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U.S. Supreme Court blocks voter ID law

By Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL

The U.S. Supreme Court stopped Wisconsin’s voter ID law from taking effect in the November election in a one-page decision released Thursday evening.

Originally passed in 2011, a federal appeals court reinstated the law after a long legal battle. After several groups filed emergency petitions in federal courts, Justice Elena Kagan referred the matter to the full Court, which enjoined the decision to restore the law.

A spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union, which is challenging the law, said in a statement the decision removes hindrances to the voting process.

“Today’s order puts the brakes on the last-minute dis-

ruption and voter chaos created by this law going into effect so close to the election,” ACLU Voting Rights Project Director Dale Ho said in the statement.

“It will help safeguard the vote for thousands of Wisconsinites as this case makes its way through the courts.”

Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas admitted in their dissent “there is a colorable basis for the Court’s decision due to the proximity of the upcoming general election.”

They added their concern that the court had no authority to block the law.

Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said last month the GAB, responsible for overseeing

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Man sustains life-threatening head injuries outside Red Rock Saloon A 45-year-old man suffered severe head injuries outside Red Rock Saloon early Friday morning in a “substantial” battery, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

The preliminary investigation indicates the victim was punched and hit his head on the pavement as he fell to the sidewalk. The battery occurred near 322 W. Johnson St. at approximately 2 a.m., MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain wrote in the report. The victim is not from Wisconsin.

Police pulled over a vehicle containing several persons of interest on Mineral Point Road shortly after the battery occurred, according to the report. Detectives are questioning the persons of interest but have not yet arrested anyone.

MPD asked in the report for anyone with information on the battery to call Madison Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014. MCS is a source to anonymously report tips and potentially receive a cash reward.

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More than 200 people attended a candlelight vigil for Jake Anderson last Friday.

Madison community lends support to injured UW-Madison student

By Bri Maas THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison junior Jackson Spingler said Jake Anderson, the junior who sustained a spinal injury after diving into Lake Mendota last month, has been his best friend since high school. Anderson took Spingler under his wing and they have done almost everything together since.

“Anyone who has met Jake is fortunate to have met him,” Spingler said. “He makes a positive impact on all those around him.”

On Saturday, Sept. 27 Anderson dove off a dock into Lake Mendota and his head struck the bottom of the lake before his hands did, Spingler said. As a result, Anderson broke his neck and suffered a serious injury to his spinal cord.

Anderson is currently doing really well, Spingler said. He

has been joking with visitors and staying up to date on his favorite sports teams, the Minnesota Wild and Denver Broncos. Anderson will move to a rehabilitation therapy center in Minneapolis Tuesday to continue improving.

Anderson and his family have seen immense support from a wide range of people.

Their CaringBridge site, a website that allows people to share information about those recovering from various medical conditions or hospitalization, has had more than 33,000 visits since the accident.

The Madison community has shown support for Anderson as well.

The Delta Upsilon fraternity, of which Anderson and Spingler are both members, hosted a candlelit prayer service last Friday. Spingler esti-

mated more than 200 people were there, braving a cold night to show support.

“They probably didn’t even know Jake, but I think that speaks to the type of people we have in our community that are here to help Jake and his family,” Spingler said.

On Tuesday, Chasers Bar and Grille will host an event to raise money to ease the Anderson family’s medical costs. Half of food and drink sales and all of the servers’ tips will be donated to the family.

There will also be raffle tickets, shirts and bracelets for sale.

“On behalf of Jake, he wants to say thank you to everyone,” Spingler said. “It means more than we can imagine, especially in times like this, to have friends and know that there are people here to help him throughout the process.”

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UW student seeks grant to feed the hungry

By Nicole Hurley THE DAILY CARDINAL

PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHERINE KOKKINIAS

Katherine Kokkinias is one of three students working on the Campus Kitchens Project at UW-Madison.

#GamerGate the latest battlefield for equality

With the abundant assortment of State Street restaurants, food trucks, dining halls and instant food delivery services, it’s no secret that Madison is a utopia of delicious cuisine.

This is why UW students like sophomore Katherine Kokkinias are working to establish a campus chapter of Campus Kitchens Project, a nationwide organization that recovers unused food from campus dining to serve as meals in the community.

“I saw the wasting of food in the dining halls and was bothered by it,” Kokkinias explained. “I decided I could either complain about it or try to get something done.”

Kokkinias and two other team members, UW-Madison students Colin McReavy and Meaghan Sargent, applied for a $5,000 AARP grant through CKP. This grant will help get a CKP chapter at UW-Madison started and support it during its initial stages.

Currently, CKP has 39 chapters across colleges and high

schools nationwide. Wisconsin alone is already home to three CKP chapters at UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay and Marquette University. Kokkinias and her teammates have consulted students from these other schools for advice on how to get a similar program up and running on the UW-Madison campus.

The sophomore shared that starting a campus CKP chapter has been challenging.

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ear Alex, I am in a fairly new relationship and we recently became sexually active. I always feel like my partner is uncomfortable when I go down on her, and says she can’t orgasm whether she’s alone or with me. She has continued to initiate sexual activities, but I wanted to help her enjoy our sexual experiences as much as possible. I want her to feel comfortable, and wanted to know if you knew anything that might help her relax and maybe have an orgasm.

Thank you, Best Boyfriend Ever

Hi Best Boyfriend, and thank you for the question!

Impressive how much you care about your partner’s comfort and pleasure. We should all aim to achieve this with the person we love most!

Now, let’s get started.

The most important thing for you and your fine friend to know is that situations like this are extremely normal.

There is nothing wrong with either of you, and hopefully with some practice and hard work, we can overcome this barrier to fun.

Believe it or not, two factors of discomfort could be at play here: Your partner could be uncomfortable with the idea of sex and sexuality, and/or may be uncomfortable with the physical actions surrounding sexual activity.

Some people love the idea of sex but not the “physical act of love” (Lebowski), while others are happy engaging in sexual activity but don’t much appreciate the idea behind it.

If we find ourselves uncomfortable with physically engaging in things like fingering and handjobs, oral sex or penetrative intercourse, it might be a good idea to evaluate why we’re doing them in the first place. We should remember to never put ourselves into situations where we’re uncomfortable.

A super effective method to overcoming discomfort (in

consensual, informed, enthusiastic sexual activity) is by learning on our own before we throw ourselves in the ring with another person.

Masturbation is hard.

People talk about it as if it’s second nature, but for a lot of people, that’s just not the case. As Lt. Aldo Raine of the Inglorious Bastards initiative would say, “You know how you get to Carnagie Hall, don’t ya? Practice.” The more we practice anything, the more easily it comes to us.

Bringing ourselves to orgasm is the same way! The more we do it, the better suited we’ll be to keep doing it, and perhaps even do it with a partner. Here are easy steps we can all follow to become more comfy putting our O face on.

First of all, we need to figure out what gets us in “the mood.” Whether it’s watching porn, imagining our most recent partner or fantasizing about an unknown stranger, we need to be in a sexy mindset. We also need to relax.

When we’re stressed about achieving orgasm, we rarely will. I know this seems impossible, but try to focus hard on those hot thoughts to keep your mind on the task at hand.

After all, the brain is the most powerful sexual organ!

Next, we have to work on hand/finger/toy techniques to find out what feels best for us. We can only know this by experimenting. Some people like rapid movement on their clitorises and dicks while others like slower, more “deep tissue” stimulation. Again, we can watch pornography to see how different people like to be touched and see if any techniques work for us.

As far as being uncomfortable when our partners go down on us, it’s important to note that self-consciousness can inhibit our enjoyment in all things. Worrying about the smell, taste, look and even sounds of our genitalia has the potential to ruin any sexual experience. In fact, it’s almost impossible to experience orgasm when we’re worried about our partner’s judging our parts. Here are some simple ways to decrease anxiety and keep our heads in the game during playtime.

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409—The Vandals cross the Pyrenees, covering them in graffiti as they climb.

1792—The “Old Farmer’s Almanac” is first published. Its sex column, “The Old Farmer’s Dirty Bird,” is wildly popular with horny soil-tillers all over the country.

1984— John Henry becomes the first thoroughbred to win $6 million. But he blows it all on expensive sports carriages and jeweled horseshoes.

penises are “dirty,” however science tells us these organs are simple to keep clean!

Vulvas (outer female genitalia) and vaginas are selfcleaning and just need a good rinse every time we shower.

I really suggest staying away from douching and “cleansing washes” which can be bad for the good bacteria living all up in our junk and can sometimes cause infection.

Man-dongs should be cleaned with soap and water during showertime. See, easy peasy!

Variety: We all know every person is a unique butterfly. But we never remember the same goes for genitals! No two penises are exactly alike, ditto for vulvas. Some people’s exterior genitalia are big, some small, and most of the time people get so wrapped up in the sexual play they forget to examine the minor details of their partners’ v-holes and penises. So relax!

Nobody got time for worrying about the way their goodie bits look. Be happy!

Worrying about the smell, taste, look and even sounds of our genitalia has the potential to ruin any sexual experience.

Hair: People all have different preferences. If we want to please the person we’re with, we should ask what they like.

Many people don’t mind full bush, others like a clean-shaven sex buddy. Just ask!

Allowing someone to pleasure our private parts is a great way to accept affection from our partners. It’s important to

remember that if somebody is offering to put their tongues on and around our nether regions, it’s very likely they want to do so.

Besides the excitement and pleasure we can receive, allowing someone to eat us out or suck our penis has a knack for improving communication between partners. Each person has the opportunity to become completely vulnerable by asking and answering questions about what is most pleasurable.

We can ask low-involvement questions like, “Does this feel good?” or inquire more concretely by asking, “How does it feel when I flick my tongue like this?” and, “Does sucking or flicking feel better?” Not only will we learn how to pleasure our partners to the best of our abilities, we’ll also learn about our partner’s communication style.

It’ll show our partner how much we care about their pleasure, which can lighten the mood and allow for even more fun conversations, maybe even some jokes! Ain’t nothing like laughing in bed.

Which brings me to my final point! Sex should be fun!

Unless we’re trying to procreate, the reason we have sex is to feel close to our partners and feel physical pleasure. If we’re able to find some techniques that help reduce the pressure we put on ourselves, we can start really enjoying how close sex can make us feel and how, well, sexy it can make us feel.

Sex helps remind us we’re desired. It helps us realize how much fun we can have with another person when we’re open. I think we should all start out our journey to comfort with an open mind about how many warm fuzzies and giggles sex can induce.

Alex has all the answers you can dream up! Send follow-up or other questions to her at sex@dailycardinal.com.

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Gov. Scott Walker and Mary Burke faced off in the first of two debates Friday in Eau Claire.

Walker, Burke talk economy in first gubernatorial debate

By Andrew Hahn THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke could not agree on the state of the economy in the first of two gubernatorial debates in Eau Claire Friday.

Burke accused Walker of running up a $1.8 billion structural deficit, while Walker touted a $443 million budget surplus.

The surplus exists in the current biennium, while the organization predicts a structural deficit by 2017, according to comments Legislative Reference Bureau Director Bob Lang made last month.

Burke said Walker failed to create the 250,000 jobs he said

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“Clearly there was not enough time for election officials to educate voters, prepare new materials and

he would in his first term.

“That’s a broken promise,” Burke said. “We’re not even close.

In fact, we’re dead last in the Midwest in terms of job creation.”

Walker said Wisconsin is ranked third in the Midwest for job creation using numbers between July 2013 and July 2014.

When asked about the minimum wage, Burke said the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is not enough money to live on. On the same question, Walker said he would make job training a priority in his next term before the moderator asked him to answer the question more directly. Walker did not say whether he believed the current

minimum wage is livable.

After Walker’s signature collective bargaining legislation cleared its final legal hurdle over the summer, Walker said parents and teachers have thanked him for saving the state nearly $3 billion.

“It’s not just about the money,” Walker said. “It’s not just about balancing those budgets. It’s about empowering [local officials] to do what they were elected to do.”

Burke said if she were elected she would respect the right of public employees to bargain collectively.

The candidates will attend one more debate Friday at 7 p.m. in Milwaukee.

implement the law in the short time before the November 4 election,” the justices wrote.

Although it has placed an injunction on the law, the Court has not yet decided whether it will take up the case.

The news comes on the same day Kennedy announced the launch of a $460,800 campaign to educate voters of the photo ID requirement in the 24 days before the election.

University of WisconsinMadison political science professor Barry Burden said in an email the injunction will most likely remain in place before the Nov. 4 election.

“The Supreme Court will evaluate the law on the merits at a later date,” Burden wrote. “This is not a final decision. But for now the Court ruled quite definitively that the ID requirement cannot be put into place at such a late date.”

Voter ID laws caused a decrease in voter turnout in Kansas and Tennessee in the 2012 general election, according to a report released last month by the federal Government Accountability Office.

Kansas and Tennessee both passed laws in 2011 requiring photo identification to vote on election day.

The GAO report was conducted at the request of several Democratic U.S. senators and took into account stricter voting laws and voter demographic data. GAO officials also looked for instances of voter fraud, considered the primary justification for voter ID laws.

Kansas and Tennessee data from the Federal Census and United State Election Project were compared with data from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware and Maine.

“Our analysis suggests that the turnout decreases in Kansas and Tennessee beyond decreases in comparison states were attributable to changes in the two states’ voter ID requirements,” the report said.

Minority communities also experienced lower-thanusual voter turnout attribut-

ed to voter ID laws, according to the GAO report.

“When estimating effects separately by race, we found that turnout among AfricanAmerican registrants declined more than turnout among White registrants in Kansas and Tennessee between the 2008 and 2012 general elections, and our analysis suggests that this difference is attributable to changes in those states’ voter ID laws,” the report said.

The authors of the report said the results of the study could not be generalized to states with substantially different photo ID requirements.

Kevin Kennedy, director of Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board, said last month he believes Wisconsin’s voter ID law would not have a negative effect on voter turnout in November, and may even increase turnout as opponents of the law may be more likely to vote than before.

The U.S. Supreme Court put Wisconsin’s voter ID law on hold Thursday while the justices discuss the merits of the case. The move was the latest in a long list of legal challenges and decisions associated with the law.

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Kokkinias said she hopes her fellow Badgers are considerate of those around them that are hungry and remember that hunger has no one true image. “[Hungry people are] right outside your door. Sometimes they’re living in the same building that you are,” Kokkinias said. “You never know what someone’s going through.”

they’re not too serious about this, but once you keep coming back, they see that you really are adamant and get on board,” Kokkinias said.

She expressed special gratitude to UW Dining, UW Housing and the Office of Sustainability for their support.

Voting for the grant will begin Tuesday at noon and run until the following Tuesday, Oct. 21. Anyone is able to vote

Board of Regents approve fund report The UW System Board of Regents unanimously approved a system-wide report detailing the fund balances of the different state campuses at a meeting Thursday in an effort to improve the system’s overall level of financial transparency.

The Program Revenue Fund Balances Report provides the fund balances at the UW institutions, as well as details on the generation, management and planned usage of those funds at each system location.

The UW System must report program revenue estimates—comprised from areas like tuition, residence halls and food—to the board each year in order to create the next year’s system budget and to determine future tuition rates.

The UW System, its campuses and the Wisconsin state Legislature joined together to create the 250-page report, according to the report’s presenter, UW System President Raymond Cross.

“We have been responsive to what our Board of Regents, our legislators, and the public told us they wanted; The UW System has delivered,” Cross said. “From now on, program revenue fund balanc-

es will not be a separate conversation, but considered a normal and regular part of our financial discussions and decisions.”

Cross added that going forward, program-revenue reporting and analysis will be a standard step in the system budget planning process.

Of the many findings detailed in the report, UW System institutions are found to have $175 million in reserves, roughly 3% of the total $6 billion that makes up the system’s operating budget.

Both the report and numerous regents said the level of transparency and detail provided with the report is “unprecedented” for the UW System or any Wisconsin agency.

“This report is a significant step forward,” Board of Regents President Michael J. Falbo said.

“We listened to the concerns expressed by the Legislature and the public, we acknowledged the need to make improvements, and we have worked hard to strengthen the transparency and accountability of our budgeting and financial planning processes.

There is still work to do, but we are well on our way.”

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war on the people who have the audacity to make budget-priced or free, independent games that represent characters other than grizzled white dudes has been ongoing since August.

Their games push back against the idea that games must be power fantasies, whether the power in place is the ownership of a vehicle worth millions or being an individual assassin striking terror in the hearts of the orcs of Middle Earth. Most, if not all, of these games are pretty easy to acquire, run on your college laptop, and cost $20 or less.

This hate campaign goes by the name #GamerGate.

The movement was primarily founded in two events; the harassment and revealing of personal information of game developer Zoe Quinn (“Depression Quest”) regarding her supposed impropriety in “attaining press through personal relationships”— which has been debunked, though persists in a “Five Guys, Burgers and Fries” meme you can see perpetuated even in our own State Street location—and an article by games editorialist Leigh Alexander proclaiming the death of the “gamer” identity. The latter led to the creation of the #GamerGate hashtag by Adam Baldwin of the cast of “Firefly.”

Some claim that the movement is about the “contempt for the audience” this rejection of the “gamer” identity shows, but it seems to ignore sites like Giant Bomb that decried “gamer” as a marketing term invented in the early 2000s. Instead, it comes after those who entreat game developers and writers to offer experiences to new audiences. Many now claim it’s a movement about “corruption in the games industry,” but it seems to ignore sites that are taking marketing deals from Electronic Arts or Microsoft; rather they are coming after those who dare to publish “social justice oriented” articles that “push an agenda.”

The agenda: it would be cool if LGBTQ and nonwhite characters appeared in more games.

After the hashtag gained popularity, enterprising influencers rallied angry individuals to launch hate campaigns against, well, most of my Twitter timeline. Every day I’ve watched the writers and designers who inspire me respond to death threats, rape threats, homophobic slurs (+transphobia), racial slurs (primarily toward Asian-Americans), gendered insults (both referring to the promiscuous and the anatomical) and paranoid accusations of “collusion” or “corruption.” Most, though not all, of the victims are women.

The aforementioned Quinn, along with feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian, received high-profile attention when harassment got so specific that they fled their homes.

A handful of the industry’s best writers have quit in the face of this harassment. The most wellknown of these is Jenn Frank, who has been writing Major Games editorial work for the last twelve years. I could name several more, let alone all the people who were not well-read enough to be noticed or those who turned away before getting involved at all. Game developer Phil Fish (“Fez” and one of the subjects of the documentary “Indie Game: The Movie”) is legendary for his standoffishness and ability to throw and take punches; he left the games industry midway through development of his new game.

Others have taken a harder stance. Quinn infiltrated the chatrooms where people discussed whether or not they should try to get her to commit suicide. After the first month, she submitted her screencaps, chat logs, documents, and evidence of hacking to the FBI. Sarkeesian, well known for fielding this kind of abuse since the Kickstarter announcing her “Tropes vs Women in Video Games” series launched, gave a talk at XOXO Fest detailing the harassment.

The #Gamergate people are losing. Alexander has been chosen to write about the issue for Time Magazine and The Guardian, to introduce the conflict to the general public. They still hammer down dissent; the GaymerX games convention promoting LGBTQ representation announced a stance of “neutrality” towards the issue, legitimizing the movement as another side, out of fear of harassment. They have rectified this and publicized their dissent. Intel pulled advertising from Gamasutra, the host of the “death of the gamer” Alexander article.

For those hoping it would calm down soon, The Escapist, a high-profile gaming coverage site, ran interviews last Friday with several noted harassers.

One person who complained, developer Brianna Wu, received rape and death threats that included her address, making her the third victim of harassment to flee her home in terror.

Most major gaming coverage sites failed to cover the story.

Let it be known; this columnist will not tolerate #GamerGate. The group is a hate movement, regardless of its uninformed constituents.

Those who have the strength to stand up are heroes, and those who leave will be understood and missed. Go read them; there are plenty of voices worth hearing.

Do you agree with Alex’s stance on #GamerGate? Share strength in numbers by emailing him at alovendahl@wisc.edu.

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Margaret Cho isn’t one to shy away from topics that some comedians wouldn’t touch with a long pole. The Korean-American comedienne has made a name for herself covering topics from George W. and Laura Bush to queer politics and imitating her mother onstage for laughs.

Growing up in San Francisco, Margaret Cho had a unique upbringing. While coming of age in a city renowned for its cultural diversity, Cho witnessed some of the defining moments of the Gay Rights movement of the 1970s.

“I saw Harvey Milk, I was around all those really early queer politics, and I think that helped to shape me,” Cho said. “But I witnessed a lot of death. That was the era where we lost a huge amount of people to AIDS, and it was a very sad time as well.”

After being kicked out of her first high school for poor grades, Cho went to a performing arts high school where she began work in an improvisational comedy group.

“I don’t know what I would’ve done if I hadn’t gone there. I was pretty desperate, seeing as I was kicked out of school, and it was a great way to learn about what eventually became my profession.”

While Cho enjoyed the transition to this new school, her parents weren’t as supportive in the move.

She noted that her parents were “shocked and scared,” and that it was difficult for them to understand her choices, but she continued working toward her goal.

“I managed,” Cho said. “I just wanted to be a comedian.”

Even though her parents weren’t behind her in her choices to move towards comedy as a profession, Cho said her relationship with her mother has changed since her teenage years.

“We’re good friends, and I think that’s the biggest change,” Cho said.

“Going from a parent-child relationship to being a peer, it’s a totally different thing.”

Cho has been in the public eye

for almost 20 years now. She got her first major start as the focus of a sitcom, “All American Girl,” in the mid-1990s, but soon shifted toward stand-up comedy though she continued acting. After releasing her first comedy special, Cho started touring through the early and mid-2000s.

After garnering notoriety through her comedy, Cho took up a supporting role in the Lifetime series “Drop Dead Diva,” and was a contestant on the ABC reality show “Dancing with the Stars.” Cho talked about her experience on “Dancing” in her 2010 special, “Cho Dependent.”

Cho has started to integrate music into her shows, and released her first album, also named “Cho Dependent,” in 2010. Cho said she got to work with some of her favorite artists, like Tegan and Sara, Andrew Bird and Fiona Apple, who Cho admires for her “exuberance.”

As a prominent voice in queer

comedy, Cho recognized the impact that other comedians have had on her performance. She admires Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and Amy Schumer, and also noted in a recent podcast the groundbreaking work that Joan Rivers did in the 1960s and 1970s. Above all, though, Cho recognized Jerry Seinfeld as someone who “legitimately helped me move my career.”

“Everyone thought I was funny, but he recognized the talent I had and wanted to helped me in anyway he could,” Cho said.

For someone who may have never seen her comedy, they can expect Cho will be talking about how to solve the problem of violence against women and gays, and how to gain the power to “use our voice to help those in need.”

She will perform at The Comedy Club Oct. 16 and 17 at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m.

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Margaret Cho will perform four shows at The Comedy Club.

RECORD ROUTINE Obliterations manage classic punk recipe on debut effort ALBUM REVIEW

Poison Everything Obliterations

By Jake Witz The Daily Cardinal

I personally find it effective to compare music to dessert, because I tend to consume a lot of both. Jazz albums are so rich and intense that it’s almost bitter, just like a piece of triplelayered dark chocolate cake.

Shoegaze albums feel like warm bread pudding that overtakes your mouth with a heated wave of nostalgic cinnamon sensation.

In my experience, punk music is pound cake: a uniform, no-nonsense loaf of straight calories.

This is very much the case with debut album Poison Everything from Southern California-based punk band Obliterations. If there was an ingredient list for Poison Everything, it would be a pound each of noisy guitar riffs, classic hardcore drumming and violent aggression.

Right from the get-go, the squealing feedback of “Mind Ain’t Right” assured me that the songs on this LP were going to be exactly what I’d expect from a title like Poison Everything. But within 15 seconds the band introduces a sound that will dominate the rest of the album: a high-tempo D-beat with screaming vocals and a straight-business riff, which combined create a tune

that represents the fundamentals of hardcore punk.

My satisfaction with the album tended to slow down with the songs themselves. While it comes with the territory, a lot of the tracks’ riffs were a little too similar.

This is a top-heavy album in the sense that once you’ve heard the first half, you’ve pretty much heard the second.

Obliterations have preserved a classic punk sound on Poison Everything. They realize that when one is looking for pound cake, one does not concern himself with frilly garnishes or delicate pastry flakes.

Poison Everything, despite what the title might imply, should be a delectable album for any seasoned punk fan. Just don’t listen to it too much—you might feel bloated.

Rating: B-

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ast week, a list of safety tips originally entitled “Shedding the Victim Persona: Staying Safe on Campus” was published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department. The list swiftly attracted national attention after a front-page post on Jezebel, a blog-style website aimed at women’s interests, slammed UWPD for using victim-blaming language.

Among pointers like “don’t travel alone,” “travel on welllit paths,” “pre-plan” and “drink responsibly”—sugges-

tions commonly featured in similar lists about campus safety—were more aggressively worded tips such as “If you present yourself as easy prey, then expect to attract some wolves;” “Be a hard target—a victim looks like a victim!” and “The right attitude is ‘I won’t let it happen to me!’”

We believe the list of tips— which, following the backlash, now has a revised title, several statements removed, an editor’s note and a list of resources for victims—was compiled with good intentions. However, the police

department was irresponsible for publishing tips that, in the eyes of many people both onand off-campus, were worded in a way that bordered on victim-blaming. The latter statement regarding one’s attitudes, which is one of the original statements that was preserved in the edited version of the list, is especially disconcerting—no one lets themselves be robbed, raped or sexually assaulted.

The department’s choice of wording was disappointing because it is an organization comprised of trained professionals who are expected to uphold a high standard of respect for victims and set a sterling example for the rest of the community.

As campuses around the country deal with an epidemic of sexual assaults, we believe

the department should have worded it’s suggestions in a more supportive manner and, in the wake of multiple sexual assaults in residence halls across the UW-Madison campus, should have provided students with a detailed list of what sexual assault is and how consent must be given. Sexual assault is not just sexual intercourse when one or more of the individuals involved is intoxicated and unable to give consent—it is also unwarranted grinding or dancing, lewd “jokes” and distributing sexually explicit photos or videos of an individual without their consent (“revenge porn”). It can be perpetrated by a stranger or by a victim’s close acquaintance.

If UWPD is intent on reducing and eventually eliminating sexual assault on

campus, they must accompany their list of tips for campus safety with education about the different types of sexual assault and how everyone on campus should confront and prevent them. Both the police department and members of the community must address the issue of sexual assault with the utmost seriousness and respect, or the epidemic of sexual assaults will persist and victims will continue to struggle for justice within an environment of shame and ignorance.

What is your opinion on the UWPD’s published statement? Do you agree or disagree that they missed the mark on campus crime? Do you know of a better way to highlight safety on campus?We want to hear from you. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

Pseudo activism plagues millennial generation HENRY SOLOTAROFF-WEBBER Opinion Columnist

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have recently noticed a trend concerning the content of my Facebook Newsfeed. It seems that one of the most recent videos to go viral is, ironically, a video concerning our generation’s overuse of our cellphones and social media as a whole, titled “Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?”.

For a while, I ignored it, as I do with most posts on Facebook that do not seem important.

However, after a week or so of people posting this video everyday I gave into watching it to see what all the press was about. What I was met with was not surprising at all. It was another video promoting fauxactivism, with self-congratulation and fancy computer effects.

The same kind of video that has been posted ever since the KONY 2012 debacle.

It was another video promoting faux-activism, with self-congratulation and fancy computer effects.

To those who have not seen the video I mentioned above, here is a synopsis: A tall handsome man describes, in basic spoken-word poetry, various, possibly made-up, scenarios

describing vaguely how overuse of cellphones and social media are ruining our lives, and all the while sleek computer word-art and effects drive his point home.

However, for me, the video itself has two primary flaws.

are no longer close to physically and/or emotionally? I believe that the answer is yes. This answer brings me to my next question as well as the next flaw of the video: Can we please focus our energy and sentiment toward more pressing issues

other than cellphone use?

In our society, when there are still institutionalized forms of racism, sexism, classism, homophobia and countless other problems that should be sorted out, it is disheartening when my Facebook feed

Can we please focus our energy and sentiment toward more pressing issues other than cellphone use?

The first flaw is that it is representative of a recent societal backlash, or perhaps counter trend, on the use of cellphones and social media that I personally think is over-publicized.

Since the invention of the telephone, or perhaps earlier, people have been concerned that forms of communication other than meeting face-to-face will cause a negative long-term impact on humanity, such as people not being able to fall in love or make close, personal friends. However, 140 years later people are still making close personal friends as well as engaging in serious committed relationships.

I raise these points to ask two questions. One, is it possible that cellphones and social media are just another wave of technology like the invention of the telephone, that has made it possible to stay in touch or at least updated about people we

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does not represent the need for change in these other areas of our society. Instead, it gives off the idea that people are more concerned with spreading change about smartphone use, an issue of questionable importance, versus issues that actually matter, such as racially-charged police abuse or the gender-gap that still exists.

The part of the video I take the most issue with, however, is toward the end. At some point, the poet congratulates the viewer for being one of the few people to stick around until the end of the video. The reason I take issue with this is it creates the perception that by watching an aesthetically pleasing three and a half minute video, the viewer deserves some sort of congratulations, as if they have already created a change.

This form of non-deserved merit allows viewers to believe they are people who accomplish real change in the world, activists if you will, when they simply are not. I believe this is the real part that is damaging to our society, because not only does it diminish the respect for the actual activists in our society that create real change, but it also diverts attention from their causes as well.

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UW dominates new opponents

By Andrew Bahl the daily cardinal

The Badgers (4-1 Big Ten, 13-2 overall) overwhelmed two new conference opponents in a weekend sweep at home, not losing a set in either match. They cruised

by Rutgers (0-5 Big Ten, 7-11 overall) by a score of 25-8, 25-17, 25-15 Friday night and Maryland (0-6 Big Ten, 7-9 overall) 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 Sunday at the UW Field House. It was Wisconsin’s first ever conference game against the two Big Ten newcomers.

Wisconsin jumped out to a 7-0 lead early Friday and won the first set easily 25-8. Sloppy play by the Badgers made the second set closer, with Rutgers pulling within four at 18-14. However, powerful kills from sophomore middle blocker Haleigh Nelson and freshman outside hitter Kelli Bates propelled the team to take the set 25-17.

“We were a little sloppy in game two but we had a lot of people going in and out and that can make it hard to find a comfort zone,” head coach Kelly Sheffield said.

Sheffield used the match against the last place Scarlet Knights as a chance to use virtu-

ally his entire team.

“We have our rotation of eight or nine players but there are more people than that who allow us to have the season that we’re having,” Sheffield said. “It was nice to get them some time and see them contribute.”

Led by sophomore middle blocker Tori Blake, who posted a .667 attacking percentage, those bench players helped lift the Badgers to a 25-15 victory in the final set.

“Even on the bench, we try and stay focused and engaged in the game,” Blake said. “So when my name was called, I was excited.

That’s the moment we train for.”

Bates also put in an impressive offensive performance, posting 11 kills and a .500 attacking percentage. Sophmore setter Lauren Carlini had 22 assists and two aces while contributing 11 digs to a solid Badger defensive effort which held Rutgers to a .071 attacking percentage.

“One of the things we’ve been working on in practice is to maintain the same level of play no matter who is in the game and I think we did an okay job of that tonight, “ Carlini said. “It’s nice to set everyone on the team and to

see everyone so excited.”

The Sunday game against the Terrapins kept the ball rolling for the Badgers, who completed the weekend sweep in front of a sellout crowd.

Wisconsin used 20 attacking errors and eight service errors by a sloppy Terrapin side, as well as skills developed from what head coach Kelly Sheffield described as a “hard week of practice,” to ensure that Maryland remained winless in its inaugural season of Big Ten play.

“We didn’t talk about Maryland’s errors at all—we were focused on what we needed to do,” Sheffield said. “We were more working on trying to execute things that we were had gone over this past week in practice.”

Hot starts from senior outside hitter Courtney Thomas and sophomore middle blocker Haleigh Nelson powered the Badgers to a 25-14 win in the first set. Thomas posted a team best nine kills for the match as well as a .750 attacking percentage, while Nelson added eight kills of her own.

“It brings a lot to the team when Courtney can put up big numbers like she did today,”

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Kelli Bates (left) continued her exceptional freshman season, racking up 18 kills between the Rutgers and Maryland matches.

Nelson said. “It says a lot about the leadership and energy she brings to the court.”

While the Terrapins pulled to within four at 14-11 in the second set and led early in the third, Wisconsin used the energy of a packed Fieldhouse and timely kills from senior middle blocker Dominique Thompson to pull out

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Badgers cough up early lead to Michigan State

By Jarek Petras the daily cardinal

Similarly to their last win, the Badgers scored early in the game and tried to keep the lead.

However, the No. 19 Michigan State Spartans had other plans.

Wisconsin (0-4-0 Big Ten, 2-8-1 overall) lost to the Spartans

2-1 in a game of ups and downs.

They attained the lead early, gave it up on a penalty kick, and then minutes later lost control for the remainder of the second period.

Sophomore defender Matej Radonic opened the game with a goal in the second minute on an assist from freshman midfield-

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Matej Radonic (right) scored his first career goal to take an early lead, but a Spartan rally left UW still without a conference win.

er Mark Segbers. The Badgers carried the lead into halftime and played impressive defense against the Spartans (2-1-1, 7-22). The goal marked Radonic’s first of his career. However, just after the break, Michigan State evened the score on a penalty kick goal by junior defender Zach Carroll. This was the defender’s second goal of the year and drastically changed the momentum of the game. Michigan State scored minutes later to take the lead and never ceased control.

In a conference game of this caliber, the Badgers proved that they are indeed improving game by game. Prior to this game, Wisconsin only scored two goals in the first half. They netted one early in East Lansing on Saturday and looked to be competitive throughout.

“We battled hard today and I thought we did some tremendous stuff,” UW head coach John Trask said. “We also never gave up. I’m pleased with the progress of this team. Our captains have also done a tremendous job keeping this group together. The easiest thing right now is for this group to bail

and that’s not the case. I’m pleased with where we’re going.”

Trask continues to deal with the inexperience of his squad although the leaders are starting to step up and fill important roles. Trask’s interview seemed redundant as he continually references his improving and determined squad with nothing to show but two wins on the season. Inexperience is a tough obstacle to overcome, but 11 games into the season should be a turning point.

The resiliency of Wisconsin has not gone unnoticed in recent games. They continue to battle their way through tough opponents such as Michigan State although they usually come up short. A bright future for Wisconsin soccer is certain but they must learn a winning strategy from start to finish.

The Badgers return home Wednesday to play LoyolaChicago. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Pink/Breast Cancer Day at McClimon Complex.

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McNicoll and Walls score as UW shuts out Northwestern

By Shea Gallup the daily cardinal

The No. 12 Badgers (6-2-1 Big Ten, 12-2-1 overall) took down Northwestern 2-0 on a road trip in Evanston, Ill. This was the fourth game in ten days for the Badgers and came against a Wildcats team coming off their first conference win. The Badgers benefited from a career day by goalkeeper Genevieve Richard and goals from senior

25-17 wins in both sets.

“We asked our players not to take the feeling of playing in front of a sellout crowd for granted,” Sheffield said. “We appreciate the support and you can tell that there is momentum behind us.”

The Badgers’ will travel to Minnesota to take on the No. 23 Gophers Wednesday.

forward Cara Walls and junior midfielder Kinley McNicoll.

Richard’s play in goal kept Wisconsin in control of the game. She stopped all 20 of Northwestern’s shots, 10 of which were on goal. The 10 saves were a career high for Richards. This was Wisconsin’s 12th shutout this year, and the Badgers have not allowed a goal in all but two of their wins this season.

Walls gave Wisconsin an early

lead scoring off a corner in the first twenty minutes of the game, her team-leading ninth of the season. The corner was taken by McNicoll and Walls made it count by redirecting the ball past the Northwestern keeper.

In the second half Northwestern increased their pressure on the Wisconsin goal, but each time the Wildcats had a scoring opportunity Richards was there to deny them.

Wisconsin put the final nail in the coffin when McNicoll scored on a free kick to put the Badgers ahead 2-0. McNicoll leads the team in points with 20, and also holds the lead in assists with seven.

With this win, Wisconsin improved to an impressive 6-1-0 record away from home.

Wisconsin will try to continue their winning ways as they travel to Minnesota for their next game.

confidence to those players.”

Sophomore goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens saved all 28 of Ohio State’s shots on goal, cementing the Badgers’ 6-0 shutout.

Even after the blowout, Coach Johnson acknowledged the team still has some things to work on.

“We’re a long way from being a good hockey team.

We’re a work in progress right now,” he added. “I’ve expressed to the team that every game we have to get better. We have to make strides.”

The Badgers appeared to make those strides in the second matchup Sunday. They were aggressive from the start and did not let up all game.

Wisconsin finished with 76 shots including 40 in the second period. They ended up with 47 shots on goal in the game, three of which scored.

Redshirt senior forward Brittany Ammerman connected on the final two goals, the latter of which came with only 0.5 seconds left on the clock.

Desbiens put together her second straight shutout in the 3-0 win, but she recognized that she’s not the only part of the equation.

“Every single shutout, you can’t do by yourself, so it’s always the teamwork. I’m really happy with our defense so far,” she said. “Everyone has played well. It’s a team effort.”

That team effort will be needed once again, next weekend when Minnesota comes to town. The Gophers, like the Badgers, are undefeated this season, although they finished their last game in a 3-3 tie against Duluth.

Wisconsin will be tested once again against another conference rival.

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Gordon leads Wisconsin over Illinois

By Jim Dayton the daily cardinal

After a dreadful loss to Northwestern last week, Wisconsin (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) rebounded thanks to another big day from Heisman candidate Melvin Gordon to win 38-28 over Illinois (0-3, 3-4) at Camp Randall Saturday.

Gordon scored four touchdowns while rushing for 175 yards on 27 carries. He has now rushed for more than 100 yards in five of six games this season, asserting himself as perhaps the best running back in the nation.

After a week of speculation, redshirt junior Joel Stave started at quarterback in place of redshirt junior Tanner McEvoy.

Though Wisconsin quickly scored a touchdown on its first drive, it wasn’t the prettiest start for the Badgers.

Wisconsin ran the ball on its first 11 plays and the Fighting Illini jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the first quarter. With the run game quickly stalling because of the one-dimensional play calling, it looked like the Badgers were in for another close contest.

“We had a lot of really good play action passes and different routes in the game plan,” Stave said. “It can be tough to get to them when you’re handing it off and Melvin and Corey are running it down the field so much.”

After the slow start, Stave responded by leading the offense on a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at the beginning of the second quarter. He was 4-5 on the drive for 44 yards,

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Melvin Gordon kept his ridiculous run going, this time rushing for 175 yards and four touchdowns. providing a nice complement to the run-heavy philosophy.

McEvoy took over on the next drive, one that would end in a missed 47-yard field goal. He was 3-4 for 24 yards and rushed once for 12 yards, but it was his only appearance in the game, ceding the rest of the reps to Stave. There was no word on why McEvoy came in immediately following a nice touchdown drive by Stave, only that it was part of the game plan.

Wisconsin tried several deep passes with Stave but was unable to connect. The Badgers have yet to successfully complete a deep throw downfield all season, but Stave’s powerful arm gives the

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offense a vertical dimension not seen with McEvoy.

“Obviously, you’d like to hit some of those deep balls down the field, but that being said, the fact that we’re throwing them is a good sign,” Stave said. “I think it’s just a matter of time. We’re gonna land one of those and it’s gonna be a good feeling.”

The defense set the tone from there, dominating Illinois in the second and third quarters. The Illini went scoreless and totaled just 77 yards of offense in that period.

Wisconsin utilized a defensive scheme with just two down linemen for much of the game, giving the Badgers more speed on the

edge to hold contain as Illinois tried unsuccessfully to stretch the field laterally.

“It’s called our peso package,” said redshirt sophomore linebacker Vince Biegel. “Our peso package works well for us and I think it’s something you’ll continue to see the rest of the year.”

Biegel had a fantastic game with six tackles, 2.5 of which were for loss. However, an unlikely player had an even bigger impact defensively.

Sophomore linebacker Leon Jacobs, starting in place of an injured Marcus Trotter, finished with a team-high 12 tackles, had 1.5 sacks and made two tackles for loss.

“Leon is a tremendous athlete,” said head coach Gary Andersen. “It was great to see the sacks. It was great to see the defense put themselves in position that way and rush the passers physically.”

Wisconsin finished with six sacks and 11 tackles for loss.

The defense dominated the line of scrimmage and continuously generated pressure on Illinois quarterback Reilly O’Toole.

Though Wisconsin seemed to have the game in hand after a 72-yard touchdown run by Corey Clement, Illinois made a small comeback effort after replacing O’Toole with running threat Aaron Bailey. The change in styles baffled the Badgers.

Bailey led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives, running 12 times for 75 yards. Down 38-28, the Illini recovered an onside kick with three minutes left to make the game interesting.

However, Bailey’s passing skills weren’t as good as his running ability, throwing an interception to safety Peniel Jean to seal the final outcome.

Though quarterback struggles have been the team’s most highprofile issue this year, Wisconsin must improve its special teams.

The Badgers have routinely lost the field position battle this season. Three of the Illini’s four touchdown drives began in Wisconsin territory.

The Badgers can iron out special teams and refine their deep-ball passing in the bye week. Their next game is Oct. 25 against Maryland.

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Badgers fall in seasonopening weekend

By Andrew Tucker the daily cardinal

No. 10 Wisconsin came up short in their first series of the season, losing 1-0 to Alaska and 4-2 against Alaska-Anchorage in the Kendall Hockey Classic at Anchorage, Alaska. The loss Friday was the first ever by the Badgers (0-2-0) against Alaska (2-0-0), bringing the all-time series to 7-1.

Friday night, Alaska junior defenseman Colton Parayko scored on a power play 4:55 into the second period, and the Nanooks didn’t look back, shutting down all scoring for the rest of the game to take the shutout.

Wisconsin senior goalie Landon Peterson racked up 30 saves, but it was not enough with UW failing to create pressure offensively. The Badgers only had 14 shots, less than half of Alaska’s 31.

Part of the offensive struggle could be blamed on the Badgers’ youth; they had eight freshmen hit the ice Friday. Freshman forward Adam Rockwood missed a rebound shot late in the third period that would’ve tied the game.

The next day, Wisconsin fought hard in a high scoring contest, but couldn’t get past Alaska

Anchorage (2-0-0), losing 4-2.

Twelve seconds after scoring their first goal in the first period, the Seawolves seemingly scored another goal, with the puck bouncing around behind UW senior goalie Joel Rumpel and the goal judge’s light flashing, but the refs let play go on. Over a minute later, play stopped so the refs could take another look at the official review, with the goal being taken off the board.

The Badgers’ first goal of the year came on a rebound by freshman forward Matt Ustaski in the second period. The score didn’t stay tied long as AlaskaAnchorage scored back-to-back goals, pushing the score to 3-1.

UW responded with a topshelf goal by redshirt freshman defenseman Tim Davison.

It wasn’t enough, and the Seawolves iced the game with a goal by senior forward Scott Allen early in the third period.

The Badgers outshot AlaskaAnchorage 29-25, but couldn’t get past Seawolves freshman goalie Olivier Mantha who stopped all 12 UW shots in the final period.

The Badgers take the ice next Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in Green Bay against Northern Michigan.

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Brittany Ammermann knocked in two goals Sunday, increasing her season total to five.

UW sweeps Ohio St. to set up Top 2 clash

By Lorin Cox the daily cardinal

The Badgers (4-0-0 WCHA, 6-0-0 overall) returned home to face Ohio State after two straight weekends on the road where they crushed their opponents Lindenwood and Minnesota-Duluth. Against the Buckeyes, it was more of the same as they registered dominant 6-0 and 3-0 wins.

Wisconsin came out firing on Friday night, with 22 shots in the first period. Only nine were on goal, but two of them reached the net in the eighth and 15th minutes.

Those goals set the tone for the night in which six different Badgers would score, including three freshmen forwards, Baylee Wellhausen, Emily Clark, and Annie Pankowski. It was the first goal of the season for

Wellhausen and UW’s leading assister Pankowski.

“In the early part of the season, everybody’s chipping in,” said coach Mark Johnson. “It’s a good situation to be in, where you have a lot of kids who are on the score sheet. It obviously helps you win hockey games, but more importantly, it gets

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