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CAN WE TALK?

Despite prevalence of STIs on campus, students struggle to overcome stigma and communicate with partners.

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Dane County recently approved a project to create a detention pond that will limit harmful runoff to Lake Monona.

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A LOOK BACK AT SPRING SEMESTER IN SPORTS

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While Miranda rights grant defendents the right to an attorney, that attorney can come at a dramatic price.

Ups and downs, failures and successes in a semester of Badger sports.

DESK OF THE EDITOR

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From the desk of the editor: On seeking truth and feeling grateful

After writing for three years, suddenly I’m at a loss for words to fully describe what The Badger Herald means to me

by Alice Vagun Editor-in-Chief

When my grandfather snuck books — which his coworker typed up during the night time — into his small communal apartment in the Pecherskyi neighborhood of Kyiv, my mother would hide them in one of the cabinets.

In secrecy, my mother lost herself in the words of Boris Pasternak’s “Doctor Zhivago,” and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” — stories the Communist Party banned in the Soviet Union.

For simply typing up these stories, my grandfather’s coworker would go to jail.

For simply distributing the book, her husband would go to jail.

For simply reading the book, my mother and her father would go to jail.

These books were part of a dissident practice during the Soviet Union known as samizdat — “to self publish.”

Everyone back then knew the risks of being caught in possession of state-censored material, but these books and pamphlets contained one of the most valuable commodities in the Soviet Union — one that

could not simply be bartered for in the black market for a worn-down pair of winter boots or an extra loaf of bread: The truth.

It’s only fitting that decades later, I would find myself standing outside the office of the University of Wisconsin’s truly independent student newspaper.

When I first walked up the stairs to The Badger Herald office, I told myself I wasn’t going to have a huge involvement with the paper.

I am a biology student, so I’ll just be a copy editor for The Herald for this first semester and maybe then start writing an opinion piece here and there ... I could probably move up to an associate next semester and maybe later become copy chief ...

But then, during spring 2016 semester, I found myself in the middle of a protest about #TheRealUW. And then I realized I had a reporter’s notebook in one hand that was collecting quotes for one of my editors, and my phone in the other that was live tweeting students’ stories around campus. I began to learn more and more about the truth of the experiences of marginalized students at UW, and I realized at that moment that the plan I had walking up the steps was just not going

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to happen.

My mother could have never gone to a newspaper at my age and told them about the persecution she faced as a Jew in her own country. I have that ability with the press of a “publish” button — and I never really thought about how lucky I am to have that.

Looking back, I never fully realized how lucky I am to be able to be part of an organization that works day and night to make sure students’ voices are heard, that our university officials are able to be held accountable and that we create productive dialogue surrounding contentious issues on campus.

That’s not to say that I haven’t made mistakes at this organization. I’ve made many of them. And again, I was lucky to have an incredible team of some of the most talented, brilliant people on campus helping me realize them, and grow from them. These same people have, throughout the years, challenged me to help me realize when I’m truly ready to stand by my decisions, and when I can accept to step back.

I have learned and unlearned and have grown and fell down countless times throughout my time at The Herald. Each

and every time, I have felt grateful — for the opportunity to be part of this organization, and to be surrounded by the incredible people that make it up.

This year of uplifting student voices, creating new partnerships with the community and watching The Herald realize all our dreams would not have been possible without the unweathered determination and grit by this year’s management team.

Yusra, you are moye serdtse, mere dil. I will be forever thankful for the undeserved honor of working alongside you this entire year.

Teymour, thank you for never letting me go back to the copy couch.

I look back at my time at The Herald and get lost in thinking about the amazing people I have met at this organization. Matt, Peyton and Lucas are three of them — and as they take over this ship next year, I can’t wait to see what they accomplish.

Yusra, Teymour and I are about to put this last issue to bed. To them, the staff that helped create it and the campus community that helped filled it with your truths — thank you.

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

Thursday 5/3 Vinyl Theatre, The Catching, Fairview, The Racing Pulses at High Noon Saloon, Doors at 7pm; $13 ADV, $15 at door

Tuesday 5/1 Be the Change Bash, Memorial Union Tripp Commons, 5-6:30 p.m., FREE

Wednesday 5/2 Scents of Home, 6191 Helen C. White Hall, 2:30-3:30 p.m., FREE

Thursday 5/3 Naalkyéhé Solo Exhibit by Dakota Mace, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, All day, FREE

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Monday 5/7

Golden Girls Drag & Dance Party w/ DJ Nick Nice, 9 p.m. doors, $5

Saturday 5/5 Lilacs and Crabapples, Aboretum Longnecker Horticultural Gardens Tour, Visitor Center of UW-Madison Arboretum, 1-3 p.m., FREE

Sunday 5/6 Dane County Farmer’s Market, 6:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Portrait Slam: A Comics Workshop with Rachal Duggan Union South; 4pm-6pm, Free

Bucky Unveiling Party, Madison Public Central Library

Monday 5/7 Study Jam, MSC Lounge at The Red Gym, 4-10 p.m., FREE

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Congratulations to the newly elected 2018 members of the Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin of Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society.

Nicole Adrian Daniel Ahrendt Connor Allen John Allison Catherine Anderson Darby Anderson Lucille Anzia Alec Armon Amy Barzgari Matthew Beilfuss Mitchell Berg Andrew Blink Sam Boroumand Marisa Brudny Laura Bunn Sierra Caine Jiongyi Cao Tess Carlson Lindsey Christianson Hiu Tik Haidee Chu Jennifer Corcoran Katherine Craemer Emily Curtis Jumana Dahleh Ross Dahlke Nathaniel Davis Kelly Dobrzynski Daire Dolan Isaac Dopp Quentin Drane Catherine Drayna Mackenzie Engel Madison Erlandson Claire Evensen Hannah Ferry Rachel Fleddermann

Allison Fujimoto Erika Gallagher Quinn Gavin Jack Gellerman Melit Gjinolli Sarah Gorall Derrick Gozal Christian Graf Sam Halama Maximilian Harms Dylan Hastings Evan Hernandez Jess Higgins Casey Hines-Munson Yasha Hoffman Drew Hollender Kallie Horton Shiwen Huang Matthew Incha Adam Inverson Sean Jackett Vansh Jain Monica Janz Serena Jiang Devin Johnson Madison Kahle Zuzanna Kania Suzanne Kazar Griffin Kelley Jason Klein Alix Klinzing Madeline Koehn Matthew Krueger Lisa Larson Soeun Lee Alder Levin

Julia Levine Ethan Levy Caroline Liang Ruth Lied Margaret Liu Jillian Ludwig Alexa Machnik Phoebe Marquardt Andrew Maxfield Mitchell McFarlane Benjamin Miller Nathaniel Miller Alexander Mischler Nurizzah Aqilah Mohd Nazri Danielle Murray Ann Nielsen Katie O’Brien Ellen Opitz Jordan Owen Konstantinos Papakostas Tucker Penney Kennedy Peter Cassandra Peters Maria Pfister Benjamin Pickman Katherine Piel Katherine Pranica Haley Primuth Sarah Quinn Lauren Quirk Chantel Raimer Angela Ramos Logan Renfert Rachel Retsky Samantha Rider Patrick Rooyakkers

Ian Rumball Josephine Sajbel Mark Salamone Juliette Schefelker Anne Schoenfeldt Benjamin Scudder Theran Semrad Faelan Shrader Anders Shropshire Chelsea Simek Sarah Skinner Kimberly Soderberg Ronald Steinhoff Megan Tabbutt Alex Tannenbaum Isabelle Tigges-Green Amin Tmimi Peter Ullrich III Caden Ulschmid Niklas Vakil Peter Van Sandt Claire Vanden Heuvel Nicholas VanDerwerker Kyle Watter Zeyu Wei Anna Weinberg Julia Weinstein Rachel Widra Kaitlyn Wolfinger Jamie Wood Kaitlin Worman Xintong Wu Tiankang Xie Zhenyan Xu Hanyang Zhang Names Withheld (5)

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Lokuta (Physiology) and Professor Scott Straus (Political Science) as the recipients of the 2018 Phi Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award. Congratulations to featured speaker Professor Jon Pevehouse (Political Science). Thank you to student speaker Jess Higgins.

Phi Beta Kappa recognizes excellence in scholarship and accomplishment in the liberal arts and sciences.

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THE SEMESTER THAT WAS UW releases report examining KKK’s history on campus A report examining University of Wisconsin’s history with the Ku Klux Klan prompted students to file a hate and bias complaint against the university, citing the decision to not erase the names of former KKK members from two places on campus as harmful.

The study group was formed by Blank in fall 2017, following a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

The final report detailed two student organizations — one in 1919 and one in 1926 — who took the name “Ku Klux Klan,” and a fraternity Kappa Beta Lambda that was formed by openly affiliated KKK members in 1924.

Two places on campus – the Fredric March Play Circle Theater and the Porter Butts Gallery – prominently display the legacies of two Klansmen to this day.

The university committed to the study groups’ recommendations for improving campus climate which focus on larger problems of racism on campus instead of erasing the history of Klansmen on campus.

Students organize protests against new meal plan University of Wisconsin students expressed their dismay with the proposed changes to the meal plan in a number of protests throughout the semester.

The meal plan, which was first announced in December, will begin fall 2018 and require all students living in UW housing to choose a meal plan with a minimum of $1,400.

Since its announcement, the plan has received a variety of complaints from students, ranging from concerns for students with dietary restrictions and for low-income students who might not be able to afford the plan.

At a February protest at Gordon Dining and Event Center, sophomore Rena Newman also expressed concerns with how students were informed of the decision.

During a March protest at Four Lakes Market in Dejope Hall, students signed a poster that said “End this discriminatory meal plan.”

University Housing spokesperson Brendon Dybdhal, who was in attendance during the protest, said the policy is not likely to change.

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One of the recommendations includes a public history project, which could end up costing $1 million. The study group also recommends “renewed commitment” to the departments of Afro-American studies, Chicanx studies, American Indian studies and Asian American studies.

Furthermore, the group also said to increase investment in “high-impact” recruitment programs in the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate while also retaining the faculty and students of color on campus. As well as increasing investment in the Advanced Opportunity Fellowships program, which benefits students from historically marginalized groups.

Less than a week after the report was released, students decided to file a hate and bias report against the university in response to its decision to keep the names of KKK members displayed prominently in the Memorial Union.

UW senior Adan Raed Abu-Hakmeh found the proposal outlined by the study group inadequate in improving campus climate and posted her plan to file the report to her Facebook page.

“The [university] tried to divert our attention to talking about initiatives they should’ve already been doing,” Abu-Hakmeh said. sity Housing, said the university has heard students’ voices and values their input. As a result, certain parts of the plan have changed in light of these discussions.

Originally the money deposited toward the meal plan was supposed to last for one year only, but it will be rolled over from year to year, Novak said.

The exemption process for students with dietary or religious need has also been solidified.

Novak said of the 1,300 students who have signed up to live in university housing next year, only two have had questions about the new program and have been exempted from it.

Furthermore, there will now also be an option to break down the meal plan into four installments of $350 for students who don’t want to deposit the $1,400 all at once.

Novak also emphasized the new meal plan is a pilot that will be reviewed after two years by a shared governance committee.

“With this new dining plan, I think it brought to light the opportunity to engage greater input from the larger student body that does not live on campus, and from faculty and staff,” Novak said.

Taco Bell sues city of Madison, mayor Paul Soglin Dreams of Doritos Locos Tacos paired with beer quickly vanished the minds of University of Wisconsin students when Mayor Paul Soglin vetoed Taco Bell’s liquor license in mid-December.

The City Council approved Taco Bell’s liquor license, but in his veto, Soglin said there is “little public value” in issuing the license and that it is unnecessary given how many other State Street restaurants serve alcohol. Also, issuing something that has little public value but “great public liability” does not make sense, Soglin added.

“Perhaps if the license was associated with a new hotel with its beneficial impact on sales at Monona Terrace or if it was associated with adding to Madison’s desire for fresh and healthy food, it would be another matter,” Soglin said.

City Council votes to remove confederate monuments After several months of discussion among various Madison government boards, the City Council finally voted unanimously in April to remove a Confederate monument in Forest Hills Cemetery.

This decision came almost eight months after Mayor Paul Soglin ordered a Confederate Rest plaque to be taken down.

The larger monument — a stone cenotaph — named the 140 soldiers held captive at Camp Randall during the Civil War who were buried in the Confederate graveyard, as well as a woman who tended to their rest sites.

One Madison resident, David Blaska, saw this as reason to keep the stone marker. “[The monument] speaks not of unsung heroes or valor, no general rides triumphant on a horse,” Blaska said. “It merely honors a Madison woman for selflessly attending to the graves of the 140 southern prisoners buried there.”

The Council was not in favor of Blaska’s opinion by the end of the meeting after debating three different courses of action.

One proposed construction of an explanatory sign next to the large monument, one sought to divide the monument into two pieces and move one into a museum and the third, ultimately passed proposal, called for complete extraction.

In addition, Soglin was concerned about the increased number of concerns about violence increasing downtown due to alcohol.

But the Taco Bell saga does not end there.

In mid-April, the company that owns Taco Bell sued Soglin and the city of Madison. In the lawsuit, Bell Great Lakes L.L.C. alleges Soglin acted unfairly because shortly after Taco Bell’s liquor license was denied, other restaurants with identical restrictions had their liquor licenses approved — including Chen’s Dumpling house at 505 State Street.

According to the lawsuit, Bell Great Lakes is looking to receive the liquor license, as well as “recoverable costs and disbursements.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the City Council encouraged the company to apply for a liquor license at a later date but they resorted to a lawsuit instead.

“I am disappointed [Bell Great Lakes] filed suit against the city,” Verveer said.

Supporters of the the third option, like Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, argued the historical significance of the cemetery can be learned from a textbook, instead of memorialized by a controversial headstone.

Madison resident Leonard Cizewski was in agreement with Bidar-Sielaff, citing the racism the monument represents, even with an explanatory sign.

“All confederate monuments represent hate towards African-Americans,” Cizewski said.

“The existing monument is a subtle reminder to the Confederate cause, which has nothing to do with honoring the dead buried there.”

Many Aldars opposed the amendment suggesting an explanatory sign, causing it to fail in a 5-13 vote. Ald. Barbara HarringtonMckinney, District 1, pointed to the nationwide removal of monuments that romanticize inhumane enslavement as a basis for expunging Forest Hills Cemetery of the Confederate plaque.

The plan for removal will now move to the Landmarks Commission.

Despite the level of disagreement within the lengthy conversation, Landmarks Commission Chairman Stu Levitan believes it was necessary for the community.

“Although the debate at times has often been awkward and uncomfortable, it has reminded us, the living, of the unfinished work which they who fought 15 decades ago sought to advance,” Levitan said.

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High school, university students demand reform after Parkland shooting In wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in February, thousands of Madison area high schoolers and University of Wisconsin students walked out of class in March in solidarity with the student survivors.

This walkout was one of many organized across the United States on March 14 and is now known as National Walkout Day in honor of the 17 victims of the mass shooting.

The peaceful protest delayed traffic when the 3,000 students marched from Madison East High School to the steps of the Capitol chanting “Gun reform now” and “Hey hey ho ho, the NRA has got to go.”

From the steps, speeches dictating the real fear that is attending school in American society hit the ears of a mostly student audience. Maggie Murray, a high school student, said she learned how to protect herself from a shooter at five years old.

“The fact of the matter is, we are the ones who have to go to school with this truth weighing on our shoulders,” Murray said.

“Gun violence is so prevalent it’s not an un-

‘Blue wave’ has potential of reaching Wisconsin Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Dallet’s win over conservative judge Michael Screnock in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice earlier this month marked what could be a turning point in Wisconsin politics.

With the support of multiple Wisconsin liberal groups and a historically high voter turnout, Dallet won several counties President Donald Trump took in the 2016 presidential election, suggesting a shift in voter preferences toward candidates with more liberal views.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning said in a statement she knows Dallet will deliver balance on behalf of the people.

“I know she will lead with our Wisconsin values and be an enthusiastic advocate for Wisconsin families on our state’s highest court,” Laning said.

Though the court will still remain primarily conservative, Dallet’s appointment is a

derstatement to say that when we walk into school, we risk our freaking lives.”

Organizer Dija Manly spoke about an incident at La Follette High School, when a student brought a loaded gun to the school’s premises in February. But politicians are not at fault for not stopping gun violence, Manly said.

The day’s events were mostly planned by high school students from the Madison area who wore neon orange t-shirts.

Students also drafted and delivered a letter demanding Gov. Scott Walker for changes to gun purchasing laws, the banning of bump stocks and limiting magazine capacity.

Protesters were met with support from Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, democratic candidate for governor Kelda Roys and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.

“Young people all over the country are taking action and demanding change,” Parisi said. “Elected representatives have long protected the NRA and not our children. I applaud the young adults who refuse to accept the status quo and who are working to enact real change to stop these senseless tragedies from happening to others.” huge victory for Democrats and will shift the conservative majority from 5-2 to 4-3.

This “blue wave” has further leaked across the state, with Democrat Patty Schachtner winning the special election in the 10th Senate District over state Rep. Adam Jarchow, R-Balsam Lake, and across the country, with Doug Jones becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat for Alabama since 1992.

Furthermore, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s announced retirement serves as additional evidence of the blue wave effect traveling across the country and also as a warning sign to other Republicans, said Barry Burden, a UW political professor and director of the Elections Research Center.

“I think it is somewhat demoralizing that the leader of their party, who is sort of the only person in the part who has a consensus support among the different wings of the GOP will not be part of the team next year,” Burden said. “That’s got to raise some concern for Republicans all over the country.”

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Book published to honor UW student named finalist for two awards

Henry Mackaman’s poetry, drawings, music were compiled into one project after his death in 2013 from bacterial meningitis

by Madeline Boulanger Reporter

“The Music of the Soul Lives On: A Henry Mackaman Experience,” a book published to honor a University of Wisconsin student who passed away in 2013 from bacterial meningitis, has been selected as a finalist for two awards.

The book is a finalist for the Foreword Reviews INDIE Book of the Year and for the Midwest Book Awards. The more than 300 page book is a compilation of Henry Mackaman’s poetry, drawings, short stories and music.

As a student at UW, Henry took creative writing classes and was a disc jockey at WSUM, Henry’s grandfather David Strand said. Henry was also a guitarist in his band Phantom Vibration.

Compiling Henry’s work after his death came naturally, Strand said.

“It just made sense that, if we could put them all together and bind them, we would have a precious remembrance of Henry and his creativity,” Strand said.

The family is grateful to have been nominated for not just one, but two awards, Strand said. They hope the book will catch on and maybe bookstores will pick it up, Strand said.

The family is prepared to have as many books as possible printed, Strand said.

Strand said he hopes the book will inspire and motivate people who read it.

“What we’re hoping is that people will read the book and be inspired by this young man and that they will be motivated to maybe be as truthful to their curiosity as Henry was to his,” Strand said.

In addition to the book, the family has raised awareness for meningitis by distributing magnets with the symptoms of meningitis on them to help people recognize the disease.

Mackaman was misdiagnosed the first time he went to the hospital, Strand said. Once he returned to the hospital a day and a half later and was given an antibiotic, it was too late.

“We’re trying to alert people that the diagnosis of Meningitis is very, very rare, but it’s very deadly and to miss it means that some people may never recover, like Henry,” Strand said.

Professor of medical microbiology and immunology Joseph Dillard said meningitis is rare but is more common when young people are coming together from different places such as at army boot camp or college dorms. Kissing or

sharing a drink can easily spread the disease.

It’s important for students to be aware of the symptoms, Dillard said.

The early symptoms are similar to flu-like fever, headache and fatigue. More specific symptoms include a stiff neck and photophobia or when the lights seem too bright, Dillard said.

Students should go to the emergency room if they have a high fever and meningitis specific symptoms, Dillard said.

“The disease can kill you in about two days,” Dillard said. “You don’t want to mess around with this.”

In addition to raising awareness about the disease, all proceeds from the book are divided between Henry’s writing prize in the UW English Department, the Henry D. Mackaman Creative Writing Award, and the UW Organ Tissue Donor Program, Strand said.

As Henry died in the hospital, seven of his major organs were harvested. His organs helped save the lives of five people, one of which is a professor at UW, Strand said.

Professor Walter Goodman received Henry’s

heart and is now able to fly his airplane again after being given a clean bill of health since receiving Henry’s heart, Strand said.

Goodman allows Henry’s mother, Meredith Leigh, to listen to the heart “It’s a wonderful thing because Walter and our daughter are very dear friends,” Strand said.

“Walter lets Meredith listen to Henry’s heart, which is so beautiful.”

Strand will use Henry’s story to encourage people to become organ donors as an ambassador for an organ donation organization.

The results for the book awards will be out after this month. The Midwest Book Awards winners will be announced May 12, 2018. The INDIE Book of the Year winner will be announced June 15, 2018.

“It’s very easy to be a grandparent when you have a grandchild like Henry,” Strand said. “He was one of a kind. He was an amazing young man, so thoughtful and so loving. He made friends everywhere he went. I’m so grateful to have known him and to have been gifted to be his grandfather.”

Food truck brings locally sourced lunches to Madison schools UW has been partnered with REAP Food Group for the last three years, hopes to increase amount of local purchases in the future

by Benny Koziol Reporter

A Wisconsin nonprofit has recently partnered with Madison Metropolitan Schools to launch a food truck serving locally-sourced meals at weekly high school lunchtimes in the district.

Uproot, the name of the new food truck program, is part of REAP Food Group’s larger Farm to School initiative which has previously offered nutrition education lessons for local elementary schools and helped the district procure produce for lunches and snacks.

The Uproot truck will visit each of the four Madison public high schools once a week and serve new menu items with each visit. Last week’s menu featured a Cuban chicken rice bowl with locally-grown sweet potatoes and black beans.

REAP coordinator Russ Cohen describes the Uproot food truck as a hip and alternative meal — fresh, healthy and affordable food that is easy to grab and go. Hopefully it’s different than what a high schooler will see in their daily cafeteria, Cohen said.

He sees the idea as very appealing to young people, since the truck served nearly 100 lunches at Memorial High School last week.

REAP Food Group has been working in Dane County since 1997 to build connections between local, sustainable food producers and consumers

throughout southcentral Wisconsin.

Cohen describes their mission as equally focused on the environment, health and economics.

“Sustainable agriculture and farming practices are beneficial for the Earth and environment and also beneficial for people’s health,” Cohen said. “By focusing on our local farmers, we are helping to promote and benefit the local economy.”

Dane County appears to be a region ripe for potential in expanding its sustainable local agriculture.

University of Wisconsin professor in the School of Human Ecology Lydia Zepeda said the county already hosts an abundance of farmer’s markets, consumer-support agriculture and restaurants that buy local produce.

Access to locally-grown food can provide security and a variety of economic and social benefits to both producers and consumers in a community like Dane County, Zepeda said.

“Who is going to farm in the future and what happens if young people do not?” Zepeda said.

“Supporting these farmers is a way to ensure we have farmers who can feed us in the future.

Economically supporting local food helps out small farmer and rural communities.”

Zepeda also sees local, sustainable agriculture

as having great potential for combatting rising food-related illnesses like obesity and Type II Diabetes.

In the UW dining halls, around 12 percent of the food served is both locally grown and manufactured, executive chef Paul Sprunger said. He noted the dairy offerings, in particular, are entirely represented by Wisconsin-based producers.

UW has also been a partner with REAP Food Group for the last three years, and they frequently help connect them with local produce vendors, Sprunger said.

“What REAP Food Group has done for us is that it has given us the ability to tell our story a little bit better,” Sprunger said. “We have these signs and if you walk through the marketplace you’ll see them — ‘Buy fresh, buy local,’ ‘Grande Cheese’ at our pizza station, ‘Babcock Dairy’ by the milk.”

Sprunger said because of the public nature of the dining halls, any vendors they purchase from face a strict set of risk management and health regulations. This often slows down relationships and transactions with local farmers. The state has a stringent definition of what constitutes “local,” applied at every step of production, which also tends to officially deflate the numbers of local

food purchases.

Sprunger recognizes the dining halls are faced with a unique challenge in serving a massive volume of students at economical rates. Many local vendors simply cannot keep up with the quantity of food required, particularly in a school year separate from ideal growing seasons.

“We serve about 15,000 consumers a day in all of housing,” Sprunger said. “When I buy hamburger, I’m buying 500 pounds. We are buying lots of product that some people just aren’t going to have.”

Student affordability also remains at the core of mission and it often takes precedence over locality when selecting producers. But Sprunger expressed willingness to select more expensive items with local, sustainable, organic sourcing if students are willing to pay for them.

Though the dining halls face a steep list of obstacles in feeding the UW campus, Sprunger hopes to increase their amount of local purchases the years to come.

“It is important to us, [and] we do as much of it as we can” Sprunger said. “But we also know there’s room to grow there and we can buy more locally. It is being affiliated with, say, REAP Food Group that allows us to build relationships with people and allow us to meet new farmers.”

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Dane County implements lake clean-up effort to limit harmful runoff

Detention pond construction behind East Towne Mall will stop almost 200 pounds of phosphorus from entering nearby lakes

by Sebastian Waldvogel Reporter

Dane County recently approved reconstruction of the detention pond behind the East Towne Mall area, which will serve as a buffer for runoff.

The wet pond, which is being referred to as East Towne Pond, is intended to limit the flow of excess liquid to Lake Monona.

The grant comes from the Urban Water Quality Grant Program, which aims to reduce the amount of contaminants entering area lakes. This can be done by replacing old stormwater outfalls, which transfer runoff directly to the lakes with better drainage options, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said.

The East Towne Mall area was ranked within the top 10 sites eligible for reconstruction, based on the amount of sediment and phosphorus discharged into the lakes, and was eligible for a 75 percent reimbursement for the reconstruction, according to a statement.

“If they’re not in the top 10 list, they still contribute to the problem, so we want to replace those also,” Parisi said.

Those sites not in the top 10 list are eligible for a 50 percent reimbursement from the county up

to $100,000. These reconstructions aim to replace earlier storm runoff systems, which can be found across Dane County, according to a statement.

There is a total of $1.3 million available through the grant program this year. The reconstruction of the East Towne Mall detention pond will cost $820,000, with the county covering its 75 percent reimbursement, equalling $615,000.

The remaining $205,000 will come from the City of Madison, according to a statement.

“Our lakes are so critical to our entire economy and quality of life here, [so] it is vital that we do everything we can to keep them clean and make them even cleaner than they are now,” Parisi said.

Madison is uniquely situated between two freshwater lakes, which are subject to algae blooms — a result of excess nutrients in the water — which runoff frequently accumulates.

Parisi estimates the project will stop almost 200 pounds of phosphorus from entering nearby lakes, which is significant because one pound of phosphorus contains about 500 pounds of algae.

The lakes play a key role not only in the city of Madison but also the university.

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“Water, and especially Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, are a huge part of campus,” Kost said.

Though the rowing team still uses the lake when algae is present, it takes additional time for them to clean equipment. Because the team is frequently on the lake, they see the impacts of runoff firsthand, Kost said.

The university has many sustainability promoting campaigns across campus, such as recycling initiatives and energy conservation, but many of the efforts are land-based, Kost said.

Another issue Kost acknowledged is the broad range of students who come to UW, many of whom may not have experience with algae blooms or lake life in general.

“I don’t think they’re doing enough to promote the lakes and algae specifically,” Kost said.

UW rowing, Hoofers club and the sailing club are just a few groups whose specific purpose is water-based, while current students also enjoy the lakes recreationally, with the Terrace at

Memorial Union being a popular spot during the warmer months.

UW’s situation near two lakes is also a feature that may help attract future students, like Dakota Roettger, an incoming freshman from northern Wisconsin.

“Growing up around bodies of water, I knew I wanted to go to school somewhere that would be close to the water,” Roettger said. “I know the effect that sustainable practices have on lakes.”

The East Towne Pond is one initiative Madison is taking to clean the city’s two main bodies of water. While officials foresee a positive environmental impact, its construction will not have any negative effect on mall shoppers, Parisi said.

Parisi also stressed the conscientious use of products like lawn fertilizer, which — when not used in moderation — can contribute to runoff and lead to algae blooms because of their high phosphorus levels.

“Just know that anything that goes on the street ends up in our lakes,” Parisi said.

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MisterWives return to Madison full of energy for passionate crowd

Genuine chemistry between band members key to groups success, fun, spunky cohesiveness appreciated by audience at Majestic Theatre when it’s right and this is the most right it’ll ever be.”

The band, based out of New York City, When I walked into the crowded backstage contains a type of chemistry that is undeniable. dressing room of The Majestic Theatre, I was On stage, watching them feed off of each introduced to the band that I’ve been anxiously other’s energy appears to be perfectly natural. waiting to speak to all week, MisterWives. I’ve never seen every single member of a band They were not due to perform for their “Let get that hyped. They may not be Badgers, but the Light In” tour for at least two more hours they sure know how to jump around.

Mandy made a joke early in our interview and they looked beyond happy to see me. I took a seat in the corner of the room while all about how she skipped out on the gym, but it six of them gathered around in color blocked, looked like she got in a full workout on stage. striped, checkered and other vibrant patterned Her signature move, or what I would consider to be a “kick-switch” definitely engaged outfits.

Right away, I could sense the chemistry her core. Marc on the guitar pulled off some between all six members including Mandy, impressive butt kicks.

The amount of plyos that they’ve all engaged the lead singer, Will, a bass guitarist, Etienne, the drummer, Murph, the saxaphonist, Marc, in had me worrying for their ankles, knees, and another guitarist, and Jessie, who played hamstrings, but clearly they’re professionals. the trumpet and keyboard. Immediately, the Their electricity did not waiver throughout the conversation centered around telling funny night. If they made their own workout videos, stories and fun facts about Will. Even though they would be an instant sensation.

“Will originally named us ‘The 24 Hour he was the lead jokester of the group, they were all pretty funny. I don’t think I have Party People.’ It didn’t have a good ring to it,” ever experienced more laughter during an Mandy stated — although due to their dancing stamina, it does seem to be pretty accurate. interview.

It was pretty surreal to meet such a down to They all joked about how they’ve partied earth, friendly, and hysterical group of friends together for hours on end, yet I was starting to backstage — then to watch them have the time sense that they were not quite joking.

The name MisterWives came from a play on of their lives performing on stage just a few hours later. The bond between these six friends the Mormon term “sister wives” in which one felt genuine. No wonder their music comes man marries multiple women. But in their case, together so beautifully across all instrumental this band consists of one woman vocalist and multiple male musicians. elements.

When it comes to making music, they agreed “We just met very serendipitously, all living in New York at various jobs and friends, old that spending time in the studio as well as bands...no longer friends…” Mandy explained, sharing ideas in an open and collaborative “You are in enough horrible [bands] to know fashion is their favorite part. Including these days of hard work, their jobs and lives are still unpredictable which keeps it fun and exciting. According to Marc, they get free Bud Light at venues, which is always a plus.

Of course, they all love performing live shows for their fans as well. Murph feels it is one of the most fulfilling moments to connect with fans.

“I think it’s just the highest high you could possibly have,” Mandy describes.

MisterWives are no stranger to the music scene in Madison as Photo · MisterWives enjoy performing for fans, as concerts give group fufillthey have performed ment, connection to concert goers. at multiple venues including The High Jill Kazlow Noon Saloon — The Badger Herald even performing at Freakfest a few years

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Jill Kazlow The Badger Herald back. Yet, this time their performance was a bit more special and rewarding as they sold out the entire Majestic venue.

From one coastie to a few others, I tried my best to explain to them the difference between squeaky versus fried cheese curds, Wisconsin’s proudest delicacy.

“Do they make vegan cheese curds here? Is that a thing?” the lead vocalist asked. Will fired back with a teasing, “Come on man! Are you f***ing crazy?”

That’s pretty close to what I was thinking while some of their dance moves consisted of aggressively whipping their hair back and forth. They definitely did Willow Smith some justice, but if that were me I’d definitely need a few Advil afterwards.

Despite their indie-pop label on Spotify and other social media platforms, their performance contained quite a large multitude of versatility. Between their hits “Reflections” that emits the fun care-free vibes of pop music and and track “Only Human” that combines pop, rock and even a touch of a Caribbean feel, with an isolated set of the keyboard and percussions in the middle.

No one could help but sit still in the audience as they performed “Out of Tune Piano” in which there seemed to be a dance battle between stage left and stage right. In which the main chorus consists of the phrase “Love yourself, my dear.”

Not only was it mentioned early on in their show that they wanted to provide a space for their audience to have fun, let loose, and

destress, but their lyrics also contain some pretty positive messages. Not only did they tell stories of heartbreak, but they spoke on self care and finding love as well as cherishing others close to you.

Now that they have sold out The Majestic, they aspire to perform at arenas, planets, and possibly the moon next. Apparently, the sky is not the limit for this spunky group. They are constantly working on becoming better versions of themselves and pushing themselves out of their comfort zones.

When I asked them who they would like to collaborate with in the future they all enthusiastically, yet not quite in unison, shouted out, “Chance the Rapper!” and “Pharrell!” I really hope that dream comes true for them someday in the near future.

They saved the best for last, MisterWives sang “Let the Light In” for their closing track, before the impending encore. The only word I can use to describe the performance of this song is exuberant. Throughout their show, they channeled some vibes from their musical inspiration, the band No Doubt.

If you have yet to see them perform live, you’re truly missing out on a treat. Not only did I have an amazing time as a concert goer, but I also really want to hangout with them more because they just seem really cool.

Fun fact: One member of this band has a webbed toe. Can you guess who?

10/10 recommend buying tickets to a MisterWives performance closest to you as soon as possible.

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University dropout to make debut performance at Lollapalooza

Stress Relief summer tour goes through Chicago, Milwaukee native, former Badger Melvv excited for chance to shine at high profile music festival

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Milwaukee-born DJ Melvv has worked with artists like Louis the Child and Whethan, but now he’s bringing his very own “Stress Relief” tour to venues and music festivals across the country.

Inspired by the musical community around the Miramar Theatre in Milwaukee, Melvv began to open shows at the age of 17. The music he heard at local shows influenced his unique sound — a mix of indie-electronic, electronic-pop with alternative tones and hip-hop. Another experience influenced Melvv’s sound: A year of undergrad at the University of Wisconsin.

He was assigned a single dorm room after deciding last minute to attend UW — though he credits the single to his finesse skills after he alerted the university of a peanut allergy. This privacy allowed Melvv to produce at all times of the day,

from morning to night. When he wasn’t producing, he was experiencing Madison’s vibrant music scene.

“I just like the college environment in terms of making music in general,” Melvv said. “I don’t know how to even describe it. I went to a lot of shows there too at Liquid and Majestic and a bunch of other stuff — I think I went to the Orpheum or something.”

But one year of Madison was enough for Melvv, who dropped out after his first year to pursue his musical career in Los Angeles.

He built his craft, leading him to tour with big-name acts like Hippie Sabotage. After successfully networking with people on the internet and in-person, he’s now prepared for a tour of his own.

Though he won’t play large venues, he finds the smaller venues to be a more intimate experience. He frequently jumps down to the security barricade to get as close to the audience as possible — something that’s hard to do at a music festival.

A small venue won’t get in the way of delivering a memorable show. The team is trying to bring specialized production for certain cities, making each show a unique experience of its own, Melvv said.

Melvv’s live shows aren’t like other performers’, who solely perform music from their albums. With Melvv, you don’t know what to expect. A diverse music taste leads to a diverse set list. The music is a mix of many different songs, Melvv said.

“I edit tons of songs that I only play live and never release,” Melvv said. “I don’t want to just play the same old records … what’s the point of going to something when you already know exactly what you’re going to see?”

Having a history of going to Lollapalooza himself, Melvv plans to put in a lot of effort for the Aug. 4 performance. Normally Melvv gauges the audience to determine which songs to play next, but a show as big as Lollapalooza requires a planned setlist.

The goal is to get on stage without worrying about the performance and have

the most fun as possible, and of course play the best songs, Melvv said.

For Badgers looking to follow in Melvv’s footsteps and get involved with the music industry, there are a few things Melvv recommends. Work on what you do and spend as many hours as possible, Melvv said. But once you have a sound that stands out, you have to market it. Melvv successfully networked with people in person and online.

“Just networking both locally and on the internet. You can only get so far with either one individually,” Melvv said. “If you’re just on the internet, you’re not going to have that many hard ticket sales and real human interaction. But if you’re just local, you can’t really tour worldwide …”

In addition to his new single “Babe” which features Austrian singer-rapper Mavi Phoenix, Melvv plans on release new music in the next few weeks, but if you want to see him mix unique tracks, you’ll have to see him on his “Stress Relief Tour.”

Yoni Ki Baat returns to UW for successful year of resilient storytelling University welcomes diverse group of individuals presenting memories of own past, intersectional perspective at Fredric March Play Circle

by Tolu Igun ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

On April 26 and 27, Yoni Ki Baat was presented for the ninth year at the University of Wisconsin. Fellow community members came to Fredric March Play Circle to hear several women and nonbinary individuals share their marginalized experiences as people of color.

This years program featured 18 diverse artists from around campus and the Madison area. Both performances were free and open to the public, and when the doors opened at 7 p.m., the theater was filled not long after.

Yoni Ki Baat evolved out of Eve Ensler ’s Vagina Monologues from the 1990s as an opportunity for feminists of color to have a space to share their stories that tend to be overlooked. Performances consisted of monologues, songs and spoken word of poetry highlighting parts of the experiences that shaped their identities.

“Yoni Ki Baat is a nice way I can connect with people of color who can relate to my experiences” Saja Bilasan Abu-Hakmeh said, a second year performer and the show’s co-director.

Abu-Hakmeh’s piece, “Olives, Honey and Light” focused on body issues and the consequent eating disorders that arise. As a daughter of immigrants who has been exposed to the cultures in Palestine and

America, she was able to relate the beauty standards of both homes to how they have shaped her own image.

“It’s a great way for me to channel my frustrations — it’s a healing process.” AbuHakmeh said.

Though each story may have been rather emotional for many performers and audience members, everyone remained supportive. Host and former student Anjali Misra was right with the audience all night to provide comfort and solace for some of the tough emotions the audience felt themselves undergo after each performance.

This was Misra’s sixth year hosting and co-producing Yoni Ki Baat because she loves what the experience and the people bring each time. The group is different every year, but the passion and energy remained abundant.

“I didn’t realize how great [YKB] would be until I was in it, but here I am feeling the most love that I have ever felt,” Varshaya Visvanathan said, a second time performer and fifth year student in the Master of Accountancy program. “This is a group of really down to Earth, relaxed supportive humans. They are all amazing and have this ability to take me from my worst mood to my best in just a couple of words,” Visvanathan said.

Visvanathan’s piece titled, “The Antagonists of My Worst Nightmare”

focused on sexual assault and how it is viewed in Indian communities. Her story delves into the relationship between a parent and child understanding what love is, and the ways they chose to depict their love.

Honesty shone through Visvanathan’s performance and this seemed to be a common theme among the other performers as well. Everyone was willing to reveal the vulnerabilities in order to communicate their heart wrenching stories.

“People share sensitive things and it ends up being a space for us to express what’s going through our minds that we don’t actually get to talk about,” Visvanathan said.

The night was full of intense performances which included a group piece for the first time. “If you’re nasty” ended the first half of the night strong with a letter to white feminists. The performers walked off stage leaving the audience with an understanding that intersectional feminism is the only feminism they have an interest in being involved with.

Yoni Ki Baat was originally created for South Asian women in the Bay Area, but has expanded its scope over the years.

“Something beautiful we’ve done with Madison’s collective is that we recognize we’re stronger together than we are apart,” Visvanathan said. “This is an extremely

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The atmosphere of Yoni Ki Baat allows everyone to learn something new about themselves. It is not only an experience of growth for the performers, but for the audience too. If you missed the event this year, you will certainly want to attend in 2019.

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Dane County Farmers Market in final form with spring weather With so many tents, tables selling delicious food, our expert tells you what to watch for when walking around on warm, summer Saturdays

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The Dane County Farmers Market in Madison is back, and we actually got a day of sunshine to enjoy it.

This is my comprehensive guide to snacking and buying on my usual Saturday afternoon: First stop, Stella’s for Hot & Spicy cheese bread. Stopping here first is crucial because not only can they sell out of this stuff, if you’re a farmers market usual like I am, you know you can pull it apart while you’re walking around.

Cheesy bread is exactly what it sounds like — bread filled with stringy cheese. I’d compare the bread to challah. It’s light and fluffy but there’s still a lot to it. It’s topped with chili pepper flakes that aren’t too hot, but give it a nice flavor.

Grab you bag of steamy cheesy bread and head up Fairchild.

Bleu Mont Dairy should be your next stop.

They’ve got all their cheese to sample. My two favorites are the roasted garlic cheddar and their chipotle cheddar. Using chipotle cheddar is a super easy way to spice up your quesadillas at home.

There are going to be places for you to test cheese curds along the way almost endlessly, in a ton of different flavors. Pizza, garlic, bacon, chive, pepper — you get the gist. Once you hit the intersection, you’re gonna to see Gentle Breeze Honey. For less than a single dollar you can grab a honey stick. Pro tip: squeeze some on a hunk of your Hot ‘n Spicy bread.

You cannot skip out on hitting up Savory Accents. They have this seven chili blend that will change your life. They mix it in their hummus and their hot pepper dip (both available to sample with pretzels). You should buy your favorite and continue on your way while casually dipping your trusty sidekick Stella’s Hot ‘n Spicy cheese bread. Are you noticing a trend?

Now I’m going to blow your mind. Head to Murph’s and grab some samples of their beef sticks. Stick. Those. Samples. In. Your. Cheese.

Bread. It’s like my greatest Jimmy Neutron brain blast to date. Slap some of that seven chili blend dip on there and you have a full on sandwich.

Now take a break and take in all of the plants and flowers and gourds that fill the spaces between snacks at the farmers market. Maybe snap a few pictures in front of the capital on the

corner of Fairchild and Doty.

If you haven’t ventured inside of the capital you’re missing out. There’s a huge mural on the rotunda inside and the view from the balcony outside gives you panoramic views of Madison.

But if you’re just in the mood to power through the market, the next spot of utmost importance to visit is Brunkow Cheese. Specifically Brunuusto — cheese on a griddle that doesn’t melt. What? If you Photo · No better place to purchase cheese than downtown Madison. skipped on the spicy cheese bread (Why?) and skipped the Talen Elizabeth seven chili dips (How? Did you The Badger Herald try it?), yet somehow walked past all that cheese and didn’t spend all your cash — it’s fine. Now you usually find a way to spend at least $20 every can spend it all at Brunkow. They have flavors Saturday, but now you know what the highlights including garlic, bacon and pizza, but the best is are! jalapeño.

From 6:15 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. every Saturday, And with that, you’ve concluded my snacking you can visit the Square and support Wisconsin’s tour of the Dane County Farmers Market. I local businesses, all while you fill your tummy.

Annual ‘Threads’ fashion show provides insight to sustainable fashion

Students from School of Human Ecology collaborate on many disciplines through display at Madison Masonic Center, hosted presentations of 63 models

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The annual “Threads” fashion show, hosted by the School of Human Ecology, displayed a culmination of three semesters’ of hard work this past weekend. The event took place at the Madison Masonic Center Sunday, April 30 with two performances at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

“Threads” serves as a platform for students involved in the textiles and fashion design program and allows them to gain real-world fashion experience while still in college. This year ’s theme was “Tangled: Our Journey Through A Chaotic World,” an idea that arose from the overabundance of natural disasters that began occurring last year.

Since the show is 100 percent student-run, a lot of energy went into putting the show together. “Tangled” was a collaborative effort of students from numerous disciplines including designers, theater specialists, videographers, marketing experts, models and performers.

I was able to learn more about the collaboration and beneficial experience of “Threads” from Maheen Quraishi, a senior studying retail and consumer behavior in SoHE. This is Quraishi’s third year with “Threads” and she worked as the model liaison and assistant creative director.

A whopping 63 models were a part of the production this year.

“We really emphasize that anyone can come and audition. We have zero limitations,” Quraishi said.

The show featured an upbeat selection of runway music for a strong, diverse cast of models.

Qurashi developed many of her organization and communication skills from her time in SoHe and working in these positions. She recognizes the skills she learned over the years of involvement in the show have led her to where she is today.

“Working with designers is one of my favorite things I have gotten to do,” Qurashi said. “Being able to communicate with someone who may have a different mindset and ideas from you has been a great learning experience.”

Along with the collaborative efforts of students from the arts and business schools, the incorporation of other students was necessary as well. Designer Adina Barrientos sought out the help of engineering graduate student Vladimir Bouriakov to combine her textiles with technology and explore the possibilities of 3D and 4D printing.

Countless of the exhibits and individual pieces displayed were unique to each designers’ background and interests. One designer, Emily Popp, fabricated a dress from more than one hundred pounds of

discarded clothing. Five models were required to display this piece on the runway.

Her intentions stemmed from moving the audience to question their reasons for owning the clothes they do when most

“Being able to communicate with someone who may have a different mindset and ideas from you has been a great learning experience.”

- Maheen Quraishi humans retain so much clothing in excess.

Many of the designers’ senior theses were displayed on the runway as well. Sarah Friedland’s collection titled “Sugar-Free” represented the tension young girls often experience between childhood innocence and the harsh realities of life.

Her innovation led to an effortless ability to draw in the audience while providing an element of surprise. Friedland also worked as one of the designer liaisons for this year ’s

production.

In order to keep the audience entertained throughout the show, intermittent performances from some of the First Wave Scholars were positioned between runway sets. Obasi Davis, a First Wave collaborator and designer opened the show with a lyrical original. His design collection was also presented.

Another interdisciplinary student, Amanda Graziano, choreographed a dance for the show accompanied by vocals from Hiwot Adilow. Graziano designed her own costume for the performance as part of a larger senior dance thesis.

The event was followed by a reception in which audience members were invited to see some of the senior thesis displays that were not included on the runway. More interactive aspects of the design process were also displayed.

The students and faculty involved in “Threads” are concerned with the social and environmental impact of their work in addition to the creative aspect.

The production focuses on sustainable and ethical products that will create a conscientious transformation in the fashion industry.

“Everything that comes down the runway is more than just fashion — it’s a statement,” Quraishi said. “I think that’s really important for people to be aware of.”

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Headling concerts, MFA art exhibits highlighted as ArtsEtc. favorites Our editors reveal which concerts, new restaurants, hot records from January to today are best from published collection in first half of 2018

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Best Concert in Madison MisterWives On April 28 at The Majestic, MisterWives sold out the entire venue and none of the concertgoers were disappointed. The energy each and every band member elicited on stage was electric as it flowed throughout the entire venue. Yes, Mandy’s vocals sound exactly the same as they do on her studio records.

Yes, even the drummer busted a few dance moves. I’ve never witnessed so much hype on stage from a band that only sticks to good ‘ol instruments versus the electronic computergenerated beats of today’s other pop artists.

Whether you’ve been a hardcore fan from the beginning, or have only dabbled in a few of their tracks from here and there, I will guarantee that you will have the time of your life at any of their performances.

Tyler, The Creator & Vince Staples Remember when Vince Staples opened for Tyler, The Creator and white people were mad he didn’t have enough energy? I will never insult a man that walks on stage in a bulletproof vest. After the concert, Vince made a video with a GoFundMe page, requesting $2 million in exchange to never make music again after fans complained he wasn’t engaging with them enough. Oh the irony. Regardless, America’s favorite Flower Boy satisfied nitpicking fans with an impressive set list, including a remix of Jay Z’s “4:44.” Watching Tyler walk over set props while rapping over the legendary instrumental will forever be one of the most exhilarating moments I’ve experienced watching live music.

Best Album of the Semester Vacation in Hell by The Flatbush Zombies You could insert J. Cole or Janelle Monáe — some would even consider Cardi B for this award, and no one would bat an eye, but I’ll mix it up with a hot take to end the semester.

The rap genre is arguably the most competitive category to get a record to break through to a national audience. Call in the lords of Flatbush to drop another album to apply pressure on these mumble rappers. // The Flatbush Zombies release of Vacation in Hell to follow up their 2016 sleeper, 3001: A Laced Odyssey, reminds us why the east coast also has a clever rap trio. After an eyebrow raising freestyle for Funkmaster Flex on New York City’s Hot 97 that went viral on YouTube and Facebook, hype for the new record began to climb. No Rick Flair cameos take place on this album, but powerful features and fun instrumentals are laden on this 19-track collection. Joey Bada$$

may have the best verse of the whole album on “Vacation.”

“I ain’t in a rush, that’s just my adrenaline flowin’, I drop the top just so they can see the melanin glowin’.” Put that with a Giannis Antetokounmpo reference? Bars.

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves Sometimes, we all need to relax from the constant, pumping party music we hear constantly and need some low key jams. Kacey Musgraves delivers this on Golden Hour, her fourth major release. Her bittersweet break-up anthem “Space Cowboy” cleverly turns the title into lost banter after the loss of her former love. Other tracks like “Golden Hour” take a more optimistic approach, making for a very chill, though not cliche, soundtrack to chill down with after listening to pump up music for too long.

Best New Madison Restaurant Poke Plus While the spot is a very recent addition to the State Photo · Ladera, California native Tyler, The Creator trounced around stage for one of Madison’s best performances from 2018.

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STIGMA surrounding stiS hinders necessary conversations about sexual health Diagnosed with infection or not, UW students attempt to find words to Facilitate Safer SEX in hookups, flings, relationships

by Peyton David Copy Chief

Heather* had recently broken up with her partner when she began experiencing painful symptoms in her vaginal region, to the point where she couldn’t walk.

She visited a clinic nearby and received a diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus 1, commonly known as cold sores of the mouth. It was her first year at the University of Wisconsin.

“It was the worst news of my life. I thought my life was over,” Heather said. “I thought no one would ever want to be near me again.”

Now a senior, Heather has had to share that diagnosis with other partners and navigate ways to have the often uncomfortable conversation about sexual health with them.

Broaching this topic proves difficult, even for individuals who do not have a sexually transmitted infection. When they are had, the conversations are often uninformed and can further debilitating myths and stereotypes. “[Partners] have mostly been like, ‘I get it, it’s hard, do you have an outbreak right now?’ And I’m like, ‘no, otherwise I wouldn’t be doing this’ and they’re like, ‘alright then we’re good,’” Heather said. “Then I try to extra explain to them that you can still get it even if I’m not having an outbreak.”

STIs are very common — about 20 million new cases occur every year, according to the Center for Disease Control, with about half of those affecting 15-24 year olds.

Still, living with an STI can be a silent and lonesome diagnosis. Testing positive rarely means the end of the world, but it nearly always means living with the weight of a stigma.

“It was the worst night of my life. I thought no one would want to be near me again.”

Heather., A UW Student Who was Diagnosed positive for an sti A common secret

Caroline* felt an instant sinking feeling when she was told she tested positive for chlamydia.

“This isn’t something anybody wants,” Caroline said. “I was scared.”

Initially caught off guard, she took a moment to remind herself STIs are frequent and that once she got the prescription, she’d be OK. STIs are common on campus, Sex Out Loud program facilitator Madison Neinfeldt said. Chlamydia, molluscum 18 • badgerherald.com • May 1, 2018

contagiosum (bumps on the skin), HPV and herpes remain the four most common diagnoses.

“Society has this perception that once someone has an STI, it’s a death sentence and their life is over,” Neinfeldt said.

For Heather, negative connotations and alienation muddle conversations surrounding STIs. An STI, Heather said, is seen as such a “funny” thing to joke about. She witnesses these jokes everywhere from movies to regular conversations. Though rarely intentionally malicious, Heather feels like an outsider whenever she hears them.

“People joke about herpes all the time. It’s in movies. It’s in daily conversations,” Heather said. “It’s such a funny thing to joke about for some reason and then when it actually happens to you, my first thought was ‘wow, I’m a joke now.’ I felt like a leper, I felt untouchable.”

Unlike many other infections, the initial reaction to receiving an STI diagnosis is shame and isolation.

A lonely diagnosis

When she was diagnosed, Heather found solace in online forums with individuals who were going through a similar experience.

The partner who she suspected passed HSV1 to her was also going through the same thing, and she continued to see him.

Because society sees STIs as shameful, people don’t readily talk about them, which can lead to isolation for those who tested positive, University Health Services nurse practitioner Elizabeth Falk-Hanson said.

This alienated Heather and created awkward moments with her partners.

“I don’t really know anyone who has this diagnosis,” Heather said. “I’ve had a lot of shit happen to me and I know people who have had that shit happen to them but this is the first time where I can’t really bond with anyone over this … either they don’t have it or they’re not talking about it.”

When Caroline learned she tested positive for chlamydia, she told her female friends but refrained from telling her male friends for fear they would find her “gross.”

STIs are associated with words like “dirty,” “gross” and “diseased.” However, with few exceptions, most STIs are curable like any other infection.

Sexual health is just like any other type of health, Colton Schellinger, UW senior, said.

Caroline said she wishes more people would take an honest approach. It doesn’t make sense that people aren’t transparent about their sexual health, she said.

“If you want to have a conversation with someone [about STIs], you shouldn’t have to feel afraid about it,” Caroline said.

Widespread lack of sexual education

When it comes to STIs, most people gather their knowledge and form perceptions long before they even enter intimate relationships.

Madhuvanthi Sridhar, a UW senior, grew up in India. Some of her first experiences talking about sexual health were in college.

UW senior and former facilitator for Sex Out Loud Char’lee King said she went to a Catholic high school. She didn’t have much sexual health education until she took it upon herself to learn.

UW sophomore Elizabeth Meek said in an email to The Badger Herald her sexual education was “spotty at best.”

Meek’s school’s approach was to promote abstinence as the way to avoid STIs because condoms can fail.

“There was no talk of receptive condoms, dental dams, knowing your status or how to ask for certain tests to be done at the doctor’s office,” Meek said. “Just look up the ‘Mean Girls’ chlamydia scene and you’ll have a pretty good idea of my high school.”

But sometimes, instead of seeking to educate, sex educators use fear-based tactics to dissuade students from partaking in sexual activities. For example, Heather ’s health class showed scary pictures of what could happen to individuals if they contract an STI. Sexual education should be reinforced in college, Heather said.

But because of where the university’s money goes to and where it comes from, they can’t always sponsor sexual health education, Neinfeldt said. That’s where programs like Sex Out Loud comes in.

‘Just Like An Ear Infection’

One common misconception is that preventative measures always protect against STIs, King said.

Like any other aspect of physical health, STI check-ups are important in maintaining sexual health, Falk-Hanson said. Not everything infection has symptoms, so individuals should rely more on screenings.

STIs can occur in newly committed relationships, FalkHanson said in an email to The Badger Herald. So casual hookups aren’t the only times people should consider getting tested. Many people find themselves with an STI diagnosis despite no symptoms or any reason to suspect risk — particularly for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Chlamydia and gonnorhea can be detected almost immediately after testing, Falk-Hanson said. STIs including HIV and syphilis, however, can take a little longer to detect. So individuals should have that conversation with a health care provider to understand the risk factors and timeline for different infections.

“Getting checked is a good thing to do,” Schellinger said. “If anyone opens up to you about [being positive], be cool about it.”

At the very least, individuals should be checking on sexual health annually, Falk-Hanson said. But for those who have had multiple partners, she encourages checking in more frequently.

Additionally, the language used when talking about STIs contributes to how people think about them, Neinfeldt said.

“Just like an ear infection, they’re very common,” Neinfeldt said. “That’s why [Sex Out Loud] tries to refer to them as STIs instead of STDs, being that there’s no symptoms a lot of the time.”

Chlamydia, HPV and molluscum contagiosum are all treatable with antibiotics, Neinfeldt said. Getting regular testing and catching STIs early on is the best way to allow them to go away on their own.

There are treatment options for incurable infections — such as herpes — that make outbreaks much more manageable, Neinfeldt said. Knowing the facts and statistics about STIs along

with using specific language to talk about them can help debunk myths, Neinfeldt said.

For example, transmitting an STI, through a medically accurate term, can sound scary, Neinfeldt said. “Passing along an STI” is more comforting phrase.

In Sex Out Loud programs, facilitators encourage participants to refrain from using phrases like “I’m clean.” Instead, Neinfeldt said people should say “I’m negative for an STI.” “If we say ‘I’m clean,’ what’s the opposite of that? ‘I’m dirty,’” Neinfeldt said. “People who have STIs aren’t inherently dirty.”

“If we say 'I'm clean,' what's the opposite of that? 'I'm dirty.'

People who have STIs aren't inherently dirty.”

Madison Neinfeldt, SEx Out Loud

Starting the dialogue

The way to clear STI stigmas on interpersonal and institutional levels is through education, King said.

“I sat [my boyfriend] down one day and was like ‘look, I get cold sores, which is technically herpes, and just so you know, I can give it to you sexually … I think you need to know that there’s a risk of that and if that’s not something you want to do, then that’s okay,’” Heather said.

Though reactions have been mainly positive and her partners have been relatively understanding, Heather has had her diagnosis weaponized against her.

With that partner, she didn’t realize she had the potential to spread her STI to him, so they had unprotected sex. He later told her he had contracted it.

“I would never wish that upon anyone. I would never want to give that to anyone, I just felt terrible. But because he really liked me and because I wasn’t as responsive, he used it against me. Saying like ‘you ignored me and didn’t talk to me and now I have this,’” Heather said. “That was really hard to hear because of course that wasn’t my intention but people can use that and use that against you as if you did that intentionally.”

Conversations like the one Heather had with her boyfriend need to happen outside the bedroom instead of waiting until the heat of the moment, Neinfeldt said. That way, there’s no awkward disruption. Being out of a sexual atmosphere and talking about STIs, especially with a new partner, relieves some of the pressure.

Caroline found out she was positive via a text from a past partner, saying he was positive for chlamydia. At that time,

she was seeing someone else. When she found out, she told her partner she had hooked up with someone over the summer and that he should get tested.

“I had to uncomfortably tell [my partner] … I had hooked up with someone a couple months ago, ‘I got this, you should get tested.’ He also had it,” Caroline said. “He wasn’t mad, he was really understanding about the whole thing. I think he was obviously curious because I told him prior to this that I usually use condoms … I had to explain to him that it was one of my exboyfriends, but overall he was very understanding about the whole thing.”

People often feel uncomfortable talking about STIs, especially with someone they don’t know that well, Neinfeldt said.

Meek has an “elevator speech” that encompasses her name, pronouns, sexual preferences and status.

“Everyone’s elevator speech can be different but you can toss it out, like: ‘I’m Elizabeth, my pronouns are she, her, hers … I’m not looking for anything serious right now, just looking for a hookup, I do not have any STIs, I was recently tested a month ago … and I’m adamant about using safer sex supplies,’” Meek said.

“I don’t necessarily go about it like ‘here’s my elevator speech!’ … it’s more of a spread out thing.”

It’s not a fun thing to talk about, Heather said.

That’s why people don’t talk about it and that’s how misinformation gets spread.

Schellinger said he had a partner disclose to him that he had an STI. Though they never had sex, his partner outright told him.

“Communication is the foundation of everything,” King said. “No matter if it’s a long-time relationship or a friend with benefits situation, we can be like ‘hey, I have this thing, and we don’t have to say why this is a thing but I just want to let you know before we continue further … let’s figure out how we want to move forward.’”

Because Schellinger had been previously exposed to friends who had disclosed to him they had STIs, he didn’t have a strong reaction.

Others, like King, ask their partners when they were last tested. If it’s out of the three to six month recommended range, she asks them if they’d be willing to get that updated. But King said she understands talking about being positive for an STI can be embarrassing and uncomfortable.

To alleviate discomfort, Falk-Hanson recommended using “I statements” instead of “you statements.” “‘I’d feel more comfortable if we were using condoms or if we could talk about when you were last tested,’” Falk-Hanson said. “Otherwise it can be implying […] ‘I don’t trust you’ or think that you have something, so I think reframing it as a ‘me statement’ and trying to say that ‘I’ll enjoy this more if I can feel more comfortable knowing that we’re reducing our risks.’”

That conversation should happen before sexual activities ensue, Neinfeldt said. This has to do with the definition of consent, which is fully knowing what one can expect throughout

their sexual encounter.

“To really destigmatize STIs is to really educate people about them,” King said. “We can say ‘oh, they’re not really a big deal’ but unless people believe it, it’s not going to work.”

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Marquette right to suspend conservative professor for controversial blog

Asserting your freedom of speech has never been, will never give anyone right to target, attack marginalized groups

by Aly Niehans Columnist

The “liberally-biased” higher education strikes again, this time apparently silencing the conservative voice of former Marquette University professor John McAdams, who is currently suspended without pay. He is suing the university on the basis that he lost his job after expressing disapproval of a teaching assistant’s attempt to stifle discussion about opposition to gay marriage — an intrusion on his freedom of speech. The case has long been percolating in conservative circles as yet another example of a liberal educational institution unjustly silencing the viewpoints of both a student and professor proudly belonging to the conservative minority on their campus.

Before jumping to conclusions, let’s set the scene a bit more. In 2014, Cheryl Abbate — then a graduate student at Marquette — was a teaching assistant for a philosophy class. During a discussion, Abbate was making a list of potential topics related to a philosophical theory, one of which was gay marriage. That topic was ultimately removed from the list of options.

After class, a student approached her and voiced his opposition to deeming gay marriage an undebatable topic, as he was anti-gay marriage and wanted to discuss the merits of his opinion with his classmates. The student, unbeknownst to Abbate, recorded their conversation, later giving the tape to McAdams, who used it as evidence of liberal bias at Marquette.

McAdams, armed with the testimony of a disgruntled conservative student and the illicit tape, takes to the internet and his contentious blog titled “Marquette Warrior,” which contains thousands of posts, many of which have caused previous controversy among university staff.

Ranting and raving about the injustice of this incident, McAdams’ blog post hits the main points of the beloved conservative rhetoric that not only are they a minority on campuses, but that they are persecuted for their beliefs, that they should be allowed to spew homophobic, racist, sexist comments in any and all classrooms.

More importantly, McAdams included a link in said post to one of Abbate’s own blogs, a place where her personal information (last name, email address, position at Marquette) was listed.

Herein lies the crux of the problem, from Marquette’s point of view. Not only did this publication of Abbate’s personal information result in a flood of threatening emails and endanger her safety on campus, eventually causing her to leave the university and pursue her doctorate elsewhere, but it directly violated 20• badgerherald.com • May 1, 2018

the conduct standards outlined in McAdams’ contract that prohibit professors from placing negative attention on students.

Moreover, while the university had previously granted McAdams the freedom to publish whatever he wanted on his blog, as is his explicit right not only according to his contract with the university but also under the First Amendment, he had already been warned in 2011 about including students’ names or personal information in his posts.

So we have McAdams arguing that his First Amendment rights were grossly violated by Marquette, a liberal institution that is a “free fire zone where straight white males [and conservatives] are concerned,” and the university arguing that, had McAdams heeded their previous warning about the dissemination of students’ personal information in Abbate’s case, he could have not only continued teaching but continue publishing his blog.

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Moreover, to use this position of comfort and about sexual orientation and the immorality of One of the few groups who have not been respect that conservatives enjoy to argue for the gay marriage, how many students would feel targets of hate crimes or speech are white, right to — through their rhetoric — marginalize targeted, disrespected or unsafe? conservative men, who comprise the majority groups on campus that, according to the same of the Republican party’s base and reap the survey, already feel less welcome on campus, is Aly Niehans (aniehans@badgerherald.com) newfound benefits of a government and a an egregious abuse of their privilege. is a sophomore majoring in political science and political climate that not only allows but The First Amendment does protect McAdams intending to major in journalism.

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High price of justice means low income affects chance of fair trial

Laws which aim to level playing field in criminal prosecution fall short when it comes to protecting low-income defendents

by Cait Gibbons Associate Opinion Editor

If you’re arrested, the Miranda rights stipulate that you have the right to have an attorney present during questioning, and if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you by the state. What the Miranda rights do not say is that if you cannot afford to hire a private attorney, the appointed lawyer will be glaringly underpaid and overworked, and as a result, will not be able to devote as much attention to your case, rendering your defense fatally weak.

Once charged with a crime, the sixth amendment grants you the right to a speedy trial. What the sixth amendment doesn’t say is a speedy trial might not be possible if you are sitting around waiting for a public defender to accept an extremely low wage to defend your case.

While you wait for an attorney, you may appear in court for the judge to set a bail bond.

The eighth amendment protects you from imposition of excessive bail. What the eighth amendment doesn’t say is that the definition of “excessive bail” won’t be adjusted based on your income, so if you cannot afford to post bail, you may simply have to be detained pretrial.

Once your case reaches trial, the sixth amendment allows you to appear before a jury of your peers. But there’s no fine print in the Constitution letting you know that a jury of your peers is much harder to assemble if you are poor, as poorer people are less likely to be able to report for jury duty, so you may have to face not a jury of your peers, but a jury of people from remarkably different economic backgrounds.

Many minor offenses don’t necessarily warrant jail time — just a fine. But thanks to Jeff Sessions’ Dec. 2017 repeal of an Obama-era prohibition of debtor’s prison, or incarceration of those too poor to afford fines, those unable to pay the fines end up serving jail time for even minor traffic violations.

Not to mention the fact that people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to be stopped by police and arrested in the first place.

It would be remiss to ignore the intersection of income inequality and racial inequality, particularly as it pertains to this issue. While black people make around 13 percent of the U.S. population, they make up about 40 percent of the prison population. This divide is even starker in Wisconsin, where their incarceration rate for black men, at 13 percent, is nearly double the national rate.

Racial inequality is further compounded by

income inequality — low-income black men have a 52 percent chance of being incarcerated at some point in their lives. The intersection between race and income is deep and complex, and systemic racism further complicates all of the issues in the criminal justice system related to income.

A report from the Prison Policy Institute found that prior to their imprisonment, incarcerated people had a median annual income about 41 percent lower than those of non-incarcerated persons of similar ages. And it’s no wonder — with the odds stacked against them every step of the way, those of socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are basically screwed from the minute they are stopped by the police.

And even post-incarceration, people have a hard time getting back on their feet, leading to more poverty, increasing chance of recidivism and starting the cycle all over again.

The arguments always return to an issue of money — there’s not enough money to pay public defenders higher wages. There isn’t room in the budget to pay jurors enough to make up

for missing work. There isn’t enough money to hire more probation officers to help people postincarceration.

But here’s the thing — there actually would be enough money if we spent it in the right ways.

Let’s take a look at just one issue of spending in our beloved Dane County. In 2016, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that 128 inmates at that time at the Dane County Jail were being held because they could not afford to post bail, and those inmates were incarcerated for an average of 48 days pretrial. According to The Times News, the average cost to detain an inmate in Wisconsin is $37,994 annually, which comes out to about $104 per day, per inmate.

Ipso facto, debtors’ prison costs Dane County around $4,862,545 per year.

We already know that the cost of incarceration is very high — that’s not new information.

What’s new here, is that there is virtually no benefit to spending that money. There is a significant value to public safety, so spending money on incarcerating dangerous felons is not for nothing. But in the above cases, these people were deemed to not pose an excessive danger to

society, hence the option for bail, therefore the only purpose for detaining them is to protect against flight risk. But for someone with an annual income of $15,000, certainly, a deposit of far less than a sixth of their entire yearly income would be enough to keep them in town.

This is just one example of exorbitant spending on unnecessary costs, and there are many, many more.

With all the money clearly available, it really isn’t an issue of money for the state. It’s an issue of discriminating against those without money.

It’s an issue of racial injustice. It’s policing of poverty. It’s punishing people for a lifestyle that they did not choose.

The eleventh amendment says,“Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to the law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense.” What the eleventh amendment doesn’t say is that assumed innocence comes at a hefty price.

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

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Gov. Scott Walker should not use platform as governor to attack rivals

By publicly shaming Democratic party for their frustration with Republicans, Walker has invalidated anger as form of expression

by Lucas Johnson Opinion Editor

Anger is a funny thing. It consistently toes the line between fueling passionate movements and inciting unproductive and obnoxious debate. Anger was the fuel behind the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Marches and the March for Our Lives, fuel motivated by an intense desire for equality and fair treatment. Anger is also unfortunately behind the oppositions to all such movements.

Anger has the power to build an influential socio-political movement from scratch and fuel an intense and equally vigorous opposition to that movement’s messages simultaneously.

Anger is what attracted more than one million demonstrators into the streets to shed light on the mistreatment of women spurred on by our current administration. Anger is also what fuels television anchors on Fox News to ignorantly condemn the movement entirely and question its validity in the first place.

For all its faults, however, anger is an unparalleled source of action. Feeling that burning sensation inside rarely manifests in

a passive attitude. It’s nearly impossible to completely ignore a feeling of unbridled anger.

Even in commonplace interactions, if those closest to you feel angry, they’re going to let you know in some capacity. As such, anger is a perfectly valid form of expression and one that, at a base level, fosters action — something intrinsic to political activism.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, however, has not addressed anger from his opponents as input into how his administration can improve. Instead, Walker labels angry individuals as harmful to our democracy, thinking for some reason this is a productive use of his voice as state leader. In a recent segment of “Fox and Friends,” Walker had this to say about Democratic anger: “Their rhetoric is increasingly not just liberal, but filled with hatred and anger towards me, towards the president, towards Republicans in general.”

Walker shockingly wasn’t finished there, citing cases in which his integrity as governor was called to question. In a January issue of the Hudson-Star Observer, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers referred to Walker as an “idiot” after Walker rejected federal Medicaid matching funds.

To top it all off, Walker mentioned a radio interview in which fellow gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn had a scathing review of Walker’s fitness for the governorship, saying he’s “too stupid to be governor.”

Walker’s outright criticism of Democratic anger is effectively framed as a defense of conservatism. I’m sure he’s not a fan of being called an “idiot,” but if his immediate strategy in addressing this criticism is to publicly tear apart an entire party, he’s doing himself and the public no favors.

In any political role, criticism is inherent to the job — and Walker should know this. Sitting in front of a camera on a heavily-followed conservative news program to essentially say “my feelings are hurt” is not the role of a political leader. I’d go so far as to say this hyper-defensive response is Trumpian. While the words used by Democratic criticizers aren’t particularly productive, Walker’s response is less so.

Here’s why.

Walker’s comment on “Fox and Friends” criticizes not just an angry Democratic response, but decries anger as a form of expression at all. Walker has every right to

disagree with liberal perspectives, that’s a primary role of conservative politicians — it’s why we have parties in the first place.

But Walker has no right to delegitimize the expression of anger in any capacity.

By publicly fostering a political environment where anger is not to be tolerated is to encourage an environment where stagnation and submissiveness reign high. A silencing of the loud, the proud and the passionate does nothing but reinforce a system where criticism is met with rampant defense rather than concerted administrative improvement.

Defense is as natural to humans as anger.

But like anger, both can be controlled. Should Evers and Flynn have insulted Walker so childishly? Most likely not. But should Walker have abused his platform to deepen divides between parties? Absolutely not.

Perhaps if Walker took such criticism as fuel for improvement, he wouldn’t feel the need to call to question an entire party’s voice in the first place.

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

Ashort love letter to The Badger Herald,also can someone please take out the trash

by Yusra Murad Managing Editor

First of all, you have no money. Second, you smell funny, the wifi is down and you never, ever let me sleep.

But it has been so beautiful to lie awake with you.

The University of Wisconsin has tested my strength time and again. It has been many days I watched students and administration silence and demean the people closest to me, and many nights I held my knees to my chest, wondering how the hell this place would ever feel like any semblance of home. Sometimes, I fear this university turned me cold.

Very few spaces have brought me warmth.

Fewer have healed me.

I’m not in the business of rose-tinted glasses when I can help it, or romanticizing the moments which have truly, genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, sucked. The bathroom bears witness to weepy students balancing full course loads, realmoney jobs and some semblance of sleep atop the dozens of hours of work this place demands.

At times, I’ve been there. Other times, I’ve sent someone there, biting my lip to suppress an instinctive apology, forcing myself to remember

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that brilliant people sometimes need to hurt each other to produce the best possible final product.

Love is weird. All I know iI’m writing this from the floor of the hallway at 2:40 a.m.

I can hear my editor-in-chief and fellow managing editor exporting ArtsEtc pages for the last time. Teymour is behind on his final papers and worked a real-money job until he could come in tonight. When we leave, Alice will put down another coffee and crank out her final presentation, due tomorrow. Henry, our features editor, is singing in the bathroom. It seems it’s a song he conjured up three minutes ago — he’s rhyming Jeremy with Jeremy — and I wonder if he still doesn’t know how thin the walls are.

The copy chiefs, Peyton and Vidushi, are doing … something related to Peyton’s feature, I’m really not sure what. I doubt it was assigned to them. They could both go home if they wanted.

That’s the thing, isn’t it? We could all go home if we wanted. But somehow, while cussing out InDesign, shouting at white boys about white boys, frantically Slacking #news and panicordering Jimmy Johns, it just … I don’t know.

Became home.

I don’t study journalism. I do love to write and tell stories. I believe in this organization, telling the truth and holding people accountable. When I started here, there were approximately five people

of color working in news media at this university, and that’s never been OK with me, and I will always call on The Herald — among all others — to do better. So I guess if you want to know what brought me here, that’s the long and short of it.

But that’s not what kept me here. Not because it became less important but frankly because this is too damn hard and none of us are that noble. So if you catch one of my coworkers claiming they stick around because of loyalty to journalism, it’s fake news.

Alice’s first laugh after three hours of dead silence early on a Tuesday morning when she notices sports is spelled sprotz in Dropbox kept me here. All her laughs kept me here.

Watching Emily and Teymour’s eyes light up on the first note of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and singing, spinning and holding each other all at once as though their lives depended on it kept me here. Billy pulling up with McDonalds in his Jeep kept me here. No one loves their friends like Billy does.

The Badger Herald is a secret. No resume will allow us to share how damn hard we worked here, giving it everything we had and straining for all we didn’t. Sometimes, I think it wasn’t for the paper so much as for one other.

It feels amazing to make you proud.

Alice, you are a woman none of us deserve.

Unparalleled leadership and wisdom beyond one’s years is not enough to do this, though you have both. At the end, it takes an immense love for others, beyond love for oneself. I love you enough for the both of us. Teymour you are a man, so you’ve got that working against you.

But if I could have a quarter of the integrity and loyalty you have, I’d be better for it.

I know my power because of you. It never felt like it at the time, but every night that weighed on my bones, every board meeting that went an hour overtime, made me stronger.

I’ll take out a key card someday, in a city far away, and pause for a fraction of a second, overtaken by a memory of holding my backpack in my teeth, swiping the key card to 152 W. Johnson with one hand and gripping a stack of newspapers that not one of these damn kids could have grabbed on their way up with the other.

I’ll think of you in the moments I forget my strength. I’ll think of you when new coworkers annoy me and it’s nothing compared to how much you pissed me off.

I’ll think of you when they show me love and I remember it’s nothing compared to how much you loved me.

Until we meet again.

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Year in Review: Major steps forward or troublesome steps back?

College Republicans: Looking back on groundbreaking school year

College Democrats: We will not stop fighting in the name of justice

Republicans have won bigly this year, so naturally, it’s one to remember. We have enjoyed a powerhouse Congress to match the strength of our bold president.

Our greatest success was arguably passing tax-reform. After the sky-rocketing taxes under the Obama administration, it was about time hard-working Americans got the tax break they deserve. Putting money back into the pockets of hardworking families is something everyone can, and should, be happy about — including Democrats.

Additionally, our Republican leaders like U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and President Donald Trump have acted with boldness — displaying confidence and strength on a national stage. Republicans have held our ground when it comes to relations with Russia and Syria, and let’s not forget about President Trump’s major success as North Korea has announced it will stop all nuclear tests, a historic win for our country and the world.

This year, we also said goodbye to one of our greatest role models and one of the most iconic Republican leaders in Washington, a man of integrity and passion for Americans — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. We’ve enjoyed watching his legacy, we will miss his advocacy and work but we are more than happy to welcome him back home to Wisconsin.

As an organization, we’ve continued to grow, hosting meetings with prominent leaders like Gov. Scott Walker, Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, Kevin Nicholson, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, leading economic and fiscal policy expert Romina Boccia and the fearless leaders of the Republican party of Wisconsin.

We proudly stepped up our social media game and introduced the College Republican Newsflash. We’ve had fun hosting tailgates, socials and a number of debates and forums.

And now more than ever, we’ve come together to host discussions with our political rivals on contentious issues.

Why? Because they’re really not our enemies at all. Conservatives and liberals, Democrats and Republicans, we’re all Americans, we’re all neighbors and what we should all be is friends.

We’re proud of both organizations for fostering discussion because that is the key to bringing our country back together, to mending broken

This year, students at our university and around our country have been presented with the vital question: Will you tolerate injustice? Will you stand still as our nation is dragged backward by dark-money, corporate interests? Will you stay silent as our free press is attacked by those who find truth inconvenient? Will you do nothing as young immigrants are torn from their only home, as our environment is exposed and sold to polluters, as our future is imperiled so America’s wealthiest can be given yet another handout, as our democracy, our institutions and our role in the world are denigrated and dissolved?

This year, the College Democrats of the University of Wisconsin faced this question and answered with a powerful, unequivocal “no.”

No, we will not blindly accept the destructive politics of the Republican party. We will fight for progress. We will fight for compassion. We will fight for truth.

For our chapter, this fight started early in the fall semester. After a disappointing 2016, Democrats on campus answered with a positive message and a determination to energize voters and activists for upcoming elections. In September, hundreds of students turned out to kick off the year with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison. These students would go on to assist campaigns across the country by canvassing for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin and by phone-banking for elections on the east coast.

By November, our chapter had helped secure historic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, winning both governorships and flipping 18 legislative districts. Across the rest of the semester, Democrats defended free speech on campus, advocated for voter registration, hosted party chair Tom Perez and connected students with political internships.

This spring, we continued our efforts by phone banking for Patty Schachtner in Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District, leading to a victory in a district that voted heavily for President Donald Trump.

We hosted informational sessions on gun reform, supported student activism on the issue and debated commonsense proposals. We helped get out the vote to elect Rebecca Dallet to the State Supreme Court and local progressives to positions across Wisconsin.

We brought in progressive speakers like Baldwin, Pocan, Attorney General candidate Josh Kaul, DNC Representative Khary Penebaker

bridges and repairing the extreme partisan divide in this country.

In my past four years as a College Republican, I’ve been so proud to watch this organization grow, and watch the people I’ve come to know and love grow with it. I can honestly say this organization has defined my college career and my future. This organization is the place where I met my best friends, that led to even greater career opportunities and the reason I call this campus home.

As we pass the torch along to our successors, I am confident there is only more to come from this great organization. You are the leaders of tomorrow. Continue to be passionate about politics and fiercely share your beliefs. You may not know it, but people respect you for your convictions, and there are many silent students out there who more than appreciate someone sharing the conservative perspective in class.

In the era of fake news, it’s crucial to ensure Republicans aren’t censored. But also, never be too proud to listen, because listening is the key to understanding others — it’s the key to discussion and compromise.

2018 is going to be a tough election year, and I know my fellow College Republicans will work tirelessly and fearlessly to remind others what it means to be a Republican. We are the party that puts money back into the pockets of hard-working families, we are the party of small government, we are the party that protects life, we are the party that promotes your Second Amendment rights, we are the party that honors the greatest sacrifices our men and women in uniform make every day. I hope you all continue to speak up because it does matter — every person who hears you is impacted.

Goodbyes are hard, but I’m thankful for the memories. My fellow College Republicans: Keep fighting the good fight on campus, and I will keep you in mind as I’m fighting the good fight in the real world. To be expected, it’s been unforgettable.

Emelia Rohl (erohl@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in journalism and mass communications. She is the Communications Director of College Republicans of UW-Madison.

and gubernatorial candidates Mahlon Mitchell, Tony Evers, Kelda Roys and Mike McCabe. We canvassed again for Baldwin, marched in support of sexual assault victims and elected our chapter chair, Brianna Koerth, as the chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin.

We’re proud of everything we’ve accomplished this semester, but we know we can, must and will push forward. This is our opportunity to decide the future of our country and our world, to choose acceptance over discrimination, compassion over greed, truth over deception, progress over polarization and unity over division.

This is our opportunity to reject dark-money, corporate special interests and reelect a Wisconsin hero and a progressive champion in Baldwin.

This is our opportunity to restore our educational system, our environment, our governmental ethics and our workers’ rights by defeating Gov. Scott Walker and Brad Schimel and by electing Democrats to statewide office. This is our opportunity to restore our state’s values and to introduce a government that truly serves all of its citizens.

We’re extremely excited for the months ahead and we’re ready to work toward progress in Wisconsin and beyond. We’ll continue to fight for job growth, for better wages and worker protections. We’ll advocate for independent redistricting, for fair voting practices and campaign finance reform. We’ll give our support for environmental protection, for education, for government ethics and more. We’ll be a voice for students, a defender of truth and a champion for all Americans. We’ll be the force behind the “blue wave” and we’ll elect Democrats across our country.

We hope you’ll join us in our efforts to improve our world. We can’t afford to stay silent — we can’t afford to sit still. Our country is being forced backward, our fellow Americans are being taken advantage of and this moment is asking: Will you tolerate injustice?

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2018 Spring spring HEADLINERS At the close of each semester, The Badger Herald Editorial Board awards those people, proposals and policies which have dominated the news cycle across the University of Wisconsin campus, city of Madison and state of Wisconsin. Below are your Spring 2018 victors.

Clown Car Award: Beginnings of Wisconsin gubernatorial primaries Between the special election in Wisconsin’s 10th Congressional District or the contentious state Supreme Court race, the Wisconsin electoral season can best be described as tumultuous, to say the least. Although Wisconsinites have a break before returning to the polls this November, the beginnings of the 2018 gubernatorial election point to a race that will be anything but boring. Voters have a slew of options to choose from in the primaries — 19 Democrats, 4 Republicans, including incumbent Scott Walker, and 8 from smaller third parties.

Given the significantly overcrowded Democratic field, many fear the division of campaign funds and inter-party discourse may mean an easy victory for Republicans, stifling any chance of Wisconsin’s burgeoning blue wave from taking over the governor’s

office. Although the politics between the Democratic contenders are generally the same, a few candidates preach bipartisanship and centrism, which may be the trick to ensuring a Democratic victory. Centrism is known for drawing in moderates while still remaining attractive to those who vote within party lines.

Republicans are more optimistic, simply because the Democratic discourse allows for the significantly smaller amount of candidates time to fill their war chests. By the time a Democratic candidate is nominated for the general election, the Republican candidate will presumably have amassed more fundraising money and can run a more elaborate, efficient campaign. Only time will tell where the polls may lead, but one cannot doubt that based on previous elections this year, the 2018 gubernatorial

System Finally Gets It Right Award: Alec Cook pleads guilty to five felonies Former University of Wisconsin student Alec Cook dominated Wisconsin headlines following multiple accusations of sexual assault in Oct. 2016. After four individuals courageously stepped forward to out Cook for the sexual predator he is, Cook was held in Dane County Jail’s custody on a $200,000 bail by Oct. 27, 2016. Cook soon faced 21 charges involving 11 women which included charges of sexual assault, strangulation and suffocation.

Those 11 women finally saw some semblance of justice served to Cook in February when Cook entered a plea deal. Cook pleaded guilty to five felony charges which included three counts of thirddegree sexual assault, one count of strangulation and one count of stalking. As a result of the plea, the remaining 16 charges were

dropped, but Cook still faces up to 39 and half years in prison, up to a $95,000 fine and will have to register as a sex offender.

Cook’s sentencing hearing will reportedly occur in the next two to three months, and from there a true evaluation of justice will emerge.

Most important to glean from this case’s initial prognosis is the gravity of the court’s eventual decision. The Wisconsin legal system finds itself in a historic position — in ultimate control of Cook’s fate and with the power to reverse the nauseating trend of sexual criminals receiving lenient sentences to no sentences whatsoever.

Looking ahead, Cook’s eventual sentencing hearing will provide the Wisconsin public with the answer to that ever crucial question. Will sexual predators on college campuses finally face retribution?

Best Meme Page Material Award: ASM elections From March 12-14, voting was open for students to cast their ballots for the Associated Students of Madison spring elections.

ASM has released voter turnout percentages online since 2007, and comparing the numbers over the years reveals one important fact — voter turnout is dropping. Only six percent of the student body voted in this semester’s elections — one of the lowest numbers for voter turnout in recent history. Student Election Committee Chair Kate Wehrman said this number is consistent with years past, but comparing the numbers does not support this claim. Ten years ago in the spring 2010 election, 34.5 percent of the student body voted.

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election process, but casting a ballot that determines who on campus will hold power is an important thing for people to consider.

But the students aren’t the only people at fault. ASM should focus more on outreach if they wish to have their numbers increase to those of the 2010 election and not remain an organization which does not, to the best of its ability, represent the campus fairly. School of Business representative Yogev Ben-Yitschak said he hopes ASM will increase their community outreach efforts next year, which will hopefully ring true. If no one votes in an election, it means they don’t care or respect the association where the election is taking place enough. Halting the decline of voter turnout is the first step in having the student body respect ASM.

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There’s Trouble on the Farm Award: Trump Tariffs As a means of economic protection, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, 25 percent and 10 percent respectively. This measure was meant to combat cheap metals from flooding into the American market, as a recent Commerce Department investigation concluded imported metals degraded American industrial based and therefore is a threat to national security. Although Trump was primarily interested in blocking China, his broad sweeping tariffs hit allies more heavily. For instance, Canada is at a particular disadvantage, even though they supply steel and aluminum to American companies and the U.S. military.

As a response to Trump’s actions, China increased tariffs on 128 American goods from dried fruit to scrap metal. Many Wisconsin agricultural products made the list, which only increases the economic hardship on Wisconsin’s farmers. China slammed a 25 percent tariff on American pork products, from the liver

to a whole frozen pig’s head. Wisconsin pork producers exported nearly a quarter of all pork produced in the U.S., and China was the third largest buyer, meaning that these tariffs are a danger to Wisconsin’s pork industry.

Similarly, a 15 percent tariff on cranberries was also added, which slows the market growth Wisconsin growers have been working toward to counter the surplus-caused decrease in prices. Wisconsin’s hidden treasure, ginseng root, is also in danger, which calls into question it’s role in the Foxconn development. Overall, Trump’s tariffs do less damage to the Chinese metal industry and more to the agriculture that fuels America’s heartland. This comes as a blow to communities that took Trump’s “America First” initiative to heart. Although this award may sound funny, the damage to small farms across the state is no laughing matter.

Ya Don Good Kid Award: Bucky’s Promise On Feb. 8, the University of Wisconsin followed in the footsteps of several other Big Ten schools, announcing a pledge to “cover four years of tuition and segregated fees for any incoming freshman from Wisconsin whose family’s annual household adjusted gross income is $56,000 or less, roughly the median family income in Wisconsin.”

The goal of the program, as put by Chancellor Rebecca Blank, is to “ensure anyone who is admitted can afford to be a Badger.”

Over the past 50 years, time spent in higher education, and even education beyond a bachelor ’s degree, has become effectively required in order to enter an increasingly competitive workforce. But what’s unfortunately occurred in the same time frame is college tuition has increased at a rate with which post-graduation starting salaries have not kept up, making higher education particularly inaccessible.

The issue here is if you don’t have a college degree, it’s difficult to find a lucrative job, but if you do invest in higher education, it’s hardly worth it once you finish paying off all your loans. There’s really no good answer.

With such drastic wealth inequality here in Wisconsin, a program like Bucky’s Promise takes massive strides toward dismantling the oppressive systems that make higher education so inaccessible. Education is one of the most powerful tools in the world, and increasing accessibility to education, especially that which opens even more doors than a high school diploma, is the intersection of addressing every branch of injustice, inequality and intolerance.

Thanks to Bucky’s Promise, more Wisconsinites than ever before will receive the education they deserve.

Who Run This Motha? Award: Rebecca Dallet Wins Supreme Court Race In a year of elections which have an unprecedentedly high immediate impact on the makeup of our nation’s government, Wisconsin’s State Supreme Court election results were deemed nationally to offer unparalleled insight into the eventual patterns of upcoming state elections. The results in Wisconsin were said to be a an indicator of where the nation is headed.

Supreme Court elections are traditionally supposed to be nonpartisan venture. Candidates are supposed to present themselves in as impartial a manner as possible. However, past case rulings inevitably result in candidates who, try as they might to appear without party affiliation, become quasi-part candidates.The two primary candidates for the seat, Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock and Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet faced off in a fierce election battle.

Screnock, the effectively conservative candidate, had a well-rounded history of cases, but was glaringly sponsored by the controversial and looming NRA. Dallet, the effectively liberal candidate, had a background in civil and criminal courts, vowing to “… making tough decisions to send violent criminals away, and rendered compassionate verdicts to give people a second chance.”

An eventual Dallet victory, by a margin of 56 to 44 percent, meant two integral things for the state of Wisconsin. First, the state can boast a candidate who can feasibly rule on cases without an agendapushing political giant in the NRA breathing down her neck. Second, those implications of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court acting as an indicator of upcoming nationwide Senate and Gubernatorial election corroborate the Blue Wave of liberal victory that’s swept and will hopefully continue to sweep the nation.

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A look back at this semester in sports: Performances, seasons, This semester in Wisconsin sports was surely one for the books. From watching women’s hockey dominate the WCHA,

by Will Stern Sports Editor

This semester is almost through — I know this because I saw the sun last week and haven’t been to class since. The terrace is open, the lake looks inviting and summer is calling your name. But before we go, we still have some important business to attend to. The semester is not a wrap without some carefully considered reflection, which is why we have decided to look back on the semester and hand out some superlatives.

Most Likely to be the star of a Final Four run Look, The Badger Herald does great journalism. Objective, fair, yadda yadda — but if we are being straight-up, we are in the bag for Brad Davison. And that’s okay.

It’s been printed before and it will be printed again, Davison is too “Wisconsin” not to love. A short, scrappy white guy who plays through injuries and says all the right things off of the court? Sign me up yesterday. Also, if the University of Wisconsin ever runs out of cash I’m sure they could sell Barry Alvarez’ cloning machine for a pretty penny.

But I digress. Performances. Back in February, in the Badgers’ last regular season game, Wisconsin took on No. 2 Michigan State. The Badgers were hot, having beaten No. 6 Purdue just ten days prior.

In the end, the Spartans’ cash-laden lineup was too much for the Badgers. Though the silver lining in the game, the season at large, 2018 in the USA and possibly the next century or so in World History, was, of course, Glad Brad (Nicknames take time).

Davison dropped 30 points and taught the audience watching the nationally televised game a lesson: The step-back jumper will never go out of style. It seems superfluous to mention that all the while Davison’s arm was hanging by a thread and was popping his shoulder back in the way other players tie their shoes, so I won’t mention it.

Thank you for your service!

Cayla McMorris is the Joe Thomas of Wisconsin women’s basketball. Maybe not the Joe Thomas many will remember from his days playing as a Badger, but his ten iron-man seasons as the lone bright spot on the dreary Cleveland Browns may put McMorris’ career into perspective.

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Not to disparage the Wisconsin program, but they failed to produce a season better than the .500 mark during McMorris’ four-year career. Despite the team’s shortcomings, McMorris — much like Thomas — soldiered on. Bearing the brunt of the burden, she managed to eclipse the 1,000 point mark this season and will leave Wisconsin as one of the all-time greats.

She intends to pursue professional ball overseas.

Most likely to look like they are playing against high school teams For UW women’s hockey team, it would be an injustice to focus solely on an individual. That’s not the point of this team. Badger hockey is the best program in the country, and has been historical, not because of the individuals (though dominating the Olympics isn’t a bad look), but because of the ‘next woman up’ mentality. Sure they have talent in spades,

but so do plenty of other top programs.

This roster was built to be able to shut teams out one night, then compete in a shoot-out the next night and look equally dominant in both games.

The thing that makes UW standout on the ice is that you never know who will have the puck on her stick to seal the game.

This season was a disappointment — though Wisconsin may be the only program that would call a Frozen Four bid a disappointment — nevertheless, anything less than a National Championship is a bust for a team with the pedigree of the Badgers.

Still, for much of the season, Wisconsin looked like they were playing on another level than their opponents. Looking back on The Badger Herald’s coverage of their 31–5–2–0 Overall, 20–2–2–0 Big Ten record, mostly written by myself, it seems I jumped the gun a bit on the outcome of the season.

I decided pretty early on that a National Championship was little more than a few perfunctory games away. How could I not? They had a six-game stretch in the middle of the season where they went 6–0

and outscored their opponents by a 22–2 margin.

Categories the Badgers were top-ten in the nation in: Points (No. 5), scoring offense (No. 8), goals (No. 5), assists (No. 4), scoring margin (No. 6), shut-outs (No. 2), winning percentage (No. 2). In all of those categories, the Badgers were first in their conference. Not too shabby.

Before we move on, it would be criminal to not mention sophomores Abby Roque and Kristen Campbell.

Roque finished the season averaging 1.08 points per game and was No. 12 in the country in assists per game.

Last but not least, Wisconsin owes much of their success to their strategy of just placing a brick wall in front of their goal rather than the traditional goalie.

Goaltender Campbell might be allergic to the red light, but we will never know because it never gets lit. Third in goalsagainst average, fourth in save percentage and first in shut-outs, it is hard to imagine the redshirt sophomore improving at all moving forward, but if she does, the Badgers will have to forfeit in order to lose a game.

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careers, successes, shortcomings that defined spring semester to men’s basketball missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years, there was never a dull moment.

Most likely to single-handedly fix relations on the Korean Peninsula With the leaders of North and South Korea signing a declaration for peace and the possibility of denuclearization on the horizon, it would be obtuse to ignore the obvious: UW men’s hockey coach Tony Granato is a diplomatic genius.

Wisconsin’s own Granato traveled to South Korea this past winter to coach Team USA Hockey during the Olympic Games, and though they fell short of a medal, it was a huge moment for Granato and Wisconsin Hockey.

The Badgers may have finished the season with an unimpressive record of 14–19–3 overall, 8–13– 2–1 Big Ten and finished their year on a six-game skid, but there’s reason to be hopeful for the next couple years. Despite graduating leading pointscorer Ryan Wagner, the Badgers have another two seasons ahead of them from leading goalscorer sophomore Trent Frederic. Their leading assist-man, Wyatt Kalynuk, is only a freshman.

Goaltender Jack Berry is a sophomore and will most likely take over the keys moving forward as Kyle Hayton’s eligibility runs out.

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Men’s tennis was knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament this past weekend at the hands of No. 13 University of Michigan.

The Badgers had advanced to the second round thanks to a 4–1 rout of Nebraska, but could not overcome the Wolverine’s depth Saturday.

This season was a moderately successful year for the Wisconsin program. It was not up to the bar set by last year’s surprise NCAA Tournament bid, but still they kept their heads above water for an overall record of 14–12, and a respectable 5–6 record in a really tough Big Ten Conference that features three teams ranked in the top 25 (Michigan, Illinois and Ohio State).

The big story from this spring for men’s tennis, however, has got to be the doubles pairing of seniors Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge.

When the two took the court together, you

could be forgiven for mistaking them for the Bryan brothers. They finished the season with a ranking of No. 8 in the country and a record of 27–3 overall and will graduate as one of the best doubles combo Wisconsin has ever produced.

Most likely to still be in the thick of things The Badgers softball team could care less that we are running wrap-ups of other sport’s seasons.

They’re still at it.

On Saturday, they just clinched their first series victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the history of the program. The 11–4 victory was largely thanks to stellar performances from second baseman Kelsey Jenkins and designated hitter Stephanie Lombardo.

It’s no surprise to see that Jenkins contributed in a big way, considering that the senior and twotime All Big Ten selection is batting .400 on the season thus far with 26 RBI’s out of the leadoff

spot. On the historic Saturday, Jenkins could do no wrong. She went 3–3 with two runs scored, five RBI’s and two walks. I suppose at this point in the season games like this from Jenkins are little more than common practice.

The other driving source for the Badger victory was Lombardo’s three-run jack. The homer earned the nickname “Slambardo” from Wisconsin Softball’s twitter, and for good reason.

The big fly to left center was an early blow that gave the Badgers a 4–0 lead and set the tone for the blow-out to come.

Wisconsin has another series against Northwestern to attend to before their appearance in the Big Ten Tournament, where all eyes will be on them to send off the semester in winning Badger fashion.

This semester certainly did not see the level of success as some semester’s past. March was far less mad than usual and The Frozen Four may have melted earlier than we would have hoped, but across the board, Badgers are gearing up to make semesters to come more memorable.

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Men’s rowing: Badgers face nation’s best-of-best amid succesful year Walk-ons fuel Wisconsin’s blue chip rowing program’s return to prominence as they rise in the national ranks

by Danny Farber Sports Editor

The University of Wisconsin men’s rowing team is ranked No. 11 in the country after their home race at Devil’s Lake in Baraboo this weekend. With Eastern Sprints coming up next weekend the excitement surrounding the team is as high as it has been in years.

Wisconsin Rowing is built primarily on the strength of walk-on talent with about 70 percent of the team going unrecruited.

But Head Coach Chris Clark sees this as an asset rather than a hindrance.

“The fewer the kids that rode in high school we find the better we are as a rule,” Clark said. “If you’ve got length and the right kind of body and the right attitude that can take you a long way.”

Clark mentioned that since rowing skills overlap with football many of the team’s best rowers are ex-football players with a little less bulk. Coxswains or steerers at the boat’s bow are also in high demand on the

team but have a smaller build of around 130 pounds.

Coach Clark believes that untapped rowing talent exists much more frequently on campus than we may think.

“Out of every ten kids that [go] here usually two to three have the chance to be top-level college rowers,” Clark said.

Many of the team’s races though have been against rowers that have been involved in the sport much longer than those on Wisconsin.

Just a few weeks ago the Badgers traveled to California to take on some elite rowing competition in then No. 12 Stanford and No. 1 Cal. “These are international rowers. Most of them are older. Almost all of them have been on national teams,” Clark said.

Despite many of the Badgers being newer to the sport they were still able to keep pace with these elite teams.Against Stanford, Wisconsin won the latter two Varsity Eight races but lost the first by 4.1 seconds at 5:47.5. While the Badgers lost all three races to Cal they still put up some

decent times, staying within 10 seconds of the No. 1 team in the country for the first Varsity Eight at 5:46.4.

“The only disappointment was it should have been closer in the first eight. I would say Stanford and us we’re really closely matched,” Clark said.

The Badgers then played Oregon State the next day, who they swept in all three races.

While the Badgers have had this type of success before under Clark, even winning the national championship in 2008, there was a lull in the program a few years ago where Clark saw a lack of drive in some of his athletes. Though he doesn’t want to speak for the seniors on the team now, he’s seen a definite shift in culture with the current group.

“The [current] seniors there’s no question they didn’t like the culture when they got here at all,” Clark said. “I’ve heard them say it of the guys that were here before them and they wanted to change it and that’s not easy.”

In their most recent races at Devil’s

Lake, the Badgers laid out a lineup in the first varsity eight with seniors in seven of the nine rowing positions (including coxswain).

In their first races Saturday against MIT and Boston University, the Badgers followed the same order in all three varsity eight matches, with No. 10 BU placing first, Wisconsin second and MIT third. This gave the Badgers bragging rights for their 14th straight Cochrane Cup against MIT, but fell less than half a second short of gaining the Jablonic Cup with a time of 5:45.95 to BU’s 5:45.49.

In their next match against No. 6 Northeastern, the Badger ’s lost all three varsity eight races. But the second varsity eight actually outperformed the first by seven seconds timewise, though they still fell to Northeastern in a tight contest 6:13.92 to 6:12.55.

Wisconsin’s next race will come in the Eastern Sprints from Worcester, MA on May 13 with the IRA National Championships also just a month away, starting June 1 in Princeton, NJ.

You people are going to miss my face, also please don’t make me go

by Teymour Tomsyck Managing Editor

I’ve spent far too much time thinking about this office lately. Somehow, I’m already missing the photos covering the walls, the plaques commemorating writers for stories half-forgotten and the people who can be found working under flickering lights — they always work too much and are thanked too little. It’s these people who I think about the most.

But before I give you a list of all the women who’ve made this place what it is, I want to talk about what it was like to do all this.

When I first started at the Herald three and a half years ago, it was because of a woman named Hayley Sperling who somehow convinced me that spending my weekdays balancing at least three news stories, going to class and ending the day at a city council meeting at 1 a.m. would be fun. It was also because I was terribly naive and believed I could change people’s minds with facts. Boy was 2015 a different time.

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was because I had found a home.

Slowly, the harsh white light of this raggedy second-floor office became associated more with laughter and companionship than I ever would have thought possible.

What exactly am I leaving behind? Will I be forgotten in four years, known only as an old byline and anonymous face on the photo wall? Maybe, but I have strong feeling graduation will keep me away from here for long. Even if I don’t come back, I like to think that the environment I helped foster and the decisions I helped make in board will be be as good as any commemorative plaque.

Anyways, I want to thank a lot of people starting with Alice Vagun, who always did way too much work than she needed to be doing, and always gave a shit even when it would have been easy not to.

I want everyone to know how amazing Vidushi Saxena is for always staying late and going the extra mile for the Herald, and who never gets the credit she deserves.

Emily Hamer, who could write a feature at lightning speeds and still make it seem like the most professional story you could expect from a newspaper. Also, her

amazingness as a singing and dancing partner is rivaled only by her ability to edit the roughest features into stories worthy of The Badger Herald.

Also, I want to mention Henry SolotaroffWebber, because he’s been here as long as I

have and I still don’t understand him.

Lastly I want to praise Yusra Murad, whose words are much too elegant to be in the same publication as my own.

Anyways, don’t pretend you people aren’t going to miss my face.

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Management: Alice Vagun 2018: Editor-in-Chief 2038: Now saved as “Probably Alice” in Henry’s phone Yusra Murad 2018: Managing editor 2038:Gets a knife to cut limes, boys 2048: Responds to your text Teymour Tomsyck 2018: Managing editor 2038: Finishes typing his clapback 2048: Responds to your text News: Emilie Cochran 2018: Digital News Editor 2038: L.L.Bean ambassador Izabela Zaluska 2018: Print News Editor 2038: Finishes print news for 2058

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Matt O’Connor 2018: Digital News Editor 2038: Creates own windbreaker line; logo is running Teymour Abby Doeden 2018: City Associate Editor 2038: Covering a protest Molly Liebergall 2018: City Associate Editor 2038: An Oxford Comma fighting vigilante, Mackenzie Christman 2018: Campus Associate Editor 2038: Gets on Slack Parker Schorr 2018: Campus Associate Editor 2038: Feels a deep-seated regret after not coming to the Herald softball game his junior year of college Gretchen Gerlach 2018: State Associate Editor 2038: Still trying to @channel so someone

can get the door for her Brooke Hollingsworth 2018: State Associate Editor 2038: Asleep, but still woke Features: Emily Hamer 2018: Print Features Editor 2038: Throws up 30 minutes before receiving a Pulitzer Henry Solotaroff-Webber 2018: Print Features Editor Ugh 2038: Now says “Whomst’ve to say” Nicole Ki 2018: Digital Features Editor 2038: Fulfills marriage pact with Peyton David Opinion: Lucas Johnson 2018: Opinion Editor 2038: Addresses his wife and children as “hey dudes”

Abigail Steinberg 2018: Opinion Editor 2038: Still a messy bitch Cait Gibbons 2018: Opinion Associate Editor 2038: Still nervous to come into the office Sports: Will Stern 2018: Sports Editor 2038: Just a really typical Dad that occasionally coaches rec baseball Danny Farber 2018: Sports Editor 2038: Finally gets KK to play “Africa” by Toto ArtsEtc: Ben Sefarbi 2018: ArtsEtc. Editor 2038: Still sending Jill cryptic texts with that weird purple devil emoji

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Sam Christensen 2018: Designer 2038: Designs New Yorker Cover and changes name of New Yorker because it ran its course Social: Aidan McClain 2018: Social media coordinator 2038: Leaves Juul behind for Hyperfix nicotine lasers Video: Amos Mayberry 2018: Video Editor 2038: Mr. Universe Violet Wang 2018: Video Editor 2038: Video director at The Atlantic

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Noah May 2018: Business manager 2038: Finally identifies himself

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Aaron Reilly 2018: Business manager 2038: Getting his fourth P.h.D

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Kristin Washagan 2018: Community Outreach coordinator 2038: Creates a dating app for cat owners Marketing: Billy 2018: Marketing director 2038: Wondering if anyone could go for some McDonalds

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