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Bringing multicultural Badgers home Story by Andrew Bahl The pomp and circumstance of homecoming week is colored by scores of red and white balloons and flowers, hoards of alumni returning to their old stomping grounds and a slate of events celebrating all things UW-Madison. But despite being one of the most enduring traditions on campus, homecoming has not always been as representative and inclusive as it could be, according to Tracy WilliamsMaclin, the Wisconsin Alumni Association Director of Diversity and Inclusion. The fact that UW-Madison has historically been a predominantly white institution means the majority of faces seen throughout homecoming weekend share a similar complexion, potentially alienating important groups of alumni. “The Wisconsin Alumni Association admits that we have managed events in a way that didn’t resonate with diverse alumni,” WilliamsMaclin said. “Homecoming has always been a great event
but we need to think about all the different types of people who make up the university. It should be for everyone, not just the majority.” For this reason, homecoming organizers tried to create a more robust lineup of multicultural events this year. New Multicultural Student Center Director Joshua Johnson said the group specifically focused on creating sustainable events.
“To see people from your background doing great things is inspiring.” Tracy Williams-Maclin director of diversity and inclusion wisconsin alumni association
“Multicultural homecomings have been off and on for years,” Johnson said. “Last year the MSC was very involved in helping to get [multicultural homecoming] off the ground and people said it was successful.” Last year’s success encouraged the WAA to expand its offerings this year. Events will range from a wel-
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come reception and a football game-watch party to a dance competition organized by the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The focal point of the programming will come Saturday afternoon at a forum designed to highlight diversity efforts on campus. Winslow Sargeant, the Small Business Administration chief counsel for advocacy, will deliver a keynote address at the forum. In addition, there will be an overview of campus organizations that promote diversity and tours of campus resources. The WAA partnered with various students groups, including First Wave, the Multicultural Student Center and the UW Office of Diversity to try and form relationships with alumni and foster connections between alumni and current students. Organizers hope a career networking panel will connect current multicultural students with alumni who can act as mentors and create a continued sense of community as those students graduate and move forward with their careers. Johnson considers these types of relationships crucial to building and maintaining diver-
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sity on campus. “Wisconsin is a predominantly white school and it can be hard for [minority] students to feel connected,” Johnson said. “For them to hear what it means to graduate and enter the job force where there may not be as many people like you is important.”
“It should be for everyone, not just the majority.”
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Williams-Maclin and Johnson agree establishing a network between the MSC and the WAA is a critical pipeline to turn those hopes into a reality. “We want undergraduate [students] to envision what they can become,” Williams-Maclin said. “Knowing that our campus is not very diverse, to see people from your background doing great things is inspiring.” Additionally, the homecoming committee has been too cul-
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turally homogenous in the past, according to Williams-Maclin. “With that, the perspective is going to be a certain way because many groups aren’t involved,” she said. Therefore, a long-term goal of organizers is to create a more diverse homecoming committee that will make events throughout the entire week more inclusive and will render separate multicultural events unnecessary. “Making the committee more diverse would spur conversation and create different perspectives of doing things and allow for a more open environment,” Williams-Maclin said. While Homecoming may come around only one weekend each year, Johnson considers the programming necessary to furthering year-round diversity efforts on campus. “It can be harder for minority students to find community on campus, to grow that strong connection to being a Badger,” Johnson said. “We want to ensure people have positive memories and for them to feel as though they have a community to help them be successful moving forward.”
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UW students ‘Make Bo Pay,’ raise funds for cancer research By Nicole Hurley THE DAILY CARDINAL
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A UW-Madison student prepares to take a half-court shot during the third annual Shooting Down Cancer fundraiser hosted by men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan.
For students like junior Becca Mischel, Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan’s Shooting Down Cancer means more than meeting Wisconsin’s basketball players and taking advantage of the event’s free t-shirts, food and other giveaways. “My dad was a huge Badger Basketball fan, so I started watching [the games] with him when I was eight. We watched every game together, it was a huge deal in my house,” Mischel said. “Later, my dad actually passed away from cancer.” Ryan started the benefit to honor families just like Mischel’s. “There are so many families that I’ve seen devastated by cancer. We all have,” Ryan said. “I just figured if we can do anything to help the cause, let’s do it!” Following his own advice, Ryan joined a campaign called Coaches vs. Cancer and held the first Shooting Down Cancer event three years ago. For one afternoon each year, UW-Madison students join his team and step onto the Kohl Center’s court to take a shot at the hoop and Ryan’s wallet. Ryan and his wife Kelly
pledged to donate a dollar for every student in attendance, $10 for each successful free throw and $1,000 for every successful half-court shot, with all proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. The Wednesday benefit, which brought in $53,355 from the students in attendance, ultimately raised more than $275,000 with matching gifts. Shooting Down Cancer raised $41,279 in 2012 and $66,150 in 2013. Last year, sophomore Curt Hogg left the Kohl Center after missing both half-court and free throw attempts. He returned this year to become one of the students to sink both his free-throw and half-court shot. “I felt like Ben Brust out there, chucking the half court shot in,” Hogg said. “Living out the dream!” Both Hogg and Ryan anticipate Shooting Down Cancer will continue for years to come. “We are the number one [fundraising] school in the country within Coaches vs. Cancer,” Ryan said. After leading his team of regional champions to the NCAA Final Four Championship this past season, it looks like Ryan has another title to defend.
Director of Recreational Sports updates Student Council on Master Plan By Maija Inveiss THE DAILY CARDINAL
John Horn, the Director of Recreational Sports, gave an update on the progress of the Rec Sports Master Plan, a student-supported plan passed through an Associated Students of Madison referendum, at a Student Council meeting Wednesday. The Master Plan focuses on the Near West Fields, Southeast Recreational Facility, Natatorium and Near East Fields renovation. Last spring, students passed the Rec Sports Master Plan through an ASM referendum. Horn said out of the 14,000 students that voted, more than 12,000 supported the plan. The Master Plan will be implemented in two phases. The funding for the Near West Fields in the first phase is established, but the architect and engineer have not been finalized, Horn said. “What we want to be able to do is provide students with the first space of this Master Plan to be used as soon as possible,” Horn said. “We are ready to go, we’re excited. We can’t wait to share this with students.” Horn said he expects to present the plans for the SERF to the Board of Regents in December. According to
Horn, the facility outlived its usefulness after consistent use by 83 percent of the student body. “It was not built to have 850,000 uses per year. It was built for about half of that. We’re operating on about 200 percent of its capacity,” Horn said. Horn said he anticipates a long process for the creation of the SERF, with two years to design and two years to construct. One of the large focuses in the Master Plan is sustainability. Horn said the division wants to make sure regardless of design to receive a Silver Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design certification, a certification that focuses on sustainable building efforts. The implementation process will involve environmental impact tests and recycled demolition materials. Horn believes the Near West Fields will have a larger focus on sustainability concerns than design. Horn said he hopes to have student involvement throughout the implementation of the plan especially through the ASM committee. “I think that students, when they get motivated about something, they consider it a priority and they get a lot of things done,” Horn said.
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The nationwide bus tour aims to support Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton, a potential candidate in the 2016 presidential elections, and gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
‘Ready for Hillary’ campaign tour bus arrives in Madison The nationwide Ready for Hillary bus tour stopped in Madison Wednesday to drum up support both for ex-New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s potential 2016 presidential campaign and for Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke. Representatives from the Ready for Hillary super PAC, as well as volunteers from UW-Madison’s College Democrats, handed out promotional materials and encouraged students to support Clinton and Burke. “The governor’s race in Wisconsin has a lot at stake,” Ready for Hillary
Communications Director Seth Bringman said. “We wanted to come with the message that if you support Hillary Clinton, get out there and support Mary Burke as well.” College Democrats press secretary Lizzy Schounard said she also sees the event as a way to rally student support for Burke as the Nov. 4 election draws closer. “We’re hoping that this will attract like-minded progressive people who will be willing to help elect Mary Burke,” Schounard said. “We’re trying to get people who may not be engaged with College Democrats but who are interested in Hillary to support
Mary as well.” Bringman sees both UW-Madison and the city as a whole as important bases of support for both candidates. “Madison has always been a democratic stronghold, and that will be important going forward,” he said. “Students have been a huge part of our movement, both for the 2014 [election] and looking forward to 2016.” The bus tour is part of a grassroots effort by the super PAC to reach out to Democrats in states with competitive elections. The bus will next stop in Minnesota, Illinois and North Carolina. —Andrew Bahl
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Meet David ‘Arjuna’ Meinert By Hallie Mellendorf THE DAILY CARDINAL
As the days grow colder, the increasingly monotonous walk down State Street has been brightened for many by the clear, resounding sound of trumpet music. These strident melodies are the work of David “Arjuna” Meinert, a Madison-born musician who has been playing the trumpet for several decades. Meinert’s colorful personality is rivaled only by his appearance. He is decorated with several necklaces, multiple silver rings on each hand and a red music note-patterned tie. Just by looking at him, one may not believe the trumpeter has ever experienced homelessness. After graduating from the Monona Grove School District, Meinert studied jazz under renowned UW-Madison music professor Jimmy Cheatham. “I learned incredible art,” Meinert said. “That was all I wanted to do from sunup to sunset, was play rhythm and blues.”
In the 1970s Meinert took his talents to Harlem, New York. He began playing Puerto Rican salsa music in the Hispanic district where he became known as “El Diablo Blanco,” or “The White Devil.”
“That was all I wanted to do from sunup to sunset, was play rhythm and blues.” David “Arjuna” Meinert trumpet player madison
Meinert said his happiest music memory is playing in those bars. He can still recall the names of each band member. By 1992, the Harlem music scene had grown less glamorous to Meinert. He had become addicted to crack cocaine and was spending his nights in homeless shelters. Meinert’s circumstances were made more challenging by
his struggle with bipolar disorder, which he developed during his early years in Harlem. Meinert knew he needed to return home when he fell violently ill, spitting up black blood because he had contracted tuberculosis. With the help and financial support of his older sister, Meinert returned to Madison and underwent treatment. Today, a healthy Meinert takes pleasure in gracing the citizens of Madison with his musical talents, but his experiences in Harlem gave him a different perspective on homelessness. “Do you know why homeless people exist?” Meinert asked. “Every one of them is a product, a son or a daughter of mental illness.” But when asked what his biggest personal struggle with mental illness has been, his answer was surprising. “Nothing. I have no trouble with being a manic depressant,” Meinert said. “I have never felt sorry, I have fought my way through everything.”
Lack of substance abuse services and lack of proper treatment for mental illnesses are the
third and fourth leading causes of homelessness, respectively.
—U.S. Conference of Mayors Individuals who suffer from mental illnesses annually make an average of
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Trumpeter David “Arjuna” Meinert fills State Street with the melodious rhythm and blues he learned to play at UW-Madison.
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Dave Arnold speaks to UW-Madison students and community members during the semester’s second DLS lecture.
Food science writer Dave Arnold visits UW-Madison By James Moes THE DAILY CARDINAL
Culinary innovator Dave Arnold spoke with UW-Madison students and community members about new techniques and changing culinary mindsets Wednesday. Continuing the semester’s Distinguished Lecture Series, Arnold shared his love of combining food and technology by discussing his soonto-be-released book “Liquid Intelligence” and demonstrating new culinary approaches. He began his lecture by explaining the importance of “cooking analytically,” stressing the importance of adapting to new cooking technology and trusting one’s intuitions in the kitchen. Arnold made the value of intuitions apparent by demonstrating the difference between eggs cooked at different temperatures with an immersion circulator, which he described as the “biggest revolution in cooking in the last several hundred years”. Immersion circulators, which are excellent for precise low-temperature cooking, can be used to prepare foods over long periods of time. He cooked the eggs for the same period of time in the circulators, and only changed the temperatures at which they were cooked. He proved that by changing the temperature only
Joint West Campus Area Committee reviews future improvements to campus By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL
UW-Madison will see major campus changes on campus in upcoming years under the 2015 to 2017 university capital budgetary plans that Madison’s Joint West Campus Area Committee discussed at a meeting Wednesday. Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Management Bill Elvey came to the committee with a presentation on the university’s capital budget overview for 2015 to 2017, which included renovations and additions to numerous buildings
on campus. The Southeast Recreational Facility upgrade was a topic that Elvey said students heavily supported. The SERF is one part of the $223 million Rec Sports Master Plan intended to improve various recreational facilities currently on campus. Campus officials plan to introduce a NCAA Division I pool with spectator seating and a diving well in the SERF. “That whole facility is at the end of its useful life even though it’s only 30 something years old,” Elvey said. “All the systems in
there need to be replaced.” Campus officials are awaiting approval from the Board of Regents at a meeting in December to select a design team and initiate architectural plans. Elvey said officials are hoping to begin construction in the spring of 2015. In addition to SERF improvements, the committee also discussed upgrading the Near West Fields. “The drains are so poor on the side that 40 to 50 percent of the activities that are scheduled out there are canceled sometimes for
days at a time after we get a rain storm,” Elvey said. “The proposal is that these will be converted into synthetic turf fields.” The approximately $6.7 million project will also include drains that are expected to retain more water after rainfalls and a new design of the five fields that will facilitate an overlaying championship field. The committee also discussed improving the Chemistry Building, a $107,760,000 project alone, because of outdated technology and limited lecture space for students.
by one or two degrees Celsius the consistency of the egg would be completely different. These circulators can also cook a piece of meat for days without overcooking it, a fact that opposes standard culinary conventions, Arnold said. “Proteins, in fact, will not overcook. They won’t. As long as you don’t exceed a specific temperature,” he explained. “It is really a function of temperature that determines whether or not something is going to be moist or it’s going to be dry.” Using a vacuum sealer to expand and collapse a marshmallow, Arnold also touched on the fact that many cooks struggle with air trapped inside the food they are preparing. “The food that we use has hidden air on the inside,” he said. “It’s difficult to get that air out … and the air also has a difficult time getting back in.” Other topics Arnold discussed were the distinction between boiling point and cooking pressure, the flawed use of oil as an effective heat conductor and the overall importance of understanding the connection between cooking intuitions and practice. “You learn much faster with your hands and with your experience if they’re connected to an idea of what’s going on,” he said.
Obama to endorse Burke Tuesday President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Milwaukee Tuesday to support gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke. Burke, a former CEO of Trek Bicycle Corp, will be running against incumbent Gov. Scott Walker Nov. 4. No specific time or place has been released for Obama’s visit.
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o I want to talk a little about definitions. Mostly, I want to talk about the fact that TV and movies are, more and more, the same thing, sort of? Because they maybe weren’t so different in the first place? But all that comes later. First, we have to talk about comic books. See, if you were worried that society was going to run out of superhero films then what the hell were you even thinking. Marvel has you covered through like 2020 for a while now, and DC recently released a full, impossibly specific slate of their own (picking a release date before you have a script? Cool, cool idea guys). And of course they’re using the “Marvel method” of universebuilding, super-group crossovers and standalone films, while finally (FINALLY) updating it by giving us people of color and female superheroes (and a gay actor playing the Flash, which is pretty rad). Which is a big deal, because it guarantees that these characters are finally set to be in the spotlight for at least the foreseeable future. Regardless of how much ugly backlash Wonder Woman is going to get (let’s be real, there
are parts of the Internet that were going to hate it from day one), the Amazonian princess is going to be in at least four to five massive mainstream films. But whether DC is actually committed to increasing visibility and representation for marginalized folk in Hollywood blockbusters, or making a cynical play at having their “thing” that lets them compete with Marvel (can we please be optimists and hope for the first?) the fact is the serialization of these films can be viewed as an extension of the way people have been telling stories for years. Comic books (or graphic novels) have existed in expansive, installment based universes for about as long as they’ve been written. And films obviously aren’t new to the idea of sequels/follow-ups either. The third upcoming, massive Marvel-style universe debuting soon is Disney’s reboot of Star Wars, which if you remember is sort of the film that put this whole serialization of movies thing into the mainstream way back in 1977. And you could even argue that Peter Jackson’s approach to the Tolkeinverse is in this vein. This is in fact ancient history, it’s epic storytelling a la Odysseus or Gilgamesh. It’s a way that people have communicated, and it works, and we’re finally starting to realize that the barriers between this type of storytelling and the more self-
contained, short storyish mode that most films work in is much, much more permeable than people have pretended it was. Because really, it comes down to the story being told. To pull some examples from Russian literature (because why not), Richard Ayoade’s recent adaptation of Dostoevsky’s short story “The Double” fits perfectly, snuggly into a 90-minute runtime, but a true adaptation of “The Brothers Karamazov” would be a truly epic undertaking as a feature. As an HBO mini-series though, it would be fantastic. And most importantly, it would be truer to the source and the idea, and it would all still be Dostoevsky. To use Tolstoy, the short story “Three Deaths” could stand as its own film, but “War and Peace” (which has been adapted as a 4+ hour film in the past) or “Boyhood” would need an episodic, quote unquote TV-type adaptation. And hey, speaking of “Boyhood,” you know how people lost their bananas over Richard Linklater’s (admittedly wonderful) film? It was awesome and perfect as its own standalone world, but the “growing up onscreen” trick had sort of already been performed, over a longer time frame, by the cast of the Harry Potter universe. And it’ll happen again as we watch Marvel’s heroes age over the next 10+ years, and it’s been
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happening to the cast of Game of Thrones (and will continue to). So, deluge of examples aside, what does this all mean? Basically, there’s no more credibility in this silly idea that film and TV are two clearly defined, delineated media platforms, which need to, or even can, be kept separate. Which brings me back to definitions. Because really, the technology that “television” referred to is looking pretty outdated, and the physical object of “film” is rapidly going extinct. HBO recently gave people the option to opt out of a cable subscription and enjoy their fine products exclusively online, and as independent film distribution becomes more and more democratic, the internet is going to become more and more of an option. So technologically, and narratively, everything is equitable. Each of Wes Anderson’s films could never be expanded into their own shows, but laid end to end they look a hell of a lot like a series; “True Detective” is apparently taking the anthology, one self-contained story per season approach to TV. How are the two ideas any different, beyond one wanting to stretch its legs a little more? And both choices are right for the material. The point here is everything is just stories, when we get down to it, and we need to stop acting like one way of telling a story is bet-
ter than another. “The Odyssey” vs. “2001: A Space Odyssey,” it doesn’t matter. What does matter is that we value, and think about the stories themselves, and in this regard the “everything is everything” attitude of internet distribution is beautiful, because it gives us a chance to talk back. For better or worse, the performance of the “Wonder Woman” film is going to determine the way Hollywood makes movies about women, and whether or not it views them as able to lead a major motion picture. Which is, on the one hand, incredibly sad and sexist and greed driven and part of a lot of problems that filmmaking at large has. But it also gives us an opportunity to demand that they do this right. If DC messes up and makes a pandering, cynical attempt to “cash in” on people who want equal representation for people who aren’t white dudes named Chris (c’mon, Marvel), we can tell them that. There will be a conversation, and everyone can be a part of it, because everything is equal (or to quote one of my favorite films of the year, everything is awesome). All these definitions and barriers are gone now. We get to demand better. Do you believe the future is bright for permeable storytelling? Tell Austin yourself at wellens@wisc.edu
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ACROSS 1 Chocolate-yielding tree 6 “Chop-chop” 10 Like the Great Plains 14 Ivy League member 15 Santa ___, California 16 Part of an archipelago 17 Bristlelike parts 18 Famous physicist Niels 19 Cookbook direction 20 Navigate, in a way 23 Sharp cheese 25 “America the Beautiful” ender 26 Whiskey type 27 “___ the land of the free ...” 28 One in a suit 29 Cow’s chew 31 Austrian heights 33 Munched on 35 Gave cough medicine to, e.g. 39 Second-string QB, often 43 Roll in school 44 Baby’s word 45 Very uncommon 46 Wee amount 48 Kind of room 50 Comedian’s date 51 Latish lunchtime
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1 3 Monosyllabic, perhaps 21 Region opposite Hong Kong 22 Certain Arabian 23 Team leader 24 Common greeting 30 Active individual 32 Primer pup 34 A bit of work 36 Sashayed or strutted 37 Spine-chilling 38 Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff 40 Cheer at the Met 41 House or home 42 ___ for (substantiate) 47 Company on the Web 49 More immune to sound 51 Pizza slices, often 52 Nightingale, notably 53 Small ornamental cases 55 “___ Did Our Love Go” (Supremes hit) 57 Comment to the audience 59 Heavy, durable furniture wood 60 Spherical cheese 64 Tall bird 65 “Wailing” instrument, briefly
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Jogger’s confidence unswayed despite lack of stylish activewear By Dylan Anderson The Daily Cardinal
Although she was not clothed in any trendy athletic clothing, local woman Carolyn Bailey completed her run along Lakeshore Path Wednesday with unwavering confidence throughout. Bailey, a UW sophomore, miraculously maintained a perfectly adequate level of self-esteem and felt completely sure of herself for the entire duration of her 3.1 mile run while wearing zero fashionable pieces of activewear. Her outfit consisted of high school gym shorts, a Milwaukee Brewers T-shirt and some ragged New Balance sneakers, none of which could be considered even remotely chic. “This chick literally just ran by me looking like a piece of absolute trash,” eyewitness jogger and temporary fashion critic Alyssa Heinz said. “Weird thing was, she didn’t even seem to know it. She just kept running while somehow not looking at all sorry for herself.” According to some of the homeless who regularly frequent the path, this was an extremely unusual occurrence, but not for Bailey. “Most of them girls come whizzing past with all that shiny colorful shit on, smirking like they own the place,” a man who identified himself as ‘Grizz’ told Cardinal
reporters. “But not this one. She just wears any old clothes, a little like myself ya see? She’s a real speed demon too.” Even expert social analysts could not explain the conundrum. “People who look better feel better,” UW-Madison psychology professor Lawrence Nielsen said. “But this case defies hundreds of years of what we thought was proven research. Any logical medical analysis would conclude that this woman, based on her appearance, is severely depressed, possibly suicidal even. But she checked out just fine!” When reached for comment, Bailey seemed to be surprisingly aware of her horrendous fashion blunder and remarkably content with it. “All of the other girls running out here look like they’re from outer space with their neon Nike products and what not,” Bailey said with a tone that expressed pure and unrelenting confidence. “But that’s not really what exercising is about to me.” Sources confirmed that in another shocking development, Bailey again defied all means of common sense by taking her phone out of her pocket after her run and placing it back in without snapping any photos of herself for Instagram.
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Maxwell D. Levine claims he lives off campus with his wife and children. But his students aren’t buying his story.
Reclusive professor to speak publicly for first time in two days By Alex Tucker The Daily Cardinal
Prolific history professor and notorious recluse Maxwell D. Levine shocked students Tuesday when he announced he would “see them on Thursday.” Although the professor has yet to miss a class this semester, the majority of his 93 students reported they would be surprised to see Levine outside his Humanities office. “He seems really at home in the building,” said junior Kevin Eckhart. “The students can tell he’s right where he belongs.” Dean of Students Lori Berquam confirmed students’ suspicion: According to her, all University of WisconsinMadison instructors are required to live in on-campus housing. Professors with seniority are often awarded singles. “We usually contain … or, um, house them in Lakeshore, or Barnard as a last resort,” said Berquam. “Levine is one of the exceptions. We let him live in his office.”
Students believe the solitary hermit enjoys spending absolutely 100 percent of his time in campus’ ugliest building, although Levine denies the allegations. “I have a home and a family,” the lonely Ming Dynasty expert said calmly. “We live in Middleton and I drive to campus every Tuesday and Thursday morning.” Students acknowledge Levine hasn’t missed office hours once, proving his exclusive relationship with the Humanities fourth floor. According to junior Brad Stern, the bed in Levine’s office is a “dead giveaway.” “I do not live in my office,” Levine repeated to his class Thursday. His statement was met with guffaws and knowing winks. “Oh yeah, he lives up there,” confirmed janitor Sam McHenry. “The door is always locked. With a deadbolt. You almost feel bad for him, all alone up there, day in and day out.” At press time, Levine was spotted collecting mail from a P.O. Box labeled 455 N. Park St., Apt. 4118.
Almastat: What are Governor Scott Walker and challenger Mary Burke doing to gain an edge? Compiled by Brett Klinkner The Daily cardinal
Burke:
Walker:
—TP’ing the governor’s mansion
—Practicing a few magic tricks to show off at the next public debate
—Running attack ads on local television stations asking the public whether it can really trust a man with a micro-penis to govern anything
—Just sitting back and letting the Koch brothers do their thing
—Releasing hip-hop tracks such as ‘The Burke Twerk,’ ‘FillibustA-Nut’ and ‘Scotty da Fuckboi (Scott Walker Diss)’ to appeal to voters in younger and more “urban” demographics —Cutting Mrs. Walker’s brake lines to really rattle Scott —Landing Vice President Joe Biden to play the Robin Thicke role in ‘The Burke Twerk’ music video —Leaking Walker’s uncovered personal diaries and poem collection
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—Reminding everyone that she never dropped out of Marquette, and didn’t even consider going there —Cradling, comforting and reading bedtime stories to a different union worker each night
—Watching the documentary, Mitt on Netflix (*watching half of Mitt before surrendering to an Ancient Extraterrestrials binge) —Once-and-for-all learning how to tie his shoes —Hosing down the ol’ Capitol protestors —Brushing up on the ‘Governor’ Wikipedia page —Praying, of course, as God has a plan and that plan doesn’t involve no girl takin’ over for Big Scotty —Buying everyone Ian’s Pizza, as that seemed to work pretty well in 2010 —Crank calling progressive political organizations —Ramping up the bigotry for the home stretch
opinion Do not stop at police body cameras view Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage.
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n the new millennium, we can watch a police officer kill a citizen as easily as we can start a Netflix trial. These past few years of headlines, from Florida to Ferguson and beyond, have served as an archive of wrongdoing: a grandparent being beaten into the soil, black children being shot down in their neighborhoods, peaceful protestors swallowing tear gas in the night. America has swallowed its tax dollars into a whirlpool of distrust, time and again, leaving citizens clamoring for relief from the ailment of a system they can no longer trust. More and more, a camera has been present in the eye of the storm. The body camera has risen as one of the most popular suggestions to improve accountability and document misconduct in police forces across the country. In the context of Madison, this would prove to be a worthy addition. As the dashboard camera has become an integral part of police work, accompanied by the security cameras aligning the State Street area, a citywide implementation of body
cameras can provide a more comprehensive picture of police work that can ease us of speculation and increase awareness of misconduct. The Police Foundation’s breakout report on the Rialto, California trials notes a 60 percent drop in useof-force incidents and an 88 percent drop in complaints when cameras were tested. This finding, as well as a nationwide outcry in wake of the deaths of Michael Brown, Kajieme Powell and many others, has led to more departments giving the cameras an experimental round of trials across the country. More numbers have not been brought to fruition just yet, but there will be more evidence to clear the skepticism if body cameras become more normalized. If officers like Michael Vagnini, and others in the District 5 antigang unit in Milwaukee, wore body cameras, perhaps 47 people would not have had reason to sue the city over illegal, racially motivated strip searches dating back to 2008. The same may apply for the officers who tased and publicly humiliated Chris Lollie in St. Paul last January for sitting down in a bank lounge while
waiting for his children to exit daycare. The second of which gave yet another firsthand account of black men being discriminated against in policing; Lollie documented his own arrest and was later cleared of all charges. Furthermore, the Department of Justice published a report this year with suggestions on how to effectively implement these systems, and how to navigate issues of consent, storage and privacy. That report can serve as a baseline for any weary departments who are unsure how to manage such a program effectively. It would give us extreme pleasure to say that body cameras are the godsend to end this streak of bloodshed. That is not true for several reasons: the first being a question of agency. How will footage be stored, and for how long? The footage obtained from these cameras should be handled and stored by agencies independent of the government to prevent internal corruption in light of “corrupted” or “lost” data in controversial cases. These agencies should hold the data for a period long enough to give time for an investigation to potentially unfold, with a similar system to dispose of data that is deemed unhelpful or unnecessary to keep accountability in check. The next question is a matter of privacy: if we want a boy like Michael Brown to move to college
instead of a casket in Missouri, and a daughter like Aiyana Jones to go to sleep instead of being shot down at age seven in a raid in Detroit, we as citizens should deem their lives enough to sacrifice a bit more of our privacy in the hope that the police we are supposed to entrust will not continue to betray us any longer. And although we wish it were true, a camera does not singlehandedly eliminate the systematic oppression that has been packed into how our law enforcement agencies have dealt with us for decades on end. Corrupt officers will undoubtedly find ways to maneuver around and manipulate the new systems to their advantage if they please, but what will the legal precedent be for dealing with officers who do so? How much will more video evidence reduce the benefit of the doubt the police usually carry in legal incidents without video evidence? A camera is supposed to protect the people as well as the police, but this change should not signify another bite into the strange fruit of a police state where our every motion is documented with no justifiable cause. We are supposed to learn from the tragedies we continue to withstand, and body cameras should provide a learning opportunity to put more faces to the issues like racism and sexism in policing, and policies like stop-and-frisk and
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arrest quotas. They do not serve as a substitute for changing the way we educate our police not to profile people of color or kill in situations where it is not necessary, nor do they singlehandedly alter the standards for accountability of higher-level officials as well as officers on the ground. The work must be done at the root to foster more transparency in police practices and investigations, while producing more well-equipped crops of officers that are as competent in the cultures they serve as the weapons they grasp. It is time to rethink investing in a war-ready Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle or spending an excess of $275,000 on a BearCat for our local forces, and banking on an innovation with the potential to improve policing on both sides of the badge. Yet, with every innovation comes a word of warning: body cameras should not remove our responsibility to continue to film the police. Our cameras and phones have become our greatest weapon to document and archive injustices the police commit against our humanity. It would do us all a grave disservice to disarm ourselves of that responsibility by laying down our voice and surrendering our trust so easily. What is your take on police wearing cameras? Send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Unions left high and dry in November election talk MAX LENZ Opinion Columnist
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n the issues section of her website, Mary Burke uses the phrase collective bargaining, or some version of it, twice, and both of those fall inside the same paragraph. Does this seem weird to anybody? Shouldn’t the Democratic candidate who is running against, arguably, one of the country’s least union-friendly governors be making this a bigger deal. Since her victory in the primary, I’ve been waiting for Burke to become more salient on this topic, but so far that hasn’t happened. It’s like I’m pretty sure that I’m at my surprise birthday party, but I’ve been here for 45 minutes and no one has said surprise yet, or even happy birthday. So, either this is an incredibly long pause for effect, or all of my friends forgot about my birthday. In other words, I think Mary Burke forgot about my birthday. Hello. Did you forget that time three years ago when there were nearly 100,000 people on the capitol square screaming? Obviously she hasn’t, but when confronted with questions about it she has responded with phrases like, “I think that Act 10 was done in a way that left our state divided and weakened.” Yeah, no duh. Beyond this, Burke has been consistently vague in her support of collective bargaining rights for public employees. Now, I’m sure she does in fact support them, but why not provide a little bit more detail to calm the nerves of union leaders in this state? But why is this such a big deal? Short answer: because unions matter, and they’re dying. Since the late 1970s, both union density
and coverage have tanked in the United States. This is especially true in the private sector, where unions now border the edge of non-existence. The public sector remains the last great hope for organized labor, not only in Wisconsin, but across the country. That still doesn’t explain why so many people in, and more importantly outside, of this state rose up to challenge Act 10 and Gov. Walker, however. To find that, one must look at what unions do in real terms. To start, a larger union coverage rate would lead to lower income inequality and higher overall wages across the economy. This shrinking of the earnings dispersion would then overturn the current disastrous consequences of falling down a rung on the income ladder and make upward mobility more possible, renewing the fabled American Dream. These are the hues that Burke needs to be painting the concept of collective bargaining rights in. Because, while she will not lose the support of union leaders, who scoff at Walker’s incompetence with the same fury as would myself and other Packers fans when discussing Jay Cutler, she may start losing some of the rank-and-file union members of this state. Many of these Wisconsinites, especially those in more rural areas, are social conservatives in addition to being strong supporters of workers’ rights. So, if they start to view Burke as shaky at best when it comes to unions, what will stop them from voting for Walker, who no doubt matches the values of many in that group more so than his opponent. In the end, I’m just confused. Confused why Burke, who claims
to be a strong supporter of public employees’ collective bargaining rights hasn’t really elaborated further on that. Confused why an issue that should not only be play-
ing a large part in this race, but defining it, has been allowed to be swept under the rug. Ultimately, I’m sure Mary Burke will be more friendly to unions in this state than
Walker has been. How much more, though, cannot yet be determined. Max is a junior majoring in Political Science. Send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Following its second bye week of the year, Wisconsin will face Maryland in the first ever meeting between the teams Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. The Terrapins (2-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall), newly welcomed to the Big Ten conference this season, come into Madison fresh off a surprising 38-31 win over Iowa Oct. 18. After a slow start on both sides of the ball against the Hawkeyes, sophomore cornerback Will Likely intercepted an Iowa pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown to put Maryland up, 31-21, and give the Terrapins momentum to cap off the win. The interception was Likely’s fourth of the season and the second he returned for a touchdown, both of which lead the Big Ten. Likely heads a secondary that will look to wreak havoc on Wisconsin’s inconsistent passing game that gained just 97 yards against Illinois Oct. 11 and ranks last in the conference in total passing yards. Redshirt junior wide receiver Alex Erickson recognized that the receiving corps will have to work hard to get separation against Maryland’s defenders and stimulate the offense though the air. “I think it’s just timing, whether it’s with the quarterbacks, getting out of your breaks, and just creating that separation where if it’s two yards [of separation], make it four yards,” Erickson said. “Just continue footwork, working the hands to
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Nose guard Warren Herring might return this weekend for the first time since injuring his knee Aug. 30 against LSU. get more separation off the release, it’s all very important.” Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig again declined to name either Joel Stave or Tanner McEvoy as the starter for Saturday. He stated that McEvoy will be more involved in the offense this week, but the signs point to Stave mak-
ing his second start of the season. McEvoy was on the field for just 10 of the Badgers’ 65 offensive plays against Illinois, and while Stave’s 7-of-14, 73-yard performance was not overly impressive, his ability to attack the secondary deep broadened UW’s playbook. Four of Stave’s seven completed
passes went for 10 yards or longer, including a crisp 22-yard hook-up with tight end Sam Arneson on a deep corner route set up by a play action fake. While Stave missed on a few opportunities to air the ball out, Wisconsin (1-1, 4-2) will continually have opportunities to take shots downfield if the running game extends its dominance and draws defenders into the box. The Terrapins, who have allowed nearly 200 rushing yards per game, will be hard-pressed to contain redshirt junior running back Melvin Gordon. The Heisman Trophy candidate is on an absolute tear, as he has gained at least 175 yards on the ground in each of the last four games and is leading the country with 174.3 rushing yards per contest. Gordon and sophomore running back Corey Clement have led the Badgers to a Big Ten-best 343 rushing yards per game. Maryland’s soft run defense will likely be gashed by the dynamic Wisconsin backfield. Defensively, the Badgers should benefit from the return of redshirt senior nose guard Warren Herring, who has not played since injuring his knee against LSU Aug. 30. Wisconsin has been mixing up different alignments and stunts on the line of scrimmage in an effort to fill the void left by the 6-foot-3-inch, 294-pound lineman. Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda said that the Badgers will move away from this scheme and be able to play a more “man-on-man, bone-on-bone” style up front with
Herring back. “I think we’re just that much better when someone tries to run between the tackles, so it’s a huge improvement for us,” Aranda said. “I think Warren brings some intensity and leadership as well, and today was his best day.” Herring and the rest of Wisconsin’s defense are charged with bottling up dual-threat quarterback C.J. Brown, the catalyst of Maryland’s multiple-look spread offense that averages 35.1 points per game. Brown was banged up in the Iowa game, briefly sitting out in the third quarter with a back injury, but he was able to return and should be ready to go against Wisconsin. Brown leads Maryland in rushing, averaging about 52 yards per game, but he has yet to develop a rhythm through the air. His 56.8 percent completion rate and six interceptions have slowed the offense at times and prompted head coach Randy Edsall to use other quarterbacks in spot situations. However, with backup quarterback Caleb Howe, who saw action in four games, out for the year with a torn ACL suffered in practice prior to the Iowa game, Brown will have to shoulder the responsibility of improving Maryland’s passing attack on his own. Wisconsin’s homecoming game should provide more insight into the quarterback rotation going forward and will also give a glimpse into what the defense is capable of with its front seven at full strength. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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No. 5 Wisconsin (8-1 Big Ten, 17-2 overall) swept Iowa (1-8, 9-11) Wednesday night at the Field House to extend its winning streak to eight. The Badgers have sustained their winning streak at home after sweeping Minnesota in six sets last week and now Iowa in three. Not allowing a single set for the Hawkeyes, Wisconsin won 25-15, 25-22 and 25-19. Earlier this week, Wisconsin head coach Kelly Sheffield shared his anticipation for the Iowa match at a press conference. “They’ve got to be feeling really good about themselves,” Sheffield said. “They look really good on film.” Iowa had its first conference win over Northwestern last week, which showcased the competitive level of play, which is present throughout all of the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes should feel good if not for their play, but for their new head coach Bond Shymansky. After graduating from Iowa in 1995, Shymansky spent time coaching at Marquette until returning in 2014. Sheffield said Shymansky wanted to speed up the offense, but it wasn’t quick enough for the Badgers. Offensively, Wisconsin had more assists
and aces throughout the match because of sophomore setter Lauren Carlini and senior outside hitter Courtney Thomas. Individually outscoring both sides of the net, Thomas led the Badgers with 11 kills and 13 digs. The Hawkeyes defensive play kept them in the game with freshman libero and defensive specialist Michelle Fugarino leading the match with 16 digs. At the beginning of the week, Wisconsin’s junior libero Taylor Morey was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week after dominating in the back row while sweeping Minnesota. This is Morey’s third honor of the season as she leads the Big Ten with 5.43 digs per set. Looking ahead to the Sunday match against No. 14 Nebraska (6-3, 12-6), Sheffield spoke highly of the Badgers’ former coach and current Huskers’ head coach John Cook. “I’ve got a lot of respect for him,” Sheffield said. “He’s helped me out on numerous occasions when I’ve called and just asked for some advice or help.” Nebraska rallied back to win after losing the first two sets against No. 25 Minnesota Wednesday. Wisconsin and Nebraska will begin Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Field House and the match will be televised on ESPN2.
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After being swept by rival Minnesota at LaBahn Arena last weekend, including an overtime loss Saturday, No. 2 Wisconsin will hit the road to take on Bemidji State. The Badgers (6-2-0 overall, 4-2-0 WCHA) will be looking to bounce back from an agonizing defeat at the hands of the Gophers last Saturday. Following a 4-1 loss Friday night, Wisconsin bounced back in the second game and appeared to be on the verge of defeating its rival for the first time in three years. However, Minnesota tied the game on a power play goal with 1:28 remaining in the third period, Wisconsin had a potential gamewinning goal bounce off the goalpost in overtime, and Minnesota’s Rachel Ramsey scored with just under a minute to go in the extra frame to give the Gophers the win. Despite the tough loss, UW head coach Mark Johnson still believes there were plenty of positives to take away from the game. “There were a lot of positives in Saturday’s game,” Johnson said. “We got a response from our effort Friday in a real positive way, and I thought we played really well and competed at a high level.” Now, the Badgers will try to get back on track this weekend against Bemidji State (4-2-0, 0-2-0), who are off to the best start in school history under new coach Jim Scanlan. The Beavers have had a wellbalanced offense so far this season,
with 17 different players recording at least one point. Junior forward Megan Lushanko leads the team with two goals and three assists. The Beavers have also split their goaltending duties between sophomore Brittni Mowat and freshman Erin Deters this year, with each one starting three games at this point. Deters has been particularly stellar thus far, ranking second in the country with a .971 save percentage and a 0.67 goals against average. Thanks to solid play from its goaltending and defense, Bemidji State ranks eighth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 1.50 goals per game. “[The Beavers] have gotten off to a good start; they’ve played with a lot of energy,” Johnson said. “Certainly, with a new coach in there, players want to impress him and they’re playing at a real high level. It’ll be a good test for us.” Like the Badgers, Bemidji State was swept last weekend, with the Beavers falling to Ohio State in their conference opener.
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Despite scoring just two goals in the series against Minnesota, Wisconsin still ranks third in the country, scoring four goals per game. The defense has also been stingy, surrendering just 1.25 goals per game, which is tied for fifth-best in the nation. Behind players like senior forward Karley Sylvester, who ranks first in the country with 13 points, and freshman forward Annie Pankowski, who leads the nation with 10 assists, the Badgers are hoping to get their offense back on track and get back to their winning ways. “If we come out on Friday night like we just did on Saturday [against Minnesota], we’re going to be successful,” said senior forward Blayre Turnbull. “The most important thing we can focus on now is forgetting about the losses and coming out hard in Bemidji on Friday.” The series kicks off at the Sanford Center Friday night at 7 p.m., with the second game to be played Saturday at 4 p.m.
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