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Future of the Associated Students of Madison’s Black Lives Matter sign is up in the air after vote introduction By Robyn Cawley COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR

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A gunman opened fire on coworkers in a Middleton office building Wednesday, leaving four hospitalized.

Gunman dead, four more wounded after Middleton shooting By Milica Andric STAFF WRITER

Four workers were wounded after a fellow employee opened fire in their Middleton office Wednesday morning, according to police reports. The gunman was an employee at WTS Paradigm, a Middleton software company, according to a witness statement reported by the Wisconsin State Journal. Authorities responded to 911 calls from the 1800 block of Deming Way around 10:25 a.m. Andrew King, an employee at TrafficCast, located near the scene, told the Wisconsin State Journal that he “saw a dude walking with a gun inside the building.” Middleton Police Chief Charles Foulke said that he had

been in the building just before the shooting began. More than 50 police officers responded to the scene, and the shootout left the suspect critically wounded, the Middleton Police Department said. “Four officers engaged and neutralized the suspect,” Foulke said in a press conference. The shooter was taken to an area hospital, where they later died. The four injured employees remain in care at UW Hospital. UW Hospital spokesman Andrew Hellpap told the Wisconsin State Journal that one of the victims was in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, while two were listed in serious condition. St. Mary’s Hospital also treated one victim with injuries that were not life-threatening,

spokeswoman Kim Sveum said. Sentry Insurance employee Lance Muzzillo was working on the fourth floor of the building during the shooting, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. “I didn’t hear anything,” Muzzillo said. “We were on lockdown for maybe 45 minutes and then we had Dane County Sheriff’s officers come up and account for everybody on our floor and then escort us down to this spot.” Residents in the area were told to seek shelter, and area schools were placed on lockdown, which has since been lifted. UW-Madison Police Department officers responded to the scene as backup. So far, no motive has been identified and the case is currently under investigation.

Mixing their drinks with record game day heat sends dozens of fans to ‘medical cooling centers’ By Sydney Widell ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

For some Badgers fans, a surprise loss to BYU was made worse by an emergency stint in an onsite medical cooling facility after spending an afternoon watching the second hottest game ever played at Camp Randall Stadium. The game was record-break-

ing heatwise — temperatures soared in the mid 80s and clear skies offered little relief from the sun — and it also saw the Badgers break their 41 home game winning streak against non-conference opponents, which had stood since 2003. While the game itself may have been sobering for die-hard fans, the UW-Madison Police

The fate of the Black Lives Matter sign that hung in the Associated Students of Madison office window until last summer is uncertain as the council debates its suitability on the prominent location. After two years, the sign was taken down for window cleaning. At the time it was originally put up, the 23rd session of ASM was not consulted. Representatives in the 25th session wanted to include the all perspectives prior to putting a sign back up. Before bringing up the legislation, College Republicans Chairman Charlie Mueth displayed interest in making a sign that represented all student organizations on campus.

“ASM is at it’s best when it is supporting all [student] interests rather than just picking and choosing a couple of them,” Mueth said. “So, why is ASM putting up a sign with just one of the interests instead of a bunch of signs with them?” However, the Equity and Inclusion Chair Agalia Ardyasa and Representative Paul Jackson II views this as an opportunity to promote inclusivity on campus and allow students to feel welcome to join the council. “As you can see there’s not very much representation in ASM and I feel like putting it down would get rid of that tension between ASM and the community,” Ardyasa said. “And, that’s not one thing that I would like to see as the chair this year.”

Wisconsin Union student staff frustrated with wage change By Grace Wallner FEATURES EDITOR

Student employees of the Wisconsin Union were ecstatic upon news of a pay raise, only to be let down when they were informed that certain units wouldn’t receive the raise. Union employees found out that the starting wage would be increased from $9 to $10 via an email sent by Union Human Resources Director Tim Borchert. A few days later, another email was sent to explain that the pay increase would not apply to all Union positions. According to the original email, pay rates would increase for “all positions within the

following areas that are not desk jobs.” The positions listed were Facilities, Catering, Restaurants and Kitchens. “I saw an email that I was going to be getting a pay raise, or that the Union in general would be getting a pay raise, and it wasn’t until later that I found out that the raise didn’t apply to my unit,” said Ali Kennelly, a UW-Madison senior who has worked at Peet’s Coffee for nearly a year. Employees working in cafes and markets — such as Peet’s and Badger Market — will not be included in the change, which was outlined in an email sent by Associate Director for Dining &

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Department reported it issued 19 underage drinking citations and made 20 arrests in the stands, as well as ejected 42 stadium-goers. Three people were taken to detox by the time the day was over. In all, UWPD reported 82 game attendees had to be taken to medical cooling centers after KATIE SCHEIDT/THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Some staff members will receive raises, but not every Union unit.

“…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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Dear Ms. Scientist, Why does paper turn yellow over time? Andrew M.

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UW-Madison physics research has been transformed into art with the help of the Arts+Literature lab. MAGGIE LIU science staff A scientific paper detailing detection methods of dark matter and words like electrons, neutrinos and muons thrown about— these are things expected in a physics lecture or in the office of a physics professor at UW-Madison, but perhaps not at all expected in a local Madison art gallery. However, thanks to a collaboration between the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC), the Arts+Literature Laboratory (ALL) and local artists, writers and high school students, UW-Madison IceCube physics research has been transformed with art, poetry, film and music to create the LAB3 project—a multidisciplinary effort that produced a gallery of artwork transporting visitors to galaxies far, far away and to emotions close and near to the human heart. IceCube, completed in 2010, is a massive sensor located deep within Antarctic ice that detects neutrinos, tiny high energy particles formed by massive nuclear reactions in stars and galaxies. The project was developed and is still operated by UW-Madison researchers, along with an international host of institutions and universities. IceCube offers researchers a unique look into far off cosmic events and objects because of the nature of a neutrino—neutrinos can pass through nearly all matter and energy unimpeded, meaning they carry valuable and uninterfered information about their distant origins. However, the very same properties that allow neutrinos to travel uninterrupted over light years has also made them historically difficult to detect and study. However, through detecting muons, charged particles that are released when neutrinos encounter atomic nuclei, IceCube has successfully detected the elusive neutrinos, making it a revolutionary and cutting-edge tool for viewing and understanding the universe. While IceCube physically remains in Antarctica, it has nevertheless been making waves within

the Madison community through various outreach efforts. This past summer, WIPAC and ALL brought together UW-Madison physicists working on IceCube and local writers, artists and high school students through the LAB3 project in order to bridge the gap between science and the arts. Sílvia Bravo and Jolynn Roorda from WIPAC and ALL, respectively, acted as codirectors of the LAB3 project. “The guiding motivation was really to connect two worlds that are often disconnected… I think many of the thoughts and discussions about our society comes from our artists and writers. We as physicists also like to understand our world, just in a different way with a different language, but otherwise, we both have this same idea of trying to understand what’s going on around us,” Bravo said. In a series of conversations, the UW-Madison physicists discussed and taught their research concerning IceCube and neutrinos to the artists and students in their groups. Through these discussions, the scientist and artist mentors then guided the students through brainstorming, planning and creating works of art that incorporated what they learned about physics and IceCube in creative and unique ways. “I remember our first meeting so well. We were over at the offices with [John Kelley, a UW-Madison physicist], who was explaining the characteristics [of neutrinos]… and it was really interesting how even before we had any idea of what we were going to do, we were making all these connections, like whether the neutrino oscillations, the different flavors of a neutrino, were like a string instrument with vibrating strings… all these different ideas were flowing as we asked questions and tried to understand,” said Katherine Rosing, an artist who participated as a mentor in LAB3. The gallery features a wide variety of artworks, including a dance video, 3D art and installations, interactive activities, huge paintings on fabric, murals, a laser

projector and musical and auditory experiences. In one installation, multi-colored strings, representing the linear and uninterrupted paths of neutrinos, criss-crossed through a room and the objects within it, interspaced with written haikus on the walls ruminating upon cosmic particles, backed by a musical composition. Yet another installation consisted of a background wall featuring a published scientific paper on dark matter that was covered with drawings, poetry and wire sculptures. One painting depicted an archer shooting an arrow made of lasers to the starry constellations above. The broad collection of artistic mediums representing a range of scientific topics reflected the open-ended and creative nature of LAB3. “Since the beginning, it was an experiment of sorts, so we didn’t want to have something very guided… every physicist would explain to their students what their work was about and invite them to their labs, and starting from there they could go anywhere,” Bravo said. At its core though, LAB3 was designed to provide its young students an opportunity to find confidence in their own abilities, as well as to help them discover their own potential for and interest in subjects they otherwise may not have explored or found connections in. “We wanted the students to feel that they could be the physicists or the artists in front of them, and that they have the talent, that they can do it if they want to…. they are really clever people full of energy, and sometimes we just need to give to them the time and environment to really grow, and I think that’s something the LAB3 project was trying to do,” said Bravo. The LAB3 exhibit is open and free to the public through Sept. 29 at the Arts+Literature Laboratory located on 2021 Winnebago Street. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Paper is made out of wood, and wood is made up of two substances: cellulose and lignin. Cellulose is a common organic material found in nature. It’s colorless and absorbs light well. Because it absorbs a lot of light, humans see cellulose as an opaque white color. Lignin is what makes wood and paper rigid. Lignin and cellulose oxidize over time when exposed to oxygen, the air. When they oxidize they lose electrons and the material is weakened. When the cellulose is weakened it absorbs additional light and loses its stark whiteness, turning dull and yellowing.

Dear Ms. Scientist, What’s the difference between tap water and bottled water? Stephen H.

Tap water comes from the sink or a bubbler (drinking fountain for you out-of-state folks), while bottled water is purchased from a store in a plastic bottle. Some people prefer bottled water because of its perceived higher quality, but it’s actually virtually the same as tap water in most cases. They are both considered safe by United States regulation standards. About 25 percent of bottled water comes from a city water system and is exactly the same as tap water. Bottled water often contains salts and minerals like calcium and magnesium, but these occur naturally in water in trace amounts and are also often found in tap water as well. Next time, think about grabbing a drink from the sink, because it’s just as good as bottled water, and it’s better for the environment (and your wallet).

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SSFC remains committed to viewpoint neutrality By Robyn Cawley COLLEGE NEWS EDITOR

As students break in the new academic year and legislation gains momentum, concern to remain neutral is always in the back of Student Services Finance Committee representatives’ minds. In 2000, former UW-Madison student Scott Harold Southworth filed a lawsuit against the Board of Regents, stating that an extracurricular student fee violated his first amendment rights. In a unanimous Supreme Court decision, they voted in favor of Southworth, and viewpoint neutrality was created. “Viewpoint neutrality is essential to ensuring that student groups — no matter their ideological, social, or political beliefs or opinions — are given the equal opportunity to access student appropriated funds,” said Student Judiciary Chief Justice Tom Summerwill. Remaining viewpoint neutral means all funding decisions are not based on the decision of the group or that no organization can be defunded due to an individual’s point of view. This only covers fiscal responsibility and the level of services provided. This does not guarantee all

organizations will receive the same amount of funding, but it does protect students by ensuring every voice is heard and the final vote is justified. At the start of every academic year, the SSFC analyzes the budget eligibility of prominent

“Viewpoint neutrality is essential to ensuring that student groups are given the equal opportunity to access student appropriated funds.”

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student organizations, such as Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment and Wunk Sheek. “Within the Student Judiciary, one of our paramount functions is to ensure that bodies with ASM fulfill the standards of viewpoint neutrality in their own decision making and allocations,” said SSFC Chair Jeremy Swanson.

Last year, The Daily Cardinal found that the five underrepresented racial, ethnic and religious organizations that applied for General Student Services Fund money had larger budget cuts on average than other groups. Eighteen student organizations requested funding for the next school year. Questions of bias circulated around the perception of SSFC as a “white, colonial space” that favored larger student organizations, leaving underrepresented organizations concerned they were getting inadequate funds. However, this year SSFC remains active in returning trust to student government bodies. “ASM has a strong system of checks and balances which holds us accountable to upholding our own bylaws, including VPN,” Swanson said. This year, they granted Wunk Sheek, PAVE and Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics funds unanimously. “To do this efficiently, fairly and legally, we need to remove our own implicit biases from the equation and focus solely on creating the broadest marketplace of ideas as possible,” Swanson said. “That is why viewpoint neutrality is essential.”

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After the state insurance board and a federal court decided against a rule prohibiting coverage of gender-affirming medical expenses, state employees could get related care by the start of next year.

State insurance to cover gender affirming health care after judge affirms ban as unconstitutional By Michael Bogaards STAFF WRITER

A federal judge decided Tuesday that a state rule prohibiting gender-affirming health care for state employees was unconstitutional. The ruling came a month after Wisconsin’s Group Insurance Board decided to reaffirm gender-reassignment coverage by a 5-4 vote, but a lawsuit had already been set in motion. The suit, brought forth by UW-Madison graduate student Alina Boyden and cancer researcher Shannon Andrews, was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the state for denying coverage for gender transition-related medical costs. “As the court found, depriving transgender people of access to transition-related care is sex discrimination,” Legal Director Larry Dupuis said. “We will continue our work until all trans-

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Despite promising fairness in the ongoing academic year, the Student Services Finance Committee was previously criticized for not being an approachable organization during eligibility hearings. wage change from page 1 Hospitality Services Carl Korz. According to Korz, the Union decided that the cafes and markets would not be given pay raise priority because they have higher rates of employment. “The reason we were given, [for not getting the raise], is that our department is not struggling to find student employees, so our units don’t need to offer the higher wage to attract employ-

ees,” read a statement created by a coalition of Wisconsin Union Student Employees. The group of student employees also said they have been told not to voice their displeasure or concern to Human Resources. Although Kennelly said she has been very happy working at Peet’s, she also said she was shocked and frustrated by the situation. “I enjoy working at Peet’s, and it’s a very fun unit to work at,” said Kennelly, “but it still

puts a little bit of a damper on going to work knowing that the Union itself didn’t acknowledge that our unit wasn’t as worthy of a raise as the other units were.” Kenelly mentioned that her managers let herself and other Peet’s workers know immediately that they wouldn’t be getting the raise. Though Korz has kept up a line of communication with Union employees, he could not be reached for comment.

suffering dizziness, confusion, nausea and cramping — all symptoms related to heat stroke and dehydration. Heat exposure can be serious by itself, but adding alcohol to the equation only exacerbates its effects, warned Dr. Bill Kinsey, a University Health Services specialist. “The effects of heat and alcohol are basically that you are multiplying the effects on the body from dehydration,” Kinsey said. “The combination of dehydration and alcohol’s other direct effects change our ability to regulate our core temperature. That leads to elevations in core temperatures that are beyond what they would be without alcohol.” Acting alone, alcohol lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels. Heat also causes drops in blood pressure, when vessels near the skin widen to help cool you off. Multiply heat and alcohol, and you may experience intensified side effects of each — like diz-

gender people can get the medical care they need, just like other people can.” U.S. District Judge William Conley determined the denial of coverage violated an antidiscrimination provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as well as a prohibition under the Federal Civil Rights Act. “I’m pleased the court recognized that denying coverage for my medical care was sex discrimination,” Andrews said. “I hope that this will be a powerful signal that trans people are not fair game for discrimination and that our lives and health are not a political football.” Conley’s decision, along with the state Group Insurance Board’s vote, could secure medical coverage for transgender state employees as early as Jan. 1, 2019. ziness and fainting — much faster and with more severity. The combination of excessive heat, dehydration and alcohol can also stress and damage internal organs and increase the risk of heat stroke. Students who find themselves in this situation may not even realize it immediately, according to Kinsey, and will probably have to be taken to cooling chambers, where their core temperatures can be lowered artificially. “Alcohol has other negative cognitive effects,” Kinsey said. “What you end up with is an individual who is perceiving the effects of heat incorrectly, as well as having other internal regulation systems causing your body to become dehydrated and overheat.” If you plan on drinking, Kinsey said the best way to avoid heat illness is to take hydration seriously. He also recommended planning ahead — for instance, if you have tickets, pace yourself during the ‘pregame’ or skip it all together. Even your activities the night or two before can set you up for dehydration later on.

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Father John Misty blesses the Orpheum By Sammy Gibbons EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Concerts are the closest thing to church I attend. I’ve noticed this in the stories I’ve written about shows, almost always making comments like “I think *insert artist name here* and the heavenly lights were summoning me to the afterlife.” But, no other show compared to Father John Misty and his Jesus-like appearance, drapey white clothes and thick beard included. He even held the mic stand above his head, like he was raising a hand to bless the crowd, or whatever actual priests do, as beams of light glowed like a halo around him. Behind the holy persona is Josh Tillman, who crooned soulful folk tunes for a packed Orpheum crowd Tuesday. The show felt intimate despite the size; the singer spent most of the show at the front of the stage strumming his guitar with his band in the shadows behind him, eventually standing alone. Father John Misty played a mix of old jams, like fan favorite “Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins),” as well as several tracks from his latest album God’s Favorite Customer. His characteristic twang marked each note exactly, flawlessly enough to where I felt like I

was listening to him through my headphones. The audience noticeably enjoyed the older tunes more — they joined Misty in quirky storytelling and dramatic love declarations by chiming in on tracks from his 2015 album I Love You, Honeybear. When he closed the show with the album’s title track, the room swelled with voices trying and failing to hit his notes. Somehow, though, even when Misty plunked the piano and slowed down his bold voice, there was a sense of bliss. Maybe it was the mystical emphasis on strings and brass instruments in the newer songs he played, or the raucous drum and guitar that ended the first several songs, or watching him float like an actual angel onstage, but something made each song lively. Known for his onstage snark in past shows, Misty kept it quiet throughout the set, despite one break to encourage sitters to stand, saying “Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when it’s time to lay down after all these relentless bangers.” He did, in fact play a string of jams before settling into heart-aching ballads, getting the crowd bopping and attempting to whistle for “Mr. Tillman” and belting “Real Love Baby.”

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The divine presence of Father John Misty elicited an atmosphere of spiritual autonomy. When he wound down, Misty’s voice ebbed and flowed like there was more than one of him, wrapping the crowd in a swirl of echoey, thick notes like a full church choir was singing down on us from the balcony. His lyrics kept us engaged like he was preaching a sermon,

making people sway endlessly and lift their White Claw cans to the heavens. Misty’s show was quaint, as he hardly bantered and only cotton candy-tinted lights flashed periodically without any crazy stunts; it was just Misty, his guitar and his band.

But his voice filled the large theater and seemed to infect every person — arms looped around friends, couples kissed, we were all in some euphoric trance. He captivated the audience, sounding better than his recordings, not much unlike a preacher owning his altar.

‘Spider-Man’ successfully brings Peter Parker to the PlayStation 4 By Marty Forbeck VIDEO GAMES COLUMNIST

Spider-Man feels like one of those series that’s never quite going to get it right — one that always passes the bar for greatness, swings effortlessly around the barrier for excellence, but stops short just a half inch of being 100 percent coherent. Don’t get me wrong: games reaching even that point are few and far between, and Insomniac Games’ take on Peter Parker should be applauded from every rooftop in the country for everything it does well. Not a single release since 2004’s “Spider-Man 2” has figured out that playing as the hero should actually be fun.

“Spider-Man 2” can be compared to an extreme sports game, where the movement combos and swinging mechanics are more interesting than the story missions. After starting up the newest “SpiderMan,” which released earlier this month, I decided to try the movement combos from “Spider Man 2.” To my surprise, they worked just the same as the original — it was a dream come true that I wouldn’t trade for anything. “Spider-Man” has some issues carving out its own identity amongst the many depictions of Spider-Man’s character. One of the title’s primary collectibles are backpacks that fill

in the backstory of this game’s Peter Parker, which makes it somewhat puzzling that most of them also seem to serve as cheeky references to other versions of Spider-Man. Within this distinct universe, the backpacks imply that chunks of the Sam Raimi movies, Stan Lee comics, modern Ultimate comics and even previous SpiderMan games have happened. It leads to a backstory that feels like patchwork and pandering to say the least. Insomniac is much better at innovating when they’re plotting the story itself. As much as the game’s side content wants to wallow in the past, its main storyline wants to look into the

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Despite its many influences, Insomniac Games’ take on the webslinger is an innovative new entry.

future. J. Jonah Jameson has left the Daily Bugle and now works as a crazed, Alex Jones-style podcaster. Peter and Aunt May are at a surprisingly sympathetic and realistic depiction of a homeless shelter. Mary Jane Watson is an independent and intrepid reporter. However, the story does have some problems — like nearly every other big-budget game with this level of polish, there is a level of pacing compromise. For example, almost the entire first half of the game is spent introducing the game’s two main villains. In the end, the more interesting of the two — who was invented explicitly for this game — is dropped in favor of a rehashed Doctor Octopus. With the exception of some quicktime events carried over from the other Spider-Man games, combat never fails to let down. With that in mind, there’s hardly a dull moment in fight sequences. The combat system reminds me of the classic Batman: Arkham mechanics, but it fits better here. Batman always felt a bit awkward jumping from enemy to enemy between punches, but Spider-Man is all about flowing, quick movement. Zipping between enemies who are dozens of yards away from one another every couple of seconds to keep a combo up feels very natural. The system may be Batman’s, but Spider-Man wears it best. If anyone could accuse this game of stealing anything, it should be of stealing from “Spider-Man 2,” albeit stealing

poorly. As janky as the combat and story were in “Spider-Man 2,” its web-swinging was handled deftly. You had to press one button to start swinging, another to control your speed while swinging, a third to release the swing and a fourth if you wanted to swing again. Now you just press one button to zip somewhere, another to boost, and you’re launched down a full city block. With a complex and modular system, getting anywhere in “SpiderMan 2” took skill — that’s why it made sense to have timed acrobatic challenges right from the start. I suspect that’s why similar challenges in the new game are not unlocked until much later. I fear this review is becoming scattered. I’ve accused the game of stealing too much, not stealing enough, not stealing well enough, wallowing in its past, not living up to its past, etc. I prefer to evaluate a game on its own merits, and Insomniac’s “Spider-Man” has more than enough to recommend it. It is a good game. Arguably it’s even great. It’s clever, it’s fun and it’s definitely one of the best games to play on PS4. Still, I can’t help but think it brings some of the comparisons on itself. Maybe there’s a lesson about artistic ambition in all of this. If your own universe sets itself up as the best example of everything anyone has ever liked about Spider-Man, then don’t be surprised when that universe falls a little flat. Final Grade: A-

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Please read further than just this headline JAKE PRICE opinion editor

IMAGE COURTESY OF KAROLINA GRABOWSKA In today’s political climate, the perception of news media has become a polarized issue. For the first editorial board piece of the year, we want to detail our contribution to Madison’s campus.

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ver the summer, dozens of news outlets rallied their editorial boards and published coordinated statements decrying President Trump’s hostile rhetoric toward news media, specifically his declaration that journalists are “enemies of the people.” Arguing that a free press is a cornerstone in a functioning democracy, these organizations pointed out the dangers of living in a society where the government works in darkness and no systems exist to disclose its work. Trump is not the first leader to be frustrated with coverage of their presidency, and he will certainly not be the last. The nature of a journalist’s job is annoying, prying and incessant to those they are covering. However, as several of the editorials argue, when Trump defines and emphasizes journalism as the enemy to be conquered, a fundamental tool in our society is undermined. As an independent, studentled news source, we feel the need to join this call and identify the importance of our work as well as the cause behind our efforts. Journalists are expected to sift their way through an endless stream of facts, misinformation

and lies, all to find, as Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein put it, “the best obtainable version of the truth.” Eliminating personal biases and finding all sides of an issue requires determination. It’s necessary, however, because the benefit of skilled journalism remains important to our communities. Through our consistent coverage of people, places and events on campus, our audience gains a better understanding of the current environment, and a more connected and informed student body and community is created.

Conveying what’s really happening is crucial in creating the connectedness of community and keeping leaders accountable.

Campus events, student organizations and university news along with community and state policies are topics that can directly impact you, but information about them might not show up on your social media feed or headline in another newspaper. By focusing on campus and local community, we cover a niche other outlets don’t necessarily include in their news cycle. Ultimately, this coverage and conversation can lead to change that will affect your experience. Consistent journalism also necessitates accountability in authority figures and groups. Shining a light on the actions of individuals indicates that people

are in fact watching and listening, and that these individuals’ policies and actions have legitimate consequences. When leaders know their actions cannot slip under the radar because of reporters, their policy is more likely to reflect the desires of those who elected or approved them, and corruption is discouraged. In all of these situations, exposing the truth is the purpose of our efforts. Conveying what’s really happening is crucial in creating the connectedness of community and keeping leaders accountable. For those who are on the receiving end of a journalist’s incessant curiosity, it can seem entirely illintentioned, as if the scrutiny is never-ending and purposeless. However, the work we do at The Daily Cardinal is done with the best interest of students and the community in mind and catalyzing change in our society. We take pride in our practice, and look forward to continuing to produce accurate and meaningful work over for another 127 years. As our founder and first editor-in-chief William Wesley Young once said “the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.” Do you agree with our editorial board? What do you think of the President’s comments on the media? What role do you believe the media should play? Send any and all comments to us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

n today’s society, it is easier than ever to get a big picture idea of nearly every type of issue. With information increasingly being deconstructed into tweets and headlines instead of books and full articles, people have more superficial knowledge than ever before. While it is certainly good for individuals to have an awareness of a variety of subjects, consuming such limited information often leaves the consumer with a minimal picture, and a misleading one at that. It causes people to evaluate situations based on intentions rather than results; ideology instead of policy. I found this article important to write because of my own misunderstanding of a political situation just a few weeks ago. Former presidential candidate and current US Sen. Bernie Sanders recently introduced a bill cleverly titled “Stop BEZOS Act,” which aims to reduce the government assistance received by employees of large companies, such as Jeff Bezos’ Amazon. The goal behind the proposition is incredibly noble, and after glancing at a tweet about it I thought that it sounded like a clearly beneficial policy. However, the devil is in the details. I do not doubt that Sen. Sanders’ intentions behind this bill come from a good place, however, the economics behind the proposed legislation proved to be faulty at best. The bill does not propose to raise the actual wage of these workers, but instead calls for a 100% tax against the businesses for every dollar spent by the government to supply welfare programs to its employees. This still might not sound horribly bad to some of you, but consider what the bill incentivizes. Under this legislation, companies like Amazon would be incentivized to not hire workers that need to receive welfare. That could come in a variety of forms, the most obvious of which is potentially cutting back the number of low-wage employees it has.

However, more ominously, it would incentivize large companies to seek out employees who are married and without kids, due to the nature of the way benefits are dispersed. The fact that a policy proposed in seemingly good faith could serve to hurt single parent homes underscores the necessity of reading beyond the headline. The point of this article is not to single out this one proposal, as I do not want to bore the reader with economic analysis and tax code explanations. However, if you are interested in learning more about this issue in particular, there is plenty of information out there; I would highly recommend reading Matthew Yglesias’ piece on Vox. The main point of this is to underscore the need to read entire articles instead of headlines or tweets. I know it sounds like a simple and sophomoric point, but it really needs to be emphasized, especially for our generation. Seeing tweets in passing can have an sneakily lasting influence on your perception of subjects. I have found that consistently engaging with superficial material leads to me having formed opinions on issues, and even people, that I know absolutely nothing about. This is could very well be do to my immediate inclination to always have an opinion, but if my social media is any indication, this applies to many others as well. So, with that being said, I hope you all join me in decrying that irresponsible medium that is Twitter dot com and engaging with more substantive sources. Ok, it doesn’t have to be that dramatic, but maybe start clicking on the link instead of just retweeting the headline. Jake is a senior majoring in economics and history with a certificate in environmental studies. How do you think social media impacts our perception of the news we read? Do you believe we are more or less informed as a society due to websites such as Twitter? Please send comments or questions to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHANNING SMITH While Twitter and headlines allow readers to consume information in mass quantities, they do not provide enough details.

almanac Ducks exploit the fruits of climate change while conspiring to overthrow humanity dailycardinal.com Thursday, September 20, 2018

By Haley Bills THE DAILY CARDINAL

With Lake Mendota water levels on the rise, the ducks of Madison are now floating higher than ever: despite the misfortune brought on by the recent algaeplague found in the waters of their summer home, the ducks embrace climate change’s gift of an elevated eye level. Whether they find themselves closer to a concert on the terrace or to the breadcrumbs of an unsuspecting child, it is quite plausible that these waterfowl are gaining a new confidence. “The ascension of the lake’s water is surely a troubling sign of global warming, however, the big heads of the ducks who are profiting from a heightened water level is arguably more troubling,” explains a self-proclaimed duck

behaviorist. “It is in my opinion that these ducks are experiencing their own kind of ‘altitude sickness.’ Classified mainly by a false-sense of climbing the social ladder, their new perspective from a higher Lake Mendota brings them physically closer to humans, making them feel too comparable to man. In other words, these ducks may be gunning for the biggest ecologicalupset of the century.” “It was a busy night at the terrace, and I was waiting in line for a vanilla waffle cone. Out of nowhere, a nearby mallard stepped in front of me, budging nearly the entire line. When asked to move to the back, the duck aggressively turned his head and deviously eyed the people he had just cheated. Before anyone could protect their ears,

the duck belched the loudest, most offensive, ‘quack’ to probably ever be recorded in history,” shared the alleged scientist. Although it will require long-term research to prove the claimed gain of “big heads,” the upcoming migration season will provide insight into this potential phenomenon: if the claims are true, Midwestern ducks may choose a more ambitious destination to spend their winter months. Perhaps they will trade a mundane trip to Alabama for a luxury vacation in Hawaii, or even the all-too-familiar Floridian beaches for the ritzy white sands of Dubai. While the effect climate change has on the sense of selfimportance of the duck population is less obvious than other effects, the audacious behavior of

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A local newly-superior mallard aspires to be the scourge of humanity. local waterfowl may prove to be a convenient and entertaining distraction from the overwhelming

fact that various human activities have caused irreparable damage to Earth’s ecosystems.

New study finds that fracking and immigrants are the reason for everything bad By Sam Jones THE DAILY CARDINAL

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John McGeneric contemplates the intellect of the drivers surrounding him.

Area man frustrated with road closure and city traffic By Savannah McHugh THE DAILY CARDINAL

Sun Prairie suburbian John McGeneric was very frustrated Monday afternoon when lane closures on the US 12/18 beltline caused him to take a detour through downtown Madison during rush hour. He sat, frustrated, with his fingers aggressively tapping the steering wheel to the beat of Don McLean’s “American Pie” as he scanned the wall of the cars in front of him inexplicably stopped. According to Mr. McGeneric, there was no apparent wreckage to be seen. “People were stopping and slowing down for NO DAMN REASON,” Mr. McGeneric thundered into the telephone on Monday evening, his blood pressure booming almost immediately. “There wasn’t a crash, there were plenty of warnings about the center lane being closed ahead of time, yet PEOPLE STILL WAIT ‘TIL THE LAST SECOND TO MERGE!” His Midwestern accent hit a fever pitch. “That’s why I never go to the city! It’s too poorly

planned and the road construction takes FOREVER!” “It’s our job to build roads, not to build them fast,” road construction worker Sam Smart responded to McGeneric’s complaint Tuesday morning during the start of his shift. “If the state wanted us to build fast, they wouldn’t have spent all the money and resourcess on I-94. It turns out they were spending too much to contantly keep replacing Gov. Scott Walker’s tires, so they decided instead to fix the potholes on his commute.” “What state has a capital with nice roads?” Mr. Smart chuckled when questioned about the state of Madison’s main thoroughfares. “Yeah, keep dreaming. The budget’s more concerned with making sure Gov. Walker’s commute is as smooth and flawless as a baby’s bottom.” When asked if he thinks the road conditions will improve throughout Madison anytime in the future, he broke into a fit of uncontrollable wheezing laughter and was unable to answer the question.

It’s blatantly obvious that the public education system is built around rationality and prioritization, so it is no shock that a recent study conducted by UW’s Political Science Department was focused around those very topics. The study was sent out to everyone on campus that identified themselves as watching or reading the news at least once a year. Of those that took the study, only four marked their political views as “Independent” and their corresponding results were thus discarded due to issues of insanity. The study itself asked participants to answer fill in the blank questions like the following: “ _________________ makes me angry. I want to kill everyone that is a ____________. _____________ is the sole cause of the slow demise of humanity and our ecosystem.” Topics covered included gun control, abortion, race relations, carbon emissions, attitudinal shifts in the past decade, party alignment, funding for education, and a plethora of other, less important issues. The answers to these

questions were projected to determine the cause of current discourse and degradation in our society: after all, the general public knows best. The results, however, were shockingly consistent: fracking and immigration were attributed causation for nearly every current problem in the United States arena. Fracking, or “hydraulic fracturing” involves onehundred construction workers smoking cigars that were packaged in a wasteful amount of plastic simultaneously shooting water guns for extended periods of time. This process causes earthquakes, contamination via leakage, and apparently also reverse racism (which is also apparently real?), Typhoon Mangkut, the recent increase in school shootings, the gender wage gap, and the disproportionate

representation of the size of Africa on mainstream maps. On the other hand, immigration is a much more simple, well-depicted issue in the media, where beings (dare we even call them people?) walk across the chalk line drawn around the prestigious and ecologically superior United States. Immigrants are the reason for Apple slowing down the older generations of iPhone, felon disenfranchisement, the juuling addiction, and the near-extinction of the snail darter. Needless to say, the American public knows where their priorities lie. We can only hope that these highly opinionated participants also exercise their civic right and duty to vote this November. On a second thought, maybe these people shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Yikes.

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Pictured here are some of the lesser-scoring results from the Political Science department’s poll on what is causing all misfortune in the world.

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BYU pulls off stunner with jet motions and poor UW O-Line push

“Ungrateful Red”: Slow season ticket sales show lack of student interest

By Sam Shiffman THE DAILY CARDINAL

In Wisconsin’s shocking 24-21 loss to BYU, the Badgers were beaten by their own usual strengths: offensive and defensive line play, fundamentals and great discipline. From their first drive, the Cougar offense confused the Badgers with jet motion and jet sweeps. They combined the jet with false pulls — when an offensive lineman pulls away from where the play is actually going — to confuse Badger linebackers T.J. Edwards and Ryan Connelly. Linebackers are taught to read the offensive line, specifically the guards, and react to where they pull or flow. On several plays, the false pulls sent Edwards and Connelly inside while they ran the jet outside, leaving just safeties or corners to tackle Cougar wide receiver Alex Hifo after 8or 9-yard gains. Because the jet was so sucessful, Edwards and Connelly couldn’t trust their normal reads and hesitated; after the game, Connelly said the jets were “eye candy and that can distract your eyes.” Late in the fourth quarter with the game tied 21-21, Connelly overplayed the jet and filled outside, which left a massive hole inside for Cougar running back Squally Canada to rip off a 46-yard run. A few plays later, the Cougars kicked the eventual game-winning field goal. Different blocking schemes and shifts also caused the Badgers to lose their discipline in pass coverage, specifically on the Cougar’s trick-play touchdown

pass, which gave the Cougars a 14-7 lead. Senior safety D’Cota Dixon got caught watching the backwards pass behind the line instead of his assignment and missed the Cougar tight end streaking past, leading to an easy touchdown. On offense, the Badger offensive line had their worst performance of the season. The Cougars looked a step faster than the Badger line the entire game and didn’t get to the second level the same way they had in previous games. The Cougars also didn’t allow the Badgers to get a 3- or 4-yard push, which gave Jonathan Taylor less holes to run through. On several occasions, the Cougar’s initial punch drove the Badger guards back, which cut off the their pulling guards and tight ends, leaving the Cougar linebackers unblocked. While they did struggle up front, the Badgers still moved the ball for stretches, and Jonathan Taylor finished with 117 yards and 4.5 yards per carry. However, countless mental mistakes killed promising drives for the Badgers. Right after the defense got a stop to start the second half and the game tied, Alex Hornibrook made a bad read and threw an interception. This gifted the Cougars great field position at the Badgers’ 27-yard line. Later that drive, defensive back Faion Hicks gave the Cougars an automatic first down on the goaline on third down with a pass interference penalty. The Cougars scored the next play.

Despite struggling on their previous drive, Alex Hornibrook and the offense bounced back and got themselves into field goal range. But on third down, tight end Kyle Penniston had a false start which put the Badgers out of field-goal range — a crucial missed opportunity, considering they lost by a missed field goal. The lack of offensive production and mistakes highlighted the flaws in the Badger’s often one-dimensional offensive system. The Badgers showed they had no intention of spreading out the Cougar defense early on and ran mainly undercenter jumbo packages. The Cougars responded by stacking the line of scrimmage with sometimes up to six players and pinching their defensive linemen because they knew the Badgers wanted to run between the tackles. When the Badgers travel to Iowa City next week, they can’t be so one-dimensional and make as many simple mistakes — especially against a strong defensive line at one of the biggest and loudest stadiums in the country. The Badgers need to throw more on early downs to spread out the Hawkeyes and make them respect the pass; like BYU, it’s almost impossible to just bully Iowa into submission. This next three-game stretch against Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan is crucial for the Badgers. The performance will answer questions about the team. Are they really the elite playoffcontender experts thought they were? Or, did they get too caught up in the hype?

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Both Wisconsin’s offensive and defensive lines struggled to stop BYU during a 24-21 upset loss. Sophomore running back Jonathan Taylor only managed 4.5 yards per carry — his season average is 6.7 ypc — in part because the offensive line couldn’t get to the second level against BYU’s front four.

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UW’s student section, “The Grateful Red,” didn’t sell out the ticket allotment for several days after years of immediate sell outs. By Sebastian van Bastelaer THE DAILY CARDINAL

There is perhaps no better indicator of expectations and interest in a team than ticket sales. An emptier Kohl Center highlights the perception of the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team. In 2014, student season tickets for the men’s basketball team sold out in five minutes. In 2015, it was four minutes; the next year, it was down to three. Last season, even with admittedly lower expectations, it took twelve minutes. This year, it took far longer – nearly four days. After a run of 13 sellouts in the previous 16 seasons, it appears the 2018-’19 season will be a down year in terms of enthusiasm for the student section (nicknamed the Grateful Red) after the team’s disappointing performance last year. Senior Nick Vander Hayden, who has been a lifelong fan and describes himself as “an avid sports fan,” has held season tickets all four years. He expressed his surprise at the failure to sell out quickly after a period of high demand for student seats.“It’s a shame to see our student section turn into the Ungrateful Red,” Vander Hayden said. “You hate to see it.” Yet, he and other fans can understand why students would be less excited to attend over a dozen home games. The Badgers finished in ninth place in the Big Ten in the 2017-’18 season, missing the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998. Despite the team’s struggles, the program’s still ranked fourth in average attendance in the nation, enough for best in the Big Ten. Yet the losses took their toll. Vander Hayden summed up fan sentiment: “The Kohl Center definitely felt deflated towards the back half of the season, the energy was lacking and the atmosphere was dull. It’s understandable people wouldn’t be excited to experience that again.” This year, guards D’Mitrik Trice and Kobe King, both significant contributors last season before being injured, are set to return. A

team that heavily featured underclassmen last year also bring in a few new freshmen, and preseason All-American Ethan Happ will be back for his final year in the program. As a result, many people expect a stronger finish from the 2018-’19 campaign. And yet, it appears disappointment from last year’s failures persist within a fan base that had grown accustomed to winning. A student section consistently ranked among the best in the country may struggle to fill every seat. A day after the tickets went on sale, the Wisconsin Athletics Twitter page tweeted that student tickets were still available. Two days after that, the athletic department sent an email to students advertising student and winter break tickets. By Monday afternoon, it appeared tickets had at last sold out. Yet unlike in previous years, when the rapid sellouts were widely trumpeted on social media, no public announcement was made when a sellout finally occurred. Responding to a request for a statement, UW-Athletics spokesperson Patrick Herb said, “We are once again thrilled to have sold out the largest student section in the Big Ten [approximately 2,100 tickets] prior to the start of the season.” Given the proven loyalty of Wisconsin’s fan base, it is likely the program will rank highly in the national and Big Ten attendance rankings this season. Yet the diminished interest shown by students shows that this support isn’t completely unconditional. In the end, potential attendance issues may only be resolved by a return to the NCAA tournament and more winning seasons. While some students are now more reluctant to pay to attend, others remain hopeful for the future. With a young but promising core, this year’s team has the opportunity to prove to fans, and especially members of the Grateful Red, that they’re worth the cost of attendance.