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The literary review found that more research should be done before internships become mandated.

‘Internships’ too vague to be requirement for graduation, study finds

By Maggie Chandler COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR

For many, job experience in the form of an internship can seem like a golden ticket to employment — but a recent literature review suggests it’s not that simple.

In February, Gov. Scott Walker included a proposal in the 2017-’19 biennial budget that would have required all UW System students to have work experience or complete an internship before graduation.

Walker said this would bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace experience.

But ultimately, the Joint Finance Committee struck it down.

In response to the proposal, researchers at the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions conducted a threemonth introductory review on work-based learning.

The review’s findings ran counter to Walker’s call to mandate internships. One of the main findings from the study was that internships lacked a clear definition, making it challenging for research to take characteristics like payment, duration and mentorship into account. As a result, Matt Hora, director of CWT, showed that it’s not clear how internships should be set up.

Without a definition, it’s hard to see the effects of internships

on students’ employability, longterm wages and career satisfaction — ultimately making it a challenge to provide a definitive claim about internships as a whole, Hora said.

“Just checking the box ‘I took an internship’ doesn’t tell you much of anything about what that internship experience was like,” Hora said.

Since institutional data only tracks whether or not students had an internship, it isn’t clear what the quality of the experience was like for students, Hora said.

Even outside of the study, there are hurdles across the UW

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Homecoming events raise money for charities

By Lawrence Andrea CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR

Wit h U W-Mad i s o n’s Homecoming Week upon us, the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee’s events are once again set to benefit charities and organizations across the country.

According to committee president Alex Kredell, the approximately 40-person committee not only plans events like the Spirit Parade to bring together the campus community, but also holds philanthropic events like Swish Upon a Cure.

“The Homecoming committee has a unique mission that extends far beyond the boundaries of this campus,” Kredell said.

“Homecoming is about bringing the

campus and alumni together, but it’s also about connecting and uplifting the entire Madison community.”

The week’s first event, which was held Sunday night in the Historical Society, was the fourth annual A Cappella Showcase. Hosted by both BadgerThon — a student organization that works to support patients and families of the American Family Children’s Hospital — and the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee, the event raised approximately $2,200 for the hospital, according to Kredell.

In addition to the showcase, “Swish Upon a Cure,” formerly known as “Shooting Down Cancer,” will be hosted in the Kohl Center Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. Students

are invited to the Kohl Center to shoot a free throw and a half-court shot with the opportunity to benefit the “Garding Against Cancer” charity, established by men’s basketball coach Greg Gard.

According to a release by UW Athletics, Gard and his family will donate one dollar for every student who walks into the gym, five dollars for every free throw made and $500 for every half-court shot made. The event has raised $1,116,757 in its first five years, according to the release.

To view the full schedule of homecoming events, including Wednesday’s Light of the Moon Homecoming 5k supporting Lighting the Way with Pink, visit wiscohoco.com.

After a fight involving up to 15 people broke out in the Langdon Street area Saturday, one person was knocked unconscious and ended up in the hospital with “significant injuries.”

The fight apparently began early Saturday morning when two groups of people left The Kollege Klub arguing over a lost jacket, according to a Madison Police Department log of daily significant calls. When police arrived at the scene, they found a man unconscious near the corner of Langdon and Frances Streets.

A caller told police that

between 12 and 15 people were involved in the fight, although there were two “main instigators,” the report said.

Additional fighting broke out after the initial dispute when some “[took] offense to others taking photos of the unconscious man.”

The victim, a 21-year-old man, was severely intoxicated and was transported to the hospital with “significant injuries,” according to the report.

As of Saturday, officers had not located the suspected assailant.

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The Saturday morning fight involved more than a dozen people.

Multicultural Student Coalition sues SSFC for ‘vague’ application rules

By Megan Provost STAFF WRITER

Amid accusations of incomplete documentation and outdated standing rules, the Multicultural Student Coalition is suing the Student Services Finance Committee after being denied eligibility for General Student Services funding.

SSFC defines a first-time applicant as any organization that hasn’t received GSSF funding in the past fiscal year.

However, MCSC member Ian Oyler said this rule does not apply to their group because they have been a GSSF organization since 2000 and had a budget as recent as fiscal year 2013.

Oyler said SSFC’s definition of a first-year applicant was too vague, causing confusion which kept MCSC from submitting two additional documents required of first-time applicants.

SSFC Chair Jordan Gaal’s overall response was not helpful in allowing the organization to attain eligibility, Oyler said. The lack of “clear verbal written policy or procedure for lack of satisfactory completion” of applications and out-of-date

SSFC standing rules on the website violates the organization’s right to due process, Oyler said, calling those rules “vague, confusing and not standardized.”

Gaal said standing rules were from the 22nd session of SSFC because the 23rd had not made any amendments to them, meaning that they weren’t updated online. The 2017-’18 standing rules were not posted on the ASM website because they were only approved by the committee at the first committee meeting on Sept. 7.

The misunderstanding began when an MCSC representative contacted SSFC Vice Chair Kristi Parsons nine days before the application deadline, Oyler said. Parsons reviewed MCSC’s application and didn’t tell the organization that they were any missing documents.

Gaal defended her correspondence, saying that it was “in no way misleading” because the decision to deny the application came from him. A few days later, MCSC received an email which said their applica-

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Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez offered words of wisdom to UW students Friday.

DNC chair to students: “We can win Wisconsin if we start now”

By Noah Habenstreit ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 election was crushing to Democrats across the country, but for Wisconsinites, it was personal.

Trump unexpectedly won the state, striking one of the pivotal blows to Clinton’s campaign.

“Get engaged in Virginia now, New Jersey now, Wisconsin now. There’s no such thing as an off-year anymore.”

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Almost a year later, UW-Madison students packed into a small room in Memorial Union to hear Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez’s take on how to win the state back. There are a number of factors, he said, but none are more important than millennial involvement.

“We can do this, folks,” Perez told students. “But we can only do

it if you’re engaged to the fullest.”

Perez was in town to visit his daughter, College Democrats of UW-Madison leaders said, but stopped by the Union Friday to offer words of wisdom to students. The College Democrats hosted the event, which began with a short speech from Perez but largely evolved into a question and answer session.

Throughout the event, Perez continually hit home the importance of engagement from students and people ages 18-29, who he said will be the largest voter demographic in 2020. But he also said 2020 isn’t currently the top priority for the DNC; despite the “five-alarm fire” in the White House, Perez stressed the need for organizing on local elections.

“We’ve redefined our mission — our mission used to be electing a president every four years.

Now, we’re helping to elect people from the school board to the Senate,” Perez said.

In a “purple state” like Wisconsin, he said, it’s never too early to start working on 2018 races — U.S. senate, governor, state legislature and local elections.

“We win Wisconsin if we start working now,” Perez said.

“This is Fightin’ Bob La Follette’s Wisconsin, this is not Scott Walker’s Wisconsin.”

While Perez largely remained positive throughout the event,

he admitted that Democrats had done “a lot of things wrong” in the past. He pointed to the party’s failure to organize in nonelection years as one example.

He also said that in states like Wisconsin with large rural populations, Democrats must commit to campaigning in places where they’re not always viewed favorably.

“Step one: Show up,” he urged, citing Joe Biden’s “all politics is personal” mantra.

“We can do this, folks, but we can only do it if you’re engaged to the fullest.”

After his freshman year film club broke up, UW-Madison senior Emmet Battenberg knew he wanted to create a club on campus that would allow students to produce creative films and movies outside of the classroom.

Now, students have the opportunity to join the university’s newest film club.

Student Creators of Wisconsin — established in mid-September — is a new student organization on campus that allows students interested in film to create movies, documentaries, skits and other forms of films to share with their peers.

“We wanted to create a space where people could be creative, have a free reign to do what they want and have their work critiqued and supported by people who have similar interests,” Battenberg, the club’s president, said. “We didn’t see a place like that on campus, so we created one.”

One inspiration for creating the club, Battenberg said, was UW-Madison’s lack of a film school like that of the University of Southern California. Battenberg said that while UW-Madison has a “great” communication arts department, film students at schools like USC have more well-rounded film resumés.

“It is really hard to com-

pete with places like USC,” Battenberg said. “I’m not saying those places are better, but I’m saying that when someone looks at a resumé with a USC film degree, it [looks impressive]. We wanted to be able to give people the chance to get experience and be able to say ‘I went out and did this on my own.’”

Although the club is just a few weeks old, it already has around 15 members.

UW-Madison senior Jillian Brown said she joined the organization because she wanted a place on campus where she “could do more hands-on stuff rather than just learn about it in class.”

The group has already started working on its first project, a “meta mockumentary” about a new film club on campus that brainstorms ideas about what to film, much like the Student Creators of Wisconsin.

“I think the collaborative aspect is my favorite part [of the club so far],” Brown said.

“There are not a lot of other opportunities where you can work creatively with other people who share your interests that isn’t in a pressure-filled classroom where you are trying to get a grade.”

The club holds meetings in room 4004 of Vilas Hall every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Those interested in joining should contact battenberg@wisc.edu and visit the Student Creators of Wisconsin Facebook page.

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The party will largely count on millennials to put in the hours to elect Democrats around the country, Perez told the crowd.

He implored students to start volunteering today.

“Get engaged in Virginia now, New Jersey now, Wisconsin now,” Perez said. “There is no such thing as an off-year anymore.”

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The UW-Madison organization allows students interested in film to create restriction-free work to share with their peers.

Madison Police Department responds to large number of drug overdose calls over the weekend

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Police responded to six opiod-related incidents in Madison this weekend, an uptick in such calls.

By Adam Maisto STAFF WRITER

Madison police responded to six opioid-related incidents over the weekend, the latest chapter in the city’s prolonged battle against

the nationwide opioid epidemic.

On the evening of Oct. 13, MPD officers treated a heroin overdose downtown, according to the blog of Madison Police Chief Mike Koval. Hours before,

MPD officers had responded to reports of heroin use on Junction Road on the west side.

That night, another heroin overdose was reported on Annamark Drive on the east side.

The next day, a heroin overdose was reported on Trailsway on the north side. And the weekend’s sole fatality, another heroin overdose, occurred at the Dutch Mill Park & Ride that morning. Later, oxycodone was found at the scene of the sixth incident, which occurred on the south side around 7 p.m.

Madison remains at the forefront of national efforts to battle opioid addiction. Last year, MPD began a program called the Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative.

“We’re trying to destigmatize addiction and change how we, as police officers, work with addiction in the community,” Madison Police Officer Dan Swanson, who serves as MPD’s coordinator for MARI, said. “We’re trying to break that cycle of addiction.”

Swanson explained that

MARI allows officers to refer eligible users to treatment, rather than immediately arrest them for felony heroin possession or for low-level misdemeanors that may be committed to support addictions. Charges are dismissed if subjects complete six months of treatment.

Swanson added that anyone who needs treatment can selfrefer to MARI. “If you need help, contact us,” Swanson said. “We can hook you up with the services you need.”

The four subjects of the weekend’s non-fatal heroin incidents were referred to MARI, according to Koval’s blog. The subject of the incident involving oxycodone was arrested and charged for OMVWI and possession, and the investigation surrounding the weekend’s sole overdose fatality is ongoing.

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Teacher arrested for sex abuse of 10-year-old pupil

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Terry D. Fay, an elementary teacher, was arrested recently.

By Katie Kalvelage STAFF WRITER

A Madison elementary school teacher turned himself in to police Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a student repeatedly five years ago.

Terry D. Fay, a fifth grade teacher at Leopold Elementary School, was arrested on a tentative charge of repeated acts of sexual assault. The alleged victim was 10 years old at the time of the abuse and the suspect was the child’s teacher, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

lawsuit from page 1 tion was denied and that SSFC would not accept it since the organization failed to request an extension beforehand.

“It’s unfortunate, and it is a tough position to be in, but because of the process of fee allocation and operating within viewpoint neutrality and criteria, it was the decision that I believe that I know had to be made in this particular situation.”

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MCSC member and Student Council Rep. Ekenedilichukwu Ikegwuani said that on Sept.

5 he spoke with Gaal who told him that if MCSC turned in the first-time eligibility application by the start of the Sept. 7 SSFC meeting, the organization could speak for five minutes on the matter.

In addition, Gaal said he told Ikegwuani that he would check with ASM about the 10-day extension after the first eligibility deadline, but the organization received an email on Sept. 6 notifying them that the Sept. 4 deadline for late eligibility applications had passed.

The following day, Gaal received the email from Oyler

MPD first received information about the victim a month ago, after the now fifteen-yearold disclosed information to a “trusted adult” about the assault that occurred five years prior. After Fay turned himself in to detectives in MPD’s Special Victims Unit, he was put on paid leave by the school.

Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham sent a letter to parents Friday, saying that “these allegations, if proven, violate the very essence of what it means to be an educator.”

“This is incredibly difficult news for all of us to grasp,” Cheatham said. “Right now, our focus is on two things: supporting our students and families and understanding every fact we can about this case.”

However, Cheatham defended the policies the district has in place to protect students.

“We are confident in our system for the safety and wellbeing of our students, and the investigators have given us no reason to believe other adults had any information about these allegations,” she said.

MPD asked anyone with information on the ongoing investigation to contact Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014.

which included the missing documents from MCSC’s late application, but Gaal once again pointed out that the deadline for late eligibility applications had passed. Gaal said the date was posted on the ASM website.

Gaal claimed his decision was based in viewpoint neutrality — a duty to hold every prospective group to the same standard.

“The resources are available.

The forms are published and clear. The published dates did not allow me to accept their application when it was submitted at 11:59 p.m. and it did not allow time between when they submitted and definitely to request the missing pieces that made the application be incomplete,” Gaal said. “It’s unfortunate, and it is a tough position to be in, but because of the process of fee allocation and operating within viewpoint neutrality and criteria, it was the decision that I believe that I know had to be made in this particular situation.”

According to Ian Oyler, member of MCSC, the rules to apply for General Student Services funding are “vague, confusing and not standardized.”

The panel will issue a decision regarding this case within 10 business days of Monday, Oct. 16, according to Student Judiciary Vice Chief Justice Ben Smith.

internships from page 1 System that stand in the way of mandating internships. For example, while UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee are based in larger cities, he said certain majors at other UW System campuses may struggle to find meaningful internships that are accessible without relocation.

“I like the idea of everyone having some applied experience. I don’t know exactly that needs to be an internship. It could take a different form.”

Jamie Marsh career services director Wisconsin School of Business

And not all internships are paid, which excludes students who can’t afford to work without compensation.

“Just thinking deeply about these things before jumping in and making a requirement — I think that’s just the main recommendation from our lit review.

We can’t just mandate internships without doing a lot of the homework behind thinking through ‘What does it take to do this well so that employers and students have a good experience?’ because if we just jump into it, there is evidence that internships can be designed and implemented poorly,” Hora said.

“That doesn’t benefit anybody.”

While the review suggests more research must be done, it doesn’t completely denounce the value of an internship.

“I’m not saying internships are not useful. Some of the

strongest data out there is that an internship does improve a student’s employability,” Hora said. “I’m saying when we do it, we need to think much more deeply about how to do them and make sure that the resources are available to do it well.”

In fact, Hora pointed to the Wisconsin School of Business as an example of a school that has an excellent internship system because of the college’s strong coordination with employers. As the director of career services at the school’s undergraduate program, Jamie Marsh attributed their success to staff as well as size.

With 2,500 to 2,700 students in the program, Marsh said the school deals with a smaller population compared to other schools which can have as many as 17,000 students. This, in addition to faculty connections within the professional business industry, gives the school an advantage.

“Our faculty are great,” Marsh said. “I think there is a culture here in Grainger where it’s important for us to be teaching theory and concepts, but we need to also make sure there is sort of an industry voice here, too because we are a business school.”

Much of the faculty have put down roots in the business sector before teaching at the school, Marsh said. Some faculty members are even actively working with the industry on research and projects, she said.

Marsh said the School of Business has the largest employer program in Wisconsin — about 553 employers come to Grainger Hall to recruit BBA students each year. Although the Wisconsin School of Business doesn’t require undergradu-

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ates to get an internship before they graduate, Marsh said about 90 percent of students complete one during their time at UW-Madison.

The school evaluates students’ career outcomes through student feedback and will sometimes send out surveys asking specifics about the internship, but Marsh said they mostly emphasize oneon-one career advising appointments. With this information, the school then passes the feedback over to employers so they can make adjustments.

“We can’t just mandate internships without doing a lot of the homework behind thinking through ‘What does it take to do this well so that employers and students have a good experience?’”

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Still, Marsh said mandating internships might not be the answer — with 10 percent of students not completing an internship, it’s possible that population isn’t being offered the right type of work experience opportunity.

“I’m not sure that we need to be defining for students exactly what that should look like. I think we should offer a plethora of different types of experiences so the student has a little bit of choice to navigate what’s right for them,” Marsh said. “So I like the idea of everyone having some applied experience. I don’t know exactly that needs to be an internship. It could take a different form.”

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Head over to a local pumpkin patch to find rows of the autumn fruit, perfect for sweet pies and treats.

By Megan Otto the daily cardinal

The changing leaves and crisp air have those on campus reaching for comfy sweaters, stopping in at the nearest Starbucks to grab a Pumpkin Spice Latte and cozying up near the fire while watching Sunday Night Football games. That’s right, fall is upon us.

While partaking in these activities is a natural reaction for many when the cool fall weather hits, there are plenty of other ways to fully indulge in the fall spirit. Whether you are looking for something artsy, active or relaxing, here are five fall-themed, and fully Instagrammable, things to do to celebrate the fall season.

Find the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown The quintessential fall outing involves picking your own

pumpkin, preferably at a local farm. Stopping by Target or Pick’n Save may be the easy option when it comes to snagging a pumpkin to spice up your apartment, but local farms such as Schuster’s and Treinen offer acres upon acres of pumpkins to choose from.

If making your way off campus to a local farm is not in the cards, consider stopping by the Dane County Farmer’s Market on a Saturday morning as pumpkins and gourds are beginning to pop up at various vendors. Be sure to customize your pumpkin by either painting or carving it at home!

Get Lost in a Corn Maze Have you ever wanted to get lost in the eyes of a true stud, Bucky Badger? Well, now you can. This year, local family farm Enchanted Valley Acres shaped their corn maze in the image of

the beloved Bucky Badger. If you’re not confident in your abilities to make it out of the big corn maze, they also offer a smaller, one-acre maze, for those who may not be the best at directions. General admission to Enchanted Valley Acres is $10, which includes access to hayrides, their giant slide and of course, their Bucky corn maze.

Pick the Perfect Apple Fall means that local apple orchards are bursting with seasonal apples just waiting to be picked. Whether you are looking for a single apple or a brimming bag full, local farms and apple orchards are the best place to shop during the fall. A few apple orchards near campus include Jones Orchard, Eplegaarden and Bickler’s Apple Farm. Local farms offer a variety of apples, but if you are looking for a specific type, be sure to check

Did Someone Say “Pie”?

Now that you have had the chance to pick your pumpkins and gather your apples, there is no excuse not to call up your mom to get her favorite pie recipes. Fall baking is the best as apple and pumpkin pies are staple treats. Whether you are baking alone or with friends, the sweet smells that fill your kitchen are reason enough to budget the two hours it may take to prepare and bake your sweet treats.

As Friends-Giving nears, you will be the star of the meal as you dazzle your friends with your pie-baking skills.

Get Spooky For all you thrill seekers, fall is your season to thrive.

‘Tis the season to get spooky and as we near Halloween, there are tons of haunted houses and trails to visit.

Just south of campus, visit Horror in the Dark at Olin Park, a local haunted house.

Or, if you are up for a drive and in the mood for some realistic zombies, make your way to Wisconsin Scaryland in Waunakee. Wisconsin Scaryland is a live-actor haunt, truly meant to make you scream. It is not for the faint of heart. For the rest of us, a scary movie streamed at the Marquee at Union South may be the perfect balance of thrill instead. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Shaun of the Dead (2004) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) all play throughout the month of October.

Decoding the seasonal pumpkin spice craze

By Ashley Luehmann the daily cardinal

Madison is now wrapped in the cool embrace of autumn, and with it comes the invasion of pumpkin spice-flavored everything. Pumpkin spice: the blend of flavors that has become almost synonymous with fall. However, pumpkin spice may be a little different than you expected. Spoiler alert: it is not actually pumpkin-flavored.

Despite its name, the delicious blend we consume contains zero percent pumpkin a majority of the time. So, what is this delectable powder flavoring everything from lattes to Oreos? It is a blend of four major spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice. This aromatic combo delivers the strong scent we often associate with fall. Some popular brands, like Starbucks and Cheerios, add pumpkin puree to their products in order to

avoid this confusion.

Many people wonder what is so alluring about the phenomenon that is pumpkin spice. Why is it that this flavor became synonymous with fall? There are a few scientific theories as to why we line the gates of Starbucks waiting for our beloved PSL’s.

The first is the nostalgia attached to the smell and taste of pumpkin spice. Chances are your grandma, neighbor or cousin threw it into a pie or sweet you ate growing up, and your brain can identify that and subconsciously associate those memories with your modern day pumpkin spiceflavored product. This essentially makes it a comfort food that you crave when you need a pick-me-up or a treat.

The second theory explains that the association between the smell of pumpkin spice and the delicious flavor it serves reinforces our behavior

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Learn the secrets behind the ever-so-popular pumpkin spice latte. to consume copious amounts of the products. It has been proven that 80 percent of taste is smell. So, the flavorful odor of cinnamon and spice almost guarantees we will like what we are trying. Once the association between pumpkin spice and taste is made in the brain, we begin to crave it as soon as the thought hits our mind. The more you consume pumpkin spice and reinforce the behavior, the more you are likely to crave that cinnamon goodness.

Don’t worry, pumpkin spice addicts; you can embrace the

craving, considering there are a few health benefits associated with pumpkin spice. The cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice contained in these products provide various antioxidants, fiber and B vitamins.

Ginger contains important minerals like iron and zinc, which can help relieve minor digestive problems. Finally, allspice can help control your blood sugar. So, the next time you are trying to fight a craving, remember you are just being healthy when you grab that extra pumpkin spice-flavored Oreo.

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Housing GUIDE

Have you noticed one-third of this semester has passed? Have you noticed piles of advertising letters packed your mail boxes? Have you heard friends talking about signing leases for future housing? Reading this, you may be wondering, “Wait…already?” Well, yes, it’s about time to think about where you’re going to live for future semesters. Finding the perfect living place will not only boost your mood every day, but it will also give you a place for making a precious memories in college life.

Helpful hints KNOW YOURSELF

The first step to a sweet home is to have a rough idea of what you want and what you value. Do you prefer an easy access to campus or quieter living areas? Do you want to save more money or enjoy your college life? Asking yourself these questions can help you limit down your choices and filter out unhelpful suggestions.

CHECK ONLINE

After formalizing a general idea of the housing you like, you can check websites to glance through the price range, amenities, etc. Campus Area Housing (campusareahousing.wisc. edu) is UW-Madison’s official website for students to find apartments; Abodo (abodo.com) has the most complete housing list in Madison, and its searching engine with a map can help you balance locations and prices; Google reviews can provide you with comments by previous real-life residents, rather than some simple numbers and locations.

ASK QUESTIONS After you find several potential places to live in, call the leasing agency and request a tour. And be prepared to ask some questions that might be a concern for you. Here are just some suggestions: Is the furniture provided? How is the fee for water, electricity, gas, and heat covered? Is there a laundry room? How about internet and cable? How to deal with trash or ordered packages?

Any pests? How about bike and car parking? And lastly, when you see the apartments with your own eyes, think about if you see yourself living there for the future semesters.

BE WARY Ranging from simple snow removal problems to severe complains about the landlords, the issues regarding to housing and property maintenance should be a concern.

Who should be accountable for damages happened during your leasing time? How should you deal with cer-

tain problems? What are the legal responsibilities? You may have to ask these questions before you sign the lease and constantly throughout your living period. In addition, you may also want to know the history regarding to maintenance of the housing.

—Yi Wu TAKE YOUR TIME Like many other endeavors, when searching for housing in Madison, you get out what you put in.

Succumbing to the predatory advertising of the isthmus’ prominent property management companies will lead you to overpay.

In the housing market in Madison, the three metrics are location, quality and price. Conventional wisdom surrounding the rental market around the UW campus suggest that finding a lease for the next school year is a race. This is a myth, with one exception. If your party is seeking 5 or more bedrooms, your prospects are limited.

Most apartment complexes offer units

with up to 4 bedrooms. Especially if you are seeking upward of 6 or 8 bedrooms, you have to act fast. There are few leases that feature more than 5 bedrooms and for that reason, they will be snatched up quickly. However, if you and your party seek a small number of bedrooms, wait. Be patient.

Especially for just one or two bedrooms, options are nearly limitless.

Cautionary housing tips often advocate rushing to sign leases in the high-end buildings such as The James and The Hub. Ignore this. In fact, these buildings boast some of the highest vacancy rates in Madison and will offer discounts and incentives into the new year and even into the spring and summer. Finding a good deal takes time, but if you have a small party, time is on your side. JSM and Uncommon will send promotional emails before your first midterm in the fall, but they will still be emailing you when you take your final exams in May. —Dylan Anderson

dailycardinal.com • 7 FINDING A ROOMMATE In an ideal world, year-after-year, all roommates would get along and knowing who you’re signing a lease with would be a breeze. But that’s too convenient for the real world—When all of my sophomore roommates studied abroad junior year, I was worried—who, and where would I be living with in a few months?

Don’t let the panic sink in—join the massive Facebook group “NEW UW Madison Sublet and Roommate Board” and see how many people are in your shoes. A quick Facebook stalk of profiles can give you a general sense if you’d mesh well as roommates. If it works out and you sign the lease, living with random roommates actually has its pluses: you’re not best friends with them, so asking them to do their dishes or pick up their mountain of shoes feels a bit less personal. By the end of the lease, you might even leave with new friends, what’s better than that?

—Ellie Herman FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES Chatting with friends or family about dorm or apartment life, we may not even realize how close the issue of student homelessness is to us.

According to a study from Wisconsin Hope Lab this year, 14 percent of students from 70 community colleges across the country were homeless, and 52 percent were housing insecure.

Students who struggle with housing may further suffer from difficulties in school or misunderstanding from peers. A stable place to live can not only promote success if school, but build up a sense of security being away from you family. While there is definitely a way to go regarding housing resources for students, Currently, students who encounter “an unexpected life event or circumstance” that causes financial hardship may apply for a Crisis Loan from Dean of Students Offices, generally under $500, to deal with the situation.

—Yi Wu

University housing past freshman year “Live with Bucky.” Come early October, these three words are found plastered throughout university buildings and even weasel their way into commercials found on TV. While most students choose to live in the residence halls for their first year on campus, many quickly rule out returning to the halls for their subsequent undergrad years. Unlike the drawn-out search for an apartment or house, choosing to live with University Housing makes for a simple room hunt. Those returning to Housing have the ability to choose their preferred hall, room and specific roommate. And whether you’d prefer to live alone or with a group of friends, all these great options are still available when choosing to live with University Housing. Finally, as the commercials ask, will a landlord cook, clean, help you get better grades or help you find a job?

I think not.

—Megan Otto TRIPP If you’re a person who prefers quietness and not being disturbed by others, Tripp Residence Hall might be a good choice for you, as it’s comprised of mostly single rooms.

Located in the lakeshore area and facing to the lake, Tripp provides great scenery and venues for outdoor activities. Don’t get too worried about being completely alone in this dormitory, as a smaller residence hall is more likely to build an integrated community.

OGG Apart from its great location, Ogg is also home to many valuable equipment and resources. Currently, it has its own fitness center in the lobby to accommodate the construction in Serf, its own computer lab, and air conditioning.

What can be better than that? Oh, also, Career Kickstart, a career preparation program for students to develop job skills, is what makes Ogg special and resourceful in your college life.

Similarly, if you still haven’t decided on a major, a Cross College Advising Services is located in the lobby as well. If you haven’t made up your mind to move out of campus next year, consider Ogg for a convenient and resourceful residence.

—Yi Wu

the perfect NeighborhooD

On a campus this big, it seems like there’s an endless list of neighboorhoods to choose from. While it might seem like an arbitrary choice, it’s actually one of the most important factors in your satisfaction with your housing selection. Just like people, neighborhoods have unique, individual personalities all their own—find one that fits yours!

Dayton, Mifflin & West Washington (Oh my!)

Parallel to one another, these three streets create their own neighborhood, featuring midnight noises, late mornings and countless red solo cups. In your college life, you will probably have at least several parties in this area; if not, no worries—anything in the Spring semester yields its “importance” to the one and only, annual Mifflin block party.

The party central of a party school brings you tons of fun that you perhaps will never experience once you graduate and turn into an adult. Despite its reputation, houses in this region, with wooden floors, spacious rooms and reasonable rents, have character and make great places to live in. Its proximity to academic buildings, downtown and the Capitol also adds bonuses to to this region.

Check out: Oakland Property Services, Madison Development Corporation, Patrick Properties

Spring Street With apartment complexes and townhouses, the region between Spring Street and Regent attracts students for its cozy living style and closeness to the campus. The complexes also creates smaller community for residents and will be a great opportunity for you to meet new people as well. While often refered to as the “sophomore slums,” due to the large number of second-year students that gravitate to toward them, they could even be an ideal place to live for the rest of your college life. I have fond memories hanging out with friends under the summer sunset on Spring Street. You could do that every night if you live there!

Check out: JSM Properties, Rouse Management, Smith Management, Forward Management

Downtown luxury Always embellished with glasses as facades, and promoted with cold-color-tone-modern-lofty-contracted-Nordic-style furniture, the luxurious apartments attract people by creating an illusion that they are living in Instagram pictures (No, I am not just jealous).

Starting this semester, the downtown luxury area includes The James Apartment, as a “new rich” among the Hub, Ovation, Domain, for those who wish to have a bougie-er lifestyle. What comes with the massive price tag is the amazing amenities provided, washer, dryer, TV, pool, workout room, game room, cotton-candy room (Huh?), panda nursery (What?) that is definitely worth the price you are paying, not to mention the “top-notch” management staff, who are going to treat you as princes and princesses. Feeling excited?

Sign me up—I want a panda house.

Check out: The James, The Hub, Ovation, Domain

Langdon When I told my friend I am living on Langdon Street, he immediately asked me, “Which frat are you in?” Facing Science Hall and connected to the Memorial Union, Langdon Street, it’s almost a synonym to Greek life on campus. Wandering around, you will see letters on the building, alpha beta theta tau upsilon pi phi…, so you’ll probably learn some Greek while living in the neighborhood. But aside from its reputation for Greek life, there are some real benefits living here. A home to many apartmentstyle buildings, this residence area is so close to campus that you can almost sleep until the last minute before classes. In addition, many buildings here even come with a view to the lake. With lower prices than those luxurious apartments, yet with similarly convenient access to State Street and the culture heart of Madison community, Langdon Street might be a good choice.

Check out: CHT Apartments, Lake Town Apartments, Palisade Property, Steve Brown Apartments

Greenbush First thought: Wow, that’s like 200 miles away from campus. Second thought: This is actually a really good neighborhood. Sure, other neighborhoods offer flashy apartments, wild party scenes, or roll-out-of-bed-andgo-to-class convenience, but living on or close to campus gets pretty old pretty fast. South of the campus, there are many residence houses located in a quiet community. Away from the busy life on campus, here is the best place to slow down your life, listening to the chirp of birds, watching the leaves changing color in fall, and saying hello to the kids around you. Is there anything better than that? Did I mention the benefit of being close to Greenbush Bakery? If that means a longer walk to campus, well....no question. Totally worth it.

Check out: Forward Management, Tallard Apartments, Patrick Properties, SRM Properties

Campus high-rises University and Johnson feature some apartments with easy access to everywhere on and off campus. You probably have already noticed these buildings when you are running back and forth for classes, and imagining how easy life would be if you lived here. Well-furnished and brand new, these apartments will definitely level up your living experience. Yet, whith with such enjoyment comes at a cost. Though a bit pricier, you may find a good deal by sharing rooms with others. Apart from the convenient location as the primary consideration, the Badger pride might be the second comes to mind. Flags with the letter W or Bucky on them decorate those buildings to be as colorful as possible.

Check out: Madison Property Management, Varsity Quarters, Grand Central ­—Yi Wu

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College learning extends beyond the lecture hall PETER KANE opinion columnist

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e are only a month into the semester, but already the days have started to blur together. Syllabus week came and went and summer feels like a distant memory while winter break only exists as a time beyond our scheduled final exams.

As a student, this can be a bleak time of year. As the sky turns cold and the leaves begin to fall, we settle in to the monotonous routine of going to class by day, studying by night and sleeping with enough time to wake up for class in the morning. Between midterms, nightly assignments, student orgs and work, it is easy for us to forget our only job as college students: to have fun.

We are lucky to be in college.

It is time of learning and development that we will remember for the rest of our lives. In college we learn how to do the job we will someday have and be the people that we will someday be.

But not all of that knowledge is taught in a lecture hall or can be read from a textbook. In fact, to fully embrace the college experience, sometimes we have to leave the library early and procrastinate our responsibilities for the sake of fun.

I will not deny that going class is important and we should strive to learn as much as possible in the four or five short years that we spend at this fine university.

But placing too much importance on a single grade can create unnecessary anxiety that could be avoided by not caring so much about something that probably won’t matter in a few months.

“It is okay to procrastinate an assignment or skip a class or proudly fail a test.”

Someday we will graduate from the routine of college life.

We will get real jobs or start a family and what we got on a test our sophomore year of college will have no effect on our lives.

Our employers will not look at our report cards to determine our viability and no matter how long you brag about your 4.0, no one will care.

After graduation the experiences we’ve had in college will be more important than the grades we received, so we should prioritize having fun and making lasting memories over sitting in the library on a Friday night.

The lecture hall represents only a fraction of our college education. We should not worry so much about what happens inside the classroom but instead learn from the interactions we have with people we meet as we go about our lives.

I have learned as much about

the human condition from shivering outside McDonald’s walkup window at 2 a.m. than I have in any English class and I’m pretty sure there’s something to be learned in a dark, noisy basement packed with underclassmen, although I can’t quite remember what it is.

In the end we will only be in college once, so we should not spend our time stressing about the upcoming test or feeling guilty about not doing what we should be doing.

It’s going to be a long year and time moves slower inside the hushed walls of a library, so it’s important to make time to do what you like to do.

“Our employers will not look at our report cards to determine our viability.”

It is okay to procrastinate an assignment or skip a class or proudly fail a test if it means that when you look back on your college career you can say that you had fun.

What are your thoughts on learning by experience? Has college been a time of personal, as well as academic, development? Please send questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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UW fails in refusing to commemorate natives executed by Lincoln

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efore tricky exams, UW students rub a statue’s toe for good luck. After they graduate, they photograph themselves on its lap. The man that statue depicts authorized 38 Dakota men to be hanged in Mankato, Minnesota while president in 1862.

A full-body bust memorializing Abraham Lincoln has sat on Bascom Hill, in front of the chancellor’s office, for more than a century.

Last fall, the Associated Students of Madison joined with indigenous student organization Wunk Sheek to demand “a plaque next to Abraham Lincoln, specifying the former President’s role in the execution of 38 Dakota Native Americans, the largest mass execution in US History, and his role in passing land grants, depriving Native Americans of their ancestral lands.”

The proposal is a simple, inexpensive way to respond to students’ concerns and inform the UW-Madison community.

However, two weeks ago, Chancellor Rebecca Blank told The Daily Cardinal that UW-Madison will not be meeting this demand.

This is a failure.

The university has forgone the opportunity to respond to the qualms of native students and confront the community with a more complete portrayal of a harsh but crucial reality.

Blank said she personally believes acknowledging the bright and dark spots of the past is necessary.

“We always love to acknowledge [our good history],” Blank said. “It’s important to acknowledge some of the difficult history as well.”

We agree. But will all sides be told?

Lincoln’s history is nuanced.

The Morrill Land-Grants Act, signed into law by President Lincoln, was instrumental in the development of the university, which is built on Ho-Chunk land.

Less than six months after passing the legislation, the president reviewed death sentences for war crimes for 303 men from the Dakota Uprising and confirmed 38 of them while commuting the rest.

The legitimacy of their trials is questionable.

Treaty violations by the federal government left the Dakota people hungry and impoverished, leading to a violent outbreak against the United States government.

When the Dakota were defeated in less than one month, 392 of them were prosecuted as criminals by the military. Of the 89 not sentenced to death, 20 were sentenced to imprisonment and 69 were acquitted.

According to the Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States, none had legal counsel.

The full story can and should be told on UW-Madison’s most iconic monument.

Many Americans and UW-Madison students are familiar with Lincoln’s role in the abolitionist movement. Fewer are likely aware of the Mankato Hangings and Lincoln’s original opposition to black suffrage.

Celebrating his triumphs should not prevent the admittance of his faults.

These are difficult parts of our history. However, they must be told.

UW-Madison sociology professor Pamela Oliver, an expert on social movements and collective action, echoed Blank’s stance on valuing negative history.

“What’s at stake is acknowledging the complexity of history,” Oliver said. “And that’s the basis upon which you can ultimately find unity, by acknowledging the horrors and terrors and awfulness of the past.”

Blank recognized Lincoln’s role in the Dakota Executions when speaking with The Daily Cardinal. But when asked about ASM’s call to tangibly communicate this truth, she said both the nature of the statue and its location discourages the university from being open to adding such a commemorative plaque.

Her contradiction shows the university has difficulty acknowledging complicated history.

It speaks volumes that Lincoln’s approved hanging of dozens of natives is not universally known throughout the campus community.

The university’s refusal to help educate on the matter, despite being confronted by the voices of indigenous students, says even more.

Forgetting history is not a good thing,” Blank said.

The chancellor of UW -Madison knows the man commemorated in the campus’ most glorified monument executed natives.

But do prospective students? Faculty? Do graduates, holding a diploma, know whose lap they are sitting on?

Indeed, forgetting history is dangerous. Let’s help everyone remember it.

What are your thoughts on the Abraham Lincoln statue at the top of Bascom? Should there be a plaque explaining the historical importance of the Native Americans who were executed? Please send any and all comments or concerns to editorialboard@dailycardinal.com.

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By Marty Forbeck THE DAILY CARDINAL

The release of “Middle-earth: Shadow of War,” a follow-up to 2014’s “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor,” shows, more than anything else in recent memory, how most game sequels are made.

For better or worse, developers take the game they have and figure out every conceivable way to stretch and rehash.

Not all game sequels are like this. Creativity is a spectrum, and many sequels try to take the ideas of their predecessors in a new direction, if only a little.

“Shadow of War” is not among them. The original is a tie-in to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, one which takes considerable liberties with the canon of the universe, and so does the sequel. The original has an extremely boring, white cis male protagonist with an equally generic — and often inconsistent — cast of side characters.

Unsurprisingly, the sequel uses a very similar cast, with a few more character inconsistencies thrown in for good measure.

The original has the same basic hack-and-slash, upgrade-based combat system present in every big budget, third-person roleplaying game made in the last decade. The sequel takes that system and adds the option to ride a mini-dragon.

The advantage of developing a game in this manner is that, despite these many problems, “Shadow of Mordor” was considered by quite a lot of people, including myself, to be an amazing work of art; it follows that “Shadow of War” should be, too. Neither the original nor its sequel are entirely free of good characters and fun gameplay ideas, but they are just not focused on the supposedly sympathetic heroes. Instead, they’re

focused on the baddies. Middleearth is a land overrun with Orcs: evil, ugly and warmongering creatures who paradoxically all manage to be more interesting and complex than the protagonist. No Orc need be a nameless, faceless Grunt in the “Shadow” games; every time you enter a new region, the game generates 20 or so Captain Orcs to lead the hordes of Orcs occupying the area. Every one of the Captains has their own weaknesses, strengths, pet peeves, fears and dreams for moving up the ranks in their organization. As the player kills Captains, holes open up in those ranks and Grunts in the Orc hordes will have opportunities to kill the player. If one of the Grunts succeeds, they can become a new Captain, filling up a position left by a deceased one. The game design actively pushes players to get invested in the development of these Orcs when it later requires — via morally-questionable, magical mind-manipulation — that the player recruit Orc Captains and underlings into their own, rival fighting force.

This is where “Shadow of War” shows the best side of not changing its ideas, but simply taking them one step further.

Many of the Orc Captains in the sequel have actually been given coherent archetypes that correspond with their traits, fleshing them out all the more.

One Captain may be a devious assassin, while another may be a deeply indoctrinated dark priest, and yet another may be an armor-specialist/fashionista, interested in only the finest leathers. The opportunity to make friends with this cast may make the entire endeavor of this game worth going on.

However, the Orcs are also the reason behind the number

one thing being stretched in this game that players will not enjoy: wallets. In addition to the new personalities, the game has developed a few new ways to make your Orcs fight for you, the most important of which is Siege Battles. Each requires a few decent allied-Captains to beat and, after the completion of the game’s first three “acts” and most of the main plot, the player is dropped into a fourth and final act devoid of all plotting and substance save Defense Missions, where you take all the places that you’ve sieged, and must now defend them. This section must be completed to access the game’s definitive conclusion. The player’s options at this point are twofold. First, spend the next 10 or so hours mindlessly grinding for all the Captains needed to do the repetitive Defense Missions for a game which, at this point, is likely overstaying its welcome.

Second, pour more money into what is already a $60 game and magically have those 10 hours of grinding cut in half. Powerful ally Orcs and other loot can be bought from an online marketplace via the purchase and use of virtual currency. Prices on the packets of this virtual currency range from three to a whopping $100.

Kneading out something good until it’s just an expanded version of itself is a solid plan in some respects, but there are always going to be costs. Be they development costs that must be recouped or creativity costs that get lost in the grind, they all add up to quality costs in the end. Like so many sequels, “Shadow of War” focuses exclusively on what worked to the detriment of what didn’t. That doesn’t make a bad product — not by a long shot — but it does not make a great one.

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The production of ‘Our Town’ is put on by the University Theatre.

‘Our Town’ conveys universal themes

By Flora Junhua Deng THE DAILY CARDINAL

Isn’t life realistic enough? Why do we need dramas to remind us about the cruelty of life?

Nevertheless, reality is reality and attitude is a different matter.

As Mrs. Soames, one of the characters in “Our Town,” says, “Wasn’t life awful and wonderful?”

The University Theatre production “Our Town” is running in Hemsley Theatre in Vilas Hall from Oct. 12 to Oct. 29. It provides a chance for the audience to spend a few hours reflecting on their own lives while enjoying the show, with some retrospection on love, marriage, saying goodbye, growing old and regret.

Art is based on human experiences and is largely intended for relatability; such is the universal story of “Our Town.”Most of the ensemble members sit in the audience, making the boundary blurry between the audience and the actors, as if we all belong to this cast’s community. Similar to life, “Our Town” is so immersive that you might miss the subtle beauties in this story.

The three acts of “Our Town” give three themes in life. Act I is like a simple and dull song. Act II is full of hope, sweetness and tensions of youthful love. Act III is the most touching, with heaviness and a melancholic life lesson.

Live performance develops overtime within the theatre, but “Our Town” was still a bit awkward

and immature on the Thursday night preview, well-illustrated in Act I. The sluggish plot of Act I makes the job even harder for the cast to keep the audience engaged at all times. The rich meaning behind well written lines by playwright Thornton Wilder were not communicated effectively due to a lack of fluctuation in tone when the actors said their lines.

It seems that the two housewives, Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs, are only having a daily small talk, but the bittersweet emotions of bigger dreams being drowned by daily routines should be conveyed through tone.

Determined by the content created by Wilder, Act II and Act III are more exciting and easier to follow than Act I. However, that can be a challenge to the University Theatre cast because the audience does get a chance to take a break or leave without staying for Act II and Act III during the first intermission. The cast may need to polish Act I more to convince some impatient audience members to stay for the whole show.

It is cruel, but true, that those of us who are still living often live with “mindlessness and ignorance,” as Simon Stimson, the church organist in “Our Town, said in Act III. Live while you still can. Cherish everything that you have before it is too late. Live every moment of your life mindfully.

Go see “Our Town” while it is still running in the Hemsley Theatre.

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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

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COMPRESSION By Fred Piscop ACROSS 1 Ear-related 6 French military cap 10 Nonstick kitchen spray 13 Pipe-unclogging brand 14 “Expletive deleted” sound 15 Air hero 16 Significant other 18 Inform on the mob 19 Outside the lab, say 20 Port near Gibraltar 22 AKC category 23 Soul singer Cooke 24 Online ‘zine 26 Citrus-flavored soda 31 Like pieces in a kit 35 Cyclotron bit 36 Art deco great 37 One to vie with 38 Come-__ (lures) 39 Edgar who painted ballerinas 40 Birthstone for many Libras 41 Female rabbit 42 Attacks from all sides 43 Publisher of author-financed books 46 Marine One rider (Abbr.)

47 Fleur-de-__

48 Emissions-monitoring org.

51 __ pork (Chinese dish) 54 Fortified Portuguese wines 56 Half a sawbuck 57 1962 hit for Bobby “Boris” Pickett 60 Senate vote 61 Often-quoted line 62 Take a sip of 63 Curator’s concern 64 __-do-well 65 Lipstick mishap DOWN 1 Fess up to 2 Heavenly prefix 3 Like Seattle’s climate 4 Alamo capturer Santa __ 5 One in need of salvation 6 Abstract artist Paul 7 Extra-wide, on a shoebox 8 Dispenser candy 9 Emetic drug 10 Cowpoke’s pal 11 Trendy berry 12 French city on the Moselle 14 Myanmar, formerly 17 A bit less than a liter 21 Is in sync 24 Ids’ complements

25 All chess pieces (even the queen!)

27 San Fran gridder 28 Twist the arm of 29 ASAP, in the ER 30 Pianist Dame Myra __ 31 Alta. or Ont. 32 Co-host of Strahan 33 “Mrs. Bridge” author __ S. Connell 34 Muslim leader 38 Klutz’s cry 39 Napoleons, bombes, etc.

41 Henna rinse, e.g.

42 Oft-forgotten part of a 45 44 “The buck stops here” president 45 Tickle pink 48 Wipe away 49 Shells, but not BBs 50 “My Name is __ Lev” 51 Yucatan dweller 52 Ride-requesting app 53 Do some ushering 54 Roman Cath. title 55 Mosque leader 58 “To a ...” poem 59 Dundee denial

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Student disappointed when not imbued with infinite wisdom after all-nighter

By Savannnah McHugh THE DAILY CARDINAL

With midterm season looming over UW-Madison’s campus this month, students of all disciplines are seeking to pass their midterms as professors hand them out across campus.

For some, it may be a multiplechoice affair, or the beginnings of a multi-page paper; no matter the format, all are hoping to prepare themselves as efficiently as possible. For junior Ineida Tonnabeer, this is something she’s struggled with since her first semester as a Badger.

“Yeah, exams suck,” Ineida told me when I sat down with her on Monday afternoon. “I had one today that I was supposed to prepared for, but the new study method I tried didn’t work very well.”

When I asked her to elaborate

on this supposed study method of hers, she was excited to tell me about a rumor she’d heard from a classmate of hers. It has long been a tradition of hard working students on the UW-Madison campus to pull all-nighters in the stacks, the unmentionably cramped part of the library that is so oppressively quiet, you can hear the whispers of your ancestors if you listen hard enough.

Supposedly, Ineida was told, it has always been a way for students to be instantly prepared for their exams, even if they save all their studying for the all-nighter.

“My friend said, like, if you stay there all night, just being around old books will trigger a reaction in your brain,” Ineida went on to describe her experience in the stacks. “I went there around 11 p.m., after I met my friends at the

Terrace for a few pitchers, and I stayed there the whole night, just like my friend said she did.”

I asked Ineida if she deigned to do any studying while she was at the stacks, just in case her plan to simply absorb the knowledge contained in the nearby books without reading or interacting with them didn’t work.

“Of course I didn’t, my friend said I didn’t have to. She just said if I spent the night in the stacks, I would ace all my exams,” Ineida was visibly upset. “It didn’t work for my calc exam!”

The longstanding tradition of studying non-traditionally in order to hope that some sort of enlightening experience will bring them good fortune has always been a topic for debate among the university’s current students and alumni. For

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A student’s depiction of their brain being endowed with infinite wisdom.

Ineida, the rumors surrounding the stacks were proven false.

For countless others, however, emerging bleary-eyed with

a sickly sheen from Memorial Library in the twilight hours of dawn has proven an effective form of gaining knowledge.

FDA and drug lords issue a massive heroin recall

By Jarred Holloway THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Gutierrez and FDA officials urging heroin customers to return heroin for the sake of their own health.

In light of a recent bad crop that went to market, the FDA and major drug cartels are recalling all heroin sold in the US within the past two weeks to ensure the continuing safety of consumers. Within the past week, federal inspectors have noticed a spike in heroin-related deaths in the United States, inciting a nationwide recall that is estimated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Upon tracing the source of the drug, a particular crop out of Colombia was found to have anomalies due to mistakes in the refining process. Those afflicted

have encountered any number of abnormal side effects such as overdosing more easily and watching the Bob Newhart show until they die of malnutrition.

As of now, estimates show that roughly fifty percent of users of this crop have experienced symptoms, with a five percent mortality rate.

In a speech alongside FDA officials, drug lord Esteban Gutierrez assured consumers the situation was “coming under control.”

“As always, the Cartels have the best interest of the consumer in mind. We understand there is great concern among our customers, and

we are following all FDA guidelines to remedy the situation. With your cooperation we can remove the tainted product from the streets and resume normal and safe sales.”

When asked about the massive price toll involved with the recall, Gutierrez appeared unfazed.

“Any price is worth the continued safety and satisfaction of our customers. We want people to be alive, well, and hopelessly addicted to heroin.”

According to FDA reports, nearly two hundred thousand users have already returned their purchases and are very, very eagerly awaiting the return of safe prod-

uct into the market. Frequent user Jake Lemon expressed his pleasure with the process.

“I think those guys really have our backs.” he said as he twitched and scratched at his arm. “I never even watch Bob Newhart but better safe than sorry you know? Hey do you know when they’re gonna sort this whole thing out? Like, I’ve been waiting for almost like 45 minutes and I could really use a fix.”

The process of recovering product is still underway. If you own any product bought within the time period of the recall, you can return it to any dealer or grocery store for a full refund and a package of fruit snacks.

Herculaneum

by Patrick Hoeppner This the first installment of a new science fiction series.

“Herculaneum” follows the story of Mindy Perot as she oversees the evacuation of a Mars colony in the midst ofa devastating volcanic eruption.

Our next installment will be released October 23.

The voice boomed as the speaker turned and shut off. The three recruits were packed tight, pressed into their jumpsuits as the tunnel opened and the tram began to make its way through the Martian colony.

Herculaneum had been established less than three years ago. Already, it had become one of the commercial centers of New Mars, extending through tube networks to the nearing colonies of Spartan II and Edmonton III – American and Canadian colonies respective. NAFTA

had extended by definition to the two North American space colonies, establishing the first interplanetary free trade zone in recorded history.

The route to the establishment of Herculaneum had been paved with disagrement — namely disagreement on how to structure the laws, and how to prevent the abuse of power when the only resource which mattered was oxygen.

En route to the commercial center of Herculaneum were the three recruits, fresh from their training on Earth.

They had run evacuation and emergency mitigation events in the simulators, been acquainted with the new sociocultural norms which had evolved between the inhabitants of Herculaneum and the enforcers of its laws, and had memorized the colony’s law enforcement proto-

col to its punctuation points.

As the tram made its way through the reinforced plastic tubes, Mindy Perot, Don Edmonds, and Percy Nixon stared towards the great silhouette in the distance, the vast mound, the mountain which few colonists had explored and many had dreamt of scaling.

Framing the backdrop of Herculaneum was the shadow of the great volcano, Olympus Mons.

“Welcome,” the police commissioner ’s vo ice boomed, as the three recruits made their way into the towering arch which marked the entranceway into the law enforcement sector. Officers clad in black and navy uniforms goose-stepped about, filling out forms and filing reports by the dozen.

Disgruntled miscreants, shackled in cuffs, grunted as

they were booted and jostled to the holding pens at the back of the facility.

“It’s a pleasure,” Mindy said, extending her hand.

She was the first of the three recruits to do so. Even in the training programs back on Earth, Mindy had always been one of the most outgoing officers in the training program. It was one of the reasons she had been sent to Herculaneum.

“You must be Miss Perot,” the commissioner said, glaring at the other two. “I have heard good things about you from Headquarters.”

“Thank you,” Mindy said, looking at the ranks of officers standing about.

“When are we to be assigned to patrol?”

“You’ll be assigned to the northern sector of Herculaneum, above the commercial district and south of the larger hous-

ing developments in New Holland and Bakerstown. I will introduce you to some of the resident officers there.”

“Exellent,” Percy said.

“When will we be shown the quarters we’ve been promised?”

The commissioner glared at Percy. Mindy could feel the hostility festering in the air.

Suddenly, something seemed off. The glass of water on the commander’s desk began to ripple.

“What was that?”

There were shouts from outside. Ripples of unrest ran through a gathering crowd. Mindy craned her neck for the source of the commotion. The masses outside began to huddle, and the gentle atmosphere of the shopping center had begun to disturb.

In the distance, a thin black wisp of smoke began to escape the crater of Olympus Mons.

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Monday, October 16, 2017

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Cross Country

Column

Adhering to tradition ensures UW’s future SEBASTIAN VAN BASTELAER

Unopinionated

CAMERON LANE-FLEHINGER/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Amy Davis (left), Alicia Monson (center) and Sarah Disanza (right) carried UW to a ninth place finish on Friday.

UW cross country teams experience mixed results in Nuttycombe Invitational

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger THE DAILY CARDINAL

In the past few years the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational has established itself as the most competitive regular season meet in collegiate cross country and this year’s edition — with 20 of 30 ranked teams in the men’s race and 16 of 30 on the women’s side — was no different.

The meet, which serves as a proving ground for any would-be National Championship contenders, also marked the first opportunity for the Badgers to take on a top-caliber field with a full team. While the men and women both delivered some encouraging performances, each team left the weekend with drastically different outlooks for the remainder of the season.

The women’s team entered the race ranked 17th in the country, ninth-best in the Nuttycombe field, and through the beginning of the race it appeared that they were set to exceed that projection substantially.

Lead by a top-25 trio of sophomores Alicia Monson and Amy Davis and senior Sarah Disanza, the Badgers sat in third place after four kilometers of the six kilometer race.

“It was our goal today to really just get out and practice [running as a team],” Monson said.

“We really did a good job of hanging together, especially me, Sarah [Disanza] and Amy [Davis] through the first 4k.”

The next two kilometers would not treat the Badgers as well as the previous four and only Monson, who finished 20th, would hold onto her position. Davis was next for Wisconsin in 47th place, followed by junior Shaelyn Sorenson and sophomore Alissa Niggeman.

That was when the drama emerged, as runners streamed across the finish line and Disanza, who had tied up within sight of the finish line, appeared unable to continue. Without a fifth scorer the Badgers’ result looked to be slipping away, but Disanza was able to find something left as she staggered across the finish line in 94th to seal a top-10 finish for UW. It was a gutsy performance from

the senior that drew effusive praise from head coach Mick Byrne.

“God bless that kid, she gives you everything she’s got, she doesn’t leave anything out there,” Byrne said of Disanza. “One hundred meters from the finish I didn’t even think she was going to get across that line…. I don’t know if you can ask these kids for anything more. These women did a great job.”

The Badgers were the best of the four Big Ten teams in the race and showed that they could run with some of the best teams in the nation for four kilometers, a crucial confidence boost as the team heads into the postseason.

“The Big Tens, Regionals, and Nationals are really our goal meets of the season so we’re just kind of using our experiences of races this season to really ramp us up for when it counts.”

While the women came out of the weekend with momentum, the men’s team emerged with more questions than answers after a disappointing 25th-place finish. Shortly before the race it was announced that superstar senior Morgan McDonald would be redshirting his cross country season as he recovered from competing at the World Championships, and in his absence the Badgers struggled.

Wisconsin was lead by senior Joe Hardy, who ran well to finish 25th, but the rest of the team struggled to support his performance.

Sophomore Ben Eidenschink finished 90th in his first race of the season, while sophomore Oliver Hoare, who finished eighth at the Louisville Classic, only managed a 114th place finish.

“Joe did all he could, he put it all out there today. [Oliver Hoare] struggled. Two weeks ago he was the star and now he’s fallen off the pedestal and he’s going to have to rebound from that,” Byrne said.

It’s disappointing that we didn’t have a fourth and fifth guy to back those guys up who put it all out there on the line today.”

Without McDonald, the Badgers have struggled with consistency, and are in danger of failing to qualify for the national championships for just the second

time in thirty years. Wisconsin was just fifth of seven Big Ten teams in Friday’s race, and look far from the form that carried them to wins at the Big Ten championships and Great Lakes regional last season.

“We’ve got two weeks to fix it before the Big Ten championships, and we’re still gonna go to regionals, we’re still gonna run regionals,” Byrne said. “We can sit back and wallow in self-pity and we’re not going to do that, that’s not the Badger way.”

First things first: Wisconsin’s offense needs to get on the same page, the special teams need to fix whatever happened on that punt, the defense needs to stop waiting until their opponent is beyond midfield to start making stops, the mistakes and penalties need to be cut down and Jonathan Taylor needs to be a serious Heisman candidate.

Now, let’s talk a little about Camp Randall.

Halftime of Saturday’s game featured a triumphant tribute to a century of history at our beloved stadium. The presentation showcased players and coaches and streakers (oh my), a litany of talented (and in the case of the streaker, raffish) characters who have helped build UW’s athletic program into the powerhouse it is today. It was a moving reminder of the days gone by, and gave the crowd a moment to reflect on the winding road that led us to this point in time.

Camp Randall joins an elite group of centenarian stadiums: Only Mississippi, Mississippi State, Georgia Tech and Cincinnati share the honor. None of those stadiums, however, can match the historical significance of Wisconsin’s.

The park on which Camp Randall resides was home to over 70,000 Union soldiers during the Civil War, as well as some Confederate

prisoners of war. The university bought the land to prevent it from being converted into building lots and built the stadium on part of the land, leaving the rest as a memorial park. While the stadium itself has undergone various renovations and upgrades in its 100 years, the university has remained committed to keeping it intact. It is the same commitment to upholding history and tradition that has helped secure Wisconsin’s spot in the pantheon of athletic powerhouses.

To this day, Wisconsin remains one of the least-flashy schools in major college sports. It doesn’t have crazy imaginative uniforms or run crazy spread offenses that throw for 500 yards a game or hire loudmouthed coaches who relish the spotlight but can’t quite attain consistent success. All of those schools, while they may attract more media attention, are still plagued by inconsistent records of success.

But UW’s evident immunity to failure and inability to fall from grace ensures that while other programs try to attract attention and big recruits with pomp and ostentation, the Badgers will keep being the Badgers, maintaining a commitment to history and tradition. Continuing to stay the course and worrying more about results than hype will ensure that when the Camp Randall 200 season rolls around, there will be many more fond memories to reflect on — and knowing UW, probably a few more streakers too.

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