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Wavering graduation rates worry campuses By Robyn Cawley COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR
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Gordon Dining is implementing new policies after finding that leftover food was being wasted.
Even though the school-age population has increased, the number of high school graduates has decreased over the past few years. UW System campuses are eager to combat this, but some feel that their efforts are not enough. For Wisconsin students ages five to 17, there was a decline from 981,000 in 2010 to 962,500 in 2015. There is likely to be an increase to 1,012,500 in 2035. The net gain throughout the next 30 years will be around 2.7 percent. However, students pursuing post-
secondary education is decreasing nationwide. In the 2012-’13 academic year, 70.9 percent of students who graduated went on to college. In 2016’17, the number of students decreased to 55.2 percent, resulting in a loss of more than 15 percent. “This significant decline in enrollment was a major factor in UW System’s decision to restructure,” said Director of Strategic Communications Heather LaRoi. Over the summer, the UW System committed to merging their two- and four-year campuses. The current aca-
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Dining halls dish out new waste strategies By Kalli Anderson STAFF WRITER
Walking into Gordon Dining & Event Center, you are inundated with smells of omelettes, burgers and stir fry. As you pull out your Wiscard to pay, a fresh waffle on your plate, you wonder, “where do all those ingredients go at the end of the night?” Thirty to 40 percent of food in America is wasted, which translates to 218.9 pounds of food per person each year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. But at UW-Madison, Gordon Dining Hall is implementing practices that may help conserve food. Seven percent of trash on campus was recyclable, nearly half was compostable and 28 percent of the recycling should have been in the garbage, according to a trash audit conducted by Office of Sustainability student staff in February 2017. Management at Gordon responded by training employees on how to properly dispose of trash. A month after teaching staff the new methods, student staff at the Office of Sustainability did another trash audit which found that only 2 percent of the trash was recyclable, 4 percent was compostable and 7.5 percent of the recycling should have been in the trash. Since these audits, Gordon has worked to become more waste conscious. By taking away trash cans and recycling bins from the building and adding a conveyor belt, students can no longer throw away entire trays of food. Instead,
employees sort the food waste throughout the day and at the end of the night. “If a product can be reused, we reuse it. If a product cannot be reused but donated, we donate it,” said Director of Dining and Culinary Services for University Housing Peter Testory. Gordon makes major changes to strategies and management Gordon switched from sending trash to the UW-Madison agricultural research station to a local digester in Middleton. The machine sorts out contamination, recycles food and separates out organics. All organic material goes into large tanks that heat to over 100 degrees and digests the materials. Methane is released as a byproduct that is captured and transferred over to the local grid at Madison Gas & Electric to produce electricity. Solid byproduct is sold to farmers as compost. Gordon has been able to clean up its waste stream and allow for the digester to sell the end-result solid byproduct to local farmers. Without cleaning up the waste stream and leaving bits of contamination in the compost, this switch to a digester would not have been able to occur. “You can’t be growing things with bits of plastic,” said University Housing Sustainability Coordinator Breana Nehls. When consumers were responsible for themselves, almost 30 percent of the waste streams had contamination and would have rendered the solid byproduct useless. A large part of the contamination
came from the compostable to-go boxes Gordon formerly used. After identifying this problem, Gordon, along with all UW-Madison dining halls, switched to using to-go tokens. The coins are turned in at the cash register for a plastic to-go box, which students will later return at the entrance of Gordon in a machine that then dispenses another token. The system has a return rate of 400 to 500 containers per day at the Gordon location. “The ticket-to-takeout is providing a more sustainable way for people to take things on their way to go,” Nehls said. Gordon also updated its management style last spring. Certain employees focus solely on how much food is used, the amount left over and amount produced, which all determine how much food dining halls order, according to Testory. “We check everything, down to the amount of parmesan cheese that was used by folks putting parmesan on their pizza,” he said. Before donating, Gordon determines if the food will be safe for organizations to reuse by considering aspects like whether or not the food was available for self-service. Unable to guarantee whether or not a food has been contaminated by sick customers, Gordon follows Industry Best Practice and refrains from donating items from the salad bar and other self-service areas. “Our number one priority is quality and making sure the food is safe and good to eat the next time,” Testory said. “We may take mari-
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Student org hands out buttons on campus to promote self-love.
Student org aims to spread body positivity on campus By Jenna Walters CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR
UW-Madison’s National Organization for Women celebrated Love Your Body Day with campus activities, which included hosting a speaker who addressed self-love and feminism. For nearly 20 years, NOW has celebrated body positivity on Oct. 17. In order to spread the message, the UW-Madison chapter handed out goodie bags filled with buttons, affirmations and information about NOW on Library Mall. Later in the evening, it hosted Gender & Women’s Studies Professor Katherine Phelps. Phelps talked about beauty standards in today’s society, as well as what it means to love the body and the institutions that constrain it. She explained that the practice of today’s feminism lacks an equality of intersecting identities and encouraged the audience to challenge the social constructs around femininity that give some bodies value and others none. “The problem isn’t femininity — It’s the value we put on it,” Phelps said. She also discussed how people in today’s culture are often told the
phrase “love your body” but aren’t given the proper tools to do so. Laura Livermore, co-leader of the UW-Madison NOW chapter, said this is why the organization hosted Phelps. “A huge part of feeling safe and comfortable is loving your own body and knowing there are others who can help you with that,” she said. “We celebrate to help reiterate we’re in solidarity with everyone here on campus.” Livermore added that NOW celebrates Love Your Body Day to create an inclusive environment for those wanting to strengthen and practice self-love. “Our organization focuses on spreading positivity and empowerment, especially between women and other marginalized communities,” she said. “We are an intersectional, feminist group here on campus and we want to create a safe space for people.” According to Livermore, the events hosted by the organization garnered a lot of positive feedback and they hope to have more events in the near future to spread the importance of loving the body for everything it is.
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The UW System has fought to boost enrollment despite the increasing number of high school students not graduating.
campuses from page 1 demic year serves as a crucial transition while they boost the functionality of increasing online courses and defining satellite campuses. These new programs may be important in light of decreased academic achievement among students in primary school, which may also have an effect later in their high school career. Less than half of Wisconsin students in grades three through eight reached proficiency in English, math and science, according to the results of the Forward Exam. After three years of administering the exam, the state is starting to see results in the lack of success of current curricula among the 455,000 students that took the exam. Radomski said the most effective way to encourage dwindling high school graduates to create a “profile” that analyzes enrollment trends — factoring in all the students who applied — were admitted and enrolled. The information regarding race, gender and income would be cultivated in a separate data outlet. By creating the profile, administrators will have the ability to delve into the logistics of student interest and where their efforts should be focused to promote the campuses throughout the state. “Campuses can no longer rely on high school visits and campus
dining halls from page 1 nara and cool it down and turn it into lasagna or some other type of pasta dish. We may use chicken breast that we cooked, cool them down and cut them up for the salad bar. We try to reuse anything that we can the best way we can without sacrificing any quality or integrity of the product.” He said there aren’t many products that Gordon cannot or will not donate. Gordon’s efforts may affect campus food insecurity Gordon has donated to three major student-led food recovery organizations since 2016: Open Seat, Campus Kitchen and Food Recovery Network. Open Seat and Campus Kitchen are organizations that provide meals for food-insecure students who cannot always guarantee they’ll be able to pay for food. All three organizations work to combat the problem of food insecurity, defined by the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, as “the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or the
tours to attract enough freshmen and transfer students,” said Noel Radomski, director and associate researcher at the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education. However, the profiles alone will not be enough to raise enrollment, according to Radomski. Reports say that the number of graduates will continue to decline in the next 20 years, while the percentage of low-income students and students of color will increase. “In Wisconsin, in many counties, the number and percentage of Caucasian students is declining and the number and percentage of Latinx students are expanding,” Radomski said. In response to these shifting demographics, the UW System is proactively searching for methods to encourage higher enrollment numbers and create a diverse campus environment. The system has created Trio Programs, which prepares low income, first generation or disabled Americans for college via federal funds. All campuses have committed to the six aid options, including educational opportunity centers and student support services. “The UW System is actively engaged to help increase student success all along the education pipeline,” LaRoi said. “We are reaching out to students earlier in the process to help them consider college as a realistic opportunity.” ability to acquire such foods in a socially acceptable manner.” “When I talk to students who are grappling with material hardship, they say they are super busy,” said Anthony Hernandez, a researcher at the Wisconsin HOPE Lab. “They are just trying to survive. They don’t have the time to figure out these resources — but these resources can really make a difference.” A study conducted by the HOPE Lab, which surveyed 70 two- and four-year colleges, found that 42 percent of students at fouryear institutions across the U.S. reported having low to very low food security. At UW-Madison, 12 percent of students reported not always having the means or funds to ample food and housing, according to the 2016 Campus Climate Survey. In other words, one in eight UW-Madison students are struggling to consistently have access to healthy, safe food. Though there have been efforts to combat campus food insecurity, Hernandez said there is still more to be done. “This is work we need to do,” he said. “This is very urgent work.”
Twenty-eight thousand people struggling with student debt have applied to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program since its implementation. Only 96 have been approved, however, marking a denial rate of 99.6 percent. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, joined 29 members of Congress Monday in writing to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to voice concerns and request further information about the program’s handling. “We are deeply troubled that millions of dedicated public servants may not obtain the loan forgiveness that they deserve if the Department [of Education] does not act quickly to correct program implementation issues,” the signees said. The PSLF was created by Congress in 2007 in order to provide loan forgiveness for applicants who have spent at least 10 years in public service jobs, like teaching, nursing, public safety or nonprofit work. The letter notes that the Government Accountability Office’s audit of the program indicated a lack of transparency and communication on the program’s specifications for potential recipients. In August, Seth Frotman — who was tasked with overseeing
the program for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — resigned, citing what he viewed as the Trump administration’s unwillingness to help students struggling with their debt. “Unfortunately, under your leadership, the Bureau abandoned the very consumers it is tasked by Congress with protecting,” Frotman wrote to CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney. He alleged the CFPB has unfairly benefitted private companies tasked with collecting debt from student borrowers. “The American Dream under siege, told through the heartwrenching stories of individuals caught in a system rigged to favor the most powerful financial interests,” Frotman said. Frotman and the members of Congress saw the problem forming early on. In April 2017, Congress requested information and improvement for PSLF in hopes of reducing confusion upon the implementation date. The signees said, “the Department inexplicably denied these requests.” The congress members requested DeVos and the Department of Education provide PSLF implementation data for borrowers attempting to use the program no later than Nov. 27 of this year.
VoteFest hopes to promote student civic engagement By Tiffany Huang STAFF WRITER
UW-Madison will host a week-long VoteFest to encourage students to vote. The Morgridge Center for Public Services will hold VoteFest from Oct. 22-27 in an effort to encourage students to be civically involved and continue to be engaged after graduating. A variety of events will fill the week, including an appearance by Bucky Badger — who will help students develop a voting plan at Library Mall — and a Q&A session regarding midterm elections with the Department of Political Science.
VoteFest will be held in accordance with the Big Ten Voting Challenge, a nonpartisan initiative to motivate registration and voting. UW-Madison is one of 13 schools in the conference participating in the competition. Madison residents are able to vote early on weekdays from Oct. 22-Nov. 2 at the Student Activity Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Union South and Memorial Union from 12-6 p.m. Students should have a proper photo ID to vote. For more information on voting early and other preparations for the midterm election on Nov. 6, visit the website vote.wisc.edu.
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The Morgridge Center for Public Services will host VoteFest, a weeklong event, hoping to encourage students to vote in November.
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‘Barry’ kills with great acting, story arc By Joseph Marz TV COLUMNIST
With two acting Emmys under its belt and season two well under production, Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s “Barry” looks to be a promising addition to HBO’s ever-growing roster of quality television. Sitting down to view the show, it becomes easy to see why. Hader stars as the titular Barry Berkman, an ex-Marineturned-hitman. While trying to take down one of his targets, Barry finds himself crossing paths with an acting class and becomes instantly entranced by the possibilities acting presents. Determined to forego his life of crime and make it big time, Barry soon learns that leaving his job as an assassin is not as easy as he hoped it would be. Though the show’s concept is somewhat outlandish, “Barry” manages to take its central idea and tell a well-conceived and nuanced story about a troubled man trying to find a life worth living. We constantly get to see Barry dream and work for a better life, only to be struck down by the bitter reality that he can’t leave behind his life of murder. “Barry” does an excellent job of portraying just how desperate its central character is to escape from the mess he made for himself, all while never ignoring the gravity of a hard decision the protagonist has to make in order to further himself from his ways as an assassin. None of this is to say that “Barry” shies away from comedy, as even in the show’s darkest moments the series never forgets to crack a joke and lighten the mood when circum-
stances become a little too dour and hard to stomach. Rather than be hindered by this drastic difference between its comedic and dramatic elements, the show thrives upon it. “Barry” is regularly able to present serious questions about the troubled psyche of its star, yet it manages to balance these propositions with humor in such a way that you always want to watch another episode. Props have to be given to Hader for his spectacular performance throughout the series. On one side, he plays a socially awkward man who can never quite fit in with his peers. On the other, he plays a complicated yet sympathetic assassin forced into a life that — as he recently realized — he never wanted, making questionable decisions in the name of attaining happiness. Hader effortlessly acts out these two personas, presenting a character who can goofily stumble his way through a conversation one minute, and the next, gutwrenchingly deal with the consequences of his actions. Either way, Hader is a constantly enjoyable presence on “Barry,” and he undoubtedly earned his Emmy for this show. Credit should also be given to Henry Winkler for his role as Barry’s acting teacher, Gene Cousineau. Despite not giving as deep of a performance as Hader, Winkler provides a humorous charm to the show that serves as a nice counterbalance when Hader’s Barry gets more serious. It’s a role well-suited for Winkler, and is another well-deserved Emmy for the show. In spite of the show’s great elements, “Barry” is not with-
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Proving to be a constantly enjoyable presence, Bill Hader without a doubt earned his Emmy for this show. out its flaws. Most notably, many of its side characters come off as one-dimensional, and they are never developed beyond the basic caricatures we meet during the show’s pilot. For instance, when we first meet Sally Reed (Sarah Goldberg) she’s depicted as a dedicated actress who will stop at nothing to make it in the industry. Though Goldberg
certainly has moments of great acting, the character is never expanded beyond this. Despite being a relatively major character, every action Sally makes never progresses past this initial depiction. This lack of character development with the exception of Barry himself is a chief problem of the show, one that will hopefully be remedied in upcoming seasons.
Though the show may struggle with developing some of its characters, it still manages to take the spotlight thanks to strong acting and a captivating story. Ultimately, “Barry” is a fantastic series I highly recommend to anyone looking for something new to watch. Final Grade: A-
‘The Monsters of Templeton’ is a perfect novel for Halloween By Madeline Peterson LITERATURE COLUMNIST
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UW-Madison alum Lauren Groff is the author of this supernatural story.
It’s getting to be that time of year. With the changing of the leaves and the ubiquitous presence of pumpkin-flavored drinks comes another important seasonal milestone: Halloween. If you want your reading list to reflect the supernatural vibes of the season, consider reading 2008’s “The Monsters of Templeton” by UW-Madison MFA alum Lauren Groff. Groff ’s debut novel follows Wilhelmina “Willie” Upton as she returns to her hometown of Templeton after a disastrous affair with a professor, resulting in a pregnancy she is at a loss for how to cope with. The day she arrives home is the very same day that the corpse of a monster is found floating in the lake near her house, spurring a sequence of events centering on Willie’s quest to find her father. According to an interview with Amherst College, Groff initially began the book as an homage to her hometown of Cooperstown, New York, but quickly found that the story took on a life of its own. Willie is descended from the
Templetonian equivalent of royalty, and the novel is told mainly from Willie’s perspective. However, it also incorporates chapters from the perspectives of the numerous ancestors she researches as she delves into her family tree. A New York Times best-selling author, Groff has written three novels and two short story collections, her most recent being “Florida,” which released earlier this year. All three of her novels have been met with widespread critical acclaim, “The Monsters of Templeton” being no exception. Groff’s writing is lighthearted but complex: Her characters are believable entities with their own distinct voices that keep the network of plot threads from tangling. Perhaps the novel’s most impressive product is Willie’s relationship with her mother, Vivienne. Vivienne Upton is overbearing yet sympathetic, and her rapport with her daughter is unapologetically honest. Hard-edged humor masks the complicated affection between them, as Willie struggles to come to terms with her mother’s spontaneous transition from hippie to born-again Baptist.
In an attempt to pull Willie from her despair, Vivienne sends her daughter on a quest through the family archives to find her father — a man who, in addition to residing in Templeton, supposedly shares a distant family connection somewhere along the line. At times, Willie’s search can cause the plot to sputter as she spends hours sifting through historical archives in the library. In spite of the occasional lag in action, the novel is overall engrossing. Groff crafts a world in which ghosts live alongside investment bankers, and a pregnancy is somehow less believable than the existence of a lake monster. More than anything, though, it is a tribute to nostalgia, an acknowledgment of the allure of the past and the hold it has on us all. It is a book that causes us to think of the places we come from and the people we call family. “The Monsters of Templeton” is a masterful combination of the surreal and mundane that will remain in your memory long after the Halloween decorations are packed away. Final Grade: A-
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2018 Housing Guide Tips and Tricks:
It can be easy to fixate on rent prices when looking for new places to live, and while it’s certainly a major factor consider, it’s also important to think about the cost of other things you’ll need to pay for throughout the year. You may have a certain price point you have in mind for rent every month, but if it would include all of your utilities, complimentary internet and cable, and air conditioning, you might want to consider the possibility of paying $50 more a month for a place. If the rent is right within your range but is solely for the roof above your head, things like water, electricity and heating bills begin to stack up and push you out of your comfort zone before you know it. Also be sure to take advantage of the option to take tours of your top picks! It can be easy to trust what you see online, but the photos property managers provide may not truly convey how much space you have to work with or how much natural lighting you’ll get in through the windows. Learn from my mistake: The five minute walkthrough may save you a year of looking at the siding of another apartment every morning when you wake up. - Sam Nesovanovic
There’s one simple trick they don’t want you to know about how to get more house for your dollar, improve your quality of life and make new friends all in one fell swoop. It’s called a porch. Porches are like the cheat code to college and life. Where else can you soak in the sun’s rays, throw a raucous game day party, enjoy a calmer get-together with friends, eat a nice romantic dinner with your significant other, do some early-morning or late-night studying or even take a nap? Nowhere. Porches are the best of the indoors and the outdoors, and they’re absolutely perfect for those times when you want to be outside even though you have work to do. A good 85 percent of my studying during finals week last May was done on my porch, and it was glorious. So find yourself a porch, it might just change your life. Take it from me; I loved my porch so much I’m moving to a house with two (two! TWO!) of them. - Cameron Lane- Flehinger
Best Management: Tallard
A House Full of Memories So once upon a time I lived in a house my sophomore year that I could only describe as being one with “character.” Each morning I hopped over the gray gum stain on the blue carpet on my way to a shower you did not want to sit down in. And each night, I crawled into bed in a closet-room that would make Harry Potter grateful for the space at Privet Drive. But we had such a time in that house. We dragged a yellowed, 1970s fridge from the alley into our living room (my suggestion) that used up so much electricity the lights flickered. A green jello shot became a part of our kitchen wall midway into the year. We found homeless people asleep on our porch, a chocolate bar THAT EXPIRED IN 2015 on top of the cabinets, a sleeping bat my roommate’s dad scared outside and a single high heel that sat next to our mailbox for weeks. We paid less than $500 including utilities for our own rooms in that memorable janky house and got the full security deposit back. For the stories I have now, I wouldn’t have done my first college house any differently! - Maggie Chandler
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Once you go Tallard, you’ll never go back. What is it about Tallard that’s so special? Well, they’re a family company and pretty quickly you’ll start to feel like a part of the family — for better and for worse. Their employees are incredibly friendly and treat you like human beings, which is great, even if it sometimes leads to them spending 15 minutes in your living room talking to you about their lives. Soon you’ll see your new family members just about everywhere you go. Going to class in the morning? You might run into Ed Tallard walking his dog and inspecting his properties. Sitting out on your porch with a book? Here comes Gary Tallard wearing one of his seven Bob Ross T-shirts and an American flag themed cowboy hat to mow your lawn. Chad Tallard has watched or listened to every Brewers game in the last 10 years
— and he makes a mean countertop too. Oh yeah, let’s talk about the work they do for a second. Since moving to my current place last August, we’ve gotten entirely new floors for the upstairs, a total gut remodel of the downstairs kitchen with all new appliances, a newly finished basement with a bedroom, a new shower and a decorative electric fireplace is on the way. It really does feel like Christmas each month when Doug, Steve and Richard/Nick (haven’t learned his name yet) come by. They even throw a tenant appreciation cookout every year during finals week. It’s easy to feel like you’re without a family in college, especially if you don’t get home to visit much. But if you sign with Tallard, they might just be able to fill that hole in your heart and give you a bombass basement while they’re at it. -Cameron Lane-Flehinger
Best Neighborhood: Bassett Madison’s best areas wrap around the Bassett neighborhood, making it an ideal spot for students to live. Step a few blocks away from the looming high rises circling the Capitol and there’s darling old houses refurbished into hip apartments. You’re blocks away from underrated Lake Monona and the scenic bike trail leading to quiet Brittingham Park, near the gems of State Street and not far from campus. If you’re into parties, Mifflin crosses Bassett, but the famous block party happens just once a year — much better than those
noisy months of gameday ruckus on the opposite side of town. The area is a perfect blend of college students, young families and retirees. Not to mention the popular breakfast spot, Bassett Street Brunch Club, is situated in the neighborhood as well as hidden treasure coffee shops and bars, like Echo Tap and Cafe Maya (conveniently located across from a wine shop). Just a short walk from museums and theaters and home to community-run radio station WORT, the Bassett neighborhood is the cultural hub for Madisonians of all ages. - Sammy Gibbons
Maintenence with Character A little personal touch, some recognition of mutual humanity, can be huge from a landlord. It makes you feel like you’re in this together and not just sending your checks off to some faceless, nameless machine. But sometimes that personal touch can go too far. Imagine you’ve just moved in and put in a small maintenance request for a door that won’t
shut properly. So here comes the maintenance man to fix the problem. He starts talking to you, and the conversation quickly devolves into talk of past relationships and exes. Suddenly he’s talking about a woman he had liaisons with many years ago and how she gave him chlamydia. “So remember, always wrap it before you tap it,” he says. - Cameron Lane- Flehinger
Ups and Downs of High-Rises Pros: Security — as a small, young, and *seemingly* weak female, living in a building where you need to scan in at least twice before you even GET to your unit is a bit reassuring. Location — this is debatable, and completely dependent on where a majority of your classes and activities are. I am primarily focused around the East Campus Mall area, so living in this area (which is almost entirely dominated by high-rises) made sense. Amenities — because who WANTS to pay for a gym membership or change out of their pajamas to find a decent study space at 3 a.m.? Cons: Money — duh. While there are loopholes so you can live in a high-rise on a budget (doubleoccupancy -- who said bunk beds were just for dorm rooms?) they tend to be a bit pricey. Be aware of this as you go on housing toursESPECIALLY if you are paying your own rent. Lack of personality — if pristine white walls are your style, that’s great. If you want a place
that feels homey rather than hotellike, a house or townhome might be more your style. Noise — this one is basically a toss-up. The apartment I am living in is very laid back and accepting of noise on the weekends- which is really great when you have people over! BUT if you cannot stand listening to other people occasionally having fun while you bingewatch Netflix on Friday night, you might want to reconsider. It Depends: Space — I am a huge fan of my personal space. So, prioritizing having my own bedroom and bathroom over a huge living room or a porch is okay with me. All of the “Extras” — you have to go downstairs and ask a receptionist for any packages you order, BUT you may only make a single payment for rent and utilities, instead of having to juggle everything. You may have to walk down the hall to do laundry, but your car or bike is in a heated garage. The list is endless, so figure out what is most important to you! - Sam Jones
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Baby Boomers are too quick to judge DANA MUNRO opinion writer
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America should continue to embrace immigrants, as it has since its founding.
Immigration is an American tradition CHELSEA HYLTON opinion writer
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oth my parents immigrated to the United States for the opportunity to live lives with better opportunities, not just for themselves, but for their families as well. As a proud daughter of immigrants, I can confidently say that’s what most immigrants want. They want to provide for their families, and oftentimes that means picking up their lives from their home countries and moving to another. My mother immigrated from Mexico when she was only 9 years old, and my father immigrated from Jamaica at 16. My household’s motto was, “It never matters where you come from but how much work you put in.” Immigrants have been coming to the United States since the beginning of the country. People in our country have had a problem with immigrants for a long time, but in recent years, and with the election of Trump, the negative sentiment toward immigrants has drastically increased. They have joined Trump in his movement to “build the wall” and keep immigrants from other countries out, disregarding that our country was built by immigrants. I saw an emotionally moving viral video the other day in which three girls recited a spoken word poem that they wrote together. Every word was spoken with clear and piercing passion, but one line stood out in particular. “They built us brand new shopping malls so we forget where we are really standing, on the bones of the Hispanics, on the bones of the slaves, on the bones of Native Americans, on the bones of those who died just to speak,” the girls said. That’s exactly what happens; people tend to forget all the sacrifices that immigrants have made to come to our country and build for us. Recently this week I went to hear award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario speak at the Pyle Center. She talked about her best selling book “Enrique’s Journey,” and the journey she has taken herself to document the experiences of immigrants. Nazario aptly noted the hypocrisy of the United States declaring
“never again” following World War II. Despite acknowledging our mistake of inaction during the Holocaust, we are unfortunately exhibiting a similar mentality in 2018. People in other countries are living through their own forms of government oppression and genocides. How are we just going to sit back and not help them? Today, immigrant children are being forced, without any representation, to defend themselves. Nazario proclaimed the occurrence of “kids showing up in court without lawyers [as] a mockery of our judicial system,” and I couldn’t agree more. These are kids that are scared, afraid and can barely speak English, yet we expect them to be able to defend their case before a judge by themselves. The ACLU has been keeping count of how many days it has been since the government officially announced that separated families would be reunited. It has been 70 days. Seventy days. That is completely unbelievable and unacceptable. Instead of welcoming them with open arms, we put kids in cages and separate infants from their parents without proper protocol to ensure the government knows where every child is ending up. Obviously, there is a certain process for immigrants to grant legal access to our country, but it is our government’s responsibility to help those fleeing their country for safety. My family and I went to an immigration march in our hometown of Los Angeles this summer. It was such a collaborative space where all people were welcome and all cultures were celebrated. Let’s foster this type of positive space everywhere and hold the government accountable for their cruelty. At the end of the day, immigrants have always, and will continue, to make America great. Chelsea is a sophomore studying journalism and Spanish with a certificate in gender and women's studies. What do you think about the topic of immigration? How do you think the university should address these issues for students? Let us know at opinion@dailycardinal.com.
mong the laundry list of millennial hallmarks I can’t stand lies the phrase “entitlement,” closely followed by Tinder and veganized pastries. Baby boomers and Gen Xers think we’re ignorant to their reductive perception: The millennial girl Snapchatting down the street, disengaged, drafting a mental coordinate plot of every Starbucks within a 5 mile radius, on her way to 8 a.m. Soulcycle, getting in shape before her dreaded workday doing the bare minimum at the job that her aunt’s cousin’s sister’s hairstylist got for her. I mean she has to feed that cold brew addiction somehow. She struts like she owns the world, no regard for those that went before her, pioneering the technology in her hand or the opportunity at her fingertips. Utter, inexcusable entitlement. I’ll be the first to concede that I occasionally fit this mold. Our generation has undoubtedly yielded superficiality and materialism and it can be hard to stay down to earth. However, I fundamentally disagree with the way this prototypical millennial is perceived by the elder generations. Yes, she may be contorting her
expression into the duck face in an openly public forum toward a hand-held device. But, what you don’t know is that she’s sending this picture to a close friend she met studying abroad in Venezuela. Her Venezuelan friend speaks broken English, and she speaks Spanglish at best, but they bonded over the universal language of art as they explored museums, concerts and films together. Communication through Snapchat isn’t inhibited by language; it’s become their preferred medium. Yes, she may be minutes away from shelling out 30 bucks to have a disconcertingly over-caffeinated instructor teach her proper hand positioning on a stationary bike in a room one roofie away from being a full-blown South Beach discotheque. However, perhaps there’s more going on. Maybe she had an eating disorder earlier in life, an increasingly rampant issue in our generation, and has found Soulcycle and it’s partyinspired vibe a fun, measured way to stay healthy. And perhaps she is working at a job garnered from a distant connection that she hasn’t rightfully earned, detached from her surroundings. She’s the picture of entitlement.
Well to this I say, yes, maybe you’re right. Maybe she is just another hopelessly self-centered millenial, toting around a ballooning superiority complex. But maybe look a little deeper. Maybe your crystallized preconceived notions are obscuring your judgement. Maybe she’s a champion for LGBTQ+ rights, and these stogy old cubicles are just riddled with homophobia. Maybe she aspires to speak out about body image and writes a blog about her eating disorder experience on her laptop during breaks. Maybe she’s fresh out of med school but can’t seem to pin down a job in this gridlocked market and is itching to make a bigger impact. Maybe she really is grateful for this opportunity, but she’s struggling to reconcile the generations too. People love to classify. It simplifies the complexities of humanity. But be mindful, boomers, there may be more to us than meets the eye. Dana is a junior studying theater. Do you think that older generations have an unfair perception toward millenials and Gen Zers? Send any of your comments to us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Student opens e-textbook for first time, causing recent rain storms By Haley Bills STAFF WRITER
The first few weeks of the 2018 fall semester at the University of WisconsinMadison has markedly comprised several days of rain; some would even say that the hallmark of the semester was characterized on the first day of instruction when there was a whopping 30 to 40 percent chance of showers and also thunderstorms. For many students, becoming acclimated to a walk in the downpour has simply come with practice. For others, adopting the hassle of an umbrella into their daily routine on a sporadic basis has been quite distasteful. To illustrate their particular discouragement, a student recently came forward with their unique story regarding
the rain: “The rain, which plagued any excitement I had for the first day of school, has seemed to set the tone for my semester thus far. But, I can’t help but notice a personal trend between the difficulties I have been encountering with my academics and the stormy weather.” The student shared a chart that overlaid the days in which she experienced the most academic stress over the days in which precipitation fell over Madison. There was a certain day that stood out most to the student: “It was this Tuesday that I was procrastinating my math homework by looking at the weather forecast. To my dismay, I discovered a rainstorm that would arrive in the next hour. Despite this letdown, I started to aimless-
ly attempt homework questions that I knew no strategy to help solve.” After about 55 minutes of idleness, the student stubbornly turned to “a last resort:” their online textbook. “It may seem like an obvious resource, but I can’t be blamed for avoiding the labyrinth of figuring out how to access the e-textbook for the first time.” The minute that their e-textbook had been accessed, the student reported a “sudden and violent rumble” signaling an approaching storm. “It can’t be a coincidence that my lowest moment of desperation was marked by something as symbolic as intense and frightful weather. I don’t want to go as far as saying that my burdensome academic experiences caused the recent rain
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Solution to extreme weather: students stop doing their homework altogether.
storms, but I also can’t think of any other explanation.” While the latest rain patterns aren’t necessarily unusual in compari-
son to past years, one thing as become clear: the usual excuse of air condensation causing rain has become far too worn.
How to make white friends on the UW-Madison campus Melanin Speaking is a multicultural student publication that seeks to uplift the voices of students of color on the UW-Madison campus. For students of color, it is not only a struggle to be seen and heard, but to survive environments not friendly to us whilst keeping our identity and culture. Having space for artists of color creates a safe space and showcases the diversity and talent students of color bring to this campus. IMAGE COURTESY OF MELANIN SPEAKING
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An accurate visualization of the diversity makeup within Congress.
Congress now requires DNA tests, totally politcally relevant By Sam Jones ALMANAC EDITOR
Senator Elizabeth Warren has sparked a raging fire in Washington after spreading the fact that she is 0.000000001 percent Native American across tabloids around the world. This widespread knowledge of her own diversity has triggered the rest of Congress, urging them pass a law requiring each legislator to also spend ridiculous amounts of money to prove that they are minorities, which many believe will increase their ratings in the upcoming midterm election. “I’m pretty sure I am part Indian. This is going to be AWESOME for my voter turnout!” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he perused the internet in hopes of finding the perfect article of apparently traditional garb for an upcoming “re-brand-
ing” photoshoot. While this may seem like cultural appropriation, or even just naturally f*cked up, our fearless and diverse leader, Orrin Hatch, has put the public to ease regarding this moral argument. “I am 0.02 percent black! I don’t even know if that percentage makes sense, but that number speaks volumes to voters. There is nothing wrong with flaunting your heritage — which I now have!” he yipped with glee. It is needless to say that voters across the country are relieved with these recent findings, as heading to the polls with knowledge of candidates’ voting records, fundamental values and moral compasses was far too daunting. The well-being of democracy has finally been ensured due to this recent shift in priorities, and racial voting disparities have been cured!
By Anonymous MELANIN SPEAKING
Having grown up in a fairly white suburb of Milwaukee, you would have thought I would be a master at making friends with white people. Considering in high school I was often the only black person in my classes, was on the cheerleading squad and the Academic Decathlon team I was constantly surrounded by a majority of white people. So I made friends with the white people; in fact I had so many white friends that the other black kids called me “Oreo!” At the time I had no issues being everyone’s “one black friend” because I was the “sassy one,” the one that always made everyone laugh, and yes, I could teach you how to dance. Thus, upon making my decision to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison (which I was aware was just a bunch more white people) I had no doubts I could again win over the white people. However, when I arrived at UW, I found that as a person of color (POC), or at least in my experience as a black woman, making friends with white people was a challenge for me. Now, I’m not saying I have not made any white friends whatsoever, but sadly none of my friendships with white folks have lasted very
long. Thus, I have crafted a short guide for how POC can make friends with white people at UW! 1. Go to the Badger Football games every weekend. Whether you like sports or not, you will see not only a sea of red, but an overwhelmingly large sea of white at any and all Badger football games. Who doesn’t love watching black athletes win sports for them and then turn around and tell them they have no rights as human beings? I advise you present yourself head-to-toe in Badger gear and make sure you know all the songs, chants and U-RahRah Wisconsins! 2. Play Beer Pong at house parties. Forget tearing it up on the dance floor; the real attraction at house parties is who is winning beer pong! I would strongly advise you to be hydrated and to have eaten a good meal before binge drinking because, let’s face it, white people in Wisconsin have high alcohol tolerances, and you don’t want to lose this game. If you win, high five everyone and then tell the DJ to play your favorite song, “Mr. Brightside.” 3. Go “traying” on Bascom Hill. If there is one thing white people in Wisconsin love, it’s
snow (if you ask me, snow is a metaphor for the white people). What better way to get in the winter spirit than stealing a dining hall tray from the cafeteria and riding it down Bascom Hill! Yes, you might injure yourself, but at least no one will know how cold you actually feel since your cheeks won’t turn bright red. You will definitely make a new white friend. 4. Be yourself! (But not too much). At the end of the day the best way to make any friend is to be yourself. Share your passions, love for Game of Thrones (that might surprise them) and anything else you have in common! Just don’t tell them about how you constantly battle imposter syndrome and feel oppressed on this campus and you won’t lose their attention in the conversation! All conversation topics surrounding your marginalized identities are off the table unless they have a Bernie Sanders button on their backpack. Now that you know how to make a white friend at UW, go get’em tiger (I am not referring to you as Tiger Woods, or maybe that’s another metaphor, you decide)!
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Borgmann embracing challenges of super-sub role in standout senior season By Julien Scribner WOMENS SOCCER BEAT WRITER
The No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers women’s soccer team (5-1-3 Big Ten, 11-2-3 overall) has once again qualified for the Big Ten tournament and has plans of qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. The team is much the same as last year after losing only two seniors — goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem and midfielder Becca Harrison — from their starting ranks. However, the Badgers have a slightly different feel to them, with more energy, finesse and maturity on the field. Maybe it’s just a case of being a year older and wiser, but there is one more factor to Wisconsin’s elevated play this season: super-sub senior forward Emily Borgmann. Borgmann hails from Mississauga, Ontario, a large city that is neighbor to Toronto. The fifth of seven children, she grew up in a soccer household, with her father and many of her siblings playing the sport before and with her. Along with having wellestablished roots in the sport, the
Canadian gained experience playing up top from the very start of her career. “Occasionally I would play attacking mid, but I’ve always played forward since the beginning,” Borgmann said. Borgmann found an interesting tie to the UW program as one of her youth coaches is the uncle of current associate head coach Tim Rosenfeld. That connection helped Emily make her way to Madison, and she verbally committed to the program during her junior year of high school. Upon arriving in Madison, Borgmann was starting a majority of games by her sophomore season and was playing well, scoring gamewinning goals against Iowa and South Dakota State. But in her junior year, head coach Paula Wilkins found a new role for her talented attacker as a spark plug on the attack coming off the bench. This season, Borgmann has fully settled into the tough role and made it her own. Despite starting only three of 16 games, the striker is second on
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Emily Borgmann is second on the team with four goals despite substiantially reduced minutes in her bench role. the team with four goals — including three game-winners against Marquette, Washington and Indiana. The Canadian also ranks third with nine points, despite playing nearly half the minutes of other forwards like sophomores Lauren Rice and Cammie Murtha, all the more impressive considering the difficulties of coming off the bench and making an immediate impact. “It’s hard to not start; you’re coming in cold with only a couple minutes to warm up and everyone is already out there at 100 percent,” Borgmann said. Substitutes also have to relay tactics and formation changes to the players out on the field, along with bringing some much needed
energy to their team. Fortunately, Borgmann has a tactically adept and experienced coach to aid her. “Coach Wilkins really helps to motivate me and get me ready to get out there and make an impact,” Borgmann said. The Badgers now have two more games in the regular season, including a tough final home game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1-3, 8-4-4) this Thursday. Nebraska is one of the better teams in the conference this season and plays with an unorthodox style that Borgmann said Wisconsin was trying to get familiar with. “They run a 3-5-2 or 3-5-1-1 formation, so we’ve been practicing with playing a different formation
ourselves to adjust,” said Borgmann. When asked about Big Ten and NCAA tournament plans, Borgmann cautioned that the team needs to focus on finishing the season strong first and wait for the draws for the tournament brackets. In her final season, Borgmann could be a key component for Wisconsin in a potential extended postseason run. While the Badgers have only one more scheduled home game this season, Borgmann is just focused on enjoying her final season with her teammates and wants to go deep with them in the NCAA Tournament. “I love playing at home, but I’m going to miss my teammates the most,” Borgmann said.
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With playoff hopes dashed after loss to Michigan, Wisconsin players set their eyes on a new goal: a Big Ten championship By Jared Schwartz FOOTBALL BEAT WRITER
“I don’t even understand the talk that we have nothing left to play for,” junior quarterback Alex Hornibrook said. “We’ve got a lot to play for.” Wisconsin’s 38-13 loss to Michigan all but ended their chances at making the College Football Playoff, a feat many Badger fans thought was possible coming into the season. With that out of the picture, many UW fans were quick to jump ship, prematurely labelling 2018 as a dissapointment. But try telling that to the Wisconsin locker room. “We can still win a Big Ten championship, win the West —there is still a ton of stuff to play for,” senior offensive lineman Michael Dieter said. “It’s not like we were saying playoffs or bust for us, that was never our thing. The goal was to get to the playoffs, whether or not that is possible, I don’t know. It wasn’t, ‘Hey guys, we have to make the playoffs or the season’s a wash,’ that was never the mentality and it’s not going to be now.”
Most of Wisconsin’s goals are still right in front of them as they will now invest all their energy in winning the Big Ten West, something they’ve accomplished three times in the four years since its inception. UW already has a leg up thanks to their 28-17 win over Iowa in Kinnick Stadium. Should they win the West, the Badgers will likely face either Ohio State or Michigan in the Big Ten Championship — two teams Wisconsin could use some revenge on.
“I don’t even understand the talk that we have nothing left to play for.” Alex Hornibrook junior quarterback Wisconsin Football
Winning the conference title game has proved elusive for the Badgers in recent years; they’ve lost in Indianapolis all three times they’ve won the West — to Ohio State in 2014 and 2017 and to Penn State in 2016. Clearing
that hurdle would turn UW’s 2018 season into a success and give Badger fans something they haven’t had since 2012. “You have to bounce back,” sophomore running back Jonathan Taylor said. “You have no choice. You have to ask yourself, ‘Who do you want to be as a team? Who do you want to be as a player?’” If the Badgers want to be Big Ten champions, they must regroup and respond strongly after their calamity in Ann Arbor and attack the second half of the season with new energy. “It’s always hard to move forward,” senior linebacker T.J. Edwards said. “But the sun will rise tomorrow, so there’s no time for sulking. If we get in this lull, we’re gonna lose. We have to be at our best every week, so we will be.” To accomplish their remaining goals, Wisconsin will need multiple inexperienced players to step up and fill roles forced open due to injury. Against Michigan three players — freshman safety Reggie Pearson, redshirt sophomore safety
Eric Burrell and freshman corner Rachad Wildgoose — made their first career starts in the Badgers’ secondary. Wisconsin has five members of the secondary listed as questionable in their preliminary injury report for this week’s game against Illinois.
“You have to ask yourself, ‘Who do you want to be as a team? Who do you want to be as a player?’” Jonathan Taylor sophomore running back Wisconsin Football
Even with young players thrust unexpectedly into significant roles, Wisconsin’s defense performed admirably against Michigan, holding the Wolverines to 13 points in the first half despite facing several short fields. The defense wore down in the second half, but the potential shown in Ann Arbor gives the Badgers confidence moving forward. “I thought we played well,” Eric Burrell said. “We were working as
a unit … I thought all the [defensive backs] played well; we were clicking. We’ve never really played with each other, so it was new to us. We just trust our instincts. I thought we were clicking, whoever coach threw out there.” Wisconsin’s offense will always be able to lean on Jonathan Taylor and their run game, but it’ll have to improve its passing game, something that badly held it back against Michigan. Hornibrook completed just seven of 20 attempts for 100 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. “I’m not going to sit here and make excuses or complain about anything,” Hornibrook said. “There’s a lot of things [we can do better], starting with myself — I know I can be better.” After they beat Iowa, Alec Ingold said this team wanted to write its own story. If the Badgers can rebound from their dreadful trip to the Big House, they’ll have a chance to redeem their failures against BYU and Michigan and write a new script — one that might include a Big Ten championship.
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