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Madison Muslims find local support despite harsh national rhetoric University, city, national leaders seek to establish open dialogue on understanding Islam

by Teymour Tomsyck City Editor

In the wake of recent presidential campaign rhetoric, some communities have seen their mosques vandalized. But in Madison, Muslim students and community members said they have seen nothing but support and efforts toward greater communication.

On campus and within the city, Muslims continue to reach out and educate the general public about their faith and counter what they see as misinformation from some high profile figures. Local Muslim leaders said in spite of this rhetoric, or perhaps because of it, they have seen more support and instances of solidarity.

For a Muslim, the traditional “greeting is ‘salaam alaikum,’

which means ‘peace be with you,’ so it makes it pretty clear what is at the core of the religion.

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Hani Rustom University of Wisconsin’s Muslim Students Association president As part of this push to inform the public, Muslim community leaders and government officials hosted a panel Jan. 23 to open the dialogue on understanding Islam and the threat of ISIS. At the panel, local leaders discussed how Islam’s message as a religion can become distorted and how groups using violence in the name of Islam pose a threat to Muslims as well as western society.

Mayor Paul Soglin said the way Muslims are being described is not a unique occurrence, citing the U.S.’s history of prejudice. Regarding Muslim immigrants, Soglin said the country should accept them not for reasons of self-interest, but for humanitarian reasons.

“Open the doors, there really should be no doors, and when we do, it has to be from our hearts,” Soglin said.

Recently, presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. and closer monitoring of Muslims already within the country.

Hani Rustom, president of the University of Wisconsin Muslim Students Association, said his organization continues to host events aimed at teaching students about Islam and the problem of radical groups, such as ISIS. The goal of his organization, Rustom said, is to foster a community of Muslims while also teaching the student body about the religion.

Support from the university and students, Rustom said, has actually increased recently.

Masood Akhtar, advisor to the Madison Muslim community, painted a similar picture

in describing how Madison has responded. He said efforts from elected officials have been particularly admirable, such as U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, inviting Ald. Samba Baldeh, District 17, a practicing Muslim, to the State of The Union.

The biggest concern over recent inflammatory rhetoric, Akhtar said, is the environment of fear it can create within the population at large.

“When you create an environment of fear, some people take that and do something they aren’t supposed to do,” Akhtar said, referring to acts of vandalism against mosques and other hate crimes against U.S. Muslims. But Akhtar said Madison has been spared from any such activities.

Akhtar said rhetoric that paints Islam as an inherently violent religion should be condemned. He said close cooperation between the Madison Muslim community and federal law enforcement in preventing acts of terror shows just the opposite.

The Muslim community, Akhtar said, has condemned radical groups, such as ISIS, from the beginning of their existence. He also criticized the tendency for media attention to focus on the religion in cases where Muslims commit acts of terror, but not when these acts are perpetrated by others.

Baldeh, who has been very active in the Madison community, said he too has seen wide support within the city. He said his efforts to educate the public about Islam have continued since returning from the State of the Union.

Rustom said ultimately the danger posed by inflammatory rhetoric can be neutralized through promoting a general understanding of the faith.

“For a Muslim, the traditional greeting is ‘salaam alaikum,’ which means ‘peace be with you,’ so it makes it pretty clear what is at the core of the religion,” Rustom said.

Photo · Hundreds of people gathered Jan. 23 to hear from a panel of community and national representatives on starting conversations about Islam and ISIS. Panelists included Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin and more.

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University of Wisconsin to make switch to Common Application Student government leaders worry transition will dissuade in-state students from applying

by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

Joining the 600-plus universities in the U.S. already using it, University of Wisconsin plans to switch to the Common Application next fall in hopes to make UW nationally recognizable and increase diversity among UW students.

The Common Application includes a variety of different schools from across the country, from large public institutions to small private institutions.

Among these institutions include Big Ten schools University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Northwestern University and Purdue University, Steve Hahn, vice provost for Enrollment Management, said.

“We believe that the company of schools that this puts us in is a good representation of our peers and our aspirational peers as well throughout the country,” Hahn said.

The switch to the Common Application, Hahn said, will also increase the diversity of student applications to UW, not only socioeconomically, but geographically as well.

While UW may be enthusiastic about the switch, Associated Students of Madison wasn’t

exactly “thrilled” about UW’s plan to adopt the Common Application, ASM Vice Chair Kyla Kaplan said.

When the decision to switch to the Common Application was presented to ASM, the group did not have much opportunity for input regarding the change, Kaplan said.

Though not adamantly opposed to the switch, Kaplan said because ASM did not have knowledge about the change prior to the announcement, they did not voice their concern about the Common Application.

“It separates [UW] more from the system that we are supposed to be a part of, and it could initially have the affect of making students applying to other UW schools not apply to Madison because it’s a different application,” Kaplan said.

While UW’s switch to the Common Application aligns with other large state institutions’ application processes, there’s a potential concern that the application will help more out of state students than instate students, Kaplan said.

Though UW will be among “good company” by joining the long list of universities that use the Common Application, Hahn insisted the switch will fulfill UW’s primary mission to serve

Wisconsin students.

“We [UW] believe that definitely as the flagship institution of the state [we] have a role to play in obviously serving Wisconsin students,” Hahn said. “We believe that moving to the Common Application will not jeopardize that role, and may in fact enhance it.”

Numbers from the Common Application show many Wisconsin residents already use the program. Hahn said in 2013 more than 5,000 applicants with a home address in Wisconsin used the Common Application. Those 5,000 residents submitted more than 18,000 different college applications.

Hahn also said last year’s numbers showed 86 percent of the applicants to UW only applied to UW, while 14 percent applied to UW and other UW System schools, demonstrating the little overlap there already is between applications to Wisconsin schools.

Still, as UW prepares for the increased number of applicants they except to receive with UW’s national recognition on the Common Application, UW is also thinking of adding a link on their application to other UW schools, Hahn said. This way, applicants interested in UW may also view other UW System schools if they wish to apply, he

said.

“We take seriously our primary role to serve Wisconsin residents and to be a good partner in the [UW] System, and we believe we can do that and move to the Common App at the same time,” Hahn said.

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Despite growth in computer science, gender disparities remain Though skills applicable to broad range of disciplines, women make up less than 15 percent of major at university

by Anne Blackbourn Campus Editor

Interest in computer science classes at the University of Wisconsin has increased as the university’s impact on the economy grows. But despite UW’s strides forward, female student interest remains relatively low.

In the growing world of technology, it’s rare these days to go to any sector of a company and not find it in need of people with some kind of computer science capability, Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, said.

The demand for talent and ideas from computer science departments like UW’s is high, Still said. However the demand for students with skills in computer sciences goes beyond jobs in technology. Students with computer science skills are being demanded from a whole range of subjects like history and finance, he said.

Due in part to this demand in the workplace for computer science skills and their numerous applications, more students have taken an interest in computer science courses at UW, computer science Department Chair and professor Mark Hill said.

Though the number of total students interested in computer science has grown, the number of female students planning to major or receive a certificate in computer sciences has remained relatively low.

Though the numbers are not abysmal, they are still bad, Hill said.

Currently, about 14 percent — 121 out of 850 — computer science majors at UW are female. About 27 percent — 50 out of 183 — computer science certificate students are female, Nikki Lemon, computer science undergraduate coordinator, said.

In just introductory level courses at UW, computer science 301 and 302, women are also the minority. In 301, 29 percent — 80 out of 272 — are female, while in 302, 21 percent — 138 out of 660 — are female, Lemon said.

“Many students in these courses intend to continue in either the major or certificate, but many others take a course to gain basic computational literacy to help them in other areas of study,” Lemon explained.

To Hill, the low number of female students interested in the field of computer science is a hard one to understand when the field is not only intrinsically interesting, but useful in a variety of majors.

What’s more interesting, Hill said, was back in the 1970s and ‘80s, the number

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of females in the field was considered respectable. Hill said computer culture changed noticeably, beginning with many computer scientists working together in a large computer room. But as the years passed, working with computers becoming more individualized and personal, as individuals began working more independently of one another.

Hill said the UW computer science department plans to participate in a national study that may allow them to better understand the decrease in female interest within the major.

Meanwhile, the computer science field and its impact on the economy have been expanding over the last couple years.

Institutions in particular, like UW-

850 computer science majors at UW 14 percent of computer science majors at UW are female

27 percent of computer science certificate students are female

Women make up less than 30 percent of introductory level computer science courses

Many students in these courses “intend to continue in either the

major or certificate, but many others take a course to gain basic computational literacy to help them in other areas of study.

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Nikki Lemon Computer science undergraduate coordinator Madison and UW-Milwaukee, have the kind of research that is essential to supporting and driving the application of computer sciences, Still said.

The reason major technology firms Microsoft and Google established research offices in Madison, Still said, can mostly be attributed to UW’s strong support of computer sciences.

Some examples of the platforms computer science department at UW have worked on include big data, global solutions, computer architecture and artificial intelligence, Still said. Students can learn about these platforms through introductory computer science classes.

Still said understanding these different platforms can help students apply their knowledge regardless of what discipline they may be in.

“In disciplines outside of computer sciences, [people] still need to be conversant,” Still said. “I think that it’s going to become a skill that across the economy, no matter what they may be working in, there’s a good chance they may need to know more about it.”

Photo · Experts have said computer science is a growing and in-demand field with many professional uses. The discipline has expanded considerably at UW, but female students are still underrepresented.

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Wisconsin senior seeks to spark change on campus through action Kenneth Cole organized ‘Black Out’ at UW to raise awareness, hopes to give voice to those underrepresented at UW

by Xiani Zhong Campus Editor

Most college students don’t organize rallies that gather hundreds of students, administrators and community member to stand in solidarity for a single issue. But University of Wisconsin’s Kenneth Cole is an exception.

Cole has been active all his life, and whether it’s sports, art, poetry or bigger causes like social justice and racial equality, Cole said he puts his all into issues he’s passionate about.

Last year, Cole organized a “Black Out” rally at UW that gathered more than 500 students and community members alike to stand in solidarity against the marginalization of students of color on college campuses across the nation and at UW. When Cole came to UW through the POSSE Program, which awards high school students scholarships based on their leadership and academic skills, he realized many problems that may not be common elsewhere are still prevalent in Wisconsin, especially on college campuses.

“I have friends from all types of different backgrounds in UW, and I think it was me having a lot of those friends and seeing a lot of their perspective and the overall perspective of the

institution and the UW Badger experience that led me to get the knowledge that a lot of people don’t have a lot of racial and social tolerance on our campus,” Cole said.

Cole said he often corrects his friends’ wrongful perceptions of the black community.

For instance, Cole said friends would ask him why he’s not on the football field, request to touch his hair or assume he was able to attend UW because of his racial identity instead of his academic ability.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cole said he never had to worry about being black or fitting into other people’s perceptions. Upon visiting his brother’s school, University of Southern California, he was able to be himself without feeling any kind of social pressure. Cole said USC has a 40 percent white population, which, while overwhelming, triumphs over UW’s black student population, which in 2014 measured a mere 2 percent.

“You get trapped in this kind of bubble,” Cole said. “You’re not necessarily yourself, you don’t feel comfortable and you’re always trying to fit into something else that’s not necessarily your genuine self.”

Cole said the moments that let him down the most in life were also the ones that prompted

him to take on an activist role. After learning about social and criminal justice issues in the U.S., such as the high incarceration rates of minorities, Cole decided to be the voice for the downtrodden. He wants to go to law school, be a civil rights attorney, get involved in public policy and see laws changed to create a better social environment for all American citizens.

UW-Madison has a fighting “spirit.

I feel like even though it has its troubles, even someone like me can come and voice my opinions, have people support the ideals and be able to throw these ideas in the air, to test the waters and see if we can actually create some changes.

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Kenneth Cole University of Wisconsin senior Cole’s passion for social causes was also inspired by his oldest brother, who passed away

in 2009 in a motorcycle accident. Cole said his eldest brother was the first in his family to go to college, setting an example for Cole and his other brothers.

“Basically, he was my hero,” Cole said. “We came from a situation where people would tell you you’re probably not going to make it to college, or that you’re probably going to end up selling drugs, in jail, in a gang or dead. But he defied all those odds, went to college, graduated, owned a house, had a wife and kids — all of that at the age of 24.”

Despite the current racial situation on campus, Cole said he’s optimistic about the future of black student movements at UW because the “Black Out” rally gained great momentum.

His biggest philosophy is to stand in other people’s shoes, stay open-minded and try to understand their perspectives. It is especially important when it comes to improving racial relations on campus.

“UW-Madison has a fighting spirit,” Cole said. “I feel like even though it has its troubles, even someone like me can come and voice my opinions, have people support the ideals and be able to throw these ideas in the air, to test the waters and see if we can actually create some changes.”

UW professor named in Forbes ‘30 under 30’ Mikhail Kats’ scientific research has potential for use in fascinating new technologies, stresses importance of university research

by Matthew Shelver City Editor

Many would describe using science to defy the laws of physics as a rare feat. But for University of Wisconsin assistant professor Mikhail Kats, it’s just another day in the lab.

Kats is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UW and was recently named in Forbes Magazine’s annual “30 under 30” list for his myriad accomplishments in the field of optics.

The Forbes award recognizes 600 young entrepreneurs, innovators and entertainers in more that 20 categories, according to the Forbes website.

Kats received his Bachelor of Science in engineering physics from Cornell University, and later received his master’s degree and Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University, where he held a postdoctoral position for almost a year before coming to UW. Kats said he was drawn to UW because of its high level of research in electrical engineering and physics, its ample supply of excellent

students to aid him in his research and its wide range of research topics and interdisciplinary research opportunities, which permits him to freely pursue his insatiable and diverse interests as an applied physicist.

“One of the things that really sets the University of Wisconsin apart is that pretty much everything here is on the same campus,” Kats said. “As an applied physicist, it’s very important for me to be able to have close contact and proximity with people in all sorts of other scientific disciplines.”

Kats is currently using the freedom the university gives him to pursue one of the avenues that interests him most — the fascinating, and at times bizarre, frontiers of the scientific field of optics.

In his optical research, Kats’ primary interest is the study and development of nanoscopic optical devices called metasurfaces. In developing these metasurfaces, Kats said he and his colleagues meticulously construct perfectly flat surfaces roughly 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, which can be used to control light in almost arbitrary ways.

“We’re essentially putting down a surface

that changes the way light bends when the light comes into contact with it,” Kats said.

“We can use metasurfaces to manipulate the laws of reflection and refraction, make light bend backwards and do all sorts of other weird stuff.”

Another big interest Kats pursues in his research at UW is the development of what he calls “tunable thermal emitters.” Because an object’s optical properties are directly and fundamentally tied to its thermal properties, Kats and his colleagues have by extension been able to use the same concepts at play in their metasurface experiments to manipulate the ways in which objects give off light as a function of temperature.

Kats said he and his colleagues have been able to use their knowledge of the relationship between materials’ optical and thermal properties to design materials that perform bizarre feats — like inverting the relationship between light and heat.

“Imagine if you turned up the temperature on your stovetop and instead of glowing brighter, it got dimmer,” Kats said. “In much the same fashion, we’ve been able to develop

materials that give off less light as they get hotter and more light as they get colder.”

Kats and his colleagues were — to his knowledge — the first team of scientists to perform this feat, he said.

This technology, Kats said, could have serious implications for the development of camouflage that is invisible to infrared cameras, as well as new materials that regulate their own temperature — without use of logic or computers — for use in the design of satellites and spacecraft.

In an age of consumer electronics and exciting new technologies, Kats urges students to remember that much of the technology in their pockets and at their fingertips would not exist without research conducted in university labs.

“It’s easy to forget that all of the underlying science and technology that goes into the latest technological innovations happens in university labs,” Kats said. “I think it’s important to remember that without the work that goes on in the labs of UW and other universities around the world, none of the technology we enjoy today would exist.”

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Nutrient-dense, flavorful dishes shine at The Green Owl Cafe Madison’s only vegan eatery attracts herbivores and carnivores alike

by Meghan Horvath ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Located in Madison’s east side Atwood neighborhood, The Green Owl Cafe is the city’s only vegan-vegetarian restaurant. Despite the veg-friendly menu, the restaurant focuses on local, quality ingredients that even meat-eaters would not dare turn away. Feast on jackfruit quesadillas and kale chips or a bowl of sesame peanut noodles — the dishes at The Green Owl Cafe emphasize healthy meals without sacrificing flavor.

The restaurant is intriguing from the outset.

The vibrant green-painted façade, the tree branch-supported sign and the perched owl are welcoming and provide an accurate introduction to the unusual menu found within The Green Owl Cafe.

In the warmer months, the front patio area is ideal. Thanks to the plentiful incorporation of vegetables and healthy grains, the overall aesthetic of the menu items is impressive and the natural lighting from dining al fresco amplifies the beauty.

Though Wisconsin winters likely confine diners to the inside of the restaurant, the appearance of the dishes are not compromised indoors. The Green Owl Cafe offers a menu of appetizers, entrees, salads, sandwiches, sides and even weekend brunch, with each category riddled with gems.

Listed as an appetizer on the menu, the raw taco plate challenges the common conception of the taco and the smoky spices of the dish satisfy cravings while remaining meat-free. Also vegan and gluten-free, the tacos are served in romaine lettuce shells in place of the standard tortilla, which proves a lighter option without the sacrifice of familiar taco flavors. The sundried tomatowalnut chorizo stands in as the typical meat filling and offers the same texture and taste expected of typical tacos. Stuffed with sliced avocado, fresh pico de gallo and topped with creamy cilantro jalapeno dressing, the additions pair well with the strong flavors of the unique vegan chorizo.

Studded with scallions, pepitas and dried

cranberries and flavored with a nutty dressing, the Quinoa Salad is another must. This vegan, gluten-free option is a refreshing combination of textures and though it is listed as a side, the concept of the dish would stand strong as a full entrée. Held together with a light toss of dressing, the chewy quinoa is a great base for the fresh scallions, the baby pumpkin seed pepitas and tart cranberry morsels. The salad may be simple, but the flavors are exciting, and this side alone warrants a return trip.

For a heartier entrée, the Groundnut Stew is a warming option and ideal for the skeptic seeking a flavorful dish without the meat. This traditional African sweet potato stew consists of cabbage, ginger, peanuts and cilantro, served on top of brown rice and steamed kale. The deep orange color of the sweet potatoes proves eating is first done with the eyes. The dish is vibrant in appearance and rich in flavor with undertones of ginger and peanut. The stew offers a generous portion, but the health of the dish makes it a guilt-free choice.

Desserts at The Green Owl Cafe shed an impressive light on vegan baking, so certainly ask for a dessert menu at the end of the meal. The desserts vary seasonally, but of course are all vegan. Coconut cream pie, chai tea cake and even cheesecake have made the menu, but it is the chocolate lava cake that may be The Green Owl Cafe’s most popular dessert. The cake is rich, soft and warmed. The lava-like center filling is gooey and fudgy and everything you would expect from a chocolate dessert. It is a wonder that it

Photo · From their raw taco plate to their coconut cream pie, Green Owl offers an array of satisfying, guilt-free choices.

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For those in need of flavorful vegan foods or for those looking to eat more inspired, nutrient-dense dishes in the new year, The Green Owl Cafe is a trusted option and ray of sunshine in these frigid temperatures.

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Winter Farmer’s Market proves best gifts come in small packages Despite popularity disparity from summer edition, indoor version lives up to standards of variety, quality

by Henry Solotaroff-Webber ArtsEtc. Editor

Swirling aromas, gently flowing local music and warmth from the hustle and bustle of friendly commerce greet any visitor as they enter the Dane County Late Winter Farmer ’s Market, held at the Madison Senior Center every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Though very different from the vastly popular and culturally iconic Summer Farmer’s Market on Capitol Square, students and vendors alike agree that the winter edition has many of the same qualities that make the summer market so great, in addition to some unique perks.

Firstly, those worried about a dip in the quantity or quality of the products offered at the Late Winter Market can rest assured that it certainly lives up to the standard set by the summer edition.

Take it from Matthew Smith, a vendor at the market and founder of Blue Valley farms.

While he notes there are far fewer vendors and a slight dip in the variety of products due to seasonal availability, many of Dane County Farmer ’s Market essentials are still available, whether they be baked goods, frozen meats and vegetables, produce grown in greenhouses or storage crops like radishes,

parsnips and potatoes.

In addition to a fertile diversity of products, the winter market has a few tricks up its sleeves that the summer market does not. The most notable of these is perhaps the relatively affordable and strikingly robust breakfast served every week, to which all of the vendors contribute.

To get an idea of what a potential shopper might expect from these breakfasts, on one particular Saturday, chef Joey Dunscombe of the Weary Traveler Free House prepared breakfast tacos with butternut squash, eggs, red cabbage, kale and cheddar served with a side of purple potato hash browns, a spinach and apple salad and Jordandal Farms sausage.

If the prospect of a savory breakfast to start one’s day is not enough to warrant a visit, University of Wisconsin sophomore and Late Winter Farmer ’s Market first-timer Alex Warzecha said while there is certainly “a different vibe” from the outdoor market, it has a unique social atmosphere that embraces the market’s smaller stature in order to foster a sense of community.

Warzecha believes the indoor market gives shoppers and vendors alike the chance to bond with one another. Unlike during the hustle and bustle of the summer market, shoppers and vendors can share

experiences such as enjoying the same breakfast, listening and perhaps participating in the same music or even just navigating the smaller market in tune with its slower pace.

Smith agreed, saying the indoor market has “a more welcoming atmosphere,” as well as the feel “of a church social.”

Warzecha and Smith are not the only ones who have noted these positives. Smith said that due to increased food consciousness over the past six to eight years and the demand for locally grown products that comes with it, more and more students have been Photo · The indoor market offers the same selections while frequenting the winter market. shielding avid shoppers from the winter cold.

Warzecha agrees with the notion that the winter market Marissa Haegele is still largely dwarfed by its The Badger Herald summer counterpart in eyes of UW students. She said, however, that after her first winter, as it does in the summer, any student time at the indoor market, she will become a desiring a burst of verdant warmth to break semi-regular visitor. up the cold monotony of a Madison winter Considering that the importance in should consider checking out the Late Winter supporting local vendors persists in the Farmer’s Market.

Umphrey’s McGee returns to stomping ground with changing music Legendary improg band to leave impact on Orpheum Jan. 28 and 29

by Sam Cleveland ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

If any concertgoer finds themselves desiring to see a band that knows what makes a Madison crowd tick, then they can look no further than Umphrey’s McGee’s Jan. 28 and 29 show at Orpheum Theater, where they have performed 36 times before.

While college kids are hardly the only audience members at Umphrey’s shows in Madison, bassist Ryan Stasik said their presence contributes to a concert environment where getting down, loosening up and taking risks aren’t so out of the ordinary.

“I always feel like Madison is a little bit of a party town,” Stasik said. “I consider it a college town — maybe I shouldn’t say a party town — but you know, college kids tend to party.”

In the band’s long history, Madison was always one of their first stops. Since then, Stasik said they’ve garnered such a following in Madison that they’ve simply never stopped returning.

While those unfamiliar or recently acquainted with Umphrey’s McGee may instinctively denote

them as a “jam band,” Stasik said this label is not sufficient to describe their style.

Despite being improvisational, the band’s creative process is highly structured. While on stage, the band members stay in constant communication with one another through eye contact and certain cues to reinvent their songs each time they perform.

Another part of their improvisation is their diligent attention to the crowd and their ability to alter their sound according to its response. Stasik said this requires the developed interpersonal skill of deciding whether the crowd is digging something or is “ready to take a pee break.”

Perhaps one of the reasons why Umphrey’s makes a point to pay attention to the crowd is because for Stasik, one of the best parts of an Umphrey’s show is the crowd itself.

“You’re there and everybody’s very friendly and open-minded,” Stasik said. “People aren’t there to hurt anybody, they’re there to enjoy the experience of what’s going to happen. It’s a tightknit community and it’s very loyal, and our fans are the best.”

When asked what has changed with the band since their last shows in Madison in November 2014, Stasik’s answer unintentionally highlights

just how steady and constant the band is. when he says on a nightly basis crowds are “arm Instead of describing any lineup changes in arm, ready to rage and have a good time,” or drastic turns in musical direction, Stasik it is safe to say that any potential Umphrey’s discussed familial growth. concertgoer can expect camaraderie, exhilaration “Well, factually, we have a lot more babies,” he and enjoyment. said. “We’re a baby-making machine right now.

The Umphrey’s family is growing.”

Stasik also stressed the band’s maturation Photo courtesy of Wikipedia as musicians and how it has lead to more patience and more experimental leanings to avoid the trap of habitually sounding the same.

Along with the band’s determination to avoid falling into a pattern, their upcoming performance will feature unique accompaniments that should allow their performance to stand apart from their many other Madison shows.

This particular performance will likely feature semi-frequent collaborator Joshua Redman, the magic work of lightning specialist Jefferson Waful, as well as an opener of Rock-fusion band Tauk.

Stasik, who spends multiple hours a night hundreds of nights a year looking into a sea of Umphrey’s McGee fans, knows the crowd at his shows better than almost anybody. So January 26, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 11

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Humanities Project unchains artistic expression Within Oakhill Correctional Institution, UW instructors give inmates tools to rediscover their own humanity

by Riley Vetterkind and Emma Palasz Features Editors

Last year, University of Wisconsin Slavic languages and literature graduate student Jose Vergara sat with his students in a circle, discussing the themes of “The Garden of Forking Paths,” a detective story about fate, choices and the possibility of alternate realities.

For Vergara, the discussion proved more lively than many of the undergraduate classes he had taught. He said the passion and energy that exuded from his 12 students, who eagerly joined him in literary deliberation, proved for him the worth of the humanities.

“There was this moment where I felt like literature mattered,” Vergara said. “It could mean something beyond pure entertainment — it changes how we view the world and the way we think.”

Vergara was working with a unique demographic — his students ranged from 18 to more than 80-years-old. Instead of a UW classroom, they gathered in an allmale minimum security corrections facility.

His students were inmates at the Oakhill Correctional Institute, about 30 minutes south of Madison.

At the time, Vergara was the program coordinator for the Oakhill Prison Humanities Project. It received its first major grant in 2013, giving numerous inmates at the Oakhill facility the chance to take classes in the humanities.

About 20 UW graduate students and faculty teach courses in history, literature, art, drama, creative writing and philosophy.

The Oakhill Prison Humanities Project began in 2005 when two UW graduate students started teaching evening poetry classes to inmates.

Since then, several professors and students have collaborated to expand the scope and range of courses offered, all of which relate to the humanities.

Though inmates do not receive course credit for what they learn, the classes give them the chance to create their own engaging and complex artistic work, ranging from rap

and acoustic guitar ballads to portraiture and original monologues.

Because all items inmates send outside the prison undergo scrupulous inspection, most of the inmates’ creations never leave Oakhill’s walls.

But this is all about to change. To shed light on the lives of the Oakhill inmates, Vergara is spearheading a new exhibit named “Artists in Absentia” at Madison Public Library in March that will feature inmate art, texts and music.

Forty-one prisoners created 61 featured works during the fall 2015 semester.

The exhibit will be held through Madison Public Library’s program “The Bubbler,” which hosts events relating to a range of art forms in the community. Bubbler coordinator Trent Miller said “Artists in Absentia” is different from projects the library has seen in the past.

Showcasing the work of currently incarcerated adults, he said, is unique.

After its showing from March 3 to 31 at Madison Public Library, the exhibit will travel to other regional libraries. To find a permanent home for their art, Vergara said the inmates called for an auction, the proceeds of which will help fund arts programs in Madison Public Schools.

Kindling hidden narratives

Current UW professors and graduate students take time on weekday evenings to teach inmates about various subjects in the humanities.

Manon van de Water is a former theater professor and currently teaches in UW’s Slavic languages and literatures department. She combined both areas of expertise to form her drama class at Oakhill. She taught her first session in fall 2015.

The Oakhill Prison Humanities Project first intrigued her because it employs her vision of theater as therapy, she said.

Her class utilizes many improvisation exercises, she said, where students receive a 10word script with no context and must create a scene with a partner. Past examples include

Photo · As part of the Oakhill Prison Humanities Project, UW faculty and graduate students have taught classes in literature, history, art, drama, creative writing and philosophy.

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Photo · Forty-one inmates at Oakhill made 61 creative works for the exhibit “Artists in Absentia” to be displayed at the Madison Public Library in March.

Top right: Adam R. Bottom right: Michael K. everything from a dialogue between a prison guard and inmate, to life on a different planet billions of years in the future.

Then, van de Water asked students to come up with their own 10-word scenes, which she said revealed their deeper feelings and emotions. Observing the inmates as students in her class, van de Water said, made it hard to believe the men had been convicted of serious crimes.

“In working with them, there is no indication that they’re even remotely criminals in a sense of the stereotype,” she said. “They’re people and they’re taking the class and they’re wonderful.”

Ron Kuka, who heads UW’s creative writing department and teaches writing classes at Oakhill, said written narrative is another way inmates can reflect on their lives.

Giving inmates — who have very little contact with the outside world — a platform to share their work publicly is extremely important to them, Kuka said.

Van de Water emphasized the reciprocal fulfillment that both inmates and teachers receive through the program. She said at least one student expresses his gratitude at each class.

Professors and graduate students receive no compensation for their work. Rather, they thrive off the opportunity to make a difference in inmates’ lives.

“It is really very gratifying,” van de Water said. “Otherwise, we wouldn’t do it.”

Cultivating creative minds

The program volunteers observed clear personal and intellectual developments among the inmates.

Vergara said while the Oakhill program helps inmates express themselves to the outside world, it also helps bring that world to them.

Vergara, who taught literature classes for the project, said sharing great works of literature with the inmates helped them engage with the world in a new way.

He said the inmates often connected events in the book to their own experiences. While he said their response differed from the more analytical approach taken in universities, the inmates’ practicality had an influence on his own teaching at UW. Spring Greeney, a UW history graduate student who teaches art for the project, said her students developed artistic confidence as classes progressed. She said one of her students approached her, telling her the volunteers had pushed him to create something he was truly proud of.

“I’ve frequently felt moved to tears at the trust and caring that the participants exuded,”

Greeney said. “[The classes] were healing in some way for them, and I’m really proud of that fact.”

Vergara also noted his students’ writing improved throughout the course of each semester. Their discussions soon took on a more analytical approach, and they began incorporating writing techniques discussed during class into their own work.

A new method of prison education

Nick Yackovich, a clinical assistant professor in UW’s School of Social Work and expert in inmate reentry into communities, said prison education programs often aren’t heavily subsidized, as some people view such funding as a move to be “soft on crime.”

Programs offered in prisons usually teach vocational skills for inmates to apply in realworld jobs, Yackovich said. At the Oakhill facility, Greeney said vocational training is provided, as are certain jobs. She said one of her students is a driver, one does deliveries and a couple work at a furniture manufacturing facility on site.

Not only do classes inside prisons help inmates learn proficiencies they can use when released, but they help boost self-esteem as well, Yackovich said.

“People feel better about themselves when they can earn a certificate or complete anything that’s productive or positive,” Yackovich said.

“If they haven’t had a lot of opportunities for that, this just helps them feel better about themselves, about their ability to change and maybe about their life going forward.”

The Oakhill Prison Humanities Project lets inmates collaborate with people who come from outside the prison, which Yackovich said is rare.

He said allowing inmates to directly interact with people from the communities they’ll be released back into helps them positively readjust to life outside prison.

Volunteers with the Humanities Project said their approach is unique — the subjects they teach improve communication skills among inmates and provide them with opportunities to understand new perspectives and cultures. The courses, Greeney said, also allow the inmates to express their own humanity.

“The hope is creative expression and meaning are at the heart of what it means to be a human being in the world,” Greeney said. “We should all be able to laugh at things and feel pain.”

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ALE ASYLUM SHAKES THINGS UP FOR BEER LOVERS WITH EXCITING NEW ENDEAVORS

by Bryan Kristensen What’s On Tap Columnist

Ale Asylum is one of the top local brands for craft beer connoisseurs in town. This year, they’re pulling even more tricks out of their sleeves to excite beer lovers everywhere.

The local craft brewer is rolling out several new programs in 2016, including an extensive barrel-aged beer program and a mysterious pilot batch list.

“This year will be the 10th anniversary for our company,” Hathaway Dilba, director of promotions for Ale Asylum, said. “We’re excited to have some special beers coming out this year.”

Ale Asylum will highlight the fascinating process of barrel aging beer, which consists of a batch of beer sitting in a barrel of a particular type of liquor or wine until it absorbs some of the other drink’s properties.

Dilba says that current head brewmaster Dean Coffey hasn’t always been known for experimenting with out-of-the box styles of beer — but that is changing.

“Dean is known for being a style purist,” Dilba said. “When our loyal customers found out about these barrel-aged beers we’ve got planned, they were kind of surprised. But this is all about innovation, and we’re really excited for it.”

There will be six different beers in the barrelaged program at the Asylum’s facilities. Two

of these beers, Impending Dissent and Impending Descent, are both Imperial Stouts, but they are only similar in style.

Dissent is made with yeast strains associated with Belgian beers during fermentation, and will age in a rum barrel. Descent, on the other hand, is made with yeast strains found in British style beers, and will age in a bourbon barrel.

The four other beers in the program are vastly different from each other. Mercy, a Grand Cru-style beer currently in the company’s seasonal rotation, will feature some batches aging in tequila barrels.

Diablo Belga, a Belgian-style Dubbel that will be featured from March until May, will have batches aging in rum barrels. And KINK, a Belgian-style Abbey, will age in Chardonnay barrels.

Finally, Ale Asylum is bringing back their Sticky McDoogle Scotch Ale, which will feature some batches aged in Bourbon barrels.

“McDoogle hasn’t been on the market in three years,” Dilba said. “While it’s never been one of our highest-selling seasonals, we have a lot of customers who have said they’re really excited for it to come back.”

In addition to a new barrel-aged program, a pilot batch program is also rolling out.

According to Dilba, different hop and malt varieties will be combined to make different variations of IPAs and Belgian Pale Ales. These beers, while nameless now, could pop up in new seasonals down the road.

It’s an exciting year over at Ale Asylum, and there is no doubt 2016 features a phenomenal lineup.

Ale Asylum recently brought back their Velveteen Habit, a popular seasonal IPA. I decided to review it for this week.

Photo · Ale Asylum’s innovative barrel-aging program includes six different beers.

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ALE ASYLUM

VELVETEEN HABIT

STYLE

American IPA, 7.5% ABV

AROMA

Strong citrus hop smell along with a slight piney aroma

APPEARANCE

Copper with a white head

TASTE

Hops come through full, whereas the bitterness is definitely apparent, but smooth for a great finish

ROOM TEMP. TASTE

Bitterness bites a little harder, but still a great taste

CONSENSUS

A solid IPA. There’s a reason this is a big seasonal seller for Ale Asylum. IPA’s are everywhere, but these guys know how to draw you in.

4.25/5

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Walker’s college affordability proposals hardly make dent in student debt After voting against legitimate reforms, Republicans quick to back governor

by Luke Schaetzel Opinion Editor

Maybe it’s because he is no longer running for president or maybe it’s because the cold weather is syncing up with his cold feelings toward higher education.

Regardless, Gov. Scott Walker has recently proposed a slue of new college affordability legislation. The only problem is, it’s not nearly enough.

Currently, Walker ’s proposal includes creating emergency grants for students who have faced “unexpected expenses” and a required financial literacy seminar for first semester students, and allocates $700,000 to hire internship coordinators.

If by “unexpected expenses,” he means the insanely, unconscionably high prices of textbooks, then the proposal would

may not be a right that “isEducation spelled out in the Constitution, but is sure as hell the reason why out country works and is, from time to time, the greatest country in the world.

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actually do something. If the required financial literacy seminar wasn’t a rip-off bill Republicans refused to move ahead with, I could respect Walker ’s originality.

Also, if that $700,000 went to funding the University of Wisconsin System directly, it would likely do more good.

Another aspect of Walker ’s proposals is an increase of $18.8 million for the Wisconsin Grants program. The Wisconsin Grants program provides need-based grants to technical college students.

While $18.8 million going toward helping technical college students is great, what about those at a four-year college or university? On average, technical college students graduate with $10,000 in debt, while four-year students graduate with $26,000 in debt.

The question should not be about who deserves college debt relief more, but instead about how we can help everyone who is in debt from higher education.

When Walker is the one pushing the proposals to make college more affordable, it is hard to not take them with a grain of salt. These proposals are coming from the man who wanted to slash UW System funding and keep a tuition freeze in effect.

In keeping both of those in effect, Walker basically forced UW to remove their out of

Photo · Average debt for a four-year college student is $26,000, but Gov. Scott Walker’s plan will fail to address a chronic problem affecting most students.

Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald state student tuition cap.

Early on in Walker ’s tenure as governor, it had seemed he cared about helping higher education. He showed this by enacting a tuition freeze. He then passed Act 10 which, while taking away what little power the teacher unions had, was supposed to help education overall. Then, Walker decided to slash funding to the UW system, thus changing the perception that he cared about education or higher education.

So how am I, or anyone, supposed to trust Walker with solving the problem of college affordability?

Democrats, last May, in the state Legislature proposed a bill that would have created the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority. This legislation would have allowed the new government agency to buy federal and private loans and refinance them at lower rates for college students. Under this bill, the problem of

“unexpected expenses” would be addressed by expanding what tuition costs means so that textbooks and school supplies would be included.

Student loan payments would also be deducted from a student’s income taxes, freeing up money to use toward repaying the enormous amounts of debt that college students face upon graduation.

The last important aspect of this bill was that colleges would have to provide loan counseling, something that sounds eerily similar to Walker ’s required financial literacy seminars.

This legislation that would have done a lot of good for hundreds, if not thousands, of college students failed to pass because Republicans refused to vote in favor of it.

Now Republicans, lead by a man notorious for hurting higher education, have proposed their own legislation that would provide minimal help to few students.

Many people who argue against legislation that would make higher education more affordable cite the Constitution. Education may not be a right that is spelled out in the Constitution, but is sure as hell the reason why our country works and is, from time to time, the greatest country in the world.

It’s hard to write that Walker doesn’t care about college affordability after he rolls out a college affordability plan, but for whom does his plan make college affordable?

Sure, it is a decent start on a crisis affecting most college students, but there is no telling what Walker ’s next move is. He leaves little faith that more, actual, change will come about to help stop the growing crisis of college debt.

Luke Schaetzel (lschaetzel@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in journalism and political science.

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Walker correct in decision to not pardon Steven Avery ‘Making a Murderer’ fails to definitively prove Avery’s innocence, but unveils faulty judicial system, demonstrates need for change

by Aaron Reilly Opinion Editor

The rise to glory of “Making a Murderer” is incredible, to me especially. Since I grew up in Chilton, Wisconsin (made famous by the docuseries), I remember seeing Steven Avery being released from prison in 2003 for his false rape conviction, and his subsequent conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach in 2007. So seeing this case go from a local phenomenon to a national headline was difficult to comprehend. At the time the murder and trial occurred, there was never any doubt in my 10-yearold mind that Avery was guilty. But now, there’s doubt. Even though this doubt is pervasive in all of our minds, it should not lead to his exoneration.

Having followed the case from its impetus, certain points of the docuseries seem incredibly one-sided. From the choice to only feature the Avery family

and his attorneys to omitting key DNA evidence, Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi, the creators of “Making a Murderer,” portrayed only the story of the plight of Avery. For viewers, sympathizing with Avery is natural since Demos and Ricciardi only showed his views on the case.

The entire reasoning behind “Making a Murderer” should have been to explore the shortcomings of the judicial process, not to get a judge to pardon Avery, as the creators of the docuseries explained in an interview with Vox. The judicial system itself should be examined, not just this particular case.

That’s what Gov. Scott Walker is trying to do — sort of. In his entire governorship, Walker has never granted a pardon, and there’s no reason for Walker to start with the Avery case simply due to its tremendous popularity.

Walker ’s motives when running for governor never included a desire to pardon the wrongfully convicted. In fact,

Jim Doyle, when leaving the governor ’s office, pardoned almost 300 convicted criminals and his Republican counterparts berated him for it. Upon entering office, Walker chose to detach himself from the judicial system as much as he possibly could. Now, he is simply continuing this trend.

Walker ’s faith in the judicial system could be described as a blind trust.

“Here in this state we have a process.

Steven Avery used that process initially,” Walker said in an interview with TMJ4.

“The people on his behalf through the Innocence Project proved his innocence with DNA evidence. That same sort of DNA evidence was used to prove his guilt.”

It is irresponsible, though, for Walker to blatantly ignore the troubling condition of Wisconsin’s judicial system. The tunnel vision the prosecutors in the Avery case highlighted is particularly concerning.

Police gave no consideration to any

other suspect than Avery for both of his convictions. The adage “one bad apple ruins a bunch” is applicable here.

If Walker isn’t willing to even consider examining the judicial system, it only reinforces the instances of injustice.

Walker ’s job is to keep state employees accountable. When it comes to light that state employees may have been doing their jobs inadequately, Walker shouldn’t be proclaiming his blind trust for said employees. He should be actively reviewing how well or poorly the state is being run.

Ultimately, “Making a Murderer” was designed to ignite change. Change, not specifically for Avery’s case, but change that affects the judicial system as a whole. Walker, in not granting Avery a pardon, should focus on examining the shortcomings of the judicial process.

Aaron Reilly (areilly2@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in comparative literature and Russian.

‘Transitory records’ concept should be tossed altogether, not just redefined Access to text-message conversations furthers transparency in relationship between incumbents, constituents

by Phil Michaelson Associate Opinion Editor

It looks like Gov. Scott Walker ’s administration’s attempt to keep the rest of Wisconsin in the dark has been ruined. But just the very idea that they were messing around under the table is unsettling.

The Public Records Board unanimously reversed this summer ’s decision to categorize text messages as transitory, thus excluding them from a public records request because they are unimportant.

Transitory records can be defined as short-term records that do not have documentary or evidentiary value, meaning that they can be deleted.

But come on, what’s the big deal? Why would I, or any other tax-paying citizen for that matter, care about every little thing our government officials do on their phones while they’re on the clock? It’s not like I’m paying their salaries.

Oh wait …

The fact of the matter is that I — and I’m sure many others — want to know what

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kind of things our government officials are up to while they’re running the state, whether it be text-message conversations about state loans or even if they’re sleeping in beds after indulging in a meal of milk and apples.

OK, “Animal Farm” references aside, it’s not too hard to see that transparency is the best recipe for a healthy relationship between incumbents and their constituents, but I guess there are a lot of government officials who just can’t stay off the delete button.

The issue is these transitory materials are often erased because they are seen as unimportant, so when a public record request rolls around, these materials can’t be released because they had already been deleted. This excuse was recently exploited during an investigation into a failed state loan, in which text messages discussing the loan were considered transitory and thus erased. But after all, what are the chances anyone would ever care about the decision process regarding the approval of a risky $500,000 loan, comprised of taxpayer money, to one of Walker ’s largest

donors?

The Public Records Board is planning to eventually redefine the meaning of transitory to be more clear in what should be kept and what should be deleted, so this fiasco doesn’t happen again. But the term transitory itself is what really should be tossed.

While deleting messages may be quite tempting for the sake of preserving the image of an organization, it seems rather problematic that these records are being erased simply because only those directly involved in the decision-making process deemed them as unimportant. But since the Wisconsin Public Records Law lists all emails sent or received on an authority’s computer system as public records, text messages concerning public issues should not be considered any different. Let’s be honest, text messaging is really just the cooler, younger sibling of email anyway.

Even if there is nothing in these records, the mere fact that they are being swept under the rug comes off as a bit fishy.

Let the public decide what’s important and unimportant. If the National Security

Agency can watch me dodge my mom’s “How are your grades?” texts, it’s not too ridiculous to think that we should be able to see government officials’ texts, especially when they regard public issues in any way.

While I’m not suggesting these politicians are in the same company as those running Gotham, nor am I going to pretend to know the ins and outs of politics, but if government officials feel the need to hide their conversations in dark alleys or even behind their cellphone screens, I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that my confidence and trust in their motives would definitely be shaken.

So scrap the idea of transitory records.

Make a folder on the computer, throw all the unimportant stuff in there and call it a day. In the case of text messages, just forward them to an email account and save them through there. It’s 2016. It can’t be too terribly hard to hold onto a few text messages for a while.

Phil Michaelson (pmichaelson@wisc. edu) is a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering.

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Goldsobel: Jurusik, Kunin named top NHL prospects, but need to prove worth With less respect given to NCAA hockey players, young Badgers need to overachieve while still at UW Photo · Jurusik’s .891 save percentage and 3.48 GAA are not potential NHL numbers yet. The freshman has shown potential though and is eager to prove himself.

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by Eric Goldsobel Sports Content Editor

Wisconsin men’s hockey is not what it once was. It seems so long ago that they were one of the NCAA’s powerhouse programs.

But what feels like an eternity of unsuccessful play hasn’t actually been much time at all in the grand scheme of things.

Some short time ago — in fact, one only has to look as far back as the 2013-14 season — Wisconsin hockey was a national powerhouse.

The Badgers finished that year as inaugural Big Ten champions, No. 7 in both the USCHO and USA Today polls and made an appearance in the NCAA tournament.

But in the almost two seasons since, not much has happened until very recently. Two young bright spots have emerged for the Badgers in freshman forward Luke Kunin and starting goaltender Matt Jurusik.

Both Jurusik and Kunin were added to

the NHL Central Scouting’s lists of top, undrafted prospects only days ago. Kunin was named the No. 16 North American skater and Jurusik the No. 15 North American goaltender.

Yet what is most interesting is that each player is part of an extreme minority on the lists. Jurusik is the only NCAA goaltending prospect on the list of North American goaltenders. Kunin is one of only two NCAA prospects in the top 20 North American skaters, and one of nine on the entire list comprising 200 skaters.

The small figures represent a growing, ever-present realization that perhaps careers in the NCAA do not lead to success. Most of the NHL’s biggest stars are products of Canadian major junior leagues.

Maybe young, promising NCAA players need to jump ship early. Surely they will hit a wall once they reach the next level, whether it be the AHL or NHL, but they need to see what is needed to elevate their game and

continue their success. This is a wall their counterparts in the CHL leagues have already faced due to the competitive nature of their league.

This contributes even further to the debate that the NCAA cannot provide the same level of competition that the Canadian major junior leagues can, which is evidenced by the departure of UW prospect Luke Opilka for the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL this past summer.

Regardless, for Jurusik and Kunin, the allure of the next level is certainly there.

Jurusik only has to look as far as NHL AllStars and UW greats Mike Richter and Curtis Joseph, who each spent only one season with the Badgers before electing to go pro. Richter would win a Stanley Cup in 1994 with the New York Rangers, a silver medal at the 2002 Olympics and make the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame despite a career cut-short by concussions. For Joseph, he would be remembered as a fan favorite for his 19-year

playing career and three all-star appearances.

For Kunin, even NHL Hall of Famer Chris Chelios and All-Stars Dany Heatley, Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan and Joe Pavelski all left UW early to pursue their professional careers.

Despite the obvious, that most of these players left NCAA hockey and Wisconsin early, such a basic observation lacks the depth of what is truly at play. While the NCAA may not match competition in the CHL and AHL, it is a necessary step in a player’s development.

Ryan McDonagh took three years to hone his game before he left for the New York Rangers, but like Joseph, Chelios, Heatley, Stepan and Pavelski, he and his Badgers team made some noise in NCAA postseason play during his playing years.

For Jurusik and Kunin to be taken seriously as prospects, they must elevate this Wisconsin team back to the levels its fans and the athletic department expect of it — the levels at which McDonagh, Chelios, etc. brought this program to that have allowed them to succeed.

In fact, with the diminishing level that collegiate hockey continues to find itself at, it seems an almost necessary objective for an NCAA prospect to be invited to an NHL training camp and be given consideration for a roster spot.

It is no small achievement for either Jurusik or Kunin to have been named to such a prestigious list of potential draft picks, but for now, each has to focus on the present — that present being the Wisconsin Badgers.

Regardless of the arguments countless scouts and coaches make against playing NCAA hockey over the CHL, or the longevity of amateur careers, Jurusik and Kunin have each made their choices to come play at UW. Now they must continue to grow, and in order to prove their true worth and secure future considerations just as the great UW players before them, they need to be successful at their current level.

That means bringing the Badgers back to the Frozen Four, making progress on a twoyear rebuilding disaster for UW hockey, attaining a winning record and possibly even earning conference accolades themselves.

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This week in Wisconsin men’s basketball: Indiana, Illinois Badgers welcome red-hot Hoosiers to Madison, take on struggling Fighting Illini on road Wisconsin’s last time out After a rough start to Big Ten play, where the Badgers lost four of their first five conference matchups, UW has managed to win two games in a row, with their latest victory coming on the road against Penn State.

That win, however, did not come easy for

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Indiana currently sits atop the Big Ten with a 7-0 record, tied with Iowa for first place. Overall, the Hoosiers boast a 17-3 record overall and have won 12 games in a row, making them one of the country’s hottest teams.

It should be noted, however, that Indiana has played a relatively soft schedule to start the conference season, with each of their six victories coming against teams outside the top five in the Big Ten standings, and three of those victories coming against the bottom three teams in the conference.

While it is still early in the conference season, the

UW, as after holding a 17-point lead with seven minutes remaining in the second half, the Nittany Lions came roaring back thanks to great three-point shooting and the Badgers missing some crucial free throws down the stretch.

Penn State got the lead down to three

points with 30 seconds remaining, but after a missed layup on the ensuing possession and redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ making three of his next four free throws, Wisconsin was ultimately able to hold on.

They now hold a 3-4 Big Ten record, which is good for an eighth place tie in the conference.

Hoosiers look to have the highest scoring offense in the Big Ten for the second straight season, averaging 86.1 points per game thus far. But with strong offense comes poor defense from Indiana, as they currently give up the fifth most points per game in the conference (67.9).

This will be the second and final time these two teams meet in the regular season, as the Hoosiers pulled out a tough, last-second 59-58 victory over the Badgers in early January in Bloomington.

Player to watch: Yogi Ferrell Ferrell is one of the best point guards not only in the

Big Ten, but in the entire country. He’s smart, quick with the ball and does essentially everything someone would want out of their floor leader.

In 20 games this season, the senior is averaging team highs in 17.1 points and 6.1 assists per game. He is shooting 47.9 percent from the field and 44.7 percent from behind the arc. Ferrell is the clear focal point of Indiana’s high-powered offensive attack, as his 236 field goals attempted are 70 more than any other Hoosier player.

In the team’s first meeting against the Badgers this season, Ferrell scored a team-high 19 points in 36 minutes as he lead the Hoosiers to victory.

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Illinois, 6:30 p.m. in Champaign, Ill It’s been a disappointing season for Illinois thus far, as on top of having a poor 10-10 record overall, they’re off to a rough 2-5 start in conference play. One of their Big Ten wins, however, came against one of the conference’s best teams in Purdue, as they dominated the Boilermakers 84-70 at home.

The Fighting Illini has struggled on the defensive side of the ball, as they have the second worst scoring defense in the Big Ten, giving up 76.1 points per game so far this season. This is thanks in large part to the team also having the worst field goal percentage defense in the conference, allowing opponents to shoot more than 47 percent from the field this year.

Overall, it’s been a year of streaks, both good and bad, for Illinois. After winning five straight games in December and looking to have turned their season around, Big Ten play hit the team hard, and they have now lost five of their last seven outings.

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Player to Watch: Malcolm Hill The junior guard is easily the Fighting Illini’s best allaround player, leading the team in 18.7 points and 3.4 assists per game, while grabbing the second most rebounds per game (5.9) so far this season.

The team relies heavily on Hill’s play, because when he shines, the team usually performs well right along with him.

In nine games this season, he has scored 20-plus points, including two 30-plus point games. His most impressive performance of the year came in December against South Dakota, where Hill recorded a season-high 34 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals in the victory.

The Badgers’ guards will have their hands full containing Hill, but if they can limit the guard’s effectiveness, it will make a victory come much easier for UW.

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Brazzoni: Badgers beginning to thrive with nothing to lose With expectations as low as they’ve ever been in past decade, UW putting pressure on higher-ranked opponents

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After the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s thrilling 77-76 victory over Michigan State last weekend, there was a familiar feel in the postgame press conference.

After both Spartans head coach Tom Izzo and UW interim head coach Greg Gard answered questions in the postgame press conference, three Badger players strolled in with an air of confidence, happiness and pride that they hadn’t been able to show for the majority of this disappointing season.

Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ — all of whom had just completed their most memorable performances of the season — sat behind the microphones with giant grins on their faces, realizing what they had just accomplished as they waited to be questioned.

Happ was asked what his emotions were after hitting the game-winning layup and celebrating within a crowd of his teammates at half court.

“Just pure joy, really,” Happ said.

Pure joy. An emotion these Badgers had grown so used to last season after their historic run to the national championship game, but a feeling they have lacked in this 2015-16 season where they are off to just a 10-9 start.

But now, that joy brings to light who these Badgers are, and it appears they are starting to figure that out as well. Last season, everyone was out to get the top-ranked Badgers, but this season, the tables have turned, and they are out to get everyone else.

Expectations are now lower than they have ever been since Bo Ryan took over as head coach, and now, instead of accepting defeat and disappointment, they’re embracing their underdog status.

This team is playing with nothing to lose.

It started against one of the nation’s most talented teams in then-No. 3 Maryland Jan. 9.

The Badgers hung with the Terrapins for nearly all 40 minutes until All-American guard Melo Trimble hit a game-winning three as the buzzer sounded. While moral victories don’t count for anything, the game showed the Badgers could compete.

But just three days later, when the Badgers traveled to Northwestern, expectations dropped even lower again, as UW lost an ugly game to the Wildcats.

No one believed in this team, as no one really had a reason to do so. They had lost three conference games in a row and four of their last five. It was the low point of an already poor start to the Big Ten season, and now, this team really had nothing to lose.

Enter No. 4 Michigan State, a team led by one of the country’s best all-around players in Denzel Valentine, and a team that matches the Badgers’ size and overmatches their talent. But they were also a team with so much to prove after falling 76-59 to Iowa just three days prior.

With nothing to lose, Wisconsin gave Michigan State, who had everything to lose, all they could handle, and in the end, more than they could handle. And those smiles, that confidence and that overall sense of joy came as a result.

Now, with a road win at Penn State giving them two conference victories in a row and a 3-4 record in the Big Ten, the Badgers appear to be in a groove, and they’re looking to turn this season around, behind their nothing to lose mentality.

This mentality puts all the pressure on their Big Ten opponents and leaves the Badgers at ease, knowing they have an opportunity to play spoiler.

And those opportunities will not be few and far between as they hit the final stretch of the regular season. They still have games against Maryland, Iowa and Michigan State, all of which currently find themselves in the top 10 and will feel the pressure of defending their home courts against a now-dangerous Wisconsin team.

With nothing to lose, it will allow preseason All-Big Ten players Koenig and Hayes to play to their best ability. It will allow for young players like Happ and freshman Alex Illikainen to develop in a year where they aren’t expected to contribute on a championship level.

Simply put, expectations aren’t at the degree they were last season, and the team is starting to adapt to that and embrace who they are.

Because while this year’s team may not have the talent or the resume of last year’s, the personality and culture of the program remains the same, and these Badgers are finding a way to enjoy themselves and look to be finding their stride at the perfect time.

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Pankowski using let down to fuel fire, chase Olympic dreams After coming up short in 2014, UW sophomore is spending time in college to prep for making 2018 games decision: would she go to Wisconsin to join the team mid-way through Wisconsin women’s hockey player Annie her freshman season, or would she continue to take Pankowski was sitting in a science class at the rest of the year off? the North American Hockey Academy when she got the call of a lifetime — a call that Pankowski decided that would eventually give her a chance to vie it would be best for her for one of the coveted spots on Team USA to wait out the rest of the year. during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

“I didn’t want to waste Pankowski received a call from USA Hockey senior camp coach Katey Stone, my freshman season. I had so much more to offer,” inviting her to join them for camp in Boston.

Pankowski packed her bags and was Pankowski said.

Thankfully, her alma getting ready for the flight home when the announcement was made, and she was one mater, NAHA, offered her the opportunity to of the few that was offered the opportunity. come back and play with Stone saw something in Pankowski that made her believe the young Badger could them for the rest of the year. Pankowski chose be Olympic grade material. Pankowski was to live with her former grateful to get the chance to train with a strength coaches Julie and coach like Stone, and believed that Stone Ernie Roick instead of saw something in her that she might have living in the dorms. not seen in herself.

Pankowski came back “Every time that you can get complimented on your game from someone to Wisconsin the following that really understands the game and who year, a year older than she originally intended to can push you in a direction to get better,” Pankowski said. “Those kinds of comments be when starting college, and with some pretty always make you feel better.” experiences But joining Team USA wasn’t as simple impressive under her belt. But not as flying off to Boston in the fall. Pankowski had already signed her letter of intent to wanting to seem boastful Wisconsin, and joining Team USA meant to her new teammates, she kept a low profile. deferring school for a year.

“I was afraid to step Pankowski called UW assistant coach on players’ toes, so I kind Jackie Friesen, excited for the chance to of took it upon myself to compete at this new level, but unsure of be a quiet, hard-working what to do next. The two decided that it would be in Pankowski’s best interest to person rather than a defer, and that Pankowski should not let flashy, ‘this is what I’m Photo · In only her seccond season of college hockey, Annie Pankowski has tallied 17 goals, 24 assists and 41 points, the most doing, everyone should this opportunity slip away. points of all Wisconsin players this season and fourth in the WCHA. know my name’ kind of While training for Team USA, Pankowski person.

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Several other Badgers, far on the older kids,” The Badger Herald including Hilary Knight, Jessie Vetter, Meghan Duggan and Brianna Decker joined Pankowski said.

Pankowski certainly them as well. They trained together from Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson has denied the opportunity to compete in the worked hard, giving Wisconsin one of the noticed in her, and commends her for. the end of August until Dec. 21, which was Olympics the first time, she certainly knows best freshman performances it has seen in when Pankowski found out that she would “Being from the state of California, what she would do this time around. a while.

She continues to give Wisconsin not be traveling with Team USA to Sochi. growing up in a program of girl’s hockey “Even though it was a huge heartbreak Pankowski was now faced with a new a great performance, choosing to let her and playing at a high level, and for her I think that it was a huge learning accomplishments on the ice speak for getting a chance to play last spring in the experience,” Pankowski said. “It’s not an themselves.

World Championships for Team USA, a lot opportunity I would be willing to turn Pankowski’s story of young players look up to her,” Johnson down, even if it did end up how it ended and work ethic have said. up last time. become a testament Pankowski turned an experience “Since I’ve been training when I was four to her character as gone bad into a great learning opportunity, years old, [I started to think] ‘I want to play a player, which has and continues to be a stand-out player in for [Team USA],’ I think that would be so caused her to become Shorewood Pool is seeking lifeguard/swim instructors, assistant pool the hockey world. cool,” Pankowski said. an inspiration to the manager, water ballet instructor, masters swim instructor, and swim and With the 2018 Olympics happening Four-year-old Annie might get her wish newest generation during her senior year at Wisconsin, it is to don a Team USA jersey in 2018, but for dive team coach. We are an outdoor, 50-meter pool only 5 minutes away of players.

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1. Lather your body with badger semen.

Though it sounds strange, the natural enzymes in bucky jizz penetrate deep into your dry, ashy skin and nourish it, leaving your skin soft, though a bit sticky.

2. Ask a homeless person for their gloves. If you’re walking down the street and realize you forgot your burberry gloves back at the Hub, ask that guy on

the corner of State for his. They might not match your outfit, or each other, but they’ve been a lifesaver for him.

3. Get wine drunk. Nothing warms your body up more than the natural warmth of a lovely Merlot, or whatever you can get your local alcohol buyer to get for you.. freshmen.

4. Borrow your dad’s long underwear.

You’ve ignored his persistant offers since you were a wee little badger, but times are tough and keeping warm is a necessity.

Even though there are a few shit stains on them.

5. Charge your hoverboard. These hip segway alternatives are banned on campus,

Cold Cali student drops out of UW Local tanning salons worried other regular customers will follow Thousands of Badgers returned from winter break this past week in anticipation of another productive semester. Many also reacted poorly to the very large difference in temperature between Madison and their sunny winter vacation spots. In fact, one freshman allegedly reacted more brashly than the rest.

California native and Madison freshman Kenzie Hobbs was back on campus for one day before making the decision to drop out of the university entirely.

“What the fuck even is this?” she asked, with frozen tears in her eyes. “Why aren’t the lakes moving? I can see the sun, but I can’t feel its warmth. This is not the Madison campus I know and love. I am done here.”

Hobbs marched into the dean’s office to complain and ultimately dropped out of University of Wisconsin.

“I’m moving back to Cali, where the weather forecast only uses the phrase ‘below zero’ when it talks about the chances of snow,” Hobbs said. “I’m going to do exactly what I did while on break: surf, tan, and contemplate getting a job.”

This decision came as a shock to both her parents and the dean of students.

“Kenzie was a straight-A student,” Dean Lori Berquam said. “This Wisconsin weather can be a bit of a deterrent to students, however. Back in the snowstorm a few years ago, five students dropped out to live on a beach in Jamaica.”

Berquam said she thinks students should be aware of the risks involved with abandoning an education.

“Those five students who left Madison for the Caribbean? They are not doing very well.”

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6. Get in a fight. Nothing will get your blood pumping faster than running from every member of the fraternity whose lawn you just peed on.

7. Uber to class. You hate yourself for doing it but your trek from State Sider to Gordon reminds you of Leonardo Dicaprio in the Revenant.

8. Watch out for bears. The only thing worst than frostbite is being eaten alive.

9. Call your mom and complain. You know no mother can bare to have their

child suffer. So, call your mom, tell her about the freezing temps and cross your fingers that she buys you a ticket back to L.A for the day.

10. Smoke a blunt. This has nothing to do with the cold, but I highly recommend it, as it makes any day more tolerable.

11. Check out the new 7/11. If you’re cold and around the corner of State and Lake, go into 7/11 and buy some snacks.

Then, once you’re home you’ll have snacks and won’t order Insomnia for the fifth time this week.

12. Finally, stay inside. If it’s that fucking cold out, just don’t go outside. Hibernation is huge for 2016.

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