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Dream Bus provides library services to city By Gaby Vinick STAFF WRITER
When kids think of going to the bookstore, a colorful bus usually doesn’t come to mind. Yet music, free wifi, stacks of books and twinkling lights have come to define the Dream Bus — Madison’s new mobile library. Launched in April as a project branching off of Dane County’s bookmobile, the Dream Bus provides books to young students who don’t have easy access to public libraries. Funded jointly by the Madison Public Library Foundation and Dane County Library Service through 2021, the project is making its way through different neighborhoods in Madison. On weekday afternoons, the Dream Bus travels to ReNew, the Crossings, Leopold Elementary and other schools. And like any public library, it allows kids to independently find the right book for them. “I think if we help children to understand that the library is there for them, it’s something they can use on their own terms,” said Dane County Library Service Director Tracy Herold. “They will continue to seek out libraries as points of access for information throughout their lives, and I think that’s a good thing to keep us evolving and growing as people.” Herold proposed the new vehicle to provide services and collections to families in Madison approximately two years ago. Madison Public Library privately fundraised almost $500,000 for the project, and the Goodman Foundation donated a significant amount to kickstart the Dream Bus at the start of 2018, according to MPL Executive Director Jenni Jeffress. With funding secure, MPL started planning. Since then, communities, investors and workers have
embraced the Dream Bus. “There’s a coolness factor,” stated Amy Winkleman, library assistant to Dane County Library Services and one of five people who work on the Dream Bus. “The response is usually, especially from kids, ‘Woah! Is this a library?’ It’s like this entirely new library world.”
at Madison Public Library. The bookmobile, which operates under a similar premise in Dane County, has served residents for over fifty years; it does not travel to Madison municipalities, however, according to Elias. Still, their primary goal is for people to have access to the library,
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Library on Wheels offers more opportunities for students with limited access to check out books. For students with minimal access to public libraries — due to distance or scheduling — the Dream Bus offers a way for the books to come to them. “Anytime that you can get a kid excited about reading on their own time feels like a win to us,” said Tana Elias, Digital Services and Marketing Manager
Winkleman said. By assuaging concerns about overdue fines or losses, they also hope to see patrons return. “That’s the beauty of mobile service — you can kind of fit into those gaps,” Herold said. “I think the question of library systems and where you establish them is complex, and you try to plan the best you can and continue then to adapt.”
Adrian Lampron: Represents peers in ASM, enjoys student experience By Tiffany Huang STAFF WRITER
With a student body of approximately 40,000 students, regulating the University of Wisconsin Madison is like governing a city. Representatives on ASM, the university’s student government, work to bridge student voices with the administration. But outside of these roles, they’re students just like everyone else. Adrian Lampron, a secondyear student studying political science, history and LGBTQ+ studies, has devoted the major-
Though the Dream Bus is no quick fix to literacy disparities, students who otherwise may have not been able to access their public library are checking out items at high rates. Since its opening, the Dream Bus has welcomed over 4,000 visitors, according to Herold. She estimates
ity of their college experience to ASM and is now chair of the equity and inclusion committee. “I love the job that I’m doing at ASM,” Lampron said. Lampron started as an ASM intern their first semester on campus, but as a chair, they now have significantly more responsibility — and these added duties, along with life as a college student, keeps them busy. “My busiest days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Lunch break was pretty much my only break in between going to classes and ASM last Wednesday,” they explained.
Between school and ASM, Lampron’s life is filled with endless tasks, meetings and challenges, but they shared they still find time to do things they enjoy — like playing guitar and working on their own music. Like any democratic government, the student council comprises of executive positions along with representatives from supporting schools and committees. As a leader of the equity and inclusion committee, it’s Lampron’s responsibility to take proper action when a campus climate issue arises, including meeting with administra-
that over 300 library cards have been issued and nearly 4,500 items have been checked out. “I think this is just another way that libraries are relevant — even in the age of social media and the Internet,” Herold said. The Dream Bus also provides a huge Spanish collection, as many families living in its visiting communities are Spanish-speaking.
Several schools even have dual-language immersion programs — like Leopold Elementary. Winkleman added that graphic novels have been a huge hit for school-grade and middle school kids. “It’s really fun to be able to get to know people — that include[s] getting to know what they like to read,” Winkleman said. “I really think with books you just have to find the right book. If you think you don’t like reading, you just haven’t found the right book for you yet.” A lot of the neighborhoods the Dream Bus visits are low-income, densely-populated and underserved, according to Winkleman. In September, a series of four statewide exams indicated that less than half of Wisconsin students are proficient in English. When disaggregated by racial and ethnic groups, the data also showed achievement gaps for both public and private school students who participated in the exam. Reading is crucial toward development, though it isn’t always feasible for students to find a book in a library located far away. “We wanted to break down some of those barriers to make sure the kids in Madison we weren’t serving would have some of the same opportunities that other people in Dane County have,” Elias said. As for what’s next for the Dream Bus, Herold said while the project is still new, a potential expansion in the future isn’t too far out of reach. “I think the idea is that we will continue service in all the locations we are [in] and hopefully expand to other locations in the next couple of years, depending on the need,” she added. “Then, after 2021, the hope is that this becomes a permanent partnership between Madison and Dane County.”
tors to discuss future action. While many of the committee’s Regarding the controversial racial current campaigns address LGBTQ+ erasure in the homecoming video, issues, they care about changing prothe committee stood in solidarity grams more broadly since the with all students on campus, equity and inclusion comLampron said. mittee largely serves “We support the underrepresented Student Inclusion groups on campus. Coalition,” they said. Lampron’s pas“We just want to sion for activism move activism in a shows through better place.” their participaLampron’s goal tion in ASM as is to foster a welcomit offers a space to ing environment for make real change on all students. issues students are WILL CIOCI / One way they’re concerned about. THE DAILY CARDINAL working to encourage “Student governthis is by coordinating the Badger ment is important,” Lampron said. StepUp campaign — trainings with “It is a powerful way for folks to have sororities to teach communities their voices heard and to change polihow to be an inclusive space. cies that impact our lives.”
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Freshmen star as Badgers topple Ospreys in season opening game By Kelsey Bridges THE DAILY CARDINAL
Coming off a promising exhibition win last Wednesday, the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) continued their success in a season opening win against the North Florida Ospreys (0-1) on Tuesday. The Ospreys didn’t let the Badgers off easy, testing them in a fourth quarter comeback. Wisconsin pulled through, though, with significant contributions from freshman Julie Pospisilova and senior Kendra Van Leeuwen, who both put up 14 points, to go with senior Abby Laszewski’s 10 rebounds. Freshman Sydney Hillard brought significant contributions of her own with 11 points, five rebounds, and two assists. North Florida brought many
players to watch, presenting strong competition to start off the season. Sophomore Tiffany Tolbert came back for the first game since her season ending injury last November with 20 points and three assists. Senior Janesha Green wasn’t far behind with 16 points of her own, and junior Jazz Bond took hold of the ball with nine rebounds. Despite the competition, Wisconsin held a consistent lead throughout — starting the night with a Pospisilova jump shot in the first minute of the game. She continued to dominate the first period with seven out of the first 20 points the Badgers scored. North Florida kept that lead small, though, knocking down free throws
early, and adding a steady barrage three pointers by Jackson, and juniors Alexis Gordon and Rhetta Moore. North Florida owned the free throw line in the second quarter, with Green and Tolbert sinking all their attempts. Regardless, Wisconsin gained a comfortable lead in the first two minutes of the second half and held onto it, going into halftime with an eight point lead. The freshman Badgers kept it fresh on the hardwood, with Pospisilova’s seven second half points and Hillard’s three in the third quarter. About four minutes into the fourth, North Florida’s Tolbert and Bond scored back-to-back three pointers, shortly followed
by Jackson’s field goal making the score 61-57 - narrowing the point difference to only four. The Badgers remained resilient, especially with Van Leeuwin dominating with eight points in that final stretch. Wisconsin was able to pull through the challenge, finishing the game with a 13 point lead in their first regular season game. Wisconsin’s season-opening win proved motivating, with Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis looking forward to what’s ahead as the team was able to finish the game despite its tests. “Everybody wants to have 30-point blowouts, but how we react to the game setting no matter [the] situation,” Tsipis said. “[The win] is able to give us more confidence moving forward.”
Badgers can’t find way to win, drop first game to ranked Saint Mary’s played all 45 minutes of regulation and overtime for the Gaels. Jordan Ford may have stole Despite good defense early the show for the Saint Mary’s from Wisconsin, Ford broke Gaels (1-0) with a game-high 26 out and started making shots points, but Malik Fitts put the from everywhere, including a final dagger in the Wisconsin couple key threes during a key Badgers (0-1) Tuesday night. 11-2 run in the first half to give It was Fitts’ four straight the Gaels a lead. points in overtime that gave The Wisconsin Badgers the No. 20 Gaels the lead before responded by feeding junior a free throw by Kyle Bowen forward Nate Reuvers. The extended their lead to 65-63, Minnesota native led the Badgers and the Badgers opened the with 22 points and contributseason with a loss, despite a ed in the paint along with one promising game. clutch three for Wisconsin. Fitts hit two clutch free While Reuvers played well throws to cut the Badger lead in the paint, it was clear the to one, then he sank Badgers were missing a layup past junior something down low guard D’Mitrik Trice as Saint Mary’s outto give the Gaels the rebounded UW 36-28 lead for good with only over 45 minutes. points by Nate one minute to go in the The opening loss Reuvers against the overtime period. likely stings for Gaels, tying The Badgers startWisconsin, considhis career high ed well in overtime, as ering how close they Trice hit a pull-up two were to getting a to extend the lead to resume-building win 63-61, but UW couldn’t against a team very turnovers by quite finish the game. likely to reach the the Badgers, Before the free throw NCAA Tournament, over six turnovers by Bowen, Greg Gard but it still looks higher than called Wisconsin’s only to be a good litmus last years timeout in overtime. test to see where the average After he missed his Badgers are at before second, the Badgers their next big game had to scramble to try in a couple of weeks and tie, leading to a against their in-state three point rushed, deep three by rivals Marquette. percentage for Aleem Ford that missed Wisconsin played Wisconsin against the the mark sinking UW a decent game allGaels, which in their opening loss around, but the ultimitely lost against the Gaels. Badgers will likely Wisconsin the It was an unfortuwant to improve its nate end for Aleem Ford production from the who forced the game to overtime bench going forward. Freshman thanks to an aggressive drive forward Tyler Wahl was the and finish to tie the game up at only non-starter to pick up the end of regulation. points, and he only scored two The story though was the in 12 minutes. other Ford on the court: guard The Badgers will return home Jordan Ford for Saint Mary’s. Friday, Nov. 8 for their home The Fulsom, California native opener against Eastern Illinois finished with 26 points and at 7 p.m.
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SEBA advocates for fresh ideas in business school By Gina Musso STAFF WRITER
After noticing gaps in their business education, fifthyear student David O’Keeffe and third-year student Trevor Hotlz decided to take action — the creation of the Social and Environmental Business Advocates in September 2019. SEBA works to implement changes in the business school, focusing on ways the school can develop solutions to curb climate change, as well as prioritize diversity and inclusion. Holtz cites the need to be aware of the issues around sustainability and social justice as future business students. “I felt the stereotypes of Bschool students coming true
and sometimes felt alienated by the culture in place because it didn’t align with all of my values,” Holtz said. Topics like the “triple bottom line,” a new theory within business that promotes people and the planet alongside profits, are at the center of attention for SEBA. The group emphasizes the importance of the histories of marginalized groups to its members. At one of their weekly meetings this semester, SEBA discussed topics surrounding indigenous populations. On Oct. 28, the coalition held an event to promote sustainability. SEBA will hold another event on diversity in business on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
“We have an opportunity as students to make changes now in Grainger and at the university, especially with the strategic planning process happening in the spring,” Holtz said. The strategic planning process is an initiative within the business school that encourages members of the community to discuss suggestions for change. The conversations occurred within strategic planning groups, which then led to a task force of 22 people who set goals and make plans to implement these changes. SEBA collaborated regularly during this process, including meetings with Chris Dakes, the project manager of the strategic planning task force.
“The two primary reasons that the University of Wisconsin exists are to teach students and develop learning for future generations and to research and create new knowledge,” Dakes said. “If students aren’t a part of that, as one of the primary reasons that the university exists, and do not have a voice in that, then I think there’s a huge missing piece in how we would chart the future for the school.” Through listening sessions, data collection and research, the strategic planning process works to turn ideas into changes within the business school. Dakes attributes faculty separation from student perspectives as part of the need for increased
student voice in changing policy. “For the most part, it has been many years since the faculty members have been students, and times are changing, so we want to make sure that we are leading things into a direction that’s aligned with the current needs and trends of students and the changing demographics,” Dakes said. Holtz and O’Keeffe see SEBA as an important bridge between student and faculty voices. “We as students can work with administration to see the changes we desire,” Holtz said. “All it takes is a little engagement, action behind your beliefs, and joining a coalition like SEBA to fulfill that call to action.”
Opposing party chairs adopt similar campaign strategies for 2020 election By Ashley Obuljen STAFF WRITER
“Anyone in the world who wants to affect the 2020 election is going to try to get into the minds of Wisconsin voters,” Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler said. “Wisconsin is the state most likely to be the tipping point in the electoral college.” Regardless of their differing political ideologies, Wikler and Wisconsin Republican Party Chair Andrew Hitt hold similar campaign strategies, database manufacturing and views on Wisconsin’s role in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. During an interview with WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters, the state party chairs discussed strikingly comparable “ground game” plans for grassroots campaigning. Wikler and Hitt each spoke of the importance of knocking on doors, person-to-person interactions and valuing personal social media over paid and promoted posts. “You can run all the ads in the world … but at the end of the day, I think with all the noise out there, what’s really going to cut through is person-to-person interactions,” Hitt said of grassroots campaigning. Similar plans for canvassing were voiced by the Democratic representative. “We’ve been building, on the Democratic side, a neighborhood team-based field operation since the spring of 2017,” Wikler said regarding Trump’s 2016 victory. Both state party chairs intend
to increase their reach by using large databases of voter information to target audiences with persuasive messages. “As people walk around and do things, they spin off huge clouds of data and information,” Wikler said. “We live in a big data world now.” Both argue average social media users will play a greater role in producing persuasive communication which will affect voters more than ever before, highlighting challenges created by Twitter’s recent announcement it will no longer run political advertisements. Twitter’s decision came from recent debate over social media platforms’ fact-checking policies and a lack of regulation that websites have in comparison to more traditional news outlets like television. Although Twitter’s decision to stop political advertising on its site impedes political campaigning, each party chair noted that more influential social media posts come directly from community leaders and users’ friends and family. Though the state party chairs admitted their strategies in targeting voters are similar, their ideological messaging, especially regarding agriculture and the ongoing impeachment inquiry, remain opposite of each other. Wilker believes Trump’s previously favorable margins in northern Wisconsin –– areas north of Highway 10 –– will flip dramatically. He attributes this to Wisconsin’s current reputation as “the farm bankruptcy of the country” with multiple dairy farmers “going under” daily.
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Republican and Democrat party leaders gear up Wisconsin for election.
Hitt — who grew up working on farms — said Trump’s presidency is not to blame for agricultural industries’ struggles in Wisconsin. Instead, he claims passing the U.S.Mexico-Canada Agreement, a pending trade deal between the neighboring countries, would provide farmers with more trade opportunities than electing a new president. On the topic of impeachment, Hitt is unconvinced by Democrats’ concern over Trump’s conversation with the Ukrainian president about military aid and opening an investigation into the Bidens. “It certainly jazzes up our base,” Hitt said of the impeachment inquiry, which he believes is a “manufactured crisis.” While Wikler thinks the ongoing impeachment inquiry could play a significant role in the 2020 election, Hitt thinks “kitchen-table” issues pertaining to voters’ daily lives will massively outweigh discussion revolving around impeachment. Hitt also claimed that a recent Marquette Law School poll showed voters’ disfavor of the impeachment inquiry, but the poll found that 46 percent of Wisconsin registered voters believe there is enough for Congress to hold hearings about whether Trump should be impeached — a 17-point increase from their previous poll in April. In response, Wikler called the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry a “fact-finding mission,” investigating how Trump unconstitutionally used his presidential power to improve chances of reelection in 2020. “This is a president who’s not focused on improving the lives of folks in Wisconsin,” Wikler said. “The swamp has gotten even swampier.” After Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton neglected to visit the state during her campaign, Wisconsin flipped Republican for the first time since 1984 during the 2016 election. Consequently, both sides of the aisle increased their focus on the historically purple state. The Democratic National Convention will be held in Milwaukee in the summer of 2020, just months before the election. “This is really the epicenter of the 2020 race,” Hitt said. “The road to the White House for the president runs through Wisconsin.”
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Bedside DJ offers companionship for the city’s senior citizens.
Local resident establishes musical nonprofit to assist Madison elderly By Jackson Mozena STAFF WRITER
A new Madison nonprofit Bedside DJ aims to provide companionship for the city’s senior citizens. The U.S. is home to approximately 47 million individuals over the age of 65, making senior citizens nearly 15 percent of the nation’s population today, according to the U.S. census. As a result of this population boom, geriatric health care in America has struggled to adapt, with the U.S. being ranked lower than other wealthy nations in regard to elderly medical care in an international health survey. However, of the issues faced today by senior citizens, a prevailing sense of loneliness is among the most common, with 42.6 million older adults reporting a feeling of social disconnect — a fact compounded by the decline of traditional community centers such as churches. This sense of isolation has a noticeable impact on the physical health of seniors, which can lead to an increased rate of heart disease and stroke, faster cognitive decline and high blood pressure. In response to this emerging crisis, a number of volunteer programs and nonprofit organizations have sprung up across the nation in order to provide a community to the elderly population. Recently, Madison has seen one such nonprofit organization, known as Bedside DJ Inc., which works in collaboration with UW Health and Meriter hospitals. The program was founded by Michigan State graduate Jake Nitzkin this past year and is focused on providing hospitalized senior citizens with music of the
individual’s request. According to Nitzkin, the music, which he plays through a portable speaker, allows for a greater interpersonal connection between the volunteer worker and the patient. “The music essentially is our foot in the door,” Nitzkin said. “But the companionship that you as a volunteer can have with a patient after spending 15 to 30 minutes with them can find incredibly healing.” From this established connection, the patient and volunteer are able to discuss topics in a moreorganic environment that is more likely to be enjoyable for the patient. The music requested by elderly patients — typically consisting of songs from their youth — also serves to nostalgically remind the patients of their past, raising their spirits and temporarily alleviating feelings of anxiety, depression or loneliness. Exposing the elderly to music has been thought to yield positive outcomes by the scientific community, according to a study by the Oxford University Journal. The study claimed music has a positive impact on the elderly’s memory. Music is also believed to be generally beneficial to overall health, relieving pain, lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system — all of which contribute to a longer and healthier life. “Sometimes the [reactions] are really miraculous,” Nitzkin said. “It can be something as simple as ‘you’ve made my day today — I was really sad and lonely and you gave me a sweet memory.’” Currently, Bedside DJ Inc. is looking to expand its services within Madison to other local hospitals in order to help the ever-growing population of senior citizens.
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Wisconsin School of Business must adapt to growing social issues, climate change By David O’Keeffe STAFF WRITER
The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) requires bold and visionary changes in order to address the increasing injustices in our global economy. Instead of only teaching the traditional for-profit corporate business model, the business school must be proactive in developing future business leaders with the tools to solve societal challenges. The Business Roundtable is comprised of the CEOs of over 150 major American companies. From 1997 to 2019, it has defined the purpose of a corporation as existing to principally serve shareholders. Profit for shareholder value. This decades-long mantra has defined the US economy and therefore business school curriculums across the country, including that of WSB. The problem with profitmaximizing business models is that they fail to account for their impacts on society. Exploitation of labor, the mass extraction of natural resources, and the manipulation of American values oftentimes mark such models. With money as the ultimate goal, companies are profiting off of injustice and the destruction of our planet. Meanwhile, the University of Wisconsin - Madison has produced more current Fortune 500
CEOs than any other university. WSB has developed a reputation for producing corporate leaders across all of America. This excellence heightens the responsibility to develop ethical and informed business graduates. Yet, WSB is failing to do so. The Paris Agreement and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that in order to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, our world will require a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. Carbon neutrality allows for some CO2 emissions but requires that those emissions be absorbed out of the atmosphere through carbon solutions (e.g. forests). Since our projected global capacity for capturing carbon is well below current emissions, a carbon-neutral economy essentially mandates every business in the world to eliminate or dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Despite this, WSB does not require sustainability business classes within its curriculum, meaning an overwhelming majority of graduates are unaware of the business implications and solutions to climate change. Additionally, WSB fails to address key social injustices within our society such as the gender wage gap, LGBTQ+ discrimination, systemic homelessness, or the effects of lobbying and specials interests in our democracy.
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If the School of Business is to remain a top program, they must adapt and confront issues like climate change. And that’s just the start. Income and wealth inequality in America continues to skyrocket, to the point where the richest 0.1 percent of Americans make more income than the bottom 90 percent combined. S&P 500 CEOs got paid 361 times more than the average US worker in 2017, compared to 42 times in 1980. All this while Millennials are in worse financial shape then “every other generation of young adults born since the Great
Depression.” Yet, these topics are never discussed in the Business school. Nor does WSB address the racial wealth gap or redlining. In 2014, the median net worth was $130,800 for non-Hispanic white households, $17,530 for Hispanic households, and $9,590 for black households. This large divide stems primarily from redlining, which is the systematic denial of housing and bank services based on race. While overt redlining became illegal with the Fair Housing Act of 1968, it still exists today. During the subprime mortgage crisis, African Americans and Latinx folks were 2.4 times more likely than white applicants to receive a subprime loan. In 2015, Associated Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Wisconsin, reached a $200 million dollar settlement for discriminatory lending practices between 2008-2010. Unless these subjects find their way into the curriculum, this history of discrimination in the finance and real estate industry will continue to be perpetuated. Finally, mass incarceration — the greatest injustice of our time — in which there are more black men under the watch of the criminal justice system then there were enslaved in 1850. Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, Verizon, McDonald’s, and many more have all directly or indirectly used prison labor in the past, paying as little as $0.02 an hour in order to cut costs and increase profits for shareholders. The consequences of a profitmaximizing economy are devastating and industry trends are beginning to take notice. In August of 2019, 181 CEOs from the Business Roundtable released a new purpose for their corporations, which will operate to equally serve all stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders. It is time for the Wisconsin School of Business to follow suit. With a new Dean and an institutional strategic planning process underway, WSB has an
opportunity to create a forwardthinking, sustainable and justice-orientated curriculum. By being proactive and embracing these changes headon, WSB can create a competitive advantage by setting a new standard for business schools across the world. Conversations with over twenty-five WSB faculty and administrators have revealed to me that there is a quiet, but widespread resolve to address these subjects within the curriculum. The unfortunate reality is that change in institutions of this size is often slow and too incremental to solve such pressing issues. Bold leadership from all corners of Grainger will be required to create necessary and innovative changes. Finally, to the students: School administrators will not solve these issues on their own. They face institutional and political barriers that limit their capacity for change. We do not. We are paying students and more importantly, the ones who must face these growing societal challenges. Democracy is a verb. If you feel passionate about these issues then it is your responsibility to speak up and take action. Creating an environmentally and socially just world will require advocating within every single institution in our society. This is the one-square-mile approach to activism that we need. The Wisconsin School of Business will not solve climate change or social injustices on its own, but it is one small part of the solution. David is a senior studying international business, management, and entrepreneurship. He is also the president of SEBA, Social and Environmental Business Advocates, here at UW-Madison. What do you think about the Business school’s lack of concern regarding societal or environmental impacts? Should this be an element incorporated into the school’s curriculum? Send your thoughts and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.
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Militant hippie occupies Library Mall, utterly compromises students’ values By Sam Jones OPINION EDITOR
Amid political tension surrounding the tumultuous road to the 2020 presidential election and the transition from nauseating humidity to soulshattering cold, it is no surprise that Badgers across campus are completely agitated and uncertain. Exploiting these vulnerable students, however, is a crusader of the radical agenda himself, Frank Candid. Parking himself for days on end in the centralized campus location of Library Mall, Candid has been incessantly spewing propaganda for every group of fraternity brothers, citizens actually interested in democratic engagement and prospective
student visitors alike. Signs that read “Wake Up and Stop Acting Like Sheep Who Don’t Know What They Actually Want So You Just Continuously Hurt and Manipulate One Another” as well as “Peace or Bust” plaster the sidewalks as Candid offers lengthy and detailed orations on “Literally Just Not Being an Asshole” and “Offensive Things You Have No Reason to Ever Say and Why”. “We need to practice greater empathy and tolerance, realize that our own dissatisfaction is rooted in our own unrealistic expectations of our grandiose careers and social networks rather than those who look different than us and foster positive dialogue surrounding
discourse rather than simply demonizing the opposition in hopes of furthering their oppression until they protest again at a later date,” ranted the delirious Candid. “Also we should stop blaming poor people for everything.” The university has been massively concerned with the campaign, especially given the fact that potential future Badgers and their walletslinging parents stroll past the demonstration on each campus tour. “Why would I ever want to send my child to a school that values things beyond partying, landing a job at a Fortune 500 company and protecting them against being held accountable for any of their actions in life?”
said parent Dee Pockets. “And to think we weren’t going to bribe an Ivy and use Legacy to get our deserving son a socalled education.” While they could simply divert the course of the tours to erase the existence of such discourse on campus, which they have so eloquently done in the past, this would require them to relish in the natural beauty of Lakeshore Path and the less-charismatic engineering and medical field buildings rather than the capitalistic glory of State Street and East Campus Mall. Yet, Candid is unrelenting, screeching that he will not relocate his “peace presentation” until “it rains or something, I don’t know.”
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November events to be thankful for By John Everman ARTS EDITOR
The Chainsmokers with 5 Seconds of Summer at the Alliant Energy Center – 11/9 Alex Pall and Drew Taggart came together in 2012 to form the EDM DJ duo, The Chainsmokers. Since then, they have quickly risen to become one of the most popular acts in modern music with three studio albums and several EPs to their name. You will have the opportunity to see this ultra-talented duo in action at the Alliant Energy Center on Nov. 9, along with the highly soughtafter Australian pop rock group 5 Seconds of Summer. Winter Art Fair Off the Square at the Monona Terrace – 11/9 & 11/10 Formerly known as the Winter Art Festival, this is a companion show to the summer Art Fair Off the Square. The 30th Annual Winter Art Fair Off the Square will be held in the Exhibition Hall of Monona Terrace. With well over 100 exhibitors to purchase wonderful works for art from, this is a great chance to get some holiday shopping done early while also supporting Wisconsin artists. Music will be provided all weekend for entertainment and a silent auction will take place on Saturday. Hours for the event are Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.. Holiday Fantasy in Lights at Olin Park on John Nolen Drive – 11/9 – 1/4 31 years running and the Holiday Fantasy in Lights never ceases to amaze! A Madison winter tradition, this free event is perfect for a night out around holiday season — whether you’re with
your family, friends or that special someone. Tune to the accompanying radio station for a festive medley of holiday music. Lights turn on every night at 4 p.m. starting on Nov. 9.. Donations are accepted as you exit, which helps keep the event free and supports local community organizations such as the UW Health Burn Center. Driving around John Nolen Drive towards Olin Park, you can’t miss the extraordinarily large display of lights to the left. Lana Del Rey at The Sylvee – 11/11 Not too many musicians are as lasting in today’s music industry as Lana Del Rey is. Over the last decade especially, she consistently churns out hit after hit while also separating herself from the pack with a unique style all her own. Often credited with helping to inspire artists like Miley Cyrus, Halsey and Lorde, Del Rey’s performances are sure to impress. She will be making a stop in Madison on Nov. 11 at The Sylvee off East Washington Avenue by Festival Foods. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.. “Clybourne Park” at Mitchell Theatre – 11/14 – 11/24 A University Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, the story is set first in 1959 and then 50 years later using the same house as a setting for a tale about community and race relations. Sure to invoke plenty of thoughts and conversation about the modern political climate in this country, “Clybourne Park” is helmed by professional guest director Michael Cotey. Performances will be held Nov. 14-24 in the Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall.
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The touring production of “Hamilton” is coming to Madison, which took home 11 Tony awards in 2016. Art & Gift Fair at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art – 11/16 & 11/17 Another incredible art show will take place this month not too far from campus, known as the Art & Gift Fair. Located inside the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Overture Center, enjoy holiday shopping (or shopping for selfgifted works…) comfortably with the entertainment of live music and dance performances. Over 100 local vendors and artists will be there to show off their talents. A cash bar will be made available as well. Additional fun includes a photo booth, a silent auction and a “Bubbly Brunch” at Fresco on Sunday from 9 a.m. – 10:30
a.m.. Official hours for the Fair are Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.. Admission is $6 at the door or $5 in advance, online. “Hamilton” at the Overture Center – 11/19 – 12/8 The show which reputation precedes itself, “Hamilton” is finally coming to Madison, making a stop at the Overture Center for nearly three weeks! Tickets sold fast, with a line forming well before they were made available at the Overture box office. But some are still available for a variety of shows. “Hamilton” is a true oncein-a-lifetime gem and you should strongly consider treating yourself to one of Broadway’s defining shows. Showtimes and tickets can
be found online at overture.org. Hari Kondabolu at Comedy on State – 11/21 – 11/23 Based out of Brooklyn, New York, comedian and writer Hari Kondabolu is a true professional and master of his craft. With performances on shows like “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” it’s easy to see why Kondabolu has sold out headlining tours and cemented himself as one of the funniest acts working today. Often labeled a political comic, his material is not always as heavy or controversial and he knows how to make you laugh no matter what the subject might be. Madison’s excellent comedy club – Comedy on State – is hosting this world class act from Nov. 21 – 23. On Thursday, Nov. 21, students get in for only $5!
Cardinal Picks: Five books to read this November By Raynee Hamilton LITERATURE COLUMNIST
It’s officially November, and autumn is quickly transitioning into the frigid Wisconsin winter that we all know and love. Students are starting another round of midterms, and many are preparing to go home for the holidays. Holiday breaks are a great time to catch up on all the things that have gotten pushed to the side during the busy semester, including books you’ve been meaning to read but just haven’t gotten around to yet. You might want to pick up a book on a niche topic that a professor mentioned during a lecture, a book recommendation from a friend or maybe your favorite author just published a novel. However, if you are at a loss for leisure reading material, I’ve compiled a list of some distinctive November reads to fill your holiday break. “Know My Name: A Memoir” — Chanel Miller One of the most anticipated memoirs of 2019, “Know My Name” is a touching story of pain, reclamation and hope. This novel is written by Chanel Miller, whose anonymous victim statement regarding her
sexual assault by Brock Turner went viral in 2016. Miller is an extraordinary writer who intertwines her own story with the broader failings of the justice system when dealing with sexual assaults.
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“The Red Fast Road: A Plainsong” — Stephen Graham Jones Thanksgiving is a holiday that has traditionally, and problematically, been associated with a celebratory feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. In recent years there has been a lot more discussion about the
injustices that Indigenous people have faced, and continue to face, in this country. However, current Native American cultural contributions are still often overlooked. “The Red Fast Road: A Plainsong” draws heavily on Native American culture and juxtaposes it against a very modern setting. If you’re looking for a fiction novel with a lot of action and a bit of surrealism, then this is definitely a book you should consider reading. Stephen Graham Jones masterfully crafts a novel that feels like a post-apocalyptic imitation of the western genre, while still remaining culturally relevant. “Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood” — Trevor Noah Trevor Noah — host of The Daily Show — chronicles his unconventional childhood growing up during aparthied in South Africa while being mixed race. This novel consists of 18 stories, all told with the unshakable sincerity and lively humor that characterizes Trevor Noah’s narrative style. This book tackles themes that are present in most comingof-age memoirs but complicates them by placing them in a tumultuous environment
ripe with political instability and inequality. This is a strikingly relevant novel for many reasons, one of which is that Nov. 6 is the day that the United Nations first condemned the apartheid regime in 1962 — it would take nearly 31 years for apartheid in South Africa to officially end in 1993.
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“The Yellow House” — Sarah M. Broom Sarah M. Broom chronicles the nearly 100-year history of her family in East New Orleans; this novel is, in a sense, the historical memoir of a home.
Broom tackles the historical struggles of wealth and power divisions in New Orleans, then moving to the present and dealing with her own relationship to her family home. This book is a wonderful analysis of family and tradition within the culture of New Orleans, making it a captivating read for the Thanksgiving holiday. “Eat Joy” This book is a collection of essays, drawings and recipes, from 31 acclaimed writers. It examines how food shapes our lives and relationships, and does that through personal anecdotes from talented literary figures. The novel includes stories from very diverse writers, ranging from stories of family dinners in Persia, to learning to feed yourself as a single 20 year old in America. The recipes reflect this diversity, they include everything from a recipe for brownies that involves sitting on the floor and eating the brownie mix out of the bag, to a long, detailed recipe for Tahdig — a traditional Persian dish. A perfect book for the food-centered Thanksgiving holiday, this novel will give you plenty to talk about, and cook, when with family.
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Snapper’s Row: A week in photos
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UW-Madison freshman Reece Thomas skis on Bascom during the snowfall on Nov. 6.
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A robin, a type of bird that can only see out of the sides of its eyes, eats a berry near Agriculture Hall on Halloween.
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Optics set to be assembled in Shimon Kolkowitz’s physics lab, studying atomic clocks.
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Daily Cardinal staff flock to Vilas Park to play the Badger Herald in an annual football game.
A lonely snowman braves an evening winter storm on Bascom Hill.
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Food-delivering robots take Madison by storm during the past week. The university partnered with Starship Deliveries to allow students to order dining hall food and can be tracked through an app.
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Shimon Kolkowitz, UW-Madison assistant professor of physics, has been selected to be a Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering to continue his work with “ultra-precise atomic clocks.” By Alberto Kanost SCIENCE EDITOR
Atomic clocks, the most precise instruments known to man, are about to open a new door into our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe. Shimon Kolkowitz, UW-Madison assistant professor of physics, has been selected to be one of 22 2019 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering to continue his work with “ultra-precise atomic clocks” — hopefully answering some of the questions that follow Einstein’s theories. The fellowship provides $875,000 in funding spread over five years. Kolkowitz will use this funding to actualize Einstein’s theories of relativity in experiments using atomic clocks, as well as somewhat freely explore what doors in physics these instruments can open. Kolkowitz was born in California and grew up in the Bay area. His grandfather was a professor in physics. His mother had a Ph.D. in Geophysics and met his father at Stanford while he was getting a master’s in computer science. Naturally, he was encouraged to get into science from a young age. Despite being told stories of all the research his family had done, it was a high school teacher in AP Physics that prompted Kolkowitz to pursue physics as an undergrad. “My AP physics teacher had what he called ‘Faith in Physics’ labs, where we’d have something like a ramp and we would have all these equations and were tasked to predict where the ball would land, and if you got it right the first time, you got an A,” Kolkowitz said. “It showed that these equations[and that physics] had real meaning that you could see and use.” Kolkowitz got a B.S. in
Physics from Stanford before going on to Harvard to receive a Ph.D.. It was at Harvard and the JILA institute, jointly run by UC Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, where he delved into quantum sensing and ultra-cold atoms — the mechanistic key of atomic clocks. So what makes these clocks so special?
return, it’s been decades for the man who stayed — for them, it was hours. Although highly dramatized in the film, the principle it displays is very real. To put into even more tangible terms, due to Earth’s gravity, your head is older than your feet. This difference in the passage of time due to differences in height with respect to gravity is called “the gravitational
from everyone’s clocks? Clocks use something that has a periodic cycle to it. Most rudimentarily, we used the Earth going around the sun. Then, humans started using things like a pendulum swinging to keep time. As we advanced, we used a quartz tuning fork, which has a defined frequency when it resonates and can be used to keep time.
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It mostly has to do with gravity — it affects the rate at which time passes. This principle first alluded to by Albert Einstein is called relativity and it is illustrated strikingly well in the 2014 film starring Mathew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, “Interstellar.” In the film, a team of astronauts on a mission to find a new home for humanity visit a planet close to a black hole. In accordance with relativity, the team that goes to the planet close to the black hole — which has an extremely high gravitational pull — experience time at a much slower rate than the people who remained on the spaceship. When they
redshift,” and these clocks can measure it. As humanity seeks to be more accurate, we measure things in relation to constants, constants like the speed of light. We now measure length with respect to time. A meter is how fast light travels in a fraction of a second. Now we are working to define weight to time, because currently, a vault in Paris holds the kilogram that we use as a reference. But that kilogram is subject to minute environmental changes. These changes over time create disagreements in what a “kilogram” means around the world. So how do these clocks work? How are they different
All of these mechanisms of clocks all are subject to environmental conditions: temperature, dust, etc. all cause drift — time becomes less and less accurate. But Kolkowitz’s atomic clocks utilize a sort of feedback loop system. “[A quartz tuning fork] is vibrating at a [well-defined] microwave frequency which shines on an atom. And if it is on resonance with the atom, it will change the internal state of the atom. And if it isn’t, it won’t… when drift occurs, it is corrected by a signal that adds or subtracts whatever the frequency is off by,” Kolkowitz said. To elucidate the extreme precision these mechanisms have in making these clocks
accurate, Kolkowitz explained that if it were running since the Big Bang, it would agree on the age of the universe within a second. Kolkowitz believes these clocks can have real-world applications in GPS by increasing the autonomy of satellites from the current hour or they can operate without human correction, to months. If a natural disaster were to occur or even a malicious actor intentionally severing communications to satellites, we could rely on the GPS network to still work for months. He also described that these clocks could be used in possibly predicting earthquakes and volcanoes because of their sensitivity to “masses moving inside the earth.” First on Kolkowitz’s docket is to test relativity by putting two clocks at different heights on Earth, and sensing the relative difference, which would be a world record in measuring the gravitational redshift. Then he plans to test another aspect of relativity: the Einstein equivalence principle. It is best explained through an elevator thought experiment: Would being on elevator experiencing earth’s gravity be indistinguishable to an elevator in space experiencing acceleration? The Packard Fellowship gives Kolkowitz the freedom to explore what atomic clocks can do and lay the groundwork for future science. “It’s a complicated time in physics because we don’t know where to look,” Kolkowitz said. “But it’s also an exciting time in physics because we know that there are these mysteries and we know there must be answers to them — and these clocks are one way to access that.”