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Police follow up on recent crime concerns By Sarah Olson the daily cardinal

Armed robberies in the greater campus area have “dissipated” since police arrested Kendredge Dillard Oct. 25, who is alleged to have connections to an estimated 25-30 Madison robberies, according to a Madison Police Department spokesperson. Police arrested Dillard in Illinois following the armed robbery of a University of WisconsinMadison student’s home on the 500 block of West Mifflin Street. MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said the department has had no armed robbery reports since Dillard’s arrest, and MPD has arrested a number of others who could have been involved in downtown robberies as well. “We often see that a small group of criminals can really generate large numbers of crimes and certainly there’s the possibility that was the case with Dillard and perhaps one or two others,” DeSpain said. According to DeSpain, MPD has concentrated a lot of its efforts on stopping the downtown robberies, and they continue to put officers on patrol during the times most crimes occur. “We continue to be very vigilant with our patrol officers and our community police team when we talk about the downtown

area,” DeSpain said. Associated Students of Madison Secretary Carissa Szlosek, who is heading ASM’s campus safety campaign, said she noticed an increase in both MPD and UW-Madison Police Department office patrols following the spike in armed robbery incidents in September. UWPD Spokesperson Marc Lovicott said campus crime has remained constant in the last few months and UWPD has not seen anything unusual, noting the armed robbery incidents were technically off campus, but he encouraged students to “be smart” and practice personal safety. Szlosek said students have taken an interest in campus safety, and she and other campus leaders are brainstorming possible responses, including improving the Safe Arrival for Everyone walk service’s outreach efforts. Utilization of current services, especially SAFEwalk, is an issue ASM wants to address moving forward, according to Szlosek, but the organization is also exploring the possibility of a latenight shuttle service for students. “I hope that everyone is still engaged in this, regardless of whether the crime rate is up or down,” Szlosek said. “I think it’s really important that we ensure students are safe on this campus.”

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Morton Ann Gernsbacher gives a report for the Committee on Access and Accommodation in Instruction, which recently conducted an accessibility survey.

Faculty Senate hears about survey By Paige Villiard the daily cardinal

The University of WisconsinMadison Faculty Senate heard a report Monday from a committee detailing a campus-wide accessibility survey it administered to further its efforts to make sure the university is following state and federal laws to fit the needs of students with disabilities. According to Psychology pro-

fessor Morton Ann Gernsbacher, chair of the Committee on Access and Accommodation in Instruction, the survey assessed aspects such as experiences with accessibility, inclusion of students with disabilities in campus life and general knowledge about disability. Gernsbacher said the committee will soon have all data from the survey collected

and the results will directly impact the next steps the committee takes. She said if the results indicate a lack of knowledge of disability, there may need to be an increase of knowledge of the “federal laws and regulations that require higher education institutions to be accessible to

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Woman reports acquaintance sexually assaulted her A 22-year-old female reported an acquaintance attacked and sexually assaulted her early Sunday morning on the 300 block of West Wilson Street, Madison Police Department Public Information Office Joel DeSpain said in an incident report. The suspect is a male in

his mid-twenties who is of “chunky build” with a nearly shaved head, facial stubble and tan complexion, according to the report. He was wearing a dark colored pullover with an orange design on it at the time of the incident. The victim said in the report

she met the suspect while socializing downtown, and the two went to a bar together. Later, the suspect attacked and assaulted her, according to the report. The report said the victim is not a University of WisconsinMadison student.

UW panel explores possible responses to climate change By Megan Stoebig the daily cardinal

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A panel of UW faculty members discuss the issues and benefits involved with moving away from investment in fossil fuels, known as divestment, at a meeting Monday.

The University of WisconsinMadison Ad Hoc Committee on Fossil Use and Climate Change held a meeting Monday to discuss potential ways of addressing climate change on campus. A panel of UW-Madison faculty led the discussion on topics including what the university is currently doing about climate change, the science and impact of it and funding for initiatives. Donald Downs, a political science professor at UW-Madison and chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Climate Change, said the University Committee assembled the group to construct a report on how UW-Madison should react to environmental issues.

The theme of the meeting was how to encourage the university to get rid of its investments in fossil fuels, according to Downs, which is known as divestment. Craig Benson, Director of Sustainability Research and Education discussed the changes to energy use on campus. Benson said overall, the university has reduced total energy consumption on campus by 12.5 percent over the past seven years. He said this is notable because campus infrastructure, such as new buildings, has grown considerably. New buildings are also being built to be more sustainable, including Union South, which was built from 83 percent recy-

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Kane Kaiman is a graduate of Cedarburg High School. There, he scored a 5 on his AP Psychology test, giving him the authority to interpret the dreams of all humans and some of the earth’s more intelligent mammals. He has founded numerous charitable organizations, including the Night Terror Relief Fund and Dreams For Insomniacs. This week’s dream: “I keep having dreams about centipedes. Normally, I’m in my house and the centipedes will come out from under the couch, but they’re never realistic looking. A lot of times they’re unbelievably long, like earthworm length. Twice that I can remember, something came out from under the couch that was half centipede, half rodent. This thing wasn’t a soft, house centipede that I normally dream of, it was like the ones you see outside with segments and armor. It had a hard outer shell, but underneath it was furry. It had typical centipede legs, but a muskrat face with red eyes and buck teeth. It was huge—around a foot long. I remember squashing it with my hand, and it had orange blood.” —Stephen Barlow, freshman One hundred percent accurate interpretation:

The only good centipede is a dead centipede. Put that on my gravestone; I hate those guys. Nightmares like these are completely understandable. Centipedes are freaky. They can scurry up to 1.3 feet per second, so good luck finding a napkin to crush them with before they make it to the AC vent. To make matters worse, they can shed limbs to escape from predators. So, on that rare occasion when you actually have a napkin ready, make sure to aim center mass. Around 20 percent of my clients come to me with dreams about these creepy crawlies. One patient dreamed the centipedes in his house were conspiring against him, planning a coordinated attack from their headquarters within the walls. He told me it was just a matter of time before they swarmed him in his sleep and laid eggs in his brain! There’s no doubt in my mind he would’ve ended up in a straitjacket without my help. And that would’ve been the worst-case scenario—you can’t fend off an army of imaginary centipedes without the use of your hands. In his case, exposure treatment was the only viable option. I took him to the local gymnastics academy for what he thought was going to be “some physical therapy,” and when we arrived, I abruptly pushed him into a foam pit filled with hundreds of thou-

sands of live centipedes. He was cured, and I’m happy to report his initial thrashing cost many centipedes their lives. Anyway, I don’t think you have it as bad as that guy. Here’s what’s happening: While you sleep, your subconscious is trying to help you cope with your fears by subjecting you to the most horrific images it can generate—impossibly long centipedes and rodent/arthropod hybrids. It’s your own, self-induced exposure therapy. Unfortunately, I doubt it’s alleviating your fears. What you need is the real thing.

I’ve compiled a few treatment options I think would be effective in your case: — Eat a centipede. Scoop one up off the floor and bite right into it. Not only is this the ultimate way to face your fears, but it comes with the added bonus of sending a message to the other centipedes in the house. — Put your hand in a

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bag full of centipedes. Focus on the sensation of hundreds of centipedes wriggling between your fingers. Then try to stand still as they emerge from the bag and crawl up your arm. — Dress up as a centipede. Be the centipede. Crawl around on the floor for a little while. Then, let go of your fears when you shed the costume. — Make a centipede your pet. Watch the centipede hatch from its egg, give it a name (Crazy Legs?) and nurture it through all six larval stages. How can you fear a creature you’ve learned to love? Follow through on these strategies and you should be able to overcome your fears and avoid recurring nightmares. These options will work with most house pests— but not silver fish. Horrifying creatures with five separate antennae require a much more extreme regimen of exposure therapy. *Special thanks to Katie Roebken of the Hillsdale Gymnastics Academy. We never did round up all those centipedes, did we? Do you have a dream you want Kane to interpret for you or someone you know? Email Kane at kaiman@wisc.edu for his absolutely 100 percent factually accurate advice.

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Western Martial Arts Society applies for SSFC funds By Tamar Myers the daily cardinal-

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Matthew Manes and Patrick Shirley of the Western Martial Arts Society say their workshop will teach students swordsmanship.

Representatives of a martial arts organization appeared before the Student Service Finance Committee Monday to request close to $70,000 in funding for the next fiscal year, explaining multiple roadblocks the group has encountered in trying to serve students. Two members of Western Martial Arts Society, previously called Medieval Warriorcraft League, presented their budget and explained how the organization directly serves students. Providing a direct service is a requirement of groups receiving SSFC funding. WMAS’ Financial Officer Matthew Manes, who previously served as SSFC chair, said the group fulfills the direct service mandate with a regularly held historical fencing workshop “teaching both the physical skills of

martial arts, the mental practical thinking behind martial arts and also the academic, cultural side.” However, this workshop has not yet started. Manes said until recently, the organization was not able to find a company who would offer them liability insurance, which was a requirement to purchasing weapons. WMAS has also struggled to acquire space to hold workshops. Manes said the group is in the process of working with Recreational Sports officials and hopes to get access to facilities in the next few months. Manes said in the meantime he and other members are conducting research and doing other work that will benefit the organization 10 to 15 years in the future. SSFC Rep. Callen Raveret asked the presenters to speak directly about how the funding they had received for the current year would be used to benefit students.

“This is not an investment in a 15-year company,” Raveret said. “This is an investment in an organization to provide a direct service.” Manes said Raveret’s perspective was “not productive,” and other organizations have needed time before they were able serve students on a large scale. WMAS’ budget includes funding for three “Warrior Training Coordinators” to develop curriculum at the workshops, and training sessions from an outside instructor. The organization requested $11,176 in equipment funding for items including shields, swords and padded gloves, saying it was part of the second phase of purchasing start-up equipment. Also at the hearing, SSFC unanimously approved Sex Out Loud’s budget after eliminating “yoga for better sex” program funding.

UN member to speak about sexual violence Wednesday United Nations representative Zainab Hawa Bangura will speak on sexual violence during times of conflict at a lecture on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus Wednesday. Bangura’s lecture, “Sexual Violence in Areas of Armed Conflict,” will cover its worldwide scope of sexual violence and its impact on the development of communities. She will also discuss what can be done to eliminate rape as a factor in war.

As a result of Bangura’s efforts to engage a variety of groups in these issues, the U.N. is now working on a resolution to end sexual violence in conflict as well as punishing sexual violence crimes. Prior to her involvement with the U.N., Bangura was a key member in developing national programs to promote affordable health care internationally. This lecture is open to the public and will take place in Memorial Union’s Great Hall at 7 p.m.

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voted to divest,” Downs said. “The more money you have, the more complicated the question becomes given the larger donors you tend to have.” Many attendees voiced that the university should serve as a leader and example for other colleges by taking a stance and pledging to divest. Downs said the committee on climate change will hopefully deliver a report to the University Committee by December, and will consider feedback obtained at the meeting when drafting it. The panel will host an additional discussion Thursday at 4 p.m. in Memorial Union.

cled materials. Another initiative has been moving to monitor heating and cooling in buildings. The university has added motion control centers that count the number of people in a room to manage energy output. Some of the central concerns raised during the meeting included the relationship between policy change and donors in the midst of divestment. “Five colleges around the nation have voted to divest, however no one with an endowment over $40 million has

State Senate to take up divisive state school mascot bill in Tuesday session The state Senate will use time during a busy Tuesday session to take up the controversial issue of race-based mascots and nicknames in state schools, which already caused tension in the state Assembly and in previous public hearings. If it passes the legislative process, the bill would change the current protocol behind pursuing complaints against schools using controversial mascots. The race-based designation in the bill generally refers to those schools using American Indian mascots and

nicknames for sports teams. Current state law allows any resident in a school district to file a complaint with the state’s Department of Public Instruction regarding a racebased mascot. The bill would change the law to require 10 percent of a school district’s adult population to back any mascotrelated complaint and would give reviewing power to the state Department of Administration. The bill was originally scheduled for a floor hearing last month but was moved to Tuesday before debate began.

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Ben Cessine and Anna Tolle led dance lessons in the multipurpose room of the Student Activity Center Monday night, which focused on Salsa dancing for beginners. Los Sobrosos Latin Dance Lessons will be offered throughout November. + Photo by Courtney Kessler

Legislators push redistricting reform given rising legal costs Recent state legal bills show Wisconsin spent $2.1 million in legal fees to defend its redrawing of the state’s voting boundaries, which have prompted two Wisconsin senators to continue their advocacy on redistricting reform. State Sens. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, and Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, co-authored

a reform bill which would adopt the Iowa redistricting model and direct the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau to draw the maps for approval by the state Legislature at no cost to Wisconsin taxpayers, according to a statement from the senators. Cullen said in a statement he believes the reform bill would prevent the state from wasting money

on hiring attorneys to redraw district maps and to defend the maps in courts. Cullen and Schultz said the “wasted dollars” account for the approximately $2 million burden in the current system. “[The legal fee spending] simply makes no sense to me,” Schultz said in the statement. “Nonpartisan redistricting would literally save taxpayers millions.”

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and the office of the provost. According to Forest, the committee has also had discussions about accessibility of electronic resources on campus and has encouraged faculty to make academic materials more accessible to all students. “This is something that helps not only those who need more accessible material, but all students are probably benefitting from well-designed materials,” Forest said. In the meeting, Chancellor Rebecca Blank spoke to faculty

about the commencement change of a single ceremony held in Camp Randall Stadium for May 2014. Blank said by holding a single celebration, the university can attract a “probably more prominent and better-known” speaker. The biggest consequence of the change is students won’t be able to walk across the stage and have their names read. Blank said they are working on different ideas to recognize the students and she said she is pushing for separate departments to hold ceremonies to recognize their own students.

persons with disabilities” and she said the committee would design training materials on those laws and regulations. Bacteriology professor Katrina Forest, chair of the Information Technology Committee, said she thinks some of the most important things the committee did over the past year were encouraging and strengthening the visibility of the committee and developing strong relations with the campus chief information officer

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‘Grand Theft Auto’ sales are absurd Adam Paris SEGA WHAT?!?!

ast week, Take-Two Interactive Inc. announced “Grand Theft Auto V” sold 29 million units in the six weeks since its launch. Somehow that’s not a misprint. To put it in perspective, every “Call of Duty” installment has trended toward 20 million or so lifetime sales. “GTA V” eclipsed that in six weeks. My mind exploded when I saw that so as I haphazardly stuff it back together, let’s look at the implications of this mindboggling number. I guess production delays didn’t hurt sales numbers too bad. Despite the inevitable whining about pushing to a fall release, Rockstar Games used their creative control to ensure a tip-top

product. They understand when a game is finished—although, you wouldn’t guess that from the cacophony of incessant complaining about the game’s online component not working properly. It cements the status of Take Two as perhaps the finest publisher going right now. Built around a stable of talent including Rockstar’s numerous studios, Irrational Games, Gearbox’s “Borderlands” series and the finest sport franchise year after year, “NBA 2K,” their library is staggering. It also speaks to the publisher’s ability to attract talented industry creators. Rod Fergusson, longtime “Gears of War” producer started up a new studio under their umbrella. Turtle Rock Studios, codeveloper of “Left 4 Dead,” is still hiding in its shell while working on their game. Like FX empowering showrunners on television, Take Two understands talented developers shouldn’t be hampered

by ham-fisted corporate requests. Assuredly that goes on, but Take Two understands a quality game, delay or no delay, should produce regardless of when it’s released. It also appears that the waning console cycles aren’t enough to hold back sales numbers. While overall figures are still in decline, this ridiculous explosion that still shouldn’t be real indicates people are clearly starving for high quality entertainment breaking from traditional fall releases. That sentiment brings me to what these numbers indicate about the “GTA” brand. With over five years in between releases, there was bound to be some speculation about whether or not the “GTA” brand still resonated with as many people as it used to. Looks like the answer is a resounding “yes.” Part of the franchise’s appeal is how meticulously crafted their densely populated landscapes are. Simply by virtue of its vast

Seeing double: catching the same act two nights in a row is actually a fantastic idea Brian Weidy weid-ing out the noise

his past weekend, I made the trek down to Milwaukee to see the same band three times—a move some would call reckless, while some fans of the band would question why I didn’t go to Kalamazoo to see the band the night before. The band is Umphrey’s McGee; however, the band itself is merely a footnote in this story about why one would see a band multiple nights in a row. For nights two and three, I found myself seated next to a man who roomed with one of the members of the band in their formative years and in total by the end of the weekend had seen the band 98 times. This number, no matter how dedicated you are to a band, is extreme. I asked him why he kept coming back, and his response was simple. No matter how many times he hears the same songs, each version brings something different at every show. This concept is what brings fellow concertgoers and me alike back to the metaphorical well. In the case of Umphrey’s McGee, at the end of the day they are just six guys playing music together in front of 2,500 people. While there they have a proclivity toward improvisation, something which brings many of their fans back time and again to hear old songs sound new on any given night, there are so many more factors to what makes each concert a unique experience. Last year, I wrote a column on why you should go see your favorite bands live. While I took a mostly economic view on things, as a band like Umphrey’s McGee makes a huge percentage of their money from ticket sales and merchandise sold at shows as opposed to record sales. But this time I am talking about taking the extra step and seeing a band more than once. In 2010, at the ripe old age of 16, I saw the same band for consecutive nights for the first time. The band was Pearl Jam. The venue was Madison Square Garden. I will never forget those two nights, even through the hundreds of concerts I

have been to, I would be hard pressed to think of a better concert I have ever been to than night two of that run. Yes, the band played some of the same songs; however, it was the experience of being there two nights in a row (along with many others) and the energy of the band mixing with the energy of the crowd that led to three hours of perfection. So when Phil Lesh plays 30 nights at The Capitol Theatre next year, there will be people who make it their goal to go to all 30. When Phish plays four nights in a row at Madison Square Garden for the third straight year around New Year’s Eve, there will be thousands of people who will have been to all 12 when all is said and done. And while it would be easy to write them off as hippies with too much time on their hands and a weird, idyllic obsession with the Grateful Dead or Phish—a thought that I couldn’t blame you for— there is more to it than that. The next time you go to a concert, whether it’s Animal Collective or ZZ Top, look for someone in the front row or in the front of the balcony—you will find people who have seen a band dozens of times before. Everyone has their own reasons for seeing bands multiple nights in a row. It’s not just jamband fans that are “crazy” enough to do this. After my experience seeing Pearl Jam twice in a row, one of the biggest jazzfusion groups, Return to Forever, came to my favorite theater for two nights in a row. I left night one with my jaw pressed firmly against the floor after their 90-minute set blew me away. So much that despite knowing they would play the same set the next night, I went again. That turned out to be one of the best decisions ever as Chick Corea’s “Spain” took on new life and the band’s composition “Captain Senor Mouse” was even more captivating on night two. So the next time one of your favorite bands plays your hometown or Madison for two nights in a row, go to both. Whether it’s Taylor Swift or your friend’s band, the experience, both musically and personally, will be well worth it. Do you plan to see Phil Lesh for the 200th time this year? Make plans with Brian by emailing weidy@wisc.edu.

gameplay offerings, it appeals to a wide range of players. If someone wants to stick to the tightly woven Hollywood story, they assuredly can. Others may want to just hop in a plane or drive over pedestrians. It’s the nearly obsessive amount of care going into literally every portion of this product that makes the game so enticing to everyone. Activision and Ubisoft will never do this, but most importantly, the five-year hiatus illustrates how letting fans clamor for a new franchise rather than shoving new entries down their throat can build up something we peasants call desire. Almost the entire narrative surrounding “Assassin’s Creed” and “Call of Duty” at this point is how the new-game-a-year practice is getting ridiculous. Of course that conversation means nothing economically when they keep selling at blockbuster numbers. Still, Rockstar is rarely cast in a negative light in terms of

abusing properties. Besides the misogynistic claims and usual fervor surrounding its mature themes, “GTA V” hasn’t acquired the negative press these overdone franchises recieves. Every entry stands alone and still stands as a towering tent-pole game. It’s interesting to chart the dissolution of “Final Fantasy’s” credibility versus what a “GTA” launch means. “Grand Theft Auto” is an event created by Rockstar’s ability to not milk the franchise. In all honesty, I have literally no idea how or why “GTA V” single handedly saved the US economy this month. 29 million copies sold in six weeks isn’t a thing that should ever be said. Congratulations Rockstar, you made every other game franchise feel like inadequate pieces of crap and I love you for it. Are you as amazed as Adam that “GTA V” has sold so well in such a short time? Let him know about it at arparis@wisc.edu.

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The sk8r girl needs to grow up

Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne By Conor Murphy the daily cardinal

When Avril Lavigne opens her self-titled new album, she proclaims “We’re still Rock ’n’ Roll.” While this might be a great way to start off an album, weaving her familiar pop hooks and rough guitar sounds into an all around rock album, this proclamation falls flat. The now Mrs. Chad Kroeger (of Nickleback fame) just released her fifth studio album, but Lavigne hasn’t evolved from her previous pop-punk recordings.

Lavigne’s major chart hits, “Sk8r Boi,” “Girlfriend” and “What the Hell,” all followed the same formula: campy, light lyrics with pop-punk instrumentation. She found a niche, which is to make pop music that is catchy and fun, yet still dripping with teenage angst. With this self-titled release, Lavigne seems to show off every bit of her teenage angst ridden “rock” talent, with the smooth ballad “Let Me Go,” featuring her husband Kroeger. Also on the album is the creepily sexual track “Bad Girl,” a dark and mysterious industrial piece featuring the always-entertaining Marilyn Manson. Limited lyricism and repetitive instrumentation bogs down this 13-track release. “Hello Kitty” is a mess of Japanese cultural

references and horribly written hooks. “Hello Heartache” finds Lavigne comparing herself and an ex lover to champagne and Jameson, and is further hurt by awkward vocals and a droning, neverending drum beat. While I may not be an Avril superfan, despite the fact I sometimes jump around my room singing along to “Sk8r Boi,” Lavigne knows how to perform her act, a nearly 30-year-old angst-ridden singer who is trying to evolve. “Falling Fast” is a softer take on falling in love, and shows some decent growth, along with the lullabylike “Hush Hush.” Fingers crossed that Lavigne’s next release will be of some substance, but for now, she is sticking to her tried and true formula.

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Midlake made some mediocre music

Antiphon Midlake By Mary Sullivan the daily cardinal

Midlake’s Antiphon is an excellent title as a single descriptor of the sound the band creates. It has a Gregorian chant-esqe mesmerizing sound throughout the album and bursts with spiritual undertones. After lead singer Tim Smith left the band while recording last year, guitarist Eric Pulido took over vocals. Luckily, Pulido succeeds in taking over the calm-yet-

intense lead in Antiphon. “Provider,” the captivating second track, allows him to hypnotize his audience. The lyrics seem to trickle down the stream of instrumentals, never coming to a climax but continuously looping back to the repetitive chorus. The track is followed by “The Old and the Young,” a rhythmic piece with a strong baseline that stands out as one of the best tracks on the album. The instrumental piece “Vale” does a good job of pointing out Midlake’s ability to use unconventional instruments and synthesizers while still remaining quintessentially a rock band. The opening songs prove to be the only outstanding part of Antiphon. The B-side of the album drones on with sleepy and hypnotic tracks,

which I found difficult to stay awake through. Apart from a reprise of “Provider” as the closing song, the second half of the album sounds like one long, lazy attempt to finish a record. The vocals are mostly monotone and the instrumentals, though perfectly enjoyable, all sound basically the same. Overall, the album is a pretty good return for Midlake, after a change in lead singer and thus a change in the band’s environment entirely. They’ve remained Midlake in their general attitude, but with a slight modification in direction caused by new leadership—necessary to prove they can prevail following a disruption in the growth of the band as a whole.

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Let’s coo all the one-hit wonders By Jake Smasal guest columnist

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Chris Cornell wowed the Orpheum Theater Saturday evening.

Chris Cornell can still rock a full house By Michael Frett the daily cardinal

There’s a mantra that exists for many songwriters and musicians. It says that the best songs aren’t the ones with grandiose production or catchy hooks, but—when stripped down to just a singer and a guitar—still move the listener with their beauty and honesty. This mantra may have been exactly what brought Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell to the Orpheum Saturday, playing a sold-out stop on the new leg of his Songbook Tour. The show was kicked off by Sri Lankan-American artist Bhi Bhiman. Looking and sounding like a Nightwatchman in training, his lyrics occasionally bordered on silly. Yet, beneath his trucker’s cap, one could see that Bhiman was a man with a lot to say, delivering a collection of political numbers armed with nothing more than a shining Gibson and the age-old weapon of “three chords and the truth.” He also knew how to lead a crowd, getting the audience to whistle along while closing his set with a cover of Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life.” It set the stage for a great night of acoustic guitar and rock ’n’ roll music. Cornell came out to a thundering crowd of rock-on symbols and pumped fists. An excited look on his face, he joked about marijuana laws, told stories of his time on the road and awkwardly introduced more politically charged songs. Leaning heavily on Audioslave deep-cuts like “Dandelion,” as well as the occasional solo number, Cornell surprisingly didn’t play anything from Soundgarden until a half-hour into the show. He finally obliged with a beautiful version of “Halfway There,” a track off of Soundgarden’s latest release, King Animal. Congratulating the crowd on being one of the few crowds to “get the song’s message,” Cornell busted out “Fell on Black Days” and “The Day I Tried

to Live”—a pair of Soundgarden favorites that whipped the crowd into a fury. After Soundgarden hits and an awkward combination of U2’s and Metallica’s “One,” Cornell introduced the next song as a “tribute to a dear friend.” This tribute, dedicated to singer Andrew Wood, took the shape of Mother Love Bone’s “Man of Golden Words.” It was an emotional performance, and Chris Cornell poured his heart into a few chords and the words of his close friend who died far before his time. This fittingly led to a Temple of the Dog set. Songs like “Wooden Jesus” were almost too much for this grunge fan to handle and easily overshadowed the hits-laden closer—save a powerful performance of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life.” Rolling out on a customized stingray bicycle, grin on his face, Cornell happily obliged his audience to an encore. He introduced his new song, “Misery Chain,” and covered another Beatles song, “Dear Prudence,” which failed to stand up to “A Day in the Life.” The finale came with “Blow Up the Outside World,” during which Cornell used the pedal board in front of him to produce a psychedelic breakdown that did more than “blow up the outside world”—it shattered it. That mantra, highlighting the musician as nothing more than a person with a guitar, holds a lot of power. Sure, many songs that I loved as rockers may not have been perfect as acoustic songs – but it’s impossible to deny what kind of effects songs like “Man of Golden Words” carry when it’s just a singer pouring his heart out over the strings of a guitar. An artist’s songbook is only as strong as the songs within, and—with the Songbook Tour—Cornell has proven with nothing more than a set of pedals and an acoustic guitar, he might have one of the strongest repertoires.

Whatever happened to the onehit wonders? This week I rediscovered Johnny Boy’s “You Are the Generation that Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve.” While the song is excellent, I spent the entirety of it wondering: “What happened to these guys? This is so good!” Even after the song ended, I could not stop wondering about what happened to the band, which had this one really good song and then fell off the face of the Earth. Did they simply break up? Did they check into the Bates Motel? I didn’t know, and it got me thinking about other bands like Johnny Boy. I started pondering such important queries as: “Do the 4 Non Blondes still know What’s Up?” “Is the weird hat guy from the New Radicals just drunk somewhere, spouting off about how he still thinks he could kick Marilyn Manson’s ass?” And of course the ever-burning question: “What the fuck is a Marcy Playground?” The answer to all of these deep and meaningful questions—especially the last one—is “I don’t really have any idea.” And that wor-

ries me. For a short time, these bands and 1,000 others like them were more popular than you or I could ever hope to be. But now I don’t even know if any of them are still alive, much less anything about their current musical endeavors. I couldn’t even tell you the name of a single member of one of these bands.

It shouldn’t matter that these are the only songs by those respective artists I know—I like them more than entire albums by bands I profess to like.

Even though some of them have found a second life with the advent of the digital music age and the rise of decade-themed parties, nobody knows these bands or gives a solitary shit about them (cue the complaint from the world’s last true Sister Hazel fan). This, to me, is the sad truth of the entertainment industry in general. No one cares what you did yesterday. All that matters is what you are doing now. Sure, you can coast along on the

success of an album for a time, but eventually everyone expects something new. I’m not saying this doesn’t make sense, or that artists shouldn’t be expected to release new, good material. However, these so-called one-hit wonders are often maligned as a segment of music whose bands didn’t really have what it takes, simply because they only had one song or album in the tank. Shouldn’t we celebrate these bands? Can’t we look at them and say, without any irony, “Congratulations, you did what none of us has the talent to do?” I can’t tell you how much enjoyment I get out of songs like “Stuck In The Middle With You” or “Come On Eileen.” It shouldn’t matter that these are the only songs by those respective artists I know—I like them more than entire albums by bands I profess to like. So there you have it. Let this stand as one avid music consumer’s testimony in the case for the one-hit wonders. Want to tell Jake your favorite one-hit wonder? Know what the weird hat guy from the New Radicals is up to? Let him know at smasal@wisc.edu.

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fundamental principle of journalism is the productive incitement of discussion that does not arrive at the harmful expense of readers. In publishing the letter “‘Rape Culture’ Does Not Exist,” The Badger Herald has done one of these things correctly: opened a floodgate of dialogue for students to weigh in and victims to share experiences. However, the catalyst to this discussion has been an unproductive means of reaching a productive dialogue. The campus outcry (primar ily via social media) has provided a plethora of opinions as well as fact-based evidence on the issue of rape culture. In publishing the letter, the Herald

has exhibited an unflinching neglect for the experiences of the very people that have laid eyes on the piece. There is a level of privilege in aimlessly publishing such a piece without warning those whom it may offend, and it has served as a trigger for victims of rape and sexual assault throughout the campus as well as in the depths of the Internet. An ethical dilemma lies at the center of this outcry: the role of the media in becoming the catalyst for controversy. We operate in an industry where we are responsible for showcasing the glory of the world juxtaposed with how ugly it can become. This does not function as a dichotomy, but a spectrum for anything and every-

thing we deem newsworthy. This is not an unpublishable topic, but upon accepting this responsibility as a gatekeeper of opinion, there is a level of preparation and caution and accountability; The Badger Herald staff who led this piece to publication has made a fundamental misjudgement. While editors have a commitment to take care in publishing opinion columns, letters are from the public, not a newspaper’s staff members. This means letters cannot be edited for content. Still, editors have no commitment to publish these letters.

Newspapers need to be proactive instead of reactive when publishing opinions on sensitive topics.

However, editors can fram the context of these letters. This letter was printed in the paper without any warning or disclaimer above the article. With sensitive topics such as sexual assault, it is imperative that editors provide a context to readers that minimizes potential damage. In an attempt to do this, the Herald added a note indicat-

dailycardinal.com ing that the letter could invoke memories and emotions surrounding sexual assault later on in the day it was published. However, newspapers need to be proactive instead of reactive when publishing opinions on sensitive topics—this means having the foresight to anticipate negative reactions and address them before the harm is done. This Board feels that if this letter would have been published and presented differently, we would be having a different conversation. This Editorial Board understands the opinions expressed in the letter are not those of the Herald staff as a whole. Still, more care needs to be taken when addressing letters and columns that evoke strong emotional responses from specific groups of people. It is careless to place a letter of such controversial content in a public forum, with no regard to its context, its framing or its potentially traumatic consequences. For a newspaper to run a letter containing such polarizing, alienating ideas simply because its author is semi-(in)famous and would earn them “shares” or paid clicks on their website is nothing short of irresponsible. Furthermore, editors have the responsibility to minimize harm for the public. Although the Herald added a disclaimer to the article

on its website as it began gaining attention, people who may have avoided the letter in the first place undoubtedly were exposed to its inflammatory and harmful content. As readers have commented, for survivors of sexual assault, the piece brought back trauma—trauma that is already pushed aside, hidden and shamed by the very culture the writer denies. These people do not merely exist in characters and typeface; real people, citizens of our campus community and beyond, have poured their stories in comments and responses. This productivity has created a double-edged sword of harming the very people who have experienced rape and sexual assault without the proper sensitivity or tact. Furthermore, the editor’s note added to the digital edition has done nothing but serve as a faulty attempt to bandage the wound. This was a grave miscalculation that should serve as a teaching moment: No one deserves to open the morning paper or load their social network and feel exposed at the hands of the very institution that is entrusted with the responsibility and accountability to discover truth through productive dialogue. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Letter To The Editor

A message from PAVE: This is what rape culture looks like A response to The Badger Herald Letter To The Editor from Monday, Nov. 4 By Aly Jarocki PaVE CHAIR

Thank you, for the stunning example of how rape culture is alive and well on the UW-Madison campus. There are several aspects of the recent Letter to the Editor that Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) feels warrant response. We noticed a misinterpretation of what “rape culture” actually is. Rape culture is the way society comes to understand rape as unavoidable. This leads people to believe that rape and sexual assault are unstoppable phenomena, and often even acceptable. Directly in contrast to this is the idea

that rape happens because people are inherently evil. Rape culture is not a result of bad people, but is a societal construct that perpetuates harmful victim blaming attitudes. We would also like to pause to define rape and sexual assault. People do understand that rape is illegal, but often people do not have a full understanding of what rape and sexual assault actually are. Rape is vaginal, anal and/or oral penetration without consent. Sexual assault is any sexual contact without consent. Consent is a free and clearly given yes, not the absence of a no, and cannot be received when a person is incapacitated by alcohol or drugs. Part of rape culture is perpetuating harmful myths that surround sexual violence, many of which were exemplified in the previously published letter. One such myth is the idea that sexual assault is often falsely reported and that every time a woman reports to the police, the perpetrator goes to jail. Sexual assaults are falsely reported at

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the same rate as other crimes such as theft. By falsely accusing women of falsely accusing rapists, you are taking away the credibility of real victims. Beyond this, only three out of 100 rapists will ever spend even a single day in prison—this number being out of the 40 out of 100 that are reported to police at all (Department of Justice). The false report myth is related to the idea that many women use rape as an excuse for drunken sex that they regret. Sexual assault survivors carry an enormous amount of stigma provided to them by rape culture, and coming out as a victim or survivor can be a traumatizing experience in itself. Disclosing a sexual assault is not exploitation for publicity, and only the victim is able to define their experience. Another myth perpetuated by this article is that rap culture is rape culture. Rape culture is not the product of a single identity, culture, or musical genre. There is also the myth that sexual assault is caused by

drinking, which leads to the at titude that a woman who drinks is responsible if she is assaulted. These myths are harmful in many different ways. They contribute to rape culture by creating a structure that blames victims rather than supports them. This then works to silence victims, through communicating that their experience was invalid, or that they are in some way at fault. The people affected are not just statistics, and rape culture is not a fallacy—this culture exists, and silences your friends, family, peers and your own understanding of experience and trauma. We understanding that recognizing rape culture can be difficult. It is never simple to recognize the role that each of us plays in problematic behavior. No one wants to recognize that the language they use or the media outlets they support contribute to a culture that minimizes the experience of sexual assault survivors. However, this is no excuse for denial. If more people take responsibility for their own role in perpetuat-

ing rape culture, it is possible to stop the cycle. People reaffirming harmful beliefs, whether directly or through silence, contribute to rape culture. Lastly, thank you to those who have been speaking out in a positive way. Your voices count! Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) is a student organization dedicated to preventing sexual assault, dating violence and stalking through education and activism. If you would like to continue to engage in this conversation, please reach out to PAVE by emailing chair.pave@gmail.com. Also, join the conversation on Twitter with #thisisrapeculture. If you or someone you know need support, there are many resources available to you. The Rape Crisis Center has a 24-hour crisis line that can be reached at (608 )251RAPE. The Dean of Students Office and University Health Services are also great places to seek support. If you would like to submit a letter, please send an email to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Badgers find success down the stretch at Camp Randall this Saturday. “The key is to not get worn out. You watch the teams they play, they get physically tired and BYU does a lot of great plays. And there are a lot of missed tackles,” Andersen said. “It gets loud and it’s hard for [BYU] to be able to get the communication that they normally get from the snap count, to get personnel on the field, to the communication that verbally has to take place.” Andersen couldn’t give a definitive comment about the current playing status of Tyler Dippel, who is out of state due to a family-related situation.

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Senior running back James White led UW Saturday with 132 rushing yards, garnering praise from head coach Gary Andersen. By Claire Lancaster The Daily Cardinal

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Head coach Gary Andersen is proud of the Badger’s success against Iowa last weekend, where the two teams put together a defensive battle for the ages. UW (4-1 Big Ten, 6-2) found a way to hold the Buckeyes to just three field goals without senior linebacker Chris Borland, the heart and soul of UW’s defense. “Our kids were unbelievable,” Andersen said in a press conference Monday. “They faced a lot of adversity prior to the game, they faced a lot of adversity during the game and they kept on battling and fighting and found a way to get the victory at the end.” Andersen also gave credit to senior running back James White who he named the Offensive Player of the Game for his “toughness and his want to and being able to make the plays when they came late in that game.”

Wisconsin is now focusing on its contest against Brigham Young this weekend. According to Andersen, BYU employs a fast-paced strategy similar to Arizona State, a team to whom the Badgers lost several weeks ago after an officiating blunder on the last play took away UW’s chance to kick the game winning field goal. The Badgers’ tough defense, which led the way to a 28-9 victory in Iowa, look forward to the challenge they will face this weekend and the atmosphere back home at Camp Randall. “It’s the tradition and the support and knowing that you’re coming out of that tunnel with 80,000 plus people screaming and cheering for you,” Andersen said. “It gives you a definite advantage.” BYU’s talented defense will be another rigorous challenge, but Andersen noted the Cougars’ strengths are countered by some shortcomings and disadvantages they will face

The Wisconsin volleyball team (7-5, 18-6) is currently ranked fourth in the Big Ten and returns home for a series of matches against Nebraska and Iowa at home this weekend. The volleyball team’s close loss to Purdue came at the end of a busy weekend in which the Badgers played in over five hours of matches. “It wasn’t always the prettiest volleyball, but it was two teams playing everything out on the court,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said. “I thought Purdue played really well. Their libero, Carly Cramer, man, she’s probably about as tough as they come.” UW is in a position to be a seeded team entering the postseason, and in the approaching back-to-back weekends at home they will continue to face tough teams. Sheffield thinks, however, the communication between junior middle blocker Dominique Thompson, freshman setter Lauren Carlini and freshman middle blocker Haleigh Nelson has become stronger since the beginning of the season. “I think we’ve cleaned up some of our serving, I think we’re aggressive without missing as much,” Sheffield said. “I think there are a lot of areas we’ve gotten better. Plus you throw in the health and we’re getting a lot healthier.”

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Freshman setter Lauren Carlini was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week Monday after a career-high 53 assists at Indiana. Women’s Basketball

The Badgers won the first of a pair of exhibition games Sunday against Winona State and will face Steven’s Point Thursday in another exhibition game. The regular season starts on Nov. 10. “I was pleased with the kids, the way they came out and really jumped on Winona State,” head coach Bobbie Kelsey said. “When we do the things we’re supposed to do and take advantage of our size, I think that’s what really pushed us forward in the game.” Kelsey also mentioned that fans of the team should be excited about the Badgers’ depth this season, returning a lot of players who contributed to a team that led the Big Ten in turnovers last year. “We returned a lot of scorers from last year. Obviously, Morgan Paige and Jacki Gulczynski led our team last year in scoring. Cassie Rochel is in that mix,” Kelsey said. “You also have Michala Johnson, who is a trans-

fer that really showed [Sunday] why we all should be excited to watch her play.” Several players will return from injury this season, including senior guard Taylor Wurtz, who will finish her college basketball career this year after returning from a back injury. Junior guard AnnMarie Brown is also returning from an ACL injury. The jury is still out on senior center Cassie Rochel, who is still sitting out with back problems. Kelsey noted the two things the team needs to maintain this year are its health and its ball control. Because of the greater number of athletes this year, there will be more lineups than last season, when most of the weight fell on just two players. “If we can stay healthy, that falls on the trainers and me listening to the strength coach and trainers, we can control our turnovers and [take] care of the ball,” Kelsey said.

Smart offseason moves take Red Sox from worst to first Jack Baer baer necessities $270 million is a lot of money. When you own a business, and you owe $270 million to employees who are worth nowhere near that number, you’re probably in trouble. That’s the situation the Boston Red Sox found themselves in 15 months ago, owing a king’s ransom to Adrian Gonzalez, a good but not great first baseman, Carl Crawford, a mediocre, speed-dependent left fielder and Josh Beckett, a former ace who has failed to produce of late and is quite injury prone. All of those players used to be great, but were on the decline and were due to receive a boatload of cash. Ridding the books of any those contracts

would have been a victory. Dropping all three was sorcery. That’s why last season’s blockbuster trade with the Dodgers should go down as one of the best front-office moves in baseball history. Not only did the Red Sox free up a ridiculous amount of cash, they were able to cleanse themselves of three players who had become symbols of the excess and malaise for which the team had become known. Part of the cash saved in the trade then went into extensions for Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz, as well as free agent contracts for Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, and David Ross. All of these players were integral to the Red Sox success this season, and accounted for pretty much every big moment Boston had in the playoffs. A team shouldn’t be able pull that off, but thanks to the gar-

gantuan resources and shift in ownership of the Dodgers, the Red Sox were able to find a team with the resources to take on the contract and the desperation for viewers to value these “stars” as necessary for the team’s image. However, this isn’t to say the Dodgers made a bad trade. Trades aren’t a zero-sum game; both teams can win. The Red Sox just happened to register a much bigger win. The biggest mystery of baseball’s offseason is the true depth of the Dodgers money pit. If the Dodgers are willing to support a $400 million payroll (and their ludicrous $6 billion television contract says they are), then it is perfectly okay to acquire okay-to-good players for premium money. It won’t be financially efficient, but there’s no such thing as an Efficiency World Series. That being said, the Dodgers are alone atop the MLB money

tree, meaning any success the Dodgers experience won’t teach us much beyond the lesson that money is a good thing to have. So what should we take from this? First of all, it’s time to recognize a growing trend in baseball: Big money free agents are a dying breed. As we’ve learned from Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, and soon, Robinson Canó, promising half of your payroll obligations to one player over 30 is a bad idea. When a team signs a big free agent, it will most likely experience the winner’s curse. When a team values a free agent more than any other team in baseball, it has most likely overvalued that free agent. Unless that team is either the Yankees or the Dodgers, signing that player to a ludicrous amount of money will most likely cripple the team for years. The Red Sox instead decided to spread the money around, using free agency to fill holes

with low-risk players. Boston built this year’s world series on a strong homegrown core and one of the best farm systems in baseball. Look around the playoffs and you’ll see teams that mirror this. The Cardinals, the Athletics, the Rays, the Reds, the Pirates, the Indians and the Rangers all got to where they are today by developing their own players and riding them to the playoffs, using free agency as a support, not an engine. The best team money can buy is no longer that great of a team. Conservative free agency and a commitment to homegrown players has become the cheapest and most effective way to consistently compete in the league. Does the Red Sox’ front office deserve as much credit as it has reveived for this year’s World Series victory? Email jfbaer@ wisc.edu to let him know what you think.