the pandemic is unsteady, and against Unmask UW’s wishes, UW-Madison shows no signs of easing up on COVID-19 restrictions. Dane County’s own mask mandate is set to expire on Oct. 8, although the mandate may be renewed after that. Despite this, Unmask UW refuses to step down, and its members plan on continuing their mission to dismantle the mask mandate. “We hope to have a discussion in the future with university administrators and the leaders of the legislature about why the university should no longer impose COVID restrictions,” Whitten said.

UW’s largest freshman class shows upwards trend in diversity By Claire LaLiberte STAFF WRITER

It comes as no surprise to anybody who calls a University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall home this semester that the university has enrolled a record number of freshmen. Triples, quads and unconventional housing situations abound, accommodating the surplus of students. Among the 8,465 first-year students at UW this year, 55% come from Wisconsin or Minnesota according to a university news release. The university’s efforts to enroll local students seem to be paying off: Despite a plateau in the number of high school students in the upper Midwest, UW’s instate enrollment numbers are on the rise. First-year student Claire Wilcox of St. Paul, Minn. is one of the students benefiting from the university’s reciprocity program. When asked if they would have attended without the program, Wilcox said, “No way. I would not have been able to afford it … I might not have even considered it. But here I am, and I’m glad about it.” In addition to the UW’s notable in-state numbers, are record-setting levels of racial and ethnic diversity. Approximately 25.2% of the

Class of 2025 are students of color — more than ever before. Students, like Wilcox — who is first-generation Chinese-American — believe this development is “not representative of the country as a whole.” Despite this, Wilcox described their experience making other friends of color on campus as positive, stating that they “know that there are people there if I need them.” Outside of the country, UW-Madison remains a popular choice for prospective undergraduate students. Just under one in ten freshmen are international students, with the most significant cohorts coming from China and India. Among them is Neha Thalpur of Chennai, India, who decided to attend the UW due to its strong chemistry program. “I was worried about not being able to fit in, but so far, it’s not been that hard,” Thalpur said. Although moving halfway across the globe has provided its challenges, she described the experience as an “eye-opener.” Thalpur found the university to be supportive in her transition to college life in the United States, but she did note that UW may have over-enrolled. This summer, university officials described their efforts to

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Freshman University of Wisconsin-Madison students play volleyball outside of Witte Hall, located in the center of campus. accommodate the class in residence halls, emphasizing the class’ eagerness to be on-campus. Notably absent from the demographic numbers provided by the university are those of Indigenous students. Dan Cornelius, of the law school’s Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center, explained that the university may be hesitant to put these numbers forward because “the retention numbers have not been good over the years” — particularly from

reservations. Cornelius, an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation, stated that many tribal families are hesitant to send their youth to UW-Madison. Among possible explanations for this phenomenon, he named a simple lack of community for Indigenous students on campus. Cornelius posited ways for UW to rectify this. His suggestions included offering courses at the university that connect to the Indigenous

experience and providing food at the dining halls that come from Great Lakes tribes. He cited Wunk Sheek, an Indigenous student organization, as an example of community here at the university, but he urged students and UW as a whole to ponder: “How can we create more [of an Indigenous space here]?”

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Q&A: Adrian Lampron, your new ASM Chair By Will Cioci SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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On Tuesday, the Student Council of the Associated Students of Madison — the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student government — convened in person for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. The past year has been a tumultuous one for the body — much of it spent in gridlock with administrators over their handling of the pandemic, equity and inclusion for students of color and the role of university police on campus. For new ASM chair Adrian Lampron, the new session is a fresh chance for the student voice to be heard and heeded on those issues. A Minnesota native and a senior studying History and Political Science with a certificate in LGBTQ+ Studies, Lampron is an ASM veteran taking on new responsibility as its leader. The Daily Cardinal sat down with Lampron for a conversation about the state of shared governance on campus, their plans for the year and the music getting them through it. This conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity. I’ll be honest that coming into UW and for most of my time here, I didn’t know very much about ASM — about how it worked, how it affected me as a student. How would you describe the importance of ASM to folks like that? ASM has two major functions, and one of them is the governing side. We allocate pretty much all of the segregated fees that students pay into things, like the bus pass, funding student organizations, funding UHS, the gyms [and] Recreation and Wellbeing. The other side is grassroots organizing and activism. We work on equity and inclusion issues, sustainability [and] university policy at the state legislature level. We go to meetings with the Dean of Students or meetings with the president of the UW system, trying to advocate for what students need. We’re trying to empower students to use their voice to impact decision making processes. How would you rate the UW campus’ engagement with those politics? Good question. I think with ASM directly, the average student is not very involved. We get like 8%, 6% voter turnout depending on the year, which is not great. But I think students engage with the issues ASM works on in many different ways. A lot of work we do intersects with different student organizations or university departments. The Office of Sustainability is doing a lot of the same stuff that our Sustainability Committee is doing, which is the same stuff that CLEAN UW is doing, for example. A lot of people are engaged in some way on the issues of student advocacy, or are aware of the issues we’re working on. But not a lot at the ASM level. I think it’s fair to say that last year was contentious, in terms of the relationship between ASM and UW administration. What kind of conversations have you had with the admin going into this year? What does that working relationship look like? We’ve been talking a lot to the administrators that we had difficulty working with last year. I

think there will still be some of the I’d look at an old painting and tensions of last year, just because just think, ‘oh, that’s beautiful,’ or a lot of the tactics of the admin- ‘that’s really weird looking, why is istrators were revealed to us, just that person wearing such a weird by how bad stuff got, frankly. So outfit?’ and then move on, and not it’s kind of hard to go back to feel- consider it very deeply. But that ing like everyone’s totally on your class forced the students to look at side, because it’s not that simple. I each piece of the artifact or paintthink that we do have an opportu- ing and think about what literally, nity to work with administrators is that? What does it mean to me, more this year, but we’ll see. but also what does it mean to They made a lot of decisions the person who made it or to the behind closed doors and without intended audience? input from shared governance How’ve you been filling your bodies. So if they continue to do time outside of ASM and classes? that on issues other than COVID How do you blow off steam? this year, that would be really disWell, this summer, I started appointing. I’m hopeful that with to learn about foraging and plant the changing circumstances, we’ll identification. So I’ve been trybe able to have a better relation- ing to do that while the weather’s ship again. still nice. I go to the Arboretum You said after you were elected last year that one of the things you really wanted to focus on was getting a mental health response program established on campus. Where’s that at right now? So we don’t have anything exactly like that on campus yet. At that time last year, UHS was proposing to develop a co-responder model with the University of Wisconsin Police Department. There are folks at UHS who believe they have the capacity to start co-responding, with mental health providers going along with the police to respond to mental health incidents. Over the summer, I was watching to see what was going on at the city level, and it didn’t look like it was going to be expanded to campus. It seems like the best thing we can do right now is support the co-responding model. [This fall,] there will probably be two mental health professionals from UHS COURTESY OF IRENA CLARKOWSKI co-responding with police officers to mental health emergencies on We welcome our new ASM Chair, Adrian. campus. Eventually, we can move toward a model that’s more like or the Lakeshore Nature Trail what the city is working on with and Preserve and try to figure the CARES program, which is just out what the plants are around sending a paramedic and men- me and if I can snack on them. tal health first responder to crisis I haven’t had as much time for incidents. We don’t have that on that lately, because ASM is just so campus right now, but the city is much, but I usually do that. I also moving toward it. And I’m hope- play music; I write songs. ful we will move toward it. Yeah, your music! Did I see What are some of your other that you opened an event for Ilhan priorities for this coming session? Omar recently? Well, something we’ve been Yeah I did! That’s kind of a talking about a lot over the sum- long time ago now. That was probmer is protecting and expand- ably like, I think right after the ing shared governance. Basically 2020 elections. what it comes down to is, we want Oh, I just saw it on your Twitter to make sure that students are relatively high up. in the room when decisions are Yeah, I don’t tweet that being made and that we actu- much. (laughs) ally have a vote instead of just I didn’t realize you were a being an advisory board, which musician until I started prepping is what happens a lot on campus. for this interview. But I noticed So trying to actually have a say in that, everywhere I could find a bio things like the dining meal plan of you as an artist, you mention or what kinds of housing options explicitly that your music is about are available to us, or even the life as a trans person. Are there segregated fee costs. We want to other artists that you look up to or actually have a say. that respect for their writing on Let’s switch gears a little bit. those experiences? What’s your favorite class that That’s a good question. I always you’ve taken at the UW? really liked Jake Edwards, who’s I think my favorite class is this British singer-songwriter. still this one I took called Visual He wrote the song called Second History. It was a survey course Puberty that’s about transitionthat focused a lot on European ing and just trying to grow up as history and art. I’d never taken a trans person. That song always an art history class before, and I hits me. He hasn’t put out a lot of didn’t think that it would be very new music recently, which is sad. interesting. But the class basically Ryan Cassata is also an awesome taught me how to look at stuff in trans musician who does a lot of history, like artifacts or art, and work outside of just music for see beyond what you would just trans folks. And then what else? necessarily see. I used to feel like I mean, I always have to give a

shout out to Sam Smith, who’s the best — well, not the best, but the most famous — nonbinary musician. So gotta love them. I also find community with trans musicians that I know. My friend Bella is a musician and writes and creates this super awesome hyper pop stuff on Soundcloud. Not a lot of people know about or listen to this niche stuff, but it’s super cool to just be around people that are really creative. I have a lot of people like that in the trans community here. What will be on your Spotify wrapped this year? Probably a lot of The Replacements, which is this old Minneapolis band that I’m very into. I’ve also been listening to the Mountain Goats a lot. Their album I’m listening to all the time is All Hail West Texas. And probably a lot of Chance the Rapper too. Those are my big ones right now. Man, All Hail West Texas is an all-time great album. I feel like any possible negative feeling, it can be cathartic for. Yes! It’s great. When you think back over your college career, is there anything you would have done differently? Well there are always student organizations that I see at the org fair or online where I’m like, dang, I should have got involved with that. I think there’s just so much cool stuff going on at this university, it’s hard to do everything. Maybe one thing I could have done better would be to work on gender inclusive housing here earlier. I just wish I would have had more time to organize around radical queer activism on campus. There are a lot of queer student organizations here, and they do a lot of good community building and education. But I feel like a lot of queer students who are doing activism are doing it in a lot of places. There’s not a unified place where students are really pushing for bathroom access, or pronoun usage or education around inclusive classroom education for professors and stuff. Which I think [is] probably because it’s just really hard to be a trans student or queer student here. If you’re having a hard time already, it’s hard to additionally do organizing. And there aren’t that many of us. I wish I had time to start a queer student advocacy organization. But I don’t have time, so I do that work in other ways. Anything else that you want to say? What’s been on your mind recently? Well, I know the students who are going to be reading this article will probably already be pretty informed. But I think that it’s really important for everybody to know that they can reach out to ASM. And even if we can’t directly help you with whatever issue is going on, people at ASM know, like, a lot about this university. Everybody here is getting into really niche conversations about what they’re working on. So if you have a problem with a specific engineering department, or a specific sustainability issue in your dorm, somebody in ASM probably knows how to deal with that. People can reach out and we’re here to help.

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City of Madison considers to divide the campus district By Charlie Hildebrand CITY NEWS EDITOR

The City of Madison is considering two plans to redraw district boundaries which would break up District 8, a district that has historically been occupied predominantly by UW-Madison students. In both of the proposed plans, the Lakeshore dorms would instead be incorporated into District 5 with one of the plans additionally enveloping the Spring Street dorms and College Court neighborhood into District 5. Some community members have raised concerns regarding the suggested division of District 8, claiming that the plans to redistrict will weaken the influence of students in local elections. Scott Resnick, the former alder for District 8, believes that positions that student takes are not shared throughout neighboring districts. According to Resnick, District 5, which represents a large portion of the near-west side, is mainly comprised of young families who have vastly different policy concerns than students. “If you think about the issues that students have and consider

a community of interest, many similar issues that UW students face in one dormitory [are] faced across the board — issues with campus safety, with nightlife, with alcohol related issues with housing rights,” Resnick said. “Those are issues that, essentially, your students are certain [to be] unified around.” Following the census every 10 years, the city redraws the districts to reflect the current population. Madison grew by 16% in the past decade with a majority of population growth taking place in the apartments constructed near State Street, East Washington Avenue and the Isthmus, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. If District 8 is redrawn, Resnick says that the concerns of students would be ignored by the Common Council, because they would make up a small percentage of that district. “Students would make up, in some cases, a fairly small percentage of that representation to that overall district” Resnick said in an interview with The Daily Cardinal. UW-Madison student and

current District 8 Alder, Juliana Bennett, has acknowledged that district lines should be redrawn due to a greater population increase relative to other districts. Like Resnick, Bennett believes that the current proposals are ignoring the distinct needs of students. “It is a disservice to students and surrounding neighborhoods to expect the District 5 alder, who has no relation to campus-related issues, to divide their time between the needs of these two incredibly different populations,” Bennett

“It is a disservice...to expect the District 5 alder...to divide their time between the needs of these two incredible different populations.” Juliana Bennett UW-Madison student and current District 8 Alder

said in a blog post. In her blog post, Bennett additionally stated that low voter turnout in District 8 should not be used as a justification for splitting up

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Redistricting may no longer be accurate respresentation of Madison. District 8. “Claiming that students don’t vote and shouldn’t be represented by a like-minded student is akin to claiming any population that doesn’t vote shouldn’t receive equal

representation,” Bennett said. On Thursday, the redistricting committee will meet to consider public feedback on the proposed maps. The committee will vote on a map on Oct. 7.

ASM’s EIC strives to develop solutions for campus-wide issues inclusivity on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The first meeting of the Equity The EIC is one of just five and Inclusion Committee (EIC) open ASM committees on camwas hosted on Tuesday by the pus, meaning that there is no Associated Students of Madison. application to join or participate The committee is dedicated to in organizing events. making space for students to “It’s in the spirit of inclusion advocate for social justice and that there’s not a barrier for entry,” said Diverse E n g a ge m e n t Coordinator Ndemazea Fo n ke m . “This committee is its’ members.” All students are welcome to attend meetings at BRYCE RICHTER/UW-MADISON any point in Students walking along State St. unaware of EIC. the semester

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to bring up issues they see around campus. The EIC is meant to give a platform and a place to get involved with grassroots organizing, with an emphasis on finding solutions for issues across campus. The committee serves first and foremost as an ideas exchange, according to committee leaders. Attendees at the kickoff meeting were asked to share issues that were particularly important to them on campus. Topics raised include the desire for the creation of a disabled student center and a major streamlining of resources accessible to students in general. Without a straightforward way to access the resources the university supplies — whether it be financial aid resources or mental health resources — students at the meeting feel there’s no real way to utilize the variety of services pro-

vided by UW-Madison. The creation of sub-groups focused on one specific area of interest for inclusivity and diversity at UW-Madison are a new addition to the EIC this session. These subcommittees range from engagement to transportation accessibility, and are broad enough that every suggestion raised at Tuesday’s meeting fell under at least one of the groups. Looking ahead to the rest of the semester, Fonkem describes some of the “little projects” she’s working on, including bolstering the Housing and Dining initiative for more inclusive housing options as well as campaigning for more transportation accessibility options on Bascom Hill for disabled students. These initiatives are not something that are an indi-

vidual feat, said Fonkem. The bulk of the meeting was focused on each attendee finding their role in the Social Change E c o syst e m , a f f e c t i o n at e ly dubbed the “new Myers-Briggs” by committee members. “Acknowledgement and recognition is how we know we exist,” Fonkem explained as members moved around the room, grouping up with others with similar roles as them. She emphasized that her goal for the semester is to have the committee be a place where members express their thoughts freely and come together around issues on campus to brainstorm solutions. The EIC meets Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. in the Caucus Room of the Student Activity Center.

Wisconsin high schooler wins lawsuit against a sheriff’s deputy By Halle Zides STAFF WRITER

Amiyah Cohoon of Westfield Area High School in Oxford, Wis., won a federal lawsuit against a Marquette County Sheriff who threatened her with arrest if she did not take down posts claiming that she had COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig ruled in Cohoon’s favor — claiming that her First Amendment rights were violated. “The First Amendment is not a game setting for the government to toggle off and on,” said Ludwig. “Demanding a 16-yearold remove protected speech from her Instagram account is a First Amendment violation.” Cohoon took to social media last spring to talk about her experience with COVID-19. Following a band trip she took with her high school in March 2020, Cohoon fell ill, presumably with COVID-19.

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High schooler winning lawsuit = protection of First Amendment.

Court documents revealed that she had tested negative for the virus, however, doctors assumed she had it, but missed the testing window. On March 26, 2020, she posted a picture on Instagram with the caption, “I won’t be back for a while longer due to me ... having the COVID-19 virus...I don’t want the attention, it’s just the truth.” The following post was a photo of her in an oxygen mask with the caption, “Winning the fight with Covid-19.” Cohoon’s lawyer, Luke Berg, alleges that the next day a Marquette County deputy sheriff threatened Cohoon and her parents with jail time if she did not take the posts down. Sheriff Joseph Konrath and his deputy claimed that Cohoon created panic through her posts, as there was no proof of any COVID-19 outbreaks in the county. A school administrator publicized that Cohoon’s post was a rumor calling it a “foolish means

to get attention.” Judge Ludwig ruled Cohoon was protected under the free speech clause of the First Amendment and is therefore allowed to freely post on social media, as long as she follows community guidelines and does not specifically target anyone. “This decision underscores that First Amendment rights cannot be dispatched within an emergency,” said Berg. “More importantly, law enforcement has no business trying to regulate the social media posts of local teenagers.”

“This decision underscores that First Amendment rights cannot be dispatched within an emergency.”

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Wisconsin starts 1-2 for the first time in over two decades after loss to Notre Dame By Cole Wozniack STAFF WRITER

In one of the worst losses of the Paul Chryst era, Wisconsin football looked inept on almost all levels of the field during the 41-13 rout in Chicago on Saturday. Offensively, Wisconsin actually outgained the Fighting Irish in terms of yards. The Badgers mustered up 314 total yards off 240 yards through the air and 74 on the ground compared to only 242 total yards for the Irish with 239 passing and three total rushing yards. However, mistakes defined the Badgers’ performance at Soldier Field as the offense only scored 13 points on one passing touchdown and two field goals. Additionally, the offense also scored 14 points for Notre Dame through starting quarterback Graham Mertz’s two pick-sixes, meaning that the offense scored more points for the other team than they did for themselves. Even if you discount the turnovers, the actual area where this offense was unable to do virtually anything was by way of an inability to sustain drives, going an abhorrent 1-14 on third downs in the game. Wisconsin offenses in the past were often characterized by dominant, smashmouth running attacks that featured efficient play-action passing games that, while perhaps lacking in production, featured a litany of creative uses of short-motion and jet sweeps to gain leverage in coverages. Through three games, however, we have seen next to nothing in terms of creative uses of motion, jet sweeps and misdirection in the run game that used to be hallmarks of the great offenses in the Paul Chryst era. After the abysmal offensive performance in Chicago, legitimate ques-

tions can now be raised about whether or not the design of this current offense fits the modern college football landscape or whether these putrid scoring outputs are due to a lack of high-end talent. Specifically, serious questions can now also be raised about whether Graham Mertz should be the starting quarterback and whether or not Wisconsin made the correct decision in

in statistical defensive categories, but the units have looked even more dominant this season when considering the quality of opponents in Penn State and Notre Dame. Individually, Faion Hicks was the star of the secondary, recording four pass breakups — the most in a single game for the Badgers since 2017. He was extremely physical in his coverage against the Irish. He

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Wisconsin wide receiver Kendric Pryor is chased down by Notre Dame cornerback Clarence Louis in Chicago last Saturday. moving on from Jack Coan. However, one aspect of this Wisconsin football team that was largely absolved of criticism on Saturday was the defense. Coordinated by Jim Leonhard, this defense continues to exemplify why it should be mentioned among the nation’s elite units in all of college football. Through three games, Wisconsin has only given up 69 total rushing yards. Even though the final scoreboard was heavily lopsided at the end of the game Saturday, Jim Leonhard’s defense only gave up two of Notre Dame’s five touchdowns on the day. During the 2010s, Wisconsin has always been near the top in the country

could have potentially been flagged for his aggressive play multiple times, something that is a common characteristic in Wisconsin cornerbacks who are nationally known for that style of play. He also recorded a quarterback hurry off of a blitz during the second half, resulting in a third-down stop. Along the front seven, the linebackers and defensive line recorded an exceptional eight sacks and twelve tackles for loss. Nick Herbig, who some expect to be Wisconsin’s next great linebacker along the lines of Zack Baun and TJ Watt, individually recorded two sacks and two tackles for loss, with both sacks coming on third downs.

Badgers pick up right where they left off in opening season sweep By Christian Voskuil SPORTS EDITOR

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (2-0) looked like they hadn’t lost a step this past weekend, sweeping Lindenwood (0-2) to open up their 2021 title defense. It was a whole team effort for the No. 1 ranked Badgers, who saw 16 players score points — including 10 multi-point performers — during their 8-1 and 10-0 wins over the Lady Lions. Casey O’Brien got things started for the Badgers on Friday and led the way for them after. After taking a little bit to shake off the rust, Wisconsin finally got on the board late in the first period, thanks to the sophomore forward. O’Brien skated down the left side of the ice and tapped in a perfectly placed Makenna Webster pass to get the Badgers on the board going into the second period. Wisconsin let the floodgates open in the second period. Senior

captain Brette Pettet got the scoring started early for the Badgers, shooting the puck past the Lindenwood goaltender just 25 seconds into the second period of play. Next up in the scoring column was the reigning WCHA Player of the Year, Daryl Watts. Last year’s Patty Kazmaier Award finalist gathered the puck at center ice, skated around a Lindenwood defenseman and sniped a shot over the Lindenwood netminder to complete the solo run with a goal. Maddi Wheeler would finish the scoring for the period, netting two goals of her own to give Wisconsin a 5-0 lead going into the final 20 minutes. The Lady Lions would get one past Wisconsin’s backup goaltender Jane Gervais who went in the net for the final period, but three more goals from Katie Kotlowski, Webster and O’Brien gave Wisconsin an 8-1 win to start their season. Game two was even better for

the Badgers and O’Brien. Just one day after posting the first multi-goal game of her career, O’Brien wasted no time to get her second, scoring two goals in the first period to give Wisconsin a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission. The break didn’t mess up O’Brien’s rhythm at all, as the forward came out in the second period and secured her first career hattrick just 40 seconds into the period. The three goals in a row for O’Brien made her the first Badger in a decade to record a natural hat-trick. Wisconsin was far from done, though, in the second period. The scoring fest added a goal from Pettet, two from Kotlowski and two shorthanded goals from Sophie Shirley and Maddie Posick. If you thought you wouldn’t hear from Casey O’Brien the rest of the game, you were wrong. O’Brien netted her fourth goal of the game early in the third period,

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One area that continued to plague Wisconsin again on Saturday was special teams. There were multiple instances where Wisconsin players mismanaged decisions on the field, especially in the return game. Although the significant wind inside Soldier Field could have played a factor, there were multiple incidents where Badger return-men were colliding with each other when attempting to catch the ball, and one instance where Dean Engram’s curious decision not to catch a ball resulted in Notre Dame being able to down the ball inside the five-yard line. The low point of the Badgers special team’s performance, though, came in the fourth quarter when Collin Larsh kicked the ball straight to Notre Dame’s Chris Tyree, who promptly evaded multiple Badger tacklers en route to his 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, putting the Irish back into the lead 17-13. Wisconsin wouldn’t be able to muster up any more points on the day, making Tyree’s touchdown essentially the gamewinning play. Coming out of this terrible loss that spiraled out of control in the fourth quarter due to repeated self-inflicted mistakes, several distinct narratives are emerging into the ethos. One is that this Wisconsin football program, whose narrative has always been centered around how it can take the next step to be a legitimate contender for the College Football Playoff and a national title, could potentially be taking a step back away from the elite of the Big Ten. However, some fans are simply looking at this season with an acknowledgment that they have two losses to teams that are now both in the top ten of the AP Poll. Wisconsin had the opportunity to seal

victory but came up short. The Badgers led the game in the fourth quarter and even outgained Notre Dame offensively, but mistake after mistake caused the game to slip away. In my opinion, even with the dreadful performances from this offense, it is too early to say whether or not this team cannot have a successful season. Although they are likely no longer contenders to make it into this year’s College Football Playoff, winning the Big Ten West, competing for the Big Ten title and a potential Rose Bowl berth is not out of the realm of possibility for this team. For Notre Dame, this win launches Brian Kelly into the title of the all-time winningest coach at one of the most storied programs in the history of the sport. If Jack Coan is able to return to the starting quarterback role after suffering an injury against the Badgers, and if Marcus Freeman’s defense can perform as well as it did on Saturday, the 2021 Fighting Irish have the potential to win out the rest of their regular season on their way to a second consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff. Wisconsin returns home this Saturday, Oct. 2, to face another top 15 team in the Michigan Wolverines. No. 14 Michigan is armed with a speedy running back tandem that makes up Jim Harbaugh’s best rushing attack since coming to Ann Arbor, and one of the best in the country. That game will kickoff at 11 a.m. Central Time on Fox as Big Noon Kickoff returns to Madison to cover the Big Ten matchup. For the Badgers, this is a chance to either change the narrative that this is one of the worst teams in the Paul Chryst era or potentially cement it as a program on a downward trend.

becoming only the sixth Badger to score four or more goals in one game and the first to do so since Sarah Nurse in 2016. Webster would wrap up the scoring for the team late in the game, bringing the total to a round 10-0, making it the third straight season the Badgers have scored

double-digits in at least one game. The top-ranked Badgers will look to continue their dominance this weekend when they travel to North Andover, Massachusetts, to take on the Merrimack Warriors. Both Friday and Saturday’s games will start at 1 pm and can be seen online on College Sports Live.

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Forward Britta Curl celebrates during the 2020-2021 season.

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‘Come out to the Farm!’ Ava Padilla on F.H. King By JOYCE RIPHAGEN SCIENCE EDITOR

As the days get colder, Ava Padilla is tucking her farm in for the winter. Padilla is one of two farm directors at F.H. King, a student-run organization that focuses on providing an experimental space for students to engage with sustainable agriculture and reconnect with foodways. Padilla, who has been gardening for almost 10 years, joined F.H. King’s Board of Directors her junior year after seeing a position listing. She loves engaging with nature in the farm out at Eagle Heights — “I love knowing the plants as friends,” Padilla said. “I love seeing people connect … sometimes this is someone’s first time seeing a tomato!” Padilla emphasized that the org is open to all experience levels and interests. “You can absolutely come in knowing nothing … ultimately, my job means being able to share what I know, and learn.” So come on out, even if you’ve never grown a plant before, or if you aren’t a biology or botany major. All you need is an interest and a desire to learn. “Please come! I want to hear what you have to say! Ask all the stupid questions,” Padilla said. “They’re good questions!” On campus, F.H. King is best known for their Harvest Handouts. “Once a week, usually on Sundays, we transport all the produce we’ve grown

and give it out for free,” Padilla said. The org, which is funded by segregated fees, distributes about 300 pounds of produce weekly during peak season. F.H. King provides a number of services besides free food. Members can attend a variety of guest lectures and educational events that explore various topics within sustainability. Recently, the org hosted a workshop on natural dyes, a pickling workshop, and composting workshops. Students interested in organic agriculture can also work with F.H. King for internship credits. The growing season may be winding down, but there’s still plenty of ways to get involved with F.H. King. The org is run by a non- hierarchical board of directors, but you don’t have to be on the board to get involved. New members can come to volunteer workdays, typically held on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. F.H. King is also hosting a Chopped event on Friday, Oct. 8, in which students will compete to create a dish with F.H. King’s produce. There will also be a Harvest Festival at the farm in Eagle Heights on Oct. 15. Students interested in joining F.H. King can be as involved as they want — there are no fees or minimum amount of hours required for any member not on the

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Crates of a colorful variety of produce from F.H. King's farm in Eagle Heights. board of directors. However, those interested in getting involved with leadership in the org should keep their eyes peeled for any board positions opening up — these are paid positions that have set responsibilities. Padilla emphasized that the farm is a safe space for

all who wish to be involved, including Queer or BIPOC people who may not fit the stereotype of an American farmer. “There’s a change in the makeup of American farmers going on,” Padilla said. “We want to support these people, and build a community.” F.H. King also frequently collabo-

rates with organizations like Wunk Sheek, and recognizes that their farm is on unceded Ho-Chunk territory. If you’re interested in joining F.H. King, check them out on Instagram @fhkingfarm for links to their upcoming events and most recent newsletters. Get out to the farm!

Put a Spark in your Resume: Join the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers

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IEEE can be a great resume booster and networking opportunity for engineering students. By EMILY ROHLOFF SCIENCE EDITOR

Are you an Engineering major looking for an intriguing and easy way to boost your resume? Consider joining the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE considers itself a social and profession-

al networking organization for those interested in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Brandon Niles, a third year student majoring in both Computer Engineering and Computer Science, explained that what brought him to IEEE was the realization that

most employers are seeking candidates who expose themselves to their field of study outside of the classroom. “IEEE provides that exposure in an entertaining and relaxed environment that has broadened my knowledge as a computer engineer,” Brandon said. IEEE offers involvement

through company showcases, networking events, outreach programs, projects and socials. Through the company showcases, members are able to listen to speakers from local and national companies, learn about what they do and what career opportunities are available to them. They can then also submit their resume into an “exclusive resume pool” where companies looking to recruit will have access to it. IEEE provides a way for students to “prepare for successful careers by building the skills and connections you don’t always receive in the classroom,” Niles said. According to IEEE, projects are a separate group within the organization that give members an opportunity to think creatively, work collaboratively and construct member-suggested ideas such as a breathalyzer or solarpowered cell phone charger. This is an opportunity for members to not only add to their resume, but gain skills in PCB design and H/W and S/W design. Niles also emphasized the social importance and ben-

efits of these projects. “In the industry it’s pretty rare to work on a project alone, IEEE provides the opportunity to collaborate with fellow engineers and build interpersonal skills that are essential to becoming a successful engineer.” Aside from working with peers, IEEE also offers outreach programs and promotes volunteering by going to local middle schools or high schools to help students get ready for their Science Olympiad competitions. For Niles, it is opportunities like these that give IEEE, “its ability to bridge the gap between the concepts I learn in class and how they can apply in future career settings.” Between collaborative projects, volunteering and networking, IEEE is a great choice for future engineers looking to not only boost their resume, but gain valuable field experience. To learn more about IEEE and how to get involved you can visit their webpage: https://ieee.slc.engr.wisc.edu/ index.html.

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