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Staggering forward UW-Madison’s central diversity plan continues to be clouded by miscommunication and a lack of direction Story by Jonah Beleckis and Peter Coutu

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early 16 years after UW-Madison came under fire for photoshopping a black student on the 2001’02 Undergraduate Application’s cover photo that created a facade of diversity, #TheRealUW movement has once again crashed the illusion of a diverse and inclusive campus for all.

In a March 31 video responding to a threatening note slipped under a student’s door, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims said he wanted to build a foundation that ensures students in the future would never have to experience these threats of violence and level of hate, which he compared to Jim Crow-era racism.

The previous four Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee chairs, an office that later changed its name to the Equity & Inclusion Committee, said these incidents of hate and bias on campus are nothing new.

“The reason why I’m not shocked is because a lot of these things did happen at least dur-

ing my time at UW-Madison,” said 2012-’13 Diversity Committee Chair Mia Akers, which was echoed by Jessica Behling, Dolly Wang and Mariam Coker.

UW-Madison spent $33.3 million on diversity-related program funds and scholarships during the 2013-’14 academic year, according to that year’s UW systemwide Minority & Disadvantaged Students Reporting Form.

“The reason why I’m not shocked is because a lot of these things did happen at least during my time at UW-Madison.”

Mia Akers 2012-’13 Diversity Committee chair Associated Students of Madison

Behind all of the expenses, there is the university’s current comprehensive plan for improving campus climate and diversity.

Though it is titled “Forward Together: A Framework for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence,” many involved in the process question how far the university will move forward and doubt they are doing so together.

‘A perfect storm’

In October 2012, then-Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Paul DeLuca charged the University Committee with creating an Ad Hoc Committee that would write a plan to create a more diverse and inclusive campus.

Ad Hoc Committee Co-Chairs Ryan Adserias, a graduate student, and Ruth Litovsky, a professor, led the group comprised of faculty, students, and academic and classified staff members. Adserias and Litovsky helped author the final 53-page framework, which was released May 2014.

The document emphasized promoting values of diversity; increasing campus coordination; engaging university leadership; improving access and recruitment of underrepresented students, faculty and staff; and strengthening retention.

Litovsky said a lack of resources, leadership engagement and accountability are the three primary reasons diversity plans fail.

“I’m still not exactly sure what the resources are,” Litovsky said of the framework, nearly two years after it was finalized.

Both of UW-Madison’s previous 10-year diversity plans included quantitative benchmarks and budgets, which cannot be found

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Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims sat down with The Daily Cardinal to discuss administrative efforts to improve diversity. in the framework. This is to give different campus groups, colleges or programs the freedom to tailor the recommendations to fit their specific needs, according to Sims.

“It was a strategic choice. It was risk, a risky choice to say ‘Alright, we’re not giving you concrete things,’” Sims said in an April 11, 2016, interview with The Daily Cardinal. “We’re giving you framing and we’re expecting folks to fill in the blanks.”

Hannah Kinsella, a student representative on the 2014-’15 Campus Diversity and Climate Committee, shared concerns about the downsides of this approach in a November 2014 interview.

“By creating committees that are going to come up with these, I hope, great ideas just to be told, ‘Oh sorry, we can’t do that because we don’t have the money,’ is like

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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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Martin O’Malley looking forward after early exit from presidential race Story by Katie Moakley

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n May 30, 2015, in Baltimore’s Federal Hill Park, Martin O’Malley announced his candidacy to run for president. The announcement followed 23 years of serving on the Baltimore City Council, as mayor of Baltimore and as governor of Maryland.

He launched his campaign, joining former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, both of whom were already actively campaigning. O’Malley realized that those well-known names “took a lot of the oxygen in the [Democratic] campaign,” but this did not deter him from entering the race. While recognizing the steep challenge, the governor said he “could not fail to try to make the difference this country needed.”

“The goal was to win, but the purpose was to improve our country and my campaign was focused on that purpose.”

Martin O’Malley former presidential candidate Democratic Party

Being the underdog in a race was nothing new for O’Malley, so it was no surprise he joined the race that already included the formidable Clinton and surging Sanders. In most of his prior political runs, O’Malley started from the back of the

pack, and there was no bigger climb than his first race for mayor of Baltimore in 1999.

Despite polling well behind his fellow challengers in that Democratic primary, he nonetheless went on to win that primary and then captured the general election.

In his first run for governor in 2006, O’Malley again rose to the challenge by defeating the incumbent, Robert Ehrlich. The ability to meet these stiff challenges appeared to fuel O’Malley’s confidence in not needing to be the early front-runner or heir apparent to a position.

The 2016 election, however, would pose certain unique challenges and reactions from the electorate he could not fully expect in terms of demographics and attitude toward the state of the country. O’Malley noted that he was not surprised by the anger with the current state of the country, but the time on the campaign shone a light into the depth of that anger. In his opinion, the anger was deeply rooted in so many people across the nation believing the government is no longer serving the country and them.

“Within our country there is a lot of discontent, a lot of anger and a lot of frustration,” he said in an interview with The Daily Cardinal.

“People are angry with politics and the perception of an economy that’s for the few, by the few.”

While O’Malley recognized the rationale for those feelings, he sought to go beyond just protesting and engage in conversations that result in positive action, a reference to the socalled political revolution that

Sanders has attempted to create.

O’Malley clearly stated that he firmly believes “anger and fear alone have not been very useful at solving problems.”

“Within our country there is a lot of discontent, a lot of anger and a lot of frustration.”

Martin O’Malley former presidential candidate Democratic Party

Despite hoping his campaign would have resulted in a greater impact on issues being debated, O’Malley’s early exit from the race limited his ability to affect the discourse. He said he strongly believes, however, that he still focused the conversation on substance and avoided the superficial. He also said he respects Sanders and Clinton for how they ran their campaigns, contrasting starkly with those of Republican candidates.

“Our debates were healthier than the Republican party’s debates, which seem to be colored by desire to scapegoat and to blame,” he said. “It is a disservice to the electorate to run a campaign rooted in personal insults and trivial banter while failing to address substantive issues and provide credible plans that will ultimately benefit American families.”

O’Malley saved some of his harshest words for business mogul and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley exited the presidential race after a disappointing performance in the Iowa caucus.

“I never dreamed that I would feel compelled to call another person running for the United States presidency a fascist, but his explicit words and halfbaked positions earn him that label,” O’Malley said. “When Donald Trump says things like we should maintain a registry of individuals because of the religion they practice, and then we should refuse to let any Muslims enter America, it demeans our great nation and it is a very real and dangerous threat to everything that our country is about ... I believe the enduring symbol of our nation is the Statue of Liberty—not barbwire fences.”

When asked what his next step would be, he laughed lightheartedly and said, “I am moving forward with great optimism.”

Without missing a beat, O’Malley expressed his commitment to impact issues such as gun safety, immigration reform, climate change and affordable education. Despite dropping out without winning a state, O’Malley said he did not regret his presidential run.

“If I had chosen not to run, I would have regretted it,” O’Malley said. “The goal was to win, but the purpose was to improve our country and my campaign was focused on that purpose.”

UW-Madison ethnic studies faculty release proposal for improving campus climate

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Faculty from the four UW-Madison ethnic and indigenous studies departments released a proposal to redevelop ethnic studies courses and hire additional faculty and staff for the programs.

After a string of anti-Semitic and racist incidents on campus, UW-Madison faculty from the four ethnic and indigenous studies departments sent Chancellor Rebecca Blank a proposal with their ideas on how to improve the campus climate for students of color.

The proposal is grounded in recent demands by students of color that the university work to improve cultural competency throughout campus, as well as improve the recruitment and retention of students and faculty of color.

The proposal asks for increased faculty in all ethnic and indigenous studies departments, as well as support for redevelopment of the course “Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies.”

Afro-American Studies professor Sandra Adell said the new course would be restructured to rotate between each of the

ethnic studies and indigenous studies units, including AfroAmerican, American Indian, Asian American and Chican@/ Latin@ Studies.

The course will be offered by a different department each semester, in which a lead professor from the department offering the course will bring expertise to the class. Guest lecturers and special events around campus will represent other areas of ethnic and indigenous studies.

“I believe that such a course, which would be designed for first-year students, will have a positive effect on campus climate because it will introduce students at the beginning of their academic careers to issues of race, ethnicity, indigeneity and better prepare them to live and work in environments where racism, sexism, and all other forms of bias are not tolerated,” Adell said.

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Wisconsin teaching environment holds caution, hope for education majors at UW-Madison Story by Madeline Heim and Ellie Borstad

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ive years ago, UW-Madison senior and education major Janaina Rodriguez watched as her parents, both teachers, took cuts to their monthly salaries that significantly affected how they were able to support her and her siblings.

The cuts began after Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10, which stripped Wisconsin educators of collective bargaining rights, required teachers to pay more for health care and other benefits and reduced funding for public schools. “[My parents] sat me down and were like, ‘Look, I know you’re a passionate future educator, but just keep in mind that this is not over,’” Rodriguez said. “‘What’s going on is not over until your voice is heard.’”

Rodriguez attends meetings, participates in protests and signs petitions to ensure that after she graduates, the Wisconsin teaching atmosphere will let her provide for herself and follow her passion.

Today, with teacher shortages across the state, UW-Madison education majors like Rodriguez who are looking to teach in Wisconsin are preparing to adapt to the new environment they will see after graduation.

Rodriguez is currently a member of the Student Wisconsin Education Association, the student branch of the statewide teachers’ union Wisconsin Education Association Council.

Student WEA, which has chapters at 26 universities throughout Wisconsin, provides opportunities for preservice teachers to participate in professional development workshops and networking events.

Aila Bretl, a UW-Madison elementary education major and president of the campus chapter of Student WEA, said her organization has more than 70 members who support and grow with one another as future teachers.

“We really believe that as a union, it’s our responsibility to be there for future teachers and help those early-career educators.”

Christina Brey media spokesperson Wisconsin Education Association Council

Bretl said participating in Student WEA has helped her have confidence in pursuing the teaching profession. Because the student members pay dues, she explained they are allowed access to support from WEAC. “When we go into the field and we’re looking for a job, we can call them and ask for support in looking up comparable teaching salaries, or finding out about resources like that,” Bretl said.

WEAC media spokesperson Christina Brey echoed Bretl’s

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UW-Madison education majors who are looking to teach in Wisconsin are preparing to find employment in a post-Act 10 environment. sentiment that the organization provides a support system for preservice teachers.

Brey said in Wisconsin, about half of all new teachers leave the profession within five years because some starting teacher salaries in the state are as low as $31,000, an amount likely not enough to offset the burden of student loan debt.

She said that by giving these students networking opportunities with active teachers, they can learn more about what the profession is like today.

“We really believe that as a union, it’s our responsibility to be there for future teachers and help those early-career educators,” Brey said.

Although Bretl did not consider herself well-versed in the politics behind Act 10, she said she thinks it devalued teaching as a profession in Wisconsin.

“You hear things like, ‘Teaching is babysitting,’ or ‘Anyone could be a teacher,’” Bretl said. “The general light that [Act 10] shed on teaching, I think, is discouraging for people to look at and want to become a part of it.”

Ald. Tim Gruber, District 11, a teacher at Madison’s Midvale Elementary School, said Act 10 gave the impression the state does not value its teachers as professionals.

Throughout his career, Gruber has been a member of the union Madison Teachers Incorporated, which has around 4,500 members. In the years since Act 10, Gruber noticed that it has been more difficult to organize and run the union, to the point where “it is like being harassed.”

Gruber said teachers today are adapting to the new environment and are hopeful conditions will improve.

“People are going on with their jobs and doing their best,”

Gruber said. “It’s definitely a different system that the unions are operating under.”

Although the way unions function has been redirected since Act 10, Brey said WEAC membership has stabilized at around 50,000 teachers, support staff members and technical college instructors.

Brey explained today’s educators in Wisconsin are “doing more with less.” She added that the union’s focus has shifted away from traditional lobbying at the state level to grassroots activism, where members reach out to the community in hopes of making positive changes.

While many criticized Act 10, others like Alex Kredell, a UW-Madison sophomore and education major, acknowledge both its positive and negative

effects. Kredell noted a report that the legislation will save the Milwaukee Public School district more than $100 million a year by 2020.

Kredell hopes to work for MPS after she graduates.

Although the low teacher salary is something she considered, it did not discourage her from switching her major from nursing to education.

“I really do love it and I am a believer that as long as I am happy doing what I’m doing, I can figure out the financial part and make it work,” Kredell said.

Although Brey and Gruber acknowledged the limitations Act 10 and other funding cuts have placed on Wisconsin teachers, they both harbor hope for the profession.

Brey said respect for teach-

ers statewide has hit an alltime low, which means future educators need to be realistic, but she added that “to teach in Wisconsin is a wonderful thing.”

“If you are committed and called to teach, I would say that you should surround yourself with professional educators who will help you along, who will have your back, who will be there to trust,” Brey said.

Throughout their time in UW-Madison’s School of Education, Rodriguez and Bretl have remained focused on their passion for working with children and helping them learn.

Rodriguez said although she knows there is a chance she’ll only sign a one-year contract in her first teaching job, she still sees opportunities to succeed in the profession in Wisconsin. She said she thinks part of the need for teachers statewide stems from less people wanting to go into the Wisconsin teaching environment.

However, Rodriguez said she does not necessarily view the teacher shortage and ensuing open positions at schools as a detriment to fulfilling her career goals. Rather, she looks at it as somewhat of an opportunity to reshape state support for the teaching profession

“The general light that [Act 10] shed on teaching, I think, is discouraging for people to look at and want to become a part of it.”

Aila Bretl president UW-Madison chapter of the Student Wisconsin Education Association

“I know a lot of people in my cohort are going back to Minnesota or any other places because they don’t want to teach in Wisconsin, because of what’s happening,” Rodriguez explained. “But that kind of inspires me to stay here and fight for what I believe in.”

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Several education majors remain optimistic that they will be able to find a job in their profession.

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Poor weather keeps Mifflin turnout relatively low

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No serious issues were reported throughout Saturday during the wet and muddy 2016 Mifflin Street Block Party, according to the Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.

DeSpain estimated about 3,500 people attended the event at any one point Saturday. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said 43 citations were issued throughout the day, mostly for underage alcohol consumption. He went on to say four people went to jail, though only one person was criminally charged and that seven people went to detox, filling the unit for the day.

“We had no serious problems and overall have been pleased with the demeanor of the crowd,” DeSpain said in an interview Saturday. “There have been some people obviously that have had too much to drink but, for the most part, the majority of the people have had a good time and kept it under control.”

MPD said they believed attendance would increase this year,

after budget cuts resulted in a smaller Revelry Music festival.

But the nearly constant rain from noon on drove people away, according to DeSpain.

“I think the weather played a large part in keeping crowd numbers down today,” DeSpain said.

“Certainly we were anticipating, without a dayside Revelry, that we could see numbers spike a little bit. But obviously that didn’t play out.”

MPD Chief Mike Koval wrote in a blog post last Monday that he wanted the annual Mifflin party, which began nearly 50 years ago, to become an “institutional memory.” The event causes numerous safety issues and is costly for the MPD, costing about $90,000 a year, according to DeSpain.

Though he wants Mifflin to end, Koval was still in attendance Saturday and enjoying the day with the crowd, according to DeSpain.

“Certainly Chief [Koval] was out there today and enjoying talking with people and having his picture taken with people,” DeSpain said. “I think he under-

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Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said MPD issued 43 citations Saturday in addition to four people who were arrested and seven people who went to detox. stands that there is a part of Mifflin that continues to live

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The fate of various diversity initiatives remains cloudy in the eyes of Diversity Framework co-author Ryan Adserias, in part because of the turnover taking place at the administrative level.

staggering from page 1 well then maybe you should have showed us the dollar sign before we started,” Kinsella said.

When it comes to engaging with campus leadership, Adserias said there were gaps in communication and coordination during the twoyear drafting process.

“They did not play hardly any role,” Adserias said of university administration, not including Sims, and their involvement in creating the framework.

Additionally, the three most integral administrators who were present for the Framework’s inception in 2012—DeLuca, former interim Chancellor David Ward and former Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Damon Williams—are all no longer in their positions at UW-Madison.

“This was a perfect storm of wrong time to do this,” Adserias

said. “No one who ultimately should be taking a framework like this on … was here, on board or involved.”

Accountability, the final issue Litovsky mentioned, was also prone to extensive disagreement during drafting.

ASM members stressed the significance of making this framework more binding, according to their response to the revised diversity plan a few weeks before it was finalized.

“I think it’s becoming a guideline,” said 2013-’14 ASM Chair David Gardner in a November 2014 interview. “Our intent and what we were clear on before we passed it is that this is a plan, this is meant to hold us accountable to these measures.

Implementation is going to be challenging but it needs to be intentional and needs to be impactful.”

R.E.E.L. issues

After two years of meetings, engagement sessions and nego-

tiations preceding the drafting and approval of the Diversity Framework, the 2014-’15 academic year began with a new task: implementation.

“Affecting R.E.E.L. Change for Diversity & Inclusion” is the implementation plan that began in November 2014 when the Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer created six committees to develop and submit implementation proposals that condense the framework. The plan contains 18 initiatives that will come in three phases.

Sims said this separate implementation plan was necessary to ensure the framework’s goals actually came to fruition, and Adserias agreed.

“Everyone knew the document was pretty abstract and conceptual in nature, so something had to get more granular and specific,” Sims said.

However, neither Litovsky nor Adserias was consulted in any

on, I that think it’s his hope it wouldn’t but the reality is that

some people see Mifflin that should keep going.”

official capacity during the development of the framework’s own implementation plan.

“Aside from the people who had just happened to be appointed to serve on some random committee, there was absolutely no contact between the implementation committees and members of the Ad Hoc [Committee],” Adserias said.

“Absolutely none.”

Additionally, Adserias was critical of the implementation plan not substantially addressing difficult goals.

“It really looks like low-hanging fruit to me,”Adserias said. “We’re really avoiding the actual hard stuff that we need to do.”

Recent budget cuts to UW-Madison impacted the R.E.E.L. Change implementation process. Since no clear budget has been presented to Sims, the committees were charged with examining cost-effective methods, according to the current CDCC Co-Chair and Sociology Department Chair Pamela Oliver.

“Budget, per se, was never really on the agenda,” Oliver said. “ It was more of a vision of what we’re going to do.”

According to Oliver, the cuts still hindered the committees from more fully investigating new initiatives.

Sims went on to estimate threequarters of what was actually in the implementation plan was already in practice.

“We didn’t have a thorough understanding of what the fiscal resource commitment was going to be,” Sims said. “The chancellor did say she is willing to make the commitment but she wasn’t going to commit a dollar amount without seeing what the ideas were, so we’re in a bit of a chicken-and-egg scenario.”

The 2015-’16 academic year is the first year for implementation, yet current student leaders know very little about the plan.

“The framework is not reaching students now,” Coker said. “I’m not saying it’s a bad list of goals, it’s just that it’s literally just a list right now and there’s no action to it.”

Administrators have emphasized the importance of open dialogue, primarily manifesting itself in` forums and town hall discussions. However, frustration lingers after several people attending these discussions have expressed feelings of being stuck in a feedback loop, without seeing anything from these discussions materialize.

Moving forward?

The framework and its implementation plan are the primary university initiatives aiming to create an inclusive and welcoming campus for all.

Between the dialogue and the documents themselves, campus engagement has been universally acknowledged as vital to the plan’s success.

“This was a perfect storm of wrong time to do this.”

Ryan Adserias co-chair Ad Hoc Diversity Committee

“We’ve been having these types of conversations with administration for so many years now, it’s actually starting to get disrespectful,” said UW-Madison senior and student activist Kenneth Cole.

These conversations are meant to drive the university forward, to engage stakeholders in developing a healthier campus climate for everyone.

There is a consensus among key players—administrators, committee chairs and student leaders—that the goals of the Diversity Framework are what the university should be striving for, but disagreement, disconnect and discontent still surround the framework in practice.

“I don’t think diversity in general is a top priority [for the administration],” Adserias said.

Ten years from now, would Adserias, one of the authors of the framework, see this plan as a success?

“My 2016 self says, ‘I’m not holding my breath.’”

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Summer explodes with entertainment With the sunny months upon us, let our knowledgeable columnists get you off to a fantastic start in your first binge watching, reading or listening session after finals.

Students can look forward to a much-needed break this summer and there is no better way to spend that time than to kick back in a cinema to enjoy the blockbusting lineup of summer movies. Just as final exams kick off, so too does “Captain America: Civil War.” The third installment in the Captain America saga is already garnering critical acclaim, giving a jolt of adrenaline to summer moviegoers. Fans of the superhero genre also have DC’s “Suicide Squad” coming on August 6. The action genre can also bolster films like “Jason Bourne,” the highly anticipated continuation of the popular Bourne Trilogy. For those of us looking for something a little more light-hearted this summer, Steven Spielberg may have an answer to that in “The BFG,” a film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel. Other adaptations set for release include “Me Before You,” a love story starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke, and “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” a sequel to the 2010 film “Alice in Wonderland.” No matter the genre preference, there is always something new coming around the corner for moviegoers this summer.

—Sam Marz, Film Columnist

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Fans anxiously choose their superhero side for the longawaited Marvel war movie soon to hit theaters.

Summer 2016 seems to offer a slew of television’s sophomore seasons. This past year has held an impressive amount of noteworthy new series that are returning for a second round. Among these season two’s include shows like Fox’s “Wayward Pines,” Netflix’s “Bloodline,” MTV’s “Scream,” Lifetime’s “UnREAL” and USA’s critically acclaimed “Mr. Robot.” As you soak up the sun and enjoy all that summer has to offer, remember to check out some of these new shows.

Each series is new enough to easily binge in its entirety before their second season begins, so finish up those final exams and get started!

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“Mr. Robot” and many other streaming favorites successfully head into their sophomore seasons.

“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?” Literature is rife with stories that encompass the end of big moments, the hallmark feelings that accompany another school year ending or the finishing of an era altogether. It is something I have spoken and written about again and again. But writing about books this very last time, marking the end of a much-loved tradition of over two years, I want us to look towards stories that talk of new beginnings. Endings are always inevitable, but a beginning is something we choose. We can choose how we start the next chapter of our lives, and we can sure as hell choose what book is going to define us next. I’ll be doing that by reading “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr and picking up Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” again. “‘Stuff your eyes with wonder,’ he said, ‘live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.’” What story will you choose?

—Maham Hasan, Literature Columnist

The best music to look forward to this summer is that which you find on a directionless journey. With computer algorithms slowly monopolizing our processes for discovering new music, it’s important to add human imperfection and mishap into the equation. Instead of seeing Danny Brown for the third time at Lollapalooza this year, maybe stroll into the smallest tent of the day and watch a local folk band play their hearts out in a legendary set, knowing that the exposure they receive at Lollapalooza could be the turning point of their careers. I also recommend listening to the alternative radio or college radio of wherever you find yourself this summer. Those who stick around to play songs out of cramped, underfunded studios during the most beautiful days of the year do so because of their passion for sharing the music they love with the world; whether it be black metal or country, you should listen in and find out why. Listen to a SoundCloud account with 50 followers. Go to a show with only the parents of the bands playing in attendance. Go to a spoken word or punk festival in a rural town 20 miles out from your base of operations. There’s so little time to revel in the balming sunshine of summer, but so much to discover. ­­—Jake Witz, Music Columnist

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“Fahrenheit 451” still stands as a popular leisure read for summer.

While summer brings long-awaited sunshine and a brand new terrace, it also brings a phenomenal amount of art shows in Madison!

One is the famous Art Fair on the Square. This well-loved art festival will celebrate their 58th year and will host 500 artists from around the country. Not only will there be a tantalizing display of paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, jewelry, clothing and pottery, there will also be various forms of entertainment from music to street performers. This stunning display is on July 9 and 10, two days that you should not miss! In addition, be sure to attend the art fairs in Fitchburg and Mount Horeb as well as the Wisconsin Pottery Association Show & Sale in August. Lastly, if you have been too busy to take advantage of the Madison museums, be sure to take time to go now! Enjoy your summer and I will see you in the fall art lovers!

—Erin Guarnieri, Visual Art Columnist

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Fans crowded the front at the foot of the stage for performances.

By Jake Witz THE DAILY CARDINAL

Both of the headlining acts of Revelry made the most out of a rough situation. The afternoon rain had given Madison a cold, damp grey hangover from the early-morning Mifflin festivities, and the Orpheum was the least habitable place for those seeking refuge. Not only was the sound quality questionable close to the stage, which was the only section of the theater where anyone stood, but security made a point of asserting themselves into crowd’s festivities that would have otherwise gone ignored for a bigger show. But that deterred neither the performers nor the crowd.

Hudson Mohawke spun some of his best tracks, including two from the now-legendary TNGHT EP. Even his more trance-infused tracks gave the audience an opportunity to applaud, and he thanked the audience with a beaming smile. All the muddied, quiet bass in the world was incapable of preventing showgoers from recogniz-

ing the first seconds of “Higher Ground,” which sent the crowd into an absolute frenzy. iLoveMakonnen played exactly the type of set a college campus festival needs: straight bangers. This meant bypassing some of the more experimental R&B tracks from his recent mixtapes in favor of moshworthy songs, including iconic tracks like “Look at Wrist” and “Tuesday.” He didn’t have much to say between songs, but neither did the audience; by the time his set rolled around, everyone needed an excuse to thrash their bodies amongst a blissfully ignorant crowd, and that’s exactly what the Super Chef cooked up.

If Revelry is still serving as a deterrent to Mifflin, it failed on all counts. But as a show for those who felt more at home amongst a musical crowd than a beer-soaked porch, Revelry was a potent concoction of good music and partying. If more students catch wind of the event, then the festival’s future looks bright.

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The UW System Board of Regents passed three tenure policy resolutions at its March 10 meeting amid systemwide backlash from faculty, who felt the resolutions failed to adequately protect academic freedom.

The regents looked for an immediate replacement for tenure policy after Gov. Scott Walker struck it from state statutes last July. The resolutions outline a variety of measures surrounding conditions for tenured faculty and procedures related to financial emergency or program discontinuance in which layoffs would be necessary.

Regent Tony Evers proposed an amendment

in line with faculty suggestions that dealt with a specific line in one resolution, stating faculty layoff would only be an option in extraordinary situations where all other options have been considered.

Evers requested the word “considered” be replaced with “pursued,” to demonstrate a more active commitment to finding alternatives. The amendment was voted down, however, along with two others that he said would better protect academic freedoms.

Beth Lueck, president of the UW-Whitewater chapter of the American Association of University Professors, expressed concern that the policies were a result of pressures from outside the system.

“They’ve created a problem and now are trying to solve it this way,” Lueck said. “I don’t think it will strengthen education or the UW System, I think it will hurt it.”

—Madeline Heim

Immigration bills spark protest

UW-Madison student group BlackOut continued their demonstrations on campus by protesting two more Board of Regents meetings during the Spring 2016 Semester.

The first of the semester occurred on Feb. 5. BlackOut was not allowed to

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State lawmakers took up an issue this session that debt-laden students have known about for years: the rising price of a college education.

Gov. Scott Walker touted a series of bills, passed by the state Legislature, that he says

would keep college costs low.

The measures included increasing technical college grants, requiring that colleges provide students with financial literacy information and creating a position in the Department of Workforce Development to help students find internships.

“Student loan debt has increasingly become a burden for young professionals,” Walker said.

State Democrats, however, favored a bill that would allow

those holding student debt to refinance their loans. The socalled “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” bill received a hearing in the state Senate but did not move forward.

The minority party said Walker’s bills didn’t go far enough to address the problem.

“We should be doing something big, something bold,” said State Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, during floor debate.

“Not these peanuts … that don’t do what our students need.”

—Andrew Bahl

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hand in their demands to the regents, so they protested the meeting by yelling their demands.

The group also issued a new demand, their sixth. The group called for UW-Madison to remove mandatory standardized testing from the university’s application process as it impedes access for low-income and minority students.

BlackOut also protested the March 14 Board of Regents meeting, restating their demands. A

UW-Madison student also detailed an incident of discrimination on campus where a Ho-Chunk elder was mocked during a Native American healing circle.

A recent Board of Regents meeting held in Green Bay announced a task force assigned with evaluating the campus climate for students of color, which satisfied one of the group’s demands, though it was not necessarily in response to BlackOut. —Peter Coutu

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Chancellor Rebecca Blank and UWPD Chief Susan Riseling released statements in which they apologized for

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The UW-Madison Police Department arrested UW-Madison student Denzel J. McDonald, also known as King Shabazz, for 11 counts of graffiti on April 14.

A UWPD officer entered McDonald’s classroom and asked him to step out of the room; McDonald was arrested outside of the building. His belongings were taken as evidence and it is unknown at this time whether he will be able to graduate in May. The arrest upset students, faculty and staff. A statement was signed by 500 individuals that called for “immediate action from administration.”

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Demonstrators marched all over Madison during the first weekend of March to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Madison Police Department shooting of Tony Robinson.

Protesters started the weekend by marching Friday, March 4 from Library Mall to the Overture Center for the Arts. Then Sunday, March 6—the anniversary of Robinson’s death— protesters gathered at the Social Justice Center and marched towards the Capitol. They also held a vigil that evening.

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Reports of hate and bias flooded social media feeds under the #TheRealUW throughout the semester following several high-profile official reports of discrimination in the beginning and middle of March.

Two of the most prominent incidents involved a Native American healing circle outside of Dejope Residence Hall being mocked on March 9 and a stu-

outlets such as BET, Buzzfeed and The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The student-led movement has prompted responses from several key university administrators on both social media and through official statements.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced four initiatives in a March 15 open letter to the campus community, and she called for students to submit proposals to improve the campus climate for students of color. More than a hundred students submitted proposals.

—Peter Coutu

Wisconsin voters sent a message of disapproval to the presumptive presidential nominees of both parties on the April 5 primary.

For Democrats, stung by defeats doled out by Gov. Scott Walker, strident progressives and students rejected Hillary Clinton’s moderation in favor of Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Sanders held two campus rallies prior

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The UW System released reports from each campus April 11 that showed the implications of state funding cuts to their respective universities within the past year.

The reports detailed the elimination of certain faculty and staff positions, the decrease in funding for campus facilities and the reduction of resources available for students systemwide.

UW-Eau Claire and UW-Superior reported currently having zero reserves and UW-Madison reported having an amount of reserves that would allow the university to operate for less than one week.

According to the report, many university facilities are being affected by the budget cuts. UW-La Crosse’s Murphy Library was forced to eliminate many of its services during the 2015-’16 school year.

The report also showed a 10 percent decrease in employees at UW-Platteville and that 94.7 percent of UW-Stevens Point faculty members are now being paid less than the national average.

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dent being spat on and shoved in Sellery Residence Hall on March 12.

Following this, hundreds of students shared posts on Twitter and Facebook about their experiences on campus.

Students raised awareness for #TheRealUW through several means, including bringing a banner that featured the hashtag and a Bucky Badger in a Ku Klux Klan outfit to political rallies when presidential candidates came to Madison.

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MPD Officer Matt Kenny shot and killed unarmed 19-year-old Tony Robinson after a physical altercation in 2015.

Robinson’s mother Andrea Irwin, in addition to Young Gifted & Black Coalition and BlackOut, attended the protests.

Colorful banners read “Justice for Tony” and “Black Lives Matter.”

“If you sit there and say nothing, you are just as much guilty as those who are killing the babies in the streets. You have to use your voice to stand up.

They have to make this stop,” Irwin said during the Sunday march. “It’s happened, and it will happen again.”

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to the vote where students waited hours to catch a glimpse of the dogged socialist.

“I believe his message, he tries to speak for middle class … and so I feel his support,” Jessica Kleinert said outside Sanders’ packed Orpheum rally.

In the GOP race, Donald Trump’s march to the nomination hit a snag as Milwaukee talk radio hosts and Walker signaled support of Sen. Ted Cruz.

Trump’s loss was not for a lack of trying. He crisscrossed the state, finding traction among struggling blue collar whites desperately gambling that through sheer force of personality alone Trump can revive Wisconsin’s rusted out industrial core.

“Trump’s gonna bring his negotiators and tell [Mexico] flat out if you can’t do business with us at this cost we’re not gonna sell you nothing,” John Bly said at a Janesville rally. The former employee of a car seat supplier for the city’s shuttered G.M. plant added with anger, “[NAFTA] put us out of a job.”

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Roughly 20,000 protesters crowded the Capitol in March, in a movement designed to show what a Wisconsin without Latinos would look like.

The “Day Without Latinos and Immigrants,” the biggest protest seen in the Capitol since rallies against Act 10 in 2011, was in response to two bills that the participants said were anti-immigrant.

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ies. After the protest, support surrounding the bill died after it failed to clear the state Senate.

The other bill, signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker last week, barred local governments from issuing their own forms of ID. Businesses closed throughout Madison and dairy farmers in the state eased operations in solidarity with the movement. Protester Cerxio Guerrero said that most don’t understand the important role Latino workers play in the state’s economy.

“Our economy would be ruined [without Latinos],” Guerrero said. “[Latinos and immigrants] work jobs that others don’t want to.”

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University Health Services will receive a $1.2 million budget increase for the next fiscal year as approved by Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee.

This increase will be used to expand mental health and sexual assault prevention services, which have seen increased demand in recent years.

A previous lack of funding resulted in wait times for mental health appointments around eight weeks.This increase will allow UHS to hire 12.5 new employees, which could add 6,000 more ses-

sions to lower wait times.

UHS also plans to hire more staff of color, which is a concern of many students on campus.

There was some concern among SSFC members about approving the increase while keeping segregated fees affordable for students, but the committee ultimately felt the increase was worth supporting.

“If we can just make UHS the most accessible resource possible, that would benefit all students,” Representative Erin Harper said.

—Hannah Altwegg

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With nearby lakes and great weather, there is always something to do in Madison during summer.

Beyond the Terrace: lesser-known summer activities in Madison

By Randi Eisenpress the daily cardinal

Summer is coming, Badgers, and that means less books and more Vitamin D. A sunny summer in Madison is just what we all need after a long, agonizing school year.

However, there is more to do than simply lay outside on the docks by the Memorial Union Terrace – not that a summer filled with sunbathing wouldn’t be ideal – but in a city as special as Madison, there are much more adventurous activities to tackle in Summer 2016.

Monona Terrace

Contrary to popular belief, the Memorial Union Terrace is not the only terrace that exists in Madison. Change it up a little and go on a nice walk to the Monona Terrace – just a short trip from the Capitol.

Not only does the walk there equate great exercise on a nice summer day, but Monona Terrace is nothing short of euphoric. The terrace features rooftop dining as it overlooks Lake Monona as well as downtown Madison’s cityscape.

Farmers’ Market

The Dane County Farmers’ Market might as well be the best part about a summer in Madison; what isn’t amazing about combining the outdoors and delicious varieties of food?

The farmers’ market, which surrounds the entire Capitol square, features all types of food from fresh groceries to cheese curds, baked goods and so much more.

One of the coolest parts about the farmers’ market is the diversity you can see when you take a visit. Whether you

are a student or a local, you are surrounded by people of different ages with different types of families. This eclectic bunch brings a great vibe down at the farmers’ market.

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If you’re in a sporty mood, there’s nothing like a baseball game on a beautiful summer’s day ... or night!

The Madison Mallards are a summer collegiate league; they have a home game every week at an extremely affordable price.

Tickets also come in a variety of packages, the most popular being all-you-can-eat-anddrink during a game.

There’s nothing like this cheap, outdoor activity when you’re in the mood for a classic summer outing.

Food carts

Take a stroll down library mall, just next to Memorial Library, and you’ll find an abundance of small trucks surrounded with people and most likely long lines. Or you can find food carts near the Capitol square if your summer takes you there.

Take a second to smell all of the great food that is being made around you and then have a field day! This summer, there’s no schoolwork holding you back from basking in the beautiful outdoors, so trying every single food truck is a great opportunity!

If you have the time, enjoy your lunch or dinner on Bascom Hill, conveniently located close to the food carts!

Lake activities

There are many more activities to do by Lake Mendota than just

get ice cream at Memorial Union Terrace (not that that isn’t a mustdo activity for the summer, or year-round for that matter).

Try some water activities!

What’s better than a fresh dip in the lake on a hot summer day? With Lake Mendota close by, you can go fishing, sailing, boating, swimming and more.

Extra bonus: For a small fee, UW Hoofers offers rentals for water activities like kayaking and paddleboarding.

Jogs around Madison

Some people don’t realize how beautiful the city of Madison truly is. And more often than not during the school year, we are cooped up in our beds watching Netflix, trying to shield ourselves from the arctic tundra outside.

In contrast to the school year, summer is quite different than other months in Madison because the weather is beautiful: not to mention filled with high temperatures!

Go for a nice jog (or a walk if you’re feeling less ambitious) around Madison, and find parts of the city that you don’t often go to … there’s nothing better than sightseeing while getting in a great work out.

Summer is just around the corner, Badgers! Take advantage of the beautiful weather that only shows its face for a few months of the year.

While traditional activities like hanging out at Memorial Union Terrace are fail-safe, be sure to try some lesser-known summer activities.

If you have the privilege of staying in Madison over summer, be sure to get outside, be active and enjoy the sun!

May is coming and that usually means one thing to college students: the vicious approach of finals. With the increased stress and amounts of studying that comes with the season, it is easy to get caught up and forget about Mother’s Day (May 8th!).

This time is especially important to show thanks to mothers or mother-like figures because it is likely that these women are somewhat responsible for giving us the opportunity to obtain a university education.

The important women of our life would probably be happy with anything they receive, but it always nice to show a little effort and really let her know you appreciate her.

The gift-buying process is often put on the back burner for a lot of us while we focus on exams and other school-related things. This guide is a simple breakdown to finding the perfect gift in no time.

A fail-proof gift for Mother’s Day is always flowers. Spring is arriving and the flowers are blooming outside, so why not bring some of that beauty and color into your mother’s home by sending her some flowers?

There are many different flowers you can choose from, but certain types have significant meanings that would be appropriate for Mother’s Day. For example, pink carnations represent gratitude and love, red carnations represent admiration, and white carnations represent remembrance for mothers that are no longer living.

The Dane County Farmers’ Market is another great, nearby option to search for unique gifts.

Take some time out of your Saturday between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. to stop by the state capital and browse through what the market has to offer.

There are many options that won’t break the bank and that your mother would absolutely love. There are, of course, food options to choose from, ranging from homemade salsa to jars of pure honey.

There are also many plants sold at the farmers’ market.

Therefore, if you are uncomfortable ordering your flowers without seeing them in person, you can pick from the beautiful selection offered at the market.

The section of State Street that leads up to the market also has craft vendors with items like jewelry, Wisconsin prints and T-shirts. A gift from the Dane County Farmers’ Market is the perfect personalized reminder of her Badger away from home.

If your time is truly limited, a nice thing to do for your mother would be to write her a handwritten letter, as she probably would be happy to hear from you (just be sure to set aside enough time for the letter to reach her!).

A handwritten letter, as opposed to your usual text message, would make the sentiment more personal and meaningful.

Taking the time to sit down and write about how grateful you are shows you care and appreciate all the things your mother or mother-like figure has done or sacrificed for you.

The most important part of this gift is what you write to your mother, but it would also be nice to spend some time making sure the letter looks nice. Find some nice stationary and write as neatly as you can.

If you really wait until the last minute or forget, a call to your mother or mother-like figure is always better than nothing.

She will appreciate the thought, knowing you took time out of your busy schedule to show your gratitude for her.

It’s not so much about what you give your mother for Mother’s Day, but the thought you put into it. A gift is merely the representation of your appreciation for everything she has done for you.

Showing love to your mother is important all year round, but having a day specific to celebrating mothers and motherlike figures is wonderful and should really be used to make these women feel appreciated and loved.

Makeup Tip Monday: Fiveminute face for finals week Final exams are just around the corner, and I’m sure we’ll all be guilty of pulling at least one all-night studying (or cramming) session. While it is perfectly acceptable to roll out of bed and throw sweats on, it’s also therapeutic and confidence-boosting to freshen up your face without wasting too much time.

There are a few simple steps you can take to make yourself feel presentable. Before beginning your makeup, make sure you’ve been washing your face and applying moisturizer daily, as this is the best thing you can do to keep your skin looking happy and healthy.

When you’ve got a few minutes in the morning, grab a hydrating primer, like the Too Faced Hangover Primer, and dab

this all over your face. Then find a color-correcting concealer, peachtoned for blue bags, and apply this under your eyes. Give your lashes a few squeezes with an eyelash curler, and then apply your favorite lengthening mascara to wake up your entire face.

Finish off by multitasking with peachy pink lipstick. Dab this on the apples of your cheeks and blend, then dab it on your lips and you’re good to go. This is a very easy process that only takes four products and a few minutes, and can even be completed while eating a nutritious breakfast or reading over a few last-minute flashcards.

Makeup Tip Monday is written by Cassie Hurwitz.

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Post-drought forest repair challenged

By Michael Frett The Daily Cardinal

For more than a hundred years, Yellowstone has drawn millions to the American West.

Each year, more than 3 million people visit the park, stopping for its 19,000-year-old geysers, its million-year-old mountains and its blankets of forests that look just as dense as they do in the hundred-year-old photos in the textbooks. For many, Yellowstone is that old photo, a natural snapshot of America before Manifest Destiny.

But the forests of the northern Rocky Mountains are not static photos. They are living organisms that change with their environment. Every so often a fire breaks out and the forest resets itself, and according to a new study conducted by UW-Madison ecologists, climate change is affecting forests’ ability to recover.

According to that study, recovery from a fire is dictated by the years immediately following the fire. When faced with a severe post-fire drought, new trees have a harder time establishing themselves, leading to thinned-out forests.

“Most of the trees in these forests are not very well adapted to survive fire. They’re adapted to reproduce immediately following the fire,” said Brian Harvey, the study’s lead author who is now a postdoctoral at the University of Colorado-Boulder. “So if they’re sending out all of their seeds and it happens to be a fire followed by really warm, dry conditions, it could spell trouble for that forest’s ability to reproduce.”

The study also pointed out that seed sources, islands of surviving trees and the forest on the edge of the burn zone can direct a recovering forest. When a fire cuts through the forest, it creates an uneven mosaic of patches and islands. The larger the patch and the farther it is from seed sources, the less likely there is to be a dense recovering forest, the study said.

“If you combine that with the harsher post-fire climate, it’s a little bit of a double whammy,” Harvey said. “They have a hard time getting there, and once they get there, they have to roll the dice on a good series of climate conditions for several years… to actually establish and grow up to be old enough and large enough to withstand a [drought].”

Harvey’s study, based on samples collected on-site by a team of UW-Madison students, focused on a region of dense forests between Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. The thick mountain forests in that region, according to UW-Madison professor and coauthor Monica Turner, are built around routine intense fires.

“In the forests we’ve been looking at in Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Teton, the fires that happen are severe fires. They kill

all the trees. That’s the natural fire regime of things,” Turner said. “A lot of times people see stories about big severe fires and assume they’re not natural … but those kinds of fires have recurred in Yellowstone in intervals of 100 to 300 years.”

Historically these fires, which Turner says have occurred in the forests for thousands of years, are often the only times for a forest to adjust and reorganize.

“The opportunities for the forest to reorganize itself, either in terms of numbers of trees or in species of trees, is typically when a fire happens,” Turner said.

“You kind of push the reset button, and that’s when the trees have a chance to either migrate … or change in density.”

According to Turner, the severe post-fire droughts that the study looked at were fairly infrequent.

Since the big Yellowstone Fire in 1988, only one such post-fire drought, a two-year drought starting in 2000, occurred in that burn area. But climate change is expected to shift that in the coming decades.

According to a study published in 2011, climate change is expected to increase the frequency of forest fires and droughts in the northern Rocky Mountains. Turner worked on that study as well.

More frequent droughts could dramatically affect the makeup of recovering forests, according to Harvey’s study. There is not a lot of data on how more frequent fires will affect individual populations, Turner says, but the effects on the forest will be noticeable as larger patches are burned and recovering populations thin.

“We expect hotter conditions, drier conditions, and much more fire in that part of the world than we’ve had in the past century,” Turner said. “We would have a very fundamentally different climate than what Yellowstone has seen over the past 10 thousand years … We might see more patchiness in the distribution of forests. In some places where we currently see a continuous forest that goes for miles and miles, [might] be patchier and have fewer trees.”

It is these changes that make researching forest recovery important, according to Harvey.

“Those things that, in the past, would’ve been statistical outliers … are expected to become the norm in the future,” Harvey said. “[This research] is a good crystal ball into that future.”

Harvey’s study was coauthored by Daniel Donato, a former member of Turner’s lab who now works with the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and was funded by the United States Joint Fire Science Program and the National Park Service.

It was published in the March issue of the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography.

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Ask Ms. Scientist: boiling pasta and Scantron machines Dear Ms. Scientist, Why does pasta boil over?

Ricky U. Maybe it’s just me, but I eat pasta at least four times a week. It’s cheap, quick, easy and tastes delicious. One of the things I hate most about making my simple meal is when the pasta foams up and boils over the pot, creating a big mess all over my stove. To understand why pasta boils over, it’s important to know what pasta is made of. Pasta is essentially a giant starch with some protein; the key ingredients are flour, water and the occasional egg. When pasta is heated in a wet environment, the starch absorbs water and eventually bursts, sending tons of tiny starch molecules into the water and creating the white foam. The starch makes this foam stretchy and allows the bubbles to avoid burst for longer periods of time. If this foam layer isn’t stirred around the pot or scraped off the top, the steam underneath it will gather, overheating water in the bottom of the pot. This trapped steam will eventually cause the bubbles to expand and pop, breaking the foamy surface at the top of the pot and causing the water below to spillover rapidly. The trick of placing the wooden spoon across the top is scientifically proven to work. Since the spoon is thermodynamically unstable, it hits the spoon and bursts. This creates a break in the surface, allowing the bubble to break down.

Dear Ms. Scientist, How do Scantron machines work?

Tom H. Scantron machines have been around and used for standardized testing since the mid-1970s.

Meaning, people have painstakingly been filling in bubbles with number two pencils for years. Early Scantron machines would shine a light through the paper and detect where it didn’t come through.

Then why not write in pen? The graphite of a number two pencil is opaque. On paper, graphite is shiny black to reflected light but opaque to transmitted light. The phototubes had to sense a mark that was within the range of light wavelengths, which is mostly blue. In this case, the mark had to be something opaque. Scantrons cannot detect black or blue because blue inks do not absorb blue light, and black inks weren’t opaque enough. New Scantron machines, however, now search for the mark.

Instead of looking for the space around the mark, they use reflected light to see the mark. Since these newer machines look at the paper from both sides, a number two pencil is not necessary. So go ahead and ditch those yellow, wooden sticks.

Ask Ms. Scientist is written by Julie Spitzer. If you have a burning science question you want her to answer, email it to science@dailycardinal.com.

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Sexual assault climate Far too often this year, “sexual assault” appeared in the body of an email in our respective Wiscmail inboxes. Regardless of upcoming improvements by the university to the Tonight program and the work of organizations like PAVE and UHS, sexual assault remains one of the most serious issues our campus faces today.

More than one in four female students experience sexual assault while pursuing their education here at UW-Madison, with at least 26.1 percent more going unreported, according to the Association of American Universities Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Assault Climate Survey—and the statistics

are disproportionately higher for LGBT students.

Also according to the survey, perpetrators were overwhelmingly identified as fellow students who are male, often a friend or acquaintance.

Both administration and students alike are responsible for preventing sexual assault. However, at a certain point, it is not the responsibility of policy or the university, but the responsibility of our community as a whole.

No one should live in fear while receiving their education, and creating a safe campus starts with all of us.

If you see something, say something. Do not be a bystander.

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Political engagement in Madison Wisconsinites and outof-state student voters alike helped make the April primary one of the most successful elections in recent memory.

According to the state Government Accountability Board, 47.5 percent of eligible voters participated in last month’s primary.

That is the nation’s secondhighest turnout thus far, behind only early-season New Hampshire.

Besides the presidential race, a number of important state and local elections were also on the ballot, making the high voter turnout all the more sig-

nificant. Those races have a much more direct effect on community and statewide issues than a national primary.

For Wisconsin voters, it will be important to keep this momentum through November, when 2016’s wild presidential campaign and another round of important state elections are decided.

We have seen the power of political engagement firsthand on this campus, through protests, rallies and more. But the most direct form of political advocacy starts at the ballot box.

Political protesting on campus

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The Tonight program, revisited Early this year, the Association of American Universities Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Assault Climate Survey evidenced some staggering statistics of sexual assault on UW-Madison’s campus. Concern sparked by the survey results brought many forums, discussions and promises of change to campus.

Although there was an uprising of concern that came along with this survey, no concrete changes were

seen on campus. Recently, however, there has been a promise of change to the Tonight program.

Originally started in 2012, many students and faculty have felt that the current version is outdated for today’s climate. This change promises to become more conscious of students and be more inclusive overall. This can be seen as a first step to try to combat rape culture and improve the sexual assault climate on campus.

The tradition of student activism at UW-Madison has carried through this year, with protest culture remaining strong and vibrant: Hundreds of students participated in a recent walk-out, and #TheRealUW has garnered national attention through social media.

While university rhetoric continues to push for more discussion of racial climate on campus, undergraduate student groups such as BlackOut as well as graduate students—a group of whom met with Chancellor Rebecca Blank recently to state three demands—are calling for action, not more conversation.

Moving toward more than just talk requires student participation in creation of policy. Students have been integral in drafting the cultural competency program pilot, and even those new to campus have gotten more involved—a freshman drafted a mental health proposal this year.

However, in order to encourage significant student involvement in policy, administration needs to do more than just assure students their policy contributions will be considered.

Students should be compensated for their efforts, because although their voices are starting to be heard, they are not yet valued.

In the wake of a series of controversial “religious freedom” laws and “bathroom bills” being debated and passed elsewhere in the nation, most notably in North Carolina, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Mayor Paul Soglin stood up against LGBT discrimination and banned nonessential travel by county and city employees to states with such laws. Parisi also penned a letter to Gov. Scott Walker, asking him not to sign any similar bills in Wisconsin.

These laws require people to use restrooms according to their gender assigned at birth and forbid municipalities from providing new legal protections for people who identify as gay, lesbian and transgender. They are oppressive to the LGBT community and are most harmful to transgender people. Local leaders’ actions in support of LGBT individuals are commendable and should serve as examples for the rest of the state to follow in the face of similar bills being proposed in Wisconsin.

Cultural competency This past semester has seen an outpouring of students past and present sharing their experiences of hate and discrimination on campus, deemed #TheRealUW. Amid the stories of bias and advocacy for change, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced—amid other objectives—the start of a cultural competency pilot program to begin in the coming fall semester.

The program—crafted this semester through the driving force of Associated Students of Madison intern Katrina Morrison—will begin with freshman and transfer students, specifically targeting those living in residence halls.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam said in an interview with The Daily Cardinal that there is no one best approach out there with cultural competency and that this program won’t be the be-all, end-all, but will be part of overall university efforts.

While the conversation on race should not and cannot end here, the implementation of this program is a good start and a strong jump-start to further policy-based action on UW’s campus.

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Ending, starting a chapter at the Cardinal JIM DAYTON editor-in-chief

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our years ago, I didn’t know what The Daily Cardinal was.

I was a high school senior four months away from beginning my time at UW-Madison. I had only been on campus once and had never taken a tour.

At the time, all I really knew from my outsider’s perspective was a bullet-point understanding of what this university was—strong academics, strong athletics and an affinity for alcohol. When I moved into my dorm later that summer, these three staples of our campus culture were indeed my first exposure to college life.

Quickly, however, my UW-Madison experience diverged from my incoming expectation. I was not cut out to study engineering. Noting my lifelong love of writing, I transitioned to journalism and joined The Daily Cardinal.

It was here, in a windowless room filled with secondhand couches and troublesome computers, where I first realized that UW-Madison was so much more than books, sports and beer.

My first few visits to 2142 Vilas Hall remain a blur, as I routinely made a beeline to the sports desk to chat briefly with my editor before leaving soon after. Back then, I had no Cardinal aspirations beyond one day covering Badger football.

I was content to do my work as a men’s tennis beat writer and nothing more.

But deep down, every trek to faraway Nielsen Tennis Stadium filled me with wonder. There isn’t much glory in covering collegiate tennis, but I found it fascinating that I had the opportunity to write about sports immediately upon joining the newspaper.

That fascination with The Daily Cardinal gradually surpassed my

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Incoming editor-in-chief Theda Berry is excited to take the reins from outgoing editor-in-chief Jim Dayton. original goal of football writing.

More involvement led first to sports editor (and with it the chance to finally attend Camp Randall in the press box) and then to editor-inchief. I never would have thought tennis beat writing would lead to management, but here I am.

My path at the Cardinal was substantially motivated by the people around me. I never would have taken on more responsibility if I didn’t grow to love the atmosphere inside our ragtag office. Those days of getting in and getting out seem so far off, replaced by days where I couldn’t wait to see my coworkersturned-friends.

Despite my nostalgia, this year was not easy. The Daily Cardinal shifted from four days of print production to two and launched a new website. When strategizing for this major transition was the last thing I wanted to do, the people kept me coming back. In particular, Emily Gerber deserves endless credit for being the most reliable and supportive co-editor I could have ever asked for amid all this chaos. It’s impossible to summarize her importance to the Cardinal in so few words.

Ultimately, it was easy to weather my stress when the staff around me was so kind and ambitious. Now our incoming management team, the equally kind and ambitious Theda Berry and Negassi Tesfamichael, will have the chance to lead such a talented group of people and experience the rewards.

What I’m struggling to comprehend, however, is how something once entirely unknown to me when I enrolled here could become my biggest source of pride at this university.

No classroom, no football game, no night at the bar could have impacted me more than The Daily Cardinal.

UW-Madison is so much greater than what outsiders perceive our school to be. There are influential communities that go far beyond our stereotype as hard-working, hardpartying Badger fans. Whether your ideal community is a service organization, Greek life or a club sport, get involved and take advantage of the resources offered at our university.

Find your own Daily Cardinal.

I’m glad I found mine.

Jim will soon be off to the real world. Send him any advice you have at jim.dayton@dailycardinal.com.

THEDA BERRY incoming editor-in-chief

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came to UW-Madison last year as a freshman with an obsessive focus on correcting grammatical errors, and found myself a home at the copy desk of The Daily Cardinal. I could not have guessed that I’d feel so comfortable and fulfilled in our office (glorified basement) in Vilas Hall. After my first editorship, I got more involved through the editorial board and then continued on a trajectory that led to running for management.

We need to keep experiences of students in the media, in conversation.

Friends questioned why I cheerfully described being at work until 2 a.m. They didn’t grasp that this was more than an ordinary job. I have not found another place on cam-

pus where students are willing to dedicate more than full-time unpaid hours to a common goal.

I am proud of, and often amazed by, the amount of work put in

by Cardinal staff. Their incredible dedication is visible daily, but becomes even more apparent when unexpected events happen—protests, crime, other breaking news—and editors are asked to be there, regardless of their other responsibilities.

I am so excited to work with our incoming managing editor Negassi Tesfamichael—who was just casually at the White House—to find ways to distinguish the upcoming year from years past and also to celebrate The Daily Cardinal’s 125th anniversary next spring. This milestone marks 125 years of the Cardinal being an arbiter for student voice. Negassi and I look forward to continuing this tradition of expression, pushing the paper to maximize both print and online production.

We’ve seen an outpouring of student voice through #TheRealUW this semester.

Protests, stories posted on social media and art shows have brought attention to an uglier side of our campus. We need to keep experiences of students in the media, in conversation.

Branch outside of your group of people, outside of your usual frame of thinking.

The Cardinal can provide information and coverage, but we’re nothing without engagement. That requires students; it requires you. So please, share your thoughts.

Theda is a sophomore majoring in creative writing. Do you have any advice for The Daily Cardinal’s new editor-in-chief?

Please email your comments to theda.berry@dailycardinal.com.

Coming out on your own time CAL WEBER opinion editor

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am gay. Three of the hardest words any person can think, feel or even say. Three words that start a journey, adventure and never-ending marathon. Three words that I have said before.

Coming out is not an easy journey, and I want to start by saying that. But, it is also YOUR journey, it’s something that YOU control, and nobody else. For me, my journey started in college, freshman year.

In the beginning, it was easier for me not to tell anyone. No drama. No questions. No nothing. Then, it came to the point where I would sit in lecture halls and, for entire classes, thought about nothing but the fact that I had this huge secret, this thing that literally only I knew and nobody else. For me, that’s how I knew I needed to start.

This moment comes at different times for different people. Some are ready in high school, some in middle school and some not until after college. Everyone’s trigger is also different. Maybe it’s seeing someone else’s journey, watching coming out videos or even listening to a specific song.

Whenever the moment is right for you, you will know. But don’t let any-

one force you to do it earlier than you are ready.

After I had told my freshman year floor, I felt great. So great, in fact, that I didn’t feel the need to tell anyone else. So, a year passed. Again I had this feeling. The sense that still I was hiding something. Now, it wasn’t a question of if I was ready, but if everyone else that I was friends with were ready for me to tell them.

I was so concerned that I had made all these friends, these longlasting connections my freshman year that, if now I told all these people I was gay, the connections would be broken. That was where I went wrong. I was concerned about doing this on their agenda and not my own.

It was at this point in my life when I found an incredible group of people. The people that I hold especially dear to my heart. A group of 60 amazing and special people called the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board. It was with these people that I realized that no matter who I was, I would be fine and, if someone had a problem with that, I didn’t need them in my life. These people helped me get over one of the largest roadblocks in my journey, and still help me to this day and, for that, I owe them everything.

This is where my journey hit a wall and, honestly, that’s OK. If you hit a wall, that doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. In fact, that means you are doing something right. This wall was telling my parents. Something that, on the surface, I knew would go fine, but deep down was still terrified about.

This is the part in the article where I break for a little humor because last semester my professor said that “even if you make someone laugh at you, you made someone laugh and really that’s all that matters.” And all I really want is for everyone, no matter who they are, to be happy. So, I will tell you how I came out to my parents.

It was a Wednesday night. April 20, to be specific, and I was sitting on a dock on Lake Mendota telling them when, halfway through, I was interrupted by two students asking me if it would be “chill if we can smoke next to you.” That Friday, after I told my parents, they wanted to go out to dinner. It being a Friday in Madison at 6:30 p.m., everywhere was booked.

So, I had my “coming out dinner” at the Chipotle by Hilldale mall.

If there is one thing that you take from that entire experience, it’s that nothing in this journey will go perfect and if anyone tells you that it does,

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Surround yourself with great people, they will be with you on the journey. they are bold-faced liars. But I want you to know that it’s OK. Although nothing will go perfect, you will have people here for you. You will find a person that you can talk to whenever you need to. Someone that can help you through the lows and, more importantly, the highs of this extraordinary, terrifying and important journey.

To me, it’s only fate that the first article I ever wrote for The Daily Cardinal was titled “Move into adulthood on your own time” and my last article is now titled “Coming out on your own time.” That’s really what I hope you take away from this article.

It’s your time. You decide when to start, who to tell and how to tell them.

Don’t let anyone tell you that you waited too long or that you need to wait any longer. The truth is that they will never understand what you are going through unless they do it themselves. In the end, always know that there are people here for you and, when you look back on this journey, maybe you will be able to laugh and say “LOL I came out on 4/20.”

Nobody should go through this alone. If you need a person to talk to, or need help with anything, don’t hesitate to contact me. You can email me at calweber18@gmail.com.

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Stress and the modern college athlete Student athletes face increased obstacles in today’s demanding academic and sports environment Story by Jake Powers

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here’s a certain paradoxical mental state most athletes try to reach when they’re in the thick of competition that seems too elementary to actually be true. When a running back is waiting for the center to snap the ball to the quarterback, a pitcher begins her windup after carefully selecting her next pitch and a hitter takes her last practice swing before stepping into the batter’s box, the last thing they want to be doing is thinking.

It’s about trusting their instincts, allowing their studies of the game to become second nature and, perhaps most importantly, leaning on their set of hardened psychological skills that allow them to perform at a high level.

“So peak performers know when and how to use these and frankly, when not to and let their, as we say, to kind of get in what people call sort of the ‘zone’ or unconscious mode,” Dr. David Lacocque, a UW-Madison senior staff psychologist, said. “And that’s hard to really describe how athletes do. But there’s a quality of not thinking.”

That quality is pervasive in the minds of many Wisconsin athletes. Redshirt senior Rob Wheelwright relishes getting to that point in his game, especially given the instinctual nature of the wide receiver position.

“There’s been times in the game where I couldn’t even remember the quarterback throwing the ball and I had the ball in my hands, that’s how fast it goes,” Wheelwright said. “I’m like, ‘It just happens so fast’ and you don’t even think because there’s so much going on and it just comes natural to you.”

The importance of reaching that state of “non-thinking” with-

in sports cannot be underscored enough. Athletes rely on it to block out distractions and allow their natural abilities and accumulated knowledge to take over, and that’s an especially difficult task to undertake at the collegiate level. With external stressors of school, social lives, an introduction to highly critical media coverage and the free-flowing information system the internet has spurred, blocking it all out and just enjoying the game has become increasingly difficult for the modern-day college athlete.

According to running backs coach John Settle, the first step in that process is preparation.

He demands a great deal of focus during position meetings and in practice, issuing exams to his players covering both the offensive playbook and the corresponding defensive alignments and then paying attention to their first step during plays in practice to make sure that knowledge has been internalized.

“And the thing that we try to do in the running backs classroom, we try to take the anxiety out,” Settle said. “If there’s any anxiety that’s going to occur, anything that’s going to happen, I want it to happen in that room so when they get to the field they can cut it loose, they know that they know it, they’ve drawn it, they’ve seen it, they’ve been able to do it in front of their peers.”

Of course, once an athlete feels comfortable with their role on the field, there are always things that get in the way. Unique to college athletes, unlike professional ones, is the impact academic performance has on their psyche. It can be difficult to compartmentalize those two factors, especially for high-performance individuals, according to Lacocque, but some, like Chloe Miller, have learned to play one off the other in a positive fashion. Her freshman season in 2013 was the hardest on her academically, but it was also the most

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While he acknowledged the pervasiveness of social media, senior running back Corey Clement does his best to ignore its negativity.

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Senior pitcher Taylor-Paige Stewart has learned how to balance her social, academic and athletic life at UW. successful season for the Badgers on the field, as they ripped off a record-breaking 13-game winning streak that spanned March and April of that year.

“When school wasn’t going the best and I knew that I was drowning a little bit and I was pretty overwhelmed with all the academic [issues] that were happening, those two hours a day where I could go spend time with my teammates and go and do the sport I’ve been passionate about for so many years … there’s nothing that can take a little stress away just like crushing the ball,” Miller said.

Difficulty in their personal lives also has a way of weaving its way into the picture. Senior running back Corey Clement, who has undergone a measure of off-the-field issues within the past few months, has become a target for fans looking to criticize his behavior, either via social media or yelling from the stands.

Clement has accepted that there’s no way to escape it—he’s taken full responsibility for his actions and has made marked steps to move on, so he reflects on his football life with a broader scope in mind.

“Just tunnel vision,” Clement said. “Tunnel vision is my biggest attribute to myself. Just try to do a great job of blocking it out. Just know that those people aren’t the ones who are trying to feed your family one day in the future, and you just have to know, are they either helping you or bringing you down? Those who can help you, use them as a positive resource.

If not, just leave them behind and continue on.”

Media coverage, especially with revenue sports, can start to weigh on players who haven’t quite acclimated to the type of scrutiny they can’t really control. Since running back Dare Ogunbowale made the switch

to offense and started seeing increased playing time, he had to get used to both fulfilling interview obligations and hearing his name called in highlights and in rebroadcasts of games.

He initially conferred with former roommate and current San Diego Charger Melvin Gordon, but the second-year NFL player shared that it’s something that athletes can never really get used to. Ogunbowale has acclimated to seeing himself on TV, but doing interviews after practices and games weighs on him.

“I would say maybe it does bug me,” Ogunbowale said. “Not in the sense of watching games on TV, but the whole interview thing. Honestly, I’d rather be in class right now than being interviewed, stuff like that, so that kind of bugs me.”

While Ogunbowale admitted talking to the media isn’t exactly his favorite activity with a twinkle in his eye, it was evident there is baggage that comes along with being an athlete that he finds perturbing.

Lacocque described studentathletes as being caught in a “unique bubble,” because their stressors differ so greatly from a typical UW-Madison student.

Apart from the obvious physical demands of the game, Lacocque

listed the average stressors college athletes deal with, usually on a daily basis, include handling frequent travel, mitigating internal competition with teammates, navigating an at-times tumultuous player-coach relationship, acknowledging they can’t control what’s being said in the media, both social and traditional, and maintaining relationships with friends and family. At times, this can all become overwhelming, and athletes have their own individual responses that help them deal with it.

For senior pitcher Taylor-Paige Stewart, it’s all about contextualizing her situation appropriately.

“Having a bigger picture in mind—understanding that we do have less time than the other kids in our class, but we’re getting some pretty big life experiences right now and I think those are what we’re going to take from college—I think that kind of puts our mind at ease a bit too,” Stewart said.

For many college athletes, sports is as much a job as it is an escape from everyday life. It’s a time to do something they love and have worked hard at for so many years. It’s a time to leave the stressors of life behind and deal with the stressors sports provide.

It’s a time to stop thinking, and start doing.

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Holtzen, Pinfold, Byrd bolster Badgers

This past semester was certainly one of the most memorable in the history of Wisconsin men’s basketball.

When we last saw the Badgers prior to Christmas break, they were off to a brutal start to the season and Bo Ryan had given fans a resignation letter for Christmas—followed a few months later by the news of an extramarital affair that was forgotten in the crawl space.

Longtime assistant Greg Gard was tasked with the job of trying to salvage the season, and he proved to be up to the challenge.

Under Gard, Wisconsin switched back to the swing offense that Ryan has used throughout his coaching career and began to rely more heavily on his bench players. As a result, the Badgers went from a team in the fast lane toward the NIT to one that earned an 18th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, convincing athletic director Barry Alvarez to pull the interim tag off Gard.

But it was in the NCAA Tournament where Bronson Koenig created a moment that will live on forever in Wisconsin lore.

In the round of 32 against No. 2 seed Xavier, the Badgers rallied back from an eightpoint deficit with less than six minutes left in

There were many big moments for the Wisconsin women’s swimming and diving team this season, but the one that was most memorable was also the most unexpected.

In her final collegiate action, senior distance swimmer Jenny Holtzen came into the mile at NCAA’s seeded 34th, and had an epic back-and-forth in-heat battle in the event with Georgia junior Rachel Zilinskas, who finished ahead of her by .24 seconds. Holtzen ended up posting a career-best time in the event of 16:06.98, which put her in 16th place, earning a honorable mention All-American designation and surprising many at the meet and back at home.

On the men’s side, the most memorable moment was in the finals of the Big Ten Championships, when junior Brett Pinfold and senior Austin Byrd lined up two lanes over from each other during the 200-yard backstroke. Pinfold ended up taking seventh overall in the event, and Byrd shined as well, thanks to being able to race his teammate.

“I really like racing my teammates,” Byrd, who took third in the event with a career-best time, said. “We can kind of feed off each other.

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the second half. Koenig buried a game-tying 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds remaining, and Zak Showalter drew a charge on the ensuing Xavier possession to give Wisconsin a shot to win the game in regulation.

After a timeout, Ethan Happ found Koenig on the inbound. Koenig caught the ball in stride, dribbled right and hoisted up a three at the buzzer. His shot drew nothing but nylon, giving UW the upset over the Musketeers, crushing Bill Murray’s heart and moving the Badgers into the Sweet Sixteen for the fifth time in the last six years.

Though Wisconsin lost a heartbreaker to Notre Dame in its next game, Koenig’s buzzer beater served as the exclamation point on a roller coaster season that no fan will soon forget.

—Zach Rastall

[Brett] knew exactly what I was going to do [in the 200 back]. I actually told him before the race I was going to push him at that second 50, and I did, made him go faster, and that worked out for both of us.”

Byrd ended up racing in the same event at the NCAAs a few weeks later, his final collegiate race, with a time of 1:41.40, eclipsing his previous career best and earning 22nd place.

—Kelly Ward

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A lone bright spot in a rough campaign Despite a rough season, the Badgers showed signs of brilliance all year long, continually playing top-ranked teams close. Former head coach Mike Eaves talked all year about “getting over the hump” and securing victories in tight games.

After seven straight contests without a win, Wisconsin finally got over that hump, beating the then No.15-ranked Nittany Lions at home.

After Penn State scored in the first five minutes, Wisconsin responded with four unanswered goals and took a 4-1 lead into the final period.

The Nittany Lions threw everything and the kitchen sink at Wisconsin in the third, outshooting the Badgers 21-2. But freshman goalie Matt Jurusik stood tall in net, holding off the Penn State attack.

Wisconsin held on to a 4-2 lead with 2:40 left when the Nittany Lions were whistled for a penalty. The game appeared to be all but over.

But Penn State took advantage of a Wisconsin turnover and scored a shorthanded goal to cut the deficit to one.

The Badgers then made another turnover and senior defenseman Kevin Schulze was sent to the penalty box for hooking when attempting to stop the breakaway.

Penn State then pulled its goalie to give them a 5-on-4 advantage, which turned into a 6-on-4 when the Nittany Lion penalty ended.

Badger fans then experienced an exceptionally tense 40 seconds of hockey. Penn State had several chances to bury the equalizer, but Jurusik denied them all. After the Nittany Lions spent 30 seconds in their zone, Wisconsin was finally able to clear the puck and salvage the win.

It certainly wasn’t pretty and it did its best to blow a huge lead, but Wisconsin pulled out a win over a top-ranked squad and got the job done in crunch time.

When the Badgers finally cleared the puck with nine seconds left, it provided the fans with a rare moment of joy in the 2015-’16 season.

—Bobby Ehrlich

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Cross sends OSU packing in home opener Entering the bottom of the seventh inning trailing then-No. 24 Ohio State in its Big Ten home opener at Goodman Diamond, Wisconsin put together a season-defining victory thanks to a walk-off home run by freshman catcher Melanie Cross.

After trailing by as many as four runs in the fifth inning, the Badgers entered the bottom of the seventh trailing just 5-3 when sophomore Sam Arents continued the comeback effort with a double. After a long at-bat, Katie Christner followed with a walk. With one out, Cross came to bat and walloped the second pitch for a three-run,

walk-off home run to right field and a 6-5 Wisconsin victory.

“Mel Cross has been pretty clutch all this year,” head coach Yvette Healy said after the upset. “I don’t think there could’ve been a better player up at that point.”

“We knew going in that we were the underdogs. We just told them to play loose and have fun, you never know what could happen,” Healy said. “I think every time we’ve had a team make a run at Wisconsin, it’s been because you have a bunch of kids that believe and don’t give up and just keep fighting.”

—Ben Leadholm

UW makes run at National Championship Despite the Wisconsin women’s hockey team concluding the season on a sour note with a loss to Minnesota in the Frozen Four, the team experienced a tremendous amount of success in the 2015-’16 campaign, finishing the season with a No. 3 national ranking.

The unit finished 35-4-1 overall and 24-41-1 in the WCHA, making them WCHA regular season champions. They carried the regular season momentum into the WCHA Final Faceoff where they outscored their challengers by a combined score of 6-0, defeating Minnesota 1-0 in the finals to win the WCHA Championship and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in Durham, New Hampshire. Wisconsin dominated Mercyhurst in the first round of the NCAA postseason before losing a gritty overtime match to Minnesota in the subsequent round.

Sophomore forward Annie Pankowski finished the season as the No. 7 point-scorer in the nation with an average of 1.45 points per outing, while fellow sophomore forward Emily Clark finished with a not-so-distant

1.18 average, worthy of a No. 18 national ranking. The leading scorer this season, however, was junior forward Sarah Nurse, who had 25 goals to her name, tied for sixth in the nation.

Both Clark and Pankowski also qualified for each of their respective nation’s IIHF World Championship squads, Pankowski representing the U.S. and Clark representing Team Canada.

Despite those impressive numbers from the offensive zone, the belle of the ball was undoubtedly in the net this season for the Badgers. Junior goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens broke NCAA records for single season shutouts (21), goals-against average (0.76), save percentage (.960) and longest scoreless streak, not allowing a goal for more than 9 straight hours of running game clock.

The Badgers return six of their top seven point scorers and will have Desbiens back in net. All signs point to another similarly impressive run, but maybe this time with an extra trophy to bring back to Madison.

—Jessi Schoville

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Team effort slowly wears down Purdue Heading into the 2015-’16 season, the Badgers looked poised for a breakout year.

With four senior starters, Wisconsin was primed to show improvement and make an NCAA Tournament run.

Still, despite having the pieces seemingly in place, only seven games ended in smiles.

Only three conference games ended in joy.

The 22 other games the Badgers played ended in defeat—a trend that unfortunately became consistent and mundane for this UW squad.

However, with losses prevalent and wins unique, the seven times where the five seniors could claim victory became ever more sweet, and will remain happy memories from an otherwise tumultuous year.

None proved more special than Purdue.

On Feb. 8, the Badgers battled to beat the 20-12 Boilermakers 64-57.

With only three minutes remaining in that game, Purdue cut the Wisconsin lead to only one and it looked like Wisconsin could once again fold late in a game. Wisconsin did not fold, however, and played its hardest basketball in those final minutes, creating a gap that would prove enough to grant the team its last postgame smile of the season.

This game was special because all five seniors contributed. But mostly, this game was special because in a season where these Badgers outworked their tangible results, this was the last time their work, and their never-quit attitude, could be truly seen and celebrated.

—Ethan Levy