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Lawmakers hear testimony from UW-Madison students on debt bill

By Andrew Bahl the daily cardinal

UW-Madison students packed a Senate hearing Wednesday to support a bill that would allow them to refinance student loans at a lower interest rate.

The “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” bill, authored by state Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, and state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, would create a state agency charged with helping Wisconsin college students refinance their loans at the lowest possible interest rate. It would also give a tax break to students with loans and provide financial counseling for students.

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UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is calling for an increase on the nonresident enrollment cap starting this winter.

Regents to vote on nonresident enrollment cap

By Ellie Herman the daily cardinal

The UW System and UW-Madison will present a proposal to the Board of Regents Thursday that would increase the nonresident student enrollment cap for the next four years.

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank first announced the idea at a campus-wide budget discussion in February, requesting to raise the cap from where it currently stands at 27.5 percent to 30 percent.

“If the university enrolls more students, we are highly concerned that the quality of education will not remain the same.”

ASM representatives open letter to administration Associated Students of Madison

Blank said in an Oct. 2 online post that this proposal will draw high school graduates into Wisconsin, compensating for the decline of high school graduates within the state.

“In the face of declining numbers of high school graduates, our commitment to enroll at least

3,500 Wisconsin freshmen is a commitment to this state,” Blank said in the post.

The UW System is working with industry leaders throughout the state to encourage recent UW-Madison graduates to start their careers within Wisconsin.

Blank said increasing the outof-state tuition cap will not change the school’s enrollment profile.

“We estimate that with our current classroom and housing capacity we can accommodate a few hundred more non-resident students per year,” Blank said in the post.

The Associated Students of Madison voiced its concerns of the potential changes the proposal could bring in an open letter to Blank and UW System President Ray Cross.

“If the university enrolls more students, we are highly concerned that the quality of education will not remain the same,” ASM members said in the letter. “We already have consolidation of resources across campus from the last budget cycle, and we cannot accommodate a larger student population.”

ASM members questioned how admitting additional out-of-

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The bill received a public hearing last session, but failed to pass the Republican controlled Legislature. UW-Madison sophomore Nehemiah Siyoum said student governing body the Associated Students of Madison joined with other student groups to push the bill toward passage.

“We formed this coalition because the reason the bill didn’t succeed last time is because there was a lack of student support,” Siyoum said. “The key factor this time is pressuring the administration and UW System to support this bill.”

Their voices were represented by the dozens of students who

proceeded to testify about their experience with student debt, urging passage of the bill.

“Like many of my peers I have begun my job search with the understanding of my burden of student debt,” UW-Madison senior Lizzy Schounard said in her testimony. “This bill … may keep students like me living and working in this great state … it seems like a win-win.”

Hansen echoed these sentiments in his testimony, noting that total student debt in Wisconsin is over $19 billion.

“There are many people

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Bill would require transgender students to use bathrooms of their biological sex

By Andrew Bahl the daily cardinal

Transgender students would be required to use the bathroom or locker rooms that correspond to their biological sex under a bill circulated for co-sponsorship late Tuesday.

Under the proposal, authored by state Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, and Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, school boards would be required to designate each bathroom and locker room for “the exclusive use of pupils of only one sex,” according to the bill’s text. It would allow students who are transgender to use a single occupancy room if that student’s parents submit a request.

If a school board receives a complaint from a student or parent that a transgender student has violated this provision, the bill requires the body to investigate and resolve the complaint within 30 days. The bill does not specify what type of punishment violators would receive and Kremer told the Wisconsin

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Two lawmakers are introducing a bill that would require transgender K-12 students to use the bathrooms assigned to their biological sex.

Violent altercation at Wando’s Bar & Grill leads to arrest After a violent exchange at Wando’s Bar & Grill early Wednesday morning, Madison police arrested a 21-year-old Madison woman on two counts of battery, along with disorderly conduct and damage to property.

The suspect, Skyler L. Cage, punched a 26-year-old Madison woman in the face after mistakenly believing that the victim had attempted to take a Snapchat photograph of Cage, according to an incident report written by

Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.

In reality, the victim said she was trying to record a video of some stand-up comedians whom she had seen perform before Kevin Hart at the Kohl Center earlier in the night.

Cage also struck a 28-yearold Madison woman several times in the face after the victim attempted to stop the assault on her friend, according to an incident report.

Along with physical damage, one of the victims’ iPhone shattered in the altercation after it was knocked to the ground by her intoxicated assailant.

Witnesses told police that Cage made vulgar statements about the race of the victims in addition to screaming profanities at them as the victims left Wando’s. Police did not pursue hate crime charges in addition to the battery charges.

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UHS seeks student guidance on alcohol education programs

By Madeline Heim the daily cardinal

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The proposed “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” bill, which received student backing at a Senate hearing Wednesday, would aid Wisconsin college students in refinancing their loans.

debt from page 1 throughout this state struggling to pay this debt,” Hansen said.

“They aren’t seeking to walk away from their obligation, they just want some help along the way, the same kind of help that

those who refinance a mortgage or buy a home get.”

Representatives from the UW System took questions but declined to register a position on the matter. “[UW System President] Ray Cross, the chancellors and the Board of Regents all share

the concerns of student debt and are working with campuses to make sure costs stay affordable,” Jeff Buhrandt, UW System special assistant for state relations, said.

The committee has not scheduled a vote on the measure.

UW-Madison researchers discover a better way to detect, possibly treat cancer UW-Madison researchers found a better way to detect and treat cancer by utilizing two markers instead of one to target a common brain cancer, according to a Wednesday university news release.

Weibo Cai, an associate professor of radiology and medical physics in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, directed the team of researchers in searching for the correct two markers.

The team created antibodies specific to two proteins that

often mark brain tumors. By removing unneeded sections of each antibody and assembling them with a reliable joint, the antibodies can bind to the target proteins.

A positron emission tomography, or PET, scanner, is then able to detect the tumors the molecules link to with a more intense signal than in conventional PET scans, according to the release.

The researchers’ work suggests ways to connect cancerous cells to a strong, quick-acting

unit of radiation, Cai said in the release. This, according to Reinier Hernandez, co-first author of the research, could promote safer ways to treat cancer.

“The whole field is moving toward a more specific treatment, rather than chemotherapy, which can damage healthy tissue as well as tumors,” Hernandez said in the release.

The team published their research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week.

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The Associated Students of Madison Student Council met with University Health Services representatives during its meeting Wednesday to discuss survey results regarding drinking habits on campus compared to national averages.

UHS Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Coordinator Reonda Washington and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Program Coordinator Jenny Rabas introduced statistics from the 2013-’14 National College Health Assessment, which collected data from large public universities on student drinking habits.

Washington and Rabas noted that according to survey results from AlcoholEdu, an alcohol, education program for first-year students, UW-Madison had a higher rate of incoming students with previous alcohol experience and a lower rate of non-drinkers on campus compared to NCHA averages.

AlcoholEdu survey data also indicated a higher rate of “pregaming,” taking shots and chugging alcohol at UW-Madison than at other schools. UW-Madison students reported an increase in “blacking out,” experiencing hangover symptoms and performing poorly on assignments after drinking.

Because alcohol use on campus is a combination of individual choice and environmental influence, Rabas

said education and prevention campaigns must work on multiple levels.

Rabas urged the council to brainstorm ideas for student involvement in further alcohol education initiatives, such as bystander intervention programs and alternative activities to drinking.

Also at the meeting, the council reviewed its resolution to the “Higher Education, Lower Debt” bill, which would allow Wisconsin college students to refinance loans at a lower interest rate, give tax breaks to students with loans and provide students with financial counseling.

ASM Chair Madison Laning said the bill would allow students with debt to “save money as the years go forward.”

Kyla Kaplan, the ASM vice chair, updated the council on UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s appeal to waive the university’s 27.5 percent nonresident enrollment cap, a move Kaplan said she made without student input.

Kaplan referenced a previous statement by Blank stating that the appeal is a budgetary initiative to generate more money for the university by giving more flexibility in admittance.

Shared Governance Chair Jessica Franco-Morales voiced concerns with the appeal, and said there was a lack of student input on the issue.

“Once again, students are seen as a source of revenue to the university,” Franco-Morales said.

Republicans propose replacement for state elections board

By Leo Vartorella the daily cardinal

Assembly Republicans proposed a bill Wednesday that would split the board that regulates Wisconsin’s elections into two separate agencies.

The bill seeks to create separate Ethics and Elections Boards and enact more thorough transparency rules for each body. Established in 2008, six former judges currently sit on the Government Accountability Board, which oversees all elections in the state. Many Republicans feel the body has favored Democrats in its rulings.

“For the last eight years we’ve seen one problem after another,”

bathrooms from page 1 State Journal it would be up to individual school boards.

The authors maintain that the bill is necessary to provide a uniform policy statewide and to prevent discrimination.

“To put it plainly, no student of any gender should be made to feel uncomfortable or threatened in the most private places in our schools,” the authors wrote in a memo seeking cosponsorship for the bill. “This bill reinforces the societal norm

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said at a press conference Wednesday, citing “serious lapses in the oversight of our elections” and the John Doe investigation into members of Gov. Scott Walker’s staff.

If passed, the state would have six months to set up the new committees. Both new boards would consist of six members each, two appointed by Democrats and two by Republicans. Each party would then nominate a pool of candidates for the final two spots, and the governor would choose one member from each party.

State Rep. Dean Knudson, R-Hudson, authored the bill. He

said the new committees would succeed in promoting the kind of transparency he felt the GAB lacked.

“They need to be accountable to the public, accountable to the legislature and accountable to those whom they’re regulating,” Knudson said.

Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, called out Republicans for using the bill to distract from more pressing issues.

“Given the recent attacks on open record laws, high-profile criminal investigations and repeated instances of cronyism, it’s clear that we need more government accountability, not less,” Shilling said in a statement.

in our schools that students born biologically male must not be allowed to enter facilities designated for biological females and vice versa.”

A spokesperson for Kremer said there were presently no plans to expand the bill to include public restrooms elsewhere, including the UW System.

LGBT advocacy group Fair Wisconsin blasted the bill, with Interim Executive Director Megin McDonell saying the agency’s “number one priority” is to defeat the bill.

“This bill is an unnecessary solution in search of a problem,” McDonell said in a statement. “It singles out, isolates and stigmatizes transgender students, who often already face harassment and exclusion at school.”

Other states have considered similar bills but none have passed. Some worry the proposed bill could conflict with U.S. Department of Justice rulings, arguing that transgender rights are protected under the federal Title IX law and the Civil Rights Act.

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Associated Students of Madison Chair Madison Laning explains the details of the “Higher Education, Lower Debt” bill to council.

enrollment from page 1 state students would improve the Wisconsin workforce and encouraged the university to first help Wisconsin high school students become prepared for attending UW-Madison.

In the letter ASM members said the administration did not include any student opinion when planning the proposal.

“We would like to express our dismay at the lack of collaboration that went into this decision,” members said in the letter. “After all the conversations around the value

of shared governance on campus, this proposal was publicly rolled out prior to any meaningful consultation with the key stakeholders of the university.”

Executive Director of University Communications at UW-Madison John Lucas said in a Wednesday email that Blank consulted with faculty leadership on the University Committee before moving forward with the proposal, and informed ASM before its public release.

The Board of Regents will vote Thursday to decide if the nonresident enrollment cap will increase.

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Deafheaven bucks black metal critics, sails on New Bermuda ALBUM REVIEW

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Glass Animals lead Dave Bayley first started out at medical school before putting energy into music.

Trippy Glass Animals shatters expectations

By Maham Hasan The Daily Cardinal

Glass Animals’ performance at the Orpheum Tuesday night had everyone in attendance thankful for the difficulty of medical school. Lead vocalist Dave Bayley, the brains behind their psychedelic indie sounds meshing with soul and R&B, was incidentally once upon a time a student in medical school. Lucky for us, he soon realized his calling lay in creating music that attracts one of the most eclectic music crowds I’ve ever seen in Madison. One reason perhaps why this concert brought together fans of such different genres is the addictive quality of Bayley’s music. Anyone who has ever experienced the first slow wave of getting tipsy

or high would have been able to recognize that same feeling when Bayley launched into their first number, “Walla Walla,” and the wave climbed from there.

My crazed love for concerts that make every bone in my body fluid and inspire movement is no secret by now, and expectations ran rampantly high for Glass Animals to have me moving nonstop all night. They say you should go into everything with your expectations set below par, so anything that you experience can only be good. They clearly underestimate the genius of the lyrical zoo Glass Animals creates. They not only spin and weave music that makes you lose yourself, they create an experience. Lit with purple and blue

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With liquid vibes and trippy melodies, Glass Animals surpassed expectations with a fluid set that attracted a diverse crowd.

lights, amidst the aura of smoke, jungle and palm trees, it felt like the tribal gathering of sound and movement, with Bayley guiding the movement of our bodies with his every word.

Although the lyrics of the British vocalist aren’t always decipherable, cloaked heavily with the trimmings of synthesized guitar, they carry within them a wealth of meaning and depth that is usually missing in most music from the same genre. For most trippy electronica, the point is to provoke bobbing heads. For Bayley, he wants to poke at our minds as well as, “pump our veins with gushing gnomes.”

The quartet excels at knowing how to pay homage to those that inspire their own sound as well, creating havoc with the covers of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Gold Lion,” and Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown” as one of their last encore songs. With only one full length album as their weapon of choice, the show could not have possibly lasted more than the 70 minutes it did, much to everyone’s dismay. Ending the show with “Pools,” justice was done to its infectious lyrics of smiling.

Bayley and his troupe, Drew MacFarlane (guitar and keyboard), Edmund Irwin-Singer (bass and keyboard) and Joe Seaward (drums), did what very few performers can actually achieve. They created an atmosphere that had everyone present in the venue feel like a part of their forest, feeling their liquid vibes in every sway and touch of the crowd. Not shy to dance himself all over the stage, and exhibit the same high he was experiencing, Bayley fearlessly braved the masses and dove in to croon and swim between the ones he had gathered. My favorite moment though was being surprised by “Gooey,” smackdab in the middle of the set list, and how it seemed to breathe reckless abandon into everyone.

While all of Madison was caught in the drudgery of yet another banal Tuesday last night, and the mounting stress of midterms, for some it was a musical nirvana of movement and joy. Glass Animals were experienced thoroughly, and so were their peanut butter vibes.

New Bermuda Deafheaven

By Michael Frett The Daily Cardinal

I’m waiting for the conversation where the death metal purist somehow convinces me Deafheaven actually is the abomination that haunts the corners of the metal world. Deafheaven has never seemed to have solid footing in that world; there’s plenty of fans willing to defend Deafheaven’s dreamy sounds, but there’s just as many who denounce the band as “hipster drivel.” They run that spectrum sonically, where chugging riffs and belched vocals drift into colorful progressions and brake-pedal rhythms.

New Bermuda is a cinematic album, with movements and lulls like any other story. There’s its disquieting intro, where the bells toll for the pounding guitars and drums to follow. There’s the hurricane of power metal and indiscernible growls that pelt the listener. Those flow into melodic guitar leads that break the storm, followed by a moment of peace. The next squall hits and everything’s thrown into dueling melodies, riffs, echoes and drums. The torrents fade into a piano’s funeral dirge that entombs the whole affair. And this is just the expository first song, “Brought to the Water.”

Deafheaven continues its assault across New Bermuda, where guitars rip holes in the nether and peace is brokered with melody and harmony.

Moments of this album sound distant from the heavy metal slugged out in singer George Clarke’s frantic charges. There’s peace found in the

gentler chord play in “Luna,” where Deafheaven suddenly has more in common with The Cure than Slayer.

“Luna” later breaks into post-grunge pop metal before finally ushering in Clarke’s commanding growl, whose voice spearheads a dramatic finale. Guitars soar throughout, free of sludge as they reminisce about My Bloody Valentine and Siamese Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins.

But the roots of Deafheaven fall back to that troublesome “black metal” title they’ve always been at war with, whether declared or not.

While those black metal roots fuel the flames of the debate around Deafheaven, they’re ultimately the source of strength for the band. New Bermuda’s core is built around the moments of aggressive metal warfare, where the guitars and drums unleash their fierce bombardment around Clarke’s burning growl.

The softer sides to Deafheaven, like the tropical slides of “Baby Blue,” wouldn’t be anywhere near as affecting if there wasn’t an offsetting onslaught of guitars thrashing the pavement beforehand So while the dust settles around New Bermuda, as the final volleys cease and the tides recede, a calm peeks over the horizon. There’s still a growling guitar singing its death song, but there’s a new, hopeful tune harmonized with it. An acoustic guitar rings in the background, as a piano’s song turns from mourning to morning. That’s the beauty in New Bermuda: that after the storm, there’s an accompanying calm to follow that sounds just as resilient.

Deafheaven can mold black metal’s furious wail into an exhilarating finale, and taper that into a tearinducing, still-watered coda. Those dynamics earned Deafheaven their stigma, and it’s those dynamics that might lead their black metal roots to a new standard.

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The rise of collegiate Quidditch Ben Miller Opinion Columnist

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t’s an overcast Sunday morning in Madison’s Brittingham Park. Out of the calm atmosphere comes a loud, “Brooms up!”

Two hordes of college students charge each other at full speed with narrow PVC pipes between their legs. Dodgeballs whiz through the air. Juking out opponents left and right, one player throws a volleyball through a large hoop as his team celebrates their score.

At some point in their life, every Harry Potter fan has had the desire to play the fictional sport of Quidditch.

Due to a lack of magical flying balls and broomsticks, this desire has been more fantasy than reality. However, that dream has come true for many.

In 2005, a pair of students at Middlebury College in Vermont adapted the rules of the famous fictional sport to be played in real life. Quidditch consists of two teams of seven players. Three chasers attempt to throw the “quaffle,” a slightly deflated volleyball, through one of three hoops. Two beaters on each team fight over control of three “bludgers,” slightly deflated

dodgeballs, that can be thrown at opposing players and force them to run back to their hoops. A keeper defends the hoops but can also play on offense. The seeker tries to grab the “snitch,” a tennis ball inside a yellow sock, that is tucked into the belt of a third-party “snitch runner.” On top of all this chaos, each player must run with some sort of “broom” between their legs.

When I tell people that I play Quidditch, I get a lot of strange looks. Every time, the person I’m talking to says, “Quidditch isn’t real!

You’ve got to be joking.” However, Quidditch is very real. Quidditch is played at more than 100 colleges across the United States. The year 2010 saw the official creation of US Quidditch, the national association and governing body of Quidditch in the United States. It didn’t stop there. In 2014, the International Quidditch Association became the official governing body of the sport worldwide. There are currently 10 national governing bodies in the IQA from the United States, Canada, Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), United Kingdom, Australia, France, Italy, Mexico,

Norway and Argentina. The IQA also works with developing areas such as Turkey, Spain, Germany and Poland. Last but not least, the IQA is also working on developing areas where Quidditch is just starting to emerge such as Uganda, Malaysia, Brazil, China and Chile.

Quidditch is the fastest­-growing sport in the world and has gone from a college club to an international sport beloved by many in only a decade.

In high school, I had the wonderful opportunity of starting a Quidditch club. We built our own hoops and got a group of people together to play. After my first taste, I was constantly thirsting for more.

Thankfully, I was able to get in touch with Chris Noble, a UW grad student from Leeds, England, and member of TeamUK, who had hopes of starting a Quidditch team here at Madison.

As a result, Wisconsin Quidditch was born. Currently in the process of becoming a registered student organization on campus, Wisconsin Quidditch promotes the fact that it is open to all. Noble states, “My favorite part of Quidditch is how it manages to blend together the best aspects of

different sports, meaning everyone can find their niche; it makes it easy to include anyone and everyone.” Within five years Noble hopes that Quidditch at Madison will explode into summer leagues, traveling teams and perhaps a U.S. Quidditch Cup championship.

Whether a Harry Potter fan or not, Quidditch is one of the most fun sports to ever play. Although seemingly weird at first, your perspective will forever be changed the first time you mount your broom. Birthed from the minds of two college students, Quidditch has become a multinational conglomerate. Noble, founder of Wisconsin Quidditch, hopes to provide every student with the opportunity to try out Quidditch. Now with almost 200 likes on Facebook and practices every Sunday, Wisconsin Quidditch seems to be on its way to achieving this goal. I strongly encourage each person to try it out because of its infinite amount of fun.

In five years, the U.S. Quidditch Cup may be making its way to Madison.

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neezing and sniffling classmates, germy doorknobs, public restrooms—it feels like getting sick is impossible to avoid.

Each year, influenza affects the campus community and students miss significant amounts of class time and work. To limit the effects of the flu on the student population, University Health Services (UHS) offers a flu shot, free of charge, to every UW-Madison student through November 20.

Getting a flu shot is the single best way to prevent the flu. Because flu season can begin as early as October—and last until May—it’s best to get vaccinated early. Remember, the protection from the flu shot only lasts six to nine months. More than two thousands students were vaccinated during the first flu shot clinic on September 25.

Students who want to reduce their chance of contracting the flu are encouraged to get vaccinated.

Students miss an average of five days of class due to the flu. Receiving an annual flu shot promotes academic success, prevents interruption to course work, and keeps the campus community healthy.

Just because you’re young and healthy doesn’t mean you’re invincible. Even healthy Badgers can get sick. Flu viruses are unpredictable and regardless of age, you can become sick with the flu and develop serious complications. The flu shot not only reduces an individual’s risk of getting the flu, it helps to keep campus healthier as a whole because the virus spreads at a slower rate in highly immunized populations.

The flu vaccine is safe. It contains “dead” virus that is incapable of getting you sick. If you get sick shortly after receiving the shot, it’s likely that you’ve come down with a cold or you were exposed to the flu virus before the vaccine took full effect (it takes about two weeks). This is why UHS encourages you to get your flu shot now—the earlier, the better.

UW-Madison supports the CDC recommendation that individuals older than six months receive an annual flu shot. Students who have chronic health conditions—such as asthma, diabetes, or immune disorders—are strongly encouraged to get an annual flu shot. The vaccine protects against the seasonal flu as well as strains H1N1 and H3N2. Last year,

13,950 UW-Madison students were vaccinated. This year, UHS hopes to vaccinate more than 15,000 students.

The cost of the flu shot is covered by student health fees, and it takes less than 10 minutes to get vaccinated. For students who don’t like shots, the FluMist nasal spray is available for a small fee.

There are several outreach flu shot clinics scheduled across campus in addition to walk-in flu shot clinics at UHS For more information on flu shots, visit uhs.wisc.edu.

Dr. Van Orman is UW-Madison’s Chief Health Officer and the Executive Director of University Health Services. Send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Thermodynamics student officially recognizes hottest man on campus

By Noah Mack the daily cardinal

Jess Gohlke, thermodynamics prodigy, revealed the findings of her anxiously awaited senior thesis early Monday morning, finally revealing her results regarding the hottest guy on campus.

“...guys can improve their hotness through the use of external factors, such as burrowing deeply inside smoldering coals...”

Jess Gohlke physics wizard

“It was really only a matter of heat when you came down to it,” Gohlke explained with an aura of superiority and arrogance. “When you take the smoking hotness of a guy and see what influences it, you find that the majority of hot guys have massive amounts of body weight and thick wool sweatshirts,” she said. “The guys who look like yetis with massive amounts of animal fur and thick bushy beards and eyebrows are far and away the hottest on this campus.”

Gohlke went on to explain how guys can improve their hotness through the use of external factors, such as burrowing deeply inside smoldering coals or vigorously rubbing their hands together to create friction. “Avoiding water at all costs is essential for elevation of your hotness. Water simply cools you down, which is counterproductive when the goal is to increase core temperature to near dangerous levels in order to become a super-hot god of a human being.”

Brick Thorson, super senior from Canada, received the award for hottest guy on campus, due to his devotion to wearing massive bear skins year-round and for his beard, which he has not shaved since kindergarten.

Thorson only communicates with guttural grunting, so Cardinal reporters had a hard time interviewing the behemoth, although the great mound of flesh seemed happy with his award after realizing it wasn’t food.

At press time, Gohlke unveiled her revolutionary new heating pad, which could be applied at all times of the day and caused only first degree burns—perfect for improving hotness.

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Corey Clement misses third-straight game to League of Legends tournament

By Jamie de Moya-Cotter The daily cardinal

The Badgers’ run offense struggled to find its groove in Saturday’s loss to Iowa, but that couldn’t dampen running back Corey Clement’s spirits as his League of Legends team advanced to the knockout round of the popular game’s World Championship Tournament.

In a post-match interview, Clement told reporters, “Football’s great, but at the end of the day, you have to ask yourself, what do I want my legacy to be? I feel like I’m so much more than just a football

player. I want to do something my mom can look at and be proud of.”

Clement has become somewhat of an overnight sensation in the League of Legends community, given that he only began playing six months prior to the ongoing championships. Opposing players have nothing but respect for Clement’s game, calling him “OP” and a “carry lord.” One player even went as far as to say, “his CC and CS are out of this world.”

Claude Von Pierre, Clement’s coach, took to social media immediately after Clement’s team

qualified for the knockout stage, responding to all the “HATERS, who need to GTFO.” Von Pierre defended Clement, saying, “nobody knows the uphill battle Clement faces every game. His hands are so large he keeps crushing his mouse… the success that kid is having, when he has none of the physical tools the rest of these players do… it’s unreal.”

As Clement pursues his dreams of videogame glory, Badger fans will wait with bated breath for the return of their beloved running back.

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ACROSS 1 “___! The Herald Angels Sing” 5 Sandler of comedy 9 Covered by waves 14 Wings, to Ovid 15 Spiritual adviser 16 Light fabric for curtains 17 Elicit big library fines 20 Marsh bird 21 Pine tree product 22 Part of a ship’s hull 23 Like some old buckets 25 Trip to the garage?

27 Climb (up a pole) 30 Seoul mates?

34 One hundred million decades 35 Italian wine area 38 Cliffside dwelling 39 Monopolize a conversation 43 Exceptionally smart people 44 Hawaiian island 45 Average grade 46 Target of tweezers, sometimes 48 Animal’s restraint 51 Wasn’t colorfast 52 Type of finish

54 “___ hollers, let him go” 57 Group of three 59 Merge 63 Certain soft drink 66 Thrill no end 67 Sound hourly 68 “What ___ can I say?”

69 Give permission for 70 Eye-opening problem?

71 Weightlifting groupings DOWN 1 Cries of skepticism 2 Arkin or Shepard 3 Shankar with the sitar 4 Retain, as an employee 5 “Long ___, in a galaxy far ...”

6 No whiz kid, he 7 Inert elemental gas 8 Atomic particle 9 Greeting for Caesar 10 Job-hours total 11 Capitol employee 12 Swivel sharply 13 Loaf or loafer part 18 ___-to (shack) 19 Block, as a bill 24 Myanmar currency 26 Face-to-face exam

27 Grasslike marsh plant 28 “That’s silly!”

29 Mindless 30 Kin’s companion 31 “If I Were ____ Man” 32 Wide shoe size 33 “Against the Wind” singer Bob 36 Belmont bet 37 Beverage “for two” 40 Opera diva’s book 41 Old Milanese money 42 Kind of pilot?

47 Catch ____ (start to get) 49 Vanity case for milady 50 Metric heavy weights 52 Wine variety 53 How some things are contested 54 What comes to mind 55 Dirt used on a new homesite 56 What time will do to a wound 58 Wheel tracks in mud 60 Like some threats 61 26-Down, e.g.

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After its 2-1 win over St. John’s Sept. 19, Wisconsin has an 0-4-1 record and has managed to score just six goals, compared to 13 goals allowed, in that five-game span.

Struggle to find back of the net at McClimon persists

By Jason Braverman the daily cardinal

Coming off a strong performance in a road conference battle, the Badgers (1-1-1 Big Ten, 2-8-1 overall) came back home to once again struggle to find the back of the net. The Badgers were shut out Wednesday for the fourth time in six home games, as they fell to instate rival Marquette (0-1-1 Big East 4-4-2) 1-0.

The two sides traded opportunities for much of the first half, though neither really threatened early on. Wisconsin had its best chance to head into the break

with the lead with just eight minutes to go until halftime, as sophomore forward Tom Barlow was able to draw the Golden Eagle goalkeeper out of net. Barlow’s diving effort hit off the post and bounced back harmlessly into play, one of a flurry of chances toward the end of the half.

The Badgers appeared to take control of the match in the second, holding the Golden Eagles to just four shots total in the final 45 minutes. The home squad was unable to take advantage though, squandering three corner kick opportunities.

In the 77th minute, Marquette

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Disturbing trend on the road looms over Badgers

By Irene Burski The Daily Cardinal

With three Big Ten Conference home victories under their belt, the Badgers hope to continue their three-game winning streak against Iowa (0-4-1 Big Ten, 6-5-1 overall) and Nebraska (1-2-2, 5-42) this weekend.

However, the Badgers (3-1-1, 6-4-3) have yet to win on the road this season. In away games, Wisconsin has continuously struggled to find the back of the net. They tied Ohio State, Kentucky and UW-Milwaukee and lost to Penn State, UCLA and Pepperdine in their last six away games.

Against Ohio State, Kentucky and UW-Milwaukee, the games stretched into grueling double overtimes, with no goals scored at all in the Ohio State and Kentucky games and only one goal for each team in the UW-Milwaukee game.

Against Penn State, the Badgers couldn’t find offensive footing while the typically strong defense struggled, resulting in a lopsided 4-0 loss, although in terms of the shot count the Badgers had 11 shots to the Nittany Lions’ 13.

On the season, Wisconsin has averaged 1.15 goals per game, while Iowa has averaged 1.33 and Nebraska has averaged

1.36. While Wisconsin does hold a better record, both Iowa and Nebraska each have a slight edge in goal scoring.

But the Badgers have successfully won against statistically stronger offenses, with last weekend’s upset of Minnesota highlighting that trend. Their win against the previously undefeated and favorite No. 11 Minnesota at home last weekend in a nail-biting 1-0 back and forth game was critical for the Badgers.

Minnesota has dominated their season openers, scoring 25 goals so far for their season, but only managed four shots against Wisconsin. But once again, the Badgers benefited from having the home turf advantage, with an attendance of 1,450 fans, the largest audience since 2001.

The Badgers are now currently locked in a four-way tie for second pace in the Big Ten standings with Michigan, Northwestern and Penn State.

Translating its success at home to wins on the road against Iowa and Nebraska will be absolutely necessary for Wisconsin to climb in what is definitely a conference dead heat.

Wisconsin will take on Iowa Friday at 7 p.m., and will then go on to challenge Nebraska Sunday at 1 p.m.

was finally able to break the scoreless tie. From outside the 18-yard box, senior defenseman Adam Hermsen sent a cross toward the net that went just beyond the outstretched arm of sophomore goalie Adrian Remeniuk. From there, redshirt senior forward Kelmend Islami was able to put it in for his fifth goal of the year.

Wisconsin generated one more good look with the chance to equalize with just over eight minutes to go, as a header got by the Marquette goalie only to once again be denied by the post.

“We need balls to skim off the

post and go in right now,” coach John Trask said. “When we don’t score that goal in the second half, and we seemed to kind of take over the game in many ways, we were just not able to put a play away” Though the overall defensive effort marked an improvement over the past three contests, allowing at least three goals in all of them, it was still a frustrating end result for a team that has struggled for much of the season.

“There were still positives, but it gets to a point where you can’t sugarcoat it anymore with these guys. You have to be a little more

pointed,” Trask said. “It’s a results driven business, and we’re 2-[8]-1.”

The Badgers will remain at home and return to conference play to take on Michigan State Saturday. Despite its overall record, Wisconsin remains in the Big Ten mix after securing points in two of its three conference games thus far.

“I always count on these guys to bounce back, and I think they will,” Trask said. “In some ways we are playing for position in the Big Ten at this point.”

Kickoff against Michigan State is slated for 7 p.m. Saturday at the McClimon Complex.

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Badgers, Cornhuskers seek redemption

By Lorin Cox The Daily Cardinal

When a football game is described as a battle in the trenches, usually it refers to groundand-pound football that is won and lost based on which team’s line can get the stronger push

up front. When Wisconsin (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) takes on Nebraska (0-1, 2-3) this weekend, it won’t be a traditional trench war, but the game will hinge on the performances of both team’s big men on the line of scrimmage.

The Badgers’ offense is a little

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Redshirt junior Vince Biegel leads a Wisconsin defense that has allowed 9.6 points and 4.56 yards per play this season.

more traditional than Nebraska’s, but it has gotten away from the run-heavy game plans that the school has been known for. Part of the issue has been inconsistency on the offensive line.

UW has rotated a handful of guys at both right guard and right tackle, and even the stalwarts at left tackle and center have not played as well as expected. Redshirt senior quarterback Joel Stave has faced a lot of pressure as a result, and the running backs have not been able to break loose.

“It’s frustrating,” redshirt freshman left guard Michael Dieter said. “You definitely take it to heart as an O-lineman. You want to be able to be the O-line that springs big plays all the time, but you can’t really dwell on it.”

Things don’t get any easier for this Wisconsin offensive line as they head to Nebraska, which boasts one of the stoutest defensive lines in the Big Ten. They have a number of different tackles and ends that rotate around and generate a lot of pressure.

“They’ve got some good down lineman and some good ‘backers, but I think we’ve got a pretty good game plan against that,” redshirt senior left tackle Tyler Marz said.

“We’ve got to bring our A-game, and it’s obviously going to be a loud environment, so we look forward to it.”

Communication is going to be vital to that game plan, as the Cornhuskers will try to confuse

them and force mistakes by bringing stunts and twists to attack the inexperience of some of the Badger starters. It’s something that takes time to develop on the offensive line, but it is improving from week to week.

“We’re definitely getting there,” Dieter said. “I don’t think we’re there completely, but we’ve gotten a lot of good reps with each other, and I think we’re definitely close.

We’re a lot better than where we were, but I don’t think we’re to where we could be.”

Nebraska won’t be the only team bringing the pressure to confuse the opponent’s offensive line. Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda is game planning ways to get to Nebraska redshirt junior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., a mobile quarterback who extends plays with his legs.

“There is a lot of pattern reads for the quarterback,” Aranda explained. “A lot of times, the play is broken down prior to that read taking place, and the quarterback is creating on his own, which I think is going to be frustrating for us in trying to be able to clean up a quarterback running around, receivers running around.”

The Cornhuskers’ offense moves Armstrong outside the pocket by design with rollouts, bootlegs and option plays. Keeping him under wraps falls on the defensive line and the linebackers on the line of scrimmage to keep him in front of them and prevent

him from escaping.

“We’ve been steady preaching on keeping your pass-rush lanes and containing the quarterback,” redshirt junior outside linebacker Vince Biegel said. “That’s really one big thing that is going to be key to winning this ball game.”

Armstrong’s mobility does a lot to mask any offensive line issues Nebraska might have, as the blockers don’t need to hold their blocks long if their quarterback is getting farther away from them, and it can tire defenses out quickly.

“I think we can prepare for it,” Aranda said. “What creates some nervous energy in me about this week is that we’re seeing so much from Nebraska that some of the younger players don’t have that experience to pull from.”

Both the Badgers’ offense and defense are relying on inexperience up front. Last week, UW started three redshirt freshmen on the offensive line, and the front seven started two true freshmen and a second year player.

Many of these young players haven’t been exposed to these important battles in the trenches, but they’re going to need to hunker down and remain consistent if their team wants to get their first conference win of the season on Saturday. Winning the war starts up front, even if that war is a little different than the Badgers are used to seeing.

Kickoff in Lincoln, Neb. is at 2:30 p.m.

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Wisconsin rides two-game winning streak to East Coast

By Matt Davis The Daily Cardinal

Wisconsin (2-2 Big Ten, 10-4 overall) looks to build on its last two consecutive wins, which included a 3-0 sweep of Northwestern last Sunday, as it faces Rutgers (0-4, 3-13) and Maryland (0-4,10-8) Friday and Saturday.

“We’re heading out to the East coast this weekend to play Rutgers and Maryland,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said at a Monday press conference. “It’s the first time we’ve played at Maryland, and I heard that’s kind of a nutty place, kind of a party on a volleyball court, so I’m excited to see how that is and how our team responds to that.”

Not only are the No. 16 Badgers excited about the atmosphere they’ll get to play in this weekend, they are also very happy to get in a full week of practice, which their schedule has not permitted for the past few weeks.

“The past couple weeks we’ve had Wednesday matches, and we’ve had TV cameras following us around and stuff, and this week we don’t have a mid-week match,” Sheffield said. “It’ll be just us in our gym for a few days and we’re excited to have a full week to practice.”

As Wisconsin heads into this weekend, it hopes junior Romana Kriskova, who missed almost all of last season due to injury can continue the success she’s had in the past few games. Kriskova led UW with a .350

hit percentage and added six blocks in a win over Northwestern and had 15 kills and a .400 hit percentage in a victory against No. 7 Illinois.

“It’s been a while since she’s played,” Sheffield said. “I think sometimes you want things to just come back really quickly, but it’s not only her taking a year off, but it’s kind of a step up in class, as well. It’s taken our coaches a little bit of time to figure out what type of ball she’s better contacting it.

She’s getting better, but she’s got a ways to go from where I think she’s going to end up being for us.”

Even though the Badgers have a key player coming back from injury, they’ll have togo on the road for five of their next six games, which will be a tough test for UW. “We were on the road for a while but then we got to go home for a couple matches, which was certainly nice,” Sheffield said. “I’m seeing a team that’s starting to cometogether and embracing challenges. I’m not sure we were great at that at first.

Thegreat ones have something a little bit psychotic that says, ‘bring it,’ which makesthem excited. “I see a little bit of that from some of our players, and there’s no better way to fine-tune that than spending a lot of time on the road.”

The road trip begins Friday as UW faces Rutgers at College Avenue Park in New Brunswick, N.J. at 6 p.m. followed by Maryland Saturday at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Md. at 6 p.m.

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Romana Kriskova has been an integral part of UW’s fight to get back over .500 in Big Ten play.