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Public audits LGBT sexual assault data By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL
Earlier this semester, members of the UW-Madison administration revealed the results of a survey taken by students last spring surrounding issues of sexual assault. The UW-Madison Sexual Assault Climate Survey Task Force continued this conversation Monday, focusing on what the results mean for LGBTQ+ community members. Task force members gave a lengthy, detailed presentation on the survey’s key findings, including statistics showing a higher than average incidence of sexual assault at UW-Madison, especially for females, undergraduates or students with disabilities. Results also showed that nonheterosexual students disproportionately reported sexual assault and sexual misconduct as compared to heterosexual peers. “The disparities don’t surprise me, but it does surprise me how wide the disparities are,” said an audience member who wished to remain anonymous. Recommendations for how to improve campus climate included
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Task force members Kari Hajduk (left) and Valyncia Raphael present results from the AAU sexual assault survey. targeted prevention efforts and improved support for minority groups who are disproportionately affected, including those who identify as LGBTQ+.
UW-Madison graduate student Valyncia Raphael and undergraduate student Kari Hajduk then opened up discussion for community members to give their
own recommendations on how to improve future data collection, programming and services. “We know the limitations of how you ask questions and how
Judge denies newest efforts to expand state voter ID options By Laura Grulke THE DAILY CARDINAL
A federal district court refused to expand the kinds of identification voters can use in Wisconsin Tuesday, rejecting the arguments made by a special interest group that aimed to make voting easier for students, veterans and people with outof-state driver’s licenses. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s voter ID law earlier this year, claiming the law was unconstitutional due to its limitations. The ACLU asked the court Oct. 5 to expand the law to include IDs for veterans, IDs for technical college students and out-of-state driver’s licenses. They argued the law arbitrarily excluded those classes of people. District Judge Lynn Adelman rejected the ACLU’s arguments in his decision. Adelman explained that a line must be drawn between acceptable and unacceptable forms of ID, otherwise the state would
have to create and maintain an infinite list. Adelman believed the logistics of expanding the list of acceptable forms of ID could hinder the state’s capability of administering the law, but also conceded the state could have added veteran’s IDs to the list. “To be sure, Wisconsin probably could have included veteran’s ID on the list … without significantly increasing its administrative burden,” Adelman said in his opinion. “However … the state had to draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable forms of ID somewhere.” The ACLU addressed Adelman’s decision, especially in regards to veteran’s IDs, as upsetting. “It’s unconscionable that even veterans, who have so valiantly served our country, can’t use their governmentissued IDs under this law,” Director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project Dale Ho said in
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you label things, that matters. I’ve definitely been vocal about that with the task force,” Raphael said. “As a black woman, I’m not represented by the data … That’s very limiting for me.” Participants recommended improving existing support programs and student awareness of them, especially for minority groups. Audience members criticized UW-Madison Police Department’s “Don’t Be That Guy” campaign and other efforts for “norming” sexual violence. “While the numbers for men being assaulted are smaller, they’re significant, I think. Yet I don’t see any efforts towards preventing or helping those survivors,” an anonymous participant said. Hajduk said the task force will likely recommend more surveys in the future, whether they are in-house or done by another outside company. “After four years we have a whole new set of students on campus and if we’re continually pushing out new prevention efforts, very quickly we could get very different data each year,” Hajduk said.
New brewpub, outdoor seating area coming to Regent Street By Negassi Tesfamichael THE DAILY CARDINAL
one million rentals archived in 30 cities, but will maintain UW-Madison’s “look and feel,” Director Steve Amundson said in a university release. Alec Slocum is one of two
The city’s Plan Commission unanimously approved a conversion of an auto repair shop to a new restaurant-brewpub, laying the groundwork for expanded opportunity for the Regent Street neighborhood. The Regent Street Brewpub, pegged for the 1300 block of Regent Street, will have a 58-person outdoor seating area, though the city’s current zoning code will not allow for alcohol in the outdoor dining area on football Saturdays. The restaurant also includes a reception hall for special events during football Saturdays, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association high school football tournament and the Crazylegs Classic race. The reception hall will also host private events. “One of the keys to this project
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Abodo, a startup business founded by UW-Madison alumni, aims to help students find off-campus rental housing more easily.
UW-Madison uses startup technology to help students find housing UW-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations recently partnered with Abodo, a startup that helps students navigate off-campus housing options. The CAVR office will use Abodo’s searching and sorting technology, which has more than
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ANNA WELCH sex columnist
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n the classic 1989 film “When Harry Met Sally” the world watched Meg Ryan perform a theatrical fake orgasm in the middle of a diner. Five years later on Friends, Chandler exclaimed “multiple orgasms!” to end an argument about who has it better—men or women. Chandler was right to be excited about the fact that not only can women orgasm, but they can do it over and over! While we know this about female bodies, oftentimes orgasms get overlooked. Knowing what orgasm looks and feels like is important for reaching a single climax and absolutely crucial in order to reach many in a row. In simple terms, the sexual response cycle starts with excitement/arousal, continues into plateau, peaks with orgasm and ends in resolution. Understanding our own feelings of arousal, plateau, orgasm and resolution lets us play with these stages and decide if we’re feeling a one-and-done type of night or if we’re up for a medley of climaxes. While male-bodied folks have a refractory period after climaxing and need to take a 20-60 minute breather (*usually—more on this next week), people with pussies can make like the energizer bunny and keep going and going and going… The most obvious caveat to having multiple orgasms is that we must first know how to have one. Since I already geeked out on the multitude of magnificence that comes from masturbation last week, I’ll step off my soapbox for now, but it must be said that the best way to achieve orgasm with a partner is to learn how to give them to ourselves. Here are some sexy strategies to get us moaning like Meg Ryan: Eliminate distractions: If a night of “Netflix and chill” turned into a buffet of orgasms (sigh, if only this were always the case) we might find that Walter White’s voice is pulling us out of the moment. Taking a second to cue up that sexy playlist we prepared for just such an occasion might be exactly what we need to bring us back into the moment. Take deep breaths and think sexy thoughts: Focus only on breath and the sensations radiating from les goodies. Getting turned on can sometimes be out of our control, but staying turned on is an active process. We should be encouraging our bodies to feel all the feels by thinking all the good (and arousing) thoughts. Letting our minds wander to our stacks of homework or pile of laundry will make us flaccid faster than we can say “organic chemistry.” Breathing heavily also gives our nervous system the oxygen it needs to do its job (its job being getting us off in this instance). Slow and steady wins the race: When aiming for orgasms the clitoris should be the star of the
show, but it’s important to remember this area is incredibly sensitive—super firm or rapid movements aren’t always best. If a partner is asking for something to be faster or harder (or for anything, really) then by all means we should listen to them, but we’ll do well as the givers and receivers of these orgasmic gifts to remember that patience is a virtue. While it’s true that women don’t have a refractory period, this doesn’t mean we should continuously stimulate any one area, especially the clitoris. The clit becomes very sensitive immediately after orgasm and it can be painful to the touch; asking our partners how long they need before we make their day all over again is the best way to know how long we should wait. Don’t stop, get it, get it: This is important: After one orgasm it’s very important not to cease stimulation all together. The difference between revving back up for another O-face and blissfully drifting to sleep is maintaining stimulation. This is the time when we call up Boots and Diego cause it’s time to explore all the other yummy areas of our partner’s bodies. Tongues could be tracing and lightly nibbling on inner thighs, warm breath could be gently tickling nipples or necks—the possibilities are truly endless. Once we’ve gotten word that it’s time to rally again we can dive right back into delighting our lucky lass. Switch it up: If we have a go-to trick that makes our copulating companion whistle like a
tea kettle it’s A-OK to stick with what we know, but exploring new avenues could be just the ticket for a heightened hangout. The G-spot is located on the anterior wall of the vagina and it can produce orgasm when stimulated for some people. Inserting a finger or two into the vagina and making a “come-hither” motion is one way to find it. The best ways for a penis to make friends with a G-spot is through positions like doggystyle and reverse cowgirl. We’ll almost certainly get bonus points if we combine these positions with direct clitoral stimulation. Toy with me: In the spirit of playing with different sensations, toys—especially vibrators—can and should be a helpful tool. If we just got a standing ovation from the clitoris for our oral performance, introducing a vibrator to the scene just might bring the house down. It’s important to remember that lots and lots of cummunication (hehe) is essential in this and every sexi sitch we find ourselves in. Get a workout in: We may think of Kegel exercises as something our grandmother does so she doesn’t pee when she giggles, but the PC muscles used in these exercises have a hotter purpose than preventing incontinence. An easy way to find the PC muscles is by stopping the stream of pee; notice these muscles and practice rhythms of contracting and releasing them. Contracting PC muscles during plateau can be a helpful way to usher along the next orgasm. During orgasm we’ll feel
rhythmic contractions happening in the PC muscles; to get the most out of an orgasm squeeze those PC muscles following the first muscle contraction to make the sensations more intense and possibly more drawn out. Keep in mind: If something feels good and we think it might lead to us to orgasm we should be letting our partner know! If we fail to give positive reinforcement our partner might switch what they’re doing and this can lead to frustration if that was working for us. If something is feeling good, even if that something is as simple as our hunny’s Levi’s rubbing in the right way, a quick and breathy “don’t stop” will help us maintain that forward momentum. Putting it all together: When it comes to cumming there’s no place for quickies; setting the mood and staying focused will lead us to success. There’s something to be said for the classics, but getting creative with positions and toys will have our bed buddy buzzzzing. We can’t expect our partner to do all the work; we should take charge of our orgasms by telling pumpkin when they’re hitting the spot and help them along by utilizing those PC muscles. Orgasms should be like potato chips, you can’t just have one!
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Dane County executive to expand medical examiner’s role to Brown County Dane County Executive Joe Parisi released a plan Monday to expand the medical examiner’s scope to Brown County. Dane County has had a professional medical examiner’s office since 2011, focusing on autopsy work for various Wisconsin counties. “The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office continues to innovate to provide quality, professional work that benefits families and law enforcement in Dane County and in many counties throughout Wisconsin,” Parisi said in a Monday statement. “This new agreement will allow our office to maintain that service in the face of rising caseloads and save taxpayer money.” Dr. Vincent Tranchida current-
ly serves as the medical examiner. “Dane County is known as the gold standard in medical death investigations,” said Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach in a Monday statement. “Regionalizing their expertise will provide greater level of services for our area and long term taxpayer savings by cost sharing resources.” Dane County is currently contracted to cover death investigations for Rock County, as well as forensic pathology for 12 other Wisconsin counties and one county in Illinois. Parisi said revenue from the intergovernmental agreement will pay for the cost of adding new positions to the medical examiner’s office. —Negassi Tesfamichael
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said in a statement the bills would protect free speech and the political process.
Wisconsin Assembly set to vote on new campaign finance bill By Matthew Tragesser THE DAILY CARDINAL
With a goal to significantly modify the state campaign finance laws, Republicans have introduced a three-part bill to the Wisconsin State Legislature on which the Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday. Despite receiving much criticism from Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, have laid out a comprehensive plan that would enable political action committees to spend an unlimited amount of money on campaigns and allow donors to give unlimited amounts of money to campaign committees. While the bill mainly focuses on tweaking state campaign finance laws, the piece of legislation also exonerates politicians from John Doe corruption investigations, according to a Common Cause press release. Some have claimed that the John Doe investigations, which look at extortion, corruption and other violations, have been detrimentally unnecessary for politicians. “The Wisconsin John Doe shows how campaign finance laws have become a liberal weapon to silence political opponents. Prosecutors claim to be fighting the risk of corruption from ‘dark money’ in
housing from page 1 UW-Madison alumni who started Abodo in 2012, originally under the name MoveInMadison. com. He and Adam Olien, who moved more than a combined 10 times throughout their college careers, decided to launch a housing search business to ease
politics. But their enforcement attempts, done in secret and unrestrained by Constitutional guardrails, have become far more politically corrupting,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote in a piece published earlier last year. The last portion of the proposed bill calls for a revision on who the state’s ethics watchdog will be. As of now, the Government Accountability Board serves as Wisconsin’s watchdog, but Republicans have expressed desire to replace the board through political appointees. Advocates of the bill claim that it will deregulate the current restrictive campaign funding system, allow an unlimited amount of money to be devoted to more issues and limit partisan behavior by watchdog agencies. Despite the Republican fasttrack approach, Democrats heavily oppose the statute, saying it limits transparency between the citizens of Wisconsin and the government, and may produce widespread corruption. “[Republicans] are focused on reducing transparency, oversight and accountability of elected officials and campaigns, while opening the door for corruption and trying to rig the political system in their favor,” state Rep. Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton, said in a press release. the pain of finding a place to live. “Moving is one of the most psychologically stressful events in life, and the process of finding a new home should be streamlined and smooth,” Slocum said in the release. “At its best, it should be interesting, fun. You are finding a new place, a new neighborhood.”
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The Regent Street Brewpub will replace an auto repair shop on Regent Street. Ald. Sara Eskrich, District 13, said she is happy the building is being repurposed for the restaurant.
brewpub from page 1 from our perspective is the banquet room,” said Rod Ripley, managing partner of FCS Plan B, which owns the property. “Having that larger capacity on football Saturdays gives us the opportunity to make direct revenue on key, important dates.” Though the establishment will reduce parking to 19 spaces, Ripley said he is not concerned about a lack of parking. “Most people who come during those high capacity events are coming regardless if our building is there or not,” Ripley said. Though some residents in the area have expressed con-
cern about having another alcohol-serving establishment in the neighborhood, Ald. Sara Eskrich, District 13, said her constituents are on board with the plan. “We’ve gotten to a place where the use is appropriate to the neighborhood,” she said. “We just didn’t want it to become a huge entertainment venue for every Friday and Saturday night.” Ripley told the Plan Commission he plans to expand once the lease of a billboard atop the restaurant expires in a few years, with intent to add apartments. “The potential for apartments on that site, particularly
building up to create more student housing is exciting to me and hopefully exciting for students as well,” Eskrich said.
“Having that larger capacity on football Saturdays gives us the opportunity to make direct revenue on key, important dates.” Rod Ripley managing partner FCS Plan B
Construction is set to begin in mid-November and last until October 2016.
Madison man arrested for battery on State Street Madison police arrested a 32-year-old Madison resident Saturday morning after knocking another man unconscious. Deon T. Johnson punched a 33-year-old visitor from San Jose, Calif. on the 500 block of State Street, according to a Monday incident report by Madison Police Department Public Information Officer
Joel DeSpain. The suspect and victim did not know each other, according to the incident report. A detective saw the assault as he was driving down the street as part of the Downtown Safety Initiative, a 2007 effort to reduce violent crime in the downtown area. As the detective approached Johnson and
the victim, Johnson attacked the victim, leaving him unconscious for five minutes. Police are still investigating what initiated the attack. Police arrested Johnson on charges for substantial battery, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. He has a hold on his probation, meaning he is not allowed any bail.
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Breadth requirements stifle education
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s high school seniors search for colleges to apply to, it will be difficult for them to find one that doesn’t have some sort of “general education” or “liberal studies” requirements. The idea that colleges must produce a well-rounded individual by means of mandating breadth in course selection is almost universal. While it would be nice if it was possible to instill knowledge into students by implementing general education requirements, knowledge is something that you have to want to have. After all, it is entirely possible to get through every liberal studies course you take with the grade you want if you memorize enough information and dump it on the exam, or write a good enough essay on a topic you don’t care about. The flaw in mandated liberal education is the idea that forcing students to complete a set of classes will make them acquire and retain a certain set of skills or amount of knowledge. The people that acquire knowledge and skills the best are the ones that are intrinsically motivated. They want to learn
something to satisfy themselves and achieve their own goals; they are unconcerned with satisfying the requirements of someone else. While it is certainly possible to learn something when you internally don’t want to, the long-term retention of that knowledge will be lower than if you actually wanted that knowledge in the first place. I think we all have experienced examples of this principle in our own coursework. We often learn a lot more and remember it for a longer period of time if we are the ones choosing to acquire skills and gain knowledge.
Everyone has their own opinions about what courses are valuable and what courses are not.
Even if mandating a set of courses led to students learning and retaining everything that a university wanted them to, overarching requirements prevent dedicated and determined students from maximizing their own education. A liberal studies curriculum generally composes
a year or more of coursework, which is a quarter or more of a typical student’s college education. Many students would enjoy the opportunity to take a year’s worth of electives, add another major, study abroad or get a certificate. With liberal studies requirements, doing more of what you want isn’t possible. While I can’t speak for everyone in relation to how general education requirements impact their plans, I personally am going out of my way to take eight courses that I wouldn’t otherwise take. If I didn’t have to waste my time in introductory science, literature, humanities and ethnic studies courses, I could easily double major in finance and economics and complete a mathematics certificate. I could do all of that and even finish a five-year master’s degree in finance in four years. I’m not trying to say that all of these required courses I don’t like are inherently invaluable; rather, I know that they don’t contribute to what I’m trying to do with my education. I am already confident enough in my basic writing, literary analysis and scientific reasoning skills. If it turns out that taking a 100-level course freshman year
would have helped me when I’m a senior looking to enter the workforce, I’m willing to accept responsibility for believing that the course wouldn’t have helped me. Students are asked to know what they want to do with their education, yet they aren’t allowed to completely customize it.
At least on the surface, liberal studies requirements are about ensuring that each student meets a basic standard of competence in a wide variety of areas. We don’t make value judgements about which degree path is best for a certain student, but we do declare that required courses which comprise a substantial portion of a student’s education are valuable enough that everyone must take them. Everyone has their own opinions about what courses are valuable and what courses are not. A system where each student chooses and maximizes their own educational path is better than a system which imposes requirements that are the result of the idea a student doesn’t know what is best for their own education. It’s time to stop blindly assuming that being a liberally educated person is so great that becoming such must be mandatory. After we do that, the clear solution is to eliminate general education requirements. Tim is a freshman majoring in finance and economics. What’s your take on mandatory breadth requirements for degrees? Are they necessary for a well-rounded education? Send all questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
The people that acquire knowledge and skills the best are the ones that are intrinsically motivated.
If a certain liberal studies curriculum did indeed produce the best post-college results for students, it wouldn’t need to be required. Students would simply take those courses because taking those courses is in their own best interest. While it is impossible to prove, liberal studies requirements may help to sustain enrollment numbers necessary for operating certain departments. If the majority of students enrolled in a course are taking it because they have to, that course wouldn’t be able to exist at the same scale absent general education requirements.
Taylor Swift’s criticism of Apple Music maintains relevancy and validity MARISA BERNSTEIN Opinion Columnist
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recently downloaded Apple Music, and let me tell you, I feel like Ryan Seacrest. For nine bucks a month, I can bump Drizzy while I’m runnin’ through the six and croak along to The Weeknd until I can’t feel my face (I’m proud of that joke, let me have it). I know this isn’t really news to anyone else. Apple Music and other streaming services have been available for some time now. However, until a few weeks ago, I was the loser that paid over a dollar for every song I cared to purchase on iTunes. No, that wasn’t a poorly done cover-up for how I actually pirate music. I really did pay for every song in my music library. It is not because I am technologically challenged. I know just as well as the next college student that downloading music for free is easier than making it to an 8 a.m. class. But I have always preferred to purchase my music, so the new Apple Music program was a deal too hot to pass up. The biggest sell? The first three months with Apple Music are completely free.
Don’t cheat the people that are scraping the bottom of the barrel to make their dreams come true.
However, no innovation comes without opposition. This past summer, the queen of all teens, Taylor Swift, released a statement via Twitter that she would not share her music with Apple
Music. She made some fairly harsh accusations, arguing that it was wrong not to compensate artists during the free three-month trial period. According to E! Online, Swift claimed it was “shocking, disappointing and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company.” The whole dispute ended up in favor of Swift, as Apple Music agreed to pay artists royalties during the trial period.
There are few artists out there that make music as a hobby and allow free public access to their work.
I am not usually the first person to blindly follow every word that escapes out of Taylor Swift’s absurdly perfect mouth. As brutal as this is, I generally would prefer to listen to nothing than to 1989 . But I do respect her as a performer, and I absolutely agree with her controversial and very public stunt. Critics accused Swift of being selfish and money hungry, seeing as the insanely wealthy star has nearly no premise for bartering over the couple extra thousand dollars she may earn during the trial period (which, to Swift, is honestly pocket change). But these critics do not see the authentic reason behind the pop star’s outburst. It is no secret that Swift is the unofficial ruler of this country. She captivates the attention of a staggering population of teens, tweens and the like, and her influence is overwhelm-
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Taylor Swift is shown performing her set in Australia in 2012. Her statements calling out Apple Music’s lack of royalty payments to artists during the trial period have received praise and criticism. ingly powerful. This, however, is not true for the lesser-known, up-and-coming indie artist that releases their music for streaming to Apple. They, like Swift, have chosen a career in the music industry. A career. Their means to make an income and a livelihood. These are the artists that do not sell out the Staples Center five nights in a row, nor do they have millions of devoted followers waiting until midnight just to break album record sales. Swift has the voice that these artists do not have. She literally possesses power over Apple. Yes, she has earned this place and power and I commend her for her unconditional humility and
respect for those chasing the same dreams that she once did. It is her duty as a star this influential to look out for her industry, and her claim created a better, fairer environment for the little guys and the up-and-comers.
I am not usually the first person to blindly follow every word that escapes out of Taylor Swift’s absurdly perfect mouth.
So yeah, while she can’t sell me an album to save her soul, Taylor Swift is right. There are
few artists out there that make music as a hobby and allow free public access to their work. However, if music is their fulltime job it is not right to refuse them compensation in exchange for their labor. So think about the next time you download your music off YouTube. Don’t cheat the people that are scraping the bottom of the barrel to make their dreams come true. It’s worth the nine bucks. Marisa is a sophomore majoring in journalism. Do you agree with Taylor Swift on her indictment of Apple Music or is it a publicity stunt? Please send all questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Mac Miller energizes sold-out Orpheum By Denzel Taylor THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Orpheum Theater was full of excitement as Mac Miller and his three opening acts took the stage by storm Saturday. As expected, the sold-out crowd packed the Orpheum. Before the doors opened, early guests lined the sidewalk for more than two blocks, and when the doors finally opened, people packed the first floor and balcony so tightly that no one could take a step or raise their hands without bumping the next spectator. The stage was set up with two DJ tables and a large centered alarm clock with Mac Miller’s new album name, GO:OD AM. On the sides were posters of his album cover photo, depicting Mac Miller’s obnoxiously yawning face. Rappers The Come-Up Boys, Domo Genesis and GoldLink, each partnered with their own DJ, revved the audience with a plethora of bass-bumping singles. And Mac Miller most certainly made the concert a highlight of the University of Wisconsin-Madison homecoming weekend. The Come-Up Boys, a duo of artists Franchise and Vinny Radio, with DJ Pete Butta, were first to open. Just like any rap concert, the DJ was charged with raising the audience’s energy before the rappers ran onstage. DJ Pete Butta used popular recent singles, like “Know Yourself” by Drake and “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar, to serve the audience well. When the duo emerged, the crowd was already shouting. The two rappers danced back and forth across the stage reciting lyrics in unison, and would sometimes stop to rock to the music with the crowd. Shortly after getting started, the Pennsylvanian rappers informed the audience that this was only their second time performing in Wisconsin, recalling the first time in 2011 at The Rave in Milwaukee. This time it was Madison who treated the rappers well with supportive applause. Before their last song, The Come-Up Boys got more support when Franchise asked everyone to raise their lighters as they payed tribute for friends who died two days prior. The concert simmered down a bit for Pete Butta to break down his setup so DJ The Alchemist could take over. The Alchemist followed Pete Butta’s lead to energize the crowd, but according to Domo Genesis’s boisterous remarks from behind the curtain, the energy was not yet enough to call the rapper out. Domo Genesis continued to challenge how excited the audience really was while The Alchemist played before finally charging onstage. He was already very lively, spouting a verse and almost catching everyone’s attention off guard, but the crowd immediately nodded along with the imperceptible lyrics. When he finished the first song, Domo Genesis took a moment to teach everyone the repetitive line for an obvious transition. The crowd was almost too ready to chant, “Hot soup in my motherfuckin bowl!” over and over again. Seemingly no one could resist shouting along, especially the fan in the side balcony flailing to the rhythm, even before the beat
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Pittsburgh-native Mac Miller returned to State Street, hyping the sold-out Orpheum during homecoming. dropped with monstrous bass. Domo Genesis must have really felt the awesome vibe. In another transition, Domo Genesis turned around to take a selfie with the crowd. Hands immediately went up as everyone tried to get a piece of the frame. After the second opening act, the concert again toned down, but the noise didn’t stay down for long. From an unknown source, everyone began chanting, “Mac! Mac! Mac!” with no noticeable intention to stop. But GoldLink and his DJ were clearly unphased, catching the audience’s energy at a peak and raising the bar even higher. By this point, the music was so loud that you could hardly understand the DJ when he said his name, but attention was all on the music. Everyone was compelled to dance and rock to the old and new pump-up rap party songs like “Jump” by Kriss Kross, “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool and “Work REMIX (feat. ASAP Rocky, Trinidad James, Schoolboy Q, French Montana)” by ASAP Ferg. GoldLink seemed to have fun wildly dancing across the stage with endless energy, and the audience followed along. Midway, an unknown person from backstage ran onstage to join the fun, his face covered by the blinding colored lights and a hood—perhaps Mac Miller himself was making a preview. Nonetheless, GoldLink rocked out for so long that you may have wondered if he came to perform or just party. After a handful of familiar songs, GoldLink finally settled centerstage to go into his own music. But the dancing soon recommenced. In a recent interview with NPR, GoldLink stated that he wants to create music for people to dance to; he most certainly brought the appropriate vibe for the concert.
When GoldLink finished, the crowd cheered for the night’s main act. The stage crew steadily came out to break down the two additional DJ stands. The process took much longer than anyone would have liked, and a gentleman from
the balcony began the chanting for Mac Miller once again. Everyone became anxious, but it only made Mac Miller’s emergence that much more momentous. First you heard the music, then came a misguiding spotlight and finally out ran Mac
Miller from the opposite side of the stage. He rapped two whole songs with a gleeful expression before introducing himself and acknowledging his gratitude for those who came. The giant alarm clock where the DJ played began to glow Mac Miller’s album title. The lights repeatedly changed colors while catching everyone in the audience. Cheering never stopped, cellphones were forever raised and petite girlfriends were constantly lifted for a view above everyone’s waving hands. Unlike the acts prior, not one person was seated. Mac Miller not only featured songs from his new album, GO:OD AM, but past work as well, to which much of the audience could sing along. He silenced all music so that everyone could voice the rhythm to his popular single “Donald Trump,” before bringing in the DJ. Mac Miller featured over ten songs for his entire performance, jumping back and forth between old music and new songs from his album. The rapper occupied the stage for over an hour with the crowd not dropping their excitement for a second. The opening acts did a stupendous job energizing the crowd, and Mac Miller fantastically carried everyone home. The concert was a success. With a full house, fantastic opening acts and a popular artist, what more could you ask for? Mac Miller made a significant impression in his performance, and kudos also go out to The Come-Up Boys, Domo Genesis, GoldLink and their awesome supportive DJs. Madison looks forward to another show like this one.
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Bringing out both Lion Babe and Brendan Reilly to sing their respective features, Disclosure’s first Madison show infected attendees with high-energy vibes and dancing.
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There’s a certain defining moment in a concert, a moment where every single individual present disappears into one synchronized mass of human energy. It is the “white whale” moment of live music, what perhaps every musician hopes to be able to inspire. Those of us who live and breathe live music chase it with a subconscious need akin to an addiction. The rush and feel of being in attendance for that visceral experience is like no other. Of all the concerts I’ve been to and live music I have lined up for, I have been privy to that only once in my life. Well, that is until last Wednesday. The first time I experienced the “white whale” moment, it was in the presence of legends. I traveled day and night all the way to Iowa to see three and a half hours of The Eagles. Savvy world traveler but actually poor college student that
I am, I took a bus there and back. I might have well been travelling the desert on camel back home for how unappealing such a journey was. I did it because I knew beyond a doubt that I’d come back, smelly and achy, having seen the best concert of my life, one that would make thousands forget where they even were. I had astronomical expectations, and they were met. It was a show I’ll never forget, but I’m not surprised about that—I wasn’t then, and I’m not now. I was surprised at every instant that proved again and again how I’ll always remember Disclosure’s concert at the Orpheum last Wednesday. They aren’t musical legends; they don’t even make rock music with which I solely identify. In many ways, they cannot be compared to the likes of The Eagles, but they do know how to spin musical magic. I’ve raved and ranted about the need to dance before. How could
I not fall in love with songs that have had me covert “Footloose” dancing anywhere that I could? I could not tell you how many times I’ve listened to “Latch” on repeat since 2013, how many dance-offs with my siblings or friends that I’ve had and how many times I’ve bonded with someone who discovered Disclosure just like I did. Finding out Disclosure was coming to Madison was not just anticipation for another new concert; it was personal this time around and so are the words I write about it. I was even prepared for the duo to be disappointing in concert, so sure was I in the knowledge that I’d enjoy seeing them regardless. Their music made me dance and that’s all you ever really need. What was unprecedented, however, was them turning the massive crowd of people into their instruments. They composed, played and spun and we moved. The brotherly duo, Howard and
Guy Lawrence, were regular kids like me one day, and all over the top charts the next. Their rise to fame has been so lightning-fast that their fanbase is still grappling to always be in the loop. Having launched with the likes of Sam Smith, and since made tracks with Lorde, Miguel and The Weeknd, they are seeping into the electronic music genre as fluidly as their tunes. Madison may have been one of their smaller venues within the leg of their world tour, but the performance was fit for thousands. All they had to do was step out that night and launch into “White Noise” and we all lost time. If it were possible for the layers of the human mind to be individually examined, I imagine what we’d learn is the exact tap and beat needed to make us feel. Disclosure tapped into that. Think of music that is tailor-made to have your pulse racing, for your feet to twist and turn. The kind that makes your eyes lose focus and your body
become one with every single living person losing themselves next to you. The way their music demands to be heard and felt in our bodies, the lights that surrounded them begged to be seen. With their lights changing with every song, “Latch” was accompanied by madness in the crowd and the signature outlines of a face on the stage. “When A Fire Starts To Burn” was reminiscent of that raw moment of dance and movement from the Matrix movies; animalistic is really the only way to describe it. “Hourglass,” featuring a live performance from Lion Babe, “Omen” and “Jaded” felt as inspired live as they were when first heard in their new album. What Disclosure attempted to capture from day one, the true spirit of house music that is an accolade to the great ones of ’80s and ’90s, is what allows them to drive their crowds insane with wanting, wanting to feel that rush again and wanting to latch again.
A cosign from Kanye West can be fortunate, but maybe for just a season JAKE WITZ We Gettin’ It
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hile his personality is constant in the public eye, Kanye West has put on many different hats and transformed his image within the music industry throughout his career. Starting off his legacy by producing hundreds of beats for some of the best hip-hop musicians of his time, he soon moved to rapping over his own beats and collaborating with the fresh talent coming up alongside him. Currently, he’s on a vicious path for world domination, with lines out the door just to pick up his latest shoe designs. One of Kanye’s trade secrets for staying relevant is his ability to collaborate with artists whose raw talent has yet to reach the greater population of music listeners. While Travis Scott is on his way to becoming a household hip-hop name, it was only a couple of years ago that he was an unknown production credit on Kanye’s last album, Yeezus. Scott is one of many artists that received the intangible Kanye seal of approval, and the question of whether that was the reason he’s entered hip-hop’s spotlight has yet to be answered. Some artists have gone on record to protest Kanye’s use of young talent. Last week, Young
Chop took to Instagram to express his feelings on Kanye West’s role in the Chicago music scene. “Kanye don’t make it no better, he use you and try to soak up everything n----- know,” Young Chop explained in a short video posted to his account. This isn’t the first time Young Chop publicized his disdain for West. In an interview with VladTV back in 2013, he explained that Kanye’s remix of “Don’t Like” originally felt like an appropriation of the real Chicago life that Chief Keef and Young Chop based the song on, though he didn’t feel the same way as he got older. The “Kanye co-sign” has become a contentious topic in the music industry. While Yeezus himself is capable of lifting a younger artist’s career to new heights with the flick of his hand, the aftermath doesn’t always follow suit. Chop’s main issue lay in the fact that Kanye never called him back for any future projects after his work with G.O.O.D Music and Yeezus. Kanye never stays in one place for too long, so it would make sense that he doesn’t stick around for former collaborators when new sounds
are on the horizon. Does that mean, though, that he owes something to those he used to work with? Is Kanye responsible for the success of those he tried to bring up? People can knock Kanye for a multitude of personality quirks, but nobody can question the innovation he’s brought to the table throughout his years as an artist. The 808s &
Heartbreak to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to Yeezus path is the most varied any artist has been in their creative direction since Björk went from Icelandic pop music to experimental electronic soundscapes in the ’90s. The reason such a distinct transformation over time was pulled off so effortlessly was because of Kanye’s never-ending desire for a youthful sound. He’s almost 40-years-old, yet he continues to run around the world as if he’s as young as the artists he’s “putting on.” This creates a conflict for artists that he interacts with that lie within a niche scene of music. Kanye collaborated with Young Chop at the peak of Chief Keef’s fame, when Chicago drill music was expected to take over the world. It would only be a few years later that Atlanta trap would take the world by storm, leaving drill music to live a quiet yet steady life within the confines of Chicago. Young Chop’s excellent production skills only work within the concept of drill music, so it would be illogical for Kanye to call him back while simultaneously working on avant-electronic beats with people like Arca and Skrillex. Some of the least successful Kanye co-signs are the ones who stick closest to him on a professional level. CyHi the Prynce and
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Consequence, both signees on Kanye’s label G.O.O.D Music, failed to make a name for themselves to such an extent that CyHi’s single which came out September 2015 has a meager 8,000 plays on Spotify, compared to the millions on his Cruel Summer features. Kanye’s relation to the fashion industry perfectly outlines his role in the music industry. The fashion industry has a ravenous appetite for the new and disruptive designers that will shape modern styles as we know them. In a globalized internet age, the cycle of finding new talent is viciously fast. As someone who was rocking Visvim shoes in 2007 on his personal blog, Kanye has the same hunger for fresh young ideas that often take years to become fully popularized after he’s had his fill. If artists can’t keep up with his vision, then there’s little point in continuing a cosign at all. If anything, the lack of contact from Kanye should only inspire Young Chop and other artists Kanye cosigns to rise up and prove their worth outside of his shadow. They were originally recruited to collaborate because of their own vision, and Kanye wore their style as if they were in-season clothes from the trendiest fashion houses. If that’s not a process that Young Chop wants to be a part of, then he has to prove his mettle by evolving alongside the ever-changing landscape of popular music. Do you think Kanye’s a god? Email Jake at jakey.witz@gmail.com.
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Badger coaches preview week ahead By Ben Pickman and Jessi Schoville The daily cardinal
Men’s Hockey
After a rough weekend for the Badgers, which saw them lose to both Boston College and Boston University by a combined score of 10-1, head coach Mike Eaves quickly answered any and all questions about his team’s goaltending situation. The answer for this week will be freshman Matt Jurusik, who played 56 minutes in relief in Friday night’s game against Boston College and saved a Wisconsin record 40 shots in the Badgers’ loss to Boston University the following evening. Eaves took many positives from last week’s blowout losses, but was especially pleased with his freshman goalie’s performance. “It was one of the positives that came out of the weekend, and we spoke about it right after the game with the guys,” Eaves said. He later added the growth shown by Matt Jurusik is the kind of performance he hopes to see from all his young players. The Badgers, led by Jurusik, play Ferris State on the road this weekend and Eaves is excited for the opportunity. “I’m glad we’re going on the road again, because it’s harder to win on the road, and it forces your focus to become greater,” he said. The Badgers (0-2-2) are yet to come out with a victory but Eaves remained optimistic that his team could go into a smaller rink, play a “simpler game,” and come out with a tough victory. “We don’t have the final result yet, but there’s good growth there, and we’ve got to keep pushing that and going in a good direction,” Eaves said.
Women’s Soccer
Currently riding a seven-game win streak, women’s soccer head coach Paula Wilkins was all
smiles as she addressed the media Monday afternoon. A mere month ago, her team had a losing record and was struggling to score goals. “We put ourselves behind the eight ball a bit,” Wilkins said of her team’s first month. Yet the Badgers (7-1-1 Big Ten, 10-4-3 overall) currently sit at the top of the Big Ten standings and are coming off a weekend that included major wins against Michigan and Michigan State. According to Wilkins, the reason her team has been so successful on offense is, ironically, the improvement of her team’s defense. “We’ve defended higher up on the field, able to win the ball higher, closer to our goal, and cause some goals in net in that fashion,” Wilkins said, later adding that the Badgers have “found the right combination of players.” Specifically citing the improvement of her midfield, which now consists of Victoria Pickett, Rose Lavelle, Kinley McNicoll and McKenna Meuer, Wilkins sees a clear improvement in the confidence and focus of her team and feels a unique and exciting energy pulsating in her locker room. Focus will be a theme of the upcoming week as the Badgers play the Maryland Terrapins, the doormat of the Big Ten. “They are probably the best last-place team in the conference,” Wilkins said. The Terrapins have yet to lose a Big Ten game by more than a goal and have four overtime losses as well. Wilkins acknowledged that because of Alex Anthony, the leading goal scorer in the Big Ten, the Terps can be very dangerous. Nonetheless, Wilkins is excited for the challenge. “It’s an opportunity to be great,” she said. “We’re going to have to be great.”
Football
This past week was the Badgers’ (2-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall) homecoming and junior running back Corey Clement had his own homecoming of sorts when he returned to the team despite not seeing any live game action. When asked about the outlook surrounding the sidelined star head coach Paul Chryst explained, “I think with Corey, he’s ahead of what people thought, and he was excited to be back in uniform; I think that’s part of it. He was one of the first guys onto the field and I’m looking forward to him practicing this week and really seeing how it goes for him.” Fellow running back, redshirt junior Dare Ogunbowale, is also looking forward to the return of his teammate. “He’s been itching since he got back from surgery, he’s the one that held himself out of the game…He just wants to make sure he’s 100 percent healthy,” Ogunbowale said. Even though Ogunbowale will unavoidably lose carries with the return of Clement, he expressed his admiration and appreciation of Clement’s ability to contribute. “I definitely want Corey back, he’s one of the better players that I’ve seen. He’s a very special player and he’s going to help us win games…I know where I want our team to go and Corey is a piece we need to get there,” Ogunbowale said.
Women’s Hockey
No. 3 Wisconsin (4-0-0 WCHA, 6-0-0 overall) is returning to LaBahn Arena this weekend after coming off another sweep and back-to-back shutouts in which the Badgers outscored WCHA adversary St. Cloud State 7-0 in two games. The Badgers will welcome No. 6 Bemidji State (3-01, 6-0-2) to Madison for games Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Head coach Mark Johnson knows what Bemidji is capable of and knows his team is in for a much bigger test this weekend.
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The Badgers are still in search of their first win in the 2015-’16 season. “Obviously with Bemidji coming in, as we saw last year with them, especially the second half of the season, very strong team, well coached, play with a lot of confidence, and they certainly are off to a great start and ranked, I believe, sixth or seventh in the country at this time. It will be a good series, Friday and Saturday, and certainly it will be the biggest test we have had up to this point in our season,” Johnson said. Bemidji has been powered by senior leadership and showed promise as an up-and-coming program in last year’s post season. “Their senior class, this is their fourth year, they are certainly not intimidated by anybody, they have had confidence, and they’ve won a bunch of games, and certainly last year beating Minnesota in our playoff bodes well for, you know, their program, and certainly [head coach] Jim [Scanlan] has done a great job,” Johnson said.
Volleyball
It was a rough weekend for Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 12-6 overall) as it dropped a pair of games in the Border Battle with Minnesota (7-1, 15-3). Head coach Kelly Sheffield
summed up the disappointing weekend with his opening statement. “Coming off a week where we played Minnesota twice and statistically those looked like two real even teams, pretty much the same hitting percentage, same amount of digs, same number of blocks. At the end of the day, we went 0-2 against those guys,” Sheffield said. He continued, stating, “I thought we were better than what we were previously, and that’s kind of the goal, but at the end of the day, I don’t think anybody is real happy about going 0-2 during a week.” The Badgers are heading into more Big Ten competition with the Iowa Hawkeyes (0-8, 10-11) and the No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1, 16-2) up next on the schedule. Sheffield is looking forward to practice in the meantime. “We play a Friday-Saturday, which means this week and the following week will be a little bit longer, and, to me, being in the gym is so critical to development, much more so than being able to sit there in the film room. We’ve got a few days off. We didn’t get back until 4 in the morning after that late match, so those guys were just recovering yesterday,” Sheffield said.
Iowa’s shot at the top is not as far-fetched as it may sound Rushad Machhi breaking shad
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e may actually be nearing the apocalypse. Think about it: We are living in a world where Donald Trump is a leading presidential candidate, and the University of Iowa football team has an extremely high chance of finishing the regular season undefeated. If it’s hard for you to comprehend putting the words “undefeated” and “Kirk Ferentz” into the same sentence, I’m right there with you. However, the Hawkeyes’ head coach threw some liquid nitrogen onto his hot seat and has the Hawkeyes primed for a Big Ten West division title, and maybe, just maybe, even more. Forrealz? Yes, forrealz. The roll the Hawkeyes are on right now has shades of a 2009 season, one that rewarded Ferentz with what still seems like a ridiculous contract, even if this season resurrects his career.
That year, a senior-laden group, charged up by what is still a hardto-fathom 11th-ranked 2015 recruiting class per Rivals.com, claimed the Hawkeyes most successful season under Ferentz, culminating in a BCS bowl victory over Georgia Tech. Their recipe? A top 10 ranked defense coupled with a steady offense. If that sounds familiar, it’s kind of the exact same thing this year’s team is doing. The 2009 unit finished the season ranked eighth and 10th nationally in scoring defense and yards allowed per game, respectively. This season, their defense is 10th and 12th in the same categories, respectively. They especially get it done by stopping the run, allowing less than 75 yards per game, and forcing teams to pass, where the secondary, led by junior cornerback Desmond King, leads the Big Ten in interceptions with nine on the season. King has especially been opportunistic in that regard, leading the team with six interceptions, the second-most picks in the nation. The Hawkeyes defense does a good job handing the ball back to their offense, which has
been rock solid all season. Led by senior running back Jordan Canzeri and junior quarterback C.J. Beathard, the Hawkeyes have gotten it done both on the ground and through the air thus far, boasting a very balanced attack. A Canzeri-led rushing attack has already accumulated over 1,500 yards on the season with over five yards per carry, generating 18 touchdowns on the ground in the process. Even when Canzeri went down this past weekend with an ankle sprain, sophomore Akrum Wadley picked up the slack, rushing for over 200 yards and four touchdowns. However, running the ball had never been much of a problem over the last few mediocre years for Iowa, as the offensive problems mainly stemmed from an inconsistent passing attack. Beathard has definitely steadied that, completing over 60 percent of his passes while only throwing three interceptions versus nine touchdowns. This kind of offensive balance, plus a fearsome defense, should allow Iowa an easy path into the Big Ten
championship game from here, but could the Hawkeyes be on to even bigger and better places? The Hawkeyes should be favored heavily in every remaining regular season game on their schedule, with a home game against Minnesota and an away game at Nebraska being their “toughest” hurdles from here on out. That being said, if the Hawkeyes do get into the Big Ten championship game, their chances of leaving Indianapolis unscathed remain small, as any of the three likely teams they’ll face (Ohio State, Michigan State or Michigan) will most likely be heavily favored. Still, this Iowa team is definitely no pushover, and it would certainly be surprising if it got blown out last year the same way Wisconsin did in the title game. It would equally surprise me if they won, but let’s imagine a world in which Iowa does win the title game and sits undefeated at 13-0. Suddenly, Iowa would have an enormous case to make the Playoff. While the Big Ten West will never be mistaken for the SEC
West, the Hawkeyes did beat every team that was put in front of them, and the strength of their conference is certainly not their fault. Iowa should also earn some points for having a nonconference schedule that included defeats of two Power Five schools. While Iowa State might resemble a MAC school more than a Big 12 school, Pittsburgh appears to be a pretty solid resume booster, as the Panthers are undefeated outside of their blemish against Iowa and could earn the ACC Atlantic division title. While Iowa will not get in to the Playoff over undefeated ACC or Big 12 teams, or one-loss Pac 12 or SEC teams, an undefeated Hawkeyes team would certainly deserve a spot if there are not four teams who meet those criteria. At the beginning of the season, the mere whisper of a College Football Playoff bid would incite laughter, but not anymore, as this Iowa team looks to have the goods to make possible an improbable run. Email Rushad at machhi@wisc. edu and let him know if Iowa is for real.