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Opponents of labor bill pack Senate hearing By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL
A bill that would streamline and reform many aspects of the state’s civil service system was given its first public hearing in the Senate Tuesday, drawing the ire of the state’s public sector unions. The proposal, authored by state Sen. Roger Roth, R-Appleton, and state Rep. Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, would change how most state employees are hired by instituting a résumé-based system, doing away with civil service exams and setting clearer standards for what offenses are fireable.
Common Council votes against time limit on public benches
Roth told the Senate Committee on Labor and Government Reform that his bill is a way of modernizing the century-old system and maintained it would not “lead us back to the days of political patronage.” “This is an opportunity recognizing the next decade in our state workforce we’re going to see a lot of turnover,” Roth said. “This is a chance for us to be proactive.” Officials from Gov. Scott Walker’s administration testified in support of the bill, with Department of Financial
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State Street had an unusual visitor Tuesday as a turkey made its way through downtown Madison. + Photo by Erin Bradley
The Madison Common Council voted overwhelmingly against a proposed ordinance to limit the amount of time people can spend lying down on public benches downtown. The final vote of 15-1 strikes a proposal made by Madison Mayor Paul Soglin in July to impose a one-hour time limit on benches or else face a fine. “It’s clear to me that what we should have done in making these proposed fines was making the fine a penny,” Soglin said before the vote. “The purpose is not to impose financial burden.” Soglin said he “did not appreciate the national attention” the proposal got, along with an earlier measure to prohibit loitering outside the CityCounty Building. Despite the opposition to the proposal, Soglin stressed the ban is a public safety issue. “It’s a public safety issue when there are hypodermic needles in grassy areas where
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New mobile app rewards students for paying attention during class By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL
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The Madtown Hopper started with just one car, but has since added two more to transport passengers throughout downtown.
Madtown Hopper expands safe-ride service to three cars By Anna Madsen THE DAILY CARDINAL
What started out as a fivemonth agreement with the Hub Madison apartment complex for Amir Morning, founder and owner of the Madtown Hopper, has since expanded to allow the addition of two new cars to the Hopper fleet. The Madtown Hopper is a startup service in downtown Madison focused on eliminating drunk driving by providing safe, fun and free rides home during special events, at bar close and on game days.
With upbeat music, flashing lights and an all-around happy atmosphere, Morning originally designed the Hopper to appeal to college students and young people, but has discovered that older riders, including parents, enjoy the service as well. The Madtown Hopper is now looking to add sponsors to the additional cars. “The idea is to find sponsors to advertise on the Hoppers, and tie the fun, exciting experience to
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With the first round of midterms under way, and libraries beginning to fill with anxious note card flippers and coffeefueled all-nighters, many students are just now feeling the sting of getting distracted in class, as they realize all they missed while their eyes were glued to their phone screens. Pocket Points, an app launched this semester at UW-Madison, aims to eliminate that problem by rewarding students for keeping their phones locked during class. Students earn points that can be redeemed for deals at local restaurants and businesses. Founders Mitch Gardner and Rob Richardson initially launched the app in California last fall, but it quickly expanded to include 75 major institutions across the country by fall 2015. Gardner said in a little more than a month on campus, more than 5,000 students have used Pocket Points in Madison, logging more than 200 years of time total off their phones.
“We wanted to go to all the biggest colleges across the country,” Gardner said. “And not just the biggest but also the most school-spirited … so [The
University of ] Wisconsin was kind of a no-brainer for us.” Product Development
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Pocket Points, a newly launched app at UW-Madison, incentivizes productivity by giving students points for keeping their phones off.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
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Dorothy “Dottie” Jones King, a 1958 UW-Madison alumna, and her husband Robert “Bob” Eliot King donated $10 million to UW-Madison.
UW-Madison receives $10 million to study well-being of youth The UW-Madison School of Education and the UW Center for Investigating Healthy Minds received a $10 million gift Tuesday from 1958 UW-Madison alumna Dorothy “Dottie” Jones King and husband Robert “Bob” Eliot King, who made the donation to recruit faculty that focus on children and their well-being. The university, which is a frontrunner in research on mental training strategies and cultivating the healthy minds of children, said it plans to use this money to recruit experienced faculty and continue the research of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. Chancellor Rebecca Blank said she understands the importance this gift has on not only the uni-
versity, but the state of Wisconsin. “The University of WisconsinMadison has long been involved in research to improve the lives of children, and this gift helps us continue to pursue groundbreaking research in this area,” Blank said in a university news release. The King’s gift will support the matching gift set up by John and Tashia Morgridge. Bob stated in the release that they are excited to see their money extend the reach of the university’s research. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with UW-Madison in our determination to help disadvantaged youth reach their full potential,” Dottie said in the statement. —Luisa de Vogel
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ter known,” Houghland said. “I think it’s a really good way for local businesses to make their way into campuses.” UW-Madison junior Anna Hauer added that while earning points is fun and motivates her to stay off her phone during class, she hasn’t found the rewards to be useful because she doesn’t often eat at restaurants. Gardner said his next goal is to use local sales representatives who know campus to continue adding new businesses every day and hopefully get more people excited about redeeming their points.
Admin Brent Glowatch, one of just 10 full-time Pocket Points employees, said the app creates a “win-win-win” situation by benefiting teachers, students and local businesses. Although he hasn’t redeemed any of the points he has racked up in the past few weeks, UW-Madison junior Thomas Houghland agreed, saying the app not only helps students pay attention, but also helps nearby restaurants gain new customers. “Pocket Points is a great way for companies to be bet-
benches from page 1 children play,” Soglin noted. “What we’re talking about is being driven by approximately 80 people,” he said. “Interestingly enough, these 80 people dominate the conversation, when it really should be focused on women and children.” Soglin noted Ironman fans and promoters complained to the city earlier this year about homeless people engaging in lewd behavior
on the day of the race. Ald. Amanda Hall, District 3, criticized the concerns from Ironman even though she is an avid supporter of the race. “It’s my favorite week, but it was a special kind of first-world problem to hear people who participate in the race and have the financial resources to do so complain about having to look at people who don’t have homes,” she said. —Negassi Tesfamichael
This upcoming October and November, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will host a four-part discussion series that explores the cycle and advancement of innovation, according to a university release. Lectures will cover topics like the rationale for basic research, steps to a successful invention, investing in research and the working relationship between education and industry. “Some of the university’s leading innovators have never met,” WARF Managing Director Carl Gulbrandsen said in the release. He added that these sessions will celebrate the partnership between the UW campus, its leading innovators and the WARF organization over the past nine decades. WARF is a nonprofit organization that commercializes groundbreaking research and inventions by offering financial and intellectual support to UW-Madison researchers. The sessions will be held in honor of
WARF’s 90th anniversary. These free lectures are not only open to campus faculty and students, but to the general public as well. Both the discussion and the following receptions will be held in the H.F. DeLuca Forum of the Discovery Building. Speakers for the sessions will include the president and CEO of a cancer screening company, an award-winning biochemist, a startup founder, a paleoanthropologist and vitamin D researcher Hector DeLuca. Each talk will touch on WARF’s four foundations of innovation: research leading to discovery, invention, commercialization and investment, according to the release. “It is an opportunity for us to learn as we honor WARF’s legacy of support for UW-Madison,” Marsha Mailick, vice chancellor for research and graduate education, said in the release. —Meghan Meloy
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expand the Hopper, and essentially doing a lot for the city of Madison.” With three cars, the Madtown Hopper provides about 450 free rides a night. “People recognize what a great thing we are doing, and genuinely want to help people get home safely,” Morning explained. Drivers of the Hopper are all volunteers, but Morning said he hopes to eventually have the funds to compensate drivers for their time. The ultimate goal, Morning said, is to expand to other college cities. “This is a service Madison appreciates,” he said. “If it works well here, I don’t see why this can’t be service on all campuses.”
these companies,” Morning said. Since the company’s founding, Morning has financed this project himself with money he saved up from various side jobs. “Initially I was paying for everything,” Morning said. “Then when Hub Madison realized what I was doing, they stepped in.” Marketers from the Hub decided the Madtown Hopper would be a unique way to advertise the apartment complex. “The Hub is doing such a great thing,” Morning noted. “Their sponsorship is allowing us to
labor from page 1 Institutions Secretary Ray Allen saying the measure is necessary to streamline certain aspects of the civil service system. “Simply put, certain key portions of the current civil service system are woefully outdated,” Allen said. “They need to be modernized so that our state agencies are able to attract and retain the best and brightest employees.” State Sens. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, and Robert Wirch, D-Kenosha, pushed Allen on whether the résumé-based system could create political favoritism, with committee chair Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, at one point chiding Larson to “be quiet” to allow Allen to respond. Allen said that he believed job seekers with political connections would be under more scrutiny than other applicants. However, Larson said earlier in the hearing that he has doubts the bill will protect against corruption. “I’m not seeing protections that are going to prevent wholesale cronyism,” Larson said. Labor leaders also blasted the bill, saying that attacks on state employees, such as the 2011 Act 10 measure that barred collective bargaining diminish civil service quality, rather than outdated practices. “The reason we aren’t getting the best and brightest isn’t the [civil service ] exams,” said Paul Shirk, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 32. “The reason is that public employees have been treated worse and paid less.” The committee is scheduled to vote on the bill next Tuesday.
Soglin announces 2016 operating budget, limits tax hike Madison Mayor Paul Soglin released the second half of his 2016 budget Tuesday, which he stressed contains no layoffs. “Layoffs have been avoided,” Soglin said of his budget. “We’re adding 31 new, fully funded positions, most of them in public safety.” The 2016 operating budget totals $289 million, and includes an increase in taxes on the average home by 2.9 percent, which is a $66 increase from 2015. “My goal was to have an increase of no more than 2.3 percent,” Soglin noted. “But with the cost of continuing operations, demand for basic services, we’re going to have to accept certain cuts on what I consider to be essential programming.” $209 million of the operating budget’s revenues will come from property taxes. Soglin said he decided not to reach the state levy limit, which places restriction on how much a city can receive in property tax revenue, in this year’s budget because of upcoming costs. Some costs include the recently approved Judge Doyle Square development project, as well as continued borrowing. Exact Sciences, whose cor-
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Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said the 2016 operating budget includes 31 new positions as opposed to anticipated layoffs. porate headquarters will be housed in the $200 million downtown development, saw a sharp dip of 46 percent in its stock price Tuesday. Soglin emphasized that those numbers do not put the budget at risk. Soglin cautioned the Common Council in not making
many changes to spending levels in the budget because of the increased burden of borrowing. “The trajectory we are on, especially if we eat up that gap, is sort of like walking down a long corridor that’s furthering the longer we go,” he said. —Negassi Tesfamichael
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‘The Affair’ digs deeper into overdone concept Ben Golden tv columnist
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n affair is a universal concept; a taboo that has been frowned upon in a society that stresses monogamy. Known to wreak havoc and stain reputations, it’s the big no-no to anyone in a committed relationship. A quick fling could quickly and mercilessly ruin everything you once took for granted. It stems from passion and almost always ends in tragedy, yet it is constantly happening all around us. Why jeopardize all that you have? Why betray the ones you love? Why betray yourself? These questions are explored to the fullest in Showtime’s “The Affair.” It is common knowledge that affairs are easily exploited and overdone in primetime television. You are probably wondering what makes this show worth seeing? The answer is in the details. “The Affair” brings something new to the conversation by exploring multiple sides of the same story. This unique approach was rewarded with a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama along with Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for Ruth Wilson. The narrative in the first season centers on Noah (Dominic West)
and Alison (Ruth Wilson), two adults in committed relationships that risk it all to be with each other. The episodes were split between Noah and Alison’s differing perspectives reflecting the same order of events. The variations between the two narratives magnify details that expose a surprising amount of insight into relationships. The “he said, she said” accounts give interesting divergences to each tale. These differences can be as minute as the tightness of a little black dress to the wallpaper of a hotel room. The team behind the show even had a therapist specializing in affairs as a consultant, proving that each deviating detail is deliberate and has thought behind it. The characters are so likeable one moment and unlikeable the next and the differing perspectives only emphasize and explore this change. The show does not make it easy to pinpoint a protagonist and antagonist, making you question your own values and perspectives as a viewer. Season one felt surreal, dealing with the initial excitement and passion of the beginning of an extramarital affair. This new season ditches the picturesque sleepy town of Montauk, migrating to the chaotic New York City where the show shifts to study the ugly repercussions of divorce. Coming from a divorced household, I recognized this episode as a convincing depiction of how many separations
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Remixing hip-hop with cats CD REVIEW
Meow the Jewels Run the Jewels By Paul Blazevich The Daily Cardinal
Let me start off by saying that this album is most definitely not what I was expecting. Instead of a parody album with all lyrics replaced by cat sounds (as I expected), Meow the Jewels is an album of Run the Jewels 2 remixes done by prolific producers featuring the original lyrics over crunchy, minimalist, dark tracks with a few cat sounds methodically placed within the productions. Run The Jewels was able to fund Meow the Jewels through a Kickstarter campaign, raising over $60,000, and all proceeds of this project will be donated to charity. Perhaps not through coincidence, many of Killer Mike and El-P’s verses contain allusions to cats on the original album, and these bars deliver a sense of recognition to the producers’ work on the remix album, as well as a sense of humor. The names of the tracks have also been changed to cat-related terms: “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry” to “Oh My Darling Don’t Meow,” “Lie, Cheat, Steal” to “Lie,
Cheat, Meow,” and so on. The original Run the Jewels 2 is the prime example of producers overdoing tracks in order to create songs that provide some sort of shock value to the listener. This overproduction is a major turnoff for fans of the artistic side of production, the kind of production that feels like you’re floating in space or taking a walk at four in the morning. Meow the Jewels reverses that trend with a 12-track product that erases the annoying overproduction of the original album with spaced-out minimalism, several tasteful samples and a certain type of terror that fits this time of year very well. “Oh My Darling Don’t Meow,” “Pawfluffer Night,” “Paw Due Respect” and “Angelsnuggler” are a few of the clear highlights of this album, as their revolutionary style elevate this album above many other projects released this year. El-P and Killer Mike likely did not expect their remix album to outdo the primary release, but the eclectic and overzealous approach on Run the Jewels 2 does not satisfy as the darker, minimalist style of Meow the Jewels does. Don’t judge a book by its title, because this is one of the most provocative and entertaining albums of the year thus far. Perhaps Run The Jewels’ third album will take after the artistic success of this satirical tour de force.
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can be. Divorce can bring out the worst in everyone, different colors of a person come out that you didn’t know existed. It is survival mode when your whole world shifts on its axis and everything you took for granted as a permanent and safe fixture in your life is instantly gone. This episode recognized that divorce is difficult for everyone involved. The writers took a new narrative direction this season by adding the perspectives of the (now) ex-husband and wife, the carnage of the affair. This format adds to the already present flashforward dealing with an unknown killing involving the characters. These glimpses of the future come as more confirmation that a devastating ending is almost inevitable. “The Affair” is a series that, on the surface, appears to offer a simple, familiar and overdone concept, but looking deeper, is an exploratory study of love. It treats love not as a saving grace but as a violent, destructive force that can tear everything apart in an instant. Watching the series is similar to viewing a train wreck in slowmotion; you know what will most likely happen but you cannot look away. As hinted by a dark cloud ominously looming ahead in the final scenes from this episode, a storm is coming, and you won’t want to miss a catastrophic second. Is “The Affair” your all-time favorite show? Let Ben know at bagolden@wisc.edu.
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Titus Andronicus will perform at the Frequency Saturday.
Shakespeare-inspired band comes to Madison By Michael Frett The Daily Cardinal
“I have done a thousand dreadful things, as willingly as one would kill a fly, and nothing grieves me heartily indeed, but that I cannot do ten thousand more.” These are the words Patrick Stickles reads over the mourning tones of “Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ,” the folk-stomper-cumpunk-rocker that introduced Titus Andronicus to the world. These words aren’t his, as they were actually written by another respected bard hundreds of years ago, but they’re the words Stickles used to define his band, a gang of indie rock rebels poised to take over the Frequency this Saturday. For those who don’t know, Titus Andronicus is a rarity. They’re the type of band to bloat an album with references to everything from Albert Camus and Bruce Springsteen to, obviously, William Shakespeare. These are the guys who released an album of millennial angst based on the Battle of Hampton Roads, where references to Springsteen and “Cheers” mix with Union battle hymns and William Lloyd Garrison’s The Liberator.
And beyond that, you’ve got an array of rockers who know their craft. Over four albums, Titus Andronicus has built a catalog of burning rock songs and sprawling epics. It’s a catalog of metropolitan anthems like “In a Big City,” Thin Lizzy pub soundtracks like “Fatal Flaw,” Springsteenian pop rock on speed like “Fired Up” and shoegazescorched climaxes like “The Battle of Hampton Roads.” The Monitor’s penultimate track is drenched in guitar solos, feedback and the bagpipes of a funeral march. Titus Andronicus is currently on tour in support of their latest album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy. That album doubled down on the classic rock Titus Andronicus warmly embraced on all of their other records. It was also the weirdest and boldest album they ever released, with pop rockers sharing spaces with religious chants, Irish dirges and a six-minute death song played only on an accordion. It was a disparate, two-faced look at Stickles’ mania, and it was beautifully discordant at its worst. At its best, it was a rock ’n’ roll fantasy. Titus Andronicus will take the stage at the Frequency this Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Self-love in the modern age By Krista Brown the daily Cardinal
“Self-love” is a notion that goes beyond merely “feeling good” and extends into the act of continually being kind to yourself. Increasingly, the concept of selflove is seen as more mainstream, picking up both in circles of friends and platforms of celebrities. The idea is that, yes, you should post that selfie, or wear high heels even though you’re nearly six feet tall. But more importantly, this “movement” is a space for men and women alike to acknowledge that feelings matter and prioritizing yourself over others can be valuable as opposed to narcissistic. We’re human. We get preoccupied with school, friends and jobs so much so that we forget to take that second to give ourselves credit and put ourselves first. We praise our friends when they look especially good, accomplish something spectacular and blow our minds with their intelligence, why not start doing the same to ourselves? Here are some tips to start or continue loving yourself as much as you love everything else in your life.
Mindfulness
Start with mindfulness of yourself first, then of others. It may seem backwards in a society that praises
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altruism, but prioritizing yourself doesn’t mean neglecting and demeaning others. Get to know your thoughts and grow comfortable with them. Take a part of each day to just sit and let your mind go wherever it goes — even if that means you end up reliving some cringe-worthy memory from freshman year.
It’s about you
You have to know and love yourself before you can know and love someone else. Your mom has told you that since you started dating, but it reigns true in all relationships. Don’t pour so much of yourself into your friends and relationships that you have nothing left. Treat yourself like a friend, and recognize the beautiful parts of yourself. Pay yourself compliments.
Post that selfie
No, you’re not being conceited — you look good today, or maybe more importantly, you feel good today. Share that with the world. If you took a photo of yourself and think your eyes look like the Pacific Ocean or the lighting looks godsent, post away! Instagram does not need more photos of the sky, your meal or the way you’re “living authentically.” I can go to the explore page for that,
but I can’t search the Internet for a selfie of you at this moment.
Feel your feelings
Listen to your feelings — if you’re sad, blast acoustic tunes and take a hot shower. When you’re content, acknowledge and bask in it. Share it with others. Learn to read your emotions, and don’t be afraid to feel what you feel. You would be surprised how deep of an effect the mood of the people around you can have. Never let your friends’ emotions take reign over yours. Be there when someone needs you, but don’t get overwhelmed in taking care of someone else.
The physical part
Self-love stems from self-care. Treat yourself. Wake up every morning and open the curtains (after your roommate is awake, of course). Take the day in before you check your email and frantically get ready for class. Spend less time on your phone in general (unless you’re taking pics, then document the life out of your day) and more time seeing the world in real time rather than digitally.
Time is yours
As much as it feels like our professors control our time in college, this is the period of our lives where we
should explore and discover. Your twenties are your “selfish years.” Hobbies are important. Sure, it’s fun to spend your entire weekend in the company of your friends, but that can be taxing when group mentality starts taking hold every weekend. Take that hour to draw/paint/ create, watch some super embarrassing Netflix series that was popular in the 90s, or maybe even read a book for fun. Ensure that you don’t lose who you are in the mass of students at this school.
Be kind with your thoughts
Acknowledge your flaws and maybe even learn to love them. Start to clap for the parts of yourself that nobody else cheers for. Please remember that half the stuff you say to yourself are not things you would say to your friends. Some days it is okay if all you managed to do was breathe. Tomorrow will be kinder. Cheer your friends on hard, but make sure to root for yourself every now and then too. Go make Amy Poehler, Beyonce and other self-loving queens proud. Dress for yourself, dance for yourself and do things for you. Look after yourself like you would a new plant from the farmers’ market and pour in love.
Reinvent fashion staples for the fall season By Bridget Harney
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The days are getting shorter, game days are feeling colder and your options for clothes seem to be getting smaller. Although most people agree that fall is the best time of year, it can be an awkward and fast transition, especially when it comes to your closet. Whether you’ve been making homemade pumpkin lattes since July or can’t seem to shake your summertime sadness, this list— filled reinventions of the season’s favorite key pieces—will guarantee that you “fall” (pun totally intended) into this season prepared and, most importantly, fashionable.
Jeans
A fall classic, jeans are the quintessential piece for any closet. As the days get cooler, your go-to pairs of shorts are going to hibernate in the back of your dresser. But no fear, some of this season’s hottest trends revolve around jeans. One of the more surprising trends this fall is the flared jean. Think embarrassing pictures of your mom on her college campus during the 70’s rocking a pair of her favorite bell-bottoms. This throwback style is making a huge comeback, allowing you to find the perfect pair at just about every major retailer for an affordable price. Worried about length? Class up the look with a pair of your favorite heels. Want your legs to look miles long? Go for a flare with a high-waist. Not only will they make your legs look amazing, but they will also accentuate the waist perfectly. It’s OK to feel intimidated by this throwback style, and if you decide to opt out of the flared look, you may want to check out the boyfriend jean. The best part: no boyfriend required. These laid-back, distressed pants
are perfect for almost every occasion. The relaxed look allows for picture-perfect mornings at brunch with your girlfriends or hitting the farmer’s market with your roomies. You can throw on a simple V-neck and roll to class, or make the look a touch more professional with a blazer and smart shoe choice.
Chunky sweaters
A comfy classic, the oversized, chunky knit sweater is the most versatile item on this list. Sticking with neutral colors will allow you to match one high-quality sweater with endless outfits. To take it up a notch, pair a cropped sweater with highwaisted jeans. You can even transition your favorite summer dress into fall with some patterned tights and a sweater to disguise the summer piece. To achieve the perfect, oversized look don’t be afraid to explore the men’s section of your favorite store — the clothes are less fitted, made of thicker material and, if you’re lucky, sometimes cheaper than the female equivalent.
Leather jacket
If you are in the market for a new fall jacket, look no further than leather. A leather jacket can add a cute edge to your look while keeping you warm during the fall. It is also extremely versatile and not something you need to shed indoors. Layer it with a simple tee and some jeans during the day, and then throw it over a simple dress for nighttime. Don’t feel it necessary to splurge on a 300 dollar jacket either. You can comfortably fit a decent leather jacket into a college budget, just make sure the fake leather is a material that could not be confused with plastic.
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A chunky knit pairs perfectly with a classic, striped dress. Scarves
Of all the fall accessories, scarves may be the best — both in terms of practicality and versatility. When finding a scarf, stick with quality over quantity. Splurging on a neutral color or basic plaid scarf will ensure that you can wear it with any outfit and stay toasty into the winter months. Blanket scarves are a great option. Not only are they large, they are extremely versatile and can be worn multiple ways — allowing you to mix up your look on the daily. They also come in cute, wearable patterns that add the classic fall touch.
The perfect boot
To complete your outfits, finding the perfect pair of boots that fit your personal style will tie every-
thing together. For rainy morning walks to class, a pair of durable, quality rain boots never hurt anyone. They keep your feet dry, warm and stylish. For nights out, buy a cute pair of wedged booties—it will save your outfit (and your feet) a lot of pain throughout your night. Current trends point to fun textures, such as suede. Suede can add a touch of elegance and uniqueness to your look, just be wary of trudging through winter’s potent mix of salt and snow as it can ruin the material. While the appearance of fall seems to yield a pattern of repetition with the reappearance of the same trends, there are subtle changes that reinvent the classics. A shift in fabric, shape or styling are small and creative fixes that make each classic piece feel fresh and on trend.
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These deadly weapons will still be out there ready to harm Crossbows: Readily available in sporting goods stores across the country, these bad boys can do some serious damage to both the user and any civilians standing nearby. In the hands of a skilled assassin, a crossbow can fire up to three bolts in well under an hour.
Pointy Umbrellas: Easily disguised as regular umbrellas, pointy umbrellas are versatile and, with proper licensure, allowed in most buildings and public areas. Across the nation, D.I.Y. criminals have been putting their metal files to work while finalizing their high-anddry homicide plots.
Pool Noodles: In 2008, a series of loud thwacks rang out across a Houston auditorium, leaving three dead and two more in critical condition. A damp pool noodle can deliver 8,000 pounds of force in a single blow—easily enough to kill a medium-sized human or a very small hog.
Nuclear Missiles: Forget handguns, a mentally-ill teenager could inflict endless suffering with only a handful of quality nukes. Powerful and ready at the touch of a button, it’s crazy to think that these things exist at all. Let’s hope Uncle Sam has a relatively secure gun-rack.
Laser Vision: In the early ‘70s the U.S. government began developing Supermaninspired laser technology. They halted development in the early 2000s because too many researchers had been maimed. Imagine what a genius mad scientist could do if they somehow recovered the technology. . . just imagine.
Marbles Placed Near Stairs: Slipperier than ice and bananas, marbles can cause quite a ruckus or even death. Apart from the most skilled walkers, the majority of U.S. citizens are highly susceptible to marble-based attacks, particularly the elderly or the distracted.
Chevy Tahoes: Tens of thousands of Americans are killed every year in motor-vehicle accidents, and over 70 percent of them are caused by large American-made SUVs. If a deranged criminal or worked-up soccer-dad were to get their hands on a Chevy Tahoe, there’s no telling how many lives would be lost.
Sturdy Three-Hole Punches: Disguised as a useful office tool, these devilish bludgeoning weapons are user-friendly and readily available. You’ll want to think twice next time you antagonize your beady-eyed cubicle mate; he very well might three-hole punch 75004 your skull.
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Abortion laws need to consider the mother Hae Rin Lee Opinion Columnist
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am a Christian, but I support abortion. As a kid, I was taught to value lives with great care and dignity—any form of taking away lives was forbidden. One example of taking away life is abortion. It certainly is a great deal of torment to watch this helpless life end without having a chance to stand in this world, but it is also a painfully complicated issue for others as well. Because abortion is not all about the death of a baby before birth. It is a great tragedy for all parties involved in the process of conception and process of controlling the fate of the potential life. I am not blatantly devaluing human life by supporting abortion. I merely wish to express how this is not only about taking away one’s life. Indeed a sad reality, not all conceptions happen under reasonably favorable circumstances. For example, in scenes of war, many women are raped and forcibly become mothers of their aggressors. In a letter to the editor by Janet Benshoff, President of Global Justice Center, to the New York Times on May 22, 2015, she reveals some disturbing victimizations of women’s rights during the war, “Largely because of the abortion ban attached to American foreign aid, Nigerian women and girls raped and forcibly impregnated by Boko Haram militants will be denied lifesaving abortions.” This strategy of weakening populations through constant rapes and forceful impregnations is not only implemented by the Boko Haram in Nigeria but across the globe where conflicts are ever so prevalent. It is truly disturbing to learn that human reproduction, which should be used for the strengthening of human race, is instead used to not only abuse individual women’s rights but also is exploited by the forceful, violent conquest of less privileged others. Rape does not happen in battlefields alone— it also happens to many women in developed nations like the United States. Sure, saving a life is a blessing, but would it serve as a true blessing for the mothers who were raped and victimized? Shouldn’t
women be given choices to deal with the aftermath of rape other than keeping the baby because its life is important? Should the rights of the baby overrun the rights of the mother?
Pregnancy is a potentially happy, but also risky business.
The abuse of human sexuality does not only occur in the confusion by the war, but also in places with relative poverty and unstable social structures. While Latin America is known for its strict adherence to anti-abortion laws, in adoring Catholic faith, it is the place where young girls are forced into unwanted situations of pregnancy. In the May 30 article in The Economist magazine, it is said there are many cases of abuse and little protection to girls to prevent unwanted pregnancies. For example, it was reported that 34 percent of girls suffered sexual abuse before age 18 in Bolivia. The studies also suggested that up to 36 percent of Latin American adult women suffer domestic or sexual violence. Based on the relatively high rates of abuse, it is not a big surprise to find out that many women in these regions suffer from early pregnancies, often unwanted ones. According to United Nations, in Latin America, 69 out of every 1,000 girls aged 15-19 gave birth, a rate that is exceeded only in SubSaharan Africa. However, due to the strict anti-abortion laws, many are not given the chance to have abortions from unwanted pregnancies and stuck in the cycle of poverty. In many developing nations, women are not able to engage fully in economic enterprises due to pregnancy and are forced into domesticity in early ages. Because of pregnancies and highly patriarchal societies, these women are not granted
chances to be properly educated and have more choices or opportunities to enjoy life as many of us do here. The unwanted pregnancies are likely to create social inequality, deprivation of rights and increased length of living life in poverty. The ban on abortions could also indicate that many people are not provided enough clinical access related to sexual health—that they would have less knowledge of how to maintain healthy lifestyles during pregnancy or how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases resulting from sexual violence that they often face. Unwanted pregnancy seems to suggest this is not successful in securing the truly genuine path of life. It is ruining the lives of many females—depriving them of chances to better their lives. Also, other than the case of domestic violence, it is true that pregnancies put many women at risk. Pregnancy is a very physically tormenting process to this day, based on certain mortality rates. Also, it puts them at a greater risk in that women suffering from certain illnesses cannot be properly treated, as the fetus can be affected by the treatment. Pregnancy is a potentially happy, but also risky business. All conceptions and circumstances are not always welcoming to the birth of future generations. It is important that as we come to realize how important the human race is, it is also important to consider that all lives matter. Not only the baby’s, but the mothers’ as well. If pregnancies are the result of unfavorable circumstances and victimization of women, shouldn’t we consider a little about how to deal with their tragedies as well, other than losing the life of the baby? We should create a world where both mother and baby could be happy, not the one where both would be deprived of basic rights. Do you agree with Hae Rin’s view on abortion? What do you feel current legislation should be surrounding this issue? Send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
n recent years, the taxi industry has been taken by storm by newcomers such as Uber and Lyft. With their user-friendly apps, strong customer service and cult following among youth, these companies seem like the wave of the future when it comes to getting from Point A to Point B. However, there is more than meets the eye when it comes to these companies, and maybe you should secondguess your decision on how you’re going to get to that party before you call Uber. With electronic hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft being so new, they are on the cutting edge of a new industry that has yet to be regulated. Although this can be a good thing, and can spark more contemporary policies for a forward-driving industry, it can also have its drawbacks when it comes to the safety and well-being of its users. For example, it is much harder to become a taxi driver than it is to become a driver for an e-Hail service. Although policies regarding taxi driver certification differ across the country, many cities require their drivers to pass a thorough background check and a health exam to make sure they have no conditions that could potentially endanger passengers. Also, many cities require drivers go under extensive driving courses, sometimes even including defensive driver training. Once they have completed these steps, they may take the city’s formal taxi certification exam, where they are tested on the city’s routes, landmarks and more. These exams vary in difficulty; for example, the notorious test in London requires anywhere from two to four years of studying to pass, while exams in the United States are less strenuous. Despite the many hoops that hopeful cabbies have to jump through before they can legally hit the roads, these precautionary steps ensure the safety of riders and the community. The path to becoming a driver for a rideshare company, however, is notably less difficult. Until recently, Uber drivers were not even required to undergo background checks and drivers with a history of sexual assault or other violent crimes were driving passengers who were none the wiser. However, the com-
pany has since revised its policy, at the expense of the consumer. Uber users are charged one dollar “Safe Driver Fee” for every ride, which covers the added cost of completing driver background checks. But the real question is, should consumers be the ones paying for the luxury of their safety, or is their safety their right? Why should Uber offset the cost of running a safe and reliable service onto its customers, when it is truly its responsibility to ensure that its drivers are qualified? Additionally, rideshare companies have been under fire for denying service to handicapped individuals. Neither Uber nor Lyft require their drivers to make their cars handicapped accessible and both companies are currently being sued in a class-action lawsuit for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. There have been reported incidents of drivers putting passenger’s guide dogs in the trunk of their vehicle and of drivers noticing that their passengers were handicapped and subsequently abandoning them. This lack of regulation is not only horrifically discriminatory, but morally wrong. Companies who claim to be on the cutting edge of a new industry and who praise themselves for their customer service should not be so glaringly hypocritical by alienating an entire community from their service. Taxi services, however, are required by law to offer handicapped accessible services. While wheelchairs might not easily fit into a sedan or other small vehicle, companies have larger vans that are equipped to handle people with wheelchairs. While service might not be on-demand for users who wish to have handicapped accessible vehicles, they are guaranteed a ride, which is more than e-Hailing services can offer. Although the sleek look and modern concept of companies like Lyft and Uber can be intriguing and convenient, users should be armed with the facts before they choose to use them. These companies are on the bleeding edge of a new field, and governmental policies do not yet apply to them. So, if you want to be safe, you might want to memorize the Yellow Cab number. Samantha is a freshman majoring in communication arts and journalism. Have you used an Uber before? Do you agree with Samantha’s views? Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Taxi drivers are put through rigorous testing before they can become drivers, whereas most Uber drivers do not.
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ACROSS 1 Shock with a stun gun 5 “___ shalt notkill” 9 Small shovel 14 This, in Madrid 15 Baseball statistic 16 Knight’s “suit” 17 Unable to decide 20 Audibly amused, online 21 Tie together, as oxen 22 Heads off at the pass 23 “Finally!” 25 Staircase piece 27 Pinocchio, often 29 Psychedelic drug, for short 30 Holiday in Hanoi 33 Be a part of, as a play 36 Wrinkly citrus fruit 38 One-horse carriage 39 Marine predator 42 Find abominable 43 Itsy-bitsy piece 4 4 Respond to reveille 45 Meas. of passing offense 46 Cassowary’s kin 47 Time of “comfort and joy” 49 Port-au-Prince is its capital 51 Folksy “not at all”
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The Chi Phi Fraternity at University of WisconsinMadison was suspended by the Fraternity’s National Grand Council on June 19, 2015 effective immediately and members of the Chapter were instructed to cease operations immediately. The Chi Phi Chapter is also no longer recognized by the host institution. The former Chapter is continuing to hold social functions and recruit/pledge new members under the Chi Phi Fraternity name. Members of this group do not have authority to recruit New Members into Chi Phi or to operate and represent themselves as a Chi Phi Chapter. Students should be advised not to interact in any fashion with this former Chapter. The Fraternity appreciates the University community’s cooperation in this matter and encourages you to report any efforts of this group to the Fraternity’s Executive Director, Michael Azarian at azarian@chiphi.org or University Assistant Director of Involvement, Barb Kautz at barb.kautz@wisc.edu.
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Club soccer allows passion to endure By Zach Rastall The Daily Cardinal
Playing sports is a crucial component to the childhood of countless people, a source for wonderful memories throughout one’s youth. For many, that chapter of their lives comes to a close after high school. But thanks to organizations like the UW-Madison men’s club soccer team, students’ passion for sports can continue to manifest itself on the field in a competitive environment. “It’s a good outlet aside from school,” club president Robert Laing said. “For me it’s good because it’s competitive and there’s practices each week. I think it’s definitely a good outlet just to get away from school for a bit.” The UW men’s club soccer team, currently in its sixth year of existence and first as a university-sponsored team, consists of over 20 players who didn’t want to give up the sport that many of them have been playing for
almost their entire lives. “I’ve been playing soccer since I was two, so I couldn’t really give it up,” junior Connor Leuty said. “I wasn’t good enough to play varsity, so these guys were the team to play for.” Leuty was drawn to UW-Madison due to its academic reputation, but the club soccer team allows him to continue his lifelong hobby. “I came here to study actuarial science,” Leuty said. “But I didn’t want to give [soccer] up.” The same rings true for junior Thomas Chapman, whose background influenced his love for soccer at an extremely young age. “I’ve been playing soccer since almost before I could walk,” said Chapman, a Houston native. “My dad was super enthusiastic about it, so he really got me into it. He’s from England, so he got me going at a young age.” While academics are, of course, always of the utmost importance during the college selection process, having a club
soccer team did factor into the equation for some players on the team, including Chapman. “When I was looking at universities, I made sure whichever one I was going to apply to had a club team,” said Chapman, the team’s junior president. “Every school I applied to, I’d search out the team.” The competition that club soccer offers is also appealing to many of the players, as it’s more a more formal setting than they would probably get playing intramural soccer or a pickup game with friends. “It’s good competition,” junior Thomas Bihler said. “We have over 100 kids try out every year.” The season is also relatively short, consisting of 10 regularseason games spread out from the start of the school year through October, followed by a postseason tournament. Bihler, the team’s vice president, notes that the brief season is an appealing aspect of the team. “It’s not huge commitment,
but it keeps you on a schedule. It’s a shorter schedule,” Bihler said. “It’s perfect for me.” The club team competes as part of the Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference, a league that features 44 teams from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. The league is then split into four separate divisions: Central, East, Great Lakes and West. UW-Madison is part of the Great Lakes Division, made up of eight other teams from Wisconsin (Marquette, UW-Whitewater, UW-La Crosse, UW-Platteville, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout and UW-Stevens Point) and two from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan). Through seven games, the UW-Madison team is 5-1-1 and currently sits atop the division standings. It’s an excellent start, but success isn’t anything new for this squad. The team has already qualified for regionals several times during its brief existence, includ-
ing last season. “We’ve really come a long way. We’ve made it to regionals I think three times now,” senior Tyler Brooks said. “That’s a pretty big accomplishment for a new club.” They hope to build upon that success this year, starting with a strong finish to the regular season. “We definitely want to repeat the success we’ve had in the past and make regionals,” junior Matthew Anderson said. “We’ll have to work hard and stay focused because each game in our conference is difficult.” Regardless of how the rest of the season plays out, the experience has already been rewarding for the players in a variety of ways. They get to continue to pursue their lifelong passion for soccer and form some lasting friendships along the way. “It’s been nothing but positive,” Leuty said of his experience with the team. “Everybody helps each other, we’re all friends and it’s just a good time.”
Myles Jack wise to forgo final season of college eligibility and head for the NFL Rushad machhi breaking shad jessi schoville/cardinal file photo
The Badgers are still searching for their first home win of the year.
Men’s Soccer
UW continues quest for first home win of 2015 By Jason Braverman The Daily Cardinal
With a big crowd expected to be on hand with free admission for students on “Colony Night” in the student section, the Badgers (1-1-1 Big Ten, 2-7-1 overall) return home to host in-state rival Marquette (0-1-1 Big East, 3-4-2) Wednesday night. The two sides have met annually since the beginning of the Wisconsin men’s soccer program in 1977, with the Badgers leading the all-time series 18-13-8. The Golden Eagles won last year’s battle 2-0, but have not won in Madison since 1999. Though the Badgers played well on the road, coming off of a tie against Michigan, they have dropped all five matches played in Madison this season. Wisconsin enters the match winless in its past four contests, but has shown some encouraging signs on offense of late. After scoring just seven goals total in their first eight games, UW tallied five in its previous two. The defense, which had looked strong earlier in the season, has conceded at least three goals in three straight contests. The resurgent offense is led by a trio of sophomores, as all three goals in Saturday’s draw against Michigan were scored by second-year forward Tom Barlow, midfielder Christopher Mueller and forward Nick Jones.
Joining Barlow and Mueller, sophomore forward Mark Segbers added a point, and the group makes up the Badgers’ top three in goals, assists and points. Sophomore Adrian Remeniuk has established himself as the lead option in goal for the Badgers, starting six straight games after three different goalies had received a start in a five-game span. Marquette enters the match wrapping up a four-game road trip and looking for its first win since early September. Redshirt senior forward Kelmend Islami has already doubled his career total, leading the Golden Eagles with four goals. Redshirt senior forward C. Nortey was named to the Big East Honor Roll for the week after finding the back of the net twice to give him 29 goals and 66 points in his career, both among the top 10 all-time in program history. On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles have turned to freshman Luis Barraza, who has started every game in net, allowing 15 goals in nine contests. The Badgers will stay at home for its next match as well, welcoming Michigan State Saturday night before embarking on a three-game road trip. Kickoff against Marquette is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the McClimon Soccer Complex.
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arlier in the young college football season, UCLA standout linebacker Myles Jack suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season. Tuesday, he made the call to declare himself for the 2016 NFL draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. Myles Jack made the right call, and it should be a call that every other standout underclassmen football player should take into consideration thanks to a ridiculous NFL rule. Jack as a sophomore had one of the best seasons of any defensive player last year and, along with his immense physical talent, skyrocketed him into the first round of many 2016 NFL mock drafts. This all came without him playing a single down in the 2015 season, indicating that, had he been able to, Jack would have likely been a high draft pick in the 2014 draft as well. So, why didn’t Jack want decide to enter the draft this past summer then? School pride? Desire for one more shot at a potential title on a loaded UCLA squad? Maybe, but the problem here is that the NFL would not even allow him to have the choice to enter the draft because of its rules stating that to be draft eligible, one must be at least three years removed from high school. Sadly for Jack, he was only two. So, of course, instead of being free to make his own decisions and cash in, the NFL decided that players like Jack, regardless of talent level, just aren’t ready. Even though, you know, they have enough talent to be regarded as a first round pick.
That rule might inherently be one of the most unfair and frankly un-American rules in our country, and one that can cost an athlete millions. As a free nation, how is the NFL allowed to impose its will by preventing a person from earning millions as a pro athlete, just because he so happens to be 19 instead of 21? It’s mind boggling, and sadly this rule did some real damage to a true star not too long ago. Remember Marcus Lattimore, the once-proclaimed next Adrian Peterson? Unfortunately for poor Lattimore, that dream will forever be unfulfilled. After exploding onto the scene as a freshman, Lattimore suffered a similar fate as Jack, suffering a season-ending knee injury. However, the key difference here was that Lattimore was a sophomore in his second year out of the preps, unlike Jack, a true junior, and thus preventing him from taking his talents to the next level. Lattimore successfully rehabs, and begins to have a successful junior year, until his season once again ends with one of the most gruesome knee injuries I have ever seen. Unfortunately, not only did this injury end his season, but it, in effect, ended his professional football career. While Lattimore was drafted in the fifth round, his knee never returned to health and the physical talent and dominance that once made opponents fear at the sight of the ball extending towards Lattimore was no more. Along with the disappearance of his skill was a boatload of cash. As a fifth round pick, Lattimore did earn himself $300,000, money that almost anyone reading this would be happy to have (unless Warren Buffett is reading, which in that case, thanks for the read
Warren!). However, that bonus is only about a tenth of the one Giovanni Bernard received that year, the first back taken as a second rounder. Many scouts before his injury agreed that Lattimore had sure first round talent, and had he just sat out his junior year, or been able to declare earlier in his career, Lattimore may still have one, or at the least he’d have a few more stacks in his bank account. The lesson here; if the NFL is not going to allow you to play the sport you love while getting rightfully compensated, don’t put your livelihood on the line for free. This is a lesson that talented underclassmen around the country should heed. Specifically, I’m looking at you, Leonard Fournette, most dominant running back in the country as a sophomore. Fournette’s skill and early production should have him pegged near the top of almost any NFL draft board. However, once again, this is not possible, because Fournette is just a true sophomore. So, while I love seeing Fournette play on Saturdays, the best possible course of action for him and the rest of his career would be to shut it down, if not now, then after this magical season he is in the midst of. While you can criticize him for being selfish, blame the NFL, not him. While college athlete compensation is a whole conversation on its own, one rule that needs to be changed is the amateur rule set by the NFL. Myles Jack got out in time. Let’s hope that Leonard Fournette and others like him can as well. Do you agree with Myles Jack’s decision to declare for the NFL? Should more college players follow his example? Share your thoughts with Rushad at machhi@wisc.edu.