'Madtown Runway' - Volume 49, Issue 26

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MADTOWN RUNWAY As UW’s fashion scene continues to grow, students foster creative expression with new technologies, innovations.

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

Wednesday 4/25

Thursday 4/26 Smooth Hound Smith and Forlorn Strangers at The Frequency from 7-11:59 p.m., $12

Chris Kattan at The Comedy Club on State, 7-11 p.m., $25

Diversity and Inclusion in Weddings at Concourse Hotel from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Thursday 4/26 Popeyes & Poetry! at the Center for Cultural Enrichment from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

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Monday 4/30

Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, at New Holland Pavilions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

Saturday 4/28 Crazylegs Classic at 10 a.m., starts at State Street toward Caroll Street

Sunday 4/29 Bacon Fest w/ Karben4 & Next Door Brewing at Essen Haus from 2-7 p.m., $1 Wisconsin vs. Marquette Volleyball at the Field House at 7 p.m.

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Kevin Morby w/ Hand Habits at High Noon Saloon at 8 p.m., $15

Monday 4/30 2018 Wisconsin Taiwanese Film Festival #3: Cape No. 7 at Union South from 7-9:15 p.m.

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Access to free menstrual products will increase to more buildings on campus in the upcoming years.

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UW to see increase in free menstrual products in campus buildings Expansion of pilot program started last May continues to improve accessibility of pads, tampons for students, closes gap of unmet need

by Brooke Hollingsworth State Editor

Last May, the Associated Students of Madison worked with Facilities Planning and Management to pilot a program providing free menstrual products on first-floor bathrooms of University of Wisconsin buildings.

Now, pending a cost quote from FPM, the program will leave its pilot stages and expand to other buildings on campus. Jacqueline Beaulieu, Shared Governance Campaign director, said in an email to The Badger Herald the program will expand to two to four buildings a year for the upcoming years.

“How many buildings FMP expands the pilot to each year depends on how many bathrooms there are on the ground floor, and whether there are machines that can be easily converted to be free,” Beaulieu said.

The dispensers in women, men and gender neutral bathrooms in Helen C. White, the Red Gym and Sterling Hall were the first bathrooms to receive free dispensers last May. Kendall Oehler, the vice president of the Access to Reproductive Healthcare Initiative, said menstrual products will be made accessible in

HSLC, Engineering Hall, and the Education Building during the next expansion, pending a quote.

Oehler believes an unmet need, due to the taxation of menstrual products as a luxury item in Wisconsin, and the normalization of providing such products for free will lead to it becoming commonplace. Allowing for people in schools, institutions or detention facilities to stop overpaying for essential items.

“We are hoping that in the meantime, before every building has machines installed to provide menstrual products supplied by the university, student organizations and activists can develop a grassroots network to guerrilla-supply bathroom stalls will menstrual products, to fill the gap,” Oehler said.

Guerrilla supplying the bathrooms would mean student activists and groups would provide products in the bathrooms on their own time and money in order to meet the needs of students.

The program will be sticking to providing pads and tampons in all dispensers even though ARHI has collected menstrual cups, a silicone cup that is inserted somewhat like a tampon, in the past for their Bleeding Love donation drive. A program

“Improved accessibility to

menstrual products on campus means heightened equality, not only in terms of those who need to purchase the products and those who don’t but also with respect to overall money spent.”

Kendall Oehler Access to Reproductive Healthcare Initiative Vice President involving the distribution of such a product is still an idea in its working stages, Oehler said.

Oehler hopes to create a program similar to Sex Out Loud “condom conduits,” where ARHI would provide tips and information on menstrual cups to students, possibly calling it “cup

conduits.” In the meantime, improving access to menstrual products is the main goal for Oehler.

“Improved accessibility to menstrual products on campus means heightened equality, not only in terms of those who need to purchase the products and those who don’t but also with respect to overall money spent,” Oehler said.

Beaulieu said FPM will continue to stock the dispensers in the pilot buildings and will expand focusing on high occupancy academic and classroom buildings first, then moving on to all FPM and other buildings on campus.

Even though UW is not the first to offer such a program, the program takes a large step forward for closing the access gap for such products Oehler said. She hopes the election and institution of representatives will work to repeal the luxury tax on menstrual products and other essential goods that impact low-income communities in Wisconsin.

“FPM will also add the free menstrual products dispensers to their ‘best practices list’ for new contractors to encourage new buildings to automatically install them,” Oehler said.

UW summer course analyzes Botswana’s conservation strategies ‘Botswana: Ecology and Environment’ will collaborate with country’s government to educate about protecting natural resources

by Grady Gibson Reporter

The University of Wisconsin is currently focusing efforts on collaborating with the government of Botswana to help understand conservation and its impact.

This summer, UW is offering a course titled “Botswana: Ecology and Environment,” which will delve into the finer details behind how the African country handles the issue of conservation and what can be learned from their systems and strategies.

Postdoctoral researcher Cooper Rosin will teach the course in seminar style. It is reading-based, with the potential for several guest lecturers from Botswana via Skype, Rosin said.

Learning more about Botswana from the nation’s experts and connecting with the greater community that is passionate about environmental issues are aspects of the course Rosin said he is most excited about.

“Botswana as a nation offers so much potential for us to better understand our natural world and contribute to its preservation while promoting sustainable development,” Rosin said.

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southern Africa, known for its impressive wildlife and vast Savannah landscape that encompasses most of the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, both of which are extremely rich in biodiversity and natural resources, Rosin said.

Rosin said Botswana’s government is the reason this course has been made a reality. The country’s stable democracy has been very open to collaborating with UW in helping students to better understand conservation.

Paul Zedler, a senior scientist at UW’s Arboretum and Associate Director for Research and Education for The Nelson Institute, further explained what can be learned from Botswana’s attitudes toward environmental conservation.

“Unlike some aspects of our current government, Botswana is determined to maintain its natural wildlife. It’s a great place to be connected with,” Zedler said.

Rosin explained UW is currently in the process of collaborating with Botswana for research opportunities.

Rosin hopes opportunities for more UW students to study in Botswana and vice-versa will be possible in the near future.

“There is a lot to look forward to in this partnership between UW-Madison and Botswana and this is the first step in an opportunity for our students,” Rosin said.

Rosin said because Botswana as a nation is more wealthy and stable than other developing countries, it does not have to

“Botswana as a nation offers so much potential for us to better understand our natural world and contribute to its preservation while promoting sustainable development.”

Cooper Rosin UW postdoctoral researcher

exploit its natural resources in the same way others do.

This factor has made a great impact in terms of preserving its natural heritage, Rosin said.

“It’s a somewhat rare example of a country having these biological riches and still having them be mostly intact,” Rosin said.

When America was developing, Rosin explained, the settlers “essentially trashed” all natural resources.

But today, Botswana and other developing countries are in a position such that things can be done differently and natural resources can be protected and preserved, Rosin said.

Zedler said many people do not understand the basics of conservation. But with greater awareness, less damage will be caused to nature and the planet will be better off.

Zedler said the conservation issue ultimately comes down to caring about our natural heritage.

“What I am consistently impressed with from countries like Botswana is their forward-thinking embracing of environmental sustainability that essentially all developed nations did not do in our own development,” Rosin said.

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Student group pushes for more AEDs in residence halls, dining areas UW Housing focusing on installing AEDs at each of six dining locations, cost challenges limit ability to expand AEDs in campus dorms

by Parker Schorr Campus Editor

While many of the residence halls at University of Wisconsin are decked out with free wifi, fully furnished rooms and well-designed spaces for studying and socializing, most lack the device that could mean the difference between life and death for someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.

Across UW’s 388 buildings, 95 are equipped with Automatic External Defibrillators, Environmental Health Manager Jeff Schiller said. But of the 219 total AEDs, only two are installed in the campus’ 19 residence halls.

According to the American Heart Association, the use of an AED, along with CPR, is the only way to restore a person’s heart rhythm to normal in many cases of cardiac arrest and can double a victim’s chance of survival.

The portable devices are typically carried in ambulances, police vehicles and installed on the walls of highly-trafficked public areas. They send electric shocks through the chest and into the heart, potentially allowing a normal heartbeat rhythm to resume following a sudden cardiac arrest, according to AHA. Time is of the essence — for every minute a normal heartbeat isn’t restored, a victim’s chance of surviving drops by 7 to 10 percent, according to the AHA. Dejope Hall and Chadbourne Hall are currently the only residence halls with AEDs, but a third is slated to be installed in Elizabeth Waters Hall once an exact location can be determined, UW Housing spokesperson Brendon Dybdahl said in an email to The Badger Herald.

Student heart health organization Cardiac on Campus bought and donated Chadbourne’s AED, Dybdahl said. The organization will also buy Liz Water ’s AED. Cousins Brittany Derynda and Jessie Miller co-founded Cardiac on Campus in 2015 after the sudden cardiac death of Derynda’s 20-year-old brother. The organization raises both awareness for heart health and money for AEDs and free CPR classes for UW students through fundraising events like its Red Tutu Trot 5k in the fall.

Among UW System Schools, Derynda said UW is “behind the curve” when it comes to sudden cardiac arrest preparedness. AEDs are not only necessary for students but also the parents, grandparents and faculty who traffic residence halls in large numbers.

Of the 13 UW System schools, seven have AEDs installed in the majority of its residence halls. UW-Milwaukee, UW-La Crosse, UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens

Point have AEDs installed in every one of its residence halls. UW-Eau Claire (11 out of 14), UWWhitewater (nine out of 14) and UW-Platteville (11 out of 12) have AEDs installed in most.

Conversely, six schools including UWMadison, don’t have AEDs installed in many of its residence halls.

One of UW-Green Bay’s 11 residence halls is equipped, while UW-Oshkosh, UWParkside, UW-Stout and UW-Superior have zero documentation of its AEDs online or on Pulse Point, an app which locates nearby AEDs. Derynda said it’s a “blessing” UWMadison hasn’t had an emergency like La Crosse’s, where an AED saved faculty member David Phipps following sudden cardiac arrest, to prompt its own campus-wide AED installation effort.

But Derynda added it’s the position of Cardiac on Campus as an organization promoting heart health that there is “no excuse” not to have buildings and staff be equipped for shorter response times.

“Our biggest push right now is let’s fix this preparedness issue and get all these dorm buildings and lecture buildings equipped with these AEDs and get people to know how to use them so that if there’s an event, it’s a good outcome as opposed to one of the bad outcomes,” Derynda said.

Like many university police departments, UW Police Department has AEDs in all of its squad cars. But despite UW’s detailed AED policy, each individual department still handles the funding for purchasing and updating AEDs, Schiller said.

It wasn’t until 2015 that Environment, Health and Safety — the department Schiller works for — was even involved with AEDs on campus. Prior to the

Photo · Out of the 219 total AEDs installed in University of Wisconsin buildings, only two are in residence halls.

Daniel Yun The Badger Herald department’s involvement, Schiller said each department would choose to purchase the units and put them on the wall, with no one on campus knowing whether or not the units were updated with new pads and batteries.

After volunteering to survey all AEDs on campus and write down all the units’ locations, expiration dates and serial numbers, Schiller said apps like Pulse Point now light up with AED icons.

But Schiller said he wishes the system was even more centralized through his department so he could buy the units — $1,700 each — in bulk, driving down the prices.

“Right now If we come across a unit that needs a pad replacement or a battery replacement, we notify the building manager and ask them to carry the burden to get those pieces of equipment updated.

If it were standardized, we could do that ourselves,” Schiller said.

Dybdahl said UW Housing’s longterm plan is to have an AED at each of the campus’ six dining locations since these spots are centrally-located and most accessible to the university’s residents and guests. One is already installed in Gordon Avenue Market.

There are currently no plans to expand the number of AEDs in residence halls, Dybdahl added.

“Most of our other buildings have secured entrances that are only accessible to residents of that particular building, so access to an AED would be very limited,” Dybdahl said. “There are ongoing discussions about expanding the number of AEDs in University Housing buildings, but with 22 buildings there are some challenges with locations and cost to work through.”

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Photo · The 44th annual Varsity Band Concert directed by Michael Leckronen was performed to sold out audiences at the Kohl Center from April 18th to the 21st.

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UW grad student researches how to protect bee habitats in urban areas

Vera Pfeiffer’s work examines bumblebee foraging patterns, different stressors bees face such as loss of habitat, food resources

by Madeline Boulanger Reporter

A PhD student in the University of Wisconsin Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is conducting research at the Landscape Conservation Lab on bee habitats in urban areas.

Vera Pfeiffer’s research involves examining bumblebee foraging patterns to learn what makes a good habitat for bees in urban areas.

Pfeiffer believes her research will provide information on what limiting factors are to bee populations so ecologists can find a solution to protect them.

“I wanted to work in a study system where I could work directly with people who could make small-scale land management changes that have a direct effect on making space for animals,” Pfeiffer said.

Bees face many stressors both in undeveloped and in urban areas, according to UW Arboretum senior outreach specialist Susan Carpenter. These stressors include loss of habitat, food resources and nesting locations. Other stressors can be pesticide use, disease, climate change and extreme weather.

Pollinators are important to the food chain as pollination supports plants and all levels of the food chain above plants, Carpenter said. Bees are the most effective pollinators, but as urban areas grow, they may lose important habitat.

The whole ecosystem weakens and breaks down without bees and other pollinators, Carpenter said “The world is becoming more urbanized so when we make bigger and more cities and suburbs, we are inching into other habitats that those pollinators may be living in,” Carpenter said.

Most existing studies have not been done in urban landscapes, Pfeiffer said. Doing research in urban areas can help protect bee populations by making sure the resources they need are available.

Bees need flowers for their main food source of pollen and nectar, Carpenter said. Flowers must be in bloom for the complete season and need to be close to bee nesting habitats.

Pavement and buildings in urban areas can disrupt these nesting and flower habitats, Carpenter said.

“Knowing what resources might be important for different groups of bees can then allow us to restore those aspects to areas that might lack those resources,” Pfeiffer said.

“By understanding the mechanisms that are limiting the bee populations, we can provide a solution rather than just guessing.”

Bee populations have faced 30 percent loss rates on average across the county, Pfeiffer said.

In an effort to slow the loss of bees within

Photo · Adding flowers and plants that are good for pollinators and having appropriate nesting areas can help build habitat for bees in a backyard.

Haley Winckler The Badger Herald the state, Wisconsin has been coming up with ways to help.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is introducing the Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade, which will allow people to submit pictures of bees and their guesses for the identification of the bee. This will put together a complete story of Wisconsin bees, Carpenter said.

“There are 20 kinds of bumble bees in Wisconsin, so we are looking forward to Bumble Bee Brigade to help us get a much better picture of that for our whole state,” Carpenter said.

In addition to Bumble Bee Brigade, people can add bee habitats in their backyard or in places where they have control over the landscaping to help bees, Carpenter said.

It is easy for people to get involved with bees because they live in urban areas, Pfeiffer said.

Adding flowers and plants that are good for pollinators and having appropriate nesting areas such as

fallen logs and loose dirt can help build habitat for bees in your backyard, Carpenter said. Limiting the use of pesticides also protect bee populations in urban areas.

“Bees are a great animal organism to appreciate in cities because while some animals need broad expanses of habitat with less influence of people ... bees can live in the city just fine,” Pfeiffer said.

Pfeiffer said she enjoys doing research because it’s an opportunity to learn and understand how people can contribute to ecosystems in urban settings. She believes her research has served to remind her that people share the ecosystem with many other species.

Opportunities to learn about other ecosystems are available for students as well.

They can do research all around the world with other scientists, Pfeiffer said. Research is a great opportunity for ecologists from all over the world to come together from different ecosystems to learn from each other.

“It’s really cool to learn from each other ’s perspectives because ecosystems are different all over the world and you can always learn [using] that comparative approach,” Pfeiffer said.

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Madison awarded tax credits to create more affordable housing Almost $2 million in credits will be awarded over 10-year period, help reach city’s goal of creating 1,000 affordable units in five years

by Abby Doeden City Editor

In an effort to create more affordable housing in Madison, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority has awarded $1.8 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

These tax credits will help fund affordable housing developments in Little Chute and Madison, creating 152 units of rental housing, according to the WHEDA press release.

The credits will help to complete a fiveyear goal set in 2014 to create 1,000 affordable housing units in Madison, Chief Operating officer of WHEDA Brian Schimming said.

“So far, they are at 800 units of their 1,000 unit goal, and WHEDA has been a good partner with the city in building these affordable units,” Schimming said.

“WHEDA is really focused on being a publicprivate partnership all throughout the state, awarding more than 6.8 million in tax credits since 2016 and constructing over 750 units of affordable housing.”

The credits will be awarded over a 10year period through the federal housing tax credit program. In exchange for the credits, developers agree to reserve affordable units for at least the next 30 years, the press release said.

According to the press release, these additional tax credits are now possible through a recently approved federal Consolidated Appropriations Act. This bill increases each state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credits allocation by 12.5 percent for 2018-21, creating $1.8 million in credits for Wisconsin.

This increase in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits marks the first expansion in the credits in over ten years, the press release said.

The money will be divided up between The Grove Apartments project in Madison and Regency Place Senior Living project in Little Chute, Schimming said. The majority of the money will go to the Grove Apartments where there will be 95 affordable units.

“This is a local, new construction project which will offer 89 units for families and 23 supportive housing units in a great location for city life,” Schimming said.

The developers also must meet high design and operating standards, with criteria for strong management, excellent development quality, demonstrated market need, provision of services and amenities and proper local zoning and permits, the report said.

Schimming said the homeless population of Madison is benefiting from the increase in affordable housing as well.

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it apart of the whole ‘Housing First’ strategy,” Schimming said.

“So the idea really is to serve two populations — the homeless but also working families that just need an affordable place to stay.”

Getting people off the streets as quickly as possible is one of the main goals, Schimming said.

He believes housing is key to getting people to the next steps of their lives.

During a press conference, Mayor Paul Soglin commented on the announcements, saying they were great progress for the city.

“We’re very pleased with our progress in setting a goal of a five-year creation of 1,000 affordable housing units to be completed in terms of approvals and under construction by the end of 2019,” Soglin said.

Soglin said Madison will clearly meet that goal with the numerous projects, and the Grove Apartments will contribute a lot to that goal.

Soglin also commented on the increase in home values throughout Madison, and while Photo · The money will be divided up between The Grove Apartments project in Madison and Regency Place Senior Living he believes this is a benefit project in Little Chute. for homeowners, it puts more pressure on the city to create Aaron Hathaway affordable housing in the The Badger Herald market.

“A starter home that could to live close to the city. areas in the Madison area, and we will be have been purchased at the tail end of the To combat this, Soglin believes other encouraging the owners of these shopping recession for say $125,000 is now $150,000 locations within the city will need to be centers to not only consider a more walkable looked at in the future. design but also, to integrate multi-story “The fact is that people want to live in housing on top of retail,” Soglin said. “But, “Of the 1,000 from the fivethe city,” Soglin said. “They want to be a with a real emphasis on affordability, and year goal, 250 units are for bus ride away from a Badger game, from creating housing opportunity for people who homeless individuals, making the public library or State Street, or walking are making less than the $75,000 per year.” it apart of the whole ‘Housing distance to great restaurants and hardware As for the projects in place right now, stores. That’s what urban life is about, and Soglin said they are going to speed up the First’ strategy.” we have to figure out how to create that review process for building affordable housing.” single-family homes and apartments.

Mayor Paul Soglin Soglin said to create this housing Despite the pressure on the market and in Madison, shopping malls will be a future considerations, Schimming said these consideration, as malls take up a lot of space cuts will be a great thing for the city of Madison and its residents. and for all those starter homes that have and there aren’t as many people shopping in “This is a good thing for the state, it’s a increased in value like that, that’s taking a there anymore.

Soglin said it is estimated that more than good thing for the city, it’s a good thing for significant part of the community out of the 50 percent of the malls in the country will the neighborhood by putting good housing housing market,” Soglin said. not exist in the next 10 years. That we have in,” Schimming said. “It’s almost something The increase in homes also puts emphasis on building housing outwards, which is overbuilt shopping malls and strip malls, you need to see once it gets done to realize how much it is going to help those families something that will be less attractive to and malls will disappear.

“We’ve got a lot of tired shopping and those workers.” many residents, Soglin said, as people want

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UW cancer facility implements newly approved radioactive drug treatment

Carbone Cancer Center first in Wisconsin, currently one of 20 nationwide offering patients option to get treated with Lutathera

by Molly Liebergall City Editor

Since the Federal Drug Administration approved a new neuroendocrine tumor therapy drug in January, the first patient in Wisconsin recently received the treatment at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.

Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate — known as Lutathera — is the first radioactive drug that has been approved to treat advanced NETs affecting the pancreas and gastrointestinal tract.

So far, the treatment has shown positive effects, with Noelle LoConte, UW associate professor and Carbone Cancer Center physician, lauding its success. “[Lutathera] looks like a really fantastic drug in trials,” LoConte said. “It is the best drug out there for this cancer — if you can’t do surgery — in the history of treatment for this.”

The drug’s radioactivity is one aspect that has drawn much attention because of its potential danger. In ensuring safety for everyone involved in the process of using Lutathera with a patient, extra precautions are required.

For every session, Environmental Services covers the walls of the treatment room with a nonwater permeable gauze-like material as well as a plastic backing to protect against spillage, including vomit. Before physicians can administer Lutathera, they first give patients an influx of amino acids to protect their kidneys, which has caused 40 percent to report extreme nausea or vomiting, LoConte said.

“We are concerned about — for lack of a better word — yacking up radioactive stomach contents,” LoConte said.

In an effort to diminish this potentially hazardous side effect, the Carbone Cancer Center has begun working with a pharmacy in Florida on amino acids that do not cause nausea, LoConte said.

In addition to room setup, the center must also ensure no pregnant or nursing women are in close proximity to Lutathera and dispose of all materials properly. Carbone also must limit patient interaction with others because individuals who have undergone treatment are still able to transmit some radiation to those within arm’s length for a few days following the session, LoConte said.

Despite potential risks, patients have still been very open to the treatment, and the effort to receive approval on Lutathera was a “Herculean effort” that received little to no pushback, LoConte said.

Carbone Cancer Center Dr. Steve Cho, Associate UW Professor and Director of Radiopharmaceutical Production Facility, expanded on this idea, emphasizing the multidisciplinary approach devoted to obtaining FDA approval. Because of the intensive collaboration on Lutathera, this process took two months instead of a predicted six, LoConte said.

“Once this was approved, I think that there

Photo · FDA guidelines currently state only patients with specific NET tumors are allowed to receive Lutathera.

Daniel Yun The Badger Herald was a huge push,” Cho said. “We were all anticipating this and after initial celebration, everyone pulled up their sleeves and got to work.”

One of the factors of drug approval making the process possible is patient advocacy groups,

“ We are concerned about ...

yacking up radioactive stomach contents.”

Noelle LoConte UW associate professor and Carbone Center physician which raise money, provide funding for trials or grants and spread awareness about cancer, LoConte and Cho said.

In this case, one foundation worked closely with physicians, including LoConte, to get Lutathera tested and approved for more

personal reasons.

In 2013, Aly Wolff passed away at age 20 from a rare NET cancer. Her parents, Russell and Sheila, run the successful charity Aly envisioned dedicated to helping others with cancer.

Almost all the money they raise goes to the Carbone Cancer Center, which uses it as seed money to get projects off the ground. The Aly Wolff Foundation donated money used to fund clinical trials ultimately leading to the approval of Lutathera, which was “bittersweet” because this drug was only available in Europe when Aly was ill, and she did not qualify for treatment, Russell said.

“For us, it’s extremely gratifying because we’ve been apart of something to bring [Lutathera] here, and it wasn’t here when she was sick,” Russell Wolff said.

Going forward, Cho hopes the approval and successful implementation of Lutathera will serve as a paradigm for the passing of similar treatments.

Though FDA guidelines currently state the only patients allowed to receive this drug are those with specific NET tumors, Cho believes the next steps of this process will be expanding these strict rules.

“The reason we’re really excited about this is I think it’s really a game changer,” Cho said.

“Usually FDA approval is the starting point, and then once the drug becomes available it can be incorporated into different treatments.”

The Carbone Cancer Center is currently the only place in Wisconsin — and one of 20 nationwide — offering Lutathera, Russell Wolff said. But LoConte believes in the next year or so, there will be multiple statewide treatment locations.

LoConte, one of the many doctors at Carbone who treated Aly Wolff, expressed gratitude for the Aly Wolff Foundation and other patient advocacy groups that make it possible for doctors to conduct research crucial to important medical discoveries.

“Ally’s group really raises our visibility as a treatment center,” LoConte said. “We partner with them because these kinds of rare tumors are horribly underfunded by the government and we realize in order to get new treatments we needed to find new ways to fund our work.

We want to have an institution where a scientist has a great idea and then has space to explore that.”

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Varsity Band rings in 44th show Performance wows with popular tunes, technical feats at Kohl Center

by Angela Peterson ArtsEtc Associate Editor

When I think of a stereotypical band concert, I tend to recall an image I developed in elementary school.

This image is filled with rows and rows of slightly intimidated players decked out in white button-ups and black dress pants, playing their respective wind instruments in a fine, distinct fashion as a straight-laced director conducts the performers through repetitive, at times uninspired music.

Man, the University of Wisconsin Varsity Band Concert does not fit that schema.

The 44th edition of the show filled the Kohl Center this past weekend with bopping tunes, streamers and occasional floating ember from the many pyrotechnics used throughout the course of the show. The band donned fashionable red sweaters as they merrily played a variety of tunes, with sequin-clad director Mike Leckrone at the helm of it all.

From time to time, Leckrone left assistant director Darin Olson to conduct the band so he could get rigged for flight. Two different flying chairs escorted Leckrone at the start of each act to additionally invigorate the crowd, but the most exciting moment came as Leckrone suspended himself freely in the air, even doing backflips over the audience.

The nearly three-hour long spectacular contained songs from many different eras and popular genres. For fans of the football team, highlights included fifth quarter section, “On and On and On Wisconsin,” and the final Varsity playoff to close the concert. The band left the confining space of the stage and ran into the audience to play crowd-pleasers like “Tequila” and “The Chicken Dance.” Jumbotrons captured signature images from this celebratory tradition, including a trombone player playing “The Chicken Dance” while in a backbend position.

Composed especially for the spring concert, “On and On and On Wisconsin” predicted how the gameday anthem would be performed if it were written in different parts of the world, culminating in a boogie swing version that kept the audience bopping along. For those who still

needed to hear the strains of “On Wisconsin” after this piece, the band incorporated the first four notes of the tune into the end of almost every song they played.

After an inspiring speech from Leckrone, the band played its final tunes together with added sentimentality. This was the last time this specific group would ever play together and many teary eyes could be seen on the jumbotron due to this. The tune gave way to “Varsity,” which brought the entire crowd to their feet to sway along to their Alma Mater.

Of course, the concert didn’t consist entirely of familiar tunes for UW fans. A guest appearance from Alfonso Horn, an aptly named and incredibly talented trumpeter, gave the band an occasion to play jazz classics. Horn’s contribution to the ensemble was amazing, especially as he seamlessly turned singing into trumpeting in his rendition of George Gershwin’s “Summertime.”

Musical theatre medleys from “West Side Story” and “Miss Saigon” created dramatic moments in the evening. Particularly stirring moments came in the “Miss Saigon” portion.

Most of the band put their instruments at rest to sing “Bui Doi” together, a song evacuating white soldiers left behind about the children of the Vietnam War era. For those familiar with the source musical, there was indeed a helicopter simulation towards the end of the medley, which was both a pyrotechnical feat and a stunning showcase of the band’s ability to invest in the piece as if they were producing a broadway musical.

These serious moments were met with lighthearted brevity throughout the show, usually with Leckrone mentioning the tuba section.

Another fun moment came from the trombone section’s performance of “I Want You Back,” complete with stylish sunglasses and groovy dance moves. Additional comical video interludes peppered into the performance, including features that made the drumline seem like a secret agent society and a riff on James Corden’s “Crosswalk Musical” series.

The Varsity Band Concert continued to bring a fantastical sense of showmanship to campus this spring and I am certainly looking forward to the 45th edition next April.

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College Students – Avoid Summer Job Scams!

With school almost out for the summer, this is the time when college students begin looking for summer employment. BBB Serving Wisconsin is offering tips on finding a great seasonal job and avoiding the growing number of job scams this summer.

Businesses count on seasonal workforce to handle increased foot traffic that arrives with summer.

Scammers are well aware of this and love to target those hoping to score some spending money during their break. These scams typically involve fake postings, promises of unrealistic compensation, and claims that no experience is required.

It’s not uncommon for scammers to even target you with fake job offers via your school email account. The jobs often require an “assignment” and will send a check to cover expenses. Students are instructed to keep a portion of the money and send the rest through a money wire. The check is fake and the student is responsible for reimbursing their bank.

While it may be tempting to jump on the first offer that comes your way, it’s very important to take your time, do some checking, and ensure you are dealing with a legitimate employer before applying or sending any personal information.”

A great summer job can be attained by doing your research, preparing your resume, and knowing the warning signs of employment scams.

BBB offers these tips when job hunting this summer: Start with Trust: Do an internet search of the business for both positive and negative comments and then follow-up with the employer. Check with BBB to see if the employer has a good rating (bbb.org or call the BBB Serving Wisconsin at 1-800-273-1002) Get the word out: Check with former employers to see if they’d rehire you. Let your friends and family know you are looking for employment as they may know of opportunities.

Consider an internship: While many times an internship may be unpaid, a company can give you valuable experience that can be incredibly valuable after graduation.

Red Flags of a job scam: Some positions are more likely to be scams. Always be wary of work from home, secret shopper positions or any job with a generic title, such as caregiver or customer service representative.

These positions often don’t require special training or licensing, so they appeal to a wide range of applicants. Scammers take advantage of this.

Watch out for on-the-spot job offers. You may be an excellent candidate for the job, but beware of offers made without an interview. A real company will want to talk to a candidate before hiring him or her.

The interview: If you are offered a job without a formal interview or job application, it’s most likely a scam. Be wary of jobs that conduct an interview via an online chat or popular messaging services like Yahoo or Facebook Messenger. Do not provide any personal or financial information, as it can lead to identity theft.

Job details: If the employer does not provide you with the details of the job in writing, be wary.

When you have details in writing, be sure to read them carefully and ask questions.

Missing contact information: If the employer does not have a website or contact information is missing, consider that a red flag.

Fees: If the employer requires fees for training, background checks or drug tests, it is likely to be a scam. These costs are normally the responsibility of the employer.

Too good to be true: If an employer offers you a lot of money for simple work or to work at home, it is most likely too good to be true. Be wary of any job that claims no experience is necessary.

Report scams and fraud to BBB Scam Tracker: bbb.org/scamtracker/wisconsin

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New streetwear clothing store August to fill retail void in Madison

Innovative, trendy designs bring new options for UW students looking to explore fashion styles with fresh looks replicating LA boutiques

by Molly Miller ArtsEtc Staff Writer

When you of think Madison, fashion is not usually something that comes directly to mind.

Rob Bowman, the owner of August, hopes to change that.

Named after the month Bowman’s son was born, the shop carries rare streetwear and sneaker brands that aren’t available anywhere in Madison and are hard to obtain online.

“I saw a void in the retail retail market here in Madison and I wanted to fill it with a concept like this,” Bowman said.

That concept has materialized into his store, August, which recently opened on the 400 block of State Street. Working in the fashion industry for over ten years with experience in retail and wholesale, the Madison native started to conceptualize August in 2016.

The layout and look of the store are unlike anything else in Madison. Even the outside of the store sticks out like a sore thumb on State Street. The furniture and clothing displays are clean cut and minimalistic. The second you walk in, you almost forget where you are. There are more parallels between August and Los Angeles boutiques than August and Ragstock.

The inspiration for the store comes from

many different retailers and designers.

“Because I’ve been in the industry for so long, I know what works for me and what I wanted my store to be,” Bowman said.

This is not by accident. Bowman spent months meticulously planning the store’s look before its opening. He and his colleagues designed the entire store — with everything customized. Even concrete cubes that are placed under clothing racks were part of the plan. Bowman took the average length of a pant and planned the height of the cubes to fit perfectly under.

In addition to being the vision behind the store, Bowman also curates its merchandise.

He carries his own brand in addition to other rare street style brands. He designs his own clothes with two designers in New York and one in Portland, Oregon. The four of them come up with concepts together, then Bowman makes them for August.

August is currently carrying the product of a collaboration between the designers and a DJ conglomerate in New York called No Limits.

Bowman and the DJ Top Shelf Tyson are friends so the collab was a no-brainer.

As a feature, August gift cards are made by Bowman’s friend in Los Angeles.

“We are all young entrepreneurs and it is important that we support each other in our

creative endeavors,” Bowman said.

Bowman hopes to continue to collaborate with friends but would love to work with brands he sells in the future. He believes it’s important to build up his own brand before reaching out to bigger names like Pleasure, which is one he carries.

Part of that is building August’s brand within Madison. Bowman hosts events in August to showcase the store as an active part of the community. The business has entertained functions centered around hip-hop to events supporting the Madison fashion community such as the Threads fashion show.

While being an active part of the Madison community, August has been working to find their place in the area.

Bowman says the goal is not to conform.

“People want something new. People come in all the time and tell us that Madison has been needing something like this,” Bowman said.

Bowman hopes that his store will set an example for other retailers in Madison to be able to do more interesting things instead of trying to fit in.

August is located at 414 State Street and has plenty to tease on Instagram.

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Chazen exhibit highlights Australian ancestral art, tell stories Creators from all across Australian continent collaborate to express native culture, traditions through multiple vibrant, detailed installations

by Frances Smith ArtsEtc Staff Writer

The Chazen Museum of Art’s exhibit “Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art,” was recently on display from January 26 to April 22.

The show displayed a diverse body of work from artists throughout Australia, including the Great Sandy Desert, the Gibson Desert and Tanami Desert, among other places. Robert Kaplan and Margaret Levi purchased the collection’s pieces during their travels to the region.

When entering the exhibition, the first piece a viewer notices is called “Wati Kutjara” (Two Men Story) 2003, by the Spinifex Men’s Collaborative. This painting is vibrant and bright, with two black wavy vines encircling countless concentric circles made up of colorful dots. The viewer may have any number of interpretations of this piece, but it actually references a complex story about a father and son relationship between two snakes and their community, which the black lines symbolize.

Like this artwork, many of the pieces in the collection have equally interesting stories that accompany the work itself, such as Tommy

Mitchell’s “Walu.” This piece is similarly composed of numerous tiny colorful dots.

The forms these lines create are wave-like and allude to the wind. The story for this piece discusses a greedy young boy transforming into wind as a consequence for his actions.

Knowing this information, the work begins to feel alive, as though one is watching this sudden movement appear in real time.

One of the largest pieces in the collection is called “Leaves” and is painted by Gloria Tamerr Petyarr. This piece is painted with seemingly infinite stroked of white paint with a black background. The end result is an incredible piece of art that captures the viewer’s attention with its motion and light. While viewing the work, one can truly experience the leaves blowing in the wind.

Much of the work in the latter portion of the exhibit delves into the subject of death and the passing of time. Several pieces center on the idea of the dead reintegrating with nature and going back to the earth, while others focus on seasonal elements in nature.

“Gunungu the Black-Headed Python” by George Milpurrurru depicts a python that controls each season’s changes. The piece is divided into two halves, where the top portion features a large snake facing upward and the

lower half shows three snakes also facing upward toward the larger snake above. The reptiles all have branches and trees behind them, suggesting their influence on the environment. Unlike the initial pieces in the collection, this has softer colors — mostly shades of brown, black and yellow — yet it has intricate line designs and patterns.

John Mawurndjul’s “Mardayin Design” and Tjumpo Tjapanangka’s “Wati Kutjarra” focus on the natural landscapes in their cultures, and each piece uses bright colors and symmetry to convey details about these places in an abstract way. The artwork takes on two meanings — the first shifts between individual viewers, while the second is revealed through the stories accompanying each work.

This exhibit successfully blends work from many different artists around Australia, incorporating diverse styles and focuses. Experiencing the exhibit allows one to have a glimpse of the many stories told in Aboriginal culture, while simultaneously viewing the end result of incredibly skilled and creative work. Having the opportunity to see the vibrant and detailed pieces changes one’s perspective and broadens our awareness of the Aboriginal community.

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Strings Ramen brings Madison everything from noodles to mochi New restaurant creates authentic ramen experience, fun atmosphere, delicious seafood, spicy Monster Hell Ramen Challenge for brave foodies

by Talen Elizabeth ArtsEtc Staff Writer

Strings Ramen Shop flew in under my radar from Chicago and I’ve been wanting to go there since their construction signs were taken down in February.

Strings lives on Frances Street right next to Ian’s Pizza and Dotty’s Dumpling Dowry. The inside is totally redone with plants hanging from the ceiling and modern decor to compliment the sleek open kitchen. It’s their first location outside of Chicago, where they make their own noodles by hand. They import their noodles from their Chicago restaurant directly into Madison.

I took my brother for his birthday. He loves food like I love food so I knew he’d enjoy it. I also brought my friend who has never had ramen, unless you count ramen from a packet.

If you fall into this category you should know that along with soup spoons and chopsticks, they have forks for the table. We ordered a little bit of everything, including some fun sodas and a milk tea. We were lucky enough to have Giles Hietpas, assistant general manager of Strings, walk us through the menu from beginning to end.

We started with pork sui gyoza (boiled dumplings), which are tossed in a spicy ponzu sauce. Hietpas warned us that this sauce was going to be so good we’d fight over who got to throw the rest of it back — and he was right. If it hadn’t been my brothers birthday, I would’ve

put up a fight.

We each chose something different for our main dish from various sections of the menu.

My favorite part about eating with other people is that I can usually finagle my way into splitting or at bare minimum snag a taste of everyone’s food. One of the great things about ramen is you’re served so much, people are usually happy to let you sample (as long as you don’t steal their soft boiled egg). I was extremely excited to try this broth though. It takes them two days to prep it, and once your bowl hits the table you’re supposed to slurp it down ASAP. It says so on their menu under “Ramen Guide 101.”

My brother went with the traditional tonkotsu ramen, topped with thick slices of kurobuta pork. The fat on this pork was so nicely done, it basically melted in your mouth. The soft boiled egg was done to perfection, which prompted my brother to ask if they had a special method.

“No special method, just being thorough when we’re testing eggs from each new delivery,” Hietpas replied.

My ramen-virgin friend chose the spicy crab miso ramen. It has corn, scallions, bean sprouts and garlic. This was the table favorite, although I wouldn’t have called it “spicy” per se. Just a nice rolling flavor that made the corn taste even sweeter. The noodles soaked up the broth and I found myself stealing bites every time I put my camera down.

I ordered one of their seasonal donburi bowls,

Photo · Strings provides menu items that contain savory, spicy and sometimes sweet flavors perfectly.

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which is basically sashimi over rice. My bowl had a little bit of everything; creamy spicy tuna, spicy scallops, yuzu marinated salmon, ikura (caviar), uni (sea urchin), half of ajitsuke tamago, scallions, ginger, shredded nori, wasabi oil and soy sauce all served over Japanese white rice. I definitely was having ramen envy after trying everyone else’s, but for those who love sashimi, you should definitely order one of their donburi bowls.

They also have “Hell Ramen.” This stuff has five levels of heat. Hietpas himself stays below level three.

“Once you get to level three you have to deal with ghost peppers and that’s a huge jump from level two,” Hietpas warned.

For those who have a passion for pain, Strings has an intense challenge that you have to sign a waiver in order to compete because you will be in that much pain.

It’s titled the Monster Hell Challenge, but you can skip the pain and still buy the shirt for $19.95. One of the few winners of the competition was unable to smile for his champion picture because his face was numb.

That’s level five, and I will not be partaking in that challenge. Ever. Suffer through the challenge, broth and all, in 20 minutes and you get a $50 gift certificate, a free Monster Hell t-shirt, and Strings will buy your ramen.

In the “Ramen Guide” you’re told it should take you less than 10 minutes to finish your bowl of ramen. You’re going to have a lot of

broth left over, and if you’re still hungry you can order kae dama (more noodles). We were definitely way too stuffed for a refill, but all of a sudden when Hietpas mentioned dessert I found room.

I already knew I was going to like the mochi (ice cream wrapped in a chewy rice dough …

I’ve been hooked on this stuff since 6th grade), which comes in two flavors: red bean and green tea. We then tried their two flavors of sasa dango, which are here for the spring season.

These were like nothing I’ve tried before. I don’t think I ever recovered from thinking there was going to be ice cream inside and finding there was red bean paste instead. I’d pass on them in the future, but my brother seemed to like the flavor. The texture takes some getting used to.

Since Madison is their newest location, Executive Chef Katie Dong has been spending the majority of her time here in Wisconsin. She designs the menus for all three locations. While we were there she never stopped moving in the kitchen.

Current hours are 5-10 p.m. MondayThursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

Because the broth takes two days to make, after they sell out it’s gone until the next day. A firstcome, first-serve joint with high stakes for us ramen lovers.

Be sure to check out Strings during your next flash ramen craving, or when you’re needing a hangover cure next weekend.

Photo · Ramen filled with thick fatty pork, soft boiled egg, seaweed, sprouts and more leaves customers asking for seconds.

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UW's growing fashion scene allows students to showcase designs, connect with community Amid rigorous training, student designers also consider sustainability, diversity, political implications of art

by Kristin Washagan Community Outreach Coordinator

At just 38, University of Wisconsin graduate and long-term creative director for Kanye West, Virgil Abloh, broke through to become Louis Vuitton’s first African-American artistic director in March.

His advancement to one of the most influential roles in the fashion world marks a major cultural moment, as streetwear becomes increasingly engaged in the mainstream and high-end fashion worlds.

At the same time as one of its own reached fashion’s highest echelons, UW saw its fashion scene reach new levels of growth.

Madison’s own fashion scene is expanding to create newfound avenues for creative and even political expression.

Described as tight-knit but growing, Madison’s fashion scene is diverse and experimental, supplemented by both student interest and talent.

“It’s somewhat of a hidden gem. It’s not always noticeable to people around the world, but once you really dive into it, you realize not only how much talent there is, but there’s a lot of passion in it,” fashion and textile design student Adina Barrientos said. “People really care.”

Evolution of fashion at UW

On campus and downtown, Madison’s fashion scene reached new heights in recent years. New organizations formed, UW’s School of Human Ecology expanded and Madison saw new developments in old traditions.

Moda Magazine, a campus fashion and beauty publication, first formed in 2013 to fill a void. With more student involvement and developments in the fashion design and textile department, campus fashion culture was growing, creating a place for fashion-related news, Moda

Magazine Editor in Chief Darby Hoffman said.

After realizing the sheer quantity of fashion-related events on campus, students decided it was time to start covering it, Hoffman said.

Moda Magazine now runs UW Fashion Week, an event focusing on campus fashion that started seven years ago, as well as other networking and fundraising events. Focusing initially on only fashion and beauty, the publication soon expanded in recent years to include other related sections, including art and social sections, Hoffman said.

Alongside Moda’s development, the fashion design and textile department, located in the SoHE, has increased its available resources, including a 3D printer and the largest laser cutter on campus — machinery design students once had to rely on the engineering department for. With these advancements, SoHE expanded both classroom capabilities and students’ ability to engage with their designs in new and exciting ways.

SoHE also hosts an annual fashion show called “Threads,” which showcases student work in an elaborate performance. Assistant professor Carolyn Kallenborn, her teaching assistant Maheen Quraishi and their class, organize the show to teach students how to plan and operate a fashion show.

In recent years, organizers have created increasingly elaborate set designs, music and choreography, to expand the event’s production value, said Quraishi, who was assistant creative director for this year’s show.

“It’s more than just a runway show,” Quraishi said.

The rise of stores like August, a clothing store downtown, has also added a high-end twist to Madison fashion culture, making one-ofa-kind pieces available right on State Street.

After traveling back and forth to Madison for 15 years, August owner and UW alum Robert Bowhan saw firsthand how much the city had grown in terms of quantity of businesses and an emerging “metropolitan vibe.” He wanted to be a part of that shift and opened his own retail and social space to offer a shopping experience for students and community members separate from commercial chains in the area.

This attention to detail makes Madison stand out, as does the university’s impact on the city’s fashion landscape at large.

Support from SoHE

As these various creative outlets provide opportunities for creative expression, UW’s SoHE department works to uplift students. SoHE offers students unique

opportunities to gain skills through real world applications in order to more readily prepare for careers in the industry.

“It’s not just about what you want to get done, but how you’re gonna get it done and not every program across the country does that. Sometimes it’s just illustration based, or design based,” Barrientos said. “So we really have to get hands on and work on our feet and figure out how to bring our designs to life.”

Kallenborn became the director in 2014 after previously being part of the show as a student and has been involved in facilitating it since. While student involvement is at the forefront of the event, she also believes structure and guidance from herself and Quraishi is essential for transforming student creativity into a more professional product.

Both Kallenborn and Quraishi worked to facilitate the recent advancements with the Threads runway show.

Along with the fashion show, the fashion design and textile department provides students with individual-focused classes and professors who foster each individual designer’s growth. “[Professors] know that we’re not all the same designer, everyone has their own technique and style and dream of what they want to do,” Barrientos said. “And so they’ve really been instrumental in helping us figure out what our passions are and figuring out directions.”

Student challenges

Still, despite the resources SoHE provides and the growth fashion has seen at UW, fashion designers must navigate around limitation and difficulties when pursuing their craft.

Obasi Davis, another fashion design and textile student at SoHE and member of First Wave, has encountered many of the typical challenges design students at SoHE face — the monetary costs of materials. Making just one piece can require many different textiles and fabrics, all of which students pay for.

This can create a dynamic where students with extra funds have less limitations on their work than students who do not.

“Getting quality fabric and not just the quickest shit you can find, and getting all the materials–needles, threads, it adds up,” Davis said. “I find ways to finesse because I’m broke, but it’s not always easy. I’m at a school with more privileged people than I am. I’m usually the person who gets the materials last and finishes their designs first.”

Olivia Buchli is another design student who has encountered the physical limitations of fashion.

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As an avid thrifter and vintage clothing enthusiast, Buchli eventually realized stores like St. Vincent’s Dig N’ Save were rife with finds that could be repurposed for her own garments — the best being sheets and blankets.

“Textiles and raw materials are so expensive,” Buchli said.

“When I went to Dig and Save, I realized it’s so much better and obviously so much cheaper.”

Buchli’s finds are not just cheap either. She said a lot of the stuff she discovers features designs that give her own pieces newfound dimensions all together.

Through her thrifting, Buchli was also able to start a business on the side called “Olivia’s Vintage,” which hawks other finds to students looking for clothes they can’t get anywhere else, such as old-time Badger crew necks or dresses. In just the first week of her business, Buchli made more than she typically made in the job she had at the time.

In addition to the physical necessities of making fashion, design students often face the intense hours of work and rigorous training it takes to actually make fashion. But people in other fields of study often don’t recognize this, Barrientos said.

“If you ever have time, talk to a designer,” Quraishi said.

“Their lives are crazy. They’re always here, they basically sleep here. People are working at every hour of every day.”

Further, Buchli said the first two years of the program can be overly technical, which makes it hard to focus on being creative.

At the same time, UW’s fashion students often face ethical implications through their work. With the rise of fast fashion and all of the implications for sustainability or cultural appropriateness, students like Buchli often have to consider more than just how any piece looks or how they conduct their own enterprises.

“I think it influences my basic design decisions that we all have to make in the program, like how to source my materials, if I’m dyeing how much water I’ll be using, asking people if they need a bag for their products rather than giving them one no matter what,” Buchli said in a message to The Badger Herald.

These considerations also make Buchli think a fashion ethics class could be interesting and one that addresses all the problems of the fashion world.

Diversifying the fashion scene

Yet another ethical consideration students face is how to ensure diversity in their work.

Eneale Pickett, founder of the apparel company Insert Apparel, said both the national and international fashion industry is whitewashed — something mirrored in Madison.

“It’s typically white men in fashion that dominate fashion,” Pickett said. “We have this beauty standard that doesn’t reflect the actual world that we live in” But individuals and organizations in Madison’s fashion industry are working to change that.

Moda Magazine and the Threads fashion show try to represent diverse perspectives and experiences through their designers, models and writers. Neither requires prior modeling experience

to apply because they want models who truly represent the student body, instead of a beauty ideal.

“I think more people are making those choices, but I think as a whole, so much needs to be addressed,” Hoffman said. “It’s gonna take intentional input to do those things, they’re not just going to happen.”

Pickett also focuses on diversity in his models, hiring models who he feels reflect him. With an eye towards showing his apparel through a “black lens,” Pickett creates space to fill a void on the predominately white campus.

“If you ever have time, talk to a designer. Their lives are crazy.

They’re always here, they basically sleep here.”

— Maheen Quraishi

Not only is Pickett making sure models of color are represented in his work, he also uses his clothing as a vehicle for making political statements.

Fashion as political expression

Pickett, whose tees created both great interest and controversy across campus, sees fashion as an artform vital to jumpstart critical conversations.

“That’s why I chose to do shirts, because I can make flyers, I can make a post, but they can both be taken down. And that’s only for me,” Pickett said. “Thirty people can buy a shirt and enter spaces I will never get into, start conversations with people I will never have conversations with and change the minds of people, even enlightening people about certain things that I could never, ever talk to.”

Pickett’s independent fashion business, Insert Apparel, first began following a hate and bias incident. One of Pickett’s peers was spit on and told she and others receiving scholarships did not belong on this campus.

Filled with rage, but unable to fight back without the risk of jeopardizing their scholarships, Pickett and his peers felt powerless. That’s when he knew he needed to do something.

After already creating T-shirts depicting UW mascot Bucky Badger in Klan gear, Pickett then made his first statement t-shirt — “Affirmative action didn’t grant me access to this space.”

“That was the first shirt I made. And I made it for her,” Pickett said.

Since then, Pickett has made an array of shirts, depicting both messages of personal empowerment and resistance.

From shirts tackling white supremacy to the war on drugs, Pickett uses clothing as a medium to spread awareness about issues important to him.

Fashion and the individual

“Fashion is a statement.

Fashion is a movement. Fashion is who you are,” Pickett said.

“Your clothes speak for you before you even walk inside a room, before you even open your mouth when you step inside a room.”

Indeed, many of the fashion influencers in Madison agree that while fashion functions as both a business and an avenue for political change, it is — at its core — also an art form. It can take on qualities that move past function and instead, take on subjectivity.

“Garments, to me, why I like them is they’re like sculptures. They’re moving,” Kallenborn said. “They also happen to be functional.”

For many people who create fashion, it can also be an important form of expression, either for themselves or others.

For Davis, it allows for both as he makes clothes he would wear but also loves seeing the reactions of people trying on his designs.

Fashion is also an art form that can be as universal as it is personal. With the rise of the internet, interest in advanced forms of fashion is no longer limited to big city environments like New York or Los Angeles, Bowhan said.

Through social media, the potential to participate is limitless.

Other institutions like Moda Magazine try to tap into this potential, and involve people who would not normally do so by creating content anyone can enjoy, Hoffman said. Furthermore, Moda believes the value of fashion is based simply on the fact that people enjoy it, even if others deem it “shallow” or unimportant.

Even for those not desiring to be involved in fashion at all, leaders in Madison’s fashion scene argue that it is not something anyone needs to strive for, but instead is what everyone on campus already participates in daily just by deciding what to put on in the morning.

“Everyone is involved in fashion whether they know it or not,” Barrientos said.

Photo · Moda’s fashion shows in 2015 and 2016 showcased the design talents of UW students.

Designs by Walter Don Egger

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Democrats must lead the way in recuiting women in politics

Low involvement of Republican women in politics highlights GOP’s shortcomings in supporting even its own women

by Cait Gibbons Associate Opinion Editor

With Justice Rebecca Dallet’s April 3 victory, the Wisconsin Supreme Court took a huge step — the court now holds six female justices and just one male justice, making Wisconsin home to the nation’s highest percentage of women on a state supreme court. Nationally, only about 36 percent of state supreme court justices are women, and aside from Wisconsin, just 10 other states have female-majority courts.

But don’t be fooled — Wisconsin hasn’t achieved idyllic gender parity just yet.

According to The Cap Times, no other political offices in the state have achieved the same level of success. Last year, women made up just a quarter of the state Legislature and only 19 percent of circuit court judges were women.

The increasingly recognizable organization Emerge Wisconsin tries to reverse this trend by coaching women so that they are equipped to run for political office.

Emerge has achieved great success. The Cap Times reported in April’s election, 74 percent of the women trained by Emerge won their respective races. According to the article, executive director of Emerge Erin Forrest said the reason there are fewer women in office has nothing to do with their abilities — when women run for election, they win at the same rates as men. The issue, according to Forrest, is that women are less likely to run for office in the first place.

This initiative, which encourages women to hone the skills they already have and pursue political careers, is empowering and encouraging. But a question stands: Why is this initiative being led by the Democratic party? Where is the Republican party in all of this?

Wisconsin’s Democratic women have accused Gov. Scott Walker and his administration of “leaving women out and leaving them behind,” while Republicans, such as Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, have lauded Walker ’s governance for supporting women. But here’s the unfortunate truth. Despite Vukmir ’s claims “Wisconsin women win with Walker,” the reality is, women don’t win with any Republicans, in any state.

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18 percent, 20 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

What’s more, even in those majority-Republican states, the women in the legislatures, on balance, tend to be Democrats.

Let’s take another look at Alabama. Of the 34 Alabama senators (Alabama has 35 seats, but one is currently vacant), four are women. Of those four women, three are Democrats, and the other one is an Independent.

We see a similar trend in Wisconsin: Of the eight women in Wisconsin’s 33-seat state Senate, six of them are Democrats and just two are Republicans. In fact, this trend pervades across the country, of the 1,843 women in state legislatures, about twothirds are Democrats.

Last year, the Wisconsin State Journal published a feature about why Wisconsin has so few Republican female legislators, citing a dearth in the state Photo · Although the Republican Party has called for the end of identity politics, they constantly favor certain identities — Senate, congressional districts, straight, white and male. governor ’s office (which has never housed a woman), and the Alice Vagun federal senatorial delegation, The Badger Herald which has never had a Republican woman.

“It’s harder for Republican women to win have not been as successful as programs The article suggests a few like Emerge. Given that, Emerge and similar reasons for the scarcity of women, increasingly partisan primary elections, in part because they are perceived as moderate Democratically-led leaders should step up. particularly within the Republican party, As Republican women start seeming more chief among these being, “Republicans and the GOP is moving to the right.”

Translation: further to the right means and more moderate, it would be politically generally reject identity politics, the savvy for Democrats also become a bit more idea that groups of voters deserve more misogyny. Moving toward the left means less misogyny. It’s that simple. moderate and meet Republican women representation.” We hear this a lot — in the middle, so as to recruit Republican Republicans talking about rejecting identity Republicans have long been criticized women into a party that will actually politics, calling for Democrats to “drop by liberals for their War on Women as identity politics” and asserting that identity Republicans have passed legislation support them. limiting women’s access to healthcare, The numbers speak for themselves — politics ruined the Democratic party. complicating prosecution of offenders the Republican party does not support But assertions like these are the equivalent to the infamous “All Lives in cases of violence against women, and women and Republican women seem to made equal pay more difficult (remember know it. And while gender parity shouldn’t Matter” movement. A Washington Post Walker ’s repeal of Wisconsin’s Equal Pay be a controversial, partisan issue (I mean analyst asked whether “calling for an end really, it shouldn’t be so controversial to to identity politics is, in itself, identity Enforcement Act?).

Returning to the question about assert that everybody should have the politics? After all, isn’t a distinct group Republican women in politics, I can think of same rights and be treated with the same — white, heterosexual, Christian male — two explanations. The first is that perhaps, amount of respect as everybody else), it now demanding to be seen and heard?”

In essence, Republicans do actually like Republican women are not terribly excited really has been an issue divided over party identity politics, it’s just that they only like about their party’s anti-women legislation, lines. As such, Democrats need to continue so they do not feel particularly galvanized to lead the charge in the fight for gender one identity. to publicly support their party. The second equality, at least until Republicans have as Gender equality shouldn’t be a partisan issue, and Republicans like to claim it isn’t, reason is that maybe, Republican women much respect for women as they presently pretend to. but at the end of the day, it really is. The feel so strongly about their party’s antiwomen values that they agree — women Wisconsin State Journal suggested another should just stay home.

Cait Gibbons (cgibbons3@wisc.edu) is a reason why Republican women don’t have There have been efforts to recruit more sophomore majoring in math with a certificate much political success in Wisconsin is Republican women into politics, but they in Chinese.

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UW must devote equal attention to scientific, entrepreneurial research

Although entrepreneurial reserach is economically beneficial, overtly focusing on it slows down scienctific progress

by Abigail Steinberg Opinion Editor

In 1905, former University of Wisconsin President Charles Van Hise said, “I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.” Throughout his career, Van Hise’s ambition was palpable, yet it was with this quote that one of UW’s oldest and innermost traditions were born. The Wisconsin Idea is the university’s guiding principle, asserting that the education provided here impacts people outside the doors of the classroom. Practically synonymous with Wisconsin for nearly a century, the Wisconsin Idea transcends the boundaries of its inception and is a guiding principle for our relationship with other states and nations.

It is also a guiding principle that has many questioning the utility of the research the Wisconsin Idea is meant to inspire. One of history’s greatest inventors, Thomas Alva Edison, channeled his research to a different philosophy. He said “Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.” This pragmatic philosophy guided us to some of the most important inventions in history, like the first commercial light bulb or the motion picture camera. Both philosophies seemingly flow together, but they must remain in perfect balance for UW to remain successful.

The monetary success associated with big-name companies suggest that universities like ours should shift to a more Edison-like approach — that is, increased entrepreneurial research.

Indeed, many companies that are now household names began as research by college students. Google began as a Ph.D. project of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two graduate students at Stanford University. Facebook began in Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room while he was an undergraduate at Harvard. And let us not forget EatStreet, the food delivery site once known as BadgerBites, whose founders met as freshman right here at UW. According to the Association of University Technology Managers, intellectual derived from university research accounted for 1,024 startup companies in 2016.

Statistics show that entrepreneurial research is more than beneficial for economic growth. Therefore, many contend that Wisconsin should shift away

from the expectations of being published in academic journals and securing research grants and put more emphasis on obtaining licenses, patents and starting businesses. In essence, abandon classic scientific research for research that sells.

But the issue is more nuanced than this camp lets on. Above all else, UW is a public university and public universities juggle many responsibilities. Focusing strictly on scientific entrepreneurial research takes away from the university’s core educational mission. Only focusing on what is profitable means losing an exorbitant amount of knowledge that could be revolutionary if given the correct amount of time to be developed.

Similarly, scientific research may impede business while still benefiting humanity overall. When chlorofluorocarbons were created, they were a revolutionary product.

They’re non-toxic, non-flammable, not soluble in water and easily convertible from liquid to gas and vice versa, making them perfect for aerosols and other

products. But when it was discovered that the chlorine in CFCs depleted the ozone layer, they were banned. Science impeded business but helped improve the global environment.

That’s not an isolated example either.

The work of Marc Edwards of Virginia Tech led to the discovery of the Flint water crisis. Residents of Flint refuse to have their water tested by any company hired by the city — a negative hit to business.

Edwards has faced backlash from every institution imaginable, yet his discovery and advocacy began the righteous fight for the health and well-being of Flint’s citizens. Even though the fight is far from over if Edward’s work was never financed or taken seriously, the small amount of progress made on this front wouldn’t exist, which would be a disservice to the disadvantaged citizens of Flint.

Although entrepreneurial science is without a doubt beneficial to the economy, solely or even overly focusing our university’s resources on it can be

problematic. It could impede scientific progress, which will, in turn, impede improvements to humanity’s health and well-being.

Classic academic research is the foundation of scientific progress.

Entrepreneurial resources boost the economy. It is the perfect balance of the two that causes UW to be ranked 35th in Milken Institute’s 2017 study in on which American research universities were best at technology transfer through startup activity. The perfect balance is why UW has remained one of the top research institutions in the nation. The perfect balance between entrepreneurial research and traditional scientific research is central to not only scientific progress, but the Wisconsin Idea itself — our guiding principle, the soul of the university — and must continue for generations of Badgers.

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

Photo · The University of Wisconsin is ranked 35th in American research universities as best in technology transfer through startup activity, signifiying proper balance between entrepreneurial and scientific research.

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Outbreak of synthetic marijuana further prompts need for legalization

Current drug laws do not prevent drug consumption, but encourage consumption of dangerous, yet legal, substitutes

by Emiliana Almanza Lopez Columnist

Earlier this month more than 100 people Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin were rushed to the hospital, and three of these people died. All were admitted due severe side effects of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison. Patients were coughing up blood, had purple blotches on the skin, blood in their urine and were bleeding from their gums and nose. Unfortunately, people continue to enter the hospital doors while authorities race to find the distributors and origin of the toxic drug.

It has been documented that extreme drug users sometimes take rat poison in addition to using cocaine or marijuana to extend their high. But the amounts of rat poison found in the victims of this outbreak have been extremely high, it is likely that they did not know what they were taking.

Regardless, the attempt to get high on synthetic marijuana is dangerous.

Synthetic marijuana is dried plant matter that is sprayed with chemicals, and then smoked.

The chemicals attach to the same receptors in the brain that THC (the active compound in cannabis) does. The difference lies in the way they bond, THC weakly attaches to the receptors

and then is released quickly. Synthetic marijuana has compounds that fiercely attach to those same receptors and do not let go as quickly. This effectively makes synthetic marijuana extremely more potent than normal cannabis. The molecular compositions of the chemicals used in synthetic marijuana have not been thoroughly researched.

This creates a gap in knowledge and safety for atrisk users.

Users of synthetic marijuana are mainly found in communities with low socioeconomic status, the incarcerated, and those in the military. Yes, the military — a Scientific American article said: “Earlier this year dozens of U.S. soldiers and Marines were hospitalized after allegedly vaping synthetic cannabinoid oil.” This drug is harming people who are systematically oppressed and those fighting the frontline for our country. The reason they are taking the drug is to get high without being caught as synthetic cannabis doesn’t appear of most drug screenings — this is a dangerous risk to take. What if the risk wasn’t necessary?

The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic over the past few years, it’s time for the conversation to include the increased safety it would bring to cases like this midwest rat poison

outbreak. The health effects of laced illegal marijuana, synthetic or otherwise, and health benefits of THC with CBD is reason enough to push for its legality.

The societal stigma surrounding marijuana has caused many users to look for alternatives. If marijuana was nationally legalized the number of people that go to synthetic cannabis as a way to pass drug tests would dramatically decrease.

Additionally, the quality of marijuana would be regulated, making it safer to use. If there is a legal market for cannabis the quality and safety of using marijuana would improve. The reality is that the current drug regulations do not inhibit people from smoking marijuana, they inhibit people from safely smoking marijuana while limiting the medical benefits it possesses.

Medical marijuana’s most common use is to treat chronic pain, but it can also be used as a muscle relaxant, to treat nerve pain, weight loss, nausea and can be used to treat glaucoma. There is even research being done to use medical marijuana as a PTSD therapy. While states like Wisconsin have legalized the sale of CBD oil it is found that CBD is most effective with small amounts of THC. This is a great step in the right direction, but there is still much work to be done.

The social stigma around cannabis has been used as a political tool to increase incarceration rates and control poor and minority communities for too long. It is time for this to end. The systematic “war on drugs” from the Nixon era must come to a close because in all reality it was and is a war on poor communities of color. Current politics places marijuana as a Schedule I drug, along with heroin.

This legal action has pushed marijuana into a negative light that it doesn’t deserve.

Marijuana must be understood outside of the social context in which it has been placed. For example, a poor man without health insurance could use marijuana to keep their chronic pain at bay and continue to work. This same man will not fear being arrested for smoking pot and for that reason is less likely to use synthetic marijuana.

Lawmakers need to research with an open mind the health and safety benefits legalizing cannabis could have.

There are real-life benefits from the legalization of marijuana, and not just for your stereotypical user.

Emiliana Almanza Lopez (almanzalopez@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in sociology and environmental science.

Wisconsin law signifies progress for comprehensive women’s healthcare Requiring doctors to inform patients of dense breast tissue leads to futher testing, earlier diagnosis, quicker access to treatment

by Juliet Dupont Columnist

Wisconsin law now requires doctors to notify women if dense breast tissue is found in their mammograms. Dense breast tissue is made up of connective tissue and fat.

Though breasts become fattier as a woman ages, two-thirds of pre-menopausal women and one-fourth of post-menopausal women have dense breast tissue. Tumors can be hidden by this tissue, meaning that the risk of breast cancer goes up as breast tissue becomes denser. Cancer and dense breast tissue both appear white on mammograms, so, according to Giakoumis Spear, the Chief of Breast Imaging at NorthShore University HealthSystem, “It’s like trying to search for cancer through the clouds.”

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ultrasounds” which can improve the detection of breast cancer by 55 percent. This is not a general practice at every clinic, however, because mammograms are intending to simply screen for ailments.

They are meant for women who report no abnormal symptoms, whereas ultrasounds are diagnostic for women whose mammograms have reported a suspicious irregularity or density within the breast.

Wisconsin is the 35th state to require doctors to inform women about dense breast tissue. While this law is a significant step forward for women’s health and will likely save many lives, it can make one wonder why its implementation took so long. Informing a woman that her dense breast tissue could hide a tumor seems like common sense. However, in reality, the lack of a mandate to do so is unsurprising given the low level of concern for women’s health in the past.

Women’s health does not have a history of prioritization in the medical field. For years, clinical trial participants have been predominantly men, leading to a lack of

understanding for differences in how men and women show signs of illnesses and respond to treatment.

For example, 2017 study found that because a system to detect heart problems was designed using a predominantly male testing group, women were more likely to get inaccurate results. In addition to cancer and heart disease, researchers are uncovering differences in how genders experience type 2 diabetes and strokes, as well as differences in the best way to treat each gender for these illnesses.

In addition to a long history of inaccurate understandings of how women experience and are treated for certain diseases, women’s pain is also less likely to be taken seriously by medical professionals. A 2001 study concluded that because women have more coping mechanisms for pain, there exists a perception that women have higher pain tolerances than men. The study adds that even though women report pain to healthcare providers more often “they are more likely to have their pain reports discounted as ‘emotional’ or ‘psychogenic’

and, therefore, ‘not real.’”

The underrepresentation of women in medical research coupled with medical professionals taking women’s pain less seriously may contribute to the fact that legislators haven’t deemed a mandate on informing women about dense breast tissue until now.

Even so, the new law should be received with optimism moving forward. It not only shows that society is putting more importance on women’s health and safety but giving women more opportunities to take control of their own bodies and wellbeing.

Now, women know to seek additional testing to ensure that they do not have breast cancer or, at the very least, catch breast cancer at an early stage. The history and perceptions of women’s health are discouraging, but this new law can be viewed a sign that women’s health is being taken more seriously and that medical practices are changing for the better.

Juliet Dupont (jdupont@wisc.edu) is a freshman intending to major in political science and journalism.

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Republican outside funding makes for questionable senate election Severly negative marketing against Sen. Tammy Baldwin signifies how monetary advantage dilutes fairness of election

by Lucas Johnson Opinion Editor

If there’s one thing political candidates, regardless of party affiliation, can undoubtedly agree on, it’s that voters are wildly impressionable. They’re susceptible to the same subconscious influence of general marketing.

In the same way commercial advertisements convince a subject to either buy or pass on a product, political advertising aims to induce the same inner conflict. Advertisements bolstering or condemning a fellow candidate can have a lasting impact on both voter attitudes and election results as a whole.

It’s simple social psychology — as an undecided voter, the more content you see thrashing one candidate, the less inclined you are to support them. The more you see propping up another, the more likely you are to support them.

While there’s inevitably room for exceptions to this binary approach, the strategy of flooding the television market with brash, dramatic messages designed to trigger strong emotions, at even the most basic level, works. Just ask US Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, who defeated US Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, in 2016 largely due to a drastic influx in political advertising in the election’s final weeks.

Feingold held a sizable — if not seemingly insurmountable lead over Johnson — until the Republican campaign bombarded the Wisconsin public with a grotesquely unethical increase in advertising. While it’s unequivocally within a candidate’s rights to advertise as they see fit, the ethics of such a move are far more contentious.

At first glance, Johnson won his election fairly. But through an ethical lens, the outside spending that catered to his campaign calls to question who would be representing the state of Wisconsin had that final week not included such a saturation of advertising aimed at salvaging Johnson’s candidacy.

This scenario, concerningly, is not an isolated incident. Instead, the same storyline is plaguing US Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, as she campaigns against Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, and former US Marine Kevin Nicholson for this November ’s state senate elections. The main detail to highlight in this instance of outside spending, however, is not the presence of the extraneous spending in the first place but the unprecedented, if not historic, level of monetary influence on this election.

Photo · Despite the volatile political climate, a disregard for respect and common decency rarely ever sheds a candidate in a positive light.

Courtesy of Flickr user Denis Bonzy This Senate election has already seen nearly $10 million in outside spending, the lion’s share of which has been allocated to television advertisements which tear apart Baldwin, unabashedly praise Nicholson or sometimes both at the same time. While some of the ads have been pro-Vukmir or pro-Baldwin, the majority are focused on supporting Nicholson’s candidacy.

Nicholson, a Republican candidate never held national office, has been the sole beneficiary of close to $5 million in outside support compared to just $909,000 supporting Vukmir.

As if the excess in Nicholson-centric marketing wasn’t troubling enough, Baldwin is facing a uniquely frequent and malicious onslaught of negative marketing.

According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Baldwin is on the receiving end of more than four times the negative advertising than any other Senate candidate.

Let’s establish something right off the

bat. It’s well within Nicholson’s right to negatively advertise against Sen. Baldwin, just as it’s well within Baldwin’s right to negatively advertise against Nicholson. But who in their right mind could reasonably argue the fairness of an election, in which the solely realistic Democratic Senate candidate is facing more negative advertising than any other senator in the entire country?

A fool’s argument would be to suggest there’s simply more negative topics to discuss in the context of Baldwin than there is for any other candidate. Take one looks at Nicholson’s spokesperson Brandon Moody and you’ll soon realize the goal of such a corrosive campaign is not to reveal the negatives of Baldwin’s candidacy for the betterment of Wisconsin, but to force Nicholson into the Senate at whatever the cost. Moody, in reference to the 2016 Johnson-Feingold senate election, made his perspective glaringly clear, saying “They beat Russ Feingold already doing it this way.”

Essentially, Moody, a singular voice

tasked with representing Nicholson and his entire campaign, says getting Nicholson elected at whatever ethically questionable cost is more important than presenting a candidate who will serve Wisconsin best.

This strategy would be like attending a silent auction, waiting until bidding is near closing, and writing in the highest bid on all items at the last possible moment. Will you likely win every item? Yes. Is it within your power to do so? Yes. Does it create an environment where the masses benefit?

Absolutely not.

Nicholson’s campaign is greedy, unethical and appalling. But, most importantly, his campaign not only knows all those negative connotations but also embraces them.

Electing a political candidate should be predicated on the honesty of presentation, not monetary advantage and public arrogance.

Lucas Johnson (lucasjohnson@badgerherald. com) is a sophomore majoring in journalism and strategic communication.

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Wrestling: Coach Bono ready to make Wisconsin national contender In his first season with team, Bono looks to bring new level of energy and excitement across Wisconsin wrestling program

by Danny Farber Sports Editor

Chris Bono was introduced as the new head coach of the University of Wisconsin wrestling team last month, replacing Badger legend Barry Davis after his retirement.

Having been assistant coach at Iowa State and head coach with the San Diego State University Jackrabbits, Bono brings an impressive resume to the Badger job. At SDSU, Bono transformed what was a small school program into a national contender at the top of the Big 12 conference.

When asked what he could bring to a program that has already had so much success under Davis’ regime, Bono responded empathically.

“Energy We’ve got to pump this place with energy. We’ve got to get everybody fired up about Wisconsin wrestling,” Bono said.

“Whether its boosters, fans, athletes, staff, we’re coming in here with an energy level and we’re going to build this thing on hustle, effort and attitude, and we’re going to focus on all three of those every single day we’re here.”

After 24 years under Davis’ regime, Bono is a young and driven head coach ready to prove Wisconsin belongs at the top of college wrestling’s best conference, the Big Ten. Wisconsin wrestling already has several key young pieces from Davis’ regime, including the coach’s last All-American Evan Wick, who Bono had nothing but glowing things to say about.

“First off Evan [Wick] is a great person.

I love being around the kid. He’s a great kid he’s got a great attitude and he’s fun to be around” said Bono, “Evan can be a national champion and we’re excited about that.”

After ending the year advancing two rounds in the 165 pound championship in NCAA’s Wick may be the most promising wrestler on the Badgers today.

And I can’t wait to get my hands on them every single day during the preseason in August.”

Wisconsin will enter the new season after a successful year where the team finished sixth in the Big Ten and 17th in the nation.

But Bono knows he can’t just be content with the program’s existing talent and has been working on recruiting since the first day he took over.

“We recruit every day. Recruiting’s like breathing. If you stop recruiting you die, if you stop breathing you die. So we recruit every single day and there’s not a single day we’re not out reaching somebody, talking to kids, talking to coaches. So we’re on the trail,” Bono said.

Though SDSU had success under Bono’s tenure, it is a significantly smaller program than what Bono will face at Wisconsin.

When asked how Bono would approach running a program at a school of this size and presteigem he seemed unfazed.

“I’ll tell you what I’m taking that small school mentality and small school work ethic and bringing it to a place that has all the resources and everything in line to win. So we’re just

going to keep putting our heads down, rolling our sleeves up and outworking everybody in the country.”

Bono’s new assistant coaches will surely help him get to the ground running.

Jon Reader, a former national champion wrestler with Iowa State, and Matt McDonough, another national champion from Iowa, will round out the new coaching regime for Wisconsin wrestling.

“First I’ve been with Jon [Reader] for a long time. I coached him at Iowa State and I’ve coached with him [at SDSU] he’s like family.”

Bono said.

As Bono said, he and Reader have a relationship dating back to their playing days where he coached him as an All-American in the 2009 season. Reader was also an assistant for Bono for three years while he was head coach at SDSU. But Bono felt the need to go out of house for the last member of his staff in Iowa’s Matt McDonough, a two time national champion in the 125 pound division and a former member of the US national team.

“As far as Matt [McDonough], he came from a storied program like Iowa who can bring in different ideas, he can recruit the state of Iowa.

And he’s one heck of a competitor as a two time national champion. “ Bono said.

The ability to maintain and expand his recruiting connections in the Midwest was a major factor for Bono in coming to UW. Just last year Bono was offered a prestigious position as Head Coach for Pitt, but he turned it down because it is a different region for recruits.

As a long time assistant for Iowa State and more recently the Head Coach for SDSU the majority of Bono’s connections would be in the Midwest.

Fortunately, Bono should have plenty of help in recruiting from both his new assistants and from retired coach Barry Davis, who plans to stay in the area and maintain involvement with the team.

While it will be impossible to replicate the legacy Davis left behind, the Badgers needed a committed replacement to pick the program up right back where it started. And with Bono at the helm, Wisconsin wrestling appears to be in good hands for the foreseeable future.

“ We recruit every day. Recruiting’s like breathing. If you stop recruiting you die, if you stop breathing you die.”

Chris Bono

But while Wick will certainly be one of Bono’s more exceptional wrestlers, he has lofty expectations for the rest of the team as well.

“As far as everybody else I’m very happy that these kids are all really great kids. Their attitude is awesome. The effort they’re putting out in their postseason workouts is unbelievable.

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Wisconsin introduces new swimming, diving coach Yuri Suguiyama Former University of California coach will take reigns as head coach in 2018-19 for Wisconsin following Hite’s dismissal

by Adam Blackwell Sports Writer

The University of Wisconsin swimming and diving program will have new leadership standing poolside for their 2018-19 campaign and beyond as UW Athletics has announced Yuri Suguiyama will be taking over as head coach.

Suguiyama joins the UW team having spent his previous six years as the associate head coach of the men’s program at the University of California Berkley. When speaking to UW Athletics, UW’s Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez couldn’t curb his enthusiasm at prying Suguiyama away from the sunny shores of California.

“We’re excited to bring Yuri to Madison,” Alvarez said. “His track record as a coach speaks for itself, but he will also bring great energy to our program.”

The 35-year-old Suguiyama already has a revered coaching resume under his belt. Some of his more impressive accolades as associate head

coach at Cal include helping guide the Bears to the 2014 National Title and a streak of 28 consecutive dual meet wins in 2018.

In addition to his collegiate duties at Cal, Suguiyama has also spent time with the USA National Team. He had assistant coaching roles at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, 2015 World University Games and was a special assistant to the national team director for Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. He also graduated to the position of men’s head coach for Team USA’s campaign at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships in Canada.

Now with his new role at Wisconsin Suguiyama is eager to build upon his already impressive career, this time as a head coach.

“It has been a dream of mine to lead a program, and there’s no better place to do so than at a school that has so much to offer, like Wisconsin,” Suguiyama said to UW athletics. “I want to thank Coach Alvarez and senior associate athletic director Marija Pientka for this opportunity.”

Suguiyama also said he was “excited and

humbled” at his opportunity to lead both the Badger men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs.

Suguiyama takes over from Whitney Hite who had an up and down seven-year tenure at the helm of UW Swimming and Diving. Under Hite’s leadership, the team finished in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships for four seasons in a row — 13th place being their best finish which they achieved in 2014 and 2015.

In his conversation with UW Athletics Suguiyama expressed his eagerness to get to work in his new role and how he will look to take the team to even greater heights.

“I’m looking forward to building upon the program’s tradition by getting to know our current team, putting together an awesome staff and recruiting student-athletes of high character who are good fits for Wisconsin both academically and athletically,” Suguiyama said. “I can’t wait to get started.”

Badger athletes will also be keen to get in the pool and learn under the tutelage of Suguiyama

who has coached a number of standout swimmers over the years. One being five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky who swam under the guidance of Suguiyama as a 15-year-old at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club in Washington, D.C. One of the more exciting athletes Suguiyama will coach this year is Beata Nelson. Nelson most recently came off of a silver medal in the 100 backstroke last month and won two gold medals in individual events in the Big Ten Championships in February.

In addition to his coaching success, Suguiyama has a proven record in the pool himself, having swum for North Carolina. By the time he had graduated in 2004, he had been named as an AllACC selection three times, an All-American his senior year and held the Tar Heels’ men’s records for 1000 and 1650-yard freestyle.

The final event left on the swimming and diving schedule for Suguiyama this year is the USA Swimming National Championships which will go from July 25-29 in Irvine, California.

Softball: Badgers manage to win rubber match versus Purdue Wisconsin lost their four-game win streak over weekend but Wyderski and others help keep Badger hot streak going at home

by Will Stern Sports Editor

The University of Wisconsin Softball Team (22–17, 6–6 Big Ten) played host to Purdue (13–34, 4–10 Big Ten) in a three-game weekend set against the backdrop of Madison’s spring weather debut.

On Friday the Badgers lost a close one to the Boilermakers on student night at Goodman Diamond.

The first inning began inauspiciously for the hosts, as Purdue posted a two-spot to open the game. After that, both sides remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Purdue tacked on another run to stretch their lead to three. In the sixth inning, the Badgers looked poised to claim their first lead, as Stephanie Lombardo belted a one-out, solo homer for the Badger’s first run of the series. Following Lombardo’s lead, freshman Lauren Foster came into the batter’s box next and launched one yard to bring the Badgers to within a single run.

Despite the sixth inning excitement, the Badgers were unable to put a bow on their effort and were held scoreless for the remainder of the series opener.

The Badgers would fair far better in Saturday’s late afternoon game.

Wisconsin bested Purdue in every way Saturday. The game began with an empty frame in the first, followed by a two-run second inning from the Badgers. The 2–0 lead was helped by

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a Purdue error, allowing pinch runner Briana Flugaur and Kelly Welsh to score.

The Badgers scored again off of Purdue’s mistakes during a third-inning passed ball which scored Sydney Lawson.

The sixth inning would prove to be the money-maker for Wisconsin, as they crossed home plate four times on their way to their seven-run total. The inning began with singles from Welsh and Taylor Johnson. After Kelsey Jenkins reached base on a fielder’s choice the bases were juiced for Brooke Wyderski.

Wyderski took a trip down to the deli and bought herself a grand salami, the first of her career and her team-leading sixth home run of the season.

The Badgers would yield a single run in the seventh before closing out the 7–1 victory.

And so, game three was set as the rubber match.

Wisconsin hopped on the board early, claiming two runs in the first inning. The defense was on display in Madison as well, double plays form the Badgers in the first and second inning managed to help keep the Purdue offense at bay for the first five innings of the ball game.

In the top of the sixth, the Boilermakers recorded a hat trick. This was a result of an untimely UW error and a string of well-executed hits from Purdue.

Down one in the sixth, the Badgers returned fire for two runs of their own and the lead. They would hold on in the final frame and take the 4–3 victory as well as the 2–1 series decision.

Next, the Badgers travel to Lincoln to face Nebraska in a three-game set. The University of Wisconsin Softball Team (22–17, 6–6 Big Ten) played host to Purdue (13–34, 4–10 Big Ten) in a three-game weekend set against the backdrop of Madison’s spring weather debut.

On Friday the Badgers lost a close one to the Boilermakers on student night at Goodman Diamond.

The first inning began inauspiciously for the hosts, as Purdue posted a two-spot to open the game. After that, both sides remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Purdue tacked on another run to stretch their lead to three. In the sixth inning, the Badgers looked poised to claim their first lead, as Stephanie Lombardo belted a one-out, solo homer for the Badger’s first run of the series. Following Lombardo’s lead, freshman Lauren Foster came into the batter’s box next and launched one yard to bring the Badgers to within a single run.

Despite the sixth inning excitement, the Badgers were unable to put a bow on their effort and were held scoreless for the remainder of the series opener.

The Badgers would fair far better in Saturday’s late afternoon game.

Wisconsin bested Purdue in every way Saturday. The game began with an empty frame in the first, followed by a two-run second inning from the Badgers. The 2–0 lead was helped by a Purdue error, allowing pinch runner Briana Flugaur and Kelly Welsh to score.

The Badgers scored again off of Purdue’s

mistakes during a third-inning passed ball which scored Sydney Lawson.

The sixth inning would prove to be the money-maker for Wisconsin, as they crossed home plate four times on their way to their seven-run total. The inning began with singles from Welsh and Taylor Johnson. After Kelsey Jenkins reached base on a fielder’s choice the bases were juiced for Brooke Wyderski.

Wyderski took a trip down to the deli and bought herself a grand salami, the first of her career and her team-leading sixth home run of the season.

The Badgers would yield a single run in the seventh before closing out the 7–1 victory.

And so, game three was set as the rubber match.

Wisconsin hopped on the board early, claiming two runs in the first inning. The defense was on display in Madison as well, double plays form the Badgers in the first and second inning managed to help keep the Purdue offense at bay for the first five innings of the ball game.

In the top of the sixth, the Boilermakers recorded a hat trick. This was a result of an untimely UW error and a string of well-executed hits from Purdue.

Down one in the sixth, the Badgers returned fire for two runs of their own and the lead. They would hold on in the final frame and take the 4–3 victory as well as the 2–1 series decision.

Next, the Badgers travel to Minneapolis on Wednesday to play a doubleheader versus Minnesota.

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Women’s tennis: Kelsey Grambeau on her career, life after Wisconsin Grambeau ended her four year run with Badgers on high note, winning Sunday against Iowa Hawkeyes on road in Des Moines

by Danny Farber Sports Editor

Kelsey Grambeau said her final goodbyes to the University of Wisconsin women’s tennis team with a 4–1 victory on Sunday.

Grambeau’s accolades at the university extend far beyond the court though, as the senior is a two time Academic All Big Ten recipient and president of the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee.

“ There’s no reason why Wis-

consin can’t be a powerhouse in the Big Ten.” Kelsey Grambeau

For Grambeau, a dual citizen, her path to playing tennis for the Badgers was not a direct one. Her first involvement in the sport came as a child in her previous home

country, Australia.

“I lived in Australia for the first eight years of my life and we had a tennis court in our backyard there. So I started playing through that I was able to take lessons my parents had someone come over,” said Grambeau. “So they’d go for an hour with my sister than an hour with me and then an hour with my other sister and I just got into it that way.”

Though she only spent the first eight years of her life there Grambeau maintains her Australian roots not only in her accent but in some of the players she looks up to.

Growing up Grambeau was a fan of tennis, watching greats like Australian tennis player Pat Rafter and Martina Hingis on the women’s side.

“I like Martina Hingis cause she’s kind of an all court player and I would like to emulate her style of game and Pat Rafter is like a serve and volleyer, and he’s Aussie,” said Grambeau.

After living in Australia though, Grambeau and her family moved to Dallas, Texas where she spent her formative tennis years.

Out of high school, Grambeau was an impressive four-star recruit winning

regional doubles championships in Midland, Texas and Norman, Oklahoma.

But Wisconsin — or at least the Midwest — was always on the star player ’s mind when looking at colleges.

“I looked at a lot of Big Ten schools I really like the Midwest mentality kind of down to earth everybody’s very real in their personalities,” said Grambeau.

But her college choice was not solely about tennis. A biology major, Grambeau originally intended to come to Wisconsin for pre-med but now is looking at opportunities in sports management.

Some of her most impressive accolades come off the court. Along with her Big Ten academic awards, Grambeau is president of the S.A.A.C., the governing body for student-athletes on campus. While there may be negative perceptions of studentathletes participating in the classroom, this is certainly not the case for Grambeau.

“Being a biology major it takes a lot of hours and a lot of work to put in. The time management has to be exceptional cause I mean you wake up you go to the training room you go to tennis, weights, conditioning and then on top of that you have classes and with a biology major, you have labs and

capstone projects,” said Grambeau.

Even with all her, academic and extracurricular commitments Grambeau was able to play superbly on the court for four years with the Badgers.

This year, Grambeau usually plays in the No. 1 doubles slot alongside freshman phenom Lexi Keberle. After playing alongside Keberle and some of the other younger players on the team Grambeau views Wisconsin’s future as bright after her departure.

“With the two freshmen right now with MaryAnn [Rompf] and Lexi [Keberle] they’re really trying to change the culture of the program and I think that’s something that all of us are trying to do,” said Grambeau. “There’s no reason why Wisconsin can’t be a powerhouse in the Big Ten with the recruits that we can get and the school that the University of Wisconsin is and the resources we have.”

Grambeau will still be a part of the team this year from the sidelines as the senior is set to graduate this December. But after such an impressive collegiate career from Grambeau, it is reassuring to know that bigger things should be in store for women’s tennis at Wisconsin.

Student journalists meet at park for contest of drinking, sport Despite Dirty Birds being unable to lift WNA plaques to nest, still managed to squak out win against better looking Gentle Clowns

by Soft Bahl Dirty Bird

Despite the shocking discovery that the Badger Herald actually has a staff, The Dirty Birds showed that they were still in a class all of their own Saturday at Vilas Park, dominating in a 10-3 win.

Even as the Herald reportedly brought in paid protesters/ballplayers to complement their marginally larger staff, The Daily Cardinal proved that they still had both quality and quantity in spades.

The Birds were anchored by a sterling performance by pitcher Ben “Schlumpy” Pickman, who gave up three unearned runs in a complete game performance. But the undisputed MVP was international superstar Kohei “The GOAT” Tsukada, who launched more bombs than the Herald has original news stories.

“Kohei is a once-in-a-lifetime talent. ,” Manager Cameron “I Bless The Rains“ LaneFlehinger said in between trying to coordinate lineup plans, taking photos and making sure Ben didn’t misspell his name on the lineup card.

Tsukada denied rumors that he would be

turning pro following the softball game.

Scouts also were reportedly watching other Cardinal staffers, including infielder Jon “The God” Brockman, Gracie “Don’t F*** With Me or the Features Desk“ Wallner and Nina “Big Bert” Bertelson, for selection in this year’s MLB Draft.

All, however, pledged loyalty to the Cardinal, meaning the Dirty Birds should be able to whup the Herald well into the future.

“Initially I was worried that next year’s staffers didn’t have the softball chops to hang with my beret-wearing talents,” City News Editor Max “Rib Removal” Bayer told reporters after the game. “But I was wrong.”

The Cardinal dominance extended to the chug-off as well, with Tommy “Hey I Made Contact” Vatlin Erwin defeating all comers.

Onlookers were impressed that the Herald’s incoming Editor-in-Chief, Matt O’Connor, is continuing in the time honored Gentle Clown tradition of spilling the entire beer on the ground.

“I heard some Herald staffers saying our T shirts were ugly,” said Cardinal Editor-in-Chief Madeline “Yikes“ Heim. “But the only ugly thing out there on Saturday was the Herald’s softball skills.”

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Four Finals Tips your Professors won’t give you Let’s face it — no matter how cool you are, finals can be fucking daunting. Long and cumulative tests with huge impacts on your grades are much less fun than a regular test, and it's not unusual for even experienced test takers to be at least slightly anxious about them.

Fortunately, there are people like me (complete dweebs) out there who spent the entirety of our teenage years taking tests competitively in nationwide Academic Decathlon competitions. In order to gain a competitive edge, we learned the ins and outs of test taking, its dirty little secrets, the things it’s insecure about and even what it experimented with college. While there is no replacement for hard work, these are a few weird ways to get an edge when it comes time to test.

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1) Chew gum like it’s going out of style Your brain is a picky little shit — choosing to recall things it feels are necessary to survival or success in your daily life — which would be great if we were still wandering around the ice-age tundras with big sticks in our hands. Unfortunately, the modern man needs to occasionally recall the year the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, for no other reason than your degree demands it.

Fortunately, your brain can be gently pushed in the right direction through the power of state-based recognition — basically, it's easier to remember things if you are recreating the circumstances they were learned under.

This is where everybody’s favorite chewy boys come in. Chewing gum as you study, then chewing gum while you take the test increases your ability to recall your time studying and leads to more correct answers.

Not only that, subjects can be flavor-coded. Using ice mint while studying math then using watermelon to study European literature will help you recall respective concepts based on which flavor of gum you choose. Gum also helps keep you alert and awake during and after all-nighters.

3) Don’t Think, Just Guess Educated guesses are for the overconfident and foolish, it is folly to believe yourself smart enough to cheat the inevitable forward march of time. If a question looks even slightly confusing to you, give up — and scribble in a bubble you chose before the exam to be your guess bubble.

Having one bubble/letter chosen as your guess letter (basically always choosing “C” if you aren’t sure of the answer) allows you to tear quickly through questions you aren’t sure about, giving you more time to answer what you know, and makes it statistically more likely you will get at least one of the questions you guessed on right. If your professors wanted you to think they should have given you an essay.

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2) Go Fuck Yourself If He wasn’t apparently so staunchly against it, masturbation would be God’s gift to mankind. While it’s not strictly advisable to use it as a study tool, as it can mess up motivation and increase fatigue, spanking the monkey has a variety of scholastic uses.

Not only can it be used to induce sleep while stressed (the jack-and-sack is not uncommon, it would be no surprise if you already do this), it can be used before an exam to calm your anxiety and increase your selfconfidence going in. It’s probably advisable, however, to change pants afterward.

4) Study Smart Studying is important, if you read this and think I’m advising you to study less, then feel free to fail on your own time. What's important isn’t studying for ungodly periods of time, what's most important is studying smart.

After between an hour and an hour-and-a-half of studying, your work will see diminishing returns. After this time has passed, take a break — you are not helping yourself at all by studying for hours in a row.

And when it comes to studying, don’t just reread your stupid book, it does little to help you recall concepts or apply them to questions, and its boring as shit. Short, effective bursts of studying will do you miles more good than sitting in the library with your book for hours on end like some sort of try-hard. If you learn one thing from this, this should be the one.

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