'Tough Sell' - Volume 49, Issue 24

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TOUGH SELL While Wisconsin attempts to increase flow of skilled labor into state, college graduates aren’t buying it.

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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.

Tuesday 4/10 Bassliss, Sugar and the Milkman, Goodland, Heavy Parts at the High Noon Saloon from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., $5 cover

Tuesday 4/10 Backpacks for Madison Drive across campus from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Wednesday 4/11 Built to Spill & The Afghan Wigs with special guest Rituals of Mine at The Majestic, show starts at 8 p.m., tickets starting at $35

Thursday 4/12 Out of State Screening at the UWMadison Multicultural Student Center from 6-9:30 p.m.

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Friday 4/13 Lesbian Pop Up Bar-Femme Friday! at Tavernakaya starting at 8 p.m.

Saturday 4/14 2018 Wisconsin Taiwanese Film Festival featuring Small Talk at Union South from 3-4:30 p.m.

Sunday 4/15 Yoga with Cats! at Cat Cafe Mad at 1925 Monroe St. from 9-10 a.m., $8

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ARHI and Planned Parenthood Benefit Concert at Ambrosia Co-Op on 225 E. Lakelawn Place from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Elizabeth Jean Younce: Bestiary MFA Thesis Exhibition at Tandem Press from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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UW Health recognized as leader for LGBTQ health care practices Clinic has plans to design better system to note sexual orientation, gender identity of patients, provide training to employees

by Mackenzie Christman Campus Editor

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has named University of Wisconsin Health a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.”

Historically, LGBTQ+ individuals have faced greater disparities in receiving the healthcare they need. Various studies have revealed people in the LGBTQ community contract sexually transmitted infections at a higher rate due to lower rates of STI screenings. Substance abuse and suicide rates are also higher for LGBTQ individuals.

UW student Natalie*, who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community, reiterated the struggles health care commonly presents for individuals who don’t identify as heterosexual.

“My health care experience has been different from my straight peers,” Natalie said. “I think [the inequalities] most commonly manifest themselves when it comes to sexual reproductive health.”

Natalie described what she called a “recurring” situation. At every annual

checkup, she faces the decision to either lie to her health care provider or be forced to out herself when asked questions about her sexual health, such as whether or not she uses condoms.

Once the doctor has to be informed that she doesn’t partake in what is seen as “traditional” sexual activities, a feeling of embarrassment is created that results in a lower sense of safety for herself, she said.

“Many of the concerns when it comes to STIs and STDs are different between women who have sex with men and those who don’t,” Natalie said. “When [it is assumed] that I am straight, I don’t believe I am being treated with the proper concern for conditions I am at a higher risk for. So there’s a fundamental issue: Do I sacrifice my feeling of safety to make sure I am receiving the most appropriate health care?”

Natalie described negative experiences with mental health care as well, stating that some therapists have tried to explain away her sexuality as a result of childhood trauma and sexual violence.

UW Health has been working to dispel inequalities like these and create a greater sense of acceptance and safety for LGBTQ

individuals.

Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, chief diversity officer at UW Health, leads efforts in the area of quality health care for the LGBTQ community.

“For the third year in a row, UW Health has been designated a ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization,” Bidar-Sielaff said.

UW Health was assessed on four criteria, Bidar-Sielaff said. The criteria included LGBTQ Patient-Centered Care, LGBTQ Patient Services and Support, Employee Benefits and Policies, and LGBTQ Patient and Community Engagement.

In 2018, 418 facilities nationwide received the maximum score in each of the four sections and earned an overall score of 100 and UW Health was one of those places, Bidar-Sielaff said. “[UW Health] has an internal LGBTQ Task Force that discusses and works on implementing initiatives,” Bidar-Sielaff said.

UW Health has added a preferred name field to electronic medical records

in an effort to recognize that a patient’s preferred name may differ from their legal name based on the gender they identify with, Bidar-Sielaff said.

Bidar-Sielaff explained in addition to adding a preferred name field, clinical staff have also been offered training on how to provide inclusive and affirming care to LGBTQ patients. UW Health also supports and partners with organizations such as OutReach, GSAFE and the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

UW Health has plans to begin focusing on designing better electronic medical records with a better system to note sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as providing more employee training on issues within the LGBTQ community.

“This is a journey, not a destination,” Bidar-Sielaff said. “We will continue working on making sure we are providing an inclusive and affirming care to our patients and families and an inclusive environment to our staff.” *Names have been changed of students who wished to remain anonymous.

University students travel to D.C. to lobby for reproductive rights #Fight4HER focuses on mobilizing support to repeal Global Gag Rule, which includes decreased funding for clinics advocating abortion laws

by Brooke Hollingsworth State Editor

University students from schools across Wisconsin traveled to Washington D.C. mid-March to lobby against President Donald Trump’s Global Gag Rule and for increased reproductive rights. #Fight4HER is a campaign looking to mobilize communities in the U.S. against this rule and push for reinstated funding at these clinics.

Katie Wade, Wisconsin’s regional coordinator for the campaign, said this movement is something all people should be concerned about — not just women.

The campaign is pushing for the passing of the Health, Empowerment and Rights Act which would promote safe, ethical medical practices and use non-U.S. funds to provide safe abortion and other medical services such as HIV/AIDS treatment, while nullifying the existing U.S. law that interferes with these acts, according to the bill.

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result of funding loss due to the Gag Rule,” Wade said.

The campaign takes a focus on mobilizing students in the Madison area due to the large number of the University of Wisconsin students and the history of activism in the community, Wade said.

Wade also said reaching out to community leaders to get influential people involved and partnering with the National Organization for Women is essential in growing and expanding the campaign in Madison.

“This is such a powerhouse of people and one of the most active communities and we see this as a real opportunity to gain momentum,” Wade said.

Bringing the #Fight4HER campaign to Madison is a way to give people an opportunity for grassroots actions, so people can have the opportunity to do something tangible and make a difference, Wade said.

Jennifer Torner, UW senior and Wisconsin’s outreach coordinator for the campaign, said voting plays a major part in

the movement of the campaign.

The Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy, has been around since the early 1970s and Republican administrations have constantly enacted it while Democrats repealed it. Trump’s changes to the rule include loss of funding if clinics advocate for abortion laws, counsel patients on abortion or provide abortion services.

“What this does is expand the cuts to international U.S. funding as well,” Torner said. “And not just the international funding in terms of abortion, but family planning and all health care so it’s removing all aspects of aid to provide things like vaccinations and taking that away based on some sort of relationship to some sort of abortion.”

But this is not a new trend in U.S. democracy.

Amendments like the Hyde Amendment and the Helms Amendment have restricted U.S. funding both abroad and at home for clinics that provide abortions.

“The Helms Amendment is something

that has been put into place under many administrations before Donald Trump’s,” Torner said. “It’s just being expanded to overseas.”

If the word abortion is even mentioned, funding can be lost under this rule for all aspects of health care, Wade said.

Rises in unplanned pregnancies and loss of access to health care services are only two outcomes from the implementation of the gag rule, but there hasn’t been enough time to study complications that come with it, Torner said.

Under the Bush administration, abortions went up due to more unplanned pregnancies, Torner said. This is a likely trend but it’s unknown what the fall out from the rest of it is going to be, she added. #Fight4HER is currently looking to get more than 1,000 signatures by the end of the month of April and will be doing drop off events at Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s office and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s office in order to provide opportunities for the voices of communities to be heard.

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UW professor focuses on improving entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus Jon Eckhardt received funding from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to look into start-ups, business ventures founded by Badgers

by Parker Schorr Campus Editor

University of Wisconsin School of Business won a grant to study how to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystems surrounding UW students and develop methods to build more fertile environments for new businesses started at universities.

Executive Director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship Jon Eckhardt was awarded funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a nonpartisan foundation that supports entrepreneurship and education nationwide, according to a statement.

Since he started managing the Weinert Center seven years ago, Eckhardt said enrollment has gone up dramatically. Each year 1,700 students enroll in courses at the center, with 80 percent in majors outside of the Business School.

Despite the increased enrollment, Eckhardt said there are still largely untapped populations at the university who have the potential to start new businesses.

When Eckhardt discovered a surprising amount of entrepreneurial activity among the student body and faculty using a rigorous data initiative developed in 2015, the Weinert Center started targeting specific students through emails and meetings to inform them about its courses.

“At a campus as large as the UW, there’s a lot of opportunity on our campus that often can be difficult to find,” Eckhardt said. “We’re basically trying to come to the students and track them down and help them find us.”

A Wisconsin Alumni Association survey in 2015 found 2,451 UW alums who responded had started their own businesses, with more than 600 respondents founding more than one company. Among 2,500 startups, 808 were in Wisconsin. Some of these companies, like EPIC Systems and its nearly 10,000 employees stationed in the suburbs of Madison, anchor substantial economic activity for the state, Eckhardt said.

But Wisconsin has ranked last in business startup activity for three years straight, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The data comes from Kauffman Foundation’s studies, which also provided Eckhardt with the grant.

To help entrepreneurial talent within the state and draw in outside investment, treasurer of the Wisconsin Business Innovation Association and director of the Innovation Center at UW-Whitewater Mark Johnson said the state has built up a strong network of organizations.

“Wisconsin has a plethora of outstanding

entrepreneur support organizations…if an entrepreneur can’t find support in the state of Wisconsin, they’re not trying hard enough,” Johnson said.

Johnson said organizations like the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation provide funding and connections for entrepreneurs looking to turn their ideas or nascent businesses into full-fledged companies.

Mike Kersels, the founder of a “software as a service company” and member of 100state, a coworking space in Madison, said Madison is just emerging as a tech city.

Kersels moved his company from Texas to an incubator in Silicon Valley to access the high tech resources available there but decided seven years ago to move to Madison, where property is cheaper. To rent a desk in Santa Clara similar to the one he rents at 100state in Madison would cost him four times as much.

Mostly due to cheaper property values but also because of the city’s character, Kersels said he doesn’t see himself ever leaving Madison.

“I see a lot of parallels to Portland of the late 70s and early 80s when Intel started making their presence there when some of the early adopters of tech started to move in,” Kersels said. “I just hope we grow smart.”

Seven years ago when he would fly out of Dane County Regional Airport every week for business, Kersels said it was just him and the folks from EPIC Systems. Now, the flights are consistently sold out and the airport has had to expand its routes, including a straight flight to San Francisco that will be added in June.

The UW System has an awareness of the importance of entrepreneurs and has developed an ecosystem of its own, Johnson said. Through a statewide network of Small Business Development Centers located within UW schools, for instance, students, faculty and community members can access free, professional business consultants and classes.

The world of entrepreneurial support for UW students is much different than the world available to students 10 years ago, Eckhardt said.

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has grown to be a significant resource for funding the ideas, businesses and products of UW faculty, Eckhardt said.

This year, WARF provided $100 million in grants, according to its website.

Many new initiatives, like Discovery to Product, a partnership between UW and

Photo · A 2015 Wisconsin Alumni Association survey found 2,451 UW alumns who responded had started their own businesses, with 808 of the startups in Wisconsin.

Riley Steinbrenner The Badger Herald WARF which helps bring UW technology to the market, and MadVentures, a student coworking space for student companies, have only recently cropped up.

“There’s a whole ecosystem now that has really arisen that is available for students and

people who are tied to the university once they hit the right level,” Eckhardt said. “The city itself has really evolved quite dramatically and it has really helped bring in a fair amount of capital from the outside and draw a fair amount of attention to Madison and the state.”

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MPD dedicated to improving accountability after open records lawsuit

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty hopes Isthmus’ success in lawsuit will serve as symbolic precedent for future record requests

by Molly Liebergall City Editor

Following the settlement of a lawsuit filed against the Madison Police Department for taking more than a year to fill an open records request, the city is working to ensure another delay of this magnitude does not occur.

Assistant City Attorney Roger Allen acknowledged the failure to provide the records in a reasonably timely manner was an accident not indicative of the city’s overall records process.

“The city does its best to track requests and to process them as quickly as our available resources allow,” Allen wrote in an email to The Badger Herald. “This case was an outlier and the processing of this request simply fell between the cracks.”

Isthmus freelance reporter Gil Halsted first made a request in Dec. 2016 and asked MPD for public documents about former officer Steve Heimsness.

Procedure calls for the Records Unit to enter a request into a log once it has been received. The staff then pulls the requested documents and hands them over to a custodian, who reviews, makes any necessary redactions and applies

the Balancing Test by weighing public interest favoring disclosure vs. nondisclosure. From there, the custodian releases the records.

According to Wisconsin law, a response to a request must be made “as soon as practicable and without undue delay,” which the Attorney General has defined as 10 working days for simple requests but potentially longer durations for more complicated cases.

After several months of correspondence with Lieutenant John Radovan, who continuously apologized for repeated delays in filling the paid request for 729 pages of documents, Isthmus finally turned to the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, which agreed MPD had entered and exceeded the realm of undue delay and thus, broken the Open Records Law. Tom Kamenick, deputy counsel and litigation manager for WILL, filed the lawsuit on Feb. 1, nearly 14 months after the initial records request.

“The length of time it took to prepare the records and get to the redactions was very, very long,” Kamenick said. “[Isthmus] just felt like they were being stonewalled.”

After the lawsuit, MPD immediately turned over the records, which were used in a March 8 Isthmus article titled “Shielded.” Kamenick

appreciated the department’s willingness to go on record and accept wrongdoing, which usually does not happen, he said.

Kathleen Culver, University of Wisconsin journalism professor, agreed, admiring how MPD took responsibility for what they stated to be an unintentional withholding.

“What’s interesting about this, is honestly about how blatantly this was a screw-up,” Culver said. “I take the City Attorney’s Office on their word that this was not a purposeful delay, it was something getting lost in the mix — though I think citizens are always right to be skeptical when the government delays releasing information to them.”

For this reason, Culver lauded Wisconsin’s Open Records Law because it gives not only journalists but also the general public the ability to investigate on their own behalf. Though one problematic area of the law, Culver believes, is the vagueness of its wording.

“What is ‘practicable’ is in the eye of the beholder,” Culver said.

Despite this, Kamenick believes Isthmus’ lawsuit would not be enough to reform Wisconsin’s law and make it more similar to

those used in some other states that enforce strict deadlines.

Though the settlement did not set any legal precedent, MPD is in the process of improving its accountability, Records Manager Sue Fichtel said.

“We’re setting up a system in which the log is checked regularly, like weekly, for any outstanding requests,” Fichtel said.

Fichtel was unable to comment on the lawsuit itself.

Moving forward, Kamenick hopes the lawsuit’s success will serve as a wake-up call to the department and a symbolic precedent for future open records requests.

“One of the reasons we exist as an organization is to bring issues like this to light and to make a big deal about them because it happens all the time around the state that records requests — sometimes intentionally, sometimes not — just get slow-walked,” Kamenick said. “We hope that custodians around the state take notice of the fact that people are willing to litigate if necessary, so there is some pressure that records are produced as rapidly as possible and without delay.”

Photo · After the lawsuit, MPD immediately turned over the records, which were used in a March 8 Isthmus article.

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Ransomware attack in Atlanta pushes UW to reflect on its security UW expert believes Madison, other cities need to up preventative measures, look ahead to next generation of cyber attacks

by Abby Doeden City Editor

On Thursday, March 22 at 5:40 a.m., Atlanta city officials learned of a ransomware attack on many of the city’s customer-facing applications. Several sites affected dealt with paying bills and accessing court-related information.

After five days, the city finally gave the go ahead for employees to turn their computers back on. But many officials call this attack a changing point for cybersecurity, as software is becoming more advanced.

Ransomware is a newer type of cyber attack, which disables systems until a ransom is paid to get it back, said Dave Schroeder, technology and cybersecurity strategist for the University of Wisconsin Division of Information Technology.

In Atlanta’s case, the ransomware was known as “SamSam” and instead of gaining access through phishing, it looks for vulnerabilities in web sites and other internet services open to the public. This makes it especially dangerous for municipalities which are unprotected, Schroeder said.

“There is generally no way to recover data from this kind of attack without knowing the decryption key, which the attackers will only provide if the ransom is paid, or by recovering systems from backups,” Schroeder said. “Even with good backups, this can be a painstaking and time-consuming process. Often the ransom amounts may not seem large by US standards, but could represent a windfall for attackers operating in other parts of the world. The attackers usually demand the ransom be paid using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.”

These ransomware attacks are becoming more common and could be a threat to any city, including Madison, Schroeder said.

Organizations which invest in technical capabilities to protect and back up their systems, as well as spend time educating their staff about how to protect themselves and their networks online, are the most secure from any kind of attack. But no organization is completely immune and a determined attacker can often find a way in, Schroeder said.

“This kind of attack could happen anywhere,” Schroeder said. “Any city service that depends on computers could be impacted, from the water utility to police and fire service to the Madison schools.

These kinds of attacks can impact an entire city’s population, with days to weeks to fully recover. This is why it is really incumbent on any organization to recognize that while good cybersecurity policies and practices cost money to implement, they can save even

more money in the long run.”

The FBI and cyber security organizations recommend not negotiating or paying the ransom, as it gives the hackers a motive for continuing their attacks, Schroeder said.

But that is difficult to achieve as hostaged information could contain key information, particularly for a health care organization with patient security in mind, UW chief information security officer Bob Turner said.

Because of the huge potential threat, Turner believes the Atlanta attack means cities need to up their security measures and look ahead to the next generation of cyber attacks. This method can be hard because as technology Photo · Ransomware, a newer type of cyber attack, disables systems until a ransom is paid to get it back. As cyber attacks become improves, so do the more common, any city — including Madison — could be impacted. methods to hack into it to gain money or information.

Marissa Haegele “The simple fact is The Badger Herald anything can be impacted — your Amazon Alexa, While the university has an active the father and son and is the ultimate full building controls, camera systems and program to protect against phishing, they backup, the ‘everything is broke and I need your refrigerator — they are all vulnerable are still heavily dependent on the user, to have a whole new system built’ backup,” to attack because you can do it. Anytime Turner said. When someone clicks on a link Turner said. technology improves, there becomes a tactic sent to their email they don’t know about, But with a changing technological world, to cause chaos and mayhem,” Turner said. it can lead to much bigger problems for the nobody can be completely protected, The events in Atlanta also have pushed university.

Turner said. The best you can do it to take UW to focus on their security to ensure But the addition of SamSam in the cyber the necessary precautions for a “what if” the potential for an attack like this can be world will change the game for security scenario. minimized, Turner said. measures and adds another tool to hacker ’s Turner believes the bottom line is hackers UW has a really complex online presence, tool belt, Turner said. will continue to do whatever they can to with more than 750 networks on their To protect yourself from a potential attack, make money and municipalities, schools and gigabyte backbone, Turner said. This means Turner said the most secure measure is to organizations need to be prepared for the more protection of the sites and trying to make sure you have a full backup of your worst. identify the early signs of a hacker before it device. Turner advocated that the best way “They did it in Atlanta and they will do it gets any worse. to store backups is through the “generational somewhere else,” Turner said. “They want “We get the indicators of compromise son-father-grandfather” method. money and they will do anything to get it. based on the tools we have and then “The ‘son’ backup is something that is It’s a game, but it’s a really serious game. determine if we have ransomware coming done every day and is really just data. The There is a lot of money to be made in cyber onto the system,” Turner said. “But ‘father ’ backup is done on a weekly or crime and a lot of money to be spent by sometimes it happens so fast you don’t even monthly basis, but it also contains not only municipalities that can’t afford the proper know it, or sometimes it is a direct load, so the data from a greater period of time, but defense.” if there is a phishing campaign in progress the operating system necessary to rebuild built so people will bite on it, so we are less you devise. Finally, the ‘grandfather ’ is secured against that.” sitting over at the house far away from April 10, 2018 • badgerherald.com • 7

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Following UW-Stevens Point budget cuts, new bill proposes commission

Nineteen person Blue Ribbon Comission could help unify Wisconsin colleges, investigate topics related to UW system, expert says

by Madeline Boulanger Reporter

In response to proposed cuts to 13 liberal arts majors at University of WisconsinStevens Point, a bill has been introduced in the state Legislature to create a Blue Ribbon Commission for the UW System.

Twenty-three cosponsors introduced this Assembly bill at the end of March. Under the bill, a 19-person commission would be created to investigate topics related to the UW System.

Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, was one of the legislators who introduced the bill. In an email to The Badger Herald, Shankland said the proposed cuts at UW-Stevens Point came as a surprise and are the result of years of budget cuts. The majors implicated in the proposed cut include art, geography, history, political science and sociology, among others.

“While I understand the need to address this budget deficit, I also believe we should be including students, faculty and staff in the planning process and ensuring their voices are heard in the process,” Shankland said.

The Blue Ribbon Commission would include UW System faculty, staff, students, legislators and higher education and

workforce development experts, and would aim to examine these issues including workforce retention programs and the UW System’s strengths and weaknesses.

Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, is the ranking member of the Committee on Colleges and Universities and one of the bill’s cosponsors.

Berceau said it seems not many people were involved in the decision-making process and it was like a “bomb dropped.”

“The shocking thing to me was the fact that it doesn’t seem that many people were involved in this,” Berceau said.“I am wondering if Stevens Point was even involved or just told this is the way it’s going to be.”

The legislation perfectly lays out steps for how to do these things the right way, Berceau said.

Nicholas Hillman, associate professor and educational policy analyst in the UW School of Education, said a Blue Ribbon Commission creates an opportunity for a public, open discussion with clear intentions.

“I think the spirit and the purpose of this is to have a public and transparent conversation about the goals of the state when it comes to higher education,”

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Hillman said. “I’ve been here for five years and it’s still very unclear to me what kind of plan the state has in place.”

Hillman said the proposed cuts at UWStevens Point could be indicative of UW System’s future.

UW Stevens Point decided which majors to eliminate based on enrollment trends, Hillman said. There are similar enrollment trends across the UW System and other institutions may follow UW-Stevens Points’ lead and justify cutting majors, Hillman said.

Berceau said it sets a precedent for UW System’s future.

“I think this is the first step in what I expect we are going to see from the System,” Berceau said. “They’re going to take a look at every campus and decide what it’s focus is going to be.”

Creating “magnet schools” may not offer students a well-rounded education as what the school offers is more limited, Berceau said.

Having a wide variety of classes available to open her mind and expand her world changed Berceau’s education.

Students lose those opportunities when schools train people in one specific field, Berceau said.

“I hate to see that lost in terms of coming up with this sort of pipeline notion of education, that we’re going to train people in these narrow specialties to get jobs, because life is bigger than just your job,” Berceau said. “If you narrowly focus students, they don’t get an opportunity to learn a lot about themselves.”

The Blue Ribbon Commission could also help unify the UW System and could create more opportunities for the sharing of resources, professional development and learning across the institutions, Hillman said.

The Wisconsin State Legislature already has a commission for K-12 public education funding.

“A commission could help harmonize the independent activities happening on each campus so that they could work more cohesively together as a system, maximize what the system is,” Hillman said.

“Without that, every institution is kind of off doing their own thing and it kind of calls into question ... the purpose of the system.”

Education leaders across the state are interested in Assembly Bill 1068 and want to have the same kind of conversations about the future of higher education in Wisconsin, Shankland said.

Shankland said the commission would work towards providing educational and economic opportunities for the next generation.

“Students deserve to have the same opportunities their parents and grandparents had. The promise of the American Dream is falling out of reach for too many,” Shankland said. “We need to restore the promise of affordable higher education in every region of our state and that starts with a Blue Ribbon Commission to strategically plan for the future and commit to funding our colleges and universities.”

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Hubbard Avenue Diner brings hotly anticipated ‘Pie Tacos’ to menu Unique take on traditionally savory street food becomes next sweet specialty, blesses sugar fiends with fruity fillings encased in pie crust

by Talen Elizabeth ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

“Talen, want to do an article about pie tacos?”

“What? … But yes. Whatever that is, yes.”

The buzz around Hubbard Avenue Diner ’s pie tacos has been more than Jason “The Pie Guy” Harder, creator of these Level 2 pie snacks, could have imagined. But surprisingly, he’s been hanging onto this idea for a while, waiting for the opportune moment.

“Every year we have a pie eating contest for Pie Day (March 14) and I always try to find a new shape of pie for that contest, to keep it fun,” Harder said. “The idea of a pie taco came to me while we were brainstorming for that, and in the end, it wasn’t messy enough. For a pie eating contest you need it to be messy.”

But it seems hanging onto his idea has paid off. Hubbard Avenue Diner ’s “Pie Tacos” have been mentioned on newscasts in seven different states thus far. People are taking the April 12 release date very seriously.

Harder said some dedicated fans are even taking that Thursday off from work.

“I told them, ‘You know we’re going to have them after the 12th too, right?’ But people can’t seem to wait.”

So what does this hungry and eager public have to look forward to? Four flavors — Dutch apple, cherry, French silk and key lime pie.

I got to try them all.

Each cute little taco is served in a hard taco shell made of pie crust. This was the topic of a lot of conversation among my friends. Was it a waffle cone? Would it fall apart? Well, no to the waffle cone. The pie

shell is identical to the pie crust you’d find in the pies Hubbard Avenue is famous for, just baked into a taco shell shape.

As for the mess — when I think of cutting into a standard pie, especially cherry, I picture the filling falling into empty space of the pie pan. To counteract this, the apple and cherry taco-fillings are a condensed version of their full-pie predecessors.

I tries apple and cherry first and I have to say, I’m surprised at how well they stay together. The filling stays in and there’s minimal flake-age. Overall, I can picture myself eating this with one hand, casually dipping it into a vanilla ice cream cone with the other. If that doesn’t make you want summer to come even faster, I don’t know what will.

As for the key lime pie and French silk — phe-nom-e-nal. Key lime was my number one pick of the four. The consistency of both the key lime and the chocolate of the French silk are ideal for a handheld pie vessel. Both are topped with whipped cream and garnished with appropriate yummy shavings.

You’ll be able to get your hands on some pie tacos this Thursday, April 12 at the Hubbard Avenue Diner in Middleton.

The official addition of tacos to the menu is sure to draw a crowd of foodies from across the state.

What can we expect next on the pietaco front line?

“More flavors!” Harder tells me, “Once we hit rhubarb season we’ll definitely adapt that into a taco.” Yes summer, yas.

Come fall, you may just be holding a pumpkin spice latte in one hand and a pumpkin pie taco in the other.

Hubbard Avenue Diner 7445 Hubbard Ave. Middleton, WI 53562

Photo (Top and Middle) - Taco shells made from hard pie crust hold the delectable pie filling, whipped cream and added toppings Photo (Bottom) - Jason “The Pie Guy” Harder speaks about his inspiration for fun dessert treats.

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First Wave scholar’s film highlights Muhammed Ali in hip-hop history Mackenzie Berry produces documentary focused on untold story of boxer’s role in American music culture, as well as influence of strong women

by Jake Zinda ArtsEtc Staff Writer

figures are finally getting their time in the light.

Thanks to University of Wisconsin student Mackenzie Berry, Ali is finally getting his deserved recognition for his early contributions to hip-hop. Over the past almost two years, she traveled around the U.S., conducting over

consciousness — a great boxer who simply could not fit into the system.

Persuading a group of people that Khalilah refused to let that happen and their version of history is incorrect can be worked her ass off to make sure he would difficult. There may be another explanation stay in the spotlight and still make money. as to how a culture came to be. Origin stories Her story is one that many great women can vary depending who you ask, perspectives relate to and it is a role that deserves more differ and facts become muddied with emotional, deep-seated beliefs that their version is right.

Hip-hop is generally accepted as having come from New York, with the four original components of MCing, DJing, B-Boys and Graffiti springing from the playgrounds and streets of the Bronx.

What has become lost in the shuffle, however, is the impact of even earlier individuals who were influential in ways that escaped those who have put the history of hip-hop to paper.

These individuals were so ahead of their time that they had no direct connection to hiphop, yet their legacy still looms large in the minds of many early hip-hop pioneers.

Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest boxers of all time, but that description doesn’t give nearly enough credit to him. He was a showman before his Photo · Though mostly known for his championship boxing skills, Ali has deeply influenced hip-hop and spoken word. time — someone who knew how to promote a fight with little more Courtesy of Flickr than a few well-worded, cocky lines of prose. An MC used to simply be seen as the “Master of Ceremony,” someone to compliment a DJ 20 interviews in nine different cities to piece respect and attention than it has gotten. This and hype the crowd up with a few dope lines together her documentary, “The Louisville documentary is a great starting point, as it features her throughout the piece dropping here and there, which can almost seamlessly Lip: MC Muhammad Ali.” Equal Opportunities Commission meets knowledge left and right. be translated to the way Ali operated and toWhile the film mainly focuses on Ali and Berry grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, like carried himself.

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, is a the impacts he had on the early culture, Berry Ali. When she was young, she was shown a phrase that everyone and their mother knows put a spotlight on women who have been video of spoken word poetry and fell in love — a beautiful set of similes that has been hip-hop pioneers, whose stories have not with it, changing the trajectory of her life forever. reiterated and rephrased a thousand ways. always been given their due respect.

Ali’s second wife, Khalilah Ali, was the At Madison, she was accepted to the First His poetry influenced the first generation of MC’s to continually push themselves, one who pushed his image as the people’s Wave Program — a scholarship program that striving for new rhyme schemes and patterns champ, booking him on college speaking gives students the opportunity to pursue tours across the country during his forced their artistic abilities and gain experience to try and be seen as better than the champ.

We are now in another time of cultural and break from boxing during the Vietnam War. in the professional world. She discovered societal upheaval, in which the history books Without her, there is a chance that Ali would the spoken word album Ali released in are being re-written. Previously glossed over have simply slid into the back of America’s anticipation of his 1963 fight with Sonny

Liston, “I Am The Greatest.”

This led to the unearthing of other pieces of evidence that paint Ali as the first MC ever, an overlooked part of his legacy. In her process of creating the piece, Berry was able to interview the legendary DMC — onethird of one of hip-hop’s greatest groups. He believes Ali’s influence as an MC has been swept under the rug.

In his interview, DMC called Ali the first MC in his eyes. This pattern played out in numerous other interviews — that seeing Ali on TV doing his thing and spitting his ditties was for many the first time they heard the power of spoken words and rhyming.

Berry was able to spend a full day with one of hip-hop’s best kept secrets, Roxanne Shante. A pioneer in her field and someone who deserves as much respect as the other icons from early days, Shante instead, became a sacrificial goat for the label gods.

Shante was denied the accolades she rightfully earned as a 15-year-old. Hip-hop reached its commercial pinnacle last year, overtaking all other genres of music to become the most consumed form in 2017.

If Shante hadn’t lost to Busy Bee in the 1985 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy, hip-hop may have never reached that point.

It is not an easy task to make humans look introspectively at their histories, as there are plenty of unpleasantries that have been glossed over. But Berry forces viewers to do just that. One must be able to reconcile hip-hop’s inability to recognize their women in the way they deserve.

There are many storylines still waiting to be unpacked within this documentary, including Ali’s connection to Malcolm X and the Black Power movement and the now common rapper-athlete paradigm, which could potentially be traced back to Ali as well. Berry stated this was the first iteration of the documentary and she wanted to focus on this first rather than drag the viewers’ attention in too many directions. Declaring Ali as the first MC is a bold statement, one that is guaranteed to bring backlash from many.

Berry was able to weave together valid claims substantiated with evidence from exalted figures. Her highlight of women’s influence in the industry is a much-needed one. It is time the matriarchy was chiseled into the stones of history.

Berry told me that she knew she was taking a risk with these claims, but that she was ready for the response. She also believes the current political and social climate is a perfect one for this documentary — pushing the envelope while challenging long-held beliefs.

Rewrite the history books, shed light on the dark and give Ali and these women their rightful spot in the history of hip-hop.

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Rory Albanese to return to Madison at Comedy Club for hilarious show Former executive producer of The Daily Show turned stand up comedian describes that making people laugh on tour as “luxury” career

by Peyton David Copy Chief

Touring stand-up comedian and nine-time Emmy winner Rory Albanese always had aspirations to make people laugh.

As a former executive producer for The Daily Show, the New York native never had the opportunity to fully commit to standup. In 1999, he joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a production assistant and eventually worked his way up to executive producer.

Though he did stand-up on the side, it wasn’t until 2013 when he left the show to fully pursue that career.

Albanese is currently touring around the country and will be at the Comedy Club on State in Madison April 12-14.

He said when he was 35, he decided it was more important for him to do the thing he had always been passionate about: standup.

“I sort of had that moment where I looked in the mirror and I said, ‘Look, you’re going to do this or you’re going to wonder your whole life,’” Albanese said. “Unless you go all in on something, you don’t really know what you’re capable of. And I never had

gone all in on it. So I said, ‘Well, let’s just go all in and see what happens.’”

But much of his inspiration for his standup came from writing for The Daily Show, Albanese said. He also found he had a keen sense of making jokes about things

“Unless you

go all in on something, you don’t really know what you’re capable of.”

happening around the world.

His overall inspiration for comedy, however, comes from the “luxury” of making people laugh, he said.

“The weird thing about stand-up, it’s

like there are some times you just have something in your head that you think is so funny and you’re like, ‘I don’t know why nobody else likes this,’” Albanese said.

“Sometimes my favorite joke will be a joke that doesn’t even do well, but I just really liked it and in my head I’m like, ‘I know I’m not going to get that many laughs at this, but I really like it so I’m just gonna keep saying it until I get sick of people hating me.’”

Sometimes he doesn’t know what kind of audience he’s walking into.

There are shows where he’s on stage for 15 minutes or an hour. Albanese said it’s his job to work with the energy of the crowd.

The dream is for every time he takes the stage, people would be cheering for him, but that’s not always the reality.

“Sometimes you walk into a club in New York, like The Comedy Cellar, and it’ll be like completely sold out,” Albanese said.

“And then we’ll go to another club and it’ll have like 14 people from Germany. OK, I’m going to try to make 14 Germans laugh.

And it works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t. It sort of becomes part of the job.”

As a comedian, though, he won’t “cross

a line” or become a different comedian to make people laugh. If people want to see him crush watermelons with a sledgehammer, he said people should see someone else, because he won’t change his style of stand-up for a laugh.

The best thing about stand-up, he said, is he gets to say controversial things out loud. As a college student, students get to hear controversial viewpoints different from their own, think about them and talk about them. Stand-up gives college students a way to do that, Albanese said.

“You gotta lean into it and you gotta be true to yourself,” Albanese said. “Sometimes it takes a little while to figure out who you are. But the thing is, I think when you’re coming out of college or even in college you’re trying to figure out ‘Who am I? What do I like?’”

As for performing in Madison, Albanese said he’s excited to come back.

Albanese will be performing this coming Thursday to Saturday at The Comedy Club.

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Dubai brings hookah, Mediterranean food back to State Street Restaurant opened April 6 and hopes to bring superior customer service at affordable prices with traditional Arabic meals, modern feel

by Teymour Tomsyck Managing Editor

Boasting sleek new countertops, a hookah selection and exciting Mediterranean cuisine, one restaurant hopes to make an impression on State Street.

Located at 419 State St, Dubai had its soft opening April 6 and offers classic Arab dishes such as Maqloubeh, also known as upside-down eggplant, as well as shawarma and more complex entrees.

Madison residents may experience some deja vu on their visit since the owners are from the same family that ran Palmyra, a Mediterranean restaurant, which closed last year.

I got the chance to sample some of the menu items before ordering and I can safely say that this restaurant is going to be a hit, at least from a culinary perspective.

As for design, the Maktabi’s have kept the sleek, modern feel of Zandru’s, which previously occupied the building, but said they plan to change the booths to more

traditional style seating.

Miar Maktabi, a Syrian national who worked as a cook in Dubai for 11 years, will be overseeing the kitchen along with a diverse group of staff from Russia, Syria and of course America. Miar Maktabi and his co-owner and wife Cassandra Maktabi, said they hope to bring a lot of what makes the city of Dubai so attractive, starting with service.

“There’s a certain level of customer service that you get in Dubai and everyone’s blown away by it and we want to bring that to Madison,” Cassandra Maktabi said.

As far as pricing, Cassandra said she hopes to bring some of the intricate dishes found in the city of Duabi to Madison at prices that won’t break the bank. She said customers can expect dinner entrees at the $17+ to be well portioned and expects lunch to offer cheaper options for students and downtown workers looking to grab a bite to eat.

While Miar and Cassandra both met at Palmyra when Miar worked there years ago, neither one has ever launched a

restaurant and both still have their full-time job. Luckily they have help. Samantha Schuette, who is currently the general manager at State Street Brats, will be running the bar as well as having a hand in management.

In addition to drinks and food, Dubai is offering a variety of hookah flavors during the evening, with traditional flavoring as well as more unique, blended flavors Miar created. On the weekends, Madisonians can expect Dubai’s bar and hookah offerings to be open until bar close.

As of now, Dubai is still working on fine-tuning the menu and overall customer experience, but Cassandra Maktabi said she expects to have a more publicized hard opening some time in May.

Photo · Dubai will be run by members of the same family that previously owned Palmyra, which closed last year.

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Larger-than-life ‘Les Misérables’ production shines at Overture Extreme talent showcasing romance, drama, heartbreak of fascinating story based upon French Civil War experiences greets receptive Madison crowd

by Henry Solotaroff-Webber Features Editor

Ah, Les Mis. French novelist Victor Hugo’s seminal 19th century work–turned-Broadway-musicinstitution-turned blockbuster movie.

This week, it returned to Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts in its secondary form, for its regional tour away from Broadway. Such a production has to answer the difficult test of how to bring new life to something that has been done so many times that each new iteration could potentially do it to death.

This production of the musical that chronicles thief-turned-hero Jean Valjean’s redemption — directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell — was not that time.

Though it’s stellar soundtrack and universal themes of love, repentance and redemption always earn automatic brownie points, there were a few aspects of this production that merited its place amongst the many times this musical has been produced.

The first was the conviction each cast member brought to their roles. “Les Mis” is not a low-key musical, for those unfamiliar.

The plot, spanning decades, moves at a breakneck pace as Jean Valjean and a score of

characters navigate the perils of pre-, mid- and immediately post-civil war France. There’s a lot of death and a lot of love.

Each word and each note carries the essence of each character wholly. My personal favorites were Nick Cartell’s Valjean, the pair of J. Anthony Crane and Alison Guinn as the scheming and comedic Monsieur and Madame Thénardier, as well as the kid actors who played Cosette, Eponine and Gavroche (Elsa Avery Dees, Sophie Knapp, and Jonah Mussolino respectively).

Second, the set design was top notch. In this production, the towering set design by Matt Kinley was designed based on Hugo’s own paintings. Given the larger-than-life nature of the acting and producing, these hyper-realistic and expressive set designs served to ground the production and provide an immersive and beautiful effect in of themselves..

Lastly, in these tumultuous times, when conventional knowledge seems to be failing, the messages and themes of “Les Mis” take on new importance.

Valjean’s struggle to redeem himself and be honest, the police officer Inspector Javert’s (Josh Davis) inability to see the nuance of morality and Marius’ (Robert Ariza) choice

between his life or his morals, all resonated heavily given the absurd, oft-changing world that exists today.

And the women of the play shined. Fantine (Mary Kate Moore) striving to provide for her child, despite all the abuse she faces at the hands of the world and the men that inhabit it, was inspiring, and heart-breaking when she fell just short. And older Eponine (Emily Bautista) is a proper badass who honestly could have done much better than Marius, to be honest.

“Les Mis” will always be great, but this production because of its own strengths and the time in which it is being made takes on new importance and new life.

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Despite high resident retention, Wisconsin struggles to attract out-of-state talent Experts say alleged ‘brain drain’ is misnomer — state suffers lack of ‘brain gain’

by Matt O’Connor Digital News Editor

Drivers attempting to maneuver through the flood of students parading around campus might find it difficult to believe Wisconsin faces serious issues in recruiting young people to come live and work here.

But for permanent Madison residents and veteran Wisconsinites, it’s a commonly held axiom that these young people are just passing through, on their way to some other final destination.

This widely accepted phenomenon has come to be known as a “brain drain” – college-educated young people funnel out of Wisconsin after graduation as they seek long-term employment and permanent residence elsewhere.

But, in a recent study, three University of Wisconsin researchers found the term “brain drain” to a misnomer.

The researchers concluded that rather than skilled labor draining out of the state, a related, but markedly different, problem exists — the lack of a “brain gain.”

When highly skilled and educated workers are attracted to a particular state, that state is said to experience a “brain gain.” It would be unsurprising if Wisconsin — home to one of the largest and most elite universities in the world and to the sprawling urban environment of Milwaukee — boasted a considerable brain gain.

But this is a considerable departure from reality. The state has consistently struggled to attract college-educated young people from universities across the country to move here for employment. The study found only six states — Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California and Michigan — to have a lower in-migration rate of college graduates than Wisconsin.

“These data suggest that it is not a large outflow of college educated people that is driving Wisconsin’s net loss of college graduates, but rather extremely low rates of in-migration,” the study said. “Accordingly, Wisconsin’s migration dynamic is characterized less by a ‘brain drain’ and more so by a lack of a ‘brain gain.’”

For UW students — especially those who don’t call Wisconsin home — this failure to attract other college graduates here and compensate for the people who leave may mean they don’t see the future of their own careers in Wisconsin.

Explaining how the Badger State got to this point begins with the Great Recession of 2008 and with the policies the state government pursued in its immediate aftermath.

A tale of two states

In 2008, the U.S. economy experienced a major recession, the likes of which had not been seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. States across the country stumbled in its wake and policymakers pursued divergent paths to combat its far-reaching effects.

UW professor of applied and agricultural economics Steven Deller said some state governments chose to cut taxes and reduce government spending in the years following the recession, while others chose to do the opposite.

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Wisconsin and Minnesota embodied these two divergent approaches to the recession, Deller said. Wisconsin decided to cut taxes and drastically reduce government spending across the board, while its neighbor to the northwest chose to raise taxes and increase spending. In part because of these policies, the two states experienced dramatically different rebounds following the recession.

“By law, state governments have to have a balanced budget. So when you’ve got a recession and your revenues fall off the table, you can do one of two things: cut spending or raise taxes and try to keep revenues up,” Deller said. “Wisconsin cut spending across the board while Minnesota raised taxes. Minnesota went through the Great Recession and rebounded much better than Wisconsin did.”

Deller said cutting taxes and reducing government spending — particularly on education and environmental regulations — is unattractive to people with college degrees.

Jordan Urbanek, a A UW alumnus and Wisconsin native who left the state after graduation, echoed Deller ’s claims. He said part of the reason he left was because of the policies the state government pursued under Gov. Scott Walker.

“I saw the university get gutted, lose funding and lose tenured professors,” Urbanek said. “And with the lax environmental policies that the state government is producing, I get really worried about whether the

“I saw the university get gutted, lose funding and lose tenured professors. And with the lax environmental policies that the state government is producing, I get really worried about whether the water will be safe the drink and the air will be safe to breathe. I wanted to go to a place where I’d feel more supported and where I’d see more growth.”

water will be safe the drink and the air will be safe to breathe. I wanted to go to a place where I’d feel more supported and where I’d see more growth.”

Deller said these Wisconsin policies have favored industries that operate under what economists refer to as “ordinary competition.”

Ordinary competition, Deller said, includes firms that hold little market power over the price of their goods. Instead of driving profits through innovation and technological improvements, these firms pay as little as possible in taxes and wages to make money.

“The way that they drive profitability is by driving down costs,” Deller said. “They look for lower taxes, they look for cheaper labor and they look for limited regulation. Wisconsin policy seems to be aimed

at fostering those old legacy industries — like cheese production.”

As a result, firms operating under ordinary competition typically target “unskilled” — non-college educated — labor.

The counterpart to ordinary competition, Deller said, is “quality competition.” Broadly, firms in these markets derive profit by being innovative. Additionally, these firms seek “skilled labor” from people with college degrees and don’t pay less in wages to make a profit.

College-educated people need motivation to migrate to other states for employment and residence, Deller said. Graduates go to places that value investments typically important to them — including public works, environmental regulations and higher education.

To attract graduates, these firms are more willing to

be located in states like Minnesota, which tax more and enforce greater regulations for projects typically important to the college-educated demographic.

“These innovative firms are really more willing to tax themselves to invest in education and protect the environment and things like that, because of the kind of labor they want to attract,” Deller said. “That’s what those folks want.”

Ultimately, Wisconsin’s post-recession policies favored industries with limited demand for college educated workers, and which instead seek low-wage, typically non-college educated labor.

As a result, Deller said college graduates throughout the country see limited benefits to moving to Wisconsin.

The state doesn’t prioritize the issues and policies they care about, so industries typically composed of college graduates are hesitant to place themselves in the state.

But Tricia Braun, chief operating officer at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, said there are jobs in Wisconsin attractive to college graduates. While the state struggles with bringing talent here, Braun said it has seen success in keeping native Wisconsinite graduates in the state.

Braun said the problem lies in the inaccurate belief Wisconsin doesn’t have good jobs for college graduates, because the data suggests opportunities abound here.

Braun believes there is a lack of awareness among graduates that careers aligned with their skills and goals actually do exist here.

“I think the fact that we’ve been able to retain 85 percent of the college graduates here kind of dispels that notion [of a brain drain],” Braun said. “However, we need to do a better job promoting ourselves and our opportunities outside of the state.”

But whether the problem lies in cemented policy or in mere perception, Wisconsin faces undeniable problems drawing college graduates to live and work here.

As Braun mentioned, however, the state has seen success in retaining college graduates. In contradiction to the notion of a “brain drain,” Wisconsin has one of the “stickiest” populations in the country — that is, people born here tend to stay here.

Stick with what you know

This success was stressed in the data from Deller ’s study, which found Wisconsin to have an exceptionally low rate of students leaving the state after college — a rate even lower than those states with a brain gain.

“Based on the most recent data available, Wisconsin has one of the lowest rates of out- migration among all states,” the study said. “In fact, Wisconsin’s outmigration rate is below that of many states showing a brain gain, such as Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Virginia and Montana.”

This datapoint led the researchers to conclude the problem is not a brain drain, but rather an inability to foster an environment conducive to attracting college graduates — that lack of a “brain gain.”

As a result, the study said efforts put into retaining UW graduates are misguided, because in-state UW students are very — indeed, increasingly — likely to stay in the state after graduation.

“A singular focus on the retention of college graduates is somewhat misplaced,” the study said. “Wisconsin is already a relatively ‘sticky state.’ Approximately 60 percent of college graduates currently living in Wisconsin were also born in the state of Wisconsin, which places it 8th highest among all states.”

This is a point that been emphasized by UW officials who seek to dispel the notion of a “brain drain” composed of fleeing UW graduates — an effort that culminated in a university marketing campaign on the subject.

Jocelyn Milner, the director of academic planning and institutional research in the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, said UW has actually seen increased success in retaining UW students after graduation.

In data Milner cited from UW’s Academic Planning and Research Institute, 66 percent of Wisconsin alumni called Wisconsin home in 2015-2016. That number is more than 20 percent higher than the same statistic from 20 years ago, and UW graduates’ in-state residency has risen every year since at least the early 1990s.

The UW School of Pharmacy has seen even more success in this regard. Alyson Kim, associate dean for marketing and communications at the UW School of Pharmacy, said the school has seen success in keeping its students in the state after they graduate.

“At the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy, we are the top producer of pharmacists in the state of Wisconsin, and the majority of our doctor of pharmacy degree students who seek employment choose to stay in Wisconsin after graduation,” Kim said.

Specifically, 74.5 percent of UW School of Pharmacy doctor of pharmacy graduates who accepted a position within three months of graduation in 2017 took a job in the state, Kim said.

Milner said the university at-large has created incentives for its students to stay in the state after graduation, including many programs that provide highly specific training for a career best fit in Wisconsin and tailored for the needs of its economy.

Additionally, Milner said UW saves a significant portion of its incoming freshman class each year for in-state students, an incentive which helps keep

“I think the fact that we’ve been able to retain 85 percent of the college graduates here kind of dispels that notion [of a brain drain.

However, we need to do a better job promoting ourselves and our opportunities outside of the state.”

Wisconsinites in the state and contributes to the “sticky” population.

“For undergraduates, the majority of spaces have been for Wisconsin residents and we have a commitment to educate a certain number of Wisconsin resident freshmen,” Milner said. “It’s a partnership with the people of the state of Wisconsin. It’s part of the public trust that the university has with the people of the state.”

UW senior Tyler Okonek echoed Milner ’s sentiments and said he is excited to be staying in Madison after he graduates this May. He recently accepted a position with CUNA Mutual Group as an insurance actuary, and he said there are a lot of opportunities for insurance industry jobs in Madison.

“I have a few friends that are staying, so I’ll be able to continue those friendships and I also really like the size of Madison,” Okonek said. “I lived in Minneapolis for a summer and I prefer the medium sized city of Madison.

I also have family that lives around Madison too” But not all UW students feel the state offers them opportunities for success after graduation. Many, such as Urbanek, feel compelled to leave the state for postgraduation plans.

Urbanek, who studied spanish at UW and medicine at the Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine, accepted a position as a resident physician in Seattle. He said he didn’t see a future for his career in the state’s economy

because certain laws — primarily including those limiting women’s reproductive health rights and lax gun regulations — darkened the prospect of practicing medicine in rural Wisconsin.

But Milner said UW students leaving the state after graduation doesn’t have to be a bad thing for the university or for the state.

Milner said it’s part of the Wisconsin Idea to take one’s education out into to the global economy and pointed to UW’s past encouragement of students to study abroad during their time at the university as evidence of that.

“Ten or 15 years ago, the Board of Regents set a goal for 25 percent of undergraduates to study abroad,” Milner said. “Well, if you’re going to encourage students to study abroad, that suggests to me that there’s a value for students experiencing the world and seeing the world — and maybe taking their education and their Wisconsin values abroad.”

But the problem is ultimately bigger than UW and much of its solutions lie outside of the university’s purview. The problem lies in attracting graduates from elsewhere throughout the country to move here.

How to go about solving that problem has been the subject of statewide discussions for years and the trajectory and implications of the issue have yet to be seen. The year 2018, however, could bring major changes to how it is discussed and addressed.

Looking ahead

Wisconsin appears to have found itself in a paradoxical situation.

One on hand, the state is successful at retaining instate college graduates to work here and contribute to its economy — a datapoint which suggests jobs exist in this state which are appealing to the college-educated demographic.

On the other hand, the state faces major issues in attracting others to come here, leaving it with both an economy and a population with a very low “churn” — change over time through businesses starting up and shutting down, and people moving in and out.

Braun said WEDC is developing innovative jobs in industries popular for college graduates, but states similar to Wisconsin — like Minnesota, Colorado and North Carolina — are experiencing much more of a gain from college graduates.

Policy-makers and experts on the subject might disagree on how to best solve the problem, but they agree the problem exists.

WEDC has taken an approach aimed at advertising all of Wisconsin’s benefits to a seemingly unaware general public, while UW researchers like Deller have said policies coming from the governor and the state Legislature have to be aimed at fostering more innovative and competitive industries.

Where the state goes from here has yet to be seen and 2018 may be a key year in determining the trajectory of this issue.

Walker, the entire state Assembly and half of the state Senate, are all up for election this year. And with Democratic hopes of a “blue wave” in 2018, there may be major policy changes in in the coming years.

For now, though, those drivers attempting to commute through campus on a busy school day will probably still find it hard to believe many young, college-educated people don’t see their future in Wisconsin beyond their cap and gown.

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Extracurriculars or classes: which better prepare students for job market?

While coursework provides academic experience, extracurriculars add balance, personal skills critical for career success

by Lucas Johnson Opinion Editor

Balance is so utterly central to a college career. Spend enough time studying but take enough time for yourself. Take plenty of notes in class but not so many that you miss the big picture. Maintain your friendships on campus but don’t forget to call your friends from home.

Diversify your resume but keep a central focus in mind. Get adequately involved in extracurriculars but don’t overload your schedule.

Unavoidably, college students are required to juggle multitudes of responsibilities. At the heart of it, this design is intended to ensure each student is the most attractive hire possible. It’s quite simple — a student with a more impressive resume and track record stands a better chance at landing a career in a crowded market than does a student who hasn’t applied themselves as comprehensively.

It’s not unreasonable to assume a lengthier resume, complete with extracurricular experience, internships and an impressive academic record signals a more promising candidate in employers’ eyes.

But the question remains — where should a budding student devote their limited energy? Should students be more concerned with garnering semi-professional experience through extracurriculars? Should their passion be honed into coursework designed to provide them the skills necessary to succeed in the future? Should the comparison be binary at all?

For starters, let’s clarify something rather obvious. A college education is a privilege, and the opportunities for growth, networking and learning afforded to university students across the nation are as valuable as experiences get. As such, applying yourself to the best of your abilities across the board should not be seen as a goal, but an expectation.

Still, it’s rather difficult to ignore the growing expectations of recent graduates, which seem increasingly more normal as career specialization becomes more nuanced. In essence, college students face more pressure to be as academically and professionally decorated as possible in order to land a career of their choosing.

In some ways, this is a positive. From a logical perspective, the more experienced and knowledgeable an applicant, the more productive and career-ready the individual.

The more professionally prepared an amateur, the more promising their potential as an employee.

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Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald career and as such, applying them to extracurriculars is only natural, if not expected.

The question remains — should students value extracurricular experience over class periods? Put in the simplest terms, yes. If the class’ purpose is to provide students with the information necessary to thrive in their desired career, why shouldn’t the majority of that student’s passion be channeled into applying those skills?

While classes may do their best to replicate a professional environment, there’s something intrinsically valuable about undertaking and accomplishing a fulfilling task without motivation for a glowing grade.

Perhaps that’s the nature of a professional field. Pure fulfillment void of outside academic influence. While a grade can be fulfilling in its own right, often that fulfillment is short-lived as the reward is

solely that grade.

The reward for spearheading, planning and executing an event for a club whose values you care deeply about has significantly higher an impact than does a group project. You’re able to see your vision in action. You’re able to gauge a public response. Most of all, you’re able to more effectively grow personally since the implications of your actions have a more tangible impact in the professional sphere than they do in a classroom.

The purpose of this comparison is not to devalue what a class can offer, nor is it to encourage inaction or flippancy when it comes to academia. Instead, it’s to emphasize that a class is simply a starting point. Devoting adequate time and energy to your classes is essential. But often, the real fulfillment stems from experience outside a regimented classroom setting where you can see your work impact more

than your TA. The sooner this mindset is adopted, the sooner we’ll see two major results.

First, there will be no measurable drop in average grades or attendance in classes — rather the information acquired there will only become more valuable. How can we be expected to succeed in a professional environment with that baseline knowledge?

Second, the more we emphasize the holistic value of extracurricular participation, the more decorated and well-practiced young professionals will be on average.

Higher expectations for college graduates doesn’t just mean more work on our part — it also means more abundant opportunities to apply our budding knowledge.

Lucas Johnson (ljohnson52@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in journalism and strategic communication.

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Rejecting amendment to remove treasurer’s office win for Wisconsin Keeping crucial office independent prevents consolidation of power, preserves valuable check on executive branch

by Abigail Steinberg Opinion Editor

The events of April 3 brought a contentious election season to a close in the great state of Wisconsin.

Most eyes were on Rebecca Dallet’s Supreme Court victory, which drew a national audience, including endorsements from prominent federal figures.

But perhaps the most important of last Tuesday’s results was the decision to reject a constitutional amendment that would rid Wisconsin of its treasurer position, which has been a part of the state government since Wisconsin’s days as a territory.

Despite the referendum generally being in the back of the public’s consciousness and the lack of polling it received before the election, its result guarantees a more just and representative government for all Wisconsinites.

The quest to rid Wisconsin of its treasurer has been around for a lot longer than the public has been greatly aware of it. Republicans began pushing to reduce

the office’s power in the late 1990s, under former Gov. Tommy Thompson. In 1995, the office had a budget of $4.4 million and a staff of 23 — which is a stark difference between its current budget of $227,000 and one staff member as part of the current two-year budget.

By 2011, the Republican Party had seized complete control of the legislature and could bring their plan to fruition.

The Department of Administration took over the EdVest College Savings Plan’s control and cash management functions.

The Department of Revenue overtook the treasurer ’s unclaimed property division.

The position’s real remaining duty is serving on the Board of Commissioners of Public Land along with the secretary of state and the attorney general, who together are responsible for “the pioneering commitment of our state’s early leaders to a constitutionally protected form of public education financing that originated with millions of acres of land granted by the federal government.”

In layman’s terms, the board is

responsible for managing around $1 billion in public assets and 77,000 acres of state land. The resolution stated that once the treasurer was removed, the lieutenant governor fills the void on the board.

Had it passed, the resolution would have made Wisconsin history — and not for the better — because it would have allowed candidates to be elected as a part of a partisan ticket and not based on their own merit. That person would be a deciding member of a body that must maintain independence. Though such a minute change might not mean much to some, it definitely would have been a step in the wrong direction.

Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

Wisconsin voted no to the referendum and not only defended the sanctity of the checks and balances system the American government is known for, but also protected itself from the governor ’s office further consolidating its power.

If the recent debacle over special elections says anything, it’s that the Wisconsin governor ’s office has gotten a

bit too comfortable wielding its power — those holding its office do not believe they have to respect representative democracy nor the laws of the state.

But the voters rejected that notion. Sarah Godlewski, the only current candidate for treasurer, said “To me, this was a resounding ‘no’ because [voters] want checks and balances. They want that fiscal watchdog that can be their independent advocate. What’s next is restoring the power this office has.” Though restoring the power of the treasury will take just as long as disintegrating its power did, voting to keep the office is a step in the right direction. Constituents can be optimistic that Wisconsin’s government is slowly leaning towards justice rather than consolidation of power.

Congratulations Wisconsin. Keep voting to make this state just, democratic and the best it can be.

Abigail Steinberg (asteinberg@badgerherald. com) is a freshman majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

UW’s impressive voter turnout reflects insurgence of student activism It is imperative that community stays engaged, energized to continue recently galvanized movement of political action

by Cait Gibbons Associate Opinion Editor

Tuesday, April 3, Madison held an election for the offices of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice and several local offices, as well as a potential constitutional amendment. Since 2000, the average voter turnout for spring primary elections during non-presidential election years has been 21.5 percent. Encouragingly, this year, voter turnout in Madison reached 32.5 percent.

This figure is impressive on its own, but Madison Mayor Paul Soglin released comparative data from 13 wards primarily comprised of University of Wisconsin students showing that voter turnout specifically for students was up this year from 2014, with some wards boasting six times as many voters as past years.

University of Wisconsin professor Barry Burden acknowledged that some of the differences can be attributed to changes in housing patterns, citing greater population density in neighborhoods with new apartment complexes such as The Hub and

The James. But the wards comprised of dorm residents, which have had relatively stable populations through the years, saw 245 voters in 2014, and an impressive 738 voters this past week.

“ Madison has long been a bastion for political activism in Wisconsin and it is up to the students to further invigorate this legacy.

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Clearly, there is more at play than just a shiny new hot tub attracting more residents. Soglin cited gun reform, student loan debt and affordable housing as issues that drew students to the polls, but more powerful than the threat of high rent is the galvanization of a generation of political activism. “There was a sleeping giant and it is awake and that is millennials and college students,” Soglin said. Around the country, young leaders have electrified a political resurgence and young voters are flocking

to the polls to continue that impetus.

Take a look at gun control as a national example. Often accompanying tragedies such as the Feb. 14 Parkland, Florida shooting is considerable pushback against politicizing the issue of gun ownership.

“Give those affected time to grieve. Don’t capitalize on tragedy to push a political agenda.”

But this line of thinking is abhorrently misguided — the Parkland shooting survivors have made it clear that political action is exactly what is needed at this time. These young leaders created a movement that amassed more than one million people in hundreds of cities across the country for the March 24 March for Our Lives.

The Washington Post, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have each published pieces highlighting the uniquely powerful political voices that millennials have demonstrated lately and this recent election shows that Madison is no exception to this trend. “When they look at their situation and their life and their parents’ lives, these young people

are saying, ‘We are not going to see this continue,’” Mayor Soglin said.

As a student body, we must continue this momentum. Madison has long been a bastion for political activism in Wisconsin and it is up to the students to further invigorate this legacy. The highthan-average student voter turnout is encouraging and empowering, but with a voter turnout of 32.5 percent, there is clearly still room to improve.

So keeping voting. Engage in local politics. Talk to your friends and classmates to engage them in these issues. Encourage your roommates to go vote. Make sure your younger siblings are engaged in their local politics. Political activism can’t stop here — UW students can and must lead the way for Madison and for Wisconsin.

Let’s show the older generation that we are not ruining this country, but in fact, revolutionizing it for the better.

Cait Gibbons (cgibbons3@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math with a certificate in Chinese.

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China’s retaliation toward steel tariffs could destroy Wisconsin agriculture Such devastating blows to farming industry may have negative effects on Trump’s approval rating, reelection chances

by Courtney Degen Columnist

It’s no secret that a good proportion of President Donald Trump’s 2016 voters were rural, small-town farmers who felt he would grant them more recognition and aid. A year and three months into Trump’s presidency, the economy is at a high, but farmers are experiencing an all-time low.

In response to Trump’s recent tariffs on aluminum and steel, China has established scores of retaliatory tariffs, most of which will affect agricultural commodities.

Wisconsin farmers may be hit especially hard. For instance, Wisconsin ranks 13th in U.S. soybean production and China purchases one-third of all American-produced soybeans.

The Chinese’s new retaliatory tariffs on soybeans will be detrimental to the Wisconsin economy — and soy is only the beginning.

China has also implemented a 25 percent tariff on pork products. Around 25 percent of pork exported from the U.S. comes from Wisconsin farms. Speaking with Wisconsin Public Radio, vice president of the Wisconsin

Pork Association Tammy Vaassen said, “They’re very dependent on our export opportunities. If we take away some of those opportunities, we certainly need to add to that or we’re going to lose farmers based on the financial implications that will occur.”

This statement reigns true not just for pork, but also for cranberries. Wisconsin ranked first in the U.S. for exports of cranberries last year and Wisconsin cranberry farmers were trying to create new markets in China to combat the surplus of cranberries in the U.S. which lower prices caused.

The new 15 percent tariff on cranberries will prove disastrous for Wisconsin farmers. Many experts are also fearful for how the Wisconsin ginseng market will fair with retaliatory tariffs as well.

Most pertinent to Wisconsin are the dairy farmers who have been suffering from decreasing prices for the past four years. More recently it has been reported that some dairy farmers are considering suicide, hoping their life insurance payouts are enough to save the farm. Leading dairy farm organizations are providing suicide hotline numbers in their

paperwork with farmers.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, China is the third largest market

Overall, it seems that due “Trump’s own personal desire

to to ‘Make America Great Again,’ he turning away foreign parterners and essentially damaging the industry be promised to help.

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for Wisconsin exports. So all farmers, whether they specialize in livestock or produce, will be harmed.

Farming as a profession is often ignored and under-appreciated, so to hear the stories of farmers desperately trying to save their farms is truly heartbreaking. A large part of Trump’s campaign was appealing to farmers and small towns — yet as a whole, the agricultural world is not receiving the treatment Trump promised or the one it rightfully deserves.

One has to wonder what will happen if Trump truly loses his support from smalltown farming communities — a major contribution to his voting demographic in 2016. With midterm elections taking place this year, it is likely Democrats will fill up Congress once again — a common occurrence when there is a Republican president.

Perhaps the Democratic party could take this as an opportunity to expand its following to small towns and farming communities.

It could try to stop Trump’s destructive trade and tariff policies and help farmers in distress. For a man obsessed with money, one would think Trump would have a better understanding of how to improve the industry he most appealed to during his election.

Overall, it seems that due to Trump’s own personal desire to “Make America Great Again,” he is turning away foreign partners and essentially damaging the very industry he promised to help most.

Courtney Degen (cdegen@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in political science and intending to major in journalism.

Editorial Board: Madison’s status as sanctuary city paramount

Voting down bill proposed to roll back city’s policies on undocumented immigrants an important progressive measure

by The Badger Herald Editorial Board

The most quintessential visual depiction of American ideals is the Statue of Liberty.

At her feet is a call for the tired, the poor, the masses yearning to breathe free.

Sanctuary is literally engraved in the basis of American culture. We are taught this nation was built to provide a safe haven from oppression and tyranny. It is imperative that these ideals remain pertinent in our everyday lives, especially in the city of Madison.

In Jan. 2017, following pressure from President Donald Trump to crack down on sanctuary cities, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin released a statement re-affirming the city’s commitment to its sanctuary city status.

“We have made the point that we are a sanctuary city,” Soglin said. “We are committed to justice. The law is on our side.”

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up the slack. Here, local law enforcement officials may not inquire about any individual’s immigration status, to protect these families and children from unethical treatment or deportation. But that policy does not bar law enforcement from notifying immigration enforcement agencies, such as ICE, across the board.

Whether ICE will be notified in instances of contact between law enforcement and undocumented individuals depends on the severity of the offense.

But that policy does not bar law enforcement from notifying immigration enforcement agencies, such as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, across the board. Whether ICE will be notified in instances of contact between law enforcement and undocumented individuals often depends on the offense’s severity.

Soglin emphasized a unified political and legal response to follow any action from Trump that would dismantle sanctuary city statuses. “If Trump should take action against any or all of these cities there will be a unified response – politically and legally.”

But later in 2017, it was a team of Republican senators from Wisconsin who took action against the city’s asylum, introducing a bill that would effectively eliminate Madison’s status as a sanctuary city. Among the provisions, the bill would bar “policies that prohibit the enforcement of federal or state law relating to illegal aliens or immigration status.” Effectively, the bill would grant local police the jurisdiction to use immigration status as a factor in law enforcement.

On a national scale, public sentiment toward undocumented immigrants has been overwhelmingly negative, stemming from Trump’s September order to repeal DACA, an Obama-era program which protected the futures of America’s undocumented youth. In essence, the presence of sanctuary cities has never been more integral to the protection of America’s undocumented populations.

With both local and national governments working tirelessly against the interests of this marginalized population, areas where these folks can live with a relative sense of calm are integral.

But encouragingly, Madison’s

commitment to justice prevailed. Following a year of public hearings and executive action, in the March 28 Senate session, the bill failed, solidifying Madison as a sanctuary city on paper — at least for now With that context in mind, Madison’s identity as a sanctuary city has never been more crucial. Our country is under threat of becoming a laughing-stock in future history textbooks. More importantly, a government intended to protect all is terrorizing and targeting the U.S.’s lawabiding residents. Undervaluing and outright ignoring the value of human rights across identities has defined the last year and a half.

As such, moments where we can explicitly identify progressive measures in local government mean that much more.

Madison’s sanctuary city status is a storied part of its identity and should remain protected at all costs.

The Editorial Board serves to represent the voice of the Badger Herald editorial department, distinct from the newsroom, and does not necessarily reflect the views of each staff member.

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Lack of vote for bill strengthening research indicates misplaced priorities Though payoff might not be as immediate, investments in education should receive just as much of priority as industry

by Ethan Carpenter Columnist

An administration’s values are reflected in its priorities. As thousands of bills travel through Wisconsin’s Statehouse, only a small portion are ever considered for a floor vote and fewer than that pass into law. The majority party, with incredible leverage in what bills are taken up, reveals its character through the issues it chooses to bring to the forefront.

Though the failure of a bill that could have cleared the way for University of Wisconsin System’s quicker, easier research is disheartening, the coming legislative session will give the Statehouse a renewed opportunity to pour its focus into the Wisconsin Idea and the education of the people who pay and elect them.

Sadly, those hoping these “impressive figures would sway our current leaders to prioritze the needs of the public universities will be sorely disappointed.

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A shift away from the UW System is to be somewhat expected. Most of Gov. Scott Walker ’s budgets have included vicious cuts to education, signaling a shift in focus to private sector business. But despite this, one would hope that at least some attention would be spared to institution.

The Walker administration has been incredibly responsive to the requests of the FoxConn corporation, justifying its controversial deal with a forecasted return of $7.6 billion annually.

But another source of potential prosperity dwarfs this venture — the University of Wisconsin alone reported an approximately $15 billion impact in 2014 in spite of the aforementioned cuts, its institutions sustaining hundreds of thousands of jobs and its innovation sending money flowing out to the state.

Sadly, those hoping these impressive figures would sway our current leaders to prioritize the needs of the public universities will be sorely disappointed.

Instead, in a twist of cruel irony, even a bill with incredible bipartisan support and unanimous passage through committee in both houses of the Legislature — not demanding investment or special exemption like FoxConn but merely requesting the lifting of bureaucratic oversight from researchers — died without so much as a vote last Legislative session.

PROFs — a nonprofit organization benefiting and representing UW System faculty

Photo · By failing to schedule vote for Mark Cook bill — despite it’s bipartisan support — the Statehouse prioritizes industry over the interests of the UW system.

Marissa Haegele The Badger Herald — supported and heavily lobbied for the bill.

The bill is also named after late UW animal sciences professor Mark Cook, whose work lead to more than 50 patents.

The Board of Regents considers all research contracts the UW System has that are worth more than $250,000 over two years — an onerous process that takes up to 45 days.

The Mark Cook Bill would lift this weighty restriction and would require management plans for conflicts of interest to ensure accountability.

One would hope the Walker administration’s conservatives would appreciate the shifting of oversight from a small, appointed body to a more distributed and flexible structure, and the cutting of the red tape that encircles the opportunities the UW System can take

advantage of.

But perhaps this is not surprising — UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents, who enjoy the bureaucratic power over research contracts at the present moment, have taken gleeful liberty in bypassing consultation with students and faculty to implement their agenda.

Moreover, those in the Statehouse, who profess small government with one breath, have been all too quick to disregard the concerns of municipal and county government with the next. With the recent attempt to abolish the treasurer position and transfer the office’s powers to individuals under the governor ’s control, we have seen the administration only opposes the consolidation of power when our leaders aren’t dominating

that body.

Even so, with cautious optimism in light of the support of the bill coming from both sides of the aisle, one can hope that the failure of the Mark Cook bill was a fluke of a chaotic session, or a victim of procedure, rather than a symptom of a deeper problem. If the administration wishes to prove the fears of those their distribution of authority concerns wrong and truly takes seriously its role in fostering a prosperous economy, it should with all possible haste take up the Mark Cook bill and pass it in the next legislative session.

Ethan Carpenter (emcarpenter2@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in political science.

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Volleyball: Badgers work hard in spring to compete with nation’s best

Wisconsin will look to improve after successful fall, where they finished ranked No. 13, appeared in NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16

by Danny Farber Sports Editor

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team will play their spring schedule in the coming weeks with a series of three games versus Loyola Chicago, Creighton and Marquette.

In their preparation for the start of the spring season, the Badgers held a joint practice in Milwaukee Friday where they engaged in different kinds of drills with Marquette’s volleyball team.

For Coach Kelly Sheffield, the spring is a time for the team’s improvement and growth. Despite the games having fewer implications, Sheffield views the early competition as a mental and physical test for his players.

“The spring gives our players an opportunity for a few things. Players are trying to expand their roles and maybe get more playing time and so spring gives

them the opportunity to be able to show what they can do and then it also gives you a measuring stick for some of the things that we’re all working on at the gym,” Sheffield said.

Though most of last year ’s team will return, the departure of Lauryn Gillis and Kelli Bates opens up some significant playing time for some of the younger Badgers.

Two members of Wisconsin’s impressive freshman class will also be gaining some valuable experience away from

“ If you’re wanting to be one of

the better teams out there then I think the mentality is you want to test yourself.”

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theuniversity as part of the U.S. Collegiate National Teams. Danielle Hart will represent the U.S. Collegiate National Team in the Europe Tour, while Dana Rettke will be part of the China Tour.

Rettke also earned honors last season being named National Freshman of the Year.

Looking at Wisconsin’s spring schedule, the Badgers competition is nothing to scoff at. They play two teams from last year ’s NCAA Tournament in Marquette and Creighton.

But Sheffield said the spring games are more about getting reps and experience as opposed to results on the scoreboard.

“It doesn’t really matter who you play at this point. You just want to compete. You’re not really focusing on the other side of the net. There aren’t game plans, there aren’t scouting reports or anything like that,” Sheffield said. “You kind of worry about your side of the net and see where you’re at and get back to the gym next week and continue to work on those things we’ve been working on.”

While Wisconsin’s tough competition in the spring might not be anything to worry about, the Badgers will face a difficult schedule in the fall.

“ I’d say our second biggest

goal as a program is to try to do a better job of connecting with students.”

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Wisconsin is set to play several powerhouse programs early on. Some of the standouts are last year ’s No. 5 team in RPI Texas, No. 17 Baylor and No. 48 Florida State, all three of whom are coming off NCAA Tournament appearances.

This is just Wisconsin’s non-conference schedule as the Badgers still need to play games in arguably the best conference for women’s volleyball, the Big Ten. The Big Ten had seven tournament teams last year, which Penn State and Nebraska led. Both have combined for four of the last five national championships. Though

Wisconsin had a great regular season, the Big Ten schedule was a challenge last year for the Badgers as they went just 11–9 compared to an 11–1 non-conference record.

But Sheffield isn’t concerned that this year ’s schedule will overwhelm his team.

“If you’re wanting to be one of the better teams out there then I think the mentality is you want to test yourself,” Sheffield said. “We’ve got the opportunity of testing ourselves against some really good teams not only early in our schedule but consistently throughout. That’s what we want to do. We want to test ourselves against the best and see where we stack up.”

Wisconsin played excellent last year, finishing the season ranked No. 13 and reaching the Sweet 16, but it seemed like they were a step below some of the more elite teams like Penn State and Nebraska.

But in a new year with many returning players, Sheffield is confident his team can compete against the nation’s best.

“Can we be one of those teams that contends [for a national title]?” Sheffield said. “Absolutely we can be one of those teams.”

Wisconsin has had tremendous success under Sheffield’s four-year tenure. After making the NCAA Championship in his first season, the Badgers have reached the tournament every year and made it to two more Sweet 16 appearances.

But for Sheffield, these on-the-court accolades are only part of what he wants to achieve here at Wisconsin.

“The fan base has continued to grow every year – we sold out 15 of our 16 matches last year,” Sheffield said. “That’s one of my big goals besides performance on the court. I’d say our second biggest goal as a program is to try to do a better job of connecting with the students. There’s so many sports fans and they go to this school and we want to try to get them engaged in the volleyball program a little bit better so I’m putting that on myself and the rest of our team.”

Wisconsin will play their first spring game versus Loyola Chicago Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Wisconsin Field House.

Admission for all spring games at the Field House is free for everyone interested in attending.

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Win streak breaks, but Badger men’s tennis pushes onward Wisconsin’s undefeated month of March came to end after Buckeyes halted their dominant run at five straight wins

by Adam Blackwell Sports Writer

After an up-and-down start to the year, the University of Wisconsin men’s tennis team is starting to find its feet heading into the business end of the season.

Both players and head coach Danny Westerman described their start to the season as “slow” but in recent weeks, the team has really hit its stride, gaining a perfect five wins from five outings in March.

Westerman said their recent success was down to a consistent team effort with a focus on doing the basics right.

“I thought our energy, our enthusiasm and our competitiveness was a step stronger and in very close matches those are things we can control, and we did a really good job of that,” Westerman said. “I think we’re playing our best tennis of the year, so our guys are really excited to keep playing every weekend.”

Though their win streak came to an end at the hands of number two ranked Ohio State last weekend — their first loss on home court this season — the team is still confident.

They will look to continue their fine run of form in April as they finish off Big Ten play and head towards the Big Ten Tournament at the end of the month.

The Badgers currently sit fifth on the Big Ten ladder, with a record of 11 wins and seven losses. This is a position they will look to improve on, as there is still plenty of tennis to be played with six remaining Big Ten Conference matches left on their schedule.

These six matches include matches against No. 8 Illinois and No. 11 Michigan.

Both teams sit above them in the Big Ten standings.

But the team is not looking too far ahead and is focusing on every match as it comes.

Sophomore Daniel Soyfer said “every match is just as important from here on.”

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the quality of their doubles play — having picked up the doubles point in 13 of their 16 matches this year.

Having success in the doubles doesn’t just come by chance either. Westerman said they spend more than their fair share of time practicing the doubles’ discipline.

“It’s a daily focus of ours, we practice doubles a great deal, in terms of timing we do it for much more than just the one point of a dual match because we know how critical that first point is,” Westerman said.

Leading the charge in doubles play are seniors Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge. Holding an 8-0 record, they are ranked number two in the nation and have yet to lose a doubles match this spring.

Following close behind is the pairing of junior Osgar O’Hoisin and sophomore Daniel Soyfer, who have a record of 10–3 playing together this season.

Their impressive doubles play has seen them make their way into the ITA national rankings at No. 89.

Soyfer described his and O’Hoisin’s entry into the rankings as “a great feeling” and added, “we have beaten a couple of ranked teams along the way so it felt great to finally make it to the rankings.”

With these pairs in lead, the Badgers’ impressive showings in doubles play are no accident.

Westerman believes the team’s play in doubles is a representation of the culture they have built.

“We pride ourselves on playing as a unit, playing as a team and doubles is kind of an obvious reflection of our team culture.”

With matches every weekend and the Big Ten Tournament approaching, the team needs to ensure they stay fresh and healthy.

To help achieve this, Westerman said they will keep their typical Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday practices but perhaps slightly tone down the intensity and duration. But don’t be mistaken — this doesn’t mean the team will be slacking off.

“We’re going to keep pushing them,” Westerman said. “Our guys are pretty motivated to practice so it’s pretty easy to get them going.”

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Rise of three-point shot, according to ex-Badger coach Bo Ryan

Over last decade, three-pointer has taken over, become focal point of basketball in both college, professional game

by Will Stern Sports Editor

Basketball ebbs and flows.

The style of play has changed so much over the years that a game from 1960s is similar to today’s game only in their shared designation of being called basketball.

It’s reactionary, it’s fast paced, but most of all — it’s fashionable.

And right now, the three-point shot is in vogue, and Stephen Curry is Anna Wintour.

Curry brought the world to its feet during his incredible 2014-15 MVP run, swishing long bombs from the logo and forcing defenses to cover him as soon as the ball was inbounded. It wasn’t as if nobody had shot the three-point shot before — the early aughts saw the likes of Kyle Korver, Mike Miller and Milwaukee’s own Steve Novak make a living thanks to their proclivity from long range. But Curry and the Warriors’ other marksmen — namely fellow splash bro Klay Thompson — began living and

(rarely) dying by the three.

Now basketball has caught up. Just a few years later, another NBA team, the Houston Rockets and their MVP candidate James Harden, is giving the Warriors a run for their money and a taste of their own medicine.

Let’s not forget to mention the trickle down “hoopeconomics.” One of college basketball’s biggest story lines this year was the Trae Young phenomenon. He led the country in points and assists and drew comparisons to Curry from the get-go.

Bo Ryan, former Wisconsin basketball coach and witness to the game’s changes over the last 43 years, has a hypothesis for why the three-point phenomenon has caught on so quickly.

His reasoning is two-fold.

First of all, he provides a statistical argument. One that at this point is engraved on the mantle of every NBA front office and becoming more and more accepted in the NCAA — points per possession.

It seems too simple, but it boils down to

first grade math. Three is just more than two. Ryan explained that if you take six shots and make two two-pointers, you will be averaging 0.66 points per possession. Do the same with three-point shots? One point per possession.

“ If you average one point per

posession you win 90 percent of your games.”

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“I’ve been using points per possession since I was coaching high school,” Ryan said. “And if you average one point per possession you win 90 percent of your games.”

The obvious rebuttal to this argument is three-point shots are less efficient than two-

point shots. This brings us to Ryan’s other point — kids are getting better and better at the three-point shot.

Ryan said Curry seems like a more reasonable player to emulate than a taller, more athletic dominant player like Kobe Bryant.

Essentially, you can shoot like Curry if you put in the work. And these players are all putting in the work.

You can see this work in action on the court. Children have spent so many hours shooting three-pointers in the gym, with a coach or friend standing in the paint rebounding their shot and passing it back out to them, that according to Ryan, the kick-out has become one of the most efficient three-point shots in the game. They’re used to it.

The three-point shot is only going to become more and more prevalent as years go on, until some player or coach breaks the mold and the rest of the NBA decides once again to follow.

Bucks in six? After clinching, all eyes toward playoffs in Milwaukee

With Brogdon returning, Jennings resigned, talented but developing core, team’s advancement beyond round one remains to be seen

by Danny Farber Sports Editor

The Milwaukee Bucks currently sit as the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference just one game ahead of the No. 7 Heat. With two games remaining in the NBA season, the Bucks are locked into a playoff spot. The only question is — where?

The Bucks, Heat and Wizards are all within 1.5 games of each other, jockeying for position in the six through eight seeds of the Eastern Conference. Despite such a close race, Milwaukee is locked into a six or seven seed because of tiebreakers with the Wizards.

Milwaukee’s path to the playoffs has been filled with twists and turns, from star guard Giannis Antetokounmpo being in the early MVP conversation to head coach Jason Kidd being fired midseason.

At the time, Kidd’s January firing seemed to ignite a spark with the team as the Bucks went 7–1 in the first eight games under interim head Coach Joe Prunty. This was short lived — the team has gone 15–14 since their

eight-game hot stretch.

If the Bucks remain at No. 6, they will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers in a first round matchup versus a fellow up and coming team. The Sixers are the hottest team in the NBA right now and are currently on a 14-game win streak despite the loss of star center Joel Embiid to a facial fracture and concussion last week. If Embiid is back for round one the combination of him and projected Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons make Milwaukee’s chances look grim in this potential matchup.

The Boston Celtics have the No. 2 seed locked up in the playoffs. But after an injury to Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving there is a race for the seven seed at the bottom of the playoff standings. The Bucks would be fortunate to fall one spot in the standings and secure a matchup against an inexperienced team without their best player.

The final team the Bucks might play are the Cleveland Cavaliers who are currently

at the No. 4 seed but can move up to No. 3.

This could be a nightmare matchup for any team in the first round as they will have to go through LeBron James. Despite the Cavs well-documented struggles this year, James will still be vying for his eighth straight NBA Finals appearance and has proven he can escalate his team to another level come playoff time.

Though Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe have been reliable options this year, the Bucks have taken steps back in other areas of the roster. Thon Maker, who looked like a future All-Star last year, now sits third in the depth chart behind John Henson and Tyler Zeller. Though he’s been impressive when healthy, last season’s Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon has been out the past two months with a quad injury before returning last night against Orlando.

But an interesting move the Bucks made recently was to giving Brandon Jennings a multiyear contract last week. Jennings

is probably most famous for making the declaration “Bucks in six” in the 2013 NBA playoffs before facing — and ultimately getting swept by — the Miami Heat super team of James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

Jennings was impressive to begin his second stint with the Bucks, notching a near triple-double with a 16-point, 12-assist and eight-rebound game versus the Grizzlies. But after this hot start, Jennings cooled down, scoring double digits in points only once in the 14 games following his debut.

While some may remember the “Brandon Jennings and Bucks in Six” era as one of disappointment, there was also hope. And in a sports year where backup quarterbacks can become Superbowl MVPs, why can’t Brandon Jennings hit a big shot to help the Bucks win a playoff game or series? Maybe even in game six.

The Bucks last regular season game will be Wednesday, April 11 against the 76ers from Philadelphia at 7 p.m. CT.

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