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Protestors sing in solidarity on Bascom Campus union groups protest for living wages By Dana Kampa THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Two groups of protestors converged to support sexual assault victims and a living wage.

Ralliers support sexual assault victims By Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison students and supporters of sexual assault victims marched on Bascom Hill Wednesday to protest what they consider to be an inadequate university policy regarding sexual assault. UW-Madison senior Sarah Healy organized Carry that Weight Day of Action as part of a series of protests on college campuses nationwide. The events were inspired by Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, who resolved to carry her dorm mat-

tress around campus until the school expels her rapist. “This is to show our solidarity with rape victims on campus,” Healy said. “There is a culture here that means that we don’t talk about [rape and sexual assault], and there is a lot of mishandling by the UW administration. We want to call attention to these things.” Healy pointed to the lack of administrative response after one of her friends was sexually assaulted as an example of what she considers to be weak university policies. “After my friend reported the

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assault, they came back to her and said that the perpetrator seemed really sorry and that they wouldn’t pursue [investigating] it,” she said. UW Extension employee and 2012 alumna Lydia Roussos, one of the roughly 50 protesters, also criticized the administration. “It is important that the administration know that the way they take care of issues involving sexual assault is unacceptable,” Roussos said. “They want to brush victims of sexual assault under the rug for appearance and business reasons.” 2012 alumnus Brandon Clementi, also a UW Extension employee, said he sees the issue as important for both sexes. “If only women stood up for equality, that wouldn’t accomplish anything,” Clementi said. “This is an issue that affects everyone, not just women, and should be supported by everyone.” Director of University of Health Services Sarah Van Orman said in a phone interview she supports the protesters but defends the university’s strategies to combat sexual assault. “I am supportive of the continued awareness of rape and sexual assault and am happy to discuss the work done here on campus,” Van Orman said. “We are committed to meeting the needs of survivors, holding perpetrators accountable and hearing from students about what we can do better.”

Protesters from multiple campus unions marched on Bascom Hill Wednesday to advocate for all university workers’ wages in the All Campus Rally for a Living Wage. Michael Billeaux, co-president of the on-campus graduate employee labor union Teaching Assistants Association, said the protesters hoped to put pressure on the administration to begin considering a serious campuswide living wage for all employees by holding the event. “Everyone who works for UW needs a raise, particularly the blue-collar workers on this campus who haven’t seen a real wage increase for six years, and many of whom don’t make a living wage by any measure,” Billeaux said. Billeaux said some UW-Madison workers make $12 an hour, less than the Madison living wage of $12.62. He also criticized the administration for claiming its hands are tied by state regulations and budgetary issues, saying it is really an issue of power. “We want to make sure we are high on [the administration’s] list of priorities,” he said. More than 400 UW classified staff do not make the city of Madison living wage and more than 900 make under $15 an hour, according to the unions. Student Labor Action Coalition member Megan Phillips said during the march they are trying to obtain higher wages for students so they don’t graduate with an “unbelievably high” amount of debt. “We’re leading the [Associated Students of Madison] side of the living wage campaign … from the perspective that there’s a gap in the cost that students are able to pay on part-time jobs and the cost of tuition,” Phillips said. The protesters then marched to Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s office in Bascom Hall to deliver trick-or-treat bags for living wages and sing songs of protest. Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Darrell

Bazzell said in a statement Wednesday the university has not been able to pay all employees the living wage because it has not had control over pay programs and policies. Bazzell then said a new personnel system from the HR Design initiative will be launched July 1 and allow the university to give all classified employees a living wage. However, the university made a similar claim in 2011 on a webpage describing living wages. “While a complete redesign will take a few years, the university wants to bring all currently classified staff up to at least the City of Madison living wage starting on July 1, 2013,” the webpage states.

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Coca-Cola vice president, UW-Madison alumnus named as Winter Commencement speaker UW-Madison announced Wednesday Coca-Cola Vice President and School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumnus Ben Deutsch will be the commencement speaker for the Dec. 21 win-

ter graduation ceremony. Deutsch will discuss the “massive” opportunities within reach of UW-Madison graduates supported by his personal experience, according to a UW-Madison press release.

“This university means so much to me,” Deutsch said in the release. “It has everything to do with whatever kind of success I’ve had, personally and professionally.” Deutsch started at Coca-Cola

in 1993 as a public relations manager and gradually advanced to his executive position. In the release, he mentioned the prestigious reputation a degree from UW-Madison has with employers worldwide, including Coca-Cola.

“When a UW graduate comes across our radar, people pay attention,” Deutsch said in the release. The two hour-long Winter Commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Dec. 21 at the Kohl Center.

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Gov. Scott Walker expands lead in final Marquette poll By Neil Kline THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Crowds of mermaids, knights, chickens and vampires on State Street Wednesday were paid a surprise visit by Buckingham Badger himself, who forgot his costume at home. + Photo by Will Chizek

The Marquette University Law School Poll released Wednesday shows Gov. Scott Walker leading Democratic candidate Mary Burke 50 to 43 percent among likely voters, outside the margin of error. This most recent poll is the final one to be released by Marquette University Law School before the election. It shows improvement for Walker when compared to the previous poll, released Oct. 15, which had Walker and Burke tied with 47 percent of likely voters supporting each candidate. The Burke campaign said in a press release Wednesday the race has always been close and it’s “going to come down to turnout.” Among registered voters, Walker leads Burke by a margin of one point with 46 and 45 percent support, respectively.

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The 2014 Energy Summit held on the UW-Madison campus provided a Perspectives of Future Cities panel discussion on sustainability in Madison and the country of Germany Wednesday with local and international representatives. Two of the panelists, who participated in one of many events held during the summit, were Mayor of Madison Paul Soglin and Franziska Breyer, the environmental director for Madison’s sister city of Freiburg, Germany. Much of the discussion was focused around the differences in policies between Freiburg and Madison which explain why Freiburg is such a sustainable city. Breyer said Germany has initiatives in place to greatly reduce carbon dioxide emissions which have facilitated more than a one million ton reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in Freiburg alone since 1992. Many of Freiburg’s accomplishments are credited to the positive influence that schools, soccer stadiums and other prominent facilities have on private homeowners who install their own solar panels. “We have a huge variety of private households widely invested in solar panels,” Breyer said. “We’ve arrived at a point

that it is mainstream.” Freiburg is also a leader in sustainable transportation opportunities. Biking is viewed as “avantgarde” and preferred over driving a car, Breyer said. Officials in Freiburg found that by making sustainable transit a social trend, the public is much more likely to take advantage of the tram and bike paths. Conversely, Soglin pointed out issues with energy providers in Madison creating “disincentives” for homeowners to seek sustainable energy. Madison Gas and Electric recently presented a proposal to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin that seeks to increase the cost of electric energy by approximately $2.80 for the average residential customer and decrease the cost of natural gas, according to Steve Schultz, the corporate communications manager at MGE. One of the goals aimed at improving Madison’s sustainability is to increase public transit. “We’re facing a crisis with Madison Metro,” Soglin said. “We need to buy more buses and we don’t have the capacity because of state regulation ... If we had $30 or $40 million in Madison, we could offer free public transit ridership to everyone.”

Group attacks homeless man on North Frances Street Sunday night A homeless man was attacked on the 500 block of North Frances Street by a group of men and women Sunday, according to a report by Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. The victim told police he was making small talk with a woman when a man, who the victim claims could have been her boyfriend, approached the homeless man, DeSpain said in the report. There is no further evidence that the man was the

woman’s boyfriend. A witness saw the alleged boyfriend punch the victim at approximately 9:15 p.m. The victim claims the woman shot him with a BB gun but police could not confirm a BB gun was used, according to DeSpain. The homeless man suffered bruising but there is no information on further injuries. The attackers fled when the witness approached. Police were not able to find them.

in the last several presidential campaigns this achievement would add credibility to Walker’s argument for national office. “That’s a compelling argument to be able to make to Republican activists,” Wagner said. The Marquette poll also released numbers on the attorney general race that show Republican candidate Brad Schimel tied with Democratic candidate Susan Happ among registered voters, with 16 percent still undecided. The Schimel and Happ campaigns said in press releases Wednesday they are confident of their own chances. The margin of error for this most recent poll, conducted between Oct. 23 and 26, is 2.7 percentage points for registered voters and 3 percentage points for likely voters.

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Energy Summit held on campus brings up difficult sustainable energy issues

Michael Wagner, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UW-Madison, said the likely voter gap represents “a little bit of a change over the last couple of weeks.” “I think it suggests right now that Republicans are saying they are more committed to going to the polls on election day than Democrats are,” Wagner said. The governor’s race will have significant implications on Walker’s prospects for national office, according to Wagner. “If [Walker] loses the governor’s race here, it becomes way harder to seek the White House,” Wagner said. A victory, according to Wagner, means Walker can show to conservatives that he has won three statewide elections in a swing state which has been won by Democrats

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The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council met Wednesday to hear from the university’s Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims about the importance of collaborative student effort in implementation of UW-Madison’s Diversity Framework. Sims, the interim vice provost for diversity and climate, outlined six working committees which will be established to address the five goals in the latest campus diversity plan, finalized in May. These goals include efforts to promote campus-wide values

of leadership, coordination and retention concerning diversity and inclusion. The framework, Sims stressed, is based on a collective effort. He said students campus-wide need to “roll up their sleeves and get involved,” and can do so by sitting on one of the working committees. Each of the six committees will be comprised of eight to 12 people and assigned to specific goals, such as promoting shared values of diversity and inclusion and improving recruitment and retention efforts. Committees will then be tasked with honing in on the goal

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Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims says student involvement with the Diversity Framework will be essential to its success.

and establishing actions that will eventually accomplish what the goal encompasses. Sims has given the committees a March 1 deadline for finalizing information on how to actively execute their goals. He also highlighted that while there are no concrete requirements for committee members, he will be looking for students and faculty who have both the expertise and time to achieve the desired effect of the Diversity Framework. The framework’s implementation will take place through a series of five phases spanning 10 years, Sims said. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” Sims urged students to consider, explaining the university’s past diversity planning has worked, but not well. “What I’d like to do is find a way to sustain the enterprise.” Sustaining the enterprise, Sims continued, will be about a collaborative effort from the students. He suggested that students who typically do not take part in diversity and inclusion discussions, like students of the majority, engage in these conversations. Sims also discussed the Student Advisory Board, a separate entity from the six working committees, which will be comprised of various sections of student life and tasked with assessing committee functionality. Interested students can apply here: http://go.wisc.edu/z5969r.

Large and in charge: Study shows fat turtles swim better A new research study conducted by UW-Madison, with help from Florida Atlantic University, found that chunkier turtles are better swimmers than their slimmer counterparts. The plumper turtles outperformed while swimming due to lost power in the slimmer turtles’ strokes. Several previous attempts to study animals swimming in water failed because of difficulties recreating the correct drag and thrust, but students at FAU accidentally came across the answer when a pro-

gram they were using to study young leatherback sea turtles’ energy use produced the ability to better analyze how the turtles swam. It was after this that Warren Porter, the lead researcher at UW-Madison, connected with the FAU students to utilize the technology to study animals in water, which allows the team to calculate how much energy is being used and in turn how much food an animal needs to eat to survive. “Now that we have [models] for both marine and ter-

restrial environments, we can answer those types of questions and get back to the big mass extinctions and get some insights into how did animals live before and after those extinctions,” Porter said in a university statement. “Why were the animals that survived able to survive?” Thanks to the help of the chunky turtles, the new models will be able to uncover even more insights into various animals species and how they survive, according to the statement.

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Slug chats Freakfest and appropriation By Michael Penn II The Daily Cardinal

Slug, born Sean Daley, is 42 and having some of the best years of his life. He is hailed as a God MC to so many children of the Midwest Winter. This is my testimony: I hailed him so at the tender age of 13, in a Maryland winter far less furious, where I found no other kids who dive-bombed into the Rhymesayers catalog like I did. I spoke of Atmosphere in several ways as a youth. I spoke aimlessly, not knowing that Slug and Anthony “Ant” Davis were a team for a very long time. I spoke ignorantly, as my racial awareness had yet to be cultivated; I assumed Slug was only a white man. But most of all, I spoke proudly in defense of my prepubescent backpack lean that privileged You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having over the earlier work of Atlanta (trap) God MCs Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame. I idolized Slug’s narratives. I fawned over how Ant’s beats didn’t sound like the three hip-hop stations always on in my mother’s blue Honda Accord. My first concert was on the 9:30 Club D.C. stop of the “When Life Gives You Lemons Tour,” where I left a demo with my bald face in a God Loves Ugly cover generator outside of the tour bus in the rain. I MySpaced the group page afterward; they didn’t find it, but gave me an address to send it to. I never did. My first rap releases sounded like carbon copies of Slug. Thus, when he tweeted some of my most successful musical efforts this past winter, the nostalgia smacked me with a wave of satisfaction that my shots in the dark were noticed by a man whose CDs remain on my dresser at home. I reminisced over my friends jabbing at me in ninth grade about how I would one day get signed to Rhymesayers. Quite frankly, the embers of that dream still burn. I graduated high school, felt older than I was, and shed the backpacker for a balanced rap palette that allotted as much A$AP Mob as Atmosphere in my eardrums. But as confirmed by my pre-Freakfest phone chat with Daley, who will headline the Capitol Stage at midnight Nov. 1, growing and observing

how hip-hop continues to evolve can do nothing but epitomize how one must learn that it is fine to be fine with everything. Michael Penn II: What type of live show are you gonna bring: band, DJ, both? Slug: Two DJs, Anthony and DJ Plain Ole Bill. MPII: Why the switch-up from the band? I know your live show has changed a lot over the years… S: When I started the band, it was because I wanted the ceiling to be higher, I wanted to learn more. I wasn’t scared anymore, man! I was getting on stage with the DJ and running through my set drunk with no problem, and so I knew it was time to scare myself again. When it was time to stop working with the band, it was time to push again. So we got the two DJs, and at the same time Anthony is also running a bunch of toys—effects, Ableton—we’re basically creating our tracks, but we’re running ’em through Ableton so we could separate the sounds like you would a band.

“They call that appropriation nowadays, that’s the new word that’s been makin’ the blogs...” Slug MC Atmosphere

My sound guy, he has access to all of the tracks. Oh, the hi-hats? Let’s see what happens when we get rid of the hi-hats. Oh, this [sound]? Let’s see what happens… I like to overstate it, cuz I’m a rapper and that’s what we do. We got a bunch of mad scientists all working on the show together. In my world, there’s more room for shit to go wrong, and that’s where the fear comes to play. That was the big part of having a band, because now we were dependent on four people to do their shit right. And if any one of them fucks up, it could fuck up all of us! And that was where the fear and the anxiety came in, and to me that’s an important part of the show. Now, not only can any one of us fuck it up, but technology problems could occur. To me: it’s the most fun I’ve

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had in a long time on stage. For the audience: eh, I don’t know if they really like it or not, not my problem. MPII: Have you ever been to Freakfest before? Do you know what to expect? S: Well, it’s Madison: they like to drink already. So imagine them turning it up to like, 15, and dressing up in costumes and shit. I kind of anticipate it to be a very inebriated mess, which, technically… when I perform shows, usually I’m the drunkest person in the room. I have a feeling that’s not going to be the case, so that takes a lot of pressure off of me! (Laughter) In fact, I might not even drink! I might just kick it sober! I’m not super worried about it, I’m not nervous; I think it’s gonna be a lot of fun. I’ve always been good at crowd control—not the kind that riot police do, but more like MC shit. Talking to the crowd, I know how to put smiles on people faces; I know how to get the audience to reflect what it is I’m feeling and vice-versa. Plus, I got a couple of homies that are playing too, and that’s just gonna magnify the whole situation. MPII: Think about the home-region advantage, too, because people are gonna be geeked as fuck. People might travel for that, because I don’t think you can get a ticket for an Atmosphere show that cheap anywhere else.

S: That’s a good point… how much are the tickets? MPII: Eight dollars. S: Eight dollars? MPII: Eight bucks, yeah. S: What the fuck, that’s probably why the Chicago show is sellin’ so slow… MPII: … Maybe, cuz it’s just like— S: (Laughter) Chicago’s selling just fine, I’m just fuckin’ around!

Quite frankly, the embers of that dream still burn.

MPII: It’s probably gonna be a drunken mess. It used to be an understated thing where people would just come and be drunk as shit in the street, but the city didn’t have nothin’ to do with it. So it would cost them a fuckton of money. People would get sexually assaulted, fights, and a bunch of— S: Man, are you kiddin’ me? There’s shit on YouTube! They call it “Halloween Riots” and shit! Money got involved, people got involved like ‘Hey! If we do this right, we can make some money off of it and we can contain it and make it funner

for people.’ But at the end of the day, I still anticipate nudity and vomit. MPII: And a little racism, here and there. S: A little racism here and there? MPII: I mean, costume-wise. I’ve seen people dressed up as prisoners, there’s a lot of Ray Rice shit going around now… S: Man, that’s fuckin’ unfortunate. So people are going straight up in blackface as Ray Rice type-shit? MPII: You get the occasional ‘I’m gonna wear a sombrero, and I’m like 1/10th Mexican, so it doesn’t matter.’ Shit like that. S: They call that appropriation nowadays, that’s the new word that’s been makin’ the blogs… It’s interesting man, I like how you threw in, since I’m a 1/10th Mexican, and since great-grandma was Latino, that’s okay for me to do this, because that is such a large part of white privilege that people don’t talk about. We’ve had a lot of conversations about white privilege over the last five years, and that’s good cuz we’re trying to open it up so that even those people who have benefits from white privilege can understand what’s going on. But one of the things that I think doesn’t get talked about is the privilege of also claiming ethnic privilege. For instance, I come from—let’s just keep it simple—a mixed-race background. But, I try to be careful how much I talk about that publicly because it sends the wrong message sometimes. It’s one of those things you gotta use and speak on at the right time. It’s not something that needs to be addressed unless I actually have a positive agenda for it; otherwise, it just seems like I’m tryna name-drop what kinda bloods I got in me! In hip-hop, that comes hand-in-hand with someone who appears to be trying to claim authenticity. I’m glad you brought it up, and I’m glad that it’s something that’s getting spoken on more and more, although it’s kinda odd it got brought up talking about Freakfest, but whatever the doorway we gotta use, let’s use it. Want to know what Slug thinks of police profiling, Bobby Shmurda, Young Thug and the political responsibility of an artist? Read the full story online at dailycardinal.com

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Chris Webby riding high on auspicious debut album ALBUM REVIEW

Chemically Imbalanced Chris Webby By Andrew Edstrom The Daily Cardinal

For over six years, Chris Webby has been working hard to establish himself. With over 10 EPs, mixtapes and a number of wide-reaching tours under his belt, he has developed

a devout following and earned massive critical acclaim, poising him perfectly for his first full length album. With Chemically Imbalanced, Webby makes his triumphant debut as an versatile, seasoned professional ready to enter the mainstream. Chemically Imbalanced is a mix of braggadocio and party songs, interspersed with “Cyphers,” in which Webby simulates the sound of freestyle circles by rapping with no accompaniment other than a beatboxer. These interludes are important signals: Webby’s focus is not production, but the technical performance of rap music. The production through most

of the album is boring and heavyhanded, but not in a way that detracts much from the music. The instrumental backdrops serve their purpose: getting out of the way so Webby can put his lyrics and rhythmic talents on display. Save a few guest verses and guitar solos, the entire album is Webby laying his brilliance over somewhat flat beats, and it works surprisingly well. Webby is a truly talented emcee. In this album he demonstrates his versatility as an artist. At various points he highlights his mastery of wordplay (“Fuck Off“), complex rhythm (“Brim Low,” “Ohh Noo (feat. Jarren Benton & Tech N9ne)”)

and hook orchestration (“R.A.D. (Roll A Doobie)”). His technical prowess never interferes with his central mission: making common sense, relatable music listeners can personally connect with. Webby walks the tightrope between cultivating virtuosity and remaining down-toearth with finesse. True to its name, the album deals heavily with Webby’s drug use. This is a common historical theme in his music. Webby claims to smoke an eighth of marijuana per day, on top of a great deal of ecstasy and some Adderall prescribed for his ADHD. Songs like “Let’s Do It Again” outline the party

lifestyle he has maintained into his late twenties. Though (according to “Chemically Imbalanced”) he has been living this way since high school, he seems to be able to keep his drug use at an equilibrium. Despite his substance use, he got a scholarship to college and has been consistently prolific since he entered the rap game. Chemically Imbalanced is the crowning achievement of Webby’s career as a so-much-more-thannerdcore mastermind. It is an impressive debut album laying the groundwork for what will hopefully be a very long career.

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—The Baha Men are performing at Freakfest at last. —The next progression of the ‘slutty’ costume trend is pretty much just full-on nudity. —We’re all clear to recklessly indulge in the festivities since Lori Berquam didn’t publicly advise against it.

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Ravenous students devour food cart vendor

—I’m due for a nice, full weekend of death-mourning. —At the ripe age of 21 the time has come to experiment with trickor-treating. —Every last white person has finally understood that “blackface” is a no-no. —There are plenty of offensive, non-“blackface” costumes to choose from. —Your insufferable roommate who always got way too pumped for Halloween passed away last week. —It’s the one holiday that my parents don’t force me to attend church. —Because there’s no way it can go any worse than last year’s cunnilingus-from-a-homeless-man-who-I-thought-was-incostume incident.

Campus buildings: Are they haunted? By Dylan Anderson The Daily Cardinal

Barnard Residence Hall—Have you ever met anyone who lived here? Exactly. That’s because they’re all GHOSTS. Grainger Hall—Nope. Too many good looking people in this building. Not haunted. Humanities—A building so evil its blueprint was undoubtedly drafted by a man with red skin, it must be home to some malicious spirits. (The man with red skin was the Devil by the way.) Van Hise Hall—Many believe that the 19th floor of this tower is unreachable. This is false. The only way to gain entry is to be deemed “hellworthy” enough by the hordes of phantoms that lurk in the rafters. Goodnight Hall—The name alone seems appropriate for a place just crawling with ghouls and spooks. Plus, have you ever been in there to confirm that there aren’t any ghosts? No. You haven’t. Chemistry Daniels—A building teeming with paranormal activity. These ominous vibes are responsible for all the labs you fucked up. McCormick Hall—What’s that, you’ve never even seen a McCormick Hall? Rumor has it that UW faculty have perpetrated the myth that this building exists, although no one knows where it is. Undead Almanac sources confirm it exists and is not visible to mortals. Bascom—Did you really think the flamingo prank was done by students? Badger Herald folklore claims that dead bodies lie below the iconic campus landmark. The souls of these deceased will give you hateful sentiments when you reach the summit of the hill.

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Fighting sexism requires vigilance MAX LENZ Opinion Columnist

ess than a week from today, our state could elect its first female governor. It would come two years after we elected someone who had been the state’s first congresswoman to be the first woman to serve Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Beyond that, two years from next Tuesday the country as a whole may, for the first time, put a woman in the White House. What an extraordinary set of accomplishments for those women and for the country itself. While the prospect of these electoral victories excites me, there is one result that may accompany them that has me worried. A little under six years ago, after the first time an African American man had been chosen to be our president, Forbes published an article titled, “Racism in America is Over.” In that piece, the author outlined that while racism had certainly not been entirely eradicated in our country, the election of Barack Obama proved that it was no longer a major problem, in an African American context. That idea was soon tested when Trayvon Martin was murdered, and then two years later a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, causing the small town

of Ferguson, Missouri to explode on an international stage. Now, while the facts and circumstances surrounding these two young men and their deaths spawn arguments to this day, the debates themselves, and the shape they have taken in the media and elsewhere, show that America isn’t through coping with the problem of racism that has haunted us since our founding. This is exactly what concerns me about the continued, and prospective, election of women to major offices in the U.S., especially the presidency. Because whether it’s in two years, or six years, or 22 years, we will have a female president, and when we do, national conversations will start to be had with greater frequency. These conversations will feature questions such as, is sexism in America over? Or, are the social and economic barriers that once seriously hindered women in this country now gone? People will look at pictures of whatever woman may be occupying the Oval Office and will be tempted to answer both of those questions with a simple yes. That is what I’m afraid of. This is not to say that significant advancements in reducing gender disparities have not been made in recent years. According to a study by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics, women born in the early 1980s are actually 33 percent more likely to have received a college degree than their male counterparts. With that said however, women still make only 77 cents for every dollar made by men in this country. Even with a focus just on the obvious steps forward that we have taken regarding to equalizing opportunities for women and reducing publicly sanctioned discriminatory practices, let me posit this: At what point have we made it far enough as a society that we can safely stop worrying about sexism and its effects? To

this, there is a very simple and clear answer: Never. As with any other form of prejudice based on gender, race, sexual orientation or other facets of identity that people have no choice in, if there exists even one instance of discrimination we, as a nation, should care. We should never sit idly by as someone has opportunities taken away from them because of who they are, and justify it by stating that its just not that serious of a problem anymore. Ultimately, these electoral victories by women should be celebrated on a national stage. However, I caution everyone

against becoming complacent on issues relating to sexism, because it is most certainly not dead in this country. The moment we accept that discrimination, in whatever form, is no longer a serious problem in the United States, is the moment we resign ourselves from fighting to stop it. Let’s make sure that we do not stop struggling until all Americans, regardless of who they are, have realized their unalienable rights. Max is a junior majoring in Political Science. Do you agree or disagree with his view on sexism in America? Send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Wisconsin sweeps Purdue for 10th straight win By Colleen Degnan THE DAILY CARDINAL

No. 4 Wisconsin (10-1 Big Ten, 19-2 overall) defeated No. 13 Purdue (8-3, 18-5) Wednesday night, as the Badgers swept the Boilermakers 28-26, 25-16 and 25-19 to increase their winning streak to 10 games. The match kicked off the second half of the regular season. Wisconsin head coach Kelly Sheffield was proud of the first half of the season, but knew the second half would not be an easy battle. “The travel is going to get harder,” Sheffield said. “We’re playing more teams in the top half of the conference than we did the first 10. It’s bear down here from now on. It’s going to get tougher.” The matches might be getting tougher, but the Badgers continued to play competitively against the Boilermakers. The first set was tight, and the Badgers had to play their way back into it when down 21-14 at one point in the set. Sophomore setter Lauren Carlini finished the first set for the Badgers with two kills. She finished with 42 assists in the match.

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Sophomore setter Lauren Carlini dominated against Purdue, recording a stellar 42 assists. The Badgers head to Indiana this Saturday as they look for their 11th straight victory. Carlini’s hitting has proven to be effective after her hits in Wednesday’s and last Sunday’s match and was this week’s recipient of the Big Ten Player of the Week. This was Carlini’s first time receiving the award. Junior libero Taylor Morey also

received recognition as the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row. Sheffield commends Morey’s intensity out on the court. “If you’re asking me if there needs to be a little crazy in that position, and Taylor Morey’s

got a lot of crazy in her,” Sheffield said. Morey tied her career-best digs in a match with 29 digs in three sets against Nebraska Sunday. She added 13 more against Purdue, outpacing Boilermakers’ libero Amanda Neill’s 16 digs. Sheffield

knew playing the second-place team in the conference would not be an easy match. Sheffield was worried about facing junior outside hitter Annie Drews, who he thinks could be a possible candidate for Big Ten Player of the Year. Drews had 16 kills in tonight’s match, matching the Badgers’ senior outside hitter Ellen Chapman’s swings tonight as well. Wisconsin will be on the road until returning to the Field House November 12. The Badgers head back to Indiana for their Saturday night match against the Hoosiers (5-6, 14-9). Indiana defeated No. 23 Minnesota in four sets Wednesday night for their “Dig Pink” breast cancer awareness match. In the fourth set, Indiana won a 35-33 to pull out the win. Indiana head coach Sherry Dunbar said her team is focusing on themselves as they prepare to take on fellow Big Ten competitors. By looking at getting better on their side of the net, Dunbar hopes for winning results. Wisconsin will play at University Gym in Bloomington, Indiana, 6 p.m. Saturday night.

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Badger seniors gear up for postseason

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The Badgers (9-2-1 Big Ten, 15-2-1 overall) head into their final regular season game against Illinois (5-6-1, 10-71) looking to extend their win streak to five games. Wisconsin is a senior-laden team, filled with experience and leadership. But it has not always been pretty for the Badgers as these seniors have faced heartbreak and disappointment throughout their careers. In 2013, the Badgers struggled down the home stretch finishing with a mediocre 10-7-2 record. Wisconsin’s final defeat came at the hands of perennial powerhouse Penn State in the Big Ten tournament and they did not qualify for the NCAA tourney. “The past few years we would work hard but not perform to our best and kinda choke in the moment that really mattered.

We wouldn’t get the results,” said redshirt senior goalkeeper Genevieve Richard. In 2014, UW returned the same nucleus of players, led by seniors Richard, Cara Walls, Kodee Williams and Alexandra Heller. “As a senior group we’ve been here for a long time and we’ve been through a lot of disappointing seasons,” Walls said. “We’ve experienced a lot of disappointment at this time of the season and I know that I don’t want to feel that same thing.” This year, this group is determined to turn the page and write a storybook ending. Playing with a chip on their shoulder, the Badgers appear to be hitting their stride when it matters. “It’s pretty unreal. I mean this is our season. I really can’t put it in any other words,” Williams said. Yet the road will be tough. After finishing up the regular season in Champaign, Ill., the Badgers will

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begin the Big Ten tournament. “We don’t want to be complacent. We don’t want to be arrogant. We know that there are a lot of good teams out there and in the Big Ten and every game is going to be a fight,” Walls said. “Obviously we are happy, but we’re not floating on clouds or anything. We know there’s a lot of work to do if we want to go far.” After playing together for several years now, the chemistry and experience of the team seems to be paying off. The frustration of years past has motivated this team like nothing else could. Now, as the season nears its apex, the Badgers look poised to make a deep run into the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. “It’s really cool for us to be playing this well. We’re peaking at the right time here,” said Williams. For this talented group of seniors, ending their careers on a high note means more than just a moment of glory for the 2014 team. It is a chance for them to put Wisconsin on the national stage and establish a tradition of excellence for years to come. “Wisconsin is not just trying to build a program, they are building a program. And we’re proving it,” Richard said. The next few weeks are sure to provide plenty of barn-burning drama for the Badgers as they will match up with the nations’ best. The deep senior class will turn to experience and chemistry as they look to prove the program has become a powerhouse. “I’m really proud of my senior class. I think we’ve done an amazing job and I’m glad that these are the girls I get to go out with,” Walls said.

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Wisconsin (0-6-0 Big Ten, 3-10-2 overall) was five minutes away from recording its first point of the season in Big Ten play. But after a heartbreaking double overtime loss at No. 12 Penn State Sunday, UW will have to try again against No. 2 Indiana (3-2-1, 11-2-3). Wisconsin returns to Madison for its final home game this season, taking on the Hoosiers in a weekend matchup Saturday. Such has been the theme all season for Wisconsin, who has won just two of its 10 games that have been decided by one goal or less. The Hoosiers have also been locked in a lot of tight games, but have fared much better, going 6-2-3 in tied or one-goal games. Indiana will enter the match having won three straight, with just one loss in its last 11 matches. The Hoosiers are led by a high-flying offense, which has scored 26 goals in 16 games, good for second in the Big Ten. Junior forward Femi Hollinger-Janzen has led the charge, with a team high five goals. Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Colin Webb has started all 16 in net, recording seven shutouts. Wisconsin will return home

hockey from page 8 it returns to its home ice to host the depleted UW squad. It could be a recipe for disaster for Wisconsin, who needs every win they can to remain at the top of the standings with the rival Gophers. North Dakota and Wisconsin have gone back and forth in their recent matchups. Last season,

having played better in its past several contests, picking up points in two of its last four, and very nearly making it three of its last four. The McClimon Complex has been much kinder for the Badgers than hitting the road, as they’ve picked up all three wins and both ties at home. Wisconsin continued to get production from freshman forward Mark Segbers, who picked up an assist in the losing effort to add to his team leading 13 points, seventh best in the conference. Redshirt sophomore midfielder Joe Naughton tallied the lone goal in the loss, his first as a Badger. Head coach John Trask has elected to go back to sophomore goalkeeper Casey Beyers in the last two matches, who is now 1-4-1 on the year. He recorded a shutout in a win in the first of the two, and then made four saves before losing on a deflection in overtime. Indiana presents another challenge for the Badgers, as it will be the sixth of the 25 currently ranked teams Wisconsin has faced this year. In those matches, the Badgers have gone 1-4, and still have No. 20 Northwestern left. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the McClimon Complex. the two teams tied in their first matchup in North Dakota, before the Badgers took the second game of that weekend. When UND came to LaBahn Arena last year, the two teams split the games, with each team getting their respective win by a 4-1 margin. If history is any indication, there should be two very close and exciting hockey games Friday and Saturday in North Dakota.

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Wisconsin heads east to play Rutgers By Jim Dayton THE DAILY CARDINAL

After obliterating conference newcomer Maryland last week, Wisconsin will face another Big Ten rookie this Saturday when the Badgers take on Rutgers in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. Wisconsin (2-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall) played its most complete game of the season against Maryland. On offense, the Badgers accumulated 527 yards of offense and averaged 7.3 yards per play. They could have another field day against Rutgers (1-3, 5-3), a team that ranks in the lower third of college football in all major defensive categories. After being the team’s biggest weakness all season, the passing game finally showed signs of life against an FBS opponent last week. Redshirt juniors Joel Stave and Tanner McEvoy combined to go 14-22 for 199 yards and two touchdowns. It was only the third time this year the Badgers completed more than 60 percent of their throws. Both passers have grown accustomed to the new twoquarterback system after two weeks of operation. “As an offense we’ve done a really good job of buying in, understanding what we’re trying to do offensively when I’m in, when he’s in, and then just buying in 100 percent,” Stave said. “I think the offense has really done that.” With a rejuvenated passing attack, Wisconsin is no longer pigeonholed into a one-

dimensional rushing offense. The Badgers finally exploited a new level of the defense for the first time this season when Stave went deep twice to Alex Erickson off of play action last week, with both passes traveling more than 40 yards. “It can loosen the safeties up a little bit,” said offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig. “When you’re not hitting the explosive plays with the balls over the top, the safeties get lower and lower and more comfortable playing closer to the box.” After holding Maryland scoreless for 59 minutes before allowing a garbage time touchdown, the Wisconsin defense finds itself in an uncertain position as it prepares for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have not announced whether starting quarterback Gary Nova will be available Saturday after injuring his knee last week against Nebraska. Nova has been solid for Rutgers this season, completing just under 60 percent of his passes and averaging a superb 9.9 yards per pass attempt, a figure that ranks fourth nationally. However, he has had some nightmarish moments, such as when he threw five interceptions in a loss to Penn State. If the senior can’t play, redshirt freshman Chris Laviano will likely start. Laviano led Rutgers to 17 points across his five drives after replacing Nova last week. He went 4-7 for 49 yards and also ran for 54 yards on five carries.

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Joel Stave ended Wisconsin’s deep-pass drought when he connected twice downfield with Alex Erickson against Maryland. He finished 9-15 for 155 yards and two touchdowns. “Both of them can move pretty well and both of them can throw really well,” said redshirt senior defensive end Konrad Zagzebski. “They both present a really great challenge for our defense. We’ll have to keep them in the pocket and not let them get out on those scrambles.” The Scarlet Knights also present a unique challenge on the ground. After losing starter Paul James to a torn ACL in

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September, Rutgers has split carries between Desmon Peoples and Justin Goodwin. Neither has been very effective. Both average just over four yards per carry and have combined for just four touchdowns all season. That’s one less score than James had, and he only appeared in four games. But defensive coordinator Dave Aranda sees similarities between Rutgers’ rushing attack

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and Wisconsin’s. “The power extra play that our offense runs where the fullback leads, the guard pulls, the backside tight end comes around, a lot of pulling and moving gaps,” Aranda said. “Their running backs do a great job making one cut and going.” Like Maryland last week, this will be Wisconsin’s first ever meeting with Rutgers. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.

The No. 3 Badgers (6-2-0 WCHA, 8-2-0 overall) face another tough test this weekend as they hit the road to take on No. 10 North Dakota (3-3-0, 4-4-0). After suffering its only two losses of the season at the hands of rival Minnesota two weeks ago, Wisconsin is looking to build off the momentum established last weekend in a pair of close wins over Bemidji State. In those close wins, freshman forward Baylee Wellhausen tallied an assist and a goal, earning her WCHA Rookie of the Week honors. She is the third Badger to win the award so far this season, and the team could use another strong performance from her this weekend, as they won’t be at full strength. “We’re going to be missing two kids on Friday night and missing three kids on Saturday,” said head coach Mark Johnson. “So we’re going to have to rearrange our lines and create some chemistry in a short period of time.” Wisconsin has a great mix of an aggressive offense and a strong backline. Changes to their lines could disrupt some of that balance and flow that the team rides to victory. The shots should keep coming. The Badgers have nine players

who have attempted 20 or more shots, four of whom have sent 30 or more. They also have seven players with five or more assists. The last six goals scored by UW came from six different sticks, and sophomore forward Sarah Nurse is the only Badger who has more than one goal over the team’s last six games. This offensive balance should help Wisconsin manage any personnel deficits. Defensively, sophomore goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens has been solid with a 92.7 save percentage (166 in total), but she can’t do it alone. “You can’t do by yourself,” said Desbiens. “It’s always the teamwork. I’m really happy with our defense so far. Everyone has played well. It’s a team effort.” That team effort will be needed against a North Dakota team that is better than its record indicates. North Dakota, which currently has no nickname as the team transitions from its former Fighting Sioux label, suffered tough early season losses at the hands of Vermont and Duluth, before being swept by No. 1 Minnesota last weekend. That puts UND in a similar situation as the Badgers were last week. North Dakota will be motivated and desperate for a win as

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