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“This is more looking at the conditions surrounding the injury,” said Cobian. “So, what are the conditions on the field that cause head injury, that cause these sport-related concussions to occur in the sport of football?
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the outside looks like a standard mouthguard. Cobian said these mouthguards should not affect players’“Someperformances.players,for the most part, actually have said this is the most comfortable mouth guard they’ve ever worn,” said Cobian. “Other players have said it’s very Playersuncomfortable.”voluntarilyopt into
Madison Common Council passed an ordinance during Tuesday’s meeting that requires the Madison Police Department to produce an after-action report following the use of tear gas, mace, impact projectile devic es or other chemical agents for crowd
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
Alder Juliana Bennett originally proposed to ban MPD from using tear gas and other weapons. According to the agenda, Bennett and District 10 Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole proposed the alternative ordinance to continue use but require reports on Tuesday.
duct the investigation and share their findings with the coun cil and the city’s Police Civilian Oversight Board, according to Barnes. The length of the inves tigation will depend on how long the incident was, but it is required to begin within 30 days of the incident.
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“We should be proud to live in a city that has a progressive porlice department.”
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bilitation at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. He is also a co-principal investigator for the Cobianstudy.worked with the NFL on previous projects at the Badger Athletic Performance Lab.
“We’ve worked on some projects with the NFL before and I’d say that we’re kind of a logical partner based on our access to Division I studentathletes, particularly the foot ball team, which is a good sur rogate for their [NFL] popula tion,” said Cobian in an inter view with the Cardinal.
“This is definitely kind of like a multi-site study where we’re gonna combine a lot of the infor mation that we get and that just gives us a lot more data to work with,” said Cobian. “We can make much stronger conclusions with the more data you have. So that’s an aspect of this study that is pretty interesting.”
“This ordinance is about trust,” Bennett said. “Given we
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Members of the Madison community weighed in at the meeting on the use of tear gas by Madison police, citing its use during Black Lives Matter pro tests in Some2020.residents said the use of tear gas is not e ective at con trolling the crowd and actually escalates the scene.
“Research indicates that chemical munitions not only flowed through protestors, but also through the protec tive gear of journalists, med ics, legal observers, bystand ers, the densely grassed urban landscape, and even entered the city’s waterways,” Bennett wrote in her blog.
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Bennett wrote a blog post expressing concerns about MPD violating safety regula tions when using tear gas and the long-term e ects on people and the environment.
The hardware contained inside the mouthguards measure head and neck accelerations, but
What factors relate to the sever ity of the injury or the types of impacts that are sustained?”
The main goal of the study is to look at the conditions sur rounding an injury. Researchers are looking at the conditions on the field that cause sports-related concussions to occur, according to Daniel Cobian, assistant pro fessor of orthopedics and reha
Madison police now have to file reports after using tear gas.
“I saw nothing related to a riot,” Geboski said. “I saw a lot of angry people who were yell ing at Otherpolice.”community members weighed in, pointing out how the Madison police don’t use tear gas “Thisoften.isatool our police have used responsibly,” Bonnie Roe said. “We should be proud to live in a city that has a progres sive police department.”
Several people spoke on the short and long-term health e ects of tear gas, including reproductive and respiratory consequences.
being willing to participate gives us the ability to study these types of things and hopefully improve the safety of future athletes,” said Cobian. “They are not necessarily going to receive a direct benefit in that way but the idea is for future athletes. So that’s really going to them for participating and then the athletic training staff and everybody else involved.”
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Players involved in the study will wear mouthguards both during practice and in games. Both types of data will help improve player safety, according to Cobian.“Thegame has a lot of uncon trolled or uncontrollable factors, in terms of how the plays are carried out, what type of offense or what the opposing team is running,” said Cobian. “But in practice, the drills are planned or the specific practice periods or specific types of drills.”
[Barnes and Bennett] want tear gas to be this last resort tool or weapon, it’s important for us to have a public review process to learn from this situation and become better.”
Bennett said she met with Police Chief Shon Barnes Tuesday morning to reach a consensus on what should be brought to the council.
The NFL launched the mouth guard sensor program in 2019 as a part of the league’s $60 mil lion commitment to help promote health and safety initiatives. This research at UW-Madison, the University of Alabama, University of North CarolinaChapel Hill and University of Washington will help drive con cussion protection innovation at NFL and collegiate levels.
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the study and can decide to opt out at any time. Last year Badger football linemen were recruited to wear the mouthguards, but this year, running backs, wide receivers and secondary players all are a part of the study, accord ing to “TheCobian.players first and fore most volunteering for this and
“We’ve worked on some projects with the NFL before and I’d say that we’re kind of a logical partner.”
According to Cobian, his prior research primarily focused on lower extremities, perfor mance after an injury and the return to sport.
Gregory Geboski was at a protest reporting for WORT-FM when the police started using tear gas. He felt this was unnec essary because he did not think the protest escalated into a riot.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison partnered with the National Football League (NFL) to collect data from high-tech mouthguard sensors currently used by the Badger football team.
Grace Martin, who graduated from UW-Madison in 2022, recently moved back to Madison, although
“I do want to branch out and go to a bigger city,” Martin concluded. “But also Madison has such a lovely community, so many beautiful out door spots and just really nice people all around.”
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“If I had gotten a good job o er, I would have stayed,’’ Spadaccini said. “I loved Madison and I loved the years I spent there. But I don’t know, a small part of me was like that’s college me and now I have to be like an adult.”Michigan native Rebecca Darmetko was open to staying in Madison too. Darmetko applied to nearly 100 jobs in the education industry — 50 of which she said were in Wisconsin — following her graduation from UW-Madison in December 2021.
Felicia Phun, a senior and biol ogy major, wanted to network and see what jobs in healthcare or research were out there, but felt nervous, she said.
Jobs in manufacturing, insur ance, human resources, real estate, software engineering, nonprofits, advertising, public rela tions, marketing and finance were all Otheradvertised.organizations at the fair included JPMorgan Chase & Co, the Peace Corps, the FBI, Macy’s, Chewy and GE Healthcare among others.
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“I had some experience [during college] of reaching out to schools and talking to teachers and the kind of opportunities that I thought I had. And none of them ended up work ing out,” Darmetko said. “Because I already made that move to a new state and had that time where I was by myself and had to figure things out. That was no barrier for me leaving and going anywhere after that, so I landed in HighlyNashville.”educated people tak ing their talents elsewhere creates a wider gap in the so-called knowledge economy. Not only can brain drain have economic consequences but political and social too.
that wasn’t her original plan.
Sean Ahern, a senior and real estate and finance major, expressed he didn’t come into the fair looking for specific companies name-wise, but instead opportunities within the field of his major.
“I’m mostly just trying to get as much information as possible. I don’t know specifically what I want to do yet, so it’s more to gain information,” Ahern
gave a myriad of reasons why they want to hire students and what they look for in potential applicants. Many explained they have a history of hiring UW-Madison students over theKateyears.Schachter, a recruiter for the Peace Corps, explained positions are competitive within the government agency and they receive hundreds of applicants from UW-Madison stu dents every year. About 75 to 85 stu dents make it out into the field each year, Schachter said.
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Central Garden & Pet, a market leader in the garden and pet indus tries, hoped to advertise a summer internship opportunity that in the past was filled by UW-Madison stu dents, said Emily Freeman, the com pany’s brand manager.
“We’re trying to help stu dents become aware that this is an opportunity,” Stingl said. “Students know about studying abroad, but they don’t know about internshipsUW-Madisonabroad.”hosts a variety of career and internship fairs through out the fall, many of which are major or career focused, like the Public Service Fair, Technology, Data and Analytics Fair and the Equity and Inclusion Fair.
Carly Stingl, director of the International Internship Program at UW-Madison, aimed to get word out about the di erent options available when abroad and added that being at the fair usually results in a bump in advising appointment bookings.
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Recent college graduates in Wisconsin are choosing to live else where post-graduation, a trend that isn’t new. Wisconsin has been among the top ten states with a neg ative retention rate with their new college graduates from 1980 to the most recent study in 2017. Illinois and Minnesota were the top two choices of location among college graduates fromWisconsin’sWisconsin. geographic posi tion between Illinois and Minnesota surely doesn’t help it retain its young talent. Situated between the busier metropolitan regions of Chicago and the Twin Cities, it’s hard for the state to compete with the opportunities in these metropolitan areas.
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“I was very open to staying in Wisconsin, specifically Madison. I wasn’t really interested in going to Milwaukee. I just loved that Madison was small, but still, like a really close community outside of even the uni versity,” Darmetko said.
Companies across disciplines set up booths, seeking interns and potential hires from the University of Wisconsin-Madison student body.
“We look for people with a mar keting background, but also people who are able to think on their feet and move and groove as brand man agers. Someone who is interested in immersing themselves in a busi ness,” Freeman said.
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“Wisconsin is sort of unique in having two major metro areas in Chicago and the Twin Cities, right near our borders, that are attracting people, especially college graduates, right after finishing school,” senior researcher at the Wisconsin Policy Forum Joe Peterangelo said.
Martinsaid.later got a job with 350 Wisconsin as a political fellow, which brought her back to the area. She found the political climate of Wisconsin “a big mess” compared to Minnesota. In Wisconsin, Martin found there was “work to be done.”
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“By increasing social segregation, it limits opportunities for disparate groups to connect. And by siphoning a source of economic innovation from emptying communities, brain drain can also lead to crumbling institutions of civil society,” noted a report from the Social Capitol Project. “As those natives who have more resources leave, those left behind may struggle to support churches, police athletic leagues, parent-teacher associations and local businesses.”
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“[We look for] people who are committed to service, who are pas sionate about serving the world and ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” Schachter said.
“Both Illinois and Minnesota, we found, have a net positive attrac tion of higher educated residents,” Peterangelo said. “Wisconsin is one of the states that’s contributing to theirForbenefit.”some, it’s di cult to separate living in Madison – or Wisconsin, even – from their college experience. 2021 UW-Madison graduate Ellie Spadaccini looked for jobs across the midwest before settling back home in Minnesota.“Thatsummer I spent in Madison [after graduation], I struggled to see myself staying there alone for lon ger,” Spadaccini said. “I had friends that were also graduating and moving away. So it was harder for me to see myself living alone in a city that I had just spent four years and with people, I think it would have made it feel a lot smaller [without friends].”
“I’m graduating next year — I’m scared, I need a job,” Phun expressed. “But now I’m easing into it. It’sManyokay.” organizations were Wisconsin based, like Kohl’s, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Epic, Esker, Fiserv and Uline. The companies shared infor mation on entry level positions and internships open for students.
Big cities are attractive to young people, a trait Wisconsin just can’t compete with. Illinois and Minnesota were the only states located in the midwest in the report to experience brain gain. Outside the Midwest, California, Texas and Florida report ed the highest amount of retention among their new graduates.
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On a much grander scale, weather is a growing factor in people’s deci sions to move elsewhere. In 2021, U.S. cities in the Sun Belt were the most moved to. Phoenix sat at the top with almost 200 new residents a day mov ing to the “Whenarea.you look nationally at this issue, [recent college graduates] are tending to move to warm weather states, the states that are grow ing are states like Texas, Arizona,” Peterangelo said. “Warm weather states are drawing people in, and the Midwest and Northeast are losing
some of their population.”
“I did want to leave just because Madison is a pretty small city and there aren’t as many employment opportunities, or opportunities to branch out beyond the university,” Martin
Solutions to reverse brain drain in Wisconsin are still challenging to see. Its unpredictable and relatively cold weather cannot be controlled, and it’s di cult to tell if financial incen tives, like tax cuts, work to retain people. Lasting e ects of the COVID19 pandemic allowed cities to try to put out ideas about how to maintain its population.“Wehaveseen some states experi ment during the pandemic with incentives to attract residents, espe cially remote workers,” Peterangelo said. “Wisconsin is somewhat more a ordable than a lot of other states — that could be something that could be considered. Tulsa, Oklahoma was one [city] that had some success with a program like Wisconsin’sthat.”ability to retain its residents, however, remains strong, according to MilwaukeePeterangelo.continues to retain its residents. Madison continues to grow, although marginally as com pared to Minneapolis’ growth. Still, Madison seems to be more attractive for new residents.
People don’t necessarily want to leave Wisconsin, but a lack of good employment opportunities – as com pared to these larger metropolitan areas – makes it di cult to find rea sons to stay.
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Students gathered at the Gordon Dining & Event Center Tuesday for the campus-wide career and intern ship fair to network and make con nections with potential employers.
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Lake Kegonsa State Park has a variety of recreational activities set along a 3,200-acre lake. With just a 25-minute drive southeast of Madison, you can enjoy a beach, picnic areas with reservable shel ters and a boat launch within one mile of a campground. Pets are welcome in the park.
Mirror Lake State Park covers over 2,000 acres and is three miles from Wisconsin Dells. Less than an hour drive from UW-Madison, the park is named for its center piece lake that appears so calm, it resembles glass. Colors are mir rored on the water, making it a
Students can expect “square footage for wellbeing services (including spaces to support mental health), a 25-yard rec reational pool, eight basketball courts, an ice sheet, expand ed fitness areas, multipur pose studios, and an indoor jogging track,” according to UW-Madison Recreation and Wellbeing. There will also be gender-neutral showers and
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era that students can use to see the progress of the facil ity. The Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center is one of four UW Recreation and Wellbeing master plan projects, along with the Near West Fields, Nicholas Recreation Center and Near East Fields. The Near West Fields and Nicholas Recreation Center have already been completed. Construction of the Near East Fields will begin after the com pletion of the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing center.
If you happen to visit Lake Kegonsa from Sept. 22-25, stop by New Glarus Oktoberfest post-hike for live music, wagon rides, food stands and a ceremonial keg-tap ping. If you go on Sunday, make sure to check out the fondue dem onstration and tasting event.
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“There is a need for a space to anchor recreational oppor tunities on the lakeshore side of campus. The Nick, which opened in September of 2020, is a great sign of what is to come and expect, but it is clear that the second building is needed to handle the number of users we see and the programs we offer,” KhanAccordingexplained.to UW News, the building is located near Native effigy mounds. To acknowledge and celebrate over 12,000 years of human habitation and the tradition of recreational activi ties, campus leaders partnered with the Ho-Chunk Nation and artist Ken Lewis to design a sculpture that will stand near theUW-Madisonfacility. Recreation and Wellbeing explained how they used feedback from small group conversations with various stu dent organizations for ideas while designing the facility.
they wanted to be included in the facility. UW Recreation and Wellbeing is also working close ly with ASM and other student organizations for feedback.
You can even get there on bike — the 22-mile Military Ridge State Trail connects the park to Madison.Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way in Verona, is a perfect spot for a post-hike beer. As an alternative, check out Cress Spring Bakery at 4035 Ryan Road in Blue Mounds for
Enjoy the breathtaking natural bridge in tandem with the changing leaves — it is sure to o er Instagramworthy picture opportunities.
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letics and more, according to the news release.
Take a 45-minute road trip to one of Wisconsin’s largest parks, Governor Dodge State Park. With over 5,000 acres of steep hills, blu s, deep valleys, two lakes and a waterfall, Governor Dodge is a great location for a scenic after noon picnic among the fall colors.
perfect spot to appreciate the fall leaves with a kayaking or paddle boardingMirrortrip.Lake offers plenty beyond the water, including sand stone blu s, wooded campsites, and plenty of hiking trails and nine miles of mountain bike trails that make this state park perfect for all Headseasons.uptoLake Delton for din ner and enjoy a classic Wisconsin supper club experience at Ishnala, S2011 Ishnala Road, a restaurant that overlooks the lake. For a more relaxed vibe, entertain your inner child at wild-west-themed Bu alo Phil’s Pizza and Grille, 150 Gasser Road in Wisconsin Dells, where food is delivered on a toy train.
Bonus recommendation: Treinen Farm Corn Maze
In August 2020, the University of WisconsinMadison Natatorium closed down for demolition and con struction of a new facility. It had been open since the 1960s.
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“The School of Education, particularly the Kinesiology program, formerly had a sig nificant presence in the old Nat,” Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facil ity planning and operations of UW-Madison Recreation and Wellbeing, told the Daily Cardinal. “As part of the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center, they funded nearly 5,000 square feet to include space for the Adapted Fitness program which accommodates participants with permanent and temporary disabilities.”
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foot facility (that has different and unique amenities that the Nick doesn’t have) is on its way to help support these challeng es,” continued Khan.
If you’re looking for more fun fall activities, take a 25-min ute drive from Natural Bridge State Park or a 35-minute drive from Blue Mound State Park to Treinen Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin
If you want to clear your mind, get active and enjoy the Midwest’s natural autumn beauty, escape the city to one of these five Madisonarea state parks.
The park also features over 300 campsites, including an equestrian campground with horseback riding and secluded backpacking sites.
Jim and Sue Bakke provided the gift of $20 million to sup port the construction of the new facility. They also funded several other areas of campus throughout the years, includ ing scholarships, fellowships in the Wisconsin School of Business, contributions to ath
Construction for the new Natatorium began in the spring of 2021. It will be over three times the size of the previous facility with a total budget of $113.2 mil lion, according to the university. The budget comes from student segregated fees, gifts and the School of Education.
If you’re looking for a meal on the way home, visit Madison’s Vintage Brewing location on the Wisconsin River at 600 Water Street or stop by the first-ever Culver’s restaurant at 716 Phillips Boulevard in nearby Sauk City.
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In fact, Natural Bridge is the oldest-known site of human habitation in the upper Midwest. Artifacts found in the cave-like rock shelter below its iconic arch date back to over 10,000 years ago, when the Wisconsin Glacier was still melting at Devil’s Lake and throughout the Driftless Area of
LocatedPatch.just west of Lodi, Treinen Farm boasts a massive, artistic corn maze designed around an overarching theme that changes each year The maze o ers mul tiple challenge levels for visitors of varying skill levels and is the fifth-best corn maze in the United States, according to a 2021 USA TodayTicketsranking.are available online starting at $12.95, with additional fees applied for October weekends and on-site purchases.
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Just over 45 minutes from Madison, Natural Bridge State Park has a natural sandstone arch with a bridge that opens 25 feet high by 35 feet wide. It’s the largest natural bridge known in Wisconsin, created by wind ero sion and sandstone weathering.
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Avid and amateur hikers alike can explore the park for as little or as long as they want, with over 40 miles of trails available. For those seeking a picturesque waterfall view, take the Lost Canyon Trail to see Stephens Falls from above or
“We also knew that the Nick wasn’t the final piece to the puzzle and couldn’t solve the need on its own.”
Blue Mound State Park o ers sweeping views for anyone will ing to make the 35-minute drive. On a clear day, visitors can see Iowa from one of two observation towers atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin.
The Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center will be locat ed near Lake Mendota and the Lakeshore Path to give students living in that area a recreation al building in closer proxim ity, according to UW-Madison Recreation and Wellbeing.
After your hike and photo shoot, take a four-minute drive to get dinner at Stingers, a for mer grocery and general store in the 1900s now converted to a supper club.
At the University of WisconsinMadison, plenty of students spend their fall weekdays toiling away at upcoming assignments and their weekends watching football. Yet, beyond the city of Madison lies a wonderland of changing fall colors.
Southwest Wisconsin. The rock shelter was used by native peo ple when the glacier was melting 11,000 years ago.
The new Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center is currently under construction and expected to be completed by 2023.
“We were inspired by the vision of a facility that could expand upon the incred ible resource the Nicholas Recreation Center has come to be,” Jim Bakke said in a state ment. “We believe it is vital to support the mental and physi cal health of both UW students and the wider community.”
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There was also a campuswide survey sent out in the spring of 2019 where UW Recreation and Wellbeing received over 1,200 responses. Students expressed features
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For those who prefer to stay on the ground, Blue Mound offers hiking and mountain biking trails that take you through beautiful autumn for ests and geological formations.
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locker“Weareas.don’t like seeing stu dents standing in line waiting for a treadmill, bench press, or being put on a waitlist for an intramural league,” Khan said.
On the core design team of the building, two UW-Madison stu dents represent UW Recreation andWhileWellbeing.the Natatorium is under construction, UW Recreation and Wellbeing encourages students to partake in activities at the Nicholas Recreation Center, the Shell and the Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The Kinesiology department also temporar
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Ohio State followed up a compet itive Week 1 showing versus Notre Dame (21-10 win) by absolutely dom inating Arkansas State (45-12) and Toledo (77-21). So, while Wisconsin may be riding high after a blowout victory against New Mexico State, Ohio State enters Saturday having strung together two such wins.
A nighttime road game against a Buckeye team loaded with NFL talent appears to spell certain doom for the Badgers, but Wisconsin may boast the depth and mindset to keep Saturday’s contest within reach.
Until we see the Badgers play in a hostile road environment against an excellent team like the Buckeyes, it’s impossible to know how they’ll perform. That said, both the eye test and the numbers suggest Ohio State will win by a substantial mar gin, and it’s unreasonable to expect Mertz and co. to improve away from the supportive confines of Camp RandallWisconsinStadium.also has some encour aging news on the injury front. Right tackle Riley Mahlman, after missing the last two games with a leg issue, was not on Monday’s injury report and could return to action.
“We’re not going to treat this like another game, it’s not,” said Braelon Allen, reiterating Leonhard’s mes sage. “Once you accept that fact, everything will calm down for you.”
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The same goes for kicker Vito Calvaruso and kickoff special ist Jack Van Dyke, who o er more familiarity on special teams despite the former’s struggles two weeks ago against Washington State.
“In order to be the best, you have to take out the best,” added Jay OhioShaw. State is undeniably one of the best programs in the coun try, and it’s exciting to see some of Wisconsin’s most important players embrace the primetime matchup.
Emeka Egbuka has 20 catches, 324 yards and three scores of his own. Jayden Ballard, after contrib uting little through two weeks, had a 72-yard touchdown and 113 total yards against Toledo.
Samantha Follen had known “pretty much forever” that she The unranked Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) will take on the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.
A stifling run defense is the strength of Jim Leonhard’s unit, however the Badgers should pri marily keep Stroud and the receiv ers in mind. A physically imposing performance by nose tackle Keeanu Benton, as well as secure tackling and gap control across the defense, are keys to making the Buckeyes as one-dimensional as possible.
The abilities of Stroud and his pass-catching weapons will pres ent Wisconsin’s secondary with an entirely unfamiliar challenge.
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Wisconsin o ense vs. Ohio State defenseWith the Buckeye o ense certain to score in bunches, it’s on Graham Mertz and the Wisconsin o ense to maintain pace.
Free safety Ronnie Hickman is a player Mertz must keep on his radar. A redshirt junior who had 99 tack les and three takeaways last year, Hickman has the range and vision to excel in deep zone coverage. Ohio State’s individual defensive statistics are limited by the fact that it has rested many of its starters during the blowout victories. In a close contest this week, the Buckeyes will keep their best players on the field and make life di cult for Wisconsin’s o ense all night long.
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center of a star-studded o ense, quarterback C.J. Stroud shines brightest. Through the first three games he’s completed 72.9% of his pass attempts for 941 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. The six-foot-three California native combines elite decision-making with the arm strength and accuracy to make exceptional throws to all parts of the field.
As usual, Ohio State’s defense is strong across the board. Opponents have managed a miniscule 2.6 yards per carry and Toledo was the only team to rush for over 100 yards on the ground.
Illinois State and Washington State’s o enses flashed competence at times, New Mexico State never lookedOhiocompetent.Statewillinevitably rack up yardage on downfield throws, tak ing advantage of a Badger second ary that has been a weakness in the early season. Cornerbacks Jay Shaw, Ricardo Hallman, Justin Clark and others will be challenged all game, as will safeties John Torchio and Kamo’i Latu. The defensive backs will have to tighten up in the red zone and force field goals, or get lucky and intercept Stroud, if they’re to keep the game competitive.
Ohio State features one of, if not the best receiving corps in college football. Marvin Harrison Jr., whose
That list doesn’t even include arguably the best wide receiver on Ohio State’s roster. Junior Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who concluded a dominant 2021 season with a 15-catch, 346-yard and three-touch down Rose Bowl performance, exited with a strained hamstring in Week 1 and missed the Buckeyes’ second game. He returned to catch a pair of passes last Saturday but sat out the second half and has yet to truly make his mark on the Buckeyes’ already fearsome o ense.
Cornerback Alexander Smith remains sidelined with a leg injury, although it would’ve been unfair to expect much from him in a season debut against such a stellar pass o ense, Afteranyways.Monday’s practice, defen sive coordinator Jim Leonhard reportedly urged the team to treat Saturday like the big game it is.
Stopping the run, though per haps not the ultimate priority,
It’s imperative that the Badgers find a way to pressure Stroud, who’s been sacked only twice this season and has proven to be lethal with a cleanPass-rushingpocket.
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must remain a focus of Wisconsin’s defense. The Buckeyes’ ground game goes through running backs TreVeyon Henderson (197 yards, 6.8 per carry, three touchdowns) and Miyan Williams (207 yards, 6.5 per carry, one touchdown). An injury forced Henderson’s early exit from the Toledo game and it’s currently unclear whether he’ll play this week.
Wisconsin’s running back trio of Braelon Allen, Chez Mellusi and Isaac Guerendo will face much sti er resistance this week. Running the ball will help burn clock and keep Ohio State’s o ense on the sideline. So, for however long the game is close, Mertz figures to hand it o withTheregularity.Badger quarterback has shown considerable improve ment over 2021. On Saturday, the pressure on Mertz will be ampli fied not only by a packed road crowd but also by a legitimate defensiveDespitesecondary.havingonly one inter ception so far this season, Ohio State’s pass defense fields no short age of talent. Cornerbacks Cameron Brown and Denzel Burke comprise a formidable duo on the outside and will test Wisconsin receivers’ abili ties to create separation.
Middle linebacker Tommy Eichenberg leads the team with 19 tackles and has a pair of sacks. Linebackers Steele Chambers and Cody Simon have 13 and 12 tackles, respectively, with the former adding a sack and a pass deflection.
defenseAtthe
Barring drastic circumstances between now and April, Stroud will become the third straight Buckeye starting quarterback (Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields) to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
father is a Pro Football Hall of Famer, has accumulated 342 yards and five touchdowns on 18 catches thus far in 2022.
contributions from players besides linebacker Nick Herbig, who has four of the team’s seven sacks, would be help ful. Perhaps C.J. Goetz, the outside linebacker opposite Herbig, could muster up some production as the secondary edge rusher.
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As someone who previously had a limited knowledge of Montgomery’s discography — most of which was from social media — I had a pretty great night. Underneath catchy pop melodies lies strong lyricism relating to Montgomery’s family and child hood. The only downside of the night was that I was stuck on the balcony with a mediocre view.
I have a feeling Madison will remain a positive memory for the art ist. Beyond simply being memorable as a city on her first ever tour, Bailey joked that Madison is home to what she called “the best pizza [she’s] ever had.” She referred to a place “around the corner from [the Majestic]” that starts with the letter L, perhaps allud ing to ForLucille’s.anyone in the mood for poi gnant ballads about love and heart ache, Bailey’s music provides a beauti fully written outlet to sob along with.
Relative to others in the genre, Cult of the Lamb is very forgiving of death during runs. The only penalty is a tax on the resourcesRegardlesscollected.ofrun success, you will often return having rescued cute critters to name as you indoctrinate them and assign them to tasks around the base. However, your exist ing cult will have gotten hungry and have lost faith in you while you were gone. This will create dissenters for you to manage.
While I know a common source of criticism for games is when they stretch things out or add boring filler to
To end the night, Montgomery played a duo of fan-favorite songs from his original album.
To put it simply, Ricky Montgomery is a uniquely talented singer-songwrit er who puts on a fun and entertaining concert. I’d recommend anyone to see him at his best: live on stage.
Overall, the show highlighted Montgomery’s skills as a performer. He has the talent of balancing humor ous engagement with the audience while remaining vigilant to their needs. Rarely does an artist have the awareness to cameo in a random per son’s BeReal in between songs or pause the show to check in on an audience member’s wellbeing, but Montgomery did both in the same night.
“It’s a really unique exhibit for the Chazen because it is so history focused; it’s really unlike anything they’ve done before,” Butcher told the“SiftingCardinal.and Reckoning” begins with a content warning at the entrance stating that the materi al contained within can be chal lenging for some. As mentioned by Butcher, the breaking of new ground – for curators and viewers alike – is a theme throughout.
Butcher says a key takeaway of the exhibit is the fact that these dark realities allude to the potential for a better “[Findingfuture.levity] was very intentional for us. All of these things happened and we needed to tell [these stories],” she said. “They’re important, even if they are di cult, even if they are hard. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a hopeful note here.”
Montgomery is a showman in every sense of the word. He bounced around the stage — sometimes enthu siastically jumping to the beat, other times striking cymbals with dynamic spin moves and interacting with the crowd between lyrics.
Kacie Lucchini Butcher, Director of the Public History Project behind the exhibit says the instal lation breaks new ground for the museum, which has never before hosted a project with a scope such as “Sifting and Reckoning.”
Chazen opens new exhibit
Some personal highlights of the night include Montgomery’s cover of the beloved Weezer classic “The Sweater Song,” the impressively designed stage lighting and the guitar ist KyleMooreMoore.accompanied Bailey on both piano and guitar during the opening set and then returned on stage later to
play alongside Montgomery. He was a true hero of the night.
With a wide array of game play, Cult of the Lamb has a little something for every one. However, each compo nent of the game feels shallow on its own. Only through the unique and fun central theme does the game have such strong footing.
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Then “Mr. Loverman,” perhaps his most famous song, was an ideal ending. To top it all o , Montgomery ended the show with a perfect finale of cartwheels and somersaults across the stage.
“The ‘do you call yourself a Badger’ question was such a pow erful one. Immediately we realized that is something that people have complex, rich thoughts about,” ButcherLater,shared.theexhibit invites view ers to respond to prompts mounted to a magnetic wall, furthering the centrality of discussion within the experience. These include “The uni versity needs to…”, “I feel inspired by…” and others that encourage a thoughtful examination of one’s association with UW-Madison.
Delaney Bailey entered the stage, the crowd quieted, holding a silence that the singer’s soft, romantic voice flourished in. Bailey captivated the venue with perfor mances of “Love Letter From The Sea to The Shore,” “j’s lullaby” and even a handful of unreleased new songs.
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“We’re really hoping that people who come through our exhibition and really engage with our events and materials are using this as an opportunity to go through the his tory of the institution and use this, the student body and the institution itself, as a way to gain momen tum with reckoning with the his
You are then brought back into the world of the living with the familiar abilities to attack and dodge roll your way through the level.
The exhibit will remain on display at the Chazen through the end of the calendar year. The Public History Project is expected to report their findings from the exhibit in the spring of 2023.
The setlist was a combination of his solo work and songs from his band The Honeysticks. Montgomery per formed both his most popular songs like “Line Without a Hook” and more exclusive ones like a reworked edition of his older song “Out Like a Light 2.”
Coming out of “Sifting and Reckoning,” it is easy to feel dis couraged at the overwhelming number of negative artifacts.
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The game introduces you as the last remaining lamb about to be sacrificed to the Gods of Old. Upon your beheading, instead of getting the end credits of a very short and disappointing game, you are summoned by The One Who Waits. In chains, they tell you, “Those foolish Bishops thought they could keep you from me in death. But instead they sent you straight to me. I will give you LIFE again, but at a PRICE! All I ask is for you to start a Cult in my name. Do we have a deal?”
Montgomery’s debut album “Montgomery Ricky” was not a com mercial success until four years after its release. In the midst of 2020’s pandemic lockdown, Montgomery’s album gained large-scale popularity
"Sifting and Reckoning" blends art with history in telling UW's discriminatory past.
thanks to a handful of viral TikTok sounds. Six years later, he has two songs certified gold and almost one billion total streams on Spotify.
—“Look at that baby!” —
During the final chorus of “This December,” Montgomery rallied the crowd to jump around; the audience more than enthusiastically obliged.
Opening with their 2021 song “Talk to You,” it took no more than the first few notes to see Montgomery had the crowd in the palm of his hand.
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Ricky Montgomery continues his U.S. tour throughout the fall, end ing this November. Montgomery will go on to tour Europe and the United Kingdom supporting mxmtoon and Cavetown, respectively.
The “Knucklebones” minigame is probably my favorite part of Cult of the Lamb. While the minigame itself is nothing groundbreaking, I have a sense of humor that is incredibly amused by having a cult devot ed to and reliant on me while opposing forces fear my growing strength — yet I spend my time gambling on dice. In many ways, ignoring my responsi bilities to gamble makes me feel like a real cult leader.
Bailey agreed, noting the chal lenging nature of the exhibit is an important part of moving forward as a campus united in undoing these“Obviously,wrongs. these histories are di cult histories for us, but I think it’s important for this campus com munity to be able to reckon with that history bravely in order to arrive at a better future together.”
their attacks in a very obvi ous manner, combat empha sizes rhythm more than reflex es. Combined with a low max health, you’re going to need to master timing your dodge roll if you want to get far.
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Cult of the Lamb is a top indie game of 2022
The audience seemed to respond to Montgomery on command, singing along to every lyric and even singing into the mic when he raised it to the crowd. Fans showered Montgomery with gifts, including a hand portrait and a pair of colorful sunglasses. They screamed acclamations of love and adoration all night long.
Central to the exhibit is its inter activity. On two occasions it solicits feedback from viewers by asking their thoughts on the university.
After a relatively short set change, Ricky Montgomery burst onto the stage. His neon orange jacket encap sulated the frenzied energy of the performer; Montgomery is a storm of enthusiasm that electrifies even the most introverted concert goer.
Walking about the exhibit, one quickly begins to understand the level of care and depth put into the installation. A combination of photos, videos and artifacts work to tell the story of how UW has grown from its discriminatory roots. As Assistant Director Taylor Bailey of the Public History Project said, this was precisely the goal: making the experience an eye-opening one for UW students and faculty especially.
tory and looking for ways to make the campus environment more welcoming and more inclusive and more equitable for all,” Bailey said.
I don’t see my future self craving a run on Cult of the Lamb like I do for Hades, Binding of Isaac or a number of other roguelite/roguelike games. Nor do I feel like I’ll crave revisiting my base like I would for Stardew Valley. Yet I did enjoy the time I had with this game. I recommend it for its characters, artwork and gameplay as well as the fulfillment of the sadistic desire to kill annoying Animal Crossing villagers — not to mention losing all your gold playing knucklebones.
Similar to Bailey earlier in the night, Montgomery performed an unreleased single. I won’t spoil any thing, but “Type A” will be a great single for any playlist.
From sculpture to paintings, weaving to pottery, the University of Wisconsin’s Chazen Museum of Art is home to some of the most thought-provoking art in the state of Wisconsin.Whilethese intriguing pieces are a mainstay of a quality art museum, the Chazen has departed from the norm this month in introducing a wholly new experience — one that curators hope will inspire conver sation and action among museumgoers. The Chazen’s newest show piece “Sifting and Reckoning” is a blend of both artistic nuance and historical perspective that exam ines how discriminatory practices at the university have historically altered the student experience.
In one section titled “Who is a Badger?” the exhibit invites viewers to share their feelings on belonging at the school by writing whether or not they identify themselves as Badgers on paper pennants hanging on the wall. This section, Butcher said, came about from several trial conversations with community members, which led to some stimulating conversation.
“Those prompts are a way for them to process everything that they are sitting with at the end of the exhibition,” Bailey added.
From developer Massive Monster and publisher Devolver Digital, Cult of the Lamb com bines village building with roguelite combat, a delightful devilish theme and stellar art to create one of the top major indie releases of the year.
The fighting takes some get ting used to. Each run provides you with a weapon and a curse. The former ranges from quick, low damage daggers to slow, powerful hammers; the latter is one among a diverse array of powerful magic attacks. With slow enemies who telegraph
Historical artifacts from the UW Archives combine with cura tor commentaries to detail the his tory of marginalization on cam pus. From athletics to admissions, housing and class work, the exhibit spares no details in recounting the school’s exclusionary past.
The energy at the Majestic Theater was palpable the moment I stepped in. Even before the curtain rose, the boisterous crowd had fun with each other. They cheered on the Majestic’s Shrek Rave advertisements and yelled their approval — or lack there of — of one lucky audience member’s Tinder
make themselves last longer than they should, Cult of the Lamb is an instance where I wish they let the game take its time and be savored. After I had completed the rather short skill trees, the game felt like it was screaming at me to finish it. The quick pace shines an unnecessary spot light on how small the game is. This ruins the illusion of size created by amazing char acters, writing and design.
Ricky Montgomery marvels the Majestic
Ask some upperclassmen for advice, see what plac es are the good places. Don’t be afraid to talk to your parents. They have been through it and are there to help you.
Lease signing season comes early in the school year and can be very stressful for most University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Buildings fill up fast, leaving students little time to decide where they want to live, let alone who with.
There are plenty of options besides the big name apartment buildings most students choose. For exam ple, there are plenty of smaller buildings or houses in the downtown Madison area.
I cannot emphasize this enough! This may sound like common sense, but most people do not read their whole lease. This can lead to unexpected payments that you are not prepared for.
Do not panic if you did not get the building or room mates you wanted. Go into it with a positive attitude and make the most of it. You do not spend as much time at home as you think — there are plenty of other places to study and hang out with friends on campus.
When you walk into The Statesider you are immediately greeted by many friendly faces of fel low freshmen who want to socialize with you until five in the morning — literally. The party never stops. With no RAs, you can blast your music as loud as you want and dance through the night until your 6 a.m. calculus class. People will leave their doors open 24/7, which leads to meeting new people every
The students who live in The Statesider would never trade it for anything in the world. You meet your best friends and you are all in it together, which brings everyone closer together.
tain rules of the building such as security deposits, maintenance requests and other useful information.
Reading the lease makes for a smoother move-in process, and you will thank yourself later.
If you follow some of these tips the housing pro cess should go a lot smoother. Just remember, you can always make the best of any situation.
This can also cause students to be unaware of cer
People are not lying when they tell you that life is all about balance.
I found myself sit ting in an empty College Library staring out into the dark Lake Mendota around 1 a.m. finishing a paper due only one week after class started.
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To many students at the University of WisconsinMadison, The Statesider — an off-campus housing option for freshmen — has a very negative reputation. As inadequate as the holes in the walls on every floor, the occasional, yet gross, urine in the elevators, and the bro ken washing machines are, The Statesider is called home by many freshmen who over look the unfortunate events.
As I start my junior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I feel a sense of dread knowing this will be my hardest year yet. Lucky for me, my last two years of college provided me with some tips and tricks on striking a balance between school, work and a social life.
Go cheer on Badgers athletics, enjoy a night on the Memorial Terrace or just go for a stroll up State Street toward the Wisconsin StateAllCapitol.ofthese things can help you manage a better balance between work and play. The most important thing to keep in mind is that this bal ance is crucial.
of the Madison capitol building, right down State Street, which in addi tion to the location of the building makes up for everything else.
day, helping you expand your circle of friends and meet people you see in the elevators every morning on the way to class.
By Colby Bellamen STAFF WRITER
First year students have not even fully adjusted to campus, but are pressured to sign leases in buildings they have never seen with people they barely know. Here are a few tips on how to make this process less stressful and more successful.
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Two weeks into the semester and already the struggle of balancing school, homework, a job and a sliver of a social life comes washing back.
Organize!Eachperson has their own preferred method of organization when it comes to school, home work and life as a whole. I prefer a mix of using
There are plenty of housing options if you look a little
Stepping back and making time for activi ties that will take you out of the classroom and into the beautiful city of Madison is one of the best stress relievers.
It is okay to set personal boundaries. This will get everyone on the same page and make the school year run much more smoothly.
2. Take your time
Balancing school, work, and life
You should also consider sharing a room with a friend, or living in the dorms again. Many people also sublease apartments for a discount on the student Facebook page.
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By Erin Mercuri STAFF WRITER
The Statesider isn’t always known for its good reputation, but you shouldn’t be so quick to judge.
In The Statesider, you are forced to mature and grow up faster than you would in any other dorm. With kitchens on every floor you can cook your self a meal at any time of the day, but you have to be careful to not set off the fire alarm — anything will trigger it. Just recently the whole building was evacu ated because of a simple frozen pizza. You also have to learn to problem solve, mainly when the washing machine on your floor is broken and you have to run through all 10 floors to find one machine that’s open and works; a sight ing almost as rare as an air conditioning unit that worksHowever,is. on each floor is the most perfect view
The Statesider bond is one that you cannot repli cate in any other building, and one that you are lucky to get to experience once in yourSolifetime.nexttime you hear a bad rumor about a certain place, don’t be too quick to judge. Sometimes the places with the baddest reputa tions can turn out to be the best time of your life. A lot of places around here have bad reputations, but you should never judge a book by its cover.
1. Be open minded
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I know that this whole process can be very stress ful. You have never signed a lease before and it seems like very grown-up stuff. Although it can be scary, it is a part of growing up. Everybody around you is going through the same thing.
You need to enjoy all parts of the college expe rience. So work hard, but also go out and have a blast. That’s what college is all about.
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UW-Madison is one of the top college towns in the United States for a reason. A plethora of city wide activities are avail able to involve students outside of the classroom.
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You may feel rushed by this whole process and pressured to sign a lease as soon as possible. However, you probably have more time than you think. Take a night or two to sleep on it, this is a big decision. Taking time to think about and process the lease you are about to sign will allow you to make the best decision for3.yourself.Setground rules before you move in
Never judge a book by its cover
1. Organize. Organize.
Living with roommates can be hard, especially if you rushed into a lease with them. Make a set of rules before you move in to avoid any awkward confrontations.
5. Do not panic
bit outside the box — you just have to search for them!
4. Read the lease
This was, of course, followed by the heartbreak of our future Hall of Fame slugger, who had just delivered his second Fall Classic to Missouri, swapping his Midwest superstardom for a chance at bigtime Hollywood money.
$254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels in the winter of 2011, St. Louisans were hurt, no question about it. The strange thing, though, was that very few were mad, and those who were got over it quickly. Everyone understood that’s how the business works. Money rules all. There was never any hatred towards him because everyone understood
memories, and “hometown alle giance” means nothing compared to a nine-figure payday.
It’s true — First Amendment protections on free speech only apply to governmental restrictions, but through presenting such a harsh moralistic binary in speech the left is failing its own legacy.
By abandoning the cause of free speech and instead placing draco nian restrictions on it in the name of identity politics, the left is alien
In early July, he was struggling to hit .200 and only getting into a game every couple of days. Somewhere, somehow, a switch flipped. Over the past two months, he returned to form as one of the most dominant power hitters to ever live. Every game the
Instead of allowing hate speech to be addressed on public social media platforms, extreme ideas are being driven into underground echo-chambers, further exacerbat ing radicalization. One example of how dangerous this cycle can be is the incel response to being banned from Reddit. Despite incel subreddits being banned from the platform, their communities still persist on other internet forums where they are further removed from criticism and public view.
Summer was designed for slow ing down, for experiences — for stay ing out too late and sleeping until noon. Summer was designed for baseball, not internships. There’s a reason the sport is called the “American Pastime” as opposed to anything else.
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This spirit must be applied to platforms, even those beyond gov ernmental institutions, if the left wants to regain the ground it has lost. It is through unfettered speech and the marketplace of ideas that harmful rhetoric is most e ectively addressed, not through relentless cancellation and censorship.
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He gave a new life to the COVIDscarred fanbase, and as the season
But over a decade later, the aging star, who had been reduced to a shell of his former self in California, came home to take a few bows and ride o into the sunset with his old team. At least, that was the plan.
Cardinals need a clutch home run in the late innings, he seems to deliver. It’s allowed fans to turn the clock back to the late 2000s and relish see ing greatness in peak form just one moreFortime.asunromantic as the work was, the baseball might as well have been a Caribbean destina tion wedding or a fire on a cozy Christmas morning.
In a world that seeks to measure everything in terms of e ciency, it begs the question — how do you quantify the unquantifiable? Human success and happiness cannot be judged as the sum of our labor. Small joys and spontaneous moments sus tain us through this prosaic corpo rate world we inhabit.
However,media.the marketplace of ideas can be extended to cen sors other than the government, including social media plat forms like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. While some worry that in the age of social media and mass disinformation liberal approach es to free speech may be naive, this assumption discounts the ability of the populace to observe discourse and form opinions independently and intelligently.
That’s what one of my friends found himself doing this summer — an $18 an hour internship at a promi nent investment group. He informed us that his 9 to 5 job consists of him messing around for about 90% of the time with minimal supervision and – as a capstone – he will need to complete a group project that he reports will take no more than two hours on his part. It’s reasonable to ask — what’s the point?
I realize that up here I, a St. Louis Cardinals fan, am dwarfed by a vast Milwaukee Brewers fanbase. Over the past couple of seasons, the two have consistently battled for the NL Central crown and the coveted playo berth that comes along with it. I’m not asking you to cheer for a hated rival, just understand how magical this season has been for someone who grew up 360 miles south of Madison.
progressed the crowds began to build — to see a king at his old cathedral. I was there the last night he played in that stadium — the cold autumn night and palpable tension turned to exuberance as the Redbirds pulled away in Game 7 to clinch a truly improbable World Series title.
By Bea Millan-Windorski STAFF WRITER
record-setting final season of Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina — one of the greatest pitcher-catcher combos in Major League history — would certainly su ce. But this year in St. Louis, all other stories took backstage to the return and resur gence of The Machine, Albert Pujols.
In America today, free speech is under attack from all sides.
being the ultimate defenders of free speech by conceding it in the name of political correctness.
When Albert signed a 10-year,
We endure it because we know there are lessons in teamwork and hard work. But more and more of today’s adolescents have become pressured to seek the holy grail of summer activities — an internship.
This is always a season of nostal gia for me. Autumn smells and inky nights with football on the television bring me back to birthdays on the porch, back to chasing the final fire flies of summer around in the back yard, and I yearn to live the past three months all over again.
The left ought to adopt the posi tion claimed by the ACLU in a blog post from February 2022: a com mitment to “the proposition that the First Amendment’s guaran tees (like those of the rest of the Constitution) apply to all, not just to those with whom we agree.”
The metaphor is obvious. Even though he didn’t win the World Series, he too hit a home run even if he didn’t see it at the time. Beane leans back in his chair, smiles and utters a quote that has become famous among fans: “How can you not be romantic about baseball?”
This, to me, explains why tens of thousands of people from all di er ent backgrounds and all across the lower Midwest and south make the hajj to Busch Stadium on a Tuesday night to see the Redbirds play the lowly Miami Marlins.
all similar in the fact that they all are grueling and monotonous, but that’s something you know going into it.
The marketplace of ideas, in defense of free speech, posits that “truth or acceptance of ideas depends on their competition with one another and not on the opinion of a censor.” This con cept has been reasserted in a mul titude of Supreme Court cases, including Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1996), where the Supreme Court granted the same levels of First Amendment pro tections to speech on the internet as in print
The vitriol aimed at opinions that di er from the liberal party lines enables radical conservatives to adopt a victim status in the face of the “intolerant left.” More cre dence is given to this victim status when it is not only hate speech that is deplatformed, but also data on election trends, as in the case of David Shor. Or with Bright Sheng, who was strong-armed into resigning from his position at the University of Michigan for show ing a clip of Laurence Olivier in blackface. When even members of the academic left are targeted, more credibility is lent to the radical right when claiming they are being cen sored for their beliefs.
By reclaiming the defense of this inalienable civil liberty against all potential censors, the left can begin an e ective campaign against the radical right’s more pressing attacks on free speech.
It is shortsighted to abandon free speech, a historically progres sive cause. Criticisms of the coordi nated attacks on free speech from radical conservatives cannot be taken seriously when the left has exerted much of their energy on censoring their opponents, their potential allies and even their own.
Towards the end of the 2011 film “Moneyball,” Jonah Hill’s character — the nerdy economist who helped the Oakland Athletics build a domi nant team with minimal funding only to lose in the playo s — flips on the tape of a minor league catcher to show his dejected boss. Brad Pitt’s character, A’s General Manager Billy Beane, sits in the darkened film room and watches the big man hit a home run without even knowing it.
In short, there is an answer, Mr. Beane: work a concessions shift down at the ballpark.
In any other season, the dual MVP-caliber seasons of sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado would be the story. If not that, the
Social media platforms like Twitter have permanently banned many political pundits, ranging from former President Donald Trump, banned for inciting violence with the January 6 Capitol attacks, to Ayatollah Khamenei, calling for an end to the Israeli state, and to David Shor, a political strategist fired from his high profile position for his Moretweets.worryingly, these restric tions have also entered the actual policy arena with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proudly proclaim ing, “We have banned ideologies like critical race theory from our K-12Whileschools.”activists on the left have historically been ardent advocates of protecting free speech through historic Supreme Court cases like Tinker v. Des Moines, where the ACLU successfully defended the freedom of students to protest the Vietnam War in public schools, there has been a worrying shift among progressives against free speech in recent years.
from other platform users can be seen on almost every public post. However, on these new platforms that the average internet user does not seek out, statements praising the Toronto van attacks and “the gunman who killed 14 women at a Montreal engineering school,” remain unchallenged.
That was my job — summer at the ballpark. Hot St. Louis June nights with flood lights illuminating the freshly cut outfield. Fireworks to cel ebrate yet another late-inning Paul Goldschmidt home run that brought an electric crowd of 40,000 to their feet, and middle-aged customers looking at the tip button on my card reader like it was a low-income hous ing development in their gated, sub urban“Getcommunity.ajob,”is a refrain that has been uttered from time to time to teenagers whose parents want to get them out of the house. Whether at your local fast food restaurant or down at the stadium like me, these minimum-wage, entry-level jobs are
This comes in spite of the left’s storied history with civil liberties and the concerted e orts of Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and their radical allies to curb progressive speech through book bannings in public schools and the controver sial “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
On remaining incel subreddits, criticisms of their radical ideology
ating enormous swaths of people who would otherwise support pro gressive causes. Furthermore, the left is allowing reactionaries to gain ground in the name of free speech despite the radical right’s best e orts to restrict progressive ideol ogy in classrooms and beyond.
By Graham Brown STAFF WRITER
The right to free speech is a right defended by the Supreme Court more vigorously than any other judiciary in the world. This civil liberty should not be taken for granted in the face of the rising trend of authoritarianism across the globe over the past 30 years.
The paternalistic urge to filter information will only serve to fur ther infuriate and alienate those who would otherwise be potential allies of the left. More importantly, progressives are allowing con servatives to claim the mantle of
This coincidentally coincided with my picking up a book that’s been on my reading list for quite some time: David Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work and What We Can Do About It.”
She finished the dumplings in 11 seconds and was satisfied despite waiting over an hour for her
That plan quickly failed.
“Uh…hey, buddy. Whatcha doing?” questioned Anders, prompt ing his son to hug him tighter.
“As far as they know, they’re in Martha’s Vineyard. We’re all safe and having a bitchin’ time. There’s nothing to worry about — it’s a good thing,” responded Stewart.
She had heard of this establishment before from fellow students and wasn’t sure what to get, so she had asked for recommendations.
After taking her friends’ advice, she final ly coughed up eight dollars from her UW Credit Union credit card and ordered a half order mixed with the works.
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Confused migrants showing up to Martha Stewart’s house
That’s when his eight-year-old son ran down the stairs to give him a big hug. Anders’ hackles went up.
She only had to wait five minutes for her dumplings, and as the worker handed her the shitty crumbled bag of little potato pil lows, she was ready to devour it right then andItthere.wasas if something took over her taste buds, almost as if it were a primal instinct to reach into the bag filled with sour cream, sri racha, and potato and meat-filled dumplings, and shove them into her mouth.
She kept telling herself “patience is a vir tue” just to keep herself sane. As soon as she got home, she rushed inside her house in a fullMooresprint.unlocked the door and sat down at her couch, but there was one thing missing — something to watch on TV while she ate.
Now, she has to try every local Madison restaurant with the goal of recreating that magic. She is going to Dotty Dumplings this week in hopes of regaining her taste buds.
Ultimately,chef. Martha Stewart did not have the heart to ask any of the doz ens of people in her living room to leave.
On Sept. 14, a plane of migrants sent from Texas by Gov. DeSantis arrived at Martha’s Vineyard. This was to the surprise of both the island’s residents and the migrants, who were allegedly lured away from a San Antonio resource center with the promise of housing, help with immi gration papers and work in Boston.Afterbeing taken in by a group of activists in the Massachusetts town, the story began circulating around the country. This has led to a small move ment in which confused migrants who have mis heard the news are trav eling to Martha Stewart’s Katonah, New York home for safe haven.
“Oh, you know, he’s a pretty good kid. Almost old enough for youth football — one more year. I bet he starts at running back. He can already keep up with those third graders pretty damn well.”
bought on sale from Hy-Vee. I asked Anders about his emotional connection to his youngest son.
Anders was in a jovial mood. The Packers were dominating and everything was looking up. After an Aaron Jones touchdown, the beam ing fan walked to the refrigerator to get a fresh Bud Light.
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to wait, getting in her car to drive home and eat Asthem.she was driving, the dumplings stared her down, just waiting to get eaten. The sheer tension in the car was so intense that she was sweating the whole drive home.
She quickly grabbed the remote and mashed the controller to move to Netflix so she could watch “Weekend at Bernie’s” while she chowed down.
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The Beet will keep an eye on Martha Stewart’s inevi table rise to cult leader.
“Wtf is wrong with you? Have you even“Nahlived?”that’s totally reasonable, get just the potatoes tho, no meat”
So with her senior year almost com ing to end, she decided it was time to try one of Madison’s finest establishments — Paul’s Pel’meni.
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of second and seventh grade boys, sported a Davante Adams Jersey. He explained the emotional connection.
“Before this family had even finished eat ing the coq au vin I pre pared, a young man who didn’t speak any English came to my door. He had a hole in his shirt, so I invited him in to learn how to sew,” said the television
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Anders’ wife was not home at the time of the interview, as he said he would “never be that vul nerable in front of the mother of [his]Duringchildren.”the second quarter,
“I know Adams is on the Raiders now, but man, he gave me some special Amemories on the Packers. I like to think that by continuing to wear this jersey, a little piece of him stays with me,” said the 40-year-old sales“Duringsupervisor.his rookie year, his hands were so bad that I wanted him to be traded to the Bears. But my relationship with him has grown over the years to where I really respect the guy,” said Anders as he tugged the bottom of his jersey as if that would get the wrinkles out.
In response, Anders slapped his son’s back like an old college buddy before turning away and walking across the kitchen.
At the conclusion of the game, Anders washed his special Packers beer mug, which he drinks from each week. He was careful not to leave any spot uncleaned or water droplets undried. He delicately placed the mug face down in the same spot he always does, ensuring that it’s ready for the next game.
“Most people in this situation would’ve called the police as soon as a stranger walked into their home,” said FBI agent Chris Fuller. “But Martha Stewart is a di erent type of cat. She looks like she’s running a summer camp overStewartthere.”was informed of the confusion and the door remains open for her to have the migrants transported to Martha’s Vineyard as they originally intended.
By Mackenzie Moore THE BEET EDITOR
After opening a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos, Anders o ered some chips to his eager-for-a ection son. There was love in the way the bag was held out. It was almost as if a light went o behind Anders’ eyes, chu ed to be providing for his family in the form of snacks his wife
seems to have taken it all in stride.“When I heard my doorbell go o the first time, you better believe I didn’t think there would be a small Venezuelan family standing on the other side. But I was about to make lunch anyway, so I figured I’d at least make them a home cooked meal,” said Stewart.
Senior eats dumplings, taste buds will never be the same
Local Madison senior Mackenzie Moore has lived near Madison her entire life and has had the same breakfast, lunch and dinner her entire life — a single Beet and Sun Drop.
FBI drone footage shows Stewart teaching her new
“Omg, you haven’t had Paul’s? You’re a victim, you need to get the works with Sriracha sauce.”
However,food.anunintentional side effect emerged. When Moore went back to eat ing her typical lunch, she couldn’t taste it anymore.Sheaccidentally
“Flowers for Algernoned” her taste buds. She reached peak food performance — what could possibly taste better than Paul’s?
Little does she know, they actually don’t sell dumplings.
However,ection.it’s never aimed at their wives, children or any other close family member. Instead, dads show a ection to men they’ve never met by wearing the last names of their favorite players on their backs. Or, as is often the case, the name of the player whose jersey went on sale because they got traded for a box of Milk
By Mackenzie Moore THE BEET EDITOR
As of the latest report, the television icon has taken in at least 40 migrants. However, she
Football fans will do crazy things for the game they love, including driving for days to get to a game, placing bets and even getting tat toos of their favorite team’s logo. Similarly, football season leads some fathers to do something they would otherwise find terrifying — show a
DuringDuds.the Sept. 18 Packers vs. Bears game, I sat in the family room of Mike Anders. Anders, the father
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Then, realizing it was after 10 p.m., he called up the stairs to ask his kids if they brushed their teeth and were in bed. He took their word for it.
guests how to make Scotch eggs, leading a doily craft ing time and telling camp fire stories over a warm, comforting flame.
However, she held o and forced herself