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W-Madison first-year law student Naman Siad could not believe her eyes as Republican candidate Donald Trump inched closer to an improbable victory.

“I was laughing and then slowly realizing that this is not a joke anymore. It’s reality,” Siad said. “Realizing that—as a black Muslim woman— people are OK with the bigotry he’s been spewing terrifies me.”

Trump won Wisconsin at 1:30 a.m. Central Time, despite roughly 70 percent of Dane County voters supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Many of those voters packed the Marquee Theater at Union South and watched in disbelief as Clinton’s path to victory grew narrower and narrower.

Tears flowed, jaws dropped and many could not believe that their country, including Wisconsin, could support Trump.

Despite the shock, Siad said she is going to take a deep breath tomorrow and vowed that the heartbroken students in the theater could work to build their vision of America from the ground up.

“A lot of the work starts with organizing communities and realizing that it doesn’t only matter what presidential elections look like, but also local elections and realizing that, as a Muslim American, we have to make our voices heard that much more. We have to use that energy, that fear and turn it into motivation to make our communities and surrounding communities better.”

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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Trump wins White House in major upset

By Lucas Sczygelski THE DAILY CARDINAL

Harnessing bitter resentment toward America’s shifting social norms and economic base, the political upstart Donald Trump wins the race for America’s presidency over the heavily favored Hillary Clinton.

No matter the label that leaders of either party brought down on him—bigot, misogynist, ignorant, sexual predator—Trump remained afloat.

A block of disgruntled white voters propelled him to victory, latching onto his message of law and order, economic nationalism and anti-elitism as a salve for a changing America they no longer recognized.

On the economic front, Trump’s derision of free trade deals like NAFTA, which he claimed sucked industrial jobs to places like Mexico, resonated in blighted post-industrial communities. Stung by the twin engines of globalization and technological advance championed by elites on both sides of the aisle, these voters coalesced to bring down the establishment icon Clinton.

“They take our jobs for a lower bid and they put us out of a job,” said John Bly at a

Trump rally in Janesville last spring. He explained how he lost his union job at a car seat supplier when the city’s GM plant closed in 2008. Gaunt and wearing beat-up work boots, he explained that to get by he took a job as a delivery driver for a fraction of his former wage.

Trump pledged to remain the voice of those like Bly who felt America had left them behind.

“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Trump said in his victory speech in New York City.

He said he would reach out to those who opposed him in the quest to “Make America great again.”

“We will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation and rebuilding the American dream,” Trump said.

To many pundits, however, Trump’s campaign was about nothing more than white identity politics and contempt for the nation’s elites, intellectuals and social norms of decency.

After descending Trump Tower’s gilded escalator as a political newcomer last year, he wasted no time calling Mexicans “racists” and promised to build a “beautiful wall” on the southern border. He remained true

to form throughout, suggesting barring Muslims from the country, threatening to enhance libel laws to freeze the free press and calling for the implementation of unconstitutional “stop and frisk” policies to thwart innercity crime, all before last month’s “Access Hollywood” tape showed him telling Billy Bush how he conducts sexual assault.

But Trump voters didn’t seem to care.

UW-Madison’s College Republicans filled two full floors of Brickhouse Barbeque on West Gorham on election night to celebrate.

“I think Mr. Trump has a way to go with reaching out to people in the past he’s alienated,” conceded Alex Walker, CR chair and son of Gov. Scott Walker. “But our chapter is excited about him winning.”

Walker predicted that UW-Madison students will warm up to Trump, a tall order for a campus that helps make up Dane County, 70 percent of which voted for Clinton.

“I think that students will have a chance to hear from Trump more and less from the media that basically has been out to get him,” Walker said, repeating a recurring anti-media

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Donald Trump, a political outsider and business mogul, became the 45th President Elect early Wednesday morning as he earned more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win. trope from Trump’s campaign.

With campus support or not,

Trump will ascend to the presidency in January.

Students in shock as Clinton loses Wisconsin, presidency

By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton entered the night as the favorite to win the White House.

But as the night wore on, Clinton’s odds of winning dwindled. First Ohio, a state where Republican Donald Trump was slightly favored, went Republican.

Then Florida and North Carolina were called for Trump.

The likely fatal blow to Clinton’s chances came shortly before 1 a.m. Central Standard Time, as Pennsylvania was called, defying the predictions of pundits. The Keystone State was a must-win for Clinton and one where she consistently led, albeit narrowly, throughout the election.

The Pennsylvania defeat left Trump as the prohibitive favorite to win the White House. Clinton’s campaign said they would not concede the race, despite Trump leading in several key states.

“Let’s get those votes counted and bring this home,” Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta told supporters at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. “We’re not going to have anything more to say tonight.”

That podium was where Clinton was supposed to become the first female president, breaking the glass ceiling that no woman has ever shattered beneath a literal glass roof.

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Hillary Clinton was the favorite to win the White House going into Tuesday’s election before losing key states like Wisconsin.

Instead Clinton called Trump to concede the race a half hour after Podesta spoke, according to the Associated Press.

But Trump had slim leads in Michigan, Arizona and New Hampshire and those advantages held consistently as Tuesday night gave way to Wednesday morning. And at 1:30 a.m. Central Standard Time, CNN

called Wisconsin for Trump.

The likely defeat shocked Clinton supporters on campus and nationwide. The political prognosticators at FiveThirtyEight gave Clinton over a 70 percent chance of victory as recently as Monday.

Amanda Zauner came to Union South with the expectation of cheering the first female president. She instead

left shocked and concerned about the future of the country.

“We’ve gone so much forward,” Zauner, a sophomore at UW-Madison, said. “This election is going to change things. It is going to take things backwards.”

Many thought that Wisconsin was solidly in Clinton’s favor, with the former Secretary of State using waves of support in Madison and Milwaukee to coast to victory.

But almost 100,000 fewer Milwaukee residents voted for Clinton than Barack Obama in 2012. Trump also fought back with major victories in northern Wisconsin, running ahead of Mitt Romney’s 2012 numbers in Brown, Marathon and Outagamie Counties.

The disparities between rural and urban Wisconsin was striking to UW-Madison first-year law student Naman Siad. She said she was terrified when she realized that Wisconsin was one of the key states that gave Trump the presidency.

“Madison and Milwaukee, the southern cities, are living in a bubble,” Siad said. “Sometimes I get caught up and think Madison is indicative of the entire state of Wisconsin, when it’s very different. Just being in classes where I realize that there are open and proud Trump supporters sitting two seats away from me terrifies me. I wouldn’t for a second think that Wisconsin

wouldn’t swing in Hillary’s favor.”

For Matteo Calogiuri, an international student from the United Kingdom, the result was reminiscent of his home country’s vote to exit the European Union.

“You know you look at Brexit and you can understand that it’s that kind of year. Fear tactics win, intolerance wins,” Calogiuri said.

He added that he was concerned a Trump presidency would wreak havoc on the environment.

“My main concern is the way this is going to affect climate change,” he said. “Trump doesn’t believe this that it’s real.”

Nora Herzog, a UW-Madison sophomore and First Wave scholar, said she was not surprised at what took place.

“I am actually not surprised,” Herzog said. “I’m not surprised at all, and that’s really sad. That’s where I am right now, I’m not comprehensive.

When I saw what was happening in Florida specifically, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s it.’”

Herzog said Trump’s victory validated feelings of racism and discrimination.

“I was wondering who was going to pay tomorrow, because I think that the most dangerous part of his campaign is that he is showing people that violence as a political tool is acceptable,” Herzog said. “It’s showing a lot of people it’s OK for them to mobilize their hatred.”

House Republicans maintain advantage in Congress; Mike Gallagher wins 8th Congressional District House Republicans maintained a majority in Wisconsin and nationwide, an unsurprising result in an otherwise volatile election season.

All of Wisconsin’s eight House races were either considered likely races or uncontested.

In the only race with-

out an incumbent candidate, Republican businessman Mike Gallagher defeated Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson to represent Wisconsin’s eighth congressional district.

Republican incumbents preserving their seats include House

Speaker Paul Ryan of the first, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of the fifth, Glenn Grothman of the sixth and Sean Duffy of the seventh.

Representative Mark Pocan, who represents Madison and Wisconsin’s second congressional district, is among three state

Democrats to keep their seat. He joins Ron Kind of the third and Gwen Moore of the fourth to maintain a seat in the House.

Pocan beat Madison College professor Peter Theron, and Moore won against Libertarian Andy Craig and Independent Robert

Raymond. Kind was uncontested.

Flipping control of the House was an unlikely scenario for Democrats this time around. They needed to win 30 seats to regain a majority, which would have meant a landslide victory in all competitive congressional districts.

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Johnson wins second term as Wisconsin senator

By Emily Curtis and Lilly Price the daily cardinal

Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson battled Democratic former Sen. Russ Feingold for the Wisconsin Senate seat Tuesday, winning a second term despite trailing in every poll before Election Day. Even though many considered Feingold the favorite, the race tightened up during the last week, showing a close statistical tie before election day.

Johnson celebrated his victory in his hometown of Oshkosh, where Gov. Scott Walker took to the stage first to congratulate Johnson.

During his victory speech, Johnson confirmed this would be his last term as U.S. senator.

“Working together as Wisconsinites, as Americans, we are going to save this country,” Johnson said. “We’ve been given a chance.”

In the 2010 Senate election, Johnson unseated then-incumbent Feingold for the seat. Prior to that election, Feingold had served three terms as U.S. Senator from 1993 to 2011. Johnson left his company, PACUR, and the business world to join the political arena in 2010.

Following his loss in 2010,

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Incumbent Senator Ron Johnson trailed in every poll before Election Day but still came back to beat Democratic opponent Russ Feingold en route to preserving a GOP majority in the Senate.

Feingold and many supporters throughout the state hoped this election would bring redemption, and help Democrats nationwide in regaining control of the U.S. Senate. The pressure to win was high, as the presidential election proved to be a closer race than predicted.

With a Johnson win, the Republicans moved one seat closer to maintaining control of the U.S. Senate. The Republicans

have held the majority since the 2014 midterm elections.

At his own watch party in Madison, Feingold encouraged unity from his supporters while expressing concern for the future state of the nation.

“We need to come together, be as restrained as you can be as the next steps come. This could be the most challenging times of this country,” Johnson said.

“We will get through this and I

look forward to helping in anyway that I can, but now it is up to you.”

State Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, also conveyed her concern at the results of the election.

“It’s really disappointing that someone like Ron Johnson is elected again. He doesn’t stand up for Wisconsin families, he doesn’t stand up for students,” Taylor said.

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Republicans maintained their majorities in both the state Assembly and state Senate Tuesday.

With all 99 seats in the state Assembly up for election, the Republicans earned enough seats to maintain control of the chamber. State Rep. Chris Danou, D-Trempealeau, was the lone incumbent to lose, falling to Republican Treig Pronschinske.

Still swingin’ Sixteen years later, Wisconsin continues its tradition of keeping the nation waiting on Election Night with late results coming in. + Graphic by Michael Ernst in 2000

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Despite an overwhelming focus on the outcome of national races, Election Day is also important for local ballot initiatives such as a referendum to increase the budget for public schools in Madison. The referendum passed Tuesday with 74.2 percent of the vote.

The referendum will increase the budget for the Madison Metropolitan School District by $26 million over the next four years. The increased funding will be paid for through a property tax increase, which will bring in $5 million each of the next two years and $8 mil-

lion each of the two years after that. The increase will impact

“[The referendum] will hopefully enable us to avoid making a whole lot of cuts we otherwise would likely have to make” Ed Hughes member Madison Metropolitan School Board

the average property taxpayer by $36 per year.

According to Madison Metropolitan School Board Member Ed Hughes, the ref-

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currently living in Oshkosh, studied at the University of Minnesota before working at the plastics manufacturing company called PACUR, founded

by Johnson’s brother-in-law, Pat Curler. Johnson eventually purchased PACUR in 1997 and worked as CEO until he decided to run for U.S. senator in 2010.

Throughout the past six years as senator, Johnson sponsored bills focusing on issues like countering radical terrorism, veteran safety, freedom in healthcare and human trafficking detection. During his senate term from 2010 to 2016, Johnson missed a total of 2.2 percent of roll call votes. Since Johnson is seen as one of the more conservative voices in the Senate, Feingold supporters were holding out for a victory. Many progressives viewed Feingold as one of their top leaders while he was in the Senate.

Johnson believes in free markets, reduced federal spending and increased national defense spending. Johnson opposes abortion on demand and the Affordable Care Act. With his re-election, he will likely continue to campaign for these issues, which will only

erendum began as a result of the need to give the school district authority to exceed stateimposed revenue caps. Revenue caps are set by the governor and state legislature in the biennial budget, and determine how much school districts can spend per student each year.

These revenue caps were first set in the state budget in 1993.

According to Hughes, the caps were generally increased over time for an approximate additional $200 per student per year.

That trend changed under the Walker administration however, and revenue limits are now

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Republicans maintained their majorities in both the state Assembly and state Senate Tuesday.

In the election, there were 42 candidates running unopposed, guaranteeing 24 districts for the Democrats and 18 for the Republicans respectively. Of the 51 districts remaining, Republicans held onto 45 seats and the Democrats took 11.

In District 76, representing UW– Madison’s campus, state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, won by a margin of 64 percent.

The Republicans swept in many notable races. In District 51, Republican Pat Snyder defeated Democrat Mandy Wright.

Republican incumbent state Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, also held on to defeat Plain Democrat Jeff Wright in a key victory for Republicans.

Republicans make gains in state Senate There were also 16 state Senate Districts in play this election, eight of which were uncontested. Republicans won seven of the

remaining eight contests.

Republicans gained two seats, with Dan Kapanke defeating Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, and Pat Testin beating state Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point.

Democrats now hold 12 seats compared to 21 held by Republicans.

State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, won the 26th District, which contains the UW–Madison campus, running unopposed.

The Democrats’ best shot at denting the Republican majority came in the 14th and 18th Senate Districts, where both Brian Smith and Mark Harris, respectively, lost by over 10 points.

It was a long shot for the Republicans to lose their hold on the Senate, but the loss of seats came as a shock to many. State Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, of the 30th District was the only Democrat to keep possession of his seat.

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Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, was one of two Democrats to lose their Senate seat to state Republicans Tuesday night.

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Students skip ballot box over voting for either Trump, Clinton

By Julia Gilban-Cohen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Many UW-Madison students headed to the polls on Election Day, though one in particular didn’t vote for a presidential candidate— he casted a vote for every other position on the ballot instead.

Tuesday marked the second election Eric Underwood, a graduate student and registered Republican from Illinois, voted in; however, in 2012 he cast a vote for presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

“For me, not voting for the president, it was almost a kind of form of protest of the candidates we have to choose from.”

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“I just feel much better about myself not voting for anyone and not writing anyone in either,” Underwood said about casting his absentee ballot. “Just because I didn’t want to write someone in that would be seen as a joke or making a joke of the votes.”

Michael Wagner, associate professor in UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said a variety of factors contribute to young people choosing not to vote in this election.

“Some of it is apathy, some

of it is not feeling represented by the choices or not feeling as though candidates take them and their issues seriously,” Wagner said. “Some of it is a lack of interest in politics and some of it is a lack of contact by people running for office.”

Chip Papa, a senior at UW-Madison, was raised as a strong conservative and has always sided with the Republican Party. But to him, this election is different.

“I feel like with this election it’s kind of justifiable if you don’t vote,” Papa said. “It’s easy to be like ‘I don’t like either candidate’ and people respect that ... I haven’t really had a negative reaction.”

For this election in particular, one vote doesn’t constitute the endall be-all difference in the election, Papa said.

Thomas Lofy, a junior, also didn’t cast his vote Tuesday, mostly due to the tense political climate this election season.

“I don’t connect with any of the candidates,” Lofy said. “They have turned this election into more of a shouting match than any other I can remember and I do not believe that the country should be run based on those principles.”

According to Lofy, Donald Trump’s alienating rhetoric along with Hillary Clinton’s publicized scandal paints the two candidates as untrustworthy and unappealing. Both also have not delved into specific policies and changes regarding national

issues, Lofy said.

Though a moderate Republican, Lofy stated that “Hillary is more likeable than Trump, just not enough to move the needle for me.”

Both Papa and Lofy did not vote in the primaries.

Similarly to Lofy, Underwood takes issue with many of Clinton and Trump’s characteristics as candidates and also with how their campaigns have been conducted; it is challenging to ignore Clinton’s email scandal and Trump’s controversial remarks, Underwood said while also stating he more-so aligns with the more localized candidates.

“For me, not voting for the president, it was almost a kind of form of protest of the candidates we have to choose from,” he remarked. “I felt that me not voting was going to be more powerful for me personally than voting for a candidate that I didn’t agree with.”

“Some of it is apathy, some of it is not feeling represented by the choices or not feeling as though candidates take them and their issues seriously.”

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“I feel as though it is not voicing your opinion stronger by not voting,” Lofy said. “It is simply another option.”

However, apathy toward the

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Many UW-Students opted to not vote for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton due to their disapproval for the candidates. candidates and of voting in particular isn’t how Eliana Locke, press secretary for College Democrats, views the student population in Madison; the majority of students she’s interacted with appear to be excited about having their voice heard, according to Locke.

“We saw gay marriage get enacted throughout the entire country because of a political movement. We’ve seen improvements on climate change. We’ve seen improvements on women’s rights because people got involved and because people decided to be politically active,” Locke said. “I think people are excited to vote

because they see they can actually make a difference.”

Although Locke mentioned the inconvenience of Wisconsin’s voter identification laws, they were not a factor mentioned by Lofy, Underwood and Papa in their decision to not vote.

“I think this election is so out of the norm from any election we’ve had in the past,” Underwood said. “We’re going to look back at this election in textbooks and think about how it changed everything.”

Andrew Bahl contributed to this report.

Undocumented UW students pursue activist alternatives to voting rights Minero said she will continue to push for change even without being able to vote.

By Jake Skubish THE DAILY CARDINAL

Thousands of students across Wisconsin cast their ballots Tuesday in the hopes that their voice will influence the future policy decisions of our nation.

For UW-Madison students who also identify as undocumented immigrants, however, this is not an option.

Despite growing up in the U.S. for most of their lives, undocumented students are unable to vote in an election that still affects their communities.

“The decisions that are made by those people in office ... will certainly affect the lives of younger people.”

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“I want to be part of the democracy in the U.S. and I can’t do that right now, so it’s pretty frustrating.”

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“We do have the Republican candidate, Trump, saying his plan would be to deport all undocumented immigrants,” said undocumented immigrant and UW-Madison clinical psychology doctoral student Laura Minero.

“And that is us, that includes us.

So, I think there’s a lot of anxiety leading up to the presidential election and election day, and not having a say in that.”

Minero also said there can be fear in even trying to engage in the political process.

“Even to just donate to a cam-

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Thousands of students voted Tuesday to voice their opinions in the election. As non-citizens, though, undocumented students lacked the proper identification requirements for the ballot box. paign, there’s residency or citizenship requirements, and so I think sometimes there’s even a lack of knowledge of what we can do,” Minero said.

And while voting is widely considered a civic duty in the U.S., it can be especially important for students of color.

“The decisions that are made by those people in office ... will certainly affect the lives of younger people, who are disproportionately from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups,” said UW-Madison School of Human Ecology

Professor Constance Flanagan, an expert on youth and civic engagement. “We don’t really know the perspective of others whose lives we don’t interact with, so it’s highly important for communities of color to be represented.”

Political Science Professor Katherine Cramer agreed that not having the right to vote can particularly harm undocumented immigrants.

“In so many ways young people of color are marginalized from decision-making processes,” Cramer said. “The people who do

have the right to vote are more likely to be listened to by our elected representatives. So any population group that doesn’t have that right to vote is that much less likely to be listened to.”

Even without the ability to vote, immigrant students on campus are embracing alternative forms of activism. Dreamers of UW-Madison, a group advocating for undocumented immigrants on campus, used the hashtag #UndocuElection2016 on Facebook to post messages of support for undocumented students.

“Not being able to vote, I think for me that’s personally why I’m so open to sharing my story, because I feel like that’s all I can do,” Minero said. “It’s all about raising awareness and breaking down misconceptions, because our ability to stay here relies on it.”

UW-Madison undergraduate and undocumented immigrant Selina Armenta agreed that alternative means to engage in the electoral process are important.

Ultimately, however, the goal is to voice her opinions at the ballot box.

“I want to be part of the democracy in the U.S. and I can’t do that right now, so it’s pretty frustrating,” Armenta said.

“I think it’s important to vote because we live in this country.

Many of us have lived here our entire lives. We go to school here, we work here, our families have raised us here. So I think many of us feel like we’re American, and voting is a very American thing to do.”

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First-time voters choose president from unpopular candidate options

By Sammy Gibbons the daily cardinal

Many UW-Madison undergraduate students voted in a presidential election for the first time during this election cycle.

The majority of people interviewed agreed that this was an interesting election to cast their first ballots in.

Some students said they did not prefer either of the two major party candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. UW-Madison junior Tommy Chitwood is voting for Trump solely because he represents the Republican party, which Chitwood affiliates himself with.

“I’m not very excited because this is not really a very good election. It really demonstrates how polarized this nation is right now,” Chitwood said. “I think it’s sad … a motivation for a lot of people

for their voting is because their person is not the other candidate.”

UW-Madison sophomore Eliana Locke is the opposite of Chitwood she voted for Clinton and was enthusiastic about participating in the election.

“I feel really good about being a first-time voter,” Locke said. “I feel like [she is] the first [candidate for] president that I feel is fighting for every single issue that I care about … I am so excited to have my vote counted for her.”

Some first-time voters took the less popular route and voted for third-party candidates. Chris Rupel, a UW-Madison sophomore, made the decision to support Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson because he felt it was his only option.

“There’s just not a good candidate I can be like ‘Yes, I stand by that person,’” Rupel said. “I feel

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A UW-Madison student votes in the Nov. 8 election, which has proved to be a difficult choice to make for many students, especially those who are casting their ballots for the first time. like [Clinton and Trump] exemplify bad values, and I don’t feel comfortable voting for them.”

Zawadi Carroll, also a UW-Madison sophomore, agreed this election is stressful for firsttime voters. She chose not to vote for either of the two major party candidates as well.

“I never grew up in a household

that was overwhelming towards one party, so when it was time for me to choose a party, I chose one that seemed to align with my beliefs and what I thought was best for the country,” Carroll said.

Carroll and Chitwood said they hope for positive change to come out of this election no matter which candidate wins. Both

Associated Students of Madison leaders pushed for SAC early voting location, voter ID machines at campus polls As the push for election engagement wrapped up Tuesday night, Associated Students of Madison leaders assessed the efforts they made to encourage voting across the campus community.

For ASM Vote Coordinator Billy Welsh, a rewarding aspect of the months-long experience he has had with the election process is just how many students have already cast their ballots.

“The narrative is that college students are either too lazy to vote, too apathetic to vote, especially this election cycle—it’s so polarizing, there are even lower expectations for turnout,” Welsh explained. “So I think it’s really cool to see students who not only took the initiative to register to vote, but took initiative and actually voted early.”

Approximately 4,000 students voted early at the Student Activity Center—a location ASM fought to claim for that purpose in order to have more than one campus spot for early voting, Welsh said. He added that numbers at the school’s other location, Union South, seemed comparable early on.

Before early voting began, Welsh said members of ASM have been at work since bus pass handouts in August to register students, many of whom needed

to re-register after an address change. Each member of Student Council received training to become a Special Registration Deputy, and after that deadline closed, he said the body had registered about 3,400 voters.

The group also organized several large-scale events in locations such as East Campus Mall and Witte Residence Hall to register students.

“We’ve had a lot of people who have been superstars with working so many voter registration shifts, really setting up with early -vote, being super enthusiastic,” Welsh said.

And in addition to planning beforehand, student government officials also had a hand in Election Day itself. Some received the opportunity to work at the polls Tuesday.

The group fought to station voter ID machines at all campus voter locations—and university spokesperson Meredith McGlone said the school had already issued 6,486 voter ID cards as of Monday.

“It was kind of frustrating that we didn’t have this at early vote,” Welsh said. “But, at least we got it on Election Day.” Welsh called the process a “whirlwind,” but said he thinks ASM’s efforts to encourage voters across campus have gone “really well.”

fully enable us to avoid making a whole lot of cuts that we otherwise would likely have to make,” Hughes said.

Instead, the school district will reap the benefits of additional funding, such as smaller class sizes. The increase will amount to $240 per student per year, says Hughes, well within

the range of increases prior to the Walker administration.

“We’ve got a very supportive community,” Hughes said. “[The referendum] will allow us to reclaim local control over our budget decisions. It will allow us to establish a budget that’s in line with what we think our community wants for its schools.

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Associated Students of Madison Vote Coordinator Billy Welsh said the body’s effort to encourage voting across campus has gone well.

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Without the referendum, the school district would have faced $12 million in cuts for the 2017-’18 school year, as well as similar cuts in future years. Hughes also said that without the referendum funding increase, the school district

would have had to cut 120 employees, even if salaries were frozen.

According to the school district’s website, a denial of the referendum would have forced the district to scale back programs that focus on narrowing achievement gaps for low-income and minority students. “[The referendum] will hope-

want the election to lessen the separation of parties that the U.S. is experiencing.

“It’s a really dangerous thing … how it’s difficult for people with opposing ideas to sit at a table and talk about it,” Chitwood said. “I hope that [whoever wins is] able to establish that we are not divided in two, rather, we are one.”

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Johnson and Feingold had sparred frequently as Election Day neared. Johnson declared Feingold “phony,” saying he was a career politician.

Feingold called Johnson out for not focusing on the needs of the Wisconsin people while also targeting Johnson’s positions on minimum wage and student debt.

During the final few days preceding the election, Johnson received a huge influx in campaign funding from super PACs and other groups, increasing his number of campaign ads.

Contrary to Johnson, Feingold sponsored issues including Medicare, renewable energy and accessible healthcare and missed a total of .2 percent of roll call votes.

While serving his three terms, Feingold voted progressively on issues and favors policies including abortion and women’s rights, increased federal spending and the Affordable Care Act. Johnson’s victory paved the way to the Republicans holding control of the Senate. With a Republican presidential victory secured with nominee Donald Trump, two branches of the government are now within the Republican control for the first time in years.

Alex Walker, chair of UW-Madison’s College Republicans, said the race was a boost for students, calling Johnson a champion of job creation and college affordability.

“Our biggest focus in Wisconsin was always on his campaign,” Walker said. “It hit close to home for us and to deliver for him was huge for us.”

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Voters voice displeasure with both candidates Dissatisfaction with both candidates continued even after the conventions and was best represented in record support for thirdparty candidates, including Libertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Party’s Jill Stein. Forty-three percent of Democrats and 40 percent of Republicans were fully pleased with their party’s candidate, according to a July Pew survey—the lowest mark in over 20 years.

Pence, Kaine tagged as running mates Trump named Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice presidential choice, picking Pence over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newt Gingrich. Clinton followed suit a week later, choosing Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential selection.

Opponents of Clinton cited her past support of Wall Street and her controversial use of a private email server as Secretary of State. Trump dissenters pointed to his criticism of a federal judge involved in a case against Trump University, as well as his support for a wall along the southern United States border.

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Advocates of Sanders’ campaign also made their presence known at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Progressive groups objected to Clinton as the nominee, even occupying the convention’s media center in protest. But a series of heavyweight speakers, including President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Sanders himself, made the case for Clinton as a steady, progressive hand compared with an erratic Trump.

Perhaps the most poignant moment of the campaign season was a speech from Khizr Khan, a Muslim doctor whose son was killed in the Iraq War. He condemned Trump’s attacks on Muslims in his remarks.

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The upstart campaign of Bernie Sanders reached its high water mark in Wisconsin, with the Vermont senator cruising to victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the state’s Democratic primary. Sanders won all but one county and garnered 62 percent of the vote in Dane County.

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Breaking a 32-year streak, the state turned red Tuesday in an unpredicted turn of events. A rocky relationship with state Republican leaders up until Election Day combined with pre-election forecasts favoring Clinton couldn’t stop Trump.

The real-estate mogul gained traction in the southwestern region of Wisconsin, flipping historically Democratic districts President Barack Obama easily won in 2008 and 2012.

House Speaker Paul Ryan refused to formally support Trump until nearly a year into his campaign. Endorsements from other state Republicans like Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Ron Johnson were slow to follow.

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Wisconsin’s five-year-old voter ID law was still in the news, despite being implemented with few issues statewide in the primary elections.

Opponents of the law promoted videos showing confusion amongst Department of Motor Vehicle employees over issuing voting identification. A federal judge criticized the implementation of the law and ordered the state to take steps to make it easier to get an ID.

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With mere weeks before Election Day, Trump was caught up in another controversy over a video showing comments he made to entertainment reporter Billy Bush. Trump is heard bragging about kissing and groping women, but the nominee dismissed it as “locker room banter.”

Other Republicans condemned the comments, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who disinvited Trump from speaking at an event in Elkhorn.

Despite numerous skirmishes between opponents and supporters of Trump’s candidacy, the business mogul formally accepted the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Protesters flooded the city throughout the week, but confrontations between demonstrators and police were few and far between.

Most of the tension was in the Quicken Loans Arena, where multiple resolutions trying to unseat Trump as the nominee failed. Trump attempted to bring the party together in his address on the final night.

Ted Cruz used endorsements from state leaders like Gov. Scott Walker and a strong showing in suburban Milwaukee to win Wisconsin’s Republican primary. Despite repeated visits from business mogul Donald Trump, Cruz won 48 percent of the vote in the Badger State to Trump’s 35 percent. A month later, however, Cruz would drop out, all but ensuring Trump’s path to the nomination.

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years of marriage, Maggie realizes she doesn’t love John anymore, and creates a plan to get him back together with his ex-wife Georgette, played

by Julianne Moore. Gerwig shines in her lead role, hitting both the comedic and dramatic beats throughout the film. Hawke and Moore are fine, but the other performance stood out to me was Bill Hader’s supporting role as Tony, Maggie’s friend from college. Hader already proved he has comedic chops throughout his time on “Saturday Night Live,” and that shows in this film.

While the film offers plenty of laughs, it doesn’t pack the emotional punch I was hoping for. The character arcs fall a little flat, offering no real takeaway message from the story.

However, “Maggie’s Plan” is visually pleasing, with rich color palettes that enhance the tone, making for an fun experience overall.

On Saturday, the Marquee showed “Southside With You.” Directed by first-time director Richard Tanne, it recounts the story of Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson’s first date.

It is a simple story, but it shows a specific point in time between two people who would become prominent figures in the United States. In light of such a divisive presidential campaign, the film reminded me that those who hold positions of power are real people with life stories just like anyone else. This message is a timely one to remember. The dialogue is a little too on the nose at

times, but Parker Sawyers and Tika Sumpter play off one another adorably as Barack and Michelle, bringing charisma and heart to the roles.

Following “Southside With You” was “The Brand New Testament,” a co-production among Belgium, France and Luxembourg, directed by Jaco Van Dormael. The film imagines a world where God is a mean, grumpy man living in Brussels, Belgium. He creates humanity for the sole purpose of terrorizing them, using a computer to come up with cruel rules for humans to follow. In order to get back at him, God’s other child Ea releases to humanity the dates in which every person will die, and chaos ensues.

Van Dormael handles the film’s subject matter by emphasizing its satirical elements, effectively using biblical references as the punch line of jokes. The way the film is shot gives it an ethereal, dream-like quality, which complements the story well.

Pili Groyne also delights Ea as she navigates the consequences of her decisions. The pacing gets a little slow in parts, but the film’s unpredictability held my attention.

This year’s Marquee Film Festival brought several unique and entertaining screenings to Union South, exposing me to movies I had never heard of and directors I was unfamiliar with. The Marquee never disappoints, and the festival is a testament to this quality and diversity in programming.

RECORD ROUTINE A$AP Mob drops braggadocios tracks on ‘Cozy Tapes’ ALBUM REVIEW

Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends A$AP Mob

By Logan Rude THE DAILY CARDINAL

Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends, the highly-anticipated A$AP Mob collaborative album, was finally released to the world more than a year and a half after A$AP Yams, the founder of the Harlem hip-hop collective, passed away.

The project, originally dreamt up

by Yams, features every member of the Mob. While Yams was not present for the production of this project, his influence is obvious. Featuring the unique beats that have become typical for Mob member releases, Cozy Tapes showcases the versatility of the collective and the new direction that Yams pushed for.

Always aesthetically indulgent, A$AP Mob opens the album with a skit that highlights the new wave: being cozy.

“Yamborghini High,” the album’s first song, is one of the best tracks the Mob has released to date. It focuses on the fashion-, money-, drug- and

sex-fueled lifestyle of which they have become advocates. Featuring every rapper in A$AP Mob, the song unites each artist’s verse with a chorus from A$AP Rocky over a hypnotic, hazy, atmospheric instrument.

“Yamborghini High” encompasses everything the group has promoted up to this point.

Immediately following the first track is “Crazy Brazy.” The song features one of the most unique flows in A$AP Rocky’s catalogue.

Throughout the project, the Mob’s members showcase their various different flows and personal styles—but the love for each member wasn’t equally shared.

A$AP Rocky is undeniably the biggest star of the group, and his presence is felt throughout the project which serves as the glue for the project. A$AP Ferg and A$AP Nast, the group’s next two biggest stars were featured very little on the project. However, the group used the hype behind Cozy Tapes to shine a new light on A$AP Ant. Overall, the project succeeds in conveying Yams’ vision of a trendsetting hip-hop collective. The project blends groovy flows with braggadocios lyrics, giving the album the perfect mix of styles. In addition, features from the collective’s closest friends give several tracks an extra punch.

While the flow of the album works in most parts, there are a few skits that run too long. Skits are often used to give listeners a quick break or contribute to an

overarching story, but in the case of Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends, the skits run too long and serve no purpose.

Instead of giving the listener room to breathe, they drag on, making listeners beg for it to stop and get back to the music.

Despite this one major flaw, Cozy Tapes entertains during each and every song. The songs are strong while the skits are entirely skippable.

The final two tracks, “Bachelor” and “Telephone” help end Cozy Tapes on an extremely strong note.

Featuring verses from Lil Yachty, MadeinTYO and Migos’ Offsest, “Bachelor” is a club banger that juxtaposes a beat that moves with the speed of syrup and high-speed flows from the rappers about their lavish bachelor lifestyles.

“Telephone” ends the album with a strong verses from Rocky, Tyler, the Creator and the newest member A$AP Mob Playboi Carti.

The three trade verses at each other that encourage not only themselves, but everyone in the Mob to step their game up.

A$AP Yams’ contribution to the hip-hop scene and Harlem set high standards for what would come.

Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends, while not a perfect album, fulfilled Yams’ vision of the A$AP Mob evolving as a collective while simultaneously giving fans a thoroughly entertaining project.

Grade: B

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As Madison becomes a hub for Halloween, costumes often contribute to racism.

Racism clear in October

By Denzel Taylor THE DAILY CARDINAL

It is not far-fetched to imagine October to be one of the most troubling times of the year for people of color. Being a week out of October, people of color can finally take a breath that the month is over. Just as the Holloween months of past years, we can annoyingly reflect on the sudden spike of blatant and justified racism we see roaming the streets, speaking in the classrooms and simply living beside us on the day-to-day basis. And we can only grieve in understanding that the costuming of culture, the dismissed threats and the attacks on our lives will continue unchecked by the institutions that support them.

When appropriation and racism have become so integral in our lives, despair seems to be the only response. Our university released a statement that chose to not recognize a noose on the neck of my president as a mountainous problem. Rather, the shameless costume was okayed as freedom of speech.

Such institutional support nearly leaves students without argument against the endless feather headdresses, the swastikas on dorms, black T’s that spell out NIGGER and all other manner of racist art and entertainment for a white supremacist society.

My question is, where do we take action from here?

October, for all that is involved, has the potential to be an exciting time of the year to be thrilled in colorful fun and filled with warm sweets. However, that potential is lost in a fantasy world only achievable in imagination.

For now, what is real is that the art and entertainment world is a playground for racism, especially in the month of October.

Still, this statement lends itself to recognize the strength of people of color and their ability to sing their joys even among troubling times. We can still sing and dance in fellowship to the music of Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and other artist who speak power during such times. I applaud these artists and pray that their lyrics, their voices and their moves never end.

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Over 260 members of the UW-Madison faculty endorsed an open letter responding to the Oct. 29 racist incident at Camp Randall Stadium.

Faculty open letter condemns Camp Randall noose incident CHRISTA OLSON, ELLEN SAMUELS AND STEPHEN KANTROWITZ letter to the editor

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n Open Letter to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Community: We write as faculty, staff, and alumni/ae of the University of WisconsinMadison to express our outrage and horror at the racist violence displayed by two fans at the UW-Nebraska football game on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, and to call upon the campus community for a vigorous and immediate response.

At the Oct. 29 game, two people enacted a racist and misogynistic lynching of an individual wearing a mask that alternated between portraying President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The second individual, holding a noose around the neck of the Obama/ Clinton figure, wore a mask portraying presidential candidate Donald Trump.

While athletic personnel asked the two

In every case, in every way we can, we need to lift our voices and say that racism will not be tolerated here at the UW.

perpetrators of this horrific and intolerable display to remove the noose, they were allowed to stay in the stadium and were seen and photographed later in the game, once again blatantly displaying the noose.

These images have now been seen around the country and around the world, with a noose around the neck of our first African American president displayed in a sea of UW Badger red, and surrounded by football fans not visibly protesting or even taking much note of the horror taking place beside and in front of them.

As those of us who study history have observed, the seeming indifference of the crowd to the inhumanity and violence

before them is the image that, even more than the noose, invokes the terrible history of lynching in the United States.

Lynching, the torture and killing of African American men and women, often took place in public venues with white audiences gathered around to observe and even “enjoy” the spectacle of a human being mutilated and killed in cold blood, with no prospect that the perpetrators would ever be punished. African Americans today live in the awareness of this history—that their country and their compatriots stood silent while these horrors were visited upon their forebears.

This is the brutal history against which this “fan” display unfolded. This is the history with which all the UW fans in that picture, proudly wearing their Bucky hats and t-shirts, are now associated. This is the picture the UW just presented to the country, to the world and to our own students, of who we are.

We, the undersigned, come together as members of the UW community to say that this is not who WE are. We stand in solidarity with all black and brown students, staff, faculty, townspeople, and other community members who witnessed this hateful act and wondered if the UW would ever, could ever, be a place where their humanity was truly recognized. We commit ourselves to the work of making the UW a better and safer place for all of us, especially those who are targeted because of their race, ethnicity, gender or religion.

We reject the free speech argument with its false equivalencies between speech such as “Black Lives Matter” and the Insert Apparel clothing line and this appalling enactment of racist violence. This act went beyond merely holding a sign or wearing a t-shirt. This act was an incitement to violence that for obvious and compelling reasons made members of the UW community feel physically unsafe. Indeed, enacting the lynching of a black man in a crowded stadium puts all those present at risk.

We call on the UW administration, particularly Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, to move swiftly to create policies to ensure

such a horrific display will never again be tolerated at a UW-sponsored athletic game or at any other campus-sponsored event. We insist that such policies create a no tolerance zone at UW-sponsored events for all racist speech. We support the administration’s recent move to review policies on hate speech and call on you to respond more strongly and justly to any future incidents.

We too have work to do. Those of us who are not personally targeted by racism or misogyny bear a great responsibility.

But this is not only about the UW administration or official policies. We also and urgently call on all members of the UW community to speak up and to act. It is up to us to counter the image of all the people standing silently by in the bleachers in the face of a hateful, racist act.

We too have work to do. Those of us who are not personally targeted by racism or misogyny bear a great responsibility. We can no longer look away or be silent. Even if it is uncomfortable, or even frightening, we need to do more. We need to speak up. We need to get up and walk away, as the other football fans could have done last Saturday.

Or, sometimes, we need to stay to make sure others are safe from racist and misogynistic violence. In every case, in every way we can, we need to lift our voices and say that racism will not be tolerated here at the UW. Not on our watch.

Stephen Kantrowitz is a professor of history. Christa Olson is an associate professor of English. Ellen Samuels is an associate professor of English and gender and women’s studies. A total of 165 faculty and staff members have signed this open letter. Please send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

No degree is worth one’s dignity, yet it seems Black students are continuously asked to sacrifice theirs.

By now, we all know the story well. Last Saturday. Badger football. White men lynching our Black president. It is deemed free speech.

Given that the university has publicly committed to taking steps to improve its policy regarding free speech, I questioned whether or not a statement from me, as Wisconsin Union President, was necessary. I am deciding to speak now because of what the Union is: the place on campus that welcomes everyone as if in their own living room. What we provide is space, service, and activity for all students, so I would be remiss to ignore events that have such a negative impact and demonstrate a tolerance for an environment that is less welcoming for one portion of the student body over another.

Do better, UW. It is as simple and as complex as that. This campus is not fulfilling its ideals so long as Black bodies can be noosed without consequence. This campus is not fulfilling its ideals when scores of Black students focus on surviving, on getting the degree and getting gone because of the tremendous pressures they face above and beyond succeeding in the classroom. This school and its students are citizens of a larger world, yes, but we must not be complacent in allowing the evils to roam freely here. This year, the student leaders that comprise the Wisconsin Union Directorate make it one of the most diverse student leadership teams in the Union’s near century long history, and we are all committed to making our spaces and events open, safe, and welcoming for all students, from all backgrounds. We cannot fulfill our mission if we are silent when issues like this crop up, and so we will not be.

We also want to use this time to remind students of our power. This university is ours.

That is a message to everyone – to those like myself on scholarship, to those struggling to find their place, to those from small towns, and those from large cities, to athletes, to gamers, to international students and beyond. This is ours, all of it. Be firm in laying claim. I have wielded my power over the years to make change at this university, to push, and I have been thrilled to see many other students do the same. I have been thrilled to watch student leaders in the Union undertaking that work, having the difficult conversations and being willing to learn and grow through it all. Let us continue in those fights when and where necessary.

I will end by saying that I know Chancellor Blank. We have had correspondence, meetings, and even dinners together. We have always had positive interactions. I have not had the opportunity to meet Athletic Director Alvarez, but I still expect and would give the same modicum of respect to him nonetheless.

As a Black man in these United States, I know how close the noose is to my neck. Some nights I can feel it tightening, those nights when bodies become hashtags and everything starts to close in, when I’m expected to prioritize research papers over the injustice I see happening in Milwaukee, the city I rep and love deeply. We carry that weight. The outpouring of sadness, anger, and disgust at the university’s response to the incident was justified. We walk with history at our backs, and there is no way for us to ignore it.

Thank you to everyone in the community and around the country who has stood in solidarity with students on this issue. Thank you for raising your voices to elevate the message. Do better UW, for you can only misstep so many times before it feels intentional.

The noose never was, is, or will be free.

Remember that.

Deshawn is the Wisconsin Union president.

What did you think of the university’s response to the fan incident at Camp Randall? Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Innocent Democrats wonder what could possibly be worse than Mitt Romney

By Chris Carlock THE DAILY CARDINAL

In the wake of a presidential election that has sharply divided the country, many exhausted Democrats have been left to wonder if the GOP could ever again produce an opponent as horrifying as Mitt Romney.

“It’s been a really tough first election,” said UW-Madison student and self-identified Democrat Greg Everett. “It seems like the nation is falling apart. I’ve heard people talk about moving away if Romney wins, but at least we know that the 2016 election will set things right if he does.” Many of Romney’s controversial remarks, like his infamous “47 persent” remark at a private fundraiser, have rubbed Democrats the wrong way. “The idea of a Romney

presidency is a truly terrifying prospect,” said College Democrats of UW-Madison President George Winger. “The very idea of voting for someone as conceited and rude as Mitt Romney is simply unfathomable. Did you see him at the last debate? He hardly even looked [President] Obama in the eye when he shook his hand!”

Even some Republicans have had a hard time throwing their support behind Romney, whose campaign has been rocked by gaffes throughout the election.

“I’m appalled that the ‘party of family values’ can support a man who claimed to have ‘binders full of women’ being considered as candidates for government positions. I mean, how misogynistic is that?” asked Jessica Williams, a

UW-Madison student whose conservative leanings have been challenged by the election. “Women aren’t objects. How have we let our party turn into this?”

As the election looms, many Republicans consider Romney a lost cause and hope that the 2016 election will produce a candidate who can deliver on the traditional Republican principles of family values, equal treatment, and protecting freedom of speech. “Call me crazy, but I think we’re going to see another Bush in the White House come 2016,” predicted UW-Madison political science professor Mark Nelson.

At press time, UW-Madison students of both parties were prepared to incite “significant civil discontent” if their candidate lost.

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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney gently throws up in his mouth.

Secretary of State Clinton sets eyes on 2016 presidential election

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Presidential basketball court where candidates drain it from downtown.

Romney defeats Obama in swing state buzzer-beater

By Patrick Hoeppner THE DAILY CARDINAL

WASHINGTON—Election officials are calling this year’s election a “heart-stopper” after Mitt Romney’s GOP team clinched a regulation victory over Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.

The victory came swiftly on the coattails of Romney’s pick-androll drive to Florida and Obama’s defensive maneuver north to New Hampshire. The GOP’s nominee clinched the final electoral votes in the Sunshine State, giving his closing speech at the University of Florida’s basketball arena.

“Faked him out,” Allen Iverson said in his New Jersey home.

“Broke his ankles.”

“It’s a damn buzzer-beater,” added Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. “I’m with the Democrats all the way.

Blue down the ticket until the day I die. But you can’t crack under pressure. And that’s exactly what Obama did.”

“How can this happen?” a topranking member of the DNC said. “I don’t understand how Obama could have let his team down in the last quarter. Especially not like that.”

“The final seconds,” a RNC official added. “Nailing this election was a long shot for the GOP, despite their widespread support. Romney took the game before it had the chance to go into overtime.”

The election had begun with a

defensive push by the GOP to the western side of the nation, with point guards positioned in Idaho, Wyoming and New Mexico. The Democratic offense had been deployed to the east, beginning a playbook push to the safer, eastern blue states.

“The election this year was tumultuous,” said Michael de Angelo, “but there was a clear divide between the GOP defense and the Democratic guards. The Dems air-balled threes in Washington, Oregon, and Florida. Romney snatched those 29 Floridian votes right out of the air.”

De Angelo famously criticized the outcome of the 2000 presidential race, when George W. Bush clutched the victory over Al Gore with a devastating monster dunk in 2OT. De Angelo is a political scientist at Duke University.

“While I respect some of his older works,” said David Blake, “de Angelo’s postulates about this election are totally whack. He’s painfully wrong, and his entire department should be defunded.”

Blake is a leading political theorist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His work has earned him national recognition, including appearances on CNN and CNBC. His latest publication, “Athletics and its Fundamental Impact on Political Theory,” is now available as an e-book.

WASHINGTON STATE— Despite the widespread celebration of President Barack Obama’s re-election last night, one notable cabinet member, Hillary Diane Meriwether Jehoshaphat Rodham Clinton, was far too busy to spend the evening clinking drinks.

After decades of moving, grooving, schmoozing, bruising and bamboozling her way up the political ladder, America’s slightly beloved Secretary of State is finally poised to make her move.

“This is it. Our time has come. Ready the cannons, ready the tour bus, ready my Long Island iced tea—in four years we ride,” Clinton wrote to one staffer via an incredibly convenient and probably-not-illegal Yahoo

indentured servant Bill “Slick Willie” Clinton is also preparing for the 2016 election.

“Ready my Long Island Iced tea—in four years we ride.”

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After his removal from office, Bill Clinton was federally mandated to take a number of harassment training courses before entering the White

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House grounds again. He’s been working with a personal tutor to finish these courses, and is on track to finish by 2014.

Whatever jubilee or frustration Americans are feeling after Obama’s re-election last night, one thing is clear: Hillary Clinton is on the last leg of her life-long path to glory and offices shaped like toilets.

As long as Bill Clinton and Obama continue to do their jobs like the good little boys everyone knows they are, Secretary Clinton won’t be answering phones and making appointments for anyone but herself come 2016.

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Today’s Sudoku

Eatin’ Cake Classic

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Evil Bird Classic

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

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1 “Dancing Queen” pop group 5 Shoe securers 10 Bobby in England 13 Runners’ place 14 Certain rial spender 15 Chanel who made scents 16 Supposed fortune-teller 19 Exasperate 20 Lock-fastening devices 21 Utilize a microphone 22 Caulks again, e.g.

24 Squirrel’s quest 25 Abhor 26 Goldman’s Wall Street partner 28 Speaker’s platform 30 Bad thing to marry in 31 New Zealand parrot 34 Leave the nest 38 Golf expendable 39 “Alice” star Lavin 40 Mawkish sentiment 41 Bowling ball paths 42 Garbage-hauling boat 44 Dentist’s reminder 46 Drawn Brown 49 Smart ___ (wiseacre)

50 Data processor?

52 Respond conclusion 53 Just barely 56 Subtracted by 57 What’s unearthed on a golf course?

58 “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” author 59 Before, in old poems 60 Third-quarter mos.

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33 Certain venomous snake 35 Iditarod state 36 Earsplitting noises 37 Composer Stravinsky 41 Some Scottish waterways 42 Tees and button-downs 43 Sugar in the field 44 Simple brochure (Var.) 45 Non-buying arrangement 46 “Murder, She Wrote” locale ___ Cove 47 Noted chip maker 48 Lucy’s sitcom friend 49 Equipped 50 French cheese town 51 “Let us know,” to an invitee 54 Name tags, e.g.

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Despite easy matchup, Badgers must correct faults against Central Arkansas

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin The Daily Cardinal

Back-to-back Final Four appearances and a trip to the title game on the shoulders of Frank Kaminsky placed the Badgers firmly in the national spotlight two years ago. But after last year’s NCAA Tournament run was cut short in the Sweet 16, one thing now weighs heavily on the minds of UW players: redemption.

“I still kind of have that last couple minutes in mind,” redshirt sophomore center Ethan Happ said. “It really pushes me through times when I don’t want to get up in the morning or times when you don’t want to do this drill … the excitement level is at an all-time high for me.”

The No. 9 Badgers are set to open the 2016-’17 season this Friday against Central Arkansas with their sights set on a third regular season conference title in the last decade. While the Bears don’t present any real challenge, the game should serve to work out the kinks in a finicky roster as well as provide more opportunities for newcomers to fight for playing time on an experienced team.

In their exhibition matchup with UW-Platteville, the Badgers suffered from several of the same mistakes that plagued them throughout the start of last season. They turned the ball over far too often against a significantly undersized and overpowered

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Senior leader Nigel Hayes will be the focal point of the No. 9 Badgers’ offense this season. team, and had a deplorable showing from the free-throw line.

Many of these issues came from by way of Ethan Happ who, although he might be the most talented Badger, has the longest way to go to reach his potential.

Happ turned the ball over three times in 20 minutes against the Pioneers, a team high, and shot a paltry 25 percent from the free-throw line. While those mistakes shouldn’t matter much

Serving paramount for Badgers’ weekend slate

By David Gwidt the daily cardinal

With a tough five-set victory over Purdue that extended the UW volleyball team’s win streak to five straight matches, No. 3 Wisconsin (12-2 Big Ten, 20-3 overall) appears to be hitting its stride just as the end of the regular season approaches.

This weekend, the Badgers will hit the road and venture across the border to take on Illinois (7-7, 14-11) Friday night and then head to Evanston to face Northwestern (1-13, 8-18) Saturday night.

Just over three weeks ago, Illinois was ranked inside the top 25 and sported a 7-2 conference record. Since then it has tanked, losing its last six matches and falling completely out of the conference title picture.

Although this recent rough patch has doomed their season, the Fighting Illini still have weapons that can take over if left unaccounted for. The Badgers will need to play close attention to sophomore setter Jourdyn Poulter, who is averaging 10.6 assists per set, the fourth most in the Big Ten. Thanks to her, Illinois has outhit its competition .253-.187 this season. Freshman hitter Jacqueline Quade and senior hitter Naya Crittenden also occupy premiere roles in the offense, with 2.79 and 2.51 kills per set, respectively.

Since Illinois’ offense can be highly-efficient with its lethal hit-

ting, serving will be integral for the Badgers. Subpar serving reared its ugly head against Purdue, as the Badgers committed a host of service errors and short serves, setting up the Boilermakers for quick attacks.

Like Illinois, Northwestern has sustained a long losing streak. The Wildcats enter this weekend having dropped each of their last four matches and nine of their last 10.

They rank dead last in kills, assists and blocks in the conference.

If Wisconsin struggles with any aspect of the Wildcats, it will likely be junior outside hitter Symone Abbott. The team leader in kills, Abbott averages 3.88 kills per set, fifth in the Big Ten. Senior middle blocker Maddie Slater can also not be overlooked in the defensive scheme, as she owns a .310 hitting percentage, the highest on the team.

Given that both opponents have good outside hitters, it will be imperative for Wisconsin to tighten up on its side defense. Last Saturday, Purdue’s Faye Adelaja dominated the court, recording a career-high 21 kills, gauging Wisconsin with a hitting percentage of over .600. Adelaja was able to overpower Wisconsin by exploiting the voids in the the front of the court.

The defense will have to recover to its early-season form to avoid that same result this weekend.

First serve for the matches with Illinois and Northwestern is set for Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

against a UCA team ranked No. 332 in Ken Pomeroy’s preseason rankings, they could haunt the Badgers in a conference that features five ranked teams.

The second-year stud has devoted a significant amount of practice time since the exhibition to improving his free-throw shooting. He was consistently the last man in the locker room, staying on the court late to take foul shots.

Defensively, UW’s bigs need

to do a better job staying on their man and not helping too far off.

Happ and senior forward Nigel Hayes both have a tendency to help one pass away when guarding a big on the perimeter and then closing too hard when the pass comes to their man, leaving the door wide open for an easy drive to the hoop.

“The next step is to be able to guard different posts,” assistant coach Howard Moore said.

“Posts like [Happ] that can put it on the floor, that are a little more elusive … just having more versatility—ball screen defenses, helping [in] recover situations.”

Ostensibly, the Bears won’t challenge the Badgers much on the defensive end of the court, but junior guard Jordan Howard might push redshirt senior Zak Showalter and senior Bronson Koenig on quick, slashing drives to the basket.

Howard averaged 20.2 points last season and shot a cool 42.8 percent from the three-point line. He struggled in UCA’s exhibition against Southwest Baptist, shooting just 4-of-19 from the field, but he did dish out six assists and record two steals in the 90-55 win.

Offensively, most of the Badgers’ possessions should flow through Hayes and Koenig, who led the team in points per game last season with 15.7 and 13.1, respectively.

That being said, Happ should see his fair share of offensive responsibility as the team prepares him to shoulder a massive role next year when Hayes and Koenig graduate. He’ll need to eliminate the turnovers and find his groove from the foul line to give UW a shot at the national title it so desperately covets.

The Badgers’ season tips off Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. from the Kohl Center.