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SILENCING STIGMAS UHS saw an 11 percent increase in clients seeking help for mental health related issues between the 2014 and 2015 academic years. page 16 Photo by Marissa Haegele

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From the desk of the editor: Let’s talk about mental health by Hayley Sperling Editor-in-chief

It’s not glamorous. It’s not sexy. It’s not fun. It’s not easy to talk about. It’s time to address the stigmas of mental illness. An estimated one in four adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. live with a diagnosable mental health disorder. This means it’s nearly impossible to go through life and not know someone or be personally impacted by a mental illness. This week, The Badger Herald made a point to feature mental health issues in our paper. As someone who deals with depression and anxiety myself, I know how hard it can be to talk about mental health. We decided it was time to change that.

It’s time to talk openly and candidly about our unseen struggles. Too often we push aside our own mental health needs. But just because an ailment is not as visible as a broken leg doesn’t mean it can’t or shouldn’t be treated. College students in the 21st century face mounting pressures. Because of this, we can no longer put mental health on the back burner. As students under incredible amounts of stress, it is important to seek help when needed. There are numerous resources on campus that want to be the ones to help. From participating in student organizations like NAMI and Ask.Listen.Save. to talking to a professional at University Health Services, there is no shortage of outlets where you can talk about

your mental health and wellbeing. There is never a wrong time to ask for help. And though it may seem like there are not enough hours in the day to schedule an appointment at UHS, it is possible. Make time for yourself and prioritize selfcare. This may be easier said than done, but the results are worth it. If you know someone who is struggling, don’t be afraid to talk to them. You never know how deeply someone might be hurting before it’s too late. The most important step we can all take in addressing stigmas surrounding mental illness is talking about it. So let’s talk.

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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) chapter at UW aims to promote awareness and end the frequent trivialization of mental health issues which devastate and silence students on campus.

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Madtown Crier Madtown refuses to slow down. Here are some upcoming events The Badger Herald recommends to keep you up to speed.

Thursday 11/1711/ Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) at Union South, 7 p.m., FREE Pussy Riot - In Conversation and Q&A at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m., $20

Tuesday 11/15 Matt Wertz at the High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m., $15

Wednesday 11/16 Native November at The Crossing, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $5-8 Flosstradamus at the Orpheum Theater, 8 p.m., $35

Thursday 11/17 Silk Scarf Dyeing at Wheelhouse Studios in Memorial Union, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., $24.50

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Yule Ball 2016 at Union South, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., FREE

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Whiskey Myers at The High Noon Saloon, 7 p.m., $14

Death Proof (2007) at Union South, 11 p.m., FREE

Sunday 11/20 UW Wind Ensemble & Winds of Wisconsin â€“ Joint Concert at Mosse Humanities Building, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday 11/19 Mike Gordon at The Majestic, 9 p.m., $25 Minnesota at The High Noon Saloon, 11 p.m., $15

Monday 11/21 An Evening With Manu Prakash at The Wisconsin Union, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., FREE

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Nov. 9: Campus community marches against sexual assault Students and members of the University of Wisconsin community gathered by Gabby Ortiz on top of Bascom Hill for the International Socialist Organization’s Rally Campus Editor Against Sexual Assault Nov. 9. In the wake of recent sexual assault allegations against UW senior Alec Cook, a crowd of about 500 made its way across campus and the downtown area from Bascom Hill to Langdon Street to East Campus Mall. As the crowd mobilized, chants of “Whose bodies? Our bodies,” and “gay, straight, black, white, one struggle, one fight,” rang through the streets. Many patrons protested against the recent election of Donald Trump — who has several sexual assault allegations against him — as president the night before, claiming they would not accept him as their president. “The electoral college just elected a rapist who sexually gropes women and brags about it,” Kim Gasper-Rabuck, a 1987 UW alumna and ISO organizer, said. “This bastard is not my president.” Alex Rice, a UW sophomore, said the presidential outcome is another cry for women to have their rights protected. Rice emphasized how important it is for men to support women and victims of sexual assault, explaining that the first step is to tell women “we believe you.” Gasper-Rabuck reflected on the importance of Wednesday not only as the day after the election, but also a day of solidarity against sexual assault. “This is the day Donald Trump became president, and this is the day I saw 500 people come out of their dorms and apartment buildings to march in the dark for women’s rights,” she said.

Nov. 10: Students protest Trump’s presidency, proposed policies More than 1,000 University of Wisconsin students and area residents gathered at the Capitol Nov. 10 to protest sexual assault, President-elect Donald Trump’s marginalization of minority communities and neglect of women’s reproductive rights. The protest, which began on top of Bascom Hill, initially started with 300 students but grew as it progressed down Library Mall and State Street. Chanting “not my president” and “Donald Trump has got to go,” students protested various policies Trump spoke about during his campaign for president. UW junior Ella Sklaw called Trump’s election a “tragic occasion,” stating that the president-elect’s treatment of women and sexist comments could lead to a regression of women’s rights. Additionally, Sklaw said, Trump’s plans to build a wall separating the U.S. from Mexico and to ban Muslim immigrants has alienated and incited fear among people belonging to these communities. Sklaw said students can and will fight to protect the rights of Muslims, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, black people and women. “Walls are not going to tear us apart, and whatever walls they build we will tear them down,” Sklaw said. Some Trump supporters also observed the protest, but there was no backlash between them and the protesters. One Trump supporter, Andrew Peterson, said he wanted to hear what protesters had to say and did not take offense to their messages. Instead, Peterson said this was an opportunity to engage in “civil discourse.” by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

Nov. 11: Camp Randall noose incident sparks demonstrations Nearly a hundred students gathered atop Bascom Hill Nov. 11 to highlight what they see as University of Wisconsin’s lack of action toward racism against students of color, white supremacy and community control over police. Protesters blocked the homecoming parade’s route along library mall and delayed it for approximately 15 minutes before moving toward Langdon Street. Along the way they repeated chants like “no justice, no peace,” “shut it down” and “whose streets? Our streets.” Black Action Liberation Commission, a student activist group, organized the rally in response to an incident on Oct. 29 where two individuals in the general section of the stadium wore costumes representing President-elect Donald Trump pulling a noose on President Barack Obama and former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. UW administration did not initially condemn the costumes, but instead defended them as fair use of free speech. UW senior Icelle Anderson said UW’s response was “ridiculous,” especially when students need administration’s support. Protesters at the rally said calling the incident an instance of free speech was an indicator of white supremacy on campus. Rally members then proceeded to chant “all I want to say is that Becky don’t care about us, all power to the people.” UW junior Jonathan Chang said he wanted to create a safe space for anyone facing racism. “My friends are having trouble with racism, and they just want to leave,” Chang said. “No one should ever feel that way, and no one should be afraid to wake up in the morning.” by Doha Awad Reporter

City leaders reaffirm commitment to community in light of election by Alice Vagun City Editor

The nation held its breath the night of Nov. 8 as the race for the presidency between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton neared its end. Early Wednesday morning, Trump, a candidate whose message incorporated controversial rhetoric against immigrants, Muslims and women, was elected as the 45th president of the United States. Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, had — naively — hoped that America was beyond that, past the deep racial issues that are rooted in America’s history. Clearly, we’re not, he said. “I had hoped there was enough goodness to see that this is a guy that what he says, what he does and what he brings out should be nowhere near the White House,” Wood said. “I think we view the presidency, in theory — in a romantic way — as being the best of us, and we’ve elected a man who has brought out the worst in us.” Similarly, Dane County Board Supervisor Hayley Young, District 5, was surprised by the result of Tuesday night. As folks are still processing the election, she said it’s different from anything she’s ever seen. Having worked in political campaigns before, Young said she understood that there is always a possibility to lose. But this election, she said, is not just a simple loss. “This is so much more,” Young said. “Not having your party be in charge is concerning for some people.” With Washington D.C. becoming entirely Republican-controlled, Wood said local elected officials now have an enormous responsibility to push for progressive ideals. In a lot of people’s minds, this election looks like it’s going to move the country backwards with regards to equity, Young said. At the local level, both Young and Wood said now is the time to work on getting progressive legislation passed. The 2017 Dane County budget, Young said, will do exactly that as its focus, like the title suggests, is investing in the future. “We’re investing money in climate change, criminal justice reform, pay equity — doing these things for vulnerable members of our community,” Young said. Along with working to implement progressive legislation for the community at large, the two elected officials also hope to make their vulnerable communities feel comfortable and safe. Within the first two days of Trump’s election to the presidency, people have reported hate and bias incidents around the country. For many people, with Trump’s election, they feel like their identity has been invalidated, Young said. “It’s not necessarily the policies, but the

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Courtesy of Joseph Waldman Photo · Dane County Board Supervisor Hayley Young, District 5, and Ald. Zach Wood, District 8, hope to advance progressive ideals on the local level. things that have become acceptable to say,” Young said. Back in October, Young passed an antihate and bias resolution geared at reaffirming Dane County’s commitment to its Muslim community. Now, as Trump’s rhetoric has gained him the Oval Office, Young said it’s important all communities feel comfortable going to their local officials. Similar to Young’s resolution, Madison City Council will be introducing a measure reaffirming the city’s values of inclusion, equity and justice, Wood said. According to the resolution’s text, the Mayor and the council condemns Islamophobia, racism, sexism and xenophobia in rhetoric and action. The resolution will be introduced at the next City Council meeting Nov. 14. “We value those who have been targets of Trump’s rhetoric,” Wood said. While Wood said he understands incidents rooted in racism and prejudice have always been in America’s fabric, he is incredibly saddened to see this type of rhetoric and actions taken against students. As the University of Wisconsin campus has seen an increase in hate and bias incidents in the last year, Wood said he is concerned it’s only going to elevate again with Trump’s election. But Wood said he hears and understands the concerns of his constituents, and plans on dealing with it at the local level. “Fifty million voted to say [our vulnerable communities] don’t matter,” Wood said. “We want to reaffirm to them that they still do.”

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Drinking culture tied to incidents of racial bias, bigotry on campus

Survey revealed 48 percent of students of color experienced microaggressions from intoxicated students, some don’t feel safe at UW by Gabby Ortiz Campus Editor

With incidents of bigotry and hate popping up around the country since Donald Trump’s election as president, many members of minorities in America, including those at the University of Wisconsin, continue to live in fear. As of Nov. 14, there were no recorded hate crimes or bias incidents on UW’s campus since the election. But UW minority students have expressed sentiments — even before the unprecedented election of Trump — that they don’t feel safe on campus. Experts and students alike are concerned that UW’s pervasive drinking culture may be partly to blame. This past summer, UW was ranked by the Princeton Review as the number one party school in the nation. Jennifer Rabas, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs prevention coordinator at University Health Services, said a UHS survey released last spring called “The Color of Drinking” revealed that incidents of racial bias and feelings of isolation experienced by minorities are related to UW’s drinking culture. According to the survey, students of color have the highest non-drinking rates, yet 65 percent say

their academics, social groups, self-esteem, safety and overall experience are greatly affected by drinking culture. The survey also found that 48 percent of students of color at UW experience microaggressions from intoxicated students. Ricardo Rangel, a UW junior and member of the Multicultural Greek Council, said he doesn’t see UW’s campus as a safe and welcoming space, especially after the incident where a Badger fan dressed up in an Obama costume with a noose around his head. Additionally, Rangel said as a Latino student he felt especially unsafe in places where there is high alcohol consumption. “I try to avoid Langdon Street and State Street just because I’ve heard a lot of my own friends say they’ve been called names on the street, especially when there’s a lot of … drunk white people around,” Rangel said. “We don’t feel safe around those spaces.” Similarly, Farhat Bhuiyan, UW sophomore and Muslim Student Association secretary, said she doesn’t feel safe going to areas of campus that have a higher drinking population such as the Terrace or fraternities. She said when people get drunk they “loosen up” and say things they normally wouldn’t say. According to the survey, 62 percent of students of color have experienced microaggressions, such being called derogatory names, racial slurs and

having assumptions made about their language, culture, race or ethnicity based on their race. Many students of color feel that the alcohol culture is all-encompassing when teachers make jokes about alcohol or when there is beer in foods at the Memorial Terrace, Rabas said. While students of color avoid areas on campus where microaggressions and harassment by drunk people would most likely occur, they can’t avoid the classroom, Rabas said. “When #TheRealUW was being used to describe campus climate issues, one in five students using the hashtag were relating their negative experiences to alcohol,” Rabas said. This creates a further sense of exclusivity and isolation. Julia Sherman, Wisconsin alcohol policy project coordinator at the UW Law School, said UW’s ubiquitous drinking culture can be connected to Wisconsin having the highest binge drinking rates among people between the ages of 18 and 44. Moreover, Wisconsin has a large number of places that sell and serve alcohol compared to other states. “Alcohol is served at locations and events that would not be considered appropriate in other states to serve alcohol,” Sherman said. “For example, it is not uncommon to see alcohol served at children’s birthday parties.” Wisconsin ranks in the top five states for lowest

alcohol taxes on spirits, wine and beer, making it affordable for almost anyone, Sherman said. There are also very few controls on drink specials, which encourages overconsumption, Sherman said. Rabas said UHS will most likely conduct another survey similar to “The Color of Drinking” in the upcoming spring, except this time they will also include white students, who were not included in the original survey. This could give professionals a comparison group making the survey data stronger, Rabas said. “It could be that the culture is also having negative effects on all students,” Rabas said. “We just want to know to what degree and what those effects are.” To create a safe and all-inclusive campus climate, there is still a lot of work to be done on this issue, Rabas said. Rabas and others hope the next survey will provide a more detailed insight into where these students of color feel most comfortable compared to other students. “This is really important research that I don’t think has been done anywhere else looking at microaggressions, racism and alcohol,” Rabas said. “I am glad we did this, and we are going to continue to see how this shapes out to other students and their experiences.” Emily Hamer contributed to the reporting of this article.

Smoking, tobacco use more prevalent among Dane County minorities

Limited access to health care, targeted advertising, marginalization could be causes for disparity; experts push for local policy changes by Amos Mayberry Reporter

African Americans, Native Americans and members of the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to smoke, according to an October 2016 report by Public Health Madison and Dane County. While the percentage of adults in Wisconsin that smoke has decreased from 21 percent in 2011 to 17 percent this year, that number has decreased less dramatically for some populations, according to the Tobacco and Nicotine Free Living report. Rates of smoking have disproportionately affected minorities. Dr. Bruce Christiansen, researcher at the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Innovation, said there are two major reasons for these effects. One is that minority populations often have less access to the health resources and education that have managed to reduce smoking in the general population. Health care resources discourage people from using tobacco products and help reduce smoking rates. But minority populations often do not have these resources easily available to them, Christiansen said. This has resulted in significant decreases in smoking among people with resources while the less fortunate trail behind. “The overall adult rate has fallen, but it has fallen much faster among the ‘haves’ versus the ‘have-nots’ [in terms of health care],” Christiansen said. Other possible reasons for the difference in

rates of tobacco use are more specific to different minorities, Christiansen said. Some minorities have different factors that lead to a higher rate of smoking. Nina Gregerson, assistant coordinator for the Tobacco Free Columbia-Dane County Coalition, said one large factor is tobacco advertising that targets minorities. Many stores and businesses in low socioeconomic neighborhoods sell tobacco products. Minorities that live in these neighborhoods are exposed to advertising that can promote smoking, especially to young adults and kids, Gregerson said. Tobacco industry marketing has historically targeted African American and LGBTQ+ populations, Gregerson said. The tobacco industry targets these minorities with ad campaigns in magazines and at large festivals. Additionally, some populations like the LGBTQ+ community have been drawn to smoking because of societal stresses. Christiansen said many LGBTQ+ individuals try to deal with stress that comes with being marginalized by society through smoking. In the Native American population, smoking tobacco has been a part of their culture for centuries. This proves a balancing act of promoting cultural traditions as well as maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Christiansen said. Christiansen said in order to reduce smoking nationwide, special focus has to be placed upon populations that are vulnerable to smoking.

“We are never going to get to national goals of 12 percent or 10 percent if we keep leaving [minority] populations behind,” said Christiansen. Gregerson said Dane County needs to adapt programming and policy work to help populations that have been disproportionately impacted by smoking. It is important to address the root causes of smoking in order to change behavior, Gregerson said. Christiansen said there has been a large effort to decrease smoking rates nationwide. Adding taxes Photo · According to a report released in October, to tobacco, advertising about African Americans, Native Americans and members of the LGBTQ+ harms of smoking, laws that ban community are more likely to smoke. smoking in public places and general stigmatization of smoking Emily Hamer has affected the rate of smokers dramatically. The Badger Herald It was not until the late ‘90s that smoking was seen as disChristiansen said. proportionally affecting minorities. In 1998, To reach the people that are affected most by the Surgeon General David Satcher reported that a temptations of cigarettes and tobacco, efforts need high number of minority citizens chose to smoke. to be specific to those people, Christiansen said. To After 18 years, the problem is still influencing make lasting change, people that understand the many neighborhoods and communities. complexity of the problem need to create solutions Gregerson said to see the most change, that are effective. institutions must take action. The county needs “Rather then posing solutions, we need to be to focus on policy changes and incorporate mindful to work in partnership with populations the affected communities into the solution, [to create solutions],” Christiansen said. November 15, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 7

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Showcase highlights importance of art in recovery from mental illness

Goal is to shine light on ‘talent rather than disability’; artist says drawing, painting was way for him to celebrate coping mechanisms by Vidushi Saxena State Editor

Entering its tenth year, National Alliance on Mental Illness Wisconsin’s healing art show looks to give people with mental illnesses a creative outlet that brings the whole community together. What began in a NAMI office conference room in 2006 with just a few visitors has now become an event that attracts more than 200 people annually. NAMI spokesperson Jamie Gurgul said this year’s exhibit showcased art from 35 artists from a variety of backgrounds representing different parts of Wisconsin. Having artists with different experiences with mental illness is what makes the show so unique and powerful, she said. “The whole purpose is to showcase artist talent rather than a disability caused from a diagnosis of a mental illness,” Gurgul said. Gurgul said having an outlet like art helps people connect with their emotions, thoughts and feelings in an “incredible, beautiful” manner. Each artist uses art in a different way, which can aid in their recovery from mental illness. Jed Dietenberger, a 40-year-old artist who has been displaying his art at NAMI’s shows since 2015, said drawing and painting has been a therapeutic outlet for him for “as far back as [he] can remember.” Dietenberger, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post traumatic stress disorder, said being part of the show was “freeing” and really pushed him and other artists like him to celebrate their issues and the ways in which they coped. “It was the first time that I had publicly displayed paintings and it was a 8 • badgerherald.com • November 15, 2016

genuine thrill just to be a part of it and the opening night festivities had my heart grinning ear to ear,” Dietenberger said. “If one’s heart can grin ear to ear.” Dietenberger, whose artist name is “Jed” (not Jedidiah), said showcasing his art allowed him to show others just how important it is and what it means to him. Even if people do not fully understand the “pain and ugliness” that goes into his work, Dietenberger said there is beauty in creating something that makes people think. Several community members have shown interest in the healing art show and this interest has been growing, Gurgul said. Artists and community members had an opportunity to meet Oct. 7 when the show opened, which Gurgul said was a “really special moment” for everyone. While NAMI’s University of Wisconsin chapter did not directly play a role in the showcase, UW NAMI students did work toward spreading the word on the showcase among students, Gurgul said.

Dietenberger said NAMI has been an invaluable part of his recovery and has shown him that he can be an “active and beautiful” part of a solution. Being able to share with and listen to others has given him the ability to see humor in his problems and help others see it in theirs as well. Dietenberger said it is important that people know there is support for them if they need it. “I’ve only ever wanted to express those

feelings and would encourage everyone reading this to do the same,” Dietenberger said. “Draw, dance, paint, sing, etc. — if we never try, we never succeed and I’ll never paint the Mona Lisa, but then again, Leonardo da Vinci never used enough glitter for my tastes.” NAMI Wisconsin’s healing art show runs until Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 1709 Aberg Avenue.

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UW conservationists spearhead petition to protect Venus flytraps

Botanists push to get carnivorous plant on endangered species list, say populations could become extinct within next century by Riley Steinbrenner Science Writer

With around only 20 sustainable populations of Venus flytraps left in the world, the wellknown carnivorous plant could be at the brink of extinction within the next century. Two University of Wisconsin scientists are working to prevent that. UW botany and environmental studies professor Don Waller and UW Botany Department honorary fellow Thomas Gibson spearheaded an emergency petition in Oct. 21 to grant Venus flytraps protection under the Endangered Species Act. In addition to the petition, which was submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Waller and Gibson are pushing for increased support from the public and federal government. Currently, there are only about 10 to 20 sustainable populations of flytraps left in the world, with a population ranging in size from a dozen to several thousand flytraps per population. “[The flytrap] is as American as the bald eagle,” Waller said. “It’s from our own backyard, why aren’t we protecting it?” The protection provided by the Endangered Species Act would restrict people from taking flytraps from their native habitats and make it illegal to construct developments over wild populations of the plant. The two most-detrimental human threats to Venus flytraps, Waller said, are poaching and habitat destruction. Just last year, poachers uprooted 970 flytraps — three percent of the wild population — from their native region of eastern North Carolina. Over the summer, new development around Wilmington, North Carolina leveled five flytrap populations on federal land, allegedly by mistake, Waller said. “The fact that that kind of thing can happen ... to me just signaled that this species is in desperate need of protection,” Waller said. Many UW professors and even worldrenowned botanists, such as Peter Raven of the Missouri Botanical Garden, have already pledged their commitment to reduce the flytrap’s imminent threat of extinction by signing the petition. But the process is far from over. After the petition is submitted, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 90 days to make a decision on whether or not the data put together by Waller supports the need to list Venus flytraps as endangered. This means a ruling on Waller’s petition must be made by January 19, 2017.

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After the ruling is made, it could take anywhere from 12 months to 10 years to list the Venus Flytrap as endangered. “We have a lot of faith in the government but things are really slow,” Waller said. “Flytraps will be even more decimated in numbers if we have to wait 10 to 20 years.” Because of this, Waller and Gibson believe the public should get involved now by signing their own petition on Change.org to provide even more advocacy to save this well-known, but often misconstrued, species. The “world’s most wonderful plant,” as Charles Darwin once referred to them, is native to the barren savannas of North Carolina. Contrary to the popular misconception of its tropical origins, flytraps — though exotic — flourish solely on American soil. Gibson said if people knew this, they would be more likely to advocate for them. “I believe strongly that most people would care about the fate of the plant if they knew more,”

Gibson said. The Venus flytrap has only evolved once in the 3.7 billion-year history of Earth to form its recognizable hinged leaves, which enable the meat-eating plant to imprison curious insects in a tenth of a second, Waller said. This mechanism is especially vital in capturing larger insects that serve as the flytrap’s main source of nutrients, Waller said, setting them apart from most plants with sunlight diets that favor nutrient-rich soils. An equally important and perhaps more insidious requirement for the survival of flytraps are fires, Waller said. When habitats catch fire, it rids the coastal-Carolina soil of nutrients, causing competing plants to die, allowing more sunlight to reach the Venus flytraps. The problem is that nature conservancies, such as the one that manages the Green Swamp in North Carolina, are not burning these habitats often enough. “The only way to maintain flytraps is with

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fires,” Waller said. “Where there are fires there are flytraps.” Though there are less flytraps in the wild than in captivity — about 32,000 to one million, respectively — Gibson doesn’t discourage people from purchasing the plants. He hopes people would be willing to pay a “voluntary premium” on flytrap sales which could fund the conservation of wild populations, an idea he hopes will be put into action. In the future, Waller believes a visitor’s center built around wild flytrap populations in their native Wilmington, North Carolina, could prevent poachers from stealing them in a likely high-traffic tourist attraction. “The flytrap is a small part of the large and priceless biodiversity of life on earth,” Gibson said.“To [quote] Rachel Carson, ‘But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.’”

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Study finds non-white neighborhoods most affected by evictions Report shows 40,439 court cases initiated in Dane County during 15 year period; racial segregation, poverty have greatest impact by Maija Inveiss City Editor

A new report published by the University of Wisconsin Department of Urban and Regional Planning found non-white neighborhoods in Dane County to be the most impacted by evictions. The report is the first of its kind in Madison, and it sheds light on an area where there is currently very little data. One of the biggest findings was the fact that race was the most important factor in explaining evictions in Dane County, Revel Sims, an assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, said. In the report, which was published in October, Sims, along with graduate students and the Tenant Resource Center, researched eviction court cases in Dane County. They found there were 40,439 eviction court cases between 2000 and 2015. The number of eviction cases city-wide increased slightly from 2000 to 2011 and decreased from 2011 to 2015. A disproportionately high number of these evictions were in neighborhoods of color. Sims said cities in the Midwest are some of the most racially segregated in the county, which can

cause issues when looking for housing. “One of the results of racial segregation is increased housing insecurity amongst non-white renters,” Sims said. “Eviction displays much of that housing insecurity.” According to the report, the neighborhoods with the highest number of evictions are located closest to neighborhoods with some of the highest percentages of non-white residents. The top 10 neighborhoods with the greatest percentage of non-white residents account for 6,985 eviction cases out of a total 40,439, more than 17 percent of cases in the city. Heidi Wegleitner, public interest attorney and Dane County supervisor, District 2, said poverty can be a huge reason for evictions. She said there are fewer tenant protections, making it easier to evict people. “I think evictions are a problem everywhere, especially in cities,” Wegleitner said. “It might be more severe in Madison because I think our disparities, our income, our wealth, our criminal justice racial disparities are higher here.” When the state legislature changed the law to allow landlords to evict anyone based on an allegation of criminal activity, Wegleitner said it made it a lot easier to evict people. Additionally,

since it became a law March 1, 2016, she said many people are still unaware of the changes and do not know their rights. In the last five years, Sims said there have been a number of laws that shift power in favor of landlords. He argues it is important to address the CCAP Case Management System, which provides full case file and court calendar information. “There should be restrictions on what CCAP records are available to landlords and which type of records,” Sims said. There is a higher police presence in areas with people of color, which can mean more arrests and more contacts with police, Wegleitner said. She said there is a lot of communication between landlords and police. Once a person has been evicted once, Wegleitner said, the chance of being evicted again rises dramatically. Wegleitner said there is housing discrimination, but it is very subtle, making it difficult to prove. She said fear and mistrust can turn into grounds for eviction. “There’s a stereotype and assumptions made about people of color,” Wegleitner said. When it comes to legal services, Wegleitner said low income households cannot get access to them

because the resources are so limited. She said she is one of few attorneys dedicated to representing low income tenants in the area. The government funds legal services for low income people, but she said the funding is very limited and not many lawyers want to represent people for free. Weigleitner said in the proposed budget for Dane County, there are proposals for eviction prevention assistance and tenant services to educate individuals on rights. “The fact that it has been doubled — it was doubled last year and it was doubled this year — shows a commitment to the idea that eviction prevention assistance is needed,” Wegleitner said. When it comes to the eviction report, Wegleitner said it was a great foundation for future research to see who the top evictors are and where they are occurring. She said the data identified some of the shortcomings and where there needs to be more data. Sims said he will be continuing to work on the data by looking into more variables based on some of the criticisms. “It’s not just a local problem, and certainly it’s hard for just the local government to respond to it, but I think people are trying to,” Wegleitner said.

Dane County adult literacy program moves into new expanded center

Nonprofit helps learners improve English language skills, reading, job prospects; 90 percent of students are low-income people of color

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A local nonprofit addressing adult literacy has moved into a new center which will give expanded options for providing services to adults in need. The Literacy Network is a Madison nonprofit dedicated to addressing community and workplace literacy. According to its website, one in seven Dane County adults struggles with low literacy — around 55,000 people. Jeff Burkhart, the executive director of the Literacy Network, said they serve more than 1,000 adult learners every year, mainly through working on improving their English language skills. He said 90 percent of those they work with are lowincome people of color. Burkhart said the Literacy Network provides a chance to reduce poverty and gives people a way to help fulfill their own personal goals. “We help the population we work with to get better jobs, to communicate with their kid’s schools, to help their kids with reading, to connect with the healthcare system to get better care — so really essential things people need for their lives,” Burkhart said. Students include immigrants from 68 different countries, Burkhart said. Others were refugees who weren’t able to attend school. Most people are working to improve English language skills to get better jobs and cultivate other skills that can help benefit their day-to-day 10 • badgerherald.com • November 15, 2016

lives, Burkhart said. Mary Louise Gomez, a University of Wisconsin professor of literacy studies and teacher education, said low literacy is potentially detrimental for adults and their families. While career readiness is an important reason to improve literacy, Gomez said people do not always think of the social aspects to reading. Not only can low literacy limit employment opportunities, it also can limit the social connections in people’s lives. Gomez said parents who read with children create better social relationships with them when they talk about stories, which gives children a better understanding of dialogue and an enhanced motivation to attend school. “If parents can’t read to their children or talk about what they’re reading, then this may build up stronger ideas in teachers that parents don’t care to read to their children,” Gomez said. “It’s not that, it’s that the parents might not have the skills to read to their children.” Fostering this connection also has a positive impact on young children who are learning to read. Often, Burkhart said students who struggle in school have parents who struggle with literacy. He said to reduce the achievement gap, adult literacy is one big key. “By impacting the adults that we work with, we impact their entire family,” Burkhart said. She said having programs like the Literacy Network in Madison can help enhance cultural

and educational life by encouraging people to use libraries for social purposes. People like to talk about what they read and share with others. If people are able to read well, Gomez said it can help build connections throughout the whole city. “I think it’s a matter of welcoming people into our city and entering them into our civic life,” Gomez said. “All of our lives are enhanced whether you’re white and a professional or whatever your ethnic or racial heritage is.” Burkhart said in Madison the Literacy Network is the only group that provides direct individualized programming for each person coming to the programs. Madison Public Library receives national award for community contributions The Madison Public Library received a national award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for its contributions to ... The Literacy Network works with the Morgridge Center for Public Service through a Badger Volunteers location. Burkhart said the volunteers work at Madison College through the academic tutoring program, helping people pass their GEDs and move on to different levels of programming. He said that Badger Volunteers is able to see the progress of the individuals in the literacy program. Burkhart said the program has had such a huge impact because of the thousands of hours of volunteer time. In 2015, collectively there were 30,000 hours of volunteer time.

In the future, Burkhart said the Literacy Network plans on expanding their programming to double the number of people they are serving in 2017. “We can only do that if we have more support from the community,” Burkhart said.

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Former Badger now assists President Obama with national security

Brett Holmgren says he was inspired to serve country because of 9/11; activism on UW’s campus shaped his idea of citizenship by Amos Mayberry Reporter

University of Wisconsin alumnus Brett Holmgren now spends his days working with President Barack Obama and other top government officials to ensure our nation’s security. As a special assistant to the president, Holmgren works closely with Obama, advising him on intelligence and sensitive operations. He is also the National Security Council’s link to the Intelligence Community, a federation that conducts intelligence activities that are necessary for foreign relations and national security. Holmgren said regardless of one’s politics, President Obama is one of the most thoughtful and respectful people he has ever met. “We should be grateful that we have a president that is so considerate and open to a wide variety of perspectives,” Holmgren said. Holmgren is also the senior director of intelligence programs at the National Security Council, where he maintains our nation’s security by overseeing policy decisions that pertain to covert programming and the creation and implementation of intelligence reforms. Primarily, Holmgren said his position is to coordinate intelligence among various government entities. Since agencies like the CIA and NSA have different values and interests, the biggest challenge of his position is to coordinate a plan that takes into account the motives of all stakeholders. In order to lay out a clear plan for the president, Holmgren weighs the costs and benefits to find a compromise among the views of many agencies. Before Holmgren solidified his place in Washington, he moved around in several positions. Holmgren started his career with the Defense Intelligence Agency then was a senior

analyst at the CIA Counterterrorism Center. From the CIA, he took a position as director of counterterrorism on the National Security Coalition staff. A few advisory roles later and he is now advising the commander-in-chief. Holmgren’s career in government has helped him receive many awards including Secretary of Defense’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award and the CIA Hostile Service Action Medal. Holmgren graduated from UW with a B.A. in journalism and political science, then went on to receive his M.A. in global security strategies from Johns Hopkins University. Holmgren said he values the foundation UW provided for his future. “Attending Wisconsin was one of the best experiences of my life,” Holmgren said. “It has provided value throughout my career in unique and unforeseen ways.” Though Holmgren started his college career strictly as a journalism major, one of the most devastating events in America’s history inspired him to get involved in our nation’s security. After the Sept. 11 attacks 15 years ago, Holmgren changed his major to include political science to be able to serve the public. He was determined make sure an attack like that never happened on American soil again. “I felt an obligation to serve the country and to give back to a country that gave so much to me,” Holmgren said. After 9/11 many universities were trying to incorporate the attacks in instruction and course material. Holmgren said UW was “ahead of the curve” because they increased courses in Arabic languages, and on terrorism and politics in the Middle East. Holmgren said these courses made him stand out among graduate schools and future employers. Journalism 202 was also an important class to Holmgren. He said he learned how to

Photo · President Barack Obama greets people, including Brett Holmgren (left), along the ropeline after welcoming wounded warriors to the South Lawn of the White House in celebration of the sixth annual Soldier Ride, a cycling event to help wounded warriors restore their physical and emotional well-being, April 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) write under time constraints, which continues to be valuable today. “[These skills] have been invaluable for me in my careers both in the intelligence community and also now at the White House,” Holmgren said. Holmgren said his time at UW was influential in forming his commitment to public service. Seeing students advocating for issues enforced the concept of citizenship and responsibility that stuck with Holmgren. These inspirations were not learned in a classroom but observed and felt on campus. Especially in government, teamwork is crucial, Holmgren said. Wisconsin taught him that

respecting others and being a good person can be helpful when making policy and compromising on solutions. Though the resources provided at UW are important to Holmgren, there is no substitute for hard work, which he said people will recognize and respect in any career field. Hard work has opened up many opportunities for Holmgren, but his path to Washington was not planned. Holmgren said most plans don’t work out as intended, but opportunities will always present themselves. “As long as you let your passions and interests be the guideposts for your career, I think everything else will fall in place,” Holmgren said.

UW collaborative seeks to make vegetables more flavorful, appealing Seed to Kitchen hopes to push high flavor produce to forefront, make yield, shelf life, cross-country shipping take backseat by Gabby Ortiz Campus Editor

For farmers who ship their produce across the country, the desired traits for their produce are often shelf life, yield and efficient shipping, not flavor. This is a potential problem for people hoping to include more vegetables in their diet. That’s where the University of Wisconsin’s Seed to Kitchen Collaborative comes in. It unites UW professors, plant breeders, local farmers and some of Madison’s top chefs to improve the flavor and appeal of locally grown fruits and vegetables. Now in its third year, the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative includes six Madison chefs, farmers, plant breeders and the public who evaluate local crops for their flavor and fresh quality during taste-testing sessions. Wisconsin ranks second highest in the country for both the total number of organic farms and for the number of organic vegetable farms. Surveys, however, show that many people do not

eat enough direct market or organic vegetables because they lack flavor. Julie Dawson, UW assistant professor of horticulture, said the chefs’ opinions are important in identifying desirable qualities in a variety of local produce such as squash, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, peppers, melons, carrots and kale. “By working directly with chefs and farmers to develop evaluation methods for flavor, we hope to improve our ability to select high quality vegetable varieties for farmers, gardeners and consumers,” Dawson said. Moreover, flavor has taken a backseat because of the importance of shelf life and shipping tolerance of foods. UW graduate students play an important role in developing vegetable varieties that have the quality and variety needed for a direct market along with the flavor consumers want to taste in their vegetables, Dawson said. Solveig Hanson, a graduate research assistant, has been working to accentuate beets’ earthy flavor, which she said people seem to like more.

Hanson said she is focused on breeding beets with flavor and color that people have never experienced. “When we selected for flavor [in plant breeding] and ignored color, we’ve gotten these really cool multi-color beet populations,” Hanson said. “There is potential to make something cool the market has never seen before.” Hanson said she knows the “classic red beet” will be hard to replace, but there is potential to create a beet that can be profitable and interesting for consumers, farmers and chefs. These “specialty crops” when sold in the direct market are profitable for farmers, Hanson said. By involving many different people in the process, the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative program can grow and develop into something sustainable. Because Wisconsin’s economy depends heavily on agriculture, this program looks to utilize these local resources more often so that the state and local economies can grow, Dawson said. “So we are trying to give the diversified vegetable farms that are selling to farmer’s

markets the information they need to make good variety decisions and also the ability to contribute to those programs so in the end we end up with better [vegetable] variety in Wisconsin,” Dawson said. The concept was first conceived after Dawson met chef Tory Miller, winner of a James Beard award and top chef at Madison’s L’Etoile, at a New York conference. The program is developing relationships with chefs outside of Madison to make this a state-wide program, Dawson said. The Seed to Kitchen Collaborative hopes to continue experimenting with interesting vegetables that can be grown for all of the different local food markets. This way, Wisconsin can become more sustainable and the economy can prosper. “Our overall goal is to develop varieties that are well-adapted to Wisconsin, that have the quality that is needed for a direct market and really the flavor consumers want to eat more vegetables,” Dawson said. November 15, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 11

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Conversation Starter ‘Music for Mental Health’ provides space to promote healing Bobby Vanderwist discusses inspirations, purposes behind forming first event of its kind, what is to come by Morgan Grunow ArtEtc. Staff Writer

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How was the idea behind Music for Mental Health initiated?

Music for Mental Health began as an informal idea over the summer. I have noticed for a long time that within my personal music scene, which is emotionally driven punk and rock music, there are a lot of people that really have music as a support system. I wanted to (a) plan an event that highlights the potential of the music community for healing and for support for those who need it. And (b) make people who come to this show aware of all of the resources on campus for those who are struggling, or for those who know of people struggling.

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Prior to booking entertainers, were you looking for a specific individual to fit the role for the event?

From the beginning I knew it had to be somebody who understands the capacity of music to provide a support network for people who are dealing with addiction and mental health issues, but I wasn’t necessarily looking for someone to fit this role initially. I booked Sorority Noise and shared this idea with their agent who I was working with. Cameron was really on board for the idea. This event really arose from having booked Sorority Noise and realizing that this is what their music is focused on — helping people dealing with issues of depression and addiction and recovering from that.

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Are there specific resources being advertised?

There are a couple different organizations on campus that deal with mental health, one of them being UHS, along with other resources that will be present for students and community members.

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You mentioned Sorority Noise as one of the headliners for the event. What about their music or themselves falls in line with the messages the event is promoting?

One of the members, Cameron Boucher, is very vocal about issues and a lot of their music is about mental health, recovery and addiction. After talking to Cameron about it we created this larger event where we would have different representatives from resources on campus, such as UHS, to have some information and utilities there if anyone ever needed the support, or would benefit from any of the information.

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Are there any other aspects to this event?

Yes, the other part of the event will occur directly before Sorority Noise and will be a comedian named Aparna Nancherla, who has also been vocal about these issues in the past. When she was booked we decided to make it a part of this event and a bigger thing for people who wouldn’t come to the SET show, but would be interested in seeing the comedian. Heavy rock music isn’t for everyone, but everybody could use a good laugh.

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Where do you see this event heading in the future?

I would love to have an event like this happen again. From this first event, if we can help convey the right information about these resources to someone who needs them, then I would consider that a success in itself. Not that I would not want to do it again, but this was just something we wanted to try out. If we can find artists that embody this mission as much as the ones currently then I would love to do it again next semester or next year.

How is this event different from things you have done in the past? Or have you done similar things like this before?

Previously, WUD Music has focused on getting the most out of these experiences in terms of helping people and providing productive bases through music. It is a little different because the mission is very specific for this event. Any time we book an artist in terms of entertainment there is not much else to it. WUD Music is always concerned with bringing in artists that represent the mission well. We aren’t going to book people who are not as focused as we are, which is why bringing in Sorority Noise and Aparna Nancherla has worked well.

Throughout your process, were there any major challenges that came about when trying to plan and organize this event?

Honestly not really, considering everyone was very onboard with the event. We did have a band drop off of the Sorority Noise Tour and was replaced by Free Throw, who also embodies the message of making music a community very well. But other than that there were luckily not many significant challenges.

If you could tell students at UW-Madison one thing about this event, what would it be?

Even if you are not a fan of heavy, emotionally driven rock and roll music, there is a comedian at Memorial Union at 7 o’clock and everybody can use a good laugh. If nothing else, [you can pick up] a few pamphlets on these awesome resources we have here on campus, even if you don’t need it right now, the information could be more helpful than you could ever know.

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‘Moonlight’ stuns with insightful commentary on intimacy, black masculinity Set in dark hopelessness, film ultimately reveals resiliency, fight of human spirit when pit against all odds by Peter Culver ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

“Moonlight” was, no contest, the best movie I’ve seen all year. Granted 2016 hasn’t exactly been a goldstar year, but “Moonlight” could be up there any year. Many have referred to the movie as “black ‘Boyhood’,” but that is a wildly unfair and problematic comparison. Don’t get it wrong, “Boyhood” was excellent, but “Moonlight” is far different. The film follows Chiron, starting with his life as a young boy in a bad neighborhood in Miami, eventually progressing to his life as an adult drug dealer in Atlanta. His life sounds like a cliché sob story: timid boy, few friends and a mother who abuses crack. But director Barry Jenkins takes a stereotypical story and puts an additional wrinkle into it by having Chiron discover his homosexuality. Both Jenkins and screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney grew up in rough parts of Miami, and McCraney is gay. Jenkins himself is straight, but he directs the many scenes of homoerotic tension with a light touch. The crux of the second act comes after Chiron leaves his abusive mother yet again and winds up on the beach, where he sees his best friend Kevin. They share a blunt, and slowly reach a point

where Kevin takes Chiron to orgasm. The scene is quiet and tender, not explicit but erotic. One of the biggest strengths of this film is its ability to capture eroticism and sensuality without devolving into explicit territory. The film concludes by cycling back to Chiron and Kevin’s relationship, but the audience never sees as much as a removed shirt. The only time the film gets explicit is during a dream, when Chiron sees Kevin having sex with a girl. Much of “Moonlight” is a commentary on black masculinity, with a frank discussion of the word “faggot” early in the first chapter. One of the key relationships of “Moonlight” is between the young Chiron and Juan, a drug dealer inexorably tied to the boy’s mother. Juan finds Chiron hiding in an abandoned motel from bullies who were calling him the aforementioned word and takes him under his wing. As Chiron’s relationship with his mother continues to fail, he spends more time with Juan, who teaches him how to swim and introduces the central conceit of the film: “black boys look blue in the moonlight.” That was the title of the story McCraney initially wrote, and it hits home hard. Despite the fact that I have never experienced this kind of life, nor will I, the metaphor is clear. So many of this film’s most important scenes take place under the moon, particularly the climax.

While so many movies of the so-called “hood genre” end with someone getting shot, “Moonlight” ends with words and symbolism. Chiron goes back to Miami to see his rehabbound mother and reunite with Kevin, who now works as a cook. At this point, Chiron has not actually interacted with Kevin since high school, when Kevin beat him up at the behest of one of Chiron’s bullies. Roughly the last half hour of the movie is dedicated to the tension and relationship between the two, with little else happening besides Kevin occasionally attending to his diner. The only real flaw in the movie is one minor detail. Whoever thought it was a good idea for the main character to wear a gold grille that ruins the lighting needs to receive a serious talking-to. “Moonlight” is a film that doesn’t allow you to look away, and keeps the tension firmly focused on the main character and the one man he has ever been intimate with. Ultimately, that’s the great strength of “Moonlight”: intimacy. You have to follow Chiron and his growth, and even in the most uncomfortable moments, it will hold you fast.

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Legendary Flosstradamus to bring innovative trap sound to Madison Concert is culmination of more than a decade of constant grinding, hard work, will feature stocked lineup by Matthew Cejka ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

Trap legends Flosstradamus will provide Madisonians a perfect excuse to ditch midterms and turn up on a Wednesday. On Nov. 16, Chicago natives Josh Young (J2k) and Curt Cameruci (Autobot) unleash the Hi Def Youth tour to the Orpheum with some prestigious support from Slushii, Towkio and Whethan. A part of their Hi Def Youth Tour, their concert in Madison is set to be one of the biggest since the group’s inception. This year, the trap legends are going all out by acquiring big names as support. Curt described the show as “that one level of Mario Brothers where everything gets giant.” Since DJing mainly at local bars and parties in Chicago around 2006, Flosstradamus has amassed the peak of success in their field by headlining festivals around the world, including Coachella and Electric Forest, embarking on several nationwide tours and cultivating

an extremely dedicated following entitled, HDYNATION. The origin of the phrase that envelopes all things Flosstradamus began with the origin of the artists themselves. Many artists in the Chicago area had ‘boyz’ at the end of their names, and because the duo often wore hoodies while performing, their name HDYBOYZ emerged, from which HDYNATION took its inspiration. Three months ago, the duo released the anthem, “Came Up,” featuring lyrics from Post Malone and collaborations from Graves and FKi 1st. Paired with a music video depicting Flosstradamus’ rise to fame, the song explores the world of the young artists as they tried to construct a different music scene in their native Chicago. He explained that at the beginning of their journey, the duo wasn’t thinking of music as a career — they simply enjoyed bringing their unique sound to local parties and bars. However, at some point Young and Cameruci

felt that they had fully tapped the party scene and decided to begin producing original music around 2011. “It stepped us up to a different level,” Young said. In a genre completely dominated by the internet today, the duo are pioneers of using the world wide web to its fullest advantage. They are both 100 percent self taught, and explained that they learned everything they know about producing, designing and mixing from YouTube tutorials, something they claim many people can learn from. “Yeah, I think most producers now are sort of [teaching themselves]. There are some kids that go to some of the music schools, but I feel like a lot of people are doing that,” Cameruci said. “Even our photographers and videographers that we have, everyone’s learning stuff from the internet.” For their next venture, the duo created their own label under the moniker Hi Def Youth in order to facilitate younger artists and the

numerous demos they receive daily. Currently, the only release on the label is an EP from Party Thieves titled Undrafted. Rather than focus on their own music, Flosstradamus is fully prepared to commit to the role of label heads and anticipate more music from upcoming artists in early 2017. Above all, the group has managed to remain relevant, somehow steadily growing in overall popularity and premise even with the immense success from early on in their careers. This tour, and specifically this show at the Orpheum, with support from Slushii, can be seen as a culmination of more than a decade of dedication to the craft of DJing and production as well as one of the best EDM concerts to come through Madison this semester. “We’ve just been grinding non-stop. A lot of artists have a pretty quick, meteoric rise to fame because the internet moves things along so quickly now, but we’ve been in this for 11 years and it’s been a journey from step one to where we are today,” Young said.

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BEER AND OTHER BEVERAGES TO GIVE THANKS FOR THIS HOLIDAY by Audrey Piehl What’s On Tap Columnist

Madison’s first documented “Thanksgiving” dinner was in 1838, several decades before President Abraham Lincoln would declare it a national holiday during the Civil War. In full Wisconsin fashion, it took place in the log cabin of Eben and Roseline Peck. Their humble abode served as a boarding house for workers building the first Capitol, and it was thought a Thanksgiving feast would be an appropriate celebration to bring everyone together. Of course, many were unfamiliar with the tradition, and Wisconsin at the time apparently lacked one crucial ingredient: pumpkin. That’s right, even early 19th century Sconnies were craving that sensationalized fall gourd. Before your Thanksgiving feast, retroactively help out the Pecks by enjoying a pumpkinspiced brew. If you are seeking a strong, jumped-in-a-pile-of-leaves flavor, go for Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale. With the warmest auburn coloring and complex palate, this ale will be a course prior to the many other fixings.

Washing down the stuffing

Some Thanksgiving staples are forever, but every family has its select outliers. In 1944, the USS Wisconsin was no exception, serving a full meal with everything from “sweet mixed pickles,” “Thousand Island dressing” and “cigarettes and cigars.” If presented with a mystery meat smothered in Thousand Island dressing, it’s good to have a dependable beverage near. In a diversion from the usual course of this column, wine is encouraged to wash down suspect sides. While three-buck Chuck is always recommended, Cherry Blossom Pinot Noir (also available at Trader Joe’s) is a dollar extra with noticeably more body. If dabbling in doubledigits, Menage a Tois is a great choice — just keep the label from grandma.

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In 1835, Mary Spielman Roller moved from Buffalo, New York to the south side of Milwaukee with livestock and the ever-elusive turkey. While Roller’s recollection cannot transcend the racist caricatures of the Native Americans

living near her at the time of settling in the Badger State, her story appropriately traces Benjamin Franklin’s favorite bird to the Dairyland. Since turkey is the quintessential Thanksgiving protein, it deserves an equally palpable brew to accompany it. One Barrel Brewing’s Banjo Cat will not only wash down a (probably dry) bird, but with its stormy color and rich flavor will make any drinker prepared for the cold months Thanksgiving ushers in.

is as American as apple pie,” partygoers were encouraged to donate for the National Gay Convention and generally revel in pride. While there are many cocktails to choose from after “the nap,” one stands out: Milk Punch. Essentially eggnog without the egg, this New Orleans staple combines all the familiar, wintery spices into a highly sippable concoction. The New York Times provides a solid recipe with bourbon, though brandy will certainly suffice for those loyal Wisconsin drinkers:

Extended family doesn’t leave until Sunday, and it’s time to get down. It’s time to get down, and jump around.

In a mixing glass three-quarters filled with ice, pour the bourbon, rum, milk or cream, vanilla and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds or until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass. Dust with nutmeg.

Everyone knows Thanksgiving doesn’t end once the feast has been consumed and everyone has fallen asleep. Eventually, the politicallyincorrect uncle and socially-awkward cousin must rise and another round will be necessary. Indeed, Thanksgiving has not always been designed by the food but instead by the celebration. In 1971, Madisonians held an alternative holiday party on Langdon: “The Gay Dance.” Under the mantra of “homosexuality

Like eggnog, Milk Punch is intended for commiseration and camaraderie with loved ones. It’s essential for finally breaking out the Beach Boys Christmas album and being conscripted into a family game of Scrabble while the Badgers crush the Gophers.

Sala Thai presents delicious recipes passed from one generation to next South side restaurant features perfect midday, dinner meals, extensive menu inspired by different cuisines by Abby Geurnik ArtEtc. Staff Writer

Sala Thai Restaurant is a little known restaurant in Madison, but it shouldn’t be. The restaurant provides diners with an adventure due to its distinct menu, giving patrons the opportunity to unearth vastly different meals with each visit. According to their website, many of their re cipes have been passed on orally from generation to generation, and will not be encountered in any regular cookbook, providing the Madison public with a distinctive and thrilling culinary adventure. Upon arriving for an evening meal, everything is spotless and flawless. Comfortable lighting creates a calm ambience, and the furnishing makes the space feel

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relaxed and welcoming. The decorations are unconventional, charming and not excessively eccentric. Overall, the place itself is genuinely lovely, in no small part due to the space having been converted by the owners from a home into a restaurant. Characteristic to Thai cuisine, the food, also taking influence from other Asian cuisines, is prepared extremely spicy, but with the option to tone it down as specified, in order to save some taste buds. A typical dinner meal might be a bowl of curry, rice, a stir-fried spread, soup and a starter or salad. For midday meals, salads and noodle bowls are suggested. A meal to be noted is the the Kao Pad. A vibrant dish, it is a fulfilling dinner, especially with an appetizer beforehand. The meal is a fried rice dish with eggs, onions, soy sauce and

a choice of chicken, beef, pork or shrimp. For those who are vegetarians, the menu features meatless options as well. Additionally, the Crab Rangoon is unique and flavorful. Made with the conventional ingredients of cream cheese and imitated crab, this appetizer has an onion and garlic powder addition that makes its taste distinctive. Like the Kao Pad, the serving sizes for the rest of the options are very large. This is an extra bonus for those who enjoy relishing a complete dinner, beginning with salad and soup, entree and dessert. Another added bonus is that Sala Thai has friendly and genuine service. The servers welcome customers with a grin and respond warmly whenever someone has an inquiry

concerning the food options. The only downsides to the restaurant are its logistics. Different from most restaurants, Sala Thai does not accept credit cards. This has the potential to create an issue as they do not have an ATM. As well as the lack of an ATM, there is also a lack of parking. If arriving in a car, there are limited parking spaces on the side of the road, situated close to the restaurant. Parking is free, but it would be preferable to arrive on foot. In conclusion, Sala Thai Restaurant is a quality place to eat with family or friends, where everyone can discover a magnificent meal to select in a welcoming, warm environment.

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An extensive guide to all things fisting: safety instructions and techniques included by Meredith Head Hump Day Columnist

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches and folks prepare themselves for food and family time, Hump Day has an appetite for a different sort of stuffing. Fisting creates a sensation of fullness inside the vagina or anus unparalleled by fingers, penises or even expensive sex toys. Often underrated as sex toys due to their obvious simplicity, hands are free and should not be reserved exclusively for foreplay. Folks often assume fisting to be a specifically homosexual anal activity, but either the vagina or anus can hold a lubed-up fist.

Safety

In preparation, trim the fingernails and remove any nail polish or jewelry. Purchase some latex or nitrile gloves as a barrier method or contemplate purchasing a fisting glove; these will help reduce friction, decrease risk of scratching from nails, and

three, then four. Consider using a vibrator on the clit, penis, balls or nipples for some extra sensation. Fisting is not a race, so take time and enjoy each stage of arousal. The more aroused a partner is, the bigger and wider the orifice becomes, making it easier to work up to a fist. If four fingers feel like plenty of penetration at this point, stop here and consider trying fisting again later — sometimes new sexual activities can take days or weeks to work up to. Sex is not a race, and fisting especially should never be rushed.

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Of course, fisting is far from a beginner ’s activity and can result in injury if done too hastily or without enough lube. Trust and communication are essential. Discuss aspects of consent extensively, including desires, boundaries and hopes for the end result. Fisting is not a quickie activity and requires plenty of time, preparation and conversation. Consider deciding on a safeword together so that things can slow down or stop completely. Using the stoplight system, where green means keep going, yellow means slow down or don’t go further, and red means stop, operates as an excellent check-in system that is easy to remember and execute. Be sure to share sexually transmitted infection (STI) status or get tested together beforehand.

Wet Warm-up

protect partners from passing along STIs. Most importantly: lubricant. Fisting is an activity that requires lots of lube. Stay away from anal lubes with numbing agents, since these can prevent a receiver from being unaware of pain or injury. Silicone lube stays slippery for longer than water-based lube, but has potential to stain sheets. In the interest of minimizing mess, lay down some towels before beginning. Things are about to get wet. Apply lubricant to both the orifice and the hand doing the fisting — there is no such thing as too much lube, no matter which hole we are preparing to fist!

Slow and Steady

Start slowly by stimulating the partner and making sure they are suitably aroused; fisting works wonders when everyone is incredibly turned on. When everyone is ready for penetration, start slow with two fingers, then

Fisting “Turducken”: The “Turnduck-in” Technique

Once all four fingers are inserted and everyone is ready to continue to the next step, tuck the thumb in between the pinky and pointer finger so the hand looks something

like a duck beak. A tapered hand is easier to insert into a partner, especially since the knuckles can prove the most difficult part of insertion. Let the receptive partner lead and work slowly over the knuckles, rocking them against the tissue to stimulate internal parts of the clitoris, the G-spot or the prostate. Once the fister penetrates up to the base of their hand or top of the rest, make a motion as if turning a key in a lock to fully insert the fist. Fisting is not about thrusting, so slowly make a come-hither motion or make gentle rotations. Continue to ask what feels good and play with one another.

Prolonged Pull-out

One might be tempted to quickly pull the fist out after orgasm, but resist this urge as it can be startling and painful for the receptive partner. Removing the fist should be just as time-consuming as insertion. Reverse the key turning motion and formation of the duck beak while pulling out to avoid hurting a postfisted, blissed-out boo. Help relax their muscles with a massage or a vibrator. Apply more lube if necessary and move very slowly, paying careful attention to the receptive partner. Afterwards, have a conversation about the experience. Was the fisting too much? Is it a new favorite activity? Should we try it on the kitchen floor next time? How was the lube? Communicating about likes and dislikes, desires and boundaries, preferences and differences, makes for much hotter sex.

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UHS strives to address needs of students with mental health concerns despite being understaffed, underfunded UW helps students find community therapists after they max out on individual counseling sessions made available through segregated fees

by Hayley Sperling Editor-In-Chief

A safety pin. Sharp enough to tear through fragile skin. Dull enough not to leave a mark. Strong enough to bring relief from the mind-numbing sadness, hopelessness and despair that comes with everyday life of living with depression. The first time I self harmed, I was in middle school. The next time it happened, it didn’t stop. As thoughts of cutting seeped into my mind at all hours of the day, self-harm fixation and idealization became the norm. Slowly, safety pins turned to razors and razors turned to shame. An estimated 26 percent of adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. live with a diagnosable mental health disorder. During the 2015-16 academic year, 4,829 students at the University of Wisconsin sought help from University Health Services for a mental illness, an 11 percent increase from the year before.

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Photo · Cristina Zepeda-Almazan (pictured above) , outreach coordinator for Ask.Listen.Save., is one of about 16 million people in the U.S. who deals with depression. Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald

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Of the $607.56 students pay in segregated fees during the 2016-17 academic year, $196.56 goes to health services. According to the Office of the Registrar, this money supports “the clinical medicine, counseling, health education and public health mission of the student health services.” According to its annual report, UHS spends 27 percent of its funding on mental health care services. UHS guarantees all students up to 10 individual counseling sessions within a calendar year and up to 20 sessions over the course of a student’s academic degree. After a student maxes out on his or her sessions, he or she has the option to seek out therapists in the community with help from UHS. There are exceptions to this rule, however, for medical and engineering students. These students have an unlimited number of individual counseling sessions because their services are paid for by their respective schools, Angela Janis, interim co-director of mental health services at UHS, said. Though the 10 session limit was put into place long before Janis came to UHS in 2014, she said the vast majority of students who use their individual counseling sessions at UHS only end up using four sessions or fewer. She also noted UHS constantly looks for the best way to serve the campus community and has re-evaluated what that means over the years. “We’re always re-examining our services to see if they make sense,” she said. But some students, including senior zoology and French major Cristina Zepeda-Almazan, believe the services offered at UHS are not enough. A 2016 UHS survey found that 36 percent of students said they would like to see additional mental health services at UHS. Zepeda-Almazan works as the outreach

coordinator for Ask.Listen.Save., a suicide prevention and education organization on campus. She is also one of an estimated 16.1 million people in the U.S. with depression. While she said she had been “in and out” of depression symptoms her entire life, during her sophomore year at UW, she noticed a big dip in her mood. “No matter how sunny it was outside, it always felt like it was thunderstorming,” she said. “That’s just how it always was for me.” Zepeda-Almazan sought help from UHS in April 2015. She found a therapist whom she felt comfortable

matter how sunny it was outside, it always “feltNolike it was thunderstorming. That’s just how it always was for me.” Cristina Zepeda-Almazan Outreach coordinator for Ask.Listen.Save.

with and described her experiences as “amazing.” She began to use new coping mechanisms to deal with everyday stress. She said she now carries around rubber bands to flick against her skin to remind herself simply to breath when she gets overwhelmed. Once her 10 sessions were up, Zepeda-Almazan worked with UHS to find someone in the community to talk to. But this time, her experience was different. She had trouble connecting with her new therapist, and traveling off-campus for counseling quickly became a hassle. She said even though UHS helped her find a counselor outside of the university, the results were not the same. “[Seeing a new therapist] could be a hit or miss and then you’re just discouraged from going,” ZepedaAlmazan said. Janis said some of the biggest barriers preventing UHS from expanding its mental health services come down to limited funding and resources. “We are understaffed to provide the ideal care that we’d like to,” Janis said. “The need has outpaced the growth that we’ve had. There are more people coming in than historically have ever come in.”

Getting ‘creative’ to stretch resources

During the 2014-15 academic year, 4,349 clients visited UHS for mental health services. Over the 201516 academic year, that number rose to 4,829. Janis said previously, the most common diagnosis UHS gave in terms of mental illness was depression, now it’s anxiety. She said the 11 percent increase in patient visits to UHS follows a national trend. While most students are bound to a finite number of individual counseling sessions, Janis said UHS

offers mental health services far beyond that. In addition to individual counseling, UHS offers several different kinds of group counseling and psychiatry services that do not count toward a student’s counseling session limit. This is one way Janis said UHS has tried to expand its campus reach and give help to a wider range of students. “We have to be creative in the services we offer to try to increase the reach with the providers that we have,” she said. A 2012 report from the Wisconsin Center of Investigative Journalism found the university was lacking in the mental health resources it needed to properly serve its student population. But a lot has changed since 2012. This past September, UHS filled six newly funded positions, two of which include professionals who specialize in addressing the needs of students of color, as part of its two-year initiative to increase providers for student mental health issues. The new hires were brought on partially as a response to the numerous hate and bias incidents reported on campus that were brought to light through the hashtag #TheRealUW. UHS also partnered with the University of Wisconsin Police Department in 2015 to provide crisis intervention training, Janis said. In addition to UHS services, there are several student organization on campus that seek to provide mental health care services and support for UW students. The UW chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, works to educate students and the campus community about mental illness and the stigma that often comes with it, Conlin Bass, spokesperson for NAMI-UW, said. This stigma, he said, can come in many forms. One of NAMI’s biggest campaigns is their “Bandana Project.” The purpose of the project is to spread awareness about mental illness and reduce its stigma. Since January, NAMI has distributed 1,300 green bandanas that signify that whoever is wearing the bandana can be used as a resource for mental health purposes. Hannah Hageman, a UW senior and president of Ask. Listen.Save., said mental health operates on a spectrum and that communication is key when it comes to addressing mental health taboos. “The more you talk about it, the more you can reduce the stigma,” Hageman said.

Addressing the ‘seventh floor stigma’

For Zepeda-Almazan, talking about her own mental health, even with friends and family, has been hard. Though she doesn’t doubt her friends would be supportive, she worries that her peers might get the wrong impressions from the conversation. “How do you bring that up?” she said. “They might think that you want them to feel sorry for you, but that’s not the case.” Zepeda-Almazan said even seeking help can be hard

because of what she called the “seventh floor stigma.” This refers to the seventh floor of the Student Activity Center, which is home to UHS’s mental health care services. Janis said UHS is working to address this stigma through outreach and attempting to meet students where they are. “Our philosophy is there are ‘no wrong doors,’” Janis said. When it comes to addressing the mental illness taboo on campus, both Zepeda-Almazan and Hageman said students and professors have been willing to play an active role in breaking stigmas. But sometimes, Hageman said it can be hard for students to talk about the matter because they often grapple to accept their own mental illnesses. “Students are open to it but still have struggles admitting if they themselves have a problem,” Hageman said. Students are more stressed now more than ever before, according to the American Psychological Association. Zepeda-Almazan said dealing with a mental illness is no simple task. There are good days and there are bad days, but she said the most important thing is to never

We are understaffed to provide the ideal care that “we’d like to. The need has outpaced the growth that we’ve had. There are more people coming in than historically have ever come in.

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Roughly 26% of adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. live with a diagnosable mental health disorder.

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Angela Janis Interim co-director of mental health services at UHS

stop working to feel better. “You just have to keep working it and figure out how to get yourself out of that dark place,” she said. “At the end of the day, the only person who can really help yourself is you.” Zepeda-Almazan no longer attends counseling in the Madison community. She said she is now in a place where she is comfortable with a monthly visit to her UHS psychiatrist and prescribed medication. I went through three psychologists at UHS before finding one who I could truly connect with and I was forced to change my medication dosage when I noticed dark thoughts crawling back into my mind. While every person is different and there are no clearcut answers when it comes to managing one’s mental health, some things are certain: Don’t be afraid to ask for help and don’t be discouraged if something doesn’t work.

Over the 2015-2016 academic year, that number rose to 4,829. This represents an 11% increase. 4,829

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BIG Ten(t) exhibit displays artwork of UW alums, builds community Event, founded by UW alum Barry Roal Carlsen, aims to connect Badger artists, enable mutual career growth by Elaine Knaus ArtEtc. Staff Writer

There’s no doubt that alumni of the University of Wisconsin go on to achieve greatness, but how often do students get to witness their success first-hand? An exhibit in the gallery at the Education Building on campus displays a large portion of work from the BIG TEN(T) showcase, a project dedicated to sharing the work of artists who all have one thing in common — their past experience as UW students. Originating in June of 2016, the BIG TEN(T) project began as a showcase and trade of art among UW alumni artists. The event was meant to encourage alumni to share artwork with each other and benefit from building a connected community of artists. Barry Roal Carlsen, who is also a Wisconsin alumnus, organized the event. In September, another show was presented at ArtHelix Gallery in New York, hosted by Peter Hopkins who also attended UW. The showcase included a variety of forms of art including paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs from 60 different artists who were either Wisconsin MFA or BFA alumni, ranging widely in age. The exhibit displayed on campus

currently consists of some of the works that were presented in New York. Carlsen hopes the fact that there is a “durable, connected group of alumni” will encourage this event in the future, as well as a desire to continue building a community among these artists. The idea is that this community will thrive in the future and continue to provide alumni with connections to each other that will benefit them in the long run and act as a selfempowering force in their careers. While the project was somewhat of an experiment this year, the goal is to receive even more recognition and create more opportunities for sharing the work of former art students at UW. Carlsen’s own experience in the world of art can be traced back to UW, where he received his MFA and studied lithography after finishing his BFA at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Since then displays of his work have reached far and wide. He describes his experience during his career as an artist as “more of a marathon than a sprint,” in that it has required a lot of consistent effort and time. Carlsen’s art has been shown across the United States and in galleries in Europe as well. While he studied printmaking when he was a student, a lot of his work includes paintings, as access to a print shop is not always available.

His own works often depict lush landscapes in painted or charcoal form, sometimes with humanistic or man-made elements blended in. Carlsen says that a lot of the time he finds his inspiration from connecting with his past experiences. “The majority of my paintings ... derive from reminiscences of my childhood and my family and places I’ve visited,” he says. He also explains that a recent trip to Norway offered him newer inspiration involving his family history, furthering his idea that a physical location can be much more meaningful and powerful when it holds sentimental value or provides a strong personal connection. He describes how he often uses this Photo · Viewers can catch the exhibit until Dec. 16 at the idea of showing certain places in his Education Building on Bascom. paintings to portray deeper meanings that are more abstract. “It’s not exactly all Marissa Haegele about the landscape specifically, it’s more like using the landscape for connecting with The Badger Herald some emotional state of mind or maybe some symbolic connection that I feel like I highly ranked lithography program offered have,” he says. here. He currently teaches lithography in the art Carlsen’s first experience with UW was as a department. Carlsen says teaching has allowed student, but he worked for 30 years as a graphic him to be involved in the world of art in a designer for the university as well. He says he different way and has given him more time to was originally drawn to UW because of the focus on his own work as well.

La Taguara provides culinary adventure through traditional, modern recipes Though farther away, authentic Venezuelan, Latin American tastes make new location worth distance by Kate Gilson ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

If you are in the mood for something different, consider trying La Taguara — a local restaurant with locations on East Johnson and East Washington, bringing a fresh take on Venezuelan and Latin American cuisine to Madison. The mix of traditional and modern styles of cuisine are influenced by Venezuela’s indigenous population, along with its European and African ancestry. La Taguara’s East Johnson location has a homey atmosphere with multiple seating rooms and authentic Venezuelan decor. Rather than waiting to be served, the entire process is expedited with customers ordering at the counter. The staff is friendly and provides expert advice on what to order. The establishment accepts cash as well as cards. Corn, rice, plantains, yucca, beans and several meats and seafood are prominently 18 • badgerherald.com • November 15, 2016

featured on La Taguara’s menu. Most dietary needs can be accommodated at La Taguara — dishes can be prepared vegetarian and glutenfree. The menu has a vast array of options ranging from breakfast and lunch sandwiches to dinner entree platters and desserts. The most popular item on the menu is Pabellon a Caballo, a Venezuelan national dish consisting of black beans, white cheese, shredded beef (also available as vegetarian or gluten free), rice and deep fried sweet plantains. The Arepas sandwich is another popular item, which comes in a hot bun made of ground white corn with a crispy shell and a soft doughy inside with your choice of two fillings: cheddar cheese, white cheese, ham, shredded chicken, shredded beef, pernil (pork roast), ground beef, black beans, picadillo salad, shredded eggplant or potato chicken salad. La Taguara also boasts a large selection of sauces that can be added to any dish and

the staff is happy to make recommendations or explain anything on the menu that may be confusing. The empanadas (filled with cheese, chicken or ground beef), are also very impressive and feature one of the delicious dipping sauces — guasacaca. Additionally, there is a wide assortment of drinks such as sugar cane with lime juice, Venezuelan soda, imported beer and passion fruit juice. While La Taguara is a little out of the way, around a 25 minute walk from the heart of State Street, it is well worth the trip. The authentic Venezuelan style offered at mid-level prices along with the inviting staff and cozy ambiance, makes La Taguara a key restaurant in Madison to try.

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Letter to the editor: We need to stop trivializing mental illness Stigma surrounding depression, anxiety, suicide silences students, prevents them from seeking treatment or engaging in conversation by David Platz

In the United States, 43.8 million adults — one in five — experience mental illness in a given year. This is a staggering number. But what’s even more shocking is the lack of awareness and support available to individuals with mental health concerns. Roughly 60 percent of these adults, for one reason or another, do not receive mental health services. Three quarters of all chronic mental illnesses begin by the age of 24, an age most college students are not far from. With the added stresses and responsibilities of college, such as coursework, internships, financial restraints and others, many students are, without realizing it, particularly vulnerable to experiencing negative effects on their mental health. The National Alliance on Mental Illness at the University of Wisconsin (NAMIUW) is an advocacy and awareness group on the UW campus that works to educate, advocate and support individuals experiencing mental health concerns. As a national grassroots organization, our student organization is joined by many other campus groups throughout the nation that work to stomp the stigma surrounding mental illness on college campuses. While many people may not be aware that a mental health stigma exists, there is an underlying and implicit stigma associated with the topic. So, what is this stigma, exactly? It ranges from turning a blind eye to mental illness when it is occurring, all the way to blatant insensitivity associated with mental health. Often times, family and friends may notice a decline in the mental health of a loved one, but choose not to intervene for many reasons. In a society that values public appearance to such a dangerous extent, people are unwilling to broach the idea of unhappiness, despite the undeniable fact that it lies beneath the surface of so many of our closest friends and family members. Most importantly, and most relevant to campus, the use of insensitive language and comments that could pertain to mental health has become normalized among our age demographic. Phrases such as “I’m going to kill myself” and “stop being so bipolar” are just a few examples of this. Students are so quick to implicate mental illness in their daily stressors, trivializing the years, even decades, of pain, frustration, helplessness and treatment that plague mental health patients. While the speaker may not intend to cause harm with these words, individuals

undergoing mental health concerns who hear them may be seriously affected and even less likely to approach a friend, family member or trusted companion about their own struggle. Suicide is not a joke to toss around because you have too much homework. Anxiety is not the appropriate descriptor for an average annoyance — it is a lifealtering, potentially fatal condition that patients struggle with every moment of every day. With the aim of stomping out the stigma of mental illness, our organization works diligently to provide resources and opportunities to the student population. One such example is our partnership with experts and dedicated professionals throughout campus and the surrounding community. Each semester, these individuals offer insightful and informative Photo · UW’s National Alliance on Mental Illness is raising mental health awareness by launching the Bandana Project, where background to our mental health allies tie green bandanas to their backpacks to promote awareness of the prevalence of mental health. meeting attendees. Examples of this have been the use of art therapy, Stella Porter meditation and presentations The Badger Herald by the UW police department. Resources such as these provide This signifies to students on campus that in any direction. It is hosted in a nonstudents with tools to address both their you actively promote awareness and support judgmental and honest atmosphere that personal mental health and the mental to those with mental health concerns, is comforting and supportive It provides health of those around them. By starting and an opportunity for individuals to actively normalizing a conversation surrounding whether they be suicide, depression or basic college stresses. In addition to the bandana, engage in a conversation about mental mental health, the topic becomes less resource cards are provided to assist those health and to support those around them sensitive and more widely discussed. This helps to start the process of stomping out who seek out further options for support who may be affected. and treatment. This display of support Through our partnerships and the stigma. conveys to the campus community the unity opportunities, we seek to bring advocacy, There are further steps, however, that the and shared commitment to stomping the awareness and support to campus and the campus community can take to stomping stigma surrounding mental health. surrounding community. this stigma. Here at NAMI-UW, our In addition to the Bandana Project, Anyone can get involved, and the level of organization offers many ways to engage NAMI-UW offers weekly peer support involvement is as simple or complex as the with and support those with mental illness. Earlier this year, we launched the Green sessions known as WiChat. Every Monday individual chooses. Regardless, everyone on our campus can contribute to making Bandana Project, a small and significant from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., NAMI-UW opens our office at the Student Activities Center to the a difference by joining the movement to project that has taken the UW campus campus community. WiChat sessions are led finally stomp the stigma. by storm. Any member of the campus community, including faculty and students, by trained facilitators that guide an open David Platz is a senior majoring in biology. can be a part of this growing movement discussion about current life stressors and Madi Czerwinski is a senior majoring in simply by tying a green bandana to their personal individual stressors. The conversation is open and can head political science and environmental sciences. backpack.

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A love letter to Hillary: As the true victor, you will go down in history Clinton was unquestionably the candidate fit for the presidency, but perhaps she didn’t win because Americans did not deserve her by Kort Driessen Columnist

On Wednesday morning I got an influx of emails, texts and calls from various family members, friends and even relative strangers. They mostly expressed disappointment about the election, but nearly all of them said that despite the devastating result, they were excited to see what I would write about it. Some were hoping for a scathing analysis of where we went wrong, laced with piercing jabs at Trump or his supporters. Some hoped for a rallying cry to our nation’s outraged youth — a passionate plea to pick ourselves up and take action not only against the candidate our nation has elected, but against the hatred he represents and facilitates. To be totally honest though, I hadn’t the slightest idea what to say. There’s a time and place for all of the things I just mentioned, and that time is probably now, but I just didn’t have it in me. It’s a rare occasion that I’m totally speechless on something of such tectonic significance, but for three days I was completely blank. So I did nothing. I passed the time reflecting on what had happened, and attempted only to think about what had happened — not to form opinions, or work on column ideas, or build up frustration — just think. And I believe I’ve figured it out. Of course action must be taken. Our voices must be heard, and the voices of inequality, hatred and bigotry must be challenged and eradicated from our country with crushing passion and clinical efficiency. Make no mistake, the searing flame of intolerance and hatred is heating a revolution, one that looms ubiquitous over the nation, burning incandescent with intent. So of course we must fight for our future, we must move on, and we must stay and fight for what is right. But first, we ought to pause and recognize the person that most have already forgotten. If I ever have a daughter, I cannot think of a better role model to hold up to her than former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

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Photo · Clinton, the sure victor according to nearly every news outlet and polling agency through Nov. 8th, conceded the race to Donald Trump Nov. 9. Katie Cooney The Badger Herald She has shown perseverance, kindness, dedication and intense care for others, and I cannot think of anyone who better represents achievement in the face of adversity and hatred, and who has shown what is possible for women and girls everywhere. I would be proud to watch my daughter grow and succeed with her as inspiration, and not because there are no better options, but because she represents the best aspects

of what our country, and people around the world, can be. I won’t come out and defend all of her policies and decisions, and I won’t say that I agreed with her on absolutely everything, because I definitely didn’t. But I will say that there are very few, if any, people who have done as much to help those truly in need, and who have showed such genuine empathy mixed with such furious determination and execution.

I will defend her character, her intentions, and the values and ideals she represents as a person, and will take no shame in doing so. After the election, I have heard time and again that a truly exceptional woman will be needed to win the White House for the first time, just as President Barack Obama was the truly exceptional candidate to do that for African Americans. Yes, her comic stylings leave something to be desired. And yes, she is about as smooth as burlap, but she was our exceptional candidate. It’s really time we cut the bullshit, and I direct that at liberals perhaps more than anyone. What Clinton needed was not a lesson in authenticity. She needed a country that could take some pride in getting educated and not voting completely uninformed. I recently read an article entitled “Why So Many Women Abandoned Hillary Clinton.” It’s such a shame that this article even has to be written, because Hillary Clinton hasn’t abandoned women, she has done just the opposite. This is a woman who has dedicated her entire career to improving conditions for those who need it most. This is a woman who is brilliant, qualified and caring. She is compassionate in her plans and surgical in her actions. To Hillary Clinton: Thank you for everything you have done. Thank you from the little girls around the country who see hope in you and fall asleep clutching your action figure. Thank you from the millions of children who, because of you, have the confidence to be brave in the face of intense hatred and stand up for what is right in the face of injustice. Thank you from the women around the country who were able to go into the voting booth and cast a vote that brought them true pride. Thank you from the men who stood up, admiring you. From those who don’t have the voice to say it, but who undoubtedly want you to know: thank you, Hillary. You will go down in history. You already have. Kort Driessen (driessen2@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in neurobiology.

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Instead of using your privilege to flee America, use it to enact change Election of Donald Trump sends waves of fear, intimidation, hopelessness rippling through America, but we must use it constructively by Connor Allen Columnist

I have a confession to make: On Tuesday night I escaped into my privilege. As I watched the results come in and it slowly dawned on me that Donald Trump would win the presidency, I sheltered myself in privilege. As millions of Americans found themselves exposed with no means of escape, I plotted mine. I declared I would forego work this summer, an option available to me only because I’m blessed with parents who fully fund my college education. I stated I would take a full summer course load and graduate in December. I announced that I would parlay my artificially inflated GPA, due to me having the privilege to never have to work during the school year, into a job opportunity in a foreign country. Enraged at strong support for Trump among rural voters, I spouted hateful rhetoric. I Spewed vile sentiments about how I hoped they would lose the health care they received from the Affordable Care Act and that they would suffer from greater unemployment under under Trump. In the face of true adversity, I proved myself a coward. But then I woke up on Nov. 9th. After wallowing in self pity and tears for an hour in bed, I got up. As my day went along I realized that escaping into my privilege wouldn’t help me because my tears did not derive from fear for myself. I have the bare modicum of selfawareness necessary to recognize that my privilege shelters me from the worst reverberations of this tragedy. I realized that I cried for my fellow Americans who lacked the privilege I take for granted everyday. My tears came from thoughts about the message Trump’s win sent to minorities, and how this election acts as a signal to some that racial discrimination is acceptable presidential behavior. My tears went out to the LGBTQ+, Jewish and Muslim communities who had received a clear message. A significant chunk of America does not want them here. But maybe most surprisingly I realized my tears went out to the very poor, rural people who elected Trump in the first place. A significant portion of their support for Trump came from a feeling of helplessness, partially in the face of demographic changes in this country.

But this feeling also came from a feeling of isolation. As our cities become ever more connected, our rural areas begin to resemble different planets. These people truly do feel that politicians in Washington don’t care about them. They feel anger about the changing state of the U.S. economy, wistful for the old days of a manufacturing economy. Donald Trump channeled this anger, focusing it at the global trade deals that “stole their jobs” and at the career politicians who brokered these deals. Little do these people realize the manufacturing jobs they desperately wish to bring back have become a thing of the past. Ultimately, a grain of truth exists in their sentiment — politicians have failed these people. Not because politicians agreed to trade deals that Photo · Hundreds of students gathered on State Street Thursday to protest Donald Trump’s election, speaking out on issues ranging shipped manufacturing from Islamophobia to ableism, chanting “Not my president.” jobs overseas, but because they have failed to Riley Steinbrenner allocate the surplus generated to things like education for The Badger Herald these people. I cry for these rural voters affiliation. help solve them. because I believe that under a Donald This doesn’t mean that we should accept At this time I can’t say if I will try to help Trump presidency they will suffer what Donald Trump stands for. solve them by significantly increasing the significantly more than they did under It simply means hoping Trump proves amount of time I dedicate to volunteering, President Barack Obama. you wrong by displaying effective or by pursuing an entirely different career But I also hope I am wrong. I refuse to leadership and social tolerance. We path. But I can say one thing for sure place partisan sentiments over my desire must rise above the negative sentiments — I feel significantly more inclined to for a better America. spouted by Republicans in the aftermath of dedicating my life to fixing these problems I hope that Trump will prove an effective President Obama’s election. today than I felt last week. leader for America. I hope the economy I still have no sympathy for those Trump I’m also certain that I’m not the only one blossoms under him and I pray he refrains supporters whose vote came from a place who feels this way. from restricting the social liberties that of racial resentment, but I do pity the I have a feeling that, though this election have emerged over the past half century. I voters who supported him from a place of may lead to a great deal of suffering in also hope that my fellow liberals will join fear. America, it will also provide the jolt that me in this sentiment. Sadly the fear felt by these voters will energizes the next wave of great American You don’t need to accept Trump’s policy now reverberate across our minority leaders. positions and you certainly should protest population. To echo the words of First Lady Michelle any attempts to restrict social liberties, but This election didn’t alleviate the fear Obama, “When they go low, we go high.” you should hope that Trump will do good that existed in this country — it merely things for America. redistributed it. Connor Allen (callen7@wisc.edu) is a junior As Americans, we should always I realized today I don’t want to escape majoring in history and economics. hope for the betterment of our country within my privilege and run away from regardless of the president’s party these problems facing America, I want to November 15, 2016 • badgerherald.com • 21

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Trade deal would eliminate thousands of tariffs among member nations, stimulating American economic growth by Aaron Reilly Opinion editor

International trade is an issue not entirely understood. Most of what people and politicians conclude is that trade takes away American jobs, making unemployment go up while providing few benefits to the American people. This idea could not be more false. Trade has been proven to increase GDP growth and benefit the average American, which makes the 2016 campaign season truly mind-boggling. There wasn’t much agreement on anything between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President-elect Donald Trump, except for their denunciation of trade. Both came out against the TransPacific Partnership. The TPP is feared and is falsely believed to be an evil document poised to doom the average American worker. The prevailing Republican argument is that the proposed agreement will cause people to lose their jobs, while the

Democratic claim is that it will lead people to become subservient to multi-national companies. I would assert that this thought process is based upon fears of the unknown regarding the TPP is and what it will do. At a baseline level, the TPP is a free trade deal that would eliminate or reduce 18,000 tariffs among the 12 member nations — America, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru. There are three certainties with this free trade agreement: certain job sectors will experience job loss, but the U.S. will experience economic growth and a more stable world will result. The sector that most obviously will be hit is the manufacturing sector. Primarily due to lower cost of production, manufacturers would move their factories overseas, causing the manufacturing sector to lose jobs. But for several reasons this is not a terrible outcome. First and foremost, this means lower costs to all consumers. The best way to lower prices is to lower costs of production,

and that’s what knocking out trade barriers and moving factories overseas will do. Secondly, the American manufacturing sector is already very weak, comprising a mere 12.3 million people or nine percent of the workforce. We are now a service-based economy, with 80 percent of jobs residing in the service sector in 2014. Congress realizes this, as they have passed the Trade Adjustment Assistance bill providing assistance for those who lose their jobs to international trade. Even if, as Trump purports, we can bring manufacturing jobs back to America or prevent the loss of them, many of the people who would do these jobs would be replaced by more productive, cheaper machines. It is estimated that 47 percent of the jobs in the U.S. can be automatized. Once the cost of these machines falls below the cost of a worker, these jobs will likely be replaced by machines. This is particularly true in automotive manufacturing. The Henry Ford assembly line of unskilled laborers has been replaced in large part by cheaper, more productive

machines. The way to tell whether or not the TPP will expand America’s economy is to look to the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA, which Trump wants to renegotiate, provides several billion dollars of additional growth in the American economy annually and estimates measure that 14 million U.S. jobs — more jobs than in the manufacturing sector — rely on trade with Mexico and Canada. Lastly is the fact that trade creates dependence between countries, thus lowering the chance that countries go to war. When we open up with other countries to trade, we end up creating a dialogue between two nations causing for problems to be solved diplomatically instead of through violence. If Congress knows what’s good for America, they’ll pass the TPP in Obama’s lame-duck period. Aaron Reilly (areilly@badgerherald.com) is a sophomore majoring in social work and economics.

You don’t have to like Donald Trump, but you should respect him Divisiveness, anger, intolerance were rampant during election season, but will certainly not help us unify as we adjust to result by Ritvik Sinha Columnist

I respect Donald Trump. Let me be clear. I don’t support him. As an international student, I’m more than appalled that perhaps the greatest country on Earth will have a burnt orange wine salesman as its 45th commander-in-chief. I don’t support his bigotry. I don’t support his racism. I don’t support his misogyny. And now I might just lower my head a bit more when walking down the street, and maybe move a bit faster. I’m not one to judge your choice of president. I’m just worried about the fact that the next president of the U.S. was endorsed by the KKK, and demonstrated no disgust, no appall and no condemnation. I’m not insinuating that all Trump supporters are genital-grabbing, ablest, bigoted white supremacists. There might be economic reasons involved, or perhaps even a genuine disenchantment with the political establishment. But make no mistake, his xenophobic and chauvinistic rhetoric did appeal to a certain section of the voting population. And to that section — fuck you. Then again, that’s democracy. Everyone has a voice. 22 • badgerherald.com • November 15, 2016

I respect Donald Trump, though, because I still believe he’s far too smart to believe most of the bullshit that comes out of his mouth. He pandered to a specific audience — one that does believe most of the aforementioned bullshit — for votes, and it just so happened to work. It bloody worked. Then again, at least I have a country to go back to in case shit hits the fan and we’re all representing districts in the Hunger Games come July. Democrats, I know you’re devastated. Disillusioned, even. Hillary Clinton, for all her technological impairments, represented hope. She didn’t break that most famed of glass ceilings, but no one, regardless of political affiliation, can deny that she sure as hell made a damn big crack. The good news for you is that there is still hope. Andy Dufresne once said that hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies. There is a 10-year-old girl on a farm in Virginia watching. There is a 20-year-old woman on a college campus in California watching. There are millions of women watching. And one of you will become the first female President of the United States of America. So, America, heed the advice of a 20-year-old

foreigner who still doesn’t understand what a linebacker is. Drink some Fireball. Laugh along with Trevor Noah. Cry for the 247th time while watching “The Notebook.” But respect each other. I respect Donald Trump and I respect his supporters. I don’t hate him or them, because there’s no point in hate. For far too long, we have indulged in divisiveness, sipped its poison, enjoyed the feeling of being solely righteous while condemning the other candidate’s supporters and then sipped some more. Since when did the people we didn’t agree with automatically become our enemies? The election is over. Hillary Clinton is putting her feet up and preparing for the pure joy of Yeezy 2020 and her husband is playing with balloons. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is preparing for Jan. 20, 2017. Accept each other, differences and all. Keep fighting for those values that you hold dearest, of course, but accept each other. Remember that your acceptance is ultimately what makes America great. Speaking as one of your visitors, America is great. It always has been, or I never would have come here. This country represents diversity, hope and opportunity for me and so many other students, professionals and parents from all over the world.

So accept, respect and move forward, America. Otherwise, we’re all going to be screwed. Bigly. Ritvik Sinha (rsinha3@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in astronomy and english literature.

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Men’s hockey: Underclassmen taking Badgers lineup by storm In new era of Wisconsin hockey, youthful Badgers team gets off to great start on the road, chasing postseason goals by Ben Pierce Beat Writer

The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team has gotten off to their best eight-game start since the 2010-11 campaign, and there is no sign of them slowing down either. The Badgers ranked fourth in the nation in goals per game for the month of October, and have been exceeding the expectations of Badger nation since day one. Yes, it is apparent that a new era of Badger hockey is coming to life right before our eyes and, at the heart of this fresh start are the young stars who have taken Wisconsin hockey by storm. The Badgers feature a host of young talent all over the ice. The list of skillful younger players of sophomore and freshman status is nearly endless when scanning the Badger ’s roster. “It’s really exciting the see the future that’s coming in here,” sophomore forward Seamus Malone said. “I mean our freshman class this year is unbelievable, my sophomore class there’s a lot of guys that are contributing right away, and just goes to show that couple years down the road we’re going to be really really good.” At the heart of the youthful offensive attack are three of the top five leaders in points for Wisconsin. Topping the list is freshman phenom, forward Trent Frederic, who has lit up the ice in his first eight games as a Badger. Sophomores Seamus Malone and team captain Luke Kunin are not much farther down the list, currently tied for the third spot. Drafted 29th overall by the Boston Bruins in this year ’s NHL entry draft, Frederic has been nothing short of sensational for the Badgers. The freshman is also sitting fourth when it come to total points recorded in the Big Ten. “We knew coming in he’s extremely highly skilled, he’s played international level with the U.S. development program, he’s a big kid that’s got a lot of offensive upside,” UW head coach Tony Granato said regarding the freshman star. Alongside Frederic on the front line are sophomores Luke Kunin and Seamus Malone. Kunin was taken 15th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft by the Minnesota Wild. Kunin was elected UW’s team captain prior to the start of the season after a breakout 2015-16 campaign. “We’ve given him a ton of leadership roles and responsibility that most sophomores aren’t asked to have just because of his work ethic, because of his commitment to stay here rather than turn pro or go somewhere else,” Granato said. “[It] really says a lot about him

and his character.” Granato had high remarks for the sophomore forward and rightfully so. Kunin not only leads through his play, but also through his presence in the locker room, during workouts and on the ice. The head coach did have some concerns on the backend off the ice coming into the season with little depth and experience, but Granato has been more than pleased with his youthful defensemen overall. One of those dominant defensemen is sophomore Peter Tischke. Tischke has been somewhat of a surprise this season, bursting onto the scene and being one of the many reasons that the Badgers have had such a successful start. Granato is confident that if his defensemen can continue to grow, the team’s balance and depth will be a huge advantage going into winter break. “The growth and some of the defensemen’s play has been outstanding. Tischke is one that I can flat out say his game each and every day he’s on the ice finds a way to get better and show us more,” Granato said. A team so young can often go through some serious growing pains. It’s not to say the Badgers have skipped that learning curve, but the team has undoubtedly exceeded expectations in that area thus far. “Everyone’s working hard, everyone’s, you know, coming to work every day and clicking in practice and putting in the work to be successful out there on the ice,” Kunin said. The young athletes on this Badger team are hungry and determined to win, but we can’t forget about the veterans of the team who know what it’s like to lose. Players like senior Grant Besse and junior Cameron Hughes both faced the woes of the last two seasons and have contributed greatly to the success of this young team. “They’re great leaders, they’re working hard every day and I think that trickles down to the rest of the team,” Kunin said. With the hiring of experienced coaches, a solid veteran presence, and an outstanding group of young players, the future of Badgers hockey is bright. “We’re going to be contending for National Championships every year, I don’t doubt that for a second,” Malone said. The last time the Badgers won the NCAA championship was 2006, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez’s first year at the helm. Granato and the squad will look to return to that standard, a feat that wont come easy in a dominant conference. This team is yearning to win and every player is all in. The only thing Badger fans can do now is sit back and enjoy the ride.

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Researchers struggle to define how many concussions is too many With half the concussions of college-aged students unreported, scientists seek ways to encourage them to prioritize well-being by Nick Brazzoni Contributor

Ben Fischer, lying at home, away from school and unable to function, was a vegetable. Or at least that’s how his mother described him. “I just couldn’t do anything and I had some issues as far as bodily functions go,” Fischer said. “My mom said I was just lying there. That in itself was really scary.” The vegetative state he found himself in for nine days came as the result of a concussion he suffered after a head-to-head collision with a teammate during high school basketball practice. He woke up in the hospital 40 minutes after the incident, with the following days consisting of his inability to do anything. It was the second concussion he suffered, but in terms of the severity, the two were not comparable. At that point, Fischer had to make a decision. “One more and I’m going to call it quits,” Fischer said. “I knew once I got my third concussion, I was going to be done.” That third concussion came two years later during a football practice at University of Wisconsin. Fischer, currently a sophomore, played football for the Badgers his freshman year. Fischer doesn’t recall the exact events leading up to it, but his teammates told him he didn’t know what he was supposed to be doing and wasn’t even stable enough to drink water. Recognizing the promise he made to himself just two years earlier, Fischer decided his football playing days were over. “From my senior year [of high school] to the last day of training camp here at the start of my freshman year, football was pretty much my life,” Fischer said. “It was hard, but it was a relief at the same time.”

A poorly understood injury

Concussions have grown to become one of the biggest mysteries in the sports world. While research over the past decade has led to a better understanding of the head injury, there is still so much researchers and other professionals do not understand. One of the biggest questions currently stumping researchers is just how many concussions is too many. Dr. Alison Brooks, a sports medicine specialist at UW who sees any student-athlete who suffers a concussion, said there are too many individual factors that go into the injury to determine what that number is. After Fischer was diagnosed with his third concussion, his mental functioning was inhibited to the point where he couldn’t do his schoolwork. He said he often failed to understand his class readings, and generally struggled to do anything beyond basic math. These symptoms lasted for about a month. A year later, however, Fischer said he feels just fine. Complete recovery is an outcome 24 • badgerherald.com • November 15, 2016

common among athletes who abandon their careers at the college or high school level, Brooks said.

An underreported injury

A general lack of long-term consequences, however, does not dismiss the importance of reporting concussions at an amateur level, Brooks said. Brooks said it’s common for athletes to feel internal pressure to return to the field, as they often feel as though they are letting their teammates down. But she, along with other trainers, continue to stress precautions the more they find out about these types of injuries. “That’s part of the role of the medical staff, to intervene on an athlete’s behalf,” Brooks said. “Returning to the team is not in your best interest and we are not going to allow you to do that because an athlete cannot make that decision objectively.” Studies show approximately 3.8 million concussions occur in the U.S. every year during recreational sports and competitive activities. Fifty percent of those concussions go unreported, Dee Warmath, a UW professor in the School of Human Ecology, said. According to UW Health statistics, those who have had a head injury are two to four times more likely to have another head injury. Additionally, 33 percent of people suffering from concussions may have continued symptoms.

Altering perceptions of concussions

To better understand why about half the concussions active college-age students receive go unreported, Warmath and athletic training department head Andrew Winterstein are launching a study, “Making it Stick: A Social Marketing Experiment to Alter Concussion Attitudes and Behavior.” Through the project, funded in part by the National College Athletics Association and the U.S. Department of Defense, Warmath, Winterstein and their team will study and survey members on UW’s recreational sports club teams to determine the best way to educate and alter student attitudes about concussions. The first phase of their study will examine how various external factors can affect a person’s likelihood to report a concussion, Warmath said. These include education, the social context a concussion occurs in, and avoidance of concussions’ consequences, such as continuance of post-concussion symptoms like headaches and dizziness. “Where does this incentive come from to play through getting your bell rung?” Warmath said. Warmath said researchers will also work to find out which education materials on concussions may be more memorable or accessible to students. Researchers will communicate with club sports athletes to examine what matters to them in terms of brain safety, and how

they comprehend concussion materials and intervention methods, among other questions. As part of the study, each club sports team will also be evaluated to determine how effective the NCAA’s concussion fact sheet is compared with two other alternative educational intervention methods. “Hopefully through surveying the different groups, we can work to move the needle forward to improve [students’] willingness, knowledge and attitudes toward reporting a concussion,” Winterstein said. Because the researchers are examining a broad range of students in the study, Winterstein said the knowledge they gain from their research will be applicable to other active college-aged students, such as division three athletes at other schools.

completely avoided,” Fischer said. “It’s like a shocking realization that you voluntarily put yourself in that position and you know the risks.”

What remains

Even if an athlete reports a concussion, there is no surefire way for those administering the protocol to know whether a player is completely healed from it — another step for research. “We do all this other clinical testing,” Brooks said. “Their balance has to be back to normal. We test their vision in different ways and we do different cognitive testing. They have to pass that. But we don’t have an objective way to really know if they are completely recovered from the injury.” As part of the NCAA funded study, Brooks said UW researchers will research concussions among student athletes. They will go beyond basic clinical tests, tracking the athletes for their entire lives, giving them Marissa Haegele sophisticated MRIs of their heads and even The Badger Herald getting blood work to look for particular markers of brain injuries. This is all being done with the intention of finding a way for javaden-badgerherald-2015.pdf 4 9/2/15 4:43 PM concussions to be explicitly identified. But even if that day arrives, the consequences of concussions on the brain have proved too serious for Fischer to recommend high-impact sports to his future children. For now, he is left On campus. In Grand Central. regretting his own decision to stick with 1022 W. Johnson St. high-impact sports for so long. “As I went through the long-term symptoms of my concussion, it helped to put things into perspective of what can happen when your mental health is messed with by something that could have been

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Wisconsin rolls over Illinois for fourth consecutive win

Badgers win their sixth straight matchup at Camp Randall against the Fighting Illini in 48-point performance by Ben Pierce Beat Writer

The University of Wisconsin football team won their fourth straight game Saturday afternoon after cruising past unranked University of Illinois en route to a 48-3 victory. The No. 7 Badgers unleashed the scoring attack early in the first quarter on the back of the Wisconsin rushing attack led by seniors Dare Ogunbowale and Corey Clement. The veteran running backs could not be stopped as they ran the Badger offense into the end zone on four straight drives giving Wisconsin a 28-3 lead in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Clement and Ogunbowale would finish the game with 128 and 104 yards rushing respectively as key contributors in the Badgers’ 363-yard day on the ground. The one-two punch of Clement and Ogunbowale turned into a one-two, two-three punch with the emergence of sophomore back Bradrick Shaw, who gained 85 yards of his own Saturday. The Badgers headed into the locker room at halftime with a 31-3 lead behind the dominating rushing attack and suffocating Badger defense that has allowed just 11

touchdowns in their last 10 games. The third-ranked defense in points allowed prior to Saturday’s matchup was nothing short of dominant, holding Illinois to a single field goal and stopping the visitors on all nine of their third-down attempts. The Badger secondary shined in the defensive performance, hauling in three of the four Wisconsin interceptions including an incredible tip, kick, and catch between senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton and safety Leo Musso. “If there’s an assist category he definitely deserves that,” Musso said on Shelton’s acrobatic assist. “He just kinda kicked it up for me so it made my job pretty easy.” How Shelton managed to kick the ball into the arms of his fellow senior still remains unclear, but the veteran cornerback had a simple response. “Watching Ronaldo highlights man and playing a lot of FIFA” Shelton jokingly said. Aside from a dominating defensive performance, the Badger offense came to play netting 455 total yards and scoring on all eight of their trips in the red zone. “Our goal this week was to put together a complete game as a defense, special teams, and offense and I feel like we accomplished that pretty well,” junior outside linebacker T.J. Watt said following the victory.

Tied for the top spot in the Big Ten West, this Wisconsin team is two games away from taking the division and securing a spot in the Big Ten Championship game. As the regular season comes to a close, post-season implications rise and outside pressure mounts. “We’re honestly too focused in,” Watt said regarding buzz around the team. “We’re just scratching the surface still and I think that there’s so much more room for improvement and we’re just kinda blocking out what everyone’s saying about us and we’re just going to work.” A determined Wisconsin Photo · Badgers continue to shut down opposing offenses in their team heads to West Lafayette, quest to reach the Big Ten title. Indiana, next weekend to take on the Purdue University Boilermakers before the Badgers Jason Chan return home for their final regular The Badger Herald season matchup against border rival University of Minnesota. Purdue is in dead last in the Big The game kicks at 11 a.m. CT in Indiana Ten West division while Minnesota is tied for third and in desparate need of a win over on Saturday and will air on ABC. This is Wisconsin’s fifth game on ABC this season. Wisconsin to stay alive in the division race.

‘Execution’ key not just in Saturday’s win, but down final stretch Break from tough stretch shows no regression, Badgers post 48 points in first blowout since second week of season by Eric Goldsobel Beat Writer

The last time the University of Wisconsin football team played a game that finished with a margin of more than two scores was in September, when a relatively unproven Badgers team marched into East Lansing, Mich. and came away with a 30-6-win over then No. 8 Michigan State University. Back then no-one truly knew whether this team was for real, however, more than a month later, No. 7 Wisconsin (8-2 overall, 5-2 Big Ten) is in the debate for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Whether that fantasy will become a reality depends on future results, but no-one can debate the team’s play this season — by grinding out games against tough opponents week after week, the Badgers proved they are for real. Saturday afternoon was a welcome change of pace from that trend, when the lowly University of Illinois Fighting Illini (3-7 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) came to Madison for Wisconsin’s homecoming game. The Illini did not pose a threat and the 26 • badgerherald.com • November 15, 2016

matchup wasn’t marquee by any means; it was imperative for their credibility that Wisconsin deliver a sizable defeat, and that they did. During the Badgers’ 48-3 victory, the team almost had three running backs break 100-yards rushing. The Badgers’ defense was suffocating and combined for four interceptions while allowing its opponent just three points. Senior Leo Musso, who’s having a career season, accounted for two of those interceptions, though it should be noted on the second that fellow senior Sojourn Shelton did most of the heavy lifting by kicking the ball up for Musso while falling out of bounds, backwards. “[Shelton] deserves the credit,” Musso joked afterwards. “If there was an assist category, he definitely would’ve earned that. He kicked the ball up and made my job pretty easy … we executed it perfectly.” While Musso joked about the interaction, stating that the two had been practicing the play all week, he did use a word that many players and coaches used seriously to describe how the team played Saturday — execution. Wisconsin finally got a

break from grueling opponents (Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, Northwestern) and instead of regressing like they did earlier in the season against Georgia State University, they executed everywhere they needed to. The Badgers finished the game going a perfect 8-8 in the red zone and converted on more than half of their third down conversions (7-13), they even showed their audacity by converting a fake-punt rush for a first down. Making the College Football Playoff seems like a one scenario-possibility at this point — win the Big Ten Championship. Only two games remain before then for the Badgers, away at Purdue University next week, followed by a matchup in Madison with University of Minnesota the following week. The only way Wisconsin gets there is to keep executing like they did Saturday. As head coach Paul Chryst pointed out, the win over Illinois showed his team do everything it needed to, correctly. “I think [the key factor] was execution,” Chryst said. “The guys did what they should do and we’ll take a look at the

game and see that there were some good performances … if you’re going to run the ball it’s going to take everyone.” Everything Wisconsin has done to get to this point puts them in striking distance to make the College Football Playoff should they win out. The CFP is still weeks away and nowhere near on the mind of Wisconsin yet, but should they continue to execute as they did Saturday when it was expected of them, if they continue to grind it out against the teams they “shouldn’t”, they may just find themselves in the midst of a historical season. Especially when the team clicks the way it showed tonight just by doing what it was supposed to. Despite the possibility of a playoff, the typical Chryst coached team has never once showed any signs of breaking from the “week to week” mentality and is poised to keep this impressive run going deep into the postseason. Wisconsin just has to follow one simple formula which got them to this point — execute — and good things should follow.

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D R I S A A C P I D E R L S A Y H Y P C O T L A N A A M E N N E Y E L M A T O N L O V M U N I A G E L P E D S

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CROSSWORD ANSWERS J O E L A L T O R E C O K S W I S U E T A R T U T E M P I D A N O R M T I P I N N O N C O K I E M E S S

LEFT: Sketches of four bad-ass independent animators. Part of a series of portraits of cartoonists and animators imitating their style.

SUDOKU MONSTER Complete the grid so that every row, column and 4x4 box contains a 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. No repetition. This puzzle has a difficulty rating of 3/5.

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SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. No repetition. This puzzle has a difficulty rating of 4/5.

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THE LEAP YEAR GAMES

DIVERSIONS

JOSH DUNCAN

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

THE NEW YOR K TIMES CROSSWOR D ACROSS 1 One of the Coen brothers 5 Actor ___ Elba 10 Corp. recruiters’ targets 14 Kind of flute 15 Rights org. co-founded by Mary White Ovington 16 Fitzgerald of old “Is it live, or is it Memorex?” ads 17 Not the main food allotment for one on an intel mission? 20 Smokes once touted by Willie the penguin 21 Flared dress 22 Like the cinnamon in babka 24 Beat the drum for 25 Ingredient in Christmas pudding 26 Universe of Energy locale 28 Word after prime or cut 31 Pianist Rubinstein 33 Hawaiian veranda 35 Hang back 36 Noodle count in one of Arizona’s largest cities? 39 Mount in Greek myth 40 Pounds, for example 41 Energy-saving mode 42 It’s so typical 44 March locale of note 46 Popular game with the sequel Riven 47 Like best buds 49 In scoring position, say 51 Noted trans-Atlantic voyager 52 “___ You” (1975 #1 Minnie Riperton hit) 53 Sarge’s “Sell my city bonds!” telegram? 58 “The Grapes of Wrath” itinerant 59 Zero, in sports slang 60 Invent

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PUZZLE BY PARKER LEWIS AND JEFF CHEN

61 Word after hot or before kit 62 New York Times pieces since 1970 63 Tore DOWN 1 Bump 2 Two-syllable cheer 3 Abbr. that usually follows a comma 4 “There’s this thing called Google …” 5 Odor-Eaters product 6 Newspaper with the headline “Mystery Hero Saves Falling Space Plane” 7 Dosimeter reading 8 Hail, e.g. 9 Faux bronze 10 Forte 11 Many investigators’ leads 12 Lotion ingredient 13 ___ Gabriel 18 Here/there connector 19 One of the Dolomites 22 “You betcha!”

23 Drinks with plenty of vermouth 24 Did a tour after joining up? 25 Upholsterer’s stock 27 Biblical mount 29 Gay who wrote “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” 30 Delegation at the Oslo Accords 32 Dream time, for short 34 “___ on me” 37 Rock-paper-scissors, by another name 38 Yearbooks? 43 Chops up 45 Ear parts 48 Car modified into the Monkeemobile 50 Pen name 51 Gentle reminder 52 Olympic racing event 53 Listing in un annuaire 54 Subway station feature 55 Bonk 56 Be on the level? 57 This, appropriately

The Leap Year Games is a science-fiction action comic telling a contiguous story. This is page 6. You can follow this comic online at facebook.com/joshthecartoonguy and joshthecartoonguy.tumblr.com. Josh’s twitter handle is @josh_cartoonguy. October 11, 2016 • badgerherald.com •29

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