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Students react to UW Regents’ freedom of expression policy draft By Maggie Chandler COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR
A policy draft — leaked ahead of this week’s Board of Regents meeting — outlines punishments for students who protest, mirroring that of the Campus Free Speech Act currently resting with the state Senate. UW System spokesperson Stephanie Marquis said that the proposed policy is meant to protect all students’ ability to express their views. However, not everyone agrees the new policy would be in students’ best interest. “It is the University’s role, as a beacon of power and influence in Wisconsin, to protect integral values of the system as well as ensure the wellbeing of students,” Legislative Affairs Chair Kat Kerwin said. “Further, I believe the resolution criminalizes student protest, an essential aspect of freedom of speech.”
“We expect our professors to have opinions and preferences, as we all do, but not to speak for our entire student body and the institution while trying to promote these goals.” Jake Lubenow chair of College Republicans
A student who protests a controversial speaker could face the following: 1) An investigation and disciplinary hearing for students who allegedly disrupted a speaker.
2) A one-semester suspension for students found guilty. 3) After three incidents, the student would face expulsion. CAMERON LANE-FLEHINGER/THE DAILY CARDINAL
“It is the University’s role, as a beacon of power and influence in Wisconsin, to protect integral values of the system as well as ensure the wellbeing of students.” Kat Kerwin chair of Legislative Affairs Associated Students of Madison
While the policy doesn’t subject faculty and staff to the same rules, they must be explicit that they are speaking from their own point of view and not for the university. “We expect our professors to have opinions and preferences, as we all do, but not to speak for our entire student body and the institution while trying to promote those goals,” College Republicans Chair Jake Lubenow said. The draft also says that it is not the university’s role to silence one group’s ideas simply because they may offend others. “It’s not the role of the university to stop individuals from speaking, even if they profess ideas that some or many would find controversial or troubling,” Lubenow said. “That would be contrary to the very idea of sifting and winnowing that UW was founded on.” According to Marquis, the issue will be discussed at the upcoming UW Board of Regents meeting.
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The leaked Board of Regents policy draft calls for punishing students who protest controversial speakers on campus.
The University of Iowa decide to suspend their relationship with John Cabot University after UW-Madison student Beau Solomon was murdered along the Tiber River in Rome in July 2016.
As others sever ties, link with Rome study abroad program still in question By Sammy Gibbons FEATURES EDITOR
A year after UW-Madison student Beau Solomon drowned in the Tiber River in the summer of 2016, his family sued John Cabot University in Rome, sparking a discussion about students’ safety while studying abroad. The lawsuit claims JCU acted with “reckless indifference,” and asserts the university “failed to inform both Solomon and UW-Madison that four young adults had died within 350 yards of the university from 2014-’15,” according to an earlier article from The Daily Cardinal.
JCU has yet to respond to the lawsuit. Solomon is the only recorded death of a UW-Madison student studying abroad from 2011 to the present, according to the UW-Madison Crimes Abroad Report filed by the International Division. But he is far from the only student to be the victim of a crime while traveling across the globe. According to the report, 45 crimes have been filed in the same six-year period. While only four of these reportedly occurred at JCU — two aggravated assaults, one robbery and Solomon’s death — questions arose regarding the safety and
reporting practices of the university following the lawsuit’s filing. A UW-Madison student who wished to remain anonymous told The Daily Cardinal she was drugged at an Italian bar, Sloppy Sam’s, while studying at JCU. She suspected someone slipped roofies, a date rape drug, in her drink. This crime does not appear in the Crimes Abroad Report. Steven Barcus, director of communications for UW-Madison’s International Division, said it is not listed because it did not meet criteria detailed within the Clery Act — a federal
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Budget requires UW Flex to double degrees By Emily Curtis SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Although Gov. Walker signed the two-year state budget into law over a week ago, the UW System is still figuring out how the budget affects one of its programs targeted at non-traditional students. Walker passed the budget on Sept. 20 after he issued 99 partial vetoes to the previous edition of the bill. One of these vetoes stipulated that the UW System will need to double the number of courses offered through its UW Flexible Option program over the next two years. The budget, however, did not include any new state funding for this expansion. The Flexible Option offers online courses to non-traditional students, including working individuals or individuals with children. The
program currently offers eight degrees and certificates. Walker and his administration hope this expansion will encourage the UW System to make the Flexible Option program more of a priority moving forward. Tom Evenson, a spokesperson for Walker, told the Wisconsin State Journal the decision was to help increase the state’s workforce. “Walker is challenging the UW System to make the Flexible Option and college affordability higher priorities as we continue our work to help meet workforce needs,” Evenson said. The Flexible Option program began in 2014, and the budget requires the program to expand from eight degree options to 16 by 2019. Cathy Sandeen, the chancellor for the UW Colleges and Extension,
acknowledged in that it will be difficult to double the program’s offerings in two years, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Sandeen also mentioned that the program’s mandated expansion brings good news, namely in the form of the Legislature demonstrating its confidence in both UW Extension and Flexible Option program. UW Extension was unable to respond immediately for comment. Currently, it is unclear whether the UW System would help UW Extension fund the expansion. Due to the young age of the program, there are few statistics available on student results or on the amount of money that the program has required up to now. The lack of statistics has made it difficult for predicting how expensive the addition of eight degrees will be.
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McBurney Center to implement changes to privacy, software By Lawrence Andrea CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR
The McBurney Disability Resource Center, the university office that provides accommodations to students with disabilities, will introduce a new electronic accommodation and case management software this semester that will affect the way students and faculty communicate. One of the changes to the program alters the hiring process of UW-Madison students who wish to take notes for McBurney students. While in the past students were selected with the assistance of faculty members, the center’s new system has McBurney staff directly recruit and hire student-notetakers based on their abilities. Morton Ann Gernsbacher, a UW-Madison professor of psychology and an expert in disability advocacy, said the shift to having note-takers recruited directly by the center rather than through faculty and instructional staff is beneficial because it protects student confidentiality. “I am glad that the change in
how note-takers are recruited — and how class notes are provided to students with disabilities — will better protect students’ confidentiality,” Gernsbacher said. “Students’ disability information, including their need for instructional accommodations, is confidential information protected under FERPA.” In addition to the changes made to student notetaking, new software changes “will create easier and more efficient accommodations for students and faculty this school year,” according to a news release from McBurney. The center will shift from a paper-based system to an electronic faculty notification center and portal that will allow instructors to view accommodation requests from McBurney students for each of their classes, according to Mari Magler, assistant dean and the director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center. Students who wish to serve as student notetakers this semester should apply through the McBurney website.
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A room in the SAC will serve as a new reflection space for students to pray, meditate or reflect.
New reflection space opening at the SAC By Jessica Sullivan STAFF WRITER
Students who want to pray, meditate or reflect during the school day can now do so thanks to a new reflection space in the Student Activity Center that will have its “soft run” Tuesday. ASM Chair Katrina Morrison spearheaded the initiative when she realized that many of the conference rooms were not being utilized during the day. The SAC Governing Board voted in favor of it last year. “The goal was to ensure that the SAC was being as accessible and inclusive as possible, so that people of all walks of life
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The parents of UW-Madison student Beau Solomon, second from right, sued John Cabot University for negliegence. JCU told The Daily Cardinal students are warned to stay away from that area of town.
study abroad from page 1 law implemented at institutions of higher education that specifies which campus-related crimes must be reported. The International Academic Programs office works with the on-campus Clery Program Office to determine which incidents meet the act’s reporting guidelines. Sloppy Sam’s is one of three bars (the others being G Bar and Drunken Ship) in Rome frequented by traveling students. The student sipped on five drinks spread out over a five-hour span, but said she felt “completely sober” before she blacked out. Eventually, she, along with her roommate and several friends, decided to take shots at the bar. The student said she remembers the fifteen minutes following, and then nothing. The student’s only knowledge of following events was told to her by friends. Those friends told the student she was dropped off at their apartment by an unknown man, who authorities did not attempt to identify, and just barely managed to get into her apartment with help
from an English-speaking, on-call resident assistant. She woke up with a swollen ankle and scratches on her shoulder, but no recollection of the previous evening. The day after the incident, the RA on call told her she had to file a formal statement for the incident and that the student was required to meet with Deanna Wylie Mayer, dean of students and director of housing and residential life at JCU. Mayer offered counseling help to the student and got her in touch with a doctor in case she wanted to be evaluated (she waited to get back to the U.S. to be screened for sexually transmitted infections — the results were negative). The student said Mayer told her she would contact UW-Madison and report the incident. UW-Madison did not receive a report about this student’s incident from JCU, according to spokesperson Meredith McGlone. “In the beginning of the program [JCU] told us that if anything happens they would report back to whatever your home school was,” the anonymous UW-Madison stu-
dent said. “But I didn’t get contacted by UW or anything about it.” Mayer could not confirm whether she had filed the anonymous student’s report, as she said sharing information about a specific case without the victim’s consent would violate the student’s privacy rights. One Big Ten school severs ties with JCU Following Solomon’s death, the University of Iowa discontinued its study abroad affiliation agreement with JCU, though school officials did not cite the incident as reason for the discontinuation. “We made this decision out of concern for the safety of students who go out at night in the Trastevere area,” UI spokesperson Tom Snee said in an email. According to UI’s statistics, two of their students have died abroad in the last 10 years. One of them was Andrew Mogni, who experienced a similar fate to Solomon’s in 2015 when he took “a severe fall” into the Tiber River during his first day at John Cabot. The accident left Mogni in a coma and he succumbed to his inju-
were able to do whatever they need to whenever they need to,” Morrison said. Morrison talked with Ali Khan, former ASM Equity and Inclusion chair about the idea. As a Muslim student at UW-Madison, he found it difficult to find a space to pray and had to go into the stairway during the day to do so, she said. “Being such a centrally located space, it was the least we could do to provide an opportunity for students who may want to reflect or pray during the day, to provide them with that space,” Morrison said. Union South and College Library already have reflection
spaces. Former SAC Governing Board Vice Chair Gina Showers met with the director of College Library to discuss what was and wasn’t working in the College Library reflection space and used this information when figuring out the guidelines. SAC Governing Board Chair Nick Hall said the room is an electronic-free space and is not intended for sleeping, studying, or using the whiteboards. “We’d be open to new suggestions or new ideas for the space coming forward,” Hall said. After the “soft run,” the reflection space will be open from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ries three months later. The anonymous UW-Madison student’s incident also ended at the Tiber River, where they were found by the man who drove them to their apartment. The Solomon family’s lawsuit accuses JCU of “knowing the surrounding area was dangerous and neglecting to inform the students.” The surrounding area refers to the Tiber River, where Solomon’s body was found. JCU refutes the claims brought about by Solomon’s parents. “We provide comprehensive safety messaging to all of our students,” Mayer said in an email. “All students, not just Americans, are advised and provided with practical ways to exercise caution.” The Daily Cardinal asked why UW-Madison remains affiliated with JCU, and if there have been talks to disaffiliate like UI. McGlone said: “UW-Madison looks at a broad range of data and information to be confident that a specific study abroad program can sufficiently mitigate risks by virtue of arrival orientation and training, providing secure lodging conditions, peer advisors, etc. With students’ and employees’ well-being in mind, UW-Madison actively assesses risk and monitors not only events abroad but also trends and analysis provided by U.S. public agencies and their departments. Additionally, we are in nearly constant contact with peer colleges and universities as we assess a wide variety of risks that may face our students and employees abroad.” Barcus and McGlone said UW-Madison gives students location-specific safety information in orientation before departure. McGlone added that students are directed to federal sites with safe traveler programs and all UW System study-abroad policies are consistent with the standards of the Forum on Education Abroad. Mayer detailed the numerous
programs designed to educate international and degree-seeking JCU students about safety on campus and in the surrounding area. After arriving in Rome, students attend a health and well-being workshop that focuses on alcohol education, along with other orientation workshops. Students are also encouraged to take other security measures, like downloading a safety app onto their phones. The JCU dean said it is not uncommon to see Sloppy Sam’s and two other bars on the Tiber River cited in incident reports — JCU officials said they warn students during orientation against frequenting this area. McGlone said UW-Madison also partakes in ensuring and monitoring students’ safety while they are abroad. Barcus added the university monitors events abroad, as well as “actively assess[ing] risks” and trends reported by U.S. public agencies to maintain students’ well-being. “Though our immediate concern is to resolve the incident to best support the affected student, we also consider each incident as input to our site and program assessment,” Barcus said. “The data also helps inform what we share with students during pretravel orientation and training.” The anonymous student attended JCU a little less than a year after Solomon was killed near the university. She said no one mentioned his death to new JCU students. However, Solomon’s death has not been forgotten. McGlone said discovery of further details surrounding the tragedy would allow for more safety measures for students, particularly in the JCU area. “Beau Solomon’s death was a tragic loss for his family and our campus community,” McGlone said in an email. “If additional information about this situation comes to light, we will proactively evaluate how it might impact our safety practices.”
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The Dane County Farmer’s Market offers all kinds of fresh produce. By Genevieve Vahl the daily cardinal
Access to food is a privilege many of us forget to consider a privilege. Many cities and communities around the nation are without access to the simplest of ingredients, especially fresh fruits and vegetables. Without grocery stores or cheap produce, residents are forced to resort to eating processed junk food and fast food to simply survive. Here on and around the UW-Madison campus, we are privileged enough to have several reliable and affordable sources of fresh, local food that we may sometimes forget to fully appreciate. The Dane County Farmer’s Market is probably the most salient around campus. It provides a wide array of farm to
table options for more than just UW-Madison students. Attracting people from around the state every Saturday, the Farmer’s Market has around 275 vendors that make appearances throughout the season selling personally produced items. Some well-loved stands include cheese, bread, flowers, bakery goods, honey, meats and more. A smaller version of the market sets up Wednesdays on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and gives people a chance to restock their fresh produce in the middle of the week. The market promotes students and locals to make healthy decisions, contribute to the local economy and even boost their immune systems by investing in the fresh food.
Slow Food Madison, an oncampus student organization, is a part of the larger Slow Food movement throughout the country that dedicates their efforts to providing “good, clean and fair food for all.” Every Monday and Wednesday at the Crossing Church, over 40 student interns, volunteers and local chefs team up to prepare an extensive dinner and lunch menu for the public to enjoy. Playing off the term “fast food,” slow food works to “showcase the connections between food, culture, politics and the environment.” As the largest and most active university chapter in the US, Slow Food UW connecting the environment and the food on our plate, all at an affordable price. Another smaller on campus feature providing access to fresh, local produce includes the weekly FH King produce giveaway. Every Friday at 2 P.M., the student organization sets up a tent at East Campus Mall to give away about 200 pounds of fresh produce grown from their garden plot located at the Eagle Heights community garden, as well as from the Rooftop Garden at the Pyle Center. Students can line up outside the tent to collect any produce items they wish, “no questions asked,” says Elissa Koppel, the Programming Director for the club. The remaining produce is dropped off at Food Sheds
located around campus. As a new project on campus, the Food Sheds are another way students and faculty can find fresh produce. Student Hannah DePorter came up with the original idea of utilizing the vegetables produced from plant breeding in the agriculture program that would otherwise go to waste. She wanted to ensure the resources such as water, soil and energy put into these experiments did not get thrown away. Now, there are refrigerators located within different campus buildings, such as the first floor of Science Hall, Moore Hall and the third floor of the Student Activity Center. Each houses crates of different produce items collected as leftovers from the Saturday Farmer’s Market and agricultural programs. Having access to fresh, local produce on a college campus is an amenity not many other universities can boast. From community-based events attracting statewide attention, to oncampus student organizations working to ensure all students have equal access to fresh produce, UW-Madison has a wide array of options for students to make conscious efforts for healthy, socially responsible food decisions. It is important for students to recognize and appreciate these amenities as privileges when seeing them in action around campus.
Upgrade your closet in five simple steps By Simran Jain the daily cardinal
Everyone has their personal sense of style. However, in college, what you might not have is the means to purchase that specific style. Especially with Madison’s constantly changing seasons, there is always an opportunity to say, “I don’t have the right outfit!” So, how do we find a way around this struggle? First, plan ahead. No, don’t actually do that. Don’t even think you could successfully achieve that, because college style is usually about what’s easiest and accessible. Get imaginative Buy or find a few plain white t-shirts. Grab a handy pair of scissors, get on YouTube and get creative. Even if you think it’s corny. There are many tutorials and how-tos on cutting plain t-shirts to create masterpieces. Find a really cute idea and try to replicate it to the best of your ability. The best thing about white T-shirts is that they’re both really cheap and easy to get your hands on, so messing up is not a big deal.
Don’t pack up summer clothes yet The dropping temperatures aren’t going to allow anyone to rock tank tops and shorts for too long. However, that doesn’t mean you should shove them all in the back of your closet. Just layer up! Scarves, cardigans, jackets and sweaters offer the chance to revamp clothes you already have. Wear open-front jackets and cardigans over summer tees. Try knee socks or tights under a flowy skirt. Throw a scarf on top of a sundress. The possibilities are endless! Invest in a pair of black leggings You can pair leggings with absolutely everything, and for some reason, they’re equipped for almost any activity and time of day. They have the magic quality to look class-ready, party-ready and movie marathon-ready. When you’re a little too late for class, they’re easy to slip on, and we cannot forget just how comfy they are. Go beyond styling clothes Your closet may have certain limitations that can be solved by styling other aspects of your
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Upgrade your tired, already worn closet without breaking the bank. look. The way you do your hair every morning doesn’t cost much money. You can change it every day, switching from tight ringlets to sleek straight to beachy waves. Also, the same pair of white converse, black heels and brown boots can go with almost anything, and each pair will give off its own vibe. The power of shoes must never be underestimated. Maximize minimalism Try to avoid buying too many statement items. For starters, they’re often expensive. Additionally, they are called ‘statement’ pieces because they are not basic, which means they won’t go with many outfits. In turn, that means that you’ll need
to buy more clothes to create a full closet. When you’ve got close to nothing in your bank account, you definitely don’t want to reduce the balance more. Instead, just a get a simple necklace or wristband that you can wear all the time. There comes a time in many people’s lives when they have to choose between eating at a restaurant and making another pack of ramen. During such dark days, buying a t-shirt or a pair of jeans may seem like a criminal act. That means it’s time to get imaginative, value summer clothes, use and reuse a pair of black leggings, do hair differently and accessorize plainly. After all, you can be a broke student and still satisfy your aesthetic demands.
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Media has a heavy impact on the stigma surrounding suicide CHELSEA HYLTON opinion columnist
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Popular science figures such as Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Nye should not comment on scientific issues.
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cience outreach figures are practically heroes in a time when the president has given the finger to the Paris Agreement and the Flat Earth Society is gaining traction on social media. However, these icons of logic are not experts in every conceivable area, and I caution against taking their word as gospel, even if they’re these people: Bill Nye is a beloved former host of a children’s show which clearly and simply explained scientific concepts, and was generally a reprieve from the daily minutiae of middle school. But, despite what we were all made to believe, Nye is not a guy who encompasses all of science, and if he is asked about anything other than mechanical engineering or charisma, his input is not something that should be presented and believed as expert opinion (even if what he’s saying is correct). Now, it’s fine for a celebrity to express their views to their audience; the difference here is that Nye uses his fame to assume an authoritative voice which has more weight than it should. Leonardo DiCaprio is also a huge advocate for action regarding climate change, but I’ve never seen a news source reach out to him for a meteorological explanation; in contrast, Nye accepts such invitations all the time, leading to instances like an MSNBC interview where he gave incorrect information about a blizzard (addressed by Washington Post weather editor Jason Samenow), and another with Sirius XM where he linked recent hurricanes to climate change and again got some of his facts wrong (addressed by Cato Institute research meteorologist Ryan Maue). On an equally politically charged topic, in 2015 Nye released a video blasting the pro-life cause, and while I love his general sentiment, he sounds like he rolled out of bed and into a ketamine hangover, and so does his argument (the science of which has been nitpicked in countless news
articles and videos, notably by Robert P. George, a former member of George W. Bush’s bioethics council). I’m as pro-choice as it gets, and it’s heartbreaking to read pro-life activists justify their views by virtue of the fact that Nye’s argument isn’t flawless. His heart is undoubtedly in the right place, but there is absolutely a danger in getting only part of the facts correct in this asinine era of “fake news.” At its core, Bill Nye’s problem is arrogance, and a much worse offender is Neil deGrasse Tyson, who also cannot be contained to his area of study. Last year he tweeted doubts that sex has ever been painful for a species, and gave backchat to those who tried to refute his claims, some of whom are actual biologists. Now that I’ve developed an attitude, his tweets validating the Game of Thrones dragons this month were also annoying, as if fantasy creatures have provable biology. Viserion might weigh as much as a nickel, he’s magic, dismount your high horse, Tyson. More egregiously, Tyson is famously condescending to the entire field of philosophy. In a 2014 Nerdist podcast, one of the hosts mentioned that he majored in philosophy, to which Tyson replied, “That can really mess you up, you realize that, right?” and proceeded to reduce the field to merely a hindrance to science, as if modern science wasn’t born of philosophers asking epistemological questions, and as if that wasn’t an insufferable thing to do. And in 2016 he had the gall to moderate a debate concerning whether or not we’re living in a computer simulation, despite this being the type of silly question that won’t advance humanity that Tyson seems to think comprises all of philosophy (a ridiculous stance from someone who feels the need to comment on dragon physics). This hypothesis is a philosophical concept, not one of probability, and yet he still came up 50 percent as the likelihood that we’re in the Matrix (his “proof” was that since we’re smarter than monkeys, something else exists that is that
much smarter than us who have already created the technology needed to create perfect simulated reality. If you think that’s a leap, congratulations, you should get a television show). I will never accomplish half of what Malcolm Gladwell has, but, boy, do I have grievances: Gladwell is a bestselling author of books that attempt to reconcile the findings of sociological and psychological studies with our everyday life, and for whom I feel nothing less than roiling hate. In a twee interview with The Telegraph (which described him as “bendy looking”), Gladwell said, “I wanted to mine current academic research for insights, theories, direction, inspiration or whatever. That’s what I did...” And that is exactly the truth. Gladwell is a journalist, not a sociologist, or even a statistician. He piggybacks on the work of real experts, coming up with hunches based on their data and presenting his conjectures as facts (and that’s the best-case scenario: some of the studies that he cites used tiny sample sizes, or were unreplicable). Then he cherry-picks anecdotal evidence to suit his obviously non-peer reviewed claims — his entire career can be dismissed with the phrase “correlation does not imply causation.” It’s easy to get sucked into his writing because it has the same satisfying “if this, then this” effect as pop music on the brain, but with even less payoff. The majority of his fans remind me of people who read Rhonda Byrne’s exploitative flapdoodle and begin spouting off about quantum mechanics. At least Nye and Tyson have inspired many fans to pursue a STEM career; Gladwell leaves his with dinner party non sequiturs. Brooklyn is a junior majoring in English. What are your thoughts on pop science and its main contributors? Do they make science and social issues more accessible or do they cheapen the issue with their mere commentary? Please send questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
usic has the power to evoke so many different emotions. It can cause happiness, joy, and sadness but it can also change a life. It’s amazing how the movement of different chords and beats attached to words can have such a big impact on someone’s life. Many musical artists like to use their platform to convey a message through their album or song. The renowned artist Logic took his platform and did something incredible with it. He wrote a song about a heavy topic that many steer away from and are afraid of addressing. He wrote a song about suicide. The title of the song is “1-800273-8255” which is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. CNN reported that, “ (the) calls to the suicide prevention hotline spike(d) after (Logic’s) VMA performance.” He wrote the song with a purpose of reaching millions who have struggled and who are struggling. He took his platform and shed light on an issue that does not get addressed enough. In a tweet when the song first debuted Logic said, “I made this song for all of you who are in a dark place and can’t seem to find the light.” All throughout grade school and even into high school we never hear about the importance of mental health and stability — it’s just not something that is talked about. School comes with a plethora of obstacles. There’s the academic component, the social component, family, finances and in the middle of it all, mental health is nothing more than a void. Without being in a stable mental health state, overcoming all of that can seem impossible. We go through high school not knowing what to do and brushing it under the rug. We get into college and finally someone decides to speak on it. UW-Madison does a great job at letting the student body
and community know that mental health is very important. They provide us with endless resources to receive help. Within the last few months Logic brought a new understanding to mental health, along with other recent instances of mental health being talked about in the mainstream, such as the popular Netflix show “13 Reasons Why.” In the song, Logic begins by saying, “I’ve been on the low / I been taking my time / I feel like I’m out of my mind / It feel like my life ain’t mine / Who can relate?” Many kids go their entire lives feeling hopeless that they will ever receive some sort of guidance through their pain. If suicide is such a serious issue and so many people are affected by it, then why is it not something openly discussed? When Logic dropped the music video for the song, he received huge applause and positive reception from many viewers. The video currently has 75 million views and counting on YouTube. By the end of the song Logic changes gears and writes, “I finally wanna be alive / I don’t wanna die today / I don’t wanna die / I finally wanna be alive.” The song moves through like someone is calling the hotline thinking about ending their life and by the end they realize that they have so much to live for. We should be able to address suicide head-on. We need to provide a welcoming community and understand that it is okay to struggle. The first step is accepting that fact then working towards rebuilding yourself. If you yourself are reading this and you need help or know someone who does, please pick up the phone and dial 1-800-273-8255. You are not alone. Chelsea is a freshman intending on majoring in journalism. What are your thoughts on the song and how it addresses suicide? Please send any and all questions or comments to us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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‘Kingsman’ sequel adds to action genre despite poor character arcs By Alex M. Jankovich THE DAILY CARDINAL
As any fan of the 2014 original film would agree, the “Kingsman” film franchise is noteworthy for its inventive action sequences, sophisticated humor and wellestablished chemistry between its stars, Taron Egerton and Colin Firth. “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” is only able to deliver two out of the three elements for this successful mission, but still delivers an entertaining and original spy flick. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn and sequel to 2014’s “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” continues the adventures of Eggsy (Taron Egerton) as he adjusts to his newfound career after the loss of his mentor, Harry (Colin Firth), as a member of the Kingsman — an elite British spy organization. As a new threat emerges and their headquarters is destroyed,
the Kingsman must travel across the pond and team up with their American equivalents, the Statesmen. This “All-American” organization consists of Tequila (Channing Tatum), Whiskey (Pedro Pascal) and Ginger Ale (Halle Berry) as they combine their efforts with the Kingsman to stop a deranged drug dealer, Poppy ( Julianne Moore), from taking the world hostage through biological warfare. The inclusion of the Statesmen in this film is truly a credit to the creative team’s ability to reinvigorate this franchise with inventive humor. Vaughn’s interpretation of U.S. culture is fresh, hilarious and provides a much-needed touch of patriotism for American audiences. Pedro Pascal, of “Game of Thrones” fame and currently starring on Netflix’s “Narcos,” steals the show as a wise-cracking American spy that makes
you question whether a lasso would indeed be a more useful weapon of choice than a handgun. The other Statesmen, primarily Tatum and Berry, are not given much material to work with. Hopefully they are being saved for more exciting roles in a next installment. Additional comedic aspects of the film are provided by a surprising celebrity cameo and plenty of inappropriate moments that you will not believe you are watching on screen. The inclusion of Julianne Moore’s Poppy attempts to add a twisted and dark humor to the film, but the shadow of Samuel L. Jackson’s villainous portrayal from the first film looms over her uninspired performance. Regardless of the abundance of new characters being introduced, Egerton and Firth remain the heart and soul of the franchise. Unfortunately, the screenwriters, Vaughn and his frequent writ-
ing partner, Jane Goldman, don’t seem to understand the importance of the characters’ relationship. After Harry’s resurrection, revealed to us in the first trailer, the duo is never given the chance to remind us of their father-son dynamic. Instead, they are sidelined to focus on a romantic subplot between Eggsy and his new girlfriend, which is considerably less compelling of a relationship. Egerton and Firth still manage to give charismatic and vulnerable performances with the material that they are given; however, don’t expect to feel emotionally invested in their relationship. The film compensates for its narrative flaws with some of the most inventive action sequences of modern cinema. Vaughn has had quite a bit of practice with big budget action films in the past, including “Kick-Ass” and “X-Men: First Class,” but this film is his most impres-
sive display of action filmmaking. Vaughn’s decision to have the camera follow each character’s overdramatic punch, kick or lasso from inception to contact gives the fight choreography a sense of hyper-realism that is undeniably entertaining. Inspiring American song choices from the 1970’s mixed with recognizable, cartoonish sound design also contribute to the humor and fun of the fight sequences. Although “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” sacrificed some desired character development for the sake of inventive action sequences, Vaughn succeeds at the latter so well that the film is still worth the price of admission. Fans of the original film will definitely be entertained with the continuation of Eggsy’s story, and new audiences of the franchise should be excited to experience the future of action filmmaking going forward.
Nintendo’s ‘SNES Classic Edition’ modernizes its best ‘90s games By Marty Forbeck THE DAILY CARDINAL
As both a company and a brand, Nintendo has always managed to distinguish itself from other game companies in two distinct ways: by being generally more joyful and more convenient than the rest. The former is never something Nintendo has had a problem delivering upon, particularly in last Friday’s big release,“Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Classic Edition.” The product’s actual convenience, however, is not as straightforwardly delivered. For the uninitiated, the “SNES Classic Edition” is a charming little box console, less than five and a half inches across at its longest, that throws back to Nintendo’s flagship console in the early ‘90s, the “SNES.” Nintendo basically took 20 of the very best games from that console’s day, tacked on the notable release of “Star Fox 2” (a 1995 game they never got around to finishing until now), threw in some ancillary features, stuck an $80 price tag on the whole thing and called it a day. At that value, I have no qualms about unambiguously endorsing this bundle of brightly colored fantasies. Between sprawling, storybased RPGs like “Earthbound,” platforming delights like “Super Mario World” and even sports and fighting games like “Kirby’s Dream Course” and “Street Fighter 2 Turbo,” there’s something here for everyone with even a passing interest in older games. Every criticism I have about the “SNES Classic Edition” should
be taken in the context that it is still, by far, the best legal way to play the games contained within. Every game is smoothly emulated and rendered. Outside the default, there are graphical options for making games either look like how they would on an old ‘90s CRT screen by creating a blurring effect to achieve this aesthetic or, conversely, to render every pixel of the game precisely — which can make games not relying on the blurring effect look crisper. To further ease frustration, there are the modern additions of four “save-states” per game and the ability to rewind gameplay for about a minute, both of which serve to help dampen the high difficulty for which some of these early ‘90s games are notorious. On top of all that, unlike previous Nintendo releases of “Classic Edition” products, this one comes with two controllers right out of the box, allowing immediate local multiplayer fun. However, for every two anti-frustration features, there seems to be one frustration feature. Both of the aforementioned controllers are wired to be plugged into the console directly, and they have short cord lengths of only about four and a half feet. Pulling up your seat right next to the TV is a necessity. It is possible to purchase cord extensions and wireless controllers for the console, but that adds some costly charges to what is already an expensive purchase, and also not addressing the fact that regular physical contact with the machine itself is still required. In another
frustrating feature, and a nod to the original “SNES,” Nintendo has designed this console so that in order to access the main menu, and thereby switch between games, save games, etc., the sliding button on the console unintuitively labeled “Reset” must be pressed. I can almost see what Nintendo was going for, in the strict adherence to retro style hardware conventions like that, but in a system that contains such an overwhelmingly larger number of modern conveniences, the gimmick comes across as tonally inconsistent. Of course, nothing accounts for the biggest inconvenience of all: buying the console. These things are extremely popular, and Nintendo has not made very many of them. Pre-orders sold out almost immediately, and for day one walkins, most Walmarts began selling them at midnight of the release date, stocked with only about 25 copies. I showed up 40 minutes in advance of the midnight release, and was the 20th person in line. These consoles are scalped constantly — sometimes for up to double or triple of what they’re worth. At this point, people wanting to pay reasonable prices are going to have to do some leg work and some waiting. More than anything, the “SNES Classic Edition” reflects the state of Nintendo as it is today, rather than as it was in the ‘90s. The games are still fantastic, possibly even better than ever, but the some of the finer decision-making around the periphery is a tad incompetent.
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The “SNES Classic Edition” improves image quality and offers the option to rewind during gameplay.
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The Miami-based band’s charisma added to a lively set.
Magic City Hippies return to Madison, energize crowd By Bremen Keasey THE DAILY CARDINAL
To say Magic City Hippies’ indie funk music is infectious to dance to is an understatement. Every member in the audience was up and dancing in Union South, from college kids to a 50-year old lady in the back. Even with a smaller stage and crowd compared to their last concert at the Majestic theater, the Miami-based band played all the way up in the colder city of Madison for a second concert, bringing their funky, beachinfused sound with them and creating a feeling of warmth that radiated from their performance. The band has a high-energy, fun sound, and their stage presence matches it. The chemistry of Robby Hunter (vocals/guitar), Pat Howard (drummer/producer) and John Coughlin (guitar/vocals) is evident when they’re on stage. The energy picked up in the crowd after their psychedelic rendition of “Hush,” with the audience picking up the band’s charisma. Hunter was especially charismatic, talking and joking between the songs. Both he and Pat Howard wore Wisconsin shirts, and he frequently thanked the
audience for the support shown for the Miami band all the way in Wisconsin, where his parents actually went to school. While their indie funk music was always a hit with the crowd, the Magic City Hippies also switched it up by playing covers of two hiphop favorites. The rendition of “Big Poppa” by The Notorious BIG was decent, but the best cover was “Caroline” by Aminé. The popular party hit was perfect for this band’s energy, and the crowd ate it up. After seemingly finishing their set with their most popular song “Fanfare,” those in the crowd were begging for an encore. They came back out and finished up for real with the best song of the night — and my personal favorite song — “Bull Ride.” Coughlin’s guitar really shined during this song, and the psychedelic synths in the background created still more energy in the crowd. The Magic City Hippies have loved playing in Madison, and it’s clear that Madison loves them back. A new album is coming soon, according to Hunter, but as he said it, “Soon is a relative term.” Well, I’m hoping that they’ll be returning to Madison soon, bringing their sunny sound with them.
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Rushing The Daily Cardinal: My own journey to co-ed fraternity stardom By Matt Van Ommeren THE DAILY CARDINAL
I never imagined I would join a fraternity, but here I am — 22 years old with months left to graduate — joining one of UW-Madison’s most prestigious Greek organizations. After long weeks of introducing myself to hundreds of people at rush events and attending countless rush parties, I found my match. There was only one fraternity for me: The Daily Cardinal. Strangely, Daily Cardinal didn’t have a presence at initial events during rush week and didn’t host a single rush party. I didn’t even see their house on Langdon. It wasn’t until mid-September, when I had all but lost hope of finding a sense of belonging with
a group of brothers that DC came to my attention. I walked into the organization fair during mid-September looking for the Cheese Club, and was immediately greeted by a group waving signs saying “RUSH DC.” After approaching the table and talking to one of the brothers, I found out that DC was a coed fraternity. After lying about having a lake house, telling them my dad was a CEO of a financial firm and saying “It was good talking to you. I’m going to go get to know some of the other brothers,” to every single person at the DC table, I knew I was getting a bid. Next came the invite-only events, when I was finally invited to the DC house. Strangely enough, it was directly next to
my old TA’s office, but I didn’t let that phase me. I stepped into the house for the first time and instantly understood why DC was regarded as a top-tier frat. The house was absolutely trashed. Mismatched furniture was strewn about, sporting strange stains. [I want to add more descriptive stuff but need to go to the office again.] The chairs and desks made it appear that this had once been a place of work, but that purpose had long since been abandoned for the purpose of hosting ragers. Crammed into this tiny frat house with tens of others, I know I would have to make some serious moves in order to get a bid. I was expecting some hazing at the end of the night, but there was no such thing.
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The annual initiation procedure involves lots of content creation. One of the brothers told me that in order to be initiated, I had to create some type of con-
tent for their website. It seems a bit weird to me, but I just want a bid.
EA’s Madden NFL 18: The Commissioner Goodell Edition involves dodging CTE lawsuits By Patrick Hoeppner THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Bono announcing that you’re going to own the album whether you want it or not.
U2 releases surprise album ‘We Can’t Possibly Get Any Richer’ By Savannah McHugh THE DAILY CARDINAL
Popular alternative band U2 has been a longtime authority in the world of rock music. They have been long rumored to be producing an album based around themes of the 2016 presidential election, expected for release by December. The album, tentatively titled Songs of Experience has been long anticipated by fans of the Irish group, but a recent development within the group has captured fans’ attention. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bono along with lead guitarist the Edge made the announcement on Tuesday that they would be releasing a surprise album at the end of the month. News of the album was met with excitement and positive reactions by their fan base, which reaches all corners of the world. In a video statement released by Bono the same afternoon, he expanded on the details behind the album’s inception. The video featured Bono, dressed in a distinguished turtleneck sweater and his signature wraparound sunglasses, throwing fistfuls of glitter at the
camera while literally standing on a Dove soap box. “Our newest album is exploring the darkest corners of the mind in a very abstract way, featuring instrumental melodies with fuzzy distortion effects and layered guitar tracks that are up to twenty-two minutes in length, along with a bunch of re-recorded classics of ours that are also re-remastered,” Bono said. “We chose to name our newest brainchild ‘We Can’t Possibly Get Any Richer’ in honor of a great inspiration of mine, Mahatma Gandhi. Fight the power, baby.” The album was given a release date of Sept. 29. According to official release details following Bono’s announcement, We Can’t Possibly Get Any Richer will be forcefully downloaded from all streaming and digital download services. Only two hundred hard copies of the album will be sold on their official website, so those who wish to snag a copy should be prepared to pay exorbitantly. All profits will reportedly be donated to nonprofit organization Some Random Charity, but there’s no way to be sure about that.
The EA sports release of the formerly unreleased gameplay footage of Madden NFL 2018: Commissioner Goodell Edition came out as a slam dunk for the video game production studio. The new game, which involves a highly thought-out and synoptic storyline, involves the more administrative tasks of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s job as NFL commissioner. “We really tried to make the legal scenes stand out,” a developer said. “The oak backing of the courtroom was a bit difficult to render considering the lighting and camera angles, but we were able to render the mahogany backgrounds a bit better.” The game’s purpose centers around paying the minimum amount of settlement money to players affected by chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and avoiding at all costs acknowledging the risks and dangers of successive cranial impacts. The game is over when the coffers of the NFL run out. “The litigation bit was tricky,” Anthony Andrews, a developer at EA sports said. “When we designed Goodell’s office, we had to make sure that the decor looked just right, and had a fitting view from the NFL’s headquarters at 345 Park Avenue, New York City.” “It is not common that a game takes such a head-on stance,” Andrews said. “We tried to make the players’ emotions as
dynamic and intense as possible, especially during the scenes where Goodell is refusing to pay their reparations.” Goodell’s character in-game has been praised by analysts and gamers alike. “The emotions, or lack of them thereof, are splendid,” a lead gaming forum wrote. “In the face of heart-rending trauma, disconcerting trends among players, and a cultural swing away from the sport of football, Goodell stands
like a limestone statue.” “Players have been confirming that the NFL games have grown a bit dated in their constant application of football skills to the game,” Andrews said. “The office gameplay, courtroom gameplay, and lengthy journeys via corporate car and Gulfstream jet should add some variety to the Madden experience.” Th e NFL and Commissioner Goodell have both declined the Cardinal’s requests to comment.
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Best Buy reported record-breaking lines outside its despotic locations as gamers flocked to the game’s midnight release, shattering expectations.
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Freshmen lead UW to opening night victory By Ethan Levy The daily cardinal
At any level, and in any sport, how a team will perform in its first game is largely based on speculation. Before the game, even with seeing players in practice, it is impossible to predict how players individually, and the team collectively, will respond to live action. For the Badgers, their first game was no different. Still, despite game one being this team’s first real action together, it was largely successful. No. 12 Wisconsin (1-0) tried out a lot of new players and lines in its opening 3-2 win over Michigan Tech (0-1). Despite all of the new parts, however, it did not want to take this game as an “experiment.” “That experimental thing I tried last year, and I realized when we missed by .04 to make the NCAA tournament that there is no such thing as experimental games,” head coach Tony Granato said. “These are games we have to win, and that was our approach.” Even though Wisconsin was solely focused on getting a win, it did try out a lot of new looks, including playing six freshman. Even though UW has watched its freshmen through the recruiting process for years, it was uncertain of how they would respond to their first NCAA action. To Granato and UW’ delight, overall, the freshmen responded very well. “I thought [the freshmen] all played unbelievable. It’s tough to step in, especially at the Kohl Center. It’s a tough place to play your first freshmen game,” junior forward Will Johnson said. “Every D was out there taking checks and getting the puck out. The forwards were helping us out. It was great to see the freshmen come out and play.” Each of the freshmen, including defenseman Josh Ess, Wyatt
Kalynuk and Tyler Inamoto, along with forwards Sean Dhooghe, Tarek Baker and Linus Weissbach did something really well. Ess broke up a two-on-one, Kalynuk had a huge block in the first, Inamoto pinched really intelligently at the blue line, Dhooghe had a block to end a penalty kill and Baker had a nice hit to end a Michigan Tech attack (and then, to top that shift off, a nifty toe drag and a quality shot on goal). Weissbach, though, made the biggest impact of all of the freshmen, scoring two goals including the eventual beauty of a game winner. “It was a great play by Wags [Ryan Wagner] there. He made a great pass and I kind of just shot it,” Weissbach said. “I kind of saw him sliding over and I just tried to fire it as fast as I could. Fortunately it went in.” Not only did the freshmen seem to pan out, but so too did the line consisting of Johnson, sophomore Max Zimmer and junior Seamus Malone. Not only did they score a goal, but they filled each other’s lanes, moved the puck fast and drew penalties. “[Seamus Malone] is an unbelievable playmaker. Zimmers got wheels — he can fly on the ice,” Johnson said. “Getting to play with those two guys is really fortunate for me.” The other combination that proved dominant in Wisconsin’s opening game was the powerplay unit of sophomore forward Trent Frederic, senior forward Ryan Wagner, Weissbach, Kalynuk and Johnson. UW went to an umbrella look(one player at the point, two on the half wall, two in front of the net) and tried to pass the puck across ice from dot-to-dot. They got their looks, and eventually scored a goal. “[The powerplay] felt great. We’ve got ten guys on our power play that can move the puck great,” Johnson said. “It’s just kind of what happens
what you get guys like that on the ice. It just clicks. It just worked.” The Badgers had a lot of new looks in their first contest through the freshmen, the powerplay and different line combinations. And,
overall, these new looks were ultimately successful. Obviously, after just one game, Wisconsin is not a finished product, but it battled and, most importantly, came out of its first game undefeated.
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Max Zimmer had nine points last year as a freshman.
“That was a pretty solid game. It really was,” Granato said. “I told the players that it wasn’t the Picasso that everybody would like, but it was a hard fought win that we will certainly take.”
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Seamus Malone is a co-assistant captain this year.
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Will Johnson had a big opening game, scoring a goal and playing significant powerplay minutes.
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Sloppy yet successful: UW’s first half mirrors Chryst’s interaction with fans Sebastian van bastelaer
Unopinionated Oftentimes, the most consequential moments of your life are the ones you can’t see coming. They come at you out of nowhere, and the fight-or-flight instinct takes over. That’s exactly what happened to me Thursday, when I had the pleasure of encountering Paul Chryst in person for the first time. I was working at Union South for my other campus job, helping welcome guests of the university. I was standing at the top of the stairwell, directing visitors to their desired destinations. The stream of families had begun to thin out, and I was confident that the remainder of my time there would be somewhat uneventful. An athletic donor event was going on in the area where I was standing, but aside from a few athletes milling about, I hadn’t seen many people of note. Then, all of a sudden, Wisconsin’s head football coach Paul Chryst turned the corner and sauntered up the stairs. My mind began to racing: “Do I say anything? Do I tell him hi? What do I
call him? Do I call him Coach? Coach Chryst? Paul? Mr. Chryst? Dr. Chryst? (Does he have a doctorate? I don’t think so, but if he did it would be in offensive play-calling).” By the time I pulled myself together, the chance had almost been lost. The conversation that ensued is one that future generations will read in history books, a moment in time as significant as July 4, 1776: “Morning, Coach.” “Morning. How’s it going?” “I’m good! How are you?” “Good.” One can understand why our fearless head coach was so reticent in this encounter. His laconic demeanor probably played a role. He also can’t be blamed for being a little nervous himself. He was talking to the Sebastian van Bastelaer, the renowned columnist of “Unopinionated,” the fastest growing column in sports media, recently featured in internet superstar PFTCommenter’s Instagram feed. This was a seminal moment for him too, I’m sure of it. Future historians will certainly wonder about his motives as well. As I watched Saturday’s game against Northwestern, this exchange was consistently weighing on my mind (as I’m sure it was on coach Chryst’s).
The point I’m attempting to make (in an extremely roundabout way) is that the tilt with the Wildcats in many ways mirrored my encounter with our fearless leader: lots of mental errors to begin with, pulling ourselves together and an end result that, while unspectacular, ended successfully. As has been the case in pretty much every game this year, the performance in the first half paled in comparison to that of the second. The mistakes in the first 30 minutes of the game were shocking; I’d never seen a sloppier performance in my three years at UW. Fumbling was an epidemic, poor blocking pervaded throughout the offensive line and uncharacteristic missed tackles became the norm. Of course, these errors gave way to discipline and strong play on both sides of the ball in the second half. The coaching staff deserves credit as always for its halftime adjustments, particularly the defense. While its second half shutout streak came to an end, it did just enough to keep control of the game. As conference play continues, the next challenge is to ensure that the entire team shows up to play from the start. While it’s been enough over the first four games, a quarter or two
of inspired, brilliant football every game is not going to cut it down the line. While the forgiving schedule may allow the Badgers to continue on their current trajectory, these habits will catch up to them by the end of the season if things don’t change. Michigan, and a potential opponent from the B1G East in the conference championship game, will not be kind to UW if they continue getting off to sloppy and slow starts.
While it may seem nitpicky to be criticizing a 4-0 team that’s now ranked 9th in the nation this time has shown flashes of dominant play that can, and should be replicated on a larger scale. If this team can channel those flashes and consistently put together more complete performances, the sky remains the limit. And if, maybe if, I ever talk to Paul Chryst in the flesh again, I’ll greet him by saying, “Morning Coach, congrats on the Big Ten Championship.”
cameron lane-flehinger/the daily cardinal
Paul Chryst is inspiring his team in the second half, as well as UW fans.