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UW’s research ranking drops out of top five

By Madeline Heim THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison has dropped from its spot in the nation’s top five research institutions for the first time since 1972, following a few tumultuous years of declining state investment in Wisconsin’s flagship university.

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Without a robust research base and less alumni giving, UW-La Crosse faces challenges that the flagship university does not in dealing with the effects of recent budget cuts to the UW System.

Lacking the resources of a flagship school, UW-La Crosse struggles to weather system-wide budget storm And while Madison has felt the

effects of the $250 million budget cut Story by to the system enacted in the state’s Andrew Bahl and last biennial budget, the school’s rich research and alumni base have given Madeline Heim it options not available to most of the LA CROSSE, Wis.—With more than 40,000 students, a billion dollars in research activity and Big Ten athletics, UW-Madison is not only the flagship university in the UW System, but is also one of the state’s most visible symbols nationally.

state’s other public universities.

UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said that while his university took a major hit in the last budget, both Gov. Scott Walker and former Gov. Jim Doyle have consistently cut funding for the UW System in the past decade.

But Gow noted that the current tuition freeze, which Walker instituted in 2012, has deepened the effect of declining state support.

“The new wrinkle is the tuition freeze,” he said. “Prior to that there was some ability to offset the cuts with tuition … that’s why there’s been this reduction in resources in the past few years in particular.”

UW-La Crosse has an enrollment of roughly 10,500 students, the vast

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“We are extremely proud of our faculty, staff and students.”

Marsha Mailick vice chancellor for research and graduate education UW-Madison

After 45 years as one of the top five research schools in the country, data from the National Science Foundation bumped UW-Madison’s ranking from fourth to sixth due to lower research activity in the 2015 fiscal year—just under $1.1 billion in annual spending for all fields of research.

A university release Tuesday said the school is still a “research powerhouse,” but acknowledged that steep state budget cuts have challenged its ability to recruit top faculty and researchers.

“This is a highly competitive environment,” said Marsha

Mailick, UW-Madison vice chancellor for research and graduate education and the university’s top research officer, in the release.

“The numbers show that our faculty and staff are highly successful, although continued disinvestment by the state is having an impact on our ability to compete.”

The school spent roughly $23.6 million in the last fiscal year to hold onto such faculty members, a difficult task as support for public higher education in other states has been on the upswing and efforts to poach UW-Madison’s best faculty and researchers are strong.

Campus leaders have previously warned that continued disinvestment in the school could hurt its elite research status and have asked the legislature to reinvest in the university during the state’s upcoming biennial budget.

“We are extremely proud of our faculty, staff and students,” Mailick said in the release. “But if Wisconsin is to remain at the pinnacle of American research universities, the state will need to reinvest to be sure we have the faculty positions and conditions necessary to attract and retain the best researchers.”

Gov. Scott Walker tweeted Monday that the budget would provide additional funding for schools within the UW System, but it is not yet clear how much of that funding could be tied to performance metrics.

Chancellor Blank signs statement calling for protection of undocumented college students

By Madeline Heim THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank added her name to a statement released Monday that calls for U.S. officials to uphold and expand the 2012 immigration policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects eligible undocumented youth from deportation.

The statement urges government leaders to consider the fate of undocumented students following the election of Donald Trump, who has been vocal about deporting anyone who is found to be in the country illegally. Students on campus have been openly critical

of those proposals, and thousands participated in a protest march to the Capitol Nov. 10 where they voiced support for undocumented students.

More than 250 college and university presidents from across the country have already signed the statement.

“DACA beneficiaries on our campuses have been exemplary student scholars and student leaders, working across campus and in the community,” the statement says. “With DACA, our students and alumni have been able to pursue opportunities in business, education, high tech, and the non-profit sector; they have gone to medical school, law

school, and graduate schools in numerous disciplines.”

Each campus leader’s signature indicates a willingness to meet with government officials to present the case for DACA’s continuation.

Former UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin, who now serves as president of Amherst College in Massachusetts, also signed the statement.

Blank tweeted her commitment to protecting DACA students Monday afternoon, an act of solidarity that many on campus have been looking for since Trump’s victory.

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UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank added her name to a statement calling for the protection of undocumented students.

“…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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Underrated restaurants to visit

By Trevor Kniaz THE DAILY CARDINAL

This week, instead of looking at one restaurant, we will cover a trio of restaurants that deserve a closer look. These options are all tucked away just out of the State Street limelight. Affordable, tasty food can be hard to find, especially when straying from the tried-and-true, but Madison has a whole host of nearby restaurants able to provide similar quality.

To begin, we will take a look at Paul’s Pel’meni, a dumpling restaurant with Eastern European roots. Located at 203 W Gorham St., Paul’s is conveniently placed just off State. It also offers delivery services through Grubhub.

Paul’s does not waste any energy on its menu—it simply offers potato dumplings, ground beef dumplings or a mixture of both. They come served with the topping options including butter, yellow curry, sweet chili sauce,

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while filling up on lunch.

My favorite dish, the tikka masala, is a creamy delight of yogurt, tomato, cream, onion, garlic, ginger, chili pepper and coconut studded with melt-in-your-mouth chunks of chicken and potatoes. It’s well-paired with the crispy naan bread used to soak up this saucy dish. On the same plate with the vegetable curry, from which the cauliflower stands out the most, the dishes and sauces pair well together, much like the variety of your Thanksgiving dinner.

Finally, on the other side of the Capitol, is the Mexican restaurant Francisco’s Cantina. Located at 121 E Main St., Francisco’s is not very far from campus—hey, it’s still on the Square—and also has some of the best Mexican food Madison has to offer.

Francisco’s offers Mexican classics like fajitas, chimichangas, burritos and tacos that are delivered from the kitchen piping hot, with the

fajitas arriving on a sizzling metal plate with steaming peppers and onions.

Despite the menu’s variety, my favorite is their taco. The choice of chicken, steak or tripe are served in chewy corn tortillas topped with onion, cheese and cilantro for $1.99 each.

Many of the entrées also come with rice and refried beans and are plenty filling for any meal.

Not to be forgotten are the complimentary warm tortilla chips that come with a delicious and authentic salsa. Other hearty, inexpensive options include the $1.99 tamales, the $6.99 fajita taco salad, the $2.99 gordita and the $7.47 chimichangas.

Overall, Francisco’s is a great place to get tasty Mexican food at a reasonable price not too far away from the heart of campus.

Whether you are interested in Russian dumplings, Indian tikka masala or Mexican tacos, underrated restaurants just off of State Street might provide exactly what you’re looking for at a fair price.

Makeup tip: Find a winter-friendly palette

By Cassie Hurwitz THE DAILY CARDINAL

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cilantro and sour cream. The savory fillings, light spices and cool sour cream balance each other nicely for what can only be described as a basic party in the mouth. A half order is $5 and a full order, enough for an entire meal, is $7. It is warm, it is flavorful and it is good.

As winter comes full swing, you’d be wise to remember Paul’s for its convenience, affordability and totally awesome taste.

A block away, on the second floor of the open-air mall at the intersection of State, Broom and Gilman is the Indian restaurant Mirch Masala. The highlight of Mirch Masala is the $9.99 lunch buffet which offers the familiar tikka masala, samosas, vegetable curries and, for curious customers, more exotic dishes. From 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the $9.99 all-youcan-eat buffet is a good deal for those looking to try something new and full-flavored

With December just around the corner, it is time to switch up your makeup routine with something a little more winter-friendly. Instead of the warm browns and purples that dominated during the fall, opt for bright red and shimmering champagne to complement your holiday look. Whether it is for a fun party, romantic date or girls’ night, this combination is guaranteed to look gorgeous.

Start by applying your favorite foundation or concealer. Be sure to cover up any uneven spots or dark circles to give the makeup shades a more bold effect. Use a small amount of translucent matte powder over the areas to not only add lasting power, but to also minimize unwanted shine. It can also be helpful to apply concealer over your eyelids, because your eyeshadow will have a cleaner base.

Speaking of the eyes, find a glittery champagne or taupe shadow and sweep it over your eyelids. Follow up with a light dusting of a slightly darker tan shade in the crease of your eye. Add a little extra champagne into the corner, and finish off with multiple coats of volumizing mascara.

Brush a small amount of neutral blush on your cheeks and multitask by applying the same champagne eyeshadow as highlighter on the tops of your cheekbones.

The final step is to find the red lipstick that suits you best.

One with blue undertones will be great for making your teeth look white and complement paler skin tones, while orange undertones work best for skin with yellow tones.

Swipe the shade over your lips and toss the product in your purse for later touchups. Spritz your neck with some perfume and you are ready for the holidays.

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After toasting your stuffing in a waffle iron, it gets a nice crunch.

Convert your Thanksgiving leftovers into a new meal

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After gobbling up your favorite holiday foods this Thanksgiving, it can be hard to eat all the leftovers your loving family sent home with you. Before you get sick of potatoes, stuffing and turkey, try these meal ideas:

Stuffing waffles

If you have a waffle iron in your apartment, break it out and get cooking. This adds a nice crunch to the stuffing, and instead of syrup you can

Shepard’s pie

Top your mashed potatoes with layers of meat, cheese and your favorite vegetables.

Then bake the dish in the oven to make a delicious casserole.

Turkey noodle soup

Treat your turkey as if it’s chicken and turn it into a hearty soup with peas, carrots and celery, and add your favorite noodles. This is especially delicious for those who are catching the winter sniffles.

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Clinton joins third parties in Wisconsin vote recount

By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will join a recount of the general election results in Wisconsin, officials announced Saturday.

The moves comes after two minor party candidates, the Green Party’s Jill Stein and the America Delta Party’s Rocky de la Fuente, filed for a recount Friday.

Some liberal activists have alleged polling machines were hacked after purported discrepancies in some Wisconsin counties were uncovered last week.

Election officials and experts have maintained that there is no evidence of foul play.

The Stein campaign has also indicated they will file

for a recount in the key states of Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Those states, combined with Wisconsin, helped lift Republican Donald Trump to victory over Clinton on Election Day. Marc Erik Elias, the Clinton campaign’s general counsel, said in a post on Medium that the campaign was not going to ask for a recount in the Badger State but would support Stein’s efforts.

“Because we had not uncovered any actionable evidence of hacking or outside attempts to alter the voting technology, we had not planned to exercise this option ourselves, but now that a recount has been initiated in Wisconsin, we intend to participate in order to ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides,” Elias wrote.

Elias added that the campaign would take the same stance on recounts in other states.

Because Trump’s margin of victory was more than .25 percent, Stein will have to pay for the cost of conducting the recount.

Her campaign has said they have raised more than $5.6 million to fund the effort, which could cost over $1 million in Wisconsin.

Michael Haas, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the recount would start late next week. Federal law requires all recounts to be completed within 35 days of the election and Haas said county commissioners will likely have to work overtime to meet that deadline.

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University leaders sued over handling of Bo Ryan’s affair

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An investigation into Bo Ryan’s affair has led to a lawsuit filed against several university leaders, including Chancellor Blank.

A woman who was romantically tied to former UW-Madison basketball coach Bo Ryan filed a lawsuit against eight university officials, claiming defamation and deprivation of due process.

Robin Van Ert, 42, sued Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and university spokesperson John Lucas among other school leaders following their investigation into her relationship with Ryan.

The complaint alleges that officials did not conduct their duties appropriately when looking into whether Ryan used university funds inappropriately.

Van Ert, a massage therapist, lost her business and dealt with harm to her reputation after the investigation, the complaint says.

Ryan admitted to hav-

ing extramarital relations with Van Ert last year after resigning from his position at the university. The two were involved from 2009 until 2014, after which she sent an email to officials in 2015 detailing the affair and expressed concerns about whether Ryan should be mentoring student athletes.

The complaint also argues that officials violated Wisconsin’s Open Records law for releasing Van Ert’s email in March. Lucas also disclosed her name to a Wisconsin State Journal reporter, according to the complaint.

Van Ert is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney fees.

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Madison set to host CrossFit games starting next year at Alliant Energy Center The CrossFit games, a sports competition based in the fitness regimen created by Greg Glassman, will be hosted in the Alliant Energy Center from 2017 through 2019, according to a city press release.

“As a competitive CrossFit athlete for several years, I was

UW-La Crosse from page 1 majority of which are undergraduates. Student body president Jacob Schimmel said this contributes to a close-knit community on campus.

“The coolest thing is the fact that you feel so involved here,” Schimmel said. “That helps promote a sense of inclusion for everybody.”

But the university has been forced to cut 45 positions, mainly in support services. While no teaching positions have been cut, Schimmel said reductions in advising and student life have negatively impacted the campus experience.

“The state thinks the only thing that is vital, necessary and wanted is the classroom experience,” Schimmel said. “And sure, that’s the core of the university, but there’s so much more that is vital.”

He noted that funding for some student organizations, including sexual assault prevention and diversity programs, is derived from state funding. The university was

elated when Jamie Patrick of the Madison Sports Commission approached me about Madison putting together a bid for the Games,” Ald. Amanda MaryMyriah Hall, District 3, wrote in the release. “I was thrilled to be included in the proposal and subsequent site visits, unable to expand its campus climate office, despite a rise in reported hate and bias incidents.

“A lot of things were cut that shouldn’t be,” he said, explaining that the office is “bare bones” after being unable to expand.

Gow said if the next budget required another round of cuts, the university would begin reducing faculty positions.

“We are at a point where if we have to do this again we’ll have to go into the teaching piece,” Gow said. “And that would be unfortunate because that would mean the classic bigger classes and fewer classes and that makes it more difficult to graduate.”

In the face of declining funding for the system and subsequent lower salaries for folks working on campus, UW-La Crosse has also struggled to maintain a competitive pay rate for its top faculty.

This is not a challenge unique to La Crosse—even UW-Madison has had to fend off other state

showcasing to CrossFit executives how Madison is [a] perfect fit for the Games.”

Madison is the former host of the Outdoor Games and has hosted an annual IRONMAN since 2002.

“As a Madisonian and an athlete, I couldn’t be prouder that universities looking to poach superstar professors. But while the flagship campus was able to spend close to $24 million to retain faculty, Gow said his school cannot come close to producing those funds for that purpose.

“We are so strained that I don’t know many instances where we’ve been able to match a counter-offer,” Gow said.

And professors at UW-La Crosse who are unhappy with their salaries need not look far to find better positions. Just across the Mississippi, faculty at Winona State University in Minnesota make roughly $5,000 more a year, and Gow said even the local technical college offers higher pay.

To convince faculty and staff to stay, Gow explained that he and other school leaders work hard to ensure a great workplace environment on campus. But even that is difficult as legislators continue to criticize professors, he added.

“There was this remark, ‘They

our vibrant, forward city gets to show off its fitness and recreation credentials plus its large scale athletic event host skills in celebrating the fittest athletes on earth,” Hall wrote.

The games were previously hosted in Los Angeles and will begin in Madison next summer. ought to teach another class,’” Gow said. “I don’t know whether the people who throw that around know how demoralizing that is.”

The university could see additional funding in the next budget cycle depending on how it measures up to several performance metrics, something Walker said he would like to see for all system schools. But Gow was skeptical of how that could affect both his campus and others in the UW system.

For example, UW-La Crosse’s retention rate is second only to UW-Madison’s in the system.

But for other campuses that may struggle to retain students, Gow argued that performance-based funding will not help them perform better until they are provided with the resources to do so.

“I think there’s a cynicism to the concept, frankly, where people say you aren’t doing enough and we’re not going to give you money if you don’t do better,” Gow said.

He added that tying funding

blank from page 1 and alumni signed a letter sent to Blank and other school leaders Nov. 12 requesting that the university declare itself a sanctuary campus, which would ensure that undocumented students and their families would be protected from deportation.

At the last meeting of UW-Madison’s University Committee, Blank said she did not have the authority to declare the school a sanctuary campus.

Following Blank’s signature on the Monday statement, Gonzaléz said he and other concerned parties will likely meet with the chancellor early next week to discuss additional steps for protecting DACA and undocumented students at UW-Madison.

“We’re heartened to see that Chancellor Blank has signed on to this letter calling on U.S. leaders to uphold DACA,” he said.

Monday’s statement will remain open for additional signatures through Nov. 22.

“America needs talent— and these students, who have been raised and educated in the United States, are already part of our national community,” the statement says. “They represent what is best about America, and as scholars and leaders they are essential to the future.” to performance could, in some cases, homogenize system schools even more than they already are.

“If it’s about graduation or retention rates, then what incentive do universities have to admit students who are on the margin of their academic ability?” Gow said. “That’s not what a public university is all about.”

Despite recent cuts, state Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse, said universities like UW-La Crosse are vital for both students and the state as a whole.

Billings said the university brings significant value to her community, with students “falling in love” with La Crosse and staying in the city, while paying taxes and creating jobs.

“Not all kids want to go to a school like Madison, a larger school that has a lot of research associated with it,” Billings said. “Some kids just want to go to a smaller town and be on a smaller campus, and receive that specialty that comes from the individual campuses around Wisconsin.”

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J.K. Rowling enhances popular magical world SAM MARZ Life on Marz

If you thought that the “Harry Potter” franchise ended with Harry, Ron and Hermione fading into a black screen at the end of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2,” you would be fortunately mistaken. J.K. Rowling revitalized the beloved mythology with “Fantastic Beasts and Where

to Find Them,” which was recently released in theaters. According to Rowling, this film is one of five in the new “Fantastic Beasts” series, and based on this film, the series is off to a good start.

The story takes place in 1920s New York, where British wizard Newt Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne, arrives with a suitcase full of magical creatures. When several of these “fantastic beasts” escape from the case, Newt, with the help of a “No-Maj” New Yorker named Jacob, must recapture the creatures before the Magical Congress of the United States of

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The Harry Potter world expands in new “Fantastic Beasts” film.

America stops and arrests him.

Eddie Redmayne is a wonderful addition to this magical world; he portrays Newt as an awkward yet endearing young wizard that I found myself rooting for the entire film. I liked the contrast Rowling created between Newt and Harry.

The former is more of an unlikely hero, and he has a certain level of vulnerability that Harry does not. Dan Vogler and Katherine Waterston also round out the supporting cast as characters Jacob Kowalski and former auror for MACUSA Tina Goldstein. Other than the “fantastic beasts,” Vogler provides many of the comedic beats throughout the movie.

While I didn’t love Waterston’s performance in every scene, I think Tina is fairly compelling as a character, and she will definitely play an important role for Newt in future installments.

What I really appreciated about “Fantastic Beasts” is that it doesn’t try to ride the coattails of the “Harry Potter” installments that came before. While there are certainly references and easter eggs connecting the films, this film stands on its own. It explores a new side of this magical world, which I found intriguing and refreshing.

Viewers don’t need much background knowledge to understand and enjoy this film, which illustrates J.K. Rowling’s control over her own source material.

That being said, this film definitely looks and feels like a “Harry Potter” film. David

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Eddie Redmayne takes the lead in new J.K. Rowling film.

Yates, who directed every “Harry Potter” movie since “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” returns to direct this film. The new movie is his fifth encounter with Rowling’s universe, and Yates has a firm understanding of this world and how it ought to be portrayed. Naturally, much of the visual energy flows from past films. The New York scenery is beautifully shot, and the creatures are well-designed and adorable. I especially liked the “bowtruckle,” a tiny, plant-like creature that has a strong bond with Newt.

I do have some issues with the film, one being its tone. The tone is a little uneven when the plot toggles between different storylines.

On the one side, we have Newt and his new companions trying to find his creatures that have escaped.

Here, the colorization, lighting and overall feel is much more lively and energetic. However, when we shift to scenes involving an auror named Percival Graves, played

by Colin Farrell, the tone does an almost 180-degree turn. This happens especially in interactions with

a troubled boy named Credence, played by Ezra Miller. While the filmmakers designed this change purposefully, I felt that the dry changes contrasted far too much with the more colorful, upbeat tone of Newt’s main storyline.

On the whole, “Fantastic Beasts” presents an entirely new side of this universe. Last week, I ranked all “Harry Potter” films from worst to best. In terms of where this film ranks among its predecessors, I would place it in the middle, roughly on par with “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” I didn’t leave the theater with the same sense of awe as I did with other films. However, I found the story to be one of the most original installments, and I think it sets up this time period and its characters better than “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” I’m excited to see what else J.K. Rowling has planned for this world.

How do you think J.K. Rowling’s new film enhances the Harry Potter world? Let Sam know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

Gilmore Girls returns for old and new fans in new Netflix series BEN GOLDEN Golden Age Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and eat… a lot. With those values in mind, there is no better time for the premiere of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” a Netflix limited-series continuation of the beloved series almost 10 years after it ended. This early 2000s throwback was filled with anticipation from new fans and old. The revival is the perfect scenario to demonstrate the power of Netflix. “Gilmore Girls” was a hit series recently made available for binging on Netflix, drawing in newer, younger fans that fell for the show, myself included.

The series is in a completely new format. The popular Netflix platform brought “Gilmore Girls” to a new era, one that desperately wanted a revival after a weak final season that struggled to end conclusively without creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s involvement. With the entire cast reassembled, the set rebuilt and Sherman-Palladino penning the script, “A Year in the Life” functions as the epilogue the show deserves. This poetically justified revitalization demonstrates that the right time, place, technology and people can make the unimag-

inable a reality—a worthy revival with as much heart and sincerity as the original.

“A Year in the Life” works because it doesn’t function as a revival, rather more like a natural continuation. Like a warm hug from an old friend, it just felt right. The jubilant four hour-anda-half long episodes are entitled “Winter,” “Spring,” “Summer” and “Fall,” encapsulating the seasonal spirit the Gilmore girls always celebrated. The revival has a glossier look, flashy guest stars and more ambitious cinematography but, other than that, it is the same old “Gilmore Girls” and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

The series’ success is upheld by the sacred bond between Lorelai and Rory Gilmore (Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel), the mother-daughter duo living in the small and quirky town of Stars Hollow. Caffeinated fast-talk and a love of Pop Tarts consecrate their friendship as they evolve together side-by-side throughout the years.

The revival has Amy ShermanPalladino’s voice coming through more prominently than ever before, reclaiming what is rightfully hers. Actors from ShermanPalladino and Lauren Graham’s post-“Gilmore” television projects “Parenthood” and “Bunheads” are featured in the revival, all lending their talents to resurrect a show that was once considered

dead. There were parts that had me giggling and others that had me crying into leftover pecan pie.

The show was always light-hearted and feel-good with hints of darker matters such as teenage pregnancy, familial strains and (this season) the death of actor Edward Herrmann and subsequently his character Richard Gilmore. These touchy topics are elegantly addressed and developed in “A Year in the Life” without sacrificing the signature positivity the show radiates.

One of the series’ particularly fitting themes is progression after peaking. We encounter questions in the new narrative.

Should Lorelai and Luke’s relationship continue with marriage and children? Should Lorelai’s inn renovate and expand? How will the Gilmores move past the death of Lorelai’s father, Richard?

What should Rory do now that her career has hit a rut? The characters’ conflicts align with “A Year in the Life’s” emergence, both exploring if there is still room to grow. After watching the four episodes, the answer is clear.

“Gilmore Girls” has always been about growth. Watching “Gilmore Girls” in college, I found myself identifying with Rory as many others have. We are both journalism majors active in our college newspapers, we are introverted, we love coffee and have questionable taste in men and we

have little knowledge of what the future holds. “Gilmore Girls” is so close to fans’ hearts because it emphasizes that straying off a set path allows for growth and the steady pillars of family and friendship will help you through it. The infamous last four words Amy Sherman-Palladino wrote for the very end of “Gilmore Girls” encompassed the soul of the series. They raised more questions that did not necessarily need to be answered, cleverly implying more growth beyond

the narrative scope of the series.

“A Year in the Life” tastefully balances the comedic, yet emotional roots that made the original such a success all the while giving the characters and fans much-needed closure to a series with an untimely demise. If this is the true end of “Gilmore Girls,” I am unexpectedly satisfied. Where it led, I followed, and I am thankful for the journey.

What is your impression of the revived TV series? Let Ben know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

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Almanac Animal Review Fire ant at a glance PHYSICAL TRAITS: Super horny, very small (like really really small), has two seemingly pointless limbs on its face.

CAREER GOALS: Eventually bang the queen, in the future bump uglies with the queen, reproduce with the queen, spread his genes through the queen.

PRIMARY FLAWS: Only cares about work and hooking up wth the queen, can potentially be squashed by almost any human being.

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Super romantic, able to lift something 20 times his body weight, has two limbs on his head which are seemingly useless but are actually very important.

PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Almost everywhere, in a mound of dirt, wherever he is able to reproduce.

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FULL REVIEW: Back in my clubbing days I used to be a wingman for this incredible insect called a fire ant. He embraced his heritage and named himself “Hella Lit” in honor of his species. I decided to review this party animal for old times’ sake... and because I recently stepped on him, crushing him instantly and smearing his body over the sidewalk like a morbid painting.

Hella Lit was a recluse, only coming out of hiding to walk aimlessly in various yards and vie for the affection of the

local queen fire ant. Unfortunately for my horny little friend, the queen had her pick of over 250,000 ants. Despite his odds, Hella Lit used his vast romantic skills to push the boundaries of courtship—but to no avail.

A fire ant queen doesn’t believe in contraception, so she lays over 1,000 eggs per day. This baby-making machine is normally much larger than normal worker ants and frequently develops wings to fly to her next hookup and prevent snuggle time with all the tiny little worker ants. Hella Lit was one of these

lucky guys on Nov. 13, 2016, and had the greatest 4.6 seconds an ant could ask for.

Hella Lit’s home is in southern Illinois with hundreds of thousands of roommates. He decided to make his home in the classic style of his culture: a massive, disgusting mound of dirt. The mound is currently doing quite well, but Lit always tells anyone interested about the great sprinkling accident of ’92.

In his free time, my friend always used to enter strength competitions.

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I could lift a peanut when I was like, five days old. I was still defecating in my pants and developing teeth yet little baby Noah could still crush Hella Lit in a weightlifting competition… Pathetic.

It just occurred to me this review has been a stream of consciousness rather than an actual review. Weird, eh?

My consciousness streams quite a bit.

I wonder if I have ADD or something.

Maybe… but I also haven’t eaten much today and my mind tends to wander when that kinda thing happens.

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Gender identities should not be taught in schools, anywhere HAE RIN LEE opinion columnist

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Fake news became abundant on Facebook during the election season, causing great confusion among users.

Recognizing own biases helps combat fake news THOMAS RADEMACHER opinion columnist

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he proliferation of fake news this past election cycle is alarming. This is especially the case on Facebook, where over half of the adult population in America has an account and millions of these individuals use social media to get their news.

A recent BuzzFeed analysis reported on the accuracy of news stories on Facebook. It found that 19 percent of posts from hyper-partisan left-wing pages were mostly or partially false and 38 percent of posts from hyper-partisan right-wing pages were mostly or partially false.

However, it also found that only 0.7 percent of mainstream media posts were partially false. With so many fake news stories on Facebook, we need to be cautious about everything we read on our “news” feeds.

It’s easy to believe that almost everything we see on Facebook is correct. After all, we trust our friends and we only see content on Facebook that our “friends” post or share. Therefore, we can be led to believe that what we see and read is credible, when it is in fact blatantly false.

No sourcce is without a bias or is completely errorfree.

Furthermore, there are also psychological processes that are happening here, such as confirmation bias. If we see a story we agree with, we are more likely to believe that it is true (regardless of whether it actually is) because it reinforces an already existing belief that we hold. It confirms our bias.

Another psychological process at play here is what is known as the dynamic social impact

theory. This theory explains that individuals influence and are also influenced by the ideas of people with whom they regularly interact. This can lead to likeminded people clustering together in groups. Like-minded people being in a group is not inherently a bad thing. However, it can lead to people getting stuck in echo chambers where they never hear the other side to a story and fail to understand real-world debates.

This very process is going on right now in our society. We are losing sight of who we disagree with and are becoming extremely polarized. More and more Americans seem to be drifting apart from each other. Political parties can play a role in this by developing an almost cult-like or religious following. Democrats and Republicans seem to think they need to be fighting each other when what they should really be doing is working together to move our country forward.

Although we may like to think that everything on Facebook is true, it simply is not. Over this past summer, a co-worker of mine saw a post on his newsfeed advertising a 60-pack of Coors Light that was only going to be sold in Wisconsin. The post explained that “no other citizens drink beer like Wisconsin’s,” and that in any other state “it would end up being on the shelf too long to be practical.” The story then tries to gain credibility by explaining how 12 of America’s top 20 drunkest cities were in Wisconsin, which is true and based on a 24/7 Wall St. study.

However, the Coors Light story was false and officially debunked about a week after it came out.

Although a 60-pack of beer only sold in Wisconsin might seem outrageous to some, to others it could be totally possible. It is no secret that Wisconsinites drink a lot of beer, and my coworker who saw the initial post is a big partier. The story confirmed his bias about Wisconsin’s alcohol consumption and appeared credible by bringing in outside information from 24/7 Wall St. to

support its argument.

He also would have seen it shared from a friend who seems like a trustworthy source.

However, thinking back to dynamic social impact theory, he and his friend are like-minded individuals who were only exposed to one side of this story.

They only saw it from the side that confirmed Wisconsin drinks a lot, not from the side of the story that considers how anyone could carry that home or fit it in a fridge. And besides, if someone wants that much beer they should just get a quarter barrel or a keg.

It’s easy to believe that almost everything we see on Facebook is correct.

To combat the fake news problem, we need to diversify our sources of information. For example, The Daily Cardinal is a great way to stay up to date on things happening around campus. Organizations or apps like USA Today, Google News, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are all credible sources with wide-ranging coverage and good journalism. These are all options to consume news other than social media sites.

No source is without a bias or is completely error-free. However, news on Facebook is much more likely to contain extremely biased or false information. By installing one or two free news apps, we can remain up-to-date on world events, support good journalism and not contribute to the fake news problem.

Thomas is a senior majoring in history and psychology. Did you see fake news stories on your Facebook news feed this election cycle? How do you think we should combat this misinformation? Let us know at opinion@dailycardinal.com

fter spending a sunny afternoon at the playground with some of the boys in my hometown, someone said to me, “It would have been nice if you were born a boy instead of a girl.” I was six or seven years old at the time, and it was at this point in my life that I felt a little off about my identity.

I was aware that everyone had a different lifestyle, but for the first time discovered that many societies have some set of unwritten standards for different gender identities.

I was an eclectic mix of various traits as a child. I enjoyed playing with dolls and wearing skirts, but felt that people viewed me differently because I would hang out with the boys and play video games. I did not recognize the stereotypes that had been assigned with each gender—I was simply being myself.

Yet, it dawned on me that the world I lived in always had aspects of segregation based on gender, regardless of if this was a good or bad thing.

As soon as students entered middle school, they began to have health lessons in gendersegregated classrooms. I vividly remember sitting in a classroom with the other girls at my school and our instructor, a woman, came in to give us the lesson. She went through a PowerPoint presentation and showed us videos on womanhood.

She spoke of how we should act as maturing women, yet another set of standards we were expected to follow. Our lessons were supposed to enlighten us,to teach us that we were women, the more careful and conservative of the gender identities.

However, I was scared of becoming something different, someone different. I had always just been myself, and now, I was being taught how and why I should act in certain ways in school.

I became curious as to why women are told to be more conservative and careful than men. Is it because of our physiological differences? Why are boys allowed to mature at their own pace but girls are expected to become women at a certain time? And, more than anything else, why was it that becoming a woman had to happen all at once and under such intense supervision?

In college, I learned about

Simone de Beauvoir and her writing “The Second Sex.” Her words resonate with my thoughts as a pre-teen. She writes: “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”

Looking back, I feel like I was trained to be a woman.

All people should be equal and should be raised in an equal setting.

According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. is the only country among 41 OECD nations that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents,meaning that it is not a legal requirement for women to receive paid maternity leave when they have children.

This is an example of how women are forced to fulfill certain gender roles. The lack of paid maternity leave puts pressure on women to return to work as quickly as possible so they do not fall behind in the work force.

Also, the fact that there is a greater emphasis for paid maternity leave than paternity leave suggests that our society still considers women to be the primary domestic caretakers—another gender role women are expected to fulfill.

I believe the physiological task of bearing children should not be a reason that women fall behind on their personal aspirations. Women should be seen as individuals, and they should be able to behave however they wish.

Women should not be taught how they are expected to mature, nor told at what age they should begin to do so.

All people should be equal and should be raised in an equal setting. Young boys and girls should be educated together and should not have gender expectations set for them. Our society is beginning to accept this idea, but we still have a long way to go.

I am a strong supporter of gender equality, and I hope that young people across the country and the world will be able to express themselves however they feel is right.

Hae Rin is a junior majoring in history. What do you think of the gender stereotypes that students are taught in schools? Send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Mondays with Rasty: Can the Badgers still make the Playoff?

Even if UW captures Big Ten title, they may need help to claim last spot in college football’s final four zach rastall make it rasty Around 4:00 p.m. Saturday, all this talk from myself and many others about the different College Football Playoff scenarios that may or may not involve Wisconsin looked like it could be for naught.

The Badgers came out extremely flat against archrival Minnesota, allowing the Gophers to build up a 17-7 halftime lead that left the state of Wisconsin holding its breath.

Luckily for Wisconsin fans, Minnesota imploded, thanks in large part to quarterback Mitch Leidner completing more passes to the Badgers defense (four) than to his own receivers (two) in the second half. Wisconsin escaped Camp Randall Stadium with Paul Bunyan’s Axe still in tow and now looks ahead at a matchup with Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game (just like everyone predicted at the start of the year) with potentially more on the line than just a conference title.

I don’t think anyone would argue the fact that the Nittany Lions are the most favorable draw that the Badgers could’ve hoped for in the championship game. A matchup between

Wisconsin and Penn State feels like it’s essentially a coin flip or might slightly favor the Badgers, while UW would have definitely been the underdog against either Michigan or Ohio State.

But even though a game against the Nittany Lions may give the Badgers better odds at winning a Big Ten title, their path to a spot in the College Football Playoff became further muddied

by Ohio State’s double overtime victory against Michigan.

The Wolverines would have been a tougher matchup for the Badgers in Indianapolis, and yet their path to a playoff berth would’ve been quite clear: beat Michigan and they’re in the top four. Instead, we’re now looking at a possible scenario where Ohio State could be a lock for the College Football Playoff while the Wisconsin-Penn State winner may need some help in order to make it. That might seem odd at first glance and wouldn’t sit well with many UW or PSU fans, but the logic behind it is actually fairly sound.

Ohio State is currently 11-1 and owns wins over Michigan, Wisconsin and Oklahoma, teams ranked No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, in the latest AP poll.

The Buckeyes’ only loss came to No. 8 Penn State, which, like their wins over the Badgers and

the Sooners, came on the road.

Granted, for the second straight year, their lone regular-season defeat has resulted in them missing out on the Big Ten Championship game. Nevertheless, that résumé stacks up with any other team in the country.

There seems to be a belief among a lot of people that winning a conference championship is essentially a prerequisite to earning a spot in the College Football Playoff. Or, at the very least, they think conference titles are this huge overriding factor that trumps other things like strength of schedule, non-conference games, head-to-head and overall records.

However, there really is no basis to this line of thinking. Conference championships clearly matter, but they aren’t the sole determining factor when evaluating teams.

It’s true that every team included in the first two years of the College Football Playoff had a conference championship to its credit, though that’s hardly a big enough sample size to draw any definitive conclusions on how the CFP committee views the importance of conference titles. The fact of the matter is that the committee has never had to consider a one-loss, non-conference champion with a résumé as strong as Ohio State’s and put it up against a two-loss conference champion.

I’ve seen others pitch this thought experiment: Would Notre Dame, who can’t be a conference champion by virtue of its status as a FBS independent, get left out if it had the exact same résumé as Ohio State? The answer to that is a resounding “hell no.” The job of the committee is to pick the four best teams in the country for the playoff. It’s hard to argue that the Buckeyes aren’t among the four best and don’tt have the résumé to back it up, conference champions or not.

In its official protocol, the committee places emphasis on conference championships, strength of schedule and headto-head competition as factors to consider, with the caveat that they “must be specifically applied as tiebreakers between teams that look similar.”

And this is where the million-dollar question is: Does the committee consider Wisconsin or Penn State to be a team of “similar pedigree” as Ohio State?

As mentioned, the Buckeyes sit at 11-1 and boast perhaps the strongest résumé of any team in the country not named Alabama.

They won’t have a conference championship to their name, but is that really enough to keep them out of the playoff ? Penn State is a slightly more interesting case given its win against Ohio

State. However, it’s hard to make an argument that the Badgers should leapfrog the Buckeyes if they beat the Nittany Lions.

Outside of having a Big Ten title, Ohio State has the advantage over Wisconsin in just about every other area of consideration.

Including a non-conference champion would be unprecedented—again, only two years to work off—for the CFP committee. So would including a two-loss conference champion, even if they do come from a conference that’s widely considered to be the best in college football this year.

Perhaps Wisconsin/Penn State and Ohio State both get in over a 12-1 Washington team with a weaker strength of schedule. Maybe they need either the Huskies or Clemson to lose to set up a playoff with two Big Ten teams. And perhaps I’m dead wrong about how much the CFP committee values conference championships and either the Badgers or the Nittany Lions get in over Ohio State.

None of us can say we know for sure what the committee will decide to do if there aren’t any upsets this weekend. All we can say with any degree of certainty is that there will likely be some controversy over which teams get to join eventual national champion Alabama in this year’s College Football Playoff.