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Chicago bus service will bring visitors to Freakfest
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By David Jones The Daily Cardinal
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Children turned each other into toilet-paper mummies during “Trick-or-Treat with the Greeks”, an event that gives children the opportunity to celebrate Halloween early.
Student among protesters jailed By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
One UW student and another protester are in Dane County Jail after continuing to videotape a state Assembly session Tuesday night after they were told to stop. More than a dozen people were removed from the State Assembly gallery Tuesday as well. C.J. Terrell, Jeremy Ryan and UW Sophomore Thi Le were kept in custody because of previous incidents in which they were involved. Le and Terrell now face charges of violating their bail agreements, which could result in up to nine months in prison and up $10,000 fine each. Ryan was released from custo-
dy shortly after being arrested for not having medication he needed. UW-Madison Junior Damon Terrell, C.J.’s brother, was arrested on Oct. 10 with his brother for refusing to leave the Capitol floor when ordered to by police. He was present during Tuesday night’s incident. Protester David GilbertPederson said they went into the situation expecting to be arrested and wrote statements explaining their decision before they went to the Capitol Tuesday night. “They were arrested for silently filming in the gallery. Most of them were wearing t-shirts with state statute ‘19.90’ on them,” Damon Terrell said, referring to
the statute that in an open government session, there should be a effort made to accommodate any person trying to record, film or photograph the meeting, unless it interferes with the meeting. Le, C.J. Terrell and Ryan were charged with disorderly conduct. A condition of their bail agreement after an earlier arrest stipulated they could not get arrested until their hearing date in December. “Because they’re being charged with disorderly conduct, they are being charged
In line with Freakfest’s history of attracting a significant out-of-town crowd, an Evanston-based student travel company is cashing in this weekend, offering students from the Chicago area roundtrip travel and State Street tickets for Madison’s upcoming Halloween celebration. UTrippin, the company, will provide customers with tickets and transportation from Northwestern University’s campus to Madison for Freakfest this weekend. Scot Lawrie, president of UTrippin, said he and his business partners “knew that some students would drive up every year to Madison for Halloween, and they always came back with positive things to say.” With this information in mind, UTrippin first offered a Madison package in 2010. “It was the perfect distance for us—about three hours from Northwestern,” Lawrie said. “Everything, including the ticket to Freakfest itself, was very inexpensive.” Despite organized services like UTrippin that provide outof-towners transportation to Madison for the Halloween festivities, police said they are cutting the amount of officers and the Special Events Team will not be working Friday night on State Street. “We can’t be caught unprepared, but the current history has been that it has been a very peaceful—if you will— event for 40,000 people,” Police
Lieutenant Dave McCaw said. Although there are still issues with out-of-towners causing problems at both Halloween and Mifflin, addressing the issue of out-of-towners “is not really on the forefront” for this year’s Freakfest, according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8. “On Halloween for whatever reason, we really lost that part of the ‘out-of-towners’ because we haven’t seen as many issues [in the past few years],” Resnick said. “Mifflin, on the other hand, we have seen issues.” However, two special events teams will work the other parts of downtown keeping an eye out for outrageous house parties. “They aren’t looking for 20 folks sitting out there drinking at a house party,” Resnick said. “They are looking for the worst of the worst. Officers understand students drink and do it safely—that is not who they are targeting.” Lawrie indicated that trips are generally open to everyone, but are catered mainly toward students. “Last year, we had several students from Loyola Chicago come,” Lawrie said. “We’ve had people in their 50s inquire about the trip, and we told them they could come but they would probably feel very out of place.” According to Lawrie, Freakfest might not be the last time that UTrippin offers trips to Madison in the future. “Mifflin is definitely on our radar and has the potential be a trip this upcoming Spring,” Lawrie said.
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Bill would let vendors sell alcohol at 6 a.m. By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
Liquor stores could be able to do business two hours earlier after a bill allowing stores to open at 6 a.m. passed the state Assembly Tuesday. Currently, vendors with Class A liquor licenses—grocery and liquor stores—can sell alcohol from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. But taverns and bars with Class B liquor licenses sell alcohol from 6 a.m. until 2 a.m. State Rep. Evan Wynn, R-Whitewater, introduced the bill and said it would “level the playing field” for those with Class A liquor licenses by extending the amount of time they can be open. The bill will have no effect on extending hours past 9 p.m. for vendors with Class A licensees.
The bill now moves to the state Senate. The bill also would give local governments the ability to decide on their own how long liquor stores could be open. “[Local governments are] much more in-tune with the people in their area than the people sitting in Madison,” Wynn said. Wisconsin health groups, like Health First Wisconsin, criticized the bill for what they saw as encouraging alcohol abuse. “Already we are the #1 binge state in the country … there’s really no reason for people to buy beer before breakfast,” Health First Wisconsin Executive Director Maureen Busalacchi said in a statement. But Wynn said he does not
think restricting the hours of alcohol sales will solve the binge drinking problem. “The only way you are going to keep problem drinkers from finding alcohol is prohibition,” Wynn said. “The people that really want alcohol will find a way to get alcohol.” Wynn said he introduced the bill to make it convenient for people who work overnight to purchase alcohol after their shifts end. He also cited an example of constituents leaving on camping trips who want to pick up supplies in the morning but cannot purchase alcohol. He argued that they woudl leave what they intended to purchase at the counter and buy everything at a WalMart up north, hurting local businesses.
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Lieutenant Dave McCaw said at a press conference Monday there will be fewer police at this year’s Freakfest.
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Proposal to return student leaders to their seats fails By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
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Occupy Madison protesters relocated to the Monona Terrace Wednesday, after the group’s permit at 30 W. Mifflin Street expired. They hope to return to after Freakfest ends.
Occupy Madison loses permit By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
City officials temporarily denied Occupy Madison a new street use permit Wednesday after protesters violated public health and safety conditions and failed to follow the correct processes to renew or amend a permit. The permit, which expired Wednesday at noon, required Occupy Madison protesters to relocate from their current space at 30 West Mifflin Street, also called 30 on the Square. A neighboring hotel’s staff alleged voiced concerns about having to recently escort hotel employees to and from bus stops late at night due to inappropriate behavior, such
as public masturbation, from street protesters. In addition, officials agreed further occupation should not be allowed to continue without restrooms on site to avoid further public health violations. “You can’t be affecting the safety and health of other people around you,” Madison Fire Prevention Officer Jerry McMullen said. “With the public health violations and the complaints I’ve heard, I don’t believe it meets the spirit of the ordinance to a street use permit.” Occupy Madison representative and street use permit holder Paul Streeter said he hopes to use the 30 on the Square space again as soon as possible after Freakfest.
“[The protest] is indeed a work in progress,” Streeter said. “We will continue to address issues as they come up.” Madison’s Parks Division requested a written form stating the dates and location where members wish to occupy. “You can tell us what your proposals are, but we have no idea what you are doing, how you are doing it or what your safety and security plan is,” McCullen said. “We have nothing in writing to back it up, and we usually require that all events have [written plans].” Occupy Madison is relocating onto Olin Terrace until Monday when Freak Fest is over, and they can request a new permit for 30 on the Square.
UW-Madison student government voted down legislation that would return removed leaders to their positions Wednesday. The Student Judiciary removed Associated Students of Madison Nominations Board Chair Niko Magallon and Vice Chair Beth Huang from their positions in September after they failed to turn in required service hours on time. The proposed legislation would return Magallon and Huang to their seats, reversing the SJ ruling. Magallon said the SJ does not have the power to remove ASM officials from their seats. “Not only is SJ violating bylaws, they’re handling the whole situation in a very biased manner,” Magallon said. But Chief Justice Kate Fifield
said the SJ did not violate bylaws and the student council should respect the decision to remove Magallon and Huang. “This is not an impeachment,” Fifield said. “SJ has never tried to infringe on the rights of impeachment of this body.” Also at the meeting, student council discussed joining the United States Students Association. Some ASM representatives said joining would allow UW-Madison to be more effective on a federal level. ASM Rep. Olivia WickBander said joining USSA would allow USSA representatives to come to UW-Madison to provide support. Through membership, UW-Madison would have a lobbyist in Washington, DC advocating on behalf of UW-Madison, Wick-Bander said.
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ASM Chair Allie Gardner co-sponsored legislation for ASM to join the United States Students Association.
Two choices for UW System voting IDs By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
A spokesperson said UW schools had two ways to develop student identification cards for voting: either develop completely new identification “smartcards” or issue ID cards that would be solely used for the purpose of voting. UW System Spokesperson Dave Giroux said the first option would be expensive as the new cards would need all of the “smartcard” functions UW-Madison’s Wiscard has, which allows students to access buildings and pay for meals. The second option would not have any “smartcard” functions but would contain the information needed for voting—a student signature, issuance date and expiration date within two years of the
issuance date. Students would also need to present proof of enrollment before casting a ballot. It would be more affordable for universities to use that option because the cards would solely be used for voting, according to Giroux. But Giroux said the greater challenge will be “teaching people how to go about voting under these new rules.” “[Students] voting need to know what kind of documentation to bring with them to prove their residency in the district where they live near campus,” Giroux said. “That may be new for them.” “First and foremost is our obligation to help our students fulfill their civic duty and do so in ways that comport with the law,” he said.
Judge upholds CFACT funding refusal A federal judge upheld UW-Madison’s decision to deny the Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow funding Wednesday. In 2009, CFACT filed a lawsuit against the university after the Student Services Finance Committee denied the group funding. SSFC ruled CFACT did not submit its application on time and did not spend at least 50 percent of its time directly serving students, making the group ineligible for funding. But CFACT said the committee violated viewpoint neutrality by taking the group’s conservative stance on environmental and social issues into account when deciding the group’s eligibility.
CFACT said one of the only differences between it and the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG), a group that received funding, is that WISPIRG is liberal and CFACT is conservative. The group said this proves SSFC ruled in a viewpoint nonneutral manner. But U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said last year WISPIRG did not receive eligibility. Adelman wrote in his opinion that in the future, if CFACT and WISPIRG’s eligibility decisions contradict each other’s, the student groups can open a new case against SSFC. This year, SSFC granted WISPIRG eligibility and denied CFACT.
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University urges caution during Halloween The Division of Student Life cautioned students Wednesday about their behavior ahead of the Halloween weekend. The message urged students to enjoy the weekend with safety in mind, warning students against participating in disruptive and disorderly conduct in both behavior and attire. “When choosing a costume, please remember to be respectful of our collective community,” the message said. “Ask yourself ‘What message could this costume convey to others?’ and ‘How can represent myself, as a Badger and as a person, in a less offensive manner?’ ”. The message also urged students to drink in moderation in controlled environments and to contact police in emergency situations. In line with the university’s new Responsible Action Guidelines regarding alcohol, students that cooperate with authorities in alcohol-related incidents will not be punished unless they have directly contributed to or caused the incident. The release also reminded students that misbehavior could result in fines ranging from $177 for underage drinking to $429 for disorderly conduct.
jailed from page 2 with bail jumping, and that’s why they’re in jail,” protester Harriet Rowan said. Damon Terrell said that Le and C.J. Terrell will likely pursue a lawsuit. In Tuesday’s Assembly meeting, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, proposed a resolution to allow viewers to hold signs in the Assembly gallery. The proposal was not supported. “People have a free speech right to be able to come and watch us, and to peacefully protest,” Pocan said. Currently, gallery rules state viewers cannot hold signs or videotape proceedings in the legislative chambers.
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M a d i s o n’s b i g ge s t Halloween bash will shut down State Street and other parts of downtown Saturday night for FreakFest, the city’s official party featuring music performances and costume contests. Gates open at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, and will close 1:30 a.m. Sunday. There will be entrance gates at N. Lake Street, N. Broom Street, W. Gilman Street, W. Johnson Street and N. Henry Street. There will be exits at all of these locations including N. Frances Street and up by the stages on the Capitol Square. Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 at the gate, and can be bought in advance at several businesses on State Street, such as Knuckleheads, Goodwill, the University
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Bookstore and Sunshine Daydream, or through Ticketmaster. City officials advise attendees to be creative, use common sense and make props at home, being sure to note that “real bazookas or chainsaws” are not permitted within festival boundaries. Security will not “hold” any items or return them after the event. All Time Low and Neon Trees headline this year’s performances, which include an assortment of national and regional musicians. Ready Set, the Big Strong Men, Quiet Corral, famed underground rapper MURS, Madison-bred Locksley and Chicago’s JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound round out the lineup. There is no glass allowed within the premises, and no alcohol may be consumed on public property.
Freakfest headliners The Baltimore-based band All Time Low, the headliner of this year’s Freakfest, is probably best known for their spot on your middleschool playlist. However, their most recent album Dirty Work has been garnering positive reviews from punk veterans as well as pop-focused critics. If you like Green Day or blink182, you may like All Time Low, as they draw heavy influence from these artists. Their other popular albums worth listening to before Freakfest include Nothing Personal (2009), So Wrong, It’s Right (2007) and Put Up or Shut Up (2006). Their uplifting and danceable tracks are sure to be a huge draw for drunken revelry Saturday night.
Most listeners probably know Neon Trees from their hit single, “Animal.” A key track for many dance parties, their pop-rock grooves are sure to attract a crowd at Freakfest. Hailing from Southern California, beach music is a definite influence on their sound, which has been defined by listeners as alternative new wave rock, with strong ska and punk influences. Rolling Stone and SPIN have released positive critiques of their 2010 release Habits. Another album to check out before their performance is Animal, also released in 2010. Their live performances are known for showcasing their skillful guitar work.
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Freakfest 2011 promises quality up-and-comers By Alex Seraphin the daily cardinal
For as long as anyone in the current student body has been around, the city government has controlled State Street’s annual Halloween celebration with an iron fist, squeezing out as much dangerous anarchy as they could manage. In doing so, the authorities have been surprisingly successful. Last year, Madison Police arrested a measly 43 individuals, none of which had been planning to assault or otherwise injure any member of OK Go (again, surprisingly successful.) State Street shop owners have saved millions on riot-necessitated repairs, and the gutters of Madison have experienced a markedly decreased vomit flow. However, students have paid dearly for this remarkable reversal of Madison’s
piss-stained Halloween reputation, mostly because the musical performances have sucked. Last year feature the aforementioned OK Go (admittedly pleasant enough), headlining a lineup particularly lacking in distinction.
This year, Freakfest promises to deliver a few diamonds in the rough.
This year, Freakfest promises to deliver a few diamonds in the rough. The chief draw will probably be All Time Low, a band quite popular in the [Alternative-Press and Warped-Tour adjacent] circuit Fall Out Boy was milking half a decade ago. They’re skinny, they have hair covering their eyes and
they have some pretty well-constructed pop singles. “Weightless” in particular does pretty much everything that kind of song needs to do well. The crowd will be large and feminine and everyone will have a great time. Then again, no one will be surprised by what they see or hear. Also sure to draw large crowds are Neon Trees, who specialize in a sort of electro-dance-rock that could best be described in relation to fellow Utahans, label mates and enthusiastic cosigners the Killers. Imagine that group’s Hot Fuss-era work with a bit more propulsion in the fuel tank: You aren’t too far off base from Neon Trees. Also on the bill is The Ready Set, a solo act fronted by Forth Worth mad man and all around nice guy Jordan Witzigreuter. He sounds a lot like Owl City, who of course
sounds a lot like the old Death Cab for Cutie side-project the Postal Service. Really, ‘nuff said. The really exciting acts, however, won’t necessarily be pulling the largest crowds. Murs is something of a hippie/hip-hop cult figure, having released one of the decade’s best hip-hop albums back in 2003 , The End of the Beginning. Admittedly, it’s been a long time since that high water mark, thus it’ll be interesting to see how well Murs’ largely laid-back, introspective style translates to what has historically been Madison’s wildest night on the town.
Looking promising are the Madison West graduates and NYC based band Locksley, notoriously poppy, jangly garage yelpers.
Still, Murs’ show will at the very least be a good pit stop for those revelers looking for good vibes and maybe even a whiff of that famous “devil weed” of which Murs’ fans tend to be fond. Looking promising are Madison West graduates and NYC based band Locklsey, notoriously poppy, jangly garage yelpers. They put on a good show late this summer on the Terrace and will be worth checking out. The Big Strong Men are a Minneapolis band with a fun, old school but not too self-conscious take on partying-oriented rock ‘n roll. Quiet Corral, reminiscent of Fleet Foxes, will also take the stage Saturday. They are folksy, harmony-laden mood music, while out of place in a largely upbeat lineup, but still worth checking out. Perhaps most exciting, however, are Chicago’s JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, a fiery soul combo who put on a killer opening show for Peter Bjorn and John last August (they blew the headliner right out of the water.) This group is energetic and a lot of fun, and will certainly be the highlight of
The Skinny What: Freakfest! Where: State Street When: Saturday, Oct. 29. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cost: $8 in advance, $12 day of show.
Performer Lineup: All Time Low The Ready Set The Big Strong Men Locksley Neon Trees Murs JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Quiet Corral DJ Will Calder
Our picks: Murs—laid back hip-hop Locksley—upbeat garage pop The Big Strong Men— old-school party rock JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound— energetic post-punk soul
the evening for any State Street partiers drunkenly wandering from set to set. While some of the more irresponsible members of the student population may yearn for a return to the legendary, unsupervised bacchanalian celebrations of old, it seems like for the immediate future we are stuck with Freakfest’s modern incarnation. Luckily, fun hasn’t been outlawed yet, though free admission to State Street will be off limits to all but the craftiest fence jumpers and confident men and women. For the rest of us, tickets will be sold for $8 ahead of time and $12 on Saturday.
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For the record In the WUD column printed on page 4 Wednesday, there was a mistake in the date of Hoofers’ Buccaneer’s Ball. The Ball is on Thursday night, Oct. 27, not Friday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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alloween hasn’t changed a bit from when we were kids. Let’s be honest: We all still dress up on Oct. 31 each year and pig out on our favorite candy. More importantly, we look forward to these activities months in advance like Halloween is the greatest day of the year, but that’s because it is! Don’t argue with me; this is fact. Halloween as a kid was just incredible. Candy and scary costumes were two of my three favorite things at the time—the other being “Hey Arnold.” (That show was the shit, especially the pet pig, Abner.) I always spent a couple of months crafting my costume idea, making sure I put up a show against the other kids without looking like that rich brat who
made his mom drop $200 on a costume. Year after year, I looked forward to the venerable mountain of candy. When that day finally rolled around, it never seemed to live up to the hype. I always forgot the day before November might actually be cold. So there I was, a little sevenyear-old in a paper-thin “Scream” costume fighting the grips of hypothermia so I could continue collecting candy. Once my chattering teeth became audible, my mom would force me to call it a night, leaving me thoroughly unsatisfied with my candy collection and the night in general. But for some reason, I still looked forward to it every year, despite the fact that the actual experience has always been mediocre. As the years progressed, my memory of the previous Halloween took a full 180, and by Oct. 30 I was just as excited as I was the year before. I experienced my first Halloween in Madison last year. I read articles about Freakfest and heard tons of
stories. Of course I went in with an incredible amount of anticipation. What ended up happening was, well, less than ideal. The first red flag of the evening was my choice of costume. Apparently, I lost some of my talent for choosing the right one. I found myself kicking off the festivities with my friend, both of us dressed up as a pair of blue jeans. We each wore all blue clothing. Her name tag read “Jean” and mine read “Gene.” Yeah, it was bad. Then, somebody I was with lost their Freakfest ticket, so we waited with her for 20 minutes while she stood in a massive line for another. Freakfest itself was awesome though, and we were all excited for the OK Go concert. However, it became clear within 15 minutes of the performance’s start that we were no longer in control of our bodies. We found ourselves in a huge crowd of moshing drunks. A group of about 10 people, including myself, were all pushed down
onto the concrete. My head was the only part of my body not smothered under four other struggling souls. All I could do was watch the utterly indifferent people around us continue enjoying the concert. Eventually everyone that was piled on top of me got up, and I proceeded to get the hell out of there. On paper, it all sounds pretty horrible, doesn’t it? I thought so too, at least until January. Madison’s infamous Halloween celebration didn’t meet my expectations, but it was mostly because of mistakes this newbie made. After awhile, though, the near-death experience turned into a funny story, as did the ridiculous costume. My perception of that night has come full circle since Oct. 31, 2010, and I look back on it fondly. Hell, it’s Halloween. Even the coldest nights and most dangerous encounters can’t ruin it—no matter how old you are. Determined to have an awesome Halloween this year? E-mail Elliot at ejmorris2@wisc.edu to brainstorm costume ideas over a fat bag of candy.
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Sex and roommates: a tricky negotiation Erica andrist sex columnist Dear Erica, What’s the best way to negotiate having sex when you have a roommate? I’ve been seeing a guy for a while and I’d like to invite him to spend the night, but I’m not sure how to approach the subject with my roommate. Any tips? —K.H. Sex in a shared living space can be tricky. Sometimes, you’ll wind up with a Post-it note on your keyboard the next morning, “NEW RULE: NO SEX when roomie is present (sleeping or not!).” Other times, the same roommate will give you a high five and offer to make you pancakes. When we have a roommate(s), any sex can venture into the territory of “public,” and that brings up consent issues. If a roommate who has not consented to the possibility of witnessing sexual acts sees or hears us getting it on, that’s a problem. Once someone enters the scene— even accidentally or just for a few seconds—they become a participant in it, and thus their consent is necessary. Brief detour: I’m not condemning exhibitionism here. There are many settings and communities in which exhibitionists can exhibit to people who are informed in advance that they may see others’ bodies or sexual activities in these locations, and they are totally OK with that. But the point here is that it’s
not OK to have mad sex in full view or earshot of a roommate without talking to them first. Both you and your roommate deserve to feel safe and respected in your room, apartment, etc. Not only might your roommate feel awkward or unsafe if she came home one afternoon to find you and your partner on the kitchen table, but you might also feel awkward or unsafe after that. Additionally, letting your roommate know just a little bit about your sex life might allow you to have better sex. If your roommate is gone and you decide to take advantage of the situation, some nagging part of your mind might keep you from fully enjoying yourself because your roommate could walk in at any moment. However, if you know your roommate won’t be back until a specified, agreedupon-by-both-of-you time, you can relax and fully enjoy your temporary privacy. Despite knowing it’s necessary to check in with the roommate first, discussing your sexual activity can still feel awkward. Here are some tips for broaching the subject. First, remember that you and your roommate(s) are equals. I do not have the right to sexile my roommate whenever the hell I feel like getting it on or assume that he or she will just deal with it if my partner comes over for awhile. But it’s also pretty unreasonable for me to freak out about my roommate’s partner staying over for a night or two. Respect your roommates’ right to their living space, and also do your best to respect the choices they make in that living space. Second, make sure you’re discussing the subject productively. “Hey, is it okay if my boyfriend comes over this weekend?” probably isn’t good enough. I’m not saying your
roommate needs a play-by-play (“At 8 p.m., we’re going to make out for seven minutes. There will be a lot of tongue. Then…”), but they do need to know what you want or expect: “My boyfriend is visiting this weekend. Is it okay if he stays here overnight? It would also be great if we could have the room to ourselves for awhile. Does 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday work for you?” Be aware that your roommate may not be able or willing to accommodate all of your requests. You deserve to be heard and respected, but your sex drive doesn’t trump your roommate’s right to feel safe and comfortable in their home. Do your best to work out a system which makes both
or all of you feel like you have access to the living spaces when you need it, while recognizing that neither of you has the right to monopolize your space 24/7. Finally, expect to learn a little bit about miscommunication and how to laugh things off. One morning a couple years ago, I got up to take my morning pee and ran into one of my TAs in his underwear. Sex can be fun, and sex can be funny. All of our journeys will take us to different places at different paces. Roommate(s) still giving you troubles? Have a special someone visiting this Halloween weekend and need more advice on gettin’ it on without crossing your roomie? Send Erica an e-mail at sex@ dailycardinal.com.
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Science explains the truth behind the myth: “vampire” disorders By Kasia Manolas The Daily cardinal
There’s no doubt that vampires capture our imaginations; recent obsessions with “Twilight,” “True Blood” and The Vampire Diaries prove it. In the past, people truly believed in the existence of vampires — perhaps for good reason. While there is no scientific evidence that vampires actually exist, there are several medical conditions that result in vampire-like features and behaviors. Historic misinterpretations of these conditions have formulated the vampire myth we know and love today. One mistaken display of vampirism is a condition known as catalepsy. As a symptom of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and schizophrenia, catalepsy is primarily characterized by muscular stiffness and a fixed posture. During a cataleptic episode, a person’s heart rate and breathing may slow to the extent that neither are detectable through simple medical examinations. Because a cataleptic episode can last hours, or even days, people used to believe cataleptics were dead and would mistakenly bury them alive. When some of these buried individuals came to, they would dig themselves out of their graves, giving the impression that they had literally come back to life. To make things worse, some of these individuals also suffered from mental disorders such as schizophrenia and behaved quite strangely after “awakening.” Another vampire-like disease, known as porphyria, is a condition characterized by decreased amounts of heme, the iron-rich red pigment in blood.
People with extreme cases of porphyria are highly sensitive to sunlight and can sometimes become delirious. Sufferers also have reddish mouths and teeth. Because drinking blood alleviates some of these symptoms, namely by balancing heme levels, this practice worked its way into the vampire myth as well. Furthermore, because porphyria is a hereditary disease, descriptions of these “vampires” have historically been concentrated in specific areas. Sufferers of Gunther’s disease have reddish eyes and skin, a receding upper lip and cracking of the skin when exposed to sunlight. These features may seem supernatural, but they are ultimately medical symptoms. In some places, a common practice among suspicious villagers was to exhume the graves of “vampires” a few days later
and look for vampire-like characteristics. Often, the hair, teeth and fingernails would appear to have grown and the bodies would still have blood in the heart, leading to beliefs of vampire immortality. In reality, every decomposing body will have protruding fingernails, hair and teeth as the skin dries and recedes. Blood in the heart can be attributed to the normal processes of postmortem decomposition as well. As for what kills vampires, there is no basis for the stake through the heart, fire, beheading, holy water or garlic. These were actually the inventions of “Dracula” author Bram Stoker, and most of them would kill any normal non-vampire. Likewise, a vampire’s ability to radiantly sparkle is entirely made up by Stephanie Meyer. Although, that does make for an attractive Edward Cullen…
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Ask Mr. (Mad) Scientist Dear Mr. Scientist: Why do vampire bats drink blood? Is blood even a sufficient source of nutrients? —Sammy H. Blood is chock-full of nutrients! One of the main functions of blood is to carry carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins and other vital substances to the cells of your body. Vampire bats have extremely narrow throats and zig-zagged stomachs, so solid food isn’t an option for them. Because of the nutrients in blood, these bats are able to survive on a strict liquid-only diet. Though the thought of a blood-thirsty animal is scary, one shouldn’t worry. Of the three species of vampire bats, only one drinks mammalian blood, and they can only kill humans by transmitting rabies, which any bat can do.
Dear Mr. Scientist: I understand why we get goosebumps when we are cold, but why do we also get goosebumps when we are scared? —Amy H. Have you ever seen the hair on a cat stand on end when it encounters a dog? When threatened, the hair on many mammals, Homo sapiens included, will stand up to make the animal look bigger and more intimidating. While this trick doesn’t work too well for us humans, it has stuck around through many rounds of evolution. The goosebump reflex, known as piloerection, is caused by the stress hormone adrenaline, which is released when you are afraid or stressed. This release of adrenaline causes the small muscle fibers attached to each hair follicle on your body to contract. Thus, goosebumps!
Mr. Scientist is Michael Leitch. If you have a burning science question you would like him to answer, send it to science@dailycardinal.
Is Halloween scary for expectant moms? By Aaron Sams the daily cardinal
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A recently published study found that fewer women give birth on Halloween than on any other day of the year. Why? As a kid, I couldn’t wait to choose a costume, go trick-ortreating and binge on candy. Sure, running into big kids with Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers costumes terrified me, but that fear was exciting. Now, in the spirit of full disclosure, I may be a bit biased. All Hallow’s Eve happens to be my birthday, but that is exactly what made me so surprised to hear of a recent study on the occurrence of childbirths on Halloween and Valentine’s Day. The study, coincidentally published earlier this month, examined the effect of positive and negative holiday associations on birth rates. Yale researchers examined birth records and certificates from 1996-‘06 for the weeks before and after each holiday. Over the study period, women were 5 percent more likely to give birth on Valentine’s Day than on surrounding days. Conversely, the likelihood of giving birth on Halloween was an astounding 11.3 percent lower than on other days. The observed drop in births for Halloween was roughly the same for induced labor, C-sections and natural births. So, while women may be actively avoiding Halloween by scheduling C-sections and inductions on other days, there is something else keeping women from giving birth naturally on the last day of October. While the study didn’t examine the exact cause of this phenomenon, researchers suspect that pregnant women may have some ability to speed up or delay spontaneous births. Apparently the psychological state of expectant mothers
can influence the hormonal mechanisms that control birth timing. So what is it about Halloween that would cause fewer births? Halloween brings an onslaught of stressful experiences like haunted houses, corn mazes, scary stories, and horror movies that we joyfully consume for the sheer excitement of fear. That excitement is caused by a rush of stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline as part the body’s innate fear response. When you become overly anxious or frightened, your brain triggers a cascade of events that lead to physical stress. The complete reaction quickens the pulse, pushing more oxygen to your muscles and elevating blood sugar. This physiological “fight or flight” reaction produces the short-term high that keeps you going back to the theater for the next “Saw” movie. However, these addictive effects may not be so desirable for a woman about to give birth. It seems clear that prolonged stress poses risks to a pregnant woman and her unborn fetus. Elevated cortisol levels are associated with increased risks of miscarriages, premature births and developmental delays. What if all of the stress of Halloween actually leads to an average decrease in births that day? Or is it more likely that women utilize sheer will to avoid giving birth on Halloween? After all, ghosts, witches and vampires don’t exactly provide the “warm fuzzies” most women would want to associate with their child’s birth. Even though scientists can’t yet provide an explanation for the results, this study will surely lead to even more interesting research on the subject.
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Ryan Waal opinion columnist When Barack Obama’s re-election campaign headquarters were set up last June, the president’s staff wrote three names on the wall to identify the most threatening potential Republican candidates. The first was former Masachusettes Gov. Mitt Romney while the second was former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out in August and has since become co-chair of Romney’s campaign. The third candidate the administration saw as a threat was, fascinatingly enough, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Never heard of Huntsman? You’re not alone. Huntsman’s national poll numbers have been static at 2 percent or lower for months now, and his support among primary voters is so infinitesimal that he was almost refused participation in the recent GOP debate on CNN. Furthermore, Huntsman’s campaign finance numbers have been dismal, raising only $1,000 to date in New Hampshire, the state Huntsman based his entire campaign on winning. Huntsman’s struggles are not entirely surprising. With the
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Republican Party as far right as they have ever been ideologically, few pundits seriously predicted that a candidate pushing moderate values to primary voters would be able to break through. It’s a shame, because Huntsman is by far the strongest general election candidate the GOP has. He is the kind of candidate the media loves: relatively young, handsome and very articulate. He also has a fascinating back story. Son of billionaire Jon Huntsman Sr., he dropped out of high school at the age of 15 to play keyboards in the band Wizard, providing him with a musical background he frequently mentions in appearances. After obtaining his college degree, Huntsman went on to be the youngest ambassador in U.S. history, serving as the ambassador to Singapore for George H.W. Bush and the ambassador to China for Obama. While these beginnings are certainly less humble than that of the current president, both Huntsman and Obama’s lives contain—in different measures—the theme of unlikelihood. Huntsman’s complicated and unusual path to politics earns him an interesting narrative, thus making him the kind of political personality the media loves. Additionally, Huntsman’s public service record contains bullet points which should appeal to conservatives. Huntsman cut taxes by $400 million while in Utah and
revoked the state’s progressive income tax with a statewide flat tax. He pushed for private school choice vouchers and actually created more jobs during his tenure than Rick Perry. With the country more focused on the economy and job creation than any other issue this year, it’s strange that the candidate with the most proven economic record has been ignored. Romney, who in his own way is campaigning as a moderate alternative to the rest of the Republican field, dwarfs Huntsman’s poll numbers many times over despite having a much lower job creation record, less experience and an outrageously long list of inconsistent attitudes towards political issues. Although Romney has convinced the GOP he is the most electable candidate, his myriad of inconsistent positions and prep school persona make him much more vulnerable to undecided voters than Huntsman. Alas, Huntsman’s refusal to forgo his centrist ideals and submerge himself in the lunacy of primary season has stalled him. In June, Huntsman released a now infamous tweet stating, “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on Global Warming. Call me crazy.” Additionally, Huntsman has expressed support for same-sex civil unions and, in his announcement speech, said, “I respect the president of the United States.”
These are just not the things Republican primary voters want to hear, particularly not neo-conservatives. Despite Huntsman’s continued opposition to abortion and gun control, the Republicans simply cannot accept someone who isn’t absolutely pure ideologically, meaning they express the most outrageous far-right positions while somehow promising to win a general election. And they certainly can’t accept someone who “respects” the president; they want hyperbolic rhetorical blows about how Obama is “anti-colonial,” or may have forged his birth certificate (an issue Rick Perry tried to raise again this week.)
In Huntsman, the GOP has a great opportunity to redefine their platform and reclaim the establishment from the Tea Party radicals whose behavior has forced Congress into permanent gridlock. Though they will not take the opportunity this time, Huntsman’s already speculated 2016 campaign will give them a chance to do so in the future. They should take that chance. Huntsman is the most appealing Republican the party has seen in a long time. Ryan Waal is a sophomore majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinalcom.
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ramage from page 12 lost in the national championship game to Boston College April 10. John’s mother, Dawn, and older sisters, Tamara and Jaclyn, have watched him play. But his father has not seen a game since, and it is unclear when he will again. Ramage served 10 months of his sentence before being paroled, and today lives in a half-way house in London, Ontario. According to the London Free Press, he coaches young hockey players as a “defensive consultant” with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
Not long after his father began serving that sentence, John Ramage was named captain of the American hockey team that would play at the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. The event is a lauded showcase for international hockey talent, where the best future NHLers under 20 years old compete for their countries in heated games highlighted by the showdowns between the United States and Canada. Ramage was going to lead his country’s team in some of the biggest games he had ever played. His father, meanwhile—the man who coached him growing up and taught him the tricks of the defen-
sive trade—was going to sit in a cell on the other side of Lake Ontario, trying to watch his son as much as he could.
“[My dad has] always been there for me no matter what.” John Ramage junior defenseman UW men’s hockey
“That was just the situation,” Rob Ramage said. “You deal with it, and his mom and sisters were there, and I was certainly there in spirit.”
dailycardinal.com/sports When John Ramage suited up to take the ice as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team’s captain Oct. 7 against Northern Michigan, the drab of the empty arena was replaced with the buzz and anticipation of a new season; the Kohl Center’s red seats packed with Badger fans and its ice cleaned and readied for the first game of the year. And after Ramage walked by those black circles with the years in white, under the bright red “Badger Hockey,” past the cinder blocks and concrete and across the featureless carpet, he sprinted out onto the ice to create his own legacy in the shadow of his father’s. Rob Ramage was not at that
game because of a choice he made and the turns his life has taken. One took him onto the path of NHL stardom, another to the community where he raised his son, then another down Rutherford Road. It is that turn that kept Rob Ramage from watching his son represent his country in Buffalo, and kept him from seeing his son’s first game as the Badgers’ captain. “I would have liked to have been there,” Ramage said about the 2011 tournament, “but it wasn’t possible.” “Life’s full of twists and turns.” To read parts one and two of this three part feature, visit dailycardinal.com
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Montee Ball didn’t see a carry last year against Ohio State, but he will play a key role in weekend’s crucial matchup.
Story by Parker Gabriel
ven without last week’s stunning loss to Michigan State, it is easy to see why the storylines this week veer well clear of the football field. Factor in the loss and buzz that continues to linger and the ramifications of Saturday night’s division matchup with Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, almost seem secondary. They shouldn’t be. Under the new division alignment, wins and losses against division opponents count for far greater weight. Want to guarantee your trip to the inaugural Big Ten Championship game, to be held in Indianapolis on Dec. 4? Beat every team on your side of the league, and you’ll get there. That is precisely the situation the No. 12 Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 6-1 overall) find themselves in this week. Senior wide receiver Nick Toon, who was held to two catches (58 yards) against the Spartans last week, said the team understands the situation and is comfortable with it. “The sense of urgency is a little higher, but we’ve had a lot of success so far this season and we just need to continue to work on improving the things that have allowed us to have success,” said Toon, who leads the team with 505 receiving yards and six touchdowns this season. A year ago, the Badgers used a mammoth victory against thenNo. 1 Ohio State to springboard
their conference championship run. Last week, Wisconsin tried to avenge last year’s loss against the Spartans. This weekend, Ohio State will be the team with a loss to avenge. “I’m sure they’re a little upset about what happened last year and that just ups the rivalry a little more,” junior running back Montee Ball said. Ball, the Big Ten leader in touchdowns with 19 (17 rushing), did not register a carry last year against OSU. At the time, he was UW’s third running back behind John Clay and James White. In the 13 games since that Oct. 18, 2010 matchup, though, Ball has accounted for 34 scores, easily the best in the country. Over the last year, things have changed for the Ohio State program almost as drastically as they have changed for Ball. A series of allegations, investigations and suspensions led to a new head coach—first-year man Luke Fickell—and a team devoid of several top playmakers for the first half of the season. Those suspensions, coupled with sporadic injury issues with freshman quarterback Braxton Miller, leave the usually dominant Buckeyes’ in unfamiliar territory— sporting a 3-4 record overall and padding the area in the standings between cellar-dwellar Indiana and the rest of the league. “They’re having a tough year
this year, but they’re still a great team with a lot of great athletes,” Toon said. “They’re still a toptier program and you have to take them as such.” This will be the first time this year the Badgers play back-to-back road games. A week ago, a tremendous start—ignited by an 11-play, 80-yard opening drive—took the Michigan State crowd completely out of the equation for the first quarter. That changed quickly in the second quarter, a testament to the difficulty involved in wrestling momentum away from a home team in the Big Ten. “It’s a good time anytime you can go into a venue like Ohio State,” sophomore wide receiver JaredAbbrederis said. “It’s a business trip and we have to do our job … if we play our game and do our best to focus on the details we’ll be alright.” There are storylines abound in this game. The Buckeyes want revenge from a year ago. The Badgers have to rebound from the most unimaginable of losses. Ohio State appears on the brink of full rebuilding mode. Wisconsin can help establish itself as the force to be reckoned with in the Leaders division with two straight wins over the decades’ premier conference team. At the end of the day, the most important pretenses come Saturday are the championship aspirations that live on in Madison.
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Wisconsin gets back in the ‘W’ column Badgers close out non-conference season with 2-0 win By Dylan Flaks The Daily Cardinal
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (3-1-0 Big Ten, 8-6-2 overall) got back on the winning track Wednesday night with a 2-0 win on the road against UW-Milwaukee (2-2-2 Horizon League, 5-8-2 overall). The game marked the last of the Badgers’ three-game road trip, finishing the trip with a record of one win and two losses. The Wisconsin offense has not controlled the ball well in its past two games. It lacked possession time and in turn took far fewer shots than its opponents. Head coach John Trask must have pointed out this consistent problem to his players during practice this week, as the Badgers came out and fired an early shot in just the second minute of the game. It was junior midfielder and offensive star Tomislav Zadro who took the first shot. Wisconsi as a whole, however, looked like the team that lost its last two games, as Milwaukee recorded four shots and a corner kick in the next seven minutes of the game, pressuring the staunch Wisconsin defense and testing sophomore goalkeeper Max Jentsch early. Wisconsin ended its two game score-less streak in the 24th minute when sophomore midfielder Blake Succa ripped a bullet from 30 yards out and past Panthers junior goalkeeper John Shakon, his first goal of the season. Just nine minutes later Wisconsin struck again. Freshman
midfielder David Caban hit an excellent through ball to Zadro who finished the play in traffic from 12 yards out to get his team-leading fifth goal of the season. The score put the Badgers ahead 2-0 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half. At the end of the first half, Wisconsin had recorded six shots and two goals, twice as many shots as they had in the entirety of the previous weekend’s game against Northwestern and two more tallies than they had in that game. They Badgers held the Panthers to just seven shots as well, a key acheivement considering they have given up 50 more shots than they have taken this season. The second half began much
like the first, as Tomislav Zadro took yet another shot in the 46th minute of the game. However, the Badgers would go without a shot for the next 31 minutes of the game, watching as the Panthers took four shots of their own in that time period. The Wisconsin defense held strong though, and forced most of the Milwaukee shots wide to finish the game 2-0. Wisconsin did a lot of things well Wednesday. If the Badgers can build on this performance moving forward into their last three games—all against conference opponents—they can make a final push for the Big Ten tournament. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
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Tomislav Zadro recorded his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the Badgers’ 2-0 win over in-state rival Milwaukee Wednesday.
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Rob Ramage was not there for some of the biggest moments of his son’s career. Now, out on parole, he’s going to miss even more this year. Story by Nico Savidge
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n a Wednesday after- he was asked how it feels when noon in late September, your father misses some of the John Ramage walked most important events of your out of the Wisconsin hock- career because he is stuck in jail ey dressing room and stood or on parole for driving drunk. amidst the concrete drab that “He’s always been there for pervades the floor level of me no matter what,” Ramage the Kohl Center. Behind him, said. “I’ve been able to talk through the door to with him, keep contact that room and under with him, and he’s actuthe bold red letters that ally been there just as read “Badger Hockey,” much as he could be.” were puck-like black After he was sencircles bearing in white tenced in 2007 to four numbers the years of years in prison, Rob the team’s six national Ramage appealed the championships. In front decision. Once that of him was the cavern- R. RAMAGE appeal worked its way ous arena, its fluoresthrough the Canadian cent lights humming courts, it was denied above the sheet of ice Ramage in July 2010 and Ramage and his teammates just tore up began serving his sentence at in one of their first workouts. the Frontenac Institution, a He had ditched the practice minimum-security prison in uniform and gear he was wear- Kingston, Ontario. ing a few minutes earlier for the A few months earlier, Rob body-hugging black and gray of Ramage had watched his thenhis Bauer compression shirt and freshman son play in person for pants. And there, standing on the last time, when Wisconsin the nondescript carpet leading ramage page 10 from the locker room to the ice,