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Sims seeks endorsement of diversity statement from governance groups

By Peter Coutu THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims explained the importance of the diversity statement in an Oct. 24 interview with The Daily Cardinal.

UW-Madison’s student government is the only shared governance group that has not yet endorsed the campus’s upcoming institutional diversity statement, which seeks to affirm the university’s commitment to diversity efforts.

Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims said having each of the four shared governance groups endorse the statement will give his office the momentum to move forward with the initiatives they are attempting to enact.

“We really wanted to have this statement as a way to represent that larger buy-in and commitment,” Sims said. “I see the campus statement as a way to galvanize all of the various efforts on campus that

put us in a better position to create spaces of accountability.”

The Faculty Senate, Academic Staff Congress and University Staff have already endorsed the statement. Sims also urged each group to pass a local resolution specific to their body to expand on their own diversity initiatives.

The Faculty Senate and Academic Staff Congress have already passed their specific resolutions, while University Staff is still drafting theirs.

The Associated Students of Madison has not yet begun drafting its local resolution, according to Chair Carmen Goséy, because the group’s annual budget-planning process is currently taking precedent.

Sims said the drafting process for the five-sentence statement, which involved all of the shared governance

groups, began in January 2016. He said he initiated this process because the university did, and does not currently have, “anything that affirmed what [its] commitment was.” The statement was not finalized until nearly the end of the spring semester.

“We [drafted the statement] with the full support and buy-in from all of those governance groups,” Sims said. “When I brought that statement forward this fall, it was with that understanding.”

ASM plans to discuss endorsing the statement at the Nov. 2 Student Council meeting. Goséy said she was not involved in the writing process, but she thinks the language is “just fine” and that it already has her personal endorsement.

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City leaders discuss how to make student housing affordable

By Miller Jozwiak THE DAILY CARDINAL

City officials are looking to collect more data on housing in the downtown area to find affordable solutions for student housing.

Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, and City of Madison Housing Initiatives Specialist Matt Wachter held a discussion Wednesday night to present problems in housing to students and discuss possible solutions.

“When it comes to to the whole picture of affording the college experience ... housing is really the only area we can directly affect.”

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Wachter, who graduated from UW-Madison, gave a presentation in which he said the city does not have a lot of quantitative and qualitative data, partially because student housing affordability is more complicated than traditional affordable housing.

Before the recession hit in 2007, the city was losing renters, but between 2007 and 2015 the rental housing market exploded with 17,000 renters, according to Wachter. While more than 1,000 renters were moving to Madison annually, almost all of

whom were millennials, there were only hundreds of units being added each year.

As a result, the vacancy rate has dropped from around 5 percent to around 2 percent, which, according to Wachter, has driven up rent.

Those factors affect both student housing and traditional housing. The solution to making student renting affordable is more ambiguous.

The city can use tax increment financing, or TIF, to encourage constructing apartment buildings in Madison by loaning funds to developers at a low interest rate, anticipating high property taxes in the future. However, student housing is explicitly banned from using that method. Wood said he would support opening TIF funds for student developments.

Wood also acknowledged the substantial costs students face in attending the university, such as student loans, but said the city can’t really change that.

“I think part of the reason we are having this conversation about student housing is when it comes to the whole picture of affording the college experience and trying to make that accessible to everybody from all backgrounds,” Wood said. “Housing is really the only area we can directly affect.”

Wood said he hopes to hold more discussions in the future.

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A cheerleader rallies a crowd of Badgers on game day at Camp Randall. Wisconsin’s student section is consistently ranked among the most spirited in the nation.

Game day, Wisconsin pride take on new meaning through lens of Spirit Squad

By Carlie Lamke THE DAILY CARDINAL

Performance on game days doesn’t solely revolve around the football team. Wisconsin’s Spirit Squad—cheerleading, dance and the university mascot, Bucky—also has to win for the crowd.

“It’s an experience that’s comparable to none,” said senior Tori Rogers, cheerleading co-captain.

“Looking up and seeing all of

those lights, and seeing all of our fans, like during Jump Around …

It’s just something that’s just seriously so amazing.”

The Spirit Squad has had a considerable amount of national coverage recently, including on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” which was stationed on Bascom Hill Oct. 15 for the Ohio State game.

Jacob Sokol, co-captain of the cheerleading team, said he could hear the crowd’s roar at 7:30 a.m.

as he walked down State Street towards Bascom Hill that day.

“It was really, really cool,” Sokol said. “There were so many students there already at that time.

So when we were showing up I was all ... man I was so excited.”

The Wisconsin Spirit Squad got to experience two ESPN “College GameDays” this Fall— the home Ohio State Game and

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Cook to face multiple sexual assault charges Thursday

By Sammy Gibbons THE DAILY CARDINAL

Alec Cook, a suspended UW-Madison junior, will be charged Thursday in a 30-count criminal complaint following sexual assault reports from multiple women last week.

The complaint claims that Cook assaulted four women since March 2015, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Three UW-Madison students came forward last week and reported Cook assaulted them.

A fourth student said that Cook had touched her inappropriately. Three

other women whose cases are being investigated have reported that Cook assaulted them to police.

The charges from last week’s reports will be rolled into the new complaint, according to Assistant

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Harris, Feyen vie to fill vacant 18th state Senate district seat

By Gina Heeb THE DAILY CARDINAL

Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state. This week, we visit the 18th Senate district, composed of parts of Fond du Lac, Dodge and Winnebago counties.

In the only state Senate district without an incumbent candidate, Republican Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac faces Democrat Mark Harris of Oshkosh in a race for the seat previously held by Sen. Rick Gudex, who died last week after announcing his retirement.

“It has given me a lot of experience working with government budgets, how to work across the aisle.”

Mark Harris candidate Wisconsin state Senate

Feyen, a manufacturing professional and legislative newcomer, pitches to voters what he calls a “private-sector mentality,” labeling his opponent a “career politician.” He touts a grassrootslevel background in politics, serving as chairman of the Fond du

Lac Republican Party since 2004 and the Sixth District Republican Party since 2010.

“I’m not coming from a government side,” Feyen said in an interview with Wisconsin Eye. “I’m always looking for ways to do things better, more economically.”

Harris, Winnebago County Executive since 2005, practiced law and banking in the private sector for 30 years prior to holding public office, but embraces his recent work as a full-time politician.

“It has given me a lot of experience working with government budgets, how to work across the aisle and reach compromise,” Harris told The Daily Cardinal.

Both see addressing the district’s job skills gap as a top priority.

Feyen said he would improve and expand the Wisconsin Fast Forward workforce development program, passed in 2013. The program provides grants for state industrial firms to train employees.

Harris noted he would confront the district’s worker shortage with increased education funding. He says keeping workers in Wisconsin starts with keeping the UW System competitive with other Midwestern schools.

The county executive said he would push for more funding for the UW System in the upcoming

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budget, calling the recent decline in percentage of higher education costs picked up by the state “unacceptable” and as failing to factor in inflation.

A fifth-year tuition freeze would be okay contingent on increased funding that could make up for revenue losses that a “reasonable” tuition increase would raise, he noted.

“I’m not coming from a government side.”

Dan Feyen candidate Wisconsin state Senate

Feyen wants to continue the tuition freeze, but is skeptical of the amount of state funding allocated to the UW System. He said he would support the Board of Regents’ proposed amount of $42.5 million in the next budget if they “could prove that they need it.”

While a Harris win would grant Democrats one more seat in Wisconsin’s Republicancontrolled Senate, the party would still need three more to win a majority.

Halloween gets freaky

The State Street Halloween Party became Freakfest in 2006. The above photo is a spread that appeared in The Daily Cardinal’s Halloween coverage 10 years ago. + Photos by Christopher Guess and Amanda Slam

spirit from page 1 the Louisiana State University game at Lambeau Field.

“I have never done it in my four years,” said UW-Madison senior Ciara Marino, one of three captains of the dance team. “And I got to do it twice this year, so it was really exciting.”

According to Sokol, being on the Spirit Squad means that when their uniforms go on, they are representing the university and performing—an aspect that puts the pressure of perfection on its members.

“You have to be on the whole time,” Sokol said. “If you do something dumb, or you do something that looks weird, it’s not ‘oh Jacob Sokol did this,’ it’s ‘oh, The Wisconsin Cheerleader did this.’”

“Our fans are great ...

They’re totally spontaneous, and that’s what makes them awesome.”

Jacob Sokol co-captain UW-Madison Cheerleading

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Over 35,000 absentee ballots have already been issued in Madison, breaking the record set in 2008.

As election approaches, City of Madison issues record number of absentee ballots

By Sam Schultz THE DAILY CARDINAL

The number of absentee ballots cast and issued in Madison has already broken records with more than two weeks of early voting availability still left.

The City of Madison clerk had issued 35,497 absentee ballots as of Tuesday, with 31,421 of those already counted. This broke previous records set in 2008 and 2012.

The number of in-person absentee ballots cast also shattered the previous record; 26,527

diversity from page 1 “It’s great; I love that the shared governance groups are committed to diversity,” Goséy said. “But I’m going to go ahead and be a little bit critical, though. It’s very easy to say that you’re committed to diversity and inclusion, but what are you

were cast so far this year compared with 18,752 in 2012.

Early voting in Madison has been expanded this year, with increases in both the early voting period and number of locations for the 2016 elections. A federal court struck down a state law earlier this year which had restricted the early voting period to two weeks before Election Day. The law would also have forbidden weekend hours for voting and only allowed cities to designate one location for ballots to be cast.

After the law was struck

down, the city clerk’s office began accepting in-person absentee ballots Sept. 26 at 11 locations around the city. This was increased to 13 locations this week and will expand to 14 next week.

Early voting locations recently opened on the UW–Madison campus as well. Voting began Monday at Union South and the Student Activity Center. The Union South polling place is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., while the SAC polling place is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for Oct. 29 due to Freakfest.

doing to commit to that?”

Goséy charged Sims and Dean of Students Lori Berquam to commit to long-term funding for the Our Wisconsin program, which is something she said she plans to have ASM commit to as well. She said she wants to see more tangible initiatives follow the final endorse-

ment of the statement.

“I’d like to see the Faculty Senate change their academic calender to officially recognize Indigenous People’s Day,” Goséy said. “That is something you can tangibly do that says, ‘I’m committing to diversity and I’m going to recognize the native community that is on this campus.’”

According to Marino, dance uses the code word ‘corn’ to alert teammates when the camera is on them because they can say it while smiling.

However, Sokol admits men on the team experience this pressure

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The charges will include 11 felony sexual assault counts, two counts of false imprisonment, one strangulation count and more than 15 misdemeanor sexual assault counts.

UW-Madison Police Department released a statement Monday that said they referred Cook to receive 15 counts of fourth-degree sexual assault to the Dane County District Attorney. This followed a report they received from a woman last week who said she had been touched inappropriately by Cook at least 15 times during the 2016 spring semester. The unwanted contact occurred during a ballroom dance class, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam also sent an email to the campus community Wednesday explaining that the Division of Student Life and other campus units are helping the Madison Police Department and

differently than women; focus on the women takes pressure off the men because the ‘guy cheerleader’ has a different connotation than the ‘girl cheerleader.’ “[The guys] can do things, we can mess up, to an extent,” Sokol said. “The girls ... it’s to a whole other level, and I don’t even understand that, I just know it’s there.”

Wisconsin’s student section is consistently ranked among the most spirited in the nation. However, there are occasional repercussions with that reputation, according to Sokol.

Last fall the supporters in the Wisconsin student section threw snowballs at the cheer team. The cheerleaders were forced to leave the field and the incident was covered in Sports Illustrated as “2015 Signs of the Apocalypse.”

Despite the pressure the members face, the Spirit Squad is proud of its supporters.

“Our fans are great because they’re basically reckless,” Sokol said. “They’ll jump in with whatever chants that we’re doing. They’ll start the ‘Let’s Go Red,’ they’ll start ‘Let’s Go Badgers,’ they’ll sing along with everything. They’re totally spontaneous, and that’s what makes them awesome.”

And, according to Sokol, even when the game ends in a loss, the fight songs, chicken dance and ‘Hey Baby’ chants get fans’ spirits back up.

UWPD in the investigation.

Sampson told the WSJ that more than 20 notebooks found in Cook’s apartment listed techniques for attracting and stalking women. It described what interested him in the women and what he would do with them. Statements of “sexual desires” and mentions of the word “kill” were written in them.

Cook’s attorneys, Chris Van Wagner and Jessa Nicholson, released a statement about the “media firestorm” that came from the case.

“As a result, for the past few days, we have seen how the rapid-fire internet news cycle erodes that presumption of innocence,” the attorneys said.

Cook appeared in court Monday for a bail hearing—the bail was declined by Court Commissioner Jason Hanson. Cook is to remain in custody until Thursday, when a different court commissioner will read the criminal complaint and determine whether bail will be set.

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Colt’s Timeless Tattoo artist talks style, wild stories

By Edgar Sanchez TATTOO COLUMNIST

Albert Reyes was in the midst of a right bicep tattoo at Colt’s Timeless Tattoos when I asked to interview him last Tuesday evening. Albert initially struck me as intimidating, but after a few moments of conversation, I came to realize he was a welcoming and veteran artist. Between the buzzing of his gun and the calm, yet pained breathing of his client, we discussed everything from his journey as an artist to an ink session summing up to 20 hours.

Reyes grew up around tattoos. His older brother did them in their home and when the opportunity arose, he took his brother’s mantle and began tattooing himself.

“My brother had to go away for some time, and people kept coming around looking for him,” he said.

Reyes explained it was this cliental that pushed him to take over where his brother had left off. At 14, he figured out how to make a tattoo gun and began his craft. He never undertook a formal apprenticeship, but after years of personal practice it was evident he knew what he was doing.

His workspace is a clear reflection of his artistic inspiration and his own joyful personality. A shelf full of colorful, never-opened Dragon Ball figurines sit organized next to several paintings, ranging from a Day of the Dead skeleton to a playful child’s drawing. When I asked Reyes about his personal style, he responded without a moment’s pause, “black and grey.”

This style was what he spent most of his youth doing and, from what I could see, was also the style with which he donned himself. From his exposed sleeves and neck, Albert had decorated himself with large black and grey pieces that added to his character and gave off the notion that each one tells a different story.

While discussing favorite art styles, I discovered a new style that I had never heard of previously. He called it “Southern West Coast” style, or “Low Rider” style. He explained that he unfortunately does not get to do as much of it as he likes since most people come in looking for classic American style pieces.

This led to a brief tangent of Reyes explaining how the midwest is infamous for lacking much variation, namely Madison, in pieces that are not American traditional.

I then asked about the number of floral pieces and words like “serendipity” he has done. The question made him burst into laughter. I unfortunately forgot that one of those standard pieces was exactly what he was doing at the time, resulting in a funny interjection by the client. Between the buzzes of Reyes’ gun, the client hesitantly asked if her’s “was basic,” to which he chuckled and said “not very.”

Albert went on to explain that he used to have his own shop and, though being your own boss is awesome, the stress of maintaining a professional crew became too much for him to handle. He noted, he was too naive and did not realize how much it would take to run a successful parlor. I asked him what some of his wildest stories were.

The first one was about a client who was going to jail in three days and wanted an entire back piece done before he had to leave. After two days and twenty hours in the chair, Reyes completed the piece, and the client was pleased.

The second story was of an ink session that was interrupted and grew into a full-on brawl, but not with Reyes. A peer of the client was verbally harassing his client and the client took the altercation outside, resulting in a large fight in the middle of road.

Unfortunately, Albert never finished the tattoo since the client ended up getting arrested. We both joked about the idea that it was probably finished in prison.

An impressive portfolio of Reyes’ work can be found on Colt’s website.

If you are looking for a black and grey piece, I would recommend a sit down with this Madison local. His professional manner and years of experience will undoubtedly leave you with a positive experience and a piece of art you can be proud of.

Do you have a tattoo from Reyes?

Is there an artist or shop you’d like to know more about? What style of tattoos do you like best? Let Edgar know at arts@dailycarindal.com.

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Some of Reyes’ favorite types of tattoos to do are black and grey and a style called “Southern West Coast” or “Low Rider.”

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Grouplove’s set at the Orpheum radiated energetic and entertaining antics from start to finish.

Grouplove exudes extravagance

By Logan Rude THE DAILY CARDINAL

Alt-rock band Grouplove made their first appearance in five years at the Orpheum Sunday. In the midst of their Big Mess tour, named after their third album, the group was accompanied by two opening bands: Dilly Dally and Muna.

Dilly Dally opened up the show on a somber note. The group’s short set was a strange mix of incredible jam sessions and the lead singer’s harsh, abrasive voice. Despite their hard rock guitar shredding, the group really failed to pump up the crowd in anticipation for Grouplove.

Perhaps as a reaction to their underwhelming set, or as a portrayal of their rebellious aesthetic, the lead singer threw her guitar on the ground at the end of their set, followed by the group quickly leaving the stage without a single goodbye.

Shortly after, Muna came on to the stage to grace audiences with a more upbeat set. The group sound-

ed like they came straight out of the 80s with an energetic alt-pop sound.

Blowing up the stage with incredible energy, Muna built the crowd’s excitement as their set progressed.

Their set was incredibly well-balanced, with many energetic songs interrupted by a perfectly placed ballad. The band received a lot of applause as they left the stage for the remainder of the night.

Synths and keys slowly filled the ears of the entire audience when Grouplove finally made their appearance. Beginning their set with the song “I’m With You,” the group made a perfect transition from the upbeat set of Muna to their absolutely wild set.

Grouplove’s greatest asset during this show was not their musical talent. Instead, their glamour, extravagance and berserk energy played the largest role in the show.

The two lead singers have arguably some of the best chemistry in any alt-rock band. Constantly feed-

ing off of each other’s moves and excitement, the two danced and ran around the stage as the other band members played like it was the last time they ever would.

Playing some of their hit songs including “Tongue Tied,” “Shark Attack” and “Welcome to Your Life,” Grouplove brought a new sense of vitality to the Orpheum. Nearly the entire audience followed along with the words, while the hard-hitting drums literally shook the crowd.

The encore had just as much energy as their full set. With their smash hit “Colors,” Grouplove had one of their most extravagant performances of the entire night.

Fitting in with the theme of the song, a multicolored light show flashed behind them as they put forth what appeared to be every last bit of energy. The song’s lyrics deal with some serious issues, and as a response to that, the band closed their show with an extremely genuine speech about positivity.

‘The Priciples of Uncertainty’ creates magic

By Aaron Durlauf LIT COLUMNIST

This is an article about the meaning of life. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t simply announce the theme of a piece from the get-go. I would start with a personal anecdote that leads into the theme of the book I’ll be discussing, and then return to what I took away from the book. In this case, I might talk about seeing a tiny sick mouse sitting motionless in the middle of a crowded sidewalk, coming home to my dog who is now so old she no longer greets me or the death of an acquaintance, and the effect or lack thereof these things had on me.

But I think we live at a time where the question of the meaning of life is so frequently mentioned, and so infrequently engaged with seriously, that talking about it almost necessarily invokes clichés and attempts to address the question with personal anecdotes that come off as self-important. And further, rigorous interrogation of the subject often ends with people stubbornly adhering to their intuitions about it or embracing nihilism. Consequently, I think it’s extremely hard for authors to write about the meaning of life in an original and effective way. In “The Principles of Uncertainty,” author and illustrator Maira Kalman succeeds in doing this.

While she doesn’t claim to answer existential questions, she portrays this feeling of uncertainty in a sim-

ple and profound way.

“The Principles of Uncertainty” might be best described as a picture book for adults. Largely drawing from her New York Times blog, the book seems at first to be semirandom and a circuitously connected set of illustrations and writing ranging from historical anecdotes, personal experiences, lists, travel logs and brief philosophical statements. Gradually, their relationship becomes clearer. Reeling after her mother’s death, Kalman struggles to make sense of the world.

The book is a meditation on the absurdity of life and of the world as well as a documentation of the little things in it that give people joy and a sense of meaning.

A particularly good excerpt occurs in a series of pages discussing the elderly walking. “Soon enough it will be me struggling (valiantly?) to walk—lugging my stuff around. How are we all so brave as to take step after step? Day after day? How are we so optimistic, so careful not to trip and yet do trip, and then get up and say O.K. Why do I feel so sorry for everyone and so proud?” Kalman writes.

I think what is so powerful about this passage, as well as the book as a whole, is that Kalman looks at all sorts of things—the elderly walking on the street, her collection of empty boxes, the radiator in the house Wittgenstein built for his sister—with a sense of wonder.

These things may not be objective evidence of life’s meaning, but they’re all, in one way or another, a testament to something important about humanity.

The book’s form is also effective. The illustrations and writing have a distinctly children’s booklike quality to them, which adds to the whimsical nature of it as well as to the feeling of the author trying to make sense of a world that feels out of control. I should also emphasize that, in addition to the philosophical effect of the book, it’s also very entertaining. I often found myself laughing out loud at unexpected humorous lines. For example, while describing her collection of unusual candy bars she writes, “The Henry VIII and his six wives fine mint chocolate collections is a festive package … that happens to commemorate bloody murder and misogyny with every bite. Hmm.” Maira Kalman’s “The Principles of Uncertainty” is a beautiful book. It’s whimsical, sad, humorous and profound. It doesn’t claim to provide answers about life’s meaning or lack thereof, but rather teaches us to see life and all its components as wondrous and uncertain. It’s filled with the kind of magic that can only exist in a world without any.

Have you ever read anything that’s brought meaning or understanding to your life? Let Aaron know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

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Lil Wayne finally matures into teenage-sized ‘Medium Wayne’

By Noah Mack THE DAILY CARDINAL

Rapper Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., best known for his stage name “Lil Wayne,” went through a miraculous transformation into a perfectly normal and healthysized teen Monday night.

“Medium Wayne is really just the new me now,” said Carter to a sea of reporters. “It just felt like time to grow up and become a man singing about man things like dating girls and disobeying parents. I might even smoke a cigarette behind the pool of my mansion tonight. My parents would hate that with a passion.”

The transformation hasn’t been all fun and games for Carter. Acne has been a real challenge for the young 34-year-old man. “I use five creams a day. You know what they say, five creams a day keeps the icky skin at bay,” said the growing boy, scratching the whiskers sprouting on his face.

Carter isn’t alone when it comes to late maturation of rappers.

Musical talents such as Lil Jon, Lil Dicky and Lil Yachty are all waiting to leave their pre-pubescent years. Most are expected to be able to develop into teenage by the end of their lives but few will grow fully and reach adulthood.

Cardinal reporters sat down with Hannah Roberts, a doctor specializing in rapper puberty, to discuss the history of this tragic phenomenon gripping the music industry lately.

“In all my years as a doctor I have only seen a handful of rappers make it to adulthood. The first case I ever saw was the young man named Biggie from the West Coast … or was it the East Coast … I don’t remember, but anyway he died shortly after.”

Medium Wayne hopes to really push the boundaries with his new album coming out “eventually,” with reassurance to his fans that

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Lil Wayne, now Medium Wayne, closes his eyes and shakes his head at his annoying parents. Medium Wayne is much less willing to do chores. he “will get to it eventually, God.” At press time, people from other professions were coming forward,

including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who really hopes to one day become a boulder.

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The Alamo, a historical wonder, should be remembered by everyone—no exceptions.

Peers are appalled to find out that area man does not remember the Alamo

By Jared Holloway THE DAILY CARDINAL

Freshman student Jake Varpa does not, in fact, remember the Alamo.

The story surfaced in Varpa’s American history class last week, as the professor dramatically entered the classroom in full frontier garb, wielding a musket and shouting “Remember the Alamo!” The tragedy of the massacre is still fresh in the hearts and minds of all good Americans, so it was not surprising when the class became incensed, adding to his chant and even breaking out a Texan flag. This made it all the more surprising when Varpa remained seated and silent, carefully reading the fact on the inside of his Snapple cap.

The professor, concerned with Varpa’s lack of enthusiasm, went over to check on the young lad, asking “Do YOU remember the Alamo?” Varpa, confused, inquired if this were a quiz he should have known about. It was then that the awful truth was confirmed.

Many classmates were upset by the display of ignorance, prompting shouts of “How

could you forget the Alamo?” and “Build a wall!” Varpa was immediately sent out of classroom with a stack of texts on the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War, charged with “remembering what cannot be forgotten.”

As news spread across the nation of Madison’s most shameful student, riots erupted throughout Texas and Varpa was mercilessly insulted across social media platforms. The Department of Defense, however, was willing to take some of the blame.

“While Varpa’s failing knowledge is appalling,” said President James K. Polk, “the fault may lie in our own hands.

In recent years, the battle cry “Remember the Alamo” has been less and less effective when recruiting younger generations to local militias.

Because we stepped down our efforts, someone was bound to not remember the Alamo at some point.”

Davy Crockett could not be reached for comment, but probably would have said “What kind of dick doesn’t remember the Alamo?”

While the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession of 2008, there is one group of institutions that is having a harder time recovering than others: churches. While confidence in the housing market grows, and the employment rate sinks further, polls show that more Americans than ever have no religious affiliations.

This new trend has significant implications for the fiscal security of churches nationwide.

“You can’t trust those shifty Germans.”

down with Cardinal reporters.

He gave them a more detailed insight into how church officials hoped to see the future of their establishment.

Wuerl explained that with this new move, the Catholic church was “going back to the basics.” He cited that during the greatest increase in Catholic membership to date, during the Middle Ages, the church emphasized money as a means to accomplish salvation. He also iterated that he had the full support of the 12 other American cardinals in launching this campaign, which hopes to emulate the church’s former success.

Donald Wuerl cardinal

Last week, in response to growing financial concerns, cardinal Donald Wuerl announced that it would now be selling eternal salvation at a significantly reduced price.

Traditionally, members of churches have been expected to pay tithe, or 10 percent of the yearly earnings before tax to the church. The winds of change may be blowing, however. In his announcement, Wuerl said that “while studying the Bible late last night, I realized it had been interpreted incorrectly all along! The New Testament clearly indicates that the devout must only give 5 percent of their income to the church!” He went on to indicate that he believes the mistake was made when the Bible was translated into German, going as far as to say, “You can’t trust those shifty Germans.”

After the ground-breaking announcement, Wuerl sat

Wuerl

While surveys found that many Catholics found the announcement to be extremely progressive, it was less popular among Protestant leaders. In an interview, an evangelical elder said, “Reinterpreting the Bible?

That’s our thing!” This sentiment is not mirrored by statistics, however. While the number of religiously unaffiliated has not changed, preliminary data suggests that various Protestants are transitioning and becoming Catholic. When asked about their decision, many of them cited monetary reasons.

At press time, Wuerl presented the Pope with a duffel bag full of $100 bills.

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Clinton has devoted her adult life to promoting women’s rights, and her run for president has shown that women can be anything they want.

Clinton paves way for women in Washington SAMANTHA WILCOX opinion columnist

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his general election is historic for many reasons. However, one of the most groundbreaking reasons is Hillary Clinton’s fantastic strides for women. Not only is she the first woman to be nominated by a major party, but she is looking at an impressive lead over her opponent, Donald Trump. She could potentially steamroll her way to being the first female president in United States history.

For many, it is a wonder how it has taken until 2016 for a woman to make it to politics’ highest office.

It has been almost a century since women got the right to vote and women have taken many other offices across the political spectrum. But, there is still much work to do when it comes to gender equality in the realm of politics.

Women are massively outnumbered across political bodies in this country. They make up under 20 percent of seats in Congress, with 104 out of 535 congresspeople being women. In the Senate, there are 20 women. On a state level, women make up a quarter of members of the state legislature across the country.

When we see this huge disparity between genders in the way we represent our country, it is shocking.

Why are women not more prominent as elected officials?

After seeing the way Hillary Clinton has been treated during her campaign for president, it is not surprising why there aren’t more women who want to be elected officials. Clinton has repeatedly been questioned as to whether or not she is qualified to be President, and many people believe this doubt held in the eyes of some American voters because she is a woman. With her resumé—former first lady, senator and secretary of state—she has the connections and experience that American vot-

ers should expect from a presidential candidate. However, when put next to Donald Trump, some people still question whether or not she is qualified.

The way women have been treated in this election as a whole is also a red flag for women and girls who want to go into politics.

Sometimes it seems that offending women is a cornerstone of Trump’s campaign; whether he is accusing Megyn Kelly of being on her period when she questioned his policies, admitting to using his fame to seduce women or most recently calling Clinton a “nasty woman” at the final presidential debate, Trump has been overtly insulting and demeaning towards women throughout his campaign.

Why would women want to willingly go into a field where they will be outnumbered and bullied?

If Clinton, one of the most influential voices in politics, is victim to gender stereotypes and mistreatment, women in lower offices must be experiencing the same scrutiny.

While it may not be easy, one of the only surefire cures against this inherent sexism in American politics may be to get more women in office. We as a country need to help settle the fears of young girls and women and instead encourage them to take part in the democracy that is our country. When more women hold office and become active voices in government, sexism and the mistreatment of women will become more and more unacceptable.

Hillary Clinton is dominating in the polls against Donald Trump and will hopefully be elected president this November. While she is not everyone’s favorite nominee, she is ultimately helping pave the way for women for generations to come in the world of politics.

Samantha is a sophomore majoring in journalism and communication arts. Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

n a college setting where we are situated within a campus of 40,000 students, it can be hard to formulate your own opinion. When you are graded in class discussions on your ability to collaborate with and listen to others, it can be hard to separate what you believe from what others think.

We have been told to respect the opinions of others all our lives, which I still condone, but recently it seems like instead of respecting opinions of others we have become lazy and taken the opinions of others as our own.

And with the current political environment, it is essential for one to come to their own conclusions about which candidate to vote for in the 2016 presidential election.

These days it seems like every corner you turn there is a new article telling you who you should vote for along with a Facebook post shared by your friend telling you who you shouldn’t vote for.

While gathering information and different viewpoints is ideal for making an educated vote, there is a difference between having your opinion made through others and having others make your opinion.

It can be hard to set aside time to do research on each stance while balancing school and social events as well, but when it comes to events as important as a presidential election, students should make sure they know where the candidates stand. More importantly, students should know where they stand with each candidate.

This election season has been a whirlwind of email controversies, hot microphones and an overall feeling of “he said, she said” journalism and debates.

One day it seems like a candidate is leagues ahead in the polls and the next day a story is released quoting their history as a case to prove they are unfit for office. Because of this, it is hard for students, and American voters in general, to decide whom to believe when it comes down to filling in the bubbles on Election Day. I’m not arguing that one should unplug from all news sources to place themselves in a completely unbiased political world. That would cause a more negative and harmful effect to the United States this election season.

But when reading each new argument given about why or why not a candidate is ready for the office, always filter the article with the mindset that you can take pointers from what is being said—just don’t change your mind completely based on what one person is saying. This creates the feeling that you are word-vomiting what someone else thinks when you are discussing with someone else. We all are able to tell when someone is saying another’s ideas verbatim.

Students should make sure they know where the candidates stand.

When faced against fellow classmates, professors and members of the UW-Madison campus community on the topics of this election season, it can be daunting to remember every stance the candidates take. But when the moment arises when

you draw a blank or frankly don’t know where one stands, it is better to say “I haven’t really read much about that, let me do some research and I’ll get back to you,” then to give a response that you don’t believe in. Say what you believe in, not what others have made you believe you have to say.

You can take pointers from what is being said—just don’t change your mind completely based on what one person is saying.

I’m not going to tell you how to make your own decisions because it is up to the individual to choose which news sources to pull from and what friend group to debate with.

But it is up to us as educated students to distinguish our debates from others by having them center on our own opinions and not others.

Don’t turn your conversations to an argument over what “he” said or “she” said, as these are likely not even correctly attributed. But take some time to decide who you believe is the right choice for president and stick to your beliefs when you find yourself in the next political environment.

Lilly is a junior majoring in journalism and communication arts. How have you communicated with people about this year’s election? What steps do you take to form your own opinion and not be too swayed by the opinions of others? Please send all comments, questions and concerns you may have to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Converting powerplay chances critical to Badgers’ weekend

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After beating the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team in an exhibition game last Friday, the Badgers head out east to face Clarkson (3-2-1) and St. Lawrence (3-3-0) Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Unlike a normal road trip, the Badgers do not know what to expect out of both of these teams.

Both Clarkson and St. Lawrence have had relatively up-and-down seasons, but have both played well against some top-notch hockey programs.

Amidst both of their fluctuating results, Clarkson and St. Lawrence have each beaten teams that the other has fallen to. St. Lawrence took down the New Hampshire 6-2, while Clarkson took a 3-5 loss against the Wildcats.

Conversely, Clarkson toppled No. 5 UMassLowell 4-3, while St. Lawrence

succumbed to the River Hawks 2-5 earlier that weekend.

Accordingly, with each team playing well against different teams, there will be a lot of uncertainty heading into this weekend for the Badgers.

Not only will the they face uncertainty regarding game planning for their opposition, there is still some internal uncertainty that Wisconsin faces before dropping the puck on Friday.

Specifically, after the Badgers’ win last weekend, head coach Tony Granato said that he has not yet come to a final decision on his line pairings moving forward.

“We’ll mix this week. I’m not sure what we’ll go with next week,” Granato said after the game against the USNTDP. “When we go to Clarkson and St. Lawrence we’ll have a week to put some lines together to get ready for them.”

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Seamus Malone, along with Cameron Hughes, has been nursing an injury but should be back on the ice for the Badgers this weekend.

together will depend on the health of the Badger players. Junior forward Cameron Hughes went down last week after blocking a shot, and sophomore forward Seamus Malone missed the game recovering from a minor injury the week before. Both players skated at practice, and Granato said that they are likely to play this weekend.

Malone and Hughes are major point-producers for this Wisconsin team, and having them on the ice will be crucial to creating space and attacking the zone with speed from the outside.

Still, even with all the uncertainty going into the weekend, the Badgers feel certain that they have a big advantage over both of these teams on the powerplay and the penalty kill.

The Badgers’ powerplay has been flying to start the season, scoring on over 26 percent of their opportunities, good for sixth in the NCAA. Clarkson is killing 85 percent of their penalties (No. 28 in the nation) and St. Lawrence is only killing 81 percent (No. 37), both of which are relatively low marks. If the Badgers can get to the powerplay, they will likely put up a few tallies with the man advantage.

Similarly, Wisconsin is again in the top 10 in the nation in penalty-killing percentage, while Clarkson and St. Lawrence have struggled early this season with the man advantage–especially St. Lawrence, which ranks No. 48 in the nation, only converting on nine percent of its powerplay opportunities. The Badgers should be able to exploit that weakness.

This weekend will be another chance for the Badgers to prove themselves against solid hockey programs that have had a lot of recent success. If the Badgers can figure out some line combinations that don’t compromise their defense and can convert on their special teams, Wisconsin will have a chance to earn two big wins this weekend.

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Sarah Nurse has been on a tear for UW, recording four goals in her last outing against North Dakota.

Nurse, Badgers hope to continue winning streak

By Ben Leadholm the daily cardinal

Nearing the end of a sixgame road stretch, top-ranked Wisconsin (5-0-1 WCHA, 7-0-1 overall) heads to Mankato, Minn. to take on Minnesota State (0-5-1, 2-5-1) this weekend.

The Badgers are coming off of a sweep at then-No. 9 North Dakota. Senior forward Sarah Nurse had an impressive series, tallying five goals—including four in Sunday’s finale—earning her WCHA Offensive Player of the Week honors.

UW needed two third-period goals to beat the Fighting Hawks Saturday. Junior forward Emily Clark scored what would eventually be the winning goal, and Nurse added an empty-netter in the Badgers’ 2-0 victory. Senior goalie AnnRenée Desbiens stopped all 16 shots for her 41st career shutout, two short of tying the NCAA record.

On Sunday, Nurse picked up right where she left off, lighting the lamp four times, becoming just the fourth Badger to reach that mark in program history. Junior defenseman Lauren Williams added her first goal of the season in UW’s 5-2 win in the series finale.

The Badgers will be without junior forward Annie

Pankowski for the next two series as she practices with the United States national team.

Last weekend, Minnesota State hosted St. Cloud State and went 0-1-1, tying one game, 2-2, and falling in the second, 6-0.

Minnesota State returns 18 players, including four seniors, from last season’s 3-29-4 team and was projected to finish last in the WCHA this season by coaches. The Mavericks are led by senior goalie Brianna Quade. Offensively, MSU has struggled, having scored just 10 goals this season. Sophomore forward Emily Antony and sophomore defenseman Megan Hinze are tied for the team lead in goals with two apiece.

“I think Minnesota State is going to give us a good weekend,” Williams told UWBadgers.com. “Every single team is going to give us their best game, and I think they’ll give us a great game.”

“They’re another team that likes to clog the middle, they know how to block shots,” Nurse said of the Maverick defense. “I’m expecting another game that it’s going to be tough to get pucks through the net, so that’s one thing that we’re going to have to focus on.”

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Despite public reaction, Hayes’ outspoken disposition a stellar example for American children

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No, Nigel Hayes does not need to just “shut up and play basketball.”

And, no, he doesn’t need to “stick to sports,” either.

As one of the faces of college basketball, Hayes has been granted a platform. He will speak, and audiences will listen. After all, he’s a projected first-round NBA draft pick and a media darling who just happens to lead a team that may be one of the best in the country.

He’s using this platform to shed light on issues that he believes are important, most notably the Black Lives Matter movement and the payment of college athletes. Who are we to tell him to not use his status to share his opinions?

Let’s start with Hayes’ comments

regarding Black Lives Matter. In a summer that included the murders of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and Keith Lamont Scott, Hayes took to Twitter to express his opinions.

“Racism towards black people isn’t getting ‘worse’, it’s getting filmed and shared for all to see what actually goes on. #BlackLivesMatter,” wrote Hayes.

As is often the case with BLM debates, Hayes received a ton of backlash from his followers, of which he has 75 thousand.

A lot of it was the usual responses from All Lives Matter people, but there were also plenty that wanted him to keep his mouth shut and just keep throwing an orange ball through a hoop.

But here’s the thing: even if you disagree with Hayes’ viewpoints, telling him to not talk about issues that are important to him is ludicrous.

Yes, Hayes is a basketball player, and a good one at that, but he’s a human being first. We’re

all taught to stand up for what we believe in. Why is this different for Hayes just because he is a successful college athlete?

No, Nigel Hayes does not need to just ‘shut up and play basketball.’

More recently, Hayes made headlines for bringing a sign to College GameDay that read, “Broke college athlete, anything helps.” Again, this prompted similar responses from the public about Hayes being too outspoken and how he should just focus on basketball.

Ultimately, what it comes down to is this: Fans care more about the team and Hayes’ success on the court than they do about him standing up for what he believes in.

They think Hayes will cause some

sort of a distraction, or that his performance will suffer because he talks too much about social issues and other injustices. Which begs the question, should that really be our main concern? Considering the reach Hayes can have and the children that look up to him, I find this pretty unbelievable when you consider a college superstar like Jameis Winston, who set an example that sexual assault and stealing is okay, as long as you’re a big-shot athlete.

But even if you disagree with his positions, it’s hard to deny that Hayes fights for what he believes is right, a value that we can all learn something from. He’s setting an example to kids everywhere to stand up for themselves.

That’s not something we should be discouraging.

Nigel Hayes is more than a basketball player. He is an intelligent, eloquent, deep-thinking black man who is using his large audience to get a message across. He

refuses to waver or back down from his beliefs, even in the face of harsh, and often racist, criticism.

The Badgers are poised to make another Final Four run this year.

They are deep, experienced and talented. They are well-coached and hard-working and determined. Much like the team that nearly won it all two years ago, this team has lofty expectations.

But even if those expectations aren’t reached and Hayes struggles this year, when his collegiate career comes to a close, he will be remembered as far more than just a basketball player. He will be remembered as someone who always stood up for what he believed in.

And that’s something that we should all be proud of.

Never change, Nigel.

Is Nigel Hayes setting a good example for children by speaking up for what he believes in?

Should he stay quiet and focus on basketball? Let Bobby know at sports@dailycardinal.com.

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Happ, Hayes poised to carry Badgers team flush with returning players Story by Thomas Valtin-Erwin and Ben Pickman After back-to-back Final Four appearances, the Badgers struggled mightily to start the 2015-’16 season thanks to the departures of Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and Josh Gasser. The team was reeling, and was just 9-9 several games into the Big Ten season.

Then, though, something flipped.

Everyone turned it on. Nigel Hayes took over. Ethan Happ found his groove. Bronson Koenig regained his composure and took smart, efficient shots.

The Badgers would win 11 of their next 13 games, cruising to yet another top 4 finish in the conference. They survived Pittsburgh and upset Xavier in the NCAA Tournament before falling by the narrowest of margins to Notre Dame in the Sweet 16.

Now UW returns every contributor from a team that looked like one of the best in the country at the end of the season, and is poised to cause damage in an otherwise-freshman heavy conference.

Nigel Hayes

While conversations about social justice and civil rights have been the predominant topic linked to senior forward Nigel Hayes this fall, the Badger forward will set foot on the Kohl Center floor for one final year hoping first and foremost to help UW win a national title.

Hayes, the Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, said at Big Ten Media Day in early October that preseason awards don’t matter to him and that postseason awards, and more importantly, postseason results, are far more valuable.

The senior forward also tested the NBA draft waters last spring before electing to return to school.

Hayes regressed notably from three-point range last season, shooting a dreadful 29 percent from three and a mere 37 percent from the field. While he did average 16 points per game, the Badger forward had the most impact around the basket and at the line.

Hayes has potential to be one of the best players in the country, but will need to become a more consistent shooter if he hopes to do so.

Ethan Happ

Let’s not dance around the truth here—Happ threw down the single greatest freshman performance in Wisconsin basketball history last season.

For perspective, if he were to maintain his freshman year averages for four years, Happ would finish tied for fifth

in career points, fifth in career field goal percentage, second in steals and would smash both the career total and offensive rebounding records.

Happ spent his redshirt season under the tutelage of Frank Kaminsky, and it shows; he’s one of the smartest, most well-rounded players ever to step foot in the Kohl Center.

Much-improved footwork and a ballooning sense of self-confidence are just the tools Happ needs to take this season over. We’re not talking about a good Big Ten player, here.

This is potentially one of the top players in the entire country. It would take work and a system that would run the ball through him, but Happ could legitimately average upwards of 15 points and 10 rebounds this year.

Toward the end of the season, Happ began to show the creativity in the post that Kaminsky showed night-in and night-out, and his quick hands helped him record the fifth most steals ever in a single season for the Badgers.

After averaging just 28.1 minutes per game in his debut season, Happ is ready to show the nation what he can do in an expanded feature role. What we saw last season was the floor, and there might not even be a ceiling.

Happ is not your run-ofthe-mill, above-average center. He is a bona fide superstar in the making, and he’s ready to explode.

Bronson Koenig

rededicated himself to his jump shot over the summer. The result was a double in his three-point efficiency, as he made 34.6 of his 107 attempts.

With a newfound deep stroke, he resembles his predecessor Gasser more than ever.

Bronson Koenig wants to be the best point guard on the best team in the country. Being one of the only Native Americans in college basketball and one of the only Native Americans with a shot to make it to the NBA helps to motivate the Badger point guard to reach his lofty goal.

But Koenig truly believes he can be that good, and he believes that the Badgers can be that prolific as a team.

Koenig had what he called the best offseason of his life, reworking his body with Mike Lee, a basketball strength coach in Los Angeles and Corey Calliet, a celebrity trainer at UCLA. He has returned to Madison looking to build on his underwhelming 2015 campaign.

Koenig had the highlight of the Badgers’ season last year, a buzzer-beater over Xavier in the NCAA Tournament, which advanced UW to the Sweet 16, but the senior guard struggled to consistently live up to the high expectations that pundits and Koenig himself had.

Last season, Koenig averaged just 13.1 points per game and shot only 39.2 percent from the field, saying he “got fat … out of shape and slow” due to a nagging knee injury. This year though, Koenig has returned to school healthy and wants to be the player he can possibly be.

“I want to do this year what brought me here and what got me all the scholarships that I received, because I think I kinda got away from that when I got here, and the past few years I haven’t really showed all that much,” Koenig said.

This will be Koenig’s final year in Madison, and it’s time for him to do what he knows he is capable of.

Vitto Brown

To put it bluntly, Brown looked lost on the court in his limited minutes over the first two years of his career. He was careless with the basketball, didn’t attempt a single three-point shot and could only really be counted on for defense.

Then came last season, in which Brown took 95 threes and made a team-high 40 percent of them. He made smart decisions and became one of the Badgers’ most reliable offensive forces.

He can’t handle a huge scoring role, but Brown is fantastically efficient and his mid-range jump shot will again be a staple of the Badger offense.

Jordan Hill

Bronson Koenig wasn’t the only Badger point guard to work out with NBA players this offseason. Redshirt junior Jordan Hill also spent time during the offseason on the West Coast working out with the likes of NBA players Evan Turner, Khris Middleton and Justin Holiday, among others.

The junior guard worked diligently to improve his ballhandling and scoring ability, noting that he didn’t try to score as much as he could have last season.

Hill, like many of his teammates recognizes that the clock is ticking on this Badger group.

“But if you were gonna ask me,” Hill said, “I think big things are gonna happen.”

Zak Showalter

After playing just 7.2 minutes per game over his first two seasons as a Badger, Showalter was forced into a starting role thanks to the graduation of Josh Gasser. As a fiery role player coming off the bench, he was great. As an every-game starter, he proved he was capable of handling a big workload.

Showalter’s primary role is as a lockdown perimeter defender, where he’s thrived under Greg Gard. He was second on the team in steals per 40 minutes, but even that doesn’t adequately portray his defensive prowess.

Last season, Showalter led the team with an astounding 16 charges, including a memorable call in the closing seconds of an NCAA Tournament matchup with Xavier that would lead to Koenig’s buzzerbeating heave.

Over the course of his first two seasons in Madison, Showalter made a paltry 16.6 percent of his three-point attempts. Knowing he would need to contribute offensively in his redshirt junior season, however, Showalter

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Khalil Iverson will yet again play the role of on-court hype man, throwing down obscene dunks over unwitting defenders.

He still can’t shoot, but his head is never below the rim anyway.

His good friend and roommate Charlie Thomas will likely come in rarely and mostly for defensive purposes. He’s a strong defensive rebounder and provides some length in the lane.

Andy Van Vliet spent his season sitting on the bench after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA, but is ready to wreak havoc on opposing Big Ten teams.

Already a legitimate 7-footer, he has put on a lot of weight and has a sweet stroke from outside.

Alex Illikainen rounds out the Badger role players as an offensive threat inside and out. A smooth jump and good vision will give the Badger stability in the limited minutes that he plays.