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Rec Sports Master Plan funds uncertain Future of UW’s swimming and diving competition pool in jeopardy Story by Emily Gerber and Tamar Myers

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niversity of WisconsinMadison junior and Madison native Drew teDuits has long been familiar with

UW-Madison’s pools. It has been a dream of his to swim in college ever since he began swimming competitively at 9 years old and frequented the Southeast Recreational Facility’s pool in high school.

TeDuits is now living out that dream as a member of the UW-Madison men’s swim team.

In March 2013, he became a Big

Ten champion, with the thirdfastest 200-yard backstroke time in NCAA history. He also holds UW-Madison’s record for 100- and 200-yard backstrokes, according to his UW Athletics profile.

TeDuits is among many who are worried about the future of UW-Madison’s swimming and diving teams’ competitions under

the proposed Recreational Sports Facilities Master Plan. The current proposal does not include plans for a competition pool with spectator seating, preventing the Badgers from hosting any competitions on their home turf.

The Master Plan was created by the Division of Recreational Sports in response to outdated facilities

that fall short of national standards for fitness areas. If passed by students in a March referendum through the Associated Students of Madison, the plan would renovate or rebuild most campus recreational centers, according to Recreational Sports Director John Horn.

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Assembly bills aim to tackle heroin use

By Eoin Cottrell THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin State Assembly unanimously passed a package of bills Jan. 22 aimed at combating what State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has called Wisconsin’s heroin “epidemic.”

Heroin use and overdose fatalities have increased drastically in Wisconsin, according to a report released by the Wisconsin State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Committee and the 911 Good Samaritan Ad-hoc Committee.

State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, authored a group of bills known as the Heroin and Opiate Prevention and Education package and has

spearheaded the state’s legislative effort to help reduce heroin overdoses and dependency.

Nygren said the HOPE package had a dual purpose in both reducing the supply of heroin and saving lives in the event of an overdose.

One bill would give 911 callers amnesty for involvement with illegal drug use under a good-samaritan statute.

“In most cases they are actually with somebody when they are taking the drug, so we got to find a way to encourage people to dial 911 to save a life,” Nygren said.

Another bill Nygren proposed aims to arm first responders and EMTs with

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Members of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Choir sing at the Overture Center Monday to honor the memory of the famed Civil Rights activist, as part of Madison’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. + Photo by Jane Thompson

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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Cross to focus on affordability of Madison Chair David Gardner said he is excited to As soon as University work with Cross, highlightof Wisconsin System ing his hope to collaborate President-elect Raymond on issues pertaining to colCross begins his new role as lege affordability. president in mid-February, “We’re so excited about he said he plans to focus his the financial component [of attention on the residents of Cross’ presidential plan],” Wisconsin’s goals to deter- Gardner said. “We’re absomine what needs attention lutely pleased with his willacross the UW campuses. ingness to communicating Cross was appointed Jan. with students.”

9, after a unanimous vote by a According to a statement six-member Board of Regents Gardner released after the committee, according to announcement, student debt is Board of Regents an issue of concern for President Michael over half of University Falbo. Cross will step of Wisconsin-Madison down from his previstudents. According to ous role as chancela recent report from lor of University of UW-Madison’s Office Wisconsin Colleges of Financial Aid, and University of the average amount Wisconsin-Extension of debt held by stuCROSS and take presidential dents is $26,000, and office sometime in Gardner said one of mid-February.

ASM’s focuses will be lowerCross said in a press ing that number, hopefully conference following the with Cross’ help. announcement he will focus “One of the challenges the beginning of his pres- that we’ll have, is to look at idency on listening to the all the factors that contribpeople of Wisconsin. He ute to [the cost of higher plans on holding listening education] and do our very sessions across the 26 UW best to be responsible citicampuses in order to under- zens and responsible leadstand the specific needs of ers… and in that process find each university. a way to keep tuition down,” “I will … be relying on Cross said. fellow citizens and our UW Cross also expressed his goal students to help me lead,” to increase financial aid and will Cross said in the conference. begin doing so by concentrating “That will be my focus: lis- his efforts on the state Capitol tening in order to lead.” and working directly with Gov. Associated Students Scott Walker.

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Student leaders seek to return the Student Activity Center to its intended purpose as a home for registered student organizations, such as the Associated Students of Madison.

ASM looks to rebrand Student Activity Center, finalize plans for Diversity Day The University of WisconsinMadison Associated Students of Madison is looking to start the semester off strong, according to ASM Press Office Chair Grace Bolt, with plans to facilitate the first ever open house at the Student Activity Center.

By holding an open house, ASM hopes to rebrand what Bolt calls a common misconception of what purpose the SAC serves.

“Right now, it’s really seen as a study space and that’s not what the building is intended for,” Bolt said. “It’s intended for a space for students to come

together and collaborate, especially student organizations.”

Instead of students viewing the SAC as an alternative to going to the library, the hope is after seeing what facilities the SAC has to offer, they will understand its intended purpose as a host for registered student organizations.

Currently, there are office spaces that, instead of being used as offices, are being used for storage. Bolt emphasized the importance of using these spaces for their intended purpose.

Also on ASM’s agenda is the

upcoming Diversity Day, which takes place in February. “[The event] is partially to raise awareness for diversity on campus in general and also for the upcoming diversity plan that will be issued in the spring,” Bolt said.

The event will be catered to students, something that has not necessarily been the focus in the past. Bolt said the idea is to “celebrate” diversity and to look for ways students can be involved in improving the campus environment.

—Emily Gerber

City officials concerned new downtown residential developments could exceed market demand

By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL

With new developments recently emerging in the Madison area Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said an overabundance of housing units may bring forth long-term issues for landlords and developers alike.

A majority of the new city developments are housing units, including the buildings located at 727 Lorillard Court, 627 North Lake Street, and the proposed Steve Brown Apartments on West Gilman Street. Resnick said this sudden boom in housing units could overwhelm the market and could mean Madison will experience issues with housing in the future.

“I think there is a general amount of concern with the amount of luxury apartments that are being added to campus,” Resnick said. “We are seeing a boom. More units are being built particularly in the campus area than we have seen in the past 20 years.”

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The Highlander private residence hall, located at 121 W. Gilman St., is expected to be demolished by Steve Brown Apartments and replaced with high-end, luxury housing units.

According to Resnick, the vacancy rate for apartments in Madison is 1.6 percent and the low percentage signifies a high demand for renters. Despite the high demand, the apartments in

the process of development and approval may exceed demand.

“The campus area cannot absorb 100 percent of this growth,” Resnick said.

Ald. Michael Verveer,

District 4, said the two mostcited factors in the building boom for the last couple of years downtown are the historically low interest rates and low vacancy rates.

Verveer also said many developers are looking at new jobs the Epic Systems software company is providing around the Madison and Verona areas to fill the high-end units.

David Pokorny, a former Epic Systems employee who now works for Sagacious Consultants, said the new Steve Brown Apartments would cater to wealthy, young professionals. The proposed building would be considered higherend luxury units, which typically do not appeal to students.

Resnick said the new luxury apartments are “causing a lot of students to be concerned about what this will do to rent, what this will do to the value of Madison and certain neighborhoods.”

Despite the recent increase in jobs produced in the area, many residents are still concerned that developers will exceed their demand.

“People are asking the same question,” Verveer said. “Are all of these apartments going to be filled?”

City sustainability group to hold public meeting Tuesday

Metro buses 81, 82 resume routes

The Sustainable Madison Committee will convene Tuesday morning to discuss means of incentivizing alternative modes of transportation to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the city.

The committee will discuss ways to encourage Madison city dwellers to use forms of transportation that do not produce harmful fumes, mainly because the city is a

Madison Metro bus routes 81 and 82 will resume their regular routes Tuesday after approximately two years of detours due to construction in the Langdon Street area, according to a news release.

Route 81 will run from Ingersoll Street east along Gorham Street to connect with Observatory Drive through

high-traffic location.

In previous meetings, Sustainable Madison discussed implementing a program to pay commuters a small amount as a reward for biking to their place of employment, instead of driving.

Obvious obstacles that commuters would face, however, include dangerous weather and unexpected emergencies that require imme-

diate transportation, according to committee member Rajan Shukla in a November 2013 meeting. The committee originally proposed the reimbursement program to reflect efforts made in Oregon and Washington that pay employees $30 for biking or walking to work.

The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Colectivo Coffee located on 25 South Pinckney St.

Langdon Street before looping around Elm Drive and traveling westbound on State and East Johnson Streets.

Route 82 will travel north on Breese Terrace, east on Campus Drive and north on Park Street to connect briefly with Langdon Street before traveling south on Lake Street and circling back by way of Broom and State Streets.

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Tiny Houses project receives mixed community reaction The Tiny Houses project, which provides small structures for Madison’s homeless, is receiving both strong support from community members and harsh criticism from the Madison Police Department.

Occupy Madison members are currently in the process of purchasing property on East Johnson Street to allow the “tiny houses” a permanent location. Allen Barkoff, an Occupy Madison supporter, explained Tiny Houses advocates are pushing for a permanent location because the structures currently have to be moved every 48 hours if placed on the street.

Barkoff said the project was proposed to Madison community members and found many members in favor of housing the homeless in the structures.

“Only a couple of people expressed some concerns so we’re hoping to allay their concerns,” Barkoff said.

The Madison Police Department, however, openly expressed opposition to the new project. North District Captain Jay Lengfeld expressed his concerns associated with the Tiny Houses project in a Jan. 15 neighborhood meeting.

“We don’t think it is a good location to be close to East High School, Emerson School, Demetral Park where we already have problems with drugs, alcohol and disturbances,” Lengfeld said.

Barkoff said he was surprised

by MPD’s reaction to the project and said he feels there has been a lack of communication.

However, Barkoff said he remains hopeful and said the long-term goals of the project will bring forth a larger area to hold more houses and allow space for a vegetable garden to better benefit the city’s homeless population.

—Patricia Johnson

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hearing said, “nobody dies from naloxone, they die if they naloxone, a drug used to coun- don’t get naloxone.” ter the effects of heroin overTwo other bills included in doses. Current data tracking the package aim to limit the the deployment of naloxone, availability of prescription shows that its use increased 22 drugs by requiring an ID to pick percent from 2008-2012, them up and set up a which also points to a drug disposal program rise in heroin use. to allow citizens to safely Nygren emphasized dispose of outdated opithat many major cities um-based medication. allow their emergency With a unanimous personnel to carry and vote in the Assembly, administer naloxone.

Nygren expects strong However, because herbipartisan support in NYGREN oin is affecting smaller the state Senate. rural communities as “People are aware well, the bill will legalize the that yes, this is happening in use of naloxone for all first small town Wisconsin, yes, this responders in the state. happening in my community Nygren, quoting a medical and I think that’s the most posiexpert who spoke at a public tive thing,” Nygren said.

rec sports from page 1 Currently, funding for the plan relies solely on student segregated fees. According to the Office of the Registrar, students currently pay $36.78 per semester toward recreational facilities. If no additional funding sources are secured, segregated fees could increase by $108 per semester, according to Horn, although officials hope the first students to experience the fee hikes would be those reaping the benefits of new facilities.

The Natatorium currently houses a 25-yard pool with 1,200 spectator seats, which allows UW-Madison’s teams to host certain swimming and diving competitions. However, Olympic-sized pools are 50 meters, which means UW-Madison can not host larger events. And while the SERF has a 50-meter practice pool, it does not have seating for competitions.

When the Master Plan was first announced, teDuits said he and other swimmers heard there was a potential for a 50-meter

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Gov. Scott Walker, pictured above at the 2013 State of the State speech, is set to address Wisconsin’s Legislature Wednesday and will likely discuss the state’s future fiscal policy.

State of the State address to focus on fiscal policy Gov. Scott Walker will address the fiscal shape of Wisconsin Wednesday when he delivers the 2014 State of the State address to legislators at the Capitol.

Walker is expected to propose significant income and property tax cuts as a result of a new report, issued by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which suggests Wisconsin’s revenue will be significantly higher than previously

projected through 2015.

The LFB reported Wisconsin’s revenue had exceeded the prior calculation by over $900 million.

Walker said in a statement the income was a result of “tough” and “prudent” decisions. He also said the revenue should be returned to the taxpayers’ wallets.

“Wisconsin’s economy con-

tinues to grow and add jobs, and it’s more great news for the hardworking taxpayers,” Walker said in the statement.

The governor is also expected to use the address as a platform to kickstart his campaign for the 2014 gubernatorial election in November.

The 2014 State of the State address is scheduled for Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.

Go Big Read program seeks 2014-’15 book suggestions The selection committee for Go Big Read, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s commonreading program, is currently accepting book nominations for the 2014-’15 academic year, according to a university news release.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in the release the committee is looking for both fiction and nonfiction books centered around the theme of service, a competition pool with seating.

“We were obviously super excited, wanted to get involved, wanted people to vote yes for it,” teDuits said.

When the team learned the plan did not include the competition pool, teDuits was one of many students to jump into action.

Under the current proposal, the Natatorium would have a recreational pool and the SERF would maintain its current pool.

Building a new 50-meter competition pool, Horn said, would cost

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The current Rec Sports Master Plan does not include a competitive-sized swimming pool at the Natatorium, meaning UW’s swimming and diving teams would be unable to host meets.

subject relevant to campus.

“Go Big Read provides an excellent opportunity for us to come together and learn more about ourselves, one another and the world around us,” Blank said.

UW-Madison maintains a tradition of service-learning as exemplified by its Engineers Without Borders chapter, which is the largest in the nation. It is also among the top five universifrom $23 to $27 million.

Ian Malmstadt, president of the student organization Badgers for Recreational Reform, said Horn met with student leaders in November 2013 to gauge whether they were willing to fund a competition pool with segregated fees. The students were not, according to Malmstadt.

ASM Chair David Gardner said he and other campus leaders hoped UW Athletics would provide funding for the pool. According to Horn, UW Athletics has thus far not committed money to the Master Plan.

“We would like to see Athletics be a major part of this plan,” Gardner said. “We have been in communication with them, Rec Sports has been in communication with them. We are definitely interested in making sure they contribute to this.”

Gardner and teDuits are both part of a larger group of students searching for funding beyond segregated fees. Gardner said students have met with campus administrators to discuss alternative funding sources for the Master Plan overall.

Though Gardner said he is unable to disclose exactly who key players are in possible funding, there is large emphasis on the state.

Gardner said funding could also be received from the state of Wisconsin, adding the original establishment of the SERF

ties turning out Peace Corps volunteers, according to the release.

Book submissions should be engaging, applicable to readers with varied backgrounds and discussion-provoking, according to the Go Big Read website.

Campus and community members can make suggestions on the program’s website at www.gobigread.wisc.edu through Feb. 1. was funded solely by state and private dollars.

A large competition pool, according to Gardner, would be an asset to the university and larger community.

“We would like to see Athletics be a major part of this plan.”

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“It would help in recruitment, it would help in supporting the economic opportunities for our Rec Sports facilities, and it’s also really a great community thing to have,” Gardner said.

Meanwhile, teDuits said he hopes to continue training in campus facilities and has his eye on the 2016 Olympic trials. He said it would be disappointing to build brand new facilities without a competition pool, which he describes as a benefit to the university.

“We’d be able to get better swimmers and properly train with what we have now,” teDuits said. “We have multiple national team members and hopefully in 2016 we’ll have a few Olympians, and I think … it would just drastically help our situation and everything that we’ve worked for.”

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nce upon a time (like four weeks ago), The Daily Cardinal printed a pretty rad humor page called Page Two. It was a nice little page, filled with funny columns and fake news. But something was missing—something askew—although it was funny, there were more things the page could do…

So now that rhyming thing is out of the way, let’s get down to business. We’re changing our name.

The new Page Two will be known as Almanac. Don’t get too P.O.-ed yet, there’s a reason for this.

Consider this new name homage to the past, but also an exciting step forward. Until the late Aughties, the Cardinal boasted an Almanac page. It was diverse and still full of lolz, but printed content from a wider range.

So we felt it was time to give Page Two a much-needed change—allow it to live up to its full potential as a place for students to publish their creative work, but not strictly humor.

This semester, expect to not only see short stories and poetry from some of the university’s most talented writers, but also a broader pedigree of humorous outlets (see: “Heroes of Winter Break” and “On this day in history...” within the issue you’re currently reading).

There will also be a weekly podcast, hosted

by Almanac’s editors Kane Kaiman and Andy Holsteen, which will cover a wide variety of (mostly funny) topics. The first episode will be

On this day in history...

1789: The first American novel is printed in Boston. People actually cared about books in the 18th century, so someone decided to read it.

1950: Author of the iconic dystopian novel “1984,” George Orwell, died, interestingly just 13 hours before President Truman signed the now infamous “Surviel All Citizens” bill.

1981: The first DeLorean is built. After driving the vehicle into the future, its designers immediately decided to cease the car’s production and become monks.

2004: A NASA Mars Rover loses contact with mission control, which is blamed on a failure with flash memory. Alien sources later confirm it was a malicious act by Decepticons.

available this Friday at dailycardinal.com.

Fake News Friday, a collection of satirical news stories that ran every Friday, was a staple to Page Two. We’re changing that a little bit as well. Fake News Friday from now on will be called Other News, and appear inprint on Thursday. We felt referring to these pieces as “fake” detracted from their hilarity.

Ultimately, the decision to make these changes came down to us wanting to give you the best possible reading experience. Our new model draws from a more varied base of humor and will involve both long columns (even a serial fiction piece, which will run in installments throughout the semester), as well as concise, easily digestible short bits. We want you to want to read this page.

We cannot reiterate this enough: Almanac is going to be funny as f. But, it will also draw content from a wider creative base. If you think your work fits into the Almanac concept, we encourage you to send us a sample—or even just an idea. There is no limit to what this page can become and we’re all excited to see where things go this semester and into the future.

Heroes of Winter Break Zoe Corbin, junior Zoe Corbin snapped an immaculate selfie over break that has served as her Facebook profile picture for two weeks. The picture currently has 112 ‘likes,’ receiving 77 on the first day it was uploaded. As a result, Corbin has seen a spike in friend requests, accepting, on average, three per day since Jan. 16.

The picture’s very existence is a product of Corbin’s perseverance. Corbin snapped and deleted 67 selfies before striking gold with her current photo, an awe-inspiring image Corbin claims has not been retouched or filtered. Corbin’s try-try-again mentality has made her a hero to us all.

Dustin Cunningham, senior As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Dustin Cunningham found his mouth pressed against Wendy Firth’s puckered lips. It was Cunningham’s first kiss, and it came at crunch-time. Cunningham and Firth were introduced only minutes before the ball dropped. With the clock ticking down, Cunningham abruptly stopped talking about his World of Warcraft career and stared intently into Firth’s eyes. He went 90; she went ten, and the rest is history. Cunningham became more than just a man that night. He became a hero to us all.

Robert Bresner, sophomore Robert Bresner did not get caught beating off a single time at his parent’s home in suburban Illinois during his stay there over winter break. Despite smacking the salami on a daily basis, Bresner’s actions went completely unnoticed for three weeks. Bresner skillfully covered his tracks, owing his success to an obsessive attention to detail. Not a single crusty kleenex was left behind. Nor were any stray globs of lotion left to dry on the carpeting. Bresner left nothing to chance, making sure the house was empty before choking the chicken and always deleting his internet history afterward. His hard-on work and dedication have made him a hero to us all.

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Make your New Year’s resolution a reality

By Madeleine Hausberg The Daily Cardinal

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Gather the front section of hair in a small elastic to begin your french braid.

Proceed to braid your hair, adding sections to the original three strands of hair.

Complete the braid and finish by securing the end of the braid with a hair tie.

will ensure your most fashionable foot is set forward as you embark on the most promising semester yet.

times, and before you know it, it’s 7:30 and you still haven’t showered for that 7:45 lecture.

No worries though; the days of greasy ponytails and lopsided messy buns are over with this new and improved, all day stay french braid.

1. Part hair down the middle to ensure an even look throughout the braid.

2. Gather the frontmost section of hair (as shown in the picture) and pull it back with a small elastic band, preferably one that does not stand out much with your hair color.

3. Proceed to braid, adding small sections of hair to each of the three original strands (left, middle and right) as you go. Continue this process until all of the hair is divided evenly and tucked securely into the braid, leaving no loose strands. Make sure that the hair tie securing the front most section of hair is now covered and hidden.

4. Secure the end of the braid with a hair tie and add a light mist of hairspray to prevent flyways. Congratulations, you’ve just managed to throw together a sophisticatedly complex hairstyle in five minutes.

Interested in more stylishly simple DIY’s from Kayleigh? Email her at knorgord@wisc.edu.

Style yourself for less

By Kayleigh Norgord The Daily Cardinal

It’s that time of the year again when fresh beginnings and ambitious ideas are in full swing as the spring semester kicks off in tandem with the new year.

Those subpar final exam grades and end-of-semester sweatpants days have happily become things of the past, and if you’re at all like me, the to-do lists of 2014 have left little room for slacking off and shmucking around: It’s time to merge onto the fast track of success.

When tackling a long and lofty checklist to success, the first question to ask is how improvements can be made in regard to years or semesters past: What easier place to start fresh than by improving your overall image? After all, if 2014 is going to be a year of achievement across the board, the easiest place to start is by making others see the true, inner overachiever hidden within. With a top notch wardrobe comes killer confidence, which we all know is the real difference between being the person who sits in the back of the lecture hall texting and doodling in a notebook, and the person who establishes connections with peers and professors by asking intellectual questions during class.

So without further ado, here are a few DIY style ideas that

Sweater Sleeve Leg Warmers

While they may seem unimportant in the grand scheme of overall personal presentation, I have come to find over the past few months that leg warmers can automatically spruce up any ensemble, whether it’s a chic skirt and tights combo or a jeans and sweatshirt kind of day. Take your look from everyday ordinary to studiously elegant with these easyto-make accessories.

1. Select a sweater that you— and this is key—do not plan on wearing, and cut the sleeves off so that you have basically turned your least favorite sweater into your least favorite tank top.

2. Simply slide your sweater sleeves onto your legs so that the sleeve cuffs are facing up, as this gives a much more polished appearance than the frayed, cut edges. Now just throw on a pair of boots, bunch your leg warmers as desired and strut your stuff.

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Where to find your protein, without the meat

By Sydney Mann The Daily Cardinal

It’s no secret that I really love food, but I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a picky eater when it comes to meat. I’m a 99 percent-of-thetime-pescatarian/one percent-ofthe-time-I-guess-I’ll-try-a-pieceof-chicken type of eater. While this type of diet may work for my taste palette, I learned that it doesn’t work so well for my body, and has left me in serious need of some protein. If you’re like me, you know that it’s not always easy to maintain healthy levels of protein while steering clear of meat, but I’ve found some ways to make getting protein easy, healthy and obviously, delicious. (These are still delicious ways to differentiate your protein intake, even for meat-eaters!)

Breakfast

Breakfast is a great time to pack in some protein and start off the day with some energy. Eggs are a great source of protein , and can be eaten in so many ways.

My favorite is two eggs sunny side up sprinkled with a little bit of low-fat cheese (try a shredded Monterey Jack for an extra punch of flavor) on a whole wheat or multigrain English muffin and topped with a sliced-up avocado, which gives you four more grams of protein. The best part about this breakfast? It’s filling enough to keep you going until lunch!

Lunch

Between classes, working out and Walgreens runs, lunch can be a hard time to get protein in because it often feels rushed.

One way to keep lunch healthy and quick is to throw together a protein-packed salad. This does not mean you have to use grilled chicken or any other kind of meat. Instead, you can utilize vegetables (and some fruit!) that have a high protein content to get the most out of your vegetarian salad. It’s as easy as using a base of spinach, and incorporating a variety of ingredients such as

chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, peas or dried apricots. There are of course many other options, but all of them will help add a little bit of protein to your midday meal.

Dinner

Dinner can be tricky for a non meat-eater, because this is a time that chicken is often used in meals.

For pescatarians, there is always salmon, shrimp, arctic char or a whole host of other seafood. For vegetarians though, there are not always a lot of options. Very often, the main part of the dish may not contain protein, but it is all about learning how to get it in there in different ways. For example, if you make some whole wheat pasta, add a little bit of garlic, olive oil and crumbled feta cheese. Another way to add protein to dinner is to make some veggies on the side. My two favorites are Brussels sprouts and potatoes.

Want more great ideas for nonmeat proteins? Email Sydney at smmann@wisc.edu.

With every New Year’s come new dreams, hopes and resolutions. 2014 is finally here, giving everyone the opportunity to change those bad habits or make new wishes a reality. Resolutions can seem unrealistic and extremely cheesy sometimes, but you need to take these straight on, seatbelt fastened and full throttle.

However, are New Year’s resolutions overrated, things that we should just never try to make happen? The challenge of New Year’s resolutions is something that almost everyone faces, but from past experiences, I believe they are well worth it. It is not necessarily what your resolution is, but how it is executed. So as 2014 gets underway, stay strong with these changes and you will surely see results in your future.

Resolutions can be as simple as making your bed every day, difficult as changing a lifestyle choice or crazy as falling in love.

It is truly up to the executer on how successful this resolution can be.

For simple tasks, remind yourself of your resolution at every turn. Put post-it notes all around the house with what your resolution is. Put notes in your phone, on your computer and have alarm reminders titled “resolution” appear at the same time everyday.

To make those simple tasks possible you need to be constantly reminded because if you’re not, you will let one day slide without doing your resolution. With that, one day turns into one week, and then one week turns into a month and before you know it your resolution has slipped right between your fingertips. Keep notifications everywhere reminding you to do your goal, and then it will become so habitual that you won’t even need your reminders around the house anymore. This will work best with resolutions such as making your bed, feeding the dog, making dinner instead of ordering in, doing the dishes and

even doing your laundry.

Some resolutions, however, deal with changes to your lifestyle and essential daily routines. Things like this could be dietary plans, exercise habits, shopping routines and procrastination avoidance. In order to face these resolutions, there are several approaches you can take. Tell your roommates, family or friends about your plans. Have them be helpful guides and motivators to keep you sticking with your goal. Don’t be offended when they get angry or upset with you; they are there to help you fufill your goals. Another idea for these daily routines is to make them fun and enjoyable. Find a workout buddy, a grocery shopping buddy or a homework buddy so that you can always be doing your resolution with someone else. Being alone can sometimes leave you with little motivation, but with a buddy by your side, you are sure to succeed and fulfill your resolution. So grab your friends and family and get the support you need from your loved ones in order to accomplish your resolution.

And to those resolutions that are out of the park, over the top and just seem impossible, go for it!

People might think you are crazy, but sometimes you just need to tell yourself that these crazy ideas can happen– and the only way they will happen is if you believe they will. Resolutions to fall in love, to become successful, and to become famous all may seem insane but sometimes you just need to think that this is your year, and amazing things will happen. There are many strategies to accomplish these goals, but once you find one that works for you, stick with it and you can go far. So good luck, may fate be on your side and may resolutions be in your favor.

Need help keeping your New Year’s resolution? Email Madeleine for more help at hausberg@wisc.edu.

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ith the start of the socalled “spring” semester (though calling it spring is just cruel as it doesn’t feel like spring until at least April), there are plenty of music options—both live and recorded—for you to check out this mid-winter semester.

Some new releases coming out within the first few weeks of the semester include Young the Giant’s Mind Over Matter, Broken Bells’ After the Disco and St. Vincent’s selftitled album. For jam band fans, Phish’s Mike Gordon is releasing his latest solo effort Overstep . For hip-hop fans, Schoolboy Q’s long-awaited Oxymoron is set to come out in February as well.

But since you are probably just going to steal all these albums anyway or listen to them on Spotify, in order to actually support your favorite artists, I suggest you go see them live. This semester has a gaggle of options for you to choose.

Fans of electronic music will be particularly pleased this semester. Jan. 24, Zeds Dead is coming to the Orpheum. Jan. 30, the Emancipator Ensemble returns to the Majestic. Big

Gigantic will bring their live electronic set-up to the Orpheum Feb. 13 and Paper Diamond arrives at the Majestic Feb. 27.

If you find yourself in the precarious situation of being a jam band fan outside of the North East or Colorado, have no fear—your 15-minute itch will be placated as well. A Jeff Austin-less Yonder Mountain String Band will make their annual pilgrimage to the Orpheum Feb. 15 with the fantastic Travelin’ McCourys.

For “dead heads” who never quite got around to seeing Jerry, check out the Dark Star Orchestra on Jan. 30 at the Barrymore. Last but not least, so as to not take up this whole column with a genre virtually no one beyond myself cares about, Mike Gordon of Phish is bringing his great solo band to the Barrymore Mar. 9.

Indie rock fans will be ecstatic to learn Neutral Milk Hotel is coming to the Orpheum Feb. 8, only to be instantly disappointed that it’s sold out. With that being said, anyone reading this is probably pretty creative and there are always tickets to be found for any event. Former Pavement front man Stephen Malkmus is bringing his current project, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, to the High Noon Saloon Feb. 19. Also coming to Madison is Real Estate, a band from suburban New Jersey

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Last but not least is a collection of bands I like yet have no discernible category to attach to them. Zappa Plays Zappa is coming to the Barrymore Feb. 17 and should be an absolute must-see for a fan of virtuosity on an instrument. Dweezil Zappa has fully channeled his father­ (Frank, for the uninitiated) and faithfully recreates his legendary catalog. Fans of Irish punk music will want to check out Dropkick Murphys at the Orpheum Feb. 22. Finally, Space Curtain is coming to a stage near you.

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As always, I probably missed your favorite band, but that’s ok. Madison has plenty of musical options almost every day for fans of jamgrass or shoegaze or whatever you kids listen to these days.

Do you think Brian missed any exciting concerts coming to town this spring? Send him a corrective email at weidy@wisc.edu.

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o, it’s time to start another semester, which means there’s a whole brand new shiny semester of films for y’all to watch. And man, Madison is the place to be, movie wise. New, old, Hollywood, indie—whatever your taste, there is something to enjoy.

For those of you who aren’t exactly into “paying” to see things, you’re in luck, because there are two absolutely incredible sources of free, quality films on campus.

Do you dig on Hollywood blockbusters? Are independent films, documentaries and foreign flicks more your speed? Are you for midnight screenings of cult classics? The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee has you covered with nine free show times every weekend and occasional screenings during the week.

Next semester already looks like it’s going to be phenomenal.

Personally I’m most excited about two of my favorite films ever of all time oh my gosh I can’t believe I get to see them in a theater—David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive” and Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights,” both of which will be playing as midnights.

But the onslaught of other great films being played also includes

some of this year’s finest offerings, such as the final chapter of Edgar Wright’s Three Cornettos Trilogy “The World’s End,” Woody Allen’s yearly outing “Blue Jasmine,” the criminally overlooked indie “Short Term 12” and “Before Midnight,” which is being played in sequence with its two prequels “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset.” On Valentine’s Day weekend. So uh… hey ladies.

And there are still more classics, like “Enter the Dragon” and Steve McQueen’s “Hunger,” which should tie nicely into their playing “12 Years A Slave” as part of that thing they do where THEY PLAY ALL OF THE OSCAR FILMS FOR FREE. So uh, yeah, that’s a big deal, especially if you missed “Gravity” in its original theatrical run as it’s a film that can only be watched in a theater really. To keep up with their scheduling and get the full scoop on times and all, go to wudfilm.com.

For those of you whose tastes run a bit deeper, more exotic, more whatever, Cinematheque has you covered. Among the series they’re running this semester are screenings of Kubrick’s period piece epic “Barry Lyndon” as well as a series of noirs including an old school adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” and “Try and Get Me (The Sound of Fury!).” They’re showing “Hud,” starring Paul Newman as the charming man that he is and “The Big Country” starring Gregory Peck, aka everybody’s

VIDEO GAMES movie dad.

They’re showing “RoboCop” and “Carrie,” presumably to remind us how incredible the originals are in the face of the remakes being pumped out. They’ve organized a 100-minute marathon of grindhouse trailers. (If you haven’t seen a trailer for a grindhouse film, they are the purest form of movie preview—they’re art.)

Their Sundays at the Chazen series is a showcase of Hitchcock masterpieces. And did I mention that all of these screenings are on 35 mm film? So yeah, actual reels of “Rear Window.” It’s a big deal.

They’ve got a series on Chilean cinema. I know nothing about it, but I’m excited, because that’s what Cinematheque does—it takes everything that’s weird or forgotten or just plain brilliant and gives it to you twice a week on beautiful celluloid. Check cinema. wisc.edu for more info and be at all of their screenings.

And sure, if you really want, there are amazing new films coming too. Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is dropping in March, as is Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah.” And Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” will soon be offending in a theater near you. But there’s just so much film to love, and so much of it is happening in Madison. Just find what you love and see it. Go, now, go do it.

See any movies lately? Email Austin at wellens@wisc.edu.

adam paris SEGA what?!

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have a confession to make: I still haven’t bought a NextGen console. You’re probably thinking, “Why the hell should I believe anything this guy says when he’s not even in the current generation!” Totally fair, but to be honest, any game that people may come close to deeming a “system seller” isn’t going to be released until 2014.

Therefore, I’ve compiled a list of games coming out this year and why they might just sell me on purchasing a current generation console. So, without further ado, here are some games that might be good or could suck.

“Bayonetta 2” Platinum Games’ previous Wii-U exclusive, “The Wonderful 101,” may not have been as well received as some had hoped, but “Bayonetta 2” seems like a nobrainer. Simply re-implement the ludicrously enjoyable action from the first game in what could be Nintendo’s best third party exclusive in years.

If there’s any console I’m buying this year, it will probably be the Wii-U. Look for a price drop after E3, along with new “Super Smash Bros,” “Donkey Kong” and “Mario Kart” to

boost sales. Wii-U probably has the best exclusive games this year—where else can you beat the crap out of a Wii Fit trainer!

“Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes” Following one of the most bizarre marketing sequences in recent memory, it was revealed “Ground Zeroes” would serve as a prequel to “The Phantom Pain.”

Kojima’s first official “Metal Gear” game on consoles since “Guns of the Patriots” is set in an open world and looks so gorgeous I’m starting to tear up a bit just thinking of it. It’s still on modern consoles though, so no dice on shelling out the extra cash.

“Halo 5” If it wasn’t the franchise I’ve literally spent the most time playing, I would probably be okay just giving it up. That being said, “Halo 4” was a fine revitalization and I want to see where 343 Studios takes it next. There’s little in the way of information, so for now Halo will be staying on the backburner. An Xbox One probably won’t be on my mantle for a few years still.

“The Order: 1886” “The Order” is one of my most anticipated games for one reason: Ready at Dawn. After crafting two amazing “God of War” Play station Portable games, their leap to AAA development is a long time coming. Probably Sony’s second

finest studio in terms of quality behind Naughty Dog, Ready at Dawn’s artistic sensibilities behind their game’s Victorian scifi design look appealingly similar to “Dishonored.” A Playstation 4 purchase may still be months away, but I’m pretty confident this will be Sony’s next great franchise.

“The Witcher 3” Although it’s multi console, CD Projekt Red games look so spectacular it’s hard to ignore how great the expanded, open world of this third entry looks. The strategic combat of “Witcher 2” is sometimes hard to grasp, but once you get the hang of it, the series’ sense of consequences and choice is basically unparalleled. I may be more excited for CD Projekt Red’s 2015 planned release, “Cyberpunk 2077,” but with Witcher 3 coming on both consoles, I’m content eventually buying a PS4 to play it.

New consoles bring some fresh excitement into the ever cynical world of video games.

Fresh blood oftentimes reinvigorates a stagnant industry. Early sales numbers indicate good returns and with plenty of other promising titles set to launch this year. Let’s hope 2014 continues the successful trend.

Are you planning on purchasing a new console this spring? Tell Adam your reason why at arparis@wisc.edu.

The Tallest Man on Earth “The Gardener” “And now that death shall grow my jasmine” is such a great line.

De La Soul “Eye Know” De La Soul have a thing for daisies (and D.A.I.S.Y.) and here they make ‘em grow on the surface of Mars

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks “Lariat” Come spring break, this’ll be the anthem of the road trip you’ll want to take—or never thought to take.

The Zombies “This Will Be Our Year” From the dawn of a new year to the dusk of the old, this song proves its motto.

RECORD ROUTINE Florida punk group blisters about questions of gender

Transgender Dysphoria Blues Against Me!

By Sam Johnson The Daily Cardinal

This is Laura Jane Grace’s first Against Me! album as her new self.

In turn, Transgender Dysphoria Blues feels less like a rebirth of the more-than-a-decade-old alternative/punk band, and more of a statement to fans that Against Me! is still the rebellious and vocal punk band of their early years. The only difference is frontwoman Laura Grace has found a new identity and would like to share how it affected her growing up in Gainesville, Florida.

Transgender Dysphoria Blues works great as a concept album because the songs tell the true stories of Grace’s life and what exactly she went through: from being harassed and bullied by classmates

to being alienated and unaccepted by family. This type of mature, poignant songwriting helps separate Against Me! from the countless other alternative/punk bands that ride the Warped Tour wave for a couple years and fizzle out as soon as the fan base reaches college.

The first song, “Transgender Dysphoria Blues,” hits listeners with a stunning anger and rebellion to begin the story. Grace isn’t beating around the lyrical bush on this record. Lines like “You want them to see you/ Like they see any other girl/ They just see a faggot” allow for listeners to get a sense of the brutality Grace suffered throughout her childhood and young adult life.

This album reaches back to the band’s roots in songs like “Unconditional Love,” “Drinking With the Jocks” and “Black Me Out” with their middle-finger-to-society bravado, mosh pit-incepting guitar riffs, and liberating admonitions.

Transgender Dysphoria Blues sheds the musically restricting limits of traditional punk, and formulates some songs into more radio-

friendly hits that more mature audiences can find pleasing. Songs like “True Trans Soul Rebel,” “Paralytic States” and “Dead Friend” do this exactly. However, by crafting these songs into more of a pop-punk sound disallows them from reaching the musical depth they could have achieved.

Where this album lacks in musical depth, it picks up in song meaning and storytelling. This lack of musical depth is the mere fatal flaw of the album. Thankfully, almost all of the songs end before the threeminute mark, which stops each of them from becoming tiring.

It’s hard to create a mainstream punk album that won’t be forgotten within a year, and Against Me! defies this by making the subject matter brutally honest. Transgender Dysphoria Blues works as the resurgence of Against Me!’s punk roots, while at the same time showcasing their lyrical growth, independence, and longevity in the fading alternative/punk scene.

Rating: B

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By Danielle Smith The Daily Cardinal

Dane County Humane Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to help both animals and people to learn how to assist animals in need. Seven thousand animals of many species, shapes and sizes enter the doors of Dane Country Humane Society every year. They provide wildlife rehabilitation, stray animal holding, adoption service and spay and neutering services to animals from the southern Wisconsin area.

While most of what happens at the Dane County Humane Society is commonly known, there are also some unique subunits of the Dane County Humane society that are less familiar. A key example of one of these groups is the Four Lakes Wildlife Center (FLWC). FLWC is a wildlife rehabilitation program that treats hurt, sick or abandoned animals brought in from southern Wisconsin.

FLWC takes in over 3,000 animals a year, and half of them are successfully released. This is about the standard for a rehabilitation center, depending on the number of severely critical animals admitted. The animals being cared for at FLWC on any given day can range from the more exotic, like the two bob-

cats that were recently taken in, to more common animals such as songbirds or cottontail rabbits.

A University of WisconsinMadison master’s degree student of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Jackie Edmunds is the wildlife rehabilitation coordinator at FLWC. “I love getting to observe the wildlife up close and work with so many different species. It feels great to see them released and know you did something good,” Edmunds said.

“What actually happens to the raptors after release is an interesting question.”

Jackie Edmunds Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies researcher

The facilities of the FLWC program are located right next to the main Dane County Humane Society in order to keep wildlife and domestic animals separate. Besides the main FLWC barn, there are quite a few different buildings and enclosures specifically designed to fit the needs of the animals and help them in their

various stages of recovery.

One of most prominent buildings on the premises houses birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. These birds are more generally referred to as raptors.

Along with all Edmunds’ other animal rehabilitation work, she has taken a specific interest in these birds.

Raptors are complex and interesting animals which play very important roles in ecological systems. Gathering information about the lives and behavior patterns of these raptors could provide insight in environmental studies of ecosystems like that of southern Wisconsin.

Video feeds from the raptor’s structure allow the rehabilitators to observe the healing process, eating habits, flight patterns and other information of the raptor’s lives while at the center. However, it can be difficult to know what happens to these birds once they are released back into the wild.

It’s a fairly normal practice for an animal rehabilitation center to assume that a successfully rehabilitated and released animal will live out a perfectly happy life. While not impossible, little has been done to research if these claims are valid or not.

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“What actually happens to the raptors after release is an interesting question and one that I hope to spend the rest of my life working on,” said Edmunds.

Edmunds’ studies focus on new methods for tracking these raptors after they leave the FLWC. A method called bird banding is currently the most common way to track birds after release. Bird banding is when a metal band with an identification number is placed around the bird’s leg.

The hope of bird banding is that if a bird fitted with one of these bands was sighted or found dead the sighting could be reported to centers like FLWC. The data collected from these sightings is the most common method used to measure of how the bird is fairing post rehabilitation.

“The issue with using these bands is that only about one percent of returns are achieved and there could be a lot of error in the returns,” Edmunds said.

In addition to their very small return rate, when a banded bird is reported there is little to tell about how long it has been dead and how it died.

An alternative and more effective way to track how the raptors are doing is to fasten a GPS harness to the raptors before release, which tracks

their exact coordinates while they are still alive. The units send a GPS coordinate data point as often as programmed so researchers have a consistent collection of information.

Edmunds’ plan for her raptor study is to use these GPS units on Red Tailed Hawks to fill in the gaps of what people know about the life of raptors post rehabilitation.

The data she collects from using GPS banding can help Edmunds determine if veterinary procedures impact how well the raptors survive. It can also be used to determine behavior patterns dealing with migration and breeding, and to determine rates of survival.

Currently, Edmunds is focusing on raising money to fund her research plans. Her goal is to raise 50,000 dollars in order to purchase enough GPS units to provide sufficient data.

The work being done at the Dane County Humane Society and Four Lakes Wildlife Center has saved and bettered the lives of many animals in the Madison and southern Wisconsin area.

On top of their treatment of animals, this research being done by Edmunds can give the rehabilitators a deeper understanding of the animals they work every day to save.

Monkeys may be future model for Ritalin-ADHD studies

By Donald Radcliffe The Daily Cardinal

Impulsivity­—a tendency to act without forethought—is one of the defining characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. Impulsive people struggle with waiting for rewards, or taking delayed gratification. Thus, they have trouble successfully setting and achieving long-term goals.

Helping impulsive people succeed in life has become a main concern of scientists as the levels of children diagnosed with ADHD has risen—up to 11 percent for people between the ages of four and 17.

Therefore, associate professor of neuroscience Luis Populin and graduate student Abigail Zdrale Rajala studied impulsive behavior in two rhesus monkeys —one which was very calm, and one which was impulsive. The monkeys were given a choice of two pictures, one that resulted in the monkey receiving a small reward immediately, and one that resulted in the monkey getting a larger reward after a wait of about 16 seconds.

The calm monkey repeatedly chose the larger reward with the longer wait, while the impulsive monkey chose immediate gratification.

There is not yet a monkey model for ADHD. “But they [monkeys] exhibit behaviors similar to those seen in people with ADHD under similar circumstances,” Populin said.

Monkeys can’t tell us what they are thinking or feeling. But by establishing that one monkey can be more impulsive than another, scientists can isolate and test this symptom of ADHD. Then it will be possible to extrap-

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olate the results to humans.

Following the initial test, Populin and Rajala gave the impulsive monkey a low dose of methylphenidate—the active ingredient in the common ADHD drug Ritalin.

The monkey changed his impulsive ways, and often chose to wait for the larger reward.

Methylphenidate affects the brain’s supply of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that affects motivation, behavior, thought, feeling and rewards. People with ADHD show signs of dopamine shortage, although the root cause isn’t clear.

They might be using up their dopamine supplies faster than a “normal” person. Or they could have less dopamine to begin with.

Methylphenidate blocks the “re-uptake” of dopamine, keeping it available for longer periods of time. People on low doses of methylphenidate are calmer, more attentive, and less impulsive. This information can offer a

window into the origin of ADHD. “We don’t know exactly what the cause of ADHD is, it’s something that’s under contention,” Rajala said.

There are multiple hypotheses among neuroscientists and psychologists. One group believes that ADHD is caused by dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that controls rational thought. Another group thinks that a flaw in the rewardprocessing system is to blame.

The majority of dopamine cells are found in the brain stem, an area that controls many unconscious functions of the brain, including rewardprocessing. Some scientists say the rewards center must cause ADHD because methylphenidate operates on dopamine cells, and dopamine cells reside in the brain stem. The effectiveness of methylphenidate in changing rewards preferences in monkeys gives further evidence to this hypothesis.

But simply using methylphenidate isn’t enough.

“It may not be what you give, but how much you give,” Rajala said.

The dosing required for ADHD drugs is poorly understood—it varies from person to person because the brain is so complicated. Too much methylphenidate can inhibit cognitive function, too little methylphenidate may not effectively treat ADHD. Experimental work is required to discern the factors that determine how much drug needs to be used.

But people aren’t easily experimented on. Parents want what’s best for their children, and having a doctor play around with a child’s daily dose of methylphenidate isn’t best. Doctors must

give what is to their knowledge the best dose, and can observe the effects from there.

Monkeys don’t have to drive a car, ace their next history test or make difficult career choices, so they offer a bit more room to test doses of ADHD drugs. Additionally, variables are more easily controlled in monkeys because they have simpler lives than people.

While scientists are still limited in in how they can experi-

ment on monkeys, the model could open many doors.

Work on monkeys may eventually lead to better treatment of people with ADHD. Ideally, scientists and doctors would be able to determine the required doses of ADHD drugs with precision by gaining a better understanding of the mechanisms and effects of drugs like methylphenidate.

Hopefully, scientists will be able to stop impulsivity from limiting the potential of any person.

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opinion Tinder and the controversy it creates Spring Welcome Back 2014

HALEIGH AMANT AND RYAN BULLEN opinion editors

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efore we get into the dirty details of Tinder, let us first explain the app itself for those who are unfamiliar with it. Tinder is not a dating app.

Rather, Tinder is an app used to meet people in your area. By annonymously likeing or rejecting profiles, only shared

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h i l e Tinder may provide a more convenient outlet for meeting, it has a multitude of negative aspects.

Firstly, while Tinder is intentioned to spark the possible flame of interest, the seriousness of users can vary greatly.

While some may see the app as a highly useful tool towards meeting a significant other, others simply use the app for entertainment and have no real intention of ever engaging matches past the initial finding of one another. In fact, many users may already have significant others and therefore delegitimize the app. We do know people who have used Tinder for this purpose. Additionally, as the MTV show “Catfish” has illustrated, people can be far from who they appear to be online. Digital profiles make it possible to falsify information and especially pictures. While traditional dating decorum allows for both parties to see genuine looks and personality immediately, Tinder instead leaves the door open for people to perhaps lie about age, looks and even go so far as to fake aspects of personality in order to impress their match. This falsification of information could potentially lead to a dangerous situation if you should choose to meet up with your match.

While Tinder may provide conve-

likes of one another can interact. This annonymous judgment essentially does away with open rejection because you can’t ever know if that “perfect ten” swiped a nope or they simply haven’t had the priviledge of finding you in the Tinder universe yet. It can essentially be used to date, hook-up, befriend, or nience in finding a match, it is a perfect example of the break down of personal confrontation that social media has created. The days of mustering up enough courage to approach someone you find attractive and engage in conversation are steadily coming to an end with apps like Tinder. Instead, today’s world is forcing people to pass through a wall of social media approval in order to get to know someone. Tinder also stresses choosing a match based on looks alone and can make the user make shallow decisions initially.

Call me old fashioned, but I don’t want to see the use of “game” to be abolished. As Shakespear once said “Faint heart never won fair lady” and passing a social media blitz before meeting someone is not comfortable for everyone. How many times have you heard of love being sparked in unconventional places all because one party decided to buck up, disregard possible rejection and put themselves out there for open judgment? Rejection hurts, but it is also necessary in order to learn how to approach and interact with someone that you find attractive. Through the anonmity of Tinder, rejection is never experienced.

Courage is being left by the wayside and it’s depressing for all who don’t want to be seen as a creep for approaching a real life match. Let us not be lily-livered and get out there and tell that special someone that you are interested to their face. Be brave Badgers, be brave. Is Ryan right?

form any type of relationship you’d like to form with those nearby. The creators of Tinder call it “the new way everyone is choosing to meet new people,” and the New York Times went as far as to say “The application is clearly addictive.” We are conflicted as to how we feel about it, so we have decided to create

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inder doesn't deserve the negative reputation that some give it. While some may use it for entertainment purposes, therefore tricking the "Tinderer," there are plenty more people you can engage with who are using it for possibly the same reasons you are. Furthermore, this brings up the fact that Tinder's use can be adapted to the user. Unlike match. com or most dating sites, Tinder can't be classified as a "dating site." People can use it for simple hook-ups, potential relationships or even just friends.

The key is in the about section of one’s Tinder profile. You can tell people exactly what you want. If you both want to just hook up, then happy hump day everyone. If you want a relationship, you can find people who want the same thing. If you're joking and having fun, or maybe you want a confidence booster from all your “matches,” go for it. Luckily the person you're potentially tricking probably has 300 other matches to choose from.

Unlike in a bar setting, Tinder allows you to get a more in-depth read on someone before having to engage in face to face conversation. The pros of this? You decide if you want to actually take the steps of meeting someone.

Maybe after some conversation you realize you don't want to meet this person. It is as easy as 1-2-3- block

New and improved, The Daily Cardinal welcomes Badgers back ABBY BECKER editor-in-chief

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elcome back, Badgers! For those of you who are still in denial, second semester is already here, and it’s time to get back to the daily grind.

While you may have been in hibernation mode, The Daily Cardinal was out and about still bringing you all your news. We were all over the coverage of the new UW System President Raymond Cross, and our sports editor traveled to Florida to bring you play-byplay news of the Capital One Bowl and the Badgers’ loss to the Gamecocks.

You can enjoy our Spring Welcome Back Issue, which will be on stands all week, as well as online coverage throughout the first week of class. We will resume production Monday, Jan. 27 while also continuing our online coverage.

The beginnings of semesters are often a time to start new.

Time to actually start going to that 7:45 a.m. lecture, time to

promise yourself you will go to the SERF every day or time to get that job you’ve been telling yourself you were going to apply to. The benefits of a clean slate and new opportunities are even more present at the start of a new semester.

But second semester is also a time to complete what you started. It’s realizing what you need to do in order to accomplish your goals and then creating a plan to complete them. Back in August, we set many goals for The Daily Cardinal and while first semester was about putting the steps in place, second semester is about putting those goals into action.

For example, we have a second multimedia editor to bring even more videos and podcasts to you on our website, dailycardinal. com. Be on the lookout for Before & After, an arts blog featuring concert previews and reviews.

We are also starting Science Talk, a Cardinal science blog delving into more specialized content such as sustainability issues.

These are just the beginning of the plans we have for adding even more blogs.

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Top five Badger athletes to watch in spring 2014 Frank Kaminsky, Men’s Basketball No one’s really going to argue Sam Dekker isn’t the superior player and NBA prospect for Wisconsin.

Yet, our pick for player to watch is ultimately more important for the Badgers as they continue their Big Ten campaign. As Wisconsin’s premier big man, junior forward Frank Kaminsky shoulders a large part of UW’s burden on defense and provides an important presence in the paint on offense.

In back-to-back losses to Indiana and Michigan, Wisconsin showed a very worrying inability to protect the paint. This exposure means you can expect every team in the Big Ten to throw pick and rolls and backdoor cuts at the 7-foot Kaminsky as he tries to defend the basket.

On the offensive end of the floor, Kaminsky is one of the best centers in the Big Ten, shooting .558 thus far in the season. That’s an incredible shooting line, but Kaminsky’s defense could be even more valuable given that he doesn’t have a teammate who registers significant minutes and measures above 6’9”.

That lack of size means Kaminsky’s development as an interior defender will be crucial for this Badgers team to revert to the level of defense you’d expect from a Bo Ryan team.

—Jack Baer

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Junior forward Frank Kaminsky will need to step up on defense if Wisconsin wants to keep winning.

Michael Mersch, Men’s Hockey

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Senior forward Michael Mersch leads the Big Ten in goals and is a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award.

Mary Massei, Softball After the best season in school history, it may be easier to look behind than to look ahead for the Wisconsin softball team. It’s senior outfielder Mary Massei’s job as the Badgers’ leading hitter, however, to make sure this season lives up to the sky-high expectations set after a record-setting 44-win season a year ago.

Massei, then a junior, hit .421 with 17 doubles for 2013 Big Ten Champion Wisconsin, propelling her team to a berth in the NCAA regional final before falling to Oregon 3-0.

The Badgers, behind Massei, were third in the Big Ten in batting average while the Chino Hills, Calif., was fifth among batters with at least 100 plate appearances, and was a unanimous choice on the first team All-Big Ten squad.

Once again, Big Ten softball looks to be a closely fought race, with traditional powers like Michigan and Nebraska returning experienced teams. The Badgers will need a strong performance from Massei and the rest of their seniors if they are to repeat the success of last season.

—Brett Bachman

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After leading UW at the plate last season, senior outfielder Mary Massei looks to continue her success.

Alex Rigsby, Women’s Hockey

Michala Johnson, Women’s Basketball After spending two years playing as a backup for basketball powerhouse Connecticut and a year off following a transfer to Wisconsin, all eyes are on redshirt junior Michala Johnson as she makes her mark for the Badgers (2-3 Big Ten, 9-8 overall) this season.

Johnson leads the team in points scored and field goal percentage, and is second only to senior Taylor Wurtz in rebounds.

The Bellwood, Ill. native’s game has only improved since the beginning of the season, producing a doubledouble with a career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds in the Badgers’ 74-58 loss to Northwestern Sunday.

The Badgers are looking to come back with a win in Big Ten conference play Thursday on the road against the Gophers.

With Johnson as the undisputed leader of the Wisconsin offense, she is sure to make waves as the women’s basketball season comes into its final stretch.

—Louisa Lincoln

Whether it’s the WCHA or newly inaugurated Big Ten conference, senior forward Michael Mersch is no stranger to leading the way in goals. The Park Ridge, Ill. native topped all other WCHA players last season with 22 goals, and currently leads the Big Ten with 14 goals, just ahead of teammate Mark Zengerle.

Mersch recorded his first career hat trick against conference rival Michigan Jan. 10, leading the Badgers to a 5-2 victory. The win also marked Merch’s second career four-point game.

Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Mersch was named the Big Ten first star of the week Jan. 15, and is nominated for college hockey’s highest honor, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. If he wins, Mersch would be the second Badger to receive the distinction, behind former Wisconsin star Blake Geoffrion.

The dynamic forward is poised to lead his team into the Big Ten Tournament this March, and potentially emerge as the first-ever Big Ten conference champion.

—Adee Feiner

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After transferring to Wisconsin, redshirt junior Michala Johnson is leading the team in points scored.

In her nearly four seasons as a Badger, Alex Rigsby has reached levels of success never before seen in the history of Wisconsin women’s hockey.

As a freshman during the 2010-’11 season, Rigsby posted an impressive record of 27-1-2 and led the nation with a .933 winning percentage. Despite her youth, Rigsby was stellar during the NCAA Tournament and was instrumental in the Badgers’ fourth national title run in six years.

She has broken more than a few school records during her time with the Badgers, which includes becoming the all-time leader in both wins and saves. Rigsby was named team captain before the season, an honor rarely given to goalies, and leads the nation in both goals-against average (1.02), save percentage (.957) and has bounced back from a sprained knee that caused her to miss seven games.

With one national title under her belt, Rigsby has high expectations for her senior season. Look for her to play with a little extra heart as her time in red and white comes to a close.

—Zach Rastall

Other Badger athletes to keep your eye on in 2014 Tyler Graff, Wrestling

With a career record of 101-19, the redshirt senior and three-time All-American has one last season to cement his legacy in the Wisconsin history books.

Drew teDuits, Men’s Swimming and Diving

After a breakthrough sophomore season, the AllAmerican backstroke swimmer has sky-high expectations for his junior season—and for good reason.

Cassandra Darrah, Softball

Japheth Cato, Men’s Track and Field

Joel Rumpel, Men’s Hockey

Sam Dekker, Men’s Basketball

Last season the senior pitcher was the ace for a team which finished with a school-record 44 wins. With the meat of her defense returning, Darrah is set to have another hallmark year in the circle for Wisconsin.

Leading the nation in win percentage this season, the veteran netminder is a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award, college hockey’s greatest honor.

In April 2013 Cato ruptured his achilles tendon. In his first meet back last weekend the senior won both the pole vault and the high jump. Expect more of the same as he recovers completely from the injury.

A homegrown Wisconsin product, Dekker has fit into head coach Bo Ryan’s scheme perfectly, leading the team in points and rebounds.

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Women’s Hockey vs. Minnesota, Feb. 14-15 Considering Wisconsin and Minnesota boast two of the nation’s best women’s hockey programs, it should come as no surprise that games between the two tend to be both intense and exciting.

The Gophers and Badgers are currently the top two teams in the national rankings.

Wisconsin already faced Minnesota twice on the road this year, getting swept by the Gophers in a tough series in early October.

At the time, Minnesota was in the midst of a his-

toric winning streak which it extended to an NCAArecord 62 games before finally being taken down by North Dakota.

The Gophers have gone unbeaten in 10 games since that loss and remain atop the national rankings.

Since their losses to Minnesota, the Badgers have been nearly unbeatable, losing just once over their previous 20 contests.

They’ll look for a little payback when they welcome their WCHA rival into Madison Feb. 14 and 15.

—Zach Rastall

Softball at Michigan, May 2-4 With the best season in school history in the rearview mirror, head coach Yvette Healy and the Badgers have been working hard to ensure they replicate the success of last season.

The Michigan of recent years is a powerhouse. The Wolverines haven’t lost a regular season championship since 2007, and the smart money is on a similarly talented team taking the

diamond against Wisconsin in May. This series is the last of the regular Big Ten season, and with three games in three days, the outcome could very well carry championship implications.

With the bulk of its team returning, this years’ Badger squad is poised to improve and carry legitimate national championship aspirations.

—Brett Bachman

Women’s Basketball at Penn State, Feb. 16

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After the best start in school history, Wisconsin needs to stay strong against talented Big Ten teams like Michigan State.

Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan State, Feb. 9 This entire season, the top basketball teams in the Big Ten have been Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan State in no discernible order.

Within the last week, however, the Badgers and Buckeyes have combined to lose six straight, leaving No. 3 Michigan State as the undisputed favorite in the Big Ten. Senior forward Adreian Payne, sophomore guard Gary Harris and sophomore guard Keith Appling form a trio that no team in the Big Ten can match.

Payne is a monster inside, but also shoots .439 from 3-point range. Harris is considered a potential lottery pick and could

be the toughest individual player to defend that the Badgers will see all season.

Appling is the undisputed leader of the team and third in the Big Ten in assists.

Come Feb. 9, the Spartans could be the top ranked squad in the country, and they’ll be coming into the Kohl Center for their only game against the Badgers. Given that Wisconsin has arguably the easiest in-conference schedule and the Spartans one of the toughest, this game could present a rare opportunity to simultaneously pull off a big upset and take over the driver’s seat for the Big Ten regular season title.

—Jack Baer

career hat trick Jan. 18 against Ohio State, effectively leading the team to a sweep over the Buckeyes.

The biggest storyline between these two teams, however, may come down to who is between the pipes come game time.

Minnesota has two strong netminders in senior Michael Shibrowski and sophomore Adam Wilcox, while Wisconsin junior goaltender Joel Rumpel leads the nation in winning percentage.

Like teammate Michael Mersch, Rumpel is also up for the Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy, the foremost award in college hockey.

Mark your calendars for Feb. 6, this is sure to be another heated border battle in the Kohl Center.

—Adee Feiner

Other games to watch Wrestling vs. Iowa, Feb. 23

Closing out the regular season with a strong performance against No. 3 Iowa will set the tone for Wisconsin’s postseason.

Men’s Hockey vs. Minnesota, Feb. 6-7 It doesn’t matter where the contest takes place, the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry is ingrained in the history of American sports.

After being swept 4-1 and 4-3 in Minnesota back in November, the Badgers are looking to get even with their biggest conference rival when the Gophers come to Madison in February.

The Gophers have not yet lost a conference game in regulation, and boast a 17-2-3 record halfway through the season.

Playing up front for Minnesota is junior forward Sam Warning, who currently has 26 points and a plus/minus of plus 21 for his team when on the ice.

Warning also notched his first

In 2013 the Badgers shocked then-No. 7 Penn State, marking the Nittany Lions’ first conference loss of the season while also ending their 11-game winning streak.

This season, the pressure is on once again for the Badgers as they attempt to tackle No. 13 Penn State on the road Feb. 16.

In last year’s game, senior guard Morgan Paige scored a personal-best 33 points to propel Wisconsin to victory.

With a revamped offense, she has the potential to reproduce her success once again in this season’s matchup.

Paige is currently third in points scored this season for the Badgers with 222, an average of 13.1 points per game.

Though Wisconsin faces both Michigan (4-1 Big Ten, 13-5 overall) and Michigan State (4-1, 12-6) in the next two weeks, the faceoff against the Nittany Lions is a can’t-miss matchup that will have implications in this year’s Big Ten race.

—Louisa Lincoln

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Indiana, Feb. 25

After a back-and-forth game in Indiana which handed the Badgers their first loss of the season, Wisconsin looks to take revenge.

Men’s Hockey at Michigan State, March 14-15

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After splitting a series in November, Wisconsin looks to chase down Minnesota in the Big Ten standings.

Right now, Minnesota is head and tail above the rest of the Big Ten, with Michigan State vying with Wisconsin for second place in the conference.

In the last series of the Badgers’ season Wisconsin will need a win to distance itself in the standings from the Spartans.