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City plans to initiate rideshare regulations By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL
A recent topic of contention in Madison addresses the rideshare services, such as Uber and Lyft, which do not follow the same regulations as taxi cab companies. Uber and Lyft are both relatively new additions to the city’s public passenger vehicle market. They allow customers to access a smartphone app and request a ride at the push of a button. In order to function as an official taxi cab service, revenue has to be made within the vehicle, according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8. “Right now, they claim that there’s no commerce occurring inside the vehicle, although we’ve heard rumors that that’s not true,” Resnick said. “If that’s the case, then they’re in violation of the law.” Some major concerns about the rideshare services involve the safety of accessing unregulated vehicles. Resnick is currently in the process of creating a proposal that would allow the businesses to operate in the city while following appropriate regulations. “There are several provisions that would regulate them similarly to taxi cabs. We’d have background checks and make sure that the vehicles are safe,” Resnick said. “We’re trying to create a framework that maintains the same level of safety whether you’re in a traditional taxi cab or using one these net-
work services.” According to a Cap Times article, Mayor Paul Soglin is opposed to allowing rideshare services in Madison that are not required to follow the same regulations as taxi cabs. Soglin believes the companies will be damaging to the current taxi market in Madison. Taxi cab companies currently operating in Madison have strict regulations including providing 24/7 service. Uber and Lyft are not currently required to follow such regulations. Richard Nesvacil, general manager at Madison Taxi, said it was unfair to have rideshare companies operating in the city when they run during prime business hours. “The idea here is that we’re required by city law to do this and I don’t think it’s fair to have a two-tiered system,” Nesvacil said. Nesvacil also expressed his concern over allowing potentially privately insured drivers to transport customers. Wisconsin state law requires independent contractors to have workers’ compensation. Resnick said the proposal will undergo deliberation with city officials to address all areas of concern. “As long as we’re on a level playing field ... and if other considerations are made to make sure it’s fair, then we’ll look at it,” Nesvacil said. Mayor Paul Soglin could not be reached for comment.
Voter turnout. These two words have come to symbolize the increasing disillusionment and distrust people feel toward democratic governments, illustrated by the plummeting numbers recorded at recent elections. When students are added to the fray, the issue takes on the characteristics of a long-term puzzle for which few people hold the pieces. Students form one of the most important election demographics for the simple reason that most of them are undecided as to their political leanings when they come of voting age. Furthermore, research shows graduates end up voting for the same side of the aisle they first voted for in college, if at all. As more students disengage from the political process, candidates are elected into office without the consent or mandate of the majority of the population. The factors contributing to this state of affairs is as complicated as it is numerous, and only increases as the issue is viewed
from different perspectives. Speaking to Charlie Hoffman, chairman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College Republicans, it immediately becomes apparent that despite major efforts to mobilize students on campus, falling voter turnout gives him little reason to be optimistic. “A number of students have their residency in their hometowns, which means that they can’t vote here,” Hoffman said. He explained how ineligibility cultivates a culture of indifference while right-leaning students are discouraged from exhibiting their political colors. “The campus is largely leftleaning and Republican students feel their voice won’t be heard,” Hoffman said. He added organizations such as his strive to give students an outlet for conservative dialogue, ensuring students do not feel ideologically alone. Seeing as the core problems stem from residency restrictions and a lack of interest in local politics, making it easier to transfer residency along with better strategies to involve students locally could solve the problem to a large extent, if not fully. However, politics are taking
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The city will replace food carts beginning in May to accommodate Library Mall renovations expected to last for six months before the fall semester.
Food carts to be moved off State Street for more than six months beginning in May About 20 food carts will be relocated off State Street starting May 19 through October 31 due to construction, the university said Tuesday. New locations include the East Campus Mall area and North Lake Street, according to a university news release.
Construction is scheduled to begin after the semester ends and will conclude before the beginning of the fall semester. The construction is for the new State Street Mall, which will have improved paving and lighting, additional seating areas and a raised pedestrian cross-
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a different direction according to Zachary Madden of United Wisconsin, a pro-democracy interest group. “The last four years under the Walker administration and the attacks on voting, specifically making it much more difficult for students to vote, is a large piece of the problem,” Madden said. “The Republicans know that students overwhelmingly vote for the Democrats and thus the GOP has fought back, and they’ve done a pretty good job of it.” Madden also called attention to the time and resources presidential candidates have at their disposal compared to city and county candidates. The employment of those resources leads to higher turnout among students and the general public. “I know that United Wisconsin, and all the other progressive groups will do all they can to ensure that students have all the information they need to make a well informed decision when casting their ballot,” Madden said of the upcoming gubernatorial elections. Despite educational campaigns, disinterest still persists.
walk at North Park Street. Steven Lawrence, owner of the highly successful Fried and Fabulous food cart, said he was displeased by the news and potential relocation. “There are a lot of vendors
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The Associated Students of Madison approved a new set of eligibility criteria Wednesday, which clarifies requirements for student groups to receive segregated fee funding. An Eligibility Criteria Review Committee worked over the past seven months to develop the new
set of criteria for General Student Services Fund groups. The new language simplifies the requirements needed for registered student organizations to achieve funding by creating three categories: general requirements, accountability requirements and programming requirements. The
criteria also clarify the different areas of programming that groups are expected to fulfill. Student Services Finance Committee Chair David Vines, who worked on developing the new criteria, said both GSSF group and overall student input was taken into account when developing the
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ASM Vice Chair Mia Akers urges fellow Student Council members Wednesday to make an informed choice when faced with voting on the latest draft of the Diversity Plan next week.
voting from page 1 On a campus of 40,000, voices of politically engaged students are drowned by the oppressive silence that surrounds them. Perhaps the situation is not as bad as it seems. The spring 2014 Associated Students of Madison elections saw a turnout of 34.4 percent. When compared to the 15 percent turnout for the same election in 2013, we see a brighter picture. On the other hand, turnout for the city council election for 2014 was lower than anticipated, averaging a mere 14 percent of eligible voters. Finding a trend is especially difficult, since every election has its own unique characteristics, such as local ballots with referendums. Another major facet of the lack of student turnout is communication, according to Chris Wells, an assistant professor in the University of WisconsinMadison School of Journalism
and Mass Communication. Wells said he is not happy with the current media environment. “People will certainly encounter political information regularly, but whether their media environment is rich in the kinds of information that informs them well and make them clear about opportunities to express themselves, I don’t think that’s clear at all,” Wells said. He added the amount of coverage local politicians receive is pitiful compared to those in Washington D.C., which leads to mass disparities in voter turnout between local and presidential elections. Wells also praised the use of social media, especially in President Obama’s 2012 campaign, mentioning local politicians need to step up their social networking game if they are hoping to break into the 18 to 25 age bracket. Having heard the entire mainstream issues affecting students and their voting habits, I hoped UW-Madison political science
professor Barry Burden, an expert in these matters, could define the root cause of student voter apathy. I realized there is none. Like Hoffman, Burden explained students are “likely to move around more than other voters,” thus making it more difficult to maintain residency in any one state, or even one country. Burden related this to students’ lack of interest in politics of a particular area and in general. “Students are more likely to stay independent, and we know that independents don’t vote as much,” Burden said. “Students also feel that they don’t belong to either side in politics, and it takes a long time for them to develop this sense.” When asked about the effects of voter ID laws and attacks on voting in general, Burden was dismissive, explaining students were more apt to register and vote on election day itself anyway. Burden also touched on the effects of communication, saying
revised standards. ASM Vice Chair Mia Akers and University Affairs Committee Chair Hannah Kinsella also spoke to fellow representatives regarding Student Council’s April 23 vote on the final draft of the Diversity Plan. Since the plan was first presented to council, engagement sessions have occurred across campus to facilitate public input on the plan. While changes have been made, Akers urged council members to think of the best interest of University of WisconsinMadison students when voting on the plan, citing continuing gaps within the framework. “If we say yes to this plan and accept everything as is, it leaves a lot of room for the things that really need to be addressed in the plan to not be there ever,” Akers said. “I think if we do that it would be a disservice to students.” Though approval from all shared governance bodies is required for implementation, Kinsella said a “no” vote would not considerably hinder the Diversity Plan’s future. —Emily Gerber politicians still campaigned using television and radio to a disproportionate extent. “There is a high chance that a 20-year-old will miss this because he or she does not watch television, only older people do,” he said. Burden’s final point, however, is a key factor in student voter apathy. “Politicians target older people because they tend to vote more, and vice versa for students,” Burden said. “Due to this lack of targeting, students vote less, which leads to a self-perpetuating vicious cycle that continues on and on.” The situation, as it stands currently, is a result of decades of disengagement between youth and their governing political establishment. A combination of communication problems, voting restrictions, civic engagement and even a vicious cycle are to blame for the current voting figures for the 18 to 25 age bracket. Is this a problem? Are we going to do anything about it? You decide.
carts from page 1 who are asking questions about where they are going and what their site assignment is going to be,” Lawrence said. “There really has been a real lack of communication from the city here.” Lawrence said the relocation could have detrimental effects on businesses due to limited access to the carts with construction underway. “In the food cart business, location is everything. If you are talking about a three minute walk out of the way, it can be a 100 percent difference in terms of what the sales are,” Lawrence said. The construction should not affect late-night vending locations, according to Lawrence. “I understand it is a really tough situation, but I wish there had been better communication from the city,” Lawrence said. Food carts have been a part of Madison since 1977, according to the university. —Siddharth Pandey
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Line breaks The First Wave 7th Cohort took over the stage at the Overture Center Wednesday night to perform dialogues and skits as part of the Line Breaks Festival. + Photo by Drew Gilmore
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‘Cheap Thrills’ does not skimp on delights austin wellens alls wellens well
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o, over the weekend I got to spend some time with E.L. Katz and Pat Healy, who respectively directed and starred in the new film “Cheap Thrills,” and I learned a thing or two. I learned about Danish people. I learned about what really matters when you’re making a movie. I found out that some men can just rock a mustache. And I learned that sometimes light and dark can blend together beautifully. And “Cheap Thrills” is dark, if it’s anything. Without giving too much about it away, two friends who are hard up for cash perform increasingly horrifying deeds for money from strangers. The comedy is black. The thrills are, um, thrilling. The nausea is well earned: As we arrived back at the screening, a couple was running out, one of them exclaiming, “I’m sorry but that was just too gross.”
The film is hysterical, exhilarating and weirdly moving beause of its director’s love for the material.
Meeting two of the minds behind this madness, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Getting to sit down with them though, a few things quickly became apparent. First, they’re massive movie geeks. A good hour and a half was spent throwing around references to this film or that, enthusing about the Coen brothers and Alexander Payne and lamenting the downfall of the anarchic, chaotic, pure comedy. “It seems like every comedy feels the need to suddenly turn into a drama in the third act,” Katz opined. “Like, Adam
Sandler realizes what a jerk he’s been to the girl, and he makes up with her, and he learns how to swim, which he never knew how to do before, so good for him. But it’s not real.” This concern with real people and real humanity in storytelling points to the other, major thing I learned about Katz and Healy, which was that they’re mostly just really sweet, caring guys. During a Q&A with the (still stunned) audience, Healy described filming a scene where he, worse for wear late in the movie and cradling his character’s baby, instinctively put his arm around the kid when he saw how scared he was, which wound up being the take they kept. Which is a really odd, beautiful spot of compassion to find in a film as dark as “Cheap Thrills.” But it also underlines why exactly “Cheap Thrills” is such an extraordinary film. It’s not just a gory, horrific ride of a black comedy. It’s a gory, horrific ride of a black comedy with real thought and passion dripping from every frame. You can feel the genuine care that went into the film from the beginning to the bloody end. Going into the film I was ready for something sort of gritty and “hard” and more typical of what most low-budget thrillertype films look and feel like these days. The film instead was something totally electric and alive. It set itself up quickly without the sense of any tedious “before we get to the good stuff” handwringing that a lot of movies fall into. It introduces us to a character the film clearly cares about as much as we come to, thanks mostly to a slow-burning, gradually intensifying performance from Healy. It manages to be crazy dark without losing any sense of consequence or humanity. It manages to be disgusting without going too far over the top or jumping for any easy shock value—and it’s the first film in a long time to actually make me feel nauseous. At the same time it’s hilarious without trying to be more clever
than its audience or showing off how smart it is or trying to maintain any ironic or detached distance between itself or the viewer. Instead, Katz and Healy open up their (self-described) “dark and twisted” worldview, and invite us in to play. Plus “Cheap Thrills” just looks and sounds gorgeous (Katz’ secret? Working with the Danish). Which is kind of remarkable for a film that some people would dismiss as a “B-movie” or cheap thrills (see what I did there?) without having even seen it.
“It seems like every comedy feels the need to suddenly turn into a drama in the third act.” E.L. Katz director “Cheap Thrills”
Talking about a shared, childhood level love of horror films, Katz and I both lit up when one of us mentioned “Halloween,” which we quickly declared a perfect film before he elaborated on his belief that (and I’m paraphrasing here) as long as the film is telling a real, human story, as long as the people making the film sincerely care about what they’re doing, and as long as fun is being had, then it’s gonna be great. And “Cheap Thrills” is a testament to this fact. The film is hysterical, exhilarating and weirdly moving because of its director’s love for the material, and because its star created a real human being at the center of it. And it’s fantastic. And thankfully people seem to be responding to it. So, find it on video on demand, petition for it in your theaters; see “Cheap Thrills.” See everything you can, love the good stuff, understand the bad stuff and keep caring about film. Do you think film is nothing but a set of cheap thrills? Email Austin your opinion at wellens@wisc.edu.
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Poet describes power of positive outlook By Jonah Beleckis The Daily Cardinal
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n his final game with the New York Yankees, Lou Gehrig—namesake of the debilitating disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—said he was the “luckiest man on the face of the Earth.” The mind is a scary place. And when the mind delves into the darkest of the dark, it can consume one’s life, because there is no escaping it. But, the mind is also a powerful place. For a piece of adversity such as ALS to be thrown your way, to have the perspective on your life that Gehrig did makes a world of difference. Neil Hilborn has quite the interesting story, and shares this story through poetry. He talks about the horrors of two ruthless mental illnesses, yet his demeanor is optimistic and his face lights up when he reads. In his poem “The Future,” he speaks to the power of the human mind in being able to spin the most debilitating symptoms into the positive light they can shine in. “They keep telling me that seeing things that aren’t technically there is called disturbed cognitive functioning,” Hilborn said. “I call it, ‘having a superpower.’” A positive perspective can go a long way in helping disorders, but it is important to stress that something as serious as obsessive compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder—both of which Hilborn has—needs to be combated on multiple fronts, therapy and medication included (depending on the severity). From his battles, despite getting that very help, he has experienced the lowest of lows. Hilborn expands on using a positive perspective to combat suicidal thoughts, an issue that is pertinent to an immense portion of the population: roughly 750,000 each year in the U. S., according to suicide.org. In “The Future,” he describes these thoughts so eloquently as, “Like a glowing exit sign to a show that’s never been quite bad enough to make me want to leave.” What keeps him from leav-
ing? Positivity can expose the good that comes from the bad experiences themselves. “When I’m down I don’t kill myself because then, the sadness would be over,” he said in the piece. “And the sadness is my old paint under the new. The sadness is the house fire, or the broken shoulder, I’d still be me without it, but I’d be so boring.” In his poem, “This is Not the End of the World,” Hilborn articulates his deeply depressive thoughts when he emphatically exclaims that, “There are days, when I cannot find the sun, even though it’s right outside my goddamn window, when getting out of bed feels like the key in the doomsday machine.” However, he uses a bit of statistics to get the message to people struggling with the same thoughts—thoughts whose power can come from how they make people feel so very isolated and alone. “Whatever you’re feeling right now, there is a mathematical certainty that someone else is feeling that exact thing,” he said. “This is not to say ‘you aren’t special.’ This is to say, ‘thank God you aren’t special.’” In dark states, the feelings of isolation can have a snowball effect. Being so open about very personal subjects to a wide audience—millions of YouTube views to start—is an honorable and remarkable mission. A hint of humor is what enables him to be so open. “I feel best about myself when I can make an audience laugh,” he said. “I always feel the most centered and balanced when I can interact with an audience who are really enjoying themselves.” At the end of the day, a positive attitude has a strong link with being comfortable. “You have to find the places that make you feel comfortable and powerful and use them as stepping stones to the rest of the world.” The rest of the world is what’s available to us all. Being stuck in dark places forces us into corners where we see no options, but a little bit of light goes a long way in finding our way out.
RECORD ROUTINE
Brooklyn band builds on jam-rock foundation with seventh studio album CD REVIEW
With Light and With Love Woods By Conor Murphy The Daily Cardinal
Brooklyn-based Woods create an intimate feel on their newest studio album, With Light and With Love. Blending ’60s country slide guitar, folk and lo-fi, the four-piece ensemble
has developed a strong fan base since their start in the mid-’00s. Woods have created their own label, on which With Light and With Love was released, and started an annual music festival in Big Sur, Calif. This album marks the first time the band has recorded in an “official” studio. Previously, the group would record in various settings, including at Woodsist, their Big Sur festival. Singer Jeremy Earl’s vocals and guitar playing harken back to the era of large-scale jamband festivals from the 1970s, but the flexibility in production allows for a modern approach to the process. The title track is a
nine-minute opus that allows for experimentation with the other three members of the group.
WIth Light and WIth Love feels like a step in the right direction for Woods.
After the searing nine-minute experimentation on “With Light and With Love,” the lyrics of “Moving To the Left” and “New Light” seem to signal a directional shift in the group’s recording.
“Moving to the Left” is the most obvious effort for mainstream recognition, with its brash-yet-enjoyable instrumentation. “New Light” features a very basic structure, with lyrics pining for a lost “light” alongside simple blues guitar. While “Leaves Like Glass” features organ and guitar lines similar to an Allman Brothers Band recording, the final four tracks of the album seem to move away from the jam band experience found in the opening of the album. Songs like “Twin Steps” and “Only the Lonely” incorporate ’60s psychedelic and ’70s progressive-rock elements,
which account for some spice on the later part of the album. Unfortunately, the dull “Full Moon” and “Feather Man” get lost in their own indie folk ethos and fall into the background of the standout tracks on the record. Without uprooting any of the tracks the band has laid since their inception, With Light and With Love feels like a step in the right direction for Woods. If they can hold onto their jamband roots, the group is sure to find popular recognition from a variety of fans in the folk and rock genres.
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nce upon a time, in Daily Cardinal yesteryear, the staff would yell across the isthmus of Madison City far and wide to the Italian mom-and-pop shops and greasy establishments, "Give us thy pizza! Thy most prized pizza!" And they did. Pizza after pizza would arrive to the office in Vilas Hall, and the staff loved the pizzas so much they made it into a pizza party. Then, they said, "Let us vote upon our favorite pizza, and put it in the paper!" And the crowned pizza would live on in Madison infamy for the rest of time. But the pizza eaters of then have now gone, and new ones (you) are now here. And the Madison pizza landscape has changed! So for the good of humanity, here we present to you five pizzas better than the rest! Upon this Easter Eve, let us celebrate the resurrection of the Pizza Poll!
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The Daily Cardinal city editor, sports editor and another staff member really liked pizza in the early ‘70s.
The Daily Cardinal copy chief, graphics editor and special pages editor really like pizza in 2014.
Best artisan Pizza
Best non-conformist pizza
Ian’s ‘Chipotle Sweet Potato’
Ian’s Chipotle Sweet Potato pie so artfully combines a variety of non-traditional pizza toppings, it delivers next-level flavor and innovation. It blends creamy, spicy chipotle sauce with sweet potatoes and feta cheese. Portabella mushrooms, pico de gallo and grilled onions piled on top complement the ensemble well. The best part? I’m not sure when I would most prefer to eat this delicacy: whilst watching a summer sunset or as a term paper reward in the depths of winter. Not only does Ian’s Chipotle Sweet Potato refuse to conform to pizza logic, it transcends seasonal consumption law. —Melissa Howison
Best pizza that bucks against the hegemony of red sauce
The Roman Candle’s ‘The Professional’ Pizza without red sauce may seem like a heresy or the proffering of a mad apostate; in the case of Roman Candle’s The Professional pie, it’s strictly business—and business is good. Bringing together chicken breast, bacon, green pepper, jalapeno and broccoli over a bed of cheese and white “professional sauce,” this pizza relishes in subtlety in lieu of boldness, highlighting the maslin of ingredients resting contiguously, the admix of flavors lapping over one another in a spicy, salty, meaty flow. Make no mistakes: The Professional pizza transforms its lack of red sauce into a strength: a tasty, tasty strength. —Sean Reichard
Pizza Brutta’s ‘Prosciutto Arugula Pizza Bianco’
The first thing Pizza Brutta reminded me of upon my first rip into the flatbread crust was the unexpected S2 Pizzabar (Rest in peace), which popped up on State Street a bit over a year ago before forever fading into ’za lore. The real difference between the two locales, though subtle, particularly comes through in crust quality and ingredient pairing. Their Prosciutto Arugula Pizza Bianco (olive oil, rosemary, prosciutto, red onion, ricotta, mozzarella, arugula, parmesan) is a personal-sized, brick-oven pizza that sells for $12. While eating it, there was one ingredient that I couldn’t quite pick out—rosemary—but that choice addition leveled up the taste from “pretty good” to “crave-worthy.” Instructions on the artistically designed carryout box said cooking the pizza for three minutes at 500 degrees once you get it home yields the best results. I enjoyed the crust without the extra cooking. In fact, it was notably not too tough—an area in which many similar pizzas fail. But it was floppier than some people might expect a brick-oven pizza, so following those directions is definitely worth a try. —Andy Holsteen
Best deep dish pizza Itzza
Pizza’s ‘Deluxe Deep Dish Pan Pizza’
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Best pizza pizza
Urban Slice’s ‘On Wisconsin!’ The Wisconsin Union’s own Urban Slice brought a solid meat-lover pizza to the table with its aptly named “On Wisconsin!” pizza. Toppings on this classic pizza include sausage, pepperoni, bacon, onions and mushrooms. While the pizza came heavy on the meat and toppings, it was light on flavor. So any Badgers looking for a tasty pizza that doesn’t go overboard on spices and heavy flavors, this is the perfect slice for you. It’s the pizza’s pizza, the classic toppings, the traditional taste. It’s reliable. It won’t let you down. Just like a Badger. —Sam Cusick
If garlic bread, fried mozzarella sticks and thick-crust pizza had a beautifully choreographed menage a trois, Itzza Pizza’s Deluxe Deep Dish Pan Pizza would be their delicious love child. During my time as a pizza addict and aficionado in Madison, I’ve found that pizza parlors in Wisconsin’s capital city have the tendency to ruin their deep dish pizzas with a pitiful sauce-to-cheese ratio (I’m lookin’ at you, Gino’s—your pizzas were basically breaded bowls of tomato sauce. Rest in peace.). On the other hand, Itzza Pizza—the rightful heir to the Isthmus’ deep dish throne—makes no mistakes with this cheesy monstrosity generously covered in fresh toppings. You could easily get at least two days’ worth of meals from one of these beauts, but then again, what’s holding you back from eating the entire glorious, garlicky pie in one sitting? —Haley Henschel (Editor’s note: Haley is addicted to pizza.)
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PAVE promotes awareness of sexual assault
APRIL 19, 2014
By Louisa Lincoln PAVE VOLUNTEER
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any people may not know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and one group on campus is here to change that. PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment) is a student organization that aims to educate the public about sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking on campus. Considering that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men will experience sexual assault in their lifetime, these are topics that need to be addressed in the campus community. That’s what PAVE is here for, especially this month. The term “sexual assault” gets tossed around frequently, but not everybody knows what it really means. It is defined as engaging in any kind of sexual contact or activity with someone who has not given consent, from unwanted touching to rape. Consent is a clear and freely given “yes,” not the absence of a “no.” Beyond the definition, there are undoubtedly many questions regarding sexual assault. Here are a few of the most commonly asked questions: What if both people involved are drunk?
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WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR DISCOVERY
The Wisconsin Festival of Ideas is an annual celebration of the innovation, collaboration, and interdisciplinary connections being made at UW-Madison. The festival is broken up into four sessions - each featuring Madison’s own top faculty and students as speakers! Each session will conclude with an audience Q&A panel discussion.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Richard Davidson
There are many other resources available on campus for those affected by sexual assault, including Unversity Health Services, as well as the Rape Crisis Center of Dane County and its 24-hour crisis line.
When both parties involved have recently consumed alcohol, it’s especially important to get consent. Whenever alcohol is involved, be aware of the signs that your partner does not have the mental capacity to give consent such as slurring words, stumbling or short-term memory loss. It’s always important to get consent for all sexual acts, not just sex itself, because consent is an ongoing process of communication. This includes acts ranging from unwanted kissing or groping to rape, and everything in the middle. In addition, although 25 percent women will be sexually assaulted over the course of their lifetime, only 5 percent of men are perpetrators. This means that this small group of male perpetrators are repeat offenders, and these acts are not accidental. In fact, some perpetrators use alcohol to either justify their actions or make their victims more vulnerable. If there is no violence or force involved is it still considered rape? Rape or sexual assault does not always involve physical force. Some perpetrators use coercion, or emotional or psychological force, to manipulate an individual into participating in sexual activity. Always remember that a coerced “yes” does not equal consent! Coercion can be very subtle, and may include pressuring someone, like not allowing them to leave or even threatening them. What if I was sexually assaulted after drinking alcohol and I’m underage? Is it possible to get a ticket if I report the assault? According to the university’s Responsible Action Guidelines, it is standard practice for the UWPD to not give an underage consumption ticket to a victim of sexual assault if they choose to report the incident to the police. If you’re not comfortable reporting the incident to the UWPD, you can also report a sexual assault to the Dean of Students who will not report to the police unless you give them permission. There are many other resources available on campus for those affected by sexual assault, including University Health Services, as well as the Rape Crisis Center of Dane County and its 24-hour crisis line. Want to know more about PAVE, SAAM, or sexual assault? You can find PAVE on Facebook (facebook. com/pave.uw) and Tumblr (pave-uw.tumblr.com) to learn about events, volunteer opportunities, and general meetings! Louisa Lincoln is also a sports reporter for The Daily Cardinal. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.
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“Games and Well-Being: Perspectives from an Interdisciplinary Collaboration”
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Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Law “The Sharia Problem with Sharia Legislation: New Ideas About Islamic Constitutionalism”
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“An Udder, a Bladder, and a Hedgehog: Connecting the Dots to Solve a Very Wisconsin Problem”
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Vijay Limaye, Nelson Institute
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Student neglects all social contact in order to play ‘2048’ By Zachary R. Clark The Daily Cardinal
University Police were called to a campus apartment Wednesday night when a local student reportedly wouldn’t stop screaming “It’s full of numbers, it’s full of numbers!” from within his locked studio apartment. When police arrived, they discovered that sophomore Chip Fredrick had lost his sanity after playing the popular internet puzzle game known as “2048.” According to their reports, Fredrick was staring at his screen, screaming the above phrase over and over while rubbing Peeps into his ears. “Last time I saw the dude
was a week ago. He looked pretty tired and stressed. He had like 60 packages of Peeps in his hands, and he kept mumbling about numbers that were divisible by two. The dude’s kind of a boner, you know, super weird,” said senior Chad Dense. Though numerous other sources confirmed Dense’s comments, the severity of Mr. Fredrick’s spiral into isolation and addition-based madness appears to be unprecedented. Fredrick went from a student with nearly a thousand active Facebook friends, as well as an army of Twitter followers, to a loner who literally deleted his social-networking profiles
for the sole purpose of making more time for “2048.” “He was such a talented young man,” said Chip’s mother, Margaret Charlotte Fredrick-Casanova, while exiting the Wisconsin Institute for the Insane. “Excellent GPA, plenty of friends and respectful to adults. But, apparently, our little Chip-off-theole-block couldn’t handle the fact that he hadn’t beaten the game after a solid four weeks of nearly continuous play. Oh well, we still have Dale; he’s always been our number one! You know, he got to 4096!” At press time, Chip was drawing even numbers on the walls of his padded cell.
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Taco Bell inspires Americans to start eating breakfast again By Dylan Anderson The DAily Cardinal
The percentage of Americans who participate in eating breakfast on a daily basis has risen 37 percent since Taco Bell introduced its breakfast menu March 27, according to a study released Wednesday.
“It was considered to be the dullest meal of the day.”
Guy Fieri Television Personality Food Network
The fast-food chain’s latest revolutionary additions, which include the Waffle Taco and A.M. Crunchwrap, are widely considered to be the sole factor responsible for this massive increase. Breakfast consumption had been on a steady downward trend, with an overall decrease of 23.4 percent since 1983, but has now risen to its highest level since the early 1950s, when the Board of Breakfast Consumption,
or BBC, was first established. “Before Taco Bell’s progressive breakfast revisions, Americans were consistently losing interest in breakfast,” said television personality and food trend expert Guy Fieri. “It was considered to be the dullest meal of the day.” Those days are no longer, as Americans are flocking to grocery stores and eateries before 10 a.m. at record rates. “Americans have long had an expectation that a convenient breakfast could only consist of soggy cereal, coffee, or maybe some toasted pastry nonsense,” said Duke University School of Nutrition Professor Lawrence Nielsen. “Now that they’ve realized one can eat the generic Taco Bell flavor in all sorts of shapes and sizes in the morning as well, their minds are opening up to all types of new possibilities. It’s a cultural transcendence that will undoubtedly show profound improvements in our nation’s productivity.” At press time, Domino’s was currently working on a Pizza Pancake to complement their already-perfected Pepperoni Pop-Tart.
Almastat: Nitty Gritty Power Hour: What’s the catch? Compiled By Brett Klinkner the daily cardinal
—One in every 50 ice cubes holds a tablet of Ricin. —The sexy bartender’s smile and flirty banter are far from genuine. —The little-known Nitty Gritty Curse, which claims one human life each night. —Crowd is rich with type of men who fart in bars. —The $1.25 alcoholic beverages will gradually destroy your liver. —The bouncers are allowed one crotch grab upon entrance. —Staircase to the top floor is actually kind of exhausting to climb. —Balloons are fucking everywhere. Will Chizek/the daily cardinal
Madison Property Management has procured each of the four main railroad lines in the area. Now there’s nothing stopping them from squeezing every last drop of capital out of the city.
—To signify the end of Power Hour, the manager slays a live hog with a spear and drinks its blood.
Madison Property Management acquires all four railroads By Kane Kaiman The Daily Cardinal
Madison Property Management, one of the biggest and most ruthless real-estate agencies in the city, announced Monday that it finally gained ownership of all four major railroad lines in Madison. After months of negotiating, Gordon Bowman, owner of the Reading Railroad, finally traded his line to MPM for three properties: Vermont Avenue, Oriental Avenue and Connecticut Avenue. According to real-estate appraisers, these properties are some of the cheapest in the city, and other major players in the Madison real-estate game have questioned the legality of MPM’s recent purchase. “Old man Bowman wouldn’t have traded that railroad for all the properties in the world,” said Urban Land Interests President
Roger Ferris. “I heard MPM threatened his family.” MPM board members deny any foul play. “The Reading Line, of course, was the most difficult acquisition,” said board member Rachel McCann. “But we have certain methods of dealing with reluctant property holders. I can assure you that all of them are technically legal, and anyone who says otherwise can speak to our lawyers.” MPM says it’s thrilled by the economic possibilities of a Madison railroad monopoly. “Now we’ve really got those peasants by the balls,” McCann said. “Back when we only had the Pennsylvania Line, rent was peanuts. But now we can charge Madisonians $200 a pop, and there’s nothing they can do about it.” MPM President Thomas
Mullen says cementing the railroad monopoly is part of a larger plan to control the entire city. “We hope to force our enemies into mortgaging each and every one of their properties,” Mullen said. “From there, we want to pressure them into complete bankruptcy. We certainly don’t want them ‘passing go’ any time soon, and we wouldn’t mind seeing them go to jail for a few business days either.” With the railroad monopoly in place, there’s nothing stopping MPM from “making $500 bills hand over fist,” said Nobel Prize winning economist Dr. Harold Francovis. “When you own all the railroads and you make college kids pay through the nose for rundown properties without air conditioning, you’re going to turn a massive profit,” Francovis said. “With that formula, you don’t even need hotels.”
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Badgers push win streak to seven with sweep of Green Bay By Jake Powers THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Head coach Mike Eaves, coming into his 13th year at Wisconsin, has to replace 11 departing players next season.
Eaves a father figure for UW hockey players By Adee Feiner THE DAILY CARDINAL
Mike Eaves doesn’t just train hockey players. He raises them. “It’s like watching one of your own kids play,” Eaves said. “You’ve been with them through good times and bad times. So it’s very much like watching your own kids play.” After coaching at Wisconsin for over a decade, the former Badger and NHL player is not a stranger to saying goodbye. At the conclusion of every season, the senior class departs. This year, nine seniors left the team. However, so would two underclassmen, junior defenseman Jake McCabe and sophomore forward Nic Kerdiles. Yet after you’ve been a coach as long as Eaves has, the notion of players choosing to forgo their NCAA eligibility and continue in the pros is hardly anything out of the ordinary. “It’s my 12th year at the college level,” Eaves said. “We’ve gone through this twice, both in 2006 and 2010. So I don’t think that we’re shocked or in awe.” With the total number of players leaving now at 11, a rebuilding process is beginning. The team has undergone a shift not unique to hockey. It started out stacked with veteran talent. Now, there’s work to be done. New leaders have to emerge. This is usually the time that a team would be voting for new captains, but Eaves said that they will wait to vote this year until after the summer training session. “Guys are asking, ‘What can I do, and what can we do together? Where’s the leadership going to come from next year,’’ Eaves said. The biggest hole Wisconsin must fill, statistically, is its offense. With Kerdiles gone, along with forwards Jefferson Dahl, Mark Zengerle, Michael Mersch and Tyler Barnes, getting goals on the board might prove to be a challenge. “The big question mark is up front,” Eaves said. “Where are we going to find production?” Once an offense is established, the next riddle comes in finding the
right combination of players to keep it effective. “It’s going to take time to find chemistry up front,” Eaves said. “When we find the right combinations, it may not be until Christmas.” Wisconsin has no lack of potential goal-scorers up front. Forwards Grant Besse, Joseph LaBate and Morgan Zulinick all have the skill to keep the Badgers a strong team up front. “[Those guys] will be able to step up, and it’s a matter of capitalizing on the opportunity,” Zengerle said. “Be the go-to guy.” For Zengerle, his time with Wisconsin is not easily summed up into a few words. But through the highs and lows that tend to accompany a hockey season, there has been one constant for the Rochester, N.Y., native: coach Eaves. “Personally I’ve learned so much from him,” Zengerle said. “One thing I learned from [Eaves] is taking care of the little things, and the little things add up to the big things. He’s so smart and passionate about hockey.” The idea that players are more like sons to Eaves is not lost on Zengerle. In fact, according to the Big Ten conference’s assists leader, it’s simply a part of who the coach is. “He cares so much about us, and wants us to do well and succeed,” Zengerle said. “At times he can … help you out, and he’s very concerned about your well-being and you as a person away from the rink. He’s a very caring guy.” As he has done in seasons passed, Eaves will welcome new kids into his family at the start of next year. Some will play all four years until their time is up, and some may choose to venture out into professional arenas a little earlier. But what these incoming players may not realize just yet is that they won’t simply be gaining a coach, but a father figure as well. Because to Mike Eaves, the boys on the ice will always be more than just players. “It’s fun to watch them,” Eaves said. “They might as well be a surrogate son.”
There is something about playing at Goodman Diamond that just seems right for the Wisconsin softball team. The Badgers extended their season-best winning streak to seven games Wednesday, sweeping Green Bay in a doubleheader to complete a perfect weeklong home stand. Wisconsin (6-5 Big Ten, 24-15 overall) beat Green Bay 9-8 and 5-2 to extend its streak and continue its dominance at home. The first game proved to be the tougher test for Wisconsin. UW found itself down 8-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning after the Phoenix (3-2 Horizon League, 16-9) roughed up senior pitcher Cassandra Darrah and held Wisconsin’s offense in check. The Badgers put together a rally in their final at bat, capped off by a scorching line drive past the Phoenix first baseman courtesy of senior leftfielder Mary Massei, which drove in the game-winning run. In the bottom of the seventh inning, senior third baseman Michelle Mueller started things off with a walk. Senior shortstop Stephanie Peace then smacked a double off the left-field wall, and an ensuing single by freshman catcher Chloe Miller drove in both runners, pulling the score to 8-6. After junior outfielder Marissa Mersch singled, sophomore first baseman Ashley Van Zeeland laid down a sacrifice bunt, scoring Peace while advancing Mersch to second. With the Badgers down just one run, sophomore second baseman Katie Christner hit a
towering fly ball to left field that bounced off the fence, giving Christner a game-tying double. Christner’s double set up Massei’s walk-off hit and secured the first game of the doubleheader for the Badgers. “This is what I’m here for,” Massei said of her final at bat. “We work hard every single day and we lift each other up.” Head coach Yvette Healy praised her team’s resilience despite heading into the final inning down four runs. “We’ve had a couple comeback wins since we’ve been here, even this season,” Healy said. “I think they showed a lot of composure.” After sophomore pitcher Taylor-Paige Stewart allowed a Green Bay run in the first inning of the second game and another in the fourth, Wisconsin’s offense stepped in to back her up.
Miller blasted a line drive leadoff home run to right center in the fourth inning to get the Badgers on the board. Wisconsin picked up another run in the fifth inning when junior outfielder Maria Van Abel scored on an error, and Mueller added a home run of her own with two runners on base to put the Badgers up 5-2. It was all the support Stewart would need, notching seven strikeouts over seven innings to improve her record to 10-5. Mueller, who has gone on a tear during Wisconsin’s winning streak, was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week and the USA Softball National Player of the Week last week. “I’m just really comfortable,” Mueller said. “I’ve been working on a lot of mental stuff, breathing, just getting into a focus point.”
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Senior third baseman Michelle Mueller, recently named USA Softball Player of the Week, has 10 home runs this season.
Man City needs big players to step up JONAH BELECKIS real talk
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ednesday in world soccer saw the heightening of hopes for some, and the crashing of chances for others. Real Madrid regained its Copa del Rey crown over fierce rival Barcelona thanks to a wondergoal from the $123-million man, Gareth Bale. When it seemed the La Liga title was slipping away, the tournament win gave Los Blancos something to take away from their first year post-José Mourinho, but more importantly, a considerable amount of momentum and confidence ahead of their Champions League semifinal clash with Bayern Munich. About 1,300 miles to the north in England, Manchester City failed to secure three points for the second straight game, all but signaling the end of its championship chances. The blue side of Manchester only has five games left to overcome its six-point deficit behind first-place Liverpool and four behind second-place Chelsea. Both teams went into
Wednesday with a lot to gain, and even more to lose. A survey from ESPN The Magazine and SportingIntelligence found that Man City, which was bought by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, paid its first-team players $8.1 million—more than any other professional team in the world. At the end of the day, players need to earn their paychecks, and Manchester City’s players dropped a golden opportunity to rebound after a loss to the firstplace team by playing the lastplace team midweek. Both Real Madrid and Manchester City had leads in the game, saw them evaporate late and were given opportunities to take the game back. For how competitive professional sports are, many games between the best and the worst can still be remarkably close. All season long, Bale has been playing under two immense shadows: that of Cristiano Ronaldo and that of his $123-million price tag. Injuries and adjustment to a change of scenery have slowed Bale’s progression in his inaugural season in the Spanish capital. For how much he cost, fans were growing impatient. After Ronaldo’s injury, Bale was given the opportunity to shine.
And shine he did. Putting the team on his back, Bale burned past Barcelona’s Marc Bartra—muscling past a blatant foul attempt that knocked him multiple yards out of bounds—and scored a brilliant individual goal in the 85th minute to win the Copa del Rey. Soccer is a team sport, but when everything is knotted even, players with the individual caliber seen at Manchester City should have stepped up and kept their team in title contention. There were many squandered opportunities from many talented players. The tying goal came from Samir Nasri, but Sunderland’s Vito Mannone made a blunder of what could’ve been a comfortable save. Nasri later had the ball fall to him in the penalty area, and he blasted the shot over the bar. Little mistakes and missed opportunities generally make the difference between close championship races. Bale made the play for Real Madrid. Manchester City did not. Real Madrid will be celebrating. Manchester City, in all likelihood, will not. Can Real Madrid take their momentum to the Champions League? Email Jonah at jonah. beleckis@dailycardinal.com to mourn Manchester City’s loss or celebrate Real Madrid’s win.